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OTICE is hereby given that the Tenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Chiun Underwriters, Timited, will be held at the Office of the Company, 4À, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong, on Wednesday the 23rd day of May, 1934, at noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31at December, 1933, and of electicg| Directors and Auditors.

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The Transfer flooks of the Company will be closed from 16th May, 1934, to 23rd May 1984, both daya inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors

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By Order of the Board..

A. W. HUGHES,

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The TRANSFER BUOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Fth MAY to 28th MAY, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

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Hong Kong, 30th. April, 1984.

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BIRTH COX-On May 1, 1934, at Ste. Marie's Hospital, Shanghai. to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cox, a son,

DEATHS.

Miss Edith Evans. Mr. Frank Vosfer, Mr. John Gielgud and Sir Cedric Hardwicke-have contributed as much as any foreign actor. But the important point is not.so much where this revival has come from, as the cheering and undoubted fact that it exists."

CANTON AND NANKING

Tension On The Wane

From Our Special Correspondent

If Gossip We Must

BY "PRUDENCE"

of

Canton, May 18.

Brilliant sunshine ushered in hat, and the jaunty cape of pique, Tension between Canton

and the Fifth Extra Race Meeting. It which Miss Shenton wore over her Wanking sroms -to have allayed

was almost overpoweringly hot, and dress of cowslip-yellow. She, by considerably during the past few light spring frocks were the cr-the way, was one the lucky

concrete der of the day. Για

people who got the double, and I rather think that Miss Margaret King (very cool and slender all in brown and white stripes) was an- other.

ot

Little Miss Mavis Glendinning seems to be very keen on racing. and turns up at quite a number

days, there being evidence to show that the Central

I find the Cosmopolitan fashions Authorities have any hostile ac that one sees now-a-days, at the

Ruces, ilons towards the South-west.

most intriguing. There Mr. Chow Lu, official spokesman were a great many pretty Chinese of the Southwest Political Coun- girls to be seen last Saturday, el, stated in an interview that looking almost miraculously slim there is yet no confirmation

and willowy in their sheath-dresses. the transfer of Nanking troops Now that these are all slit. right under General Liu Chih from

up the thigh, one gets more than of these meetings, She looked very Hanan to Hunan. although this

a glimpse of the smooth perfec-gay and pretty in illac. movement is closely watched here. tion of their beautifully modelled Mrs. Walsh had a most attrac

"There is no truth in the re-

legs.". The dress worn by the In- tive ensemble of white and sat- port that the South-west will call dian ladies is essentially graceful from Mrs. Raliton was all in white,

meeting of the provincial de too...and their brillant silks legates here in connection

with and transparent scarves are most important national problems," Mr. becoming. There is not much "line" Chow continued. The attitude of about the

latest European and the South-west towards national American fashions but the colours Issues remains 'the same as before.

are delightful and all sorts of "Serious study nas, been made fresh spring yellows and greens Into the foreign policy of the South-west administration. «How- ever, important policy can be de- cided by the South-west Political

Council in an informal manner,

hence there is no necessity of forming a Foreign Affairs Research Committee."

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and Mrs. J. H. Little, too, looked

delightfully fresh and cool in ivory silk.

and the

fodil yellow and white. other in blush pink, with a very demure white Quaker collar.

A GOOD START

There was a big field for the last race on the programme and congratulations are

to due "Alec Potts for the best start seen this season. Every one of the twenty started in line and everly spaced; when the gate went up. It was a great pity the race was marred by the bad behaviour of "Rose Leaf" and most unfortunate that Mr... Mossop, was so badly hurt, breaking his leg. the First Ald people go

We saw to his

assistance, but it seemed an eter- nity before the 'splints and the ambulance arrived. Surely there I never feel quite sure which is Betty and which is Beryl Faire at hand at most of the big Meet- Is generally an ambulance ready

when they are dressed alike, but ings? Mr. Barrow might have won it was quite easy to tell on Satur-on Chivalrous but for his "nasty day, since Betty was in pale green and Beryl wore white and brown. looked most charming in emerald- cot" in charmingly blended blue Miss Dowbiggin looked very "As-

green patterned silk with a wide Le-“ and gray chiffon, and so did Mrs. ghorn hat. Mrs. Stanton looked in-Peter, Williams in china-blue and mensely smart in sage-green, with white with a picture hat.

were much in favour.

One of the first people I noticed was Mrs. "R. M. Henderson, who

toss. He had a very narrow es- cape, since he was one of the lead- ers, but fortunately he was none'

the worse for his spill and was able to walk in.

