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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1936.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. TO THE CAPE IN THREE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The Tenth Extra Race Meet- lug will be held (weather per mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY 7th November, Saturday, 1936, commencing`at 2.00 p.m.. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

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By Order,

S. A, SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary, Hong Kong, 2nd "Nov., 1936.

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THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ENGLISH ASSOCIAȚION

BIE WILLIAM HORNELI

will preside

at the FIRST MEETING of the SESSION 1930-37

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on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD,

(TO-MORROW)“

AT 5.15 P.M. in

The HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

Ma P. H. LEUNG, J.A.

will speak on

"BASIC ENGLISH versus PIDGIN ENGLISH." Before the Lecture General Busines will be dealt with:-

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(1) Approval & aloption of Accounts

for 1935-6.

(2) Adoption of Office Bearers for

1936-7.

Those who wish to have ton in the lecture-hall, are asked to order it the day before, from the Matron of the Helesa May Institute (Tel. No. 22160)

M. BARKER

Acting Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.

NOTICE.

Mr. A. Murdoch and Mr. P. Tod have been authorised to sign per procuration.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 31st Oct., 1936.

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THE HONG KONG REEL CLUB.

NOTICE.

The Annual. Dance will be

UNION INSURANCE

SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARE. HOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 15s. (Fifteen Shillings) per Share on account of the year 1936 has been declared payable on "FRIDAY, 20th NOVEMBER, 1936, 00 and after which date, Dividend | Warrants may be obtained on At the Society's application Registered Office, Union. Build ing Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 9th NOVEMBER,'

4 DAYS

Route To Be Changed

MINISTERS BANISHED

FROM IRAQ

For New Flying Boats Military Coup Sequel

ALONG EAST COAST

The time taken to fly, from Eng- land to Cape Town by the regular service will eventually cut from 10 days to 44 days when the new are ready. Empire flying boats states the "Daily Telegraph."

There will be a change in the route when these machines are put into service.

Instead of continuing overland from Kisumu to Johannesburg via Nairobi, they will fly south-east to

the coast and on to Durban, which the terminus for the y- will be ing-boats.

These new machines have four gines. The cruising speed is more

than 150 m.p.h.

When the whole fleet is in ser- te THURSDAY, 19th NOVEMvice there will be a steady improve- BER. 1936, Both Days in ment. and eventually the journey to India will take only 24 days, to clusive.

Singapore 41 days, to Australia 6 days.

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By Order of the Board, A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 7th Oct., 1936.

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'BIRTH HOLE-At Victoria Hospital, on October 31, 1930. to Comman- der and Mrs. Hole, a son.

MARRIAGE

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TAYLOR-LEVIS-On October 25.

1938, at 610 Hart Road, Shang-" hal, William Harry of Stafford- shire. England, to

Ruth.

Hadio and meteorological "sta- tions along the East Coast of Africa have been organised already, and ground and sea organisation is rapidly being prepared.

The first and third of the new flying boats are intended for the Mediterranean stage of the routes between England and Africa and India The second is equipped for long-range work. A later boat will be used for the Bermuda-New

York experiment. From now on completed boats will be delivered. in quick succession.

Cabinet Overthrown

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)

London, October 31.

Following the military coup at Iraq, an official decree has been published in Baghdad banishing the former Premier, Yassin Pass, former Foreign Minister, Nuri, as well as the Minister of Interior in the last Cabinet, Rashid All These banishments have been enacted in the interests of public security, and the three ex-ministers, the announcement adds, have gone to Syria.

A further decrte issued by King Ghazi on Saturday evening dissolves Parliament and provides for new elections.

The War Minister in the Cabinet which has just been overthrown,

General Desafar Pasha el Askart, FRENCH ART OF

19TH CENTURY

was killed on Friday, says a ines- sage from Baghdad. by revolver shots from a political opponent.

Desafar was looked upon as the" strong man of "the last Cabinet- Transocena News Servier...

AT DAMASCUS

Damascus...Oct. 31. Yassin Pasha arrived here en route to Beyrouth.--- Heuter.

NO CO-OPERATION

Baghdad, Oct. 31. It is officially announced that ex-ministers Yassin Pasha, Rashid Ali and Nurt Said left Iraq "in the Public interest." It la believed they have gone to Syria.

From Ingre: To Cezanne

In looking round the remarkable exhibition of Nineteenth Century French Art at the New Burlington Galleries, 5. Burlington-gardens.

W., one felt as if it were a meet-

ing of old masters and fellow students whose thoughts and their gradually expression had been

and matured by time. Art "Morning Post"

clarified writes the

An official decree has been issued | critic. dissolving parliament and order- ing a general election.

