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with the local Consul's recommenda-
WEDDING
WATSON-GLINTON,-On May 23. 1935 at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Erie C. Watson of Singapore to Kathleen Douglas Fox Clinton, daughter of the late Walter Douglas Clinton of Oregum India and Cornwall, and Mrs. J. 9. M. Rennle of Singapore
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TOTICK is hereby given that No $1.0 per whare hus been made upon all members holding shares upon which $4.00 per share only, has been already paid, and that the same will be payable to the
Dated 31st May, 1935.
By Order of the Board of Directors HERBERT. R: STURT,
Managing Director.
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ORDER FOR THE BATH
The older folk amongst us can still recall the days when the lack of a bath, even in the middle class English household, was not held to convict the family of barbarism and when, if the means of com- plete immersion did exist, they were often entirely independent of any plumbing system and owed everything to the porterage of an overworked domestic staff. How far and how quickly we have moved in our return to Roman respect
for "the benison of hot water" can be gathered from a reminder, re-
Bankers of the Company, Hogcently issued to- the building trade Kong & Shaghai Banking Corpora tion, at Queen's Road Central, Hong by an organisation of bath manu- Kong on or before the 6th September, facturers, that there are to-day no less than 998 different sizes and 1985.
patterns of baths available for the British household. Apparently it is apt to be provided indiscriminately with any of them, and the fact presents the architect of the small modern home with something of a problem. for 2 calculation, in which, as a general rule, most of his dimensions can be exactly forseen, may be wrecked by the emergence cf an unusually in- tractable specimen of the 998 possible tanks for the bathroom. HI Orditary General Meeting of As a precautionary measure, there- THI
the Shareholders in the above fore, the manufacturers propose Company will be held at the Com. that the principle of standardisa- pany's Offices, P. & . Building on tion which creeps so steadily into Tuesday, the 4th June, 1935, at our lives shall be applied to the Noon, for the purpose of receiving bath, and three stock sizes made the Report of the General Managers to replace the nine hundred odd together, with
Statement of that exist. 1
One of the proposed Accounts to the 31st December, 1934. three is a tapered rectangular con- The Transfer Books of the Com-tainer, highly economical in its pany will be Cloand from Saturday, consumption of hot water and de- 1st Juue, to Tuesday, th June, signed on what are termed "clean 1931, both days inclusive.
..modern lines."
complete with chromium fittings and hot and cold taps. The latter are distinguished not by the customary inscription but by the use of red and black handles, and with a bath of this nature, the average citizen, provid- ed if he is of an average size, will not complain. If his bath and its spare parts taps, sprays, and the like-are well designed and cheap. and as easily procurable as any popular make of car and its acces-
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & CO.,
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 2rd May, 1935.
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may have one of the same design fitted in his house, should not, in the least bit, worry him, for after all said and dode, there is enough scope for personal taste in the decoration of even the most stan dardised of houses to make self- expression in the shape of a bath unnecessary,
P. L. CHIEFS IN
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SHANGHAI
Entertained By Dr. Kung
Shanghai, June 3. Governor-General Frank Murphy and the Hon. Mr. Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines Senate, and party were the guests of honour at a tea reception given
DONT FORGET by Dr. H. H. Kung this afternoon.
THAT WHEN
You are at Home
you
can get the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS at SELFRIDGES.
Subsequently the group, headed
by Mr. Quezon were entertained to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 4. 1935.
MORE FRICTION NEWS SUMMARY
IN NORTH
Japanese Warning To China
Shanghai, June 3. According to Japanese reports from Tientala, Japanese head quarters there announce that Col. Fakashi Saito, Chief of Staff to the Japanese forces in North China, is proceeding to Peiping to-night to lodge a protest with General Ho Ying Ching against the alleged destruction of a Japanese military telephone line by Chinese troops.
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The announcement added that "unless an immediate stop" is put to such practices the Japanese forces will have resort to measures whereby they can protect their property provided under the Boxer Protoco
"RECENT INCIDENT A Rengo message from Tokyo states that a spokesman of the Foreign Office indicated that Am- bassador Arlyoshi, who is leaving for China
will not on June 10, include the settlement of the North China dispute in his nego- tiations
The with Nanking. spokesman said that the problem be settled was local and should locally and in accordance with the Tangku Pact---, Router.
RELIEF TROOPS
Osaka, June 2 A detachment from the Fourth Division is leaving. for North China on June 7 to relieve the time-expiring units. The detach- ment consista of two infantry regiments and one engineer battalion.- Heuter.
