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ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly meeting will be held at the Com pany's Offices, P. & O. Building on Thursday, 10th March, 1938, at 11a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State. ment of Accounts to 31st Decem. ber, 1937, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 26th February to 10th March 1938. both days inclusive, during which period 'no Transfer of Shares can he registered.
By Order of the Board
of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
& CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, Feb. 18; 1938.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1938.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FIFTY FIRST OR. PLARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., en Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 A.M., for the purpose of | receiving the Report of the Direc.
tors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to Friday, the 11th March, 1938. both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL.
Secretary.
fong Kong, 21st Feb., 1938.
BIRTHS JACOB-On Sunday, February 13, 1938, at 10.45 pim., at the Country Hospital. Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. David Jacob,
son.
LEUTSCH-On Sunday, February
13, 1038, at the Paulun Hosp tal, Shanghal, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Leutsch, a son, Dirk.
DRATHS
CORRESPONDENCE SOCIAL CHANGES BRILLIANT
FLAG DAY RESULT
IN CHINA
New Life Movement
GENERAL CHIANG'S
WORK
""The Japanese war with China will be a long-drawn-out affair.
PERFORMANCE!
Professor Andrews Entertains At Military Hospital
The patients and stag" of the Military Hospital, Bowen Road,
(The Editor, “The Hong Kong. Daily Press") Sir-The nett amount collected for the Ministering League's Fag. Day held on Saturday. February 19, amounted to $2,164,00, of which JACKSON.--On Saturday, February Kowloon collected $823.55.
12, 1936, at the Shanghal Gen- I most sincerely thank you and eral Hospital, Elisabeth Jack-all who helped to achieve this ex-with, I should say, a minimum of were entertained last evening in son, aged 49 years, the dearly-cellent result. I enclose a list of from three to five years. There is the concert room of the hospital beloved wife of Mr. Gordon O. those who sold flags.
no question of the spirit of China by Professor Andrews Jackson.
being broken. Her moral is higher clever troupe and everyone present enjoyed a most successful per- today than it has ever been sincs.
formance. the Republic was founded." That is the opinion of Mr. George W. Shepherd, adviser to
MARTIN.-On February 13, 1938.
at the Country Hospital, David Nell Livingstone, dearly-loved
MARY KING.
(President).
LIST OF HELPERS
and his
Mrs. Robertson, Miss C. King,
tin, aged one year.
Miss W. Handyside, Mrs. Dulley. MAEVSKY-On Sunday, February Miss S. Mackichan, Miss Middleton 13, 1938. at his home, 1331 L-Smith. Miss M. Norman, Miss E fayette, Vladimir Wilhelmovich
Hunt, Miss E Baskett, Miss V. Maevsky, aged 47 years. form- Crapnell, Miss J. Smith, Miss H. er hotel manager and proprie Gerrard, Mrs. Kirby, Miss Strellett, Miss Ralston, Miss A. Lee, Miss Y. BOISSEREE-On. Sunday, Febru-shaw, Miss Fitz Gerald, Miss F.
ary 19, 1938, at the Shangha! Newton. Miss J. Mitchell. General Hospital, Neille Mason Franklin Kirby, Miss B. Saunders, Boisseree, aged 33 yearsS.
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mar- Mrs. Sanger, Miss Jean Duclos. Chlang Kai-shek in the New Life Andrews brought repeated rounda
tor.
The Daily Press.
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|KOWLOON - RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION
NOTICE.
"BUSINESS
The Eighteenth Annual General leeting of the Kowloon Resi | dents' Association will be held in Natice is hereby given that on St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kow. account of transfer to other duties loon, on Friday, 4th March, 1938, the Power of Attorney issued to at 6 p.m. George Alfred Flynn, as District Manager for The Texas Company (China) Limited at Hong Kong has been cancelled and recalled.
Similar Power of Attorney has been issued Bayard Craig Lawrence who has been appoint ed District Manager at Hong) Kong to succeed George Alfred Flynn.
..
to
Miss
The show was in the form ofTM General mystery and magic and Professor
of applause by hla EXCEP movement, who recently arrived in England from China, according to tonally clever manipulation of
the Manchester Guardian.
cards and other tricks. The Talking to press representatives thought reading item was perhaps Mr. Shepherd dealt mainly with the most popular as it conveyed the great social changes brought information to all those who ask- about by the new movement, but ed questions.
