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ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONG. TONG

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PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN

THE GOODS 6 CHARLIE OBONG aliar UKEUNO

PING CHONG, LATE OF POLK

COUNTY, IN THE STATE

AT

low, Tux United StATÉN of America, ÚrdRASEU.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEV that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Bestion 58 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an Order Hmiting the time for Creditors' and others to sead in their olsims against the Above Estate to 6ru Dar of MARCH, 1933.

All Creditors and Others are assor). ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or bef we that data.

Dated this 8th day of February; 1983*

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors for the Administrator,

2, Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.

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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMB for the Spring Race Moating to be held in Macao on Banday, 18th March, 1933 may be obtained at The Sports Club, Hongkong Jockey Club Btables, or at the Offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Bath & Fleming, 6, Des Voeux Road Central.

ENTRIES Clone at 4 p.m. on FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY, 1999,

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

NOTICE in boroby given that the

FOURTEENTH "ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, at 2.30 p.m. Saturday the 4th. March 1933, for the purpose of recoir- 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 Baturday 25th February to Saturday 4th March 193 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG FO, -

Oblef Manager.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1933-

Good

Selections!

A NEW SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS FOSS CHOCOLATES

HAS JUST ARRIVED.

NEW FLAVOURS!

ARTISTIC BOXES!

CHINESE TROOP MOVEMENTS

JAPANESE TO LODGE PROTEST

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 10. THE North China Daily News leama that the Japanese au thorities in Shanghai are lodging a protest with the Mayor of Greater Shanghai to day, concerning the movement of Chinese troops through the Shanghai districta.

The Japanese contend that the movement of troops constitutes & violation of the Armistice Agree

ment...

The Chinese contend that the Agreement does not apply in the instance under consideration, in which, they assert, only a small detachment was transported from Nanking to Hangchow

The Chinese also claim that the agreement whereby the Chinese troops wer to remain in their present position was automatical-

y cancelled when the Japanese troope withdrew and the situation was restored to normal.

AMBASSADORS TO CHINA?

SIGN OF GOOD INTENTIONS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 10.

tives in China to the rank of Ambassador is suggested in Mr. O. M. Green's article in the Daily Telegraph.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. THE raising of British representa.

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY,

Est. 1841.

In China, he says, such a chance should serve to smooth away many local misunderstandings that are most harmful to British interests.

"It would please the Chinese and be a sign of our good intentions

more become a chief centre of world interest."

Editorial and Business Offices: 11, Joan, they all passed through the in a country which must more and

Ice House Street. Tel. 80951, Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 94311,

London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

E.C. 4

The Bady Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 11, 1933.

MR. BERNARD SHAW

To many of us in Hong Kong our first and instinctive association with the name of BERNARD SHAW

that

evon

mangle, and the sentimental tradi- tion was wrung out, out of them. And what emerged? As in the case of LYTTON STRACHEY'S Qucen Victoria and Florence Nightingale,

far greater person than we imagined, if only we were willing to forget the conventional, dummy

school in the

history book. But that process involved a mental elasticity, not always found in exalted quarters, especially when a little mockery had already come clown home.

THE SINO-BRITISH RADIO

SERVICE

www.

FOUR ENGINEERS SENT TO ENGLAND

NANKING, Feb. 4.

is despatching four engineers to The Ministry of Communications England in connection with the purchase of radio apparatus for the establishment of direct radio service between China and Britain.

Two radio installations have been ordered from the British Marconi Company at a cost of about $700,000. The Ministry's engineers will inspect the machinery at the Manufacturers' works before ship- nent and during their stay in England will investigate the system of radis administration there with a view to incorporating desirable features in China.

CHINESE, MILITARY

BYRON was the first of this odd-Kno Min. succession and the days passed to WAGNER and ISEEN, SWINDURNE and WILDE SHAW has worn them longer than any, and his latest work ap pears to have retained him this curious diadem, which the conser vatism of "The Apple Cart" had endangered.

