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HONG KONG cricket CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1936

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REMINDER

INTRIES for the above Close

to-day at 8 pm,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

NOTICE is hereby given that as from 1st March, 1936, the dress of the Undersigned, Liqui- dators of the Ka Wah Savings Bank. Ltd will be No. 24, Wing Lok Street, Bong Kong.

THE KA WAH SAVINGS BANK,

LTD.,

(Tu Voluntary Liquidation)

CHAN TAT GAM

FUNG IU WING

WOO YEE TUNG

(Liquidators).

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BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

THE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936.

MEUKOW BRANDY

and from now

on young lady we are

going

to

have

some

brandy in the house-

lat

good

stuff you

can

on-

[HE Final Dividend declared

for the Year ending December, 1933, at the rate of Three Pounds Sterling at exchange 1/8 5/8 is payable on and after the 24th February, 1936, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1936.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1936. 22ND, 24TH, 25TH, 26TH AND 29TH,

FEBRUARY, 1936. ·

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N Saturday 22nd, Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th, and Wednesday 26th February, the first bell will be rung at 11 am., and the first race will be run at 11.30 a m... On Satur day, 29th February, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the first race will be run at 2710 p.m.

The tin interval will be taken after the fifth race on the first four days.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND

ENCLOSURE.

rely

MEUKOW

"The doctor in the Home "

A Fine Brandy-Reasonably Priced-on which you can rely in any emergency and which satisfies the most fastidious palate.

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Sole Distributors :---

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr. and Mrs. C. Bernard Brown announce the marriage of Miss Helen Mary Knill to Mr. David Lamb Prophet. at the Union Church on Wednesday, March

EDEN'S SPEECH

ነነ

IN COMMONS

18, 1938, at 3 p.m. No invita German Disapproval

tions will be issued, but friends are invited to attend the cere mony and afterwards to the reception at the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel. T4238

Editorial and Business Omice; 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanehal Once):

Tel 14511.

London Offee: B3, Fleet Street,

B.C. L

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY $7. 1936

RUSSIA ADVANCES!

Summarised

THE ASSYRIAN QUESTION

Lord Cranbourne's Statement

Hi

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The 27th annual Athletic-sports of the St. Paul's College, will be held on the South China Athletic Association ground, Caroline Hill on Thursday, March 5. The races will commence as 1.30 p.m.. and last to ê pîm.

Recent colonial appointments that refer to Hong Kong include:..

("Bong Kong Daily Press" Special)

London, Feb, 26. The League of Nations statement Berlin, Feb. 26.

for settlement of the Assyrian The German disapproval of Mr. Eden's speech in

question was discussed in the Com- the House 0

mons last night when Lord Cran- Commons is apt y summarised by bourne, Under-Secretary for For- Mr. M. J. Abbott, to be Assistant the semi-officia "Diplomatisch-eign Affairs, spoke on the supple Crown Solicitor, Mr. J. Redman to Poliche Korrespondenz" which mentary vote of £60,000 which re- be Assistant Government Analyst, writes:

presenta the first instalment of Mr. L. Starbuck to be Professional Britain's contribuilon of £250,- Asistant, Royal Observatory, Miss 000 towards the scheme. He des- | K. Trickett to be Nursing Sister wribed the scheme as a most in- teresting innovation and attempt

Mr. G. Glms, master in the Hong under League auspices to solve a Kong Education Department has problem which concerned more

been transferred to the Secondary than one country and which apart School at Nicosia, Cyprus, where from its political aspect bad strong he has been appointed Head- religious and humanitarian as master. Mr. Sims has been in the Colony for five years. He was op-

"The speech of the British For elga Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden confirms the definite adherence t the system of collective secur ity. It signifies nothing new and means but a confirmation that in future England intends to follow the course and give weight of her Increasing power to collectivity er deavours.

pects.

il

"Nobody can object to Mr.

It had been suggested, " some pointed as assistant master, at Eden's thesis that England must quarters, sald Lord Cranbourne, King's College, in August 1930. be strong, being a power with ex- that the Assyrians were brought Now 28 years of age, he is a B.A.. tensive vital interests

at crucial into the world war by the British (Hons) of Oxford points all over the world, which Government who therefore had must be amply protected. Mr. special

responsibility " towards One case of Diphtheria was re- Eden's attempt to show the use- them. It was not true they were ported to the Health Authorities, - fulness of collectivity is. however, brought in

to' ald the Russian for the 24 hours ending February different matter.

