1937-02-17 — Page 16

16

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS

JOINT SEQVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTONE MACAO STEAMBOAT CO LTD #THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO LTD

TRAVEL

THE

"SHORT

SAFE

SEA

WAY

by the

British Line

NDL

CANTON LINE

DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong: 10.00 P.. only. From Canton: 10.00 P.M. only.

MACAO LINE

AMENDED SAILINGS

From Hong Kong

4.00 m. Kimelano 1.10 p., Hui Tel 1.3. bul Tei

Week cy Wika

Saturday

Saturday

5.30 pm, Kis

SUNDAY

19.30 A, Elnahan

SUNDAY

1.00, p.m. Hull Ta

¡ EXCURSION.

',

From Macao

3,60 p.m. Elnaha 1,00, x) Tai 100 sm, Bul Tal

1,00p.m. Sui Tal 3.00 Kinabas 15,00p.m. Klubs

Note:--All vessels equipped with Wireless." QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD Telephone 2010!

APR

FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE.

From Hong Kong to

Europe

Yourin

Porta

Dake

Onsennu Hipp.

fiona Rotterdam, Braman, & narg vran, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hamburg

Bermin

Mar:

#

Straits & Ceylon

Manlia

Gaciscund Lippe

'pon Pinay, Relawan, Colombo...... Singapore, Balawan

Poh,

9

Mar

a

Gaelensa

Manila

Fab.

99

Shanghai & Japan Shanghai, North Chink & Japan

Scharnhorst

'. Yokohama, Kolm

Mu

11

fear

Bhagi, Dates, Tako Taingiao....

Stat.

•.

South Sea Inlande

Priderum Felderan

Mining, Salamana, Tulagi, Balani, stc.. Malang, Salaman, Talagi, Rabzal, sto..

April

May

Suoject to Alteration wilboat Notice, For Passage und Freight apply to:

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

MELOHERS & CO.

AGENTS

CANTON AGENTS: JERSEN & CO., SHAMREN, B C.

e's Ballding.

THE

Telephone 2777R.

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

FREGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE "AGAMEMNON" Sails 24 FEB., for Marsailles, Casablanca,

London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow "SARPEDON" Saila 10 MAH., for Marseilles, London,

Botterism & Glasgow

..

LIVERPOOL SERVICE TITAN" Sails 20 FEB., for Harre, Liverpool

& Bromborough

11.

NEW YORK SERVICE "ADRASTUS" Sails 2 MAR., for Boston. New York,

Philadelphia and Baltimore, vis Manila, Batavia, Straits & Cape of Good Hope. PACIFIC SERVICE (via [035, NAGOTA & YOKOHAMA)

Balls 17 MAR., for Victoria, Vancouver VIXION"

& Seattle

10 INWARD SERVICE

"AGAPENOR"

"PATROCLUS"

"CYCLOPS"

Due

22 FEB., From U,K. vis Straits"

27 FEB, From U.K. vin Straits

FEB., From Europe ría Strsita

Specially reduced fares aro quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger socommodation

For freight, pasage rates and information apply to ́

Butterfeld & Swire,

Tel:20322.

Agents. 1, Connaught Road, C.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1937.

WORK AMONG

PRISONERS Interesting Talk By Mrs. Short

An Interesting talk on work! among prisoners was given by Mrs. Short at the fortnightly meeting of St. Andrew's Mothers' Union held yesterday,

FULL BUSINESS SESSION

(Continued from Page 1) '.

People's National Assembly, which is tentatively proposed to be held on October.

At the recent Fenghua, con- ferche, General Ch'ang Kai-shek and his colleagues proposed to shift the troops of General Chang Hsueh-liang from Shenal to Kansu After referring to the origin of while those of General Yang Hu- prison reform, the speaker saldcheng will be transferred from that in the prisons of to-day sianiu te north of the Wei River. everything is done to give the prl-Eastern Spenst is to be garrisoned soners opportunities to learn to by Nanking forces. become good citizens and to make a fresh start in Rie oa their re- lease.

