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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENT.

E have appointed Messrs

TRANG FOOK PIANO Co., Ice House Street, the Bole Distributors of BRUNSWICK RE. CORDS, Radios, Panatropes, eta.. effective from 1st proximo, on and after which date our Store Gloucester Building will be closed.

THE BRUNSWICK HOUSE. Hongkong, 31st October, 1932.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONG KONG

NOTICE

NOTICE.

of

TOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the provisiinance the Legal Practitioners' 1871 and 1913, Christopher D'Almada Cuatro of the lat. foor of, David House, Victorin in the Colony of Hong Kong, who was articled to his father, Mr. Leo. D'Almada e Castro

Solicitor

of the same place, intends, at the expiration of one month from the date hereof, to apply for his examination Solicitor and rod admission s

Procter of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong.

Dated the 28th day of October, 1972.

THE

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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG

A Paper, entitled

"THE HIGH SPEED AND IN. TERMEDIATE SPEED HEAVY OIL ENGINES"

will be read in the Institution

by

MR. F. EDWARDS, A.M.I Mac. E.

(Member)

on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND,

at 5.45 P.M.

Members and their Friends are invited to be present.

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THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION.

IIIS EXCELLENCY,

ho Oßcer Administering the Government. Mu. W. T. SOUTHORN, O M.G. will prouido at the Fient Meeting of the New Bomklori

en TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

-(TO-MORROW)

at 5.15. P.M. in THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

The Rev. Fatbar BYRNE, &J., M.A., PH.D. will speak an

"THE OHILD IN BOOKS AND IN LIFE.

As this is the first meeting of the year, there will be an election of oflice-bearers, and all who intend to join the Association are invited to be prosent.

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ROBERT K. M. SIMPSON,

Bos. Secretary & Tronstrer.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF ARTHUR LYMAN MAOGOWAN FORMERLY OF SWATOW IN TAR REPUBLIC OF CHINA' BUT LATE OF "Roseview" Queen's ROAD ÜHELTENHAM IN THE COUNTY OP GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND, MERCHANT, DECEASED.

TOTTOR IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordinance No. of 1897, made an order limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to Bend in their Claims against the above Entato to the 18ra DAT of NOVEMBER 1932.

All Creditors and Others are accord ingly required to send in their Claime to the Undersigned on or before that date.

Dated the 19th day of October, 1932.

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Exeontrix, 1. Des Your Road, Central, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1932.

News and Views

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 31, 1932.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN

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great dream of adding China to the of Soviet Rapublics Sas Union vanished and the Comtaissars have turned to realities and are evidently ready to compromise with things they do not like.

Always providing that they can bring themselves to leave each others internal affairs alone, there is no reason why Russia and Japazi should not mutually help each other cut of their respective troubles

Russia has made her attempt to Bolsheviso Japan, but though Com- munisin looked at one time like taking root, the Marxians have by now been roughly and thoroughly Presum- torn up and destroyed. ably Russia is geatly to accept the hari on political proselytising, and, on this basis business is being dis eused. The Five Year Plan domin. ates the Russian situation. Despite

Modest Buildings,

The son of an American million“; aire is darwing the "dole" in London, He is determined, we are informed by a contemporary, to make his own way in the world. Olier American inillionaires' BOGA with similar ambitions are request ed to pursue them in their native

land.

London Irish Parade.

Members of he Old Comrades As- sociation of the London Irish Rifles held their annual Los Sunday! Parade un September 25th.

They paraded at the Duke or York Schools and marched to the Royal Exchange Memorial, where a short service was held. The Lan don Irish Rifles was the regiment that kicked the football over the at the battle of Loos on Sep.

top tember 25, 1915.

Novelist's Wedding.

Mr. William McFee, the notel author of sea stories, has been mar- ried at Hartford, U.S.A., to Mrs. Beatrice Allender, age 31, hi housekeeper.

Roth have been married before Mr. McFed's sea and divorced. stories have earned for him the title of "Jasmph Conrad's Successor,”

Among his novels are An Ocean Tramp,'

"Sailors of Adversity," "Aliens," and Casuals of the Sea." He has made his home per manently in the United States.

The Peppermint Harvest.

