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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

A.

WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

MONDAY, TUESDAY and

ON WEDNESDAY, the 18th, 19th

and 20th instant;

The Hongkong Dispensary will be

OPEN-

from 8.30 am. to f'p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7.80 p.m.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.-

NOTICE is hereby given that the ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held in the Board Room of) Mesurs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong. on Saturday, the 23rd February, 1985, at 11.80 m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1934.

The Register of Shares of the Cor poration will be closed from Monday, the 11th February, to Saturday, the 23rd February. 1985. (both days in- clusive), during which period po transfer of shares can be registered. By. Order of the Board of Directors,

V M. GRAYBURN.

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, lat February, 1935.

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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

N that the ORDINARY

YEARLY GENERAL MEETING

of

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 21st day of February, 1935, at 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 be 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 HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1935. 16TH, 18TH, 19TH, 20TH AND 28ED, FEBRUARY, 1935.

ON Saturday 16th, Monday 18th,

Tuesday 19th, and Wednesday 20th February, the first bell will be rung at 11 am., and the first "race will be run at 11.90 a m. On Satur day, 23rd February, the first bell will ba rung at 1.30 pm, and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

The tiffin interval will be taken after the fifth race on the first four days.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND.

ENCLOSURE.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1935.

JUDGE WANG IN WARSHIP RUSHES TO

JAPAN

Possible Interview In Tokyo

Tokyo, Feb. 18

BREAKER POINT

MYSTERIOUS ROCKET SIGNALS

Fears Of Another Piracy

Within less than a week from the

The Naval authorities in Hong

NEWS SUMMARY

Morning Dew's" selections for to-day's races will be found on

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The Volunteers engaged the Combined Services at cricket in a two day match. Services acored 264 and at close of the day's play: the Volunteers had lost i wickets for 25 runs.

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DEATHS CHAUN-On February 18 at 2,50 p.m. at his residence, Na, 9 Beltran Road, Dr. Moon Hung Chaun passed away peaceful- ly after a brief lilness. The funeral will take place on Wed- 'nesday morning. the cortege leaving the residence at 10 am arriving at about 11 am.. at the Vehicular Ferry Wharf, Hong Kong side, and a service will be held at the Church at the Chinese Chris-

Dr. Wang Chung Hui, Chinese tian Cemetery at Pokfulum at Judge of, the Permanent Court of

International Justice and a veter-piracy scare in connection withį Kong got in touch with all mer-ploneer Chinese dentist has passed 12 noon. BERKELEY-On January 23, 1935. an leader of the nationalist move Japanese vessels comes news of chant vessels in radio communica- away. Bures, Suffolk, Catherinement in China, arrived in Kobe some mysterious rockets signals tion with Hong Kong and all of the from Shanghal from an unknown vessel off Breaker vessels have answered. It still re-. Elizabeth, widow of Sir Henry this morning Berkeley, Tormerly of Hong aboard the President Pierce,

He Point, apparently indicating that a mains a mystery as to what boat is due in Tokyo to-morrow en vessel is in dire need of assistance Kong and Fiji, aged 80.

route to Europe via "America to and which points somewhat to the Anite information is available re- sent out the signals. So far no de- take up his duties at The Hague. alarming danger of yet another garding the identity of the vessel.

Arrangements may be made at piracy having been perpetrated on Tokyo for him to meet Mr. Shi-the China Seas gemitsu, Vice-Minister for Foreign

relations, according to an an nouncement to-day by the Foreign Office spokesman.--- Reuter.

Editorial and "Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30981.

Tel. 24511.

Members are reminded that they Night Editor (Wanchai Ofice) Anairs, to discuss Sino-Japanese message came through from Capt. / It might have been a boat strand-

and their Ladies must wear their Bad- gea prominently displayed through- out the Meating.

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Membora Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax or $40,00 including tax for the Meeting (Ladies $5,00 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon introduc tion by a Member, such Member to be responsible for all Chits, etc.

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

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.80 p.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tiffius will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 219211.

On no pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons includ ing Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in pniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate with in the precincts of Tas Hose Kose Joerg Cun during the Race Meeting.

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Tifins will bo obtaicable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Fecretary, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building,

Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure. By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, Hong Kong, 11th February, 1935.

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the

SIXTEENTH ORDINARY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

F

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HONG KONG

London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

E.C. 4

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 19, 1935.

