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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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NOTICE.

B.

A8 from the 1st January, 1934,

tricycles and tricycle drivers

must be licensed. The fees for those licenses are:--

Tricycle

TII

1.

$8.00 p.s.

0.30 p.. Tricycle drivers... ' Tricycles must be taken for inspec- tion before licensing to the "Traffic Office at Central Police Station or Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station. Ap plicants for drivers licenses shoo'd apply to either of the above offices and should produce twe photographs.

E. D. C. WOLFE, Inspector Geneal of Police. Hong Kong, 14th December, 1933.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933.

CASES FOR CHRISTMAS.

CASE No. 1. 20.07.

2 Bots. Clos Royal (Sparkling)

White Wine (Graves) Rouyer Guillet "Three

Star" Brandy. Medoo Olaret.

1 Bot.

Italian Vermouth.

CASE No. 2 $46.00

Invalid Sherry..

Castillo Port.

Old Tom Gin.

Watson's "E" Whisky.

Curacao M.BR

"J

CASE No. 3 $55.00

2 Bots. Gastave Ferrand

Imperial Champagne. Robertson's Port. Margaux Claret,

(9071

1 Bot. Duroy Vintage

1

Champagne, Niersteiner Hook. Renault'e Five Star"

2

1 Bot

Brandy.

1

Castle "G" Sherry.

Castle" H" Port.

White Port.

"

Italian Vermouth.

SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER COMPANY »

(1922), LIMITED.

TH

NOTICE.

ו

OF

"

THE ELEVENTH ORDINARY

MENTING YEARLY SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Head Office of the Company, National Bank Building, Victoris. Hong Kong, on Thursday, 28th December, 1933, at 8 p.m. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended. 30th June, 1918, and electing Directors and Auditors.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managern. Hong Kong, 12th December, 1933.

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GREBN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a

of

the Board Meeting of Directors of Green Island Cement Company, Limited, held at Exchange Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 21st day of September, 1933, a Call of 83.75 per share was made upon all the members holding shares who comes appear in the Company's rezister of share holders on the 21st day of September, 1933, upon which only $3.75 per share has been paid, and it was determined that such Call should be paid on the 16th day of December, 1933, to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, a their Head Office, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid.

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

1933.

Dated this 21st day of September

By Order of the Board,

1907

p.m.

ALLAN KEITH;

Secretary.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB..

Madeira.

-London Dry Gin.

Watson's "E" Whisky.

Dewar's White Label

Whisky.

Prunellia Cusenier's.

Ruiz's Fine Old Brown

Sherry.

Italian Vermouth. London Dry Gin.

"E" Finest Old Brown

Brandy.

Liqueur Cream Whisky. Dewar's White Label

Whisky. Orange Curacao

Cusenter's.

SPECIAL CASES MADE UP TO ORDER

THE IDEAL GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS Į

À. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

EST. 1841.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251 Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511.

like civil flying the provision for obsolescence is necessarily large, and Imperial Airways have built up their high record for safety and efficiency by the most ruth-

London Office: 53, Fleet Street less (and expensive) sacrifice of

B.O.

The Daily Press.

Boxe Koxo. Decembre 14, 1939.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

ageing and outmoded machines. How large is the provision for ob-

NEW MEDICAL YANGTSE RIVER WEDDING BELLS NEWS SUMMARY

SCHOOL Opened by H. M. The King

London, Dec. 12

TRAGEDY

Steamer Sinks: 40 Passengers Drowned

Chinese "Double" Solemnised

A double wedding of particular Bhanghai, December 19. interest to the Chinese community More than forty lives were lost was solemnised yesterday · `when H. M. the King, accompanied by

the Miss Ivy Kan, daughter of Mr. and the Queen, to-day opened a new early yesterday morning in

Wusueh, Mrs. Han Tong Po, and Miss Medical School at St. Mary's Hoa-Yangtse River, neat

Chinens steamex Doris Li, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. pital-Paddington. The building, when a small

and Tse Fong became the brides of which cost £250,000, will rank: 25 ; which was carrying troops one of the finest schools of medi-

passengers from Hankow to Kin. Messrs. Fung Ping Fau and Fung

Ping Wah

respectively. The kiang, collided with the Wanhsiang bridegrooms are sons of the late cal research in Britain.

