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ADVERTISEMENTS.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS..

2.

N connection with the Diamond

proposed to hold Post Pupils Didher in the College on Satur lay. 16th inst. at 8 p.m. after the Conert Will thom desirous of attending please forward their names to a of the undersigned not later than p.m. Thursday, 14th instant.

M. F. BAPTISTA,

'o Green Island Cement Co.

K. CHOY,

c/o Banque Franco-Chinoise, R. M. OMAR, e/o Ellis & Edgur. (+412

THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that an No

Extraordinary General Meeting of The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Secon Floor, Exchange Building, Des Vœux Road, Central, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong on Wednesday, the 27th day of May, 1936, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon (immediately after the close of the Ordinary Yearly Meating of the Company) for the purpose a considering, and, if thought ft, passing the subjoined, Resolution as a Special Resolation.

That the Capital of the Company be Reduced from $16,000,000.00 divided into 1,500,000 shares of $10.00 each to $11,250,000.00 divided fato 1,500,000 Shares of $7:50 each, and that such reduction be effecte by cancelling Capital which has been lost, or is unrepresented by available auets, to the extent of $2.50 per Share upon each of the 1,193,867 Shares of the Company which have been issued, and by reduemg the nominal amount of all the Shares in 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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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

TEE Fifty Afth "Ordinary General

Meeting of the Shareholders, will be held at the Offices of the -undersigned on Thursday, the 21st May, 1986, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December, 1995.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1936.

SOVIET MENACE

TO JAPAN

Warning Sounded By War Minister

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DEATHS BENNETT-On April 20, 1936, at Westergate, Sussex. Dr. Cecil Bennett, Medical Superinten- dent, General Hospital, Shang-. hal Communications to his sister, Mrs. Bernard Buckham. 48, Campden Street, W.8. JACKSON:-On April 26, 1938, sud- denly, at Wolsey Grange, Esher, John Willam Jackson, M.B, C.M, late of Shanghai, LEAR-On April 24, 1938, at a Putney nursing home, lately residing Bournemouth. Helen Dear, widow of Edmund Evers Dear, of Hong Kong and Mel-on the Manchukuo-Soviet bourne.

Tokyo, May 12

A warning to the Soviet was Minister for War, in the course of sounded by General Turauchi,

a private report to the Dict on the Lense Japanese-Sovie relations,

He said the construction of forts border by the Soviet was regarded as ex Cessive from a Japanese paint o view: The Soviet's Far Eastern | forces exceeded 200,000 with the possibility of further increases in future. Simultaneously there were Afty submarines at Vladivostock London Office: 53, Meet Street with the air fleet capable of rald-

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ing Japanese cities.

Editorial and Business Office: 11,

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

Tel. 24511.

The Daily Press.

on

HONG KONG, MAY 13, 1936.

THE CLOUD IN THE FAR EAST

Incidents

M.

Moreover, Outer Mongolia was under perfect Soviet control which tends to the, encirclement of Man- chukuo.

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The situation therefore was such ag compelled the stat'oning of con- siderable müitary forces in Man- churia.

General Terauchi added, that the Army previously opposed the con- clusion of a non-aggression pact with the Soviet as it had not at- tached much value Moscow's proposals.--- Reuter,

to

JAPAN-MANCHUKUO RELATIONS

New Treaty Decision

from

continue to multiply the frontier separating the: Japanese vassal State of "Manchu- ku from the territory of the So- vet and of the Russian-controlled of Outer Mongolia. The State joint frontier Commissions which were to investigate the responsibl- lity for these incidents and to pre-

Hsinking, May 12. vent their recurrence have not yet lattons between Japan and Man- Far-reaching changes in the re- been established, though both Governments proclaim their desire treaty, which will operate

chukuo are forecast in the new for a peaceful settlement. July 1. under which Japan formally Voroshlloff, the Soviet Commissar for Defence, speaking at a dinner of being treated

recognises Manchukuo as worthy given by the Japanese Embassy in

on equal terms among the world's civilised States. Moscow, agreed with the Ambassa- dor that there was no dispute be- all extra-territorial rights and spe- Japan will therefore renounce tween the two

countries which cial privileges in Manchukun, in- could not be settled by peaceful' cluding the right means, and recalled the Soviet

