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Notice is hereby given that Mr. Reginald Andrew Wickerson has this day been appointed Secretary and Manager of this Company, In the place of Mr. J. C. Guterres.
By Order.
S. M. CHURN,
Chairman. Hong Kong, 16th January, 1939.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
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IN THE GOODS of Hugh Alexander "Morrison, late of The China Navigation Com. pany. Ichang, China, Ship's Chief Engineer, deceased.
VOTICE
15 HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above, estate to the 4th day of February, 1939.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 9th day of January,
1939.
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HONGKONG, January 10, 1930:
IN 1938
- BY A.W. HYER -
Do you all really realize the excitement prevailing in the travel business at this time? Pan-American Airways' office re- port the first test flight of their new 12-passenger Boeing Clip- per for February 1.
Richard Haliburton just about all set to hoist his orange and white sally for Faochow. Midway Island, Honolulu and San Fran- elseo. And along comes the news that the liner Empress of Bri- tain will be calling in by the first week of March on her journey round the world.
However, such exciting
sent
ways.
SASƏTI
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939.
CORRESPONDENCE China And Russia
JAPAN.QUALIFIED DOCTORS
(To the Editor, "The Hongkong Dally Press"].
Sir. I have read with great in- terest your leader of Jan, 12 and the correspondence relating to the Invasion of Japan-qualified "medi- cal practitioners.
Against World Fascism
Dr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yuan, is the only son " of the founder of the Republic, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. And as one of the leaders of the Government and the Party has been con- sistently an advocate of resistance against Japanese aggression. In addition to this he has been an advocate" of a mode af resistance which has been recognized as containing the fundamental prin ciples and policies of his revered father.
to
"
In
initiative being
In an authoritative statement to the United States to ald China. While it is admitted that the the Press, Dr. Sun Fo has made And later the development of problem may soon become very reference China's diplomatic "isolationism " obstructed any
of the Mr. C. W. Warner was another urgent unless tackled vigorously polley. "China's diplomatic policy chance OPIUM TRAFFIC does not disjoint us from the pre-member who made a late evening at ita source, one must not rush is to join hands with Great Britain, taken by the United States Gov- checking Japanese, Brd
to San to the conclusion that graduates the United States, France andernment past passengers and the night before sailing visitors along the water and air-Franc sco
of Japanese and Italian medical Soviet Russia." And being in aggression in the Far East. An interesting report for his colleges are necessarily inferior to volved in a life and death struggle those coming down from universi, with Japan, China's diplomacy is many friends and acquaintances is
almed first and foremost at the the ar.ival of Mr. O. G. Steen in ties or schools in Great Britain,
defeat of the invader. FRIDAY MORNING 7.30 o'clock the next American President Lane. this American President Liner the President Tart Disembarking was tied up at her berth, just dr-at Japan where he visits for two rived from Manila..
weeks. he continues to Shanghal for a call of the same period and arrives in Hongkong thereafter. Mr. Steen's many years residents
ITS CAMPAIGN. against the abuse of opium and narcotic
drugs, the League of Nations has
obtained positive results in the application of the Conventions and in the preparation of a conference to consider the possibility of limit- ing and controlling the production
of raw materials,
PARTICULAR ATTENTION Wes
that
President Cleveland
Two extremely Inter.sung people. Mr. and Mrs. A. Fisher stopped over for a day's call and proceeded on
to San Francisco in tala s.camèr. In the Far East gives him a great;
This gentleman will arrive in number of friends who were
winter vacation
"
Maze.
A few of the well-known universities in Japan-for in- stance, the Tokyo Imperial
Kelo and
Universities-have produced excellent doctors and research scientists who would be a credit. from the cultural. point of view, to any learned profession.
The deterioration of the Eu- ropean situation after Munich brought a clearer understand- Ing of the meaning of the fight against World, Fascism-Ger- many, Italy and Japan-even to Sir John Simon.
China, therefore, will henceforth, | according to Dr. Sun Fo, be direct- ed towards consolidating the tradi tlonul ties of friendship with these And the need for American four great powers and the cement-support for the possible approach- Ing of further bonds of relation={ing trial of strength between the |ship political; economic and cul- Democracies and Fascism has
tural..
chastened the pro-Japanese ele- ments in England.
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1. by authoritative.
