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THE

HONG KONG AND

SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. “

ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

(INCORPORATED IN HONG KouG) A8 from lar MAY our Offices will

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE

that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The DES Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Register- od Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeur Road Central, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, the 27th day of M, 1935, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Eirectors for the year ended on the 81st December, 1935, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.

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3RD FLOOR, PRINCE'S BUILDING, VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL. T. A. MARTIN & CO., Incorporated Accountanta.

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THE CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Transfer Booke of the Com.THE Fifty fifth Ordinary General

pany will be closed from Wednesday, the 19th May, 1936 to Wednesday, the 27th May, 1936, both daya inclusive.

By Order of the Board, F. C. BARRY,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 16th April, 1936.

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THE HONG KONG AND

SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

TOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of The Hongkong & Shadghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Second Floor, Exchange Building, Des Væðx Road, Central, Victoria in the Colony of ong Kong on Wednesday, the 27th day of May, 1996, at 11.30

Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 31st May, 198, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1935.

The Share Register and Transfor Books will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May, 1936, both days inclusive..

| JARDINE, MATHESON&CO.,LTD.,

General Agents, Hong Kong 30th April, 1936.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IS Hong Koxo)

HONG KONG DAILY

DEATH

DARRE-On April 23, 1936, at Sainte Marie's Hospital, Shang- hai Marcel Darre, aged 58. Beloved husband of Margaret Darré,

Editorial and Business Once: 11,

Ice House Atreet. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511. London Omce: 53. Fleet Street

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG APRIL 30, 1936.

OCEAN FLYING

PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936.

LONDON'S NEW SHORT HEAD VICTORY

AIR PORT

Gatwick Available In June

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London, Apr. 29. The new London air part, at Gatwick will be officially opened in June. It has been hitherto usei by continental air liners as an emergency landing ground and has since beer developed and is now stated to be one of the best equip.

air ports in Europe, Gatwick is the first London" alr port to have its "own railway sta- tion and direct rail connection

In building the air port it be- came necessary to divert the small river mole on its eastern boundary. Provision is made at the air port for 24-hour dying, including boun- dury lights, food-lighting and ra-" dlo. A radio blind-landing system is to be installed. British Wirelere.

SOVIET RAILWAY

Moscow, Apt. 28.

ond track rail line from Karim- The virtual completion of a sec- skaya to Khabarovsk, following the line of the northern Manchukuo frontier, was announced to-day:

The railway extends for about", 1,375 miles and work upon it was commenced two years ago.

The maiden voyage of the Hin- denburg has stimulated renewed speculation about the prospects of airships in long-distance transport. There have been so many airship disasters-the Dixmude, the R 101, the Akron, the Macon-that it will take more than the extraordinary record of the,, Graf Zeppelin, now "rolling down to Rio" on her one hundred and fourth crossing of the Atlantic. to establish general con- fidence in the type. But the Ger- mans, and only the Germans, are now in a position to prove that these fallures were the product of

The work has been rushed. The constructional ignorance or bung- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

ling or sheer inexperience of air-speed of the workers is attributed ship navigation. It is seldom to the excellence of the supervision, o'clock in the forenoon (immediately NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN realised that the successful hand- and the Commissariat of Home At- fairs says that eighty per cent. of ling of an airship is not a cut-and- that the ORDINARY dried science but an art more akin the foremen and brigade leaders after the close of the Ordinary Yearly YEARLY MEETING of the Society Meeting of the Company) for the will be held at the HEAD OFFICE,

to that of an old-time sailing-ship purpose of considering, and, if Union Building, Hong Kong, on thought fit, passing the subjoined FRIDAY, 22nd MAY, 1956, at 11 Resolution as a Special Resolution. O'clock a.m., for the purpose of That the Capital of the Company receiving the Report of the Directors be Reduced from $15,000,000.00 and the Statements of Account to livided into 1,500,000 shares of 31st December, 1995, and of declar- $10.00 each to $11,250,000.00 divided ing Dividend, etc... into 1,300,000 Shares of $7,50 escli, and that such reduction be effected by cancelling Capital which has been lost, or is unrepresented by available assets, to the extent of $2.50 per Share upon each of the 1,198,867 Shares of the Company which bare been issued, and by reducing the

The 8HARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both Days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

nominal amount of all the Shares in Hong Kong, 24th April, 19.36.

the Company's Capital from $10.00

to $7.50 per Share.

