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-NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

"THE" HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

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N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR per share for the six months ended 80th June, 1985, will be payable on TUESDAY, 20th August, on which data Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Offices, 8 Chater Road,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF "SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 6th August, to MONDAY, 19th August, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

0. EAGER,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st August, 1985.

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THE BAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LTD..

NOTICE.

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JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Share Registers of the Company will be CLOSED from Saturday, 17th August, 1985, until Wednesday, 28th August, 1985, both days inclusive.

DERRICK & Co.,

Local Secretaries,

Singapore.

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Editorial and Business Office: 11,

Ice House Street. Tel: 30351.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511, ah

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London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 1, 1836.

ESSENTIALS OF NAVAL SECURITY

the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1935.

BEACHY HEAD DRAMA

YORKSHIRE OUT

Letter To Girl In

Hong Kong

FOR 31

Collapse Against Essex

London, July 31. London, July 31.

The discovery of a car, apparent- There was amazing crick. at Huddersfield to-day where Tkly abandoned "by the clids near 21.156

who scored 21 agam Beachy Head, and a letter in it Notis in the ear ler ud we addressed to a girl in Hong Kong. all dismissed for a paltry 31 ay led to the discovery of the body of a young man in the beach below. Essex.

It is believed that the body is of Lieutenant Derek Norman Trow bridge Hume Webber, who retired from the Navy in 1929.

Herbert Sutcliffe who scored 135 runs against Notts, made only four grims on this occasion, while Was dismissed for # Leyland

scored only "duck" and Barber

one run.

"

EUROPEAN IN HANDS

OF BANDITS

Japanese Troops To Help" In Search

Read, at present the fastest bowler in England. was responsi- ble for their downfall. His aver

maiden. age' was six overs, one Due to a number of reasons, but eleven runs, six wickets.

Nichols bowled six overs, two of primarily to the fact that hopes! of another Naval Treaty on the which were maidens, and he gave lines of the Washington and Lon-away 17 runs in taking four wic-

keta. # don Treaties are now definitely

The weather was fine and "the and universally abandoned, naval questions and naval policles are wicket quite good. being studied with a new eye just Reuter. now at all the Admiralties. The plan of limitation by ratio will not existing be renewed when treaties expire at the end of 1936. and after that if there is to be any limitation at all, it will have to be basis. entirely different on an Happly, however, that does not mean that there will not be an- other naval conference or even that the prospects of "such a NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

lynitation are poor. On the other hand the British Admiralty are ESSED. E. S. ABRAHAM, and optimistic that the invitations to M*

C. CHAMPKIN, Exchange such a conference will be accepted Brokers, bave Removed from No. 5 by all the Naval Powers. They also Queen's Boad Central to No. 10, ICE HOUSE STREET, STOCK hope that the Agreement concluded EXCHANGE BUILDING, MEZ-recently between Britain and Ger- ZANINE FLOOR, as from TO-DAY- many may provide the clue to the

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solution of the extremely intricate problem of limitation. Above all what Britain has to determine in present world conditions is the guiding principle or principles on

CONTACT MADE which she should estimate her own

Pelping, July 31. naval needs. As conditions change

Chinese sources in Kalgan report this problem has continually to be re-examined and is it not notorious that the commander of the militie that they have been radically at Paochang has effected contact transformed during the last few with the bandits who are now de- years? There has been a rapid manding $50,000 for the release of development of naval strength in

Dr. Mueller arrived at Kalgan the Pacific culminating in virtual transfer of the American this afternoon. He is not making fleet to Pacifle waters and in this any statement at present.— direction the considered opinion of the British authorities is that this constitutes an effective guar- antee for peace of the Far East. and that It does away with all

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE OF INTERIM ›

DIVIDEND

NO

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVID- END of FOUR per cent (4%) for the six months ended 30th June, 1935, amounting to FORTY cents per share on the Fully Paid Up Shares and TEN cents per share on the Partly Paid Up Shares of the Company will be paid on FRIDAY, the 2nd AUGUST, 1935, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Registered Office of the Company Exchange Building, 4th floor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 25th JULY, to FRIDAY, the 2nd AUGUST, 1935, both days inclusive.

"By Order of the Board of Directors.