A decree signed by King Ghazi declares that co-operation is es- sential between the executive and legislature to enable the Cabinet to carry out the contemplated reforma

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A FREE SEATS FOR The Cabinet, considers that such

Levis, of Shanghai.

Editorial and

Business Office:

CORONATION

15-19. Queen's Road Central Gift To West End

Tel. 30251.

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Night Editor (Wanchal. Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53: Fleet Street

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG. NOVEMBER 2, 426.

held in the Peninsula Hotel on AUTOGRAPH

Friday, 13th November from 9 p.m. to 1.30 A.0. A special ferry will run from Kowloon at 2 .. on the 14th.

Members of the Club and members of St. Andrew's Society who wish to participate in th function are requested to com municate with the undersigne at an early date in order to facilitate arrangements for ac commodation.

T: P. SAUNDERSON, Hon. Secretary.

NOTICE.

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Tenders are invited by the two Administrations of the Canton Kowloon Railway for the privi. lege of selling liquor and refresh

Shop Assistants

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of the

Although the majority leading stores in Oxford-street and Regent-street will have ac- commodation avaliable for the general

to watch public

the Coronation procession, many of them are making no special plans. and will allow their staffs the exclusive use of the window space. "The trouble of clearing the windows and preparing the store for an invasion by large numbers by people is more than we can be recompensed for." the manager of one shop stated recently to a representative of The Daily Tele- graph. "so that we have decided

HUNTING to let the staff have the sole use

It was Dr. Jokhsoo's conten tion that a man is hot on oath in a tapidary inscription, Bad t is possible liat other occasions

can be found when the tightest clasp of the strictest truth is not altogether necessary.

Perhaps Lord Baden-Powell found one recently when he was seeking to disembarrass himself Irom the attentious of a small boy autograph-hunter.

"I only give my autograph to tittle girls," said the Chief Scout, with a smile. "Men do not need autographs."

Except as a discouragement to the too-persistent hunter after them, that seeme a very hard saying. Men may not "need"

of our windows."

Where it has been decided to lel seats regular customers

"and be given

first shareholders will

choice.

Prices vary from half a guinea to 25 guineas for single seats, and from 20 guineas to 100 guineas for

boxes and rooms. The majority of the seats, however, will be sold at from three to ten guineas.

A big store in Piccadilly, having circularized its 60,000 customers, held a ballot to allocate the 500 seats available among 1,400 ap-

cants. The prices ranged from one "guinea to 12 guinens for in- dividual seats.

There were 120 applications for a box seating nine people at 100 guineas, and other boxes sold at 30 and 40 guineas.

Estate agents are handling most

of the sites. The seats are then disposed of by recognised ticket

agents.

co-operation does not exist between, it and the present legislature. The 'dissolution of the present Chamber of Deputies and a general election is therefore ordered.— Kouter

CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

Jerusalem, Oct. 31. The coup d'eta: is believed in well-informed circles in Jerusalem to be due to divergences over the enforcement of military conscrip tion upon the nomad tribes of the state, since Sidky Bey wanted to stamp out the revolt of the Sala tribes in the Middle Euphrates country and demanded an arni capable of reinforcement. for which conscription was necessary. The Government, however, adopted

a more moderate attitude and did not press the issue of conscription.

It is anticipated that the new Cal net will enforce general con- scription. If so, there is likely to be trouble as all the tribes are op- posed to it

had Cormoversy.

crided. the qualities of each artist's work had been recognised, and their values assessed in the sum total of the artistic output of the "Grand

Siècle."

King Ghaxi of Iraq

RISING HOPES

Stilts For Coronation Procession

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At the extitbition of Inventions Westminster recently Major Baden-Powell, the brother of the Chief Scout, displayed "a special set of stilts for use during Coro- nation processions."

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It sounds almost as much of a "seasonal trade" as that followed by the man who peddled, smoked glasses for observing total eclipses of the sun, though there is doubt that both stilts and smoked glasses might be in much demand on the two occasions for which intended. There 15, they were however, one important difference: smoked glasses might be used by anybody and without any part cular preparation, whereas stilt

still more stilt- Some of the painters are not

Dela-standing involves considerable represented at their best. croix, for instance, suffers in this practice. Indeed; stilt-standing i respect in comparison with Ingres, almost impossible; the person on hia arch-enemy. But the former's the stilts has to shuffle about per- the brilliant petually in order to keep his ha- place is secure as

Perhaps the idea is that leader of the romantic movement lance.

he shall lean up against other against the classic formulas illus- trated in the "Bain Ture" and members of the tightly packed throng as the royal procession the two splendid portraits, Nos

goes past. But would that be to- 2 and 3, by his opponent.

lerated by the groundlings down below?