Dated this 24th day of April, 1936.

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS No. 16 or 1936.

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MATTIE THE

COLIN MACKENZIE & CO., LIMITED (And Reduced)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE COM. PANIES ORDINANCE 1932

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTI

skipper, an art which has to be

learnt. When our R 101 was lost only a handful of her crew had had any previous experience of airship management. In the Graf Zep- pelin, to take an extreme contrast, there is said to be one heimsman who has been with the company since Count Zeppelin built his first airship more than thirty years ago. Anyone who has seen the superh chiciency with which the Grat Zeppelin is navigated can well be-

lieve that the crew have had the time our Own ill-fated airship pioneers, alas! never had-in which to learn their jobs. These technical achievements stand. Even if the Graf Zeppelin were to be lost to- morrow the theoretical) case for the airship would no more be dis- proved than the cases for the

steamship would be disproved if there were only the one steamship

in the world and, in the course of eight years' Journeyings across a yirtually uncharted ocean with a mere handful of prepared harbours, It happened to run on a rock.

But the world has little use for

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY.SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at ita HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22ndthecretle" successes. The airship MAY, 1986, at 11.20 a.m., for the the Directors and the Statements of purpose of receiving the Beport of

Account to 31st December, 1935, end of declaring. Dividends, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. .

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE

were women.- Reuter,...

WIRELESS IN CHINA

London, April 14.

In this country it is estimated that something like a quarter of a million families get their wre- ess entertainment from privately owned relay exchanges. China possesses a different type of wire- less middleman, according to French traveller. There a little

FOR PAY UP

Mahmoud Comes Second In

2000 Guineas

London, April 29,

The 2000 Guineas run to-day over a mile' resulted in a close race with Pay Up winning from Mahmoud by a short head in a field of nineteen. Solando, which was to have been ridden by Gordon Richards, 'did not run inthe race.

Nevett rode Don Valley instead of Taylor and an addition to the list was Angel Bread, ridden by Clifford Richards, both of whom, however, failed to get a place. Thankerton, who came third, was ridden by T. Burns instead of Wadsworth as previously announced.

The following were the results:- (Dines), Rhodes Scholar (Stretti, Pay Up (Dick)

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Mahmoud (Donoghue) Thankerton (T. Burns) Pay Up won

by a short head, three lengths separating Recond and third.

Betting: 11/2 Pay Up, 100/8 Mahmoud, 40/1 Thankerton.

Also

Couvert (Weston). Abjer (Elliott), Daytona (E. Smith). His Grace (Harry Wragg), Walvis Bay (Low rey), Fairey (Perryman) Raeburn (Marshall), Don Valley (Nevett), Balahissar (Smirke), Monument (Pal Beasley), Wyndhan (Beary). Mid-Stream (Fred Fox), Boswell (Jones), Angel Bread (C. Richards).

ran: Squadron Castle-Reuter.

CHINA'S WISH FOR LEAGUE SEAT

(Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia">

Genera, April 28. Although the Chinese Govern- ment's wishes regarding a per- manent or at least semi-permanent seat in the League Council are not

дот meeting gratified by the decision of the special committee, under the chairmanship of the

Italian Rosco, China will at least have the satisfaction to belong to the League Connell for three years, If the Special Committee's recom- mendations which are carried by 9/5, are adopted.

ANTI-COMMUNIST

PACT

Chinese Views Of "Japan's Aims

Bhanghal. Apr. 29. Although the Foreign Office ai Nanking denies' knowledge of any

anti-Communist pact with Japan the Chinese press this morning splashes reports to the effect that "an agreement in principle has been reached between Chinese and Japanese negotiators, in Tientsin.

