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ADVERTISEMENTS

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE DINARY

TOTICE is hereby given that the

GENERAL MEETING of Share- holders will he held at THE HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 2nd JUNE 1033 at 11.30a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Acco mats for the year ended 37th APRIL, 1933.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 7th day of May, to FRIDAY, the 2nd day of June, 1933 both days inclusive.

JOHN D.,HUMPHREYS & SON, Ġeneral Managers.

Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1933,

CHINA UNDERWRITERS,

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LIMITED, (INCORPORATED IN Hwa Koxe).

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Ninth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of China Underwr'tars, Timited, will be held at the Oflices of the Company, Hong Kong Bank Building, 4, Dea Vaux Road Central, Hong Kong,, on Thursday, the 25th day of May. 1933, 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 Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 18th May, 1993, tó 25th Max. 1833, bɔth daya inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

HERBERT R. STORT,

Managing Director,

Hong Kong 15th May, 1988,

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

HE Fifty-second Ordinary Gen-- eral Meeting of Shareholdera will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 25th May, 1933, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, 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, 1933, the rearunera

tion of the Consulting Com "mittee be increased from *$18,000 to $24,000 per minum." (2) "That as from the 1st day of

"January, 1933, the remunera "tion of the Auditors be raised from 81,230 to $1,000 per "annum for each Firm."

The Shar Register and Transfer Booka will be closed from the 1 th to the 25th May, 1933, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 4th Mar, 1833

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1911 TO 1930

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHINA AGENCY AND TRADING

• CO. OF HONGKONG LIMITED.

(IN Liquidation)

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1933.

Dewar's

WHITE LABEL

White Label

EST SCOTCH WHIS

OF GREAT AGE-

on Dewar & Son

PER

SOLE AGENTS:

DISTILLERS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

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BIRTHS.

Est. 1841.

April 18-At Luchow, Szechuan, to Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kerry, a son, Brian Arthur.

T

eenth and twentieth centuries, and March 2nd.-At Kaifeng, Honda, the haphazard growth of British to Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Murray, power in India, compared with a definite policy of aggressive con- quest. No doubt this extremist party is only too anxious to see peace negotiations fail, and an' un- limited use of the Japanese war Schomachine.

DEATH.

March 27th Mrs. Harold

Geld (retired).

Editorial and Business Office: 11,

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

Tel. 24511. Lotion Of: 53, Fleet Street.

E.C., 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, MAY 23, 1933.

THE THREAT TO PEIPING-

AND TIENTSIN

Unofficial reports outline the terms that Japan is prepared to offer, and the Cantonese Govern- ment's alarm is not surprising. Apart from the virtual cession of Manchuria and Jettol the door is opened wide for the peaceful pepe tration of China What Japan is evidently prepared to accede aims in that direction. If Japan abandona extra-territorial rights and Conces sions her subjects will presumably have free right to live in China and own property. The abolition of "extrality," unless it is to be an entirely one-sided affair pro

sonts

EMPIRE DAY

Admiral Jellicoe's Message

›

**REMEMBER THE WATCHWORDS!**

* News and Views

B.M.A. Meeting in Australia.

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

Funeral of a Gypsy Queen.

A patriotic message has been re- It is expected that the British. About 600 gypsies from all parti

Farmeceived from Admiral Lord Jellicoe,, Medical Association will go to of England gathered at Melbourne for its annual meeting, borough, Kent, for the funeral of president of the Empire Day move in 1935, the Council having recom- their Queen-Gipsy Leo (Mrs. Laviment Proparations for the British mended acceptance of an invitation Boswell). The funeral procession Empire Fair are well in hand. De

started froa the encampment tails of the times of opening, etc.. The Colonial Secretary has for. From the Victorian Branch."

The annual representative meet where Gypsy Lee lived in a bunga will be found on page 9. Other in- warded us the following Message from Admiral of the Fleet, Earing would be held in London' in low. A short service was conduct formation on page 3.

