ing: As to jumping sheets there
A hew fund to be known as the were only eight men at Kennedy "Sir William Peel Fund For The Town Fire Station and that even Protection of Children" has been if a jumping sheet had been used, opened and contributions are being the rescuing of any person alive! invited to this very deserving cause: from such a height as the third Page 7. floor of this building would have been very doubtful, as 24 trained The Fanling Hunt Gymkhana has men were required to hold the been arranged for Sunday when a sheet to effect a safe jump. very attractive programme of events will be" run d. For full
models; the course of diplomacy is very clear. China and Russia will be given aid and comfort against the big stick of their neighbour, but strangely enough the world is doing exactly the opposite thing. Its policy at the moment terids to push both Russia and China and if the into Japan's arms, world were to wake up one day and find that a Russo-Chinese-.
been Japanese agreement has
Changchun, March 20, established, then they will only
The all monopoly law will not have themselves to thank.
come into force until April 10 The ground has long since been according to a formal announce prepared by the break-up
ment in a departmental order is economic world organisation into sued this afternoon stating that regional units. One of the groups the interests of existing oil firms is the so-called "sterling bloc" will be protected and they will be while those outside this group are permitted to dispose of their stock left out in the cold as it were even after April 10. with their surpluses unsold. In
Yesterday it in local her missionary work of getting
The programme of the Final ether a Far Eastera bloc that the law will be enforced as particulars please turn to Page 10."
Concert of the Helena May, - Japan is receiving the help of the from April 1.
The trade returns for the month stitute Winter Series which takes United States, but American buy-Reuter.
of February has just been issued place to-day at 5.30 p.m. promises and are published on Page 4. to be exceptionally interesting. Those taking part are Mrs. E. An enquiry into the circum- Snowdon-Jones Prof. Harry Ore, stances surrounding the death of Mr A. M. Bowes-Smith and Mr. F. William Bowen, 21 years of age Mason AR.CO, LT.CL male Eurasian prisoner in the Mental Hospital, which occurred on March 4 at 5.25 a.m. was conducted
The Mercantile Bank of India, by Mr. W. Schofield st Central Magistracy yesterday. Page & Limited, have received a telegram
Silk goods are turned out by the local government weaving factory in Honap suburb. They are selling quite well
markets, while the demand from abroad is “picking up."
MERCHANTS ON TOUR OF INSPECTION
ing of silver has placed China In a somewhat difficult situation-a situation which for the time being:
to relegates. Manchurian wrongs the background. It is only natural that the buying of sliver puts up:
tiver standard, the effect on her Its price, and since China is on a
export trade is extremely detri- mental.
Canton, March 20. merchants have formed an inspec- Several Hong Kong and Canton tion body to Hainan Island and Kwangs for the purpose of de-
It is quite evident that Russia. veloping agriculture, mining and animal husbandry. The promotor is Mr. Wang Wing Wah, former probably as chagrined as China Provincial Commissioner of Re-over the American attitude as
construction in Kwangsi.
China herself. For over a year Moscow and Washington' have been wrangling over the commer-
WGS
announced
FLIGHT FROM TOKYO
Goodwill Plane In Nanking
from their Head Office in London.
St. Paul's Girls College attingly advising that at the Annual Gen- celebrated their twentieth Birth-eral Meeting of Shareholders a day yesterday when Lady Southorn Final Dividend of 6 per cent on the the "A "B" and "C shares will distributed certificates:
at":
Page & be recommended (making 12 per school
centi for the year less Income Tax)-210,000-written off Land- ed and House property £172,000 carried forward to 1935 account.
Nanking, March 20. The inspecting party will short- ly visit Hainan Island and then
After a flight of ten hours from proceed to Kwangsi A syndicate clal implementation of their re-
cognition accord, and things have Tokyo, the Tokyo "Asahl's" good-
The deaths of two coolies through for animal husbandry Will be reached such a state that tempers will plane landed here at 5.40 [3314 formed, and Hong Kong mer-
was enthusiastically injuries sustained when they met chants engaged in butchery and have been exasperated. When the p.m. and
crowd of with an accident at the Balley's Invest In Soviet Ambassador returned from welcomed by a large slaughter houses will this new concern. In fact, three Moscow, he was informed by the newspaper men and official repre- Shipyard on the morning of March 5 formed the subject of a boroner's United States that a business sentatives.
death enquiry yesterday. Page d leading slaughter houses in Hong Kong are said to be ready to join
UNION WATERBOAT CO. LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THIRTIETH
ANNUAL
in this venture.
Another project is the develop ment
ot tungoll in Kwangs TGENERAL MEETING of merchants will form a com- SHAREHOLDERS will be held in
was off and there is no doubt that The crew consists of M. Shinno, the shattering of the over-touted pilot, and K. T. Sukakoshi, Russo-American understanding is mechanie A programme of en- bound to have serious effects on textainment is being arranged in Far Eastern politics. It is only to their honour. be expected that Russia must
The same machine visited Pei
warmly welcomed by the
was
Report and Statement of Accounts the Offices of Moser. Dodwell & Company with 81,000,000 capital for turn to some other party, and it Ltd., on WEDNESDAY, 3rd April, the export of lungoll to all parts for the year ending Bist December, 1935, at ila.ru. for the purpose of of the world. Kwangs is prac-is now a matter of history how plug some months ago when it receiving the report of the General tically the only place where such she turned to Japan after having anagers together with a statement off is found in abundant quantity quarrelled, nay fought, with that
power!" A sum of $3,000,000 will be de- of Accounts to 81st December, 1934.
1984
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 18th
inclusive,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the voted to mining enterprises and It generally accepted that to 25th March, 1985, both day Company will be CLOSED from the agriculture. A part of this amant peace in the Far East is a very
consummation, 23rd Marck to 3rd April, 1936, both will be used for the purchase or desirable dates inclusive.
machinery farming implements doubts have been exp fertiliadra, etc, Kwangs 4 rich in whether would be satisfactory mining deposits, but the province at
By Order of the Board of Directors, E. COOK
** Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 12th March, 1985.
Chinese community.-- Reuter.
MILITARY MISSION TO REPORT RESULTS
Hankow, March 20
One case or enteric fever and two cases of cerebro-spinal fever were reported for the 24 hours
་ ས ended on March 19,
The Hong Kong & Shangtal Hotels, Ltd. state that the profit for the year ended ended 31. December, 1934, including Balance
Hsu, Ting Yao, Commander of the Seventeenth Army, and. Yu Fek brought forward, from the pre- Feng, Vice-Minister of Communicavious year of $188 239 tions, left) by air for Chungking Led to $289.224.90
the Chiang Kai Shek. They recently Ording
headed the mission to Europe, and the United States to study military
but resting upon pacts, Bs to powe
the major
where they will interview General
ope
itself is not wealthy enough to begem 8848 finance these projects.
politics faclita
Japan's
ments is now past and instead of the tiger,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Managers Hong Kong, 18th March, 1935,
from cominunications and developments.
Beuters
amour
hich,
at the
Yearly
Meeting bed on