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ST. PATRICK'S BALL
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THE HONGKONG AND KOW- LOON WHARF AND GODOWN
EMBERS of the St. Patrick's: Society are reminded that the Annual Ball takes place on Friday, 18th inst. at the Peninsula Hotel.
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. [HE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN
Guest lists should be forwarded" to 'ARY ANNUAL MEETING-
the Hon. Ball secretary ug i passible.
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For the benefit of Mombers and their Guests, a special dinner will be served at the Peninsula Hotel on the Light of the Ball at the cost of $8.00 per person. Re-ervations to be made direct to Hotel Management.
J. C. M. GRENHAM, Hoa. Ball Secretary, MANUFACTURERS Lave Ins., Co., Asiatic Building.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HE FIRST EXTRA
TRACE MEETING WIT
(Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 9th MARCH, 193', commencing at 2.00 p.m.
OF SHAREHOLDERS will be beld at the Office of Jardine," Matheson & Co., Ltd.. on Thursday, the 7th March, 1985, AT NOON,. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1984. 13
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 22nd February, 1986, to Thurs- day, the 7th March, 1935, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 14th February, 1986.
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IN THE ESTATE OF SIEGFRIED KOMOR DECEASED, FORMERLY OF KOMOR & KOмOR
The First Bell will be Rung at A
1.80 p.m.
LL persons baving any claim against the estate of the above- named are requested to forward the same to the undersigned without
By Order,
delay. C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1935.
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THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION
The FIFTH MEETING of the Session 1934-30.
will be held in THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE AT 5.30 PM.
on
TUESDAY, MARCH 5ru
(TO-MORROW)
Mrs CHRISTOPHER CHANCELLOR or SHANGHAI will speak on
"SOME LATER ELIZABETHAN DRAMATISTS."
Those who wish to have Tes in the Lecture-tal, must order it the day before from the Matron of the Helena May Institute (Tel. No. 22180),
K. R. CAMPBELL, Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.
13.98
R.
ANNUAL NAVAL.
CONTRACTS.
EALED tenders are invited for the following contracts, viz- Labour and Lighterage for
Admiralty coaling. Timber and Timber Materiala. Oxygen Gaa.!!
Carbonic Acid Gas. Ammonia Gas.
Acetylene Gas.
Glass Sheet,
Supply and Repair of Bamboo
Sunblinds.
Repair of Clocks and Watches. Upholstery Work
Dyeing and Dry Cleaning, Washing
Making Overalls.
The Contracts commence on 1st April, 1995, and expire on the 31st March, 1986.
Forms of tender can be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Fard, by whom tenders will be received until Noon on Mouday, the 11th March, 1985.
The right is reserved of declining all or any tenders and of accepting any portion of a tender.
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO., Solicitors,
St. George's Building, Solicitors for the Executors.
ENGAGEMENT
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PYÈ-MAYNE-The engagement is
announced between
Franels Arnold Pye Of Begarpary Estate, Sumatra; eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pye, "Glea- wood" Highburton, Hudders- neid, and Lillan Collis Mayne, youngest daughter of Charles E. and Mrs. Mayne, Springvale
House.
Ballinrobe.
Mayo, Ireland.
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HONG KONG, MARCH 4, 1935.
INDIA WITHIN THE EMPIRE
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CABINET IN TURKEY
Entire Resignation
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War The of the
Transocean Kuo Min.
If Gossip We Must
(By "PRUDENCE").
Lady Feel was the hostess at a delightful party last Friday, when she welcomed all the staunch sup porters of the MOL to, a most Ankara, Mar. 2. most charming theatrical-tea heid Government After Kamal Atatürk's re-elec-in the ballroom at tion as president of the Turkish House. The performance was Republie the entire cabinet hand-given by some of Miss Sawyers ed in Its resignation and the for-young pupils from the Diocesan was Girls School and reflects great mer Premier. Ismet Inonu entrusted with the task of "form-credit on all concerned. (I rather ing a new government. The Pre- think that Mrs. Hooper had a
to great deal to do with getting it. mier has already submitted the President a list of members up, and thought I saw her at the for the new cabinet composition plano, but was so far back that I as its cannot be quite sure). There was The second reading of the India which remains the same
with the exception no clue on the programme to in- Bill was carried by 404 votes to predecessor
Minister Klazimdicate who wrote the words and 133 after four days debate.
music of this fantastic and charm- ruling of the Speaker that there Ozalp-
ing little play. It told the story could be only one division brought
of two children. (cleverly played by Mr. Lansbury, with his fervent
Jean Latheam and Phyllis Grose) bellef that Indians should frame
who rose at dawn to find out what their own constitution, into the.
went on in their garden before same lobby with Mr.
