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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

THE Offices and Stations of the

TOMS for Kowloon and District will be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSINESS on the 4TH and 10TH of OCTOBER 1933, being CUSTOMS HOLIDAYS.

EN. ENSOR,

Commissionor of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District.

York Building,

Hong Kong, 19th September, 1833.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OP.

HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODA CF EZRA EDMUND HARRIS. LATE OF 62, COFLES COPE ROAD. BECKENHAM, IN THE COUNTY) OP KENT. FORMERLY ELFORDLEIGH TO1QUAY, IN The CUNT or KENT, ENG Land, GentleMAN, DECHASED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue nl the Provisions of Section 58 of the Probain Ordinance No. of 1897, made sa Order limiting the time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the shore Estate to the 28rx day of OCTOBER, 1333.

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All Creditors and Others are sword- ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before that gate,

Dated the 27th day of September, 1933,

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

18391

Solicitors for the Executrix,

Prince's Bui'dinu."

Ice House Street,

Hong Kung.

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THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & CODOWN CO., LTD.

RE-NUMBERING WHARVES.

Sfrom 1st October the Wharves

at Kowloon will be numbered ONE to FIVE commencing from the "Star" Ferry end. The now concreted wharf will be No. 6.

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hongtong, 28th September, 1938.

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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

NOTICE LOST CERTIFICATE— 50 SHARES.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1933.

HAPPY MOTHERHOOD

CAREFUL MOTHERS INSIST ON COW & GATE. They know that now is the time to lay the foundation of baby'r future health, and that on this food children can grow to strong. healthy manhood.

COW & GATE MILK FOOD

SOLE AGENTS

A. "S. WATSON & CO., LTD..

Editorial and Business Office: 11

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

Tel. 21511.

London Office: 52, Flees Street.

E.O. L

SIR GRAEME THOMSON

Dies On The Way Home

Aden, Sept. 19. Bir Graeme Thomson, G.C.M.G. Governor of Ceylon, who disem- barked here, owing to illness, on the P. and O. s.s. Carthage, died of cerebral embolism. He was burled with full military honours.

Reuter.

[Cezebral embolism is a clot of blood in one the vessels in the brain and is generally caused by high blood pressure.

Sir Graeme was created a knight in 1919 and was made G.C.M.G., In 1928.

He was born on August 9, 1875, and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. Sir Oraeme was a very active man and some of his more recent work is given below.

1917-1919, Colonial Secretary of Ceylon

1919-1922, Administered Govern-. ment of Ceylon, reten

1920, March to September, Gov. emor and Commander-in-Chief of British Guiana.

1925-1990 Governor and Com" mander-in-Chief of Nigeria.

1931-1933, Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief, Ceylon.]

SIR J. HIGGINS IN

HONG KONG

Optimistic About Aviation in China

Air Marshal Sir John Higgins and Lady Higgins arrived in the Colony on the R. M. 9. Empress of Japan yesterday, on a short visit, and during the time he is in Hong Kong, Sir John will confer with oficials of the Far Eastern Avia- tion Co., Ltd., regarding the new seldom succeeds. But, Hong Kong. Flying Training School which it is as we emphasised yesterday, in proposed to establish in Kat Tack this column cannot be run cheap-Ottier matters in the mutual in ly. The terrible congestion of the

towns needs extraordinary Aviation Co., who act as their re-

cussed.

two

vigilance of police. P.WD. engio-

authorities.

eers and health Amenities must preserved, or we shall pay even more heavily in the long

The Daily Press. run.

Hoxa Kosa, September 5, 1933.

**FALL IN REVENUE”- INCREASED EXPENDITURE

very

Worthy members of the Legis lative Council, who would have the Colony "believe that further taxa-

tion will not only do harm but fall of its purpose are wide of the

mark. Tobacco and alcohol have

terests of the Companies Bir John represents and the Far Eastern

presentatives in China, were be dis-

PRINCE CARL OF CANTON-NANKING NEWS

RELATIONS

SWEDEN

Unofficial Visit To Hong Kong

SUMMARY

Sir John Higgins, accompanied by Lady Higgins arrived in the Colony yesterday and granted an interview ca our 'representative.

