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INC.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937.
DEATH
BIGLER Dr. R. M. Bigler of the United Brethren Mission, Can- ton, died suddenly at the Matilda Hospital on Wednes- day, December 15. Funeral will
TONKINESE ARTS
AND CRAFTS
pass the Monument at 4.30 p.m. Exhibition In Hong
Kong Next Month
to-day.
Editorial and Business Office:
15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30281. Night Editor (Wanchal Ofice):
Tel. 24511. London Office: 53. Fleet Street.
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Under the auspices of the Re- sidence Superieure au Tonkin (Mr. Yves Chatel, Officier de la Legion d'Honneur, Resident Superieur), an exhibition of Tonkinese arts and crafts and tourism will be open- ed to the pubite of this Colony from January 13 to 26, 1938, from 10 am. to 1. and from 3 to 6 at the French Bank Building. No. 5, Togg queen's Road Central.
The Baily Press.
友之國中
HONG KONG DECEMBER 15, 1837.
The official opening will be made by Mr. F. Dupuy, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. Consul de
and
France, on January 13.
Works of art, paintings, sculptures by Tonkinese Artists will be on view. A various and Interesting selection of Tonkinese handicrafts, tapestry, Chinaware, earthenware, crockery. ceramic, jewellery, cabinet-making, gold, silver, suk buttons, thread, allver and silk laces. silk tissues, etc, and varied and detalled information about tourism and the wonderful scenery of a trip through Tonkin, Laos, Annam, Yunnan. and the marvellous mountainous railway between Hanoi and Yunnanfon.
NAVAL SECRECY The comments in the London "Daily Telegraph" and "Morning Last by Mr. Hector Bywater, inspired by the launching of the Japanese cruiser, Tone, serve as a reminder of naval uncertain- es, particularly in the Pacinc. it might have been possible that but for the outbreak of the hogerous instrument, and whether it would not be better to scrap naval powers might have at it. The decision is not one which tempted to come to some terms night be come to lightly, but in and so put an end to all this the face of all that is going on qualitative and quantitative naval
in the world to-day, it may be competition, AL the present
come necessary. time when the whole world is in a state of unrest, ugreement of some sort is more necessary but CURRENCY SITUATION the agreement must be of a
HEW ADVERTISEMENTS | ADVERTISEMENTS tilities in China, the three chiel
THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB,
Special Train leaves Kowloon 1.25 p.m. Returning 5.50 p.m. First Class Return fare of $2.- includes admittance to Race Course.
Admission to Public Enclosure $1.00
Service Men in Uniform Hall Price.
THOMSON & CO..
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
5821
NOTICE
HONG KONG ENGINEERING" AND CONSTRUCTION
CO., LTD.
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Mr. George Lee who appeared with Major Bowes' Amateurs on tour in U.S.A. has consented to sing at the Hong Kong Hotel Root Garden on Dec. 21 at an entertainment spon- sored by the Chinese Youth Medical
Relief Association
PROPAGANDA AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Annual Medical Report
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HONG KONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Good Scoring In Colonial Match Practice
Between 80 and 90 members of the Association took part in the Practice Spoon and mid-week
Hong Kong Army
Shoot held by the Riffe' Association on the Ranges at Kowloon City yesterday | afternoon.
A
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be seen from the list appearing at the end of this article, no less
made members than twelve score of 80 or over, a good - augury for the forthcoming Inter-Colonial Match which the Colony this year is shooting for, with the BR. (u) and S.R. (b) rifle,.
Weather conditions were practi- cally ideal, for the light was dull
At a Spoon Shoot, which was and steady throughout the shoot,
not open to members of the Re- while the wind was to all intents
gular Army, and which took place The
од Saturday Stonecutters and purposes, non-existent,
at result was fully reflected in the
afternoon last, Mr, Austin of the unusually high scoring, and as will
Dockyard Rifle Club won the nett. be seen from the leading scores
B.R. (b) spoon with a score of 15, which
art given "below, C.P.Q.
while a handicap spoon in this Pellow, of the Naval Range Staff
series was won by Mr. Haigh, also at Stonecutters. shot brilliantly
belonging to that Club. " There throughout, dropping only
were insuracient entries to war- point at 300 yards, which fine
rant any spoon being awarded for score was followed up by a poshooting with the 8.R. (a) weapon.. sible at 500 yards. At the longest distance 600 yards, he had the three misfortune to start with
count, after which he inners to remained in the bull till the end of the shoot.
