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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE CHINA LIGHT AND

POWER CO. (1918) LTD.

NOTICE.

HE. Company's Tsim Sha Tani

THE

Cash Collection Offics has been

removed from 34, Nathan Road, to Humphrey Avenue.

Hong Kong, 4th May, 1984,

DOUGLAS

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STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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166 Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, P. & O. Building ou Friday, May 18th, 1984 at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of "Ac- counts to the 31st December, 1993.

The transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from 10th of May to 18th May, 1934, Both Days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK '& CO, General Managers. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1994.

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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Fifty-third Ordinary General THE

Meeting of Shareholders will-

he held at the Offices of the under- signed on Friday, the 25th May, 1934, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December 1933,

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 11th to the 25th May, 1934, both days; inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. LTD General Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1934.

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DEATHS

DOVEY-Arthur Graham, Manag- er. David Sassoon & Co., Ltd., Shanghai, suddenly, on 9th Inst. en route to Bombay. (By cable).

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ANDERSON. Suddenly at Mogi Japan, William Evan. beloved husband of Clara Margaret Anderson. Funeral arrange- ments will be announced later. FETERS.-On Friday, May 4, 1934, at his home, 2032 Avenue Joffre, Shanghai,' Hugh Wal- lace, the dearly-beloved infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Peters. WARD-On April 26, 1934, at Bir-

mingham, Alabama. U.S.A. suddenly, William P. Ward," be- loved uncle of Mrs. Margaret Proctor Smith.

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their London Office, at 53, FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel. 3137, are prepared to giye Subscribers and Visitors OFFICIAL HELPLESSNESS

advice regarding accommoda. tion available, motoring faci- cities, suitable

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If, when at home, they will call or telephone to the above address, they will receive the

'Those who were hoping for an announcement from the Govern-

ment as to the steps it intended taking to render the New Terri- tories more productive must have felt keen disappointment on read- ing the reply given by the Colonial Secretary to questions put by the ton. Mr. J. P. Braga on this subject at the Legislative Counc!!

meeting. The vague and negative

investigation into the question, Government is not prepared to Spend any money on experiments. It is unfortunate that they should have come to a "conclusion" before having explored the matter rully.

W

It was not so many years ago that an Industrial Resources Com- mittee was appointed by the then Governor (Sir Réginald Stubbs) in pursuance of the policy of the Imperial Government to inquire

into the resources of the British Empire. One of the matters, in- quired into by that Committee was the question of pig breeding and 'poultry farming in Hong Kong. Sir Robert Ho Tung was appointed chairman of that. Committee, which came to the defnita con clusion that pig-raising could be extensively and profitably de- veloped.

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afford the expense of a farm, is, vpor examination, objection at all. If, as suggested the Hon. Mr. Braga, any such scheme as the proposed experl- mental farm was associated with he University. the expense incur. réd would not be heavy.

In our view all that is necessary at the start is the appointment of some good expert who could be brought to the Colony and would be "required to give a report on the question whether it is possible o grow the necessary foodstuffs for the raising of pigs. That pigs

obtained therefrom would.

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advisable to do at present is to allow the experimental garden at Sheungshui to continue. In the words of the official spokesman for the Government, "further exten- Blun by Government of Its Expert- mental Station is not considered necessary at present."

OBITUARY

Miss Lilian Reid

The funeral took place at the Hung-jao Road Cemetery Shang- hal, on May 4 of Miss Lilian Reid whose death accurred at the China Inland Mission Hospital on Wed- nesday. Miss Reid who was born at Tarbolton, Ayrshire. Scotland. nearly sixty-nine years ago, was Zealand taken as a girl to New from which country she came to China in connection with the China Inland Mission in the year! 1895. Since her return to China' last year she had been stationed in Ankling with her elder alater who survives her. The service was conducted by the Rev. G. W. Gibbs of the CIM, the casket belag car-

World Cable News In Brief

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Presa") (By Talegraph, Copyright, Talagraphic Musrages Ordinance, 1394- Received, May 10, 4.30 am.)

Berlin, May 9,

The weekly 'magažine of the Catholic Churches in Berlin known as "Katholisches Kirchenblatt fuer Berlin" was prohibited and con- fiscated on Wednesday by the se- cret police for printing a "badly distorted version" of he unfor tunate Incident in Henningsdorf a month ago where the respective organisations, the Catholle youth and the Hitler youth, had to squabble.

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Essen, May 9. Another large increase in the production in German heavy in- dustries was recorded for April by the German Iron and Steel Indus- trialists Association whose figures show that working thirty days in April the amount of plg-iron pro- duced was 697,049 tons as against thirty one days output in March of only 650,389. This is a daily in- crease from 20,580 to 23,235 of 10.7 per cent. The output" of pig- The official announcement denies | tròn in April, 1934 exceeded that that the Hitler youth brigade sang of April, 1933 by 86.3 per cent. sacriligious songs as reported in Transocean Kuo Min. the Church magazine and declares that the entire article was based

Kashmire, May 9. Cable reports from the German on poorly supported testimony of a single chaplain-Transocean Himalaya expedition announce the Arst success. The climb to Kuo Min.

high, Tragball Pass, 11,180 feet Berlin, May 9.

the first stage of the hazardous -The recasting of the constitution understaking was accomplished by of the German Evangelical Church splendid weather. Heavy rain will begin at once, according to and hail then set in, but Korng- The remains of the late Mr. Al-an announcement made on Wed-bal on the other side of the Pass bert Charles. Thomas whose death nesday by the well-known Jurist, was reached safely, no mishap occurred at the General Hospital Jaeger, who was recently appoin-having occurred to any of the on Wednesday, were interred in ted to render special laison ser- 500 carriers or their burdens.- Hungiao Road Cemetery, Shanghai, vice between the Reichs Bishop Transocean Kuo Min. on May 4, in presence of a large Mueller and the Reichs Govern- attendance of mourners.

The ment.

ried to the graveside by Messrs Barling, Faers, Mathews, Wilcox and Wyes, and Dr. Haverson. The chief mourner was deceased's sis ter. As the casket was lowered into the grave the mourners sang "Jesus in Coming", this being Miss Relds favourite hymn.

Mr. A. C. Thomas

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London, May 9. The wreck of the French three- motor passenger airplane belong- ing to the London-Paris service & which plunged into the Channel

Very Rev. A C. 5. Trivett officiated. Jaeger's declaration records that The chief mourner was Mr. J. B. up till now more than half of all Etherington, who represented Mrs. the Protestants in Germany have Thomas. The pallbearers were incorporated themselves into Messrs. T. E. Black, J. A. Cheese-rew Reichs Church and declared on Wednesday, morning has been man. A E Hayward. M. W. Bruce, their readiness to co-operate-discovered by the British scout

L. J. Parlane and E. G. Judd.

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From Our Special Correspondent)"

Canson "May 10:

Transocean Kuo Min.

NEWS SUMMARY

The European Y.M.C.A. open their swimming season to- morrow night with 3 gala and dance. The entries for the aquatic events have been most encouraging and every- thing Indicates a most suc- cessful function. * Page 10

4 Hungarian Scoute long search for his parents reached prac- tically the last stages yester- day when he landed in Hong. Kong, en route to Shanghai, where he hopes to see his father and mother from whom he has not heard since the Shanghai war of 1928.