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NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that as from February 1st., 1936, Ma. T. A. MARTIN L appointed Manager of Mosus. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. BRANCE in Hong Kong-

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MEMBERS are reminded that

entries for the Second Ladies Golf Championship to be held on Wednesday, 5th February, will close on Monday, 3rd February.

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 1, 1936.

"THE WORLD IS

WATCHING"

"To-day." as the Prime Minister said, "the world is watching to see whether the British democracy will sland the Secretary,

test. It is a serious We call thought.

durselves! a [+170

prudent people, yet we are willing to risk everything upon the hazard of a day. This great country, her safety, the fortunes of her people

THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB..

WINTER MEETING

Special Train will have Kowloon on Sunday, February 2nd, 1936, at 1.00 pm and return, leaving Fanling at 5.34 p.m.

A

First Class Retur Fare of 82. included Admission to the Enclosure.

THOMSON & CO.,

Chartered Accountanta,

Secretaries.

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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY. LIMITED,

these things are staked on a single throw, we shall now any of the dice box, but of something a little like it--the ballot-box No yonder if the world is watching. Mr. Baldwin remarked that "the steady recovery of the last four years had made our country the

most envied of all nations," and this no doubt is one reason why the world is watching. There is a

good deal of envy abroad; we have cur friends in the world; but we have also our enemies, and it might Help the elector to come to his decision 11 he were to consider how the friends and how the enemies of England would wish him to vote. We do not think that among either her enemies or her friends is there any doubt on the subject. The Iriends would naturally desire to see the upward course of her return to prosperity continued, would like "to see her confirmed in a stable Ad-

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ministration; the enemy would pre- N°

THAT THE THIRTY- EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY

will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jandine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Wednesday, the 12th February, 1986, at NOON, for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors to- gether with a Statement of Accounta for the year ended 31st December, 1935.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, the 3rd February 1936 to Wednesday, the 12th February, 1936, both days incluziva.

By Order of the Board of Directors

F. E. CRAPNELL,

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Secretary,

Hong Kong, 27th January, 1936.

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NORTH KIANGSU FLOOD WATERS

Nanking, Jan. 26.

fer to watch Great Britain falling Into the hands of men who would disorder her finances, weaken her defences, and destroy her domestic peace. There is no doubt at all that every enemy would rejoice if this country were to pass under the power of the Socialists.

We have seen in the course of these élections à good many offers of money to be spent here and there; of thouses to be built, of in- dustries to be subsidised, of millions to be provided for this or that sec- tion of the people. We have heard also, at the other end of the scale, a great deal of talk about "collec- tive security" and the League of Nations, and much else that is large and expansive and vague and international. We prefer upon the morning of the poll to base our ap- peal upon neither of these grounds, We have too good an opinion of the readers of the "Morning Post" to suppose that they will cast their votes upon selfish or sectional con- siderations. They will think of their country, and consider whether should continue to enjoy a stable

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1936.

WOMAN STABBED KONDYLIS DEAD NEW GIANT AIRSHIP

TO DEATH

Brutal Crime At Shamshuipo

A dastardly crime and outrage Was perpetrated last night E about 8.30. The scene of the erime was 202, Cheung Sha Wan Road, a disused Brewood shop wherein "resided Ng Suf vallas Ng Wan Fong, a widow of about 52 years of age, and ber nephew. aged 14.

Athens, Jan. 31.—Gen. Kondylls suddenly died of heart failure on Friday morning. He had suffered chronic asthma. formarly from

About 8.30 three men entered the house und Ng Sui came out of her cubicle and, seeing the men were strangers. she shouted and blew a police whistle. It appears from the reports that the men first tried to silence her by gag-

The news of the 'general's death sing and choking her. They were armed with two daggers and ap spread like wild "Are throughout parently finally resorted to murder Greece, causing a-great sensation. to prevent the woman from rais-Transocean News Service. ing the alarm, The woman was brutally murdered. She was stab- bed and had her throat cut. The nephew was tied and left alone

*BROUGHT KING BACK TO THRONE

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IN GERMANY

Fastest And Most Beautiful

In The World

(TRANSOCEAN NEWS SERVICE: SPECIAL)

NEWS SUMMARY

An enquiry held into the cir- cumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year-old Chinese which occurred as the result of being knocked down by a mator car at Hennessy Road on December 30 last resulted in the verdict of "Death by misadventure, with no blame attached to the driver."

