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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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NOTICE.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
DURING THE RACES.
HE public are hereby notified
THE
that on the days fixed for the Annual Race Meeting at Wong Nei Chong (February, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th and March, 3rd), the following: Regulations, under Ordinance No. 2
of 1869, will be in force :--
I-All vehicles going to the Races at Wong Nei Chong will proceed via Arsenal Street, Haucesy Road, Percival
Street, Laighton Hill Rond and round the Happy Valley via Wong Nei Chong Road to the entrance gates.
Vehicles will return to town ria Morrison Gap Road and Queen's Road East. These arrangements will be in force between 11 am, and 7.p., II-Passengers will alight from
and board Tramcars and Buses at:--(1) tha main Public entrance gate and (2) the members entrance gate only. IIL-Trucks and persona,carrying
large burdens will not be per- mitted Woat of Percival Street OF East of Murray Road between the hours of 10a.m. and 7 p..
IV-Pedestrians must walk on the footpaths, and not on the Roadway.
V.Vehicles must proceed at a slow speed in the vicinity of the Race Course.
VI.-Vehicles will be parked in the vicinity of the Race Course as directed by the Police on duty,
VII. Dogs are not allowed on or near the Race Course: Any dog found straying a liable to be destroyed. Nors. There will be one way trafic only in Queen's Road Eust from the Monument Arsenal Street from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. The one way traffic
will rub from East to West.
to
Vehicles proceeding up Stubba Road will proceed vid Arsenal Street, Johnston Road (Old Praya East), Wanahai Bond, Morrison Bill Road and Mor- risen Gap Road
Extra Race Meetings.-On days fixed for extra Race Meetings, Regulations I and III and the note above will not be en- forced:
One way traffic will be en- forced in Wong Nei Chong Roast only.
Entrance to Wong Noi Chong Road will be from Leighton
་་
Hill Road.
Parking of cars at the Race Course. 1.-The Stand at the Public en
trance is reserved for Jockey Club Stewards and Officials only. 2.-Morrison Hill parking ground opposite Civil Service Club, and Village Road reserved for
Private care.
3. Ventris Road. reserved, for
Public Cars.
"E. D. C. WOLFE, Insp:ctor General of Police, Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1934.
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BRITISH FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
In the annals of British industry the year 1933 will assuredly be
remembered as the
year which
clearings were larger in most of the months, the increase in the last six montins being substantial,
When comparing banking results for 1933 with those for, 1932 it should be remembered that the former year had two working days less than the latter. In the case of the turnover, this represents a lass of about £210 millions to the total.
Last year the average of money rates was appreciably less than in 1932. Bank rate (the Bank of England's rate for re-discounting bills which Axes all the other money rates) averaged 2 per cent. as against over 3 per cent...in 1932, The rate for Treasury Bills was phenomenally low, the average discount rate for the weekly tender for bills being a little over 11/8d. per cent, a big drop from the 1932 average of 33/2d. The rates for three months' short loans was automatically and banks bills and proportionately lower. It follows from these figures that the gross earnings of the banks must have been materially less than in the previous year, unless compensated for, as they were, by other factors. most remunerative channel for the Further, advances, normally the employment of banking funds, declined considerably on the year. On the other hand, according to
BLACK SHIRT CAMPAIGN
Causing Increasing. Concern
WORLD CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
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Madrid, February 20.
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NEWS
Hongkong.
Ox
SUMMARY
By the departure of the Troop- ship Neuralia the Colony will kas" a namber of Services sportsmen. Page 11. brought before him at
When I Chinese soldiers www Kowloon Alagistracy yesterday on a charge London, Fob. 20 The Mosley Black Shirt campaign
of being stowaway on board the 3.3. Berlin, February 20. At least five killed and upwards Germany's sincerest sympathies
Wing Lee, Mr. Wynne-Jones "8128- in England is causing increasing of one hundred injured when a will follow the Belgian King Albertated that the Harbour Master concern to the authorities, not be special train on which 1000 foot to the grave on Thursday in the posted on ships to the effect thats should be consulted and notioca. cause of the headway it is thaking ball enthusiasts who had attended
person, of Minister von Keller who but because of the hostility aroused the Sundays game at the Capital left here on Tuesday night for stowaways would be imprisoned in in many places.
