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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

"BANK HOLIDAYS.

Nascordance

with

Ordinance, The

Government EXCHANGE

BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 25th & 28th of DECEMBER, 1913. (OBRISTMAS HOLIDAYS).

Hong Kong, 20th December, 1933.

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CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

THE

BE Offices and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIME CUS- TOMS for Kowloon and District will be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSINESS on the 57 & 81ST DECEMBER 1933, and 18T, 2ND, 3RD JANUARY, 1934, being CUSTOMS HOLIDAYS.

E. N. ENSOR,

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Commissioner of Chinese Customs,

Kowloon and District.

York-Building,

Hong Kong, 19th December, 1933.

G.

NOTICE.

r2087

K.

NON-PAYMENT or WATER ACCOUNTS.

water and meter restal!

Eccounts are posted to the person who signed the Form "G" guarantee- ing payment. This person is generally the landlord or his recognized agent.

In many instances inconvenience: is caused to tenants by the water supply being disconnected without warning to them, owing to the failure of the guarantor to pay the accounts within Tenants are, the specified period. therefore, mivised to make suitable arrangements with their landlords to ensure that all water and meter rental accounts are paid promptly.

Changes of ownership of property should be notified immediately to this Office.

'R. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority. PUBLIC WORKE, DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, 20th December, 1933.

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THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB.

WILL members wishing to attend

the Dinner at the Hunters' Arma on Christmas Evening kindly send their names to us.

THOMSON & CÓ,

Secretaries.

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for

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for the Sum of £80,000, will be received NO 'ORSES, NO COURSES

by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE until 11 o'clock a m. on the 1ST DECEMBER. 1933.

Another successful year's racing The Tenders to state the Total Amount has come to a close with the Fit- (in Pounds Sterling). Ne Telegraphic teenth Extra Meeting on Satur- Transfer will be made for loss than £100. day. Looking back on the year,

The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in

one cannot but be struck by the Sealed Covers, addressed', to the TREA SURY CHEST OFFICER, COM-growing and intelligent interest MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed which the Chinese community is

TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT

now taking in "the sport. It may BILLS. eta"

had on application.

The right to accept or reject any or all be safe to say that Chinese own- of the Tenders in reserved.

Copies of Forms, of Tender can beers are to-day as keen on winning the more important classics as the Parsons tendering for (Bills) are Europeans and that the success of hereby Notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III, racing in Hongkong is in no small Cap. 40 and 41, George III. Cap. 62, the measure due to their support and soceptance of any such Tender is subject to.the express condition that no Member enthusiasm. Big efforts are being

of the British House of Commens shall made in the coming year to win be admitted to any share or part in

or to any benefit to arise from the Con- the Derby for

good programmes suitable for the "also rans" and others that have not been so successful during the past season and there scems to be no reason why a couple of days racing cannot be held in January. We dare not hope that our sug- gestion will be taken up immedi- ately by the Jockey Club, but at the same time, there is no time

like the present. Throughout the East January is usually the busiest racing month, why not in Hongkong?

As is well known the pari-ma- tuel and cash-sweep figures are lower this year compared with the Is this agures of former years. not all the more reason why, to make up the difference, two or three extra race meetings should be held? The public is sure "to support the additional race meet- ings since racing is growing in

OBITUARY PROTECTION OF

Admiral Friederick Van Ingenohl

Berlin, Dec. 20. Admiral Friederich von Ingeñohl, aged 78, former Commander of the Imperial yacht. "Hohenzol- lern," and until 1915. Admiral-in- Chief of the High Seas Fleet and sometime Commander-in-Chief of the German China Station, died this morning.-Reuter.

PROPERTY

Conference To Be Held In London

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London, December 20. It was decided at the last Con- ference of the Union for the Pro- Industrial Property, tection held at the Hague in 1925, that the next Conference should take place in London in 1933. This date. however. proved impracti-

MANSLAUGHTER NEWS SUMMARY VERDICT GIVEN

Indian Must Stand

Trial

Concluding the nearing regard- ing the circumstances surrounding Chan on the death of Lal Tze December 1, a coroners jury sit ting before Mr. Wynne Jones in the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon brought in a 'verdict of manslaughter and caused the ar- rest and detention ot Katar Singh, an Indian constable, who is

Gossip We Must "appears on

Fage 1.

