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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS | ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG..

JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1935.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY Givry 18ra, 1815, 19TH, 20TH AND 236D,

Ferty Sixth Ordinary

Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Offices, F. & U, Building, on Wednesday, 15th March, 1995, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1934 ind electing Directors

and Auditors.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 2nd March to 15th March, 1935, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.›

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st Februicy, 1935.

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LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the LADIES' RECREATION CLUB will be held in the CLUB HOUSE on THURS- DAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 1935, at 5.30 P.M..

To Adopt the Report and Accounts

for 1934.

To Elect a new Committee. Any other Business,

G.

1. M. PEARSON,"

Hon. Secretary.

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HONG KONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

HE Institute will be re-opened THE

on Friday, 1st March, 1935. Entry forms aud copies of Prospectus may be obtained at the Education Department or at the Central British School.

A. O. BRAWN, Director,

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD "MINING CO., LTD." "(INCORPORATED, IN QUEENSLAND).

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FEBRUARY, 1985."

Saturday 18th, 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 11.80 am. On Satur day, 23rd February, the first bell will

be

race will be run at 2.00 p.m."

rung at 1,80 p.m., and the first

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

...

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members are reminded that they and their Ladies must wear their 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 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 introdee- |tion by a Member, such Member tä

be responsible for all Chîts, 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 tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920,

On ao 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 uniform

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 Tae HoNG KONG JOCKEY CLUB during the Face Meeting.

Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 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,"

NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF Hong Kong, 11th February, 1995.” FOURTH INTERIM DIVIDEND.

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TOTICE is hereby given that a

Fourth Interim Dividend of

Six Pence per shure on account of THE HONGKONG

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Strest Tel. 30811" Night Editor....(Wanchai · Office) a

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London Office: 83, Fleet Street,

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 23, 1935.

A WARNING TO JAPAN

JUDGE WANG IN JAPAN

Hour's Interview With Premier

STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER

(BY NO QUARTER")

As they rounded the bend into the straight, there was a hush in the great stand; then à confused hubbub arose. "The favourite has it-No. the Grey wins--Hullo. whats this?".

Tokyo, Feb. 31. Dr. Wong Chung Hut Judge at the Hague Court of Interna

From the bunch of horses, from tional Justice was the guest yes the whistle of whips and the terday evening 01 the "Asahi Shimbun" directors in the Hashi-

streams of the fockeys, a great raking black appeared, with a gaoka Restaurant.

He called on the Premier at giny figure on his back working furiously; but the favourite was o'clock this morning and had an

not beaten so easily and a great call on the War Minister.

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NEWS SUMMARY

The entries and weights for the two classes of the Griffins Spring Handicap and the Happy Valley Spring Handicap are published on Page 10.

Professor Middleton Smith spoke on The Difficulties in Getting on in China" in his address to the HK. University Engineering Society last night.

'Page.7.

Child.--Why is that man pulling, so hard at his horse's mouth?

Father-Because he does not wish the animal to win the race, Child-But I thought everyone Father (Interrupting)-My child, there are many things about racing you do not understand, so I merely content you by saying that some- 'times it is more convenient to take a minor part in a race on one day

Page 7. in order that considerable, Anancial success may be met with on the A pretty wedding of interest to local sporting, circles took place Now, finish up your nougat, and yesterday when Miss Margaret we will go and look at the Stewards Woolley was married to Mr. G. A. till the horses are ready.

White at St. Andrew's Church.

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Japan has a strong man who'hae / Aour's interview and later pald struggle took place, while the win- following day.

dared to raise his voice in protest

against the exorbitant demands of the Japanese militarist He is Mr who has been in office for only Takahashi, the Finance Minister. about six months. Yet, undeterred by the fate which overtook his predecessor, Mr. Fujii, he has pub Lily declared that the Army ex penditure, on "Manchukuo" must be reduced. This burden, as he points out, is increasing Japan's adverse balance, affecting the ex- change, and weakening the coun- try's capacity to buy Government loans.

Ever since the Japanese milit- ärisists in 1931 took the bit be-

He will be the guest of honour ning post (as might be expected) at a luncheon to be given by Srw nearer and nearer. "Just as General Chang Tso Pin in the they approached the finish, the will attend. Imperial Hotel, at which 30 guests Black's rider took a bunch of including members carrots from his pocket and hurled them over his horse's head. With He will be entertained to dinner a short the great beast hurtled on to-night by Professor Oda of the to win by a horse's neck. Imperial University. Reuter,

of the Cabinet.

