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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
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PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of John MacLennan Inte of Solva Garden Road, Bromley in the County of Kent, England" deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance: 1897, made an Order-limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 25th. day of July, 1936.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date, Dated the 27th day of June, 1936.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER. Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
Building,
Des Voeux Road Central,
Victoria, Hong Kong.
4536
DEATH OF AIRMAN MELROSE
Plane Shattered. In The Air
BIRTH
MASON. On June 29. 1936: at the
Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Sandy. wife of Kenneth A Mason, a daughter.
ENGAGEMENT WELLS-HENDERSON-SHELTON-- The engagement has been an- nounced of John C. R. Wells- Henderson, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wells-Hender- son of Duncan. Vancouver Island and Margaret "Estelle Shelton, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E F. Shelton of Shanghal.
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HONG KONG, JULY, 7, 1838
OUR TASK IN EGYPT
Sir Miles Lampson's return from Cairo has brought forth the in- evitable crop of sinister sugges- ons about the future conduct of One or Anglo-Egyptian relations. them is to the effect that the Bri- tish military authorities must make more concessions if a satis- factory Anglo-Egyptian treaty is to be concluded This may be dis- counted at once. Egypt is a vital ink in the chain of our communi- cations with India, Australia and the Far East. Whatever temporary strategic changes events may bring, Egypt for us will remain a vital link. dur representatives in the treaty negotiations are well ad- vised to insist that British mill- tary interests in Egypt shall not be disturbed..
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1936.
EARLY MORNING
DRAMA
European Jumps Into Harbour
Off Hunghom
RESCUED BY BOAT PEOPLE
Much excitement was caused off the lunghom praya in the early hours of 'Sunday morning when it was noticed that a European had jumped into the harbour from a sampan which. It is believed. he had hired,
Police whistles blown in the
of vicinity the Hunghom terry wharf near Gilles Avenue attract ed a large crowd. The European was taken out of the water by the boat people who alleged that a few nutes earlier when about 200 yards from the wharf he was for- cibly prevented from going over the side in an alleged attempt to com- mit suicide.
The European, whose name it is learned from the police, is G. S. Milne, employed at the Kowloon Docks, was subsequently removed to the Kowloon Hospital
suffering
from the effects of immersion. Et was later transferred to the Mental
Hospital, it is understood.
Mr. Mine was a recent arrival in the Colony.
T
LEAP INTO THE STREET
Connaught Road Incident
in the street before their eyes at 6.30 yesterday evening. A great commotion was caused when it was discovered that the girl was still living, though evidently in great pain. An ambulance, was hastily summoned and she was rushed to the 'Government Civil Hospital.
Passers-by in Connaught Road were given a great shock when the body of a Chinese girl' came hurt- ling through space from Н The Egyptian people will under-verandha on the praya and landed stand the cause of that insistence, and no resent it. A noisy minor- by of Cairerie students and law yers may demand "Egypt for the Egyptians." Their demands finds no echo among the fellaheen, who are the backbone of the country. Nor has the movement any con siderable support among the stable elements in the cities. They know that Egypt has never had real in- dependence since Pharaonic times: that from the Sixth Century to the Nineteenth she was conquered successively. by Persians, Greeks,
Romana,
Melbourne, July 8. .. Mr. C. J. Melrose, who was kill ed instantly when his plane fell to pieces in the air while he was pileting Lieutenant-Colonel Camp-know, too
Adelaide, was advised to delay his start owing to the bad
bell to
weather.
Characteristically. the young pliot declared; "I'll give it a go."
conditions
Arabe and Turks. They that the geographica! which made Egypt a ich prize in times part, make her a rich prize still; that, if Britain were to withdraw her troops to- day, the troops of some other, and probably more heavy-handec, na- An hour later his plane, accord-on would be there to-morrow. ing to eye-witness, appeared They know, finally, that under Bri- through low rain clouds twenty tish guidance Egypt has been miles from the capital circling as transformed from a debt-ndden If for a landing.
