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ADVERTISEMENTS. | ADVERTISEMENTS.

CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENE/CO., LTD.

„NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Once of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, on Wednesday, the 20th of March, 1935, at 12 o'clock Noon to receive the Directors' Report, and Accounts r the your ended 31st December, 1934 to lect Auditors and Directors and to transact such other business as may be properly transacted at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Company.

And Notice is further hereby given that the Register and Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 12th to the 20th day of March, 1935, both daya inclusive.

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1935.

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THE HONGKONG & HAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Building, Hong Kong, 00 Monday, 25th March, 1986, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors" Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st December, 1984.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 18th to 25th March, 1935, both days „indusive.

*

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1985.

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THE HONGKONG FIRE INSUE.

∙ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,

TIENTSIN.

MUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION No. 11/95.

VACANCIES FOR NURSES. ·

British Municipal Council, Tientsiu, invites applications from Chinese ladies for positions sa nurses in its municipal hospitals.

There are vacancies for two fully trained Chinese lady nurses who must speak both the Northern Chinese. and English language fluently. Salary, in each case, will be $100 pár month with beard and lodging.

by

Applications, accompanied copies of diplomas and testimonials, must be forwarded so as to reach the undersigned not later than Tuesday. 30th April, 1935.

By Order,

H. F. BARNES,

Secretary & Engineer. COUNCIL BOOM, TIENTSIN, MANOR 6TH, 1985.

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· BRITISH MUNICIPAL, COUNCIL.

TIENTSIN.

HE Sixty-sixth

Ordinary General Meeting of Share, holders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 29th March, 1955, at Noon, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1994.

The Share Register sad Transfer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1985, both. days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. General Managers, THI HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1985.

THE

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HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY · ·-

CO, LTD.

4% DEBENTUREŲ

NOTICE IS HEREBY IVEN

MUNICIPAL "NOTIFICATION No. 12/35.

T

VACANCY FOR DEPUTY ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

British Municipal Council, Tientsin, is prepared to receive applications for appointment to the position

of DÉPUTY ·ELECT-

RICAL ENGINEER.

Candidates must be Chinese, pre- farably between the ages 25 and 35 years, who bold degrees in Electrical Engineering from recognized univer- sities, and who have had several years experience in Electricity Power Station work.

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

Editorial and Business. Offics: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 3098) Night Editor (Wanghai. Oßon) z

Tel. 24511.

London Office: "63, Fleet Street,

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The Daily Press.

Hoxo KoNo. MARCH 19, 1830.

SECURITY AGAINST WAR

CHINA LOAN QUESTION

Raised In House

Of Commons

London, March 18. In the House of Commons to

to day, the question of a loan China was raised by Mr. Mander, Mr. Anthony Eden replied that the situation was unchanged since Sir John Simon's reply on March 8.

to state He

what was unable communicationis may have passed between China and other Powers in this connection. Whether an effort will be made to assist China with a loan with the largest par- ticipation of various countries as do what they can to prevent war.

Is practicable could not be deter- Since the last world war, science mined until the Chinese Govern has made such rapid strides thatment stated its views. the Powers' fear that in the event of hostilities breaking out, they will be ralded from the air even

One explanation of the new Foreign settlement, proposed re- cently in London, is that all the

Powers concerned are anxious to

before a declaration of war is made, as the new speed of airplanes now. make it possible for the "enemy" to "reach its objective within an hour or two.. while it would be possible, in a matter of minutes. to put something more dreadful and more deadly than all

the de big berthas" combined.

above their very heads. This, in short, may be described as the background which has prompted the plan for a Locarno of the air, though one may question whether an agreement to attack the aggressor would Бате nation attacked, from any very serious damage. There is, how- ever, the. prospect that joint retallation might restrain any one power from making the "initial

Mr. Mander asked and requested an assurance that the Japanese Government would not be per-

mitted to veto any loan proposal by any other power.

Mr. Eden replied that the question does not arise.

Replying to Captain Peter Mac- donald, Mr. Eden said he had not thought of the question of Man- churia and the attitude of the

WOMEN'S DAY OBSERVED NEWS SUMMARY

IN SHANGHAI

Memorial Service for Women's Great Deeds for Humanity

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

Shanghai, March 8,

of A mammoth celebration women's Day will be staged by Woman's the Shanghai District Association at 2 o'clock this after noon in the auditorium of the Felping Educational Training Bureau.. This organization was inaugurated last year with offices in the Waichiaopu building on Fenglinchlao, under the auspices of the local Kuo-Min Targ.

to the programme In addition that is scheduled for this after-

The Portuguese sloop Goncalves. Zarco arrived in the Cöldny yester. day and the Portuguese Comi munity are planning to entertain members of the crew. Page 7

The death occurred of Mr. Mac- Donald of the Empress of Japan at the Kowloon Hospital yesterday. The funeral is to take place to- MOTTUR.

Page B.