An "L.G." Concession.

Mr. Lloyd George recalled the Arst occasion on which he was crosS- examined.

Ho was presiding last month at Carnarvon Quarter Sessions, and the Clerk of the Poace, Mr. Bod- ford Roberta, was tendering his.re! signation after 38 years service.

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking in Woleh, said-"I know his fathor very well. As a matter of fnet he was the first man who ever cruss examined me when giving evidence in a caso, and I did not like cross- examination at all.",

Dame Margaret Lloyd George was ane of the magistrates on the Bench A minor but interesting and im- over which her husband presided, portant September harvest in Eng land is the peppermint crop, the West Ham's Elevated Roadway, pretty blue flowers of which aro

West Ham Corporation is about now falling to the reaping hooks. to place £4,250,000 contracts pro- The plant, found wild in manyviding for hundreds of unemploy- parts of Britain, and specially cul- od. tivated in the southern countios, haa Tita precious and piquant-though, One for the Bully.

¦in bulk, overwhelmingly pungent-- The news of the Marquis of Cly. oil extracted by special processes of desdale's impending Everest at- distillation. The yield, however, is tempt has brought out a number of only some 10lb per ton of pepper stories about him. Here is one mint plants. Besides being in Lord Clydendale travelling great demand for sweet manufac and medicinal purposes, through Germany with a friend,, ture

WOLA

and one day they entered a third peppermint oil is shipped to the class carriage, whore a bully was Continent to play its part in li- torrorising the rest of the passen-queurs. gers. The man pushed violently against the newcomers, but it was Lindrum's Skill, not until he became still more ag gressive that the Marquis rose and tapped him one on the point." That was the end of the trouble. the bully was much subdued when he recovered his senses.

"Dizzy's" Cabinet Table.

The schemes are:

Widening of Stratford High; street between Bow Bridge and Stratford Broadway, costing £1, 000,000;

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A MIRACLE OF ECONOMY

HOUSING CONDITIONS IN SCOTLAND

KILSYTH SETS A MODEL

The happiest households in Seat: land to-day are the people living in the civic housing scheme of Kilsyth, ways the Glasgowe Weekly' Herald, They are the envy of thousands of other municipal tenants throughout Scotland and England, because not only do they live in houses which are regarded as the model of what such schemes should be, but they also cuant them at the cheapest rates in the country, while the

conditions are ideal.

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It has been a puzzle to town and county council, not only in Scot land, but south of the Border, as to, how Kilsyth manages accomplish this economic miracle. from

cities Deputations towns all over Great Britain have, come to Kilsythi to tako 'ą' lesson in municipal housing, and the fruits of their visits can be seen in their own particular areas na time

on; but meantime gour Kilsyth has the proud distinction of perfection as far as housing schemes are concerned throughout Great Britain.

Provision of one main water way through the borough for £750,000; and Building an elevat nd roadway from Canning Town to. West Silvertown, £2,500,000. Mr. W. Lionel Jenkins, the West Experts have heen puzzled as to Ham Borough Engineer states that how it is done, and it has been the widening of Stratford High- auggested that, because Kilsyth bas street will form the first section of, accomplished this miracle within comprehensive improvement, the compass of orthodox econeies. scheme at one of West Ham's most the secret of the high cost of hous congested points.

Bays a Home correspondent-a The last time I met Walter Lindrum, who arrived in Engiand

on Oct 1st, was at the house of a friend. As no possible handicap ping would avail to make a game of billiards practicable, Lindrum, who is a charmingly modest fel low; was quite willing to. show us some freak shots.

Shocking the Oriminal..

The latest police gadget cones

from Japan. The policeman is to wear a pair of rings connected with an electrical apparatus suspended on him. He will pat, stroke, or caress the offender who is schedul ed to be the instant victim of a

In the Cabinet room of No. 10, Downing-street the Cabinet sit round an oblong table: The Prime Minister, usually sits in the middle, with his back to the mantelpiece, The British Cabinet did not al ways sit in this way. In a top room of the Junior Carlton Club is an enormous round table which was

This may sound too good to be used in the days of the Earl of true, but he managed it successful Beaconsfield for Cabinet discusly twice in three attempts," xiona, "Dizzy" always had his everyone was equal. It was an idea own particular ideas on every harrowed from the Arthurian le thing, and this table was devised gonds. The table nowadays is used

