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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

THIS is to inform the public ja

general, and lessees of Claude Noon Lights. Federal Inc., U.SA. in particular, that we are, from December 31st, 1933, under mutual arrangement, ceasing to not for the Claude Neon. Lights, Federal Inc., U.S.A. Shanghai, and that from January 1st, 1934.all re- quests for service should be addressed direct to the Clande Neon Lights, Federal Inc, USA, 968, East Broad- way, Shanghai, and all payments of rentals should be made to Mears. Tao Hodgson, National Bank Bailding. 84, Des Voux Road Central, Hongkong.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB..

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1984. (24 x, 28тa, 27TH, 28TH FEBRUARY And Ɛrd MARCH)

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RAFT Programmes are now ready and may be obtained at the Secretory's Office, Gloucester Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables.

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Entries will close at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday, 20th January, 1934.

Members are reminded that no horse is eligible to enter for any race meeting of this Clab until an Oficial Racing Certificate shall have been obtained in respect of the horse.

All Members intending to enter Grillins at the Annual Meeting are requested to apply for Oficial Rac- ing Certiäcates in respect of such Grifins without delay. Also, Mem- beri who have not yet registered racing names or colours will oblige by doing so at their earliest con venience.

By Order,

Secretary.

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, 2ad January, 1984.

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THE MACAO "JOCKEY CLUB.

PR

ROGRAMMES and ENTRY

FORMS for

FIRST THE EXTRA RACE MEETING, to be held in Macao on Sunday, 14th January, 1934, may be obtained at The Sports Club, Hongkong Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Bath & Fleming, Des Voeux Road Central,

ENTRIES clase at NOON THURSDAY, 4th January, 1934.'

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On

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1934.

CARLYLE wrote of his

works as follows "There's no reliance for this world but just the truth."

To know the truth, however, is not always easy, because there are many things masquerading under the semblance of it, and "whisky is no exception But the truth of flavour about this choice old stimulant is verified by the world's ablest judges of whisky. It is a sign of excellence and age development. The true whisky is

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HONG KONG, JANUARY 3, 1934.

wealth will descend upon you! Who will buy? ** Tals New Year's custom reminds one of the Scottish custom of children going from house to house singing:-

"Hogmanay, Trollalay, Gle's Your White breed, And None of your grey;" when the people will respond with. gifts of little oaten cakes....

New Year's Observances in India

.

where the greeting is usually written in Sanskrit are mostly concerned with rites and cere- monies. This predominates in most Oriental Countries. In India,

NEW YEAR CUSTOMS

Though New Year's customs may the poor in the community are vary as widely, from China to Peru, especially remembered, and

the

as do the greetinge of the day ex-servants in every household are pressed in the languages of these given new clothes in honour of

In Chinese house lands, yet much the same moods the occasion. [2139 and hopefuiness dominate in the hold this custom also prevails, hearts of men All have greeted perhaps the motive behind it being each other in their own way and to make all inmates of the house, have looked forth on what spic and span and cheerful.

ahead with much the same feel- As the Chinese ings of endeavour. cut it, "to open the door of for-

Europeans have sometimes won- dered at the Chinese holding their New Year's celebrations in the month of February. They must

THE following special resolutions tune for another year." Embodied have forgotten that in the Western Tero passed at an Extraordinary in the New Year's greetings in General Meeting of Shareholders, held in the Board Room of the Victoria, the many languages, Glucklishes World New Year's Day has been

Hotel on Saturday, 16th December Neujahr." 1913, at 11 am. and confirmed at va General Meeting held at the same place on 30th December, at 11 a.m.-

(a) That the Company be wondd up

wolontarily.

(b) That Frank Gordon Maander, Chartered Accountant and Wil. fred James Cole,, Chartered Accountant, be and are hereby appointed Liquidators ench to hara fall power to act Jointly and severally in the conduct of the Liquidation."

BT. O. LAMMERT, Managing Director.

SHAMEEN PRINTING-

PRESS LTD. Voldstart LaqUIDATION”

"Bon An,” "Buono celebrated at many different Capo D'Anno,” "Prospero

Easter, Ano periods, on Christmas, Nuero," Vem Feliz Ano Novo" March 1 and March 25 and it was down to the "Kung Ho Sun not until the 18th century-not Hay" in Chinese is the instinct to

until 1752 in England-that Jan- keep in the good graces of the uary I was finally agreed upon Goddess of Fortune..

OBITUARY

Dr. White Thomson

Londen, Jan. `1.

