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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

IN Acordance

with Government

Ordinance, The EXCHANGE BANKS ) be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NESS on MONDAY, 8th AUGUST 1934 (THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST).

Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1934.

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BANK HOLIDAY,

WE beg to notify our customers that on Monday, 6th August, 1934, all departients will be closed with the following exceptions:--

ExeяNGR RASTAUKANT, BREAD DEPT.

CORN B HOUSE AN Kow100s BRANCH will remain open as usual. Perk Store will remain open until 10

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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONG KONG

COMPANIES (WINDING UP) No. 6 or 1934.

THE SAFE

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COM. PANIES ORDINANCE, 1933

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IN THE MATTER OF THE BRITISH FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LIMITED:

WINDING-UP ORDER male the fut day of August, 1634. Date and place of FIRST MEETINGS.

Creditom, Tuesday, the slit days of August, 1934 at 10.30 o'clock in the Forenoon at dhe Official Receivers Office, Supreme Court, Hong Kong.

Contributorios, Tuesday, the lat day of August, 1934, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon at the Official Ke- ceiver's Office, Supreme Court, Hong Kong.

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Dated the 3rd day of August, 1934.

THE

JAMES H. HAYDEN,

Ocial Receiver and Provisional Liquidator.

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NOTICE.

THE Economic Commission in. vites the views, in writing, of the business community and mem bers of the public on the causes and effects of the present Trade depres sion in Hong Kong together with their suggestions for the amelioration of the existing pusition and for the improvement of the trade of the Colony,

All communications, which should be in the form of Memoranda ad- dressed to The Secretary, Economic Commission, 4/0 The Colonial Secretary's Office, will be treated as confidential if desired,

B. C. K. HAWKINS, Becretary, Econonio Commission.

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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVID. END of 50 (fifty) cents per Share has been declared payable THURSDAY, 23rd AUGUST next on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained' upon application at the Registered Offic. of the Company, Canal Road East, Bowrington, Hong Kong.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from THUESDAY, 9th, to WEDNESDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1934, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 31st July, 1984.

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DEATH Gedaechtnis des verstorbenen deutschen Relchspraesidenten Feldmarschall von Hindenburg Andet am Dienstag. dem ↑ August, 11 Uhr vormittags ein Trauergottesdienst

in der Union Church, Kennedy Road, statt.

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TWENTY YEARS AFTER

Twenty years ago to-day Britain made the momentous decision that was to plunge the whole of the British Empire into the World War which costs -sc

many lives and

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1934.

FREE FOR ALL IN WANCHAI

Lorry Drivers V. Rattan Workers

BUSINESS TAX IN CANTON

MANY SUICIDES

IN SWATOW

Foreign Merchants Almost Daily Occur.

At Meeting

(From Our Special Correspondent)

concerns

Canton, August. 3.

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rences Reported

TEN SHILLINGS NEWS SUMMARY

FOR A CATCH

Brighter Cricket Incentive

London, August 3. An offer to players which is unique in the cricket world is providing no little friterest among. cricketers and others interested in the game, to-day.

Swatow, July 21. The peace and quiet of Queen's Road East was disturbed shortly

While centrai China has been after 9 p.m. last night when two In view of the small natenadace grilling in its heat-wave, we in the gangs, representing lorry drivers of foreign business men at the south have been enjoying a sum- and rattan workers. cach side City Chamber of Commerce yes-mer of unustal "coolness-or had numbering about ten strong, in-terday which called the meeting] been until a week ago. There had dulged in a free fight.

with the object of explaining to been no long continued rain. but As an Incentive to brighter The reason "for, the "fight is not' them the necessity of paying busi- we had showers no more days than cricket. the proprietors of the known, but no sooner the aght

ness tax, another parley will be not, and sometimes of a very solid Swansea Store have specially offer- started than the police were com

convened in the immediate future, sort; so much so that there was jed for the occasion of Glamor- municated with and a posse "of 57. that

foreign

mer- some anxiety about the harvesting gan's match against the Austra- policemen, under Detective · In-

chants may be able to attend. of the rice crop. It had to be ans at Swansea to-morrow the spector Murphy and Detective Ser-" Most of the foreign firms, were reaped between showers. and a following gifts:-

by .their geant Fiches were soon on the represented

One shilling for a boundary: Chinese good deal of it in a wetter condi-

ten shillings for a score of afty: scene. They dispersed the crowd agents at the City Chamber of tion than is desirable. that collected to watch the free-Commerce yesterday afternoon. During this last week, however, £1 for a century: £1 for a sixer: for-all and also arrested the ma- although several beads of foreign we have had a heat-wave of our ten shillings for a catchi fen

shillings for a wicket bowled. jority of the combatants.

were 'present. „Oddly own, for which apparently the re- enough, only those foreign con- sponsibility lay with 1 "typhoon

A sum of £5 is also offered for Jurisdiction of which got lodged somewhere be the Glamorgan player making the cerns within the the Tai Ping Police Station and rond Formosa and for days seemed highest score. Chen Tong Police Station were unable to

move. The mercury notified to attend the meeting. crept up above 90 even in our while Shameen firms were not in-rooms, and the nights were very still and airless. Yesterday this An English speaking secretary came to in end with a bit of a of the Chamber of Commerce te- Bale and a good downpour, and a celved the foreign guests and ex- drop of ten degrees in the tempera- plained to them the nature and ture, and we hope that it will not

the obligation" of

business tax, recur this season. .which foreign companies are ex-

MANY SUICIDES jpected to pay. The secretary in- The reader of the local daily pa- formed he merchants that the pers, cannot but be struck with the Chamber called the meeting at number of suicides recorded with- request of Provincial Department in the past month or two. Hardly of Finance. ..

a couple of days pass without one,

When a Daily Press" repre- sentative called at the Wanchai police station. he was told that despite the fact that about a doze hammers and a few fles were brought into use. none of the com- batants were injured.

cluded.

