1934-06-08 — Page 8

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HỒNG KÔNG

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IN T Goos of Six FRANCIS ARTHUR AGLEN, LATE OF BURNSIUR ÁLITH PERTASKIER NORTH BRITAIN, FORMERLY OF No. 3, SOUTH SIDE WIMBLEDON COMMON, IN tus County DF SURREY, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., DECSAID.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtus of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an order limiting the time for creditors. and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 5th Day of July, 1934.

All creditors and others are accord. ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

Dated the 7th day of June. 1934.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Solicitors for the Executors, ..

Prince's Baildiaz,

Ice House Street,

Hong Kong.

[262

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ART YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Lounge adjoining the Company's Restaurant. Ist. Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on SATUR DAY, TH JUNE, 1934, at 1 o'clock A.M.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 29TH MAY, 1931 to 9

1994, both days inclusive.

JUNE,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. W. BROWN,

Manager & Secretary. Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1934.

"

[2573

HONGKONG BREWERS & DISTILLERS. UTD.

REPORT.

AND

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. FOR YEAR ENDED 31er- DECEMBER, 1934.

No

OTICE is hereby given that the Second Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing of Shareholders will be held in the Company's Board Room, 3rd floor, Rutton Building, 7 Duddell Street, Hongkong on Thursday, 14th June, 1934 at 12 NOON,

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from 7th June to 14th June, 1984, both days inclusive By order of the Board of Directors.

E. M. BARRETT,

Acting Secretary,

[2615

ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.

TENDERS are invited for the supply of Caulkers (and caulk ing work), Painters and Serapers (and painting and scraping work) to H. M. Dockyard, Hong Kong.

Forms of tender can be obtained at the Office of the Chief Constructor, H. M. Dockyard, Hong Kong, and abould be filled in and returned as indicated in Teader Form, not later than Noon on Saturday, 16th June, 1934.

A: NICHOLLS, Chief Constructor.

THE ALBANY

INLAND LOTS 807, £ 808.

[2618

THE haven accept

undersigned have been aut

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934.

DEWARS

"White Label"

WHISKY

SOLE AGENTS“

White Label FINEST SCOTCH WHISS

OF GREAT ACE

COD Dewar & Sonst

PERT

DISTILLERS

S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

EST. 1841.

level terms in that of the 191 matches played, each side has won 51 games while the remaining 27 were drawn matches, and only once, since the first match in 1876. has one of the sides won all five games in the rubber-in 1920-21. when the Australians, playing in their native soll. proved much too

MARRIAGE WATSON-GOEIZEE-On Friday, June 1, 1934, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghi, by the Rev. Dean A. C. S. Trivett. M.A.. B.D., Phyllis May. elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Goetzee, of Barnes, London, to John Bruce, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Watson, of Cater-strong for the team capained by ham, Surrey.

the late Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas.

To revert to to-day's game at Trent Bridge, England has select- ed Mr.. R. E. B. Wyatt to lead her but at the time of writing. It is not known whether Wyatt will be. ht on account of an injury to his the thumb sustained earlier in week. Although there are those" who would like to have seen Mr. A. P. F. Chapman selected as England's captain," the whole of the cricket community will sym pathise with Wyatt in his mis- | fortune. It is to be hoped that he will be fully recovered in time to lead England in her first match to-day.. Wyatt has had. a wide experience in Internatiorial cricket and may be depended upon to

DEATH. WOOD, On Whit Sunday, 1934. at The Cottage, Dunsden, Reading, Frederick Marcus Wood, for many years secre- tary of the China Inland Mission, the dearly loved hus- band of May Wood, in his 72nd year.

Editorial and Business Office:" 11

Ice House Street. Tel, 30951 - Night Editor (Wanchai Office)

Tel. 24513.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.

The Daily Press.

ress uphold England's prestige on and

HONG KONG, JUNE 6, 1934.

THE TEST MATCHES.

off the cricket field.

Reference to Trent Bridge, the home

Nottingham 01.

County Cricket Club would not be out of place for it is a ground with a romance woven round it. The history of the ground dates back to 95 years ago when William To-day on the famous Trent Clark, the originator of the All- Bridge ground, England will meet England matches opened it, and Australia in the Brst Test match no less a famous exponent than late "W.G." himself--the of the season. Following so closely the on the Derby, the prst Test will Grand Old Man of Cricket, scored be another cause for all England the first century at Trent Bridge. to forget temporarily about the and Disarmament. Conference other vexing problems and for the manage to do 54;. will attend the next four days, all those who can

Since those days, the ground has been the scene of many a thrill- ing battle..

Once again to-day Trent Bridge will be the Mecca of all cricket enthusiasts, and conscious of the fact that they shall be waging battle against each other on a time-honoured field, England and

11

offers for the above.

match and follow every ball bowl Further particulars, rerised mined with that interest in the game imum price, etc. may be obtained on

that is so much, a part of every application.

Englishman. These Test matches LINSTEAD & DAVIS,'

are something more than mere Australia will enter into the tray (Houcester, Building.. struggles for supremacy in the with but one thought that of [2505) cricket field. They are the means fighting, according to the highest of bringing two peoples together traditions of the game. May the in a friendly fight, in the course best team win. of which they have unlimited op- portunities of."seeing the inside" of the other man, which helps the Englishman and the Australian to understand each other more, and because of this, they have been held, from time immemorial, to be one of the most important items in the Country's sporting calendar. Truly it may be said to be second In importance only to the Derby,

So far as the present tour is concerned, more than ordinary in terest will be taken in the Test inatches for more reasons then one, but the interesting part about them is that at the present me ment the two countries are on

THIED EXTRA BACE MEETING, SUNDAY, 10TH JUNE, 1934. First Saddling Bell at 1.15 P.M. First Raco at 1.45 PM

ADMISSION:

To Member's Encleurs $31 To Public Enclosure 40 cts. Members MUST show their badges to gain Admittance...

