NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1985.
EN
NOTICE.
INTRIES for the above will Clore at 3.00 pm. on.SATURDAY, 12TH JANUARY, 1935
By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th January, 1985.
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CHINA FLEET
BOXING
Last Night's Finals
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1935.
SILVER MOVEMENTS
REGULATIONS
New Rules Designed To
Stop Smuggling
4 Gossip We Must
A little soft pedal stuff, I think,
after last week's hysterical out- bärst.
Peace, perfect peace at the
The finals or the China Fleet Officers, Novices, and Boys Boxing Championship took place Inst night. 'at, the Ching Fleet Club Theatre before a very good crowd. Among the interested spectatora present were HE Admiral ̈ ̈ ̈Bir
merce. Permits should be issued Peninsula, the Hong Kong Hotel Frederic Dreyer. Commodore · F. In order to facilitate the trans-by the Superintendent of Customs a hushed haven for the tena- Elliott, Capt. Manners, Capt. Bell-portation of silver within the immediately after the applicationscious few. What is the matter Davies, and host of other country and at the same time to are found to be in order. In case lightest additional galety sends officers.
Nantlig. Dec. 30:
prevent profiteers from amug
irregularities are detected. not As on previous evenings thegling silver abroad by circuitous only will the Customs Superinten watch word throughout overy means at points where less vigli dent concerned be severely punish- bout was "Action-and more ance is maintained the Ministryed, but the bank or firm and the action" It is a wonder how in of Finance has announced a set of banking association, the Native some of the events, the judges measures governing hu-chiso for Bankers Guild, or the Chamber of and referee could come to a transportation, as follows
Commerce involved will be dealt decision, so close were the points
governing punishment for smug- with according to the regulations of the contestants.
gling silver abroad.
I-Applications for permits by banks or commercial firms in the At the conclusion of the pro-capital or. Shanghai should be ad
Admiral Sir Frederic
Editorial and Business Office: 11
Ice House Street. Tel. 90451. Night Editor (Wanchai. Office) {
Tel. 94511.
gramme London Offion: 53, Fleet Street Dreyer before presenting the
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The Baily Press.
prizes to the winners, congrats lated the participants on the excellent show that they had put up and the very sporting and rss same spirit that was evidenced in every fight. He said that Captain Manners, as President of the China Fleet Boxing Association, together with the referees Judges and other strenuous workers on
·HONG KONG, January 16, 1935.
DR. HU HSIH
One of the achievements of Dr. Hu Hsih during his brief visit to Hong Kong is the remarkably clear picture he has left behind of the trend of national progress in China Dr. Hu has spoken, not upon what might be done. but on what has been done. His own work in the cause of his country Mes principally in the task of in- troducing the spoken language— the vulgar tongue, as he terms it
the literature
the country. That this movement is a success is evidenced by the fact that to-day thousands of books are being printed in the spoken language once so much despised
مامات
the Committee of Management
deserved great credit.
After the Admiral had present -ed the prizes to the winners
dressed to the Ministry. Such ap
4-Where no Custom House is plications should be endorsed, in maintained, no silver transporta the case of banks, by the Banking tion exceeding $1,000 will be per Association; in the case of native
mitted except with the endorse banke, by the Native Bankers ment of the local Chamber of Guild; and in the case of arms, by Commerce, the banking associa the Chamber of Commerce. Aption, or the Native Bankers Guild. plications by foreign banks should The certificate furnished by the tral Bank of China. be transmitted through the Cen-
latter must be produced for in- spection by the Customs, military or police authorities en route.
6.—The certificates referred to above must guarantee that the all
country for legitimate business ver is for transportation within the
stinely smuggled abroad, and that, in case the guarantee be violated. the guarantors are prepared to share the punishment that may be meted out,
2. In any other part of the country, besides the Capital and Shanghai, permits will be issued by toms (who shall submit reports to the local Superintendent of Cus
with us in Hong Kong that the
our blood-pressure roaring up to be nursed laboriously down for early a fortnight? Maybe its something in the air: I remember in Shanghat a
WHY NOT GO HOLLYWOOD.
