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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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Ias Interim Dividend of £2.10.0
per Share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 39th, JUNE, 1935, at that rate of 2/2.1/2 per Dollar.
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and after MONDAY, 19th AUGUST, 1035, at the offices of
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ENGAGEMENT
MAHON-HARKER-The engage- thent is announced between Brian Mahon, The Royal Innis- killing Fusiliers, son of Mr. R. B. Mahon and Mrs. Mahon, "of Galway, Ireland, and Hazel. eldest daughter of Mr. H. B. Harker and Mrs. Harker, of Melbourne. Australia, and Kobe, Japan.
BIRTH
BRENNEMAN--On July 21, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brenneman, a daughter, Margaret Laird,
DEATH
the Corporation, wher Shareholders HONRO-On July 2, 1935, at are requested to apply for Warrants.
THE REGISTER OF SITARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 29th JULY, to SATURDAY, 1th AUGUST. (both day inclusive), during which period p
transfer of shis CAN he registered,
By Order of the Board of Directory
V. M. GRAYBURN,
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Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th July, 1933,
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HONGKONG FOOTBALL
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HE 8th Annual General Meeting of Members will be held at the Club House Happy Valley,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 27. 1935.
BELGIAN POLICY
OUTLINED
Western European
Ar Pact
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Tain 189.
(Dy Telegraph, Copyright, praphic Messages Ordinance, Received, July 26, 5:30 pm,
Brassels, July 26.“ Speaking 44.
at a meeting of the Murrayfield Avenue, Edin Senate Committee on foreign ai- burgh. Jessie Waller
fairs Mr Van Zeeland, the Belgian Fremier and Foreign Minister, out lined the Government's policy re- garding the relations with Soviet Russia and the atitude towards the proposed Western European air Dank
Reid,
dearly beloved wife of James formerly et China, and Hong
Duke Monro, Swatow, Kong. NEMAZEE.-At Ahwaz. Persia, Ahmed Nemazee, aged 35 years. (By cable).
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FONTAIN-On July 18, 1935, in Sharthal, Alexander Fontain, aged 55
the years.
dearly- beloved husband of Mrs. Lucy Fontaln. PALMA-On July 19, 1935, at the
Country Hospital, Shanghal, tirely forbidden, seeing that Bel-
Lydia Palma, aged 42 years.
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membership are reminded that in THE FORTY HOUR" WEEK Recordance with the new rule the closing date is now overdue but adbject to their application being received by August 1st with dues they will be accepted. Entries for the League will be treated in the same manner as above!
The Clubs who have not yet nominated their representives for the Council are requested to do so with out further delay.
MANNING L RAILTON,
Hou. Secretary. Hong Kong, 23rd July, 1935..
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"This year's International Labour Conference has been one of the most noteworthy in the whole history of the Organisation.
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In the first place, It was attended for the first time by representatives of the United States and of Soviet Russia, both of which countries have become members of the Inter- national Labour Organisation dur- ing the past year. The accession [300T
of two more Great Powers has added very considerably to the prestige and importance of the Organisation. The adherence of America "Is of peculiar significance for she has always been suspicious of the League and has consistently refused to become a member. Yet, So great have been the services of the International Labour Organisa- tion to the cause of industrial and social progress that she could hot afford to remain outside the Labour Organisation..
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M. van Zeeland hoped that the ilfferences of opinion with Eng- and respecting the restrictions of tir bombardmens will be removed by diplomat'e negotiation. The Belgian standpoint, said the Pre- .nler, was, that in their own case 'r bombardments should be en-
rium's geographical position and ts small territorial extent made
air attacks exceedingly dangerous for the evil population.
M Van Zeeland said that re- cognition of Soviet Russia would be followed for economic reasons.— Transoceam Ku Men
SIR WILLIAM PEEL
A message received from our London correspondent (through the Air mail) is to the effect that Sir William Peel underwent an opera- don for appendicitis early this month and later entered a nursing nome at Bexhill.
THEME FOR A POEM
Art Treasures Of China
Lordon, July 28.
Not since the days of Sir Fran- els Drake's Golden Hind has any ship come home to England with
DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE NEWS SUMMARY
ROUND
Britain Expected To Retain
Trophy
London, July 26,
With tennis enthusiasts all ex-
MONDAY
Hughes and Tackey (Britain)
a richer cargo than that brought | cited over the American challenge! Alison and Van Ryn.
