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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY

No. 13 of 1936..

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Bona Kona, DECKWAKE 24, 1938.

THE WORLD'S A BUBBLE

HONG KONG DAILY- PRESS, THURSDAY, DFCEMBER 24, 1936.

BRITISH QUEST THE BETTER WAY

FOR SECURITY

Italy's Attitude In Mediterranean

London, Dec. 22.

Enquiries in well-informed quar- ters in London indicate that the forecasts in circulation of an early

The basis of the conversations is the mutual assumption that the interests of the two Governments

Mr. Eden On Ideals

Of Freedom

„ASSURANCE „TO BELGIUM

The Prime Minister of Belgium,

work

In the Mediterranean are com-Georges Theunis, a former Belgian plementary and if formal rear Prime Minister; and M. Baels, firmation of that thesis is to pos- Governor of Western Flanders. Bess real value, it must follow a

Proposing "The Friendship of close examination by both parties. Nations," Mr. Eden said that the in a spirit of good will, of all pos-frst aim of the British Govern- alble sources or misunderstanding ment's foreign policy was the or friction.

HONG KONG RIFLE

GCIATION

Mid-Week Spoon And Practice Shoot

CLUBHOUSE IN USE

The ordinary Spoon and Practice, cleans his rifle, and is then issued shoot was held yesterday after with a ticket from the room ad- noon on the Army Ranges at Kow-joining, before proceeding to the loon City, when in spite of units fring-point. Similarly, at the moving to and from camp and conclusion of the shoot, the ticket certain Christmastide. functions, is returned to the office, by the competitor who is on his way to

early Arty members were on the

fring-points.

the Cleaning Room again.

Members are reminded of the "Wapenschaw" shoot to be held on Boxing Day at Stonecutters, and the Christmas dinner which will

BIM. H

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EVACUATION

PLANS FOR

AIR RAIDS

HOW WARNINGS WILL BE GIVEN

Railways To Help Government

Government plans for vohin-- tary, organised evacuation of dan- ger areas in the event of an air- raid were mentioned by Wing.. Commander A. H. 8. Steelo-Per- kins, of the Air Raid Precautions Department of the Home Office, in an, address recently to the Public. Health Congress ⠀⠀at the Royal. Agricultural Hall.

The proposals, he said, were be ing worked out with the railway companies and outside authorities..

Wing Commander Steele-Perkins revealed that he had visited 9,000: slum houses in London to investi- gate the problem of gas-proofing," yester-and`said: "There are thousands of

seven

or ten minutes after raiders had passed the coast,

Night Editor (Wanchai office): conclusion to discussions proceed-M. Paul van Zeeland, was enter ing in Rome on British and Ita- tained at, luncheon recently at the Hotel by the British Han interests in the Mediterran-Savoy ean, are premature rather thur National Committee of the In- ternational Chamber of Commerce, unduly optimistic.

the

which af It is believed progress is regard with ed on both sides as satisfactory, he was formerly associated. Lord but there is no intention of im- Luke presided, and the guests, porting hurry into the negotia-numbering nearly 500. Included tions, which by their very nature Mr. Eden (Becretary of State for demand careful and comprehen- Foreign Affairs), Mr. Chamberlain, sive review of a great variety of Mr. Runcimun, Dr. E. L. Burgin, Maj.

The weather was dull and cool, factors.

Tryon, and other Government re- presentatives; Mr. Attlee, M.P., and and the variabie light and wind Lord Snell; the Belgian Ambassa-made matters dificult for many of dor and members of his staff; M. the competitors, as the scores be

low adequately testify. The diafollow in the Association's Club

house. Names can be received by tances fired at were 300, $00 and

the Honorary. Secretary up to noon 600 yards, in preparation for the Inter-Colonial Match which takes to-day (Thursday)."

