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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

SEVENTH EXTRA

TRACE MEETING will be held

(Weather Permitting) HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 1st JUNE, 1933, vonnering at 2.80 p. Ea

The First Bell will be Rung at 200 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

J. Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th May, 1935.

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HONG Rosa, Mar 27, 1938,

THE KEEPERS OF THE GATE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1935.

AMATEUR GOLF

FINAL

Title Retained By Lawson Little

London, May 23.

The final of the British Amateur Golf tournament at St. Annes end- ed in a victory for the holder, W. Lawson 'Little, 1-0 over the 38-year- old Dr. Tweddell, who almost col- lapsed owing to the strain on the last green and had to be 'assisted to the clubhouse. Lawson Little had to fight very hard and use all his skill before beating his op- ponent.

This feat of winning two years in succession has only been achieved before by Harold Hilton in. 1900-1 and by Horace Hutchison In 1886-7.-

CHRISTIANS IN RUSSIA

Complaint To League

(Special to the "Hong Kong. Dally

Preses 'ttinngright).]

Geneva, May 2k. Representatives of all Christian Churches have addressed a letter to the members of the League Coun- ell calling their attention to the systematic persecution of Chris tian religion in

Soviet Russia persecution, which, as the letter points out, conforms to the de- Ilberate intention of the Sovie: Government and based on the statements by Stalh as well as the decisions by the Commurist party concerning the "necessity of an inexorable war against re- ligion."

If Gossip We Must

(BY "PRUDENCE")

I am afraid I was one of the absentees and did not attend the Empire Day Ball at the Peninsula Hotel-the willing but the eyelids were hope- lessly weak, for I did 50 much

spirit was perfectly

concentrated revelling during, the Jubilee Week that I am still trying to make up that lost sleep! How- ever, I heard from everyone who did attend that it was 1. very good show.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON Every night at Ypres, carried gustily on the winter wind or borne WHARF & HODOWN CO, LTD. | far and clear through the summer dusk, the people at the resurrected INSIONFES & OWNERS of city hear four bugles calling from Cargo In the Company's Go the Menin Gate. This is carried downs are hereby norified that on on with monotonous regularity. and after 27th May, 1983, delivery of in stormy weather or when it is cargo will be mule to Prayn Wall.tine, and the calls speak to the fourth and eighth and the others, terests of faith, "The Churches Walter, A.D.C. was present and so

Little was 3-0 at the end of the

0

The letter stresses that the morning round. He went round-in · League cannot remain trdifferent 73 and Tweddell in 78, bogey 38-

to this matter and should take 3575. Little won the first, second.

steps to protect the sacred in-

cannot admit that the League of Nations is remaining inactive. Ir. face

ol the persecution the faithful. 10 being the League's sacred.

pledge duty to its members to permit tenets of the Christian, religion to be free- ly taught and Christian worship freely exercised in their respective territories."—

tenth was balved. Little won the

citizens of Ypres, at their fires or were halved. Tweddell won the walking the new-old streets ininth where Little was 3-C, the warm-twilight, in a foreign tongue scores being Little 37-40. The for the message the buglers sound

eleventh and the twelfth halved. Tweddell took the thir teenth and the fourteenth was halved.

Is the Last Pust" of the British

lorry or direct to dealers' premises the Company on request and Freeipt of instructions with Bills of Lading or Delivery Orders. Details of charges for these services have been sent to all the Company's Army. During these last eight clients. The rates are lower than

No seurs, that punctual music which thore usually charged now. coolies, other than those in the Com-stilis the traffic at the Gate and pany's employ, will be available for halts old soldiers on the ramparts. employment the Company's premises.

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"Dealers employing a permanent staff of coolies may take delivery

from Godown with their own mea as in the past.

:

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th May, 1935,

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

LIMITED.

has grown into the life and routine or the city, and yet the voices are

pot calling to the living. They are the bugle calls which "blow out

was

An enormous drive of 350 yards was made by Little for the fifteenth which won him the sixteenth, and

the seventeenth was halved, but Twedcell won the eighteenth.

