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EW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.

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THE supply of electricity will be cut off from 1 x.m. to 5 r.m, on Thursday 9/2/33 on the South side of Prince Edward Road from Waterloo Road Eastwar a to Ma Ta Wai Village

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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE is hereby given that the Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Bhareholders in the Company will be held at the Cem any's Town OBce, & Lower Albert Read, on Wednesdiny, lat March, 198 at 11 á.m. for the purpos of receiving the Report of the Directors together with State. ment of Ascounts, declaring a Dividend. and re elesting Directors and Asdt ri. | The Transfer B.oks of the Company will be closed from the 14th February to lat. March, 1933 both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. D. TROMBON,

Secretary Hong Kong, 7th Feb., 1933,

NOTICE.

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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY.SIXTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the Company will be held in the Company's Board Room, 3rd Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kang, on FRIDAY, 24th FEBRUARY £1933, at NOON, for the purpose Ereceiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1932, elect Sing Directors and Auditors, and for the transaction of any other Ordinary #business of the Company.

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“NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from MON. DAY, 18th FEBRUARY, 1933, until BATURDAY, 25th FEBRUARY, 1933, both days, inclusive, during which period no Transfers of shares can be Bregistered.

By Order of the Board,

H

D. L. KING,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 7th February, 1933. [369

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933.

Good

Selections!

A NEW SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS FOSS CHOCOLATES

HAS JUST ARRIVED.

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NEW FLAVOURS!

ARTISTIC BOXES!

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

THE HONG

ACKNOWLEDGMENT,

KONG Est. 1841.

DISPENSARY,

suits in the open cockpit of a silvery

The Rev. H. A. WITTENBACH wishes biplane, while the powerful super.

to thank all the many friends

of the Rev. C. I. BLANCHETT for charged engine in the nose roured

anoo.

BIRTH

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WITTENBACH-On Sunday, February 5, at the Matilda Hospital,, to the Rev. and Mrs. H. A. WIT.

[305 TENBACH, a daughter,

HONG KONG BANK

Directors' Report On

Past Year

$20,000.000 NET PROFIT

The report of the Board of Direes tors of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is to be presented at the annual meeting to be held on Saturday, February

23, is as follows:- Ma)

The Directore bave now to sub- mit to you a General, Statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the year ending Decem- ber at, 1902.

News and Views *

-Mr. Quedala's Tour,

Miraculous Tokay Essence.

Mr. Philip Guedalla, who has { It is well. Enown in Rome that just been appointed a member of the life of Pope Leo XIII, was the Cinematograph Films Advisory prolonged for six weeks, by the Committee with Mr. C. T. Cramp, ministering of Tokay essence gent went to America last month on the especially from his Imperial cellars || Berengaria. Saa

by the Emperor Franz Josef, of Anatria Edward VII, too, devir ed great benefit from this wonder ful wine when seired with illness before his coronation.

"There he will lesture-for, as he said, that is the only reason for which they will let you into the States for any length of time these. days.

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He hope later to visit Mexico, and then is going to return via Hollywood and Canada about the

The net profita for the year, to-end of May. gether with 83,421,411;15, balance Mr. Quedalla-when-interviewed brought forward from last account, said he was unaware of the exact after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and duc, and making provision for bad and doubtful as counts and contingencies, amount to $20,315,231.74.

The Directors recommend writing off Bank Premises Account the sum of $1,000,000....

After making this transfer, de- ducting Interim Dividend of £3 per share, paid on August & last, Viz:-£180,000 at 1/387,616;128.90, and remuneration to Director there remains for appropriation 811,118,033.30, out of which the Director recommend the payment of a Final Dividend of per share, viz., £450,000 whish, at 1/3 the rate of the day, will absorb

87,680,000.

The Balanxi A3,430,003.30 to be carried to New Proft and Loss

Account

The Sterling equivalents of the Asects and Liabilities are shown at 1/3, the rate ruling on the last day

of the year.

Mr. T, E. Pearce to be Chairman

Mr. T. E. Pearce has been elected

Chairman for the year 1903, and Mr. T. HR Shaw has been elect-, ed Deputy Chairman.

