BOLS
SILVER TOP
DRY
GIN
CERTIFIED and "Recommended for its parity by the Institute of Hyglene London
Obtainable Everywhere
Sola Distributors:
H. RUTTON JEE
& SON
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG LAND
INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN N
that the FORTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET
ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on TUESDAY, 0th March, 1936, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 81at December, 1985.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL BÅGE MEETING, 1936. 22xo, 24th, 25th, 26th and 29TH, FEBRUARY, 1936:
ON Saturday 22nd, Monday 24th,
Tuesday 25th, and Wednesday 26th February, the first bell will be rong at 11 am., and the first race will be run at 11.30 am. On Satur. day, 29th February, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
"The tiffin interval will be taken after the fifth race on the first four days.
MEMBERS' BADGES "AND ·
ENCLOSURE, Members are reminded that they and their Ladies MUST wear their Badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (Ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon introduc. tion by a Member, such Member to be responsible for all Chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10:00 am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH
DAY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936.
Editorial and Business Ofiles: 11,
Ice House Street.'' Tél 30351. Night Editor (Wanchal Odiles):
Tel 56411.
Londoni "Office: 83, Fleet Street
ELO.
The Daily Bress.
HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 18, 1936.
THE SIZE OF NAVIES
What did the First Lord of the Admiralty in Britain mean when he said that in new treaties of naval limitation the method of ratios will have to be abandoned? Not, certainly, that Britain 'des- pairs of securing a new agree- ment for reduction of armaments, or to depart from the spirit of the Washington Conference On the
the statement contrary, that efforts will be made to secure reduction even though certain countries, notably Japan, object to the system of fixed ratios, and are unwilling to sccept a position of prolonged inferiority.
means
It may
be suggested that the method which the First Lord pro- poses will be co
more than
#
CLOSING SCENES IN WINTER GAMES
Norway Secures Seven
Gold Medals
One of the International participators at the commencement of change in name. The effects, if jumping on the great Olympic entrenchment in Garmisch-Parten-
succeeded, would undoubtedly
all
Kirchen.
be similar. But the adoption of a different method may make the difference in negotiation. | ("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) Each country is invited to state its requirements in ships, and its building programme up to 1942. No
doubt each will be disposed to ax
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Feb. 17. On Sunday, Norway and Eng land scored victories in two anal champion. Birger Rund securing Norwegian skiing
securing major honours in
events. The
the
the gold medal winner being holst- ed on the centre mast, while the national flags of the silver and bronze medal winners were hoist ed on the masts at the side,
SALUTE FIRED
NEWS SUMMARY
The Girl Guide Headquarters, Sandilands Hut" was the scene of the presentation of a Medal of Merit to Mrs. CEL Grist yester day, which ceremony was perform- ed by the Gulde Commissioner. Lady Southern.
Page 10.
Judgment was delivered by the Full Court yesterday in the appeal brought by the Hon. Sir Willam Shenton and Mr. M. H. 'Turner. trustees of the will of the late Sir Paul Chater. against the decision of the Chier Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, In holding that. estate duty. was payable on the cesser of an annuity bequeathed by the will to the fate Lady Chater.**
The appeal was dismissed with
Page 17.
COSIS.
"Shellback" gives a very in teresting resume regarding last Sunday's yachting when due to no winds no decisions were arrived 11.
Page 10.
The funeral of the late Mr. P.J. Julyan, I.S.O., a Government pen- sioner, who died at his residence. at No. 37. Robinson Road on Sun- day afternoon. at the age of 69 years, after a very short filness, took place at the Roman Catholic | Cemetery yesterday evening.....
Page 11.
The fraudulent conversion
of
sums amounting to nearly $10.000 formed the subject of a charge against Chinese, who appeared before Mr. Balf-ur at the Central Magistracy yesterday. It was alleged that the money in ques- After the prize distribution, the chant in the trust of a friend for tion was left by a retired mer-
A limited number of tiffins will be its programme in view of the pro obtainable "each day at the Olub bable strength of other countries. House, provided they are ordered. When all the programmes are put in advance from the No. 1 B07, side by side some countries will be first Olympic ski-jump, while the President of the German Organis- the purchase of some property.
willing to lessen building if others team received the first place in ing Committee, Ritter von Halt.
