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HỤNG KONG, May 5, 1937.'
THE SIAN AFFAIR- By Madame Chiang Kai-shek
THE "LAST CZARINA"
Poland Refuses To Return Her Estate
Another chapter in the romantic life story
Countess of former Natalia Brassov. who was for twenty-four hours the last Czarina, has been written by the Polish Supreme Court, states the "Even- ing Standard."
After years of struggling to re- claim her former property in Po- land from the State, the court has finally dismissed her case.
She now faces extreme poverty. Born the daughter of a wealthy Petersburg lawyer, Natalia Serge-
jevna married a Russian stock- broker named Mamont, but was divorced after three years.
In 1911, the Czar's brother, the
Reports that Madanie Clang Kai-shek had been persuaded to give her account of the Sion affair have been long current, They are apparently correct and, Grand Duke Michael Alexandro- indeed, the book is expected to vich. met Natalia and was so 'im- pressed by her beauty that he be on the market in the early made all sorts of efforts to get part of May. It will, it is under-acquainted with her. stood, include the Generalissimo's But Natalia returned all the diary, "as translated by his wife flowers and presents her titled eventually and should prove to be an in- lover sent her. She teresting and informative volume, told him that the only reason she throwing considerable light on events many of which still remain in obscurity,
Madame Chiang Kai-shek's
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS | ADVERTISEMENTS literary ability has already found
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
PARTICULARS AND CON.
DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 10th day of May, 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 North Point, 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 after the dis posal of the lot the purchaser (if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will he present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, "$200.00 in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
1 No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Locality.
West of and adjoining No. 4955.
Inland Lot No. 3545,
Inland Lot
King's Road, North
Boundary
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As per
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Contenta in
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About
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illustration by articles contributed to English and American journ. als. It is also reported that she is contemplating bigger work which will be the first, authorized biography of her distinguished
The Ordinary General Meeting | husband. of the Shareholders in the above
Company will be held at the Company's "Offices, P. & O. Building on Wednesday, the 19th May, 1937.at Noon for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1936.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, the 15th May to Wed. nesday, the 19th May, 1937 both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1937.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
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Details" have not yet been finally settled but it is probable that the book will be brought out in the course of the year.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, as her friends know, has undergone a heavy strain by reason of the long touring undertaken by her in company with the Generalis sind. This was accentuated by the anxieties of Sian and by the unfortunate accident which led to the scorching of her arm by
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did not want his wooing was their
difference in social standing. and that she did not want to be the subject of a social scandal In Russia.
ELOPEMENT
Love however, proved stronger for the Grand-Duke than his social position. He renounced his family, titles and military rank as com- mander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, eloped and married Natalia in" Vienna.
The Czar was furious over the his
"irresponsible behaviour of brother. He officially ousted nim
from the Imperial family and bar-
red him from inheritance of his father's fortune.
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UNITED SERVICES HOCKEY CLUB
The final meeting of the Hong
Tournament Club took place at Kong United Services Hockey the Police Training School yester- day at 7.30 p.m.
Among those
present were the following:-Capt.
Russia
All frontier stations of were ordered not to admit the dis- loyal Grand-Duke Into the Russian Empire, again.
A year later. however, the Czar revoked the expulsion order and allowed his brother to return to Petersburg. When Michael pre- sented his beautiful wife to the Czar he immediately made her "Countess Natalia Brassov," in order to remove the unfavourable Impression that his brother was married to a commoner. The beauty and kindness of her man- ners soon made Natalia the centre of Petersburg court fe.
But Natalia was to enjoy her brilliant "career for only a short time. The war broke out, and in 1917 Czar Nicholas II. abdicated. He renounced his rights to the crown in favour of his brother, the Grand-Duke Michael. With TC- volution Baring up. Natalia had thus suddenly become Empress of Russia.
But within twenty-four hours, before he was even officially pro- claimed Czar, Michael had to re- nounce all claims to the Russlan throne.
He was deported to Siberia and later murdered by the Bolshevists.
Natalia managed to escape to Poland, where she lived for some months on a large Romanov estate near Czenstochau.
In November, 1918, the Polish Government decreed disappropria- tion of the entire property of the former Russian ruling house. This made the Grand Duchess practi- cally penniless.
She sued the Polish Government for damages-but her late hus- band's signature to his abdication document defeated her.
