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DINARY YEARLY MEETING
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
EDITORIAL
GOVERNOR RECEIVES
PO
TUNG WAH REPORT
LEUNG KUK COMMITTEE
FOR EFFORTS COMMENDED
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, received the NOVEMBER HALF Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital at Government House yesterday. . The YEARLY GENERAL MEET.His Excellency was presented with a report of the year's work at the ING of VOTING MEMBERS Hospitals, and later addressing the rathering, thanked them for
their voluntary service to the community. will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on MONDAY. 28th November, 1938, at 5.30 1.01.
ALL MEMBERS are cordially invited to attend and participate in any discussion which
may
ensue.
By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 9th Nov., 1938.
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HONG KONG ART CLUB.
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TRAINING OF TEACHERS
"New Proposals
Approved
Steps taken to implement the repart of the Committee on the Training of Teachers, including the proposal for a new Teachers' Training Cen- tre and a new scheme of Gov. ernment scholarships tenäble at the University were discuss-" ed and approved at a meeting
of the Board of Education on Friday last.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1938. CHINA SHALL
SHALL STAY CHINA -SUTTON
Life And History Of The Late Marshal Chang Tso-lin
The Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden was crowded to capacity yes- terday, the occasion being the weekly timin of the Hongkong Rotary Club. General F. A. Sutton better known as "One-Arm Sutton" was the speaker and his subject was based on the life and history of the late Marshal Chang Tse-lin, one time Chiness war-lord.
wished them The Hod. Dr. Li Shu-fan presided from Japan, who and welcomed visiting Rotarians bulit radially to serve them for
military purposes. and guests.
jand energy with which you have His Excellency said:- Gentlemen-It gives me much faced this problem in addition to pleasure to welcome you here to the normal labours of your office.
In one year from Manchuria he day. Circumstances have caused The last two years have been dif-
There were present:-The Direc-
GENERAL SUTTON'S ADDRESS
In the course of his address, exported U.S.$148,000,000 of Soya our meeting on this occasion to be cult ones for all, and more than
Beans only. Nothing like it has Auter in the year than usual, and, any for those who have been en-tor of Education, Mr. C. G. Soils,
though the time has not yet gaged in caring for the poor. Not. M.A. (Chairman: the Senior In-General Sutton said:
spector of English Schools, Mr. J.
Referring to the Old Marshal, happened since.
At the time of his death the Old. come for
for the only Hongkong but every province the Directors
had "of Vernacular Schools, Mr. Y, P.
great schemes in always went although he was not Marshal the results of their labours are al- have passed through, your hands Law. BA; Mr. A. el Arcull: Rev. old but was designated the Old hand, including Bulatao harbour, ready manifest and I am able now should be grateful to you for what. G. Byrne, S.J., Ph.D.: Hon. Mr. Marshal to differentiate from the an eighty million dollar hydraulic o offer to the Directors of both you have done.
L D'Almada e Castro, Jr., Young Marshal-was a remarkable power and Irrigation scheme for Mr. Li Tse-fong: Rev. C. B. R. dar-little man, weighing not more than Kirin, an extensive farming ex- years my congratulations on what they have achieved both in ad-
gent, M.A. Rev. F. Short: Mr. D.100 lbs., and a little over 5 ft. tall, pansion programme for Mongolia. J. Sloss, C.B.E., MA: D. S. Wbut every inch a man, I assure you, He had an admirable old fashion- ministrative improvements and in
To, C.B.E. LL.D.; Mr. B. Wylie with his piercing eyes and uncanny ed standard of morality in his life aomestic Economy,
and the Secretary. Mr. W. L.
and business dealings and a patrio- way of sizing a man up. Handyside..
year 1938 to present their report. in China whose destitute refugees/Ralston, M.A.: the Senior Inspector the appellation under which he
This is the more appropriate be- cause your Chairman, Mr. Chau has won the are distinction of
two years in succession.
held at the Head Office of the ANNUAL EXHIBITION. presiding over this Committee for Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, 21st December, 1938, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of re- ceiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the financial year ended 30th September, 1938, and electing Directors and Auditors.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS AND REGISTER OF SHARE-* HOLDERS will be closed from Friday, 25th November, 1938. to Wednesday, 21st December. 1938, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary. .Hong Kong, 8th Nov., 1938.
with
G.
