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By Order of the Board of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiat Manager.
Supply and Repair of Bamboo Hong Kong, 23rd February, 1935.
Sunblinds.
Repair of Clocks and Watches.
Upholstery Work.
Dyeing and Dry Cleaning.
Washing
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The Contracts commence on 1st April, 1935, and expire on. the 31st March, 1936.
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TOTICE is hereby given that the Meeting of Members of the above Club will be held in the Club House
ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday, the 7th March, 1935, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31at December, 1954.
The Transfer Books of the Com-
pany will be CLOSED from Friday the 22nd February, 1935, to Thurs. day, the 7th March, 1935, both days
inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. E. CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
on Monday, the 25th March, 1935, at Hong Kong, 14th February, 1935. 6.00 10
"D. W. WATERTON,
Hon. Secretary.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
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IN THE ESTATE OF SIEGFRIED KOMOR DECEASED,, FORMERET OF KOMOR & KOMOR
ALL persons basing any claim against the estate of the above- TOTICE is hereby given that the named are requested to forward the NOT
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY. MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Bame to the undersigned without will be held at the Registered Office dolay. of the Company No. 12, Dea Ven Road, Central, at 2.30 p.m. Saturday, the 2nd March, 1935, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1984.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Satur day, 23rd February, to Saturday, 2nd March, 1935, (both days
GEO. K, HALL BRUTTON & CO.,
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St. George's Building, Solicitors for the Executors.
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inclusive) during which period no PHILHARMONIC
transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directora,
KAN TONG PO,
SOCIETY
Toyd Koro, March 9, 1985.
TO BRITAIN
ROYAL NAVY
Appointments And
Service News
RITES AND CEREMONIES NEWS SUMMARY
General Chiang Kai-Shek's
Proposals
The
Hong. Tong Automobile Association held its annual dinner dance at the Peninsula Hotel last night when a very enjoyable even- ing was spent by all Page 8.
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·
The following appointments were
The visit of S. Hayashi and T. made by the Admiralty recently:-
Capt. H. K. Clegg, O.BE to [Special to the Hong Kong Dally ceremonies. The President should Yoshioka, Japanese ranking tennis President for duty inside Admiralty
Press" (Copyright).1 sit in the middle, and the var players, provided tennis followers (May 10) and as Naval Ass, to the
fous members should sit, accord- with the opportunity of seeing Nanking, Feb. 22. Admiral
Commanding Reserves
ing to their ages, either from the them in action yesterday when the Three Interesting (May 17).
suggestions left to
the right or in several local champions Tsui Wai Put and Burgn. Capt.-G. D. G. Ferguson rites and ceremonies
have rows. Special labels: should be S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn met them Page 10. SEA-POWER STILL VITAL to Tamar for R.N. Hosp.,been submitted by General Chiang made on the seats in the audi-In exhibition games
Kai Shek, President of the Militarium, so that any person attend- Hong Kong March 15).
Engr. Cdrs.-H. Lang, D.S.C.,"to tary Affairs Commission, to the ing the ceremony may find his A coroner's Jury sat to inquire Dolphin for course of instruction Standing Committee of the Censopt easily. Decorations or medals into the death of a Chinese con- in" submarines (Feb. 14): C. V. trai Executive Kuo Min Tang.
should be worn according to de- stable who was found shot on the There can be no dispute that Baker. F. W. Jones, and A. H.. Firstly, General Chläng ̈recom- finite rules. Any violation of the hillside near Bay View Police Britain needs an Air Force ade- Parry, to Vernon for HP.E. course mends that a definite size be rules should be rectified by the Station.
Page 5. quate for both insular dhd Imperial (Feb. 25).
fixed for the Party emblem and Master of Ceremonies immediate- purposes. But while the Air Force
the National flag. The detalled ly.
famous Evangelist .. has work of its own to do, it can
points of differentiation between Thirdly, £ few newspapers at Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson ar- not render the Navy's work super
those used by Party, Government present still refer to the Presid-rived here yesterday" by the Em-. (tuous. Each arm has its own
or military organs and those used
ent of the National Government press of Russia. function and neither can supplant
by the public in general should by name. This being derogatory the other. To alr-power belongs
also be definitely decided upon. to the national dignity, should be Three men appeared before the the defence of our coasts and the
Under specific conditions, the peo- prohibited by order of the Central Kowloon Magistrate on a charge of protection of our citles. It is as
Lt.-Cdrs.-T. B. Dickson and Nple should be permitted to holst Party Publicity Committee imme-murder as a result of the attack though fate has drawn à line a
A Beal, to Dauntless (undated). only the National flag.
