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POWER COMPANY- (1922), LIMITED.

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THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

The Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY Saturday, 19th December, 1936, commencing at 2:00 p.m.

The first Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

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The Baily

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Daily Press

HONG KONG, DEcon 14, 1936.

DEFENCE-

WHY AND HOW

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936.

FIGHTING IN SUTYUAN

Bombing By Enemy

Planes

"Kuehua. Dec. - 13. After the capture of Taimião, the Suyuan troops are preparing to launich an attack on Pangklang in the extreme north of the province the headquarters of Prince Teh, nominal leader of the Mongol re- volt and secretary general of the Inner Mongolia Autenomy Council, formerly in Palingmao.

GYMKHANA

AT

KWANTI

VARIED

PROGRAMME

Successful Social Gathering

FUSILIERS'

OFFICERS

“AT HOME”

Seven enemy planes bombed, Tamiao OB Saturday. Seventy

With such a varied programme DOTICS were dropped and many and such a large number of com- houses were destroyed. Other

petitors it was no wonder that the casualties are not announced but Gymkhana at the Kwanti race- are belleved to be considerable. There has been some appear-

course arranged by the Royal While it is reported here that welch Fusillers was a most note- ance of a lack of proportion in

the Mongols do not wish to carry worthy

when success yesterday the great emphasis which British on the war, they will launch fur-L-Col. D. M. Barchard and his Government speakers have hit-ther attack from the eastern front officers were "At Home" to a very herto laid on the lack of recruits along Hsinho and Taolin. Ping Jolly gathering which numbered

more than nine hundred guests. when describing the deficiencies tichuan, which is West of Hsinho, of the land forces.

There is more cause, however, for concern with others.

The remarkable improvement in recruiting for the Territoria) Army which has followed the

Incre restoration of fair conditions was disclosed by the Secretary of State for War in a public speech, recently.

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We may "anticipate still better response when other pro posed reforms have been carried out, and, above all, when the citizen soldier is assured of the modern

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equipment which needs to make him feel that he is training for the future, not for the past.

which

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nounced.--

is reported to have been recap. Every one of the eight`events was tured from the enemy, although packed with interest, and there its fall was not previously an-certainly was some fine riding Even when the riding was not quite Chion News.·

fine enough to convey the im- pression of expertness, It was then redeemed by an infectious good humour which made faux pas both diverting and laughter-provoking. For. who could really be serious when it came to an event with the a ten-following string of conditions:---

caestion of strategic policy had been adequately considered.

If there is a doubt here, it may have been developed by dency on the part of Ministers to talk as if strategy were outside their province. For this there is less pestination than ever under the new conditions of war.

"Over a natural course conalst- ing of crossing a stream: Up and down a paddy field. Brush fence: Remove upper bar, jump lower bar:" into a lane and turn Time limit.

RECEPTION

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PRESIDENT QUEZON

This photograph was taken in the grounds of The Falls". Sir Robert Ho Tung's palatial Peak residence when he gave an afternoon party. on Friday in honour of the President of the "Com- monwealth of the Philippines, Señor Manuel Quezon. The President is in the centre of the guests in the front row, with Lady. Ho Tong on his right. Sir Robert Ho Tung is seated fourth” from President Quezon's left.

PUBLIC SESSION

OF LEAGUE

Spanish Conflict Examined

SOUTH AFRICA'S POLICY

Ban On Foreigners Annoys Germany

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) | ("Hong Kong Daily Press Special)

• Geneva, Dec. 12.

Berlin, Dec. 12. Resentment was caused here by At a public session of the League Council held on Saturday morning the statement of the policy issued the President submitted draft of Friday by the government of the the resolution drawn up at a non-Union of South Africa, making it public session. This resolution impossible for foreigners, includ- expresses no definite attitude to-ing non-naturalized Germans, to wards belligerent parties to the become members of political - in Spanish revolution and proposes ganisations, or other bodies no initiative on the part of the

which their membership was con- Ad- League of Nations, but recom- sidered undesirable by the mends that the work in London of the Non-Intervention Committee be continued.

Three refusals disqualifes.”

The resolution emphasised the For such were the terms of the duty of all countries to respect There was no stouter upholder

first event, the Handy Hunter Com-territorial integrity and political of the soldier's voice in strategy petition.

independence of other nations and than Field-Marshal Sir William

Then. to give but another in- pointed out that every country was. Robertson; yet his matured constance, these were the conditions under obligation to refrain from

was that,

real of the Obstacle Race very, very The

interference in internal affairs of well named!):-

others.

elusion

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and return over the bar and hurdle carrying saddles."

