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ENSIGN

CINE CAMERAS

with

P1-5

Len

A. TACK & CO.

26, Des Voeux Road, Central

ZEISS CAMERAS

BINOCULARS

Developing & Printing

Une Day Service.

MASSAGE.

Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori, OLDERS OF JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

LICENCE

Cure Sprained-Ankle and. Wrist. Recommended for many years by Local Hospitals and Doctors. 4. Wyndham Street (1st Floor), Tel. No. 26051.

PREMISES TO LET

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,

FOR SALE

TAVAL, MILITARY

AIR

CREDIT FONCIER NAVORCE DIRECTORY No. 17

D'EXTREME ORIENT

French Bank Building, 5, Queen's Rd. Tel. 21063.

MODERN FLATS

4 Roomed, Corner Prince Edward

Road Waterloo Roads.

Bosch 10, Prince Edward Road

with Qaragos.

Roomed, Prince Edward Road rat to Railway Bridge.

MODERN RESIDENCES

5 Roomed, 11, 917, 921 923, 929 and 233, Prince Edward Head, with Karaga,

(October 1939) on sale at Ye Olde. Printerie, Ltd., Price 60 Cents [598

WANTED KNOWN.

Landed G. E. BADIO

JSETS Radio Phonograph Com-

binatione. Fire and Six Tube Super- heterodyne Midgets. Amazingly Cheap Astonishingly Efficient RUDOLF WOLFF&"KEW, LIMITED, Distributors.

(324

8 floomed, 11 & 13. Belfrån Road next. to St. Theresa's Church, with garage. 6 Roomed Residence, 14, Chatham PUBLIC AUCTION,

Road

7 Roomed, 281, 286 € 294 Prince Edward Road, with "garage. 719, Nathan Road.

2 Semi-detached houses, 168, 170, Boundary Street, Kowloon. 14 Roonis, (internal communication) Suitable for a Boarding House,

MODERN SHOPS & FLATS In Carabe Buildings, Nathan Road

2, Burd Street, Hongkong 103, Queen's Road Central, Hong

Kong.

FLATS TO LET

LET-Four five roomed

ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZUTABERNOR COUBY

MASSEUSE S. KISAKI.

Recommended for many years by Government Civil Hospital, Peak Hospital, etc., and by all the local doctors.

24, Wyndham St. Tel. 24945.

Just Received Fresh supply of RELIABLE AND TESTED Flower and Vegetable SEEDS

of

Messrs. Sutton Sons Reading.

The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.

J.

GRACA & CO.

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,

P.O. Box No. 690

BONG KONG

TAK CHEONG.

(Fst. 1888) TAILORS, GUTFITTERS & DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF FANCY GOODS, ETC.

50% 62, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. 21317

J. TOMINAGA PACKING CONTRACTOR

ANY KIND OF PACKING PROMPTLY EXECUTED

Aak: YAMATO

16, Johnston Road,

MAYEDA & CO.

13, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone 20690.

May Road, Realy for occupation on

For

THE

HE Undersigned nave received

Instructions

TO. SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

SATURDAY, OUT, 14, 1933

COMMENCING at 10.30 A.M.

AT THEIR SALES ROOM,

Deddell. ScrEFT

Fancy Table Lampa, Tea Sete

aloo

1st December, 1933. Served by ag, Gramophone, Combs, Vests, Necks automatic lift and equipped with all ties, etc. modern fittings including Weating- house refrigerators.

further particulars and rental apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD., Alexandra Building. [1878

PAR Lat, situated close to

DEAK—TO LET-One unfurnished

I

British made Leather Goods

and

A Fine Assortment of Curtain

the Post Botel. Apply to J. E. Joseph, Materials. Property Dept., Prince's Building. Phone No. 209IÓ.

