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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
IR ROBERT HO TUNG has on September 5th, 1933 notified us through his Attorney. Mr. Lo Tang Fan of his intention to resign his directorship in the newly formed MALAGUNA MANSTONS LTD.
Sir Robert's note expresses his regrat at being forced to take such A stop and further "states that he is still under medical treatment in Lon- don, and his medical advisers have insisted that he is not to be worried
business activities with any present.
at
It will be recalled that Sir Robert recently underwent a serious apors.
tion.
A new director will be appointed
at the next meeting to fll the vacancy caused by Sir Robert's resignation.
F THE MALAGUNA MANSIONS
LIMITED,
PREPETUAL Taust Company, General Managers.
NOTICE.
THE NEEL CLUB.
THE seventh Annual General
Meeting of the Reel Chabril
take place at the Helena May Institute on Monday, 18th Septeni- ber, at 5.15 pm. All members" and prospective members are particularly 10 attend. The first requested practice of the apason will commence immediately after the meeting and on edch practices will be held
successive Monday, up to the 20th November
D. I
PROPHET,
Actg. Hon. Secretary.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS OF WILLIAM PEARCE LATE 07 11,"THE TERRACE, ST. IVES IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, RETIRED MARINE ENGINEER, DECEASED. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Conrt has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 68. of Ordinance No. 9 of 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the TE DAY of OCTOBE, 1931,
All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before "that dafo.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executors
1, Des Voeux Boad Central
• Hong Kong.
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Mrs. J. Williams of Singapore
KIDNAPPING IN CHINA®
Criticised by Home Paper
London, Sept. 10.
NON-STOP FLIGHTS
More Attempts to Break Record
NEWS SUMMARY
Sir Robert Ho Tling has under medical advice, resigned his Directorship of the Malaguna Mansions, Ltd...
Page 7. Bishop Ronald Hall preached at the Cathedral yesterday the sec- ond of a series of "How to Read the Gospels". See Page 2.
sermons
on."
The murder of a Canton subor- Following the release of the MOLLISON left London for Mon-dinate officer by his captain is re-
Newchwang captives, the Sun-
London, Sept. 10.
treal. He expects that he and
Singapore, Sept. 3.-The funeral of Mr. J. Williams, of the Survey Office, Singapore, who had just re- tired after thirty years' merito rious service and died suddenly of heart failure at his residence 7,
Another tragedy from Cantón Barker Road, on September 1st, day Referee draws attention to his wife will start on an attempt Porter on Page 7. took place at the Bidadari Ceme- the case of the Britishers Eat a long distance record from tells of a young bather who lik
Canada, .They hope to Cross
north-Atlantic. They willed to play at getting into difficul- in the presence of a large "wards, the lighthouse keeper who the
ties. He did it so well that when gathering of friends and relatives. was carried off by Chinese ban-probably pass over London
the real thing happened he was The service was conducted by the
left to drown, Page 7... Revs. N.. Williams and E, G, Frocdits in March 1932, at Breaker route to the Near East Reuter. tor. The chief mourners were his
FRENCH CONTESTANTS widow and his two sons, Dr. A. G. Williams of the Victoria "Pharma- ey and Mr. Asir Williams, of the Land Office.
tory
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Among those present at the gra veside were the Deputy Commis sioner of Land Revenue and the Staffs of the Survey and Land Off-
LÈS.
GEN. CHIANG'S POSITION
Northern Warlords Anxious
Peking, Sept. 9.
en
Point, with his wife and four children, and the missionary, the Reverend H. S., Ferguson who
- Parks, Sept.. 10.- was kidnapped near the Tibetan THE trans-Atlantic flyers, Asso-
le" Fevre border and points out that there
.lant and
An account of Shanghai's new police headquarters appears on...... Poze 7.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will official report appears on Page 13:
The China Septem-
Emporium Hong- has been no news of either for leave le Bourget on the past three months and criti-ber 10 for Pera, where they will kong's latest and largest shopping Page 7. cises the "opathy with which art for Indo China on an at-centre will be officially opened on
tempt to break the long distance Saturday, September 18. shone Kent players
in the kidnapping appears to have been record in the same monoplane as
At treated." It understands the Parilare and Mermoz broke the Gentlemen v. Players match case is being raised in Parliament record fight in a closed circuit in Scarborough, in which the latter 1929. The flight will be via Greece. won by an innings." In the drawn when it re-assembles. Reuter syria, Basra and India-Reuter. match between Leveson-Gower's XI and the M.C.C. Australian XI Mitchell distinguished himself by scoring two not-out centuries.