MR. HIROTA'S FAITH -IN GEN. CHIANG

"Tokyo, Feb. 21. Interpellated in the Diet as to the prospects of success of his policy towards China, Mr. Hirota,

the

I heard a man on the rails say: "Em yes, best bit of riding I've seen at the Valley for ages. Whats the chap's name, eh? Mr. N, O. Kwarta! Pretty good, anyway." The old man had done it again!

By

HACING REFLECTIONS Many problems have been set by last week's racing, and some too have of course been-solved. tween their teeth and, in defiance of the League of Nations, embarked

this I mean that from now on it upon the Manchurian adventure.

will be possible to predict what outside observers have been pro-

Foreign Minister, declared: horses will run faster than others "Personally I have implicit faith in some cases, but in other cases phesying that the policy would inevitably create an acute economic in General Chiang Kai Shek. It will not be so simple. I am and financial crisis. The day of this belief is mistaken then the hesitant to commit myself to a reckoning has been postponed peace of the Orient may be over- definite naming of the most likely longer than many people anti-turned. With this unshakeable candidates for the next meeting. cipated. But it appears significant falth I am working for adjustment but I feel that after close obser- that a warning voice has been of Sino-Japanese relations towards vation, and careful consideration I heard in Japan itself at this junc-final realisation and establishment am justified in saying that.

of closer Sino-Japanese co-opera

"Liberty Bay tion for the peace of the Orient Reuter.

ture...

During the past three years, the War Ministry and the Admiralty in

Tokyo have successfully stifled all opposition. In the early days of the Far Eastern crisis, their actions deliberately ran counter to the declaration of the civilian Govern- ment at Geneva-and they got away with it. The position was reached when the militarista were

responsible to nobody but the Mikado-which meant, in practice, that they were responsible only to themselves. Exponents of a more moderate policy were "beaten up by young and zealous officers, so

and fewer Meanwhile, expendi- that open protests became fewer

ture upon the fighting services Increased steadily. The naval estimates to-day are the highest in the history of modern Japan:

Mr. Takahasht, however, has a strong following in Japan, so it is possible that his words will be listened

to In

AIRPLANE TRAGEDY

U.S. Consul General's Daughters Dead

London, Feb. 21. Two daughters of Mr. Coert

Dubois, U.S. Consul General at Naples, are believed to be the victims of an airplane tragedy in

en route from Abridge to Parts and Essex. They fell from an aeroplane

were found dead hand in hand..

Letters addressed to the parents were found.

Reuter

MAJOR DOIHARA IN NANKING

Talk With Mr. Wang Ching Wei

many quarters. Some who share his views may I take up courage and come out into the open. It is perhaps too much to hope that startling changes in policy will be forced upon the militarists. They seem determined that Japan shall leave the League

Nanking, Feb, 21. of Nations in March and, of course, Major Doihara called on Mr. they have recently secured the Wang Ching. Wel at the latter's denunciation of the Washington | residence this morning when the Naval Treaty. But some day talk lasted half an hour, Mr. Japan, having seen the folly of Tang Yu Jen was also present.

the financial year ending 31st March. LOON WHARF AND GODOWN aggressive nationalism, may return

1935, has been declared by the

Directora of the Company in Bris- bane, payable to Shareholders on the Registers at Brisbane and Singapore on Fr day, 15th March, 1985.

Notice is also hereby given that the Singapore Transfer Registers will be closed from Saturday, 9th March, to Friday, 15th March, 1935, (both days inclusive) for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.

By Order of the Board, DERRICK & CO.,

Chartered Accountants,

Local: Secretaries.

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HONG KONG Bawx Chambres, SINGAPORE, 12th February, 1985.

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HONGKONG- AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE is hereby given that the ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held in the Board BoomTM of

co, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

''

THE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN-

OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held ARY ANNUAL MEETING at the Office of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Thursday, the 7th March, 1935, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended Bist December, 1934, **

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

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

Becretary. Hong Kong, 14th February, 1985.

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HONG KONG

Mesara, Jardine, Matheson & Co., PHILHARMONIC.

Ltd., 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 28rd February, 1985, at 11.80 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1984.

The Begister of Shares of the Cor poration will be closed from Monday, the 11th February to Saturday, the 23rd February, 1985, (both daysin. clusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,

YM GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st February, 1985.

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SOCIETY

HIAWATHA

to the path of co-operation.

