HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
DVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.
JONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
H. K. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING,
1937
THE ANNUAL SHOW of FLOWERS aud VEGET. ABLES will be held at the 20th, "22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th
HEADQUAR-
Notice is hereby given that Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Be Shareholders in this Corpora
on will be held at the Head | VOLUNTEER Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 27th February, 1937, at 11.30 a.m. or the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors logether 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 jag which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
Directors.
TERS on TUESDAY, the 2nd MARCH, 1937, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m, and WEDNESDAY, the 3rd MARCH, from 10 a.m, to 4 p.m.
ENTRIES WILL DE. FINITELY CLOSE.at the Hon. Secretary's Office, Stack · Ex- change Building, Ice House Street, at NOON on THURS- DAY, the 25th FEBRUARY, 1937, but intending exhibitors are requested to SEND in THEIR ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
MEMBERS who have not yet By Order of the Board of paid their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Society are requerted to send $5.00 to the UNDERSIGNED.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1937.
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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED
A NOTICE IS HEREBY (GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET. ANG of HONG KONG TRAM
WAYS, LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong," on FRIDAY, the 26th day of February, 1937, at 12 e'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Com pany.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the RE GISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 13th to FRIDAY, the 26th February, 1937, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. (Hong Kong, 1st Feb., 1937.
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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. Building, on Thursday, 11th March 1937 at 11 a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December 1936 and electing Dk. rectors and Auditors,
The Register" of Members of the Company will be closed from 27th February to 11th March 1937, both days inclusive, dur. Ing which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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OF DIRECTORS,
GIBE, LIVINGSTON,
& CO., LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, 18th February, 1937.
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HONG KONG/AUSTRALIAN FREIGHT CONFERENCE
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
RATES OF FREIGHT
NOTICE has been received to the effect that rates on cargo for
1. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 3rd Feb., 1937.
R.
5005
G. B
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Publie Auction to be held on Monday, the 1st day of March, 1937, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tal Kok Tsui in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately alter the dis- posal of the lot the purchaser will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of one thousand dollars, $1,000.00 in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase price.
No. of Bale.
February, 1937.
On Saturday, 20th, Monday, 22nd and Tuesday, 23rd Febru ary, the first bell will be rung at 11.00 a.m.,
and the first race
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION...
IN THE GOODS of Emme- line Lines, fate of Stirling, Strathclyde, St. Michael in the Island of Barbados, Widow, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of Section 8 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 16th day run at of March, 1937.
will be run at 11.30a.m. On 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 1.30 Pm, and the first race 2.00 p.m.
25, 1937.
If Gossip We Must
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FASHION REVIEW AT THE RACES
Fog threatened on the second day of the races and there was a sprinkling of rain. Visibility was bad, but not bad enough to prevent my seeing a Many cama lot of attractive dresses. in coats and furs, and dark colours prevailed, but Inter in the day it be- care positively sultry, and those who chosen, lighter raiment. acored heavily.
It was
was delightful to see Mrs. Coltart out and about again looking well in apite very trim in black and white and a cleverly alung cape concealed the fact that her arm is still in a splint. Mag-
had
suit
of her bad accident. She was
with a flated collar and prettily tilted hat. Mrs Cavanagh Mainwaring
The tiffin interval will be taken } accordingly hereby required to a Croucher had the most
All creditors and others are pia colcurs were all the rage on g send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 17th day of Feb.,
after the fifth race on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and alter
the fourth race on Wednesday.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES Members are reminded that they and their Indies 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- ing tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the Secre. tary upon introduction by a member, such member to be res. ponsible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
1937.
JOHNSON, STOKES
MASTER, Solicitors for the proving Executrices,
also favoured black and white, and Mrs. Comptan looked marvellous in black white and crinkle- the retent small hat with a curving brim. I only saw Mr. Sedgwick in & the dim
he dim distance, but I think she had and a black hat. Mrs. Shaw wore maroon and brown and Mrs. Gilmore in brown and tan was very dainty.
The Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank Building, Hong Kong.
