NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE TWELFTH EXTRA HACE MEETING will be held. (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 4 NOVEMBER, 1933, .commencing at 8.00 p.m.
The First Bell Will Rung at
1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
No One without s Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members. Enclosure and Club Reema st $5.00 for Gentlemen and 13.00 for Ladios (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRE TARY upon the personal application of Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of All Obits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building (Tol. 27794), will close at 12 0'0lock Noor.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Bach Conroe.
On Nu Pretext will Uhildren bo permitted in either Enclosure daring iho Moeting.
Tiina are obtainable at the Clas House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telepboce 21920.
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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
The Price of Admission to the Public Euclcaure is $2.00 including Tax, for Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gato
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted Half Price,
Bookmakers, Tie Tac Mes, etc. will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of T Hore Kara Jocker CLUB during the Race Meeting.
By Order,
O. B. BROWN; ·
Secretary. Hong Kong, 30th Oct; 1931. [1929
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB,
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
the following Debenture re drawn at the Pavilion on Thurs. day, the 26th day of October, 1833:
No. No. No. No. No. Nos
110 203 ВОБ 649 699
9" 126 221. 542 644 737 22 136 344 379 669 715 68 144 420. 382 680 193 108 161 483 815 692 812
Holders of drawn Debentures whe
desire to be paid on the 31st October 1933, are requested to inform the Treasurers, Messra. Percy Smith, Beto Fleming, on or before Monday, the 3 th October, 1933.
AND NOTICE is hereby given that Debentures numbered as abov • which are not esahed on the 31st October, 1933, will be paid on th 30th April, 1933, after which date they will cease to bear interest.
By Order of the Committee, .. S. GREENHILL,
Hoo. Secretary'
Hong Kong, 27th October, 1933,
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OBITUARY
WAR DEBT NEGOTIATIONS
Famous French Pre-
War Politician
Difficult Stage Reached
Paris, October 29. The death occurred to-day of M. Palaleve.-Reuter.
Mr. Painleve was one of the most prominent political leaders of France in pre-War times and during the War, more than once holding the office of Prime Minis- ter in the constant"shuffling and re-shufflings that preceeded the virtual dictatorship of Chenan- ceaux. Without being in any sense a great stateman, he Was an honest and capable admini- strator and
For good orator. several years before his death, he had lived in retirement.
MR. GEORGE ALEXANDER
Victoria, October
29.
The death occurred here to-day of Mr. George Alexander Combe. -Reuter
Mr. Combe was one of His Ma-
Washington, October 28.
GERMANY'S MOVE NEWS SUMMARY
IN MANCHUKUO
Wish For Closer Relations
An account of Navy Day celebra tion on Saturday and the aviation and gunnery, exercises carried out by H.M.S. Eagle and three Des- troyers, appears on Page 7.
Bishop Hall's sermon on Prayer and Worship, preached at St. John's Cathedral yesterday evening, is published on Page 2
At the Athletic Meeting of the Chinese. Catholic Young Men's So- ciety, held at Caroline Hill on Sat- urday, Ko Kung College won the Championship.
Pago 12
Harbin, Oct. 79,". Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, denies It is learned on high authority the reports that the Anglo-Ameri- | that the local German Consul, "can debt negotiations are making acting on Instructions from the
no progress.—Reuter.
German Government, called on the Japanese authorities on. Thursday. The feature of the Third Inter- He is reported to have conveyed port Trial was the batting of the Germany's wishes to establish Pearces, father and son, and a hur-
special relations" with Manchu- rienas knock by A, R. Minu kuo, He also expressed the hope
Page 10. that the Japanese Government The players for to-day's practice would give assistance in the mat-game also appear, with the League ter,
matches on Page 1.
Washington, Later. During the suspension of the Anglo-American was-debt negotia- tions the respective parties are strenuously endeavouring to bridge their differences
The New York Times" corres- pondent considers that the ques- tion whether any British proposal likely to be acceptable to Prest dent Roosevelt will be frankly dis- cussed next week and a decision taken as to the advisability of fur-i ther talks at present.
It is generally believed that, if a solution is not found, Britain will make another token payment on December 15 and a final solution will be postponed until the inter- national economic situation has
Improved.--Reuter.
jesty's Consuls-General in China ARIYOSHI DENIES
in his younger days. He was born in 1877 and was educated, in Aberdeen Grammar School and
University. He was a Captain in the Chinese Labour Corps in 1917-18 and was Commissioner in Sino-British (Nanking Claims) Commission in 1930.
