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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLID

In Accordance with Govern. ment Ordinance, the EX- CHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of "Public Business on MONDAY, the 7th, September, 1936. (The First Monday in September,.

Hong Kong, 3rd Sept., 1936,

NOTICE

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The Public are hereby notified that the 10.00 p.m. train from Shum Chun will be cancelled on and trong Monday next, Septem

ber 7th, until further notice..

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

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PROBATE JURISDICTION

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1936.

NANKING-KWANGSI

PEACE PARLEY

IS HEREBY CANTON DELEGATES IN

NOTICE GIVEN that the Certificate No. 5/NS, 7710 dated Hongkong 17th June 1922 for four shares of this Bank numbered 4937/4935 regis. tered in the name of Mr. Duncan Murdoch Cameron and Certificate No. 6/NS. 7711 dated Hongkong 17th June 1922 for four shares numbered 93283/93284 and 132370/132371 in the name ol Miss Elizabeth Beatrice Cameron have been Lost or Stolen, and should these certificates not be produced to the Bank before 6th September 1936, new certificates for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificates Nos. 6/NS. 7710 and 5/NS, 7711 Will be thereafter treated by this Cor poration as Null and Vold. -

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chiel Manager.

and Business

15-19. Queen's Road

Tel. 30251.

IN THE GOODS of Anale Young late of 127 St. Editorial Michaels Hill Bristol Eng- land formerly of Arlington Boarding House. Pembroke Road Clifton Bristol afore. said, Widow, 'deceased.

IS

HEREBY

NOTICE GIVEN that the Court has, by - virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order Umiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 29th, day of Septem ber, 1936.

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 3rd day of Septem ber, 1936.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executrix, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,

Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong.

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Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

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The Baily Press.

Hung Koso, SEPTEMBER -

"CRAMMING" CHILDREN

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A timely warning against the encroachment of examinations upor: our children's lives hus been mitered recently by Sir Percy Nunn. He should know. what he is talking about. He is

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NANKING

Welcomed By Warlords

Canton, September 3.

Owing to fierce rainstorm, the airplane carrying the three peace mediators, Chu, Kooy and Ching was forced to put back twies and return here, after having proceeded as far as Shao King. At 9.25 am. yesterday, the airplane started arain under favourable weather conditions, and arrived safely at Nanning at noon. N

On reaching Nanning, Mr. Kooy

Ching and Generals Chu Pui-teh and Ching Chim were welcomed by

Generals "Li Tsung-ien, Li chi- shum, Pel Chung-hsi and others. and escorted to the Lok Kwan Club. !

The same night a conference was held and attended by Mr. Kooy Ching and Generals Chu Pul-teh and Ching Chim, representing the Central Government and Generals Li Tsung-len. Pel Chung-hai and Tsal Ting-kal, representing Kwang- si, to consider the Central Govern- ment's terms and conditions for unification and a peace settlement.

TWO CHINESE ARRESTED Japanese Murder Suspects

Shanghai, Sept. 3. Two Chinese, Tsou Kwel-fung. thirty nine, of Yangchow, and of

JAPAN'S NAVY SUBMARINES

DECISION

Surplus Tonnage

Retention

DON'T CARE!

CONTROVERSY IN Battled Through

NAVAL CIRCLES."

London, Sept. 3.

The Gapanese decision to retain 14,059 wns surplus destroyers "and

Typhoon And Monsoon

15.598 surplus subinarines in reply FROM MALTA

to the British. retention of 40,000 tons

the destroyers under escalator clause occasions contro- versy in naval circles.

The London Treaty strictly only permits Japan to retain vessels in the same category as' retained by Great Britain Japan argues" that she has insufficient over-age des troyers to make up 28,000 tons to which she is entitled and therefore will substitute submarines for the balance.

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"TO HONG KONG

"THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBMARINES WHICH LEFT FOR THE CHINA STATION FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN WITHOUT ESCORT, WAS ASTOUNDING. IT SHOWS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN SUBMARINE DESIGN, AND FURTHERMORE IT PROVED THE RELIABILITY OF THEIR ENGINES."

This was said by an emcial of the Royal Navy yesterday after the Pandora and the Ostris arrived in the waters of the Colony from Singapore.

throughout two whole days both crafts battled with the seas as any greyhound" might, although of course speed was greatly cut down.

Experts believe that Japan al- ready possesses the maximum of submarines permitted by treaty, hence at the end of the year she

The present. voyage from Malta will have a substantial excess.

