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ADVERTISEMENTS. FROST ANDERSON,-On June 37,

NOTICE

We have pleasure in announ. cing that Mr. C. C. Blake (Mem- ber of the Hong Kong Share- brokers Association) is now associated with this firm.

G. A. HARRIMAN & CO.

Stock & Sharebrokers 11, Queen's Road Central and at Sharebrokers Association

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

1936.

at H.B.M. Consulate- General before Mr. J. W...0. Davidson. and at Holy Trinity Cathedral by the Rev. E. J.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1936.

VIEWS

VARY ON LIFTING SANCTIONS

Ottewell, Phyllis Mare, younger DANZIG PROBLEM DOMINIONS EXPRESS

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "Fre- derick William, Anderson of London, England, and Leon Henry George, only son of the lete Mr. Henry John William and Mrs. Frost of Landen. Eng- land.

DISCUSSED

Secret Meeting Of Council

Editorial and Business Omee: 11, COMMISSIONER THERE

Ice House Street. Tel. 30261.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 34511.

London Office: 83. Fleet Street

E.O. 4.

Geneva, July 2.

A secret meeting of the League Council was called this afternoon at which, it is understood questions concerning Danzig were discussed.

The League High Commissioner for Danzig (Mr. Sean Lester) reach- ed

The Daily Press. Geneve laat night and will re-

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION The Daily

MISCELLANEOUS

PROCEEDINGS

NO. 22 OF 1936.

IN THE MATTER of The WING ON COMPANY (SHANGHAI), LIMITED.

"and"

IN THE MATTER of THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE:

1932.

NOTICE is hereby given that the order of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong dated the 25th day of June, 1936 confirming the re duction of the capital of the above-named Company from $10.000.000 Hong Kong. Car rency to $10,000,000 National Currency prevailing in Shanghai and the minute "(approved by the Court) showing with respect to the capital of the Company as al tered the several particulars re quired by the above ordinance were registered by the Registrar of Companies on the 27th day of June, 1936. AND further take notice that the said minute is in the words and figures following: "The capital of The Wing On Company (Shanghai) Limited henceforth is $10,000,000 Na tional Currency, prevailing in Shanghai divided into 100,000 shares of $100 National Cur rency prevailing in Shanghai each. At the time of the regis. tration of this minute the sum $100 National Currency prevailing in Shanghai is to be

of

Hoso. KONG, JULY 3, 1936,

port in the Arst instance to Mr. Eden, as President of the League Council and M. Beck, as representa- tive of Poland, the country charged by the League with the care of Danzig's external affairs upon the BRITAIN AND EGYPT recent incidents in the free city.

The sudden return of SL Miles Lampson, the British High Com- missioner in Egypt. to Landon in Government order to consult the has naturally aroused misgivings about the progress of the treaty negotiations between Britain and Egypt. The negotiations. which spened in March, have for their object the resolution of the four "reserved" points which were left to the absolute discretion of the

British Government when it de- [clared Egypt independent in 1922. and which materially diminished the reality of that independence: they are the security of Imperial

communications (which means the Suez Canal), defence, the protec- tion of foreign interests and mino- rities, and the status of the Sudan. At the beginning of this year the British Foreign. Office insisted that

It will be decided whether or not to add the matter to the Agenda of the present League Council which is expected to meet again on Friday.

·

Recently the High Commissioner

and authority of the, League in Danzig have been the subject of bitter attacks in the Danzig Nation- al Socialist press. These attacks incidentally have been re-echoed in certain German newspapers, British Wireless.

THE DARDANELLES

New Treaty Is Likely To Be Signed

Montreux, July” 2. The conference on the Dar- danelles" question is proceeding smoothly

...

OPINIONS

Declare Maintenance Of No

Further Avail

QUESTION OF DANZIG

Expressions of opinions by delegates for the Dominions on the lifting of sanctions against Italy marked Wednesday's"meeting of the League of Nations Assembly, at Geneva.

A speech in favour of their maintenance was made by the South African representative, although the Australian and Canadian delegates remarked, that it seemed" useless to continue them.