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OFFICERS

IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO STATUS.

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

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE is hereby given that tho Meating of the Bhareholders in the Company will be held at the Com any's Town Office, 9 Lower Albert Hond, on Wednesday, 1st March, 1923 at 11 am.

For more than a hundred years for the purpose of receiving the Report is the memory of the production there has always been in the of the Directors together with State- ment of Accounts, declar og a Dividen hero some years ago of St. Joan. artistic world someone who might and re electing Directors and Aud t rs. Those who saw the play later, at bo called the Vessel of Wrath,

It is learnt that the new radio The Transfer Books of the Company

SYBIL the mention of his rinnte being suf-sets are due to arrive in Shanghai will be closed from the 19th February to Home, said 1st March, 1933 both days incluzive," THORNDYKE's acting could not over- ficient to produce the effect that within four months. Direct radia

By Order of the Board of Directors,

communication with Britain is to lay their first impression, and, | H. M. BATEMAN delights to portray. J. D. THOMSON,

be inaugurated in September next. Secretary, quite definitely, they liked the Hong Kong, 7th Feb., 1933, [[367] Hong Kong interpretation, the better of the two. What a subject BRAVIAN wit; the Colonials who preferred their local wonder to Miss BraIL THORNDYKE, in the most exacting rôle of modern drama! But if Mr. SHAW "frat raised a laugh by putting such sentiments, into the mouth, of an- other General BoxER or Sir LAST

Nos UTTERWOOD, he would add some extraordinarily shrewd and human reason why, as sensible men, they held their opinion. It is the altor nate wisdom and folly, of his or told us the fact in that curious. dinary people, and even of his "pot boiler," FANNY's First Play. great characters of history, that Like the critics we all dis has won SHAW his adherents shud agree about Mr. SHAW. It is said made him his enemies. To the that he mocks at soldiers, yet what former he has shown the humanity, moro gallant, figured than BLUNT- of the damigods, both of history SURLI, in "Arms, and the Man," und of every day life. He has reGeneral Jonn BURGOYNE and vealed that overbearing persona Duscis? He attacks religion? Yet who trade on timidity-like Boer, St. Joan is, a Passion Play, setting the K.C., or CRANTON, the forth the reality of another martyr- office

andi domestic bully--are dom, with a reverence and con NOTICE.

raen of straw. They

like iteration that no direct treatment the Wonderland Queen of Hearts, would have allowed. And who else MMACKENZIE has been ALEXANDER KENNETH

and зе have only to stand up to-day has written a lengthy athorized to sign our firm per to them, as little ALICE did, and volume arguing the economics of proguration.

call their bluff This was the To each man he gave & pony source of BHAW'a great appeal to day!" Bay certain critics: He those now entering middle age, but does not understand children who knew the domestic tyrant in early years.

that the ANNUAL OR- "DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at he Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 18th February 1998, at 11.00 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together, with a Statement of Ao- counts for the year ended 81st December, 1982. 25.

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

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General ManagerE. Hongkong, 24th January, 1833.

WHARRY WIOKING & 00. Hongkong, 7th February, 1988,

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CHINA, LIGHT & POWER

are

To an older generation, shrewd to see the implications of Their

NAKKING, Feb. 5. The Control Yuan has submitted a petition to the Central Political) SHAW has given more pleasure Council asking for a definite ruling than any living person; the pleas to whether or not military off sure not only of reading and seeing cials are to be considered as public his plays, but of arguing about functionaries and liable to dis them and about himself. He is an endless source of argument and he

ciplinary punishment."

The questions has been raised be cause the Commities for the Dis Factionaries has refused to enter ciplinary Punishment of Public lain several impeachments brought by the Control. Yuan against mili- tary officials on the ground that it officals.--Kuo Min. has no jurisdiction over military

BOXER INDEMNITY FUND

PURCHASES TO HAVE SPECIAL LABELS.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6.

