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ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

& SHIPBUILDERS OF

HONG KONG,

A Paper entitled

"POWER ECONOMY." will be read in the Institution by

MR. GEO, BUCHANAN (Member) on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH,

at 5.15 P.M. Members and thoir Friends are

invited to be present.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKBY CLUB,

HOME RAILWAY ECONOMIC

G.W.R., L.N.E.R. DIVIDEND

STATEMENTS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932.

LOCAL PROBATES

ESTATE OF LATE MR.' CHRISTENSEN

In the state of Air. Tam Sie, retired merchant, of Owon Street,

October 20,

In their dividend statement the Innisfail, North Queensland, Aus directors of the Grent Western tralia, who died on

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CHINA COAST OFFICERS

RECENT CHANGES IN PERSONNEL

www.co

ROYAL NAVY

THE NEW SLOOP FOR CHINA

September 9. H.M.S. Falmouth is to be com-

BUDAPEST MODELS TO

WEAR TIGHTS'

GOVERNMENT ORDER STIRS

UP INDIGNATION

BUDAPEST."

The Ogre of Public Modesty!!? Las reared its head in peaceful,

Mr. R. E. Selwyn Jones, sup'y missioned by Commander John Budapest An order came and Railway Company announce that 1031, probato has been granted to Becond officer, Suiyang, has gone Creswell at Devonport to-day for confounded the upper school of the

The

In his

the gross receipts from railway and, Mr. am Lim, trader, of 14, Koon, second officer, Kucichow. ancillary businesses for the half- Ma Terrace, Hong Kong.

Mr. J. W. A. Whitney, second year ended June 30 were £1,100,000 value of the loenl estate is 8117,700.officer, Kueichow, is on reserve, Tess than in the corresponding pe The late Mr. Jens Poter Chris- Mr. E. Williams, from in transit, riod of last year-a decrease of teusen cement-burner, formerly of 7.7. per cent. Expenditure on rail-3, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, left has gone chief officer, Tungchow. way and ancillary businesses has estate valued at $90,000,

Mr. A. Taylor, chief officer, Tung decreased by approximately £000,-4 will be mined Engelhards Christen- 000, or 8.8 per cent., and the de- ven, his son, solu executer to his chow, has gone.chief oficer, Kiung- cirase in funt revenue from all estate in Hong Kong, and Engel- chow. sources amourited to £475,000. hardt-Christensen, his daughter, Helga Christensen, and his son, Ooi Christensen, executors of suchKiungehow, is on reserve. part of his estate now in the King- dom of Denmark. He left 25,000 Newchwang, has gone second officer,

the total decrease in railway re. ripts was £1,047,000, of which pas super train receipts account for £450,000, 8.4 per cent, goods

trains receipts £000,000, or 7. to his

DAST Pth Extra seat and miscellaneous receipt is building wild hereditament

RAFT Programes and

Race Mesting to bs hold on SATUR: DAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 1932 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Socrotary's Office, the Club Houso, Happy Valley, to Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, sed the Stables, Vilingo Rend

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER, 1932,

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Acting Secretary.

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MACAO RACES

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

AUTUMN BACE MEETING. SUNDAY, 10 OCTOBER, 1932.

The Mucao ST, LEGER is the 5th Race

First Saddling Bell at 1.00 p.m. First Race at 1.80 p.m.

ADMISSION :-

To Members' Enclosure $7. To Public Enclosure 40 Cents.

Members MUST show their Badges to gain admittance.

LADIES are cordially invite-l to. attend the RACES without charg No LADIES tickets will be issued.

Tiffins, Teas and Refreshments wil bo obtainable at the Race Course at reasonable prices.

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£11,000. The decline in gross re- trips from ancillary businesses was £110,000. The decrease in expendi, ture includes about £180,000 which represents savings during the first three months of the year under the Wages Board Award, National which came into operation in 3lurch, 1931,

After making a temporary }}• | propriation from the free reserves of the company the directors have decided to declare an interim divi- dend of per cent, on the Consoli- dated Ordinary stock for the half- year to June 30, which compare with a dividend' of 13 per cent. for the half-year ended June 30, 11. Dividend warrants will he posted on August 17.

