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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1933.

NEW

ADVERTISEMENTS

For HEALTH

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION. .NO," 281.

NEW STANDARD SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TO BE INTRODUCED:

CTING under instructions, I bare to notify that the new -Chinese Standard System of Weighte and Measures, which is based on the Metric System, will be introduced throughout the Customs Service from 1st February, 1934.

The names of

the main items in this system and their equivalents in the old Chinese, the British and the Metric Systems will be found, at the beginning of recent copies of the Monthly Returns of the Foreign Trade of China: and importers are advised to impress on manufacturers and shippers abroad the desirability of marking and invoicing their goods according to the new system.

I

EN. ENSOR,

Commissioner of Chinese Customs Kowloon and District.

York Building,

Hong Kong, 5th December, 1933.

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MACAO RACES

THE MACAO JOCKET CLUB.

SEVENTH EXTRA BACE MEETING

BUNDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, 1933.

First Suddling Bell at 1.15 p.m.

First Race at 1.43 p.m.

ADMISSION:-

2

.

To Members' Enclosure 8200

To Public Enclosure 40 cts.

Members MUST show their badges

to gain admittance.

LADIES are

ordially invited to attend the Races without charge.

See Steamboat Co.'s Notice for special sailings to Macao.

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.

of

NOTICE is bereby given that at a

Meeting of the Board Directora of Green Island Cement Company, Limited, held at Exchange Victoria, in the Colony of the 21st day

Building, on Thursday of 83.75 per Hong of September, 1933, & share was made upon all the members bolding shares who names appear in the Company's register of share holders on the 21st day of September, 1933, upon which only $3.75 per share has been paid, and it was determined that such Call abould be paid on the 15th day of December, 1933, to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, at their Head Office, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid.

Upon presentation at the Office of the Company of Bankers' receipt for the payment of such Call, together with the Certificate of Shares, a note of the payment will be endorsed on the Certificate.

Dated this 21st day of September. 1933.

1997)

By Order of the Board,

ALLAN KEITH,

Secretary

THE BONG KONG. JOCKEY CLUB.

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OBITUARY

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Dr. John R. Dickson.

The death of Dr. John R Dick- son, M.D. occurred on November 23 at the Presbyterian Hospital "at Hwalyuan, Anhwel, after a brief illness resulting in heart failure.

Dr. Dickson prepared for his life work' at the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa, Princeton University and the University of Toronto School at Medicine followed by four years of hospital work in New York City.

He arrived in China in Septem- ber 1915. He was located at Shuntehf until 1923, then Show- chow, Anhwei, until 1927, Chefoo until 1932 when he was returned to Showchow. During the period 1928 to 1932 while at Chetoo be was connected with the China: his Inland

Otherwise Mission work was under the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.

Dr. Dickson is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Rachel New- ton, and six children.....

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A SAD HOME- COMING

Mrs. Kaspe Returns To Shanghai

Shanghal, December 5. Mrs. Kaspe, the mother, of Sini- ean Kaspe, who was murdered by his Harbin kidnappers, arrivedə la Shanghai from Europe yesterday, bound for Harbin

Mrs. Kaspe is leaving for Manchuria by one of the DKK.

steamers to-morrow' and news of her son's death is being kep from her at the telegraphic re quest of her husband, who fears that the shock might prove fatal. Mrs. Kaspe left Europe for the Far East immediately she learned that her son had been kidnapped. News of his abduction was kept from her for some considerable

time.-Reuter.

CHIANG'S ATTACK NEWS SUMMARY

ON FUKIEN

There was an interesting debate on the Influence of the Preas at St. Andrew's Church, last night.

Page 7.

Our London Air Mail Letter appears on page 1.

Cinema

CONFIRMED BY MILITARY Special Cms Supplement is on

AUTHORITIES

Kwangtung Activities Only For Self Defence

(From Our Special Correspondent)

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Canton, December 5.

The report that General Chiang Kai Shek, Chairman of the Nanking Military Council, despatched an expeditionary army of twelve divisions against Fuklen has been confirmed by the local military authorities. It is stated that an order for a general offensive will be launched within a few days.

It

The military movement in Kwangtung is conded to the East River regions where a huge army has already mustered at Swatow and Mut Yuen. With the arrival of General Li Chen Liang's division in Swatow the defence along these areas has been greatly strengthened.

