NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
AUSTRALIAN PONIKS
and
SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS
1937
Intending subscribers for the above are reminded that the Subscription
Liste will close TO-DAY.
By Order,
3. A. SLEAF,
Actg. Secretary.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
PLEASE note that from the 15th
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NO
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY. FIRST Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 14th April, 1986, at 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st October, 1995.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Satur- day, the 11th day of April, to Friday the 17th day of April, 1936, boil days inclusive, during which period
transfer of abares registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 4 April, 1936.
can ba
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1936.
DEATH
| BERRIEN-On Wednesday, April 8. 1935, at Shanghal, Edward Gugerty Berrien, aged 52 years.
Editorial and Business Office: 11.
Ice House 'Street. Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street
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The Baily Press.
HoNo Kong; APRIL 15, 1836.
EDUCATION BY RADIO
GATHERING OF COLDEST EASTER THIS NEWS SUMMARY
REFEREES
Guests Present At
First Dinner
*
CENTURY
Train Collision Outside Waterloo Station
London, April 14. -The coldest Easter experienced this century ended last night after the Bank Holiday in which snow, sleet and heavy rain fel! in London and many parts of the country.
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The first-day play in the two- day Anal encounter of the Hong Area Sinall Units Cricket Com- petition between the Headquarter Wing. East Lancashires and the "B" Company, Royal Welch Fusi- Hers was concluded on the Kow- loon Cricket Club ground yester- day.
Page 10.
There was a large gathering of members. and their guests at the annual dinner of the Hong Kong Football Referees' Association which was held yesterday at the Sports' Club, King's Building.
After a lapse of simiost four The dinner was presided over by
months, the action brought by P. Mr. G. T. Stokes, Chairman of the"
Archipoff, a Russian employee of Association who was supported by
Messrs, Palmer and Turner, claim- a full complement of committee
irig $540 for board, and lodging A comparison of attendances, anticipated congest on of transport from a fellow-countryman, B. G. members. Among the guests pre- yesterday and on Easter Monday services, but a collison last evening Ivanchenko, a police guard. was sent were Lt. Murphy (East Lan-
a year ago at places of interest in just outside Waterloo Station be- concluded before Mr. Justice R. E. cashire), Lt. Chaplin, Mr. C. A. London illustrates the Goldenberg, and Commission Gun of the inclement weather.
effect tween the Southern Raliway elec-Lindsell in the Summary Court
Only I trie and steam traina and partial yesterday. her Warren.
Page 6. 53,000 people visited the. Zoo- derailment of a train on the Lon Although the Referees Assocls.logical Gardens It Regent's don Northeastern line a few miles tion has been in force for some Park and Whipsnade compar from Liverpool Street-ne!ther of behalf of her driver, Pang Wab,..
A plea by Mrs. R. Robertson, on time, this was the first occasioned with 95,000 last year, where- which resulted in that a dinner has been held. and as the numbers passing into the organised
casualties-dis-summoned for having caused an Is the radio receiver to be re-judging by the success attending British Museum and the Museums traffic on those lines.
homecoming holiday obstruction by parking private car garded as a normal part of the
this inaugural effort, it promise equipment of every school, as was
at South Kensington
No. 1613 on the south side in were 71.000 A popular holiday expedition for Chater Road, to become an annual affair.
near against $8,000 in 1935. recently suggested by the Ulis-
Ice House those within reach was the visit to Street, at 11.10 am, on March 18, or is it inadvisable to discourage
There was very full program-Southampton to see the Cunard-led to the driver being let off with water Committee on Broadcasting,
me of sport over the week-end. White Star liner Queen Mary lying a caution. by Mr. W. Schofield, at the individual teacher by thus lay- ing on education, as it were, from
but owing to the condition of the at her berth in the ocean dock the Central Magistracy yesterday. the Hong Kong Amateur Football League. Mr. Stokes said track which was dooded in places,
which she will sail to- the main? The pros and cons, as
that local football association had the Easter meeting for motor rac- marrow for her official announced, are to be argued out been in charge of the game for ing at Brooklands had to be aban- April, 1988, at Noon, for the purpose Teachers, and the dangers of an
'many years, and during this
Unfavorable weather reduced the of receiving the Report of the
tenure had done the game a los, Directors, passing the Acecante, and educational dictatorship" by the
Every assistance had numbers of cars on the roads and of good. electing Directora and Auditors. B.B.C. will be examined. Some of been given to the Refer og Asso-enerally relleved the worst of the
The Transfer Books of the Com-the more old-fashioned school-
clation, and every case, of miscon pany will be CLOSED from the 15th masters, including men of notable
duct on the Beld had been dealt April to the 6th May inclusive. gifts as individual teachers, are
known to object to the introducion. Fair verdicts was the rule with thoroughly by the associa- By Order of the Board,
tion of the radio into schools on JARDINE, MATHESON&CO.,LTD., general grounds.
and not the exception in cases Standardised General Managers.