Chinese in the
The community of interests that It is remarkable that notwith- · However, It is regrettable that lie between Great Britain, France, standing unfortunate statements through perhaps an oversight, the the United States abolition of the Anglo-Japanese and China Is Treaty should have left this parti- based upon the cular clause intact. This regret is Nine Power not so much eccasioned by the fact Treaty signed in that graduates of inferior medical Washington. The
these fast the time when Lt-col, Sir Richard
Needham is making his tour of
The
BY PERCY CHEN United States ald
for China # forthcoming both commercial and
paid during the year 1938 to the situation in the Far East-es-time for the opening of the San deed glad to hear of his future Pentally in the regions of China Francisco Fair in the middle of position as Oriental Manager for under the control of the Japanese February. For this event he is the newly formed Company. aimed forces. In the course of transporting via the Cleveland 900 the sessions of the Advisory Com
Empress of Asia tons of material which will be mittee on the Trifle of Opium placed in an exhibit pertaining "to FEW VISITORS did this Canadian and of the League Assembly. It forestry in the Philippines,
Pacific steamer bring to our fair was emphasized that the Japanese. We did not see any of the cargo city when she called on the mor
ance into Chinese had taken advantage of their ad belonging to Mr. Fisher, but from ing of Friday the 13th, from Van-schools in Japan, provided they terms of this Treaty are well-financial. The auguries for the
territory to reports it will be complete.in ce-
and their diplomas are vouched known" and as between the major success of Chinese diplomacy in couver and Shanghal, spread drug addiction among the tail of the subject and very well
for by the Japanese consulate, are Powers of the Far East (with the the United States are not un- Chinese population. 다
Happy wele.ces were extended permitted to practise displayed.
in this exception of Soviet Russia; set out favourable. THE ASSEMBLY associated füself Mr. and Mis. E. Fordham are
to Lady Maze of Shanghai. Holl-Colony. as by the feeling that dee- principles upon which relations Although we know that the chief with the appeal made to the really
a
daying and renewing old friend-tors who have completed their shall be maintained between them.premise for that success lies in the 04 by the Manila, their last port of call was ships is the event of the journey. training in the great medical in- Japan was a party to the Treaty steadfastness of the governments concerned
Chinese Committee
they very enjoyable and try are ex- Her nice husband, Inspector Gen-stitutions of America and France but she has seen fit to have violat- armies and our people in the face Advisory
huld, at the earliest moment and pecting to have an equally plea-eral of Customs in the Northern are debarred on account of absence ed its terms by her aggressive of the assault of the enemy. with the utmost energy take step-sont visit in our Colony.
city was not accompanying Lady of a reciprocal agreement between tion of invasion since 1931 againstį to put an end to a state of affairs. Another very interesting caller
Great Britain and the countries in China.
Soviet Russia was no party to the prolongation of which, while from Manila who will arrive viaj However, there were a few question.
And vis-a-vis the other in-
the Nine Power Treaty. But in the seriously affecting China and the the President Pierce is Mr. Arsenio | througn passengers On Various It is Atting that the whole ques-
terested Powers she has shewn
special circumstances governing Chinese people; had repercussions Luz headed for San Francisco and missions. Mr. Ralph L Cairney tion of admitting Itallan and Ja-
by her conduct that she will
the relations between China and medical the Exposition. Journeying to the and his University of Washington panese also on other parts of the world.
graduates into no longer recognize the prin- Soviet Russia since the restoration THE WORLD SITUATION as re-
same destination with this gentle-basitetball team were heading for practice in the British Empire!
ciples of the Treaty, including of relations in 1933, the sanctity of that of the Open Door and gards the production and con man are the members of the Marila. It will be a treat for the should be brought to the fore, at
Chinese territorial, political and Not Scuthern city to see sumptloasis
equal opportunity for Trade.
administrative integrity is guaran- raw opium demon-Filipine Constabulary Band
recent trends In inter- teed by the signature of a Non- strates the clear necessity for in- only will they appear at the Gold-basket throwers. ternational supervision of produc- en Gate Fair, they will also tour Mr. C. W. Reese and Mr. S. Smith, investigation. There can be no national politics and, diplomatic Aggression Pact between the two tion.
the United States before return
Americans with the Standard ou doubt that the peculiar conditions exchanges between Great Britain Powers in August 1997, a THE PREPARATION of a. coning, to the southern city.
