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IT is hereby notified that sealed tenders in triplicate which should be clearly marked "Tender for pr mission to obtain clay from a parcel of Crown, Land at Cha Kwe Ling, S.; 'D. III, N.T.", will he received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 80th day of March, 1934, for the nocupation for a period of one year from the date of notifier- tion of acceptance of tender of the piece or parcel of ground, containing. About 46 er, shown coloured red on plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 9th March, 1918, but subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the office, of the Director of Public Works.

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The Daily Press.

HUNO KONG, MARCH 8, 1936.

A BANKER LOOKS AT

BREAD

HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936:

INDULGING IN

SOME FUN

Soldier Lands In Trouble

Session NEWS SUMMARY

PRESS COMMENT League Council Session

HOPEFUL

New Locarno Treaty Suggestion

London, Mar. 17.

The comments of the newspapers on the European crisis are hopeful. Chancellor Hitler's reply, says the "Times," will certainly be regarded as a helpful step forward by the British statesmen

The "Dally Telegraph" says that League the proceedings of the Council yesterday will revive hopes

of a

Proceedings

Correspondent Gives Inside Information

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

In true Irish manner a soldier of the Royal Ulster Rines decided to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by in11- dulging in a free-for-all. Accord- ing to a traffic constable who was on duty, at about 5.30 yesterday, evening a soldier, name unknown, moving endeavoured to board a tram, which was travelling along Queen's Road East, having just It is not often that the annual turned out of Arsenal Street and Cviews of bank chairmen are de- when opposite the Wellington Bar- voted to the problems of the peo-racks this unknown soldier failed

habits. Generally

ir his attempt to board. with the

The tram stopped, and the soldier ple's eating

concerned they are

and finance.

gave vent to his displeasure by statistics of trade

breaking one of the tram windows with his st Not wishing to ex- pend his energies upon an inani-Soviet Pae. dispute to The Hague. Russien support-strong y mate object he soon persuaded

It is suggested that Britain may

new Locarno propose a four of the nearby Chinese pedes- trians to join him in a free-for-all.

under which she will guarantee Matters seemed to be getting a France and Belgium against ag- little too hot for the lone soldier

return for similar gression so the Chinese traffic constable undertakings from them. If this

The

new

Berlin, March 17. the League Council's Interesting information concerning session on Monday afternoon is furnished by the London corres- pondent, of the National-Socialist central organ. "Volkischer Bec- bachter," who states that M. Flandin, supported by Litvino, ener- thegetically protested against sending further telegrams to the German negotiated settlement

Government, contending that the German reply to the first tele gram already constitutes a refusal to the Council's invitation since diplomatic correspondents forecast on the French proposals which in-

it referred to matters which were not on the Council's" agenda. clude the partial withdrawal of German troops from the Rhineland

to the German telegram correspondent goes on to before negotiations, reamrmation

15 interpreted in that the

Foreign Government French of the British Locarno guarantee say

with Soviet British politica elries as a sign and submission of the Franco-Minister-likewise

advo- that the tension is decreasing. cated the incusion of the word The same paper's Paris torres. that the en- pondent writes "Condemnation" in the resolution Treaty

pf French public to be adopted by the Council. Mr. lightenment

regarding the actual Eden, the Danish Foreign Minis-opinion ter, Musch, and also the Belgian state of affairs is making satis- Premier, van Zeeland, оп the factory progress, "the bugbear of milder the danger of German Invasion" having almost vanished, white no- This more conciliatory view, body believes any longer in the the correspondent, finalis possibility of German evacuation

draft resolution in which to join the new Locarno Treaty prevailed and the Council adopted of the Flemish zone. in the same way as Britain.---

Germany's "infraction" Neuter.

of the Versalles Treaty is placed on re- cord but which svalds the word "condemnation."

Bach tender must be accompanied But this year Colln Campbell by receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial head of the National Provincial Not Treasury a sum of $50 as a pledge of Bank, one of Britain's “Big Five, the bona fidea of his offer, which sum "departed from precedent, shall be forfeited to the Crown, if only did he review the humble the tenderer refuses to carry out bis problems of the people's food; he tondor and comply with the condi- urged that the time had arrived when the Government should see tious, should the tender be accepted.

Form of tender and further that the people had more of it. particulars can be obtained from the The speech sounded more like a went over to the fracas with the course is adopted Britain will be other hand favoured a office of the Director of Public Works social reformer talking than the intention of stopping It, and was prepared to enter into a bilateral drafting of the resolution,

chairman of a banking institution.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

A. G. W. TICKLE, Director of Public Works. 13th March, 1986.

promptly "dotted" one on the jaw by the soldier. This invitation to join in was not taken by the ccn- stable and the soldier was placed under arrest.

The speech, indeed, is a reflec tion of what the British, high and low, are thinking. King Edward VIII is reputed to be concerned

The soldier is at present" lan- with the people's housing. Bri- tain has already done notable gulshing in military custody. [4290 work in clearing out the worst of

the slum areas and in proving de- |

of the poor. cent homes for course the project has necessitated public subsidies. But the Brish 1. longer blink at that.. In a' re- cent article Frank A. Vanderlip told of the number of leaders he met in England who wanted to see ipll-fledged status utility.

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of

a public

are.

Attack Us!

