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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mr. G. T. Padgett wishes to ex- press his deepest and sincerest thanks to all these kind friends who sent wreaths and flowers and also attended at the funeral, and the numerous letters of condolence on the occasion of his recent bereavement; and also to express his gratefulness and ap- preciation of the services of the doctor and the nursing staff of the War Memorial Nursing Home.
Mrs. G. T. May and family wish to express their sincere thanks to all friends who sent wreaths and dowers and attendance at the funeral in their recent bereave- ment.
MARRIAGE, · CLARKE-SKREITUL--On August 17. 1938, at H.B.M. Consulate- General, Shanghai, before S. G. Bearne, Esq., Melita, only daughter of the late Captain Karl Skrettul and Mrs. Skreítul of Shanghai, to George Ed- ward, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Clarke of Sheffield,
England.
The Daily Press
EDITORIAL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1938.
COUNTERFEIT COINS IN Hello
NEW TERRITORIES
TWO BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
·
Choosing the village of Tsun Wan, in the New Territories, as an apparently safe scene of operations, two would-be utterers of counterfeit coins were nevertheless detected and brought to justice. Both pleaded not guilty when they appeared before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, at the Criminal Sessions · yester- day, but a Jury convicted them and they were each sentenced to two years' hard labour.“.
& Goodbye
BY A.W. HYER ·
Monsoons, rains, typhoons, are not stopping the travelling public these days. A crowd of them are in a hurry going places, the few Journeying vehicles stopping by the past couple of days have been loaded to the gills with freight and passengers. „
The summer travelling season ls' about over and we hope for, a breathing spell before the winter stampede of people visiting the "Riviera" of the Far East."
Empress of Canada
No more pish tush of the Public Works Department for this kind.
THE THURSDAY NOON sailing of gentleman in the months to come. the Empress of Canada, for I is a holiday in earnest for him. Vancouver was quite an affair. All will be happy landings we The pler was jammed with good-trust.
He bye wishers, some in tears, others
gay and a few wearing wistful ex-S. S. Chitral pressions: Passengers were practi-
a short
return, they spend several » weeks in
The men were Chan Hlag-kong had almost caught up to them. and Luu Shing.who were charged Chan fled. Lau was caught and with conspiring to commit an was taken to Tsun Wan police being searched. offence punishable by law. Chan station, and on was additionally charged on two was found to be in possession of counts of uttering a counterfeit 42 counterfeit 19-cent pieces. 10-cent plece, and Lau was charged had only one good 10-cent coin. with possession of 42 counterfelt
QUEST FOR CHAN 10-cent pieces.
cally overflowing from the En-TWO WELL-KNOWN VISITORS to On Instructions from Police-
the Colony are Mr. and Mrs. B. press's promenade deck. The pas The following Jury was em. Sergeant A. E. Banks, Ho and al Panelled to hear the case: Mesars detective went out to look for senger and freight, lists were heavy Davidson, of South Africa, who
ones.
paid a short call last week. These They walked around the Astington (foreman), O. R. de Chan Figueiredo, Yu Fook che, A. Khan village, giving a description of the
Away for a year's visit to the very nice people sailed via the 8.5. Lau Slu, So Shiu-au and C. A. wanted man. One of the persons States went Mrs. R. Sanger and Chitral for a renewal of acquain d'Assumpeão.
to whom, this description
the female members of her family,tance with Japan and was Prosecuting. Mr. J. Whyatt. a coolle named Yiu Hel-sang, and Miss Charlotte Sanger, Miss Helen holiday. On their Crown Counsel, said that, the case he later saw a man answering to Sanger and Miss Elinor Banger, plan to was probably the arst of its kind the description going into a cake bound for study of the ABC's Hong Kong before salling home.
of life.
We will be very glad to see you in which charges had been brought and cigarette shop.
again, and have a good time. of uttering counterfeit 10-cent
of Mr. B. Sanger Standard pieces of the new 1937 Issue. These plece in purchase of a five-cent Vacuum co.. accompanied his
Air France coins differed considerably from packet of cigarettes but the shop-youngsters to Japan, and will re- the old in that they had a special-keeper, after examining the coin: turn to his desk, here, by the FRIDAY, 6.45 AM. Captain 0. ly designed grove around the edge. handed it back. The man ac-middle of September. 15-19 Queen's Road Central. The counterfeits in the present cepted the return of the coin, and Everyone who has the pleasure Ville de Calcutta: a low ceiling case were not very successful ones. gave the shop-keeper his cigarettes of knowing this amusing family and heavy rains did not deter this
ENTERED SHOP
back.. When the man left the will certainly miss them. And who pleasant" Frenchman. On August 1. Chan and Lau shop. Ylu followed and arrested was the good-looking boy, standing Three passengers joturmeyed back were seen in Tsun Wan in the him.
on the pier gazing wistfully at the to Indo-China---Mir.
