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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,

1931.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL THE HONGKONG MUSICAL SOCIETY

WANTS.

25 WORDE

.$1.60 ($2.00 If Not Prepaid.) The following replies, have been resolved:-

AGENCIES.

PIECE GOODS AGENT WANTED— Manufacturer and Shippor of Brad- ford and Manchester Ploce Goods, long onLablished in China Trade, wante Hard experienced Hongkong Agunt.

Noso worker will bo well supported. ⚫ther nood apply. Write, stating present Lorina,

experlance, age, agencies held. Box 1207 William's Advertisement Uffees, Bradford,

Bngland.

WANTED KNOWN

WE

Kro

* in

new premises

ARMISTICE DAY.

11TH NOVEMBER 1931.

A space for a limited number of has ex-service men and women been allotted at the Ceremony at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day and anyone wishing to attend is invited to parade in front of | Queen's Statue Pier not later than

10.35 A.M:

P. M. RÜSSEN,

Hon. Secretary,

British Legion.

RANK HOLIDAY.

In Accordance with Government Ordinance, the Exchange Banks i will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Wednesday, the 11th November, (Armistice Day).

Hongkong Amateur Dramatic

Club.

"DEAR BRUTUS”

by

Sir James Barrie November 14, 17, 19, 20 & 21

at 9 15 p.m.

Hatinee November 18th at 5.15 p.m.

Booking at Anderson's

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

Members who have not yet re- turned their Ball Subscription lists: jare requested to do so at their jearly convenience, so that Invita-!

the

Thoroughly equipped to render expert | KOWLOON TONG GARDEN CITY [tions may be laяued to enable them service in every form of benutz eulture. Permanent and water way. inse

a speciality. Juliette's Beauty Sulon. flu Tung Building. Kowloon. Tel. 58213,

THE ART of dressmaking lies in emphasising good points and ending

Leave it tu Imperfectionr.

ASSOCIATION.

NOTICE.

Owners of houses and Residents

in Kowloon Tong Estate are here- Mr.by informed that the above named Volgin. Saioon 1, Hankow Road, Association has been formed and Kowloon, opposite Kowloon Hotel

A Jumble Sale will be held in the Linion Church Hall, Kennedy Road, on Thursday, Nov. 26th. Contriinitions will be gratefully receive daily Proceeda in aid of Charities.

and their Guests to attend Practice Dances,

DAVID S. NÜBE,

Joint Hon. Secretary.

incorporated under the Companies RATIONALIST PRESS

a

Ordinances of Hong, Kong and that those who shall have made formal application to become member of the Association before the 17th November, 1931, shall be Gentlemen's Barber from members of the Association with- Maniin cow in daily attendance atout ballot. Juliette's Beauty Salon, Ho Tung Balding. Kowloon, up-to-date thods, Tel. 56213,

Expert

LOST

me-

LOST. On Friday aval opal branch stones. Reward. Plense write Rax No. 872, "Hangkung Telegraph."

TO BE SOLD.

35 THE PEAK, lately recapied by Dr. Harston and whjoining the Penk Unfurnished. Conveniret, Hospital. comfortable and enal, Six rooms and Dressing resin. Four bathrooms, hot and cold water. Moders suolta. tion. Gas and Electric Light. Use of Tennis Court. Suitable for a Meas of five, or could be easily divided to campies. Close sult twn Station and Motor Hond

Apply:

to Tram

THE HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED. Exchange Building.

FOR SALE

Upright Piano for sale. for accepted. Minn lock, Kennedy Rand.

Reasonable

Carter, 20,

WHIPPET-81x cylinder, five passen. touring car-1928 model-in thoroughly good order $1,500, can be so at any time. Please write Box

No. 859, "Hongkong Telegraph."

TO LET

TO LET—A six roomed house, No. za, Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, Modern conveniences. Garden around. Higher Lovel. Write Hax Na. 870, "long- kong Telegraph."

APARTMENTS

AIRLIE HOTEL-23-25, Nathan Bond, Kowloon. Under European Managemen→→Excellent Cuisine: Modern Apartments. Terms Moderate, Three minutes from ferry. Tel. 57357.

CREBIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT.

Mortgage Bank & Estate Agents.

"PEAK MANSIONS”

Prince Edward Road, Kowloon

Detached and Semi-detached villes. Modern construction with garage.

"Cambay Buildings." Flats with modern conveniences.

MCEWAN'S BEER ON DRAUGHT

at

MARCEL'S,

(Confectioners & Bakers). 70, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

MA

'ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU,

ASSEUSE B. HONDA. ABSEUSE S. KISAKI.

