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MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST: -East Winds, Moderate to Fresh, Overcast.

Supreme

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as Newspaper at the General

Post Once in the United Kingdom.

No. 24504. 號球零佰伍仟萬弍第日叁廿月正年丑丁

ESTABLISHED 1857

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937. 伍拜體 日伍月叁年染世俗玖仟登英 Price

General Manage

PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED

For forty years prescriptions in Hong Kong have been filled by N Lasarus. - Nathaniel Lazarus pioneered Optics in the Far East and established houses

in Calenta, Melbourne, Singa-" pore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hankow, Hia was always a high standard; his successors emulate that standard.

Single Copy, 10 ct. Per Month. $3.

"KOWLOON BUS TRANSPORT COST TOO HIGH"

GENERAL YU HON MAU TO VISIT GOVERNOR

Official Arrangements Announced

The following official communique was issued yesterday:- His Excellency General Yu Hon Mau, 'Commander-in-Chist of the Chinese Fourth Route Army and Pacification Commissioner, Canton, will pay a visit to His Excellency the Governor on Mon- day, March 8, at 11 ä.m., on his way back from Nanking.

AUSTRALIAN GOODWILL PARTY

Rotary Club

Programme

The special committee of the Hong Kong Rotary Club who are looking after. the arrangements for the reception of the Australian Goodwill Party have decided to do away with the usual Tuesday meeting on March 9, and hold a Ladies' Day on Thursday, March 11, lunch in the Roof, Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel and assem-. bly on the first floor lounge..

The 'visitors are arriving by the 3.8. Taiping probably on the early morning of Thursday, March 11, and 'eaving at 5 p.m. on the same day by the s.s. Scharnhorst.

The Committee particularly de- sires to have the names of mem- ters who are able to give up some part of their time to help In look- Ing after the guests: firstly, in meeting them on the ss. Talplug and, secondly, in showing them the sights of the Colony.

He will be received at Govern- ment house with a Guard of Hon- our and, will be similarly received on his visits, Ister in the morning, to Flagstaff House and H.M.S. Tamur. A salute of 17 guns will be fired on his departure from the ship.

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At 1 p.m. a luncheon party in his honour will be given at Gov. ernment House, to which the fol. lowing guests have been invited:

His Excellency General Yu Hon Mau, Madame Yu and Officers of

RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL

MEETING

Bad Street Lighting Not Improved

MR. J. P. BRAGA HONOURED

Sharp criticisms concerning the Government's apparent apathy towards matters vitally affecting the welfare of Kowloon were the keynote of the speeches made by the President, Mr. B." Wylie, and several other members at the seventeenth annual meeting of the "Kowloon Residents" Association which was held in St. Andrew's Church Hall yesterday evening.

Mr. Wylie, in the course of his speech, drew attention to the high cost of bus transport In Kowloon; unsatisfactory conditions of public roads; bad street lighting; and the leprosy question. The speaker also pointed out that urban development should keep in line with building expansion.

ing efforts of Mr. Braga towards permit the local bus company to the development of Kowloon and the New Territories,

Among other speakers was the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jr., a for- mer President of the Association, who said that if results of the Association's work were found to be slow, the fault lay with the Government. He also supported the President's appeal for a larger

1s Excellency's Staff; HIS Ex-membership. cellency the General Officer Com- manding the Troops and Mrs

Honour Bartholomew: His Chief Justice and Lady Macdiregor; the the Rear-Admiral in charge of His Majesty's Dockyard and Mrs.

Sedgwick; the Hon. the Colonial Secretary; the Hon. the Sécretary for Chinese Affairs and Mrs. North: the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, CM.G.; the Hon. Mr. Chau Tsun. Nin; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Do Man Kam; the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Li Shu Fan and the Hor.. Sir Shouson Chow,

HEALTH RETURNS

Flye cases. of cerebro-spinal fever, two of typhoid and one of measles were notified to the local Health authorities on Wednesday.

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Mr. H. E. Sturt, nearest the camera, and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, just outside the Stewards' Room at the Race Course.

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Attitude To War"

The Editor, "Hong Kong Dally Press "

81-I am extremely obliged to you for your courtesy in publishing and replying to my letter of yesterday's date as you have. While I am rather loath to take up so much of your valuable time on a subject in respect of which we hold diferent views and in respect of which we are not likely to come to any mutual agreement, there are certain points raised in your article of to-day to which I would reply.

