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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS DOUBLE MURDER AT

GOVERNMENT BILLS,

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TENDERS for DOLLARS current in this Colony, for tele. graphic transier, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's | Treasury, London, up to and for the sum of £65,000, will be re ceived by the Treasury Chest

In the Goods of EDWARD OTT DRAKE

formerly of British American Tobacco Co. (China). Ltd.. deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that all claims against the estate of the abovénamed deceased, who died in Hong Kong on the 22nd

TELEGRAPH BAY

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Old Man And Boy Killed

By Robbers

$300 BELIEVED STOLEN

Officer, Command Pay Office, un day of May, 1936, should be sent $300

til 11 o'clock a.m, on the 15th June, 1936.

The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling) No telegraphic transfer will be made for less than £100.

The tenders to be in duplicate. and in sealed covers, addressed to the Treasury Chest Officer, Com mand Pay Office, and endorsed "Tender for Government Bills,

etc."

immediately to the undersigned.

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Dated the 11th day of June, 1936. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & 20.,

Solicitors for the Executrix Bank of East Asia Building,

Hong Kong. 1.197

The right to accept or reject Editorial and Business Office: 11, any or all of the Tenders is re-

served.

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Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.

"Persons · tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III Cap. 45 and 41 George II Cap. 52 the accep tance of any such Tender is sub. ject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills).**

"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Com pany in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company.”

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor: (Wanchal Omice):

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London Office: 53. Fleet Street

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JUNE 15, 1936.

NAVAL DEFENCE

The debate in the House of Com-

mons recently gave a clear indica- tion of the general concern over the deficiencies which have been

allowed to accumulate in the means of national defence in general, and of naval defence in particular. An- xiety for true coordination of the higher direction of the three fight- ing Services has been stayed though not yet allayed, by the ap- Officer,pointment of the Minister charged with that special task. The House is content for the moment to give Sir Thomas Inskip time to get to grips with it and to await the result 4505 df his labours, suspending judg-

L. J. LIGHTFOOT.

Colonel, R.A.P.C., Treasury Chest His Majesty's Treasury Quice,

Hong Kong.

PEAK TRAMWAYS. COMPANY, LIMITED.

ment on the sufficiency of the im- provements that his appointment may prove capable of effecting. Meanwhile the repair of deficiencies: In the Defence Services admits of no delay, and it is urgently necess- ary to proceed with the measures designed before the creation of his office.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL

It is an index of the general an- ORDINARY GENERALxiety that much of yesterday's MEETING of SHARE. debate should have been devoted HOLDERS will be HELD at to the Government's proposals, not the HONG KONG HOTEL, for the provision of new ships, but

on

for the disposal of cruisers which Hong Kong. TUESDAY,

are well past the age Umit. Under 16th, JUNE 1936, at 12 NOON Part II of the London Naval Trea- for the purpose of receiving the ty of 1930, which limited the num- Reports of the Directors together ber of 8-inch-gun cruisers to be with a Statement of Accounts for retained by the British, American, and Japanese Navies, it was in- the year ended 30th. April, 1936. tended before the end of this year The TRANSFER BOOKS of to scrap the four large cruisers of the Company will be CLOSED the Hawkins class which, being from SATURDAY, 6th, day" of then armed with 1.5-inch guns. June, to TUESDAY, the 16th. were classifed in that category, day of June 1936, both days in despite the fact that two of them clusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

General Managers.

· HONGKONG, 29th, May, 1936. 1467

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Queensland)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Share Registers of the Company will, be closed from Monday, 22nd June to Friday, 3rd July 1836 days inclusive).

1936, (both

By Order of the Board,

DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 8th June, 1936.

TO LET

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Moderate Bent...

Apply SECRETARY,

Hone Kora STOCK EXCHANGE.

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are only twelve years old. The Government now propose to rearra three of them with 8-inch guns and to retain them in the lower category; but, since the treaty also limited the total cruiser tonnage,

that action would cause the limit to be exceeded "unless other ships were scrapped in their place. It is intended therefore to scrap five of the much smaller C class cruisers, which are already nineteen years old, and thus keep within the 1930 tonnage limit. Mr. Churchill, whose wide knowledge of naval matters gives him authority in speaking on them even with those who do not share his general views. pointed out that it does not seem very logical to dispose prematurely

of five cruisers at a time when it is

An old man and a small boy were brutally murdered by thieves who attacked them in a small but at Telegraph Bay, West Point, In the early hours of yesterday morning. It is be Heved that $300 was stolen.

The crime was not discovered for several hours and a large squad of police which is investigating the affair is facing dim- culties in tracing the murderers.