"talks," they feel, are a bad subs brought under the jurisdiction of
the Association Hong Kong 2nd April, 1936.
titute for the lesson designed to interest a classroom of children whose minds are known to the teacher and call upon his per- sonality.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM ·
NAVIGATION CO., LTD. April, 1936, our office address will be:-
THE Fifty-fifth Ordinary General SRD FLOOR,
Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Book-
General Managers, Mosars. Jandiae, Building,
Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 22nd
Telephone 27796.
LOGAN & AMPS, Chartered Civil Engineers, National Bank Building, 51, Des Voeux Read,
Hong Kong.
4357
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Post-graduate Refresher Course
will be held in the School of
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CANTON BANS EXPORT OF GOLD
Surgery of the Hong Kong University From Our Special Correspondent) from Monday the 20th to Friday the 24th of April, 1936, inclusive. The syllabus is as follows:-
Monday, 20th April (6 to 7 p.m.) LECTURER-Professor
Nixon, Professor of Obste- trics & Gynecology University of Hong Kong. SUBJECT: "Toxaemias
Pregnancy".
of
shortly by the National Union of
Broadcasts to schools, however, are extremely unlikely to be used uniformly as substitutes, for per-
would seem the assumption that sonal teaching. Equally illusory
adult reader, and he or she will
later hear much that reading will
TOAST TO H.K.F.A. Hong Kong Football Association Rising to propose a toast to the
and
Two guests from the Football As. sociation were presen; in the per- sons of Mr. A. Chapman and Mr. Warren, the latter of whom was a Naval representative. It Was strange that the, men nominated by the Association were junior members, but the speaker wished
doned.
CORONATION" DAY
Probably Between May 1 And 12
from.
trials in
the Firth of Clyde, The Beren- garia docked alongside "was used as a "grandstand" Zy, over 22,000 persons during the week-end- British. Wirclese.
9 CONSIDERED ELECTED
S. M. Council For 1936
•
WAS
Page 6.
The new Kowloon Magistracy at Gascoigne Road
officially opened by Mr. W. Schofield yester- day, and, as is the usual custom, the defendant in the frst case-a hawker offender-was discharged. Sitting with Mr. Schofield on the Bench for the first Session were | Mr. Q. A. A, Macfadyen and Mr. K.
Keen.
Page 6.
The existence of two large tigers in the New Territories was de-
$
| Anitely established by the alarm-
log
two experiences" of
naval officers who almost stumbled upon London, April 1.
Shanghai, April 10.
the animals when wandering cold There are reasons for stating Nine persons only had been and hungry over Taimoshan after that the Coronation of King nominated for the Shanghai Munia night lost in the mist. Page 7. terms of office. them both happy and successful Edward will take place during the cipal Council when nominations
first 12 days of May, 1937.
closed at. noon yesterday. They The seventh ordinary yearly meet- The actual date will be promul- will consequently fill the nine non- ing of the Hong Kong and New. gated as an Order in Council, and Chinese seats on the Council with- Territories Ferry Co., Ltd., was held as at the accession of the King. It out the formality of an election in the offices of the Company yes- will be proclaimed by Garter King They are the same as the caterday. A dividend of $2 per share of Arms and the Heralds from St. didates who participated in the
was approved... James's Palace, at Charing Cross, now-cancelled balloting of March... and in the City of London..
23 and 24, with the exception of Whit Sunday falls on May 16, Mr. T. Go, one of the three Japan- 1937, and the social calendar bete contestants, who has with- tween then and Derby Day, June 2, drawn. is likely to be so full that it is understood a date before the Whit- sun holiday is favoured.
He was sorry that Mr. Manning Railion, the former Hon. Secretary of the Football Associa don Was with them, but he trusted that Mr. Chapman who had taken Mr. Ralon's place. would carry on the fine work of his predecessor. Mr. Chapman, replying on behalf of Mr. Warren
Canton. Apr. 14.
