1935-03-20 — Page 1

MASON'S ¿DELICIOUS

O.K

SAUCE.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST - Southerly o Fariable

Court

Library, Supreme

Moderate, Cloudy, Fog or Mist at Night, Probably Rain Later,

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Nowspaper at the Generas Post Office in the United Kingdom.

No. 23902, 號式零佰玖仟叁萬式第

ESTABLISHED 1857

BABA***Z HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1935. #1 ɑ**A*46*** Price

CHEAPER

FREIGHT!

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

DIAL 58071

SPEAK TO THE

ASK FOR 583

TRAFFIC MANAGER

CANTON WNË.

KA TAISMAN

LUNAKAN FATEMAN

Kinska

DAILY SERVICE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. AND THE CHIYA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

EXCURSION TO MAČAO SUNDAY, 24th MAROF, 1835. 8.5. SUI TAI”

will leave Hong Kong at 9.30 A.M.. ani Macaojat 4.30 PM.

Sundays at

CANTON LINE

From Hong Kong.

5.00 A.M.

10.00 P.M.

100 P.M. only)

From Canton

1.00 A. M.

4.30 P.M.

Sundaya-at

4.30 PM only) »

MACAO LINE From Hong Kong

8.00 A.M.- 6.30 P.M.

From Macao

3.00 A. M. £2,000P.M

NOTE: All Co. Steamboat's Steamers are fitted with Wireless..

SHIP & ENGINE BUILDERS.

SHIP & ENGINE REPAIRKES. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERS.

BOILER MAKERS,

a IRON FOUNDERS.

(Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Ferlit (ron)

BRASS FOUNDERS. FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.

URY DOCK-

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Fest. Breadth at entrance

OF HONG KONG, THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”

reless Cal

LIMITED.

602 Meters

2-93 ft. 4 imi,

Depth on Centre of t

Bill (HW.0.87) 34 ft. 8 ins. THREE SLIPWAYS Capable of Handling Ships Up to 4,000 Tona Displacement

---OR INKS-

TO TON Electric Crane at Sea Wall,

Lifting ranch 70 feet.

25 TON High tower gantry Travell

ing Crane, Liting radius 77 8-ins serving the Ery Dock and Bes Wall berthr.

BUTTERFIELD G SWIRE, Agents,

HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN

TEL. A DIFEIS: “TAILOODOVE, Hong Konɑ," TELEPHONE: BUZIL

HONG KONG IN THE NEWS

Bigger Barracks To Be Provided?

London, March 18.

ROYAL NAVY DIARY OF LOCAL

Latest Appointments

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Mar. 1.

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty recently.

EVENTS

Wednesday, March 20." Anniversaries and Holidays. Twentieth Anniversary of the Foundation of St. Paul's Girls' College, Amber Day.

Cinemas,

King's:-Gambling."

The question of the hecessity of a barracks in Hong Kong for the housing of three British bat-Chief's Dept. Admiralty (March Oriental:-"Charlie Chan In Lon- talions was raised in the House of Commons to-day in the course. of & debate од the Army

Lt-car. (B) H. lingworth, Queen's:-"The Band Plays On."

to President, for duty in Engr.-in-Central:-"Cleopatra,"

Estimates.

12).

don."

Payr. Lt-Cars--A. J. V. Chubb, to World:Chinese- Picture." St. Vincent (March 14); and F. A Alhambra:"Cleopatra." Haines, to Dorsetshire (on-re-Majestic "The Merry Widow." Mr. Clement Attlee. Labour, commg:).

Entertainments.--Grand Variety, declared there was a plan involv-

Lt. (F./O., RAP.).-R. C. Tillard China Fleet Club Theatre, 'g p.m. ing the expenditure of nearly to Victory, for courses at School of Lectures. Mr. Betts

£2,250,000, ostensibly to provide Naval Cooperation, Lee-on-Solent "Cameras,"

etc. Sallors' and accommodation for some 3,000] (March 4).

Soldiers' Home; Aliated Units, Nursing Detachment, Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30 p.m.

men.

"

PayT. Lt.-J. WF Gwillim, to Mr. Douglas Hacking. Parlia- Medway (March 1) mentary Under-Secretary for the Cd. Gunner A. Fathers, to Pre- Home Office, replying, pointed outsident, for duty in NOD. (April that all this was in the future: 18).

A token vote of £100 only was

for the purpose of investigation, ".

Promotions

Retirements

he explained. No definite decision Act. Sub-Lus. (E).-W. R. Ste. had yet been reached and Mem-wart and J. E. Thornton, to rank bers would have plenty of time of Sub-Lt (E.) (seny. Jan. 16). and opportunity to discuss the item when the larger amount ap-.. peared in the estimates, as it would have to do in future years If the question was proceeded with. -Reuter.

