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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1935.

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Frau Gertrud Schwob.

Rosmarle, Werner & Rolf-Ulrich,

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ST. LEGER BETTING

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Bahram Remains Favourite

Adm. Sir Reginald Custance

London, Sept. 2.

DEATHS

MCNEILL-On August 24, 1935, at

London, Sept. 2.

TOTICE is hereby given that s N

call of $1.00 per share has been made upon all members bolding shares upon which $4.00 per share only has been already paid, and that the same will be payable to the LAMASHEVSKY-On August 28. over for the St. Leger:-

Bankers of the Company, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. on or before the 6th September, 1935.

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Dated 81st May, 1995.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

HERBERT R. STURT,

Managing Director.

NOTICE.

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"NOTICE.

TOTICE is hereby given that the N

partnership heretofore sub- sisting between Mr. H. K. Woo and the andersigned F. E. Nash carrying on business as Bolicitors under the style or firm of "Woo and Nash' was on the 81st day of August, 198, dissolved by effluxion of time and that as from the 1st September, 1935, the said F. E. Nash will practice on his own account under the style or firm of "F, E. NASH & CO." at Bank of East Asia Building, Hong Kong

F. E. NASH.

1st September, 1985.

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NOTICE.

TOTICE is hereby given that the

partnership heretofore subsist ing between H. E. Woo and F. E Nash carrying on business as Solic- itors at No. 4, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, under the style or firm of Woo and Nash has been dissolved as from the lat day of September, 1985.

Greenock, Scotland, Duncan McNeill, aged..75 years.

1935, at her residence, Shang- hai Rosalie Antonovna Lama- shevsky, aged 73 years.

BIRTH

DAVIES-EDWARDS.-On July "16, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davies-Edwards, at Carshalton, Surrey, B daughter, Mary Rheannon.

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HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 3, 1935.

THE FOOTBALL SEASON

un-

The death has occurred. of Ad- Cus- miral Sir Reginald Neville

The following is the latest call-tance, eldest son of General W Neville Custance, who was 88 years old and unmarried,

8/11 Bahram laid and wanted. 10/1 Field Trial t, and o 10/1 Fair Bairn o

100/6 Plassy t. and o.

100/8 Bolazray. 20/1 Haran o, 22/1 Bucklelgh o. 25/1 28/1 Portfolio o.. Fair Trial has been struck off as he is coughing and has a high temperature.-- Router.

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He was Midshipman of Euryalus at the Capture of Kahding in 1883.

Shiminosaki In 1864. Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence, 1888-00; Captain of Phaeton, 1890 93; and Bardeur, 1895-98; Naval Attache at Washington and Paris; 1893-95...

After serving as Director of Naval Intelligence, he was Rear Admiral of the Mediterranean Fleet 1903-4 and second in

com mand of the Channel Fleet. 1907- HOME CRICKET 8. He retired in 1912.

Another Win For Yorkshire

London, Sept. 2.

Yorkshire, County Championship leaders, gained another victory to- day at Portsmouth when they con- cluded their match with Hamp

an innings shire. They won by and 116 runs.

After declaring at 309 for eight wickets, Yorkshire dismissed Hants for 99 runs.

17 runs and Verity wickets for taking the remaining six wickets for $2.

RECENT INCIDENT IN

JAPAN

Murder Of Maj.-General Nagata

(Special Air Mail Service)

the

Macedonian leagues or the lofty ecntempt of Lenin or Stalin.

POPULAR LEGEND

NEWS SUMMARY

Described as a habitilal drinker.. Lo Pul, a boatman, "was charged. before Mr. W. M. Thomson at Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday with ob- taining credit by fraud from the Kwan Chan eating house on Sun- day. He was bound over in the sum of $35 to come up for Judg- ment in twelve months. Page 7.

When a Chinese woman way charged yesterday with the posses

But in dealing with Japan this must be remembered. Even their son yesterday.

Page 7.

