1935-10-22 — Page 8

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE SUPREME COUNT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IN THE Goods of HERBERT PHELPS WHITMARSH, LATE BAGUIO PHILIPPINE TELANDS, DECEASED.

No

FOTICE IS AEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1847, made an Order limiting the time for Creditors and others, to send in their claims against the above Estate to the 16TH DAY of NOVEMBER, 1935.

All Creditors and Others aro accord. ingly hereby required to send their claims to the Undersigned on or before that date.

Dated the 21st day of October, 1935,

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Solicitors for the Executor,

Prince's Building,

Ice House Street,

Hong Kong.

(3897

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

DRAFT Programmes and Entry Fortes for the Eleventh Extra Race Meeting, to be held on SATURDAY, 2nd November, 1933, (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Uloucester Building; the Club House Happy Valley Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club and "the Stables, Shan Kwong Romt.

Entries close at 12 o'rock NOON on THURSDAY, 24th October, 1935.

By Order,

3947

0. B. BROWN,

Secretary:

GOVERNOR GENERAL'S

FAREWELL

(Special Air Mail Service)

MOITOW.

MARRIAGE Mr. V. R. Gordon and Mis M. F.

Gairdner.

The marriage of Mr. Vyner Re- ginald Gordon and Miss Marion F. Gairdner will take place at

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1935.

U.S.

SECRETARY FOR WAR

St. John's Cathedral on Tues- Busy Programme In

day, November 12 at 4° p.m. No Invitations are being sent but all friends are invited to the ceremony and afterwards to the reception which will be held at 358. The Peak, from 5 p.m.

The

The North

Shanghai, Ort, 21. American Secretary for War, Mr. George H. Dern, arrived here this morning from Japan abcard the US.S. Chester en route to the Philippines.

Editorial. and Business Office: 12

Ice House Street Tel, 30251," He entertained the welcoming (Wanenal Office): | party headed by Consul General Night Editor

Cunningham aboard the cruiser. London Office: 53. Fleet Street, after which he went ashore.

Tel. 24511,

E.C..4.

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, October 22. 193A.

THE NEED FÖR CHANGES

Mr. Dern has a busy, five-day programme which includes atten- dance at a subscription reception at the Columbia Country, Club in the afternoon which almost every American in Shanghai is expected to attend

Together with h's party he will leave for Nanging to-morrow night and will dine with Mr. Wang Ching Wel on Wednesday, return- ing to Shanghai that night by the express.

On Thursday he will be enter- tained to dinner by the Mayor of Shanghal. Mr. Wu Teh Chen and will leave for Manila the follow

Very naturally at this moment of crisis the attention of the worlding day.--- is being given almost exclusively Reuter. to those passages in Sir Samuel Hoare's speech at Geneva in

to which,

the use the "Berilner Tageblatt" "strong words" of, Signor Mus- solli are answered by the equally "strong words" "of Great

Britain.

NEWS FROM CHINA

NORTH CHINA

PROBLEMS

Nanking Government Activity

Nanking. Oct. 21. His movements cloaked 147 secrecy, Chiang Kai-shek, tae National Government Generalis- simo, conferred with officials here to-day.

It was reported he had leat the capital secretly but" this 23 denied. Oficas sald he might proceed to Fenghua to-moITOW.

The actual purpose of Chang's hurried visit here from northwest China was vetted in uncertainty, but officials conseded it was con- nected with grave problems facing the government which are de manding an early decision.

,

One report was the Japanese have made new demands, but this was denied, in both Chinese and Japanese circles

While it could not be confirmed officially, it is widely reported that the Nanking government is facing the necessity of re-orienting its polley toward Japan as the result

phrase BRITISH CONSUL of the recent conterence between

the

Nonetheless, It may we happen that in the long run, the most important part of that speech will be found to be not so much in is clear expression of Great Britain's determination

to stand

PROTESTS

Against Japanese Action

Pelping. Oct 31 Wholesale arrests of Chinese by the League Nations as, an

Chris lans in Mukden and a search Instrument to prevent a war of of aggression as in its several times repeated recognition

fact

cf the

that. behind and beyond this merely negative police duty of the League. It must also be used as an instrument: for the peaceabla effecting of such changes as rea- son and justice require should b made a living and therefor. continually changing world.

