NEW 1929
GRAHAM-PAIGE SEDAN and TOURING MODELS
Towing from $2,300-Sedan from $2,550,
Sale Distributors for Hong Kong & South China:
KOTEGATE & Co. Pedder Building, 3rd ficor. Telephones C. 93 and C. 741.
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STAR FERRY CO. TOURISTS INVADE
No. 27,104
COLONY
BELGENLAND' HERE
REPORT
TO-DAY'S MEETING
DIVIDEND OF TWO DOLLARS HONG KONG WEATHER A FINE
PER SHARE
A GOOD YEAR
The 31st ordinary annual meeting! of the shareholders of the "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd., was held to-day at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
$
CHANGE
"GRATEFULLY MILD"
On her fifth consecutive annual voyage around the world, the Red Star Line steamship "Belgenhand," fargest steamer to circumnavigate the globe, arrived in part to-day, A special supplement for the visi- tors is included in this issue.
The "Belgenland" holds the re
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929.
CHEFOO SITUATION AMERICAN DOLLARS
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SAFETY OF FOREIGNERS
LOYAL TROOPS RETREAT
1
Chefoo, Yesterday,
It is now stated that the previous report that the 3rd. division had seceded from General Lia Chen- nien, the holder of Chefoo, and join- ed the rebels against him, is incor- rect
FOR BRITAIN
UTILITY_ENTERPRISE
SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST BEING
ACOBBED
BIRKENHEAD'S EXPLANATION
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
BRITISH TROOPS
CHINA
OPEN WINDOWS
THE KING GRADUALLY, GETTING WELL
HOURS OF SUNSHINE
London, Yesterday.
It was officially stated at Craig well, House, Bognor, this evening that the King has had Although the <weather remained The New York Uity tower und | zaldetik p
Pdoni Yesterday,
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NA
WE CARRY COMPLETE STOCKS
REASONABLE PRICES.
LAZARUS
The Optician,
Queen's Road, Content,
IN FATHER THAMES" IN
AND I HONG KONG
ICY GRIP
WORST SINCE 1895
THE REVISED DISTRIBUTION OF EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS
BY CONSERVANCY. BOARD
BATTALIONS
OFFICIAL STATEM
andón, Tester
** D. Yaucon that the End Battalion Bouta The news is that the Srd divi-Light Corporation of the prin sion is still fighting on his side cipal public uti stems. In the sunshine at Bognor and for the Guards, which left Shanghai
early to-day. and has reached Fushan in its re- United States, announces that it hay first time since his arrival there month in the "City of Marmellles treat. The 2nd division, has acquired the entire Ordinary shares the King est in a chair at the open have just passed Aden. They are equals the lowest point recorded dus at Southampton on Febrúary 27, there during the great · frist, of withdrawn to Chefoo.
of the Greater London as Counties windows of his bedroom.
The revised A crisis is not expacted before Trust, Limited, thus Indirectly con-
distribution of February 1895, when the river
Sunday or Monday. but the situation is developing.
Mr. B. D. F. Beith was in the chair. and there were present cord among cruising vessels, not Mesara. A. H. Compton, T. G. Weall only for being the largest to girdic and C. Gordon Mackle (Directors). the globe, but also as being the Arrangements for the concentra- F. H. Crapnell (Secretary), and the largest commercial vessel to make tion of foreigners (for their safety), following shareholders: Capt. C. B. Ave transits of the Panama Canal, in the case of such being necessi- Riggs, Messrs. C. M. Manners, J. T. and the largest ever to enter Pacific tated owing to the outbreak of hos- Bagram, F. M. Ellis, O. F. Ribeiro, porta.
titles, are now complete.British Naval Wireless. A. Sadick, C. F. Lee, O. Kitchell, Lo
She also has achieved more
Rebels Advance Kin-fal, Kwok Hing-wun, A. Seton-milenge in world cruises than any Winton, L. S. Greenhill, J. M. Alves,ther ship, as with her present W. S. Bailey, and C. F. Mendham.
Chairman's Review
trolling its principal subsidiaries, seven British power Companies, and acquiring a substantial interest in others.
Lord Birkent and is stated to have accepted, by telephone, the Chair- manship of the Greater London and Counties Trust, Limited.
The Queen this afternoon drove to British battalions In China Thames was last blocked with Ice.... Goodwood Park and walked in the and Hong Kong provides for a It seems Hikely that the Thames will woods-British Wireless Service.
"Continues Satisfactory"
London, Yesterday.