London, Aug 10. man ready both to kill and to be son of a quantity of po più tickets, The murder of Major General killed. For those Europeans who she pleaded that she was given. action of Kagcahima in 1883, and Nagata, Director General of Mill-grant the life to the individual a them by a friend. She was fined tary Affairs by a subordinate high place in the scale of values $100 or two months hard labour officer's sword-the

Page 7. significant the whole conception is fantastic. while the tickets were ordered to be sword of the Samural-recalls The nearest parallels in the West destroyed. ance more the terrible tradition of are provided by the Slay races-

Pleading guilty to the charge of pailtical assassination in Japan. I the fanatical assassins of In this case there is no certainty

stealing a wrist watch from & bean curd maker, a Chinese named Chan of the motives which inspired the

Fat was sentenced to three weeks' crime, and it is possible that they were personal, but the circums

imprisonment by Mr. W. M, Thom- tances argue against it. General Nugata was known to have sup- ported General Hayashi, Minister of War, in his recent suppression of extreme

nationalism in the army, and the presumption is that his murderer, whose name has not yet heen revealed, was one of these nationalists. There is at least no doubt that he was an extremist, Hardly two years have passed since the last wave of assassina-"has made political assassination Hong Kong. Canton, and Macao ton, which reached its crest in

Reuter

MR. RALPH FRANKS West Orange, NJ., Sept. 1. The death is announced of Mr. Ralph Franks, Financial Secretary to Mr. Andrew Carnegie.

Reuter

CRAFTSMANSHIP

IN DANGER

1932 swept across the country.

THE SPIRIT

Then it was the spirit of per- fervid national'am which formed the motive, though many different reasons "could be discerned for individual crimes.

most popular legend, the tale of

Answering a charge of having in the Forty-seven Ronin, is itself a story of political murder. Some his possession a number of coun- of these crims are prompted by interfeit 10 cent pleces, a Chinese d'vidual conscience, but more sto pleaded before Mr. Thomson yes“ by the various patriotic societies terday that somebody threw the such as the melodramatic but money about and he picked it up. terribly real Black Dragon Society He was given a term of two months under the ancient Toyama Mit- suru, of whom it was said that be

a repectable profession in Japan."

When

hard labour.

'Page 7.

The strike which has laid up the

There Was

While such men hold power and Steamship Company's ship Bui An such ideas hold sway Japan will early Friday morning was settled remain strained, unhealthy, even yesterday. The ship will resume * Pago 7. adolescent, but immensely formid-her normal running this morning. able.

one criticises "the weakness of politicians, it is well

a distinguished

cellency Br Thomas Southom, the Omter Administering the Govern- ment performed a brief but epoch Shing Mun yesterday making ceremony at the Jubilee Page 7.

Bowes taking four Japanese Complaint at dual cepcial hysteria, to remember these facts; in Japan gathering present when His Ex-

Hampshire were thus forced to They collapsed again follow on. for 94 runs. Verity once more being in deadly form with the ball. He took six wickets for 55 runs this

time.- Revier.

JAPANESE NOTE TO CHINA

Terrorists In Hopei

Tientsin, Sept. 2. The Japanese Consul has des patched a note to General Shang

for

Chen reterating the demand suppression of the secret and ter- rorist organisation in Höpel which he originally demanded

on

May 33. but which allegedly had not been fulfilled.

be

courage, it must be backed by the courage to face death.

Dam

at

alternoon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

"when Lieutenant Kusukara com- mitted "harakiri" with his of "While adding the fortieth coat cer's sword as a protest against

If one includes the murder or ing of lacquer to a beautiful tray. Japan's "surrender" at the Lon- Major General Nagata in the list a Japanese skilled worker in Kyoto don Naval Conference. That was of political assassinations, it is remarked to me. that the fine the signal for a movement which necessary to look to the recent craftsmanship which the Japanese brought down the Shidehara Gor developments in the army for a had raised to an art must never ernment and sent the army into motive. It has always been the encouraged by certain low Manchuria and Japan out of the army. to the allowed to fall

The Shanghai Various Districts. standards of American mass pro- League of Nations. During those superior officers like the former

General Araki, Rent Reduction Movement Federa- years "patriotism" respected no Minister of War duction." ..