No further excuse then is need

British residents' houses by Japanese police and gendarmes, is reported to have taken place last week,, according to foreign des- pa ches, received here. The Bri- tish Consul has lodged a protest.

the

Japanese foreign minister. Koki Hirota, and the Chinese am- bassador, Chang Tso-pin

Authoritative quarters' also re- vealed that the Japanese are ask- ing a check the expanding power of the former Manchurian warlord. Chung Hsueh-Hang.

He

s at present the chief lieutenant of Chiang Kai-shek in the cam- paign for the suppression of com- munism in northwest China. The Japanese, it is declared object specifically to the transfer of three divisions of the young marshal's former: Manchurian North China.

troops to

Closely connected with Nanking's dilemma, it is believed are the en were included Chinese doctors Japanese diplomatic officials which Among the sixty persons arrest current conferences with high

and nurses of the Irish Presbyer- are contina'ng at Shanghai These jan Mission, employees of the Bri-apparently signalize closer co- tish-American Tobacco Company, operation between the Japanese

Shanghai Banking Corporation, Unión News, the compradore of the Hong Kong-milltary and diplomatic branches.

chinese pastere, Teachers and girl

There followed a search of the houses of the British staff of the B.AT. by Japan se police.

London, Sept. 30. The retiring Governor General of Canada and Lady Bessborough left Ottawa yesterday to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" and to the ac- companiment of cheers from thou- sands of people. They are pro-ed for emphasising this aspect of ceeding to Quebec, where they will Sir Samue; Hure's speech. While embark in the Empress of Britain, he notes the natural reluctances uden's of a mission school, which leaves for England to-in the existing position to coxitem- plate the possibilties of charges. A mounted troop of the Princess he insists that "elasticity is also Louise's Dragoon Guards escorted a part of security." It is not Lord and Lady Bessborough to the surprising in view of the great Tallway station. when royal part he has recently salute of 19 guns was freq "from extending self-government to India. played in Parliament HUL. At the station that the first.. change he envisages the detachment of the Governor is a development of the national General's Foot Guards, who form-fe of people at present back ed the guard of honour, was in ward. It is in his opinion, in full-dress scarlet uniform, and, in accordance with the League of addition, there were 200 of the Nations ideal, that the more ad Canadian Cameron Highlanders vanced and civilised peoples with feather headdress and scarlet should foster this growth for "al. tunics

nations alike have a valuable con- tribution to make to the common stock of humanity."

Lord and Lady Bessborough bade an official farewell to Government officials, diplomats, and others at the station while their Canadian born son, the four-year-old George St. Lawrence Ponsonby, kissed and shook handy with a host of small friends,

Al those arres ed were members of the Yin Fen Ful. or One Cent

tlon, the members of which con- Society, a philanthropic organisa-

education of the poor students of tribute on cent daily for the

the elty

become, suspicious of the activities The Japanese appear to have

of the organisation however, and the eustody allege activities of a Com- charges against those in

munist character.

All those arrested are Christians, connec'ed either with the Young Men's Christian Association or the Irish Presbyterian Mission.

A paragraph of excellent wisdom follows, warning against changes demanded by mere national passion The British Consul-General at (often deliberately arcused by Mukden haz prefes ed to the local Government propaganda) and authorities.→→ changes that would create more Reuter. Lord Bessborough actually re-injustices than they remove, dr mains Governor General until the entall unilateral repudiation or Empress of Britain leave Canadian { treaties. The task of negotiating waters, which will be some time on change

delicate one, is a Sunday night. Chief Justice Sir can only be properly executed in Lyman Duft will be sworn in on the international atmosphere of Monday as Administrator for the the League of Nations, where the Government with the powers of a voices of reason and magnanimity

general governor

Lord have the greatest chance of being untii Tweedsmuir (formerly Mr. John heard. Buchan) arrives.

FERRY SERVICE

Nanking, Oct 7.

In order to facilitate through rall traffic, the Kiangnan and Huainan Railway Adminis rations will jointly institute ferry service across the Yangtze River at Wuhu, important port in eastern Anhwei, it is learns at the Minis-

and.