Information is always best "read Experts of gold whether in bui- up" instead of acquired through ilon, gold leaf, cons or jewellery. the ear simply because reading re- which exceed a va ue of $200 shall quires more "work." After all
not present W. G. W. be prohibited from to-morrow. The the radio is training the child to
Chinese customs S requested to
be an adult listener as well as an enforce this ruling, adopted by the South-west Political Council.
The ruling in Nanking is that the not offer. Even at the school age in country areas, where even export of gold shall not exceed $500, but this amount is deemed to limited, neither teacher nor child county libraries are somewhat high by the South-west Poiitles!! may find it altogether easy to Council, watch scales It down to $200. Any persons exporting gold more than $200 will suffer confis- cation of this metal.
Persons who leave the city may wireless in making the child think sell their gold to the Kwangtung-as
well as learn-in quite as stimulating a fashion as even the most hypnotic personalities of the classroom,"
Tuesday, 21st April (8 to 7 pm) LECTURES:-Professor W.I. Gerrard, Q.B.E., Professor of Medic ne, University of Hong Kong. SUBJECT:- "Cardiac Discue in
General Practica" Wednesday, 22nd April (6 to 7 pm), LECTUREE-Dr. F. J. Farr, Lecturer in Eadiology, "University of Hong Kong. SUBJECT:- "Radiological Examida- tida of the Upper Castro- intestinal Tract with Special Reference to Duodenal Ulcer". Thursday, 23rd April (6 to 7 p.m.) LECTURER: Dr. I. Newton, Iaætturer
*°
in Bystematic Surgery and Officer in Charge of the Clinical Instruction at the Government Civil Hospital
The Treatment of
SUBJECT:
Burns". Friday, 24th April (6 to 7 pm). LECTURER:-Dr. J. A. R.. Bolby,
Lecturer in Venereal Disease, Daiversity of Bong Kong. SUBJECT: To be notified later.
The course is free and open to all duly qualified medical practitioners and so designed as to be of direct interest to those in general practice.
"L. T. RIDE,
DEAN, Faculty of Medicine.
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Provincial Bank at current rates Payment for gold is made in local government paper money,
The South-west Political Counc wants to preserve all the gold and silver in this province,
NEW DISPUTE OVER CHINESE ELECTION
Count Delayed By Quarrel Over Validity Of Votes
Shanghai, Apru 10.
of
argu-
A dispute over the validity certain balloting papers held up the election of 27 delegates of the Commercial Group and another 27 of the Residential Group of the Chinese Ratepayers Association yesterday. This is the second dis- pute in the organization, as, in the election of the 27 delegates of the Individual Group, an ment arose over late papers.
In the present case, certain voters told the Association repre- sentatives before the count yester day that their papers had been sent in by someone else and there- fore were irregular. Although the officials
count supervising the THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND agreed to destrog the papers, the MAGAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, | question was raised by a small
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
N
tt
NOTICE is hereby given that the ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH ORDI VARY MEET- ING of Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Office, of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 22nd April, 1936, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and: Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th April to the 22nd April, 1986, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
H. DA LUZ,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th April, 1986.
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group if all the votes were regular. This started 'a quarrel which re- sulted in all the papers belag sealed again, pending a settlement. -(N., C. D. N.)
SOVIET SUBMARINES FOR VLADIVOSTOK.
Vladivostok, April 14. their way here to strengthen the Thirteen Soviet submarines are of defence of this port in view of the Russo-Japanese tension. These vessels also carry foodstuffs and armaments for this port. In view
the war preparations here, the Mople are on rations.
An Trkutsk report stated that 24,000 Soviet cavalry troops have
arrived there en route to the Man- | churian border, whills about 15,000 Mongolian troops are. located around Lake Balkal Union News."
from books. Nor must it be for- cover the same ground as the radio
gotten that some subjects and some lecturers succeed over the
OPIUM-SUPPRESSION 、 WORK ACCELERATER
Number Of Opium Shops To Be Reduced
and himself. thanked, all for the welcome" and assured all that they would have the full support of the association behind them..
HOME ASSOCIATION
The Councillors-elect are:-Mr.
