HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.
LADIES RECREATION
NOTICE.
CLUB
The Stock Exchange will be The Annual General Meeting closed at 12 Noon on the 22nd. of the above Club will be held at 23rd. and 24th." last. Race the Ladies Recreation Club on Days. Friday February 26th at 5.30
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The auction of newspapers &
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LIMITED
Notice is hereby given that the Eighteenth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Registered Office of the Com pany, No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, at 3 p.m. Saturday, the
magazines will be held at the HONG KONG EVENING 6th March, 1937, for the purpose
conclusion of the meeting.
M. E. OLIVER,
Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1937
20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th
February, 1937.
On Saturday, 20th, Monday, 22nd and Tuesday, 23rd Febru. ary, the first bell will be rung al 11.00a.m.,
and the first race Оп will be run at 11.30. w. DIE. Wednesday, 24th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the first race will be run at 12 o'clock NOON, and on Saturday, 27th February, the first bell will be rung at p.m., and the first race run at
2.00 p.m.
1.30
The tiffin interval will be taken after the fifth face on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and after the fourth race on Wednesday,
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently display. ed 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 includ- log tax for the Meeting (ladles $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) | are obtainable through the Secre- tary upon introduction by a member, such member to be res- peasible 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 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A Umited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Tel 21920.
INSTITUTE.
The Institute will re-open ou Monday, 1st March, 1937. Pro- vision will be made for instruc tion in Book Keeplag, Electrical Engineering, English, Field Sur veying, Shorthand, Teachers' Classes and Trade Classes.
Entry Forms and copies of Prospectus may be obtained at the Education Department, Cen. tral British School School.
or Trade
of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1936.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday. 27th February 1937 to Saturday, 6th March, 1937 (both days loclusive) during which period 110 transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the
Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Director. Hong Kong, 15th Feb., 1937.
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J. RALSTON,
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC LONDON LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
HONG KONG CENTRE. The following are the dates of the forthcoming Examinations:-
PRACTICAL (Vocal and Instru.
mental Music) about 10th to 27th May, 1937, "
Last day of Entry 28th February, 1937. THEORETICAL (Paper Work) on
19th June, 1937. "
Last day of Entry 5th March, 1937. Regulations, Oficial List of Pieces and Studies, Entrance Forms and Information on Application to the Local Secretary.
J. E. Anderson,
0% ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD., Ice House Street, Hong Kong,
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Offices, P. & 0. .Buildlog, on Thursday, 11th March 1937 at 11 am, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December 1936 and electing Di- rectors and Auditors.
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Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road. Central Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street
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The Daily Press.
HUNG KONG, FENRUARY 23, 1937.
Rising Prosperity
SIXTH OF NAVY
OUT OF ACTION
Ships Under Repair
Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated in reply to a question in the House of Com- mons that apart. from ships of the reserve fleet, which are maintain- ed at varying periods of notice for sea, about 16 per cent. of the ships of the navy are at present not in all respects ready for sea owing to being under repair, rent or altera- tion.
"A certain percentage of ships," he added. "must always be under reft, and the percentage at pre- sent is not abnormal."
The fact that nearly one-sixth
of action would be
ordinary abnormal in
circum-
of our naval tonnage is tempor- arily out stances, but it is the inevitable sequel to the 15 years during which the normal development of the
To the many who believe that, given freedom from any major disturbance, the international year 1937 will see the trade wave reaching heights beyond those touched in 1986, the course of the commodity markete sa in-navy was arrested by international dicated by the most recent Bri- tish figures, will afford encourage-
ment.
Rubber has risen above 11d a pound; metals have been all quoted at higher rates; wheat options have been higher by 20 a cental.
With the axception of sugar and silver there is none of the ordinarily quoted commodities which has not advanced in price during 1936. In the case of rub ber, which has had a rise of 70 per cent., restricted output has been in operation, but wheat, with a rise of 95 per cent, and wool and cotton, which have also increased in value, have de- pended solely upon demand.
treaties and national economy.
CAPITAL SHIPS
At present four capital ships are undergoing large repairs, and in the near future two more (Queen Elizabeth and Valiant) will be paid off into dockyard control for the
or
same purpose.
Other
vessels undergoing. about to undergo reconstruction
are several cruisers of the 10.000 tons County
class; the four cruisers of the Hawkins class and
escalator
the Ave "C" cruisers which were recently saved from the scrap heap by invoking the clause of the 1930 London Treaty. Further, the retention of many
over-age destroyers involves the
temporary withdrawal of several of
these vessels for boiler retubing and other repairs.
