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"N view of the fact that a number in the Colony within the last fow days, application has been inade to the Governor-in Council to bring the Muzzling Order (Regulation 11 of the Regulations made by the Governor-in- Council under section 3 of the Dogs Ordinance, 1987) into force forthwith. The public are therefore strongly advised to muzzle their dogs at once.

Police have received instructions to enforce the Regulations relating to the landing or removal of dogs to or From the Island of Hong Kong, also their removal from the Now Territo ries into any other part of the Colony and the landing of dogs on Stone cutters Island (Regulations 22, 22 and- 25.).

E. D. C. WOLFE, Inspector General of Police.

Date: 21st April, 1933.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1933

he makes a fortune,

ST. GEORGE FOR MERRIE ENGLAND "

The Soldier Saint

*News and Views

Three Angry Scots!

is

The place of the lie in business an important and recognised one. Mr. Maxton, M.P.

Although St. George is our pat ron Saint, not very much is known about him. It is not to be won You cannot exclude black sheep dered at. The Romans have not from any profession.-The Solici- left us much in the way of biogrator-General for Scotland. phy, even of those who were, at the We have no right to bring our time, of much more importance. selves down to the level of Eng What they did leave, curiously land.-Mr. Kirkwood, M.P... enough was some record of the lives of the Martyre.

Curious Latters.

Nearly every day since 1922 the Prince has received a letter con- tained a scriptural text, generally copied from the Book of Revels tion,

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local,

Volunteer Orders will be found. Page 0.

A special article on St. George for Morria England appears: on page 8 Tomorrow is St. George's Day.

With the exception of a short period in August last, when, they came from Ilkley, these letters are always postmarked Glasgow, but! all attempts to trace the sender

Another envelope bearing the pears on,

Raving Hamburg postmark has arrived at York House regularly each month day are given on since the Armistice. It contains at hundred-mark note, without any covering letter. The money is al. ways passed on to some charity.

"Ranji's" Early Days.

have failed. Prince's Bodyguard ** -Retires. When all is said and done, the Nothing could tell more realis only record we have of the Apostically the universal popularity of tles are those told us in the Goethe Prince of Wales than the fact pels. Beyond the New Testament that not once during the past what is there of the life of Christ saven years has his private body Himself?

guard been called upon to take St. George in the Eastern Church active measures for the protection has always been known is "The of his charge.

Detective-Inspector W. T. Pal- Great Martyr," as though he were signalled out from all the athers.mer, who has just retired after Churches were dedicated to him, filling that responsible role since and his feast day religiously ob. 1926, says that the nearest op served. Constantine Great proach to danger which has come named the Church in Constan- within his knowledge has taken the

form of anonymous letters. tinople in his honour.

Whenever anything bearing on the Prince's personal safety was. received, it was passed on to Mr.

for investigation. Palmer nothing has ever come of the dark suggestions hinted at in such com

And what public munications. man is not almost daily subjected to the irritations of the anonymous letter writer?

the

But

The World Economia Conference

More Dificulties.

The Colony's Import and Export figures for the year ending March Page 7. 31, 1933, appears on

Our Scottish Air Mail letter ap

Page 3. icons for next Satur

Page 1. The Macas Race meeting selec- tions appear on

Page 1. Details of the ambitious scheme for the Peninsula Recreation Club will be found on

Page 11.

Page 10,

The annual military sports, for The death of "Ranji" is made the whole garrison were held at all the more tragic by its sudden Sookumpoo yesterday, the South; ness, says a Home sports critic. Wales Borderers winning the Inter- It was only on Saturday that I re-Units championship." coived a breezy cabled message from him-and to-day sportsmen are mourning the most graceful cricketer of all time. It is 44 years almost to a day since a slim young Indian went up to Trinity armed with a bag of bats and a burning ambition to play for Cam- bridge. "Ranji" went about his He had business very quietly. Richardson and Lockwood, whom he always considered the greatest bowler in the world, to bowl at him every April.

It did not take very long for his fame to spread to the West. As early as the Sixth century he was held in great veneration in France. In Central Europe to-day the pea sants wear a medal of St. George on their watch chains. They can be had in all the jeweller's, shops.

But it is with England that St. George is most intunately connect ed. Almost every country in the middle Ages had it's Patron Saint. England was in a rather different Mr. Norman Davis had his position from the others, as no third meeting with the Prime Min- particular Saint or Hero had freed ister on April 3, and this time the Country or converted it. True Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Sir John Edward the Confessor was for a Simon, and Mr. Runciman were couple of hundred years regarded brought into the talks. Mr. Davis as such, but after the Norman had Mr. Dulles with him. Again Conquest this name was less rever the conversations were confined to ed.

the World Economic Conference," "Ranji" learned his cricket at It is evident now that the World Rajkote, the college for Indian Conference cannot meet before

Princes.. What few people know is that his mentor was a Scot, called Macnaughten.

asked for two

June, and even in the latter half of June, for the Japanese Govern roent has now months' notice of the conference. Assuming the Organising Commit

In order that he might master fast bowling in its most dangerous form, he had the wicket made es- pecially bad. In his fourth year he had his reward. Stanley Jack on gave him the coveted Blus. Taught by a Scot.

