HONG KONG - DAILY
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
679923/680434 - sias 731794/732293 - :.5196
500
500
BIRTH
ROGERS-On August 23, 1934, at the Country Hospital, Shang- hat, to Mr. and Mrs. J T. „Rogers a daughter.-
ALL IN THE DAY'S SPORT
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$137
500
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1239
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Notice is hereby given that the
respective holders of the under- mentioned shares of Green Island Cement Company, Limited are required by the Company's Board of Directors to pay the Call of $3.75 per share made on the 21st day of September, 1933, and pay- able on the 15th day of December, 1933, now due thereon together with interest thereon at the rate of Twelve per centum per annum from the 15th day of December, 1933, until the 30th day of August. 1934, on or before the 14th day of September, 1934, at the registered office of the Company, Exchange Building. Victoria, Hong Kong.
And that in default of payment on or before that date the said shares will be liable to be forfeited.
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HONG KONG. AUGUST 31; (934.
THE HOUSING PROBLEM
Siegfried Bassoon wrote in one of his books that “le for the majority of the population is an unlovely struggle against unfair odds." Next to insecurity in respect of work and wages, there
Dated this 30th day of August, is 1034.
By Order of the Board.
T, C. T. BECK,
Acting Secretary,
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice is hereby given that the respective holders of the under mentioned shares of Green Island Cement Company Limited are re- quired by the Board of Directors to pay the call of $2.75 per share made on the 17th day of August,
“Despite A Broken Thumb”
(Special Air Mail Service)
London. Aug. 15
Do you remember the injured thumb-owned by S. R. Leibrandt, South Africa's light heavy-weight representative in the Empire Games boxing? writes a correspon- dent. In 1932 he was boxing in the Olympic trials when he broke his thumb That did not prevent his knocking at his opponenti
Nothing but a steam-hammer, it would seem, is likely to stop him now."
He has grit and an uncommon amount of fistic skill and ring ex- perience, as those who watch the bouts at the Wembley arena on Wednesday night will see.
AUGUST 31, 1934.
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER
(By “NO QUARTER')
News has at last reached us of the plight of The Hon. Mrs. Marina, who was last week carried off into the in- terior by a gang of bandits. Mrs. Marina, it appears is suffering the most horrible privations and indignities. She succeeded in smuggling out "a letter concealed under the stomach of a Yak.
The filth," she writes, indescribable. The food is badly cooked, and they have no you-know-whats.' The letter goes on to describe a scene of calculated bruta lity in which, at a banquet, the pirates forced Mrs. Marina to dance the Cau Cau in her bathing dress. What it can have cost such a woman is almost impossible to imagine.
Meanwhile the authorities are He concluded by showing me à continuing the "search, which will new type of gun he has invented go on until Sunday. It will then for shooting very shy animals." à unfortunately have to be abandon-flexible rubber bullet is used, and ed, as an important Hockey League the barrel is bent round through starts on that date.
1 semi-circle. The animal thus Imagines that the hunter is aim- ing in a completely wrong direc-
ing until it is too late.
SWAPS
NEWS SUMMARY
The
Y.M.C.A. \\Ladies Hockey Section held their annual meeting yesterday when Miss O. Brown and Miss A Fowler were elected Cap- táin and Hon. Secretary, respective- ly, for the ensuing year. Page 10
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At Kowloon Magistracy yester- day, a Chinese named Keung Tsze- pan appeared before Mr. Wynne- Jones on a charge of the alleged murder of Yim Chua, Chinese male, and Keung Wal-lan, female, who were found dead in a cubicle an or the third floor or 211, Lai Chi Kok Road on the morning of July 21, last: The defendant was not legally represented while Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith appeared for the Crown.
Page 7.
The winding-up of the Luk Hol Co., Ltd., owners of enormous Teasehold-property-in-Hong Kong, was sought by one of its deposi-
day, tors at the Supreme Court yester- Page 7
AND DR. AUFGANG Dr. Aufgang, who, you will re condition in life which produces so unlovely a struggle He was only 18 when he won the seawards in a vain attempt to against odds for the poorer classes Orange Free State senior cham-rescue his wife Mrs. Marina, has in Great Britain as bad houses plonship. Since he has collected come to earth in a small South und overcrowding. but under a number of police and provincial American State. He was given a pressure of public opinion, the titles at Johannesburg and Pre- Royal reception. It is rumoured problem
that he was accidentally shot in thoroughly and a committec,"
the stomach when the guard, of honour presented arms, but ac- curate information is not available
Leibrandt comes from Pretoria. member, was last heard of drifting/tlon and continues placidly feed-Wednesday evening for the sixth
has
been
gone
intotoria.
