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HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 22, 1033.
PRESIDENT HOOVER'S
FAREWELL
Mr. HOOVER seemed, however, blissfully unaware of his own coun- try's share in creating present world conditions, and was entirely against any substantial concessions by America in putting things to right: No mention was made of that tremendous Fleet, designed to secure the Freedom of the Seis"
for American contraband of War, which started a new race of naval
OBITUARY
LADY RUNGIMAN
› MOTHER OF NOTED MINISTER
[B1718H WIRELESS SERVICE.)
RUGBY, Feb. 90. ADY Runciman, wife of Lord
Runciman, and mother of Walter Ranciman, President of the Board of Trade, died to-day, aged
83.
Lord Runciman was created a Peer in the New Year Honours and took his mat in the House of Lords last week.
LORD LYTTON ON EASTERN DISPUTE
Japanese General Staff
Criticised
WILL MOSCOW REPLACE GENEVA?
* News and Views
A Family Quarrel.
Applicant at Willesden Police Court-Uncle has given me this black gye, and aunt the other ons i want a summons against both of them.
The Aunt And I want a aunt me this one on the jaw. mons against my niece, who gave
To Fit the Crime,
Lord Vestey, the head of the Union Cold Storage Company and who is celebrating a 74th anniver sary, has his own notion of how to make a punishment fit the crime. A while ago his gardener brought orchard. They made tearful con to him two boys caught raiding his fession. Very well," said Lord Vestey, "I shall make an example
of you. James, take these boys to cook; tell her to give each an out- eat it?"
se apple dumpling and see they
Jeannette for Britain..
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY (February 2). (I Moon 28th Day). Washington's Birthday,
Theatres.
at.
Following most unexpected and effusive American praise for Bri
Meeting of Women's Guild, Kow- tish filma comes the news that Miss loon Union Church Hall, 10.30 am. feanette MacDonald is to play op-
Lecture by Prot, W. Brown on posite Mr. Herbert Marshall in "A Visit to East Africa " British production. This is the Sailors & Soldiers' Home, 8.30 p.m. Whist Drive, Seamen's Institute, most significant move yet made in scheme of collaboration which
0 p.m. was recently mooted between film 1 Fourth Day of Annual Race interests in Britain and in Holly Meeting, 11.30 am. wood. It is also probable, that Miss MacDonald will be accom- panied to Britain by a formidable contingent of American sim ad- viaers and technicians including 'a'; prominent scenario writer and a famous directar. It ·was during her last visit to London that Miss MacDonald told her "friends that despite her name she was "unfort- unately not a Scot." Advertising Pays.
King's Forgotten Command- ments."
Central: "Sweepstakes." Queen's: "Laugh and Get Rich,”” Oriental: Fair Warning." World: The Prodigal." Star: The Champ. Majestic:
Car of Broadway.' Dizens.
4 p.m. *
Tea Dances at King's Restau- rant Hong Kong Hotel; Glouces Some highly interesting and imter Building; and Majestic Dane- portant facts come from the twen-ing Academy, " ty-third annual meeting of the Dinner Dances at King's Restap- War Drawings and Medals,
Association of American National rant; Peninsula, Hong Kong and Advertisers recently in session at Repulse Bay Hotels; and Glouces Two interesting exbibitions deal Atlantic City, says the Philadelter Building. ing with special aspects of the war,phia Inquirer. It was reported
Sport. are to be held at the Imperial War, that a nation-wide increase in the Cricket-Volunteers (THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY)
Museum in London. The firet will volume
D. NAVY öf merchandise sales,' (Hong Kong C.C. ground), 1 p.m. be devoted to graphic drawings amounting to 23 per cent, has Hockey --Mamak Tournament; PARIS, Feb. 20.
that were executed by Mr. Adrian taken place during the last three Wishart. R.A.S.C. (Bookunpoo), IN THE course of a striking Hill, R.I., who was appointed Off months. One of the most encourag-p.m.; Veteran Kowloon In-
speech here to-day at a meet cial War Artist when serving as a ing statements made at the meet-dians (Naval ground), ing of the Ponce Society, Lord private in the artillery. They are ing was that 35 per cent of their Hong Kong Hockey Club. Army Lytton mid Japan did not appear vivid and truthful records of con- clients were preparing to increase (U.S.R.C. ground), 5.13 p.. to have kept pace with the latest ditions on the Western Front dur- their advertising appropriations development of the political thought ing the second half of the war. The for 1933. They know that the coun-
Principal Malls, and practice of the West. Although other exhibition will be formed try is "picking up," and they want
Outward for America and Europe she had established democratis from a collection of commemora to be ready to get their share of a Siberin by Tatsuta Maru, 8.30- Government, her Army and Navy tive medals. These were struck by the now business. These men are were still organised on a
Sunrise: 6.50a.m.; Sunset: 836- fedual certain European countries, often wiss, but still wiser men are those basis, and the heads of her fighting for propaganda purposes to cale, who have extended their advertis-
p.m. Services, though entitled Ministers, brate the deeds of their own heroes,ing this year. In nearly every case Law at 2.39 and 13.08.