Concerning the actual riding. it was remarked on all hands how well Mr. "Bob" Charles is training his riders. Many of the children entered in their particular class showed great keenness and ability.

Clive Garthwaite won the Musical Chairs by amongst other natural things sheer force of weight, but I think Commander Woodhall ac- tually touched the chair first-but failed to hold on to it!

In the supremely important headquarters of armies in these "Competitors will start with a

at the sphere of this country's anti-days are to be found

tennis ball in their pocket: Jump aircraft defence, where the densent of Government at home, and a hurdle. Drop ball into a ciency looks largest because the plans of campaign are, and must bucket from their pany. Dismount requirements are novel and excepbe, now analysed and criticized and lead their pony over a rail. 7tional in scale, it was a mistake by civilian Ministera at the Coun-Gross a line, remove their saddle

to call for men until there wasil Table in a way quite unknown: the equipment with

to 1 few decades ago." train them. And the main ditti- Public confidence in the mea- culty flow is not the lack of guns surae of recruitment would be and searchlights, but of buildings increased if Ministers, without in which to house new units that revealing actual plans, could show are being raised. Nor was there that they had a considered grus any reason to despair of volun-of the strategic issues, tary recruiting for the Regular But beyond this,' 16

Lord Army while the most obvious Lothian and Lord Cecil

both conditions of good soldiering were reminded the House, is the ques unfulfilled.

tion of the policy, on which Mrs. Weldon won the Ladies' What keen youngster could be strategy is dependent.

Scarry in fine style, and one may The British Government may be permitted to offer the opinion expected to become enthusiastic about service in the Army sa long feel confident that their princi- that she has the makings of a good rider. Miss Fearon, who was as so much of its equipment and ples have no more than a wise second, tried to come up on Mrs. training had the air of obsoles degree of elasticity, but Lord Weldon's "blind side." but, as the cence, and while barrack life in Lothian was undoubtedly speak Prophet said, "Nothing doing!"

At the close of the Gymkhana. many of its aspects was several ing for a great proportion of the generations behind civil condi-public when he said that nobody one array of prizes.

knew what we were to fight for: Lord Stanhope was in accord nobody knew where we stops.** with the view of most practical We need to be clearer as to soldiers when he recently declared what commitments we can tbut "We hail to realize that to dertake in this present situation get young men to join the Army as a basis for our defence policy. we had either got to make the A call for defence should sound Service much more attractive a clear note it it is to rally than it was at present or perhape people who think for themselves. even more than that, service in Yet, in considering this question, awe should be careful that we **see the Forces must be made

1* fest we purchase stepping-stone to good and per-far enough,' manent positions in civil life immediate security at the price

lot å greater ulilmate danger. after they had left."

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th Dec., 1936.

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CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO..' LTD.

NOTICE OF FINAL CALL OF

$2.50 PER SHARE

NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have made a final call of $2.50 per share upon all the members holding shares of the 1936-Issue, upon which only $2.50 per share has been paid, and that the same will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong, on the ist day of April, 1937.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

NOEL BRAGA,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 11th Dec., 1936.

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"People Who Matter"

PEOPLE WHO MATTER, to the advertiser are the people who can afford to buy goods.

Most of these people buy

and read the

Hong Kong Daily Press,

tions?

Moreover it is well to remember

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This is sound sense, save that there should be no "or." Both that security itself is only a these types of improvement are means to an end--a continuation of the progress which has been necessary.

Mr. Duff Cooper has made achieved in the expanding atinos welcome announcement of some phere of freedoin that is the dis feature of the British that are impending. He also tinctive showed true insight when he in- Commonwealth. sisted that the removal of causes In taking measures for the for a sense of injustice was more defence of that freedom against important even than an increase dangers without, we should never overlook the need of preserving of payment..

But the debute, which took it within from the encroachments Lord place in the House of Lorde of "military necessity."

fortnight ago, had a wider Halifax sounded a wise note of value in the reminder it brought warding when he referred to those from several speakers that the who, in their ardour for rapid creation of efficient forces is not rearmament, have a tendency to an end in itself. Lord Trenchard suggest that everything and every oarried it a stage beyond the pro-right must give way to the mili vision of means when he dwelt tary reconditioning of our defence on the increasing interdependence forces.

of the strategic spheres of the As Mr. Baldwin rightly said in different Services, and asked the Glasgow recently, there is no Government: Do you see far reason why democracy "should enough?"

not be every whit as efficient,

There was point, enhanced by working by conviction and free his authority, in his request for will, as any dictatorship working a better assurance that the great under pressure and contortion.''

