NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of James James Hems otherwise
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHARE· ·
" HOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ад INTERIM Frederick Hems late of 193 DIVIDEND of 20 (twenty) cents Stone Road Forest Gate in per Share has been declared pay.
WEDNESDAY, the County of Essex, Engable on land, Widower,
deceased, AUGUST next, on and alte
which date Dividend Warrants Intestate.
may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East. Bow rington, Hong Kong.
IS
NOTICE
HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virine of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order Imiting the time for creditors, and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 19th, day of Septem| ber, 1936,
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All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date.
Dated the 22nd, day of August, 1936,
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solicitors for the Administrator, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,
Des Voeux Road Central, "Victoria, Hong Kong.
-4632
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
NOTICE
IS
14
26th
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from WEDNES DAY, 12th, to TUESDAY, 25th AUGUST, 1936, both days in clusive.
By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary.
Hong Kong, 4th August, 1936.
4001
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN. GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Queensland).
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936.
ENGAGEMENT
BEELER-BOSACK -- The engage- ment is announced between David C. Beeler, son of the late Mr. A. Beeler and Mrs. J. Frankenberger, of Indianapolis, U.S.A., and Eugenie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Bosack of Shanghai.
DEATH RUDSIT-On August 19. 1938. at:
the Shanghai General Hos- pital. Voldemar Rudsit. ngxt 37 years.
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Editorial
AMBASSADOR AT KOREAN PLOT AGAINST
WASHINGTON
JAPANESE
Nanking Appoints Aim To Blow Up Shanghai
Dr. C. T. Wang
NEW ENVOY TO. MOSCOW
Nanking, August 24. The appointment of the former Business Office: Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang and
Ambassador to the United 15-19, Queen's Road Central as
States in succession to Dr. Alfred Tel. 30251.
Sze who has retired will be gazetted to-morrow. Dr. Wang is Night Editor (Wanchai
Tel. 24511.
at presently in Europe and is London Office: 53 Fleet Street returning to Chipa via Moscow
E.C. 4.
before going to Washington to take up his duties.
Office):
The second
appointment marks
the
important. diplomatic
約
Press charge in the past week as Mr.
The Daily Press
HONG KONG, Avover 25, 1836.
'POPULATE OR PERISH!".
During the past few years, particularly since that period known as the "depression" com menced, much has been said und written concerning the vast pro- Notice of Declaration of Interimblem of migration, and the "dire
Dividend,
urgency of peopling the waste spaces under the British flag has been stressed in a variety of
perish!' ways. "Populate or
has been the burden of most of
NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of Four HEREBY Pente per share on account of GIVEN that the Certificate No. the financial year ending 31st the arguments. It is now very 5/NS. 7710 dated Hongkong 17th March, 1937, has been declared interesting to note that within June 1922 for four shares of this by the Directors of the Company the next few months, Lord Har Bank numbered 4932/4935 regis in Brisbane, payable on 11thington promises, emigration from tered in the name of Mr. Duncan September, 1936, to Shareholders Britain to the Dominions will be Murdoch Cameron and Certificate on the Registers at Brisbane and No 6/NS. 7711 dated Hongkong Singapore on 10th September, 17th June 1972 for four shares 1936. numbered 93283/93284 132370/132371 to the name of Miss Elizabeth Beatrice Cameron have been Lost or Stolen, and should these certificates not be produced to the Bank before 6th September 1936, new certificates for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificates Nos. 6/NS, 7710 and 5/NS. 7711 will be thereafter treated by this Cor. poration as Null and Void.
and
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar
Share per
has been declared for the six months ended 30th June, 1936, and will be payable on and after FRIDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER, 1936 Dividend Warrants may be ob. tained on application at the Com pany's Registered Office, P, & & Building.
REGISTER OF THE SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 31st AUGUST, to THURSDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER (both days i inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be register. ed.
resumed. As Chair of the Empire. Settlement Board, Lord. Hartington is specially concerned with migration; and as Under NOTICE is also hereby given Secretary for the Dominions he that the Singapore Transfer Rehas had many opportunities of gisters will be closed from Friday, 4th September, to Thursday, 10th September. 1936, (both days inclusive), for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.
By Order of the Board, DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants,
Local Secretaries.
Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 14th August,
4625
1936.
DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL
Founded 1869.
Headmaster-Rev. C.B.R. Sar:
gent, M.A. (Cantab,),
Next term starts on Tuesday, September 1st at 8,30 a.m.
