NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED,
"The Ordinary Geneml Meeting of the Bharsholders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, P. & O. Building on Wednes day, April 19th, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts, to the 31st December, 1932.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 14th April to 19th April, both days inclusive."
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO,
General Managers. :
Hongkong, 8th April, 1933.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE
CO., LTD.
REMINDER.
[690
hareholders are reminded that a further Extraordinary General Mosting of the Company will be held nt the Board Room of the Company, 2nd Floor, Exchange Building," Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Monday, the 10th day of April, 1933,
at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings of the Extra- ordinary General Meeting held on the 2nd day of March, 1933, and confirm- ing if thought fit, as a Special resolu tion the Extraordinary Resolution, to the effect that existing Article 100 of the Company's Articles of Association be substituted by the following viz:- "100. The Directors, other than the Managing Director, shall be paid "by way of remuneration for their services the sum of $3.00 per annum in respect of ench Director. Such remuneration shall be "deemed to accrue de die in diem." Dazed this 7th day of April, 1933,
By Order of the Board,
W. L MCKENZIE,
Secretary.
G. R.
[690
IN THE SUPREME COURT of
HONG KONG
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
ROONEY,
OF MICHARL LATE OF TUE WARDERS' QUAR-
TEBB, VICTORIA GAOL, VICTORIA
IN THE COLONY OF Hose Koxo, WARDER, DECEASED,
NOTICE IS by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897), made an Order limiting the Time for sending in Claime to or against the above Estate to the 27TH DAY of APRIL, 1833.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1933
NIP IT IN
THE BUD!
WITH
"THYMENOL
A NON-POISONOUS ANTISCEPTIC a GARGLE, specially recommended for use as
NASAL WASH or INHALENT, MOUTH DOUCHE.
in is prepared our. Own THYMENOL laboratory from the famous LISTER FORMULA and is exactly half the price of similar well-known. and very largely advertised products.
THYMENOL
THE SAME BUT 50 CHEAPER!
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
Est.
Editorial and Business Office: 11,
Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24511.
London Office: 53, Fleet Street
E.C.
The Baily Press.
1841.
VARIETY SHOW AT BRITISH AIR POWER for the air defence of our great
H.K.V.D.C.
· HEADQUARTERS
SONGS, ETC. AND " A CHANCE OF A LIFE-TIME
was
A
|
urban populations and the import.
ance of the air arm in fulfilling SUMMARY OF NEWS
Imperial responsibilities."
Unprovocative Policy
1
The spokesman of the Labour
VITAL EMPIRE NEED
Party, Mr. Nell Maclean, gave the
Government credit for sincerity in
air disarmament, as revealed by
General.
the proposals they had made at
......
Far East.
Mr. Churchill, on the other hand, been heard of since passed over
Akyab.
Page 9. referred to Mr. Baldwin's speech to controvert its conclusions and to complain that it had caused alarm The Ministry of Communications by its tone of helplessness and have instructed the Chinese Govera hopelessness without giving any ment's International Telegraph guidance. He described the Gov- Bureau, Shanghai, to take over the erament's proposals at Geneva for reducing the air strength of the affe offices of foreign cable com
panies.
Page 1, nations as unrealities in face of the
Fighting is reported to be taking present temper of Europe, and he was critical of mutual disarma place within two miles of Chinwang- Page 1. ment proposals being made to to.
Press reports to Tokyo state that France which might involve this!