G.O.C EXPLAINS

Its.-J. G. Dewar, D.SC. (at own request) and F. "Goldsmith, placed on the Retd. List (March 1),

Cd. Tel-G. H. 6. Foster, placed on the Retd. Last, with rank of Tel. Lt (March 1),

Royal Australian Navy Act, Sub-It. (E)-R. T. Frans worth, promoted to Sub-Lt, (E) (seny. Jan. 1).

Royal Naval Reserve

His Excellency the G.O.C. Major General do Borrett, in the course of an interview yesterday, said that the 24 milliods was re- quired for the replacement of the temporary Huts, in which the Lts.-K. M. Lloyd-Jones, to E 33;1 troops were accommodated atand K. McM, Drake, to L.1 (Feb. Shamshuipo at present, by per-23). manent buildings on some other site:

The Colonial Government re- quired the present site of the Camp for extending the residen- tial area of Kowloon "1

"Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Payr. Lt.-D. McC. Dut, to Re- nown (March 1)..

**

Meetings-Annual China En- tertainment and Land Investment Co., Ltd., King's Theatre Building, .noon; Kowloon Union Church Sports and Social Club, General Meeting, 8.15 p.m.; Kowloon Union

Church Women's Guild, 10 am.

Miscellaneous. Claims against M. Y. San and Co., (1927) Ltd., due; Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, Cheero Club, 3 p.m.; Distribution of Certificates, Lee Hysan Hall, St. Paul's Girls' Collège, '5 p.m.; 'Whist Drive, Seamen's Institute, 9 p.m.

Moon-Full Moon, '1.31 p.m. II

| Moon, 16th, Day,

** Religious.—Lenten, Address, St.

John's Cathedral, 5.15 p.m.

*Sports Hockey-Punjabis Juniors V Kowloon Indians, "6.15 p.m.

Lawn Tennis-Open Singles, Lee Wal-tong or K. L. Shute v. E C Fincher; G, R. M. Ricketts v. Y. W Wt. Engr.-T. R. Gaker, to Iron Lee: Open Doubles, W. C. Hung and Duke (Feb. 23).

Ho Ka-lau v..A. V. Gosano and A V. Remedios; Handicap Singles, E. McMahom v. C. Ravenhill; P. H Scoones v. J. Barrow; HL. D. Tolling- ton v. D. M. MacDougall: Handi-. GUNNERY SPECIALISTS ::.

cap Doubles, T. C. Monaghan and Two officers who have been ap V. R. Gördón v. T.-J. and E. R. pointed to the Admiralty from Price; Mixed Doubles, R. Whinney March I will take up spedal duties. and Miss Strahan v. E Henry Captain. Patrick Macnamara, late and Miss Stevenson; A. C. L. Bow- |Flag-Captain in the Nelson, is ap-ker and Mrs. Collis v. Capt. R, GA for temporary service, Hugill and Mrs. Cowland, He pointed out that at Catterick, pointed

and Commander H. G. Norman, Sunrise.-6.28 am. Sunset.-8.34 (England), Egypt, Singapore and other places where there was lite staff officer (operations) :rat | P.IIL

a British garrison such substitutionDevonporti, jains as an additional Tides. High at 9.48 and. 21.43. of permanent brick barracks for officer for a period not exceeding Low at 3.32 and 15.32. - temporary huts had already taken six months. place. Hong Kong was now being considered.

His Excellency refused to dis- close the actual site of the new camp, stating that negotiations had not yet been completed for its purchase, and was unable to say when the construction work would be put in hand.

of

Thursday, March 21. Both officers are gunnery spe- Anniversaries and Holidays. cialists, and also hold the star First Day of Persian New Year.. qualification. Captain Macnamara Persia

name of Iran.

assumes

Cinemas

Regarding the token vote £100, the General stated that entered the Britannia in 1900, Vernal Equinox (Ch'un-fên.) that Was included merely to whereas Commander Norman was enable the vote-to-be kept in the lathe second group of special. King's "Gambling." Estimates. The whole matter had entry" cadets who joined Keyham Queen's: The Band Plays On:” been under consideration for some College in September, 1914: Central:-"Here Is My Heart,"

Oriental:-"Charlie Chan In Lon- ENGINEER CAPTAIN RAMPLING

don,"

years.

