1936-01-08 — Page 8

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTION,

PARTICULARE & CONDITIONS

the

Public Austion to be held on MONDAY, the 13TH DAY of JANUARY, 1936, at 3 PM, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENST THE GOVER

of CROWN LAND

NOR, of Tsai in the Colony of at Kau Lung Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1888 with the option of tonewal ab & Chowa Rent to be Bred by the Sarreyor of H MAJESTY THE Kina, for ous farther term of 24 years less the last three days theroof.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disposal of the lot the purchaser will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, $200.00 in cână-- This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

-

New Kowloon Inland

Adjoining New Kow. Lot No. 2479.

loon Inland It No 1136, Boundary B

No. of Sale.

Registry No,

Locality.

Boundary

Measure- menta.

}x. 5. B..

As per

ale plan

NOTICE.

Contenta in

Bquare feet,

About

15,500

5,250

Annual

Rental.

• Opaet Price.

190

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DEATH

SILVA-On January 1, ・ 1936, in Shanghal, HerminioTM Oscar da Bilva, aged 54 years.

Editorial and Business Office; -13,

Ice House-Street. Tel. 20151.

Night Editor (Panenal Offies):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 83, Fleet Street,

·E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

Hong Kong, January 3, 1938.

BIGGER LINERS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1936.

SINO- JAPANESE

FRICTION

Another Incident In Peiping

Peiping, Jan. 7, Renewed Sino-Japanese trouble

HELENA MAY GERMAN FIGHT AGAINST NEWS SUMMARY

CONCERT

Madalah Masson Entertains

forte recital was given by that Ane pianist, Madalah Masson, to a large and distinguished gathering of the Colony's music lovers.

Another delightful evening was spent at the Helens May Institute in North China looms as the re-last night, when a second plano- Fault of an alleged shooting affray Involving Chinese and Japanese soldiers on Sunday night when, according to Japanese sources, a

Among the large number present car containing five Japanese sold-

were El Excellency the Governor, lers and one officer was fired co by troops of General Bung Cheh- Sir Andrew Caldecott, CMG., CBE

while

Peiping and party, Sir Thomas Southorn, entering yuan through Chaoyangmen, one of Pei-KBE, CMO, and Lady Southern, O.B.E, Sir Willam, Hornell The ping's east wall gates.

German Consul, Herr. Gipperich and Mrs, Gipperich and party...

Although there were no casual- tles. the Japanese häve Bled a very strong protest, reserving the right to make demands.

J

Shipping opinion is justifiably cautious over the American scheme The Chinese version is that the for building two new liners each Japanese soldiers demanded en- 20.000 tono greater than

the trance after the gate had closed, Normandie or the Queen Mary. whereupon a policeman said that Apart from the fact that the he must phone headquarters, Americans have not been, too While doing so a Japanese fired, successful in their previous hand-

a shot in the air. llag of mammoth véssels-the The guard of General "Bung Leviathan for example-there are Cheh-yuan perched afty feet on obviously ticklish questions of top of the wall, not knowing the economics in the scheme itself. To cause of the shot, also fred in the obtain a speed of thirty-four knots || air.---

faster (several knots

than

the Reuter Normandie) means that the en- gines would probably fill most of the great hulls. The fuel bills and other operating expenses would be extremely heavy and could only be covered by a steady and remunera- tive passenger traffic. Is such a traffic available today?

ATTACKERS OF TRAIN TRACKED DOWN

Discarded Shoes As Clue

Tientsin, Jan. 7. Three East Hopel Pesce Preser- vation Corps men responsible for

It is seldom that Hong Kong has the opportunity of welcoming such a talented artist, and last night all music lovers were given this chance of hearing this really fine artist.

The whole programme was a well chosen one and is given in fill Minuet in G major. Purcell (1858-1695).

-below:-

-+

Gique in a major,-Arne (1710- 1778).

Prelude and Fugue in G sharp major-Bach (1883-1750).

Gavotte fz D major.-Glück 1714-

1787).

