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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1937.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS | SININGSILUJAGY MIN ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG" AND KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

HOLT'S WHARF, KOWLOON.

Notice is hereby given that as

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that as from 1st April, 1937 the rates for her, 1936 at the rate of Three

from 1st April, 1937 the rates for landing cargo from vessels along landing cargo from vessels alongside Holt's Whert and from side the Company's wharves and vessels discharging to our lighters from vessels discharging to the will be increased 20 per cent.

A revised tariff will be issued Company's lighters will be in-

shortly. creased 20 per cent.

A revised tarifi will be issued shortly.

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 4th March, 1937.

NOTICE

5084

FOREIGN ATTACHMENT.

Notice is hereby given that by a Writ of Summons issued on the 20th day of January, 1937 in an action Intituled "In the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Original Jurisdiction Action No. 12 of 1937 Between Alexander Hutton Potts, Plaintiff, and Menache Elie Politi, Defendant' the Plaintiff claims against the Defendant the sum of $6,757.21, } helng the amount due on an account stated

the between. Plaintiff and the Defendant and interest thereon And notice is

further given that pursuant to Section 453 of the Code of Civil Procedure a Writ of Foreign

Attachment was on the 1st day of February, 1937 Issued by the Registrar of the Supreme Court

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents HOLT'S WHARF,

Hong Kong, 4th March, 1937.

G.

R.

ANNUAL NAVAL

CONTRACTS.

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Scaled tenders are invited for the following contracts, covering the period 1st April 1937 to 31st

March 1938

Labour and Lighterage for

Admiralty coaling. Timber and Timber Materials: Making Overalls. Oxygen Gas.

Carbonic Acid Gas. Ammonia Gas,

Acetylene Gas.

Glass Sheet.

Supply and Repair of Bamboo

Sunblinds.

Upholstery Work.

Dyeing and Dry Cleaning. Washing.

Forms of tender may be ob

on application to the

commanding the bailiff forthwith | tained

to attach all property movable Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval and immovable of the above Yard, by whom quotations will named Defendant which should be received until noon on the be found within the Colony, dates specified on individual ten-

Dated the 3rd day of March, ders. 1937.

The Final Dividend declared for the Year ending 31st Decem Pounds Sterling at exchange 1/2.7/8 is payable on and after the 1st March, 1937 at the Offices of the Corporation, where | shareholders are requested to

apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1937. 5077

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry Formt for the First Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 13th March, 1937 (weather permitting) may be ob- rained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building: the Club

Kong Club; the Sports Club: and House, Happy Valley; the Hong

the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 4th March,

1937.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

6078

JAPAN'S FOREIGN

MINISTER

Mr. Sato Appointed

Tokyo, March 3.

Mr. Naotake Sato, Ambassador to France, has been appointed Foreign Ministerma post which General

Editorial and Business Office:

15-19, Queen's Road Central. Tel. 30251.

Night Editor (Wanchai Omee):

Tel. 34511.

London Occa: 53, Fleet Street

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, March 4, 1937.

PREPARATIONS FOR CORONATION

IN THE ABBEY

Seats For 7,700

Guests

BRILLIANT SETTING

JAPANESE ECONOMIC MISSION TO CHINA

Notable Array Of Nation's Commercial Leaders

Shanghal, March 3.

A Japanese economic mission led by Mr. Kenji Kodama, former president of the Yokohama Specio Bank, will leave for China on March 12 to return last year's visit of the Chinese economic delega—- tion headed by Mr. Wa To-chang、

The extensive works that are re- quired inside Westminster Abbey for the Coronation are being cor-

After attending the general meeting of the Sino-Japanese ried on day and night, it was stat-Trade Association in Shanghal on March 15, the members of the mis- AN ATTITUDE TO WAR ed recently by the First Commis- sion plan to meet with Chinese financiers and businessmen in ad

stoner of Works, in order that all attempt to readjast economic relations between the two countries. may be ready in time.

Criticism of our Leading Article under this heading in Tuesday's' paper has been expressed in letter which we publish to-day on page 1, and to which we now reply.

braid

a plain blue

gawa, former president of the Mitsubishi Trading Company, Mr. Seljiro Miyajima, president of the Misahin Spinning Mills, Mr. Reisuke shida, a member of the board of directors of the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha, Mr. Saburo Nango, pre-

Company,

and Mr.

