ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED,
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG), TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ninth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Obins Underwriters, limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, Hong Kong Bank Building 4, Des Vaux Road Central, Hong Kong, o
1989, Thursday, the 25th day of May. at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors And a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1939, and of electing Directors and Auditor.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be cleard from 18th May, 1933, to 26th May, 1933, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directore,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director.
Hong Kong 15th May, 1932,
THE CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE, LTD.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE Fifty-second Ordinary Gon- THE
eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Oices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 35th
May, 1933, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agenta, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1932.
The following Resolutions will also be submitted to the Meeting :-..
(1) That as from the 1st day of
"January, 1033, the remunera "tion of the Consulting Com- "mitteo be increased from "$16,000 to $24,000 per annum." (2) That sa from the 1st day of
January, 1933, the remunern- "tion of the Auditors be raised 'from 81,250 to $1,500 per "annum for each,Firm."
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed fron the 11th to the 24th May, 1933, both days inclusive..
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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., General Agents.
Hongkong, 4th Ma^, 1933
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
HE May Half Yearly General THE
Meeting of Voting Members will be held at the Club House,
Happy Valley on Monday, 29th May, 1933, at 5.30pm.
All Members are cordially invited to attend and participate in any discussion which may ensue.
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By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 15th May, 1933.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Doms for the Seventh Extra RAFT Programmes and Entry Race Meeting to bs hald on SATUR. DAY, 27TH MAY, 1933. (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, ad the Stables, Village Hoad.
Entres close at 12 o'clock NOON On THURSDAY, 1876 MAY, 1933, By Order,
O. B. BROWN,
Secretary
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COLONEL KILGORE-SUC. CUMBS TO HEMORRHAGE
OF BRAIN
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
SHANGHAI, May 16. COLONEL Frederick D. Kilgore,
Commandant of the Fourth Re giment United States Marine Corps, died at 12.40 a.m. this morning, from hemorrhage of the brain,
DEATH OF MR. 'BURJOR TALATI
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Burjor. M. Talati, which oe-. curred at Rombay, following an operation. He was 9 years of age and was
the representative of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire in that city. He was a graduato of the Hong Kong University and was loved by all who knew him. We ex- tend our sympathy to his father, Mr. Talati of Hong Kong. Mrs. Talati was with her son when he died.
FRANCE BUILDS 'A £3.600,000 PORT
CHERBOURG BID FOR *ATLANTIC TRAFIIC
STATION NEARLY AS BIG AS VERSAILLES
*News and Views *
Bridging the Gulf,
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Local,
A review of local sports by "Nomad" appears on Page 10.
The U.S. View!
Tha foreign commerce. section of Since the failure of the auspen- the United States · Chamber of sion bridge erected & hundred Commerce opposes a "Buy Nation-years ago nothing had been done al campaign, believing, perhaps, until lately when the Fascists tackH.E. the Governor inspected the that other nations are saving up led it with the thoroughness that Hongkong Police Force pesterday » their buying so they can buy from marked their work of reclaiming and presented the medals and a buyer.
the adjacent unreclaimable" Pon- awards, H.L, appealed to the men tine Marshes A triple span to uphold the traditions of the bridge has now been completed at Force.. a cost of £25,000.
Kubla Khan's Paper Money.
Whereas the average "life" of the modern dollar bill is from eight to nine months, a London colles tor has a bank note, on mulberry silk paper, issued by Kubla Khan 700 years ago. Just another bit of evidence that in the "good old days' monoy lasted much longer than it does now.
Hops!
When a Scot cashed a cheque for £30 he kept several other people waiting while be very slowly count- the deak. The ed the notes clerk, impatient of the obstruction, was surprised to find that he stop ped counting at the nineteenth.
OD
Why don't you count the last
sarcastically.
ODE 1" ho inquired, somewhat
"Ah. said the Scot, "there, might be twa there."
The Garigliano has been con querod. Over it has been placed the sign of the Lictor as a symbol of the sequence of spirit linking the engineers of the legions of the Cesars to those of the Duce on this historic road of memories.
Olo Custom-in England.
Coleshill, in Warwickshire, pri- des itself on its well-preserved pil- lory. One of its less known fea tures is the quaint tenure on which the Vicar holds possession of his glebc.
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Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool- sev were guests of the Rotary Chub yesterday where both men made brief speeches.
Page
The Colony's electric supply was. suspended yesterday for 20 minutes The breakdown just after noon. was due to trouble with one of the main generators.
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Application to set aside of vary an order made for the registration of 8-martenge regarding the Chi- nose restaurant. Ltd., was made by Chu Yun Chi at the Supreme Court Au Wing Ki and An Wing SuiD. yesterday. The respondents were Page 6.