UNEMPLOYMENT

Expert Outlines Method Of Attack

(Special to the "Hong Kong

In the "Round the Courts columns, there are several cases of interest to the public. There is a case between two cabaret girls and the Lido Dancing Academy, in which inside working, arrange- |ments between employers and em- ployees are exposed. Page 6

The first meeting of the Urban shalled to yield the maximum pro- Council was held yesterday, when Dally Press"). 20

The ductive effect.

taster crea-select Committees were elected"",

-Page 10. By Telegraph, Copyright, Tal-tion of the wealth for the nation's Ordinance. 1994 benefit depended, states Koehler, graphic Massager

on the cheapening of the present At the weekly Luncheon of the Received, January 7, 4·90-p.n.).

costs of production, and not Hong Kong Rotary Club, Bishop. beran, Jan. 7. Further light on the principles through" juggling with prices but Hall yesterday gave a very interest-, that wui be adopted in whats by the improvement of the degree ing talk on "Rural Reconstruction, now commonly referred to as "the of the efficiency of labour used "In second stage of the night against economic production. unemployment" was shed by no less an authority than Bernhard Koehler, Director of the Commis ston-for-Economie Polley-In the National Boctauistic Party, in n article contributed to the "German" Economist.".

Koebler declares that the first stage in the abolition of jobless ness was now ended, and the fear that unemployment would ever again become a national menace was groundless.

the

Fla.

The second stage of great Two old Frenet Gavottes-Com-aght was about to begin now and poser Unknown:

consisted of raising the standard of life, and the payment of

for the equitable remuneration work done, while seeing that every member of the German nation Sonata in flat minor, Op. 38.- found a way to a place to which Chopin-Grave. Dopplomovimento, their abilities temperament and Scherzo, Marche Funèbre, Presto, character best fitted him so that "The ground whirl of the perishableau would feel satisfied with their leaves of bope-The wind of hot and, being contented. would Death's imperishable, wing.". French, the maximum degree at

Intermezzo in E flat, Op. 117.-—

productivity. Brahms (Inspired by an old Scot-"

As the betterment of the stand- ard of life would only be earned Three Fantasie Stücke from Op.

Whims.

The promoters apparently intend to tap sources of potential custom which the existing Atlantic ferry the shooting affray on the Manish folk song).

Page 7.

A thorough rationisation of all

A summons and counter sum- the branches of national economy mons was brought before the Kow- must be the next step. The task loon Magistrate, Mr. E. I. Wynne was not to crowd as many workers Jones yesterday, the Arst relating as passible into a given branch of to gambling in which a conviction production but on the contrary 14 was registered. The second sum- mona relating to an alleged assault. use the least possible amount labour for any given task. Thus brought by the defendant in the any given plece of work would first case, against a district watch. necessitate a smaller labour cast, man, was adjourned till January -Page 6 that is to say, the prices could be 15. reduced.

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little Only by these means would reduction of the general price leve: arrives here on Thursday by the s necessary for the expension of P. and O. liner Chitral to relieve export, be achieved but not by the His Excellency Admiral Sir Frederic devaluation of the currency, wage Dreyer, Commander-in-Chief of the Page 7. cutting, taxation lowering or the China Station. abolition of welfare benefits. The

The third meeting of the Hong degrees of cheapening that might be effected thus have been rough- Kong Branch of the English Asso- y calculated by the experts, states clation was held yesterday at the Koehler, the conclusion being that Helena May Institute, which was Dow will oe largely attended. Father Byrne ad- the same effect as reachable with 30 per cent. less dressed the gathering on literary labour all round provided all the principles, at the conclusion of Str Thomas Southorn waste of labour was eliminated. which

-stated that the "Our product've apparatus (Chairman) concluded Koehler, "must be made magnitude of the subject was of opinion. In any case Father Byrne had given all who attended a great deal to think about.

Page 11.

Colonel, D. S.D.; Commander £10 per head are talked of. Foodpress on the afternoon of Januszy || 12-Schumann--Soaring, Why? and through hard work, the great na- the best, the most modern and bound to cause a great divergence Boyal Artillery, HONG KONG,would be an "extra" meals for the 3, when eight persons were in-

deceased.

Notice is hereby given that all "creditors and other persons having claims against the estate of Colonel

10,000 "one-class" passengers being jured, have been arrested at Tong- supplled inexpensively at iestau-shan by Japanzee gendarmes.