Mrs. Seth Smith presented a věry

The results were as follows:-

Event 1-Open Handy Hunter, Competition

(a) Australian:

1st, Mrs. Coltart's "Trojan." 2nd.--Mr. Stocker's "Jim.”· 3rd.-8q. Ldr. Dalziell's Beauty." and Mr. A Potts" "Jullet."

1st-Mr. L. C. Marson's "Happy

Hit." 2nd-Miss Fearson's "Golden

Star."

(b) China:

'3rd-Mr. L. C. Marson's "Web-

ley "Stag."

Event 2-Ladies' Polo Dribbling Competition

1st-Miss Marsh, 2nd--Miss Fearon. 3rd Miss Rodger..

Event 3-Obstacle Race 1st-G, P. Rickord. 2nd-Captain Swinburne. 3rd-Mr. Metcalfe.

Event 4-Children's Riding Competition Division "A":

The Council, it is stated, regards

ministration.

The attempts which have been made to sow political discord, con- tinues the German news agency had not come from the German Aide but quite clearly from another which had an interest in breaking up German unity and bringing about the final incorporation of Southwest Africa in the Union. The measures announced thus had

OLD MASTER FOR A FEW POUNDS

Furniture Dealer's Purchase

FETCHES £4,410 AT AUCTION

Not long ago a furniture dealer in a small way of business picked. up an old picture of a saint at At a prayer for a few pounds. falz proft he sold it to another dealer, who, being puzzled by the panel, had the nous to take it to Christies.

At once Sir Alec Martin discern- distinct ed that the work bore traces of the style of the Paduan painter Andrea Mantegna (1431- 1508), and that it probably depict- ed St. Jerome at his devotions in the desert. He thereupon cata logued the panel (19in by 14jia) as by Mantegna, inferring thereby" that it was of strong claims to the master and his immediate school,

Recently the big dealers, who no justification in the attitude of, nowadays know much more abou: Old Masters than their predeces- with sympathy the action recently the German population on man initiated by Britain and France in dated territory, but they intringed Bora of 30 years ago, instructed contection with which questions against the terms of the mandate their ambushed agents to bid for arose for solution and in which

them. The result was that, al international action was desirable

though Mr. Edward South (acting hard in the shortest possible time.

for Dr. V. Bloch) fought The League Council was also of

throughout. the prize fell to Mr. Betts at the

ot goodly sum the opinion that international help

4,200gns. might be recessary for the work

-The much larger panel by of reconstruction in Spain and

Mantegna, "The Agony in the Garden," empowered the Secretary General to authorize the co-operation of

was bought from the Earl of Northbrook in 1894 for the the technical organs of the Leaguë

National Gallery at only £1,500, In 1883 the "Samson, and Delilah," from the Duke of Marlborough's collection, cost 2,250gns.

of Nations for this purpose:- Transocean News Service.

SOVIET SUBMISSIONS

Geneva, Dec. 12.

entrusted to the Union by the League of Nations.— Transaceon News Service,

IN SEARCH OF SANCTUARY

Trotsky Not Wanted' Iu Barcelone

Salamanca, Dec. 13. Trotsky applied for permission from the Catalan Government to In a debate in the League Coun- take up residence there, following cll session on Friday attemoon on the refusal of the Norwegian goy- the Spanish protest against the re-ernment to prolong his sojourn cognition of the Burgos government according to reports on Friday Potemkin, from the nationalist papers;" the

the Soviet delegate,

spoke with moderation but declared Spanish anarchist leader. Andres,

all the same that the German and having endorsed the application on

Italian recognition of Franco would the grounds that Barcelona would

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1,550GNS FOR BOUTS PANEL There was another bout of bid- ding when a panel. "Ecce Homo," by Bouts (whose drawings fetched very high sums in the Henry Op

Ale), proceeded penheimer realise as must as 1.550gris, from

to

a start of only 5gns. The success- was Mr. J. Rochelle ful buyer precipitate the action. which con- provide a rich feld for his revolu-

Thomas. The picture, which or!- and a tionary activities..

of a threat to peace. stituted a flagrant attack

ginally formed the wing The Boviet consul general pre-triptych. had been sent for sale This and the despatch of com-valled upon the Catalan govern- By Mr. Arthur Cane.. plete formations to Spain could ment to refuse the permission in come to gravest complications. He order to avoid any possible con- stated that the Soviet government fict between the factions. was ready to negotiate with other governments regarding the form of action to be taken with the object of ending hostilities in Spain. Transocean News Service.