Page 7.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
H. E Arnhold, Mr. A. D. Calhoun, The Health Bulletin of Eastern Mr. C. S. Franklin, Mr. W, J. Kes- Ports for the week ending April 4 If other considerations make the wick, Brig.-Gen. E. B. Macnaghten, are as follows:-Plague: Basseln 3 beginning of May impracticable, | C.M.G., DS.O., Mr. G. E. Mitchell, cases, Colombo 1; Cholera: Mouly, Thursday, May 27, may be selected, Mr. H. Porter, CM.G., Mr. T. Urabe, mein 1 case. Negapatam 1, Bang- Queen Victoria and King George and Mr. T. Yamamoto.
kok 14: Small-Pox: Bombay 87
v. were crowned on a Thursday, According to "nationality they cases, Karachi 12, Moulmein '12, and the coronation of King Ed- are:-British, Messrs. Arnhold, Negapatam 1, Rangoon 6. Hong
ward VII, would have taken place Keswick, Mitchell, Porter and Gen. Kong 4, Shanghai 15, Kobe 1. on a Thursday had it not been Macnaghten. American, Messra. postponed because of his illness. Calhoun and Franklin, Japanese. Four cases each of diphtheria, Yamamoto.ohe Imported, and enteric fever,
WHY MAY WAS CHOSEN
Messrs.
Drabe and
Of the four Thursdays available The British ticket, was selected and five cases of typhus fever, one in the month, May 6 is the anni-through a straw ballot early last imported were reported to the versary of the accession of King month Five of those elected are Health Authorities for the five days George, while May 13 and 20 fall members of the present Council, ended on Monday. too close to the Bank Holiday, to namely Messrs. Arnhold (Chair- be suitable..
Piano & Song Recital by Mme
man), Franklin, Porter, Urabe and
it
Mr. G. E Kosick in proposing the toast of the Referees' Associa tion of the United Kingdom made reference to the fact that on the menu cards was to be seen the official badge of the UK. body. He was proud say that the local association could boast that 85
were per cent of the members affiliated with the Home Associa tion. He was not sure, but he thought that Bombay was the only other city affliated with the United Kingdom Hong Kong com- ing second in this respect. He felt sure that the Referees Associardon could count on the local soccer body to afford every support. In ending, he said that the referees'
furnishing legal assistance to any body would go to the extent or
Mr. R. D. K, Bilby was considered It is understood that June was to be elected a Land Commissioner Among the passengers booked in member it the occasion might at one time contemplated
as of the Settlement when the origin-Europe to connect with the Em- arise.
Coronation month, but the problem al nominations closed on March 14. press of Japan from Vancouver, Other speakers of the evening of transport and accommodation the number of opium hongs will included Mr. R. Chapman who
WILL.ELECT CHAIRMAN B.C. April 4, 1936, due Hong Kong. be reduced in proportion to the
of the visitors to London at the The new Council will meet for Friday. April 24, were the follow- number of addicts.
proposed a toast to the "Guests" beginning of an exceptionally busy the first time on Thursday, April 1ng:-Mr. C. J. Barwick, Mr. and and Lt. Murphy who replied on
Grand Season was considered to 18, the day after the annual meet Mrs. J. E. Barrow, Miss E. Town- their behalf.
be, even without the Coronation, ing of Ratepayers. The Drst send.
Shanghai, April 10. Rigid Investigation into the oplum situation in Shanghai and the registration of addicts has been started by the Chinese au- thorities and it is understood that
and one "0"
According to a Chinese report there are twelve oplum hongs, 51 "A", "class opium shops, 25 class oplum shops class oplum shop in the Chinese districts. As their licences for 1935 have exired, new licences. for the current year will be issued, to many of these hongs and shops but the number will be limited. several hongs and shops which have. violated regulations will be suppressed.
Mr. Ma Liang, the special officer responsible for the, oplum sup- pression work in Kiangsu Province and Shanghat. who was appointed by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Direc- tor-Generd of the Oplum Sup- pression Commission of the Mill- tary Council, has proceeded to Chingklang.
Wusth and other places to investigate the suppres alon activities.
The Suppression Comm'ssion has drawn up a
Bet of, regulations governing investigations and has crdered the various provincial and
(N. C. D. N.) municipalities to enforce them
1
If the custom of fixing the Yamamoto. Gen. Macnaghten is a Bonenfant (Piano) and Frau Mul- Coronation for a Thursday & con- former member, Those who have ler-Kaucher (Soprano) at the sidered to outweigh the advantages not served on the Council pre-Helena May Institute at 9.15 pm. of a date early in the month, May viously are Mesars. Calhoun, Kes- Tickets $1.50 Proceeds in aid of
the Piano Fund. 27 would, therefore, seem the most wick and Mitchell. suitable day.
one which would tax the resources session will be held during the
..