JAPAN'S TWO VOICES

For reasons which are not far to seek, the statement which the Prime Minister made in the House

SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

$

General Doibara's Statement

Any

General Dolhara said that a lasting peace in the Far East was impossible unless China ceased to regard Japan as her potential enemy and tried to restore Sino- Japanese relations back to normal.

Shanghal, Feb. 18. ultimate Sino-Japanese of Commons on naval disarma-rapprochement is impossible un ment was dictated more by the less the anti-Japanese movement courtesies of diplomacy than by

in China is dropped.”. the realities of the situation. It This statement,"made by Major- is hoped that some sort of substi-General Dothara on his arrival in tate will have been hammered out Shanghai from Tsingtao yester- by the interested powers before day, is featured by the press the Washington Naval Treaty, to-day. denounced by Japan at the end of last year, expires with the year 1936. There is nothing to be gained, therefore, now or later, hy any one of the negotiating coun- tries taking an antagonistic line towards one of the others before they have very well begun to discuss how the work, if not exactly the spirit, of the Washing- ton settlement can be maintained. The London naval conversations from last October to December enabled the Powers to become acquainted with"

another's one problems. The conversations, un- fortunately, did not enable them

means of over- to discover any coming the chief of these problems that raised by Japan's desire to have naval equality with Britain and the United States. Indeed, the line taken by Japan has "been received in this sincere regret." sympathy with which it is received will be directly dependent on the trend of Japan's policy now that the Treaty has been denounced: What Britain and the United

country with The amount of

States now want to know is how far they can belleve in the pacific intentions which Japan continues to protest and which were so admirably summarised by the Prime Minister in his statement

will be held at the Registered Office PHILHARMONIC to the House

of the Company No. 12, Des Voeux Road, Central, at 2.80 p.m. Saturday, the 2nd March, 1995, for the purpose" of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 3far{ December, 1934.

The Transfer Books of the

SOCIETY

HIAWATHA

CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE

Company will be closed from Satur THURSDAY, 7th MARCH day, 23rd February, to Saturday,

2nd March, 1935, (both lays SATURDAY, 9th MARCH inclusive) during which period no. transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 7th February, 1935.

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THE HONGKONG AND KOW» LOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

HE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN-

At 9.15 Sharp

-Reuter.

U.S. MINISTER INTERVIEWED

Reply To China Matters

There are so many conjectures to At about 8.45 last night a radio be drawn from this mysterious call

Vogeler of the as Burgenland, a ed bear that part of the treacher- vessel belonging to the Hamburg- ous China Seas or it might have struck rocks, l'or perhaps the boat America Line (whose agent is Messrs. Melchers in Hong Kong) to met with some kind of accident on

board. the effect that several rockets were fired by an unknown vessel about 20 mile's east-south-east from Breaker Point. The message adds that it might be a vessel attacked by pirates

Police and Naval authorities were all astir and messages were flashed in all cinema houses ordering all men of HMS, Diamond to report. on board.

Nos. 3 and 4 Police Launches were immediately despatched to Mirs Bay about 23 miles from Hong Kong in the hope that if the ship had been pirated they would make for somewhere near that point and

so will be able to intercept her.

By 10.30 p.m. HM.S.. Diamond was all steamed up with Capt. Barry

on board and left. immediately for the scene to favestigate.

REACTIONARIES IN HUNGARY

Goemboes Advised To Break Away

Feta-

(Special to "Hong Kodz Daily Press"> (By Telegraph, Copyright, graphic Messages Ordinance, 1884 Received February 18, 7:30 P2m.)

Budapest. Feb. 18.

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There is also the possibility that pirates were on board and in at- tempting to gain control of the vessel they were met with opposi- tion and the wireless being disabled (if the ship is so equipped) the officers on board resorted to the use of rockets.

Dr. M. H. Chaun, a prominent

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The annual church service of the District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong day evening. and South China was held on Sun- Page 7.

Mr. HO. Sheldon has been ap- pointed a King's Counsel Page 7.

The HK. & Whampas Dock Co. and the owners of the ss. Shun Chih have lodged claims against the owners of the ss Asia for re- pairs and salvage.

Page 8.

The death occurred on Sunday at Mount Vernon Hospital, North- wood, near London of Major L. Cussel, O.B.E.

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A party of hikers had a remark- able experience when trying to It may also be that the vessel had climb Kowloon Peak on Sunday.

Page 6. already been pirated, and the only 1 means of attracting attention was

The successful candidates of the by the fire of the rockets.

the French. Convent School at Should the vessel be pirated and Trinity College, London, examina- the marauders have left, in all tions received their certificates on Fage 7.

probability she will make for Swa-Friday.

tow which is "only about 30 miles from the position she was reported to be in.