between Madrid and Seville, the Brussels as representative extera-
Page 6.. Asked in the House of Corntons, teams were returning to Seville, ordinary of President von Hinden-Lee's pianoforte recital "at
The programme of bliss. Amelia whether he proposed to prohibit when they collided head on with burg and the National Government, Helena May Institute today appears the the wearing of uniforms by political the Seville-Madrid express on will take official part in the cere parties, the Home Secretary, Sir Tuesday morning near Vilianeuva montes attendant of the Royal fu-
Pure 10. John Gilmour, said that represen-dela Reina in the province of Corneral-Transocean Kuo Min.
A fine of $100 was imposed on a tations on the subject had reached | doba-Transocean Küo Min.
Chinese shopkeeper for storing kero- him from many quarters
sene without a permit, Page 8. He was most concerned with the
By beating Mrs. Sheldon & Bad provocative effect of such uniforms in the streets and public places, and,
at Fanling on Tuesday, Mrs. Tottenham won the ladies golf disturbances, which the police at
Rome, February 20.
Gorizia, February 20. championship for 1931. Page 10- tributed to the wearing of political The death toll of the bad fall-
The Great War necropolis "Re- The draw for the Sydney Maiden paiforms, had increased from eleven way accident near Populonia where dipuglia" is nearly completed. The Stakes for the forthcoming race- in the first half of 1933 to twenty- a motorised car on rails was first section of the work when fin-meeting has been made. Page 10. two in the last six months.
smashed to spiriters by a passen-ished will create a masterpiece The Annual Meeting of the Hong- The whole question was engaging ger train on Monday, has risen to which will remain through all the Kong Land Investment Company his serious consideration.-British | thirty-four, many more charred ages. When the whole thing is took place yesterday when, a final Wirolesa.
bodies having been discovered finished the Peak will have a great dividend of $2
was announced under the wreckage of the aspect of circular stairs.
Page 7. destroyed
Fourteen car,
The remains of the soldiers Our Swatow correspondent writes SOTIA re injured and
which repose actually at "Redi-
an interesting letter, which appeare of them are not expected to puglia" are over 30,000 and it is
Page 7. live. The Arst reports had placed expected that when it' is finished The death and funeral of "Mr. the total casualties at sixteen kill-120.000 Italian soldiers will be bur- J. M. de Castro" Basto is reported ed and one injured.---Transocean Kuo Min
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
" A Reversal Of Character
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Berlin, lebruary" 20. Tuesday's bourse showed a re- versal of character from that of the past week in as much as the Sharemartet neglected the whole of the Fixed interest. securities in A brisk demand. No uniformed tendency on the Sharemarket is apparent but in general the sag in prices is not great.
...
The tumover increased Interest Securities is moderate but in most sections the prices" were higer.
Call Money 4 1/8 to 5 1/8. Young loan improved 1/8 to 93. Relchbank Jumped 1 7/8 to 1893. Dyetrusts dropped it to 1312. Saidetzfurth Potash i firmer at 1551. ...German. Steel Trusts lower at 424. German Mineral Oils weakened 15 to 101.. Slernenshalske down 1 to 140 Transocean Ki Mini,
REICHBANK QUOTA-
TIONS
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Berlin, Feb. 20. Reichsbank quotations (without
guarantee):— New York Paris
39.4 600.3
Amsterdam Paris Sterling * Dollar
35.33 Transocean Kuo Min.
58.75
78.06
TREASURY RETURNS
London, Feb. 20. The latest Treasury returns show that ordinary revenue for the current year up to 17th February amounted to £609,701.084. At the corresponding date or last year, the amount stood at £612,224,945,
Orindary expenditure to date for the current year totalled £608, 382.793, compared with -£652, 767,268 as the corresponding date last year-British Wireless...
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'(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tola- Ordinance, 1894- graphic Messages Beceived, February 21. 5.00 p.m.)
Barcelona. February 21.
A well-known manufacturer was.