The arrested men, among whom ants. Doubtless the owning com

the" company commander

pany would be able to make some

RUA

the Scotch, Song of Leconte de Liste, who tells of the charm and the sweetness of the distant be- loved, seated in the towering heather (Cortot). 4

A. B. HEARLF, D.8.0., who died economies by thus dispensing with Chlan Yu-ting, were tracked down selves up phlegmatically to terri- on the 30th day of December, 1935, the gargantuan scales of the pre- are hereby required to send in their sent "all in" liner catering.

How large those economies would claims or demands in writing to the undersigned on or before the be remains to be seen. And ob. 24th day of January, 1986, after viously it shows a profound faith which date the Committee of that to-day's depleted volume of Adjustment, appointed under the travel traffic will revive to expect Regimental Debts Act 1893 (56 Vict. that a slip carrying 10,000 passen c. 5.) will proceed to distribute the gers can have a reasonably full assets among the perions entitled complement each trip At best, the thereto, having regard only to the tourist traffic between Europe and which such ships claims and demands of which they America .on have had notice; and they will not would depend must largely be a be liable for the assets of the deceas- summer traffic. The, owners would ed or any part thereof so distributed presumably have to face the heavy to any person of whose debis or claim losses involved in laying the ships they shall not then have had notice.

up each winter, Dated this 3rd day of January, 1936.

M. CARRINGTON - SYKES, Lt. Col. R.A. President of the Committee of Adjustment.

Headquarters, Royal Artillery, China Command,

Hong Kong.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IN

THE GOODS OF WILLIAM DOBIE, LATE OF BECOMBUSH, LOCKERBIE, IN TEB COUNTY OF DUXIES, SCOTLAND, DECEASED

#

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE

the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin. ance No. 2 of 1897, made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 26th JANUARY, 1936.

All Creditors and others are accord ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Executors, 1. Des Toux Bond Central, Hong Kong.

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But there is no need to pour excessive cold water on the scheme. Anything which would improve the travel contacts between America and Europe is to be welcomed. It may, however, be suggested that the promoters might be content with less costly and ambikous speed for their projected vessels.

A NEW CHESS CHAMPION

H

&

new

The world has

chess champion. Dr. Euwe, the Dutch- man, has beaten Dr. Alekhine, the Russlan, after a tremendous match of thirty games by a single point Bo the sceptre which Alekhine wrested from Capablanca eight years ago passes into other hands. The congratulations which all chess-players will offer to the new

PROCESSING TAX ABROGATION

PREMIER BACK IN LONDON

ar

EDUCATIONAL CHANGES IN BRITAIN

London, Jan. 7. Big administrative changes made government's

tional task, should now be the the most techinically perfect "Minstrels - Debussy. "A management of the nation's lab the world."—

Fruneneran Frio Min. our reserves so that it was mar- humorous and genial evocation of the atmosphere of a music hall. Some English acrobats give them-

as the result of leaving behind in tying turns on the stage, while a the train shoes bought in Fong-burst of sensual musle suggests the

London: Jan. 7.

London, Jan. 7. shan.. t.

facile charm of the haunt of

Liverpool and London are bustly The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Meanwhile the Chinese victim pleasure. (Cortot).

contemplating the Baldwin. has returned to London. has succumbed to his injuries. An-The Flaren-Haired Girl-De- engaged in other man employed as interprebussy tender paraphrase of abrogation of the processing tax from his home in Worcestershire

spent the Christmas necessary by the ter by the Japanese gendarmes is

which involves an immediate re- where he in a very critical condition.

duction of United States four holidays. Most of the other mincoming all for Falsing of school- Rester.

prices by 20 per cent with star isters are still absent from London leaving age to fifteen "years" and cuts in prices of cotton goods anri and will return in time for the Improvement of education: services

are announced. De other Anished goods and expected Cabinet meeting next week,

They include frstly, reorganiya- Meanwhile The international to bring in a huge volume of pent up demand, thus tending to offset situation and other current question of plementary schools to pro- Ballade in F minor, Op. 62 other mast confusing aspects of tions are the subject of less formal vide extra accommodation requir

discussion between the Ministers ed to remedy defective premises Chopin" Its inaccessible position the decision to the market. preserves it from rude and Irre- Concerning cotton, the Govern-more directly concerned.— verent treatment. It is a master-ment is expected to issue a state British welcis. plece in plano literature, as the ment that: loan cotton maturing Mona Liss and Madame Bovary February 1 is not affected; this are masterpieces in painting and appears to be the crux for near prose. Its melody, which probes positions since the decision ob- the very coverts of the soul, is viously does not increase the old crap supplies: distants, however, haunting its chromatic colour-

are in the melting pot. ing." (Huneker).

