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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG & WHAM-

FOA DOCK CO., LTD.

Muition as Chief Manuger

[R_R. M. DYER having resigned

of this Company, Natice in Horsby Given that Mr. E. COCK has been appointed Chief Managor.

By Order of the Board,

J. P. WARREN,

.. Chairman.

Hongkong, 10th October, 1932.

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'HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE.

THE ANNUAL

GENERAL

MEETING will be held in the

Pavilion on THURSDAY, the 27th

October, 1932, at 6.30 p.m.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COM- PANIES ORDINANCE, 1911, AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMER CIAL BANK, LIMITED. (IN LAQUIDATION).

SECOND DIVIDEND OF $20.00

'

PER CENTUM.

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that a Second Divilond of 20% has been declared in this matter payablo on and after TUESDAY, the Ist day of NOVEMBER, 1932, for Creditors who have proved:--

in Ilongkong, at the offices of

Moss. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

No. 6, Des Voeux_Road, Central, Hong Kong.

at Shanghai, at the offices of

Mesars, SETH, MANCELL AND McLURE,

No., Avenue Edouard VII, Shanghai.

Creditors applying for dividends are reminded that Dividend Notices must be produced together with Depo- sit Receipta, Hills at Exchange or other documents.

J. HENNESSEY SETH,

5. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Joint Liquidators. Hongkong, 20th October, 1932, (208)

THE

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,

NOTICE

is hereby given that THE TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

will be held at the Club House, North Point

ex

THURSDAY, Tus 27TH DAY

or OCTOBER, 1932.

at 6.45 p.m..

. BUSINESS:

(1) To receive the Report and Ac. counts for the period ended 3'et August, 1932,

(2) To elect Officers for the ensuing year and other General Business.

By Order of the General Committee,

R J. VERNALL,

Hou. Secretary. Hong Kong, Lith October, 1932.

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HONG KONG, OCTOBER 20, 1934.",

THE COMMONS AND OTTAWA

It was significant of the trend of modern polities that the debato in the House of Commons nú one of the most controversial and most momentous issues that it has ever discussed should be listless and feeble. Everyone knew what the re-

been-encouraging. Before the War all parties sought to avert the im. pending entastrophe and it was Mr. BONAR Law who said, with somewhat despairing optimism, that war would only come through a break-down of human wisdom, and that he did not fear such a break-down.

THE WEEK-END AT THE PENINSULA

DINNER DANCE AND SYMPHONY CONCERT

New Madridf

News and Views

our weekly edition, "The Hoog choice has been more than justilled Kang. Werkly Press as one of the by the success of his administration items on her day's programme, i This year shio spent her holiday in in that difficult department. a caravan, and being unfortunately Thorough" might be Sir tamuel a new cafe oti

by fashioned curl papers, for which

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Madrid has now its first Ameri- can soda fountain installed in the On Saturday night, 'during the centre of the city on the premises Special Dinner Danco in the lose of the Aquarium,"

fantastic proportions, designed by straight of hair resorted to the old Hoare's motta. At Oxford he won Room of the Peninsula Hotel, Sonor Sota. The air in the cafe is, she declared the text re" of the the highest distinction, both in the "Hugo and Josephine" the accom-artificially cooled, and instead of Weekly Press is one suitable schools and in athletics. When a plished enisaret dancers, wit give rickety chairs and sofas along the One night she pepper

walis, steel furniture has been in-picked up the Weekly Press with he soon became an expert, and the into bed, few years ago he took to skating, an ontire change of programme. stalled. Their clover artistic dancing dis- plays are delighting large numbers of diners at these nightly func- tions and on Saturday the artistes will again provide exceptional performances.

Eggs to Feed Horses.

Eggs are so plentiful and cheap that farmers of the Peace River district Canada, are feeding them to their

horses.

in northern Alberta,

Eo says Bishop Renison who is in charge of the diocese of Pence River, and who is now visit. ing eastern Canada.

the intention of reading the racing. news, and discovered to her horror silver medal he has won by his that she had used it for her curls! prowess on the rink is one of hig undid each one, pieced together the Maud Hoare has closely identified Nothing daunted she patiently most cherished possessions Lady fragments of paper, read what she herself with her huband's career. wanted, and slept the sleep of a No one is more popular among his

conqueror.

The Ideal Job..

