A declaration that he will nude. war-time powers if necessBTY, WELS made by Pres. Roosevelt in his inaugural speech, on Saturday,
Far East,
Page 1.
Referring to the situation in the Far East, M. Saito declared there is not a single rosson for uneasiness in the Netherlands Indies. Page 1. The largest drug haul in the past Page a cord, the United States will be able ten years was made in Shanghai on Nows of latest developments in to send to Turkey, free of restricSaturday. tions an amount of goods equal to what the United States buys from Johol will be found on Turkey. This is expected to mean the doubling of American sales in
Automobiles' and
Kenya Quenchers.
ma-
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Local.
The rules and regulations for the chinery generally will profit great Court of Criminal appeal, na con- Turkey
tained in a draft-bill-published in the Government Gazette appear y
Page 6. of Saturday's "A full account An advertisement in the Mount Racing, which was notable for a
Three
Pago 2- Kenya Review is headed Good Drinks," and goes on to name number of surprises appears on them "Tusker (the drink..with
In local football matches the which to quench your thirst), Jum- bo (the drink to take when you surprise on Saturday was tho de
· Page 10 need a pick-me-up), Nguyn (the feat of the Lincolns by the R.A. in drink to take at sundowner time)," the senior shield. Full results.
Congratulations to Kenya! No
Local cricket results on Page 10 imported American highball names for her, but downright, original 1.1.C. beat Craigengower by 7 local labels. "Tusker," doubtless wickets and the University beat with the strength of a rogue-ele- the Anny by 2 wickets, in the First phant, Jumbo, similarly kick- ful, and the mellow Nguvu," sounding like a soft sunset wind, the first coolth of evening.
Rural Scotland,
Perth, Scotland. Revival of a rural outlook in Scottish education, Bs opposed to the present predomi- nant urban conception, was urged by a number of delegates at the an- nual congress of the Educational Institute of Scotland bere,
A warning against concentrating the Scottish nation in towns was issued by Mr. A. N. Skelton,
Division of the League. Pages 10,
The Amalgamation of the asso- New Territories was announced at.. ciations doing medical work in the the annual dance, on Saturday of the new St. John's Ambulance New Territories
Benevolent Medical
Page 6. Branch.
A light decline in the result of the year's working was reported by the Hon. Sir Chou Bon Chow, (Chairman) presiding at the four- teenth ordinary yearly meeting of the Bank of East Asia, Limited, held at the Bank's Officer; on Paze 12. The Diocesan Girls School held Saturday.
on Saturday.
rekindle "rural-mindedness,' say how much liquor a generation M.P. Undersecretary of State for their prize-giving
guest of honour.“ will swallow. The fight has been to between wets who say the Average and advised them to study the American hankers for hooch and educational structure of Denmark runst have it and the drys who say, in this connection.*. The Government's announcement he bankers for booch and must not. He pointed out that in England is generally welcomed by the Press. Does he banker because both sides and Wales, 83 per cent. of the peo- In 1932 the total value of cheques, The Timer considers it would be say he does? What if, after all ple were at work in towns. One of etc, cleared was £39,111,950,000, As
for the disastrous if he form of agreed this tax tapping programme, the legacies of the nineteenth cen follow tury which needed disposing of be £38,235,889,000
great tragedy should against
decrease of limitation were reached and What if the sane, silent Average said, was that there was something previous year, 1
11.3 per cent. dividual states reverted to tragic American should show that he isn't specially advantageous in urban oc-
cupation, life and outlook. £4,123,910,000, or Since 1929, which was the year with rivalry of competitive armaments.
The Manchester Guardian de- the highest turnover in the history
shows that for the third successive cheques, etc., cleared by this in year the total turnover of bills,
bunce the marriage of their stitution has declined on that of achieving results which are held to suddenly released from prohibition Scotland. He called on teachers The Bishop of Vistoria was the
daughter FLORENCE JANE, to Mr, JAMES CARNEGIE, JR., which took place on Wednesday, Feb. 1933, at Shanghai.
