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BONG KONG, DECEMBER 14, 1837.
WORD OF WARNING
The Sim-Japanese conflict has entered a new phase-one which direerly, affects two of the leading Powers of the world, namely Great Britain and the United States of America. 'The first meidem in this new turn in the situation courted early on Sur- lay morning when Japanese fiele latteries and machine-guns fired on H.M.S. Ladybird, H.M.S. Bee and the Jardine steamer Suiwo. This was at Wuhu and though it is to be expected that the Japanese will tender apo logies, it seems fairly established But the shooting was deliberate Great Britain has lodged another protest against the killing of a jacket on the Ladybird". and the wounding of Flag Captoin G. 2. M. U Donnell and another Naval rating of the same vessel. According to Reuter, four direct huts were made on the Lady- Lord and in the face of such The Thirteenth Extra Race damming evidence it would be Meeting will be held (weather tatile for the Japanese to offer permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY | apologies and regrets that the on Saturday, 18th December, incident was purely accidental. 1937, commencing at 2.00 p.m. H.M.S. Bee which was just The First Bell will be rung at arriving in Wah was also fired 1.30 p.m.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
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the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY Hong Kong, 13th Bec., 1937.
YEARLY MEETING of Share holders will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Bank of East Asia Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 29th December, 1937, at 12 o'clock; noon.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
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PRES. HOOVER. SALVAGE
(The Editor-"The Hong Kong Daily Press")
Dear Sir-It is interesting. If nothing else, to read in an after- Boon edition in regard to the stranding of the "President Hoo- ver" on Holshote Island off For- masa, that:-.
4 Gossip We Must
Dear Cynthia,-In the midst of preparations for Christmas; in a rush of preliminary parties; and in an orgy of entertainments for the very young, I snatch is moment to tell you of our local goings-on Having dined very adequately one evening last week. I betook Operations by foreign salvage myself in a large party to the local. vessels are prohibited in the
Amateur Dramatic Club's produc- Is waters where the Hoover
tion of "Outward Bound". If you stranded, and the Talkoo" Tug
have seen the play you will realize was unable to set out on Satur-
that it is a pity that this very day
Japanese as planned. A
courageous society should have salvage ship, the Yusho Maru.
chosen a drama which demands su Jeft Hong Kong last night.
much of its cast. You will agree carrying salvaging equipment. with me that to create the eerie Mr. T. B. Wilson local Agent of
flatness of atmosphere which the the Dollar Line, and Mr. T. Bray-play requires, the actors must have feld. Marine Surveyor.
The "Asama Maru" went ashore here off Junk Bay in the Beptem ber typhoon and the Japanese sal- vage ship, presumably the "Yasho Maru" referred to above, came down from Japan to attend to the salvage of her. Why don't we say
experience as well as inspiration. However, in spite of certain in- ' adequacies I enjoyed a delightful evening's entertainment.
saw Mrs. Mitchell, wao had brought her debutante daughter. Miss Mit- chell looked fresh and delightful in white.
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Miss Simmons, who has recently announced her engagement. was dancing happily with her flancé, Her cress of dull black crepe was relieved with glittering sequins,
Mr. and Mrs. Church were in a small party. She wore a brown short coat over her printed dress, and I saw Mrs. Morse watching the Lots dancers from a ringside seat.
of people came on from the Pic- tures or the A.D.C. show.
Mrs. Valentine in flowing grey draperies looked delightful:
Mr. Bousfeld had multi-colour- ed sequins as a trimming to the coat of her black evening dress.
I saw Miss King looking charm- I found. Mr. Prior, that sensitive ing in pale blue satin, while one inebriate, admirably handled by of the lovely ladies dancing affect- Nigel Waymouth; and Mrs. Midgeted an amusing little vell headress gave me pure joy. Her delightfully topped off with a posy of Victorian ingenuous rendering of the flowers. sympathetic East London
char
1 perfect gem of art.
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operations by foreign salvage vessels are prohibited in the waters where the "Asama Maru" is strand- ed? Particularly, if my informa tion is correct, there are gun em- Sandwiched in between a cinema placements all round the neigh-birthday party for Junior and a bourhood of the spot where the series of, other altruistic activities. "Asama Marti” is stranded-Yours. I spent an amusing evening at the
Gripps. ete.
FAIR DO-es.
Hong Kong, December 13.