of Japanese to be tried in their own Courts. Government's desire for the con- There is much speculation as to clusion of a pact of non-agression: II. he added. Japan was really other Powers at present protected the effect of these decisions on anxious for peace she would put a by treaties with China, which Man- stop to the activities of irrespon- chukuo in 1932 promised to respect. sible elements who provoke bloody-Reuter frontier clashes. This was very plain speaking for such an occa- sion. The warning implicit in it recalls the firmness with which, a few weeks ago. M. Stalin em- phasized the Russian determina- tion to maintain the indepen-. dence" of Outer Mongolia, mean- in apparently thereby its depen- dence upon the Soviet Govern ment Mr. Arita, the new Japan- ese Foreign Minister, discussing Japanese policy with foreigh Press

recently, ad mitted the deterioration in Russo- Japanese relations, but was con- fident that all the differences

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May, 1936, both days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON&Co.,LTD., correspondents

General Agents. Hong Kong 30th April, 1836.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

THE

CLUB.

FIFTH EXTEA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting, at HAPPY

VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th MAX, 1986, commencing at 2.00 .P.M.

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

By Order.

5. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th May, 1936.

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HINDENBURG ON RETURN TRIP

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Where

DIET UPROAR

Okada Blamed For Revolt

Tokyo, May 12. The Diet was thrown into a state of confusion when a motion was Minister, Admiral Okada, did not submitted asking why the Prime commit hara-kiri after the Army revolt in February.

Mayeda, an Independent member. The mover of the resolution, Mr. declared that the Premier should accept responsibility for the re- volt.

Mr. Mayeda refused to withdraw expelled from the Diet.— the motion and he was accordingly

Beuter,

MANILA WATER FAMINE

Bursting Of Main Under Pasig River

Manila, May 12.

PROSPERITY IN

PROSPERITY IN GREAT LOSS SUFFERED

BRITAIN

Marked Evidence

Of Revival

London, May 12, Almost every industry except affected by sanctions, quotas and coal, whose market is specially

the approach of warmer weather, shares in the revival of prosperity in Brital which is again revealed in employment, and the estimated number of Insured persons between 16 and 64 in, work on April 27 was 10.712,003,

BY CHINA

Death Of Mr. Hu Han Min

INFLUENTIAL

AND RESPECTED POLITICIAN

Canton, May 12.

Mr. Ju Han-min, famous Chinese politician, passed away this evening (Our Special Correspondent).

Mr. Hu Han-min is again indisposed. His blood pressure has been a little higher since the 9th instant, but is coming" bäck to normal after medical treatment during the past three days.

In building and public works in- dustries in the distributive trades and hotel and boarding house ser-

According to reliable sources, Mr. Hu's pulse seemed to cease". vices. there was

for a short time yesterday afternoon, but it is normal again this a marked im- provement and engineering and

morning and his blood pressure is not so high as the past three metal industries also were more

days. His health condition is said to be better. (Central Press.) active, as were woollen and worsted Mr Hu Han-main was born in dominating personality in Chinese trades.

1884 and was a native of P'anyu politics The Ministry of Labour's figures Kwangtung. He was the founder throughout the country.

and widely respected reinforce the impression of indus-of Tung Meng Hui with Dr. Sun Since his breach with General trial development given by statis- Yat-sen in 1924-25, and was acting Chiang Kai-shek, he bas resided tics from other sources.

generalissimo in Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Railway traffic has increased by absence, £1,300,000 this year following an, advance which has been almost continuous for the last two years,

He was sent as Canton's delegate to study agrarian conditions in Moscow.

in

the South, mostly in Hong Kong, and he ardently opposed the Generalissimo's policy in dealing with Japan.

He was a member of the South-

west Political Committee, which turned to him for advice, and had always opposed Nanking's policy of

TRIP TO EUROPE

Steel and fron production last In May 1927 he was appointed month rose to a new record and Chairman of the Nanking Nation- recent statistics for overseas trade, alist Government. From October Horne retail trade, bank clearances 1928 to January 1931 he was Pre-non-resistance against aggression. and other gures are interpreted sident of Legislative Yuany resign- as indicating that there is at pre-ing in February of the latter year. sent no sign of a break in the up-

He was opposed to the promulga- ward trend of industrial and com-

tion of Yueh Fa (provisional con- mercial activity.—

atitution). British Wireless.

