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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATË JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of JACQUES JESSULA, la
late of 4, Rue du Soliel, Nice, in . the Republic of France, de-
ceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi. tors "and others to send in their claims against the above estate
to 16th August, 1937.
All Creditors and others are ac. cordingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Administrator, -1, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong
5445
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
Notice To Shareholders.
Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the balf year ended 30th June, 1937, payable on Thursday, 5th August, 1937, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.
Hong Kong.
PERSONAL NOTES
There seems to be a good deal of "Flu" about this month and we are sorry to learn that Miss Rosalle Alabaster is one of the
latest victims, and is in the War
Memorial Hospital with a sharp attack.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1937.
ENGAGEMENT »
the fighting and not necessarily "HONGKONG--
| BOOTHROYD-FORSHAW-The en- the members of the Cabinet.
gagement Is announced of
Raymond, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Boothroyd" of
Some may say "Good old Royone but what does the mob
English vulgarism.
Harrogate, Yorkshire, and Mar-Bay to employ an expressive garet Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Forshaw of Shanghai
it is pertinent to note in the
FOOT SUIT
DAMAGES SOUGHT
present position that the net Alleged X-Ray
DEATHS
increase in the national debt of WILLIAMS.-On July 16, 1937, at Japan in the last six years has the Country Hospital, Shang- totalled 8,190,095,000 yen of hai, the infant daughter Mar-which the navy and any secured Fen, thus leaving only 733,183,000 yen for all the
garet, of Mr. and Mrs. E L Williams.
2,407,862,000
Government.
An
Over-Exposure
Interesting "mizumushi sult) (Hong Kong-foot
sosho which has been disputed for the
again at the Osaka District Court the plaintif being Mr. Kyoshiro Konishi, a Nara draper, and the defendants being the Osaka Pre-
PHILIPPINE REVIEW
Transfer Of Funds To Treasury
Secretary of Finance Antonio de las Alas stated that he anti- cipates receiving notification in a few days of the transfer to the credit of the Philippine government of the P43,000,000 which federal treasury officials announced was ready for transfer, according to re- ports received from Muntia."
While reluctant to say whether or not had received advance notice of the fund transfer, the secretary of Ahance intimated that by next week he expected the transler to be effected.
Jorge B. Vargas, secretary to the President, said that Malacañan
the fund transfer.
"We expect to be able to make an announcement about the matter soon," Secretary Alas said. "We believe the transfer of the funds from the oil excise tax will be accomplished shortly, judging from Indications made by officials of the United States treasury.”
DINIZ. On June 25, 1937, at Holy
Rood House, London, England, many other departments of that past ten years is to be heard oficially was not prepared to make a statement on the matter of Mother St. Herminis (nee Anita Maria Dinia), aged 52 "years; nearly beloved eldest daughter of the late Mr. A. F Dinis and of Mrs F. U. de S. Dinis of Shanghai, China.
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HONG KONG, JULY 23, 1937.
WHAT ABOUT
JAPAN'S MASSES?
fectural Office through Mr. Zenza- buro Shibata who was then Gov- ernor, and Dr. Nagahashi, head of the Roentgen Department of Osaka University Hospital,
The salt arose over the treat- foot by
Such an enormous increase in national indebtedness can
only be justified under certain very special circumstances. as "for example, the necessity of over- coming an economic crisis or to wage a defensive war to preserve the nation's heritage. Japan has ment of Mr. Konishi's had no such reasons in the past X-Ray ten years ago at the Hosp
tal which then belonged to the six years. The money bas simply Osaka Prefectural Medical Uni- been poured into the already versity, the forerunner to the pre- swollen coffers of the munitionsent Osaka Imperial University. manufacturers, whilst that section The plaintif charges the hospital which supplies her basic wealth authorities with negligence in the and which has been hardest hit-tended while his foot was exposed the agriculturista have been to the rays. After a lapse of 40 completely ignored and their un- minutes Mr. Konishi was obliged for someone to attend considered claims for relief have to shout teen the main reason for the him. Returting home that day he registering of a definitely anti-began to feel pains in the foot. which eventually became severely militaristic vote at the recent ulcerated, rendering him unable to alections. Such has been the walk.
panese
treatment for he was left umat-
Secretary Alas explained that there will be no need of actual transfer of cash from the United States to the Philippines, saying it will be sufficient for the amount or amounts being transferred to be credited to the account of the insular treasurer in the federal trea- sury. There now are the Philippine treasury certificate fund and the Commonwealth general fund in addition to the special funds. such as that of the gold exchange. Secretary Alas said that it is possible that a new fund for the Philippines may be created in the federal treasury when the excise tax money is turned over to the Commonwealth government.
