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ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ONE HUNDRED AND

THE ONE HUNDERDINAND

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, 1, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 4th April, 1833, at 11,30 am. for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be (LOSED from Wednesday, the 99th, March, 1933, to Tuesday, the 4th April, 1933. Both Days inclusive, during which period NO Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

G. E. ELLAMS,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 3 th March, 1933. 012

UNION WATERBOAT COM. PANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE Twenty Eighth Annual General Meeting of Share- holders will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co... Lrd, on Tuesday, the 4th of April, 1933, at 9 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Teport of the General Managers together with a statement of Ac counts to Sist December, 1932.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 28th March, to 4th April 1988, both dates inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Manageri Hongkong, 43rd March, 1939.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE Sixty-fourth Ordinary Gen-

eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Monday, the 10th April, 1933, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 21st December, 1932...

The following Resolutions will also be submitted to the Meeting:-

(1) "That as from the 1st day of

"January, 1833, the remunera "tion of the Consulting Com. "mittee bo increased from *$16,000 to $24,000 per annum.' "That as from the 1st day of "January, 1933, the remunera "tion of the Auditors be raised

from $1,60 to $1,500 per "aunum for each Firm."

The Share Begister and Transfer

·Books will be closed from the 27th March, to the 10th April, 1931, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 20th March, 1933.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH

THERE IS A SHERRY FOR ALL OCCASIONS

SHERRY is recognised as the best value of all

wines.

SHERRY is the best. TONIC WINE because it contains almost double as much vinosity

as any other wine.

SHERRY is THE WINE the flavour of which can'

be appreciated WHILST SMOKING. SHERRY of the dry type is the BEST of all

APPETISERS.

..

SHERRY is the most ECONOMICAL WINE as

the contents of the bottle remain good after having been opened many days. SHERRY of the OLD BROWN (type) is an EXCELLENT AFTER DINNER wine.

WE HAVE THE FINEST SELECTION OF SHERRIES TO CHOOSE FROM.

RUIZ

AMONTILLADO SOLERA & FINA AMONTILLADO SUPERIOR FINE OLD BROWN

EXTRA PALE SUPERIOR PALE DRY SOLERA & FINA SUPERIOR FULL GOLDEN

AMOROSO EXTRA

SANDEMAN'S

Light Dry Amontillado Armada

Very Pale Pale Dry Nutty Fine Old Brown

Brown Bang.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS Esr. 1841.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Inspector R. SHANNON and Inspec tor and Mrs. W. SHANNON wish to thank all friends for their .. attendance at the funeral, flowers and mesenges of sym. pathy in their recent sad bereavement.

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HONG KONG, MARCH 30, 1933.

| PEACE---AND RENAISSANCE

IN CHINA?

China's leaders seem agreed that poace is their country's immediate need. T. V. Soosa spoke of re construction under the anvil blows of Japanese militarism, WANG OHING WEL is evidently prepared to take the battle for the Jehol passes aa the neid test of China's military power. After that defeat he appears to accept the hard fact of Japanese military supremacy at the present time. The country's need is internal reconstruction. Of what use is it to fling the 19th Army and CHIANG KA SHEK's

"steel helmet*** divisions against Japanese tanks and aeroplanes, when they are urgently needed to wrest the central provinces from the Reds" and to bring peace to the bandit ridden districts i

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Japan has resigned from the League. China has not. Despite defeata in the field and loss of ter-

ritory China has gained a great moral victory in the eyes of the world. When attacked she appeal- ed to the League, and, impartially examined, her cause was vindicated. It is easy to say that China could not possibly have taken any other course There węze botheads clamouring for war, which would have given Japan the technical right to attack as she liked and hold what she had taken. The net

OBITUARY

Mr. William Pope

30, 1933

*News and Views +

Rare Carpets Cheap.

The cheapest thing in Baghdad" to-day is carpete

Bombs" for China,

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local

"We regret to announce the death of Mr. Willism Pope which oUCHIT- ied at the Victoria Hospital on Tuesday,

The late Mr. Pope was fifty three years of age,

and was an old resident of the Colony hav- ing been out hers since 1901. native of Devonport, the deceased' eame out to join the Royal Naval Dockyard as chargeman of ships filters. & position which he held at the time of his death.

