NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING
COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Queensland)
HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE
OF INTENTION NOTICE
TO ISSUE NEW SHARE CERTIFICATES IN PLACE OF LOST CERTIFICATES
!! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Anthony Manuel Braga, Caroline Mary Braga and Jean Pauline Braga, all of Hong Kong, having notified the Company that the Share Certificates as detailed below held by them for 50, 50 and 100 shares respectively of Five Shillings each in the Company have been accidentally lost and having requested that new Certificates shall be issued to them in Heu thereof, it is the intention of the Company to issue new Share Certificates, to them accordingly after the expiration of three calendar months from the date of this notice, unless it be meantime shown. to the Company that it would be unjust or improper for it so to do."
Progressive
Name and Registered
Number
Numbers
Address of Member
of Shares
of Shares
Share Certificate Number
Date of Ixse of Certificate
From
Th
"Anthony Manuel
Braga,
50 of 5/ 1410854) 41090 ench
264
9.2.36.
St. George's
Building, First Floor,
Hongkong.
Curoline Mary.
Braga,
30 of 5410807) 410850) 203 each
3 2.36.
12, Knutsford
Terrace, Kowloon,
Hongkong.
Jean Pauline
Bragu.
100 of 5-497451 4 7550 562 esch
3.2.86.
81, George's Building,
First Floor, Hongkong.
DERRICK & CO
Local Secretaries.
Singapore, October 15, 1936.
CRAIGENGOWER
CRICKET CLUB.
REMINDER."
MEMBERS are reminded that
the Annual General Meeting will be held TO-DAY, commencing
at 5.30 P.M.
U. "M. OMAR, _
Hon. Secretary." 1708
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ARTS ASSOCIATION.
Hon: Mr. M. K. Lo has kindly consented to address Members and their Friends in the "
Union Assembly Hall
од
FRIDAY, 30th OCTOBER,
at 8.30 p.m.
Subject:
"Some observations on the Laws, of Hong Kong in relation to Chinese"
Light refreshments will be served after the Meeting.
4700
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.
NOTICE..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 27th October, 1936, a drawing for the redemption of thirty (30) Debentures will be held in the Pavilion at 6 p.m.
The numbers of the Deben. tures drawn will be published in
THE HONG KONG® * JOCKEY CLUB
Forms
Draft Programmes and Entry for the Tenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 7th November, 1936 (weather permitting) may be ob tained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kweng Road:
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 29th Octo ber, 1936.
"By Order,
S. A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary.
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KING'S PROCESSION INCIDENT
McMahon Fails In His Appeal
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, „TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1936.
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The Baily Press.
Huyo Xovo, October 27, 1938.
THE MODERN SPHINX
Either man will master the meline, or the machine will master man.
Such was the conclusion of M. douard Herriot in, addressing the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation ut Geneva recently. The develop- ment, of a mechanized civilization may prove to be good or bad. precisely
we adapt our economic system to the new
BAS
When Royalty Shops
DDEN BAKERY
FABLIC
ACQUER FURNH
This picture shows When Royalty shops the traffic stops. Queen Mary leaving a Brompton road shop whilst the crowd Policemen are conspicuous by watches respectfully, admiringly. their absence...
conditions. We cannot stop that ABYSSINIAN WAR developinent; it is, therefore, for
as to see to it that there is ade- PLANNED IN 1925 quate distribution and increasing consumption.
De Bono's Secret
**
Preparations
OFFICIALS NOT TOLD
OF SCHEME
That appears to be the crux of the matter.
The more the problem of the machine is considered, the more fundamental it will be seen to be. If it is not solved, it is capable of smashing civilization. For if machines take the place of men
Marshal De Bono, who 'com- (as they are doing, for even in manded the Itailan forces in the the countries which Bre dow early part of the Abyssinia war. recovering economically ubem- makes interest ng revelations to ployment persists), there must be his book on the campaign, shortly to be published, states the "Dally revolt, in which anything may Telegraph happen.
the
"Signor Mussolini, who is a close One has only to look at the personal friend of the Marshal. world to-day to observe the has written a preface. The book ominous signs of social dislocas called "Preparation and tion everywhere manifested with First Operations."
