NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-FIFTH OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING will be held at the Company's Officos, P. & D. Building, on Wednesday, 14th March, 1934, at 11a.m., for the purpose of presenting the Heport of the Dir ectors together with a Statement of Accounts to ats: December 1933 and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 3rd March to 14th, March, 1934, both days inclusive, during which period on Transfer of Shares can be registored.
By Order of the Board of Directors. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hong Kong, 1st February, 1934.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FOURTH URDIN. ARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offices of the Com pany, King's Theatre Building, 3th Hoor, on Wednesday, the 21st day of March, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon to receive the Directors' "Report, and Accounts for the year ended 31at December, 1933, to elect Auditors, and to transact such other business a may be properly transacted at un Ordinary General Meeting of the Оотраду.
And Notice is further hereby given that the Register and Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 12th to the 21st day of March, 1984, both days inclusive,
LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 28th February, 1934.
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THIRTY-SEVENTH OR DINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the Company will be held in the Company's Board Room, 3rd Floor. Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 21st March.
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DANENBERG.-On Monday, Mar ch 3, 1934, at the Paulun Hos- pital, Shanghai, Irene Mary, 3 months infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Danenberg-
GEW-On Sunday, March 4, 1804, at Shanghai, Gilbert Edwin Gew, aged 21 years. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gew.
almost as one might visualize it after having seen a performance of "Iolanthe." On this day the
BANDIT DRIVE IN SOUTH
Three Successful Engagements
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Cable News In Brief
"[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]
FRENCH REACTION TO BELGIAN
· PREMTER'S SPEECH
el presided over by President Le- brun. Barthou's report was so ex- tensive that the Council decided to postpone discussion till next meet-
MADRID RIOTS
Madrid, Mar. 8. A condition of alarm, equal to martial law, has been proclaimed all over Spain, consequent upon conflicts. Transocean Kuo Min
NEWS SUMMARY
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The team to represent Hong. Kong at the British. Empire Bowls. to be held in London this "summer was selected last night-Page 10, In the open doubles tournament. yesterday, Fincher and Goldman beat Chiu Chun Chiu and Lee U Page 10. Wing.
8. Woo of No. 1. Somerset Road, Kowloon was heavily fined by Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday for not re- porting to the police after knock- ing down a coolle in Waterico Road. Page 10, THREE-POWER CONFERENCE
The case against Jose Lizarrage, Vienna Mar, 8.
Wong Sau Mo and Nicholas Levit- Dr. Dollfuss is to leave for Rome sky who are being charged with of Austrian commercial delegation $10,000 again came up at Centrai on Tuesday, Minister Schiller, chief frauds to the extent of about
has already left for Italy to nego-Magistracy yesterday when it was tiate préliminarles with the Italian remanded till Monday afternoon.
非 Paris, Mar. 8. An exhaustive two hour speech covering all aspects of the foreign political situation was delivered by socialist Canton, March 9.
Foreign Minister Barthou on Victory over the bandles at Nam Thursday before the Cabinet Coun- Shan. Eastern Kwangtung was re- ported
by Lieutenant-General Chang Sut Kwel, officer command- ing the sesond independant divi- sion, in a telegram to the First ing which is scheduled for Monday, Group "Ardy headquarters here.
There were altogether three en- gagements in" which over 100 brigands were killed, 60 were taken prisoners, and 30 rifles and three machine guns were captured, äc- cording to the report. Some of the bandits were Communists who pinet Council meeting. Political quarters, however, are inclined to active owing
believe that the Foreign Minister is mobilisation of some of the Candeferring his visit because he tonese forces to Southern Fukien.
became
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when the Foreign Minister will re- ply to the various questions of his colleagues. It was announced on Thursday night that Barthou post-representatives and the Hungarian, Ferenczy who is already in Italian poned his projected visit to Brus-
capital-Transocean Kuo Min. • sels, on account of Monday's Ca-
the to
Nam Shan, which is about 100 miles North-east of Swalow, is
now, peaceful.