Club.

Fines ranging from $8 to $25 were imposed by Mr. Schofield at Central Magistracy on several motor offen. Page 7. ders,

General,

France has announced her inten-

Page v. Arriving at Waranw, the four British onginners who figured in the Moscow Trial were given a tumul- tuous welcome,

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tion of retaining the gold standard.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald arrived at New York yesterday and imme- diately proceeded by special train to Washington. found on

Details will be Page 0.

From the Files.

Had the Earl of Elgin sent

St. George and Coeur-de-Lion. Other nations definitely had their Saint, who looked after them, fought with them, whose name was

At Cambridge he made three a rallying call in the heat of bat-

separate hundreds in one day-the tle. The Crusades finally settled

Walden, the second in a college fle can do the question. Among the warlike tee met immediately after Easter first in the morning, at Saffron LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS ATO TOmorod Our Offices to the NOWERS.-At & London Nursing the same sort of thing again and to rescue the tomb of Christ from tice would mean that the confer in the evening for the Cassandra Pehkwi to take his seat alongside

monarchs who swept across Europe this necessity for two months no-match for Trinity, and the third Home, on April 20, to Mr. and again. And it doesn't appear very the hands of the Inndels," Richardfence could not meet until the third week in June, or several days after difficult if you put your mind to it. Coeur-de-Lion stood head, and the next instalment of the Ameri- Nothing like so difficult as book: shoulder stinct he wanted a sol- can debt has fallen due..

above the rest.. With a making or professional backing dier Saint as his patron, under The Memorial to Lord Oxford, PIERCE--On March 20, 1933, at And more and more are going into whose protection he might fight

Gibraltar, ROBERT PIERCE,

The Premier's motion in the He it was also choose St. George, M.L.C.E. (of Pierce and Wility and doing well out of it. I'd and this name as ever on his lips. House of Commons for a memorial, his English friends. liams). Home Agent, and late de it myself if I had the knack Once, we are told, in a Municipal Engineer of Singa Money for jam Half the firms when the Christians were

battle to Lord Oxford was supported by Visitors to pore and Penang.

very Mr. Lansbury and Sir Herbert here say brade is so bad.. What's heavily pressed, St. George ap- Samuel. Mr. Lloyd George would LANE-GARLAND.Recently

the real trouble? Instead of put-peared, mounted on a white horse, also have been there to support the motion, but, unfortunately, he had Registrar's Office, Paddington, ting their backs into modern sales.

long-standing engagement which GEORGE DOUGLAS LANE (former manship they sit tight and gamble

prevented his being present. ly of the Public Works Dept., on exchange. Why not "Easier, Shanghai Municipal Council) and more in it. Like the wicked

bank clerk in Paynent. Deferred' He only needed a bit of capital, to cover a bad shot here and there,

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turned the tide of battle.

**

The English people took up the devotion to St. George, as their warriors had taken his name their battle cry, and he became their Patron. In 1349 Edward 3rd founded the Order of the Garter, the most exalted Order of Chivalry in the world. The ceremony was

Windsor, and the Saint was made the Patron of the Order.

Members and their friends are cordially Editorial and Business Office: 13, and he could rake in what he held in St. George's Chapel in

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invited to attend.

R. J. VERNALL,

Hon Secretary.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF ALLAN GRIFFITHS COPPIN, LATE OF No. 528, THE PEAK, IN THE COLONT OF Hoxe Hoxo, DECEASED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

NOCE art bar, by virtue of

the Provisions of Section HS of Ordinance Na. 2. of 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for Creditora and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 18TH DAY of MAY, 1933.

All Creditors and Others are accord. ingly heroby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before

that date.

•

Dated this 18th day of April, 1933. WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors for the Exentor, 4, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

TIETH EXTRA'RACE MEETING 297 APRIL, 1993. NHL Stewards bave decided that Tai-Mo-Bhan Handicap, shall be divided

into two Bections at the discretion of

the Handicapper therefore be

The Programme amended as follows:-

ked,

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

Tel. 24511.

"But what is the result? This London. Office: 53, Fleet Street. money's got to some from some

E.O. 4.

where out of the two thousand odd banks shut down in America, and off the stocks that used to pay dividends but have given it up for yeurs now, putting instead..a little bit of net profit to reserve! In- dustry and commerce aren't worth while, if profits are skimmed by this manipulating of exchange. So

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, APRIL 22, 1933.

