THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.
New Advertisements Lammert's Auctions NEXT MONTH
NOTICE.
CURRENCY COMMITTEE.
It is hereby notified that the Currency Committee now conduct- ing an inquiry with the terms of reference set out hereunder is desirous of obtaining the views of as many interests in the Colony who as possible; and all those wish to present memoranda for consideration or to give evidence on the subject before the Com- mittee are invited to send in their
names or communications to the Secretary to the Committee at the Colonial Secretary's Office before
the 14th of April, 1930.
Terms of Reference. (a) Is the present currency the most advantageous for the purposes of the trade of this Colony?
(b) In what respects, if any, ie the present currency situation
in the Colony unsatisfactory? (e) If the situation is unsatisfac- tory in what way can it be remedied?
(d) is the premium on notes over silver detrimental to the pro- sperity of the Colony? If so can it he controlled and by
what means?
to br
(e) le the linking of the currency with silver advantageous the Colony? If so can it more closely linked
(f) Is it desirable in the interests
the value
of the Colony that of the dollar be stabilized? so can any effective steps to taken to that end?
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of Five
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public CHERRY
Auction,
on Thursday,
the 10th April, 1930, commencing at 2:30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising:-
Teak and Glass Cabinets, Glass Bookcases, Cottago Piance, Roll Top Desk, Gramophones, Records, Desks, Chesterfield Couches and Armchairs, Typewriters, Wardrobe trunks, Electric Table Lampe, Pictures, Carpets, Rugs, Burglar Proof Safe, Curios, Ornaments,' etc. etc.
Teak
Dining tables, Dining Ice Chests, Teak Side- Chairs, boards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Electric Table Fans, Heaters, Electric Ceiling Fans, Vases etc, etc.
and
A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture
including:-
Joss Tables, Chaire, Jardinieres, Cabinets, Tea Poys, etc. etc.
On View from Wednesday, the 9th April, 1930.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
on Friday,
the 11th April, 1930.
commencing at 11 a.m.
per cent, on the paid-up Capital at No. 4, Granville Road, Kowloon
of the Company has this day been declared in respect of the financial year ending 30th Septem- ber, 1930, and that such Dividend will be payable on Monday, 12th May, 1930, an and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtain- ed upon application at the Head Office of the Company, St. George's Building. Hong Kong,
The Transfer Ronks of the Com- pany will be closed from Monday, 5th May, 1930. until Saturday, 10th- May, 1930, both days inclusive, By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong. 8th April, 1930.
*FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB.
STEEPLECHASES.
Kwan Ti. Sunday, April 13th.
Firet Race 3.00 p.m. Special Train leaves Kowloon 1.10 p.m. Returning from Fanling at 5.55 p.m. Fare for Round Trip $2.00 including Admission to The Races.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry forms for the 4th Extra Race Meeting to be held on SATURDAY, 19th and on MONDAY, 21st April, 1930. (weather permitting) may he obtained at the Race Course. Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.
Entries close at 12 o'clock noon on THURSDAY, 10th April, 1939.
HONGKONG LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
A Quantity of Valuable
Household Furniture
On View from Thursday the 10th April, 1930.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc-1 tion,
on FRIDAY,
the ith April, 1930,
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddel! Street
A Valuable Collection of Postage Stamps.
On view from Thursday, 10th April, 1930.
Terma-Cash on Delivery.
the
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers,
ASAHI BEER
BEST
QUALITY
The Annual General Meeting LAGER BEER
will be held
in the Hongkong
Cricket Club Pavilion on Tuesday,
15th April, 1930 at 5.30 p.m.
Business:
To receive the Report and State-
ment of Accounts for 1929.
To einet Officers and the General Committee for the ensuing year.
entries for the To receive League (N. B. Owing to the delay in the calling of this Meeting, it is necessary that clubs submit their entries at this meeting).
General.
By Order,
D. S. Green,
Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- ORIENT
Mortgage Bank & Estate Agents. "PEAK MANSIONS" Six-roomed and Five-roomed apartments
Prince Edward Road, Kowloon
Detached and Semi-detached
villas. Modern constraction
with garage.
.
"Cambay Buildings”
Flats with modern conveniences,
Specially Brewed
for
Export.
Dai Nippon Brewery
Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan.
Sole Agents:
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,
Limited.
Hongkong.
Write
will be
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The famous public school play YOUNG. WOODLEY By John van Druten
Wednesday, April 16th
Thursday, April 17th
Booking at Moutrie's and Star.
SO THIS IS LOVE
MUSICAL COMEDY:
Prices $3, $2 & $1.
Under the auspices of the Hong- A report has been made to the kong University Engineering Police by Miss Dreslin, a passenger Society,
jast the
lecture on on the President Grant, to the Architecture by Mr. Charles E. effect that after taking a drive in a Moore will be delivered in Room public motor-car on Monday even- "K" of the main building on Thurs-ing with a member of the crew of day, 10th April, 1930, at 8.45 p.m. the vessel, she found her brooch, with lantern illustrations, The which was set with three diamonds, general public are invited to at- to be missing. The lost article is
valued at $20. tend.
