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ADVERTISEMENTS. HANGCHOW DOES

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATË JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF FLORENCE HODGES, LATE OF NAYAL TERRACE, VICTORIA, IN THI Colent of RonaKONG, MARRIED WOMAN, DECLARED.

TOTICE IS HER BY GIVEN N that the Court has, by virtue of

Section 58 of the Probatas Ordinance 1897, made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 13TH DAY or SEPTEMBER, 1994,

All créditors sąd others are accord. ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before. that dato."

Dated the 27th day of August, 1934.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Solicitors for the Administrator,

Prince's Building,

ITS BIT

"New Life" Tenets on Women's Clothings Upheld

Hangchow's Pawnshops As- scelation has decided to throw in the whole weight of its influence on the side movement

of the "New Life"

This decision was reached on Wednesday, August 15, says the "Wuhan. Daily New." That newe- paper reports that the" Pawnshops Association devised an method of assisting the authorities

effective,

sponsoring the "New Life" terets

connection with the approved restrictions regarding what is proper in women's dress.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934.

KWANGTUNG

SECURITY

Control of Local Militia

LAWN BOWLS

England's Progress

(Speciał Air Mall Service)

London, Aug 9. The second day of the Empire (From Our Special Correspondent)ther as the Paddington Club yes. Games was begun in showery wen:

Canton, August 24.

1.

The maintenance of peace and order in this province is being taken care of by the 700,000 peace preservation corps, which is placed under the direct command of the First Group Army. Regular troops of the Kwangtung armies can now be sent to the borders for provin cial defence or be dispatched to other provinces for military duties. The High Military Command here will have a new department in charge of the peace preserva- tion corps, which is to be formally established "on September

Fung Chuck It was by subtle emphasis on the Brigadier-General economic aspect of the question Fan is appointed head of the de- Involved that the pawnshop kee-partment but General Chen Tsai [2778pers hoped to prove their loyalty Tong, Commander-in-Chief of the to the new teaching inaugurated First Group Army, is the com- earlier this year by the General-manding officer of this vast army issimo in Nanchang.

Formerly the peace preservation The pawnshops are to proceed Corps was but groups of by a very simple plan but, their ganized and ragged. rural troops under the control of the county magistrates, who are not military inen and do not know how to handle armed units. trates collected certain farm tax for the support of the corps, but: went to the some of the funds them-

magistrates' pockets.

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knowledge of human nature gives them the real advantage. On the

sound assumption that "the chief asset of

of any lady

fashion, apart from her charming"self, was undoutedly her wardrobe. the pawnshops have pledged selves to refuge henceforth to accept women's dresses made in fancy-cooured cloth or in the fashion of the modern degene-rates By this

the means

cunning times of benevolent uncles of Che- klang's capital city hope to join

in the general uplift of modern

China.

unor-

The magia-

terday morning.

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England opposed "Australia, and Scotland met South Africa, J. Mc- Kinlay for England, playing on his own club green in the Singles against E. W. Walker, made a poor start. The Australian, ran away to 90 and thence to 13-3. McKinlay then got into his stride and by persistent attack eventually wer by 21-18. G. W. A. Wright and T. C. Riis, who won both the Fairs events for England yes- terday with ease, begen well against J. Banks and T. M. Rainer

the

ence to one.

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SINO JAPANESE "CO-OPERATION"

A MATTER OF DOUBTFUL

INTERPRETATION

Plain Business Or Secret Diplomacy

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Since the Washington Conference i in 1922, Japan has been com-

1

the

must

bave

With the score 11-2 against them Plaining to the world that her

back surplus population Australians fought strongly and reduced the differ- 'some outlet, and claims that" Man-

From 12 to 11 in churia

"life-line" upon England's favour there was a great which Japan's survival depends, struggle. Hills was building close Economic co-operation between heads, but his opposite player Japan and China for the develop did some fine mixing. This was ment of the resources of Manchu

near thing for England, oneria is now being described not point only being the difference in only as beneficial to both coun- their favour at the finish.

tries, but essential for the main tenance of peace in the Far East The Ta Kung Pao, a leading Chi-❘ nese. newspaper in Tientsin, re- gards the problem of Sino-Japan ese economic co-operation as a very delicate matter which calls ter careful consideration. - --

Promising Form

England's rink continued their successnn career and beat the Australians to the tune of 2 This rink is playing magnificently. rack man pulling his weight well, Now that the corps is placed

and everything points to Slater. under the direct command of the Gudgeon, Tomlinson, and Blegin First Group Army, the 700,000 men winning this event. England gain- are to be trained and equippeded the maximum of six points. Kike ordinary infantry detach- ments. As the corps is not to be engaged in civil or international

modelled

after the

system. That province

making their total now 16 out

of a possible 18, Scotland in the other match also obtained the war, there is no battery unit nor

maximum points. In the Sangles against the South African, C. A Hard times are coming and Che-do they have to carry heavy arms.

Organization of the peace pre-Abbott, R. Sport was nearly beat- klang seems to have been hardest

servation corp's 19 somewhat hit in the recent drought in the

en He was behind a little for Kwangsl central provinces. If anything, the

some time, but in the end pulled has only the game out of the fire and won move 's well possibly allowances will be made

mecessity they can all. be over a time limit for the butter away for distant military service, fles who had not been duly warn-

while the province can" be well ed. At any rate feminine ng-protected by the peace preserva- enuity has been challenged the re-

tion guards. This unit has been suits and effects of which- still

in existence for three years. remain to be seen,

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Bitter Lesson Learned

However, if by "co-operation" the Japanese mean

something other than ordinary commercial and industrial activities the mat- ter at once takes on a political and military character, which will ex-" tend Japan's political influence in China and may endanger the prestige of that country, China has no alternative but to

and

NEWS SUMMARY

The wedding of Mr. D. J. S. Croster and Miss Ann Hobbs took place at St. John's Cathedral yes-- terday.