LADIES are cordially invited to the races without charge., Bee Steam boat Co.'s Notice for Special Sailings to Macao.

[2019

PARIS RIOTS ECHO

Parla. June 7. 'That neither the "Government nor M. Bibour, Prefect of Police. gave the order to shoot during the rioting on February 6, was the unanimous decision of the Com- mission of Inquiry, which found that certain officers and Police Commissioners ordered their men. to are into the air.

The Commission manimously agreed that both the troops and the police opened are spontane ously-Reuter.

OFFICIAL BAN

IN CANTON.

French Savings

Societies

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, June .. Te International Savings-Society and the Sino-French Savings So- concerns. elety, two local French

are required by the Municipal Bureau of Finance to furnish cash security before they are allowed to carry on further business.

If these two concerns fall to furnish a guarantee, they are ask- ed to suspend business, and to re- fund the money to the depositors. The afficial notification stated that it is not safe to deposit savings in these two societies, which are running business akin to gambling. official According to the same notice, these two Societies are sending away the money of their depositors out of Canton., They have no property here, and the municipal notice asks the people not to deal with these savings ässociations.

STRAIGHT FROM THE

SHOULDER

(By

**NO QUARTER")

Following some recent deplorable revelations about the night life of the Colony, a Hong Kong Vigilance Com- mittee has been formed under the able chairmanship of the Hou. Mrs. Marina Their avowed intention is to CLEAN UP HONG KONG. "We have three main pro- jects," said Mrs. Marina yesterday.

1.- No" dancing after 9.30 p.m." 2.Purge the Colony of Cosmetice" (ugh)" 3.- Flannel boots for Ricksha cooliest

We hope," she concluded, that in a few months time Hong Kong will be a place in which it will be IMPOS.. SIBLE for anyone to enjoy himself.

THE SORBO IN HONG KONG

Clubs AK

South dealt while we were out of the room.

THE BIDDING"

8

N

A huge crowd of myself and two other men assembled at Kowloon to welcome to the yesterday Colony Miss Meta Sorbo, Holly- wood's most glamorous film star 8 Clubs (1) Dressed in an exquisitely simple 7 Spades (4) ermine wrap ($15,000)... and wear- Pass Ing, a pair of exquisitely simple platinum and diamond necklaces Double ($150,000) she smiled at us ex- quisitely simply, "You hoys are Fass The International Savings So-just too kind." she crooned. ciety is located at 20A. British Concession, Shameen, and the Sino-French Society has offices at 80. The Bund at the foot of the Pearl River, Bridge.

1.

Asked what she thought of Hong Kong. Miss Sorbo said, "I think your policemen are wonderful." She later remarked on the beauty at the harbour by night. calling special attention to the lights of Hong Kong. "Gee, they're just

MILL WORKERS ke stars" she said.

FOR CHINA

CONTRACT NOTES

From Lancashire To the Second Contract Bridge tour-

Shanghai

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, May 23.

One of the most popular events of local interest recently has been

nament. An interesting and oc- curred in one of the early rounds which I reproduce in case It may

1 interest some of my readers. myself was playing East with Mr. Shifty" Loynes, the famous local Our op- tonents were the brothers Queer.

Twelve Lancashire cotton opera-Jockey, as my partner.

tives, three of them women, are to leave for China on June 8 to act as "key workers" in 2 new mill which, is being built by the Calico Printers' Association Ltd. in Shanghai. The association has owned for some years a printing works at Shanghal, and periodical boycotts of Japanese cloth by the Chinese have made it difficult to obtain sufficient cloth to keep the works going.

The object of establishing the new cotton mill, the writer was authoritatively informed to-day, is

NORTH Spades A K Q J 10.

Hearts A K...Diamonds AK Q

Clubs

A K Q EAST Spades A A K QJ 10, Hearts. A K.... Diamonds A K Q

Clubs A E Q

WEST Spades A K Q.3 10

Hearts A... Diamonds A KQ

- Clubs, AK Q SOUTH Spades" A K Q J-10

Hearts A K...Diamonds A K Q.

not to transfer the manufacturing INDIAN RICE BAN

activities of the combine out of the country, but to ensuré sup- plies of cloth for their finishing works in China. The scheme has been formulated partly to combat Japanese competition on the door- step of Japan.

"Hitherto:" I was told, "we have. had to buy either Chinese or Japanese cloth for, these works.

the

We wish to be independent of these outside supplies, and

mill will not have the slightest effect" on Lancashire trade."

new

in

ילי

False Alarm That Caused Rush

Bangkok, May 20 The total exports of rice ·and race products from Bangkok from January to April, 1964 were 584,989 metric tons, or two thousand tona less than in the same period last

year.

Pass

E Pass (2) Double Pass

W "Not enough (3)

Redouble (5)

Fass

Notes

13 The Indian Club, or Burra Peg

convention.

(2) I was biding my time. (3) This bid is non-committal, and is merely waiting for my next. “bid..

(5) The

in

NEWS SUMMARY

Echoes of 1861, extracts from our Bles, are given on Page 6

Round the Courts, our daily 7. sume of all cases taken in the local Courts appear on