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NOTICE.

Mer from date the position of

· Managing ‘Director of this firm in (mucoession to Mr. 8. O. PANK, retired"-

`GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD., St. Gorge's Building,

KENNETH OHAN bas taken

Hồng Kong.

Hong Kong, lat February, 1833.

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MRS. JOSIE C THOM, DECEASED

ALL persons having any claim

against the estate of the above named deceased aro querted to for- ward particulars thereof to the under signed immediately.

HASTINGS & CO.,

Q'oncester Building,.

Solicitors for the Freentors.

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-HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY,

"

THE ANNUAL SHOW of FLO

TANA VEGETABLES

be held at the VOLUNTEFR HEAD.' QUARTERS 。1 THURSDAY, the 2nd MARCH, 1883, from 3pm to 6,80 p.m.

ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY CLOSE AT NOON on THURSDAY, the 23rd FEBRUARY, 1933, at the Enn. Socretary's Offre, 11, Queen's. Rood, Central, bat iztending exhibitors are requested to SEND IN THEIR ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POSSI- BLE.

Mambers who have not yet raid their subscriptive and ALL THOSE Who WIBE to JOIN the Society are requested to and $5.00 immediately to the UNDERSIGNED,

L. J. DAVIES,

Hon. Secretary.. Hong Kong. 2nd February, 1933. [324]

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTIC

tbat the ANNUAL OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 18th February 1933, at 11 00 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ao.

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ALE

IS CLEAR GOLD

HEALTH GIVING AND

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BROWN

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IT FILLS THE NEED

WHITBREAD,

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MARRIAGES

Est. 1841.

MACFADYEN-BUCHANAN. — On Jan. 11, 1833, in Chelsea, QUENTIN ALLISON ASHBY MACFADYEN, Eastern Cadet, Hong Kong, unly son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Macfadyen, Hong Kong, to JEAN GREIG, only child of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, Ful- wood, Preston. PATERSON STANTON. On December 17, 1932, at Carson City, U.S.A.. ELSA BURGESS PATERSON WILLIAM TILLINGHAST STANTON

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to

THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS HOME

CONCERT HELD LAST EVENING

*News and Views *

An Imported Plish.

Fine Quality Recruits,

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY (February 3)-

When the interest of avery oric Not for a long time, has' Army. kat-laver is centred in Australia, reoruiting been so brisk, or the

(1: Moon 8th Day) it is a strange coincidence that a standard of would-be entranta so Yarun Khan, late of Naval Dock

Claims against the Estate, of A very entertaining concert was cricket field near Canterbury, made high," writes a Home correspon-yard, due. given at the Boldiers Sailors'

and from soll imported from the Com- dent. home last evening monwealth, should have just been gather that more rigorous Furniture, 16 Conduit Road, Lammert's Sale of Huusehold Arranged expressly for. inem. bers of the forces,

large

put up for sale.

tests still have to be imposed in ground floor, 10:30 am. It is in the grounds of Broome order to cope with the large numi Pianoforte Recital of Classical.. number of service men attended to show their appreciation of the late Lord Kitchener. The stately of the new recruits are drawn from Ore, Helena May-Institute, 5.30 Park, Barham, the home of the ber of candidates. The majority and Modern Music by Mr. Harry offorts expended on their behalf house, over 300 years old, was built those who have become unemployed p.m. Actually the arranging of the en by a member of the Duxwell fami- through no fault of their own and tertainment was the work of the. In addition to their interest are too proud to draw the dole. local "TO H" Group, and thanks ing cricket fold the grounds ar A friend who has made some study and praise are due to this bady noted for their wonderful beeches for the excellent talent they pro

of the problem tells me that whil cured for the ocassion. A full pro

the increase in the number of an gramme consisted of variety. num.

employed has much to do with the bers rendered by well-known local od members of the Incorporated been able to establish an exact re- Among the names of newly-elect present situation, he has not so far amateurs, one and all of whom help; Society of Authors, Playwrights lationship between the two." ed towards the ultimate success of and Composers figures that of the the evening by regalling their au-Westminster Bank Ltd. dience with splendid entertainment.