The real

test as

to whether Great Britain is prepared to wel-

the question of raw materials, of

ting

JAPANESE ECONOMIST ON TOUR

Pelping, Oct, 21. The Direc.or of China Section, las evening on an inspection trip Mr. Ishimoto, left here, for Kalgan

to Chahar Sulyuan and Paotou- chen.

wwwwww

ROUT

OF RED ARMY

Heavy Casualties Reported

Sian, Sharisi, Oct. 21. The Communis army attempt ing to slash its way northward 10- wards Inner Mongolia

met its Arst serious se back in an encoun- with Chinese government forces, at. Kanchwan, in northern Shansi, province, according to re- por.s reaching here to-day,

ter

claim

Government authorities that more than 1,000 Reds were slain, and the remaining force of about 6,000 put to fight in a bit-

er hand-to-hand combat.— nion News

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JEHOL UPRISING

Shanghai, Oct. 21, A Nanking News Agency reports received here say that fierce fight- ing is in progress in the vicinity of Chao-yang. Jehol province, where Chinese residents have or- ganized an uprising against the Japanese.

Three thousand Japanese troops are being rushed to Chaoyang- Cuion News,

BANDIT INVASION

Peiping. Oct. 21. Approximately 2,000 bandits have invaded the Miyun district, in the demilitarized zané, according to reports published here to-day.

Peace Preservation Corps troops were ordered to eradicate them. "nion News.

SHANSI MAKES HEADWAY

Highway-Construc-

tion

Taiyuan.

FIERCE GALES

Three Vessels Founder

London, Oct. 20.

The Acrcest gales have

raged

NEWS SUMMARY

The annual cruiser sweepstake (yacht race) over a distance of 25- miles and held under the auspices. of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht. Club was called on Sunday when Tern sled by Major McIntyre was first home. A description of

across the Alantic, in the North the race by "Shell Back" will be Sea and the English

found on Channel

Page 10. throughout the week-end, and all Britain has felt the force of the

The recent movement of 97 storm. The gales have played families to Shamshut has ren- havoc with shipping, and five are

dered even more acute the problem dead and others injured in Eng- of any religious teaching or Divine

and. Many are missing at sea.

worship for the troops stationed a There is grave anxiety felt for

this Camp. As the result of the. the brew of the Glasgow steamer urgent need for funds, a bridge and mahjongg drive has been Vardulla, which foundered 700 miles off the coast of Ireland.

arranged to take place at the Peninsula Hotel on Thursday, October 31, when it is hoped tha

the publie will lend their unstinted Page 1.

support.

The crew of thirty-seven took to the boa's and bas not been picked up, as far as is known at present. despite 11 twenty-four hour search by several steamers.

An impressive ceremony marked i The Newcastle collier, Pendenthe closing of the National Ath- nis. foundered forty miles from Terschelling, and the

letic Meeting on Sunday at Shang hai when a crowd estimated at twenty-'wo Was saved by 3

1-00,000 witnessed the Norwegian steamer, the Iris.

closing events, The Hong Kong Men" team won the 200 yards relay rad

crew of

NO TRACE FOUND

The German ship, Erfurt, with (in the acquatics' section) in thị a crew of twenty-Ave, is missing.

time of 2 mins, 1 sec. which is Searching vessels have so far new nations) record. Bhangb found no trace of her and it is won the premier positions in bo feared she is lost with all hands. the men's and women's sections She last reported herself in dis- tress with her propellors gone

The French steamer Agrar has stranded on a sandbank near Westerland but the crew remains aboard

SHIPS IN COLLISION,

Page

At the offices of the Public Wa Department yesterday afternoor plot of Crown Land at Mong 1 Tsui, Kowloon, registered at Land Office as Kowloon In Lot No. 3617, was put up for Berlin, Oct. 20.

lle auction, the upset price Four steamers, two German, one based at $3 per square foot Dutch and one Norwegian, cot-Yue shiu Ngor of No. 287. Che lded in the Ebe and all have Sha-Wan Road, Kowloon, wat reported themselves seriously only bidder and secured the at damaged.

the upset price.

Distress signals have been ceived, from the Italian steamship Plisna and the French ateamer Auvergne.- Reuter

SEARCH FOR CREW

for them.

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Pun Chan Chun, 38, unemyed. was charged before Mr. ne- Jones at the Kowloon Magacy yesterday with having fraucht- ly obtained $48 from Tip ₫ by London, Oct. 21,

selling him an iron boller ofich Fine weather succeeded the ter- he falsely represented hinf to rific storms experienced over the be the owner. Defendant dis- week-end.

charged and the owners the Anxiety is still felt for the fateboller. the Wal Woo minery of the crew of the Glasgow steamer shop. Wanchai, were add to Värdulia which foundered 700 take civil action.