Lieut-General Huang Chut Mun, officer commanding the Eighth Division of the First Group Army who recently returned from the Kiangst front to-day, told. Press representatives that everything was in battle array in the coming expedition against the Reds. stated that Fils division was responsible for clearing up
the Communists in Chum Woo; South ern Klangsi,
He
"The Communists' first line of defence is located at Ching Klang, about 80 miles North of Chum Woo," General Huang said. "This detachment is commanded by 'General' Yeh Kim Ying, well "known Communist and "command- ant of the Communist 'Military Academy at Jul Chin. But his forces are tattered and we can crush them without much diffi. culty."
Rehabilitation work in Chum Woo is making some progress, he, added, although the town was ravaged by Communist öccupation a year ago. General Huang said that a militia was formed there. and new rifles and other arma- ments were supplied by the First Group Army here. The general himself will return to the front in a day or two,
STINSON" PLANE TRIAL
Canton To Nanking
King and Queen, wearing their
Canton, March 9. The 'plarie "Stinson" pllated by crowns and their royal robes, are Mn. Wự Tain-ya for trial fight on seated on their throne; the peers the Canton-Lungchów, which and peeresses wear their appro-day before yesterday. arrived Nan- started from Canton at 9.30 am priate full regalia; the Bishops are ning via Wuchow about 2 p... on in their surplices and lawn sleeves. the same day. When the members of the House of Commons, who have assembled
1934, at NOON, for the purpose of ceiving a Statement of Accounts ad the Report of the Directora for the year ended 31st December, 1933, electing Directors and Auditors, and for the transaction of any other Ordinary business of the Company."
NOTICE is slap hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be closed Monday 12th March, 1934, until London Office: 53, Fleet Street, in their own Chamber to await the
from
Wednesday, 21st March, 1934, both
days inclusive, during which period.
no transfer of shares can
registered..
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Secretary.
Hong fong, 26th February, 1934.
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Page 6. The prospects and selections for to-day's races appear on Page 1. The times for the final gallops of ponies racing to-day are given. on Page 10.
SECRET MEETING IN POLAND
Warsaw, March 8. Much speculation is caused here.
The annual rugby match be- wishes to wait till the storm raised by the secret meeting which took tween the Club and Hong Kong by Premier de Brocquevalle's our place at Marshal Pilsudski's resi- Bank takes place on the Club Page 10, 'spoken speech on the Disarmament dence Belvedere Palace and at- ground this afternoon. situation has blown over. It is ru- tended by the President of Repub- The annual meeting of the Union latter's speechle, Moscicki, Premier Jedrzevicz Church, Hong Kong, was held last moured that the may possibly lead to
evening.. cabinet and all Premiers who held office
Page 7. crisis The Supreme French War since the Pilsudski's revolution of
The Indian selected hockey team Council also met on Thursday 1926. It is generally assumed that
were held to a draw of one goal afternoon to discuss the draft re- the reconstruction cabinet and each by the St Andrew's, Hockey dissolution of Parliament. in Club yesterday evening on the Page 10. connection with the forthcoming Marina ground, introduction of a new constitution
ply to the last British note.-- Transocean "Kuo Min.
GERMAN MOTOR INDUSTRY
Berlin, March 8. The international motor show held in the exhibition hall on the Kaiserdamm was opened on Thurs day by Hitler" who in a speech strongly advocated the creation of a popular lowpriced standard type of motor car calculated to increase the number of motor car users 10 Germany by milions. The Chan- cellor pointed out that in the cour- se of the
German last year the motor industry had with govern
thanks to
ага ment assistance lightening burdens of taxation re- covered from the slump of 1832. But despite this Germany is still lagging behind as regards the mo- torization of traffic which was mainly due to the effects of the war and the economic collapse which followed it. The country which once led in the world's technical developments now, pos- sesses only half a million motor cais, as compared with three mil- lion which would place Germany
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The fourth annual cabaret and were the principal questions dis-dinner dance of the Society of cussed. This view is strengthened Yorkshiremen in Hong Kong, was by the fact that the Government very largely attended last night at the Roof Garden of the Hong introduced a Bill in the Sejm em-
Page 7 powering it to legislate by deeree Kong Hotel. during the Parliamentary inter- regnum. preceding the new elec. tions-Transocean Kuo Min.