July, 1835, and the aunuad meeting ed in the encampment by Mr. towards the expenses of the Fair Jellicos, G.C.B., O.M. G.C.V.Oat Melbourne in September. West, who for many years has been

President of the Empire Day Movement:-

This year's meeting will be held at Dublin in July, and next year's at Bournemouth.

Karachi-Singapore.

An agreement has been conclud ed between the Government of In- dia and an Indian company for

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known as the gypsies' missionary. The coach was drawn by sixoft black horses, adorned by a profu. sion of black plumes. On the lead ing horse was mounted a postillion wearing a uniform of dark blue, Norah Gipsy Lee's favourite daughter, who has been lying ser. iously ill at Bromley Hospital, an airmail service between Karn begged the authorities to allow her chi and Singapore. This will form to be present at her mother's fune a link between the present route ral, and was permitted to do 20. from London and the proposed, in the coaches behind the hearse and Kenza, the were Herbert route between Singapore and Aus

"Queen's" two sons who have been tralin.

cripples from birth. Levi, her youngest son, Georgina, another daughter, and Job Lee, her bro ther, the last of the Gypsy Lee family.

The contract is for five years, and the machines will fly via Chi- cutta to Rangoon, starting this summer. An official communique will be issued shortly.

"now exceed $3,000.

Donations

An appeal to Buy British" and avoid over-modesty in regard to British Products achievements was made by Mr. G. W. Sowell in a broadcast address last night. Mr. Sewell is loent representative of the Federation of British Industries.

Kowloon Supplement.

The case against Mark William' Ellams for the alleged manslaugh- ter of a Chinese child, oponed at the Sessions yesterday. Mr. Eliams was in charge of a Custome launch which fired a shell at a junk and killed the child The case was ad- Pago. 7. journed,

The Directora of the Peak Tram- way Company are recommending 10 per cent. dividend on paid up Research Fellowship in Tuber-

shares, totalling $50,000. Page 7. culosis.

Allegations that they had unlaw.... The Dorothy Temple Cross Re-fully detained a man for nine hours search Fellowships in Tuberculosis at No. 18, Western Street, word for the academic year 1933-34 will made against three men and shortly be awarded by the Medical woman before Mr. Schofield at Cen- us more than twice as much as Wellesearch Council, and tral Magistritcy yesterday. Page 7. send her, our import duties have tions should be lodged with the resulted in almost equalising the council not later than June 1.

"In sending my hearty greetings and beet wishes as President of the Empire Day Movement to every part of His Majesty's Dominions, I wish to express my admiration of the magnificent spirit, which has dominated the whole Empire dur ing the very difficult year through which we have passed-a year in which industrial depression has caused much suffering and sorrow to all classes. It is a happy thought that the great Conference at Ottawa last year drew shill closer the ties which bind the Em- pire together in a bond of mutuas co-operation for the benefit of all. "The true Empire, spirit which inspired the representatives at Ot tawa from all the Dominions What Import Duties Have Done. sounded a very welcome note of

Here is a striking commentary hope for the future industrial pro- sperity of the Empire. Should won Britain's new trade agreement pot then unite in a firm determina. with Germany.

While Germany still exports to tion, celebrating Empire where Empire unity Day, both in spirit and in deed?

"Remember the Watchwords of our Movement: Duty, Responsibi- lity, Sympathy and Self-Sacrific for the Empire."

JELLICOE,

A. F. London, May 24th, 1933:

EMPIRE FAIR

and ourselves.

ir

Ten Million Pound Heiress.

The richest girl in the world and & Russian prince may announce their engagement shortly. She is 21-year-old Miss Barbara Hutton, DONATIONS EXCEED $3,000 the £10,000,000 heiress of her grand

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Candidates

it

An application for the recission

The first round of the Open

Singles Lawn Bowls Championship

was played last night, there being no surprises in the results, which appear on Page 10.

balance of trade between France The object of theso Fellowships of an expulsion order against Jose Yet last year France took from is to give special opportunities for del Pan, a Spaniard, who was re- us nearly 9 million tons of coal study and research to persons "in-cently convicted for being in the compared with Germany's mil-teading to devote themselves to the Colony without a valid passport. was successfully made on his behalf advancement by teaching OF Tễ- lions. For the first quarter of this search of curative or preventive by Mr. Leo D'Almada, Sur, &t year France took 2,400,000 tons, treatment of tuberculosis in "all or Central Magistracy yesterday, against Germany's 500,000.

any of its forms.”

