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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- ING will be held in the Pavilion

on Thurway, the 4th October, 1933, at 5.30 PM.

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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE.

'OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NUTTHURSDAY: the 26th October 1983, a drawing for the rodeinp- tion of thirty 301 Debentures will be held in the Pavilion at 6.p.m.l

The embers of the Deve' wres drawn will be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and the local Newspapers, and bolders of drawn Debentures my, upon giring notice to the Treasurers waiving the six months', notice to which they are entitled, apply on the 31st October, 1933. to the Troadrers, Mesars. Percy Smith. Seth, & Fleming, for payment of the principa and intereat to the 31st October 1933.

By Order of the Committec,

L. 8. GREENHILL,

Hon. Secretary Hong Kong, 17th October 1833. [1899

NOTICE.

HE interests and responsibilities Tf the andersigned in the Firm of HALL AND HALL hitherto carrying on business as Architects, Civil Engineers and Surveyors at Nos. 20-21, Queen's Road Central, "Kayamally Building" coased as from the 2th day of October, 1933. All claims against the said Firm "up to that day will be liquidated by the undersigned.

WILLIAM HALL Budg Kong, 12th October, 1933

NOTICE.

WE, the undersigned have THIS

DAY, parchared this practire of MR. WILLIAM FALL hitherto "carried on by him as Architecta, Civil Engineers and Surveyors under the name of H LL AND BALL at 20-22, Queen's Road Central, "Kayamally Building", AND will continue the practice under the style or firm name of WAY AND BALL at the same address.

HARRY WAY,

GEORGE ALBERT VICTOR HALL. Hong Kong, 12th October, 1933.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB.

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HE TRAFALGAR DAY RADE TRANG will be held (Weather "Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY or SATURDAY, 218r OCTOBER, 1833, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Ball will be Rung at

1.30 p.m.

FOSS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1933.

Really first class chocolates are always the appropriate gift for mother, sister, sweetheart, friends-all those you care for, and the wholesome purity of FOSS CHOCOLATES will always create thosed excite expressions of joy which give so much pleasure to the donor.

FAMOUS

NEW

STOCK OF THESE CHOCOLATES HAS JUST BEEN UNPACKED.

A. S WATSON & CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY

EST. 1841.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

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

Tel. 21511.

London Office: 53. Fleet Street.

£.0 4.

The Daily Press.

ilona Rosa, OCTOBER 18. 193,

A JAPANESE VIEW OF

GREAT BRITAIN

It is always well to look at the

and New Zealand. Then Great Britain began to fear Japanese trade compétition in China and the Far East generally. The next moves were to fortify Singapore. to exclude Japanese goods from India, to back Chang, Hsueh Liang in Manchuria, to rouse American suspicion of Japan, and to take the lead at Geneva in refusing recognition, to Manchukuo and trying to get Japan out of Man- churia. The Admiral is particular- ly indignant at the naval develop ment of Singapore and contends that the master-stroke of British diplomacy at the Washington Naval Conference, was the exclu- sion. of Singapore from which were not to be fortified. "The Singapore base is a prepara, tion for war against Japan, in which event the United States will

zones

across the Pacific, and it is also Intended to wrest from Japan the supremacy of the Far East."

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other person's point of view, but it is seldom done either in polities or private life, except, perhaps, by lawyers and diplomats. We have before us an article by Rear-back her Anglo-Saxon neighbour Admiral Sosa inft, of the Reserve List of the Imperial Japanese Navy, setting out why he considers a clash between Britain and Japan inevitable, and why the Fighting Services of Japan have been com“ pelled to look on war with Great Britain as a probability at no dis- tant date, and that this attitude is due to the ill-natured way in which Great Britain has The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building (Tel. 27794), will treating Japan ever since the con- close at 18 O'Clock Noon;

elusion of the Great War." British Badges admitting to Members' Baslosure, will NOT be on sale at the people all know that we are lead- Base Course,

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notifed that they and their Ladies mast wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure,"

Badges admitting Non-Mambera to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms st $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Taz) are obtainable through the BECRE TARY apon the personal application of a Member, such tomber to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of All Obits, etc..

been"

On No Fretext wil Uhildren being humanity in the struggle for pormitted in sither Enclosure daring peace: that we have made vast the Meeting.

