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BONG KONG, DECEMBEïí 30. 1933.

MALTA'S FUTURE

The recent political upset in Malta could scarcely have come

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ENGAGEMENT

OHAPMAN-QUILLET.-- `The on- gagement is announced of Mr Zina Guillet, of Shanghai, to Mr. Harold James Chapman, son of Mr. E. W. Chapman and the Fate Mrs. Chapman, of Bromley Com mon, Kent.

DEATHS

MCINTYRE. On Dec. 1933. suddenly Robert Williams MeIn- tyre, of Apple Cottage. Ideford. Devon, and of Hong kong,

MACKAY.-On Dec. 6. 1933, at Bordighera. Ian Steuart Mackay, lats of the Irrigation Department. AYSCOUGH.-On Dec. 8, 1933, at Guernsey, Francis Ayscough, belo- ved husband of Florence Ayscough, aged 73. Funeral arrangemente

1933.

FLEET CONCERT

Large Attendance At New Canteen Theatre

Those who were in any way.con- nected with the "Fleet Concert given last night at the New Naval Canteen have good reason to be proud of their efforts, for it was the unanimous opinion of all those who saw it that the 'concert was an unqualified success.

The new and spacious theatre of the Canteen was filled to capacity and the various items went down very well. The artists must have given considerable time over the reached a very high standard.

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ADMIRAL OPENS THEATRE

The theatre was opened by Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer on Thursday night, and in doing so he said:---

On my way to # Ball at Government House, I have come to open your new theatre and to wish you men of the China Fleet the best of luck in the new venture.

NEWS

SUMMARY

Our Macao Supplement appears on Page 3

Scottish Air Mail Letter Page 1. Engineering and Building Supple ment appears on Page 2.

The first extra race testing" of Macao Jockey Club will be held on January 14, a programme of which appears on Page 3

"Morning Dow" has given his selections for the New Year's Eve Meeting of the Fauling Hunt and Race Club to-morrow.

Page 11 Naval appointments received by special air mail appears on Page 7

The meeting of the Finance Com- mittee yesterday appears on Page 7,

Page B.. "Around the Courta" Z.B.W, Wireless programme for Saturday and Sunday appears on Page 4.

later, (China papers, please copy.) / rehearsal" as their contributions I am extremely sorry that the Kong Amusements Limited was de-.

ANDERSON-On Dec. 6, 1933, in Tongking, of peumonia, Stella (Benson), wife of James O'Gorman Anderson, Chinese Customs, Pak hois S. China. (By cable.) Memo rial Service at Easthope Sunday, Dec, 10. 11 am and at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, Friday, Dec

15, 12 noon.

OBITUARY

Field-Marshal Von Krobatin

Vienna," Dec. 29,

weather is so bad for the arst

men have come to give a good start to their new theatre and I

I'

The concert was produced by night but still I am glad to see Commander 3. E. Sissmore, D.S.Cthat quite a number of good sports of the Commodere Staff and Leut.- Commander Lawrence of H.M.S. Medway, for Mrs. Elliott in aid of hope when you get going that you the Women's Guild and M.C.L. will always have full houses.

Previous to the concert an much admired the performance official dinner was given on board just given by five members of the H.M.S. Tamar by Commodore and Eagle, who have come in from Mrs. Elliott, at which were present Junk Bay, where they are shortly HE the Governor Sir William Peel returning again. I am particularly and Lady Peel, H.E. Major-General

glad to be supported on the stage O. C. Barrett and Mrs. Borrett,

by Commodore Elliot, O.RE., of HE. Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer Hong Kong, and the Flag Captain and Mrs. Dreyer, Commiander, and

of the Kent, Captain Willis, D.S.O., Mrs. Bissmore, Mr. and Mrs. A. ́S.

'both of whom have done, so much Mackichan, Lieut.Commander and

to provide all of us with entertain- Mrs. Toure, Paymaster Commander

ments and many opportunities for and Mrs. Porter, Colonel and Mrs.

taking exercises. You have now a and. Miss Crowe, Lieut. Elliott

stage, and a very fine theatre, I Whitham, Captain Walter, and

hope its possession will lead to Captain Mears.

many enjoyable evenings listening to concerts and making theatrical entertainments.

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The whole of the official, party The death has occurred of Field-attended the concert and amongst Marshall von Krobatin, Austrian others present at the new theatre Minister of War at the time of the were His Honour-Mr. Justice Lind- outbreak of the

as com- later served which be mander of the Tenth Austrian 'Army-Reuter.

MODERN THEATRE.