CHINESE ACTORS AND

FILM STARS

To Give Theatrical Shows In' Russia

Oficial circles maintain that Major Doihara has no special mission in Nanking, his calls on Chinese leaders being merely courtesy visits: Reuter...

LOTTERY TICKET CASE IN SHANGHAI

Mr. Fred Ellis Found

Guilty

Shanghai, Feb; 21. --Mr Fred" Ella, the former Hong Kong broker, charged with unlaw *** selling lottery tickets, was this morning, found guilty on both counts at the British Police Court.

Ellis was bound over for a period | or three years, in two sureties of

Shanghal, Feb, 21, Three Chinese, known through- out China, are heading a party of actors. musicians and film stars on a trip to Soviet Russia to-day,

Leading the party is Dr. W. W. Yen, the Chinese Ambassador to the Soviet, who is en route to re- me his duties. The other two are Miss Butterfly Wu China's most popular film star. and Mr. Mel Lan-Lang. The latter will pre $25 each. sent theatrical performances in Moscow and Leningrad, while Mise Butterfly Wu is attending the In-

ternational Cinema Conference.-- Heuter.

MISS CHAMBERLAIN MARRIED

Daughter Of Sir Austen

London, Feb. 21.

CHINA FLEET CLUE THEATRE: The crypt of the House of We Commons was the scene of the THURSDAY, 7th MARCH SATURDAY, 9th MARCH At 9.15 Sharp

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is a horse to be watched. RACING - INTERLUDE Child-Father! Why are they ringing that bell?

Father.It is to signify the start of the race, my child.

Child-Do they ever. have real horses here, or only these little! ones?

Father. Sh, child: some horses are bought from Australia. They are called Australians.

Child. Do they run faster than these little ones.

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Father. Of course they do. Child Then why do they not have all Australlan horses father?

Father-Little boys should be seen and not heard. Look, here comes the race. Look Wille, and stop biting your hat elastic.

COMMENT

I read the other day in a con- ̈ temporary American Weekly:-

"In a film studio, staffs of high- ly trained and well-read scenario that upon its story a film relles for writers are kept, for it is realized

the main basis of its appeal."

The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Tramway Company was held yesterday when Mr. A. B. Stewart presided.

A very enjoyable concert took place at the Helena May Institute Page 11. last evening.

A strong appeal for the HX. Benevolent Society was made at its annual meeting yesterday when Sir William Hornell presided.

Page-6-

Mr. E. Burney, M.C. one of HM. Inspectors of Schools was intro- duced to the Board of Education at its last meeting.

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A Fair Statement Then why, in the name of St. Montgomery of Exeter, do they produce for our edification and presumable education, Aims the plots of which would be an insult to the intelligence of a deaf horse. Wearily, I again take up the cudgels against that crass stupidity

Chan Man Cheung was charged that seems to rule Hollywood. We before the Chief Justice at the are not all half-wits. (Not all, 1 Criminal Sessions yesterday, with' said Mrs. Pendleberry). We can assault with intent to rob. understand words of more than

Page 6. one syllable, and plots with more than two characters.

Committal proceedings were con Give me some stronger stuff.tinued yesterday "'at Kowloon You go to the pictures: I'll stay Magistracy against Li Ming, charg- at home and read Eric or Little by ed with robbery with violence when Little.

Mrs. Buntzen was robbed. Page 6.

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"TAIL PIECE

Its a curious thing in Hong Kong That each man does more than

his neighbour, And plaintively tells all day long. Of his own quite incredible

Iabour.

But this rather sticks in my

gullet:-

IL

Although the day's work's never

-

done,

At noon they are off.like a bullet

(sorry)*

To see all the Racehorses run.. Conditioris would surely improve,

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Lam Wai Man was charged with having attempted to defraud the Eastern Mercantile and Construc- tion Co., Ltd, of a sum of $967.71.

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LOCAL AND

· GENERAL

An unclaimed telegram address-

Big bustness and bonds would ed, to "Downe Williamsons" from.

both rally..

talpans and brokers wouldngapore is lying at the Eastern Extension Telegraphi Company's office.

Inove,

Their bffices down to the Valley.

FOREIGN CREWS IN

BRITISH SHIPS

Allegations Refuted By Coastal Council

(Special Air Mail Service) London, Feb. L

The Forty-sixth Ordinary Yearly 'meeting of the Hong Kong Electric Company will be held at the Com- pany's offices, P& O. Building, on Wednesday, March 13 at 11 am.