IL.
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The success which the new experiment at Lalchikok has met is very gratifying and it has revealed, I think, a way in which a very large number of persons suffering from minor Ailments can be restored to health at small individual ex- pense.
GREAT WORK"
THE YOUNG MARSHAL
10 seemed incredible.
He impressed every one who the sentiment which showed itself The Chairman intimated that came in contact with him, includ-in many ways. Major W. de B. Wood, M.A the ing foreign ambassadors, business- new Army Education Officer, Had men and soldiers. He had a quick
I should like to speak a few been appointed to the Board vice mind, intuition, and a grasp of words to you about the Young. When you and your colleagues
actualities, and often impressed me
When I heard the first took office in 1937. you were faced
Marshal. I have Hstened with high ap- Major H. H. Joseph, B.A
The Board also considered the with his knowledge, af England's
news from Sian, I would not be- with a task which might have dis- couraged "anyone. For some time preciation to the expressions of Joha's Cathedral Hall.
the expenses of the hospitals had gratitude which you, Mr. Chair- proposed new Code of Vernacular problems, and discussed with me Nov. 8th, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
been rising while the value of their man, have used towards Govern-School subsidies, and made recom-the politics of Ramsey MacDonald, Heve it.
incapable of such an action and I attitude towards Nov. 9th, 10 a.m. to 7 p..
assets tell, with the result that in-ment and, in particular, towards mendations for appointing a com- and how it would affect the British Knowing him as I do. he seemed can only surmise that he was very and ill-advised by his officers 1890 come from all sources was far be- Mr. North, the Secretary for Chin-mittee to review and report on the Government's
ese Affaire. He is, I know, a most grant-in-ald system now in force. China.
It was unanimously agreed that
HIS ACHIEVEMENTS low expenditure.
friends and out of touch with the Some people say that his chief times, not realizing the bigger and Your first year of office was de-sympathetic and eager co-adjutor voted chiefly to examining the in-with the Committee of the three the Board's appreciation of the ancial position and you were able hospitals of Tung Wah in their services to education of the Rev. aim was to accumulate money: broader view held by the General-
C. B. R. Sargent be placed the in due course to produce state- great work of charity. TOD-On Nov. 3.
Country Hospital, Shanghai, toments which set out clearly the noted the well-merited encomiums which you have made in respect; Failly, wife of H. H. Tod, aproblems to be faced.
of your colleagues. NEW PROPOSALS
To you and to them I tender It, fell to the 1938 Board Directors to consider proposals for my warm thanks for your labours DEATH
future the
organisation and and I express the hope that Hong- to be GROLL-On Nov. 3, 1938, at the
Paulun Hospital. Shanghai, management of the Hospitals and kong will long continue
such public-spirited Werner Ludwig Groil, aged 201 am glad to learn that after full served by
discussion with the Board of Ad-citizens. years of "Defag."
been put visers, proposals have forward which,, I hope, will prove satisfactory to all concerned.
son.
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I am not in the position at this stage to announce Bal decisions on these proposals since I have not had time to study them in their final form; but I can state this, that it is the desire of the Government to give material relief to the Board of Directors from their existing financial' embarrASY- ment as soon as possible and to provide such help to the: Board in future as well, to- gether with the subscriptions of the charitable, enable the. Directors to carry on their ad- mirable work.
of
an annual blant
on that is a lie; there was no one issimo. I have also Trecord.
·
PO LEUNG KUK
...
At noon, His Excellency received
at Government House the Com- mittee of the Po Leung Kuk.