to members,
Royal Engineers,
one
E
SPECIAL PRACTICE ́ We are asked by the Honorary
to point out that Secretary practice will be held on the after- noon of Tuesday, December 28. in addition to the extra ones the
dates of which have already been. communicated to units and clubs. and which were given in our issue of Tuesday inst. We are also re-. quested to point out that any in- dividual fuil met.ver who cares to attend these practices may do
It must be 24 hours beforehand.
that however.
the understood, sole object of these extra practices
enable the Ls to
Committee to choose the two representative teams, and no one will be allowed to shoot who is unable to show
that scores on the ranges, might
justify his inclusion.
them came L/Cpl.Downing of the and the well-
As regards Miniature Ride Shoot... known local shot. Capt. Ratcliffe of the 1st Bn. The Royal Ulstering the Honorary. Secretary of this Section, Mr. C. Watson, of Rifles, each of whom scored a
the Dockyard Riie Club, has, in total of 90 points. All these scores were made with the "1914" rifles, conjunction with his Sub-com- which many members will be glad mittee, drawn up a list of Inter- which Club Matches, to learn, are once again obtain-
enthusiasm to able by private purchase.
unlooked-for extent," while the clay-bird section, under
In the circular notice regarding the forthcoming Inter-Colonial Shoot, which has been distributed units and clubs of the Association, it was stated that in the next fortnight more than one "dark horse" might be dis- covered, and it is not without signi. acance that L/Cpl. Tonner of the The Medical and Sanitary report ist En. The Seaforth Highlanders, providing the Honorary Secre for the year 1936 was tabled at the shot consistently well yesterday tary receives notification at least Legislative Council yesterday after-afternoon, returning the very fine aggregate of 95, including a score noon.
The report contains the follow- of 34 at 300 yards. Other scores of 90 and over were made by Cpl. ing:-
The total civil population of the Morris, R.M. Sgt. Mannell, and who are also A lavourable view of the pros Colony is estimated to exceed $00,- Marine Heather pects for increasing nonetary 000, of which some 400,000 reside members of this corps. Following stability throughout the world is in the City of Victoria. 300,000 in taken by The Statist in the the town of Kowloon, over 100,000 International Banking on boats in the waters of the Co- Annual
lory and the remainder in villages
does not Propaganda which Section which accompanies a re resume the tent issue.
arouse the interest of the mother and her children has little practi- cal value. However, leaders of opinion in China and leaders of Chiese thought in Hong Kong are making vigorous efforts mote public health and public wei- fare along Unes which have proved successful in the Occident, and the outlook is far more hopeful than was the case a few years ago when Chinese thought on matters of health was unduly swayed by old traditions and theories.
So closely related are Hong Kong, canton, Macao and the River Forts, in the matter of trade, and such is the amount of traffic, both hu- man and goods, which passes be- tween them, that up to date it has been found impossible to devise any system of quarantine which would efectually safeguard оде city against introduction of
Application has been made to mere ature and not mere this Company to issue to MRS. scraps of paper or idle promises LO SIN KEE, duplicate Cer which are renounced at will. tificate for 1,000 shares in this As the position stands, it appears Company numbered 345,341 to obvious that some considerabit | 346,340 inclusive, upon state, titue must elapse before it be ment that the original Certificate comes possible. to No 3302, dated 15th July, 1932, negotiations which ended so dis-
The de ineto stabilisation of Secretaries, has been lost or mislaid. And ally in London when Japan the sterling-dollar rate has pro notice is hereby given that, if at declined to accept the continuetivided the necessary rallying-point the naval ratio. for the stability of other, cur- the expiration of ONE MONTH restrictions of from the date hereof, the above At this point it will be well torencies, it says, and the forres Certificate be not forthcoming the stress that an interim period of making for wider stability have said Certificate will be deemed unlimited building may easily been greatly strengthened by the CANCELLED and of NO give rise to a position in which recovery of world prices, which NEW Cerultimate" agreement will be ren- even after the recent · setback The Thirteenth Extra Race EFFECT, and Meeting will be held (weather tificate for the said shares will be dered so difficult as to become have reached a level at which the primary producing countries permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY | Issued in its stead by the Com impossible,
British and American Building can meet their obligations and on Saturday, 18th December, pany.
plans are well-known. There is play their normal part in an 1937, comofencing at 2.00, p.m.
no secrecy about them us regards international monetary system. tonnage, the type of ship, being
In the dictatorship countries, built and the armament of these however, the developments which ships. According to a statement have been taking place and which made recently by the British are steadily acquiring momentum Premier, there are now over half are fundamentally opposed to a million tons of warships on the the ideal of stability based on stocks, while on behalf of the co-operation. Economic isolation United States, the Secretary for has become their conscious aim. Navy, Mr. Swanson, bas en-und in a country that is economi- phasised their determination to cally isolated the idea of currency match any Power ship for ship, and exchange stability cannot an emphasis which is in no way' have the meaning which it car
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m..