A "Chinese named charged before Mr. E.

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Li Po was Wynne-

in out of the raidst of space, 2,000 Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy meters up in the air.

LZ 129," a flying hotel from the Studio, but from sound- with grand piano, smoking 100m running water and huge promenade decks. Water bal last is absorbed out of the air. The new gtant airship, the con- struction of which is nearing com- pletion in Friedrichshafen, is far larger than any airship previously built. It is 248 meters long, and the envelope holds 190.000 cubic meters of gas.

yesterday with assault and

In addition to all this, travellers tempted robbery.

It is a pity that Graf Zeppelin did not live to see this latest won- der of the air, the Zeppelin LZ 129. What Would this white-haired old man have said, could be have gone down into the smoking room of this ship and there have been The sister of the deceased wo

offered a cigar. "Have no fear, he man returned and found her re-

Athens, Jan. 31. would have been assured, smoke latives in this condition, 1ánd tm- General Kondylis has died sud- your usual Havanna in peace. The mediately raised the alarm

denly of heart failure. As Minis-patent ash-tray which you see Police officers from the Sham-ter of War, he crushed last year here on the aluminium table will shulpo station were soon on the the Venizelist, revolt and later seal the burning stub away from scene and though the nephew has seized power and established the air.

Nothing can possibly been able to give descriptions of dictatorship, after which he restor-happen, and Dr. Eckener need no the three men, they have as yet ed the monarchy. Subsequently longer give his stern warning to not been apprehended.

he was dismissed owing to oppoel- secret American smokers.” tion to the King's insistence on a wide amnesty-

The object of the crime "seems to have been roubery, though no reports are to hard as to whether anything has been stolen.

SIR FREDERICK LEITH-ROSS

Shanghai, Jan. 31. Sir Frederick Lel:h-Ross, chief

economic adviser to the British Government, is expected to return here shortly and will sall for Eng- land probably next week.

Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Ambassador to China, who has been ordered home. Is expected to accompany Sir Frederick. They will probably make short stops, at Hong Kong and Canton en route..

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FIRES IN LONDON

London, Jan. 31. The considerable increase in the number of Ares in. London last year and in the amount of dam- age done by them and of the fata- ties resulting is shown in statis- tics published of the London. Fire Brigade.

The total number of calls in- cluding false alarms and special services answered by the Brigade was 9,598 as compared with 8.831

31 1934.

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The lives lost totalled 93 against 73, and persons injured 684 against

581.

Colonial

Upon their return to England the two officials are expected to 1935 amounted to

The total loss caused by fire in £1,304,875 as submit important reports on poll-

compared with £488,355 in the China and the diplomatic situation tical and economic conditions previous year. Towards last year's

total, the fire at the in East Asia for the guidance of Wharf, Wapping, was responsible the new Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, la reshaping Great Britain's Far Eastern policy... Union News,

TIENTSIN MAYOR'S

INTENTIONS

Tientsin, Jan. 31.

for £490,000.-

British Wireless.

KING CAROL AT ART EXHIBITION

Londen, Jan. 30. King Carol of Humania visited the Chinese Art Exhibition to-day.

Mayor Hsiao Chen-ying, lifting | and was received by Dr. Cheng the lid on vice in Tientsin, to-day

and other members of the Execu-

The National Economic Counc!! it is to the national interest that is instructed the police not to annoy tive Committer

is devoting its simultaneous atten-Government or be plunged into the olum or gambling dens, brothels,

tion to drain the flood waters in the northern Hwai Valley and to close the dyke-gaps at Chuan- cheng, in west Shantung.

ול.

As soon as funds are appropriat ed by the Salt-Inspectorate, work or draining the flood waters in northeast Klangau wil be start- ed early next month,

Regarding the flood situation in west Shantung. where "China's Sorrow has again run amuc after a lapse of several months,

Te-

information from the N.E.C. veals that the flow of the Yellow River there is swift and that the Inundated area has been greatly widened.- Central News.

SOUTH SHENSI SUFFERS Salt Supply Shortage

Slan, Jan. 26.

provincial

Owing to the repair work along the Elan-Nanchang Highway, which has blocked traine alons that line licking the capital and the southern part of Bhensi, a shortage of salt supply is now reported in south Shensl where the salt consumption 1 nrublly supplied from Kansu, AJ

a result, the salt price there has

risen considerably..

Central Newz...

COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN INDIA

He removed police inspectors stationed at the railway stations who sought oplum smugglers.

vortex of such Socialist exper-dance-halls, etc. ments, as, for example, the nation- alisation of the joint-stock banks. furious fanaticism, their disordered They know these people, their minds, their wild ideas, which are

To the press Mayor Halac de- clared: "I intend to squeeze as rather a rush of blood to the head

much as possible from people than the product of any intellec- wanting these things and will use tual process. Men who in private the money to build roads, bridges life would hardly be trusted with a

and schools,

five-pound, note or the running of "I do not care for the opinions a coffee stall, make confident of Japanese, demand to be given charge not only others."

foreigners

BANDITS IN HOPET

..

and

are

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King Carol displayed special in terest in the collection of jades, of which he has a collector's know- ledge.-

Reuter.

AIRMAILS WITHOUT

SURCHARGE

Australian Rejection

in this de-luxe airship will have afine reading and writing mom, with comfortable aluminium arm- chaira The late Graf Zeppelin, however, could he see all these things, would certainly declare that all might be marvellous, but that he himself felt much more at home with all the technical im- provements that the new airship has to offer.

At the present moment, experts at Fredrichshafen are testing the effetency of an apparatus which would make it possible, in order to equalise the weight lost by con- sumption of fuel, to precipitate water from the air, so that the ship in fight can supply itself with water for ballast and other uses.

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dant to stand trial at the next His Worship committed defen-

Criminal Session,

Paze 6.

Justice RE. Lindsell yesterday in Sze To-wai appeared before Mr.

the last case of the Criminal Ses- slons on a charge of possessing

forged banknotes with guilty knowledge thereto of and was en- tenced.

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The" death occurred yesterday moming of Mr. A.J. Reed at his residence 'at No. 8, Broadwood, The funeral took place yesterday evening at the Catholic Cemetery.

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The Graduation Ceremony of FIVE MILLION RIVETS

the Nurses of

the Training In contrast to former building Schools of the Tung Wah Has- of machines like this, the present pital, the Kwong Wah Hospital airshitp is being put together al- and the Tung Wah Eastern Bos- most noiselessly. The rivetting, for pital was held yesterday afternoon example, which used to make such in the Great Hall

of the an unbearable noise, can now be. Tung Wan Hospital, when Lady The passengers on board this carried out with no sound at all.

Southern kindly distributed the |_flying_hotel_will sleep in luxurious-Something like five million rivets Certificates of Proficiency, given

cabins, with running hot and cold hold the giant framework together by those water and shower baths. They and these, instead of being ham- will have comfortable beds with es- mered in, are secured by means of pecially designed mattresses. These huge pincers, the levering arm of beds can be hidden away in the i which exerts day time, or transformed into com

a pressure of four fortable couches.

LUXURIOUS CABINS

tons.

The envelope, which has already been Anished, by the airship's "tailors" has been drawn over the fore part of the Zeppelin, and in order to give it strength, it is re- Inį ceiving on the inuide a coat of red

In each of the two stories are two promenade decks, 15 meters long. from which the landscape can be seen through the obliquely aet, unbreakable windows. the first story lies the dining room, į"paint. where it is expected many travel- lers from all nations will asscible. Everything is being done to ensure menus to equal those of any first class hotel in the world, and the food, electrically cooked, will be sent up in lifts from the lower storey, where the kitchen is.

A GRAND PIANO

amenity. A grand plano,

The new airship. has an especial con- has been built, and it may be that structed of light metal and leather,

radio listeners of the future will listen to the strains of the Moon- light Sonata, or will hear the voice of a famous Opera Binger, not

SUGAR PRICE CONTROL

Agreement Hopes Vanish

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London, Jan. 30. The prospects of an International Sugar Conference being held very shortly appear to be receding into the distant future.

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It was generally expected that the British Government would have Canberra, - Jan. 31. already issued worldwide invita- The Commonwealth Government tlons to attend a meeting either in has rejected the British proposals February or March, and the fact to carry all airmails without sur- charge. It was decided to retain

that no announcement has been Australian control of the Sydney made to this effect is generally to Singapore service, suggesting attributed to the unsettling factors future reduction of the surcharge arising from the recent United and five pence homeward. to six pence outward from England States Supreme Court decision,

coupled with the inflationary Ben

The Commonwealth is willing to

GAS PROOF ́.

In the past the inner balloony,

hospitals to those graduates, who have passed the examination of the Government Nurses Board and the Midwifery Board.