Into a comparatively wealthy co- This witness sald an explosion | try: that in the continuance shattered the plane and it disin-that guidance les Egypt's greatest tegrated in mid-air, the wreckage prospect of prosperity as well as falling over a mile-wide area.-- peace. They are not cager to sa-
Reuter
LOSS TO AVIATION
desire. LO
She
Investigations by the police re- vealed that the unfortunate girl registered at the Great Chins Eotel as Lau Lok Sin, aged 18 years, of No. 176 Wellington Street. had taken a room on the fourth floor and had jumped from one of the windows to the street below.
She suffered compound fractures of both legs.
WOOD OIL COMBINE PLANNED
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Di
CHINESE AUTHORITIES FORM CORPORATION
of
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China
Rome, July 6-Prince von Star- hamberg, deposed Vice-Chancellor of Austria and head of the Heimwehr, has arrived in Italy for
this second visit to
country a during a fortnight. The object of his mission is at present unknown. -Reuter's Bulletin Service.
C.E.C. PLENARY
SESSION
Unusual Activity In The North
Shanghai, July 6. With July 10 fast approaching, interest in the forthcoming plen- ary session of the Central Execu- tive Committee is mounting rapid- 1y
SASAKI CASE UPROAR
NEWS SUMMARY
ACQUITTAL OF BRITISH SOLDIERS on eye specialist, was instru-
ANNOYS JAPANESE
Pelping, July 6. The Japanese. Residents' Association has approved a mani- festo requesting a "just solution" in the Sasaki case and also a resolution that it cannot under any circumstances coun- tenance the British Embassy's attitude in distorting the truth to protect the culprits.
Dr. Wong Sik-to, the well-known.
mental in saving the life of an un- known swimmer who got into difficutles on Sunday evening at Stanley. It appears that a party". of Chinese students had been bath- ing there, near a raft, when one of them, known to be a very good- swimmer, suddenly got some form of cramp.
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An attack on a taxi-driver was alleged to have been committed by
We Japanese residents have quarters in Tientsin, the Ministries placed our trust in the conscience of War and Navy in Tokyo, and three Europeans at Laichikok in all Japanese residents and cor- the early hours of yesterday morn– porations In China. It also form- ing ed a committee to present the re- solution to the British Embassy.→→ Reuter,
of the British authorities and hoped for a fair, trial; we find we have been betrayed and our lives are placed in Jeopardy."
The
resolution describes the verdict as an act of violence We lack words, to express our in- dignation at the acts of British soldiers who, while officially on duty, wantonly attack and beat to death & peaceful subject of a friendly nation."
[Japanese Indignation is aroused cver the acquittal of soldiers of the British Embassy Guard, on the evidence. ground of insufficient when they were tried at the British Consular Court It was alleged that they were responsible for the death of Sasaki, a Japanese officer The Association telegraphed the, of the Manchukue War Ministry. text of the manifesto and resolu- whose body was found cutside a tion to the Japanese Army head- cabaret on the night of May 26.1
NORTH CHINA SMUGGLING
Questions Asked In Commons
London, July 6.
In the House of Commons to- day, Mr. A. EL Chorlton (Con., Bury) enquired about the position of smuggling in North China.
Mr. Anthony Eden said in reply that he understood that in recent weets there had been a certain fall in the amount of goods
Considerable interest is also at- Eached to the visit of Mr. Tang Snao-yl, former Premier of Chinas, who arrived in Shanghai recently from Hong Kong accompanied by his son, Mr. Tang Liu, and also his son-in-law, Mr. Chu Chang- nin. Mr. Tang Shao-yl is proceed- ing to Nanking this morning with the object of conferring with Gen-smuggled into North China, but it eraf Chiang Kai-shek and other was too early yet to draw any con- government leaders in connectionclusion therefrom. with the situation in the South- west.
Mr. Chorlton also, enquired what suitable naval craft existed in the China Station that might assist in the prevention of smuggling.