.

Bank as Author.”

It would seem that the bank had sought election to the society Another entertainment which at (whose main object is the protec tracted a large number of service tion of an author's rights) in its men was that given in the Naval capacity of trustee under the will Canteen by a Professor Aleko and of the late Bir Gilbert Parker, his band of players. This affair was Mr. Kilham Roberts, the secre remeniscient of the variety, enter-tary of the Authors' Society, stát tainments at home, the programme ed that the merabership comprises consisting of practically every phase several corporations. One is on of amusement usually witnessed in gaged in the manufacture of a a music-hall. The most popular medical foud. items were the conjuring tricks and thought reading tests given by President of the R.I.B.A. Professor Aleko and partner, and The next President of the Royal the songs at the piano rendered by Institute of British Architects will, Mr. Leslie Buckle.

probably be Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Liverpool Cathedral

From the file. held at the "Thatched House Ta

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

The First Trams.” ·

wad

Legislative Council, 2.30 p.m.

Meetings.. Theosophical Society, 8 p.m. Church Hall, 8.30 p.m..

Hong Kong.". Union Church, Entertainments Committee, Sail- ors & Soldiers Home, 3.30 p.m.

Theatres.

Queen's; "Woman from Monte Carlo,"

King's Home Feathers' Central: "Young Bride." Oriental: My Pal the King. World; Three Modern Girla Majestic: ") Bring Fem Star: "At the Villa Rose."

Dances.

Alive."

The commonly received doctrins that "trama" were named after Mt. Outram is incorrect. It was not until about 1800, he says, that Mr. Benjamin Outram, a member of a Derbyshire family, made certain improvements in connection with railways for common vehicles.

Tea Danoca at Hong Kong Hotel; out that in 1777 a cast-iron. tram

As a matter of history, he points Gloucester Building, and King's

Restaurant. way'

nailed to wooden Dinner Dances at Peninsula and sleepers in a colliery belonging to Hong Kong Hotels, and King' the Duke of Norfolk, near Shet Restaurant. field, after the design of John Carr.

Sports, The labourors, who feared redue Patrick's Cab 8 p.m.

Championship: ed employment or reduced wages, started a riot and tore up the Championship (second round), Fan- road, and Carr had to flee for his; ling.

Sunrise 7.08 .m.; Sunset: 6.75 p.m.

Next year will be the centenary | life." of the first meeting of the found. ers of the R.I.B.A., which was Lawn Tennis Longevity.

If young England has not shone veru" in St. James'street on July oh the international lawn tenals 2, 1834. Sir Giles was one of the court lately the veterans of this Jury of Assemors which decided country are showing a remarkable upon the design of the Institute's vigour. new building, to be erected on the corner of Portland-place and Wey. month-street, from designs by Mr. G. Grey Wornum.

Skilled Spokesmen.

Sir,-I nm instructed by His Ex cellency the Governor to state, that ten days having elapsed without any evidence on your part, of a disposition to Petract or an ability to. substantiate the slanderous Shipping has a Cabinet friend averments, and unfounded insinus tions, to which reference was made in my letter to you of the Octures 29, 1857; and to 'remind you that whatever may be his unwillinguess even license of the press, you van to interfere with the liberty and not safely rely on the forbearance of the Government, if the course of libellous misrepresentations on which you have entered be persever ed in by you. Colonial Secretary. TheHong Kong Daily Peza, Feb. 2,

1858.

LOOKING BACK-50 YEARS

Billiards

St. Golf: R.H.K. Golf Club, Junior

Tides-High at 1.06 and 14.96; Low at 70 and 21.99.

FRIDAY Bir Arthur Croafield and Sir

(February 3). Norcot Warren, whose joint ages League of Nations' Society Mast

(I Moon 6th Day) are 197, have paired together. In sing, Helena May Institute, 5.15 New Year. tournament in which p.m. Cochet has also figured.

tion Annual Dinner Dance, Penin Hong Kong Automobile Associa sula Hotel.