Dr. White Thomson, the Bishop of Ely, dled last night, aged 10, following an illness extending over several months, de Va

He was much affected by the death of his son, one of the four Eton College masters who were killed while climbing in the Alps in August.-British Wireless.

Miss Felicity E. Weigall

CORPSE OF COTREANU

DISCOVERED

"Iron Guard" Terrorism

In Roumania

NEWS SUMMARY

Our Sottish Air Mail Letter sppears on Page 1

2.B.W. Wireless Programme · An- pears on Page 3.24

Naval Appointments by courtesy

of Naval Wireless appears on Page 遮

"Freemasonry in Scotland" giving

au account of the insulation... di Lord Saltoun sa Grand Master appears on Page 11.

"Around the Courts" appesra on Page 6

Echoes of 1880 appears on Page 6.5 Before dr. E. W. Hamilton yea discontinuance of maintenance for

POLITICAL TURMOIL IN BUCHARESTterday Mr. Mackinley applied fer

Bucharest, January 2. The fanatic terrorist of the band “Iron · ·"Guard” apparently has such a murderous grip on the country that statesmen are show- ing a marked disinclination to as- sume the Roumanian Premiership in succession to. M. Duca, who was assasinated by a student member, named Constantinescu, on Friday.

Shanghai, Jan. 1, The untimely death of Miss Felicity E. Weigall has come as a great shock. to a large circle of friends. One of them writes: Born in Hongkong 23 years ago and educated in England, Miss Weigall returned to Shanghai in the early part of 1628 to join her parents. Her father, Mr. G. 8. Weigall,

M. Angelescu, Minister of Edu- O.B.E. being the highly respected cation and Acting-Premier, who general manager of the Shanghalis one of Roumania's richest men, Tug and Lighter- Co. Ltd.

has implored King Carol to find in 1928 Miss Welgall Joined the

a successor" as soon as possible. secretarial staff of the British- M. Brattanu Minister of Fin- ance, is unwilling to accept the

Early

American Tobacco Company. Ltd.'s advertising department, and has been associated with this branch of the company's- activities until her death.

post.

M. N. Titulescu, is reported to have telegraphed from St. Moritz, resigning his portas Maister for Foreign Affairs. He is supposed to figure on the death list of the "Iron Guard." *.

The King was alleged to be op- posed to the dissolution of the "Tron Guard" and yielded only after a long discussion with his Ministers-Reuter.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH

Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press” (Copyright.)1 -

a clienty Page 6

5.

Cinema Supplement pages 4 and

Home Foutball Comment and

RADIO PARADE Forecast for the week-end games

IN INDIA

Wireless Control System

Foona, Jan. 1.

A unique parade by wireless was carried out by three

appears on Page 10...

The Football between the Rest and the Chinese on New Year's Day: Appears on Page 10

The Rugger game between the Club "A and Navy "A" is report ed on Page 11.

Rev. Dr. Norwood delivered an inspiring address yesterday at the Rotary Club, on "The Lure of the There are two Hongkong names East ba-Fage 7. thousand in the New Year's Honours List, troops at the annual proclamation the Han: Dr. A. F. Wellington, J. of the King as the King-Emperor, P, Director of Medical and Sani- The entire front mured as onetary, Services, receiving the C.M., man in response o inable com-decoration, and Mr. Tang Shin-kin, The comanding omcer, half a Most Excellent Order of the British J.P. being made a Member of the

Empire

mands.

mile away, controlled the force br

Page 8. in the rear of each unit. These Wanchai last night, means of wireless : loud-speakers An armed robbery took place, in Page 11. were connected by underground,

wires with a microphone in front of the parade ground. Rite

No

FUTURE OF SILVER

Immediate Rise

In Price

ENGAGEMENTS : FERGUSON - MAXWELL-Dr and Mrs. James L. Maxwell, of 12 Kelmscott Gardens Shanghai, annonce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Louisa Grace, to Robert Or Ferguson of Flem ing and Williamson, Pablic Acr countants, Manila P. I. BEARE— RICHARDS, --Mr.; and Mr. C. Richards announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Violet, to Denis Fita- gerald, youngest son of Lt.-Col. J. F. C. Beare and the late MrB.

Bucharest, Jan. 1. Beare, of Greystones, Ireland.