ge 11. miles off the Irish Coast, the crew Utilization

to boats. of the people's true being forced to taken

Pleading guilty before Chlef labour service is responsible for Eight steamers are now searching Justice, Sir Atholl MacGrat the present progressive state in

the Criminal Sessions sterday. highway construction in Shansi

The German steamer Erfurt is to a charge of importing coun province. a recent survey reveals.

sali missing and it is feared that terfelt Hong Kong five-carpieces As a part of the ten-year re

she has been lost with all hands on from China, Lau Kan, age 5, un- Shanghai, Oct. 21.

board- construction pan mapped out by Mr. John Calvin Ferguson, form- the Shansi provincia, authorities,

Reuter er adviser to the Chinese govern-highway construction in Shansi and Mr. Roger Sherman has progressed by leaps and Grene, vice director of the Pelping bounds, especially during the past Union Medical College, were in-

two years since the enforcement cluded in the honours fist issued of the peoples free labour service the occasion of the twenty-fourth by the National Government on

scheme.

anniversary of the Chinese Repub- of 2,112 11

In addition to the total length of motor roads con- lic, it was revealed to-day.

structed from 1920, the year of the calamitous drought in China's was held at the Civic Centre at The bride is the er daughter of ces of the China Aviation League Baines officiated athe ceremony.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT

men

DECORATION

With two other Americans. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who, founded northwest, to

1929, as

an out-

AVIATION LEAGUE'S NEW BUILDING

employed, was sentenced three years hard labour. Thaccused was arrested at the Koyon Rail- way Station on Septent 25.

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The wedding took Ace at St. John's Cathedral yestay of Miss Mary Pridmore andMr. Henry The ceremony of laying the Stephen Jones, of Hong Kong foundation stone of the new om- Electric Company. e Rev. B. W.

In

of

Mr. whilst the broom

is the

and gave millions to the Medical come of the labour relief scheme by more than 100 representatives Fridmore, of Rug Warwickshire Shanghai, being attended Mr. W. H. PridmoṛM.A., and Mrs. College and Mr. Frederick Albert, for the drought victims, 1,538 1 of Cleveland, until recently chief of highways have been complet Wang Shao-lal, a member of the youngest son of late Mr. W. S.

various public bodies. of the Chinese salt revenue ad- ed since 1929 onwards making a standing committee of the league, Jones and Mra nes, of Henleave.

ways thus completed are designat-was performed by Gen. Wu total of 3,650 1 All the high-presided over the ceremony, which Bristol. ed as provincial highways because chen, the Mayor. The new build- they have been constructed as the ing, which wil be three-storyed, labour was led by His Honour, Sentences 18 months' hard honoured including several results of the provincial authori-will cost $84,000 and is expected the Chief Juce, Sir Atholl Mac-

ministration, they were awarded the decoration of the Order of the

Brilliant Jade.

Twenty-one other foreigners also

were

correspondents and editors.

nion News,

OLD CRUISER TO BE REPAIRED

year.

Te.

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ties

To facilitate military transpor-

to be completed at the end of the Gregor, at Criminal Sessions tation in west Shansi in the event

yesterday ofip Bau, unemployed of anti-"Red" operations and to the League started canvassing 'n the unlaw possession of a re- Inaugurated in September. 1932, who stood trial on a charge of develop further overland com- March munication in

year, and, within volver and our rounds of ammuni- the province, the three months, a sum of $1,394,870 tion. In Assing the above sen- provincial authorities are making was collated. In plans for the construction of a and

total of 10,000 11 of highways in cruiser the near future.

Canton, Oct. 21. In view of the old-aged worn-out outlook of the

Last

•

a). eighteen tence, Honour stated that zeroplanes were purchased and there w/too much of this, thing in the Colony, and he presented to. the

Government, going

therefore overlook this Shao Ho. Rear-Admiral Chang

Contributions towards the avia- could BUS BUSINESS

tion fund also were raised by var-

offence

Page 6. Chi-ying, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangtung Naval Force, is Construction of more provincialious trade associations. On March now contemplating to have this highway has been made the mure 1. a second membership campaign

Alled to be one of the prime

has already been sent in to the bus business has been unfavour- an ometa of the league, is making tem to fraud an elderly Chinese ladyp Kim Wan (43) unemploy- First Group Army Headquarters ably affected since the cumpletion good progress. asking for an appropriation of of the "Tangpu Rai,way. running

ed./ 229 Ki Lung Street, stood his $20,000 for this purpose,

a total number of 247 buses, the planes contributed by two leading triat Criminal Sessions yester- the Shansi Provincial Bus Com- merchants, the organization in-

da on

a charge of uttering a

quiries into the economic condi- i cruiser under repaira. A petition necessary in view of the fact that was launched, which. ecccading to move of an extremely clever at-

come proper changes arises over Interviewed before his departure. Mr. Ishimoto stated that the ob- which she possesses a prepondera-ject of his trip was to make in-

share. Something. Bir

tions in Samuel Hoare acknowledges,

the northern provinces. He said that after his return from should be done to guarantee a tair distribution of the raw mate

the north-west he would proceed To the South.--- rials of industry, and he gave au

Central News Agency. earnest of his sincerity by adum- brating plans for an international investigation of the question.

