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ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
DRIVING WITHOUT DUE CARE AND CAUTION
Royal Air Force Officer Fined On Two Counts
STATEMENT MADE IN
DEFENCE
NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN that the Certiûicate 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th January, 1936 for Sixty shares of this Bank numbered 95407 95466 laclusive registered in the
That with two passengers sitting with him on the front seat of name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey his car he was prepared to execute any manoeuvre that would be Smyth has been Lost or Stolen. required of him by the Court and that, for this purpose, his car was and should "this certificate not be parked outside of the Court building was part of the statement in produced to the Bank before the his defence made, before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon 14th January, 1939, a new certi. Court yesterday, by Flying Officer R C. S. Allin, defendant on two ficate for the shares will be summonses of having, along Nathan Road at 9.20 p.m. on December issued, and the aforesaid Certi-11 driven his car without due care and caution and of having failed to have proper control of his car.
ficate No. 6/NS.4430 will be thereafter treated by this Cor poration as Nell and Void,
By Order of the Court of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
2031
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE.
CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768 dated Hongkong, 30th January, 1924 for-392-shares of this 181285! Company, numbered 181676 inclusive, registered in the name of Lee Hysan (dec'd) has been Lost or Destroyed, and should this certificate not be pro duced to the Company belaze the 30th January 1939, a new certi cate for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certif. cate No. 8768 will be thereafter treated by this Company as Null and Vold.
By Order of the Board
of Directors, J. C. GUTERRES,
ENGAGEMENT
Secretary
· EDITORIAL
THEOSOPHY AND THERAPEUTICS
Dr. Arthur Fung's
Address
DANSEUSE
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 14, 1939.
Hello & Goodbye
– BY® AW. HYER:
During this month changes and transfers in the personnel of our local organisations go into effect. Many people are becoming vaca- tian-minded and are getting lato fine Toitle for the take-offs in the month to come. This means farewell parties ka fine style and in the past two days cabins, public salons and other quarters on ships have echoed with toasts, good wishes and the other palaver accompanying sucb affairs.
Imperial Airways
At the meeting of the Manuk Lodge of the Theosophical So- clety on Thursday, the Presi dent, Dr. Arthur Fang, gave the third of his talks on "Theosophy and Therapeutics," The speaker said we saw how hatred and fear produced de- leterious effects on the body, and love and courage just the opposite. From this we cannot help learning the invaluable lesson that it does not pay, no matter what the cir- cumstances are, to keep alive or strengthen any negative or des Sergt. F. T. Appleton and Sergt. have been caused to my passengers, tructive feelings. Depression, worry, 3. F. Channing both testified to I was in a position to control the jealousy-these are other having seen the defendant swerve car accurately and I am prepared of the negative side of the emotions from the left centre of Nathan to execute any manoeuvres that which should not be encouraged. Road while driving in a southerly may be required of me in this car They bring only pain and suffering. A brief description of a few of direction between Tak Sning Street with three people in the front
the mental diseases and the means and Austin Road, zig-zagging three seat. or four times. Both officers also "For this purpose I have the ear by which some of them are treat- CORRESPONDENCE dent in Hongkong. Or he fys in
testified to there having been two in question qutside the Court this ed. was then given.
OBSESSION passengers with the defendant on afternoon and I respectfully sug- the front seat of the car.
to
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forms
Miss Peggy Scotcher, who will. appear in the ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty." presented by the George Goncharon School the King's Theatre February 2-(Photo: D'Asia). „
at
INTERNED
SOLDIERS
on
[To the Editor, "The Hongkong Daily Prem"] Sir,-Apropos your editorial "In- Prisoners." the pro- ternees or
and cedure adopted by France
recently by more
the British authorities at Gibraltar in the case of the officers of the Spanian destroyer, Jose Luis Diez, should serve as excellent guidance for the Hongkong Covernment in dealing with the interned Chinese soldiers. To disarm and intern fighting men of one side or another, who
Big goings-on are taking place in the Standard Vacuum Ol Co.'s PLANES OF this Company in the offices out here. We located the past two days have been com-charming Mrs. W. F. Marshall, in ing in and going out of Kai Tak transit from Shanghai to Manila. but with very tew passengers. The head of the family. Walter F. 5111 the mail Inads are heavy arshall, executive of this oil com- leaving little passenger accom-
pany has been swinging oil con- modation,
tracts for his company in Manila, However, from the Traffic Divi-Now we understand he is making sion of Imperial Airways we have a hurried call to the head office / quite exciting news releases
in New York in the m.v. Potsdam, Everyone knows that short little and no doubt be returning to his- gentleman, possessing an outrage stamping givunds in the Far East ous sense of humour, named Mr. within three months. E. M. Watts, Station Superinten-
Mir. H. L Hollingsworth a nice gentleman from the National Car- his Company's plane, in Februarbon Co. in Shanghai, is down here for nine weeks of holiday in En-on business. There must be goings
land.
