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cl
TFLOWERS AND VEGETABLES
will be held at the VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS on
WEDNES
DAY, the 7th MARCH, 1934, from 3.00 pm. to 6.30 p.m.
Mrs. 0. C. BORRETT has kindly consented to distribute the prizes.
By kind permission of Lieut.Col G. T. Raikes and Officers, the Band of the 1st Bo. South Wales Borderers will be in attendance"
Admission 1.00. Children 50 cents.
J. T. BAGRAM
Hon. Secretary, [233.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG,
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS. OF
CHARLES
ARNOLD, Ling oF KA LUMPUR, IN THE FEDERATID
MALAY
STATES BUILDING
INSPECTOR OF THE FEDERATED MALAY
STATEA RAILWAY
DECEASED.?
OTICE IS ELEBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue
of the provisions of Section 38 al the Probate Ordinance No. 2 of 1897. made an Order limiting the time for Creditor and others to send in their Claims against the abere Estate to the 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1994.
All Creditors and others are accor). ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 5th day of March, 1934. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Public Trusteg of the Federate Malay States, the Administrator.
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
T Meeting of Sh sreholders will be THE Sixty-fifth Ordinary General
held at the Offices of the undersigned on TUESDAY, the ir MARCH, 1931, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Genel | Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1933.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 13th to the 17th March 1934, both days
inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lr,
General Managers, THE HONGKONG FILE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1934.
.
12354
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND
No
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
TOTICE is hereby given that the THIRTY-SEVENTH OR: DINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the Company "will be held in the Company's Roard Room, 3rd Floor, Exchange Building, Horg Kong, on Wednesday, 21st March. 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December; 1833, electing Directora and Auditors, and for the transaction of any other Ordinary business of the Company, “ NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed frem Monday, 12th March, 1934, until Wednesday, 21st March, 1934, both daye inclusive, during which period transfers of shares Can ba registered.
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By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Secretary.
Hong Fong, 26th February, 1984,
THE PEAK CLUB.
"TO SEE OURSELVES '
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
ON a damp, raw day, you feel to want something to restore your cheerfulness
and invigorate your
system.
ere
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1934.
END OF ROUTE Continental News In Brief
ARMY
Disbanded In Canton
IL
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Prosa" (Copyright).]
TO CURE UNEMPLOYMENT Leipzig, March 4. The spring Fair was opened on Sunday forenoon by Reich Minis- (From Our Special Correspondents ter. Goebbels who, in his speech alluded to the campaign to cure unemployment as reported yester- Canton, March 5..
day by Transocead and concluded As the Third Independent Bri-his speech by saying that the un- gade of the First Group Army is employment in the greater part of
of disbanded by order General Germany had already been over- Chen Tsai Tong. Its commanding come and that the task still ahead officer. Brigadier-General · Huang will be accomplished thanks to the Ho Tsun, returned to Canton to- solidarity of the Government and day and will be given a post is the Nation.-Transocean Kuo Min. staf officer with the same rank and salary.
NEWS SUMMARY
Further progress was made yai-- terday in the Open Tennis cham- pionships For results we age 10, months' hard labour and 12 Paris respecting the compensation to be awarded the French com- months of the "cat" were imposed pany. A State Commissioner has ca a Chinese kidnapper at the Kow. been appointed to supervise the Iron Magistracy yesterday, Page 5. of the banyan winding up of affairs-Transocean! The destruction
trees along Nathan Road has ceased Kuo Min.
for the time being. Widespread regret is felt at the earlier attitude SZECHOSLOVAKIAN REGRETS of the authorltica.
Page 7 Prague. March 4. The death and funeral of Mr. J. The Austrian Minister Marek R. Hinton of Messrs. Butterfield and Pago 7. called on the Czech Minister Doc- Swire is reported on
The ninth annual general meeting tor Krofta directing his attention to the attitude of a number of Cae- of the Hongkong Telephone Com ch papers vis-a-vis, Austria, Minis-pany, Ltd, "was held at Exchange ter Krofta expressed his regret to Building yesterday when Mr. Gor- the Austrian Minister and declared den Mackie, the chairman, reported his strong disapproval to the dis-an increase in profits of over $80,000 that of the previous year. semination of untrue and exager- | over
Page 7. rated reports concerning events in
The s.. Shun Tien was success- Austria and especially attacks on
State. fully launched yesterday morning at the head of the Austrian Doctor Krofta promised that he Taikoo Dockyard by Miss Stelier
the newspapers Fung
Page 8.. would prevalt on
A Chinese was charged with har- concerned to abstain from these
ing assaulted a Chinese police sar- practices. Transocean Kuo, Min.
geant at the Race course at Central Magistracy yesterday: The case was dismissed.
