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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

CLUB LUSITANO.

CIRCULAR. Comissão Directors de CLUB LUSITANO tam a hopra ds convida: os Exmos. Em. sociosqu Exmas familias das seguintes institui- Cas-Olab do Resreio, Associação Portagansa de Socorros Mutnos, Clab

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SOARES PAT asistirem & Recupcäc (Chs Dança) que tera logar SEXTA-FEIRA, 25 DO CORRENTE. 17.30, 8 LUIZ DE CAMDES am honra de Exmo. 8. D JO-E Ka Eima CAETANO SOARES • Espos

O Secretario, "

"E. D. DA ROZA. "Eong Kong, 22 de Marzo de 1927.

NAVY LEAGUE.

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THE All be held a TUESDAY. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the 2971 INSTANT, B2 5.3018., in the Board

room of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON Co., LTH. (by kind permission) for the following purpones :--

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24th, 1927.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RAGE TRE FUST EXTRA

MEETING will be held (Weather VALLET ON Permitting) at HAPPY SATURDAY, 28TH MARCH, 1927, will be Rung at 1.50 r.. Commencing at 2.13 r. The First Bell

The Charge for Admission by the #6 Public Enclosure will be $1.00 for all Forsens including Ladies, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half Price.

Members are advised that they must how their Badges to obtain Admission

Each Member bas

the

right to in- to the Members Enclosure. troduce

2 Nou-members to the Members

äclosure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS at $5.00 each up to FRIDAY, TH

MARCH

The Charge for Admission for Ladies

to the Members' Enclosure will be $2,00. Each Member esa obtsin, apon applica tion to the ECRETARY, Badges for Admission of 2 Ladies Free of Charge. 14710

NOTICE IS HEREBY SECOND

INTIMATIONS.

DEWAR'S

WHITE

LABEL

FINEST

SCOTCH WHISKY

OF GREAT AGE. Awarded 50 Gold and Prize Medals.

of late, years has devoted consider. able space to advocating views that are favourable to the interests of Japan. There is no attempt to dis- guise the fact that Japad realises the great danger to her own posi tion in Manchuria which Russian propaganda has created. The Re view, so favourable to the Britain of the Far East" States the case bluntly..The success of the Bol- shevist programme in China means that, sooner or later, Japan must once more fight for her existence on the plains of Manchuria and Mongolia."

Japan has invested huge sums of money in China. Not only has she great material interests in Man charia, but she has, spent a very great deal ig financing the Hanych- ping Company which produces iron and steel. She can only obtain the iron which she needs from the mices VICTORIA in China and it is a matter of her

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. GIVEN ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL the MEETING of the COMPANY (sizes

will be held at HONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, en (1)-To receive the Report of the Ho

Committee and Statement of SATURDAY, the 30711 MARCE, 1927. at 11 A for the purpose of receiving Accousis for the Past Year.

Statement of

of Accounts (9)-To elect the Officers and Com- the Euport of the General Managers.

together with a mittee for the Ensuing Year.

other for the year ended 31st Deroarn, 1998. Аду (3)-T transact

REGISTER of SHARES of the on will be COSED

from Business of which dus Notice:

Co the 18ru

DAY of MARCH, to has been given,

MUNDAY, the 9 DAY of March, THE VERY FINEST OLD 1927. Both Days incisive, during which peried No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

All Members are Requested to Attend.

L. M. WETTE,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, rd March, 1927, (4726

FANLING HUNT RACES. SATURDAY, OTH AFRIL, 1927,

NTRIES for theə STEEPLECHASE

MEETING

at WANT RACH COUBAZ CLOSE on MONDAY, 25TH. MARCH to A. H. POTTS; c/o BENJAMIN & POTTS, from whom Entry Forme may be obtained.

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HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

above Association

HE ANNUAL MEETING of the THE

has been PUSTPONED 10 FRIDAY, APRIL 1st, 1997, at 5.30 F.x.

By Order,

G. E. S. UPSDELL,

Hon. Secretary.

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DENISON, RAM & GIBBS.