St Samuel Hoare replied that was a matter for the Chinese Goy- ernment. The question of employ ing British warships did not arise.—
Mr. Chu Chang-nin, interviewed, declared that his father-in-law had not yet decided whether to at- tend the plenary session. During his stay in Shanghal, Mr, Tang shao-y! was busy conferring with various promilient people includ-| Reuter, ing Mr. Chen -fu, member of the Central Executive Committee, and Dr. Wang Chung-hui.
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JAPANESE PRESS
INDICATIONS
Sino-Japanese Settlement
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When charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, with larceny of $2 from the person of Flo Kwal, 52, unemployed, at Bonham Strand, near
Queen's Road West. and possession of a razor blade for an unlawful purpose, Ylu Fa, 22, un- employed, stated he picked up the money after it bad dropped out of Page 6. complainant's pocket.
After a 48-hour remand, Khoo Khay-soon, a Japanese subject, re- appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth
tracy, facing a charge of defraud- ing the Kowloon Motor Bus Com- pany by not paying his fare on motor-bus No. 656 while travelling on Nathan Road.
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CANTON APPEAL yesterday at the Kowloon Magis-
TO AVIATORS Urged To Resist Aggression
Canton, July 6.
It is revealed that General Chan Chai-teng yesterday proceeded to the Air Force headquarters bere and later to the aviation school where he addressed aviators for urging them. fully three hours,
faithful firstly, to be
to their duties and, secondly, to do their utmost to resist the Japanese ag- gressor.
General Chan assured the avia- tors that henceforth all members of the force would receive better treatment than they had had in the past.
д
During his visits, General Chan was vigilantly guarded by heavily armed bodyguard,
It is understood that large num- bers of the officers of the air force have been promoted in high ranks,
and to
recently posts vacated.
Postponement of the flotation of the $10,000,000 air defence bonds until October was announced in an official statement to day. Origin- ally the notation was scheduled for July.
SUBSCRIPTION SCHEMES
Leung Kit-cheung, 19, unemploy- ed. was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. E. Kimsworth yesterday at the Kowloon Magis- tracy on a charge of attempted theft of a quantity of lead 'from Kowloon Docks
Page 6.
Tsot Chu, unemployed, aged 20, of Singapore," was committed by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday to stand trial at the next Criminal Sessions on a chargé of highway robbery.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Two cases each of Diphtheria. Enteric Fever and Cerebro-Spinal Fever were reported to the Health Authorities for the 48 hours ended on Sunday.
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A nine-months old boy, Lam Shiu-ming. was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital on Sun-
day suffering with scalds caused when he fell into a tub of bolling water at 32 Graham Street. He died at 10 p.m. the same day.
PERSONAL
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Shanghai has been buzzing with activity during the week-end as many government and party lead- ers paas through the city en route to Nanking to attend the plenary session. Big groups proceeded to Nanking last evening including Mr.
Shanghal, July 6. New Yung-ching. Vice-President of
The present scheme is to raise Confirming the belief that Mr. $5,000,000 in two months, from the Examination Yuan, Mr. Perig Kawagoe intends to place Sino-October to November 30, and an- Hsueh-pei, Vice-Minister of Com Japanese economic collaboration in
Notice has been given of the munications, Mr. Chen Chao-ying, the forefront of negotiations in
following approaching marriages: Commissoner of the Control Yuan Nanking, the local Japanese press
Hugh Gregory Asome, teacher, of for Cheklang and Fuklen pro- devotes increasing attention to
St. Joseph's College, Kennedy Road. vinces, and General Ku Chu-tung, this subject. For instance · the
and Doris Margaret Lee, teacher at Director
the Immacuate Conception School. JI Bandit Suppression Shanghal "Nippo" this morning headquarters in Brechuen who ar-
declared that "despite the anti-
of Prince Edward Road, Kowloon. zived in Shanghal yesterday at Japanese movement, Shanghai and
Theodore Leslie Bell. clerk, of noon from Chengtu by air.