The
Imperial Airways liner
During the opening, entertain. ment in the form of songs, and of the metropolis to their limits.timin period, to elect a Chairman recitations were provided by Messrs. Gibson. H. Marin, H J. Mourning in October this year un- that the first regular meeting will kilos of mall and one passenger, As it is, from the end of Court and Vice-Chairman. It is expected Dorado, carrying approximately 57 smythe, Gay Thorpe and RM.til the middle of next July, Lon- be held on April 22 or 20.
Mr. Hamplen Jones, of Penang, ar- Omar all of which were highly apprecated
A toast to the King and later a Referees' Association were propos- sl'ent toast to the English
ed by Mr. Stokes, during the course of the evening, which were accorded customary honours.
BOSSHARDT RELEASED BY REDS Fellow Captive With Hayman
don will have a continuous "Sen-. The five Chinese members of the rived in the Colony yesterday son"-probably the most brilliant Counell will be selected at a meet-morning on schedule. of the century.
HOSTESSES' PLANS
ing of the Chinese Ratepayers'
Association on April 15. Chinese Lee Ching, driver of lorry No. An official of the Travel and In-members of Council commitices 377, of No. 68, Fa Yuen Street, re- dustrial Development Association also will be chosen at this time. ports that at about 6.45 p.m. On said to a representative of "The("N.C.D.N.").
Sunday, while he was driving Daily Telegraph yesterday; "The
along the Talpo. Road, motor-cycle decision in favour of May is in
No. 176, carrying two Europeans. accord with the hopes of all the FILLIP TO EMPLOYMENT approached him in the opposite various interests that we : repre-
"May is the ideal month," said direction and collided with his sent.
the chairman and managing direc- | lorry, As a result of this accident tor of a firm of Court dressmakers: Private William Ward, of the East "Next year will be the biggest for Lancashire Regiment, was admit- trade since 1914,"-..
the Kowloon Hospital suffering from slight injuries.
"The world Rotary Conference at the beginning of June will mean that London will be crowded then in any case. May will suit every- body, and I think we can look for- ward to a very big year for Løn-¡ don"
ted
to
||
The news will be received with Shanghai, April 14.
the greatest delight by the London..
www.! Mr. Rudolph Bosshardt, Angio-
dressmaking trade, and will pro- A. Dinner Dance, will be held at vide a tremendous allip to the in-Repulse Bay to-day at 8:30 pm. was missionary, held by Reds since October 1934 is at liberty. Heads of London department dustry. It will give employment to
It is underpod at Pelping that stores, dressmaking Arms and tremendous numbers of people." · The forthcoming wedding is an he escaped from his captors in caterers, expect the greatest social The selection of May was announced of Mr. Pieter Frederik North Yunnan. He was expected season that London has ever seen, thusiastically approved by a direct Jacobus de Kok, of the Neder- to reach Yunnanfu last night, but The season will start when the tor of a large department store. landsch Indische Handelsbank.. the China Inland Mission in Court comes out of mourning on "This will undoubtedly be the N.V.. and residing at 15 Gap Road, Shanghai has received a telegram October 21 and continue in a longest,' season' London has been top floor, and Miss Toni Koybroek, from Kwenming stating he has steady crescendo until the Corona in recent years,” he said, "and not who is on her way to the Colony been unconditionally released. tion, and will not come to a con-only the retailers will profit. per ss. Gneisenau.
Mr. Bosshard" was taken captive clusion"until the end of July, Manufacturers all over the country together with a fellow-miss oNITY. Taingtão, April 14. Mr. Hayman, but the latter secured General Fan Fu-chu has arrived his freedom some time ago. from Tsinan and is staying here| Reuter for a few days. He states there e no special purpose connected with the visit.--- Redfer,
SHANTUNG CHIEF AT
TSINGTAO
Shanghai, Later. "Mr. Bosshardt has arrived safely at Yunnanfu- Neuter
|
skin Hostesses are already making will feel the beneût even" sooner A man named An Tak-man, "res plans for elaborate entertaining on than we shall"
siding at an unnumbered hut at a scale unparalleled in recent The manager of a well-known Wang Hang village, Bhaukiwan, years and the next 12 months are firm of caterers said: "We con- was admitted to the Government expected to be the beat which fidently expect that trade will be Civil Hospital sundring from in- London retail stores have had for even better than in the Jubilee juries caused when a Fock fell ou 20 years.
season last year."
him at Balwanho