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Now CLASS for BEGINNERS the Study of Collequial CANTONESE will Shortly be Formed. Fall Particulars may be obtained from the Undersigned.
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MARRIAGE.
It has been estimated by the On November 19 and 20 practice- Trado Development of the British dances in connection with the St. Admiralty that on any day in the Andrew's Ball will be held at the Peninsula Hotel, comuneasing each year British hulla and cargoes are day at 3.30 p.m. Members and afloat in the Indian Ocean, Chins
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A new class for beginners in the strategy these days aims almost ex-study of Cantonese colloquial is to be commenced shortly in the clusively at effectively protecting Language School conducted under trade routes. This being so, the the auspices of the Hong Kong possibility has to be considered of General Chamber of Commerce. circumstances arising whereby it would become necessary greatly to increase both the size and the
Particulars may be obtained from the Secretary.
to-morrow
The local Sith Community, are RALPH PYMAN-On November 14, at number of warships required pro- celebrating the birth-day of Siri St. Thomas Cathedral, Bombay, perly to perform this most import- Guroo Nank Dev Ji at the Sikh LESLIE PHILIP RALPH, only son
Temple.
(Saturday). of Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP RALPH ant duty in Eastern waters. As Heads of departments and private of Forest Hill,
London, suming that possibility, the neces-firms are requested to grant a holi to CHRISTIAN DOR, daughtersity is at once realised of an ade-day on the day to their Sikh Em- of the late Mr. HAROLD E.
ployees Arrangements for meals PYRAN, of West Hartlepool, and quate naval base established at an for all comers both morning and of Mrs. PTMAN,
[9630 effective strategic point, and thus evening, have been made by the
Committee of the Khalsa Diwan it came about that in 1991 it was decided to build much a base at Singapore. Now, we do not believe that even & Labour Government
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REO.CA DINNER.
AN ENJOYABLE EVENING.
Thero VEDA & delightful in- formality at the Royal Engineers' Old Comrades' Association's dinner", ia the Hotel Savoy last evening. Speeches and toasts were ideal— nons occupying more than minutes.
two.
Following the Loyal Toast, Col.. Skinner, proposing the R E.O.C.A.,. said that the dinner was the second:
function of its kind hold by the Association, and he thought it was. a success, when he saw the many new faces present. He pointed out. that R.E. dances were held during the winter, and were deserving of more support
The speaker went on to say that. they had a representative gathering.
of the Corps to join the Association. present and appealed for members
Col. Moore, of Singapore, had been.
chants from adding water to cotton With a view to preventing mer to increase its weight, the Shanghai |Night Editor (Wanchai Office) would dispute the assertion that Commodities Examination Bureau invited to attend but, owing to
will immediately enforce the regula Tel. Central 4511.
a strong fleet-possibly including ations governing the examination of London Offes: 21. Bride Lane, number of battle-cruison-sent to cotton. The regulations will be
Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
patrol the waters of the Western also, enforced in other places, euch as Niagpo, Naatungchow, Pacific would need some haven at Hinkiang, etc., until the corrupt which it could call for re-fit and, practice has been completely done
Press posibly, repair. Nor would either away with
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 15, 1929.
BRITAIN'S GESTURE TO JAPAN.
THERE is likely to be much favourable comment on the British
Government's decision to slow down
the present Prime Minister or his First Lord of the Admiralty deny ham's Tour of the British Isles, With reference to Sir Alan Cob
that it would be unwiss to depend mentioned in a recent issue, it may upon the friendly offices of any that the acroplane which was used interest some of our readers to know other Power to provide the neces- wha thẻ D.H. 61, single-engined asry docking and repairing fàcil-&-seater 800 B.P., with a speed of itics in an emergency. Clearly, 10 miles per hour, and petral con- then, if British battle-cruisers are machine is manufactured by The Da sumption of 8 miles per gallon. The likely to be sent through and be-Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd, mak un-yond the Western gateway of the <rs of the well-known Moth, the
Pacific, provision must be made for
most popular light aeroplane in the world. a base in British territory to which they could return when need be ta receive such supplies or attention Crities will scoror pratend 'to see- as they might require. Singapore, the Empire already crumbling to obviously, is the most suitable place pieces as a result of this action, but to establish such a base, and it is & calm survey of the facts will show more. The construction of such a that little harm can and much naval centre has a political in- good may result from this friendly flueres quite apart from its purely gesture. The work at Singapore is technical value. Nobody can pre- not expected to be finished for an- tend that other issues than naval other eight years, so that an idle in-strategy were not involved when the terval of two or three months cannot Singapore achoto was decided upon,
or suspend the work of constructing the naval base at Singapore.