1 Mrs. Bhort said that while she was at Home in 1935 ahe was able to visit Holloway Gaol and the Bostal for Girls at Aylesbury. At Holloway Gaol, which looks like a huge castle. everything was beau- tiful, clean and bright. After the routine work of the prison, volun- tary

workers went in daily to teach the women. There were tiasses for music, history, etc., and also instruction was given in such subjects as toy-making, leather- work and embroidery, The Bostal Institution at Aylesbury provided a three-year course for girls, most of whom had been arrested for betty theft. There Was B fine library and gymnasium in addition La chapels and work-rooms. Each year the girls were given three months' training in laundry-work, cooking and house-work. dress- making, etc.

The speaker recalled that in Hong Kong about ten years ago Lady Southorn called together a committee of ladies to visit the women convicts in the old Victoria

The conference also decided to continue the drive against the Communists in Northern Shens!,

These suggestions will be adopt- ed in due course by the present session--

Union News,

ABSENT CHIEFS

SINGAPORE BASE

(Continue from Pago 1

-...

would borrow £400,000,000 for the cost of armament, had pitched Government detenco polley and foreign policy to the whitest heat of political controversy at Home and abroad.

DESPERATE COMPETITION Where is the world heading for in this desperate competition in armaments? asked Mr. Hodson.

"As I sed it, and this is only my own opinion, 'at worst we are all heading for catastrophe." sald Mr. Hodson. "At best, and this is only my own viewpoint. we are getting. It seems to me. nowhere."

Mr. Neville Chamberlain had stated that the request was only a preliminary measure and that not as much a3 £400,000,000 would have to be borrowed, though pos- Great sibly, it might be more. Britain's bill for defences in this financial year would £190,000,000..

Germany had spent as much in two years on armaments as Great Britain had proposed to spend in five, but, of course. Germany had. started at a lower level,

be

about

Nanking, Feb. 15. Leading provincial milkary chiefs have refrained from attending the third plenary session of the Kuo- mintang Central Executive Com- mittee, which opened this morning here. Absenting military heads who are members of this Commit- tee include Generals Li Tsung-jen ard Pei Chung-hs of Kwangsi, General Yen Hsi-shan of Shansi; General Sung Chich-yuan of the Hope.-Chahar Provincial Council:

the collective forces General Liu Hsiang of Szechuan and Genera! Han Fu-chu of Shan-superior. Countries that could not contribute their own strength were lablilties.

tung.

These provincial warlords prefer to watch developments in their respective provinces, their main interest being whether the session will adopt a strong polley towards

Japan.

Generats Li and Pel have indi- cated their intention not to go to

In the world in which we live to-day it was important to pursue the policy of collective security but obviously this would not work un- less

IMPORTANCE OF AIR DEFENCES

wêre

News from the Dominions was that they realised their responst- bilities and had voted substantial increases in their arms budget. It was an upward start in a definite

enol, and to teach them needle Nanking, although up to last night direction: firstly, towards a more

work, reading and waiting. In 1932 the women's prison at Laichi- kok was opened.. She referred to good work done with the help of some workers from the Kowloon Union Church and from St. An- drew's.

In conclusion she said that one would like to be able to do more for these women, but it was not easy. When one sees the pleasure it gives them to do the work, and. the change in their outlook on life, one feels that it is a piece of work that is worth doing.

}

The meeting was opened by Rev. Higgs, and a letter from Miss L Hollis of the Victoria Home and

Orphanage was read, thanking the

Union for their kind donation of $25,

COMBINED

MANOEUVRES

the government news reports in sisted that they would fly here from Kwéillr-

(inion News.

SIANFU REVOLT

ARRESTS

Division Commander

Executed

Shanghai, Feb. 15.

vivid recognition of the growing importance of air defences,.. and, secondly, towards a great self-suf- ficiency in supplies for defence.