„LOCAL"AND GENERAL
Only one case of enterio fover, was reported for the 24 hours ended ba March 8.
There will be a Dinner Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel tonight and a Tea Dance to-night, at 4.30 p.m.
AUSTRIAN CABINET CHANGES
Vienna, March 8. The results of the long. wrestle for power between Dollfuss and Steznemberg has been formally determined in the present negotia- tions for the reconstruction of the Cabinet which have not been officially announced, but the out- The Hong Kong University Ath- lines of the final compromise are letic Club is holding its Annual Ath- already taking place." The chief of letic Sports on Saturday, March the Agrarian Landbund, the for- 17th at 1:30 p.m. An Open vent mer Home Minister Packinger is to the Colony is included; -Half expected to take over the Home Mile, Post Entries." Ministry portfolio, long held by Dollfuss. Chancellor
Starhem- In view of the proposed formation bedg's private army, the Helm- of King's College Old Boys' Associa=" wehr is stated to be subordinated ion, Old Boys of King's College and to Dollfuss, while Starhemberg is of its parent school Salyingpun are to enter the Cabinet as a Minister asked to communicate with the un- without portfolio.
dersigned as early as possible.
Mr. Chan Sik Pui .. Mr. G. Sims.
The Moreover since
present Commissary for propaganda will be raised to the dignity of a National minister. The official Viennese press, how- ever, devotes more space on Thurs- day to the announcement of the Government's Publication the White Book" elucidating the tangled causes of the February revolt-Transocean Kuo Min.
Local estate sworn under $13,500. was left by the late Dr. B. H. Mellon, of Palma de Mallorca, who died there on January 13, last year, Letters of administration with the will annexed have been granted to Mr. D. H. Blake and Mr. G. E., L. Grist, solicitors.
on a par with the motorized fa- cilities compared with her Euro pean neighbours, in the United States one hundred and twenty five-million people drive over twenty four million cars, Germany's corresponding needs would amount to twelve millions. It was nonsensical to be- lleve that the present half million cars correspond to either the eco- momig er techical powers of the German people. The operation of Immediately after his
two and a half million cars would "DEAD" MAN RETURNS Mn. Wu drive to the headquarters beyond any doubt be a giant step of the 4th Group, Army to
Kolberg, March 8. The Graduation Function of the towards conquering unemployment. Otto Kaeding, former reservist of 13th and 14th Terms of the Chung Generals Li Chung-Jen and Pel Not only would the annual con- the 5th Regiment of Grenadiers, Shing Typewriting School as well Shung-shi, Commanders of the struction of two to three hundred who was made a prisoner of war as the 1st Term of Commerce of the Kwangs 4th Group Army. At 8 in thousand ears be a direct stimulus by the Russians in 1916 and was Academy take place at the Glouces the evening, Mr. Wu and his three to the Industry in itself but also officially declared as dead, now re- ter Restaurant on Friday, the 18th companions were entertained at a vital increase in export. For turned to his native village Alt-inst, at 3.30 pm, sharp. The prizes dinner by Mr.Hang Kok-shu, such high production figures would Banzten in Pomerania. Kaeding, and certificates will be distributed Chairman of the Hwangst Provin- permit the prices of German cars who, while in Siberia, married a by Prof. R. Robinson (MA)" of cial Government in the govern- becoming a force to be reckoned Russian peasant's daughter, with University of Hong Kong. ment house. Many prominent with on the world's market.- whom he has 3 children, was ac- officials were present.
