1934-04-11 — Page 8

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

UNION WATERBOAT "COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE Twenty Ninth

Annual

General Meeting of Share holders will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd, on Monday, 23rd April, 1934, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the "General Managers together with a statement of Ac- counts to 31st December. 1933. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 16th to "23rd April 1934, both dates inclusivo..

DODWELL & CO, LTD.

General Managers.

Hong Kong, 9th April, 1984,

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for TEE FIRST

EXTRA RACE MEETING, to be held in Meno on Sunday, 22nd April, 1934, may be obtained at The Sports Club, Hong Kong Jockey lub Stables, or at the Offices of Mesars. Benjamin & Potts, II, Queen's Road.

ENTRIES close at 3 pm. Sharp' on FRIDAY, 13th April, 1834."

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PUBLIC AUCTION

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

PAR

of the Sale by Public. Auction to

be held on MONDAY," the 18TH DAT of APRIL, 1934, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Order of HR EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNON, of One Lot of CHOWN. LAND at Shamsheipo in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, cominencing from 1st July, 1898 with the option of renewal at s Crown Rens to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one 'further term of 24 years less the last

three days thereof.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

New Kowloon

No. of Sale.

Inland Lot No. 1974. Registry No.

Poplar Street, Shamshuipe

Junction of Apliu Strack and

Locality.

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2,790

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Mr. W. W. McDowell

TRAGEDY AT DUBLIN

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World Cable News In Brief NEWS SUMMARY

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Thegrep uppright Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1891- Received, April 10, 1.30 am.)

Berlin, April 9.

COLLEGE OF NORDIC ART

The first

The case in which Sergeant F. B. W. E. Pratt of the Hong Kong Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery, is charged with delaying the de- very of several postal packets, was continued before Mr. Wynne- Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when His Worship found

All over Germany Reichs contest

Bremen, "April 9. of professions started on Monday Dublin, April 10. morning in which all young work-

"College of Nordic that the defence had a case to an- The new American Minister to men and employees up to 38 years Art" in Germany was inaugurated awer and Sergt. Pratt started his Page 6 In the evidence in chief. the Irian. Free State, Mr. Me- of age are to take part. As then Bremen on Monday.

An account of the Hockey inter- Dowell, collapsed at the official first three professions, the graphic main speech, of the day, the pre-

Page 13 State Banquet, held last night in industry, public enterprises and sident of the Bremen Board of part dinner appears on his honour.

the wood industry entered the ex- Education, Dr. von Hoff, gave an The opening date of the Lawn He died shortly afterwards.

amination which is divided into an extensive review of the European Bowls League and matters con- The banquet and reception was orat and written part. Winners of cultural attainments which for nected with the other competitions at least 3,000 years, perhaps even were decided at a meeting of the a private function given by the the competition will be handed

before this time, had been created Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Associs- President, Mr. Eamon de Valera, their prizes on May 1 in the at Dublin Castle, and was attend-course of the great festival demon- by the Nordic race."

tion, yesterday.

Page 10 ed by members of the Executive strations on that day.-Transocean Council and the Diplomatic Corps. Kuo Min.

Mr. McDowell, who was sitting beside Mr. de Valera, rose to reply to several congratulatory speeches. He suddenly faltered and the hor- rified gathering saw him' collapse. It is understood that an heart attack caused his death.

Mr. McDowell was controller of a number of American mines, and was former Governor of Montana -Reuter.

Mr. McDowell had only been in the Irish Free State for about a fortnight. He created a diploma- tic fluttering by presenting his credentials to Mr. de Valera

to the "Governor instead of General. It was subsequently re- vealed that the change in pro-

Herr von Hoff declared that the A Coroner's enquiry into the greatest task facing the German death of Hector Lawrence Pereira people to-day was to increase the was held at Central Magistracy SAAR TERRITORY PLEBISCITE

number of socially superior citizens. yesterday.

Page 6 The task of the new college would Geneva. Aprli 9.

Mr. Ng Wah, J.P., a well-known The League of Nations Secre- the artist 13 not adaptability but cipal Member of the Committee of be to teach that he goal of philanthropist was inducted Prin- tariat announces that the Com-character which was undiverted by Management of the Po Leung Kuk inittee of three entrusted by the the opinion of the day and will study the preliminary steps in-worth-Transocean Kus Min. League Nations Council to sturdily create things of Nordic volved in the preparation of plebiscite in Saar territory, have! been invited by President Baron Aloisi to meet at Rome on April 15.

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At the coming session the com- mittee will examine the report prepared by the jurists committee which have been working under the chairmanship of Herr Marks

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MEMORIAL TO NAPOLEON

Warsaw, April 9, The memorial to Napoleon de- by the Polish sculptor

signed Michael Kaminski, and offered to the city of Warsaw as a present, has been accepted, and will be

cedure had taken place with the ut. Wuertemburg. - Transocean erected in Napoleon Square. -- · approval of the British Govern-Kuo Min.

ment.

-Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore

London, April 10. The death occurred on April 3 of Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, who had requested that news of his death should not be publish until after his funeral.— Reuter.

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CATHOLIC REICHS ASSOCIATION

- Stuttgart, April 9.. The leader of the Catholic Reichs Association fOT South Germany has entered to-

Transcocean" Kuo Min.

yesterday.

Page 7 "The Cat and The Fiddle" an exclusive story, published in serial # form is given on our Cinema 'sup- plement on

Page 4 Our wireless programme will be found on

Page 1 A report of yesterday's Rotary Tiffin is given on

Page 3 Ing all the latest news of that city. Our London Air-Mall Letter, giv- is published on

Page 1. The Diary of Local Events will be found on

German PROF. ROGERS AT will be found on

gether with all Stuttgart youth SHANGHAI

groups into the "Hitler Youth" In order to protect national so- Calism from a split in the Ger- man youth-Transocean Kuo Min.

BELGIAN ARMY REVIEW

Brussels, April 9.

To Stay One Month In China

[Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore was born in 1847. entered

The annual army show which the Navy in 1860 and promoted

the late King Albert was accustom-

Shanghai, April 10. Professor Rogers, the American to the rank of captain in 1884. ed to review on his birthday was He served in the Egyptian War, repeated on the usual date on Mon-silver expert, arrived this morning 1882, was one of the represents day, thus serving as a memorial į aboard the President Hoover, being tives at the anti-Slavery Congress act for the dead soldier King.

met at the wharf by representatives The parades and manoeuvres of local Chinese bankers. held at Brussels in 1889. From 1898-1901 he was a Lord Commis- will continue to be held on April

Professor Rogers stated that he stoner of the Admiralty: Comman-9 in the coming year for the same expects to stay gen-

der-in-Chief of Cape of Good the German military attache, Colking and Peking and will meet reason. Foreign guests included month or more. He will visit Nan- Hope and West Coast of Africa onel von Schweppenberg-Trans- Government leaders. The date of

was

in 1911 the Swedish army given the task of organizing the police force and country darmes in Persia. The work was' completed.. before the World War, and as the native rangers have since" made great progress in sup- pressing banditry, making travel

safer their Swedish teachers are Turkey, Swedish, telephones have remembered with gratitude. In

Smyrna, with interurban been installed at both Ankara and lines throughout the country. The first rubber factory In Turkey was recently built by Swedish en- gineers, and a delegation of ordin- ary factory operatives was sent from the Swedish Cooperative plant at Gislaved to show the

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Night Editor (Wanchai Office) Turks how to make rubber foot-

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Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

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of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 16rя Dar of APRIL, 1934. at 3 F... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExcellencT THE GOYER- Nox, of One Lot of CROWN LAND] — " at Shamshuipo in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898 with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 24 years lose. the last three" days |

thereof,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT."

Į No. of Balo.

Registry No.

Locality.

New Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 3283.

Kowloon Inland Lot Adjoining Now

No. 2175,

Tong Chau Street.

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HONG KONG, APRIL 11, 1934.

OLD TRADE ROUTES REVIVED

wear.

Both Turkey and Persia' are ruled by energetic, "self-made" administrators, Mustapha Kemal and Riza Shah Pahlevi, each de- termined to modernize his ancient country and to keep it indepen- dent. The actual work is done by.. native labour, directed by foreign technical assistants. In Persia, foreign trade is a state monopoly, and in order to pay for the Swedish imports of locomotives and electric motors with Persian

Station, 1901-04: Commander-in- Chief of China Station, 1966-8; ocean Kuo. Min. and Portsmouth 1911-12

Here- tired in 1912.

Dr. O. von Miller

Munich, April 9. Profound regret is felt at the

was

PRIVATE LOANS TO BE MET

in China for a

his departure for Nanking has not yet been decided-Reuter.

Shanghai, April 10."

Basle, Apr. 9.

The American community is Answering a question directed this evening. To-morrow he in- giving a dinner to Prof. Rogers at him at a Conference with the tands visiting leading

Chinese Press, Dr. Schacht, the Reichs bankers to exchange views on the bank president, said that he had silver problem.-Reuter.. death at Geheimrat Baurat of Dr. never advocated the refusal „to Oskar von Miller on Monday recognise Germany's commercial afternoon. Miller

popular debts. throughout Germany as founder of the Deutsches Museum Munich to which he devoted many years of his life work, displaying in a manner intelligible to even persons without technical training the meaning of Germany's grea- test, achievements in the realm of science.