The earlier reports stated that

NEWS SUMMARY

Among the many passengers aboard the P. & O. liner Chitral which arrived yesterday from Eng- land was Major-General F. S. 0. Piggott, the new British Military Attache in Tokyo, on his way to Yokohamu.

Page 1.

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Ng Pior-hi, 29, a clerk employed by the General Post Office, resid- ing at No. 75 Leighton "Hill Road, first floor, Hong Kong, was charged before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday with im- peding mall. He was remanded for one week.

Page 6.

Despite the fact that they had to cope with very strong foreign competition, an all-British en- sincering group has secured the

for the contract

construction, " erection and operation. for a period of three years, of the Kwangtung Iron and Steel Works, a Provincial Government undertaking. The ap- proximate value of the contract is £2,000,000 or $30,000,000 in local Currency,

+

Page 7.

Pleading guilty to the possession of 31 counterfelt ten-cent pieces of mixed metal, The Wing, aged 32, a farmer, was fined $10, or in default. three weeks' hard labour, when he

before was brought

Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday.

Page 6.

Allegations that the defendant bit her mul-tsal on the arm, struck her under the eye with a pair of tongs, and beat her about the legs with a piece of firewood, were made by. Mr. H. W. Fraser before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis-

Fuk Wah Street, ground floor, was tracy yesterday when Mok Fung- kin. 26, married woman, of No. 102

charged with keeping an unregis- tered mul-tsal named Pak Hang. allas Lin Sung, aged 11 years, and with 1-treating the girl. dant admitted both charges and native of two terms totalling six she was fined $250, with the alter- months hard labour. Page 6.

Defen-

"The Japanese Consulate was closed yesterday in observance of

It was recently notified that cere-

. The Committee took the view that the exceedingly difficult ques- the Hcpel and Charhar Political tion of the composition of the Council had agreed to enter into League Council should not be set- a pact which would allow Japan tied in a time when the interna- to greatly increase her forces in tional situation is so full of unrest North

Cálja as а precaution as at this moment. The Com-agairist Communist invasions, and birthday of the Emperor of Japan. a mittee further recommended that that the arrangement awaited

the seat allotted in 1933 to Portu- the approval of Nanking. An antimonial in Japan would be very syndicate buys a receiving set, gal for three years as an addition-Communist office was to be opened restricted this year, and the recep puts it through its

paces at a al Council seat should not lapse in Pelping, the reports stated, but busy street corner and then goes again, but instead be allotted for a its chairman would have to be up round with the hat

further period of three years to proved by the Japanese and there some state not belonging to the would be Japanese advisers. group entitled to a seat in rotation. It will be remembered that at the last plenary session of the League, the

Austrian delegate pointed out that Austria was a state of this kind.

But wireless entertainment in Asia is making slow headway. The entire continent has only some two and a half million re-

eiving sets, as compared with the twenty eight million in the United States. And of those in existence Japan has well over a couple of william,

steamer fare, and, since the a commodation is frequently booked up for weeks ahead, there seems to be a growing army of regular "clients" who are prepared to pay extra for-the benents of reaching South America in four days as compared with the twelve days of the

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If the Committee's proposals, are accepted, the League Council will in future be composed of 15 mem- berg,- Transncoon News Service.

LEAGUE SEAT DECISIONS

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the

tion and party given by Mr. K. Midsuzawa, Consul General, at his official residence were both of a

semi-private nature.

Page 7.

It is now understood that

of the East Hopei Autonomous in Hong Kong, the Ministering Chinese are seeking the abolition

Despite the financial depression Government as a 'quid pro quo and reague made over $7,000 last year. the final conclusion of the pact of this money, £60 was sent Home. may therefore be delayed while the to Ottershaw for two cats and the bargaining continues on this point,

rest was distributed to various focal Possibly the details of the pact. charities. like

Page 1 the so-called Fo-Uematsu agreement, wil never be revealed.

but the Japanese will quietly pro LOCAL AND GENERAL ceed to put it into effect, the Chin- ese press belleves.