BIRTHS
PAUL-On February 17, 1937, a
the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Catherine Clair Paul, wife of W. B. B. Paul, a daughter, Helen
Clair.
a
Mrs. Sheldon and Mrs. Chubb photographed at the Races.
Mrs. Pethick had a black suit collar bolt of howurquoise, with
ed with gold. Mrs. Hardy was tailored in light gray, Mrs. Prentis in palest
fur
too
pinkins in a trim suit of blue
Mrs. Edgar Davidson was one of had a very elegant long slim coat in that hue Mrs. Mellor chose it and Mrs. those who trusted the weather, and
Attractive 'dress uf At Robertson, in tweels, also. Mrs. M. H. bad
Faire Betty Turner had an enchanting colour palest pink. scheme of
looked very dainty in strawberry and hat which
Pollock in bright blue matched her dress. Mrs. Harrop in under a cost caught my black, with a clasp of gold and pearl and Mrs was very smart and Mrs. Hazeland in check; and Mrs black with hive of palest pink threaded with silver. Mrs. Stanton were a magnificent cape of silver fox and a big posy of white flowers and Mrs. Robin Gordon was charmingly dressed as ever.
EXCITEMENT AND COLOUR
in a sedate
Kay, little frock of gray blue with quaker collar. Also Mrs in navy blue and white. They all looked charming. Mr. J.W. Alabaster brought his flancoe, (looking very gay and pretty Mrs. Cassidy had a smart, sleek little. suit of black ciree-satin, and Mrs Whitham had a very military air in blue and carist, (a most enchanting dress.)
ore a lovely stole of gray fox. Tam Pearce had becoming dark blue, with those attractive bigh 5045 shoulder-points and looked very tall and slim. Mrs. Dodwell wore a rest becoming
dress of navy patterned with brighter colours. Mra Seth Smith
chose aл
An unusual shade of gray- green complete
with swagger cost to The crowd at the Tuesday Races McLay brought her
seener bigger than over. Brilliant match. daughter
a beguiling Mignonne in a
sunshine and brighter dresses were costume of black with prettily frilled the order of the day. The flowers sleeves. Mrs. Kerr in almond green were marvellous and the band played and Mrs. Mackichen in leaf green both all the latest tunes. There were many looked extremely nice. Mrs. Burton tifin parties, but betting was keen so wore French grey and Mrs. Taggert
lawns were crowded all afternoon. had a very unusual dress of a very few stayed in the boxes, and the shade with bands of bright grass
His Excellency the Governor arrived before tifi dress
It was Leo Frost's lucky day, and worn by Lady Caldecott with a tunic of navy patterned in Mrs. Dunbar shared his good luck and white and a hat of white to match. led in one winner after another amid
Mrs.
J. J. Paterson had an unusual very great applause. It is sad indeed colour scheme of mingled jade And
to think that it is Leo's last Meeting blue with a belt of the two colours and for a long time and he will be terribly hat of green, which suited her mar-missed. Mr. Charles caused a lot of vellously. She was with Mrs. Croucher fun when he rode one pony as far as
NANCE-On February 17, 1937, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai,
black, Mre, Bousheld in dark green, Mrs. Archbutt, graceful in white and Mrs. Hansen in becoming tan colour and Mrs. Beibery in a slim long cost of dark blue, were keen race-goers very dark blue and Mrs. Pope in a
Mrs. Benson wore a flowered dress of
to Dr. and Mrs. Dana W. Nance. Edwards in daffodil green and and I admired the navy lighter shade and touch of soarlot.
a daughter, Florence Rush Nance IL LEWIS-On February 18, 1937, at the Country Hospital, Shanghal. to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Lewis a daughter, Leslie Alexandra.
ENGAGEMENT
The Secretary's Office 1st floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 FORESTIER-MCLORN.-The NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of uffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. f Boy, Tel 21920.
On no pretext will children be permitted in either enclosure PARTICULARS OF THE LOT during the first four days of the
Locality.
Kowloon Inland Lot Registry No.