.
And calm yourself ladies, the at-on in this company several other tractive and good-looking Mr. R. executives arriving for a call.
We no catch'm Mr. Paul Dietz, M. C. Dobbs formerly in the Hong-executive of the Goodrich Rubber kong office will come flying up from his desk in Bangkok to take Co. in Shanghai, but cabin boy
qp Potsdam say: "he-go shoreside!' ever the duties of Mr. Watts. Ah!
Reports have it that Mr. Manila-Bound Curtis, original Number One in the local office of Imperial Airways SIX PM. to the dot this German New York office of this Company berth and headed for Manila
Flowers and more flowers. vacation in England. The many jammed cabin 65 assigned to Mrs. friends of this gentleman in the C. C. Black, her two children and Colony will certainly be piased a nurse, with this good news. Air France
will proceed to new duties in the
at the conclusion of his present
CAPTAIN CHARLES CORSIN; the nice, chubby pilot of the Ville de Bagdad lauded his plane at Kai
motership backed from her
i
gest that the police case has not Take that large class, insanity Pleading not guilty to both sumbeen proved until this has been and epilepsy of which obsessión la monses, Allin stated, "I kept to my put to a practical test."
jone of the chief causes." said the Mr. F. P. Dizon, who was with speaker. "What is obsession? They own side of the road. There was no traffic, and my speed was low. the defendant on the front of the are disembodied entities taking The swerve was entirely intencar throughout the swerving. stat-passession of weak or defective tional.
I noticed. when driving ed that he remembered defendant personalities and producing attacks along Nathan Road, just before having told him that the steering of violence or delusion. The most was bad. Defendant had then be classical case of this kind is the reaching Tak Shing Street, a stiffness in the steering of my car. gun to move the wheel from left driving out by Jesus Christ of evil
"I then observed that the road to right.
spirits" from the man possessed both in front and behind was en-
Answering questions put to him into the swine. To those who may tirely unobstructed, and I proceed. by the defendant, witness stated think that this is only a fiction of
make three intentional that he had on many occa- the mind of those who call them
This kind lady, wife of. ed
experienced riding my own side of the ons
with selves clairvoyants. I would here
the chairman of our Furness Line swerves on
defendant and one road in order to test the efficiency | the
other state that by means of the Kliner
is sailing home to England with doctors In of my steering, 1 submit that while person on the front seat of defen-Screen
the lunatic
her small family, but leaving the this manoeuvre was carried out in- dant's car. He had four years of asylum have been actually able to are forced or otherwise to enter these disembodied entitles neutral territroy is a measure de-
head of the family in the Colony, tentionally in the circumstances experience of defendant's driving. see
Cabin 148 echoed with toasts and exercising mentioned. I was still
In imposing on defendant a fine entering their victims and pro-signed to preserve public order or $15 on the first summons and ducing the varying degrees of and safety in the territory con-
much merriment. A knock, upon every care and caution.
$5 on the second, Mr. Macfadyen attacks. At the end of these atcerned, but the authorities of the Tak on Thursday at 12.20 p.m. from the door caused a joyous response bt come la and we located Mr. the absence of tacks, these entities would be seen place would be violating their own Hanoi, explained that
Mr. and Mrs. L. Graton are see-A. H. Murray, who was being given can longer than they pedestrians on the street at the departing and the victims left ex-neutrality by keeping the
be e-
Ing the world in a leisurely fashion a splendid adios by his male friends time of the manoeuvre did not exhausted."
patriated to their own soll.
via steamer and plane. Sailing to gathered in these quarters. cuse defendant's driving without
The Manufacturers Life Insur- The Hongkong authorities can- Manila on the Empress of Asia on due care and caution
follow the precedent of Friday evening, they return to our ance Co. makes use of this good- the "Lone Battalion" in Shanghai: city after a short visit in the South looking man's business hours. All in their case, circumstances were Then they will spend some time the fuss was about his transfer to different, nor was it possible for here sight-seeing and becoming ac- Singapore which he the Shanghai municipal authori quainted with our Colony before much pleasure and "anticipation. ties to return the men of the heading homeward to Cambridge, However, his two years in the Co- Battalion to their own armies Mass.
