TO-DAY'S WANTS.New Advertisements
..$1.00,
25 WORDS
($1.50 If Not Prepaid.) The following replies have been received-
544, 545, 547, 550, 556, 566, 593, 595, 508, 618, 634, 638, 639, 642, 660, 667, 668,
WANTED KNOWN.
WANTED KNOWN-Spring Exhibi- tion of Water Colours & Oil Paintings at Messrs. Koner & Komor opens for ane week only, Wednesday, the 30th.
POSITION VACANT.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Forty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 16th May 1930, at Noon, for the pur- puse of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the the 31st December Year ended 1029.
The Sharo Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 2nd to the 16th May 1930, both POSITION VACANT-Vacancy will, daya luclusive. occur June 1st. For a Lady STENO- TYPIST correspondenco and fling JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agents. duties. Apply in writing Box 668, "Hongkong Telegraph."
Hongkong, 25th April, 1930.
FOR SALE.
RECEPTION ON THE ARRIVAL OF
FOR SALE--14.-40 H.P, M.G. Sports H. E. SIR WILLIAM PEEL X.B.E. Saloon, excellent condition on view
any
time. Apply Duro Nathan Roul, Kowloon.
FOR SALE-Pointer PUPS.
Garage
All
OFFICIAL WELCOME &
PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS.
well bred dogs. One month old. All At a Public Meeting held at the well marked liver and white. Five City Hall on Friday, the 4th April, dogs in all. Write Box 071, care of it was decided to present 11 E. "Hongkong "Telegraph."
Sir William Peel, K.B.E., with an on his Welcome FOR SALE-1
upright Address of Moutric PLANO in Excelent condition. arrival in this Colony, which will Nearest offers $300.00, Write Box be during the morning of the €76, "Hongkong Telegraph."
8th May next.
PREMISES TO LET.
At the same Public Meeting it was decided that the whole of the Theatre Royal should be thrown TO LET.-Bright Airy Rooms, $30 to $50 or 4 runs suite $130. Suitable open to the public without charge for offices or showroom. Apply 18, Bave only that the stages be Ico House Street, 1st floor.
TO LET Office Rooms, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building. Apply
to Sang Koe, samo Building.
to
A GODOWN at Whitfield Road con- sisting about 2,500 sq. ft. next Kong Sang Hong Glass Factory Please apply to Kwong Sang Hong
KOWLOON'S WELCOME
to
H.E, SIR WILLIAM PEEL,
K.D.E., C.M.G.,
at
CLUB DE RECREIO
MONDAY, May 12th at 5.30 p.m.
Tickets are obtained at all Kow- loon Clubs or at the door-$1.00. per head.
TEA and DANCING.
By Kind permission of Lt. Col. H. B. Vernon, M.C, and officers, the band of the 3/15th Punjabis will play during the reception.
A Leopard
cannot change his spots... ...and that's why you get tired of looking at bim!
reserved for the Reception Com- mittee, Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Re- presentatives of the Navy,
Army
and Air Forces and the Heads of Public Departments, the first two rows of the stalls
for the Consular Body and their wives and the representatives of the Churches, also the first two rows of the dress circle for ladies.
It
SUA many'
is hoped that residents of the Colony as possible will attend this Public Meeting at the Theatre Royal, and thus give a practical demonstration of the support of the Colony to its new Governor.
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 construction with garage.
"Cambay Buildings" Flats th modern conveniences,
A Chameleon, on the other
hand, is a continual source of interest, because he's con- stantly changing his ap- pearance!
And so is it with your adver- tising message.
If you want it to be a contin- nal source of interest, always attractive, always new, there is only
ONE EFFECTIVE MEDIUM
and that is
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
When someone tries to per- suade you that there is a more attractive medium, remind him of the
LEOPARD and CHAMELEON!
Let the ever-changing pages of THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH carry your advertising message.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
G.
NOTICE.
PARTICULARS
No. of Rale!
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930.
R.
Lammert's Auctions
AND CONDI
TIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 5th day of May, 1980, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Boundary Street, Kow- loon Tong, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of. 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of
75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
Kowloon Intand
Locality.