The military activities on the part of Kwangtung is purely for the purpose of self-defence." Although General Chen Chat: Tong, Commander-in-Chief of the First Group Army, has no desire to make war on Fukien, he has taken every precaution against a possible attack from that province, and, has already placed sufficient troops along the East River regions' to meet any emergency. General Chen is ronadent that the Nineteenth Route Army, will not invade Kwangtung if the Canton troops do not take the initiative

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It is learned that at the Meeting of the South-west Provincial: Council, yesterday, members of this Council devoted their dis- cussion on Fuklen affairs. Mr. Shiso Fu Cheng, one of the members of the Council was selected to proceed to Fukien as the special delegate of the South-west to interview the leaders of the People's Revolutionary Government at Foocbow. It is stated that Mr. Shtao is not keen on taking the trip to Fuklen as he is strongly against the coup d'etat in that province,"

BLOCKADE OF FUKIEN

Nanking. November 28. Concrete measures for a block-

ade of the Fukien coasts have been decided upon by the Naval autho- rities.

It is reported that the gunboats Yat Sen, Chung Shan, Yung Chih,

PORTS

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pages 4 and 5.

The Development" cd Speech", which was the title of the address given by Prof. Shellshear at the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday, appeare "on page 8.

Serious charge of abduction of. the' daughter of Dr. To appears on page 7.

Results of November's Golf of the Ladies Section of the R.B.K.G.. appear on page 10.

The Army v Navy Ruggor game resulted in a win for the Navy, A full account of the play by our special sports correspondent ap- pears on page, 10,

A special article by a Naval Cor- respondent on his impressions of à visit to B.M.S. Medway appears on page a

News of building of huge Page 4. Cunarder, by air mail.

Special Air Mail report of a debate in the House of Lords an British Policy in China appears on page €.

Sayings of the week.

Рада 0. The inquiry into the death of Ernest Louis Pinguet who died under tragic circumstances Oct, 25, läst was concluded before Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday when a verdict of Suicide” was, returned. Page 8.

An interesting paper of "The Teaching of English in Schoule was delivered at the English Asso- ciation by Miss H. D. Sawyer "yes..... terday. It was followed by an equally interesting discusack.

Page 11.

HEREDITARY DISEASES

New Law Passed By Danzig Senate

Danzig, December 5.

law The Senate has passed a for the sterilisation of all persons subject to hereditary diseases. It

SIR M. LAMPSON will be enforced from January 1

HONOURED

ness--if one can call it such RESTRICTION OF Chu Kuan and Kiang Yuan have Presented With

going

to a money-lender, but suffice it to say that he did get into the clutches, just as numbers of others have.

As "Scorched. Wings" pointed out, the case of X is no isolated one; neither do we flad upon en- qulry from authoritative sources, that the terms of the first note were any more usurious than those usually demanded. But merely because there is a recognised scale of charges is no reason why the virus should be allowed to seep through our midst. Theft can be Elassifed to a recognised degree; and both 30 can blackmail; have been incorporated into the Criminal Code,

The second note that I was forced to sign was utterly scur- rilous, so was the line taken to force his hand. But we are given to understand that this lapsing of interest is also quite a recognised practice an excellent method of business, that is turned into many channels of proft. There is the case of a man who, allowing his interest to lapse, was forced to sign

RUBBER

Batavian Circles Pessimistic

to

Batavia, December 5,

Jave The paper

Bode states

circles feelings in rubber

are pessimistic anent restriction, espe- cially owing to the British con- dition to apply restriction till the price amounts sixty guilder cents per kilogramme, which prac- tically excludes the possibility of practising a sliding scale with the ad valorem. export duty because native growers will not under- stand fearing damages resulting therefrom. The Dutch Eats Indies feelings Incline towards a price of thirty cents per kilo.-Reuter

Later...

Enquiries in London fall. to re- veal the basis of Batavia's report of the British rubber restriction condition-Reuter,

DETERDING'S VIEWS

a second note, then a third note ON BIMETALLISM

Usury must be almost as old as religion and positively as old as love. Before money came into being, of course, the usurer's scope more

was limited by transactions in

until the monthly interest was than his Income. The.

arrived at Santuao, about 40 miles north-east of Foochow Steamers entering and leaving the port of Foochow are being searched so as to prevent the transportation of contraband: Three other gumboats the Ning Hai, Hai Shou and Ying Jul, hitherto stationed outside Woosung, will be taken southwards, by Read-Admiral Chen Chi Liang, concurrently Commander of the First Naval Squadron. Upon their the varioua arrival at Banturo, gunboats will be assigned to Mamol and Amoy to blockade the porta. Kuo Mia.

