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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

As from Monday next. April 1st.

the Offices of Messrs. Davie,

MEMBERS are reminded that Boag & Co., Ltd., will be remored to Annual General Meetingiai floor, Chartered Bank Building,

of the Institution takes plase in the Booms on Friday, 29th March, at 6 P.M.

J. P. A DAVIS,

Hon. Secretary.

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S from 17. APRIL, 1935, no A Member shall be permitted to

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THE HONGKONG FIBE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Sixtysixth Ordinary General Meeting of Share holders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 20th March, 1935, at Noon, for the pur. pose of riving the Report of the General nagers, together with a anded the 31st December, 1994.

The Baily Press.

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A NATIONAL THEATRE

RING LOST FOR ANOTHER VITAL BLOW

EVER

TO THE LEAGUE

NEWS SUMMARY

The Hon, Mr. C. Gordon Mackie was guest of honour at a farewell party given by his personal Chi- nese friends-at-the Chinese, Mer- chants

on Tuesday night.

Heirloom To German Comment On Japan's Formal Club, China Building, of,

Stage

-19pecial to the "Hoar Kong

Daily Prem").

[By Telegraph, Copyright, Teis graphic Massages Ordinance. 11 Becicnd, March 37, 7-30 p.m.)

Berlin, March 27.

Withdrawal

London, March 27.

work. Contact will be maintained Japan's withdrawal from the in some shape, though les direct League of Nations, says the ly, and Japan · will continue "Times" in an occasion which is collaborate in the humanitarian notable es the first on which a work of the League.

Seat Power has ceased to belong to the League because it failed to conform to League recommenda- tions and standards.

The theatrical world" here agitated by the irrecoverable loss of the famous highly-treasured Iffand ring whose originator' died Britain is now busily occupied in 1814, prescribing in his testa- in making preparations for thement that the ring should always Jubliee celebrations and amongst be inherited by Germany's greatest The encouragement of the the many schemes mooted is that living actor and at the holder's Japanese public to believe

in establishing order in the Far East was not likely to commend itself to China.

that

transact business for forward deli-statement of Accounts for the year or establishing a national theatre. death should pass to the worthiest Japan had supplanted the League

very unless particulars as to the distinctive numbers of the shares bought and/or sold are inserted in the contracts.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1935, both days

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD,

Such numbers must always be sup-inclusive. plied by the seller to the buyer of the shares on the date of the transaction, and shares delivered in fulfilment of any forward contracts must bear the

identical numbers as those stated in the contracts.

· By Order of the Committee,

VIVIAN BENJAMIN,

Becretary.

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27th March, 1935,

THE FANLINĠ HUNT AND

RACE CLUB.

WING to a case of Babies being discovered amongst the Army Mules, the meeting which was to have been held an Kwanti on Son day, alat instant, has been postponed to a date which will be announced later, when the SL, John'ı Ambulance Cup will be rnu for.

THOMSON & Co.

General Managers, THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANOR Co., Tzn. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1935.

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It will be remembered that an op- peal for funds for a similar object was made in 1908 and though this resulted in the handsome amount of £150.000 being raised... the scheme was not carried out be- cause of the War. It is interesting to note, however, that the amount is still avaliable. A committee has now been formed to organize the

national campaign for a

theatre and included in the com- mittee are representatives of the drama. the amateur drama, the UNION WATERBOAT .CO.. House of Lords, the House of Com-

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Ofices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co Ltd, on WEDNESDAY, 3rd April, 1835, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of Accounts to 21st December, 1934.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Zard March to 3rd April, 1935, both. datos inclusive, ...

THE THIRTIETH

Secretarios.

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Hong Kong, 18th

'CHINA HOMEWARD:

CONFERENCE,

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

REDUCTION.

As from 28th March,, 1835, the rate of freight on Silk Piece Gooda will be 160/- per ton of 40 cft. Hong Kong, 28th March, 1935."

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DODWELL & CO. LTD.

General Managers

March, 1936.

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THE HONG KONG, CANTON

AND MAÇAO STEAMBOAT “..

COMPANY, LIMITED.

"NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that the

mons' and the public. The ambiti ousness with which the committee are going about their work may be gauged from the fact that they hope to raise, by the end of 1935, another £350,000.

The idea 13 an excellent one, aiming as it does to set up a new, thoroughly equipped theatre in London and to run it with proper respect to the great heritage of

English drama and English acting. giving no thought or attention to the question of profit or loss. It is well-known that practically every important European country boast such a theatre, yet strangely enough the general opinion seemis to be that a theatre; operated on the same lines, is not destrable in Britain. The people who are op- posed to the scheme ask if it would not be better. if instead of spend-. ing all that money, on a national theatre, the amount be used to endow the struggling theatres in the provinces. Another objection la, if the national-theatre must be

in London, why not give that FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEET-

ONE HUNDRED AND amount to the Old Vic which has 1g proved its worth in Shake- ING of Shareholders in the Company speare, opers and ballet? This will be held at the Office of the establishment is in every way 'de- Company, Queen's Building, Vic- serving of support and is probably toria Hong Kong, on WEDNES| Britain's chief matter for theatri- DAY, the 10th April, 1935, at 3 cal pride. o'clock p.m., for the purpose of IN THE SUPREME COURT OF receiving a Report of the Directors,

FONG SONG

together with Statement

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of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS OF JUE KAY CHONG, LATE OF PHILADELPHIA IN DIFE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA .IN TRE UNITED STATES" OP

America, Cher, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Court has, by virtue

of Section 55 of the Probate Ordinance

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th April to the 10th April, 1986, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, H. DA LUZ,

Acting Secretary.

1897, made an Order limiting the Hong Kong, 19th March, 1935.

time for creditors and others so send

in their claims against the above estate

to the 1878 of APRIL, 1935.

All creditors and others are necord- ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

Dated the 26th March, 1986.

WILKINSON. & GRIST," Solicitors for the Administrator, "No. 2, Queen's Road Central,

Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG CLUB

NOTICE.

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THE Ninety-First Yearly Genera Meeting of the Members of the

Club House on Thursday, the 28th March, 1985, at 5.80 p.m.

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ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN

New Clinic Opened

$25,000.

living successor.“

When the celebrated dramatic actor Friedrich Haase lay on his death bed he presented the and

ring to Albert Bassermann whose right to wear the ring during his lifetime was endorsed by contem pararies in Germany and who has worn the ring ever since. Basser man is now 68 years old.

Basserman's artistic powers had

always been respected in Gera

but last year he took unibrage at the disinclination at the Leipalg

theatre of drama to`consent to a simultaneous appearance of Bas- sermann's wife, Else Schiff because of her non-aryan origin. Since then Basserman has lived abroad. | When Moissy who was also non- aryan but whose merit as an ex-

concerning the propriety of a Some nice points were raised State which no longer was a mem ber of the League and continued

to participate in its work, without being bound by its obligations

No doubt a compromise will be reached which will retain Japan- ese co-operation in non-political

services rendered by the League to her that the League machinery mankind and Japan will remem-

cannot work without "tuel supplied by the national treasuries. the "Times" adds.

to

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At to-day's meeting of the Legia- lative Council, several loan works Totes will come up for approval. The Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor Colonial Treasurer, will more the resolutions.

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As regards». the Pacific Islands, An important decision has been the Japanese Government will con- reached by the Hong Kong Stock tinue to present the annual re-Exchange to the effect that, as ports to the League..

AVENOL - CRITICISED

at

Mr. Victor Hoo, Chinese delegate Geneva, criticises M. Averol's statement as contradictory and unauthorised by the Council or Assembly and conflicting with ar- ticle I of the League convenant- Reuter.

LEAGUE REGRET

from April 1, 1935 in connection with business for forward delivery. distinct numbers of the shares bought and/or sold by members. shall be inserted in the contract notes.

Pare 7.