If the stream stopped running"," said a Thames conservancy official, the danger of a completely fromOn river, would become much greater.
garrison of 7, namely, two bat-shortly be in the same condition as taliona at Shanghai, two at Tien- it was 34 years ago. - Ios already tain and three at Hong Kong. stretches from bank to bank in some The 2nd Wiltshires will join the places. Launches, barges and Jocks It is officially stated that the 1st Norfolks in Shanghai about the are frosen up. King passed a good night, and his end of February. The 1st Bed- One extraordinary result of the Lord Birkenhead, in a statement, condition continues satisfactory. fords and Hertfords leave Hong, freezing of the higher reaches of Kom on that date and the 3rd the river is that very little water is Chefoo, Yesterday, says that theorganization with Penglai (Tengchowfu) capitulat- which he has decided to associate The Royal suite consider that the Queens leave on March 2, leaving flowing down to London. At Rich- voyage she will have steamed more ed to Shiu Shu-chun on Feb. 13. himself is British, although as change has already benefitted His as a garrison at Hong Kong the mond, the water is ao low that one than 150,000 miles around the globe. The rebels are advancing on Fushan sociated with the Clarke interests Majesty, who is however 'still very 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers, could paddle across. The Chairman read the report as Her courses have always been west against Liu Chen-nien.
in the United Statees, and will re- weak. Members of his suite the 1st Somersets and one Indian ward, and she is the only world Liu Chen-nien has withdrawn main British Finance has been trouble him only with matters of battalion. follows:
The Tintin garrison will remain Gentlemen: The Report and cruiser this year to' make the west-his forces to Freshwater River, found up to the present almost en-great importance, while sustained |
as now and consist of the 2nd Satement of Accounts having been ward voyage. Her managers be-ave miles west of Chefoo, which tirely In America; but the broadconversations are avoided.
leve this to be more satisfactory has been fortified and entrench-policy of the Trust, is to obtain in your hands for some days, I will, than the Eastward course because ed on both sides, from the motor money in the cheapest market and eral degrees of frost at Bogner,
Although there were to-day sev-Border Regiment and the 2nd Royal
Scots.—British Wireless Service.
*Extraordinary precautions are with your permission, take them as of the greater percentage of sunny road crossing to the sea.
it is within its province to obtain
"Dorsetshire" Coming. being taken by the Thames Cosiner- days experienced, due to the favour- The United States Consul, funds in Britain if it is possible to the wind had dropped and the sun H.M.'s conspert, "Daysetshire" wancy to keep the river free from The balance of Working Accountable season in this respect in which Mr. Leroy Wobber, doyen of the do so more cheaply than elsewhere, shone brilliantly. For the first left Singapore for Hong Kong at 2 los Every available man is en- for the year under review is $385, each of the twenty countries ahe Consular Body, has offered his Reuter.
time since his arrival, the King's p.m. yesterday and is de bere at gaged, in breakdings op ice and ke- 685.22 compared with $378,536.87 touches is visited,
mediate Bervices to
between the
bedroom windows wore opened. 4 p.m. on Tuesday. All the passar-breakers are busy, the previous year. After transfer-
Luminous ray (artificial angers and troops (1.e. Including the At many points big blocks of ice. The big cruiser' anchored for the opposing parties with a view to ring $50,000 to Reserve, $20,000 fth time in what may
light) treatment was to-day applied 2nd Batt. the Wiltshire Begt.) on have formed across the river. now be avoiding bloodshed and disturbance to General Contingency Account,
for the first time-Reuter. termed her accustomed berth. After In Chofoa. Up to the present no
the "Somersetshire, which has been These float down the river and get a tender wel! laden reply has been received.
delayed by engine trouble, are now lammed at various points and then aboard the "Dorsetshire."
read.
allowing for depreciation and or-dispatching
Liu Chen-nien has instructed
dinary repairs, the balance avail- with passengers for a trip to Can- able for appropriation, including $42,437.15 brought forward from ton, she sent ashore the remainder the Ching Kee SS. Co. to prepare
last account, is $320,038,34, which your Directors propose dealing with as follows:--
of her 483 travellers for the usual round of sight-seeing in the Colony,
Change From Ice Fields Coming from the North, the tourists found the air of Hong Kong gratefully mild. They had experl-
immediately six steamers for the transportation of troops and muni- tions if he is defeated. Reuter.
THE G. P. O.
Pay a dividend of $2 per share and a bonus of $1.50 per share. absorbing $280,000, and carry fenced searching cold in Japan, bit- | INAUGURATION STAMPS FOR forward $40,088.34.
You will observe in the accounts
we have subscribed $2,000 to "the" Chater Memorial Scholarship Fund, which I am sure will meet with your approval,
The Accident Fund of $140,000 has been transferred to General Contingency Account and a further
· $20,000 added. Under its new heading the fund may be utilised purpose your Directora
for any 'consider necessary.