." The country in European perils.. pro-Manchukuo" troops, yester- prise of British freedom from day, captured Hayang. Page
entanglements Wid European strength on the sea and in the air which would enable us to maintain neutrality,
(Special Air-Mail Service,
Ganeva, and he cited Mr. Baldwin's Legislation for the solution of the speech of last November, which so silver problem will not be enacted Westminster, March 16.-The degreatly impressed the House, in by the present Session of Congress. Page 1. Of all the numbers at the excellent bate on the Air Estimates in the support of the argument that it variety entertainment, arranged by Commous to-night was porvaded by was madness to leave the terrible Much anxiety is felt for the Mrs Borsett, and given at Voluna sense of the vital part which weapon of the air in national cou safety of Mille. Hilz, 28. she has toor Headquarters Inst night, none aviation must play in great intertrol, went better than the community national issues, and several speak
including Mr. Churchill, found singing. There
large audience, enthusiastic for the objects a text in Mr. Baldwin's memorable of the concert (the Chaor '0 Club utterance on its potential destruc: and the Disabled Officers'. Homes tiveness
Sir Philip Sassoon, who introduc at Watford), and in a thoroughly good temper after the excellence of ed the Estimates, claimed that the the items already given. Of these, Air Ministry had paid heed at once what memories were roused by Capt. to the demand for economy and the R. L Bunett's singing of one of necessity for progressive efficiency. Percy French's delightful Irish The apparent rise of £20,000, which songs: Capt. Burnett also gave brought the estimated figure to some very dever impersonations and £17,496,000, actually concealed that delightful patter song about reduction of about £340,000, follow
ing a reduction of £700,000 last Old King Cole,
This decreased expenditure year. involved risks. No new units had been formed at home or abroad during the last year, and no provi- sion was made for new units in the
Primary Functions. · · Estimates. The decision to suspend
Turning to some of the issued for another year the modest 10-year programme judged to be essential by Mr. Baldwin's speech, he ar in 1923 was a proof of the Govern- gued that the babing of towns ment's sincerity in disarmament, would not be militarily profitable In terms of first-line strength, the to a warring nation whose oppon- Royal Air Force stood fifth, and ant had equal air strength. The while our air expenditure had de primary function of an air force lined substantially since 1925, other must be the destruction of the nations bad largely increased their enemy's stores, docks, arsenals, and outlay. British air policy was railways, although he admitted moderate and unprovocative, but that, after that purpose was achiev- air power, so long as such forces ed, the victorious fores' would at- existed, was as vital to the Empire tempt to terrorize the population London, March 21.-Mr. Andrew as sea power, and could not be into surrender. His conclusion was Mellon, who has just relinquished neglected.
that the struggle must resolve it his office as American Ambassador, self into a combat between the two is sailing from Southampton for air forces, and that adequate air Now York to-day. He will be ae- power was an almost complete pro- companied by Mr. David Finley, counsellor at the Embassy, and Mrs. tection of the civilian population.
The concert opened with an effec. tive and rather daring form of appeal for the enuse, staged by Major E. F. W. Grellier, R.A.M.C. and his batman; the Borderers choir then gave two admitable songs, and other numbers, all of them vory much appreciated were presented by Mr. A. Selk-illuminated Club swinging, Mr. Li Chor Chi, two delightful Tosti songs, and the Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryau; who followed up his song and patter by leading the community singing.
The string band of the Lincoln shire Regiment played an overture and also a selection of music during the interval, besides accompanying whenever needed.
The Chance of a Lifetime. How" the chance of a lifetime" came to Mr. and Mrs. Perkins: who lived in a small suburban house and had never known anything, but struggle. How they quarrelled over the taking of that chance, and how finally they lost it, is the story of a one set play admirably presented by Ralph Shrigley assisted by Major E. F. W. Ğrellier.
The curtain rises on the sitting room of the Perkins house. The Iman is reading the paper, his wife darning, and his daughter Polly However, after disposing of the playing listlessly with a jig saw juzzle. From the deaultry conver. amiable Russian, Mr. CHEN puts upation you gather that Mrs. Per the main reasons why Americains at least is dissatisfied with her lot. Then there comes the sound should play grand deliverer from
of minning, a. tinkle of glass, and Japan-strategical. juridical and to their amazement the Perkins economic Japan's policy is large family find an enormous diamond lying at their feet. The newspaper ly based on friendship with Britain tells them of the recent loss of the and therefore the Philippines and Grand Chama Diamond. Mrs. Per California are her most likely ob.kins hardly takes a minute to make jectives. But all white lands" of up her mind. Here is wealth for them all, despite her husband's and the Pacife are safe as long as daughter's protests she hides the Japanese naval power is checked: diamond in the clock and announces her intention of keeping it "I shall From the moral and legal points of go to South America, chop it up, view the United States is bound to and sell it," she says. take the initiative in upholding the Nine-Power Treaty and the Kellogg Part. Japan has deed interna- tional agreements, The League Mr. EUGENE CHEN, one of the cannot or will not intervene, unless ablest Chinese diplomats, and cer-America gives the lead-not by war, tainly the most cloquent in the of course, but by other resource's ummer Term begins April, 18th. English language, recently publish enjoyed by a great Power."
