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FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING.

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Entries close at 18 o'clock NOON. MONDAY,. 27TH FEBRUARY,

1983.

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Secretary.

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OTICE is hereby gives that the Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Company's

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IN EAST AFRICA"

PROFESSOR BROWN'S TALK

"AT SAILORS' HOME

At the Sailors' and Soldiers

s

*News and Views ★

Infiuens at Home.

Houle, Wanchai, last night, Pro-A New Drink. lessor Walter Brown, of Hong Kong Here are two guaranteed genuine | University, give an interesting and and hitherto unpublished howlers entertaining talk on a trip he made perpotrated in a South London to British East Africa in 1927. The school, lecturer gave a remarkable account! Timothy told the deacons, not to of the teeming wild life of the drink to much filthy lucre.

Solomon had thousands of wives, jungle and nyika (the African word for "prairie"), as seen during a princesses, and cubicles. motor lorry journey through the Big which wild Game Reserve, in animals are to be seen in thousands The lecture was enlivened with many good stories and finahes of lininour.

At the close the President (the Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck) expressed the thanks of the large and enthu siastic audienco to the lecturer and to Dr. Herklots for the loan of a reflecting lantern, to Mr. S. Hamer for operating it, and to Messrs. Kelly and Walsh for lending a wall map of Africa.

ARMS EMBARGO QUESTION

Discussed By London "Times"

JAPAN'S STRONG POWER

·OF BLOCADE

LONDON, Feb. 22. THE Times declares that the As sembly will have to decide whe ther to take further action or mere ly to recommend the settlement ad- vocated in the Report and then dis-

perse.

It would certainly be advisable and in the interests of the League in the long run, that it choose the leas ambitious alternative.

The severity of the influenza epidemic at Home is reflected in the following paragraph:-

French Ministerial Salaries. “

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

Today's Radic programme is one:

Page 2,

Two Chinese were fed $100 and

By a curious coincidence, tha French Finance Minister, M. Cho ron, who has just persuaded his, respectively, at Kowloon Court Cabinet colleagues to accept a 10 for bringing unmanifested cargo per cent. salary cut, was directly into the Colony. Page 2 Kowloon. responsible for the last increase in Supplement.

The University Amateur Photo- Ministerial salarice in France.

Five years ago M. Chéron was graphic Club staged their annua! Minister of Commerce, and calinly exhibition in the Union Hall yee-

Page 7. Presented the Finance Committesterday.

Mr. L. Dunbar's Liberty Bay won of the Chamber with a departmen- tal estimate which included a sum the Champions yesterday in record owntime. The day's sport was rather of 180,000 francs for his salary, instead of the 80,000 francs marred by a nasty accident to Mr. My readers (dear creatures) have previously allocated. At the same J. Noronha in the last race

Pages 1 and 10. been trying to help me to help time his carriage allowance was

at 50,000 instead of Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis:

Tournament, fixtures for today the world. Letter after letter and estimated

Page 10, parcel after parcel have brought! £6,000 francs..

After some hesitation, the Finan-will he found on

Volunteers beat Royal Navy, in a me cures for influenta. My desk has gone all pharmaceutical, and ce Committee consented to the in-

which was automatically friendly oricket match on the Club a voluntary corps drawn from my crease, colleagues (so strong is the attrac applied to the salaries of M. Che ground yesterday by two wickets.

Page 10. tion of anything bottled) stands ron's colleagues, since all French Full score

Far East, before me sampling, ever sampl- Ministers are paid alike. ing

At present rates the French Min-

The Mind of Young China is "But my heart yearns towards the isterial salary is equivalent to analysed at some length by Dr. Hu lovely simplicity of one remedy, about £2,300 a year, "Sleep under a eucalyptus tree." Just that.

O, the sweet reasonableness of Nature!

A Farthing for City Poor.

Just 500 years ago the country found itself in a deplorable fisan cial condition, and there were urgent calls for economy to meet the burden of war taxation. When the year 1433 dawned the two Archbishops, and the Bishops of Lincoln and Ely, were among those ho agreed to render their ser- vices without payment.

