1933-02-10 — Page 11

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY OF HONG KONG,

RACTICES of Irish Dances to be

PRACTICES

as follows.

Ball will be held

February 14th, 23rd and 28th at The Hoiens May. Institute. March 8th and 14th, at a place to be notified later. Commencing at 6.15 p.in. each date,

All members and friends who intend attending the Ball are particularly ro quested to attend the Practice Dances.

P. T. MARONY,

Hon. Secretary,

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

LIMITED.

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OTICE is hereby given that the

NOTION ORDINARY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, st 2.30 p.m. Saturday the 4th March 1033, for the purpose of receiv ing the report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1932,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday 25th February to Saturday 4th March 1933 (both days inclusive) doring which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1933.

Good

Selections!

A NEW SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS FOSS CHOCOLATES

HAS JUST ARRIVED.

Chief Manager.

[880

NEW FLAVOURST

ARTISTIC BOXES!

NOTICE.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

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 Kong, on FRIDAY, 24th FEBRUARY. 1933, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st Decorbor, 1932, alect- ing Directors and Auditors, and for the transaction of any other Ordinary business of the Company.

"NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from MON. DAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 1033, until SATURDAY, 25th FEBRUARY, 1933, both days, inclusive, during which period no Transfera of shares can be registered..

By Order of the Board,

D. L.. KING,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 7th February, 1933. [383

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD

STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE is hereby given that the Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Com any's Town Office, a Lower Albert Road, on Wednesday, lat March, 1993 at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with State- mant of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and re elesting Directors and And t rs. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 1th February to 1st March, 1933 both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,.. J. D. THOMSON, .. Secretary: Hong Kong, 7th Feb., 1933., [867

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY, "

Est. 1841.

ROBERTSON-THOMSON.-At Tontine Hotel, Greenock, on January 5, 1933, by the Rev. James Essle mont, WILLIAH ROBERTSON, Hong Kong to MARION, daugh ter of Mrs Thomson, 19, Holms croft Street, Greenock The above announcement taken from The Glargim Herald, refers to Mr. William, Robertson, the Acenuatant of the American Express Compony, who is due to return to Hong Kong to wards the end of April. Mr. Robertson is well-known locally

hand, China though her member- ship. of the League, pommands a VAAt Amount of world sympathy, There is general recognition that sha has suffered severely, and the League has not been able to do much to help. But if China leaves the League, Mr. CHEN points out, she will forfeit world interest · and moral support. This acceptance of the limitations of the League shows for his interest in Amateur wisdom sadly lacking among Dramatica It is interesting to certain nations whose enthusinam

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33, Fleet Street,

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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News and Views

Unemployment in U,S.

GOLFERS AND THE RAIL- WAY SERVICE [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG president of the federation, declar ed that the unions would call DAILY PRESS."]

strikes. if necessary to bring about! a five-day week and six-hour day.

The Cheapest Chosen!

The United States elected as Pre- The American Federation of Lab- ! our claims that 11,500,000 were out sident the candidate on whose be- of work in the United States during half least money was spent. Cam Ipaign schedules filed with the clerk November. This is given as the of the House of Representatives "alltime peak." William Green, show the Democrats spent 81,838,177 for Mr. Roosevelt, while the Republicans spent $2,007,106 for Mr. Hoover. Both totals appear trivial besides those of 1928, when the Democrats spent more than $7,000,000 and the Republicane more Question. If than 89,000,000.

aide spent anything neither, wouldn't the results be relatively the samel

For Brighter Cricket.

There was a monetary roward, for players in the last Test match who were willing to take a risk in going for hits to or over the boundary. An Australian firm of fered to the players of both sides in all .five Teste:

23. for every boundary bit;. Es for every hit over the fence; £10 in addition for every century completed within 24 hour; and

£1 for every catch.

Dear Sir,-I cannot refrain from commenting on your remarks re garding the alleged railway"ser- vice we are provided with here and feel sure it must be generally admitted that nowhere else in the world would such conditions be tolerated. It may interest you to krow that on Wednesday insufficient first class accommodation was pro- vided, necessitating, a high govern- ment official and a prominent visitor having to travel second class!

Consider for a moment what the Golf Club has done for the railway in the way of revenue, and the re- turn the golfers get. Perhaps the revolutionary changes in the or- ganisation of our motor transport

J. Davis, the professional bil will extend that service to Fanling, Hard and snooker pool champion, new record at providing members with a sporting recently created chance of being conveyed back in snooker in his match with Me time to keep their evening engage-Conachy at Thurston's Hall in Lei- cester Square. The snooker match was played in conjunction with the Gold Cup Tournament. In the course of the Davis made a run of 109, his previous highest being a run of 103 he made against Lind rum last season. Davis has made

ments!

