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on THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER, 1933.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
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ON and after the 11th instant the
business of the above Corpora tion will be carried on in the Old City Hall Puilding adjacent to the present Building.
Entrance to the premises will be from Queen's Ro d.
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E beg to inform our customer- that our main store and all branches will be open on MONDAY. 9TH OCTOBER" as usual.
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A. C. FRANKLIN, F.LC." Hong Kong, 5th October, 1933,
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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 11784 dated June 22nd, 1933, for 50 shares Dumbered 31485/31514 registered in the raws of LAW BON YEE has been reported LOST OR DESTROY. ED and NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that unless the said Certificate is produced at the regis tored Office of the Company within THIRTY DAYS from the date of this notice the aforesaid CERTIFICATE No. 11784 in the name of LAW HON YEE will be deemed and declared CANCELLED AND OF NO EF FECT and an application lodged with. the Company for the issue of a dupli. cate certificate in respect of the said ahares will be proceeded with in the
usual course.
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HONG KONG, OCTOBER 8. 1923.
IMPROVING TRADE IN
→ BRITAIN
Improving Trade in Britain One of the many signs of im- proving trade in Great Britain is the increasing prosperity of all forms of transport. This is chiefly true of transport by land (rall and road and air, the shipping indus- try. for certain special reasons, not sharing to the same extent in the improvement. Some of the sallent features of the advance in recent months of the first three forms of transport are as follow.
1833,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BIRTHS
Vinogradoff-On September 30, "the Country Hospital Shanghai,, to Mr. and Mrs. À. L Vinogradoff, a daughter.
same week last year was at the rate of four per cent. The aggre- gate receipts of all the lines from January 1st to August 27th show only, the trifling decline from last year of 2.4 per cent"
As can be well imagined such an improvement.
these weekly
SOD
CMDR. NEWILL'S | SERIOUS MOTOR STEP-DAUGHTER
LT. J. A. S. WISE AND
MISS HUTCHESON
·ACCIDENT. Outside Buckingham
Palace
London, Oct. 7.
FIGHTING AT KAOLIYING
But Fang Looking For Peace
Peking. Oct. 7.
Kirichok-On October 2, 1933, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mirs, J. Kirichok, 4 daugh-
4
(Special Air-Mail Service). ter.
London, "Sept, 19 Franklin-On October 3, 1833, at The wedling of Lieutenant James ONE man was killed and seven General Fang Chea-wu's rebel' 900 Jordan Avenue, Shanghai, to Anthony Surteen Wise, Royal Navy, were seriously injured when a forces desperately attacked the Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Franklin, & the son of Captain and Mrs. H. P. Š. | skidding motor-car charged a Government lines at Kaoliying, to Wise, and Miss. Lenore Hutcheson, the large crowd who were watching the north of Peking, on Thursday Thomson.-On October 2, 1938, at daughter of Mrs. J. B. Newill and the ceremony of the Changing of evening. the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to stepdaughter of Commander J. B. the Guard at Buckingham Palace, The Chinese press reports that Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thomson, Master, Hong Kong, took place on spectators were intently watching through the advanced defences and Newill, D.RO., RN. (retired), Harbour The band was playing and the they succeeded in brearing a daughter.
ENGAGEMENT
Satuniny at Brompton Parish Church. The Rev. W. Marshall Selwyn officiat. When the car swerved, uprooted a gaining a footing in the streets. Calder-Inch,.-The engagement. Sub-licatenent C. H. 9. Wise, opposite Constitution Hill, knocked, orces counter-attacked and re-
lamp post facing the sentry-box cut that later the Government. is announced of Eileen, eldest dan RN, a brother of the bridegroom, was down a dozen people and scatter-ained the positions, ghter of Captain and Mrs. J. T. Inch, of Shanghai, to William Gra- bam, videst son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Calder, of Aberdeen, Scotland.
MARRIAGES Butterfield-Hare-On Monday, September 18, 1833, before Sir Mey rick Hewlett, K.C.M.G., British Consul General at Hankow, and a terwards at the Church of Immacu- late Conception, Hankow, by Rev. Father Maurice Conaughton, assist ed by Rev. Father Arthur Benson, Heary Samuel, younger son of Mr. W. O. Butterfield, of Chapel Aller- ton, Leeds, and Sheilah Kathleen Mary, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hare, of Hankow (late of Birmingham).