After an absence of several A Reuter message from "Pelping months, Mr. A, J, R. Moss, formerly says it is recognised the Japanese Superintendent of Kaitak airport, military leaders are less concerned retumed by the Chitral yesterday, with the pacalblity of a Red in-accompanied by his wife and two rasion of Hopei-Chahar, which children. negligible, than with the oppor“.

(Hong Kong Daily Press Specia)tunity afforded to gain control of North China's railways. This could be effected by the proposed pact

Reuter

PEACE CONFERENCE

DISCUSSION

Geneva, Apr. 29. The Committee entrusted with consideration of suggestions affect- ing the composition of the League of Nations Council, "decided to re- commend the creation of an eleventh non-permanent seat to be given to China. It was, morcover, decided to maintain the tenth non- permanent seat created in 1933 and at present held by Portugal. (Hong Kong Dally Press'' Specia”), The seat will probably be allocated to one of the Baltic States next September.. Iropeocean Hewi Service,

Geneva, April 28.

Squadron Leader Flynn and Fly- ing Officer Cooper arrived by the Chitral yesterday from Singapore on inspection duty" in connection. with the .A.F.

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Paymaster-Lieut.

Harrison. who will be attached to HMS.. Tamar was among the arrivals on the Chitral yesterday.

Char King, 36. living at No. 6, Shun Tak Lane was admitted to

must prove itself or be "acrapped." It has still a few years in which to do so. Every year for a dozen years the opponents of airships have been saying that aeroplanes #quid "soon" be flying regularly

fastest steamers. For the across the Atlantic. We are still waiting for those miraculous aero- Hindenburg's fights to New York a planes, Certainly it is probable sum equivalent to £50 at par for that at some-entirely indefinite- 83 at current rates of exchange) date within a generation à passen- 15 being charged. First-class fare by ger service between Europe and the Queen Mary is £54. On the America will be started by heavier- North Atlantic run any air service than-air craft. No one can now must, of course, compete with the [1377 cherish much hope that it will world's fastest and most luxurious

come this year or

The Normandie and next year, sea iners. though the carriage of Atlantic air the Queen Mary are planned to do mail by Imperial Airways or some the Atlantic "run" in a few hours other company, at great expense, over the four days. After experi- ence had been gained an airship on may soon be possible. Meanwhile the Hindenburg will be carrying the lines of the Hindenburg should out this summer a series of ex- cover the distance from an inter- perimental flights with passengers mediate stop in England in round between Frankfort and New York, about two days, less or more Be- These flights are only being under-cording to the prevailing winds. taken as a demonstration and to The time saving would thus be con- obtain some knowledge of the siderable and there is every chance weather conditions in the little that the business or fashionable frequented district between the trame which follows the prestige Azores and the northern steamer of the Atlantic Blue Ribbon might "tanes" "which a regular service be attracted away from the sea to would probably use. Dr. Eckener the liner of the skies. A flying-

the principal items on the agenda: Chan Yau, 60, married, woman and the company are known to be boat service running at much

(1) rehabilitation of the sanctity living at No. 60, Talkortant re- counting on their likely good effect greater than airship speed might Mystery surrounds the circum of treaties, (2) disarmament and ceived injuries during a fight with in gaining financial support in the cross the Atlantic in thirty hours. stances in which

re-abolisment of profits in the arms her husband which necessitated United States for further develop But here points of passenger com- ceived lajuries, necessitating her industry, (3) reinforcement of the her receiving treatment at the ment.. But the Hindenburg itself fort come in For thirty hours on removal to hospital yesterday. principles of sanction, and (4)| Kowloon Hospital yesterday. is required for the South American ¦ à stretch the restricted accommo- The woman was seen by some creation of the necessary organisa- service, in which it will join the dation of even a large firing-boat villagers in the vicinity of Potion for a peaceful revision of Graf Zeppelin later in the year; would be fairly trying, whereas the Kong Village, Kowloon City, stag-Treatles.

