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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1933
BRITISH EMPIRE FAIR OPENS TO-DAY MUSSOLINI FOUR-
BUSY SCENES AT PENINSULA AND ·
MATSHEDS ALL YESTERDAY
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE EXHIBITS
The British Empire Fair-the second of its kind to be held in the Colony--will be opened today by Hla Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, K.U.M.G., K.B.E., at noon, and, judging from the very elaborate arrangements made by the Committee in charge, thousands of people will visit the stalls on the ground floor of the Poninsula Hotel and in the "matsheds erected on the The Fair will be open for piece of ground opposite the hotel. four days.
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THE FINISHING TOUCHES
pay, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd., and Wallace Harper &.Co., Ltd.
No effort has been spared to the Fair an unqualified success and it would seem that the results of this drive cannot but have the effect of impressing upon the people visiting it the quality of British Products.
TIMES OF OPENING The Fair will be declared aper by H.E the Governor at noon to` day and will remain open to the On the 25th, public until 10 p.m.
From the early hours of yester day morning, gangs of coolies were hard at work, putting the finishing: touches to the stall and by mid-make day all was residy to be banded over to thu various exhibitors who wasted no time in. getting their goods up in the most attractive ways possiblo. Mr. M. F. Key, the Secretary of the Fair, was onely on the scene, whilst Mr. A. G. Pio- "vanelli, the popular nanager of the hotel, was also busy in the lounge.
By lunch time, yesterday. some of the stalls were alnost com pleted. Facing the main entranco to the Hotel is the Hong Kong Telephone Company stall where a large working mode! of the Ex. change Switch Gear is on exhibi- tion. In this stall also are the latest
types of telephone in various colours to harmonise with the colour scheme of any room in which the instrument may be in- stalled.
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A Great Boon,
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26th and 27th May (ie., Thursday, Friday and Saturday) the Fair will open at 9 o'clock in the morning and close at 10 o'clock in the even- ling,
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By kind permission of Captain R. B. Davies, R.N., V.C., D.S.O., the Band of H.M.S. Cornwalt will concerts in the give open-air Pavilion opposite the Peninsula Hotel each evening during the four days of the Fair, from 8 o'clock to So far as looking after the in10 o'clock in the evening. terests of visitors to the Fair is concerned, the Hong Kong Tele- phone Company, Ltd., is second to none for they are exhibiting two direct working tele-printers which will be connected to their offices in Exchange Building, and anybody desiring to send an urgent message to the Central part of Hong Kong may do so by means of these print- ers, free of charge. »
The Telephone Company have also installed the Loud Speaker System throughout the hotel so that the speeches made at the opening ceremony may be heard by ail. These loud speakers, it may be mentioned, may also be used by ex- hibitors for advertising purposes."
To the left of the Telophone Company stand, one sees Dunlop Rubber Company Exhibits, also those of Messrs. John D. Hutchison & Co., The B.A.T., Davie Bong & Co., William Sykes, Ltd., the Hollywood Flower Shop, only to mention a few, while ex- hibitors on the right side of the
the
EMPIRE SOCIETY'S MESSAGE The following message bhs been received from the Royal Empire Society, London, by Mr. F. E. Corresponding found, the Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong Message, "On Empire Day the Chairman and Council of the Royal Empire
Society send greetings to all fis Majesty's subjects, and congratu late them on the stern and us swerving courage with which, liko through their respective Govern- menta' action and their individual self-denial, they have inspired the world in its efforts to recover the road to its lest prosperity.
"The Council are satisfied that in the achievements and principles of Ottawa the British peoples have taken a first step towards the sal- vation of themselves by their exer. tions and the world by their ex- amplos,"
lounge (as one enters) include the AUSTRALIAN & NEW Grey Island Cement Co., Windsor and Newton's and the Hong Kong ZEALAND SECTION Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
It will be of interest to mention
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From the interest and enthusiasm that the exhibit of the Cement ixing demonstrated by local busi- Company takes the form of a model
ness houses who are dealing in of their works out at Hok-In, Australian and New Zealand pro- while the Pops Company is reproducts, and also from the keen sup sented by a lighthouse, it being port being given by the manufac explained that lighthouses mean turers and producers, this section safety to ships while ships are also should constitute a very interest- assured of safety by using rope ing fenture of the Fair, turned out by this Company! During the past, twelve months
The Morrish Bar.
much has been heard in the Colony People
desiring
refreshments of Australian and New Zealand would do well to note that the products and how through the Morrish Bar has been converted medium of the Fair it will be pos- the headquarters for Cano-sible for visitors to see the wide dian goods. Everything from the range of primary products and world famous Canadian Canned manufactured articles produced in Goods to the equally famous these near by, parts of the British Canadian Leather may be found in Empire. this section of the Hotel.
into
Australian
C. Waldman, Brisbane.-Honey, Dept. of Agriculture and Forest Service, Brisbane,-Queensland timbers.
Dept. of Agriculture, Tobacco "Settlement, Beerburrum, Queens-
land.-Tobacco leat.