ITALIANS RESIGN FROM CHINESE
AIR FORCE
Shanghai. Dec. 13: Furty-four Italians serving with the Chinese Air Force have resigned and will leave Rankow and Kiukiang for Hong Kong to-morrow. according to Japanese reports from Tokyo. Thirty of them served as advisers and the remainder in a technical capacity at the Nanchang Aero- drome.-Reuter
LORD BALDWIN'S PRECEPT
It is the conspicuous quality of
on but fortunately the flagship of the Yangisze Fleet sufferuil no danage and nobody was injured. The wave of indignation that Secretary, followed these incidents had hardly blown over than the 5815Japanese diverted their attention to U.S.S. Panay, the American Floating Embassy. This had even more serious consequences Lord Baldwin that he knows so for the vessel was so badly well how to lift thought and feel damaged that it sank, and the ing above the commonplace level: casualty list was heavier than that j and his speech recently, in
acknowledging on the "Ladybird."
the traditional -honour paid to him by the City of London, showed that in laying down high office he had not for feited the gift by which he so notably graced it. The presence of many of his former colleagues enhanced the significance of the tribute which he received at the Lord Mayor's harids and freely receiving, Lord Baldwin freely Colonel gave; for his first care was, to
TRAGEDIES OF TWO ACCOUNTANTS
Newly Appointed
B.B.C. Chief Killed
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Where is all this going to lead 11?
It appears at a casual examination of the situation that either Japan is spoiling for a world war or that some members of their fighting forces have so got out of hand that it is no longer possible for their superior officers to control them.
Evidently some high official is
The deaths in tragic circumstan- ces of two well-known accountants were reported recently. Mr. Herbert W. W. Northey, chief accountant responsible for this.
crash,
So many Shanghal people having returned, this favourite rendezvous has regained much of its old small- town atmosphere of friendliness and familiarity. I saw Miss Duke in a lovely shade of dark blue green dining in a cheerful party which included Miss Langley, who wore a delightful pastel coloured frock. In a party which included number of Shek-O personalities. I
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
(Continued Irom Page 1),
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"She was supported in practically an upright position by a pinnacle
Bhe rock on the starboard side. was in a very dangerous position. and had to be removed as soon as possible. The ship was removed and towed to a position on the
mud at Kowloon Docks where the
question of time was no longer so important, but the ship was still unstable and it was decided to dock
the ship with rice still, in Nos. 2 and 3 holds. The rice was removed from No. 1 hold between these operations.
"I am firmly of the opinion that
the presence of the rice in Ncs. 2 and 3 holds had nothing to do with the loss of these men's lives," con-
tinued witness.
ACCIDENT DANGER "I should also like to say that the reason that we took the water down in No. 1 hold where these men lost their lives, and which we conference,
settled to do at the referred to in my statement. is that, had the bulkhead between
to the B.B.C. was killed in a road Hashimoto, senior Japanese officer render his own generous tribute in the Wahu area, said that the to those who had served or work- The body of Mr. Ceell J. H.Japanese had orders to fire oned with him. Especially did he Cowdy, accountant to the Corpora-every ship in the Yangtze, at single out his predecessor, the tion of Lloyd's, was found in the same time admitting that it late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
Nos. 1 and 2 holds which were al- lake on Bidcup golf course, Kent.
ready deflating, burst, there was a Mr. Northey, who was aged 30 was a mistake to fire on British who, he justly, said, had neve was appointed Chief Accountant to gunboats. In commenting on been given the credit which his danger of the ship turning over or the B.B.C., at a salary of about the situation the London "News services to the country deserved some other accident. We decided urged that Japan and his successor, Mr. Chan-to lower the water gradually and £1,500 a year. He succeeded Mr. Chronicle"
share the bulkhead as the water T. L. Lockhead, who is appointed must be informed in the strong-berlain, “a man who has everyalled, and this work was carried Comptroller of Administration. He.
est possible terms that there is a gift of character and intellect," on for 18 hours approximately be would have taken up his duties on
limit to the patience even of the For himself, Lord Baldwin's fore the accident under the super- April 1.
vision of our European stan, woo His car struck a tree on the British nation and she must be only claim was this pavement in Chiswick High-road.required to pay such compenka-
were up and down in No. I hold all night. In each of the major opérations, we have taken every Apparently no one saw the action as will make her exercise
step we could think of for the cident, but a police-constable heard some check on her wilder war- the crash and found him uncons-riors."
safety of the people working. clous over the wheel. He died
Everybody on board was ordered shortly after admission to Brent- ford Hospital.
