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NEWS SUMMARY

The Army, gained a lead of ten points over the Navy in the Yacht-

London Office: 53. Fleet Street, ing races held yesterday. Page 10.

E.C. 4.

A training gallop was held on Saturday morning at The Valley Course, and the times clocked ap-|

Pare. 4.

IPES, pear on

The Daily Pres

HONG KONG, DECEMBER 23. 1935,

Home Football results appear on page 2. Several matches had to be THE NAVAL CONFERENCE | postponed owing to frost.

If Gossip We Must

(By "ONLOOKER") {

What a festive week! Never have there been so many cocktail The Hong Kong Rifle Association | parties--one most every day of the held another meet; results of week, and sometimes two on the which appest on

Page 3. same evening every body looking

•very cheerful and full of joyous expectation for Xmas. ` Mr. ́ ́and Mrs. Dodweli were responsible' for one of the nicest parties of the week. A large number of people were there, and yet there was plenty of rodia to move about and treet one's friends. We were all very glad to see Yvonne Shenton back again from her prolonged travels in the North. She was full of enthusiasm for the charm of Peking like every body who ever goes there, she is looking remark- ably it, and of course she

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At & Rugby match at Home, the All Blacks were defeated by Wales.

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The annual prize-giving ceremony of the Yaumati School was held Saturday morning, a large gathering of friends and relations of the pupils being present, Mrs. A 0. Brawn, wife of the Inspector of English Schools, distributed the prizes.

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Was

Porshek Bus Station

couraging their friends who had worked so hard and given up so much of their time in rehearsing for the play. Judging by the love-

Mrs. Lovatt has returned from the North, and is now staying at Repulse Bay, but her husband 'alas, is one of the Naval officers who f has had to make tracks for the near East: Mrs. Cock and Mry baskets of flowers which Mr. Amps have returned from Home, and look very well after their holiday.

The Naval Conference in London will have more modest results, than those of Washington in 1922 and Loridon in 1930." There are those who say that it will have no fa- sults; that it will fail. like that no Geneva in 1927. There is no reason why it should. The con- ditions are certainly unfavourable

wearing the lovelest cocktail dress to large agreements. Both the

of, egg shell blue, with bands of Washington and London treatles

-dark fur round the sleevés. · A new rested on a good political basis in the Pacific; all the Pacific Powers

addition to our younger set is the attractive niece of Mr. Dodwell. were agreed in a non-aggressive policy. That political agreement The extraordinarily fine record | Already she is enjoying Hong Kong

a lot. has gone by the board with Japan's of the "Wah Yan College, both in

Mrs. Edgar Davidson has headlong expansion into China the fields of education and ath-brought out a young niece too, and The system of ratios set up at letics, was referred to in the report is busy taking her to all the parties. Washington and London is dead of the Prefect of Studies at 'the In capital ships it was Britain and prize-giving at the Queen's Theatre the United States, 5: Jupan, 3:on Saturday morning, when the France and Italy, 14. Japan will not accept inferiority to anyone the United States will not admit that Japan, "isolated in her single. sea, is entitled to "equality. But that is not the only difficulty. France has never been satisfied with the ratio allotted to her at Washington, while at London she

A rise in profits of over $150,000 and Italy, because Italy consistent-

for last year was reported to the ly claimed equality with her, could shareholders of the China Light come to no agreement. Now, by.

and Power Co., Ltd., at the annual the Anglo-German naval agreemeeting, held on Saturday, by the year, Germany Chairman, Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, have 2 fleet equal

who attributed the larger profits to 38 per cent, of the Lotal forces

to the comparatively high rates of the currency successfully even in not represented at the coming the face of the extensive political conference because, in law, she can

financial year, which resulted in a Substantial saving in expenditure. uncertainties in North China, ac possess no fleet beyond that allow- cording to a Washington dispatched her by the Versatiles Treaty.

Page 7. American financial authorities

But since she is going to build op to believe that the Chinese Govern 35 per cent. of the British navy. The prize-giving ceremony of 8. ment must be actively operating since already her this year's pro- Mary's School Kowloon, which was in the currency market in order to

gramme is for 107,000 tons, includ- | performed on Saturday evening maintain its position. Inasmuch as

ing two battleships of 20.000 tons before w large gathering of parents

FAR EAST MERCANTILE COMPANY Exchange Building-Tel. 2143.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS.

1 Ordinance,

N Accordance with Government The EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the

CHINESE DOLLAR

STABILITY

Shanghai, Dec. 22.