EA. RAM Retires from This

Mr MARCH, 1997,

and will have No Interest Nor Respon sibility in Any Work done by the Firm be After That Date. The Bariness will

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD

-STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ND that

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the Com- held at the Company's will pany Town 05cc, 2, LOWER ALZAT ROAD, CO SATURDAY, 26TH MARCH, 1927, NON, for the purpose, of receiving Not for the Directors, together with | Statement of Accounts, Feclaring a Dividend and re-electing Directors and

Auditors.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17ta to the 26TH MARCH, 1927, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, J. D. THOMSON,

Acting Secretary. "Hong Kong, 11th March, 1827. [4672

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SON, RAM & GIBBS by M.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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ORDIN-

TRY GENERAL MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on MONDAY, the 28TH MARCH.

life or death as first class Power that makes her anxious, about the iron works which are new in the territories ruled by the Cantonese If any one of the European nations threatened to interfere with Japan's

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Shareholders are reminded that the 3rd ordinary yearly meeting of the Hong Kong Rope Manufac turing Co., Ltd., will be held at St. George Building to-day, at 11.30 a.m.

A reception will be given at the Club Lusitana to-morrow evening, at 3.30 in honour of Mr. Jose Castano Soares, of Macao, to which all friends of Dr. Soares are cordially invited.

EXPEDITION AGAINST BIAS BAY.

,ז

H.M.S. "HERMES AND TWO CRUISERS.

SUCCESSFUL AND NO

BLOODSHED.,

We are oficially informed that

REVISED PRAYER

BOOK.

IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS.

(THROUGE ALUTER'S “AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 23rd.

A new edition has been issued of the Revised Prayer Book, contaia- ing the changes made by the Houso of Bishops since the presentation

The main feature of the book to the Convocations on

is the preface which, appearing for

The annual meeting of the Hong H.M.S. Hernes and two cruisers Kong and Chics Branch of the carried out an anti-piracy expedi- February 2nd. British Legion will be held this tion at Bins Bay yesterday morning, Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co., returning yesterday evening. The evening at the Board Room of

Lid., beginning at 3.15.

The annual prizegiving at the Diocesan Girls' School takes place to-morrow at 5 pm, Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.LE., M.A. (Vice-Chan- cellor of the Hong Kong Univer-

ity) will distribute the awards..

An Organ Recital wül be given

operations were carried out success-

fully and there was no bloodshed.

the first time, declares: "We are living in a new world. It is ours if

we are trus to the Faith that is in us to seek and make it a better world." "We dare not think that a Book of Common Prayer fittted for the 17th century can supply the Curtain rantes of Saints omitted from the calendar are re-introduced, including Cris- ON pin, Nicholas and Catherine. Tho title of the book now reads. "Tho book of 162 with additions and The deviations approved in 1997, Both the master (Capt. W. J.word permissive" ia dropped and it is now decided no longer to print the rubrics from the Prayer Book, which must be regarded as Euper- such and modified by new rubrics.

THE "HOP SANG" PIRACY. wants of the 20th."

OFFICERS

FIRST TRIP STEAMER.

in St. John's Cathedral by Mr. Eooker) and the First Officer (Mr. Frederick Mason, the Cathedra C. D. Nicholl) were making their Organist, assisted by Mr. L. C. Ffirst trips on the Hop Song, which

on Friday,

as, reported yesterday was pirated Bellamy (Soprano),

txtween Swatow and Hong Kong. while on the way to this port.

March 25th, at 5.48 9.m.—ÅDVT.

A Chinese woman living in an unnumbered hut on the hillside at

Capt. Booker took over the com- Saiwanho en Tuesday committed suicide by hanging. She was still mand of the vessel last week from alive when cut down, but died soon Cupt. Gay Cumming, who proceed- ed on. Home leave last Saturday. after admittance to the hospital"

Two motor car touts were yester-Booker had just returned, from 12

at the Central Major Willson Magistracy Traffic Sergt. Baker day morning fined $10 each by months' Home leave, and as he re- said that these touts were becoming 90 cunning now that he had to from watch them a first floor Will verandah in the Post Office Build-

ing

food and raw material supplies from China, the island Empire of the Far East would be compelled to

fight for her very existence. she be forced to fight Russia ?''.

L

marked. "It was just his luck to get pirated the first time out."

Mr. Nicholl had only recently came out of hospital, after a fairly lengthy illness,, to join the ship.