make much difference should it then
An order from Greece for two
destroyer leaders of 1,150 tons dis placement was placed recently with the Italian Odero yard after 1 international tender. The Italian price was £235,000, and the British tenders averaged £50,000 dearer. will be made in instalments up to Payment of 90 per cent, of the price the date of delivery, and the balance is to be paid six months later. The Vinister of Marine stresses that these ships fall within the minimum requirements of Greece's naval de fences, and their purchase does not constitute an antagonistic measure
and those issues included Anglo-against any other State.
be decided to complete the scheme. Japanese relations, and the general And it must be remembered that | political situation in the Far East. the decision to establish a great But since 1921 conditions have naval base at Singapore, waa-and altered, and it is this fact which still is regarded by at least one prompted the Labour Government nation which will attend the coming Naval Conferenes in London as A very dubious demonstration of friendship and confidence. Cons quently, Britain's voluntary action in suspending or slowing down operations peading the result of the discussions shortly to be opened is a friendly gesture of very great CHRONICLE significance. It should be generous ly recognised as such if it is not, the fault will not be that of Great Britain.
DIRECTORY
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The Women's Freedom League has asked the Lord Chancellor to make pronouncemeat on the right to challenge women jurors on the ground of Sex. The League's
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circumstances over which he had no control was unable to be present..
Mr. W. J. Gibson appealed for members at present serving with." the Corps to join the Association on account of many material benefits which would come their way.
Mr. Reg. Latham who was respon- sible for an admirable programme, asked that more support to the Association be given in the future..
In the musical programme, Mr.
he had had "a delightful evening". Geall informed the company that.”
while Mr. Labrum was still too old to be young and too young to
be old "!
Mr. Cresswell won rounds of ap- plause for his rendition of "Flight. of the Ages" and "Absent."
"Altogether, a delightful evening. was spent and one hopes to ace good attendance at the R.E. Dance on November 23. `
Aerial Police,
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The world's first aerial police force is now in the making. Police Commissioner Grover Whalen of New York has sent out question- naires to the various members of the force instructing them to re- port to him if they are pilots or they would like to become flying traffic
Arthur N. Cham- corps. berlain, aviator and former newe- paper-man, has been made head of, this new bureau. Chamberlain, who will conduct classce in the Police School in addition to discot ing the Municipal Air Patrol, as it " will be called, has been made. azzistant secretary to Commissione
Although only about Whalen. eighteen pilote and a ground crew of fifty meg are to be selected, all members of the Police Department am to be given some instruction in air traffic control. All pilots or studente accepted for the Police - Department Training will have to pass the regitlar Department of Commerce tests for health; žaid Commissioner Whalen., The cours? of training given to members of this new police branch will be similar to that offered by the United States Anny and Navy for recruit flyers, Al pilote completing the course will be qualified for transport duty" freenses before being assigned d regular duty.
Looking Back 25 Years,
The ups and downs of strect perambulation in Hong Kong are
a sore trial to the short-winded; bat it should not be forgotten that they prevent "the motor-car nuisance, from which Shanghai appears to be suffering The Daily News. writes.
ofthe almost daily accidents and the hourly narrow shaves we all experience"-long Kong Doily Looking Back 60 Years, Press, November 15, 1904,
to stop work at Singapore in 1924 opicion is that no such right exists, (though it was soon re-started by and could not have been allowed the BALDWIS Administration) and before women were admitted to jury If the Lord Chancellor has prompted it again to take service, similar action. Seeing that Japan upholds that right the Women's will soon be taking her place at a. Freedom League asks that Naval Conference which aims at amending Bill to the Jury Act pchieving something real in the should be passed as soon as possible direction of disarmament, political providing that if a woman juror is prejudice alone will deny approval challenged, in cases in which men of the British Government's action. are accused of assault on women or The sponsors of the Singapore children, that juror shall be re- scheme naturally do not admit that pinced by another woman. Japan has any cause to regard the new base with apprehensian, but an expert like Mr. HECTOR BYWATER admits it is futile to pretend that The British Foreign Office "on The question raised by Conser-naval preparations at the gateway October 4 isod, the text of the vative critics as to whether Britain's of the Pacific have no direct refer Protocol signed by Mr. Henderson, ence to Japan. The negotiation of the Foreign Secretary, and M. Dov action is a penny wise but pound the Washington Treaties in 1992 galevsky, the Russian Soviet Pleni- foolish" policy can be only answer-entirely altered the naval situation potentiary, by which it is agreed ed by the development of events.
in the Far East, and it was neaum- at Ambassadors shall be exchang ed the Singapore scheme would be ed after discussion in Parliament. If the declared intentions of the either given up or greatly modified, Clause 7 of the Protocol states that to be baid on MONDAY, the 18TH CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO- Great Powers regarding disarma but no such thing happened. It is inmediately on the exchange of DAY of NOVEMBER, 1929, at 3 P..
