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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Fifty-Eighth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under ́signed on Thursday, the 18th May, 1939, at noon, for the par pose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938.
EDITORIAL
BRILLIANT SOCIETY WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL
KING THANKS H.K. FOR GOOD
WISHES
In reply to a telegram sent by the Secretary of State His Excellency the Governor to for the Colonies on May 6, wishing Their Majesties, on behalf of all com- munities in Hongkong, a success- ful journey to Canada and a sale
return, the following telegram was received on Saturday by His: Excellency:
Your telegramTM No. 145, has been laid before His Majesty the King who desires that an expres- sion of sincere thanks may be The Share Register and Trans conveyed to you ̈ and all com- fer Books will be closed from the munities 1 Hongkong for the 4th May to the 18th May, 1939. message."
y to the 18 both days inclusive, .
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD.,... General Agents. Hong Kong, 27th April, 1939.
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THE INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,
The
LIMITED.
has at once been classed as a harmless harangue contain- ing little to which strenuou“
Mr. Jack Hutton-Potts And Miss Antonia Cohen
RECEPTION ON TAMAR
Spring's most beautiful bride was Miss Antonia Ursula Cohen who was married yesterday afternoon in" St. John's Cathedral to Mr. Jack Yuan Hutton-Potts. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rev. J. L. Wilson.
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Miss Cohen is the daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen, Gloucestershire, and during the past few months she has been visiting with Commodore and Mrs. E. B. C. Dicken at their Peak residence. Yester- day, Commodore Dicken honoured the bride by escort- ing-her-to the altar--Mrs. David Cohen, the bride's mother arrived in Hongkong last Friday flying from London to attend the wedding.
PRETTY BRIDE
WITTY SPEECH
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1939.
NEW AMERICAN ASIATIC CHOLERA AMONG
PRESIDENT
LINE VESSELS
Information regarding the New American President Line's type C-3 Around-World liners, now being built by order of the U.S. Maritime Commis- sion, was announced yester- day,
All six of these modern stream- Ilned vessels are to be placed in service from the ports of Ban Francisco and Los Angeles. The first of them should be available within a year or eighteen months. according to Mr. Joseph R. Shee- han. President of the American President Lines.
The new ships will be combina- tion passenger and cargo carriers, affording spacious and de luxe ac- commodations for between 80 and 100 passengers..
General
particulars. of the vessels follow:
Length overall: beam:
16,190 deadweight.
The Commission
492
feet;
at full load
PANIC IN ΑΜΟΥ
Mr. Hutton-Potts is the son of Attending the bride were the
69 feet: draft, loaded: the late Mr. George Hutton-Potts two beautiful twins, Miss Kay 26 feet; displacement tonnage: former chairman of the Hongkong Lucas and Miss Lorna Lucas, of objection can be taken. Stock Exchange, and Mrs. R. Me- Shanghai. The bridesmaids carried displacement: 0.690 tons: speed. Speaking collectively all Lellan of London. Serving Mr. out the same colour scheme as 163 knots, cruising radius at 16 along, Signor Mussolini made Fotts as best man was Mr. Robin the bride's gown, beige-peach or
knots; approximately 12,000 nau- a brave effort to colour his MacGregor."
ganze fashioned in floor length tical miles: crew complement, phrases in his usual flam- The Cathedral was beautifully frocks with puff sleeves and fitted approx. 100. boyant style, but he failed to decorated the artistic arrange-bodice. Poke bonnets of organza.
The vessels will have refrigera- conceal from an observantments being executed by Lady tulle and velvet ribbon were worn. tor space for approximately 600 world that to-day his end of Pollock. Approximately two hun-over their stylish coiffures. Their tons, and general cargo space of the Axis is grasped firmly, in/dred guests, who were escorted to corsages were of the same variety about 5.430 tons.
their seats by ushers. Mr. Claude of orchid in one large spray. Fifty eighth Ordinary the hand of the German
has followed Burgess, 'Flag-Lieutenant J. P.. In a setting sun and with the the latest developments, in this dictator. "All our objectives Gunner, R.N.. Mr. F. M. Thomsen, echoing peels of St. John's Cathe-country and abroad, and in some General Meeting of the Company will be reached," he thun-Lieut. A. M., Green, R.N. and Mr. arai's belis in the late afternoon instances has been the initiator of will be held at the Offices of the dered: the system of guar-Honky Kwan. General Managers, Messrs. Jarantees will crumple up." he
air, the bride and groom departed improvements, so that these ves- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., declared-all in obedience to
from the Church and motored to sels may compete successfully with The pretty, scintillating bride the naval dockyard where they all other ships of this particular Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on behests from Berlin. And swept down the aisle, in a beige- boarded the H, M. S. Tamar for
design class, Thursday, 25th May, 1939, at then he went on to commit peach brocaded satin gown with a the reception.