diately. Henceforth, the Presid-made by some men on a junk in certain distance out at sea inside.Engr. Lt.-Car-F." J. "Allison, to Secondly, in any ceremonies ent of the National Government Castle Peak Bay when one man which our ships would become Vernon for H. P. E. course (Feb. held by the General authorities, should only be referred to in the was killed
Page 6. relatively important. The case for 251.
such as visits to the Sun Yat newspapers as the, President of air-power as the essential element
Lt:-E R. Manners, to Westmin-Sen Mausoleum or the weekly the National Government or as The entries and weights are pub- in local defence is overwhelming, ster (Feb. 18).
memorial service, special seats President Lia. In no case, how-lished for the first extra meeting but air-power cannot be equally
should be. reserved for the Pre-ever. should his personal name of the year which is to take place responsible for long-distance de
sident (Chairman) and the var only (that is. Lin Sen) be used. on Saturday next
Page 10. fence.
four members participating in the China United Press (My mail)..
To Great Britain this latter
aspect of security is of decisive Importance. Fifty thousand tons
Cdr. (E).-J. M. Goodman, to Pembroke, temp,, tơ assist the Engr. R/A on staff of Commander- in-Chief, the Nore (Feb. 26).
Surgn. Cdr.-A.. W. McRorle, MB., lent to N.Z. Division" (Feb. 18).
· Lt. (E)-J, C. Pearson, to Nor- folk (Feb. 13); and R. G. Giffard to Vernon for H. P. E. course (Feb. 25),
4
of food and 100,000 tons of raw COMMAND OF THE HOME ETON MEMORIES
material reach British shores every
day. The threat to these supplies
comes from the sea, and can be
met only by sea-power. The argu- ment that warships, built to face naval ordnance, are at the mercy
FLEET DESTROYERS
Captain E. C. o. Thomson, D.S.O., has been appointed to succeed Commodore Q. S. Arbuthnot, D.S.0., as Commodore, second class,
OF A VERGER
of bombs dropped from aircraft in command of the Home Fleet Century Of Service
Destroyer Flotillas. Captain Thom- son will assume command about.
Commo the end of this month. dore Arbuthnot has relinquished appointment owing toll-
his health.
which are themselves highly vul- nérable, deserves all the scorn naval men pour upon it. The con- clusion which the facts force upon every thoughtful mind is that sea- defence and air-defence are bath essential to Britain; and a survey There are three flotillas of des- of the facts is the best antidote to troyers in the Home Fleet, of which the folly of engendering a false and at present the Second Flotilla is at wholly artificial rivalry between Gibraltar, the fifth has accomp- sea-power and air-power. A gen-anted the contingent of the Fleet eration is growing up that never visiting the West Indies, and the knew the war and the stern lesson sixth is at its home ports awaiting it taught us that Britain's very the delivery of new vessels of the existence is dependent on the Fearless type with which it is to security of Britain's overseas food be reconstituted. supplies. A map which shows the long sea routes will demonstrate that no superiority of air-power could protect these vital arteries against an enemy who had gained command of the sea.
EX-KAISER'S SON ILL
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By Father and Son
Special Air Mail Servicna
"London, Feb. 8. Mr. William Henry Long has completed 50 years' service at Eton College, where he is a Verger at Lower Chapel in South Meadow Lane. He was at the Old Chapel for six years, and has been at the present Chapel for 44 years.
SEA TRAGEDY OFF CASABLANCA
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Ordinance, graphic Messages Received, March 1, 4.30 pm)
The world:
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: Page 6.
Members of St. David's Society celebrated their patron Saints day by holding their annual dinner at Hong Kong Hotel,
Page 7.
*
A very large number of school Tele
boys and girls were present yes- 1894 terday afternoon at the S.C.A.A. ground, Caroline Hill, when the Paris, Mar. 1.
