NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
H. K.V.D.C.
ANNUAL DINNER AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION..
WILL. all Banks take notice that
all tickets for the above function
sold bave been
And positively no admittance can be given to those who have not bought tickets. Tickets must be presented for admission. Arrangements are being made for Volunteers who have no tickets to be almittel after dinner at 9 p.m., for the prize giving and concert, Dream will be Officers and Sergeants (if in possession) White Mess Kit, others Blue Patrol or
haki Uniforms.
E. J. R MITCHELL, hajor, President Regiontal Institutes.
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E
R.
NOTICE.
KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY,
Tü hereby natitis that, com
mencing on Friday, 15th May, the hours of supply in all districts of Kowloon and New Kowloon will be:--
0-9 AM. 4.30-7.30 PM.
A. G. W. TICKLE,
Water Anthority. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, 13th May, 1936.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE NO
DIAMOND JUBILEE.
College
FRIDAY 15th-8 a.. Mass and Fire:
Communion in the Chapel.
Jubilee 1.30 p.m. Diamond Sports at Caroline Hill. SATURDAY 16th--580 p.m. Diamond Jubilee Concert in the College
Hall.
OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN Hosa Kexe). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11 O'clock am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1935, und of declar- ng Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER ROOKS of the Society will be SUNDAY 17th-8m. Pontities HighCLOSED from 4th MAY to 22nd
Mass at the Cathedral.
MAY, Both Days inclusive. Mgr. Deswazières will Officiate. Roy Fr. Ryan, S. J. will Preach,
ALL OLD. JOSEPHIANS, BRO. THERS BOYS, FRIENDS AND
By Order of the Board, A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
BENEFACTORS ARE CORDIAL Hong Kong, 24th April, 19 6.
LY INVITED.
SATURDAY 16th-8 p...Old Boys'
Dinner as per previous notice.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Twelfth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shureholders of China Underwriters, Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, 44, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Monday, the 25th day of ・・・ May, 1936, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 3 st December, 1935, ani of electing
Directors and Auditore.
The Transfer Books and Register of Members of the Company will be closed from the 18th May, 1936, to the 25th May, 1936, both days inclusive.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs Fung Kong Un beg to announce that the marriage of netr daughter, Stella, to Mr. Chau Sing Kan will take place at the Registry on Thursday, May 21, 1936. No invitations are being issued but all friends will be welcome at the Recep- tion to be held at the Hong Kong Hotel at 4.30 p.m.
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NORTH CHINA SMUGGLING
Grave Threat To Revenues
Londen, May 13.
It is understood that Japan's re; British Ambassador's ply to the representat ons concerning the dangerous increase of smuggling Li Editorial and Business Office: 11. North Ching, does ittle to allay
Ice House Street Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 24511.
Eritish anxiety over the stuation.
It is understood that no promise has been given by Japan to the Ambassador, Sir Robert Clive, to London Office: 53. Fleet Street co-operate in measures against the
E.C. L
The Daily Press.
Hoso Koşu, May 15, 1996,
ARE THE NATIONS
READY?
In this year of our Lord, 1936, there are rumours of war. Men's hearts are filed with fear, their thoughts with hate, greed, am-
bition, resentment. A remedy was
presented to men, by him whose advent dated the Christian Ers, whereby to eliminate from hearts
90
and hearths the horrors of war. The remedy was certain, 50 devastating to war, that, except by the few, It went uncomprehended. Yet it was set forth by the most practical of men. He went to the heart of the problem and said. "When ye shall hear "of wars and rumours of wars, be
not ye troubled." He also spoke much of
It is known that Great Britain and other powers, including
the United States and Germany, take o grave view of the North China situation, the alleged determination
DISTINGUISHED BRITISH NEWS SUMMARY
SOLDIER
Death Of Lord Allenby
LONDON, MAY 14.
THE DEATH HAS OCCURRED OF LORD ALLENBY, THE DIS- TINGUISHED BRITISH" SOLDIER IN HIS 76TH YEAR-REUTER,
Field Marshall Sir Edmund (Henry Hynman)" Allenby, G.C.B.. GCMG.. KC.B.. C.B., was raised to the peerage in 1919. He was Colonel of 1st Life Guards and Gold Stick in Waiting.