The Annual Meeting of Hong ferred for a fortnight at the request. of shareholders for whom Mr. D. L. Strellett acted as spokesman,

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JAPAN TO CELEBRATE

Birth Of Crown Prince

Tokyo, Dec. 29. Time-honoured customs and elaborate ritual, „dating from. re- motest antiquity, marked. this morning's ceremony at which the Crown Prince, who was born on December 23, was named Tsugun- mly Akihit, literally the princely

World War, int sell, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, is modern.in design, with acousti heir of enlightened benevolence,

MAIL NEWS FROM Miss Gerrard D. S. S. Strahan,

CHINA

Mrs. Alabaster and Miss Alabaster, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mrs. Wolfe and Miss Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shields and Miss V. Varty, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. R. Shaw, Professor and Mrs. Gerrard and Mr. and Mrs. Strafford Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. N. Tinson, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Nicholis, Commander MacCartan, Colonel and Mrs. Car- rington Sykes, Colonel and Mrs. Commander and Mrs.

* Although not a big theatre, it]

properties and modern equipment, It beats any other canteen theatre in any of our naval ports and I am sure this fact will encourage all of you to start working up your theatrical talent.

While the ancient Shinto rites were being performed within the Palace, the guns of warships lying in Tokyo Bay were booming sa- lutes, which were mingled with the roar of guns on land.

The whole nation is celebrating "This theatre is, as you know, part of the enormous building the the joyous and suspicious occa- new Navel Canteen, which is near- sion. The city is befiagged while ing completion next door; in fact, a 'monster lantern procession has this evening. it should be opened by 1st February. been planned for Owing to street widening opera-which will finally converge on the tions and general Improvements Falace. Public festivities are be- Canteen is going to be pulled down, and you will be glad to change over from that dark and dingy old

open those lines of communication Ilangchow Kiangshan Marsden, Comma Willis, Coromic benig made to the town, the old ing held all day-Reuter

on which Great Britain relfes for her very existence in any state of

war.

It is directly due to Napoleon's keen eye for points of strategic importance that Malta came under British rule. The French Emperor managed to gain possession of the island, from the Knights of St. John in 1798 through an act of subterfuge, planting his troops there; but it was not long before the

Inhabitants were, seething with resentment. For two years the Maltese sought to eject the French without success, eventually calling in the aid of the British. The exploit of General Pigot,, who, with a party of British civilians, forced the French Garrison to surrender, is too well-known to need recount

Railway

Hangchow, Dec. 21.

dore Thompson, Major and Mrs. Atkinson. Colonel and Mrs. Hilder beck and Misz Bilderbeck, Captain Sedgwick, Captain and Mrs. Ham- mick, Mr. E. W. Hamilton and Mr. D. L. Strelieft:

and Mrs. Poland, Captain and Mrs.

The Concert.

There were in all twenty-two items on the concert programme and it is difficult to say which was the most enjoyable. Certainly

can

building to one which, as far as 1 CHINESE STATE

see, more nearly resembles

LOTTERY the Ritz Hotel

"As compensation, the Hong Kong Government have presented the new alte which I think you

will agree is one of the best in Some Of The Lucky

The ceremony inaugurating the formal operation of service on the entire length of the newly-built Hangchow-Klangshan Railway was

the colony. They have also given held at Kinhus Station, in west

a sum of 8154,000 as compensation ern Cheklang. yesterday. A large

for the old buliding. The Ad number of representatives of the

at the miralty have made a grant, total "Coleman and Gibbs " various public organizations in Hangchow attended the function.

plano in the first half provokedling $179,000 and the Hong Kong It will only cost $6.15 to travel

the most laughter, but then the and Shanghai Bank 825,000 and a distance of 347 kilometers be- exhibition of club and sword the Welhalwe! Canteen $59,000 - tween Hangchow and Yushan, in swinging (Phillips) drew as much eastern Klangs along the Che-applause because of the skill dis- kiang-Kiangsl border. Kuomin

TWO NEW GUNBOATS

Nanking, Dec. 23. The two newly-built gunboats, Wei Ning and Su Ning, will be formally commissioned for coastal defence on New Year's Day, ac-

be recalled, were launched on Oct. Ministry. The two cruisers, it may 10, National Independence Day.