Corot definitely holds his own with the superb figure of "Venus au Bain" (22) and his serenely Daumier's beautiful landscapes. place as a painter is disputed, but his

found in the 18 Answer direct intensity of "Les Joueurs d'Echecs" (25), and Courbet as a landscape painter is supreme in "Le Ruisseau dans le Forêt" (29),

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Indeed, would the whole idea of stilts be tolerated on such oc- casions? Would not those who were raised on nothing more notable than their own short legs regard the stilt-shuffler as stealing an unfair advantage? What would the po lice say; would they allow these Coronation colossi to bestride the narrow world of a London roughfare? And suppose the stilta raised their wearer so high as to obstruct the view, of people who bad pald for a window; what would happen then?

tho-

THE IMPRESSIONISTS Manet bings us to the Impres

his position

as slonists, and maitre d'ecole" is established by powerful achievements such the "Portrait' de M. and Mme,

In any event some people will Bidky Bey is known to favour Auguste Manet" (32), "Le Gamin ruthless methods. It is believed au Chlen" (33), which fed, up to have to put in a good deal of pre- that trouble, if it develops, w "La Brioche" (37), the unrivalled liminary practice if Major Baden- divert attention, from Palestine and example in his "œuvre" of obiec- Powell's device is to be at all wide- observation and technically employed in London next May. the Pan-Arab issue. On the other tive hand. If the Iraqi tribes

Monet retains high favour So if any citizens of the sober sort,) revolt skull, there is a Hikelihood that it will with

intimate his

study of long past youth and adolescence,

INCREASED SALARY

For Whitehall Clerks

Civil Servants who threatened a stay-in strike two months ago have secured & big increase in their maximum rates of pay.

The award of the Industrial Court which considered their case was announced recently, stated a Home paper.

It gives them nearly everything they asked for, and is the largest

in the award

history of Civil. Service arbitration.

The award, is a personal triumph for Mr. W. J. Brown, secretary of the Civil Service Clerical Associa- Non, who

staffs" presented the case. He has since had a break- down and is now recuperating.

The association claimed a maxi- mum of £335 for the clerks con- cerned.

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for A

The Treasury and the depart-

claimed ments involved maximum of £280.

The court awarded 2950 out of 3000 people immediately affected". a maximum of £320.

For the majority of the clerks affected the new award represents an increase of 25 per cent,

COST TO INCREASE YEARLY The clerks affected are in the War Office, Air Ministry Ad- miralty, Board of Trade, Bank- ruptcy Department. Ordnance Survey Department, and Factory. Inspectors' Clerical Department at the Home Omce.

With the exception of the fac- tory inspectors' clarks, who number 49, all received the award of a maximum of £320,

Those who benefit will proceed from the old maximum to the new by annual increments. first year In the

the total amount which the Treasury wil have to find will be about £100.- 000.

This will rise to a maximum of - £500,000 which will be reached in about eight years.

The award ends a sixteen years“ agitation

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THE NAVY'S EYE

Accurate Gunnery Off Scots Coast

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A feature of the intensive gun-

uery and torpedo practice carried out by ships of the Navy on the North Bea off the Scottish Coast has been the accurate fring of the heary guns at long range, states the "London Bulletin."

The battle-practice target at which Nelson and Rodney fired 16 in, salvoes at 15 miles range r

and was towed in, and cently divers on the flagship went down to inspect it.

GOOD SHOOTING

It was found that in addition to hit recorded, which

lead to general unrest in the Mid-"Morning Thaw" (45) and "The are shortly seen loyally staggering the direct

the suburbs on stilts We knocked away a considerable pol-

die East.- Reuter

HOTEL-KEEPERS PLEDGE

Fair Prices For Coronation

Courtesy

comfort... and fair prices. These will be the watchwords of the nation's hosts -as the late Lezd Balfour called hotel-keepers-during the nation year rush.

Coro-

Mr. G. Reeves-Smith, managing director of the Savoy Hotel Com- pany, London, said this when he

Water Lily Pool" (47), and Sisley round

Proves that he is" much more than shall know what they are up to

an imitator in the lovely "Bords de la feine" (5)) and "scene on the River Seine" (53).

Pissarro's sincerity, far-seeing eye and sense of locality are hap- the large pily represented in "Jardin du Louvre" (59), "La Vue de l'Ermitage, pres Pontoise" (54), and the luminous sketch of "Dul- wich College" (57). The realistic prosody of Degas's art is active in the graceful figures of "Two Dancers on the Stage" (65); a more sombre note is touched in "Le Café" (87), and he compacts much joy in the brilliant “rub in.”

ments on the Through Trains autographs in the fullest sense already dealt with £10,000 worth presided at Llandudno recently "Les Modistes" (69).

running between Kowloon and

Canton and vice versa.

Tenders will be closed at 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 9th November, 1936, and may be deposited in the tender boxes at either Kow. loon or Tal Sha Tou stations.