His Excellency said:-
EUROPEAN
FINED FOR
SPEEDING
Abusive Language Alleged
"
more genercus, but he knew that China was advancing rapidly and to retain his position and I think to hold off the aggressors It was he loved power-he must keep a essential that the Generalissimo healthy bank account. He well should have more time to prepare.‚' knew how soon his friends would The Young Marshal's action forced desert him if his funds ran low.
Here are a few of his achieve
ments:
the issue, but there is no doubt. that this war would have been started at the time which suited
During the turmoil in China, for the enemy best. whatever action
twenty years he kept Manchuria China took, so actually I believe safe from Russia and Japan, akilit made little difference.
fully balancing one against the
You will have noticed all through-
other..
my little talk to-day that I have He developed farming all over referred to "Manchuria" and not.
the Province and during my five Manchukuo." To me Manchuria
On the advice of the law officers years with film millions of settlers is Manchuria and so it shall stay into Manchuria from all my life. For me no fancy same Ladies and Gentlemen,-My Ars: the Crown that there was no swarmed
under which action Shantung and North China, most bestowed on it by these robbers..... pleasant duty to-day is to wel- Ordinance come you to this annual general could be taken for using abusive of them coming not only for the meeting and I assure you that my language towards a police officer, harvest season, but taking ap. land
Traffic-Sergeant T. MacInnes ap-and staying. wife and I do so very warmly. We regard it as a privilege to have In our restdence and to entertain
plied "for and was granted per- All my life I shall never forget lsdon by Mr: Houston to with the blue-grey stream of Shantung draw a charge against A. G. Har-coolies. yards wide, and stretching a body of public-spirited persons greaves, of the Imperial Chemical for miles into the distance, wend-
who have devoted themselves to Industries (China) Ltd. :
ing their weary way past my arsen-
"For me China is China, and China shall stay China and xo bastard name or iron fetters shall be imposed on her by these arrogant" intruders." SPEAKER THANKED
In thanking the speaker, Mr. C
the care of the most helpless mem- Hargreaves was also charged at in Mukden. One year nearly M. Manners recalled memories of ¡bers of the community, the little with driving a car at an excessive two million
children. who have lost their na-speed of 30 miles per hour in atrek in history.
in
great
URBAN COUNCIL
MEETING
Intending bidders are advised forced, through lack of fuel, to I should like to take this 9D- visit to the Kut and on that oc- several times. The car attempted opinion of the Council, additional
COLONY AGOG FOR ARMISTICE NIGHT
The gay world of Hongkonk
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON.
came, the greatest the day when he first met General
Sutton... DITIONS of the Sale by Public
The Chairman, before adjour- Auction to be held on Monday,
tugal protectors and so are controlled area in Bonham Road' He kept the money in his coun- the 14th day of Nov., 1938, at 3
danger of being ill-treated. ex- cn November 2 for which he was try and he used it for development. ing the meeting, informed the ploited and ruined, as well as older fined $10.
He built more railway mileage than gathering that the next meeting p.m., at the Offices of the Public
But It must, of course, be under-
people who are in distress of mind Works Department, by Order of
Prior to the application for the all the rest of China put together, would be Ladies' Day and that the stood that this expression of Gov-or body.
withdrawal of the first charge, and he built them as he liked, in Wuhan Songsters would entertain
determined opposition i those attending. His Excellency the Governor of
It is a matter of deep regret to defendant pleaded guilty and said spite of
offence one Lot of Crown Land at Ma NOTHING BUT THE HIGHEST ernment's wishes does not imply
PRAISE can be sung for the the offer of
Apart from the impro-as both that my wire has been he had committed the
provocation. He Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong
Intrepid Royal Air Force flyers cheque. Kong for a term of 75 years upon the successful completion of palety of binding one's successorshable as yet to visit the Po Leung under
the option of renewal their epic flight from Ismallia. by such a promise there has also Kuk. She had planned to go with pleaded not guilty to the second Giving evidence, Sergeant Maç- Egypt. to Port. Darwin. in North- to be borne in infnd the rights and me in February last, but at the charge.
