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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD..

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

BIRTH MILLS-On February 26, 1937, at the Country Hospital, Shang- hal, to Mr. and Mra, 9. G. Mills,

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NOTICE is hereby given that| Notice is hereby given that Editorial and Business Omce: the Power of Attorney dated the the Forty-eighth Ordinary Yearly

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· 29th day of March, 1934 glycp|Meeting will be held at the by Mr. Chau Man Chee other wise Chau Man Chl to Mr. Mok Tai Huen to manage the Imports and Exports Department of the firm of Chau Yue Teng of China Building has by Deed dated the "6th day of March, 1937 been

revoked.

Dated the 6th day of March, 1937,

GEO, K. HALL BRUTTON & CO.,

Solicitors for the abovenamed Chau Man Chee otherwise Chau Han Ch

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Company's Offices, P. & 0. Building, Thursday, 11th London Once: 53. Fleet Street March 1937 at il a.m. for the - EC, 1 purpose of presenting the Report | of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December 1936 and electing Di rectors and Auditors.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 77th February to 11th March 1937, both days inclusive, dur ing which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

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& CO., LTD.. Agents.

Hong Kong, 18th February, 1937.

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SINGAPORE

SHANGHAI TRAM

STRIKE

Settlement Traffic At Standstill

Shanghai, Mar, s -About 2,000 men comprising the are now involved in the tramway entire workshop and trame staff

strike.

The men have refused offers of wage increase unless their two dis- missed comrades are reinstated.'

Settlement tramcats ceased run-

ning this morning as a result of

MARCHIA 8, 1937.

If Gossip We Must

(BY "ONLOOKER ")

A week of many farewell parties and inevitable departures, alas. On Friday Mrs. W. G. Robertson gave a delightful tea party for Mary Taylor. Mrs. Robertson wore a most becoming gown of flowery pattern with flowers to tone, and Mra, Lucy. her mother, chose a -printed material too, with mauve the extension of the strike to predominating. The guest of hon- motormen, and conductors. This

our looked charming in dusky pink, followed the action of the comand her mother wore brown with pany in engaging about 50 Rus-her usual success, and they both stans to take over some of the jobs had beautiful sprays of fowers. abandoned by the 700 atters and

The children of the house Adrien cleaners...

and Elizabeth Mary also appeared. Reuter.

It was nice to see the Kotewall girls about again, and Mrs. McAvoy was there. Mlas Mellor, Mrs. Vyner Gordon, Mrs. Garner, Mrs. Shaw, and Mrs. Abbott all contributed to the success of the party.

COCKTAIL PARTY

QUEEN MARY AT MORLEY COLLEGE-

of the

General Sir Alexander Godley, who sailed for Home on Saturday,

Is here seen with Mrs. McDonald at the Annual Race Meeting.

Moore

Few of the recommendations of the Jellicoe Report on naval defences of the Empire sur- vived the Washington treaty. The construction of the Singu Pore base was the notable excep-

Landon, March 6.

The "Grips" was very busy on tion, and, after 10 immense Queen Mary visited Morley Col-Friday evening. Geheral Sir Alex-study of form, and knew just when

to back the ander and Lady Godley gave a amount of labour and the expen- lege for working men and women

right pony for I am pretty charming cocktail party in the the right race. The First Extra Race Meeting HONG KONG & WHAMPOA diture of £8,000,000, the docks to-day and opened the extension which has cost £22,000. Her

Jacobean room.

certain that Mr. C. E Sir Andrew and and fortifications are practically Majesty herself was one

Lady Caldecott, and General and completed, and the elaborate contributors to the fund.

Mrs. Bartholomew were there, and The extension includes, besides a number of Army officers as well manoeuvres recently concluded

Ubrary

as Royal Empire Society en- should provide a valuable testing additional classrooms, a of the technical efficiency and for 7,000 volumes available to col-thusiasts. Mrs. Abbott was smart leges and 3,000 students and a

in black with attractive monkey strategic importance of the E-music room which is a memorial

fur, and Ms. Weldon most striking pire's new system of defences into Gustav Holst who for many In green with the highest of hats trimmed with masses of gardenias. the Far East,

Other recommendations of the side of the college's activities.