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safely to berth at Portsmouth by H.MS. Suffolk, says the "Morning to Britain, holders of the Davis Post,"
Cup, the United States have made a last minute change as Wilmer Allison is after all playing in the singles. There have been doubts whether his form was good enough,
The following is the draw:
It has become an excellent cus- tom to devote Burlington House in the winter time to display of the art of any sing nation, Lon- don has thus enjoyed the master- pieces of Italy, France, Flanders, Holland and Persia, and now by kindness the great courtesy and
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o the Chinese Government has been enabled to see some of the chief art tremures of China.
The Suffolk's cargo might verve as a theme for a poem on the mutability of things,
ALL NIGHT GUARD
the staff arriving at Burlington For the first time in many years,
House this morning found the 18- ft. high wrought iron gates lock- ed. Within the courtyard armed watchmen all night long patroll- ed the pantechnicans containing the Chinese treasures.
Shortly after nine o'clock, the gates were opened and one pan- technicon was drive to the pide entrance. The Burlington House gates were relocked and the work of transferring the cases to the vaults commenced with extreme care for fear of damaging the precious contents.
Mr.
Chei Fal Ting, Chinese commissioner för the exhibition, superintended the work.
CAPTAIN PROMOTED Captain Errol Manners, com- mander of HM.S. Suffolk, who has carried to England the greatest shipload of rare treasures етет sent out for exhibition from
TRADE MISSION China, has been promoted Rear-
To Visit Siam
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
PressTM (ogyright).]
of
co-incident
Admiral, and retires with his return to England.
The Suffolk's cargo from Cathay appeals to the Imagination of the London press; much to the ad- vantage of the publicity side of the coming Chinese art exhibition. The "Timer' remarks that there is small doubt that the beauty of the exhibits will justify more than all the excitement their arrival has caused.
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SATURDAY +
H. W. Austin (Britain) v. Allison Fred Perry (Britain) v. Donald Budge.
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DEATH PENALTY FOR HIGH TREASON
¡Special to the “Hong Kong, Dally
From" (Copyright}] |
Berlin, July 45. The first instance to use and execute the "powers granted on April 24 last year to the peoples' court, which is constituted to try the most glaring cases of high treason, occurred on Thursday when the 41 year old Rudolf Claus of Brunswick who with & long record of crime with communist subversion to his account, was condemned to death and the loss of all civil rights..
Claus was sentenced to penal servitude for life for participation in a communist insurrection in 1921, but was pardoned. Among other crimes he was again sen- tenced to 8 years penal servitude
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A case of larceny at clothing property of Mak Pun Lam, was nemia delore Mt, m. A. M. MUC- fadyen yesterday. The defendant was Lara Sap, à widow aged 40.'.
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A formal inquest on the death of a nine year out giri, K.WOK TRI Kam who was knocked down by a motor, car driven by Mr. J. B. Gardiner. on July 1, was held before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy" yesterday. For particulars. Page 6.
Austin (Britain) v. Budge. Perty (Britain) v. Allison,
Ip Chuk Yee, married woman, Critics agree that Britain is most residing on the second floor of No.
likely to retain the Cup. Perry is expected to win both singles and Austin at least one. It is almost certain that the doubles will go to Allison and Van Ryn who are the best pair in the world,
. The matches will be played on the gross court at Wimbledon.-
Reuter.
SOVIET INTERESTED IN GRAIN
143 Belchers Street, was given a tright about 2 a.m. on Thursday when she returned to her flat after gambling on the Arst floor, and found a man underneath the bed.
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The friends and colleagues of Capt. J. Hosford of the Public Works Department gathered at the offices of the P.W.D. yesterday to present him with a token of their Esteem and regard on his retire- [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
ment on pension.»
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Cairo, July 25. Mr. E W. Hamilton was re- The Italian purchases of grain elected President of the Hong Kong from the Balkan countries are Hockey "Association at the second now receiving the attention of annual meeting of this body held
Soviet the
Press which em-
at the St. Andrew's Church Hali phasises the difficulties which yesterday evening. A very satin- are likely to arise in connection factory report for the year's work- with the latest Roumanian cus- ing was presented, and when put to the meeting it was carried un- animously,
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toms regulations.
