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THE SILVER ·

JUBILEE

Exchange of Letters

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1935.

NEW INSURANCE Z. B. W. CALLING

COMPANY

China Assurance. Corporation

In connection with the Silver Jubilee Celebrations, the following letters wert exchanged between To the list of üre and marine His Excellency the Governor and insurance companies in Hong Kong the Doyen of the Consular Body:--will soon be added the name of Consulat General de Belgique | the China Assurance Corporation,

Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1935. Ltd. whose offices are at No 6;|

Queen's Road Central.

Monsieur le Gouverneur,

My Colleagues and Members of the Consular Body in Hong Kong have requested me to convey to Your Excellency the expression of their very respectful congratula- tions, on the occasion of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee.

We beg to associate ourselves. wholeheartedly, to the general rejoicing of this Colony and the British Empire for the twenty five years of glorious reign of their beloved Sovereigns. We beg.. also to express our very sincere wishes. for the welfare and happiness of

Their Majesties and the prosperity and peace of the Empire.

May the Divine Providence keep Their Majesties for many years to come to the devotion and love of their loyal subjects!

I have the honour to be. Monsieur le Gouverner, Your Excellency's most obedient servant (sd.) H. VAN DER STRAETEN

Belgian Consul Generd. Doyen.

His Excellency Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.2.. Governor of Hong Kong.

∙HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY His Excellency's reply to the above was as follows:-

May 3rd, 1935.

Sir,

L

I wish to thank you and your Colleagues - most sincerely for your letter of congratulations' on the occasion of the Süver. Juollee of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary,

Your kind" expressions will be brought to the notice of Their Majesties.

I have the honour to be, Your most obedient "servant,

Sir,

(sd.) W. PEEL,

Governor, etc,

M. H. Van der Straëten.

Belgian Conrul General, Doyen.

ADMISSION BY MINISTER

Talks Of "Serious Anxiety"

(Special Air MallTM Service),

London Apr. 18/ Sir Philip Sassoon. Under-Secre- tary, for Air,' declared that the rate of German air development gave the Government great con- cerp.

Although new in the Hong Kong Reid, the Corporation has been in operation for several years in the North and is generaly regarded as one of the most progressive yet conservative companies writing in- surance in the Fur East. The Corporation has its head office in Shanghai and there are branches

Broadcast Talk To America

For the Arst time, in the history of the Colony, or, to be more pre- cise, since the innovation of radio in Hong Kong the voice of a per- son speaking here was heard of the Američan continent last Wednesday when a special pro.... gramme. from ZBW, the local station was picked up in America. and successfully relayed through- out

the United States over the Columbia Broadcasting Corpora- tion net work,

The programme was not trans-: mited direct to the Unled States. but was received through a relay station. The local station broad- casted the proceedings through ils In Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, experimental transmitter on 34 Tientsin. Tsinaniu. Changsha:| metres and the local signals were Canton and other important cities picked up by the Radio Corpora- in China.

tion station in Manila.

From Manila they were relayed direct to San Francisco, through KUH, the powerful short wave transmitter that maintains tele- phonic communicaton with Europe and the United States.

CONCUBINE STABBING

OUTRAGE

Complainant Tells Her Story

GAS

When the case in which a Chinese was accused, of having, procured two men to stab hila concubine was resumed before Mr. W. Schefield at 'Central Magistracy yesterday when Yn Sie Mul the complainant. continued her evidence.

Chan Shing Shan, husband of the complainant and Ng King are charged with having on December 23, last year and March; 27, did counsel, procure or command Wong Tal and. Leu Chan "(not in custody) to wound or cause grievous bodily harm to Tu Sze Mul with intent to disfigure or disable her.

MË J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, appeared for the - prosecution, while Mr. Peter H. Sin was for the scented

At the outset of yesterday's; she managed to get away from hearing. For In Man, office as- him. sistant in Dr. McGowan's duce.at Once when she returned from Alexandra Building. said that he one of her visits to Canton," her W&S present when complainant, husband had asked whether she Yu Sze Mul and Chan King Man met a man in the Canton Railway came to the office, where the for- Station and told her, the man's mer was vaccinated. They came name was Ng King, who had come on the day of the stabbing, March from America. 27 last, at about 11.15 am. and complainant was vaccinated by Dr. McElney.

The officers of the Corporation. are Mr. J. T. Chu, General Mana- ger, Mr. F. J. Robinzon, Assistant | General Manager, and Mr. Lleu, Assistant Manager. Among the

ALWAYS AGGRESSIVE directors of the Corporation are

Witness said her husband was such well-known business men,

The speakers were Mr. Charles

always aggressive. On the night- Mr. K. P. Chen, General Manager M. Hoover, Consul-General-for the

At yesterday's hearing com- of March 25 (the stabbing took of the Shanghai Commercial and United States in Hong Kong, and plainant said that when she re-place 2 days later) witness, was Savings Bank, Ltd., Mr. G. E. Mit-Tang Shao Yl, the first Premier of turned to Hong Kong from Ame asked by her husband whether she chell, Taipan of Mesars, Butterfield the Chinese "Republic, both africa she did not practise prostit-really wanted to sell her house at and Swire, Mr. S. M. Tong, whom spoke for several minutes:ution any more although her Jaffe Road," but she, refused eni~ General Manager of the Bank of The speeches were followed by the husband, the first accused want-phatically. Then) accused asked Communications, Mr. Bang Bow, broadcast of two gramaphone re-ed her to do so. Then witness witness to transfer the house to. Manager of the Commercial Press cards. one of normal Chinese told the court of her visits to Can- I him to which she also refused, and Ltd., Mr. W. C. Bond and Mr. D. music and the other a recording of ton with her husband on two oc- a quarrel arose I had already L. Ralph.

