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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

TENDERS are invited for the

TEN

supply of an obsolete vessel to

be used as a balk by the Chinese Maritime Customs.

The approximate dimensions of the, Tossel should be: length 200 fort, beam 30 to 40 feet, draught carrying dead weight of 500 to 600 tong not to exceed 9 feet,

The hall to be of iron or steel in good condition and subject to the approval of a Customs Marine Surveyor.

Preference will be given, to veмels which have had the engines and boilers, removed.

Delivery to bo in Hong Kong Bar- tour" within two months from accept- anca of tandar,

Soled tenders to be sent to the undersigned, not later than noon en 15th October, 1933.

The Customs does not bind itself to

accept the lowest or any tender,

Further particulars can be obtained

from the Coast Inspector's Office, Oustom House, Shangtai

EN. ENSOR

Commissioner of Chinese Customs.

Kowloon and District.

York Building,

Hong Kong, 26th September, 1933.

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"GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a Meeting of the Bourd of Directors of Green faland Cement Company Limited, hell at Exchange Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 1st day of September, 1933, call of $3.75 per share was made upon All the members holding shares, whose names appear in the Company's register of shareholders on the 2'st day af September, 1933, upon which only 13.75 per share has been paid, and It was determined that such Call should be paid on the 15th day of December, 1933, to the Company's Barkers, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Cor poration at their Head Office, Queen's Road Central, Victoria. aforesaid.

"Certificate.

Upon presentation at the office of the Company of Bankers' receipt for the payment of ach Call, together with the Certificate of Shares, note of the payment will be endorsed on the

Dated this 21st day of September

By Order of the Board,

ALLAN KEITH,

1933.

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Becretary,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

DRA

CLUB,

RAFT Programmes and Extry" Forms for the Tenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on SATURDAY, 7TH. 00TOBER, and TUESDAY, 10гя OCTOBER, 1983 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Gloucester Building, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Clab, the Sports Club, and the Stables. Village

Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on 'THURSDAY, 25т¤ SEPTEMBER, 1933.

By Order.

O, B. BROWN,

Secretary

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 1933.

HAPPY MOTHERHOOD`

CAREFUL MOTHERS INSIST ON COW & GATE. They know that now is the time to lay the foundation of baby's future health, and that on this food children can grow to strong healthy manhood.

COW

OBITUARY

Actress And Novelist

London, Sept. 25.

The deaths occurred to-day of 'Mrs. A. M. Williamson. the famous novelist and Miss Dorothea Baird “(Mrs. H. B. Irying), whọ: took the part of the original Trilby- Reuter.

SMUGGLING OF SILVER

Curious Result Of Exchange Policy

ST. ANDREW'S CLUB

Rev. W. W. Rogers

Re-elected President

NEWS SUMMARY

Police Reserve Orders appear on | Page 10,

must in-

We publish teresting letter from our Kiensi correspondent After describing the curious effect of the passing of the seasonal opium caravans through his district.". He goes on,

By popular acclamation, Rev. writing as a missionery, to make W. W. Rogers was re-elected pre-some penetrating criticisms of "Wellington (N.Z)-One of the sident for yet another year at the mission work in China to-day. most curious and unanticipated | annual meeting of St. Andrew's results of New Zealand's high ex- Club which was held

Page 1. in the Judgment was reserved in the change policy has been the im-Church Hall last evening.

Marine Court Case in which the Sergt. A. H. Cleathero mense vogue in the last Lew

months of smuggling silver coin importance that was discussed at a summoned for not showing his There was nothing of any great Coxswain of the Ferry Man Chung qut of the country. Some ingeni-the meeting, and after the chairport light while under way, The persons, 'soon after the Goy man had reviewed a very success-defence was there when the light en raised the exchange rate ful year, the following officers went out everything possible was £125, discovered that there were elected:

done to get it alight again President: Rev. W. W. Rogers. Hon.. Sec.: Mr. R. H. Wong. Hon. Tress: Mr. A. S. Bliss_