J. P. SHERRY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 5th July, 1935.

the

necessity for Britain to take Ameri- can naval strength into her ac- count when making up an estimate of her own requirements:

Peiping, July 31. Major Takahashi, assistant Japan- ese Military Attache, states that the Kwantung Army has instructed Japanese troops in Jehol and the Military Mission at Japanese Kaigan to co-operate with the Chinese to effect Mr. Gareth Jones* release. This, It is understood, will include search parties of Japanese| troops.~~~ Reuter.

Mr. Jones.

Bessler

GOODWOOD STAKES

London, July 31. The Goodwood Stakes resulted in a win for Hoplite, at 100 to 6, by four lengths from Claran, 6 to 1, with Mallin at 20 to 1 being beaten by a head to third place. Fourteen

This view has been expressed general terms by many leading British statesman since the war and to-day it is understood to be ran accepted by the Admiralty as 2 Reuter... guiding principle of policy, more so as the United States holds that

[3658 an adequate British naval strength In the Eastern Atlantic is a prime factor in the preservation of peace. In other words Britain is pre- pared to watch with equanimity

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NEW INSURANCE LAW IN CHINA

London, July 31.

HEREBY NOTIFIED that the completion by the United In the House of Commons, re- Ian Interim Dividend of £2.10.0 States of the colossal Vinson pro-plying to Mr. A. C. Moering, Sir per Share, subject to deduction of ' gramme which aims Income Tax, has been declared for

about

The letter showed apparently that he wished to return to the East whence he had recently come a consular and had applied for post, but a telegram stated that there were no vacaricies. 'Rester.

WORLD COURT JUDGE

Nobunations For Vacancy

APPRECIATION

FRANCE

IN

M. Laval And Air Pact

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, July 18. Cautious satisfaction is the key

might herself take the initiative seems almost to be resented.

NEWS SUMMARY

In celebration of the "Beven Sisters" Festival, which falls ori August 5, an exhibition is now being held on, the roof garden of the Sincere Company, where a large variety of articles of particu- . lar interest. to the maidens of China, are on display. Page 7.

In a Treasury prosecution before Mr. Schoßeld at the Central Police Court yesterday, Chin Bik Chor, of E. Hing and Company, 35 Wing Wo Street, was fined $5 on a summons for having an finproperly stamped receipt for $73.62,, received from Singon and Company. 37 Hing Lung Street, on June 15 last year.

Page 6.

For failing to comply with orders given to him by an authorised employee of the Hong Kong Auto- mobile Association, Leung Hung Plu, 20, a motor car cleaner, was brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day and was bound over in the sum : Page 6. or $15 for six months.

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In parts of the Wilhelmstrasse note of most French comment on Sir Samuel Hoare's statement in there is a noticeable tendency to the House of Commons. The tone

argue that the speech does not and manner of the speech are. call for an early reply, and that generally recognized as admitrable. Germany will be well advised to and there is relief and gratitude assume the role of a mere observer at the Foreign Minister's straight for the next few weeks. As far as forward and friendly references to the Danubiin Pact is concerned. France. The majority of French the German Government have observers detect a welcome desire never regarded the replies given to remove French misgvings and by the French and Italian Gavern- to return to the principle of close ments early in March to its ques collaboration between the Western tions about the definition of non- European Powers which was laid interference and the conditions of

seemed in intervention 23 down at Stresa and

or satisfactory some quarters to be weakened by adequate, and the repeal of the the new departure in the naval Austrian, antl-Hapsburg laws, has sphere. Though they appreciate clearly stiffened the German at- his attitude. French commenta-titude." As for the Eastern Pact,

The many friends of Major Shal-- Franco-Soviet and Czecho- tors are still somewhat suspicious the öf Sir Samuel Hoare's ultimate in-slovak-Soviet military assistance al Ho, the soldier son of Sir Robert tentions, and some of them cau- treaties constitute, in the German Ho-tung, will be interested to learn tiously advise their leaders to view, an adverse and dangerous that he has graduated from the reserve judgment until this British factor which can neither be ap-well-known American Staff College, These the Command and General Staf overlooked. declaration is followed by acts.

дог proved

the As was to be expected, Sir treaties, says

"Börsen School, Fort Leavenworth, USA.