Parliament voted money for the relief of poor towns, which even included the City of London, the total to divide among the wards

|

Page 7... Shih. The President of the Republic,

Our Hainan correspondent sends who has also accepted a 18 per cent cut, receives in salary and allow-graphie account of "Red" de- vastation, and Island conditions: ances about £45,000 a year.

Zenerally.

Page

A Miner Man,

An account is given of the light. and easy conditions which Mr. and Mr Noulena, the Communists' `

Page 6. agents, enjoy, at Kiangsu First Pro- vincial Prison

Japan has issued her reply to the

Page 9 Committee's Report. It consists of“ ten points.

The Soviet intend to pursue a policy of peace in the Far East,.

Page 9. according to the Commissar of War.

The Japanese are to hold a Mili

Page 9. tary Review at Shanghai on March

At the moment not one of the six leading Premierships in the Empire is held by an Englishman, And if, as may happen, Mr. Pat, rick Duncan, K.C., & Smuts lieu tenant, shortly steps into General Hertzog's shoes in Blouth Africa, Scotland will be able to claim two of these six premiers as her sors, It will also be another honour for the Milner Kindergarten," that group of brilliant young men whom Lord Milner gathered round him in South Africa in the early years 3

It is reported that Japanese of this century. Duncan, like most of the others, a Balliol man, was troops from Tungliso clashed with one of them. At 30 he was Tra- Volunteers near Kailu yesterday,

Page 9. To- Mr. T. V. Soong has completed largest sum, 20, and all that Limesurer of the Transvaal, and at a street. Ward received was the odd Acting Lieutenant Governor.

day, at the age of 63, he looks arrangements with Pelping and farthing,

barely 50, and in impressively Tientsin bankers for an advance of

Pago 9. alert. He is not one of the mast $10,000,000.

decide. frequent speakers in the Assembly, The Times declares that the but once he is on his feet he is a Assembly will have to

a great man whether to take further action or: mighty hitter and for facts. His manner in severe, merely to recommend the settlement and charm not less captivating disperse. but behind it there is a courtesy advocated in the Report and then than that for which General Hert- zeg is celebrated in private life.

boing £78 165. 61d.

Ward had

Cordwainer

A Room of Bignatures.

the

associated

Not Likely to Fight. "It would, be frankly foolish to imagine that the countries compos- ing the League are prepared to prevent the Japanese and Manchu kup armies from securing Jehol."

After pointing out that the bur- It is not often the case that the den of the risk of applying Ar- birthday of a restaurant is worth tiele Sixteen of the Covenant would nothing but the diamond jubiles

greater Powers, upon the al

nerely the 60th anniversary of a especially upon those with interests of Pagani's in London, is no in the Far East, The Times declares restaurant. It is a milestone in that they must decide upon what the life of an establishment that policy is most likely to conduce to has been inextricably an early restoration of peaceful with London's arts, and partien- conditions and the ultimate accept larly music, during a period which brought more names to the front ance of the League's solution. 153

than possibly any other of a similar In other words, the journal eon-length. one room in this 5. of Mr. ERNEST RATs this popular siders that the Assembly has done Longth. There is as the Artists

series has grown until it now com- its part. prises nearly 900 volumes. It has no restrictions in regard to time, ruationality, creed or subject, but no volume is included which has not an abiding value. The greatest writings of over 500 authors can here be found, sach volume pre- faced by critical and biographical introductions by well-known men of

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 23, 1033,

BRITISH BOOKS

Ir the seasonal book lists issued by the publishers in Great Britain can be taken as a fair reflection of the nation's literary appetite, then books would appens to be to the British people almost as necessary. as their daily bread 1 In some of the catalogues the more enumera tion of the titles and authors of books published by the firms in Hongkong, 21st February, 1933, 1470 question covers upwards of one hundred and fifty pages; in others carefully selected "series" works, appealing to definite tastos or. embracing special subjects, facilitate the reader's choice. But

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

NOTICE.

letters

Assembly's Parts-s

If, says the Times, the Powers decide upon a policy of waiting, there is no reason why they should facilitate hostilities by allowing fresh supplies of arms and am- muniton to reach the belligerents.