Tides-High at 0.48 and 19.50;- were independent and responsible or to deride the efforts of their op- where it has been tried it has been, to the Government alone.
ponenta. The more refined art of demonstrated that intelligent and the medallist will slso be repre- well-directed advertising pays. It sented.
goas without saying that they had dependable goods and offered them
The efficiency of these Ministers was not questioned, but the atti- tude of the Japanese General Staf was that of the Prussian General Staff from 1870 to 1914.
At the same time, the present at- } titude of Japanese nationals in Manchuria, by their actions of the last eighteen months, appears to be that of the authors of the Jams son Raid in South Africa in 1893.
Change in Folitical Thought. The political thought of Europs, said Lord Lytton, has changed in the last decade almost as much as the change which took place in Japan between 1860 and 1960. In terrational relationships were now governed by the League Covenant and the Kellogg Pact, and it was ho longer possible for any country to be the sole arbiter of the ac ton it might taks in pursuit of national: interests.
The General Staff of every coun. try was necessarily subject to-day not merely to the control of its national Government, but to the struments. obligations of these national in
"
"That fact," said Lord Lytton, appears to have been insufficient lure to appreciate it has produced ly appreciated by Japan, and fai the present Far Eastern crisis.
Referring to China, Lord Lytton said the immediately urgent ques tions were how Chma could be helped and how soon a strong Cen tral Government could be establish
ed,
.Colossal Man-Power.
reversed."
Fear of Korea."...
The World's Dixiest Job,
Among the strange asks that men perform should sursly be included that of H. Eugene Lamier, whose responsibility it is to change the flag at the top of the Eiffel Tower. M. Lamier, who is the only man to have held the post, entered the service in 1887 at the age of 12, when the tower now 000 feet high,
was only 45 feet high.
He is one of the vary few per sons living who were awarded silver madals by President Carnot in re cognition of their work on the
tower.
**In
at the right prices.
Given these foundations, adver tising in mediums that reach the largest number of potentis! pur- chasers always succeeds.
&.m.
Tientsin branch of the Northern At the quarterly meeting of Crown Royal Arch Chapter of the Masonic Order at the Masonic Temple, Race Course Road, following new officers were elected. Mesars. J. D. Gordon, P. H. Mc-. Intyre, the Rev. F. P. Tumer, G. H. Grooms, F. W. G. Clärk, W. J. "All this talk about old at 70 is Storquelle, 0, 0. Wallace just sheer nonsense, and ought not Silverberg, W. S. Sime, W. T. to be encouraged, according to the Greenland, V. M. Collaco, 8. Calli- women-inmates of Barnes Work-giu, T. Attree, H. Hodes and C bone.
W, L. Lindsay.
Pyjamas. for Paupera.
«sult was:-"
They have a new motto "You're never too old to be young." And they have made another big dis- covery. It is all wrong to say that supported by the men of the work
and the winter," said M. woman is as old as she feels. The house,
when Mr. Harold' Lamier, I sometimes need to chan. real truth is that a woman feels M'Cleary, the workhouse master ge the flag twice a week, and when as old as the clothes she is wear took a ballot on the subject the re-
1 it is blowing I have to be quick ing about it. I climb the 18 feet of
For nightshirts 8 the mast like a monkey with the
Against algum. 120. halyard between my teeth, and I
Pyjamas majority-...... 112 consider myself lucky when the
This ballot of the bedroom pro- wind has not twisted the flag up.”
"We had our skyscraper before
ves that wo are no longer Victo- the Americans," he added proudly
rian-minded and that old customs. though they may die hard, still' in conclusion.
sometimes die.
From the files.
Accordingly the women of Barnet Workhouse have started the anti nightshirt movement. They have declared that nighties" are too old-fashioned, and they want to be given up-to-date pyjamas.
Incidentally, in the anti-night- shirt movement they are strongly
(Continued on next Column
Mr.
Local and General
Louis Beale, Commercial Counsellor to HM. Legation at Poiping, is paying a visit to Hong Kong and will proceed to Canton shortly."