While it is true that the vexed subject of an attitude to war should be considered in the broadest sense, it must be remem- bered that the present discussion arose out of a sermon de- livered by the Rev. J. D. Maclean at the Kowloon Union Church on Sunday last, a sermon, which was inspired by repeated re- queats from various Christian people for a ruling as to what their attitude, as Christians, to war should be. Hence, any criticism of the said sermon should not go beyond the field covered by Rev. Maclean, but should be based on pure scrip- tural authority. It was for this reason that I stated that your article of Tuesday could not be interpreted as a satisfactory reply to Rev. Maclean's sermon. I believe that I am correct in stating that the views which you express on the subject are also shared by, and well known to the average man in the street, but the fact is, Christian people are interested in knowing whe- ther the attitude of the man in the street is justified by the *Bible.

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The minutes of the last annual general meeting were read and unanimously approved.

Addressing the meeting.

the President (Mr. B. Wylie) said, in

A popular election was recorded | Part:~~-~ by the appointment of Mr. J. P.

We think that, compared with ber of the Association, Both the cast of bus transport in Kowloon Braga as an Honorary Life Mem- the rates ruling in Hong Kong, the President and Mr. F. C. Mow Fang is too high, and we trust that at pair glowing tribute to the untir- an early date Government will!

FINANCIAL

EXPERT FOR

HONG KONG

The following commhmique was issued by the Colonial Secretariat yesterday.

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It is notified

for genera! formation that. in connections with a scheme of reorganization the financial methods

of

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Colonal Governments, Mr. Sydney Calne, one of the Principals of the Colonial Office, will be acconded to Hong Kong for a period of three years to act as Financial Becretary to the Government. Mr. Calue is expected to arrive in the Colony towards the middle of July this year

HONG KONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION

As the Royal Navy require all avallable target accommodation on their range at Stonecutters this week-end, there will be no Spoon and Practice Shoot for members of the Hong Kong Rifle Assocía- tion.

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CANADA'S NAVAL CONSTRUCTION

Programme Criticised

Ottawa, Mar. 4. Benator Ballantine, former Min- of Marine critiched the Canadian Government's naval con- truction programme and suggest- ed that when the Canadian re- | présentative attends the Imperial Conference in London he should propose that Eltain defend the Canadian. coast in case of war.- Heuter's Bulletin Service.

DIAMONDS SOAR IN PRICE

Coronation Demand

Amsterdam, Mar. 4. Diamonds are having a boom on the market in connection with the Coronation Prices have register- -ed a sharp rise, and especially un-

common stones are in demand.

The scarcity of stones on the market is so great that ordinary Congo diamonds have besi placed on the market,-- Transocean News Bervice.

Sir Francis Cowlin

BRISTOL: MAGNATE

IN HONG KONG

Among the passengers from London who were on board the P. and Q. liner Ranchi which ar- morning was Sir Francis Nicholas rived in Hong Kong yesterday

lam Cowlin and Cowlin, chairman of Messrs. Wil-

Bristol.

Son, Ltd., of

Sir Francis Cowin tesides being a member of the Bristol and Royal West of England Academy. is privately connected with the University College as well as being the president of the Bristol Rugby Football Club. He is also a direc tor of the Bristol Gas Company.

PEN-FRIEND WANTED

London Schoolboy's Letter

67, Oglander Road,

East Dulwich,

London, S.E.15.

Dear Sir, I am very sorry to waste your time with what is, to you, a very unimportant thing, but I wish have a pen-friend in Hong Kong... I am a school-boy

AMERICAN STOCK DEALS

IN LONDON

Drastic Taxation Diverts Speculation

"Loadop, March 4. The drastle United States taxation is having the inevitable. effect of diverting the speculatie" stock exchange business to London where a long list of leaders have been dealt in.

Since the United States faxes treat capital appreciation 'aa Income in the case of their nationals and foreigners resident In the United States, these persons prefer to deal in American stocks in London where capital appreciation is not so treated.

Although, United States critizens resident abroad are required to make a return of any capital ap- Prestation or profits gained, it is more than probable that many avoid doing so by means of various subterfuges, as for example, no- minee registration, etc., while for-

increase the length of its stages. While in recent months certain portions of the roads in residen- tlal Kowloon have "been re-sur- faced, we are still far from satis.eigners prefer dealing in London fed.

We consider that the, Gov-

where day to day settlement is:] unnecessary. ernment's appropriation for this work is miserably inadequate, par- cularly in view of the fact that

sable to stand the strain of mo- basically many of our roads are

dern motor trafic.