Attacked In Small Hut

ROOM RANSACKED

apparently

Robbery Was

the

motive for the crime for the inner

Victims of the affray are Sung Ting. 60, licensed hawker, and his adopted son. Sung." Kwal-lol, 10, who were the only occupants of an unnumbered matshed at Tels-ed to have been thoroughly.ran- graph Bay.

Their bodies were discovered by Sung Ting's nephew, Cheung Yan.. who occupies another hut in Tele- graph Bay village.

He told the police that about 6.45 a.m. yesterday he went to his uncle's hut to buy cigarettes and found that the door was closed but not locked.

On entering he saw Sung's body on the floor with a towel ted tightly round the neck. in" an inner room he found the adopted son, who was also dead. with a plece of cloth knotted round

his throat.

The elder man was dressed in short trousers and jacket but the boy was undressed except for a small inner jacket.

scene,

Police, who were early on the formed the opinion that death in both cases was due to strangulation. The elder man's face and head bare abrasions and bruises as if he had been struck with a heavy weapon.

MORE STUDENT TROUBLES

Prompt Action Bv Police

room was in. disorder and appear-

sacked.

Sung was something of a recluse and residents of Telegraph Bay

4 Gossip We Must

Officers of HMS: Tamar gave

a cocktail part last Friday, for Commander Hussey who was pass- ing through on his way to England by the Ranpura It was not a very large affair but most enjoyable nevertheless. The Commodore was there but we were sorry now to see Mrs. Sedgwick. I hear that she has been 11.

The new Commander of the Tamar and his wife were present, Mrs. Arbuthnot looking extremely smart in lavender with hat and shoes to match Mrs. Clutterbuck. cool and fresh looking, green

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Was

Professor and Mrs. Gerrard T saw for a short time. It Keemя strange now going to these parties and not finding Betty and Heather in evidence

Mrs Tiny" Wright arrived in white pique with gold buttons and belt and was later seen dancing at the Hotel with Mr. Drummond. Mrs. Brown, her usual bright sell and looking most attractive was

enjoying the party. I know"

Paymaster Commander and Mrs. Wright were both there also Cap- tain and Mrs. Gras.

knew little of his business so that police have so far been unable to ascertain If anything has been stolen, but the old man Was Commander Hussey was looking rumoured to have had between $200 very well after his trip up north. and $300 in the hut.

He is going back to England for a short time and then on to the South of France. It is sad when one's friends are continually leav

'No sign of this money could, be found when the police searched the rooms.

(BY "DAWN")

A picture taken at the marriage of Squadron Leader James Noel Douglas Anderson, R.A.F., and Miss Constance Emery at the

Rosary Church. Kowloon, on June 11.

An RAF wedding of interest took place last Thursday in How- loon at the Rosary Church. The bridegroom was Squadron Leader Anderson of Kal Tak and his bride, who had just arrived from England by the Scharnhorst or Tuesday, was Miss Constance Emery.

She was married in a plainly cut dress of pale turquoise blue in a

The bodies were cold when dis-ing Hong Kong and this week-end covered and death had apparently has been particularly bad with the taken place socie, hours" before. Hoover, Ranpura and the Daunt-fanes crepe material with a three Dr. Begbie informed the police less all leaving on the same day. quarter length coat to match and dark brown straw hat that he placed the time of death

a smart However we hope to meet them all

trimmed with blue velvet ribbo between 10 p.m. on Saturday and again one day.

She is most attractive, being tall 4 a.m, on Sunday.

and dark with a beautiful ¤gure.

held at the

After the service a reception was

mess at Kal Tak Squadron Leader Dalzell was the best man and Col. Blake gave the bride away.

Sung was a native of Wai Show and had occupied the hut at Tele- graph Bay for about 13 years. He was unmarried but had adopted the boy a few years ago.

No arrests had been made at a late hour last night.

TIGER CUB AT AMOY

Being Reared By Two Women

Laier, in the Hotel were to be seen a number of people who had been to the various cocktail parties during the early evening.

A "farewell dinner was given to Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Innis by Mr. and Mrs. Yu Sih-chow on Friday" night at the dinner dance on the roof garden of the Peninsula Hotel, About 30 members of the Shing Mun Dam staff were present.

A particularly attractive menu was arranged with appropriate en- the front gineering dishes On was an excellent hand sketch of the Shing Mun Dam, with the fol lowing inscription:-

"Dam! Make this night a jubilee- It's a farewell to the C.A.RE.......