L.N.E.R. Economies,` -

The directors of the London and North Eastern Railway Company declared interim dividends for the past half-year of 2 per cent, on the Four per Cent. First Guaranteed stock and 2 per cent, on the Four fare Gent. Seconil Guaranteed Warrants will be posted on ༄' །k August 13. The payment of in- terim dividend upon the Four per Crnt. Second Guaranteed stock in- valves for the time being a trans fer from the general reserve fund,

in Denmark, and to his grandson, Harald Peter Gerard Christensen, the sum 1,000,kroner. His real and personal property in Victoria he left to his son, the executor in Hong Kong. Probate has been granted to Englehardt Christensen.

DRIVERS WHO ARE BAD INSURANCE

BARGAINS

R.A.F. OFFICERS, ACTORS,

AND JOCKEYS

MEDICAL TESTS USELESS"

A

Can a doctor tell whether you

dangerous

Sir driver 1 are George Nownae, Chief Medicai Officer of the Ministry of Health, in his annual report writes:

Beppose

It is not any longer fanciful to that accident-proneness can be diagnosed by clinical and experimental methods.!!

I talked to-day with officials of the R.A.C. and the A.A., and with presentatives of the big insur atice companies. They all doubted the practical value of Sir George Newman's suggestion, writes a motoring correspondent to n Home

paper.

Mr. E. R. Graham, chief Micer,

Mr. B. L. Butcher, second officer,

Kiungchow.

Mr. D. Trail, sup'y second officer, Wanbsien, has résigneth

to last a week. trials, which are The Falmouth should be ready to commission for service on. October

23, and to leave for the Far East

in the first week of November.

She has been aclccted for duty as dispatch vessel On the China Station in place of the Petersfield, which was wrecked last November. The Falmouth is the first of the four scops of the 1030 program and was launched by Lady. Astor in April last. She is the only one allocated to China, as the Milford Mr. J. R. Radley, second officer, and Weston-super-Mare, also com- Nanchang, has resigned,

Mr. V. A. Ginter, second officer, picting at Devonport, are to go to Wuhu, has gone second officer, Wathe Africa. Station in place of the Dundee, at Chatham, will join the chang.

America and West Indies Station AR to replace the Heliotrope. three of the sloops to be relieved are of War programmes and are due for scrapping.

Consideration of payment of di- vidend upon other stocks has been deferred until the accounts for the whole year are available. For the declared dividends at the fixed rate first half of 1031 the directors also on the Four per Cent. First Pre- ference stock and the Five por The R.A.C. official aid: "We Crit. Redeemable Preference stock.

The diretors state that the total have no evidence yet that teste of decrease in gross receipts of rail- health or of driving efficiency have way and ancillary businesses com- ny, practiesl bearing on

accidenta. pared with the corresponding . pè--

"It is very likely that a man riod of 1931 amounts to £2,420,000.

dingnosed

accident-proné The estimated decrease in expendi ture amounts to £1,400,000, leaving a decrease in the net receipts of

£021,000,

For the 26 weeks ended July 2, compared with the corresponding period of last year, the number of passengers originating on the com- pany's system (excluding season tickets) showed a decrease of 4,290,000; merchandise tonnage orí, ginating showed

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mator

would turn out to have a record of 2 years driving without the smallest smash-while à man who passes the test with flying colours

ught have imaginable.'

Mr. A. S. Lewis, from reserva, has gone chief officer, Hanyang,

Mr. W. Bambro, second officer, Hanyang, has resigned.

Mr. J. W. E. Warrior, sup'y chief officer, from reserve, has goue chief officer, Wenchow.

Mr. V. A. Boutskoi, sup'y second officer, from TOPOTYC, has gone accond officer, Wenchow.

Mr. J. Malcolm, from reserve, has gone third engineer officer, Tuckwo. Mr. F. Dickie, third engineer officer, Tuckwo, is on reserve,

Mr. E. McNab, acting chief en- gineer officer, Changwe, has gone second engineer officer, Paowo."

Mr. E. J. Grainger, second engin cer officer, Paowo, is on reserve,

Mr. F. Webster, has been ap pointed Chief Officer, Kumsang.

Mr. H. Cairne, has gone second officer, Kanaang.

Mr. R. Fox, has gone third officer, Kumsang.

Mr. A. J. Piggott, from reserve, has gone acting chief officer, Hop- sang..