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SPEEDING UP THE MAIL

The fact that dealings for ac- count are permissible in London is also a very large incentive to smaller speculators, though it is

generally held that larger specula tors hold for longer perioda.

It is believed that the main teason for favouring London deal- ings in the case of United States clitzens is the relative cheapness In obtaining bank advances in London where krokers are général- ly willing to arrange carry-over, (Continued on Back Fago)

CORONATION FETE APPROPRIATION

London, Mar. 4.

The Postmaster General informs us that information has been re- ceived by air mail from the Post- master General, London, that commencing with the service which was due to leave Singapore оп Sunday, February 21. the arrangement under which the Hong Kong-Malaya-India-Englarid

A sum of £150,000 for enter air mails were conveyed by train tainment of guests from overseas from Brindisi to Paris has been attending the Coronation is in- discontinued, and that air matia cluded in the Civil Service esti- for London will

be conveyed mates placed before Parliament.- throughout by air to England. via Reuter's Bulletin Service. Athens. Brindisi, Rome and Mar- selfles. Under this arrangement the Hong Kong air mail will be due to reach Loridon a day earlier. namely on Sunday Instead of Monday.

BANK OF CANTON Reopening Of Branch

In San Francisco

Mr. Fox Po Choi, director of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., and son of philanthropist, Mr. Fok Chi Ting, the well known multimillionaire-

will sail for San Francisco by

aged 14, and I am trying to start President Hoover on Sunday to ar a series of correspondence-friends Branch Bank in that city.

range for the reopening of in different parts of the world. I 'you know of a boy of about my nge, would you ask him he would like to write to me, and we could then fix all details such as how often to write. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

R. J. DAWSON,

MINORITY REPORT ON MUI TSAI

THE DOLLAR

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T.Z. ON LONDON: IL 2-27/328.

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-1/4.

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, March 4.1* London silver prices to-day were up 11/16 for: "Spot" and 3/4) for "Forward" as follow

London, Mar. 4. Speaking at the National Coun ell of Equal Citizenship, Miss Pleton-Turbervill, one of the Mul Tsal Commissioners, said that she pot.... has reuson to believe that her re-Forward port is not going to be "cursed"

so freely as many minority reports

were treated in the past Rester.

GRAND NATIONAL

Mar. 4 21-1/8

Mar. 3

20-7/16

20-1/4

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NEWS INDEX

Amusements

Cables Court Cases Finance Local Dairy Mall Notices..

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London March "4. Blue Prince has been scratched from the Grand National, while Drinmore Lad is a very doubtful Fadle Programmes starter.--

Shipping Sport

Reuter.

CORONATION MEDALS

For Local Schools

We have been informed that after due communications with the Crown Agents at Home, the Coron- ation Schools Sub-Committee havë sent. Home an order for 580 gross Coronation Medals, for distribution amengst schoo: children in the Colony.

It is stated that the medals wi'l arrive here by about May 1, so that there will be ample tinte for distribution before May 12, Coron- ation Day.

The cost of the medals, it is stated, will be slightly over 86000. The medals will be of 1 1/8 inch in diameter and of aluminium, King and Queen, obverse,

''REARMING

SEE LEADING ARTICLE ON PAGE 8.

The bagpipes and drums of the Seaforth Highlanders proved

a great attraction at the Valley, on the last day of the Annual Racing Carnival.

Foreign Minister's

Declaration

Nanking, Mar.

of the

"I will follow the letter and 'spirit of the manifesto Third Plenary Session of the Kuo- mintang C.E.C. in conducting for- eign relations,” declared Dr. Wang Chung-hul, the new Foreign Min- liter, who will assume his post some time this week.

not yet considered the matter. It is my intention to retain the ex- lating personnel or as many as possible."

Mr. Chang Chun, the outgoing minister, stated in an Interview that he had been in office for.. fifteen months and lauded: the scholarship and high qualifications

"The plank on foreign affairs in the Third Plenary Session plat-¡ of his successor. form has been the traditional po- Dr. Wang was formerly Judge of Page 6, 1. lley f the Central authorities, the Permanent Court of Interna- Page 12. 13 added the Jurist. I shall ex-tional Justice President of the Page 5. change views with my colleagues Judicial Yuan Chief Justice of the in the capital before I take up my Supreme Court in Peiping, and duties. M

Acting Prime Minister of the Page 15. "As regard the changes of the ...Page 10, 11.] senior staff in the Ministry, I have

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