Co. stopped off for a first look-see in this Colony will require special and Japan and the United States after the commencement of hos- Six-thirty a.m. Saturday morning before travelling ference to consider the possibl-
on to Sumatra attention, when it comes to the Japan confirm the fact that uni-tilities between Japan nus China ty of simiting and controlling the was a bit too much for us, there and the business of their company question whether or not to do lateral changes in the Nine Power It is but logical that the signa- production of raw materials was fore, we were not dock-side waving
Homeward bound and calling by away with this reciprocity between Treaty will not be acceptable to ture of a Non-Azgression successfully continu-aclos as the President Cleveland
Great Britain on the one hand either of those Powers. On the bespeaks something more ed. The committee headed for Japan and "America. tor a short hello was Mr. J. Turnerland Italy and Japan on the other stand taken now. China's hopes fcr mere paper and ink. When, as in co-operation in maintaining the this case, China has renounced entrusted with this To Kob: on business journeys returning from a business trip in
It is understood, of course, that Treaty cannot be considered to be aggression against Soviet Russian task laid down clear-the charming Mr. D. Drummond the interests of
Johnston Allen and Company. the Colony problem torms only unfounded.
territory all along the thousands ly the essential principles on which Oriental Manager of the Canadian
linen manufacturers in Swatow, part of the general problem. It is true that unwise" states- of miles of common frontier it is However, he' will the future convention must be Steamship Co.
Questions of Imperial polley aremanship in Great Britain and a to be expected that the partner in Thursday morning upon the ar- based and the methods suitable te coming home shortly..
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Fey are des- rival of the Empress of Asia from inextricably mingled with purely failure to recognize realities by Sir the Non-Aggression Pact, in this for determining the recognized.
economic and technical dif NOTICE IS BEREBY world requirements of raw aptum tined for San Francisco, we trust Manila, she will be placed in dry-culties, and
they are on board and enjoying the dock for 21 days' overhaul. Her GIVEN tha: Certificate No. 8768; The committee also prepared dated Hongkong, 30th January, plan for adapting the production cold north winds, we were unfor-big sistership. Empress of Japan af opium to these needs and this tunate in nct locating them the will be rt the whart ready to de- 1924 for-392-shares of this
plan Wil communiented to the evening before sailing, Сотраду, numbered 181285 various governments. 181676 inclusive, registered in THE LEADING COUNTRIES ir the name of Lee Hysan (dec'd} has been lost or Destroyed, and should this certificate not be pro duced to the Company before the 30th January 1939, a new certifi. cate for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certif.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administrator, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,
Hong Kong.
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
cate No. 8768 will be thereafter treated by this Company as Null and Vold.
By Order of the Board
of Directors,
J. C. GUTERRES,
Secretary,
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CONTROL OF RAW MATERIALS
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which the uplum poppy is cul-
vated have already taken step: to reduce production and have set up State monopolles in order to effect a stricter supervision over the production and the poppy harvest. Some of these Duntries, however, drew attention
ütilization of
to the necessity for taking into. account the Interests of cultivators of the poppy in regions where cul-
cluded, the League Assembly was
£110 FOR RARE
PAPAL BULL
Excommunication
Of Elizabeth
his company.
part for Vancouver next Saturday.
EXPEDITION IN HIMALAYAS
In The Steps Of Alexander
who can say that the urgent cries of our local practitioners who see their preserves threa tened by the flood of non- English speaking, energetic. probably, ethically unprofes" sional invaders from Japan may not be hopelessly drown- ed in the general wave of "appeasement" that is only another name for surrender to the big stick?.....
While feeling every sympathy for our hard-working and desery- ing local graduates, one cannot but fear that theirs wil only be a voice crying in the wilderness.
month
Pact than
John Simon from 1931 up to rc- case, Soviet Russia, will do every- cently allowed Japan to. exploit thing within the bounds of com- an advantage which she derived mercial, financial and diplomatic from equally unwise policies by possibilities to prevent the entire figures such as Wang Ching-wei in or part of that territory from... China.
falling into the hands of an But to-day plous hopes have aggressive country, in this case given place to hard realization Japan which is, in addition, right- that Japan's ambitions are un-ly regarded as a common enemy of bounding. This was unmistakably both countries.
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the success of earlier attempts by' Soviet Russia.