Mr. Eden to forces. While the British Govern- 25. this end tried to "separate collec- ment could not accept any res- tivity and encirclement. Els responsibility they did not disguise soning obviously tends to demon- their special interest in a satisfac- strate that the support which story solution of the problem. Strong England would give in the The settlement in the Chat area policy of collectivity must not b of the mistaken for a support of encir- clement. The experience has shown that these utterances of the British Minister are not sum- clent to appease the apprehen- slons.

+

EX-KING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA

territories under French mandate in the Levant had now("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special> been arranged. It was calculated that transfer of Assyrians would

Vienna, Feb. 26. cost £1,146,000 of which £826,000 Ex-King Ferdinand' I of Bul- would go to reclamation and £320,- garia, who is one of the monarchs. 000 to settlement. The British that lost the throne as a result of contribution of £250,000 repre- the outcome of the World War. sented five-twelfth of the total was officially received by State President Miklas, who congratulat- He mentioned that Britain had fed him on the attainment" of fits already spent £4,000,000 on up-75th birthday, which he is cete- keep of Assyrians,—

brating on Wednesday, British Wireless, a

It was perhaps inevitable that the ruthless regimentation of the Russian people under the Soviet regime should eventually bring about the abolition of their in- digenous forms of

These flourished in the Tsarist era, and were made the basis of the Rus sian opera which began with Glinka and that wonderful syn- thesis of all the arts, the Diaghile ballet. To-day, alast the old folk- dances and the historio peasant's dress are becoming alms for oblivion, and it seems to be the intention of the Soviet authorities

DISTANT GOAL to hasten the process of extinction.

"The well-meant intentions are as much as possible. Thus all not quite so convincing as the re- officers in the Red Army have just sulls to date and in this connec-i been ordered by the Commissar for tion it must be said that Mr. War to learn without delay to Eden's conception of collectivity dance modern Jazz numbers. We does not represent the real state can hear in imagination the of affairs, but at the best indicates cursing and clattering in Russian the ideal of a distant goal barracks where, to the hurried

"Particularly the present tim horrid jogtrot of noise symphonies which seems to Mr. Eden so hope- captains and colonels in high fui, gives enough instances of hos- black boots and electro-plated tility and threatening under spurs are learning how to conju-argls of collectivity and in the gate the tango and master the de guise of unselfishness.^^ clension of a rumba. All because "The Franco-Soviet Pact a military deputation when visit-instance which, with the express ing Ankara could not walk through sanction of England; is a modern dances with the more tivity scheme burdened seemingly was found in a suburb in Shanghal ("Hong Kong Daily Prean" Special) progressive Turkish ladies! A year with instruments making for 'with a shot gun by the side.

the

cost.

khônbakých takeRIDADANIA

FRANK VIDA DEAD

1

ff

Shanghai, Feb. 28. Frank Vida, the sixty-four-year- old American and prominent form- er Jockey, was found dead with a collec-wound in the throat. His body

is, an

or two ago a knowledge of auch peace, which in fact, bears marks evolutions would have been taken of endangering peace.

"In view of this disquieting de-

ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. beard will soon have been reaped, unrestrictedly at the disposal of

Members are reminded that they HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL HONGKONG' TRAMWAYS

and their Ladies MVST wear their Badges

prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure

Badges admitting Non-Membera to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at 310.00 per day including tax-or $10. 0 including tax for the Meeting (adies 85 and $20.00 respectively) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon introduc- tion by a Member, auch Member to be responsible for all Chits, etc.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the

Race Course.

SOCIETY

IMITED

N TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVET

THE ANNUAL SHOW of T FLOEES and VEGETA BLFS will be held at the VOLUN YEARLY GENERAL MEETING that. the ORDINAEN TEER THURSDAY, the 5th MARCH, LIMITED will be held at the Offices HEADQUARTERS On of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS 1936, from 8 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., FRIDAY, the 6th MARCH, from Ltd., Hong Kong..on FRIDAY, the 10 am. to 4 p.m.

28th day of February, 1986, at 12 o'clock Noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.

ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY CLOSE at the Hon. Secretary's Office, Stock Exchange Building, fee House Street, at NOUN on THURS DAY, the 27th FEBRUARY, 1936, The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, but intending exhibitors are request EXCHANGE BUILDIN (Teled to SEND IN THEIR ENTRIES 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 1000 a.m.

AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Clab House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21820.

On po pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The Price of Admission to the

MEMBERS who have not yet paid their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Bociety are requested to send $5.00 to the UNDERSIONED,

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary.

14198

Public Enolosure is $2.00 per day THE HONGKONG & KOW. including tax for all persons includ ing Ladies, and is payable at the LOON WHARF & GODOWN

Gate.

Boldiers and Bailors in uniform

* CO., LTD.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVE that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 13th to THURSDAY, the 27th February, 1986, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1936.

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THE BAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN QUEENSLAND). NOTICE OF declaration of

· INTERIM DIVIDEND. »

es a proof of capitalistic yearnings. In other matters Russia is goingvelopment, it is somewhat strange modernistic: The last Russian that Mr. Eden places himself sc

collectivity. One looks in vain in the Minister's speech for an in- timation with what he intends to combat any misuse of collectivism.

'Germany

01

in accordance with

It appears that the trigger caught a bamboo fence-Reuter.

HISTORIC HOUSES TO BE PRESERVED

London, Feb. 28.

to

Ferdinand became a. familiar figure in the Austrian capital, where, in prewar days, when the old Imperal City was at the height,

of its splendour, he was often seen visiting the Opera House- Transocean. News Service,"

'DANZIG DECREES

Danzig, Feb. ·26- In fuldiment of the promises given on behalf of the Danzig Government to the League, Pre- sident of the Senate. Dr. Greiser of announced the promu gation the four decrees of the "recom- mendations of the; League; of Na- tions" all matters of the press, this superseding the decree of

though in the brave old days such a use of the razor would have been regarded 23 an áct of .sacrilege—was not part of the

Terror exercised by Ivan the Ter-.

The plan for preservation of his-, June 30, 1933 on the preservation Hble the compulsory shaving of her pacific principles shows full toric private houses in the United of public order and safely and the the boyars? Russian women are

Understanding for all endeavours Kingdom haa received approval confiscation of subversive, printed now illuminating their faces and for peace based on equal rights and a fund will be created out of matter. enamelling their finger-nalis in the

and mutual respect and involving which help might be rendered to "The second decree repeals the manner of foreign votaries of the all nations, but she is bound to maintain building and to try to decree of October 10, 1933 for the modern artifice which was old in

show mistrust to the development obtain some rellef from taxation maintainance of the dignity of Memphis the palmy days of Knossos which does not forestali hoste It is estimated there are

but in about the nationalist societies. The plcturesque

em-tendencies which are table to in: 600 houses in Britain which might the new decrees it is pointed out broidered blouse, the Russian crease European friction to an un- equivalent of our disused smock-bearable degree."- frock, has been abandoned,

rancean Neva Service, and Russian youth hopes to te able to afford an English lounge-suit' some fine day. Scratch any Russian to- morrow, and you will not find a is a pity Stalin does not take trace of the Tartar folk-artist. It

Moscow, Fab. 21. Steppes, to quote a jest of Oliver Fresh gesture has been made, by Wendell Holmes, to provide lunatic the Manchukuo authorities to asylums for those who insist an Outer Mongolia for a peaceful this dreary uniformity. It is not settlement of the incidents be an advance in civilisation to between the two countries. Man-of come, "advanced" in the sense of chukuo requested Outer Mongolia | Britain's balance sheet for the cur-

£20,000,000 for expenditure, as extremely serious and it dà felt" that the success of the military of the word as used by Annie's to make fresh proposala which rent year which ends on March movement would lead to large Granny in "Man and Superman' Manchukuo Will endeavour

*FRESH GESTURE FROM MANCHUKUO

come under the scheme. Such that the present. legislation is cap- houses would be opened

the able of enforcing respect for the public--

and National Socialist Party

its British Wireless.

organizations.--- Transocean News Service,

BRITAIN'S BALANCE SHEET PROSPECTS

London, Feb. 28.

