NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
R.
ARMISTICE DAY,
11 NOVEMBER, 1933..
PERSONS The Cenotaph ERSONS arriving by car to attend
are requested to direct their drivers to proceed Via Des Vaux Road Central to Statue Square, where the passengers will alight and walk to the Cenotaph.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Inap-ctor General of Police, Hong Kong, 7th November, 1933 «
BANK HOLIDAY,
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socordance with Government
IN Or The EXCHANGE
BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIO BUSI- NESS on SATURDAY, the 11th INSTANT (THE ARMISTICE DAY). Hong Kong, 7th Novembor, 1933.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
ON and after the 3rd November. 1933, Mr. R UHL, will take charge of this Company's Local Agency.
emi
P PAYRAS,
Agent.
HONGKONG TELEPHONE COMPANY. LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NoThat an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Board Rooin of the Com- pany, Exchange Building (Second Floor,) Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 28th day of November, 1933, at 12 Noon when the subjoined Resolu tions will be proposed as Special Resolutions, viz:-
(1) That the present authorised Capital of the Company of $5,000,000 divided into 500,000 shares (hereinafter referred to as "old shares") of the nominal value of $10 each, the whole of which have been issued, be in- creased to 37,500,000 by the creation of 250,000 new shares of the nominal value of $10 each ranking as for dividend as here. inafter mentioned and in all other respects pari passu with the old shares constituting the Company's present issued Cap- ital.
(2) That the said 250,000 nor shares be offered forthwith in
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MARRIAGE
Islands since the American occu- pation. The plans are ready for steadily superseding the unwanted sugar crop by other agricultural products, and the exploiting of the reputed mineral wealth including gold and ou. Nor have strategic problems been overlooked, and, as one of the delegates said, "we wish to be allowed to devise our own defence arrangements." True the possibility of American co-opera- don is admitted, but a jealous watch on the extent of that assist- ance is evidently to be maintain- ed.
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But for one dominant factor the
the first instance (in the propor./ GILROY--JOHNS.-On October 30, dream would not be wholly illusory.
tion of one new share for every complete number of two old shares held by them respective ly) to the members of the Com- pany who on the 28th day of November 1983, are registered in the Company's Bhare Register as the holders of the said 500,000 old shares st par and so
phatou acceptance of such offer the sum of $2.50 per share, shall be due and payable leaving the balance due on each of such said new shares of $7.50 per share to be called up at such time or times as the Directors of the
1933, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, Henry James Erring ton, son of Capt. and Mrs. H. E. Gilroy, of Singapore, to Sybil, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johns, and niece of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Gander, of Shanghai,
DEATH
ember 1, 1833;
The Spanish Colonies of South America have won through their
many
troubles to a degree of stability and prosperity that would astonish early pessimists. They had many similar troubles to the difficult Philippine Archipelago
ROZARIO:-On Wednesday, Now aborigines, an enervating climate.
Shanghai, on Manuel Eduardo Rozario, aged and unwieldly areas of land, where nature Turis many places 16 years, son of Irene Maria in Lopee Rozario,
riot. South America, however, has sheltered politically beneath the
Company shall see fit to make SEEKING INDEPENDENCE! mantle of Munroe, and no Island
Calls in respect thereof and so that such new shares so accepted abail rank for as aforesaid dividend as from First day of January, 1934.
And that such offer be made by notice specifying the number. of shares to which the member is entitled, and limiting a time within which the offer, if not accepted by the member on be- half of himself or his nominee, will be deemed to be declined, and that the Directors be st liberty to fix wach time or times and to extend such time or times to such date or dates, and upon such terms as they may think fit. And further that any of the said new 250,000 shares which shall not be taken by the Com- pany's shareholders in manner aforesaid be disposed of in such. manner at such time or times and upon such torms as the Company's Directors shall in their absolute discretion think
fit
That no shareholder shall be entitled to any offer of a fraction of an additional new share in respect of any odd cold share held by such shareholder. The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 26th November, 1983, to 28th November, 1986, (both days inclusive) during which period ao transfer of shares can be registered...