Entrance Examination for Newed an ingenious statement setting the economic side, if America is Students on that day at 9.30, a mi, out the danger to the world of to maintain her present standard For Prospectus apply Li Hoi Tung, Japaness Imperialism, and why the of life, she, nust, in a world of Esq., Mesars. Banker & Co, 20, Des Vinux Road, Ctl, or St. Stephen's United States, entirely, in her own tariffa, export to China, If Japan College, Stanley.
interest, should take the lend in is allowed to work her will the meeting this peril. The document Open Door will soon be slammed concluded with the bread outlines and China, in any case, will be of the methods that should be em- kept far too poor to buy from ployed to achieve results that would America.
Creditors and Claimants are hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned by the above Date.
..
Dated, this 7th day of April, 1933,
T. M. HAZLERIGG,
Official Administrator.
683]
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY
NOTICE.
(688
TR. SIGURD KNAGENHJELM
MEGBERG, MA, LES, has been admitted as a Partner in our Firm as from the First day of April One thousand nine hundred and thirty three.
Dated this 6th day of April, 1933.
GODDARD & DOUGLAS
[687
COMPAGNIE DES MESSA. GERIES MARITIMES,
Ou and after the 4th April, 1928 Mr. take eharge of this Company's Local Agency
R. OHL,
Agent.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO., LTD.
[678
HONG KONG, APRIL 8, 1933,
MR. CHEN ON AMERICA'S
PLAIN DUTY
be beneficial to everyone, but
:
And then the complications start; and the action is swift and drama" tie till the fall of the curtain,
Messengers of Peace,
On the motion that the House should go into Committee of Sup- ply, Mr. Godfrey Wilson moved a resolution calling for greater as sistance to amateur flying and
MR. MELLON'S FAREWELL
A Very Popular - Ambassador to England
(Special Air-Mail Service)
saying good-bye to friends and to Embassy officials. Sitting in one ofTM the rooms of the Embassy in Gros- venor Gardens, Mr. Mellon spoke to a reporter about England and his I come over plans for the future. here first fifty-three years ago,” he "Then I went to all the said.
In an interesting review of civil and military aviation during the year. Sir Philip Sassoon describ
Mr. Amery described the "pro-Finley. His son and his daughter, ed some of the achievements of the Royal Air Force in disciplining posed international control of air Mrs. Bruce, who has acted as turbulent tribes in Northern Iraq power as preposterous, and as dau hostess at the Embassy, will follow and in transporting a battalion of gerous to the British Empire. Or- British infantry from Egypt to der in the Middle East and on the hum a little later. Iraq, a distance of 800 miles, in Indian frontier depended upon the Mr. Mellon was busy yesterday less than a week. Apart from its R.A.F. military work, the R.A.F. had again carried out, in the course of its general training, a series of long-distance fights which contri- buted to the general development of air communications. They were light aeroplane clubs. carrying peace and order where Sir Philip Saasoon pointed out force had been the only rule, and that the Government had given sub: sbow-places, the places where all were opening up the way for fustantial proof of their support of the tourists go, not only in this ture transport lines.. Great Brilight aeroplane clubs, which would tain held the three most important earn twice as much this year un-country but in Europe." Mr. Mellon records in aviation, for speed. der the subsidy scheme as they did smiled, and added quietly, "I have height, and distance, a proof of last year. The resolution was then never been to them since." the excellence of British skill and withdrawn, and the House signified
Exploring England in a Four. enterprise. In conclusion he em approval of the Air Estimates by phasized the vital necessity, which going to Committee of Supply by no Government could disregard. 245 votes to 35
Local and General
Father Byrne, S.J. will speak on,
Owing to pressure on our space,
The wedding will shortly take Rita Cole plays Mrs. Perkins, In the Fighting Line " at the place between Mr. Morris Gersh- She was extraordinarily good, Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road atkovitch, a journalist, of the Metro dominating the stage and holding 6 pm. to-day.
pole Hotel, and Miss Lialia Var attention with every word One
chavskaya, of the same address. admires Mrs. Perkins, perhaps she was not a ser the new
and daughter, but On her mind are faced danger with admirable composure. It was not an entirely easy role but splendidly taken.
As "Polly" Jessica Cansins has little to do, but she does that well, part that gives no action and very few words is difficult to sustain and
I
Mr. EUGENE CHEN's unravelling of especially to America and China. the tangle does him great tredit. The case is argued with much feli He is one with the American people eity of expression and a wide, if in opposing the unconditional can- not profound, knowledge of Eurocelling of War Debts But Mr.
pean affairs,
CHEN is strongly, of opinion that there Debts should be used as a bargaining factor in persuading France and Great Britain to form strong alliance, whose object shall
the account of St. Paul's College Sporte, along with the results, will appear in Monday's issue.