Masatsune

The seating capacity is being in-

The mission will include Mr. creased to accommodate 7,700 Kelsaburo Dato, governor of the guests. Two tiers of rising seats Bank of Chosen; Mr. Noboru Otani, of the processional way, and three president of the Nippon Yusen tires in the North and South Tran Kaisha; Mr. Hyskutaro Miyake- septs. They will be covered in blue velour and decorated with gold In the first place, we take the "The processional way, 17 ft. view that the vexed, subject alde, will run from the West door of an attitude to war

must be through the centre of the Nave considered in the very broadest and past the choir stalls up to the raised Coronation Theatre, and sense, and certainly not in any will be covered with restricted theological manner. chenille Axminster carpet. The ident of the Japan Rair Cotton Therefore, whilst recognising and floors of the Coronation Theatre, appreciating the sincerity of pur- the Sanctuary, and Edward the Ogura, managing director of the Sumitomo Goshi Kaisha, who will pass of those who believe, like Confessor's Chapel will have a

Kowloon Union Church, and our tuary and Edward the Confessor's the Rev. J. D. MacLean, of the specially woven carpet of pale gold, join the group at Osaka.

The curtains between the Sune- United Preta.

correspondent "W.M.O.," that it Chapel will be of silt resembling is a Christian's duty at all costs "cloth of gold."

The design of the Thrones 15 to refrain from participating in

last Coronation; based, as at the war, yet we contend that there проп the historic early Stuart is a no less sincere and far larger chair now at Knole Park. body of equally properly-minded The Annexe, to be erected will people who believe it to be a be modern in treatment. though designed in a manner not to con- Christian duty not only to fight but also to kill in certain cir cumstances.

act with the Gothic architecture

ed at previous Coronations.

"CLAN MACLEOD

Letter Read "At Meeting

as Chief of the

Clan

A letter from Australla, affecting of the Abbey. A canopy enriched the question of who should be re- with Royal heraldic devices will recognised place the "porte-cochere" provid- MacLeod, was read by the daugh- ter of the late' chief, Flora, Mrs. MacLeod or MacLeod, when atetaded in Edinburgh the gathering of the Clan MacLead Society since her appointment as

STREET AND PARK DECORATIONS.

Our correspondent in his letter to-day requests us to put for ward a case supported by Biblical precepts" to show why the paci-

The Mall is to be decorated with fist views expressed by the Rev.

masta supporting banners embla- J. D. MacLean should not be zoned with the Royal Arms, and adopted. We do not propose to surmounted by the Imperial Crown follow. such a method in serious and Lion Trophies of flags will

Chief of the Society, "Glasgow Herald."

she

DIST

states the

The right is reserved of declin-Layashi has so far held concur argument, because, as is so very be used in the decoration of Mar- the Bociety's Chief, but as "Chief

JOHNSON, STOKES & Ing the whole or any portion of

MASTER,

any tenders and of accepting any Solicitors for the Plaintiff, portion of a tender.

15082 5086

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

HONG KONG & WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

rently with the Preintership.

well known, you can do almost

ble Arch, and between the Arch and Hyde Park Corner there will banners and some with white,

MR. KAWAGOE IN NANKING

Nanking, Mar. 3. Japanese Ambassador Shizerw Kawagoe arrived here yesterday by train from Shanghai in the com-- pany of his stad,

While the ambassador's, return la in connection with the arrivat of the Japanese economic mission on March 15. It is learned that Mr. Kawagoe was instructed by Tokyo to call on Dr. Wang Chung-hui after his assumption of the port- folio of foreign affairs and learn from him whether there is any change in Nanking's foreign policy towards Japan-Union News.

| LABOUR INQUIRY IN SCOTLAND

Case For Dockyard Transference

The vulnerability of the east coast as compared with the west

time of war was commented upon by Dr. Hugh Dalton, M.P., when, along with other members of the Labour party Distressed Areas Commission, he visited Port Glasgow, Greenock, and Kilwin- ning in the course of their survey of Central Scotland, states the "Manchester Guardian."

The letter referred to her not us

The Commissioners conferred of the Clan." The writer was the

sentatives at all three centres: At younger brother of Hugh Vernon during the day with local repre- MacLeod, the Australian who was that he a representative of the Talisker branch of the MacLeods -WAS, as next heir male, the

Mr. Sato is at present in Tokyo. anything either with scripture or be groups of masts, some with 'red reported in 1935 to have claimed Greenock Mr. Daniel McArthur pat

-Router.

KWANGSI WAR ON OPIUM-SMOKERS

Kwellin, Mar. 3.

The flood-lighting programme will be on the largest scale yet at- tempted, and the same buildings will be illuminated as at the Bilver Jubilee

CORONATION OPERA SEASON

Chief.

The letter was sent by Donald Guy MacLeod, West Australla, and ran as follows:-

figures. We recollect, for in stance, the atheist who quoted from the Bible thus: There is no God." Correct as far as the quotation went, but it did not go for enough, because the words saith

"Dear Chief, we appreciate your immediately following --

In the Coronation, opera season the fool in his heart"'

were at

Covent Garden Italian and kindly message of 5th May last, conveniently omitted.

