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rants.
to
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FEBRUARY. DAY, 15th WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRU ARY (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer. of Shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
INDIAN SUMMER NOW THAT the Abe Cabinet seems about to end its inglorious career, it may be illuminating briefly to Te- objects for capitulate the which it was formed, the vicissitudes of its career and the causes of its impending downfall.
CONSTITUTED AFTER the dramatic change in the inter- national situation marked by the Soviet-German Non- Aggression Pact, the Govern- ment set itself four main aims
"the
conclusion of the China affair" through the
Hong Kong, 9th January, 1940. į formation of a new "Centra!
Sergeants Mess R.A.F. Station, Kai Tak, will not accept respon sibility for accounts of any firm whese trading with the Mess has not been approved by the Com manding Officer.
ENGAGEMENT
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EDITORIAL
Dr. Wong Hok-nin, M.B., B.S., and his bride, formerly Miss Ann "Beatrice Tse, after their marriage at St. Joseph's Church yes-
terday afternoon.
DOCTOR WEDS
Exhibition Of Ancient Chinese Art
A preview of Mr. Wong « Tre- ching's collection, of ancient Chi- nese paintings, which will be ex- hibited th's afternoon from 1«p.m. to 7 pm at the Fung Plog Shan ibrary of the Hongkong Univer- nity, reveals many choice pieces which no lover of art should miss,
Thongly grouped under 24 num- bers. there are actually 61 pictures, big and small, as the long scrolls, or albums, contain, six, eight, or even twelve master-pieces,
NEW
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1940.
YEAR'S DAY FIRE IN GLOUCESTER ARCADE IS SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE OUTBREAK OF A FIRE IN THE PREMISES OF "MADAME CHIFFON," dressmaker, in the Gloucester Arcade about 7.30. p.m. ori January 1. formed the subject. of an inquiry held at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Mr. R. A D. Forrest sat as Coroner, while Inspector Smith was present for the police. Mr. G. S. Ford held a watching brief on behalf of the man- agement of “Madame Chiffon.”
The fire was first discovered technician be sent to inspect the by the Gloucester Hotel staff.
wiring. The last occasion was The Fire Brigade was sent for early 'n December when she drew and the flames were 03-
the attention of Mr. Edgar, who tinguished shortly after thely inspected the meter, and imme- arrival. Damage to dressés diately went to the Electric Com- was considerable.
pany showroom in the Arcade and Madame J. Massebecuf, Mann-directed that repairs be made.
in
and
61 PICTURES Twenty-three fanious artists are represented, all of either the later Bress of the establishment, said Other electric installations Ming or the earlier Ching Dynas- that just before closing hour she the premises were the fan
The electric iron was only ties, ranging from Tang Yin, or left the shop and went to the Post light.
Office. She later met a friend. Installed in the tailoring. room, on Tang Liu-yu, of Ming, famous for his portraiture of beautles and Dr. A. B. Gracia, in the hotel who the floor above.
AUCTION human figures, and Wang Shi-ku arranged to go with her to the of early Ching, known as the "Saint King's Theatre.
She met Dr. Gracia outside the Masseboeuf said that she had an In reply to Mr. Forrest, Madame of Fine Arts." to Mei Tsing (1623-j 1697), whose album of twelve pic-theatre and went to the 7.15 pm auction sale in August last and
tures on the Hwang Shan Moun- performance...
the
AN
the dresses in the shop were the
tain has is celebrated in the Chi- In the middle of the main fea- selected ones which did not go to nese art circles, and Kuo Shh, the ture her assistant entered Cantonese painter of the middle theatre and informed her that her the auction. Some of the dresses. said, Wêre received from Witness rushed Ching Dynasty, whose works are so shop was on fire,
abroad at B bargain price, and back and found Mr. Chessex were kept for the next season. but
rare.
·THEME OF PICTURES
Manager of the Gloucester Hotel, and later saw the Fire Brigade.