No. 1877.
Canton Road and Junction of
Mong Kok Road,
Tai Kok Tsui.
Boundary
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
54,780
5066
PROBATE JURISDICTION
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.
Soldiers and sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public En closure at $1.00 per day including
tax.
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Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Tins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public
Enclosure.
"SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be Issued on application to the Secre tary, 1st floor, Exchange Build-
IN THE GOODS al William Hartigan, late of Oatlands Park Hotel Weybridge in the County of Surrey, Eng | ing. land, Medical... Practitioner, 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
state to the 16th day of March,
4,
AU Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date.
Dated the 17th day of Feb., 1937.
1937. New Zealand transhipped at Australian ports after 15th April will be increased by 10 per cent. Through rates will accordingly be Increased from Hong Kong as Trom 16th March. 1937. **AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL
LINE. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S.CO., LTD.
BURNS PHILPLINE. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
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JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Sole Executor.
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,
Hong Kong.
6044
"Any persons, found loitering with Servants" passes in thelr possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 15th February, 1937.
|
eng-
of Ge -agement la announced
offrey Gordon, son of E T. Fore- stler of London and the late Mrs. Forestier, and Patricia Sybil, only daughter of the late George Mc- Lorn, Chinese Maritime Customs and Mrs. Florence MeLorn of Shanghal.
DEATHS
Mra
yellow must surely have been thrilled when her husband's number came up for a big win, and I rather think that Mr. Fred Tracy could tell us some- thing about lucky numbers! Mrs. Dunbar had delightful costume of dark blue with wide cuffs and vest of
white cabroidered in whiberetary of Z. B. W. looked very smart and sender
white
and black, and that sweet radio singer, Mrs. Fortallion, noticeable in riffe-green.
in
part of the time and the latter looked the one
extremely aart in dark blue crinkle-hackers did not seem to mind too
with a wide collar of white much. crepe and a captivating hat to
match.
Mrs. Locks in gray and scarlet and a becoming turban hat of gray, and There was a very strong bina in
was I think, one of the lucky favour of fawn. Mrs. Keith Valentias,winners on Red Feather.
LORRY DRIVER
SOUGHT
lorry driver following an incident in Police are looking for a hit-and-run Shanghai Street, Kowloon, early yesterday morning.
HOWLETT-On February 16-1937,
at the General Hospital, Shang hal, R. C. Howlett. LEWIS.-On Thursday, February 18,
1937, at the Country Hospital, Lo Tang-ching the victim, was cros Shanghai, Leslie Alexandra, in-sing Shanghai Street when he was fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. struck by the lorry, which immediately accelerated and disappeared around a Leslie A. Lewis,
HOARE-On Feb. 10, 1937, at 28.
Platts Lane, Hampstead, Ellen Tun- nicliffe, widow of Joseph Charles Hoare, D.D.. 4th Bishop of Victoria. Hong Kong, in her 79th year.
Editorial and Business Onice: 15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel 30251, Night Editor (Wanchat Office):
Tel-24511.
corner.
order to
Oh what a surprise when Boolat Bay proved the winner. I saw a pretty young Chinese lady, and her. brother positively dancing with delight when they had drawn their winnings.
Colony Tennis Championship Begins On Monday
FULL PROGRAMME FOR WEEK
The Colony open, singles tennis, house; Chan Sing Toa. v. Y. C. championship commence on Mon- Lau. day, on the HKC.C. courts. Tsut Wal Put, the holder, will mee; H. N. Lée.
The complete programme 5 મફ
Eastern interests in decide on the beat methods of fo lows:
nction..
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WEDNESDAY
R. M. M. K.ng v. J. Thomson; H D. Rumjahn v. Luk Chun Cheong: T. C. Monaghan v. A. C. I. Bowker; Chambers v. Pool;
5. A. Gray v. B. Wong; Wong T. Ride v. W. M. Barton; Major Shiu Wing v. S. A. Hussain; S. A. J. D. Mine v. Leong Ping Chiu. Rumjaha y. A. L. Sullivan; E C. Fincher v. W. Hung: G. C. Burnett v. A. Crawford; B. C. M. Deane v.