French opera will play a larger and wish you every SUCCESS part than in recent seasons. The Chief of the Clan We realise the We prefer to base our argu: Paris Opera and Opera Comique responsibility attaching to your submit are to bring to London their own high office, and can assure you of their smoking utensils confiscated. ment on logic, and we sion of opium-smoking will be combe stated in these words, that Debussy's "Pelleas," and Dukes of the Tallsker

It is expected that the suppres-our contention can adequately productions of Gluck's "Alceste," the loyalty of each and everyone branch of the pletely effected by the 15th of this month, and all oplum-smokers are

whilst the pacifist is not merely "Arlane," The Italian operas will family."

The Clan MacLeod Society, after include "Don Pasquale," "Alda," strictly forbidden to secretly manu-prepared to turn his cheek to the "Otello," "Falstaff" and "Turan- thorough deliberation of the ques- facture the drug for private con-smiter, he is even unwilling to dot," and will be sung by many of tion of the succession, decided last sumption-

intervene in any circumstances the best singers of the Milan and year, not the question, of chler- tainship, but to elect Flors, Mrs. whatsoever to prevent other Rome Opera houses. cheeks being aniitten. Here we

The first cycle of the "Ring" will MacLeod of MacLeod, as Chief of be conducted by Wilhelm Furt- the Society. quote the Archbishop of York at wangier. The cast will be almost

Sir John Lorne MacLeod read an a recent convocation, "It can be identical with that of last year's address of welcome, and when Mra. & Christian duty to kill." Bayreuth Festival Other Wagner MacLeod of MacLeod rose to reply over 100 rose operas will include The Flying the company of Dutchman," "Tristan," and "Parsi- and applauded. fal"

NOTICE IS HEREBY

The Kwangs authorities are carrying on a relentless crusade GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly against opium-smoking beginning Meeting of Shareholders will be with Kwellin City. Ail opium- held in the Offices of the Com-smoking dens are being closed, and The Thirty-second Annual

pany 2, Queen's Building, Hong General Meeting of Shareholders Kong, on Monday, 22nd March, will be held at the Offices of 1937, at Noon for consideration. Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd. of the Directors Report and Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Statement of Accounts for the Building, on Tuesday, the 23rd

year ending 31st December, 1936. March, 1937, at 11 a.m. for the

The Share Register and Trans-Chinese Evening Press. purpose of receiving the reporter Books will be closed from 12th of the General Managers together to 22nd March, 1937, both days with a Statement of Accounts to

inclusive. 31st December, 1936.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from 9th to 23rd March, 1937, both Days Inclusive,

DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1937,

5087

KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

ASSOCIATION

NOTICE.

BUSINESS

Adoption of Report and counts for year ended 31st ember, 1936.

By Order of the Board of Directors,,

E. COCK, Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, Ist March, 1937.

5079

THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

PEPPERMINT PLANT CULTIVATION

Pelping. Mar, 3.

ין'

If the pacifist be logical, then It is reported that certain Japan-be must condemn his own coun. ese interests have leased an area try to a meau and selfish policy of 80.000 mow in the vicinity of of isolation, ignoring every be Eugene Goossens's "Don Juan,"

Quin Lang Sing for the purpose

(menthol).

A new work to be presented will

FREE ELECTRICITY FOR FLOODLIGHTING

able.

forward a scheme for development in the lower reaches of the Clyde. The general idea of the scheme. Dr. Dalton pointed out, was most important. If we were at war and had all the big centres of popula- tion and dockyards in the south and east of England, he said, these centres would be intensely vulner- A great many thoughtful people had been concerned about that, and had been wondering whe ther we could not re-orient the life of the country, particularly so far as defence was concerned, towards the western and less vulnerable parts. If this idea was to be fol lowed through there was obviously a strong case for development on the Clyde, and Mr. McArthur's scheme (which included the trans- fer of vulnerable dockyards from the south) was a practical one for giving effect to this.

Dr. Dalton said that Port Glas- gow appeared to have been forgot- ten by the present Government. The town's unemployment Agures had fallen from 4.800 at the peak period in May to 2,057 at the pre- sent time. Although at first sight that looked a big improvement, the fact remained that 20 per cenù of the insured population was still

of cultivating the peppermint plant worthy international obligation. the libretto for which was written The pacifist, so it would, seem, by Arnold Bennett, The Russian

As a contribution to the Corona- | out of work. ballet will take part in Gluck's presumes with blind optimism, Orphes," Rimsky-Korsakov "Coation celebrations the County per cent. of the world's cons that his own country will not be d'Or," Borodin's "Prince Igor," London Electric Supply Company

Their object is to monopolize 80

tion of peppermint products, and the business will be controlled by the Hing Chung Company.*** Chinese Evening Press.

.