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF
GENERAL LIU
Sian Captor Of Gen. Chiang
Kai-shek Wounded
General Liu Pou-chuen, leader
an incorrectly dispensed lotion. Gwyder-Jones (Chairman), Babin the Stan mutiny, was wounded she is, however, making good. Dandy (Asst Secretary), and made on his life at Laiyang, a city Inspector Tyler (Secretary), Sgt. in his right ribs in an attempt progress to recovery of her normal Messrs. B. Ray of the Royal En- health and her inexhaustiblegineers, R. Singh of the Hong energy is such that even the pre- Keng University, J. A. Meaks of paration of a book is regarded by the Seaforths, Lieut. R. D. Mc
Clagen of the Seaforths, Lieut. her as a form of relaxation."
McClaffe of the HKS.R.A.. Sgt Reports of the Generalissimo's Dandy of the Royal Welch Fusi
the health are also reassuring, alliers. Mr. Borrowdle from though they are invariably qua- Tamar and Mr. W. A. Rix of the lified by the hope that he will Royal Air Force. Draft Programmes and Entry pay greater heed to medical in Forms, for the Fifth Extra Racesistence on the need for sparing himself. His dental troubles are Meeting to be held on Saturday,
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Chairman, Mr. Gwyder Jones, stated that the members and the committee would be hav- ing a dance at the Peninsula Hotel on Friday next which would
would be able to attend. Dancing would commence at 8.30 p.m. and would stop at 1 pm. four hundred tickets in circulation
There are
and it is hoped that they would
15th and Monday, 17th May, 1937 likely soon to be disposed of ine April 7 and he hoped everyone (weather permitting) may be ob. the manner familiar to those who now rely entirely on artificial tained at the 'Secretary's Office,
teeth. The extraction in his Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Heng case has been a specially difficult Kong Club; the Sports Club; and task but it is being satisfactorily performed and the final stages the Stables, Shan Kwong Road,
Entries close at 12 o'clock have been reached." NOON on Thursday, 6th May, 1937.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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ANCIENT RELICS DISCOVERED
be all sold by the time the dance was to be held.
The committee then voted for the best losers in the First and Second Division encounters. The best fasers in the First Divi- slon encounter were the Seaforth Highlanders, and in the Second Division were the Royal Engineers These two regiments would be Kaleng, May 3.
receiving a Cup and it is hoped The Central Government Ar-that they would be able to retain chaeological Party, who have been them during the matches played excavating at Hui Yan in Honan next year. Province, have unearthed at a little The First Division Shield was village in the An Ping district over won by the Royal Welch Fusillers. 180 pieces of priceless jade carvings and they also won the shield for of one, tigers, dogs and monkeys, the Second Division. They will be dating from the "Hsia," Shang" leaving the Colony shortly for and "Chow" perioda (Three Dynas- Saigon and it is hoped that some ties) of China's history.
other regiment would be able to It is estimated that these an- retain the Shield next year. elent jade relics are worth over The next meeting of the United $5,000,000 and so far, this is the Hockey Services Committee would cutstanding The Fifty-Sixth "Ordinary features of the Registrar-General's most valuable archaeological find be held in August and it will be General Meeting of Shareholders returns for the last quarter of last that the excavators have come the first Annual General Meeting will be held at the Offices of the year. undersigned on Tuesday, the
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MORE BABIES:
FEWER WEDDINGS
MORE BABIES BORN; FEWER WEDDINGS;. FEWER INFANTS DIE
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The number of babies born dur- Ing the quarter was 144,077, which
across.
It is reported that the whole collection has been removed to Nanking.
18th May, 1937, at Noon, for is 3,074 more than in the corres-Chinese Evening Press. the purpose of receiving the ponding quarter of 1935, and cor- responds to an annual rate of 14 per 1,000 population.
Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1936..
A bigger proportion of boys were born, the totals being 13,087 males and 70,090 females. This gives a
The Share Register and Trans-ratio of 1,056 males to 1,000 re-
fer Books will be closed from the males, compared with 1,048 males.
tėra.
NEW RECORD BY ZEPPELIN
Frankfurt-on-Main, May 3. The airship "Graf Zeppelin"
east of Loyang, states the "North China Daily Newa." His wife, who was with him at the time, was also wounded.
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ENCOURAGEMENT CANTON LEPER
OF INDUSTRIES
China Promulgates New Laws
Shanghal, May 4.
Laws aimed at the encourage-
PROBLEM
True Position Explained
Canton, May 4.