[519

TO LET Flat No. 8, (3rd Floor) "Ticia Mansion," 16, Maxxienzell Road. Apply Telep. 23722, or Mesira Xavier Bros., Ltd. Tel. 23216. [465

THE and four roomed Flats in Carnarvon Humphreys and Buildings, Kowloon. All modern con- veniences. Moderate rentals. Apply HUMPBREYR ESTATE & FINAN CE C, LTD., Aleznodra Building.[842

PREMISES TO LET

LET-A large storied fire. proof concrete godown situated at Wongsha facing Shameen.. Canton, consisting of 3,200 sq. ft: suitable for Motor Car Slow. Boom or Engineering Work Shop, etc. A separate building, haring windows facing front and side

Rental roads. Moderate

ON VIEW ON DAY OF SALE."

TERMS --CASH ON DELIVERY. -

LAMMERT BROS., AUCTION BERS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

instructions from THE Undersigned have received

Apply THE OFFICIAL ADMINISTRA- Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd., 250, Des TOR, THE SUPREME COURT Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

[1507 i

10

TO LET-Ground Boor and Bage, ment (bathroom and Flush), Newly-built concrete house, No. 39, Wyndham Street, suitable for office, atc-Kwong Sang Hong, 250, De Voeux Road.

[1834

HOUSES TO LET

O`LET-Furnished from 1st July No. 193, The Foak. Apply Property Office, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. [804

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Lutaries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA

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MACAU

Cable Address:-" Riviera, Macan”

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

UN

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THURSDAY, OCT. 19, 1933

COMMENCING AT 11 A.M.

AT THEIR SALES ROOM, DUEDELLEET.

(For the Estate of the late Capt. T. G. PURVIS, deceased)

A FINE" SELECTION OF

OIL-PAINTINGS

(painted by the deceased, the well-known artist).

TERMS:-CASH on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS, AUCTIONEERS.

PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following dasses of advertisements tre sharged at the price given belog z

SITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET MISCELLANEOUS WANTS NE

When no required replies to bax number will be posted to avertisers daily Extra stamps for postage should be remitted.

All advertisements must be authenticated by the name and addrem of the wepdor

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid Rate of One Dollar for THREE, INSERTIONS . Charges collected, $1.50

Please insor!

Signatus Address --The

THIS FORM MAY BE USED.

Encored....

Address.

in payment

vertisement Manager, "Hongkong Daily Press," 11, Ice House Street, or PO. Box

OCTOBER 12, 1933.

H.K. WIRELESS London Air-Mail Letter

PROGRAMME

Broadcast By Z.B-W.

On 355 Metres

11-11.30 am-Stock and Exchange

Quotations, Seirated London New York Stock Quotations, Weather Report, etc. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese recorded pro-

.k

gramme.

12,30 p.m.-European programme of records kindly loaned by a "Listener.

!!.

1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather'

Report

1.30 p.m.Rugby Press News, etc. 2 p.m.-Close, Down...

CHINESE CONCERT FROM

• THE STUDIO,

6-8 pm-European programme of Icords kindly loaned by a List

ener.

VARIETY.

Orchestral-Glad Rag Doll...Nat

Shilkret and His Orchestra. Orchestral I Never Ask for More George Olsen and His

*Music.

Vocal Duet-Swanee Butterfly. Vocal Duet-Don't Let Nobody Steal You From MeLayton and Johnstone. Orchestral-Me Queres? Orchestral-On the Alamo..... Rudy Vallee and His Connect cut Yankees. Song-What a Day! Song Building a Nest for Mary

+

Chick Endor (Comedian), Organ Solo-Carolina Moon, Organ Solo-A Precious Little Thing Called Love Jasse Crawford. Chorus Wake Up! Chillun,

Wake Up. Chorus Ploddin' AJODE

Revellers.

The

Baod-Moonlight Madness. Band-Good Night ... Ted Lewis

and His Band.... Sang-Blue Yodel. Song-Away Out on the Moun:

tain Jimmie Rodgers. Orchestral-Marchets. Orchestral-What'll I Do ... Vic

tor Salon Orchestra, Chorus The Woman In The

Shoe.

Chorus-Sing You Sinners... The

Revellera.

Piano Solo Dancing Tambou

rine ex

Piano Sblo Doll Dange... Pau

line Alpert Humorous-A Couple of Fine Old Schools. Clin Mollison & Arthur Biscoe.