Our representative had a special

interview with Mr. Hu Han Min

yesterday and an account appears on Page 7.

The results of the Engineering and Arts Examinations of the Hongkong University appear on Page 8.

At article entitled "Lord Lloyd cutlines his policy" appears on Page 4.

Z.B.W. Wireless Pragramme

Page 4. Our special food supplement age pears on Pages 2 and 3

The death occurred yesterday

Sudden Death of Mr. cable, and it is now decided that supposed to have delivered the morning of Mr. J. J. dos Remedios.

J. J. Dos Remedios

The death occurred yesterday morning Mr. J. J. dos Remedios one of the oldest and most re- spected member of the Fortuguese community.

Deceased was for over thirty years a member of the staff of the Hong Kong Bank. He was ifty-two years of age.

and on Tuesday attended his duties B.S usual.

"He returned to his residence at

No. 29 Granville Road after his dally work and complained of feel-

ing unwell. He passed away yes- terday morning.

The deceased was a respected member of the Portuguese com- munity. He leaves a widow and six children to whom the greatest sympathy will be felt in their un- expected bereavement.

BRITAIN'S FINANCES

Satisfactory figures Shown

London, December 20

The latest Treasury returns show that ordinary revenue for the cur- rent Anancial year up to Decem- ber 16 amounted to £396,852,382. At the corresponding date of last year the amount stood at £386,238,- 093.

that the Conference shall be con- vened for May 1, 1934.

blow

fatal.

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Mr. Le Fong addressed the Canton Rotary Club on the Three Years" Plan last Tuesday. A sum- mery of the address is given on Page 12,

Result of the Court Martial of an R.A. Sergeant appears Page 6

which ultimately proved

The Jury consisted of Messrs. 0. 8. p, M. Goodall (foreman) Dunkley and Wilkle Lum. Mr. Lo acted as solicitor for Katar Singh. The first witness to give evidence was Wong Yan, who owned a fish stall in Sham Shut Fo market and who "testified to his having seen the Indian constable caten hold of the deceased and strike him in the body and on the right cheek 10. on the morning of November 14. the testimony He corroborated

Invitations have accordingly been conveyed by the Government in the United Kingdom, to the Governments of 32 other count- ries which are members of the In- dustrial Property Union, to ap- point delegates to this Conference. Coples of the proposals drawn up by the British Government. with the assistance of the Inter- national Bureau of Union, which are to form part of the program- me for discussion at the Confe- rence; were transmitted to the Ad-given by witnesses yesterday rë- the Union by the Bureau on April to and following the assault and 20, 1932.

Around the Courts appears on Page 6.

Echoes of 1859 appears on Page 8. Local Hockey appears on Page

ministrations of the countries of garding the boy's condition prior H.K. UNIVERSITY

.

'It is understood that the Bur- eau will shortly circulate a further document containing supplement- ary proposals submitted for dis- cussion by certain other countries. -British Wireless Service.

told of the deceased's collapsing at about four o'clock in the after-

noon. He admitted that he could Engineering

not identify the Indian.

Wan Tak Ying, also testified to having seen the deceased struck.

Evidence Diners Wong Ming, a stall owner in the market caused a sensation when he informed the court that he too positive the dead boy had been struck upon the right side of the chest. This contradicted all pre- Vious witnesses who had sworn to the deceased's being hit beneath

NEW LINER FOR had witnessed the assault but was

ORIENT S.N.

CO.

Sister Ship of the the left arm pit.

Orontes

that

London, December. 20. At the meeting of the Orient Ordinary expenditure to date for Steam Navigation Company, in the current year totalled £541,407-London, yesterday, the Chairman an order was 764, as compared with £595,413,- announced 293 at the corresponding date of being placed for another ship last year-British Wireless Service: In plan it would be a, slightly lar- gor and improved sister-ship of the "Orontes."

LINDBERGHS IN NEW

YORK

The ship follows four others re- Vickers, cently built by Messrs. Armstrong for the Orient Line.

The new vessel will provide em- ployment for 18 months to 3.300 The Orontes, which it will slightly exceed in size, is 933 feet long with a 15-foot beam and a tonnage of 19,970.- British Wireless Service.

