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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1937.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS, ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

The Stock Exchange" will be closed at 12 Noon on the 22nd. $23rd. and 24th. Inst. Days.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1937

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HONG KONG TELEPHONE

BANKING CORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Race 20th, 22ad, 23rd. 24th and 27th the Shareholders in this Corpora-

February, 1937.

15057

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED.

NOTICE ...

RACE HOLIDAYS

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Instant, all Departments will be closed at 1 p.m. On these days, however, THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY and the KOWLOON DISPEN. SARY will re-open in the even. inge-

from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. for the purpose of dispensing prescriptions.

On Saturday, 28th, Monday, 22nd and Tuesday, 23rd Febru ary, the first bell will be rang at 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30 am. On. Wednesday, 24th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the first race will be run at 12 o'clock NOON, and on Saturday, 27th February, the 1:30 first bell will be rung at

the first race run at p.m., and 2.00 p.m.

The tiftin interval will be taken after the fifth race on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and after the fourth race on Wednesday.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES.

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tion will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 27th February, 1937, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1936,

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 15th February to Saturday, the 27th February, 1937 (both days inclusive) dur« ing which perlod no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.

Members are reminded that Hong Kong, 8th February, 1937. they and their ladles MUST wear their badges prominently display. 5069ed throughout the Meeting.

Hong Kong, 22nd Feb., 1937.

NOTICE TO MARINERS

Cable laying craft will be operating in the Harbour Cable Reserve commencing at 8 a.m. on Monday the 22nd February, 1937. Mariners are requested to steer clear of craft.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

15000

HONG KONG EVENING

INSTITUTE.

The Institute will re-open on Monday, 1st March, 1937. Pro- vision will be made for instruc tion in Book Keeping, Electrical Engineering, English, Field Sur. veying, Shorthand, Teachers' Classes and Trade Classes.

Entry Forms and copies of Prospectus may be obtained at the Education Department, Cen. tral British School Trade School.

J. RALSTON,

Director. 15058

No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

If Gossip We Must

(BY PRUDENCE). "SUKIYAKI" PARTY

There were at least thirty people at the gay Japanese-tlin, given.

Mrs.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWELFTH ORDINARY YEARLY. MEET- ING of HONG KONG TELĖ- PHONE COMPANY, LIMIT. ED, will be held on WEDNES DAY, the 3rd day of March, by Mrs. R. Sanger at her house on 1937, at the BOARD ROOM of the Peak last Wednesday. the Company, Second Floor, Sanger is one of the most popular munity here," and her "sukiyak!" Exchange Buliding, Hong Kong, member of the American com- at Noon, for the purpose of parties are justly famous. For one such ย wonderful receiving a Statement of Ac thing, she is counts, and the Report of the hostess and always manages to Board of Directors, for the finan-infuse an air of galety and in- formality into her gatherings, cial year ended 31st December, which is quite irresistible. 1936, and re-electing two Direc- tors and the Auditors."

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 22nd February to the 3rd March, 1937, both days

sive.

Dated this 2nd day of ary, 1937.

Our charming hostess presided over one glowing "hibach!" aided by Mrs. W. S. Robertson, who

of palest blue fecked-tweed. Not looked extremely sweet in a dress far away was her mother Mrs. C. incluF. Lucy, who is here on a short visit, and who was notably, smart. Febru in black, with a fascinating small hat tipped with a pouffe of sap- phire blue.

W. L. MCKENZIE, Secretary.

Order of the Board.

5014

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

on

Notice is hereby given that Badges admitting non-members the Forty-eighth Ordinary Yearly to the Members' Enclosure and Meeting will be held at the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day Company's Offices, P. & 0.. Including tax-or $40.00" includ- | Building, Thursday, 11th ing tax for the Meeting (ladies March 1937 at 11 a.m. for the $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) | purpose of presenting the Report are obtainable through the Secre of the Directors together with a tary upon introduction by member, such member to be res ponsible for all chits, etc.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course,

Statement of Accounts to 31st December 1936 and electing Di- rectors and Auditors.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 27th February to 11th March The Secretary's Office. 1st 1937, both days inclusive, dur floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING,ing which period no Transfer of (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT Shares can be registered. 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GIBB, LIVINGSTON

& CO... LTD., Agents.