E. R. T. HOLMES FOR ENGLAND? One member at least of the Selection Committee has been at the Oval to see the Surrey and Notts match. It is believed that the inclusion of E. R. T. Holmes, the Surrey captain, in the finel Test is quite a possiblity.
under the chairmanship of Lord He has been working hard here Amulree has issued # report with the assistance of Eddie Pierce recommending # scheme organised national action which is South Africa's Olympic Champion for and Dave Carstens-the latter was
not unlike that which President in 1932, Foosevelt proposes for the United States. The question may be sati to be divided into three different categories. First and foremost are the shrns or the dwellings which are not fit to be lived in but which nevertheless exist because the
go to. tenants have no other places to In this connection the present government has acted in an. Exemplary manner, initiating Then we have the question of a Ave year plan for slum clearance. overcrowding and it is understood that this question will be thorough
1932, and payable on the 31st day of December, 1932, now due there- on together with interest thereon, at 12 per centum per arinum from ly dealt with in the autumn. · Last the 31st day of December, 1932,
but not the least we have the
Holmes is a fine forcing batsmen. an excellent fast. medium bowler,
It may be remembered that his and an unusually safe first slip. bowling impressed the Australians considerably in their game against Surrey.
It is certain that few selections would cause more pleasure at the Oval than that of Holmes.
FOUR
LINESMEN
until the 20th day of August, 1934, Frovision of new houses for the expanding needs of the lower-paid JN OF before the 14th day of workers, in sufficient numbers and September, 1934, at the Company's at a rent within their means. It Registered Office Exchange Build-is estimated that at least a million
"I hear to-day of a novel experi- Ing. Victoria, Hongkong. And that bouses will be needed during the
ment proposed for the Watford football trial match next Satur- in default of payment on or be-next ten years. The Government
day. Mr. Neil McBain, manager of had hoped that this would be met fore that date the said shares will ay private enterprises, but Lord
the club, is seeking permission be liable to be forfeited.
from the Football Association to Ambutree's commission have gone employ four linesmen. He makes Into the question as well as this case for the innovation: Committee appointed by
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retter than that of having a re- "This plan, in my opinion, is feree in each half of the field. There are enough men on the feld with 22 players.
Shares Numbered Scrip No. Shares Labour Party and the answer by both of them is in the negative How, then, car "it be done? Public opinion is deeply disturbed about the conditions under whichMy idea is that two linesmen the poor are living, and will not be deputed to each half of the tolerate neglect. The problem 15 field, and operate only in that
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that of
constructing at least 1,000,000 new houses. Not for sale, but to let at inclusive rents of 10 shillings a week and under. It
section.
then be made easier. With four A referee's lot would
linesmen there should be no ques- tion of doubtful corner-kicks or cannot be solved
private fouls." by enterprise building for proft. "It could, perhaps, be solved by local authorities erecting houses with the help of a Government subsidy
But at an immense cost.
The committee, therefore, has examined the proposal for the establishment .of. 3 statutory National Housing Commission, and declares it to be the right machin- ery for dealing with this gigantic task. The body it proposes would not itself build and own houses,
Surely it would be better if the two additional officials were made
*FORRY-EYE-TOO"
W. Wharealtu
Vet
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"KOPJE CAT " On Monday I had the privilege of interviewing the famous African traveller "One legged” Waterbury, a man who has combed the con- tinent from end to end. He is the
author of many books, including
Africa layed Bare,"
"Naked Africa." "Sheiks on Shikar" and
WILL SELL OR SWAP One wife. in reasonable condition, for Invalid chair, Sandows excer- ciser, or goods to the same value:
The Hong Kong Cycling Clo were fortunate in the selection of
of their series of weekly time
advantage of the ideal weather trials, though only two riders took
conditions prevalling at the time. Page 10
The Kowloon Cricket Club are WILL SELL OR SWAP the follow- holding an open
air concert to- ing articles:
morrow night and as usual a very One cubist sketch of rope attractive programme has been ar- bathing
ranged.
...
One Jacobean trouser press One Copper receptacle for collecting
Pea-nuts after eclipses Apply to the affected. part.
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