The officers of the Hong Kong Office are Mr. David W. K. A¤, Superintendent, and Mr. Charles H. T. Suen, Manager (late Manager of the American Asiatic Under- writers).

The Canton Office of the Cor- poration is located at Sup. Sam, Hong and is under the manage- ment of Mr. T. Kal Liang,

MR. O'BRIEN

modern Chinese dance music.

THE BIENNIAL MEETING

National Christain Council

cagione. During one of the later been arranged that witness was to visits she went to the Canton leave for America in March by American Consulate. but as she the President Grant." The rea- was not a good health he post-sons-why she wanted to go to poned getting a passport for ther America was firstly to collect some to return to America. At the end of money and secondly to take her February, she was certified it to son (adopted) there and put him go to America,

to school.

VISITS TO CANTON

SHE WAS AFRAID During her visits to Canton Cross-examined witness denied, witness sometimes saw Chan King that when Chân King Man came Man (a witness in the case). It to Hong Kong last he had come was at her aunt's place that she to live in her house while her saw Chan King Man The last husband two months later went- visit, before the stabbing was on to America, she also denied that

After going to she was fond of this man March 19 last. worship at a place near Canton, Mr, Bin, asked if her husband she went with Chan King Man to really did force her into pro-

Witness had asked the matter. Witness in reply sald where the majority of the 'cele- her passport: gates are staying. About 85 m-Chan to come to Hong Kong on that first accused had said tha

The 10th meeting of the Na- tional Christian Council of China was opened on the evening of

Leaves Q.P. Rangers Ap. 25th in the New Asin tei. the American Consulate to secure stitution, why did she not report

(Specia) Air Mail Service) .

London, April 18.

Michael, T. O'Brien, manager of Queen's Park Ran gers FC., resigued, and will leave the London Third Division club on May 4 last day of the season.

bers were presert, the malaty or whom are Chinese, but with an unusually small proportion of wo- men. During the meeting it was suggested that this lack should he made up at the next deeting of the Council.

March 28, to accompany her to Wing On Bank,

They had previously visited the Bank and on both occasions it was about arranging with the bank to collect the rent of her house at Jaffé Road, during her absence in America. As arranged. on the next day, the date of the stabbing Chan Chute Cown to Hong Kong and together they went to a foreign office where wit- ness was vaccinated after which home. She was go-

Visitors from abroad were Dr. John R. Mott representing" the In- ternational Missionary Council, Dr. Wyrne C. Fairfield represent- ing the American Board. Dr.

Cartwright representing ahe went

Mr. O'Brien told me to-day. (writes a correspondent) that he and the directors could not sne eye to eye in the matter of team build. Fank T.

ing policy and he thought it best the Methodist Episcopal Board,

that they should part company-and Dr. Luther A Welgie who is ing up the stairs when she saw a

quite 2 friendly way, I in China assisting a study of min- believe.

isterial training.

iz

Mick O'Brien, a cheary, Irish- man, has worked very bard since he took over tas managership of the Rangers in 1833, when they had

tremendously successful season,

He was so enthusiastic that he actually signed as a player, as weli Earl Winterton (C. Horsham) and manager, which had previously as taking over the jobs of secretary asked Sir Philp if the relative been carried out' separately. strength of the British and Ger-was, however, not necessary for him man air forces in first-line air- | to play? craft had altered since the last "official figures were given.

man Air Force.

Players For Sale

It

been BO

Sir Philip replied that if all te- The club have, not lative figures were taken into ac- successful this season. Recently it 'count it was believed that the was announced that, for financial Royal Air Force had still a mar-reasons, the Rangers were prepared gin of superiority over the der- to receive offera for any of their players. The only result of that has been that Joseph Devine, the inside-forward Mr. O'Brien secured from Sunderland, was transferred to "Birmingham-at profit, it is said. Mr. O'Brien has turned out. several accomplished players and

Nevertheless, the rate of Ger- many's air development was such as to cause the British Govern- ment grave concern.

The situation would need care ful and continuous watchfulness

"In order that any necessary al Teralons might be made in our owrf programme. should circum- stances so demand? •

MFS, ANXIETY

he would kill her if she would not practise prostitution- and she was afraid as she knew that her bus- band had some connection with a

Rascal's-Union."