The Italian journalists responsible for the distur- bance which greeted Emperor Haile's address Tuesday have been expelled from Geneva.

JOURNALISTS LEAVE

("Hong Kong Dalie Press”. Specian)

Geneva, July 1. The British Foreign Secretary

his Mr. Anthony Eden, began speech in the League Assembly on Wednesday by referring to the speech of the Negus, which had been delivered in dignity and had aroused the sympathy of all lis- teners.

It

the

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'MIR STANLEY M. BRUCE Australia's Delegate

JAMESON RAID VETERAN

Sir Lionel Phillips

Is Dead

ROMANTIC CAREER

Capetown, July 2

Sir Lionel Phillips, one of the leaders of the Jameson raid during the Boer War who was sentenced to death, died here to-day.

His death follows closely on that of one of his colleagues in the historic raid, Mr. John Hays Hammond, the noted American

who mining engineer, Massachusetts on June 9.

EXPULSION FROM freedom by

GENEVA

Journalists Who Heckled Negus

TAKEN TO FRONTIER

£25,000.

died in

Sir Lionel and Mr. Hammond were among the four "Outlanders" who were sentenced to death by Judge Gregorowski and subse- quently bought their life and the payment cf

Sir Clonel was one of the builders of modern South Africa. Bern In London in August 1855 he was, early in his life identified with the Witwatersrand gold in- dustry in the Transvant and rose to become partner in the firm of Wernher, Belt & Co., London,

BECAME M.P.

After the Boer War he became President of the Chamber of Geneva, July 1...

Mines and at the time of his The Swiss federal government death was a member of the Union fidence and every hope in World has decided not to prosecute the Parliament representing a Trans- peace. Referring to the legal ob Italian Journalists who participat-vaal constituency. Sections which had been raiseded in yesterday's demonstration His widow is the author of " against the continuance of sanc- against the Emperor Haile Selassie "Some South African Recollec- tions, Tewater declared it was in the hall of the League of Nations," Sir Lionel himself was the not so much punishment of the tions Assembly,

author of Transvaal Problems" aggressor, but "loyalty to the Lea- zue. The speaker concluded by saying that the future co-opera- tion of the South African Union with the League of Nations was a matter of doubt if the League of Nations did not full its obliga- tlons.-

crampocenn Neck Sereste.

SURRENDER OF AUTHORITY.

Geneva, July 1.

said his

"

The Italian Minister to Switzer- land has protested and requested that the journalists be given a rea- sonable amount of time before they are expelled and conducted to the nearest point" on the Italian fron- tier. It is considered probable the

request will be granted.

The eight correspondents who were arrested were released from gaol to-night and will be expelled from the Canton of Geneva for the duration of the Assembly to-mor-

row.

Nobody present could be ads- fied with the circumstances under It is reported that all important which the Assembly had met. two points, that future military ar- questions have been settled by was all the more necessary, in the rangements in Egypt and the post-private discussions and that a new interest of the League of Nations tion of the Budan. should be the treaty, is expected to be signed at

За a whole, to look the facta subject of a preliminary agreement, the end of the week-Router.

squarely in the face. Everybody

Mr. T. te Water, South Afri- knew that the sanctions had not and it has been on the first of these

fulfilled their purpose. It had not and the Union's representative on can High Commissioner in London two problems that discussions have hitherto centred. Egypt is repre- The Indian Company of the Hong been the measures themselves that

the Assembly,

It is gathered that they will go Gov- been affective, but sented by an all-party delegation. Kong Police Reserve is giving a tea- had

ernment felt the proposal to aban- to the lakeside hamley of Coppet in including Nahas Pasha, the Ward party at the Gloucester Hotel on conditions under which they were don sanctions could only be inter- the neighbouring Canton of Vaud,

after a Tuesday, July 7, at 5.30 p.m., to bid expected to work. leader, who has lately,

military action

preted as a surrender of the League from where they will be able to Nothing but

of Nations authority, not because send their reports to Italy-Reuter weeping electoral victory, became farewell to Mr. D. L. King, former

could alter the situation in Abys- of the powers' impotence to safe- Prime Minister, while Bir Mules Deputy Superintendent. Lampson has been assisted by off-

sinia and the speaker did not be- cers of the three services.