Human Beings were up and about] Churchill and his supporters, who
They find the statue of Father Time has come to life and 13 hold a diametrically opposite view. The House divided immediately
pretty children (representing the after a speech in which Mr, Baldwin
twelve hours ön the clock) are defended with a grave eloquence
taking his orders for the day, the statesmanship of the proposals
This "Dance of the Hours" was Berlin, Mar. 2. and disposed with the lightest of
The first. German steamship ser-particularly pretty. Then ther humour of the rumours of any
Garden early election. These, he admitted, vice to the Far East is to be con- meet the Spirit of the might be fomented by the agree-cucta exclusively by the North (the Spirit of Hope, and the Spirit ment between parties for the allot German Lloyd according to an for Labour charmingly played by ment of thirty days to the Com- agreement between the company Elleen Witchell. Audrey Ho, and Maria da Rozs)-Comedy was sup- mittee stage of the Bill. The entry and the Hamburg America Line.
plied by Marie Smith as a huge into that arrangement is creditable. to both sections of the opposing
vegetable marrow, and Florence groups. It throws no doubt upon
Fowler as a scarecrow. Two poor little slam-children wander the sincerity of their objections.
through this garden in their but it ensures that the controversy
dreams, and the play ends by the about India shall not obstruct or
Mother calling her children in to deny the large programme of pure-
'breakfast,... « and promising to be- ly British legislation that the
real life their little Government desire to pass.
Winston
FÄR EAST SHIPPING
SERVICE
N. D. L. Agreement With Hamburg America. Line
Three new steamers will be em- ployed, the first of which, the Scharnhorst, will be learing on May, 8- Reuter.
NEWS SUMMARY friend in
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| dream-friends.
At the conclusion Mrs. R. M.
The appointment of Mr. A. L Henderson (the President of the most charming Shields to be Hon. Commander in M.CL) made the H.K. Naval Volunteer Force, and interesting little speech on and to set as Commanding Officer the work done for this Society to during the absence on leave of Lt. Which Lady Peel made a graceful Comdr. H. 8. Rouse, has been reply in which she expressed her.
Page 8. keen interest in the MCL gazetted..
Seen at the Races
gave some killingly funny imper- far as appearance went there was sonations. Mrs. Hogg played Hos- nothing at the Rose Room of the tess dressed as a rollicing Sailor-Peninsula on Saturday night to Boy, Mrs. Burnle looked mar- tell the castal spectator whether vellous as the Queen of Sheba. he was in China or in the shires. Miss. Harris was a Morris Dancer. There were the same delightful wo“ A table for forty is quite too men, so beautifully groomed at the long for good visibility!-Later we beginning of the evening, so slight- all went on to revel at the U.S.R.C.ly trusled at the end; the same and found the place packed.
I saw Sylva Morris looking a darling little Neapolitan, and Mrs. Fasken was "super" in "Early Victorian," Mary Taylor, made a dainty Sweet Lavender. Mr. An- thony had his Cleopatra (and I WES Alwen Owen- think she Hughes) Miss Readhead Javanese, and Captain. Walter was Heaven-knows-What! Mrs. Morris was a beautious Eastern Lady,
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There is going to be a splendid programme of music at the house of Mrs. W L Marshall next Wednesday. March 6th. One of the Colony's most popular Ameri- can Hostesses...she is throwing open her delightful house at 18 Peak Road at 5.30 pm for the benefit of the Benevolent Society
(a charity that needs all our
support in these difficult times). The concert is under the Patron-
pink-coated creasingly
in- men stirring as time went on the tuntin' G..and the same inevitable indefatigable covertaide noises.
The Choir Practice: in fact at supper was so convincing that some of the sausage rolls sat up and Alec Potts became quite excited. was heard complaining that one of them turned on him just after the Worry" with every circumstance of ferocity.
Seriously, though, we were all rather hysterical. It was the asso- ciation of ideas and long forgotten memories. Andre's Band, and the never falling supplies of snakebite remedy.
...The decorations were extraordin
arily well carried out. By clever Minna Whitham, they tell me, or at any rate designed by her. We
Kept ourselves amused, trying to fit faces to the Huntin' gentleman
The House of Commons has up- held the high standard that is the tradition of great occasions at. Westminster. The old reproach that the affairs of India were settled in the presence of almost empty benches has no application in existing circumstances What HADER-BOJESEN-On February ever form the Bill may finally take,
23, 1935, at the Royal Danish
every important proposal in it will Consulate-General and at Holy have been canvassed by a House Trinity Cathedral, Shanghal, that has educated itself in Indian Margaret Louise, younger matters through years of the most daughter of the late Mr. and elaborate and detailed inquiry ever! Diana Jade and Toynette won Club on Friday night, the dresses attractive but I have promised not Lady. Peel, and there were other
Mrs. Caf Christian Bojesen, to Bruno Karl, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hader, of Salzburg, Austria.
BIRTHS
ANDREW-On March 1, 1935, at Yokohama, to Virginia (née Varty, wife of James Hugh Morton Andrew, a son. (3209 CHITTENDEN-On February 21, 1935, at the Faberkrankenhaus, Tsingtao, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Chittenden, a daughter. SCHUMACHER. On February 23. 1935. at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Schumacher, a son (David Philip).
