H.K. & S'HAI BANK'S
GREAT TREK
All Ready To Start On Saturday
ARRANGEMENT AT
CITY HALL
THE
The great trek of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from their present building to their tempor ary quarters in what remains of the City Hall, is to start next week-end.
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"Zero" hour for the advance is 3 p.m. next Saturday. The Colony is having an extra bank holiday in honour of the event, namely, Monday, October 9, Tuesday is the "Double Tenth," which the Bank staff will celebrate by getting everything ready, and on Wednesday morning, the new premises will he opened to the public.
HOW THE MOVE WILL BE MADE
Details of the necessarily com- of bank plicated arrangements for the guards. move has been worked out with
officials
armed
and
Although the stay in the City
the greatest care by Messrs. Pal- Hall is to be comparatively short mer and Turner who are taking one, needless to say this depart responsibility for its move. Two ment has been prepared with the covered ways have been erected greatest. care, and between the old and new.
1103 BII' the mises across the "dessert"
necessary strength of doors and be-walls. The huge safes containing tween. One track is ten See securities and documents of every
DIP-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 1933
VITAL STATE MENT EXPECTED
Regarding America's
Finances
Washington, October 2. Oficial activities in the United States yesterday were of an en- couraging character. Prior to his departure for Chicago where he
PLEASURE SHIP
CAPSIZES
22 Drowned One Hundred Missing
Tokyo, October 2.
Twenty-two are known to have
OPTIMISM AF NANKING
Wang's Address To Kuomintang
MALAY STATES FINANCES
Sir Basil Blackett To Report
LONDON, Oct. 2.
SINO JAPANESE RELATIONS
Four Points Sub- mitted to Wang
Shanghal, October 2.. In the recent meeting between Mr. Wang Ching Wei, president of executive Yuan, and Mr. Arike
Nanking, October 2.
Sir Basil Blackett, the British A general atmosphere of op- Financial expert, hak accepted the dred are missing, when a pleasure rival here this morning of Wang for the Colonies. Sir Phillip Cunliffe Artyoshi Japanese Minister to been drowned, while over a hun-timism prevails, following the ar invitation of the Secretary of State steamer capsized yesterday after Ching Wet and Huang Fu and Lister, to visit Malays to enquire China, it was disclosed to-day that
Huang Fu's departure for Peiping.
and report whether, and if so to the Japanese submitted Tour points the Central Kuomintang Head- tions the Malay Statos, Federated Japanese relations.
Wang Ching Wel proceeded to what extent and under what condito Bar, Wang coriceming Sino-. quarters, where he addressed then the profits and liabilities of
and Unfederated, should participate Mr. Wang assured the Japanese
will address the convention of the noon of the coast of Kumamoto, American Legion, President Roose-
Only 40 persons have been res- velt gave orders that the destitute cued so far. The acoident is be- must be provided with food, cloth-lieved to have been due to high ing and fuel during the coming seas and overloading-Reuter. winter. The Relief Administrator, Mr. Hopkins, states that nearly US $700,000,000 is available for this purpose.
Simultaneously, the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation announce a big drive to energise industry through credit
.expansion -- by means of 3 per cent. and 4 per cent. loans to mortgage, and loan companies and banks for re-lend- ing to businessmen. This is in- terpreted to mean that President Roosevelt is as reluctant as ever to embark on indation. »
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The leader of the National Recovery Administration. General Hugh 8. Johnson, has sent Mr. Walter Chrysler to Detroit to in vesilgate, the strikes there,
In consequence of the farmers restiveness over the retail price formulas, the United States Secře- tary of Agriculture, "Mr. Henry C Wallace, has started discussions with reference to control of com and hog production.
-The fact that President Roose-
velt is accompanied to Chicago by his entire executive and office staff is thought to portend a first class pronouncement-Reuter...
wide, and along this the furniture kind were moved last week-end. RED SUPPRES-
rollers.
and fixtures will be moved in the journey being made on steel]" dered procession, while the small- er covered way will act us the ruturn way for the carrying cori- lies.
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Every piece of furniture. with its accessories. of chairs and fans, and waste paper baskets, has been numbered and labelled. Its place has been chalked, with the cor- responding number. in the new premises so that there can be no confusion as to its new billet.
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The order in which the removal of furniture is to take place.. phe department after the other, has also been worked out so that the process can go forward quickly, smoothly, and without the slightest confusion
The first room to be
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Demolition.
The work of demolishing the old building will start as soon as the exodus is over. Already scaffolding and boardings have made their appearance. Though no definite: time can be fixed, for the weather and other uncertain factors play their part, it is expected that the site will be cleared in about two months.
SION IN SOUTH KIANGSI
Tokyo, October 3.. Thirty-three corpses have been recovered. Forty are still missing and feared drowned.
