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NOTICE

R,

Tis hereby notified that, owing to rond work, Motor Vehicles may not be parked in Connaught Road Central, between Pedder Street andi Douglas Street from MONDAY, the 27th, inst. until further notice.

E. D. C. WOLFE, Inspector General of Police. Hongkong, 24th February, 1933,

0. C. DINNER

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AN OLD CHELTONIAN

DINNER will be held in the HONG KONG HOTEL on FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH, 1983, at 8 P.M. (Cost $12 inolusive of drinks). Will those O. Ca who intend to be present please send their names to

"

LIEUT. P. DE N. RAMUS, R.A.

R. A. MESS,

KOWLOON.

TRINITY COLLEGE

OF MUSIC

LONDON.

LOCAL

EXAMINATION

IN THEORY.

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The last day of Entry for forthcoming

examination in

THEORY

will be 3RD MARCH, 1983.

Entry forms may be obtained from

the Local Secretary

Wm. ANDERSON,

c/o ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

Ice House St.

Tel. 21322.

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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE is hereby given that the Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Company's Town Olice, & Lower Albert Road, on Wednesday, 1st March, 1923 at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dircetors together with State- ment of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and re-electing Directors and Auditors. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 19th February to 1st March, 1933 both days inclusive."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. D. THOMSON,

Becretary. Hong Kong, 7th Feb., 1933,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1933.

Drink what you like

and your choice

·will be ·

White Label NEST SCOTCH WHIS

OF GREAT ACE

Dewar & Sop

PERTE

DISTICLCAS

DEWAR'S "WHITE LABEL"

WHISKY

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

BIRTHS.

Est. 1841.

LEDERTOUG. On February 10, 1923, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. LEDERTOUG, 'A con." To Mr. and Mrs. G. U. DA ROZA, at 237, Prince Edward Road, a son. Mother and child both doing well.

DEATH, HOUSTON-On (February 18, MAT- THEW HENRY HOUSTON, of Alex, Rosa & Co., Manchester, late of Shanghai and Poiping.

ENGAGEMENT. HANÁEN-JOHNSTON. - Announcement has been made of the engage- ment of Miss MADEL LORRAINE JOHNSTON to Mr. ÅLFERED MARCUS ALDERT HANSEN.

Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

Ice House Street. Tel 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel, 24511, THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON | London Office: 83, Fleet Street, WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardino, Matheson &Co., Ltd., on Thursday, the 9th March, 1933, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1932.

TANNUAL MEETING OF

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 1st March, 1933, to Thursday, the 0th March, 1933, both days inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

F. E. CRAPNELL,

Scoretary,

E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 25, 1933.

JAPAN'S SPEAR HEAD

life. The Army officers discipline their man by reading Imperial Re scripts that bring tears to the eves of offenders, for all misdemeanours and derilictions are against the divine Emperor. From the day the soldier euters barracks every care is taken to inculcate what known as the Seven Duties of the Soldier, namely, loyalty, valour, patriotism, obedience, humility, morality and honour. Long lee tures are given on these subjects and every opportunity taken to in stil these virtues in the men.

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The following passage on loyalty, from the Imperial Rescript, aura- marises the whole doctrine of the Japanese soldier:-

"A soldier or sailor in whom this spirit of loyalty is not strong, however skilled in arti or proficient in science, is a mere puppet and w budy of soldiers or sailors wanting in loyalty, how- ever well ordered or disciplined, in an emergency is no better than a rabble. Remember that, as the protection of the State, and the maintenance of its power depend upon the strength of its arms, the growth or decline of this strength must affect the nation's destiny for good or evil; there- fore neither be led stray by current opinions nor meddle in politics, but with a single heart fulfil your essential duty of loyalty, and bear in mind that duty is weightier than a moun- tain, while death is lighter than.

feather."

The soldier's life is closely re- gulated and every effort made to keep from him political issues, and to prevent him reading either books The Far Eastern situation again or newspapers dealing with such takes precedence in World affairs. At the time of writing the Japanese matters. The Army clings, in fact, launched, but it is probably only a simpler age: "Living to be over- general offensive has not yet been to the virtues of an older and a matter of hours before "full speed whelmed with the innumerable and ahead" is signalled to the military

OBITUARY.

