HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1932.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
Nhat na Extraordinary General
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Meeting of the Mombers of the above named Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. Shewan Tomos & Co., St. George's Building, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, on! WEDNESDAY, the Tenth day of August, 1838, at Three o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of consi-i dering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution as an Extraor dinary Resolution,
"That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in mannor following":-
(a) By the deletion of the whole of Artiole 98 of the Company's Articles of Association and by the substitution of the following Article in its placa
98. From and after the 1st day! of January, 1932, each Director other than the Managing Direc tor shall be paid by way of remuneration for his services at the rate of $2,000.00 per annum and such remuneration shall be doomed to secran de die in diem and shall be payable by half yearly instalments.
AND NOTION IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Extraordinary General Moeting of the Members of the above named Company will be hold at the same time and place on FRIDAY, the Twenty-sixth day of August, 1931, for the purpose of recei ving Report of the proceedings at the above mentioned Meeting and of confirming if thought fit, the foregoing resolution as a Special Resolution.
Dated this Twenty-eighth day of July, 1932,
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By Order of the Board,
B. ALVES,
Fecretary.
IN THE SUPREME COURT. OP HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
IN THE GOODS OF EDMUND HORNBY GRIMANI, LATE or Worth House, Auckland ROAD WEST, IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN THE COUNTY OF HANTS, FORNKELY OF BRULAI BRA HOTEL BEULAH HILL UFFER NORWOOD IN THR Coux. TY OF BURREY, Gentleman, DECEASED
NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court has by virtu of Section 68 of Probate Ordinance No. 1897, mada sa Order limiting the Time for Creditor and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 24TH DAY of AUGUST, 1938.
All Creditors and Others are accord. ingly hereby required to send their Chim to the Undersigned on or befars that date.
Dated the 20th day of July, 1932. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executors, Prince's Ballding, Ice House Street,
Hong Kong
Branch.
NOTICE.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JULY 26, 1932.
"THE REDS."
enough to consolidate their power, and not to earn papular exécra
tion ly assuming the role of irre- gular allies of the foreign aggres sor. Probably a large number of soldiers returned to their allegiance Irrepressible i at the time when formal declarations of war, and a lengthy struggle, between China and Japan appear
cu cortain. But with the resolving of the Shanghai incident the Reda have appeared in re-doubled strength.
Nanking is sending large forces against the rebels, the Nineteenth Army is again seconded for service in Fukion, The "Ironsides " also taking the field and appeals have been made for help from Canton,
Are
A serious threat to Kwangtung appears to have been averted at Namhung and the Reds bave suffer. ed heavily. But the movement is too guerrilla `in nature to be Ismashed in battle. The forere hare dispersed into bands and no doubt many ardent spirits have for time resumed the role of honest and hardworking, farmers,
A helpful and practical move appears to have been started by General Ho CHIRs, the Governor of Hunan. Acting on a precedent of the days of the Traping Rebel- tion, he has organised small bauda of five hundred volunteers in anch
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News
and Views
The Glass Standard,
Mr. Winston Churchill is growi A drive is on in Idaho to unite ing a moustache of the stubby sort 10,000 men into an agreement call and recently at a social functioned Craar's Exchange, which, when a lady said to him:
organized, will issue to each mem-] Mr. Churchill, I neither like her, chiefly for trading among! your politics nor your moustache." themselves, 1000 glass coins, each! He replied with his usual gal-of which they decree to be worth lantry My dear lady you are one silver dollar. Perhaps "brook- novor likely to come into contacting a dollar" may become more with either!"
than a figure of speech. after all,
Disarmed.
"Hi" said a large and flores-i looking keeper in St. Jamca's Park, London. It was to a little girl who had just picked a pansy from one of the Bower-beds.
"Come hero,' 'ho want on, "why did you pick that?"
"To give to you," was her aus Wer, made without a moment's hesitation, as she held it up to him with a seraphic smile.
New Guinea Gold.
His Many Engagements.