Page 10, A. pencil said to be able to dis The eminent prince of the charge tear-gas cartridges W34 Faulhaber produced, at Central Magistracy archbishop of Munich will, celeb- yesterday when three Chinese, were London, March 4.
rate his sixty-fifth birthday on charged with conspiracy in an at- Forty thousand textile workers Monday. Faulhaber who was the tempt to rob the 1st floor of No These soldiers turned against
son of a master-baker of the city 60, Lockhart Roud.
Page 0. Nanking last November by estab- will be locked out on Monday in Hishing an independent govern- consequence of the decision to close of Wuerzburg was ordained bishop At the Supreme Court yesterday, ment at Foo-how. Ceteral Chiang down 150 factories with 18 million when only 42 years old, being the Hung Sang Co. brought a case Kai-shek is dispersing these de- spindles provisionally for one week transferred to the archdiocese of to set aside the award made by Mr.
in the Oldham district in Lan-
Munich six years later and created T. E Peace un arfiltrator, for feated forces by putting a com-
cardinal at afty-two. His advent Latif Hussain Arnhold and Co.. pany in each of his many diviams Cashire. The decision is motivat- in Honan proce. Bame of themed by the glut of stock on hand are incorporated into, the rank which threatened to bring about and file of the Kwangtung, units, the collapse of prices.--Transocean interest and have been published Thus, the 19th Route Army, widely Kuo Min. known for their resistance against the Japanese m Shanga came to an inglorious end
The Third Independent Brigade consisted entirely of former troops Maybe you don't quite
of the 19th Route Army the de- know just what. Doctors clined to be incorporated into the Nanking forces. They preferred to proved the worth and the
join the First Group Army es- wholesomeness of Dewar'specially when General Huang He Tsun was formerly connected with whisky
they
that army. However, as General recommended it. You Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Nanking Military Commission. may have full confidence
does not want the former soldiers in DEWAR'S “WHITE of the 19th Route Army to remain as a single unit much less as an LABEL"
independent brigade of the First Group Army, he issued order to break up this detachment.
DEWAR'S
A. S.
"White Label"
SOLE AGENTS:
WATSON & CO., LTD.
BIRTHS
EST. 1841.
MACFARLANE-On February, on
1904, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Macfarlane, a son.. ZANE.-On Monday at dawn, Fob- ruary 26, 1934, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Zane, a daughter.
MARRIAGE
do and living, as nearly as possible, the same social standards. for the future of augurs well China. It means that the nation B whole is becoming more as broad-minded, and If a nation is broad-minded and can take things in the proper spirit, then indeed the future of that country is as-
BAND-PURVES.-On Friday, sured. Without casting any slight
February 8, 1934) at St. An- drews Cathedral, Singapore, by on China, however, "we fear that the Reverend L. St. G. Potter, their leaders in the past have not Thomas Gillot, second son of Mr.been far-sighted enough. and Mrs. T. W. Hand, of Ham- ilton, Scotland, to Elleen Nanty, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "G. H. Purves, Skipton, England,
DEATH DUTTON.-On January 3, 1934, at
Eastbourne, Sussex, William Duk ton, late of 7 Wongkashaw Gar- deas, Shanghai, and late London Representative of Ching Fong and Co., Shanghai.
Editorial and Business Office: "11
Ice House Street. Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office)
Tel. 24511. London Office 53, Fleet Street
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The Daily Press.
Hoso Koso, Mauch 8, 1934.
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The disbanded soldiers are com- ing back to Canton, and some of them are sen loitering in the streets. T will be given a tree passage back to their native home In Lo Ting. where General Tsai Ting Kal was born and brought up.