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best nan, and naval officers formed guard of hongar. Nawill, the bride was given away by Mr. C. Bechhofer Koberts. She wore a princess gown of ivory ring velvet, with a rounded train, cut in one with the skirt. Her veil of old Brussels luce (lent by Mrs. Robert Reid) was worn with a wreath of orange blossom, and she carried a sheaf of white roses and heather.
In the absence of Commander
ed the rest. "
The King, hearing the noise of the crash and the cries of the in lured inside the Palace, sent an equerry to inquire.
Further fighting occurred yes- terday, when the rebels launched a fresh attack near Tangshan. but, following several hours' fight-- Ing, were forced to withdraw across:"
he river.
In the afternoon, however, an--
The injured were taken to St. George's Hospital. The band mo- mentarily stopped. but the cere-other rebel force, tried to envelop mony was not interrupted.
the Governmns right wing and the " arrival of reinforcements forced
The driver of the car was taken
dition.-Reuter.
draw to a new line of defence.
The Chinese press states that Further fighting took place last
The little girl attendants-the Misses to hospital in an unconscious con- the Government troops to with- Madeleine Mary. Walker and Angela Hampden-Ross-woremedia-val dress es of ivory ring, velvet with wreaths NEW of velvet flowers, shading from apricot to omage, and they carried posies of apricot-colour carnations.
OF
GOVERNOR evening.
CEYLON
Official circles claim that the superior government gunfire must cause the eventual defeat öf Fang Chen-wu, who is reported to have
chin For Military Affairs,
› negotiste a settlement:-Reuters. Pacific Service,
Douglas Ferguson On Coctober Halifax, Miss Bendy Sinclair, and Miss Sir Reginald Stubbs Minisate to General Flo Yang
2, 1033, at H.B.M. Consulate Gen eral, Shanghai, before Mr. A. G. N. Ogden, O.B.E., and afterwards at ly Trinity cathedral, by the Rev. A C. S. Trivett, MA., B.D, Margaret, digubter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace M, Forguson, to Nor man, son of Mrs. S. Douglas and the late Mr. A. Douglas, South Shields, England.
OBITUARY
A matron of honour (Mrs. Haselfoot) and six bridesmaids-Miss Elspeth and Miss Joan Reid, Miss Ainslie Ruby Bockingham-Abbott-completed the retinue. With princess gowns of turquoise-green peau d'ange crêpe, they wore head dresses of shaded apricot valvet flowers and carried bouquets of apricot-colour carnations. Naval ratings drew the bridal car from the church to the Rembrandt Hotel, where Mrs. Newill held the reception. Those who accepted in- vitations included:
Captain and Mrs. Wise, Dr. Wise, Miss Jesson, Mra. Mathew Bell, Mr Frank Keeny, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. T. 4. Chalmers, Mr. and Mrs. R. Price, Mr. Basil Newill, Mrs. G. E. Newill.
Appointed
London, Oct. 7..
HIS Majesty the King has ap
proved the appointment, of Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, Governor of Cyprus, to be Governor and
Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon.
Sulig for Peace
Peking, Later. General Fang Chen-wu is suing for peace, and has expressed his willingness to relinquish his com
mand if the Government grants him a trip abroad and incorporates his men in the regular army,
"An agreement is reliably report- ed to have been reached in regard
Sir John Loader Maffer is ap pointed permanent under-Becre- tary of State for the Colonies in succession to Sir Samuel Wilson, to who is retiring in November.
the despatch of additional police to the Luantung area for the
It had been intended that Briga-suppression of bandits. while the Admiral and Mrs. Walker, Admiral dier General Sir Samuel Wilson, return to China of five of the and hirs. McKinnon Comunander aud Permanent Under-Secretary of maior Great Wall passes is consid- Abdul Tey Murtash Mrs. Agnew, Miss, Arnott, air, and State, for the Colonies, au retiring ered imminent.--Reuter
Mrs Ecale. Pay-Lieutenant and Mrs. from service in November should Operations Suspended Blarney, Colonel and Mrs. Bewley, be succeeded by the late Bir Grae-
Pelping, Oct. E Captain' and Mrs. Calthrope, Lieuteme Thomson, Governor of Ceylon, Teheran, October 8.