Tenders will be opened and read at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 10th November, 1936, at the

Kowloon Head Office,.

of the term (except, of course, on cheques and legal documents), but it is undoubtedly true that some of them have pursued those exhibits with the greatest enthu siasm and persistence.

One firm of estate agents has of wholesale window space. This actually represents some £20,000 worth of retail seat tickets.

some people at universities began If we recall such performances to keep alba amicorum," or

over the conference of the Hotels and Restaurants "Association of

Great Britain

nation Year"

RENOIR

and why they have so obviously rise in the world.

tion of the target, that there was also damage below the water-line- as a result of other direct hits.

There was a marked difference in the appearance of the battle- ships to the "ready for action" trim.

On the decks of the Rodney, where 0.0m.a.11 could stand during the there were later men cleaning, and carrying out physical training excrcises.

revelations of character, and there are typical works by Toulouse- Lautrec and Georges Seurat.

It should be said that the ex- guntiring,

arranged with great hundreds of hibition ta taste, and that its promoters, the Art and Travel Anglo-French Society. are to hold a

show of British Art next year in Paris.

SIR AUSTEN'S PLEA

last three days in

Hong Kong.

Mme. "LAILA

World famous Oriental seer, Professor of occult sciences.

Europe and

America is at

your disposal

Bir Austen Chamberlain attack- ed the critics of the Exhibition of French Art of the Nineteenth The paintings, at least, by Century, and appealed for a bet-

sure to

be popular ter knowledge of British Art, in a "Everything in our power will Renoir are

the 'exquiste Gainsborough-like speech at a literary luncheon at be done," he said, 'to receive the

"Portrait of Mme. Choquet (71) Grosvenor House quarter of the globe with the maxi- thousands of guests from every

and "La Danse à la Campagne" Sir Austen said that be nad muin degree of courtesy and every (78). In the Brest the fair face heard "certain muttering of dis-President of the International

of the woman is set in subtle content”

about: the exhibition. as that of Mr. Alfred Morrison little pocket-books, of personal possible comfort.

who in the second half of the signatures, which were obviously I speak on behalf of pur indus- nuances of the primary colours; The critics asked, "Have we not Association for study of occult and in the second the inter-re-seen enough. of French art, and science, recently arrived from fast century accumulated a coliese the forerunners of the autograph trdy when I say there will be no-

simplicity gives ons abiding plea have an exhibition of English tion whose very catalogue ran to albums" of yesterday and to-day. thing, but fair prices during Core-sponse of sentiment and technical would it not be more profitable to six volumes), or of the Dr. Some of those "alba" are now at The demand for accommodation sure. Note the happy smile on the rather than of foreign art?

"I think that is a very narrow Forms of tender and regula Emmett whose ant-like industry the British Museum, and in one would

be very great, but their girl's face and the admiration of

the young man for his partner. view to take of the sphere of art." tlons may be obtained from the achieved the splendid mass of of them a contemporary had Association Intended to set

Pictorial art could not better ex- of

he went on "I am gratefni, to Head Offices at Canton or Kow. American autographs which now secured the signature of John with the co-operation of the trans- reposes in the New York Public Milton-possibly a bigger prize port and touring services, ma The Administrations,

Library, it becomes a little diffithan the collector of that day chinery which would ensure the CANTON KOWLOON cult to pretend that there is an realised when he came forward To the limit of our capacities,

RAILWAY,

atmosphere of effeminacy about with his little book to solicit it. and to the utmost extent of our the pursuit of eminent signs-Bearing facts and history of that energies, the hotel and restaurant Chinese and British

sort in mind, we can hardly write industry will do everything possible

to accommodate all visitors com Sections.

Moreover, the passion is quite off autograph-hunting as a pas fortably, and to see they are treat an old one; it began as far back time that is to be restricted to ed as good clients should be treated

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Joon

28th October, 1936.

tures!

fullest co-operation.

up.

press the joyous innocence ing, and the "Coup de Vent" (73), South. No. 76 also is very charm if somewhat unbalanced in design. is a fine landscape.

the art of another.country. Would

these critics be better em anyone who will introduce me to not ployed in devoting their energy to spread some knowledge of Enz- Gauguin and Cézanne have re-lish art abroad? Is it not partly cently been shown to greater ad- because we have failed thus to rantage; Van" Gogh's "Le Pere earn a reputation abroad that our Tanguy (103), surrounded by living artists suffer from some Japanese prints, and "The Arie lack of appreciation in their own alenne" (105) are penetrating country to-day?".

until Wednes- days Fvening. Character Analysis,

Personal guid ance destiny. Future advice

in all matters, pertaining to life. Daily from 10 am. to I p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 Suite 308 Gloucester Hotel.

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