This comment was made to a person and no law. In 1932 first who have considered themselves tion, which was inaugurated re- member of the "Literary Digest" Inouye, a former Minister of Fin--the final interpreters of Japan's cently, has decided to send de- staff by Mr. Scott Miyakawa, a na- ance, then Baron Takuma Dan, "divine mission." For this they legates to Nanking to appeal to the tive-born American of Japanese head of the great firm of Mitsul, are ready to abolish Parliament Sixth Plenary Session of the Cen- statesmen, to un-tral Executive Committee of the parentage, describing a recent visit and finally the Premier. Inukai, and murder

Japan. Mr. Miyakawa con- were brutally assassinated. In all dertake any wild individual ac-Kuomintang for a general reduc-

tion which may force the Govern- tion in rentals. tinued: "Starting with Kyoto, for three cases the murderers were

ment to obey. their will. This... över a thousand years the capital members of patriotle societies; in

A valuable collection of rare and the last they were nine young men however, also means Indiscipline of Japan, and still the centre of

of the Naval and Military Young in the ariny, and General Hayashi, ancient Chinese bronze, brass and its enlture and its Highest crafts-

Minister of. War, has taken ad-other art treasures, valued at $100,- manship, one could not but feel

vantage of the general revulsion of 000, was unearthed near Hulhsien that the skilled artisans were ex-

manifestations both feeling since he succeeded the in northern Honan, according to B. ceedingly concerned over the low strangest

and without the court, fiery Araki to establish a firm and Chinese report. The articles, it is staridards brought by American within

"moderate" control. Al- they were sentenced to short terms production, type of

have al- though many. Americans highly of imprisonment, and. prize artistic wares, the itinerant ready been released. To many

аге known insist Japanese they

as tourists from the States"

heroes, upon the gaudy 'gadgets.'

to

mess

Officers Association.

After a trial marked

the

believed, are from the tomb of Kung Po who lived during the Chon Dynasty.-

The football season at Home has already commenced and it will not be long before the local season will again be in full swing. The Clubs concerned in the league have started their "kick abouts and it would perhaps be true, to say that the large number of people who have the interests of the game at heart are somewhat anxious as to what the approaching season will hold in store for us. It will be that an unusually remembered large number of fouls and sportsmanlike incidents completely ruined the last season. It would perhaps have been "understand- able" had these incidents been confined to the "grimns" but un- fortunately some of the leading lights in local soccer were also concerned la them, and despite the fact that a good few were suspended from active participa- tion of the game, these incidents kept on cropping up until the end of the season. Amongst the many NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN the reasons advanced for this unfor the arid H. K. Woo who retains alltunate state of affairs was the one the papers and documents of the said which alleged that the referees late, firm of Woo and Nash will a

dared not take too drastic steps from the let day of September, 1935, for fear that, their actions would continue to carry on the business in not be supported by the Association continuation of which the said late when the case is heard." A re-quate and decisive measures are firm had until the 31st day of August, feree's lot is, it is well-known, a, taken by the authorities to eradi- 1935, been carrying on business, at most unhappy one and especially cate their evil activities, it would the same address and under the firm in Hong Kong is this the case. The be most difficult to bring about a name or style of "Woo and Woo".

spectators, most of them, made-up peaceful atmosphere and restore

time making **** sweeping The Odessa State University and Dated the 1st day of September, of Chinese of the lower classes; do a normal atmosphere in Sino-

not appreciate the finer points of Japanese relations.-

changes in stan which affected the Sc'entific Research Institute of enter.

4,700 officers and put 280 on the Physics has organized an expedi- H. K. WOO. the game and to the majority of

waiting list: It was hardly to betion to Elbrus, headed by Professor them the word "sportsmanship

that the "patriots" Kirillov, to study the distribution does not exist. They go to the

"A Japanese regards ne'ther his expected games with but one object to see

own life nor the life of others as would not find an answer. Gen-or ozone at an altitude of 5,000 their 'team win at all costs and

of the highest value. If he be eral Nagata was not one of the metres.... when things are not going the way

