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Library, Supreme Court

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 1857·

No. 24505. 號伍零佰伍仟肆萬弍第

BAE IT HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1937. ★#1 #ƒ****ATEX Price

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in Calautts, Melbourne, Bingu- pore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hankow. His was always a high standard; his successors emulate that standard.

Single Copy, 10 ct Per Month. $3.

PARIS AGAIN TACKLES FINANCIAL IMPASSE

WEEK-END SPORT

Big Cricket Match On Club Ground

The cricket and football seasons are fast drawing to a close and soon too, there will be no more hockey until the next winter, but this week-end followers of these games will be well-provided for, and those who are keen enough to make the trip to Macao to-morrow are promised a rare treat when the annual Interport hockey match between Hong Kong and Macao comes off.

It is true that the Race Carnival is now a thing of the past, but race goers need have na,qualms for there is the March meet- lng at Kwanti to-morrow and this will be followed by the First Extra Race Meeting next Saturday and the Macao' Meeting on the following Sunday.

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for

The Shield and League football elding match of the season matches this afternoon will "at-whoever wins will carry off the tract, as usual a large number of | Senior League Championship, soccer fans while the seven-a-side though the Indians can afford a Rugby tournament should 2150 prove a good drawing card

Cricket

(BY L.B.W.)

A match that cricket enthusiasts have been waiting a long time for comes off this afternoon when the Hong Kong Cricket Club meet the "Indian Recreation Club on the for- mer's ground.

It will be the de-

JAPAN-AUSTRALIA

NEGOTIATIONS ·

London, Mar. 5.

Japan and Australia are shortly to start negotiations` for com- mercial navigation agreements. A trade agreement WAN recently signed between the two countries. Reuter's Bulletin Service.."

draw, provided they follow this with a win, in their last match of the season, over the Kowloon Cric- ket Club two' weeks hence

Chances Discussed

✓

Both sides will be at full strength and though the Club will have the advantage of playing at home, I feel that the Indians will Just about do it, if they win the toss and send the home team in to bat Arst.

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AN ATTITUDE TO

WAR"

SEE LEADING ARTICLE ON PAGE 8.

Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden and Mrs. Hayden, who leave the Colony to-day, are seen in the above picture, taken at the Race Course, together with Miss Wood.

Lienyun Harbour

EXCHANGE EQUALISATION FUND ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS'

TO DEFEND FRANC

FULL MARKET PRICE FOR GOLD SELLERS

PARIS; MARCH 5.

A COMMENIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CABINET MEETING REAFFIRMS THAT THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT REMAINS THE BASIS OF FRANCE'S MONETARY POLICY AND CONTROL OF EXCHANGES IS THEREFORE EXCLUDED.

...

Fürthermore, the Bank of France from March 8 will buy gold at prevailing rate. The Gov- ernment asks the Bank to give general authorisation of free import and free negotiation of gold internally.

A committee has been formed, including the Governor of the Bank of France, to zăminister the Exchange Equalisation Fund and take measure to amure the defence of the franc.

The significance of the trane communique is that sellers of gold will receive from Monday the full world market price instead of the later extended to 90 per cent, of pre-devaluation price which was

the world price.

This device falled to attract halders, the Government being de- prived of enormous profit from devaluation on which it counted.

MR. JUSTICE HAYDEN

The artificially low price of gold is supported by prohibition of gold exports through stringent control

Channel ports.

by the Customs, especially the

The committee supervising the Stabilisation Equalisation Fand is also empowered to supervise the Rentes market.

The President, M. Lebrun, will be broadcasting to the nation, at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

FANLING RACE SELECTIONS

The following, are the final selec- tions for themting Races to-

Leaving For Home morrow:

To-day

Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden, ac- companied by Mrs. Hayden, wul leave the Colony to-day for Home aboard the P. and O. liner Naldera, Mr. Hayden is having his leave prior to taking up his appointment as a Judge in HM. Supreme Court in Kenya Colony. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, during whose absence on leave Mr. Justice Hayden has been acting Puisne Judge, la ex-

·pected to return at the end of this month.

CANTON ROWING

CLUB

Centenary On

March 14

T

The Canton Rowing Club have decided to hold a regálta on Sun- day March 14, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of rowing in

Canton. Invitations to take part

Construction

Hauchow (By Mall): After being a survey of the place was con- under construction for three years, ducted. However, owing to the the Llenyun Harbour at the eastern then unsettled political situation, terminus of the Lung-Hat Railway not much headway was made. has now been completed..

In December, 1931 the Lunghai

It is learned that preparations Railway Administration, in view are being made by the railway of the inadequate harbour facili- authorities for its formal inaugura- ties at Sinpu. Halchow, which tion which will write a new chapter adversely affected the volume of In the history of harbour develop

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ment in China.

biggest the

Known as the second harbour in east China fa Scheme for National Reconstruc- tion or the late Party leader Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it has an area of more than 10 sq. 11. Bounded on three sides by land, Kaokung Isle on the east, Sup Chịa Hill on the west. Yun Tal Hill on the south. the deep water port afforda" an Ideal anchorage for incoming and outgoing vessels,

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 18.2-27/324.

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

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, March 5. London allver prices to-day were down 5/16 as follow:-

Mar. 4 Mar. 5. 21-1/8" 20-13/18

The project of constructing the harbour was taken up by the Spot/... National Government in 1928 when Forward

20-11/16

RACE 1-2.45 P.M. SUSIL

Happy Hit. Double Chance.

