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ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to 'be held on MONDAY, the 12th Dat of MARCH, 1934, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCT TEX GOVES- NOB, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Ngan Chi Wan, in the Calony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898 with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor at His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term. of 24 years" leas the last three days
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
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HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION. ".
IN THE GOODS OF CHARLES
JOSEPH MOUREAUX, LATE;
ERINSULA HOTEL, TAX
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KOWLOON IN THE COLONY OF Hong Kong, Cook, Deceased.
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue
of the provisions of Section 38 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to. IST APRIL, 1934.
All creditors and others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their claime to the undersigned on or before that date.
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reliance in the world's will to peace as being sufficient to throttle an attempt to change the "statue quo by force.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1934.
IN MEMORIAM
Of Dr. Richard Wagner
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By" Telegraph, Copyright, Telo graphic Messages Ordinance, 1303- Received, March 6, 7:30 p.m.)
Leipzig, March 6. Another mark of the national Importance attached to the great international spring fair at Leipzig will be given on Tuesday by the visit of Chancellor Adolf Hitler himself who, besides visiting the Fair will lay the foundation stone of the National Monument to Ger- many's greatest composer, Richard Wagner, a native of Leipzig. The Reichs Chancellor will later pay "an official visit to the city corporation, and in the evening will attend a gala performance
"Meistersinger von Nuernberg."
CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Presa" (Copyright.))
RESCUE BY PLANE
Moscow. March 5. Two Russian pilots flying a ten senter passenger plane succeeded in rescuing tea women and two child- ren of the crew of the icebreaker Chellowski, who had been marcon- ed on iceffoes in the Artic since the vessel sank on February 14, accord- ing to a wireless message received from Cape Wellen which adds that the flight was carried out at a tem“
Perature 40 centigrades below zero. The plane returned safety to Cape Wellan and will take off again as soon as 'weather permits in order to rescue another load of the im- perilled party-Transocean Kuo
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HELP FOR FASCIST VICTIMS
Moscow, March 5.
The charity collections for "the
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victims of Fascism in Austria Chancellor Hitler will be accom- totalling a million Austrian schil- ling have been collected among panied by Vice-Chancellor год Papen, Goebbels. Eltz von Rus- Russian workmen" by the Trades benach. Minister of Postal Traffic. Union Council and delivered on Kurt Schmidt, Minister of Econo- | Monday
the to
International mics, and other prominent State Organisation for the support of officials. The Wagner memorial | revolutionaries-Transoceun ceremony begins at 12 o'clock fri į Min. Lindenau on the outskirts of the elty: The graves of Wagner's mother and sister in the old Johannes cemetery will be beauti- fully decorated with flowers by the city. The memorial ceremony will open with selections from Wagner's works sung by a choir of 600 voices. conducted by Professor Gostav Wohlgemuth.
ing it.
FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE
NEWS SUMMARY
The pupils of the O'Keefe- Montgomery School of Dancing Rome, March 5. gave a display at the King's Technical preparations for the Theatre yesterday.
Page 7. forthcoming conference between An address on "Some Miscon- Premier Mussolini, the Hungarian) cepplons About India" was de- Premler, Goemboes, and the Aus-livered at the Rotary Club yester- - trian Chancellor, Dr. Dollfuss day.
Page 6. which is scheduled to open in Mar- A coroner's enquiry into the ch 14, are already under way since | death of Capt. Arthur. Bramwell the arrival here of the Austrian was held yesterday when a verdict and Hungarian economic experts of suicide by pulson was returned. who are co-operating with their
*Page 12. respective legatlons and the eco- Results of yesterday's tennis are nomie department of the Italian given on page 6. Foreign Ministry in collecting the necessary data for the conversa tions, which are expected to put the economic relations of the three States on a new basis
Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chan- cellor of the University of Hong Kong gave a very interesting lec- ture on Augustine Birrell" at the Helena May Institute yesterday... evening.
Page 7. Echoes of 1880 are published on page 6..