The death occurred and from typhoid at the Goverment Civil Hospital yesterday morning of Police Lance Sergeant Allen Heary Cheatbero,

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to

was money to be made by getting

English-minted forins and half-

TOWTIS in circulation in the The deceased who was only 2 Dominion away to a more proft- years of age was a native of Low. | able"market. There 'ten förins ór estult, Suffolk, and arrived in the | eight "half-crowns, worth 20s. In Colony on October 22, 1930. Dur New Zealand, could be exchanged ing that comparatively short time for what would be worth 255 or he had proved himself to beaa New Zealand basis. In other valuable and efficient officer, and words, these persons had found, a was well liked by those who knew alce application of Gresham's law him.

that bad money drives out good.

The Funeral.

Pruge T. A Kowloon bus conductor tila fined 850 or being convicted for attempting to cheat his employees. He gave a passenger and his wife Australian silver has rapidly distro tickets which were not of pro- the suspicion of most people at the from typhoid of Police Sergeant placed English silver. In spite of per sequence.

Page 11, The "death occurred yesterday sight of comparatively strange

A. H. Cleathero. a very promising coins.

young officer. The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery, a friends being present, large number of colleagues and Page 9 The annual general meeting of the

THE QUATERNARY ALLOY, the New Zealand authorities in the One thing leads to another, and Treasury and elsewhere began to wonder whether it would not pay Hong Kong Cricket league took this country to mint its own coin place yesterday evening. Mr. H. and so make it not worth while R. B. Hancock was re-elected, pre to export. The inevitable commit-sident..

Page 10.

articles of interest to motorista closing quotations and report ap

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange pear on Page 13.

The frat feeling that something was wrong came in persistent and The funeral took place at the disquieting reports of a shortage of Protestant "Cemetery last evening,

allver coin among shopkeepers. the Rev. G. R. Carpenter officiated. Then there was the complaint that A large number of deceased's com.

a taxi-driver had been robbed of rades were present including the 2800, all in silver, near Wanganui, tee of inquiry followed, and people Page 2 is devoted to news and Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, L.G.P., his way down from Auckland began, through the press, to learn AS.P. Calthrop, A.S.P. Bidmend...

to Wellington, apparently without something of the mysteries of ASP. T. Murphy, Chief Inspecpassenger. As the mail steamer minting silver coin. They were in- tor R. Marks, Inspector McLellan, as due to trave" Wellington for formed, for instance, that until Sub-Inspector Hunt, and Subwo and two together, and search- mints made their coin of "ster! Hockey Asagoiation took place yes- Bydney next day, the police put 1822 the British and Australian

The fixture meeting of the H.K. Inspector-Logan.

ed the sydney boat just before her ing silver. called 925 fine, 1,000 erday evening at the Y.ALCA, Floral tributes were sent by:-"departure. They made a big haul aunces Eis Sorrowing father, mother, of several hundred pounds, stowed ounces of pure silver and 75 ounces of this containing. - 925

Page 10. sisters and brothers, Inspector C

away in various places, before they of copper; that Australian silver at

Charges of throwing nitric acid F. Alexander, Inspector Brennan, let the vessel to, and advised the coins are still of this superfine against a Chinese named Ng Wah WOMAD were preferred Inspector R. Shannon, Messrs. A Sydney police to try their hand on quality, while, Bathelt, E. Carpenter, B. A. "Hyder, har arrival there, when an equally British silver coins of date, subse- Details will be found on page sad to relate, at Central Magistracy yesterday. R. Ellis, Fred Minty, Ronald A large amount was garnered in quent to 1922 contain only 5007 GATE MILK FOOD Edwards, R. Grainger, S. Mc Since then na steamer has been parts of pure silver to the 1,000,

namara, G. Fryer, R. Owen-Hughes, allowed to leave New Zealand the rest being copper, nickel, and the VRC when the first days There was plenty of excitement at A W. Mooney, Sergeanta Harry ports for overseas without a mostzine the so-called "quarternary programme of the Colony's Aquatic Hemsley and Direy, Pilkintan, exhaustive Alexander and Flaherty, D. Fit-squads of police and detectives minting. Dreams of a New Zea

examination by big alloy." Clearly there was money Championships was held Lawrence ches, A. Goutar and Wheeler. `