Page 7. must be British subjects and must possess suitable medical, veteria ary, or scientific qualifications. They must also be able to produce satisfactory evidence of their ability to make good use of the opportuni ties offered by the Fellowships. The Fellowships will preferably be awarded to candidates who wish to

"As a result of the revised Chinese make their studies or inquiries out-

customs tariff, promulgated yester- side Great Britain. They will be awarded for one year as a rule, day morning, serious consequences in piece goods and many other imports but in special cases may be renew.

Page 1. ed. The value of the Fellowships are foreseen.

Conflicting reports have been re- will depend in each case, upon the

ceived regarding the Northern standing and qualifications of the Situation. Full particulars will be candidate, but will not be less than found on Pages 1 and 9. £350 per annum. payable monthly No arroplanes appeared · øver in advance. Travelling and some Peiping on Sunday and the situa- incidental expenses will be paid in tion on all fronts is extremely addition.

Page 9.

father, the founder of Woolworth's Stores; he is Prince Alexis Mai- Since the last list of donations vani, son of a Russian general who to the expenses of the British Em-

was aide-de-camp to the last Czar. pire Fair was published a week

There is a rumour that the cou- ago, the following further contri-ple, who are on holiday at Singa- butions have been received, bring-pore, are secretly engaged. ing the total subscribed to "Nothing ia dicial yet,' "said 83.040.00:-

Miss Hutton, but it will certain ly be a relief to me and to every one else when I'm married and can stop all the embarrassing talk,"

Mias Hutton showed at the age of 15 that a pretty face and brains can go hand in hand, for she took a personal part in a £2,000,000 shares deal which astonished Wall Street.

The Hong Kong Telephone

Co., Ltd.

$250 The Imperial Chemical In-

dustries (China) Ltd. 150 The Green Island Cement":

Co., Ltd.

The Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Messrs. Harry Wicking and

Co., Messrs. Petersen and Co..... Messrs. Lane, Crawford Ltd. The Dunlop Rubber Co.,

(China) Ltd Messrs. A.B. Moulder and

Co., Ltd. The Hop Hing Oil Factory The Central Trading Co.,

Starting Statistics.

125

100

.50 f

I

It may also be possible to award quiet, a Senior Fellowship of consider- ably greater value to a specially well-qualified candidate wishing to undertake an intensive study of some particular problem of tuber

Far East.

General,

Only the format consent of the Powers concerned in the Mussolini Four-Power Fact, British, France, Germany and Italy, is believed to

She was in London last autumn; 50 and lived up to her reputation of calosis at a chosen centre of work be, now required, after which ar-

signatures to be appended.

50 being one of the best-dressed girls in another country. Further parrangements will be made for the

in America. She gave Mayfair a ticulars and forms of application 25 new craze by having her finger. may be obtained from the Secre Medical Research Council; nails blackened except for the tary 25 moon" and tips, which were tinted 38, Old Queen Street, Westmins 25 with mother-of-pearl.

ter, S.W.1.

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For the fecal year ended June 30, 1932, the amount paid by the United States Government for ex- servicemen's administration ser-

Local and General.

The Colony had a clean bill of health over the week-end, except

vices was 1,084,205,068 dollars, or for one case of enteric, 7,000,000 more than the total re-

At to-day's meeting of the Rot- venue from income-tax, individual Asiatic Manrd and corporation combined, income-ary Club Colonel MacPherson will Doctrine China wants no such tax being an a higher scale than speak on "Big game Fishing."

distinct disadvantages to China. Asto

doctrine.

The Far East, and not the Far East

in any year since the War. It has She needs help in the heen estimated that the payment only, is waiting apprehensively

Such a for the year 1948 would be to see whether Japan will, in fact, task of modernisation.