9,
Editorial and Business Office: 11,
Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24511: London Office: 53, Fleet Street,
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MARCH 6, 1933.
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the previous year. The total clear-be so essential. ings for 1932 were lower than for
any year in the last thirteen years,
ie, since 1919, the year immediate ly succeeding the war:
Press Comment.
of the Clearing House, when clares that failure of the Dis £44,896,877,000 was scored, the fall-armament Conference would hope- ing off has been equal to 28.4 por lessly prejudice the World Econo-
mie Conference y
cent.
year.
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Three cases of smallpox, one of diphtheria and two meningitis, were reported on Friday.
The Hong Kong branch of the English Association, moets at the Helena May Institute at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow, when Ms. P. E. Barker will speak on Coventry Patinore.
Page 7.
from the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS
The Friend of Chinn, in taking up the cudgels for his friend, the ex-Portuguese Consul of Ningpo. purscus the course best calculated to blind the public and screen that functirmary. The mal-practices A farewell dinner in honour of existing during the ex-consul'a ad- the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, ministration had become '89 $170. 1K.O.. and the Hon. Mr. E Rcious and notorious as to cause hini Halifax, C.M.G., Secretary for to appeal to the Press of this Chinese Affairs will be given by Colony in order to exculpate him- not drag this gentleman before the their Chiness friends at the Kam sulf by verbose, frivolous and ex- public. He appeared voluntarily Ling Hotel, on Tuesday, March 14 parte misrepresentations. We did by letter, by article and by pamph lot. With the broad facts before us, we were all along convinced of duced in the defence,Hong Kong the sophistry of the arguments ad Daily Press, March 1858. LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS
at 8 p.m.
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Draft programmes and entry forma for the second extra race meeting to be held on Saturday, March 18, may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, the Club Hour Happy Valley, the Hongkong Club, the Sports Club, and the Stables, Village Road.
Such figures, if they stood alone,
The Manchester Guardian in would be calamitous for Great
with deveral other Britain, but, of course, parallel common
journala, urges especially the im figures may be seen in every great portance of achieving results in industrial country. Thus, for example, for the same year, 1939, conference.
The Morning Poil says: "No the drop in New York clearings
The annual general meeting of for the twelve-month ended 30th secret is made in well-informed November, as compared with the quarters in London of the appre-the Victoria Diocesan and Mission same period in 1931, was 39.4 per bension with which the Governary. Association, Hongkong, will cent. It must also be remembered ment realize the consequences of a tako place at the Cathedral Hall at that the value of money has possible breakdown,Chief among 8.10 p.m. to-day. changed considerably in the last these is a dangerous and unregulat three
According to an Plan of Stand seata will be open for
ed race in aramaments which, it booking at Messrs: Moutro & Co. from In view of the alarming news from Index compiled by the London it realized, must ensue from the of known intention of Germany to Saturday, 4th March.
America a trying time indeed for Timer the wholesale price
agreement is a new President to take office commodities which stood at 128.8 re-in unless an glance at some of the British finan. (gold) at the end of 1929 was 103.2 reached at the conference?
The Daily Herald says the feel- (gold) at the end of the following cial statistics for the year 1939 year, 99.5 (sterling) at the end of ing in Geneva is that the Franco- should be robasuring. In the 1931 and 94.3 (sterling) at the 31st German deadlock might be resol early part of the year Gigures December last. Such a fall in vad, given only a reasonable
amount of good will, prices was bound to be reflected, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
begin to accumulate in London as it is, in the turnover of cheques, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN showing with what success the pre-etc., cleared. The fall in the price that the Ordinary Yearly vious year's trade has been attend- of price, of money, as reflected in Meeting of Shareholders in the Comed. One of the earliest of these the Bank Rate, in the last year has pany will be held at the Registered batches of figures, and certainly one also bad its effect on these totals. Office of the Company 3rd Floor No. of the most important, is that An analysis of these returns by Duddell Street, Hong Kong, on issued on the first day of the year quarters of the year reveals some Wednesday, 8th March, 1933, at 3 by the London Bankers Clearing interesting data. Thus, in the first p.m, for the purpose of receiving the House. For those who may be three quarters of last year there Report of the Directors together with unaware what this institution is, it were declines on the previous year, Statement of Accounts for the year may be said that it clears, or respectively, of 25.8, 18.3, and 7.9 ended 31st December, 1932.