(BY DUMRELLE
At the Fanling Hunt Races.
iment. I think it's that Breath- have met watching her i hope she'll take this as a comp
less, glowing, eager look"
Earlier writers have remarked on the strange appeal of the wide open spaces so that further: com-- ment on the audience, for Satur- day night's boxing display at the Lee Theatre would seem to be superfluous. For this I think the must high prof the seats is respon- good-looking husband play in sible..e dollars for an even-rasping form for the Navy in what ing's amusement, unless you are a was a very exciting game. "fan" is prohibitive and I would, like to see the body of the house brought within reach of the ordinary Saturday nighter. Then I think it would be rather fun to put on one's oldest clothes and go shuck peanuts in the Afteenth row or whatever it is the elite do
sure I could shape into a con- furined little router and it would ease the congestion at the movies.
Those who were blind or rather hard of hearing must have en joyed the running commentary of the lady in the second row but not, I think, the rest of us. I wish people wouldn't.
At the Hong Kong Hotel, where we dined, it was obviously Rugger Night: I saw at least two partles that were in the process of celebrating victory or of drowning defeat.
IN SEARCH OF A PARTY.
The United Services Recreation
Capt. Manners thanked the Com- the, Ministry on the destinations purposes, that is not to be clande in Hollywood. Personally, I am Twickenham Muffered men and Club, better and more familiarly
mander-in-Chief for his personal interest in the tournament called upon the Company for three cheers for the Admiral, which were heartily given, supplemented by a "Tiger"
RESULTS
NOVICES. WELTER
Semi-Finals
and amount of silver transported The permits. and every ten days).
after serving their purpose, should be withdrawn and forwarded to the Ministry for cancellation. The tees for permits, and the amount of revenue stamps to be affixed thereon, should be determiner! ac- cording to existing regulations.
3--Applications led by banks OF commercial firms. with the Customs authorities should be ae. companied by certificates from
Marine Jenkins (Adventure) beat Stoker Lant (Kent),
the local Stoker Irvine (Medway) beat clation, the A. B. Callum (Cornwall).
Guild, or the
Final
Marine Jenkins (Adventure) beat Stoker Irvine (Medway).
BOYS BANTAMS
Boy King (Adventure) beat Boy Newman (Kent) on a technical Co.
" 'BOYS FLY
It is however in the story of the progress of China which he has given to Hong Kong that we find a clear and unblassed analysis of what China has done since the days of the Republic. Nowhere during the twenty-three years has there been any sweepling changes in the country, and yet in every A, B. O'Connell (Suffolk) beat direction things are now widely A. B. Harvey (Hermes) ori a different. The old traditions, technical ko.
firmly embedded, had to be care- fully uprooted and removed, and
Boy Callie (Buffolk) beat Boy Otter (Kent),
NOVICES BANTAM
BOYS MIDDLE
The certificates should also state clearly the amount and destina- tion of the silver and the purpose for which it is transported..
The above measures have been referred to the various Customs authorities, and the Nanking and Shanghai City Chambers of Com Banking Asso-merce, Bankers' Associations and Native Bankers Native Bankers' Guilds for obser Chamber of Com-vance..
CONCENTRATION | TENGHSIEN FREE
AT KWEICHOW
FROM BANDITS
To Prevent Retreat Of Outlaws
Boy Nicholson (Hermes) beat [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily the mere removal of practices, Boy Shepperd (Suffolk). which were not conducive progress, were
to
(Hermes) beat
.“ OFFICERS LIGHT achievements of Lieut. Wreford the highest significance for, ac-Llens. Hamilton (Medway).
