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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

THE Offices and Stations of the

THE CHINESE MARITIME CUS

TOMS for Kowloon and District will be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSINESS on the 5TH MAY, 1834, being a CUS- 'TOMS HOLIDAYS.

EN. ENSOR,

Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District.

York Building.

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Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934,

NOTICE.

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WE have this day authorised Mr. Erie Macdonald Bryden, Chartered Accountant, to sign our firm name in all matters pertaining to our Hong Kong Office:

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Accountants.

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1st May, 1934.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG), NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN N

that the ORDINARY YEAR.

LY METING of the Society will be held at the, HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1984, at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1983, and of declar- ing Dividend, etc!

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY. Both Days inclusive..

By Order of the Board.

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG); NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, TOTICE T8 HEREBY GIVEN No that

SIXTY-FIFTH the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building. Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11.20 .m., for the purpose of receiving the Report o the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1938, and of declaring Dividend, etc,

The TRANSFER BUOK8 of the Company will be CL SED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

"A. W. HUGHES,.

General Manager, Hong Kong, 30th April, 1984.

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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)

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that the SIXTY-EIGHTH

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934.

SINGAPORE BEER

MALAYAN BREWERIES, LTD. TIGER BRAND

BEER

$4.00 Per Dozen Pints $31.00 Per Case of 96 Pints

LESS

42 CENTS PER DÖZEN FOR EMPTY BOTTLES RETURNED.

A S. WATSON & CO.,

EST. 1841.

DEATHS ISABELLE-On April 30, suddenly, at 2, Cox's Path, Isabelle, be- loved wife, of T. W. Carr, P.W.D.

the Funeral passes Monument at 5.30 p.m. to-day. No flowers by request. VILLAS-On April 25, at his home John Villas, dearly beloved husband of Philomene Villas, in his forty-second year,

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice Honge Street. Tel. 30261 Night Editor (Wanchai Ofice):

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, MAY1, 1934.

BEAUTIFUL HONG KONG

We have published in these columns some days previously two

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Stanley is no less beautiful and a drive over the bridge in Tytam Reservoir, especially on a night when the 13.001 is shining is indeed the proverbial "thing of beauty." Then we have the drive the Peak which affords splendid view of the town below, the harbour and lastly, Kowloon The view in the day time is pretty encugh, but at night, when the place is it up by the multi- coloured lights, it is indeed a sight never to be forgotten,

Coming into town, we have the large and modern buildings. The latest addition to these, the Stock Exchange, is a credit to the Colony. In fact we venture so far as to say that it compares very favourably with many of the buildings In some of the larger

citles. Then we have the other big buildings and when the new Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building. is complete, we will have the most modern Bank premises in the Far East.

In the old days, West Point, the centre of night life in Hong Kong had much to recommend it to the amongst the well-to-do Chinese,

visitor desirous of getting an idea

of what goes on in the "Chinese Thousands of dollars Broadway." changed hands in the restaurants where mah-jongg and other games were played for high stakes, but

OBITUARY

Dr. J. M. Simms"

London, April 30.

of

The death occurred to-day the ex-member of Parliament, Dr. John Morrow Simms-Reuter.

Mrs. T. W. Carr

The many friends of Mrs T. W. Carr will regret to hear that she passed away suddenly at her re- sidence at No. 2 Cox's Path, last night.

been in the best of health for some time, Mrs. Carr's death will come as a shock to her circle of friends.

Although she had not

Mrs. Carr came to the-Colony in 1924 and was married at St. John's Cathedral. She took a keen inter- est in the Philharmonic Society and figured in several of their productions The sympathy, of her many friends will be extended to Mr. Carr, and to their little son.

The funeral takes place this afternoon, passing the Monument at 5.30 p.m. No flowers quest.

by

WORLD CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

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Tele:

Istanbul, Apr. 29.

ROYAL NAVY

Anti-Submarine School

Special Air-Mail Service

London, April 15, Capt. D. A Budgen is to relin-. quish the command of the Anti- Submarine School at Portland,

which he has held for two years. He is to command the cruiser Capetown when she recommissions about June for service in China in place of the Caradoc. 'The new C.O. at the School is Captain H. E. Morse, DS.O., who was promoted at the New Year while in command of the Snapdragon; target-towing sloop

Captain Morse had varied ser- vice during the War, and was awarded the D.3.0 in January. 1920. "for services under fire on several occasions." In July, 1814. he was in the gunboat Bramble in China. He received a War ap- pointment to

battleship Triumph, in which he was at the

the

reduction of Elaochau and at the Dardanelles, until the ship" was sunk by submarine. Later he was in the destroyer Mosquito and the cruiser Chester, which took a pro- minent part in the early phases of the battle of Jutland. In 1917 he was selected to specialize in torpedo duties, and from May, 1918, he was torpedo officer of the Lord Nelson. He graduated at the Staff College in 1929.

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEWS

(Special Air mail Service)"

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London, April 15.