The Rumjahn cousins beat the Lo Brothers in the third round of the open doubles championship yesterday. There was a large

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally crowd of spectators at the match

Press" (Copyright.)]...

and some good tennis was provid- Geneva, March 26, ed

Page 10. On March 27, on the expira-

notice, Japan ceases to be a football competition between the tion of the prescribed two-year The inh of the Lat Wah Gup

M. Avenol has published a state-place on the Kowlood Football Club member of the League of Nations. Civilians and the Army will take ment expressing the extreme re-ground on Saturday when excit- gret that the League, after flf-

ing game 'thquid result. Teen years co-operation with Japan, now loses in her one of the founder states.

the

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The funeral of the late Ma

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EXCLUSION LAW The "Daily Telegraph" says that in justice to Japan 'It must be re- It is unfortunate that Japan Thomas Oscar Bernard Harman, ponent of dramatic art was always membered that Her interest in the cannot see her way to retain the former chief engineer of the 8.3. duly honoured in Germany died League was greatly diminished by position she held for so long in Sul Tal on the Macao run, took

the League. Nevertheless,

place at the Colony Cemetery yes- at Vienna last week, Basserman at the rejection of her proposal to

terday afternOOM"

"Page 7 has re- his bedside removed the Imand bring immigration laws within Japanese government

peatedly amirmed its will to pur- ring from his own finger and the scope of its functions. placed it on that of his dead col- As a last resort, when her Far sue à policy of international co-

Two out of the three men charged league, Moissy's remiains were Eastern policy was challenged, operation, as laid down in the with the murder of a man at Castle cremated so that the ring that Japan argued that if exclusion of Imperial declaration two years Peak on January 15 were acquitted Imand bequeathed as heirloom for Japanese was a matter of domestic ago, and this intention has been by the jury at the Sessions yester all time to the German stage was policy for other Powers, why should noted by Geneva with

great day. thus lost for ever.-

"not Japan's actions in providing | satisfaction, » Transocean Kuo Min.

for her rapidly expanding popula- tion be equally regarded as her own private concern? it asks.-- Reuter.

SUICIDE AIDS

Sleeping Tablets Prohibited

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, March 27. of the many suicide

In view cases by taking sleeping tablets, the South-west Political Council has decided that the sale of such. dangerous drugs should be pro- The terms on which the £150,-hibited, unless it is prescribed by

ed make it imperative that a new building be put up, and as it seems a pity to allow this big sum to be wasted, it seems that Britain must its national theatre, and have what better moment can there be to bring this to effect than the Royal Jubilee?

000 already in hand was subscrib- a doctor. The ruling is to protect

MANUFACTURE OF ARMS

Investigation In France Opposed

Paris, Mar, 26. The Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in the Government

of arms.

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We do not know what form The Ladies" section of the his co-opération will take, but Y.M.C.À, held their" annual meeting "I, for my part, am firmly re- yesterday.

Page 7. solved that there shall be no prejudiced re-actions caused by A Chinese was commited to the Japan's departure from the sessions by Mr. Wynne-Jones yes- League." Transocean Kuo Min

HUNGER STRIKE THREAT

AMERICAN VIEWS

Washington, March 25, Commenting upon Japan's form- al withdrawal from the League of Nations, Senator Pitiman; Chair- man of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee, to-day declared:

"This is another vital blow atm- ed at the life of the League."

Senator Borah asserted:-"I am not surprised "at the withdrawal by Japan, inasmuch as the League has never been respected by any of the large nations whose in-graphic terests conflicted with it. and never will be."-- Reuter.

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BY COAL MINERS

(Special to “Boug Kong Daily Press") (B Telegraph, 'Copyright,

Messages Ordinence, 1894 Received, March 27, 1:30p.m.)

terday for a breach of deportation ordinancer

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COOLIE KILLED

Tele

Shooting Flying Foxes at Night

lives, as many girls take such

CONSUL'S "STATEMENT medicine to end their lives an

Geneva, March 27, slight provocation,

Victims of this drug include the

Despite the breach with Japan well-known screen actress, Miss

the League cannot ignore the Yuan Ling Yu who took her life preponderating situation of Japan

in the Far East, declared Mr. Yoko because she could not face court proceedings that would bring up yama, Japanese Consul General, in her 'past. The latest victim is a statement to the Press, nor, ean company would not undertake to well known, Hong Japan overlook the existence of pay up the wages which had been Kong restaurant waitress, who the Learue as a most important in arrears since last December killed herself by taking sleeping organisation in useful sociological Transocean Kuo Min.