BOYS. WELTER cording to Dr. Hu Hsih, it paved the
way
NOVICES FEATHER
to dennite strides Boy Corrington (Cornwall) beat forward. The emancipation of Boy Watson (Cornwall). China's womanhood, for instance, could never have been accomplish- ed, if the inhumane practice of feet-binding had not been dis- carded. We
examining
in are, apt China's porgress, to compare the country with more modern states, We are asked to abandon this method and quite fairly to -examine the emergence. 'of this
ceived
A. B. Liddiard (Adventure) re- w.v. from Ldg. Stoker Mealing (Hermes) sick
OFFICERS MIDDLE Mid, French (Kent) beat Mid. Baker-Faulkner (Kent).
BOYS FEATHER Boy Moss (Suffolk) Foyster (Kent).
2
MEN'S MIDDLE
beat Bay
Trade Improving
Tenghislen, Sung., Dec. 23. Tenghalen "has, not enjoyed such freedom from banalts for many Press" Copyright).1
years as at present. This is no doubt Chungking, January 9.
due to the governor's strict ruling concerning them and his frequent With the Kweichow main forces trips through the province. It concentrated at Chungy!
and seems all the more wonderful Tungtse in north Kwelchow
to when we read of communis: check the Communist northward atrocities in other places. They fight, the first detachment of have not reached this part of Central troops is already at Kwel-China.
THE NAVY-CLUB MATCH
ships dances of course, that we It isn't often, outside of the get a good look at the Naval wives Happy Valley on the afternoon of of the Colony en masse, but at the Navy-Club Rugger match looking to be done. there was some extremely good
I wish I knew them all; they come and go... you know how it is...but I was sitting close to Shella Forbes, whom I think you
All round the scene was very reminiscent of Spring days at
fur-coated women, so that the atmosphere was more in keeping perhaps, than the climate. Ex- ceptions: Alwen Owen Hughes on the back benches: but I should think from the cut of her rig, she her eye to ask her but was too had been sailing. I tried to catch
wedged to do more than gesture Yeebly with the eyebrows,
Joan Portman was there with- out the greyhound that normally follows her everywhere; and I caught sight of the Tom Dela- malnes who were at the Bong Kong Hotel later. Phil Delamaine always reminds me of balling? don't know
Seen at Fanling Hunt Races
LOCAL AND GENERAL
great civilisation from a medieval Marine Smith (Tamar) best vent the outlaws retreating to the being available. They were no 8.8. Asama Maru yesterday for
to a modern stage. That the transition is taking place is "quito evident to all Not only from Dr. Hu Hsih, but also from others who have spoken on the subject, there is no doubt that better roads are being built, better schooling pre- vails, better communications exist, and in the field of science, better
Stoker Cadman (Medway).
BOYS LIGHT-
north.
Shanghaiz
yang, Kwelchow's capital, pre- Four young Americans arrived paratory to entry into Szechuan from Korea to-day--they have The Twenty-first Army under been at school there and came General - Liu Hsiang lined the by train through Manchoukuo, south bank of the Yangtze for a but had to change trains at Tien- general drive against the Red tsin. Being New Year times the remnants. Strict discipline was trains were crowded-in fact 80. enforced. The militia in south over-crowded that for several Szechuan was organised to pre-hours they had to stand, no seats children were passengers on the Mr. and Mrs Deny Reiss and
first class. Yang Sen, Commander of the with special kindness from the heIn several instances they met Boy Curtis (Kent) beat Boy Fourth Route was here on Moran's employees when in need. Brown (Cornwall), )
day to attend a military con- ference convened by General Liu
For some reason the price of Sub-Lieat. Baird (Buffolk) beat Hsiang. He told the Press that all foodstufts is going, up, not only Mid, Hemans (Cornwall)
Communists in Szechuan Stains but oils This may be in technical knock out.
possessed between 40 000 and part due to the shipment of foods NOVICES LIGHT
50,000 rifles
to famine regions; the godowns and except for
at the depot are always over not taken place. He declared that baskets of pears, waiting to be he will strictly obey Central instructions and opined that eat away. The freight trains co
not appear to be sumelent Szechuan will be progressing if the military retrained from inter ference in the provinces politics China United Press.
