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WILLIAM GIBSON STEWART SCOTT late ol Central Police Station in the Colony of Hong Kong, deceased,
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO change a SHIP'S NAME.
The Tai Sang Steamship Com-1 Notice is hereby given that all
pany, Limited, whose registered claims against the estate of the office is situate at No. 122, above named deceased must be Queen's Road Central, Victoria submitted to the Commissioner in the Colony of Hong Kong of Police on or before the 1st
day of February, 1938.
Sd. T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.
19th January, 1938.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
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to be held on Wednesday, The Daily
the 2nd day of February, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Or. der of His Excellency the Gov. ernor of one Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay in the Colony of Hong Kong for 器 term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Reut to be ixed by the Surveyor of HI 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 anthorised officer who will be Present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash. This sum will be refund. ed on payment of the purchase price.
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HONG KONG, JANUARY 10, 1938.
HONG KONG AND
THE WAR
At no time in the history of the world has the newspaper Press been such a mighty force as it is in the present age. To-day the power of the written word girdies the earth with "the rapidity of seconds. Hundreds of thousands of
newspapers and magazines, written in a myriad tongues, are daily read by countless millions of human beings from Alaska to the Cape of Good Hope, from Iceland to the South Sea Islands. In all democratic countries the news paper to-day stands for something solid, something concrete, Its PARTICULARS OF THE 1,01 | function is not merely to dis-
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seminate news and tell the people what is happening in other parts of this planet in which we, by the chance of birth, happen to find existence. It is the voice of the people. It it true that the $newspaper is the offspring of de
mocracy it is equally true that democracy would never have been without the newspaper. And so the power of the Press grows. as It, of necessity, must. In the pro- cess of the evolution of the human race towards the goal of intellec, tual perfection.
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Board of Directors to change the SUPREME COUNCIL OF
tons
name of the steamship "Charles Hardouin" recently acquired by 5917 the Company they have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the said ship
"Charles Hardouin" of the Port of Hong Kong Official number 153529 of gross tonnage 1,664.56 tons, re- gister tonnage
1,053.71 formerly owned by the Tung On Steamship Company, Limited, whose registered office is situate at No. 122, Queen's Road Cen- tral for the permission to change her name to "Kau Tong" (ZH) and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by the sald Tal Sang Steamship Company, Ltd.
Shippers of cargo to Haiphong are hereby notified that our rates of freight will be increased, ay from 1st February, 1938. Details of the revised rates may be had on application.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, China Navigation Co., Ltd. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. Agents, Compagnie Indo-Chinoise de Navigation.
19th January, 1938.
NOTICE
Any objections to the proposed 5018 change name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping af Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad. vertisement.
Effective 15th January, 1938, we have been appointed Managers |
in Hong Kong and Canton for day of January, 1938. the Crown "China Co., General Agents in China for the Crown Life Insurance Co., Toronto, Canada.
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Wielding such power as it does, then. It is natural that, where 5910 possible, attempts will be made by people in authority to usurp that power by controlling, or, to use a more expressive word, "mazziing" | the Press. That is possible only in places where people's self-respect and self-estimation has risen to such goddy heights that they have placed their entire destiny in the hands of an individual. In such places the voice of the Press has narrowed down to the voice of the individual concerned. Buch a thing, however, is never tolerated for the people, and throughout the in a country ruled by the people. British Empire. It can be said with justifiable pride, the Press is still free and will continue to exercise that freedom in all circumstances
Kalinin To Be Appointed To Presidency?
Moscow, Jan. 18, Appointment of the 82-year-old Supreme Council of the Soviet Kalinin to the Presidency of the Union is considered in diplomatie circles here to constitute a pro- motion.
Ever since
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Chairman of the All-Union Cen--a heritage, dearly bought and trai Executive Committee has occupied the highest post in the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic which is the official
Transccan News Service. name of Russia, Proper
LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETING AGAIN POSTPONED
highly prized, and it is by reason of that fact that it has been so successfully maintained.
Journalists to-day are more than ever conscious of a great duty not merely to the public, but to the State. Specially is this so in times of stress and strain like the pre- sent when they must use their discretion as to what shall and what not go into print, for it is at such times that the air, is thick
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mised to tell you about the Cumberland dance, Why, I don't
know. You were all there; I saw you..
the
Cumberland Dance Chatter By Cecilia
seating accommodation. Mark that chicks!
