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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

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➡ROGRAMMES And Entry Forms for the Oren Swimming Cham- pionship of the Colony to be he'd by the above Club on September 25th, 26th, 7th and 23th, may now be obtained

the Undersignál. Entries close at p.m. on Monday, September 15th, 1033.

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P. A. DIXON,"

Hon. Secretary.

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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB,

REMINDER.

ANTRIES for the Sixth Extra

Dace Meeting to be held at MACAO on Sunday, 17th Septembar. 1983, CLOSE NOON TO-DAY Gih SEPTEMBER, 1033.

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

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DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

THE

to be held on MONDAY, the 11 DAT of SEPTEMBER 1933, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Depart ment, by Order of His ExCELLENCY., of no Lot of GOVERNOR CROWN LAND at Tai Hang Road in the ninay of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HR MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 73 years,

No. of Bale.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Kurai Building

Lot No. 373.

Tai Hang Road.

Locality,

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Rental

Upset Price.

About

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Headmaster:-C. B. R.SARGENT, M,A.

NEXT terra opose on Monday,

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July, 1834.

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HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 6, 1933.

STEALING A MARCH ON

HONG KONG.

vance ?"

opportunities for a further ad- Or, on the other hand, will the remainder of the chapter be devoted to, the Hong Kong Fair, an institution now firmly established, and spreading the name and the fame of the Colony to all parts of the world."

HOSPITAL WORK

IN KAIFENG

The Out-Patient Work Department

Look at these hundred odd out-

BRITISH CABINET TO MEET

And Discuss Urgent Questions

London, Sept. 5. Urgent questions largely affect- patients on a fine spring morning ing foreign affairs will occupy as they wait in the courtyard, or the attention of the Cabinet to lie en Improvised litters. Many of day when it holds is first meet them have just the ordinary" all-

of hospital patients ating since the adjournment of the

ments

are home: but" some" of them strange and interesting; some very saddening.

Here is a man stumbling

Chinese gown wearing a loose which covers an enormous tumour hanging from one thigh almost to

House of Commons.

LORD GREY'S CONDITION

Now Very Critical

London, Sept. 4. A bulletin issued yesterday afternoon reported that Lord Grey 'a condition had taken a sudden change for the worse and

NEWS SUMMARY

Addressing the local Rotary Club yesterday, on the subject Two acres and a cow." the Rev. E. L Allen spoke of the world tendency. backed by Government, to try and get people in the overgrown rural Page 7 areas back to the town.

An Interesting report on the Java Sugar Market appears on page 13.

A report of the annual meeting of the Raub Gold Mining Co. of

Australia.

Page 13. Police Reserve Orders. Page 12. Tokyo is planning to stage a that he was then unconscious:

gigantic world fair in the spring The Cabinet will meet at. No. Last evening he was stated to of 1940, in celebration of the 10, Downing Street, the resi- be in a very critical condition. 2,000th anniversary of the found- dence of the Prime Minister and Lord Grey was taken seriouslying of the Japanese" Empire.

Page T. is likely to last for some hours. Fill ten days ago.

Judgment for $90 with costs was The foremost item on. the

Two or three times he has awarded by Mr. Justice Lindsell the ground; when removed at ope- agenda is likely to be the policy cullied and regained conscious- to Mrs. Lily, Ramsey who claimed ration it weighed 53 lbs.: he show-to be adopted by the British deness, when he has been able, to the sum from Mrs. Coxhill in res-

the talk with lucidity to his doctor pect of rent for a bathing shed. ed his thanks by bolting from the legation at. Geneva over hospital without settling his ac Assyrian question in Iraq, when and to some of his relatives. For

A review of last week's sporting count when his wound was almost it is brought up in League Coun- the most part, however, he has events appears on Page 10.

O. E. C. Marton won the Happy healed. Here is a soldier taking acil on September 22.

beer in a state of coma. bandage from his head to disclose

The latest developments in the Yesterday's relapse care sud- Valley Golf Championship. F. I. Hunter being second. Full "parti-

Results of matches" played in the local Tennis League yesterday appear on Page 10.

a hole in the side where his officer

period of consciousness.——— British Wireless Service.

had cut off his ear for attempting disarmament situation are also denly, after a restful night and culars on Page 10. to desert from the army. Here is likely to be discussed, together another, with a bandage over his with the Austro-German situa eyes being led in he produces a tion. Hittle box in which are lying two human eyes, and pointing to empty sockets, asks the doctor to replace them," and tells how bandits attacked him in his home

and stole, 200 dollars, and in this brutal way made sure that their victim would never identify them Curiously enough in the same week another arrived, his eyes also hav-

been ing

out by an gouged

enemy.

