NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK HOLIDAYS
THE "EXCHANGE BANKS will TOPEN RANGE BANKS will
CLOSE at 18 NOON for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI- NESS on MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, the 18th, 18th & 20th
FEBRUARY, 1935, (Race Meeting). Hong Kong, 13th February, 1835,
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1985, 18TH, 18TH, 19TH, 20th and 29RD,
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FEBRUARY, 1985.
Saturday 16th, Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th, and Wednesday 20th February, the first bell will be rang at 11 am., and the first race will be run at 11.80 a m. On Satur day, 23rd February, the first bell will be rung at 1.80 p.m. and the first THE HONGKONG AND KOW-race will be run at 3.00 p.m.
LOON WHARF AND GODOWN CQ, LTD.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN
ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., o Thursday, the 7th March, 1995, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year endel Sist December, 1954.
The Transfer Books of the Come pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 22nd February, 1935, to Thuri- day, the 7th March, 1985, both days inclusive.
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By Order of the Board of Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 14th February, 1935.
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HONGKONG" AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the
ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held in the Board Room of Mesara. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 23rd February, 1985, at 11.80 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 8lat December, 1934.
The Register of Shares of the Cor poration will be closed from Monday, the 11th February, to Saturday, the 23rd February, 1985, (both days in- clusive), during which period so transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
V M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, lat February, 1935.
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THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY
CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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The tiffin interval will be taken after the fifth race on the first four days.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
Members are reminded that they
and thair Ladies must wear their Bad. ges prominently displayed through- out the Meeting.
No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure,
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (Ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon introduc tion by a Member, such Member to be responsible for all Chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Bace Course.
The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794) | WILL CLOSE AT 10 am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.30 p.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920.
On ne pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,· The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons includ. ing Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailora in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax."
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Mea, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the precincts of Tus HONG KONG JOCKET CLUB during the Race Meeting.
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Tiffins will be obtainable in the
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1935.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of HELEN who
passed on to the higher spheres | on February, 14, 1924. She was the embodiment of Truth and Love, devoting her life to ser vice for others. Daily remem-. bered and never forgotterr.
PAPA
Editorial and Business Office: 11
Ice House Strest. Tel. 30961 Night Editor (Wanchai" "Office)"
Tel. 84011, London Office: 53, Fleet Street,
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The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 14, 1935,
TRADE EXPANSION TO
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CONTINUE
Chairmen of banks are not wont
to encourage easy optimism in their surveys of the past and their estimates of the future.
All the
WAXWORK SHOW
IN BERLIN
Brighter City Movement
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(B
Telegraph, Copysight, Tate graphic Mazagas Ordinance. 189 Receiver, February 15, 4-30 p.m.)**
Berlin, Feb. 13. Preparations for Berlin's "Ma- dame Tussauds are now well in hand, according to press reports here on Wednesday, so that the opening of the new waxwork show may be expected to take place in the early summer. Although the exhibition is being modelled on the world-famed London institution, it will contain ho, "Chamber of Hor- rors" which forms one of the chief attractions at Tussauds and, was also one of the features of the former Berlin waxworks known as "Castans Panopticam."
No murderers, thieves or other shady characters will find a place in the new exhibition which will contain only worthy representa-
The wax figure exhibition, which
The
If Gossip We Must
(By "DORRIT")"
The fastnesses of Kowloon' hold down to posterity." That was the
The fun was still going strong when we left at about eleven thirty. They sure know how to make good parties in Kowloon!
Another cocktail party. On one of the topmost pinnacles of the Peak this time. Simon Struck-
many terrors for mere Peakites. It kind of thing one heard. is such a long way to go, and the
From the bar we wandered into locomotion business is so compli-the living room where the owner cated, that one is apt to be ex-
[ was 'accompanying the most per- hausted before one gets there.
fect gramaphone in the colony on However, last Sunday we ventured his plano. And several couples forth, and turned up at the most amusing party we have been to the first we noticed was Mrs. Pin the three other bachelors who were beginning to dance. One of ground was the host, assisted by for a long time. It was given by who wore the smartest cocktail share the house. the celebrated Academy sisters "at
dress there. It consisted of the As usual, everybody "seemed to the flat of a certain flying ex pert, and several, very clever por-lonable silt in the raiddle of the
sleekest black skirt with the fash-look very nice, especially Simon's traits of local well-knowns were
famous Ungle and Aunt. And those of us who have not met them on view for our edification.
