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NOTICE OF INTERIM DIVIDEND

NOTICE IS HERE B1 GIVEN that

INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR per cent (4%) for the six months ended 30th June, 1936, amounting to FORTY cents per share on the Fully Paid Up Shares and TEN cents per share on the Partly Paid Up Shares of the Company will be paid on FRIDAY, the 7th AUGUST, 1936, on which date Dividend Warrants may be ob

fained on application at the Registered office of the Company, Exchange Building, 4th Floor

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 90th JULY," to FRIDAY, the 7th AUGUST, 1936, both days in

clusive.

By Order of the

Board of Directors,

W, L. MCKENZIE,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th July, 1936. 4553

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR per share for! the six months ended 30th June, 1936, will be payable ចង WEDNESDAY, 19th August, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's. Offices, 3, Chater Road.

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BUNG KONG, ADoubt 4, 1936.

COTTON EXPORTS

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Japuis continues to increase her exporting lead over Lancashire in cotton piece goods. In the first six months of this year her ex- ports exceeded those of Lanca- shire by nearly 400,000,000 yurds. This is a greater lead than" in the first half of last year, but it accompanies a smaller volume of trade. Japan's exports are nearly 4 per cent less than last year: Lancashire's however, are down by over 7 per cent. What-| "ever Lancashire's troubles may be, and they are patent enough. Japan is extremely vocal about hers.

One of her cotton trade.or- ganisations has just calculated that of the 127 countries to which her cotton goods are exported Seventy-six bre disemminating against them thirty-three by high tariffs and forty-three by quotas. The remaining fifty-one, which do not discriminate, are oil, it is said, small.

Doleful tales

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST

KWANGSI HEADS

SUSPICIOUS

Meeting With The Generalissimo

HONG KONG SAFER VENUE

Nanking, August 3. Evidently there is still hope of a peaceful settlement in the Nan- king-Kwangsi imbroglio.

The Government has sent instructions to the Cantonese troops operating against the rebels In Western Kwangtung to remain on the defensive' according to the Chinese press. Although they may resist if attacked, the loyalists are to do their best to avold a confict pending a political settlement of

the trouble.

General Chiang Kai-shek is believed to have suggested that he Generals Li Tsung- should meet ten and Pei Chung-hst at Wham- poa to discuss issues outstanding between them and the Govern- ment, but

made they have counter-suggestion that the meet- ing should take place in Hong Kong.

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HOPEI-CHAHAR COUNCIL

Japanese Appointed

As Adviser

Peiping, August 3. - Mr. Nishida former Japanese Consul tri Tientsin, arrived to-day to take up the position of adviser- to the Hopel-Chahar Political Council The appointment was War and recommended by the Foreign Offices in Tokyo

Mr. Nishida has been conferring with General Tashiro, Japanese 0.0.0. in North China and Tien- tsin regarding the general situa- tion....

Mr. Nishida is also expected to

be chief adviser to the Foreign Relations Commission of Consuls. He is a good Chinese scholar and was formerly connected with the Japanese Embassy in "Peiping.- Reuter.

NORTH CHAHAR SITUATION

Peiping. August 3. According to people from Sul- yuan, the general situation in North Charhar and East Sulyuan la very bad. Large numbers of An earlier message appears on "Manchaktio" troops are stationed

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In the districts, All the bandits have been reorganized into regular armies

these by

"Manchurão” military, officers.

Japanese planes are flying to the districta every week. At Paotou, a Japanese special station has been recently organized.

JAPANESE

POLICY

IN CHINA

AN OBSERVER'S VIEW

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fill the papers of the failure of the trade mission to Latin America, which Mr.

Fleet Street, July 15. The Union of Democratie Con- trol held a meeting to-night at George Taylor, for three years Professor of History at the Central Political Institute. at Nanking, and Mr. Tal Hwa Lee

It should be realised, he said, that

which reported that for the reason or another most of the efforts to arrange barter terms of trade had

spoke on the situation in China. come to little. Then there has

Mr. Lee emphasised the con- come the squabble over United ↑ stancy of Japan's policy in China. States imports and the petty which was simply to make her- NOTICE IS" HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER trade war that has now broken self the sole power in the country. OF SHARES of the Company out with Australia. What is, this-as Japan well knew—was will be closed from FRIDAY, however, particularly worth study the moment for her to make an- 7th August, to TUESDAY, 18th is the way in which Japan is re- other big effort towards fulalling August (both days Inclusive), sponding to the trade barriers that this policy, while the European countries were occupied with mat- during which period no transfer are being imposed against her. ters of pressing importance in Her export trade is being brought Europe and while the United under much closer regulation. States was still endeavouring to By Order of the Board of Thus next month it is hoped to solve her internal

of Shares can be registered.