Others who like to serve in the army agair may Join the Can- tion- tonese forces as privates commissioned officers but not as one big body.
back About 3,000 men are now
Kwangtung, in various places in while the officers from captain up are. living in Hong Kong and Ma- cao.
''
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Wednesday, February 28 .. "Mr. and Mrs H. Phillips arrived at Government House.
Mr. H. Van der Straeten. Consul General for Belgium, called upon His Excellency to convey the thanks of the Belgian community in Hong Kong for expressions of sympathy tendered by His excel- lency on the occasion of the death of His Majesty the King of the Belgians
For this, the leaders themselves cannot be blamed because as chil- dren, they were not given, the op- portunity to learn much about the ways of the world and because of this they would not or could not see the other man's point of view. The result of this meant selfsh- ness to such a degree that it had an extremely bad effect on the good of the nation. In fact the "take all and give nothing" spirit grew to be a recognised thing among the big people and as a result the populace suffered. All
Thursday, March 1, this is now, happly a thing of the Mr. and Mrs. Phillips left Go- Dast. And what was this due to?vernment House
Friday, March, 2.
The following dined at Govern- ment. House:
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TRAGEDY IN JAPAN
Tokyo, March 4, Nearly four thousand inhabitants of the Japanese island Utsuryo in the Sea of Japan are said to have verished as a result of icy cold and snowstorms raging here. The island ing been converted into a huge cemetery. Forty-five corpses have been recovered so far.-Transocean Kuo Min.
H
TEXTILE WORKERS LOCKED out
W
TURKEY TO PURCHASE...
RAILWAY
PRINCE OF THE CHURCH
Munich, March 4.
church
Cardinal
cathedral awakened widespread at sermons last year in Munich
in
Min.
book ferm-Transocean
PARIS ARKESTS
Paris, March 4. Ten Caniclots de Roi were ar- rested on Sunday night when they were just about to stick up posters. Several revolvers were found on will soon start in them.-Transocean Kuo Min.
Istanbul, March 4. The Government has resolved to re-purchase the railway line from Sungena-Kassaba at present in the possession of a French company. Negotiations
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modern vessels such as the one we
S.S. SHUN TIEN Eave launched to-day.
LAUNCHED
Miss Stella Fung Performs The Ceremony
Page 0.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Five cases of cerebro-spinal fever, two of smallpox (one imported) and one of enteric fever were reported.
I. L. D. Certificates of the Societe
de Placements," Internationale Basic (Switzerland) Local Agents. Messrs. A. Geeke and Co., to-day's official quotation in Basle excluding dividends accrued is £3 3a. ed.
A recital of Rudyard Kipling's Let us look forward to a future Poems will be given in The Sailors
development of progressive
in and Soldiers' Home by the Hom China. It is said that trade comes Sir Henry Pollock K., K.C. at The in cycles and although we seem 8.30 p.m. tomorrow night
to be keeping at the lowest art of chairman will be Commodore Frank the circle for an incredibly long Elliot O.B.E., R.N., and it is hoped. time the wheel will begin to move that there will be a large atten- upwards some day and better times dance. will come.
Mr. Fung's Speech..
Mr. Fung said:"
Ladies and Gentlemen.-The
There was a very pleasant func- tion at the Taikoo Dockyard yeater-
when Miss Stella Firma of Takkod is second to none tiay morning Fung, daughter of Mr. Fung Kong in Hongkong
s.s. i have Un, officially launched the
a bottle Firm Shun Tlen by breaking of champagne over her bows in traditional manner
gathering. Mr.
and China, and I been acquainted with the and with Mr. Shaw for many years, so it is a great honour for me that my daughter has had the privilege of launching new vessel
DR. BENITO MARI
ا ہو
,"
Recovering From
Illness
this (From Our Special Correspondent)
For many years Talkoo has stood
Canton, Mar. 5. Dr. Benito Mari, the Italian silk for sound commercial development and for promoting the friendship expert, who was invited to Cauton between the Chinese and British to make recommendations for the people, and "I wish the China Improvement' of Chinese silk, 18. Navigation Company and the Tal- making good progress towards ZE koo Dockyard, which has built this covery.although he is still B fine ship, that they may continue patient at the Yee Yeung Sani- to develop in prosperity as they tarium at Yee, Sha Tau. have done in the past..
