HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1935.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION FOR
ENTRANCE TO CLASE ទ AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE OR KING's
COLLEGE, 1935.`"
1. Application from Candidates attending non-Government Schools abould be made en forma which can. be obtained from the Education Office on and, after Saturday, 1st Jane. These should be completed and forwarded to the Inspector of Schools, Education Department, on or before Monday, 10th June.
2. The application form must be signed by a Head Master, who will certify that the candidate is a bona fide pupil of Class 4 or equivalent standard, that his conduct has been satisfactory, and that he is under 18
HONGKONG POLO ÖLÜB
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Annual General Meeting of Members will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd., on Thursday, the 30th day of May, 1995, at 5.30 p.m.
D.. L. NEWBIGUING,
Hon. Secretary,
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD"
years of age on 1st September, 1935. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
3 There will be preliminary Tests
in both "English and Chinese Dicta.
tion for which candidates should
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NOTICE.
KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY.
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IT is hereby noted that sond
mencing on Wednesday, 2nd May and until further notice, the hours of supply in all districts will be
6 A.M. to 9. A.M. and 4,30 PM. to 7,30 P.M.
B. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, 20th May, 1938.
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-THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
DEATH
MCGREGOR.-On May 4, 1935, al Brockhurst, Bickley, Kent. Robert, beloved husband of Agnes McGregor (late of Hong Kong).
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Hong Kong, May 22, 1938.
VOLUNTEERING IN HONG KONG
EURO - AMERICAN
UNION
Hold A Successful
Get Together"
&
The Euro-American Returned Students Union held for the Arst time this year a "get-togesher" evering at the Hong Kong Hotel last night. The function was great success, there being about 150 persons present, all of whom enjoyed themselves, thanks to efficient management by the Com- mittee.
Dr. L Shu Fan, as the President.. made a happy speech, in which he stressed that the object of the Union WOS to enable returned students from Europe and America to get acquainted and be united for the good of all. He thanked
present themselves at Elia Kadoorie ers will be told at the Offices of the SAFT Programmes and Entry by 'His Excellency the Gener(the entertainers who had come
THE Fifty-fourth Ordinary
General Meeting of Sharehold
School, Hospital Road, on Friday, undersigned on Wednesday, the 22nd 21st June, at 9.30 a.m. Candidates May, 1935, at Noon, for the purpose failing to satisfy the Examiners in the of receiving the Report of the Dictation Tests will not be eligible to General Agente, together with a Take the remainder of the Examina-statement of Accounts for the year tion Names of candidates, who hova | ended the 31st December. 1994. satished the examiners in the Dicta tion Teats will be poated outside Ellis Kadoorie School, Hospital Road, on Saturday, 22nd June.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be CLOSED from the th to the 22nd May, 1895, both days inclusives.
4. The remainder of the examina- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. tion which comprises Chinese,
English Grammar and Composition
Forma for the Seventh Extra Race Meeting, to be held on SATURDAY, 1st June, 1935, (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Gloucester Bailding; The Club House, Happy Valles; the Hong Kong Club; and the Stables. Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, the 23rd May, 1933.
By Order.
General Agents.
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Geography Arithmetic, Algebra and Hong Kong, 1st May, 1935.
Practical Geometry will be held at
9.30 am on Tuesday, 25th June, and
at 8.30 am. on each day from. Wednesday, 26th June till Saturday, 29th June, both inclusive.
in General
5. The papor Composition will be designed to test the pupils' command of English and their ability to express themselves adequately on simple, general topics.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED in Hong Kong)..
The paper will include one question | NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. en World History,
6. A limited number of Scholar
ships providing free education for three years at one of the above schools may be awarded to candidates who reach ก sufficiently high standard.
G. R. BAYER,
G.
Director of Education.
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·PUBLIC AUCTION."
PARTIle by Public Auction
BARTICULAKS & CONDITIONS
to be bold on MONDAY, the 277 DAY of MAY, 1935, xt 3 P.K., the Offices of the Public Works Depart ment by Order of HIB EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, of One Lat of CROWN LAND at Mount Cameron in the Uolony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Surveyor of E MAST THE KING, for one further term of 76 years:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
No
that the ORDINARY TEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 1935, at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1984, and of declar. ing Dividend, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 24th MAY. Both Daya inclusive!
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1935.
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Crown Rent to be fixed by the THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
(No. of Sate.
Registry No.
Locality.
Lot No. 387, Rural Building
Building Lot No. 384.- West of Rural
Mount Cameron.
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ARTICULARS & CONDITIONE
COMPANY, LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
N°
[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING 3 of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 1985, at 11.20 m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Accoun' to 81st December, 1934, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
PARTICOLAR by Public Auction to be held in MONDAY, the 27TH DAY of MAY 1935, at 8 Y., at the Offees of the Public Works Department
by Order
cl EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Island Boad in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Grown Bent to be fired by the Surveyor of Bis MAJET THE Ķivo, for one further term.
of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8 h MAY to 24th MAY, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1935.
