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McGilchrist's Outstanding Displays
The Teams
The following teams competed in the semi-final and final rounds: Club: J. J. Ferguson; R. H J. Hutchison; Griffiths, Meek; D. McLellan (Captain), "W. E. Peers, and A. F. Walkden
The Hong Kong Bank seven created minor sensation Saturday at the Valley, when they defeated the Club, winners for the seasons, by a goal and two tries
11 points to
goals (10 points), in the Final of the annual seven-a-side rugby tournament, to Borderers "A":--Sergt. Gould: win the Blarney Stone Rugby L/Sergt. Shaw, Pte. Simmonds: Shield, the new trophy, presented L/Cpl. Hewitt; L/Opl Hurdy by four members of the Hong | (Captain). Pte, Jones (25), and Kong Football Club, for the first Pte. Gimiour. time, "
The Bank seven were excellent throughout the afternoon, and came through the qualifying, semi- final and final rounds owing to brilliant short-passing bouts.
The Lincolns who should have played the Bank, falted to make on appearance,
Bank:-W. H. B. Rigg: H. R. McGilchrist; M. W. Turner: L. G. Robertson (Captain); F. R. Burch, I. H. Bradford, and G. A. Stewart.
Cumberland "A":—E. A. Drury: Lt. Richards, Mid. Heman; Mid. Rolandson: Lt. Suther. Lt. Brown, and Lt. Juniper.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1934.
FROM THE
GAZETTE
Notifications And Appointments
The Following notifications and appointments are taken from the government gazette:--
The name of Mr. Iu Tak-lam has been added to the list of authorised architects.
It is notified that Dr. T. W. Ware resumed duty as Second Fort Health Officer and Inspector of Emigrants on 12th March.
It is notified that Dr. J. M. Gray résumed duty as Acting Medical Omcer of Health or 18th March.
•
Dr. John Beveridge Mackle and Mr. James Ivor Barnes have been appointed Deputy Registrars Births and Deaths.
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ARMED ROBBERY PIRATED BOAT PROF. J. TANDLER
IN YAUMATI
Gangsters Escape With $2,440
Lo Slu Po, 20 years old, who is ja cashier in the employ of Li Leung proprietress. of Mel Heuns Tsan money-changer and rice shop of 68 Shanghai Street ground floor. reports at 8.20 pm. a Chinese male. speaking in the Hak Ka dialect, came into her shop and sald he wanted to buy some rice. While speaking to an accountant named So Chun Wu, about the price. five men entered" the"shop" and drew revolvers from their girdles and held nine fokls up. Several people came to the doorway of the shop but these
by were driven" away
three other" robbers, two of the nilne of robbers drove eight of the
fokis to the back of the shop. Chan Chan Ngok (18 years of age) The draft of an Ordinance to was kept inside the counter. Lo provide for the registration of Slú Po ran out of the back of the certain persons is published. This shop to the front door and found repeals the Travellers Restriction that the robbers had just left the Ordinance, 1915, and the Registra-shop and going towards Jordon tion of Persons Ordinance, 1916, Road. One of the robbers carried and reenacts with some changes a white flower bag apparently those of their provisions which it : containing the stolen money. A foki named Chan Chung followed
Observatory returris for February robbers, blowing a police whistle. show that the average mean tem- Near Min Street a report ilke a perature was 59.9, the highest.be-revolver drove Chan Chung away. ing 15.9 and the lowest 47.2. There
The robbers ran along a scaveng
Battery Street and then disap-
At the conclusion of the tourna BRITISH TRADE is considered desirable to retain. about 50 feet to the rear of the
merit, Mr. H. R. "Rusty" Forsyth,
Vice-President of the Club. con- gratulated
the
the donors on unique design of the shield and presented the trophy.
McGilchrist, the Club's new ac- quisition... was " outstanding, and Instrumental in saving the Bank's ine time and again from the onslaughts of the Club attack.