The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery yesterday, the Rev. Chamberlain, the chaplain of the Dockyard, conducting the ser vices. There were a large numberers will carpet your house for you, of deceased's friends present to pay leaving the rugs on your floor for their last respects, and the fornt weeks until you make your de tributen wore sent by the fallow cision. « ing:-Commodore Wyndham Law- rie, DSO R.N., Mr. and Mrs. A.

The funeral of the late The Metropolitan-Vickers people! in Manchester have lately boon William Pope who died as Victoria Owing to the ban on the export perplexed lay persistent rumours Hospital on Tuesday, took place at Page 8. of currency from Persia, Shich that the firm was supplying muni- the Protestant Cemetery yester pilgrims visiting the Iraq cities tions to China or Japan. Donials, day...

did

to smother the not ecom

a net profit of $117,000 was re usually bring carpots with them, Awhich they sell on arrival. :.. rumour, but by pure accident one

yesterday, of the Hong Kong Rope The result is that excellent car source of it has now been discover ported at the annual meeting,

Metropolitan

Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Mr: A. L. pets and rugs are to be had at red. Recently a rock-bottom prices, for the market Vickers engineer was returning Shielde was is the chair on Page 15. is glutted. Many real bargains from Liverpool to Manchester by are to be picked up in old tribal the Liverpool-Hull train. As he Father G. Byrne, S.J., give a carpets, and the wool all dyed in walked towards the barrier at most interesting presidential ad- the fast vegetable dyes which stand Central Station he noticed a crowd dress last night to the Education round the guand's van, and peep Society of Hong Kong, on the

education up to all tests -

To make a single sale the dealing through, saw some objects with problem of

which he was quite familiar being Colony. loaded by a porter.

aford, Mr. and Mrs. H./E. Huddew and fandly, Mr. and Mrs. JO Lyal, Mr. and Mrs S.,0. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Newnham, Mr. and Mrs. Wah Fook and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hollidge and fami- y, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Alderaan, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoare, Messrs. Newnham, Fooks and Grant, Messrs. Leverett, Cotton, Bush and Peasley, Messrs. Lam Quai Pui, Leung Tin Shane, and Yeang Y, Messrs. Hung Mut and Li Chu Kwong,

Applied Science.

in

the

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Further evidenco was taken yo "What are those things, porter " naked an important-looking gentle-terday in the case at Central Manatracy in which three Chinese Bombs for China, sir," came

were accused of collecting money on the pretence that it was for the prompt reply.

Page 7. Chinese troops.

"I thought we had an embargo on munitions," said the questioner. "Yes, Air, but these Bre specials," returned the porter,

The crowd took it all in; and no doubt the important-looking gentle man made soma severe criticism on the Government at his club that night. Actually the objects in

were reflections question

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General.

A terrible air disaster occurred

on Tuesday afternoon, when an Imperial Airway's liner, City of.

Page 9. Tiverpool, crashed and caught fire near Dixmude, Flanders. aluminium alloy Liout, N. Baillie Stewart was on Tuesday found guilty on three the altorantive changes under official Secrets Act, by a General Court Martial, held at Chelsea Page 9. Barracks.

His Majesty the King held a Levee at St. Jame's Palace on Page 9. Tuesday.