Up to a late hour last night no further messages came through.

FLYINGBOAT CRASH

More Light On The Tragedy

.Messina, Feb. 17.

The coffins bearing the victims of the RAF flying boat disaster

SEVERE GALE IN GERMANY

Balloons Disappear Into The Night

[Special to the Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).1

Berlin, Feb. 17.

The 60-mile an hour gale, which has been bearing through Ger-

were taken aboard HMS. Durban many for the last 24 hours is one this afternoon..

of the most severe storms ever

A vigorous attack on

After full military honours had experienced in the Reich Exten- premler, Count Bethlen was made been rendered to the airmen, who alve damage has been caused, the in a speech by the former Eun-were burned to death when the Berlin fire brigade alone having carlan delegate to the League of big four-engined machine they been called out 300 times since the Nations, Dr. von Epklard, who is

were flying crashed on a moun-full fury of the hurricane burst on now the leader of the Farmers' tain-side in Sicily, the cruiser left the capital on Saturday at mid- party, who described the balance for Malta at 3.30 p.m.

night, as well as one person was sheet as being economically and

killed and several others injured morally unstisfactory.

by falling masonry.

and

On the North Sea coast the storm raged with special violence resulting in all ships, small and large, being harbour bound ti Bunday afternoon. “

Nanking, Feb. 18. Questioned regards the prospects of exchange of Ambassadors be-

Meanwhile, a report on the dis tween China and the United

aster has been submitted to the States and moving the U.S. Lega- The speaker went on to point

Air Ministry by Squadron-Leader out that the farmers' party 'tion to Nanking, Mr. Nelson John-

Was Nairn, who refused to disclose son in an interview granted to absolutely constitutional but de details of his findings. But it is Chinese pressmen this morning mands that Goemboes shall break rellably learned that, in the first stated that these steps had not with the reactionary forces

place, there was nothing wrong yet been considered by Washing-that the administration be clean-with the machine; second, that it Dramatic scenes were witnessed

sed.

crashed into a hillside travelling | during the night in Darmstadt. Regarding foreign policy, the at a speed of 100 mlics an hour; where 20 balloons were being all- speaker emphasised that military thirdly, that the occupants were ed in preparation for the German equality of those States which were undoubtedly rendered unconscious balloon championship race, plan- defeated in the World War would

the impact, and were | ned to start on Sunday as the soon be an accomplished fact--

probably dead before the flames | wind suddenly assumed the force Transocean Xuo Min

reached them. '-

of a gale. Although the ground

ton.

Regarding the revision of the Sino-American commercial treaty réquested by China, Mr. Johnson said he had so far received no instructions from Washington in the matter.

with Mr. MacDonald's statement was

based on communications which

made

·been

from time

have

to time by the Japanese Govern- ment, and which are substantially the same in sentiment as the speech made by Mr. Hirota, the "Japanese Foreign 'Minister, before the Diet in Tokio recently, It

still remains to be seen whether

it will be possible for Britain, the

United States, and Japan to con-

clude, in place of the Washington Treaty, the pact which Mr. Hirota

Admission: 83, $2 & $1 plus tax has in mind, to be "based on a

BOOKING OPENS AT ANDERSON'S 27TH FEBRUARY.

PIRACY OF CHUANSHAN FRUSTRATED

new formula which shall be truly. consonant with the spirit of dis- armament." On the degrée, to which that is possible will depend the future of Japanese friendship with Washington and London, the desirability, of which no one will dispute. The weather is set fair for the coming negotiations i Japan sincere in her expressed wish to carry out in full s sweeping reduction of armamenta.” But there is just a suspicion that things will not be so easy as Mr.

Hirota wishes to make them stem.

Mr. Johnson arrived last night and is proceeding 'to. Pelping to- wards the end of February.- Reuter

QUADRUPLETS!

Peiping, Feb. 18.

A Chinese despatch from Taunhua district a derili tarked zone north of here, states that a Chinese woman last week gave birth to quadruplets, two girls and two boys. Much Interest

aroused and hundreds called' to see the infants Reuter."