Mrs. MacDonald effected a white British Wirecas.

patterned tunic with marked suc- Report which were abandoned

cess. The Yorkshire Society din ner also took place in the precincts of the "Grips," and I got a vision

DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY

at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur day, 13th March, 1937, com. mencing at 2.00 p.m.

GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly The First Bell will be rung at Meeting of Shareholders will be field in the Offices of the Com. pany 2, Queen's Building, Hong Koog, on Monday, 22nd March, 1937, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and

1.30 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary Hong Kong, 8th March, 1937.

500

THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB.

The Race Meeting which was

to have been held on Sunday, 4th

April has been cancelled.

A

organised by the Fanling Hunt

Statement of Accounts for the

year ending 31st December, 1936. The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from 12th te 22nd March, 1937, both days

inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK, Chiel Manager.

Point-to-Point Meeting is being Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.

and will be held on Saturday, 1 3rd April.

The time and place of this Meeting will be announced later.

THOMSON 'S co.,

Secretaries.

5007

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Bertha Sawbridge, lite of Boxford House, Newbury In the County of Berks, England, Widow, deceased.

5079

should

servo

| years nssisted with the musical

satin.

NALDERA PAREWELL

crowd loaded the Naldera, prior to On Saturday morning large her departure for Home.

Bir Alexander and. Lady Godley were

Washington seeraed equally important at that time, and now have also had far-reaching effects. of Mrs. Williams in gorgeous white that the treaty has expired the Progress in the construction of manoeuvres

the capital ships has been arrested useful purpose of indicating to for 15 years, and, although many what extent subsequent changes ships have been modernised and in war technique have affected the performance of nuval guns the position. In 1922, before has been improved, no ships now the signing of the Washington carry heavier guns than were in treaty, it was considered neces- nee in 1922. sary to station & British battle. fleet in Eastern waters, and many experts have expressed the opinion that the expiration of the

this precaution.

Very few ships carry guns of 16-inch calibre, while the arms- menta of Singapore include 16 and 18 inch guns. Unless the

among the passengers leaving as

well as Mr. and Mrs. Hayden, Mary Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. de Ville and their small son, Martín.

Among the well-wishers were

General and Mrs. Bartholomew, Sir Atholl and Lady MacGregor,

Mr. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. An-

THE HONGKONG FIRE treaty has revived the need for size of capital ships is increased, drewes, with the latter's sixter Miss

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which seems unlikely in view of tentative agreements to the con- trary, the Singapore base will be armed with guns of longer mnge than any guns afloat... long-range guns and the

Such

and Mr. Nicol "could tell US something about lucky numbers. and (unless I am mistaken) Mr. Staford Smith has a knack with the latter method of gaining For- tunes' favours!

Not being one of the happy band I consoled myself by going to the Horticultural Show on Tuesday and to the Regimental Sports on the Ppio Ground last Thursday, and spent two delight- ful afternoons.

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loss to his side when he had to withdraw). Mrs. Shirley was there, and Mrs. Maurice Jones in a very becoming and photographle hat. We were lucky with the weather, for it was not till the prizes had been distributed and we had all Imbibed our last "doch and dorris” that the rain came dowII.

KAWAGOE MEETS

GENERALISSIMO

Nanking March 7. Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese ambassador to China, yesterday called on General Chiang Kai- shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission and President of the Executive Yuan, -at bla official residence within the com- pound of the Central Military Academy.

My most vivid impression of the flower show was the glorious blues and purples of pot-plants sent by Mrs. Ho Kom Tong. That gigan- tic daisy-plant exhibited by Mrs. Hall (it won the Challenge Cup) sn artistic and original pansy table-decoration arranged by Mrs. A. Raymond, and a most amusing giant marrow on which the owner's name fearved in it's infancy) had

The

meeting lasted thirty assumed imposing size

minutes. Chinese and Japanese vegetable two feet long and wide interpreters rendered their services in proportioni

during the interview,

Ambassador Kawagoe emerged from the meeting in high spirits. He told newspaperman that Gen- eral Chiang looked very ́fit 'and. was full of vigour. Mr. Kawagoe declined to disclose the nature of the interview apart from saying that he called to pay his respects" to the Kuomintang leader.- Union News.