Nanking Chinese financiera are
Another decree has been issued Canal Road, and Ruby Leung, of Others proceeding to Nanking increasingly beginning to realise by the South-west Political Coun- | Morrison Hill Road, shortly Include Mr. Cheng YL, the necessity
cil, announcing of economic col- Governor of Puklen, and Mr. Yu | laboration between the two coun- Yu-jen, President of the Control tries." Yuan
Meanwhile the situation on the border of Hunan, Kiangsi and Fu- klen continues to be quiet.-- Reuter.
SOUTHWEST DELEGATES
Canton, July 6, li Five Southwest Central Executive Committee members including Messra. Ching-yenz. Li Yin-jen, Li X-um
Huang Lin-ahu, Teng
ton to-day for Nanking via Hong Kong to attend the C.E.C. plenary session.
The journal points out that leading Chinese in North China are already beginning to negotiate with Japan for economic develop ments in the region. However, the "Nippo" indicates that
many Japanese do not belleve economic collaboratiori to be possible without
other $5,000,000 a few months later through the medium of subscrip- tion of twenty cents by each adult in Kwangtung.
The funds so raised will be entirely devoted to expansion of the al force.
to
ita decision cease collecting the national de- Mr. W. J. Ashton. recently ap- fence income tax as from July, on pointed assistant-secretary of the the grounds that the sharp rise in European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, has commodity prices and the increas- arrived from England, to take up Mr. Ashton has ed cost of living makes the task his new duties extremely difficult and the burden Eeen associated with Y.M.C.A. work of taxation on the people severe.in England for several years. He is replacing Mr. E. F. Selk, who is to Reuter
leave Hong Kong next month.
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a political settlement of the JAPANESE FREIGHTER northern problem including the
BREAKS RECORD "ambiguous" status of the Hopel- Chahar Political Council---- Reuter.
Montreal, Canada Inaugurating a
SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS
crifice these benefits. Indeed, the extremist Egyptians themselves
Shanghai, July 2. would in all probability be greatly i London, July 6.
A national wood oil combine is perturbed at any nearer approach; expected to be formed shortly with British Imperial aviation bas suffered a s'vere loss through thef the independence, they profess the establishment
Their professions are vegetable oil corporation under the death at the week-end in an Aus-made rather in the hope of squeez- auspices of the Ministry of Indus- tralian aeroplane accident of Mr. ing from us some concession in try and the provincial govern- C. J. Melrose aged 22, who first the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Any ments of Szechuen, Hupeh, Hunan, became known in Britain when in
concession there would be of as Anhwel and Cheklang. The first September 1934 he arrived un- heralded at Croydon, having estab-/little beneût as would' British mil-shareholders' meeting is expected and Taul Kwang-shiu left Can- ished a fresh record for a soloitary withdrawal from Egypt. With to be held in Nanking this month.
new regular cargo service between | Italy in Abyssinia, the Sudan now Of the capital of $2,000,000, the aight from Australia.
Canada and the Far East, the
Nanking, July 6. has a powerful neighbour to the Ministry of Industry has subselbed
Far East, the Japanese freighter The Japanese Ambassador has He later took second prize in the South. With Italy in Abyssinia, $500,000, and the official and com-.
Kano Maru broke all existing decided to postpune broaching handicap
of the Melbourne Alr the problem must be faced of a mercial interests "br Szechuen,
speed records from Montreal to conversations for the readjustment water supply on which both Egypt Hupek, Hunan, Anhwei and Che-
Father Point in the St. Lawrence of Sino-Japanese relations until and the Sudan depend
A firm klang have shared $300,000 each
River
after the C. E. G. session, accord- experienced Government in province. The head office and
She covered the 296 miles in the ing to Japanese reports. It is the Sudan is more likely to face it factory will be in Shanghai, while
astonishing time of 164 hours, an | added Mr. Kawagoe will meet Mar- successfully than one dependent on
branch offices and factories will
average of nearly 18 knotä.
shai Chiang Kai-shek at dinner the political chances of immature be found in Chungking, Wanhsien. It is also said that the Southwest
Ordinary passenger ships and to-morrow at Dr. H. HL Kung's re- Egyptian democracy.