H.D. Rumjaha played a very open encouraging game in the singles yesterday when he defeated" lu Tak Cheuk

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spiration for women' to make this better world ard to remind them of their responsibilities as women,

of this "We should make use

Hong Kong Police Reserve orm. occasion," she said, "to ally" our-

ders for the week, issued by Mr... selves with the women of Bl

D. Burlingham, Acting Inspector countries of the world for inter-General of Police, are published on national peace and goodwill?

Радев

The International Women's Day. which is being observed to-day by progressive nations all over the world and in Shanghai, has its roots in America.

The

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The enquiry into the death of Lo.. Ngan-ho, a Chinese married man, 27 years of age, who found strangled to death in the coolie quarters at Arsenal Street market, was concluded at Central Magis tracy yesterday. The verdict re- wilful murder by turned was some person or persons unknow." Page 7

Although "the day is reputed to have been started by American women, the origin of the choice noon, the Association bas arrang- and designation of the day and ed lectures on the meaning and its celebration, as a day for women, maintenance of Women's Day, is vague: On March 8, 1909, almost which were delivered over the 10 years before. American women

Through the conclusion of the were granted their franchise, radio last night, and circulars on

new union-agreement between the the subject have been issued to there was a huge women's rights Hapag and Lloyd, the German women, throughout the country.. demonstration throughout Ame-passenger service between Europe A number of feminist, leaders rica. On the very same day, the and the Far East has been assigned League of Nations thereto would have been invited to give lectures next year, there was an inter-exclusively to the Norddeutscher Page 8 come up for discussion during his at-the-meeting this afternoon.national gathering of women in Lloyd Breman visit to Russia.

The speeches be followed by the capital of Denmark. |--Reuter,

an entertaining programme con- sisting plays dantes, and songs by students of Sheng Wen, Chung Kuo and Yu Ho schools. All pre- sent at the meeting will be pre- sented with gifts contributed by local native products factories.

Mrs Herman C. E. Liu, well-

This day was first commemo- There was a sequel to the rowdy. leader in China, rated in China in 1914. In for-scenes at the Recreio-South China said that the programme arrang-mer years it had been an entirely football match on Saturday, March

should serve for to-day

as Kuo-Min. Tang affair, but lately, when three Chinese and a a memorial service for those women's organizations have taken Portuguese were charged before women who have done great the responsibilities away from the Mr. Grantham at Kowloon Magis deeds for humanity and women's government party-0

tracy yesterday with disorderly conduct.

Page 7 rights. It should serve as an in- China United Press (by mail),

the "BELGA SAVED”

move. The plan in question, there-

fore, is something more than just

an ordinary air pact. It is, in fact,į an attempt at wholesale security against war, and one gratifying point is that it recognises the fact that to be practical, the plan must not only provide for one or two

as to mean security for all.

They must be conversant with the control, maintenance, and repair, of modern Steam Turbines, Alternators, Water-tube boilers etc. They should also be able to supervise the icatalla-powers, but it must be so vorded tion of Transformer Sub-stationa and Transmission and Distribution systems, including overbend mains of 3000 volts tension. A knowledge of the construction, repair and test of domestic electrical appliances is also desirable.

In addition to a thorough know- ledge of English candidates must be able to speak the Northern Chinese language fluently.

The successful candidate will receive a salary of $600 per month from the date upon which he takes up his duties in Tientsin. He will be upon probation for a period of six months from that date...

Applications containing references, credentials, copies of diplomas and curriculum vitae" of each candi.

.

date should be addressed to "The Secretary & Engineer, British Municipal Council, Tientsin” and forwarded so as to reach him not later than Friday, 26th April, 1938.

By Order,

H. F. BARNES,

Secretary & Engineer. COUNCIL ROOM, TIENTSIN, MArch 9th, 1935.

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LADY MARIA" CHRISTINE -

CHATER DECEASED.

Successful Parley In Paris

• Parts, March 17. " "Belga Saved," declared Hymans, the Belgian Foreign Mihister after, prolonged talks in which the Franco and Belgian Premiers, Foreign Ministers, Finance Min-

the. Governor of the

Bank of France participated.

The men concerned with theisters and drawing up of the "proposals had the foresight to recognize that

Germany will gain arms equality whether the necessary permission is forthcoming or not, and for that reason they sought to obtain Germany's voluntary agreement to a supervised equality. They even went one step further by proposing to make Germany one of the guarantors, thus giving her & share of the responsibilities, and by drawing her back into the League

In regard to Belgium's financial situation, 趨 communique states that both governments agreed to defend the gold bloc currencies against speculation, also that active measures should be taken for the extension of commercial exchanges and markets open to stabilised currencies.

A fourteen million pounds (sterling) Belgian Railway Loan will be launched here next week

DECREES PUBLISHED

of Nations concert: Amongst other with the object of supporting things the plan seeks to give wider | Belga- Reister. support to the arrangements re- cently concluded between France and Italy, and especially as touch- | 1 ing Austria. Last but not least. it holds out to France the prospect of more active British support an the continent, comtemplating as it does agreement between London and Paris in the event of the wider plans falling through.