already were fairly clamouring to We had been bidden to come in any thing
be introduced. They have a young 'we' happened to be
son cut here with them, and a very wearing; and the time of our ar rival was any time after eight. So
attractive niece as well. there was a real Bohemian atmos-by's were phere about the whole party. quite unlike anything ever met in Hong Kong, Actually we are longing to move over there and bask in the, Chelsea-like at-
usual we are digressing. On with
the Pictures. (we thought the one of Mrs. Far East- ern the best, and Thomas Wench a good second, although they were
all wonderful likenesses).
duly admired
we found
we have
ourselves in the bar
and being rapidly plied with far too much drink. All the youth and beauty were talking art in a high- brow way. "It is so encouraging to have real painters in our midst," and, "such an opportunity to get ourselves painted and handed
more impressive for that tradition tives of Germany and other namosphere permanently. But as of caution is the hopeful speech. tions from all spheres of activities the shareholders of the Midland in the past and of the present, the party. Well, after we had Bank heard from Mr. McKenna executed with lifelike delity by They were assured that they might first class sculptors. expect continued expansion of the nation's business, for the main will cost upwards of Marks 100,000, tenance of the Government's is being instituted with the sanc- monetary polley would yield the tion of the Reich, Culture Cham- sume fruit in the future as in the ber, under the auspices of a "Com- past three years. Critics of the mittee for brightening the City," Government, both economic and the president of which will be political, have been strenuously shortly travelling to London in contending that the progress thus order to confer with Madame far made has been almost entirely Tussaud's experts and profit by the result of protecting the home their valuable experience. market, that the limits of this ex-Committee's goal is to make wax- pansion have been, or will soon be, works one of the sights of Berlin reached, and that better days in and a magnet for every visitor to the future can only be secured by the capital. The price of Ad- a revival of foreign trade. This mission will therefore, be fixed as conclusion is robustly repudiated low as possible with reductions for by Mr. McKenna. He finds no schools, since it is felt that the evidence of the saturation of the show will have great educative home market yet, and no reason to value.- expect it for a long time to come. His reading of the economic post- tion is that the domestic demand can be expanded continually while there are # large number of efficient unemployed and a large aggregate of elementary wants
unsatisfied.
This is a bold prediction, but at Restaurant in the Public Euclosure."least there is no answer to his
SERVANTS' PASSES
question, Why should recovery Passes for Servants will be issued have proceeded to this particular on application to the Secretary, 3rdpoint and there be doomed to Floor, Gloucester Building.
Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure. By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th February, 1985,
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that the FORTY-SEVENTH ST. PATRICKS BALL 1935. ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this
Company will be held at the Offices IT has been arranged to hold the
of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd....on TUESDAY, 5th March, 1935, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement-of- Accounts for the year ended 81st Desember, 1984.
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Annual Ball in the Peninsula Hotel on FRIDAY, 15th March at 9.30 p.m.
Applications for tickets should be forwarded to-
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 18th February to TUES 32511 DAY, 5th March, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of sharee can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directore, 1. 8. GREENHILL,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1935.
Mr. J. C. M. GEENHAM, (Ball. Bec.),
10/0 ManufactTURERS LIFE
ASSURANOS CO, LTD., Asiatic Building, Hong Kong.
stop?" The natural sequence of
Transocean Kuo Min.
HAUPTMANN TRIAL
Minister's Outburst In Court
Flemington, Feb. 13. A sensation was caused at the end of Mr. Wilentz's address for the prosecution to-day when £ Congregational minister rose In the body of the court and shout- ed: "A man who was not Haupt- mann confessed to the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby to me in
cause and effect would be that it should continue. Progress thus far made has much increased the spending power of the nation. the power has been amply used, as the retail trade returns show, and a large share of the money must go back to stimulate and expand home industries. Development of in- termal trade can thus go far yet. ¦ my church.” It will not, however, alone suffice: Uproar followed this outburst. It will not provide for the export and a deputy sheriff hustled the industries on which Britain must minister from the court, The depend to buy the foreign produce jury appeared more annoyed than indispensable to her. But, as Mr. surprised, but the judge was con- . McKenna notes, the tariff and siderably vexed:
JJ.
COLD WAVE IN
SPAIN
Many Frozen To Death
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily "Press" (Copyright),I'
Madrid, Feb, 12,
effects
Was
back and of the front, and a Russian looking jumper of vivid cherry. The Black and silver worn by that lovely tall blonde ravishing too. We never discover- ed who she was, alas! The Whit- And talking of girls almost » all in great form. Jasne the Colony's fair ones seemed to looked lovely in a dark brown be present. Bara Bance, looked dress with touches of lime green charming in a cherry red frock, ind a becoming pussy-cat bow at and so did her sister, in Я the neck, and her sister-in-law flowered effect. And I loved looked her very best in green. Lorna Doone's dark brown dress
with the train.