Babin, Mr. New Territories. approaching a At the police station, the man attractive blonde Miss way up there Plosser and Mr. Chu, who was com grocer's shop, by a farmer named was identified as Chan, and was on the boat deck as the Empress pleting his second round-trip, via Ho Lei who was standing by the found in possession of one coun- pulled out of her berth?
Air France," entrance to the shop. He saw terfeit 10-cent piece. He had four Vacation days commenced for Lau take out a coin from his genuine 10-cent coins and two
Mr. Phillip M. Marquette of Gen. Pan-American Airways well. pocket and,pass it to Chan, who genuine five-cent pieces as
eral Electric Company's Canton and entered
charged with took it
the shop. When
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THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO.. LIMITED.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED Interim Dividend of that an
ONE DOLLAR per Share has been declared for the year 1938. and will be payable on and after NOTICE IS HEREBY Thursday, 8th September, 1938. Dividend Warrants may be ob GIVEN that SECOND IN. TERIM DIVIDEND
tained on application at the Com year ending the 28th February, Pany's Registered Office, P. & O, 1939, of two per cent, that is Building.
for the
$2.00 per share, will be paid on THE REGISTER OF all shares in this Company on SHARES of the Company will Thursday, the 1st September, be CLOSED from MONDAY, 1938, at the Company's Office at 29TH AUGUST, to WEDNES. China Building, 5th floor."
The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th August, to the Est September, 1938, both lays in.
clusive.
By Order of the Board of
"Directors,
FUNG PING FAN,
DAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER (both days inclusive)" during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.
Director and Secretary: Hong Kong, 28th July, 1938.
Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1938.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
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Notice of Declaration of Second
Interim Dividend.
HONG KONG, August 23, 1938
The man tendered
A
10-cent
uttering.
via Canadian. Pacific's Empress of
Peter Maersk
The outstanding event of his six months' vacation will be a happy reunion with his Mrs. and his first look see of their new baby.
.
Corsen took off for Hanol in the
much
about October
PROBLEM FOR THE NATIONS
you in the Colony--Pan-Ameri- leaving Lat outside. Inside the Chan said he did not know the ice when he called to Shanghai, A NOTE OF INTEREST to all of DACIAL prejudice" and ideologi- shop was the shop-keeper. a widow coin was counterfeit. Charged with Canada. After a short visit in the can Airways will blossom forth in R
grandeur a possession, Lau said a friend had
Northern city be will continue cal warfare have created the named Leung Sau-hing, and
coolle named Chung Shiu-In, who given He is modern political refugee.
the coins to him, and he homeward to Los Angeles, via the when they move into new offices,
located in the Gloucester Building.11 not like the wartime refugee who was employed at Tsun Wan police did not know Chan.
Evidence was then taken, after
first floor, on the corner of Pedder station. fled from the battleground of
street and Des Voeux Road contending armies. He does not
Chan purchased a cent's worth which" sentence were passed.
C.N.A.C. contemplate returning to his native of cigarettes and tendered a 10- cent coin. He received two cigar- land, but faces perpetual exile.
Thus he becomes a difficult ettes and nine cents change and economic problem; and some of left. The coin was left lying on the knotty questions arising from the counter. and something about people its appearance attracted Chung's this large movement
widow took out from various European countries attention. The were discussed in London recently another 10-cent coin and, on com- representing parison, there was no doubt, left by a conference thirty-two nations.
but that the cefn tendered by Naturally the whole world ex-Chan was a bad one.
Ho and Chung left the shop in of Chan and his com- sands of men, women and children pursuit who have been uprooted from their panion, and when Ho and Chung homes, stripped of their posses sions, and sent wandering un-
of
tends its sympathy to the thou-
cannot
+
thirties.
COLD STORAGE PLANT EXPLOSION
Jury's Verdict And Rider
TECHNICAL EVIDENCE
Happy days for you and be sure FRIDAY, 8 A.M., and the rain was
pouring
the down to return.
inches, A visiting and holidaying to Captain H. L Wood took off for Japan for three weeks went Mr. Hankow and Chungking. Mr. J. and Mrs. Robert McLay, Big Chief Lessing Buck, bundled in a blue of National City Bank of New York caincoat, dashed for the plane. In the Colony. and their pretty blonde daughter, Miss" Mignon McLay.
This busy US Government nucial Is on a business trip to Chungking we hope he will give us a bit of news about the North and con- Have a good "time and hurry ditions on his return. back, there will be an anxious
Saturday, 3.10 p.m. arrival time fance waiting Miss McLay's arrival
G.N.A.C's plane from the North. at the pier.