Directors.

0. EAGER,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 31st July, 1936.

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NOTICE TO SHARE- HOLDERS

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Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1936, Wednesday, 19th payable on August, 1936, on which date Dividend "Warrants may be ob tained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Monday, 10th August, to Tues day, 18th August, both days in- clusive.

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

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traubles,

economic

Great Birtain also should rea- se, he said, that in the event of a Russo-Japanese war the British Empire in the East would be in no less danger from a thumphant

Japan than it would be from

victory for Soviet Russia,

1936.

LATEST RESULTS AT

THE OLYMPIAD

Jesse Owens' Time Not Recognised

(SPECIAL OLYMPIC SERVICE-COPYRIGHT)

Berlin, August 3.

The new world record of 10.2 seconds, which Was set by America's outstanding runner, Jesse Owens, during Sunday's quarter finals in the 180 metres event. was not recognised by the International A.A. Federation because it was established with the aid of a favourable wind.

The world record thus goes back to 10.3 seconds set by Telan. of the United States in the last Olympiad.

NEW WEIGHT LIFTING RECORD

A new world record in weight

lifting W&S

Mohammed set by Mesbach (Egypt) during the com- petitions on Sunday afternoon. He increased the former world's record from 141 kilogrammes in a two- handed Continental clean and jerk to 145 kilogramines,

Mesbach was also the Olympic victor in the lightweight weight- fting class with a total score of 342.5. being followed

by Fein (Austria) who achieved the same score but was heavier than the Egyptian.

The third place was won by a; German. Jansen, with a score of 327.5.

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OLYMPIC RECORD

BROKEN

Throwing The Hamuner

"NORTH CHINA

PROBLEMS

Doihara To Visit Tientsin

Tientsin, August 3. Lieut-General K Dalhara, the Japanese Lawrence of Manchuria, will come to Tientsin at the end of this week to call on Leut.- General Tashiro, Commander "of Japanese Garrison in Tientsin and Major-General Matsumuro, Direc- tor of the Japanese Special Service Department in Peiping, according to well-informed Japanese circles.

In Pelping, General Dalhara will call on General Bung. Cheb-yuan, Chairman of the Hopel and Chahar Politica Council. and other high Chinese officiak.

It is further reported that General Daihara may stay Tientsin and Peiping to assist the Japanese Garrison in Tientsin and the Japanese Kwangtung Army in Manchuria to solve the numerous North China problems.

Col. Nagami. Chier of Staff of the Japanese Garrison in Tientsin has been appointed Director of Japanese Special Service at „Tal-

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Berlin, Aug. 3. The anal of the hammer throw resulted as follows: Hein (Ger- finion News. many) 56.49 metres, Bask (Ger- many) Olympic record. Warngard (Swed-'

en). 54.8.

55.04. Bath

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broke the

The hundred metres final result- ed 1.5 follows: Owens (United States), Metcalf (United States), Osendarp (Holland). Time: 10,3

seconds, equalling the world re- cord.

OFFICIAL RATING A Japanese plane flies to Paotou

Germany was leading in the Crom Tientsio regularly

every official rating of the nations at the week. The plane, after a short end of the Arst day's competitions stay in Paotou, flies to Ninghsia with 10 points, followed by Finland and O-lar-shang League. The

with 8 points, United States 6,

Lee, the small competitor in the Japanese declare that the plane is Egypt 3. Austria 2 and Poland one. women's hundred metres heat was used by the Japanese Special Ser-

Three points were awarded for vice Department in Suiyuan.-

first, two for second and one for away first, but always running

last. The beat winner Union News.

was Walasiewicz (Poland). Time: 12.5 seconds.-

BRITAIN'S NEW FLEET

Sir Samuel Hoare's Declaration

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STRONG ENOUGH TO

GO ANYWHERE”

London July 12. The Government's determination to strengthen the defence forces of the country was emphasised yes- terday by Sir Samuel Hoart, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a speech at Southampton. The chief potots were:-

third.

TEAM FENCING-

In the team fencing the Argen-Reuter.. tine, Greet Britain. Germany, United States, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Yugoslavia, France, Aus-

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THE BEGINNINGS OF A POET

THOMAS CAMPBELL

London, July 13.

It is an odd, circumstance, and one not very creditable to London, that its University, the centenary

celebrations of which have now been launched, owes its existence to a Scottish poet. Thomas Camp-

fame bell, who achieved

at the

age

of twenty-one with Pleasures of

Hope,"

his

graduate of Glasgow University.

la. Czechoslovakia and Belgium DUKE & DUCHESS n 1803, after a visit to Germany. advanced to

the quarter-finals which begin on Monday evening.— francen

News Service

RAILWAY RECORD"

Berlin, Aug. 3. "An Olympic record" was also set on Sunday by the Berlin Metro- politan Railwayɑ which transported no less than 1,790,000 people. Des- pite the abnormally heavy trame everything went without a hitch.— Fransorean News "Server"

THE TAYLOR CUP

OF BRUNSWICK

IN LONDON

PLEA AT DINNER FOR FRIENDSHIP

London, July 15. The Duke and Duchess of Bruns- wick were the guests of the Anglo- German Fellowship at the Dor- chester Hotel last night.

