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4, Des Voeux Road, Central.
ADVERTISEMENTS THE CHINA
NOTICE
NOTICE by mutual arrange. ment Mr. P. Nettle has severed his connections with this Com .pany...
MALCOLM & CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
FIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY, LTD..
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
that
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the SIXTY. EIGHTH ORDINARY YEAR-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1937.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
The Public are hereby notified of the following Traffic arrange. ments which will be, enforced for the official embarkation at 11 a.m. of H.E." Sir Andrew Calde. K.C.M.G., C.B.E., at cott, Queen's Pier on Friday, the 16th April.
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1. Connaught Road Central fram" Pedder Street to Jackson Road will be entirely closed to Vehicular Trafic from 10.30 .. to 11.40 a.m. (approx.).
2. Motor
Editorial and Business Ofice:
15-19. Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 24511.
London Omee: 53. Fleet Stree
E.O. 4
The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, APRIL 16, 1937.
AN IMAGINARY PLOT
The Japanese press pretends to be alarmed at the decision of the Chinese Government to deve lop the island of Hainan. As Hainan belongs to the Chinese Government this alarm would seem to require some explana tion, but the explanation given is not likely to remove one's
Cars conveying guests to Queen's Pler will pro ceed by way of Jackson Road to the Hong Kong Club where the guests will alight and walk to the Pler. Cars will be parked in Connaught Road Central, cast wonder. of the Hong Kong Club.
until 12 noon.
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T. H. KING, Inspector General of Police, 15th April, 1937. Hong Kong.
It is all, apparently, a British
HOSPITAL
NEEDS IN
HONG KONG
Critical Report By Dr. Wellington
such 25 WES
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DYSENTERY SCOURGE
(Continued from Page 1.)
MOTOR STRIKE IN CANADA
No Indication Of .
Settlement
Ushawa, Apr. 13.
States. Mr. Harry Carmichael, vice-president "of the General Motors, has made public s tele- Fram sent to the Corporation's office in England regretting that. he could give no definite informa- tion when the General Motors trouble in Canada would be settled,' adding that any "further orders immediately required will have to be obtained from the United States planta.
Crown Solicitor is at present en- gaged in drafting the amendment which I hope to sak the Council
The strike has forced the Gener- to pass at the next meeting.
RI Motors of Canada, to turn over NO OFFICAL PLANT
their rush export orders to their In a sessional paper tabled in "For the information of the gamliated works in the United Legislative Council yesterday. Drneral public and of the owners of A. R. Wellington disclosed that dairies. I would add that it is not the refusal of Government to
proposed that the Government Fos-ahould allow the Queen Mary
provide pasteurisation pital to be paid from a loan plant. Leaving out the Dairy allowed for the Farm Company, which has recently new gaol and the new water works announced that it intends to con- 'caused conafderable embarrass-tinue to pasteurise its milk, the
ment to his Department.
dairies in the Urban Area fall into "Something like a million two main groups; 19 dairies at year had to be spent from revenue Diamond Hill, Kowloon, and 9 to meet the expenses of the dairies in the Tai Hang District, building, and items desirable for a Hong Kong. If each of these com- hospital but not essential had to paratively small dairies is unable be left out," he said.
to provide its own pasteurisation plant it is suggested that paa teurisation can be carried out in a common plant run by a company or by a group of dairies working on co-operative lines, as is done In Calcutta. The period of grace between the present and July 1st, 1938, should give these small dair tes sufficient time to effect the necessary organisation. They will, I trust, realize that public health
The Report discloses that the nnancial depression which com- menced in 1930 had considerably delayed health progress in Hong Kong.
"A new mental hospital, a new infectious diseases hospital, a løper asylum, much needed extension to the Kowloon Hospital, urgently required accommodation and equipment for radiological work and a teaching health centre near
the University could not be pro- "ded." he said
"Proposals for increase of staff had to be very carefully scrutinis- ed. Provision for the emoluments of a Sentor Health Officer, a post essential for the proper running of the scheme, was cut out of the estimates."
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3. No parking will be perplot. mitted in Jackson Road; Wardley Hainan is a large island off the Street north of the Statue, or coast of Kwantung province and Connaught Road Central between is the southernmost portion of Queen's Pier and Star Ferry land belonging to China. Bat Hainan is only 300 miles south of Hong Kong and therefore must be (according to the Japanese mind) of vital strategic (One importance to Britain. may point out here that it is a
Proposals to erect health centres 5193 great deal nearer the coast of in the New Territories had to be
French Indo-China, but that does abandoned, it is also disclosed. OVERLAPPING WORK. not matter.}
Complaints regarding overlap- Britain, then, has persuaded ping between the Government
Department
the Government to Medical
and Health the Nanking
Department are Urban contained in a Report on the Public Health Organisation of Hong Kong, made by Dr. A. R. Wellington, Director of Services, and tabled in Legislative Council yesterday.
LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
LY MEETING of the Company THE HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI HOTELS, 5187 will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, at 2.50 p.m., for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1936, and of declaring Dividends,
NOTICE Mr. H. M. Howell has joined our staff and will sign as Branch Manager, "
MALCOLM & CO., LTD. | etc.
5188 The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be A. S. WATSON & CO., CLOSED from 29th MARCH to
'LIMITED.
HEREBY
16th APRIL, Both Days inclu
sive,
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager,
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the FIFTY. -SECOND Annual Ordinary Gen.
eral Meeting of the Company Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937. -
Isince its registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 20th April, 1937, at 11.30. A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st October, 1936;"
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
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NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company (Ex. change Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on Thurs day, the 15th day of April, 1937, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac- counts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1936, confirming the appointment of a Director and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.
develop the island because, she hopes to secure military conces sions there in return for financial assistance: Hainan, says one paper, would provide Britain with "a splendid air base. Whether this is true or not one cannot say-Hainan appears extremely mountainous, but even if it were true Japon need hardly worry for Hainan is three hundred miles farther away from Japan than Hong Kong, which can already be teed as a British, air base.
In any case, there is not the least evidence that Britain has considered the question, ever and all that is known is that the Nanking Government is going to spend about £2,000,000 in deve- loping the island for economic purposes.
The Transfer Books of the
The whole scare, indeed, seemna Company will be closed from Wednesday, the 31st March, to be a considerable feat of 1937, to Thursday, the 15th imagination born out of jealousy April, 1937, both days inclusive. and suspicion.
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary.
SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTY. FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY Hong Kong, 4th March, 1937. MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, of
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 15th day of April to Wednesday, the 21st day of April, 1937, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS | at 2.55 p.m., for the purpose
& SON,
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 6th April, 1937.
5175
UNION INSURANCE „SOCIETY" OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS"
5094
receiving the Report of the BROWNIES SAY
Directors and the Statements of
Account to 31st December, 1936, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days incin sivė.
By. Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager,
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB A
5188
NOTICE IS HEREBY Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937. GIVEN that the ORDINARY | · · YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Balld- ing, Hong Kong," on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937 at 2.30 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of "Account to
GOOD-BYE
Miss Joy Walch Entertained
J
If one did not know what extraordinary ideas the Japanese sometimes conceive concerning the intentions of other Powers one would be tempted to suppose that they themselves had ideas on the subject of "developing"
Hainan.
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NAVAL OFFICERS LEAVING
The following Naval officers are leaving the Colony after service on the China Station. In the Dorset shire" on Friday:—.
Medical
"Small in area" but of consider- able importance politically and commercially. Hong Kong is at the same time a fortress with a naval mercial city with a large port. It a Liverpool and Birkenhead for South China.
base and an air base and a com--
"The public health problems are chiefly those of a large commer- cial port which in other colonies wou'd be successfully administer- ed under a municipal form of government.
"But just as there is no room in Hong Kong for a Municipal Gov-
addition ernment in
to the
Colonial Government, so there is no room for a Government Medi cal Department and in Urban Health Department working inde- pendently under different heads.
"The position of the Director of regard to Medical Services with the Urban Council and the Bani- tary Department is not yet satis- factory.
of Health.
must come first.
Meanwhile, Mr. Hepburn bas asked the Cabinet in Toronto to support the policy in opposition to the C... or "resign.". Demanding united support from the Cabinet, Mr. Hepburn declared that the forces of Mr. John Henry Lewis and communism were marching together, and "we are going to hold back the spread of coin- munism in this province as long as I am here." The Premier add- ed that he had arranged for the augmentation of the emergency police force in Toronto after the discovery that "communists from outside were ready to take an in- creasingly active part in the Oshawa situation.”