It is learnt that work on two other gunboats, the Chung Ning and I Ning, is proceeding satis- factorily at the Kiangnan Docks,

as a surprise to anyone who has ing. The British proposed to re-cording to an order of the Naval followed events in the Mediter- turn the land to the Knights of The Anal St. John, but the Maltese objected ranean of late years. closing down of the vernacular and the result was a cession to press was an action necessitated by the British Crown which the distinctly anti-British, biased ratified at the Treaty of Amiens, and propagandist opinions express- We have given this blef resumeKuomin

Wis

"

ed As the Naval Bulletin has ex-

of the later history of Malta in pressed it, "the point asaumes order to make it clear that the wider importance on account of Italian claim is entirely unfound- the supreme prominence of Malta ed It is quite possible that the in the strategical chain of our temperament of the Maltese finds Naval defences. "The pro-Italiana closer affinity with the Italian sentiment which has brought about than the British, but for that the recent crisis in Maltese poll matter

might it with the tics is naturally. very well-known French. The pro-Italian senti- in Italy. For a long time past a

ment of the island is more notice-

YOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN large and influential section of the able among the so-called “better NOT the Court has, by virtus Italian Press has been insisting classes," though it is by no means of the provisions of Section 58 of that. Malta must be returned to Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an Order limiting the time for Creditors Italy-a demand which rather

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a general feeling even with them

It is only to be hoped that the

SINO SLAMESE COMMERCIAL

ese

TREATY

Nanking, Dec. 21.

played by the performer.

The wireless broadcast which brought the first half of the pro- gramme to a close was a clever piece of work which was full of wit and humour.

The Minstrels who opened the second half of the programme with a series of songs, proved very popular while the feminine imper- provoked much laughter. The con- sonation later in the programme juring act was clever and the grand Anale came all too soon. The pro- gramme was very acceptable and was much enjoyed by those who were privileged to see it...

Tickets

Shanghai, December 29.

In the presence of a huge excit- ed crowd the drawing for the third State Lottery began at the Canid- rome this morning, with Chinese and foreign announcers broadcast ing the results to fireside groups » up all over the city.

"Many residents in the Colony are coming down to see this New Theatre to morrow night, that is, Friday night, to hear the excellent performance voluntarily put by representatives from the whole

The first big prize to be drawn China Fleet. His Excellency Str was the second prize, which was Willam Peel and Lady Peel, who won by the ticket No. 138990, are greatly interested, are coming. The second of the two second My wife and I are greatly looking prizes of $100,000 each has been

performance, drawn by number 68244.

forward to

the

When the idea was first started, it was intended to be quite a small show and to be given in the

Tamar."

FUNDS NEEDED

It was suggested, however, that an occasion might be made for (Continued at foot of next column,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Commander and Mrs. C.T: Addie returned to the Colony from Manila by the as. President Hoover. ..

One case each of diphtheria en- teric and Septicemia were reported in the Colony for the 24 hours ended December 28.

It la reported that negotations for the conclusion of a Sino-Slam-

Mr. Peter Grant, A.S.P., return Commercial Agreement are

P. & O., Corfu. being held by representatives of ed from Home leave on board the the Chinese and Siamese. Govern- ments. The agreement will be

The Bishop of Hongkong will not similar to the Sino-French Com-hold the usual discussion class to mercial Agreement re. Annam, it day nor a Friday, January 5. is understood.--Kulmin RAIL SMASH AT WEIHINGCHEN

Chengchow, Dec. 21. Six persons were killed and two and others to send in their Claims Ignores the fact that throughout Italian Press will not be too per- locomotives and four wagons de against the above Estate to

its variegated history it has never sistent in fostering the avowed stroyed when two freight trains JANUARY, 1934.

sentiment of a minority who hap-on the Lung-Hai Bailway collided belonged to Italy." _.

It must be stated

The Sincere Co., Ltd., announce Maltese which constitutes the western Honan yesterday,

cause of the accident, It is report that on January 1 and 2 all their parliamentary class." This would ed, was due to the engineer of the stores will be closed for New Year only tend to create another com- west-bound train losing control of holidays, reopening on Wednesday,

cation in a world already bristl- the brakes when the train was Jamiary 3, 1034.

nearing the station Immediately upon receipt of the report, a party

Owing to the fact that the of engineers headed by Mr. Chien Trung Tse, Managing Director of grounds were rendered unfit for the Lung Hai Railway Administra play on by the rain, several hockey tion, rushed to the spot to clear matches which were down to be the debris and repair the tracks played yesterday had to be cancel

Jed

All Creditors and others are accord ingly hereby require to bend their

that date.

that the

en-

Claims to the undersigued on or before Italian Government has kept pen to be that section, of the at Welhingchen Station, in north-

1933.

