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HONG KONG, January 21, 1938.
To our many Chinese readers— "Kung hay fat choy.", meaning Wish you good luck and pros. perity."
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YEAR FAIR
Better Business.
Reported
The Chinese New Year Fair in Gloucester Road closed about 3 a.m. this morning after "five successful days.
for
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JANUARY 31, 1938.
If Gossip We Must
(EY "PRUDENCE")
and sour sauces. Dry Pekin Duck and Canton Chicken were served Bamboo- with rice and tasty say. shoots were another delicacy this month, and then, (as a sop to all of us, who must have our sweet at the end, even if the skies fall) called a delectable
Rose" and captivating
came
ice
the
India where--she attended wedding of her only daughter. Others
were I glimperd
Mrs. Goldman and Mrs. Whitham and then the dancers appeared and I am afraid I forgot everything
else.
We followed the crowd on Satur- day night and found ourselves in Although January 21 was the the Gloucester Roof, where" "fat- date from which stalls were allow-tering Ughts made everyone look. ed to be put up, it was not untli
young and lovely, and where one two or three days ago that the of the "best bands ever," played
all the newest tunes in a
Yes. the
Trio Bryman
are way Fair was actually in fulms, swing.
that wonderful and have "Just Altogether there were more than
which made one keen to dance."Diable News of
crooners friandises. the spectacular Der-
extra something" that KUNG HAY FAT CHOY two hundred stalls, displaying an
formance given by these new Lots of pretty girls there, of sing about. Moreover they have a interesting variety of articles.
course.
Their Miss Betty Fair, in a
great sense of climax. Traditional requirements dancers, called The Bryman Trio,
dances are so arranged that they New Year observances, such
had evidently got about, and the dainty dress with gold-embroider- place was crowded when we drift-ed bodice, was there, and so was build up the interest and keep Jass-sticks and joss-paper, incense,
ed in.
Miss Gerrard, very willowy in a the audience guessing. fruits. sweetmeats, red paper
Many people had parties that dress with belt and shoulder First came a charming little Laishi and other things, were
with right. Among them we
dance noticed straps of palest gold. I noticed
two girls in frilly and the boy-friend in prominent among the goods offered
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mr. George Miss Bery. Fair in a dress which | frocks for sale. In addition, there were
these languorous flying white "talla." - Very gay and stalls selling goldfish, paintings, Sewell, Colonel Blake, Mr. Gilroy, looked (under
were pretty! Next the sonorous strains scrolls, toys, blackwood articles Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. Gros- Gloucester lamps) as if it
of the Ravel "Bolero" warned us had i we of a change, and
and ikt senorita amorous hidalgo doing an exotic tanga. But when the clock struck. twelve, came the "big" dance of the evening. and what a triumph of sensationalism it proved.
The Chinese nation today cele- brates its New Year Day, being the first day of the first moon in the 27th year of the Republic of China which was founded by the Inte Dr. Sun Yat-sen in October, 1911.
The Chinese regard the New Yeur foremost among all festivals in their lunar year. It is a day of
when celebration
relatives and friends visit each other with tradi- donal ceremonta! and exchange greetings. Familles foregather for feasting and each member of the family is attired in his or her best clothes.
In Hong Kong, the Chinese New Year Fair is always a centre of at-
ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. traction but this year's fair held in
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the Wanchal district was not on such u lavish scale as in past years. Residents will recall the magni- fcent fairs held previously in Jer- vols Street, a busy section of the Central district.
The comparatively small fair this year is solely attributable to the War. China's need for war reller
The collection and settlement of
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY
Is tremendous, and there has been YEARLY GENERAL MEET splendid response from the Chinese ING of HONGKONG TRAM-nationals throughout the world. WAYS, LIMITED will be held IS HEREBY THAT THE FOR. at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, all debts by New Year's Eve, which is a recognised custom with the TIETH ORDINARY YEARLY Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Chinese, has not been possible this MEETING OF THIS COM. Kong, on FRIDAY, the 18th day year owing to the hostilities in the PANY will be held at the Office of February, 1938, at 12 o'clock North. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & noon, to transact the ordinary Co., Ltd., on Thursday, the 10th business of the Company, February, 1938, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS Report of the Directors together TER OF MEMBERS of the with a Statement of Accounts Company will be CLOSED fro for the year ended 31st Decem. SATURDAY, the 5th to FRI ber, 1937.
DAY, the 18th February; 1938 both days inclusive.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, the 3rd February, 1938, to Thursday, the 10th February, 1938, both days in clusive.
By order of the Board of Directors.
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 26th Jan., 1938.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
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IN THE GOODS of Christopher Willson, late of 164, New Walk in the City of Leicester in the County of Leicester, England, a Major In His Majesty's Army, de- ceased, Intestate.
NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro. bates Ordinance 1897, made an
·AND NOTICE IS HEREBY
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th Jan., 1938.
BOT
WOLFRAM CARGO
STOLEN
Conveying Junk Found
Badly Damaged
Twenty six bags of wolfram orc valued at $3,000, which was being conveyed in a junk from Ma. Kam Shan, Taiping, to Hong Kong, were reported lost on Saturday by a junk-master, Chan Moi Hoi, who stated that the junk was discovered boled and badly damaged bear Castle Peak while the crew of four had disappeared.
The Junk leit Ma. Kam Shan on January 10 while the master.came to Hong Kong by another boat, Finding that the ore had not been delivered, he instituted inquiries, which led to the discovery of the
abandoned boat.
· THEFT AT NIGHT
Provisions, to the value of $45, were stolen from No. 27 Des Voeux
on
Commercial firms have collected only about fifty per cent. of the total sums due to them. Many exporters in the Colony bave been unable to collect any of the money owing to them from importers in North China Shanghai. This again is because of the Japanese aggression result- ing in the forced closure of Chinese banks and business hongs.
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Amid all these trials and tribula- tions China will celebrate her New Year quietly and the world will join in wishing China's 450,000,000 souls happiness and prosperity in the year that lies before her.
GREAT R.A.F. EXPANSION IN 1937
Great expansion at the Royal Air Force dominated Britain's first completed flying year. Mea- sures initiated half way through.
de- 1935, when the Government cided that that world affairs de- manded a large increase in the striking power of the Air Arm. gathered momentum in 1936 and in 1937 went far to implement the determination that the Royal Air Force shall be second to none.
First-line strength of the Service the home-nowadays styled
Force trebled Metropolitan Air from 580 aeroplanes April, 1935, to, more than 1.550, a large "propor- tion of which is made up of high- performance monoplanes that are efficiency. unsurpassed in speed and military
at
Metropolitan squadrons increas- ed to 123 against 53. The personnel of the Service doubled in numbers.
Road Central, ground floor. to be doubled. More squadrons
Saturday night, when someone
Much has still to be done before the expansion plans are "fulfilled. First-line Metropolitan strength is to go up to approximately 1,750 Fleet aircraft. Strength of the Air Arm, control of which is in the course of transference from Air Ministry to the Admiralty, Is
will be added to Royal Air Force Finally. full aircraft." aero ΟΙ
other engines, armament, and essential equipment are to be bullt up, preparing the Service to enter a cenfict armed and ready at all points.
war reserves
Order limiting the time for broke in through the back door strength overseas. creditors and others to send in and gained entrance into the pre- their claims against the above mises without the knowledge of estate to the 19th day of Febru. the fokis inside. ary, 1938.
I
APPOINTMENT
All Creditors and others are AIR FORCE accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under "signed on or before that date. `
Dated the 22nd day of January, 1938.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administratrix, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hồng Kong.
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and art objecta.
"
The Fair attracted large crowds daily. and stallholders reported
that the volume of business was
better than in previous years, The presence of many people from China proper no doubt helped materially to increase the turn-
over.
Late shoppers thronged the Wanchal waterfront last night eager to secure last-minute, bar- gaina, many foreigners being noticed amongst the crowd.
GIRL KILLED
A small Chinese girl, whose name and address are unknown, was knocked down by a motor car and instantly killed in King's Road on Saturday night.
The car, licence No. 105, driven by Cheung Ching.
was
man. Mr. De Vlees Cheverar, Mr. woven with moonbeams. Curtis and a number of others. Miss Hopkins had A clinging
Mrs. W.
glamorous J. Roberts was im-dress of black chiffon-velvet, and mensely chic in black. In her little Miss Booker was very sweeb party I noticed Miss Shedden, in a coatee of white velvet, and Mrs. AV. Greaves, in a picture-gown of pansy taffeta.
Mrs. Andrew Shields looked lovely in an exquisitely moulded gown of sheer black.
in a wide-skirted dress of coral pink with dark ribbons. One most attractive dress was worn by a pretty girl I could not identify, It was of black net, lightly pow- dered here and there with bright embroidered butterhies.
In another party I saw Mrs. C. A number followed the vogne C. Stark wearing mauve, and Mrs. for black velvet (and there is Armstrong in dark embroidered nothing more becoming), among chiffon and Tace.
Baines Hum- them being Mrs.
and 庭
Mrs.
phreys, who BYLLS also present, looked charming as always.
KUNG HAY FAT CHOY I must not forget to tell you that it was a case of Kung Hay Fat Choy. Now is the time of the Chinese New Year, and the dinner served was just the kind to delight an epicure.