Shui Fuk, a

tablets, following refusal of her mother to let her marry a million- aire play boy. The victims take the sleeping tablets which bring about death peacefully. Sleeping, tablets are intended to cure in- somnia, but an overdose is fatal,

Swztow Incident Settled

Johore Bahru, Mar; 19. A well-known Chinese "towkay,

Belgrade, March 27, Another hunger strike similar to the one organised ast October by Hungarian coal miners at Fecs has been started by workers in the Mr. Tea Soo Tok, on the night of coal mine near the Yugoslav city January 17 was disturbed by the of Varadzin who entered the pit noises of dying foxes on the top of last Sunday threatening to remain a tree in his garden at Jalan Ismail, below and die of hunger if the Muar. He went to the coolles" quarters and told one of the coalies to climb the tree and disturb the foxes while he shot them from be- low. Nadarajan, the coolfe, climb- ed the tree and carried out his in- structions. The towkay fired three shots and accidentally hit the coolle who succumbed to his injuries the following morning.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The towkay appeared before the

second police magistrate, Muar, Che Mahmood bin Mohamed - Shah,.

Two cases of cerebro-spinal fever, product from the Gaumont-British, charged with causing death by a

As a result of representations by and one of rabies (animal) were Dr. Kan Chia Hon. Special Dele-reported for the 24 hours ended an gate of Foreign Affairs for Xwang,March 26 .. tung and Kwangsi, the Great East-

Studios inaugurate a new era in British pictures. The first of these available for local release is "Ever- green." starring the incomparable Singapore, March 21 A new clinic for the anti-oplum by 374 votes to 210 on the motion spended construction of a via Company (Limited) states that the

ero Ice Company of Swatow has The Great Northern Telegraph | Jessie Matthewn work in Singapore 15 being of the Socialist Deputy Camille donated by Mr. Aw Boon Haw and Flanche demanding a committee and removed all the construction lying in their offices-Odina from Siamese Students Association in duct from its premises to a whart following unclaimed telegrams are The second annual dinner of the Aw Boon Par. It will cost about of inquiry into the manufacture work. Owing to some mistake, the Shanghai: Kinkicho, ss. Hayams China, Hong Kong, is postponed to

M. Flandin, the Premier, oppos- duct without first obtaining a per- Danica from Shanghai.

Japanese company built the via- Mani from Osaka; and Cohen Sunday, March 31. ́. ing, declared "I refuse to agree

The Hon. Secretary of the St. that the organisation of national mit from the Municipal Bureau of

Puble Works.

The Hong Kong University Arts John Ambulance Brigade acknow- defence by. France and her allies

Dr. Kan stated that there is no | Association will hold a Coming-Of-| ledges with sincere and grateful time."

Japanese bluejackets had landed 1935 at 845 p.m., in the Great Hall Mrs, Fung Ping Fan of 600 yards of at Bwatow and that several Japan- of the University.

"material" for making clothing for swatow Municipal Government. ese demands were presented to the

babtes and children in the New Territories":

The Singapore Anti-Oplum So- ciety reports that since the Clinic was opened on May 8, 1933, it has worked under great handicape

commodation. The 'building used was originally constructed for a private house.

rash act not amounting to culp able homicide.

After a lengthy hearing, he was found guilty and fined $100 and ordered to pay $260 compensation to the dead man's father.

CESSION OF MANCHURIA TO JAPAN

Hong Kong Club will be held in the among which was the lack of ag- should be discussed at the present truth in Shanghai reports that Age Ball on Saturday, March 30, thanks the donation by Mr. and, (From Our Special Correspondent)

By Order,

$. E. KERR,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 20th March, 1985.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

DBA Programme and

He added that the matter was Road, reports that at 8 pm, on Mr. E. Stone, of No, 45, Conduit

amicably settled through the Tuesday, when driving car No. 1847

Canton, March 27,

"I have never said that the late Dr. Sun favoured the cession of Manchuria to Japan in order to realize true Sino-Japanese friend- A notice is published elsewhere in ship," stated Mr. Chow Lu, Frest-

