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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1936.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. DERBY BETTING THIS POOLING BUSINESS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

IN THE SUPREMe court of HONG KONG.

THE

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

CLUB.

FIFTH

EXRA

RACE MEETING will be held. (Weather Permitting) a: HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS MAY, 1986, commencing at 2.00

No. 16 or 1036.

IN THE

or

MATTEA COLIN MACKENZIE AND COMPANY, LIMITED (And Reduced)

AND

P.M.

The First Bell will be rung At 1.80 P.M.

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary.

IN THE MATTER OF THE CUM. Hong Kong, 11th May, 1936. PANIES ORDINANCE 1832.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Northe Order of the Conet in

the above proceedings dated the 5th day of May, 1936, confirming the reduc tion of the issued and paid up Capital of the above named Company from $100,000.00 to $75,000.00 mail the Minute (approved by the Court) showing with respect to the Capitali of the Company as altered the several particulars required by the above mentioned Ordinance were registered by the Registrar of Companies on the 8th day of May, 190.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the waid Minute is in the words and figures following →→

"The capital of Colin Mackenzie and Company Limited is $125,000,00 divided into 300 shares of $50,00 each instead of $150,000.00 divided into 3,000 share of 8000.ach and at the time of registration of this Minute 1,500 of the aid shares are issued and on each of them the sum of $5000 hus been and is to be deemed fully paid up. The residua of be said stures namely 1,00 are unixscuzer? ".

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Dated the 11th day of May, 1934.

DEACONS,

1. Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Company,

ST. JOSEPH'S

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COLLEGE

OLD BOYS,

IN connection with the Diamond Jubiles of the College, it is proposed to bold a Past Pupils

Editorial and Business Ofce: 11,

Ice House Street Tel 30251,

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Omce: 53. Fleet Street

E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG Kosa, MAY 12, 1936.

BRITISH INTEREST IN

ETHIOPIA

Indications that British opinion may press for tighter sanctions against Italy because that country has. in Mr. Eden's words, "inten- sified its aggression." may revive questions as to Britain's reasons for wishing to curb Premier Mussolini's African adventure.

PRICES

Three Candidates At Even Rate

FRENCH HORSE MAY RUN

11

London, May 27, " The following were the prices quoted at to-day's call-over for the Derby to be run at Epsom on May

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17 2 Pay up t. and o. 17,2 Tajakbar 1, and o.

No

More Secrets In

The Navy

(BY SIR HERBERT RUSSELL )

London.

A

by the new plan? The undertak- I have always been taught to ing is to give these particulars in belleve that one of the elementary the first quarter of the year and to begin any construction features in the art of defence is to not

whatever until the information has try and mislead your opponent as | far as possible to the real been passed around. But as things. have been for many years past we character of your strength. boxer seeks to keep the other have issued our Navy Estimates in fellow guessing until he can no the first quarter of each year: all A proposed new construction is fully Rhodes Scholar t. and o. longer conceal his full powers.

set forth under Vote VIII, and in military leader strives to guard all Noble, King t. and o.

no case is work upon the pro- Balahissar 1. and o

knowledge of just what he is lead- ing with the most fervent vigilance. | gramme put in hand until many

months later. Spying must be about the most

The other three Powers which ancient business in the world and

have agreed to follow this method also publish. resolves itself simply into an at- tempt to learn what a rival or an naval budgets in advance, disclos- enemy is trying to keep strictly to Ing their intentions. himself.

Mahmoud t. and o. Abler t. and o Monument o. 33/1 t. Dayrona't, and o.

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Raeburn e. 35/1 t

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Carioca o. 40/1 t.

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Fairey p. 40/1 t.

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Boswell. and o.

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Bela Ethel o. 50/1 t.

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St. Magnus t. and o.

100

Cofundille t, and o.

Bela Ehel is from France and a probable runner.- Heuter,

SILVER STILL IN USE

Country People Huld-On

To Cuins

ید

We did not tell the Ger- mans anything about tanks; or the Stokes gun, or the paravane, be- fore springing these surprises upon them. They did not tell us any is thing about gas or delayed-action fuses before using them against

(Front Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, May 11. Silver coins are still in use in the counties in spite of the official pro- hibition on account of the fact that country people are not accustomed to accepting banknotes. Agents are sent by the Kwangtung Pro- vinela! Bank to the interior to buy up the sliver but fail to draw out the white metal from the country people!