"High jinks in the hangar
It is nice to see all the good things to eat and drink so. thoroughly
were
Aren't they marvellous? How do they do it? We have to hand It to the "Navee every timel What a transformation! Battle-appreciated. There ship to ballroom... glassy decks did I say decks? What about wonder glassy gangway! I how the little lady felt next day after leaping before she looked (that's figuratively speaking: "slip- ped" is the right word I suppose). Anyway, she could'nt bruise the deck, obviously, so I bet... well, we'll leave it at that.
that very popular pair of sisters, the Befairs, enjoying # rollicking touch me last" game between sausage rolls and sandwiches. Do we have fun?.
Little Fit Pattern
was there looking very lovely swathed in mulberry velvet with a sprinkling of "tippetry" at neck and--er.yes
at hem. So were the glamorous Podgood sisters, more entrancing and easter to look at than ever. one in rust coloured lame, very amooth, t'other in palest green lame, looking quite appropriately like a Spring flower.
me
Also there was the peppy Mrs. Bea, who, I hope, will not hold it against me that she made laugh so much that I accidentally threw the contents of my glass all over her charming gown and will accept my humble apologies once again, dear lady.
It was so refreshing after, dan- cing energetically on Cumberland's quarter-deck to be able to wend one's way across the nicely-car- peted
to gangway HM.S. Fal- mouth, and there to sit and be reguled on whatever one's fancy dictated-the while music from the next ship was just pleasingly audible but not distracting to con-
Of course no social function is complete without that diminutive charmer Hazel Gerald. glimpsed versation. her dancing with the newly re- turned from furlough, "Ting" McRoc.
My dears I nearly forgot the loveliest incident. Who was the lady in red who followed the red lights? Laugh? /
I haven't laughed so much since pussy fell down the well. Anghow she was that indignant when "twitted" on the subject and protested a lot about having been misinformed.
the
Oh and I must tell you that the very lovely lovely Mrs. Hurray, whom I saw taking some refresh- ment with one of the nicest Cap- tains on China Station, IS rumoured to be going to give us all a treat In the not too far distant future. I refer to the forthcoming, AD.C. production.... My spies have it that the afore- mentioned lady will play the lead. and that, when the "buzz" gets round, betokens great clamour for
NON-INTERVENTION DISCUSSIONS
con-
of the Non-Intervention Commit London, Jan. -18.` The Chairman's Sub-Committee tee to-day resumed their sideration of the draft resolution dealing with various portions of the Committee's plan, namely the withdrawal from Spain of foreign volunteers, recognition in certain circumstances that the Spanish parties possess status justifying them in exercising belligerent rights at sea, and the resortation and strengthening of the scheme for observation of Spanish frontiers by land and sea.
The Committee agreed upon a number of outstanding questions.
The Committee agreed also to authorise the Secretary to prepare drafts of replies to be sent by the Committee to the two Spanish parties. The Sub-Committee will meet again on Friday.
GERMANY "NOT PLAYING?
I saw the enchanting Miss Two- loch In animated conversation with one of the tallest officers in. a certain one of H.M.S. ships, which is well known for the height of at least four of its per- sonnei. Very well her lovely dresa of emerald green watered silk be- comes her too, I may say-Miss. Twoloch and not the certain ship, "
mean of course!
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It was there also that I had a few moments in which to observe that the so chic Charity Hupp was at her "chic-est" in a beautiful black moire gown liberally sprink- led with silver sequins. Her escort was our well known and debonair Claud Stout, who, unless I have not heard sright, is also busy re- hearsing for the next ADC show.
It was well after 1 a.m... before- the last farewells were said and I was reluctantly persuaded that: some beauty sleep was indicated.
Congratulations to HM.S. Cum- berland for giving us such a Azzing, good party.
CECILIA,
CHINESE
ART
An exhibition of Chinese art for Chinese Medical Relief is being held at No. 9, Conduit Street, W.1, until Jan. 28. Three of the exhibits: A rolling horse, pale green glaze, of the Ming period; a limestone buffalo of the Shang-Yin "Dynasty, and a glit bronze Buddhisatva of the T'ang Dynasty.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Among the many prominent local residents who returned froin Home leave yesterday by the s.s. Carthage were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Alabaster. Mr. Alabaster is de- partmental, manager of the Union. Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd: and a committee member of the Peak Club.
Mr. A. 9. Adamson," of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Carporation, accompanied by Mrs. Adamson and their two children, also returned yesetrday by the 8.8. Carthage.
Laid up in hospital since the early part of December, when he was thrown while out riding, Mr.