The tragic death of Mrs. Hugh- Jones cast a gloom over he Col- a big white collar. Mrs. Stevenson

Was very Mrs. MacGregor had a most at- ony last Friday, Shè Mr. Chow's remarks disclosea

wore a delightful shade of peridot-tractive dress of white stik, check much liked, and will be terribly Lothing sensational notwithstan-

green with a tiny flower-patterned with blue, and a hat en-suite, missed by a large circle of friends. ding the release of considerable and with it, a wide green hat to hot air of late.

There seems to match. Mrs. Simmons in eau-de- Mrs. Bellamy wore a brown and We should like to take this oppor- white diamond-check with a tunity of offering our very sincere be two schools of thought here nil still looks a little pale and brown Tagel-straw, and Mrs. M. H sympathy to Mr. Hugh-Jones, who concerning the current situation. fragile, but seemed to be thorough- Turner was rery smart in fawn received this very sad news by One view confines to activities ly enjoying the racing. Mrs. Al- and white with a high neck fin-cable, and has already left for within Kwangtung, and another tred Lammert, too, was much in-

ished with a big bow-tle. Mrs. Penang, school desires more "concern in terested in her first Hong Kong

White-Smith wore white and

Quite a lot of of interest has been Race Meeting, and looked absolu-orange voile, and Mrs. Sommerfelt aroused by the forthcoming It was learned from reliable tely beautiful in almond-green. looked very dainty i white and dancing competition, and I hope The "Two Inseper-] that I shall be able to watch the

national affairs.

sources that unless Nanking desi- res to have a hand in the affairs

A JAUNTY CAPE

navy-blue.

of Kwangtung, there will be, no

I fell in love with Miss B. Walk-ables" were there of course, look-finals" next Saturday on the Roof open split between the South-wester's most provocative little white ing very chic as usual, one in daf- | Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel. and the Central Authorities. In such

and circumstances, peace good, order are likely to prevail in this part of the country,

are

The military authorities taking a serious attention in the military defence of Kwangturig.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

structor for the British Admiralty

NEWS

The Diary

DREGGS-On April 5, 1934, at her home, 76 Trafford Street. Scunthorpe, Lanes, England. 'Mrs. Dreggs, the beloved So good a judge of the theatre. If Nanking continues the present Ten cases of small-por and 11 Mr. Arthur Nicholls, chler con-published on

mother of C. O. Dreggs.

ag Mr Max Reinhardt had declar-attitude towards Canton, there is cases of meningitis were reported MCGOWAN-On May 15, 1934. aed that in future great acting a possibility of yo-operation form the Colony during the week

would be unknown, since the pro- the safeguard ofational territory. ending May 12. gress of civilization tends to make people conceal their feelings. For a long time,.. his 'words seemed to

the Paulun Hospital, Shanghat, In her forty-sixth year. Jessle, the beloved wife of Henry Edward McGowan. REMEDIOS-On Monday, May 14, 1934, at her residence, 294 Rue Bourgeat. Shanghai, Umbelina Maria Braga "Belil" dos Reme- dios in her 67th year. Dearly beloved wife of A. H. des Remedios and mother of Mrs. E. M. Oliviera, Joe A dos Remedios, H. G. dos Remedios, O. P. dos Remedios, Mrs. G. M. da Silva, Miss Angelina Remedios, Mrs, D. B. da Silva and Miss Augusta dos Reme- dios.

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The

Baily Press.

HONG KONG, MAY 21, 1834.

ACTORS CAN ACT

London's position in the theatri- cal world to-day is somewhat similar to that held by Holly- wood a few years ago in the

be justified: but this outburst of NEW SHIPS FOR

fine acting in London appears to show that the eclipse of histrionic skill lasted only so long as the players were leaming their new naturalistic technique. It is un- doubtedly for the good of the theatre that this technique should have become mastered simultane- ously in America, Britain, Ger- many. Austria and France.

ARMS EMBARGO

ISSUE

How America Stands

CHINA

Construction in England

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, May 20, The China Merchants

Stear Navigation Company will have four brand new steamers running re-

gular service between Canton and Shangha via Hongkong, Swatow, "Amoy, "and Foochow

The m.v. "Silversandal” rom New York salled from Los Angeles en April 30, and is expected to ar- rive in the Colony on or about May 30.

SUMMARY

of Local events is

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feature

at Hong Kong, and Mrs. Nicholls. Around the Courts,

a. summary of all the cases taken A touring group of eight journ-in the local Courts alists representing the Chinese will be found on press in Canton and Hong Kong.

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