NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL SHOW
of
FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at the VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND on THURS DAY, the 3rd MARCH, 1932, from 3 p.m. to. 7 p.m.
Lady Fool has kindly promised, to give away the prizes.
YACHT CLUB DINNER.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4ru.
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2.
MEMBERS less nota that the
Above dinner will be hold in the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel at 7.40 p.m. Dinner Jacket.
R. J. VERNALL
Hon. Secretary.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
TÒTICH 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the 43rd Ordinary Annual'
·Mooting of Shargholders will be held at the Offices of the Company, Ex.. change Building, Des Voeux Rond Central, Victoria, Bong Kong, on Thursday, thelat day of March, 1933, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1931.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Paturday, 12th March, 1912, to Thursday, 31st Märch, 1992, both daya inclusivo.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ALLAN KEITH,
Segretary. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1982, $1901
CHINĂ ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the SPOOND ORDIN ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Regiltered Offices of the Ccm. pany, King's Theatre Building, 5th Floor, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of March, 1932, at 12 Noon, to receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1981, to elect Auditors, and to transnet such other business as may be properly transacted at sa Ordinary General Meeting of the Company.
And notica is further hereby gives that the Register and Transfer Booke. of the Company will be closed from
the 14th to the 23rd day of March,
1932, both days inclusive.
.
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LIANG CHI RAO,
Managing Director.
Hong Kong, at Mur.,, 1932, [1903
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ANTONY
AND
CLEOPATRA
.SHAKESPEARE
WROTN
"Episarean Cooks sharpen with aloyleen rauce. his "appetite."— Doan that sound great? Boy, if I could just got the once over on that goy Shakesposta. I'd tell him he'd spilt a plateful. Why, I reckon he knew somethin' red hot, in the
·way of sauces and ploklor himself, the old play actor! But he'd have fair burt him third voluma if he'd known what I do about Masono. ahio
Pan-Yan
The King of Pickles
Gilman & Co., LTD., AGENTS.
A.P.I. 1
WEATHER REPORT.
The weather raport, forecast, and remarks issued by the Royal Obser- vatory, Hong Kong, at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, state:
The anti-cyclone reading central in the vicinity of Shanghai. Local foreunst-N.E." moderate; fair.
winds,
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London Office, Fleet Street,
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MARCH 2, 1932.
SEEKING A TRUCE !
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND Ar the bing of writing there seems LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
to be possibility that the war
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1932.
aggression and again that the Shanghai "affair has grown out of mob incident. On the face of it the contention is incredible Japan has maintained that her nationals were in danger. Surely widenge of a pogrom must be needed before a gigantic attack in launched. Is there'ovidence elsewhere in China of such peril to Japaness nationals! Japanese sincerity is now at stake; If a truce is arranged, and the
News and Views ⭑
Tale of the Day.
They say the moon has an in- once on the tide. "Yes, but more on the untied."
Too Many Names Used for Banana, In the preface to brochure pub Board on banana brieding at the lished by the Empire Marketing Imperial College of Troplen Agri- culture in Trinidad, Dr. T. Drum whole affair sent to arbitration, mond Shielt, chairman of the then it may be possible to believe suggests that there is need for in- board's research grants committee, that Japan is not seeking aggran-ternational co-operation in the in- disement at China's expense.
dustry,
One of the difficulties of banana resenceh, Dr. Shields states, is the chaotic state of the women- datary and classification of banana varieties existing in various parts of the world."
The Lucky Hole.
117.
1
Fortry Department of Nigeria issued just before the opening of an Empire Timber Exhibition in London, it is stated that the public taste in England for light wood fur Faiture has drastically reduced in
recent montha
NEW MANCHURIA GOVERNMENT
NOT RECOGNISED BY BRITAIN
(THROUGH REUTER'S
AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 20.
I hope there will be no attempt to recognise the new Manchurian
FINE SHERRIES
Amontillado. Amontillado Superior.
Solera Fina.
has over 1,000 species of timber. The report rovals that Nigerin
suitability beth for furniture and including woods of every kind of turnery, most if which are quite Government and State as the price Solera Fina Superior. unknown outside Nigeria,
The Big Tube.