class. noon, for the purpose of receiving his blunder, a blunder of in-long pointed train. About-her the Report of the Directors, pass accuracy and weak procras-neck were strands of pearls, and ing the Accounts, and electing tination when he made the the vell, attached to her head with surprising assertion that bandeau was of the same shade!
and hung to her waist in folds, "Japan, Germany and Italy In her hands. Miss Cohen carried The Transfer Books of the have not abstracted a square fragile, rare orchids of yellow, with certain games of chance, the win- Company will be closed from the metre of territory or a single greens. 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 inhabitant from the sover- Inclusive.
eignty of the great demo- Rodier and the Empire style post-alle I do not in any way want to suggest that 'Antonia' is 'taking chance, I am sure you will ali agree that she is very much to be felicitated in 'scooping the pool!" Attending the cocktail party and offering congratulations were appro ximately three hundred and fifty guests and in this gay gathering were seen Lady Noble. Mr. and "China Incident." He even
Mrs. D. Landale, Miss Vickers, overlooked, in his nervousness
Brigadier and Mrs. Reeve and not to irritate the German
Miss J. Reeve, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell and Mrs. Lindsell, Mr. and Chancellor. Germany's, and
Training Course-Part II: The Mrs. E. Cock, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. his own, claims to colonies undermentioned members of the Hall, Major G. Murray, Sir Robert which belong to, the "great Chinese Company will attend Chi-Kotewall and Miss Kotewall, Hon 389 democracles!"
nese Company Headquarters for Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Smith, Miss R.
Directors and Anditors.
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD..
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 25th April, 1939.
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The material of the dress was by
cracies." Signor Mussolini's Molyneux. Madame Helene pro- qualification "the great de-duced that exquisite daintiness in mocracies" excluded from his the finish of the tiny puff sleeves thoughts at the moment the and the gathering. invasion of Abyssinia, the Austrian coup, the rape of Czechoslovakia, the Albanian expedition and Japan's
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H.K. POLICE RESERVE
CHINESE COMPANY
Toasting the newly-weds. Com- modore Dicken uttered, the amus- words, "I am given to under- stand that amongst those who play
nings of jackpots is particularly a matter for congratulations and
CHINESE YOUTHS
ARRESTED
FOOCHOW, May 15 (Cen- tral)-More than 100 Chinese youths in Kulangsu; who were arrested by the Japanese fol- lowing their landing there last week. reported to have been escorted to Amay. Their fate is unknown.
are
Panic now reigns in the island with Japanese sentries posted at vantage points. The Kulangsu Municipal Council is said to be ex-
out its police duties. periencing difficulties in carrying
Most of the shops, including those owned by foreigners, have
JAPANESE AIR RAIDS
THE TEMPO of Il Duce's Part II of Training Course on Smith, Captain St. John, Major-suspended business. speech, therefore, furnishes Tuesday, May 16 at 17.30 hours General A. E. Grasett and Mrs.
sharp-
Grasett. Hon. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. the proof that an anxious Constables R128 Chan Yiushing. Dodwell with Miss D. Dodwell, Mг, world has been waiting for R106 Tang Siu-woon, R112 Chan Tony Carroll and Mr. Bill Carroll. during these past few months Ching-man, R124 Peter Francis, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Winter, Mr. J -proof that the action now Lee. R131 Lam Kwok-fee, R133 Wilkinson, Mr. A. H Compton. being taken by the democratic Law Man-cho, and R133 Chan Captain and Mrs, HC Harland, powers of the west to safe-Cheong-shing, guard the Independence of
THE CHINESE
Appalling Toll Of Dread Scouge Of The East
(BY T. PAUL gregory)
this
The recent warning of the Director of Medical Services on the subject of the return of Asiatic Choldra to the Colony has concentrated attention on dread scourge of the East. The pestilential disease. has achieved an unenviable notoriety in the race for public enemy No. 1." and, like the human menaces to communal safety and public welfare, it-is a compara- tively new recruit to gangsterdom.