THE ORDINARY MAN'S

VIEW OF IT

Together with the Red Cross of Ireland, and the White Cross of Scotland, the blood red Cross of St. George is woven into every King's Colour in the Army, and waves on every British ship.,

The Choice.

One fact above all others we do know of St. George, and that is that ho died a martyr's death. Tradition tells us that when a young man he was ennobled by the Emperor, and could in the ordin-

of Yeh on board the Inflexible, in- a stead of yielding to him in the "Ranji", the cricketer was household word. As a ruler, as section of chairs at the inaugura- the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, he tion, H.E. would have immortalis Was an idealist who sought to ed himself in the history of Chinese blend the best of East and West. diplomacy, The concession proved He was, too, a wonderful host to that his lordship was not the man for Galway. His future proceed. Nawanagar hadings have corroborated the proof, amplo evidence of his popularity, and malgre the advocacy of The Daily he drove round his estate in Times, his Lordship's successful a Ford, careering skilfully over career in Canada, and the support fields of plough and stubble and of the Earl of Derby to boot, we he will signally fail in China," and followed everywhere by a cheering have quite made up our minds that that his departure" hence will be characterised by disgrace and un- popularity.-Hong "Kong

crowd of Indians,

Local and Genera

A number of cases of rabies have

Press, April 22, 1856.

Looking Back 25 Years.

Daily

We learn that a movement is or It is understood that President

foot in local Chinese business circles. occurred and the muzzling order in Roosevelt has decided to defer the for the formation of a syndicate appointment of an American Am-with a view to acquiring, if pos being brought into force."

bassador to Germany until the sible, the big four mille at Junk Bay established by the Hong Kong situation in Germany is clarified.

Milling Co. which has now gone Mr. Q. Gerli, who was recently into liquidation, as a result of dis- transferred from the Tientsin Cusastrous speculations in the wheat tams, assumes the duties of acting market. It is believed the Chinese Deputy-Commissioner of the Ap-ownership would ensure for the praising Department. in Shanghai

The Italian air ace, Lieut-Colonel Mario Bernardi, has accepted an offer to command the Chinese Air

Force.

Q.

On Thursday three cases of small pox, one of enteric and one

notified. meningitis were was also one case of animal rabies!

There

The President of the St. George's Society, Mr. C. Buner Johnson, supported by past Presidents and Convicted charges of boiling the Committee, will lay a wreath at Cenotaph to-morrow. St. cpium at e, Li Chit Street, and of the

mille a large and profitable. business connection, and a view is also ex- pressed that the milling of wheat Brown in North China and Korea would particularly appeal to Chi nese consumers who regard Korean flour as unrivalled by any flour im

Hong Kong Daily Press, April 22, 1908.

we've got the Slump. Everyone'sary way have gone far. He was keeping an opium divan, a Chinese George's Day, at 1 a.m. It is ported from America or Australia.

kost heart and lost confidence, a brilliant and successful common- was sentenced to six months' hard Those who have money

don't der in the field, and bad led his labour by Mr. Wynne-Jones at knows what to do with it to get time came, however, when he had

armies victoriously in battle. The Central Magistracy yesterday. a bit of return. If you ask a bank to make the choice between the ser- Mr. E. E. Parsons, Far Eastern for a fixed deposit they say they've vice of the God whom he had manager of the North British and more in their vaults than they to whom he owed allegiance. After returned to Shanghai after spend. found and loved, and the Emperor Mercantile Insurance, Co., Ltd., has want, and if you think of investing, a struggle within himself, he ing six months leave in New Zea

that's going to be burned, or rail. what prospect? Tin, rubber, wheat choose the service of God.

ways that the motors are freezing out of existence?

We have received a letter upon the American financial crisis, signed by "Ordinary Man." Mach of it is abusive, probably nearly all of it bankers and financiers as unfair will he described by responsible and H-informed. It has, however, we believe, one merit. It does ex- press what the average person; cutside the world of finance, thinks

"There used to be an aristo. of the events of the last few days, cray of birth and land in France No doubt our correspondent will and in Rusija. They had privi also be angry at the modifications leges, or, coming down to brass and excisions made in his manu- script, and his expression for these, alterations is not hard to imagine.