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summons of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Red (a lovely title!). troop in to the Lords' Chamber a slightly more drab note is struck, for most of them wear ordinary clothes. But not all of them, for such
are Privy Councillors will have donned the gorgeous After staying in Nanking for one uniforms and three-cornered cock-day the plane flew to Lungchow
AN UNTRUE REPORT at 2 p.m., yesterday. It is report- ed hats of that rank; while most
ed that Mr. Wu will fly on the
Berlin, March 8. military and naval MPs will also Nanning-Kwelchow if weather per- The announcement of the Am- be wearing their full dress "mits and it is also reported that sterdam paper "Telegraaf." that
Although most of the drome in Kweiyang 2
because of lack of a uniforms.
large air- the representative of the leader. smaller Reichsminister. Hess, was staying Vienna to confer with the who had happened to pass along Palace of Westminster" except the plane purchased by Kwangs for in TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Whitehall on one of the recent superb Westminster Hall, which civil service will be used.-Central Austrian Government, is officially North-Amerika-Liner "Albert Bal- of 8, Queen's Road West,
denied 18 entirely objectless.— Transocean Kou Min.
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HONG KONG, MARCH 10, 1934.
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"ALBERT BALLIN "
of
Chan Chi-pok, alias Chan Ying- folate of 177, Queen's Road Central who died on August 9, 1924, loft local estate sworn under $17,400. Letters of administration" durante RECONSTRUCTED
absentia with the will annexed were Hamburg, March 8.
issued upon an order made in Mis- As part of great reconstruction oellaneous Court Proceedings last programme
the Hamburg-year to Amerika-Line, the third ship of executor, of Connaught Road Con- the Chan Mung-hang, the Ballin-class, the 21,000 tons tral, and the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau,
Hn" left the dock. Like her sis- *erships "Deutschland " and Hamburg." the fore-ship of the CHIAPPE'S STORY RIDICULED
"Albert Ballin was changed in- parties to this coalition do not correspond to their represetation
to an entirely new one thereby Paris, March 8. considerably reducing fuel-con- in the Cabinet. Of the total mem-
Ex-Premier Daladier stands ärmly sumption. At the same time it al- bership of 615 there are no less with the late Home Minister Frot lows for an increased speed. The than 465 Conservatives, who are allled with 34 followers of Sir John
io denying the charges by the last of the Ballin-ships now enters Simon and only 12 of Mr. Mac-deposed Prefect of Police Chiappe dock for the same purpose-Tran-
concerning the last ministry's. socean Kuo Min. plans for the formation of "special It frequently happens that when "shock troops which could be a Government enjoys such an im- used equally well to throttle
that the Ordinary Yearly Meet rapidly darkening autuma after-
was built in 1087, is only about ing of Shareholders will be held in the
hundred years old, its Gothic Office of the Company, 2 Queen's noons would probably have noticed
architecture and its dark wood Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, 28th one. of two relatively slight March, 1934, at NOON, for considers changes in the appearance of the
interiors provide a very suftable tion of the Directors' Report"-and Statemens of Accounts for the year Houses of Parlament. If it were setting for a spectacle which with ending 31st December, 1933.
remarkably few changes must look before sundown he would have
much as it did centuries ago. But Tho Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 19th to seen a" Union Jack flying from 26th March, 1934, both d. 7s inclusive the flagstaff at the topmost pia the Bllusion lasts for one day only: nacle of the Victoria Tower; and for after that the gorgeous robes By Order of the Board of Director,
"and"uniforms" are put back into E. COCK,
Chief Manager.
have noticed that the great lan-storage; and in one conduct of
their ordinary business both Lords does the present one, the practical stup." tern above Big Ben on the Clock
Daladier's answer varles [2343
and Commmorts dress Just like any imposalbility of the Opposition from Frot's who characterises Tower had been lighted up. These
body else, though the Speaker as apparent that the general public ful nonsense in further attesting. parties' achieving anything is 60
Chiappe's story as "penny dread- not very conspicuous displays.
President of the House of Com-tends to lose Interest in the pro- however, are really very important,
that Chiappe never spoke to him for they constitute the outward
days there is ont particular con-
Hong Kong, 9th March, 1834.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
**LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE Sixty-fifth Ordinary General
if it were after dark bé could
and visible announcement to all
who pass that Parliament, after a three-months recess, la again in session
donald.
mense majority in the House as rioting or to erect a "left dictator-
sideration which prevents this.