The performance lasted for two he had to answer many questions
about the war. To go into China hours every minute of which was
thoroughly enjoyed, Miss D. Ellis, Mrs. Woodward, Miss against the will of its 100,000,000
Among those present were Lieut- Betty Wadmore, Mrs. Ford, Miss people. he said, was like sleeping
Col. C. Crawford Jones. Oficer R. Stalker, Miss Cunningham, Mise in a swamp in summer without the
net. Commanding the Military, Hospital, D. Young, Miss B. Pollock, Mrs. protection of a mosquito
Even in Manchukuo, where there Major and Mrs. W. G. Shakespeare, TEKS Disbrowe, Mrs. Hodgkinson. Mrs. Trenchard Davies, Mrs. Sharp, Mrs.
was not the same spirit as in Major and Mrs. Squire, Capt. and Austin, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Begg. Mrs. China, there was still a good deal Mrs. Stevens, Misa C. R. Hammond (Matron) and Bisters of the Reid Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Merrick.of resistance. It would be impos-
Q.AIM.NS. Mrs. Hopkins, Miss & Trenchard sible for the Japanese to rule
During the performance inci- Davies. Central British School: China. No capable Chinese would
work for them; indeed, no capable dental music was supplied by Mr. Miss S. Fuxman, Miss J. Gar- diner. Mias E
Chinese ever remained in Japanese Akers at the planio. Burt, Miss B.
At the conclusion of the show, Querin, Miss L. Denton. Miss M.
territory.
Marsh, Miss
MI., Shepherd believed that be. Professor Andrews expressed his M. Jack, Miss P. Carrie, Miss A. Bruin, Miss cause of the growing bitter oppost-appreciation to the attentive an tion of the world to her invasion dience, and said it had given him Grady, Miss P. Houghton, Miss Y. Servanin. Miss S. Wilke, Miss 8 of a neighbour's territory the war great pleasure to perform before BOLA,
would end in the economic collapse them. Miss Rousseau. Miss M. Howard, Miss W. Ingram. Students St. Paul's College. Students Mui Fong School. Students Belllios Girls School
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HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 25, 1938.
NEW HOPE FOR
CHINA
Retaliation is the natural reac- Action of the human instinct to 31st offense, not only in the human but
KING GUSTAV TENNIS CLUB PRESIDENT
New International Body King Oustav of Sweden accepted the presidency of the newly-founded International Lawn
of Japan. The war lords would
have then to withdraw. They pink veils and the bridgrooms would never push things to the uniformly attired. It was held in" point of breaking their pation. the public hall in the presence of the mayor and cómcillors. Visi- tors said it was the finest piece of pageantry they had seen in the
MANY REFORMS- "My job in China." said Mr. Shepherd, "13 that of adviser to
General Chiang Kai-shek on the New Life movement, which be
Orient. The cost to each couple- was 20 dollars. Now the movement launched in February, 1934. This usually has a hundred couples" at a wedding, and it always has a movement, the most Chinese thing has
China, owes its outstanding long waiting-list.
EDUCATION Education for the masses bas ·
underlying the nation's life for women who had never thought of
in
success in the past four years to
also in the animal Kingdom. al-Tennis Club of Sweden. Among the fact that it is based on the j though it is, not always the best the members of the committee. of four main fundamental principles made tremendous strides. Village equal, it is often the only remedy.chairman, is M. Marc Wallenburg 5,000 years. These are the prin-thermselves as individuals-"We are
which M. Sune Malmstrom
ها
mdio
learn about marketing
Adoption of Report and counts for the year ended December, 1937.
Election of Officers and Com policy, but, where all things are mittee.
Two wrongs cannot make a right, Any other business.
but where the human character is Jun, president of the Swedish ciple of behaviour-a wide term just women," they said--are being apparently covering all questions introduced to education through It is earnestly requested that inclined to be so selash or self- Lawn Tennis Association.
of etiquette and social usage--the classes in housewifely arts. The The parent, International Club, members and all others interested: seeking that it is blind to its own! founded in Great Britain by Mr. Principle of justice for all classes, radio has been taken to the schools, in the weltare of Kowloon will perversity, it is surprising how walls Myers in 1924, has now
of plain honesty, and of a self- and through community effective retallatory action proves. endeavour to be present. An
The Japanese air force has been affiliated to it six other interna- respect which Impiles that nothing farmers opportunity will be given for one of the most active elements of
tional clubs, those of France, the must be done to bring disrespect prices and improved methods of
agriculture. These farmers to the individual or the nation. United States, Austria. the bringing forward matters for the their war machine in China and
Netherlands. Czechoslovakia
This novement to bring new life good producers, and their position consideration of the new Com. some of its exploits have nauseat-
und | Sweden.'
to every man. woman, and child began to improve as soon as the ed the nostrils of the world. With
All have I
in China underlies all the progress special taxes which had weighed common palley-to terrible grief, month after month,
of the last four years, the con- so heavily on them were removed. promote, by China has watched her civilan
social union and
struction of
war the. movement railways, of Before the match play, population being slaughtered by
good fellowship
canals, of thousands of miles" of covered two-thirds of the provinces bombs-those missiles which are They are governed by the same among members of touring teams.
motor ruads, improvement of the of China, and in every community no respectors of persons or thinga. rules.
villages, attention to agriculture, of villages a school had been babes in arms, expectant mothers,
and the extraordinary spread of established. This education is stili school children, the sick, aged and
education. The essential of every going on in the provinces.