*News and Views*

The Wooden Standard |

· Free Traders, Merchants of Correctionville, Bermuda's proposed duties an Iowa, have contracted to accept foodstulls from the United States wood, cut in four-foot lengths, innaturally aroused protests on the payment for merchandise. Here part of American exporters who would acum to be a cash where tak point out that thousands of Amori ing wooden money keeps things can tourista contribute to Bermu- going.

dian propperity every year. In fact Americans believe in Free Trade, except for imports to Amo rica.

For Mrs. 1933.

The finishing touches are being put to a novel school in the heart of London where women will be taught some of the mystories of household electric apparatus. The opening of the school, will mark the completion of a plan that has been nursed for a long time by the Electrical Association of Women. The first branch of this Associa tion to be formed, and probably the most active, is in Glasgow, and the Edinburgh branch is not far

behind.

That Quick Pick-up.

Mr. Henry Ford, who, at the age of 69 underwent a major operation and, was back at his desk within a fortnight, has suffered no ill-effects from his contention that work is the best recuperative cure,

While Mr. Ford is feeling fine, his business is exploiting his quick recovery. Detroit newspapers are aaying that he is the best model the famous factory has ever pro duced: that he has been in service 89 years and this is the first time he has had to be taken to the shop for repairs.

Doctors are amazed at Ford's re- cuperative power. Detroit says it is just another example of that¦ quick Ford pick-up, G.B.S. at Kandy,

Whatever Mr. Bernard Shaw is not, he is certainly original; here is an instance of it.

From Head to Feet!

Soviet Russia has turned its bar-

ber shops into adjuncts to indar

y Factory specialists have found methods of making excellent i felt boots from human hair. A large plant has been set up at Gorky and the barber shops are drawn into a system that forces them to turn over all their sweep- ings. The barbers are impelled to close shaving and heartless haircuts by rewards, based on quantity, of vacations in Black Sea Rest homes. Russia revels in its new resouro Whiskers that were only a luxury on the face are truly valuable on. the feet.

Coolidge,

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO DAY (February 11) (I Moon 17th Day) Jumble Sale, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 3 p.m.

Exhibitions of Paintings and- Sculpture, Hong Kong Hotel.

Exhibitions of Antique Chineso and Tibetan Paintings, Poniusula Hotel.

H.M.S. Cornwall Ship Company's. Dance, Garrison Lecture Hall, 8

p.m.

Gain Night at Peninsula Hotel. Creditors Meeting, South China Cold Storage Co., Ltd., noun. Theatros, NE

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King's: "Woman in Room 13." Queen's: "Grand Hotel." Central Law and Order." Oriental: "Transatlantic." World: Chin Ku Hing" (Chi- nere film)...

Star: Millie,"

Majestic Prich of Reno,"

Dances.

Teo 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,

Sport. Cricket-First Division: Univer siby v. Indian R,C. (L) South Wales Borderers v. Civil Service Calvin Coolidge's curt, epigram- (F.).

Many of the stories of the late, (F.); Craigangower C.C. Amy Second Division: Indian matic utterances were imaginary. R.C.. University (L); Civil Sør- There is one which depicts him as vice Recreio (1) Navy.. having gone to Mrs. Coolidge and, on returning, gower (F.).

church without R.A.S.C. (L.); Police . Craigen- was asked what was the subject of the. sermon. "Sin," he an- swered. "What did the minister say ?" "He was against it." It is a pity to demolish it, but Mrs. Coolidge, insists that do such con- ference took place, and indeed that, while President, her husband never wont to church without her.