By Order,
B. ALVES,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th Nov., 1937.
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C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th Dec., 1937..
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G.
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01
PUBLIC AUCTION.
SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS
Cause Death Of Chinese
A verdict that deceased bad died self-inflicted wounds whilst
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to pro-
disease
from the other and at the same. time preserve that freedom of
these cities depend for prosperity.
commercial movements on which
means, other than imposing res-
It has been deemed best to treat them as forming one unit, as suburbs the one of the other, and to strive for a working agreement between the various health or- under the influence of liquor was/énusculated by públic statements ries in a country working in an ganisations to the end that some returned by a jury comprising by other leading figures in the international economic system, Messrs. F. H. Suckling (foreman), Administration to the effect that buying and selling abroad, con. 8. M. Gidley and W. L. L. Barker the United States remains enger ducting capital transactions with at the conclusion of the inquest to conclude an agreement block-other countries. Partly as a re the 20th day of Dec., 1937, at Pak-yue, aged 42, salesman of ing the possibility of a race insult of their growing economic 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the the Fuk Cheong poultry dealers, naval building.
PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday,
held at the Central Magistracy on
result of multiple stab wounds.
Public Works Department, by who died on November 19 as the Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Pokfulam in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 21 years.
latending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the purchaser
the applicant)
(if not
Mr. R. A. D. Forrest sat as Coroner and Detective-Inspector M. i *ags. Murphy was present for the Po-
lice.
vecli
crisis
un
18 nol
ike
trictions against a whole port, may
be found to prevent the spread of
Infection.
POSSESSION OF FORGED, NOTE:
Arraigned before the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell, at Criminal Sessions yesterday, Nip Tung was found guilty of posses- sion of a forged currency note and four charges of uttering same to shop keepers, in Taipo Market on November 17,
GOOD AUGURY
Unit and has aroused
эл
thet
As regards the SR. (a) class. guidance of Capt. Newton of the
Sgt. Bickell, RM, took top pisce
1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment, with a score of 84, a total which is anxiously awaiting the arrival was equalled by NK. Bach! Bingh of the new trap, which is much of the 1st Kumaou Rifles. These overdue, and which is expected members were followed by L/Cpl. dally. At the shoot of this section the 1st Bo. The last week, Capt. Newton won the Langford of Middlesex Regiment, P.O. Richards special sppon which is awarded by from Stonecutters and Pte. Raw- the Association on each occasion ing. also of the 1st Bn. The on which this form of shooting. Middlesex Regiment, and as will takes place.
S.R. (b)
Score at Score at Score at Aggregate Ass'n 300 Yds. 500 Yds. 600 Yás. Score
Nett
Nett Heap. Nett
Nett
2
1.-C.P.D. C. Pellow 2-L/Cpl. A. R. Tonnar... 3 3.-Cpl. E. T. Morris 4--Sgt. C. E. Mannell... ser. 5.-Marine P. G. Heather 3 L/Cpl. A. W. Downing 1
scr.
34
35
32
101*
34
32
95t
SCT.
32
32
93
33
92
31
31
92
29
90
7. Capt. F. G. Ratcliffe... scr.
31
33
90
8.-P.O. C. C. Clark
.3
31
31
89
9-Cpl. L. G. Miller 10.-P.O. Tel. A. C. Hinds... 5 11-Boy. J. Payne
2
29
30
88
30
20
88
6
26
32
87
12.-Surg. Lt. J. B. Mackie 1
28
30
86
13.-L/Cpl. A. Borinell
24
32
84
14. Capt. I B. Trevor 15.-L/Sea, C. H. Knight... 5
5
28
25
81
22
30
80
"1914" Hife.