A BRILLIANT AFFAIR

The retiremerit takes effect to- World:-"Chinese Picture." day of Engineer Commander H. J. Alhambra "British Agent." Rampling, with the rank of engin Majestic "Nana" eer captain. He was commission- ed As

Entertainments, Final Concert an engineer sub-lieuten- of the Season, Helena May, 5.30 ant In July 1906, and app.. polated to HMS. Swiftsure. com- Lectures.-Theosophical Society, manded in the Channel Fleet by HK Club Annex; 6. p.m.1". the late Rear-Admiral Sir Chrisio- Meetings, — Hong Kong Lawn

Edinburgh Wedding pher Cradock. During the War he Bowls Association, Messrs. Jardine

(Special Air Mail Service)

served as engineer officer of the Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.; destroyers Ambuscade and Prince, Women's Fellowship, St. Andrew's and also in North Russia. Pro- Hall, 3 pm; EK Union Church moted to engineer commander. In Deacons Court, 5.30 pm. London, March 1..

1922, he has since served in the Miscelaneous,Farewell to Mr. One of the most brilliant wedd flotilla leader Douglas, the Naval J. L McPherson, MBE., YMCA ings in Edinburgh in recent years Ordnance Department, the battle West Lounge, 5.30pm; Whist took place in the Cathedral Church ship Royal Sovereign, and on the Drive, Civil Service Cricket Club, of St. Mary yesterday afternoon, star of Admiral Bir Reynald Tyr-845 p.m. Examination for Pilots when Miss Gisudia Blackburn, whitt when Commander-in-Chief Licences, Harbour Omce. youngest daughter of Lord and at the Nore. In 1932 he was ap- Lady Blackburn and cousin of the pointed Admiralty overseer at the Duchess of York, was married to works of Messrs. Parsons, the

James Duthac Camegte, Wallsend Sipway Company, and p.m. youngest son of Lord and Lady Swan; Hunter and Wigham "Rich Southeek, of Kinnaird Castle.

ardson, on the Tyne

Mr.

Over a thousand guests attended, the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a

dress of heavy white sath, made Pearson, her four-year-old niece.

Moon Moon, 11th, Day Rehearsals Hong Kong Bingers, "Elijah," St. John's Cathedral, 6.30

Sports

Badminton Mixed Doubles, St Andrew's v. Club de Recreio "B" 8 pm.

GolfRoyal Hong Kong Golf

on simple lines. The train, nine. The bridesmaids were Misses E Club Ladies Section Spring Meet- feet long, was a Southesk family | zabeth Elphinstone, Bethia Keith heirloom of Brussels lace. The Murray, Angela Fraser, Helen bridegroom was in Highland dress, Pearson, and two

as were the best man, Lord Jean Bruce and Mariata Bost Dalhousie, and the three II quet.

pages, the Master of Carnegie,

of Lord Carnegie, Charles Bru

son of Lord Elgin,

Stewart Clark, son of Sir Stewar Stewart-Clark In addition to thres: pages the bride

bearer and

the former being Vir

The

brideshar

-Beotia

before fai

ing and Presentation of Prizes.--

Hockey-Police v. Lincolnshire Regiment (Police Training School);

Tenni

Page 1 hair

General Mand

45 Years

of

Reliable Optical Work

N. LAZARUS

Single Copy, 10 cts. Per Month, $3.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REFULAB BAY HOTEL;

PEAK HOTEL

SHANGHAI

AFTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS LIMITED.

In association, with the Grand Hotel dee Wagons Lifts, Peking.

EXCHANGE YOUR OLD PIANO FOR A MORRISON.

WE WILL SEND ANYWHERE IN THE COLONY TO INSPECT AND VALUE YOUR PIANO FOR PART EXCHANGE.

PRICES:

UPRIGHTS FROM 8 425.00 BABY GRANDS

$1,360.00

DEFERRED TERMS ABRANGED, IF DESIRED.

ALL MORRISON PIANOS ARE FULLY GUARANTEED FOR TEN YEARS.

TSANG FOOK PIANO & MUSIC CO.,

EVERYTHING

Tel 24648.

G&C ELECTRICAL

G. E. C. Radio

PRICES NOW AS BELOW

A. C. MAINS SETS BC. 3440 5 VALVE SUPERHET BC. 3180 8 VALVE SUPERHET BO. 1520 3 VALVE AC/DC MAINS.

(FOR LOCAL B.O. ONLY)

77:50: 100.00 57.50

BC. $540 5 VALVE SUPERBET AVC BO 3548 5 VALVE SUPERHET Radiogram 200.00 BC. 3460 7 VALVR OVERSEAS "

$110.00

$165.00

SHORT WAVE D. C BATTERY SET

BC 3586 8 VALVE SUPERHET

Less Batteries

105.00

ALL COMPLETE WITH OSRAM VALVES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR

THE TROPICS.

MADE IN ENGLAND