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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY

THE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1937.

In Accordance with Govern. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

ment Ordinance. the

EX.

CHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 26th, 27th and 29th- MARCH, 1937, (EASTER HOLIDAYS), Hong Kong. 23rd March, 1937.

5016

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

HEREBY

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Valon Build. *ing, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937 at 2.30 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report at the Directors and the Statements of Account to of 31st December, 1936, and declaring Dividend, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days Inclu sire.

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By Order of the Board,

"A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.

5136

THE CHINA

FIRE INSURANCE®

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the SIXTY. EIGHTH ORDINARY YEAR.

·LY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, at 2.50 p.m., for the pur

pose of receiving the Report of

INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in U.S.A.

REICHSMARK TRAVELLERS

CHEQUES

ON SALE AT

ADVANTAGEOUS RATES

Office:

No 4, Des Voeux Road

Central.

HONG KONG, SWATOW AND THE HONGKONG FIRE

AMOY FREIGHT CONFERENCE

FOREIGN & CHINESE SHIPPERS

Notice is hereby given that as from 1st. APRIL, 1937, rates of freight from Hong Kong to Swatow and Amoy will be in creased 20 per cent over current

cates.

INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE INDO-CHINA - STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. .

j. -

The Fifty-sixth Ordinary Gen. eral Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jary dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, en Thursday, 8th April, 1937, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and elect ing Directors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 1st to 22nd April inclusive.

By order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Editorial and Business Omica:

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

Night Editor (Vaschai Onna):

Tel. 24511.

London Omfice: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, March 9, 1937.

SEEING OURSELVES.

AS VISITORS SEE US

It is often illuminating and deflating to listen in respectful silence to the comments of the visitors or "the new chun" as they termed in certain parts of the Empire. Bo, the opportunity of seeing ourselves as visitors see us should be eagerly grasped if for no other reason than its deflatory effect on a somewhat up-in-the-air community. The Second Extra Race Meeting We spent much of Monday will be held (weather permitting) evening and yesterday morning at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur.in the company of passengers are travelling round the day, 27th and Monday, 29th who

the Empress of March, 1937, commencing at world on

Britain," and some of their im- 12.30 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at pressions of Hong Kong are well worth repeating and studying 12 NOON on both days.

and, maybe, acting upon.

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By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 22nd March, 1937.

5007

RESCUE IN

HARBOUR

The Sixty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned ou Thursday, the THRILLING The Tariff rates on Tranship. 25th March, 1937, at Noon, for ment Cargo from United King-the purpose of receiving the Re. dom, Europe, Canada and U.S.A.port of the General Managers, statement of will be increased by 20 per cent together with a on and after the 1st June, 1937. Accounts for the year ended the

Full details of revised tariff 31st December,' 1936. rates are obtainable on enquiry The Share Register and Trans at the offices of the undersigned.er Books will be closed from the BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. 11th to the 25th March, 1937, CHINA MERCHANTS S.N, both days Inclusive.

CO., LTD.. STEAMSHIP

General Managers, CO., LTD.

The Hong Kong Fire Insurance JARDINE, MATHESON &

Co., Ltd. CO., LTD. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1937.

DOUGLAS

the Directors and the Statements Hong Kong, 8th March, 1937.

of Account to 31st December,

1936, and of declaring Dividends, etc..

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days inclu sive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.

5137

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE co..

LIMITED.

-NOTICE TO

G.

.

R

5134

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JARDINE, MATHESON &- CO., LTD.,

1'

WORLD AFFAIRS OPERATIC AND

BROADCAST DANCE NUMBERS

Classical Evening At Roof Garden

New Constitution

In India

MR. HODSON'S TALK"

The new constitution in India formed the subject of the weekly talk on "World Affairs" broadcast from Daventry through 2BW last night. The speaker was Mr. H. V. Hodson.

Mr. Hodson said that April 1. 1937, was the date fixed for the New Provincial Constitution. The elections were held all over India

January and February and there were some 30,000,000 voters. The Congress and its supporters found absolute majority in alx of the great provinces in India. The party was a Hindu organisation, a fact which Its lenders deplored.

The Congress, said Mr. Hodson,

Admirers of classical music, and devotees of terpsichore had an evening of real enjoyment on the. Roof Garden of the Hong Kong. Hotel last night, when Dins Notar- giacomo and Xenia Zarina" once more delighted their audience with a series of beautiful operatic and dance numbers.

Dina Notargiacomo has a power- fil soprano voice and uses it with.

is essentially ST ability. She operatic "artiste with a keen sense and her songa of the dramatic, were well chosen, including, as they did, the Aria from Cavalleria

Rusticana, "Gia 11 perfido (Semi- ramide)" and Un Bel Di (from Butterfly).

She was hampered by the low

was unrivalled as a political party celling the fact that the piano Little was to be seen of any other party as a popular force. But on the other hand, a logically minded indian voter might ask, would he be voting for a positive programme or a negative principle?

The socialism plans of a young leader had been rejected and they had accepted Ghandi's view that Congress should take office when

had the majority. The first proposal, in this connection, was to ask the Governors of the provinces not to use their special powers This was moderated to the effect that Congress leaders in each province must be satisfied that the Governors would not use

themselves.

was too far from the platform, and the most inadequate support- given by her pianist, but her powerful and penetrating voice- triumphed over these difficulties.