Austraila. The entire privileges of the Legislative Coun- end of January she lind such bad
There was a full attendance at western
is all-arog. All the men-folk flight of 7,162 miles was carried cli, whose function it is to vote news of her mother that she felt Innen stated that about 12.55 pm. it was her duty as a daughter to on the day in question. he was
driving along Calne Road in althe meeting of the 'Urban Council
are buying tickets and booking out with precision and, except in supplies.
fly to England at once. ZEAL AND ENERGY
westerly direction when he heard yesterday, when a motion by Mr. one case in which a machine was
tables at "The Gripps." while Recently we again planned 3 horn
1.
sounded behind him R. R. Todd, Chairman, that "in the
the "lovelles" make appoint- :ments at their hairdressers. state of to overtake him but could not do latrine accommodation is required;
fix their dresses and talk about health which prevented fier from so owing to the appreach of a in that area of the Western Cea-
the marvellous party in' store so doing. We have every intentus. The car eventually did over-tral District of Victoria which lies:
for Armistice Night. tion of paying you a visit as soon take him and when passing, Har-between Blake Gardens and the
We do like to go all British once W35 the driver.Western Market, and that the
round about "You shouted to him,
b-fool, Council desires the erection of an a while, and
public flush latrine and urinal on Noyember 11 is certainly a good what are you playing at?"
a site at the eastern end of Lower time to support that really sound FOLLOWED CAR Witness said he followed defen-Lascar Row, adjacent to the Cen-charitable Organization, the Hong-
un- kong Benevolent Society. to tral Theatre," dant for about 450 yards
So thought the promoters of Bonham Road
metanimously. when he
An application for a food factory what promises to be a stupendous Sub-Inspector Baker and asked him to also follow. When nearing licence for No. 5 Wat Tack Lane, party at the dear old Gripps in ald of: "The Benevolent" and "Earl the Junction of Western Street.rst floor, was refused.
Those present were:-Mr. R. R defendant was stopped, Sergeant
дет local fascinating
cabaret Macinnes said his speedometer Todd (chairman); Hon. Dr. P. S. Haig's Fund" on Friday. The most
Selwyn-Clarke
artistes are going to thrill the registered 30 miles per hour.
Witness alighted from his car Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson. Hon. most blase "Gripps" supporters; cognise the especial difficulties
and as he was approaching, de Mr. R. A. C. North, Hon. Mr. T. Hfurther, there is talk of some big which the troubles of last year
fendant said to him, "What the King. Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A. de surprise Item but it is all very brought upon them and I com-
hell do you want now?" measures mend warmly the which they took to meet them.
75 years. that "immediately after the dis make a landing on the tiny Por- posal of the lot the Purchasertuguese island of Timor, not a portunity to thank you for the zeal casion it was her own (If not the applicant), will be single required to deposit with an Throughout the entire flight, the authorised officer who will be supremacy of these British-made
hitch
-
was
recorded.
present at the sale, the sum of aeroplanes was never left in doubt. CORRESPONDENCE as circumstances allow her to do just vim and two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase
price.
TO THE MANUFACTURERS of
the machines, a high tribute must be paid, and to the nine men who undertook the task and thus performed a great and remarkable
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT feat in aviation and demonstrated
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PEN FRIEND WANTED
[The Editor. "Hongkong Daily Press"] the capabilities of the new type of
Sir. I am most desirous of hav- machines now being used by the ing a pen friend to write to in Royal Air Force the highest praise Hongkong who is a stamp collector goes. The and would like to exchange stamps congratulation public likewise will extend their with Would you be kind congratulations to Wing Comman-enough to put me in touch with der O. R. Gayford, officer com-some of your readers who are in- manding the unit which undertook terested?
and
me.
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B. BJORNSEN,
No. 24 Ames Avenue, Carnegle, 8E9. Victoria, Australia.
October 12.
fi
WISE STEP.
I have studied the reports of the
which two Committees are before us to-day with much interest and am deeply im- pressed by their contents, I congratulate the 1937 Commit- tee on making arrangements for regular visits by a lady Medical Offleer; sant, was a most wise step. Also
Was passed
(vice-chairman);
Castro Basto, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy.