After this tea and refreshments were served and in calling upon Mr. T. HR. Shaw to thank Miss Fung, the manager of the Dock- yard, Mr. K. E. Greig said that he had never seen a bottle of cham- Miss R. L May arrived at Go-pagne broken more' hard!
Addressing the vernment House.
Shaw said:-
Ladies and Gentlemen,-It is a great pleasure to welcome you to
Upon hearing of his illness, his the launching of 8.s. "Shuntien”
daughter who accompanied him to and to have Miss Stella Fung, the
China, came down to Canton from Mr. daughter of our old friend, Fung Kong Un, to
Shanghal. Her presence and ser- perform the
vice were responsible for hastening ceremony. We are also very pleased to see a number of our
Dr. Marl's recovery. As soon as he can leave he Sanitarium, Dr. Mari Chinese friends here to-day and supported the old.
will continue his inspection tour of that they have spare the time to When I started in business, we
silk producing districts along the join us. I hope that they, Miss considered Taikoo ships the best. Tai Leung and Shun Tek, leading Stella and the "Shuntien" will now those ships have been sur West River. have great success in the future. passed, but still Talkoo takes the The Talkoo Dockyard and the lead, and we have to-day the op- portunity of seeing the finest yet China Navigation Co. know each on he
Lady Thomson, the Honourable Sir Thomas and Lady "Southern, Baron Rothschild, Captain R. Bell Davies. V.C.. DSO, A.F.C., R.N. Baronne Durrieu, and Mr. J. C. Michardson..
I am sure that this will be the case, as a Chinese. Merchants know their reputation for efficiency and fair-dealing, and will wish to support the new ships as they have
Honourable Sir Shouson Chow. at other so well that it is unnecessary placed on the Cigna Caso this HOME FOOTBALL
Captain F. R. L. Mears dined at Government House.
Saturday, March, 3. Mrs. Winstedt left Government House
to pay each other compliments
but I would like to say when they ship all prosperity until she in her turn gives way to someching Ener build us a ship they give us good still, and I am sure that nothing Aner will be built until this 1s value and work which cannot be excelled anywhere in the world, in addition to which their technical done at the Talkoo Dock-värd, end for the China Navigation Com- knowledge, advice and assistance
pany. at all times are invaluable to us.
One of the chief-responsibilities
of a Steamship Company trading
The Vessel.
between regular ports is to keep) The "Shuntien" is intended for its fleet up to date, both in num the Shanghai-Tientsin service. The bers and class of vessel, and also dimensions of the vessel
ake:
Cup Semi-Finals
The following are the semi-final ties in the English Cup to be play- ed on March 17:-. Manchester C. v, Aston Villa
(At Huddersfield) Leicester v. Portsmouth
CAt Birmingham)
to keep pace with the new ideas length 300'0", breadth 46'0" and which are involved with a view depth moulded 25'0". She has two oeconomising in fuel and general decks, a long promenade running expenses and in order to complete des and a short pour UNEMPLOYED. IN maintain the trade properly they and forecastle deck. have, to do this whether business
We venture the opinion that the
Mr. Winstedt arrived at Goyern- middle class, more than any other ment House. section of the community, is Lady Peel, attended by Captain the guest of the responsible for it. It is because Walter, was they, through contact with the tea. Western world.. saw that in fair- ness to their children and to the community, they must give the CHINA'S EMANCIPATION younger generation an education as would properly at them to take
Canton.. Mar. 5. Much has been written and said their places in the world in a man-
As passed at the meeting which about the modern Chinese girl and ner that no parent or country was called by the Reconstruction the change that has come over need be ashamed of. This hap- Department on last - Friday for 2300 her everyday life during the past pened about two or more decades preparations of tree planting on four or five years, but how many ago and although progress, has, of March 12, the Arbor Day, Liyu Hill, northwest of the city has been DI. Us have studied the serious necessity been slow, like the tor-chosen as the place for planting effect this change has had on toise it was sure so that in China trees and funds for expenses will domestic, business, and polideal to-day we find many a capable be appropriated by the Municipal
and the Provincial Governments WOMAN for that Central Press. A Comedy by E M. DELAFIELD life, pet only of China but also of young man-or
the countries closely connected matter.