*Five years ago" said the naval back to the China Station occupied The British and American spokesman during an interview 40 days in all By far the worze Governments are considering a with a representative of the "Dally weather was experienced between reply.

Press," "a similar performance by Aden and Singapore when they had The *Times" says: "It 13 a submarine would have been look-left the Island of Socotra, off the

the Japanese ed upon as impossible. They are Arabian coast. arguable whether decision is within the spirit of the not meant to be 'greyhounds.""" For Ave days they had to run Dao-jen nineteen, Ching

Both the submarines which against a South West monsoon. Shanghal, appeared in the Chinese treaty, but departures from the

berthed at the South Wall yester-{ "Actually, however, "the worst part After the conference. Generals Li coure this morning on suspicion of terms of the treaty ought not to

severe buffeting of the trip was between Port Said be made except with the consent day received a Tsung-Jen and Pel Chung-hsi call-complicity in both the murders of

of all signatories, nor

when a day out from Singapore. and Colombo. We were fourteen ed a meeting of Kwangs! Govern- Kayao on July 10 and Nakayambiguities be decided unilaterally, and sustained damage to their days at sea. To appreciate what ment and Party" oficials to con- on November 10 last year. The sider the terms of the Central Court ordered the men to be de-

Differences regarding interpreta-"casings." a structure which is tion of the treaty doubtless will be exposed when the submarines are Government with a view to tained pending further investiga-

resolved by further discussion.” not submerged. peaceful settlement.

We-thought we were running into Japanese advices from Washing- ton, indicate that the United a typhoon, but were fortunate to States is unlikely to protest on the miss it, said our informant

Another conference has been

convened for to-day for an ex-

change of views of both parties.

Should this exchange of views result in a settlement satisfactory to both sides, General Chu Put-teh

tions

They were

by arrested

the

Chinese Police at Chapel yesterday

and promptly handed over to the

Settlement Police who are prose-

cuting.

men

can 'am-

ground that Japan is within the spirit of the treaty, and it is also

This new development is expect-more economical to retain sub- marines than buld new destroyers will return to Canton to-day by theed to have important bearing on

in view of the near expiration of same airplane to report the result the case against the three

the treaty. already charged in connection to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.

Reuter. with the Nakayama slaying the Otherwise, the discussions will be verdict in which has been repeat- continued, until something definite edly postponed.- has been settled.

Reuter

Should, however, the present negotiations end in failure, it is re-, ported that Marshal Feng Yu- halang, the Christian General, will be asked to mediate - Chinese Evening Pòat.

PEACE CONFERENCE AT NANNING

JAPANESE "PLANES AT TAIYUAN

Chinese Complaint

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ANSWER TO BRITAIN

London, dept. 2. The Japanese reply to the Bri- tish note throating the Escalator Clause of the Washington and Lon- 'aon Naval Treaties, says that Japan Intends to retain 11,000 tons of sur plus destroyers and 15,600 tons of surplus submarines.

"

This is the Japanese answer to Great Britain's declaration of the .Pelping. Sept., 3. intention to retain 40,000 tona,of A

message

Talydantu : surplus destroyers. from states that General Chu Sheuk-

The Japanese note is under con- wang, chief of staff to the Pact-sideration.-- fication Commissioner, announces Renter's Bulletin Service. that the Shansi authorities have

director of the Institute of Edu- More Compromising Attitdue protested to the Japanese military

ration at London University.

He protests, strongly and right- ly, against the examination im- posed upon children about the age of ten and a half, and on which so much of their educa. tional future depends."

He was speaking of the examjjiation for "special places" IN THE ESTATE of in the secondary schools.

KENNETH ERIC Between the ages of 10 and 11. JOHN AINSWORTH the educational future of the DABELSTEIN, late of elementary school child is deter No. 51 Canton Road, mined. Shanghai in the Repub lic of China, Freight Broker, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that

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Children who have crammed" for "an, examination between the ages of 10 and 11 are being unnaturally treated.

They are being forced like a the Court has by virtue of Sec-hot-house flower, Only too often, tion 58 of the Probate Ordinance their brief promise fades in the 1897 made an order limiting the same way, time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 22nd day, of September 1936.

All creditors and others. are accordingly bereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 25th day of August

1936,

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WILKINSON AND GRIST, Solicitors for the Petitioner No. 2 Queen's Road Central,

Hong Kong.

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Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria, New Territories.

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Precociousness and. laborious conching, not intelligence, hava won them their place.