Witness declared that she could
DAMAGED ELECTRIC LAMP
none of the dresses destroyed or damaged would lose value it kept
A lady customer, who was last
he had a fairly good look at the dresses. "There was quite a nice
2
As is often the case, many of the pictures are landscapes; but flow- smell nothing indicating any fire for next season. ers and human figures form the when she left the premises about in the shop before the fire, said theme of quite a number among 6 pm. 15 Government" under Wang
the others. Some idea of the na- Ching-wel; the re-adjustment
ture of the collection will be form-
A damaged electric lamp was collection of dresses there and of relations with Great Bri-
ed. by a reference to the list given below of the artists represented, produced as an exhibit in Court, none what I would descrfhe, as tain, the United States and the Soviet Union, using the
together with the subject of their and Madame Masseboeuf said that unsaleable," she said. works:
the lamp, which was connected to Mr. P. Chessex, Manager of the new international Une-up to
1, Tang Yi (1470-1523) Beauties: the power current, was used as a Gloucester Hotel, said he was in- manoeuvre all three into
ATTEMPTS TO BROADEN At St. Joseph's Church yester-2, Wen Oning-ming (1470-1539) "drying lamp." She had installed formed of the Are by the recep- passive acquiescènce in the conquest of China; economie the basis of the Government day afternoon, Dr. Wong Hok-u, Landscape: 3 Estang Sheng-mu it in 1931 for the purpose of dry. tion clerk. He saw smoke in the enable have falled all along the line. M.B., B.S., and Miss Ann Beatrice (1597-1658) Landscape; 4. Li Llu- ing meisture because of the high Arcade and a crowd rathered out- re-organization to
(1575-1620) Landscape: 5. humidity in Hongkong, and, was in side the shop. With the help of Japan on the one hand to Although minor party func- Tsp were married by the Very Rev. fang
Chan King-feng (Late Ming a habit of using the lamp even in an engineer he managed to enter draw immediate benefits from tionaries took proferred posts. Father A. Riganti.
The bride, a popular member of Landscape: 5, Tung Chi-chang winter when the humidity was the shop and attempted to go up the occupied territories and bigger fish like Mr. Macnida,
(1555-1636) Landscape; 7. Wang low. The wiring of the larap had, to the cockloft: The smoke was so on the other to expand her Fresident of the Minseito, re- the local Chinese social set is the
fused to tie their fortunes to daughter of Mr. Tse Ka-po who Shih-ku (1832-1720) Landscape; 8. been changed some two months thick that he had to come down.
Wang Lu-tal (1642-1715) Land- ago.
Witness telephoned to the Fire trade on world markets on
A quiet reception WAS held scape; 9. Yan Nan-tien (1633-1890) In answer to questions by Mr. Brigade."
Dr. A. B. Gracia testified that which her competitive power what was already a corpse. If escorted her to the altar.
Landscape: 10, Wu Lih (1632-1718) Forrest, witness sald that there Ïater. would be increased by the in- the Cabinet has any friends.
discreetly kept Dr. and Mrs. Wong will travel Landscape: 11, Shih Tao (A Monk) had been some defects in the elec- Madame Massebceur rushed back volvement of her chief rivals they have
Album: 12, Shin Chi (A Monk) trie wiring in the shop premises to the shop in a highly excited in the European war; and the their peace. But its enemies on a short boneymoon after which
arrived streamlining of the adminis- have been brutally outspoken they will make their future read-Pines: 13, Cha Shi-plao (1615- The electric meter was detective manner and when she
1697) Landscape; 14. Hsu Fans and at time, caused sparks. On there she cxclaimed, "I've lost trative machinery of Japan Kokumin Domei, organ of the ence in Hongkong
(1622-1894) Orchid: 15, Mef Tsmg tour or five occasions she had everything. extreme militarists, charges
(1623-1697) that: "The Government has forfeited the confidence of the nation. The Yomiuri, also representing the expan- sionists, has been as harsh. The second of the seven services Mr. Abe, the Premier's name being conducted at St. John's sake and President of the Cathedral in connexion with the
The engagement is announced be-
tween Colin Wilson, son of Mt and the late Mrs. G. B. W. Hood. Rillmount. Hawick, and Kathleen Doris (June), dough
ter of Mr. and the late Mrs. E H. B. Baxter, The Haven, Maymyc. Burma.
DEATHS
SHERIDAN-At Greystones, Ire- land. Erin, aged 15, beloved son
of Anna and the late John James Sheridan. Buried at Achill, Co. Mayo.
herself.
