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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

& SHIPBUILDERS OF

HONG KONG

A Paper entitled

"POWER ECONOMY"

will be read in the Institution by

ME. GEO. BUCHANAN (Member) on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, at 5.45 P.M.

Members and their Friends are

invited to be present."

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OLD BLUES FOUNDER'S DAY DINNER

I dholars of Christ's Hos is proposed to hold a dinner pital on ЯAURDAY, OCTOBER 29nd. For details please apply to:- J. W. MARTIN. 0/0 N.A.AFI. 7. Daddell Street, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG AND CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOT the ELEVENTH OR

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Bhareholders in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Genera Managers, 2. Lower Albort Road, on OCTOBER. WEDNESDAY,

at 11 A.M. for the purpose of 1932. a receiving the Report of the Dirvotore together with Statement of Accoun's Declaring & Dividend and Re-electin Directors and Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the

6 OCTOBER to the 19

BER, 1938, both days inclusive.

OCTO

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

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Hong Kong, 1st October, 1932.

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By Order,

Tu Kuo Min News Agency has courteously forwarded as the full text of the two final chapters of the LYTTON Report. Actual perusal of this historio document throws a light upon the manner in which the task has been approached, and ac- [2844complished, that no summary could

9. A. SLEAP,

Acting Secretary.

COMPREHENSIVE AND

COMPLETE BEPORT

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST doubtful. Neither side is satisfied,

is given in the

HONG KONG

WEEKLY

PRESS"

"THE CHINA OVERLAND

TRADE BEFORT."

80 Centà per Copy.

Bubscription, paid in adrágos-

per annum for del

Hong

Kong $18; Including Posts part of the world $18,

Japan for the solution of their joiat problems.

To quote from the Report:-

In spite of the pressure of increasing over-population, the Japanese have not as yet fully atilised their existing facilitios for emigration, and the Japanese Government has not hitherto` con-, templated a large amigration of their people to Manchuria. But

When I

"Do you know that far-from-the- madding-crowd feeling," the ro- mantically-minded maïd was saying, "when you are entirely cut oft from the busy world!".

"Well, it sometimes happens to me in a telephone box."

£50,000 Stamp Collection.

The Tsar's collection of Itomanoff stamps was shown at the exhibition of Philatelic Art held in London the Imperial Russian Government; in September. It was prepared for

at a cost of £30,000.

Gatherin o' the Ulana,

Braemar:-The Duke and Duchess

Franas's Riddle,

France is again feeling the pinch of York, with their two daughters and Prince Arthur of Connaught of plenty. Nearly half the peo were welcomed here by thousands ple are farmers, and the wheat crop of kilted highlanders on holiday is again forlemly ripe, rich and for the annual royal Braemar

over-abundant. Gloomy growers. gamba.

The dans of Duff, Farquharson fiercely push the price problem upon and Balmoral marched in solid

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THE WEEK-END 'AT. THE PENINSULA

BRILLIANT FUNCTION ON SATURDAY

CABARET DANCERS AT ROSE ROOM RE-OPENING

This gives the lie to rumours of depression in Hong Kong," quoth one of our most eminent local bankers on Saturday night as ho gated on the merry-gathering which....

ranks past the royal inclosure, led the Government. The lawmakers by their pipers and carrying the can force the price up, but if they thronged bath the Rose Room and da, how then can they balance the the Rot Garden of the Peninsula traditional weapons of war.

A feature of the day's events was budget! Many puzzled persons are Hotel on the occasion of the re the ancient Scottish sport of tossing

Certainly Saturday night was all that it was "cracked up" to be-.

Whiter Season, - the cabar, a stout treetrunk about trying to decide this riddle: Is st opening of the Rose Room for the athletes competed and some of the worry over having devastating no 20 feet long. Only the brawniest better to remain in the city and best exponents heaved the enormous thing, or to remain on the farm apar, twice its length.

and worry over having ruinous too much i-

The Certainty of Qarrie Oats. Bays an American contemporary:— Mrs. Chrris Chapman Cate is Sure that prohibition eventually will prevail. She believes that a high

Pastered Out of Business.

peace.

a grand soirée: da gala-and the 400 guests had a most enjoyable evening. The function was prob ably one of the most entertaining and colourful seen in the Colony for many years, and Mr. Piovanelli, the popular and energetic manager, The main feature of the evening deserves full marks. was the first appearance of the well-known Continental and Ameri can cabaret dancers, Hugo and richly deserved the enthusiastic Josephins, a very talented duo, who applause awarded them. These sula during the coming season and artistes will appear at the Penin- great

Miss Laara Guerite, A great attraction. Hong Kong favourite was again ing throughout the evening as tin- her own inimitable self, bosides act official mistress of ceremonies.