What's The Chatter with Me? – 1 Could Do This Just Fing
before Christmas!
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| share quotations issued to-day :
Banks,
Hongkong Bank, $1400 sa. Chartered Bank, £18) b. Morcantile A. & B., £30 n. East Asia 4107 b..
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $815b. Union Ins., $445'
.
. North China, Ins., Tls. 160 `b
Yangtaze Ins., $50 n. China Underwriters, $1.40 b. China Fires, $355 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $900 b
Shipping.
Douglases, $221 n.
H. K. Steamboats, $261. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) 860 s.. Union Waterboats $26 b.
Mining.
Benguets, 86.70 b.
Kailans, 539. 8.
Langkats, Tls. 13.60 n.
S'hai Explorations, Tis. 1.30 d. Raubs, $20 b.
Tronohs, 21/-. m.......
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $155 Whampoa Docks, $36 b China Providents $5:40 n Hongkews, Tls 230 b. New Engineeringa, Tis. 8. b. Shanghal Docks. Tls. 128 n. Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tls. 13.50 s., B'bai Cottons. Tls. 80 (old) n. Lands, Hotels, etc..
H. and S. Hotels, $12.90 s. H. K. Lands, $721 b. S'hai Lands Tls. 245 b. Humphreys, $14. n. Realties, $8.80 8. Chinese Estates $98 s.
Public Utilities. Tramwaya, $21.25 8. · Peak Trams föld), $11.65 n. Star Forries, $72 b. China Lighta, (Old) $24.25 ga H. K. Electrica, $72 sa. Macao Electrics, $23 b.
b. Telephones $13 China Buses, Tls. 19. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/- 9.
Industrials.
China Bugare, 8) cts. b. Malabons, $27 n.
Cald: Macg. Ord: Tls. 10 n. Canton Icos, $2.50 n.
Cements (Comb.) $16.20 b. Ropes $7.35 b. United Asbestos $5 b.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farma, $23. b... Watsons, $10.80 sa. Der A. Winga, 80 b. Lane Crawfords, $2.50 b. Mackintoshs, $18 b Sinceres. $12 n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $291, b. Constructions, $1.20, Ba. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 62% H. K. G. Loan 7% Prem. ♫.
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Individuals and firms are recommended to register their telegra- phie addresses at the Radio Office. No charge is made for this.
It is notified for information' that the wireless rate- per word on telegrams to British North Borneo has been increased to 50 conts' por word with effect from 2nd inst.
From
Europo via Suez
Straits
USA. (Seattle, 22nd. Mar.), Canada
Japan & Shanghai
Shanghai and Europe via. Siberia
Awa Maru
Malwa
Siberia Maro
Sawa Mara Kidderpore
..
INWARD MAILS.
Por
Due.
Shanghai and Swatow
Sui Yang
April 10.
(Letters and
papers, Londan 18th Mar, and
Parcels 6th Mar.)
Kashgar
Beltana
April 10. April. 11.
Australia and Manila
Changto
April 11.
Japan and Manila'
Tatsuta Maru
Pros. Lincoln
11.
(London 21st March.)
March 11.
Shanghai
April 11.
Japan and Shanghai-
April 12.
Straits
April 18.
Straits
April 18.
Maalis
President Grant
April 14.
U.S.A. (San Francisco, 22nd March),
Honolula, Japan and Shanghai
Shinyo Maru
Australia and Manila
Kaga Maru,
.April
Canada (Victoria; B.C., 29th March),
April 17.
Atsuta Maru
.April 18.
"April 19.
April 21.
April 21.
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai ... Empress of Asia Japan and Shanghai
U. S.
A. (San Francisco March 21,) Honolulu, Japan and Shinghal.. Pres. Garfield U. S. A. (San Francisco March 28,)
Honolulu Japan and Shanghai Pres. Cleveland
Aki Maru Japan ...
OUTWARD MAILS.
Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. regletored and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Amoy
Sam Shui and Wuchow Hoihow
Hohor, Pakhoi and Haiphong
. Amoy and Formosa
Fort Bayard
Swatow
Formosa
Saigon Shanghai, Japan and Europe via
Siberia
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Haiphong
Por
Date and Time. Tal Yuan....Wed., Apr. 9, 3.30 p.m. Tai Hing
Wed., Apr. 9, 4′ p.m. New Mathilde...Wed., Apr. 9, 5 p.m. Kanchow.Thurs., Apr. 10, 9.80 a.m. Van Heutsz Thurs., Apr. 10, 10.30 a.m. TjikandiThurs., Apr. 10, 10.30 am. Deli Maru Thurs., Apr. 10, 10.30 a.m. Taipoosek Thurs., Apr. 10, 1.30 p.m. Hydrangea Thurs Apr. 10, 2,30 p.m.