COMPANY, LTD. (Lscorporated in Hong Kone)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

that a Petition presented to the Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936. Supreme Court of Hong Kong on the 20th day of March, 1934, for con- frming the reduction of the paid up and issted Capital of the above Com pany from $100,000 to $75,000:- İN directed to be heard before Bis Honear Mr. Justice James Joseph Hayden on Wednesday, the 6th day of May, 1936, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Any creditor or shareholder of the Company desiring to oppose the making of an Order för reducing the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that he SEVENTIETH Capital of the said Company under ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING the above, Ordinance should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his of the Company will be held at its Counsel for that purpose.

HEAD_OFFICE, Union Building, A copy of the Petition Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22nd

Will be furnished to any creditor or share MAY, 1936, at 11.25 am., for the holder of the Company requiring the purpose of receiving the Report of same by the undersigned on payment the Directors and the Statements of of the regulated charges for the same. Account to 31st December, 1983, and

DEACONS

of declaring Dividend, etc.

Solicitors for the Company, 1. De Voux Road Central, Hong Kong.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SAIÜRDAY,

2nd "MAY, 1986, commencing at 2.00

P.M.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 P.M.

By Order,

8. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary.

The BHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOBED from 4th MAY to. 22nd MAY, Both Day■ inclusive..

By Order of the Board,

A W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1986.

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Kowloon,

Victoria,

New Territories,

Hong Kong, 27th April, 1986. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

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VILLAGE WOMAN

INJURED.

Kowloon City Mystery

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woman

The police authorities were notified of the occurrence, and it is surmised that the woman was knocked down by a motor vehicle, receiving injuries to her right eye

and left shoulder.

All League of Nations Societies the Government Civil Hospital yes- and Peace Societies held delibera- | terdag, suffering from injuries" re- tions here on Monday and Tues-ceived during a street fight in Sai day, under the chairmanship of Street.

Lord

Cecil and the French ex-

Minister for Aviation, Pierre Cot, A young. female child, Lau Shim when preparations were made for King, aged four, was also admitted bolding a great International to the Hospital suffering from Peace Conference just before the burris which she received at No. 8, League Sessions in Autumn. The Fuk Sau Lane, second floor, following matters will be among

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

Lee Mut, a female child aged 8 was admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday for the treat- ment of scalds which she received when she fell into a pot of boiling water. :..

One case each of Enteric Fever and of Cerebro-Spinal' Fever were. reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended on Tuesday.

NEW KING

the use of the two airships will airship can offer at least the at-gering down the road. She could Transocean News Service. then permit a weekly service be-tractions of spacious rooms and give no coherent account of how tween

If the continents, the decks, if not the grandiose luxuries she came about her injuries. money can be had, however, more of swimming-pools and squash- afrships will be laid down (one has racket courts, which would in any -even now been started) for an am-case be unnecessary on a'journey bitious programme of commercial of only a couple of days by air. services between North America. From the standpoint of safety Europe, and the East Indies. there might be Httle to choose be

London, April 28. The economics of the scheme are tween dying-boat and airship.

A bulletin issued from Harewood; difficult to assess. No airship ser- The flying-boat would be less at The Injured person was removed | House to-day states the progress of vice is likely to be practicable for the mercy of contrary winds; on to the Eowloon Hospital, without the Princess Royal and her young- years without a subsidy, But nel the other hand no bying-boat yet delay. She is stated to be an in- er son continues to be satisfactory, ther is any neroplane service, Last built could live half an hour in an mate of an imnumbered hut in and adds "After the severe at-

His Majesty King Farouk - WAS year the Graf Zeppelin was just Atlantic storm. I engine failure Sheung Yuen Ling Village, named tack of measles from which Her "paying her way, covering her compelled a descent. The airship, Fang Sze 36 years of age. These Koyal Highness has been rufter-proclaimed here to-day the ruler operating costs, insurance, and de- as the Hindenburg's flight has particulars were given to the ing, convalescence may be slow, of Egypt. He arrives from Eng preciation. The fare to Rio de once more reminded us, may keep authorities by a woman, claiming but no further bulletins will be land, where he has been at school,

on May 5-s Janeiro comes to £75 at par, not going safely, it slowly, with several to be a daughter of the injured issued " very greatly over the first-class I engines out of action.

British Wireless

woman.

Peuler.

Cairo, Apr. 29.