An obvious practical difficulty of discriminating between the belliger ents would be that arme destined for China would almost certainly be seized before their arrival. by Japan.

Discrimination. Referring to Mr. Stimson's state- ment concerning the United States Participation in an embargo if the "Everyman's Library" is divided League decides that one of the bel- into thirteen sections, representing ligerents was the aggressor, The Biography, Greek and

Latin Times says that the implication in classics, Essays and Belles Lettres, this case would be that only Japan Fiction, History, Oratory, Poetry would be refused the right to re- and Drama, Reference, Romance,ceive munitions. Science, Theology and Philosophy, Travel and Topography, and on section for Young People. Fiction is represented by about 270 volumes, including almost all the works of the

such Als major DICKENS, SCOTT, BALZAO, FIELDING. TOLSTOY JANE AUSTEN, etc., as well as the outstanding works of lesser known authors. Essays include the outstanding feature of the Eng nearly a hundred famous volumes of lish publishing world is the truly democratic spirit which has fostered miscellanen, literary criticism, and the issue, in various libraries" or belles lettres, by such authors a series," of such an amazing num.BADON, COLERIDGE, EMERSON, HAZ ber of cheap books for the millions LITT, RUSKIN, MACAULAY, CARLYLE, the Travel section covers almost of readers who appreciate good MACHIAVELLI, ROUSSEAU, etc., while

every part of the world. literature: but whose limited.

of

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD, JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the Company will b held in the Company's Board Room, 3rd Floor, Exchange, Building, Hong

New novels by imodern authors Kong, on FRIDAY, 34th FEBRUARY,

At NOON, for the purpose of are issued poolving a Statement of Accounts and act Bellerely seed pinge non the Heport of the Directors for the severy shilling and sixpence for the

means arc

CTOWI

novelista,

These books of the "Everyman's Library" were originally published at the price of one democratic shilling" per volume. They are

volume.

"

A summary Scribbled

·Page 9.

An official Chinese despatch from Koupeiyingtae declares that Nan ling is still held by the Chinese. A Japaricae armoured train is mu- Mr. Roosevelt's life was jeopard- ning as far as Nanling station, but

Page General. ised for a second time, according the city is still firmly held. to the Washington Post which re

of the position of veals that a bomb addressed to him was discovered in the City Room" which is unique.

Page B. Pensylvania Railroad appears. on Page, 12. all over. its walls there are hun Post Office.

Royal party visits British Indus-

New York Stock Exchange. Page 9. dreds of signatures representative

President-Elect Roosevelt has an-A.O.F.C. quotations appear on of almost every famous singer, tries Fair.

Page 12. composer, conductor, or musician

The Rev. Father Byrne's 6th Page D. of the past 60 years, all of whom nounced that Senator O. Hull will ¦ made a point of visiting the room be Secretary of State.

It was announced in the House Article on Everyman's Psychology, whenever they were in London. An

Page 6. the lowest value he could put on the Singapore Naval Base was

(Cantinued on previous, column. } expert assessor estimated once that of Commons that the total cost of the Stream of Consciousness' ap

£5,145,000 these signatures was £50,000.

Page 9.

pears on

Local and General

Photographic

The P. & O. iner Rajputana is The University Nine cases of small-pox and four :

reported on Club have extended their Photo- due bere from Shanghai at 6 a.m..

graphio Exhibition. To-day will be on Friday. of meningitis were Tuesday.

the last day of the Exhibition in- stead of yesterday a previously stated.

The Police Recreation Club Dance takes place at Lane Crawford's Restaurant on Tuesday, February

It would certainly not be amiss for arms-producing countries to take counsel together and in the circumstances it would be just that the views of the Chiness Govern- 26 ment should also be ascertained.