If the youths of the parish, The hot weather has, as usual exercising their privilege, were to
a dimunition of small-pax. catch a "hare and take it to the seen vicarage before, ten o'clock in the There were only 1 cases (2 fatalities)
the last week,
Page 6. morning of Enster Monday. Vicar would be obliged by bla Changes in ponies classification tenure to give them in exchange a are notified by the Jockey_(lub.. calf's, head, a hundred eggs, and
Page 10. fourpence. There is no recont re card of any claim to the reward.
The Impossible!'
Roosevelt's Thoroughness.
President Roosevelt applied the 18 per cent. Government cut to his own salary from the day he took office. He sent a refund, check to him put the Treasury, which squarely under his economy law even before it went into effect.
A German who speaks, more or Some may say a 15 per cent. eut less Buently, several languages finds still leaves a tidy residue out that English, still worries him at aa annual salary of $75,000. Others times. He was passing the Tivoli, will whistle and exclaim, "But in the Strand, when he stopped and think what he has to do to earn with a gesture of despair pointed to an announcement outside the theatre.
CHERBOURO, April 20 Cherbourg, at the beginning of it!" next month, is to make its debut as one of the best-equipped tourist | The Linguist, ports in the world
The Gargantuan works executed there in the past few years will make it possible for the largest Transatlantic liners to dock, instead of anchoring in the outer raadstead critical. "We are here to trade as they have done in the past. This and should leave native customs will mean a great speeding up in embarkation and disembarkation of alone";
"the Missionaries pat passengers and the handling of ideas into their heads"; "a native || baggage.
Representatives of British ship converted is a native spoiled,"
only the scallywags join, for ping companies tell me that with the new facilities more British what they can get, and because liners will call at Cherbourg, and their own people have chucked local people hope that the port will one day be the principal point of them out." Those are some of the contact between Continental Europe
and America main indictments. They are pithy
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Sir Charles Harington, the new Governor of Gibraltar, tells a good story against himself.
A football match was played be tween the Club and the Chinese Athletics yesterday. The game which was comparatively fast ended in a draw of two goals all.
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from the files.
"I shall never master your lan- guage," he said to his English It is impossible. I friend. thought I knew all when I learnt LOOKING BACK" 75 YEARS. In 1922 he was appointed Com the secret of Cholmondeley and
The North China Herald Extra of Allied Marjoribanks, but now look at that mander-in-Chief of the Forces in Constantinople. "He was poster Cavalcade: pronounced suc- told at the time that the choice cess. It is impossible. I shall was particularly appropriate be- never understand." cause of his knowledge of the Tur kish language. "My knowledge of the language," he says, "ware presented by four words, and those I learned from my caddie. The first two meant fine shot," and the other two a damned bad shot.
The Appina Way.
Despite the fame of the Appian way the "Road of Roads" and only now after 22 centuries that it has been actually completed.
Spain Welcomes Einstein.
the 5th inst. contains a most clabo- rate and elongated secount of the situation of affairs at Paikho. Ail that we can gather from it is that Rice was selling at retail at Teen- taan at 4 Tla per picul. That the "Furious" whilst towing the Sla- The University of Madrid has ney on the passage up, ran ashore the gun added Dr. Albert Einstein to its suddenly which caused faculty. Dr. Einstein is delighted boat to carry away the quarter to have the Spanish institution as gallery. That the mouth of the his European connection. He will Peihho is guarded by forts and spend bis winters expounding ma batteries, well manned and armed thematics to the Institute of Ad containing 79 guns, which have to be passed at 700 yards. This is all extra-Hong Kong Daily Press, May 17, 1858.
London Office: 53, Fleet Street ad cari be learned off by heart in to Marseilles among French port the "Queen of Highways"-it is vanced Study at Princeton. For the news we can gather from this
E.C. 4.
The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 17, 1933.
MRS. PEARL BUCK AND
THE MISSIONARIES
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Already Cherbourg is second only a few minutes The American in respect of the total tonnage of
one suddenly regarding himself as vessela calling in the course of the nation realises, however, the poten-year. But it ranks twen-
In the long stretch from Rome barred from his customary abode tiality of the missionary as
tieth in cargo traffic, with only
to Brindisi it has always had a Dr. Einstein seems very far from 294,000 toris in 1931. The new mari-
gap-where it passed over the river time station, to be formally open-Brigliano near ancient Minturno homeless. In scholarship there sp ed on July 30, stands on a male which juts out into the harbour and modern Gaeta. The swampy pears to be neither Jew nor Greek, some 2,000ft. Other. moles and soil defied the Roman engineers, bond nor free- Culture binds the deep-water docks will be construct though tradition says that they ed later. The total cost of the de once had it spanned by a wooden knowing hearts of men despite
their differing tongues. velopment of the port is estimated
bridge. at £3,600,000 at the present" rate. of exchange.
pioneer of the trader, but it is doubtful how far this aspect really helps the missionary cause
The western-educated Chinese, who claims an intellectual ealm that looks down condescendingly on missionaries, likes to contend that modern Chinese people are not in- terested in religion. They have out-
"ELEPHANT TRUNK”
GANGWAYS.