Perhaps the multiplicity of anecdotes of this sort added to the former President's popularity. At Before leaving the hotel in which any rate, of that popularity there he stayed in Kandy he asked for is no doubt. Not a Hail fellow the complaints book. The hotel well met," not in any sense a mixer, management was astounded. Be not a political back-slapper, the sides paying special attention to arts of the politician seemed to the visitor, they had had a terrible be entirely foreign to him, and time shooting off reporters, auto yet he was a politician all his life. graph-hunters and various other If he in any way courted popu people who were anxious to meet larity, no one could detect it; yet Mr. Show. However, they produc- popularity came

to. him in un- ed the book and waited with best-restricted measure. « ing hearts for Mr. Shaw to make his entry. Mr. Shaw wrote:

Is there any conclusion to be drawn from 30 paradoxical are- "Nothing to complain."

:

The hotel staff heaved a sigh of cord, save that in the American relief, failing for the nonce to see people there exists a great saving Mr. Shaw giving vent to the imp¡ virtue of common sense and astute in him. But Mr. Shaw had notness, which enables them to valué finished. He wished to give what at its true worth intelligent and. call an unsolicited testimonial. manufacturers of patent medicines unselfish devotion even though they

Mr. Shaw added:

aro far too often gulled by "An earthly paradise."

charlatans, rogues and braggarts.

From the files.

Hockey-Caer Clark Cup: Con- tral British Association. Olub de' Recreio; St. Andrew's Club v. Hong Kong Ladies

Football: Shield Competition, Senior: Club e, South Wales Bor-- derere; Navy v. Police, Junior: Recreio ». Navy; Lincolns 1. Soutir China "A"; South Wales Borderers

Royal Artillery; Chinese Athletic "B". Kowloon; Chinese Athletic- "A" v. Ewo; Royal Air Force 1 R.A.S.C.

Yachting: Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Ninth Championship Race for racing yachts.

Principal Mails, Outward for Europe, ein Suer by Naldera, 10.30 a.m.; and Gange,

p.m.

Inward from Canada by Pres. Jefferson,

Sunrise: 6.68.a.m.; Sunset: 0,16 p.m.

Tides: High at 11.00 and 21.50; Low at 421 and 15.10.

SUNDAY (February 19). (1 Moon 18th Day) Lincoln's Birthday" (U.S.A.); Septuagesima Sunday,

Exhibition of Antigue Chinese and Tibetan Paintings, Peninsula.. Hote).

Local and General

Notifiable chaos reported on The American Mail Line an Thursday were:-Small-póx 2; diph-nounces that their liner, 8.6. Pré- theria 3; enteric 1 and meningitis 1. sident Jefferson, which has been delayed on account of rough wea- ther will arrive Hong Kong at 7 this afternoon (Baturday, February 11) and will sail for Manila at 4 pm. on Sunday after noon, February 12:

Archbishop

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

It is reported that enake boats are

Constantine Papal to be used to scour the river if pirates, Chiness to be employed to Delegate in Chinn, was on February propel them, and our mon placed 4th received in audience by Pre at the guns. We really do consider sident Lin Sen at Nanking. this a most hazardous experiment. We would call attention to the St. Patrick's Society of Hong Fatshan fight, to show the immense | Kong, will hold practices of Irish strides the Chinese have made in. Dances, at the Helena May In the Chinese have made in the prac stitute on February 14th, 23rd and tise of modern warfare within the 28th, last few years. Admiral Keppel is fin by no means a talker, but quite the reverse, Now let any man, read his account of that scrimmage, bearing in mind at the same time the im mense force brought to bear against the Chinese, and then ask himself if these people are to be bizyed with We submit with confidence that if, during the last war, such an attack had been made and a ro- sistance offered, the Chinese would have been victorious-Hong Kong Daily Press, February 11, 1938.

LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

The Yauritius Planters and Mer chante Gazette referring to the appointment of Sir John Popo Hennessy to the Governorship of that Colony, says We have to record the nomination of Sir John Popa Hennessy to the Government of this Colony, vico Sir George Bowen, who is to replace our new Governor at Hongking. Sir george Bowen, after some months service in Mauritius, proceeded to England

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The Annual Meeting of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., will be held at No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday, 4th March.

p.m

Local estate valued at $30,000 washerman of Tung Shing Lank, To was left by Tam Born Yuen, a Shing who died intestate on Novem- ber, 19, 1932 Letters of adminis- tration have been granted to his widow, Sz To Kam To, temporarily resident at the Yan Wo Boarding House, 118, Connaught Road Cen- trai.