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The Scientific. Instrument Section was one of the most popular attrac tions of the British Industries Fair at Olympia. The exhibits varied widely from simple pocket magnify. ing lonses to elaborate equipment for photo micrographic work. A new form of photometer for the measure- ment of comparative densities of photographic plates, from papers, and similar work has floats for supporting the nets of been evolved by one firm working in the Hull drifters. collaboration with the British Wreaths were also sent by the Photographic Research Aciation, Literature and. Wine. Royal Naval Yard Police, the Unit Not many years ago practically all The praise of good living" WES ed Service Lodge. No. 1341. E.C., analytical balances for research the topic of discussion at Foyle's the C.D.'s Department Naval Yard,hemists were made in Germany luncheon st Grosvenor House, Hongkong branch of the Admiralty Now British manufacturers have where Mr. H. A. Vachell was in Draughtsmon's Association, Ararat entored this field, and they are the chair. M. André Simon, the R.A.M. Lodge No. 4 E.C., producing these extremely delicate Officers and staff (outside) N.S.O balances, of equal if not superior gastronomical expert, was the chief department, Supt. Electrical Engi- quality, at competitive prices. How speaker, and his theme was modera- Not much, but enough and neer and Staff, Chief Constructor sensitive these balances are may be and constructors H.M. Dockyard, judged from the fact that it is the best," has been M. Simon's The Expense Accounts Dept. R.N. possible to weigh in them a human rimple principle in life, and he preached what ho has always prac tised. Bad pictures do not It is reported that the Longue, of Yard, the Technical Subordinate oyelash or person's signature. Officers' Association. The Agree-

matter; your friends will not look Nations will not reply to Japan's Page 9. at them, but bad food means bad note of secession. ment Employers Association, The

temper, and your friends will not workmen of the Ship-fitting Shon C. O's Dept., tho Clerical staff

speak to you. Chief Constructor's Dept., the Inspectors. C. C's Dent, and the Dockyard Recreation, Club,

MR. L. C.-H. PALAIRET

FORMER ESSEX CRICKETER

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

The Beatty Manuscripts,

Mr.

A wide appeal to collectors, in general will be made by the sale at Sotheby's in May of the second portion of the famous Chester Beatty collection of Wes. tera manuscripts. It is some time A Chester ngo Bow eines Beatty, the noted American art connoisseur, disposed of his other Western MSS., but the interest which was aroused by the auction i wall remembered, and the com: ing sule is certain to attract an even greater amount of attention, The second selection, which con- RUGBY, March 28.

tains 37 MBS., and is therefore MR. L. C. Palairet, the Essex rather larger than the first, in- cricketer who played for Eng- cludes many notable treasures land against Australia 30 years ago, dating from the eighth to the six- died suddenly yesterday at the age teenth century, but the choicest lot to come under the hammer is of 83.

Palairet played twice for Eng-The Foucquet Hours." This ex- land in a Test match-at Manches quisite 1470 work on vellum is now ter and the Oval in 1902, the year recognised as one of only two that the Australians retained the books of devotion, which Ashes by two wins to one in the attributed with confidence to the five Testa.

hand of Jean Funcquet himself. Apart from this book. only four isolated leaves as specimens of his art as an illuminator are known ta exist in this country,

His brother, PR.H. is joint manager, with "Plum" Warner, of the England team which is at pre- sent in New Zealand.

THE EXCELSIOR RESTAURANT

YESTERDAY'S OPENING.

Large-gatherings attended the

Soveral typical Russian dishes appeared on the menu and called forth general praise for the enlin-

tion.

Mr. Osbert Burdett defended wine with the shield of the Authorised Version of hoth Old Testament and New, and spoke of the indissoluble bonds which link up the vine, religion, and culture. This is the month in which two of the greatest writers on wine have died, Gals- worthy and George Saintsbury, and there were present at Grosvenor House at least half a dozen mem- bera of that unique club the Saints- bury Club, which was founded, a few years ago, to keep alive the tradition of wine-loving. Saints bury, like M. Simon, was an apostle of not much, but enough and of the best"

Mr. Belloc's Masterplace.

It was curious that no one men- tioned Mr. Belloc's poem on wine, which took him twenty years to write, and which he published at can belast a few years ago. No one who beard "Bolloo speak at the first dinner of the Saintsbury Club, when he quoted from-the then un published poem, will ever forget that masterpiece of oratory and poetry on wing.

Local and General

Seven cases of small-pox, one of enteria and one af meningitis were reported on Tuesday.

Bonham

The forty-second annual meeting of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders will be held in the rooms of the Institution at 8 p.m. to-day.