lony were enjoyable somethings" when the Japanese were on every Air France's Number One in Mr. S. H. Noble, of Standard Hano and the eastern division, Vacuum. Of Co's Mantia office, re- I am of the view that the Hong- Mr. F. Marin, comes calling again turned to his desk in the mv. kong Government should
make on a short business visit. There Fotsdam Many friends were down.. Immediate arrangements with the are rumours about this Company to see that he and all his luggage Chinese authorities with a view adding another weekly service to were aboard and put in good order. to sending the latter's soldiers Hongkong, but we do not confirm This goodbye party was Indeed a
in Hongkong Chinese this nor will the Haziol commuter. ¡gay one...
QUESTION OF 'CONTROL "On the second summons, I sub- mit that the question of control of the car depends not so much on the size of the car as on the com.
the defendant had driven in such petence of the driver. I am a dri-
Mr. Macfadyen stated that hejmanner and that he had ex ver of very considerable experience. I have been driving now for over knew through his own experience perienced a half dozen inquiries eleven years and I maintain that that the lighting was not good in himself.
accidents in although some discomfort may the section of Nathan Road where Nathan Road.
of fatal
BARCLAYSHENTON.-The en Llement such, apparently, as ANNUAL DINNER OF H.K.
gagement is announced be- Duce hopes for.
be
2)
NAVAL VOLUNTEER FORCE
(Continued From Page 1)"
tweek Cech Barclay, stepson of "THAT THERE IS a genuine desire Sir Robert Vansittart, of Lon-
for peace cannot for a moment don, and Yvonne, only daugh- doubted but disappointment ter of Sir William and Lady, must be expressed that Mussolini | Sheriton, formerly of Hong refused to define his real inten- !.. kong
tions and insisted upon belligerent. In the critical last rights being granted to Gen. Fran September the Force personnel was cisco France as an essential to the detailed for minesweeping. night YOUNG-On January 7, 1939, at further clarification of the general patrols and examination service in the Country Hospital, Shang. situation, especially as regards, the readiness for a state of emergency
DEATH
J
hal, Frederick Young, formerly. of David Sassoon & Co., Ltd.
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 14, 1839.
ROME PARLEYS FAIL
MR. NEVILLE Chamberlain's visit
to Rome has ended The Prime Minister's conversations with Signor Benito Mussolini have fall- ed and it is generally concluded that the result of his trip to the Italian capital has been entirely negative so far as the diplomatie field is concerned
IT APPEARS that the two states- men lound no fresh meeting ground, or reason to hope that the Anglo-Italian accord might be the prelude to close collaboration over the wider issues in the interests of
Mediterranean.
should it arise.
week of and members of the Royal Spng-
kong Yacht Club, the Misalons to Seamen and employers of Naval Volunteers.
To Commodore Dicken, and to Colonel Irwin we shall shortly be THE LATTER question doubtless The season opened with the Force | saying goodbye. These officers will
was the thing which baulked alat fall strength under the old be remembered for the great in settlement for France demands establishment. With the expan-terest they have displayed in that Franco should not be granted ston of the Force in view an Or- volunteering. belligerent rights, which would en-ganisation Schedule was prepared
GOVERNOR'S, SPEECH able him to starve the Spanish in which the entire duties of
His Excellency the Governor loyalist army late surrender. HK.N.V.F., & local Defence were ¦ said"-- BITTER though the Italian at- set out. From this Schedule was
I would like to take this chance Lacks on France have been computed the personnel required of saying that I have every reason nelther, the British Government and, in October, the expansion was
to think that the Naval Authorille nor Mr. Chamberlain administered sunctioned.
appreciation is far from being low
to Signor Mussolini à single snub. Fifty per cent, of the additional and that as your Honorary Captain Mr. Chamberlain. considered ap-requirements in officers, for the 1 am very happy is that know- parently that Il Duce could be led Executive Branches has been en-ledge.
to withdraw from the Rome-Berlinrolled. Seventy-five per cent of Your Commanding Officer has
for the alluded axis but. Mussolir being aware the European personnel
to the lack of a sea- that this was Britain's aim, swore Minewatching Branch is in train going ship and I will say at once that the axis was stronger than ing ard took part in Combined that, landsman though I am, I ever..
Operations in November.