Informed quarrters here stressed that the economic character of the forthcoming discussions are aim- ed. to bring about the firs: part of the realisation of the programme drawn up by the Btress Conference in the form of regional parts on a five planes and basis of preferential tariffs.
five icebreakers | leaves only 84 of the original 400 fishermen precariously It is stated emphatically. that helpless. such regional agreements are by drifting on the ice noe in the Cas- no means precluding collaboration plan Sea..
A scout with other States, especially Ger-
and" plane spotted many, but that on the contrary brought to shore on Monday three such collaboration is an indispen-women who were freezing. The usble condition for ultimate success. speedy ice breaker Molodetź is re- CORRUPT OFFICIAL
There can be no question of ported to be picking up a total of "Cologne, March ɔ.
[*] erecting- barriers against other 195 of the people in the greatest The former Vice-President of the States because neither Italy nor day of the rescue work to date. Reichstag ánd Centrist leader. Austria Thomas Esser was sentenced by have only recently completed a
or Hungary-the latter but failed to discover what fate has befallen the 150 horses which. the criminal court here on Mon-highly advantageous trade pact are known to have been caught on day to seven months imprisonment with Germany-are able to absorb the same giant icefioe.-Transocean and fined two hundred Marks for each other's exports. The politi- Kuo Min. malfaisance, breach of trust, and cal side of the proposed trilateral ratsification of accounts as one of pact is still somewhat shrouded in
COSTES' ARRIVAL the Directors of the Cologne Artis- secrecy, but it is generally assumed
Copenhagen, Mar. 5. uns Chamber.
that it will involve certain mea-
The famous French flyer, Costes Three, of Esser's co-defendants, sures of co-operation in regard to who has been reported missing Doctor Engels, Welter and Pesch foreign political questions,
but later found to have merely in- who were also members of the
According to assurances, given in terrupted his fight" from Paris to chambers executive Board,
Muenster, were well informed quarters none of the Copenhagen "in
Ger- sentenced to terms of imprison- three States, however, will sign many, owing to fog-arrived here ment ranging from five to one and any political pact which will de-on
Monday afternoon-Trans a half years while another accused | prive them entirely of their liberty ocean Kuo Min, " was acquitted.
for action-Transocean Kuo Min..
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
Rome, March 6., The Italian Press points out that the new candidates to the Chamber of Deputies appointed by chosen after a rigorous selection the Fascist Grand Council
for their activities in the party
fe; War services and The report of the Secretary
culture. the Grand Cound states that Dí
amongst the 145 appointed 16 have been in the party since 1919. 29 since 1920, 35 since 1921, 27 since 1822. 18 since 1923, 11 since 1824, 4 since 1925; 6 since 1928, while one who joined the party in 1932,
an ex-Naval Omcer-Trans-market but as there was much ocean Kuo Min.
In motivating the verdict the Court stressed the actions of the defendants who otherwise had al- ways been spright men, and could The inly be explained by the moral de-
were
After Herr Hitler and the Chief Burgomaster, Dr. Goerdeber, have made speeches the foundation stone will be laid. Frau Winifred Wagner and her son will attend the memorial ceremony. The memorial itself has had a most eventful history. It was prepared by the great German artist, Max Klinger consisting of an enormous figure of Wagner mounted on i base beautifully worked with scenes from the composer's operas. This monument was just ready to trans- port to Leipzig for erection when the world war broke out, Statue had been melted down for the sake of bronze it contained. Cay of the post-war period and its Since then the Fatherland could pecially Esser had been the victim predominance for profiteering. Es never afford the cost of reproduc-of incomprehensible aberration in his judgement as he undoubtedly Max Kiinger's models and draw-did not benefit by his misconduct ing sketches however, have all been but merely sought to aid other What is to be done in these cir-faithfully preserved so that the cumstances?
necessary funds having been raised people by unscruplous methods. Can disarmament
under the present regime, chiefly
Artisan chamber suffered corist make progress except in conjunc-by public subscription and collecderable losses by granting, many tion with progress in regard to the tians, the long cherished project of unsecured loans which were never questions not only of national music lovers can be carried out, repaid-Transocean Kuo Min.