exolanges and cashes, the cheques per cent., but in the fourth quarter. The Transfer books of the Company und bills of all the important banks the total showed an ingresos of will be closed from 24th February to in England and Wales--the banks 14.6 per cent. This is encouraging which is the riyal of the sko mozi | to-morrow at the K.C.C.ground, of Public Works, The Colonial Se as an emblem of longevity Honj
-HONG KONG BREWERS & DISTILLERS, LTD.
8th March, 1933, both days inclusive.
ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL OF KNIGHTHOOD
COMPLETION OF 96 YEARS WORK IN SIGHT
St John Ambulance Brigade, announce that the number of per- sons vaccinated-free of charge-by Members of the Ambulados Brigade, up to and including Thursday, March 2 totals 213,085,
P
The following extract from an The 9th Annual Indian Empire article on Chinese charms is of in- and Crown Colonies Garden Party terest here:-On the 15th day of will be held at the Hurlington Club the 5th moon springs and cuttings on Monday, July 3 when the usual acorus calamus, and a plant called. brilliant concourse of civilians and by the Chinese gad are placed st An unknown Chinese committed officers engaged in the administra the doors of houses to prevent all suicide yesterday morning by jumption and policing of the scattered manner of evil from entering. The ing from the top floor of the board dominions will foregather in social peach charm consists of a sprig of."
that tree covered with blossoms, ing house at No. 8, Connaught fashion in the Capital.
which at the New Year is placed Road. He has not yet been identi-
at the doorways for the same pur
that he came from Canton.
The Government Gazette notifiés pose as the foregoing. The bottle fed, but it is believed by the Police
that the Recreation Grounds Com gourd a curious species of the The annual sports meeting of the mittee will, consists of the follow Cucurbitus, closely resembling'" a Archapel of St.-Paal's Oathedral, Kowloon Junior School will be held ing The Chairman, The Director bottle, is represented on ornaments of Scotland and Ireland having as far as it goes, for it shows that famous chapels of knighthood in commencing at 10.30 am. Mrs. J. Rcretary, The Director of Education, Long Daily Press, March 6, 1893,
Parents and friends of the pupils Royal Naval Recreation Club Locking Back 25 Years. By order of the Board of Directors, their own institutions. To the Lou the rate of decline in three-quarters the country, is reaching completion Wood will distribute the prizes One Representative sach from the
don Clearing House belong the of the year was a steadily diminish after 20 yearsey A. innst m
and that in October- V. DE 8. ROBERTSON,
Frem an improvised chapet of are cordially invited to be present. Hong Kong Area Sports Board
(Ariny), Hong Kong, Football As Mr. J. K. McPherson have a very "Big Five" banks, that in the five ing one
There will be a Full band Prac sociation, Hong Kong Jockey Club, interesting account of a trip which Secretary.
largest banks of Great Britain and December: there was a substantial Hongkong, 20th February, 1933. [478 free other smaller but also important increase. No undue optimism must Australian teak it is being made
banks, these ten banks controlling be created on this foundation, for into a finished and beautiful shrine tice at Volunteer Headquarters on Hong Kong Football Club, Hong he made up the North River to Friday next. March 10. The Ad Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Hankow at the Y.MO.A rooms or over nine-tenth of the banking of the improvement in the fourth quar.