His Majesty, in a speech, said of the Ban. Feh Steamship Co. Mr. Fung Ping Shan. he felt special Interest in revisit-

and sant almost immediately. it The couples were married at the ing St. Mary's since many years

estimated there were one Registry and following this a re- ago the skill and care of a nurse

hundred persons aboard the small ception was held in the China from that hospital contributed

steamer of which, approximately. Emporium where a large number sixty were rescued by the crew of of friends among whom was Sir -largely to his recovery from an

attack of typhoid fever.

No Lves were William Hornell gathered to drink the Wanhsiang. lost on the Wanhsiang which was to the health and happiness of the

newly-weds... Only slighty damaged.--Reuter.

The King, referred to the tire- less efforts of devoted research workers who were for ever wrest ling treah secrets from Nature- and adding to existing knowledge The different fields. in many dissemination of this knowledge Was no less important; for the peoples' health depended in great the training, which measure on

in

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The brides were dressed alike their gowns being of silver satin, Empire style, with a long-train

THE “MONSTER" uned with georgette, and trimmed

OF LOCH NESS

medical schools were able to pro- Government Declines

To Investigate

vide, for the doctors of to-morrow. -British Wireless.

MR. ROBERT · BERNAYS

Dismissed from Staff Of News Chronicle

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London, Dec. 12.

The strange marine monster al- leged to have been sighted in Loch Ness, Scotland, at different times during the last few months, by at least 50 people has aroused much

discussion in the British press,

with pearls pretty draped sleeves. a silver embroidered veil draped with pearls and orange blossoms Anished off charming dresses.

They carried bouquets of white roses and gladioli with asparagus

fern.

Miss Kan was attended by the Misses Gloria Mok, Amy Fung. Nancy Kar and Ida Ng, while the Misses Lulumai Luk, Mary Lim. Della Lee and Jenny Ma formed a charming quartette of attendants for Miss Lee.

SIR WILLIAM HORNELL

It was yesterday mentioned in the House of Commons, when a member asked if, ia the interests In proposing the toast of the of science, an investigation could couples, Sir William Hornell be made; and whether the Air said:-

Department could be invited to Ladies and Gentlemen,-The observé and photograph the mortality among the celibate mem- bers of the University is becoming.

strange creature.

London, Dec, 13. The National Liberal member for North Brisotl, Mr. Robert H to his Bernays, in a statement constituency, declares that owing to his refusal to cross the floor of the House of Commons, with

and Sir Herbert the Liberal leader,

Samuel, the, "News-Chronicle," whom he had served editorially for eight years, had requested his resignation.

The Secretary for Scotland, Siralarming. Two are going under Geofrey Collins, would not agree the yoke this afternoon, and two that there was adequate reason to next week.

no

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He declined on the ground that newspaper was entitled to dictate to a member of its staff on his attitude in the House of Com-

mons.

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Mr. Bernays thereupon received a letter from the Editor, termina- ting bis contract-Reuer.

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solescence this year may be judged SERIOUS FIRE IN │

from the fact that, after all neces- 'sary writing off of obsolescent aircraft and engines had been made, the reserve for obsolescence remained as the close of the year

£54,340 large, at A total 02 £226.388.

Until a few months ago British civil aviation, or commercial flying could be summed up in the two pean services the number of pas- words "Imperial Airways."

sengers carried was 42892, as com-

SHANGHAI

Five-Storey Godown Gutted

Company.

ful monster in the Loch,

marrying

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suspect the presence of "Any aw- Next week's bridegroom, him- thought that further researches self a graduate, is could properly be left to private graduate. He at least is not tak

ing any risk. Mr. Fung Ping enterprise and the zealous press Wah is marrying the next best photographers.

thing, a student of St. Stephen's

Loch Ness is. 20 miles in length

PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE"

Bilateral Treaties

Girls College who has matriculat- ed.