The
engagement list of the Prince of Wales for the past few months would bear comparison with that of any citizen of Great Britain. Scarcely an hour has rO- mained unappropriated to some useful purpose. His duties have carried him to the North, to the West, and to the Midlands.
Meetings, luncheons, dinners, ex hibitions, charity performances-- most of them involving speeches have crowded one upon another. Young Mr. Peter Dolme-Rad- cliffe the nephew of that distin- Nor does the Prince take such en- guished soldier, Brig-General Sir gagements lightly.
Reference was made to the fact Charles Delme-Radcliffe is off on what looks like being a very adthas Prince George would have the Now benefit of his brother's notes for venturous expedition to Guinea in search for gold.
the speech which he had to deliver Apparently he suddenly decided at such short notice. Recently the that a great industrial enterprise Prince of Wales, it has been notic did not offer enough excitemented, has largely dispensed with for him. So, a little over a week notes,
for hence, he will be sailing Sydney on the first stage of his journey.
The search for a new gold mine
That fact does not imply that his pronouncements are not carefully prepared. The notes are his own, laboriously prepared with his own
DEWAR'S
Already one chow club, with THE SPIRIT been formed, and "chow lectures** veral distinguished members has have been given at various fashion- able gatherings.
Sending a Book by Radio.
FRIENDSHIP
OF
A complete book has just been Friendship is the sunshine of sent by wireless from the Dutch Government station to the Dutch life. East Indies. It comprised 38,000
Its rays reveal in the words, and four transmitters ware hearts of friends unswerving kept busy for seven hours, Baya Reuter.
loyalty, unfailing understand. ing and mutual appreciation of all things that strengthen taxi for the Hazard Handicap comradeship. not least among which is a test of driving skill un dor conditions which are ordinarily them the unchanging friend- to be found in London streeta-in the Guy's Hospital Gala at Brookliness of lands.
Racing Taxis,
London's oldest taxi-driver, Mr.
C. Robbins, who is 82, enterod his
Mr. Robbina will havo a varied
assortment of rivale. Among those who fancy their driving skill and have entered are, I am tok, a stockbroker, two film directors, several doctors, a solicitor, and a well-known stage producer,
The taxi race will resolve itself into a stern struggle between youth and old age. The oldest taxi has been entered by the Taxi Drivers' League, and the newest by Captain Lester de Rothschild.
haien, while groups of five haien are) will not be without its dangers band in his study at York House Enthusiastic Woman Driver.
and ardours, as a very large part of the interior has not so far been explored.
linked for co-operation. Thus re- volts of lawless spirits are counter ed by trained bands of local men,
In these unadventurous times it! aided by the government, and hay-in refreshing to meet someone who is prepared to strike out on a new ing the advantages of mobility and line at a moment's notice. local knowledge, formerly mono- polised by the Reds. The Nanking Government is also credited with the intention of big purchases of aeroplanes, for use against these savage and elusive enemies of peace and order.
men.
Chows in Paris.
In Paris the poodle no lunger the popular fancy of French aris tocracy. It is giving place to the chow,
All the star drivers, of both sexes will be driving in aid of the hospital. Mr. Kaye Don, Sir Henry Birkin, Mr. John Cobb, and Mr. Brian Lewis-fresh from his (Continued on next Column.)
Local and General
The Hong Kong dollar remained at is. 31d. yesterday:
According to the China Times, A bag-smatching incident occur.
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We all know, from the records of
two soldiers of the 19th Route red at 1.30 p.m., on Tuesday, in A. S. WATSON the past something of the power of
Army, bound for Amoy to re-join! Kowloon, the victim being Mrs. E their regiments and to take part L. Stainfield. It would appear co-ordinated action possessed by the
One case of cholera and one of
in the anti-Communist-bandit cam- that Mrs. Stainhold was walking in Chinese peasant. Such organisations enteric were reported on Tuesday.paign, lost their way and found Jordan Road in the direction of her as the Red Spears and the Sons of
themselves on the O.S.K. Wharf in | residence in Cox's Path, when a Sir William Peel, Governor of Yangtazepoo Road, Shanghai, where coolie
caine behind her and Heaven are dangerous nucleu for Hongkong, took part in the speech they were arrested by Japanese swatched her hand bag, containing WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. large scale action by desperate lay celebrations at his old school, marines, who took them to head- money, a silver comb, and a foun The cure for the Red move-Silcontes, near Wakefield, Yorks, quarters. Neither have since been tain pen to the value of $50. The
on July 8. ment in China is pence and pro-
heard of them, says the report. In- anatcher, it is alleged, ran along quiry at the Japanese Legation Jordan Road towards Gascoigne sperity. This is not to say that Mrs. Laure, wife of Inspector L,
Road and was stopped by an em active and resqlute action is un-P. Lane, D.I.S., of the Water failed to elicit any information.