Dated the 22nd day of December tirely aloof from this intermittent Press Crusade, though it is at the same time absurd to suppose that Home has not cast a hopeful eyeing with problems. on the island. Malta occupies a stategically dominant position in 2102 Mediterranean waters and has a

WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Executor, No. 2, Queen's Bond Central,

Hong Kong.

harbour of "Grand Fleet" capa- city. Nelson's activities in the Mediterranean clearly demonstrat

ARCTIC CONDITION IN AMERICA

ed the convenience of Malta as a Many People Frozen To Death

LOCAL MAPS Naval Base. The great Admiral

Peak District,

Kowloon,

considered it of extreme value and 11 that was so in his day, of how much greater value is it to-day with the immense stream of British shipping that passes through the Buez Canal A British fleet station ed at Malta sanperimposed be

New York, Dec. 29.

The Arctic conditions in the United States are taking a severe toll of life from Maine to Mon-

Kuomin

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PROGRESS IN KWANGSI

Canton. Dec, 21.

Madam Lottie Gordon has ar ranged & fine programme for Tues-

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Mr. Wm. Marria the Manager of (China) Ltd. for the Far East arri-:| the British American Tobacco Co. ved in Hongkong by the President Hoover.

It is learned that Sub-Inspector F. T James, of the Central Police Station, has been promoted to full Inspector, while Sergeant B. Thorpe has been made a Sub-Inspector.

The first prize of 8500,000 was drawn at 11.40 this morning by ticket No. 313,817, Reuter.

The third prizes of $50,000 each, go to Nos. 9302, 310557, 189,857 and 351240.

The first prize ticket was sold by

a local exchange shop in trac- tions, while one of the second prizes is believed to have been sold Nanking-Reuter.

BAN ON GERMAN WAR BOOK

“All Quiet On The Western Front

A

Berlin, Dec. 23., The Prussian police have order- ed the confiscation of all copies of: Mr. E. S Cunningham, U.S. "All Quiet On the Western Front,” Consul-General in Shanghai, arri- by Erich Maria Remarque, the ved here from Manila by the s.8.German novelist.EVEN Presient Hoover, accompanied by When the book was published in his wife They are on their way 1829, it swept over Germany like Imck to Shanghai after a boliday a gospel, and 500,000 copies were sold in no less than three months Mr. C. Ranganatha Rao, Trade from publication. Reuter. Commissioner in London for the Mysore Government, arrived here from Manila by the as President Hoover, accompanied by his wife..

advertising your new theatre round the Fleet and round the Colony The time signal given by means with a view to raising funds for of lights at 9 pm. from the Royal the Canteen Building. So, instead, Observatory will be repeated at we hired this theatre to give a midnight on December 31, the ter- lead to others to do the same. The mination of the programme signify- Honk Kong Amateur Dramatie ing the end of the year 1833.

Eociety are already under contract to hire it for one of their well- known performances this winter, and special arrangements are being

The Canton Telephone Adminis day next at the Airlie Music Room, tration announces the new rates for Demonstrating the great, pro- 56 5.30 pm Madam Gordon will long distance calls between Canton made to give a performance to gress made in Kwange! province, play a Rachmaninoff-Chopin piano and Hongkong. For the ordinary men of the Fleet free of charge. a Nanning despatch states that all group in addition to repeat-station-to-station call, the charge It is hoped also that all ships will rikahas have been abolished in ing (by request) ber Autsralian of $2.70 (Canton curreños) is in put up some entertainment er the province and that the chief compositions and monologues for creased to 83 and for the particular dances in order to make money to means of communication is the the Army and the Navy (also write person or special service call, the pay of the huge debt as soon as Bodies have been found frozen motor omnibus ten by ber).Songe will be render- cost is increased from $3.40 to $4.20 possible. to death in the streets of at least No soldiers are stationed along ed by Mrs. Wilcox and other in- If a subscriber wants an extension In conclusion, in case do not a dozen cities:

the districts between Wuchow and gers, also French recitation by of time he will be charged $1 & have the opportunities of seeing Three workmen were killed at Nanning, the provincial capital, Madame Doboreaux. The proceeds minute instead of 90 cents for the you before the New Year starts, tween Europe and the fleet of any Lake Superior when anree Local militia are efficiently main-will be m aid of local charity Emds, ordinary call and 81.40% for the 1 wish you all a Happy New Year! HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. Great Power east of Suez. Further plough crashed through the ice, taining peace and order in that and the free musical education of special service call. The new rates and the best of luck to your new

it would be in a position to keep

Terrifi

Rentert

part of the province, Kuomin: voung artista,

will be effective as from January 1.1 Theatre and Canteen.