The monument will be in the security ..but of international centre of the public park-Trans-,
*GERMAN FRONT" MEMBERS justice? Is it not obvious that ocean Kuo Min:
Saarbruecken, March 5. when there is adequate security
To avoid all insinuations that any compulsion is being, exercised HAPSBURG MONARCHY · regarding membership to the
Vienna, March 5. Front" the leaders Feverish activities in legitimate ordered that all employers who eireles in favour of an early return should ask their employees to join of the Hapsburgs, as private citi- this Organisation, will be expelled zens and residents of Austria have
ordered that all branches of this Cabinet council will, in the course organisation are. not allowed to of this week, deal with the proposed make any propaganda
the cancellation Isw of April 3, 1919, memberably
'the "German under which the Hapsburgs were Front" is to be considered a special exiled and their property confis-
cated.
and a forum for dealing with dis-
pates, the question of armaments PROTEST AGAINST "German
will tend to solve itself? Nobody
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an individual taxpayer likes billions to be
spent 00 arms. Every taxpayer can think of a thousand better ways of using the Promises of "an entirely new money, But nations are not pre- approach" to the disarmament pared to forego the scanty security in recent armaments provide, until they get Hon. Secretary question have
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Admission $1.00. Children 50 cents.
J. T. BAGRAM,
come,
CENSORSHIP
Incident In London
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press")**
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London March 6.
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POST MORTEM FIND
Paris, March 5. A post mortem examination on the murdered judge, Prince, has established the fact that the jurist had been narcotized before being murdered, according to L'Intra- sigeant.
It seems that traces of narcotic like ether or chlorform has been discovered in the intestinal tract. lead of the judge, but that it had been impossible to the drug had been administered.
ascertain how
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GERMAN SHARE MARKET.
Berlin, March 5. Business 15 Black од share-
offering by holders It resulted in an upward tendency. The Bond market was stagnant.
Call Money 41 to 41.-Transocean. Kuo Min.
immediately. Furthermore it was been successful insofar that the PLAGUE RAGING
to
honour.-Transocean Kuo Min.
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HORSES ON ICE FLOE.
Astrakhan, March 5. Ten days frantic rescue work by
It is generally taken for granted By Telegraph, Copyright,
LEIPZIG FAIR
that the Government will ac- responsible leaders. A notable The League Covenant. in its graphic Message Ordinance,
Leipzig, March 5. quiesce to the return of the Im- CHINA ENTERTAINMENT, AND feature of these still embryonic famous Article 16, provides collec-Received, March 6, 7:30 pm.)
Exhibitors of the Leipzig Springperial family while the question of LAND INVESTMENT CÓ., LTD.ideas has been the changed stress tive sanctions against stätes which
Fair, which opened on Sunday, ex- the restoration of the Hapsburg A curious incident took place at pressed their entire satisfaction properities are not considered op- placed on the word "disarmament."try to settle their disputes by force the British Broadcasting Station about business so far secured: Con-portune-Transocean Kuo Min. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The implication of recent state- instead of in the paths of peace. on Monday night when a metal siderable contracts bave been clos-
that the FOURTH ORDIN
ments by leading statesmen is the But it is common knowledge that scheduled to hold a lecture as part shown to machinery for handicraft
worker named William Ferrie was
ed already. Special interest was ARY GENERAL, MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at same. It is that political questions the system cannot be enforced. In of the series on "modern industry The Furniture-Fair had a record the Registered Offices of the Com.stand in the way of disarmament. the Covenant, again. Article 19 and national character." The number of visitors ever experienced pany. King's Theatre Building, 5th For the last fourteen years-ever provides for consideration by the manuscript of the lecture had first
since the existence of this special floor, on Wednesday, the 21st day of since the peace treatles were sign-League Assembly of international Instead of reading the censored 000 foreigners have arrived at Leip to be approved by the censor. department of the Fair. About 18,- March, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon toed-the cry in Europe has been to conditions receive the Directory Report, sad
whose continuance manuscript 25 arranged, the zig.-Transocean Kuo Min. Accounts for the year ended 31st disarm. To-day, after repeated might endanger the peace of the speaker broke out in ferce pro- December, 1998, to elect Auditors, failures to secure disarmament, an world. But the prospects of change claring that only very few words
test against the censorship, de- | PRINCESS AWARDED DAMAGES and to transact such other business uneasy feeling is beginning to this article holds out are too pro- or the original text had been left.