MILITARY SPORTS.

The Army Athletic Sports on the Polo Ground was splendidly ́or- Tylor who, has just arrived for a ganized. The clear voice of Capt. However, in the last 15 years

visit; the Abbotts, the O'Flynns, G. W. P. Kimm heard on the loud- a number of developments have

the Womacks. Mrs. Banger, and speaker made it easy to follow the occurred that could hardly have

many other well-known people. events. HE the Governor was been anticipated by those who

On Saturday evening a pleasant there with Lady Caldecott, and cocktail party was given at the both enjoyed the proceedings.im. prepared the Jellicoe Report,

system home of Mr. and Mrs. James The Sixty-eighth Ordinary and this may warrant a revision of outlying aerodronie should Whitham. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott very charming small hat of "Glen- mensely. Lady Caldecott had a General Meeting of Shareholders of ideas regarding the require consequently render Singapore were among those present. Buch garry" type which suited her will be held at the Offices of the ments of Imperial defence in the practically

a marvellous party spirit prevall- ideally. Lady Godley was invulnerable from undersigned on Thursday, the Far East, and the disposition of naval attack, and constitute the dress of taffets with

ed. Our hostess wore the loveliest present in dark blue and her hus 25th March, 1937, at Noon, for the forces available to-day.

นี huge band, General Sir Alexander God- basc a safe haven for cruisers corsage of velvet flowers. Her ley, was delighted at the success the purpose of receiving the Re

The most important changes and other light craft, which are sister, Minna, wore resida green of his old Regiment (the R.U.R.'s) port of the

General Managers, affecting the power and utility of normally dependent on battle-Holmes brought the latter's sister Championship.

with success. Mr. and Mrs. in winning the Area Athletic together with 4. statement. el

Singapore are the amazingly ships to support them Accounts for the year ended the

in the Miss Baker along, and Miss Joan rapid development of aerial ar-event of attack by more powerful Baker was there, too. Miss Audrey gracious and charming when she Mrs. Bartholomew looked very 31st December, 1936.

naments and the disturbance of forces.

Steele looked ravishing in a slim gave away the prizes and Colonel black skirt, and smart blouse of Harrison had a rousing response when he called for three cheers.

The Share Register and Trans- der Books will be closed from the 11th to the 25th March, 1937, both days Inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

with flowers, Miss Rosalle Alabas-

also

her small son. I glimpsed Mrs. In the distance and

warfare by the building boli were borne out by the man- Peggy Humphreys the normal development of naval If sich theoretic conclusions brocade and it was nice to see Miss day" imposed by the Washington oeuvres, the strategic value of delectable

back again There was such a large atten- in black with long dance I could only note those in and London treaties. The ori-Singapore is considerably enhane-transparent sleeves of spotted net. my immediate vicinity, but I saw ginal conception of the Singapore Led. The need for additional Miss Mignon McLay wore black Mrs. Seth-Smith, Hon. Mr. N. L fortifications was of a base pro-capital ships to provide a per- ter looked very nice and so dia Smith, and Mrs. Henderson with vided with docking, refuelling, manent squadron in Eastern Mrs. Lolly. and other facilities that would

The Childes. the Rodwell waters would become less urgent, Evans. Platts and Durrans were Captain, and Mr. Holmes, and enable a large fleet of powerful though by no means undesirable,

all there, also "Tiny" Munro, Keith Major and Mrs. Smythe, and a ships to be stationed in Eastern and this would reduce the cost others.

Robinson, Mr. Ashby, and many

gleam of bronze curls that can 5002 waters.

Under the conditions of excessive and hurried naval obtaining at that time, a numer-construction,

Many welcomes to our recent only have belonged to Mrs. 'Sulli

van Dr. J. T. Smalley was there, ous fleet of cruisers and other make more ships available for turned from Singapore looking by the way, is a brother of Mr. alternatively bride, Mrs. Clarke, who has re- also Colonel Blake. (The latter. auxiliaries also appeared to be use elsewhere. The proved suc-

very well necessary for the maintenance of cess of aerial reconnaissance in communications and reconnais this region would also reduce the sance over an extensive area.

number of cruisers required.