Extensive Flights Completed work-people.

New York, December 20. extensive fights in history, includ- After completing one of the most ing crossings. of the north and south Atlantic. Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. "Lindbergn,

famous

American fillers, landed at Long Island, New York. yesterday

FIRE RAGES ON -AMERICAN STEAMER

Reaches London After Race Against Flames

London, December 20.

S.S.

MORE RIOTING IN CUBA

Armed Soldiers Patrol Streets

Chan Kum Yau, employer of the deceased testified to the

boy's condition previous to the assault

Results

The results of the Hong Kong. University Engineering Examina- tions were announced on Tuesday, The following obtained their B.Sc.. degrees:-

5. Bercovitch, Chien Hung Tou Ip Tuen Shing. Lau Shing Kl. Lee Kai Leung, Leung Hon Yung, Ng Kam Sool, Ow Yang Hong Chiew Wong Tsoong Ping. Wong Wing Cheung, Chwang Chu Tseng, H. Nomanbhoy.

Third Year Fasses. Chang Tsu Vong, Chow Hồ Man.. Dew Boon Seng, B. F. C. Fletcher. and said that althor- he did not Goh Heng Chong, Koo Shu Kch, see the incident we was one of Lau Ping Kwong, Lee Hau Mo, Lim those who reported the matter to soo Kok, Lim Thiam Sim. Loong: Shiu Kee, Tsong Tuh. Zung, N. V.- the police,

Albert Johnson, Bergeant on Vargassof, Wong Kam Cheung, M.. Duty, Shamshulpa Folice station, C. Yatskin. at the time of the tragedy was

Second Year Passes. called to give evidence regarding the beat assigned to

Chang Chúa Ning, Chong Choy Katar Singh and claimed that the Kal. Chok Tuck Choon, Feng The Indian

number Bel Fong Ching Bee, N. Gorachea- was patrolling

constable

..

six beat at the time. A beat which ko; Ho Shiu Lai, Ko Ping Chun, includes Sham Shui Po Market. Koh Eng Hwee, Lee Zur Dau, Ng Questioned by Mr. Lo regarding Cheung Ling, Ng Shiu Hon, Henry the time required to patrol this Fau, A. C. N. Silva, Siu Woon To, district the officer refused to give Tan Kia Sui, Tsai Wel Kwen, Wong- evidence and His Worship ruled Cho Tong. that it was not a fair question.

Second Year Passes.

Lo Kwong Mia, Ng Chee Hong... Ng Kee Yeow, A. B. Tats

Katar Singh was next called to given evidence but prior to his testifying, he was warned by the

First Year Passes. magistrate that he need not an-

Chan Klok Leng, Chan Bze swer any questions which he con-

Cheung, Chua Keng Ju, Chow, Siu sidered might incriminate him

Asked whether or no he was at Lim, W. J. Citrin, V. Grunberg, Ho the market on Nov. 14, at or Chiap Chye, Hui Chi Shing, L. shortly after 8 a.m. and whether Krichinsky, Kwik Han Khich, Lan: he had interfered with any small Yu, Chuen, Lo Shiu Shing. Lo Ting, boys selling Bash the witness an-On. A. Napoloff, V. B. Osmolosky.. swered in the negative and said F. H Power, Shau Tsun, Gurbux he knew nothing about the whole Singh, Ting Zeh, Wong Yat Sing.

E. T. Wood: affair.

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First Year Referred List. "In summing up the evidence His Worship informed the jury

Cheng Kai Shui, Willlam Kong, that in bringing in their verdict Stanley, Lee, Lee Wai Yeung, Liew they must consider three things. Keng Siong, Lim Chong Hin, Lui (1) "Are you sure that Katar Chun Wah, Lui Fung Ting, A. L Singh, constable B. 198 was the N. Silva. Tan Pek Eam. Wong Wan (2) Kung, Zea Yue Kur, Woo Tin Kit, man who struck the blow, "If so, are you satisfied that the Chu Chee Chak. blow caused a rupture of the

Arts

Results

Havana, December. 20. "Armed soldiers and saltors were patrolling the streets of Havana throughout yesterday, in an at- tempt to keep order as a result of spleen." and (3) "If so, are you the latest violent qutbreaks.

satisfied that this rupture was the Shooting broke out near the cause of death."

