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NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on and after the 11th of April, 1984, refusa will be collected at 6 am (approximately) in the area bounded by Austin Road, Nathan Road and Chatham Road without the ringing of the refuse-bell. House- bolder are requested to co operate by warning their servants of this change in procedure and by instruct ing them to bring refuse promptly on the arrival of the lorries.

RA. D. FORREST, Head of the Sanitary Department,

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO, (1918) LTD.,

LOST CERTIFICATE No. 10165

No

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 10166 for 20 shares numbered 786487/786686 registered in the name of BEATRICE MARY SMYTH has been reported LOST OR MISLAID and NOTICE 16 HEREBY GIVEN that, unless the said Certificata is produced st the Registered Office of the Company within THIRTY DAYS from the date of this Notice, the aforesaid Certificate No. 10160 will be deemed CANCELLED AND OF NO EFFECT and an application to the Company for the issue of a new Certificate in respect of the said shares will be proceeded with in the nsual course.

For THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CU (1918), LTD. NOEL BRAGA,

Secretary.

Houg Kong, 20th March, 1234.

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THE HONG KONG CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ONE HUNDRED AND

FOURTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will he held at the Office of the Company, 1, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Kong on Thursday, the 12th April, 1934, at Noon for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with & Statement of Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 6th April, 1934. to Thurs- day, the 12th April, 1834. Both Days inclusive, during which period NO Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

H. DA LUZ,

Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 20th March, 1834

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Forty-ninth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hong_Kong Hote', Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 17th April, 1984, at 11.30 h.m, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, togather with a"Statement of Accounts for the yen- ended 31st October, 1998.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 12th day of April to Wednesday the 18th day of April, 1994, both days inclusive, during.! which period no transfer of shares can be registered, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON," General Managera. Hong Kong, 6th April, 1934.

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BIRTHS

BROWN-At Kuala Lumpur, FM.S.

on March 8, 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. K. Brown, nee Joyce Jansen), a son. BRIGGS-On April 3, 1934, at the Country Hospital. Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Briggs "a daughter.

MARRIAGE

QUICK-BARBER-At All Saints, Kobe, on April 3, 1934, by the Right. Reverend Bishop Basil, Edward Keith, son of Mrs. Quick and the late Edward Quick, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, and Doris Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barber, of Ipswich.

DEATH STEPANOV On Monday, April 2, 1934, at the Country Hospital, Shanghal, Mercedes Stepanov, aged 36 years. Dearly beloved sister of Mrs. V. P. Kuegelgen.

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whose chief duties should be to conduct an experimental farm and to help to educate the farmers by precept and practice. That one of our very capable Treasury officials be entrust. ed with the responsibility of. surveying the economic ac- tivities of the Colony with a view to devising means to effect a reduction in the He adverse, visible balance. might with advantage act da the Chairman of a commis- ston composed largely of members of the business community, supported by re- presentatives of farmers and. local manufacturers. With reference to suggestion No. 1, there is no doubt that were the to afford an Government able agricultural expert it would be of help to the farmers, but we feel that this is made on the assump- tion that the farmers are, all of them, enterprising men. Even this were so, the article states that the farmers in the New Ter- ritories exist on $100 a year, and this hardly leaves any margin for speculation, While on this point

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we would suggest, that á lead be taken by some commercial enter- prise such

that excellent organisation we have in the island of Hong Kong, the Dairy Farm

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be struck with the Government that If an Agricultural Company with a reasonable capital be started "In the New Territories, the Govern

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HONG KONG, APRIL 10, 1934.

may

ment agree to obtain the services

of an agricultural expert. There

the New Territories would be a lucrative enterprise, but it has been proved that general farming is usually more lucrative and suc-" cessful than specialised farming. For instance, we are told that

HELPING AGRICULTURE is no doubt that pig farming in

Trade depressions happen all over the world without any con- sideration for anybody, but it does not necessary follow that when one does occur, we have to resign land in the New Territories is ourselves to Fate as it were, and poor. If plg farming be indulged

do nothing but at and wait for in solely, no use can be found for HONGKONG REALTY AND

better times to come, or what is the pig manure-the very product even worse, fret for the "good old New Territories is short of. Were TRUST CO., LTD.

days." Instead those of us who a large private Company started (INCORPORATED UNDER THE

are in a position to do so, should in the New Territories and become tum our resources to newer a success, it would then encouragė COMPANIES ORDINANCES

flelds and thus, indirectly bring small farmers to launch out and OF HONG Koro).

relief to some of the less for-eventually assist in supplying the tunate ones, Recently in our entire Colony's need in the way TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Ordinary Yearly over the initials of "F.A.J." on

columns there appeared an article, of food, etc. The Shing Mun Schere, we understand, is pro- Meeting of Shareholders of Hong the "Colony's Adverse Visible gressing and possibly a certain Kong Realty and Trust Company Trade Balance," and we agree that amount of water can be spared at. Limited, will be held at the Regis the matter is certainly a very a later date.towards assisting an tered Office of the Company, serious one. The author of the irrigation scheme. Exchanga Building (2nd Floor), Des article in question states boldly