Page 12. Craigengower's Jualor lawn bowls team, which is in Very favourable position for the second division championship, were Results appear on Page 10. expectedly beaten on Saturday.
INTERNATIONAL POLO
AUSTRALIAN ATTEMPT
London. Sept. 10. Mr. C. T. Ulm, an Australian air- man, and three companions left Woodford, Cheshire, aerodrome to day for Heston Middlesex, before going to Baldonnel, Ireland, in
According to reports from a Le-Britain Regains Cup at readiness for their Atlantic flight.
gation military attache, northern military leaders have shown con- siderable anxiety at the training of 180 regiments by the Nanking military commission.
When these regiments are pro- perly trained, it is Telt that the northern military leaders will lose their foothold Therefore they are making another attempt to over- throw Chiang Kai-shek before he becomes too powerful,
It is believed in foreign mili-.. tary circles that if the northern leaders rise against Chiang they will be successful. General Chiang has only seventeen divisions" of his own loyal soldiers. Five divi- sions are in North China, and ten located around the divisions are
Yangtsze valley. Most of these divisions are in Klangs! checking the Reds and cannot be transfer- Two divisions un- red elsewhere.
Cheng were der General Chen wiped out by the Communists in coma recent encounter.
In view of his precarious post- tion, it is said that General Chiang has to depend on the pro- wheat ceeds of the. G.$50,000,000 and cotton loan to enlarge his armies and to buy ments.-Central Press.
accumulated not only to meet the ordinary year to year claims, but a claim such as might arise out of some great catastrophy. Such a policy appears to call for con- siderable fortitude on the part of
insurance shareholders in panies, but in the long run the policy in question is advantageous to them. In return for their ab- stinence the shareholders receive a reasonable assurance for the main of dividend tenance
payments. Also these accumulated reserves, In addition to serving their primary purpose of providing the policy holders' security earn an interest which can fairly be appropriated by, the insurance companies. It is from such interest earnings. must be repeated, that sharehold- ers receive part of their dividends: the managements therefore
interest earnings between dividend pay fients.
Life insurance. is the largest de- well to realise that certain forms partment of the British offices. of British commercial activity are There are fifty British offices p05 A
sessing" ordinary life funds ex- pursued, the world over, with a ceeding £3 millions each. These dignity and circumspect caution offices transact over 87 per cent of the total new life business done which puts security other considerations. British bank by the whole of the offices in Great
them can. Britain. From
BRITISH INSURANCE
METHODS
In a world where ostentation is RAFT Programmes and Entry
Forms for the Ninth Extra often mistaken for prosperity and Race Meeting to be held on SATOR- DAY. 23AD SEPTEMBER, 1933 recklessness for enterprise. It is (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Clah the Sports Club, ad the Stables; Village Bond.
Entries close no 12 o'clock NOQV on THURSDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1933..
By Order.
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VATICAN CITY SENSATION
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Shanghai
Shanghal, Sept. 10. GREAT Britain regained the In- ternational Polo Cup at Shanghai, when they defeated the American side containing three Interport players after a most ex- citing game.
The British drew level in, the last few seconds of the sixth chukker, after which they scored extra the winning goal in an chukker-Reuter.
DANISH PRINCE TO MARRY
Communists Tear Down Decorations -
WORKMEN
ان
Ulm will take off from Portmar- nock Beach, where an accident marred his previous attempt on July 27. British Wireless.