The South Wales Borderers are holding their Regimental sports meeting to-day and to-morrow at Sookunpoo. To-morrow afternoon a special programme of music will be given by the band of the Lin- colnshire Regiment.

Tuen is a fair prospect that the kull for the Northern front will prove the prelude to the formal conclusion of hostilities between result, it will be argued, is the first Russian: tillin and dinner

served at the Excelsior Restaurant, The Ying Wa Girls' School an China and Japan. The pity of it same. Japon knew what she want. Des Voeux Road Central, opnual speech day will be held at the is that it will not be peace, on

ed, captured it and keeps it. Even

posite the Government Radio Hop Yat Church Hall, that is doubtful: Very possibly if terms acceptable to both sides, but China had been stung to formal Office; on the occasion of the open. Hoad at 7 p.m. to-day. an armed truce, with China striy declaration. of war, the excuse g of the Excelsior yesterday. ing to set her house in order would have been seized upon to oocupy Peiping and Tientsin and against the day of her revenge. hay further territory pad Simultaneously she will seek to use was generally careful to seek some

ary necomplishments of the chet.. Russia as her instrument against show of justification for her nets Special Russian riffin and dinner mehus will be prepared daily by and China gave her remarkably the foe, who should be her friend little. Due credit has not more the chef at the Excelsior and The wireless telephone service | Balean. and collaborator. If Japan had over, been given to the Chinese guests who were present on the from Bangkok to Manila opened on been capable of the broad vision, nation, for the complete absence of opening day congratulated the the 10th inst. with half a dozen incidents against Japanese subjects, management very heartily on the experimental calls of an extended and the enlightened self-interest, There are Japanese communities in happy idea of introducing these nature and were most successful held out to her in

LYTION Re-most of the Treaty Ports, and the novel dishes foto, the Colony.

firmness of the Chinese authorities and of good sense shown by the populace, put to shame much that Honour on both was done against enemy subjects in For Ladies (Both including Tax) are sides would have been atisfied, the European countries during the obtainable through the SECRETARY

an introduction by Member, suah perity of Manchuris assured, Great Wat.

THE THIRD EXTRA RAR MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 10 APRIL, 1938, commencing at 2.00 pm. SI

The First Bell will bo Rung at 1.90 p.m.

MEMBERS'

RS ENCLOSURE Metabers are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges proeminently displayed.

kie One without Badge will be admitted to las Members: Encioruro..

port the prospect in the Far East Badge admitting Non-Hembers to would have suggested dawn rather

the Members Endlosure sed Olab Rooms than darkness,

St $5.00 for Gentlemen and $8.00

to be responsible for payment Secretary's Oon 3rd Floor,

fidingo (Tol. $7794)

FOKI WITH SMALLPOX

WHAT A BANITARY INSPECTOR SAW,

Mr. Eldan Potter, K.C., has been retained for another year by the

Govern Kwangtung Provincial. ment. He has been acting as coun- sel for the Canton authoritics for

BODIE years.

A remand of ons week, with bail at $500, was granted by Mr. Wynne Jones in a cass in which District Watchman, Lo Tat Kyong, is charged with demanding 8800 with menaces from Wu Ring Loung, a carpenter; and with asculting him,

China has now an immense op the Russian maunch checked, inportunity to consolidate the friend stead of stimulated, and an era of ship and respect of the world,

Lung das Yu who is in charge of goodwill and co-operation, in trade gained during the past eighteen.

months. This factor of gengine restaurant at 150-131 Johnston and rehabilitation, between China to Members

goodwill in no small one in the Road, Wanchai, was summoned he and Japan might have been in situation. No one will pay that fore, Mr. Schofield yesterday with e on sale at the

by_formal action, self-interest and the desire to pre lailing to mollfy the authorities No Protext will Childred be but the ious economia needs serve the balance of power in the that his foki was suffering from either Enclosure during of the two countries. But Japan minds, in their wish to see. China The hearing was adjourned for Far East are absent from Western smallpox on March 21,STE

It is officially announced btainable, at the Club

akrutin ole of the strengthened. On the other hand, medical evidence to be called. De Honourable Mr. 5 S Saw bey are ordered from strong man armid,

efending his the fact of China's awakening icndant, said the foki had been son, puisme judes of the No.1 Boy in advance. Telephone

rational sense in accepted. The suffering from small por. He went Court of the Gold Coast, has been Topoik

nd confident that no day old system of relations between to the country on February 8 and appointed a puiane julge of the jedenasty and ved March 1 when he had Straits Hettlements to fill one for the European residents in the counrecovered,

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The Hitler Party has declared, a boycott against Jews in all profes sions, and branches of business.

