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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the

business formerly carried on by as under the Arm nawe of The Plain Dealing Co., at China Building, 7th floor, Hong Kong, was wound up on the 81st January, 1981, whon the partnership was dissolved. The firm carrying on business since the said date under the same name, namely The Plain Dealing Co." bas no connection whatever with the business formerly carried on by us:

Dated this 26th day of January, 1935.

LAU YUK WAY-

LAU SHAU MAN LAU SHIU CHUEN

LAI PAK SHUI

CHAN HON. NAM

LAU CHONG

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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that

the ORDINARY

YEARLY GENERAL MEETING

of HON KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be held at the offices of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on THURSDAY the 21st day of February, 1985, at 12 o'clock 'NOON, to transect the ordinary business of the Company.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER

OF MEMBERS of the Company will ba CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 6th to THURSDAY, the 21st February, 1935, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary.

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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT THE THIRTY- SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY. will be beld at the Office Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Tuesday, the 12th February, 1935, AT NOON, for the purpose of Tecairing the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year endel 31st December, 1994.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, the 4th February, 1985 to Tuesday, the 12th February, 1935, both days inclusive

By Order of the Board of Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary:

Hong Kong, 25th January, 1936,

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1935.

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HON. F. MURPHY NO MORE FIGHTING AT NEWS SUMMARY

IN HONG KONG

London Office: 63, Fleet St Philippines Governor

E.C. &

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JANUARY 26, 1935...

"REPEAL'S FIRST YEAR

Passing Through

The Governor-General of the. Philippine Islands, Hon. Frank Murphy, and Senate President Manuel "Quezon, the foremost Filipino statesman, arrived in the Colony- yesterday, on the steamer President Hoover.

Governor-General Murphy is en route to Washington, to deliver personally to President Roosevelt a report on social, economic and political conditions in the Islands. Attention is drawn to the new He will also spend a very brief battle front in the age-old warfare vacation at Detroit, of which city between liquor and society in the he was Mayor, before. his appoint- United States on the first anniver-ment as Governor-General. sary of the repeal of prohibition. Senate President Quezon accom- In the latest engagement liquor panted. Governor-General Murphy has made inroads all along the as far as Hong Kong in order that Ene, tearing down practically every they might continue discussions standard set up by the repealists. which had been begun previously. Before repeal took up the burderi in Manila, regarding the procedure of liquor control laid down by pro-

10 be followed in adopting the Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A.

hibition, its advocates promised, establishment of the Philippines I Burrows, a daughter, G-

among other things, that the Commonwealth. llan, BROOMHALL-On January 19, at

saloon in any guise would not be permitted to return; that bottleg- the Country Hospital, Shang-ging would cease;" crime would hai, to Mr. and Mrs. B. H. M. decrease; taxes would be reduced, Broomhall, a son, Peter Hud-

and youth drinking would cease. Analysis of the facts discloses that thus far repeal has signally failed to accomplish these pur

„BIRTHS BURROWS-On January 19, 1935. at the Country Hospital,

Son.

LaUTSCH-Die glueckliche Geburt eines Sonntagsmaedels zeigen in dankbarer Freude an Werner Leutsch und Frau Elly, Shanghai, am 20 Januar, 1935, z.Zt.

geb. van Raamsdonk.

Paulun Hospital.

DEATHS

poses.

Mr. Quezon, interviewed, said the conferences he had had aboard ship with Mr. Murphy had been very satisfactory. If the further conversations they had planned.

CHAHAR

Japanese In Possession Of Disputed Territory

Felping. January 25.7 Except for reconnoltring flights by. Japanese planes, the Chahar front experienced another day of quiet.

chinese circles claim that there was aerial bombing yesterday in which a few soldiers of the militia and. villagers were killed and wounded, but confirmation of this report is lacking.

Mr. Yueh Kai Hsien, Commis- stoner for Foreign Affairs at Kalgan, arrived in Pelping this morning and called on Generals Ho Ying Ching and Sung Cheh Yuan 20 report on the Chahar situation.

General Sung Cheh Yuan Is quoted as stating that the Chahar authorities had telegraphed Nan- king for instructions and would settle the dispute in accordance with orders from the capital

A Chinese report says that Cap- or to-day were insumcient to set-tain Matsui, head of the Japanese the everything, he went on. "I will military mission to Kalgan, is ar- continue to Shanghai with him riving here to-morrow en route to when the President Hoover sails: Jehol city to consult the Japanese otherwise I will return to Manita authorities there. on the President. Grant,"

Mr. Murphy and Mr. Quezon are lunching and spending almost the entire day together.!

on board the President Hoover by Consul-General, Mr.

The Governor-General was met

US.

There is plentiful evidence that the saloon, in one disguise' or an- other, has returned; government officials indicate that as much bootleg liquor is being sold as legal liquor; crime continues to flourishi LANDOLT-At the Matlids Hos- and to the stories of bootlegging

pital yesterday at 2.30 p.m. and racketeering which have by the Jean Landolt, age 69. Funeral no means vanished since repeal Charles L. Hoover, "and by Captain will pass the Monument at 5

are now added stories of liquor-Reginald Walter, A.D.C. of His p.m. to-day. Australian papers inspired crimes which "had largely Excellency the Governor. 'please copy.

faded from the press during pro- REMEDIOS. On January, 20, 1935, hibitions: taxes have

not

been at the Shanghial Sanitarium lowered, and revenues from liquor Clinic, Carlos Boromeo dos Re-Imposts have been only about half medios, aged 52 years.

the amount promised; a.s for WILKINSON.-On January youthful drinking, hotel men are

1935, "at Boochow

reported to be appalled not only by the drinking among the younger generation, but more especially by the unprecedented drinking by young girls and women.