The Bank, who displayed the
IMPROVING
Statement By Mr. C. were 181,3 hours of sunshine and ing alley from Shanghal Street, to
A. Nicholson
London, March 17.
short passing method, worried the Speaking at the annual dinner Club who unable to hold their own, of the Provincial Brokers' Stock Ex- failed to stop McGichrist from change, at Hall. Mr. C. A. Nichol- opening the scoring with a try inson stated there was far more con- the corner of the field, Robert - icence in the industrial son failed with the kick.
commercial world to-day than at
1.51 inch of rain, while the aver- age humidity was 73.
It is notified that the Convention
peared.
Two thousand and three hun-
between the United Kingdom and dred dollars in Hong Kong cur- Turkey regarding Legal, Proceed rency comprising silver dollars, Ings in Civil and Commercial Mat-five, ten and twenty cents pieces ters which was signed at Angora were taken from a behind a the 14th November, 1933, has grilled opening and from a shelve been extended to this Colony as at the back of the grill. and
from the 14th December. 1933. A sum of two hundred dollars in copy of the Convention may be Chinese 20 cents pleges were re- mayed. The total amount stolen seen on application at the Colonial
is $2,440. secretary's Office.
were
From the kick-off the Club any time during the last few years missed scoring when Hutchison He said trade was improving, un-" Falled to gather the bail from a | employment decreased, bank clear- forward rush. Soon äfter anotherings were
rallway traffic up. of the Bank's brilliant short pass-rising. companies reports ing bouts saw Turner cut through | better and dividends higher. to score between the uprights, Above all, there was a big weight Robertson majorising the effort, to give the Bark an 8 points lead
McLellan, the Club skipper gave them their first points when he crossed over from a nedut near the Bank's goal line. Peers 1m- proved on the effort.
Three points, in arrears the Club were further
from prevented equalising when McGilchrist cross- ed over for the Bank after pretty bout of passing, but Robert- son failed with the kick,
Stimulated by this reverse. the Club pressed and were eventually rewarded with a try by Hutchison following a good run by Ferguson. Peers converted,
Semi-Finals
In the semi-final rounds," tries by McGilchrist (2) and Rigg, twó
which of
Robertson converted,
gave the Bank a clear cut victory over the Borderers "A" combina tion by 13 points to nil.
The Club accounted. for the Cumberland,“A” by 9 points to 4. In the other semi-final.
Tries by Ferguson (2) and Meeke gave the Club the lead, Drury de- creasing the Cumberland's deficit with a dropped goal before the
end.
The Cumberland "A" beat Kow. loon in the second round by 11
points to nil after leading by 3
points at the interval.
Gordon Lum, the Chinese player gave a very promising display, being a very fine fackler,
or money pressing down all inter- est rates and levelling up invest- ment values. He added that dur- ing the years of depressiori coats had been reduced in practically every industry-British Wireless.
THE TEXTILE DEBACLE Tokyo Awaiting Re-
port
The
From London
Tokyo, Mar. 17. Japanese Government is
awaiting the report of the conver-
Bankruptcy notifications state that the following dividends have been declared:
George Hughes Keeble. 5 Hau Fung Lane, Wanchai-Fourth and final of £3.50 per cent.
William Frederick Gardner, 550 Nathan Road: Yaumati, and final of 88.50..
Second
A further
were
All the robbers spoke in the Hak Ka dialect and appeared to be shop coolies... There
alto- gether five revolvers. Up to a late hour last night we learn that no arrest had been made.
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ARRIVES
Norviken's Sad Experience
The Ba Norviken, owned by Messrs. Wallem and Company, and under charter to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., arrived here on Saturday morning from Swatow after having been pirated iest Tuesday whild on her way from Shanghai to Hongkong. The ship carried 216 passengers 4,000 tons of general cargo.
mad
ARRESTED
On His Return To
.Vienna
Vienna, Mar. 18. Professor Julius Tandler, who has returned to Vienna Shanghai University. was arrested from
by Austrian. authorities at Vienna on account of his membership with the Social Democratic
Party. Professor Tandler has a world wide reputation as an anatomist He was formerly chief of the
ter.