THE TEXAS COMPANY.
\(CHINA) LTD., -
By: P. F. Le Fevre,
Managing Director Hong Kong February 22nd, 1938mittee,
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6027
OFFICIAL NOTICE."
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE
A SHIP'S NAME.
THE HONGKONG LAND: INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO.. LIMITED.
Peters and Company, Limited whose registered office is situate
at No. 36, Connaught Road Central, Victoria in the Colony
R. BALDWIN,
Hon. Secretary, 6034
WOMAN ARGUES OWN CASE
FOUR-DAYS DUEL WITH K.C.
payments.
colonies.
have
new
FETED
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THE FOUR FEARS
are
the
infirm, hospitals and churches-all thing-and in striking force. That reform carried out by the new Speaking of Gerieral Chiang Kai- have been blown sky high in China means not only that the Japanese movement was that it should be shek Mr. Shepherd said the Chil- from time to time by Japanese are likely to get a taste of their economically practical.
nese people believed he was the bombs, China hoped that the own medicine in so far as attacks
Mr. Shepherd gave an example greatest man that had arisen in world outcry would subdue this on Nipponese soil are concerned. of reformed behaviour. For cen(this generation. Recent everits frightful mediaeval passion for but also that China will probably turies it had been the custom to have Increased this opinion among butchery, but the killings have carry out periodic air raids on spend at least 200 dollars on a wed-all Chinese people" within and gone on relentlessly.
Strategic islands such as Kimof, ding. Young people usually had to without China. "I have known China has now, at last, decided off the Fukien coast, the Pratas borrow money at a high rate of bim intimately for four years,” to retallate. On Wednesday, and Ho Pao, off Kwangtong, all of interest, or For four days a young married Chinese bombers, for the first which were seized and have been farms. The New Life movement personal ambition, no personal even mortgage their sald Mr. Shepherd. He has no NOTICE IS HEREBY of Hong Kong, hereby give woman, Mrs. Elsie F. E. Borders, time in the war, raided Japan- converted by the Japanese into air organised the simultaneous wed-rights or privileges, and no thought GIVEN that the FIFTIETH notice that in consequence of the of West Wickham, Kent, who had
never before been in a Court of ese soll with two visits to Talho-bases. The possibility of mass at dings of nifty couples, all the but of his duties and responsibili~ resolution of their Board of ORDINARY GENERAL
Law, has appeared with distinction. the capital of Formosa. The tacks on Japanese aircraft carriers brides wearing pink dresses and ties." Directors to change the name of as her own advocate in the Chan-phase in the China war has begun coast. also looms large. Certain it Important thing is that a new and the destroyers blockading the MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company
the steamship "TAI LUK 6" cery Division,
--a new spirit is manifest, the im. is that Japan will be forced by this "will be "beld at the Offices of recently acquired by the Con-
Mrs. Borders is contesting 10 plications or, and repercussions to latest development to strengthen ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS Messrs. Jardine, Matheson&pany they have applied to the person and a blouse by the which are certain to be tremend the aerial defences in. Formosa. Bradford Third Equitable Building Board of Trade, under Section Society of Bradford, to obtain ous, at a time when Japan, dis- where Wednesday's raids
AT HOTEL Co., Ltd., on TUESDAY, 15th March, 1938, at NOON for the
47 of the Merchant Shipping possession of the house she oc- counting Chinese solidarity, are coincided nicely for China with purpose of receiving the Report
Act, 1894, in respect of the said cuples at Kingsway, West Wick-reported to be dirting with the the atmosphere of tension result- idea of unilateral cessation ofing from the recent internal tric- ship "TAI LUK 6 8f the Port ham, on the ground that she was hostilities and consolidation in the tion, and it is highly probable that of the Directors together with the
It was one of the most enjoyable of Hong Kong Official number three months in arrear with her acquired territory with the ulti-more troops will be despatched dinners of its kind ever held in the Mr. Pat Clark, the captain, spoke Statement of Accounts for the
154,027 of gross tonnage 154.37,
mate object of turning it into there from Tokyo. That fact. in Colony. After the Loyal Toast had in a humorous vein and said that year ended 31st December, 1937.
