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at the above Dinner are re- quested to seni in their names, with those of their guests, as soon as possible
to...
E. M. BRYDEN,
Jolt Hua. Secretary.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG CONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION. A
IN THR Goods or JOHN RYRIE GREAVES, FORMERLY OP NUNWOOD, TEGLI, STEWARTRY OF KirkopurriGH", SOOTLAND AND LATE OF NITH BANK, THORNHILL, DCPRTESSEIRE, SCOTLAND, Dzcze
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court. haa, by virtue of the provisions of Section 38 of 'the Probate Ordinance. 2 of 1897
made an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the shore Estate to the 9TH DAY of FEBRUARY, 1934.
All Creditors and Others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before "that date.
Dated the 11th day of January, 1934.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solicitors for the Executrix,
Prince's Building,
Tce House Street,
Hong Kong.
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"THE ANNUAL DINNER DANCE will be held at THE HONG KONG HOTEL ROOF GARDEN : 8 P.M., on FRIDAY, THE 12TH JAN.. UARY, 1924.
Tickets may now be obtained from the RECEPTION OFFICES of the HONG KONG HOTELS.
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SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
DIVIDEND for year ended 28th Feb- ruary, 1934, of two per cent, that is 82. per share, will be paid on all shares in this Company on Wednesday the 7th January, 1934, at the Company's Office at China Buildings, 5th Floor.
"The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to the 18th January, 1934, both days inclusive.
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DEATHS.
EST. 1841.
MILLAR-Andrew William Millar, aged 65, at the French Hospital at 45 p.m. on January 1, Funeral
passes the Monument at 3.15 to-day, Shanghai papers please copy. COHEN. On Friday, January 5, 1934, at Dr. Lambert's Hospital, Shanghai, ANNA COHEN, aged 30 years, the beloved wife of Mr. I.
Cohen.
BIRTHS
Chinese
more apparent during settlement periods than at other times and in this respect the weeks
before
Chinese New Year
are
OBITUARY
Old Hong Kong Hand Killed
JANUARY 12, 1934.
London, January 11... Mr. W. J. Gresson, formerly a member of the Executive Council in Hong Kong and once a well- known amateur rider in China, was killed while hunting with the Wor- cestershilde Hounds. He was sixty-.. five years of rge-Reuter.
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Admiral Yang Shu Chuang
G.H.Q. BLUNDERS IN RETREAT FROM MONS
Why Smith- Dorrien was
Isolated
Some
By CAPT: LIDDELL HART
In
remarkable implications The Oficial History says: underlie the extremely discreet "The serious dimculties phrases of the revised Volume I. which the 5th Division became of the Ometal History of the War, involved during the action of the writes the "Daily Telegraph." 26th arose not so much from the Shanghai, Jan. 11.
This The death occurred here to-day supersedes the original compilation as from the belief that the comprehensive revision lack of preparation of the poɛl- of the former Minister of Navy.tion of 1920. Admiral Yang Shu-chuang.
Admiral Yang was fifty-one and had a most distinguished career, Born in Fuklen, he was appointed Governor of the Province in 1928, He later became a member of the State Council and the Central Executive Committee.-Reuter.
PROFESSOR OTHMER
Berlin, January 11. The death occurred here to-day of Professor Wilhelm Othmer at the age of 52. -
He was director for many years of the German School. at Woosung and was joint author with Pro-
Military students have long been puzzled as to why, at the most crucial phase of the Retreat from Mons, in August, 1914, Haig's I Corps diverged from the authorised Line of retirement and, turning south, left Smith-Dorrien's II. Corps to fight alone, in terrible danger of being overwhelmed while isolated,
It would appear that Halg momentarily lost his head-a re- markable lapse in so stout-heart- ed a fighter.
Soon after dark on August 25 a small body of German, troops approached Landrecies and be came engaged with the 3rd Cold stream Guards. The latter, re-
J. Corps would be on its right, and hold the high ground east of Le Cateau, whence an enemy could rake a considerable portion of the Hne."
II. Corps "Given Up For Lost” There is also a severe, if vellect, criticism of G.HQ. for its failure to co-ordinate the Betion of the two corps on this critical day, or to keep them informed of each other's situation, "G.HQ. seems to have given up the I Corps as Jest.
It is made clear that Sir John French's pessimism grew during the following days, despite Smith- Dorrien's successful extrication of the 11. Corps.
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