On A More Friendly will be found on page 8

Basis

His Royal Highness. Prince-Cari of Sweden, travelling incognito, arrived in the Colony yesterday. For full details please "purne to pase 8.

"

Volunteer Orders appear page 8.

校

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Sept. 29. Canton-Nanking relations are

The heavy rainstorm in the the Colony, .considerably improved by the decl- the R.M.8. sion of the Standing Committee of early hours of yesterday morning SAW *2.15 inches of rain as the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee at Nanking to post-measured at the Observatory.

Page & Starting times for to-morrow pone the Fifth National Congress

to at Fanling Golf Course appear on from November 12 this year November 1934.

Travelling incognito, under the name of "Count of Carlsberg, His Royal Highness Prince Carl of Sweden arrived" in from Shanghai, on Empress of Japan yesterday. He was accompanied by Mr. G. Wewa berg and they will stay in the Colony till Monday when they are to leave by the aa Shantung.

His Royal Highness was guest at anofficial lancheon party at an Government Hone yesterday and during his stay in the Colony, it is understood. he will visit the New Territories Repulse Bay and other On Saturday night beauty spots, MC Blaker, Vice-Consul for Sweden and Mr Blaker will be giving an unofficial dinner party in the Hongkong Hotel in his honour.

CANTON

FORCE

AIR

page. 10,

and a Central

At its meeting at Nanking. yes-

The lengthy and painful case in terday morning, the Standing Con-

on the which the Tung Wah Hospital mittee based its decision Joint, telegram by Generals Chen prosecuted the Chinese for fraud Tsal Tong and Ll Chung Yen, who in connectin with the exhuming Central pointed out that during the pre- and reburial of human remains sent political uncertainty in North concluded yesterday" "at China and the stalemate in the Magistracy. Two men were con- the victed and one, discharged. Pro- anti-Conimunist campaigns, Fifth National Congress should secuting Solicitor, Mr. M. K. Lo and the Magistráte specially.com-" be cancelled.

Elston on All the leaders in the South-mended Inspector west have opposed the Congress on the way he had conducted the

Page 6 the ground that the main problem investigations, 1. before the nation is to recover lost Two men, a Chinese provinces and that the Firth Con- Japanese, appeared at gress would not serve any useful Police Court yesterday, charged with offences against the opium purpose at all.

The Fifth National Congress is ordinances. They were alleged to connected with Kn opium the highest function of the Kuo-be mintang, and whichever party schooner, now on her way from Both - men the whiphand in national politics. were remanded substantial bail Page 12 Canton leaders declared a boycott being required.. of the Congress, but the postpone- Full details of a meeting held ment by decision of Nanking has at the Royal Yacht Club to pro- formation of a local smoothes matters between the mote the Bouth-west and the Central Au- RNVR unit appear on page 7. thorities

A report of the Kowloon, C.C. Postponement of the Congress | annual meeting appears on page Impiles that the South-west Poll- -11.

Much Feared By The that controls the Congress will hold Macao to Singapore.

Reds

Canton. Sept. 29. About 300 Reds were killed when they made another attempt to storm Shunchang in Northern Fukten on September 28, accord-

tical Council and the Kuomintang The Shanghai, lawn bowlers- ing to press reporta from Foochow south-west Executive Committee six in number-arrived here yes- The invaders retired to Changloh. will continue to exist at least.on-terday' and in a match with the There is not much change in til November. 1934. Products of Police won by 22-14. Page 10 the battle front on Eastern Klangsi { the 4th Congress, these two "or", The Handicaps" for October 7 and. Western Fukien. There was'] gans represent the National appear on page 10,

minor fighting which resulted in Government and Central Party

casualties to the enemy.

Headquarters in Kwangtung and

According to the captured Com-Kwangal munist officer, each Red Army! 1s divided up into three divisions, and a division is made up of three regiments. Three battalions. form one regiment, and three companies constitute one battalion. None of these units have full strength.

Their

arrnaments are motley kind, many being discarded rifies

and old carinonā. The Reds are

afraid of Cantonese forces, parti-

cularly, their airplanes.