ALLEGED SOVIET

...ABDUCTION

Strong Protest Likely

Dairen, Jan. 7. The Kwantung Army, announces that six Soviet troopers entered north-eastern Manchukue on De- cember 28 and abducted 28 Man-

chukuoans and "six horses.

Rush Hour in Hong Kong" Chasing

·ANTI-ITALIAN FEELING

and to reduce size of classes.

"Secondly, increase from 300 to 380 in the number of state scholar- ships from secondary schools; ta the university and increase in the value of each scholarship from IN EGYPT

£80 per annum to a figure not yet fixed. This will mean on the Manchukuo and Kwantung Army

Cairo, Jan: 7.

basis of an average course of authorities are expressing the

There have been some minor three years that there will always deepest indignation and the pro- Berceuse in D fat, Op. 57- test to Moscow is likely to be Chopin The most marvellous in-winter wheat, comprising the bulk anti-Italian demonstrations in be 1,000 state-supported under- stronger than hitherto,-

stance of filigree work in music." of the wheat crop already sown various parts of Egypt as the result graduates at the universities--

Thirdly, better provision Reuter,

Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op.is covered by contracts which the of Italian bombing of the Egyp—

are honouring: the tian ambulance unit at Daggahbur, technical and art education.- 39-Chopin "The most dramatic government -the most finely moulded of the spring grain acreage is expected to but no serious incidents have so British Wireles

far occurred.- four. It is capricious to madness, increase.

| Reuter's Bulletin Service. but the dramatic quality is -Heuter. mistakable. It seethes with scorn,

CUSTOMS REVENUE

COLLECTIONS

Tientsin, Jan. 7. Despite threats and, rumours to the contrary, it is reliably learnt that all the Customs revenues of East Hopel, including Chinwang- tag and passes, are being collected normally and remitted to the Cen- tral Government— Reuter.

STUDENTS COWED-BY-

POLICE

Tsingtao, Jan. 7

such an; extravagant' ngure is permissable. It is all are and fury, but it signides, something.” (Huneker),

BRITISH COTTON YARN EXPORTS

As far as grain is concerned,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

F

The popular passenger agent of of such stamps has been fixed as the NYK, Mr. Edwin A. Kinsey, six months. accompanied by Mrs. Kinsey and his sister; Miss Vivian, returned to the Colony Festerday by the Talyo Maru.

Both the land and water forces of the Bureau have received strict in- structions to keep a look-out for unregistered addicts and to arrest them and remove them" to the Shanghal-Woosung Garrison Com- missioner's office to be dealt with

Major H. V. Wilkinson and the

A sixteen mile motor road is to other members of the staff of be built between Mount Yoshing, Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & noted for its cherry blossoms, and Co. held an informal At Home at Mount Omine, known as the sacred

the new premises of the F, &.0.

champion will be no less sincere because he has done what text them thought he was capable of

London, Jan. 7. doing. Half way through the match

Cotton yarn exports to British- the score suggested that the ex- pected would happen. Alekhine,

India, which fell" from "over 14 the famous master of combinative

million pounds in 1932 to` 9,3° ́m.. A dinner dance will be held at the mountain, both in Nara prefecture, Company at 17 The Bund, Shang- play, at once brilliant and pro-

Students or to Shantung Unt-on in 1934, already amounted to Repulse Bay Hotel to-day. Special states the Japan Chronicle. The hal, last week. A large number of found, took the lead at the start versity endeavoured to stage anti- 9.7 million pounds in the first extra bus service has been arranged road will be seven metres wide, and friends attended and congratulated or the new surroundings in which and maintained it comfortably for

autonomy demonstrations yester eleven months of 1935 according for the convenience of the patrons will pass through the Nara nation- Major Wilkinson on the excellence 3 week or two. "He was at the top day, but immediately they were to the annual report of the Man attending dinner dance; in addi- al park Construction will be com

chester Chamber of Commerce.⠀ tion to the ordinary time table: pleted by the end of next year. The the staff of the famous steamship

line will work in future. of his form, and though the per- unruly the police appeared on the The figures for China, however. / HKH; 8 pm; 8.30 pm, 9 p.m.:| cost: is put at Y400,000, z severing Dutchman stuck doggedly scene. The