13,

Dinner in the College un. Saturday. Patriots of Italy, led by Mazzini sliver on behalf of the Kwangtung London Conference have just sub-

To all Englishmen, and surely also to many Italians. the recent friction between Britain and Italy has been peculiarly saddening by reason of the long tles of friendship that have bound them together. In the sixth decade of the last century the and Garibaldi, were fully conscious of the fact that they had bebind them the sympathy and moral sup- port of the British people. They knew, in spite of the assertions of some ambitious foreign govern- c/o Green Island Cement Co. ments. that the dominant interest which drew Britain to their side R. CHOY,

was a strong sympathy for the cause of Italian liberty and nation- al self-government.

16th inst. at 8p.m. after the Concert Will those desirous of attending please forward their names to any of the undersigned not later than 5 p.m. Thursday, 14th instant.

M. F. BAPTISTA,

c/o Banque Franco-Chinoise. R. M. OMAR, c/o Ellis & Edgar.

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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

District magistrates in the coun- ties are instructed to buy up the

Frovincial Bank, which pays $120 in notes for every $100 in allver. Notwithstanding this premium, the country people prefer to keep the silver unless they need cash for

transaction.

In the counties, there are two prices for commodities, one in cash and another in notes. "Payment in notes is subject to 20 per cent, dis- count.

The Provincial Department of But last year, very suddenly.

Finance desires that its managed those amicable relations were pro-currency be applicable throughou foundly disturbed. When Italy went

the province. In Canton, only to war with Ethiopia and Great

notes are used. Commodity prices Britain seemed to be the principal have risen by about 20 per cent. obstacre to her ambitions it became

and are still on the increase. the aim of Italian propagands to discredit British motives." Under a

NOTICE is hereby given that the deluge or inflammatory speechez

supply af electricity will be! interrupted in the following streets in Taim Sha Tsui:- Tuesday 12/5/38 from 10.30 a.m. ta

12.00 Noon.

articles in the press the and Italians were not allowed to see that some of the sympathy which the British people had for Ethiopia was similar in kind to that which they had once felt for the cause of Mazzini and Garibaldi. The Italian

MANCHUKUO TRADE COMMISSIONER

therefore, docs this Where. "achievement" on the part of the Naval Conference actually carry us in effect beyond the condition of which already existed? things True, it will eliminate any possi- bility of secret construction if the provisions of 1 are faithfully ob served. It will render impossible, for instance, the procedure follow- ed by Germany a year ago when she suddenly sprung upon the world the intelligence that she had built submarines and laid down a I am not battleship of 26,000 tons. concerned to apologize for this violation of the Versailles Treaty beyond, expressing agreement with that great body of international opinion which held that it should have been revised years before. But I do think we should realize that Germany was in an excep-

of

sea

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Yuen Fung-kwong. 39. pem- played of no fixed abode was ad- mitted to the Kowloon Hospital on Sunday with severe injuries receiv- ed when he tried to alight from a moving express train at Ping Wu, Chinese Territory...

There will be a dinner dance to- night (Tuesday) in the Peninsula Hotel Roof Garden, also on Friday and Saturday next.

has

NEWS SUMMARY

At the China Auction Rooms, French Bank Building, yesterday afternoon, & valuable leasehold property, registered in the Land once as the remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 1072, was sold by order of the mortagees by public auction. Mr. Yeung Ping Ho was the successful bidder and secured the lot at the price of $45,000.

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A number of Chinese employees of the Hong Kong Hotel and the Gloucester Hotel were arrested in a gambling raid made by the police. on the third floor of 20. Wellington

The Maritimes Customs issued a detailed report on the foreign and interport trade of Street on Sunday night. Page 6. Canton for the year 1935."

HE the Governor is to perform the christening ceremony at the launching of the ferry steamer Man Cok at Kowloon Docks to-day

at 11,30 a.m.

The usual fortnightly whist drive and tombola will be held in the reading room at Kowloon Docks on Tuesday, May 12, at 8.45 p.m. Refresh- Admission: Fifty cents. ments will be served, and every- body will be made welcome.

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Appearing before Mr. E Hims- "worth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning. Ip Wan, 39, and Lam Pui, 58, were charged with the possession of 1,000 forged ten-cent banknotes of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Bank at the Kowloon- Canton Railway Station on May 9. Page 6.