Class Chaiyu

2nd

Nanking, December 5, Acting upon Mr. Wang Chlag Wei's petition the Executive Yuan has decided to confer upon Sir Miles Lampson the Second Class Chaiyu Literally, the Brilliant Jade) Met dal-Reuter.

Flies To Nanchang

London, December 5.. Sir Miles Lampson, who during

1933-Reuter.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Pretoria, December 5. It is anticipated Mr. Roos will announce his reconciliation with Generals. Hertzog and Smuts on Wednesday, declaring is support for the fusion of Nationalist and Bouth African parties.

the past seven years has been British Minister in China, left Nanking by Air yesterday for Nanchang before, sailing for Egypt where he will assume his duties as High Commissioner.

Local and General

Two cases each of diphtheria and meningitis were reported in the Colony for the 4 hours ended Dec. 4.

Tam Fei-lan unemployed actori

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Absenting himself from the Cen- from Canton was fined $25 or tral Police Court yesterday on three weeks hard labour by Mr. charge of the possession of a $2. Balfour at the Central Police Colt revolver without a permit Court yesterday, on a charge of from the Hon LG.P., Yu Kai, 57, It is learned that three of the stealing twelve brass bolts from 42, had his bail of 8250 estreated by Detective-Ins- Mr. Balfour. Detective Sergeant taken for Hollywood Rond. passengers who were ren by the Commandant Henri pector Elston said the ground floor Housley said defendant arrived a Blue Funnel liner Riviere pirates have since been re- was under repair and the occu- last week on

parts were away: Early Monday and left for the country on Mon- leased.

morning the defendant crept past day night. The revolver was found the workmen and stole the bolts among some old clothes. The de- A Meeting of the Directors of He was at present out of work. fendant kept: a laundry business in the Rotary Club will be held at He had been sleeping in the street. Detroit, U.S.A., which he had Lane Crawford's Restaurant at tiffin-tims to-day.

money-lander then made known to Silver Better Thanth December, and a Tes Dance

́p.m.

kind, though doubtless it would not him that the lean would be wiped Soviet Paper Money

the Fifteenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on have taken him long to have. ac-out on condition he was given the SATURDAY, 16TH DECEMBER, 1833quired the oxen and chattels of his daughter of the house in marriage, (weather permitting), may be obtained

This is authentic and happened, in our Colony

at the Secretary Office, Gloucester neighbours until such time as an Building, the Club House Happy exacerbated mob took summary Valley, the Hong Kong Clab, the Sports Club, and the Stables, Shan Justice into their own hands, Re- cords as far back as the Assyrian Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON

1933.

civilization go to show that the

on THURSDAY, 7TH DECEMBER, cursed was fiqurishing in every putrid corner just as it does in our By Order,

own enlightened age.

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0.J B. BROWN,

Secretary,

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25 words $1.00 prepaid for 3 Insertions.

We gave space in our columne yesterday to a correspondent who wished to make public the case of a friend who had been caught in a money-lender's web. The condi- tions appended to the note ware

In India, some years ago usury was getting so pernicious that Bir

Vienna December 5 The Pan-European Economic Conference held its fast session to-day when it formed a per- manent Executive Council.

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given up and was returning to his home country. The weapon was confiscated,

There was nothing of public in There will be a Dinner Dance at terest discussed at the fortnightly Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday meeting of the Sanitary Board you

A big and concerted effort i on Sunday 10th, December at 4.30 discussion being of a mutine na being made this year by the Chin- ture. Those present at the meet eae Anglican Church Body and the terday, the matter coming up for ing were: My T. Megarry (Pre- Women's Service League to raise Bir Thomas and Lady Southern sident), Hen. Mr. R. M. Henderson funds for the main object of assist- are returning to Hongkong from (vice-president), Dr. G. W. Poping their sister churches in the in- home leave in the Blue Funnel (Medikal Officer of Health), Mr terior. The Bassar is to be, beld Aeneas, which is due to arrive here Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. K. L2, in St. Paul's Boys College and in on December 12,