CNA.C'E
Director. Managing Another large party. was on in M. P. I. Wong, accompanied by
ship's cocktail lounge for
News" Briefs
the Colony, will fly back with her family.
wanted across the face of the not stand by and see destitute re-
A verdict of accidental death earth victims of racial anti-fugees starve. pathles and political conflict.
The experience of those years was recorded at the conclusion of the The plight of these wretched has naturally given rise to much an inquest held at the Central Mrs. A. Morse, her fends gather-his lovely daughter, Miss C. Wong, people
to probe into ing to extend many good wishes were also arrivals on the p.m. evoke but
the anxiety over the future of poli- Court yesterday
plane. deepest feelings of pity." Econo- tical refugees created by the the circumstances surrounding the for her journey to Vancouver.
They were glad to be in cooler Salling for a term of leave via weather, and after a short visit, mically, however, their future, be- ideological conflicts which are a death of a coolie woman, Ng Tan. į comes a problem which must be feature of Europe in the nineteen- who was one of the three persons the Empress was Mr. W. J. Ander-will return to the North. Mr. killed when the cold storage plant son taking the route home through wong. who has been, avisiting in considered dispassionately.
Persecution and the exodus of of the Hong Kong Cold Storage Canada. WORLD events since 1914 have political refugees from Germany, Company. No. 8. Jubilee Street,
caused movements in popula-Austria arid Poland have excited exploded on June 12.
The comfort, convenience and Although "Mr. Butters sa as Coroner, tion greater than Europe has ex indignation and pity.
Lease of air travel was thoroughly perienced for centuries: The mass these persecutions are greatly to assisted by a jury comprising
demonstrated by Mrs. 8. C. Woo on movements of people in the early be deplored, the Governments of Mesara. R. Noblet (Foreman), Yung
her arrival via CNA.C. Baturday. history of Europe seemed an in-countries which are unaffected by Chi-yim, and F. JRodrigues.
This young matron Sew to the evitable feature of the barbarism political excesses of this kind ean- Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ held a
Colony from Chungking with her of the times and of the birth of not merely throw wide open their watching brief on behalf of the
The trip national States.
doors, and leave it at that. Hong Kong Cold Storage Comp- Mr. John G. Tahourdin, of the two-months-old baby..
HBritish Whole populations filed from the
while Inspector" M.
Embassy, has been ap-was very comfortable, no incon- NOTICE is hereby given that ferocity of barbarian invaders or THE BRITISH delegates to the Hourihan was
to present for the pointed private secretary the ventence, and her young daughter a. Second Interim Dividend of were driven of rich lands by London" conference said that police.
British Ambassador to China, Bir slept blissfully through the journey. She will spend several weeks here four pence per share for the stronger, acquisitive groups. That they were willing to collaborate Deceased and other earth coolles Archibald Clark Kerr.
visiting friends and relations IN THE GOODS of Juanita financial year ending 31st March,
phase ended with with other countries in discover-were engaged in deepening a well Ebbsmith, late of Wednes 1939, has been declared by the
EARLY
the consolidationing a solution; but it was made at the Cold Storage Company's
The Cheklang Fostal District is Imperial Airways MIGRATIONS of the modern equally clear that the settlement premises when the condenser of bury in the County of Stafford Directors of the Company in
European States, of refugees should not be allowed the cold storage plant suddenly again functioning, with a. head and care of Lloyds Bank, Brisbane, payable on 15th Sept although from time to time in the to disturb the internal economic exploded.
office at Hangchow under the THROUGH FROM BANGKOK in direction of Mr. V. W. Stapleton- very vile weather, arrived Cap- Limited, 16, St. James ember, 1938 to Shareholders on history of Europe since the Middle life of other countries.
Mr. W MeL. Smith, Deputy
Cotton.
tain J. N. Wilson in the Daedalus, If exiles from Germany were Superintendent of Fire Brigade, Street in the County of Lon the Registers at Brisbane, and Ages movements of people have
Friday, 4.10 p.m. don, who was "temporarily Singapore on 14th September, occurred similar in some respect allowed to take some capital out, was recalled to give evidence. He
Lieutenant G, P. Darling of HLM. to the happenings of today.
they could be more easily accom-stated that it was necessary to The National Government has of Grosvenor House, Park 1938.
from his trip Navy enjoyed The religious wars in France, for modated; but, destitute, they be obtain a licence from the police appointed Messrs. Li Wan and Allahabad. He is a very shy per Lane in the County of Lon.
created relligious re- NOTICE is also hereby given example.
come almost an in- to store ammonia, compressed in Chen Tun to the posts of Secre- superable problem cylinders, but permission was not try to the Executive Yuan and on and just crossed his fingers don, England and 5, Avenue that the Singapore Transfer Refugees; the English Puritans who NUMBERS
to countries -necessary for use.