MR. AE. RICHARDSON AND

MISS M. E. D. KELLY'

Our

SUMMARY

correspondent

Ichang writes an interesting letter giving particulars of the New Life Movement there. Page 7

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motor The engagement is announced | As usual, our weekly between Aldwin, Ernald "Richard. supplement is given on Page son, of Sherwood, Haputale, Cey- lon, younger son of the late Brig.- Gen. Morris Eraald Richardson, D.S.O., 20th. Hussara, and Mrs., Ernald Richardson, Moor Park Farnham Surrey, and Margaret Elinor Daphne (Peggie), younger daughter of Douglas E. Kelly and of Mrs. Kelly, Batgodde. Haldu- mulla, Ceylon,

MR. P WA IRONSIDE AND

MISS H. M. TREBLE

A marriage has been arranged between Phillp William Allan, only son of Lady Ironside and the late Sir William A. Ironside, of Cal-, cutta, and Henrietta Mary (Betty). younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Treble, of 45. Fitzjames- svenue. W. 14. MR. J. A. STANCOMB AND MISS

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A marriage bas been arranged Between John Arthur, eldest son 01 Capt. A. M. Stancomb. R.N., and Mrs. Stanconib, of Bush House, Spaxton. Bridgwater, Somerset, and Helen Margaret, only daugh- Ler of Lady Ironside and the late Sir William A. Ironside, of Cal- cutta.

MR. G. H. EMERSON AND

MISS UPTON

The Singapore Staff (By Telograph, Copyright,

Major-General E. O. Lewin, C.B., The engagement 1 antibunced graphic Meringer Ordinance, 1894, | CMG., D.S.O., who recently took between Gerald Herbert Emerson. Received, April 30, 1.30 am.}

up command of the increased gar- Indian Civil Service, eldest son of rison in Malaya, will. be joined by Sir Herbert Emerson, "E.C.SI. the Governor of CLE, C.B.E, The modern Methuselah, Zaroa Royal Engineer officer as Assis- Agha whose 160 years has long tant Adjutant and Quartermaster- Punjab. and Lady Emerson, and gained him the undisputed title of feneral, the status of the post Hazel Shirley Everard, only daugh- the oldest man on the continent, being raised from the deputyter of Sir Everard and Lady Upton. is reported to be critically ur hete assistant grading. Col Arthur T. Langton House, Alresford. Hants, with internal complaint-Trans-Shakespear, D.S.O., M.C., who, as The marriage will take place in ocean Kuo Min..

announced on Saturday, is to have September. the post, held a similar appoint- nient in the Northern Command in 1926 before going to Singapore, and he returns to the new base after service in Egypt.

$

Madrid, Apr. 29. The life of only 48-hour was granted to the new Samper's Ca binet by the almost entire Spanish Press on Sunday and by outspoken consensus of opinion in the lobbles of the Cortes.

Cruise to Japan

HMS. Berwick, Captain C. G. Sedgwick, after three week's duty Both the Monarchists and the at Shanghai, has left for Nagasaki, Socialists have already registered and will, it is understood, be visit- interpellations for the Governing the principal Japanese ports mental declaration scheduled in during the next three weeks. She the Cortes for Wednesday.

will afterwards go to the rest base arriving about at Wel-hai-wel May 7.

Samper's "ministry so obviously barely refurnished the version of

HMS. Keppel, Capt. A R., Ham- the Lerroux Cabinet that the Radicals themselves are pessimismick, and destroyers of the 16th tic of its duration. It was gener- Division are to leave Hong Kong ally recognised on Sunday that about April 19 for China coast the so-called solution: of the ports and Wei-haf-wel The Cabinet crisis leaves the actual Whitehall, destroyer, Lieut.-Cdr. political crisis untouched-Trans-G. N.. Brewer, which has had a ocean Kuo Min.

month at Wel-hai-wel, will leave there to-morrow for Shanghai and

Stuttgart, April 29. The German chess master. Bo- goljubow, after a brilliant exhibi- ton on Saturday suffered a "severe reversal of form in the first halt of the eleventh game in the world championship match played here on Sunday, relinquishing the board at the end of the day in a position which experts agree spells certain defeat at the resumption of play on Monday.

The setback was all the more striking as the world champion, Alekhine was on the defensive dur-

binations.-Transocean Kuo Min

Hong Kong. E.M.S. Medway, Capt. Allan Poland. D.8.0.. with the Fourth Submarine Flotilla, will probably leave Hong Kong, for Wei-hal-wet on May 1..

Appointments

Payr. Lts- F. C. Haisham, to Eyungham, April 24; K. H. Der- went, to Pembroke, April 28; W. H. C Hodges to Vernon, April 30; N. C. M. Holland, to Ramilies, May 1: J. R. Hayson, to Coventry, May 11 and A. G. Sowman, to Kent, on

recoming.

As we have stated before, the for sometime now, West Point has ed him the obloquy of the new E. D. A. James and R. P. Peter, to

lust much of its glamour, although

CANTON RIVER FLOTILLA

Addition Of Two Torpedo Boats

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, April 30. The Canton Elver Flotilla will bé added to with two electricaly driven torpedo boats which are being constructed in a foreign 'dockyard.

Officers and ratings are being trained at the Whampoa Naval Academy to man these ships.

These torpedo boats will be used: to patrol coastal ports such as Swatow, Swabue, Hothow and Pak- hot.

to be

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story, is given on Page 3

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