lieve that in the present state of guard that authority, but as a fatal ("Hong Kong Daily Press' Special denial of their ability to bear the

Geneva, July 2 though the discussions were delay

World affairs such an

sacrifices necessary for the full- The Italian journalists who were ed by the election and by the death

would be considered If the Briment of their obligations.

arrested at the commencement of of King Fuad, there seems no doubt

tish Government were of the opin-

In contrast to the South African the speech of the Negus for causing maintenance that the that lack of progress must be at

standpoint, the Canadian High disturbances, have been expelled 'tributed to the stiff

Al-

withdrawal of the British forces. It appears that the Egyptians, on the other hand, would agree to an increase in the size of our forces lon

action

or

SHORT NOTICE

attitude and to changes in their geogra- tightening-up of sanctions could commissioner, Mr. Vincent Massey, from the Canton of Geneva. deemed paid up on each of the adopted by the British military ad-phical distribution but not to their change the situation in Abyssini, | said it seemed clear there was no

said shares."

1936.

HASTINGS & CO. Solicitors for the Company, Marina House,

Hong Kong,

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SIXTEEN INCH GUNS

May Be Mounted On New U.S. Battleships

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If these are the facts which lie behind the present difficulty there is plainly room for compromise. The proposal to refer the position in regard to defence to conciliation

NON-RECOGNITION"

Banctions.

The Chief Justice of the Police.. effective Department of the Canton of appreciable number of members of the League willing to Geneva, M. Nicolle, informed the undertake whatever compulsion, Journalists of the expulsion order including war, might be necessary immediately after their release from to secure the original objective of prison and warned them that they must leave the Canton' before He reculled that the imposition Wednesday midnight. At the same time the British of sanctions was first proposed by

Since the announcement was Government was of the opinion that Canada, but while greatly regret made only two minutes before de- the Assembly should in no way re-ting their failure in the joint at-parture of the last train to Italy, cognise the Italian annexation of tempt to protect a weak fellow- the journalists were not able to Abyssinia.

member of the League, there would return to their hotel and get their now appear to be no practical al- luggage. ternative for Canada but to sup- port the discontinuance of these penalties.— · Reuter.

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AUSTRALIA'S VIEWS

Australia would agree with the

less, said Mr. S. M. Bruce. view that sanctions were now use-

They therefore hired a motor car and left Geneva for Coppet, in the

neighbouring Swiss Canton of Vaud, 10 minutes before midnight.

The Italian Minister to Switzer- land, the Italian General Consul in Geneva and numerous friends ac-] companied them to Coppet.--

SIR ŽEMINA" PAT

and "Some Reminiscences:"

'He was created S baronet in 1912, the heir being his 22-year- old grandson.—-

Heuter.

DIED AT PORT SAID

Missionary Who Was Returning To Hong Kong

Port Sald, July 2 Dr. Robert McLean Gibson, noted missionary in China,

died here to-day from heart failure,

Dr. Gibson was returning frour England to Hong Kong where he

intended to live on his retirement the London MissionaryTM

Society. Heuter.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A telegram addressed to Focietate from Londonpo is now lying un- claimed at the offices of the EE. Telegraph Co., Ltd.

be drydocked in Hong Kong, and is: The 8.3. "President Jefferson" will

expected to sail from here on Sun- day afternoon, July, 5, for Shang- hai. Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and: Seattle.

A valuable leasehold property, re-

gistered at the Land Office as, New

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 172, which was scheduled to be put up by public auction in one lot at the

Messrs, Lammert Brothers' Sales.