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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)
NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS.
-
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
forward to make it a memorable evening and friends for their warm support.
At the meeting on Monday, called
Officer Commanding for the public to "air" their yiews regarding the Volunteer Defence Corps, some very constructive criticism was prth- coming and as a result of it some
Dancing was intermingled by musical items contributed by Miss ** suggestions, excuses or, com-
Marina Barretto (plano) Miss Aza- plaints" why more people do not join up were made known.
lea Reynolds (solo dances) Mr. Li Al-
Chor Chi (selected sorgs), Miss though we hold that every able-
Pine Lewis (violin solo), Mr. La bodied man of military age should
Man Sing (Chinese instrumental make it a point to be a member,
music), Miss Violet Wong (Chinese it cannot be denied that some of
songs). Mrs. R. Sanger also con- the arguments advanced at the
tributed, while Mrs. H. Evelle was meeting were very sound and that
the accompanist. so long as the complaint of "dis-
DARTER tinctions exist, there is very little CHINA
hope of making the Corps as popular as it should be.
To take the suggestions in the order that they, were advanced, Mr.
ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. M. F. Key, the popular secretary of
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(INCORPORATED: IN CHINA) HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI
Board of Directora Bang How 5. P. Chen 3 M. Toeg
H. L Heang
GE. Mitchel T.K. Yong
D. L. Ralph W. C. Bond
J. T Cha (General Manager) ALL CLASSES OF INSURANCE WRITTEN
HONG KONG OFFICE- 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. TELEPHONE NO. 38181 DAVID W. K. AT, Supervisor.
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C. H. T. SUZN, Manager for Hoag Kong.
the Rotary Club said that he felt that the foreigners in the Colony and there is quite a number of them-should be allowed to become members as in other cities. He also suggested that the system of fres and
for penalties attendance at parades should be abolished. So far as the latter is
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FLIGHT FROM CHENGTU
Launch Refugees Robbed.
Shanghai, May 21, Further detalls are avaliable of the adventure, which befell, the foreign missionaries, including Mrs. Lawrence, mother of the late Colonel T. E. Lawrence, and her son, who made a hurried light in three launches early in May from Chengtu when Communists were threatening that city.
launch in
A gang of robbers boarded the which Mrs. Lawrence and her son, Dr. M. R. Lawrence. were passengers and took $200 in cash from the refugees, also jewel- lery, including wedding and en- gagement rings belonging to a China Inland Mission worker, Mrs. F. Purchas, who had been married only a few days before the flight from Chengtu.
GOLD WATCH SAVED The raid on the launch is des- cribed in a letter from Mrs. Law rence to the China Inland Mission which
says that in the early morning one of the missionaries shouted "get up, we are in the hands of robbers."
NEWS SUMMARY
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Our correspondent from Kan- hsten writes a "chatty letter "say- ing that road construction in that provitice is going on apace- and that much progress had been made in this direction during the last two or three years.
Page 11.
Over 1,000 students will take Fart in the Inter-Scholastic Ath- letic Sports whichy will be held on the South China round, Caroline Hill, during the week-end when an elaborate programine will be car-
ried out
.
Page 10.
The Union Insurance Society of. Canton is celebrating their hun- dredth birthday on Thursday, May 24, when the Board of Directors will be "at home" to shareholders and friends In Shanghai also, the occasion"will be marked in an ap- propriate manner.
Page 4.
In connection' with the Empire' Day celebrations. Sir Henry Pollock gave a broadcast talk last evening when he appealed to all British members of the community to at- tend the dinner and dance which has been arranged for the evening and which will take place in the Peninsula Hotel.
Page 6.
An extremely interesting talk on "Cambodia and Angkor" was given Mrs. Lawrence was dressed when at the weekly meeting of the a rabber entered and searched the Rotary Club yesterday when those compartment. "While he was do- who attended also had the oppor ing this I managed to pocket my tunity of listening to a brief ad- gold watch unnoticed by the man," dress about the "Welsh Wizard."
FAMOUS GERMAN states Mrs. Lawrence in the letter."
SOLDIER
Mackensen Visits Hungary
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright).).
Budapest, May 20, Field Marshal von Mackensen whose visit to Hungary is evoking the greatest enthusiasm from the population. has completely re- covered from the effects of a slight disposition which caused him to cancel all engagements on Sunday,
The 86-year old warrior who was one of the most brilliant German army leaders in the world war re- ceived on Monday afternoon al Hungarian, generals who served under him in the army which in 1915 broke through the Russian front at Gorlice and subsequently swept through Serbia and Rou. mania, the gathering being char acterised by the greatest cordiality and dominated by the spirit of German-Hungarian comradeship in arms.
The Field Marshal's departure which was originally fixed for Tuesday has been postponed till Wednesday in order to give him time
to carry out the extensive Programme of his visit. ------ Transocean Kuo Min
Reuter.
JUDICIAL CONFERENCES
China Representative Appointed
Nanking, May 21.
It is announced that the former