The annual dinner of the Law.and
Commerce Society of Hong Kong University will take place at Lane, Crawford'a at 6.30 to-night.
niake real when one is on the stage Chi Wan has expressed his inten- The Mayor of Canton, Mr. Liu all the time, but "Folly made tion of visiting the forthcoming
with her herself a real person sniffs and sobs, her littlo gestures British Empire Fair in Hong
Kóng. of dispair and her complete abeerb- tion in her part.
the
And then we get Mr. Perkins, vacillating, attempting to be master in his own home and failing lamentably both in that and in his later attempt to back up his wife. Mr. Sydney West did all that one could do for him, An o'charac fer sketch it was excellent, the part did not really offer Mr. West a chance to show what he can do,"
The mall roles of "the stranger' and "Albert, the detective, were. well played by Gordon Thomson and Edmond, Brasier respectively,
LADY PEEL
CONDITION STILL SATISFACTORY
Mr. Leo D'Alamada, jnr. bas reported to the police that white playing golf at the Country Club, Fanling, he lost his gold wrist watch.
The second Variety Entertainment in aid of the Disabled: Officers Garden Homes (Watford), and the Cheero Club (Hong Kong) will be held at the Hong Kong Volunteer. Defence Corps Headquarters at 9.30 to-night.
རྞྞ ༩༩།
The postal authorities announce that on and after Monday, the 10th instant, all parcels to be posted at the General Post Office, must be taken to the counter in the base ment, the entrance to which 18 Des Voeux Road opposite Messrs: Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co.
A Chinese woman was taken to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from injuries to the leg and hands through falling from a window of a fat in Pitt Street.
On Thursday six cases of small pax, 4 from Kowloon, 2 from Vie. toria, one case of enteric and one of meningitis were notified.
now.
friends.
In-Hand.
Mr. Mellon spoke of the changes he has noticed in England since the first time he was here. I remem- ber that in the early nineties I did something which you could not do
'I came
over with "some We took a four-in-hand and explored England and Scotland, For two months we almost lived in that coach. We made no plans. When we came to a nice-looking inn we stopped for lunch or for the night. We carried our luggage in- side the coach and sat on the top- ourselves. If it rained we put or
our macintoshes.. It was a wonder- ful holiday, and one of the most
remarkable things about it was that the same four horses took us all the way."
"My Successor."
Sig. Loring, who is on a flight from Spain to Manila, hopes to disches the American situation. Mr. Mellon was not inclined to
leave Hanoi for Hong Kong at 7 "It would be difficult to do só in- !a.m. to-day.
telligantly," he adid, "when the Opposition is in power, though they The late Archbishop Cimon the seem to be doing well I can say former head of the Russian Ortho: this, however, about iny successor, Mr. Bingham. I think that be is dox Mission in China who died on February 24, was interred in Pei going to be very much liked over ping, in the compound of the Rushere. He is thoroughly familiar einn Orthodox Mission, known as with this country. Pri-Kuan. The Rev. Victor, Bishop of Shanghai, conducted the last rites.
The annual meeting of share- holders of the Douglas Steamship Company has been fixed for Wed- nesday, April 8, at noon, at the Company's Office, P. & O. Building.
Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck will give a talk on Ibsen's "Pear. Cynt""" in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kow Joon on Monday, April 10 at 9 p.m. The talk will be accompanied by gramophone selections from Greig Peer Gynt Suite..
DEAL IN SHIPS
COMMONWEALTH LINE SOLD TO-NEW COMPANY.