A Good Old Bishop,

Our good old Bishop, Daniel Wilson, is dead. He was a most

So pestered has he been since he eccentric man, and countless were the stories of him. I will mention a

drew Egremont in the Irish Sweep few. from my personal experience. Tyne of youth, now growing up, and won £15,000 that Mr. T. B. In a sermon at the Calcutta Gatho will see that the laws against li- King, who has been in business as a draper at Teddington, Middlesex, dral, after a hubbub about some! quor will have an Adequate Chance indiscretion attributed to an officer to Prove their Worth. Although for many years, has decided to re of rank, the bishop after a power. Mrs. Catt has never been what she tire and go into private life to find ful discourse wound up by saying: calls a "professional" worker. For

If Mr. King had responded to "But my brethren, thers are..ain-prohibition, she never has receded bera everywhere. There are sinners from the favourable opinion halt the begging letters he has receiv even among these dear little child- formed of the value of total abi ed and is still receiving, bo doolares will undoubtedly prove a ren (porting to the Sunday-school stinence when, during her girlhood, that his winnings would have long- children right and left of him) and the struggle for local option was disappeared. He has been offered, there are a vast number of old sin being waged in her native state, partnership in hundreds of busi nors in front of me," waving his Wisconsin. She is an international nesses, and one optimistic writer hands over the heads of the Gov. faminist and worker for world asked for a loan. of not less than

£5,000. ernor-General and staff, members of peace. Council, hends of departments, etc. One morning I breakfasted with bim. As usual at family prayers, which he invariably conducted him- self, he prayed by name for the There people staying with him. was a gentleman from Madras for whom he prayed, and, then he said, let us pray for his dear wife and dear children." A thought struck him, he paused, and he said to his chaplain, "By the bye is he a married man "No, my Lord, he is not married." "Ah, well, never mind," he resumed "He may marry, and the children may come.

From a Fifty-year-Old book of Reminiscences.}

Buenos Aires.

able to its resources,

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Another attraction was a compati- tion for the best dancers to the naw California Labour Camps.

"Congorilla" tune, prises boing-pre- Argentins hopes to make Buenos

San Francisco. State labous sented by the Fox Film Company. Aires one of the most modernly! equipped shipping centres in the camps will be established again in The prises were awarded to Miss world. A Congress measure is de: California to care for jobless itiner-Lane and Miss Lammert. Thots Present; signed to raise $13,000,000, to be ants.

These camps, giving food and Among the big crowd present spent during the next five years. Valuable land reclaimed from the shelter to 6,000 men in exchange for were:-

Lieut. Stannard, Miss Bowly, River Platte in the port zone will work in building forest fire breaks help pay the cost. A bond issue is and trails under supervisión of the Lieut. Hazelford, Lout. Buckley, to be backed by port earnings: In State Division of Forestry, will be Mr. Borandi, Mr. Anderson, Mr. S. spite of tariff walls Argentina has opened about Oct. 15. They will be Edgar, Mr. G. W. Arnold, Mrs. grown steadily in world trade, double the capacity of last winter's, Arnold, Lieut, and Mr. Menocal, Buenos Aires means "good airs," programme, which accommodated Lieut. and Mrs. Donohue, Mr. and and the far southern capital will 3,000 unemployed. Approximately Mrs. R. Bigazzo, Lieut, and Mrs. presently be giving itself truly 100,000 can be obtained from the Peacher, Mrs. Robbins, Liout and beautiful aire-with a port compar. State's emergency fund for the up ra. Saunders, Lieut. and Mrs. Brockleband, Mr. W. Dent, Misses keep of the campa

Boyd, Cornd. May, Mr. Hole, Lieut. Villiers, Lieut. Aubrey, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown, Capt. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. L. Weill, Mr. S. H. Duff, Mins A. Hallifax, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Clark, Mr. E. Rouillon, Mr. 8. S. Cook, Mins Joyce, Miss Looker, Mr. and Mrs. 8. Garrod, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce, Miss May Coglan, Mr. W. A. Stow- art, Mr. Cuvietto, Mrs. W. White, Mr. Ferragolo, Mr. S. Deacon, Mr. Dinhamn, Mrs. F. Bowen, Mr. J. Davis, Major Duclos, Mr. O. Edgar, Mrs. O. Smith, Mr. L. C. Grover, Miss Ena Allen, Mr. L. L. Gilson, Miss Gladys Allen, Mr. L E Storie, Major Halles, Miss Bird, Mr. A. A. R. Botelho, Miss M. Brown, Mr. J. J. Thompson, Miss Noronha, Mr. 8. V. Gittins, Miss C.