By Kwangsi Leaders

Shanghai, Sept. 3. The attention of the nation is focussed upon Nanning, where a peace conference between Nanking and Kwangs; delegates is reported to have been in progress since yes- terday.

The peace mission, comprising Mr. Chu Cheng. President of the Judicial Yuan, General Cheng Chien, Chief of the General Staff and General Chu Fel-teh, Director of Military Education, arrived at Nanking at noon yesterday.

They were welcomed by repre- and Dr. Wang Chung-hul. sentatives of General Ll' Tsung-jeri

It is generally expected that an

at

mission

Taiyuanfu against weekly Japanese planes flights over Talyuan. stating that no permission bad ever been asked for landing privileges contrary to international law and practice.

General Chu states that the Japanese are now operating what amounts to a weekly air service between Pelping and, Taiyuan.

Reuter.

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY

No Extra Night Train'

Canton. Sept. 3.

It is reported that as a result of the conference held between Mr.

THE CHENGTU

+ INCIDENT Japanese Demands Expected

Nankinz, Sept. 2. affairs and the killing of Japanese Owing to the recent Chengtu

newspapermen by a riotous mob, the Central Government is deter- mined to arrest and punish the guilty persons th strict accordance with law and reason.

The Pandora and the Osiris are now in the hands of engineers from the Naval Yard and it was de- finitely stated that work in this connection would be completed in five days time. We are then leav- ing for Wet Hal Wel. I don't know for how long... as we have not received our orders, was the official statement.

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that haval mian's statement means. an inspection of a submarine is re- commended.

"The average cruising speed of the submarines varied from eight to 12 knots, according to circum- stances. We can go very much faster of course, If so desired."

The submarines of the Pandora and Osiris class were designed for the tropics and for this reason they are larger that those of certain foreign powers.

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Great Britain have about 50 craft all told, including reserves. Two

What did the submarines do in other submarines, alsó from the Mediterranean Station are return- the typhoon?

ing to the China Station, and are expected to arrive here in three

They did not dive below to avoid "the roll of the waves" during the threatened typhoon encounter but weeks.

MAHATMA GANDHI

INDISPOSED

QUICK CABLE

("Bong-Kong Daily Press" Specialy

Berlin, Sept. 3. Wardha C.P.. Sept. 3..

It is learned from the Reich Post. Mahatma Gandhi is suffering

to Office, that news from Berin from malaria. His temperature for Tokyo, which was 'a

very much two days has been 105, but he is frequented line during the Olym- now somewhat improved and able plc Games, took only 1 minute 40 seconds by telegram, against du to to move out of Wardha hospital.--50 minutes to the ordinary course.

Neuter.

--Transocran News Service.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The following unclaimed tele; tuary on Wednesday. It was found grams are lying at EE. Telegraph in the backyard of 170 Queen's The attitude of the Japanese Co., Ltd., office:-Adamson c/o P. Road East. It is believed that the Government is not known, but ac- and O Omce, from Eastbourne: man fell from the roof of a block cording to foreign press reports. It Gillett care British Consulate, from of fats when he was chased dur- is feared that grave complications Bombay: Craig Passenger, from ing a police raid, will result.

It is reported that, the Japanese military party will urge the Gov-

to ask for (a) the immediate dis-

Naihati.

Local estates to the value of $20,-

Important announcement as to the L Lük-chlu, Superintendent of ernment amongst other demands imported) and one case of diph. 800 was left by the late Mr. Chan

Two cases of enteric tever (one

outcome of the conference will be the Chinese Section of the Can-

theria were notified to the local Hein, alias Chan Lim-Zoo, retired merchant, formerly of 30 Bonham made before the week-end.

ton-Kowloon Rallway, and Mr. solution of the Kuomintang, (b) Health authorities on Wednesday.

Road, who died on October 20 last Meanwhile, a report from Hong Walker. Superintendent at the the suppression of all Anti- Kong says the Kwangst leaders are English Section. It has been decid- Japanese movements and (c) the

The next "meeting of the Hong year. A petition by Messrs. Chan and showing a more compromising at ed not to run an extra night train, destruction of all Anti-Japanese Kong Aquarium Society will be held Tsun-him, Chan Tsun-tak

Chineie Evening“ Post.

in the Biological Department of Chan Tsun-cheung, merchants, for tade.