They were making their own aeroplanes and mechanical equip ment. This tendency would con- tinue, and Mr. Hodson believed that it was a sound one.

||

Mr. Hodson then referred to the Singapore Base as mentioned above and concluded by saying that the international defence of one mem- ber was the international defence of all. We must make up our

All ringleaders in the counter-minds, said Mr. Hodson, what we revolt of Feb. 2 have been arrested are willing to do to carry out this except Sun Ming-shiu, Pai Feng-principle of International collec- halang and Shen Shao-chung. who tive security, but first of all we must know what we are able to do. escaped from Siantu.

General Kao Fu-yuan, comman- der of the 105th. Division has beer executed.

Pending the arrival of General Wang Shiu-chang, new Paeinca- tlon Commissioner of Kansu, Gen- eral Yu Hsueh-chung has been ordered to supervise the transfer

IN HONG KONG of Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang's

(Continued from Page 1)

for in addition to the four Regi- ments and the Volunteer Defence Corpa, дл additional Battalion. the Inniskilling Regiment is now on its way here from Singapore and they will also participate.

The Royal Air Force has always, taken prominent part in these mimic wars and this year they wagam be prominently identi- fed with the operations. Although H.M.S. Eagle, which t relieving HMS. Hermes, will not be here In time, No. 200 Flying Boat Squadron, from Singapore, will be bere, under the command of the Air Officer Commanding, Far East. Air Commodore A. W. Tedder. He will co-operate with Major Gen- eral A, W. Bartholomew as Fortress Commander while Wing Com-

former troops to Kansu.

General Yu is at present in Sianfu conferring with Mr. Ku rau-fung. Reuter.

CHINA'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS JAPAN ·

Ambassador's Enquiry

Nanking, Feb. 16. Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese A assador, called on Mr. Wang Cng-wel, Chairman of the Cen- trai Political Council at 4 p.m. yesterday and enquired from him what would be the attitude of the towards Third Plenary Sesalon Japan,

Mr. Wang is reported to have as- sured Ambassador Kawagoe that Nanking's polley towards Japan

URBAN COUNCIL MEETING

(Continued from Page 1)

Food factory, No. 93 Caine Road, ground floor.

Food shop (fruit and vegetables). No. 59 Des Voeux Road Central, ground floor.

The following applications for licences were refused:

Food factory, No. 113 Wahu

·Street, ground floor.

Food factory. No. 58 Second Street, ground floor.

Food preserving: No. 588 Canton Road, ground noor.

3.

Food preserving. No. 1950 Re- clamation Street, ground floor.

Laundry. No. 105 Hennessy Road, ground, floor.

Permission to keep a large number of goats on the Crown Land, Tai "Road, opposite. the Kok Tsui Kwong Hip Loong Shipyard, was also refused.

The regular returns were laid on the table.

1

FOREIGN

MAILS

પ

The Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Pa- pers, Commercial Papers, Samples and Sinall Packets must fully prepaid Insuficiently prepaid Printed Papers etc. are NOT forwarded.

Letters, Postcards and Samples for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

FROM

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—London date. 6th February. CALCUTTA and Straits BHATCHA! and EUROPE SIA

(London date, $8th Jan.) MANILA

HAIPHONG

A

Caloutta and TRAITE AUSTRALIA su' MANILA STRAITS and EUROPE TIR SUR (Lettara} and Papers Londoo, Blat Jan. and Lidon Parcela-Linien date, 14th January

SHANGHAI and SWATOW, Bangkok and Swarow

STRAITS

HAIPHONG

JAYAM and Shanghai SAIGON

APAN

SHANGHAY STRAITS JAFAR VAFAR SHANGHAI STRAITR

JAPAN STRAITE

AMOT DOM

CALCUTTA and Stears

0.8.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHANG-) Hat (San Francisco, 8th February)... "Jayan and BUANGNAL

JAPAN

JAPAN STRAITS

U.B.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHANG-}

HAT (Ban Francisco, 4th February).....]] TRA. and SWARORát (Šna Francisco,)

6th February)

Pxx

DUR

171 Feb.

17th Feb. 17th Feb.

R.M.A. Doradu

17th Feb.

Kul

17th Feb.