How much silver coin of the realm land industry-coining our

won the 100 yards and Mui Chee Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nolloth, has left New Zealand for the home coin-rose with itoxicating pro-

own Cheong the half mile Page 10, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt and family, of its minting it is impossible to mise, and Mr and Mrs. J. S. Dick and say, but it is a fact that huge

the, Manufacturers' Federation, springing to the occa- family, Chief Inspector Clark and quantities of Austradian silver family, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rus coins have had to be imported to sell, Mr. and Mrs A. Barkin, Mr.replace it. Inquiries into the and Mrs. A V, Baker, Mr. and Wanganui case proved that this Mrs. H. O. Calthrop, Mr. and was not the first trip the taxi- Mrs. Grimmitt and family, Mr. driver had made between Auckland and Mrs. E. Bloor, Mr. and Mrs. and Wellington for a syndicate in Lellan, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Whelan, of his story was proved: by the "W. Shannon, Mr. and Mrs Mo the northern city, and the 'truth'

Mrt and Miss Landau, Mr. and Anding of the missing £800 En Mrs. Booker, and family, Chief In- silver in a sack concealed in the spector and Mr. B. Marks, Mr. bush, along-side the road, and Mrs. D. Barlingham, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Babey and Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Donovan,

SOLE AGENTS

S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Editorial and Business Office: li

Ice House Street Tal. 3025)- Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 94511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, SEPT. 28, 1933

WAR CLOUDS IN THE

NORTH

A large section of Japanese Jingoes believe in a war about every ten years. China in 1805,

Russia 1903, the Great War, a mere sparring match, in 1914, and then; in 1924, the wretched Government instead of a fight, signed treaties for the limitation of armaments! Now, therefore, in 1933," Japan should fight with doubled or trebled vigour, two if not three

and

grounds for doing the job on the

spot:

'sion, presented the following YO YO PLEASES ROTARY A Suggestion For Hong Kong 1.—It will give New Zealand the

Manila, Sept. 23. mint, proft.:

2-It will establish, of itself and hibition of yo-yo spinning by Pre- The Rotary Club enjoyed an ex- immediately, a new industry giving ston's yo-yo champions at it re- a considerable amount of employ-gular weekly Juncheon meeting.

Thursday TLGOD 3. It will naturally develop into a Hotel.

at: the Manila permanent industry for the manu-

Mr. Preston in a brief talk told facture of stamped and pressed the Rotarians, how the yo-ye, a metal, and will necessarily be as- Filipino toy, has become a favou- soclated with metal-working pro-rite with the children of many cesses of great pratical and econo countries. It has given the Islands mic value,

much publicity, bo.slated...

ment.

shows, were due to a clash of in- terests and ambitions, that made armed conflict apparently inevit- able. Thus were the later stages of the war between Carthage and Rome for the hegemony of the Mediterranean, between Elizabeth of England "and Philip of Spain, two cautious

peace-loving

when it became known that monarchs, between Holland and

every pound weight of English England in the seventeenth cen-

silver coin exported from New tury, and Russia and Japan thirty Members of Water Police Mesa,

"Zealand to England could be made No. 6 Police Station

to yield roughly one pound profit, years ago. Most people agree that Mohamedan and Sikh Mess, Inspec

4. It will stimulate other tridus- Mess,

it was only a matter of time be tries, not directly related to it, the Great War was of this cate-tors Mess, Yaumati, Sergeants fore every example of such coinage owing to the new requirements in

The question is whether Mess, Yaumati, European Mesa No, position

would leave the country. The metallurgy, mining, timber, and

with Australian silver transport. 7 Station, M.K.T. Polico Mess, coin is different. It is only worth these major conflicts can ever be Committer and members of Police as much in Australia as in Newmittee, with its old-fashioned pre-

Recreation Club, No 1 Police launch, Taipo R.C.Y. Sergeants Mass Servants of No. 2 Police Station Sergeants Mess, Upper Lover Mess, Staff of Police Train- ing School, Single Sergeants Mess, Cheung Shui Station and many others.

gory.

avoided.