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Conditions in the Red camp are Sir John and Lady Higgins have- taken hy residence in Gloucester deplorable owing to lack of money Buliding, and when interviewed by and food. Scarcity of medical sub- a "Daily Press representative yes-plle has brought much suffering to the wounded men sent back terday, Bir John said that he had already seen, the aerodrome at Kal from the front. Central Press. Tack and he thought it was a very admirable one.

Asked whether the Imperial Air-

ways will extend their service to NORTH CHINA PROBLEMS

this port, Sir John said he did not know anything of the company's

plans, apart from what appeared Prospects For Early Settlement

in the Press, but he thought in due course they will come to Hong Kong from Rangoon.

shown a considerable failing off and can obviously bear no heavier burden. However, Hong Kong is

PROSPECTS BRIGHT, not dry yet, and perhaps the Increased expenditure with a fafi-

Regarding the development of in China, Sir John [OTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN ing revenue is a problem that most loss on drink taxes is more than aviation

balanced by a saving in other expressed, the opinion that he did that Certificate No. 11784 finance ministers have to face in

not see why certain dificulties at lated Jane 22nd, 1933, for 60 shares these days. Many forms of ex-

obvious departments. But the present causing trouble should numbered 31408/31314 registered in

of so insistent general depression must be blamed stop the progress of aviation. He the name of LAW HON TEE has penditure are

added that in his opinion there been reported LOST OR DFS TROY nature that a cutting of estimates more than the taxes for loss of

was every hope of relations be- ED and NOTICE 18 HEREBY

bad economics. The revenue. When a moderate income tween Nanking and Canton in ALSO GIVEN that unless the said

begins to fall these are two obvious proving in the near future. Certificate is produced at the regis 'stitch in time principle applies,

Speaking of the appointment of tered Office of the Company within inexorably to roads, to health ser-

sources of economy. Opfum has

Wing Commander Willock' as Air TAIRTY DAYS from the date of this notice the aforesaid CERTIFICATE Vices, and to police expenditure. been a disappointment and we attache to China, the Air Marshal No. 11784 in the name of LAW HON including the work that falls to doubt, if five extra Chinese Revenue said he thought it was an excel- YEE will be deemel and declared

Officers will make, much impres-lent idea. True, the choice of Pel- CANCELLED AND OF NO EF. many different kinds of inspector. FECT and an application lodged with Let a place like Hong Kong relax on on the smuggling, especially ping as his official residence was the Company for the issus of a duplifts plague precautions and a single oplum smuggling, that provides were definite prospects of it be- exte certificate in respect of the said hares will be proceeded with in the rat may cause an outbreak cost-useful profits in many directions. ing moved either to Shanghai or gual course. ?

ing, directly, and indirectly in loss As the Colonial Secretary implied of trade, millions of dollars. The the legal marketing of a more HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED,

police and fire brigade fall into palateable brand of opium would W. T. SIMMONS, similar categories, and as we in- do no harm to anyone except a

few smugglers. Secretary,sisted yesterday, the water supply.

Two big sources of revenue as Hong Kong, 28th September, 1933 and many other services do not

(1839 admit of cheeseparing policies.yet hardly touched, are the assess

On the other hand, in every Stated taxes, or rates, and the water

LIMITED.

HONGKONG TEAMWAYS

NOTICE-LOST CERTIFICATES

200 SHARES.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Ntist Certificates Non 11781 and 11789 dated June 22nd, 1933, for 200

not a very happy one, but there

Nanking in the near future,

Concluding, Sir John said that China is a country of unil mited, prospects in the way of the development of aviation. There are already signs of a start in this direction, and things are 80 ing on very rapidly.

there is a limit to the Revenue charges, Rates, like all imposts ROYAL HOLIDAY

that can be raised. Over-tax a are a great nuisance, they send up commodity-like cigars and wines prices, and react badly on trade, In England and consumption falls but those disadvantages apply. to a tiny minimum, with propor- equally to all taxes, and if the tionate loss to the state. If more, Government finds itself short of revenue Is wanted the tax has to money for genutre needs, no doubt be lightened, and this upsets a this form of fax, which spreads perfect multitude of indignant in its weight very widely will have shared numbered 389030/390008 and terests. Even the Income Tax is to be increased. It would be no 390099/890198 registered in the name