New boys' tests will be held on Monday, August 31st at 9 a.m.
Entry forms, prospectuses and all particulars may be obtained from the Acting Headmaster. Telephone No. 57777.
r. O.
Box 33.
4632.
Talang Ting-fu, director of the political affairs department of the Executive Tuan, has been ‘ap--
Consulate General
NANKING ASKED TO HAND OVER
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
·Nanking. August, 24.
A plot to blow up the Japanese Consulate General in Shang- hal was mentioned by the Japanese Consul General, Mr. Suma. In representations to the Fore.ru Office against alleged protec-
to Korean tion extended by the Chinese Government
revojn-
tionists.
Mr. Suma said that about two hundred Korean revolution- ists were living in and about Nanking, some attending the Chi- .. nëse military academy here. He has requested the immediate arrest of these people and their handing over to the Japanese Authorities.
It is added that fallure to comply with this request will be pointed Ambassador to Russia inß» regarded by the Japanese as an unfriendly act-Reuter. succession to Dr. W. W. Yen who has resigned. Mr. Tsiang Ting-fu | will visit Canton to interview
General Chiang Kai-shek before proceeding to Moscow- Reuter.
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FIFTY CHINESE DROWNED
Yellow River, Junk Tragedy
Peiping, Aug. 24. Over Afty Chinese were drowned when a junk in which they were travelling on the Yellow River capsized in midstream near Tung- kwan, Shensi province- Reuter
AUSTRALIAN AIR EXPANSION
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Melbourne, Aug, 24. Following the decision to expand the Air Force programme, it is understood that the Australian Government have decided to order more long range, reconnaissance planes.
It is expected that a new air base will be established at Darwin, thus "enabling a link to be made with the base in Singapore― Reuter.
consulting with the Dominion statesmen who have been in Lon. don this year. His words may therefore be presumed to have au authority which will make theui doubly welcome. Imperial migra tion has suffered an almost com- plete reversal since the War: In 1913 we sent over 200,000 emigrants into the Empire. By that the empty spaces and com- 1925 that figure had fallen to puratively undeveloped natural just over 80,000, and by 1950 to eight thousand. In 1931 the tide turned and some twenty-three thousand more British migrants came into this country from the Empire than went out. The
SINO-JAPANESÈ "INCIDENT"
Alleged Abduction Of A Teacher
Tientsin. Aug. 24. A fresh Sino-Japanese "incident" has occurred here.
It is alleged that a Japanese school teacher named Nagal was "abducted" by Chinese militiamen, who subsequently released him unharmed.
The Japanese authorities have opened an investigation into the
affair.. Reuter..
FENGTAI AFFAIR
WAR FEARS IN FAR EAST
Russia And Japan Preparing
AN AMERICAN'S IMPRESSIONS
an
According to the Helsingfors. corresponden of the "Morning Post Cornelius Vanderbilt, jar.. journalist and traveller, in interview, declared that an armed conflict between Japan and Russia was inevitable and only a question of time.
In well-informed "Japanese cir cles, he said, it was not consider- ed probable that war would come for at least another year, Tokyo military wished first to effect. military alliance with Germany.
The whole of Manchukuo, ac- cording to Mr. Vanderbät's per-
best be sonal observations, "can
1
I compared to a huge armed camp. Detachments of troops, miltary trainy, tank parks. and anti-air- craft guns
stretch along either The side of the railway line.
NINE RUSSIANS latter is well guarded, and all in-.
EXECUTED
habitants have been provided with, and instructed in the use of, gas. masks.
In Harbin
be counted eighty-
Conspiracy Charge eight Japanese aeroplanes, and
In Manchukuo
'SHOCK BRIGADE"
MEMBERS
was told that there were from three to four hundred in Manchu- kuo.
CEASELESS FLOW On the Russian side of the Mongolian frontler It WRS
also evident that ceaseless and inten- sive military preparations were being carried on. A though few could Changchun, A5, B4
cavalry and artillery units Charged with conspiracy to dis-be seen, it was affirmed that there turb peace and order in Manchu-were at least a thousand aero- terrorist, means, nine planes stationed in the neighbour- kuo by Russians including a former officer hood of the border. were executed at Hallar on August 20 according to an announcement by the Kwantung Army.