The leading scores made place next week, and as shewn

day afternoon are as follows:--- houses "which cannot, under any below, the winners of the nett and

conditions, be made gas-proof" SR. (b) handicap spoons in the 8.R. (b)

By the use of a warning system: AF 300 500 600 Tall this country would know in establishment of peace and under-Class were B.LM. Hill and Rin. T.

yda, yds. yds. standing among the nations. The Managh respectively, both of the

the aim of the International Chamber 1st Bn. Royal Ulster Rines, while

...scr. 32 32 34 98* the winner of the handicap spoon ERA. Haynes... 1 33 33 31 97 of Commerce was to promote and facilitate the proftable inter in the SR. (a) Class was Cpl Wat- CPO. Pellow... 1 32-34 31 97 change of goods and services be- sen also of the same unit. At the Cpl Stewart ... 2 32 32 32 98 tween nations. They were thus conclusion of the shoot, those tak-ER.A Seymour 3. 35 31" 30 96 natural collaborators. Could they ing part were the guests of the Sgt. Blandford ser. 32 33 30 05 only achieve freer trade, freer Honorary Secretary at tes in the AB. Bowerman scr. 31 31 52 04 thought across the frontiers of

new Clubhouse.

Haut E. D. D. Europe, they would have secured an incalculable gain for peace. Belgium had a special place in the friendship of the British people. In many respects the outlook of the two countries on world affairs Bath was similar.

were demo- cracies, proud of their traditions and their freedom, which they would not yield up. Most of those present belonged to a generation which took an active part in the struggle for those principles in which the two countries jointly be Heved. They had no more sacred. trust than to ensure that the cause for which hundreds of thousands of their people were sacrificed was not lost.

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Dr. Hubble has been looking into his great telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California and has seen red. The lectures which Oxford has just been privileged to hear from his lips, thanks to the Rhodes Trustees; may not have been wholly understanded of the people. When he spoke so per- sistently of "red shifts, many Re: Choa Po Sien, retired of his hearers, treating the older compradore, residing at ways of learning and addicted to No. 5 Broadwood Road, archaic form of language, may Happy Valley, in the have thought he meant those Colony of Hong Kong."red shirts" which

causing Parliament, concern. Notice is hereby given that a so, their wandering thoughts will creditor's petition was filed here have been instantly recalled by on the 21st day of December, his occasional fights into mathe- 1936, and that an Interim Rematics, and they will have rea- ceiving Order was made thereon lized that what he was saying on the 22nd day of December, amounted to this that, when 1936, and the Official Receiver light from a distant nebula is was appointed Interim Receiver of the above named debtor.

All the debts should be paid to

Tie.

ut

No receipt other than that of the Official Receiver will *recognised.

ber, 1936.

J. B. PRENTIS

be

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If

Both in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean recent develop ments have certainly not lessened the number of points on which the British Government will desire to feel assured it has been ́ne- quainted with the whole mind of

the Italian Government. Only when such a process has been ex- haustively applied to all questions in the discussion will it be possible to give substance and anality to a declaration which both in London

and in Rome it is confidently ex- pected will be the outcome of the present exchange, and which there is a strong desire to see accom-

plished as an important contribu- tion to European appeasement.—

· British Wireless:

SINO-GERMAN AGREEMENT

Delivery Of Railway Materials

Berlin, Dec. 22. Commenting on the agreement

In this

CHOICE FOR THE NATIONS. I believe (said Mr. Eden) that there can be no greater service by our country to the cause of peace than clarity. Let me therefore, on

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Wilson 2 32 30 32 94

Lieut. J. D.

C.Q.M.S

Pattullo 1 93 31 3094

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Wallace 4 S1 31 3193 scr. 30 33 30 *93 Lt Rateline Cpl. Charan

Full advantage was taken res- terday of the various facilities now existing in the Clubhouse and members appeared to be extreme ly pleased with their new "home.” Two facilities which were available for use for the first time appeared to be exceptionally popular, the first being the Cleaning-Room where a rifle can be cleaned, or examined, in comfort and second- ly, the shower bath accommoda- tion which will be in great de- the "1914" rifle. mand when the hot weather sets

....

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Singh-5 28 33 31 92. 4 31 31 30°03 Big. Edward... Rin. T. Managh 6. 33. 30 28 011

231 23 31 00 Lt Sequeira...

All the above competitors: used

B.B. (a)

624, 30 31 85

B. Singh 8 29 28 27 -84 AH—Ass'n Handicap.

Denotes the winner of the nett spoon.