SHARP WORDS BY POPE

th..

His enforced residence in Nan- king thereafter led to a temporary breach between Canton and Nan- king.

he

Mr. Hu Han min left, towards the middle of last year for Europe to recuperate his health and received urgent messages while be was away to return to Nanking and assume the post of Chairman of the Central Executive Commit He had been State Councillor of

tee and of the Central Political the National Government since National Congress last December.

Couneli, appointments made by the October 1928, and member of the Kuomintang

Since his Central Executive

return Mr. Hu's at- titude had not been definitely Together made known, though at one time with General Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. Wang Ching-wel, he constituting to Nanking to assume duties.

If was stated that he was proceed-

Address On Dangers Committee since 1924.

Of Communism

Hong Kong Daily Press' Specia!)

Rome, May 12.

ed the Kuomintang's dominant triumvirs.

By

DOMINATING PERSONALITY

the death of Mr. Hu Han- min, the Chinese nation suffers an he Was B

A

number of Hungarian pilgrims on Pope Pius XI gave audience to a Monday and addressed them in irreparable loss 25 very sharp words on the dangers

enemies which threatened every- Father of Communiam, which the Holy described FLS common

cne and everything, even the sacredness, of the family was not being left immume.

The Pope said: "Communism tries to force its way in every- where, either with violence or cunning. Many people who see their way, and do not want to fur- ther. the enemy,

nevertheless promote their ends by their apathy. But many go so far as to openly favour the doctrines of the enemy and do not realise how they are when we see so much blindness in threatened by whom they help. the world regarding this enemy, we must make common forces both in Transocean News Sermira, religion and in human society,"

THE MUI TSAI COMMISSION.

To Remain In Colony For A Fortnight

BUDGET SECRET

"

LEAKAGE

Tribunal Questions Mr. Thomas.

Dr. Wang Chung-hul, former judge of the Hague. Court, who is now back in China, had pald several visits to the late leader in" an effort to bring about a recon- cillation.

STOP PRESS

HOME CRICKET RESULTS

London, May 11.

Thomas, replying to questions ask- Mr. Leslie Thomas, son of the Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. H.

ed by the Attorney-General at the Investigation of alleged Budget leakages, emphatically denied that he had ever had the slightest in-for 9 (Smith & for 37). formation from his father regard. ing possible Budget changes

London, May 12. . The following were the results of cricket matches concluded to-day: Middlesex v. Warwick Middlesex 150 and 280

Warwickshire won by one wicket. (Wyatt 5 for 89): Warwickshire 213 and 218

adid

Surrey v. Gloucester had no recollection of 'scussing 229 and 338 for 8 declared (Fish- Surrey won by 274 runs. Burrey the Budget with his father at any lock 133 not out): Gloucester 174

and 119 (Gover 5 for 40).

time..

On the Tuesday after Easter, on instructions from Sir Alfred Bates. M.P.. Mr. Thomas took steps to sell £50,000 worth gilt-edged stocks. At Sir Alfred's request he got in touch with insurance brokers re- Singapore, May 12."" Captain John Jeft who will, begarding the premiums on risk Secretary of the Mul Tsai Commis. change in the income tax slon, is on the way to Hong Kong. later effected insurance for £4. He graduated at Glasgow and 000 on Sir Alfred's behalf. specialised in Chinese affairs since entering the Malayan Civil Service

In 1920.

The Commission temaths in Hong A veritable drought was experi-Kong for a fortnight and then will enced this morning in

rules. certain have a month's tour in Malaya.--

could be settled by diplomatic means. Japan, he declared, did not think of taking action on ac- count of frontier incidents "unless others launch aggression upon us." There need be no doubt that both the Governments really desire Peace, at any rate for the time be- their differences are susceptible of ing, and equally no doubt that

diplomatic adjustment. doubt arises is over the ability of the Japanese Government and Foreign Omce to prevent their band from being forced. by ele- ments over which they have little control. There have been occa- sions, and there may well be more. upon which they have found them-sections of Manila as a result of selves committed by military at the bursting of a water main under. tion to courses not easy to recon- cile, with their ostensible policy. sand homes were affected and it is the Pasig River. Over ten thou~ An attempt to bring about greater believed that more harmony between the views of the once workers had to do without. than 50,000 Foreign Office and the Army is now a bath. being made by the institution of regular informal conferences upon

