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Write off Bank Premises $1,000,000.
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ST. GEORGE'S BALL
FO the convenience of members and guesty of St. George's Society attending the Ball to be held this evening, a special 5 minutes
service of furries will run between 9.00 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. and a special service from Kowloon to Hong Kong will run at 1.45 am and 2.15 a.m. and thereafter every 15 minutes up to 8.00 a.m. on the morning of the 12th instant,
A special inte sarvice will also be run on the Peak Tramway on the morning of the 12th instant.
Supper will be served after the eighth dance. -
Members and guests are requested to note that admission to the Ball is by Ticket Only and that these cannot be obtained at the door of the Hotel.: "Members" and guests arri- ving for the Ball are asked to use the main entrance to the Hotel only.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Secretaries & Treasurer.
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Hong Kong, January 11, 1930,
NO AIR INFERIORITY
"His Majesty's Government are determined under no condition to accept any position of inferiority
in regard to whatever force may be raised in Germany in future." So said Mr. Baldwin in his speech on air armaments in the House of
Commons
Baldwin's
Remembering Mr. earlier promise of "parity" for our Air Forces, that assurance is the least that we could anticipate. His speech, however, contained. more than this indication that Germany will be watched and that any endeavour to increase air forces in that country will be more than matched by ourselves.
It is fair to infer from Mr. Bald- win's reference to a supplementary
estimate that the five year pro- gramme of an additional forty pe Arst-line quadryne is being ac- celerated. The year 1935-6' will
|-see twenty-ave squadrans added to the strength of the forces at home, and the programme now in band "provides for a very substantial proportion of the whole programme,
years.
being completed in the next
tara
More has been done in the direction of expansion than", the public has hitherto beeri allowed to learn. Eleven new sites for aero- dromes have been selected; six
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1985. have been acquired; plans for al-
NOTICE.
ANTRIES for the above will Close EN
at 8.00 p.m. on SATURDAY, 12TH JANUARY, 1985.
By Order of the Stewards,
O..B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 9th January, 1935.
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SZECHUAN'S NEW
INDEPENDENCE
Sensational Charges Levelled
Tientsin. Jan. 4. Charging that Gen. Liu Hsiang.
Provincial Government, is, “at-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935.
NO LECTURES
IN CANTON
Plans Of Dr. Hu Changed
HAUPTMANN TRIAL
Mysterious John
Identified
Flemington, Jan. 9.
4f Gossip We Must
Entertaining has undergone B
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Dr. Condon, the man who acted minor revolution lately, m. Hong Canton, Jan. 10.
as "ga-berween" for Colonel Lind- Kang, as well as in the outer world Dr. Hu Shih, the famous Felping bergh in the negotiations with kid--and a very good thing too! Gone scholar, to-day gave up all plans nappers, identifed Bruno Haupt- are those terrible many-course- to make any speeches or lectures vann four times during his two- dinners. That form of entertain- here, as his lectures in Hong Kongand-three-quarter-hours evidence. ment has been slain by the cast an unfavourable reflection on
He enthralled the audience from "slimmers". The Bridge table is Canton. The local "Man - Kwok
the start, banishing the court's gradually being ousted by Yat Po," official newspaper, to-day
customary solemnity and proving radio-but the Cocktail-Party has criticized Dr Hu's remarks on
perfect actor, his moods chang-defnitely come into its own as the. Canton.
ing in tune with the evidence. easiest and most amusing way of
meeting one's friends. It is im possible not to be at one's brightest and best while sipping frosty and
University "and other educational
Hauptmann went very pale when identified, but continued to stare at Dr, Condon, who glared back
The noted philosopher Was scheduled to deliver lectures, at the Lingnan University, Sun Yat-sen bodies, but that is all called off. Mr. Chow Lu, President of the Sun Yat-sen University, issued a not-over the $50,000 festión forbidding Dr. Hu to lecture in his institution. His lectures in Hong Kong are said to be representing unorthodox views
in the minds of orthodox circles here.
MAILS GO TO MANCHURIA
Heavy Despatch By Train
Petping, January 10: The public took early advantage of the opportunity to send malls to Manchuria to-day.