ما
UNIVERSAL WEEK OF PRAYER AT CATHEDRAL
IN THE FOUR MONTHS.Or its existence, the Abe Cabinet has shown conclusively that it is incapable of making pro- gress in any of these direc- tions. The much-postponed Inauguration of the puppet HARRIS. On January 1, 1940, at Central Government" is still yellow labour Social Masses Universal Week of Frayer organised Party, in the course of a by the World' Evangelical Alliance, Joplin, Missouri, Mrs. Berah
The subject severe attack, laid bare not; was held yesterday. Hall Harris; aged 73 (by cable), hanging fire, even the mean- formal act having Funeral services were held at ingless the family burial ground near been aborted by a confusion only the ineffectiveness of the was "The Increasing Church."
Cabinet but also the hollow- Bishop Hall conducted the er- Columbia, Boone Co., Mo. De- of motives and much deter-
of all "friendly" ap-vice which was well attended by a censed is survived by Mr. M. J.mined opposition in Tokyo it-proaches to the West: "It is congregation representative of all Harris, Shanghal, Mrs. J. B self. The other, unavowed,
of course wrong," he said, "to, denominations in the Colony.
Harria, Oklahoma City, Okla-
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ness
of
I am ruined." Hwang Shan"); 18, telephoned to the Hongkong Elec-. The hearing was adjourned to
Company, asking that a Friday afternoon.
Kam Lung (1657-1762) Prune: 17, Lo Ping (1733-1799) Prune: 18, Fang Shi Shu (1892-1751) Land- scape: 19. Chang Jo-al (1713-1746) Flowers: 20. Kao Feng-han (1883- 1743) Flowers: 21, Kuo Shih (Mid- dle Ching) Flowers: 22, Wang Chen (1720-1797) Landscape: 23, Chen Yu-chi (Middle Ching) Life Study.
DUKE'S INTEREST
42
tric
·*
Colony Chess TRIPARTITE TRADE Championship:
AGREEMENTS
PARIS, Jan. 9 (Havas)---Various economic and financial British.
Nine Entries French and Turkish agreements
were signed yesterday afternoon at the Qual D'Orsay,
Nine entries have been received
The exact convents are not pus- IN CANADIANS so far for the Colony Chess Cham-
pionship, play in which competi. lished, but it is known that the aim at developing LONDON, Jan. 9 (Renter)-The tion will be commenced inte this agreements leader of the Canadian Overseas month, it was confirmed last night, trade relations and ensure easy Army, Major-Gen. Andrew Mc- The Colony Chess Champton, D. means of payment.
Naughton, and his two senter offi- E. de Carvalho, will defend the
cers were entertained on Sunday title he won last year, and both by the Duke of Connaught at his F. Zimmern, who was second, and Surrey residence.
» DUKE'S INTEREST His Royal Highness, who was former Governor General bi
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SIMILAR EXPORTS WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Reuter) It is announced that trade nego-
A. Karrik, third, will be playing. maisons between the United States Two strong challengers this year and Uruguay were terminated be- will be Hon. Sir Henry Pollock and cause the export trade of both EMA Barnett, neither of whom countries are similar in important
rst appearance in the champion- competed in 1939. Making their respects ship will be L. Blair, V. V. Rolst- METHODIST LADIES choff, O. Prasalov and K, Weiss. i
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
hope for the settlement of the make an enemy of every for- FLOUR MERCHANT homa, and a daughter, Mrs.
"incident"-a.patched up eign country, but the cb- *Cowgili Blair, Joplin, Mo.