Changteh, Changsha, Ichang, Sha- | has not yet received Nanking's re-
[liners usually take 19 hours to: sidence and will come to Shanghai $1. Hankow, Lachokow, Wuhu, ply whether the proposals are ac-
cover the same distance,
the next day ceptable to Hangchow and possibly Wenchow.
the Central Govern | for Export, under the chairman- The Kano Maru headed out f03 | Reuter, The factories in the upper Yangtze ment. If the proposals are not in-ship of M. Vautheret, - the well-Japan via the Panama Canal but
cluded region as well as in Shanghai will
the agenda for the known slik industrialist of Lyons, will be back here in September, be first established.
session, the delegates will move at the conference that the Southwest proposals be put forward for dis-
Race.- British Wireless.
DEATH IN AMERICA
New York, July 6. The death bas occurred. of Mr. William Fanestock at the age of 78. He was the oldest member on the New York Stock Exchange Reuter
AMBASSADOR FROM FRANCE
M.
Arrival In Nanking
to
Nanking, July 6, Nagglar, Ambassador China, arrived in Nanking on the
and
Our course is clear: we must maintain the links of our Empire, ot which Egypt is one. Egypt's course is clear; she must have Protection, and has found in Bri- tali a
protector whose hand is ight and whose concern has ever been to promote her economic good, With these plain facts to guide them, there is no reason why Egyptian nationalism and
British necessities should not come to terms. And there is every rea son why Great Britain should yield tio further ground.
After presenting his credentials French gunboat Rigault this more on Thursday, M Nagglar tenistive. ing. He was greeted with a sainte ly plans to go to Peiping on July ei guns and welcomed by promin-11- "ent government oficials, .
Beuter.
The Southwest delegates, inter- viewed prior to their departure. stated they were bringing only the five proposals communicated earlier and not submitting any other pro- posals to the C.E.C. session,
cussion.- Reuter.
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NEW G.O.C. IN
· ·" SHANGHAI
FRANCO-GERMAN"
TRADE
Hope For New Agreement
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("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Parts, July 6. The Council of the French Union
has recently considered a number Increasing trade between Canada of important exporting problems and the Far East led the owners · The Government was accorded a of the Kano Maru to start a direct
from vote of thanks for having passed service to and
Montreal.
NEW BRITISH SERVICE TO
FAR EAST.
FUKIEN GOVERNOR ON VISIT
Shanghai, July 6. General Che Yi, Governor of Fukler, has arrived here from Foo-
Five delegates from Washien. representing the Tung all trade associations and oil merchants at that large wood of centre in Sze- huen, have arrived in Shangha to discuss detalls of the combine. According to the preparatory com jority of foreign merchants eb- mittes of the corporation the ma- |
gaged in the wood all trade have Indicated their willingness to co- operate in the new project,
Brigadier Telfer Smollet, formerly expressed the with soon to Inan- Times) that Victoria will be a re- Central Executive The preparatory committee hasn command of the Highland Lightgurate negotiations with Germany, gular port-of-call on the British commences to-morrow.
General Chen Yi dew here from also sent four technical experts, Infantry in Glasgow, is en toute so, that a new agreement might be Columbla-California-Orient service Dr. T. G. Ling, Professor H. Liu, to Shangha! by the P. and O. liner reached, by means of which trade which will be inaugurated shortly the southern province, and con-.. Dr. G. C. Woo and Mr. H. H. Wen. Rajputana to take command in between the two countries might by a group of passenger and thues on to Nanking immediate-
succession to Brigadier Thackeray. be stipulated—
freight vessels of the 2. and "C. 17 K
Router Franiacean News Service.
Harrison fleet. -Raster.
the French-American trade agree-Two. other modem ships will help ment, which is regarded as a to maintain the new service. herald of exchange trade 'agree- ment. It was necessary, however, to regard this agreement as a
Meantime word has been received chow on his way to Nanking. He beginning of such a policy, and not as its end.
In British Columbia shipping cirill spend a few days in the capit
al, attending the session of the Daily In this connection, the Councilcles (878 the Victoria
Council which
to proceed upriver, on an inspec
tion tour-CN.C.D.N.)\\
London, July 6.
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