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Hongkong Daily Press,

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Served in the best places

Post Office in the United Kingdom,

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 24126, 16164±8 ¤#ANTA HONG KONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1936. # B£;******* Price

CALDBECK'S SHERRIES

44

Why not SHERRY now that Winter is Approaching?

The second property of your excellent Sherries is the warming of the blood,”

Shakespeare.

"THE CONNOISSEUR COMES

TO.

CALDBECK'S"

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS

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TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA

'WAY

by the

British Line

CANTON LINE

DAILY. SERVICE From Hong Kong: 1400 P.M. only. From Canton: 10,00P.M. only...

SPECIAL SAILING SCHEDULE

The Night Steamer will leave Canton daily at 10 P.M. instead of 4.30 P.M.

MACAO LINE

From Hong Kong

Weak day 8,00 m, Kizahan Week day 6.30 p.m. But..Tai Saturday Baturday SUNDAY

6,30 am. Ja TAJ

5.30 p.m. Kisahan

19.30 1.m. Elzabaz

+ EXCURSION,

From Macao

3.00p.m. Kinuhan 3.00, Bui Tai

3.00 a.m. Aul Tal 3,00 p.m. No Selling 5.00 m. XlKKALAIS. $5.00 . caban

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APR

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

KONGKONG «HOTEL; REPULSE BAT MOTEL;

B

SHANGHAI

AUTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Poking.

£2,000,000

CONTRACTS

FOR THE CLYDE

Prosperity Returning To

Shipbuilding

KOWLOON

SNATCHING

INCIDENT

Youth Evades Arrest

·BAG RECOVERED

Mr. P. T. Barby, of No. 4, Almei

MONTH'S BOOKINGS GIVE WORK Villas Kowloon, was the victim of

TO OVER 10,000

Contracts amounting to over £2,000,000 in valse have been placed with Clyde shipbuilders during the present month, and it is several years since the shipyards on the river oftalped such a large accession of cargo tonnage orders, states the "Betin." -

Altogether orders for 18 ships were received, 13 being carro steamers amounting to upwards of 130,000 tons desiweight. Expressed in terms of employ-, the Greenock yard fully employed ment, those contracts mean at for nearly three raars. least 18 months' work for over 10,- The new resto be built at .000 shipyard and engine shop the Greenock yard will be craftsmen, but some of the orders similar to the O Cameron, one will be spread over several years. of four 10,000-ton cargo steamers under construction at the same yard for the Clanine.

Each vessel will be propelled by two sets of triple expansion ma- chinery to be supplied by Mesars John G. Kincaid and Co. Ltd., Greenock.

The most notable order was that received by the Greenock Dockyard Company from the Clan Line. Ltd. for six cargo steamers, each of about 10,000 tons gross. The estimated cost is stated to be over £1,000,000, and the construc- tion of those six vessels will keep!

LOCAL SOCCER DISCIPLINE

Chinese Players Suspended

It is officially learned from the, Hong Kong Football Association that as a sequel to the "abandon- ment of the Senior Shield football first round match between the Hong Kong Football Club and the Kowloon Chinese on November 21. the Captain of the Chinese and the right-back of the same team have been suspended

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UNREGISTERED MUISAL

Treated Well, But Mistress Convicted

$100 FINE IMPOSED

ja bag snatching incident in the

Yaumati district last night"

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"RIFF RAFF INVADE HONG KONG

Amazing Rumour Denied

Official Police Statement

The following statement appeared in a section of the "Ch Evening Prens” yesterday:—

According to a Police report,

"Owing to the great increase in dena, gambling resorts and Mrs, Barby was walking with her the number of unemployed in spicious boarding houses will be husband on, the footpath, opposite | Kwangtung Province numbering watched and searched, and all. the Majestic Theatre shortly before over one million, due to the sup-sixpicious arrivals will be question. 7 p.m. when a Chinese, described pressions of opium-smoking and jed by the Police and detectives as a youth under the age of 20 gambling. Hong Kong is in danger stationed at the railway stations years, sneaked up from behind and of being invaded by the "riff raff" | and the digerent wharves and snatched "a handbag which Mrs of Canton," who are now forced to piers of the Colony. Barby carried in her left hand.

Considerable force was used by the thief as the hand strap was severed.

The culprit made of with the

with Mr. Barby in pursuit. bag and bolted down a' side street

With Mr. Barby practically with- dark alleyway and just before en- in reach, the youth turned into a

tering the alleyway he dropped the bag. He was lost sight of }

Mr. Barby recovered the bag from the ground." All the contents of the bag. including a $10 note and a one dollar note, were intact.

ANOTHER

SNATCHER

APPREHENDED

To Be Examined For Thrashing

Lo Wing Ching, a married wo- man, had her handbag snatched from under her arm while she was

and

poitce

Yu Pat Ying, 38, a married wo- man of No:79 Tung Choi Street. first floor, was brought before on Queen's Road, near Gutzlaff Mr. E Himsworth at the Kowloon -Street at 7.30 pm. on Saturday, Magistracy yesterday for keeping Kowloon

The culprit. Li On, 22, unem- an unregistered mui-tsai, named | ployed,

apprehanded was Lai King Yu alias Shun Tsoi, 18 taken. to

Central the years of agu,

station

Appearing Derore Mr. K. Keen yesterday at the Central Magis-

for tracy "ha was remanded hours for medical examination prior to a thrashing.

The Captain has been suspended for the remainder of the seasor for gross misconduct while the right back has been suspended for two months for misconduct.

It will be recaled that twelve minutes after the resumption of

"

The defendant claimed she kept the girl as a daughter.