"peace with Chungking i sequious attitude which the
"FINED $500 RUTHERFORD-On Jan. 5, 1940, which Was to be pushed! Government is adopting to-) Lo On-kwok, four merchant, suddenly at Bhanghai. Her into such an arrangement by wards the Powers at present enarged before Mr. T. J. Houston mione Bayne Rutherford, aged third-power pressure and fear cannot be tolerated." This at the Central Court yesterday 42 years, the dearly-beloved of the Wang Ching-wei bogey attitude was echoed by a with fraudulent destruction of a wife of Norman Hubert Ruther-
-likewise remains in the series of political demonstra- document and theft of the docu- ford.
realm of dreams.
tions against the Cabinet the ment, was fined $500 or, in de in the welfare and training of Canada, showed an active interest BEHRENS.-On January 5, 1940, at:
AS FOR
" ADJUSTMENT climax of which was the non- fault, ex months' imprisonment. Shanghai, Mrs. Jenny Behrens,
Canadian troops. The complainant was Mr. Alfred aged 6 years, dearly-beloved OF FOREIGN RELATIONS," confidence resolution of 200
Major-Gen. McNaughton sald retreats in the members of the Diet and the . K. Lau, who was represented by the British authorities had done mother of Mrs. Anne Mooney, Britain's
Yangtze were made largely on latest action
War Mr. D. L. Strellett, while Mr. J. M. their utmost to make the Cana FIRING the and Mrs. F. O. Madar.
¡D'Almada Remedios „appeared for PAPE-On January 5, 1940, at the her own initiative as part of Minister.
the defence. Country Hospital, Shanghai, the war policy of her Gov-
BECAUSE OF the extra- Henry Crawford Pape, aged 46, ernment.
Commercial
ordinary complex of difficul- OVERLOADED SHIP years, beloved husband of Treaty with the United States ties in which Japan's adven- Gladys Mary Pape.
has not been renewed, and ture is fast becoming mired, it Pleading guilty to a charge of Abe's conciliatory half-heart- can without exaggeration beled Capt. M. Gaggino, master of said that the fall of the Abes. Cambay Prince was fined $100. ed "opening of the Yangtze has received, in Washington, Cabinet will be a prelude to or, in default, three months hard the contemptuous treatment the worst political crisis sui-labour, by Commander F. G. Hole, that it deserves. A truce, offered by the country since at the Marine Court. yesterday. Tokyo's seeking, has been con- the outbreak of the China Boarding Omcer A. G. Parker cluded with the Soviet Union, war. Thrashing hither and of the Harbour Cffice prosecuted. whose armies gave the Jap- thither, militarist Japan finds
NOTICE TO MARINERS
According to a notification re leased by the Harbour, Office yes terday, the food tide of the gate in the anti-submarine boom may not open tully and vessels should keep in mid-channel or slightly to the westward thereof.
AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways:
NORTHBOUND Thursday: Bangkok,
Hongkong, Della-4 pm.
SOUTHBOUND
Sunday: Hanol, Bangkok. Denebola-7 am,
Air France
NORTHBOUND
Wednesday.
Hongkong.
Bervice p..
The
į
allowing his ship to be overload-
dians comfortable and to help with their training.
TRAIN ACCIDENT
IN FRANCE PARIS, Jan. 9 (Renter), the result of a train acciderit near Orly on Saturday, seven soldiers were killed and 19 Injured. They were proceed- ing home on leave,"
PRACTICE
Ald
Light-gun firing practice will be The annual meeting of the carried out between the hours of Methodist Ladies Church 2 p.m. and 12 midnight today.
Society was held yesterday after- Firing area "E" will be affected: Light-gun anti-aircraft practice noon in the Assembly Hall of the
Sailors' and Solders Home. will be carried out between the hours of 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. today and tomorrow.
1. Mrs. J. E, Sandbach, wife of the Rev. J. E. Sandbach, of the Metho- Firing area "B" will be affected, dist Church, és president of the 'Society, but owing to her absence Members of the Hongkong Uni- in England one of the Vice-Pre- versity Arts Association and their denta occupied the chair
guests were entertained to an in- The following were elected to the teresting and structive lantern committee:-Mr. B▲ Edwards MANILA, Jan. 9 (Reuter)-The lecture on "A Year in the Arctic re-elected as Secretary) Mra, E
worth Spitsbergen,
BASE JAPANESE ALLEGATION
AGAINST ENGLISH MISSION
EXCUSE FOR BURNING
and Mrs. F. Wood
Mrs. Large will be
during the coming term, fr
The financial report showed - a - balance of $1,500 in hand. There was also vast amount of work for the British War Organisation Fund, chinese refugees and charities, The usual donation to the Benevolent Society was approved and mention was made of the mahjong party to be held on January 17
anese a good drubbing at herself confronted on the one BANGKOK, Jan. 9 (Havasi-It Nomonhan. But the Idiot hand by the blank wall of Chi- is understood that the Mitsui 400,000 Pesos issue of the new Regions at their sessional meet Mart and Mrs. L. Jones (Vice- hope that the U.S.S.R. would nese resistance and on the Mitsu Bishi has ordered 500,000 Philippine Hai-Alat Corporation, ing last night when Capt. A. B. Presidents stop helping China has been other by groups of Powers tons of Siamese rice for delivery in which is capitalised at 1,000,000 Whatman gave an account of his (Treasurer). dashed to the ground, and whom she must somehow 1940. The orders represent more Pesos, has been substantially over- experiences on an expedition into in charge of Church decorations even the negotiations govern- hoodwink into continuing to than half the Blamese annual ex-subscribed. ing Japan's use of Soviet refrain from active interfer- ports... Hanol, fisheries and oilfields are still ence with her ambitions. Now
dragging on.