Peak

Recommanded for many years_for Government Civil Hospital. Hospital, etc., and by all the local doctors.

24, Wyndham Street. Tel. 24941.

II. F. UN,

Hon. Secretary. Kowloon Tong, 6th November, 1031.

ASSOCIATION, LTD.

The Annual Dinner will be held on Saturday, 5th December, Application for tickets slimle be made to the Secretary. Box No. 871 c/o Hong- kong Telegraph before 15th November.

EXTRA SPECIAL

prosent

THE SCHREIDER TRIO (piano, violin and cello)

IN TWO

BISHOP AND THE SCIENTISTS.

THEORIES WITHOUT LOGICAL BASIS.

"VARY ENORMOUSLY.'

Scientific excursions into the

CHAMBER MUSIC sphere of philosophy of the kind

RECITALS

at the

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

On

November 17th & 20th

at 9.20 p.m.

Tickets ($4.40 & $3.30 each. inc: Tax) Obtaina- ble from the

of tary institute.

produced by the recent 100th an- niversary meeting of the British Association are declared by the Bishop of Gloucester (Dr. Hend- Jam) to be worthless.

+

Dr. Headlam is not forgetful of the strictures addreased by science to religion in the past. He, there- fore, takes advantage of the cen- tenary meeting to visit the British Association with a severe castiga- tion in an article published in the October issue of the "Gloucester Diocesan Magazine."

The Presidential address of secre-General Smuts is first selected for

the special attention.

SILVER FUTURES.

P

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

"General Smuts," he writes, "gave us an account of the uni- verao. as it is envisaged by science the at the present time, and In course of that address he told us that most things which have been said in that connexion in the lugt one hundred years were now shown to be erroneous.

we

Earlier Opinions.

"Many of us remember some of Messrs, Pentroath and Co. have the meetings he referred to, and

know the

of combination confidence with been advised by eable of the fol- dogmatism and lowing quotations of New York-which theories about the universe

were put forward. silver futures na at the close of

the market yesterday.

January 1932 38.00 up 2.75. May 1932 39.75 up 2.95.

BARGAINS

FOR 4 DAYS MORE ONLY 200 NEW HATS 200

150 NEW BAGS 150

BARGAINS AT HALF PRICE

MUST BE CLEARED TO MAKE ROOM FOR—

CHRISTMAS GOODS

GIRDLES

"C.B." "FORMFIT" "HICKORY"

One Special Lot in Broken Sizes to

CLEAR AT HALF PRICE

MORLEY JUMPER SUITS

WOOLLEN STOCKINGS

GLOVES. BERETS. HOODS-Special Bargain $4.00

FELT BERETS

-

$1.50

MANY OTHER LINES AT

BARGAIN PRICES

ELITE STYLES

A. P. C.

BUILDING.

оп

"Sometimes" (writes Dr. Head- lem) "we were told that they had practically destroyed Christianity; often we were told that we must

(dens revise all our

miany practical and theoretical subjects. Now

we are told with the same dogmatism and the same authority that theat ideas are wrong. Other theories of the universe are put forward in their place.

Is there any reason for thinking that these are more correct than those which have been displaced?

"It is probable that one hundred years hence, if the British Associa tion continues to exist, the Pre- sident's address will largely be devoted to exposing the errors which prevailed 100 years before."

Two things must be clearly dis- tinguished in scientific discovery, Dr. Headlam insists. The first the knowledge which gives a com- mand over nature, confines itself

and to speciflu experiment,

dis- covers not general but particular laws.

Power of Science,

"The power which science has acquired by careful investigation in chemistry and physics," he adds, "e very great. The con- clusions that are arrived at are capable of verification and; within the limits in which they are carried out, are sound.

TEA DANCES,

*HONGKONG

-HOTEL

“ROOF GARDEN"

Commencing

Thursday, 12th Nov., 1931, EVERY

WEEK-DAY EVENING

From 5 to 7 p.m.

($2.00 Including Tea).

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

HONGKONG ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 1885

From a perusal of the above Ordinance it will be seen that the British Imperial gallon of 9 lbs. is the legal measure in the Colony. The public le entitled to demand this quantity when buying a gallon. Mesars. C.C. Wakefield & Co., Ltd.-being British sell by the Imperial gallon of 9 lbs, but other oil Companies have adopted the American or wine gallon of 7/8 lbs. There is a difference of about 20% in the quantities and this should not be overlooked.

the proved Although Castrol is aristocrat of lubricating oila it is sold at the samo price as ordinary motor oils. Castrol gives you the correct quality and quantity-Sold by all Garages.

