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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

REMINDER

EN

PANTRIES for the Hongkong

Cricket Club "Tennis Tourna ment 1995. Close on the Sist Jaduary, at Noon.

A. K. MACKENZIE,

Hoa: Secretary. Hong Kon, 28th January, 1985,

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HONG KONG HORTICUL

TURAL SOCIETY.

THE

of

ANNUAL SHOW FLOWERS and VEGETA. BLES will be held at the VOLUN. TEER HEADQUARTERS on THURSDAY, the 28th FEBRU ARY, 1935, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 pm.

ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY CLOSE at the Hon. Secretary's Office, Stock Exchange Building. Ice House Street, at NON on Thurs. day, the 21st FEBRUARY. 1935 but intending exhibitors are request. ed to SEND IN THEIR ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

MEMBERS who have not yet paid their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Society are requested to send $5.00 to the Undersigned."

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hou. Secretary. Hong Kong, 26th January, 1995.

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NOTICE.

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tbe ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the members of this Association will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Wednesday, 6th February, 1935, at 5.30 p.m., to pass and adopt the Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1934, and to elect Officers,

etc.

By Order,

G. E. 8. UPADELL,

Hon. Secretary,

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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

MARRIAGE

| MOUTRIE — CHURCHILL - At Bt."

John's Cathedral, Hong Kong.

on Saturday, January 26, 1995, Geofrey Clifford, son of C. F. Moutrie, of Whetstone, Eng- land, to Joan Mabel, daughter

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1935.

CHAHAR BOMBARDED

BY JAPAN

of the late Dr. J. Aylward JAPANESE INTIATION OWNED BY

Churchill and Mrs. Julian H.

R. Hance, of Hong Kong.

DEATH

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RANDALL--Mrs. Annie Randall, peacefully passed away Sunday, January 27, 1935.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30951

Loadon Office:

E.C.

53 Fleet Street.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JANUARY, 26, 1935.

GIVE AND TAKE

LEGATION

Bombarded Towns Outside Disputed Area

!

the

If Gossip We Must

(By "DUMBELLE”)

There is a certain cachet about the Peninsula; frequently perhaps # "cachet fevre," but none the less a something which is a cut above the other local hostelries." In the sacred precincts of the Rose Room' no unrighteous flannel trousers intrude. There is an at- mosphere of sincere but decorous gaiety.

And it is possible to eat and drink'a god meal in peace. more particularly in one plece.

On Saturday night, the Rose Room was full but comfortable.. The food admirable, the wine rosy, what more could the heart of man or woman desire? Good company! It was there.

The law was strongly represent- ed. Mr. and Mrs.. Harold Sheldon took a party, she dressed in ice- satin. In the party were and Ronnie Evans; she

wearing

а

mauve

most chifon

/ was

Promenading ät Fanling

a velvet coat to match and was ably assisted in her duties of hostess by her three delightful daughters. In the dining room at-

two gifts were on view offered, in frock. vivaci-

appreciation of Dr. Smalley's, won- Lock-derful work in the Colony..

from

to be well substantiated by Night Editor (Waochai Office)] [Special to the Hong Kong Daily

Tel. 94511.

Press" (Copyright).] fact that the first assault of the Shanghal, Jan. 24. Japanese had been on Tushikou, After two years of comparative one of the Great Wall passes be- quiet, Japan surprises the world tween Kalgan arid Kupelkou, out Dy renewing military activities side the disputed area, as are all * again in North China, almost the scenes of subsequent aghting.

simultaneously

with Foreign As, to how far the Japanese in- Minister Hirota's assurance at the tend to extend the activities,

déclaration- Diet of a Japan "as a friendly Major Takahashi's neighbour to China. The latest "We will not stop at Tushikou If reach resistance continues"-is not too reports from Felping to here carry official confirmation, į reassuring.. both Chinese and "Japanese, of

The fighting broke Dut lase hostilities in eastern Chahar.

Tuesday afternoon, in which about blue How the trouble started is 2,000 combined Japan-"Manchu | Don Four Was shrouded in mystery, the Chinese, kuq" forces were engaged. at least have" nou' been able to Japanese aeroplanes dropped tractive It is becoming dally more evident explain it. Major Takahashi, Mill-seven bombs on the town of Tung

seven that Great Britain is approaching" tary Attache of the Japanese Le-chjassu, near Tushikou, at 10 à.m. a crisis in her trade relations with gation, however, admitted that he yesterday. A squadron of

Both nad received a representative from subsequently carried out an aerful the two Pacific Dominions.