Continued relative stability or the Chinese dollar has impressed American authorities as a signif- cant indication, of the "Chinese

ment or this

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ceremony was performed before a large and enthusiastic gathering of students, their parents and friends. Mr. G. R Sayer, Director of Education, was present at the function and distributed the prizes won during the year.

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Hamilton received onto the stage at the end of the play they must have been very much appreciated by everybody and they certainly received a large ovation at the end. We were looking forward to a short speech by Mr. Smith Wright or possibly Mr. Hamitori but I am afraid we

were all disappointed. However, we all left having throughly enjoyed ourselves and realising that there was definitely some theatrical talent among the

ed together very well and amused. the audience continually and Mr. Hamilton on appearing in his pyjamas seemed to cause quite a sensation

Pretty Mrs. Felix Joseph was at the opening night in a black gown with large coloured flowers but I thought Cooking & little tired after The girls all looked particularly

her afternoon's hunting. Mr. and attractive at this party-Miss Tam-

[-Mrs. Dodwell brought a party mert was in a lovely shade of

which included Mr. Edward Jones cherry, I caught a glimpse of Peggy

and his fance who looked lovely Humphreys in something dark and

In a delicate gown of pale grey becoming, and our hostesses, Ann

georgette with a large corsage of and Diana, looked as sweet

Bowers in the front, Ann and Diana ever, the former in black, and the

were there and both seemed to be latter wearing a very smart tunic

very amused at the play. Their affair of brocade. Amongst the

cousin Pamela Dodwell was also Mias Jo Eiva Paget was excellent with them. very pretty and gay in John Nicolson, Jan MacGregor, and

and played her part so naturally bine, and I am sure she will be a two of the “ialliest men in Asia.”

and one of the prettiest dresses shë great success in Hong Kong and in We were all very pleased to see

wore during the evening was a no time become very popular. Miss Mr. and Mrs. Harry Owen Hughes royal blue dinner gown which suit Stevens was to be seen in pale back again from Home. They areed her admirably, it was plain and being feted, and welcomed all over graceful but showed off her slim "Mrs. Smith Wright was there blue and a small white fur coat, the place.

figure and lovely colouring to per-watching her husband with pride . fection. Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Smith Wright, the latter. I believe la responsible for producing such a good "show and I know. has given up a great deal of his time in mak-

TRANSACTION of PUBLIO BUST: Government's ability to manage of.the British Empire. Germany is exchange prevailing during the young men I saw Erik Nelson, Sir / People in Hong Kong.

NESS on WEDNESDAY & THURS DAY, the 25th & 6th DECEMBER, 1935 (Xmas Holidaye). Hong Kong, 31st December, 1935,

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TENDERS for DOLLARS Current in this Colony, for Telegraphic Tranater, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and

for the Sum of £57,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER COMMAND PAY OFFICE, antil 1

clock ani. on the 23RD DECEMBER,

1935.

The Tenders to state the Total Amount (in Pounds Sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for loss than £100 The Tanders to be in Duplicate, and in Sealed Covers, addressed to the 'FREA- BURY CHEST OFFICER, COM. MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLS, etc."

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tanders is reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had application.

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it is believed otherwise drastic each, two cruisers of 10.000 tons, of the students and friends, was a fluctuations wou'd be visible as E

sixteen aestroyers, · result of the Japanese attitude.

twenty-most interesting occasion. Pro- Germua lessor L, Forster, of the University, eight submarines, the Unconfirmed reports were circu-feet at least is represented at the presented the prizes after a num- lated in informed quarters in Conference. France is aware of it ber of scenes from "Macbeth" had Washington

Chinese and will act on the knowledge. So been most efficiently presented by the ratios are dead. Is there any-some of the senior girls of the in- thing that can be pat in their stitution... place?

that the

Government held the paper dollar steady, despite desperate selling of the dollar in large quantities two weeks ago. Union News.

"DEAD" COMMANDER

RETURNS

Ka'gan, Dec. 22. Captain Li Keh-chang. Com- mander of Peace Preservation Corps at Paochang. North of Kuyuan in eastern Chahar, who was reported killed while defend-

"Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby Notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Aats 22 George II., Cap. 45 5 and 41, George Ill., Cap. 32, the acceptance of any rack Tandere subjset to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shal be admitted to any share or part in "ing the city against the invasion or to any benefit to arise from the Con- of the Manchukuo troops some ten

trot

imes on by made for the allotment of The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any Incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company.".

days 387, 17 en ene prsday sais colleagues and officials here, it is reliably learned.- Central News Agency.

and sound to the surprise of his

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such as the agreed restriction of the size of ships and guns.