Local and General

The Shanghai A.D.C. Committee that Mr. Eveleigh's design com. the Japanese do look to further Dr. A. Oltmans, general secre industrialisation as a means to tary of the American Mission to propose to commence rehearsals for bined "originality of conception cope with the agrarian crisie and Lepers for Japan, arrived in Shang the production of the Gilbert and with skill in execution" Mr. Eve. with the population problem. hai by the N.Y.K. a. Shanghai Sullivan opers, "Trials by Jury" leigh was educated at the Shanghai Such industrialisation would re-

Maru to act as a fraternal delegate and H.M.S. Pinafore" in the Public School for Boys and Brigh

ton College. quire further economic outlee, to the Firat National Leprosy Con- | near future. and the only large and relatively ference in Chind. Bure markets that Japan can find are in Asia and particularly in China Japan requires not only the Manchurian but the whole Chinese market, and the rise in the standard of living which will certainly follow the consolidation modernisation of China khould stimulato trade and raise the purchasing power of the Chi- nese market.

The Kiangnan Arsenal, which Mrs. Wellington Koo, the wife of closed recently by order of the the Chinese Minister to France, ar- Ministry of War, has been handed over to a special committee ap- rived in Hong Kong on Sunday on the Felix Roussel from Saigon. pointed by the Nanking Govern- She will leave on the same boatment to wind up its affairs. The' for Shanghai en route to France to join her husband there,

After being rescued from the harbour, into which she had junipad in an attempt to commit suicide at West Point, a Chinese woman xaz sent to the Government Civil Hos- pital suffering from the effects of immersion. She was rescued by an Indian watchman.

This geonomie rapprochement between Japan and China, which is of vital interest to Japan, is of equal interest to China, for China would find that a closer economic and technical collabora tion with Japan would assist her in her primary task of national reconstruction. China could assist **The Function of the Foreign this rapprochement by restrain- Importer is the Trade of Bouth ing the more intolerant tenden China" is the subject of a lecture cies of her nationalism and by to be delivered by Mr. P. 8. giving effective guarantees that Cassidy on Tuesday, October 18, as soon as cordial relations were at 8.30 pm, in the Union Assembly re-established, the practice of Room of the University. All in organised boycotts would not be terested are welcome. revived. Japan, ou her side, could facilitate this rapproche-

The wisdom of the Report and the evenness of its balance are such that there is a chance that it may

fell a height of twenty feet.

A number of officials have been sent to Shangbai by the Central Kuomintang's People Movement Committee for the purpose of in vestigating general conditions exist

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major portion of the arsenal's machinery has been taken to Nan- king in accordance with a decision reached by the Ministry of War that the Shanghai arsenal shall be merged with that of Nanking.

from the files. Notele, Mr. and Mrs. C., M. Hall,

Looking Back 25 Years,

Mr. E. G. Bird, Mrs. B. C. Enst ham, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser Mr. D. S. Hill, Mr. and Mra. W. R. Hillyer, Mr. J. W. Hope, Miss A masonic trial is about to take Marshali, Mr. RA. Carroll, Mr. place in Paris. The culprit is C. Gregory, Sir William Hornell, Brother Pierma. He is mastor of Miss K., Butterfield, Lieut. Sait, A visitor to Shanghai at present one of the Paris Lodges owing Miss H. Butterfield, Lieut. Brans is Mr. George E. Larrigo, honorary obedience to the Grand Orient, the bury, Miss P. Hornell, Lieut. secretary of the Y.M.C.A. move principal Masonic organisation in Mackenzie, Lieut. Roissier, Mr. ment in China. Mr. Lerrigo, who Franco. His offence in that he has O'Lara, Miss M. Alves, Lieut. is accompanied by Mrs. Lerrigo, been seen in conversation with the Black, Mrs. and Miss Gerrard, Mr. was for many years connceted with notorious Bidgegain, who, when I Larson, Comdr. and Mrs Mc- to Canton Association-as-general Assistant Secretary to the Grand Cartan, Mr. J. B. McCormick, Mr. secretary for Bouth China of the Orient, went over to the enemy and and Mrs Moutargis, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bagram, Capt. and Mrs. R National Committee, with head gave away the system of "fiches" quarters in Canton. He retired or secret reports whereby General G. Moir, Comdr. and Mrs. South- from active work a year ago but is Andre, when War Minister, was ern, Major and Mrs. Griffin, Capt. now giving his services in an kept informed of the political lean- and Mrs. Dunlop, Miss Cousens ings of army officers. Brother Mr. B. Rasmussen, Miss May, Mr. honorary capacity.