Duct While. We're In Love ...

Arthur Rise and Betty Shale. Orchestral-Honey. Orchestral Sweet Susanne

Rudy Valley and his Connecti cut Yankees. Humorous The Modern Diver. Humorous-P. C. Lamb.. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam. Hawaiian-Moanalua

Hawaiian Hawaiian Melodies

Blind V.C. Inspect Parade: New Dean Of Gibraltar. The Late Dorothy Baird: A Duke And Motor Cars: Dr. Besant And Mr. Lloyd George's Tribute: Chinese Wedding in London

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(Special Air-Mail Service).

BLIND F.C. INSPECTS

“OLD AND NEW*** PARADE

I have just been reading an appre- ciation of Bradlaugh by Mrs. Besant herself, in the centenary volume. "Charles Bradlaugh, Champion of Liberty, which is published to-day,

She tells how, in the "seventies,

He

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS |

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HE Undersigned have received

Instructions

To SELL BT

FUBLIC AUCTION

UN

THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 1938

COMMENCING, AT 11 A.M.

AT THEIR SALES ROOM,

DODDELL STERET

A Consignment of 30 New Iros Bedsteads

and

London, Sept. 26th. Over 3,000 members of the British Bradlaugh taught her the principles Legion took pact with cadets of the of ungling-his one relaxation. Royal Military College, Sandhurst, at always considered it, she says, a de tho annual "old and new parade at ficiency in her character that she og Caser of Best Painta, Enamels

never cared to tish hersel

the Royal Military College, Camberley, yesterday. Branches from Surrey. Kent, Hants, Berke, and Sussex took part in the parade. They were in- spected by Captain Sir Boachcroft Towse, the blind V.C.

In an address at the service which followed, the Rev. P. W. Heale, the RM.C chaplin, said the saying "Old soldiers never die was more than a joke; it was an eternal truth and a spirit which must be handed on. NEW DEAN OF GIBRALTAR

The Bishop of Gibraltar has appoint. ed the Rev. W. K. Knight-Adkin. late Archdeacon and Chaplain of the Fleet, to be Dean of Gibraltar in place of the Very Rev. Geoffrey Warde.

The Rev. W. K. Knight-Adkin was educated at St. Edmund Hall. Offord. and ordained in 1900. After working As a curate in Kentish Town. he served in H. M. S. Lancaster, E. M.S. Con- and H.M.S. Revenge. He was at the Royal Naval College, Dart- mouth, from 1920 to 1923.

TRILBY

queror,

HER ORATORY

Dr. Bosant seemed, in recent years, to belong definitely to an earlier age, in spite of her unceasing activity.

Mr. Bernard Shaw is the only one of her early associates who survives her, and even he did not meet her until long after she had become a reformer.

In the end it will not be for any

oratorical

..nud Varnish

also

1 Case Fancy Tropical Suitings- 4. Cases of Sail Cotton Yarn 69, Bags Bolt's and Nuts

Ok View on DAY OF SALE:

of her causes, but for her amazing I have heard Mr. Lloyd George say that he considered her the finest public speaker he had ever heard, and at the age of 80 her voice still retained both its beauty and carrying power.

be remembered that Mr. Besant will SERMS -Cash on DELIVERY.

She never used a note. Before an important platform engagement she used to suffer agonies of apprehension. For the first five minutes of the speech. she was apt to falter for a word, but once in her stride she could speak for as much as two hours-in perfectly rounded phrases on almost any subject.