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QUESTION IN COMMONS
London, June 3.
In the House of Commons to- day, Mr. W. Nunn, Conservative Member for Whitehaven, enquired as regards the Japanese ultimatum. to China.
Sir John Simon, replied that he had received no information. He understood, however, that the Japanese military authorities in Peiping have protested agatrist alleged violations of the Tangku | armistice agreement and also as regards the alleged recent murder of two Chinese newspaper pro- prietors in. the lapanese_Con- cassion in Tientsin. Reuter
The King's Birthday Ball held last night at Government `Houte was an unqualified success when some 2,000 guests were received by His Excellency Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn in the Ball Room.
Page 7.
The
Five local residents figured in the King's Birthday Honour List which was received in the Colony, by cable, yesterday morning. Chief Justice received a knight- hood and is now Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor. The other four residents who were decorated were the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tsu, and Messrs. J. W, Franks and A M, de Sousa.
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Page 7.
Under the 1935-36 trooping pro- gramme the 1st Bn. the Lincoln Regiment, who have been stationed in Hong Kong during the past three years, will take over duties at Karachi. Their successors will be the 1st Rayal Ulster Rifles, who are at present in Egypt.
Page 6.
Many interesting matches will be seen this week" in the Second Round of the Lawn Bowls Open Singles Championship. Detalls of the draw and fixtures will be found оп
Page 10.
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A good programme of lawn ten- nis matches from all Divisions of the League are to played during the week, commencing with four "A" Division to-day. Page: 10.
The "King's Birthday Parade” was held yesterday In Statute Square when the various units stationed in Hong Kong took part. His Excellency, The Officer Ad- ministering the Government. Sir. Thomas, Southorn took the salute as the troops marched past.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Next Monday, June 10. from 10.30 am to 5:30 pm. there will be a Retreat at the Tao Fong Shan Monastery at Shatin to which all who wish to attend are welcome. The Bishop of Hong Kong will speak in the morning at 11 am.. and the Rev. N. Thelle will conduct the afternoon session. A Chinese tiffin will be provided.
To-day's speaker at the Rotary
DERBY BETTING Club tin will be Mr. H. E. Harris
Ten To Eleven On Bahram
London, June 3. The following is to-day's call- over for the Derby to be run on Wednesday:
10/11 Bahram it ́and o) 100/12 Hairan it and o) 100/9 Theft it and o) 100/8 Field Trial (0) 100/7 (1) 13/1 Sea Bequest (0).. 25/1 First Son (t and o) 28/1 Fair, Haven (t and o) 28/1 Falt Bairn (0)
50/1 Assignation ( and o}" 50/1 Robin Goodfellow (0) 50/1 Screamer (0) 801 Pry II (0) 100/1 <t)
100/1 Plymouth Sound
2501 Peaceful Walter (t and o) 300/1. Barberry it, and o 500/1 Japetus"(t) 500/1 St. Botolph (t)
PLACE BETTING
4/11 Bahram (wanted) 6/4 Hairan (0) 15/8 Theft (t and of 11/4 Sea Bequest (t and o) 11/4 Field Trial (0)
5/1 Fair Haven (t and o) 11/2 Fair Bairn (0) .. 6/1 First Son (t and o)"
TURKISH DIPLOMAT'S
* DEATH
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Presa") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tale dinner by Dr. Kung at which Mr. T. į graphic Messages Ordinance, 1805 V. Boong, Mayor Wu Teh Chen and Received, June 31 1:30 p.m.)'
Dr. G. T. Wang were present." Governor-General Murphy was un- able to attend the dinner.
Interviewed by Reuter, Mr. Quezon declared that the success of the independence movement in the Philippines would sugment the friendship between China and the Philippines, adding that from now the Philippines would buy as much as possible of her necessities from China.-..
Reuter.
of California. Mr. Harris is Pre- sident of the Rotary Club. Call- formiş District, and the first Chair- man of the International Service Committee of Rotary International,
The concert by the band of the 1st Ba. The Lincolnshire Regiment, which was to have been held at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Sunday night was cancelled on account of the inclement weather.
on
When nearing the Nam Kong Station on Sunday, the mid-day train from Canton ran over a 14- year-old boy who apparently had gone to sleep on the track. The train was stopped and it found that the body had been cut in two.
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Whilst on the way from Hal- phong to Hong Kong on the ss. I Canton, a Belgian named Vermar died on board and the body was removed from the ship
Its arrival here on Sunday.