That. enthusiastic royal veteran, King Gustav of Sweden, is expect

His seventy-five years do not pre vent him playing two matches & day.

King's: "Horse Feathers"

Theatres,

Central: "Young Bride." Carlo

Queen's: "Woman from Monte

in Mr. Walter Runciman, Frested on the Riviera, and will again dent of the Board of Trade, who be competing under his nom de jeu knows from personal experience of "Mr. G." all about the vicissitudes of the in dustry Another staunch and in fluential ally is Earl Beatty, who has taken up with characteristic vigour the cause of British coastal shipping, which he calls "the third In an age of speed records, when Alive d wing of our national transport all who travel by mechanical system."

means in air, on laad, and onTen Danced Gloucester Build-

ment.

Leisure in the Air,

World: Three Modern Girl"

Oriental Majestic

My Pal the King"

Bring 'em. Back

for granted that the overwhelming majority of the articles mentioned were made in Sheffield. There were produced 28,341,400 knives of all kinds; 1,233,000 pairs of scissors; 4,423,500 complete safety razors 87,908,400 safety razor blades; 4,689,900 old typo razors; and a

If and when the time comes to water are bent on getting some-ing, King's Restaurant, and Hong mass of other cutlery wares.

take measures for the defence of where quicker than the man be- Kong Hotelshur assy a our merchant navy against unfair fore, it is refreshing to Fear of Dinner Dances at Hong Kong variety of cutlery made in the city

competition, there will be no lack Mise May Spinks, Harrogate Hotel, King's Restaurant, Pecan- is very great, but the main pro

af akilled spokesmen for the in- girl, who is intending to fly from nuts Hotel, and Gloucester Build ducts are ordinary table, cheese, Dr. Macgowani writes under date dustry in either House of Parlia Australia to Britain and to take ing

of Hankow, January 1, as follows and carving knives, such as are to

four months to it. Miss Spinks Sports, to the NC. Daily News:-The table; pen and pocket knives, shoo the voyager on the Lower Yangtare Laureate, and Mr. Masefield as her way of emphasising the leisure- Borderers v. Royal Artillery: Ger.

statement that the only record she be seen on every European dining Closing months of 1889 disclosed to When Mr. Masefield was Pot-Boy wishes to create is for the slowest Police R.C. C. & P.0's. Club

Billiards-Steel; Coulson League: 1933, at Bickley, Kent, FRANK

Mr. John Masefield, the Poet fight of the kind is probably only Palace Hotel St. Patrick's by Liste Soter, second son of | knives, domestic and hairdressers a sad spectacle: effects of the food the late Edward Solbé, H.M. scissors, and tailors' shears. Every

of the preceding summer. Steamers rived at New York on Jan. 10 for liness of her plans, and need not rison Sergeants 1. Royal Engineers. HUDSON-On January 8, 1933, at type of razor is made in Sheffield, are conveying free of charge enor

Consulate, aged 61,

of the Chine Merchants S.N. Coa lucture tour of the United States bo taken as a deliberate aspiration Hockey-Friendly maten, Hong

and a long rest at Chandler, Much more interesting is her com- Kong Hockey Club "A". HM.6. Christon, Camberley,

Агівоца. peace not only in ordinary steel, but also mous quantities of second hand

ment that her flight is a choice of Cornwall (Navy ground), 5 p.m. fully, while sleeping after, a in stainless steel. Many other clothing from Shanghai and Chin- His replica to reporters quen the "most comfortable way of Home Mails:-Inward from Jong illness, Elisabeth, widow articles are manufactured, such as ing contributions from the benevo story that he was once a bar-tender able countries." There she draws Maru; from America and Europe Kiang to Wuhu and An Ching, betians settled once and for all the travelling to the most uncomfort Europe via Suer by HOKAK T of John Hudson, of Yokohama, Japan, in her 87th year.

enters' tools, gardening tools,lent of Seochow, Hangchow, and in a Greenwich Village, New York, attention to one of the most fruit via Siberia by Prea. Polk. Out Borful results of Man's conquest of ward for America by General Fer- floods of July and August last cities adjoining for sufferers by the Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 2 1883,

DEATHS.

counts for the year ended 31st SOLUE-On Thursday, January 12,

December, 1982.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 1st February to MONDAY, 18th February, both daya inclusive..