D
MI-
of Saturday's Full particulars training gallops at Happy Valley appear on Page 10.
The "Y" swimming gela on Sa- turday night was quite an inter- esting one. Lange won the 220* yards championship. Page 12.
CONSTITUTION OF Two friendly football matches
FREE STATE
Important Changes Expected
were played on Saturday" between the club and the artillery. In the senior game the gunners won by three gaols to two but in the Jun- ior game they were beaten by two Page 10. goals to one.
The cricket season was unoffie- Hally opened on Saturday when
two friendly matches were played..
Page 12. be Home football results will Dublin, Sept. 19. found on Page 10. Valera will introduce MR. de
An article, by our special corre-- Golf three bills amending the con-spondent, on the 'Kowloon stitution at the re-assembly of the Club, appears in Page. 11. Dail on Sept. 27.
The first abolishing the Gov- ernor General's right to veto cer- tain bilis relating to the appro- priation of money.
Secondly, abolishing His "Ma- Jesty's right to withhold his signature to acts of Parliament.
Third, to abolish the right to ap- peal to the Privy Council."
the veto- by The powers to
Copenhagen, Sept. 9.
have been rushed to Fredensborg to obliterate the mischievous damage done last night to the decorations hung for Governor General and His Ma- the celebration of the wedding of Jesty's, withholding his signature the 33-year-old Prince Knud, se- have never been cond, son of King Christian of Reuter: Denmark, to his 20-year-old cou-
sin, Princess Carolina Mathilde.
The celebration is to be held to-
deavour to maintain a relationship Disturbing Rumours night.
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of
from Berlin
Vatican City Sept. 9.
exercised.
NEW KING OF IRAQ
Late King Feisal Mourned
Bagdad, Sept. a.
The new King of Iraq. Ghazi the First, who was crowded"at ten lands, and otherwise perpetrat- o'clock this morning, soon after considerable destruction.news of the death of King Feisal had been received, is very popular among the people and no compli- cations are expected from the tragic occurrence.
During last night, Communists ed tore down the bunting and gar- Reuter.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The colony had a clean bil. of health on Friday.
Monday, October 9, is to be ob- served as a general holiday.
According to a conservative estimate by the provincial author ties of Hunan, the recent floods have destroyed $30,000,000 worth of property in that province.
The last words of the late King: are reported from Berne to have been as follows
**I am satisfied that I have done. thy duty. I have served the nation will all my, power. My hope is. that after I have gone, the nation will be happy, strong and united."
SENSATION has been caused here by a report from Berlin declaring that the Vatican has de- clined to ratify the Concordat re- cently concluded with Germany.
The report is now being treated with reserve however, "" ing and British insurance bave course, safely be drawn inferences It is stated in the first place stood solidly against the economic for the life ofces as a whole. The that the Concordat was negotiat Fourthurricane, because they are bullt net new sums assured by these ed when the Nazi policy towards
According to figures issued by 401774
upon these sure foundations, ang offices last year amounted to. £158 the Catholic Church was much!
Owing to ill-health, Sir Robert millions. This comparés with more violent than it is to-day.
Ho Tung has, under medical the bureau of statistics, the poru- advice, resigned his Directorship lation of Manchoukuo, inclusing £155, milions in 1931 and £161 Secondly, it is pointed out that millions in 1930, and £157 millions refusal to ratify the Concordat
the Kwantung Leased Territory, In 1929. Funds steadily increase:would be in contradiction to His of the Malaguna Mansion's Ltd.
totals 30,920,000. The numbers of last year, they were "£743. millions Holiness the Pope's: pacific, and HM. Submarines Oswald, Osiris Japaneee is 838.000. as against £708 millions in 1931 concillatory policy.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. an examination of their principles
followed cannot fail to be reassur-
Bry
of
PROGRAMMES and Entry Forming at a time like this." The year
for the Cham pionship of the Colony to be he'd 1932 was probably the most trying hy the above Cut on réptember 2th time the long history 20th, 27th and 28th, may now be British insurance. In spite of the obtained from the Undersized.
difficulties. however, the Entries close at 6 p.m. on Monday, many. September 18th, 1933.