The most salient feature is that the thought striking clarity.
of Mussolini had
Waz B.S far back as Abysstrılan
During the efforts of July, 1925. the League of Nations to prevent war he and Marshal De Borio were sarcastic messages
The paradox of greater produc- tion and greater poverty will infallibly have explosive effects whose consequences will be far exchanging more serious than appears to be anticipated.
W
SPEEDIER NAVAL REARMAMENT Many Ships Due To Complete
NUMBER DOUBLED FOR THE STOCKS
British
naval rearmament
is
gathering speed. In six months' time there will be nearly twice as the stocks in many warships on Great Britain as there were at the beginning of the current an- ancial year.
It is thought in many quarters that is may be possible in the
near future
to achieve
& still
greater acceleration of building. This would probably mean a fur- ther Supplementary Navy Esti- mate being presented to Parlia- ment states the Naval Correspon- dent on the "Morning Post."
It is recalled that only a little
announcement of the main ship- building programme for this year it was found possible to add to it to the extent of two cruisers, nine destroyers, four submarines, and one aircraft carrier.
more than two months after the
In the five main categories of cruisers,
about the League's methods.
By 1933 Mussolini was looking Yet the alternative to social for an opportunity to make war on Abyssinia. De Bono WES then disaster does not appear difficult. Colonial Minister, and with the It is nothing less than the gra- Duce made the preliminary pre-warships battleships, dual emancipation of mankind parations in the greatest secrecy, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and from arduous and disagreeable so great, indeed, that not even up- submarines-Great Britain had a per official at the Colonial Omce total of 45 ships under construc- manual tasks, and an immense had any suspicion of what was tion at the beginning of this fin- improvement of society. It is afoot. necessary that political leaders, manufacturers, business men and economists should devise a system which will distribute goods as fast as they are turned out.
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LEFT ROME IN SECRET After M Laval's visit to Rome in January, 1934, De Bono was made High Comm ssioner for East Afri ca, and a few days later he went out there so secretly that very few people knew that he had left
On the one hand, there can be no permanent restriction of pro-Rome. duction, but, on the other hand the inevitable growth of produc tion, in the world as it is manag ed to-day, means destruction of purchasing power and spread of
London, Oct. 28. George Andrew McMahon's ap-
for leave to appeal misery. plication against the sentence passed on September 14 at the Old Bailey has been dismissed
# McMahon
was sentenced
undergo twelve months' imprison volver incident during the King's
ment in connection with the re-
procession near Hyde Park- Henter.
ARMY COMMISSIONS
EXAMINATION
No Change In Syllabus
It may be that this is the root question on the right answer to to which will depend the happiness or unhappiness of civilized coun- tries in the near future. The machine is the modern Sphinx. If we
cannot read the riddle, then we must pay the penalty.
If we can read the riddle aright, then we shall win a new
The War Once announces, that
the Hong Kong Government the alteration to the syllabus of Gazette and the local News British Military History at the papers, and holders-of-drawo Royal Military College, which was Debentures may, upon giving previously notified to come into notice to the Treasurers waiving force at the July, 1937, passing- the six months' notice to which out examination, will not now be they are entitled, apply on the 31st October, 1936, to the Trea: surers, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, for payment of the principal and interest to the 31st October, 1936.
made.
In consequence, the syllabus of the examination for officers of the Supplementary Reserve and Ter- ritorial Army who are candidates
for commissions in the Regular Army will remath the same as the syllabus already announced for the forthcoming examination to be held in December, 1938.
freedom.
HOTEL QUESTS.
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ancial year. At the corresponding date next year there will be 67 these categories under ships in construction.
SEX CRUISERS NEXT YEAR Moreover, a greater number of ships are due to complete for the Royal Navy during the next fin- ancial year than during this year,
This increase is entirely due to
THE THREE-POWER
AGREEMENT
Mr. Chamberlain's Speech
WORLD-WIDE APPROVAL
States, they Mr: Chamberinin spoke at the Mansion House
sympathetic recently at the annual dinner given by the Lord. Mayor to meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor and Directors of the Bank of England, and the bankers and merchants of the City of London states "The "Times."