Twe want the money kept for us for short time demands in which case the money will receive's lower rate of interest, something like two per centum, we may so indicate." Mr. Alas said."
P170,000 Paid In Taxes By Sweepstakes
Taxes amounting to nearly P170,000 paid to the Philippine gov- ernment, besides a total of about P900,000 distributed as charity fund and P2,280,000 "distributed as prize money, were the net results of the draw and races held under the auspices of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes in July, 1936, and May this year, according to a report sent to the National Assembly by Antonio de las Alas, secretary of finance, in his capacity as chairman of the board of trustees of the Philippine sweepstakes.
The report covers the period of 1938 and part of the current year up to May 31. The gross income of the sweepstakes office dur ing the entire period embraced in the report amount to F3,909,483.73. in which are included the sale of tickets, proceeds derived from the totalisator, admission to the race track, concessions interest on banit deposits, registration and declaration fees corresponding to the July and May sweepstakes, and the sum of P320,242 worth of tickets for the draw scheduled for next September 19, which were sold last
Mr. Konishi therefore sued Dr. squandermaniacal policy of Ja
Governmenta on thia Nagahashi, who was then in charge at the hospital as well as of the ironically termed "defence" po Osaka Prefectural Oface, for about "We are not making war, Welicy. that there is not even a Y21,000 in damages, Lawyer are meeting Bunces on our exis mirage of hope of relief for the Hoshino acting as his attorney in Lence.
vast majority of the tax-payers the Osaka District Court. The sult it is doubt its words of who, be it remembered, do not became a problem for the medical Chung out-suck lave passed the benefit personally by this prodigal profession and Mr. Iwal, an assis- May.
tant professor in the Roentgen very notoriously rigorous Japanese cen-dissipation of national wealth to sorship and reached the masses provide a militarists' holiday on of that chitanstically terrorised a scale of extravagance 01- vil population whose representa paralleled in the history of the tives ganed a very "significant world. aggregate of votes at the recent elections, nor many years the suppression of all "political or there. and arrive in a state of Bisutions savouring of libera stage-fright. She also has a very us, and the consequent dis- clear and delightful speaking entranchisement of millions of voice. which was heard on the air at some of the special Coronation Broadcasts recently, as well as in some of those very attractive "Children's Hour" programmes,
Miss Alabaster 19 Assistant Secretary of the -Hong Kong Broadcasting Studio, where her charming manners and telpful ways have smoothed. the path for many musicians and others who are summoned for
interviews
Her many friends are wishing
Mr.
1:
to
"The activities of the beneficiary institutions and the results Department of Kyoto Imperial obtained therefrom show that the money raised for charity by means Medical University, appeared in of the sweepstakes has gone a long way toward building up a strong Court to give evidence on the sub- and healthy citizenry," said Secretary Alas in his report: "Outside.. ject but no definite judgment was of the sweepstakes there is no agency in the public life of the coun- handed down by the Court since try at present that serves the cause of widespread charity. Contrary
be to allegations of a few that the 'sweeptakes corrupt the moral fiber. medical opinion seemed divided on the question."
of the people, results show that it has not only solved some of the The dispute has been left un-pressing and urgent social, health and welfare problems but has settled ever since, but recently Dr. provided a perfectly honest scheme of raising funds for relief.
Prior to the holding of the sweepstakes, funds needed for char- Ishiyama, of the Okayama Medical
a atatement in by were usually raised by soliciting contributions. To enrich them- University, made favour of the plaintiff to the effect selves, less scrupulotis person and associations took advantage of the that the ulcer on Mr. Konishi's readiness of the people to give to a worthy cause. as a result of the domestic raps-that the evidently due to over city of the Japanese military party, it is a probability rather than a possibility.
of the gravity of the situation, With a genuine appreciation we feel justified in saying that twenty years ago the idea of a revolution in Japan would have been deemed ludicrous. To-day,
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exposure to X-Rays." The state- National Aid Association Dissolved
ment is reported to have been made to the Osaka Court and as a result the various quarters.concerned are awaiting with keen interest the by Judge Pedro Tuazon, solicitor general. at the behest of the insular hearing.