From the Files.

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

We hear on good authority, that the Earl of Elgin was led to expect ear ended 31st December, 1939, elect standard edition to one guinea printed on good white paper, and ing Directors and Auditors, and for more for the luxury volumes. But neatly bound in a strong cloth cover the transaction of any other Ordinary before long the same works appear with gold-blocked back. During the that two hundred chops of Congo

were would be found stored in and about beisines of the Company..

reprinted at a price of only three world war the publishers NOTICE is also hereby given that shillings and sixpence in one or an- forced to raise the price to half-a-Canton. In-diplomatie: affaire the TRANSFER BOOKB. of the Company will be closed from MOS other of the many "pocket serius," crown per volume, but, with the sx think His Facey Is quite right DAY, 18th FEBRUARY, 1933, until which embraces almost all that is of ception of the Reference volumes, in keeping his own council, simply SATURDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1923, permanent value among modern they were later reduced to their because it has been his vocation

in common with all personages of both days: Inclusive, during which copyright books Practically all present price of two shillings per but in matters or trade his Lordship bis rank is lamentably ignorint period no Transfers of shared can be publishing houses in England now

issue their own collections of these a

We should have thought that the registered,

books. Each of the series is uni- formly bound; 'all of them are at can succeed in sustaining in the trifling experience his brother gain- tractive both to the eye and the fickle public a perennial interest in ed in China, confined though it was to the dark and compradorie days of this Colony-would prevent his mind; and the very fact that it has the grandest masterpieceHong

Lordship falling into such an error. Hong Kong Daily Press, February

LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

By Order of the Board,

D. L KING,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 7th February, 1932 66 been thought worth while to includo Kong Daily Press, February

NOTICE.

a book in a series which represents 1883,"

the best that each publisher can

discover carries with it a guarantee Looking Back 25 Yokra,

of the book's quality.

There will be a concert of early English music and selections from Culbert & Sullivan at the Helena May Institute on Thursday, March ong, at 5.30 p.m. Members wishing to reserve tables for tea please telephone Matron 29180

The University Lodge of Free masons is holding a dinner party at Lane Crawford's Restaurant, Monday, February 27.

Tho. Central British School is holding ite Annual Sport at King's Park on Saturday, February 95, commencing at 2 p.m.

Dr. and Mrs. M.-O. Pfister left the Colony yosterday by the a.a. Birdhana for Calcutta, and intend touring India before proceeding to Among the passengers arriving on Europe on long leave. They expect the P. & O. as, Comorin yesterday to return to the Colony in Decem

Miss H. T. Binner, M.B.E., her the Headmistress of the Belilios f

9 Public School.

A debate will be held to-morrow at 8.30p.m., in the University

the. Union Assembly Room, on motion "That in the opinion of the bouse, cabarets have a bad influence on the community." All interested will be welcome.

Sir John Brenin, H.; Consul-. General Shanghai, is leaving for England, accompanied by Lady, Brenan, on March 27 by the ss. Em- press of Canada. He will be absent. for eight months.

The annual sports of the Kowloon, Junior School will be held on Tues day, March 7, on the grounds of the Kowloon Cricket Club at 10.30 LD: Draft programmes and entry Mrs. J. B. Wood has Hudly consent- forms for the Jockey Club's first ed to distribute the prizes. Parents. The annual general meeting of the extra race meeting to be held on and friends of the pupils are cor- Co., Ltd., will be held in the Com-ed at the Secretary's office, the Olub China: Provident Loan & Mortgage Saturday, March 4, may be obtain-dially invited to be present. pany's Board room, Exchange House the Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club and the Stables Vil- Building, at noon to-morrow,

lage Road Entries close at noon Col L. M. Logan of Mesars, on Monday, February 7, Palmer and Turner, accompanied by Mr. L. W. Amps of the same firm'; Mr. R. Livingstone of Messrs. Captain H. T. Baillie-Grohman, press of Japan, a

prees

Mr. Louis Bale, H. B. M. Com mercial Counsellor, Shanghai, and to Manila by the C.P.R. str. Em

of Aria, Mr Beale ir Mrs, Beale, is making a round-trip

Mrs. Baillie Grohmati, wife of to return by the C.P.R. str. Em Duncan & Co.; and Mr. H. Tifen D.S.O., 0.B.E. (Commodore, Chi-