Colony for the scene of the conflict, some never to retum again! For them the Colony has erected a

but feel the qules dignity of our Atting memorial and one cannot Cenotaph a copy of the bigger one Lutyen. That the regular British In London designed by Sir Edwin

soldier might be released to do duty in the different War zones, the foreign population of the Calony enrolled in large numbers into the ranks of the Volunteers" | sulates. and supplemented the work' of the- few regulars who were left, behind. The Chinese population too, was

of

not slow to contribute its share to the business of keeping law and order in Hong Kong and many of them joined the ranks of the Police Reserves. The women of the Colony, not to be outdone in their loyalty, never spared them selves in the task of collecting funds for War Charities and some of the Fairs which they organised in those days have never been equalled since. In addition to this, a special sweep stake was con- ducted in the Colony carrying a hi prize but which also resulted In a considerable sum going to Wards War charities. War Bonds also were freely purchased here and In fact the Colony did all t could to demonstrate its loyalty. which has left a heritage from

Nor was the psychological aspect the War overlooked. Pro- by no means extricated the tolls of which the world has paganda was resorted to on a large Millions of men on

1tseil

scale. Fictures were distributed both sides freely to school boys showing the made the supreme sacrifice in the progress of the Allies on all the refer that they were doing so in

battle fronts. The schools in- the cause of Peace. In Europe cidentally, were staffed by English every little village has its War women instead of men la most Memorial, that the coming genera; cases. The scarcity of manufac- tion might know of the brave men tured articles from Europe and who came forward in their coun America made itself felt." and try's hour of need Whatever prices soared up, but most people views one may hold, whatever in "Hong Kong were enjoying a creed one may cherish. we cannot period of unprecedented prosperity but admire the loyalty which and did not mind. With the rest prompted men to stand together of the world we sang the War songs shoulder and place their nation's and Tipperary" was as familiar cause above every other considera bere as it was in the trenches: tion. Some returned maimed and Towards the end of the War; con- crippled and of them it is difficult scription came to Hong Kong, but to essay any remark. How differ, the conscripted ones were ent things might have been for buck again as the War was nearly them if they had placed self betere uver when they were "called up." service?

soon

No one who had seen it can ever Out of the chaos wrought by forget the peace celebrations in war, order has now been restored Hong Kong. The whole city was Nature has drawn a veil of verdure decorated, an effect which was the over the shell-scarred lands; man

outcome of the combined skill of has turned plough and the hoc.

once more to the the Chinese and the foreign re- New fields.sidents. From the humblest cat.. new houses, new churches have tage to the statelfest building red risen upon the "once-desolate lanterns showed at night. It was areas, expressing man's" endeavour sight that only an oriental city to create and not to destroy. And could stage and it made

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In reply, the foreign merchants or a frustrated attempt, being re- stated that the question has been ported from some part of the town, referred to their home govern. The favourite methods are jump- ments through the Shameen Can-ing to the sea from some point on the front, and renting a room Since 1926, most of the foreign in a hotel and taking poison there. Arms have moved to "Shameen A few days ägo a man and a wo- from the city apparently to evade man made assurance doubly sure payment of miscellaneous and by taking poison when sitting on minor taxes. It is learned. how a seat beside the river in the pub- ever, that if the foreign govern-lic park, and then jumping to- ments approve payment of busi-gether into the water. They have

ness tax, those firms in Shameen not yet been identified. will be included.

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The great majority of these un- happy people are young men and women, and the reasons alleged are generally financial difficulties, TYPHOON WARNINGS' unhappy marriages, or some com- The following message was re-.

plication in love affairs. This re- ceived by the American Consulate markable frequency of suicide must from the Manila Observatory yestic outlook on life which is fairly surely be symptom of a pessimis-

terday:

Manila, Aug. 3, 2.10 p.m. Typhoon in about 129 degrees Long. E. 17 degrees Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

Typhoon in about 141 degrees Long. E. Lat. N., moving W.

DISTINGUISHED LADY VISITOR

Lady Louis Mountbatten In The Colony

widespread...

MOTOR ROAD FINISHED

and Chaochowfu is now completed, The motor read between Swatow

cording to choice by train or by and the journey may, be done ac

bus. The terminus of the bus route shares with the railway stat- on the disadvantage of being se- parated from the town by a branch!

Turnbull, the Glamorgan captain, stated that, he might accept the attitude of the offer, but the Australians will not be known until their arrival-Reuter.

FOOCHOW CITY DANGER

American Gunboat On The Way

Shanghai, August 3. The United States gunboat hat to Foochow this afternoon for Sacramento steamed from Shang-. protection of American life and property which is threatened in

the city.

one

The Sacramento - carries hundred and fifty men and thirty marines-Reuter,

killed in the spot or so injured that they died soon after, Three adjoining shops were wrecked. and ten other people injured by the falling wreckage. The inti- dent has caused the usual outcry

allowed in the middle of closely against work of this sort being

populated areas and the result will no doubt also be the usual nothing.

ment

Sentence of six weeks' imprison- was passed on a Chinese fitter at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for the theft of a motor and., compressor from the Clare- mont Hotel in August of Inst year.

惦

The weather report for the month of July states that there were 183 hours of sunshine during that month. 29 hours less than normal, whilst cloudthess averaged 81 per cent, or 13 per cent above normal,