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HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 17, 1930.
the 30th SEPTEMBER, both Poisonous days inclusive, during which period no transfer of DEBEN.
TURES can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
O. EAGER,
Secretary.
Correspondence
It is greatly to be regretted that our social morals have not yet reached that stage of mental development where the idea of the anonymous letter would be
Hong Kong, 17th Sept., 1936. automatically relegated to tie ush
heap where it belongs.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BONG KONG
IN BANKRUPTCY
No. 9 OF 1936
1690
Re: Archibald Hynes Roberts car. rying on business under the style of Victoria Printing Press.
NOTICE is hereby given that a creditors' petition was filed herein on the 16th day of Sep- tember, 1936, and that an Interim Receiving Order was made there on on the 16th day of September, 1936, and the Official Receiver was appointed Interim Receiver of the estate of the above named debtor.
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HONG KONG DAILY PŘESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1936.
CEREMONY IN KWANGSI
Leaders Assume Appointments
Canton, Sept. 18. The inauguration of General Li Com- Taung-jen as Pacification missioner of Kwangsi Province took place to-day at Nanning, the oath of office being administered to Generals Li Tsung-jen, Pel Chung-hst and Wang Kuk-cho by Ceneral Ching Chim.
It is reported that weather per- Chim mitting. Generals, Ching Wang. Shac-hung and Tang Shih- tseng will return to Canton to day or to-morrow,
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HONG KONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Spoon And Practice Shoot
NEW "BISLEY" RIFLE CLUB
It is also reported" that General Pel Chung-hsi may accompany lows that practice would be un-
Pel ¦ necessary. them, and if not, General Chung-hal and General La Chi- hsum w dy together to Canton to meet Marshal Chiang Kai-shek as already arranged.
A striking feature of the shoot-
HOPEI-CHAHAR AIR TRAVELLERS
TAX LEVY
Chairman Explains To Nanking
Nanking, Sept. 16.
WHO FACED DEATH IN DESERT
Food Rationed But Nearly All Eater
EXHAUSTED PILOT'S COLLAPSE
A denial that the Hopel-Chahar' Political Council sanctioned "the establishment of an inspectorate for the purpose of leying a tax on smuggled goods at one-eighth of the national tarda was telegraphed
The story of their. 30-hour ordeal by General Sung Cheh-yuna to Finance Minister Kung to-day. at a desolate spot on the fringe of the Arabian desert was told for the The telegram stated that a pro- posal to that effect had been made | first time on Sept. 1 when eight of the Imperial Air- by Wang Hun-geh and others, but passengers the Council at present did not con-ways liner Horsa arrived at Kara- chi from Bahrein, in the Persian Gulf, template adopting it.
were
The first Spoon and Practice Shoot of the 1935-37 season was held yesterday afternoon on the Army Ranges at Kowloon City when, in spite of the heat and the many other kinds of aport and recreation at present indulged in, a goodly number of members of the Association turned up on the firing point. Scores, as one would naturally, tlon. Lance Sergeant W. Jones export after a break of approxi- take the "nett" spoon.
At the conclusion of the shoot- mately three months, were not as high as they will undoubtedly being 'Lieut. G. Ratcliffe of the Ist
Dr. Kung, interviewed, said that En. Royal Ulster Rides was pre-
The Horsa made a forced landing later on; if they had been, it fol-
Binted with a tankard by the the Finance Ministry decided to
permit transportation of contra- 140 miles south of Satwa Wells in donor, the Honorary Secretary of
band which had already been the darkness early on Saturday. the Rifle Association, which was
The passengers and crew won by this officer shooting under smuggled into Hopei province pro- the King's "First Stage" Condivided the full amount of national stranded in the griling heat, with tions, concurrently with the Spoon
scarcely any food or water, until found by an R.A.F. 'plane on Sun- day. Shoot which was taking place at the same time. Shooting for this tankard was restricted to mem- bers of the ""Bisley" Club which has been started in this officer's battalion. It is worthy of note that this Club at the present time has a membership of nearly two hundred all of whom have taken advantage of the issue of the "1914" rifle, as laid down in Avmy
awarded for the 8.R. (a) type of shooting owing to the number of entries in this class being insum-
ing was the fact that practically every competitor was using either a "1914" or "packed" SMLE ride. With a view to retrenchment in with the result that in accordance the army, it is reported that Mar-with the regulations, no spoon was shal Chiang Kai-shek is consider ing the advisability of incorporat ing General Teal Ting-kal's Nine- teenth Route Army in the Kwang- s1 Fifth Route Army, to consist of a combined total of eight divi. maintenance ex- stons, and the penses to be fixed at $3.000.000 a month and torne by the Central
Chinese Evening Post.