Heves that he can no longer live most important officers, but he

One Junkers aeroplane, and two according to his conception of a beld a high administrative posi they desire, they begin to “barrack"

and commits tion

undoubtedly helped trimotored aeroplanes of the new- and even urge the players to adopt

of honour, he TRADE QUESTION unfair tactics. Very often they

suicide; if he believes that s poli- Hayashi himself, it is suggested est type manufactured in Germany even encroach on to the field of

"Material living standards, as tician or general can no longer live may now resign, either from the will arrive fri Shanghal some time play where they lend "physical ¦ ☛raphie Massages Ordinance, 180. well as artistic standards, are in- without injuring his conception of feeling that he was partly respon this month and are to be borrowed. volved in the trade question. Par- his country's development, he sible or to prevent further attacks by the Eurasia Aviation Corporation support" to their favoured side. Received, "September 2, 7.30 p.m.)

ticularly is this true of the present commits murder. In some cases it on others of his supporters and for the new Shenai-Chengtu ser. Paris, Sept. 2.

discussion on textiles. In this does not even imply a reflection himself. If he resigns, there may ice, according to Mr. D. D. £1, The Labour Party leader, George Lansbury, who was to Have been

be a return to extremism with all on the character of the murdered country (the United States) New

means. In any case the one of the principal speakers at England Governors, Congressmen, man; it is a patriotic duty, a form the impending session of the "In- and many others seem to be con- ostracism, a social purge. There ternational Committee for the De-virced that there is a grave danger is rarely any attempt to escape to see that the games are carried fence of the Abyssinian people"

that American textile workers will afterwards, and this makes fana- our according to the best traditions informed the committee that he

be brought to what they call the tical murder so deadly a weapon of the Company will be CLOSED of football, and there is no denying wil be unable to attend person-

low standard of Japan. The con- There can be no guard against a Japan are trade rivals is funda- mentally wrong.

1935...

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO LTD

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T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Share has been declared for the six months ended 80th June,

All this has led to a strong 1935, and will be payable on and

appeal from: His Excellency, the after MONDAY, 23rd SEPT Officer Administering the Govern- EMBER, 1935. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application atent, when he presided at the the Company's Registered Office, annual meeting of the Football P. & 0 Building.

Association, to the different Clubs

THE REGISTER OF SHABES

The note added that unless ade-

ABYSSINIAN PEOPLE'S

CONGRESS

(Special to "Hong Kon

Dally Press") (By・・ Telegraph, Copyright,

""This problem is significant in Yet these cold-blooded crimes two ways. First, American mass must not be regarded either as production has not created, in the rare and inexplicable incidents or majority of the people, an ap-us mere pathological outbursts. preciation of what is.artistic and They are an expression of one side fine, if American tourists are any of the Japanese character and are indication. Second, with the re- common to all ages in her his sultant change in the economictory: structur: of Japan, export and tourist trade have come to be a necessity for many of those people. Yet the fine tastes of the crafts- men must be lowered by making inartistic objects for tourists.

from TUESDAY, 10th SEPT-that there is a grand traditionally and that he will send a da cept that the United States and

EMBER, to SATURDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER (both days inclusive). during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,

A gents. Hong Kong, 28th August, 1985.

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LIFE

"I was referring to the obvious fact that by far and large the United States and Japan are sup-- plementary, in trade relations-in exchange of cotton for silk, he said. "Japanese trade, as a whole,

HIS OPPONENT His great opponent was General Mazaki, Inspector General of Mil-

A total of 10,485,000 persons at- tary Education, who with Hayashi himself and Prince Kanin, Chlef tended Moscow cinema houses dur- of Star, made up the "big three" ing the first half of 1935. This In July General Hayashi felt him- number is two millions more than kell strong enough to force the that for the first half of 1934.

sue and dismissed Mazaki, at the same

it

patriots will have demonstrated that a handful of desperate men. bent before the winds of emotion and unreason, may guide the de- stinies of a great nation.

DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN MEXICO.

Mexico, City, Sept. 2.

A dynamite explosion in a mining

ABDICATION OF IMAM OF YEMEN

(Special" to "Hong Kong" Daily From?),

(By Telegraph, Copyright, To #raphio... Maranger Ordinance, LLEVA Received, September 2. 7.20 p.m.)