Here comes a young man with a

hopelessly curved spine who bursts into tears when told he cannot be cured: thinking we will not treat him, he pleads, saying: If only

you will cure me I will spread your

fame far and wide." One would dearly like to be able to spend time then and there consoling him but there are fifty more outpatients clamouring for attention, so the hopeless one is handed on to one of the staff or the evangelist, that some seeds of hope may be sown before he leaves us.

There are no

Look at that poor fellow, bound hand and foot, being brought into the courtyard on a wheelbarrow: he is a madman. asylums here for such as these, and we dare not take them in: he is given medicine and sent away, still bound. He is but a picture of the great majority of our pati- ents who, besides their physical allment, are bound hand and foot Let us examine. for a moment with sin; but for this we have a can be how the idea of industrial faire certain remedy. which is progressing in the Far Esat. bought without money and with- Canton held a successful exhibi-out price, if only they would under- "stand it. Look, here comes a tion in the spring, and the small teper, his face much disigured silk exhibition now being staged with the disease. He is not the at the Canton Y.M.G.A. at least social outcast of the scriptures, but a well dressed gentleman; fortu- shows that the idea is alive nately we do not see much of this and awaiting development. The disease.

Here is a woman carrying a puny Manila Carnival is a familiar event, but this year, according to child into the women's consulting She asks the doctor how the Manila Bulletin, "Invitation room. has been extended through the much it will cost to cure the child. Labour to provinces, muni- quickly comes out: the child was Secretary of the Interior and on denite sum can be determined cipalities and, chartered cities to somebody else's "unwanted" little participate in the commercial and girt and had been bought for a industrial fair, which will be the nominal sum: if the treatment

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the spot, so the whole story

were to cost more than four dollars

Now Unconscious

London, Sept. 5. A bulletin issued at 4.30 p.m. stated that Lord Grey was an-reduced conscious and was weakening.ing.

Page 11.

Originally charged with mans laughter, a Chinese rhauffer who was brought before Mr. Schofield in connection with a motor fatality on Island Road, bad his charge one of dangerous driv-

Page 7.

Canada's Objections Another question which is ex- pected to come up for review is! that of the Anglo-Russian trade negoiations which have been sus pended for several weeks. of the difficulties in the way of resumption is believed to be the firm attitude adopted by the Canadian Premier, Mr. B. B. WORLD'S COTTON De Vocus Road Cen-

One Reuter:

Bennett regarding the Ottawa Agreements, especially as far as they affect timber imports fo Britain.-Reuter,

MRS. MOODY IN HOSPITAL

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CONSUMPTION

Increase Of Over 2,000,000 Bale's

London, Sept., 5. AN increase in the world's cotton mill consumption of 2,010,000

1933 is revealed in statistics com- piled by the Federation of Master Criton Spinners.

Being Treated For bales for the year ended July 31

Injured Back

San Francisco, Sept. 5. Helen Wills-Moody, who de- faulted to Helen Jacobs in the Final of the American Women's Singles at Forest Hills on ac count of an injured leg, hus been sent to hospital for three weeks for treatment to her injured back. In the Wightman Cup series Poker Face" Helen was 'un- able to take part in a single match owing to trouble with her

*The total consumption 24,332,000 bales comprised:

American, 14,167,000. East Indian, 4,200,000. Egyptian, 938,000. Sundries, 5,029,000. The will consumption

of

for the

half-year to July 31, 1933 was:-

Britain, 1,188,000 bales. India, 1,264,000. Japan, 1,612,000. China, 1,233,000. United States, 3,309,000.

Japan Improves.

A claim against the Yan On Firm. piece gooda merchants, of 29. Jervols Street, for non-accept- ance and non-payment of goods... was begun by David Sassoon and

tral, before the Chief Justice yes-

Fage 7. terday.

"You must not use this Court to press & civil claim.

The proper. place is the Supreme Court," said Mr. Wynne Jones to Mr. Henry Graye, managing director of the Concrete Products Ltd. when he discharged Mr. Lewis Edwin Sotheron Hodge, who was accused of obtaining $45 by false préten- ces from the Concrete Products.

Page 7.

A further number of traffic cases was dealt with by Mr. Schofield at Central Magistracy yesterday.

Page 7.

ANOTHER GOLD RUSH! Costly Goblets Melted

Down

London, Sept. 5..