PEOPLE REJOICE
Yet there are those so deplox- |ably deprived in our community
who still indulge in the pesti-Government- ferous practice of dipping their pens in acid and allowing their
Canton, Sept. 18. loathsome thoughts to crawl over
cere- the After
Inauguration a sheet of paper like naggots mony, Generals Ching Chim and
the dung-hill of spite. Tang Shih-tseng flew back They cringe behind the cloak of Canton, When It became known anonymity, these perpetrators of that Generals LTsung-jen and poisonous correspondence, yet Fel Chung-hsi had agreed with instinctively revealing themselves the Central Government's terms
and accepted office, and
from
that
as wretches who harbour a mine peace was definitely assured, the even the lowestofficial organs of the, Kwangs! which makes
Government began to publish and forms of life seem lofty by com-
the good circulate
Dews. The parison.
populace of Nanning and the peo- ple throughout the whole province of Kwangsi are jublant, and never
We are happy to learn that such poisonous anonymnity is rather rare in the Colony, and, therefore, an example of this sort of veiled blackmail, which was brought to our notice yesterday, must be regarded as an exception which can only be characterised as contemptible and vicious.
"The re-action of the healthy- minded person to such poisonous
cient.
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By a colacidence, two members belonging to the same unit lè. Lance Sergeant W. Jones and Ser- geant C. Jones, both of the 2nd Bp. Royal Welch Fusiliers, tied for the Arst place with a score of 93. but in accordance with the regula- tiens, now in use by the Associa-
S.R.
2-Sgt C. Jones
Council Instruction No. 203 o' 1935.
=
Leading scores made yesterday afternoon are as follows:-
tarla was paid, but the Customs authorities had been instructed not to relax Vigilance Reuter.
AGITATION AGAINST
MAGISTRATE
Follower Of General Chen Chi-tang
1
Mr. F. F. Crocombe, the aircraft designer, who was one of the vas- sengers, stated that if the rescue place had been much later, some of them would have died.
On the afternoon of the first day, the plot. Capt. L. V. Mes- senger, fainted from exhaustion and overwork. Shortly after- wards First-Oficer Baker. had a heart attack and collapsed.
He was laid under the wings of the 'plane to give him a complete rest. Canton, Sept. 16.
It was the only thing that Owing to the unpopularity of could be done.
newly- Chen appointed
Chong-ng,
the
of magistrate
Fong
Sing, district (the native district
4.
"GIANT SCORPIONS Mr. Crocombe said that the place of the deposed war-lord General where they landed was devoid of stunted except for Chen Chi-tang), who is said to be vegetation,
From nine in the morning to Ave in the evening the heat was the passengers
ส
to
(B) Score
at Ass'n 200 yds.
H'dcp Nett
1.-L/8gt. W. Jones
32
30
Score Score at
'at Aggregate 500 yds. 600 yds. Score
Nett
Nett -Nett 31
93*
02
33
30
93
3.-L/Cpl. J. A. E. Peters
Scr
30
29
92
4.-Lt. Ratcliffe
30..
29
91
5.pl. Stewart
2
31.
20
90
6. Pte. J. Smith
29
30
89
7.2/Lt. L. 3 Holmes
Scr.
29
88
8.-SIM, HMI
Ser.
28
88
Cpl. J. Watson 10. Pte. J. Sharples -11-Fus. E. Carter
Ser.
32
25
87
4
31
23
85
23
31
84
12-C.Q.M.8. Wallace
6
25
30
82
13.-C.S.M. Grinham
2
30
25
B2
a trusted follower of General Chen shrubbery. The only living things, Chi-tang, it is reported that the were giant black scorpions. inhabitants of the district have petitioned the Canton Government for the removal of Chen Chong-ng, unbearable, and and also the confiscation of the spent the day under the wings of Fong Sing properties of General the machine. Chen Chitang and his brother,
the Chen Way-chow, realized from the sale of such pro perties to be used for educational purposes.
14-L/Cpl. Bainborough
7
32
23
B2
15C/Cpl. Burton
7
27
26
2
28
23
17-Arm. Cpl. Butterfield
2.
22
26
18.-Rin. J. Murphy
. 25
5
25
7
18
24
74
SR. (A)
2B
28
28
#2
has there been so much rejoicing before.
It is reported that General "Pet Chung-hat has given up his inten-
tion of going abroad and in a few
days, he is expected to fly to Can- ton to meet Marshal Chiang Kai-
shek.
It is also reported that Com- mander Yung Shao-woon will obey.
the orders of the Central Govern-
All the debts should be paid to correspondence is not to specument to withdraw his troops from late as to the truth or otherwise Fakhol and General Yu Han-mow of the statements or allegations has accordingly made arrangė- No receipt other than that of therein contained, but rather to ments to send his troops to occupy the Official Receiver will be re-
wonder what particular axe the the four districts of South West cognized,
person responsible has to grind,Kwangtung-
Chinese Evening Post. Dated this 16th day of Septem and why he is in such n miserable ber, 1938.
position that he must sacrifice all claim to decency and self-respect by resorting to a blackguardly anonymity.