"HOT GOSPELLER” IN SHANGHAL

It appears the pilot turned his crew of 30 men per balloon hung machine towards the sea, having on to the ropes with all their apparently caught a glimpse of it, | strength four balloons were wren- but-was-trapped-between the ched away by the powerful-gusts rocky crags of the range over and disappeared into the night, Shanghai, Feb. 18.

which he was flying at a height After a further four had followed" Mrs. Almee McPherson, "Hot of 2,000 feet- Gospeller." has arranged

"Your Reuter. "gigantic" meetings" In the Hal- Alai auditorium, starting on Wed- nesday. Meanwhile she is con- ducting daily radio broadcasts,

She spoke yesterday to a crowd- ed meeting at the Capitol theatre, but only a few hands were raised when she asked who wanted their souls saved. Reuter

LEAGUE ASSISTANCE TO CHINA

London, Feb. ̄ ̄ 18.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

:7 Only one case of diphtheria, was reported to the health authorities during 24 hours ended February 17.

Boris Cotton, the 15 year-old Russian lad who was reported miss-

and nine men were killed and others seriously injured in efforts to hold down the half tiled bal- loons, orders were given to let out the gas and cancel the race till more propitious conditions pre- vati Transocean Kuo Min,

BRITISH ISLES SWEPT

London, Feb. 18. A gale of exceptional severity swept the British Isles during the week-end and in many parts of England gusts exceeding 70 miles an hour were recorded. In Liver-- In the House of Commons, Mr.ing by his parents residing at No. pool the speed of wind reached 79 David Grenfell inquired what steps Airlie Hotel since February 14 was mites and at Croydon 13. The were being taken by the League last night found in Kowloon. He storm was accompanied by ex- of Nations to continue the work in was loitering around Jordan Road ceptionally heavy rainfall by the China begun by the technical near Parkes Street and was seen by Lake District,

a Chinese detective who immediate Much damage was done by agent.

Air John Simon said assistance I had him taken to the Water foods and winds on land and sea.

TARY ANNUAL MEETING February Chuane, Diet Mr. Hirota dwelt at some the absence of clate co-operation continues to be renderedance Police Station The lad was sub- The crew of a small steamer, ded

OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on Thursday, the 7th March, 1935, AT NOOR, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement f Accounts for the year ended 31st RED STRONGHOLDS FALL That the hotlines were neither December, 1984.

The Transfer Books of the Com pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 22nd February, 1985, to Thurs day, the 7th March, 1935, both days inclusive,

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

Becretary, Hong Kong, 14th February, 1985.

various technical organisations of sequently handed over to his par. the League of Nations such as enta later in the evening

communications, transport, tran- it and health Reuter.

SIAMESE NAVAL STUDY IN JAPAN

Shanghai Feb, 18. A plot to pirate the steamer Chuanshan belonging to the Luanan Steamship Company was frustrated by the River Police at

friendship from Japan to a weaker Fower guarantees very little in Tinghal according to a Chinese

the way of peace Relying on the report. The River Folice February 11 boarded the Chuan- In the same speech before the tactical advantage given her by each armed with a pistol. The length on Japan's desire to be the between Britain and the United vessel arrived here on February 13 friend of China in her present States on Far Eastern policy of need. Two days later Japanese which the naval question is only Reuter

troops engaged, in an offensive one aspect, Japan feels strong against Chinese forces on the enough to be aggressive in little border between Jehol and Chahar. things The extent of her subse- quent aggression seems only too sericus nor prolonged is primarily likely to be measured by the Shanghai, Feb. 18. due to the fact that the Chinese extent of the divergence between

mere shadow of British and American policies. As Chinese despatches from Chung- offered king report the fall of several rests

China's claim to the yet Japan speaks with two voices Following two Red strongholds in Szechuen, thus disputed area seems to be as good that of words and that of action on averting the Communist threat as any that. Manchukuo can put but her present conduct towards for

making China and the sugg

freely ese endangering foreign residents in forward, but Japan

of the na precedent of her successful seizure made in the Japanes Chungking.

directi of Jehol for Manchukuo in 1933,

her future policy fret and then acted

Power should take, ris opened

tably little doubt as to negotiations, What now seems cer- tain is that a protestation "of which is the more natural."

A reward of $10,000 is offered for the capture, dead or alive, of certain Red leaders

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DR. SVEN HEDIN HONOURED

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

-Press” (Copyright) a

The famous.

-Feb. 18.

naval ruary 13 a Japan- ierten Biemess

lebrate «fils (700) Srom pacers have arrive

to receive training in na➡| been aboard steamers of the member of the Berlin/ and NAYAK

gical Society?

appointed

Transocean Xu Yin,

en ashore at Barrow, were rescued. British Wireless.

STORM FATALITIES IN HOLLAND

Feb. 17.

were