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UNION INSURANCE 800TETY
OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YRAR- LY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Bullding. Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11. o'clock ... for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1933, and of declar- ing Dividend, ate.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY. Both Days
inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES.
General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1984.
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NOTICE. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1934.
1-Attention is drawn to the provisions of the above Ordinance which comes into force on 1st June, 1934.
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2. Unless specially exempted in writing by the Inspector General of Police or exempted by Section 2 (5) of the Ordinance overy alien other than an alien of Chinese race who is resident in the Colony at the com. mencement of this Ordinance is required to report the fact in person or in writing for registration at Palice Headquarters within month of such commencement, and every such person who arrives in the Colony or who changes his ordinary residential or business address of who is about to leave the Colony is required to report the fact at Police Headquarters within seventy-two bours after every such arrival or within one week before every such change of address or "intended departure.
.3.-In..any case of doubt person shall be deemed to be an alien unless and until he produces a certificate, passport or other evidence to the satisfaction of the Tospector General
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1934.
MR. CHAMPKIN'S WITTY
SPEECH
Humour At Rotary Club
A elever and humorous speech was given by - Mr. `C. Champkin at the Rotary Club yesterday.
Mr. T. B. WHson presided and there was a large number of members and guests present, all of whom enjoyed the wit contained in Mr. Champkin's remarks. The speech was fre- quently interrupted by laughter from the audience.
NOT A TRAVEL TALK
Mr. Champkin said in part: thing might happen (Laughter). It's very kind of you to invite Sanity in its advanced stages is me here. I don't and it at all only lunacy backwards (laughter) easy nowadays to get`an audience.--and what the Vice-Chancellor (Laughter). Only to-day, a man of the University would call good asked me when I was coming to soutid common-sense when you the Rotary Club again. I said, get down to brass tacks' is really "Well, as a matter of fact I'm only a kind of licence to live at giving a short address there to Tal Po! (Loud laughter). The day on the Bakals of Malaya; sublimity of life is lusion-im- haven't you heard about it?" He | agination; and travellers have no said "No! But I believe I'll come imagination. Their judgments are just the same." Laughter), hopelessly vitiated by their ego- tistic propensities, and their super-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of Police or of & Magistrate to the always been very patient with ficial observations on native cus-
the SIXTY-FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11.2, for the purpose of receiving the Report o the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1932, and" of declaring Dividend, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days inclusive,
By Order of the Board,.
A. W. BUGHES,
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 30th April, 1984,
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effect that he is a natural born or naturalised British subject.
ALLEGED LONG FIRM FRAUD
Hearing Commences
At
The Sessions
Jose Lizarraga (35), of Manila Wong Bau-mo (29); of Shangai, and Nicholas Levitsky, alias Meçan. alias Levin, alias Maçon, alias Le- mon, a Russian, (34), appeared be- fore the Chief Justice, Mr. “A. D. A MacGregor yesterday on their trial for alleged long Arm. fraud | The defendants pleaded not guilty. |
The basis of the charges is 'a' conspiracy to' defraud persons by pretending that they were carry- ing on a genuine business known as Standard Products Company. There are twelve other Charges of obtaining credit and goods by false pretences.
Fifty Witnesses.
At "the Police Court hearing. eighteen afternoons were occupied in hearing fifty witnesses for the prosecution, and eighty-five exhi- bits were put in.
When committed. Lizarraga re- served his defence, Levitsky said he had been working for the firm, and Mr. M. A. da Silva, represent- ing Wong, made a speech in his defence.
None of the accused was legally represented.
WAS
The fol- empanelled:
However, the Rotary Club bas
me and I am glad to come when- toms only "clog the free use "of ever you ask me.. It doesn't mat- their understanding. The people 4.The Registration Office attem whether you ask me merely that should give travel- talks are
Mr. J. A. Frasr. Assistant A- Police Headquarters will be open because you like listening to me. the people that stay at home and torney General, prosecuted for the between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1or whether you just seem to like listen to them on the wireless Crown and was instructed by Mr. p.m. on week days.
listening to me merely because you good easy folks with the minds H. J. Lockhart-Smith. ask me." (Laughter). In either more suggestive than comprehen-lowing jury case you pay
compliment sive with receptive and quickly Messrs. E . R. Leitao (foreman), and I feel that I am rather inade-stimulated senses. impulsive and Fung Chik-man, R. Shin, Ng Chee- quately responding to it to-day by
ping Cheung Kit-sang... E. W. giving you a simple talk on travel.