J. B. PRENTIS,
Official Receiver.
NOTICE.
4693
JAPANESE ART IN BERLIN
"("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special,
Berlin, Sept. 16. I have this day started the
exhibition of An interesting practice of an Architect, Surveyor
Japanese arts and crafts is being and Engineer under the style or held here under the sponsorship firm name of A. H. Basto, at of the German teacher, Miss Elsa Prince's Building, Top Floor. Marquart, who has been working Telephone No. 33539,
A. H. BASTO,
for the last decade in Tokyo, who brought the exhibition to Berlin when she came for the Olymple Games, The collection includes
A.R.I.B.A., M.I. Struc. Eng., dolls, costumes, toys, text-books,
M.R. San. I.
11th September.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
Th
4674
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Seventh Extra
MR. CHOW LOO ON WAY HOME
Nanking, Sept. 16.
-
16. Lt. Pattullo
19. Cpl. McCausland
20. Spr. Downing
1. Rin. L. Smith
*Nett Spoon. -Handicap Spoon.
REINFORCEMENTS
FOR PALESTINE
London, Sept. 16.
The
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PAN-PALESTINE
CONGRESS
Jerusalem, Sept. 16. "Pan-Palestine Congress"
The liner Naldera sails to-day from Southampton with a further detachment of reinforcements for convoked by the Arab leaders of Palestine. The troops include the the Arab National Committee has by the Govern- 2nd battalion Cameronians from been prohibited
The objects of the "Con- Borden Camp Headquarters Staff, ment,
the air The rations on board money liner consisted of a few biscuits, a small quantity of water in bot- some mineral tles, chocolates, water, a dash of whisky, and a small piece of lče.
It is said that a committee of the representatives of this district pre- sented their petition to the Canton Government on the 15th instant and that the petition contained five recommendations.
re- the
The representatives were ceived by the Becretary of Civil Governor, who promised to wishes to the Civil convey their Governor. Chinese Evening Press.
--
HARVARD 'VARSITY
CENTENARY
London, Sept. 16.
An exhibition was opened at
commemorate the centenary of the
The whisky and ice, were used to help to revive the pilot when he collapsed. The rest of the supplies were rationed, The passengers were allowed one and a half cups of water twice daily, and one or two blacuite each.
WOMAN'S ENDURANCE
On the second morning, before dawn, there was a heavy fall of dew. The passengers collected three-pints of it from the wings with
10 sponges, but found brackish,
J
Owing to the successful conclu. 1st Infantry Brigade, Royal Armygress was to discuss the political Bodleian Library, Oxford, to-day to "with a baby, had left the 'plane at
sion of the peace negotiations and the unification of China, It is re- ported that Mr. Chow Loo, Chan- cellor of the Chung Shan University of Canton has decided to return to China.
Mr. Chow Loo left Berlin for Italy on the 28th August last and left Italy for China on the 3rd instant, and expects to reach Hong Kong on or about the 25th instant. Chinese Evening Press.
Ordnance Corps from Aldershot situation and to decide whether to and Headquarters Staff Sth Divi- continue or call off the strike sional Signals from Scarborough - Transocean News Service. British Wireless.
TURKISH ORDERS FOR GERMANY
Six Cargo Vessels
"
15
* BRITISH AIRLINER
CRASHES
London, Sept. 16. A British airliner struck a tree and crashed in flames after tak- ing off from Gatwick aerodrome, Surrey, early this morning and three of the crew of four were kill- ed.
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special CUSTOMS RAID ON
Ankara, Sept. 16, SMUGGLERS
Negotiations have been going on
The plane was carrying the night Amoy, Sept. 15. for some time past regarding the The Chuen Chow Customs Ins- placing of ciders for Turkish ships mali to Hamburg, but had no pas- pectorate reports that on the night with German yards, and these have! eengers aboard...
to a conclusion. Six Reuter of the 13th instant an important now come smugglers rendezvous outside the freighters, amounting to south gate was raided, resulting in tous, are to be constructed at vari- the arrest of three members of the ous German shipbuilding yards, smuggers' family, the chief having and they are to be delivered to Turkey in the first half of 1938- escaped.
Transocean News Service.
children's books and many other things. The exhibition was opened by the
Ambassador. Japanese Count Mushakoji, and is proving extremely popular.- Tranzacean News Service.