ROBERTSON, WILSON & CO, LTD.

are the Whole-ente Distributors In South China for Messrs. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., LTD., the All-British Firm of Oil Manufacturers,

POST OFFICE NOTICE

GENERAL HOLIDAY,

On Wednesday, 11th November, the General Post Office will be open from 8 am to noon, Kowloon Past Oleo 8 a.m. to 11 am, and the other Branch Post Offices 8 ap. to 9 a.m.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and ono delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspondence at 9 a.m.

"It is different with the gen. eralisations which "are put for- ward as the teaching of science about the nature of the universe,' he statea. "They are not dis- coveries by scientific method, but are based on hypothesis, They represent the best theory which Shanghal and Amay certain minds can devise to -ex- Straite plain phenomena, but they vary Batavia onormously. They have really no sound logical basis, and they are incapable of verification.

From

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

INWARD MAILS.

Fer

Kwangtung Cremor Tinegara......

Duo .. November 11. November 11.

November 11..

London Parcels only (London, 24th

Sept.)

Khiva Tjileboet

November 11.

.November 11.

Java

November 11.

Saigon

"We have acquired tremendous

Felix Roussel OUTWARD MAILS.

power over electricity," Dr. Head- REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier lam adds, "but what electricity is than the time given below unless oherwise stated, and where malls are we do not in the least know. The advertsed to close at or before Am. registered and parcel malls are theories about heat, electricity, closed at & p.m. on the previous day. Per gravitation, and so on which were taught very authoritatively 60 years ago are now found. to be erroneous and who will say how much truth there is in the present theories?

"I think that it la most import- ant to realise the contrast. be-

tween the value and the certainty

For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,

*Canada, Central

South and

via San America and Europe Francisco

of the work of science within its *Shanghai and “Japan

own sphere and its worthlessness

Samshul and Wuchow

Swatow

when it pretends to be philoso. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., phical"

BRITISH HONDURAS RELIEF FUND.

NOW TOTAL MORE THAN

£16,000.

London, Nov. 9.

Canada, Central and South Ame rica and Europe via San Fran clsco and Europe via Siberia ..

Ordinary Letters only for Europe superscribed via Siberia: Air Mäll Bhanghal-Banchoulf"

Swatow Sandakan

East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

The Jamacion Loglalative Coun- Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius ell has voted $1,000 in reller of British Honduras which was re- cently struck by a hurricano. This

in additional to £2,000 already pri-

vately subscribed in Jamaica, and, with contributions of £2,000 from Barbados,

adou, £500 ench

each from Trinidad

and Bermuda, £250 from Gronada,

£1,000

from Nigeria, and £5,000 by

AMDYT

the British Government, together Shanghai and Japan

with the proceeds of the Lord Helbow and Haiphong Mayor's Fund the total sum for

relief has reached £10,600.-British | Swatow

Wireless.

Manila

Halyang

Pros. Grant

Parcels Regi

Letters

Date and Klase. Tuos,, No. 10, 3 p.m.

.Tues, Nov. 10.

3 p.m.

8.45 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

(Due San Francisce 1st December). Gango

Tues., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. Chung On „Tuor., Nov, 10, 4 p.m. Hangsang Tuna, Nov. 10, 6 p.m.

Tatauta Maru

Tuos., NOT, 10 Reg.,

Nov. 10, 6 pm. Letters.... Nov. 11, 8.80 à.m. (Duo San Francisco, 2nd December):

Totauts Maru .............Wod., Nov. 11.

K.E.O.....

Nov. 10, 4.80 p.m. G.P.O..... Nov. 11, 8.30 am. Sinklang... Wed., Nov. 11, 8.30 am. Hapusang..Wed., Nov. 11, 10:30 am.

Calchas

Wed., Nov. 17. K. P. 0.

Reg.,

Nov. 11, 10 mm. Lotters Nov. 11, 11 a.m..

G. P. O.

Reg., ..., Nov. 11, 11.15 am, Lattara posv.. Nov. 11, Noon (Das Marseilles, 9th December.) Tainan.......Wed, Nov. 11, Noon. Felle Roussel... Wod., Nov. 11, Noon. Monado Maru

Thurs., Nov, 12, 8.30 am. Hydrangea...........Thurs., Nov. 18, 3 p.m. Emp, of Asla Thụr, Nov. 18, § pas.

*Superscribed Correspondence only.