Where to our mind Hong Kong Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on that the only way to reduce this falls so deplorably to assist any TUESDAY, the 24th April, 1934, adverse visible trade balance as agricultural scheme, is the lack of at 12 Noon, for the purpose of receiv. much as possible is to reduce our a real endeavour to enrich the ing a Statement of Accounts and the consumption of Imported goods it poor soll in the New Territories. Report of the Board of Directors for we cannot find ready markets for Hong Kong, unlike most modern goods manufactured and exported countries, possesses, no sewage the year ended on the 81st December, by us. The writer then eces on farm, and were there one started 1988, confirming the appointment of

to say that so far as foodstuffs ample supplies of fertilizers, would a Director and re-electing two is concerned, the Colony consumes be available for the New Terri Directora and the Auditors,

no less than $7,600,000 worth of torles at our very doors. And so The Transfor Booke of the pigs annually, and, therefore, the far as suggestion No. 2 is concern Company will be clored from question of intensive big raising ed, we feel that as soon as the Wednesday, the 11th April, 1964, to in the New Territories should agriculture scheme proves a suc- Tuesday, the 24th April, 1934, offer one promising held for cesa, the chances are that the both days inclusire...

official Investigation. After dwell- Government would lend their as- ing upon the subject at length, hesistance to an Agriculture Bank offers two suggestions, namely: which would help farmets carry (1) That the time has now come out any reasonable enterprises they when Government should en have in view, which they would kage a fully qualified expert otherwise be prevented from do in agriculture and the breeding owing to lack of necessary ing of live stock, one of funds, as in all agricultural under-

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 4th April, 1984,

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Sir Frederick Palmer

London, April 9.

Sir Frederick Palmer. K.C.M.G..

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who was born on 31st January 1862 LATEST NEWS BY OUR AIR MAIL

passed away to-day at the age of 73. He was the son of the late George Palmer.

was

Sir Frederick Palmer was articled pupil and assistant engineer on Great Western Railway, and in the years 1834-1901

Engineer to East Indian Railway, in which post- tion he constructed the largest bridge in India-that over the River Sone. "He was chief Engineer of Calcutta Port Commissioners in the years 1901-1909 and the Port of London Authority in years 1909- 1913. He was a member of the Whankpo Conservancy, commission In 1922-Rauter.

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The monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football. Council was held yesterday.

Page -10.

"The funeral of Mrs. D. R. Castro. whose death occurred at the Kow-' loon Hospital. took place yester- day afternoon.

Page 7. Our motor supplement is given on Page 2.

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Diary of Local Events will be found on Page 4.

Wireless programme for to-day is published on Page 4.

Further evidence was taken by Mr. Hamilton at Central Magis tracy yesterday in the long firm" fraud case which involved practi- cally all the European Arms in the Colony to the extent of about $10,000.

Page 6. The New Stock Exchange build- LONDON, MARCH 27. plus" which, he said, he under-mg will be officially opened at the

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At a meeting last night of the stood the Chancellor possessed. A DRAMATIC Manchester Geographical Society "We all want to know what you Mr. G. Percival-Kaye lectured on are going to do with it," he declar- "Recollections of Impérial China" ed His lecture was based on his own experiences during his travels in China during 1907-8 and 1910-2 Mr. Percival-Kaye saw the bam- sardment of Hankov in 1911 and

Hazardous Landing

on Ice Floe

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, graphic Messages Ordinance, Received, April 8, 7.30 p.m.)

Tala- 1394.

Moscow, April 8. The dramatic rescue of a por- tion of the Chelyuskin castaways and the missing aviators marked the sunny week-end in the Arctic gamble for the lives of more than 100 people marooned in the ice fee.

The crack flyers, Kamonin and Moloko, accomplished the hazardous feat of landing on tiny

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the outbreak of the revolution

the surplus Comparing bundle of sticks, Lord Runciman expressed his confidence that they could trust the Chancellor to deal with the sticks in the best way.

Mr. Chamberlain, after obser- ving, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was always at the eight of his popularity a little time before he had to announce what he was going to do with the finances of the nation, added:

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beginning of next month. The anishing touches are being put to the building now.

Page 7. A claim by two Chinese women for letters of administration to an estate of $20.000 commenced at the Supreme Court yesterday.

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the The Annual Meeting of Hongkong Polo Club took place H. E. Major General yesterday,

Page 7. Berrett presiding.

An employee of the Ching Light and Power company was yesterday. sentenced to six week's Imprison- ment.

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which resulted in the abdication In Pekin of the Manchu dynasty. When that revolution broke out condtions in China, he said, were much the same as they had been 100 years before. In some respects

"Lord Runciman has said that I they were worse. For twenty five

Three Southampton-Singapore years railway expansion had been have a bundle of sticks. I know what sticks are generally used for, prevented by the bandit menace. It was partly because of the lack of but I hope the purpose for which Flying Boats from the RAF Base communication that coal was sold use them will not infilet pain at Singapore are expected to ar

upon anybody," (Laughter and rive in the Colony on April 17. cheers.)

in one port to steamers at 30s, a toti. when only Atty miles away at the pit-head it was being sold at 18. & ton

In Hong-Kong-a British colony,

Rebousing the very Poor," In a sympathetic referance to the depressed areas of Tyneside, Mr. slippery spaces made by the crew where only a year ago the cen- Chamberlain claimed that the pro- of the Chelyuskin and succeeded tenary of the abolition of slavery posals the Government would put was celebrated, there were even before the House in the autumn in carrying five of them back to the base at Wanaren, leaving food to-day 5.000 registered and 10,000 would prove to be the greatest ad- unregistered slaves. In 1912 there' vance towards solving the most and other necessities like warm were 12,000 child slaves in Hong- difficult part of the housing ques clothing. behind for the others.

housing Köng; many of them worked for tion-the During the landing (which was 12 and 18 hours a day. They re- poorest. extremely difficult). minor dam-ceived little food and no remuners-

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A theft or lead from the store of the Hong Kong Telephone Com- pany in Duddell Street, had a se quel in the Police Court yesterday.