An action, claiming $812.50 as salary, was brought before Mi. Justice J. J. Hayden at the Sum- mary Court yesterday by Michael. Mitrofanovich Affanassleff, master mariner. against the Hang On Charles Steamship Company and Fong Yaumati Yiu-chat, the managing partner Page 6.

The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. John

officer. Doyle, police Police Station, and Miss Marion thereof. Irene Tyrrell, residing at Arlington Hotel.

A little girl told a pathetic story In the witness box at the Central when Mr. One case each of Diphtheria, Magistracy yesterday Enteric Fever (Imported) and of Balfour heard evidence in the re- Cerebro-Spinal Fever, were report-mand case in which Kong Yeung. ed to the Health Authorities for widow, was charged with keeping an unregistered mul-tsal at 16. the 48 hours ended or Sunday.

Wing Li Street, and with ill-treat- ing the girl.

Page 6.

ANTI-SMUGGLING CAMPAIGN

A joy-ride in a car belonging to the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo proved an expensive affair for Chung Tam- fuk, 19 years, an apprentice in a Shanghai, May 11. garage at Canal Road, Wanchai, The Chinese press states that Mr. who was fined a total of $35, in H. O. Tong. Customs Superinten-default, one month and ten days* dent, is proceeding to Canton, on hard labour, when he appeared be- Wednesday. travelling on the Pre-fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen- sident Jackson, to confer with the träl Magistracy yesterday, charged South-West leaders on plans for with driving private car No. 1255 the permission of the suppressing smuggling in South without China.

owner and driving without an ap- It it also reported that the Fin-proprate licence.

Page 6. ance Ministry, is shortly establish-

Reuter

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ing an Anti-Smuggling Bureau in A youth, Chan Lin, aged 19, was order to control, the entire anti-convicted by Mr. Balfour at the smuggling activities throughout the Central Police Court yesterday on Istion.

a charge of stealing five copper cents from Lan Man, shop coolle, and, on admitting four previous convictions, was sentenced to three months' hard labour, to be follow- ed by two years' police surveillance. Page 8.

SINO-PHILIPPINE TRADE

Commission Completes Investigations

11.

An application for permission to withdraw the summons against L. Yuk-chan, sole proprietor of the Ah Lik Battery Co., for an in- fringement of the Trado, Mark Or- dinance was made by Mr. D. L. Strellett when the case was again mentioned before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-

Shanghai. May Senor Manuel Alzate, head of the Commission Philippine Enquiry which is visiting China and Japan, returned from Nanking after con- day. Ferring with the Foreign Minister, General Chang Chum, and the Minister for Industries, Mr. Ting-ching concerning Sino-Philip- pine trade relations.

Page 6.

I know perfectly well that if I went to Woolwich Arsenal, or into one of the Royal Dockyards, or to Porton,

armed with the best credentials possible, there are cer- tain doors through which I should be refused admission. In all for- eign naval and military establish- ments a much more rigid system of guarding against espionage pre- valls than in our own organiza- tions. It does not follow that there is always really such a lot to hide. The obvious idea is not to let other nations know what you are doing in the form of practical tional situation such as would be unlikely to arise ander normal re- measures to meet what they are

lations between the great Powers doing themselves. And, as I have this idea is $0

and that under the Anglo-German already said,

Naval Treaty which she signed in elementary as to be instinctive.

the spring of last year it would be WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

quite unjustifiable to suspect her What, then, is implicit in the

of any design to secretly lay down new agreement to which the four ships of which we should know naval Powers taking part in the nothing until they were completed scribed? The undertaking is that

or well on the way to completion. NO SECRET SHIPBUILDING each of these Powers, will com-

Still, we may concede this point municate to the rest its full pro- gramme of new construction for to the new naval agreement, that

any prospect the financial year; that it will do it eliminates

shipbuilding among the this during the first quarter of the secret year and before a stroke of work nations of good faith. Heretofore; is done in connection with the they have been under no necessity ships provided for, and that all to disclose the full measure of: the details and "ideas" to be em- what may be going on in their bodied in such ships shall be fully naval yards and would be break- and faithfully disclosed, and no ing no understanding except with taxpayers by laying- modification of design introduced their own without giving notice in advance. down vessela not mentioned in any I am willing to admit that the manner whatever In their publish- moral effect of such a token of in-ed programmes. Thirty years aga national confidence may be con- this country staggered the siderable. But I am altogether Powers by launching a trio of puzzled by what amounts to a battle-cruisers of" which only those mixing of confiding sentiment with sworn to secrecy had previously the existence. No such defensive precautions. The thing known seems SO contradictory that event would be possible under an nations which are arming against honourable observance of the new one another for this is what the order of things at any rate in the To Be Stationed In Berlin

whole conception of armaments case of the Powers subscribing to comes to should tabulate their this order. I thing it is reasonable Changchun, May 11.1

plans in full, thereby blending to expect, that Japan, Germany, be- mistrust with confidence. To promote trade relat ons

