to
A charity ball in aid of the (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tale-
Clinic Messages Ordinance,
1894.
Children's Hospital and Kowloon, is being arranged be held at the Hotel Cecil on Vienna, March 15. No appeal can be made against Saturday, March 30. His Excel-
of life the sentence. The only hope oflency the Governor has kindly con "After passing sentence
the mitigation lies with Chancellor rented to be the patron of the ball." Rintelen, Imprisonment on
Page T presiding judge of the military Schyschnigg.-
General Meeting of Share: London Office: 63, Fleet Street Advisory Committee tribunal substantiated his verdict Reuser
holders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 29th March, 1935, at Noon, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1934.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 195, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MÄTHESON & Co., LTD,
General Managera, THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1935.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORES.
NOTICE..
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The Daily Press
HONG KONG, MARCH 18, 1935.
A TOURIST'S FRANC
Helpless
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).J
RED LEADER TO WRITE BIOGRAPHY
$
[Special to the Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
EXTRALITY PRIVILEGES
IN SWITZERLAND
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dilly, Press" (Copyright).]
with-
Geneva, Mar. 14. The confusion caused by wide.
Peiping, March 6. divergencies of opinion concerning
Berne, March 14, the ways and means to settle the According to the "Chen Pao,"
Chi-Min, notorious Com- The representatives in Geneva of Chaco dispute, reached its cul- Fang minating point on Thursday when munist leader, who has held away the States which are not members. the is eastern Klangsi for more than of the League of Nations will be the Advisory Committee on Chaco conflict was compelled to seven years before his capture by accorded the same diplomatic pri- reveal its pitiful helplessness by Government troops recently, is vileges of exterritoriality as the delegates of member States, ac- As the result of a movement that adjourning indefinitely. Efforts to planning to write a biography. has started in France and Switzer-evade the issue of enforcing the Fang is a native of Klangsi, 36 cording to a decision taken by the (9814 land, there is a possibility of two arms embargo against Paraguay by years of age, and has a wife and Swiss Government on Thursday. currencies being set up in each of inducing the South American Sta-parents in an unknown village. The decision applies specially to these countries. One currency tes to make another attempt at In his new book he plans to cover representatives of Mexico, United would be for domestic use and one mediation were not carried owing e period from his boyhood "days, States and Japan whose for the foreign visitors. Although to the Bolivian delegates reserva- through school and his eight-years drawal from the League will be- come effective at the end of this obvious difficulties may prevent its tions that new negotiations are activities with the Red Army.
month. Tranuncian Kun Min application, some practical con-
to be made B contingent China United Press (by mari). siderations lle behind the idea of
on the suspension of hostilities. this dual money,
Since there appeared to be no way out of the present difficulty, the Committee decided to adjour until such time when the drafting" committee will have succeed- éd in drawing up the report. In view of the existing differences of opinion the report cannot possibly the offer any tangible conclusions but pound, in terms of French, Swiss will merely sum up various views and other currencies, have lost at expressed during part of the de- least 40 per cent. of their purchas-liberations. This would amount to ing power.
a frank confession of the League's Purely from the angle of "tour-impotence but since some States are two methods of combating it has been suggested to call an
pound which keeps visitors away gue Assembly during the month of A general devaluation would put May, a procedure which would at the franc in its former relation least gan some objections are raised. The second Transcan Kuo in with overseas moneys, but political else.
way is, while keeping the franc at its present international exchange, to accept it at a lower rate in hotels and restaurants
UNION WATERBOAT CO..FAR SHA WAN will take from The BATTERY at place on SUNDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1985, from 10.00 A.M. to 11.16 A.M. in the Direction of Junk Bay. All Craft are advised to keep clear of ANNUAL Junk Bay during this Period. TGENERAL MEETING of
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THIRTIETH
เ
SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd, on WEDNESDAY, 3rd April, 1935, at 11am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1924.
The TRANSFER BOOKA of the Company will be CLOSED from the
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LADY MARIA CHRISTINE CHATER DECEASED.
the above named deceased
It is no exaggeration to assume that the amount spent by tourists in France and Switzerland has diminished by 50 per cent. in the last few years. The reason is two- fold. Not only has the old super- abundant prosperity vanished, but
the American dollar and
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
The US.S. Augusta, flying the flag of Rear Admiral F. B. Upham, Commander-in-Chief of the US. Asiatic Fleet, is expected to arrive in the Colony from Manila to-day.
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Believe it or not, & cubic egg was laid by a hen owned by a Chinese named Lee living in House No. 43. of Tung Street, Yangchow, on March 9. The hea lald four eggs, all of which have black and white
LL Claims against the Estate of ism," a considerable industry, there are not content to let matters resterday for Hong Kong and is ex- in shape. 23rd March to 3rd April, 1835, both i must be sent to the undersigned depreciation of the gold dollar and extraordinary meeting of the Lea. ILM.S. Folkestone leaves for Wel
dates inclusive.
DODWELL & CO, LTD.
General Managera. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1935,
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SOCIETY OF ST, GEORGE. HUNG KONG
forth with.
DEACONS,
Solicitors & etc,
1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
March 18th, 1935.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
THE Annual General Meeting of ELIJAH”
the Society will be held in the Board Room of the Hong Kong Jockey Club on Monday, 25th March, 1985, at 6.15 p.m.
For the following purposes;—
(a) To receive the Report of the
(Mendelssohn)
Will be Sung by the HONG KONG SINGERS Commitee and Statement of
on Thursday, March 28th Accountts for the past year.
at 9.00 P.M. (b) To cleat the Officera and
Committee for the ensuing Conductor:-T, ADELSON MILLER year. (0) To: transact any other busi- Organist:-FREDERICE MASON."
ness of which due notica has bedh given.
All Members are requested. to attend.
TINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Becretarion & Treasurere. Hong Kong, 16th March, 1985,
3841
Proceeds to be devoted to The HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Admission by Programme, to be Obtained from Messrs. Montrie & Co., The Anderson Music Co. and Trang Fook Finno Co..
time if nothing
helwer to-day.
A
H.M.S. Grimsby left swatow yes- stripes and one of which was cuplc pected to arrive in hère to-day,
Dr. J. L. Stuart, President of HMS, Cornwall Yenching University, Pelping, will left Manila for Hong long yester arrive in the Colony on March 22 day and is expected to arrive on by se. President Grant on a three- week visit. During his sojourn in Monday.
South China he will probably meet all church and educational leaders as well as graduates of Yenching in Hong Kong and Canton
The opening of the Aberdeen Industrial School will take place on
The annual distribution of prizes of the Un Long School was held yesterday when Mrs. A. O, Brawn gave the awards away.
NEW SCOTS OFFICE