Rooms, No. 4. Duddell Street, "by order of the Sub-mortgagee, was: postponed until further notice.

visers. And because after the mid-presence in Egypt for an indefinite it would be willing to co-operate dle of July negotiations will have duration nor to their unlimited in such a policy, but the speaker Dated the 29th day of June, to be suspended for three months control of the two principal cities. regretted having to affirm that owing to the summer heat, it is The Egyptians no doubt have good under the present circumstances greatly to be taped that Sir Miles cause to believe that no Egyptian a continuance of sanctions could Lampson will succeed in persuad- Government could survive which serve no useful purpose. ing the British Cabinet to make permitted the indefinite British such reasonable concessions as may military occupation of the capital offer a real opportunity for a final and of the chief port... settlement. For the autumn comes and no agreement is in sight the disappointment in Egypt may have dangerous consequences.

Going on to deal with the future In 1930 Nahas Pasha and the late

of the League of Nations, Mr. Mr. Arthur Henderson made such u twenty years' time seems reason-

Eden declared although this time progress with negotiations that able, and would it not be possible they had to admit failure in only one small point, relating to to arrange for a military base else securing a victory for the law of the Sudan, was left unsettled. In where than in the heart of Calro right over the law of might, that the draft treaty

which was then if Egypt would guarantee facilities by no means meant that this aim Washington, July 1. framed it was laid down that Bri- for our naval base in Alexandria? should be abandoned. On the con- Questioned at a press conference tish troops consisting of 8,000 soldi- But whatever the details of such trary, this idea must form the to-day us to whether the United, ers and 3,000 airmen should re- arrangements, the British Govern- starting point of the League re-

The following forthcoming wed- He said that after a review "of

News Serv

dings are announced: Mr. Robert States intended to mount sixteen main for twenty years in the im- ment would be most foolish to form.

all the facts the Australian Govern- | COLLEAGUES' SYMPATHY inch guns on the two projected 'mediate neighbourhood of the Suez throw away this chance of resolv, i

Wayne Adams, musician. of 39. Referring to the speech which ment thought the moment had now new battleships, Admira! William Canal, and that in the meantime ing the problems which have pol Premier Leon Blum had recently been reached when as far as the Great solidarity is shown in dancing girl, of the same address; Geneva, July 1. Village Road, and Miss Alice Chow, Standley, acting Secretary of the a native Egyptian army should be soned Anglo-Egyptian relations for held on the necessity of streng- Abyssinian dispute was concerned Itailan circles with the arrested Mr. Theodore Leslie Bell, clerk, re- Navy, said that would depend upon trained by a British military mis- fifteen years. In previous treaty thening the authority of the Lea-sanctions were of no further avail Journalists. The Propaganda siding at 15a Canal Road, and Miss: the decisions made when the de-ion. The question whether Egypt | negotiations the dificulties have signs were unished.

nad become capable of defending been two: first, that the Ward, Sue, Mr. Sden assured the Assembly and should be lifted. "It will be Minister. Aifleri, sent a telegram to Raby Leung, of 70 Morrison Hill He added that "sixteen inch herself and whether the British which as the extreme nationalist stressing, however, that the expe- sanctions now and have to capitu-him to convey to the Journalists,

of Great Britain's co-operation, useless for the League to continue the Italian Consul here, asking Road. guns are more advantageous for forces could be withdrawn was to party was

anti-British in origin rtences of the past few months late within a few months owing to "who are treated like criminals our uses than fourteen inch guns.” be left open for settlement at the found anything short of complete must be taken into consideration. -Reuter

end of the period by some form of independence extremely distaste- I the present failure was due to

the impossibility of maintaining because they could not restrain present Egypful, and, secondly, that any Esp the fact that not all nations were Abyssinia that we should declare insult

them," he said." "It is only fair to their extreme indignation at the conciliation, The

to their country," tian delegation seems to have re-tian delegation that entered into ready to go to the furthest cor- ourselves there and then. Haven't sympathy, TRADE MISSION

alised that the Italian anuexation an agreement with Britain was sequences, then not the provisions we misled that unfortunate, country The Italian evening papers, ex- of Abyssinia, the tension in the liable to be overthrown either by of the League Covenant, but the long enough?" he asked. Chinese Party To Visit The Mediterranean, "and

press regret that the "useless pro- the presence the King or by the electorate for method of its execution must be

vocative exhibitionism of the so- South Seas

of considerable Italian forces in its pains. But these two obstacles

changed.

called Abyssinian, delegation was Libya upon Egypt's western fron-no longer exist. The Wafd. having

VIEWS CONFLICT

permitted." and severely criticise Shanghai, July 2.

tter have for the time being great-won a free election and formed a

the Roumanian Foreign Minister The Chinese Investigation Misy altered the situation. But if the Government, are eager to reach a

The Canadian Delegate. Mr.