London, March 5": as may be properly transacted at un manifest
Princess Youssupoff won a strik Colony of Father G. Byrne 8. J. During a brief absence from the Ordinary General Meeting of the
that perhaps blematical to give nations with a
Millions of astonished, listeners ing victory on Monday to end a the acting superior of the Jesuit Company.
Europe has been putting the cart real or fancied grievance any Im-then heard the excited speech set-sensational suit against an Ameri- Fathers will be Father D. J. Finn,
the Metro S. J And Notice is further hereby given before the horse.
ting forth very radical views on can film company, After all, who mediate hope of a remedy. Hence capitalism, militarism, fascism, So-Goldwyn-Mayer, for defamation of that the Register and Transfer Books is going to disarm when he believes it is that the #new approaches to viet Russia, etc. He succeeded in her character in a moving picture,
finishing his protest before, being "Rasputin." The Princess programme
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LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 28th February, 1934.
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IN INDIA
Heavy Mortality In Three Weeks
Lucknow. Mar. 8. Official Agures show that 2,866 people died in the three weeks ending February 24 as a result of plague," which is raging in the United Provinces-Reuter.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Cheung Muk Tau and Shum Chun. express stope only at Shek Lang,
Prizes for Cricket, Tennis, Bowls, Billiards and Bridge will be distri buted on Saturday, March 10th, at During the week-end two cases of 3.00 pm, at the K.C.C. An attrac
being
gramophone film company was ordered to pay of meningitis and one case each of montal and Humorous numbers will music-Transocean Kuo Min, the complete legal costs which is typhold nad puerperal fever, were be given during the evening.
B.B.C. OFFICIAL SURPRISED estimated at £10,000.
reported to the local health authori-be held on Saturday, March 31st. The next dance of the K.O.C. will Movie producers are prohibited ties. An unprecedented protest at the from further showing the film in British Broadcasting Corporation the present form in England and *censorship" is made by a young the motion for permission to ap- Ferrie, who was to broadcast on London Trade Unionist named peal has been refused. Transocean the labour problem..
London, Mar: 8,-
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PATRIOTS OLD DOCUMENTS
of the Company will be closed from that his neighbour is planning a the disarmament question which switched off, the remainder of the awarded £25,000 damages and the small-pox (one imported), five cases tivo programme of Vocal, Instru-. the 12th to the 21st day of March, raid on his back yard? And is that concern themselves with healing 1984, both days inclusive.
neighbour going to remain disarm-political quarrels and revision of ed when he claims that he is the the League Covenant may prove rightful owner of the back yard? more fruitful than the abortive Why do nations arm themselves? attempts of the post-war years to Because they are afraid. Modern persuade nations voluntarily to wars are not waged for fun. They disarm. There is scriptural au- spring fundamentally from the thority for first of all; dealing with nursing of real or fancied econo- & brother's fault "between thee and mic,
territorial and political him alone." Only if this falls is grievances. These grievances en- anyone else to be called in, gender on the one hand a fear In the case of nations. when, that there is no remedy, and on regrettably, conciliation has falled THE Sixty-fifth Ordinary General the other a fear of just or unjust and recourse to soms legal process held at the Offices of the undersigned retribution. The fears beget arms is found' necessary, there must be on TUESDAY, the 277 MARCH, and the arms beget more fears, an inflexible resolve on the part 1834, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General with results that are only too ap-of the international community to Managers, together with a statement parent to-day. The Treaty of collectively enforce obedience to of Accounts for the year ended the Versailles left a number of im- any decision that may be given 31st December, 1933.