The authorities have now issued... ment of China's industries and strict instructions to the City Po- promulgated by the National Gov- Į lice to arreat all those circulating. ernment, calling for the" guaran-
false reports of the shooting of teeing of dividends to special con
lepers. cerns and granting subsidies to others indicated Nanking's anxiety to develop heavy industry.
Firms manufacturing motors; electrical goods, transportation equipment and liquid fuel, as well as engaging in metullurgy and ether designated Industries, may' ask the Government for a subaldy and a guarantee on dividends and debenture services. After examina- tion and approval by a special Government committee these privi- leges will be granted. The firm's paid-up capital must exceed $1,000,000.
The Government will guarantee a dividend up to 5 per cent, of the capitalization. Service on the de- bentures will similarly be guaran- teed up to 6 per cent. annually. The privileges will continue for a maximum of seven years.
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The payments are to be made in cash on the basis of the com- panies' annual production market prices. A special commit- tec is to be appointed to guide Chi- nese concerns engaged in special
LAUNCH OF
Quite recently the Provincial au- thorities have been devoting atten-
to tion
the municipal health measures and the purification of the City, necessitating the whole- aule rounding up of lepers.
These unfortunates have not been shot as falsely reported, but. after examination by "the health authorities have been sent to the leper asylums, and the segregation camp ad laland reserve at Ling Ting, where they are permitted to- live and cultivate the land for their own support under Govern- ment supervision.
This plan enables the lepers to find their own living, and live in each other's company till the day of their death
Besides, it frees the citizens of a dangerous social evil, and relleves, the Government of much trouble and expense.---
Chinese Evening Press.
fields to improve technically the subsidized industries.- Union News.
THE MANCHESTER
SHIP, CITY, AND REGIMENT
two boller rooms. A speed of over 32 knots is expected.
The building of this ship, and the orders for one smaller cruiser. four destroyers, and three mer-
Vessel's Composite chant-vessels now being completed
Badge
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by the firm, have brought.. much- needed work to the Hebburn dis- trict."
- THE BADGE The 9,300-ton cruiser Manches-
A liaison has already been ter; one of the three cruisers pro-established between the ship, the vided for in the 1935 programme city, and the Manchester, Regl-
and laid down little more than a
year ago, is to be launched from
the yard of Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co.. at Heb- burn-on-Tyne, writes a correspon- dent in the "Evening News."
The naming ceremony will be
ment, of which fifty-four batta- lions were in existence during the Great War-forty-two being shown In the Army List, and twenty- seven serving overseas, The re- giment suffered a loss in the
men killed in action or died of wounds.
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Manchester, Mrs. Toole, who will performed by the Lady Mayoress of Great War of 14.122 officers and
be accompanied by, the Lord Ma-
The ship's badge will be of the yor. The religious service is to be
usuai pentagonal shape for conducted by the Rt. Rev. James cruiser, surmounted by the name Geoffrey Gordon, Bishop Suffragan and naval Crow. The central of Jarrow. On the launching plat device, on a blue ground, consists form will be Colonel F. H. Dorling. of a globe with six golden bees the Man- taken from the arms of the City D.B.O.-the colonel of chester Regiment with Mrs. Dor of Manchester, and representing ing. and other representatives of
of industry the busy bees
en- the regiment. A selected party of
Around compassing the world.
five non-commissioned officers will be and outside the globe are on board the vessel during the
white fleur-de-lis-the badge of launch.
the Manchester Regiment.
THE SHIP
According to reports arriving in Shanghai recently, the attack was made at about 6 a.m. at Gene- rai Liu's Military Headquarters in Lalyang. The would-be murderer was killed, and so far has not been identified. A rigid enquiry into the incident has been opened.
General Liu, commander of the 105th Division. personally directed
The emblem seems first to have his troops in the capture of Gene- The Manchester, the Arst, re- been granted as a battle honour ral Chiang Kai-shek in December gular ship-of-war to bear the name to the 63rd Regiment (now the let last. He was made commander of and the seventy-second British war- Batt Manchester Regiment) after the 49th Army in the recent re-ship built by Messrs. Hawthorn, the capture of Guadaloupe from organization of the former North-Leslle, will be armed with 8-inch the French in 1759. It was worn Eastern Army under General
and 4-inch guns, besides a num- until after the Crimean War, but Chlang..
ber of smaller weapons and tor- was officially disallowed in 1856 General Liu arrived in Shang-pedo-tubes. The machinery con- because no written sanction for Mter nai, reaching the Lunghua Aero-sists of four independents sets of its use could be produced. drome, in a special plane shortly single-reduction turbines of the further applictaion the use of the after 8 p.m. He was taken to the latest Parsons type driving four fleur-de-lis was finally approved in 1923 as the head-dress badge for Orthopedic Hospital of Shanghai, screws.