ployee of the United Services Re- necessary, but Communism grows THE Reds" are the great mystery
creation Club, from the hot-bed of distress arising to Europeans of Chint to-day. No from Famine, disorder and corrupt ane seems to have any sure know
government. Aeroplanes and local ledge either of the nature or the
volunteers can disperse a minority strength of the movement.
of bandits and rogues; but a great minent resident of Hong Kong peril arises when normal and order. some time ngo made a fight over
ly people are drawn into such a the Communist country. All ho
movement. Then the revolt grows saw was a peaceful and prosperous
to the proportion of civil war, land where swarms of peasante
with illimitablò possibilities for were busy harvesting the rice. On
mischief. the other hand, reports from Euro- pean outposts in such areas are
A pro-
MTAYLOR has this day been
R. WALTER HEDLEY far from re-assuring. authorized to sign our Firm Par An occasional correspondent to Procuration covering our Canton this paper, living in the heart of Kinngai, who saw military service in the Great War and is fully qualified to pass an authoritative opinion, declares that the Red movement constitutes 4 grave menace to the National Government and has at its command vast re- sources of well disciplined men. Though the Reds consist, in the THE SANITARY BOARD wishes mase, of a savage rabble there is THE
26th July, 1932
NOTICE.
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BADMINTON.
DEMONSTRATION GAME AT 1.R.C. THIS EVENING.
loss of a grey make-skin handbag, Police Station, has reported the on the Star Ferry on Tuesday, The bag contains one letter and two keys, and is of great senti mental value to the owner.
gallant struggle at Le Mans-will all be taking part in the hig events.
While a European was tolling the Inspector in the Chargo Hoom about being the victim of a pick
An explanation of the attack pocket who had stolen his watch, a
made by Ho Tak Ming, detained Chinese detective walked into the for banishment, on Leung Sang,
There has been a record entry of Charge Room with the pickpocket charged with larceny, in the Cen- women drivers for the Duchess of When a Chinese was charged be in question. From the person of tral Police Station cells early on York's Race. Mrs. Wisdom, "who fore Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday the latter was produced a gold Tuesday morning, was given by watch which the European instant- Sub-Inspector J. Russell in the with having had on public view
won the 1,000 miles race, was not pictures of an obscene and indecently identified as the watch which Central Police Court yesterday, allowed to drive the late Mr. nature, the Magistrate remarked he had lost. The pickpocket was He believed Leung had given in that they were "the most revolting sentenced to two months' hard formation to the police. Leung Parry-Thomas' car on the ground pictures" he had seen. The man labour when charged before Mr. Sang, bearing a slight mark on his that it was too powerful. Charac waa fined 8250 or 3 months' im Wynne Jones yesterday,
week and wearing a blood stainedteristically she now intends driv prisonment.
singlet, appeared before the Court, ing a smaller but even faster Despite the fact that measures and pleaded guilty to a charge of have been promulgated by the City the theft of a nickel pocket watch. model, Government of Greater Shanghai the property of Mr. K. T. Lo, u governing the exemption and clerk, of as Shanghai Street. r duction of house rentals, and an
tence of two months' hard labour announcement that no amendment was passed. would be effected, the agitation int a revision by the local public bodies
For the purpose of allowing the continues. The Shanghai Citizens' interest discussed at the monthly Prince of Wales to make the ac- There was nothing of commercial Association has petitioned to the meeting of the Chinese General quaintance of some of the younger intang the District Courts and the business on the agenda, being Shanghai Special District Kuom Chamber of Commerce yesterday, members of Parliament, Lord and
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A Chinese who unexpectedly ap peared on the roadway near the Female Prison at Laichikok on Tuesday, was knocked down by a enr driven by Mrs. J. M. Jackion,
Sen
The Prince Moots the Younger
M.P.'s.