The newspapers consider that despite the suppementary grants

GENEVA FEARS OF FAR

EAST HOSTILITIES

Geneva, Feb. 28: The coup in Japan is regarded

to 31 will make, a satisfactory show-scale hostilities in the Far East. ing. Revenue is still flowing in The League may soon be involved well and the Chancellor's estima- for it was these possibilities which tes are likely to be exceeded. Al made the Soviet anxious to join though expenditure to date is the League so that she could raise NEW GOVERNORSHIP FOR nearly £19,500,000 higher than in the issue under Articles ten and

meet.

"Beuter's Bulletin Service.

DETENCE LOANS IN BRITAIN

SIR RICHARDS

London, Feb. 26. ́ The King approved appointment Governor of Gambla to be Goy- of Sir Arthur Frederick Richards

are admitted to the Pablio Enclosure NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS | NOTICE is hereby given that for Defence Loans was furnished emor of Fifi, in succession to Sir

at $1.00 per day including tax.

Bookmakers, Tie Tac Mon, etc.,

London, Feb. 28. The first evidence of the Gov- ernment's Intention to raise money Third Interim Dividend of Four Fence per share on account of by the War Secretary when ad- A.GM Fletcher, will not be permitted to operate withHE FORTY-NINTH ORDIN- the financial year ending 81st March, dressing the Westminster Savings

ARY ANNUAL MEETING 1988, has been declared by the Association. He stated

Directors of the Company in Bris Defence Department may mat

that the bane, payable to Shareholders on the great demands on savings in the Registers at Brisbane and Singapore years lying ahead on Saturday, 14th March, 1936.

in the precincts of Tas Hoxe Kane OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held JOCELY CLUB during the Race, Meeting,

at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Tiffins will be obtainable in the Matheson & Co., Ltd, on Thursday, the 5th March, 1986, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 82st December, 1985,

Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st Floor, Exchange Building..

Any parsons found loitering with Servanta passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the closure. By Order,

Secretary.

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, 17th February, 1988.

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The Transfer Books Of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 21st February, 1988, to Thursday, the 5th March, 1986, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Director",

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 12th February, 1986.,

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NOTICE is also hereby given that the Singapore Transfer Registers will be closed from Monday, 9th March, to Saturday, 14th March, 1936 (both days inclusive), for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.

b2

In reply to the foreign chai lenge, the Admira'ty will short y award contracts for seveni 1.850 ton superdestroyers, which wi added to the normal building pro- gramme for 1935, according to the "Daily Telegraph'à" naval.corres- pondent.

Sir Richards entered the Civil was appointed. Governor of North service as cadet FM.9. in 1908 and Borneo in 1930 and Gambia in 1934- Heuter's Bulletin Service.

Governor of

SINGAPORE BASE COMPLETION

eleven..

the corresponding period of 1934/ 35, the gap between current re-

It is feared that the coup will react venue and expenditure is only on the meeting of the Committee or £16,051.439 against £21.091,338 Elghteen on March 2. With major British Wireless..

fasues looming in the Far: East,- 'members of the League will feel anxious to get the Italo-Abyssin- fal dispute settled.-- Reuter.

OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT"

BOARD

| SPAIN LOYAL TO LEAGUE

London, Feb. 23. It was announced in the Com- mong to-day that the Governmat proposes to set up an Oversea

Madrid, Feb. 28: Settlement Board and a Centra

The Foreign Minister of the new. Committee on Oversea Settlement Government stated that Spanish The Board, which wil consist of and the Government reiterates its

foreign policy has not changed. three official and Ave unofcial London, Feb. 26. members under the chairmanship adherence to the obligations of It la anticipated that the Blaga of the Farilamentary Under-Be-

the League of Nations.- DERRICK & CO., The correspondent states that 'pore Base will be ready for gen-retary

usuler's Bulletín Bervica. for Dominiona. Captain Chartered Accountants, the vesse's will be known as the eral use in the financial year 1939, Douglas, Racking, wil consider and

Local Secretariaa.

Tribal Class and will be the larg aid Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, Civil advise upon specific proposals for est and most powerful torpeds Lord of the Admiralty, replying to Hong Kong Bank Chambers,

craft ever built by the British a question by Mr. R. Rankin in the SINGAPORE, 18th February, 1986, Navy, at a cost of £400000 cach House of Commons-

[$243 Reater.

Reuter.

By Order of the Board,

schemes of migration within the day-to-day administration and co- Empire............

operation between Government The Committee, which will be and voluntary Organisations.—— constituted later, wit undertake, Hritik Tireless.