Fraternity Book Room" 216, Nathan Road, Kowloon. 8, Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong.
A new Condignments of Bible with colourad Thaitrations of Paiseline, alzo a large colection
of Children's books has just arrived.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
ORINA MUTUAL STEAM
NAVIGATION "CO., LTD..
JONNIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
"MARON FROM NEW YORK VIA MANILA are hereby notified than their Cargo will
diachanged into Holl's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at. Consgueva risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Bolt's Whart, The Cargo will be ready for Delivery fron Godown on and aller 18th March.
Owing to a case of small-pox Vienna Health Department-Reu-CO having occurred on' board, the victim being a Chinese baby, the vessel was placed under quarantine off Stonecutters, where the neces- sary sanitary measures were car- ried out.
"The Norviken, which is of 1779 tens net, is in command of Mr. . Bergden, the Chlef Officer, who took charge of the ship at Tsing- tao when Capt. Jensen, the master, had to enter hospital there.
An official police report reads as follows:-
At about
a.m. on Tuesday, when the ship was about 30 miles north of Turn About Island, she was attacked by approximately 21 pirates armed with automatic pls- tols, revolvers and knives, who had boarded the ship at Shanghai. One shot was fred.
POLITICAL INSTRUCTION IN GERMANY To Comnience At Age
Of Ten
By
"
Optional Cargo will not be landed here unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from Teleport to port to the final port of call to
which the option extends,
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") Telegraph, Copyright, graphic Messages Ordinance 1894 Beceived: March 18, 7.30 p.m.)
Ail broken, chafed and damaged Goods Berlin, March 18. are to be left in the Godown, where The present National-Sociaust, they will be examined on say Tuesdays Youngsters' Organisation, The and Fridays between the hours of German Children's Brigade," em- | 10,55 4. and Noor within the Free bracing boys and girls between six Storage, period, and ten years of age was dissolved Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, No Claims will be admitted after the on Sunday by special decree. The The first attack was made on the Chancellor had ruled in an inter-
ind all Goods remaining undelivered wireless room which was put out view with von Schirach-head of
after the 21st March, will be sul ject, of action, and the transmitting ap- all young people's associations, in.
to Baul. paratus thrown overboard. No New Germany-that it was time resistance was offered" and the enough to begin political philoso- pirates directed the ship to be phic instruction of German youth taken to Tai Sham Mel to the at the age of ten, when they might west of Chi Lang Point. During enter either the "Hitler Youth" or the night the ship's lights were The League of German Girls." keps burning. At about 4 p.m. the Transocean Kuo Min.
at Chi Lang, Point ship arrived
pirates fired several where the shols and one junk" then came alongside.
Six Chinese were kidnapped and placed on board this junk together with the loot. To cover their re- treat, the acting Captain, Chief Officer and five members of the crew were taken under tow in a
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Tele-
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 4th Apr., or they will cat be recognised.
No Fire Insuranos will le affected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Ágants.
13th March, 1934.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
QUBAN STEAMSHIP CO., L''D.
AND
CHINA. MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD,
JONSIGNEES par Co.'s Vensel "AJAX.
(Special to "Hong Kong'
Daily Press (By Telegraph, Copyright,
Messages Urdinance, graphic
1994- ship's lifeboat, the pirate leader Received, March 18, 7-30 p.m.) and four others also travelling in
Essen, March 18.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM Victims. of the Separatist and this boat. The junk stopped at Marzist struggles in the Rhineland are hereby notified that their Cargo
VIA SINGAPORE Ha Che Chin about three miles
discharged. into ship. Here the were honoured by memorial cele- wil away from the
brations here on Sunday at Wharf, Kowloon, where it will le ship's boat with officers and crew
which Captain Goering spoke. at Consignees risk, and, subject to were released and they rowed back
Minister Rochan. on
Terms and Conditions of Storage at horseback. them steered
Holt's Wharf. The Carge will be ready for Delivery, from Godown o and after 16th March.
Wong Wing-yuet, 24 Stanley PARIS MURDER to the ship, which
Street. Second of Ĥ10.