Inspector Fraser, of the S.C.A outlining the facts of the case said that on November 27 the girl re ported to the police station that she was an unregistered mul-tsai

play in the second half, there was and that her mistress had falsely Chinese Quarantine

accused her of assaulting the lat ter's 2011,

I

a rather unpleasant ending to the encounter between Kowloon Chi- nese and the Club on the latter's ground the referee ordering the

She informed the police that cancellation of the game following she was sold to the defendant in consultation with his incamen on

Canton by her father, four years the legitimacy of a penalty kick ago. for the sum of $160. I saw given against the Chinese. During

my father sign a red document,' a Club attack the Ball swung high claimed the girl. "I was kept by towards the Chinese goal and from, the defendant for two years in a crowd of Club players à Chinese Canton, and another two years in defender headed the ball over the Hong Kong." dead ball line: the ball was placedi in position for a corner kick and the Club players were apparently satisfed, but after a brief delay the referee consulted his linesmen and several minutes' delay they start- pointed to the penalty spot. Ex-ed to walk off the field of play." cited protests from the Kowloon causing the referee to indicate that Chinese team followed and after the game was at an end.

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Director Here

Address At University

M.V. "Conte Rosso."

24*

Dr. Wu will proceed to Canton to-day, and after returning from

go to some place, where it will be jį A particular. watch will be kept possible for them to live without an returned banishees," starving.

The Police authorities of Hong

POLICE STATEMENT

odg being alive to the dangers It was ascertained" officially Inst of the situation, which is being night that the statement was aggravated by the approach of the ❘ brought to the notice of an exect-2 winter months, it is reported that tive of the local police force" and taken for the protection of Hong Police authorities were concerned. extra Police precautions are being that, as far as the Hong Kong

Kong's citizens and the prevention there was absolutely no truth in [of the influx of unemployed and the rumour.

suspicious characters from Canton and the mainland, "

In official police circles the state- ment which was given prominence The whole European and Chi- in a section of the Chinese press nese detective forces have been was regarded as both malicious and mobilized for duty.All oplum Irresponsible.

CHINA'S SACRED TRUST

Suiyuan Must Be Protected

Chinese

are

Shanghal, Nov. 30. political circles favourably impressed by the state- ment made by the Nanking spokes

the Bulyuan situation which is interpreted as a reply to the recent Joint manifesto of the Kwantung Army and the Manchu-. kuo Foreign Office.

MAT OB

It is felt that the issue at stake has been cons.derably clarified as a result of the two statements- on the one hand the. Japanese Army goes on record, as definitely aiding the Mongol-Manchukuo ir- sympathising with If not actually

regulars seeking to detach Inner Mongolia from Chinese rule on the p.ea of anti-communism, and on (Continued on Back Paze)

BRITISH DEFENCE

MEASURE

to

London, Nov. 30. The President of the Board of Dr. Wu Llen-teh. Director of Trade has decided

ret the Chinese National Quarantine up within the Board of Trade Service, arrived "here yesterday a department to be known as from Shanghai by the Italian Food Defince Plans Department. The new department will work in co-operation with the Minister for Co-ordination of defence in order to continue and to complete the formulation of plans for supply. control and distribution of food and feeding stuffs for defence pur- poses. The setting up of this de- partment follows investigations which have been proceeding for several months past- British Viseleun!

Canton, he will give a lecture on "Ancient and Modern Medical Practice" to the students of the Hong Kong University on Friday- thinere Evening Preu.

In Memory Of Nelson And Trafalgar

A GLASS OF

KIRIN BEER✓

A NECESSARY REFRESHMENT

WHEN GOOD COMPANIONS MEET.

SOLE AGENTS:

H. HONDA & CO.

TEL. 20720.

40, Johnston Boad Hong Kong.

No where in the Empire is Trafalgar Day and the memory of Nelson honoured so impressive- ly as on board the famous Fisgship H.M.8. Victory. This picture was taken during the service on last Trafalgar Day, with the Navy's wreath placed on the spot on the deck where Nelson. fell

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THE DOLLAR

TT. ON LONDON: 19.2.13/16d

TTAON NEW YORK: 30.3/16.

LONDON SILVER

MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Nov. 30,

London silver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follow:--

Spot

Forward

Nov. 28 .21-1/16 | 21-1/16-

Nov, 20.

21:

21:

RUMOURED

MALARIA

OUTBREAK

It was rumoured yesterday that an outbreak of malaria had oc~-- curred in a section of Kowloon... Investigations carried out. By representatives of the "Daily Press" proved this rumour to be. unfounded.

According to Dr. A. R. Welling- ton, Director of Medical Services, and Dr. G. W. Pope, Medical Om- of Health, they bad heard nothing to indicate that there was any such outbreak,

cer

CHINA'S

GOLD

Developing Resources

Canton, Nov. 30. Gold having been discovered in the mountains of the Yan Ping District of Kwangtung Province, the Government has the intention of properly working the deposits, should they be found to be worth developing.

Accordingly, Mr. Lau, of the Department of Reconstruction. has sent mining experts and en gineers to the locality to investi Chinese Evening Pretz, gate and report.

WOMAN EVADES AUTHORITIES

Fails To Keep Her Personal Bond

Shanghai, Nov. sa Miksa Ze Liang, women, lawyer arrested with six others who are alleged to be National Balvation Association leaders last week, fins given the authorities the slip. No thing has been heard of her since she was released' on November on a personal, bond pending tradition proceedings.

Accused announced that she was going to Boochow on leg business, but failed to retur time for the hearing of her Case on November 28.

The other accused persons have. all been handed over by the Bet tlement and French police to the Chinese authorities on general charges of subversive activities Reuter.