Coulson, H. Saurbeck. I haven't spoken in this Roof Garden before, and I hope that if anyone can't hear me he won't hesitate to say so. I'm quite ac
"E. D. C. WOLFE. Inspector General of Police [2358
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
me a
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*OTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th
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0. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
NOTICE.
MAY, 1934, at 11.25 am, for the MR. W. L. PLEW is no
Jurpose of receiving the Beport of
longer employed by
the Directors and the Statements of this firm. Account to 31st December 1983. and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8f8 MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days
inclusive.
By Order of the Board,"
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
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Hong Kong, 80th April, 1984.
THE CANTON, INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE Fifty-third Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will
he held at the Offices of the under- signed on Friday, the 25th May, 1934, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agenta, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December 1988. -
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 11th
THE HONG KONG.
DAILY PRESS, LTD.
Hong Kong, May 12th, 1934.
To-day's Radio Programme
(Continned from Page 4.)
tia
The
Black Eyes--Russian Impression (Ferraris)-Albert Sandler and his Orchestra
news
10.35 p.m.-Close down
"
Ardent " imaginations - whose thoughts dy like bats by twilight towards mystię horizons coasts of illusion-majestic curves of blue and ivory skies-the moonlight of forgotten seas-who are so filled with fancles, and enthusiasms that brokers aret (laughter)-which re- they see a golden Argosy with minds me that I was once lured magle sails in every C Class Blue an address at the Funnel steamer and a Claud Du- into giving lunatic asylum in Singapore: Ival in every Bill Sikes disguised patients were as a Tuckahoe Travel Agent. (Lond. was warned that liable to interrupt, and I hadn't laughter). A man of good sound been speaking for five minutes common sense in these imagina- when a man got up and said, tive and inspiring days is like a "My God! I can't stand this!" The piano that won't play It may Médical Superintendent apologiz❘ be an imposing piece of furniture- ed. of course, and hoped it hadn't but as a plana 's about an use- put me off. I told him I didn't ful as a shoulder of mutton to a mind, as he had prepared me for sick horse. (Laughter). it. "Well," he said. "I was sorry for your sake; but after all we
about were quite pleased
It-It was the first lucid interval that fellow has had for three years!" (laughter).
Fiction and Truth
The Feeble-Minded Voltaire said that all men are equally,mád everywhere; but any- body who, has testtd the shallow- ness of his sanity by studying' the manners and customs of the Sa- kals knows that Voltaire is wrong But to get back to travel. I real-We may stipulate, that things ly didn't know what to talk about, that are equal to the same things and I chose this subject rather are equal to each other; but in reluctantly and after a good deal the more correct view of lunatics of thought, because although these and jockeys the phrase is wholly Nobody
Sakals, or aborigines of the Malay ambiguous. (Laughter).
ht's
Peninsula are exceedingly inter-can say that there was anything esting people, to be quite frank really wrong with the meritality of with you I can't say I greatly cane the men who rang, up Z.B.W. last about travel talks. They seem to Thursday, while they were relaying mẹ too much like meetings of theļa dog-fght from the Ko Shing Kowloon Residents' Association— Theatre, to enquire - they'd be they start all right, but after they good enough to play something by have rambled on for a while they request. On being courteously in- become unusually hard to believe, formed that they would, he asked (Laughter). However, I hope you if they'd be so kind as to play Albert Sandler and his Orches-won't too readily assume that dominoes until he'd finished
anything I say is necessarily true dinner, (Loud laughter). He wasn't Waltz Dream---Selection merely because it's easy to belleve, crazy. He just didn't like Chinese Strauss).-De Groot and the One belleves far less and denies į opera: - Plecadilly Orchestra.
much more in a Roof Garden over-
I can't say I liked some of the looking Pedder Street than
one moré unpleasant customs of "the would in really rococo surround-5akais, but I wasn't unreasonable ings. (Laughter). Still, the mo- about 'them. One of my best friends 1030 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press dern urge to know things as they in Kowloon Tong has a' charming are, instead of being sensibly con- delusion that he can open a Yale tent to think of how they may be, lock with his thumb (laughter)- has resulted in a rather unsettling but is be any more crazy than craze for the truth about other people that 80 to the Macao Races? (Laughter). Or take fishing! (Loud laughter). A man A mere accumulation of facts who is only a little less feeble is not knowledge. Lots of people, minded than another man that I know have reputations for pro goes fishing surely has the advan- at fundity whose minds are only tage of knowing that his disability
mental Hypaper. (Laughter). I
is more open to question. Laught- look upon a store of accurate in- er). Not that I class shermen 10 p.m.-The Singing Saws (Trio) formation as a public danger. with fools. Far from it! I think 10.15 pm-What the World any speaking personally, farts and they deserve a good deal more -10:30 p.m—Rádio play,
realities have never appealed very than they catch (laughter) and. 10.45 p.m2 Closing down..