Captain H. H. Railey, leader of the attempt which is soon to be made to explore the wreck of the Lusitania, has reached Southamp ton from New York to go ahead. with his preparations.
of the settlement of the Shanghai incidents," declared Mr. Cocks (Opposition Labour) on the ad- journament 'motion to-night,
Mr. Cucks quoted, the past de... clarations of British policy to the effect that we regarded Manchurin as a part of China and desired a
The Lusitania, which was sunk united. China under one govern- by a German submarino in May, nient. 1915, lies in about 240-foot of water wight miles off the Old Head of Kinesio....
The great steel tube. Ave feet wide by which Captain Railey hopes that the wreck will be reached by divars is to be preparek and Dartmouth is to be the construe tional base for all the plant of the expedition.
Not Copaldered.
The news from Shanghai sevmas unfortunately to contradict this view and to negative the effort of Genova, to secure póñen
Was yer terday's attack a strategic peces sity Could not the Japanese have stood on the 'defensive for twenty Golf Club, which measures
The 18th hole at the West Herta four hours How it would have yarda, has been played in one stroke strengthened their base if they by three players within a foot could have said, "we called a halt, right The lucky golfers were Leigh Fraser (Royal Aahdown and the Chinese attacked us." Has Forest), W. I. Newcombe and H. Avery forward more siner Septem-C. Highton (both West Herts mem- ber 1 really been forced upon
bera), Japan by the Chinese Does not
We hope to begin operations on the rock," he said between- that entail an iron discipline in
April 15 al 3ay 1. If our calcu the fold and a relentless cunninglued at Newcastle Assizes when cup about three months"
A model of a gallows was pro-lations are correct. they will oc- in Council beyond the resources of Frederick Fanton, an actor, claim fallible humanity? If Japan's seed damages for an injury received says Captain Railey, is to demon Japan on several occasion had The purpose of the enterprier, He reminded the "House that jens are not the inevitable outcome during rehearsal at Gateshead strate the value of a now form of
Empire. Ho said that in a play submarine salvage apparatus, to categorically stated that she had of the military situation how can he had to drop through the gallows take cinematograph pictures undergo territorial ambitions in Man- they be explained'† '
trap door on to a platform with conditions never before attempted
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It is impossible not to connect the moderation; of Japan at Geneva with certain items of news released over the week-end. Government of Anieries is opposed While the
Stage Gallows Mishap,
11
Captain Eden, replying, pointed out that the Administrative Coun. cil in Manchurin had not applied for recognition and that the matter had pot even been considered.
He repeated Sir John Simon's statement of last week that Japan was no more likely to recognise the now State than any other govern ment:
Superior Pale Dry. Full Golden, Amoroso Extra Fine Old Brown. of very superior quality grown bottled by Anto. R.
and
Ruiz Y. Hermanos" Xeres de la Frontera. Specially
selected.
One sip
wape of sufficient length; to avoid and to undertake research in under: churin and had no intention of will bathe the drooping
any possibility of neck injury. When he landed on the mattress ho broke bis ler Fanton qued Mr. A. Denville, M.P.. propeïotor of the company for whom he was acting. The defence wns that he should
The case was adjourned.
water lighting.
Doctor's Dash to Sea,
Half an hour after the Southern
Newhaven for Dieppe as 10 o'clock į
interfering, either with the "Open" Door" principles or the provisions
of the Nine Power Treaty.
There were, howerer, much stronger reasons, said: Captain
to the application of a boycott have sued thy theatre proprietors. Railway steamer Arundel had lof Eden, why, in the British view,
at night, artsteward named Lester our Government, would be wrong mes with an accident, and a wire to take independent action, în re-
·lesa message: announced that the garr to Manchuria. vessel was returning to port.
spirit in delight Beyond the
dreams"
11
bliss of
Events there were at present de- A. S. WATSON of Nations and a Commission had finitely sub judice with the Leagun been sent out to investigate.
| & CO., LTD.
against Japan it is significant that the yen showed a fnd in value A Shave in 1850 3.0. due to the presstire of American banks and business houses.