It Gossip. We Must appears on Page 1.

A Double Wedding was solemni- sed yesterday, the reception be ing held at the China Emporium. An account appears on. Paze. 8.

The Hockey between the "Club and the Army appears on Page 11. *China Coast Officers appoint- ments appear on Page 4.

Our Wireless Programme... ip- pears on Page 4

6.

Echoes of 1859 appears on Page

Around the Courts," Page „5. Our Kowloon Correspondent has written about the Riding, School in Kowloon. Page 12..

bore the Japanese soap which

well-known British

A

mark of

case at the Magistracy yesterday. make figured in a trade mark

Page 8.

A claim for $3,000,000 for breach of promise- has been hied at the Supreme Court. Page 7 "A very interesting lecture business was delivered Chinese YMCA. last night. - Page

Training Times appear on Page

7.

10.

atu

the

The Club seafors and the Army met in a friendly hockey match at King's Park yesterday. The match was evenly contested and ended in a draw. Page 11.

Representativa Naval hockey team has been selected, details on Page 11..

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IMPROVEMENTS

IN CANTON

Canton, December 13. "At yesterday's memorial service, Major Liu, in the course of his report on the recent undertakings of the Municipal Government emphasized the following points.

RELIEF WORK

More public hostels will be es tablished to give more accommo dations for the poorer class. For this work the Municipal Govern- ment has decided on holding races the proceeds in-the Spring and from the sales of the lottery tic- kets will go towards the main- tenance fund of these institu tions.

and 750 feet deep in places.

The alleged monster is gen- erally described as.50 feet long. The father of the bridegrooms,

to no known and corresponds

the late Mr. Fung Ping Shan, was species.-British Wireless Service one, of the leading merchants of Hong Kong and a most respected citizen. Himself a self made man, his great desire was that those who came after him should enjoy the opportunities that he had missed. He gave generously to education and the University's Fung Ping Shan Library is an abiding testi- mcpy to his devotion to and his

Mr

· belief in learning Fung Ping Shan's two sons, the heroes of this afternoon, were

Under instruction of the Pro- not unmindful of their father's faith. They both joined the now vincial Government, a 'special com- of mittee has been organized to con- defunct Daiversity School Chinese Studies, and Mr. Fung sider construction of future roads Ping Wah has the unique distinc in the city. The Committes will tion of being the only holder of be entrusted with the work of that School's Diploms.

drawing up plans of constraction Mrs. and fixing routes for various new

Urged

Montevideo, Paraguay, Dec. 13.- The United States Secretary of State, Mr. William Cordell Hull, who is attending the Pan-Amert- can Conference here, yesterday made à moving appeal for bl- lateral reciprocity treaties among the American Republics, the abolition of trade restrictions and

From figures covering the past

Shanghai, Dec. 13. three years ample evidence is

Property worth approximately given of the rapid manner in $500,000 was destroyed by a fire which the traffic of the company which burned down the huge Ave- is growing. On the regular Euro-storey godown of Mackenzle and The conflagration was one of he most extensive that the Set is the name of the company fenn-pared with 24,192 in 1931-32, and tlement Are Brigades have been ed about ten years ago from four 21,879 in 1930-31. Oni & ton mileage called to tackle in recent months, the machinery of the

and was only finally controlled or five smaller companies. The basis- the European traffic was after a fight lasting more than amalgamation of these coinpanies

This

into one was the condition laid

British

~

two hours.-Reuter,

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The Municipal Government has. also taken steps to build a large public hospital at Shek-pal.

ROAD

CONSTRUCTION

„PUBLIC UTILITIES

And now for the brides Fung Ping Wah has not only, the roads. distinction of being a matriculank, she is also the eldest daughter of a gradual reduction of tariffs. a family of nine. She has

Regarding „reorganization of the ene Conference passed a resolu- married sisters, so that the gild Municipal Electricity Works and n. inter alla, in favour of using youth of Hong Kong need not Water Works administration, a World despair. Everyone knows her commission responsible for the onomie Conference for a gen-father Mr. Li Tse Fong. He is a work will be formed as soon as eral exchange reciprocity graduate of the University of regulations governing its organi- treaties-Reuter.