Mr. A. H. Compton, Mr. G. Miskin and the Hon. Mr. J. J Paterson retire in rotation, but being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly.

From the files.

Fareful

extent of the duties which his new appointraent involved. They were not, however, in any way connected with the censorship.

The Film Institute,

Mr. Charles Walter Berry-who shares with M. André Binon" the distinction of being the finest pro- fessional judge of ways that Tokay essence is rich in phosphates of magnesium and of lime.

At the same time he said there must we ethers of the most subtle patency; and many medical men are telling circumstantial stories of the miraculous results from giving sips of the ́ ́essence: to 'patients who received to 'he beyond hope of

recovery.

Strange Thterlude.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY (February 8).

(I Mooi 14th Day). Exhibition of Paintings und Sculpture, Hong Kong Hotel, 11-

m

Mecting of H.K.V.D.C. Commit- tee, Mess, 8 p.m.

Lecture on Life and Work of Gỡ

Fossati, Rosary Church Rectory, Kevlon, 6 pm.

Whist, Drive, Seamen's Institute,

Theatres,

...

· King', **Looking on the Bright" Side.

Queen's; Central: World:

ne film),

Oriental,

Strange Interlude." Law and Order." Chin Ku Hing (Chi-

Transatlantic." Majestic: The Vanishing Fron tier.

Star: "Millie."

Dances. Ten Dances at King's Restaurant, Hong Kong Hotel, Gloucester Building, and Majestic Dancing Academy.

Dinner Dances at King's Restau- rant, Peninsula, Hong Kong and Repulse Bay Hotels,, and Gloucester Building.

It is announced that, after a long

"The changing of the title of series of meetings between repre- Bentatives of the British Commis. Mr. Eugene O'Nill's play in the *ion on Educational and Cultural film version is cge of the minor Films and the various sections of mysteries of British censorship

Sports, the Aldi industry, agreement has which trouble the brain like an in

Hunting: Fanling Hunt Hand been almost reached on the consti- soluble clue in a crossword puzzle,"

Meet (The Kennela), 3.10 p.m. tution of the Film Institute, It is writes a Home pritis" "I feel that expected that a draft constitution I shall not be happy until I know W. Le r. L. Earnshaw, C. ES

Lawn Tennis-Open Singles: "M." will be ready by the end of the why the censors thoughout Etrange Abbas Tam Yoo Fong, R. Chos month, though it is believed in Interhude objectionable and Strange

But Comdr. R. J. Shaw, H. L Deg trade quarters that, owing to in- luterval less objectionable. ability to agree on the question of the minds which objected to Out gett . S. E. Green, M. H. F. War A chairman, a chairman indepen- ward Bound because it dealt with. F. N. Wong, Comdr. H.. A. dent of the trade may be appointed the future life and passed a burles Packer. D. S. Green, W. F. Edge . A. J. Stocker, Iu Tak Cheuk r. The committee has been in touchque of Heaven in. The Kid with Chiu Chun Chiu, D. C. Dunham

bewingad. Charlie Chaplin,, do see with the Governmental department to work in the oddest way when dealing with the fund available they came to titles. They insisted from the tax on Sunday opening, on one occasion that Lady of the and this is in favour of the present Pavements should be changed to arrangement provided that the Lady of the Night Commission and the trade can de-. vise a plan approved on both sides,

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The Report and the Tate Olubs.

It is almost a pity that the same

process is not applied to plays. I should like to see bills announcing performances, of The School for Gossip and The Business-man of Venice."

Professor of Laughter.

The interim report of the Royal Commission on Lotteries that tote clubo and totes on greyhousd tracks are undesirable and should not be permitted has struck a chill into

Parisians are receiving lessons in the hearts of those who have been the gentle art of laughing, which so profiting so heavily out of the tote many of them appear to have for boom. The recent decision in the gotten Prof. Vachet, of the Paris High Court against the clubs was School of Psychology, believes that received with a mild scorn. What the modern citizen should be train cne court decides can often be cired to relax and to laugh, e