Both officers have been with the Indo China Steam Navigation Co. for a matter of 18 to 20 years.

THE LIMITING OF NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS?

PROPOSALS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, March 23rd. The French Delegution of the Disarmament Committee have dis- tributed a draft of the Treaty con- taining Thirty Articles limiting armaments.

No Agures are laid down, but it provides for the case of unjustified aggression, the at- tacked party to inform the League of its mobilisation, and it will be freed ipso fucte from its obliga." "tions. The proposed Treaty is sub- the ject to the obligations of

A. meeting of the executive mem It may be as well to remind our-bers and consulting members of the selves that the system of political Racing Committee of the Inter- national Race and Recreation Club

WANTED THE HAINING."

From what can be gathered, League Covenant if the attack. ed is a member of the League. It ideas favoured in Japan is dame of Macaoy Ltd., will be held to- morrow, at 6.30 p.m. at Kom Tong

it appears that the pirates did not provides that no worship shall ex- trically opposed to that which now Hall, No. 7, Lower Castle Road, to obtains in Moscow. The aulers of arrange forthcoming Race Meetplan in the first place to captureceed a certain tonnage and the the Hop Sang. Their intentions armament of no warship, except in the case of loss, shall be replaced before the age limit provides... were to board the Douglas steamer Japan must regard Bolshevism with disgust and hatred even if they have

Haining, which, arrived here yes Annual returns, expenditure, and 3D dread of the insidious poison

terday. But as this steamer did the duration of the Treaty are not not call at Swatow, the Hop affecting their own people.

Sang was then chosen for the doubt- ful honour.

"

be

ings.

Detectives on Tuesday executed search warrants at Nos. 55 and 74, Jervois Street and "seized a quan- tity of thermos flasks-117 in one house, and 45 in the other. No Arrests were made. The goods, it is believed, are stolen property and further investigations are being

earried out."

The pirates were probably very disappointed in their haul, which, The 12th annual sports meeting it was learned on enquiry, yester- If they had found the concealed of the Hong Kong University day, is povered by about $10,000. Athletic Association take place on Saturday afternoon on the Pokfu- arms, referred to below they would is thought that the pirates did University Union are holding a lam ground and the Hong Kong have secured a useful prize. social in the Great Hall of the not come on board as passengers, University the same evening, be but stowed away at 8watow, while

cargo was being taken on. gianing at 8 p.m.

When the Washington Conference made it obvious that the Anglo- Japanese aliance would not renewed in its old form it was hoped that Japan, the United States, France and Great Britain would agree to a common policy in the Far East. The fact, however, that Tess. neither Japan nor France has an-

Two dogs were taken to Kennedy nounced an attitude towards China Town for observation on Tuesday. They were removed from No. 56, similar to that outlined in Sir Sal Street, and No. 3, Laadale AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN's manifesto Street, respectively. Both bit in-

mates of the houses in and a woman in the other. The Day of last year makes it fairly latter received treatment at the

hospital. issued immediately siter Christmas were kept mall or which they

clear that they are not in entire

The Daily Press.

Hoxe Kors, MARCH 24TH, 1927.

at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the THE ATTITUDE OF JAPAN, Report of the General Managers, to

and

135

...

Bertroom and

The late Sir John McLeary Danal Ofices. Tennis Court and Ez.gether with a Statement of Accounts A "CABLE from Peking leads to the for the Year ended the 31ST DECEMBER,

belief that Japan and France will sympathy with the line followed by Brown, C.M.G., of the Langham 1926.

The SHARE REGISTER

New, spparently Mr. EUGENE Hotel, Portland-place, W., coup Possession from 1st JUNE, 1927.

sellor of the Chinese Legation in Oider to View on application to Massa. LUWE, BINGHAM & MAT. TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED not follow the lead of Great Britain from the 14ru la the 28T MARCH,

at Hankow. They refuse to discuss CHEN has turned his attention to London, for many years Chief Com- THEWS, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING.

1927, Both Days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & the restoration of the Concessions the French and Japanese Conces missioner of Chinese Customs and Finance Minister in Korea, who CO., LTD,

in China until a stable administrasions at Hakow and has had a died on April 6th, aged 90, left General Managers,

valued at £5,000,

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BIG ARMS SEIZURE. LEWIS GUNS ON THE HOP SANG."