Hong Kong one of its earliest sation is adopted by the Provin graduates and this is not his only claim to distinction. He is I. believe the only man who has ever taken the B.A. degree of our University twice Once for him- self, and once, in 1918, by proxy for Mr. Tshu Sok Hl.

of

LOCAL AND GENERAL

1,080,501 ton miles, against 643,119 in the previous year, the, actual down by the British Government mileage flown being 779,108, for the receipt of a subsidy. The

against 719,060. It will be ape subsidy granted by the

parent trom these figures that the Government was substantial, but length of the routes down" in so graded that after a few years Europe last year are approximatė- THE FIFTEENTH EXTRA

at full rate it was to be diminishly the same as in the previous One case of septicemia was re- RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting HAPPY ed by steps, and finally extinguish year. the increased, ton mileage ported in the Colony for the 24

hours ended December 12. VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16rued. In view of the financial help being due to increase in the num- DECEMBER, 1933, commencing at 2.00

to Imperial Airways the Govember of passengers and amount of There will be a dinner dance at

are represented on The First Bell will be Rang stment

Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday, thegoods carried. Mode

December 18; and a tes dance at 1.30 p.m.

board by two directors, there being MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.

From the beginning of its career this hotel on Sunday, December Members are notified that they and besides these six other directors. Imperial Airways has striven to 17, at 4.30 p.m. their Ladies must wear their Badges headed by the redoubtable Sir Eric Live up to the first word of its title prominently displayed.

No One without a Badge will be Geddes. This gentleman is well and to extend its connections in the The Hongkong University will be holding Christmiss Concert dmitted to the Meinters' Enclosura...

Badges admitting Non-Members to the qualified for his post of Chairman British Empire. The ton mileage in the Great Hall of the Univer Member Enclosure and Club Rooms of an air transport company, for traffic of the Empire services (Eng-sity on Sunday, December 17, at at $5,00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 as a former Minister of Transport land to India and South Africa) 9 p.m. for Ladies (Both including are obtainable through the BEORR and as former Chief of the old TARY pon the personal application of North Eastern Railway he earned Member, auch Member to be responsible high distinction as an adminis for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of & 11 Chits, ptc.

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building (Tel. 27794), wil close st 12:0'0look Noon. Badges admitting

to Members'

trator..

urd

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The Kowhon Junior School are has exceeded the total for the European services, while 5,098 pas-

giving an entertainment in the sengers were carried. During 1933 west lounge of the YM.C.A.

on the eastern service was extended Sallsbury Road Kowloon,

Thursday, December 21 at 5.30 Bir Erle and his colleagues have to Calcutta and Rangoon, and constantly before their "mind the the further extension to Singapore.

We are asked to state that the aim of freeing the company from (to connect eventually with Aus-

Auction Bridge and Mahjong com- petitions held on Monday at the Helena May Institute for the bene

of the SF.C.A amounted to over $500, $2.

cial Government.

ampaigns

PUBLIC HEALTH

Public vaccination have been started w

The Bureau of Fublic Health is 01 Mrs. Fung Fing. Fan's father, conducting an examination Preparations are well under way M Kan Tong Fo, is like Mr. Chinese old-styled physicians be- for the annual YMCA Christ John Gilpin, a citizen of credit for they are allowed to practise mas Dinner and as usual the and renown. He is the Chief the City Central Press. committee are taking great pains Manager of the Bank of East Asia to make this festival a most en- and as such and also in his capa- Already a number city of Managing Partner of the joyable event.