Asiatic Cholera broke into regimer, the idea being that, if a. print, so to speak, in the year cholera patient can be made to 1819, when it decided to sneeze, his constitution is thought. "muscle in" on the secure to favour recovery. racket enjoyed by other dis-1 Like the western mode of thera eases in the province of peutic procedure, the Chinese
tions), such counter-irritants as u
Bengal in British India. Like apply heat to the abdomen, but John Dillinger,Baby Face instead of hot flaxseed poultices. Nelson, and other vermin afar hot turpentine stupes (fomenta- the gangster ern in the U.S.A.. mixture of salt and garlic, or it could not confine its activi-ever moxa are employed. ties to one, section of the country, but had to run amok, Widespread Ignorance: and soon spread over a great part of Asia.
By such means, reler is afforded to many, but it is in the treat- But where human gangsters ment of the fever which occurs in could ordinarily count their vica later stage, that Chinese medi- tims on the fingers of both hands, cine generally rails in cholera. This cholera's appalling toli must is because there is such a wide- amount to millions, and the "G-spread ignorance regarding really men" of public health have been effective methods" of powerless to stop its ravages. This fevers other than by the ancient reducing state of affairs will continue as mode of kweat-sha, or "scraping the long as the masses of the East meistened skin with a copper coin. remain indifferent to the dangers jade buckle or tablespoon." resulting from contaminated food and water.
First Appearance:
Consequently, the mortality is abnormally large, but with the knowledge of the use of ice and cold packs to the head and body, or even cold apong- Ang, perhaps a more favourable
outcome to cholera might be expected.
KRISTJ
The first appearance of the dis- ease in China, was in 1820, when it "was introduced trito Kwangtung and Fukten by returning emigrants -from the Straits Settlements,
Often when the fever is at its During the summers of 1820_ and height, and delirium là the inev 1821, the Middle Kingdom suffereditable severely, and, singularly enough. Itu to wander away from the consequence, causing the was in the rural areas, where the body," as the Chinese naively ex- mortality was the highest.
press it. extraordinary methods are adopted in certain parts of the country.
The Chinese were naturally greatly alarmed at the sudden outbreak, and while their phy- One of these, employed in the. stefans understood the treat- case of children, is as follows: ment of ordinary bowel com-
The nearest relative of the ailing plaints, they were completely
youngster takes a lighted lanterns. baffled by this visitation from
in, his hand, and, stands outside. India.
the door of the house. Occasionally The dreadful cramps assalling he waves the lantern above his the extremities were regarded as head, and cries out in a mournful the very torments of hell, and were voice the only means of differentiating wool-ai loh! A-sel woof-lai loh!". the child's name: "A-sel
it from the usual crop of summer (A-sel come back home! · A-se! discases. From these circum come back home!) Those in the stances, Asiatic Cholera is known house who are watching the little In many parts of China to this day, patient answer: "A-sel lal-chob! as the ch'au-kan ching, or "gick-A-sel laf-choh!" ("A-sel has come ness which contracts the tendons," back! A-sel has come back!) This Various explanations were ad- strange dialogue is repeated over vanced by the" Chinese to account and over again, with the hope
and, in the absence of any know- When this occurs, the family ledge concerning sanitation and rejcices, believing that the wan- the germ theory of disease, most dering sout has seen the Ughted conjectures were
deeply tinged lantern, and hearing the call, has with superstition.
returned to is usual abode, with The common belief was that the the result that the fever is broken malady arose from "morbific cold," and the child is probably assured which disturbed the harmony of jaf eventual recovery, the powers of the system, and
Captain and Mrs. Hobbs, Mr. and Heavy Property Loss for the cause of the pestilence, that the delirium will subside.
Patrol Duty. Nightly between Mrs. H. W. Dulley, Mr. D. Drum those smaller states whose 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-mond. Captain and Mrs. E. H. B. Independence is being threa-bers. as detailed by the Officer in Nell, R. N.; tened by dictatorial measures, Charge of Company. has had the necessary effect
INDIAN COMPANY
between
in calling a temporarily halt.! Patrol Duty. Nightly
Mr. Peter Putts, Mr. and Mrs.