I need no convincing that such, a The response to the appeal for vessel is an essential unit in a full ME. CHAMBERLAIN'S task in
Chinese and Indian recruits naval volunteer training scheme. Rome, therefore, was to per- suade Il Duce that he was more possessing the necessary qualifica- tions for the Communication Ilkely, in the long run, to get more;
Brunch more than met require-{ out of a London-Rome axis than out of a Berlin-Rome axis. If he
ments,
"were, to succeed, he would have tol offer concessions. What these con- cessions were only one man apart from the Prime Minister knew and that was Lord Hallfax, the Foreign
Secretary.
IN CERTAIN London
quarters.
however, the plan was reported to be based on Anglo-Italian "In- tervention", in Spain. According to this, a truce would be called in the civil war and a corps of obser- vers stationed on the frontiers be- tween the opposing forces for a maximum period of two years.
The Force is now a Composite unit capable of operating all branches allocated to it under the!
local Defence Scheme,
not
alde.
now
territory.
"
to
HONGKONGITE
men
DOCTORS TRAINED IN JAPAN, ITALY
views with
Another member of the Fuimess Miss V. A. Oakes, references states dramaties and journalism,Line travelled down to the Philip- We did not have much time with pine city with his charming wife. this young lady who saits for Mr. and Mrs. W. F. G. Harris on a Shanghal after a short visit here. business and vacation trip.
her Mrs. J. J... Paterson and M.V1 Potsdam
daughter. Miss M. C. Paterson de- [To the Editor, "The Hongkong.THURSDAY MORNING'S 7 am parted for England on this Ger
Daily 'Press"]
freezing blasts brought in the man boat. Again, for these plea- Sir-I have read with consider-Potsdam from Shangnal for a sunt people we noted another party able interest your leading article of day's stop-over.
or gay friends and relatives.
Singapore-bound is Mr. P. Groves, Thursday, January 12, as well as Down from Shanghai for a busi- your footnote to "Non-Practi-ness conference came Mr. and Mrs. but that bugle was tooting us down tioner's" letter and wish to express
F. Twoogood, Standard Vacuum Oil the gangway before we could have my hearty agreement with those Co.'s big boss in the North. Taken the pleasure of conversation and who have commended you upon for granted was the fact that all putting questions to this Colong the definite stand which you have the local company's executives and resident
Monday morning, President taken in this matter. "
other, Colons friends of this 20- Hongkong has Its University year resident in the Far East Cleveland, Empress of Asia and an which is coating the Colony an im- turried out en masse to give hellos N.Y.K. liner coming up! mense sum of money each year for the
medical training
are compelled to NORTHUMBERLAND TRAGIC DEATH
AND DURHAM
IN SHANGHAI ASSOCIATION
students who spend a considerable amount of time and money in picer to enable them to obtain their degrees. The young men and women medical
Over 100 natives of. Northum-i
graduates must prove their ability beriand and Durham gathered at Seaforth Sergeant In
before they are permited to esta- bilah practice and they have a long and weary climb before they are able to bulid themselves up in their profession.
dinner in the Hongkong Hotel last night at the first "official" meeting of that newly-formed as scelation, when an enjoyable time was spent.
Gas-filled Bunk
He was found lying in his gas-filled of bunk at the Racecourse
billets
Sgt. John McKends, of the 1st Batt, The Seaforth Highlanders, The Rt. Rev. R. Q. Hall, Bishop died on January 9 at the military Now, the medical market is being flooded with cheap practitioners of Victoria, is the President; the hospital in Shanghai from effects who come from Japan with much Hon Mr. N. L. Smith, Colonial of gas asphyxiation.
Vice-President; the inferior qualifications and are re- Secretary, sorting to throat-cutting tactics, Very Rev. JL. Wilson, Dean to the detriment of our Hongkong Bt. John's Cathedral, Chairman early in the morning and graduates and others who possess and Mr. W. Mulcahy, of the Can- rushed to hospital, but all ¿Forts much higher qualifications. As you trai British School, Hon, Secreto save him falled. say, even doctors who graduate tary of the Association. from universities in different parts of the Empire and from America and European countries are debar-
peace. Duce, it is understood. After a "reasonable Interval." both going ship of its own, a ship cap-culty is that I shall review red to the advantage of these péo-
I will go further and admit that it was with very great rẻ- luctance that I struck out of the draft estimates for this "year provision for such a ves- sel: even so, that elimination was made with the express pro- viso that Government would Training is afforded to
not necessarily walt a full year Junior Officers as Watch -keep-
before giving the matter fur- ery in Motor Torpedo-Boats
ther consideration. and, as can be imagined, this
The only reason for that much- branch of training makes a
grudged decision rested on finan "strong appeal. More time has
and the need for cial grounds been spent at sea, but all in
cantion in these dark and difficult borrowed ships, and I am in-
times. The only undertaking that debted to commercial cum-
I will give in this matter I am panies for the loan of launches. The Force has not yet a sea-one of those who promise with
while leaving his claims egalnat sides would be invited to a con-cers and 40 men in all Executive months.