Gregorio Maria, Xavier, 334 Hen- nessy Road. Wanchai:-First of $15.
DOUGLAS BOAT
ABANDONED
"Svale" A Total Loss
MYSTERY
Partially Solved By Police
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press)
· (By" Telegraph, Copyright, Tels.
Ordinance.
sations between the Japanese Am- "The Douglas Steamship Com-graphic Menager
bassador
The
to, London, Mr. Mat-pany's motor vessels. "Svale" has Received, March 18, 4.30 a.m.) sudaira, and the President of the been pronounced a total, loss, ty doard of Trade, Mr. Walter Run- the Captain of the s.s. Kamo, ciman, before formulating a policy, which ship arrived at the scene of states a Foreign Office spokesman, grounding of the Svale, near Foo- but the Government is convinced chow. A wireless message to this effect was received here on Satur- that Great Britain's common sense renders it most unifkely that Bri-day morning. tain will denounce the Anglo- Japanese commercial" treaty..
The Japanese Government is
shortly notifying the League of Nations of Japan's withdrawal from the Geneva 1927 Imports and Exports Convention and the. 1933 Tariff Truce Agreement-Reuter.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
. what
named
for Swatow. The time was then
about 6.30 a.m.
The value of property stolen amounted to about $3,620. persons were injured.
ANGLO-FRENCH
من
Holt's
reviewed 60,000 crack storm troops, Mourning services were held on the mammoth meadow surround-
Optional Cargo will not be landed Nong the city water-tower, where a here, unless Notice has been given prior detachment of loyal police were to Vessel's arrival, but carried on. from mowed down by Communist Are in port to port to the final port of cali guerilla warfare during "The 1924 to which the option extenda. Insurrection." ---Transocean Kuo
Min..
TRADE PARLEYS
:
All broken, chafed and damaged fooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and TOO MUCH ENTHUSIASMnd Noor within the Free Storage period. Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
41
Take More Favourable graphic Alexsages Ordinance,
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele 1894.
Turn
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
ترنم
Received, March 18, 4.30a.m.)-_-
"Berlin, March 17. Paris, Mar. 17.
"Much as the spirit prompting mystery surrounding the
demonstrations of popular enthus murder of the Italian refugee and
asm at his presence is appreciated by Herr Hitler, the delay caused lawyer, Clerici, who was recently
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tole at public ceremonies by unexpect- found shot dead in his office has been partially solved by police in-graphic. Messages Ordinance, 1898 ed interruptions have recently be- come so serious that stern Examination of the ship's con vestigations of a dramatic suicide Received, March 18, 30 a.th.)
Paris, March 17. measures have had to be taken to dition revealed that her bottom committed by an Italian
'Dant Bonfanti, on Wednesday Anglo-French trade negotiations check the growing nuisance. had been severely damage Ind
-night, at a Communist meeting which seemed in a bad way
Hitler's deputy," Brueckner, de- all hopes of effecting a salvage here. Letters found in his pocket Friday have taken
2 decidedlyclared, on Saturday, that recita- were impossible.
During the past, week, the officers indicate that Bonfanti was a some more favourable turn according tions by very young people of muddledheaded political to latest reports from London lengthy poems dedicated to the and crew were transferred to the
and 5.3. Haining
taken
fanatic to
who, according to his stating that the French Minister Chancellor and repeated requests Foochow. Pirates visited the ship "minimum programme" outlined in for Economy, Lamoureux who had for Hitler's autograph frequently afterwards and stripped it com- one of his letters, wanted to bring intended to return to Fards or upset all the Chancellor's arrange-
about world salvation by killing Saturday will continue negotisments. Hitler, has, therefore, ask pletely...