The Council of Ministers had previously approved a decree pro- Last week Messrs. Lum Mun vigionally prohibiting the export Tin, Lim Kim Tian and Dr. Chen of certain raw materials required Su Lan approached Mesara. Aw❘ for national" defence. Boon Haw, and Air Boon Par, the This step is believed to be due millionaire philanthropists, for to the anxiety in industrial cir-Japanese consuls general in Can-in Nathan Road, near Austin Road, this issue to the effect that owing dent of Sun Yat Sen University assistance and they generously ties at the recent large purchases agreed to donate land and a of defence material in France by building suitable for the purpose | German buyers.mi

EXPORT BAN

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

"Press". (Copyright),]

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Paris, Mar. 25,

ton and Swatow.

MILITARY TITLES IN CHINA

Nanking, March 27. The Central Political Council, has conferred on Chiang Kal Shek A decree, temporarily prohibiting the title "General of Special the export of certain raw materials Rank which probably is equiva

he knocked down a Chinese male.to a case of rables being discovered and member of the Bouth-west The man was taken to the Kowloon amongst the Army mules, the meet-Political Council in an interview Hospital, but, died at 10.15 pm ing which was to have been held given to foreign correspondents to-

at Evanti on Sunday, Sist tust, i day.

At a Board Meeting held in ❘ has been postponed to a date which This denial is to refute the Changbai yesterday of the Shang- will be announced later, when the statement of Major-General Kenji hai & Hongkew Wharf Co., Ltd., a ↑ St. John Ambulance Cup will be Dothara, who, remarked to a final dividend of $7,50 for old shares run for.

Japanese correspondent here in and 35-for, new was declared for

Better the early part of the month that

at the clinic, It is understood Reister that the cost of the site and the building will be about $25,000.

The

be building to

erected Formas for the THIRD enable the Clinic to admit Extra Race Meeting, to be held on more patients at any one time SATURDAY, APRIL,

the year 1934, The Annual General - The first General Public Meeting according to Mr. Chow, Dr. Sun 1938 (weather permitting), may be than the present one. The matter obtained at the Secretary's Office, of light and ventilation and other

Meeting will be held on April 20 the Indian, Chamber of Com- I would gladly have ceded: Manchuria Gloucester Bailding: The Club House, arrangements necessary to a which are of vital importance for fent to rank of Marshal in foreign and the transfer books will be closed te of Hong Kong, Canton and to Japan in the Interest of Bino- Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Clab; modern hospital and the peculiar the purposes of defence, was ap- countries. Simultaneously eight from April 15 to 25 Inclusive.

10, will be held on Saturday, Japanese rapprochement, - the Sports Club, and the Stables, needs of one for the care of proved by the Cabinet Council here military leader have been made me

kch 30 at 5.30 p.m. sharp, as⠀ "Mr. Chow stressed that he never Bhan Kwong Bond, lyg

“Generals of First Rank," namely Cinema fans will be interested to the Bind Merchants - Club Room, made such a statement nor would Fabrics close at 12 o'clock NOON Plum addiets are being given very on Tuesday,

careful attention.

It was stated in informed quar- Ye Hai Shan, Feng Yn Hsiang, hear that the Horig Kong Amuse» China, Building, for the purpose of. Dr. Sun have made such a remark on THURSDAY, the 28 MARCH,

The plans are already in the ters that the decree will apply Chang Hereh Liang, Ho Ying ments, Ltd., have secured another electing & Chairman - Managing during his life time. Dr. Bun al- hands of the architect, Mr. Ho chiefly to cotton waste, magnesium Ching, Li Chung Jen. Chu Fei Teb, | Important line of pictures for dual | Committee, and to approve the ways insisted on equality, in in- Kweong Yew, and as soon as a and wood used for the manufac-Tang Sheng Chin and Chen Chi release at the Central and Alham- draft Constitution. All the mem- férnational relations and the ter- suttable site e purchased, work ture of gunstocks --

Tang

bra Theatres, namely, Geumoni- hers of the Indian Mercantil Com- ritorial Integrity of China, British Productions. the current munity, are cordially wel

Chow, added

Order

B. BROWN,

Secretary.

on the building wil be started.

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