Another well-known Shanghai ze vises that their s.s. President Jack- The Dollar Steamship Line ad- ident who is retiring. Professor Gson will sail from Hong Kong for Foster Kemp. Superintendentzo Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Hong Schools for the Shanghai Municip In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Council, is a passenger on the s. Balboa, Cristobal (Panama Canal), Nalders, together with his family.

Havana (Cuba) to New York ab Poiping. February 4.--According Passengers may board on the even

1am on Wednesday, February 15. to a Lauchow message, an eating of Tuesday, February 14, quake, lasting about five minutes, occurred at Tugai, about 80 miles south-east of Lanchow, on February

1st.

Hamburg, Feb. The famous show left to day aboard the Hapa Hagenbeck circus and wild animal finer Banrland for Tokyo where it will be on exhibition for two months, making afterwards, a tour through the larger cities of Japan.

A meeting of the Council of the Hong Kong Football motion will be held in the Association 1933, at 5.30 p.m., the business will Offices on Thursday, February 16,

member vice Mr GT May include the election of a Council pointed Hop Secretary and the draw for the second round of the Shield Competition.

At the 12th regular moeting of ou leave of absence, under some ruling on the Chinese Eastern Rail- Naiders sailing at noor to-day, for Owing to the highway froights through the Colony on the ... Among the passengers passing the Board of Trustees of the British such plea ne that of urgent private way between Changchun and Har Englnad, is one of the best-known today. Two resolutions to the tended, from time to time by Lord in, it is reported that large quan- and most highly esteemed mission Boxer Indemnity Refund held yes matters. By having his leave ex- following effect were adopted: Kimberley, the Colonial Minister, tities of merchandise are being aries in China, Mr. Gilbert Mc (1) All materials purchased he succeeded in passing a couple of transported from Changchun to Har Intosh, who has spent almost bel the Board must bear a distinguish pay and later on half pay. A more hereafter with-funds-advanced by years in Europe drawing first full bin by motor lorries, instead of by

century in Shanghai, having been ing labol in English and Chinese, discreditable transaction it would

for many years Superintendent of the Presbyterian Mission: in addition to the trade mark or be diqult to conceive - Hongkong

until it was recently closed. yet he it was who said in effectrolation is to be referred to the

"name" of "the manufacturers. This Daily Press, Feb. 11, 1883,.

owing to keen competitič yield a very rich quality of milk: Chinese printing firms, good child is one that gives no London Parchasing Commission for Cooking Back 25 Years.

They expect a further lot of 20 of trouble to grown-ups!" He also attention.

the same class of cows, by the ax Bentence of four mon wrote "overy child is entitled to

The Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.,Taiyuan due 4th March. In addi labour was imposed landed a lot of 20 fine cows on tion to these, they received in field at Central its own private affairs." Perhaps

Wednesday, shipped to them from Novembor fast, a lot of 31 apecially day on a Subre ho would adds and satis m'drains

Australia, per a Changsha Thinlected pura Ayrshire saws direct watchma when he declines to give in-

loc, is composed of breeds of pure from Scotland, which, have been avonlin Holstein, Holstein-Ayrshire and pronounced as the best lot asem in 11 Bains, and to address the

Holstein-Jeracy, and are likely to these parts, Hongkong Daily boxes from Womatinued at jant of wees column.) Press, Feb. 11, 1906

Street.

and

(2) All provisional or final con tracts for loans from the Board must hereafter comply fully with the proper legel sad administratím procedure... Upon signature, the temma of the contracts must be promptly and faithfully observed.

Ko/Min:

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