A sculptor's caricature of King Was Tutankhamen about to shave, with that a hint of Amerien's determina-his beard bristling and soapy, is the quar, immediately put to sea Dr. Summerhayes, who was on tion not to finance a Japanese war among the latest Ands of 1350 B.C. in a Trinity Houre pilot boat to at the Tel-el-Amarna' burial place.meet the steamer, took Mr. Lester" aboard, and had him conveyed to the Sussex County Hospital. Brigh ton, where an operation was per- Action on its own account to ex-
Mr. Lester was carrying press a judgment on a matter that WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS he fell, and a broken piece of the And, moreover, there was still lens a plate on board the Arundel, when the League was now investigting
plate severed an artery.
Continued on next dolumn.)
PHONE 20016.
on
China 1 Sir JOHN STMON'H statement at Geneva revealed a new accord between the League Powors and America, that was formidably backed by the announcement of the presence of a huge American Fleet in the Pacific. Washington had. moreover, announced earlier that a Japanese claim to hegemony in the Far East would not pass un- challenged.
Colour Schemes Hit African Hard
woods.
Even tropical hardwoods are not
exempt from the whims of fashion, it appears. In a 'report on the
formed.
It would be wholly improper for Government by His Majesty'a'
Local Notes and Events ⋆
St. Stophen's College Athletic Sports will be held at Stanley on Saturday, March 19.
The crux of the problem has ob viously been to get agreement among the Powers. It was impossible to bring pressure to bear while cha union and uncertainty prevailed.. With one strong, nation as ally, or benevolent neutral, Japan's posi- tion was impregnable. Fortunately. ⚫ p.m. the nations have not been played off against each other. If Japan
An organ recitat and content is being held at the Kowloon Union Church, Jordan Road to-morrow, at
Mr. Richard Barthelmes, the famous screen star, accompanied by
D'Artagnan yesterday for Saigon by the s.5.
Established 1841
2
justification since the League As- sembly had been summoned,
A Double Duty,
Britain had a double duty, first- dinner will be held on Friday, spet pudding with cocoanut sauce,
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club chicken with rice nad tomato, andy,na a signatory of the Nine- Power Treaty and secondly, es s March 4, at 7.15 p.m., in the Hong We understand that the menu will Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
We were be changed daily and that either member of the League. soup or entrée will be of "filling
conscious of the fornier duty and Two cases of small-pos, two of variety. With the coming of the could not be excused from the diphtheria and one of enteric favor warmer weather we feel sure that latter.. were reported on Monday. During these light tins will be much ap last week, there were night fatal, preciated and offor the manage cases of small-pox, ten cases (three ment of Lane, Crawford's Reataar death) of diphtheria, six cases (two ant our congratulations on another case of cerebro-spinal fever and 35. deaths from pulmonary tuber culosis.
NOTICE IS HEREBY Overal fames in Shanghai may subside na
that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Chino quickly, as they arose At Genova Entertainment & Land Investment Mr. PAUL Boscoen's proposals for Co., Ltd, will be held at the Regis tered Office of the Company, King's a. conference of all the Powerstands by the nasurances, given atra. Barthelmess, left Hong Kong deatha) of 'enteric fever, one fatal good idea. Theatre Building, 5th Floor, at 12.15 p.m. on Wednesday, the 23rd day of interested in Shanghai met with Geneva' an equitable solution of the March 1982, for the purpose of congeneral approval, the Chinese and crisis can be found by amicable sidering, and if thought it, passing Japanese delegates promising to the following Kosolation:-
That there shall be added to refer the terms to their respective Association of the Company the governments, Sir Jos SON was
further able to announce the full world. On the evidence of the past concurrenes "of the United States five months they have every cause Government in the policy of the to prepare to back their disregard ed warnings and appeals by sterner
Article 71 of the Articles of
words:→→→→
"but the Chairman shall receive - double remuneration."