Palace yesterday After five minutes deliberation morning, and gangs of negroes the jury returned with a verdict tions were also announced yester armed with sticks roamed the

of manslaughter streets, looting shops. last night, A plea for ball was refused.

Seven bombs exploded in differ- ent parts the city-Reuter,

arity in. this part of the The American steam-ship, world and the enthusiasm dis- "Topatopa," 5,356 tons, carrying cotton and timber from Florida to played all round will ensure pien- London, arrived in the Thames Presidential ty of entries. Our jockeys keep yesterday, with a fire aboard which themselves fit for the Annual had raged for 24 hours. Meeting and will be available to Greenwich, are fighting floats were ride in these races.

Another very strong reason we have in mind is the fact that rac-

a Chinese stable ing at Happy Valley would lessen, tract thereby made for the allotment of and already some very classy al- to some extent, patronage of the Auch (Bills).

The provisions in question do not mals are in training for the Blue gambling, that is conducted out. Apply to Contracts entered into by any Riband of the Hongkong turn. It side the Colony. We are sure that Incorporated Company in its corporated is not our intention to go into the quite a number of local racegoers capacity and made for the general benefit

prospects and chances of the va- make the trip to Shumchun on of the Company." "

rious stables and candidates; suf- Saturdays, who would otherwise cient is it to say that in every rather stay behind for an after- class in the coming year keen

noon's racing.

W. J. H. BILDERBECK,.. Colonel, R.A.P.C, Treasury Chest Ofleer, His Majesty's 'Treasury Office,," Hồng Kong.

CO. (1918) LTD.,

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racing may be expected. His Ex-

cellency the

Governor will be among the list of owners at the

It may be argued against the posal that it would be impos- sible to keep ponies in a fit con

By the time the vessel reached

waiting and after two hours of strenuous work the flames were controlled-British Wireless Ser- vice.

SIR PHILIP CUNLIFFE LISTER

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SIR HENRY DICKENS

Presented With Token Of Slight Improvement

Gratitude

Reported

The results of the Arts Examina-

day. The following obtained their B.A. degrees:

W. A. Hunt, Tsang Wai Keaw, Chan Shu Fatt, Sung Hang Chee, Wong Chiu Ming, Grace Chan

NAVAL OFFICER Cheung Shiu Tong, Cheung Shui

REINSTATED

Leng, Anna Ho, Ip Kun Im, Kathe- rine Lal, Lin Chih Kwang. R. Woolley, Biak Tlang Djoe, Soën Guan Tihoen, Soo Chong Hee, Wee Chai Chee, Li Fuk Fal, Wong Slew

Sequel To Explosion est, Fung Peus Wah; Li Yau

On Sub. L.26

Sing.

Third Year Passes, Kwok. Pul Chee, Kwok Wai Fun. London. December, 20. Chin Thin Sin, Kenneth Leung,. The sentence to be dismissed Loke Kök Meng, Chow Nai Chung. from his ship, passed on Lieut.-Y. M. Langley, Lau Tak Cheuk, Commander John Hugh Lewes on Law Chin Tang. Kitty Tse,. Tsang London, Dec. 20.

October 21, has been reduced by Koon Cook, Wong Blu Kwong, D. The presentation of his portrait,

the Admiralty to a severe re- Hunt, Kan Yuet Keung, Li Ka Tit, painted by Mr. Oswald Birley a

A bulletin issued yesterday after-primand. He will be re-appointed Lo Kwee Siong, P. B. Tata Cheng distinguished British artist, yester-

a very slight im- to command submarine L.26 from Yu Hual: day, was made to the Colonial noon stated

Second Year Passes. The Court-Martial decision was condition of Str Jenry Dickens,

Cheng Yum Tin, R. Chang, Chan on behalf of the inhabitants of the former Common Serjeant of announced after the Admiralty ye San, Lai Ko Nin. Leung Yau Mauritius as a token of gratitude the City of London and only sur- was satisfied there was no res- and esteem-British Wireless,

London, Dec. 20.