The and Russia will consent to adopt ween Manchukuo and Germany, proposal came from the British this new order of things, in which the Foreign Office of the Manchu delegation, and was accepted after event it will apply to the whole kuo Government has decided to

a good deal of discussion in which of the principal naval Powers. appoint a trade commissioner to there was practically no demur.

But, I repeat, what is it going to Reuter If that were really the case be stationed in Berlin, it was au-

This, of course, is consistent with amount to? This must depend is strange that popular opinion in thoritatively learned here to-day.

our new tradition as the world's upon how far the pooled intelli- It is understood that the com- principal idealists. But I should gence is to be carried. The mere Britain should have been much

missioner will be sent following the have had more faith in the possi-idea that all the nations should more strongly in favour of a vigor-

trade agree- ble virtues of this scheme had the lay bare their special inventions was the formal signing of ous League policy than

ment between the Heinking Gov-suggestion of it come from one of and conceptions for countering the British Government itself; and that

ernment and the German trade the other Powers, and had the threats of modern warfare or for those who were most to the fore in

representation.

passage of it through the Con- delivering attacks in still more Middle Road (East of Nathan denouncing Italy were the non-

Informed quarters revealed that ference not been quite so, easy us

sinister form, is altogether too Road).

imperialist Liberals and Labour Peking Road.

men rather than those who might the Foreign Office plans to appoint it proved. For then I might not ridiculous to entertain. Are we to have been so conscious of the fact gure each of the naval Powers Wednesday 18/5,86 from 8.00 a.m. be suspected of favouring imperial-elther Mr. Hikichi Kato, sectional

in turn saying to the rest, "Gentle- Ist policies. If doubt about the chief of the commercial bureau, of that we are likely to have so much

the Foreign Office, or of Mr. Torac more to give away than the other men. I know that you are prepar- stili remained (outside

chukuo Embassy in Tokyo, as the dently realize this fact even al- ing to night you: see for yourselves once a practice from which the respondents this morning. Major most unscrupulous shrank because [ Imai declared that "no discussions. first commissioner.--

though they could not be expected exactly what I am doing to coun-

of the grim disapproval provoked, formal or informal, were going on, Luion News,

to admit it openly. Let me not be ter your efforts and show me ex-

has become a cheerful hobby. to the best of his knowledge. The misunderstood as suggesting any actly what you are doing to coun-

Frankly, then, I am wholly un- Japanese and Chinese authorities thing so absurd as that this coun-

ter mine." The League of Nations try has a monopoly in inventive Union might regard this as an impressed by any sense of notable are merely exchanging "reports achievement in this "exchange and news" It may be true, he genius, in ingenuity for producing idealist plan and a great step. to-

the Japanese have the, distinguished international de- asked the Chinese for detailed and gadgets. All the principal sea wards that complete international Plan" The individual honour of added, that

would bring Powers have a good deal to learn confidence which from one another, but I do think general disarmament so very much legates in beyond question. As to confirmed reports about the extent Just how much they have pledged and success of anti-Communist it is true to say that all the rest nearer, but I rather apprehend their countries I do not know, but measures now being taken, but of them would be considerably that those well versed in the ways more desirous to find out what of this very imperfect world would am certain that, whatever it is, nothing more than that.

their pledge is given in the fullest Union News. good faith. But surely we have all they could about our secrets than see in it a direct invitation to we should be to and out, indivi- eluston Let us keep our minds

main staunch of faith in all com- Indeed, possess contraptions of away military secrets of distinct which we have no knowledge; they value to herself. Can anybody pacts. All the Powers which sign- are quite sure that we have a lot pretend that the course of history ed the Covenant of the League of during the past twenty years to Nations undertook precisely idea- go back no further-inspires much tical obligations, yet this country countries such as to necessitate on its ostensible and true merits. "EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION" faith in "the sanctity of treaties?" alone has had to tow most of the British resistance to an Italian The central issue that remains is Not suspecting the Admiralty of Every country which signs a treaty others in. her wake; and some of