'Among the guests were Mr. Church MP., Mr. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade), Sir Robert Horne, M.P., and Lord Bnell (chairman of the London County Council),
The following, are points from Mr. Chamberlain's speech:- Month by month the number of insured persons in employment had been rising until now the figure to be found in our papers this morning had reached its high-level mark in all our his- tory, and had been found to be very nearly 11.000.000. Our expenditure, upon the arma- ment programme so far, al- though it was quite enough to upset his Budget Estimates, had not gone to such an extent as to make serious difference in the volume of our recovery, There was already some indication of improvement in foreign trade, and in the last 12 months there had been a marked ad- vance in our exports due to more, prosperous conditions and the recovery of a number of countries which used to be good customers of ours in former days.
an
In considering the future he at- tached more Importarce to evidence of growing realization that economic nationalism could be carried to extravagant and harmful lengths and to a desire to make a real effort to break through those entanglements which had so long blocked the tree flow of international' trade. Although he thought there was a general realization of the de- sirability of obtaining a stable system of international « ex-· change, nevertheless the condi- tions which were essential to its establishment had hitherto been lacking.
EXCHANGE READJUSTMIENT Therefore, to those who bad been waiting and hoping for 2 change. the decision of the French Government to effect & readjustment of the exchange value of the franc must have come like the cracking" of the ice at the approach of a warbier
to the Polar explorer whose ship had been frozen for many months into immobility. When
serson
the French Government communicated their intentions to the British Government and the Government of the United
Kwangtung Army
Nanking, Oct. 25. It is reported that the military Affairs Investigation Party of the Fourth Route Army of Kwangtung. headed by General Heung Kon- ping, paid a visit to the Nanking Artillery School yesterday.
six cruisers and sixteen destroyers Officers Tour 'The Country The plans for starting the inva- being expected to enter service, ston were already well ahead. In whereas during the current finan- November, 1934, Incidents against cial year only four cruisers and Italians at Gondar and the night-eight destroyers will be commis- ing at. Wal Wal gave the dictator | sioned. the pretext he had been waiting for to settle the matter once and the acceleration of building, which for all
has been found possible, for the A few days afterwards mobilisa-ships, with the exception of seven- tion was begun" in Eritrea among destroyers of the Tribal class au the native troops, and a little later thorised under a supplementary
Italy amongst national troops. estimate during the Italo-Abyssin- they proceeded to Tong Shan. White labour gangs were sent out lan dispute, are all units of the to Eritrea to make roads up to normal building programmes of the Abyssinian front ́er.
knew.
past years.
The actual increase in the num- bers of ships of each of the main categories which will be completed and advanced in construction dur- ing the present and the coming financial year are as follows:
1937,
1936. To To be To To be com- ad- com- ad- plete vanced plete variced
2
Cruisers Aircraft
B
8
-carriers Destroyers Bubmarines 4
3
16
16
18
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Signor Mussolini' then while the League was discussing the problem, that the invasion of Abyssinia was inevitable.
Marshal De Bono claims that food and other materials were sent out for a three years' campaign. On Aug 21 the Duce cabled to him that the talks between representa... tives of England, France and Italy had settled nothing and that he Battleships - was to push on for the attack.
The close friendship of De Bono and Mussolini emerges from every page of the book. De Bono did From Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. W. not get on so well with Marshal Bell, of Butterfield & Swire: Badoglio, who was sent out soon Mr. J. Prentice.
after the Invasion of Abyssinia. De Bono has got first in the field with his book to show that a great deal of Marshal Badoglio's success was due to his careful pre- paration
New residents at local yesterday were as follows:- At the Gloucester:
At
hotels
the Peninsula: From Shanghai: Mr. P. H. Oates, of the Chinese Maritime Cas toms; Mr. L. H. Dopson, of Thos. Cook & Bon, Ltd. From New York: Mr. R. Anopol. At the Hong Kong Hotel:
Totals... 18:
25 42
25 42
It will be noticed that no battle- ships are included as "advancing" during 1936. These ships cannot be laid down until the beginning of next year under the terms of the London Naval Treaty of 1930, but a great deal of work is now Munich, Oct. 25." being done on the construction of Immediately after having a-armour plate and gun mountings Candidates are advised to com municate with the Adjutant,
dressed the pressmen on Sunday. for the vessels.