"Obviously, however," he con- cluded this part of his speech try of Railways. The ferry boat, by observing. "such an enquiry it is understood, will be similar needs calm

and dispassionate

in design to that plying between considération, and calm and dis- Nanking and Fukow far the Pet-passionate consideration le im. ping-Shanghai through train ser-

possible in an atmosphere of wax vice, and will be built at a cost al and threatenings of war.” more than $700,000 Kuo Min

CHIANG'S MOVEMENTS

Nanking, Oct. 21. General Chiang Kai Shek with his wife arrived at Ningpo by "plane from Nanking at 5 pm, on Sunday and is proceeding to Feng- hda by motor.. Keuter,

U.S. GENERAL TO

VISIT MANILA

Shanghal, Oct. 21: Major General Douglas Mac- Arthur, former Chief of Staff of the US." Army, arrived here to-

i

FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC UNION INAUGURATED

Tientsin, Oct. 21. The so-called Far Eastern Economic Union was inaugurated last evening at a hotel in the Japanese Concession. The object

of the Union is to promote peace

In addition to two training

be

The cruiser is expected to en- dergo repairs in the near future, pany has, for the past law years. tends to purchase two for the fed Fromissory Note on April According to the Naval, Authorities, reaped an annual receipt of 'more newly-established aying club, for

17: 1935. purporting to

e by Chiu Sit Shi, 74-year-old than $700,000 which is half the the training of civil aviators. as soon as the cruiser is fully re-

dow of No. 28 Gilman's Bazaar. paired, it will then be commission-figure for the bus business in the

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whole province, But its business This old-aged cruiser, as can be has been seriously hit since the remembered, was forced to remain inauguration of the Tunggu Rail-

At the LOCAL AND GENERAL :

bl-annual Trevess Prophy race for lifeboats held by her owing to engine trouble dur-way early this year. ing the astonishing escape of the

the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club + Construction of roads to link One case of diphtheria and onfyesterday, the entry from the 5.5. rebel crutaera Hai Chi and Hal up districts and villages with one of enteric fever were reported fo Mausang, which was the first to

been progressing the 24 hours ended on October 2

CTOSE the line, was disqualified in full swing' since the enforce-

owing to an infringement of the ment of the people's free labour At to-day's meeting of the Hof regulations and first place was service last year. Up to the pre- Kong Rotary Club the speaker

in the Far East and Sino-Japanese Chan, which occurred sometime in another economie co-operation.- Reuter.

DEATH OF AMERICAN SOLDIER

Washington, Oct, 21,

The death has occurred

af

night by the s.s. President Hoover, Major-General Adolphus Greely, ubaard which he is proceeding to famous soldier, explorer and Manila to-morrow.—

writer, at the age of 91- Neuter.

Reuter

the man'h of June

nion News

"SOVIET" CHIEF ·

CAPTURED

has

sent, a total mileage of 99,833 11 be Mr. G. C. Pelham, who will teawarded to the boat from the ss. has been achieved by the able as his subject "The Outlook cription of the race appears on

Tilsondari, of the JCJI A des

bodled male citizens, whose num-Trade." ber to estimated at 2,000,000 in

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Fonchow, Oct. 21.

the province. The latter do the The Diocesan Girls' Schoolx- Government officials announced road-building work during their pects to hold its annual baza on

Chin-sung, so-called chairman of the supervision of the to-day that bey had cap ured Lutetsure hours after farming under Saturday, December 14, whert is The funds collected will be devot

district hoped that all parents and finds, ed mainly to local charities, a pro- the Soviet a ate at Yungchun, in magistrates and the village together with past puplis ar/pre- portion being retained for school central Fukien province-

elders.....

sent scholars, will attend ses to improvements. The function will Union New

help the occasion to be access. I be held in the school premises.

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Ventral News Agency.