COL. WATTS-MORGAN, M.P.

[BRITIER WIRUJI98 SERVICE. }

ROUBY, Feb, 23. THE death has occurred of Colon

Watts-Morgan, Labour M.P. for East Rhondda, aged 60.

During the war, he distinguished himself by holding up the German advance at Cambrai with 400 menit of the Welsh Labour Battalion, armed only with picks and shovels, In peacetime, he alau displayed great gallantry on rescue work in Welsh pit disasters.

At the last election, Colonel Watts-Morgan had a majority of 11,727 over his communist rival.

IN HONOUR OF SAMUEL PEPYS

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)-

REGRY, Feb. 23. A FERCENTENARY commemora tion service for Samuel Pepys, the famous diarist, was held in Lon don to-day and was attended by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs.

U.S. SECRETARY FOR WAR

"SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 93. MR. GEORGE DERN, who was formerly Governor af Utah. has announced that he has accepted the appointment of Secretary for War in the Roosevelt Cabinet.

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL SENDING" BLUE BIRD " BACK

TO ENGLAND.”

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

REOBY, Feb. 23. SIR Malcolm Campbell has ended his speed record attempts, as bis doctors have ordered him not. to use his. left. wrist, which was so badly sprained that he could only use one hand to control the car

when establishing his fresh record at Daytona yesterday.

The Blue Bird is being puck ed for shipment to England via New York.

IN HONG KONG

TO-DAY.

CLOUDY: SOME RAIN

- YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKY, IBAUAD, BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 8.30 P.M., STATENY : ---

THE ANTI-CYCLONE-- OVER N. CHINA HAS INCREASED IN INTEN- SITY. DEPRESSIONS ARE SITUAT E OVER 8. JAPAN AND TO THE NORTH-LIST OF HOKKAIDO. FRESH MONSOON WILL PREVAIL OVER THE

CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN CHINA SEA.

LOCAL FORECAST NE WINDS, FRESH; CLOUDY, PROBABLY SOME MAIN

THE UNEMPLOYMENT

PROBLEM

BRITAIN CONSIDERING

L

* News and Views

A

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local. Lightning Growth.

the second wicket went down the The rise to power of the Army candid barracker shouted, "Plum held their general meeting yester- Kowloon Bowling Green Club Comrades' Association has been re-it's me that's the--lool."

day. Mr. J. L Rapley was elected markably swift. A visitor to Ire- and states:"I journeyed through

Not less memorable is, the re- President. Page 1. Kowloon Sup the Free State in September, short mark. of Yorkshire spectator, plement.

Stook Exchange- ly after the A.C.A. had been form shouted to George Hirst, after that Hong Kong

cricketer had made two | Official Summary an It was never seriously discuss great

Page 12. China Provident Loan & Mort- in my hearing, and reports of ducks, failed to take a wicket, and meetings in the local Press were finally dropped an easy match.gage Co., Ltd., held their annual: wamped by reports of the IRA

** George,” called a voice, "tha's necting yesterday. Full roport activities. Now, we are told, poli. nowt left now, but to miss the

Pago 6. The Puisne Judge dismissed a ties are fearlessly and openly dis train."

elaim cussed in the Free State, thanks to

for wrongful dismissal brought by a sundries broker the influence of the A.C.A. Such a state of affairs most certainly did

against Messrs. Frank Cole & Co. not exist four months ago.".

Page 7. Yesterday's matches in the H.K. Cricket Club's Tennis Tournament. appear on

Page 10. complete disappearance on Wednes day of three, young Chinese women half an hour after their arrival in the Colony,

Page ?,

Two Parties-Two Armies,.

Those Tariff Walls!

A strange story is told of the

Winnipeg. Man-Hungry farm- ets in the municipality of Rhine Innd, in southern Manitoba, have It is doubtful whether the Irish been offered all the potatoes they political situation has a parallel can dig and haul away by their in the modern world. On the one neighbours across the line in North hand there is Mr. de Valera's party Dakota, but the operation of the barked, or rather pushed, by the Canadian tariff is an obstacle to I.R.A.; on the other there is Mr. the carrying out of the plan.