The First Lord's statement merely emphasises the fact, weli known in naval circles, that the A main effect of the improve-nghting strength of the Navy at any given moment is considerably below the figure indicated by official returns of ships available.
CHINESE
TURKESTAN
INVADED
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed froment in price is that the pro- 27th February to 11th March ducers of primary products are 1937, both days inclusive, dur. obtaining more for their goods, Ing which period no Transfer of this being well reflected in the Shares can be registered:
town of the markets is Australia. Canada and New Zealand parti. ularly. There is a wide distri- bution of new purchasing power
Naning. Feb. 21. among those whose buying gives
Information has reached the strength to manufacturing in-
Government that about one thou- dustry. In due course that im-sand Mongolian natives, under the provement will be shown in an leadership and direction of a cer- increase of export trade the one tain foreign power, have entered feature that is not satisfactory in Ala Shan Mountain, Britain's trade statistics. Bri-
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GIBB, LIVINGSTON
& CO., LTD., Agents.
Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora. Hong Kong, 18th February, 1937. tion will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 27th HONG KONG/AUSTRALIAN tain has bought largely of raw
February, 1937, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1936,
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 15th February to Saturday, the 27th February, 1937 (both days inclusive) dur ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
On uo pretext will children be permitted in either enclosure Hong Kong, 8th February, 1937. 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- including ladies, and is payable
at the "Gate,
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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN
GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Queensland),
Soldiers and sailors in uniform | DECLARATION OF INTERIM
are admitted to the Public En. closure at $1.00 per day including
tax.
B
DIVIDEND
NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of six pence the
1937
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FREIGHT CONFERENCE
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
RATES OF FREIGHT
NOTICE has been received to the effect that rates on cargo for New Zealand transhipped at Australian parts after 15th April will be increased by 10 per cent.
Through rates will accordingly be increased from Hong Kong as from 16th March. 1937.
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL
LINE. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S.CO., LTD. BURNS PHILP LINE. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, [5062
materials for a steadily improving home market and for rearma- ment.
The alarming report is being circulated that these Mongo! in-
vaders are going to permanently occupy the land.
The Sinklang (Turkestan) auto- Com- instructed the
missioner of the Department of Reconstruction to immediately proceed to the locality to inves- tigate and report for diplomatic
Those from whom Bri-rities have tain is buying at bigher prices should in the ordinary course be come customers for what Britain is manufacturing.
At the moment what is hap. pening is that men with foresight are buying commodities in the
action.
Chinese Evening Press.
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confident anticipation that there Steel For U.S. Navy will be no check to rising pros-
Washington, Feb. 22. perity during 1937.
After an announcement that the The same influence can be seen | Carnegie linols Steel Corporation at work in the improved demand had agreed to furnish steel to the for shipping and the higher Tennessee Valley Authority under freight rates that are being the terms of the Walsh-Healy Act, obtained. To raise commodity the Department of Labour asked the United Steel Corporation, of prices has been a main object of
which the Carnegie concern is a Government policy both in this country and in the United States. Help in that direction has been afforded by the various restriction DR. FILOMENO MARIA schemes for metala, rubber and GRACA "OZORIO, late of tea.
Torres Building, 1, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, Medical Practi- tioner, deceased.
No.
All
persons having claims against the estate of the above named deceased are requested to send particulars thereof forth with to the undersigned.
Dated the 22nd day of Feb. ruary 1937.
ST. ANDREW'S WEDDING
BIGG WITHER-PATTULLO
Photograph taken of Lieut. J. D. Paitullo, R.E. and Miss J..
O. Bigg-Wither after their wedding at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon yesterday afternoon.
Dressed in a classic gown, worth. A pretty wedding was solemniz- ed yesterday at St. Andrew's with satin crepe and a cowl neck Church
tight fitting sleeves. Miss Jean Orde and when Bigg-Wither became the bride of bride's wedding dress was further
Lt. James
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the
Douglas Pattullo, R. enhanced by an old Limerick lace vell, and she carried a bouquet of The bride-la, the daughter of the white carnations, late Mr. R. W, B and Mrs. Bigg- The bridesmaids were attired in wither, of 20: Lathbury Read, Ox-pink net picture frocks with puf- ford, while the bridegroom is the fed sleeves, pink sashes in wreaths son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. P. Pat- or plak and silver, a charming tullo, of 40, Coates Gardens, Edin- picture combination touched off burgh.
with silver shoes. They carried The Misses Isobel Durran. An- Victorian poates of pink sweet gela Thomas, and Clare Baden were peas. the bridesmaids, and the duties of best man wera ably performed by Mr. J. P. Shearer.