A limited number of difins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No.Hong Kong, 18th February, 1937,

Boy, Tel 21920.

On no pretext will children be either enclosure permitted in during the first four days of the Meeting.

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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

14, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

5000

Mrs. Dan O'Keefe in a dress or claret-coloured velvet presided over another, and Mrs. R. M. Henderson helped at a third, very becomingly -dressed in navy, with big gold buttons. I think it was Mrs. Kirby, (attractive in pansy-purple) who 'managed a

Mrs. fourth, with Rounds and Mrs. Brent Young giving expert assistance.

Mrs. Waddington was very The family and relatives of the late

dainty in fawn with halo-hat Dr. Filomeno Maria

and vest of ecru lace to match. Ozorio wish to thank all their Mrs. David Fraser I. saw in the and friends for the attendance at the funeral, floral tribute and distance, and Mra Donovan,

Mrs. Tyson in a dark dress worn their kind expressions of sym-with à crimson scarf (she is off

during phony

their sad

for a holiday next week and much

11206

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

bereavement.

Graca

looking forward.

Mrs. to it). Pethick. had a delightful costume DEATHS

of brown and yellow, and Mrs. SAUER, Philipp aged 72, 5 Cumber-Hole looked extremely nice in

Road, Kowloon Tong brown land

and terra-cotta, with a passed away at Kowloon Hos halo hat, and shoulder cape of pital on February 21. Funeral fur. takes place at Happy Valley on

Mrs. Lee Cramer was immensely Tuesday, February 23, at 5 p.m.. smart, as always, Mrs. Ames was

becomingly "high-hatted." The body of the late Dr. Peter McLay had the sweetest outat of Yang Lin is at present resting nut-brown which suited her mar- in the Chapel of the Catholic vellously. Mrs. Edwin Taylor had Cemetery at Happy Valley a gipsy scarf of orange-shades where it will remain until with her brown costume, and Mrs arrangements for the funeral Barrett Emmert looked lovely in are completed.

dark green She is just contem R.I.P.

plating a visit to Pelping.

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Editorial

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Queensland),

DIVIDEND

Omce: Business and 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53. Fleet Street

E.O. 4.

The Daily Press.

Hong Koro, FEBRUARY 28, 1937, __

The price of admission to the | DECLARATION OF INTERIM Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons HONG KONG/AUSTRALIAN including Indies, and is payable NOTICE is hereby given that

FREIGHT CONFERENCE at the Gate.

au Interim Dividend of six pence ---Soldiers and sailors in^uniform-per-share on account_of_the_ AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

are admitted to the Public En. Dnancial year ending 31st March, RATES OF FREIGHT

closure at $1.00 per day including 1937 has been declared by the

Directors of the Company in The Shipping Subsidy NOTICE has been received to

Brisbane, payable on 12th March, 1937 to shareholders on the Regis ters at Brisbane, and Singapore on 11th March, 1937,

the effect that rates on cargo for New Zealand transhipped at Australian ports after 15th April will be increased by 10 per cent. Through rates will accordingly be increased from Hong Kong as from 16th March. 1937.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S.CO., LTD. BURNS PHILP LINE. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

All

15062

DR. FILOMENO" MARIA GRACA OZORIO, late of

tax.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secre tary, 1st floor, Exchange Build. ing.

Any persons found loitering

with Servants' passes in their

NOTICE is also hereby given

By Order of the Board,

DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.

possession will forlelt the same Hong Kong Bank Chambers, and will be removed from the Singapore, 5th February, 1937.

Enclosure.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

5088

Vindicated

Very seldom does Government assistance given to an industry

Mrs.

Mrs. W J. Anderson had a black. sweetly quakerish air in with a wide collar.