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Ex-
1904]
on board H.M.S. Kent, was seek- ing to arrange a truce. The im- portance of that meeting lay in the fact that a cessation of hostilities
morna,
But the Powers are ob
viously not content to let China and Japan drift into a suicidal struggle to the detriment of the
Readers are reminded of the Carnival Ball in aid of the Houg Hong Society for the Prevention of $10 yesterday for failing to report Cruelty to animals, to be held on Friday at the Peninsula Hotel.
hoch.
GERMAN CUTS HIS WRIST.
id
was laid down as the essential SOUGHT TO END LIFE WHILE the Hong Kong Hotel, who was
DETAINED!
For carrying six persons in excess of the number.allowed by his license, the driver of a lorry belonging to conveying a quantity of furniture and a number of waitors to Happy Valley on February 20 (a race day), was fined £10.
*
from the filts.
not This
It had been our policy through- out to collaborate hilly with the Lengue of Nations and the United States Government. We should continue that policy until the pro- blen had been settled and tran- quillity restored.
The British Government were certainly not prepared to see the terms of the Nine Power Treaty fouted, but in the face of the
Not the First Independent Government.
independent
1
This was not the first time that Governments bad been established in China since the Ninic-Power Treaty was con. cluded There had been many
The driver of & lorry was fined
an accident. It was stated that the accident occurred on "the Island Road at the junction of a new road A report has been made to the which is under construction above Looking Back 25 years. Police by Mr. E. Chater that his Repulse Bay Hotel. Defendant's. Monday night no. 8.30 when it was and damaged the latter to the ous of showing its readiness to ment did not see any reason for ear, No. 301 disappeared on lorry drove into a stationary lorry The Russian Government, desir. Japanese assurances, the Governi Araordinary General Meeting of the League. Simultaneously a meeting masures, and to accept the pose The annual meting of share Alleged to have been connected above all, anxious to re-establish in
parked outside the Y.M.C.A. extent of $10.
carry out the obligations assumed assuming that anything of the kind Members of the China Enteritisment of representatives of the Chinensibilities of the sacrides that inter-holders of the Green Island Cement with an armed rubbery at 129, Woo- the interests of the other powers, 1.
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by the Treaty of Portsmouth, and, & Land Investment Co., Ltd., will be
was likely. held at 12 o'clock Noon on Wednes. and Japanese Torey at Shanghai,vention in this struggle may entail. Co., Ltd., will be held at the offices sung Street, two
Captain Eden, did not agree that day, the 13th day of April 1932 for
of the Company, Exchange Build- brought before Mr. Fraser at How East, has given orders for the indent State in Manchurin was
Chinese were normal state of affairs in the Far the establishment of an indepen. the purpose of receiving a report of
ing on Thursday, March 31, at loop Magistracy yesterday. It was mediate evacuation of Manchuria, the proceedings at the above-men- tioned Meeting and of confirming, if
stated that the men were apprehend although the period in which reason for individual nation by thought fit, as a Special. Resolution
ed while trying to dispose of a quan. evacuation 18 to tity of jewellery which is believed does
tako pisco Britain the above-mentioned Resolution.
to be part of the loot. A formal 16.
expira until "April remand of one week as requested proprio, affords additional evidence step, taken motu Dated this Second day of March 1932,
by the police and duly granted. LIANG ORI HAO,
preliminary to the proposed Cen-
of Russia's entire goodwill in mat Managing Director.
A remarkable case of theft occur- augeze well for the re-establishment [ters concerning the Far East, and ference of the Powers Mr. BON-
red at the Colonial Treasurer's of thoroughly friendly rolations be COUR further accepted at ince
While detained in a police cel
Office on Monday as a result of tween her and Japan-Hong Kong value, in making his proposal, the
which a contractor, who had called Daily Pren, March 2, 1907. repeated assurance from Tokyo that Hoffman, a German, is alleged to ceny of a dollar and with miscon-The money was put away in a at Central Police Station, Henrich The case in which Weihniwei at the office to make a pyment was
constable is charged with the lar- victimised to the extent of 8800. Looking Back 50 Toxip, Japan has no territorial designa have attempted to commit suicide ducting himself as a police officer pocket in on China But, now that Japan is
was again mentioned at Kowloon which the man was wearing.