Telephone No. 21920.
On no pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. · ·
The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons includ. ing Ladies, and is payable at the
Gaté.
Boldiers and Sailors in, uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the precincts of Tax Hose Kone JocxEY CLUB during the Race Meeting.
Kestaurant in the Public Enclosure.
will do the same.
At the worst, and supposing that to reduce 13 prepared no power its estimate. this advantage least accrues-that the programmes COTEL- are fixed till 1942, and no
at
petitive buliding will take place in the interval. In practice, there is the strongest, ground for hoping that A and B will drop some parts or their proposal if C and D do the same, since the relative strengths would be unaltered, and
Page 6.
ice hockey tournament, by virtue accompanied by the Secretary of Canada beating the United General of the International Com
A Chinese who appeared at the States, which baulked the latter's mittee, Baron le Fort, went to chances, which would have result-each flag bearer of the 28 nations,
Central Magistracy yesterday ed in a tie with England.
and while Ritter von Halt pinned terfeit 10
charged with possession of coun- claimed England thus got the first prize the souvenir medal of the Fourthi
cents places, that he had purchased the coins to each and the gold medal, and Canada Olympic Winter Games
In question while on visit to the second place and the silver flag, a salute of honour was fired
Canton
Page 11. medal, while the United States by artillery stationed had to be content with the third mountain, the echo ringing down
into the valley.
Remarking that the use of hy prize and the bronze medal.
anaes- podermic syringes and an Count Bullet-Latour then step-thetic made the treatment accord- ped to the microphone and declaring to Western medicine, Mr. W. the Fourth Olympic Winter Schofield. at the Central Magis- Games 1938 to be ended at the same time expressing his sincer- Wai-man, a Chinese doctor, on a convicted. Lau tracy yesterday,
ed
on
the
In the ski-jump the Norwegians once more proved their superior- the cost would be less. In the it in this demain, by taking the long run this brings the powersrst, third and fourth places, the back to a ratio: but the method of champion Birger Rund being the attaining it is not mathematical / winner of the first prize and goldest thanks to Chancellor Hitler charge of practising as a surgeon Tiffins will be obtainable in the and should be less offensive to medal, but was hard pressed by the town of Garmisch-Partenkir- without being registered, and im- Eriksen, cher and the organisers of the posed a fine of $500; in' default, the amour propre" of a sensiti-the young Swede. Sven
who actually made the two long- Games. tive nation.
four months' hard labour. est jumps of six meters each, but was only awarded the second prize owing to his lack of polse and style.
SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, Ist Floor, Exobange Building
Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession wil forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure. By Order,
NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1 Queen's. Road Central, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 22nd February, 1986, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving the
O. B. BROWN, Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of
Secretary, Accounts for the year ending 31st Hong Kong, 17th February, 1936. December, 1935
[4211
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday the 10th February to Satur day, the 22nd February, 1936, (both days inclusive) during which period до transfer of shares registered.
can be
By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. February, to Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1986.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 24th
TUESDAY, 10th March, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
O. EAGER,
Secretary. Hong Kong 17th February, 1986.
{4213
THE HONGKONG & KOW- LOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-NINTH ORDIN ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday,
[4174
SHANGHAI CHINESE STOCK EXCHANGE
Difficult Problems Still Unsolved
Shanghai, Feb. 17. According to the Chinese press, after over a fortnight's suspension, the China Merchants Exchange here will be re-opened to-day.
NANKING ENVOY TO CANTON
Page 6.