Was
During a five days' journey on the Siberian railway 'Mr. Vander- bilt observed freight trains, loaded Twenty-eight others were sen- with military equipment of every Pelping, August 24. tenced to imprisonment, Ave of possible description, passing his An amicable settlement of the whom received life terms, three of carriage at regular intervals of incident at Fengtal near Pelping them twenty-year terms, and five twelve minutes. On one particu- yesterday, when a Korean resident afteen-year terms.
.ar day he counted as many as 20 alleged he had been manhandled It is alleged that they belonged trucks laden with aeroplane spare and seriously injured by Chinese to the Soviet "Shock Brigade" paris, and at one station it soldiers, has been reached. The which, it is stated, planned an stated that from two to three speedy settlement was due to the armed uprising near Hallar in the thousand flying officers and men fact that no Japanese troops were event of hostilities between Japan were concentrated there.. Tanks involved.
and the Soviet,
were also parked at different The terms of the settlement Reuter,
places along the line. were not disclosed.—
Mr. Vanderbilt was struck by Reuter
the prevalent lack of organisation. and evident shortage of anti- aircraft guns compared with what he had seen in Manchukuo.
He was favourably impressed by the tremendous changes for
the better which had taken place in
DIESEL MOTOR PLANE
Successful Non-Stop Flight
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Lieut. E. C. Peake and Lieut. V. Russian towns since his last visit Magniac of HMS. Diamond, and in 1929. The people appeared to much healthier and better HMS. Daring, are among the nourished, particularly the chil- guests at the Hong Kong Hotel, dren.
resources of the British Empire ("Bong Kong Dally Prest" Special) Surg-Lieut.-Comdr, C. H. Joynt of be offer them a strong temptation,
Dessau, Aug. 23.
"June 205," ended the non-stop
whilst, through the use of Diesel Heavy Oll motors, this plane could carry enough fuel for the whole trip, only using 170 grammes for 1
hour Det h.p.
Franioczan News Service,
HUNGER REVOLT IN UKRAINE
"
Club
ΟΠ
and his subject. "The League of Nations."
One case of Enteric Fever was reported to the Health Authorities "for the 24 hours ended on Sunday,
ww
HANDBAG THIEF CAUGHT
Incident In Aberdeen Street
As Mrs. Tong Yiu, of 133, Yue Chat Street, third floor, 'was walk- ing along Aberdeen Street yester- day afternoon about 2.38, Chan Lam, 31, unemployed and, of no fixed above, snatched her bag from
her
The bag was a leather handbag, in which were $45.55, in bills and cash, a metal cigarette case, valued at $2, and metal vanity bag worth' $1
The culprit was apprehended and $43.85 was recovered.
́UMBRELLA' FOUND Yesterday at 1 am an honest rickshaw turned up at the. Police Station - much to everyone's sure
Friends of Miss Vivian Lawrence youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lawrence, West Terrace, Kowloon Docks, will be sorry to Many Reported Dead learn that she has been removed to a private nursing home, follow- "Hong Kong Daily Fress" Specian ing a long illness. Vivian's eldest Prise with the report that a fare, an European lady, had left a brown, his rickshaw, silk umbrella in number 135.
PICKPOCKET Chan. Ping, 60, was robbed of a
Any policy that will help to pre- A new outstanding aviation per- serve the British character of the tormance was concluded, when on
'A grand benefit Concert will be Empire against foreign penetra- Sunday the German Junkers plane tion, whether peaceful or other "JU 88 Bueckeberg," bi-motored held at the Club de Recreio on
Cricket Craigengower tide has since slackened, but is wise, is welcome; and emigration with two Diesel Heavy Oll motors Sunday, September 8 and at the Hong Kong. still inward: last year we had a is the policy most suited to that night from Dessau to Bathurst on Saturday, September 12 commen-
halance of 35,785 immigrants purpose if we can afford it.
the west coast of Africa, a dis- cing on both nights at 9.15 p.m. at 6,000 kilometres. This The funds are in aid of the local from Empire countries as against Therein, however, lies the much tance 24,266 emigrants.
Meanwhile, larger problem of which enigra distance is the same as regularly Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
down by the Lufthansa to Bouth, the Dominions are underpopu- tion is a part.