O. E C. Marton, Mr. and Mrs, R. Pestonji and Misses B. and E Pestonji. Dr. and Mrs. L 'D. Fringie,
at least, to Totalitarian plans 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bagram, Mr. in Europe. Whatever, tom-bers as detalled by the Officer in Mick'e Wright, Dr. and Mr. J. A. R. fort this thought may bring Charge of Company.
FLYING SQUAD
Selby. Captain R. "Boxer. -Mr. Erik Nelson, Lieut-Commander
to those who are striving for peace" and the avoidance of Patrol Duty, Nightly between and Mrs. Hulbert R. N.. Mr. and
war, it must not be construed 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- Mrs. E M. Rayinord, Mr. Gilbert world generally are out of the Charge of Company. danger that has been threa- tering to destroy" civilization.
to mean that Europe and the bers as detailed by the Officer in Harriman, Mr. M. Carlo, Mr. and Mrs. L. Kadoorie, Mr. and Mrs. DESPITE the usual bombast
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE J. C. Petrie, Commander and Mrs. with which his speeches
Patrol Duty Nightly between Kingdon, Commander and Mrs. are always interspersed, Sig
On the contrary, Herr Hitler 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-E V. Lees, R. N., Commander and Mussolini's latest ut-
will assuredly resort to even bers as detailed by the Officer in Mrs. H. C. Ruse, R. N., Lieut. terances, when he spoke, on Sunday at the opening of the more subtle plans to achieve Charge of Company.
nor
C. CHAMPKIN,
COLONY
Commander and Mrs. H. St. G. Bury R. N., Paymaster-Commander and Mrs. H. G. Oswin, Paymaster-Com- mander and Mrs. Hickman, Very Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Wilson, Mrs, and
Though the date is not announ→
Economic and Self-Sufficiency
his ends. If he does not fulfi
D. S. P. (R). Exhibition in Turin, has
his oft-repeated promises to Hongkong, May 15, 1939, made it abundantly clear how those on whose emotions he has so successfully worked, it completely and totally he has will not only mean disaster REFUGEES IN THE Tor. Dr. and Mrs. G. D. R. Black. Miss Dowbiggin, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. ! now subjected himself and
Mr. and Mrs. H. Odell. Mr. Eu the Italian viewpoint to the for himself, but catastrophe
Tong-sen. Mr. Gifford Hull, Mrs. Fuehrer of Germany, his lord! for the much publicized Axis.
The total number of refugees Alice Herlofsen, Commander and There is such a thing as face- and master. If previously he had shown tendencies to act saving and no one is more and destitutes accommodated in Mr. Porter, Brigadier and Mrs independently, or in imitation alive to it than the German Government Camps, etc., In Urban A. B. Thomson, were just a few of Herr Hitler, the very fact Chancellor. The democracies, and Rural Areas for the week honouring the bride and groom.
ending May 13. was 10,698, com- that he studiously refrained therefore, having scored in pared with 10.788 on May 6. ced Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hutton- from any reference to matters! the first round, must not relax Urban Areas (Civillans)
Potts are planning a honeymoon of the moment-Danzig, the their efforts to meet every King's Park 1,565,
trip to Batavia and Ball. compared Anglo-Turkish
move that will undoubtedly with 1,587 on May 6, Pact
Mrs. Hutton-Potts will be. Anglo-Soviet
follow: Such moves can only negotiations,
Ma Tau Chung 1,055, compared tired in summer's latest travelling and, what is more important be checked by a further con- with 1,069 on May 8.
of lime green crepe from the Italian angle, his solidation of their position North Point 1.603. compared having a dark blue flower printi own vaunted claims against with all those nations who are with 1.678 on May 6.
design, her hat and accessories France-must be regarded as Prepared to line up against Urban Areas (Soldiers)
matching the design in colour and a definite indication that not ruthless and overbearing Lai Chi Kok Hospital (Upper arakish lime, coloured scart at
Ward) 14. compared with 15 on steamer for the south
the neck, when she boards the only was-he ordered to leave dictatorial technique:
May 6.
Ma Tau Chung 762, compared with 762 on May 6. Rural Areas
the
such subjects out of his
sbeech, but that in all prob-
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ability the German Chan4 Twelve men, including hawkers
Appearing on remand before Mr. cellor, to use newspaper par- and unemployed, were charged be- Kam Tin 4,131, compared with E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Vlance, treated an advance ore Mr. T. J. Houston at the Cen-4,210 on May 6.
