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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY,

OCTOBER 19, 1934.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TRAFALGAR DAY »

'HE Committes and Members of

THE

the NAVY LEAGUE will lay

a Wreath at the Cenotaph at 11 A.M.

on SATURDAY, October 20.

Members are requested to assemble

at 10:55 ...

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VICTORIA RECREATION

CLUB.

THE Annual Ladies' & Open 1. Harbour Races will be held on SATURDAY, 27th October starting from the Railway Pier at 4.30, P.M. Launches for Competitors will leave the Club House al 4.00 P.M. SHARP. Entrance Fee 31,00 Entries close at 4.00 P.M. on the Day of the i Race.

NOTICE.

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ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY OF HONG KONG,

THE FIFTH nonal General T

Meeting will be held in the Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel, on TUESDAY, 26th October, 1984, at 5.20 p.m. to receive the Report and Statement of Accounts for the Ten months ending 30th September, 1934, and to elect Officers for the ensuing Year.

B. B. C. HALLOWES;

SOCKS

Diving right into this subject, never was a fuller

range or better value in Socks shown. Art Silk

and Wool and "Jaeger" Wool are included at the remarkable price of

$1.45

per pair

Two Remarkable

Values in Men's

Socks & Golf Hose.

GOLF HOSE

These like the Socks are made from selected yarns in plain as well as a large. assortment of smart designs.

"Jaeger"plain Grey. and Khaki

$2.75 per pair

FANCY DESIGNS

$3.75 per pair

We allow 10% Discount for Cash

All Sizes from 91* to 12′′

Acting Rea. Secretary, Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIO

CO., LTD.

LOST

PPLICATION has been made to the Company to inaue a duplicate Share Certificate in respect of 50 shares Nos. 347471/347520 registered in the name of HO TSZE TÄT, the original of which has been declared lost.

Notice is hereby given that if within 14 daye hereof no claim or representation is made to the Ca, the original certificate for the said shares aball be deemed CANCELL- ED and of NO EFFECT and that

the Co., will then proceed to deal with such application.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD., Agenta, Hong Kong, 11th October, 1984.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE NINTH EXTRA

RACE MEETING will be held (weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY von SATURDAY, TH OCTOBER, 1934, commencing at 2.60 p.m.

The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear the Bad ges prominently displayed through. out the Meeting.

"No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Clubs Booms at $5.0 for Gentlemen and $9.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Mem- ber to be responsible for all visitort introduced by him, and for Paynene of all Cbits, &a.

The Secretary's Office, Erd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794). will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Coures

Or No Pretext will:Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

Tiffina are obtainable at the Club. Houze provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance, Telephone 21020.

Specialists in Gentlemen's Wear

BIRTH

10, Ice House. Street.

WARREN-On Oct. 16, 1934, at the War Memorial Nursing Home. Hong Kong. to Constance Ivy, wife of E. J T. Warren daughter.

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ENGAGEMENT

*

NEWBY-BUTTERFIELD; The mar- riage arranged between Lieut. Cecil H. de B. Newby, Royal Navy, and Miss Hilda Butter- field (21, The Vale, Chelsea) will take place at Gibraltar on November 14:

MARRIAGE

RELIEFS FOR CHINA

CHANGES IN MINISTRY

Latest Appointments At Nanking

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press (Copyright.)]

Nanking, Oct. 18. At. a meeting yesterday, the Central Political Council accepted the resignations of Mr. Lo Wen Kan, former Minister for Foreign Adairs. Mr. Cheng Tien Hsi-and Mr. Shih-Chih Chuen, Minister and Vice-Minister of Justice respec- tively,

and appointed Mr. Chu Cheng, President of the Judicial Yuan, concurrently Acting Minis- ter, and Mr. Hsieh Kwang Sheng, the Yuen's "General Secretary, as political vice-Minister. The tak- ing over of the Ministry from the Executive Yuan will be effected after gazesting the Government Mandate

STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER

(BY "NO QUARTER"}}

The training of CELLULOSE, Dr. Axel Aufgang's racing candid- ate is proceeding space, and the colt looks splendid. On Monday he did an impressive gallop from Causeway Bay to North Point, and apart from an involuntary hiccup when passing Murray Barracks, he showed no signs of distress.

"I had not originally planned`tö

to so far," said the Doctor after wards, but circumstances over which I had practically no contro! forced me to proceed further than

had intended."

I asked the Doctor whether It was not, perhaps, rather an un- usual practice to gallop Cellulose on the hard' roads.