of No. 6. Essex Crescent, Kowloon Tong The victim received slight ferntches to his right forearm and declined to go to hospital:
There have been complaints in The Badminton spirit has per the local press that it is impossible other official organs to publish of a routine nature. The only item Lady Astor gavo a dinner party to buy British groceries. Might we more favourable measures to the of interest was with regard to a last month and afterwards held an suggest that a visit to a British tenants in view of the general letter received from the Chairman informal recaption. Among
Lano, Crawford's for depression. shop, example, might produce the desired
of the Anti-International Warfare result. Incidentally Lane, Omw-
Association of Shanghai inviting guests were members of all the par Mr. Cen Tse Kao, a Chinese law the Chamber to become a member.ties. Mr. Womerelor, n Conser an invitation to Mr. Denis H. ford's summor sale (all
yer, has been awarded judgment It was stated that the Association vative Whip, made the introduc begins Friday by the Nantao District Court in had been formed with a view to tions, (to-morrow):
his action against the Shanghai: prevent civil wars by China, Nanking Railway. Mr. Chen mattor, however, did not come up
vaded the Indian Recreation Club. Recently a number of their entor prising members tried their hand at it, so that they have extended
to draw the attention of the evidence of a much more menacing Hazell, Eastern Director of Messrs.partments)
Pablia to the possibility of contracting Cholora from eating Uncooked Veget ables and Fruits.
J. H. GELLING,
nucleus
men.
of well-trained Kiangai and Fukien now seem to to the centres of the movement,
Sykes, Ltd., and Mr. Stewart A. Gray of the South China Morning Post, to give a demonstration at their club. This will take place at Becretary, Sanitary Board. though at one time the Wuhan gookunpoo commencing at 3.45 p.m.
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Members of I.R.C. and others in- terasted will be made welcome.
11th July, 1982.
"THE" HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND
·AGENCY- CO,, · LTD, -
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on
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The
the
The company included Conserva- tives like Mr. R. K, Law, the son of Mr. Bonar Law, and among the
A Chinese, who brought a girl to claimed compensation for injuries for discussion. the Secretariat for Chinese Affaire in sustained in a train collision in order to register her as a muita, October last. The plaintiff stated Kowloon Magistroy yesterday and trains operated by defendants last dutiable tabacco in recent times his, son Mr. Dingle Foot. Calonci was charged before Mr. Fraser at he was travelling in one of the One of the biggest seizures of Liberals were Mr. Ianau. Fact and citics were menaced, and the situa
was bound over in the sum of $200 October when a collision occurred was made by the police in Maur tion in that part of Chine is still
to be of good behaviour for twelve at Chenju, resulting in serions 10
Road, Shaukiwan, early yesterday Josiah Wedgwood was one of the obscur
and uncertain.
months. It was stated that no girl juries to plaintiff and many other morning when three men were ar. Labour members present. Among The Chinese Government take no
can now be registered in Hong passengers. It was alleged that the rested in the act of loading 1,400 the other guests were Mr. J. M Korg as a mui tsci.