Page 7. Samuel Hoare's justification of the Zeltung." have "created a situa- Naval Agreement is the part of tion which renders incomprehen-

which French sible the suggestion that we of all LI Kam Ling, '47 years of age. his speech about Geneva, July 31.

comment is most sceptical Com peoples, we the menaced, should summoned her husband, Tang Siu Lam for maintenance at Central The League publishes a list of parison of that agreement with disentangle it.*

Franco-Russian twenty four candidates nominated the

pact" is

Herr Scheffer, in the "Berliner Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Q for the vacancy on the Permanent criticized by such an authority as Tageblatt.”

Page 6. conterds that the A. A. Macfadyen, Court created by the death of Dr. M. Wladimir · d'Ormerson, who situation hss greatly changed

Two Chinese were charged with Adatchi

writes in "Le Figaro" that no since the Danubian and Eastern Among them are three Japanese, parallel exists between these two Facts, and : even the proposed having Imported, and having in

Yamada, Sato and Messrs.

documents from any point of view. Western Air Pact first appeared their possession, 1,360 taels of raw opium on July 26. The oplum is Nagaoka, one Indian, Mr. Sapru. M. d'Ormesson defines the Franco- on paper. one Irishman, Mr. James Mur-Russian pact as "a pacific instru- Hand on heart (he says), who valued at about $4,000 The hear- nagham, and one American, Mr.ment, born of serious considera in Europe holds the Danubian Pacting was adjourned. Both defen- tion of the contractual obligations to be as urgent a matter for the dants pleaded not guilty.Page-7, James Brown Scott,

The new Judge will be elected of the League of Nations" and the salvation of Europe as when it was As "for 'the' at the Assembly in September-Naval Agreement as "the unilateral freshly invented? Reuter,

breach of a treaty." M. d'Ormes- Eastern Pact, all sorts of things son also does not agree that the among them those extremely pro- Naval Agreement leaves France a blematical alliances between superiority of 43 per cent. over France and Czechoslovakia and Germany at sea; but he admits Soviet Russis, le between Sir John that he is no "technician," and it Simon's question to Berlin from may be noted that French naval stresa and July 11. Are these two experts do not seem to agree with him

GEOLOGIST KILLED IN

AIR CRASH

Vancouver, July 31. Dr. Reginald Walter Brock, the

of the Harbour Commission, has been killed in an aeroplane crash on Alta Laket «d**

eminent geologist and Chairman

in

highly problematical Pacts to be the gruel through which we must After the reference to the Naval eat our way into the fairyland of Agreement, the passage Sir the Western Five Power Air Pact Samuel Hoare's speech which re- All German commentators join ceived most attention here is that in regretting that the Danubian which, confirms the possibility of and Eastern Pacts should have the an air agreement. Here again, been given precedence over French fears of separate action by Air Pact., but some are less kind

British

Sentences ranging from 6 years to three years with hard labour were imposed on four Chinese who appeared at the Criminal Sessions on charges of counterfeiting coins, " and with being in possession of im- plements for counterfeiting coins. The Jury retired for five minutes before arriving at their decision. In sentencing the accused. Mr. Justice R. E, Lindsell said that they were the worse set of llars and scoundrels it had been his misfor- Page 7. tune to encounter.,

MEETING

The plot of the machine was also killed, while Mr. David Sloan, manager of the Pioneer Times" was seriously injured.

Great Britain are not entirely than others in their interpretation TIN COMMITTEE The late Dr. Brock was Dean of overcome, but the assurances of of British policy. Herr Scheffer the College of Applied Science, the Secretary of State are noted observes bitterly that "the latest University of British Columbia, with satisfaction. From a quarter Foreign Minister of the Vancouver, and has held numerous in close touch with M, Laval comes Crown has fallen into the French ports in leading geological Institua hint that the French Govern-line again, now that the Naval tions in various parts of the world. 'ment are ready to begin negotia- Agreement has come safely home He was formerly Director of the tions on this question provided to roost. This entirely corresponds Geological Survey of Canada and that the Bve Locarno Powers take with the requirements of British In 1914 was Deputy Minister of part in them,

policy." Mines in the Canadian Govern ment.