The Duchess is the only daughter of the ex-Kaiser, and the Duke's mother was the sister of Queen Alexandra.

At the dinner each table was decorated with the Union Jack and the German Swastika dag. The Arst two tonats were""The King" and "Der Fuhrer."

he settled in London, where he was welcomed by literary people and became on friendly terms with Byron and Moore. He had been much impressed by the fact that London was, the only great, city in Europe without its university. His native city of Glasgow had had.

at one since 1451; he had seen Bonn and elsewhere the magniti- cent university system of Germany," and it was at Born, in conversaa- tion with professors and others, 巍 that he conceived the idea of London university. On his return from another visit to Germany in 1820 Campbell was appointed editor of the "New Monthly Maga- zine," and at once began to discuss his university project with his friends and contributora." He found them enthusiastic, and he wrote a letter to his friend and fellow- Scot, Lord Brougham-the only British statesman of those days devoted to the interests of national Major-Gen. Bir Frederick Mat-

and general education. Campbell rice announced that both the Dukesent a copy of the letter to the and the Duchess had accepted an invitation to become honorary members. of the British Legion They both wore Legion badger.

The Duke of Brunswick recalled thusiastic and greatly valued

that when his father died in 1923 nember. This 4

cup, given with

King George wrote him a very kind the object of encouraging talent letter, in which he expressed the among the tennis professionals of

view that friendship and under- the club, whose interests the standing between the two nations General always had at heart, is would do away with the feeling to be played for annually by them that brought about 1914. under handicap, and the first competition has just been con- cluded

put cotton exports under unified control-at present there are some twelve export associations. The central body will be financed by a

"We have delayed so long in this levy on exports, which would

rebuilding that we are now faced provide a fund for compensation

with the problem of building what for disadvantageous imports" Mr. Taylor said that what mat- virtually amounts to a new fleet. taken for the sake of trade re-tered most now was not a possible "As our fe depends upon free passage through the seven seas. eiprocity. To such lengths does Russo-Japanese war but the real

Anglo-Japanese war which was the Fleet must be strong enough the new trade diplomacy of bils-

now taking place. He traced the to go anywhere. It is our inten- teralism lead. But it may be last twenty years of Chinese his- tion to have such a Flect and to doubted whether Japan can great- tory to show how Britain's almost build it with the least possible de- ly extend her markets by these monopolistic financial control had lay.

been undermined by Japan and means in most of the conntries how Britain was now making a which now object to taking her desperate effort to hold on to this goods, although they may help anancial power, which was so. Im- her to retain her footing.

JAPANESE TRADE INJURED

Effects Of Smuggling

portant, slute China relied on for- eign banking to maintain and byld her Industries.

"The rebuilding of the Navy is likely to confer great benefits upon many districts that have been mos: grievously smitten by the mis- fortunes of recent years.

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There can be no question of the air and naval powers being rivala or of the one being sacrificed to the other.

VICTORY OF W. J. TUTT

London, July 15. A sliver challenge cup, memory

of the late Brigadier-General A. H. M. Taylor, has been presented. by his widow to Prince's Club, of which he was for years an enz.

"When I visited King George in London," the Duke continued, "he expressed the opinion that if we for a time in each other's coun- would allow our children to live

tries that would do more than anything else to promote good re- lations between the people. played on "My own children have been

Tutt, J. Dear, M. 3. Fusco, and E. There were four entries, W. J.

Bradshaw, of whom the arst two were on the owe 30 mark, while Bradshaw, at the other end of the ecale, received 30 and a bisque, The competition was

And now, he said, there was really war in China-shown by the fact that British trade in Eaa- The British Navy wants as much tern Manchuria had become im- air power as we can develop. possible, and was hardly less tm-

"Air power has made what was possible in Northern China, and once the most secure island in the that for the last two months deal-world the most vulnerable society ings in Chinese bonds no longer | in Europe. Tientsin, August 3. took place in Shanghal, but in the "For the first time in our his- With their business seriously in-better-protected Hong Kong. So, tory the heart of the Empire has Jured by the practice of smuggling too, Japan had cleverly used the become vulnerable. by their ow nationals, the smuggling in Northern China as u "Such a state of Insecurity can- Japanese Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, weapon against British trade and not be allowed to endure. .F. H. CRAPNELL, Ltd., the Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, Customs control.