General Ho Ying-ching, acting bombardment of the villages of Australia and New Zealand, not without good reason, are apprehen-Chairman of the Peiping Mill Tushikou and Kuyuan, followed sive lest the mother country's tary Affairs Commission, reiterat by an intense artillery attack on ing that Chinese soldiers in the Tushikou, with at least 40 shells polley, if it continues its present

(a tract of terri- poured into the village, this again course, will inevitably lead to a disputed area

a charge of restriction of the country's market tory in Chahar Province which was followed by for their meat and dairy produce. Japan claims should be incor- cavalry and infantry, covered by In proportion as Britain succeeds in porated into Jehol) have been or- artillery fire and supported by 30 stimulating her domestic agricul- dered to withdraw, pending the armoured cars brought there for ture her dependence on imports cenference to be held at Kalgan, that purpose.

next month.

Vallant resistance were offered will decline; but instead of grant-capital of Chahar,

Further, he admitted that the by Chinese troops at Tushikou. ing to the Dominions priority in the supply of her reduced volume Japanese troops had initiated the Kuyuan and Tungehiassu, accord-with. Mr. Pack-Beresford, and Mr. of imports, she has entered into hostilities, as reason for which he Ing to foreign reporters. For the Ravenhill with a fair unknown. said that "the Japanese troops present the attackers have been Mrs. Packer looked a little tired. trade agreements which guarantee

because the Chinese repulsed, and fighting ceased since but, as my sob sister would say, a specific share to certain foreign advanced countries. The Dominions raise nur failed to withdraw pending settle-7 o'clock last night, concluding a ment of the Jehol-Chahar boun- 25 hours' action. Japanese rein- objection to restriction in so far

dary alspute, but Had instead forcements are: however, being as it may be necessary, in the

adopted a threatening attitude." interests of our own agriculture:

rushed from Jehol, and resump what they object to is restriction The Chinese claimed that their tion of hostilities, probably of in the interests of the foreigner as troops had already been with more serious nature, is implied in the trade agreements. drawn from the disputed area,, tarily expected.-- Dr. Earle Page, the Australian pending settlement, which seems China United Press (by Mail) Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Country Party, was speak-

ing with authority when he declar-

ed that Australia would not tolerate AN OLD WOMAN

restriction imposed in such a cause.

The future of the country, he said with truth, and her ability to meet her external obligations depended

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on the development of her resources

that

the ORDINARY and upon an ample market for her" YEARLY GENERAL MEETING | produce. Since the British market n€_____HON KONG TRAMWAYS is the only one-offering- scope for- LIMITED will be held at the offices such development, it is clear how of Mesura. Jardine, Matheson & Co., disastrously the restriction of that Ltd., Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, market would react on the pros-a the 21st day of February, 1935, at pects of the Dominion. 12 o'clock NOON," to transact 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 1st February, 1935, both days inclusier, By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

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Opinion in Britain is by no means insensitive to the plea of Dr. Earle Page. It is generally agreed that when the foreign trade agreements expire in 1938 they should only be renewed on such terms as will relieve both Australia and New Zealand from any tear of restriction. But it is appropriate to point out that a curtailment of Britain's foreign imports will ex- 18197-pose her to an equivalent curtail-

ment of her foreign markets. As tralla must, therefore, be prepared to offer the mother country corre sponding recompense in her own market. And that will necessitate, not so much an increase of the

Secretary.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS.

preference margin, which is already

in most cases adequate, as a re-

duction of her tariffs to levels which are less prohibitive than at

MURDERED

Robber Incident In

Kowloon

A dastardly crime was committed yesterday by one or more robbers at Kowloon City in which an aged woman lost her life.

Woo Sai Sze, a 42-year-old widow residing at No. 29 Sai Tau Street. ground floor in her report to the Police yesterday stated that at about 1 pm. she went out and left her 73-year-old widowed mother at home alone sitting in a chair in the front room.