The new station is said to be the largest building in France after Versailles Palace.
tween liners and the station bas
any opening in the side of a ship,
Local and General
The Club de Recreio will hold a concert and dance in the Club house at 9.30 to-night!!
Mr. George H. Potts will lay the foundation stone of the new Stock Exchange Building, Street at 3 p.m. to-day.
Ice
House
Many prominent foreign authors, as well as German ones, are now having their works banned from the public libraries throughout the country Those who have just come under the ban, it was announced to day, include Jack London and Frau Bertha von Suttner.
THE STOCK EXCHANGE
FOUNDATION STONE TO BE
LAID TÓDAY
A now chapter in the history of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will open to-day when the founda- tion stone of the new building in Ios House Street will be laid by Mr. George Potts, the chairman of the Exchange, and the only ori ginal member left. The founda- tion stons will contaja Hong Kong money (coins) of every denomint- tion, copies of the four English papers, two of the Chinese dailies,
of members.
During last week only 9 new cases recorded. Other cases of notifiable disease were as follow:-Enterio 1
When completed, the building (2 fatalities); meningitis will add to the Colony's many mo- fatality). Deaths from tuberculosis dem office buildings. It will be of numbered 67. On Monday 1 canine-stories, containing about. 56 of small-pox and 4 of meningitis rooms. It is understood that 40 of were notified
these have already been booked. Mrs. W. Harvey Clarke. 60, a The meetings will be held on the For riding a bicycle in a danger-veteran Southern Baptist Mission- first flour while part of the ground ous manner in Gloucester Road, ary to Japan since 1999, suddenly floor will be an assembly room fo Keung Shiu Tong, a wardroom bus, died on May 3 on board the Chi- brokers and their clients. Central Magistrney yesterday. was fined $5 by Mr. Schofield at Francisco, where the steamer was
pointed Consul-General at Nanking of small-pox and two deaths were a daily quotation list and a list
It is not surprising that the cele-grown their old superstitions and, brated authores, MIS PEARL BUCK, see that there is nothing in it." should quarrel with the leaders of It was G. E. CHESTERTON who the Mission Church to which she wrote that where religion wanes, High-speed cominunication be- formerly belonged. Wealth and superstition thrives. There is no
been the chief object. Passengere fame have come to her, placing her need to follow the contention fur-will be so fascinated by the nine in a position to assume the role of
new metal gangways that they will ther,
be sorry to hurry away from them. candid friend of her former asso-
Mr& PEARL BUCK's criticisms and They resemble elephants' trunks,
the of which can thrust into Mr. Shinrokuro. Hidaka was ap- ciates. What Mrs. Brck writes is much that was said at the recent assured of wide publicity; her National Christian Church Council at any level. Inside each "trank" according to an official bulletin words carry weight and she has would suggest a rapidly growing is a path for embarking passengers, isstied by the Foreign Office.
another for disembarking passeng- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN real knowledge of the practical side opinion that it is impossible toers, and an endless belt for hand-
A shopkeeper at Bonham Strand that the Provisional Certificate No. 57/4909 anted Hongkong, 14th of her subject. Most of us have transplant individual churches of luggage: For handling heavy bag was tricked by a man who bought January, 1918, for one share of this our views on the work we under the West to China. There is an tric cranes.
gage and cargo there are saven elec-100 worth of goods on credit but was not to be found when the shroff Bank numbered 65962 reg-stered intake in life, but, fortunately, only
There is n motor road at the side called for the money. the name of Mrs. Josephine Calista the small minority are, in a posi-idea that the Missionaries will have Thom, has been Lost or Stolen, and tion to express them without fear in future to teach a few Chinese have brought their cars from ab of the quay, so that visitors who should this certificate not be produced to the Bank befor 27th May, 1933, a
Mrs. Buck can of conséquences.
the fundamentals of Christianity road will be put on the main road new certificate for the share will be say what she likes, and there is no
ship.