By Order of the Board,
WL. MCKENZIE, Becretary October, 1939
Hongkon
1950
A Filipino delegation" is on its way from Manila to Washington.
Empire hungry for tropical land stands at the doorstep.
Very possibly the delegation will The United
to petition the Dalted States achieve its object. Government for full independence States are not imperially minded. of the Philippine Islands in the Had they been, they would have near future. The proposals con- been given Constantinople after tained in the Hare-Eawes-Cutting the War, and found through the not acceptable to the Golden Horn, in South Russia, the Act are Majority section of the Nationalist Balkans and Asia Minor, those Party. The proposed delay of markets for want of which, they
desperation. is too great. In are fifteen years
now in
But
these days of speed and super America is of all Great Powers speed afteen years. for practical the least adventurous. "We don't purposes equals eternity: We have want to be dragged into war over got so used to change that we the Philippines-and we don't want cannot conceive of a ship, or build our markets flooded with their ing or prominent politician of sugar, or anything else they are to-day still functioning in 1948, likely to produce," is the sentiment, fifteen years from now. Even the particularly of the Middle West. a better proposition leisurely Philippines. have fallen Cuba is into line. They cannot wait, Time economically and politically. I is money. Do it now! The cry the Philippines want Independence, goes up no doubt in the remote here is an opportunity to show
will settlements of Luzon and that to Americans self-determina Minando, and is echoed in the tion is a reality, and not an empty Uttle villages, of the seven thou-phrase.
OBITUARY London Air-Mail Letter NEWS SUMMARY
Major General "Sir Reginald Buckland
London, November 7.
The death occurred to-day" of Major-General Sit Reginald Buck- land who was knocked down by a motor car and seriously injured in London on November 5-Neu- tex,
Sir Reginaid was born in 1804 and entered the army in 1883 fol- lowing his graduation from Etuni He was promoted to the rank of Colonel in 1913. and from 1909 to 1913 was AD.C. to H.M. the King. He served in the South African War and took part in the relief of Ladysmith.. For his work in the Great War he was Major General, KCMG., mander of the Legion of Honour. and was presented with the M tenegrin Gold Medal for Merit.
made ComTM
MR. WONG FU SHENG
H
Pays, Visit To Canton
Notable Recruit To Shanghai Journalism: Art In England: General Sir Alexander Wardrop's Appointments: An Australian Pioneer Honoured: Borotra's Gift For
Lord
Jellicoe: Sir Edward Elgar's 77th Birthday
18pecia) Air-Mall Servicé)
OFF TO THE FAR EAST.
London, Oct. 18. Viscount
bangor's heir, the Hon. Edward Ward, will shortly be starting off, via the trans-Siberian "railway, to the Far East, where he is to work as a journalist,
In Shanghai he will be associat- ed with the son of Sir John Chan- cellor, the former British High This Commissioner" in Palestine. young man, who is not yet 30, is well- the manager there of a
known British news agency.
Lord Bangor is Speaker of the Ulster Senate, and has a beautiful
(From Our Special Correspondent; seat, Castle Ward, in Co. Down
ECONOMY FASHION NOTE
,,
After getting Malaga out for 92 runs, Hong Kong's batamen failed" badly in the interport match with the Southern team and as the end of the day, five men were out for 51 runs. A detailed account of the day's play will be found on page
At yesterday's meeting of the English Association, the Arst of the new season, Mr. H. C. Mcnamara read an excellent paper on R. S. Surtees H. E. the Governor, was in the chait,
Page 7.
Dr. Shu Fan addressed the local Rotary Club yesterday on sensible apparel, and gave many useful hints as to clothing for the local suramer,
Page 7.