CHINESE MISSION TO MOSCOW
3
OBITUARY
Mr. A. S. Hamet
One of the best known members of the local Malay community, Mr. AS. Hamet passed away yesterday morning after a brief illness. The deceased who was about 60 years of age was a popular figure in local shipping circles having been an Moscow, March 8. The Chinese Military Mission for over 30 years. He was very Longineer in getorál coastal steamers headed by General Yang Chien well-known in the coastal ports. was received to-day by M. Voro-where he had a large circles of shilo, the Commissar of War. friends,
The Mission accompanied the The funeral took place at the War Minister on a visit to the Mohanmedan Cemetery, Happy military training institutions and Valley yesterday, and was largely
schools "ind also to detachments
in the Moscow military district attended by relatives and friends,
STABILISATION RUMOUR
mens wears a wig and his op- ceedings of Parliament, In these about Frot's supposed plans. Even the experienced Parisian public posite number in the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor, wears During the past few years the
are hard put to it to decide be- tween the contradictory state- a wig and robes suitable to one British people have seen parlia who symbolises in his person the stumbling, and collapsing at last
ments all over the world wavering, ments-Transocean Kuo Min.
New sessions of Parliament are
before dictatorships. majesty of the law.
This year NON PAPEN REFORT DENIED As everyone knows, there is at the example of Germany has been
Reuter. Berlin, March 8. Meeting of Shareholders will be always made the occasion for a held at the Offices of the undersigned display of the mediaeval pagean- tional Government-that is,
present in power in Britain a Nathe most conspicuous one; while
An official denial was given out the concentration of power into on TUESDAY, the 271 MARCH
try to which Londoners profess
a the hands of President Roosevelt here on Thursday to the foreign 1834, at NOON, for the purpose of
THE CHIEF SCOUT receiving the Report of the Genersi to be rather superior, but which Cabinet containing MPs of three even although it was conferred reports that Vice-Chancellor von Managers, together with a statement they in reality prize a great deal, different parties. Thus, for upon him by Congress has been Papen would take the occasion to
publicly iristanced by some very
confer with Dollfuss while attend-
Mr. Morgenthau's. Denial of Accounts for the year e ed the One of these occasions the Palace instance, the Prime Minister, Mr. prominent Englishmen as an in-
Ing the forthcoming convention of
Making Slow Recovery 31st December, 1933.
thie Knights of Malta in Rome at The Share Register and Transfer of Westminster really lives up to Ramsay MacDonald, belongs to the dication of the weakening of son-
Washington, March 8. the same time as the Australian Books will be closed from the 13th one's story-book conception of it National Labour Party-so-called stitutional
United States. It therefore is. Chancellor and” Hungarian-Preinler
London, March 8. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Junr., to the 17th March 1984, both days that one learned in childhood to distinguish it from the Labour really only natural that people in in. The present state of von Pa- Scout, is making good progress Viner is not acting in any Trea-
are arriving for talks with Musso-
Lord Baden Powell, the Chief declared to-day that Professor. inclusive.
There is the progress of the King Party which he formerly led: Britain should have begun to ask JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
whether their own pen's heath as well as pressure of after recent operations, and was sury capacity during his trip, to and Queen from Buckingham the Foreign Secretary, Sir John themselves General Managers,
Palace in
a State or semi-state Simon, is a Liberal; and the Parlamentary system can survive state business may even cause the to-day taken to a forty miles Europe.
in its present form: “or whether Vice-Chancellor to absent himself journey from the hospital to his The denial follows rumours, that Professor Viner has been entrusted coach, which is encrusted with Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. the whole world is passing beyond from the Maltese Orders Conven- home in an ambulance.
Neville Chamberlain, a Conserva- the stage where it can be emcient tion. At present von Papen is He will not be fit to fulak en- with the mission of arranging for: golden ornaments and accompani- tive. But in the House of Com-y ruled by popularly elected confined to his bed --Transocean gagements for three months stabilisation of the pound and the
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dollar.Heuter. [2834 ed by a brave military display of mons itself the numbers in the legislative assemblies."
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE Co., I. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1924.
democracy
in the