Lots of people had come on from the races and were in tailor- ed sults, and talking of suits; we must mention a few of the men. We loved the black polo sweater affected by our host. and Allen Coeur de Lion's racing checks were the smartest thing there.
Having danced a turn or two we passed-on to the verandah where several earnest, if inexperienced, cooks were turning out bangers, eggs and
bacon, chestnuts, and baked potatoes at the rate of knots. And didn't they taste marvelloust
MINERS ON HUNGER STRIKE
{Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).1
The FitzJohns were in great. form, and are revelling in New Chelsea society in Kowloon How we envy them!
Our hospitable host seemed "to expect most of us to stay on. And the most delicious cold viands were. brought in later in the even- ing. What a good institution these cocktail parties, are! We can en- loy ourselves so much, and atill have a reasonably early night ir we like. So comforting for the workers.
NEWS SUMMARY
The usual monthly committee meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce was held at the Chamber's Headquarters yesterday afternoon Page 7.
The Kowloon Residents' Assor
Bucharest, Feb. 12, Emulating the example set by the Hungarian coal miners some months ago, 300 Roumanian niners of the Anna coal mine near Reslezbanya went on strike ciation held their usual monthly on the wage issue on Tuesday and meeting on Monday evening when The second cold wave which hqs
went into the plt and threatened various matters of interest to the Mainland were discussed. Page 7. been enveloping Spain for somer their demands are not granted. to stay, below and die of bunger days is having disastrous In the southern part of the country
Negotiations for bringing about a where the inhabitants are totally compromise have so far been un- unaccustomed to such Trigid tem-
Several hundred fac- peratures. A number of people had been frozen to death while many were killed by cars skidding on the Ice-covered roads. In Teruel, only 60 miles distant from the Gulf of Valencia, the ther mometer dropped 14 degrees cen- tigrade below freezing point and all outdoor work had to be stopped. Near Valencia itself, the city with one of the warmest climates in
successful.
tory workers in Aning, have like wise gone on strike in sympathy. with the miners- Transocean Kuo Min.
Spain, temperatures of five degrees below freezing point have been re- corded in the orange plantations where the Irrigation system is frozen hard Transocean Kuo Min,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A summons for working cargo on Sunday without a permit against the master of the sis. Kiangsu was dismissed. by the magistrate
Page, 5.
An unemployed Chinese was sentenced to twelve months hard, labour and six strokes of the birch for the theft of a bangle and a ring and for the breach of the Deportation Ordinance.. Page 6.
The death has occurred in Lon- don of Mr., W. D. Jupp, a former Incal resident.
Page 6.
The Hong Kong branch of the Overseas League met yesterday evening when Mr. G. G. Stopant
One case of enteric fever and one case of cerebro-spinal fever were reported to, the health authorities during the 24 hours ended February | Derby, were sold by the Hong Kong Flemington Feb. 13.
12.
Over 122,000 $1 Derby Sweep Thomson made a strong appeal for tickets and 1,400 through tickets, support to the League's building which include a chance on the fund.
Page 7.
trade agreements which have made
The case was adjourned until. possible the domestic recovery are to-morrow. now_giving 'Britain some increase || Reuter, in exports, too. By continuity of economic policy Britain may soon attain to a greater measure of
recovery.
CHINESE MISSION TO: ENGLAND
London, Feb. 13. Mr. W. Nunn, in the House of Commons to-day, requested in- formation concerning Mr. Yu Fel Peng's Mission. The Minister of Transport replied that full a-
JURY RETIRES
Judge Trenchard has begun his summing up, which is expected to take forty minutes. The doors of
the courtroom were closed during the summing up. Journalists were not allowed to send copy from the courtroom while he was speaking. A later message announced that the jury had retired- Beuter.
A lecture, arranged will be de- livered by Prof. W. Brown, MA B.Sc, F.RSE, AMLEE. on “Gläs- gow and its University” on Friday, February 15, at 8.45 p.m. in room K of the University. The general public is also cordially invited by the Law and Commerce Society to
attend the Lecture. -
Among the passengers who sailed yesterday by the RMS. Empress of Asia were Messia W, N. Heygate, R. Bailey and M. M. Whedbee, Directors of the British-American Tobacco Co.
