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dren who are not developed to the full 100 per cent, of their possi- bilities-do so because they have never been thoroughly understood and therefore have never been properly directed.
NEW SHANGHAI JUDGE
Mr. A. G. Mossop Installed
CONTINENTAL CABLE
NEWS
A Startling Statement
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Fress")
By Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Messuger Ordigance. 1894.
Received, February 12, 4.90 a.m.)
GERMAN ART EXHIBITION AT TOKYO
NEWS SUMMARY
At the offices of the Public Works Department yesterday afternoon, plot of Crown Land' at the Repulse 'Bay Road, registered as Ruml Building Lot No. 377, was put up by public auction, the upent prico being Based at 82 a square foot. "
The daily freight rolurns from the Harbour Office will be found on Page 15.
Resulta of the Bogey competition at Fanling on published on Page 10 Hongkong Police Reserve Orders appear on Page 11,
Shanghai, Feb. 13. Judge A. G. Massop was installed the Bench of H. M. Supreme Court this morning. Legal lights of the local bar were present (to mark a new chapter in the sixty-
Preparations for the Amateur nine years tradition in the hos-"
Dramatic Club's presentation of tory of the Bar the Secretary.
Budapest, Feb, 11.
"Ten Minute Alibi" are well un- welcomed Judge Mossop recalling Startling statements attributed
der way. The opening night is on his appointment as Crown Ad to Prince Starherberg by the Vien-
February 17, and Hongkong theatre vocate at Shanghal in 1925 and na correspondent of the Budapest
-goers are promised excellent en- tertainment. Berlin, February '11. commenting on the recognition he newspaper, Ujsag, reveal a lack
Page 1. had gained as a mediator and of cohesion and unanimity among At the German-Japanese cul-
The Chairman's sperch at the jurist of the highest ability. They members of the Dollfuss Govern- tural institute of Tokyo, the Japan annual meeting of the Humphreys welcomed him as a fitting succes- ment Starhemberg speaking" of Institute in Berlin and a number Estate and Finance company re- sor to Judge Sir P. Grain.
the occurrences in the Tyrol said of Japanese cultural associations vealed that the pass year had beenI that this rebellion, which would will hold an art exhibition of a satisfactory one.
Page Judge Monsop in replying ex-sweep all over Austria, aimed at Germani books in Japan in the A very interesting letter from our orassed his appreciation
correspondent, and putting an end to democracy in coming Spring. Part of the display Sienyu
together pledged himself carry on ideals Austrin once for all.
will be exhibits of German with one from Kiangsi appears on British Jurisprudence and Kreat
According to the Hungarian cor- graphical art prepared by the Page 7 traditions of the British Supreme respondent. Starhemberg said that, Reichs Chamber of fine arts. The More progress was made in the Court saying, "We who spend our on Friday he had depicted to Doll- German bookbinders guild is tennis toumament yesterday when lives in the practice of the law fuss what indignation prevalled sending through its museum for some interesting games were de enon nothing higher than justice", throughout the widest circles of the printing and binding about three rided. An account of these will be -Reuter
population regarding obstructive | hundred and fifty specimens of found on Page 10. activities of Marxists occupying in- | historical and modern prints, which It is with much regret that we fluential positions, The Tyrol will be made a gift to the Japanese have to announce the deaths yester- Heimwehr had not retreated, and people after the close of the exhi- | day of two well known local resi- the situation had not changed. The | bition.--Transocean Kuo Min. dents, Mr. James Johnstone, super- realisation of the Government's
intendent of the Union. Waterboat [rogramme meant the complete
Company, and Mr. F. W. Winyard, purification of Vienna's municipal
former traffic superintendent of the life from all Marxism.
Kowloon Canton Railway. Page 8.
VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC
OBSERVATIONS
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
in the execution of his plans," said "We want to help the Chancellor
Starhemberg. "but if Dolituss will "not undertake this we are deter- Moscow, February 12. Valuable scienti@c observations ourselves."
mined to take the task in hand Questioned about any made by the stratosphere balloon, further demands by the Heimwehr, which was recently wrecked and Starhemberg said he could give no whose inmates were killed, are answer, but that the next few days now being analysed by the Cen- would show whether the Heimwehr tral Metereological Bureau here, would be content with the previous The observers recorded that the demands or "would come to other colour of the sky in higher al- decisions."-Transocean Kuo Min. titudes was constantly changing. being alternately light blue, dark blue and deep violet, while at the altitude of 70,000 feet the" sky is grey black The log book of the wrecked, balloon confirms previous. observations made Piccardi. Transocean Kuo Min.