Darling Downs Co-Operative Bucor Association, Ltd,.. Tocwoomba, Queensland-Canned meat, etc. Fenfolde, Sydney.-Penfolds wince. Riverstone, Sydney.-Canned neats
(assorted). James
*meats.
Barnes. Sydney-Canned
Dept. of Commerce, Sydney-
Ments, zances, and vanned vege- tables.
Rosella Treserving Co., Melbourne.
-Canned fruits,
D. & J. Fowler, Ltd., Melbodrne,-
Tomato sauce, eis. Connell & Co., Pty. Ltd., Austra
lia-Assorted wines.
Asserted wines. Cole & Sons. Pty Ltd., Australia.- Carlton & United Brewery. Mel
bourne, Ale-advertising mat- ter.
Trade Standards F.A.Q.S., Austra
lia Wheat, oats and maize. E. Longmore, Melbourne.-Assorted
products.
W. J. & F. Barnes & Co., Ltd.,
Australia Honey.. Ardoma Co-Op. Co., Ltd., Austra-
lia.-Canned fruits. Dept. of Commerce, Melbourne.
Dried fruite
Dept of Commerce, Melbourne,
Sheaves of wheat, Stromberg-Carson, Ltd., Sydney
Radio goods..
New Zealand
Grey & Menzics, Ltd, Auckland.--
"Cordials, etc.
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POWER PACT
TO BE DISCUSSED AT GENEVA
(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY)
LONDON, May 23. IT IS confrmed by ofisial circles in London that an agreement has been reached between the Italian Government, the French and Bri- tish Ambassadors, and Captain Goering, representing Germany, on the new draft of the Mussalini Four-Power Pact.
The Pact will now be" discussed at Geneva by the British, French and German Foreign Ministers.
TRANSPORT BOARD
SALARIES
LORD ASHFIELD'S $12,500 A YEAR
THE Transport
RUBBER GROWING CONFERENCE
RESTRICTION PLANS DISCUSSED
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, May 9. A MEETING of the committee of the International Union Rab. ber-growing Industry was held to day, which discussed various rub- ber restriction schemes.
eon-
Owing to the voluminous data to be examined, no definite elusion was reached.
It was, however, decided to con- voke a fresh meeting on a date not yet determined.
Renter's correspondent, was in- formed that there will be no dis- cussions with British rubber in- teroste until the Dutch growers have reached definite conclusions.
DRUG TRAFFIC DANGERS
GRAVE SITUATION ADMITTED
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
GENEVA, May 22.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, May 22. Minister
an AN INQUIRY into the drug nounced to-day that the salary traffic in China either by the of Lord Ashfield as first Chairman League of Nations or the Chinese a of the London Passenger Tramport Government was suggested at Board would be £12,500 annually, meeting of the Opium Advisory and the salary of Mr. Frank Pick, Committee by Mr. Lyall, the Bri- the present General Manager of tish assessor. the Underground Group who is to be a whole time member of the Board would be £10,000 annually.
Sir Malcolm Delevingne, the British representative, said he was not in favour of the presence of a special League agent in Shanghai. Mr. Hoo Chi Taai said the pro- blem was of exceptional gravity in North. China. Supervision had weakened because opium was no
tional concern in China..
The
TO SAFEGUARD WORLD PEACE
U. S. AGREE TO BRITISH
-DISARMAMENT PLAN
MR. DAVIS REJECTS BONCOUR'S PROPOSAL
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
LONDON, May 22
THE keenly-awaited statement on
the attitude of the United States towards the political pro- blems before the Disarmament Con- erene was made by the United States envoy, Mr. Norman Davis, at the meeting of the General at Ccrumittee of the Conference Genevà this afternoon.