He has just demonstrated his cumvented by invoking another, and the proprietors of the tote establish- theory at a crowded meeting. Af ments were well able to afford the ter having told his audience that ensts of tedious litigation. But they must banish all mundan cares LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

the interim 'report has changed all from their minds, he instructed We have careful perused the

them to sed that they were quite Melbourne papers, for some infort, faces are long among comfortably seated. He then invit promoters and secretaries and mation as to the existing law under angers. At one typical club ined them to close their eyes and to which Chinese emigrants are ski the West End there was almost no think of nothing in particular. mitted, but the doing of the Legis betting, and the members eat about After the persons, assembled had lature afford no clue to the subject. gloomily and watched the small voluntarily blinded themselves for We understand; however, that the authorities demand, upon the Chi-Sup of owners talking and whis. about a minute the professor turn- nese taken down pen William and Pering unendingly in a corner of ed on a gramophone which played

a lively tume. At the same moment | the bar.

he invited all present to open their Jane and Heve, ten pounds per head capitation tax, and ten pounds New members are still being ca- eyes and to laugh,

rolled in ones and twos in the tote, The effect surprised even the pro- penalty in addition, for all in ex- cess of ond emigrant to every ten clubs, but the atmosphere of defensor himself. Many people whe tons of vessels register: the above pression is unmistakable So far had not laughed heartily for years named ships boing either under Scotland Yard has issued no in-were convulsed with mirth. Prof seizure on stoppage for these im-structions, but the tote club people Vachet's theory ik that this ap are at last apprehensive that the parent miracle had been achieved poste-Hong Kong Daily Pren,

fatal moment cannot be long delay by the minute of detachment from February 8, 1858.

it warmed up" ready for their help and sympathy, the as Senior Naval Officer and mem-flight The pilot was equipped with And bers of the West. River Flotilla, oxygen-breathing apparatus the Shameen Municipal Coun cil, the Committee of Christ be needed it, for as soon as he was Church, Shameen, Measts, A. J. in the air he began to climb, and Watson, the Asiatic Petroleum ho climbed higher than any man Company and all others for had ever climbed before. Quickly their deeply appreciated assist he attained an altitude of 20,000

fert the height of Mount Everest nad still he climbed, far into the awful silence and deathly cold of the stratosphere. He was 8 miles high before he began his long des- cent, having established * world's height record at the stupeu- dous figure of 43,078 feet:

For the first time the greatest in dividual flying feat of the year woman. Mrs. is credited to a MOLLISON, better known as Ary JOHNSON, astonished the world with her high speed journeys between London and Cape Town. Her out- ward fight in four days seven hours surpassed by more than ten hours the record set in the spring; The following will represent the and her homeward journey broke Civil Service CC. against the by well over two days a record H.K.C.C. on their own ground_at which had stood, since early in 1930.2.15 p.m. sharp to-day: Hon. Dr. Other spectacular personal feats Atkinson, H. T. Jackman (Capt.))" were Mr. JIM MOLLISON's lone P. T. Lamble, F. A Biden, R. O. transatlantic crossing from Ireland Hutchison, R, Witchell, L. E. Brett,

Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

Ice House. Street. Tel. 3051. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 8, 1833.

LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

:

worries

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matches:

R. P.. Newell. Hong Kong Horkey Club seniors

Hockey: Friendly Lincolnshire Regiment (U.S.R.C. ground), 5 p.m.

Rugby-Club "A" (Happy Valley), 5.16 n.m.

Destroyere

Principal Malls. Inward from Europe via Snce, Corfu,

Sunrise: 6.39 a.m.; Sunset: 0.16

Tides-High at 10.00 and 90.0f Low nt 2.40 and 12.59. ·

THURSDAY (February 9).

(I Moon 15th Day). Feast of LanternsTM (Shang-yaan-

chich).

Star Ferry Annual Meeting, Jar dine, Matheson's Office, noon,

Theosophical Society weekly meet ing, 8 p.m.

Exhibition of · Paintings" Sculpture, Hong Kong Hotel.

Lammert's Sale of Postage Stamps, 5.15 p.m.

Theatres. Queen's: "Grand Hotel.” ⠀ Central: "Law and Order." King's Woman in Room 13." World: "Chia Ku Hing" (Chi-' none film).

Oriental:

"Splinters in Navy"

Majestic: Perce of Reno," Star: "Millie"

Dances.

the

Ten Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Gloucester Building, and King's Restaurant.