The gathering of clouds need not mean a storm. How far it may be asked, is Japan menacing the peace of the world under the drive

of circumstances beyond control? The Japanese Govern- ment is headed by a veteran ad- miral, and the younger enthusiasts. complain bitterly of its caution and inactivity. Elderly statesmen and kings seldom seek war, but they are often quite ready for the adventure if they see their way

MR. BESANT CREMATED

Adyar, India, Sept. 21. The remains of Annje Besant, the Theosophist prophet, were cremated to-day on a sandalwood pyre.

In spite of this the coinage com

Zealand, and in England it is worth judices, has recommended that the

good deal less. For this reason (Continued on next Col.)

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case of enteric was notified. during the week-end.

The Chinese Chamber of Com- merce meets to-morrow, September 21, at 3-p.m.

in

vessels in Manila attended the

A number of captains of deep-sex - luncheon as guests of the club. The programme was in charge of the

who delivered a brief message to by Rotarian S. F. "Sam" Gaches, September birthday group, headed

those that go down to the main

ships that do basiness in great waters."

Royal Mint should undertake the work of turning out the desired amount of silver coin, with the Yung Kau, a cook 'employed by one concession to progressive ideas the Chinese mess at the No. 2 that it should be of a "special (Wanchat), Police Station, was re- design. This is far from satisfy- moved to Hospital on Sunday ing the Manufacturers'. Federation. suffering from sealds received through a pot of boiling water being accidentally upset.

For crowding chickens into a crate, a Chinese was fined $10 by Mr. Balfour yesterday. It was stated that the birds were so pack- ed that some of them" were "in' A Chinese "chop" maker who ples for business at Man Wah stopped the defendant, who to

a" dying condition when the Police Lane was sentenced to four gether with another man, was months hard labour for making carrying the crate, counterfeit Hong Kong copper centa

Arst class enemies! To many of clear to a win. The way never is Mrs. Besant died convinced that half of the Hong Kong Benevolent We have received $5.00 on be- us that sounds childish, but it clear: Louis XIV of France, for she would soon reappear on the Society from Mr. and Mrs. J. H

the earth in a new form. reincarnat-Beth in memory of Mr Agassiz. must not be forgotten that Ad-Instance, reckoned without miral Sir John Fisher wished to genius of Marlborough. However,ed, to work for the building of a

greater India' "Copenhagen". the German Fleet many wars have been won by care- QY order of the Stewards, Messrs.in BY

the year 1908, when Kingful estimation of costs and correct HUGRIS & HOUGH, LTD. will Edward told him he was mad," and assessing of a rash opponent, sell at the PONY AUCTION to be held at the Paddock, the Eace there are plenty of British pen Course, Happy Valley, at 5.15 P.M. and platform patriots who have on WEDNESDAY, 271μ SEPTEM every sympathy with the Japanese BER

doctrine,

the

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FOLKESTONE DUE TO-DAY:

Others Returning Soon

Wong Chai, a painter, charged at the Central Magistracy yesterday with stealing two tins of paint from Talkoo Dockyard was fined $30 or one month's hard labour..

who claim the Royal Mint will be making undue proat; it is even contended that if New Zealand had to produce 2,000,000 herself in allver bullion and other constit- quaternary alloy," importing the uents, she might make a clear pro- it a half a million sterling