Pierma is to be solemnly arranged A. K. Dimond, Mr. F. C. E. Ren- before his own lodge and called dall, Mr. F. Beck, Miss Lammert, upon to explain his conduct. In Mr. and Mrs. J. Hing, Mr. W. D. unmasonic life he is a civil servant Robertson, Mr. C. E. Sandstrom,

Convoy. The style is a model of lucidity, cach sentence being balanced in its cadenes, and free from ambiguity or event CITO- plexity. The problem unfolds, quietly and chaily, as one reads, and, such is the persuasiveness of the diction that the solutions offer- ed have the appearance of the in- evitable, unless reason and justies

Lei Kwang, a former employee aro to count no more in human affaire. That is the impression

Suffering from internal injuries of the M. Y. San Biscuit Company, which the Report is designed to ment by ronouncing any attempt received as the result of a fall on Hong Kong, was charged before minko, and probably will make, on to solve the Manchurin probleme roof of the China Ceinent Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones in the Cen- on the staff of the Colonial Office Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Forbes, Mr. the rest of the world. Whether this by isolating it from the problem Manufacturing Co., of Fuk Wah tral Police Court yesterday, with and holda a post in West Africa. and Mrs. T: C., Barringer, Mrs. of her relations with China as a Street, an employee was removed stealing purse containing 8135 Hitherto he has managed to perform Penfield, Mr. Tuxford, Miss Lane. douche of cold reason will assuago the fever hoats of patriotism en whole, in such a way as to make to the Kowloon Hospital on Sunday from a compatriot. The money was his duties and draw his salary in Mr. and Mrs. D. D. McKay, Mrs. A Paris but he has now been called Black, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. impossible the friendship and for treatment." Hop was carrying a recovered but not the purse. gendered by the struggle is still

collaboration of China.

plank of wood when he slipped and fine of $25 with the alternative of upon to take up his post in person. Layx, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Grosch, three weeks' gnol was imposed, the The coincidence of this order with Lieut. Bolator, Dr. Buter, Mr. G. and yet, already, there are signs

defendant also being bound over. the masonic set-back he has en G. Stoppani, Mr. Thompson, Mr.. that the voice of wisdom may

Mr. Peter Sin, for the defence, countered is generally interpreted Ashby, Capt. Barting, Mr. H persist long after the elamourings

Had it turned a hair's

pleaded guilty and made a plen for, as additional proof of the in- Brokenshire, Mr. S. A. Gray, Auence wielded by the brethren in Misses Isabel and Beatrice Pestonj, of anger have been exhausted. The succend.

high quarters.-Hong Kong Daily Lieut. Brown, Mrs. Childe, Mr. W. Chinese press though critical was breadth further in either direction

leniency.

G. Clark, Mr. Fradrap, Capt. L not hostile and now the astute acceptance would have been incom

L. Crick, Lieut. H. Black, Mr. atatesmen of Nanking have accepted patible with national pride. Dig

A new series of regulations has Press, October 11, 1607.

Trevor, Mr. E. J. Davies, Mr. C. the Report in principle. It is easy nity can be saved:, a way out is ing among the sing-song girls of been published by the Greater Looking Back 50 Years, to say that moans nothing." possible; great warriors and states- Shanghai. The Nanking officials Shanghai Bureau of Public Utili

Bukser, Johnson, Mr. van Benson. They might have adopted the bull men or both sides may be able to are to pay particular attention to ties in regard to the control of headed attitude of PENG YO HAIANO, reconcile the terms offered with the causes responsible for the ever-wharves along the Nantoo Bund. Neve:The Chinese are somewhat Mr. Ferrier, Mr., van Schreven, Mr. who wants war with Japan, their sense of honour, and refrain increasing number of locad sing. According to the regulations, the exercised in their minds about the and Mrs. Wuthrick, Mr. and Mrs. police have been instructed to comet, and many of them have been de Josselin de Jong, Mr and Mrs. especially as ho is not burdened with from signing the death warrants of song girls official responsibility. In Japan millions. It is much to ask of them.