(Special Air-Mail Service)"
London, March 21-The Common- wealth Line of steamships has, it was announced in London, yester day, been purchased for £500,000 by a new company owned jointly by the P. and O and Shaw Savill and Albion Company, Ltd. The vendors are the White Star Line. Lord Essendon, chairman of Messrs Furness, Withy and Co., and a
Mr. CaEN strongly indicts Japan- ese Imperialism. He is quite sure that the people of Japan will never volonise Manchuria, and it is so use Western Powers imagining that be the disarming, all by peaceful the amputation of Manchuria from suasion, of Japan. Thus, as the Chins is going to solve the problem old song puts it, "everyone is happy of Japan's surplus population. A now." The menace to the Anti- strong hint to Great Britain is the podies, to Indo-China, to the Philip- mention of the empty spaces of pines and California, and to China New Zealand and Australia, but the herself, is removed. Japan is saved significance of land closer to the from the burden of militarism, and
A special service in memory of the Islead Empire of the East is sug-inevitable wars with her neigh
The following bulletin. was issued late M. Manuk was held at the gested by s tretful silence. Mr.bours. If only the World could be
"Manuk Lodge of the Hong On Thursday, the 18th inst, the CHEN & little spoils his case in run on these lines! Then the lion Victoria Hospital yesterday:
"Lady Feel had a very fair Kong, Theosophical Society, 17, Lloyd Triestino .s. Conte Rosso TOTICE is hereby given that the attempting to demolish the Russian and the dragon, the bear and the night, and her condition continues Queen's Road Central last evening. I will pass through Hong Kong on TING DIARY ANNUAL merece, to China. "Soviet Russia tiger-did not the ancient prophet satisfactory. She will, however, be A large number of Mr. Manuk's her way home. Among the passen will be held at the Office of the has repudiated not only in words visualise national emblems with unconfined to hospital for some days." friends was present to pay, their gers on board will be Count Ciano,irector of many other shipping
tribute, and the service was Italian Minister to China, who
who is Company, Exolange Building,DY
Fressively conducted by Mr J. Voeux Roari Central, Victoria Hong of territorial aggression in Man gether and enjoy a vegetarian meal but in deeds sho Taardom's policy canny precision-could lie down to
Russell.
going to Italy on a few months concerns, is chairman of the new
company. Koag, on Tuesday, the 25th day of
of a decade's trade with the Three
leave The Minister will be accom Messrs. Shaw Bavill and Albion, April, 1933, at 1130 m. for the churia... Had the leadership of straw, with the blood and meat
Eastern Provinces. The Americas, A. Auggestion that they should panied by his wife, formerly Edda the present managers of the Com purpose of receiving a statement of of the Kuomintangot fatally tal corses eliminated. How grieved North and South, are quite self-join the Palice Boys Club was Mussolini, eldest daughter of the monwealth Line, will continue to socounts and the report of the Direc tors for the year ended 31st December, tered in 1927 the retrocession to Mr. EUGENE C would be to read sufficient; is not exconomic indepen- made by Mr. Wynne-Jones at Cen: Duco. The distinguished passeng act in that capacity.
The Commonwealth Line was ori.. denge the fashionable policy of the tral Magistracy yesterday when aers during their short stay in Hong China of all Russian rights and recent article in a leading Ameri-hour and the wise course to leave number of juveniles were brought Kong will be the guests of honour ginally founded by the Australian THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the interests in Northem Manchuria can periodion), taking My Sissi Manchuria for the adjacent Powers before him on charges of hawking as a lunch offered as the Peninsula Government. Alter time to Company will be CLOSED from would have been an accomplished severely, to Thursday, the 123¢U=ADR), — £232, is fact we doyed That so poor stuff for
lamitousrongia and fight forbes without liesace Thac af the boy Hotel by VA Beacon Consul value of the vessels was written Tuesday, the 25th April, 1993, both a special pleader. No word shout
like Thus speaks the Middie. refused, while, four others said they General for Italy Among the other down, but there were subecent" -days inclusivoresis
Mr Oppa's dream wil would have to get the consent of great, which will include persona hear leases. In 1025 the Jans 749
many other noble their parents. Inspector Carey friends of the Minister and of the me for helping buo's own coun- told his Worship that, banking na- Arsh sad foremost, but also counts were kept for the boys at Consul, will be Marshal Chang keeping
for the Police Club One boy, who Haueh Liang, and the Norwegian the trus
people stayed there for four years, left Chargé d'Affaires in Peiping, "Mr. even one's
{with no less than :8450.
Hall
MEETING of PHAREHOLDERS
1939:
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ALLAN KEITH,
Hong Kong 4th April 1933.
Secretary.
Stungulfand Turkestar, not a stragally-phat-Amnes
sing
mention of the Chinese Eastern runs the risk of enveiglement in Railway and the war of 1930, and
not one, but fifty wars,
the Soviet's bland acceptance of Japanese aggression till about threa
* [668`months ago!
them, more costly than the alue Continued of foot of neat Column)
line was also involved in Australian 2593,000, and in 1926 £395,000. Thy labour troubles, and in 1998 the fleet of seven vessels was sold to the White Star Line for £1,900,000, payable by snuunt instalments
1