Among the guests at the mooting wore M. Sandro Sandri of the Popolo d'Italia, the official organ of the Fascist party in Italy.
rescr-"
"Page 7. After four years hta health
The P.W.D. water returns for broke, and he came to England. His reward was to be made an ad- Nov. 1st show that the Colony will miral and left to do what he could start the dry season with with himself in Bath for the rest voirs practically full. Page 7. A Kwangsi news letter," describ of his life. His reputation has now been rediscovered and re-ing the bandit menace on certain burnished.
out of the way districts, appears on → Page 2 Continental letter. BOROTRA AND LORD JELLICOE Page 2
At the dinner given by the In-
Hong Kong Stock Exchange re- ternational Tennis Club to the vic-port and Share Quotations. Jear torious French C. team, Borotra gave great pleasure by presenting to Admiral Jellicoe, who occupied the chair, a signed copy of the brochure recording the story of France's four "tennis muske- teers.
One of the most interested spec-
Shipping News
Page 13, Page 15. A number of drivers who failed to report accidents were summoned by the Police.
Page 11.
My male eye detected something tators of Borotra's covered court THE MELBOURNE
Canton, Nov. 7. Political importance is attached familiar in the appearance of a to the arrival here of Mr. Wong hat worn by a young woman in Fu Sheng, a member of the Kuo-Knights-bridge. mintang Central Executive Com-.
On closer inspection it proved to
triumph was M. Corbin, the French" Ambassador.
CUP
mittee, who lived in Shanghai be a akl-cap-worn, it is true, at courts in Paris, so much beloved Won By
NEW ENGLISH ART CLUB
during the past year. It is under- a rakiah angle, but unmistakable stood that he is here to confer none the less. with the military and civilian leaders on Canton-Nanking rela- tions-following the resignation of Mr. T. V. Soong.
the
Hallmark
Melbourne, Nov. 7.
M. Corbin, in younger days, used to play regularly on the TCP. by the late Lord Balfour during the Peace Conference. ALL TORONTO'S SONS WANTED
On the Flemington Racecourse, Were you born in Toronto? If
the Melbourne Cup, distance two by Hallmark, so, they want you back home next miles, was won
Shadow King, second, Caine Car- One of the biggest man-huntington and Topical dead heating in history has already been start for third place. ed by Lt.-Col H. R. Alley, who is Toronto's centenary organising celebrations. He is trying to trace every Toronto-born man and wo- man throughout the world and persuade as many as possible to attend.
A work which is bound to at- trace a great deal of attention st the winter show of the New Eng-year. Ish Art, Club is a beautiful study of a young girl by F. Wilson Steer. The picture is in the artist's most ethereal vein,
This year, by the way, the New English have left the" Burlington returned to Galleries and have
A startling report was issued by Agency the Yuet Shing News stating that Mr. Lin Sen.. Pre-
National sident of the
Govern ment, is not satisfied with policy of General Chiang Kai- shek, for being only Chairman of the Nanking Military Commis- the perimises of the Royal British sion, he has a hand in every gov- Artists, where they used to ex- ernment action and blunders ser-hibit many years back.
ล certain Some 1,200 works were submitted lously in dealing with
for the coming show, and about country.
The same news dispatch report-one-third of this number, I hear, ed that President Lin will ask the have been accepted. responsible leaders to act togeth er and demand the resignation of General Chiang Kai-shek. Signi- Acance is added to this source, because it is in close touch with intelligence the Department of and Political Training of the First Group Army.
one of
The judging body, whose mem- bers include. D. 8. MacColl, J. B. Manson, and C. R. W. Nevinson, und the Hanging Committee, have
days. just concluded a busy three
THE NORTHERN COMMAND. The Northern Command is one which, both from the point of view of the military prestige attaching to it and the social amenities of the surrounding district, is much coveted.
The 1,250,000 Canadians resident in the United States, "are being "combed," and soon the search will in England. Prominent start Toronto people in America' in- clude Miss Mary Pickford.
LONDON'S SHARE
.
If the call is obeyed here, Lon- don will lose for a time some noted Canadians.
These will include Mr. Raymond Massey,
50/1 Betting-4/1 "Hallmark: Shadow King, 16/1 Gaine Carring- ton and 8/1 Topical--Reuter.
the RF.C. at a time when nobody knew how to get an airplane out who went of a spin. All those into one crashed and were lucky if they survived.,,
Professor Lindemann worked out on paper that the right way to correct a spin was to centralise both the rudders and the joystick. were sceptical. The authorities
"Very well. The Professor said: 11 do it myself."