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 24th January, 1983..

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THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT THE THIRTY. FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY AMEETING OF TRIS COMPANY will be held at the Ufice of Messrs. Wardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 9th February, 31983, at NOON, for the purpose of freelying the Report of the Directora together with a Statement of Ac oount for the year ended Blat December, 1982.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from We

Veduesday, the 1st February, 1888 Thorsday, the 9th February, 1988, both days faclusive.

Editorial and Busness Offices: 11,

Ice House Street. Tel. 30931. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511, London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

B.O. 4.

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 2, 1933,

SHEFFIELD CUTLERY

and so forth, and it would be hard to mention any kind of edged tool, large or small, which can be pro- duced anywhere as successfully as in Sheffield,

Locking Back 25 Years,

being a bartender," he said, "I commercial importance, and therein. Europe via Siberia by Pres Tafts public-house.

It was nothing so splendid' as the air. Speed is of undoubted shing, 5 p.m. for America and was merely the pat-boy and handy recent long-distance flights and 5 pm for Europe via Buca by man who carried liquor from the their justification. But a journey Hakone Maru, 8 nm. collar, cleaned the brass and swept such as Miss Spinks projects has a the floor. I took the job when I more human value, and is a pioneer

Principal Halla, that I could earn money while pre-air's greatest popularity may yet and Europe, "tin Siberis, Pres. came to the city from a farm, so effort in a direction in which the tam, Rakozaki, Mara America, Inward-Europe, via: Negapa- paring for a literary career, lie.

Polk

Local and General

third sitting of the YMCA. Litor There was a full house at the ary and Debating Society's "Par liament" on Monday, 34 out of its 52 members, being present An nouncement was made of a private measure "to abolish capital punish- ment" to be introduced by Mr. H. S Bevan at the next session. The Relations with China came on for Bill to promote better Commercial the second reading: This took up the greater partion of the evening, of enteric were notified on Tues

Three cases of small-pax, and one. Although only a few members spoke from the Opposition benches. The

day. speakers

were. Messre 8. P.

rate price are rapidly finding, tinuing to wear official uniform to Cork-tipped cigarettes at mode Aware that many persons are con favour -- among Chinese in the which they are not entitled and are Federated Malay States, and to thereby able to defraud local peo meet the growing demand, the ple, the Pubhe Balety Bureau of B.A.T. factory at Pudu is turning Cheloo has ordered that all accre them out at the rate of 400,000 per dited officials shall wear special day by badges under severe pensities for

Mr. Lai Hok Ling, manager of

neglect

the Sing Lee Steamship Company of 13, Connaught Road West, in a report to the Police stated that on of the Company's Chinese shroffs, Chan Chik Mok, had absconded on perty of the firm January 24 with $749,84, the pro-

According to a statement in a recent issue of The Times Trade and Engineering Supplement, by Colonel A., Lee, the Master Cutler of Sheffield, the greatest amount of employment is provided in the table and penknife sections of the cutlery industry, and here the chief change in recent years has been the displacement of or dinary steed by stainless in their manufacture probably over ninety per cent. of the table knives pra. Ricketts, S. Kingsbury, J. H. Bar-new telegraphio service between The city of Sheffield is celebrated steel.

duced being, now made of stainless rington, J. O. Pendlebury, A. Japan and India by direct wireless Naira, Lex Brown, D. K Mou, J. has been opened. The rate has been throughout the world as the home stainless type of blades do not keep J. W. White; HE. Gillings Cap