Chelsea

than this constituents daughter of the late Lord Deny. champ.

On Sunday night another pop- lar Symphony Concert will take Place, commencing at 9.43 p.m., when a special selection of instru- "Although money is almost non-

Lord Ruthven, the Lieutenant mental numbers will be rendered the Bishop said, "the people are months before he retires, and al Although British naval officers gre

existent in the northern country," Governor of Guernsey, has eighteen, British Naval Missions. by the massed bands of the Hong living simply and well, and show ready there is a good deal of sur no longer associated with the train- Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. As no signs of the paychological de mise in London as to his successor.

pression which seems to prevail in The post is an enviable one, carrying and development of small for In large gathering is anticipated, the cities. In many parts eggs are ing with it a delightful official re. eiga navies on the scale of former years, nearly a dozen are still em- carly attendance is suggested for selling for three cents a dozen, and sidence and offering no thorny ployed in this capacity. Capt. H. preferential seating accommoda- butter for six conta a pound."

political problems, such as cause s T, Baillie-Groaman, D.8.0., was nuch anxiety to the Crown's re-, "leat" to China nearly two years tion.

presentatives elsewhere.

ago. principally to advise on me- It is donbtful whether Lord thods of training young officers, Ruthven is, strictly speaking, his, Commander V.C. Dormann-Smith is Majesty's representative. For King doing duty with the highly-efficient George rules over the Channel 1, Chilean navy, and Engr.-Cmdr. G. lands in virtue of his being the Morgan is loaned to Egypt. Fin Duke of Normandy.

GUESTS AT THE PENINSULA

The following are staying at the Peninsula Hotel:-

Major N. . Adams, Mr. C. A. Armitage.

Motor Trains in Roumania,

Eight motor trains from England have been installed on a number of secondary lines in Roumania,

It is believed that they will be cheaper than the regular trains and will help reduce the large railroad deficit. If they provo satisfactory, more will be introduced.

Two Uses.

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Capt. and Mrs. E. C. Barry, Mr. and Mr. A. D.. Bennett, Mr. Berlincioni, Mr. E. G. Bird, Mrs. F. Bowern and son, Col, Boyd,

A correspondent sends 13 Misses H. and J. Boyd, Mr. A. Famusing tale of a young lady, now Drennan, Mrs. W. M. Brennan,

on leave in England, who regards Mrs. D. Brocklebank, Capt. J. W. Bundred, Capt. Burgess, Mr. R. G. Butler.

Mr. R. D. Canavarro, Mr. A. L. Caplan, Mr. C. C. Cheng, Mr. R. L. Clark and family. Mrs. J. 0. Cockburn, Dr. J. E. II. Cogan, Mrs. E. Cogan, Mr. II: Compere, Mr. E. 0. Cowell, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Craig, Mr. F. H. Crapnell,

Col. and Mrs. E. S. Doughty, Dr. and Mrs. Drenkbahn.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Easterbrook, Mrs. B. Elder;

Min D. Faye, Mr. C. R. Fer ||rajòlo, Capt, and Mrs. W. Field- Hook, Mr. R. H. Fischer, Mrs. J. E. Franch, Mr. H. R. Friedlander, Mr. J. Frisque, Mr. M. J. Duff Fyfc.

Mr. R. W: Gardiner, Mr. I. H. Genre, Mr. L. L. Gilson, Mrs. W. 8. Ginn, Mr. H. B. Gledhill, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gould, Col. and Mrs. F. E. Gowan, Mr. T. M. Gregory, Major and Mrs. J. A. A. Griffin.

An Able Minister.

land, which has built up a small but imposing little fleet, including "vestpocket battleships and sub- marines, has the services, of Cmdr. M. C Despard, D.S.C. In Greece Sir Samuel Hoare, is as modest a full-fledged British naval mis as he is gifted. He professed to be sion is at work, but owing to fin surprised when Mr. Ramsay Mae-ancial stringency its future is Donald asked him to take the doubtful. Capt. L. E. Holland, dia Office last year. But the Prime who is in charge, is assisted by five Minister's

Baldwin's other naval officers,

and Mr.

Local and General

The Hong Kong dollar was quot- ed at 16. 3d. yesterday.