Titalescu, who, shouting "Out with sion to the South Seas, organized Egyptians have proved willing to final settlement with Britain which Massey, spoke in favour of raising

the savages!" demanded the re- by local Chinese industrial circles,

consider, some changes in the 1930 will reflect credit on thermselves, the sanctions, but the first spea-

moval of the protesting Italian will call on July 167

draft the demands upon the Bri- and are therefore more accom- ker in the afternoon, the South When they sail, it is stated, the tish side

Journalista. seem to have increased, modating than they have ever been. African Delegate, Mr. te Water, party will take with them 200

and it is now asserted that the pre- Moreover, since King Fund is dead opened the proceedings with an House of Commons, was asked however, it is admitted that the sent Government would never in and there is a Regency which they attack on the attitude of the whether the Foreign Secretary's behaviour of the Journalists during any case, even had circumstances have themselves approved, they Great Power in deciding to drop attention had been called to the the speech of the Negus was been normal, have consented to the have no reason to fear that their the sanctions, and strongly de-occupation by the Italians of grave psychological error.-.. proposals in the draft treaty which efforts will be frustrated by the manded their continuation. Un Moyale, which was a town shown Teanancean Neise ServicCE.

as being in Kenya Colony. were accepted by a Labour Govern- Palace. The British public, one provoked aggression must be re-

He replied that there were two It seems that the British would think, has the right to know sisted, or the Covenant would fall

KING'S MEMORIAL War Office not only seeks a much exactly what is standing in the to pieces if the great powers openly places called Moyale, one in Kenya bigger force in Egypt and asks that way of this excellent opportunity admit their impotence. A re-and the other in Abyssinia. It

London, July 2 London, July, 2. It should be placed near the Lib for concluding a final treaty with nouncement of collective action might be that the Italian forces The King to-day received Bryan frontier as well as near the Suez Egypt Hitherto all the discus-resolved upon was a betrayal to had oerupted Moyale in Abyssinia. In the four weeks since it was continued although in great pain. Hughe Montgomery Knacthbull, Canal but also that the existing sions have been veiled in the deep-world peace and the League of Na-There was no reason whatever to launched, the Lord Mayor of Lon- In the last game Ito and Cunning--- Hugessen, who kissed his hands on military occupation of Cairo and est secrecy, and suspicions that the tions, and South African suppose they had occupied Moyale don's appeal for a national memo-gim were at match point nine his appointment as British Ambas- Alexandria should continue, and British Defence Departments are Union would protest against a de- in Kenya, which was moreover, arial to King George has received times.

contributions totalling. £129:115- Heuter, sador to Peklag

that no definite stipulation shall be putting a spoke into the wheel of claration which must destroy for military past

1. British Wireles made about the dete of "the final | negotiation need to be allayed, all times the international con- British Wireles

cases of Chinese products to be

put tour.-

on exhibition during their

Union News,

AMBASSADOR TO CHINA

Bruler.

ment.

the

RIGHT NAME

But Different Situation

London, July 1. viscount Cranborne, in the.

ملط

In responsible Italian quarters,

STOP PRESS

FRENCH GOLF

Paris, July 2 Cotton lost the play-off in the French open golf championship' to- day. Scores were: d'Allemagne, 69 70, 139: Cotton, 70. 70, 140, Cotton just missed a 10-yard puts at the last hole for another tie, Reuter

EXCITING TENNIS

London, July 2

Ito and Cunninggim put up a. plucky fight, in the men's doubles. at Wimbledon, especially when they came to the net.

In the third set. Borotra fell and tore a muscle in, his leg but

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