Mr. B. C. Hall. Dr. R. A. de the garden of the Bishop's House Chistro Basto, Mr. L. C. F. Bel next Saturday 11 am to 9 p.m. W. Treskin, of No. 45, Conduit Jamy, Mr. C. J. Roe (secretary), The Bishop is Chairman and Lady open the Bazaar. During the day, Road, was cautioned, on a summons and Mr. Ng Mai Kai (assistant Dreyer has kindly consented to a.Christmas Play will be presented for having disobeyed traffic secretary). signal at the junction of an N- vember 15. Defendant admitted

Governor of the United Provinces, Petroleum Company. declared that not Road and Caine Road on No rush of ricksha-pullers for by the girls of St. Stephen's Col

not be in the

John Hewett, when he was Lieut. In his report on Bimetalliam Mr. Deterding, of the Royal Dutch took the matter in hand, getting gold should round the difficulty by making it possession of private individuals the summons, and said he noticed fares after the 9.30 p.m. performlege and Fairlea School.

but only central banks if a money.

resulted in a serious accident on crises is to be avoided. Gold the signal too late. It was entirely ance at the Central Theatre almost

his fault. illegal for anyone to borrow more

Gored by a bullock at the abat Monday night. A European pa8950- than 20 per cent, on his property fanatics held the "Gülbertain or incomes This was not entirely theory that paper money was reoeut accident in Hennessy ger travelling in a ricksha had by toir at Kennedy Town on Monday, a solution but it went far towards better than silver, but Mr Deter Road had a sequel at the Central dudge his head to narrowly miss Wong Wo, 38, a batcher, died as ding gave the opinion that pre- Magistracy before Mr. Hamilton being struck by the shafts of an a result of his terrible injuries, at clous metals are preferable to yesterday, when A. G. Falla, ap.

other vehicle which had been turn- the Government Civil, Hospital yes suppressing the huge interest.

European Were the Government to go into Soviet paper-money.

State Banks should create bank peared on two summonses of haved sharply round by the puller.terday. The animal was about to severe out of all proportion to this matter they would find that notes covered by silver. He realising ridden motor cycle No. 411, There were between 40 and 50 be slaughtered for a Mohammedan and without the permission of the there was hopeless confusion. The poleaxe, religious principles re puller of one vehicle, Ng Muk, 47, quired that it he dispatched with equity in its most casual meaning, conditions in this Colony are hardly ed that a universal gold standard without on appropriate licence, rickshas blocking the roadway and stall, which means that instead of but the second note which he was better than they were in the India was an impossibility

He concluded that it would be

Traffic Sergeant Melanis said the was brought before Mr. Balfour at a knife. The three men engaged universities on forced to sign, after his interest of Sir John Hewett's Governor better to close

Repulse Bay Hotel who said his when he was cautioned on a charge it down, and when it appeared had been allowed to lapse for five ship, nor are the poor wretches, higher economics and open schools cycle belonged to Mr. Rose, of the the Central Police Court yesterday on the work, were unable to kep

the upper hand, two of them months, was an appalling piece of who find themselves inextricably for better labour employment had parked the cycle in the Re-recklessness and fined $2 for likely that the bullock would gain

pulse Bay Hotel garage, and had obstruction.

The remains of a body believed Wong Wo was left-sitting on the retired for the night. The next blackguardism. It is easy enough caught into the web, only Orientals

morning he found it had gone to be that of Protear W. J. B. bullock's head, attempting to hold for the man-at-the-mahogany-desk. The disease is growing more ram to say that I should not have pant with the growth of the Colony

Defendant admitted the two sam Fletcher, who disappeared from it down singlehanded. It strug allowed himself to get into such and it is time that Counen legis

monsta, and was fined $25 on each his home on November 10, was gled to turn awer, and was caught summons, and warned that he found by the police on Monday ly by one of the horns, and badly

being punctured. a position, but not all of us have lated against it, for just as surely

would rat into esrious trouble if he ing on the beach at So Kun Wet gored in the left side, his lung did things like that again. been endowed with the ability and as Judas betrayed Christ for thirty

Reuter.

pieces of Wiver, do money-lenders of the type depicted, öceking there, pound of flesh and battering on betray their fellow creatures.

owner.

near Castle Peak