In. Another feature which was Cpl. J. Watson 6 30 32 30.92) also favourably commented upon | LÀ. Jenks was the provision of the lock-up | P.C. B347 lockers in which members can stock their shooting gear during the periods intervening between the shoots. In the same way, the means which now exist for the Issue of tickets before the shoot from the Honorary Secretary's office met with the approval of all concerned, as this office adjoins the Cleaning Room, so that a com- petitor arriving on the range, arst

Denotes the winner of the nett handicap spoon.

NOTE-The handicap of each winner has been reduced by one This procedure. point, as shown. applies to both B.R. (a) and S.R

(b) Spoon Shoots.

KOMSOMOL. SINKING

INDIGNATIONS.

split up in a spectroscope, the different colours all appear to have suffered a shift towards the red end of the spectrum come pured with light, received from the sun. Apparently all the dis reached between a group of Ger- this Angio-Belatan occasion, once tant nelfulae have joined in this was ministry for the delivery of and integrity of Belgium is a vital man Arms and the Chinese rail-again affirm that the independence "red front." Now on nccepted materials valued at 40 million Chi-interest for this nation, and that Dated this 24th day of Decem-scientific principles this ought nese Dollars on a 6 years' credit. Belgium could count upon our help to mean that the distant nebulae the German press describes this were she ever the victim of un- are all rushing away from us,

as a new confirmation of the valu- provoked aggression. (Cheers.) I for one generation, the world was Official Receiver, some at barely credible speeds. able cooperation between German say these words deliberately, be assured of peace, conditions would firms with the Chinese govern- cause I am confident that they rapidly change, and the solution of Just as the whistle of a trainment.

connection the represent the will of the British many social problems be easy. going away from UR Bounds "Berliner Lokalanyelger" points people, and that to make this plain Belgium, economically, had ap lower than it would do if the out that the

Chinese railway is a contribution to peace. Our reared to be in a particularly un- favourable position, yet to-day she train were approaching, so light minister, Mr. Chang Kia Ngan, two countries share the same con-

had a balanced Budget, & pro who signed the agreement, already ceptions of international order: a from a star or nebula moving did much useful service for the renunciation of war as an instru

gramme of reduced taxation, Gov- away from us suffers this red economic reconstruction

of his ment of national policy. a willing-ernment securities at a premium, a The Christmas Meeting will shift." And, if all the distant country when

Treasury with ample cash reserves, ne was Director ness to settle disputes by peaceful

and a firmly stabilized currency. be held (weather permitting) - at { nebulae are rushing away from General of the Bank of China.

means: the acceptance of certain

Was this not proof that in a Kwanti Race Course on Satur- us at express speeds, the sa

Chang Kis Ngan, says the agreed canons of international law. "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeltung," Is But let there be no mistake, these. civilization and with a regime such. day, 26th December, 1936, comtronomer, not being in general s

a financial authority of inter-conceptions are tokens neither of theirs there remained a vitality ships to protect our trade ships.” mencing at '2.30 p.m.

philosophically minded man, saya national reputation. Additional coaches will be the universe is expanding. capacity as director general of the attached to the 12.12 p.m. and

Bank of China, he proposed to the This is not a new conception.

German-China Investigation Bo- 1-25 p.m. trains to Fanling, and Although the temptation to think

THE FANLING HUNT

AND RACE CLUB.

so is almost irresistible, it was not Dr. Hubble who said the a bubble, but Lord

the 6.39 p.m. train to Kowloon. Tickets at $2.— include admis. sion to the Public Enclosure, world's and may be purchased at the Bacon Kowloon Railway Station.