M. ALBERT CALMETTE
Paris. October 29
The death occurred to-day of M. Albert Calmette, sub-director of the Pasteur Institute of Paris and ex-Director of the Pasteur In- stitute, Saigon.--Reuter.
was
RUMOURS
Regarding Sino- Japanese Relations
Peiping, Oct. 28. An emphatic dental that he was engaged in negotiations with the Chinese and of the statement that Japan did not favour direct negotiations with China, but pre- ferred to dispose of 'the Sino-Jap- anese problems piecemeal was made by Mr. A. Ariyoshi," Japanese Minister to China, today.
He said that the only negotia- tions now in progress were be- tween the military authorities, and included postai affairs at Shan- halkwan, the establishment of cus- toms stations on the Great Wall and the withdrawal of the Japan- ese inside Manchukuo,
He opined that, if Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's anti-Communist Reds, might penetrate as far as the campaign proved unsuccessful the
Vangtse valley, with disastrous re- sults-Reuter's Pacifc Service.
The Japanese authorities are re- ported to be favourable to his sug- gestion. Further conversation on this topic will be held at Chang- chun shortly. Central Agency.
News
POUND-DOLLAR DEPRECIATION
Sir Robert Horne
Warns U.S. Govt.
The results of the Macao Races and full report of the events, ap- pears on Page 7.**
Local football matches, with full reports, appear on Page 10. The Borderers, Athletics, Club and Navy were the 1st Divisipa League wianera
At Rugger the Army beat the Club by two tries to a try. Page 10, In the Aitkenhead Shield Compe- tition on Saturday Hong Kong beat Kowloon by 239 to 903 shots,” Page 19, The Chinese tennis ace, Mr. Hui Sun Kei, failed to turn up for the exhibition match in which he had promised to play as the C.R.C. It. transpired that Mr. Hui Sun Kei was feeling indisposed. Page 10
At Fanling yesterday, 0. E. C. Marton, won the Colony's Golf, Championship with a card of 154. New York; Oct. 28.
F. D. Hunter was second and A. T. A WARNING against a sterling
and dollar depreciation war tails will be found on Page 11 which, he said, would prompt
The troopship "Neuralia,” arriv- Britain to do something to defended in the Colony on Saturday her trading position was given by morning, and after about five hours Sir Robert Horne in a speech here: stay left for Shanghai conveying in which he discussed, the Na- the Worcesters on the last stage of tional Industrial Reconstruction their long voyage from Malta. Administration's gold scheme and During that short period, the Wor- suggested an informal understand- in with a view to limiting the with the Lincolns,
cesters played two football matches. disparity between the two curren-
Page 12 The Vehicular Ferry form the cies-Reuter:
subject of an article by our Kow- loon correspondent in this issue. Details will be found on page 12.
HOARDING OF GOLD IN U.S.A......
Boston Employee Arrested
Boston, Mass., Oct. 29. THE Arst arrest, under the United made yesterday, when Mr. Gerald States gold hoarding order was
T. »Driscoll, a city employee,, was arrested on a Federal indictment.
Braley took the Visitors Cup. De-
CABLE
NEWS IN BRIEF
Washington, Oct. 27.
The fefd between President Roosevelt and Mr. Henry Ford has been carried a step further by an announcement to the effect that the President regarded the clause in the National Recovery purchase products Act forbidding the Government to from concerns not under the Act as applicable, to all dealers in Ford cars, whether they display the Blue Engle or not..
something out of oneself instead of " being Д mere cog in the machinery of modern organisa- the British Drama League, which tion; or it may be an expression of
founded in 1919 by
Mr. that adventurous spirit which, in Geofroy Whitworth with the ob- leisurely times, sent the ject of assisting in the develop- Briton roaming over the earth's ment of dramatic art and raising surface for the thrill of situations the level of amateur acting by which were seldom contained
expert criticism and instruction. within the frame of his ordinary Over 2,300 dramatic clubs are now life. Whatever the reason, the affiliated to the League, which fact remains that, professional will send experts to supervise re- acters and actresses apart, there hearsals. give advice on the selec-PRINCE GEORGE TO VISIT tion of plays, arrange lectures and drama schools all over the coun- try for the training of Producers
U.9.810,000 in gold “which he is and Players, form new dramatic
It is announced that H.R.H. | alleged to have withdrew from -a clubs, criticise plays submitted for Prince George has been officially Federal Reserve bank in March and performance, etc. The League invited by the Union Government with falling to inform the authori-
was £84,010,000. The amount al-" possesses“
ties. to visit: South Africa, ́ ́
lotted, in bills at three months was. volumes of plays and reference approval, the Prince has accepted Roosevelt in April, ordered the recent was 16/5.29d as compared With His Majesty, "the King's A ""note issued by President £45,000,000. The average rate per- books on all matters connected and is sailing about the middle of turn of all gold over U.S.8100 held with 16/0.02 per cent, a week. with the Stage, which individual "January-Reuter.