by Professor
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SOVIET CONGRESS CLOSES
Moscow, Feb. 11. The congress of the Soviet Party closed on Saturday with a speech by Molotow announcing several charges and additions to the draft of the second five year plan. Be-
THE MEMEL CONVENTION
ITA
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
This is declared in authoritative Transocean Kuo Min quarters to be without foundation,
Kovno, February 11. well-informed circles it is asserted that representatives . 01 the Powers that signed the Memel Convention which guarantees by the Treaty of Versailles, namely status of autonomy provided for Ministers of Great Britain, France and Italy, have approached the Lithuanian Foreign Minister in 11, there were reported & cases of For the 24 hours ended on Feb. respect to recent affairs in Memel enteric fever (one imported) and 1 territory and their possible effect case of cerebrospinal fever. on the autonomy of Memel by the new Lithuanian law for pro- tection of people, and State. Transocean Kuo Min.
GERMAN BOURSES
Berlin, February 10. It is learned from well-informed
sits constantly at his side. Every ously passed the revised five year of representatives of all German fore dispersing Congress unanim-quarters that at the next meeting
normal child wishes to think, to do plan. Transocean Kuo Min.
bourses at Cassel it will be propos- independent work, to observe, to
ed to definitely close eleven out of 21 provincial bourses. express himself." Let us give him the opportunity.
Then again another child may be lagging behind, because of passivity and seeming inertia. This child answers, "I don't know," rather than to exert himself think out the "answer. To coun-
TWENTY COMMUNISTS
ARRESTED
"
in
Nuremberg, February 10: After elaborate the.
preparations secret police succeeded discovering a plot of the illegal Communistic party in northern to Bavaria. The whole organisation has been located and 20 leading
arrested.-
FITZMAURICE -WHARTON.
On December 30, 1933, at Edgbaston Old Church, ir mingham, by Canon Blofelü, Nicholas Fitzmaurice, H M Consular Service, China, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Fitzmau- rice, of Lindfield, Sussex, to
Many traits in a child such as Joan, younger daughter of Mr. lack of confidence, bashfulness, and Mrs. Malcolm Wharton, of listlessness, inability to express Stanmere Road, Edgbaston,« himself, have come to be accepted as human weaknesses, natural and CALLANT HORBACZ
February 7, 1931, at the Con unavoidable, whereas there may mulate General of Belgium, never have been sufficient interest Shanghai, by Consul General
in the child to understand him. M. J. Delvaux de Fentfe, Arthur, eldest son of M. and For this reason. children never teract this, and to develop him to Mme C. Callant, to Trude, only seem to be quite what they the fullest extent, a certain pro- daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. Bmight. have Horhacz.
been, or never seem to be contributing all to life that they should be contributing. The very child who may appear
received the right sort of construc- listless, or bashful may never have
tive development. Someone either "consciously or unconsciously may
have been at fault.
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gramme of definite, practical tasks which must be done regularly may be worked out both at home and at school. These tasks will tend
and
The Royal Artillery Association are holding a dance in the Gurri- son Lecture Hall on Friday, Febru ary 18, from 9.30 p.m. to I am
The Monthly Mocting of the H. K. Football Council will be held in the Association Office, on Men- day next 19th instant at 5.30 p.m.
The Sincere Co., Ltd., announce
that for Chinese New Year holidays
all their stores will be closed from to morrow, and will not re-open
It is expected that objections until Friday, the oth inst formerly raised by the various states will be overruled in conse- quence of the new law for unifica- tion of the Btatesgovernment Transocean Kuo Min.
SAAR PLEBISCITE
We are informed that an exhibi- tion of antique and modern Chinese place in Milan, pictures took Italy, from the 17th December, 1933 to the 10th January," 1934.
According to ♪ report made to.. the police last evening, the body of Geneva, Feb, 10.
Cheung Pan Tai (24), a rattan The secretary of the league of Nantao Island en 9th int. Murder worker, was found in his shop in Nations reports that a "committee is suspected and investigations are of three" for the preparation of being carried out. the Saar plebiscite will meet on Thursday next. The committee !
Press reports, evidently from consists of Sign. Aloist (Italy) Russian sources and published in Germany carried off the Euro-chairman, Mr. Cantillo (Argentine) Chinese papers, are to the effect
and Seni. Madraiaga (Spain).
communists were Transocean Kuo Min.
EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY
CHAMPIONSHIP "
Milan, February 11,
-Transocean Kuo Min.
RETURN OF SAAR TO REICH
In our issue of yesterday regard. ing the "Awakening of Germany"," a film shown at the Central Thea- tre on Sunday, we inadvertently mentioned that Major Borrett was among those present, whereas in fact it was Major-General 0, 0. Borrect, the General Officer Com- manding the Troops in CamA.
his powers of observation to give him responsibility, to train pean championship at the Inter-
national Ice Hocky contest on Sun- At the first meeting. Mr. Knox that German arms and muniticus memory, and will make him alert Though
and day, defeating Switzerland by 2-1. president of the Saar-commission have been introduced into Chinese Switzerland showed te- will deliver his report on the Saar Turkestan through the German Le- to what is going on about him chinical superiority, Germany had situation. After hearing his reportation in Kabul, in Afghanistan.
better staying A few months of contact with the subsequently also beat Bwitzerland formulate detalls of the plebiscite. power. Canada the "committee of three" wil In order that a child might al- realties of te accepting by 2-1-Transocéan Kuo Min. ways be protected, he may have responsibilities may change the been housed without due com-child from a seemingly dull and
RECOGNITION OF US.S.I. panionship and without proper inactive nature into a radiant and play materials. Instead of his positive character.. mother reading stories to him. In trying to develop any child explaining pictures to him, show who tends to lag behind we must ing him how to play, construct and first of all remember never to label build. developing within him a him as a laggard. We must be language sense, he may have been careful not to measure him by About this time every year, the allowed to always remain the baby common standards. No child la Colony's schools hold their speech saying "moo" for milk, or "told" just cold laboratory material or days, and these occasions have a
for cold, As this type of child merely a "case." Let us remem- STOWS different meaning for all of us.
older the parents often ber, as teachers and parents of For the masters and statt con- realize the great lack of develop children, that the most valuable nected with the school they mean
ment and become greatly concern- thing we can do for the child who ed. Their concern may only add seems to lag behind is to refrain another year's work completed
to the confusion in the child's from applying cold, inhumán,
they
CHILD EDUCATION
:
Rome February 11. Under the title of Italo-Russia Friendship; the British newspapers ratification for convention custom stress the significant exchange of tariff between the two countries on the occasion of the tenth an- U. S. 8. R. by Italian Government niversary of the recognition of the -Transocean Kuo Min.
Berlin, February 11. Increasing earnestness 121 the
gle for recovery of the Saar ter- preparations for the coming sirug- ritory whose fate by the Treaty of the Wing On Co. will open for Owing to the Chinese New Year, Versailles should be decided by a business, to-day, from 8.00 am till is well illustrated by the rally that closed to business for 3 days, from plebiscite in the Saar next year, Midnight. The company will be will take place at Coblenz next Feb. 14th till 18th, being Chinese Saturday in the City Hall when New Year Holidays, and will be Leaders of al Societies, Unions, and Clubs that exist in the Saar, hours on Saturday, Feb: 17th.
business at· usual re-opened for meet to demonstrate in favour of Rome, February 11.
"the return of the Star to the Reich,
At the annual meeting of the The British Press makes com.
Vics-chancellor Von Fapen him- parision between the Italian con- self a native of the Saar will be on February 20 at 11 am, the di- Dairy Farm Company to be beld version and the one made by Great present at the procramation to be rectors will propose a dividend of Britain in 1932 and points out that made in the banqueting hall and 81.50 and a bonus of 25 cents per
the will make a speech reviewing Ger-
TTALIAN CONVERSION
LOAN
Fascist Government, though in a many's claims under the Versailles share. The profit for the year smaller proportion of the English | Treaty.-Transocean Kuo Mm. amounts to $679.964.13. (A sum of one, is much more important con-
$50,000 will be added to "Cattle Reserve," $25,000 to General Re serve and $84,981.63 will be carried forward.
has
conversion
while for some of the boys or mind. The cure for late develop scientific" tests which may cause the operation decided by
mean promotion and to others, failure and disappointment.ment of this sort should be for the the child to react abnormally be- By this, however, it does not fol-parent to retrace his steps, to cause of the unsocial condition low that speech days only concern undertake a rigorous programme under which the tests may have Nothing helps more teachers and students, for there is of child development, working to been given. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTI
that a Fourth Interim Divi ohe section of the community that establish new habits that will re- In the development of a child than dend of Six Pence per share and at is also closely affected. Parents place the old ones.