collision had occurred through pounds of prepared Chinese lo- light view of the movement. A Great Sports Festival,
negligence on part of the defen-bacco on to a truck, It was Keynes, Sir Arthur Saiter, and year ago extensive operations were London's sporting appetite was received of the Japanese invasion
In connection with the reports dants, so the latter should be held alleged that duty had not been some American visitors to this placed in charge of General Hosotished to the full in the greatest of Jehol, Shanghai Chinese public responsible for the necessary com- paid on the tobacco. The three country. The Prince moved among
pensation according to Articles 854 mon were formally charged before YING CHEK, Marshal CHIANG KAX feast of varied entertainment that organizations have addressed long and 650 of the Civil Code. Mr. Schofield at the Central Polices the guests and chatted with them. N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Sucg's right hand
thy. telegrams to the National man, and could possibly have been crowded Government demanding to know
Court yasterday with being it pos The Air Ministry, and Town TWO DOLLARS per share Minister for, War, The Nineteenth into the brilliant hours of one whether any action has been taken
-session of the tobacco and were The death took place at sea on remanded for 48 hours on the for the six months ending 30th Jan Army, fresh from their triumphs afternoon. It was a Testival that to resist. The writers insist that board the N.Y.K. s. Hikawa anglication of Revenue Officer W.
Planning. 1992, will be payable on FRIDAY, 12th August, on-which-date-Divi ove the Kuominchun revolt in provided abundant excitement for be thrown to the winds and that Finlay, a tourist class passenger
the policy of non-resistance should Maru, on Sunday, of Mr. F. J. Ward.
The Air Ministry has yielded to · dend Warrants may be obtained on 1030, were also employed against quarter of a million people. This troops should speedily be sent north who embarked on the vessel at
"public" pressure and has announced application at the Company's Offices, the Rede, and, as usual, acquitted was the day of the R.A.F pageant to fight the enemy.
Shanghai with his wife.
balld a its readiness not to build a lecture- The Discussions on the question of Chater Rosid.
themselves with credit. Elsewhere, which was witnessed by over 200,000"|
master of the vessel, Capt. T. the rendition of China's pilotags ball in the garden of Hall Caine's NOTIOR IS HER OF SHARES however, there werd many com spectators. Less spectacular, how No. 308, Nathan Road Isst Monday Harbour Office, and the deceased meeting of the Chinese Navigation stend Heath. The Ministry bought The attempted armed robbery at Goto, in a report made at the rights were made at an executive old house, Heath Brow, on Hamp of the Company will be CLOSED plaints that the Government troops ever, but-graded by the presence of morning, when Mies Beppu mar died of suspected cholera Mrs and Pilotage Associations last this largo house on May 18 last with from TUESDAY, the 2ed August, were displaying masterly inactivity the King and Queen, was the. Win the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday examination by the Government agreed by those present that should headquarters for an auxiliary air |seuse, was injurod had a sequel at Fioley was subjected to a medicalWednesday afternoon. It was the intention of using it as town to THURSDAY, the 11th August in this campaign, while not a few bledon (both days inclusive), during whick
tournament with the when Tung Ngau, one of the three doctor on arrival of the vessel in the rendition have been carried out squadron. It is a particularly good period no transfer of shares can be defections of troops with pay in giants of the tennis world fighter, was charged before Mr. negative results for cholera, and could not have entered or left the to the spot where the anti-aircraft men said to have taken part in purt on Monday evening, but with a year ago Japanese warships site for this purpose, as it is close registered.
ing strenuously for the champion Fraser with assault with intent to she was not detained. She left for Whangpoo a freely as they did guns were placed during the varija | ships while at Lord's the All-India rob. Inspector Shannon asked | Los Angeles yesterday on board and thins ng Japanese forces could After purchase the Air Ministry cricket team was thrilling 25,000 for a formal remand ad the injured the s. Chichibu Maru, with the have landed at Liuko during the discovered that the house was under people to an unexpected degree. Indy was still in hospital. The ashes of her husband, whose body recent hostilities. The Ministry of the Hampstead Highgate town-plan- It was an afternoon of glorious case was accordingly remanded was cremated at the Sookunpoo Coxumunications will be asked to ping scheme, and could only be used sporting life..
until Augusta de
a crematorium on Tuesday,
take the matter up.
for residential purposed
thist the REGISTER
By Order of the Board of Directors.
FL:8. GREENHILL,
Secretary
arrears, had to be inchmitted:
The Sino-Japanes clash diverted
both public and military attention.
The Reds were left alone, and Hong Kong, 28th July, 1932 [8408 they sean to have been astute
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