British insurance companies have
P. A. DIXON,
Hon. Secretary.
AGENCIES.
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and £665 millions in 1929.
The
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Hong and Phoenix returned to Kong on Saturday morning from Walking in Tong Street, neai Wel-hai-wei for rétting, after
Hollywood Road at about 7 p.m. completing their summer cruise.
Saturday a hawker named Only routine business figures on bed by two men who threw pepper Tang Kwong was attacked and rob
meeting to morrow,
from his girdle. He was taken to Mr. J. C. Scott Harston was among the Government Civil Hospital. the passengers leaving here on Saturday by the 8. 8. Carthage.
paid their way during the last other hand, shows for the Arst to have caused, the Pope's as the agender of the Banitary Board in his eyes and took 8170 in moneyed King at a simple ceremony and
twelve-months; have earned
A
On the other hand, it is known large increase in funds of £35 that Cardinal Pacelli, the Becre- millions in one year is due chiefly tary of State, has had an hour's to annuity business.
conversation with the Pope, which Industrial Life assurance, on the is most unusual and it is believed
time for many years a decrease, in tress with the whole German new business. Here the new suma situation. (700 modest dividend for their proprie assured fell from £153 milions in It is believed, however, that the tors; and have added to their re- 1831 to 151 millions last year, Pope will sign the Concordat, sources and reputation. It is per- though the premium income ad- which is equivalent to ratification,
and Germany is not expected Fire insurance had rather an Reuter. KONG DAILY PRESS, 18 What a small cost to the insuring to £44 millions last year. public the great British insurance FLEET STREET, EC.4, is constant
conducted: was unfortunate year, but nevertheless ly receiving Enquiries from Hoine offices are Manufacturers regarding Suitable pointed out recently by one of the the net premium income showed Firma to act as Agente for their chairmen of these companies, the a slight increase over that of 1931. products in Ho Kong and average underwriting proats of the The loss ratio was abnormally Nonth China.
leading British insurance com- high, due to bad trading condi- panies in the last few years has tions. Marine Insurance last year been less than four per cent. It was in a happier position than for up further Agencies will let the shareholders of the companies some years past. Faradoxically, the shareholders of the corundst the better returns were also due
Bagdad is to-night a city of mourning. All lights in the city have been extinguished and thou-- sands of Arabs are walking in pro- cession. through the streets, beat-- their breasts, walling and chanting lamentations-Reuter.
The new King of Iraq is twenty- one years old and was educated in England at Harrow,
When the late King, left for ́Switzerland a few days ago, he ap- the Crown Prince as pointed
tom the Emir Ghazi was proclaim Regent.
In accordance with Arab cus-
the Presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Cabinet Ministers afterwards took the oath of allegi- A Chengchow message to the ance. The public were notified by.. the Ba Meishun on Saturday, a nese newspaper, confirms the pre-
King Feisal's body was-to-day Chinese cargo coolie suffered in-vious report that the floods in embalmed and will be taken from juries from which he died in a few western Shantung. was caused by Berne to Bagdad. At Brindisi, 1t minutes.
dyke-breaking by bandits in south-will be placed aboard a British ern Chihil where the areas flooded Bruiser and taken to Halfa, where It will be transferred to a Royal Struck, on the back by a hatch is estimated at 5.000 sq. milès. Air Force machine which will According to a Police report, last
carry it to Bagdad. The cruiser night, a Chinese amah, seventeen,
Ho Wa Cheung, a shop foki, will lave Brindisi on Moriday."-" Hving at No. Jervois Street, was
made another formal appearance
? London. Sept. 10." sent to hospital suffering from before Mr. Schofield at the Central The British cruiser Despatch has falling onto the street from the charged with unlawful selling of disl to convey the body of the first floor verandah of her house wine ty a European in Wanchai a late King Feisal to Haifa. The News has been received in Tien-few days ago. Mr. Horace Lo ap-warship le due at Brindisi on tain of the marriage which took peared for the defendant. Hearing Monday-British Wireless.