A B.B.C. omictal said
a
We do not believe that mad
The thing that has been nearest to my heart has been the welfare of the people and and what I may call the souls of the people.
There were heaps of other well- known people present out with an eye to conserving my energies for 'the inevitable Christmas rush I be took myself early to bed.
We have been enjoying the most delightsum autumn weather. Brisk enough to encourage one to sport Que's becoming furs, but with clear skles and heavenly bright sunshine. All the usual Christmas effusions my dear..
Yours.
ELSPETH.
FANLING HUNT
(BY FOOTSLOGGER) The Fanling hunt met on Bun- day at Mai Po in blasing sunshine. Mr. Walmsley Cotter hunted. hounds and Mr. Fielding, Mr. But- cher and Mr. Mackenzie whipped
in.
There was a good field and Mr. Stanton lald two enjoyable lines. Mr. and Mrs. Butcher, who have The field moved off from Mai Po. Just returned from their honey-skirted the foothills and checked moon, were there and I saw Miss Whitely, who had chosen a dress of soft flowing lines which made a graceful picture on the dance foor.
The Misses Kotewall with un- erring good taste had chosen to wear the becoming Chinese style of dress which suits them so ad- mirably.
I saw Miss Lt, in a dark blue dress on the same graceful lines, dancing vivaciously. Miss Middle- ton Smith wore
tafretta ccat dress.
a
over
short white
her evening
near Sunny Farm.
The second line wound itself backwards and forwards around the hills between Sunny Farm and Lok Ma Chau and finished near Lok Ma Chau crossroads
Amongst those who moved : off were Mrs. McAvoy, Mrs. Butcher, Mrs. Marshall, Miss Gerrard, Miss Smalley, Mrs. Faton, Miss Fair, Miss Harvey, Commander Menzies, Commander Hopper. Mr. Watson, wing Commander Dalziel, Mr. Potts Mr Paton, Mr. MacGregor, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Browning and many others.
CHINA REVIEW
“Shanghai's Fall Is Nothing'
"The Far Eastern Conference at Brussels is of no help to Chins. It is only wasting time. No conference, can stop the war. It needs aeroplanes to stop the war."
In these emphatic words. Bir Sah Chen Ping, retired 79-year-old chinese admiral and former acting Prime Minister of China, who ar
rived in Singapore recently, revealed his lack of faith in the peace talks at Brussels..
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He added that China did, not expect any good results from the Conference. To the suggestion that Dr. Wellington Koo was making eloquent appeals for China before the European nations, he stated this was no more than presenting China's case. The last thing she expected was a peace intervention following the talks.
His mission in Malaya was to appeal for fuller support of China's $500,000,000 liberty bonds.
Following his denunciation of the Brussels Conference and las statement that, only aeroplanes could stop the Sino-Japanese war, Sir Sah Chen Ping said that if China had had another 100 aeroplanes. she could have done wonders
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Faith In Aeroplanes
Asked if the Chinese navy was playing an important part in the war, Bir Sah Chen Ping's answer was: China's naval strengti
on our navy while other is zero. We spent a few million dollars
He thought the governments spent several hundreds of millions." navy was of no use in a situation like the present. He had more faith In acroplanes,
Bir Sah Chen Ping took an optimistic view of the fail of Shang- hal. In his own words. "Shanghal's fall is nothing." China took a long time to lose Shanghai. "If it took the Japanese three months to gain possession of such a small place as Shanghai," be reasoned,
"it will take them about 30 years to gain possession of the whole of
Chica.
"Our object is to impede their progress. We will defend our land Inch by inch. And we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers who are obedient to Nanking's orders and who are willing to stand and die.
"If this war can last another year Japan must be in a rather awkward position, not only financially but with regard to their men. who are fighting under strenuous conditions.
"There was no necessity for Japan to fight. She is fighting for the glory of a few milltary officers. We are fighting for our existence."
JAPANESE LAND
IN PATKOK ·
jackets landed in Colony territory
at Patkok near Castle Peak on
nine o'clock.