SILVER MARKET
weekly memorial meeting:
that in accordance with the Cen- Wang Ching Wei stated, drstly, tral Executive Council meeting des cision the Fifth, National Kuomin- tang Congress will be postponed until next year and the National. People's Assembly is scheduled to be held in March, 1935,
nomy.
Carry cominission in the Straits Settlements. Benter,
4,000,000 In Labour Federation
envoy that there should be no ob stacles in a Sino-Japanese under- standing and suggested that all issues be settled by direct negotia- tions, it is stated.
The four points raised by - Mr. Ariyoshi are reported to be as follows
tile
(1) That in view of the hos
altitude of the Northern ward Nanking, any commotion in Generals in the Pelping area bo North China would opset the pre- China and Japan.. sent cordial friendship between
Secondly, concerning. Mongolia's
Chcico, Oct. self autonomy, Wang Ching Wel Labour Federation membership had Announcing that tho. American declared that Dr. Sun Yat Sen topped 4,000,000, the Secretary, Mr. (From Our Own Correspondent)
always supported. Mongolian auto- William H. Green, has predicted London, Oct. 3.
Viewing with doubt the that it will soon be 10,000,000 because Following are the silver Quota real intentions of the recent Mon- the annual Convention, opening to (2) That the new Sino-Japanese tions on the London market to-golian Princes autonomy move- day, will order an unprecedented tariff treaty is to be directed for? day!
ment, the Government was estab- organising campaign-Reuter Gishing & Special Commission to
the promotion of Japanese trade study the question.
in China:
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Spot Forward
18.9/18 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at U8.
$4.80.
"DAILY MAIL”?" AND NAZI-ISM
Britons Told To Mind Their
Own Business -
London, Sept. 25. This morning's editorial of the "Daily Mall"does not mince words in denouncing" those "busy-bodies
and mischief-makers who are out
to persuade the British Premier to denounce Germany. The paper Bri-
expresses the hope that the
tish Ministers will not yield to the pressure brought to bear upon them. The Germans have a right to choose their own government, i the paper, emphasises, and Britons should mind their own business. The same people who accuse the National Socialists of Germany and urge Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to denounce them did not lift Anger against the atrocities of the be (From Our Special Correspondent). Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union.
Two 7-ton cranës are to erected, one to deal with the dome and the surrounding walls, and the other with the Des Voeux Road section of the building.
These
cranes will be a familiar feature of this part of the landscape for cleared a long time to come as they are to will be used as a waiting room be used during the construction for coolies, to prevent them wan- of the new building." dering all over the place and gen-. gerally impeding matters, possibly getting into mischief.
and
.
THE BANK'S TEMPORARY
PREMISES
.. Minimum of Noise.
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Statement By Gen. Miao
govern-
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Thirdly, Fang Chen Wu's and Chi Hung Chang's military strength "was negligible. Therefore, this problem was expected to be settled without much difealty.
Fourthly, the Members of the Standing Committee of the National Economic Commission, Messrs. T. V. Boong. Bun Fo and Wang Ching Wel are formally" as-
suming slice this week-Router.
CHANG HSEUH
LIANG
Received By King Of Sweden
Stockholm, Oct. 2. MARSHAL Chang Hsueh Liang
JAPANESE OCCUPY
TANGKU
Sequel To A Minor Disturbance
Peking, Sept. 26, A delayed message reports that a Sino-Japanese incident occurred at Tangku last night, when a drunken Japanese sailor caused a disturbance before the Chinese military head, quarters there. The Japanese was escorted to the Japanese military headquarters by Chinese police
At & o'clock this morning a group of 40 Japanese soldiers mounted machine- guns in the streets of Tangka, and removed them only after the Bureau of Public Safety bad protested to the Japanese headquarters. Another group of Japanese soldiers fired & volley of shots in the morning, causing conster nation among the people.
(3)That Chinese tari law is aimed at the boycott of Japanese goods and that such laws should. be modifed.
(4)That all the import marks should be written in English o French Instead of Chinese.. tral Press
AEROPLANE TRAGEDY
Three Englishmen Killed
London, Oct. 2. THREE Englishmen were killed in
hurst, Kent, yesterday when re- a tragic air crash. at Hawr- turning to London from Beauvais, France, following the dedication of the memorial to those who lost. their lives in 'R101 dirigible disas-
arrived here yesterday, and Tientsin
report states that the was received by His Majesty King Japanese military at Tangku de ter Gustaf of Sweden. He later lun-manded the immediate evacuation of The plane in which the victims ched with Prince Gustaf Adolf, the Chinese railway guards from the were nying was a small private son of the Crown Prince.
Tangku Railway Station early yester. machine, piloted by Captain Sty- day morning. Negotiations with the ran, the other two occupants be Japanere having tailed, the Chinesing Mr. Ian MacGilchrist, Chair- withdraw from Tangku at 7 am. The man of the British Air Navigation
pause heen also neupied the Company, and Mr. Bertram Wil Bursar of Public Safety at Tangku- Kuo Min.