Tins are obtainable at the Clucrifices to that end, and if only House provided they are ordered from others would do as we do, then the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone the danger of war would vanish 31920;

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Pablie Enclosure is $2.00 maluding for Tax, all Parsons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers in uniform are admitted Balf Price.

Naval Ratings in Uniform will be admitted Free.

If Gossip We Must

THAT NAUTICAL UNIFORM

We all know Nelson's immor- tal message England" expecia every man, This day, will do his duty- But what Boout tne women? If they couldn't do much on that 21st of October, 1805. I hear they re going to assist on this 21st; next Saturday, and 'help the Navy to commemorate the famous day. We'll see In Hong Kong lots of our young ladies selling flags in a nautical kind of dress and a real sailor's cap!

But the way. I suppose you've heard all the discussions about. this nautical uniform. The first

Wharf for the Conte Rosso

to berth.

Photo by Leica,

them

dent.

BY NINA"

Dresses were

mainly on the Severe side. though Lady Peel's pale pink frock, was a welcome rellef among the dark colours. There was plenty of khaki, a fair display of naval white and gold, while the rest of the official party were in morning coats. That is excepting Bishop Valtorta, and Bishop Hall, impressive figures both in their ceremonial cassocks.

THE UNIVERSITY

PEKING LEGATION

WEDDING

Mr. Robert H. Scott Marries Miss Dewar-Durie

A marriage of considerable in- terest to Shangani leudents took place in Peking, when Miss Rose- mond Aellr Dewar-Durie, waa mar- ried to Mr. Robert Heatley Scott by the Rt. Rev. Bishop, F. L. Norris, D.D., in the Chapel of the British Legation at Peking. The reception took place in the house of Sir Eric and Lady Teichman, and the newly married couple then left. for a short honeymoon in a Chine- se temple in the Western Hills,

HOLMES-SELLERS

Shanghai-The

Pro-Cathedral

in the grounds, of St. John's Uni- versity was the scene of a' naval The University Union came of wedding, when Miss Nancy Jane age on Monday and it was occasion | Sellers, elder daughter of Capt. and for much celebration among, no! | Mrs. Cecil Grey Sellers was mar only

and the undergraduates

rled to Leut. (J. G. Ephraim Paul Holmes, of the US.S. Peary.

In the "know" the University. afternoon Lady Peel unfurled the Union Commemoration Flag

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and Dr. R. H. Katewall opened the NEWS SUMMARY

Photographic Exhibition, Both of these functions were very well at- bur a fag from each one of tended, but it was the dance, in

FUN AT THE RACES

choice had decided for trousers Capt. Walter, A.D.C., waiting on the graduates, but also all those who somebody said that ladies wear beach and cocktail pyjamaš, so why shouldn't they wear trousers --somebody else said it was an excellent idea but suggested the style of Nelson's period.. Our young flappers all cheered at the idea and were delighted with 1- off they went at once to their Chinese tailors to order the nice tight fitting sailor's trousers. Then the criticism began. Every body started to wonder whether It would look nice and lady! Some girls with plumpish figure probably, will ride in a race for wondered whether they wouldn', the first time in their lives-80 look ridiculous Other people won-I think I have to back the most dered whether it was the

handsome, or the one with the thing to do. Definitely the Col bluest eyes, and then leave every

thing to Fate!

ony's feelings were very muc against.—Therefore about fifty of the ladies who had kindly consent-

ed to assist. were asked together on a Tuesday afternoon to de-

the Gaekwar of Boroda who passed through on the s.3. Conte Rosso last week. Photo by Leica,

cide on a new kind of uniform You ought to have seen them, o. rather heard them! All shouting at the top of their voices, all protesting,

suggesting!-Os course everyone of them had a

All

different idea, everyone wanted to persuade the others, "her" could have gone on for ever. 1 suggestion was "the" best. Thr