Lot No 2323. Adjoining Kowloon inland
Lot No. 2171, Boundary
Street, Kowloon Tong,
Boundary
Hexaurements
3,
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8,000
366
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000'+£
NOTICE.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 5th day of May, 1930, ut 3 pm at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land near Diamond Hill, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be
fixed by the Surveyor of His
for Majesty
King, the further term of 24 years three days.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sate
New Kowloop inland
Registry
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Boundary
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NOTICE.
PARTICULARS
Yo, of Sale
PTICE.
CONDI-
AND TIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 5th day of May, 1930, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years,
with the option. of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Loanity.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on MONDAY,
the 5th May, 1930,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
At Dr. Heanley's Labaratory and dwelling, house
Mount Davis Gap Felix Villa Road. A large quantity of valuable Household and Office Furni- ture and Laboratory Glassware.
Teck and Gloss Cabinets, Glass
Bookcases, Cottage Piano, Gramo- Records, Chesterfield
phone,
:
Couches, Armchairs. Carpets.
Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Teak
Double and Single Wardrobes with Mirrors, Chests of Drawers, Dress- ing Tables. Toilet Crockery, Iron Extension Safe. Teak Dining Tables, Windsor Ice Chest, Kel- vinator Ice Chests. Teak Side- Fans, boards, Electric Table. Vases, Table Glass Ware, etc., etc. Typewriter, Sixteen Office Desks, Library Tables, Small Tables, Iron Filing Cabinets:
Bacteriological Microscopes, His- tological Microscopes, Laboratory Glass Ware, Sterilisers, Incuba- tor, Lymph Boxes and Grinding Machinery, etc., etc.
On View from Saturday, the 3rd May, 1930.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LTD. And
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Vessel,
"ANTENOR"
From UNITED KINGDOM via
SINGAPORE. are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 1st May. Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless cotice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the optional extends. All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 7th May, will be Rubject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 21st May, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong. 1st May, 1980.
AN AERIAL GOODS TRAIN.
NEW SCHEME TO AID BRITISH TRADE.
great scheme which will A assist British manufacturers to despatch their goods in bulk by air, rail and motor to any part of Europe will shortly come into operation, following a series of conferences between Imperial Air- ways and the "Rig Four" railway companies.
Up to now there has been no arrangement for direct air and rail despatch of goods, except the Post Office mail, which is limited
to 11lb. in weight.
The now scheme is intended to link up British services with the railways for freight up to the loading capacity of the carrying aeroplanes.***
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day :-
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1410 8. Chartered Bank, £17 n. Mercantile A, & B., £30 D.. East Asia $109 b.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $865 b. Union Ins., $450 b. North China, Ins., Tis. 160 b Yangtze-Ins, $50 -π. China Underwriters, $1.50 b. China Fires, $335 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $900 n.
Shipping.
Douglases, $224 n.
H. K. Steamboats, $26 b. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $40 B. Union Waterboats #27 b.
Mining.
n.
Benguete, £6.75 Kailans. 56 3 n. Langkat, T. 13.60 n. S'hai Explorations, Tis. 1.30 n. Raubs, $23 b. Tronoha, 21/. n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $156 b. Whampoa Docks, $38. China Providents $5.25 b. Hongkews, Tls 245 n. New Engineerings, Tle. 81 b. Shanghai Docks. Tis. 125 n.
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 13.25 b. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 80. (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotola, $13. s. H. K. Lands. $73 b. S'hai Lands Tls. 245 છે. Humphreys, $14. n. Realties, $8.70 b. Chinese Estates $93 3.
Public Utilities.
да.
Tramways. $20.80 & Peak Trams (old) $11.65 n. Star Ferries, $75 China Lights, (Old) $24 b H. K. Electrics, £73 b. Macao Electrica, $24 b. Telephones $13 China Buses, Tls. 19. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/1.
8.
* Industrials.
China Bugars, 80 cts. b. Malabons, $27 n.
Cald: Macg. Ord: Tls. 10 n. Canton Ices, $2.50 .
Cements (Comb.) $162 b. Ropes $8.15 b. United Asbestos $5 6.
Stores, etc.
n.
Dairy Farms, $23 70. b. Watsons, $11. Der A. Wings, '80 b. Lane Crawfords, $3. Mackintoshs, $18 b. Sinceres, $12 n.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICES.
The Radio Office, where full information concerning all wireless services may be obtained at all times, is situated on the ground floor of the P. and O. Building in Des Voeux Road, next to the General Post Office.