Among the guests were.--Mr. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Binnle, Mr. Bach, Mr. Bercovitch, Mr. and Mrs. Yu Shi-chow, Mr. and Mrs Camp- bell, Mr. Chatham, Mr. Coutts, Mr. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. English, Mr. and Mrs. Finlay. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hills, Mrs. R. E. Hills, Mr. John Col. Harrison and Captain Waller | Hull, Mr. and Mrs. Innes, Mr. Lea,

Wing were there too, and also Commander and Mrs. Bishop and Mr. Vissew, and Mr. Wilson, Flight Lieut. and Mrs. Field.

Dancing went on till closing time It was a quiet and small wed-with-great vigour and everybody ding but a very nice one, and we appeared to be enjoying them- wish the couple all good luck and selven. The roof garden of the hope to see more of them when Peninsula is certainly quite a cool they return from honeymooning, In spot in these vaporous times, and Japan.

is growing in popularity.

Col. Harrison was giving Com- mander Hussey a farewell which Included Enid. Chauvin whose bro-

Mrs. Blake, who was at the wed- ther was another to leave the Co-ding, left for England on Saturday, lony during the week-end. Pamela but is returning in the autumu, Dodwell was dining with David Fraser who left by the Dauntless. Peggy Godfrey and her fiance had come on from the Tamar party, and no doubt several others from the Clough Taylors. In spite of the hot weather the Hotel stin seems to be full night after night, with everybody enjoying them- selves, which is the chief thing

A tiger cub, captured in the JAPANESE WARSHIPS | SMUGGLING IN NORTH Amoy district during the week, is

Pelping. June 13. Student trouble flared up again this morning, when "300 students being reared by two European from, Yenching. and Tsinghua marched. ten miles into Peiping. However, the police had been varned and closed the Hsi Chih- men gate against them, and the gate is now strongly guarded.

Meanwhile between two and

three hundred students in the

south city began to demonstrate. but the police are preventing them from entering the Tartar elty.

Class work in most of the unl- versities has ceased.

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and.. students have been arrested,

The object of the demonstra- tion is at present unknown.--

Reuler.

BELTS AS WHIPS

Peiping. June 13, The anti-Japanese student de- monstrators were dispersed by the police, who fired planks and used their belts as whips. There were several minor clashes Heater,

NO WITHDRAWAL BY KWANGSI

Still Occupy Kiyang ⠀

Observers scarcely credit Kwang-

Reported To Be Lying

Off Amoy

Several Japanese warships are

DA new lying

Amoy, according to travellers who returned to Hong Kong from the northern port dur- ing the week-end.

women in the northern port.

According to a traveller who re- turned from Amoy during the week-end, the cub is a few weeks old and is thriving in its home. It is said to be of a yellowish colour with black stripes. Chinese stories on how & came to be captured vary. One version dis- says that three cubs were covered by cane cutters and that two were killed with clubs, but a more fantastic-one reports the dis- covery of an unknown cave in the hills outs.de Amoy.

Before they entered the cave a number of Chinese are said to have armed themselves with a machine gun, and fired several rounds into the darkness. A large tiger is said to have suddenly bounded out and escaped, and two cubs killed,

At any rate, ane live cub was brought to the city and sold to Mrs. A. J. Martin, wife of the British Consul, and Mrs. Wilding. wife of the. Commissioner for Customs, who are rearing the animal.

ARNOLD BENNETT'S MSS. SURPRISE

A light cruiser, flying the Japan- ese flag, arrived off Kulangsu dur- ing the week, they reported, and on Friday was joined by seven destroyers.

The ships are said to have drop- ped anchor and so far none of their complements have gone ashore,

HIT-RUN DRIVER

Chinese Seriously Bart

.In Wanchai

An unknown Chinese was seriously injured when knocked down last night by a motor car which, it is alleged, did not stop.

The mishap occurred at the corner of Hennessy and Tonnochy Roads about 8 pm. The man is sald to have run across the path of a westbound tramcar and was struck by the motor which was travelling in the same direction London, May 26.

He was thrown heavily to the The many thousands of words readway and received a dislocated which Arnold Bennett wrote (with hip and severe internal Injuries. those which his friends wrote, to He was taken to the Government him) were, appraised at Sotheby's Civil Hospital. yesterday at £3,745.

In his heyday Bennett received

Bennett's

Shanghai, June 13, Uneasiness has been caused by a rellable report from Changsha that the Kwangsi troops have ceased their withdrawal and are still occupying Kiyang. Two fur- ther divisions are reported to be preparing to go to Hunan from

an offer of £3,000 for the 200,000 self-communion between October. North Kwangs. The Kwangtung calligraphic words of his "best 1008, and June, 1969. troops continue their withdrawal.

seller," "The Old Wives': Tale." correspondents, also suffered from He refused it with disdain, stating this lack of auction-room fervour.. that he hoped to live to obtain

25.000 for his work,

Yesterday all bidding stopped at £1,250, and the lot was with- drawi under the name "Menken," as the reserve price placed upon the story had not been reached. Menken" claimed also "Riceyman Steps" at £390, but Mr. R. Smith bought the 241,300 words of "Imperial Palace" for £200.

