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HONG KONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION.

EORFTARIES of Clabs are re- minded that entries for the Benior and Junior Challenge Shields CLOSE on 31st October, 1934.

'G. T. MAY,

Hon. Secretary.

THE HONGKONG

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AND

CANTON ICE MANUFAC-

TURING COMPANY.

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, 2. Lower Albert Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th November, 1984, at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with State- ment of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from lat November, 1994, to 14th November, 1934, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, G. MILNE,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th October, 1934.

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THE HONG KONG REEL CLUB

THE

NOTICE.

THE Annual Dance will be held in the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden FRIDAY, 8th November from 9 p.m. till 1 a.m.

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Members of the Club and Mem- bars of St. Andrews Society who wish to participate in this function are requested to communicate with the undersigned at an early date in order to facilitate arrangements for accommodation.

D. I PROPHET,

Hon. Secretary.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The First Bell will be Bang at 1.89 p.m.

By Order,

Secretary

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, 28th October, 1984.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1934.

TAILORING

THAT IS DIFFÉRENT]

Individuality can never be. attained except by the master' cutter and tailor. Personality in men is a distinctive personal character-it is the same in tailoring no suit attains its individuality when cut by the score and not for any particular individual

Call and consult Mr. Rees with reference to your Autumn Suit and that personal which

secure individualism definitely makes the appeal to the well dressed

mán.

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

The Gentlemen's House

10, Ice House Street.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tal. 30251

Night Editor (Wanchai Office)

Tel. 94511.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street.

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 31, 1834.

"RUSSO JAPANESE

SINUOSITIES

A matter for congratulation is

the elimination of one of the "soft"

ARRESTED MAN DISAPPEARS

[Special to the "Hong Kons Dally

Press" (Copyright.)]

Belgrade, Oc.. 29.

WANG CHING WEI

EXPLAINS

The Postponment Of Congress

[Special to the "Hong Kong "Dally

Press" (Copyright.VY

Nanking, Oct. 30.

At yesterday's memorial service at the Central Kromintang. Pre- sident Wang Ching-we! lengthily explained the further postpone- mtnt of the convocation of. the Fifth National Congress, quoting as a precedent the two years' postponement of the Third Con- gress which should have been con- vened in 1927 when the rapid pro- gress of the Northern expedition. necessitated the presence of commanders on the battlefield..

the

In the present communist cam- paign it was also undesirable to withdraw the military leaders from the front just when they were nearing a successful. conclu- sion, thus risking the possible re- suscitation of Red activities. Lost the military comrades' blood has been valoly pilt, and the past year's sacrifice by the people af life and property not compensated, the Government are more than ever determined on the conten- tration of the whole nation's energy on the consummation of

bardit suppression, POIKAN

President, Wang scoffed at the suspicions entertained in misin formed quarters over the concen- tration of troops in Klangst and explained that this was a natural move to round 'up Communists in that province. He concluded by saying that unity through nation- al reconstruction ard military strength only for national defence had always been the Government polley... China United Press.

SINO-TURKISH RELATIONS

4 Gossip We Must

(By PRUDENCE}

Another picture taken at the Ninth Extra Race Meeting."

It certainly was a pity that the Nelson Day Ball had to be abandon- ed owing to lack of public sup>- port...particularly so since it is a well-known fact that Hong Kong peop.e are proverbially slow start- ers, and leave the buying of tickets till the last possible moment...... but nearly always rally round and turn up in crowds at starting-time. Perhaps it will be rather a good thing to “arn 'em" that (for once in a way) those responsible for the organization preferred to call the function of, sooner than trust to such haphazard support.

However, those who had rallied round and secured tickets must have felt somewhat consoled" by receiving an invitation to a very delightful Uttle private dance, given by Commodore and Mrs. Frank Elliott on board #MS. Tamar last Friday evening. when all the ticket-holders for the Nel- son Ball were warmly welcomed by their host and hostess and the ship's officers.--

The deck was gally decorated, and replicas of old-fashioned ships lanterns shed a subdued glow that was very pleasing. The Illumin- ated fountain too, came in for a

The organiser of the Marsellies Minister for Angora lot of admiration. Stowed away in

assassination, Viekoslav Servat who was arrested in Budapest has

Nanking. Od 30. China will soon be sending a

mysteriously disappeared from a Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls - military prison, states the Belgrade paper "Vreme" " which assumed that Servat had probably been murdered and thrown into the Danube though this report is as yet diplomatic representative" to An- unconfirmed, in Budapest. Servat gora and the name of the first was supposed also to have instigat-Chinese Minister has already been ed the bandit leader, Oreb, to make cabled to the Turkish Government an attempt on the King's its for approval. in Agram in 1933- Transocean Auto Min.