ENDS

King And Queen Leave Balmoral

London, Sept. 28. The King and Queen left Bal- OF MRS. CATHERINE PADEN not a bottomless well, quite apart great hardship to charge more for moral by a special train from BURNIK have been reported LOST from the reaction on trade, and water and to reduce the free Ballater Station this evening en OR DESTROYED and NOTIOŁ 18 HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that unless other sources of revenue caused allowance. There is no other way route for London. the said Certificates are produced at by: too thorough a search of John of checking waste, and for years Their Majesties are due in Lon the registered Office of the Company Citizen's pocket within THIRTY DAYS from the date.

we shall aways be short of water, don early to-morrow and will at In Hong Kong only a beginning The answer will be made that such once proceed to Buckingham of this notice the aforemid CERTIFI- CATES Nos. 11781 and 11878 in the has been made in applying the duty would fall heavily on the Palace British Wireless. name of MER. CATHERINE PADEN BURNIE will be deemed and declared modem economic screw. Salaries very poor. Actually it does not; CANCELLED AND OF NO EFFECT have not been cut, in the way the very poor would keep within and an application lodged with the

the their free allowance, and the light and powe Company for the issue of duplicate that the salaries of even the

are certificates in respect of the said shares Judges have been high-handedly better of classes would pay quité will be proceeded with in the usual

cut at Home. An income tax is cheeri what would probably be COULEBOR

unifor hem, and even probably impossible, for it would 2012 Stall most, unevenly, and we do not for firms nee * Large Supplies:

the

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD,

W. F. SIMMONS,

at alf

Lone

Nanking, Sept. 29.

THE WOOSUNG

DISPUTE

No Desire To Come

To Terms

Canton, Sept. 29. As the Woosung dispute is not yet. settled, the vernacular press stated to-day that a collection of 40 cents on every ton of cargo shipped to Canton will be made. It is estimated that this levy will

yield $100,000 a month.

A

The tryout of the new sub- griffins and the draw last evening attracted number of owners. Mrs. Samson drew a very promis- ing candidate,"

Page 10. At yesterday's meeting of St. Andrew's Society Mr. A. L. Shields was elected chieftain Pare 7.

FRANCE ON IRAQ SITUATION Question of the Syrian Frontiers

ASSYRIAN-CHALDEAN

REFUGEES"

GENEVA, Sept. 22. An explanation of the recent events on the Iraq-Syria boarder. involving Assyro-Chaldeans is given

in a detailed memorandum filed by the French Government and pub- lished yesterday by the Secretariat of the League of Nations.

This toll" is extended to Swa- tow. because the local papers stated that the China Navigation Co., Ltd., has no intention to settle the Woosung" affair. Government officials this morn- "The money realized will be used ing discussed for two and a half to support the strikers here. That hours, the North China and Sin-Swatow has taken no action be The memorandum calls the atten klang situations and the autonomy fore was due to a desire of the tion of all members fo the League movement in Inner Mongella, Kwangtung Seamen's Union not to to the exact and precise recital of Those present" included Wang enlarge the issue, but since the what actually took place on the Ching Wel, Lin Sen and Huang CN.C. has no desire for a settle-frontier, I will be recalled that Shao Estung.

ment, stronger measure has to be the authorities of Irak nerused the French" authorities administering adopted. ...

their mandate over Syria of res- the unfortunate ponsibility in events at the beginning of August.

The last named told pressmen that prospects of solving the vari- ous North China problems had improved and added that Huang Fu was leaving for Nanking from Shanghai in a few days-Reuter.

Chinese cargo owners are clear ing their goods from the 18 Taikoo godowns and will have no further dealing with this company. It is stated. Central Press..

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two cases of enteric were report Two Chinese boatmen, Ng Lin ed on Thursday...