Every Government mairtaus that is only desires to serve its de- fensive needs; that it puts those as the minimum; that it believes in "equality of security" all round. The Government must pursue Last year the British Government, this line of search for two reasons. seeing that the ratios were dead, Competition in the character and suggested that each country should equipment of ships can be just as declare its building programme fertile a source of international ill.. fur some years ahead; clearly, it will as competition in numbers; it the five Powers (plus Germany) is also costly. If the Conference knew of each other's intentions should fall altogether the present

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and later sharing his success se an

·Actor Manager. Mrs. Gordon Duff was in the same party, very smart, and striking. We shall be soy to lose her next month when she goes

The AD.C. show opened at the China Fleet Club on Wednesday night with a very great success and many of Hong Kong's well-knowns were to be seen watching and en- ing the show a large success, play to. India or a visit.

DISORDER IN

Soldiers Struggle With Police

WINDOW SMASHING IN ICE HOUSE STREET-"

Four

.diers of the Royal Welch

THE CITY

1.

¡OCAL AND GENERAL

His Excellency, the Governor, Bir Andrew Caldecott, C.M.G., (C.B.E., has graciously consented to be. come Patron of the St. John, Am- bulance Association and Erigade.

leaving four of their number there. Police whistles were blown and two Indian constables were soon on the scene. During a full in the fight, one of the soldiers was seen to deliberately put his foot through the side window of William Powell, Appearing before "Mr. E. · I causing a huge hole: The two, In- Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon dian- constables attempted to do Magistracy on Saturday, Lau Kan their best to put a stop to the sau a Chinese soldier, was fined fracas, and used their batons free- | $1,000 or 12 months' imprisonment, For” having in his possession one automatic pistol and six rounds of ammunition on board the ss. Tak Bang on Friday. Asked if he had anything to say, defendant refilled

ly.

In the meanwhile a telephons message was sent to the Central Polce Station and in answer to gency Botad was dispatched. They that, and that he did not know the the urgent summons, the Emer- arrived soon afterwards, and ar rested the four soldiers

Two of the soldiers auffered head injuries. It is understood that Fus. Davis and Coombes will face charges of malicious damage, while, all four will be charged with assault on the two Indian con iice Reserviste kult

ever, say, dve or ten years and ac-limitation in sizes would fall to the Fusiliers were involved in a fracas cepted them not without some ground. The battleship, now limit-in Ice House Street shortly after aggling round the private coned to 35.000 tons, might grow to a 8.30 p.m. yesterday when, after ference table, this would amount tonnage only kept down by the size engaging a Police Reservist in a & practical form of "limitation" of docks, harbours, and the great night, they deliberately smashed a But doubla arise: if Japan pro- canals. The British Government window in the main doorway, of poses a neet equal to that of the has long desired to reduce the size the Stock Exchange Building, a United States and if the United not only of the 35,000-ton battle-side window of Messrs. Wm. Poweli, States refuses equality; If France ship, but also of the 10,000-ton Ltd. and a window pane of the In- insists that she must keep aheua cruiser; it wants more light dustrial and Commercial Bank, of Germany and that she does not cruisers for the trade routes, and Ltd. know the time-table by which | this would help to getting them

The Ediers involved in the ala- The China Light and Power Germany will eventually arrive at economically. The Japanese, whose turbance were Fusiliers William Cluthouse, at King's Park, Kow- her 35 per cent. of the British purse is slender and whose naval E. Davis, Donoval Coombes, Ed- [4070 loon was the scene of a highly total; if Italy repeats that she policy is to sit snug and tight. ward Dickinson and Walter Estables and Mr. Tansley, the Po

successful carnival dance which must be equal with France and waiting for the enemy, in their Davies, all of "C" Company, and it was held on Saturday, when a France will not allow her to be own waters, take the same sort of was only with difficulty, following merry-makers equal, then it is hard to see how view it would suit them to have the arrival of the Emergency Squad were present, the majority being progt mmes could b both declar ships which would cost less and be in their yan, that they were arrest- infancy dress. The hall was and generally accepted over a smaller target for aeroplanes.ed and taken to Central Police tastefully decorated for the occa considerable period of years. The The United States sticks to the big station data were de slon while in one corner stood a British Government, however, slip all the time; she wants to beautifully illuminated - Christmas whatever others do, will have to cross the oceans and she lacks the tree.

press for a declaration of pro- bases of which we have so many srammes over as many years as it we should do the same if we were can get the more the better. In her place. For ourselves, we