constant sympathy, understanding Bonus of Two Pence per share (mak who have to send their children
The child at the start had nor- and encouragement in little mat- ing Eight Pence per share) on to school are more concerned than mal and physical energy, normal ters of his daily life." account of the financial year ending
In our programme of reconstruc- Blat march, 1931, has been declared the teachers or children them- and mental faculties, keen sensi-
selves what education means and bilities-so with plenty of courage tion for the lagging child let us it is because of this that the pro-and patience on the part of the seek constantly to improve his
ditions, school conditions and the may be lagging behind because of relationships between the person Experience has taught us that sheer, blind devotion on the part or persons with whom he comes in the matter of the lagging child of some governess, "nurse or direct contact. This is the child's carinot be settled in a day. It mother. It would seem that every-right. He is a child not of the cannot be settled by putting the thing possible had been done for past, but of the present. A kind- child into a slow-moving group the child, but the most importantly, sympathetic, stimulating DID- and keeping him there, Neither thing of all may have been omitted gramme given in a constructive can it be settled by branding him that of stimulating the child to way will eradicate old habits and as a different, slower or more dim-real effort, to think, see and work create new ones. Then the child cult child than the others of the out things for himself. It is sad will cease to be lagging behind group. It would be safe to main- to see a child unable to exercise what he might have been, and tain that 90 per cent of all chii-his own mental faculties because will be contributing his full share dren who lag behind-those chil- of some nurse or governess who to the life about him,
the Registers at Brisbane, and blem of the child who lags behind parents the child may rightly daily living conditions, home con- Particularly interesting because it At the same time the Soviet hai. rs, Calder is the daughter of
Singapore on Thursday, 15th March,
· 1934.
Notice is also hereby given that the Singapore Transfer Registers will be closed from Friday, 9th March to Thursday, 15th March, 1994, (both days inclusive) for the preparation of
Dividend Warrants.
By Order of the Board. DERRICK & Co.,
Chartered Accountants,
Local Secretaries.
HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE, 3rd February, 1934.
(2250
is a problem which touchessa conie into his own. Another child deeply every parent.
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sidering the national wealth of the M. BECK. LEAVES FOR WARSAW two countries. The "Times" writes that the Italian
Warsaw, February 11.. obtained in its first Contrary to the original plan three days # success. which of the programme, Foreign Minister at Repulse Bay Hotel were the Among last Saturday's arrivals meritsto be mentioried. The Beck will not leave for Moscow following who are now spending newspaper "Scotchman" writes an on Tuesday the thirteenth but their honeymoon at that establish article signed Major Newman on Monday the twelfth February ment: Dr. Ronald S. Traill and the Italian colonisation of "Libia" Beck will be accompanied by his Mrs. Traill of Hong Kong, Mr & pointing out that the efforts made wife, cabinet Chief of the Foreign Mrs. V. F. Hamilton, M. & Mrs. by Italy for this colonisation are Ministry, and his private Secretary, Walter Graham Calder of Shang- is done, in a desert region which Minister for centuries suffered misery and proceed
at' Warsaw will also to Moscow-Transocean Captain and Mra J. T. Inch of Shanghai and Mr. Calder is con- anarchy, the great development of Kuo Min
nected with the General Electric communication gives an impulse
Company of China in Shanghai.
Mrs Pearl Buck, author of "The Good Earth" and several other Paris, February`il. The new French Cabinet sent unvele Chinese life which have note on Sunday to the Arms Con-placed her among the foremost ference pointing out with const writers of to-day, arrived on Sun- Rome, February 11
derable emphasis that any deck-day afternoon-from Shanghai ou The situation of the Bank of stons of the Arms Conference about the s. Conte Rosso" and że Italy for the period from 31st De- general disarmament must not making the Repulse Bay Hotel her cember to 31st January had an in- have the effect of bringing about home while in the Colony, Mrs. crease of the reserve fund of 8a reduction of armaments at the Buck is visiting Canton on Monday banknotes decreased 200 millions to protection and safetyTrans- ally all the sights in and around millions, while the circulation of cost of France's legitimate rights and is planning to take in practic
Transocean Kuo: Min,"
Hong Kong
to the exploitation of Agriculture and the relations between the natives and the Italians are very cordial-Transocean Kuo Min.
BANK OF ITALY
NOTE REGARDING DIS- ARMAMENT.
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