Dr. Schacht said that in his speech before the Bond Club,

New York in October, 1933 he had BRITAIN AND THE

stated that all existing loans and tors or commercial lenders would credits granted by private" inves-

which Germany now, as ever, is be recognised as private debta

willing to pay.

in

According to the present state of affairs, every debtor in Ger- Miller had beer II for

many is paying his debts time but his death

Reichsmarks as they fall due., quite unexpectedly-Transocean and funds were accumulating-et Kuo Min.

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some came

rugs a virtual barter system has PRICE OF WHEAT

been set up. This explains why Stockholm suddenly has so many Oriental rugs to sell. Some are re-exported to pay for Swedish Thus despite `barriers and the depression, international trade keeps on, even if compelled to assume primitive forms.

S.A.-EUROPEAN AIR MAIL

Time Reduced To

Three Days

Press" (Copyright ),]

While Sven Hedin and his Sino-imports. Swedish geological expedition are attempting to Tetrace the old caravan route across central Asia, by which Chinese silks and porce- lains were carried to Europe be- fore the sea route was discovered, some of the ancient trade rela- tions between the Near East and Scandinavia are being restored Both Sweden and Denmark this year have sent new "government representatives to Teheran, and the proposed Swedish budget con- tains a provision for a new lega- tion building at Ankara (Angora), These are diplomatic repercussions of reviving business relations. For some years a Swedish-Danish [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally syndicate has had charge of rail- road construction in Turkey, em- ploying not only Swedish and

Berlin, April 9. Danish engineers to direct the

Air, mall from Europe to South work, but Norwegiana, Swiss, Aus America was reduced from three trians and Bulgarians as well and a half days to two days and Much of the rolling stock has 23 hours when the German been ordered in Sweden and more Lufthansa machine landed at orders are expected. About a year Stuttgart OF Monday morning ago the same syndicate obtained

at 8:59 a.m. The mall left Natal, the concession to complete the Pernambuco on Friday, April 6 new railroad line in Perala which

at 9.14 am the first stage of the is to connect the Gulf of Persia journey to the landing stage at with the Caspian Sea, nearly a thousand kilometers across dim-

the Westphalen was accomp lished by the ten ton cult territory. Bome of the sec-.

machine tions south of Teheran. had been

"Taitun" belonging to the Ger- built by a German-American firm,

man "Lufthansa where the mal and Swedish and German en-

was then conveyed by "Dormierwal gineers had already staked out the

Fassat" which landed at, Bathurst, line north of Teheran, which has British Gambia on Saturday mor- to cross the Elburz mountain ning at 9.30 The Junkers "Ju" range at "considerable heights. $2 "Zephyr"""carried the mall for Many tunnels and high bridges the next stage to "Beville which are necessary, so, that a new was reached on Sunday at 120 cement plant is to be built by a am The final stage was done by Swedish Arm. adat

the Heinkel fast airplane Besides raliroad builders, Persia Sperber" The whole trip cover- employs Swedish: sanitary en-ed a distance of 5,625 miles which gineers and aviation instructors, was traversed in two days 22 and it will be remembered that hours. Transocean Kuo Mín,⠀⠀⠀⠀

IN CHINA

Much Below That Of Rice

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Rome, April 9.

In view of the fact that the price of wheat in China is at the

the conversion office, but these funds, could not be transferred for want of foreign currencies, which in turn could not accumulate be- cause foreign markets were not accepting German goods.

Dr. Schacht said that as mat- ters stood, the postponement of all transfers for the time, being scemed unavoidable..

FREE STATE

Still Open To Negotiate

Page 5 Around the Courts. 'a

regular daily features, is given on page 8 Echoes from 1860, with interest- ing accounts of what happened r Hongkong in those far off" days. Page 6 There was quite a "breeze" at the annual meeting of, Gande Price and Company, Limited yes- . terday.

"Page 7 A motion with regard to licenses for establishments selling food was passed at the Sanitary Board yes- terday.

Page 7 The last meeting of the current term of the English Association took place yesterday when the lec- turer was Fr. Gallagher!" Page 6,

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

No. 47 Water Street yesterday morn A daring armed robbery occurred at

ing when three men armed with iron

jewellery to the value of $200. The bars sarprised the inmates of the house and robbed them of money and men rushed into the house just when au amah had opened a door leading to the yard. Apparently they had been waiting for that opportunity to effect an entry.

A fire broke out in a brick building, measuring 30 feet by 15 feet, used as a pig-sty at Wong Chuk Hang Village (Shouson Hill), near Aberdean yoster- day. Several engines from the city. responded to the call. The building was severely damaged.

advise that subject to audit, the wem

The Union Waterboat Co., Ltd.,

bers of the Consulting Committee will, at the approaching meeting of share holders, recommand a dividend of 70 canta (seventy cents) per share..

HMS. Falmouth, flying the Bag of the C.-in-C., Admiral Sir Frederie C. Dreyer, left Hongkong at 6 am. yesterday for Canton. His Excelleney will remain in Canton until Thursday when he leaves for Macao, returning to Hongkong on Saturday.