Features of the United States pronouncement were wholehearted acceptance of the British plan now before the conference, an ander taking to consult with other na tions if peace is threatened, a pro- mise that if the United States caours in the judgment of the con- ference of the States as to the aggressor she will refrain from ac tion tending to defeat the measures that may be taken to restore peace, willingness to participate in dis armament supervision, such control to be effective America'a.. permanent insistence on the territorial status quo" and her opposition to re-armament.
and automatic,
American Co-operation.
The United States, said Mr.
STOP PRESS longer & principal matter of na Dasit; in the course of hid import
Mr. G. G. M'Lennan, N.Z.-Herbs. W: Gregg & Co., Ltd., N.Z.--
Coffee, fruit extracts, soups,TEMPORARY PEACE Canterbury Frozen Meat Co., Ltd..
etc.
N Z--Canned meats and tallow,
Maddren Bros., Ltd., N.Z.--Rope,
AGREEMENT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AŬENCY.) cord and twine. Hawkes Bay Farmers Meal Co.,
Peiping, May 23. 1.td
N.Z.-Meat-meal, Delts
A TEMPORARY PEACE AGREE Northland Banneries, N.Z.-Tohe-MENT HAS BEEN REACHED.
rous and soup..
and tallow.
BOVRIL STALL
FREE DISTRIBUTION OF
SANDWICHES
When you visit the Empire Fair, do not fail to visit the Bovril
Stall. See the splendid display of this eminently British product and take part in the free distribution of sandwiches and if there are any of the famous Bovril recipes that you wish to know, ask one of the Bovril Girls..
TO REINFORCÉ LEGATION GUARD
600 JAPANESE SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN PEIPING
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Peiping, May 23.
Six hundred Japanese soldiers arrived in Relping from Tientsia this morning to reinforce the Japanese Legation Guard. With their arrival the strength of the Japanese guard is now trebled.
Ia thinking of England one's Flour. This has much to recom | mind naturally seeks some concrete mend it because a lot of skill is re
subject which is typical of English history and tradition and what is quired to impart leavening quali ties to plain flour. In Simpson's more typical than the Tower of London. From contemplation of Self-Raising Flour all this work the Tower of London one's thoughts and skill in adding the leavening develop naturally to. the Beef agent is avoided. Simpson's Self Eaters of the Tower. Once you Raising Flour, as its name implies have arrived at the beef eatery it comes to you with the leavening is only two steps through beef to agent added and skilfully distribut buslocks and through bullocks to
ed and mixed so that no harsh taste remains. Bovril.
ROWNTREE CHOCOLATES
Bovril is associated in the mind with savoury soups and stews, with dainty, sandwiches; with all sorts of strengthening meat dishes. Bov Til is the bachelor's friend, the copk boy's standby, the housewife's helpmate and the athlete's trainer.
A GIFT FOR A PRINCESS When you attend the British Em-
Among the many exhibits staged pire Fair just go over the Bovni by tots. Gilman and Company stand. You can't miss it. There is will be the delicious Rowntree the well-known bottle-a giant ten- Chocolates of which that firm are foot bottle with the pyjamaed the local agents. Rowntree's are figure playing his concertina on.
All-British in the full sense of the A list of the exhibitors in this top. Just go over and pretty word. The cocoa was grown in the A special exhibition of Canadian section is given hereunder, and as Bovril girls will be pleased to pre- tropical plant house in Rowntrees Timber will he held here, and in it is impossible to adequately tent you with a freshly made sand- orchard in York; the sugar. was made in the Poppleton sufar fac this connection it will be interest describe the various commodities wich.
tory from beets grown in ", the
from local dairy cows.
ing to note that Major Andrews has being exhibited, it is recommended
beon specially sent to Hong Kong that every body make a point of SELF RAISING FLOUR neighbourhood, and the milk comes
by the Associated Timber Export- visiting this section. «
ers of British Columbia to take
charge of the Timber Exhibits.
Plants and Flowers.
Local
In connection with the "flower A. B. Moulder & Co.-General mer
show, the Horticultural Society
chandise,"
ard putting up a magnificent Luhring & Smith-Butter and milk
products
exhibition of pot plants and cut. V. Turner & Co.-General flowers. These are being lent by merchandise,
collection of ferns,
foodstuffs.
the Clover Flower Shop and they Caleb Cheong-Woollen goods and include a maples and prize calidiums.