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER forthcoming Annual Race Meeting ation all the year round, but we Secretary, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister i provement had been noticed in the that date:

NOTICE.

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viving son of the great, novelist, ponsibility attached to Lieut.- Cheung, Li Sau Man, Lim Ting who was recently knocked down Commander Lewes for the explo- Lim, O Pu Bheung, Woo Hou Kong, by a motor cycle-British Wire- sion which occurred aboard the Chang Yoong Hin, Mary Cheung, Dalsy Choa Lâu Tên Chất, Phù L.28 on October 10-Reuter.

Hok Ling, Chan Sik Kan. less Service.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Second Year Passes.

J. S. Ho, Kan Po Chi, Wong Kok Fuan

Pirst Year Passes,

and his Australian pony is al-

would remind those who hold such ready showing promise of deve-

views that our suggestion is to THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY loping into a record breaker.

YEARLY MEETING OF 4. one sense the season just provide the public with racing by SHAREHOLDERS will be held in come to a close has been all too ponies which have not been so the Board Room of Messrs. Lowe, brief, and there are still a num-successful during the season. The griffins will also be taking the Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile! of pantes that have not yet best ponies in the "A" Class would field and forty new Australian Building, Victoria, Hong Kong on Saturday, the 30th day of champed acquaintance with the naturally be debarred from such ponies will be taking part, so that December, 1988, at 12 o'clock (Moon), Judges. Also there are quite a racing, and others which have won it seems obvious that quite for the purpose of receiving a State- number of others whose engage over certain figures in stakes number of the ponies which have

Au Yeung Châu. Hung Mo Chu ment of Accounts and the Report of ments at the forthcoming meeting would also automatically be ex- been racing this season will be

Amy Yukum Wong, Yu Ping Chau, the Directors for the financial year

in the cold. By the end of

The forthcoming weddings Cheng Yum Yue, Boon Yong Fong. ended 30th September, 1933, and are necessarily limited and whose cluded. The rest do not

ext season there is not much

announced of Lient. J. C. Richard Mary, Fahnestack, Lu Shih Feng, electing Directors and Auditors. chances of picking up any stakes as though they will have much of

son, South Wales Borderers, to Mok Kal Lim, Tih Dachin, Lau chance at the Annual Race likelihood of the position being

Miss Rosemary Lucy May, of Itchen Kwok Ching, Cheún Po Yuen,. The Transfer Books of the "Com-are practically nil. It is in the a pany will be closed from Saturday, interest of the owners of such Meeting, and certainly the public, any better, and. therefore it The Cheer Club Ladies' Com- Abbas, now en route to the Colony Jessie Chan, Chan Kat Lau. Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kul Chee, Li Wat 28rd December, 1988, until Saturday,

anot be unreasonable to urge mittee will be giving a small In on the P. and O. sa. Chitral,

Cheung, Lo May Hing, Mak Cheuk 18th January, 1984, both days in. ponies that we venture to make the Jockey Club and race owners

were a that the racing season be extend-vitation Dance for Service men at

A P.W.D.

motor lorry was Hon, Matilda Pang, Josephine the suggestion that there should would all be better off

the Heleha May, on January '19.·' clusive.

wonde damage in an accident on Island Wong, Goh Tiang Hin, Lau Shaf suple more days' racing included ed beyond December, Burely those Br Order of the Board of Directors, not be so marked a gap between

1 charge cauld draw up two or We are informed that the Direc-Road at Stanley on Tuesday, when Chi, Mok Hing Bun/ NOEL BRAGA, 4

the end of one season and the be, in the year's programme.

For 1934, we understand that three interesting programmes for tors of the China Light and going down a steep gradient, the Power Ca have, appinted Mr. D. W. driver lost control, and the lorry Secretary, ginning of another.

It would quite a simple matter eighty new griffins will be racing ace meetings to be held in De Monton Manager of the Company plunged down a bank. The driver

escaped with minor injuries. 2) as from 1st January, 1934. Hong Kong, 16th December, 1988,

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milar number of subscription cember-January each year. couple

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One case each of diphtheria and typhold were reported for the 24 hours ended December 19,

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First Year Beferred List. Lee Kal Kwan, Kan Yuet Hing, LA Fook Shui Lin Kin Yu