His Woship adjourned the case until 2.30 on May 7

BANKRUPTCY COURT

"Not Head Of Business

man coming "down.

held He out his right hand to 'stop her and she told the man Dr. R.-Y. Le, who is Chairman of not to do so and if he wanted to the Council, presided and he drew ga dornstairs, she would let him attention to the economic depres-go first. Then this man stabbed slon in China which has, among her with the scissor blade. Once other things, reduced the income on each side of her body. He then pensary formed the subject of the of the rural population. The po- pressed her head to the stairs public examination of Ma Kat- litical outlook, however. he felt when another man came down the tong, aitas Me Sul-kens, alles Ma had definitely improved He also stairs and stabbed her on the Kwong Ling-tung, managing part-

drew

construction and

stitution, has been drafted. He did

On the morning of April 28th the Council met in Union Church Hall. The session began with a devotional study which dealt with the new vision needed by the Christian Church.

1

The "fature of the Queen's Di

attention to the rapid back Witness said that she had ner, before the Chief Justice, Mr Then A. D. A. MacGreogor, in the Bank- growth of railway and highway been stabbed four times

mentioned the she called out "Save Life" and the ruptcy Court yesterda encouraging fact that a new Con- | two men ran away. Witness went Mr. J J. Hayden, Oficial Re- up to her fat, after which celver, stated; that after the first not feel that the lost territory is someone called the police who ar-meeting of creditors the firm was dissolved. It could not be wound less urgent thar Chana's internal rived shortly after. untnation and consolidation.”

Witness continued that in Nov-up under the Companies' Ordin- ember or December last, seance as the partnership, compris saw the second accused, Ng King, tug 20 members two of whom had at the Canton railway station. He died, was not registered. The wanted to stop her to talk to her firm's liabilities totalled $31,889:45 and as she had never seen him with $9,803.32 assets before, she passed on. After that Mr. J. T. Erior, for the petitionTM Dr. John R. Mott then delivered witness saw second accused cace ing creditor, said he did not think an address in which he outlined near the Bank of Canton and the managing partner held him- the important relation of the Na- about 10 days before the stabbing. self out as head of the business. tional Christian Conuell to e- he was seen in Jaffe Road 6 or 7 The depositors had taken all the operative efforts to carry out its times: Or one of these occasions profits of the firm for years, and own task and assist the Christian he wanted to approach her but the interest was very high O'Brien played tea times for forces in doing their part in meet- Ireland at centre-half-back and ing the present challenging" situa- finished a distinguished football tion in Ching and in the world continue the activities initiated career with Watford in 1933. Her. Most emphasized the facts and developed during the five left Dublin: when he was eleven that the problem of religious years of the movement. started football seven years later

During the day considerable

there also are many young men of considerable promise with the

club.

on Tyneside-and played for Norty must be again fought out!

H.M.S. PANDORA

NO KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS His Lordship remarked that on the facts and figures the Official Ear Winterton said that in view

Receiver had glyen before him, be of the serious anxiety felt by

was satisfied that an adjudication order should be made. many EPs because of the dis crepancy between official figures wich City, South Shields, Queen's that the Godless movement is a time was spent in discussing the Examined by Mr Hayden, the recertly given and those given by Park Rangers, Leicester City, Hull Trong force and that the world's general situation of the Christian managing partner, stated he was Herr Hitler to St John Simon he City and Watford

economic, and political problems and its work. There was very 55 years of age and came to Hong- should like to how 1f the Govern

challenge Christian Movement to free sharing of: individual con- kong+20 years ago: The Queen's ment would grant the debate be

prepare cooperatively to meet the cerns as to different aspects of Dispensary was started eight | fore Easter which Mr. Chirchil

emergencies arising therein.. situation. Undoubtedly during years ago with a capital or $20,850, and he had asked for

Near the end of the afternoon these discussion there was a feel debtor's own capital being $1,000 aecaion Dr. H. B Teul made a reing that the Christian forces need He had never been in personal port on the Five Year Movement a new or better, strategy. One contact with the other 27 partnera. The flooding of a section of the which chronologically ended in suggested for instance, that an Debtor had no knowledge of the Herr Hitler had claimer parity engine roour of HM. submarine Deceraber, 1934. It was shown organisation different from that type of business when he started a numbers with us but, as he Pandora a fortnight ago while she that as a result of this movement brought from abroad is needed. 1 but relied on an employee who had sad in hils Estlinate speech was lying alongside the depot ship Church membership had Increas Another urged that something was a qualified chemist, first-line strength was the only Medway, led to a court of enquiry ed. the quality of Christian life in must be done to procure the right MAY ENJOY JUBILEE

Ap ations for discr thing to be taken into account in which concluded recently, but the Chire had improved, and that leaders for the Church and the regard to a really eficient air result of the court was kept there had been growth in self- new forms of service upon which ban

private. The vessel has been out support Rev JC Hawkin.com-ity entering Reference was Commander Bower (0, Cleve of commission for the past fort menting on the Fave Year Move made also to the need of some Tandil, acked whether we had not night and it is understood the ment, stated that the Executive direction or guldence being given an attaché in Berlin-charged with damage done to the motors will be Committee of the National Christ to the emotionalized ; avangelisni. the duty of providing information repaired in the course of two or Ian Council had recommended to that is apparent in many

three days. of this kind.

-sit Thrip“ Bassoon said it was diméme to get accurate and 'pre- cise ofures

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