"When the Crown Solleitor has drafted the amendment it will be circulated to the Council and, as I said before, I hope to be in a position to move its adoption at the next meeting. Opportunity will then be given to members to de-ed to-day, 48 employees reported
bate on the measure proposed:
DRY BATTERY FACTORIES The proposal made by Mr. Todd at the last meeting that owners of dry-battery factories should be notified that the Council would not licence factories in tenements. and that buildings outside offen sive areas would only be licensed providing they were entirely self contained and that no people lived on the premises, and that this pro- podal come into force on January 1. 1938, was dealt with. It was adopted by the Council
When the spare parts depart- ment of the Oshawa factory open-
for work and were hooted by 3,500 strike plekets-- Reuter!
OFFER TO INTERVENE
-Oshawa, Apr. 14.
Dominion The offer of the Government to intervene in the General Motors atrike which was accepted by the strikers. on Mon- day was apparently ignored by the employers of General Motors who promised a reply to the offer yes- terday and have so far not done
so, according to Mr. Alex. Hall, Mayor of Osahwa. Mr. Hall has accordingly telegraphed the Minis- ter of Labour. asking the Depart- ment of Labour to intervene and And out whether the General
After Mr. Todd's proposal was adopted, the Hon. Dr. 14 Shu Fan remarked that he should like to call the attention of the Council to agreeable or not that the dry-battery trade was a comparatively new one. and though it must go under the usual
Reuter.
by-laws, etc. It should receive EMBEZZLEMENT "ympathetic treatment In view of the fact that this trade has given employment to about 3,000.
He, therefore, would like to see that it was placed on record that this trade should receive consideration.
S.P.C. RETURN ~THANKS
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
ALLEGED
Charge Against Employee
ex
Chul Chi Kong, 22 years, up- peared before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday
a charge of afternoon on bezzling guilders 7,000 and HX 83,000 from the Wing Fat Co. Mr. E. H. Williams appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. Nigel appeared for the defence.
On being cross-examined by Mr. Nigel, witness sald: did pro-. duce certain books in Medan when made a statement to the Court, They were English copies of the firen's account book's kept Singapore by the accused," and based on figures, submitted by him. I have brought the original coptes with me here in Court."
in
In connection with the recent charity ball at the Peninsula Hotel, the Women's Auxillary of the Bo- ciety for the Protection of Children wishes to express grateful thanks to Mr. A. K. Dimond for helping
Mr. E. J. Bickford gave evidence with the organisation and provid ing a prize of chocolates; to Mr of having received a letter from Consulate 11 "Provision for the emoluments A, Krilovsky for designing the the Nederlands of a Senior Health Officer having
programme cover; to Mr. Ho of the Medan together with enclosures,
which he showed the Court. been deleted from "the estimates. Connaught Printing Press, for ar
Mr. To Tal Po, manager of the had to perform the duties of that the Director of Medical Services ranging to have the programmes
printed to Mr. Erik Nelson iar Wing Fat Co. in Singapore, stated officer in addition to his own
helping with the cabaret to Mr. G. that he identified the accused in More than a year's trial of the Goncharon and Mrs. A. McKean the Victoria Gaol on March 18. scheme proved that it cannot pos-
for cabaret numbers: to Messrs. He had known the accused since sibly be carried out fully without Dodwell and Co. for two bottles of 1931.
E Senior the appointment of
whisky as prizes; to the King's Health Officer or Deputy Director Theatre for tickets; to Norman Brooks and his band; to Mr. Chan "The Director of Medical Ser-Wing, of Singapore, for a donation vices has to spend so much time
of $200; and to all others who in at the desk dealing with Urban any way assisted. Council and Sanitary Department minute papers that there WES Commander R. M. Ellis (Delight) little left for inspections: or for enforcement Commander J. E. Broome (Rain- superintending the
Mr. Bun Kwong Ng, manager, of bow) Lleut-Cdr. B. E. Kendall and observance of the various
.Following the Legislative Coun- the Wing. Fat Co. in Hong Kong (Duncan) Lleut-Car. N. L Dwane ordinances relating to the publie (Diamond) Lieut-Cdr. E. P. Hin-health as laid down in the Urban ell meeting yesterday afternoon, a stated in evidence that he knew meeting of the Finance Commit- the defendant eight or nine years Council Ordinance. ton (Defender) Lieut-Cdr. R. C. 8. (Regulus) Lieut. M.