#
He did. Thereafter many of our A notice
Miss Margaret Banner-ghting machines had man, Miss Beatrice Lille (Lady inside the cockpit fof forgetful pilots, saying: "To come out of a controls and spin centralise all Feel), and Miss Maud Allan, from the theatre world; and Sir, George
ease the stick back." SIR EDWARD ELGAR'S STRONG
- CONSTITUTION I hear to-day that Sir Edward Elgar, who
is 77, has stood his operation remarkably well,
His Ane constitution is an as- set. He has always looked after himself. He has taken plenty of exercise, played golf, and attend- ed race meetings. He has admit- ted that his favourite drink is beer.
PHYSICS AT OXFORD With the election of Dr. Schro- Sir Alexander Wardrop, who has
the Oxford just taken over from Sir Francis dinger to a research fellowship at
Hne 01. Gamorne-Hardy, succeeds to Magdalen College,
general physics school becomes one of the distinguished
most spectacular in Europe. omcers. predecessor, there have been alr Cameron Shute, Sir Tim Har ington, Sir Ivor Maxse, and Sir John Maxwell. ·
Besides his immediate
President Lin Sen was the four members of the Kuomin- tang Central Supervisory Com-. mittee who issued a telegram on April 28, 1831 calling upon. Gen- eral Chlang to resign his, many high Nanking positions. Lin is now in Foochow and is reported to have disagreed in permitting the resignation of Finance Minis- ter. T. V. Soung.
Having conferred with General Tsai Ting Kai, officer command- Route. Army, Mr. ing the 19th
General Lin wishes to interview
The thanksgiving service to the Chiang Kwang Nai, Chairman of the Fukien Provincial Govern-memory of Admiral Arthur Phil- ment, who is now on his way to Up, held to-day at the Church of
In well Foochow from Canton.
St. Mildred, Bread-street, was the informed circles here, it is believ- first of an annual series, ed that Mr. Lin's viewpoint is supported
the South-west by leaders."
MASSACRE OF FARMERS
By Soviet Military Detachment
GREATER THAN" CAPTAIN COOKT
T.
Admiral Phillip founded Austra la, and England quickly forgot
the fact. He went but to New South Wales in 1787 with eleven smail
vessels, founded Bydney named it after the Colonial Secre- tary of the time, and, seated on the beach, drew up plans for a fine city with broad avenues.
F
Dr. Einstein is already a fellow of Christ Church, and will deliver return from America in the spring. a course of lectures there on his
Dr. Schrodinger is regarded by the being in his colleagues as Einstein class., He is a young man and his exile is entirely voluntary. He is neither a Jew nor a Còm- munist, but finds the present at- mosphere of Germany disturbing to detached thought.
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a lew
Until the Malvern Festival in the summer, when he was taken Il, Sir Edward had had a very clean bill of health? He made a quick recovery and was conduct- ing at the Queen's Hall Another Christ Church don, Mr. weeks ago, occupying a chatz, for Lindesmann, the Professor of Ex-bis symphony lasts about an hour. perimental Philosophy, is famous as a practical physicist. He has a special knowledge of aero dynamics.
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PRACTISING HIS PRECEPTS In the war he was attached to
LOCAL AND GENERAL
After the concert he told me that he did not feel at all tired and was shortly flying to Paris. CITY FREEDOM FOR SIR ERIC DRUMMOND”
The honorary freedom of the Carpenters' Company of the City of London was yesterday con ferred upon Sir Eric: Drummond in recognition of his services- as the first Secretary General of the League of Nations.