Batavia Maru
Thurs., Apr. 10, 8.30 am. Walshing.Thurs., Apr. 10, 4.30 p..
Kashgar Fri., Apr. 11, 10.30 am. Hai Yang.....Fri, Apr., 11, 1 p.m. Canton...Fri., Apr. 11, 1.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Malwa
Foochow and Weihalwei Amoy
Sat., Apr. 12. K. P. O. Parcels....Apr. 11, 4.80 p.m. Registration.Apr. 12, 9 am. Letters.Apr. 12, 10 am. G. P. O.
5 p.m.' Parcels....Apr. 11, Registration Apr. 12, 9.45 am. Letters...Apr. 12, 10.30 am. (Due Marseilles 8th May).
Sat., Apr. 12, 9.30 a.m. .Sat., Apr. 12, & p.m.' Sat, Apr. 12,
Huichow Asking
Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Beltana
..6 p.m.
.6 p.m.
Registration
-Letters Canton Maru....Sun., Apr. 12, 9 a.m. Kalgan SunfApr. 18, 9 am
Tatsaka Maru
Mon., Apr. 14, 8.30 a.m. (Due San Francisco, 8th May), Suwa Maru, Mon., Apr. 14, 10.30 a.m.
Mon., Apr. 14.
Swatow, Amoy and Fermosa Bangkok via Swatow.. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu and San
Francisco
Shanghai
Japar, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe via Victoria B.C.
President Grant
Parcels Registration
Letters
"
(Due Victoria B.C. 2nd May).
Shanghai and Europe via Siberia.. President Grant
B.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Swatow
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Swatow
I'll Awve
Amoy
! Como Lettuce!!
Swatow and Foochow
Japan.
DIETING
'd' Tea-
with Lemon!
Manila
*Manila, Australia and New Zealand
viu Thursday Island
Sandakan
...3 p.m..
..4.15 p.m.
....6 p.m.
..Mon., Apr. 14,
...5 p.m.
.6 p.m.
Registration Letters Haining Tues., Apr. 15, 2 p.m. Kwong Sang..Tues., Apr. 15, 5 pm.
Sarpedon
Registration Letters
Registration
Letters
K. P. O.
.Tues., Apr. 15,
4.30 p.m..
G, P. Q.
.4.30 p.m.
..5 p..
.6 p.m.
(Due Marseilles 14th May.) Sunning....Wed., Apr. 16, 8.30 am. Tainan....Thurs., Apr. 17, 3.30 p.m. Cheong Shing Thurs.; Apr. 17, 5 p.ni. Kuga Maru ..-Fri., Apr. 18, 9.30 8.m. Empress of Asia Fri., Apr. 18,
10.30
Changte
a.m.
.Fri., Apr. 18, Parcels.
.17th 6 p.m. Registration ....18th 0.45 à.m.
Letters... 18th 10.30 am. (Due Thursday Island 29th April). Mausang,Fri, Apr. 18, 10.30 am.
yout
Swntow, Amoy and Foochow HaichingFri., Apr. 18, 10.30 am. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe vis Marseilles
Amoy..........
Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island
Swatow
A
Atsuta Maru... Sat., Apr. 19,
PO Registration Apr. 18, 4.30 p.m. Letters........Apr. 19, 9 a.m. G. P. O.
Registration Apr. 19, 8.45 am. Letters.Apr.-19, 9.30a.m. (Due Marseilles 19th May). Kutsang.....Sat., April 19, 9.30 a.m. Aki Maru..
Registration
Letters...
Tues., Apr. 22, .8.16 a.m. ....8:30 a.m. (Due Thursday Island 5th May). Kwai-Sang... Tucs, Apr, 22, 5 p.m.
Superscribed Correspondence only.
INCOME TAX.
ALLEGED USELESS CROWN
APPEALS.
It is true that this judgment was over-ruled by the Court of Appeal, but the case was one in which over £200,000 was at stake, and an im portant point of principle was in Issue. The Crown was contending for the maintenance of a long- Mr. Snowden, answering Mr. established practice, and that Lambert (L. South Molton), who practice was one which, in the vast drew attention in the House of majority of similar cases, is more. Commons, to Lord Dunedin's re-favourable to the taxpayer than ference in the final Court of Ap-what has now been declared to be peal to "useless appeals by the the true interpretation of the law. Crown to the detriment of the tax- Since the beginning of 1929 nine payer," said: I have seen news appeals in Inland Revenue cases. paper reports of Lord Dunedin's re- have been heard by the House of marks, and I confess to finding Lords. Seven of these were ap great difficulty in understanding peals by taxpayers and two by the what prompted them. Judgment had Crown. Judgment was given for been given for the Crown by a High the Crown in all the cases but one. Court Judge of exceptional ex- No further defence of the Crown's perience in taxation cases.
advisers seems necessary.
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