Page 0. Far East,

It is reported that Bishop Ding Ing Ong was captarred (presumably by bandits) last Saturday. Page 9.

Sir Irie Drummond's acknow- ledrement of Japan's seression from the League refers to Article One, Paragraph III of the League

Page 9.. Covenant.

Wang Ching Wei, it is reported, has resumed the Presidency of the

Page 9 Executive Yuan.

From the files.

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

The news from Canton. continues unsatisfactory, Pehkwi is becoming more impracticable and intractable daily. The elders of the village in which the casein was found are merely bang squeered to the extent of the damage done. Some pepper was found in the village, no doubt the produce of some other, foray It was seized and sent to Canton to be sold and placed to credit of these elders. Mr. Commissioner Parkes seems to dread personal violence and does not move out without a quand a precaution not required by other Commissionera Hong Kong Daily Press, March 30, 1889.

LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

The final concert of the season Auxiliary, steam-power as a means. will be given at the Helena May of keeping sailing ships alive-is Institute at 5.30 pm to-day, the being exploited by an enterprising. Music by the Cheero band, other bargue, the R C. Rickmora, is now programme being as follows:- German firm whose five-masted items by Miss Elsa Alves, Mrs. on her way home from the Pacifie Womack, Mrs Portallion, Mrs Cast Her master talked freely to Batan, Mr Arnold pad Miss a Ta oma reporter respecting her capabilities, and made out that on voyage of between thirteen and While reversing his motor lorry fourteen months the vessel is likely in a pathway off Stanley Road, the to earn for her owners a profit of driver misjudged the distance and between £7,000 and £8,000. Her cost the lorry toppled over the embank was, it appears about £75,000 ment. A man who was in the lorry Hongkong Daily Press. March 30, at the time, received several in- 1883. juries, which however, are not of

a serious nature. He was removed to Looking Back 25 Years, the Government Civil Hospital. The lorry was only slightly damag. ed.

Evidence in afforded in our ad- vertisement columns that the con struction of the Chinese section of The petition for receiving order the Kowloon-Canton Railway is to against Mr. G. H. Gartside and be commenced forthwith Mr. cate and solicitor practising in Frank Grove, the engineerin-chief, apore which was adjourned calling for tenders for earth- the previous week, gime work in five-mile sections. Hong up before Mr Justice Whitley, Kong Dasly Press, March 30, 1909. in the Bankruptcy Court. When

the

was called up wit personal be Jongings of Mr. Gartside, including.

his clothing and a fades leg which SHORTHAND CERTIFICATES had cost him over $120 had been scized by the petitioning creditors.

RIADENA S Bench here Madame nitary Tospector bookhart ssid He will sail from England on Apriliaanraakf

Minister that on March 21. Sanitary Inspec, 23.

passed away tor Bowden was in Jornston Road,

Chinesa } formis ats that under the

-Miss Bancorting thes

nical Institute: Branch) · havo

old Shartharúd

saw the man in a fright The Countess of Carlisle arrived March 18 st her lage of antall, He was recently in Bangkok by French tain She was: fifty i

the restaur-plane on a visit to the British Minie and is survived by he two women. ter Fifty per cent of all passengers Mr. Yung Liang Hwang, and her Kwek

shelling «prawns, insig knut în compát

only daughter, MrGertrude Pley Spe

on the Batavia Amsterdam air ser

or depart from Dotmung Wino –the 4 Fren Bervice zigon geta” most of the

K. Liang Madame Hwang among the earliest group of

women who received a univ angkok education in the United States

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