Hong Kong University on Wednes- grant of probate of the will, was

allowed. day, September 9,, at 8.30 pm. A talk on goldfish, being a continua- tion of his previous address, will be given by Mr. R. A. Pereira.

the

According to the Chinese prèss, Generals Li and Pel bave tele- graphed to the Kwangtung Military On the other hand, the child- Headquarters stating that ren who have not been pushed Kwangel troops in South-western and pulled into premature know- Kwangtung are rapidly withdraw- ledge may miss the secondarying from their original positions. school altogether.

"Many of us have a strong

Reuter,

ARMY COMMANDER DETAINED

Wuchow, Sept. 3. It is reported that Commander Mok Tack-hung, of the 40th Divi- sion Army of Kwangs, who was reported, to have been executed for

suspicion, Sir Percy Nunn hos It is based on the needs of stated that the earlier education universities; it is applied to enemy some time ago,

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of children is distorted by reason thousands who will never go Kwangsi military authorities. of the presence of examinations."

The examination for entrants

to the secondary schools is not the only instance in which true education is distorted by the sys-

tera.

The school certificate, with its

attendant shadow of matricula- tion, is being forced on children at an increasingly early age.

Absurdly, many employers de- minnd, as a condition of employ ment; success in an examination designed to test entrance to a university,

there.

The influence of the universi- ties has kept such academic sub- jects as Latin in the curriccium.

shot but only detained by the

Chinese Evening Post.

school text books, as terms of set- tlement.

Chinese Evening Post.

to

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

»

First Through Train

Canton, Sept. 3. The first through train trip of

The

The new Central British School will be opened by H.E. Sir Andrew Caldecott on September 14 and not October 14.

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open door, which had been broken during the typhoon.

Sentence of two months, hard labour was passed by "Mr. W. Scho- field at the Centra Magistracy yesterday, on Chong Kam-man, 20. unemployed, charged with the theft of house fittings from No. 2 Taikoo Terrace. Inspector T. O'Connor apparently said defendant had the disclosing military secrets to the the Canton-Hankow Railway took Buffering from the effects of gained admittance into the house, not place on September 1. after many oplum poisoning a woman, Wong which was vacant, by means of an

years of vexatious delay,

Bat-ma, was removed to the Kow- means great prosperity loon Hospital for China, particularly in regard communications, agriculture,

The YM.C.A. Discussion Group Suffering from the effects of try- economics and the general welfare ing to hang herself, Yip Tai, 37, was will meet in the West Lounge at

Subject: of the people.

admitted to the Hospital for treat- p.m. an September 6. Owing to its close proximity to ment

"That Sunday Entertainments. In Canton, the Southern terminus of

Moderation, are not against the the Canton-Hankow Railway, Hong Mak Wal, a coolle, was admitted True Principals of Christianity Kong be one of the chief Hangchow, Bept, 3.

to the Kowloon Hospital for treat-led by N, G, Henry. A Whist Drive After addressing the provincial places to benent.

ment to injuries received when he will be held in the West Lounge at and party officials, and over one- Besides Hong Kong is the prin- fell in the compound of the Kow-9 pm. on Beptember 7, thousand citizens who extended cipal shipping port of South loon Railway Station. What the country needs is anim a warm welcome, and highly | China, and la already connected younger generation trained to be commending the great progress with alert, sensible, able to play, its made in road constructions, Mar. part in the world with assurance shal Feng Yu-haling left for Hu and success.

Chow and Ka Hing by motor car 01 a tour of Inspection. subse quently returning to Nanking by the Shanghai-Nanking' Railway Chinese Evening Post

Thousands of children learn enough Latin to scrape through matriculation, and drop it im mediately afterwards.

The demand for early specialis- That is the prime fault with ed knowledge can only stand in the whole examination system. the way of this ideal.

FENG YU HSIANG ON TOUR

Canton by the Canton--

Hankow Railway.

Passengers will now be able to travel from London to Hong Kong by railway, one continuous journey through the two continents of Europe and Ada Chinese Evening Post.

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A Dinner Dance will be held on The combined Band and Drums the Open Roof of Repulse Bay Lido of the 2nd Battalion, the East Lan-(weather permitting) and at Re- cashire Regiment, will play Retreat pulse Bay Hotel in event of bad on Tuesday, September 8 af Shum weather, on Saturday, September Shui Po commencing at 6.15 p.m.5 at 9 pm, and the usual Tea Dance will be held on Sunday, The Body of a man surnamed Beptember 6 at 5 pm, at Repulse Kwok was removed to the mor- Bay Hotel.:"

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