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mentioned.

THE ITALO-YUGO-SLÁV CONTROVERSY.

(THROUGH RILTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, March 23rd. The Socialist attempt to raise a debate On „the Italo-Jugo-Sláv Affair was frustrated by M. Briand, The Chamber agreed. M. Briand said who said it would only "inflame dying passions at present. that events were evolving towards a peaceful solution, and eulogised the diplomatic attitude of every- bedy concerned. He declared that of the independence of Albania was at stake, the League would inter- vene immediately.

The Yugo-Slavian Minister, in an interview with M. Briand, assur- An important seizure of arms WLS wade on the sa Hop Sany by aed him that Yugo-Slavia agreed to police search party on Tuesday au International Inquiry on the military situation by while they were on board making frontier investigations in connection with the attaches at Belgrade.». piracy of this vessel

HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO.,LTD. tion has been established with the decided answer to his first enquiries estate in England provisionally by the police, as is usual in the case |

Hong Kong, 7th March, 1927.

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support of all the provinces.

It will be of interest to see whether

The attitude of Japan during the the next move will be riots and League (Hong Kong Branch) is to

THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA Fast year has puzzled many residents sabotage. I so what will then be p.m. in the Beard Room of Messrs.

DOCK CO., LIMITED.

IS HEREBY GIVEN MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will

and

The annual meeting of the Navy be held on Tuesday next at 3.30 Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., for the purpose of receiving the sauual report of the Committee and state ment of accounts for the past year and for electing officers and com- mittee for the ensuing year, etc.

บ

WAR DEBTS."

AN ANSWER TO MR. MELLON.

*- [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Loxnos, March ad. Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying to a number of questions on war debts, denied that from German reparations than she Great Britain would receive more would have to pay to the United States.

The arms were discovered in a tank, underneath the bailers in the engine, room, and were apparently

A According to report to the being smuggled to Canton Harbour Ofice, the search was made of piracies. There were no fewer tban 2 Lewis guns, and nine re- volvers (Spanish make) and cne automatic, with from 10,000 to 20,000 rounds of Lewis gun ammunition,

It is evident that the intention

He said, the amount was about was to smuggle the arms to Canton,

During the calender for this was the port for which the

ep Sang was booked after calling one-third here, and in the ordinary way, it is year 1927, be proceeded, Great quite possible the armament might Britain should receive £12,750,000

in respect of German reparations, including the Belgian War Debts, and £9,500,000 in respect of Allied and would pay £23,000,000 to the United States. War Debts, or £22,250,000 in all,

in the Far East. It is not likely the attitude of Japan? We may be that the grave danger to Japanese quite sure, that the statesmen at

bave got through undetected.. NOTICE ORDINARY TEARLY lile and property in China bas been Tokyo have a carefully planned

It is learned that several members be held in the Ofice of the Company, 2, overlooked in Tokyo. The interest policy which they will carry out

The Hong Kong Amateur Drama of the crew were taken into custody QUIIN'S BUILDINGS, Hong Kong, oa ing article by Dr. S. WASHID, which swiftly and with determination when

of Mrs. Cheyney" again this still held by the police pending far TUESDAY, 20TH MARUB, 1927, at

evening at the Theatre Hoyal.ther investigations. The Nos. 1 and Noor, for consideration of the Directors appeared in our columas yesterday, the hour strikes,.. Those of us who tic club are presenting "The Lust following the seizure, and they are

of Accounts for

further per 2 of the Engine Room staff are miss- makes it clear that an aggressive remember the attitude of Japan There will be Report and Etatement of Aer

"Mrsing. It is thought that no members formance to-morrow. and the Year ending 31st Dxcan, 1946,

The SHARE REGISTER 1, TREGUNTER MANSIONS, TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED policy is favoured by some influen- during the ears before she chal- Cheyney's" very last appearance of the crew had anything to do with and £13,000,000 from War Debts or MAY ROAD for MARCENE. (Both Day in the 29 MARCH, tial Japanese. On the other hand, tenged Russia in Manchuria will will be on Saturday. The Club has the piracy, but investigations are the history of the famous twenty-have a lesting impression of two greatly distinguished itself at each being carried out bath in this performance and have played to respect and is connection with the