Quo warranto proceedings which would compel the dissolution of the National Aid Association were filled in the court of first instance
NEW KING
GIPSIES
OF
treasurer, states the "Manila Bulletin." The association was charg ed with alleged violations of the law and its rules and regulations. The National Aid Association, a mutual · benefit group, was licensed on March 12, 1935 by the insular treasurer. The cense extended to the association was revoked on February 19, 1937 follow- ing discovery of alleged irregularities in ita books as well as in its activities,
The findings of the insular treasurer as alleged in the complaint showed that the corporation is in the red, its ilability amounting to
First Crowning For P1.340.40 as against its assets of P386.96 or a deficit of 2959.44. It
1,000 Years
Janusz Kwiek was elected and
gipsies recently, states the "Daily
was further alleged that the treasurer is short of P260 in his "ac- counts.
The association is managed by one man only, who is treasurer and. vice-president at the same time. Contrary to law, the reapon- It was further disclosed that the association, has no records of
sion vonchers were not signed by the recipients.
electors had temporarily silenced any appreciable measure of oppo sition to the gigantic. "defence" programme propagated by Japan s ruthless protogoniste of imperia- Is it to be presumed that the hstic aggression. The Parliament industrialists of Japan, who are her a speedy recovery.
of Japan, according to an an- frantically seeking foreign mar- Two American Travellers nouncement from Tokio, should lets on the basis of international
Here
meet to-day. Since Tuesday goodwill, can welcome this swash- and Mrs. L. McLaren of evening a special meeting of the bucklering policy which has al- Arizona have just reached Hongnewly-formed Konoye Cabinet has ready engendered a spirit akin to Kong and are staying at the Re- been considering the present contempt culminating in certain From notable instances in actual re- pulse Bay Hotel. They arrived at Sino-Japanese situation. Kal Tak Airport yesterday by the the apparently inexhaustable sup- prisals? Will the artisan and China Clipper.
ply of oficial spokesmen with the peasant be transported into These two travellers are going whom Nippon is doubtfully bless the seventh heaven of delight round the world by air, and seeing,
ed, one was authorised to state when he tears that because of as much as possible en route.
They made a most enjoyable on the eve of this special nieeting this policy he and his fellows ure fight from Los Angeles to Hond of the Japanese Cabinot, that a to be bied, physically and financrowned king of Poland's 35,000 dent does not have a board of directors, the complaint stated. lulu and so on to Manila. Mrs. comprehensive announcement of cially? Will the bankers crack Telegraph. He succeeds idatejasz its transactions nor minutes of its meetings. Commissions to agents McLaren said she started off in a Japan's policy and "terms" would their sides laughing when they Kwiek, who died of bullet wounds were allegedly paid in advance, while in several instances commis- sult of light cloth, but soon dis-be made known to the world. suddenly discover that an on- carded, it as she found it much too
a peaceful Warm. She has come to the con- One would have thought a special provoked attack on clusion that a silk costume meeting of Cabinet was quite neighbour-nation has resulted in much the most comfortable wear unnecessary for such a purpose. a vice-like tightening of credits? for air-travel.
Even an ordinary Cabinet meet- If anyone in Japan can laugh at ing would smack of superfluous the mad muddle into which that ness under the "circumstances. namon has gut itself, then that However, that meeting was pre person must assuredly have ac sumably held and is presumably hieved the acuse of great humour still in session and, in default of and, 1cidentally, imbecility. any "oficial statement" to the Japan to-day is vallen: not the contrary, a great deal must have sullenness born of injuries from been said which the members of a foreign aggressor, but that that Cabinet did not deem politie more dangerous and far deeper to promulgate at this stage of the sullenness, born of wounds inflict-priesta crisis.
ed within the nation itself by a That is a significant and hope-monopolistic minority of astute fal sign, tor Japanese Cabinets and ruthless militarists whose in the past have made-believe to vested interests have grown like be so certain of themselves and a crushing and consuming cancer TIN COMMITTEE | the strictly supervised opinions of in the body politic
They go off to Canton to-day, and after seeing as much as pos- sible in that Interesting city, they will fly on to Shanghal If condi- ons are favourable, they hope to go to Peiping, but
should the trouble up North continue they will go straight on to Japan.
Mrs. McLaren regrets that they have only a few hours to spend
in Hong Kong this time, but they
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from hope to make a longer stay on the Wednesday, 28th July, to Thurs-return journey. day, 5th August, 1937, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board el Directors.
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 14th July, 1987.