Dellelous birds' nest soup was followed by garoupa with sweet
CLOSED INCIDENT-OPEN QUESTIONS
Sunday, January 30, 1938.
Japan is happy to call the Panay incident closed and forgotten and the indignation that was felt in Washington at the time, has also definitely relaxed. Japanese apologies and promises of indemni- fication have been accepted and "Mr. Cordell Hull's note termed Japan's assurances and steps to prevent similar attacks Tesponsive" to American demands. Omcially, then, the incident is closed and not even the showing of the newsreels of the Yangtsze bombing re- opened It.
The incident in closed, it is true, but several questions in con- nection with it remain very much open. Chief among these is the avoidance of further occurrences of this nature. It appears that the Tokyo 'Government really wishes to prevent them and the recall of Admiral Mitsunami is not likely to serve as an encouragement to other hotheads. But the world in general, and America in particular. would feel more confident that the Japanese Government, really had the armed forces in hand if Colonel Hashimoto, who is stated in cer- tain reports to have been responsible for the army attack on the Fahay, had also been publicly punished.
Yet from an official point of view the United States can only accept Tokyo's statement that "all others responsible have been dealt with according to law." President Roosevelt's masterstroke in requesting that the American view be conveyed to the Emperor put the Japanese militarists in a very uncomfortable position and it produced what Mr. Hirota, the Foreign Minister, calls a "drastic step" to "preclude absolutely all possibility of a recurrence" of such incidents -
Nevertheless the question as to whether the Japanese army can' be controlled by Tokyo is still undecided. There are many who be- lieve that part. at least, of the "uncontrollability" is carefully calculated and that if the Government wanted badly enough to put a restraining influence on the younger officers It could do so.
Mr. Cordell Hull's note left open very clearly the question of whe- ther the attack on the Panay was intentional. Commander Hughes, in his report, left no doubt that the dyers themselves could see the 18-by-14 foot flags on the Panay. If either, the bombing or the ma- chine-gunning was a "mistake" as the Japanese perhaps must insist, It was not a mistake as to identity by the sailors or soldiera im- mediately involved. Unfortunately, however, the Japanese people have been kept in ignorance of the American reports which show this. They still think it was a mistake. The Japanese press, with its usual "discretion." did not publish the full-text of the American protests or even of Japanese apologies. The people have not been allowed to know the seriousness of the offence, the extent to which American feeling had been aroused, or the length to which the Ja- panese Government had gone to satisfy the United States.
This fact can only be a wen": not in the hopes for avoidance of such trouble and for future adjustments which must be made in the relations between America and Japan. The future of those relations is possibly the biggest open question remaining from a closed in- cident.
Picture two dainty maidens of dresses of the French court. In cowslip green and yellow, dancing- a graceful minuet to a Mozartian measure. Suddenly the music is drink- shattered, and enter a
The maidena maddened rustic
but in vain. try to escape him
and their de- They are seized licate crinoline frocks ruthlessly torn off and flung away. Terria- ed and powerless, they are at his
lovely unknown with a dress that made her look exactly like Mar-
Mrs. lene Dietrich.
Oliver was very charming in white, and Mrs. Kharegat looked marvellous in a beautiful Indian dress, all white, mercy, with a vell bordered with bright-dance hued flowers.
Mrs. Stevenson was there In black and white lace. She, by the way, has recently returned from
The wid and trantie: which followed roused thunders of applause from breathless audience.
So now, if you want & REAL- thrill, you know where to get it!
JAPAN'S LEADERS OPPOSED TO BIRTH CONTROL
GENERAL SUGIYAMA PUTS CASE
Tokyo, Jan. 28. thorities have any intention of Baron Asada's attack on Mal-carrying out drastic reorganisation. thusianism and birth control in of the army and whether it is ex- his interpellation during the na-tremely necessary to station & con- tional defence debate yesterday insiderable force of troops in China. the House of Peers has elicited in the light of experience of the..... favourable response from the Prime present incident and in order to Minister, Prince Konoye, the For- cope with the new situation arising eign Minister of Public Welfare in from the present affair, the army: this morning's session of the Diet. thinks it is necessary to make com-
Prince" Koneyê said he subscrib-prehensive reorganisation. ed to the view of Baron Asada and realised the necessity of increasing the population for national deve- lopment.
Turning to the question of an autonomous government for Inner Mongolia, the Prime Minister pledged the support of the Govern- ment aiming at a joint defence scheme against the Comintern.