Conta Roma

Kuo, of dala

Canton

Nasikio

18th Feb

Abuta Maru

18th Feb.

Holdern

Kwangtung

Kweiyang.

Soudan

0.0. Paul Doumer Dorfu

Balm Roussel Tilam

Agapenor Ддатежной Cromer

La Pia a Jaru

Bridan

Th

Forukuni aru Hakodate Hara....... Tottori Mary

10

*lawa Buitang..

Pess, Hoover

19th Feb.

19th Feb. 18th Feb

19th Feb.

PLA 19th

Feb. Feb.

sad Tab.

93rd Feb, 93rd Feb 13rd

23rd Feb.

23rd Feb.

'soth

Fab.

26th

Fab.

18th Feb.

25th Feb

Seth Tob. 16tb

26th Feb.

Натина Мати нео

Kama Maru

16th Fab.

Tokiwa Haru

Tith Feb.

Tanga Horn

97th Feb.

Asoma Maru

Pres. Wilm

27th Feb.

17th Feb.

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED "AND' PARCEL MAIS 'äre closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 năm, registered and parcel malis are cicand at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

WU HUSTERED AY Swatow, Amoy and formONA - Foochow vik Swatow, Fort Bayard! Swatow Bangkek r

Amoy

traits

Vis

EUROFE Saigon Straits, Ceylon, India, Egyps and

Brinding 18th March Swatow and Foochow

THURSDAY

Pax

Pukukon Muru Nanchang Wing Wh.. Haig Torungen

MAL

PLATE and Trier

Wednesday, 17th.

8.30 & 8.30

1.30PM

9.00 PM.

*3,30 PM

Taiyuan ... Has LAB

380 4.30

EP.O.

Brindisi dae

+4

Conta Rossou

Fatshino

Beg

KPO

Lefter 500 20

4.13 PM

6.00 7

***

1

Thursday, 18th, OPO. 4EPO.

ONAL. piane Rog Protes

Air Malt for Canton and i)-x-

tricts.

Bangkok Shanghai Japan-und EUROPEvaSiberis Faldera ... Amov

Autwing

JaDau

Air Mail for Swatow. Amay, Foochow and North China (vin' Shanghal).

Letters for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"due Londen, 1st March. Letters for "Australia by Im. perial' Airways Service"-due Darwin, 23rd February.

FRIDAY Amoy Shanghai, Japan and *EUROPE Siberia

Eat and Straits, Ceylon, Tedia.

South Africa, Aden, Egypt and "EUROPE vis Marseilles--die Mär-

üles, 19th March

SATURDAY

Letters for "K.L.M - Service”- due Amsterdam, 1st March.

The following is the" list of 11- cences granted by the Urban Coun- cfl between February 2 and Febru-

Food shops 2, Food preserving es. Haiphong tablishments 4, Milk shops 4, Swine

Eating housen 3, Restaurants 3.

mander W. A. K. Daizell, O.C., Kal based on conciliation and friend-ary 15 inclusive:-Food factories 3, Tak, will command the delending ship will remain unchanged. aerial forces. The Volunteer Air

The Japanese ambassador left at

Arm will form part of Redland's 5 v.m. and appeared satisfied with 41, Bake houses 2. Laundries 2,

defences, the attack being left in the hands of the visiting Squadron -from Bingapore.

his first interview with Mr. Wang. Union News..

AIR SERVICE TO LANCHOW

Shanghai, Feb. 16. The Eurasia Aviation Corpora- tion is resuming service to Lan chow on Thursday.

HEALTH RETURNS

It is understood that some 25 ships will take part in the opera-

One case of diphtheria, one of tions. The Blueland Forces, who

enter.c fever, one of chicken pox will play the role of the enemy, will

and one of dysentery were report- comprise about one-third of the

ed to the Health Authorities for Hong Kong Garrison, the Innis-

the 24 hours ended, on Monday. The Health Returns for the week killing Regiment and the majority of the ships that took part in the

ended on February 13 shows that Singapore manoeuvres, and they

there were two cases (fatal) of will be under the command of an Work on the extension of the small-pox, nine (four deaths) of officer to be selected by Vice- Lungbal Railway beyond Paochi indiphtheria, one of scarlet fever, Admiral Sir Charles Little, Who Western Sheast as far as Tientshlu,

Ave (one death) of enterie fever, led the attack on Singapore.