Well Informed quarters here attribute the papers interest in this question to the intention of the Soviet Union to enter into the market herself as a supplier at grains to Italy- Transoteán Kuo Mem
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life have proved in 1924 for robbery with violence. | fruitless.----- All efforts to change Claus mode Traniaczan Kus Mim
entirely
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A tea dance will be held at Mr. C. C. Fox, Master-at-Arms, Repulse Bay Hotel on Sunday, July | abodrd the C.P.S. Empress of Asia, 28 at 4.30 p.m. There will be a half-howly bus service on Sunday afternoon."
Ma Tai, sailor of Sheung Wan Iu village, Talpo, in a report to the police, states that on Wednesday
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Nanking, July 19. While it is generally known that China and Slam have enjoy ed friendly relations for a long
night villagers informed him that time past, two reasons may be
OPPORTUNE MOMENT
they heard cries of "Save Life!" ascribed for the sudden change in
The exhibition comes at an op- from outside Hau Wan Tu village, Siam's
China, portune moment since gradually. On rushing out they saw a man be- Brstly the rise of a group
policy towards
thanks to Hobson, Laurence Bining washed down the stream. The younger men in the Siamese Gov-yon and other students, the gen- body, which was not recovered, is ernment
who are eager to esta- eral public has recently been believed to be that of Ma Sze, blish a narrow nationalist policy: much educated with regard to brother' of Ma Tal and secondly, the "minimising of the greatness of Chinese art. Siam's respect and secure for The Chinese artist loves and re. China. after the fiasco she en-verenced the world. the "Times countered over the Manchurian Eces on, and does not, ke some "cident",
of the younger Occidentals, hate The situation is being aggra- his need for self-assertion against and fear it, and wreak upon it vated as the Chinese boycott of something greater than himself. Is Siamese Fice is affecting the
would be amusing 1f Western art heavily on his right arm, break- economic foundations 0: Siamese people. Recently there serle in the form it most needs.
the
catches ahother attack of Chinoling it" seriously above. the elbow.
were two Siamese investigation
These ninety-three boxes missions which visited Nanking to let loose some strange and fate Ascertain the reaction La this
ful powers. country towards the allegations Reuter.
The principal reason, however, why the 1935 Conference will be remembered is on account of the adoption of a draft Convention limiting hours of work to forty a week. This is a question which has occupied the Conference be- fure. It was discussed last year. and the Italian delegation strongly urged the adoption of a convention siam. at that time. But there was not then sufficient support to get a convention through.
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of ill-treatment of Chinese in
INVESTIGATION TOUR
With every desire on the part This year both the Italian and
of China to be conclilätory and to American employers' representa-seek a mutually Batisfactory tives supported by the entire work-settlement of the present origins ers' group and a number of govern- of 'discontent, a semi-official trade ments, supported the adoption of inquiry group will be organized by a convention, and this was carried Government and, business organi-.) chrough," although the great zations to make an investigation
may
1893.
Gordon Beer, the young son of the popular Craigengower bowler, had an unfortunate accident on Thursday which resulted in his re- moval to the French Hospital. He was climbing, on a chair in his home, when he slipped and feil
bas notified the police that while. the liner was berthed at the Kow- toon Wharf on July 18, some per- Bon stole from a first-class cabin a gold watch valued at $50. the pro- perty of Mr. H. B. Kendler, of Bay View Hotel, Manlia. "
it
The King has signified his ap- proval that recipients of the silver jubilee medal may have their names engraved at their own ex- pense on the rim of the medal if
they so desire.
Two cases of enteric fever were
reported for the 24 hours ended on July 25.
The Chinese Chamber of Com- merce in Singapore has remitted the sum of $20,000 to the Shanghat Overseas Chinese Affairs Associa- tion for the relief of the Yellow River flood sufferers.
"Cheap Fure Express" is the new name given to new low fare trams running between Hong Kong and Canton. This new venture was necessitated by the cheap fares. charged by the Canton steamers.
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After a lifetime at sea, a great part of which has been spent in Far Eastern waters, Captain Carl Brandt of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line's as. Baale, which arrived here on Thursday from Manila, is making his last trip, as he is re- tiring when the vessel arrives back In Germany.
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