Born on April 23, 1881, he mar- ried In 1896. Adelalde Mabel, daughter of H.E. Chapman, Don- head House, Salisbury. He nad one son. Horace Michael Hynman: of the Japanese authorities that Lieutenant RH.A.. who was killed Chinese revenue offers shall not in action in July 1917. Interfere with smutgers and Chinas consequent helplessness. It 1 reported that consultations be- tween the Interested powers are in
progresa.
EARLY CAREER
Educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he entered the Inniskilling Drag- The seriousness of the situation oons and served with them in the Is stressed by Sir Frederick Maze. Bechuanaland Expedition of 1885- head of the Chinese Maritim: Cus-88, and in Zululand in 1888. Ad- toms, who points out that the gen-futant of the Inniskilling, Dragoons eral decrease in Chinese customs from 1889 to 1893.
eceipts
affect mast necessarily China's Indemnity and
vices.
Joan
He was twice mentioned in des- ser-patches in the South African War
1899-1902 and awarded the. C.B.
Commanded the 5th Royal Irish
Sir Frederick added that as
Lancers from 1902 to 1905, the 4th Cavalry Brigade in 1910, and was re-Inspector of Cavalry 1910 to 1914.
Shanghal and other northern ports the total of China's customs were responsible for 88 per cent. of
vennes, the question was no lodger a purely domestic one. It might become an international issue. he said,
It is understood this statement from Sir Frederick Maze reflects the officia! anxiety regarding the rapid increase of murg ing under the alleged protection of Japanese nilitary authorities.-
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE love and of service one to another. Reuter
COMPANY, LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
that the SIXTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22ad MAY, 1936, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1935, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be COSED from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
Gene al Manager.
By Order of the Board of Directore, Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
HERBERT R. STURT,'
Managing Director.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1936.
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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
TOTICE is hereby given that the N°
supply of electricity will be disconnected on Friday, 15/5/36, from 1.0 p.m. to 5.0 p.m. in the following streets in Kowloon Tong
Argyle Street (from Waterloo
Road to No. 136). Belfran Bond.
Boundary Street (from Prince Edward Road to Embankment Road). College Road. Cumberland Boad (from Boundary
Street to Esser Crescent).. Duke Street.
Embankment Road.
Essex Crescent.
Grampian Road.
Knight Street.
Lincoln Road.
Prince Edward, Road (between. Embankment Road and Gram- pian Road),
Bouth Chuk Taen Road.
Surrey Lane (South side)."
Waterloo Road (from Argyle St. to North entrance to Essex Crescent).
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THE BONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
FIFTH
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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that be SEVENTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its
AD OFFICE, Union Building Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose of receitag the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1935, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both Days inclusive.
Ji
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1996.
S
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THE CANTON INSUBANGE
OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE Fifty fifth Ordinary Gonaal Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 21st | at purpose
TRACE MEETING will be held
of receiving Noo, Loporte para
(Weather Permitting) at HAPPY General Agents, together with a VALLEY OR SATURDAY, 16th statement of Accounts for the year MAX, 1986, commencing at 2.00 onded the 81st December, 1935. P.M.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.80 P.M.
By Order,
8. A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary.
Hong Kong, 11th May, 1996. [4410
It is clear that the foot of war and its rumours is fear-suspicion: and that peace is to be found only In that which destroys fear. It is fear that underlies greed, ambition, aggression.
While it seems that Christendom
REVENUE DEVIATED
GREAT WAR
During the European War he was in Command of Cavalry ir. 1914, in Command of 5th Army Corps in 1915. in Command of Third Army 1915 to 1917, mention ed in despatches, awarded K.C.B.. and promoted Lieutenant General and General, Grand Officer Legion
of Honour.
Among the arrivals here yeater- day
morning aboard the liner Ranpura were the members of the Mui-tsal Commission, comprising. Sir Wilfred Woods, Miss Picton Turbeville and Mr. C. Wills. Sir Wilfred is accompanied by Lady Woods.
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Escorted by the light cruiser H.M.S. Dauntless, the P. and O. - liner Ranpura arrived in Hong Kong from England at 7 o'clock yesterday morning carrying the
Immense treasure of Chitiese an...
hibition in London.
objects which have been on ex- Page 7.