"Unusual!” cried he "Unusual be fried! Its the finest training in the world for him. If the course is hard for the race he'll be used At the same meeting, the Coun-o it; if its soft, why then Cellulose 'cil approved the promotion of Mr. will be so delighted that he will Liu Wen Tao to be Arst Chinese "in" twice as fast as usual cut of Ambassador to Rome for which sheer pleasure and gratitude.” Italy's concurrende has already I cannot say that I believe this. been secured, and a formal an- nouncement will be made in the Mandate simultaneously `with the appointment of an Italian bassador.-

China United Press,

I HAVE MY DOUETS Dr. Aufgang's training is, I fear not nearly so advanced as that of Am-his prospective mount. You will remember that he proposed to take "lessons for $50 from Mr. Shifts" Laynes, but instead of getting town to it like a man, he wastes his own and his teacher's time by the wildest and most far fetched. scientific theories about equitation. | He persists in facing the tall of the forse, which he says reminds him this sister, and steers by means 1a driving mirror,

WORK ON THE RAILWAY

Soochow - Kashing Line

Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

·Press" (Copyright.)]

Shanghai, Oct. 18.

His latest idiotic prank is a com→ bined Saddle and bridle. There is nothing in the horse's mouth ex- cept an Induction coll, and the Work has started simultaneously horse is steered by sparks gener- in six sections of the projected 76ated by a battery strapped under kilometres Soochow-Kashing rail- 'he Saddie.

i way branch line, connecting the

What nonsense! I am beginning Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghal- have my doubts if Dr. Aufgang Hangchow-Ningpo railways and really knows as much about horses cutting short the railway travel is he pretends to. from Nanking to Hangchow." The line crosses zumerous rivers and

Inniskilling Fusiliers creeks and necessitating the con-

For Shanghai

(Special Air Mail Service)

the

struction of 88 bridges.

The foundation work of the double track in the Shanghai- Nanziang section of the Shanghai- Nanking Railway, is completed and the bridges now under construction will be anished by next month- China United Preix

THE NATIONAL

CONGRESS

Preparations Under Way

Special to the "Hong Kong Bally Press" (Copyright))

London, Oct. 2. The transport Dorsetshire leaves Southampton to-morrow with the | ist Battalion, The Royal Inniskill- STEDMAN-NAISH: On October 1. Ing Fusiliers for Shanghat on 1934, at All Saints' Church, | transfer from the 3rd Infantry Malabar Hill, Bombay. Flying Brigade at Bordon. The unit' will Officer W. L (Michael) Sted-relieve the 2nd Battalion, The man, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Worcestershire Regiment, which is Stedman, of Tientsin. North to take up the Pekin and Tientsin China, to Joan Mary Naish, duties, this being the first of the daughter of Mrs, V. M. Good-normal season's reliefs rich,

China Station. The transport will take out the familles of the latter battalion, who have been at home since the unit left Malta for China.

Nanking, Oct. 18. Drafts are also being taken for

Preparations are at present un- Egypt, the Sudan, and Far East, der way for the forthcoming fifth including one to join the 2nd Bat- National Congress. The auditor- talion, The Sherwood Foresters, on

ium of the Central Party, head- its arrival at Port Sudan on Octo-quarters will be renovated and ber 18 for Khartoum and Cyprus seating capacity increased. duty. The Dorsetshire's voyage is the first of the season to the Far East, and in addition to carrying out the local reliefs of details will move five battalions before return ing to Souhampton on January 15 with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment, from Khar- toum.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30931 Night Editor (Wanchai Office)

Tel. 24511. London Officer så, Fleet Street,

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HONG Kono. OCTOBER 18, 1934.

RADIO FOR INDIA'S MASSES

This stupendous fact les behind a seemingly prosaic announcement just made at Simia by Lord Willingdon, Viceroy of India:

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heir own or other people's fields. Only a small minority can read. ut all of them have imaginations of a liveliness to which there is

hardly anything comparable in the Western world.

The long, hot

The Central authorities have in- structed the Provincial party head- quarters to immediately hold an election for delegates for arrival at the capital before November 10. The delegation of the Overseas party branch in India is already on its way to the capital- China United Press,"

LEAGUE CO-OPERATION.