OFFICERS WELTER
on the
wark is being done, Socially, the Ord. Seaman Shakespeare (Med- skirmishes serious fighting had flowing with bags of grain and
effect of modern education is just way) beat Cook Williams (Decoy)
TRIBUTE TO LATE M.
BARTHOUZ
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Fress").
beginning to tell and the advance. ment is this, direction is rapid, while in the matter of govern- ment, no one can gainsay the facă that the people of the country aro beginning to take var intelligent interest in the affairs of the state.
Paris, Jan. 9. {The country boasted of three
The highest distinction the universities in 1911. To-day there. French State may award to one of are 111 and the encouraging its citizens was conferred on the aspect of this astounding fact a late M. Barthou in the form of a that these institutions are staffed decree published to-day in the off-
the Chinese themselves, and clal gazette and reading, "The for are alled to capacity in moet eign minister M. Barthou deserved cases, indicative of the fact that In the next decade, the number well of his country,
by
will be greatly increased. SAR
China's problems are peculiar.
fransocean Kuo Mun
Many books have been written in the family, of nations. about them, in some cases by great country which for so authors who are themselves some- what obfuscated by
centuries had lain dorm
per
crippled, is now, fest: ma for lost ground
Wals
two. strongest weapons at her disposal
plexities of the tank confronting the nation's leaders Of the political situation Dr. Hu zunde are kno no mention but the style of a polished orato he has that the
hatching, istance, but
not ong
of the
erary
mer
MORE PLANES
Pelping's Gift Of Five Machines
(Special to the Hong Kong Dalls.
Hidez are also being shipped in larger quantities, and wool is being raised and used as never before, The cotton workers are learning to card the wool and make it into yarn. There are few people that do not wear wool in some form whereas a few years ago it was rarely if ever seen Fur of course, has always been worn
poorer class 2111)
a bad fur
very pretty dog
nice enough to
at are
to the swests
NO TIME FOR THEOLOGY
Mr. and Mrs. W. EE Thomas sulled yesterday for San Francisco on the Asama Maru
One case of Small Fox and one of Diphtheria were reported to the Health Authorities for the hours ended Jam 8. *^
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The Hot Secretary of the YM.C.A. Division St. John Am buiance Brigade acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a donation or 35 towards the Divisional fund from Hons Mr. B. H. Dodwelle
o
The Japan rived
snow-
NEWS SUMMARY
I
was the
Industry or Trade? subject of a debate at the Euro pean YMCA yesterday. Page 11.
Results of yesterday's heat in the Colony Dancing Champion- ship will be found on Page 1
West-Indies and M.C.C Test match report appears on Page 10
Results of the yacht race yeater- Page 10. day are given on
and at which matters were discussed.
dances, (in case you don't know), known 83 the
USRO, runs
ever so often, and very successful shows they are.
I saw Reggie Walter there that
Heather Gerrard, that smallest tallest of A.D.O's, dancing with
and most determined or horse- women...the exclamation mark and the full-stop together some- one had been doing some Inspired punctuationM
Colonel and Mrs Williamson the Morris. Valerie Morris (Just had brought a large party so had
out and don't you forget it, she tells you ham't yet acquired that "gol-darn-you look that adorns most of Hong Cong's young lovelles after their first season. I hope she won't, I like her the way she is
At the Hong Kong Dancing Championships, on the first of whose sittings I looked in on. Monday, there was the promise of some determined competition for the title to be awarded next week I thought the winners of that particular heat fully deserved their selection but why don't more people pay attention when Andrew and Ursula show them. how to do it? There was a lot of dancing in what I can only de scribe an extremely "Indivi dual style,though of course I mean that in the kindest possible way
U.S. SILVER REPORT
DENIED
Nanking," January 9. Reutered in
With Washington reporta Alfred Bze Informed ment tha, the United given assurances, that modify its gramme in &spokesma Finance declared was entirely -almed purely to create
lators and he krow, that certa
much
The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce held their mont (com mittee meeting at the headquarter
Part 8.
"of the Rev. TEA