by individuals.
ago. British Wireless... members and affiliated societies
London, Oct. 27. The penalty for hoarding was may borrow.
fixed at a fine of U.8.810.000 or 10-will be renewed for three years. The international tin agreement. years' imprisonment. Reuter.
has
&
library of 17,000
competitions to give the clubs an The League further arranges
opportunity of comparing their relative standards. The most in-
districts National Festival of Community
SOUTH AFRICA
London, October 28.
#!
WEEK-END MOTOR ACCIDENT
Injured
He
is charged with hoarding
Reuter London, Oct; 27.
to-day's tenders for Treasury bills.
The total amount applied for in
..
from January 1, 1934, the quota being raised, to forty per cent.
The new tia control scheme does not differ in essentials from the ex-
NEW ATLANTIC isting scheine.
RECORD
The standard tonnages under the new scheme will be Bolivia, 48,490 tons, Malay States, 71,940 tons,. Dutch East Indies, 38,330 tone. Nigeria, 10,800 to
are at present about a hundred and fifty thousand amateur players actively engaged in stage work.
As the great number of public theatres testify, the stage always held a great attraction for the the British public and amateur amateur theatrical season in Hong performances have long been a Kong. The Philharmonic are busy favourite pastime. But it is more rehearsing The Pirates of Pen-especially since the war that the zance," and their supporters will amateur dramatic movement has welcome a return to Gilbert and received an impetus lifting it far Sullivan. "The Pirates" is one beyond mere pleasant trifing. of the best of the Savoy series, a There are few of the larger or perfect' mine of popular numbers ganisations institutions and bus of which no one ever tires, but iness houses in Great Britain which .13 an exacting, plece, both for have not got a dramatic club. Interesting of them is the popular One Killed and Three Others chorus and principals. The Phil-villages and country harmonic" has seen many changes plays are studied and performed Drama, which takes place every since this opera was produced in throughout the winter: dramatic spring and is, do to say, the point 1926, with the late A.. Brock, eircles are organised by most of culmination of the winter's ac sulting in the death of Chinese A distressing motor accident, rés whose loss has never been re- Women's Institutes, which are tivity among the amateur clubs and three others being seriously in- placed, and Mrs. Bowes Smith, in doing such excellent work by bring and societies. The teams entering Shaukiwan, on Saturday afternoon, jured, occurred in Chai Wan Road, TOVICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN the leading parts, but no doubting diversion into the lives of for the tournament give their per- shortly after 5.20 p.m. when' lorry that the Twelfth Ordinary adequate new talent has been dis-women living far from amenities formances in the presence of ad- No. 1031, which was coming down Yearly Mesting of the Shareholders covered. The ADC. has made no of town; and schools, universities, judicators appointed by the League of control and fell into a in the Company will be held at the
the slope of Chai Wan Road, got out
Cherbourg, October 28.7 performances for the Final Festival sons, who were sitting at the back is the new record created by the this evening decided to call a meet- From here to New York and Mr. Arthur Henderson, President.
or competition for the "Howard de with several jars of wine were German liner Bremen when it aring of the Bureau of Conference for
thrown into the ditch. One of them rived eatly this morning. Walden Cup held in London dur- died instantly and the other three being last year, under the engag- Great Britain are organised in
Many of the dramatic clubs. in ing the month of May...
were conveyed to the Government ing title of Cochran's Throw such a way that all members, are
At the Festival this year
Civil Hospital, suffering from seri- no less as injuries. than -466 teams of players from out will be looked-for-in-the pressed into
work. They build England and Wales had entered. their own stage, make their own of which ave were selected for the skill of the Recreio players also costumes, print and distribute their Final in London. The "Howard merita wider publicity than it has received.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ditch
Created
Biam' flat rate will be 9,300 tons
by Liner until the quotas of the other parti Bremen
cipating nations have been raised to sixty-five per cent. when Siam's quats will be increased parri passu': with all further international quota increases Beuter.
London, Oct. 27.