THOMSON & CO.,

In

his softness nor of cowardice. We be- Heve them to be tokens of civiliza-" tion. The nations must choose. If they determine to return to the

ciety as long ago as 1930, that Ger-

ed by Otto Wolf.

arbitrament of the sword it will be

found that the terrible weapons that science has forged can be wielded with no mean courage by peoples who love their freedom

intend to preserve it. But the cost must be heavy indeed. In this respect there should be no excuse for a repetition of the erroneous

estimates of the past.

man firms should cooperate with, the Chinese Government in finan- ting and carrying out the technical part of the reconstruction of the But the bubble theory chinese economical life, especially both individual and national, and of the universe-the theory of a the railways. This resulted in the universe which is continually construction of the Tushan-Nan Secretaries" & Treasurers.expanding and will one day burst chang Railway line opened last 4899 is only one of many. There is January, by a German group Lead-

the fireworks theory, according to which the world began with a big bang and our earth is merely a fragment. There is the The well-known condition of concertinu theory, according to tennis-elbow has apparently found a counterpart in a condition, dea- cribed by a correspondent in the current issue of the "Lancet" as #golfer's shoulder.”

AND NOW, "GOLFER'S SHOULDER**

cut reason, and may disappear for

several days

The new agreement provides for

We had to-day the continued) a supreme advantage over 1914-the experience of the war years behind

us The statesmen of the world must know the nemesis that await-

which warranted the hope of re- covery?.

of

None would deny the possibility war when countries existed where dynamic political forces were in conflict with irritating economic difficulties. Certain great Powers which had not yet shaken of the burden of the depression could find a solution of their

difficulties. It would seem. In the wake of a powerful international

Moscow, Dec. 22. While authoritative quarters re- main silent concerning action con¬ templated over the alleged sinking of the Soviet steamer Komsomol by Spanish insurgent forces, the storm of protest and anger among the public is growing.

Moscow workers have passed a resolution demanding that the Go- vernment should despatch .“war-

Baltic and Black Bsa sailors”, or- ganisations have appealed to the world seamen to raise a mighty wave of protest against the bestia uties of Fascist bandita."

The workers at Kharkoy have started a public fund to build ave cruisers and ten merchant ships Reuter

TROTSKY ON WAY TO MEXICO

movement which would second their own efforts. Attempts, et in- ternational economic co-operation

Oslo, Dec, 22. had failed in the past,,but that M. Loon Trotsky, the Russain re- was no reason for throwing up the solutionary leader, banished by the sponge. The International Cham-faction at present in power, 11.

ber of Commerce had a great part already on his way to Mexico. to play Immediately in preparing public opinion for Government action.

He has boarded a steamer, whose name is not disclosed, which sailed Saturday Reuter

ROME ADDIS ABABA AIR SERVICE

The Home Office hoped to it. local authorities have information of a strained diplomatic situation. > and on receipt of orders to this. effect, the authorities would have to put their organisations into. operation.

"They did not expect local aute thorities to bulld gas-proof shel- ters throughout the country. “It is the householder's responsibility, as it is the factories' responsibliity. to provide gas-proof rooms for " those people who might be 'on the premises or resident in private bouses.

There will be some people. caught in the streets, but I cannot see anybody refusing to allow pen- ple to come into their houses dur- ing an air raid."

GAS MASK DISTRIBUTION. Every inhabitant would get a respirator free of cost issued prior to an emergency. "He won't get it to-day or to-morrow. We don't want little boys playing Guy Faw-a kes with them"

The Government were setting

up devots throughout the country am pen where respirators would be stored... and the question of distribution was being worked out.

During the discussion, Mr. Long- bottom, Halifax, said that the Home Once should review- the question of throwing on the shoul- ders of the householder the lla- bility of gas-proof shelters. He suggested that the Home Office or the Government was deliberately "hirking the issue! AN

A Westminster representative sald that one of the great problems. in his district was to provide for

the half-million day population.

FRANCO-TURKISH NEGOTIATIONS

Paris, Dec, 22. The Franco-Turkish negotia- tions on the future status of Sand- Jak and Alexandrette which began In Geneva and were continued by: › Paris, have been discontinued without any definite decision hav-. ing been reached. The French for- eign office announced on Tuesday evening that discussions during the last two days between a mem ber of the Turkish delegation and French representatives did not lead to any agreement. Both sides are now considering the possibil- ity of negotiations along, diploma- tic lines at the next meeting of the League of Nations, council, Transocean News Service,

REICH SPORTFIELD

the extension of this line to the border of Runan, the construction of a new line from Chuchow › to

Berlin, Dec. 22. Kweyyang. linking up with the which the universe is alternately the bridge over the Yellow River

Klangsi line, and the rebuilding of ed them and their countries if war

On the occasion of the pubilea-. were over again loosed upon the

tion of the book describing the expanding and contracting. But on the Hankow-Felping line.

earth. The alternative was surely

A HISTORIC PART

construction of the Reich Sport- a universal realization that the on the whole it seems that if the | Transcrean News Servies.

