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IN

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MATTER

OF

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UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY LTD.

(IN VOLUNTARY Liquidation.)

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NOTICE is hereby given that a

Meeting of the Sharabolders of the above named Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Company, Limited, at Queen's Building, Victoris, in the. Colony of Hong Kong, on Wednes- day, the 21st day of August, 1985 at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of firing the remuneration of the Liquidators of the above named Company.

Dated this 12th day of August, 1985,

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Liquidators.

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Apply SECRETARY,

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"PROFESSOR WOO KANG TO VISIT ITALY

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(From Our Special Correspondent) Canton, Aug. 12. " Professor Woo Kang, Litt. D., Dean of the College of Arts of Sun Yat Sen University is gating ready to leave here for Rome to attend o! the International Congress Orientalists, which wil be held from September 23-29. The meet- the "distinguished ing is under patronage of the King of Italy..

MARRIAGE SMITH-VAHLKAMP--On July 23, 1935, at Burnt Oak Hary Thomas Smith, of Shanghai, to Darts Irene (Mary) Vahl- kamp, youngest daughter of Mrs. E. Vahlkamp and of the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1935.

WIN AT CHINA WILL

THE END

Jate Mr. Eugen Wahlkamp er Former Minister's Optimism

Brockley.

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ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced "be- tween Elwyn Beckwith, elder John son of the late Dr. Roberts, of Llanberts, and Mrs. Roberts, of 85, Durham-road, Wimbledon, and Eleanor Blake,

only daughter of the late Mr. Peter Thomas, of Shanghai. and Mrs. Thomas, of Gogarth- road, Llandudno.

Dr. C. T. Wang, a former minis-is really at the back of this stur- fer of foreign affairs of China. tion. We are apparently not a speaking sometime ago in north great fighting nation and yet on Caina on "The Future of China, the whole we seem to win our at

which cannot be denied... sald that China would win at the the end. This, I think, is a fact

end.

A part of what he says follows: "From, the present point of view the future of China looks rather dark and gloomy,-especial- ty when we find that the country 1 facing a great external foe and Editorial and Business Office: 11, that we have generals who fight for their private ends and selfish Ice House Street. Tel: 30251. Night Editor (Wanchal Office): aims.

of the great ***Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street, dangers to China, of the Red Army I view the In Szechuan, when future of China. things now look very dark and gloomy.

However, there are two other TRES. ways of looking at things, and in order to know the future one must be well acquainted with the past and that is one thing that we

E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

same

HONG KONG, AUGUST 13, 1935.

period

one

of 1933

"When I think

Gught to take time to go into and understand thoroughly..

We often ..warit

whether

And

NORTH-WEST CHINA

Progress Noted

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyright}.]

NEW COLONEL

Promotion For Major Cuthbert

(From Gur own Correspondent,

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 3.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Sergt. T. R. Hunter of the Hong Kong Police Force was yesterday fined $50 by Mr. E, I, Wynze Jones. at, the Kowloon Magistracy, when he appeared on a charge of assaulting the master of a shop at 482 Prince Edward Road on July 26. With the consent of the pro- secution the words

"rendering

It has been announced that Ma- Mr. Shao Yuan Chuar, member

Com-jor J. C. Cuthbert, M.C., who is

with Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and unconscious" were withdrawn from. of the Central Executive

ittee and Vice-President of the four months inspection tour in been promoted to the rank of summons against the defendant, Legislative Yuan, returned from a Co., Ltd, in Kuala Lumpur, has the original charge, making the the North-West by the Eurasia Lieut. Colonel in the MS.V.R., the one of common assault. airplane yesterday.

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POWER OF. RESISTANCE

European unit of the FMS, Vol-

Dr. Arthur W Woo, of 27 Babing- "What is at the back of it?"

ton Path and a partner of the Woo In an interview, he said that unteer 'Force, and that Lieutenant

Clinic "In my opinion, the true reason

was yesterday summoned before Mr. W. Schofield "at the of the ability of the Chinese to during his visit to the north-west, Colonel B. J. Eaton has been hold their own ground and not he travelled more than 10.000 transferred to the Reserve of Off-

The new Colonel has long milit- Central Magistracy, under Oral- only that, but also to expand. is (or 3,333 miles), passing through cers of the M.VI

Page 7. ary experience, beginning in 1910. nance 2 of 1865, Section 26a. due to their power of resistance. the provinces of Shensi, Kangu, We met dangers, enemies, difficul-Chinghai, Ninghsia, Sulyuan and ties and overcame them. We over-Shans, and proceeding as far west when he joined the Territorial Army "at Home with the Royal

Mr. J. A. C. Vieira Ribeiro died came the foes who came to harm as Tungkwan in western Kansu.

at his home at No. 14 Carnarvon In my opinion not only the The potentialities of the North-Engineers (Signals). He was mo

Road on Sunday evening at the us.

