NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
TOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore sub- wisting between Mr. H. K. Woo and the undersigned F. E. Nash carrying en business as Solicitors under the style.or Arm of "Woo and Nash was on the 81st day of August, 1985, dissolved by effluxion" of time and that as from the 1st September, 1995, the said F. E: Nash will practice on his own account under the style or firm of "F. E. NASH & CO." at Bank of, East Asia Building, "Hong Kong."
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P. H. NASH.
1st September, 1985.
NOTICE.
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TOTICE is hereby given that the N°
partnership heretofore aubaist- ing between H. K. Woo and F. E. Nash carrying on business as Solic itors at No. 4, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, under the style or firm of Wos and Nash has been dissolved as from the lat day of September, 1995.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thas the said E. E. Woo who retains ali the papers and documents of the said late firm of Woo and Nash will as from the 1st day of September, 1996, continue to ourry on the business in continuation of which the said late firm had until the 81st day of August, 1985, been carrying on business, at the same address and under the firm name or style of "Woo and Woo"..
Dated the lat day of September, 1935.
H: K. WOO.
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NHORUS REHEARSALS of the
HORUS
above Musical Play will be held at CATHEDRAL HALL on Mondays at 5.80 p.m. and Thursdays
at 8.40 p.m. commencing on Thurs day, September, 12th. All interest ed are invited to attend.
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'CANT AND CORONEL
In reading the plous manifesto of "Peace and Reconstruction" which was given to the Fress at Home recently, one was haunted by a recollection of having read something of a elmillar nature before and on giving it further
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1935
AMERICA WARNS
RUSSIA
Relations May Be Severed
Washington, Aug 31. The United States have warned the
Soviet that their future friendly relations depend solely on strict Soviet adherence to its pledge of non-interference in affairs. United States Internal The warning is not in the form of a note but a formal statement b Mr. Cordell Hull issued here.
The US Secretary of State described the Soviet's recent note rejecting the American protest as a" clearcut disavowal of a solemn pledge which is a severe blow to friendly relations.".
Mr. Cordell Hull added that if allow the Soviet continued to agitators on Russian soil to plan and direct a programme to ever- throw American institutions, it
tinues:
towards the overthrow of social
thought it was found that the would mean a repudiation of the signature of Mr. Lloyd George Soviet pledge and a blow to re- provided the clue. It will be re- lations with the United States. called that it was at the begin- In his statement Mr. Hull con
"In view of the plain ning of 1914 that he was using just such urgent language about language of the Soviet pledge, it disarmament, emphasising that is impossible for the Soviet to there was never a more appro-disclaim its obligations to prevent priate time. Then in the spring activities in its territory directed of 1915 he changed his tune en- tirely and stressed the need for order in the United States and the Sovlet cannot disclaim respon- munitions and high explosives, ar well as big guns and in December sibility on the ground of Inability 1916, he was using almost exactly to carry out the pledge for its the phrases of this manifesto, as authority is supreme and its power for example, "lacking in the Arm- controls the acts and utterances of Whether ness, resolution and vigour which individuals absolutely. their urgency and importance de-friendly relations between two "the present fatalistic great countries is unfortunately to be impaired and co-operative op portunities for a vast amount of good destroyed will depend on the attitude and action of the Soviet -Rester.
mand," drart," and so forth. His phrases then were directed against Mr. Asquith, whose crime was that be was not sufficiently in earnest about making war; that he was not delivering the knock-out blow and that he was not really out
for anght to a finish. These same phrases are now flung at the National Government for not disarming with sufficient speed and sufficient thoroughness in the world, face of an unresponsive Times change and men change with theth but the fact re- mains that they do not change
much that
we can afford to neglect history and logic
VIOLET CAFELL DANCING afford to neglect history and logte
for a certain lack of logic in the manifesto mentioned above is also characteristic of our Celtic genius.
ACADEMY. New term commences WEDNESDAY, 4th September. For further particulars Believing that war is contrary to apply 8, TORRES BLOGS, Phone 57117.
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New boys tests willbe held on Saturday, September 7th st 9.00
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SHANGHAI LAWN BOWLS SINGLES TITLE
Shanghai, Sept. 1.