Individuals and arms are recommended to register their telegra. phic addresses at the Radio Offico. No charge is made for this..
From
INWARD MAILS.
Por
Shanghai and Amoy
Ninghai
Japan, Shanghai and Europe via
Defflinger
Siberia (London 15th Apr.) Kashima Maru Shanghai and Europe via Siberla
(Landan 11th Apr.) .. Europe via Negapatam (papers only,
London 3rd April) · U.S.A.. (San Francisco 4th April), Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai Japan Manila
(San Francisco 11th Apr.),
Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai,
Japan
Japan and Shanghai... U.S.A., (San Francisco 10th Apr.),
Honolulu. Japan and Shanghai Canada (Vancouver, B.C. 17th April) U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
Australia and Manila
Hong-Hwa
Das.
.May I.
.May 2.
May 3.
.May 3.
Pres. Polk Hakata Maru
May 3.
May 4.
President Madison
May
Pres. Pierco
May 5.
Melbourne Maru Angers
May 5
.May 6.
May 6.
Emp. of Canada Tai Ping
May 8.
day 13.
Taiyo Maru
OUTWARD MAILS,
Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a‚m, registèred and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Sam Shui and Wuchow Saigon...PAN
Hollow, Pakhtoi and Haiphong "Hoihow and Bangkok
Janan, Honolulu and S. American
Ports
Fort Bayard Bangkok
Manila, Sandakan, Australia. (except places South of Townsville) and *New Zealand via Thursday Jaland
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai, Dairen and Europe via
Siberia
Per
Date and Time.
Kochow......Thurs., May 1, 4 p.m. Waishing...Thurs., May 1, 4.30 p.m. Menado Maru.. Fri., May 2, 8.30 a.m. Chinhua ......Fri., May 2, 8.30 a.me.
Heiyo Mara... Fri., May 2, 10.80 .. Taipoosek .Fri., May 2, 1.30 p.m. Bintang
Fri, May 2, Noon-
Nellore
Parcels Registration
1.Fri, May 2-
Noon
.1.45 p.m..
.2.30 p.m.
(Daé Thursday Island 17th May.)
Fri, May 2, 1 p.m.
Letters
Haiyang
Antenor
Registration Letters
.Fri, May 2-
.5 p.m.
.6
Pm.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa. Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Kashima Maru ........ Sat., May, 3..
Germany via
Saigon
for Parcels only Manila and Hamburg Saigon Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, *Mombasa. *Lourenco Marques and "South Africa
und
Amoy
Manila
Swatow. Amoy and Formosa *Swatow and Bangkok... Straits, East Africa via Mombasa, Lourenco, Marques, South Africa and South American Ports Manila. Australia and New Zealand
via Brisbane
Foochow
K.P.O. Registration May 9, 4.30 p.m.
Letters
Registration
May 3, 9 a.m.
G.P.O.
.8.45 4.m
Letters.
.9.80 8.72.
(Due Marseilles 2nd June.) Telemachus..Sat., May 3, 10.30 am.
Derfinger. ..Sat., May 3, 1,30 p..n. Nanning ............Sat., May 3, 5 p.m.
Mexico Maru King Yoan Pres. Polk Hozan Maru Kwangchow
„Sat., May 3, 5 p.m. Sat, May 3, 5 pm. .Sat., May 8, 5 p.m. Sun, May 4, 9 a.m. Sun, May 4, 9 a.m.
Hokata Maru Mon., May 5, 10.80 a.m.
Melbourne Maru
Mon., May 6,
......4.15 p.m.
Registration
Letters.....
..............6 p.m.
(Due Brisbane 19th May.) Luchow....
Mon, May 5, 3.30 p.m.
n.
Foochow and Weihaiwei via Swatow Huichow .Tues., May 6, 9.30 a.mn. Saigon, *Straita, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Angers
...Tues., May 6. K.P.O.
Registration Letters
p.m. ..1 p.m...
G.P.0.
Registration
.1.45 pm-
.2.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $29 n. Canstructions, $1.39 n. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 63% poly H.K.G. Loan 5% Prem Ex. Int.
ENGAGEMENT RING FINGER.
AUTHORITY ON WHY LEFT
HAND WAS CHOSEN.
Few people know why the en- gagement ring is worn on a parti- cular finger of the left hand."