Eastern Kamu, which was inter-

one of measles, two of chicken pox, The exercises will be carried out rupted by the Stanfu revolt, will three (fatal) of cerebro-spinal under the direction of the General

be started again shortly- Officer Commanding, Major-Gen- | Reuter. eral A. W. Bartholomew, and from the Naval authorities. It is learned that the following ships will take part:-

Cruisers: Cumberland (Flagship. Buffolk, Berwick. Capetown, Danae and Adventure,

Destroyers: Decoy, Dainty, De- fender, Diana, Delight, Duchess, Diamond, Daring, Westsatt.

Sloops: Sandwich Falmouth, Lowestoft,

,,

Bubmarines: Medway (tender), Osiria, Oswald, Odin, Otus, Olympus, Orpheus, Perseus, Parth- fan, Phoenix, Pandora, Rainbow, Rover, Regent, Regalus,

Poochow via Swalow...

SUNDAY

Hoihon. Fakhoi and Elaphong Snatow, Amor and Formosa Bangkok via Swałow

*MONDAY

Amoy Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, 0.8.4. Central and South America and *EUROPE via "Vancouver, B.O., (Parvels for Canada only)- due Vancouver, BO. 13th March and "EUROPE via Biberis ...

TUESDAY Air Mall - for⠀⠀ “France-Orient Service"-due Marseilles, 7th March..

fever, five (two deaths) of dysen | Saigon, Egypt add EUROPE via Mar tery, one of puerperal fever and

89 deaths from tuberculosis.

THE

NALDERA

The 88 "NALDERA" bringing Home Mails is due in Hong Kong about 7 p.m. to-morrow, and will sail for Shanghai and Japan at 2 A.. on Friday

Alusta Mar

Noon

Latbert 19.30 PM

1.30PM 8.00

5.00 T 5.00 PX

Kowloon 1.0.

Reg. 18th,5 Or fet, 18th, 130p M Sheungwan P.O.

6.A.C. piano Reg. 18th, 5. Or

Lot, 18th, 7.00 M 0.7.0. Reg. 18th,50 Lat. 19th, 5,00 A M @.P.O:& K.P.O.

Beg. 18th, 5.00 PM

·R.M.A.:

Dorado

Let, 1946, 830 am

G.P.O. & EP.O.

R.M.A.

Beg, 18th, 5 0 zu

Dorado | Let. 19th,8.20 a m

{Friday,

Tizbadak... Folie Benasel

Dortm

.000

19th, 8 30 AM 121.30 PM {G.P.O. & LP.O.

Reg.10th, 50M. Rag, 20th. 9:45 a 30° Lef.9 th,10:30 AM

Saturday, 20th. "G.P.O. &

·K.P.O, Reg. 9.30 AM Let 10.00 AM..

2.00 F

6.00 PM

!

Cortu

Canton Foothing...

Kwanybung Canton Maru Kiangm

**

Kangakou

Sonday,

ålet.

810 AM 900 & M

9.00 AK

Monday, 22nd.

1.30 PM

{[Far. 22nd, 5.00PM Boy, of Japan... :||Reg. 1ärd 9.15 AM (Lot,24rd,10,40 AM

Eridan

amilline Marseillo». 20th Marok: 2}|| Eridan

*Superscribed correspondence only.

Fiumeday, 23rd, G.P.O. &

K.P.O:

Reg 30 AM

DO AM

Let G.P.O., XP.O.. Rog

Latters

9.30 AN

Printed. and Published by Henry Lloyd, Murrow, for the Hong Kong Daily Press, Ltd. at Marina, House, third floor, 18-19, Queen's Road Central Hong Kong. Lond in times: 63, 2′′V set. Street EGA.