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of our civilization depends. Nation- alism is commonly held up to ad- miration as
a high virtue, while Internatonalism, which is in other words generous sympathy or our fellow men. Is branded as a cr me. "I think the defendant must be a surrender, a betrayal of our own the sole perpetrator, because since particular interests and rights. Un-
his arrest there has been no more til his view-this regrettable atti- thefts." commented Detective Ser- tude-1s altered we
geant T. Cashman in the Central cannot hap for any enduring amelioration in Police Court yesterday when Ho international relations. Nations Chuen, alias Ho Kam, appeared on now maintain internal peace and
remand before Mr. Balfour, charged good order by means of their own with the theft of two telephone personal and party brawling But West. organized police forces who restrain wires from 186. Des Voeux Road Page 6. as yet there are no internationa! palice, and nations continue to The police on Wednesday night make war on each other freely.raided the White's Dancing Studio." 'Wars have been usually" waged for on the third floor of 8, Laard the spoils of victory, increase of Road, Wanchal, and found a quan- territory, acquisition of wealth.tity of liquor and empty bottles on even glory to the Victor. The Just the premises." for expansion is not yet dead, but the glory of conquest is departing. its gains are dead sea frult. Its e- gacy bitter memories alone.
"We find the
Page 6.
Appearing on remand before Mr. w. Schofield, at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, on a charge of cleverest brains having made persistent telephone everwhere busily experimenting calls to No. 54 The Peak without with new inventions for facilitat-reasonable cause, so as to cause ing, slaughter, bufiding more horri- annoyance between April 10 and ble engtries of destruction. brewing May 2, Phalwan Khan, aged 31, a more atrocious poisons. designing motor driver, was discharged with more monstrous methods of mur- a warning that he broke the dering their fellow men and men
WC- bond into which he had entered The convention that non-in a previous case he would be combatants are respected no long severely punished.
Page: 6. er obtains. Until lately politiciar
a
and statesmen, who are
the au- A rather puzzling situation came thors and Initiators of war. could up at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- He was Commander-in-Chiet of feel safe in their homes surround-terday when it was discovered that the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ed by their families. That happy young Mexican. Jesus Lujan, 1917-1919, served throughout the security will be theirs no longer charged with riding a bicycle with- Palestine Campaign (Field Marshal. The knowledge of this may per out a lighted lamp on Tuesday
state <man and Viscoun:), High Commissioner haps bring to the
night, in Boundary Street, could for Egypt 1919-1925, Captain of 'warning sense of his respons ̋bility. speak Spanish only. Fortunately, Deal Castle 1925-1926.
"No" nation, at heart wants war, Mrs. E. J. Paterson of No. 1 Hum- but in the course of history it has phreys Building, who was present happened and is happening thus to answer a summons, offered to ambitious leaders, inspired by a act as an interpreter, and was narrow nationallem, may exercise sworn in by Mr. E. Himsworth, the
compelling nfluence on impris-Magistrate. sionable and inexperienced youth to urge them on a path of pro- mised glory. This, especially in
DECORATIONS
His decorations include Grand, Cordon Order of the Nile; Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem: Grand Cordens; White Eagle (Ser-
bla); Redeemer (Greece); Crown
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countries which have suffered re- LOCAL AND GENERAL cent territorial loss or whose over-
05
London, May 14. Smuggling in North China is the subject of official representations which have been made in Tokyo by both the British and United States Governments. Newspapers has not made the most of the state that evidence goes to show Nazarene's clearly revealed remedy that owing to the action of the for war, yet here and there, out of independent East Hope Anti- the welter of conversations and Communist Antonomous Council," conferences a word is heard which which in fact is under Japanese has the right sound. Such a word control, the Chinese Customs are WILF uttered recently by Prime being obstructed in such a way Rumania: Nahda (Hedjaz); Strip Minister Stanley Baldwin, when he that goods can be brought across ed Tiger (China); Rising Sun with said, in effect, that the bope for the Great Wall of China either Paulownia flower (Japan); "Mo- peace lies in friendliness, and that free or at quarter of the normal hamad Ali Egypt) and Sardar-1-crowded population is looking for
there can never be peace 1 duties.