Mr. Li Ti Tsing has been appoint- ed acting director of the Intelligence and Publicity Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
diers Home at 8.00 to-night-It will be illustrated by lantern slides.
armamenta There was no confes sion of the pernicious effects of the American tariff wall, and of the state subsidies to American ship ping. There is sublime simplicity in-cornering the World's gold and then blaming the world for leaving BRITISH people will always regard the gold standard, and mitigating President HoovER with sympathy to a small degree the advantage and respect. In him are personified American enjoys, at others expense, PARTICULARS & POD Anobon the qualities common to British and by her prohibitive tariffs. Nor is to be held on MONDAY, the 27T Now England stock, but which ap there the slightest admission that
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS DAY of FEBRUARY, 1993, at 8 PM. it the Offices of the Public Works Pear to be passing from the carious America's War Debt policy has Department,
He was most impressed by the Admitting as we freely do that by Order of Halloy compounded in the racial blighted the economic life of the REOBLAENCY ZHU GOVERNOR, of One melting pot of America. He is of world. Mr. HOOVER merdy denies colossal man-power of China, the the Earl of Elgin enjoys to a great Lat of CROWN LAND at Yaumati, In the 75 years, with the good-tempered in a struggle, and blames European nations for their bow, when and by whom this never meant he should act uncia after annual overhaul, will, berth inent Tientsin took place on in the Colony of Hong Kong Puritan descent, fair-minded, able, the ill effects of the payments, and future of which seemed to be extent, the confidence of all parties wrapped up in the questions of in the House of Commons, we are navertheless certain that it was
An interesting function tokening The R.M.S. Empress of Japan, the growth of the Girl Guide move- to be fixed by the Barreyor of Higidly honest. One feels he has armamenta,, Tariffs, armaments and splendid manhood could be given trolled and unadvised, the restraint at buog A2 on Saturday morning, Monday evening when H.B.M. option of renewal at a Crown Beat MATORY THE Kine, for one further term been a victim to his own qualities the world's gold! Are they not the unifying force of national con
sciousness. AN
even of the Press being avoided by February 25, and at the Kowloon Consul-General, Mr. Lancelot Giles, of To yours.
and that he allowed himself to be America's just rights and preroga "Geneva Or Moscow? The steps most unusual if not illegal. Wharf at 10.30 am, on Wednesday, OH.G., performed the opening. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. beaten by the slick-efficiency sutiris tives. Are not European nations shadow of that great question is This has bocn effected, as we have March 1.
ceremony at the new headquarters. ed in a remarkable film of American precipitating crises and behaving cast over the East and West. At already informed our readers, by a present, China has chosen Geneva, most artful and disreputable ar
Considerable Empire merchandise A lecture on "A Visit to East political methods recently shown in altogether foolishly and selfishly by but if Japan persists in her prengerem eventuating in the abwas accently unloaded from Africa will be delivered by Pro Hong Kong. No reflection rests on wanting the same things as America sont policy and Genova fails, the sidising of the Time newspaper. Empress of Asis at Manila, includ-feesr W. Brown of the Hong Kong
conceal this, that we fully expect and Lister's separators the President-elect. It is notorious, and in combatting America's "ad-.choios may be, however reluctantly, / Bo little pains have been taken tong Canadian flour, Petter's engines University at the Sailors' & Sol- that the man at the bend, has, and vantages, rightly ‘accruing to ber in
to see Lord Palmerston denounce Continuing, Lord, Lytton said the whole Press as venal and sly can have little control of the party reward for her virtuel
Whatever the right. This inability to see my other of Russian Communism and saw Times in this China question will Japan feared the spread to Korea cophantic, which the conduct of the organisation. and wrongs of Mr. Hooven's policy aspect of a case than one's own is with anxiety the rising tide of fully illustrate-Hong Kong Daily
Chinese Communism from the Press, Feb. 22, 1808. may be, there is a general feel by no means confimed to American South, Nanking could have wel ing that he completes his John Mr. WARD PRICE, a lesser figure comed her help in resisting both, LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS Bull qualities, not by anything ap than Mr. Hoover, but by no means but instead, Japan had chosen to proaching stupidity, for his ability,
The ringlenders of the mob who The Borneo Company is deferring interpose forcibly a buffer State assaulted the officials sent to the consideration of the payment of the is unquestioned, not even by as lack unimportant, because millions read of her own creation Manchukue Tseng Ching Niew, near Whampoa, seven and a half per cent, dividend of idealism, but by the absence of what he writes, expressed the same which cannot, but increase the very to quell the disturbances created by on the cumulative preference shares that imaginative power which en mental limitations in his address to danger against which it was meant the villagem there in opposing the until the accounts for March 31 are ables a really great man. the Hong Kong Rotary Club, to guard. NAPOLEON OF DISRAELI, to bridge the British politicians were too inter- When I use the word, Japan, on telegraph line were arrested