Tributes were paid to his work. by the Master (Mr. Herbert C. Preston), Lord Reading, Lord With reference to our announce-1 The Management of the Hong. Trwin, and Sir Austen Chamber- Harbin, November 7, ment yesterday of a wedding to kong Hotel inform us that Mr, J. It is reported that a Soviet take place shortly between Mr. A. "Andrews and Miss Ursula Pres- lain, and among the company as- milltary detachment massacred-200 John W. Walker, of Percy Smith, ton, the popular ballroom dance sembled to do him honour were Manchukuo farmers in a Soviet Beth and Fleming, and Miss Rosa entertamers will appear during the Sir Arthur Salter, Sir Maurice In acknowledging the honour, village eighty miles from Blagoves Young, we are informed on good dinner danoce in the Grill Room to Hankey, and Mr. H. A. L. Fisher. Bir Eric Drummond said he fear- chensk, owing to their refusal to authority that there is no truth in night and tomorrow night. hand over their cereal harvest to the above announcement.
Under the auspices of the Arts ed it was true that, if any great the military. When this is con- firmed the Manchukuo is handing A very enjoyable evening was Association, at lecture on Venice country had a will to
spent yesterday, by those who were will be given by Professor, Walter the means whereby it could wage over a protest to the Sovietvited to the Band and Chair Con-Brown, MA on Tuesday 14th war with prospects of success cert given by the 1st Battalion The November, at 8:30 p.m., in Room then war might happen in spite
Reuter.
sh
South Wales Borderers which was held on Murray Parade Ground
of the Main University Building Some lantern pictures will be shown. All interested are cordially welcome...
war and
of the League of Nations. But he believed that the League did at- ford a possible, if not the only action be taken the process will
method of avoiding that catas be inevitable. The Japanese are The Harbour Master has issued
trophe. AGR unlikely to migrate in mass to a notice to the effect that Batur
day, 11th, November, 1933, having The following cases of notifiable THE DISCOVERER) OF INSULIN Manchuria, with its Arctic winter been declared a general holiday, disease were reported last week The Council of the Royal College The rapidly increasing population and the harbour orice will be Diphtheria, 4 (2 deaths): enteric of Surgeons of England at their except as under:-Entry 3 (3 deaths) meningitis, 1 (1 meeting: yesterday, Sir Holburt will spread southward, and, like an closed
and Clearance Office. Open from death). There were also 58 deaths Waring, the president, presiding, oncoming tide, will break through 10 am to 12 Noon Junk Omee. from tuberculosis. One case of admittet Dr. F. G. Banting, Pro- where resistance is weakest, Per-Open from 11 am to 12 Noon.diphtheria was reported on Mon- fessor of Medical Research, Uni-
day.
versity of Toronto, honorary sand islands (4,832 are un-named), There is no need to dwell upon haps it is well for the future peace
Nothing of public interest was of the world that this should discussed, as the fortnightly meet- that live on their own, in apparent the natural and inexorable conse-
On Friday November 17 Mr. Dr. Banting, the discover of in- peace and somnolence. No doubt quence of an American withdrawal happen in the Philippines, but the ing of the Banitary Board yester Frederick Mason will give a special sulin, three years ago had con the senators and representatives of from the Philippines. The vigorous Filipino delegation hardly have day. Those present were: Mr T organ recital in St. Johns Catheterred on him the honorary Fel- Manila-have every midence in and
communities - of such a future in mind for their Megarry (President), Hon. Mr. Gdral for the purpose of raising lowship of the Royal College of WTickle (vice-president Mr money for the organ fund Assist Surgeons of England,The dis their ablilty to rule the trouble Japanese settlers are bound to country. It is, altogether astonish Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. MK Lo, ing Mr. Mason with the programme covery of insulin-eleven years ago some tribes, like the Moros, with grow, as the European colonists ing to what extent the eyes of poll Dr. R. A Castro Basto, Dr. Li Shu will be Mrs. H. L. Lockhart, whose was described as the arst plece of Fan, Dr. G. W. Pope (MOE). Mr.beautiful contralto voice has many really scientific research in the andyAmerica: that correct proportion of latitude grew in Africa
ticians can be blinded, but the
A. 8. Mickichan, Mr. C. Roetime delighted local audiences, realm of medicine contributed by
at 5.30 the Brush Dominions. Dr. Bant character Booner or later they wil
nor is not peculiar to this (secretary) and Mr. Ng Mut Kat The recital" will with occast
o'clock
ing was born in 1891. Kassistant secretary) istic of the excellent policing of the the mastery Even if no