the innermost jacket, THE Institute will re-open on confronted with the practical raticar yesterday morning by puno Magistracy yesterday. The case spite of the fact that there were sung at half past five p.m. In the ed conditions which existed in
Friday, March 4th, Frovision will be made for lustruction in Engfication of these words, it will be buring his wrist with a piece of will be taken on Saturday by Mr. four jackets and a longcost over the absence of Bishop Raimondi the China, quasi-independent govern lish Literature, Commercial English, particularly significant to note the glass, presumably with the inton- Frizer.
one which contained the money, very Rev. Father Burghignoli con- French, Bhorthand, Book-keeping ronction. If Japaa accepts the pre- tion of cutting the arteries He Physics, Chemistry, Hygiene, Pod-
was detected in the act by a cou have sent round to us a neat whit the notes and extract them.
The Vacuum Oil Company, Ltd., blade, managed to out his way into Excellency the Governor Consul:
pickpocket, by means of a razor ducted. There were present His mends should be established.
Captain Eden said he thought agogy, Electrical Enginearing. Build pored basis for negotiation it is
Loureiro, Mr. J. J. Francis, Mr. that when he told the House that ing Construction, Sunttalion, Field difficult to see the reasons behind stable, on guard duty shortly being desk pad The Company asks
Fincham, Mr. J. H. Dos Remidios, Surveying Physical Instruction, a month's hard compaigning, with fore on, and was promptly co being given away free of charge to now serving a snack tifin" for Deum over, His Excellency and a definitely a little nearer than it us to nanourice that these bads are, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant is Mr. Fleming, and others. The access in achieving a solution was Machine Drawing, Applied Mechanics, appalling losses on both sides, and vered to the Government Civil anyone who likes to apply for one 81.00, an enterprise that certainly good number of other gentlemen re was a few days ago, that was a Cookery and any other subject for in the teeth of growing hostility pitel.
to the offices of the Company, deserves appreciation. There are paired to the Hall of the Catholic stranger justification than ever for which there is sufficient demand.
Entry Forms & copies of Pro- and suspicion throughout the world.
King's Building,"
a large number of us who do not Cercle which was to some extent spectus may be obtained at the Janina bas never stated her objeo
care for a heavy mid-day meal and, decorated. His Excellency propos Prof. W. Brown." M.A., B.Sc., if we hail in fact or spirit from od the toast of the day, which wai
our 'policy. Eduontion Department or at the tive either in Manchuria or Shang rost occurred at a raid by officers F...E., A.M.I.EE. will deliver North Britain, somewhat begrudge received with much enthusiasm, from that policy on any instance
hai. The Powers have been asked of the Revenue Department on Room
a lectura to-day at 8:30 pm. in paying for a table d'hôte meal of Fasher Burghignoli having returned A. O. BRAWN,
to bolove, in epite of overwhelm Monday. He is in no danger at the buildng at meeting of the Educamos tres item The newly intro ernor prompted the health of Hoperating with the League and the...
of the University which we only order two or at the thanks to His Excellency, the Gov at all and he believed that by dos Director,
ing evidence to the contrary, that moment and the chances are that tien Society. The subject will be dured snack-tiffin" consists of Lordship Bishop Raimondi who United States for an agreed solu TECHNICAL INSTITUTE the copation of Manchuria was he will be brought before 4 Police ture which will be illustrated and menu. yeaterday being fith chowder health, Hong Kong Daily Prena,ment was interpreting the wishes, A Journey Samos: The loc soup, entree, sweet and coffee. The absent on leave on account of tion of the problem, the Govern [1889 forced upon Japan by Chinese Magistrate this morning.
is open to the public.
soup, which was particularly good, March 2, 1882.
HONG KONG TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE, -
Central British Sabool,
Hoa-
Hoffman is a local business man and it is understood that his
ar..
At the Roman Catholic Cathedrak In yesterday a solemn Te Deum was
similar institutions and it was only to be expected that in the disturb..
We did not intend to depart
of the House and
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