The funeral took place physical but the moral strength of west were compared by Mr. Shao bilised in 1914 and saw much active

age of 58. of the Yangse; service. In France and Palestine the nation is so great that calemi with the area ties cannot overcome it. If we be- only. Mr. Shao pointed out, lack of with the Royal Engineers (Signals) at the Roman Catholic Cemetery

yesterday. lieve that history repeats itself, adequate means of communication He was commissioned in 1915. He then the future of China will not and the cultural backwardness of won the Military Cross at Messines be so dark and gloomy as we see the people there have handicap- Ridge in 1917.

ped the proper and fast develop- it to-day.

ment of those frontier provinces

to

a was China

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HELP NEEDED

In order that, the natural re- sources of the Northwest may be developed and made proper use of to the fullest extent, Mr. Shao pointed out two things that should be given primary attention, name-

servancy, ly, communications and water con-

In the interview, Mr. Shao did not tonch upon any particular scheme he had in mind for the de- velopment of the Northwest; but Shao will put into words his find- as soon as leisure permits. Mr. ings during the recent trip for the information of the National Gov- China United Press (by mail) * emmert.

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Before the Pulse Judge, Mr. After the war he came to Malaya. Justice Lindsell, at the Summary and joined the Singapore Volunteer Court yesterday. Chang Ah Tal. Corps in 1922-still with the Sig- alias Mrs. Lee Yau, brought a claim nals branch of the R. E. (7) for $1,000 for slander against Lee

Case was adjourned. received a commission in the fol- gang and Lee Kwai Sang. The lowing year. In 1927 he was trans- terred to the MSV.R. His pro- motions came in the usual stages has assumed the command. until he became Major, and now he "LIEUT. COLONEL EATON The Volunteer movement

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Two accidents over the week-end were reported to the Police, in one of which a pillion rider, a Portu guese lady, received injuries. In another accident, the driver on a

ery.

י

After

defendants were

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"Furthermore, we must look at the question from another angle. Let the past be the past. We are The Chinese race and nation talking of the future. There are have grown this last 3,000 years two ways of looking at the ques Hon. They are. firstly, to look at the sea. TRADE TREATY TANGLE

from a place far from

thinly the surface, and secondly, to look which is now desolate, year has populated and poor." Kangu and below the surface. Mighty waters Approximately

which must be considered passed since Japan ceased to enjoy Shens are the cradles of the Chi-run deep. The Chinese race is a

In this respect, Mr. Shao con- the most-favoured-nation rights in nese race and nation. From such a race

tinued, the people of the North-Malaya has had no more enthusi-motor cycle. fortunately encaped bad astic and able service than that injury, although the machine he the British West African Colonies, far distant corner of the land, the strong from what she has been and since quotas were imposed on nation as a nation has spread able to survive. So to-day I am

now Director of the Rubber Re-ment near the Hong Kong Brew- Page 7. the import of Japanese cotton past, north and south, so much so going to lead you into some of the west being financially in a

artificial silk that in the extent of its territory deep currents below the surface spot, nothing short of extensive given to it by Lieut. Col. Eaton was riding fell down an embark- plece goods and manufactures into those territories, and in its population, it ranks very which I think very few people governmental support and assis-

either take the time to see where tance, both technical and Anancial search Institute, to which he was

Substantive ap The story of how three Russians" It was noticed that the beneft to high.

they are or find it out where they can do justice to the vast poten- seconded from the Agricultural De-

pointment in that Department is attempted to get to Cadton_from run. If you view China below the tialitles that have for centuriespartment His

been buried unnoticed..

Shanghal, in an open lifeboat was Lancashire was instantaneous and

better fighting nation surface, what do you find?

that of Agricultural Chemist.

The first mention of military ser-related at the Central Magistracy BELOW THE SURFACE substantial for when we look into cut statistics we find that whereas in much

is to-day. This ques-

morning, when they vice in his official record is his ap- yesterday the first six months of the year than she

foreign friends. In the first place, China is a only her exports of plece goods had tion not

very united rade. The fightings in

List. Adjutant, Civil Rong without & permit. dwindled from £1.123.000 in the have been asking but among our

to only own people we want to find out Szechuan are just ripples on the

pointment as Second Lieutenant, where charged with entering Hong Guard, Kuala Lumpur, in January, evidence, the £426,000 in the second six months whether our forefathers in former surface of the water, but deep be-

General dynasties really were better figh-low there is the unity of the race. to £909,000

By This shows in more ways than one.