A with being prepared to Aght. without the support of Kwang- tung ho

admittedly urgent to increase the total number of that class of ship by some 40 per cent. He urged the Government. since they have al- ready initiated proposals to America and Japan for exceeding the treaty limits in overage destroyers; to take the same action in the matter of cruisers, and to retain these five ships in service. That the Admiral- ty have not proposed that action is no doubt due to their decision that three large cruisers completed, since the War are better valpe than five older and smaller ones, all of which were subjected to the heavy strain of two years' War-service when they were new; and, if there are clause" of the 1930 treaty. But difficulties at the moment-in mat- the pressure put upon the Govern ters, for instance, such as manning ment in this matter should at --in retaining them all in service, least be a clear indication that the a plain statement to this effect House and the, country are in no would be more convincing then mood to lose any time about put- generalities about the political obting the national defences in jections to invoking the "escalator order.

Iteuler.

of

Eleven letters from Joseph Conrad realised - 252

Galsworthy's 36 made £54. A score from George Moore, £18.

G. B. Shaw's 15, £10 108.- Eighty-seven first-rate letters from EL G. Wels, £38.

CHINA

"London, May 28. Mr. Moreing (Preston, U.) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he would repre- sent to the Japanese Governmeal that the encouragement to smug- gling in North China was incom- patible with the ancient doctrine of Wang Tao which was being fostered by them in Manchuria. and whether, in the interests of British Ipans secured on the! Chinese Customs, he would consult the Chinese Government and the various foreign Governments in terested in Chinese loans with a view to organizing an international preventive fleet to stop smuggling in North China.

Mr. Eden-I can assure my hon friend, that no relevant considera- tion that might conduce to 1 satisfactory. solution of the problem will be lost sight of. I think, however, as regards the suggestion made in his question that the best means of checking the smuggling would be the restoration to the Chinese preven tive agencies of the normal means of exercising their authority.

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Ur. and Mrs. Mok, Mr. Sanderson,

CABINET CHANGES

ENVISAGED

From WILLIAM ALISON ("Evening Standard" Politica).

Correspondent)

London, May 28. In political quarters which are usually well-informed it is report- ed

that to-day

the coming reshuffle of the Cabinet may be on a considerably bigger scale than has been forecast hitherto.

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The retirement of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, it is said, is imminent. No surprise would be caused in these well-informed quarters if his resignation were announced during the Whitsun recess.

The position of Lord President of the Council which Mr. MacDonald holda, ranks second in the Govern- ment. A vacancy there would in- evitably involve

series ล

of changes.

LOCAL AND GENERA¡-

The speaker at the Rotary Club on Tuesday will be the Rev. Father Mr. Moreing-Is the Foreign D. J. Finn, whose subject-"A Secretary aware that since the Shady Past,"-has reference to pro- Japanese have been in practical historie man. ("White Ants" post- control of Manchukuo they have poned to 30th). been preaching this doctrine of Wang Tao, which, briefly, is de unto others what you would they should do unto you, and would it not be better that they should apply it to North China as well as to Manchukuo?

Mr. Eden. I should be kept busy if I had to ask all Govern ments exactly what they think. (Laughter).

ETON PROVOST. PASSES

London, Jime 12. Perhaps Bennett never wrote Dr. Montagne Jamer, O.M., Pro- truer words than these, in his vost of Eton College since 1918, one diary for October 23, 1908: "To of Britain's best known education- make popular success a conditionista, scholar, author and lecturer, "As for the journals, the best of one's happiness is painfully died to-day, aged 74.—

Beuters Bulletin Service. price was £30 for the columns of | silly.”

Among the passengers booked for the Empress of Japan from Van- couver, on May 30, due Hong Kong on June 19, 1938, were the follow- ing:-Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Chang, Bir Atholl and Lady MacGregor (Chief Justice, Hong Kong), Miss A. M. Gairdner, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Woo. Rev, and Mrs. A. Evans (Methodist Mission, Yunnan), Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Eardley.

Two cases of Enteric Fever were reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours, ended on Friday,

The name of Dr. Herbert Kal- gee Wong, of Fung Fal Terrace, Happy Valley, has been, added to the list of 'medical practitioners.