Offices of the General Managers, 2 announcement, but will doubtless factories, mines, and communities Council, who then select the best some thirty feet below, Four per back in 10 days 7 hours, 18 minutes of the Disarmament Conference,"
Lower Albert Road, on Wednesday, continue their notable dramatic of all descriptions have their re- the 8th November, 1933, at 11.45am work, and it is to be hoped that the gular meetings for the pursuit of for the purpose of receiving the Report usual concert troupes will soon be dramatic activity. of the Directors together with State ment of Accounts, and re-electing in evidence. One that came into Directors and Auditors,
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 26th October
inclusive,
to the 8th November, 1933 both day
By Order of the Board of Directors. JD. THOMSON, Secretary. Bong Kong, 23rd October, 1933,
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LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria, New Territories.
HONCKONG DAILY PRESS.
near future, and the undoubted.
own programmes their own light.
.1.
and provide de Walden Cup" was awarded to There is always the Birkenhead Institute * Old
completed her unloading and loading in New York in 12 hours, 40 minutes.Reuter.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
November 3, instead of November, 9, as was arranged yesterday.
It is expected that important con
have versations will meanwhile taken place at Geneva British Wireless
Fr Riga, Oct. M. demand or & referendum on an amendment of the Constitution Based upon Nazi ideas is being made by the "Grey Shirts" (the Fascist "group), ke
The demands include the prohibi-. health on Friday.
The Colony had a clear bill of *** His Excellency, the Governor bastion of Jews participating in trade.
The name of Share and Real the Secretary of State for the Comter,
been pleased to recognize, provision“; or industry asquiring landed pro-- ally and pending instructions from perty or marrying Christians, Hen-
Kong has been struck off "the" re Consal for the United States of
Aurica at Hong Kong."
It would certainly be a pity if something a member can do for Boys" for their rendering of there was "any lessening of thea- the common good. The selection Vernon Sylvaine's "The Road of trical enterprise in the Colony of plays naturally varies greatly Poplars a performance of which despite the handicap of the loss of the Theatre Royal In England!anging from one-act light enter any professional company might Estate Brokers Society of Hong 'lónías, Mr. Louis Hill Gourley nas
London, Oct. 27. the cinema, so far from deadening talent to ambitious whole-night well have been proud.
The Council of the British Elec-: performances which would be a If there is little likelihood of the ter the stage, seems to have stimulat-
trical Development Association have touchstone for the best among British nations, so to say, "over
Appointed Bir William Ray, M.P... ed amateur theatricals almost to
The Kowloon Junior School |: A Chinese woman named Fung, leader of the County Council and a the scale of a national. movement.
professional actors and actresses. night," finding itself a people of prize giving takes place at 11.30 Shui, who had been banished from well known figure in the public life Apart from that explanation But on the whole the dramatic actors, the vigorous growth of its am to-day. Mrs A. O Brown is the Colony for of five years, plead of London, to be its Executive it would be difcult to decide clubs aim at a higher standard of interest in the drama may well in connection with the Tennis Central Police Court, on Baturday nually. British Wireless
giving away the awards,
ed guilty before Mr. Balfour at the ↑ Chairman at n sulary of £8,000 an=" what is the reason, for, the tre-
culture and a deeper understand-
usher in an era of a new and sen- Exhibition to be held this afternoon | morning to a breach of her Ds-
A London, Oct 28 mendous growth in the Britaning of the problems which confront
In the theatre and an at the South China Tennis Courtsportation Order. It was stated by A car equipped with an ordinary nation's interest, which has mant modern humanity while in
drama to educat King Fark, commencing at 3.00 the Police that defendent, who was London Omnibus engine made. fested itself so clearly during the
pm. The programme, is as fol- banished from the Colony, on the new world's record at Brooklands and Instructive purposes lows---1. Undefeated Single Play- 2nd February this year, was re- to-day when, in pouring rain, "Mr. last decade or so, in the Drama
the whole er Mr. Bei Bun-Kei versus Mr. cognized by a Cinese detective George Eyson, the famous racing be an uncons
reaction
And quicken Its Hui Wai Pul Messrs. Hui Bun near the East Streets in Hollywood driver broke the existing record o against the mechanistic tendency
Kei and Lim Sick In versus Mears, Road on Friday morning à sen--100,73 miles per hour for the highest humanity's many Lak Ting Cheung and Wong Siu tenge of six months hard labour was, speed ever achieved by Diesel our
Wing
imposed.
engined vehicle,
-Burge
create drama
ces a keen sense of the
possiblilties of dramat