therefore assumed, in Japan as else- Ambassadors, both CHINA. SIAM STRAITS mentare sincere, there can be no
where, that the intention of station- "will reciprocally confirm the at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of
SETTLEMENTS. MALAY danger in suspending operations ating a large British battle-fleet in pledge with regard to propaganda STATES, NETHERLANDS Singapore.. On the other hand, if the Pacific still persists, otherwise contained in Article 16" of the 1024 INDIA, BORNEO, THE unfortunately it should happen that the provision of the new base would treaty.Article 16 of the 1924 treaty PHILIPPINES, Etc.
be superfluous. If it could be reads: The contracting parties nothing is accomplished at the proved, says Mr. BYWATEL, that the solemnly affirm their desire cad in coming Conference, work at Singa- new base was absolutely essential tention to live in peace and amity fred by the Borreyor of HIS MAJESTY TAZ This Large Volume of approximate pore can be regained immediately to the Empire, Japanese ill-will with each other scrupulously to would have to be risked, serious as respect the undoubted right of a ly 9,000 Pages giras, in addition without seriously interfering with the consequences might be to our Stato to order its own life within to the Usual Lists of Firms, an
the plans laid down for completing interests in the Far East, but he its own jurisdiction in its own. Alphabetical List of Residents the base in 1837. Reuter tells us contends that the accessity for the way, to refrain and to restrain all in the Far East containing the that the Prime Minister has begun Improved decking facilities-yes, their direct or indirect control, in base has never been demonstrated. persons and organisations under Names of Hearty
a serica of informal talks with the but.not an elaborate scheme which cluding organisations in receipt of Japanese Ambassador in London in bears, in Japanese eyes at least, any financial assistance from them, "An International Court for an aggressive significance it was from any act overt or covert, liable "China" (by James Joseph Hender- connection with the coming Naval never intended to bear. From what in any way whatsoever to endanger son, LL.B., Counsellor-at-Law, Conference, and we may be quite has now happened it appears the the tranquillity or prosperity of Shanghai), is the title of a small certain that Singapore will figure diffeult it will be to seck Japan's British Empire or the Union of by a writer who has practition British Government realises how any part of the territory of the pamphlet on a important subject, in those conversations quite as pro- co-operation in a great scheme of Soviet Socialist Republics, or in-perience of one year as a practition- minently as submarines, Polite naval disarmament while this work tended to embitter the relations of er in the Courts of Shanghai, and LUUTANCEs have been repeatedly is going on in Singapore, hence the British Empire or the Union five years as United States Consul the orders to suspend or slew down with their neighbours or any other at Amoy. He apparently does not offered, and as politely received, operations. We can only hope that countries. All agreements result pretend to do more than allege some that the decision to establish a Japan will acknowledge this gen- ing from the negotiations after the of the inconveniences--real or 4m- crous gesture with corresponding exchange of Ambassadors are to aginary-which exist in consequence magnanimity,
take the form of a treaty or tren of there being different judicial ties. The text of a statement mande authorities at the Treaty: Ports in En Inter- in Moscow by Mr. Litvinolf, As China. His remedy is sistant Soviet Commissar for For national Mixed Court, composed eign Affairs, expressing, satifsfac Powers concerned, with competence ef Judges'appointed by the different tion at the successful termination over all classes between native and of the negotiations between M. foreigners, and between foreigners. Dovgslevsky and Mr. Henderson, ef all different nationalities which and declaring that the protocol he further defines as regular signed corresponds fully with the judicial tribunals, with posers and Soviet Government's attitude. on duties commensurate with the neces Uie matter, was issued in London sitic of the situation certainly laid last month on the departure of M. down and defred, un established Dovgalevsky for Paris. We met rule of decision for all cases of. halfway in every respect," says M. procedure that will enable, the the British Government's proposals conflicts of laws, and a code of Litvinoff, in so far as they left tribunals to effectuate their judg- our position of principle an- meats."Hong Kong Daily Press, affected.
November 15, 1979.
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great, naval base at Singapore" was' not directed against Japan Nor, of course, is it directed against Java-nor any other country. It is purely a defensive measure and since. Britain has tremendous in- terests at stake in the Pacific, and Two Chinese cases of notifiable LARGE EDITION (WITH needs warships to protect those in discuse, smallpox and diphtheria MAPS & TREATIES)... $12 terests, it follows that she also needs peevey; appery in the Medical a naval base for those vessels, Office of Health's return for $8 Japan, of course, quite appreciates Wednesday.
that argument, as she also realisos. |--
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that with Britain strongly entrench-The total output of the Kailan western gateway to the Pacific is the week ending November 2, ed-may we myf-at Singapore, the Mining Administration's mines for in British hands, as the Eastern amounted to 103,771 tons, and the gate in held by the United States at sales during the period to 77,478. Panama,
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