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START OF TROUBLE. The prompt action of Mr. Wil lam Tansley, of the Police Re- serves, prevented greater damage

dier, and

regulations here

A distinguished visitor to the Colony arrived by the RMB. E- press of Japan, was Sir Reginald Johnston, K.CMC CMB., OBE. Bir Reginald who is regarded as one of the greatest authorities on the Chinese language and culture, were handed over to the Military and la staying at the Península Late last night, the four rowdies is on a short visit to Hong Kong

placed them under military arrest. teresting reminiscenses of Hong authorities, who framediately Hotel: Sir Reginald has many in-

Kong as it was in 1898, when he RESERVIST PRAISED

was attached to the Hong Kong Witnesses of the whole occurenceCivil Service: Before leaving the are unstinted in their praise for Colony he rose to be Assistant the most commendable action Colonial Secretary, position he tempting to put a stop to the fight folowing the breakage of The Pheonix Ballroom of the soldiers disorderly beliaviour. The glass in the Block Exchange Build Hotel Cecil was gally decorated on ing, gradually moved down the Saturday night when the Royal street until opposite the side en Engineers Old Comrades Associa trance of the bank building, Mr. tion held a very successful Christ- Tansley, it was stated being forced mas Carnival Dance. The popular into the entrance. Whte scuffing band of the Lincolnshire Regiment, in there, a glass was smashed. He which has been one of the greatest fought his way out, and during a attractions at these popular func- lull in the ght the glass of ions made. Its final appearance Powells side window was smashed last night

The whole commotion, which cated a sensation in the neigh

A successful dance was held in There are some things that should can disregard what the American, being done, for according to eye- the part of Mr. Tansley in at held for five years. the King's Restaurant on Saturday, assist. The German Government do; if they build all the battleships Witnesses of the occurrence, the under the auspices of the Evening can communicate Its intentions they want of 60,000 tons each soldiers from the regiment men

trouble commenced after a party of Institute of Teachers Union, and over the next few years to all the what is that to us? The problem tioned above, walked down Ice It is likely to become an annual members of the Conference; the for us arises if the Japanese insist Canton, Dec. 22.

event. Mr.

Chan Fook Hong. United States has not even get that, whatever their own desires, House Street, and stopped in front A party of Hong Kong Chinese Chairman of the Union made a some respects built up to the old they must have as big ships and of the Boston Tex Bhop. They Journalists are touring places of suitable speech in which he re-treaty levels; not only Britain bat guns as anyone who might be in a rapped the windows of the shop interest under the auspices of the counted the various activities and Japan will be occupied with the position to attack them that is to with their cane walking sticks, but Canton City Government and the functions that the Union had held question of replacing "over-age say, the highest gun-power will set contained on their way without

* Municipal Kuomintang. They are during the year. He also stated vessels rather than of building now the general pace. There are thus inficing any damage much impressed by the many re that the founders of the Union had ones; all the Powers will have to at the Conference two dangers

Approaching the main entrance

construction projects here.

been subjected to a great deal of consider the expense. It may at The first is that the abandonment of the Stock Exchange Ballding, Although vernacular papers in criticism when they formed the least be possible to admit and to of limitation in numbers, which one of the party is alleged to have Hong Kong publish a good deal of body, but all the objection raised fix the actual programmes for a has already happened, may start rapped his stick through a window Canton news, several journalists then had proved to be erroneous. few years ahead, to avoid new a race beginning in the Pacifc. Dane in the doorway amashing it in the party came here for the Prominent among those present "competition during that time, The second danger is that limitato smithereens. At this period Mr.tourhood, was over in afteen min held at the

on the scene

ne and first time in many years. By see were Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Edwards, and to employ the interval in Hon in tonnage of ships and size Tansley came ing Canton with their own eyes, Mr. X. R. Rowell Mr. and Mrs. D. working for a better political bans of guns (even at present levels, if remonstrated with the towdles they have a better idea of this Crozier and Mr. Lo Ping Fail, while on which to build at another com reduction is impracticable) may They thereupon set on him, a fight progress of the city than through the Director of Education, Mr. G. terence. And even iz igreements, not be renewed. The first should ensuing just opposite Mesars Wa- their local correspondents LR Bayer and Mr. 40. Brawn, to limit numbers of ships can to be avoidable for the short period lam Powell, Tid

The party will zeturn to Hong expressed regret that, owing to longer be obtained, the British which alone the Conference is like

BATONS USKI Kang, this afternoon by train previous engagements, they were Government should work for what ly to contemplate; the second must Bome of the original party are Inion New

unable to attend.

ta called “ quälitative" limitation, I somehow be secured.

said to have made a hasty retreat.

Overs, manager of Wm.

Drive and

mbola Cricket