I think we

are going to have some run at the races on that day There will be a 3 furlong scurry

for naval oficers-Home of them,

I hope there will be the "dou- ble" again. It is most exciting. I played it at the last meeting. In spite of several advices and” in spite of some friends of mine who are supposed to know all about ponies and who told me not to be a "fool," I backed Partnership (for the first part of the double) "And Won. . You ought to have seen me jumping with Joy like a child-f started at once to build castles in the air-Planned ut that if I could spot the win- ner in the second half. I would get at least 200 dollars, and saw myself rushing to. Madame Chiffon's, or Lane & Crawford's or Dolly Wardon's, to buy some backed lovely clothes!` Alasī. I Frost on Paul Jones, perhaps more became of the jockey, than because of the pony, And was heartbroken to see him arrive set- ond, behind the Goat I've hated that Goat and haven't been able to go to Madame. Chinon's after

all!! Anyway I must say I did enjoy all the time between those two races. I confess it kept me excited practically the whole

the Great Hall in the evening that proved the most popular. William Hornell, the Vice-Chan- cellor, was there early to receive the guests, amongst whom were Major E.B.L. Dowbiggin and Miss Dowbiggin, Mr. ERB. Hancock

Wong Khu and u Mul Kwai: Bir both women were charged before

Mr. Schofield, at the Central Ma gistracy yesterday, with procuring a girl named Kwan Tai-mui (12) for the purpose of prostitution, and with having harboured her without the consent of her mo- ther, Lok Kam.

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A tribute to the Royal Hongkong

*ace

was

and the Misses Hancock. the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. E. Cock, Capt, Walter, R. A., Mr. Pilcher, Mrs. 3. D. C. Wolfe. Mr. and Mrs. Yacht Club for their excellent N. Murphy, Mr. J. Balfour, Mr. work in connection with the pre- A. K. Munro, Mr. James E. Kote-iminaries of the formation of the wall, the Misses Tse, the Misses. Naval Volunteer Reserve was paid Betty and Heather Gerrard. Miss by Commodore Elliot, RN, at the conclusion of the Travessa Trophy Race yesterday. The won by the Empress of Asia, Mr. Morrell being the helmsman.

·Page 10. A bad case of child selling was heard at Kowloon Magistracy. A seafaring man left his little daughter with a Singapore 'sell banishee, who proceeded to the child,

Page 12. Hong Kong Stock Exchange official report appears on page 13.. with share quotations, etc.

The End of the Green Dome Demolition work' in the old Bank Building. Photo by Leien..

Sir Henry Pollock" announces that Mr. F. G. Bale has made a generous gift of a Victrola sind a wireless set to the proposed Cheer O club. ""A further appeal for funds is made, only about $15,000 out of a desired total of $35.000 having been obtained. Page-6.

An account of yesterday's meet- Ing of the Rotary Club appears on page 7.

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J.M. Walker and H. R. B. Kan- cock tied Shek-O Gold Champion- ship.

-Page 10. To-day's Radio Programme,

Page 3- A letter from our' Hainan corres-

of the afternoon, and, somehow, Jane Weller and Miss Ruby Kote-pondent appears on page 2. I prefer "excitement. to money, wall?