Messrs. Showan, Tomes & Co., Cosgrave's party backed and, ae Rhineland farmers suffered from Ltd., have been awarded $2,000,000- cording to the Home reports, be drought last summer and had a compensation on relinquishing gen- ginning to fear the domination of poor crop. Many of them are al-eral manngorship of the China the White Army, the A.C.A. By most destitute and will have to be Light & Power Co., Ltd. Page all accounts the two armies s fed from public funds during the University undergraduates, de more or less evenly matched.

winter. Seeing their distress, vided last night, after a debate, situation in Germany is no com- North Dakota farmers across the that local cabarets had a bad in- parison, for there the different poli-border have offered them all the fluence on the community. tical armed forces are by no means potatoes they wish, as potatɔes evenly matched and their political, there are a glut on the market and

Page 7. Mr. Pepys gives his "eve of de-- shades are more confusing.

worth very little. But there is a parture entry in bis diary. Canadian duty of 45 cents a bushet

Page 7. potatoes imported from the United States.

The Truant.

The

on

Far East.

The Assembly of the League adopted the Report of the Com-- mittee of Nineteen, Japan dissent- ing, and Siam abstaining. After- the announcement of the result the Japaness delegates walked out.

The escapade of Inniskeen, Mr. Peter Thrale's truant racehorse, told in the "Home papers recalls a Kimilar but more entertaining episode in India. While a number From Soap to Chewing-Gum.

The late William Wrigley, whose of racehorses from Australia were being landed at Kidderpore docks | estate, valued at nine million

few years ago, one, belonging to pounds, has just been granted pro

Page 9 well-known Calcutta owner, bato in the New York courts, ente

Japan will probably continue...to brake away from its groom and across chewing-gum quite casually, co-operate with the Disarmament galloped off. A few days later it and without at first realising that Conference. was found in the shafts of a small this was the stuff out of which forment will decide whether Japan is.

The Tokyo Govern- bus" belonging to the local con- tunes were to be made. His ori to break completely with the vent school.

ginal business was selling soap, League.

Page 9. and to stimulate declining sales he hit upon the idea of giving a bonus Kailu.

Japanese claim to have entered present to each buyer, on the since Foreign observera comment on the

Page 9. well-tried principle that many peo- great strength of the Japanese posi- ple will buy things they don't want tion at Chaoyang Page 9. in order to get something else for. War preparations at Mukden are nothing. The free presents includ said to be reminiscent of Paris ins ed all sorts of articles from scent August, 1014, News is strictly cen bottles to baking powder, but there sored.

Page 9. always ensued a saturation-point at which the public had had enough of those particular gifts.

It was discovered that, the horse which had drawn the convent bus, for years having died, the nans had held a session of prayer with the object of discovering a generous friend who would help them to buy another. One morning they opened their front door to find a fine young horse quietly grazing on their lawn. A direct

answer i

The Calentta owner, being a good sport, presented the nuns with a more suitable steed,

Barracking.

Mr. P. F. Warner tells a story of the Australian barracker which amusingly illustrates that irrepres- sible critic's sense of justice his impulse to be "impartially unfair to both sides." The story relates to the Test in which Mr. Warner put on Bosanquet to bowl googlies, As usual, Bosanquet could not find a length in his first over; and the barracker shouted, "Elum, you're afool."

Soon after, two great Australian hatsmen fell to Bosanquet, and as

win-

Looking round for fresh novel- ties, Wrigley discovered a small chewing-gum factory in the coun- try, and arranged to take part of its output to distribute with his soap. The free packet of chewing- gum proved an immediate nor," and the sales of soap went up with a bound, so much so that Wrigley decided that what the pub lic really wanted was not soap but chewing-gum. He therefore drop- ped his flourishing soap business, bought up the gum factory, and Bet out to give employment to the jaws of half the civilised (and un- civilised) world.