ப்
the trip. Wing Commander Gay-
Anyway, do not forget to book Winess said he reminded defen- Mr. A. el Arculli, Dr. S. N. Chau, uah hush" at the moment. ford, who directed the flight, him- self formerly held the long-
dant of his language, and in reply Mr. W. N. T. Tam, Mr. B. Wong The weighty hurden which they defendant became more abusive Tape, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Mr. Fyour table early and try and distance non-stop record by mak- ing a fight in 1933 from Cranwell-
passed to the 1938 Committee has and described the Traffic Depart-Watson (secretary) and Mr. Im store up a few extra hours beauty Ping-taeung (assistant secretary), sleep, so that you can look and become heavler still with the ment as a bunch of useless
feel grand for the big night- to Walvis Bay, a distance of 5,340
passage of the months, and I re-
D. E H. NAME TAKEN
LICENCES GRANTED miles. He it was who directed the
cognise that the resources of the previous formation non-stop flight
-Defendant's name and address, Licences granted by the Council' strained to the made by the same machines which were red-rimmed from the sun-Kuk are now
utmost-Indeed are overstrained-were then taken, and when wit, between October 10 and November
POPPY DAY FUND on Monday shattered the record shine.
said he would check the 7 inclusive were:- when they flew from Cranwell to
Squadron Leader Kellett, who with an average population of 200 88
But the Committee has number of the car and defendant Food Factories (1), Food Shops previously acknowledged ...$5,704.72 Ismailla, a distance of 4,300 miles, was in charge of the flight and inmates.
1188 your (1).., Offensive Trades (1), Swine! in July this year. There can be no whose plane was the first to land risen admirably to meet the call told him. "Ge round and check (1), Bake Houses (1), Milk Shops doubt that Wing Commander Gay-at Port Darwin, stated that the and the provisions which they the number. You ford's advice and experience con-Aight had been an excellent one have made to cope with this large uniform to get back on your own (10). tributed greatly to the success of ang, apart from storms over India, increase in their responsibilities personal grievance."
they experienced no discomforts deserve the highest praise
The result of the flight has been
To both Committees, therefore, followed both cars and found the. He considered it to be dangerous. Witness pro- When stopped he asked Bergeant IT IS GRATIFYING, to learn that, most gratifying from all points of
Further contributions will be that since October 24th, 1938, In spite of the terrific strain, view and the British people may I offer the sincere thanks of the speed to be fast. we have been appointed Sole all members of the crews of the congratulate themselves on the Government for their able and duced his note book for Mr. MacInnes why had he to pull up
nuted down the abusive told the Court that, he asked what gratefully received by W. J. Cole, Agents in Hongkong and South three bombers, who were never successful progress in the recovery devoted services. I trust that in Houston to inspect in which he so cuddenly without warning. He
proot the officer had to summon Acting Secretary, Earl Haig's Fund, China for Mers: Dalidet & Co., separated by more than fifty miles of an honour which was lost the years to come the number of had
until the third plane was forced through no fault of their own Chinese citizens who are willing language used by defendant; Bordeaux.
down were found after medical Britons the world over are known to come forward in the cause of Hargreaves, in the witness box, him for speeding and alleged that Hongkong and Shanghai Bark
a dienas 70 miles per hour.
crossed "Poppy Day Fund?! L. RONDON & CO, LTD. examination to be perfectly nt to be good losers but at the same charity will never be smaller or sale that he was following behind Sergeant MacInnes replied. "Plenty. Building Cheques should be made The men showed Uttle signs of the time they cannot fail to be elated their real Ita ardent than is hap: when Sergeant MacInnes suddenly will may that you are driving at payable to Thomson and Co. and
pulled up pily the esse 1948 journey except that their eyes upon achieving victory,
NOTICE
The Public is herewith advised
the fight.
Sub-Inspector B. G Baker also
gave evidence. He said he had
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