It is understood that the elute and discussion, it has been evidence and statemente taken duri decided to hold this frat meeting ing the recent trial of Cheng Kwok of the year at 3.15 instead of the Yau, prepared by Counsel for the usual hour of 5.30. It is hoped that The Colony had a clean bill of defence, will be sent to England there will be a big assembly of the health for Tuesday

this week for the use of Counsel members and friends of this thriv- engaged to present the case to the ing association. Privy Council.

Lieut. and Mrs, A, H. Musson re. turned from Mamin by the Empress of Japan.

Mr. Alec Goldau was recently married to Miss Elsbeth Boy in the German Chapel in Tientsin.

The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket Club will day, October 27, at 5.30 p.m.

Mrs. E. J. Cook who has noted as scorer to the Tientsin Cricket Club during the past two or three seasons, has been presented with a gold-wrist watch as a token of the Club's appreciation and good wishes for her forthcoming journey back to England.

The provisional Assembly

of

Since the War Great Britain has continued to promote international co-operation. It was easy to deride Mr. LLOYD Gronor's Travelling Conference Circus, holding its in

Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall, Mr. terminable deliberations in almost E. Hausumann, Miss D. M. Hig

gitt, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hodgson, be held in the Pavilion on Thurs People's Representatives for Great- uvery allied city of importance; Mr. E. G. Hoffman, Mrs. L. Howie, but these Conferencen did mean a Mrs. A. M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. definite effort to bring the poli-. Jones, Mr. L. H. W. Jones. ticians of Europe together, and to make them are the world, and

humanity, as a unit, and them- selves as world statesmen, and not attorneys seeking to trick their op ponents. The League of Nations backed and superseded these efforts,

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lamorie, Mr. G. B. Lane, Mr. O. Lara, Mr. A. Laroche, Col. J. G. Lecky,

Mr. and

and

Mrs. Ledesmann family, Mr. J. B. Logan, Mr. G. P. H. Lum.

Mr. G. H. McCormick, Mr. E. J. McGaun. Mr. W. L. McKenzie, Mr. E. II. Melbye, Mrs. M. Mien, tr. O. Mojizck, Mr. A. H. Morant,

Surg.-Comdr. R. P.

By kind permission of Capt. W. B. McKenzie a trip to the Hermes was arranged for members of the B.W.A. Shanghai to see the ship.

For failing to stamp a receipt for 823.31, a shopkeeper of 31, Stanley Street was summoned before Mr. Schoüeld at the Central Police Court and fined 810 yesterday.

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years,

Orders have been received by the er Shanghai was formally inaugur- Admiral Superintendent at Devon- ated at the Shanghai office of the port Dockyard to lay down at once Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on a battleship of 10,000 tons to carry Monday morning. Members of the an urmument of eight 13.5 guns. Assembly were guests at a dimer The Admiralty instructions, ar given at

the Heng Hun Lo vary urgent on the point that work Restaurant by General Wa Te must be begun at once and pushed Chen, the Mayor, inst Wednesday on with all possible haste, and it evening,

is probably that the failure of the Hague Conference is responsible A wedding of considerable in- for this change of programine. terest in Chinese circles Was

It is supposed that this battle- celebrated last week when Mr. ship is the fifth "Dreadnought " The annual general meeting of Peck Pia Jim, a member of the in the original naval programme. resolutions implementing the

Kong Yacht Club will be held at hai was married to Miss Lim Kim Announced that this ship would not Ottawn Agreements would be, and

the Club House, North Point on Juan (Eileen) the eldest daughter be built until the result of the the opposition consisted of two

Thursday, October 27, at 6.45.p.m.

หล Conference

known. of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Peng Mau. Hague small groups under not very in- | world co-operation, The result

The bride's father is a director of The new battleship will be greater spiring leadership.

A Chinese farmer of Loi Waithe Ho Hong interests in Singa and more powerful than her sister Sir HERBERT has not been happy, and everyoneMr. F, C. E. Rondall, Messrs. N. villago, Shun Chun district, sun-pore.

ships. The Dreadnought" die- SAMUEL is capable minister and upes that the desired end, while B. and C. N. Richards, Mr. P. A. tained a lacerated finger while fish-

placement is only 18,000 tons, and not abandoned, must be sought by Rabino, Mr. W. Russell, Miss M. was taken to the Government Civil Hynes, a former pupil at the Con- vloar, speaker of the chairman of

of Aileen she carries ten 12-inch guns. The 11 displacement directors type. He is not an different methods.

