ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
T
NHE Annual Dinner Dance will be held at the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, February 3rd, 1988.
Booking of tables is now open at the Hongkong and Peninsula Hotels, The charge is $6.00 for each person and should be paid at the time of booking.
By Order
B. D. EVANS,
Hon. Secretary,
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HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
Un Football Association, the TNDER the auspices of the Hong following, Interpart Sourer Matches will be played on the Club's ground-
Thursday, January 20th. Hong Kong v. Shangbai, Saturday, January 28th. Shanghai v. Hong Kong Chinese Both matches start at 3 p.m. Seats in the Members enclosure in the covered stand may be book- ed at the Club House on Saturday,
and 21st January,
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings following at from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Price-82.30 including Tax. Cash only.
W. PRYDE,
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Acting Hon. Secretary.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG
COMPANIES WINDING UP
No. 1 oz 1933,
IN THE MATIKE oF THE COM- PANIES ORDINANCES 1911-1930
AND
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG LAND. INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FORTY-FIFTH that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offoes of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on TUESDAY, 14th February. 1989 at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending Alst December, 1982..
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 31st January, to TUESDAY, 14th February, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be 'regiator- ed.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
I. S. GREENHILL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 20th January,
1933.
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HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
INTERPORT. PROGRAMME
Thursday, January 28th,
Hong Kong . Shanghai
Club Ground,
Saturday, January 28th,
Shanghai . A.K. Chinese
Club Ground.
Monday, January 30th,
Shanghai r. United Service
Kowloon Ground.
All matches start at 3 p.m. sharp. Booking for the 28th & 28th for the covered and uncovered stands will open at Messrs. Anderson on Monday, the 3rd.
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Prices:-
Covered Stand 82.30. Uncovered Stand $1.20.
There will be no booking for the In tàs Matter OF THE CHINA | match on the 30th. Prices 81.00 and ASSOCIATES CORPORA-50 cents. All above prices include tax. TION, LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The Petition for the winding
W. E. HOLLANDS,
Hon: Secretary.
[$57
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
up of the abivenamed Company by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong was on the 18th day of January, 1983 prosente l to the said Court by Chan Ying Cheung of No. 8, Queen's Hood Central, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong.
And that the said petition is directed to be heard before the Court sitting at 10 o'clock in. the forenoon on the ath day of February, 1933; and any Society would be most grateful THE Committee of the abovo ereditor or contributory of the said
if those interested in its work would Company desirous of supporting or opposing the making of an Order on kindly send in their donations of the said Petition may appear at the subscriptions. Money is most urgent- time of hosting by himself or his coun- ly needed and funds are very low. sel for that purpose; and a copy of the Petition will be furnished to any aredi ter or contributory of the said Company requiring the same by the undersigned on payment of the regulated charge for --the same.
RUSS & CO.,
Solicitors for the Petitioners, No. 6, Des Vooux Road, Central NOTE-Any person who intends to appear on the hearing of the said Petition must serve on or send by post to the abovenamed Notice in writing of his intention to do so. The Notice must state the name and address of the person, or if a firm, the name and address of the firm,
No amount is too small and will be most thankfully received by the Hon.
Treasurer.
Ma. E I. WYNNE-JONES,
161, The Feak,
THE KNOWING CHOCOLATE EATER SETS NOTHING ELSE BUT
FreYARTETS
and must be signed by the person John D. HUTCHISON & CO
or firm, or his or their Solicitor (if any), and must be served, or if posted, must be sant by post in suficicat time to reach the above. named not later than six o'clock in the afternoon of the 15th day of February, 1933.
NOTICE.
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San Fancisco.
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January 2let, 1983.
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HỒNG KÔNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1933.
JAPAN'S TRADE IN 1932
SHARP DECLINE IN THE ADVERSE BALANCE
COTTON BOOMING
Tokyo. It is now confidently be lieved that Japan's foreign trade through the sixteen principal ports this year will regsiter an adverse balance of about 20,000,000. Last year the unfavourable balance was four times as much.
BETTER OUTLOOK IN HANKOW
STILL PLENTY OF REDS TO
BE DEALT WITH ··
Hankow, January 10--The advent of the New Year brings a brighter outlook than it did a year ago thanks to the successful campaign against the Reds" which has opened up the Han River for ro- gular traffic. The efforts also of General Hau Yuan Cheng to give an impotous to trade is also being As already noted, exports and evidenced by the arriving of cott, imports for the second, ten days of and other commodities which wore December totalled Y46,254,000 and more or less conspicuous by their Y41,048,000, respectively. Compar | abscñco last year. ed with the previous ten days, ex- ports show a decrease of Y8,397,000 and importa Y4,791,000, reducing the export excess to only Y4,300,000. The shrinkage in exports was due to a general fall in raw silk, cotton textiles, silk tissues and other sun- Raw botton importe dry goods. were only 248.410 piculs, and to this fact is ascribed the fall in the im-
port total.