A CLOSE FIGHT

over the rich dead," 'raising each night a requiem for the 90,000 In the afternoon Tweddell won British soldiers who sleep-half of the first two holes and the third them in resting places unknown and fourth were halved; Little In the Sallent beyond the city. won £fth and sixth, Tweddell won Mustering evening after evening in the seventh, Little the eighth, and the shadow of the mighty Gate. Tweddell the ninth, where Little which the British Lion, carved was 2-0, the scores being Little 41 above. still seems to guard, that and Tweddell 39. The tenth was ceremony is one of the War's most halved. Tweddell won the eleventh moving sequels of commemoration and twelfth with an eagle and three -an act of symbolism fired with birdie, two respectively to square poetry and meaning. The fact that the match The thirteenth was THE Ordinary General Meeting of it is lacking in a show makes that halved. Little won the next two' the Shareholders in the above; appointment with the dead appear holes and the sixteenth was halved. Company will be held at the Com. all the more sincere: there stand Little was cormle two and Tweddell pany's Offices, P. & 1. Building on four Belgian workmen, in working teck the seventh where Little miss Tuesday, the 4th June, 1935, at clothes, setting silver trumpets toed a short putt. The eighteenth Noon, for the purpose of receiving their lips as the light fades on the the Report of the General Managers battle field, and there are a few scores were Lattle 37; Tweddell 30. was halved with perfect fours. The Statement of nights when together with. E

a little group of { Reuter, Accounts to the 31st December, 1934. spectators await quietly by, think-

NOT COMPETING NEXT YEAR The Transfer Books, of the "Com- ing or yesterday's chapter of pany will be Closed from Saturday, human valour, and their minds not

San Francisco, May 26. 1st June, to Tuesday, 4th Jane, empty, but sure of gratitude to our would not compete in the British Colonel Little said that his son 193, both days inclusive.

nation

Amateur Golf championship in 1936 as he would then be busy working- Iteuter.

DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & CO.,

General Managers.

Hong Kong, ad May, 1935,

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CHINA ASSURANCE

"CORPORATION. LTD.

(INCORPORATED IN CHISA) HEAD OFFICE—SHANGHAI

Board of Directors

Bang How

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K. P. Chen

GE. Mitchel

T. K. Yung D. L. Ralph W. C. Bond.

S. M. Tong H. L. Huang "J.T CHD (General Manager).

ALL CLASSES OF INSURANCE WRITTEN

HONG KONG OFFICE » 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL" TELEPHONE No. 83181

"DAVID W. K. Au, C. H. T. SWEY,

Manager for Supervisor.

Hồng Kong.

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CENTENARY IN SWEDEN

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Press" (Copyright)}.

Such an act, simple, natural and sincere, deserves to be passed on without break. from day to day. from evening to evening. until it becomes dear tradition, a custom landed down from 3 historic prtique age. And we can be sure now that the ceremony at the Sallent will have no end for last

Eastertide members of the Surrey

British Legion gave a cheque to the

Burgomaster of Ypres that will

endow the nightly call for ever. Hitherto the expenses of the four buglers have been borne by the people of the City and they would have willingly continued to provide the sum required but the Legion which some years ago presented the silver bugles used, has made this tribute to dead comrades its cwn. The Idea 1 the Surrey Branch of the British Legion is worthily conceived and the thanks of ex-Service men, the Empire over, must go to them

Stockholm, May 24. The fifth centenary of the sum- moning of the first Swedish. Riks- | dag by Engel Prektsson at the little town of Arboga in 1435 will be celebrated by great festivities throughout Sweden from May 25 to 30. About 750,000, special Jubilee Ave-kronoer colas have been issued for this occasion and the salaries of the members of. the Riksdag havė beeri pald - out to them in these coins- Transorean Kuo Min.