An Official Bulletin this after- nant-Commander Collier, Flight- Abdul Busseln Khan Tey Mur-
n says that the altuation at the Lieutenant and Mrs. Dennis, Major and was on his way home when who had accepted the appointment
tront has developed into a state of tash, once the most powerful man
and Mrs. Dowbiggin, Lieutenant and in Persia next to the Shah, died Mrs. Fisher, Mr. J. P. Fisher, Mrs. his death occurred.
truce since yesterday, when the suddenly from heart failure in and Miss Wilson-Goode, Lieutenant
It has now been decided to ap military Council ordered the 'Gov-. prison where he was serving a sen-Heselfoot, Commander and Mrs. Hole point Sir John Madley, Governor-ernment forces to suspend opera- tence of imprisonment for alleged
Loiuteriant Commander and Mrs. General of the Sudan, as succes- tions against the rebels, swindling, extortion and acceptance Halsey, Lieutenant-Commander and sor to Sir Samuel Wilson, and he of a bribe-Renter.
Mrs. Husband Clutton Lieutenant will take over the appointment to Commander and Mrs. Heibut, Captain wards the end of November-Reu- and Mr. Milburn, Lieutenant-Com-ter and British Wireless Service. mander and Mrs: Majendie, Lieutenant
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Wan. Fu Lin, Commander of the Chinese troops in the Tangiban area stated that Fang Chan-wit has sent a representative to Pei- ning to discuss peace terms with the Military Council
FANG'S TROOPS STILL ACTIVE
figures, which are known in busi-surpass the achievement of 1832 Patterson Air Commander and Mrs. ness circles as "traffics," has not in the matter of air traffic. Dur-Robertson, Major and Mrs. Sinclair Admiral and Mrs. MacKinnon; Com
and the Mises Sinclair, Captain Sarmander and Mr. Hole; Mrs Daven- been without its effect
on the ing the present year several new gent and Miss Sargent, Major Stock port Brown; The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. market for railway shares. Indeed, internal air routes have been ope Stafford Smith, Lieutenant R. F. and Mrs. Dowbigger; Mr. and Mrs. dale, Captain Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Halifax, Mrs. Hampden Rosa; Major in the last few weeks many strik-ed, and in August one of the most Shaw, Lieutenant and Mrs. Villiers Stafford Smith; Mrs. & Miss Hodgson. Ing advances have been made in important-London-Plymouth, vis Lieutenant and Mrs. Woods, Dr. and Lient-Comdr, and Mrs. Majendie; Lt; the value of these stocks and Portsmouth and Southampton -
Mrs. Daniels, Flight-Lieutenant Rugs the Hon. Michael de Courcey; Com
Peiping, October 8. Mias Mary Grace, Commander and mander and Mrs. Voelcker, Lt-Comdr. Although ofacial circles are at shares, in some instances more
was inaugurated,
Mrs. Macintyre, and Mrs. Holbrook,
and Mrs. Husband Clation: Capt and reticent, most reliable Chinese re- than doubling in value. This has,
Mrs. Calthrop Calthrop Col and Mrs. parts indicate that Tangshan Hot of course, added many hundreds of
Bewley: Lt. Mowlan; Lt. Stannard; Springs has fallen to the troops of L-Commr. and Mrs. Helbert; Ft-L Fang Chen Wa and Chi Hung thousands of pounds to the capital
and Mrs. Dennis; Lt. V. T. can der Chang. of the rentier class, which is an-
Fowler (daughter of General Sir John troops is now established at Ma- Bye; Lt. and Mrs. Villiers; Miss Mary The first line of Government Fowler): L and Mrs. Fisher (one of fang, five 11 from Tangshan. The the survivors of the "Poseidon"); Government forces are not making Major & Mrs. Westendart; Mrs. Ronald Child, Lt. Aubrey, etc. etc.
any attempt to recapture Tang- shan, pending the outcome of the peace negotiations.