His foreign adviser, Mr.' Mac- Donald, states that Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang is interested in the engagement of Swedish officers to Command a Chinese Gendarmerie Corpe-Reuter....
CHINA'S AIR “ACE'
The paper deplores the fact that the British Government did not consider it necessary to suppress Canton, October 2.
the so-called "shadow trial in Bandit suppression and the anti-London on the Reichstag are Communist campaign in South Those who have taken part in Klangst and West Fukien were re this "trial". have staged a torch- viewed by Lleut.-General Miao Pel light procession around a powder Nan, Chief-of-Staff of the First magazine. The National Socialist Group Army, at the weekly memo- Government at home is the most. rial service this morning.
popular of all European Declaring that most of the ments and England la sick of in- Col. Logan of Messrs. Logan and bandit gangs in Kwangtung have triguers who, to a considerable Amps in reply to our representa- been wiped out by the First Group degree. bear conspicuous foreign.
Peiping. October 2. tive stated that there would be a Army, General Miao stated that names and who are out to sow dis- Chen Wen Ling, who is making a The Chinese airman, Captain "minimum of noise during building a brigand chief named Tse Kwoon content between England A certain amount of quiet operations. "We can't guarantee Cheong in the Little North River Germany Just as they did
and round-the-country flight, left for amusement has been caused by absolute qulet; but we don't think area is still at large and sometimes years ago, between England
some Chenchow, Honan, to-day. He in the idea of the great institution, the 'neighbours' will have much extorts money from the village Japan. Of all counsellors, these Shibchischuwang.
and tends to refuel at Paotingfu and which holds so many of us in the cause for complaint." All the people. Another notorious gangpeople are the most. dangerous- hollow of its kindly hands, moy-stones will be faced at the quarry leader, Wong Ting Choy, was mur-Trans-Ocean Quo Min
Before leaving Pelping Captain ing into what remains of the City and numbered, having its corres-dered by a rival gangster, and his
Chen gave a demonstration flight Hall. It is realised" of course.ponding place on, the plan. The band has dispersed, General Miao
over the city. Reuter, that. having been quite a hand-new building will be, of course, by said. some caterpillar, the. Bank now far the largest in Hongkong, and has to go through a chrysallis there will be a number of features, bandits who lurk on the Kwangsi- stage before emerging as a large both of design and of method of Human borders," General Miao con- and splendid butterfly... construction, which will be Dtinued. "There are over" 100 Messrs. Logan and Amps, their considerable technical interest. brigands in those frontier hamlets architects, have however, made a
and towns. They are difficult to Plan For Relief Of A prominent remarkably good job of fixing up Bank's staff, asked by our repre- ous barriers and easy of retreat the temporary abode. The great sentative what he thought of the Into Hunan or Kwangsi. object has been, all through, to make the City Hall as convenient change, expressed himself in two as was in their power for
words only. clients. As far as possible the lay-out of the old premises
all
member
of the
However, when the Bank Staff
-Most troublesome are the
suppress because of the mountain-
has realise how the move itself has CANTON'S FUTURE
been followed, so that in a short been planned, and the care and space of time, everyone will know skill with which the new quarters his way about as well as in the old building.
A special feature is a lift up to the first floor, where the business now carried on in the Bank An- "nexe, will in future be conducted. Thus a trail up the formidable stair case leading to the old St. George and St. Andrews Ball Rooms will be avoided.
The interior has been excellent- ly decorated in light colours, and with severe plainness, the old ornamentation having been remo- ved. Lighting and fans have been lavishly installed, and the « large windows of the City Hall wili en- aure that the place is as cool and as fresh as anywhere in Hongkong during the summer months.
have been fixed up, the ordeal will probably prove less severe than anticipated.
ASTOR HOUSE AND PALACE HOTEL'
Sale Rumour Called Brokers' Yarn
GENERALS
Stiff Exams. At Military College
BEAN AND
CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S
CHILDREN
Court Orders Maintenance Cut Of G.$150
son, press photographer, WMA
The cause of the accident is st present unknown. ·-·
A crowd of 10,000 attended the ceremony at Beauvals, including many distinguished Britishers and Frenchmen. The British Fremler. Mr. Ramiay MacDonald, and the French Fremier, M. Daladier, were among those present--Renter.
In All Saints Church in Tien- tsin.where the wedding of hier parents was performed in 1900: by“ the Rev. Sedgewick, Miss Winnie Hollywood, Sept. 26.
Margaret Tipper daughter of Mr. The two small sons of Mr. "Charlie" and Mrs. A. E. Tipper, will marry Chaplin have received a cut in their Mr. Lionel H. Twyford Thomas, monthly allowance. The Court de son of Mr. J. Twyford, Thomas, en creed to-day that their monthly living.
expenses should be cut from G.$500 to October 7 before the Rev, C. W.