adopt strong action to deal with watching it and speculating on its Fenton, Miss Calkin, Mr. Quist, there is silence, The old attitude Proud tradition, warlike aspira- The marriage of Captain F L loafers who are a nuisance to pas mission. To assist them they have Dr. Griffiths, Fisses I and M about no interference in Manchuria tions; victory over enemics on the Webb, RA, A.D.C, to H.E. the senggas; shipping firms must engage bad the benefit of a native astro Warnes, Mr. M. Weill, Mr. A. L being tolerated had to be restated, ons hand (for no soldier ever con Officer Administering the Govern as watchihen on Nantao wharves, nomer's opinion, published, in one Caplan, Mr. O Judah, Mr. W. but need not necessarily be taken templates disaster and defeat), and ment (Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, members of the Public Safety of the Chinese newspapers, who says Hanna, Mr. C. B. Morrison, Mr. as final. The full may mean two on the other hand, a half-surrender, C.M.G.) and Miss Enid Eliot-Hey Bureau; and the registration of that this comet is last year's trans and Mrs. CT Ferguson, Mr. T. formed from the water planet Mer Hi Holmes, Mr. Horridge, Dr. things. It is not too late to hope an abandoning of much glory and wood, the daughter of Capt. and wharf coolies will be enforced

cury-by which too much rain, ro- | Huniphreys, Mr. Whitford, Mr. W. that the analysis contained in the possible profit, in the interests of Mr C. E. Elior Heywood, will tako"-","

now sulting in inundations was visited L McKenzie, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. A young Shanghailander i Report of the dangers courted by the lives of the common people who place in St. John's Cathedral on Japan in her present policy may fight the battles and bear the losses October 31. After the ceremony studying at the Slade School of on Chins. To, its malign influencés VC Labrum, Mr. Ng Shiu Man, be taking effect, and not that It is not the sort of sacrifice that a reception will be held at Govern Art has scored a remarkable ruc the Corean difficulty also attri- | Mr. and Mrs. Landolt, Mr. A.-M. cess in this year's Competition of 'buted, which does not look as if the Parker, Mr B. Elder Mr. and preparation for eventualities" the Nations of the West have ever meat House. -**

Industrial Designs, under the settlement of that affair was re- Mra Lay, Mr. Lau, Mr. G. A. Law. in-going blindly forward with made." Better the devastation of militaristio secrecy.

a countryside than yielding on & A number of overrear Chinese auspices of the Royal Society of garded as satisfactory by the philo renon, Mr. and Mrs. Hamsey, Mr. The Report secks to inaugurate single point," has been the reply merchants of San Francisco, Arts. This is Mr. Heary Rowland sophers of China. The presons Feamer fr. Quino, Mrmla Kak three things:

of rulers, in many crises less ocuts America, are reported by the Chi- Eveleigh who has been awarded comet if not extinguished soon will See, Mr. T. Lo, Mr. J. Storey, 1.-Good Government in Man than this, and the people of the ndas Press to have organized a com- the prize of £25 offered by the pass into a fiery star-the Qual in Mr. B. E. Bugar Mr. Taylorson. churia, with security for for countryside have again and again pany for the reconstruction of Toutal Broadhurst Les Company Chinese nomenclature, probably the Mr. F. Locke, Mr. Webb, Mr. and sign investments.

endorsed that decision. It has been Cinpei. This, it is stated, is the Ltd., for the best design for a Mars of Western nations--from Mra O. Winterbottom, Mr. D. V. The Reconstruction of China, said that wisdom comes from the first time that overseas Chinese Foster to advertise their Lissue which great drought will follow Lopes, Miss O Basto, Mr. and with Manchurit aan integral East, and it may be that Child and rents have signified their in-Handkerchief. In making the and a political and national salam. Mrs. F. H. Carvalho, Mr. J. R. fly the nature of which is yet Mitchell, Mr. H. Michael, Mr. H part of the Republic.

Japan will consent, by their exam- tention to invest capital in domestic award there were altogether

(Continued on Page 5). Commercial and political co-ple, to lay the foundations of a new activities since the conclusion of the competitors in the relevant section hidden-Hong Kong Daily Proms, G. McNeary, Dr. and Mrs. Dovoy.

bastilities in Shanghai,

the judges expressed the opinion October 11, 1882 operation between China and age of peace and security,

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Says the North China Daily