On her return home at 3.30 pm. the old lady was found sitting on the floor dead with her hands tied loosely in front of her and her mouth covered with a handkerchief used as a gag. She was apparent

ly suffocated. The house was left

in general disorder with the work of ransacking for lobt. In all clothing, jewellery and money to the value of $50 were stolen.:

It seems that no alarm nor cries for help were raised and the neigh-

momen-

ANOTHER "ISLAND"

ACCIDENT

On The Same Spot!

The "Island" at Hennessy Road just oppositer Tin Lok Lane was the scene of another motor ac- cident on Saturday evening at 9.45 when private car No. 1203 driven by Mr. J. F. Lunny, of the Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd crashed into the "Island" com- 'pletely smashing the lamp stan-

dard.

It will be recalled that a similar accident occurred on the same spot about a week ago when CoL Bird was involved. The lamp standard was replaced only a few days ago.

same

When Mr. Lunny reached the spot on Saturday evening travel- ling from West 10 East at about 15 m.ph the ground had been made slippery by the slight drizzle and before he could swerve his car it had mounted the Island,

Mrs. Croucher ous as ever. Mr. and Mrs. hart-Smith were returned what, holiday they managed to snatch; I say, I have said, and I will continue to say that she is the in Hong most attractive woman Kong. On the other side of the

and Miss. room Miss Wallroth Gibbes, charming visitors to the Colony, were entertaining a large and rather Naval party to dinner. In it were lone Guest, Mortimer Neame. Ann Harcourt, and, always the exception, Mr. and Mrs. Ropes, I saw Mrs. Hancock dancing

(BY "DORRIT")

.'.

Well, as we were saying, we walk-

Dorrit feels very like a broken down cab-horse. She has walked all the way down the Peak. 'Part- ly for the good of that trouble- I am sorry to say, however, that some organ the liver, and partly Miss Rachael Smalley, the girl

(be it said with shame) to work with the sunny disposition, has

off a gentle spite against the Peak since been admitted to the Hos-

Tram Co. In fact she is thinking pital with a broken bone in the

of buying a small motorcar which foot sustained while playing would be cheaper locomotion far hockey, or was it while she was

than frequent first class fares up and down. Those welcome spare trying to jump öff a bus. #

ten cent seats just made all the The Six Debutantes, otherwise difference. And now they have THE DEBUTANTES.

as the Six Hollywood put up bars against the impover known

londes, gave their farewell perished Peak women. formance at the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel last Satur- day and the first item they gave ed down the other day, and when was, by unanimous vote, the best we arrived near the Bishop's house, It was a Hula Hula number and were amazed at the new architec- since their arrival in Hong Kong. just below the Royal gardens, we

Tovelier than ever. Others I no-

I thought their dress for undress)tural efforts going on in the town. of miniature skyscrapers was very effective, complete with Lots. ticed were Sylvia Morris and

-seem to be rising up. Like a small Captain Dunlop, Boo Baker, Mr.lels around their necks,

arid

-Amongst those present, were the edition of New York Itself. It and Mrs. Stafford Smith, Lieut. Kelburn who arrived with remains of a wedding party the was most remarkable from that Lieut. Beach Thomas, incognito; Moutrie-Churchill wedding-- The particular angle. Talk about de- and alas in flannel trousers.!

two Hance girls wer extremely pression the building companies seem to have plenty of confidence And may 1, en passant, pay a smart and pretty in rust coloured most sincere tribute to the Penin-silk combined with brown velvet. sula crepe suzette," a dish of which Then I noticed Johnny Walker Quaglino himself might well be with Peggy Allen of the Empress of Japan and they both appeared to be having a great time, BROKERS AT PLAY

proud.

(By "CHANCE"}

anyway,

There seem to be more and more cocktail parties. Dorrit was "swep up in one the other night that went on till midnight. No we Bau- didnt drink all that time, By the way, have you heard that sages and mash appeared around a certain very game young than nine o'clock, and afterwards Child- is going to walk found the Newish (?) games such as "Murders,” Territories on Tuesday night (or I and of course dancing. And then should perhaps have said Wednes-some of us, who still had the day morning at 3 am)? It is energy betook ourselves to true, and all for a bet. Mind the "Grips" to go on dancing. The village dogs, is our advice. Ne-new. Extension hours, and the vertheless we wish him luck,

short road down must account for

the

a lot of extra thick heads the next morning.