Socialist gunman,
This is
the
led there. The central obelisk whic led there. The central obelisk which is now standing will be demolished and replaced by an under ground chapel on top of which
be placed the tomb of the Dake of Victory. con- Berlin, February 20. Fresh from Paris. England's spe-sisting of simple sepulchre stone. clalist on disarmament, Lord Privy The tombs of four generals will be Seal Eden spent the major part of placed at the tour corners of this the first day here lending a ear to monument. The work is so de-shot yesterday, presumably by a the German side on leading Euro-signed that it will take an aspect second case within a few days, an- pean questions. The first consult of a rustic mountain. The actual other Industrialist having been. ation took place in the morning at souvenirs will be kept and others murdered by Anarchist gunmen on the Foreign Ministry between Eden, will be furnished by the depot of Friday last. the Foreign Minister von Neurath the different regiments-Trans- and Defence Minister von Blem- berg. In the afternoon Hitler re- ceived the British Envoy Extraor- dinary for a lengthy interview in the presence of the British Ambas- sador, Sir Eric Phipps, the foreign and defence ministers. A closely
Rome, February 20. clipped communique issued on The Duchess of Aoste passed a Tuesday night describes both the fairly good night, the maximum meetings as consisting of "discus- temperature being 38.2 and the slons of a most friendly spirit con- minimum 37.8--Transocean Kuo corning the regulation of the dis- Min. armament question, on the basis
of the German proposals developed
ocean Kuo Min.
[Special to the "Hong Kong Day
Fress" (Copyright,)]
In diplomatic negotiations of re-(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally cent months as well as on the basis
· Prèss”. (Copyright.)]. of the recently published memor-
Vienna, Feb. 20. andum of the British Government"
Spectacular last honours were adding that discussions will be continued on WednesdayTrans-shown here to fifty men in the g oceani Kuo Min.
vernment service who died in the 'capital's civil war, as the high point of "National day of mourning", on tar erected in front of the Town Hall were aligned fifty cofins all
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Tuesday. Before a giant black al-
Press" (Copyright-)1
The Press is unanimous in de- manding that action must be taken to put an end to this reign.
of terror.-Transocean Kuo Min.
(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages "Ordinance, 1893- Received, February 21, 4.00 p.m.)
Istanbul, February 21. The Turkish President, Mustafa Kemal Pasha received on Tuesday, the Chinese Military mission head- ed by General Ya Ti Cheng at- Ankora-Transocean Kuo Min.
SENTENCE AGAINST PRINGE PLESS
(Special to Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Drdinance, 1854- Received, February 21, 1.50 p.m.)
Brussels, Feb. 20. The death circling squadron of draped in the national colours.
Kattowitz, February 21. air planes trailing long black The remains were blessed both by the the protestant pastor and
The local Court in Nikoli in steamers of mourning, and an un-
Archbishop of Vienna, Doctor In- Upper Silesia has just "received ending line of Belgian subjects nitzer. President Mikias followed from the Supreme Court of War- have been fling slowly past the with a speech promising that err-saw documents in the case against bler of their dead ruler here sin- ing citizens would be treated in a Prince Pless, As the Supreme ce the earliest hours on Tuesday generous forgiving spirit and de- Court confirmed the judgment of morning. The Royal remains now ploring as the bitterest part the the first court to the effect that lie in state at the Brussels Castle, sacrifices that fifty soldiers and Prince Pless should undergo three since the impressive transporta- | police în a Aght against bro- months' imprisonment for employ- tion from Laaken Castle by an es-
their thers and sons of
own | ment German nationals on his cort of Belgian princes and crack | fatherland. Chancellor Dollfuss estate without having obtained "cavalry which made a minute's re-speech also emphasised that all de- permission from the Polish au- verend halt at the grave of themands for, retribution must now. thorities. Prince Pless has been Unknown Soldier in the passage for ever disappear and paid a tri- | ordered to undergo the sentence. through the Capital. Since the ar- bute of gratitude to the fallen civil-Transocean Kuo Min arrival here the square around the Castle has been tightly packed with citizens thronging in such numbers, to pay the last homage to their dead King, that they may not all be able to file past the royal Bier in the forty eight hour period arranged for. Transocean Kuo
witnessed the beginning of the long climb from out of the greatest financial depression in all history, This depression at the beginning of that year had lasted more than three years, and it would be unreasonable to look for a rapid the usual table compiled by the recovery therefrom. Nevertheless, Midland Bank, new capital issues at the opening of 1934 the tide made in the United Kingdom last of British industry is quite de- year amounted to nearly £133 finitely on the flow back to a millions. This figure can be, con- period of greater prosperity. Turn trasted with the £113 millions for where we will, to the figures of 1032 and the £88 millions for 1931. reduced unemployment, to more The year, 1933, therefore, shows a prontable banking, to increased considerable expansion on its two; exports, to increased industrial predecessors, but it is still much dividends, to higher stock ex below the average total prior to change and
produce
405 millions of the total. -market 1931.