able of exercising at least 10 on the question again during the next France still unformulated, refused ference to settle outstanding Branches concurrently with the
The type of vessel which we have in the slightest to abate "Italy's
in mind is one which could be used Minewatching Branch on shore. natural aspirations," or to modify
for carrying light-house supplies, THE CORNFLOWEC his policy af supporting the
and France (It is alleged) would Spanish insurgents. If, on the
When HMS. Cornflower was as a typhoon tug and other local other hand, he expected to find allow Italy to pay dues to the Suez docked in December defects were duties as well as serving as a train- Mr. Chamberlain ready to pave the Canal Co. in Italian lire. Thus, found in her keel-plate. Tempering ship for the Force...
I am sorry to hear that the com- way for French concessions in the communications between Italy, and ary repairs were made but it interests of what is now popularly her Empire in East Africa would be would seem that Cornflower's days ditor of the "Cornflower" is such known as "appeasement," he was cheaper. Indirectly, therefore, the jare numbered unless repairs on a that those aboard are able to the British and French 'would pay for large scale. are freeted. This perils of the deep, even at anchor. wrong and he has now been made fully aware of Britain's attitude.. the development of the Italian raises the question of the future I shall await the advice of the Ad-
colonial Empire,
housing of the Force. The Advisory Committee with interest BRITAIN, it is felt, would be will-
ing and prepared to use her NOW that the talks have broken cry Committee has the whole and not without trepidation.
ADMIRAL NUBLE good offices in heipifig to bring down, it is expected that Mus-bee under consideration.
For co-operation and assistance HE. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy about an agreement if the Franco-solini will actively pursue Italy's Italian dispute were to take the aspirations by relying on the sup-rendered I would like to thank Noble said:
Whenever I think of a Volunteer case of orderly negotiations but she port of her axis partner-Germany. officers of other Services who have
What the next step will be time come to the ship and given talk Force, Nelson's comment comes to is not prepared to use her influence
on many subjects, the Commodore (Continned' an Page 9) in bringing about a oce-sided set-only can tell.
points.
FOR SUCH co-operation, Britain
ple.
It is proposed to hold further regular monthly meetings.
-ANNUAL BALL
.
Was
It was stated that there wAS A gas stove in the bunk, and Sgt. McKenzie evidently fell asleep without turning it of.
1
Bgt. McKenzie, who was aged '35, The Garrison Sergeants' Mess had been in the Army about 11 Surely something should and held their Annual Ball at the years, and leaves a wife and
on family in County Durham, can be done in the matter. I sin-Peninsula Hotel last night, cenely hope the authorities will which occasion a capacity atten- dance of more than 400 persons awaken to the danger.
M S. WONG.
filled the Rose Room and danced to the music of the band of the 1st CHINA'S RAILWAYS Bn., The Middlesex Regiment.
[To the Editor, "The Hongkong Dally Press"]
Str:-You are to be complimen- ted upen drawing attention to the injustiers inflicted by the Japanese
DECREE NISI GRANTED
A decree nisi was granted. Lilian Among the many guests who at-f tended were Major-Gen. A E.Edith Evans Beatrice Müller by Grasett, D.8.O., M.C., Col. J. T. Blm His Honour the Chief Justice, Bir son, M.B., R.AMC, and Mrs. Sim. Atholl MacGregor, in the Divorce son, Col. T. L Rogers, O.BE/Court yesterday at the conclusion RAP.C., and Mrs. Rogers, and Cor. of the hearing of her petition for dissolution of her marriage with W. J. L. Smith, RAO.C.
Herbert Muller,
Invaders of China upon Britis
The petition, which was on the holders of bonds of the Neking by those who have come to China Shanghai Railway and other Chin- on a "divine mission" to apply ground of misconduct, was not ese Government rallways. How "spiritual uplift" to their weaker deferided. long is the British Government Chinese brethren? The time for going to put up with the violation action has come! and usurpation of British rights
VICTIM.
Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instruce ted by Mr. H.-J. Armstrong, ap- peared for petitioner.