I would also like to comment on

New Snooker Record,

The Rough's" reference to the "G. M, Young" Cup in "Golf Gossip" in your morning contem- porary. He suggests certain radical changes. Is this not taking rather a liberty with the conditions impasa run of 132, but not under cham- ed by the donor of the Cup who pionship conditions. naturally desired that it should be played for in accordance with his wishes! If "The Rough" has other ideas, why not be equally big heart ed and put up a "Rough" Cup ony any conditions which may appeal

to him.

I would also like to make a sug gestion that driving nets should be provided at Fanling. I am certain that these would be constantly patronised particularly before the morning round-Yours, etc.,

PLUS NOTHING. February 9.

From the files.

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

Bir-The leading article of the Daily Press of the 8th inst. com- counts upon the state of the Ac counts of this Colony in a manner self evident of the Editor's entire ignorance of the subject. The fol lowing remarks are however offer-

The accounts of this Colony have not attracted in an especial manner the attention of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The taccounts for three years have not been returned to undergo ́an, Audit by the Commissariat, and no person is now busily employed by them.

On the contrary th accounts of the Colony have been audited and forwarded to England, and there are no arreare whatever due-Hong Kong Daily Press, February 10,

Philatelists' Luck.

A well-known Philatelist states that South Africa's going off the Gold Standard was a stroke luck for stamp collectors.

of

The value of the Dominion's cur reacy has fallen just in time for them, as several new South African | issues are expected.

Recent importations of new or current issues from South. Africa have been small, and prices here for current issues have actually been below their nominal face value.

Lady In Silk Shorts.

Mrs. Garnett, wife of Mr. W: J. Garnett, the assistant British Gov ernment representative in Austra lia, has provided Australian golf circles with a first-class sensation. "She appeared on the Canberra golf links and played a round in silk shorts of half-thigh length, no stockings, and sand shoes

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Officials controlling women's golf in Australia say that such a spec- unwomanly and disgusting.

If it becomes necessary they will pass a special rule to compel all members of associated clubs to dress becomingly. -

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Life

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY (February 10)

(I Moon 16th Day). Crown, Land Sale, District. Office South, 11 am.

University Engineering' Society Mooting, 5.15 p.m.

Society of Yorkshireinen Annual Meeting, 6.45 pm

Diocesan Boys School Dinner, Lane Crawford's, 8 p.m.

Oversons League Concert, Helena May Institute, 0.15 p.m.

Theatres.

Central: Law and Order.". King's; “Woman in Room 15.** 'Queen's "Grand Hotel.'

Oriental: "Transatlantic.” World: Chia Ku Hing"? nore film).

Star: Millie."

Majestic: "Pench of Reno.

Daneda.

Tea Dances at Gloucester Build-

Man comes into the world with- out his consent, and leaves it against his will. During his stay on earth his time is spent in one continuous round of contraries and ing, King's Restaurant, and Hong misunderstandings. In his infancy Kong Hotel.

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong he's an angel; in his boyhood he's

Hockey-Friendly matches, Hong Kong Hockey Club “A” v. H.M.§. Medway (King's Park), 5.18 p.m.

a devil; in his manhood he's every-Hotel, King's Restaurant, Penin- thing from a lizard up; in his sula Hotel, and Gloucester Build- dotage he's a damn fool. If he ing.

Sports raises a family he's a. chump. If

Billiards: Steel, Coulson Léngue, he raises a cheque he's a thiet, and then the law raises Hell with him. & P.O.'s Club Garrison Ser- If he's a poor. man he's a bad grants; St. Patrick's Club v. Bouth manager, and has no sense. If he's Wales Borderers; Royal Engineers rich he's dishonest, but considered v Polic; Royal Artillery Palace

Hotel. smart. If he's a politician he's a grafter and a crook. If he's out of politics you can't place him as he's a undesirable citizen. If he

Tennis:- Open Doubles: Chari goes to Church he's a hypocrite. If he stays away he's a sinner. If So and Ho Wai Hing 4.-A. he donates to foreign missions he J. Stocker and M. HF. Waring, does it for show; if he doesn't he's E. S. Howard and C. E. Abbas v. D. H. Hall and W. E, Williams, stingy.

When he first comes into the Goldinan and E. C. Fincher, V. world everybody wants to kiss him, Lee Wai Tsoi and Luk Ding Cheong, before he goes out they all want to T. C. Monaghan and CE Holmes kick him. If he lives to a ripe old J. J. Waite and W. M. Morgan.

Principal Mafia. age, then, of course, he's living only to save funeral expenses.

Life is a funny thing, isn't it?

Prince Arthur of Connaught,

Prince

Arthur of Connaught passed the milestone of his half- century last month.

English by descent and senti- ment, he may fairly be called a Highlander by marriage. His wife, who is also his cousin, is the daughter of the late Princoss Royal and the late Duke of Fife. Since her father's death she has been Duchess of Fife as well as Princess Arthur of Connaught...