Mr. Rupert Baldwin was at the organ and rendered appropriate music,
Lt. Col. L. C. Reid, R. E., the
For her going away dress thre bride's uncle. gave her away, and the matron of honour was Mrs. L. bride chose navy blue tailored
frock with a red belt and a blue . C. Reld.
The Revs. J. R. Higgs and G. Hhat, and a lovely fur coat. Bateman
The honeymoon is to be spent were the onciating
In Japan. clergymen
"Caution Should Be Withdrawn"
Afraid Of Playing Usual Game
ministered by the aforesaid Com- mittee to all the players who took part in the game."
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"The caution was given con- siderable publicity and the pla
They yers are very indignant.
"FAR-REACHING EFFECTS" consider it most unjust that quite innocent members of both After touching upon the alleged teams should be penalised in fu- Injustice of the caution it adds: understand the effects are ture games as the findinga state the general caution administered already being felt by the Fulham will be taken into consideration. F.C., the players being afraid of
**They feel that this is a playing their usual game for fear " stain upon them and should be of the consequences, which withdrawn at the earllest pos- have far-reaching effects.""" alble moment for the benefit of Then comes the request for the caution after the players, the clubs and the withdrawal of the
which the letter concludes: game."
LOYALTY TO FA
The above is an extract from a letter of protest sent by the Asso-
1.
may
"I can assure you that the Man-
subsidiary, to set aside two plants clation Football Flayers Union to agement Committee of my Union
to furnish the Navy with steel un- der the same terms, that the deadlock between the Navy and steel manufacturers may
Labour Department officials hope
thus be broken —– Reuter.
the Football Association
The letter was sent on behalf of the Players' Union by the secret-
ary. Mr. James Fay, and was ad-
dressed to Mr. S. F. Rous, Becret- ary of the F.A. It begins:
"I was recently called to Ful- ham, by the players of the Ful- ham Football Club members of this Union who took part in this
are whole-heartedly in support of: the F.A. in having our National game played in the true spirit in true British sportsmanship, and they could not have more loyal supporters to assist in the elimina- tion of rough play on the field, By all means deal with such; but do"- not tarnish innocent players.","
The members of the Fulham team are members of the Players' Association, but the members of against the general caution ad- Tottenham Hotspur are not.
Nature itself is now playing a part in the process. The "super- abundant crops of wheat, other cereals and cotton that marked ed rise in prices." The old match, and I have been instruct the years of depression and led theory that increases in the costed to forward & strong protest to large accumulations of stocks of raw materials must inevitably have been followed by a period be reflected in the cost of mand- of comparative scarcity. World factured articles did not allow harvests during the next few for the great savings that can be
B сап nonths will, so far as
made when goods are produced calculated, fall short of actual by continually improving ma- consumption. Simultaneously the chinery. A new factor has come demand created by more active into play. Large-scale produc industry and reduced anemploy: tion leads to a reduction of costs [ment will be greater.
that may offset higher prices for raw materials.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate per share on account of within the precincts of The Hongancial year ending 31st March, has been declared by the Kong Jockey Club during the
Directors of the Company in Race Meeting.
Tiffins will be obtainable in Brisbane, payable on 12th March, the Restaurant in the Public 1937 to shareholders on the Regis ters at Brisbane and Singapore Enclosure.
on 11th March, 1937.
NOTICE is also hereby given Passes for Servants will be that the Singapore Transfer Re issued on application to the Secregisters will be closed from Friday, tary, 1st floor, Exchange Build 5th March, to Thursday, 11th
March, 1937 (both days, inclu LOCAL MAPS Prices for primary products can earnings of the individual worker
Ing.
SERVANTS' PASSES
Aby persons found loitering give), for the preparation of
with Servants' passes in their Dividend Warrants. possession will forfeit the same
and will be removed from the
Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.
Hong Kong Bank Chambers,
LEO. D'ALMADA & CO., Solicitors for the Executrix. David House,
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Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria, New Territories.
World conditions have so far changed in the present century
Statistics of age increases
that the phenomenon of rising during the past year show that
are
be contemplated without the fear in it adversely
that it will be attended by a affected. serious rise in the cost of living.
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rise in commodity
In a recent report of the Direc. prices may be welcomed us an tor of the International Labour | omen of further improvement in Office the claim was made that, world economic conditions. It taking the world over, "indus will add to the buying powers of trial production. la rapidly immillons whose poverty has been being reduced without any, mark« in markets.
Hong Kang, 15th February, 1937. Singapore, Sth February, 1937 AMONG DAILY PRESS. | proving and unemployment is | a principal cause of the depression
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Commander and Mrs. Salter photographed at the sanost race meeting