The question, however, is whether Germany will come into the agree- ment. Events during the last few days should furnish a very definite answer to the question though an opinion was expressed that even now an agreement between Sir John Simon and Herr Hitler should smot "prave Impolatile. One result of the proposed plan, so far as Germany is concerned, is that it will give her a new and" "negotiat-

ALL Claims against the Estate of

the above named deceased

that INTEREST for the air must be sent to the undersigned ed" position in Europe which is

months ending 81st MARCH, 1935, on the above DESENTURES will bi parable at the OFFICES of the COMPANY on MONDAY, the 1st APRIL, 1985.

forthwith.

DEACONS, Solicitors & etc.,'.

definitely, better than what the allies sought to impose on her through the Treaty of Versailles. but then Berlin may object that the recognition of arms equality is not explicit enough. Herr Hitler is [3329 faced with a momentous decision,

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

THE REGETER OF DEBEN. TURES will be closed from March 13th, 1935. MONDAY, the 25th MARCH, to SATURDAY, the 30th MARCH, both days inclusive, duùng which period no "transfer of DEBEN- TURES can be registered.

THE HONG, KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

By Order of the Board of Directors RACE MEETING will be bald

L. 9. GREENHILL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1935.

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UNION WATERBOAT CO.. LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Officer of Messrs. Dodwell & Co

THE THIRTIETH

THE SECOND EXTÉA

(Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 23rd MARCH; 1985, commencing at 2.00 p.m..

and although he has apparently made up his mind, there is the possibility of his changing it.

treaty

Brussels, March 18. Royal decrees, designed to "put a stop to speculation in Belgian and France," have been published, The first establishes the office of a National Exchange and the sec- on hands the control of the operations of foreign currency to a new organisation,

new or cal statement says

that all dealings in gold, whether bar or coin,"must be submitted to. the control in order to avoid the hoarding of gold coin.→→ Reuter,

THREE HARDY SOULS

To Salvage The Emden

Shanghai, March 17.

Berlin was reported as being W. 8. Gates, and Gene Roubin, ready to sign non-aggression pacts two Americana, and H. G. Wrede, with all her neighbours, something a German, are leaving. Shanghai on the lines of the Polish-German on April 1, aboard a thirty-three- which has removed the foot ketch, the "Flying Dutch- dangerous Corridor question from man, on a 15,000 mile trip to the the tinder-box for ten years at Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, leart, and Berlin's attitude may be the Cocos Islands and Africa in said to offer an unusual oppor search of "gold" The First Bell will be Eung at tunity for the success of the new They will also attempt to salvage proposals, providing of course, that the Eden and the ancient By Order,

they are pursued in the right spirit, Spanish Galleon, the Cormoran, The London proposal in short, is sunk in 1520 to the south-west of defilte recognition of Africa. The journey will

take Germany's need for security than about a year-

180 p.m.

a. more

C. B, BROWN,

Becretary. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1995.

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anything that has as yet been Reuter,

advanced On the face of it, the

proposed plan is more concrete.

Lid, on WEDNESDAY, 3rd April LOCAL

1935, at 11 am for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1934.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd March to trd April, 1936, both. dates inclusive

DODWELL & CO, LTD.

General Kanagers Hong Kong, leth March, 1935.

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Peak District,

than such exclusive agreements

KDOWN WOMEN

ed

DEFENCES OF SINGAPORE

Another Infantry Battalion

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Singapore, March 11. Work for the accommodation of a second battalion of infantry in Singapore will commence. this year.

The battalion is to be quartered In the Alexandra area. The date of its arrival is not yet known. `

This is one of the most in-

teresting items of expenditure, revealed under the Army. Estimate location to Malaya" of £1,943,000, for the financial year 1935-36

Other work to be undertaken for the greater defence of Singapore, includes added accommodation at Changi.

Three more blocks of barracks ars to be built at Changi, making 16 in all-sufficient for the accorbmodation, it is estima- ated, of about 1,400 men. Quarters for 108 married soldiers have been planned already and this number is to be increased by an additional 24 Quarters för 21 married officers have already been provided for as well as two fine messes

Anti-Aircraft Defences

2

The War Minister's memoran- dum on the estimates stated that coast defences and certain de fended ports abroad have been examined with

viewto modernising establishments and a considerable proportion of the proposed increase in personnel is due to the progressive develop- ment of anti-aircraft, defences in these ports. A

gatering was the International Women's Counch Conference, which decided to designate March 8 as International Women's Day From then on every country has put aside this day to be observed as such.

•

The Hon Mr. J. P. Braga writes an interesting letter on Market. Day for New Territories Produce in the course of which be stresses. that more support, should be given the New Territories farmers and gardeners.