21, James Richard Wilkinson, M.D., in his

73rd year.

OBITUARY

Mr. Jean Landolt

We regret to report the death of Mr. Jean Landolt, which took place at Matilda Hospital yesterday at 2.30 pm following an attack of pneumonia.

The late Mr. Landolt was an old resident of the Colony. Born in Zurich, Switzerland 69 years ago, Mr. Landolt arst came out to China in 1889.

For many years he was Dartner of Messrs. Wendt & Co. in Swatow, and when the firm wound up he joined Messrs. Reiss & Co., Canton, HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB. where he had charge of the ex- port department. He then joined Messrs. Madier, Freres, Canton, for BE Interport Football Match,

Hongkong v. Shanghai will be some time before becoming asso- played on the Club Ground on Satur-ciated with Messrs. Fathe' Orient, day, 2nd February, 1935. Kick off, 3,00 Ltd., until a short while ago when P.M.

he gave up active business.

Members may book seats for the Members' enclosure at the Clubhouse from Thursday, 24th January to Tuesday, 29th January, at 5.30 P.M. to 7.30 P.M.

W. PRYDE

Hon. Secretary.

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HONG KONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION.

INTERPORT FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd,

1935.

HONGKONG. SHANGHAI Hng Kong F. O. Ground. Kick off 3 P.M.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1985. CHINESE SHANGHAI Caroline Hill Ground. Kick of 8 P.M.

ADMISSION.-82.20, Covered Stood, $1.10, Uncovered Stand & 50 Ots, Bookings open To-day at Mass. MOUTEIE & Co., and the CHINA EMPORIUM,

Mr. Landolt leaves two sons, (one of whom is Mr. J. 8. Landolt of the CF.R.), and a daughter to mourn his loss.

CABINET IN ITALY

Radical Changes Effected

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

Rome, Jan. 24.

A clean sweep has been made in

It seems very definite that there will be no more fighting and only negotiations concerning the boun- dary, but it

Japanese are in complete posses- appears these are likely to be one-sided as the sion of the filsputed territory which. the Japanese military attaché here states consists of hundred thirty square miles, not sixteen

quarters. Reuter,

ILS

stated

some

Interviewed by a correspondent of the United Press, the Governor- General said his discussions with Senate President Quezon had been confined to the manner of carry-

CASUALTY LIST ing out the precedure provided by

Pelping, January 25. the Tydings-McDuffie, Law for the establishment of the Common-stated that the Japanese casual

The report of yesterday, which

wealth.

ties were 162 officers and men killed, and 164 wounded, should have read one officer and two men killed and one officer and four men wounded.--- Beuter.

Commonwealth Prospects" "Sound and adequate prépara- tion for the Commonwealth has been made," he said. "Both the Government and people of the Philippines are well prepared.

"The Commonwealth will be a success."

On the other hand, it can be recorded that much furtiveness has been taken out of the American scene, the speakeasy has largely faded from the picture, the ad- venturous appeal which attracted many college youth to the hip flask. President Quezon was 8000- has been removed, no longer iscupied receiving callers and reply there any talk of restricted per- ing to wireless messages from sonal. liberties or of legislated Mania that he could not be reach- morals, and the flood of drunkened for a statement before his party. ness which many prohibitionists and also that of the Governor predicted has not reached expected General, left the ship for the city, proportions.

where they plan to spend the day shopping.

As the country now stands, seventeen states have some kind of license system, thirteen have state stores, eight permit the sale of beer, have no system as yet, and two only-Alabama and Kansas are bone dry. It is the hope of Liquor opponents, including many disillusioned repealists, that out of the many systems being tried in the several states, some one system, or a combination made up of the best features of several systems, may be evolved which will achieve what the American people intend- ed repeal to achieve-liquor con-

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Governor-General Murphy's party includes his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and. William Teahan: Mr. Norman Hill.

Mrs. his secretary; Mr. Edward Kemp, legal adviser of the Coy ernor-General; Major Gardinkle, his ADC. and Miss Abraham

Eleanor M. Bumgardner. ́ ́ his private secretary.

FIRST ITALIAN AMBASSA

Welcome Planned

REPORT OF BOMBING

Peiping, Jan. 25. Semi-official Chinese sources at Kalgan state that Japanese planes kow, Kuyuan and yesterday twice bombed "Tushih- Tungchatse, killing 27 soldiers, one police off- cer and five civilians, and destroy- ing fifty houses. Chinese did not fire on the raiders.-

REASON FOR ATTACK

Dairen, January 25. Japanese and Manchukuo au- thorities declare that when the Chinese troops are expelled from Jehol, the present campaign will end after which they will listen to any sincere Chinese proposal. They deny that Tungchatse was bombed.

News has been received from Awok Chun Hang that he has won the 100 Metres Melbourne Centen- ary Breast-Stroke Championship.