One of our older forries was gold during the year at a profit of $10,500 in excèss of book value.
In April last another new bont, the "Northern Star" was completed and put into service. This is the fith new boat placed on the run during the past four years. We now have a very efficient fleet enabling the Company to cope comfortably with present day traffic.
ter.weather at Chinwangtao, where
Captain W. A, Morehouse of the "Belgenland.”
AIR SERVICE TO INDIA
BEAM WIRDLESS RECEIPTS
London, Yesterday, Viscount Wolmer, the Assistant Postmaster General, announced in the House of Commons to-day that a proposal was under considera- tion to mark the inauguration of un air
service to India by the |issue of special stamps or a special
air mail envelope.
It was stated by Lord Wolmer that during the period from April 1 to December 81 last, the gross receipts from the Post Office from the Imperial Beam Wireless Ser- vice were estimated at about £358,000 sterling, and that the credit balance in respect of the they landed through ice fields to same period, before charging de- That a vehicular Ferry Service take special trains for Peking, and preciation or Interest connecting the Island and the Main- also very cold weather in the old was estimated at about £162,000. on capital, land thus providing transportation Northern capital. It was a little British Wireless Service. not only for motor cars and joy-biting at Shanghal, but mlid wea- riders but also, and more important ther ashore meeting the growing demand 'to
พร
encountered in Hong Kong for the first time since
A NEW SUGAR
facilitate the movement of various the tourists left Hawall on January RESULT OF EXPERIMENT ON kinds of merchandise and cargo 12. across the Harbour by motor lorry, The "Belgenland" is the only one
etc.. would be
beneficial
to the of the world cruising ships this Colony is becoming more evident
year to make the westward passage
daily.
I
INULIN
FRESH OVERCAST
The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory at 10,56 a.m. to-day stated:-
The Chimie anticyclone is now 'central near Shanghai
Fresh monsoon may be ex- pected along the S. E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Forecast winds, fresh;ove
FROM KABUL
FOREIGNERS STILL LEAVING IN BRITISH PLANES
FORTY-THREE MORE
་
BRITISH CRUISERS
STATEMENT IN THE'. COMMONS
PROGRAMME AMENDED
London, Yesterday.. In the House of Commens, ques- tioned in regard to the
mentary and Financial Secr
to the Admiralty, pointed out that two cruisers were dropped in the year 1927 and one in 1928, but in. 1928 when it became clear that an agreement on the maximum of thirteen 10,000-ton cruisers, was unattainable, it was decided to pro- ceed with the 10,000 ton cruiser London, Yesterday.
deferred from 1927 and the similar Forty-three more persons were cruiser on the 1928 programme, evacuated to-day from Kabul to cutting out the two 8,000 ton cruis Peshawar in four Victoria sero-
ers in that year's programme and. planes. They included British In-deferring the commencement of the dian, Germans, Turks and Per- ships till the end of the financial sians-British Wireless Service.
year.-Reuter.
REPARATIONS
GERMAN EXPERT SPEAKS ON COUNTRY'S POSITION
London, Yesterday,
At this morning's meeting of the Experts Committee on réparations,
in París, Herr Melchior, the Ger-
DISARMAMENT
SURPRISE MOVE BY BRITAIN
KNOWN AS FICTION
CHINA'S POSITION IN
DIPLOMACY -
OWN OBJECTS DEFEATED
Dr. C. T. Wang
London, Yesterday!
Breaking Up Thames Ice
freeze together,
..
1-2 The river above the Iffley Lock, at Oxford, and above--the › Reading Bridge has become blocked with ice in this manner, o
At Henley the river has frozen completely across at two painta..
Express Two Honra Late The severity of the weather illustrated; by what happened to-
when ther driver dismounted be was startled fo find the water gauge had frozen,
Two rellef engines were despatch- ed to the scene and were attached. to the front and rear of the train, respectively, They commenced to take the express up the summit but half way up the leading locomotive stopped, as the result of the steam ejector becoming frozen. Another engine had to be requestioned.—--- British Wireless Service..
No Sign of Abatement There is no sign of the abatement of the frigid conditions throughout Europe. The Upper Reaches of the Thames are frozen as far as Wind-
German aeroplanes, reconnoitring over the Landelandsbelt in #the Baltic, dropped food supplies on the decks of numerous vessels, whose crews signalled that they were in great distress.