. Cairo, Feb. 20. Authoritative quotations, indeed, to all the tisual were issues on behalf of home
Government for indices of trade expansion, the borrowers, a figure to compare
Egypt is forecast by semi-official tale is the same-steady advance, with issues in this category of
newspaper, Basir, which predicta from which the speculative element £83 millions in 1932. Overseas
that after the forthcoming return is largely absent.
Empire borrowers
to Cairo of the British High Com- took 223
London, Feb. 20, millions, as against 828 millions,
missioner, a new Cabinet of out- following: Consul-General standing personalities will be form- and foreign issues were £7,996,000 appointments were announced to-ed with the programme envisagista were given a vastly more vital
ing the dissolution of Parliament'
Great Britain more than any other country is one which con- ducts its financial transactions by means of cheque payments. This
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BRITISH CONSULAR
The
in 1933 as ageinst" £348,000 in 1932. day: Overseas lending is, of course, very
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London, February 21.
servants for averting an immeasur¬ able national catastrophe. At the close of the ceremonies Dollfuss announced that the government had resolved to raise the state if slege within the entire bounds of Austria at seven o'clock on Wednes
morning. The first public American Warships will visit day monuments to "victors" of last England the coming summer for weeks fighting when the statues of the first time for four years. On three socialist leaders adorning the | the 15th June the battleship so-called monument to the Aus- "Arkansas" will arrive at Plymouth trian republic, which was put up for a ten days stay being accom- on the occasion of the Austrian panied by the former battleship Republic's tenth anniversary, have "Wyoming converted into a train- been replaced by busts of Dollfuss, ing ship according to the terms er Starhemberg, andr vice the London naval Treaty-Trans- Prince Chancellor Fey. The monument ocean Kuo Min. which stands in the parkway near the parilament bullding is further decked with banners in National and Helmwehr colourn, The socia~
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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
graphic Meranges Ordinance, 1894- (By Telegraph, Copyright, Teln- that the FORTY-FIFTH OR... DINARY YEARLY MEETING will
Mr. Goodwin from Rio to Zurich, as well as all political parties, thrust on Tuesday when a decree Received, February 21, 7.30 p.m.) be held at the Company's Offices, P. & means that one of the most re-strictly supervised by the Treasury Mr. Lowden from Cologne to Rio, temporary abrogation of Constitu- was published in the official Gaz
London, February 21. O. Building, on
Wednesday, 14th liable indications of the state of authorities in these days of erratic Mr. Bell from Basieto Cologne, tional guarantees and granting of the Socialist party and its affi- vard" at last tugged off the Good- ette and blocked all bank accounts The Norwegian motorship "Vest- March, 1834, at 11 am, for the purpose trade is to be found in the figures foreign exchanges, Sof presenting the Report of the Dir of the turnover of the banks. For
Sir Harold Satow from Beirut to dictatorial powers to the new Go- At the moment at writing we Tunis, Mr. Lomas from Tunis tovernment for a period of at least
Hated organisations. Streets and win Sands on Tuesday: where she eators together with Statement of Accounts to 31st December 1933 and of bills,
the first time since 1923 the amount have still to wait for the full Salonika, and Mr. Havard, who has three years. The principal task of tenement blocks in working quar- had been stuck for sixty hours: cheques, etc., passing banking returns, but three of the been Oriental Secretary at Teheran the new Cabinet will be the con- Marx and other socialist, and Com- sisting of fine coal gas had been ters which were named after Karl The greater part of the cargo con- electing Directors and Auditors,
though the London Bankers Big Five" banks, and one of the and recently at the Department of clusion of a treaty with England munist notabilities are now being thrown overboard to lighten the Clearing House was larger in the more important of the year under review than in the banks, have issued figures show--British Wireless.