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, replied in similar vein but said the Government was minimis- Ing the friction with foreign pow- ers by refraining from sending emigrants to those countries which did not welcome them
Marquis Kido, Minister of Public Welfare, heartily endorsed Baron Asada's views and assured him of the enhancement of the physical standard of the nation by various measures,
"Now that the incident has de- veloped into long term hostilities, the army believes it must operate a considerable force of troops. The troop settlement question following the termination of military opera- tions will depend on the develop- ment of the future situation but it con- is easily imaginable, that a siderable force of troops must be stationed for a considerable period of time in China,
MORE ARMAMENT
"In order to meet the situation. plans are being formulated by leaving nothing to be desired. Con sequently I think some expansion of armament will be necessary. In the circumstances the nation must be urged to redouble its efforts and be prepared not only for national defence but in national resources both in personnel and material in order to attain the objective of the ARMY REORGANISATION
present affair and prevent a re- The War Minister, General Busi.. currence of such an unfortunate yama, said: “I am going to reply incident like the present one, aş to Baron Asada's questions of yes- | suggested by Baron Asada," added terday as to whether the army au- General Sugiyama-(Reuter).
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Lady Little, "wife of Admiral Bir
ed that workers then in the indus; orders for additional flying-boats Charles Little, and her daughter try numbered 63,000, apart from and landplanes. British construc- | Mrs. J. Robinson, arrived in the many thousands engaged in the tors produced new civil craft of Colony last week by the 3. Duls- manufacture of aircraft armament extraordinarily high performance, berg. They are staying "with the or in ancillary industries.
among
them the four-engined. Admiral, who is progressing well monoplanes capable of cruising at after his recent attack of pleurisy, more than 200 m.p.h, two of which will tackle the North and Atlantic Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Adamson, who Oceans in 1938. The first of four recently returned from leave, have teen 22-ton land plane airliners taken up residence at the Glou- built to replace obsolescent air-cester Hotel Mr. Adamson 's en craft began flying trials.
the staff of the Hong Kong and Seaplanes considerably larger. | Shanghai Banking Corporation. than the Empire boats were, in active development. In the The Countess de Bercey, who ar-
Since his report, manpower has jurther. considerably increased An indication of the growth in productive capacity was given by the Air Minister in the words that, the greatly increased though capacity of the factories was only partly evidenced by output-up to last, actual deliveries of March
The British aircraft industry, an essential factor in the national alr power, put into force during Service aircraft during the pre- London, Jan. 28.
1937 satisfactory methods of rapid vious eleven months had amount-moderate power category, where rived last week on the Empress of The Air Ministry announced at manufacture of the new metal-
ed to more than 21⁄2 times, and of economy of operation, efficiency Asia, is staying at the Hong Kong Air Vice-Marshal, P. H. Lyon Play-skinned monoplanes.
engines to more than 34 times. and utter" dependability are Hotel fair has been appointed to be Air
British the average "pre-expansion" out- paramount,
constructors By the autumn of the year the Bomber Group, Royal Air Force, needs of the Royal Air Force were put.
again swept the feld. One con- Many happy returns of the day
· Overshadowed by military deve-struction being met, and 1938 opened with
firm alone has 800 to Mr. Stanley Broadbridge, of the civil aviation hp. four-engined airliners in use Queen's College teaching stat, and succeeding Air Commodore 8. Wassurance of higher rates of output lopment, British
than have been previously achieved made, nevertheless, a brave show in nine countries and 400 hip:twin- | Mr. Peter da Silva, of the Hong in times of peace. Before expan- in 1937. The Empire "all first- eng'ned craft in use in no fewer | Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- sion the industry employed less class mails by ali scheme was than 26. Other, companies pro-poration."
Inaugurated, multiplying loads en- duced interesting high-perform- than 30,000 hands,
In March last, Lord Swinton, trusted to the airliners and lead-ance small airliners of comparable Secretary of State for Air, revealing before the end of the year to engine, powers,
Officer Commanding No. 1.
Smith.
Air Commodore Arthur Thomson is to be Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Bomber Group, vice Air Com- modore Playfair (British Wire-
5927' less),
Interested visitors to the Chinese New Year fair in Gloucester Road
on Saturday night were Mrs. T. H King, wife of the Commissioner of Police, and her daughter Janet.
Mr. and Mrs. Belo Xavier, of
Macao and Hong Kong, were the happy recipients of hearty, good wishes and messages of congratula- tions from their many friends last week on the occasion of their gold- en wedding. A small reception was. given by Mr. and Mrs. Xavier at their residence,
"His Excellency the Governor, Bir, ' Geoffry Northcote, is spending the holidays at his Fanling lodge and will return to Governinment House tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Alexander, wife of Mr T. G. 6. Alexander of Messrs, Mackinnon Mackenzie and Company, left Lon- don last Friday by the xa. Naldera and is due back in Hong Kong early in March. Mrs. Alexander's friends will welcome her return after an absence of almost a year.