8 country, asserting a childlike simplicity. I am won- conquest of Abyssinia." The prin- whether

does so with the aim of getting them have refused to be towed at all As Mr. Podmap remarked of cipal British interest in the cuur- grievances, is entitled to go to wardering just how far it really is in-

some advantage out of it-political, foreign nations, "They do as they economic, military, or pacifist. of the Nile, which could as easily reference to any rights but its own, information." If it is to be con-

do." Owing to this circumstance be arriving from Japan on May 15, THIS, CASUAL. WORLD be safeguarded by arrangements and how far a member of the fined to broad, general details, such

we now find ourselves suddenly in which connection hotels and with italy as with the present League, such as Great Britain, as the number of new ships con- When the strict application of committed to a very heavy, expen-other premises are being taken over- Government of the country. ...! should press the case for joint templated. their categories, size, the treaty threatens to become de- diture for armaments which, in by the military authorities in the

Henceforward outside Italy at action in the interests of security armament, engine power, and the finitely disadvantageous or awk-our conndence in a better world, Japanese area.

like, what exactly is to be achieved wardly inconvenient then the facile we thought we should never want. [4892 least. the issue will be considered and peace..

Ashley Road.

Chatham Road (South of Mody people were told that Britain's at-

Road).

Cornwall Avenue.

titude was really dictated by selfsh imperialist and economic motives. Carnarvon Road. (between Cora-These charges may now be repeated

wall Avenue & Cameron Road). by the Italian press. Hanzow Road (North of Peking

Road).

Hanoi Road.

Hart Avenue:

Loek Road,

Mody Boud.

Minden Kow.

Minden Avenue.

to 12.00 Noon.

matter

Wu

The party will return to Manila to-morrow.

ANTI-COMMUNIST PACT

Japanese Officer's Statement

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113- the

Pelping. May 11. task of finding new interpreta- If any anti-Communist pact or tions" begins. The real, inescap- other understanding is taking

Tientsin able meaning of plain words 18 shape at present in denied, and we are emphatical-reported, it is being accomplished ly asked to agree that, in the dir-without any formal or even cumstances, they mean something formal discussions between else altogether. It always has Japanese and North China officials been 60-only I think the world according to a statement made by steadily becomes more casual on Major Imas. Japanese Military At- the subject of national honour. tache in Peiping.

Nathan Road (East side, South of Italy) it was surely dispelled by the Kawasaki, couricellor of the Man-Powers, and that they very evi ing to fight me, and I am prepar-Default of creditor Governments,

Cameron Road) Middle Road (North side between Nathan Road & Hankow Road). [4411

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

private British document which

the Italian press, through some of Judgment, pub- strange error ushed a little time ago, for the edification of the world. The theft of this document is a minor mat- ter in the history of espionage. But the facts revealed by the do- canient are of major importance.

Here we have the report of aj number of experts, intended, not for publication, but 'solely for the guidance of British ministers, as to

BRITISH TROOPS

-Battalion Arrives In

Palestine

Jerusalem, May 11: A battalian, of the Royal Scottish how British Interests would be Fuellers, which has been sent to assist in keeping order in the coun- will be held at the Offices of the of Ethiopia. The upshot, with cer

banas, has arrived in Palestine. undersigned on Thursday, the 21st tain minor qualifications, was in Heuter's Bulletin Service May, 1986, at Noon, for the purpose the opinion of these British experts of receiving the Beport of the that "there are no vital British General Agents, together with a interests in Abyssinia or adjoining statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December, 1935.

THE

THE Fifty-fifth Ordinary General

Meeting of the Shareholders affected by an Italian occupation try in case of-Arab-Jewish distar-dually, all about theirs. They may, clear. No nation is going to give been too much disillusioned to re-

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May, 1996, both days

inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON&Co.,LTD.,

General Agenta. Hong Kong 80th April, 1988.

to hide.

try lay in regard to the headwaters on its own initiative and without tended to carry this "exchange of

Interviewed by foreign press cor-

JAPANESE BRIGADE FOR CHINA

Accommodation Activity

In Tientsin :

Tientsin, May 11.

It is reliably reported in Chinese

circles that a Japanese brigade wil

Reuter, "