more than ever before, it is speech made before the group IN THE ECONOMIC❘ true to say that economic ac-left for home late last month. SPHERE, failure of the har- tion to cut off Japan's foreign "The peace and security or vest has driven up the price sources of supply can deal the China" he said, are closely of rice, causing serious dis- last blow to aggression in the bound up with those of the content. The export indus- Far East. Will this action whole world. With her 450,- tries of Osaka are still at a be taken, or will more millions 000,000 people, China holds
TSINGTAO, JAN. 9 (REUTER)-THE ALLEGED ACTION OF THE the Ballors and Soldiers Home, standstill due to shortage of of lives, Chinese today, British the important position of be CHURCH AUTHORITIES IN GIVING AN “ADVANTAGEOUS POSI- The proceeds from this social will
contribute to TION TO GUERILLAS" was cited today by an official of the Jap- be for charities. raw materials and power. and American tomorrow, being able to
anese Consulate-General in Taingiao as the reason for the burning i Attempts to control the price required to destroy the men achieving permanent peace.
by Japanese troops of the English Methodist Mission Hospital 26 level have failed, and the cost ace that a farcical "non-in and tranquility for humanity
Chuchia, near Watingfa, in Shantung on Christmas Daya Bland of living is rising steeply. To tervention" has helped to qur along with North America, cap all, Japan's latest budget ture in the Pacific?
Soviet Russia, India' and Brl- This official told Reuter: "The We are making further inves reaches the astounding figure
tish Isles, as long as they Japanese Government and the tigations, but no further detalls
Japanese authorities in China have are at present available.”- could hold together.
"At the moment Europea settled policy of respect for pro- NO GUARANTEES seems to be torn asunder.perty of third powers, but, in this In admitting the burning of the
Mr. I Beydown, D.W.E. Chubb, A stirring appreciation of But China is sending out case, according to our official in-hospital during the week-end, the vestigation, steps were taken by Japanese authorities here refused: the rock of the strike of For-China's role in the world to a never-to-be-forgotten mes- the church authorities to give an to give the name of the unit res- Mr. Colyer, Mr. and Mrs. P. Nicol eign Office personnel against day was voiced by U Ba Lwin, sage a message which should advantageous position to guerillas ponsible or guarantees for the son, Mr. AB Haworth, CJ. the Cabinet's very first step in head of the Burmese Goodwill thrill the hearts of all right--that is the reason why the in- future. They alleged that the Schaap and J. V. Vlachos arrived
cident happened..
Mission practised discrimination." in Hongkong on a Dutch steamer. this direction.
Mission to Chungking, in a thinking men"
France, Fiano).
SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanol. France. Service-6" a Pan American Airways.
FASTBOUND Friday: UBA, Manlia,
kong Philippine Cupper-2 p.m.
WESTBOUND
Saturday: Manila, USA.
of 10.000,000,000 yen.
A BURMESE
FINALLY, attempts at ad-
TRIBUTE
Hong-ministrative reorganization
Philippine Clipper-8.30 am..
foundered ignominously on
Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday.on a charge of robbery at No. 172, Wellington street. Ho Ka, alias Ho Kan, allas Ho Wan, 20, employ ed, was committed to the Criminal Sessions