Sir Henry and Lady Pollock photographed at the annual race meeting at the Valley on Saturday.

them.

in the dim distance, but there was such a crowd I could not get near

THE RACE MEETING Happy Valley lived up to its Saturday. The STRY

name

tto

morning skles had quite cleared by

Mrs. Chubb was there, very gay as usual, and Mrs Sheldon was de- Lghtfully smart. Mrs. Cassidy were gray with a white front, and Mrs. Churcher had an artistle colour scheme of gray and orange. Everyone admired the flowers, the time the first race was run, ard for there I believe we must C. Hall. Mrs. J. and the only visible effect they thank Mrs. F. produced was to make most of us Walker and Mrs. F. Hogg: the decide against the fresh "spring-colours were cleverly blended so red-white-and- suitings" we had proposed to wear, that Coronation and appear in darker raiment blue stood out from other instead.

subdued tints, with very decorative effect.

One of the first people I noticed was Mrs. Mike Turner, very smart in black cap, and Mrs. T. H. King, smart in dark blue, who very brought her two daughters, looking distractingly pretty, dressed alike 1д navy blue.

Mrs.

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more

It was Mrs. Dunbar's lucky day." and she must have been pleased when she led Bear Claw and our dear old-timer Diana Bay past the stand. The former put up a grand race, and romped home without even a touch of the whip.

THE OFFICIAL PARTY: His Excellency the Governor, sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott ar-

I saw Mrs. Martin (down from Amoy for the races), Mrs. Roberts in attractive brown, and Mrs. Holmes who is a most inveterate race-fan and seldom misses meeting. Mrs. Taggart was charm-rived just about tea-time with a ing in an unusual dress of dark party which included General Sir Alexander Godley, and Lady Cal- blue dotted with green. Mrs. P. S.

decott looked extremely charming Whitehead wore the lovellest furs, coat of moleskin with huge collar in a dark dress with a very long fur stole. Mrs. A. Stevenson was of smoked-fox: Dr. and

very chic in a black coat and skirt;' and a touch of white. Mrs. Teddy Smalley were there early, the lat-

Cock in a hat winged with white. ter looking very handsome in

had a long slender coat of · very Dr. black, Dr. and Mrs. Anderson came

dark blue, Mrs. Hills in black was later and I also noticed Balean, Mrs. Slater was in black,

watching races with very keen with white trimmings.

interest.

well Mrs. Locke WELK turned-out, and how nice it is to Mrs. Compton back ngain, smart as ever in becoming black, with the most seductive little hat and a floating black vell. She is Hving out at Repulse Bay for the. moment, but Mr. Compton is building another house (I think it-

STRIKING HATS

One of the most striking hats seen on Saturday was worn by the I fell for the black dress with

by Mas pretty girl in green who was with crystal buttons worn Bechino, and Miss Buckwell's dress Mrs. Leigh Garner. It is so nice I saw having her back in Hong Kong with fascinating sleeves, Ms. Edmund Hayt, looking very again and she was looking mar nice, and feel sure I glimpsed Mra. vellous in a light brown W. A. Gibson, Mrs. Durrschmidt, broadtail, cut in the Russian style. Mrs. Furnes and Mrs. B. Church with an attractive high collar,

coat of

Bee

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GLOUCESTER HOTEL CABARET

Di-Gaetano Girls Score

One of the smartest floor shows which has graced the realm of entertainment in Hong Kong. this season is to be seen, heard and enjoyed at the Gloucester Hatel where the D1-Gaetano girls are appearing.

Saturday was a gala night at the Gloucester, and it was good to see the beautiful ballroom-restaurant comfortably thronged with a very festive gathering. It Was the sparkle.

Day, and each is an artiste as, Firstly, the acts are short and very was conclusively demonstrated on snappy; secondly, they are present- Saturday evening when they pre-cd as much like a stage set, as sented scintillating scenes which cabaret will permit; thirdly, the made the Gloucester cabaret girls do not croon-they sing.

Not the least charming of the Particularly fine were the en- many endearing characteristics uf troupe of dazzling dancers as one ing and formations were charac-is the remarkably varied and vivid

could meet anywhere. This bril- art team is composed of Helen and Eiste Risoli: Maxine Wingo; Madelyn Dressler and Josephine

terised by accuracy and artistry. This Di-Gaetano troupe set an example and a standard which others might well try to follow.

lighting effects which so enhance the allurements of cabaret. whilst also adding to the intrigue of ball-

room dancing.