The most spectacular was a cannon off the red on to spot white which was lying on the floor. Hoj paralysing shock. atruck his ball hard, made it leap! from the red off table and ran along the floor three yards to com- plate the cannon,

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that at the Cabinet meeting for special banquets,

The Japanese sinner is perhaps more easily shocked than the Bri tiah But whatever the efficiency of the device, it does not seem to

supply the chief want of the force Its scheme seems to be that of the ancient prescription for the catch- ing of birds-salt. upon the tail. Even an uncletrified policeman can generally arrest the prisoner when he has found him.

Local and General

The Colony had a clean bill of Sir Peter drain left Shanghai by the Empress of Japan for Japan health on Friday,

where he will spend a holiday. Sir Peter is expected to return in about a fortnight's time.

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At to-morrow's meeting of the Rotary Club, Mr. M. F. Key will give an address on War Minus Martial Glory,"

Work will be started very soon at Nanking on the building of While engaged in unloading stones seven thoroughfares for the use of from the .. Tarini Maru, at the tanks. troops and military trans- The roads are to be Green Island Cement Works, aportation. labourer, Chan Yan (67), sustain-completed at the end of November, ed a broken leg when a basket of stones fell on him on Saturday.

Charged with the theft of a type- writer, valued at 8100 from the Y.M.C.A., Bonham Road, au unem ployed Chinese was sentenced to weeks' hard labour by Mr. W. Sehofield in the Central Magistracy

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

Mr. E. A. Hewett, Captain Lyema,

ing schemes in other arena is 'due either to inefficiency or grass ignorance of housing technicalities. Not only does Kilsyth, enjoy the perfect ex- honour of being the ample," but it also has the disting Lion of having been able to reduce ita rates, an honour which few other burghs in Scotland or else. where can claim at the present moment of trade depression: and this despite the fact that the town is situated in a mining area which has been as sorely hit by the indus trial blight as the rest of the min- ing omaanitica in Scotland.

Bemarkably Low Rents.

and

The low rents in the housing schemes in Kilsyth are remarkable. be A five-apartment house can rented at. s. 4. a week, including rates. This rent also includes the use of many house-hold convenien- CCR which are not, as a rule, sup. plied in housing schemes, which are supplied nowhere else without cost to the tenants. There are washing machines (which may be used as gas, boilers) and dust bins. As the majority of the ten- ante had formerly stayed in houses where built-in beds had been in use, the council supplied oak bed- The steads in the new houBER. living rooms are fitted with Press cupboards, which may be used as sideboards. All this is included in the 68. 4d.

How does Kilsyth do it That is the question which has puzzled many housing committees, for some of them And it difficult to make their rents less than double the Kilsyth rate.

In an interview with the exkly Herald, Mr. Jarvie, the convnner of the housing committee, said that he saw no reason why other town

was doing. To his oplutou every

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on October 20 at the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. J. H. Atkinson (President) presided, and Mr. George S. Mahana, vice there were also present Hous. Mr. president of the Corn Products W. Chatham, C.M.G. (Vice-Presis Refining Co. of New York, ar- While installing new water pip-ived in Shanghai on the President), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin the secrecy observed it is apparenting on the second floor of 2 dent Adams. Mr. Mahana 18 com- (Registrar-General), Dr. F. Clark.councils. should not build houses Saigon Street, on apprentice plum- ploting a trip round the world in Medical Officer of Health, Hou every hit as cheaply na Kilsyth. ber slipped and fell, sustaining the interest of his company. He in severe injuries. He was sent to the accompanied by Mr. Robert Blatt Captain Superintendent of Police, council which took full advantage Kwong Wah Hospital.

ner, manager of the company's Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. If the 1930 Housing Act, and which extensive Czechoslovakia plant. Humphreys, Mr. Lau Chu Pak and built houses mainly of four and five apartments, should be able to. Mr. G. A. Woodcock, secretary.