WITH CHINA Expert Due In December [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright).]

operation between the League and China, stating that he will leave Geneva for China next month to take up his duty. He is expected to arrive here in the middle of December- China United Preu

For the first time since the dawn of history a new and potent in Auence will enter into the simple lives of 200,000,000 peasants in-nights of the East are little con-

Nanking, October 18. habiting half a million villages in India

ducive to sleep, but afford, under The National Economic Council dense follaged mango trees, infinite has received a telegram from Mr. opportunity for social gatherings Robert Haas, Director of Transit and for talk.

and Communications Section of The Indian political agitator has the League of Nations, who is suc taken advantage of this fact. ceeding Dr. Ludwik Rajchmann as My Government has decided to Something has been done by the - liaison": "official for techideál "co- proceed as quickly as possible Government of India since 1911, by with the erection of a large means of news agency and other transmitting station in New enterprise, to counter some of the Delhi, which will broadcast en- Brosser forms of resultant subver- tertainments in Urdu and Eng- sive activity so far as this has been lish This, we, hope, will prove to possible through the written word. be only the first step toward the But the problem of doing the same establishment of a completa by the spoken language has not system of broadcasting covering hitherto been solved. The multitu the whole of India, under which dinous nature of the tongues and the provinces will have the dialects used in India makes the benefit of the expression of their radiocaster's task there almost own culture in their own lan-uniquely difficult. Nevertheless, a guages, with an added element great field of opportunity lies open.! of English programme matter. Lord Willingdon, in approaching It

other words, the hitherto al from the side of entertainment, is (Special most undisputed sway of the taking a road well calculated to Oriental story-teller in that coun- succeed. His new radio station at fry is to be seriously challenged. "ndia is a land of scattered vil- lages. Seventy-one out of every hundred of its people depend 2nd directly upon the cultivation of ditions Drevail.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE." The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladios, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Nailora in uniform are admitted Half Price.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of The Hora, Kora JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 15th October, 1984,12

INSPECTION TOUR OF PROVINCES

By National Economic Council

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PINK RHYMES FOR PALE PEOPLE

An Acknowledgement Oh Saddleonanoff, my head is

bowed,

And all abased is my untimely.

pride.

Never again will I proclaim aloud The mysteries of how and what

to ride.

Yet though my equitation is to

blame.

I have a feeling that it might be

worse

Suppose my horse were ever half

80 lame:

. As the spalling scansion of your

Verse

JAPAN'S PLAN RESENTED Control Over Police In Manchukuo

Dairen October 18. All the three Bureau directors of the Government of Kwantung and highest officials under Gen- eral Hishikari were bombshelled in the dispute between the Army and the Police by the resigning action which follows the approval by the Cabinet of the proposal of the Officer Commanding the Japanese Gendarmerie of the 80 called Manchoukua that he should concurrently be in command of the Japanese Police.

Various superintendents also resigned-Reuter,

have

FANTASTIC RUMOURS IN VIENNA

Assassination Of Prince

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press"}

By Talegraph Copyright, Tale Beceived, October 18, 10 p.m.) graphic - Mesanger Ordinance. 1894-

Vienna, Oct. 18,

SHIKAR, BY GAD SIR! To-day is the one day in the year on which it is permissible to shoot the SQUARE KNEED MBWANA. This 'Mbwana, as most of you are doubtless aware, is not to be con- fused with Harrison's Green

'Mbwana. It is sacred to the ferce cheese-eating tribe of the Gugus who worship it for its peculiar habits and remarkable appetite. One has been known which swallowed a rhinoceros at a gulp. To-day and to-day only is it. permissable to trail this savage denizen of the jungle.

It is a very dangerous form of sport. Well I remember 23 years ago, I was on shikari in Mgobo Mgobi with Sir George Gorge, the celebrated pot-hunter. I waS LITI- ed with a twin-barrelled triple electing fammerwerfer loaded with bulls eyes. Sir George had a chok- ed arquebuss 'made of beaten zinc.

All of a sudden, across a clear- ing in the stambok (dense scrub) appeared, the charging figure of a Mbwana.

"Your mbwana, Sir George." sald I, cool as ice.

Sir George fired, but only winged the brute who came on. I alde- stepped and administered the coup-de-grace with an alpenstock which happened to be handy."

but we won out." The beast mea- It was touch and go for a minute

sured 14 Polish versts from an to fin.

TAIL PIECE

FROM AN EMPTY POCKET

I'm VERY annoyed with the

dollar:

It goes up a penny a day.

It fills me with furious choler

To see what it does to my pay. Its easy for Roosevelt to smile, Like Jove, silver thunderbolts

hurling,

But why won't he think for a

while

of fellows whose pay Is In

sterling?

I'm VERY annoyed with the

dollar:

Its not my conception of fun. And though I'm no Communist-

Wallah,

I think something ought to be

done.

"this Congress was unparalleled in the history of world literature. Thousands of writers demonstrated simultaneously the infinite variety of their national arts and Indivi- dual talents, and great unity of conviction **:

NEWS SUMMARY

The bi-annual race for the "Trey- essa Trophy open to Ships" boats was held yesterday evening' under.. the auspices of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and was won by the entry from the ss. Kiangsu,