NETHERLANDS-JAPAN TREATY

FRENCH TENNIS FINALS

Paris, May 20 In the French tennis cham- pionship finals at Auteuil to- day, Jack Crawford and A, K. Quist, the Australian pair, de- feated Vivian McGrath and D. P. Turnbull, their compatriots and conquerors over Fred Perry and Tuckey in the semi-finals. Crawford and Quist won by 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

In the women's doubles Anal, Miss M. C. Scriven and Misa Kathleen Stammers, the Bri- tish palr, defeated Mrs. Sper- Ung and Mile. Adamoff 6-4, 6-0, -Reuter,

HEALTH BULLETIN OF

EASTERN PORTS

A

WEEK ENDING MAY 18, 1935 Plague-Bassein, 1 case; Ran- goon, 1; Fnom Penh, 1

Cholera:-Basseln, 2 cases; Cal- cutta, 180; Rangoon, 2 Chittagong. 17: Canton, i, at

Tokyo, May 25. A special committee of the Privy Council has approved the treaty of arbitration concluded between the Small-Por: Bombay, 64 cases: Netherlands and Japan last year. Calcutta, 62: Karachi, 9: Madras, A full session" of the Privy Council. Negapatam, 4; Rangoon, 8;. will confirm the committee's deci-, Tuticorin, 5: Vizagapatam, 23; Sin- sion, probably next Wednesday gapore, 2; Haiphong, 1: Hong Reuter.

Kong, 7; Bhanghai, 4; Osaka, 1.

EMPIRE CONTRIBUTIONS

(Special Air Maŭ Service.

London, May 9. The Sultan of Johore's Jubilee gift of £500,000 for the Singapore Base is a reminder that Malaya contributes more to Imperial de fence per head of population than any other part of the Empire,

Franspcaan Rua Min.

EMPIRE DAY CONCERT AT ALBERT HALL

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Their Majesties Attend

London, May 25. Their Majestles the King and Queen attended the Empire Day command concert at Albert Hall fast. night when a choir of 800 voices

Mr. Kinghorn's Matsķied At Tiger Bay-

Photo by Leica.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government, Sir Thomas Southorn was unavoidably prevented, from attending; he was gilghtly Indisposed but Lady Southern, accompanied by Captain.

were His Excellency the General Officer Commanding. Major-Gen- eral O. C. Borrett, His Honour Mr. river. Canoes are all the rage this COCKTAIL PARTY Justice and Mrs. A. D. A. Mag-summer and have cut out surf Gregor, Commodore and Mrs. boards in popular favour. Sedgwick and Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, in addition to many prominent residents.

THE HOT WEATHER

Now that the hot weather has started let us all be lazy. Who

cares whether Miss Psmuth looks painful in petunia or "Miss Brown beautiful in blue? Certainly not All

Miss Psmith or Miss Brown. they need is a matshed, a swim- ming-suit and a pair of slacks to change into between whiles.

And furthermore, the Summer Exodus is just about to begin, All the Lovelles and Stil-More- Lovelies are preparing for a trip up North, ar to Japan or Wei-hal- of Choral representative

wel, there to lounge on the beach Societies in all part of the British | by day and flirt with the fleet by Isles and a specially augmented night, and very nice too. But one orchestra contributed to the pro- has to be fleet to Airt with them gramme. At the King's request, at this time of the year, for they there, was change in programme are always on the move, engaged towards its end and Parry's in manoeuvres or chasing pirates "Jerusalem" was sung by the whole and rescuing the kidnapped from of the vast audience. The King the clutches. and Queen joined in singing the hymn.

British Wireless,"

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LOTS TO OFFER

For we who remain, Hong Kong has lots to offer, with Its wonder- ful bathing and beautiful bays

NEWS SUMMARY where one can paddle one's own

bowls

The Hong Kong Lawn matches were played on Saturday under the rain and the results of the matches will be found on

Paze 10.

The Inter-Scholastic Sports were brought to a conclusion yesterday at the Stadium, Caroline B. It will be recalled that the sporta were held over a few days and that over 300 participants took part in the sports.