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as they are the Japanese mili- That modest claim proved the into lifejackets when dangerous
conditions were expected, am- The Hong Kong police have con-' rtarists want a major world con- prelude to a characteristic saying bulance men were kept standing armed a story that a report had Northey Joined the stan as fict and so we are of the opinion which is worthy of remembranceby-launches-were-atted-with-life-been made that Japanese blue- LO SIN KEE, duplicate Cer Assistant Chief Accountant in 1933. that it was the unruly elements-the precept that statesten lines, lifelines were rigged in the tificate for 1,000 shares in this Everyone has heard with
the who were responsible for these should never lose sight of the ship and every precaution we could Company numbered 345,341 to deepest regret of his death. His
mark of the two fresh incidents, We are not essential dignity of the human think of was ordered and taken," Saturday night between eight and
declared witness, 346,340 Inclusive, upon state- promotion was
his making creuses for the Japanese, soul"; and the reflection that
"The rice which we thought had, The official version of the in- ment that the original Certificate Corporation's confidence in
On the other hand it is our strong human kindlineess is the essen-all been removed by the divers cident states that the landing was professional abilities.”
belief that there is something tial element in society." Perhaps from No. 1 hold was not completely made about half a mile from ́Mr. "Cowdy," whose home was in very radically wrong when sold, the spirit which has informed removed. A few bags were jeft Blackhead Point in the New Ter- came to the level of these bags dently, pursuing the Chinese crew Crescent-road, Sidcup, was 56. andiers, sailors and airmen of any Lord Baldwin's public life could and when the water suddenly ritories. The Japanese were evi- well-known member of the Sidcup country can get so out of hand as not have been better epitomised. there was a violent decomposition of the Customs cruiser Cha Haing Golf Club. He had been a member to be the perpetrators of such If praise, as he said, "insensibly and a large release of gas, which which they removed. of Lloyd's staff since 1909.
steals from a man his mom in- I made the men faint, and (I under- outrageous mistakes.".
No 3302, dated 15th July, 1932,.
has been lost or mislaid, And
notice is hereby given that, if at
the expiration of ONE MONTH from the date hereof, the above
Certificate be not forthcoming the
CANCELLED and of NO
EFFECT, and NEW Cer
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AT LLOYD'S SINCE 1909-
"Mr. Cowdy was very popular
said Certificate will be deemed. At Lloyd's it .was stated. The Japanese are finding that tegrity," he indisputably resisted stand) fall into the water. I do in The Room. He had not appeared they have their hands full with the larceny. Party lenders, in- not think it could have been fore
It indeed, have a correctiva at hand in seen that this was likely to hap phyxia and drowning but there pen. Only a few bags were left was not sufficient evidence. to ac- tificate for the said shares will be to be in the best of health during the Chinese as it were. issued in its stend by the Com the last few months. The affairs time they came to their senses or the diapraise which is their daily and it would have been impossible count for the sudden appearance of
of his department at Lloyd's are in it may be too late. The con diet: What is their undoing is for those removing the bags to gas in No.: I bold.
round them." witness con- perfect order."
tinuance of these incidents against not praise, but an intolerable bur-have
Like cluded. Mr. Cowdy served with the Royal neutral Powers cannot be forever den of responsibility. Naval Reserve through the war tolerated and if allowed to go on meteors, "they consume them
RD farther they will not react too selves to make the world more
favourably to Japan.
hright"
pany.
B. ALVES,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 18th Nov., 1937.
and retired with the rank of Paymaster Commander, 5748 R.N.R.
THE VERDICT The jury returned a verdict that death was due to accidental as-
was
The jury added: "We are satis- fed that every precaution taken to prevent accidents."
The Coroner expressed himself. In agreement with the verdict. -
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·COUNT ISHII ' VIEWS
RESPECTED BUT ONLY PERSONAL
Tokyo, Dec. 13.
'A Foreign Office spokesman com- menting on Count Ishii's Interview with the "Sunday Times" in Lon- don yesterday emphasised that Count Ishil's mission is purely of
opinions, though naturally respect- an unofficial character, and "his"
and in no way committed the Japanese Government as he was not connected with it.
The spokesman said the new re2-
to emerge in a few days. It was gime in North China was expected
will be restricted to North China For extend throughout the whole of China. The spokesman personally expected the regime to spread all over China because the anti-Co- mintern favoured co-operation with Japan-Reuter.
ed in Japan, are purely personal
not yet decided whether the regime