CLOSING SCENES During the speech of Count Baillet-Latour the hundreds of thousands rose, while the five- ringed Olympic dag was slowly LOCAL AND GENERAL bauled down, and the Olympic fire extinguished. Cannon saluted again, and torchlights pierced the Piquet is arriving in Hong Kong darkness, flluminating the snow- covered mountaírís.
The French cruiser Lamotte-
The best German, Hans Marr, was placed tenth among 48 com- Shanghai, Feb. 17. petitors. Two Japanese. Igure and Chinese reports from Nanking Adachi, were among the six best in the first, jump; but Igure failed state that General Ho Chien, Governor of Hunan, who returned to keep up the good work in the to Changsha yesterday, has been second jump. instructed to proceed to Canton shortly to confer with Mr. Hu Han- min, Generals Chen Chi-tang, Li Tsung-Jen and Pei Chung-hsi. General Ho has had a series of with seven gold medals and 100, lowing each other in rapid sue places the cruiser Primaguet as the..
conferences with General Chiang Kai-shek.
-
FINAL STANDINGS
from Haiphong on February 27 for Magnesium flares suddenly bursta stay of five days before proceed- forth on either side of the skiing north. Vice-Admiral J. F jump, and six members of the Esteva, C.-in-C. of the French German ski-tean, appeared, fol- Navy in the Far East, will be aboard. The Lamotte-Piquet re- cession, disappearing in the dark-
ness.
S
Consul-
In the final point score for the Olymple Winter Games opened
wide margio; points, leads by a
French flagship. The Germany coming next with three It is believed that the mission gold medals and 46 points, follow- They returned in a few minutes General and Madame Leurquin are to the south is highly significanted by Sweden with two gold me- entering the Stadium with the giving a reception in honour of Keuler.
dals and 42 points. Finland 38 Olympic, Flag, which they present the admiral at 13, Peak Road on. points, United States 33 points, ed to Count Ballett-Latour, February 27 from 8 to 11 p.m. Austria 37 points, England 22 the accompaniment of brilliant BLOCKADE OF CHINA points, Switzerland 20 points.
fireworks the prize winners flag The French Consulate has beeri COAST
Each of the last Ove countries bearers and representatives of asked to give publicity to the gained one gold medal, and were the 28 nations marched out of the famous Triennial Festival of Nam- Giao which is being celebrated at followed next on the list by Cana- Stadium.— Japan's War Precaution
da 9 points, Czechoslovakia, Hun-Teansocean News Service
Hue, capital of Annam, on March 9 and 10. The event is unique for gary, Belgium, France, Holland. Shanghai, Feb. 17
CHANCELLOR'S THANKS
the sumptuous display of antique Japanese naval officers in China Japan, Italy, Poland.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Fab. 17. customs and, costumes and for its will meet here shortly for a con-
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION" An order authorising the re-
On: Chancellor Hitler's behalf, revival in the most geniune form ference concerning ways sumption of trading was made by means to
The closing ceremony of the the Reichminister of Interior, of the brilliance of ancient China. blockade the China Olympic Winter Games opened Frick, issued a statement here ex- the Ministry of Finance on Satur- NOT
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
coast in the event of war between with a march into the Stadium by pressing the Chancellor's gratitude day. It states, inter alia, "how- that the ANNUAL ORDIN ever, in view of the fact that the Japan and China or any other the representatives of the 28 com- and high appreciation to all per- $23,000 was left by the late Mr. ARY GENERAL MEETING of printing of the bonds of the Con-reports current here to-day.
country, according to vernacular peting nations, bearing their na- sons and associations who contri- Samuel Baker, retired marine en- SHAREHOLDERS will be held at solidation Loan (Tung. I Kung
tional Mags and taking up positibuted to the success of the Olym-gineer, who died at 23 Church. the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, Chal) has not yet been completed, mandant of Fort Arthur, will come on either side of a large table, on statement affirms, the Chancellor Middlesex, on December 8, 1935 Rear-Admiral Hideo Wada, Com-in front of the Tribune of Honople Winter Games which, so the Road, Osterley Park, Isleworth, on TUESDAY, the 18th February, and that the conversion of the old of receiving the Report of the yet commenced, your Exchange is Union News. 1938, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose existing) bonds for new has not meeting.—
to Shanghal to take part in this which were arrayed the gold me had followed with the keenest in-Letters of administration -have-
terest. Directors together with a Statement hereby ordered, after the re-open-
been granted to Mr. H. J. Arm- Frick adds an expression of his strong, solicitor, the lawful attor- of Accounts for the year ended 31sting on February 17, temporarily to
own thanks to the organising ney. December, 1935.