The Post Office was busy all day and the first train out with the mails will leave at 8.45 p.m. The mail is expected to be a heavy
ond.
Dr. Condon related that "John,” -the mysterious person to whom Dr. Condon declared he handed ransom money, had its of coughing when they were in the cemetery, and witness remembered saying: "The inroads of pulmonary disease seent to have started, let me get you some
medicine."
The defence is expected to seize on this point in view of the fact that Isidore Fisch, the person from whom Hauptmann "swears he re- ceived the ransom notes, died of tuberculosis in Germany Reuter.
TAKAHASHI'S WARNING
Signs Of A Crisis For Japan
London, Jan. 10. There have been several: `occa-
tering some forty of the older stations are in hand; one new The resumption of postal facut-sions in recent years when civil- training school for flying has been ties to Manchuria, enabling the fan ministers seemed "in the poc- opened and another will be ready in April. The entry of aircraft Siberia, has been hailed with and propaganda became
use of the speedy service via kets" of the generals and admirals almost apprentices at Alton will be general satisfaction by all circles. the monopoly of the far from, sil- doubled very shortly. These are The mail, however will go into ent services, says the Times." substantial evidences that there is or through the Three Eastern Pro The belief that Japan la "ap- to be no further standing still,vinces only via the transmissionproaching a period of national that the Government is alert to the necessity of meeting a possible menace. A supplementary estim- ate for the air will be brought forward for expenditure already
incurred, and the money will be readily voted by a House of Com-
offices at Shanhaikuan and Ku pelkow, but not by sea via Dat ren, as before the suspension Reuter
GOLD PAYMENT
emergency, with which politicians cannot be expected to cope, is suggested day after day, the pa- per adds.
the
invigorating cocktails, and nibbling hot and spicy sausagettes
PRUDENG
A most delightful party, of this description was given by Mr. and Mrs. Felix Joseph, at their housu
At the Fanling Races "Bergslein" last "Monday. Situated in the crush Anyway the Young for her portraits when she opens high above Stubbs 'Road, it is dif-Set was there in force, Joan Dow- ber Studio in Gloucester Building
cult of access for the motorist biggin to green, and Jean Bird in next month, but the problem of safe approach gray, Yvonne Shenton in terra- Mrs. Maclean looked lovelier was solved that evening by our cotta and Bee Walker in a dark than ever. Mrs. Stanton was very thoughtful host placing scouts at dress with flashes of gold. Rosalie chic as usual and so was Mrs. the top and bottom of the bill, Alabaster with a smart little Rus- Draper. Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. while strings of gally-coloured lan- sian fes; and her friend Elizabeth Keith Valentine both wore the terms lit up the dangerous corners. Monckton Beryl Faire daintily very latest fashion in shoulders, There must have been about cuffed and collared; Pamela Scott Mrs. David Strellett had a most sixty cars parked on the upper Harston of course, and Mrs. Comp-elegant little elbow-care. Mrs Hole, lawn; and more than twice thatton, (sparkling as ever) brought was surrounded by a gay crowd as number of guests within. Mrs. her Httle daughter Suzette along-- { always, Mdme de Precourt looked Joseph looked most lovely in a much too young really for such delicious in salmon-pink, and her. dress of supple black velvet; which things, (since she is only about fair-haired sister Hermione Beau threw up her dazzling compleximeleven) but assuming the most de- clerk was charming in blue. Mrs. and gleaming curls. She was busy lightfully grown-up manner for McAvoy had a most provocative introducing everyone to her pretty the occasion
Kampas little hat-and there were dozens netce-in-law Miss Toledo who has Mrs. Hodgson was there with her of others but memory fails me. come out here for avial.
daughter, who, by the way, is going And of course all the husbands- to strike out a line of her own as came along too, not to mention a professional photographer she most of our best bachelors- has studied in England and took fact they were still arriving when the subject most thoroughly and I finally tore myself reluctantly there is likely to be a regular rush | away.