The appeal to Herr Hitler to The “Börsen-Zeitung" says it make a contribution to the cause fully understands the tactical In 1926-27 and in 1932-33 he of peace by facilitating the con- reasons for Great Britain's striking undertook special geological sur-clusion of an Eastern pact of up the old melody about the need

menti-

veys for the Hong Kong Govern- cecurity and non-aggression. of German good will and German responsibility for French and Italian ears.

Reuter.

FLEET MOVEMENTS

Chefoo, July 31. HMB. Kent arrived at 3 p.m.

at having Samuel Hoare said that full reports

the proposed new Chinese with Admiral Chilton aboard and the HALF YEAR ending 391h, every ship in every category under-

until JUNE, 1935, at that rate of 2/21/ age and consequently more effec- Insurance Law have been received is expected to remain here

tive. Quite apart from that, how- per Dollar.

from the Ambassador, who had not August 8. H.M.8. Cornwall is due THE DIVIDEND will be payable ever, the most important revelation failed to draw the attention of the here to-morrow.

19th of Admiralty intention made re- Chinese Government how the pro- Reuter, and after MONDAY, AUGUST, 1935, at the offices of cently is that Britain will no longer posed law will affect British insur- the Corporation, wher Shareholders ure requested to apply for Warrants..be content with the maximum of ance companies.-

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THE REGISTER OF SHARES, 50 cruisers but will raise this num-Reuter.

of the Corporation will be CLOSED ber, as soon as possible, by ten.

from MONDAY, 28th JULY to Even at that figure, it will still be SATURDAY, 10th AUGUST (both 10 below the 70 maximum declared day inclusive), during which period by Admirals Jellicoe. Beatty and no transfer registered,

of shares

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By Order of the Board of Directors

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 10th July, 1938.

be

Keyes six years ago to be absolute-

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

RIVERS OVERFLOW

SIAM-CHENGTU. TRIAL FLIGHT

Shanghai, July 31. The Eurasia Aviation Corpora

announces

2

ALATI

that' tion Junkers plane is flying to Slam

Stam to-morrow from Shanghat for a trial flight between

y essential to our naval require-

Dairen, July 31, ments, but in spite of this we have

A thousand people have been tied our hands at the London Con. ference, at the same time leaving drowned at Antung where the Yalu the hands of others absolutely free, River overflowed, causing extensive and what is even more pathetic, 27 damage throughout the district. Chengtu.-. limit next year and will con- Korea failed, resulting in inunda- of our 50 cruisers will pass the age The lever protecting Shingishu in sequently have to be scrapped tion. The Hun River has also Safety, therefore, demands that we overflowed.

at Dairen

fromi

follow without delay the lead with Hurried repa'rs are being made. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN or on have sets So long as they to the raiwlay to enable smaller

that an INTERIM DIVID. are on high seas, our food supplies trains to arrive. END of 40 (forty), cents per Share depend for their safety primarily Changchun, but complete restora- has been declared payable on on our cruisers. It will perhaps be tion of all lines will take a few

WEDNESDAY, 21st AUGUST next; on and after which date Divid end Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office

recalled that we paid a bitter price more days.—- during the last war for our shortage Reuter. ta this respect and yet this is the arm where, in the vital comparison

of the Company, Canal Boad East, of effective vessels, we have fallen

Bowrington, Hong Kong ALSO

NOTICE IS HEREBY

farthest short of adequacy.

This indication of Admiralty GIVEN that the REGISTER of polley, therefore, should be heartily MEMBERS of the Company will be welcome and to the rumours of a Closed from WEDNESDAY, 7th, to

British intention to withdraw from TUESDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1985, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Becretar Hong Kong, 29th July, 1985.

DRUG TRAFFIC IN CHINA

London, July 31 Replying to Mr. Nell MacLean in the Mediterranean, the declaration the House of Commons, Bir that the British Mediterranean Samuel Hoare said that consular Fleet is to be reorganised and to officers in China have been in- consist of five stater battleships structed to report on the emcacy and three battle cruisers, should of the new measures for the con- supply the most emphatic control of drug trame, -tradiction, wen

Reuter.