charge rents which were as low as The Registrar-General, in terms those in Kilsyth. "One of the A foreigner dressed in worn

of notice moved that The Govern- etsentials," he said, "is spood. A dinner jacket and white trousers

the Shanghaiment be requested to make rules council finishing a scheme before was arrested by polica and charged at the District under the water works ordinance to the financial year ends gela the full Court with victimising a foreign regulate the placing of water tanks, grant for that year, though there lady, alleging that he was in need in back yards. In doing so, he may be no tenants in the houses. This enables the council to pay for of funds or clothing so that he said: For the last few months we could make a presentable appear had a great many applications for the work immediately, thus avoid. ance when applying for a position. permission to place water tanks in ing paying interest on loans (which. the yards and we have always dealten many councils rely upon), and with them under the Public Health 'thus cutting expenditure.' Building Ordinance, trenting them Whon Mr. Jarvic' was asked if simply as encroachment upon the cheapness of the ground on which space provided by the Ordinance. the buildings are erected accounted At the last meeting the Director of for the low rents, he pointed out Public Works informed us that it that one of the towns whiel: had was proposed to put these tanks consulted the housing committee, under the Water Ordinance. Until because their own costs were too acro for their ground, Kilsyth paid £118 an acre. There

on Saturday:

defect was remedied.

of indignation at the competition sight Chinese dialects in addition of 1000 he was a lieutenant of the we know the intention of the Gov-high, was Tranent. Tranent paid..

THE most interesting problem in

thay the Plan is achieving the hall- statecraft of to-day, not only for stress that most observers expect the Far East, but for the whole

ed. Another five years and the World, lies in the nature of Russo-

gigantie endeavour may be in work- Japanese relations. Rumour is once.

ing order. So much has been done more busy with tales of an opprett abandonment is impossible. chement between these traditional On the other hand initial success enemies and Reuter'a Tokyo corres-

has brought the Plan hard against pondent cables circumstantial re- ports of diplomatic discussions at hostility. In the early days of the the formidable obstruction of world

Moscow, and even of the acceptance Plan, when Russia was buying much of a Non-Aggression Pact, whose and aciling little, foreign powers

A great deal of inconvenience was caused on Saturday night by terms include the settlement of out-

were anxious to assist. Now that the failure of the electric current.. standing causes of dispute, the pur- the products of the Plan are begin: shops in the Teim Ten Taut dis which plunged many houses and

The death is announced last chase by Japan of the Chinese ning to flood the markets another trict into darkness shortly after week of Captain Frederick Edward Eastern Railway, a virtual recog

tale is told, and industrial mag: 8.30 p.m. Darkness reigned for Kutelby Strag, D.S.O., R.N., re- nition of Manchukuo, and the nates, who have hitherto shown the about 15 minutes after which the tired, of Hillerton Farm, Bow Devon, at the age of 53. It may supply to Russia of machinery and greatest alarm at the demands of

bo recalled by oldor residents in goods necessary for the furtherance the working classes, are now full-

Described as a man who speaks China that during the China War of the Five-Year Plan. It is

to Siamese and who joined the Dias-cruiser Aurora and received the ernment it is simply a waste of £70 an significant that Soviet Russia, once

of goods produced under slave-trict Watch Force in April, this medal. He had a distinguished time for us to consider any more IN THE SUPREME COURT OF the counsellor and friend of the labour conditions.

yoar, a District Watchman was career during the way,

of these applications. The Chinese fore he thought that in most cases sentenced to two mouths hard}

take a great interest in this queste cost of the ground had very.. HONG KONG.

Chinese Republic, has made no

Since Russia and Japan are both labour on Saturday for theft of two

Two alleged Communists, one of ion of prohibition of water tanks little to do with the question pretent with regard to events in experiencing a world-wide reluct-gold rings by trick from a Chinese

whom a girl, arrested by the and, I think, we are justified in ask Kilsyth has already built, about -PROBATE JURISDICTION.......

Manchuria. While the rest of the

ance to buy their goods, the remedy girl and with unauthorised pawn Shanghias Municipal Police inaing the Government to make regula 400 houses, and bas just started on another 100. When these are finish- ing of one of the rings.