Jockey Club yesterday afternoon In continuation of his series of The draw will be made at the Club articles on Social Welfare, the Rev. house at 8 pm, on Saturday. Im- T. F. Ryan, BJ, has written to-day niediately after a selling lottery on the subject of "Philanthropy
on the Derby will be held.
A whist drive in aid of the Shek Lung lepers will be held on Thurs day, February 21, in St. Patrick's Hall Garden Road commencing at 8.30 pm.
or Advertisement.”.
Page 7.
The second series of Wednesday Races were held yesterday at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
Page 10.
The motion "That men are Five cases of small-pox with greater slaves than women to four deaths, eleven cases of Convention" was defeated by a diphtheria with four deaths (one narrow margin in an interesting imported), two cases of typhoid, debate last night at the YMCA - one case of paratyphoid, and 62 deaths from tuberculosis, were re-
Page 7.
ported to the local health authori ties last week. On Monday one
MALARIA EPIDEMIC IN CEYLON rangements were made for the Mission to study all aspects of
London, Feb. 12. civil, and military transport m-
The Colonial Office has received cluding railways, shipping, posts, a report from the Governor of Gey- telephones, telegraphs and the ion, stating that no epidemic other BBC. He understood the Mission than malaria exists there and that was now making similar studies the malaria position, though still Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., ingitis, and one case of andmal on the continent. As regards the serious, is gradually improving.**
Mr. WJ. Keswick. Director of case each of smail-pox and men-
PUBLIC AUCTION. [8245PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the by Publio Anction to be held on MONDAY, the 251 DAY of FEBRUARY, 1935. at 3 r.m., at the Ofices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVER NOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND near Kowloon City in the Calony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from it. July, 1838 with the option of renewal at a Grown results achieved, the Mission was He adds that only certain dis- Ltd, was a passenger yesterday on rabies, were Bent to be fed by the Surreyor of His able to gain an insight into Bri-tricts in the island are affected and the PMB. Empress of AxIE 107 1 Märesty za Kisā, for ons füriber term tish methods of transport and the trade and industry are unaffected. The following are the dates of the of 24-yours less the last three days value of British material and re-
He concludes by stating that forthcoming Examinations :—
turn to China with appreciation visitors to Colombo and the hill PRACTICAL (Vocal & Instru-
of British enterprise
stations have nothing to fear from mental Music) about Last Week in
malaria AM British Wirelcit?
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, LONDON,
LUCAL EXAMINATIONS
May & 1st. Week in June.
Last day of Entry
February, 1985.
23rd.
THEORETICAL (Paper Word)
on 8th. June.
· Last day of Entry
February, 1935.
25th.
Entry forma & all particulars may be obtainable from the Local Secretary:--- Wm. ANDERSON,
c/o Tam Anderson Music Co., Lad, Bt. George's Bldg. Ice House St.
Phone 21822. -18280
thereof,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
| } .Nò. of Sale, j
New. Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality,
Lot No. 9362.
Adjoining New Kowloon Inland-
Lot No. 9338,
Boundary
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WELL AND ENJOYING WALRUS HUNTING
London, Feb. 13.
A wireless message received in Loudon from the British Ellesmere Land Expedition led by Dr. Ndel Humphreys conveys the neys the
of the party since their Norwegian - sealer – Signai – Forn,
sailed South. The message
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from Thule reports that ove
la-well and enjoying walrus ing The main party, is still fö
Shanghal
from Tokobama⠀⠀ and
Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, the Head
JAPAN'S ONE-SIDED FOREIGN TRADE
· Master · of the Diocesan - Boys
Tokyo, Feb 13, Telegrams addressed to "Pré-Verdi" in the Jacobean Room of in both business and official cir
School, will give a lecture on The opinion is gaining strength
the Hong Kong Hotel, to-day at cles that definite measures will be from Kobe are lying 5.30 pm. under the auspices of the taken to regulate the one-way trade unclaimed at the Great Northern Dante Alighieri Association. It is Japan is now conducting with Telegraph Company's Office,
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cious!!!
Waster
learned that many prominent Australia, Germany and. people in the Colony have respond. It is pointed out that
GOLD CLAUSE CASE
A large gathering was present at ed to the invitation of Comm. | Tapan bought, about the Cathedral Hall yesterday when | Blanconi, the Italian Consul Gen- yen worth of goods from Washington, Feb.
the St. John's Cathedral Women's | eral, to attend the lecture. who bought only The Judges the Supreme Guid gave a tea party to welcome nce back Lady Pollock, a member of
the Church Counc
Court
maintained
Mr. D. D. B., Douglas, manager of 61 tion the
from
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are hold
dance aty
by courtESYA