The B. and 8. s. Rhexehor (from

October 3.MP Yokohama) will arrive here on

'

IN LINE OF DUTY After reviewing the frontier situation, the memorandum de clares that a close and detailed in-. vestigation has proven that the Franch authorities responsible for the order of the Syrian frontiers never in any single instance depart and Kwok Tai Kan were each fined ed from their line of duty or their $2 by Commander Newill at the obligations toward the Government. Marine Court yesterday for dredg of Trap They informed the latter was stated that they were found occurred and reported on the diff- ing articles from the Harbour. It of the sightest incidents which dredging between Kellet Island and culties caused by the flow of Assyro-

Chaldean refugees toward Syria During August, the Municipal the APC. at North Roint, Bureau of Public Works in Canton

When, the chiefs of the Assyrians lasted 518 building permits for The marriage is announced to insisted upon being permitted en- numerous construction projects at take place shortly of Mr. P. Rtry into the French mandated ter total cost of $2.130,750, Pedersen, employed by the Great ritory, they were admitted on con- Northern Telegraph Company, and dition that they left their arms A plan of the Government's lying at 673, Route Frelupt with the authorities throughout the Central District Scheme will be Shanghal, and Miss Anna Jehsen, period of their stay in Syria.

THE FIRST CLASH found on page 2. This was left nurse, en route to the Colony by out of oof issue of yesterday on the ss. Suwa Mariz Notice has At the end of July the Assyrians, account of the pressure on our also been given of a wedding to be convinced of the difficulties of get-" space due to the Budget debate. solemmised between Mr. E. FV ting into Syria came to an agree Barnes, merchant, of " Derring ment with the governmental au There was a general meeting ton" 3, Bowen Road, Hong Kong, thorities of Iraq with a low of the HKU. Engineering Society and Miss Edith Irene Everest, of their subenission: Desirous

at 8.30 pm yesterday in Room 40 Dallas Road, Sydenham, Lon-fiting from this arrangement, the "K" at the University, when Mr. don

Assyro-Chaldeans already in the French mandata expressed their in 6. Simpson gave a lecture on

The Hon; Treanurer of the St. tention of returning to Iraq and "Non-ferrous Alloys in Engineer-

John Ambulance Bridge acknow-asked for their arms, which were The Canton authorities are plan- ledges with grateful thanks and duly give them. They crossed the ning to establish a native goods appreciation the receipt of the River Tigris and marched t bazaar to encourage the sale of following donations collected by ward It was on this march that Chinese made commodities. Per 1 B. Trevor: Mr Tong Chol they met with an Iraqian machine manent in nature, the bazaar will ching; 130; Mr. Wong Tai Fai, #10; gun detachment with which they be opened in three weeks time. Mr. Leung Tse Hang, 810; Mr. Nz clashed

On August è a group of Assy site will be selected in the bus! The Mel: 35; Mr. Pau Tak Men, css quarters of the city,

$10; Foo. Choi Co... $10; Bham rians, bearing their wounded with Shing and Co., 10: Yau Sang and them, fled Fack across the Tigris Co., 350; Yau Bang Theatre, 360; pursued by Iraqian bombing panes Fire Brigade of Yau Sang, 5: En- which were firing upon them as

ineering Dept., 15; Sanitary Dept.. they ran

Canton, September 29-Mr. Lin Yun Kat, Chairman of the Kwang These tung Provincial Government, will

the lay the foundation stone of a new $5; Working Committee #5 Watch This occurred on the ne claks bridge extending from Nu Ku Bha men 25; Accounts Dept., $10; Gen the the Iraqian Minister:

to Shik Wet Tong. The ceremony eral Dept. 840; Mr. Fox Chi Ting, eign Affairs met a Frenchy rep vill take place at noon on October #50. Mr. Foo Tak Tung,- 350; Mr. entative at Allepo and dee the The McDonnell and German, Li Chi Hang $10 Mr. Lal Chun that him.government

In charge of the comtrue" Fat 10; Mr. Cheng Chitwal place icoba

tion of this bridge, and will com810, A Man King Cheong, $10: posal of plete

"Ave year, Central Customs. Rewards (Mr. Pam Cm cover the cost of settling

Fan) $25

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