So many people were at Dr. and Mrs. Smalley's cocktail party at the Kowloon Hospital last Mon day, that you must have heard something about it but I cannot resist telling you more: The party was to celebrate. Dr. and Mrs. Smalley's Bilver Jubilee, and some I see our sharebrokers are de 150 guests were present to drink | voting quite a lot of time to sport to the health of the happy couple. these days. First it was cricket, Fashions do change so, and it Mr. Justice Lindsell proposed the then followed hockey but the best seems definitely dowdy not to toast in a very witty speech with is yet to come for on Wednesday vary the shade of your hair nowa- tantalising references to the K.K.K. the Sharebrokers Association will days. Confronted by a choice of and the only "fault I could find meet the Stock Exchange in their some fifteen different "rinses" we with the speech was its brevity. annual soccer match on the South selected a “Reddish Brown” at the Among those present were Major-Chins ground at Caroline Hill. Gil-hairdressers to-day. It only lasts General and Mrs. Borrett," the bert Harriman has presented all the next shampoo, when we Chief Justice and Mrs. MacGregor, shield, known as the Harriman will surely try another. And so Commodore and Mrs. Elliott, Sir Trophy, to be competed for an- on right through the spectrum: till. Henry and Lady Pollock, and many nually and on Wednesday, I hear we arrive at the perfect shade. It of Mrs. Harriman will kick-off, should be amusing to see how other well-known members Hong Kong society,

Some of the lads are practising many of our friend's fall to re- seriously and a great game should | cognise us as" "Platinums”" Or, per-

chance "Ravens." result.

Mrs. Smalley looked charming in 2 blue printed chiffon gown with

bringing down the lamp standard. NEWS SUMMARY

Luckily for Mr. Lunny who was travelling alone at the time, the falling pieces of the standard just missed him and his car as other wise a more serious accident would have resulted.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NHAT THE THIRTY- SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY

present. Britain does not "dispute IEETING OF THIS COMPANY the right of Austraila to protect will be held at the Office Messrs.her secondary industries any more Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on

bours when questioned by the po-Mr. Luring suttered no injuries than she disputes Britain's right to Taesday, the 12th February, 1985, protect her agriculture. Neverthe-

other than shock and his car AT NOON, for the purpose of less, if Britain is to sacrifice her

which was later towed to a garage receiving the Report of the Directore foreign exports for the sake of her Investigations are proceeding/suffered a damaged offside wheel. together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, agriculture, she must expect a and up to a late hotir last night no steering gear and mudguard,

1934.

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

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F.H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 28th January, 1936.

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011

her

countervailing sacrifice part. What is obviously required is in the words of Dr. Page," the egotiation of a mutual policy. such as will ensure the maximum exchange of Australian agricultur- al products for British manufactur- ed goods.

OCTOGENARIANS?

HEALTH CONTEST

lice who were called in later, could throw no light on the affatr

arrests had been made.

Another Robbery Another robbery was reported to

the Police during the week-end. Wong Wing the owner of the Ving Kee shop in Nam O in his state ment to the police said that his junk No. 2790 while lying off. Nam O in Chinese territory in British waters on January 23 was sud- denly boarded by three men armed

Due to the bad weather, for tunately no one was standing ou the "island" at the time.

MISS ANN DODWELL

Car Crashes With Lorry-

An alarming experience befell

CHAHAR · INCIDENT

Pelping, Jan, 26

The half yearly graduation certi- ficate and prize-giving function of After a conference between the the 10th Term of Typewriting local Japan military authorities. Course together with the 3rd Term and representatives of the Military Institute of Commerce was held in principle of settlement by negotia of Commerce of the Chun-Shing Council It was announced that the the presence of a very large gatherton had been decided on to dispose ing of students and friends at the of the Chanar trouble. The date King's Theatre yesterday morning and place of the first meeting are

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not yet decided, but is will take The H.K. Police Force held ite place as soon as possible. first athletic meeting yesterday The Japanese authorities bere when Mr. MacGregor distributed now state that they are satisfied the prizes.

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are left in the disputed area.

The Consal or Nicaragua ad Reuter. vises Chinese and other immigrant passengers travelling, to Nicaragua to have their passports vissed" at the Consalate,

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Results of the 4th Cruiser Chain