H.M.S. Eagle will leave. Hongkong London, April 8. Suggestions that a further effort H.M.S. Witch, and under and amended for Chusan on May 4, accompanied by should be made to discover a sold-programme H.M.S. Keppel leaves for tiol to the dispute between Britain Woosung and Shanghai on April 20. Free State were The destroyers Whitshed, Wrea and made in the House of Commons at Veteran sail for Nimrod Bound on question time to-day.

April 97.

and the

Irish

Answering another, question, Dr. In reply, the Dominions Secret- Schacht said that he believed fall ary. Mr. J. H. Thomas, declared German debtors were entitled to that the British Government were expect a further reduction in in- very willing to resume discussions terest rates because as the inter- with the Free State with a view national money market now stood, to the settlement of all questions. 6 and 7 per cent was no longer but there must first be an accept- rensonable.

able basis for discussion,

GERMANY'S FOREIGN

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Basle, April 9, Representatives of Germany's had an

WANG GOES TO

NANCHANG

The marriage is announced to take place shortly of Kane Paul Beauchamps, Balesian, of the Hongkong Hotel, to Miss Helen Antonia Grodyicke, of the Hongkong Hotel.

One case each of diphtheria and typhoid and three cases of meningitis authorities during the week-end, were reported to the local health

The engagement is announced of Mr. John Maltby Sunley, of the Hong- kong branch of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company; to Miss Joan Frances Begbie, of Melbourne, Australia,

Two cases of small-pox, one of diphtheria, and five of enteric fever. were reported for the 24 hours ended on April 9.

"The Arts Association of the University will hold a meeting on Monday, 18th of April, 1934 at 8.30 p.m. in the Union Assembly Room when Mr. H. C. Macnamara, LL.B. will lecture on The Causes & Conduct of the Civil War in the United Stater (1861-1986). All interested re welcome. Tea will be served after the meeting."

present time very much below the many would never enforce a re- the question of the land annuities Dr. Schacht added that Ger- Mr. Thomas emphasised that price of rice, it is felt that a conduction on the rate of interest on formed only a part of the dispute. siderable improvement in world foreign debts but would negotiate prices would not result in any sp with foreign creditors and come

He also pointed out that the preciable diminution of the Far

Government had offered to submit to some Eastern demand, for wheat, says Transocean Kuo Min.

mutual agreement

the dispute to the arbitration of a. communique issued at the close

an impartial tribunal, but the -of to-day's meeting of the Inter-

offer had proved unacceptable to national Wheat Conference, which

the Irish Free State.-Reuter. discussed minimum prices and con- sidered the technical sub-com- |mittee's suggestions and alter- |

native schemes. A

Another committee was ap-furelga creditors pointed which will meet to-morrow opportunity to get into touch to draft a scheme as the basis for with Dr. Schacht who arrived to consideration by the full Con-attend the meeting of the Board ference.

of Directors of the Bank of In-

ternational The communique says that the

Settlements. Repre Conference to-day completed its sentatives of her long-term credi- review of the effects up to date of tors, the United States, Great Bri- the London Wheat Agreements and tain, Holland, Switserland' and points out that world wheat Sweden, had been discussing on prices are

whether disappointingly, and Saturday and Sunday materially lower to-day than when there should be joint action to the agreements were concluded, consider with the Reichsbank the but only in a limited number of question of further reduction #af countries, in which millers' prices German" payments, or whether for wheat were equal to or above each country should act on her si this morning aboard the gun-al Society of Opticalis opened to- world export parity.

own behalf. And s

boat, Chungshan, he was accom- day in which took part represen- Although no public communica-panied by Chen Shao Kwan and tatives of Great Britain, Germany, ters of the world's wheat entered tion was made as to the course Tseng Tsung Min, When inter- Switzerland, Netherlands and consumption at prices very much of the proceedings," it. Is stated in viewed, Wang Ching-wel said he | Sweden and many other countries. above the export point, and thus it reliable sources that the prelimin-intended to stay at Nanchang two Members of the Congress visited is ⠀⠀ very............⠀⠀Improbable that a ary talks have resulted in the re- or three days to discuss North- the Institute of Physle and ex- moderate increase in prices would moval of some of the chief dif- China affairs with Huang Fu and pressed their admiration for the- have any effect of decreasing the ferences regarding the stand- Chiang Kai-shek. He discredited work done by the Institute and world · demand for wheat for points of the various creditors reports of Huang Fu's impending | the results obtained.--Transocean buman consumption. — Reuter, countries. Transocean Kuo, Min. resignation-Reuter

Kuo Min.

·

It is estimated that, three-quar-

To Discuss North China Affairs

Nanking. April 10.

Wang Ching-wel left for Klang-

Rome, April 0.

The Congress of the Internation-