01 of the members have extended in- Tak Shan Bank, he has I am told, 4TH FREE STATE vitations to many of the Service been eminently successful men to attend and a lengthy course you all know that Mr. Li

of the Bank of East Asia. programme of entertainment 1: Tse Fong is one of the Managers NATIONAL LOAN being arranged,

An ar

De Valera Dis-

appointed

So this afternoon we are doubly: cementing an alliance between the As the result of a mishap at the great trading house of Fang and Shing Mun

the Bank of East Asia. yesterday, two Valley Waterworks rangement full of happy sugury -Mr. and Mrs. Fung Ping Wah; mitted to the Kowloon Hospital A' double cord is not easily broken. yesterday suffering from head in- juries. With a number of other Mr. and Mrs. Fang Ping Fan,

Dublin, December 13, coolles, they were overwhelmed by the lines have fallen unto you in

The fourth Irish Free State: a fall of earth and rocks during pleasant places, but remember quarrying operations, but whilst that wisdom is more precious others were extricated without than rubies; remember also that National Loan of £5,000,000, at countenance," and that better is which closed this afternoon were underwriters by rocks, and badly hurt.

dinner cd herbs where love is under-subscribed, than a stalled ox and hatred taking the balance, the amount, of which is not stated. Although Unarmed gangsters at about withal."

industries and leading business 3 o'clock this morning zalded a

Arms supported the loan to the farmhouse near Yuk Tong village,

full extent of their resources, the in the Kowloon City district, be-

result, is far short of the total Mr longing to Cheng Kam, 45, 8 widow.

De Valera hoped to get Reuter.

Bace. Coume. NOT be on sale at the the need to accept the anaccial fralia), commenced on December 3 receipts from the Contract Bridge, serious injuries, they were struck, merry heart makete a chcerful 31%, the subscription lists of

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Indian airmali left On No Pretext will Children be help of the Government, In other when the permitted in either Enclosure during words, they wish to make tvil Croydon. tbo Meeting,

In the whole of 1932 Imperial Tillas are obtainable at the Cleo aviation "pay" and to make alr House provided they are ordered from transport a "commercial propost- Airways had not a single casualty. the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone ton" like other forms of the There is no finer record than this

carrying business. The ninth an- in the world. PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

21920.

Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, "for

The Price of admission to the Public nual report of the company cover- Fersons, including Ladies, and is ing the year ended 31st March,

payable at the Gate.in falforma

Soldiers and Sailors in

admitted Half Price:

Bookmakers, Tie Tac Man,

A very successful evening was spent at the Hotel Cecil last night. when the RAOB. (Grand Coun c) held its Annual Re-Union in- ner. There were over 70 guests ing concert was enjoyed

1933, showed us what great strides MALAY RUBBER SCHEME present, and after dinner

deen made

́are. have been

will not be permilled to operate with

sired goalwards the de-

against

Singapore, Dec. 13.

fo create a United

Count De Mailly Forced to Land

She was in a buffalo shed, wash ing down the animals, when she found herself pulled back from a

AID FOR NEWFOUNDLAND Athens Dec. 19120 stool by four or five men. Ther overpowered her, stole a girdle,

De Mailly, who was dy

France to Japan, made with a purse containing 820,

Alarmed by the cries of the ing woman's young stepson, the men a forced landing to-day near

in the Precinct. of Tum Howe B their trading profit has been the cation in Malaya 1 are engine at the Junction or led from the shed. Previously, Athens

The principal charge JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meetingi

provision made for obsolescente of By Order,

aircraft and engines, which was 0. B. BROWN,

Secretary Increased to £171.683. In a new [1050 and rapidly expanding Industry Hong Kong, 11th Dec., 1933.

Planting

published jointly by the Planters Association of Malaya and the Rubber-Growers Association-- Reuter.

pport pak Will the lady who was the pas senger in the publie ricksha which was involved in a collision with a Hankow and Middle Roads at about 9 pm on December 11, please communicate with the Trate Department Water Police Btation as soon as possible

KKOON

for add man London, Dec 12. votes to 42, approved the second The House of Commons, by 250 Ich follow- they had entered the farmhouse. He is suffering from light reading of the Bill and, after binding and gagging an shock. The machine was dagamed Ing the recommen old man whom they found there, He was unable to locate the Royal Commisar had ransacked the interior and Tatol Aerodrome nearby owing to financial assistance to the Domin

the absence of lights. Reuter ion-Renter stole several pieces of clothing:

of the

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