"I care not from what quarter Secretary. Ltd. and Ta Chong & Co. have Mr. Taylor agreed with Mr. Lee our security is challenged, our Te-

decided to build factories in that China was the Hong Kong, 30th July, 1936. Tientsin to

compete with

the Japanese policy. But, he said, | be the same. 4593 smuggled goods according to Britain was the enemy, and Japan

Japanese reports.

was able to make too much use of It is reported that the business the Nanking Government to let of the three leading Japanese that Government collapse. COM "A contented country, a united In spite of long odds given, the back-markers reached the companies have dropped from pletely. Britain's policy was the Empire and a consistent policy of two yen 1,300.000 per month to yen doubtful clement, but what was peace-these are the three objec-final match without the loss of a 200,000 a month recently due to certain was that British policy in tires we are determined to ac-point, and a dine struggle was the practice of snuggling.

China would be clarified only | bleve.”-- The three companies are plan- when Britain had first made up ning to build artificial silk, beer its mind about Europe. and plece goods factories.-- Union News.

DONT FORGET!

THAT WHEN

You are at Home

you

can get the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS at SELFRIDGES.

CHINESE LABOUR IN SAMOA

"Times," and also began advo- cating his scheme in the "Monthly Magazine. He found widespread support. but also encountered many dificulties

- A CALVE'S-HEAD DINNER

At the end of the eighteenth century the English universities were the preserve of a privileged secdon of the community. Ident!- fed with the Church and property in land. Campbell would have none of this, and neither would have none of this, and neither Brougham. They were both Bred with the idea of a democratic university on the lines familiar to them in Scotland: a" national "de- mocratie institution where a peer's son and a ploughman's son could

object of ply to the challenge must always the American system, each play- feducated partly in England, and I sit side by side on the same class

CHINA TREASURES

H

es opposing the other three in "It is on this account that we are proceeding with our great pro- for each set won.

three sets, a point being awarded

gramme of air reinforcements.

KHO SIN KIE WINS

hope that, so far as education is concerned, the result is not too bad," (Laughter.)

Germans of all classes deeply desired friendship with England, he added.

room bench and complete for the same academic honours with equal chances of success. With the Oxford and Cambridge system they would have no dealings. And the fees were to be cheap. Campbell 20d Brougham were convinced The Marquess of Lothlän sald that this could be done but their that a very critical stage had been | English supporters stood out för reached in the relations between the Oxford and Cambridge “iden. the two countries, a stage at once Then Brougham gave what is full of hope, and full of meniace described as a "calves-head dir- He believed that the national feel-ner," at which ing on both sides was for a re-pledged to support the Scotsmen's idea. In the end they won, and turn of co-operation

everyone was

seen when they met. Tutt was in magnificent form, and his more heavily cut stroke proved of far more value than when the pair met recently at Lord's Dear was SINGLES MATCH ·

kept on the defensive for the ("Hong Kong Dalty Press" Esclat greater part of the match, and. his Shanghai, August 3,

attack on the winning openings Regarding the German colonial London University as we under- The godowns constructed irt

Berlin, August 3. The Chinese tennis star, Kho was not so accurate as usual. The question, Lord Lothian said that stand 12 to-day came into being. Nanking to house, art treasures

It is still growing on a great · will be coepleted on August 8, ac- Bin-kle, won outstanding success result was a win for Tutt by three he did not believe that the crude

transfer of territory—for instance, | eleven-acre site in Bloomsbury, cording to Mr. Ma Heng. Chair at the international tennis tourria-sets to none (6-2, 6-2, 6-4), and

from: Britain (to Germany-was | and when the buildings are finian" man of the Feiping Palace Museum ment at Zoppot. After achieving the final placings were Tutt 9 who is visiting Taingtao to attend a victory in the singles he enterpoints, Dear 8; Fusco 2, Bradshaw practical politics at the moment, ed London will have the largest or that the problem could be solved university in Europe. That will a meeting of representatives of ed the mixed doubles with Frau The Government intends to re-

museums,

Kaeppel of Germany, and played At the conclusion of the match by the restoration to Germany of not be for another ten years, but patriate all Chinese and", other The treasures stored in Shang- skalist Ertel and Metaxa. Kie Mrs. Taylor presented the cup the old German colonies. All the Poet Campbell did not visualise labour introduced into Samoa hal will be taken to Nanking in and Kaeppel were defeated 5-7, and the monetary emoluments colonial nations must be willing to anything so big when he wrote his with which it is endowed to the make their contribution to a trans- letter to Brougham; nor did during the previous administration Beptember and October.—

Neuter.

Brougham, Union News,

Transocean News, Servks

victor and the other competitors. fer of territory.

To Be Repatriated

Wellington, August 3.

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