Their young son, now known as the Earl of Macduff, who was born five days after the war broke out, will one day be Duke of Connaught and of Strathearn, Duke of Fife, and Earl of Sussex, inheriting Royal blood through, both frithe

Inward from Europe via Siberis by Naldera; from Australia" by Changte; from America by Pres.. Jefferson,

Sunrise: 6.58 a.m.; Bunset: 6.17

p.m.

Tides: High at 10.39 and 21.19; · Low at 3.49 and 14.34.

SATURDAY ! (February 11),

(I Moon 17th Day). Gala Night at Peninsula Hotel.. Creditors Meeting, South China Cold Storage Co., Ltd.,, noon.

Theatres, "King's: “ Woman in Room 13.

Queen's: "Grand Hotel." Central: "Law and Order." Oriental :: / Bplinters; in Navy

the

World: "Chin Ku Hing" (Chi

Star: "Millie." Majestic: Peach of Reno,”

Dances.

and mother, and an ancient Scot-nese film). tish lineage through his materna grandfather.

has been associated with the ruler More than once Prince Arthur

ship of a foreign State, but in the words of his father, the Duke of Connaught, when he was invited to change his nationality, "England is good enough for me."

Tea Dances at King's Restaurant, Hong Kong Hotel, Gloucester Build- ing and Majestic Dancing Academy."

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

Local and General

The Overseas League concert will be held to day at the Helena May Institute at 8.16 p.m.

note that Mr. Peter Morrison, outrung their potentialitica for imed in the absence, and in justifica-tacle on the links is undignified, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., also well-known here, per- plementing resolutions cheerfully tion of those officers of the Colony, who may have been connected with formed the duties of groomsman passed at Geneva. at the wedding ceremony.

Mr. CHEN favours formal the accounts in question, ad well As in refutation of the Editor's breaking off of economic relations own statements. with Japan, and armed resistance to invasion of Chinese territory The cabled report of the interview suggests that he is urging a de- fence of China Proper rather than any immediate steps to attempt an expedition into Manchuria. That does not imply Mr. CHEN'S accept anes of the loss of the Three Pro- vinces, and it would be interesting to know whether Mr. CHEN has committed himself to any definite line of action on that problem, SA hint is given that Mr. C does not feel at all optimistic as to the upshot of a condict with Japan.

Mr. CHEN was Foreign Minister when M. BORODÍN and General GALEN dominated the Nationalist He has always fay on MONDAY, the 18th February, ment to Shanghai pressmen on the 1988, at 11.00 am. for the purpose of Far Eastern situation was interest-oured friendship and co-operation with Russia, and his return to receiving the Report of the Directors ing and significant together with a Statement of Ac said was eminently fair and sen- China shortly after the resumption counts for the year ended" 81st

sible, suggesting that Mr. Cas's of diplomatic relations between the December, 1982.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the knowledge, and outlook have been two Powers has caused no surprise

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN

NOTICE BERETAG

DINARY GENERAL MEETING

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 10, 1933.

MR. CHEN SEES BOTH SIDES

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at MI EUGENE OHEN's recent state he Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong,

What be

Government.

1868.

LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

On Wednesday six cases of small pox and two of meningities were notified.

Mr. Wodehouse is as careful and cloves & Coroner ne be, is estimable The Secretary of the French socially, and that is saying much; Legation at Peiping, M, Chayet, has bub when he suggested to the jury been made a chevalier of the Legion in the Les case that they should of Honour word their verdict to the effect that

the death of the depoised resulted The dinner for old boys of the from cessation of the heart's action, Diocesan Boys' School will be held eta I think he might just as spat Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, to propriately have said that the un-day at 8 p.m. fortunate subject of inquiry died of * want of breath."-Hong Kong Daily Pren, February 10, 1863. Cooking Back 25 Years.

Mr. Henry Farmanshas (says the Issy in flying a full circular kilo,

Sir Miles Lampsom, the British Minister, was recently the guest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Nanking

Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. Scho field, at Central Magistracy yester day, on two Chinese, described by the Police sa thioves from Canton, who were charged with the theft of a quantity of jewellery, an overcoat and a blinket from the third floor of 177, Jaffres Street, Wanchai.

"

There will be a clenical meeting of the Hong Kong and South China British Medical Association on Wednesday, February 16, in the G.C.H. at 9 p.m.

St. Patrick's Society is holding practices of Irish dances for the St. Patrick's Day Ball as follows:- February 14th, 23rd and 28th at the Helena May Institute, starting at 8.15 each day, Practices, at a place to be notified later are to be held on March 8th and 14th. Members and friends attending the ball are particularly asked to come to these.. practice dances.

Among the passengers on the Corfu are Miss May and Sir Gould May who are paying a visit to Hong Kong to see the statue of their late brother, Sir Henry May,They leave by the Naldera or the 11th inst.