Dinner Dances at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels, and King's Restaurant

Local and General

THAT THE THIRTY- FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF TRIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Pärdine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on THURSDAY, the 9th February, 1983, at NOON, for the purpose of | receiving the Beport of the Directors together with a Statement” of "Ad

ounts for the year ended 31st Ma J. A. MoLLisos and Squadron December, 1982.

Lender GAYFORD are again on the The Register of Shares of the wing, the former on his way to had been acquired more than a A. Rose, J. D. Kinnaird and Dr Fany will be held at 11 am on

The Hong Kong dollar dropped to. New Brunswick in 21 hours, P. R. Adams, A. Pile. E. W. Daw-ball a farthing yesterday and was and Mr. C. W. A. Scorr's new re-son, and A. N. Other Umpire: quoted at 18. 3.1/8d- cord for the flight from England to Mr WH, Woolley.. Australia, which be completed in

Company will be CLOSED from ednesday, the 1st February, 1938 Thursday, the 9th February, 1988 Both days inglusire.

order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. ORAPNELL,

Secretary 24th January, 1923.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

PINANCE CO., LTD..

▼OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN balisthats the VANNUAL, OR. INABY, GENERAL MEETING BHAREHOLDERS will be held at Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong, SMONDAY, the 13th February, SIME 11,00 a.m. for the purpose of ring the Report of the Directors herewith a Statement of Ac

for the year ended 81at

BRITISH PILOTS AND: PLANES

Information has been posived that Italian cruiser Libia will not now be leaving Shanghai for Hong Kong datil the end of February at the earliest.

Bangkok-A well-known and wealthy resident of Nakon Pathom, Luang Siddhi, who recently on ap- The annual meeting of the Dairypeal was found not guilty of induc- Farm, les and Cold Storage Coming people to commit a murder, has been released but was re-arrested in Bangkok Wednesday, March 1

The BI & Apper Line as. Tilowa left Bingspore for the port on the afternoon of the 3rd instant, and is due here to-morrow (Thursday) morning.

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It is announced in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette that Mr. James Robertson has been? appointed provisionally to be - nm- unoeial member of the Legislative Council in the place of Mr. F. A Pledger, who has left (Singapore on Thursday on retirement.

ident, is shortly; he, wiltsl

The Craigengower v. Telegraphs The Hong Kong Jockey Club will four hours less than nine days match will take place to-day at 9.15 hold its annual race-meeting on In the field of international.com or the Naval Ground. The follow the 16th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 25th petition British military mrcrafting, will represent the Craigen February. gained a sweeping success in the gower Club:-L E Lammert rice round the Alps organised by Capt.), R. Bai, A. O Brawn, H. the Swiss Government. A standard L. Manderson, G. A. Hancock, G.

Owing to the Special Cola Night British single-seater fighter, which Evans, E. Irving. R. Pestonji, L

lasting till 2am at the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday, February 11, South America, and the latter to year previously, by the Yugoslay air . H.-Ken-Hong Kong Daily

on the occasion of the visit of the the Cape, if possible non-stop force, averaged a less than 201.4 Press, February 7, 1908

The amount of rubber out of World Tourists from the Em These flights are not, as KOTILA

miles an hour over the course of

A

taping in Malaya during Novem press of Britam the Management people still think, no more than 38 miles, a feed the glory of which Looking Back 25 Years, drug

bors, 1832, was 317,315 acres, or that the usual dinner dance at that

of the Repulse Bay Hotel, advis adventurous stunts, but are definite triads of British machines, and de- is enhanced by the fact that the The French Frese and people ap

per cent of the total. The statis: Lotel will not take place the night race included two intermediate pear to have been greatly exercised

tica published, in the. EMS. † Gov- monstrations of what may be exhalta and three operate climbs to over the Tonkin question. A good

ernment Gasstje show a steady de- pected of modern air-craft..

14,000 feet. The finest military air deal of exaggeration has naturally The Hong Kong and Shanghai clins in the area ont of tapping Mr. P. T. Allen Resident Con It is well, therefore, to recall craft built on the Continent of found its way into the French Banking Corporation ordinary an since the peak figure of 23.6 last cillor in Penazig, will be sailing. some of the most notable achieve Europe several of them of much papers, but it has needed a very nual meeting will be held at No. August.