Magistracy yesterday, B. J. Levo copy of his speech to a vigor-traj Court yesterday with wounding Fanling, North 564, comparedkovich, overseer of the China Light ous subbing."
Chan Pul, unemployed, at Bridges with: 858 on May 6,
and Power Co, summoned for a Street on May 10. They were re- IN CONSEQUENCE,
Fanling, South Imanded for three days qn applica- with 829 on May 8,
812, compared sault on Li Hon on April 22, at Tat Duce's speech, his customary tion of the police for further in- Man Kam To, closed on April A da Alive appeared for the com- Wan Bay, was discharged. Mr. M. vehemence notwithstanding, quiries.
plainant.
30.
In Changchow
FOOCHOW, May 15 (Central) -Heavy civilian property losses were caused by eight Japanese planes on Saturday when they severely raided Changchow, in south Fuklen, More than 50 bombs were dropped in the city," devastating a wide area.
Hiteng, Chihmei, Tangan and Sungyu, on the coast east of Changchow, were also raided.
SWATOW COMBED SWATOW, May 15 (Central)
civilian casualties were caused by three Japanese planes in a raid yesterday morning when they dropped a number of bombs over the busy sections of the city.
More
could only be restored by adminis-Serious Disadvantage:
tering medicines increasing the "natural fire." such 2.9 cassia. cinnamon. aloes-wood, sulphur. asbestos, stalactite, deer horn tips. dried kop-kabi, or "Spotted lizard," silkworm moths, etc. Another Notion:
But generally speaking the lack ni information available among the masses places them sta serious disadvantage during cholera epidemic. This is well ustrated in the case of the treat- ment of the terrible cramps which are among the first symptoms of the disease.
When these occur, it requires # the ingenuity of those at the bed-side to provide a re
opposite of this, and like it was Another notion was the direct accepted as Gospel truth by anj CHUNGKING PROTEST equally large number of people. CHUNGKING, May 15 Central) It held that the "accumulated The China Branch of the Interna- heat" in the body destroyed themedy, and it is not surprising tional Peace Campaign has cabled equilibrium subsisting among the
that the expedients adopted a "detalled report of recent mass various organs, and
run the full "gamut of the raids on Chungking by Japanese raethod of proper treatment con-
imagination. warplanes to the headquarters of sisted in the use of cooling re- the International Peace Campaign medles. :.
Geneva.
in
The cablegram points out the baseness of the Japanese terrorist action which failed to break down 'Chinese resistance and, on the contrary, even strengthened the Chinese will to fight to the end.
that
the
One of the most singular is the Following: A paper parasol, to- Strangely enough this school ether with the bamboo framework of native thought anticipated
for an old Chinese lantern and modern medical science by
some aried stalks of garlic are * realising that cholera was a
buined bealde the patient's bed. form of blood poisoning, and
The acrid odour of the burning. although it was a disease "of
garlic may possibly exert a seda tive effect on the sick, but the the bowels, its true seat was" , in the blood.has nothing a on other objects apparently serve no useful purpose, unless it is the The cablegram requests that the
Consequently, the exponents of resolutions passed by the Faris this bellet prescribed for their provision of sufficient tinder for Conference for the Denunciation patients medicines reputed to cool the combustion of the herb.
As long as such methods of of Bombardment of Open Cities be the blood, such as saffron, cypress enforced and that sanctions tobs. elm root, cinnabar, and rab- treatment prevail, and the prac against Japan by various Powers bit's flesh...
tical application of sanitary be tightened.
These theories, or rather a com- science remains neglected, Asiatie bination of them, are still in vogue Cholera will continue to demstate. in China to this day. In the treat the East. But with the generar FRANCO POLISH
ment of cholera as followed by adoption of such preventive men- MILITARY TALKS many of the old-fashioned Chinese sures as those which have been physicians, the Juice of fresh found effective in controlling the WARSAW, May 15 (Reuter) ginger plays a great part, being pestilence elsewhere, Ching,will Gen. Kasprzycki, the Polish De-used to impart vital energy and cease to be one of the principal fence Minister, has left for Paris warmth to the body, - Sometimes foel of Infection and on a private visit." dem
Asternutatories (substances promot mediate Improvement I It is stated, however, that he ing meeting, such as anun, etc.) health with a decline in mor LATES will discuss military matters are restorted to as a preliminary will be the result