C. F Remedios, former Hong Kong interport soccer player, won the lawn bowls singles championship Shanghai, defeating
DI V
Jensen by 21 shots to 18 after a magnificent game. Reuter.
******BUYTTEETPIETRETE
τ
HOME CRICKET Closing Scores On Saturday
the mind of Christ and is a crime against human brotherhood," the manifesto proceeds, not "to pro« pose the abolition of armaments but merely "the reduction of all arms to the police level." Here one may ask what is the police level? For instance the police of ance are armed with swords those in Britain with trun- cheons. Is it less contrary, to the mind of Christ to fight with the one than with the other? "Offen- sive implements of war" are toter 23 for 1.
FATAL MOTOR CRASH
Wills Children Killed
London, August 31. Gerald Wills, sixteen years old, was instantly killed, Joan Wills. 18, died of injuries in hospital. and Sylvia Wils was serious injured and sent to hospital ia a motor accident.
4 Gossip We Must
ON THE VERANDAH OF THE GLOUCESTER
I saw a hot of cheerful parties on the verandah of the Gloucester in the course of the week. Mrs. Shannon was holding a regular The car was being driven by court among the Bank people one Christopher Wills, who was slight-n'ght The popular Audnay Steel iy injured.
The four children of the tobac- co magnate, Major Bernard Wills were in the car returning from a
holidayin Scotland when it crashed into "a stationary lorry near Biggleswade in the early morning.- Reuter
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CANADIAN OPEN
GOLF TITLE
Won By Gene Kunes
came in with friends and : was joined by the lovely Miss Simmons.
Later in the week I dined at the Gloucester, in company with many people all bound for the Doorlay Review: Eme Strahan was there with a friend, and I caught a glim- pse of Noreen Cooper in another party. Betty Pestonți was looking marvellous in the loveliest spot muslin dress with the becoming frill around her back and neck.
verve.
DOORLAY REVIEW
When we arrival at the Review the whole place seemed to be packed to overnowing, and I don't wonder. The Doorlay people are simply amazing, and I would not bave missed then for anything They have extraordinary pep and We so seldom have "tesh and blood" shows here and they are a pleasant change after the Montreal, Aug 31. eternal "flickers." It is difficult Gene Kunes, from Norristown, to decide which turns one liked Fennslyvania, won the Canadian best-they were an so, good. The Open Golf championship with a silent funny man reduced me to total of 280 on the Summertea a pulp of mirth, while the thrilling balancers frightened me. course, the scores were 70-68, 74-❘ perch
amazingly wer- 68. The scores of 68 were two un-Ruth Hasse was
sabile, and one felt that her untir- der par."
ing spirit was the secret of the whole show. "How she danced. And bow she led that "Girls" Band."
Walter Hagen, with a total of 288 (74-81 and 74-69) tied with two other competitors for sixth place:
Outstanding scores were those of Horton Smith, 237 (72-72 and 75-68), Paul Runyan. 288 (73-7) and 71-73), Sam Parks, 291 (72-74 and 72-73),
Armour did not defend his title as he was hurt in the shoulder a day before the championship started.!! Reuter
THE ROYAL WEDDING
No Date Fixed
London, Aug. 30.
THE GRIPS
After this very fine show we wandered over to the Grips, where everything was very festive, in spite of the heat wave. There was a large party of soldiery in- cluding
Captain Clough Taylor
THE GERMAN
ARMY
Giant Review
BY
NLOOKER”
G. Robertson, of the Hong Kong und Shanghai Bank, an Interporter of many seasons standing, is the newly elected Captain of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Club. A widely popas ar personality. "Ro bie" is also a "Soccer" player of
mean performer note,. "aquath;" and as the Preu: once xo aptly phrased it “above all, ft.
no
who was entertaling Betty Ger- rard, Vera Hodgson, and Mrs. Fel- tham, who by the way was looking even more attractive than usual in a wonderful striped dress with and a straps plaited shoulder tight little posey in front, I saw Peggy Humphreys in a pretty nowered dress, looking very petite indeed, dancing with the Tallest man in Asla," I wonder who it was in the gay tartan gingham with touches of white. There was a vision in pink with a becoming ribbon round her hair foating. about too. They were both an known to me..