The objection that the W. Bains, T. Fuller, McPherson, cut down to Y.1.50 per-word. | of the British cutlery industry. cutting edge is no longer valid-tain Brown and Mr. B. A Lowry Sir Fredeiak Mare, the Inspector- The reliability of Sheffield steel and or need not be, for there are many The Bill passed the second reading General of Chinese Maritime Cus steel products is everywhere ac- types of stainless blade sharpeners Daily Freat, Feb. 9, 1008

without a division. Hong Kong toms, and Lady Mazo, were among knowledged. Generations of Shef- on the market which, if used with

passengers leaving here yesterday Held manufacturers have developed intelligence, will keep

by the Empress of Canada, special technique and aptitude

a stainless for the making of certain articles, steel blade at sharp as one of the sistently maintained. There are no und the craftsmanship of their older type. Stainless is now gen. finer oraftsmen in the world than workers is unexcelled. The Shaterally employed both for the blades those in the Sheffield cutlery works, field imprint on, the blade of a pocket knife, for example, is still and handles of pocket knives, and non in cutlery with so fine a finish civilised nation as a guarantee of met in the use of machinery for world." regarded by men of practically every there has been an enormous develop turned out in any other city in the In the case of grinding, OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN surprising that, in spite of difficult

superior quality. Hence it it not manufacture of penknives and the highest quality of table blades The Kobe Marine Observatory What The ORDINARY YEARLY world economic conditions, many pocket knives The sa spplies are ground by hand, but this type the Northern Pacific Ocean saker NERAL MEETING of HONG Sheffield frms continue to prosper, to scissore, and scissors made of is expensive to buy. The industry twenty years investigation. It will

lias completed a weather map of invited to the prize distribution be held today and those interested ONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED

Bald the offices i of Messin

The trade of Sheffield is not, of stainless steel will maintain se keen has its own lipe, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong course, confined to cutlery-there is a cutting edge for as long & period Council, representing the several ther in the Northern Pacific for the Sheffield Cutlery now, publish statistion of the wes

eting THURSDAY, the 16th day

1932, at 12 o'clock noon, steelmaterial for shipbuilding In the case of table cutlery, ivory thousand works belong, while the an enormous manufacture of heavy as any made from the old material trade unions, to which some far

past thirty years. the ordinary business of railway, and general engineering bus been largely supplanted by

work, and Sheffield tools are justly NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO famed throughout the world-but it Tylonite in the making of handles the REGISTER(OF is with Jutlery that this article is on count of its cheapness.

will be mostly conco:ned. Tho actual One of the interesting features of

aand vana of the entiery Mandolin tie-indus

By order of the Board of Directors,

F. E, ORAPNELL

Secretary, ngkong, 24th January, 1988.

1280)

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.

is the lar het is still done by

employers are represented by the

The Bouth Manchurian Railway tion to recruit over two hundred Company has announced its inte new members on its staff and Her already applied to the authorities of several colleges in Japan for re commendation of their graduates.

The Hong Kong Horticultura. Society i holding its, annual, show of flowern and vegetables at volun- teer Headquarters on Thursday, March 2, from 3 p.m. t on Thursday, February Entries will dedn cluse at noo

Road, Central Eurther parti culare will be found in our adver Hon Secretary's Obe 11 Queen

tisement columna

The thirtieth anniversary of St Stephen's College, Stanley, will be celebrated on Saturday, February, when the It Bar the Bishop of Hong Kong will distribute the We understand that a number Parents old boys, and friends are motor role club: A meetings prizes wou during the last term local motor cyclists are forming which commences at 3 pm, at Stanare asked to meet at the City Hall

ley,

Ground has been bro

cago for the World's

of the Golden Pavil take reputed the finest existi ander Red of Chinese Lama archit Marine Supta replicas will be soft! Collaresiding at from a pedestal four

Williamson, of 15 docked robi

"Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturera Association," and excellent feelings the Veld 162186 between master and man. Annie Stroth

Trades disputes zra rere, for when Forest Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, "pure gold

en route for Hong Kong per salacquer. they are Angns, And between Mr. Georgs lower, dock tled - both Henry files of the Banitary De- | Will f

nartment, and Miss Dorothy Lilisade twelve-27-100 Boss Smith, of 1 Railway Terrace port the elabo

gilded

difficu

do%

opark at 8 pm to be held in some com Chi for the purpoon of electing

Ica Captain, Hon. Secreta hok suret, and a workin example three

"towel and a

sent to Jehol,