Chinese shop off Ningpo Road and tions as soon as possible and pubed more will have to be built for IN THE GOODS OF ALFRED world has expressed active interest, is obvious. Japan wants raw

then handed over to the authori-ish them for general information. there have already been many more BAYER, or 8 Bronz Russin has been silent. There have materials and food in exchange We have been informed that the ties of the Nantro Public Safety-Hong Kong Daily Press, October than 100 applications for the new BUILDINGS, LISCOLNE INN. IN been reports of Russian assistance for manufactured goods, while in radio station at Manila KZRM, Bureau, have been sent to Nan-31, 1907,

Houses, Kilsyth is fighting the THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX AND

depression, and not only in it bot to General MA CHAN SHAN, but the Russia the opposite is required. A has arranged for a special broad-king for trial, according to the FORMERLY OF OAKLANDE

cast service from the United States Chinese authorities. At the time Cooking Back 50 Years,

tering the conditions of its people, HILDENDERODOU, TorsairoR IN

Governments of Tokyo and Moscow

little commonsense, a medicum of of America during the presidential of their arreste, the alleged. THE COUNTY OF KANT IN TOE UNITED KINGDOM," PEJEASED appears to be on terms of complete forbearance, and, both should be election on November 9. The broad-Reds were found in possession Some two or three years ago, but it is doing so economically.

amicability all the while that events happy, and incidentally; should cast will begin at 12.15 p.m. (mid- of a small quantity of Communist when a Londra "contemporary ad-

'Jay) and continue all the after literature.

vocated the importation into Eng- TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN have been in progress sufficient at give the World far less trouble noon until 5 p.m. A resume of

land of Chinese washarmen, wo At the joint menting of the that the Court has, by virtue one time to provoko severely strun than at present. A few faint-hearts the results will be broadcast from His Excellency the Officer Ad- predicted prompt opposition to various shambers of commerce in of the Provisions of 58 of

ministering the Government. Hon. such a movement persevered in., Kiangsu Provinco held at Chin- Ordinance No. 8 of 1897, made an ordered diplomatic relations, if not may see peril in an alliance be-0.30 to 7 p.m.

Mr. W. T. Southor, C.M.G., will The contingency then seemed so kiang on Iriday, strong opposi limiting the time for Creditors and active hostilities. It would almost tween two such Powers. Alliance Otkars to wond in their Claims against

A dance will be held at the Peak preside at the first meeting of the remote, however, that no notice was tion against a second American the

abovo Retate

to the 30ppear that Russia has despaired thoro may be, bug trust, friendships Club on Saturday, November, Bf now session of the Hong Kong taken of the suggestion by the Bri wint loan by the Government was NOVEMBER, 1038.

of China, and does not even ses and assurance that neither would 5.30 p.m., in aid of the M.CL. and branch of the English Association, tish working classes, and the sub- voiced. It was decided that Goa-. much hope of turning the "Red ” over betray the other for some im- WG. Funds Music by kind per-which takes place to-morrow, at fact 100n dropped for the time eral Chiang Kai Shek, Chairman mission of the Cheero Band (Mr. 6.15 p., nt the Helena May La The recent prominence given to the of the Military Committee and the invement in Kiangai and Bonan mediate advantage, is not to be G. W. True). Tickets 82 each stitute The Rev. Father Byrne, Chinese in England and a proposal Government should be petitioned to to her own advantage Perhaps M. teared until such a revolution in which includes dancing, bridge and S.J., will speak on "The Child in said to have been made to intro cancel the proposition. The repro light refreshments are obtainable Books and in Life." As this is the duco Chinese labour in England sentatives of the chambers are also STALIN is beginning to realise that stateeratt, and in human nature, from My E. Grimble, 103 Peak, first meeting of the year there will have led to a damnatration against to request the provincial authori true communism will never be ap has been experienced that the or Mrs. A. Murdoch, 192. Penk. be an election of office bearers, and it by the classes immediately-con- preciated by such convinced in shadow of war and international Arrangements will be made for the all who wish to join the Associa corned-Hong Kong Daily Press,

'collection of non-members' chita. tion are invited to be present October 31, 1889 dividualists as the Chinese. The rivalry has been banished for over..

All Creditors and Others are sooerd, gly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before tab de

DEACONS, Attorney for the Executor, Des Voeux Road, Central,

Hong Kong

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ties to lift the han on the exports. ion of rice temporarily so as to increase the price.