AMERICAN PEACE

PROPOSAL-

Buenos Aires, Dec. 12. Mr. Cordell Hull the United States Secretary of State, told the Press that the Pan-American Con- ference would be asked to agree to a proposal providing for a conference and consultation be- tween the 21 American republics in the event of a menace to the peace of the American continent, from any source inside or outside the country.

General Franco issued a decree on Friday which declared that all officials of state who before or after the beginning of the nationalist movement, proved themselves to be untrustworthy from a political viewpoint were not loyal supporters of the national government and would be removed from offilee.-- Transocean News Service.

MISSING FRENCH

AVIATOR

Search Reveals No Trace Of Machine

London, Dec. 12. Reports were current on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday that the missing airman Jean Mermoz had been found Boating with his plane in the Atlantic.

It has been learned from au- thoritative sources, and also from

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It may be recalled that the Bouts triptych of the Last Supper was restored from Munich to St.

Pierre's church at Louvain, under the Versailles Treaty.

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Altogether the sale totalled over £10,000. At

previous male nearly £17,000 worth of jewels was dispersed. including a flexible diamond-platinum bracelet, for which. Mr. Alfred Hesmy, of Parks, gave £1.450..

FAMOUS SCHOLAR

INDISPOSED

Shanghai, Dec. 13. Mr. Taal Yuan-pel, member of the Kuomintang G. E. C. and pre- sident of the Central Research Institute, who has been seriously ill for the past five weeks, was slightly better to-day.

His doctors declared last night that Mr. Taal's condition was still critical, but if improvement 'con- tinues he may have a chance to live.

Mr. Hall said that he belleved that the proposal was the strong- est guarantee for peace America ever had, and that it afforded an | the Rio de Janeiro Ministry of Among those who visited the

(a) Turnout: 1st, Nancy Pattison. (b) Riding: 1st, Miss Nancy Pat-example to the countries in other

continents pa tison; End, Peter Potta; 3rd, Miss V. Walker.

Reuter's Bulletin Sermini

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Division "B":

1st

(a) Turnout; 1st, Miss J." [Mac«

Faydon.

(b) Riding: 1st, Miss J. Mackay-

-doa.

Event 5-Grooms' Race

Heat:

Marine, however, that a number of vessels and planes, which had been searching for the missing plane, have discovered no trace whatever of it:-

AID DESPATCHED

PACT SIGNED

Buenos Aires, Dec. 12. The Pan-American peace pact | Renter's Hulletin Ferusan.. was signed by the nations repro- rented at the conference and it will be submitted" to the Pariis ments of the signatories for rati

1st: Fusilier Edwards (2/RWF) || fcation---

on Dynamite.

Heater

on Festival Eve

2nd, Rineman Holden (1/R.UR.)

and Heat:

1st. Makham Bingh (H.KS.BR.A.)

on Cloudy Event

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2nd. Fusilier Vale (2/FW.F.) on

Purich

Event: 6-Bareback-Mula, Bace 1st, Capt. 1. Gwydyr-Jones 2nd, Mr. F. C. Minshull-Ford...

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Event --Musica), Chairs 1st, Mi C., C., Garthwaite 2nd, Commander Woodhan, RN,

Event Ladies Scarry. Int, Mix Weldon on Estover: 2nd, Miss Fearon on Busan 3rd, Miss Baldwin on Ginger.

Paris, Dec; 12 The French trans-Atlantic plane, Ero du Sud, of which no news has been received since Monday, - after tt left Dakar has now been right- ed, according to a message from Rio de Janeiro, which states that the plane is Beating about 120′′ miles from Fernando Noronha,

Assistance was sent at once from Rio de Janeiro but it le not yet known whether the well-known plict, Mermox and his four come *rades have been rescue

Transocean News Service,

famous scholar were Mr. Chu Chia- Chairman of the Cheklang Pro- vincial Government. Mr. Wang shin-chieh, Minister of Education, Gezierai Huang Shac-balung,. Chairman of the Hupeh Provincial Government, and others. Inion News,

POPE'S HEALTH

Vaticancity, Dec. 12 Pope Plus is making slow pro- gress towards recovery tram locat trouble. After seeing the Vatican Becretary of State and signing some documents. His Holiness complained of weariness acid was then given u sedative,

Reuter's Bulletin, Service.