LOCAL AND GENERAL
-Only one case of puerperal fever was reported for the 24 hours end..
·ed on August 30.
1935
are as
The Health Bulletin of Eastern Ports for week ending August 24. follows:-Flague: Bassein, 1 case; Cholera: Calcutta The biggest military manoeuvres 33 cases: Madras, 18; Chittagong in Germany since the Great War)'1. Small-Pox: Bombay, 12 cases; will be held on Luneburger Heath,Calcutta, 11: Karachi, 1: Madras.
Berlin, Aug: 30.
No date has yet been fixed for the wedding of the Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Douglas-in Hanover, which is the German 2: Moulmein, 8: Rangoon, 2; Scott, but it is understood that it Salisbury Plain, from September 2 Tuticorin, 9: Vizagapatam, 2; Sin-
to September 9.
2. Capore will take place in about six months' time, almost certainly in London.
The ocial news agency states that for the first time since the
The forthcoming wedding is an
SHORTS FOR WOMEN
The old idea that shorts are unbecoming to women seems to have completely exploded. The other day at a large feminine ten- nis party almost everybody wore some variety of these garments, and one and all looked very nice Indeed. So much depends on the cut, and unless you are a veritable mountain of flesh careful' talloring". can achieve much comfort and a good appearance into the bargals.
COCKTAIL PARTY "
"A very nice Cocktail Party was given on the eve of the departure ol HMS. Parthian for Wel-Hal- Wel, Among those present- were Commander and Mra Salter, Mr. and Mrs. Rees. The ladies looked very well and affected various be coming styles even to a Stuart Tartan. Mrs. Humphreys "looked particularly well, as did Mrs. Dun- nett and Miss Hopkins. There were several ladies present whose names I do not know. Of the men in the party the Services were well represented, 'as were also the Civli- lan element of the younger ge- neration.
Afterwards some ten- of us re- paired to the Hong Kong Hotel and enjoyed a thoroughly good din- ner and dance.
SURFING
On Saturday Commander and Mrs. Balter gave a launch, plente party. There were nearly 13 of us but two falled at the last mo- ment. We went to Junk Bay, sur- fing on the way out and back.
Lieutenant Commander Banks is the star turn at suring.
I strongly advise those who have not tried this form of sport to do so at the first opportunity. It is not as difficult as it looks and to say the least of it, it is very ex- hilarating even done near a Joss House
NEWS SUMMARY
Saturday was a day of surprises in the lawn bowls league, the biggest sensation being the amaz- ing defeat of the Recreto' at the hands of Kowloon Dock. J. Mc- Keivie is the arst skip this year to have secured the better of C, G. Silva in a league match and with 13 shots to spare! Page 10,
Lawrence is a credit to the Victoria Recreation Club, to the Government Service of which he is a member, and to the Colony itself," sad His Excellency the
Lady Alice, with her mother, shameful imposition of the Ver-ncunced of Lieut. Walter New Oficer Administering the Govern the Duchess of Buccleuch, is visit gailles Treaty, German forces can Donald Knox, RN, HMS. Pärment, Bir Thomas Southorn, be-
London. Aug. 31. The following were the closing scores in the cricket matches which commenced to-day:-..
Leicestershire v. Kent at Lelces-log Their Majesties the King and ter:-Kent 255 (Ames 883; Lelees Queen at Balmoral to-morrow,
A constant flow of messages of congratulation arrived at Lady
ii.
be abolished and the implication Worcestershire v. Glamorgan at
Here
Alice's home at Drumlanrig is that defensive implements of Worcester:-Glamorgan 183 for 5.
Yorkshire war are to be retained.
Hampshire V
at Castle, Dumfriesshire, to-day, and again' the question arises, how Portsmouth:-Yorkshire 309 for 8. during the morning her ladyship 13 опе to distinguish between
Somerset v. Sussex at Taunton had a long talk over the telephone with the Duke, who is staying at offensive implements, and defen- Somerset 144 for 8. sive ones? Would it be defen-"
Lancashire scored 352 (Wash- Balmoral-Beater, sive to kill an enemy with a brook 117 and Paynter 111) against rife or to kill him with a 8-inch | Bir Julian Cahn's XI.