The conference, which opened at Bandoeng in Java this month, will only concern itself with the traffic in women and children G. E Clarke; Firdos Khan v.. F and not with indigenous prostitu- Grose; Teul Wa! Pui v. H. N. Lee. The programme for the weck is tion. The two problems are not
as follows:.. absolutely separable, but every London Office: 53, Fleet Street country must be responsible for
H. Y. Ho v. D. Nickson; I. M. A. its own measures in combating Razack v. Wong Fuk Nam; Zu Tak prostitution, whereas any control Cheuk v. M. Pagh; A. Warr v. H. of the so-called "white slave P. Ong: Y. W. Lee v. Y. N. Tam, traffic" depends for success on G. W. Sewell v. R. L. D. Wode-
E.O. 4.
The Baily Press.
PLESS. international co-operation.
HONG KONG. FEBRUARY 20, 1037.
THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN
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The League of Nations has been persistent in its work to stop the traffic in women and
The 1932 report showed that the traffic at present mainly con-i sists of the transference of Oriental women and children, and that those white women who are attracted to the East are there because of the white popu- lation.
A really adequate system of control is difficult to enforce: Where absolute poverty is com mon, as for example among the
TUESDAY
Kwangtung Rice Shortage
Mr. T.V. Soong Assists In Relief Measures
THURSDAY
Wooding v. A. 8. Read: Dunnett v. E. M. Wood; V.. R. Gordon v.
Redmond; B. Bodiker v. F. H Kwok,
Williams; B. OM Deane v. F. A
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THURSDAY
E. M. Bryden v. LT. Ride; S. W. Liang v. Ma Chỉu Chong:: C. P. Ip y. George Choa: Evang v Andrews: G., B. R. Ivett v. F. V. Harrison: Wel Chung Y. 8. 8. Hussain
CHILD'S NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Sustaining severe injuries, a five- year-old Chinese girl was sont to the. Government Civil Hospital yesterday. The child was playing in the Hop Kee House in Lee Hing Lane, and ap- Nanking, Feb. 24.
vat of boiling water. As proached Owing to the poverty and distress the child clambered over one of the in Kwangtung Province due to rio onlookers gave a shoat of warning shortage it was decided by the Third
and seized her by the body. He was Plenary Session that Mr. T. V. Svong not in time to prevent the girl from Chairman of the National Economie coming into contact with the boiling Council and Chairman of the Board form a company with a capital of for the sole purpose of transporting rice for the relief of Kwangtung Province.
It is reported that Mr. T. V. Soong has already succeeded in raising the necessary capital for the formation of this company. Chinese Evening Press
of
6082 children, as well as tho control "white" Russian refugees in rectors of the Bank of China, should water, and she suffered scalds to the
LOCAL MAPS
of prostitution in individual countries.
Manchuria, it is almost impossi ble to stop either prostitution or the traffic in women...
In spite of many delays and deniala, the Governments of the Perhaps the best thing that can countries concerned have shown be done is to encourage institu- Peak District,
themselves prepared to co-operate tions which look after the women Kowloon,
in stamping out a horrible prac when they have been transferred tice. As a result of a League from their own countries. The Victoria,
Commission which reported in conference will no doubt follow New Territories, 1932 on the traffic in women and up this method, for it will be children in the Far East, it was attended not only by officials but |HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, decided to hold a conference to also by representatives of various
be attended by countries, with voluntary bodies.
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COL, H.C. HARRISON
arror and face.
Informal Artistic Meeting
The local Theosophical Society” is holding an informal artistic meeting where music and poetry: will be heard and paintings to be seen; the latter to be supplied
Kong
Working Colonel HC. Harrison leaves 3, by the Hong Thorpe Manor on 28th February. Artists Guild. This is a public as address until leaving the Co gathering and all are welcome at lony in mid-April will be The Hong Manuk Lodge, 18 Chater Road
Kong Cut
from 6 to 7p.m.