Arms seizure. full houses one demands no doubt helps the things. One was the patient pre- opponents of intervention The paration for war and the other the main concern of Japan is North amazing devotion of the Japanese China and especially Manchuria, There are those who believe that,

Nice Moaths from 81 1927 Days inclusive). For further Particulars Apply to HENRY HUMPHREYS, ALZTÁKDRA BUILDINGE.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER,

Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 18th March, 1927. (1684

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,

LIMITED,

THE 8TH ORDINARY ANNUAL

just as Japan was compelled to fight MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Rassia some twenty years age on in the above Company will be held at the account of the railways in Man. Ofices of the Company, Sr. Gzozoz's

to their country's cause,

On Tuesday 2. Chinese cases small-pox were reported.

During 1928, Great Britain should receive £16,750,000 from reparations 120,15 1,600 3,000,000 to the United agaia pay £33,000,000 to

States.

In 1929 and onwards, our recent would be sufficient, on the assump- tion that it is found possible to transfer the full Dawes annuity, to

To mark the eloss of the winter sport season and the opening of the

At St. Mary's Church, Harlow, cover current payments to the lawn bowls season, the Police sex, the narriage, took place, United States, which would rise in Recreation Club are holding a din.

in the Senior Football Shield Com The bride wore

·

ner and dance at the Hotel Savey on February 15th, between Mr. 1833 to nearly £88,000,000. But even on Saturday, April 9th. The police Edward Joseph Todhunter, eldest if the full Dawes payments were did very well this season, being son of Mr. and Mra B. E. Tod received each year for fifty years from now, our receipts from re- bunter, of Kingsmoor, Great Para- of second in Division 11 of the Hong JonEssex, and Agnes Mazy, parations and Allied War Debte

Kong Cricket League, semi- faslists

of Mr. and Mrs. would not be sufficient, on the basis daughter Swire, of Hillingdon House, of present values, to cover our pay

gown tents to the United States, includ- petition, and are still in the run- Mr. W. J. Rodriguez, former-ning for the second position in the

and train of white velvet, with ing those made in the past, before. another train of Brussels lace. Her we received anything from our BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, Victorie, churin, so will she again be brought by the purser, on the ss. Kinshan, Senior Football League. PEAK

The master of a cargo junk was veil was of tulle, worn beneath a debtors. Further, the Government fowers. She was had undertaken that, in the event of Day of MAROH, 1927, at 11 o'clock face to face with the problem of a has been appointed manager of the Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the

Coal Ole, the new basement bar, charged before Mr. W. Schofield, wreath of oran Lofotener, and was the aggregate receipts from re- in the FORENOON, for the purpose of

at the Kowloon Magistracy yester given away by eto., at the Hotel, Savoy..

day morning, with having on board attended by Master John Kidston, parations and Alifed War Debts receiving a Statement of Accounts and tittle or fight policy.

Report of the Directors for the Year

"The only possible" check to ended alet Dzcz, BOOKS of the Russia is for Japan to firnace.

1926.

Two naval dances arranged for his boat 26 battles of brandy, the Master John Deut, Miss Wormald, exceeding their agreed payment to duty on which had not been paid. Miss D, and Miss H Todhunter, the United States including those The TRANSFER Company will be CLOSED from TUES

the 22ND MARCH, 1927, and CHANG TO LIN, or step into the this evening are those under the It was stated by the prosecution Miss C. Watson, Miss M. Kennedy, made in the past, they would make DAY.

auspices of H.M.8. Danae at that, on being analysed, the spirit, and Miss D Holt.The boys were a proportional abatement on "the 30TH MARCH, 1927, Both Days inclusive,

arena herself." These words up Messrs Lane, Crawford's Restaur- which was in Hennesy bottles was of attired in gold tissue suits, and the next payments due to then, so that Chinese manufacture but a fae of maids' gold tissue dresses were in those circumstances the Govern SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.,

pear in the current iesue of the ant, and H.M.S. Titania at the $160, ten times the value of duty worn with head wreaths of gold inent retain any excess over the

leaves. Mr. W. Pott was beat soan. payments to the United States. payable, was imposed." General Manager.

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