The arrival of cotton has given work to a few hundred cotton pick- ers who also last year had a very thin time and the press packing establishments have been able to "turn over" their machines,
While the surrounding districts are cleared of the "Reds" there are still roving bands operating mainly in the north-west borders of the province, and only a day or two
The position for the last clever days of December depouds largely on raw cotton imports, but even if news was received here to the effect that the 51st Division had imports exceed exports during this cleared a band under the leader- period, the gap will not be wide. ship of one, Niu Yueh Chun from The adverse balance for the year Tanchi, which had been under his will then be somewhere about control for some considerable time. Y20,000,000 na against Y80,000,000 The notorious Ho Lang is reported
This marked improve ment is due largely to a record to be in Szechuan whore troops under his command are threatening increase in cotton textile exports Wanhaien. The whole situation is well demon- strated in the following table which represents the trade figures from January 1 to Пecember 20:-
1932
last year.
Raw Silk:
%%
1031 (Unit-Y1,000)
-1,000 pieuls Quantity -544,511 549,308-09 Amount Y380,220 Y351,467+ 0,1 Raw Cotton: Quantity 12,488, KİS 10,663,080 + 16.0 Amount Y434,303 Y283,374+53.3 Cotton
tissues 286,695 Cotton
yarn Silk tissues
M
197,801 +44.0
21,511 8,301+156.4 40,583. 42,832+16,7 Commodity prices advanced ab ruptly in the year ending Novem ber 30. For instance, cotton yarn shows a rise of 0 per cent., Ameri- can cotton. 148 per cent, and I Jian cotton la per cent. Obvious ly this marked increase in com- modity prices has been effective in increasing the trade value.
According to information received here, the districts between Patung to Wanhsien are all vinder "Red" rule, and only recently Petung. which is near the borders of Bic- chuter and in Hupch was looted, the Catholic Mission suffering with the rest of the property. Fortunately the Fathers managed to hide them. solves during the raid and are safe. That Ho Lung still presenta a fer- inidable problem to the Government troops is due to the report that 8,000 of the Szechuan troops turned over to him.
Recognition of Russia,
The Soviet Consul has not yet arrived here. The first repercussion of the recognition of the Soviet has shown itself here by the appearance goods-chiefly wines in the of market. From one source it has been stated that about 290 Soviet Russinas are waiting in Paiping to Effect of Fall in the Yen. be sent down here to open up trade It is undeniable that the above activities, and this is creating a increase in exports has been caused certain amount of interest and largely through the fall in the yea, speculation. Regarding the recog Particularly impressive is this de-ition of the Soviet Government monstrated in cotton textiles which by Nanking, the local people are mther sceptical about it, nad no- exports this year are expected to
tices are appearing, decrying any reach 2,028,700,000 square yards og against 1,571,000,000 square yards possible return to the conditions in 1230 and 1,413,000,000 square which prevailed during the period yards in 1931. Losses in China, the following 1926. There is no doubt Philippine islands and other hoy about it that the people had quite pott-afflicted districts have been enough of the doctrine then preach- weli povered by gains in India, theed, and so long as the present re- South Sea, the Near East, and Pognition curtails its activities to legitimato trade they will be willing other new markets.
to acept their Government's 'deci- Bion, pa all that is required bere is peaceful trade, and trade only.
Indian Market.
It is interesting that whereas Britain's exports of 203,000,000 square yards in March dropped to 139,000,000 square yards in Octo- ber, Japan's exports which were unly 89,000,000 square yards in January jumped to 206,000,000 in August and 200,000,000 square yards in, October The following is the territorial classification:-
1922
(estimated) 1931 1930 (Unit-1,000,000 sq. yd.)
202 218 322
China Manchuria and Kwantung pro- Vince
112
Hong Kong ...
24
58 159 63 105
British India
455
404
404
Dutch. Indies
330
212 182
STARTS JAN. 25th
Philippine
Islands
22
33
30
Straits
Settlements
84
41
44
Turkey
-38
20
Egypt South Africa
Others
Total
167 103 100 30 30 23 328 213 104
2,028. 1,413 1,571
AT THE CENTRAL
LAUGHS!.
FIRST! FAST! FURIOUS!
LAUGHTER.