A FLYING CELEBRATION

With the death of Mrs. H. B. Irving,

To-day an assembly of light aero- yet another figure of the Victorian ear passes from the scene.

planes is being held at Rheins to yester day I was discussing her with a friend celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary who saw Dorothea Baird, as she then of the first important cross-country dight made in Europe. This fight was was in ber famous rôle "Trilby,"

She will not play Trilby; she made by Henry Farman, an English- Trilby," said George du Maurier, the man by blood, though domiciled in author, of the actress who was to take France. He took off in his biplane the name-part in the stage version of from an aerodrome at Boy, Dear. his famous novel, And, indeed, she Chalons sur Mer, climbed to a height perfectly corresponded to the idea of of 50 metres, and then Bew ACTONS Trilby created in the minds of people where he landed in a park between the country to Rheims, 27 Rilometres away, ho had already read the book. A young friend who was with us cavalry barracks and Pommery House. rather shocked my friend by saying. He was in the air for twenty minutes. "Who was Trilby, anyway" Thus This was the longest non-stop fight do the gods and goddesses of one made up to that time. generation fade into forgetfulness.

ORIGIN OF THE HAT

Yet there must be many who still remember the epaulettes and the strip ed skirt of the vivandière, and the famous soft felt hat worn by H. V. Esmond as "Little Billee."!"

Beerbohm Tree for coe never forgot "Trilby," for he retained the man- nerisms of his part, Svengali, ever Mr. afterwards. wonder, incidentally, how many people associate the origin of the Trilby hat with "Little Billee's" headwear.

W. K. Kolomku. Song Just Another Kiss. Song When My Dreams Come True... Franlyn Baur (Tenor), Orchestra-The Wedding of the

Painted Doll, Orchestra-Pagan Love Song ...

Victor Salon Orchestra. Orchestra-You'll Be Mine in

Apple Blossom Time, Orchestra Goodnight, Sweet heart Jack Payne and His

Dance Orchestra.

S.. p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report,

6.3.10.30 p.m. Chinese Concert

from the Studio. 10.30. p.in.--Close Down.

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A HORSE-LOVING DUKE

The Duke of Devonshire, who was holding forth on "foul and stinking" motor-cats and "crushing cada" of motorists yesterday, in a great lover of the horse.

Whenever possible he uses a horse in preference to a car, azid a hansor rather than a taxicab, He recently described the growth of motor traffic as appalling, and suggested that he would like to revive toll gates, if only as a check on speeding.

GLASGOW ACADEMICALS »

CROSS-

The date of that flight was October 80, 1908, so to-day's celebrations; at Rheims are not strictly an annivers ary. On the next day, October 31, Louis Blériot also made a country fight of fourteen kilometres, Both these pioneers are still alive, and it is certainly a good thing to celeb- rate their early exploits even without being too particular about the actual day.

*

CHINESE MARRIAGE, IN

LONDON

a

"

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGER,

PUBLIC AUCTION:

.of

THE STEAMSHIP'."ANJOU

Now Lying in the Harbour of Hong Kong

to be sold

IN ONE LOT

.. on. WEDNESDAY, the 18th Day

07 OCTOBER, 1933,

AT 3 P.M. by

MISSRS. LAMMERT BROS,

AUCTIONEERS,

AT THEIR SALES200M, No 4, DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG.

The Ship is a British Fassenger River Steamer registered in Hong Kong and was formerly on the Hong Kong and Kong Moon rat.

Her dimensions and capacities (are as follows;

Twin Screw Steamship "ANJOU "

Length 149.7 feet Breadth

Depth

#t

25 feet

10.2 feet

Gross Tonnage

390.46 tons Registered Tonnage 343.84 tous Speed

9 Enota or thereabouts.

A wedding according to orthodox Chinese ritual took place at China House, Gower-street. W. C. The bri degroom was Mr. Liu Tsin Wen, who has just passed his final examination at the London School of Economica, and the bride was Miss Chang Fhu to view, Apply to :— Ying, who had come from China to be married. Miss Chang Phu Ying was in Chinese costume, but her maid-of- honour and the bridegroom were in European dreas..

For Further Particulars and Orders

Mr. Peon Yu, who was the bride's.

The declarations were made before

schoolmaster in China. There is ad religious ceremeny in a Chinese_mar- riage, but an essential part of the contract is the brile's promise to obey AGlasgow Academical has written to her husband. me, apropos of my note on Mr. Walter A large number of the bridegroom's Elliot's Glasgow University conne-fellow students were present, and after SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Agriculture is also an Old Bay of held at a West-end Chinese restaurant.

to point out that the Minister for

the ceremony the wedding feast was

Encore Requests

tion,

Glasgow Academy, the famous Rugger school, which has produced a long list

."

of men distinguished in a wide range COUNT McCORMACK of professions.