1918. He retained the Adjutancy ordered to proceed to Canton... they recovered compared with £944,000 the ters than we are "to-day:

"Firstly. It shows in the unity of

of the Civil Guard when appointed Lieutenant, M.V.I., and O.C., M.V.L.. This im- searching history we know that

Selangor, in May. 1917. and was second half of 1933.

A mad dog was shot by the more pro- the Chinese race as a race has al- the written language which holds

promoted Captain in August, 1918. master of the sa. Ferncliff when provement was even

In June, 1819, he received the the vessel was several hours out nounced in the first four months ways loved peace. We have a China together as nothing

O.BE. (Miltary Division), and in' of Kobe, on her trip to Hops of the present year for Lancashire face never planned to take aggres could have done. If Europe had exported £899.000 worth as against sive action with the purpose of one written language, It would how have been under one nation in-

that year was also mentioned in Kong. In spite of all that the crew dispatches.

did in an attempt to pacify the £326,000 in, the same period of conquering others' territory. This

a result of this has been proved repeatedly. And stead of 30 or more nations. It is

In 1923 he became Major. M.VI.: animal, it continued to rush about. As last year.

ufging that yet we have expanded. How does because the Chinese nation is thus

and in January, 1928, C., Selan-to the consternation of all aboard. many people

be this take place? In what way has unified that wherever we go, we ought to measures

gor Volunteer Corps, retaining that I is thought that the broiling test similar

Shanghai, Aug. 5.

rank ull December. He was award- encountered from Japan, was other. That is why I oppose the applied to the East African Fro- the country been expanded. If we think allte, we understand each

After several days delay in

ed the Colonial Auxiliary Forces responsible for the animal's be- ALL WILL BE WELL

idea of romanization. It would tectorates as well, and it is a pity have had no definite plan?

Long Service Medal in 1927. For haviour. that quotas have not been intro-

"As a matter of fact, the coun-disorganize the country in the Hong Kong due to unfavourable.

seven months in 1930 he was again As there is no Italian Consulate duced in Hong Kong. It will per-

Although it is pronounced ed Savoia Marchetti S-72, giant O.C., Selangor V.C., and in July. in Canton, Professe: Woo will pro- haps be of interest to note that try has been very hard-pressed at future. The written language is weather conditions the tri-motor-

times. There was severe fighting one.

1931, became Lieutenant Colonel, ceed to Hong Kong next week to since 1927, when Japan held only about one thousand B. C. and differently in different localities it Italian place, which is being pre-

as a personal gift from FMS.VF, with the appointments about one-third of the British East

Mussolini to General

of O.C., State Troops, Belangor, and secure his passport from. the Italian

He will African market for cotton plece during the Christian era on our is the same language. It is one sented

deep current of which we must Consulate General there. sall, from Hong Kong on August 27 goods, she has increased her share borders. At one time we were prac- this, figure 'went still higher up and stood at 85 per cent. The British share, in the meantime, has fallen from 23 per cent. to almost negligible proportions.

of

The South-west Political Coun- cil will also appoint Dr. Woo'to in- vestigate the cultural and educa- tional progress in Italy. France Germany and England: Dr. Woo is the only Chinese invited to attend

gathering. this important Europe's outstanding scholars and represents the Sun Yat-sen Uni- versity and China at this con ference. The invitation is extend- ed to Dean Woo because of his fame "la scholas ie works published in China and Paris.

are

else

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GIFT PLANE TO CHIANG

[Special to the "Hong Kong" Dalls Press" (Copyright).1

S

Premier

aboard the French 1'rez Chenon to 78 per cent, in 1933 while in 1934 tically annihilated, The Mongols take notice. It is a bond of unity. Chiang Kai Shek, landed at the O.C., Selangor Battalion, F.M.S.V.F.

on

veaux. The dean wil also give a series of lectures in Europé Chinese culture and civilisation.

The Conference

d scuss cultural subjects, some of which are related to the Far East. The dean received his degree or doctor of letters from the Univershy of Paris, where he will fill the Chair of Sinological studies at the in- vitation of the University hrough

the Ministry of Foreig: Artairs.

Professor Woo will be accom- panied by Madame Woo, nee Miss Li Souliu, a graduate of Peiping

Normal University.

CANTON SUGAR REGULATION

ان

Canton, Aug. 12. Registration of native sugar in

It was announced in the House of Commons some time ago that the Government had the question of the East African Trade Treatles

under consideration but here it must be noted that the question is not so simple as in West Africa where Britain was bound to Japan only by the general most-favoured nation clause. In Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika British freedom of action is limited by the so-called

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Fage 7.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The loss of a bicycle, valued at $20, from outside 228 Nathan Road on Sunday morning, has been re- ported to the police by Hugh..