other potent source of increased trade,
Some time must elapse before
WEDDING PRESENTS. the tale of road traffic in 1933 is
The names of many Hongkong available, but visual evidence | Iriends figured amongst the numerous would seem to suggest that here ing are a few our representative and lovely wedding gifts, the follow-
too, there has been expansion noticed:
Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn; Should this be the case it would be
Air-Commodore and Mrs. Robertson; an expansion called forth by In-Rear-Admiral and Mra. Walker; Hear creasing
The improvement in the position of British commercial aviation,
trade and operating which has been so manifest in the against the general policy of the last couple of years, has continued authorities. Recent legislation has in the last few months. The cur- aimed at keeping the roads clear rent report of the British Air. Mi-of congestion; of eliminating re- nistry shows that the numbers of dundant services; even, it may be individual passengers carried in said, of re-routing certain heavy the course of air transport opera-traffic not entirely suitable for tions and other flying for hire show road transport by sending it back As is generally known, the rail- increases of about 125 per cent and ways of Great Britain (excluding 183 per cent respectively over the those of the metropolitan area, figures for 1831. whic hare managed by the London number of flights by British air
Although the Passenger Transport. Board, or tecrast between, great Britain and
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The appointment is announced One case, of diphtheria was re- His Excellency the Governor has, ported, on Friday. appointed Mr. L. R. Andrewes to Deputy Registrar of Marriages. act as Assistant Land Officer and of Mr. W: R. Scott to be a
intendent of Police,
Bishop Hall's sermon preached
Super-
The situation in the Tangshan area is reporttd to be quiet save for occasional skirmishing between the advance posts of the opposing sides-Reuter,
NEWS SUMMARY
Bishop Hall's sermon at St.
to the railways. It will be recall at St. John's Cathedral yesterday appointed Mr. E, Cock, M.BE/John's Cathedral yesterday even-
ed that quite recently Traffic Com-
out the country to regulate road missioners were appointed through
traite, nese Commissioners hote
pantes issue a statement of the such nights shows a remarkable throws some light on the move-
evening will be published in the Daily Press tomorrow, Tues- day.
The Sincere Co., Ltd., announce
their stores will be closed for busi- Mat- on Tuesday, October 10, all ness in commemoration of the
public
The forthcoming marriage, be-
His Excellency the Governor has M.IN.A., to act as a Member of the Court of the University of Hong- cong, during the absence from the Colony of Mr. R. M. Dyer, C,BE.
The St. John's Cathedral Church
ing, will be published in our laque of to-morrow.
Page 11.
· Mr. M. K. Lo has been elected vice-President of the Hong Kong Football. Association. Page 11.
The "Government Gazette” con-
Council will be "At Home" on Frie tains new regulation for fire e Electoral Roll and their friends, for tenements and Factories. The re- the purpose of welcoming the Very gulations for storing fireworks have
Home Football results, etc.. sp é served at 4.30 p.m.
pear on Page 10, ing Mr. M. N. Coates to act as Fraser and Neaves Report on the The King's Exequatur empower-port for Saturday and Messrs. Hong Kong Stock Exchange Re-
Vice Consul for the United States Singapore Share Market appears of America in Hongkong and Herr on Page 13. H. Gipperich to act as Genman Consul has received His Majesty's signature.
cent, creation) are grouped in four the Continent during 1932 was just issued their second annual re- great systems, ΟΙ
companies. allgiatly less than during 1931, the port, covering the period April, Every week these "Big Fuur" corn- number of passengers carried on 1932, to March, 1933. This report 22nd anniversary of Chinese, Re- day." October 20, to members of the cape and other precautions in
[1832 gross receipts of the companies. Increase. The total for 1932 was ment of trade by road, but most of tweer William Robert Brunwen Rev. Dean Alfred Swann. Tes will also been- amended." Page 6
These figures are divided into 41,609, as compared with 21,925 for statistics dealt with in the Report three branches-passengers, mer the previous twelve-month, an in- relate to passenger trame It chandise, and coal, and coke. crease, it may be remarked, cons- Since the beginning of the year derably greater than that schievon the roads of Britain has passed would seem that passenger traffic
there has been an increase in the ed on the cross-channel services of its "peak," and that the railways advance of these figures over those any other nationality. Of the total for 1932, an increase which in the number of passengers
are succeeding in their efforts to Nthat Certificates Nos. 11781 and fast two months has accelerated across the English, Channel by air, carried
win back their last passengers. Be shares numbered 388989/390098- and Not only have the number of pas f58 per cent. were carried by his as it may, it is of interest to College Avenue, "Gillingham, Kent His Excellency the Governor has ratam in the West. A tea party, in
LIMITED.
NOTICE-LOST CERTIFICATES – 200 SHARES.