Bro- Built in 1905 by Messrs.
number of French Communists, tons with the President of the ed all admirers to curb their en- The situation created by the thers, Dumbartorton, the Svale
and Italien refugees including Board of Trade, Mr. Runelman tualasm in future or at least, to breakdown of conversations 'be-
divert it into some less demon- tween representatives
on the day of British and was owned by the British In-
suicide before his
spects of success.—Transocean Kuć and Japanese cotton and
Min." Fayon dia 8. N. Company. Her nett ton- visited the editorial rooms of the
Min. Industries was considered yester nage is given at 2,198, and was Communist organ, "Humanite," in Communist day when the Japanese Ambassa then fited with triple turbine en- order to shoot the dor, Biateudalza, called
ader. Cachin who, however, 'was on the gines. When she came into the A similar score resulted from President of the Board of Trade, hands of Messrs. S. T. Williamson absent that day. It is assumed the match between the Club and Mr. Runciman. The former pro and Company in 1923
she was that Bonfanti also went to the the RA. Stonecutters. Ferguson mised to communicate at once with converted into a motor ship with
ommunist meeting with; the in- acoring two tries and Hutchisonhis Government upon the situa-twin screws. Her dimensions are
tention of killing some leading one. Two of these were converted by McLellan.
No further steps are likely until length, 275 feet, Breath, 44 feet Communists, but in a fit of de- epondency turned the gun on him- and depth 16 feet
self In a letter to his wife who Owing to the non-appearance of he receives a reply
view of the time which has elapsed
is living in Soviet Russia, Bonfanti
Cornwall Outplayed The Cornwall lost to the Bor- .derers "A" by 13 points to all. The military team secured their points through Simmonds, Hewitt and Jones, who each scored a try. Simmonds converted two out of the three, missing the only try of the first hair
Club Beat RA*
Scratch Team Overwhelmed"
the Lincolms, who are in Camp; a
tion..
ANXIOUS
London Mar. 17.
but in
and a desire for definite action ex-”)
No Claims will be admitted after "the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st March, will be subject to Bent.
All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 4th April, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
·Agenta. 15th March 1934
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AMERICAN AIR MAIL
Operations Resumed On Nine Routes.
Washington, Mar. 18
The War Department has an-:
was originally named "Lamma "Clerici. It appears that Bonfanti over the week-end with good pro-istrative channel-Transocean Kuonounced the Army will resumo
LONDON
N SHARE MARKET
リ
German
London, Mar. 17. ..Gold 136/6d, War Loan 3 per cent 1034 Stock Market subdued scratch team was organised to play since the question was Bret raised COTTON CONVERSATIONS complained of being persecuted by German bonds weak, following
Osaka, March 17. // the Communist Party who had Dr. Schach's speech on pressed by the British textile in The Cotton Spinners, Associa-killed him morally! In another Kold and foreign currency situa dustry, the British Government are tion have instructed their delegates letter he cites the Italian proverbtion with a decline of 1 to 2
meve anxious that as little time as possi- to remain in London to await that it is preferable to live one points, ble should be occupied by prelimin: possible developments from official day like a lion than a hundred Transatlantics steady Kurs days as a sheep,--Transocean Kucand Home Industrials quet.-Bri- ary conversations Bish Wire- conversations on the cotton con-
ital, Wireless, troversy Reuter
against the Bank in the Second Round, the score being five goals and one try. (28 points) to ni McGlichrist (2) and Rigg, Turner, Burch and Bradford were the scorers Robertson converted all the tries but one
·less,
Min.
SWEDISH
TO SOVIET
LOAN
carrying air-mails on nine : routes. · ́ This announcement was made shortly after Mr. Eddle Ricken- backer. the famous United States war airman, demanded be- fore the Benate" Cominittee that Mr. Roosevelt should "purge his official family of those traitorous elements who misadvised him with
Scheme To Increase regard to the air-mall situation
Exports
Reuter.
able the Soviet to purchase by Stockholm, Mar. 18 April 30, 1935, Swedish goods of The Government is seeking de this value. The Soviet will give as approval of the Riksdag,, for an security & loan of Government agreement with the Soviet by 5 per cent bonds redeemable in whichr:Sweden will grant a loan of eight periods four of which are
hundred million kroner, to en- after July, 1 1940-Reuter.
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