Bir HERGERT W. Russell

tral British School, Kowloon, will of 18,530 tons and carries ten 12-inch orator, He does not command n SAMUEL is a sensible man, and no

be glad to hear that she has won guns and the Temeraire the latest dramatic sopranos at the Royal displacement of 18,000 tons, and the Marianne Rowe Scholarship for of the class to be launched, has a College of Music, London. She carries the same main armament.- will remain for a further period of Hong Kong Huila Prene, October - three years at the College, Miss 20, 1907.

sult of the Government's financial and Great Britain has been the Mrs. J. D. Murphy, Ninnis, Mrs. the members of the Royal Hung I staff of the Ho Hong Bank. Shang It will be remembered that it wa

band of devoted adherents, or win waverers by his rhetoric, or reduce his enemies to an abashed silenc

by the fervour of his argument.

moving spirit of the League. We have done our bit, and a good deal more than our bit, in promoting

doubt an acute awareness of these parts tethered his oloquence.

The remainder of the opposition. to the Ottawa proposals came from

Mr. LLOYD Gronge, Lord Carson, | Mr. GrONGE LANSBURY, Mr. Lans- and perhaps Mr. JAMES MAXTON, BURY is a venerable figure. His

are almost the sole survivors of the well-intentioned but not very

great Parliamentarians who quid awing the House and win the

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D. Norman.

Mr. A. M. Parker, L-Comdr. J. M. Park, Mr. F. H. H. Pipe, Mr. W. G. Piric.

Mr. F. Reck, Mr. F. Reinshagen,

Hellerophon hus A. Rohling, Dr. and Mrs. A. Ping with dynomite on Tuesday. He The many friends

Mr. L. Roott. Mr. F. T. Bload, Mr. E. Smith, Mrs. J. D.

Southern, Mr. B. Stillard, Mr. A.

Stokkink. Mr. L. E. Stone.

. and Mrs. E. N. Teale, Mr Thomson, Mr. G. Travers, Miss

M. M. Tyrrell, Mim D. Tyrrell. Mr. and Mr. T, P. Ulderup. Mr. B. R. Vazeille, Mr. M. J. Van Schreven,, Mr.. B. E. Vidal.

Mr. M. M. Watson, Mr. J. Watts, Miss P. Webster, Mr. A. C. Wilcox, of Mr. J. M. Williams, Miss E. Wol: nizer, Mrs. D. Worsaam, Mr. and

happy efforts at Poplar, where he

Mayor and Chairman WA

Mrs. F. E. Wutrich

Hospital by his relatives.

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will be arriving in the Colony on The golf professional Mr. Christie

the 24th inst, and will commence teaching at Happy Valley on the 28th inst. Lessons may be booked at the Happy Valley Club House.

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Hynes is the second daughter of

Mr. T. Hynes, Superintendent of Looking Back 50 Years. Mails, Post Office.

The Boxing contest between the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

A truly remarkable instance of and the Lincoln Regiment, which In the case of Mrs. K. J. Abra- Chinese gratitude and friendship was to have been staged at Eham ham v. J. S. Abraham in H.M. has reached our ears, says the N.C..

the latter is sted for maintenance | truth of which poned until Monday, October 31.

our informant generous admiration even of their Guardians in that borough, gave

all on Tuesday, has been post- Supreme Court, Shanghai, in which Daily News. The story-for the over a period of 12 years, since 1990 vouches-in to the following effect: most determined adversaries. Mr. him notorioty rather than reputo-

Mesars. Lammert Brothers, au application. was again made by A gentleman, being about to leave SAMUEL did his best, and con- tion. When the Manchurian crisis

tioneers, announced that the sales laintiff's counsel, Mr. Ronald G. Shanghai, called upon the manager IN THE SUPREME COURT OF scientiously produced the stock arose ho demanded the foreibls into the ranks of his opponents; of furniture at No. 2, Pratt Build McDonald, for drastic action to be of a Chinese establishment to any

arguments about world co-opera- | ejection of Japan, having a few:

no young prodigy, like F. E. inge, let floor, Kowloon will take taken against the defendant as he good-bye to him and settle up ne HONG KONG,