Engineers and divers are work- foreign affairs between the Foreign Meanwhile water is being convey- ing frantically to repair the main. Minister and the two Defence ed to the affected areas by sub- Ministers, though it is generally sidiary pipe lines. assumed that the "unification of polley" sought by this means will ago and took a fortnight to repair. The same main broke some time reflect the military rather than-Reuter, the diplomatic view. Relations be- tween the Army and the Govern-

1 Hong Kang Dally Press" Special)

Berlin, May 12. The airship Hindenburg started from Lakehurst on its first retum Bight at 11.27 USA Eastern time. The airship is carrying 48 passen- gers besides about 800 kilograms of mall and 1100 kilograms of freight. In spite of fogs over Newfoundland, Dr. Eckener hopes to complete his ment even, in normal times are gle finds its most drastic expres- trans-Atlantic return trip in rough- very different in Japan from what slon.. ly 45 hours, which would be a new they are in Western countries. movement,

The ringleaders in this record in time.-

"captivated by the The present time moreover is far doctrines of Marx and Mussolini Transocent News Service.

from normal, as the world was re- dressed in the clothes of Imperial minded by the mutinous outbreak Japan," aim at getting rid of of two months ago and the poli- capitalists and politicians and set- tical crisis which followed it.ting up totalitarian Socialist

A FINE SIGHT

Lakehurst, May 12

ILLICIT IMPORT REVENUE East Hopci Receipts ›

Tientsin, May 12.

of

NEWS SUMMARY

"The P. O, s.3. Ranpura, with the Chinese art treasures on Board, will arrive in port next Thursday, escorted by HM.S. Dauntless,

Page 11.

Two police officers in

one car and a Lleutenant of the Royal Artillery in another car were the principal figures in an incident in Queen's Road and Lockhart Road on the afternoon at April 25, as a sequel to which Lieutenant P. de N. Ramus, of the Royal Artillery, was summoned before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday.

Page 6.

"This is a very serious offence; there might have been a boller ex- plosion had the theft not been dis- covered," sald Mr. W. Schofield, at

when passing sentence of four the Central Magistracy yesterday,

months' hard labour on Fong

Yung-hing, 25, odd job coolle, charged with the theft of ten pounds of lead and copper piping from Taikoo Dockyard on Monday.

Page 5.

The remand case in which a

widow, Kong Yeung, 58, is charged

treating the girl was again." before with keeping an unregistered mul- tsal at 10, Wing LI Street, and ill- ·

Mr. Balfour at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, when Inspector H. w. Fraser. Mul Tsai Inspector... handed in a translation of the deed of presentation.

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An optimistic note was struck by His Excellency the Governor, Bir Andrew Caldecott, at the launch- ing at the Kowloon Docks yester- day of the new ferry for the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co.

Page 7.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced: Mr. James Herbert Swan Duncan, marine en- gineer, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &Co., Ltd., and Miss Helen Walk- er Wylle, Journalist, residing at 240A Prince Edward Road; Mr. Roy Leslie Wyllie, commercial traveller, residing at Gloucester Hotel, and Miss Ethel Hatch, of 16 Macdonnell Road.

The Director of Ambulance has the honour to acknowledge with grateful appreciation and thanks a donation from Hon. Mr. Taylor of $50.

Edwin

A dinner dance will be held at Repulse Bay Hotel to-day at 8.30

w'd

Tong Ban-kwan, a female child four years of age was admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday received when she fell into a pot suffering from scalds which she

of boiling tea at No. 117, Nanchang Street.

L (E) R. A. H. Bartley has been appointed to HMS, Cornwall (undated) and Sub-Lt. (E) N. P. Draper to HMS, Dorsetshire (un- All-dated).

Yorkshire v. Essex Yorkshire 454 (Leyland 283): Essex Yorkshire won on first innings.