BEAUTY AND MELODY
ROUNDED, WEEOFTHE.. COMEDY SMASH OF
THE SEASON
GIRL CRAZY
BERT SELE
WHEELER
WOOLSEY
PODE
QUILLAN MITZ BREEN
DOT LEE
A HIT ON BROAD EKIMASH ON THE
NOTES FROM THE NORTH
Three battalions under the com- mand of General Chen Tiao Yuan have been ordered to aid the dredg. ing of Hui River
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NANKING DISAPPROVES
SHANGHAI, Jan, 22. IN an interview to Reuter this afternoon, Mr. Chu Chis Hua stated that the action of the Can- ton Government in revising the Educational system has deliberately violated the unification of the exist ing educational system of the con try,
Mr. Chu Chin Hua said that the education ministry has already sent a wire to Canton instructing the authorities in that city to cancel the proposed revisions int mediately,
PROPOSAL TO SHORTEN
UNIVERSITY COURSE
Nanking, Jan. 18.—A proposal to shorten the period of a university course from four to three years 15 being considered by ranking officials of the Ministry of Education. Dr. Chu Chia Hua, Acting Minister of Education, is also soliciting the opinions of various circles regard
The National Federation of Pa- triotic Associations, in a circular ing this measure. issued to the Shanghai university This proposal, which was recent and middle school students, urge ly advocated in Canton by Mr. the latter to take advantage of their winter vacation to intensify Tsou Lu, Chairman of the South the anti-Japanese movement in their western Educational Reforms Com- respective native 'districts...
mittee, calls for the division of each "A telegram of welcome has been academic year into four quarters despatched to Bir Miles Lampson, instead of two semesters, and do- H.M Minister to China, by Dr. Lo
ing sway with the prolonged sum Wen Kat Minister of Foreign Affairs, asking him to come up to mer vacations. Thus it will be pós- Nanking while on his way to Peaible to complete, a full university | king
course in three years instead of foux. This system is to be extended lafer to the iddle schoola if found
Land-owners who have been or dared by the Chinese authorities to surrender their lands in the Civic Centre in, the Kinagwan District must hand over their title-deeds to the City Government before the end of February
siling high such title.docdi
and vold
been made for the en of a branch office of the gation at Nanking.
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PROGRAMME.
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11-11.30 am-Stock and Exchange quotations, weather report, etc. 11,30: 4.-Chinese, recorded pro?
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19.30 p.m.-European programme of Vistor and H.M.V. records. 1 p.m.-Local time and weather re-
port.
1.30
p.m.-Rugby Press news, selected London and New York Stock quotations, etc. A relay of the Rotary Club tiffio speech from the Gloucester Building Restaurant The Right Rov. Bishop Hall on "The Social Survey of the Tyneside," p.m.-Closo down,
Selections by the Empress of
Canada Orchestra.
་
se p. relay of the Band of
a
8
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the 1st Batta, South Wales Borderers, conducted by Band- master J. L Geeks, from the Military Hospital, Bowen Road, by kind permission of the Officer Commanding.
p.m.-Chinese recorded pro-
grammo.
8-10.30 p.m.-European programme p.m.-Local time and weather re- port, selecfod London and New York Stock quotations, etc. 8.15-8.35 p.m.-
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For-
Dance Tunes,
Fox Trob-" Sweethearts
ever. Fox Trot Three's a Crowd?'-
Wayne King and his Orchestra, -24110.
& Sum-
Fox Trot-" "Twas Only mer Night's Dream." Waltz-"Someday We'll Meet Again"-Isham Jones and his Orchestra 2112,2 Fox Trot After 12 O'Clock"
Hoagy Carmichael and his Or ohostra-24110.
8.35-8.59 pm."Ballet Egyptian
Suite (Luigini)-Now Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Percy Fletcher-C1954- C1255.
6.52-0.30 p.m.--
Variety,
of
Show Chorus-"Minstrent
1031"The English Minstrel with Alexander and Mose-
C2305.
Tango Amador (Sweetheart)" Rio Grande Tango Band. (Continued on next Column)
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Thursday and Friday, January 20 and 97, 1933, having been de clared general holiday this office will be closed except as under: Entry and Clearance Office. Jan. Entirely closed. Jan. 27-Will be opened from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Junk Office. Jan. 20.-Entirely closed. Ja. 7.-Will be opened from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
15760,
Piano Dart The Cat and the
Fiddle-Madley "-Peggy Coch-,, ne, and William Walker. B4104. Orchestral-" Animal Antics ”—
Novalty
Intermodzzo-London Palladium Orchestra,-B3758. Song-Alone with my Dreams" Jack Buchanan (Baritone).- B4000.
Orchestral-"Blub Devil's March" -London Palladium Orchestra. B4235.
·Tango-"El Pucho"-Rio Grande
Tango Band.-B5766. Orchestral Amina "London" Palladium Orchestra-B3756. Song "You Forgot Your Gloves" Jack Buchanan (Baritone)- B4005;
Orchestral-" Through Night to Light "London Palladium Or. chestra.-B4235,
0.30-10.30 p.m.
From the Studio.
Solections by the Band of R.M.S. Empress of Canada-under the direction of Mr. G. Redfern. Programme. 1.-March-"Vanity Fair (St.
Clair):
(Wald- 9.-Waltz-" Pomone "
teufel). 3.-Selection-"Chu Chin Chow"
(Norton). 4.-Entr'acte-
(a) Londonderry Air"
(Anon).
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(Rosse).
(d)" Grasshopper (Bucalossi).
Fox Trots-Selected..
Dance"
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on the night of December 14 last, the stolen articles being valued at
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