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No. 24452, Õ涶¶¤a ¤3⁄4я HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1937. # HCARREGAN

YOU A VERY

WISHING

DASTARDLY OUTRAGE

Former Hong Kong Boy Blinded By Acid

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EX-EMPLOYEE SUSPECTED

Shanghai, December 31.

The Police are searching throughout the ofty for a man, ban Hered to be a Chinese, who throw sold in the face of a Briton, Mr. John F. Knos, employed by the Shanghai Gas Company. Me Knox, was' completely blinded and he is now in hospital where it is not known whether he will recover his sight. It is thought that his assailant was a workman who was dismissed by the Gas Companý.

Mr. Knor wis riding in a rick- shaw in Hongkew yesterday even- ing when the man grabbed the shafts and threw the acid at him. The rickshaw puller took Mr. Knox to the Police station when he was rushed to the hospital. (Continued on Back Page.)

There will be no issue of the "Hong Kong Dally Press". to-

morrow.

Publication will be resumed on Monday.

CHANG FACES TRIAL

Ten Year Term Of **Imprisonment »

-PARDON TO BE

GRANTED.

HAPPY

HONG KONG

AND

WELCOMES

LAZARUS Opthalmic Optician

EVERY ONE

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Single Copy Per Month.

HEALTHFUL NEW YEAR

MILLION DOLLAR

NEW YEAR Construction

Merriment Until Early Hours

To the accompaniment of fre Nanking. Dec. 31. crackers hooters, dreps, and every The court martial sentenced mechanical and vocal means of Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang to making noise, coupled with the ten years' imprisonment, but in time-honoured insing of Auld View of his voluntary sur-Lang Syne, Colony Fadents made render and other mitigating cir-merry last night got the trou- cumstances he will be officially bles of 1936 and greeted the year pardoned to-morrow.

1937 with unstinted fervour and galety.

Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has accepted entire blame in the Bian- Hardly a person remained home fu coup. He explained that he last night. Evetshoddy was out at Was motivated by a desire to some place or another where they achleve freedom of equality for the eagerly waited for the clock to country.

chime twelve tong themselves The Young Marshal is now un-body and soul into the merriment der nominal detention at Dr... and follity of the hour, and Kung's residence.-

The truly Festive garb that Renter.

adorned the Colony and the main-1 land last week was revived with vim and vigour and there was not a stone left untilßed to make the welcome to the new year a very hearty one

Inspecting The Marines

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The Comraander-in-Chief is seen above passing through the Royal Marine lines in the course of his inspection of the rank and file at the Naval Parade at the Happy Valley yesterday morning. (Photo by E. T. Tse).

SEQUEL TO

CUSTOMS PASS

HOLD-UP

Miscreant Charged

A sequel to the daring armed robbery which took place at the Custome Pass, near the Kai Tack Aerodrome, on September 27, when Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Pescock, of 450. Peking Road," Kowloon, were held up while out walking, Was heard at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Chau Wah, 45, earth coolle, appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth, charged with this crime and was ordered to

· stand trial at the next Criminal Sessions,

HONG KONG IN 1936

Happenings

Chronicled

(BY E. MacN)

The following is a collection of Important Colony events during 1936.set out, as far as possible, in chronological order. The reader is thus provided with a rapid survey of the year.

N

TIGERS Much concern was felt for the safety of villagers and hikers in the early part of the year when on January 3 lt was reported that two tigers had been seen in the New Territories. The subsequent ap- Pearance of either one of these Egers became so frequent that on March 24 the Police authorities

killing or capture of the tiger or leopard. On April 10 the tiger was seen again. The animal has not been seen since and has not been capturedi ".!.

Assistant Attorney E. H. Williams told the Court that Mr. and Mrs. AV. Peacock and their two sons were out walking in the Kowloon | offered a reward of $50 for the Hills on the day in question. There was nobody in sight at Customs Pass when they go to it but Mrs. Peacock, heard the sound of foot- steps. behind them and looked round to nẹn who Chinese walking towards them. She stood aside to let them pass when one of them produced pistol and pointed it at hes band.

Mr. Peacock grabbed at the pistol and during the acuffle that ensued it went off, the bullet hit- ting him in the left thigh. The other man then brandished a knife and forced her to take off her rings and give them to him. Mrs. Pea- cock then shouted for help and the first robber fired his gun again.".

The robbers then made off and Mr. Peacock and his family then went on to the Royal Air Force depot where his wound was treat

IMPORTANT AIR LINKS On March 24 the Imperial Air- ways R.MA. Dorado arrived from Penang with 16 bags of mail and A passenger thus inauguratinga direct service from London.to Hong Kong,

When the seaplane Philippine Clipper made a graceful descent, on the wars of Kowloon Bay opposite the, Kal Tack Airport at 4 pm on October 23, she com ploted the first stage of the return. trip of an epoch-making journey. between Americs and Hong Kong. Mr. Juan Trippe, President of the Pan-American Airways, told press representatives that no plans had

ed. The robbery was immediately been completed for a commercial reported to the Police and Mr.schedule. The present flight, was Peacock was taken to the hospital.