Thus he begins :-

Things have got to a pretty. pass when you can't have an

He knew that he was signing his

land.

death warrant that day- when in The General Officer Commanding,

the Seaste Hall he addressed the China Command, Major-General Ö, Emperor Diocletian on behalf of C. Borrett, C.B. C.M.G., C.B.E the persecuted Christians. Of all D.S.O., left for a tour in North the persecutions, to which the ear-China yesterday. He will he away ly Church was subjected, those un until May 20 During his absence, der the orders of Diocletian were Brigadier R. B. Cousens, D.8.0.. the worst. Yet he was not afraid, will command the Hong Kong Aren Lacks, they could always find ined with the duty his conscience had Life mattered little when compar one way or another the money they shown to be right. wanted. Now financiera are the aristocrats. But all you've got to but his name liveth for evermore

So he passed on to his reward,

do is to study a bit and use your wits, and you're a member. It's

hoped that as many members, as possible will attend this ceremony,

Chinese reports state that the French Minister, Mr. Wilden, dur ing his stay in Nanking is expected Kan whereby the expired agreement to exchange notes with Mr. Lo Wen concerning Chinese courts in the French Concession at Shanghai may three be extended for another years,

The weddings will shortly take place between Mr. Frere Henry Hamilton-Pipe, of Mindanoa, P.I., Mies Marin, Emilia Alves, Val verde," Prince Edward Road; and between Mr. George Fernand While returning home at 1.30 Komor, 292, Prince Edward Road, yesterday morning, Lau Ah Lau, A

and Miss Zinaida Pospeloff, Manila, woman living at 17, Lee GardenP.I., and also of 24, Nathan Road on her by an unknown assailant. Street. had corrosive acid thrown She received severe burns to the face and was taken to the Govern went Civil Hospital for treatment,

"

During the absence of Sir Francis Lindley, British Ambassador to Japan, who left Japan in the C.P.R. .s. Empress, of Bussid on Friday afternoon for six months leave, Mr. T. M. Snow, Counsellor, will be Chargé d'Affaires,

the Entries for Rass No. 9 Easter Holiday without Americanot exchivo enough; so the game dark from any quarter, and destroyed

getting in a panic about what may is overdone and the world can't him. He does not imagine himself happen to exchange in a matter of stand it. I know that's only one a Theseus with magic arms and four days, and ending up by going cause of the Slump. I've heard it mour, He knows that many of Race No. 9600 PM-Tai-Mo of the gold standard As your escribed to fifty things, from the the things that appear harmful and Shan Handicap. (First Section)- Winner 345), Becon1 325, Third 8125, expert in today's paper explained

gold standard to the hire sinister are essential and beneficial Says to say nothing of but he cannot recognise them. obt each of Knowledge in the need, know- that will get Mr Ordinary finishes despaiefully.

American dollar. To a financier if Ordinary Man. He fear slike! was as easy as half-a-dozen chess Theses in the Labyrinth, that the moves to ALEZLINE, He has only

For China Ponies, "D" Class. Entrau the thing is obvipus enough when 6585. Bir Furlongs.

Race No. 1030 PM-Tai-Mo.-it's all over and you've been shown, war

Hendicape(Second Bection how it works Gold leaves Amcri the afty has com Winner $450, Becond $226, Third $125.ca. Rossvi puta on his cin

Sha

For Chins Ponies, "D" Class. Butrasburgo, down goes the value of the One

35. Six Furlonga.

By Order,

Becretary.

O. B. BROWN,

Kong, 20th April, 1963,

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to give a few telephone orders at

sympathises

Minotaur, may, jump on him in the [Continued at fort of nect Voluma)

of

ON THE SICK LIST

some time par has been seriously Mr. J. Owen Hughes, who for

with pacemonia and pleurisy, is now on the road to recovery. Mr Hughes in still confined to his bod, but is able to receive visitors, and we understand it is only a rantter of tinie before he will be quite well again and able to proceed to Fog land on a well earned furlough.

The Rev. N. V. Halward, M.A., M.C., Chaplain to the Bishop, and Priest-in-Charge at St John's Cathedral, indisposed and con fined to his rooms at St. John's Hall, Bonham Road Mr. "Hall wards indisposition is not serious.

Sentence of one month's hard labour was imposed by Mr. Wynne Jones at Central Magistracy on a young Chinese who was charged Another well-known resident on with the unlawful possession of two the sick list is Me, W. C. Clark, It was the amistant manager of the Hong stated the caps were stolen from Kong Telephone Company, and, cars parked in Jervois Street near with his many local friends. – we

wish bun a speedy' recovery, the Central Theatre:

motor, cat radiator caps.

In honour of three visiting news- Japanese and foreign ents gave a luncheon at

Special services are being held to: morrow, Sunday, April 23, at the Union Church, Kennedy Road, com- The Royal Hong Kong Yachtmemorating the 90th anniversary of Club are holding their closing cruise this the first church to be builtin. this afternoon when a very elaborate the Colony. The preacher at the being Mr. Ward Price of the programme will be carried out. 11 am, service will be the Right London Daily Mau, M. Junius B There will be six rowing evente in Rev. Bonald Hall Bishop of the Wood of the "Chicago Daily New which the Yacht Club, Canton, and Diocese, and the pastor, the Rev. and Mr. Wilhelm Schulze of Ven C will participate, as well as E. G. Powell, will conduct the ser- Berliner Morgenpost Dr Mis

acht races.

vice.

moto presided.