The foundation stone.of the new Though I think I'll prefer the The Hall was thronged with Tung Wah Hospital building was money next Saturday, besides it merry-makers and I never saw yesterday laid by H.E. the Gover- gives me excitement as well. I'll such an array of gorgeous cost- nor in the presence of a very large- describe to you all the lovely umes. It seemed as though I had gathering

Page 7. frocks I see on the race course, dropped into fairy-land, with There was a sequel, at Central and also the ones T see in the hundreds of fairies dancing round Magistracy yesterday, to the early evening at the Navy Ball in theme, so brilliant were the dresses, morning fire at 36, Eastern Street, Peninsula Hotel I'm sure you'd, I was particularly struck by the on September 28, when Mr. Scho-- like me to-In't that so?

feld, sitting as Coroner, held an THE INVESTITURE

inquiry into the circumstances sur rounding the death of one of the Victims. Detalls will be found on page 7.

k you, who is it in the whol world who could make fifty women The Investiture on Monday was agree on something? Fortunately one of those entirely formal affairs Rear-Admiral Injo thus sums up somebody else decided for them and so well carried out that it had no the position as he sees it: "Is

the uniform is going to be plain | hint of the boredom, that, let us shoes and stockings, a plain white confess it, often characterises such Japanese trade with China and

frock with a sailor's blue collar, functions. The reasoris were three- India to increase or will Great and a sailor's cap well perched at fold. In the first place the cere Britain effectively prevent this? the right angle--I think it willmonial was genuinely impressive and went through like clockwork; look very sweet. I've seen some of

I must say it suited them de- liciously. whether their hair was long, short or even in a bun. It will be a pleasure for the eyes to see them next Saturday all over Hong Kong, and I hear they'll e selling flags at the races as well If I'm lucky and win some money,

Will Japan tamely withdraw to the girls trying on the cap and secondly the whole affair was brief,

Manchuria and Mongolia or even. place Manchuria under, some form of international control? We have to choose our policy now, and henceforth our policy should be dictated not by fear of "Great British, but should be based on unrelenting opposition to her. We must overcome any country that

Miss Elsemarte Bets, daughter

for ever. It is well, however, to hinders our progress or threatens of Dr. H Betz, German Cónsul

know that other nations do not regard the British Empire in such a light, and are at least as afraid of us, as we are of them.

The

whose admiral-author, article appears in a popular.

is not magazine,

a Jingo.

Bookmakers, Tie Tas Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tux HONG KONG He writes more in sorrow than JOCKEY OLUB during the Race Meeting,

By Order,

O. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 16th Oct., 1932,

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

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and not a moment was wasted in any form of delay, and, last, but by no means least Sir William and Lady Feel have the knack of mak

ng each guest welcome and at home. What a relief in these days is an interval of dignity of things being done quietly and by prece-

dress of a Chinese Lady. It was one of those dainty little "Euro- Chinoise" garments of black chiff- on-velvet. It was an ideal creation and I noticed not a few other lad les casting more than one glance at it.

The Peninsula Hotel Orchestra

Charged before Mr. Balfour yes- supplied the music, but I dread to think what the conductor musterday, with keeping house on the have thought of the dancers so

house of the first floor of 19. insistent were they on “extra en- D'Aguliar Street, So, King, a cook

was bound over while four others. who were engaged in a game of pai kau were each fined $3.

cores." As usual. the "tag" dan- ces proved highly popular, and no Uttle amusement was caused when a well-known interport ruggerite

Charged before Mr. Schöfeld tried to get one of the balloons yesterday, with assaulting Ng Pul suspended from the ceiling for his partner, slipped, and gave a barber named Cheung Wai pleaded with a pair of scissors," a Chinese most graceful dive right in the that it was an accident. After centre of the hall,

hearing the evidence, Mr. Schofield bound both parties over to keep the peace for six months, remarking that the complainant was, of a very quarrelsome nature..

Au revoir till next Wednesday,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

توز با نم پیچه

He was standing near the ten- trance to the coach on the KCR The annual general meeting of The conductor politely requested train, which was rather crowded. the Hong Kong Cricket Club will that he should move up a little

our life-lines. Victory is bound to General and Senior Consul in be, with us because our cause is Tentsin, will be married to Mr.

Eberhard Wolff at the 'right.