Building will now become one of altuation qaletened to his heels..he could not close the

down and the students resumed are very disappointing with a re- and R.B.H.: 1 L, 1.15 am, 1.30

For the first time in several the chief shipping centres in gap.

their studies, but police guards duction from 10.3 million pounds.

weeks, the cost of living in Tien-Shanghal seeing that already the Then when the match was more were posted near and around the tn 1932 to only 1.8 million the than half over, the strain began to | University.--

first eleven months of 1935.

tsin, as compiled by the Institute CP.R. have transferred their offices of Economics of Nankal University there. Among those who were pre-

tell on Alekhine; he played one or Reuter.

two games listlessly, like a tired

man, and his "wonderful sight of

the board' as chess-players say,

B.II.

We understand that HE the Governor will attend, the Interport

TWO

Germany and the Netherlands, Rugby dinner at the Parínsula mas registered a slight drop since sent were. Mr. H. E. Arnhold. Mr. v

however, give cause for encourage- ment. the former's imports parti cularly rising towards the 1932/3 seemed blurred and uncertain in DEATH OF FORMER BANK levels, while the total exporte to all countries gives promise of ap- Euwe deserves his success. He

prosch as the 1932 level of 141.7 prepared for the match by hard

million pounds- training with several "sparring

Reuter.

DONT FORGET critical positions.

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

PRESS SELFRIDGES.

OFFICIAL

London, Jan. 7, The death has occurred of Mr. partnera" of skill and experience. John MacLennan, formerly of the This preliminary practice, coupled Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.- with his own stout heart, deep Beuter

knowledge of the game, and re-

markable stamina, has given him

the victory over: sa opponent who

JAPANESE-AUSTRALIAN TRADE PARLEY

Tokyo, Jan. 7. was generally thought to be his ments with never a dint to show. superior. History has repeated it- Gradually, however, it came to The Foreign Office reports that self. When Alekhine defeated realise that Capablanca was not the negotiations for a Japanese- Capablanca at Buenos Ayres in quite so supreme a player as it had Australian trade agreement, which 1927 the chess world rubbed its thought and that the batter man opened during 1935 and has since eyes. It could hardly believe that had won. Will the chess world been temporarily, shelved, are re any blade had been able to pierce come to the same opinion about the opening tomorrow at the request that smooth Cuban armour wailch match which has just ended We of the Japanese Government had triumphed in so many tourna 1wonder.

Reuter Bustietin Service.

Hotel on Tuesday, January 28,

the week ended December 18. Harpur, Mr. G. Boolsen, Mr. C. Fuels light and water slow a slight D. Pearson, Mr. E. E. Parsons, Capt. His Excellency, the Governor, Bir drop after having risen steadily for Warner, Mr. H. Martyn Snow, Mr Andrew Caldecott, C.M.G. OBE, is the past month. The mark for the GW Woodhead and many to propose the toast of The Am-week ended December 25 is 12128 others. mortal Memory" at the annual as compared with 123,86 for the Burns dinner which is to be held previous week. Foods have also With a view to attracting more the Railway under the auspices of the Hong dropped somewhat, 118.87 as com tourists to Japan, Kong St. Andrew's Society on pared with the previous figure of Omce is reported to be planning to Saturday, January 25 The func-114.34, but clothing has registered build a big hotel at an estimated tion, which promises to be a big another rise, 85.38 as compared with cost of about Y.10,000,000," success, is to be held in the Roof 84.00 for the previous week Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel,

With the exception of

including The period for compulsory regis countries, and a suitable musical programme

Dinner iscket tration of opium addicts, having France, Ireland, Laty a being arranged

the end of las ear landa, Spain, Switzerland the Shanghai Public Yugoslavia, the men reau have started thet deures for the month of

decrease

published in Geneva by the International.

or Highland dress will be worn.

New Life, postage stampe, issued Safety

by the Chinese Post Office in com- investigations to find out memoration of the New Life Move- there are any addicte ment, have been on sale since last liberately retr Thursday. The berlod for the sale in themselves

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