The rush to sell "gold was re- sumed in consequence of the rise. in the price which is now £6.10-4. million. ounce: Half a

Continent to-day at for the six months ending July 31 Per with 1,388,000 for the six months the

premium of nine-perice above. ending January 31.

parity. was 1,512,000 bales as compared sterling of bullion was taken by

back.

The figures reveal the very rapid Though she has not been phy-growth of the Japanese industry.

The Japanese mill consumption sically fit during the last few months, during which period she signified that she has no inten won the Wimbledon title, she has tion of retiring from competitive tennis, and hopes to take part in both the Wimbledon and Ameri- can Championships next year.

Reuter.

In contrast the British consump-

The difference is attributed to tion of 1,168,000 only showed an increase of 88,000. the longer working week, in the Japanese. mills-Reuter.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hong Kong is one of the few places that has never surrendered 3: The Great Depression." On the contrary the Colony has risen [1746 up like Bellerophon, and in the manner of that ancient hero, has gone out to attack the intangible Chimera of the present age. The most important feature of the it would not be worth it, and the 1934 carnival." In fact far woman would take the child away. historian of Hong Kong will, in

Kala-Azar; he has travelled several fact, be able say so far from greater prominence will be given He is a poor man suffering from accepting the view that trade to the commercial, and less.. to hundred "i" (or Chinese miles) was languishing and civilisation at the merry-making aspects of the to reach the hospital, and obtain death's door, Hong Kong, when event than in previous years. In cd the money for doing so by sell- the rest of the world was in des- Japan the municipality and other ing his only daughter for ten

Two cases of enteric and one of Chan Wan, aged 8, were admitted left the hospital because the In-

reported during to the Kowloon Hospital... pair, rebuilt itself; new banks, public bodies of Tokyo are plan- dollars (about 12s. 6d.). He later residences on an unprecedented ning a gigantic Fair of the Far jection treatment he was getting miningitis were are heroby notified that their Cargo scale, a mighty water scheme, East for the year 1940. This is was painless, and previous needles the three days Saturday-Monday, will be discharged into Hall's and improved social services be in celebration of the 2,600th an he had had stuck into him by inclusive.

very sore, so what was the use of The draw for the Police Club Monday Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lising the fruits of years of famine aiversary of the founding of the Chinese quack doctors had all been at Consignees risk and subject to and distress to the remainder of Empire, when it is also hoped wasting money on medicine that sweep in the St. Leger will take What good place on Monday, September 11, at Terms and Conditions of Storage at

The Cargo will be the world." No one would claim that the Olympic Games will be was not even Gore?

6p.m. at the Police Recreation Holt's Whart

These are..some of the problems Club. Happy Valley. ready for Delivery from Godown on that we have escaped unscathed, beld in Japan. The year 1940 could it do? and after 2nd September,

Optional Cargo will not be lan lot but, as a whole the Colony has seems a long way off, but the

of medicine has to be dropped for hero, unless Notice has been gives prior stood up to the aggressor and kept Japanese are enterprising people one has to deal with. The price and may very well have a full the poor and raised for the rich to Vessel's arrival, bat carried on from

dress rehearsal, in the form of a In their eyes really good medicine port to port to the final part of call to which the option extends,

All broken,chafed and damaged froitorian, if he be a man of spirit big exhibition, long before that must be expensive. are to be left in the Godowns, where the and imagination, that " will be examined on any Tuesdays and Friday's between the hours of 10.45 A. and Noor within the Froe Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Vessel's Godown and all. Gunds remaining undelivered after the 8th September, will be subject

to Kant.

All Cisims against the Vessel most

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

......· Ågents...

2nd Sq, tembor, 1933,

him at bay.

Probably it may strike our his

a gesture date.

To Hong Kong belongs the of splendid insolence in those times was the starting of a credit of starting a fair in China. British Empire Fair. Originated Nothing could be weaker and by a charming and big-hearted lady, the wife of the then Gover

more unenterprising then to lat

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·MACAO RACE PONIES

was

On

An assault on a Chinese Police constable in Wai Hing Lane

mentioned before

De- Court yesterday. fendant, Kwong Fun, 24. um- Ucensed hawker, who was charged with the assault was not present in court and his bail of $50 was estreated.