(Continued on "Back Page)

R.E.O.C.A. FUNCTION

The seemingly unceasing din created as Father Time atruck the first sixty seconds of 1937 was con- tinued into the early hours of this morning.

(Continued on Back Pare)

GOLF RULE CHANGE

DONATION

Of Orphanage

In Kunming

Philanthropist With

Long Record Of Public

NAVAL PARADI

Inspiring Spectacle

ADMIRAL GRATIFIED

“You Compare Favourably

Welfare Work | "All roads yesterday morning led to the Hvary Valle

where, witnessed by hundreds of Interested mander-in-Chief of the China Station, His Exce Naval and Royal Marine landing parties, which was Sir Charles J. C., Little, K.C.B, carried outchis march past of several companies.

thropic service, Mr. Ay Boon Haw. Bettering his record or philan- noted druggist and philanthropiat, has contributed a sum of $1,000,000) for the construction of an orphan-

Ping Wel Orphanage ANA age in Kunming to be named the

of

WANG CHE

RETURNE

Chu

AdministrativOPZE pected to. rive here in steamer Tyibadak on from Shanghai bịs,

coming to Hong » come Mr. Want Co on his way

The Guests enclosures, flänning* both sides of the wiluting, Hoina, were filled with the uniformed In support of his generous ac figures of oficers of both the the Yunnan Provincial Govern Naval and Military forges, among ment has marked out a plece of whom also were. Naval officera land in the city as the site of the from American and French, Jessels orphanage. A design of the new port. It was literally""""Navy"# charity organ is being drawn up Day and the whole sceu Wa by a Hong Kong architect, and I very impressive! constraction work will be started! At 9.55 in the General pficerelt is flate that Ma as soon as the design is completed commanding, His Baleney, Mat- and approved

Bartholomew, CH Gen A W Amassing an immense fortune CMG, CRE, DAD. Reppant by his drug trade, Mr. Aw has seted by Lieut. P. Howorth, A.D.C. aside large sums for public, wel-' fare work, his motto being "riches in a motor car and was received - by... CaptainBerit rand derived from "society should be

other Naval officers. A Ceneral Eed for the benent of society." Among the Institutions that have

Balute was accorded him. been benefited by his deations Promptly 30, are the Chinese Girls Public posted at the entran School in Rangoon (#100,000),, the Overseas Chinese Modals School in Singapore ($50,000); Homjer for the - Aged Mandalay and Thantoni. the Nanyang Girls, Adidate School ($20,000) 'the Nanking Central Hon pital ($350,000), and hospitals In Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Hong

Fourteen Clubs Only Kons. Canton and Hainan Island

Per Player

New York, Dec. 31.

He has also repeatedly contri buted funds for the revolutionary, cause, including $3,000 to the late Dr. Sung Yat-sen's war chest for the suppression of Chen Chiung-

The United States Golf Associa-ming's rebellion in 1824 $100,000

Hon announces that from January. 1. 1938, the number of clubs allow- ed each player in a match will be

mited to fourteen.

The change has been effected by means of an amendment to the preamble of the rules of golf, making it read "the game of golf consists of a ball being played with clubs (not exceeding fourteen In number).".

The next fortnightly dance will This decision was taken after be held the Roof Garden, conversations between representa- Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, on tives of the Rules Committee of Saturday, 9th: January, 1937, the Royal and Ancient Club, which commencing at 8.30 p.m. Dancing it is understood. will make a will be to the Band of 2nd. Bn. similar recommendation at the East Lanes. Regiment by, kind general meeting of the Club next permission of Major W.E.B. Dow-| May.— ing and Officers.

Reuter.

in aid of the Northern. Punitive

Expedition launched by General. Chiang Kai-shek. $100,000 for re- Lef of the victims during the "Red" Uprising at Canton in 1927 and. $15,000 for relief of the victims in the Tainan Incident in 1928.-. Central News Agency,

NEW BATTLESHIP

London, Dec. 31, The keel of the battleship King George V which, like the Prince of Wales is provided for in the 1938 Naval Rearmament Programme, will be laid down in the Tyne to- Morrow

British Wireless.

King George VI Proclaimed In Scotland

The scene at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh when the Lord Lyon King of Arms read the proclamation to the elitizens of Scotland. Just before this Lord Provost Gumley made the Pro clamation to the city itanit. Other ceremonies were held at the Castle, the Palace of Holyrood-^ house, and the pler and shore at Leith

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At The Saluting

Base

Vico-Admiral Sir Charles Littles: China Station, at the Saluting Base Fast at the Naval Parade at Heppg [K., T, Tse), *

MR. POTTS ILL AT SWATOW

NEW OFFICE OF

ITALIAN EMBASSY.

IN SHANGHAI

According to a report received dvě have been advised that the

yesterday, Mr. George Pottais

stated to be seriously, Ill-at BWR-

clovernment has created a

The many hiends of this popu at the Tar perorality of the Colony will appointed wish him a speedy recovery, gamerly

Mr. Potte went to the northern Washington port on a shooting expedition rez

mbreial

The address of the No: 26 The Bund Sha