Like the chapels of the Order pijutant asks all members of the Cricket Club, Hong Kong Hockey Saturday night. His lecture, England and Wales. It follows ter is probably due to the Govern- THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON therefore that the onnal report of mont debt conversion scheme. This, the Grater at St. George's Wind Band to make every effort to at Olub, Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, which was illustrated with beauti- the London" Bankers Clearing of course, entailed the passing of sor, and the Order of the Bath im tend in view of the forthcoming Hong Kong Polo Club, Club de ful lime light effects, as much en
creation Club, Indian Recreation March 8, 1908, WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD. House is the most authoritative substantial sums of money through Henry the Seventh Chapel at inspection by the General Officer Hecreio, Hong Kong Chinees Re-joyed-Hong Kong Daily Press,
Olub, Y.M.C.A guide to the banking industry of the banks. The highest daily figure, Westminster Abbey, this chapel is Commanding
A Chinese prisoner, who was ar NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
the United Kingdom and to the indeed, wae for 186. December last, that of an order of knighthood
rested after a murderous attack on unconverted & per cent. War Long St. Michael and St. George, THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY £nance and prosperity of the whole when the Government paid off the the Most Distinguished Order of
a fellow tenant at 130, Bonham TOTAL MEETING OF country?
Before 1909 the chapel bad serv The immense strength of the and received a call of 621 per cent. SHAREHOLDERS will be held at
warder Friday March 10, Mrs. S. W. O'so involved in a London fog cxceed He was found by a the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson British banks has often been dwelt on the now Conversion, Loaned first as the Consistory Court of Strand, committed suicide in Viced Hospitals, Bonham Road are The London Chamber of Com A further light on the trade posi- the Dicotee of London, and Inter toria Gaol on Saturday morning. holding their annual pound day on merce estirantes that the losers &Co., Ltd, on Thursday, the 9th on, but in these days of world-wide
as the site of Alfred Cereus great hanging, by a rope made from will receive gifts, from 11 am, to £1,000,000 every day it loba The March, 1933, AT NOON, for the and devastating depression wyen the tien is.. yielded by dividing these
19 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Hospitals will dise, delays in traffic, suspension of purpose of receiving the Report of most strongly founded institutions clearing figures into metropolitan monument to the Duke of Welling his trousers from the rails of the 11 p., and Mrs. 1. R. Wood from loses include damage to merchan-
clearings. The ton. But in that year it was given cell.
be open for inspection, and visitors business, cost of artifical lighting. the Directors and the Statement of may suffer somewhat. Jax a combad provincial Accounts for the year ended 31st munity such as Great Britain, in metropolitan clearings reflect fairly to the Order, and was temporarily.
furnished
Convicted on a charge of being in will be welcome The Comanttee illness, and the which the overwhelming part of the clearly the wholesale and retail December, 1823
braking is in comparatively few in business of London Thess show The permanent furnishing of the unlawful possession of an automs give the following suggestions for shipping and railw stitutions of great strength, the only a shrinkage of 3.4 per cent. success, or otherwise, of these as compared with the 11,3 per cent, chapel has now reached the final institutions is bound to be a reflet for the whole country already atage. tion of the general trade position, cited, Here, while there were heavy The
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 1st Marab, 1933 to Thursday the atu Mareb, 1933, both days Inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
THACRAPNELL,
And this is what in fact we do find decreases in the first three quarters being in the Clearing House returns. The of the year, there was actually a
road slump set in in 1929. The fair increase in the fourth quarter nee 1932. 475 Clearing House returns for 1032 of 2.3 per cent.
Eboretary.
The Alice Memorial and Affiliat
bine were sentenced to six months Water bottles Grants; Rubber air sixth, Fags which tie pistol, a Chinese and his concu kits Cotton Wool Lint; Hot rate in a London fog gement are and three months' imprisonment, rings, Patent barley: Antiphlogia ventable by better method give the chapel respectively, at Central Magistracytine, Condensed milk; Benger's consumption are due to the zoon- old layer (ait," upóz Rnd dignity on Saturday. It was stated that Food, Evaporated milk Bovril dans
uté particles of soot and dusi onial of the the defendants were arrested at the Yellow soap, Meat juice, Carbolio ent
Tung On Wharf on Friday night, soap; Marmite, Monkey soap:
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