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to
and
shown by the Japanese invasion of Ald from Soviet Russia then South China which contradicted | must flow from the Non-Aggression all statements made to Sir John Pact which binds the two coun- Simon when he was Secretary of tries in close bonds of friendship. State to the British Government. And this aid in no way stands in the way of or contradicts that ald The policy of friendship for which müst flow from the bonds China, traditional of the. United of the Nine Power Treaty which States. has been steadfast.. Suc- bind · China
Great Britain," tivation has been carried on for
cessive governments Irrespective of Frarice and the United States. centries and forms part of the j
Party. Democratic or Republican, In point of fact this is actually. On February 25, 1569, Pope Pius means of livelihood of the people
Four young Englishmen recently If Great Britain does take the have indicated that the aggression what is happening and despite the concerned.
V. formally excommunicated Queen returned to London from an ad-initiative in revising or repudiating of Japan in China was against the illusions of the Japanese, the Ger- WHILE FULLY AWARE of the Elizabeth for having, stized the venturous expedition in the Hlina- the present system, it will only be spirit of American Democracy, as mans. and the Italians. Soviet difficulties to be surmounted Throne and usurped the position of layas, where, in the Swat Valley, when "appeasement" has at last well as in violation of the Nine Russian aid to China will remain before a convention could be con- supreme head of the Church of the "Garden Valley of a Thousand given way to courage and futile Power Treaty, and the Kellog Pact within the bounds of the Covenant
England.
Monasteries," they have made dis-visits to dietators dropped for the The pious trust of Sir John Simon of the League of Nations, members
are both China convinced that a solution could be The printed Papal Bull executing coveries that, according to one au- almost obsolete method of stand-in Japanese promises prevented of which found, and adopted the conclu- the sentence is known by two thority, "will without doubt throwing up to one's enemy. sions of the Oplum Advisory Com- copies, which are carefully pre-great light on many historical
served in the Vatican. A third problems." THE SUPERVISORY Body set up turned up at Sotheby's recently
„Swat becomes a familiar name to Mr. Chu Shao-ping. who
under the Limitations Conven- and was bought by Mr. Beckett, an many Englishmen in their nursery China's adviser attended the Inter- tion of 1931, whose task it is to American collector. for £110.
days; but it is not to be imagined national Labour Conference, has draw up the state-
that this expedition will answer at returned to Hongkong. After the ment of annual és- ESTIMATES If that rare tract," "One Thing last the question that they used to conference, Mr. Chu went on an timates of world AND Is Needfull," by John Bunyan. ask them: Inspection toar of Europe for requirements of dan- STATISTICS printed about 1875, had been in a Who, or why, or which, or what. several months. He Was very gerous drugs. ex-
better condition it would have
Is the Akond of SWAT? much impressed by the great sym-. amined the estimates supplied by fetched much more than the Papal
It is concerned with a great- pathy shown by the various governments for 1938 and publish- Bull. Mr. Sawyer was able to win it
er character, although one, in nations to China regarding the ed a statement in November. The at £72. Mr. Ernest Maggs pald
some ways, no less mysterious: present hostilities.
Permanent Central Opium Board £92 for the "Yet Once Again," by
for its excavations" were car- While the Chinese students pur- communicated to the Council it William Tyndale, issued at Ant-
ried out on the route taken by: suing their knowledge abroad ap- statistics. for 1937 relating to dan- werp in 1635. pear to be free from the traditional gerous drugs and the report of its
Alexander the Great on his famous march to the banks of bad habits of certain returned activities for 1938. These statistics
the Indus. • students. Remarking оп the covered manufacture. trade con- education of the 'overseas Chinese. sumption and world stocks.
SINO STUDENTS' EDUCATION
AB
mitter.
FRENCH PAPERS "-
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Official Disclosure Of BLEUCHER BACK German Naval Strength
The Arst official disclosure of the strength of the German Navy at the end of this year is made in the Year Book of the German War |Navy, just published in Berlin by order of the supreme naval com-
mand,
It is revealed that 61 submarines are ready for service or so far advanced in construction that they could be made available at short notice. All these boats have been bulit since the beginning of 1935.