The Tientsin Sherlock Holmes Sweepstakes" was cancelled by the British Concession Chief of Police,

On a charge of fighting, Chan, Chị Mr. F. C. Iremonger on January 31, a day before it was to have Leong, the master of the Chan Hing bean drawn. His action was stat Ked Boarding House, West Point, ed to be on the ground that and a woman named Kam Yuk were

it was contrary to a Municipal each fined $10 and bound over to

Company will be ULOSED from broadened by his long visit to and been taken as an indication of Paris Daily filmceeded H. M-8. Cockchafer,, which has Regulation forbidding the running keep the peace, by Mr. Schofield,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON," General Managers. Hongkong, 24th January, 1938.

NOTICE.

MACKENZIE has been.ccasion.

at Central Magistracy yesterday. It was stated by Inspector MacWalter, who prosecuted, that the fight was over a debt of $156. Defendaita, however, claimed that they were

only playing

of sweepstakes or the selling of sweepstakes tickets in the British Concession.

gem Mrs. Elizabeth Pearl Wesche, American missionary connected with the Tiantain National Holiness Very few of even the keenest Association Mission Home, 39 Kirin Shanghai Volunteers here know that Road, died ou January 28 from the 2nd, Battalion U 9. .. Marines influenza, following a brief illness, are using the new close order drills The late Mrs. Wesche is, survi "that are being experimented with by her husband, M. Kenneth P. says the N-0 Daily News Buch Wesche, also a missionary, and two is the case, however, and board aid on nuneral service were of Start officers will held on January 31 at the Race an examination of the bat Course Road, cemetery,

what results have be

dquarter

WEDNESDAY, 1st February to Europe. Mr. CHEN is out of office is probable appointment to carry

metre in his seroplane without oned been in Shanghai for nearly two MONDAY, 18th February, both days

touching the ground. Unfortunate months for snaual refitting, sailed inclusiva,

and he denied the reports that he out that policy. was to become Foreign Minister in It is only natural that Chinese ly, the fight was not official for last week to rejoin the Yangtare

Mr. Farman had not advised the Flotilla. the near future, or even that he leaders should look to Russin, as Aro Club Committee of his inten intended to go to Nanking. Though an ally in the present crisis. Where tion to compete for the Deutsch The annual meeting of the Hong Archdeacon (prize of £2,000 for a Kong Roalty & Trust Co., Led, it is difficult to see him reconciled else can China expect help! Her circular kilometra. If he had done will be held at Exchange Buildings, (282 with Marshal CHIANG KAI Sam, obvious policy is to balance her he would have won it, as well as Des Your Rond Central, on

crises promote, strange conditions, two neighbours against each other the Daily Mail prize of £100 for Wednesday, March 1, at 12 noon.

circular flight of half a mile, a and Mr. CHEN has probably not re: They are both dangerous, but their kilometre being five-cights of a In view of the epidemic of in turned to Shanghai merely to be proximity is the dominating factor mile

fluenza in Germany, an appeal has ME. ALEXANDER KENNETH an anlooker from the French Con and Chine cannot escape from has made several improvements in pop mate toyota topital report to the Capital's hospital ither. Mr. Eugeng Chen has been the frame work of his machine where there is a mortage of Authorised to sign our firmTM per Mr. Chen appears to havo mellow associated with both Powers during mong other things covering the physicians agere

and he showed full appreciation his official career. As a disciple of stays with canvas He started the

motor and finding that everything Lieut. Col. G. B. Pollipt, repre- en cargoes of bean cake produced. Corps. Valla Walla2, ti of the difficulties betting the Dr. Sun -YA? Six he knows has worked satisfactorily, he made a tentative of the Imperato Manchuria intimulated `weekly, explains that- the [877 League of Nations over Manchuria the natural aligament is with flight of some 500 yards at a height industries, recently paid A visit to Manchukuo has stimulated the does away wit

He agrees that the League is weak Japan. The similarity of the two of about ten feet. He then light Nanking to confer with the Minis bean industry in the neighbourhood ton

ed in the middle of the drill ground ter of Industry, on the projected Hankow About the year 1623, but wees that without American co- nations, in contrast with their and marked off a square 500 yards Ammonia, Sulphate Chemical operation nothing else can be ex common differences from the West, each way. He then took his sat Works.

ought to promote_co- vation. in the machine, started the motor, While making all allowances, for and with perfech, enan, described in. The annual showing foarara

differences, and merely complete circle within the square at vegetables of the Hong Kong,

distant future, fit an average height of fifteen feet. | cultural Society will be held

ow which During the whole of the flight he | Volunteer Hasdquarters on We - Mr. did not ones torch the ground — day, March 2 at 3 pm, "olefinses Hong Kong Daily Preu, February will be closed at noon în Thi

February 23

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