ala (Afghanistan); First Class Or- outlet. exerts a magnette lure
A telegram addressed to Ralph. (Po-
Grapam, 8.5. Empress of Russia Goods, mostly Japanese but inder of Michael the Brave
mmature minds. Dictators are. Europe so long as suspicion con- tinues between France and Ger- part imported from Europe, are mania); Grand Omcer of Order of however, but ephemeral phenome-ed at the offices of the E.E. Tele- from London is lying unclaim- many." These words would as being landed at ports north of Leopold (Belgium): and of Savoy well apply, in their essence, to all Tientsin or brought overland from (Italy);
na. They do not represent the de-graph Co., Ltd. American Distinguished mocracy: the sovereignty of the other nations. The call for friend- Dairen, and during the past month Service Medal; Croix de Guerre of people whose common sense is 111 Ilness as a remedy for suspicion the volume of goods which through Belgium and of France. fear-savours of the remedy pre- these channels has been passed sented to a war-minded world in into China has resulted in Customs LORD ALLENBY
revenue losses which has lately Rulers profess themselves in reached a total of £120,000 week-
ON WAR favour of peace, and proceed to 17... acts which tend toward war. Men Legitimate traders of Shanghai "Its Gains Are Dead loathe the horrid effects of war and the revenues of that port are but neglect to practice the friend- thus threatened with grave loss
Sea Fruit" liness which would help to make and the Chinese Government is war impossible. So to-day aggres- sive acts and counter-acts, treaties and treaty violations, "collective security," and military alliances
the first century.
occupy men's thoughts. Means to peace are being assiduously sought; yet pears, through friendliness, is
entirely possible, the "friendliness which breaks through the merism of fear and suspicion, and
Ands the security.
mės-
way to justice and
being robbed of its main source of revenue, while security for Chinese loans largely held in Britain being forcibly removed.
British Wireless.
FENG YU HSIANG'S INTERVIEW.
Denial Of London Press Report
the end the sole arbiter.
1)
LACK OF FAITH
"The world is in
01 the lack of faith. standing and petty
The next Whist Drive for mem- bers of the K.C.C. and their friends will be held on Wednesday, May 20, at 9 pm.” As a result of the peril because great success of the last whist Misunder-drive the Committee have decided quarres be- to hold these functions on the first- tween individuals often occur in and third Wednesday of every even the happiest families, but month until further notice: Ladies they are composed amicably with 50 cents, Gents 50 cents. includ- out resort to knife or pistol. So Ing light refreshments. should it be in the case of bicker-
ויי
formance.
It is not enough to leave to statesmen the whole burden of bringing to bear upon the present
Naking, May 14. problems the necessary solvent of friendliness. Public opinion 13 General Feng Yu-halang. Vice- formed of the thoughts of indivi- Chairman of the Mitary Affairs duals the world over. Each in-Commission, last night denied that aftermath. "What. he asked, "has that international interests are in'. seaman of the 5.s. Kin Shan, Chan
In the course of his address Lord Alenby referred to the War and its
obsolete
stab Suffering from
wounds which he received from another
Wing was admitted to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital at 11 pm, on. Wednesday night Pan Tai Hing. 17, printer of the Bun Wah Print-.. ing Works was also admitted to the Government Civil Hospital
Edinburgh, Apr. 28. Meld-Marshal Lord Allenby was ing between nations. But the In connection with the charity. iste-day installed as Lord Rector of world Is in peril because 0. the concert given by the well-known the University of Edinburgh. The lack of faith. Governments. dis- Choral Group (Conductor: Pro- ceremony took place in the Mc trusting" treaty makers, no longer i tessor E. Guald) in aid of the Ewan Hall in the presence of 1 hold treaties in respect, regarding Society of St. Vincent de Paul at large gathering of students and them as merely temporary make-the Club de Recrelo, King's Park, academic notabilities. Mr. J. M. shifts. Lasting agreement, per-Kowloon, on Saturday, May 16, at Mathicaon. senior president of the manent mutual understanding | 9. p.m., the public is informed that Students' Representative Council. have to be founded on truth and tickets may be obtained at the St presented the Lord Rector to Prin-honesty. A pledged word ought Teresa's Rectory, 99c Waterloo cipal Sir Thomas Holland, who to be as binding on the State as Road, Kowloon Tong, Tsang Fook presided. Lord Allenby. having on the Individual. In ordinary Plano Store, Queen's Road" Cen~ been invested. rose amid great private Bfe a partner to a contract tral, and also at the Club's en- cheering to deliver his rectorial ad- is bound by law. The State should trance, on, the, night of the per- dress.