Pelping, Mar. 17. A cry of protest against the drastic governmental measures for suppression of the student patriotic movement and a re-statement of the students' position is contained in a circular letter mailed to all official organs,

In regard to food British opinion stems to be turning along much the same channel of social thought Frod and shelter THE REGISTER OF DEREN after all basic human needs. If TURES will be closed from MON- society is unable to distribute both DAY, the 23rd

tu MARCH,

maintain what is MONDAY, the 30th MARCH, both suficiently to days inclusive, during which period called in Britain an A-1 popula- no transfer of DEBENTURES caution, then Government must take over the function. This is the un- be registered.

Undernourishment in a country by the students of Tsing Hua which has gone to undreamed University.

of heights

material prosperity since the industrial revolution is a

newspapers and

in

Locarno Treaty on similar liges with Germany, Italy will be ask-says

BERLIN VIEWS

Berlin, Mar. 17. Commenting on the League of Nations Council decision with re- "gard to Herr. Adolf Hitler's pro- posals in connection with negotia- tions for safeguarding the peace of

the

The correspondent asserts that this fact in conjunction with the

Europe, the Berlin Tageblatt" GERMAN ACCEPTANCE OF

agrees that it is not for the Coun- cil, to decide that particular issue.

However, the "Tageblatt" holds it 1s for the powers concerned to give their assurance of willingness to enter into negotiations in connec- tion with peace guarantees to re- place the Locarno and Versailles Treatles "in due course."

says

"Berliner Lokalзnzelger" that Germany's second demand, that about which all the trouble and misunderstanding has arisen, was addressed chiefly to the Low

carno Powers and to Great Britain,

.By Order of the Board of Director Plication of recent British thought schools in the country yesterday in her role as mediator...

Secretary,

O. EAGER,

Hong Kong, 18th March, 1936.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

[4284! matter of public record. Last year Sir John Orr startled the British Association and the Bri- tish nation with the latest survey, He said that, in order to provide the people with proper sustenance, consumption of milk. should be in- creased 42 per cent.; of fruit and vegetables, 53 per cent.; of butter and eggs. 25 per cent.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Ordinary THE Sixty-seventh T

Sbare- General Meeting of holders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 27th March, 1936. at Noon, for the pure pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with

ended he 31st December, 1935.

In giving those figures Sir John unfolded a national task. It was to marry health and agriculture." Newspapers such as "The Times" London) began to read like so- cial service organs. Recently that

boys transferred from derelict

The letter, drawn up and ap- proved by mass meeting of

students held the day after the police and military raided the school and arrested 21 students. reads in part as follows:-

"In this critical time, when our aggressive neighbour is oppressing our country and the fe of the whole nation is in serious danger, the government troops are not be- ing used to resist the enemy but

fight against their own people. How depressing this fact is!

"Think of it: one whole regi- ment of soldiers was mobilized and fully armed to attack us! It would that young students are seem

"Government officials and

It is difficult to believe that the other nations of Europe will per- mit France to hold them back from reaching out for common sense, this paper declares.

That could only create an ad- only And vantage for Mose w Moscow's emissaries were also. In London, working behind the scenes for the Russian goai--

muter.

AN APPRECIATION "Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Berlin, Mar. 17. "There is no doubt that the British Government is trying to conclude negotiations in London in a conciliatory spirit and leaving nothing undone to start discussions

INVITATION

Error In Translation

The correspondent goes on to say that there is now much less talk of sanctions in Paris, French public opinion being aware that Britain would be averse to such measures.— Transocean News Service.

HITLER READY FOR CONCILIATION

any

Frankfort, Mar. 16. "The German nation-Do you with

want to bury the hatchet London, Mar. 16.

The condition attached to the German acceptance of the League Council's invitation to send a re- presentative was, according to the

France?"

Deatening shouts of "Ja, Jar greeted this question by Herr Adolf Hitler in his third election speech

in ten days.

English text published by the Lea- gue Secretariat, that, the Locarno powers should be "prepared forth-not Locarno or Versailles, but whe-

with to enter into negotiation in regard to the German proposals." The Foreign Office has been in formed by the German Embassy in London that the word "Alshald,” should "Forthwith" translated

be interpreted as "In due course.” According to press messages, an authoritative source in Belin atat- reply meant ed to-day that the that the German proposals should be taken up without unnecessary delay.-- British. Wirdes.

TURKEY JOINS WORLD COURT.

Herr Hitler said the question was

ther it was possible to exclude a nation of sixty-five millions from the community of rations.

Hitler added:-"I shall always be ready to enter into an sareement with France."-

Kouter.

BERLIN OFFICIAL VIEW.

·refusal

Berlin, March 16.

of the

Glowing tributes to the memory

of the late Mr. Charles Edward Lawrence Grist, who passed away at the War Memorial Hospital on Monday, were paid by the Bench both and representatives of branches of the legal profession at the Full Court yesterday. Page 6.

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Tunes of Ireland echoed round Statue Square yesterday when a representative group of Irishmen and women gathered to observe the day of their Patron Saint, St. Page 7. Patrick.

As a result of the failure of the jury to reach a verdict in his pre- vious trial on charges of possessing colning moulds, Wong Kan, 25, ish stall foki, was re-tried by a new jury at the Criminal Sessions yes- terday, before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden, Acting. Pulsne Judge.

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Thirteen applications for licences of various kinds were refused by the Select Committee of the Urban Council when it met yesterday.