♫
Manila Swatow
Straits and Calcutta
Manila
Letters
(Due Marseilles 7th June.)
Pres. Pierce..Tues., May 6, 4.80 p.m. Yat Shing Wed., May 7, 8.30 am. Thurs., May 8. ...noon.
Kutsang
Parcels Letters
Emp. of Canada
Halching Yuen Sang
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Amoy Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Kashgar
Sandakan Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Parcels
,1 p.m.
Thurs., May 8, 3.30 p.. Fri, May 9, 1 p.r. Fri, May 9, 5 p.m.
Sat, May 10. K.P.O.
...May 9, 4.30 p.m. Registration..May 10, 3 a.m. ..10 a.m.
Letters
G.P.O. Parcels..... May 9, 5 p.m.. Registration May 10, 9:45 a.m. Letters .................10.30 a.m.. (Dre Marseilles 7th Junc.) Mausang....Sat., May 10, 1:30 p...
Patroclus
Registration Letters...
Mr. C. C. Oman, the great authority on rings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, who has traced the origin of the betrothal and wedding ring in his important catalogue on rings issued recently,
to problem explained this Daily Chronicle representative.
Betrothal, wedding and love same origin. rings have all the
Though in modern ideas cach suggests a definite purpose, this has not always been so," he said.
"According to Isidore of Seville It means that a new service of (whose ideas were based upon the aerial "goods trains" will play an ancient Egyptian customs) rings Important part in the future were placed on the special finger transport system.
for engagements because it waa "When the scheme is put into said a certain vein flowed thence operation," said an official or to the heart.
"The Puritans tried to do away the Imperial Airways Services, "a manufacturer, say of motor parts, with the wedding ring, but with- out success. It was usual to wear in Manchester, would be able to the wedding ring on the thumb in UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN richesal put his crates of goods on to
at 11.30a.m. for the purpose of freight." receiving the Report of the Direc-
"Like the ancient anulus
sign of a voidable contract to
Tues, May 13, K. P. O.
..4.30 p.m. ...4.30 p.m.
G. P..O. Registration Letters
.5 p.m.
.6 p..
(Due Marseilles. 11th June).
*Superscribed Correspondence only.
CRIME IN AMERICA.
PRISON POPULATION.
the laws for the stricter enforce- ment of prohibition and a growing desire to find an easy road to
Typical of the answers to the cause of the Increase is that of Mr. Amrine, Warden of the Fede
Notice is hereby given that the the railway for Athens by the air the 18th century. Annual Ordinary General Meeting route without any reconsign- of Shareholders will be held nt ment.
pronubus," said, Mr. Oman, "the America's prison population, ral Penitentiary at Leavenworth, the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, There will be certain restric- modern engagement ring is the which, prior to 1915, grew in pro-who blames the "rapidly changing on Wednesday the 7th May, 1930, tions in weight and size of marry at a future date, but despite portion to the natural increase of standards of living with failure In a way the system is parallel the undoubted antiquity of the the population, has since that time in individual adjustments; the tors together with a Statement of to the mail air service, but it modern usage with regard to the jumped beyond all proportion until seeking of easy wealth prompted Accounts for the year ended 31st opens up a new prospect for the giving of an engagement ring, the now it is at the highest point in by those who degrade the use of it; the increasing failure of homes, present uniformity of practice is its history.
This is disclosed in a survey by schools and churches to inculcate comparatively recent.
" the New York Sun, which has in-the fundamental values of good "In the collection at the Museum terrogated the Wardens of 87 of the character: seeming public emp is a remarkable ring found at most important prisons. Increased hasis on the material rather than inscribed. Henri L. Darnley, It State atatutes, multiplying penal failure of criminal handling to Fotheringay, dated 1665, and severity of penalties under various the spiritual values of life; and is believed to be the ring given by ties in proportion to the number reform men, in proof of which 50 Mary Queen of Scote to her of convictions, is blamed by some, per cent of all the men in the pri future husband at her betrothal" while others blame the increase in sons are eccond-term men,"
British manufacturer in accelerat- December, 1929.
The Transfer Books of the Coming delivery of his goods.
The scheme involves some co- pany will be CLOSED from
operation with European freight Monday 28th April to Wednesday carriers; Imperial Airways al- 7th May, both days inclusive.
ready have traffic arrangements JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, with Germany, which are highly
General Managers. efficient. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1930.'.
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