It is as much : or us howitzer?
Owing to rain there was no play little a. crime against human
between Gloucester and Warwick- brotherhood' to make small arms shire at Gloucester and also in the as big guns and it seems that match at Folkestone between an HE New School Year begins there are two logical alternatives All England XI, and the South THE
Sept 9th Examination for new in this matter. One is to say "we Africans.--Reuter. Students Saturday, September 7th shall throw away all our arms;
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SUSPECTED PLOT TO LIBERATE WALDEN
We shall bare dur breasts and make a pacific defence by our very defencelessness." Dare one take such a course? Even those austere brethera of the Free Churches do not advise it. Then
Shanghai, Aug. 31. there is the only other logical
The United States District. At- course, "to arm sumciently to torney. Mr. Felthan Watson – is secure that none shall wantonly leaving: for Hankow by plans on attack us."
Monday in connection with the al- Mr. Lloyd George and his leged complicity of two Americans, friends, however, will have neither C. Lemcke and Eugene Brinson, alternative, They want a general in a suspected plot to effect the reduction of arms, yet surely they liberation of Joseph Walden, now T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that cannot be ignorant to the fact serving 15 years imprisonment at 1mm Dividand of One that this has already been at wucheng on a charge of espionage Dollar per Share has been declared tempted and has already failed? Meanwhile Mrs. B. E. Valdis, for the six months ended 30th June, some of Eritain's neighbours bave whose husband is being held by 1985, and will be payable on and adopted conscription building the Chinese authorities at Han after MONDAY, 28rd SEPT | strong – naties and enormous kow is being kept under survell EMBER, 1985. Dividnad Warrant fleets Is Britain, then, in the lance at Shanghai. may be obtained on application at face of all this to continue the the Company's Registered Office, disarmament policy which has left P. & 0). Building, and
her with a tiny Army, a largely THE REGISTER OF SHARES superannuated Navy and an in- of the Company will be CLOSED adequate Air Force? Such a from TUESDAY, 10th SEPT polley, it will be readily seen, does EMBER, to SATURDAY, 21t not lead to peace but only to de-, SEPTEMBER (both days inclusive) feat. En short, therefore, what during which period no transfer of these good people in effect pro- shares can be registered,pose is that Britain's fighting By Order of the floard of Directors men should be doomed to unequal combat, and having learnt one GIEB LIVINGSTON &
It may be sure that those in Authority will see to it that there shall be no repetition of 18766) that diaster
Hong Kong, 28th August, 1985;
identis of a fourth foreign- er under detention at Hankowis stua mystery-
NO ADMITTANCE TO MANCHUKUO
Changchun, Sept. 1
Timperley
Mr. Baro James Manches er Guardian
dent, has her refused
by the Foreign Office to enter Man- chukuo-Beuler,
WOMEN'S GOLF FINAL
Hopkins, Minnesota, Aug 31. In the final of the American Women's Gold championship over thirty six holes Mrs. Collett Vare beat Patty Berg from Hopkins 3 and 2 Reuter
show a large number of armed with the weapons modern war demands.
fore distributing the prizes at the troops thian, and Mias Joan, new conclusion of the Hong Kong which
of Wool Knol, Heringham, York-
Amateur Swimming Champion- shire.
ships held at the VR.C. on Satur- day, which were featured by an- The public is warned that heavy other record-breaking effort by gun practice will take place to-Wilfred Lawrence. day from Belcher's Fort between the hours of 8 am, and 3 pm
The manoeuvres will conclude with a mass review by Herr Hitler lasting for several hours.——— Reiter.
CHANG ON TOUR
The forthcoming marriage is announced of Captam William Ed- ward Leo Courtney of Jardine Hankow, Sept. 1 Matheson and Co., Ltd.," to "Miss Marshal Charig Hsueh Llang acNina Gladys Brown, nursing is companied by Ho Chen Chunter of N 1 Hannen Road Shang- Fac'fication Commissioner, left for hai. Changsha yesterday afternoon by
air.
Rengo,
·PRIEST MURDERED;
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