Paris as soon as they leave their issues, and the aforesaid Provisional bringing her to heel. She is be- and leave them to blend those with Certificate No. 67/4909 will be there yond the discipline of the church native culture and belief in their The time for the railway journey after treated by the Corporation as to which she belongs. Her criticism, own way. They point to the early to Paris has been greatly reduced. Formerly it occupied thrs. It now whether justified or not, was of n
In accordance with the decision By Order of the Board of Directors.kind to wound, and to rankle but, precedent of St. Paul, who mingled takes, 4hrs 15mins.
Another speeding up idea is the of the Canton Municipal Council, L.N. MURPHY, it should be noted, the attack on Christianity with certain aspects
development of an airport at Cher the Municipal Water Supply Com-1 Acting Chief Manager.
her has come, not from Mission of Greek culture, eliminating nearly bourg, from which mail from mission has issued notifications re- 1759 aries in China, but from a leader all the Judaism of the parent or Transatlantic liners may be sent quiring all houses in the Tungshan
of the American Presbyterian
to various points in Europe with area to install water meters. Church, who apparently has never sanisation, who were wise enough the minimum of delay. sought to avoid either controversy to accept and approve that course.
Three gallons of ter were des or publicity.
troyed by fire in a blacksmith's shop Hot Wo Street, Wanchai, There is much to be said on both
resterday morning event! Se sides, and Mr PEARL BOOK would no doubt maintain that it was quite
engines were rushed to the soone, time that someone spoke out and
but only a few pailfuls of water told the truth! The reply would
are required to extinguished the Names. be, "she held her tongue until she was in a strong enough position heresies. In the past the Jesuit educated Chinese of the younger.
Null and Void.
"People Who Matter”
PEOPLE WHO
The Missionaries have never trust-
ed the Chincas very far with Christianity, but have kept, their converts rigidly within their respec tive orthodoxics. There is no dia tinctive Chinese Christianity. It there were it would be full of
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converte, loosened from Home con trol will develop their respective churches on more independent lines, Despite the assertions of highly
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Nanking, May 10-The Ministry
chibu Mar en route to San
due to arrive the next day, accord. ing to a radiogram Dr. W. Harvey Clarke sent, their son in Tokyo..
SAILORS & SOLDIERS' HOME
A decree nisi, to become ahente X! in three months, and an order for EXTENSION FUND DONATINS the custody of two children, was granted in favour of Flora Dolores Pattinson (petitioner) against her Rev: E C. H. Tribbeck ate husband Albert Edward Pattinson, fully acknowledges, on beh of 2 European, now in England, by the Committee of the Saija' & Mr. Justice Whitely in the Sings Soldiers Home, the towing pore Supreme Court on May 6 when donations to the Extension d he heard the divorce petition.
What is called a "state-planning scheme "extending in a thirty mile: radius from the Oaks City Hall and embracing Awaji Islands
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Australia and China 1,000.00 Previously acknowledg 18,008.16 Aim $60,000 All gif however
to say what he liked. There is Missionaries, elated by an amazing generation, we all know thrt an
of Railways has ordered the aboli-¡ steadily assuming conarete shape in none of the martyr spirit about success, were prepared for an ex-intellectual agnosticism, sufficient tion of its European office and in the hands of the prefectural and her." This acid controversy is periment somewhat on these lines, for & HELBERT SPENCER or G. B.structed that its affairs be taken municipal town planners of Oaks undignified and unfortunate, espe admitting certain aspects of on- cially at a time when Missions are costral reverence. The danger of SHAW in the calm of their libraries, over by Dr. Wang Ching Chun of Representatives of cities, towns and losing much Home support owing their proposal was deemed too will not suffice for Chinese work the London Purchasing Commission villages of the district concerned,
of the Ministry. This step is taken are expected to meet in Osaka amall, will be very welde. They to the Depression and are faced great, and it was abandoned Pazing classes. The old faiths and for reasons of economy. Another shortly to consider farther details may be rent entirer to le CCM with increasing, difficulties and ophaps the lack of support from codes are disintegrating, and the retrenchment measure just undered The idea of this scheme is to lay Post or to the Sailors: Soldiers' Hong Kong Daily Press. position in Chin
Europe and America, will throw vacuum is bound to be filled by one by the Ministry is the abolition of out plans for the whole region in Home, 2, Hennessy pad. All The attitude of a large section the Protestant Churches mors on of three positivo" and proselytising one of the two Vice-Directorships such a manner as urban and rural thequer should be mabayable to of the British community towards their own resources, and the local
anity? Filem of the Railway Police Bureau districts can function in perfect the Treasurer and crou
hafson in the years to come,"
nion Fund Account. missions has always been keenly #antinued al foot of next Võlumn)
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