The Annual General meeting of the Ladies' Recreation Club will, be held in the Club House on Thurs- day, February 28,

The Harbour Master has issued a notice to mariniers stating that aircraft bombing practice will be carried out on Shek Ngau Chau (Cau Tax) Rock Mirs Bay on Fri- day, March 1, Friday, March ́8, and Friday, March 15 and dafly for the period March 25 to April 13, 1935.

All craft are thereby warried to keep clear of this vicinity, during the the bombing practices.

actual numbers of their personnel The Coastal Trade Development showed that of 4,796 membera of Council has issued to the principal crews, only 30, or 8 per cent, were firtus engaged in the British of foreign nationality. All coastal industry a questionaire to compantes employing foreigners secure authentic information as to willingly revealed facts and figures the alleged employment of for- relating to personnel. eigners in British coastal ships. Less Than One Per Cent, and to rebut a recent complaint Sir John Sandeman Allen, MP that practically every crew in-chairman of the Coastal Trade cludes from two to att persons of Development Council in an inter- foreign birth.”

The questionnaire asked:

How many ships owned by your company and employed exclusively in the coastal trade carry two or more members of the crew who are not of British nationality?

Are such persons employed in

view stated:

"Although we cannot claim that the answers to the questionnaire we have issued embrace the entire coastal industry, since there are scores of one-vessel coastal con- cerns of which we have no trace, we can, at least, say with truth navigational or other capacities? that it is thoroughly representa- What are the respective totals of tive, and includes, almoet without persons of (a) British, and (b) exception, all the well known liner non-British nationality employed companies as well as the principal by you in ships engaged exclusive tramp owners, The charges were that accusedly in the coastal trade? sold tickets in the Country Club 100 Per Cent. British New Year Sweepstake, this being The replies show that of the en- a lottery not authorised by any tire fleets of the owners to whom Act of Parliament and contrary the questionnaire was submitted to the Lottery Act of 1833- Reuter

One case of amalj pox, two cases of diphtheria and two cases "of cerebro-spinal fever were notified: to the health authorities during the 24 hours ended February 20

YOUNG BLOOD IN THE LORDS

(Special Air Mail Service).“

London, Feb. 15 The young peers on the Govern ment Front Bench in the House of Lords are not starved of work by their seniors

Lord Munster who is 28 and a "The result is eminently satis- Lord-in-Waiting, moved the second factory, showing, as it does, that reading of the National 7 Gallery so far as we can ascertain less (Overseas Loans) Elll recently. He than 1 per cent of the crews-in-| submitted for second reading the cluding many old servants of for- | controversial Electricity Supply only eight vessels carried two oreign parentage who have resided Bill more foreigners in the now

in the United Kingdom for many. It was noticed that Lord Hall- Every one of the companies en-" years and have seen service with sham and Lord Londonderry 15- gaged in the coastal Uner trade- their firms up to half-a-century- tering with interest of his able several of which have been trading are of foreign nationality. - ________ handling of the Bill and Its for 100 years or more-replied that “This nails to the counter a critică they employ 100 per cent. British most damaging Ubel, which is Lord Feversham, who is also 23," Crews

particularly unfortunate at a time has been given a great deal of Tokyo, February 21 Altogether, 41 concerns out of when smaller coastal vessels are responsible work in the House since The Mayor of the municipality the 14 who replied guaranteed" suffering from foreign competition, city of Tokyo stressed the ardent their crews to be 100 per cent. and the industry generally is try

ception ing to recover some of the losses it

of sustained as a result

JAPAN AS VENUE FOR OLYMPIAD

marriage to day of Misa Diane Austen Chamberlain, to Mr. Ter Tokyo, pointing out that it would foreign parentage but

desire of the Japanese nation to British, with

"Chamberlain," daughter of Sir bring the twelfth Olympiad to of an occasional

rance Maxwell, son of the late be quite sportsmanlike to give the United Emađom General Sir Arthur, and Lady Aala a chance to the Inter- TERTARI Maxwell MAAN

940, erpe- Ronial Olympis

Of the tram” OW!

1996 one wi

Admission: 83, 82 & 81 plus tar distinguished company of cially since the last one was held only BOOKING OPENS AT ÅNDERSON'S 27TH FEBRUARY.

political - and social guests filled | in Amer the crypt-

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be held in Estre Reister,

in service.

"Practically the British

British-b

ships.

Empire I should

he became a Lord-in-Walting lagt year. He specialises in matters concerning the Home Omice.

** The other day, too, the, House

heard a maiden speech! of the year old Lord

follows the family trad

und Lord Mun