Wing Young & Co.-Fruit and The Hollywood Florists and vegetables. Fruiters are also having some of McWilliam & Bons.-Flour. their products on show, kad S. Wing Bros.--Flour... although it has been said time and China Dispensary-Fly-spray-buzs again that comparisons are odious, it would be interesting to see how products of this store will look f alongside of those from the Colony' pioneer flower shop.
The Standa
brand.
DEMONSTRATION BY EXPERT TO BE GIVEN
When you visit the Empire Fair Lat Kowloon on May 24 to 27, make ing Flour stall where all kinds of sure you see Simpson's Self Rais table delicacies will be made with
it
To commemorate the manufacture of the first all-British chocolate some of Rowntree's 'employees sng- gested that it would be appropriate if a presentation were made to Princess Elizabeth, owing to the association of the Duke and Duchess York with the city in which the chocolate was produced.
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Chinese Government were very concerned about the problem of drugs manufactured, by a group of international traffickers who had moved their headquarters possibly to China.
INCOME TAX EXTENDED
ant speech, was ready to co-operate in javery effort towards disarma" ment and to participate in other measures to assure peace.
American Reaction.
New York, May 23. A step beyond Mr. Roosevelt's suggestions sums up the American raction to Mr. Davis' speech,
The New York Times draws at- tention to the frank change in the American attitude as moving with the world. She no longer boasts a splendid!, isolation.
ol Washington. New York papers are of the opinion that the speech means the abandon- ment of the United States' tradi tioual policy of neutrality and freedom of the seas.
correspondente
LONDON PRESS COMMENT
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(THROUGH BROTER'S AGENCY]
LONDON, May 23: MERICA'S. Geneva pronounce- ment is welcomed warmly by the London newspapers sa a defini- tion and amplication of President Roosevelt's appeal which more or less marks America's renouncement
of
neutrality.
For axample, The Timer regards it as a change in the traditional attitude towards the whole ques- tion of neutrality and the freedom He contended that the ultimate of the seas. objective should be to reduce arma“ į The moment is decisive. A great ments to the basis of a domestic success has been gained and a vic police force.
tory for the international regula- tion of armaments seems to be within reach..
As the British Plan represented a real measure of disarmament, the United States accepted it whole- heartedly as a definite and excel Ient, step.
The Daily Telegraph regards it. as a heartening tonic and the Daily Herald as a promise that if CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES If the United States, in confera case should arise America wik
TO BE HIT
ence decided that one State bad support the League imposition o violated, its international obliga- the Government's sanctions.
The News-Chronicle: It is an tions and the United States con- BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
curred therein, then America would other step forward. Amerida is not engage in any action tending formally pledged to active guar- Ruapy, May 22. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, to defeat the collective efforts other dianship of the world's peace.
Daily Mail: This is the second in the House of Commons, mov States might take to restore peace.
The warm thanks of the British indication of America's readiness ed a financial resolution to authorise legislation to carry out the recom-Government to Mr. Davis were ex- to share in the task of preventing mendations of the Committee upon income tax in relation to the Co- Operative societies.
Under the present law, the un- distributed income derived from trading with the members is ex- empted from taxation, and the Government's intention is to repeal that section.
pressed by Sir John Simon, the war. British Foreign Secretary, who said that. President Roosevelt's declara- tions and Herr Hitler's speech had completely changed the outlook.
Murt Get Down to Details, Therefore he felt that the m0+ ment had come to get down to Mr. Chamberlain explained that details and to discuss the Articles efforte had been made to reach an of the British Plan point by point. agreed basis of taxation with the He also welcomed the withdrawal Co-Operative Societies but this had of the German amendments, especi. failed and the Government had ally on the standardisation of ar had to formulate its own proposals. wies, which was announced by Herr The effect of the resolution was Nadolny, though the right is re- merely to put these societies in the served to re-introduce them when same position as other trading com the plan is discussed in detail. panies carrying on identical activi.. ties.
SILVER
MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, May 23. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER
QUOTATIONS ON
LONDON
* MARKET TO-DAY :.
SPOT
May 23
187 FORWARD........ 197
May 93- 181 182
Sir John Simon described Mr. Davis's speech as most encouraging and hopeful and expressed great satisfaction at the acceptance of the draft convention. He urged that work on a practical basis should be pressed forward. The time had come to end theoretical declarations of good intentions and to replace them with definite de cisions.
"It is now time to cash the che ques we have already drawn.".