The London Uffice of the HONGhaps not realised at all widely atvanced from £43 millions in 1931 and a rupture between the Vatican beam"during hoisting operations on "Shanghai Morning Post, a Chi-a salute of 101 guns.
If Local Companies dessirous of taking
know the Lines in which they ari interested the information will be forwarded to London and passed on to interested parties as op portunity offers. This Service is offered to our leaders without charge and, of course
THE SILVER QUESTION
New
*
Scheme to Raise multiple injuries caused by her Police Court on Saturday morning been ordered to proceed to Brin-
Price
writing results of last year they to poor trade, for there were fewer would have, färed badly. Their ships at sea and the cost of ship modest dividends have not been repairs was extremely low. Mis- earned on the premium revenue cellaneous (including accident) but on the interest on the vast re-insurance earned very little for the serves accumulated: by the com- companies in 1932. The com- SENATOR Pittman, it is announc
£76 millions in 1932 as Roosevelt
Reno, Nevada, Sept. 10.
no obligation is incurred on eitherpanies in more prosperous times. I panies' accident funds are increased, has recommended to "MF, place on August 28, in Venice off of the case was fixed for "Septem-.
wide,
The Required Information should be
́sent to the
HONG KONG DAILY: PRESS, Lrn. 71, I: HOUSE STAKET' Home Kona,
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·HONG KONG'S MOST MODERN CABARETA NOW OPEN" YELLOW DRAGON, DANCING ACADEMY" KANTNI Address envi
KING'S THEATRE BUILDING:
6TH FLOOR
When it is realised that some ofing
GAMING HOUSE RAIDED
a plan which if Miss Lily Paternoster, the daughter 14 at 11.30 am. bail at $600
er of Mr. and Mrs. A Paternoster being allowed. the leading British fire offices were against £73 millioris in 1831), but followed, would advance the silver
The police raided a gaming house established well over 200 years their net premium income last price to US. $1.19 per ounce, of Tientain, to Captain Anglani,
Senator Pittman refused to dis-Medical Officer of the Royal Italian The German Minister of Aviation ago and have always been conser- year was £56 millions, as against
A Goering, had a narrow escape from Point and as séquel, a Chinese vative in the matter of dividends £59 millions in 1931. To close on close details, saying the informa- Navy who was stationed in Tien- and Prussian Premier, Captain Hat No. 8, Chung Ching Road, West
the tsin last year.... a cheerful note, it is interesting to tion must emanate from
death when an aeroplane in which named Fu Pat was charged before It will be understood what immense reserves have been accumulated. remark that insurance rates for White House,
It is reported, however, that lar. Lau Pul Chuen, general he travelled from Munich to Ber Mr. Schofield at the Central Magis- This accumulation of reserves is personal accident to those travel- worthy of a few more words of ling by Imperial Airways Unera Senator Pittman has suggested Manager of the Chinese aviation in was caught in a mow storm trany on Saturday morning, with the and struck by lightning whilst dy keeping a gaming house and with explanation. When, a few years are now no more in Great Britain that the president compel the Company has arrived
Defendant had a previous con- ago, a number of new companies than those charged for travel by various United States mints to southern provinces from Shanghai ing at a height of 7,000 rt above possession of 228 po piu tickets, were formed under strong auspices rail of sea. The Imperial Airways accept silver, for coinage Into on business concerning aviation the Thuringian Forest. The wire- all idea of paying dividenda fór Company claims that it is the only silver dollars, which then would Mr. Lau expects to return to lesa apparatus was put out of comviction against him and the Magi
month hard labour, the best part of ten years was air transport company in the world be returned to the producer minns Shangbal, by the President Hoover mission, but the machine was untrate filed him $185,
a certain coinage charge. put aside. In order to secure the in that enviable position.
on Tuesday.
damage
three