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1937.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 25th day PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL of March, 1937.

STEAM NAVIGATION

All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claim to the under- signed on or before that daté.

Dated the 26th day of Feb., 1937.

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JOHNSON, STOKES &

COMPANY

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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

or

(BY "PRUDENCE"} Race Week over, some of r› felt rather fat; but not those bucky

Denis Blake who was the great ploneer of Shek O in its early days). Mrs, C. W. Richards had a most attractive dark costume. Colonel Parkin was with a party of friends, and Mrs. Reeder was

In the course of its construc- So far as Australia is concern- enough to win sweepstakes to dis Telegraphic advice has been tion the Singapore fortress, which ed, this is most important, be- pose of; nor yet those other lucky receiving condolences on her bus- received from London to the is now probably the most power-cause, if the China squadron is people who owed their hard- band's bad luck in straining - a effect that the Underwriting ful in the world, has also become adequate for operations in Aus-

the Judicious' tendon over the hurdles (s great

earned gains to

Committees have reduced the great air base, and is rapidly tralia's northern waters, the MASTER,

Solicitors for the Executors, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

rate for War Risk Insurance developing into the nucleue of a ships of the Australian and New from 10 shillings per cent to 5 system of serial. defences which Zealand squadrons would always shillings per cent on cargo by vessels calling at French Medi- drawn through Hong Kong, the capital cities of Australia or may be roughly defined by a line be available for the defence of terranean Ports East of and Sarawak, Darwin, and Ceylon. for the patrol of trade routes in including Marseilles, provided the In consequence of this Singa- the Indian and Pacific Oceans. 5070 vessels proceed East of the

pore, while retaining its original It may consequently be signi Balearic Islands,

character of a defensive base, ficant that in the Singapore has acquired a striking power for manoeuvres- neither Australian exceeding the range of its her ships nor reinforcements from viest gane.

the Mediterranean feet partici-

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Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria,

New Territories,

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In this connection, We

instructed to Loform Shippers that "the vessels of the P. & 10. S. N. Co. will proceed East of the Balearic Islands until further notice.

'MACKINNON,- MACKENZIE & co..

Agents,

The base, intended primarily pated, and if the mimic war to enable a system of naval proved the new base and serial defences to be maintained in the defences effective, another vital Far East, has thus become itself gap has been filled in the ela an important instrument of de borate system of Imperial de fence, providing protection for fence. Further p proof of this

P. & Ø. S; N. Co., Hong Kong other British possessions in its effectiveness will be given next

5th March, 1937....

vicinity. Naval changes result-week when the mimic War is 5000 ing from the treaty "holiday" staged at Hong Kong.

G. F. Ferguson, of King's College, with Misa V. Blackburn and

Mrs. David Lyon at the Annual Race Meeting.

BOAT RACE TRIAL

Landon, Mar. 6.

Under ideal conditions Cam- bridge rowed the full course at the trial Mortlake to Putney in 18 minutes 45 seconds compared with Oxford's 19 minutes 28 seconds earlier in the week when 'con- ditions were unfavourable-- |«ftenter's Bulletin Service.

MUSSOLINI FLIES BOMBER

Roine, Mar. 5. Signor Mussolini, who, it will be femembered, earned а pilot's license recently, made a two hours? fight in the latest type of bomber, When dying over Lake Bracciano. the Duce himself released several bombs and showed himself an ex- cellent marksman,—— Transocean, New Service.

L.C.C. ELECTIONS

London. Mar. 5..

The Labour Party secured 75 seats in the London Country Coun- cil elections, while the conservative party obtained only 49 seats. Other parties taking part in the poll falled to return the election of a single candidate. The Labour Party has gained six seats com pared with the last election, Truntongan News Service.

DRAIN GRATINGS

STOLEN

A number of petty larcentes oz drain gratings at King's Park, Kowloon were, reported to the Police yesterday. According to a Police report, these have been stolen for its value as scrap tron