SMITH in 1906, after the Conserva plice on Friday, to-morrow, at had made no effort to comply withounts. The amount he owes the tion, and the danger of Great dags earlier made a passionatetive debacle, to stand up, unre 10.30 am, and not 31,30 am, as the instructions of the Judge at his company was about Tis. 18,000 and Britain losing the friendship of the appeal for the drastic reduction,pentant, and "rally the ranks," previously announced.

last hearing. The defendant on for this the visitor tendered a The influence of Parliament, in

cath, declared that her had been cheque. A little friendly talk_en- world if she ventured to do, in if not complete abolition, of the

fact, is on the wane. Government Jumping from a Kowloon motor unable to dispose of certain picces sned, the manager remarking that this matter of tariffs, what every British Navy. He complained yes-by debate is not good enough. The bus while it was in motion in Na of which, he said, were worth it was a pity the other was about other nation, from France to terday that "Ottawa had done right decision and not the best than Rd., a Chinese woman suffered $3,950. The case was adjourned for to go home; to which he replies that he was anxious to see hin China, has done during the past nothing for great imperial develop. argued proposition, has become injuries of a serious nature to her one week.

the essential. Political affairs are head and body. She was removed

mother, from whom he had been TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN fifty years largely under the in ment." It would be interesting to now a business for the cxpert and to the Kowloon Hospital for treat- The Hong Kong Branch of The separated many years. On hearing

that the Court has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordinance spiration of the complete success of know what he thinks should be are loft, more and more, in the ment. The accident occurred near English Association will begin its this, the Chinese gentleman quiet. netivities for a now session only tore up the cheque that had been No. 2 of 1897, made an order limiting the tariff system in the United dono. We may be sure he would hands of experienced, ministers and the junction of Market Street.

November 1.. A programme of lec- given him, and prepared his friend the Time for Creditors and Others to

permanent officials, over whom the For the last not suggest planting the unemploy-private member, has little or no An action brought by Heung tures is being arranged, to be held. with another instead, for Tis. 5,000 send in their Claims against the above States of America. -Hetate to the 3RD DAY of NOVEMBER, forty years, at least, British states- ed of Poplar on the plains of control. The electorate returned at Kwong, a junk foki, for the pay na usual, on the first Tuesday of talling him to buy bis mother a the last election a strong Government of $120, seainst Capt. Bald each month. in The Helena May handsome present with it. Eigh All Creditors and Other escort men like the late Lord SALISBURY, Alberta.....

hieht, able to impose its will on the win, was heard by the Paine-Institute-His-Excellency the offer teen thousand tools to a handsome. If the facts ingly required to send in their Claims Viscount GREY, and every post-war

In this chilly contest of wits no Legislature. An issue that would Judge, Mr. Justice Wood, in the administering the government. The sum as a souvenir. to the Undersigned on or before that Premier and Foreign Secretary, Gladstone and Disraeli, old in once have caused a Parliamentary Summary Court yesterday. and Hon, Mr. W. T. Southern, will pre- are as they have been presented, it date.

irrespective of party, have striven office and wise in world affairs, typhoon will go though after adjourned wine die, after some side at the first meeting. This will was an act of the most princely colourless speeches. Everyone knows evidenco: had been taken. The consist of the annual general buai- generosity that has ever come to for world co-operation, their efforts crossed words sharpened by know that Protection, and Imperia! Preclaim was for payment in connecness meeting for decants and our cars. The fortunate recipient, being in no small degree furthered ledge: there was no BALFOUR with ference, have been forced upon tion was the hiring of lighters for elections, followed by lecture we are informed, was also present- -and-supported-by Queen Vicionia,“ sweet--amazing-oratory |--no-

arator Great Britain, and only a few the conveyance of cargoes of otfrou Father Byrne on The Childed-with-some-beautiful and costly.

die-hards and sentimentalists will phate. Mr. D. L. Bizellet, for the in Books, and in Life," So as to fury by other Chinese friends King EDWARD VII. and King | JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN to strike fear

protest against the Government's defence, argued that the action allow time for the general business, Hong Kong Daily Press, October GEORGE V. The results have not (Continued on - nezt ̧ column!} . action

was wrongly brought

without trespassing on the time for 20, 1882.

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1932.

Dated the 11th day of October, 1887.

DEACONS,

Bolisitors-for-the Exsontors, 1. Des Voeux Bond, Contral, Hoog Kong.

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