Penang next April prio fnents of the last few months. First more recent design then the Zuge forcible expression of opinion, not 1, Queen'i Hoad Central, on Satur-

ment. His successo of all let it be remembered that slaw entry were ranged against the only by the Press but from Admiral day, 25th February, at 11:30 am.

Thirty-two cases of small-pox bf by Mr. A. M. Goodman, amid all the storm and stress, the British machine, but they were all Jaurequibert, the Minister, for the

(nine deaths) were reported during as present officiating as Secretar economic and financial difficulties out classed. And that was not, the Colonies to induce the Government. It is rumoured that the Soviet the week ended February There for Chinese Affairs Mr and troubles that have beset every end of the British triumph to adopt the Bill providing for the Embassy is to be located in Nan- were in the same period, eight cases Bryant, the Muni industry in every civilised country British two-seater fighter, won the in the world during the past twelve multi-enter race, hown on the same despatch of an expedition to Tonking. It is learned that the Soviet of diphtheria (three deaths), five proseeding on months, the British Aircraft indus day. Thus the most important in Hong Kong Daily Press, Government has signified its will cases of enteric lever (one death) It is understood

February 8, 1883.

ingness to continue the refund of and seven cases of cerebro-spinal | succeeded by M- try has made steady progress international contest since the end,

At the Russian portion of the Boxer fever (one death). Imported cases; Boyd, until recently Acting Fritiah Commercial and private aeroplanes of the Schneider Trophy series,

Indemnity. The money will boy were one of enteric fever and two ↑ Resident in Selangor. have spent more hours in the air which were won by Great Britain,

largely expended on education, of cerebro-spinsă fever. Nine more than ever before, now world's re stands on record se a complete vio- | been

smallpox cases were reported "'on! cords have been set new and highly tory for Britisa aproplanes velous ility of the producte Sentence of twelve months hard Monday, A HIPPY -Major-Genera] James Robert who efficient types of aeroplanes and Air touring has become a common- British aircraft constructors - labour and twelve stroken of the

ECUNDAE died at Worthing, 499 engines have been developed place. Some private British flyers The chiefstrade event of the year birch was passed by Mr. Wynne New York, January 31 Two amis. Christmas Day, at the age of 73 technical knowledge which will be have made astonishing trips, over was the great flying dimlay or Jones yesterday on Chinese whorlds retained by Colonel Charlot took a prominent part in the relief: of immense value in the future hos: African swampe and jungle, into ganised by the Society of British | pleaded guilty to a charge of snatch-Lindbergh in his effort to find his of the Feiping been gained; and spectacular flights Central Asia, and through Hussin, AlfersitzConstructors at Handoning a pair of earrings from a Chi- kidnapped on last year named North China worthy to rank with the finest but one deserving of special men aerodrome, when thirty five different nese woman in Gage Street The Salvatore, Spitale and Irving Bitz, the Royal Ma prhievements of all earlier years tion we Mr. TAYLOR's light over types of civilian and military, air man had two previous convictions were arraigned to-day on suspicion | in 1870, in

accomplished by British the Andes Piloting a tiny British craft were demonstrated in fight on his record.

in connection with the murder of Centurion, irers and pilots. Markets single-seater monoplane the small, before nearly a thousand invited

Antonio: Fontai who was sho pedition, formerly the low pre-est aircraft produced in large num- guests, who among them represent A farewell ten party will be given ” he

m2 anywhere in the world be, ed the fighting and commerdal air by the: Kong Kong University.it

the vast mountain nge Poorviom almost nations Tile die Medion Society to Dr. 1.1 LL | of?

play, which was the first of its kind | assistant to the Professor of Modi- without bail

ver, trid anywhere, was a complete cine, today at 5.16 p.m. in ths-Wednes

sesu, sand obviously, the foreign Union. Assembly Room A group | trateaz¬

leeply impressed by photograph will be taken at 5.10 | was objected

and 3 pm Members and friends are cor- accused the

dially invited.

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of 18.000%

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