MUTTON STEW FANG'S TROOPS MOVING 6.350, but their mother, Lita Grey Scott, The wedding joins two
Jobless
Berlin, October 2
NORTH
Peiping, October 2
An omdial statement concerning General, Fang Chen Wu's move- ments, states that his forces are now so demoralised as to no longer constitute a menace.
The ex-Crown Princess and her
General Fang's troops are con- family have made the discovery tinuing their retreat north through that bean and mutton stew the demilitarised zone, and Japan-
most palatable."
ese planes are following them up, Practically the whole population, speeding their progress with a few from President Hindenburg down-
well-placed bomba-Reuter. wards, had a one-course dinner yesterday.
AIR MAIL SERVICE TO RANGOON
It generally consisted of a hot- pot or a stew as the cost was mit- ed to fifty pfennigs, half a mark.
The diners were required to hand the normal price of their Sunday New Line From London Cuts over the balance between that, and
dinner to a special Unemployment Canton, October 2. Fund., O ENAL}- High standard of matriculation
Patriotism Stimulated.
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Off 15 Days Travel
is maintained by the Yin, Tong The scheme was one recom (Yen Tang) - Miltary and Political mended by the Nazi authorities
Wow London. Sept 24. According to the Shanghai Evening Training Academy, when four can and it was generally adopted in a Another milestone in the deve Post and Mercury the rumours of the didates out of 800 passed the en- very willing spirit, but lynx-eyed opment of Empire air services sale of the Astor House and Palace trance examination The 896 were storra-troopers tting in restaur was passed to-day when a plane hotels have been declared by Hong rejected because they simply could ants stimulated patriotism and don for Rangoon Kong sad Shanghai Hotels Ltd to be not answer the examination ques- appetites. The new service is reckoned to of the Imperial Airways left Crop- The entrance is in Queen's Road, wholly without foundation so far as is tions. mayorale and there will be no entrance in known locally. "It looks to me like a
Storm troopers also visited "pri- Des Voeux Road. A small doorway sharebroker's yarn, designed to in- As regards the amour that vate dwellings in the morning just save 18 days in travelling as com with steps has been fitted front-luence prices," said Mr. A.8. Hersee many candidates were turned down to remind people that the scheme After Dying over the existing.
pared with the sea route. ing the Cricket Ground for coolies acting Shanghai manager. As far as because of political reasons, a pro-was being undertaken and return- and messengers who in the present I know them is not a word of truth lessor of the Academy stated-to-ed in the afternoon to collect the building use the doorway near the to it.
day that the unsuccessful candi-money saved-Reuter, Chartered Bank. This is being One story want, that persons residdates simply fell down in the done in the interest of peace and ing at the Astor House had received entrance test and that 200 did not quiet. The Manager's room la on notice that they had to vacate by
pass the physical examina the ground floor of the new tem- April 1934. Positively no such notices tion. He denied any candidate porary building and there is a spe- had been given, declared Mr. Max having been declined owing to
Schibler, Astor House - Mausger. I political affiliations...
main entrance." The" second floor
ot
cial door for brokers close to the know nothing of any sale and certain This year the enrollment of the is being set apart for the City Hally have not taken the step reported. Local Bandhurst"
consists
·library.
A hearty laugh was the reply of
1,500 cadets. They classifed Japanese Legation, and Consulate in artillery, infantry, cavalry Strong-room space has been pro General spokosman to a report that engineering units, although vided in the basement of the the Japanese bad purchased the Autor best courses are devoted to in building and the work of transfer-louse to use it for official purposes fantry General Chen, Asal Tong ring the bank's vast stores of silver. It too bad the story is not true said President of the Academy, has been completed. Most of our he. Unfortunately we have no money ng every effor
readers will have watched with in- for such a purchase, and I am afraid scademy in order to turn put terest the coolias unloading shoes" we must put up with our old building omcers to command the Kwanst and sucks of dollars, under the eys for a long time to come."
29471 kraften:
-THE ANTI-LEPROSY SERUM
the
Indian route via Cairo, Baghdad and Karachi to Calcuttathe mails for Rangoon will be down for the first time over a new 700-' mile" section via Akyab,
>Meanwhile, developments are/ proceeding for an extension" of the route to Singapore by Decem ber and later, AustraliaReu-.
ter
Chaplin, divorced wife of the come British families long associated ding, wil benceforth not be required with the foreign social and com- to account for expenditures.
mercial life of China,
Confidence
is not permaneally sitsined by flaring
taments which unscrupulously s more than they can keep, but can achieved through the quality of Do not listen to persuasive wor preparations f an obscure forget that your alth is full confider
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