The speaker at to-day's Rotary America, but the Lufthansa Mail. lated, and likely to remain so if
Before the War Britain's re-planes stop at different times, Club tiffin will be Mr. G. W. Sewell they rely solely on the natural latively high birth-rate gave her increase of their present citizens: a surplus of labour over what her Canada and Australia have at industries. rapidly expanding as present populations respectively they were, could absorb: Since of ten millions and seven mil- the War her birth-rate has stea lions. Each could, on a conseredity, declined, and her population vative reckoning, support thirty will, if the statisticians are right, milliona in comfort. Yet at the in a few years have become present rate of increase Canada stationary. It is true that for. would take more than a hundred the moment Britain still hae years and Australia more than nearly two million unemployed. two hundred years to attain that Bat not all of that number is
Odessa, Aug. 23.
brother is "Wilfred Lawrence, the figure. It might be argued that, unemployed all of the time, and since there is no guarantee of for the rest nobody will question taken place in the Ukraine, accor- cards over many distances, estab- A further hunger revolt bas Colony swimmer and holder of re- increasing happiness "pari the wisdom of Lord Hartington's
ding to information contained in lished at the Victoria Recreation with increasing numbers, view that "nerely to transport the Russian news organs. A mob Club bath. Friends of the family the Dominions might well stay numbers of unemployed men consisting of peasants and labour will no doubt join us to wishing a military camp in her speedy recuperation and re- underpopolated. But the argu- from one part of the world to ers stormed A crowd of 200,000 spectators sawment unfortunately neglects the noother would curs no probleins, order to obtain food. The District turn to normal health. Peng Yung-hua win the annual obvious fact, that, in the modern would remedy no evils, and would Military Commander sent troops to quell the disturbance, where- trans-Yangtse swiming race in the world, life in isolation is im- do nothing but harm."
upon a pitched battle ensued be- record time of 26 min. 35" secs.
The competitors, 176 in all, start- possible, or at any rate impossible must keep ever in mind the postween the soldiers and the pea- 462ed from the Wuchang side of the when the would-be-isolated com-sibility, that in, say, ten years' sants, the latter being armed with river and finished in Hankow a munity has tund or minerals that time, Britain's factories may be clubs, Twenty three persons were killed, while over 50 were wounded, other communities codsider desir- not over-manned, but under-
It is reported that serious re- Hong Kong Daliv Press“ Spéciajn able. There are,
Lord manned. That, does not mean bellions have as
also De:urred at
Rome, Aug. 23.. Hartington. reminds us, "land that her migration policy must be Isjum on the Donez and in the Signor Mussolini returned to hungry nations of the world- negative: on the contrary, it is Konotep district, because the army tome on Saturday from his visit to Elba. While there he addressed nations with strong, vigorous, our interest as well as the in- has conscated all food supplies.
A message from Charkow
the population from the balcony virile populations, se king out terest of the Dominions that ounces that a public trial of 80 of the City Hall, and pointed out Cheung. had driven it on to the. lets" We are
not ourselves there should be a continuous flow peasants will be held in the near that Elba can be justly proud of vehicular ferry at Yaumati boupr Broadcasting Corporation televi- convinced that the hunger of of British immigrants thereto. future. these having refused to the fact that it is the forepost of for Hong Kong, and the jolting of the ferry dislodged the unfortunate sion station at Alexandra Park, some of these nations is not of It does, however, mean that in give up the entire new harvest the Italian Empire,
It is also reported that as coolie. Landon, will 'for the first time be seen and heard by visliers to the
were arrested during the past and that he will remain several Radio Exhibition at Olympia which
weeks
days as guest of the capital opens on Wednesday.--
Transocean Feds Bernice.
Transocean News. Service. British Wirelen.
By order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
& CO. LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, 30th July, 1936.
LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria,
New Territories.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
TRANS-YANGTSE SWIM
Record Time Established By Winner
T
Hankow, Aug. 24.
distance of 4,400 metres. -**
Reuter
TELEVISION AT- OLYMPIA
London, Aug. 24.- Broadcasts from the new British
passu
We
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IL DUCE RETURNS FROM ELBA
the kind in which the eyes are considering the problem of mi- to the military commissioner. More
than 2000 peasants and labourers Gugsa arrived in Rome from Naples
greedier than the stomach. But gration, we must consider it a there can be no doubt of their part of the larger problem of seeking outlets; and little doubt Britain's population.
handkerchief yesterday by one, Leung Hok, a pickpocket.
The latter is under surveillance as the authorities are desirous of seeking other information about him.
usual
COOLIE'S FALL FROM LORRY
Superstition played its prank on a coolle yesterday, who was riding on top of a load of empty boxes. 13 in number, on lorry 509.
The driver of the lorry, Cheung.
Falling down, he received in- furies to his face, but he refused to be taken to the Government Civil Hospital for medical attention.