"The Banitary Inspectors were tee was held when supplementary ago, and that he was employed by him in the Hong Kong branch Garwood.
not grouped under the Health votes totalling $134,606 were ap- Lieut. A
He (accused) (Hermes)
three years ago. Johnstone
Officers as laid down in section 6 proved. Kennett (Medway) Lleut. R. M. T.
was later transferred to the office of the Public Health Sanitation) Regarding a vote of $15,000 're- Peacock (Regulus) Lieut. J. E
(Phoenix) Lieut. 8. R Ordinance but continued to carry quired to rebuild a British Section in Medan where he was a canvas- on as they had done under the coach which was destroyed by fire ser and shroff. The Sun Ng Chun White. (Oswald) Lieut. E. J. O'Shea Public Health and Building Or on January 16, at Shak Lik Kau, was their agent at that time and
Lieut. J. Cochrane (Beamew) (Bruce) Lieut, C. 8. Battersby dinance of 1903, that is, they re-Chinese Territory, Hon, Sir Henry the accused used to remit money. (Duncan) Lieut, D.. A. B. Abdymained responsible to the Chair Pollock asked if there was any to the firm through them.
recovering this June 20 the agreement with the (Pandora) Ideut. J. F. R. Crews, direct through his Chief possibility of
direct. The accused was paid a (Osiris)) Lleut. E. Ingram (Band- Sanitary Inspector and not to the amount from the Chinese Section, Ban Ng Chun was cancelled and wich) Leut. R. E. Coltart (Pro-Health Officers as was intended and the Chairman (Hon. Mr. N. the defendant remitted, money
in the scheme.
L. Smith) replied there was not. *This part of the scheme,
Replying to Hon Mr. M. K. Lo, salary of guilders 102 monthly teus) Lieut. (E) E MU (Regent W. H. L. Blake (Tamar) Schmall, has falled to mature, and can- was
been a special enquiry into the then identified the account books B. Clark (Duncan) Schm. E. Held not mature until the Director's are by the Chinese authorities which were shown to him as those (Medway) Ca, Bos'n A. T. Board
sent to the accused in Medan on; ment was asked for and approved was still waiting for the report. (Medway) Wt. Tel LA Howes deputy for health, whose appoint and the Manager of the K.C.R. which contained accounts of goods
his orders. (Medway) Gr. A G. Samuel (Fal- mouth) Wt. Eng. C. E. A. Malt by the Secretary of State, is added (Olympus) Wt. Eng. E. Tickle (Medway)..
The little Brownles of the First Kowloon Pack had a very charm- ing farewell party yesterday for their popular Tawny Owl, Miss Joy Walch who is shortly leaving the Colony.
Twenty-are little girls in their pretty brown uniforms were pre-
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sent at the St. Andrew's Church Hall, where the party was held, Games were played and a short play was performed, entitled, "The Draft Programmes and Entry Story Of The Brownie," Those Forms for the Fourth Extra who took part in it were Molly Race Meeting to be held on Jack,
Venables, Fay Margaret SATURDAY, 24th April; 1937 Carrio, Dorothy Dawson and Jean 31st December, 1936, and or (weather permitting) may be ob. Hale; and the second Tawny Owl Surg-Lieut. D. P. Gurd' (Moth) Ca. probably the most Important of the Chairman said that there had plus guilders 50 for expenses. He
declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both. Days Inclu
sive.
By Order of the Board;
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
5136
this
(Miss Alvena Laihovetsky) tained at the Secretary's Ofice, responsible for getting up Exchange Building; the Clab charming entertainment.
After the play came tea and House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and then the Brownies presented Miss
Walch with a bouquet of cat nations, and a souvenir book in the Stables, Shan Kwong Road,
Entries close #1 12 'clock which the name of all her Brow NOUN on Thursday, 15th April, nies were loscribed
The Rev J. R. Higgs (Vicar of 1930.
By Order,
St. Andrews) and Mrs. Higgs and many of the mothers were present and as a finish to the afternoon the Brownies saluted their leader 5188 with the famous Brownie-Howl..
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
LADIES' GOLF
to the staff.":
Mrs. McGowan 92-14-78. Other scores were Mrs. Carner 92-13- 79, Mrs. G1more 92-12-80., *)
Bronze Division: New Course. Mrs Stewart 108-34-74. Other at Fanling on Tuesday, April 13. scores were Mr. Young 107-31— Suver Division: Old Course.76, Mrz. Armstrong 101-25-76.
The following are the results of the LG.U. Medal Competition held
NEW HARBOUR CONTRACT
Shanghai, Apr. 14. The Whampoa Harbour Develop ment Commission in Canton, has decided to award a $1,000,000 con- struction Company for the building tract to the Dutch Harbour Con-
At this stage the case was ad journed by his Worship for twenty four hours so as to fix á dennite date for the next hearing.
of a new harbour, it is reported here by the Central News Agency.
1938 The actual construction will be
Union News completed in Janus