Wah Yan College held their tenth Fourteen were drowned; when
annual athletic meeting and the the Spanish fishing cutter Ursul second inter-house competition in was sunk of "Casablancs and a ideal conditions.
to
French lifeboat that rushed her assistance capsized. The cap- tain and four of the crew of the French lifeboat perished and four bodles of the Spanish cutter "were washed ashore. Five of the crew' while others missing are still managed to reach a small island from which, however, they have vicw not yet been recovered in of the raging storm.- Transocean Kuo 'Man, ̧ ̈ ̈
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During his 50 years' service Mr. Long has seen thousands of Eton | boys come and go. He has served tinue in service for many years to Captain Thorison commanded under six · Löwer masters, four corné. destroyers all through the War. Headmasters and three Provosts. serving in the Lizard, Petard, and The one outstanding event in Verdun. He was decorated for his Eton career was last June, gallantry in command of the Pet-when he was presented to the ard at Jatland. He was promoted King and Queen on the occasion to captain in December,. "1924, and of their Majesties' attendance at commanded the Third Destroyer service in Lower Chapel. This was Flotilla in China in 1926-28. He to mark the continuous service to was Captain-in-Charge at Singa Eton of over 100 years by Mr. Long pore in 1929-31, and of the St. Vin- and his father.
training establishment in
Chief Manager. Booking Now Open (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily cent
Hong Kong, 11th February, 1935.
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HONG KONG TELEPHONE
CO., LTD
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
YEARLY MEETING of HONG
at Anderson's for
HIAWATHA
CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE
KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, MARCH 7th and 9th.
LIMITED, will be held on Tuesday,
the 12th day of March, 1935, at the
:
Press" (Copyright).] ·
Berlin, Feb. 28. The ex-Kaiser's fourth 5001, Prince August Wilhelm is lying ser- iously from heart complaint at a nursing home in Goslar. The Frince who for many years has been one of the most prominent members of the National-Socialist
1932-34.
RETURN OF CHINESE
MISSIONS./.
Shanghai, March 1. Mr. Yu Fei Peng Vive-Minister of Communications, and "bis Ave party, had addressed party meetings colleagues arrived this morning at some smaller towns in Hanover from their world tour of investiga- and was proceeding to Blanken- tion into communication systems
BOARD ROOM of the Company, Admission: $3, $2 & $1 plus tax. bure in the Harz mountains when and he is proceeding to Nanking
Becond Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kong, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the financial year. ended 31st December, 1984, and re electing two Directors and the Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 1st March to the 12th March, 1985; both days inclusive.
i
Dated this 29th day of January, 1996.
By Order of the Board,
W. L. M.KENZIE,
Secretary,
14, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STOHAGE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
TOTICE is hereby given that the |
THIRTY-NINTH ORDIN
·ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2 Lower Albert Road, on THURS DAT, 14TH MARCH, 1935, AT NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with statement of Accounts déclaring Dividend and Ro-electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 2ED MARCH, to 14TH MAROH, 1988, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
J. D. THOMSON,
Becretary, Hong Kong, 21st February, 1985.
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he was suddenly taken in the next week. Mr. Hsu. Ting Jao, train and had to be rushed to hos-head of the milltary mission is ar- pital at Goslar where his condi❘ ziving by the Conte. Rosso tion is stated to be relatively satis-,
March 9 Reuter factory-Transocean Kuo Min.
TRIAL ON SMUGGLING CHARGE
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright).]
INDEMNITY PAID TO FRANCE
اور
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Djibouti, Feb. 28. The Government of Abyssinia has paid an indemnity of 800,000 francs to France in respect to the Berlin, Feb. 28,
Somallland massacre of January Fines amounting to 35 million 21. A sum of 500,000 francs has marks plus sentences of imprison been paid in respect of the French ment totalling 40. years were officer who was killed on that oc- demanded by the public prosecti
casion, t tor on Thursday in the trial pro- Reuter. ceeding at Muenster, Westphalia, of 34 persons accused of smuggl- ing. The public prosecutor de manded that the five ring leaders be punished with particularly heavy fines averaging 3 milion marks each or an option of ons
LOCAL AND GENERAL
year's imprisonment in addition to HMS Adventure sailed for a separate sentence of imprison Shanghai yesterday afternoon and ment up to 2 years and the pay- H.M.B. Cornwall will leave for ment of duties evaded on the foilo, PI, to-day, goods smuggled from Holland which include -- 6,000 tons and Lobacco.
Transocean Kuo din,
MR. GEOFFREY KNOX
KNIGHTED-
London, Feb
28.
of the
The former Chairman
Saar
Geofrey Knox,
to be
of the Order of St.