much to me. I find the subcon-after all, it's much easier to call DAVENTRY PROGRAMME
scious” undercurrents of Imagma- man a fool than to rival his am-Time Signal from Big Tom tion much more attractive. Besides folly. For instance, the amazing St. Paul's Cathedral, London? they are more useful in business dullness of most people drives Quentin Maclean at the organ (Laughter). Doctor Johnson-bet-thein to Fanling, but nobody would of the Trocadero Cinema; ter known at Sher-O as the emin- seniously suggest that because all Elephant and Castle, Londonent lexicographer said that the golfers are a little peculiar any fool 11.45 am-The Western Studio use of travel is to regulate imagina- can hole-out in onel - (Laughter).
Orchestra, and vocalist, from a tion by reality; but the art of gly-
Morbild Brooding
BERLIN PROGRAMME Wave length 31.38 metres, 7.45 p.m.-Announcer German and lands and other peoples.
English song.
to the 25th May, 1934, both days 8 p.u-Music. inclusive.
8.30 p.m.-Latest news.
JARDINE,MATEDSON&Co, Irr}8.45 pm—Music
General Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1934
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WALLACE. HARPER- &
CO., LTD.. (INCORPORATED ry Hong Kona) *.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN *· that” the Sixth. ORDINAKY YEABLY MEETING OF SHARE"
HOLDERS OF WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD. will be held at Lane Crawford's, Hong Kong, on Monday, the 28th day of May, 1984, at 6.15 pm, for the
Accounts and the Report of the
Board of Directoff for the year ended
31st' Jänukry, 1984, and re-electing
Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER. BOOKS of the Company will be closed from May 2lat, 1984, to May 28th, 1934 inclusive.
9.15 p.m.-The "German Wife
Home' and in the World. 9.30 p.m-Music.
Mental Flypapers.
Cardiff studio, (Time Signaling travel talks, especially about Lumatics are generally persong aborigines, is to regulate reality by of superhuman sagacity aufering
from Greenwich at 12).
GREETING
-
purpose of receiving the Statement of 1 to 1.30 pm The Trocadero Cine-Imagination. People whose mindstrom self-conviction of superior ma. Orchestra, relayed from are cluttered up by half-remem judgment-like astronomers, or the Troxy Cinema, London.
béred facts and vague" encyclö-
people who address Rotary Clubs, paedic generalities umally prider play chess! (Laughter). They themselves on being people of good are so full of reasoning qualities sound common-sense and the that they have no room for the A preacher in New Jersey, as he damnable thing is that they use quality of commonsense that looked over his large congregation. ually arel (Laughter). It's the
would damn all the others. Tosen Easter Sunday morning, said thought of all this sanity in the tells us that the inevitable result "I realize that there are some world that's so profoundly depress of prolonged study of theological here who may not be with us again ing In small quantities good subjects is enfeeblement of the J. F. SHEA, until next Easter me. I take sound common sense doesn't mat-mind- but for every archdeacon
Becretary. this opportunity of
of wishing them a ter, but when you get too much [2846 merry Christma
intelligence without brains any (Continued on Page 19.)
By Order of the Board,
Hong Kong, '14 May, 1784
Mr. A. Landsbert was excused from service, on the ground that he was connected with Reiss, Massey, and Co., one of the firms involved;" and Mr. D. S. Scott was also ex- cused on presenting- doctor's certificate to show that he was rather unwell.
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All three accused were charged Thirteen Charger
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seven counts of obtaining credit by“ defrauded are as follow-Messrs. Wong ($500). Mustard and Company ($438.75). Of the thirteen charges, three fraud and money by false pre- Messrs. Reiss Massey and Company refer to the deposits by Fung tences; Wong was charged on two
($423.33), Ltd.
Mesers
Wing-ton and G. O. Wong, on the counts of obtaining credit by Matheson
Company Ltd. promise, of being employed as fraud; and Levitsky, was charged ($271,50) Messrs. Butterfield and shroff and a deposit by Chan on four counts of obtaining credit Swire (8523), Messrs. Anderson Ting, on the promise of being em- by fraud Meyer and Company (8180), | ployed by defendants as storekeep The case was adjourned after Messrs. Luhring and Smith (five] er;
several witnesses had been called.
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