There were so many people that it would be easier to write a short list of those who were not present, but there, too, I might go wrong, and list those whom I failed to see
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Two cases of Diphtheria were rés ported to the Health Authorities during 24 hours ended Jan. 9.
Mr. and Mra 8. H. Langaton ra- turned to the Colony yesterday by the s.3. Rawalpindi from Singa
pore.
Owing to pressure on space, the contribution "Straight From The Shoulder" which appears on this Page on Friday is held over until to-morrow.
Baron Fujii, though he finally
We understand that Mr. He Kom got the worst of the encounter,
Tong, OBE the well-known did his best to carb the demands
philanthropist, has offered to pro- of the services the "Times" goes on Mr. Takahashi has not gone
vide an epidiascope to the School The Hon. Secretary of the so far (in public at least) but his YMCA. Division, St. John Ambu-of Surgery at the Hong Kong Uni- great experience and high inter- lance Brigade, acknowledges with versity. imposed on ourselves m the
national reputation will add thanks the receipt of a donation of hitherto fruitless search for peace Action In U.S. Court have a tonic effect upon the re-from Hon. Mr. B. H.-Dodwell,
weight to his warning and may $5 towards the Divisional fund
mons that, except perhaps on the Socialist benches, showed itself genuinely concerned at recent 're- velations of the inferiority we have
for the world, and not less at the speed with which Germany is re- arming herself in the air as on land
LAW
Washington, Jan, 0. and currency
A world agreement on money matters was the
cently debliltated Japanese Party politics-
Reuter.
forecast of Mr. Homer 8. Cum- NEW “BLUEBIRD” mings. Attorney-General in the Roosevelt Cabinet, when he ad
From this debate there emerges the Chairman of the Szechuan British official recognition of the tempting to destroy the unity of fac particularly stressed by Mr. the province by conniving with the Loyd George and unquestioned Nanking Government", three Sze- anywhere, that Germany is rearm
ressed the Supreme Court in the ing in breach of the Versailles ease of Mr. Norman C. Norman, chuan Generals on Wednesday de-Treaty and doing so in secrecy New York millionaire, vs. the clared their independence of the that is alarming to all her neigh- Baltimore and Ohio Raliway Com Nanking government, it was learn-bours. Mr. Baldwin gave the company, to-day. ed to-day from usually trustworthy cluding portion of his speech to an Japanese sources. The declaration of Independence was contained in a circular telegram despatched on Wednesday over the signatures of Gen. Liu Wen-hul, Gen, Tien Sung- yao. and Gen. Teng Hal-hou, the unconfirmed report stated,
His
The Attorney-General asked the
MOTOR CAR
Ready To Go To Daytona
appeal to the German Government Court to uphold the law suspend to end the policy of isolating it-ing gold payments so that the self from the other Powers in United States would not be hinder: Europe and to join in an efforted in any of its conferences with
London, January 9. that may save the world from a
The new "Bluebird motor car renewed race in armaments
other nations.
incorporating many new features, He declared the time would in which Sir Malcolm Campbell approach to Germany was-power- come when the United States will attempt to lower his own The telegram went on to charge fully reinforced by Mr. Lloyd
world's speed record at Daytona that Gen Chiang Kai-shek, Chair George. Whether there is response
next month, was on view at Brook man of the Military Affairs Com-
or not and Germany would con-
land race track to-day mission of the Nanking Govern-sult her best interests by a quick ment had "signed a truce with the acceptance of the hint given her Communists on the understanding that England must improve her that they would retreat into 8ze defences until there is a mesure chuan." This was done "to disturb the peace of the province."
Gen Liu one of the separatist leaders, took the command of a
would confer with other nations with regard to monetary and cur- rency matters, including the fixing of the value of the currencies of the nationa
This giant car, weighing four and three-quarter tons, is being shipped to America in the Beren- garla on January 18, and Sir Malcolm Campbell is following in
NEWS SUMMARY
An enjoyable concert was held yesterday at the Helena May In- stitute before a very appreciative audience..
Page &
The dance programme for George's Ball-to-night is published
Pare
A copy of the report of the result of the British Empire Cancer Cam- paign has been received which shows that a sum of £60,000 has been raised.