RACE 2 Mortmain.

The Roundhead. Wigan.

RACE 3

Lacy Glitters. Streamline. Glorious Star.

TACE 4

Diogenes. Wembley Stag. Glenshee.

RACE 5 Mopche.

Jack O Lantern. Belmont Star.

RACE 6

King's Parade, Glenshee. King's Worthy.

On behalf of the defence loan, a communique says that this will be the only public borrowing in the present year, the Treasury's needs

tions being covered by short-term opera-

сол-

Government's decision with

The bourse responded, to the

siderable rise in prices- Reuter.

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ST. DAVID'S BALL

Brilliant Ceremonial At

Peninsula Hotel

UNIQUE TRADITION FEATURES

SUCCESSFUL

FUNCTION

It is difficult to imagine any more briitkänt ceremonial than that which was witnessed in the Rose, Room of the Peninsula Hotel ↑last night, when, in the course of the Sergeants Mess, 2nd BattaBon the Royal Welch Fusiliers' Annual St. David's Ball, the Regimental Colours were marched in, the Colour party comprising Serg-Major Macey, C.QMS. Price snd C.Q.M.8. Green, all of whom

wore full

ceremonial dress with busby. The Colours were placed in the ball room near the band and a sentry, also in full dress, kept guard. The whole ceremony was magnificent and provided a treat so rarely seen in the Colony.

Listed as one of the Colony's The Rise Room was very taste- leading social events of the winter season, the Ball surpassed all pre- vlous successes and the function last night will go down in the his tory of the Regiment as the most brillant ever held. The members

THE BENEVOLENT or the Sergeants' Mess Bail com-

SOCIETY

mittee 'eft 'no stone unturned, in their efforts to provide an evening

packed with entertainment that

was live and chemini? A crowd of

the fun wholeheartedlf.

Appeal For More 50 ended and all-timed in

Help

The need for more donations for the charity work by the Hong Kong Benevolent Fund was stress ed at its annual general meeting, held in the Board Room of Mesara, Jardine, Matheson and Company, Ltd., yesterday, which was pre- sided over by St Willam Hornell.

Among others present were Mrs. F. C. Hall (President); Mrs. C. N. Jeffries (Vice-President): Mrs. J. Bentley (Hon Treasurer); Mrs. H F: Sommers (Hon. Secretary): Mrs. L. E. Holmes (Asst. Hon. Sec.): Mrs. A. H. Forbes," Mrs. M. R. Swain. Mrs. C. G. S. Perdue and Mr. M. Nicolson (General Com- mittee) and Mr. P. S. Cassidy.

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"WEEKLY PRESS"

Published yesterday, The Weekly Press" contains a vivid pictorial record of the

"DAILY PRESS " PHOTOGRAPHS Copies of photographs of local happenings published in annual race meeting, “In addi, can betion this comprehensive and Shanghai but unfortunately purchased for 45 cents per pictorial display there is a only Hong Kong were in a post-single copy, or $1 for three great variety of news of local

were sent to Hong Kong, Manila the "Daly Press'

tion to accept. It is hoped, never-

theless, that the regatta will pro-

vide some of the best sporting entertainment that has been seen

in Canton for some time,

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to

copies of the same picture, at happenings.

the City Office of the "Hong

Kong Daily Press," Marina "The Weekly Press" in House, 15-19, Queen's Road now on sale at 30 cents per Central.

copy.

His Excellency the Governor, in, the cenite, and Lady Caldecott, holding her hand-big, and facing the camera, were interested spectators at the Hong Kong Area Sports at Boundary Street on Thursday (Photo by E T Two)

HEALTH RETURNS

fully decorated with balloons. festoons, and on either side of the band at the far end of the Rose Room was displayed the many handsome silver trophies won by the Regiment. The display was a feature that stood out on its own and included the Musketry. Chal-

enge Shield raised in 1889, another trophy dated 1886 and another

1884.

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R.M.A. DORADO

The RMA. Dorado left Kal Tak Two cases of small-pox, one of yesterday at 11.10 am. with two. enteric fever and two or cerebro-passengers, Mr. Davis and Miss spinal "fever were reported to the Davis. The plane also carried 340 Health Authorities for the 24 hours kilos of freight and 138.188 kilos ended on Thursday,

of mail matter.

Miss Molra Corrighan, Miss Joan Smalley and Mrs. Womack, en- joying a joke at the Race Course,

"

"We Will

Remember Them"

A minister, seated himself near, living service that la, being carried Glasgow's Cenotaph in George on there and be inspired to put Square and watched pensively the their hands a little deeper into people go hurrying by, states the their pockets to support the work.” "Bulletin" (Glasgow),

The minister was the Rev. R. F. Not a single man of the throng V. Scott who was speaking at the who passed and repassed the ceno-annual meeting of Glasgow West- taph raised his hat ai x mark of jern Infirmary. respect to the city's war dend. ⠀

But an old woman glanced kind-

ly towards the cenotaph and passed Con,

ge

The minister rose.

He went into a building near-by

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to attend a meeting of one of Amusements Glasgow's voluntary hospitals, Cables and told those present what Court Cases he had just seen...

Finance.

"Some people may say it is Local Dairy...... natural to try and forget what the Mail Notices..... Cenotaph represents," he said, "but Radio Programmes surely when they pass the gates of Shipping H your institution, day after day, they Sport ....... might take two thoughts of the Volunteer Orders

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