Local and General

Five more cases of small-por, o00! of diphtheria and one of meningitis were reported on Thursday,

Mrs. W. T. Fulatow, wife of Mr. W.. T. Fulstow of the Asia Realty Co., is sailing for England to-day by the P. & O. str. Rajputana...

General.

In the Sydney Test match Austra- lia made 435 in, their first innings.. England mplied with 180 for 3* wickets (Sutcliffe and Jardine:)

Page D. General Smuts and Hertzog have agreed to form a coalition governi- ment in South Africa. Page 9.

Sir Macolm Campbell has ended his present series of speed trials at Daytona. The Blue Bird is being: sent back to England. Page 9.

The death is announced of Col. Watts Morgan, War. veteran and Labour M.P.

Page 9.

From the files.

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

The annual general meeting of, the The veracity of this Journal har- Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking on three recent occasions been ing Coporation will be held at the impugned, we lost no more time in head office of the Corporation, 1 setting ourselves right with the | Queen's Road Central at 11.30 am. community. We should have ac

to-day,

quitted ourselves of this duty simultaneously with the appearan The 11th Term Graduation Func-ces of the charges, but, that our tion of the Chun Shing Typewrit- limited columns were occupied by ing Academy will be held to-day matter, which we ventured to deem at 4 p.m., in the hall of the Glouces more interesting than important.

The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Women's Guild and ter Restaurant. Mr. Leung Put Yu VOLUNTARY WORK SCHEME. Minister Children's League will be has kindly consented to distribute held at the Helena May Institute the prizes and certificates to the on Thursday, March 9 at 19.30 p.m. successful candidates.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, Feb. 23. ANSWERING 2 question calling his attention to a voluntary work scheme in Germany, whereby employment has been provided for 200,000 youths on schemes of com- munal service, the Labour Minister,

When the Rajputana sails from the Colony this morning, one of her passengers will be Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor who is proceeding Home on leave.

When public affairs are conduced,.- especially as regards money mat- ters, with the secrecy which so com J

picuously marks the policy of our With the view to further exten- Colonial "Government, we, for our sion of activity and other necessary part, cannot refrain suspecting, improvements, the Hong Kong that much secrecy is assumed as a Sanatorium Ltd. is taking over the mask for equivocal expenditure... Yeung Wo Hospital Ltd. at the Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. price of 8313,500. We understand 1859. that Dr. Li Shu Fan is the promo

Sir Henry Betterton, told the An attempt to commit suicide byter of the new company. House of Commons he was giving taking an overdose of opium was most careful consideration to the made by Wong Siu Ting, a 23 year

Hongkong, 21st February, 1933. 1475 machine in Manchuria. Up to now in measurable blessings of Imperial question of introducing a similar old student, living at the Man dings are announced:Police Ser- wpeated.. It was a novelty last

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE is bereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation ill be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on Baturday, the 25th February, 1988, at 11.8 mm. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors ogether with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st December,

1982.

The Register of Shares of the Jorporation will be closed from Mom

the 18th February to Saturday, Ano 25th February, 1938 (both days clusive), during which period no

for of shares can be registered Orderof the Board of Directors

VM GRAYBURN,

Uniel Mans

1988

however, not be suitable for

an-

He was,

LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

The Poultry Show was meagre, The following forthcoming wed and I should imagine will not be. geant John Orem of the Water year, and consequently evoked. removed to hospital in a semi-con-wiltshire, nurse, of 111 The Peak; the pens provided stood empty. I scious condition.

Sidney Morris, clerk of the was sorry to see it so, because when R.A.8.C. to Leia David Basilevsky, the movement was started I, in com- hairdresser, of Helena May Instimon with others, supposed it would

the Chinese troops have fought with goodness; dend to bcoome one of the scheme into Britain. What was Kwok Boarding House. cannot be denied that the real test guardian deities of the countryropriate to one country might, howaver, found just in time and Police Station to Miss Elsio Edith some interest. This year nearly all : the greatest determination, but it ing lies ahead. The struggle rever. and as such to receive unique other. berates throughout the world, and honours in the temple." the attack on China is a challenge

also to the League. Policy, and the

It is easy to see how this doctrine,

post War ideal, of abolishing war simple and lofty in many respects, and the settlement of international disputes by Conferences before and elfah and narrow in others, not after the wanton spilling of clashes with the ideas of the modern Those of all lands, who blood and destruction of property, world.