219 Verity 5 for 48) and 180 for 7. Somerset v. All-India Somerset won by nine wickets. Somerset 496 and 89 for 1: and

India 228 and 356 (Merchant 151). Derby v. Oxford Eniversity

The return showing the number Derbyshire won by an innings at

Cases of Notinable Diseases and 130 runs. Derby 458 (Worthing- which have been notified as hav- ton 174, Smith 77): Oxford Univer- ing occurred in the Colony, of sity 135 and followed or for 173 Hong Kong during the week ended*

May 9 are as follows:-Small-Pox 1 imported cases, Diphtheria 3

cases, I imported, Measles 1 death, cases. 1 imported, Enteric Fever 3

Cerebro-Epinal Fever 1 case, Tuber- culosis 46 deaths,

Mr. Thomas sald he now knew that Sir Alfred had effected in- surance elsewhere,

UNWISE ACTION

Notts v. Sussex Notts won on the first innings Notta 408 for 8 dec, and 180 for 6: Sussex 384 (James Langridge 157)

Northants v. Lancs. Lancashire won by eight wickets.

Mr. Justice Porter, chairman of the investigation, put it to Mr. Thomas that it was unwise for the son of a Cabinet Minister to deal with insurance on the Budget. Wit- ness replied that it did not becur Northants 244 and 180: Lancashire to him at the time, but of course It had since.

371 for 7 déc. (Paynter 132 not out) and 35 for 2- Rester..

"U.S. OPEN GOLF TITLE

Lawson Little Fail To Qualify

He was in his constituency on the Friday after the Budget" when Hopel regime is receiving $400.000,- turn to town and explain exactly It is estimated that the East his father telephoned him to re-

000 monthly in duties from Ulicit what had happened. That was pected imports in Luantung which is ex- the Saturday of the Cup Final.

to increase since illicit Mr. Justice Porter, remarked he kerosene

etc.. monopolises the did not know when the Cup Final market. Preventive measures by was. and was told. ticable unless an the local authorities are imprae-

After evidence had been taken

West Hartford, Conn., May 12, reached with the Japanese upon out by Sir Alfred Bates from ah- and 75 falled by four strokes to

agreement is respecting £3.000 insurance taken

Lawson"Little with scores of 7 fasues which are entirely political other quarter the inquiry was ad-quality for the US. Open Golf and economic.- Mester.

journed unt to-morrow, when Bir Championship. He was playing in Maurice Hankey. Secretary of the the New England district sectional Cabinet, will give evidence.- Reuter

qualifying competition from which eight places for the open title have been allotted-Reuter,

RANPURA SALVAGE Admiralty To Make No Claim

The airship Hindenburg started There can be no real stability in State under a feudal military Gor- on the return journey to Germany Japanese policy, until a more per-ernment. In this extreme form last night. Dr. Eckener expecta manent equilibrium is reached be- they do not seem to have found the trip to take 48 hours.

twen the elements now competing any widespread support for their She presented a fine sight as she for control A Tokyo Carrespondens; but, it has yet to be shown

London, May 12 passed New York in the star-light- dent in an illuminating article re- that the Army chiefs are able to make no claim against the Chinese The Admiralty has decided to ed night and people leaving the cently explains the struggle of the control the ferment which led to Government in connection with theatres could see the passengers Lighting services for freedom from the February mutiny, and that the salvage of the P. and O. liner on the airship which dashed her control by politicians and the re- they are ready to co-operate with Ranpura when she grounded while searchlights on to skyscrapers, volutionary movement among the the civilian Government in a con-carrying the art treasures.-- Bentée, Bulldin Service.

young omcers in which that strug ciliatory foreign polley..

Route

AIRSHIP' LEAVES

Lakehurst, May 11. Time) the dirigible, von Hinden- At 9.21 p.m. (Eastern Standard burg, took off on its return flight. across the North Atlantie, com- manded by Dr. Hugo Eckener. Reuter

S. AMERICAN TRIP

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)

Frankfurt-on-Main, May 11.

The airship "Grat Zepplin" start ed for South America with 20 pas sengers on board, at 8 p.m. on Mon-

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Two cases of Diphtheria and one case of Measles were reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended on Monday,

QUEEN TO VISIT LINER

Visit To Southampton

London, May 12. Queen Mary accompanied by the Duke of Kent proposes to visit the liner Queen Mary at Southampton on May 25, two days before, the vessel is due to sail on her maiden voyage to New York. This will be the first time the Queen has seen the giant ship since she christened and launched her on the Clyde 18 months ago

British Wireless.

day, this being the first time that. the new bangars in Frankfurt were used as the starting point Transocean News Service.

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