German Premier MacDonald I went twice to the United States Church on October 19. Mr. Wolf on the 5th November, 1833, instead be held in the Pavilion on Thurs but he resented the suggestion and

is associated with the Deutsch- undoubtedly to consult about Asiatische Bank

Joint British-American operations against Japan. Even though other Powers may not join whole-heart- battle and the campaign would re- edly, there is no doubt that Great sult in a war of commercial attri- Britain and the United States are tion! very desirous of suppressing Japan."

in anger at the dissolution of an old friendship, and is far

A cynical picture is drawn of more moderate in tone than the

Anglo-American naval co-opera [1884" Manchester Guardian" and other

tion, with each fleet passing the British critics of his own country.

The Admiral deals" withi the buck" and "leaving the difficult Admiral Inji goes back to the technical and strategic aspects, ex-

role to the other." The Admiral beginning of the century and sug-plaining the problems with model certainly knows the history of gests that the Anglo-Japanese, lucidity: The British fleet, centred allied co-operation. in past wars! ROGRAMMES and ENTRY alliance was impelled, on Britain's on Slagapore, could ever Japan's Be concludes with the following PFORMS for THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING, to be held in Maso side by fear of Russia, but cooled lines of communication to Europe, sentence, which has quite the ring an Sunday, 29th October, 1933, may be of after Japan."single handed the South Seas and South of Mr. Asquith in his best Great obtained at The Sports Club, Hongkong and unaided, did for Russia America and interfere with her War manner. Whatever the dif- Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offices of Mesra, Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming Early digus of Britain's covert trade. Japan, in her turn, would ficulties, we must be prepared to 6 Des Voeux Road Central, hostility and "underhand intrigue" control the China sear as far south grapple with them

fem ENTRIES FRIDAY, 20th October, 1833.

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at pm on were the laws against Japaneseus Foochow. But he thinks that sword that can wi

[1887 immigration to Canada, Australia neither. fleet would seek a decisive | cous canso and ourg

The Messageries Maritimes. m.s. Arimas will arrive in Hong Kong of the 7th November, 1933.

The Royal Engineers Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess are holding a Dance in the Garrison Lecture Hall on Friday 26th Octo- ber, commencing at 8:30 p.m.

day, October 26th, at 5.30 p.m.

Mr. N. R, Kirk has resigned from the Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd., to join Messre, Har vey Clark & Co., of Peking.

The Management of the Repulse The Medical Officer of Health's Bay Hotel announces that there report on botinable diseases for will be no Dinner Durice that last week records eight bases or establishment on Saturday 21st enteric (2 imported, I fatality); October owing to the Navy Ball at diphtheria (1 fatality); 1 paraty

phold. There were 60 deaths from tuberculosis. On Monday the Colony Had a clean bill of health. us!

the Peninsula Hotel, *--**

hit the inofensive conductor in the eye. Pang Klu But, however," soon learnt that he could not take the law into his own hands for when he was brought before Mr. Schofield yesterday, he was bound over and ordered to pay $5 com- pensation to the conductor.

While willing to give all credit to the recent speedy assage "to New York by the Atlantic liner Rex which claimed the record for crossing the Atlantic, the Cana claim to the Blue Riband of the dian Steamships are also laying

Lee Dairy Col was fine1 316 by Miss Cissy Wong of the Kwong

Atlantic. According to a statement fasued by the Canadian Pacific Mr. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Late on Monday night, four men Steamships "It is a and achieve Magistracy yesterday for allowing armed with revolvers and knives, ment, but 5 hours and 31 minutes rauzales. The defendant told his Cheng Shu, a grocer in the little months ago by the Canadian Paci two dogs, out in the street without, forced their way into the home of Short of the record-made thirteen Worship that several thefts had village of Wan Cheung, near Tal-One Iner Empress of Britaizi, which occurred recently, and in order to and stole $170 and some jewellery, crossed from Cherbourg to Father stop them she had let the dogs. In resisting the robbers, Cheng was Point, the Quebec" pilotare. sta- -love: from 4 am till 6 am every stabbed but nothing is known of tion, in 4 days 8 hours and 22

day

his condition

minutes.!!