Lay

The Italian THE APPLE TREE Bevan, of 5 Railway Terrace.

In A Kuantan

Garden

Kuantan, Aug. 2.

The Commercial Institute is holding a concert, and commence- ment exercises in the Queen's Theatre on Sunday, August 18 at 9.30 a.m.

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NO CLASS PREJUDICE Hunglao Aérodrome at 3.50 p.m. took all the country and they ex-

"Then there is again the great yesterday under the command of Scaroni famous panded not only in China but pushed their way further South unity in the sense that we have Colonel Silvio and West, so that they even no class distinctions or class pre- Italian... war

as we have community was headed by Am-" reached the Vendee in France and judices. In China

bassador and Signora H. V. been taught from childhood, we

Consul-General Comm. have left their hatreda in many European countries. Again. we may be a farmer in the morning Lojacon, have recently been once

more and standing in court before the L. Neyrope and the air Attache, number hard pressed by a race, allen from emperor in the evening: In other Captain Furio Drago. A certain Chinese point of view but words, any worthy youth who has of Chinese officials also assembled

While fishing in the Gulf of Ton- It may not be generally know king. Kausaku Yokogaki (35), a can rise from poorest condition to flyers. Mr. 8, W. Tong, secretary not from a Western point of view, the talents, ability, and character at the aerodrome to greet the The Manchus took possession of

seamaen is of the City Government, was pre- that the apple, which is among most eminent. There

the fruits which grow so well in sent on behalf of Mayor Wa Teb- of the country and ruled for 200 the

Then again so many wats have Chen, while Mr. Y. B. Lee repre-

when he was accidentally struck years and yet where are they nothing to bar a Chinese youth,

by a rope wire. On arrival of the been fought in Europe and so sented Dr. H. H. Kung. to-day? How is it that from a

ressel during the week-end, Yoko- fighting point of view China is not

many lives lost because of religious It is expected that the Savoda

gaki was removed to the Govern- good and get has survived and managed to expand despite in warfare." In China there is no re- Marchetti will remain here for

ment Civil Hospital suffering from ripples of it. We nave had no im- being flown to Chengtu, where it in bearing in an erhard belong internal injuries. The Kokko Maru the Chou dynasty down,

а Chinese 'Tesident of be

to Generaling to presented

is berthed in Wanchal Bay, "As the race moved forward, portant war because of religious will

Chiang Kai-Shek. The plane is Kuantan. This Chinese gentle- that Signor man has a flair for gardening. eastward, northward and south-differences. When the Jews came

a temperate climate, has been grown in Malaya with a certain amount of success.

I recently made this discovery

Congo Basin Treaty of 1918, whica vastons? This has been so from | ligious prejudice, or at most only about two or three' days before when I was shown an apple tree

race.

Japanese aboard the trawler, Kokko Maru, was injured

Was

Mr. J. Lee, living at Golden Star

several varietiesfied the police that while his car

in seen

Peace parked outside 11 Avenue, Homuntin, some person stole the radiator cap, valued at

$10.

reaffirmed. with modifications, similar conventions entered into during the last century. The ab- solute equality of trading rights ward. It went forward with a great and settled down'at Kalleng, they the actual machine the signatories, of which "Japan (From Our Special Correspondent) was one, was guaranteed by this deal of expansion from the point were amalgamated with the Chi-Mussolint has been flying in for and his garden in Ayer Puteh Mansions, Austin Road, has not!-

of view of territory and as terri- nese

What happened in the past few months during trips Road possesses treaty and though it made no provision for denunciation, it au- tory is added, the population in- 1900? Was that great upheaval in Italy. It is considered to be ao fruits not commonly

creases The Manchus came into based on religion? No, it was po- most up-to-date plane and posthis country."

exceptional performance, I was informed that most of thorised the contracting parties to stock is aimed at preventing smu- revise it, if necessary, in 1930, the north-eastern provinces and litics, using Buddhism as a crook sesses

an hour at abroad, the apple. graft being gling of foreign sugar and not at

Those particularly interested in enlarged the territory of China by to achieve its own simis. The Chi- The plane is capable of covering the plants were imported from restricting the sale of native"pro-

the matter will perhaps recall that so coming. This is a paradox. I pese heart "has no religious pre- 260 kilometres

top speed and has a cruising speed brought from Australia.