be bound by honour.
wisdom it will be generally accepted "When mankind has matured in
dividual who holds within his own he championed suspension of the victory given us? Some of our thinking the friendliness which anti-Communist
separably interwoven. When that suppression la statesmen and leade13, enthusiastic disarms fear will aid statesmen tri | order to fight Japan and declared and optimistic as well they might is universally appreciated. such making right decisions.
tha: no such statement was given be, acclaimed the termination of epithets" as militarist and pacifist
will disappear, become to Mr. Edgar Snow correspondent hostilities as the glorious and wel- for the "Daily Herald" of London. come conclusion of a war which
and forgotten, and none of us will The interview published in the
be afraid to stand forth and say was to end all wars. The golden London paper was cabled back to age had arrived to stay with us with Abou Ben Adhem. 'Write me China by the French Havas news eternally. "We have waited long.
as one that loves his fellow men. with a crushed hand which hap- The students, as usual, gave their pened when he caught it in the agency. The correspondent anked The golden promise has not yet several
embarrassing questions, materialized. Still, do not fer us new Lord Rector a lively reception. Works of the printing machinery.
They threw coloured streamers, accapt the belief that all our efforts were futile, that our tacrPppermlats, beans, and flour from When the Ministry of Foreign Aces wer: ofered in vain. During the galleries and maintained Rhorities for the 24 hours ended on
those terrible years humanity was constant dow of interruption. Dart- ing squibs embarrassed those la shocked and shaken to a degree without precedent. Mentally and the area, a pigeon: futtered across the hall, and later a live hen was unbalanced. morally we are st
thrown from the gallery. best Furthermore, the loss of our and bravest has stripped from the world the flower and pride of its youth. Those who to-day should have been in the prime of man- hood, able and eager to join with brain, heart, and hand in the co- lossal task of reconstruction, are gone before their work as citizens could ever begin...
EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED
Bowen Road Incident
Another case of handbag snatch- in has been bother to he notice of the police authorities, in which a European lady was the victim...
Mrs. Campbell, of Bowen Rond,
reports that at about 9.15 last
night whilst walking along Bowen Road near Kennedy Road, her
by a Chinese male, who immedi- .
handbag was snatched from her
ately made off in the direction of Kennedy Road, It is understood that the bag only contained a small amount of money..
but the Christian General" de- clined to commit himself.
Affairs received the Havas report.
its publicity departmen: got hold of, General Feng and made denial on his behalf.- Inion News.
QUEEN MARY'S GİFT TO LINER
The Share Register and Transfer
London May 14, Books will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May, 1936, both days
Queen Mary has presented the glant Cunard-White Star liner inclusive.
which she named and launched JAEDINE, MATHESON&Co. LTD.,
In a description furnished the with her personal standard. It is General Agents.' {" authorities," the man is stated to in silk and is about 3 feet by Hong Kong 30th April, 1986.
be of raedium height and build; | 14 feet,- [4892' and about 25 years of age.
British Wireless,
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS "It is on you, the young and rising generation, that the future
Afterwards Lord Allénby
One case of Cerebro-Spinal Fever was reported to the Health Au-
Wednesday.
The Annual Supper and Prize- Giving of the Hong Kong Volun- teers Defence Corps will take place was this evening at Corps Headquarters
at 7.30 Dam
"chaired" by University Blues from the McEwan Hall to the University Union, where the rectorial luncheon was presided over by Mr. ́A, A.. MacGibbon, president of the un- fou. The company included Lord Provost L. 8. Gunley, Lady Allen- by, Dr. T. D. Pollock, assessor to the Lord Rector, Mr. R. H. Munro, Master of the Edinburgh Merchant Company, and representatives of the other Scottish Universities.
FRENCH BANK LOSS
Paris, May 13. To-morrow'e returns of the Bank of France will show a los of £20,000,000 fri gold; according - to Bourse rumours Reuter
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