Command of the Dundalk, Lieut.-Comdr. B. L. Clark is due

Beaux Arts, The Minister of Public Instruction decreed that models will hereafter have to wear tights, that mudeiling in the nude for the sake of the aesthetic senses of future buyers of Bohemian

art, will hereafter he forbidden,

The mastro aroused a storm of indignation, particularly among the models who as in it an implied in. sult and derogation of their right. and off it. The youthful and aspir. ly celebrated charms, on canvas

ing young artists at the school have been plunged into, excited Qii fusion. The school has motor, and a course in painting tights!

Mr. R. B. Symington, from re-to relinquis command to-day of serve, has gone sup's third engineer the Dundalk, of the First Mine- officer, Ohaksang.

sweeping Flotilla, at Portland, and will be succeeded by Lieut. Comer. J. A. Barter, late of the battleship Royal Oak. The new C.D. was promoted to commissioned rank as imate in 1917, after two years in the warrant rank of gunner. Ho had War service in

the destroyer Scourge and patrol boat P.C. 2. His ships, since the War have in cluded the submarine depôt ship. Lakis and the target ship Agamem. non; and in 1927-20 he was on the staff at Devonport Gunnery School in lien of a specialist (G) officer.

Eagle to Believe Hermes in China. It has been decided that H.M.S. Engle is to relieve H.M.B. Hermer, Capt. W: B. Mackenzie, as aircraft carrier on the China Station. The Eagle, which has been undergoing large repairs at Devonport for the past year, will commission' in April next, and leave for China about The the end of that month. Hermes will remain on the station pending her arrival. The prosent commission" of the. Hermes began in October, 1930, and is therefore due to conclude about April next There are only four carriors now maintained in full commission, two in the Home Fleet; the Courageous. and Furious, one in the Mediter- ranean, the Glorious, and one in Obina

APPOINTMENTS

Mr. H. M. Neilsen, acting, chief officer, Hopsang, has gone chief officer, Hinsong.

Mr. J. Fant, has gone sup'y officer, Kumsang,

Mr. E. J. Thomson, from reserve, has gone acting chief officer, Yuen sang.

Mr. W. C. Excel, chief officer, Yuensang, is on short leave. -

Mr. L. McRae, from leave, has gone.acting master, Hinsang.

Capt. W. Field Hook, acting master, Hinsang, bas gone master,

Kumsang. the worst record

Mr. G. H. Knight, from reserve, has gone sup'y officer, Yuensang.

Mr. M. L. Hardie, from reservo, "Why Not Test Pedestrians? "

has gone second officer, Hopsang. The A.A. official said: " Even

Mr. C. Winterbottom, accond assuming that medical tests could officer, Yingchow, is on reserve. bring about the prevention of even Mr. E. Michelmore, from reserve, deerenan of small percentage of accidents, has gone chief officer, Chungking. 2,085,000 tons; and coal, coke, and which is very doubtful, one has to

Mr. R. N. Learmouth, acting patent fuel invoiced by the com- consider whether the immense chief officer, Chungking, bas gone bany showed a decrease of 1,197, amount of work involved would be second officer, Yingchow 000 tons. Passenger, engine mileage worth while.

Mr. E. Williams, sup'y chief has been reduced by 310,000 miles After all, pedestrians admittedly, officer, Anhui, is on reserve. aud goods ́engine mileage by 3,204, cause some accidents, so that one Capt. J. D. Fraser, from home 000 miles.

would have to make tests, to be leave, is on reserve. fair, of the accident-prone pedes. Mr. D. Smith, sup'y second officer, trian."

Wanhsien, has gone second officer, Szechuen.

BANK OF ENGLAND PROFITS

DIVIDENT MAINTAINED AT

6. PER CENT.

London, Sept. 22-This is the nineteenth successive occasion of which this rate has been paid. Mr. Montagu Norman informed the proprietors that the Bank's profits for the half year to August 31 last amounted to £457,770, which com pared with £027,201 for the pre- vious half-year and £675,704 for the corresponding period of 1201, After deducting the "dividend the "rent" will be £3,019,430.

An official of one of the biggest motor insurance companies said:

We do find that certain classes of people; certain professions, tend

Capt. J. A. Grossett, of the Changchow, is on home leave.

Capt F. Gibbs, sup'y master,

to be bad risks, but, we cannot re- Wanhsien, has gone command, Sun-' Iate them to any sort of medical |ning. evidence.