Peiping and Tientsia doctrine would tend to exclude 2,350,000,000 dollars, and that the aggregate outlay on behalf of Ame- Y

ex-servicemen from Novem pursuant to Section 181 of the The Japanese declare they have no European powers, who are far less rican Companies Ordinance 1011, that a meeting of the trarlitors of the China intention of undertaking such an dangerous than this imminent ber, 1918, to the end of 1949 would come to 35,000,000,000 dollars. This Agency and Trading Company of adventure, unless the Chinese pro neighbour. The objects of assist in spite of the fact that all claims Hongkong, L'd. (In Liquidation) will

in putting down. "other on behalf of the 49,000 Americans be held at the Company premises. voke them; which means anything! ance Pedder Building, Pedder Str. et, Japan has not disclosed her hand, military forces" (No restriction than the number of Canadiane or Vio:oria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 8th day of June, 1933, at 3 o'clock There still remain the three possible to Reds" only is mentioned) are Australians killed) have long since P.M. for the purposes provided for in. answers to the conundrum. 1, not hard to understand. No won-been paid, and that of the survi

vors only 234,161 were wounded. the anid Section.

LAU YUK WAN,

Liquidator.. Dated the 17th day of May, 1933.

killed in the Great War. (fewer

JP

If the pressing problems of the day are not seen solved, I believe all literature and art and beauty will wither and die.-Sir Philip

Gibbs.

Police raided a fan-tan school which was in progress in Lyndhurst Terrace on Sunday. There were about 25 gamblers, but only four were arrested. There appeared be-

Magistracy yesterday and were fin fore Mr. Wynne-Jones at Central ed 8% each. The absentee had his bail estreated.

This year's dancing display by Miss Violet Capell's pupils will be given on Wednesday, May 31st, at 5.15 p.m. at the King's Theatre. Miss Capell has an unusual talent for teaching pupils of all ages, both Chinese and European, and these performances are always most en- joyable. Her dancing classes form a very happy family, and this is reflected in every number present- ed;

Page 0. Italy will provide the opposition. for Britain in the third round of the European Zone of the Davis | Cup competition.

Page 10... President Roosevelt had a most busy week-end grappling with economic problems.

Page 1.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Lunn requested the Government with reference to the proposed com- mercial negotiations with Japan not to enter any commitments contrary to the pledge in the League Report of February 24.

Page 9.

In the House of Commons, Mr. ·

General at Harbin bad already MacDonald said that the Consul protested at the threat to deport Mr. Lennox Simpson without a trial in a British Court "under which alone a British subject can lawfully be deported from Chinese. Page. 9. Territory."

From the files.

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

The Trade returns of the State

A schoolboy named Lee Tsung, was bitten by a dog at Stanley on Sunday. He was taken to the Government Civil Hospital for Precautionary treatment, and the dog was removed to Kennedy Town.

According to the latest, estimato Japan intends to take the two der Canton sees in this a whole-

of the Nanking Ministry of Educa tion, out of the 41,441,000 boys and cities. 2, She has no intention of hearted backing of CHIANG KA

girls of the age, for primary school While walking in Cleverly Street of California appear to us to be taking them. 3, She will take them Sars by Japan. It is not by gay Russia may come to our rescue; education, only 7,118,000 are actual aturday night travel the best guide, and indeed the only

trader, who had, in his possession (839 unless China accepts her terms means mere selfishness that has anything may happen.

ly studying. There are altogether $1,000 at the time, was suddenly one, to a true knowledge of its pro- On the whole the last seems the prevented the Chinese lenders, from It is a dangerous policy. Mean 212,300 primary schools in China at attacked from behind. He was grees and advancement. When the

present.

thrown to the ground, and shouted gold mania first developed itself, most likely. Japan has always standing square behind OHIANG RAI while the Japanese forces are har

for held. A Chinese Constable the accounts given, by intelligent IN THE SUPREME COURT OF maintained that her main intereste SHEK and the National Governmering at the gates of the two According to the Sin Wen Pao, arrived on the scene and arrested capacity of the soil for produc- men too, of the climate and the

HONG JD5

are in Manchuria, and she has soment. They have feared lest defent great cities of the North-In-one warrant for the arrest of Miss one of the culprits. Later one of