Counsellor in the Ministry of the equipped to receive |
Interior.
deceased.
· for creditors and others to send
!!
pany.
MADE HERE
JAPANESE EYES ON WUHAN
and smiled, no talkee.
We are glad to say hello and know, you will enjoy your new tour of duty in these parts, ¿j.
Dr. Sun Fo President of the
Legislative Yuan, and Dr. Fu Ping
settled in America were refugees INCREASING Foch, Paris, France Widow,gisters will be closed from of a kind. Coming nearer, one
Thursday, 8th September, fo might cite the Irish migration to them. Each month, each week Wednesday, 14th September, the United States" in the nine-almost, the numbers of political Seto Ting, a fitter, in the witness persecuted for racial box, sald that the condenser was Notice is hereby given that the 1938, both days inclusive, for the teenth century as an example of refugees Court has by virtue of Section 58 preparation of Dividend War.
the refugee created by economia reasons, increase. Obviously the locally made and had been tested necessity.
situation cannot be allowed to and found satisfactory. He had
Sheung, Daedalus arrivals, were of the Probates Ordinance 1897 rants.
Before 1914 it seemed that large-drift on.
looked over the plant when the
greeted by hordes "ot friends and " made an Order limiting, the time,
scale movements of people caused Large-scale movements of popu- condenser was, fitted on.
A Chinese military officer, in a relatives. They were still nying by war would never occur again.lation. Indiscriminate and hapha- Mr. T. E. Jackson, Government recent interview about the battles though on land-out of the plans, But millions of refugees were zard, tend to upset delicately ad- Marine Surveyor, gave technical along the Yangtze River, said that passport inspector and away-DO economic balances. The evidence regarding the storage the Japanese were bent on taking remarks, no statements, just a created by the Great War. Manyjusted
them migrated temporarily suggestion has been made that a plant. He said that the condenser wuhan, having fought for two pleasant smile and shake of the but others left their homes for special organisation should be set was burst along the whole length months, westward, along the river. head.
From Russia alone between up in Paris with a permanent of the longtitudinal welded seam, Though they managed to take Conte Blancamano
half secretariat. Clearly there must be the weld-which only penetrated Ma-dong, Wu-kow and Kiu-kiang, 1917 and 1918 one and a million Russians departed from International co-operation and a for about two thirds of the thick they paid a great price for them.. IN FROM SHANGHAI, Sunday,
constant interchange of informa-ness of the shell plate having
They advanced along the river 10.30 am, the very comfortable tion if the absorption of the exiles failed,
in their claims against the above
estate to the 19th day of Sept., 1938.
All creditors and others arc
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.
of
Hong Kong Bank Chambers,
accordingly hereby required to SINGAPORE, 11th Aug., 1938.
send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 22nd day of August,
1938.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER..
Solicitors for the Executors;
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.
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A Job?
Consult WANT ADS
ever.
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TREATY settlements made other is to be effected economically.. The weld had a crystalline ap- this time. but as they did not Lloyd Triestino's Conte Blanca -
refugees, and many complex On humanitarian grounds it. is pearance, denoting that it was decide what direction they would mano,
Mrs. A. U. Fox, and her daughter economic problems were created a tragic commentary on modern badly done, probably due to the take they frat had their main for the Governments of Europe.. politics that this problem has use of unsuitable or inferior elec-force in Wa-kow and then moved spent the day saying hello to their on to Klu-klang. S many friends in the Colony, They The League of Nations has done arisen at all. For most of the re- trodes, or, unskilled workmanship. vallant work, since the war ended, fugees are innocent victims, the The jury returned a verdict of When they were repaised in the will continue their voyage to to settle many of these people; but prey of forces over which they can accidental death, and added, "but north bank they moved to the Europe via this floating hotel,
International colla-exercise no control..`
we ́would mention that all cold south "bank,"and vice-versa. The transhipping in Genoa for America.", Mr. Fox, of Awan, Culbertson – VALIANT boration was unable War-created refugees are an in-storage plants should be brought Japanese still think they can take WORK to prevent a flooding evitable manifestation of war it- within the scope of the Factories Wuhan, but all round Wahan and Fritz, Shanghai, will join his of labour markets in self: the refugees of passion and and Workshops Ordinance or that there are strong defences and they family in the States for the some countries and financial wor prejudice are strange products of of the Dangerous Goods Ordl-are awaiting another victory in Christmas holidays,
nance." ries for Governments which could the modern world.
this sector (To Kung Pao).
Aloha, & good trip and vacation.