The sensational news of the MARRIAGES

discovery of the corpse of Senal MARLOWE-ASHLEY-On Wed-Cotreanu, father of the leader of Roumania's "Iron. Guard,” on nesday, December 27, 1933, at No. 488 Rue Lafayette, Shanghai Monday, sent a special commission SPARK-BRYANT-On December of investigators hastening to the 29, 1933, at H.B.M. Consulate town Ploesti where the mysterious General, Shanghai, Helen, daugh- death occurred. The political world in the capital is in a state ter of Mrs. Grantham, of couver, B.C., to Frank End of turmoil. The Government's ac- son of Mr. and Mrs. Spa

stion - against the "Iron Guard" Norwich, England, ***

continues with utmost stringency, Combined political and uniformed police 'searched hundreds of homes In all parts of the country-off small. Transocean Kuo Min

! ERICH SCHIEFTER Edith Sclieeffer, geb, Hoppe geben ihre Vermaehlung bekannt Shanghai,

z. Zt. Dairen-Hoshigaurs, den 22 Dezember 1933. HEAL HEMMINGS.-On Decem-

...

ber 26. 1933, at the British Con- sulate-General and at Holy Trin- ity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Very Rev. AC. S. Trivett, Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hemmings of Tientsin, to Fre derick John, son of the Rev. James Amor Heal and Mrs. Heal, of Georgeham, North Devon. (Tien tsin and Hankow papers please copy.)

BIRTHS

BRATIANU PROTESTS

[Special to the "Hour Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

Bucharest, January 2. King Carol did not attend the impressive funeral of Duca, the murdered Premier of Roumania. because he was laid up with a chill Meanwhile, arrests and do- miciliary searches are taking place all over the country. The police also searched the house of

London, January 1. Mocatta's annual bullion review states that there is no feature on the horizon at present which is likely to influence the price of Eliver in either direction.

"The Economic Conference has dane little to raise the price and our opinion is that it is unlikely to be very effective," the review. assertä,

NEW YEAR TIT- BITS

Sayings of Famous Leaders

London, Janusty 2. Following are Tit-Bits from the International New Year" "Post Bag", the British Premier, Mr.. Ramsay MacDonald, writes that. 1833 brought tangible proof that we are travelling on the right road.

"Our efforts are beginning to Tapet receive their reward he states. "Until the American financial

Chancellor Hitler exhorts the situation is straightened and trade German people in

the coming with the East revives, the course months to remata fun, determin- of silver is likely, to be uncertain. ad and faithfti, to make Germany

"Btocks are large and the take again happy and free

i it!

The Italian Premier, Signor "Production for 1933 isesti Mussolini states that 1934 – will "mated at about 183,000,000 oun mark a decisive point in the Fas

ces as against 160,000,000 in cietisation of the universe The | Foreign Minister of Czecho-Slova-

1932.

"Like many others, the stiverkia, and rapporteur to the League- market is in a state of suspended of Nations Dr. Eduard Benes animation and weighed down by states that the League of Nations. economic conditions, but it is in which the States form bleral ready to rise at any moment if chies would compel the nations to report concludes.-Reuter. given the necessary impetus the form confileting groups.

SUCCESSOR TO CAPT. EDEN

the liberal leader George Bratianu Expected To Be A

MCGUIRE.-On December 94, 1030.

at St Marie's Hospital, Shang- who was suspected of concealing bai, o Griseldis Victorine (nén the leader of the "Iron Guard.”

Codreanu. Cuming), wife of James J. Mc- Cornello

The search Guire, a son, Lionel John...

proved unsuccessful and Bratianu WATSON-On December 29, 1933, strongly protested in letters to King at the Country Hospital, Shang. Carol and to Premier Angelesco hai, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. against the suspicion cast against Watson, a daughter. (Both well).him-Transocean Kuo Min.

· DEATHS BAPTISTA.-On Wednesday, De- cember 27, 1933, at the Shanghai General Hospital, Francisco Ma- tis, aged 7 months. Dearly be loved son of Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Baptista

DUMPING BY JAPAN

Mussolini Getting Worried

[Special to the Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright,}]

Peer

The "Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Engelbert Dollfusa- states:We want to help to relieve the regret- table tension in Central Europe- Beuter.

ARMY PROMOTIONS

Si

High Appointments

The following general officers as sume new posts as shown early in 1934:

London," January 2. It is generally anticipated that Captain Anthony Eden's successor Lt General Sir Henry Pryce, as Under-Secretary of Foreign | Master - General of the Ordnance (Continued at foot of next Col) in India..

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case of enteric was reported in the Colony during the three days ended January 1.