Of the new submarines, 30 are|| Of the two 19,250-ton aircraft 250-ton boats. suitable for North carriers building.. the first was Any discovery bearing on that sea or Baltic operations. The re-launched recently. With a main he expressed pity at the meagre- IN SPITE of the Sino-Japanese Charles Chabot, Governor of Bor- interesting.
by stupendous feat, is bound to be maining 31 are of 500 to 740 tons arinament of 16 5.9 in, guns and and historically im-and were bullt for ccean cruising. a powerful anti-aircraft bat-
realised £185, falling to the cabled statues of Buddha revealing ob-sela have a speed of 18 knots and ing cruisers as aircraft carriers,
ness of opportunity for them to study the Chinese language. He
gether with
hostilities, considerable intérest
residing abroad, to establish more termined steps continue to be Chinese schools abroad. »
A remarkable collection French papers once owned
o!
battleships and
the
TO FAVOUR
Charges Believed Groundless
HELSINKI (FINLAND)-Accord- ing to reports from Moscow, M. Stalin is satisfied that charges. brought by the deposed Orpu Chier
Yezhov) against
Marshal Bleucher are groundless.
(M.
His reinstatement 1 expected.
Bleucher, former commander of the Far Eastern Soviet Army, was
13 being taken by the Chinese Gov/deaux is the reign of Francia I. portant; and the. unearthing of. It is revealed that the largest ves- tery, these ships are as much fight-\'deprived of his command following said that he is now, planning, to-ernment in the question of opium bld of Dr. Gabriel Wells, of New vious signs of Greek influence, la radius of action "sufficient for and they are claimed to be the Charges by Yezhov, after the clash his many friends and other narcotic drugs, and de-York. In one of these the death from where they had lain buried all requirements." They mount six only "vessels of their type which with the Japanese at Posalet Bay. The Marshal has frequently been taken by the Central, authorities in of Queen Elizabeth was ascribed to for nearly 2,000 years, is alone, a torpedo tubes, one 4.1 in gun and have strong armour protection. their attempts to stamp out the & sorrow which she felt a few days sufficient reward for the efforts of a machine-gun.
Torpedo vessels built and build. reported "purged" and dead re- the expedition
Germany has ready for sea twoing include 28 destroyers of 1.625 cently., Under the distinguished patron-evil once and for all. Especial in before she complained of it.
But the great question that his 26,000-ton age of His Excellency the Governor, terest is being evinced in the
The new chief of the Ogp (M. to 1,811 tons, 18 torpedo-bonts, of The Rev. 8. Baring-Gould, whe
torians Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G.. situation in territory seized by the died at an old age some years ago. about the invasion; "Was it," in tons, with a collective main arm-
have asked themselves three pocket battleships of 10,000 606 tons, and 24 motor torpedo Beria), a close friend of Stalin, will
kong University will present C. B. tempts of the Japanese and theit the author of the famous hymn systematic survey of a world he battleships c1 35,000 tons, armed carry a crew of 17, and are armed larger than the British MTB. Shaw's "You Can Never Tell" on ronin to spread drug addiction and "Onward Christian Soldiers." It' Saturday, January 21, in the Uni-to poison the Chinese people in the was his wont to write copies of it meant to consolidate into one great with 15 in. guns, are being built.
hope that their powers of resis and sell them at half-a-crown in chase?" that is likely to remain with &. in. guns are ready, and a
order, or was it a wild-goose Twe 10,000-ten armoured cruisers with two 19.7 in. torpedo tubes.
The Year Book contains chapters tance. will be so weakened that atd of his charities.
third is completing, while four on training, which suggest that the be given on Friday, January 20, at 7pm. The proceeds from both as for heroin, will be far greater "One of these now brought £13. When it comes to "Why?" Alex-other cruisers of 7,000 to 10,000 present fleet is no more than the
thetons, mounting 6 in. guns, are on nucleus of the future navy of ing in every branch is being carried performances will be given to the than their desire to pursue the war 10s and was bought by his grand- ander is as inscrutable, as
son. Mr. F. Baring-Gould.
the stocks.
Greater Germany, and that train-jon at high pressure. Chinese Medical Relief Fund. against an inhuman enemy.
the Arts Association of the Hong- Japanese militarists and the at- should be remembered for being the words of Mr. H. G. Wells, "a ment of 36 11 in. 'guns, and tivo/boats. The latter, which are much dismiss 470 Ogpu agents including
versity Great Hall, at 8.45 pm. A
“pecial performance for schools will
their cravings for the drug, as well
'still'unanswered.
Akona.
Yezhov's closest associates.
Yezhov's diary reveals that 509 people were shot without trial in two years.
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