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AIR CRASH IN FRANCE
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Dally Frea"). (ly Telegraph, Cupyright, Ordinance, graphic › Messages Recaired, June 3, 4.30 p.m.)
Paris, June 3. The third aeroplane disaster within a short time occurred in Cherbourg on Bunday when one person was killed and two others 20 seriously injured that they are, not expected to live as the plane from the aircraft carrier, Bearn crashed on to the aliore Transocean Kuo Min.
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If Gossip We Must
The last race meeting of the first half of the seuson was held last
Saturday and now there will be nothing doing at the Valley tal the autumn. Little wonder then that all the enthusiasts turned up in full force and there WAS & sinister feeling of "now or never" in the air. We all got down to the difficult task of spotting the winner in grim earnest, for it's a great game-when it comes off! I could not help notlding Mr. Seth looking thoroughly pleased with life atter Mr. Butler's great win on "Just That" and more than a few were smiling to think that they picked that Forge-Me-Not. Their acumen may have reduced "the Daily Double dividend. but it goes to prova that our local public has Its eyes wide open.
OUR NEW KNIGHT
(By "PRUDENCE")
The Roof Garden on The Lido at Repulse Bay.
family, before starting to "do looked like a million dollars, and Japan in the ordinary way.
Mrs. Purves was very smart in dark blue with a white bat
Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn With so many people going away arrived just after the third race,
it was rather nice to meet some Mrs. Helberg is becoming a re- and with their party I noticed one who has just come back. On gular Race-Fan and looked charm- Lady Manning who looked charm-
I ran to Happy Valley my way
Ing in pink. Mrs. Whyte-Smith, too, ing in blue. This was one of the across Mrs. Blair who is here for seldom misses a meeting, and I admired her dress of multi-colour- popular colours on Saturday, Lady | a short visit. She lives in Kuala MacGregor was looking awfully Lumpur now and loves it. Hered diagonal stripes. Mrs. Proulx bright and happy in hydrangea younger daughter Bessie is en- also favoured these, and had a blue and here I must
pause to saged to Mr. Harding of the Char- severely simple suit with a striped offer all my congratulations to Sirtered Bank, and Kitty is married collar. Atholl MacGregor, our popular, and to Mr. Beath (a popular member genial Chief Justice whose knight- cf the same Bank, well known to.. hood gives pleasure to the whole all of us here), and now station- Colony.
ed in Calcutta.
Mrs. C. B. Brown had a dainty nowered voile of blue and lemon; Mrs. Coltart was immensely smart in a miniature check of white and navy, and Val Morris looked most alluring in pale blue nen. Eer sister was quite distractingly pret- ty in white and red with a wide hat of cream coloured straw. They will be off for Wei-hai-wel for the hot weather very soon. It seems
as if half the Colony will be go- ing North as soon as the King's Birthday Ball is over.
ON THE WING".
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How our local-loveiles do get about, to be sure. There were not
so many
as usual at The Valley tho' but I saw Lorna Lloyd who was "lovely to look at and delight- ful to know" (as they sing in Robertal in the snowiest of white coats and skirts, and Miss Elm- mons looking very sweet in a most reviving shade of leaf-green.
Mrs. Dudley King was very de- corative in a most becoming dress of gossimer black with a touch of orange. Mrs. Newlll was cool and smart in cream, belted with brown. Mrs. Alec Potts had a most en- chanting frock of brown broderie- Anglaise, lined with pale orange and was with her mother, Mrs. Well, who looked very handsome in lemon-yellow,
TWO-DOLLAR TOTES
One of the prettiest dresses of. the day was the time-green worn by Mrs. J. H. Morris. and another W38 the tailor-made. of eau-de- nil tannex worn by Mrs. E. W. Hamilton. Althogether the Valley Itt was at it brightest and best. is sad to think it is all over until the Autumn; no more crushing disappointments when the wrong horse wins; no more wild thrills when the right one comes flashing past the post, but let us hope most. sincerely that the dollar wil drop before racing starts again. It takes about fifteen shillings to buy a ticket In these hard times and what a risk for a possible ty cent dividend! Quite a lot of wo- men express the hope that they will give two-dollar totes another try-out and it so (as John Gupin would say "May I be there to see" BAND CONCERTS
Hermione Beauderk soon be on the wing, but she 15 going to Japan. She always likes original holidays, and loves to get all the local colour possibe. This time she is planning to start her visit as a guest with a Japanese cool-looking shade of yellow and hot weather is that the Band Con-
Mrs. Taggert, "too, chose a very
Boulder Sile where Sir Elly Kadourie will build a mansion.