Captain Colin Campbell sails for bacher, manager of Messrs. Wm. neser Navy), head of the British Meyerink & Co., are among those. Naval Mission to China, sailed from home on retirement next work

Most of the series published at

The Washington report that PreThe unfortunate collapse of the to arrive here on the C.P.R. str. Shanghai for the United Kingdom in after 20 year service with the 8. Rajputana yesterday. Comme Indo-China Steam Navigation Com Empress of Asix.

dore Baillie-Grohman is expected to pany. His last voyage as master three shillings and sixpence include sident Roosevelt, at the instance of HE SANITARY BOARD desire only copyright works which cannot Chips, is about to issue a protest Italian Opera Company is much to

The February Criminal Sessions return to the United Kingdom in ended last week, when he signed off from the str. Kungwo, on Fri apedially to draw the attention

day, he public to the danger from susil: for many years be issued in one of against the policy of Japan in Mar- be regretted, and for one heartily for

hich is very provalent at the the more familiar classical" nonchuria, is emphatically denied. It sympathise with them in their dif

at is declared that Japan's control of ficulties. The reasons for their non-will open on Monday. The most Aprik next.

The marriage between ent us and to the fact that fall copyright collections, but even Protection from the disease is afforded the low price of two shillings and Manchurin is more hurtful to success are, think, three fold important de will be a charge of

half-crown famous books by such Britain, Germany and other nations First and foremost the Hong Kong manslaughter against Chan Chi. Among the through passengeren Berett tion,

The bridge puklio is invited to take advan- modern writers as HUGH WALPOLE, whose trade in the Orient is larger public are, I fear, for the time tired The full list is as follows:Chan on board the C.P.R. ateamer Em- At Incilified for free poleados JAMES STEPHENE and ALDOUS HUXLEY than that of America, A protest of Italian Opers. As represented Chi, manslaughter LoungYan press of Asia, are Mr. and Alexander Kennan and Mian, Joss can be obtained. It is, however, from these would not surprise the in this Colony it is, and must always Choi, alias Leung Yau, breach of Mrs RP Bower, Mr. Bower is Russell took place yesterday at the, non-copyright libraries which United States, but would only re necessarily be, shorn of effects, and deportation order; Foo Fung Lang, en route to Batavia to take up his St. John's Cathedral, «T offer the reader the most wonderful ceive the latter's moral support, It the acting of the Italian school is wounding with intent and wound appointment there as Trade Com room is the son of Mr. and Mrs. the best known.in is shitted that the United States so governed by tradition, so stiff ing; Wong: Kau Chun and Chan Ab missionst for the Canadian Govert J. J. Kennan, Great Crosby, Lan is losing its foothold in the Orient, and meaningless-doubtless unavoid. Yau aiding and abetting Foo Fung meats Mr. P. A Engelbrecht, caahire, and the bride in the elder owing aanrgoly to Governmental in ably so, owing to everything being Lung, and being cessories before thechief-reaning expert of the daughter of Air and Mrs. Charlen terferences with the railways, which subordinated to the music that the Lact Wong Lam and Wong Royal Dutch Shell Company, to Ruiell, Chilehurit Ken

tinuance of when the operse become familiar, Choi, alias Wong Kwai, robbery by companied by Mr. Engelbrecht, There was in large, stendance at

the ceremony, ong-Dosly only, artists of hupreme excellence two or more; Sin You Cheung, are also through passengers from the reception which was held after

śrawian, Polumn 3 possession of implements of forgery. San Francisco,

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