*VE 866,000 ADVANCE WORK Royal Military College, Sandhurst, From France: Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Count Clano left for Rome by
This work to ensure that there J. Coutin Hong Kong, 23rd October, 1936. from whom coples of the syllabus
thall be no delay once the keels
By Order" of the Committee.
A. K. MACKENZIE, Hon, Secretary.
can be obtained.
From Shanghai: Mr. E White-
house
From Siam: Miss V. Sapanit. From Holland: Mr. J. Coster.
From Haiphong: Mr. Girard.
plane
Transocean News Service.
After partaking of luncheon and enjoying the kind hospitality of the instructors of the Artillery School,
or
found not only understanding of their difficulties but the fullest readiness to help by giving as- surances that the action of the French Government would not be followed by any deliberate depreciation
the pound sterling or the dollar. The result of that was that this most essential step forward was taken not in a cloud of uncer- tainty, but to the accompani- ment of declarations by three of the strongest financial Powers in the world, which had created advance in fresh hope for an
international co-operation. He had been agreeably surprised at the quickness with which the world seemed to have grasped the implications of these com-
they mon declarations-what meant and what they did not mear
ท
They ald not mean that there was any further understanding between the three countries.
was conveyed in that which their declarations. They did not mean that any of them sought an advantage for itself at the expense of others or the world. They did not, mean that there had been any change in the general policy of this coun- try or of the United States.
It was Sterling was st!!! free.
unlinked to gold or to any other currency. There was no altera- tion in the credit policy neces- sary to preserve the Internal prosperity of this country or of the other countries of the British Empire.
But the world was quite right to see in these three declarations a community of views as to the need for the revival of interna- torial trade and as to the nature of the first step necessary if we were to move in the right direction.
The next step was already in-
dicated by the Economie Com- mittee of the League of Nations. We welcome most heartily the an- French the nouncement by Government of their desire to follow up the reduction of duties certain and the abolition of quotas, which they had already effected by the elaboration of a new Customs tariff from which quotas would be entirely ex- cluded.
This
year expenditure on the Defence programme was rising so rapidly as to outweigh any reasonable probability of it being counter-balanced by a corres- ponding expansion of revenue. The Government believed that the greatest contribution they could make to the cause of peace was the creation of a strong, Britain.
China's Ambassador
To Russia
Shanghai, Oct. 25. Mr. Chiang Ting-bat, China's to newly appointed ambassador Russia, together with his wife and two sons and secretary and staff, departed from Shanghat for his post yesterday:
He was seen off by Mr. Wu Teh- chen, Mayor of Shanghai, Mr. Mr. Wang Ching-ting, Mr. Cheng Loy, the Eussian Ambassador and
Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang invited many others. General Heung Kon-ping and all Chinese Evening Presi the members of the party to a welcome dinner in the evening.
It is also reported that General Heung Kon-ping and party will leave for Hankow in three or four days time to continue their in- vestigations.
Chinese Evening Pres.
are laid is reflected in the fact that £103,360 la to be spent on each of these ships during the cur- rent financial year.
STATION-TO-STATION 'BUS SERVICE
Non-stop Across London
The main line railways, in co- operation with London Transport, are instituting a new service, of
motor
&Cross -non-stop
'busea London, inking up King's Cross, Bt. Faneras, Euston, Marylebone for ships other than battleships, as
and Paddington with Victoria and are also numerous wets of fire coWaterloo stations.
Armour plate and gun mount
ings are also under construction
trol
and other instruments re- quired for the modern warship,
In addition to the requirements for actual building, satisfactory progress is being made in the building up of reserves of stores and ammunition. There is a great amount of leeway to be made up in these reserves, for. a3 WAS stated when the "Morning Post exposed the condition of the De- fence Services läst January, the Navy had been forced to exist for years upon old stocks which were not made good
There will be frequent services connecting with the arrival and departure of the principal main line express trains and with boat trains. The single fare will be one ahilling for adults and six- Pence for children between any two main line stations.
The vehicles are of a new type of observation saloon which carry 20 passengers and 15cwt. of lug- gage. The "buses are of royal blas colour, with the words: "Inter- station" da sach side.
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