committee as well as to the Army,S Company will be CLOSED from
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the refrain from new transactions, so as to avoid difficulties regarding the time of delivery," SATURDAY, 8th February to.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TUESDAY, 18th February, both days inclusive."
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. - -
the 5th March, 1988, AT NOON, for Hong Kong, 81st January, 1986,
the purpose of receiving the Report
of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1935.
The Transfer Books of the Company-will be CLOSED from Friday, the 21st February, 1988, to Thursday, the 5th March, 1986, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. ORAPNELL,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 12th February, 1986.
[4183
LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria, New Territories."
[4200
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
Well-informed circles. belleve that the Chinese stock exchange which was ordered by the Ministry of Finance to reopen this morn- ing is not likely to carry on the order owing to many difficult problems still unsolved." Reuter,
DEATH OF R. D. CHAPIN
Detroit, Feb. 16. Mr. Roy Dikeman Chapin, Secretary of Commerce in Pre- aldent Hoover's Cabinet, from 1932-33, and President of the Hudson Auto Company, died to
day Reuter
and
GEN. DOIHARA GIVES HIS VIEWS
Japanese Munroe Doctrine Rejected
Péiping, Feb. 17. General Dolhara utterly rejected the Japanese Monroe Doctrine when interviewed by foreign cor- respondente. He declared:"My ideas are not based against for eignism. I don't insist on Asla for Asiatics."
On the subject of Communism he said: "If the movement deve loped seriously in this province, the Japanese would consider it their responsibility to assist the Hopei Council and suppress it if the commell is not strong enough to do
Heuter.
als and diplomaa. "The prize winners then entered the Stadium led by the three win- ning teams of the military and | skl-patrol race, while the bob-team
brought up the rear.
Local estate to the value of
Post Once, railways and all other Hong Kong rainfall for the 24- organisations concerned..
hours "ending at 10 am, to-day
January 1 is 2.93 inches, against an average of 2.21 inches.
As the prizes were distributed Chancellor Hitler likewise ad- totalled 0.11-inch. The total since by the Chairman of the Interpa-dressed a personal letter of thanks tional Olympic Committee, Count to Count Ballet-Latour, President Baillet-Latour, the respective na of the International Olympic Com tional tags were holsted on the mittes
three masts, the national flag of | Frantoccan News Service,
RAILWAY MINISTER ON INSPECTION TOUR
SYNTHETIC RUBBER
The German "cruiser. Karlsruhe. after a stay of ten days in Hong Kong, left at noon yesterday for Shanghai, in continuation of her- tou
The Board of Directors of The Hong Kong Land Investments and Berlin Feb. 18.
Agency Co. Ltd. have declared a Shanghai, Feb. 17.
The verdict of experts on the Final Dividend of $1 per share Chinese press reports state that synthetic rubber to which Chan-which, together with the Interim Mr. Chang Kai-ngau, the Minister cellor Hitter referred enthusias-Dividend of $1 per share already of Railways, is proceeding to Can- tically at the opening of the Motor paid, makes $2 per share in all for ton on Wednesday by the Bs. Pre-Exhibition last Bunday is that the the year 1935, aident Grant to inspect the Chu- product is good, but ve times chow-Shackuan section of the more expensive than the natural Canton Hankow Railway,
raw material Reuter, C
Heuter
Three cases of Diphtheria were reported to the Health Authorities:- for the 48 hours ended on Bunday,