852 Route de Zikawet, and his con- An astern turbine is Incor- all ranks, and on the collar of the dition at a late hour was reported porated in each low-pressure tur- service dress Jacket for officers of to be not very serious. The condi- bine, and cruising turbines are both Regular and *Territorial tion of General Liu's wife is said installed to ensure a high degree battalions. to be even less serious, as her in- turles were only slight,
£500 DIVORCE DAMAGES
A Man From Singapore Cited
As Co-Respondent
Agreed damages of £500 were awarded by Mr. Justice Bucknill in the Divorce Court to Mr. Ernest Fletcher, a sales manager, of Firs of the Club.
Thanks were expressed to those rcad, Kenley, Surrey, states the present at the meeting and to Sub-Evening News." Inspector Tyler for his able sistance and help during the year. He also mentioned that he hoped that the tournaments would be as popular as ever in the future.
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or fuel economy over long dis- Thus, in the first maan-war to tances. The machinery is designed bear the name Manchester, the to develop a total of 82,500 horse- arms of that important city are power, steam being supplied. by united with the crest of a re- four oil-fired water-tube bollers of 'giment with a most distinguished the three drum type arranged in record of service all over the world.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
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From May 5. to 11, 1837.
HIOR WATEL
Height
Height.
WEATHER REPORT
ROYAL OBSERVATORT HỒNG TONG
10 am, May 4,
Barometer (at sea level), 29.93..
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Temperature, 76 F.
Humidity, 80 per cent.
LOW WATER
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Hong
Hong
5" Kong Standard
Kong
Standard'
Time.
Time
h. m.
h. m. in.
05'30
45
42
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Mr. Fletcher was also granted a decree nisl on the ground of the" misconduct of his wife, Mary Alice, with Mr. Anthony d'Arcy Anderson, who was cited as co-respondent.
The suit was not defended
1208 57 05 26 5 0 Mr. and Mrs, Fletcher were mar- Thar 6. 1928, and lived at Hong Kong and Singapore. They met Mr. Ander- Bat. son at Singapore. Miscoriduct was
MERIDIAN STAR BACK | ried at Liverpool in December, Fri 7.
TO SERVICE
The Meridian Star which was 4th to the 18th May, 1937, both the tea preceding fourth quar- created a new record, when the involved in the harbour collision distance to Pernambuco from on April 14 as a result of which days inclusive.
The death-rate among bables Frankfurt was made in 62 hours the Night Star sank, returned to JARDINE, MATHESON & under one year was 55 per 1,000 and 46 minutes, and the distance service yesterday when she left
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five births, or 10 per 1,000 below to Tulo de Janeiro from Frankfurt Kowloon Docks following the com the average of the ten preceding General Agents.
was covered in 861 hours, thus pletion of repairs. fourth quarters.
beating 'the existing records by 8 Meanwhile salvage work on the Hong Kong, 27th April, 1937.
Total deaths registered last quar- and 6 hours respectively.
| sunken ferry launch Night Star is 5222 ter numbered 122,717.
Transocean News Service.
i still under way.
alleged to have been committed by Ban.
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Mrs. Fletcher and Mr. Anderson in
Mon. London last Beptember.
Mr. Anderson, assistant manager Tues, 11 of an insurance company at Singa- pore, was ordered to pay the damages into court within 14 days. Costs were granted against both Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Fletcher.
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Wind Direction, East.
Wind Forte (Beaufort), 5.
Temperature maximum yester-
day, 80 F
Temperature.
night, 70 F.
minimum last.
Rainfall for 24 hours ending 10h.
to-day, 0.10.
Total rainfall since January 1,' 8.88 inx.
Against an average of 12.09 ms. Sunset to-night, 6.51 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.49 a.m.
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4 p.m., May 4. Barometer (at sea level), 29.85.
Temperature, 77. Humidity, |80. Wind Direction, East. Wind (Beaufort), 4. Maximum Tempera- ture 80. Rainfall, nil