FUSHIN AS CENTRE ON INDUSTRY

Big Power Plant For Town

In Manchoukuo

plant. The cost of the new enter-

attacked, and, also that every and "Carmen."

.

On March 18 'their Majesties are

nation in the world will be The King and Queen will be in of this equally spared the pain and London for the whole

month. Amongst their engage- poverty resulting from invasionments will be a visit to the Bri- and conquest. In fact, he argues tish Industries Fair at Olympia, from the false premise that everything, including Christiani- ty, will be regarded as sacrosanct by everybody everywhere.

Bach a state of affairs would make even the millinium seam like a riot.

going to Knowsley as guests of Lord Derby, for the Grand Na- tional. The King has two entries for the Aintree meeting Jubilee in the Molyneux Stakes, and Fair- lead in the Coronation Hurdle.

FREE CHURCHMEN EN PROCESSION.

01

are offering to supply electricity free of charge to local authorities for the Food-lighting of public buildings in parts of London, Kent. Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Hampshire,

and Dorset...

NEW IDEAS FOR THE HOTELS.

CATHOLIC UNION

...CLUB

Officers Elected For Next Season

£150,000 is being spent on re- decorating and remodelling the At the annual meeting of the leading West-End hotels. for the Catholic Union Club which was Coronation, New lifts, scores of he'd in the Club House yesterday new bathrooms, new cocktail bars, evening, the following oicers for and new schemes of lighting are the next season were elested to be among the Improvements. THE CORONATION MEDALS. The offic

The officially approved Corona-

Spiritual Adviser-Rev. Fr. L.M. Rosal

President-Mr, EL Dixon Hon Becretary-Mr. A. J. Os-

Hon. Treasurer Mr. S., dos

The Seventeenth Annual Gen. THE FIFTIETH ORDIN. eral Meeting of the Kowloon | ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF Residents' Association will be SHAREHOLDERS will be held held in the St. Andrew's Church at the Office of Messrs. Jardine,

Funsin, Chinchow Province, bid Hall, Kowloon, TO-NIGHT at Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Fri-

fair to become one of Manchou day the 12th March, 1937, AT 11 | kuo's major industrial centres, A proper appreciation "of 6 p.m.

A. M., for the purpose of re- with the Manchuria Electric Co Christiau "ethics should not pre-

In view of the nature of the Acceiving the Report of the D. Announcement of the projected clude an equally sensitive appre- Coronation Service, it has been Dec rectors and the Statement of opening of a 50,000 kilowatt power ciation of the virite of common taid impossible for Free Church- tion medals are to be produced by mund

Accounts for the year ended 31st | prise. estimated at Y.5,000,000 will sense in relation to a

men actually to participate in the the Royal Mint. They will have eubject

Service itself, but six representa on one side the efgy of the King, Remedios December, 1936.

be borne by an increase in the which demands the utmost in tives of the Free Churches will be and on the other that of the Committee-Messrs. EL Barros, The Transfer Books of the capitalization of the concern.t

practicability.

siven places in the great proces-Queen.

There will also be two classes of The South Manchuria Railway [94] Company will be CLOSED from

Co. has already decided to open a We are sa sincere in our desireston and in the sanctuary where

medals struck by the trade. The nage coal liquefaction plant in for world peace so the most the Coronation takes place.

first will bear the officially up- Fuhsin, in collaboration with the ardent pacifist, but we believe

proved double eagles of their Marchoukuo Government. Plans

Majesties on one side, with muni- that pacifist agitation has in- for the intensive exploitation of its Fahsin fields have also been an- creased and is still increasing the To-day they are even more arti- cipal coats of arms or other ap the Federation of British Indus

culate for Peace,

mopriate designs on the other. The tries Coronation Medal Committee nounced by the Manchuria Coal danger of war.

Is it merely a coincidence that second class will have both sides acting, in conjunction with the Mining Co.

Before Britain embarked on

arrangements have been made Supplies of the three classes of Fuhsin lles 25 miles northwest of her re-armament programme, their attitude has changed since designed by private medallists, but Deputy Master, of the Royal Mint.” ed by a railway with the Hulutao practically every major world Britain announced her vigorous ander which the portraits of their medals will, it is anticipated, be

Majesties may be approved by available by April War!" defence, policy barking [5070 port

Election of Officers and Com mittee.

Any other business.

It is earnestly requested that Members and all others Interested in the welfare of Kowloon will make an endeavour to be present at the meeting.

Friday, the 5th March 1937, to Friday, the 12th March, 1937, both days inchisive.

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL, VR. BALDWIN,

Secretary. Hon. Secretary Hong Kong 26th February, 1937.

'5067

Hainlitan. It will soon be connect-

power was

U. A. Bantos A. MO. Remedios. L. V. Antonio aria A. P. Pereira, Jr.

Hon. Auditor-A J. C. da Rocha