The Share Register and Transfer portant grievances which st When it is fully realized that the Books will be closed from the 13th rankle. Whether these grievances use of armed force as an instru- to the 7th March 1924, both days are justifiable or not ts, for the ment of national policy will not Inclusive.
moment, immaterial. The point is be tolerated, there will follow real that they exist; that they have security and a real readiness to disarm. The progress of disarma- never been properly considered; ment thus depends, in the final and that there is no adequate in analysis, on an advancing recogni- ternational machinery for dealing ton of the paramount necessity for the reign of Law in every branch (2884 with them.
And there is no of human intercourse.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. General Managers, THE HONGKONG Pine ImNDEANOR Oo, Im Hong Kong, 6th March, 1924.
The Easter Dance of the Kowloon Cumberland are holding a dance The Ch: P. Os and P. O's of Cricket Club will be held on Easter at Lane Crawford (Cheero Band) Eve, Saturday, March 31, Meme 9th March (dancing 9 pm-1 bere are requested to enter their a.m.) Tickets, gents 22.60 ladies by names on the list as soon as possible. invitation. Ladies are asked to Listeners were astonished when
acknowledge their invitations by Ferrie announced he had decided
Venice, March 6. Thirteen cases of small pox (four Thursday. A special ferry to Kow- not to give a talk which has been "The Municipality has bought a imported), five of diphtherla (1 oon after the dance. Tickets can so censored, altered and cut up valuable group of Documents re-imported), six of enteric fever, be obtained at Lane Crawfords, or that it will be a travesty to deliver ferring to the patriot "Daniele twenty of cerebro-Spinal fever, one Dance Secty. it. He added "I protest against Manin" for the City Museum. of puerperal fever and cue of rabies the B.B.C. Censorship."
The documents contain several (animal) were reported for the week not belong to any political party. Manin by personalities and friends.
Ferrie subsequently stated he "did hundreds. of letters addressed to ended on March 3,
Among the passengers arriving in the Colony by the as Ranchi on He intended to speak on the effects and also the note written during
Thursday are Mrs. N. L. Smith, Arriving at Hongkong on the wife of the Director of Education of rationalisation and not express the defence of Venice in 1849. "President Coolidge March 16th, and her two children, Mr. Cation being said daily in the workshops personal effects of the patriot were violinist and radio sbar. Miss som and Co., Ltd. and Lady Malcolm extreme views, but repeat what is Some furniture containing the is Miss Betty Marino, the wellknown Stewart of Messra, Jardine, Mathe-: and factories. He intended to also included in the lot.-Trans-Marino has been broadcasting over Douglas Hamilton, point out to the workers that un-ocean Kuo Min.
International controlled means of production are not responsible for the existing
Broadcasting Co radio in America and is on a trip Several well known residents are economic chaos, but he realised
ITALIAN GRAIN EXCHANGES around the world.
caring for Home on leave by the : dit Rome, March 5. while production has increased All the Italian grain exchanges
a Comorinon Saturday. They wages have been reduced and em- were closed on Monday by order the Canton Kowloon express will and manager of the Hongkong and For the convenience of passengers, are Mr. F. H. Orapnell secretary ployment has decreased.
of the Government pending, new make a stop at Ping Wu station Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., An offcial of the BB.C. sald regulations The Government beginning from April. Many pas- Mr. and Mrs. W J. Carey and their that Ferrie's action was a complete propose the extending of thesengers would like to board or two children, Mr. G.P. Ferguson, surprise as his manuscript was pegging operations which have alight the train at that station, assistant master of King's College adapted to various ways in which❘ been carried out on grtut ex-which is an important place in the and c. T. G. Alexander of the Ferrie had agreed-Reuter.
changes Transocean Kia, Min Fest liver Valley. At present, the and O. B.N. Company.