All the above competitors used the
8.R. (a)
32
29
8 8 8 = 9 5 8 58888888 ₫
៖ អ៊ ន ទ គ ៖ ឆ៩ ឆ ដ ឌ ៩ ៩ ៩ ឆ
ន ឆ ឆឆ ន ន ត ភÜនគេប្អូនន
1. Sgt. J. C. W. Bickell... 8 2.-Nk. Bachi Singh ..................... 3.-L/Cpl. R. F. Langford 8 4.-P.O. H. Richards ...... 5.-Pte. G. Rawling...... 6-Pte. A Middleton 1.-Cpl G. Puran Singh... 4 8.-Ple. J. Lever
26
B
28
25
8
21
8
10
7
24
9-L/Sgt. E. J. Jordan... 10-Pte. A. H. Cox 11-Pte. E. J. Moss ..... 12-L/CDL R. W. Powell... 7 13-2/Lt. A O. Pullman... 7 10 14-Pte. T. Smith... 15.-Pte. G. A. Young...... 11
7
20
9 9
28'
25
*
31
23
28
-Denotes the winner of the ""nett"
просп
difficulties the dictatorship coun- no response tries are steadily exhausting their nom Japan to these appeals on resources of gold, foreign ex- in view of the Gov-changes and foreign investments. eralment a concentration ou LueThe link of gold or exchange more mediate
We reserve which still ties them to Evidence was given yesterday by mainland of Asri, KILIM
an international system is being Wong Ban-yuk, wife of the de-
surprising. it is, nevertheless, weakened. Already their ex ceased. She said that on the day
10 be regretted t the change markets are wholly con- of his death ̋ber husband had left
Accused was sentenced to two their nat at 5 am. and returned Washington Treaty of lunitationtrolled, and with this control
years' hard labour, and the jury about 10 am. from his work. He recedes further into the back there is, of course, appearing an
empanelled for the case were be required to deposit with an went to bed and she carried on ground there is no indication increasing intervention of the Messrs. R.C. Bander (forman), Wat authorised officer "who will be with her washing in the kitchen. present at the sale, the sum of A little later she saw him drinking that the discussions so abruptly State in industrial, commercial sua, Wong Kee Kwong, L.W. Wade, and financial activities. One of Yau Ste Lim. W.G. Robertson, and two hundred dollars, $200.00 in wine. Over an hour after that she broken off will be resuscitated.
went into the cubicle from the The effect of the Japanese the results of this artificial and Lee Woon Foo. cash.-This sum will be refunded kitchen and saw him stabbing him-refusal of the continued restric-rigid control has been the com- on payment of the purchase self repeatedly in the stomach with
a pair of scissors. She shouted for tons of navel ratio is the creation plete disassociation of the exter-BANISHEES IN COURT price.
help, seized the pair of scissors and of further uncertainty which cannal and internal values of the
Four banishees, Wong Ngan, Ho PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. threw it into the passage-way. The hardly have any result other than currencies concerned. Whether
Sang-lu, Tam Yan and LI Sang, police then arrived.
to increase the possibility of or not this development repre-appeared before Mr. R. Keen at In answer to the Coroner, wit-rivalry. Ali that is known of sents some evolution towards a the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday FANCY DRESS DANCE nes sald deceased had drunk near-
the Japanese programme is that new system or is the result of charged with breach of the De- ly the whole of a small jar of
a. large mere Chinese wine, which was more than the country is spending
day-to-day improvisation portation Ordinance.
Inspector Moreton applied for a the steadily remand of 12 hours which was he usually took at a time. It was sun of money for the construc-evolved to meet u. common thing for him to drink tion of new ships. Tonnage, growing financial difficulties of
granted.
Leung Kam, aged 17, who was quite often. So far as she knew gun calibres and other details these countries, it is evident that
the contribution of this move similarly charged, was sentenced
Music will be provided by the imprisonment, two months' he was in no money trouble. He remain a mystery...
With two previous convictions Band of the lat. Batt, The Bea- against him. he was deported to forth Highlanders, (by kind per- canton in September for a period mission of Major. R A Wolfe-
Garden
Fast of and ad-"
Building Lot No.
joining Rural
30, Pokfulam.
Boundary Measure. menta,
N. 1. Z.V.
t. ft. ft. ft.
As per
sals plan.
Abeat
28,000
+
50
1,100
alone, and he used to get drunk
had often talked about the recent Tike the United States the ment to what the modern world. state of affairs in the country and British Government must be has come to regard as the cause said it might be better to die,
The jury then returned their considering whether the London of monetary stability is a wholly
Naval Agreement is not a dan negative one.
5818. verdict without retiring.
to
of ten years
84+
84.
83
83
83
82T
82
81
81
817
80
19
78
17+
-Denotes the winner of the "handicap" spoon.. NOTE-The handicap of each winner, has been reduced by dhe point as shown. This procedure applies to all 'B.R. (a) and B.R. (b) Spoon Shoots.
The Royal Engineers Old Com- rades' Association are holding a Fancy Dress and. Carnival Dance at the Peninsula Hotel on Monday, December 27, dancing from 8.30 p.m. until 2'a.m.
Murray, DS.O., M.C., and Officers).
Prizes will be given for:
1. The best dressed lady, The best dressed gentleman.
2. The most original lady. The most original gentleman.
3. The best dressed couple. There will be carnival novelties and spot prizes........
Tables may be reserved on ap- plication from the Secretary, Tei. Military Kowloon, 25., or the Hotel
which includes refreshments, Tel. 88081, at the usual rates,
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