A small fire occurred at the Club de Recreio premises at 7 o'clock on Monday, Happily the damage was negligible.w

Seriously injured after he receiv- ed a fall through leping out of a bus ia motion on Monday, a Chinese died at the Kowloon Hospital yes terday. He was 21 years of age.

Lt. General W. H. Bartholomew, Chief of the General Staff in In- dial p

General Sir Kenneth Wigram, Northern Command, India.

Major General Cooke-Collis, West Lancashire Division

Lt. General C. P. Deedes, military Becretary at War Office.

Major General C. O. Armitage, Commandant of the Staff College at Camberley.

A Chinese who jumped into the Harbour from the Yaumati Ferry Man Chung last night was rescued from the water by a passing boat, and was removed to the Govern- Major General J. G. Dul, Direc=" met Civil Hospital suffering fromtor of Military Operations and the effects of immersion.

Intelligence at the War Ofice

Major General J. Kennedy,: 1st Division at Aldershot...

There will be no Concert at the

Helena May Institute on Thursday 11th, January, but a Piano and Song Recital will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Bowes-Smith on Thursday 18th, January at 5.30 p.m.

Major General A J. McCulloch,

Lowland Division. A

Major General Minshull-Ford, Major General G. W. Howard, Home Counties División.

5th Division at Catterick

In the last analysis, however, it In the Orient, China and Japan really matters not at all how in particular, the New Year's Day varied have been the ways of cele- is both one of sadness and good brating" the New Year for at the cheer, sadness, because the year's root of all is the striving of all debts fail due and one's credit de- humans to conquer their surround-. pends upon their settlement; goodings, to press forward and, in their cheer if the means are at hand effort, to pass a little of their to meet them or, better still, one's spirit on to the next man who balance is on the credit aide. In may not be so fortunate. Man is the genedal atmosphere there is a confirmed creature of habit and wild scramble in the preceding New Year is always the great days to make all possible' provision shaper-up that coming every OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN for every obligation in order to twelve months gives us freedom to begin again and build better-The that the Creditors of the above start the New Year with debts secret of the wonderful spirit be

Phreys to Lent General: D. Bern- Compay are required on or paid. Those who do not possess hind New Year lies in the idealism han the lanh day of Courour

and to Major * General Major to send la shetr, asmes and ad this provident trait, these is yet of Man, which never allows him to

General Harman may be promoted ses, and the particulars of their consolation in propitiating the remain satisfied with his achieve

|_ In April - Colonel · Tapley will be and claims, if any, to the under-

ment, but urges him to do better.

promoted early in December to be It is this creative instinct in Man

the Japanese competition is be of the German Consulate General Madame Gordon who has recently Director General of the Veterinary which inspired the glorious hilarity ginning to have disastrous consein Tientsin, and Mrs. Margarete come from Australia gave one Bervices that marks all New Year celebrequences for Italy in the Balkana Radke to Mr. Hans Jess, son of the of her enjoyable musical, evenings and in North Africa. Japanese late Mr. V, F. Jest and Mrs. Hanny again, yesterday, when some music cotton concessions to Abyssinia | Jess.

1 at the office of Meats. Tramson gods, more especially the god of Chartered Accountants, York wealth, person of infinite re- Jing Chatar Road, Hong Kong source and sagacity. Therefore in

if so required by notion

"from" the nudersigned,.. dhe | China” on New Year's "afternoon

tion.

Major General Muspratt, Pesha- war Division, a

The coming promotions are ex-

The Annual Agricultural' Show

Owing to the occupation of the organized by the New Territories 6th Floor of the Peninsula Hotel Agricultural Association will be for St. George's Ball on Friday, London, Jan. 2 That Mussolini in the course of held at Shek Hui, New Territories, 5th January the usual, dinner dance pected to be Bir John Burnett- his impending meeting with Sir (near the Sheung Shui Railway at that establishment is cancelled Stuart to General, E. T. Hun John Simon will make propositions Station) on January 6 and 7, 1834. For the convenience of those at leading towards a joint program

tending the Ball a specist dinner me of action to curtally Miss Edith Radke, second daughter Lounge 86 7.30 p.m.

The engagement is announced of i will be served on the First Floor dumping is reported by the "Dally Express." The paper declares that of Mr. Eberhard Radke, Chancellor

in and prove their poor children might have been seen JAPAN AND MANCHUKUO greatly perturbed Italy and Musso- and place as shall be specified in going from door to door crying

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excluded from any distribution may he made before such debt

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