Aden, Sept. 2. The rumoured abdication of the Imam of Yemin is now confirmed insofar as it is announced that the Imam is taken seriously 111 and that the Crown Prince has been appointed Regent A meeting of

the tribal chiefs, after agreeing to the Crown Prince's regency, solved to modernise the army of the Yemen and to create a naval basis at Hodeida

A military mission will there-

DONT FORGET viding the players with some of the changed, success soon made the in large dormitor.es, and are pro- had not intended that, this should fired. the store of dynamite used fore be sent to Europe and Japan

THAT WHEN You are at Home you can get the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SELFRIDGES.

behind this form of sport. When talled statement instead. Mr. football was first played in the Lansbury's decision is believed to

"It is a natural tendency for us Colony there were not only Do be due to the fact that objections Chinese taking part in the games. against his appearance at the

here to compare wages between but amongst the spectators as well

Paris meeting had been

the two countries by converting raised the Chinese were conspicuous by from various quartera

the cash wages of fapanese work their absence. Gradually however, Transocean Kuo Min

ers in terms of American dollars their prejudice against the "game

Such a procedure is apt to mislead is only a few per cent of the world's camp at Villa Delapaz destroyed waned and they began to attend

us, For example, the operatives total, and Japan, must expost to a whole square of business and matches and later take part in

of bik Japanes: textile mills are

pay for its purchases, which al- private residences

At least 25 persons were killed, them; and to-day they boast the failed to do in years. Things went generally young women from the ways exceed Its exports." It is fur- funest' team in the Colony. Foot-un smoothly for a time and In farms, who have completed, their ther estimated that, about one It is feared that many bodies are ball therefore, soon began to adopt victory or defeat, East and West formal schooling and who wish to mill on American farmers and stat among the debris.

The cause of the disaster is be Adouble role here, as in other behaved lika real sportsmen. save some money before marriage workers are dependent upon Ameri countries, for in addition to pro- While the players remained un- or to aid their parents. They live can sales to Japan. However, I Heved to be a short circuit which Anest exercise possible, the game spectators take too much for grant- vided with room, free medical ser be a discussion on economics, but in blasting neighbouring mutes- also acted as a goodwill ambassa-ed and they began to expect their vices, free recreational facilities, on standards. dor, for East and West met in teams to win every game and that, friendly rivalry and on the seld to our mind, was the root of all they had the opportunity of study the trouble. It seems a thousand ing each other and thus some of pifies that the football erowa can- the obstacles that stood in the way not be educated to a higher degree of International goodfellowship insofar as sportsmanship is com were removed. This, however, was cerned for that would save a lot not all, for the ties thus made were of trouble. What the appro further strengthened when the has in store for us remains teams met each other at the din-seen, but if we cannot have ners and sodal functions that were football than we did last season, attendant on some of the more then far better would it be to have important matches and it was no football at all for football of generally acknowledged that sport that sort not only affects the good had accomplished in a short time name of a handful of clubs but also what tactful negotiation" had the good name of the Colony.

and food at a nominal cost of only a few cents per day.

WELL-TENDED GARDENS Frankly, one cannot help com paring those immaculately clean dormitories,

and

ma

States

I should say from my observa- tions that without denying for a moment the necessity for further crease in material resources for existence in Japan, in fact, affirm aunny, ing such a need, it is absolutely well-tended gardens, In that

any sat factory land:

which standard of iving must ude

rican

that in Japan,

and aeshetle

Reuter

TAUBER'S WEDDING

-In order to gather information ra

garding requirements of modern armies

Transoocan Kuo Min

Miss Napier rimarked, "There has been a little diiculty about it, but. now everything 18- settled could get n

Special Air Mail Service)

London, Aug. 15. Richard Tauber, the tenor and Olm star with his fiancee. Miss think it is better Diana Napier, the British im ac wall a whil tress, arrived by air at Croydon axed on from Brussels yesterday.

Mr Tauber told a reporter that and arrangements were being made for his marriage to Miss Napier In London on Febrita