Mr. Wynne-Jones to the Central Police

excellent

the

succeed Brigadier F. H. Burnell-ss. "Tanda" leaving for Australia

route for Tientsin where he will Among the passengers on the

Bullion dealers are receiving large amounts of jewellery, in- cluding many valuable pieces paying safe deposits many years. One old gentleman has offered several most costly gold goblets on condition they are melted down in his presence, which was done. This is typical of many ing incomes.Reuter, private tragedies due to diminish-

ANGLO-FRENCH PARLEY

To Be Held Shortly

Miss Dorothy Westland, the po- pular Secretary of The Helena May recently returned to Institute, Hongkong from Ceylon at which

The last bathing plenic of the place she has been spending a season held under the auspices of

Paris, Sept. 5. summer vacation.

the European YM.C.A., was very well attended" last evening. An

Britain and France are at- HMS. Cornwall arrived Hong ideal evening from a point of view tending a Conference in Paris on Kong from the North yesterday, or weather permitted and will sail for Home for re-bathing, one and all of the num- September 18, to discuss the 69m and not on to-morrow as ing that it was the best plenic of le Petit Parisien 'it is expected others steal the Colony's thunder: Thirty Griffins Due Next Week commission and rent on Friday at ber taking advantage of this say "future of Austria. According to the summer season. Perhaps the that Sir John Simon and Capt. previously announced.

committee responsible for

Eden will meet M. Daladier, the Brigadier A. J. Ellis, DBO., late picnica will be persuaded to ar-

Premier, and Paul Boncour the Foreign Minister, while it is be- any to-day on the ss. Corfu en

lieved Mr. Norman Davis will mander of the Tientsin Area. E. Scriven and her daughter Bet- probably also discuss the control- Mrs. Scriven is an old resident and reduction of armaments, and At the Crown Land Office yester- of Kowloon and her friends, will the Central European, economic day. Inland Lot No. 3645, situated regret to hear that she is in all reconstruction negotiations which in Shan Kwong Road, Happy Val probability severing her connec have been proceeding between ley, was sold by public auction to tion with the colony. Australia is Lady Ho Tung at the upset price the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes, Britain, France, the United of $18,555. The land has an area parents of Mrs. Scriven, and after States and Italy,

Although the Quai D'Orsay of about 12,370 square feet and its spending a little time there Mrs.

Scriven is proceeding to England to declare that le Petit Parisien arrange schooling for her daught- annual rental is $228.

Two passengers were injured on er. Mention of Mr. Stokes re-story is exaggerated, they admit Monday, when a public car, No. minds us that people who remem that Anglo-French conversations 4028, collided with a tree on the ber him here as the efficient se are being held on September 18, Castle Peak Road The accident cretary of The China Coast-of-principally concerning disarma- front off-wheel which made the that he and Mrs. Stokes are en-

in October Beuter was caused by the puncture of the cera Guild will be pleased to hear ment in view of the resumption Chan Tin Chiu aged 21, and Kwok Australia. car swerve. The injured persons; joying their days of retirement in of the disarmament conference

and

ty

nor, Sir William Peel, the success We have here all the conditions

We learn that thirty Macao central of the first Fair exceeded anti- needed for success-B

September 15 to race during the be presented to the Undersigned on or cipations, while the second, after position, civic stability, rail and grime are due in Hong Kong on balore the 22nd coptember or they will optimistic allowances for expan- shipping transport, botel accom- 1934 season. Twenty-six of these of the Infantry, arrives in the Co-range, another "final" one. not be recognise 1.

sion, was like a child bursting its modation and a suitable site. ponies have been applied for and clothes. The Colony showed that Either the ground to the east of tho balance may still be drawn for

Messrs. Percy Smith. Beth it wanted & Fair; the Govern- the" "Peninsula Hotel could be on application to the Secretaries, Nugent, C.B., DS.O., O.BE. as Com-on Monday evening was Mrs. Join the conference which will ment of Canton was interested, used, the children's playground Fleming. and here was discovered a new being taken if necessary for a few

The last shipment of ponies medium for the furtherance of days, or the Murray Parade which arrived here had previously trade and between South China Ground would also be an excellent raced in the North but the batch and Great Britain, via the Colony position. No doubt the big en that is coming this month are ab- of Hong Kong." It still remains tanglement of red tape, majes to be decided how the story is to tically erected from Whitehall, continue. Will the records say: for the defence of its property,

that end: The opportunity is for reasons that appear inade- would need some removing, but quate and unaccountable, this with local persistence and good there, but at the moment doubts great opportunity was missed. will, the skein could be unravelled, and reluctances assail many in- The trading community, heitat- Hong Kong needs to bring the fluential quarters, though, we be- New Territories.

ed, disagreed among itself, lost Chinese buyer and the Chinese lieve, the Government would con- courage, and called an ignomin- exporter to the Colony, and a big tinue to give the sympathy and HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. ious retreat from a position fair, held during the cool wea active help forthcoming in the

readily gained, and offering widether, would be admirable means past.

LOCAL MAPS

Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria,

solute griffins..