Capt. F. N. Booth, of the Sun- "For instance, ono of our ning, has gone command, New- notably bad risks are R.A.F. obwang.

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officers, who are continually sub- Capt. E, G, Thomas, of the Now. jected to the most rigorous chwang, has gone command, Chang- medical tests.

ehow,

Mr. D. Boyd, sup'y second officer, Wanbsien, has gone second officer, Chekiang

"Physically, they are probably Mr. E. O. Roberts, second officer; about lète finest olaas in the whole Chekiang, has gone second officer, community. We think their ao Taiyuan. cident-proneness way be due to the fact that they become careless as a sort of relaxation from discipline. * Jockeys" are a Bad Risk, "The same may apply to under. graduates who are also a bad risk. Mr. B. J. Millett, sup's third en-

"Jockeys are a bad risk, per haps because they are in a hurry,gineer officer, Anhui, is on short on the road, to reach the cornej

Mr. H. Barnett, sup'y third en-

Mr. E. Bruce, second officer, Tai- Juan, has gone sup'y-second officer, the same ship.

leave, and

Mr. H. Maidment, sup'y, second engineer officer, from in transit, has gone becond engineer officer, Sze chaen.

CONTRACTS FÖR NEW V

WARSHIPS

or perhaps because constant alita-gineer officer, from short leave, has London, Sept. 22.-The Secretary ming is bad for their nerves. W. B. LOXLEY & CO. of the Admiralty announces that "Actors and licensed victuallers gone sup'y third engineer officer,

Yingobor. YORK BUILDING,

the contracts for the destroyers are both bad risks, but for alto- and sloops of the 1631 programme zether different reasons. have been allocated to the follow- "And all our evidence shows ing Arras: W. Denny & Bros., Ltd, that our worst risks would trim Dumbarton-bulls and machinery phantly pass any tests of driving two destroyers; Hawthorn, skill or speed of nervous reflex Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne, netion."" hults and machinery of two des troyers; Bcott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd, Greenock,

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Mr. G. W. Pollard, noting recond engineer officer, Szechuen, hos gone third engineer officer, Cheran,

Mr. A. Robertson, third engineer officer, Chenan, has gone sup'y third

Mr. A. McI. Brown, "second en-

hulla and machinery of two des occurred in Osaka recently in which

A similar case to that which engineer officer, Wanhsien. De troyers; Swan, Hunter and Wig-the Osaka branch of the National gineer officer, Nanning, is on short ham-Richardson, Ltd., Wallsend-oil- City Bank of New York was in- leave. Tyne, hulla of two destroyers volved, has occurred in. Nagoja, machinery to be constructed by anys the Osaka Ashi. An attaché engineer officer, Nanning, is on short

the Wallsend Shipway & Engineer ing Co.; Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Gaven, is chinery for flotilla leader; hull to be built at Portsmouth Dodryard John Brown Co., Ltd., Clydes bank, hulle and machinery of two sloops.

Mr. W. A. S. MoMurtrie, third

to a certain embassy want. to the leave. city a fortnight ago and stayed. there for several days. While there officer, Shengking, has gone second Mr. H. McDonald, second engineer

he visited the Military Arsenal, engineer officer, Nanning. Atsuta and Chukusa Ammunition Works, and assisted by a guide engineer officer, Linngebow, bas Mr. J. B. Young, acting second marked the location of regimental gone acting second engineer officer, barracks, telephone and telegraph Chánhua, office buildings, banke, and Govern. Mr. F Crawley, second engineer ment office quarters in the map of officer, Chinhua, has gone second Nagoya, and then left for Kyoto engineer officer, Liangebot. A The Japanese, authorities are ner. Mr. A. M. McGregor chlet ens

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chief engineer officer, Changchow.

The m.v. Kulmerland loft Manila on Monday the 10th inat, at 4 pm, and is due hero on Wednesday thevous at the discovery, adds, the re-gineer officer, Hanyang, has gone.

12th inat.-at-4-p.m

The following appointments have been made:-

Commr. (E).-S. Brown, to Clara. loc (on recoming.).

Iron Duke (Sept. 8) and J. B. Licute. (E).-E. B. Carter, to Nowsom, to Vivid, for R.N. Engi- neering College, Keyham (Eept. 13):

Burga. Commrs.-E. L. Mark- ham, OBE, to Pembroke, for R.N. Barracks.

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