All day, until late afternoon. tons, register tonnage 91.93 tens, when she went into the witness-
itself, will not be without its effect been honoured and the principal when they set out from England THE REGISTER OF formerly owned by Union Water box. Mrs. Borders was on her feet anything, it must have the effect paign which is still, apparently, aber of the Corinthians was called scare, the typhoon mensen
If the attack on Formosa does on the proposed South China cam-speeches made, almost every mem- they had four fears the small-pox SHARES of the Company will Boat Company, Limited whose arguing her case before Mr. Justice of raising new hope in the Chinese Ive issue.
upon to give a turn and each one danger of Hong Kong being so registered office is situate, at
people of repaying in some mea- Where and how China procures was received with very warm close to the theatre of war and Hong Kong Bank Building, Vic- with observations, made by Mr. sure what they have been receiv-her planes and plots is nobody's applause.
lastly the Clipper fear. They were DAY, 15th March, 1938. both toria aforesaid for the permission "against her.
R. F. Roxburgh, K.G.,
1s who ing from Japan in the way of but China's own business, and the
going to fly to Manila and one or PIONEER TOUR days inclusive, during which
two members of the party had bomba. Still more., it will be read world will watch her gallant to change her пате to
The chairman congratulated Mr. their own ideas regarding the re neriod no transfer of shares can "DARNLEY" and to have her
with joy and thanksgiving by all efforts in the air from now on with "I got all my experience from patriotic Chinese overseas who renewed interest, for there will Smith and members of the party ability of modern air transport! be registered.
registered in the new name at the listening to Mr. Roxburgh on the have contributed so liberally to henceforth be at least some sem- on making what he termed a Other speakers Included Messrs. Port of Hong Kong as owned other side!" Mrs. Borders said. wards the Chinese air force in blance of equality where pre-pioneer tour of the world and said Lee Wal-tong, W. Pryde, Wong Ka- by the said Peters and Company,
I know nothing of the law; I China's hour of destiny. A few viously it was so painfully one that football in general had bene- tsua, Len Bradbury and George relying entirely on the more such ráids and. we are ready sided. This new phase of the war fitted through it. In Hong Kong Dance. The evening's enjoyment Limited.
facts. The case is taking a great to vouch, the task of the collectors should give the protagonists of the the Corinthians had shown us what came to an end just before mid- Any objections to the proposed deal of time, but last week-end I of funds across the water will be unilateral peace scheme in Tokyo the real English amateur game of night when Auld Lang Syne was
food for some sane thought, for it football was like and the chairman leung in time-honoured fashion. change of name must be sent to had to put it aside for a while greatly simplified!
and do some washing."
The Japanese claimed, justi- means the birth of a new spirit added that football in the Colony the Registrar of Shipping at
Mrs, Borders' has never so much fably to a certain extent, that the and with that a new hope which owed a very deep debt to the Corin
HANDBAG THIEE Hong Kong within seven days as been in the public gallery of a Chinese air force, had been com- will kindle in every Chinese heart thians for what they have shown
GOES TO GAOL from the appearance of this court.
pletely defeated and practically greater determination to oust the advertisement.
She raised points which the incapable of taking to. the air marauding wolf from the fold. Mr. Smith, in reply, gave a re- Remanded on Tuesday for medi- judge said were of great impor-after the first month of the war The Japanese cannot be altogether sume of the work involved in cal examination following convic- Dated at Hong Kong, this 22nd tance to building society members in Shanghat. "Much water has unaware of the power which China organising a tour of this nature tion on a charge of larceny of a day of February, 1938.
throughout the country.
flowed down the Yangtze since still retains, and, we may ask, was and said he had sent Home re-handbag from Miss A. Wright of When the case was adjourned, then, and the Chinese air force to the recall of the unscrupulous ports in which he spoke very high- the Texas Oil Company, Wong. Mr. Justice Bennett suggested that day is rapidly developing into a General Matsui and his replace-ly of the game as it is played hereChof-leung. 25-year old unemploy- and it might be well if Mrs. Borders powerful weapon, both in defencement by General Hota, late Gover-He thanked the Association as welled man, was sentenced to three
took some legal advice on abstruse (they brought down 11 Japanese nor of Formosa, supposedly de-as the South China Athletic Asso-months' hard labour by Mr. R. Ed matters.of law which had emerged raiders last Friday in one engage-signed for the purpose of prepar-clation for the hospitality shown wards at Central Magistracy" JES-
terday. the team. 6040 during the day.
ment)-add this is the importantine for a long war?
be CLOSED from MONDAY, 28th February, 1938, to TUES
By Order of the Board of Directors,
0. EAGER,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 21st Feb., 1938.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
· 11 ·
Ar ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HALL ADMISSION FREE
HASTINGS & CO., Friday, Feb 26th, Noon to 9.30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28th, Noon to 8.30p.m. Solicitors for the 'said Peters
Company, Limited.
9 p.m.
Demonstration of Amateur Cinema- tography each evening from 7.30 to [0x41
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Bennett. Occasionally she dealt
NEVER IN COURT BEFORE