It is well at this time to study the nature of the tremendous mili worship the old way, have, through vary organisation in the Island the ages, precipitated ware

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IRISH TARIFF WAR

The birth of a son to Mr. and Mre: G. U. da Roza of 237, Prince

Edward Road is announced' else- where in our columns.'. We are glad to be able to state that both mother and child are doing well,

The Management of the Hong Kong Hotel advises that owing to the engagement of the Roof Gar. den for a Wedding Reception this afternoon the usual Tea Dance will take place in the Grill Room."

tute.

When

she left Shanghai early last Saturday morning, the Em press of Britain left behind her & souvenir in the shape of an eight ton nachor and 37 toris of chain. Due to the efforts of the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co however, this tecessary park of a liners cquipment will be returned to her when she reaches the Whangoon on her return.

lead to improvement in the breed- ing of poultry. If no more than a dozen entries can be secured failure must be confessed. long Kong Daily- Press Feb. 23, 1880, - Looking Back 25 Years,

BRITISH EFFORT AT CONCILIATION,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Feb. 23. Empire, that has grown in a couple order to rally the nation for IN THE House of Commons to-day; asked if he would be prepared bowe and our frente as of great, leffort and a moral regenerato negaliate with the Irish Free

arrows Yesterday in this column something was said of tion! It is needless to cite ex- State Government with a view to the training of Japan's officers and amples from the past. Generally exempting equivalent Irish product the soldier statesmen who guide her this desperate remedy fails, and for a withdrawal of the Irish duty from the special duties, in return destinice. A few facts about the human material at their disposal unless Japan is willing to go back on British coal, the Dominions Se will throw light on the nature of to the obscurity of the pre-Meiji cretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, said the whole body of Japanese miliage, it will be impossible to presettlement of the Anglo-Irish dis any attempt to reach a partial tariament

The Japanese infantryman is conserve the simple and admirable pute on the suggested lines was not tent with the simplest fare, and beliefs, of that time War almost At same Amongst the passengers who left 2 The Dangers of Conversion. 3. it pieces, or even comes into close

likely to be useful. the roughest quarters He is easily invariably hastens the fall of the At the same time, as he haunted by the 5 Rajputana. for Home "Isa's Praying taking a mean ad disciplined and his officers possess

powerful lever in the implicit things that its promoters are seek. Ringdom Government remained de- this morning were Mr. F. J. de vantage "" 4.What happened on belief in the divinity of the Eming to preserve. And of nothing sirous of a friendly settlement with Rome, the headmaster of Queen's Easter Monday!" 6" Miraclea.' peror. The soldier is taught that is it more destructive than dynsefles the basis that the validity of wist the head of the Import and Exporting are open-all women will be

the Irish Free State provided on College, and Mr. E. W. Hamilton, 18. "Life after Death. These meet to die on the battlefeld for the elez "Emperor is the reason he was given, and military systems.

ing obligations as ao

Department,

welcome.:

tod

Commander P. Todd, is due at HM.8. Wild Swan, Destroyer, Bhanghai on Thursday, February 28, from Nanking, where she will fuelling she will sail to Hong be relieved by H.M.S. Verity. After Kong on February 28.

It is reported, on good authority, that the French military authori ties have conducted a series of high- y muccessful experiments with a new weapon designed to destroy airchpis. A specially constructed Lenten Discussions for women will gun, it is stated, is able to throw be held by the Bishop of Victoria a shell of a new type nearly a mile Fridays at 10.30 am to 11.30 em ignites immediately on leaving the- at the Helena May Institute on into the air. The bead of the shell

Starting from March 3. Subjects | gun, and remains alight throughout valmis aro-1. "Is there meaning in evil its course, with the result that if

proximity to the envelope of the airship an explosion of the, ges equivalent to the annihilation of the ensue. Hong Kong Daily Press, airship and its crew, in bound to

Feb. 25 1908,

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