spur, and renamed the South Manchuria Railway, it became as famons as the Chinese Eastern

Railway. In its turn it began REVOLT IN ARMY

that

branching out and as a result it began to take in the economic Kre of Manchuria. The Japanese con- quest, turned political on memorable day, Septembe 1, 1931, could never be complete, as long as the C.E.R.-even only a portion of it remained in Russia. With the tentative agree- ment regarding the sale, however, the main chapter regarding the

Manchukuo Troops Wiped Out

the hands of (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyright).]'

Tientsin, Oct. 30.

a mug corner was a clever ima- tation of Ye Old George Inn, com- plete with latticed, windows and painted gables while a legend in- scribed on the lintel of the door assured all and sundry that "F. Elliot was not licensed to sell spirituous liquor.....!

be remembered as the Chief In- spector of "Ten Minute Alibi" and I also spotted Commander Le Gras heavily disguised as a barman......

REFORMS IN FRANCE

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Press" (Copyright.)1

but I quite falled to discover the identity of the buxom barmaldį with the golden wig and fam- boyant complexion. Possibly some of my readers can tell me who "she" wa37

PRETTY DRESSES

Dancing commenced at about nine-thirty or so, and I soon saw Lady Peel, looking very slender and graceful in a gown of wedgewood- blue, while Mrs. Frank Elliott, was charming in tourquoise silk-crepe. Friday was very much a "Naval Occasion" and the Army was con- spicuous by its absence and there were

few

noticed Mrs. Frances Webb looking Army wives, but I

very pretty in black with a long sash of apricot taffeta which fell from the shoulders Mrs. Skyrme was an early arrival, very lovely in white with a little coat of cherry velvet, and Miss Alwen Oweni- Hughes was very easy to look at in pink, Miss Barbara Leckie looked most alluring in peach-coloured rayon, and Miss Sylva Morris was more enchanting than ever in a a dainty frock at frilled pink nez and satin..Mrs Compton in black

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and silver was very distinguished. Miss Joan Dowbiggin wore a most attractive shade of 'eau-de-nll, and Miss Jean Mackie was very blonde and beautiful in ice-blue satin. The twa pretty Faire sisters were there of course, one in white and the other in brown. (I wonder if either of them is responsible for the naming of the new house at Shek O. I do think that "Wit's End" is the cleverest and riicest ∙name for a cliffside-house that has yet been invented),

Mrs. Findley had a most dis- tinctive dress with the new, high- shouldered effect in" emerald- green check, and Miss Bee Walker was a dream of delight in a super- backless dress of black; while Miss Crawhall-Willson was very charm- ing in soft green lace,

Among the men Naval uniform- predominated of course, but there was quite

a fair sprinkling. civiliana.

CHILDREN'S DAY

of

Every well-brought-up child in the Colony has been taking the keenest interest in the Tattoo, and constantly badgering its parents. as to whether he or she is to be allowed to go......much to the distraction of same parents, since

good for little people to go to`late- It must be admitted that it is not

night shows, and specially, as this particular one takes place out of

corner of the island.....So it was. doors and in a rather remote

a most happy idea (Mr. O. C. Borretts, I believe) to invite all the schools to bring the children along to the dress rehearsal yester day afternoon.

Needless to say the invitation. was accepted with enthusiasm, and the children were thrill- ed to the core and the parents much relieved that their offspring could see this splendid show with- out having to stay up so very very late to do so.

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Mrs. W. T Stanton chatting with MË I B. L. Dowbiggin and Mr. H. Seth at the Exce Course.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case of small-pox was re- ported to the Medical Authorities for the 24 hours ended on October 29.

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Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lawrence and Mrs. P. O'Neill were amongst the passengers who arrived on the as Nellore from Japan and way ports yesterday.

NEWS SUMMARY

How Mr. Wang Ching Wei, con- currently President of the Execu tive Yuan and Minister for For. eign Affairs, plans to deal with the nation's problems, and bring about improvements within the Republic,. forms one of the subjecte discussed. in the interview be granted recent ly to an American journalist, Mr. E. P. Bell. An interesting account of it is given on