union. Overseas Trade, London, to Beirut. whose main points are to be sub-given names of Austrian patriots vessel. Even then, fourteen steam preceding year. The total was ing their profits for 1833. Two of
mitted to a popular decision by and even Heimwehr leaders. In tugs were required to get her off referendum. £32,137 millions, an increase of the principal discount companies
The Egyptian Am- Vienna in the schools, pictures of Transocean Kuo Min. bassador in London, Esad Pasha is the Socialist Mayor Beltz are being $25 millions on 1932, but this have also issued preliminary figure represents a decline on the statements. In the case of all
promenently mentioned
the taken down and replaced by "pic- [Special to the Hong Kong Dally most likely candidate for, the Pre-tares of Dollfuss. The authorities pre-slump year of 1929 of no less four banks and the two discount than £12,759 millions.
Press” (Copyright,}}, jon The in- companies the dividend paid last
miership-Transocean Kuo Min are offering a premium of two Aus- tzian shillings for each rise and crease for,, 1933, is only of one year is being maintained.
Berlin, Feb. 20, Afty shillings for each machine
The second regular fight in the gun delivered up to them by Fe recently established German air. bruary 28, when no questions will mail service to South America. re- sulted in cutting another day off be asked.-Transocean Kuo Min.
the previous record. The Dornier seeplane, Taifun, with Flight Cap tain Blankenburg at the controla left here on February 17 and after intermediary landings at Bathurst, British Gambia and on the floating London, Feb, 21: airport steamer, Westphalen an- Following his defea last night chored in mid-ocean, reached Per by Len Bralth of "Birmingham, nambuca, Brazil on the evening Jack Hood the ex-British and Tebruary 20. Lettera postec European welterweight champion Berlin thereby reached Brazi has decided to retire after holding in three and a half dayda the title eight for years. Reuter
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CỤ, LTD.,
Agentai Hong Kong, 31st February, 1934.
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London, February 21
London, Feb. 20. per cent, but when one remembers dividends do not vary much, and the Duke and Duchess of York. HM. the Queen, accompanied by
(Special to "Hong Kong that world trade has declined by
the chief interest lies in the net and the Duke of Gloucester, spent about two-thirds in the last four pront statements of the banks three hours at Olympia, London.
Dally Press") years (a fact which has greatly alluded to above the net profit to day inspecting with evident graphia Méloges Ordinance, (Hy... | Telegraph, Copyright, reduced, the use of sterling bills) of Barclays last year. any increase is gratifying. The 21,804,879 as against £1,874,013. the British Industries Fair, Bri-
waa interest the stalls and exhibits of Received, February 21, 1.00 pm), country cheque clearing, which is The Midland Bank's net proat was tish Wireels. generally held to indicate trade | £2,268,846, against 2,019.143, conditions more faithfully than Lloyds earned £1,438,822, against town and metropolitan clearings, the larger THE Sworn Measurer's Offices will aggregate eta lurrent tharinge Martin's-netted 854,061, bake be Hemoved to ST. GEORGE'S aggregate total of all clearings, Martin's-netted 2834,041, against BUILDING 1ST FLOOR (Entrance in belag 3.6 per cent. larger than in 2636,950. In the case of the two Chater Road) from 260 FEB-1832, and also in excess of that for discount companies there is an #RUAHT, 1934
the preceding year, 1931. Taking increase in the amounts carried [2276 the year month by month, country forward. These figures show that
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invenge considered the banks have not done badly during the year. Indeed, this is the first year since 1929 in which the downward trend of banking proats has been reversed.
The British Press Comments on, the "satisfactory meeting of Lord Privy Beal Eder with Chancellor Hitler and draws attention to the fact that the conversations be tween the two regarding their experiences in the trenches soon spanned the gulf between them Transocean, Kuo Mín.
JACK HOOD TO RETIRE
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