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SPANISH REVOLT

LEADER

and

Tala, 189

(Special to "Hong Xona Dally. Press""). (By・ Telegraph, Copyright, mephis Messagus Ordinance. Received, July 31, 7.30 pm)

Madrid, July 31. Thirty years imprisonment in addition to & very heavy fine is me sentence demanded by the State Prosecutor on the leader of The October revolut'on, Largo Ca- ballero, who is accused of having caused the death of no less than 328 guardians of public order.

In addition to the above sex- tence, Caballero is also asked to pay half the cost of the prosecu tlock

Pramorean Kuo- Min.

naturally meets with French ap proval.

Sir Samuel Hoare's denial of the more sensational rumours about British suggestions in connexion with the Italo-Abyssinian dispute fa also applauded, and the hope is expressed that this indicates a wise circumspection on the part

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Intense Interest Aroused

London: July 31,

The International Tin Committee meeting will be held in Paris on August 9. This news arouses in- tense interest and conjecture as to the nature of the topics to be discussed and the hopes raised of These are the old tactics (the an increase in the production quota newspaper says) of steering sharp-will be the math point of ly over to one side to-day, because agenda.“

Though the percentage of in- one steered decisively and clearly to the other side yesterday, by crease is dependent on the July But by believe it possible that any rise in keep the middle course. which Great Britain endeavours to satistical figures, many quarters of the British Government. “

asking Germany to "make a real the quota will be retrospective as CHILLY GERMAN RÉCEPTION

contribution to the cause of peace" from July 1 instead of October 1 Sir Samuel Hoare's survey of Britain has depreciated the value in view of the extreme shortage of British foreign policy has had a of the Naval Agreement and the stocks which is largely responsible chilly and detached reception here. German accommodation of which for the recent acrobatic perform- its defence of the Anglo-German it gave proof, for few

ance of tin on the London Metal- Navel Agreement alone being ments in the same position as the Exchange. greeted with moderate warmth German Government would have Little or no response is evoked by voluntarily proposed so great a It is also felt that × generous the appeal for Herr Hitler's col- limitation of their powers of decrease in the quota w£l favourably Influence the four signatory coun- laboration in realizing, the Danu- fence as that entailed, for exam-

continuation of the blan and Bastern Pact projects ple, by their restriction of sub-tries in the negotiations regarding and the suggestion that Germany marine warfare.

Govern-

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Prata.

restriction scheme for a further period on the termination of the present agree- ment. deuter.

by a spaniel dog owned by Mr. Wan. The girl received medical

The motion picture equipment December 12, 1934. Letters of ad-treatment while the dog was re- and machinery of the Hong Kong ministration have been granted to moved to Mataukok for obser Amusements Ltd, at the Alham the widow. Maria Jose Gomes tion. bra Theatre, were put up for sale at Lammert's Auction Rooms yes- terday when Mr. Lay Yum Bang purchased the equipment and machinery, in one lot, for $1,000. A new syndicate will re-open the Theatre on Saturday.

Professor L T Ride will deliver his fifth lecture on "The Applica- tion of Genetics to Certain Medical Problems at the Surgery School of the University to day at 1 pm. Graduates and friends are cordial ir invited to attend.

Local estate to the value of $1,300 has been left by Mr. Pedro Fernan- do de Cruz Prata, late of 10 Hart Avento

who died on

Mr. E. 9 C. Brooks of Messrs. The Board of Directors of the Hastings & Co., made a report to Hong Kong Land Investment Co. the Police to the effect that a Ltd., have declared an interim quantity of motor tools, valued at dividend of one dollar per share $15, were stolen from his car which for the six months ended June 30, was parked outside the Govern 1935."

ment Civil Hospital. In a report made to the police, Mrs, Bikstone A Chinese amah, employed by of 118 Boundary Street, Kowloon Mr. Rocha of 8 York Road, was Tong, stated that between 7 and 8 bitten by a guinea pig owned by pm on Monday, some person stole her employer. The animal was a silver rose bowl valued at 140. sent to Matankok, while the wo Mr. AC Jenreys, of the Hong man received treatment at the hos Kong Telephone Com pital While Joan Hamilton, aged notified the palles of the there of

between h00 in Argyle, six years of 204 Prince Edward about 7 lbs of telephone wire con- Road, was playing in the garden

between mid of the residence of Mr LB. Wan, Str 164 Boundary Street, she was bitten o'clock yesterday morning

and eight