Building Overseer, residing at the Ngan No. 55, Pilkam Street, Peninsula Hotel and Nancy Iris
The Kowloon is announced. Pla
route neer of the Public 'Flegg. Overseer Works Department, and residing at No. 9, Cameron Road, Kowloon, "and" Lily "Elizabeth Spooner of 91,
forthcoming marriage:
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
11782 dated June 22nd, 1933, for 200
890090/380198 registered in the name
sengers carried by the railways |tish aircraft in 1932 and 48 per- of Mas, CATHERINE PADEN BUBNIK have been reported LOST been greatly added to in the pre- cent in 1931. In 1932 the weight OR DESTROYED and NOTICE 18 sent year (aided naturally by an of letters sent by air from Great HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that unless
said Certificates are produced at exceptionally fine summer), but, Britain exceeded all previous se the registered Office of the Company what is more important from the cords. The value of exports and re- within THIRTY DAYS from the date of this notice the aforesaid CERTIFI- Point of view of gauging expanding exports rose, though the value of CATES NO 13761:11879 in the trade, the receipts under the head- Imports "fell, In this respect the ed withi ̈£58,702,848 in the prey when they arrived, found the blaze Officer and Deputy Registrar of | terday and Radio beat the German name of MES, CATHERINE PADEN
the
Dr. Khalid Sheldrake, the well- own British Moslem lectured yes terday at Shelly Street Mosque to local members of The Faith on made the following appointment Dr. Sheldrake's honour was given note that the number of operators England.
under the provisions of the Hong on Saturday afternoon. Page 6. of road passenger vehicles was A fire occurred in Kennedy kong Volunteer Regulations, Cap- Several Boccer matches were 6,230 in 1932, as against 6,486 in at the premises of the Hong Kong shire Regiment. to be Adjutant, elab lost to the navy, while the Town at about 11 p.m. on Saturday tain 8. M. Wilkinson, The Wilt played during the week-end. The 1931. These owners operated 46,265 Rope Manufacturing Company, with effect from October 4 vehicles, as against 46,476 in the Belchers Street. The building
Lincolns beat the Police. Yester previous year, and the receipts for adfected. was isolated of put-
day Borderers beat South China, His Excellency the Governor has Full details appears on Page 11. main premises, and the task of fares were £58,501,281, as comparing out the flames presented no appointed Mr. Lancelot Ruggles Hockey Results appear on Page 7- difficulty to the fremen, who, Andrews to act as Assistant Land KIT.C. beat the Mule Corps yes- already being dealt with by the arriages, with effect from Bep- Club on Saturday. Page 102.
tember 28 1933 until further Whitfield Barracks was the scene The occupants of No. 854, Des notice.
of a fire on Saturday night when a small matshed shelter on the rifle Voeux Road, West, 1st floor re-
The Coroner's enquiry into the range was destroyed Fage 7. ported to the Police on Saturday on Saturday morning, a sum of on September 28 will be Light and Power Company was money and jewels valued at 176 at the Central Magistracy on taken to hospital on Baturday 101- was stolen from the house. It is October 17, commencing at 2.30 lowing a collision between his car
BURNLE will be deemed and declared ing merchandise are rapidly ad-traffic borne by the cross-Channel twelve-month.. CANCELLED AND OF NO EFFECT vancing. Thus, for the week ended aircraft reflected the general move- And an application lodged with the Company for the issue of duplicate 27 Algust, three out of the four ment of trade, which has similar- certificates in respect of the said shares railways have a very satisfactory affected shipping.
While, as we said in this column, last week, the state of a country's agriculture is the key to its econo
staff
will be proceeded with in the usual { révenue under this head. All four-bathe iDgures for aircraft move-mic stability" trame returns are that sometime between 1 to 5 magic are outbreak at: 36, Eastern | Mr. F. Clark, of the China.
course.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYE LTD. lines have an increase of passen- ment, given above are for 1992, a
fair day-to-day economic baro W. F. SIMMONS, sers and three an increase in the much worse year from the stand-meter. The above figures show receipts for carrying coal and point of trade, than is the present that Great Britain is very well
said that nobody heard the-rob- Hongkong, 20th September, 1838. coke. The increase of gross re- All accounts yet received point to holding its own, eve If a flood of bers and no traces were left in
Casa ceipts that werk over those for the the fact that the present year will prosperity, in not yet in
the houses
Secretary.
Mr. Schofield will sit as the and a rickshaw on the Latchikok Coroner, assisted by a jury There Road His condition is not ser-
reix fatalities, in this fire. jous. Page 1.