Non-Committal · Attitude.
A non-committal attitude was adopted by M. 'Paul-Boncour, who emphasised that the time had now come to take up the political as well as the technical aspects of dis armament and suggested that they
GERMANY'S TREAT begin with Part One of the British
MENT OF JEWS
ISSUE RAISED. IN COUNCIL OF LEAGUE
draft convention, especially on the question of regional agreementes
Mr. Norman Davis rejected 1.
that Paul-Boncour's suggestion Part One be taken. He expressed the opinion that he had made him- self saticiently clear in regard" to the action of the United States in case of a conflict.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
There was no need, he said, to RUGBY, May 22
waste, time in discussing Part One Some chocolate was sent to Prin- AT A PRIVATE meeting cess Elizabeth in a specially design- Geneva, the Council of the of the Plaas
M. Paul-Boncour disagreed with Mr. Davis. e-casket, also made at the Rown- League of Nations appointed a tree Works. The casket was cover Committee to examine whether it
Mr. Arthur Henderson, then ad- A special cooking expert will bed in leather in one of Princess was within its competence, at its journed the meeting of the Generál Elizabeth's favourite colours-wild present stage, to consider the peti. Commission until to-morrow after in attendance and will answer all rose pink--and was simply ornation addressed to the Council by noon. In the meantime, the Bureau inquiries and will demonstrate the wonderful results that can be mented in gold leaf. & York rose an Upper Silesian Jews, protesting will meet at 11 am, to-morrow to crowning the lid with the initial against the treatment of Jews in fix the agenda for the afternoon obtained Leaflets in Chinese have "in early English style just Germany been prepared explaining how to beneath. It was lined with rose
meeting of the General Commission. use this flour Visitors interested pink sild and contained three small
French Safety Must be Qua
Guaranteed, in cooking, (and who is not 1) silkcovered trays. In each of the
(THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY}" should take one of these leaflets trays were two bars of chocolate home for the cookboy.
wrapped in specially designed If you seek to make a good cake, label folder inside the lid
PARIB, May 23.. Australian Traders Agency. Genor good pastry, remember that described the pictures and letter
WITH few exceptions the Prese has received Mr. Davis' speech good ingredients are essential. press the story of the chocolate other oxhibitors were also a real New Zealand China Trading Colour forma, the basis of success from the growth of the fruit to the SIR SAMUEL Hoare, Secretary reservedly. The general opinion
General merchandise. hive of industry yesterday when preparations were at full swing to Lane, Crawford Ltd Cakes and ful cookery. Many housewives fread made from Empire pro till use plain flour, adding bak get the different exhibits in their
dneta
ing powder or cream of tarter and right places. Prominent exhibitors Jardine. Matheson & Cơ.
bicarbonate of soda as leavening in the stands include Messrs, Dod- manian cider
agent. A great many housewives well & Co., The Hong Kong En Him Ly Flour.
now use Simpson's Belt, Raising
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So much for the Hotel loungs
Harry Wicking & Co-Salt, Boor
polish and metal-polish, P. E. Scrivener & Co-Foodstuffs batteries, wines and brushware Gilman & Co., Ltd Wines and
spirits, harms, bacon and flour.
The stands erected to accommodate eral merchandise...
manufactured article. When de
EXPORT OF GOLD FROM INDIA
BEITISH WIRELESS AKRVICE.]
RUGBY, May, 22.
of state for India, to-day statin France bang that she must mat livered to Princess Elizabeth theed that he believed the Government abandon the substance for casket was packed in a polished of India were satisfied that the ex-shadow
There must be mahogany-case. – “
port of privately owned gold and the maintenance of a link between until the safety of sterling and the rupse had been of guara the highest value to India,
A large rangs and variety of Rowntree's products will be on view at the Exhibition.
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The Oritics.
The least enthusiastic notes are sounded by the Morning Post, which though admitting the speech had a neighbourly ring,, says that the utmost Mr. Davis promised was to look benevolently on the righteous party, and the Daily Express which says it would be vanity to delude people with the Pretence that this American pro posal brings then nearer the hour
of peace.
HIGHLANDER SCRATCHED
FROM THE DERBY
(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY]"
LONDON, May 23. HIGHLANDER has been mas
ed from the Derby,
Here she comes Down the street Looking smart And very neat
Yes, did Nugget
this morning!:
NUGGET
BOOT POLISH:
THE