Names that spring to the mind include Wing Cmdr. Sir Louis Greig, Many listeners have recently Sir David Cameron (the artist), Gen. quired a babit of telephonfig to the Sir Archibald Hunter, Sir John Studio during the programme re Cargill, of the Burmah Oil Company questing the replaying of an item Sir John Reith, of the B.B.C. Mr. Jack of the playing of some special addi. Bachanau, Mr. Jim Mollison, the tional item. These requests are airmian, and Mr. A. D. Lindsay, the Dow so numerous 28 to interfere Master of Balliol. seriously with the Announcers du.

ties and the Broadcasting Com-A DISTINGUISHED ANTI- mittee have been compelled there- Tore to instruct the Announcers

QUARY

that requests by telephone, are not Ilearn that Sir Charles Peers has no in future to be complied with. It intention of abandoning, his arches- has been decided to give a trial toological work now he has retired "Request Programme on Fri from the post of Chief Inspector of -days of cach week, commencing in Ancient Monumente.

November.

Listeners who wish Ass meinber of the Advisory Board any special item, to be included in on Ancient Monuments, he will in any these programmes are requested to case still have a voice in the preserva forward the names of the items, tion of our historic buildings.

During the last twenty years he has with if possible the number or type been responsible for placing 3,000 of record to the Secretary, Broad-monuments under the schedule of casting Studio, before 5 p.m. on Wednesdays.

At the LM.C.A. this evening the first Ladies Night of the Season is being held. The entertainment commences at 9 pm, and prior to this a special dinner for members and indy queste is being held This evenings, function, being the first of the series, will we are sure, be an exceptionally successful; one

protection ancient castles, bridges, priories, chapels, and the like-which but for his care might have gone to further ruin.

DR. BESANT: A COIN-

CIDENCE

It is curious that the death of D Annie Besant should coincide with the centenary celebrations of the birth of her devoted colleague and friend, Charlos Bradlangh

SINGS AT DAUGHTER'S | WEDDING

Several thousand, people stood and knelt outside Brompton Oratory to-day listening to Count John McCormack, the famous tenor, singing. The Pra yer Perfect at the wedding of his only daughter, Gwendolyn, to Mr. Edward Pyke

Mr. Pyke is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert Pyke, of Thistleton Lodge, Kirkham, Lança.

For several hours before the the Oratory and tried to push their ceremony crowds gathered outside the way in, but a conlon of police officers kept them back.

Only those with invitations, which were carefully scrutinised, were allowed o pass through the doors," "*

Many people, however, had remained in the Oratory since & a.m., after early Mass, to see the bride and to hear John McCormack sing, since it had been stated that it was the only opportunity people would have of hearing him in

London this season,

The result was that the Oratory was packed to the doors.

The bride wore 'gown of ivory satin with a veil of old Irish lace, fastened with orange blossom. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley and white carnations, an

The Archbishop of Liverpool con- ducted the service.

· Messas, WOO & NASH, Mortgagee's Solicitors,

No. 4. Queen's Road Central,

or to

MEBORA. LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of the

VALUABLE · LEASEHOLD PRO. PERTIES situate at Victoria in the .Colony of Hong Kong and registered at the Land Office as Inland, Lot No. 254 together with the buildings thereon now known as

(Nos. - 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11/and 13, HEARD STREET

To be Hold

"IN ONE LOT

THURSDAY, THE 19TH Day

OF OCTOBER, 1983, at 3 P.M.

H3535. LAMMERT BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS,

AT THKIE SALESLODI, No. 4, DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, AFORESA D'."-

ditions of Sale, Apply to

For further Particulars and Con

MESSER WOO AND NASH, Mortgagee's Solicitors,

No 4. Queen's Road Central,

Hong Kong.

M1884, LAMMENT BROTHERS

Auctioneers