A
INTERNATIONAL
the representatives of the na Face to face with the grim and tion," that it has rarely been gruesome reality of the nauseat London, July 22,
deemed necessary to do more than ing situation. what will be the It is learned from an authorita-assemble Parliament and com-reaction pf Japan's masses? 5429 tive source that the International
Tin Committee has charged stand- mand it to do what the Cabinet Time alone can tell, and, in all ing sub-committee with the task of had decided it should do: As a re- sincerity, it is to be devoutly investigating whether it is possible sult of industrial unrest through hoped that time will be the to frame a scheme acceptable to out Japan, during the past two healer for the sake of Asia and all by which it would succeed-years, the systein of Parliamen- the peace of the world.
China has faced the facts and tions in the price of un. The sub-tory representation has been committee is at present engaged slightly liberalised, and even with is rightly determined to fight for in exploratory work. Should any but that slight opportunity for her existence; that is all she scheme, materialise it would have making articulate the mood of would resort to arms for to be approved by the Interna-
What is Japen a justification tional Tin Committee and by the the masses, the rank and file
Asiatic titanic
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Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria,
New Territories.
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Governments concerned. All agree have responded in no uncertain for precipitating a me that extreme fluctuations are, more manner. Doubtless even the conflict which must undesirable, but there is intense Japanese Cabinet has
104 at last
last rea- oportions
opposition to any idea of resur
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. recting the buffer pool -
Reuter
lised that in the event of war it is the people who necessarily do detriment
fast March.
The new king is 52 years old and has a wife and four children.
The election took place on the Clippers Blazing Trial For Flying Hospitals
The day of the dying hospital is not far distant. football field of the army stadium
In recent weeks, two well-known Manllans have flown to the in Warsaw in the presence of about 12,000 spectators Including United States for medical aid which but for the boon of aviation Mme. Skladkowska, wife of the might have ended disastrously. A third case was that of a weathy Prime Minister, and many mem- New Yorker who met with an automobile accident while visiting la bera of the Diplomatic Corps.
Manila and had to be rushed back to the States on a stretcher.
The electoral 'college comprised Boy C Tuggle, mining company executive, recently made the 30 gipsy "senators" wearing full round trip across the Pacific on a Pan American Airways Clipper. dress with white ties and tall hats. On the trip up he had to be taken off the ship at Guam for an He was crowned by Father emergency operation at the U. 6. Naval Hospital. He continued the Teodorovich, the Metropolitan of trip on the next Clipper, his would unhealed, in order to get to the the Greek Orthodox Church in States in time to see his sick mother Warsaw. who was attended by four
“.
Dr. Luther B. Bewley, director of education, who returned re- cently, made a rush trip to the States via a clipper to obtain medical MATUKING" LEAR" HOBES
aid. "I was a very sick man when I left," he said. "Then I weighed The coronation chair was bor- only 150 pounds, but now I weigh 180, which is my normal weight. rowed from the Warsaw Opera The airplane helped save my life.". House and was the one used in the Taking a cue from these incidents, a new study of the feasibility opera "Boris Codounov."The and methods for the practical adaptation of airplanes to hospitaliza- coronation robes, also borrowed tion work is being undertaken by the Southern California Aviation from the Opera House, were those Medical Advisory Group, organized recently at Los Angeles. While used in "King Lear";
the principal continuing purpose of the group will be to pass on the The crown of guided bronze was qualifications of ambulance planes and nurses, it will also pass on. made specially for the occasion, and recommend, methods for the quick conversion of regular trans however, this being the first time port planes into flying hospitals in times of emergencies. fn, 1000 years that the king of the
crowned. Matejasz Kwiek for this Pollan gipates has actually been reason always insisted on being called "The Gipsy Baron."
The new king sald after bettering the siper nation
DEFENCE ESTIMATES
Www London, July 22. After two days of discussion the
TYPHOON
The following reports concerning
day:
From Manila Observatory:-) At 8 at the typhoon's position was lat. 23 N. long. 177 E.. recur-
His coronation that he had a
Parliamentary Labour Party de- the typhoon were received, yester which had already been approved cided, by 45 votes to 30 to abstain by the Polish authorities. He also from voting on the defence esti- stated that Signor Mussolini had mates which will be discussed with promised to provide the gipsies House of Commons next week
th land for settlement in view of the existing international Abyssinia.
situation It is believed the Party ving north-eastward executive urged the members to The Royal Observatory reported vote against the estimates but Mr yesterday afternoon that the Dalton, an important member of typhoon was situated immediately the executive led the opposition to the south of Naha, moving Ruetter Bulletin Bereich
north-north-east or north-east.
Speed In Order
"What's the big rush, Mike?" 701, Ol'm late to me wedding. Oi'm sure it's half over by now!"