construction of the Canton-Kow-available. gap between reality and objective.nationally minded, and too greedy said Lord Lytton, I must not be and have arrived in Canton. They
The Hong Kong University" Mr. Hooyan was roundly accused of the plaudits of Geneva. Does misunderstood. The Japanese po have been handed over to the pro- French Civil Aviation in Paris, holding an exhibition of the pic
M. Couha, Inspector-General of Amateur Photographic Clubín of unduly favouring the wealthy anyone think that England can ple have always been sincere and per authorities for punishment. I arrived the expense of the masses, and again be a tight little Island," thuisstic in support of the Lea cannot very clearly gather, however, plane from Saigon on the 17th Competition from Monday, with, to at Bangkok by special tares entered for the Members" while no one double that what he with en Empire, certainly, but gue of Nations,
whether they are to be punished for instant and will spent one or two Wednesday, 22nd from 9 am to did was genuinely inspired by cut adrift from the Continent but the Japanse General Stan interfering with the erection of the days there the honest, belief that it was the|and- from America 1... That is Im- which momentarily controls the telegraph poles or for insulting the
6 p.m. at the University Union best and wisest course, the net perialiam run mad. It is extra-
Government of Japan, belleves sacred
Assembly Room. The judging will effect has been to see himself and ordinary that men whose whole job can successfully dely both Mor Probably the latter-Hong Kong lor members of the Craigingower and the judges are Mr. E.. A von
persons of the officials The annual ball given by bache take place at 10 am. on Monday.. THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY his great party smashed at the elce it is to guage world affairs should
cow and Geneva, That road can Daily Pren, Feb. 1983, ANNUAL MEETING От
never lead to peace.!!! tions. The Preddent's speech at New be limited by narrow nation- SHAREHOLDERS will be held at York & week ago, which was realism, with its tariffs, armamenta
Cricket Club will be held on Satur Kobza, Dr. Th., Nagel, and Mrs
· day... next - at- the club houm. The | A. M. Bowes-Smith. On Wednes- the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
Looking Back:25 - Yes24,
bachelor members will be at home day, the end, at 4.30. p.m.,~ Mr. Co, Latch on Thursday, the 9th arded his last public utterand tortuous diplomacy, which is March, 1933, AT NOON for the
stos before ha relinquishes office, darining up trade, increasing un
The Tobacco Monopoly in Japan to all married members and their Kobza will address, the Club in the purpose of receiving the Report of epitomises both his strength and his employment and Bolshevism, and
has, it is stated, refused to allow ladies
20] Assembly Room, the subject, being The Director and the Statement of weakness. Io urged the leading leading us into danger of war.
the importation of Wille * Three
comments on the entries. The pub booounts for the year ended 31st. Powers to exert their best efforts Perhaps, when the tasks of band
Castles cigarettes into that coun The Chinese T.W.CA. haye plan-lio is invited to both the exhibition December," 1932. -- -
to restore the gold standard" and shaking, of signing doonments, and
try although the regulations, per ned a Down Town Centre at 03 and the addrem. The Transfer Books of the Company he pointed out what America was of keeping his party machine from
mit a dealer to import through off- | Des Vœux Road Central (2nd floor), ill be CLOSED from Wednesday it with a yardstick for exchange, removed, Mr. Hoovee will have the doing for the World in providing choking itself with grime, have been
cial circles any other brand of This Centre is designed to meet Lab Marab, 1838 to Thursday the and how American trade was being leisure to watch the world for n
cigar, cigarette, or tobacco desired the needs of membera for a central March, 1832, both days inclusive hit by the depreciation of foreign while, to see that his own country
This action is due to the fact that meeting place. Reading and rest the British American Tobacco Co., room accommodation is also pro brder of the Board of Dired
not impeccable, and to realise MR. 8. Abrahams, Attorney-Gen the agents of "Three Crustles"" are vided. The
Lot No 2115
Kowloon Inland:
Betwsen Kowloon
•Inland Lots Nom. 1085,
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and 1440,
As per
sais plan
140
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CHIEF JUSTICE OF UGANDA
MR. S. ABRAHAMS:
APPOINTED
[BRITISH WIRELESS' SERVIČIE ).
RUORY, Fob. 20,
Chief Justice of monopoly cigarettes in Korea, Man- mascension – to Sirduria and North China,
Kong Daily Press, Feb. 22, 1908.
A gold wristieb watch was found by the police at the Races or Mon- day and the owner can have the watch on application to the Inspec tor in charge of the Wanghai Police Station
Plans for the installation of rail- less trams in Nanking have been adopted by the Reconstruction Commission on principle. It is res, ported that foreign funds will be invited for the investament,
Affairs is reported to be negotiating The Chinese Ministry of Foreign with the Siam authorities for the exchange of consula
On the suggestion of the Sha had Municipal Council, the Consular Body has fixed upon Monday and Tunday, March 27 and 28, for the Warming will election of Munici
6:pm.
Mam-owners of land are cordially ¦ Settlement of
for the Mu
Councillor
Toraum
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