Li Kwok-ying, son of Mr. Li Jow- son, J.P., well-known merchant, is now well again and has returned to business. Mr. Li sustained In- • ternal injuries as the result of a. kick in the chest by his pony, and his condition at the time caused some anxiety to his family and friends. Mr. Lt is an officer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and & Director of the Po Leung Kuk.
with rumours which, finding print. Geneva, Jan. 18. may cause harm. Hong Kong, for The meeting of the League of instance, has been much in the Nations Council which had been news during the past month, and previously postponed to January stories have been printed, abroad, 28 has been adjourned once more
it is said, couched in such alarïmist | British Wirelcan Dated at Hong Kong, this 18th to January 31: The League Becre- terms as to create the impression tarlat announces at the same time that this colony is in trumediate that the meeting of the Committee danger of attack. With the of 28 for reform of the League | Japanese threat to South' China, Pact has been also postponed to the publication of "coloured" ver January 31. The adjournment was stons of Hong Kong's position In decided upon in view of the French
the event of military operations Government crisis.
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colony was only to be expected, but we refuse to admit that the gloom cast in Hong Kong at one period as the result of that
Botanical and Forestry Depart- and The German Government points ment. Mr. Flippance was former- threat was unduly exaggerated by out that stipulations of "'coloured" Press stories. The geo- criminating character, which date Department, Straits Settlements.
a dis-ly assistant curator of the Gardens graphical position of this colony, from the time of the World War. taken in conjunction with Japan- are
still applied to ese activities in China and the nationals domiciled in New South German
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Still another passenger by the of same vessel was Mr. F. Flippance, New South Wales, it was learned the new Superintendent of here to-day.
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The hearty congratulations of his many friends go out to-day to Mr. W. V. Curtis, the well-known pencil manufacturer, on the occasion of his birthday.
British association hockey player,
The former well-known Central
One of the youngest press cor- respondents to have visited. Hong Kong, M. Robert de Thomasson, who represents three Paris newa- papers. "Le Temps,”. “Lë Journal””
"Candide,” $ at present. studying conditions in South China. He arrived here, a week ago from Japan, and left yesterday for
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Mrs. P. W. Grant Cameron. formerly Miss, Tootsie" Smith, re- turned to the Colony yesterday by the Empress of Japan after short holiday. In the Philippine Islands.
Miss Olive Smith, is now living with her parents in Middlesex, local Chinese agent of the Cana- Mr. Lee Yook-tong ("Bugar"), England. She suffered an attack of dengue fever en route, but her
dian Pacific interests, was also a many friends in the Colony will be passenger on the Empress of Japan. glad to learn that she has Dow
With his colleague, Mr. Lyman completely recovered.
Quon, Mr. Lee has been vacation- ing in Manila.
Bucharest, Jan. 18. ́. THE HONG KONG
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advice regarding accommoda-
tan authorities at Bessarabia, for- materially alter the political situa- the Republican front north of agent, has relinquished
mer Russion, province, have pro- tion in this part of the world that Teruel and occupied dominating management.
tion available, motoring faci-hibited the use of Yiddish and this colony will be placed, to use positions near Ceimstao, declared
Russian languages
the words of a gentlemen at the General Quelpo Dellaɗfb in a radio suitable shopping Tranacean News Service.
Rotary Club on Tuesday, "between message last night. The Nationalist. the devil and the deep sea!" While lines have been advanced to the It is freely admitted that deliberate Teruel-Montalban road. Beven misstatements and unduly alarmist hundred Red. Spanish soldiers have reports of the conditions prévall- been taken prisoners' and various log here are detrimental to the Red detachments have been cut Mr. Walter I Kentes, Editor of colony's interests and are to be off from the main body, thethe China Mail" and "Bunday has done the colony a distinct position bitterly contested since Philippine Clipper after a three- deplored, we feel that, the Press General declared. The Muleton Herald," returned yesterday by the service in awakening British and the beginning of the Teruel battle day holiday, In Manila as the guest Empire public opinion to the need was likewise occupied by Nation- of Pan-American Airways. Me for greater and stronger defences alists yesterday-
Keates la, perhaps. the youngest for this colony.
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EVENSONG AT CATHEDRAL
At Eversong, which will be sung in St. John's Cathedral this evening at 5.45 p.m., the service setting will be Stanford in C and the anthem will be "And the up- somed of the Lord from The Wilderness (Gloss),
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Signar Stefferiell. Italian Consul at Hankow, who arrived in the Colony by train last week, la staying at the Hong Kong Hotel.
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News has been received by friends of Mr. 1 S. Castro, former- ly of Messrs. Thoresen and Com- pany, Hong Kong, that he has taken up en appointment in Manila with Messrs. Erlanger and station. Mr. Gallinger, operators of KZRM radio
Castro acted", for·
several years as honorary treasurer. of the local Fufpino Club, and was a familiar and esteemed figure in club circles nere.
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