ONLY ONE TREE- duci. explained Dr. Feng Ruz.

of 230 kilometres per hour- It was found unnecessary to revise have been trying to find out what Judice." manager of the Provincial Sugar it in that year and

China United Presh (by mail). now the Manufacturing Station, to Chinese

difficult legal problem arises as to press représentatives yesterday.

whether it can be denounced at This official, explained that the all. Until recently there was also price of imported sugar in Hong the further difficulty in respect of Kong is only $3 HK a picul. I Tanganyika that the terms of the can be turned into yellow sugar Mandate prescribed equality of and sold at the price of $6 local a trading rights to all members of picul. The price of native sugar the League of Nations. Since

he said, is $12 local a picul

Japan's withdrawal from that body

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

OF CHINA STATIONTM

Sir Charles Little's Appointment

London, August 12. His Majesty the King has ap-

He explained that registration of took effect last March, Britain was proved the appointment of Vice native sugar is to determine the released from any obligations

Admiral Sir Charles Little to be

exact amount in stock in order to under the Mandate via-vie that Commander-in-Chief of the China prevent the smuggling of imported Bugar via Hong Kong.

There is no requirement that the sugar must be sold to the govern- ment refineries, Dr Rut added, and after registration, certificates will be issued for the transportation of native sugar as distinct from amuggled foreign sugar.

This statement is made as a re-

country.

FEELING AGAINST

CHINA

Station in succession to Admiral 87 Frederic' Dreyer to date November 5th.

NOT RETURNING

Bangkok, Aug. 3...

Mr. James Baxter is not return-

ing to Siam. He resigned from

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

It appears that though the towkay planted several graftings of the apple tree, only one grew, the rest withering after growing to a few feet. That was four or ave years ago, and now the only

CHURCH TREASURE

STOLEN

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")

(By: Telegraph, Copyright, Talo grophie Massages Ordinance, 189

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the position of Financial Adviser [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily remaining tree is more or less. Received, August 12, 4.30 p.m.)

in the early part of July, his de- parture being delayed by illness.

about his successor.

No statement has yet been made Before coming to Biam in 1932 Mr. Baxter was Financial Secre- tary to the Egyptian Government from 1924 to 1928, and he had Biz Frederic Dreyer will have previously been Assistant Finan- cial Secretary from 1919 to 1924 had nearly three years in China Command. the longest Before the War, he was Professor of Economics in the Law School tenure of any Commander-in- Chief since Admiral Sir Alexander at Cairo, Duft in 1919-22.

the

Shanghai August 12. serious anti-Chinese move

Sir Charles Little, who is a sub- ply to the petition of Swatowment has developed in Sumatra

a free-for-all fight marine specialist, recently took Chamber of Commerce, urging the following cancellation of the registration between Chinese and native teams part in the Anglo-German navai football negotiations which led to agree The merchants pointed out that which interrupted registration would hold up the sale match at Padong, according to a ment with Germany for a fleet and transportation, of sugar and telegram received by the. Overseas equal to 35 per cent of that of

Great Britain result in the suspension of this Federation in Shanghai,

British Wireless. bustess

Reuter

A

Mr. Baxter caried on the best tradition of the important office he held here. His stay has been long enough for only two reports by him to be published, but the drst of these on the Budget of 1933-34, dealt at some length with the Agures of the four previous years.

"Prem" (Copyright).]

Tsingtao, Aug. 5. Organization of a China Physical Education Association for the pur- pose of carrying on academic re search on problems of physical education has been proposed at the fourth meeting of the National Physical Education Institute being held here.

The proposed organization, ac- cording to the sponsors, will not confilet in status with the Nation al Athletic Federation already in existence, of which Dr. C. T. Wang is president. It will primarily am at stimulating

in continual bearing.

Madrid, August 12.

The owner of the interesting Church treamire valued at tree is a goldsmith by profession several million pesetas has been and he recently showed the tree stolen from the Cathedral in the to an officer of the Agricultural city of Pampions The unknown perpetrators entered the church Department and sought the oft- cer's advice on the plant as he chamber after sawing through the cross-bare of the window. They complained the fruit was smaller in size than the imported

much

seized the keys to the treasury

chamber, which was emptied al- Apples are, of course, grown in most completely, and they took Northern India, besides China and with them precious artistic and Australia, but that one should historie objects grow in Malaya comes as a sur-Transocean Kuo Min. price. I wonder if there are other such trees in existence in this.

thriv

Zer higher altitudes and and directing climate.

living

Highlarida academic researches on physical It is understood that the Ag-well in well-drained soll Perhaps

promotion of athletics in this pazation both by seeds as well as may have experime education with special reference to culture Department has tried pro people

rerafting, but without success to ing,

United

(by mast).

any great extent. The trees pre- would provide interesting