ENGLISH CHURCH IN NEW DELHI

Countess Of Willingdon's Appeal

Until the Napoleonic Wars, with their legacy or uncomfortable debt, people of the hot-headed type, who saw in war a glorious cavalcade, were a perpetual mensce Britain, for example, to peace. from the days of Edward II to those of Charles I was rushed into a series of useless and un- necessary wars by rash young monarchs, who were generally to cut this tentacle of Russia, in-have been on a cruise to Japan are beaten at the outset, but some- fluence Will Russia night? There expected here on October 2 times won initial successes that are competent critics who hold enlarged the venture until the that the Red Army is in excellent superstructure of conquest. grew fettle, and ready to sweep Japan Army hope out of all control and canapsid out of Manchuris. It is easy to un- Siberian desert agal ignominiously. Numberless wars, I derestimate, revolutionary rabbles, centrated might generally disastrous to the aggres

According to all appearances Japan is adamant on the question of Manchuria. The threat

M. G... Borsky, 32, unemployed, appeared before Mr. Balfour in the Simla The Countess of Wi- disperse any Chinese military con-

Central Police Court yesterday, lingdon heads a strong appeal centration near the frontier will obviously be put into effect. If

charged with entering the Colony for one lakh of rupees appro- without a valid passport, and with ximately £7,500) to finish the General Fang Wen Chu does not

vagrancy A conviction was re-building of the English church in gistered on the first charge and New Deihl Other members of the withdrew from the demilitarised

HMS. Folkestone is due to a

defendant was committed to the Appeal Committee include the zone he will be attacked. Equally rive in Hong Kong to-day from an orphan boy of twelve was House of Detention. An expulsion Bishop of Lahore,

in whose her summer cruise. The British sentenced by Mr. Balfour yester-order was made on the application diocese the church is altuated, and Japan is determined to acquire the submarines, HMS. Rainbow and day to ven days imprisonment of Detective-Sergeant Mottram. General Sir Kenneth Wigram, Chinese, Eastern Raliway. She is Orpheus, left Weihaiwel on Batur for theft of two rolls of cloth. The willing to pay her own price today for Hong Kong and will arrive boy had already been convicted get it without war, but obviously on September 28 While HMS three times for stealing and Inspector Vincent charged two

Keppel, HMS Whitabed, HMS.NET she is going to do all in her power Veteran and HMS Wren, which

...

sor in the long run, bave also been instigated and conducted by up- start military adventurers from Hannibal to Napoleon.

To some extent the great Powers have outgrown the era of needless wars, fought for the advantage of private individuals, but there have

across the

the con

Acom-

the subscriptions with one thou- C.GS. The Viceroy has headed sand rupees, and is seconded by

Chinese, Lam Ping, and Wong Man an anonymous donor, who gives Yin, both returned banisheer be 650 rupees A Chinese woman was admitted fore Mr. Balfour in the Central The church is not merely a to the Government Civil Police Court this morning. Sen place of warship for the people of during the week-end after being tence of six months hard labour the capital, but stands amid the rescued from the harbour into was passed on Lam Ping while stately buildings of the new city. which she had thrown herself from Wong Man Yiu was sent to prison as a symbol of the religious prin the seawall at Kennedy Town

for one year. He served a similar ciples of England and her public period in 1930 for a breach of his servants It is not big, but it was While the ss Charles Hardouin deportation order

designed to be a thing of beauty was at anchor outside the Taumattoman

and not inferior that respect and the Soviet Government might promise satisfactory to all parties breakwater on Sunday, she was

to the majestic buildings about it; well be prepared to rally enthu is the most likely olution, for involved in a collision with a funk

The case, in which

The architect Mr, H. AN siasm is a foreign war. The fact there are some

wear | The Impact was received by- the named Pang Yuen is charged with Medd, the deputy of Sir Edward cautious.

a steamboat on her bows but only stealing montes to the value of Baker, in connection with the that Russion armaments have been statesmen engaged in this conniet alight damage was caused 557.80 from the Wan Cheong ometat, buildings." arriving in the Far East means

Stall Central Market was con- The interior appearance of the nothing It may be entirely blun

tinued before Mr Balfour at church is universally praised, but brass door lock | Central istracy, yesterday and from the outside the building On the whole, the chances are the

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was taken, hearing looks absurd without its tower, Japan will get Eghting. The Soviet

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