Belgians knew that they had a

field, State Becretary Fundther in- arbitrament of brute force behistorie part to fulfil in the cause

formed pressmen that the total ex- universe is playing tricks of thie

belonged to the animal creation, of peace, for their geographical

penditure for the field, which was The chief characteristle "sign as sort it is of the "ever-expanding".

· FOREIGN TRAVEL

and that the whole effort of position made their country a key-

the scene of the Olympic Games,' pain in the left arm on the outer type, though the rate of expan

civilization should be to raise our stone of Western Europe. It was

was divided between the Btate, the side just below the should joint.sion is slowing down Some day

RESTRICTIONS –

scives above the level of the beasts. their duty to themselves and their

Rome, Dec. 2

city of Berlin, the · German There are two varieties of pain.

Surely mankind would choose this great neighbours to do their utmost Preparatory arrangements for a Railways, Postomce and Radio, One is spontaneous, occurs with all the distant nebulae will dis

Berlin, Dec. 22. better way. Ending with a tribute to dissuade anyone from attacking regular passenger and mall service and amounted to 50 million marks, Able-bodied men between the appear from sight, and even from reach of the most powerful ages of 18 and 15 years may leave to M. van Zeeland, Mr. Eden said them or using their soil as a short by air between Rome and Add's of which 40 million were spent on

that Belgium owed much to her cat. His Government had been Ababa have now been completed, it the buildings themselves.-- When present it is in the form telescopes; so let us take a good to country in future for journey Frime Minister, and Europe scarce working for two years to serve is ondeally announced. The planes Transocean News Service. of an aching and stiffness when look at them while we may permission of the military au- to foreign countries only with the

peace by fostering economic re- will fly regularly in each direction the armi is raised at right angle especially when the guide is the thorities according to a decres

BELGIAN RECOVERY: covery, restoring the financial thrice weekly —MA M. van Zeeland, who was en-situation, favouring social appease. Tranencean News Service, The other pain la constant and leading astronomer of America.just announced by the Reichs

minister of the Interior my thus!satically received, replied in ment, strengthening the military unvarying, provoked by pressure on the area where the muscle cover-.

Compulsory military service and English He said that the economic establishment, and emphasising labour service is given as grounds crisis had left behind it profound, their political independence. Among point at which some of its features ing the shoulder (the deltoid mus“ cle) is attached to the bone of

for the decree. In case of jour and probably permanent, chances their faithful friends none was might be unhealthy, carrying in the upper arm. The rest of the

neys to foreign countries for the in economic conditions, and grave more constant or more reliable them the too rapid birth of a new muscle can be touched without

purpose of representing Germany problems remained to be solved, than the British people.

depression. The obvious immediate in, sporting contests the permission but a substantial measure of At the annual meeting of the antidote was to bring international producing pairi and there is!

The trouble is a mild one, and it will be granted upon presentation economic recovery had already committee. Lord Luke, who was trade into play, and to allow the neither wasting nor increase in size of the muscle, ....

was found that daily mild mass- of the authorization by the sport- taken place in a number of coun- re-elected chairman, said that the innuence of world prices to mo

tries. If they could only build development of internal trading derate excessive rises in doinestie age and injections at the painful ing authorities.--

with the conviction that, at least activity was now approaching the prices appt appeared; to relieve the pain. Transocean Trine. Serrires

to the body.

The pain may be compared with that of tennis-elbow, and is very

probably due to strain on the del- told muscle when swinging the club. The pain is not increased by play.

ly less

BISHOP'S LOST

DESPATCH CASE

The "Bishop of Lincola ; (Dr.

Nugent Hicks) left his despatch case in a taxicab recently. It is the one he had when Bishop-of Gibraltar, and still has that name on the lid. It contained important papers and diaries recording hit. engagement to the end of next