Tiffins will be obtainable in that the Singapore Transfer Re in difficulties prove so quickly premiere performance of the DI- the Restaurant in the Public gisters, will be closed from Friday, and completely satisfactory as 1 Gaetano girls, as fascinating a semble numbers in which the tim- the Gloucester ballroom-restaurant

5th March, to Thursday, 11th has in the case of tramp ship- March, 1937 (both days inclu ping. Between the conditions sive), for the preparation of of two years ago and those now Dividend Warrants.

pictured by the Tramp Shipping Administrative Committee there is an almost unbelievable.com. trast. Then a service necessary

In part this remarkable change Eastern trade, are fighting a ment will actually be necessary.. to the country in peace, and

is due to better trade, but the losing battle against the subai. Part of the handicap under which vital to its existence in war-

main causes

are the confidence dised shipping of Japan and the British vessels labour ia illus. time, was rapidly decaying.

U.S.A. While there is truth in trated by the Merchant Shipping Thousands of tons of shipping given to owners by the subsidy the argument that a big revival Bill, given a second reading in lay idle in the ports; the seamen and the impetus provided by in foreign trade is the only per the Commons a week ago. Its and officers who should have scheme of reorganisation that manently sound basis for a mer provisions against overloading manned those vessels were made it possible to raise freights cantile marine, no Empire that and for other elements of addi- TRINITY COLLEGE OF

breaking their hearts in unem- and run ships at a profit. depends, as ours does, on sea lional safety are strongly sup- MUSIC LONDON.

ployment; the owners, · even LOCAL EXAMINATIONE,

The Committee, in contem communications can remain in ported, as the debate showed, by HONG KONG CENTRE, when vessels were trading, were The following are the datos of the incurring losses that left them plating that better freight rates different to subtle attacks on any public conscience; but the Par- them has a duty to see that they cover depreciation. may automatically extinguish the branch of its shipping in times liament that rightly imposes forthcoming Examinations:-

PRACTICAL (Vocal and Instra-To-day "almost every British subsidy in 1987, point out that of depression.

Though better conditions pre- do not destroy the capacity to mental Music) about 10th to ship available and every British in the years of depression provi- 27th May, 1997.

Last day of Entry 28th white seaman can find employ-sion for depreciation fell into vail, no elaborate justification compete. Labour's attack on a February, 1937.

ment. There is actually a arrears by £10,000,000, and more need be attempted for the deci- subsidy that, by its own admis THEORETICAL (Paper Work) on shortage of trained engineers than a few months' prosperity sion of the Government to con- sion, has found employment for

19th June, 1837.

Last day of Entry 8th and seamen. The abnormal is required if the tramp fleet is tinue the subsidy Drift has thousands of seamen and given March, 1937.

selling of British tomp shipping to be maintained at its present been arrested, but the country is a higher wage and better condi- Regulations, Official List of Pieces to foreign owners, has stopped strength. Success such as has still far short of the tonnage tions to the men in the fore- and Studies, Entranes Forms and

example of indifference to a vital Information on Application to the and a foundation has been laid been achieved is an argument that could keep its population castle, provides a memorable Local Secretary.

supplied if war came.

national interest and to the wel fare of a class of men for whom it claims to speak.

No. 1, Torres Building, Hong Kong, 15th February, 1937.

Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, Medical Practi- tioner, deceased.

persons having

claims

against the estate of the above named deceased. are requested to send particulars thereof forth with to the undersigned.

Dated the 22nd day of Feb ruary 1937,

LEO. D'ALMADA & CO., Solicitors for the Executrix. David House,

15068

5032

LOCAL MAPS

Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria, New Territories.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

J. E. Anderson,

0 ANDERSOL MUSIC CO., LTD.

Ics House Street, Hong Kong

unable to

for the replacing of older tonnage by new vessels, and for an in- crease in the number of ships carrying the British flag.

for the continuance of help, and perhaps for the application of the same remedy to these trading Uners that, particularly in the

Another year is given to ship ping to continue ita rehabilite tion, in the hope that no pay

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