All-traffic has ceased on the
AMERICAN THEORY
Washington, Yesterday. Official circles are extremely in- Germany financial position and that the British Government may man expert, spoke at length on terested in reports from London on her taxation British Wireless soon make proposals for a new ap-
The "Daily Telegraph" has a Danube save on the Adriatic Rall- Service.
proach to a settlement of the dis-leader on Dr. C. T. Wang'i reported Way Permanantway, which is sub- armament problem.
· Washington, Yesterday. The
proposal to open negotiations for merged in row from 6 to 24 inches * Such a move on the part of the the retrocession to China of the Le deep.. Senate, has rejected the Caraway British Government is not altogation Quarter in Peking
Blizzards Affect Marseilles Bill, the object of which was to
gether unexpected in Washington. It is unhappily characteristle of Blizzards have prevented vessels As the result of experimenta on prevent the sale of cotton, and is suggested in some quarters the diplomacy, the "Dally Tele-making the part of Marselles and grain, futares.--Router's American that the Naval Limitation Confer- graph says, which Dr. Wang directs the lock-gates of the Beine bolow Panade ence, which will meet in August, at present, to go out of its way even Paris have been opened to prevent
1981, in accordance with the Wash- to defeat its own objects to assert a the accumulation of icelocks. Ington Treaty, might be summon- position which the world knows to Riviera Sports Cancelled
Outdoor sports have been can- ed earlier if the other Governments be fiction. A concerned so desired. Reuter's
For example, the leading article celled in the Riviere, where food- American Service,
goes on to say, nothing is more evid. staffa bave ran 80 per cent, owing: ent of the vital interest to China to the difficulty of transport. than the establishmen of good re Navigation on the Scheldt has lations with Japan yet the Tainan bean suspended at night-time im negotiations have broken down pre-consequence of ice floes having car- clsely upon the point of the Chinese ried away numerous buoys. Government's refusal to admit that Reuter. PUN A the Japanese in Shantung are not
DHFRUCTOSE ANHYDRIDE
New York, Yesterday.
& starch like substance,
Bervice:
TODAY'S DOLLAR
The closing rate of the dollar on demand, today was 1/11 15/16,
Whether It is in the best inter-York December 17, pased through around the globe. She left New ests of this Company to branch out the Panama Canal on Christmas Into an extensive development of fis Day, called at Los Angeles Harbour inulin, service of this nature, calls for care- and sailed from Sun found in dahlias, chicory, art ful investigation and the matter is Francisco for the Orient, via chokes and other planta scientists, once again receiving the considera-Hawali on January 6. She was at of the Department of Commerce tion of your Directors,
Yokohama on January 22-28; Kobe, have discovered a new kind of Government's Policy
1'; Chin=|sugar," which they have named I am given to understand that the January 29-February Government at the present time, wangtao, February 6-9; and Woodfifructose anhydride. Reuter's
aung, January 11-12
American Service. owing to other and more urgent
From here the "Belgonland" will needs in the public interests of the Colony, does not see its way to con- proceed to Manila, where 40 of her passengers will board a smaller tribute anything towards such a service but ft prepared to consider steamer for a side trip to Ball. favourably any scheme which may Her next porte in order will be be put forward with a view to the Bangkok, Batavia, Singapore, Dia- Inauguration of a combised vehicu-mond Harbour (for Calcutta), Fort lar, and passenger service between Soudan, Port Tewik, Alexandria,
Athens, Naples, Monaco and Gibral two terminal points on either side of
tar. She is due back at New York the Harbour. **
on May 1.
Management Unchanged
I do not think there is anything more that calls for comment and I The "Belgenland" cruise is oper now beg to propose the adoption of ated this year, as hitherto, by the the Report and Accounts. After Red Star Line, in co-operation with this has been duly seconded, I shall the Ameriman Express Co. On be pleased to reply to any questions board as special representative of shareholders may wish to ask.
the Red Star Line in charge of
**** Resolutions Adopted ',
Mr. J. T. Barram seconded the (Continued on Page 7.)
proposal for the adoption of the re-
port and account, which was carried election of Mr. T. G. Weal to the unanimously,
Board
The confirmation of the appoint
„ment of Mr. B.D={F>Befth the
Board of Di
Hon. Mr. D
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absolutely protected by its avle guarantee of their security, Reu iter.
BY ELECTION
„THE RESULT OF WANSBECK JOS POLLING SAY
LABOUR RETAINS SEAT.
RADIO IN CHINA
TRAFFIC BETWEEN; MANILA &
SHANGHAT!!
AGREEMENT SIGNED
SheetShanghai, Yesterday. Mr. Chang Ching-klang, on behalf.; of the Reconstruction Committee, re- presenting National Government ||and :: Mr. - Bohecklen, rep ating
Corporation