Soumey Cheng, the woman lawyer, the other two men was taken intotion, were of the most discourag- ing description. It was confident- PHOBATE JURISDICTION. designs against China propor. On would be followed by Japanese hand the invader holds terms dan will be issued by the District Court Custody. These two were produced ly predicted that the gold fields were inexhaustible, though, the In raz Gooms or THEODORE the other hand she needs the Chins action that would see not merely gerous and insidious, in the other of Nanking. Miss Chieng was rs before Mr. Wynne Jones at Cen

OZANNE OGIER, LATE market, and it is quite probable an ending of their own power, the order for more conquest and vently impeached by the Control tral Magistracy and were sentenced opinion was invariably accompani Yuan for her alleged acceptance of to six months and three months ed with the reservation, that should CHIEF OFFICER or. 8.8.

that if the Chinese Government and bus a foreign overlordship. The further blows of the mailed fist.

hard labour respectively.4 bribes,

the yield of gold fail, the country "KWONG SAL" AND OF

would not be worth holding- VICTORIA, IN THE COLONT or people continue their resistance the dilemma, for China has been the Despite all the danger and the

A reception is being given at the

H.M.S. Grimsby, the loop which Hong Kong Daily Press, May 22, MERCHANT SEAMAN, DECKABRO

next step will be to take the two more terrible because petty and risks involved, if the Chinese

wan laid down in Devonport on 1858. Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Northern cities. Once there what local interests = [are" in Ci way leaders had stood firmly behind the May 24, at 4.30 p.m., in honour of January 23, should be completed TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES

that

the Court

has, by virtus would the Japanese do? No doubt national interests also. We have National Government the country's the visit to Hong Kong of Mr. Lin in May next year and it is now Locking Back 25 Years. of the Provisions of Section 58 of terms of peace would again bo resisted the Economic Depression position would have been infinitely Wen Kai, the Chairman of the learned that she is to relieve the An interesting Ordinduce No. 2 of 1897, made an Order limiting the time for Creditors adfered and further military action better than most countries because stronger both in confronting Japan Kwangtung Provincial Council, and Cornflower on the China Station opens at the Criminal Sessions to vessel would go to relieve the arraigned on the capital charge Veronica on the New Zealand Divi. for causing the death of three men sion, but the new sloop Leith, load on the hillside above Shatin at the down in Devonport in February some interesting side lights on and to be completed in July next some interesting side lights on Chinese life and customs, and, will your, will now go to the New Zea probably last for more than one land Division. Both vessels which day, as there are about 20 witoes. are to be relieved are of War de ses for the defenes which hopes to sign and will be eighteen years old prove an alibi.-Hong Kong Dai-

Press, May 23rd, 1908, by the time they are replaced.

murder trial

Others to sand in their Claims against | taken in the event of a refusal. Nowe are backward, disorganised and and in the eyes of the World. If / Mr. Lau Che Wan, Mayor of Can- Formerly it was intended that this day when three Chinese will be

the above Estate to the 16TH JUNE, 1939. ...

ton. оде denies that Japan has a primitive," said Chinese banker Cantonme forces were fighting in

Wong Hoi, Sanitary coolie, was All Crediton and Ochers are accord-thomughly aggressive party largely recently. There is also a Iling the North or really grappling with admitted to the Kwong Wab. Hes ingly hereby required to his supported by the Army and Navy, thus in the same disabilities lie the the Red mannos, there could be no pital, on Saturday, suffering from

to Undersigned en of before -that-date.

a party that would like to best chances of military opposition saying that, Canton danes more injuries to the head and left arm, sustained during a fight between DIACONE,

amulate the British experiment us to Japeal Time, is on our side. | about destroying

CHIANG K KAI SICK,

Sanitary coolies, and pork-stall Solledtors for the Administrator India, despite the vastly different. If we hold on Japon may yield; and getting contrel of Shanghai, conlich

the

Kong Chung 1, De Voux fond Central,

elrownstances, between the eight Cantmind at feet of nezt Column) Hon Kong.

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