Child education in, the early days VILL be produced at the Club with her? Fashion experts have
for 53 saloon class passengers, and on Wednesday and Thure-long since given much of their of this revolution was confined to ing way in which Miss Fung per-common with trade generally has in single and double berth cabins,
been for a long time pas day, the 28th and 28th of March ar.time in designing pretty frocks for the boys, but as time went on formed the ceremony was testi-
mony enough that Miss China can- As ships grow older repairs be- there is a large dining saloon, a
The re- lounge and a smoke room. Bec 9.30 p.m.
come a heavy expense. the daughters of Cathay, who but parents were persuaded that no hold her own in matters, which,
rements of the Board of Trede class passengers, 44 in number, are
carried on the" poop," Tickets $2.00 each may be obtained a few years ago were so reserved harm could come of sending their a few years ago, held nothing but
(Special to "Hong Kong become more and more exacting
Daily Press"") from the No. 1 Boy at the Club. and shy
they would daughters to school as well, and awe for her..
and it is a serious problem for the berths for 30 steerage passengers
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- And while we are on the sub- Half Procee la will be donated to never think of walking
Ordinance, 1894. into to-day China is in the happy post-
Shipping Company to decide how are arranged in forward tween-
graphic Messages decks. and when to replace their tonnage the Funda of the Hong Kong a tailor's establishment to have tion of possessing daughters Attedfect of the shipbuilding we take this opportunity of congratulating
The vessel has a double bottom. Received, March 5, 7.30 p.m.) and whether they can expect, to Benevolent Society.
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London, Mar. 5. themselves "measured." · To-day for every walk of life. We do not the Companies concerned. There
see a reasonable return on the out- three cargo holds with double der-
The number of unemployed in ricks to each hold, and is Hghted lay. to have to go far to seek proof of was a time when ship-building in the Colony was a flourishing bust-
England and Wales has decreased a Chinese lady going into this for only yesterday Miss Stella ness but like every other business, However, the provision of good throughout by electricity."
up-to-date vessels is essential. The machinery, which has been by about 60,000 in February, ac- the leading European stores to Fung, daughter of Mr. Fung Kong it suffered a great, blow in recent
cargo is to be handled and carried built, by Talkoo Dockyard, consista "cording to the provisional statis- sil her needs
and Un, & prominent Chinese business years. However, is, to be hoped AROM 1st March, 1934, our Office purchase
efficiently, both in the Interests of of one set of Brown Curtis tur ties just published.
a single screw, However, In view of the fact that FR
the merchants" as well as ourselves bines driving will be situato at NATIONAL though this in itself may sound man launched the s.8. Shun Tien, that the launching of the Shun the latest vessel built for the China Tien is the beginning of the re-
the number had increased in BANK BUILDING (corner of Destrifung enough, there is something Navigation Co., by the Talkoovival of this trade. There will be and one can only hope that trade through single reduction gearing.
will improve sufficiently at some and supplied with superheated January by over 100,000 owing to Voeux Road Central and Ice House
In the another ceremony on Wednesday Dockyard, at Quarry Bay! deeper beneath it.
time in the future the sooner the steam from two Babcock and Wil-seasonal Influences, the latest de- Street) 1st floor.
The fact that a Chinese girl has Words of Mr. E. E Greig, the when HMS. Robin will be launch- VICTORIA PRINTING
manager of the Dockyard, heed, and, following so closely on better-and thus justify the fore cox water tube bollers, coal fired crease only brings the figures back
cember,Transocean Kuo. Mh. no hesitation whatever in doing "never saw a bottle of champagne yesterday's ceremony, it augure sight of the Directors of the Com- by mechanised stokers, capable of to approximately the level of De
pany in replacing old ships with driving the vessel at 16 knots. [2811 the things that her Western sisters broken so hard" and the charm-well for the future.
REMOVAL NOTICE,
"
PRESS.
1t
see
no
that
unusual thing
is good or whether it is depressed as, unfortunately, shipping
Accommodation is provided on
in the promenade and upper decks,
and open
.....
BRITAIN
February Figure