The Championship series of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was concluded on Saturday when Wasp
in their respective classes Page 10
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Was the Masked-Ball at the The answer USR.C. a success? 13 in the affirmative.... I'll say t was! A record crowd filled the were" most gorgeous and the rule
age of Mrs. Charles Hoover, wife of the American Consul General, and I think there will be a rush for tickets which are only a dollar The programme is most each.
to give away all the secrets .... but I may just tell you that a very charming American visitor will play accordian solo's Mrs Arnold will be there with her cello, Mrs.
don't
who swung so uncomfortably in the centre of the room..
There were about a hundred couple "on." The Sheldons'' party included HE, the Governor and
celebrities too numerous to men-
tion.
Jackle Stocker, whose last night in Hong Kong it was, had brought his young brother (called Big Stocker to distinguish him from Jackle) and I hear that they were the successful in keeping up festivities with close harmony far into the morning. In fact I believe I'm not the only person who heard the
of masks till.m. light” rigorous- The open Lawn Tennis cham-ly enforced. Not till after we had pionships organised by the Hong all paraded and prizes had been Kong C.C. commence to-day when allotted were people permitted to
unmask But it is hard for even Evelte, will be at the plans (and nine games are down for decision.
the cleverest to hide their identity so will Mr. Paul of the American for a whole evening! Little tricks Consulate) and Mrs Sanger will of voice or manner give one away, sing some of her charming songs. Most of us knew that the bewitchIt will be a lovely concert and one ing winner in blue with powdered you should not miss, so Page 6. hair was Miss Forsyth and that forget March 6th, at 5.30 p.m.
the Derby-Day-Lady was Mrs.
(By "DUMBELLE”) -
Alec Potts had the largest party Father E. Bravo of the Domini-Maclean. The men's prizes were
There were a number of people and shewed a remarkable turn of can Mission at Foochow has been won by Lt. Commander Alexander
as an Artist and Major Bonavia-as at the Hunt Ball on Saturday night speed until about one am, fading Page 7. a. "Charlady." Among the many who were having their last fing out a trife in the straight." Among released by the Communists
parties given that night I fancy in the Colony before going off on his guests were Joan Mollison, op Sunday ·and: 1 'Fergie' looking as pink. as ever, Major Malone's was the biggest, the Trooper
wonder if their last impressions Peggy McAvoy floating her way and dinner ira the weren't perhaps a little unchar- through an old-fashioned waltz in as forty people assembled for cocktalls
that quizzical smile of hers, and a Hong Kong "green-suite of the Peninsula acteristic of our usually-so-sober delightful burlesque and flashing Hotel. It was some party
For Hunt Balls are Hunt Balls throng of hilarious thrusters de-" our Host came as George Robey
all the world over and bring their termined to life the party to s complete with eyebrows, stick.
As phenomenal-height and bowler) and during dinner he town atmosphere with them
given to a constitutional issue, Differences between parties are not sight, but in the heat of a debate following
intensive pro- upon paganda by both sides there has been an unavoidable. tendency to exaggerate, their extent. There Is no party that does not recognise
Mr. Ng Man Hol, compradore of that any change in the form of the Messageries Maritimes died Indian government must give the Indian people more control of their under tragic circumstances which own affairs. The dissentient Con-pointed to suielde. Bervatives were taunted with using arguments that led back to the position in india prior to the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. The actual proposals of the Conser- vative minority upon the Select
Mr. Chan Kwong Lun of the Committee Justify no such argu- ment. There is no controversy as Fong Lam School won the Hong ot the Country Eospital. to the grant of a measure of self-Kong Middle School Oratory Con- Shanghai, to Barbara
(née government to India; the query test held at the Chinese YMCA.
on Saturday. -- MacDonald), wife of Mr. H. W. "Howell, a son (stiff barn): GREG. On February 25, 1935, at would proceed with less caution the Country Hospital, Shang-than the Government. Mr. Churchill hal, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Greig, and his friends would lengthen the
period of experiment.
HOWELL-On February 23, 1935,
a son.
that has to be answered is as to Labour the place of advance.
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The Central-British School held
close their annual athletic meeting on Saturday when some very finishes were witnessed. Page 12.
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Sir Shonson Chow presided over the annual general meeting of the
DIMITRIADES-On February 24, A fresh element of controversy
1935, at the Country Hospital, was imported into the second read Shanghal, to Mr. and Mrsing discussions by Sir Samuel Bank of East Asia on Saturday are undertaking to insert an when he reported a decline of some amendment in the Bill to assure $200,000 in profits. India that there has been no drawing back from the Viceroy's The Cralgengower C.C. held a
Kyriaco Dimitriades, a son. DAHLIN.-On February 28, 1839, at
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODA OF EMILY WOOD FEARON, LATE OF SHANGHAI IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHIA, WIDOW, DECEASED. -
ATÜTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an order limiting the time. for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the shore slate to the 2820 DAY of MARCH, 1935...
All Creditors and others are secord- ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 28th day of February, 1985. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Bolinitors for the Excontriz
Prince's Building
Tee Hours Street,/^:
Ad Kong
the Paulua Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E A. Dahlia, a soth...
DEATHS
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Bachelors' Ball on
announcement that the ultimate successful goal contemplated for India is the Saturday last. attainment of Dominion Status.