"1
AMBASSADOR VISITS
MUNICH
Munich Sept. 16. The Chinese Ambassador in
Race Meeting to be held on Germany, Dr. Chen Tien Fang. Saturday, 26th September, 1936 who arrived here for a visit was (weather permitting) may be ob received on Tuesday by the Mayor 1ained at the Secretary's Office, of Munich, Fichler, who in wel- Exchange Building: the Club coming the Ambassador said that
It is reported that many letters and
billa concerning smuggled goods were seized- IF Chinese Evening Press.
WITHDRAWAL OF GUNBOATS
Canton, Sept. 18.
12,000
NAVAL DISCUSSION IN LONDON
London, Sept. 15. A meeting took place at the For- eign Office to-day between repre-
MCMAHON TO APPEAL
foundation of Harvard University
Then at 7 a.m. the RAF 'plinë appeared. It circled overhead and then went away. At one o'clock It appeared again, bringing canvas waterbags and emergency rations.
Mr. Crocumbe remarked that fortunately two young women, each
Basra, Its last port of call.
The passengers paid tribute to in the United States of America. Miss Wallace-Smith, the only wo- Harvard takes its name from its man among them, who stood the first great benefactor, John "trial magnificently. "I am Harvard, whose home in Stratford- everything is over,” she said on on-Avon in Warwickshire 1s now arrival here. "I was a bit upset the property of the University. by the journey." Harvard was a graduate of Cam- bridge University, England- British Wireless.
IL DUCE AT ART EXHIBITION
Milan, Sept. 16. When Dace was in Venice to visit the Biennale, the Interna- tional Art Exhibition," he spent considerable time in the foreign pavilions, amongst them the Ger- man, where he expressed his ad- miration to Count Volpi. Minis- ..London, Sept. 15. ter of Propaganda and President of the Blennale, of German Art George, Andrew McMahon, sen- tenced to a year's imprisonment He made some purchases for and yesterday at Old Bailey for, pro- on behalf of the Italian State- ducing a weapon in the presence Transocean, Amen Bervica
01 the King, is to fight an appeal His solicitor states that an ap- peal will be lodged to-morrow on.
·PARTY CLASH IN FRANCE
Lyons, Sept. 15.
Fisc
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Mrs. N. L. H. Raultos, wife of Mr. N. L FL Raultos, assistant manager of the Indo-China Co., called for Shanghal yesterday by the Jardine boat "Sandviken" Mrs. Raultos plans a sea trip and will return within a month.
Mr. and Mrs, B. C. Hart, of the National City Bank, arrived yester- day on the President Taft, and are staying at the Gloucester Hotel
One case of diphtheria, and three cases of enteric fever (two import- ed) were notified to the local Health authorities for the 24 hours ended September 15.
THE KING LEAVING FOR SCOTLAND
and misdirected the jury when he said. In view of the peaceful settle-sentatives of the United Kingdom, the grounds that the Trial Judge. he hoped the present close friend-meat of the Kwanga imbroglio, it Denmark, Finland, Norway
London, Sept. 15. which had recently plot against the King was told for House, Happy Valley; the Hongship between Germany and China la reported that the gunboats of Sweden. As in the case of similar that McMahon's story of a foreign
the Central Government are being discussions
The Royal Standard is flying Kong Club; the Sports Club; and may be maintained and extended gradually withdrawn for the West taken place with Russia and Ger the first time at the Old Bailey.
Several shots were fired to-night over Buckingham Palace to-day the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. in future.
River and the South-west sea-many and Poland the meeting con- whereas McMahon claims to have. sidered the terms of the London told the same story to the War
and a number of persons suffered for the first time since King Ed- The Ambassador in his reply board of Kwangtung Province. Entries close at 12 o'clock
stressed that he had been greatly It is reported that the two gun-Naval Treaty, 1936, and the ap- Once months ago.
McMahon. it will be recalled, wounds, when supporters of Rightward's succession, indicating that NOON on Thursday, 17th Sep impressed by the German capacity boats Wing Chik and Wing Kin ar- prcability of the treaty, to the
impose theists and Leftists clashed after a His Majesty will make Bucking- tember, 1936.
for work in the eight months that rived in Hong Kong Harbour yes navles of the four countries. The asked the Court to
chiefly on heaviest sentence possible, declar meeting of the Social Party, which ham his official residence. Hither- he was now in Germany. The terday, and will depart for the discussions centred
King Edward is proceeding to Ambassador will stay in Munich North on or about the 18th instant technical questions and good pro-ing that only in prison would he is a new political organisation to his home, has been St. James'.
The next meet-be safe from the vengeance of composed mainly of the followers
of the recently dissolved Croix de Scotland on Friday to continue his The rumour that these two gun- gress was made, two days and then proceed to the
Feu.
vacation Upper Bavarian Mountains boats are to leave for Pakho is ing will take place on Thursday those whose plotting he had frus-
morning/ groundles a short visit, 4676|7ocean News Service.
Chinese 1 ming Press.
-British Wireless..
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Actg. Secretary.
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