One piece of good news for the
certs at the US.R.C. have started again. The first of a series was held last Monday and proved a great success. I saw a number of well-knowns there. Captain Per- nack's sister, Edna, has just got back after a hollday up North, and came with her sister-in-law Mrs. Pennack. Mrs. Griffin was there Mrs. Brook enchanting
too, and Mrs. Perss,
was wearing most
hat. Miss Dover is back after a long absence) Mrs. Gragg Wa very very much enjoying the music and there is no doubt that the "Lincoln" Band has never played better, the selection from Madama Butterfly was splendidly given and got a lot of applause.
The next Concert will be held at sixthirty in "the garden of the D.S.R.C. on June 10th.
HOME CRICKET RESULTS QUICK TO ACT
London, June 3. An unfinished 203 by Smith for Derbyshire in the County Cricket Axture against Hampshire was the outstanding, batting feat on the first day of the matches which ∙commenced on Saturday.
John Langridge knocked up 158 for Bussex in their match with Somerset.
Among the outstanding bowling performances of the day were the following:-Parker (Gloucester) 8 for 88. Nichols (Essex) 8 for 57. Geary (Leicester) 5 for 33. Clay (Glamorgan) 9° for 54. In the friendly match with the South African tourists Booth (Lancs- shire) took 6. for 79.
The following were the Saturday closing scores as cabled by Reuter:
Middlesex v. Gloucester Middlesex v. Gloudester at Hove: embark---Middlesex 143 (Parker 6 for 66).
Gloucester 74 for 3.,
Moscow, June 3.- The Turkish Ambassador, Was- Alfchinner died here at Kreml hospital on Sunday after a short Winess. He was forty years of age. The deceased gentleman played an him to Prague, Budapest
position of ministry of education, while his diplomatic career took
Surrey v. Essce Surrey v. Essex at the Oval:--- Surrey 175 (Nichols 6 for 51),
Essex 139 for 8.
Zorka v. Kent"
and Yorkshire V, Kent at Bradford?----
| Important part in the young Rome previous to the Boviet Union, Kent 182 Yorkshire 131" (Freeman
Turkish movement, being one of a country with which he had been 6 for 477. the most prominent protagonista active in bringing about close of anti-clericalism in Turkey and relationships fint only politically the prime mover of measures but also in economic and cultural which led to the abolition of the spheres. caliphate. He twice occupied the Transocean. Bun" Min.
Worcester v. Leicester Worcestershire v. Leicestershire at Sturbridge:—Worcester 111 (Cleary 5: for 33) and 2 for e. Leicester 137.
Warwick v. Notts Warwickshire v. Nattinghamshire
at Birmingham:-Notts 234 (Paine 8 for 1211 Warwick 148 for 3.
Sussex v. Somerset
Sussex v. Somersetshire at Hove: -Sussex 321 for 8 (John. Langridze
158).
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President Disarmıs
¡Assassin
Montevideo, June 2.
Dr. Gabriell Terra, President of Uruguay, was slightly wounded when an assassin fired upon him to-day.
Glamorzsa v. Northants Glamorgan v. Northamptonshire Dr. Terra was attending a race at Lianely-Northants 137 (Clay 9 meeting when a political opponent, for 54), Glamorgan 158 for 4
+54)
Derby v. Hante
Derbyshire Hampshire at Derby Chesterfeld:-Hants 140. 301 for 2 (8mith 203 not out).
Cambridge v. Army Cambridge University v. Army at Cambridge: Cambridge. 284. Army 48 for 3.
Lancs v. South Africa Lancashire v South Africa at | Manchester:-South
Africa 248 (Booth, 6. for 79). Lancashire 33 for 3
WYATT ACCEPTS
To Lead England In First Test
London, June å
an adherent of the Independent Nationalist Party, fired at him with a revolver.
The President was walking with the Brazilian President at the time and although wounded in the leg he immediately closed with his assallant and disarmed him.--
-Reuter,
MRS. LAWRENCE SAILS . FOR HOME:
Shanghai May 3. Mrs Lawerence, mother of the late. "Lawrence of Arabia," and her eldest son, Dr. M. B. Lawrence, left for England by the 2.5" (An- tenor yesterday.--. Reuter
R. ES. Wyatt, who captained the M.C.C. team on their tour in the West Indies, has now accepted the South Africa to be played in invitation to captainEngland's Nottingham team la the First Test against | Reuter-