St. George-in
British Wireless
For 64 years his father was the official messenger at Eton College, He started in 1834 in the days be- fore the railways, and one of his duties was to accompany Dr. Goodall, the then Provost, on stage coach journeys. "
Although he is nearly 78 years of age, Mr. Long walks daily from his residence In Slough to Eton. He is still hate and hopes to con-
Mr. Long had four sons and four daughters. All four sons served on the Western Front, as well as three sons-in-law. His eldest son died in Canada as the result of war wounds, and the second was killed in France, but the two younger ones, twins, returned.
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CANTON NEWS
ITEMS
Air Defence Funds
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Feb. 28. Folice inspectors to-day com- their collection of the pleted second half month rents from ter ants, who give the money for the air defence of Canton: Altogether landlords give up one month, rent as a sort of premium for the in- During the flood of 1894 his re-surance of their houses and build- sidence in Bouth Meadow Lane lugs in the event of aerial bom- was flooded to such an extent that bardments his wife and the twin boys, who were alx, weeks old, had to be re- moved in punts to safety. Mr. Long remained at home to look after the animals which had to be removed upstairs.
The amount collected from rents is not officially made known yet, but it is in the neighbourhood of four million dollars. The amount is to be turned over to the Air De- terice Committee and will be used In the following winter he took for the purchase of anti-aircraft, part in the revelries held on the guns search light and sound de ice when the Thames at Windsor i tectors. Pursuit planes are essen- was frozen over for several weeks tial for air defence, as they can
VISITORS TO LONDON
THIS YEAR
Attraction Of The May Celebrations
drive away bombing planes. These planes are being taken care of by the Army Air Corps.
Cruisers Return Here
The two light cruisers of the Whampoa squadron, Hai Chi and Hai Shen, returned here this morning from Hong Kong after a cruise around Bocca Tigris. Chi- nese newspapers stated that the two warshipa returned here yes- terday, when they in fact only put in this morning. The two ships did not return, direct to Canton" but anchored at Bocca Tigris för several hours for manoeuvring purposes.
(Special Air Mail Service)
Rear-Admiral Kiang Yen Chung London, Feb. 8.
12,000 Bedrooms
(Klang Bai Yuen), commanding The total number of bedrooma the two cruisers, made an official. More visitors from abroad w avaliable is beyond computation landing at Hong Kong last week, come to London in 1935 than have from available figures A seleband called on H.E. Sir William ever before visited the Metropolis tion of 27 hotels, however, has Peel, the Governor, who returned in any one year. This is the been made in order to estimate the call on board admiral Keung's forecast, based on all the avail-the amount of accommodation for flagship, the Hai Chl. The two able Information, of those whose the barest minimum number of ships underwent a minor over task it is to cater and prepare visitors of different tastes. Those hauling at Talkoo, Dockyard, for foreign visitors to Great hotels have between them a
Students Subdued Britain,
total of 12,000 bedrooms.
Over forty students of the So- There are 127 major hotels in, ciology! Department of Sun Yat Inner London, each with accom- Sen Univeralty at modation ranging from 40 more examination in English this morn than 1,000 bedrooms. That num- ing following their fallure in the ber is more than doubled of examination last term. The ring-
within half an hour's leaders hotels
who agitated against
The total number of visitors
from the Dominions and foreign countries to London during 1933 was 214,000. In the first nine months of last year, the total was 238,000, and it is expected that Miss Jane Giltemple, of 517 The final stat for the year journey of London be taken into examination and tried to oust the head of the Foreign Languages Peak, has reported to the police reveal
otal was more consideration.
During the five best holiday Department found that they were that at 7:15 am on Thursday while than 100,000 in excess of the pre
months of the year to say no- in the wrong, ed she was walking down Magazine vious gure
thing of the other seven-one Mr Chow Lu President of the Gap Road a Chinese man ap It is already apparent that hotel bedroom may be occupied University, wants to raise the
•rom behind match- proaching: her
celebrations
tion with
even more, visitors, lish standing ed her handbag and ran away. The the Bilver
the King thus
multiplying grea bag contained ladies' requisites and will bring to London a greater in
$10 pote
One case oL
diphtheria, the
houzs
two cases
Tet, London tever matter how many visitors come to the
by, Ba
the
vailable accom
rous visitors, also
British Lles for the
modation and
hotels, boarding tments further Ire
the numbers.
Hsh German and