Her best number was the Aria from "La Forza del Destino" which was sung with much expression. and dramatic fervour, while her last number was deservedly en- cored.

XENIA ZARINA Xenia Zarina is a most accom- plished and unique dancer with a very wonderful gift of transforming herself with every different dance. She

was in turn a Dancer of the Regency Feriod, (in a sweetly their special powers Thus agirlish and unsophisticated dance). corner was turned in the history An exotic Javanese, a strange and

Geisha,

comical of India and it showed that Con-impersonal

Mexican Indian and a gay young gress meant to take office.

If there be any truth in the "sdage that "first impressions are most lasting," then, why do we allow visitors to be greeted the

One had to agree, though, that lady from South America. Each moment they arrive by flocks of

the Englishman and Indian could dance was individual and perfect mendicants. We have in these

not see the problems from the in a different way.

In a beautiful dress of gold and columns recently drawn much same eyes. The Government of needed attention to this nauseat India Act was a compromise be green she gave an Indo-Chinese ing feature of life" in the Colony.tween the two differences and also Legend in which the exquisite Our present discriminating visi-between the Englishmen them- and subtle suggestive gestures were enhanced by the pale still face tors are adamant that begging There was a widespread destru characteristic of the East Indies.

The "Devi Srikandi" dance was of the most pestiferous, character in Great Britain, be added, to give

wonderful and she caught to the is more rampant in Hong Kong India the widest degree of self-

life those strange jerky of chin and than in any other place of world government but there was also a

fear as to whether India was pre-shoulder. and fleeting glances of fame which they have visited. pared for self-government. One the true Bali Temple Dancers.

"Then why in the name of great dimculty was between the do you bring all your Hindus and Mosiems and there reason domestic garbage right into the were also external matters. main street at noon?" We have often wondered, too.

Some excitement was caused on the Star Ferry at 9:40 a.m. yester- day morning, when business men were" crossing from Kowloon to their offices, and the alarm was given that one of the third-class overboard, passengers had gone

The ferry stopped at once and went astern to get as near as pos- The sible to the drowning man. sailor on deck at once threw a attached. Tope Reaching the struggling figure in

Brebuoy

with

selves.

Transformed by a wonderful kimons of scarlet, and a black and gold obi and elaborate head- dresa Xenia Zarina ther appeared The new constitution was a new

in two Japanese Geisha dances, in experiment of self-government be- tween India and England and of which every studied movement.

the In- In winter this definitely un- self-government among

and precise gesture was correct. hygienic practice is bad enough, dians themselves. India was not There were a number of Japanese a 'democratic country but. Mr. Hod- I ladies in the audience who watch- but in the hot season it is in-

son thought that the application ed this dance with keen interest tolerable. The mass of sloppy of this experiment was right.

and were the 'Arst to applaud. filth brought from seet ng tene-

Her final numbers, a Mexican If the experiment in Indepen- ments and arrayed at the kerbside dence was a success then Indian Indian dance (representing the water he cleverly pushed his awaiting the arrival of the gar-democracy had powers for success strutting turkey) and a "irtation. along the same road. Congress on horseback" were most amusing 5092 head under water, and slipped the bags van, which, being uncover-

buoy over the head, Jerking theed, is an irresistible magnet/Was going to tackle the problems and completely delightful The would last in particular, in which clever suggested a trotting arms into position in less time which attract literally millions of have all the goodwill of the Bri-footwork than it takes to tell about it. He

Mr. horse, and her dainty play of gesture and glance as a most gay

young and flirtatious

Senorita were rapturously applauded.

Xenia is a brilliant and spon- taneous artite and quite unique in a line of her own.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the purchaser will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be présent at the sale, the sum of

of democracy and India

then swam back, towing the ex-flies. That much of the offal tish people in facing them.

Hodson belleved they could count hausted victim, who was pulled up spills over, and when the van and given assistance. The Ferry moves on, filthy deposits foul the on it. then proceeded on it's way.

H.M.S. SUFFOLK

DUE HERE

China Station for nearly two able manner.

commission and an extensive refit

main thoroughfares, is really a PUBLIC AUCTION

PUBLIC AUCTION.

minor matter in that it is resultant. It is the cause that PARTICULARS AND CON.

should be eradicated. Visitors PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sak by Public

comment on this unhygienic and Auction to be held on Tuesday, DITIONS of the Sale by Publi

HMS. Suffolk is due here to-antiquated method of garbage the 30th day of March, 1937, at 3 Auction to be held on Tuesday, p.m., at the Offices of the Public | the 30th day of March, 1937, at 3 Works Department, by Order of p.m., at the Office of the Public Morrow after an absence from the collecting in a justly unfavour The well-known cruiser Then our tenements itchy His Excellency the Governor of Works Department, by Order of years. one Let of Crown Land at His Excellency the Governor of and former flagship had the im- with people. It might not be Tsun Wan in the Colony of Hong one Let of Crown Land at Ma portant task assigned her of tak-

ing to England the Chinese trea-imagined that world tourists from Kong for a term of 75 years, Tau Kok in the Colony of Hong sures shown at the Burlington Art a luxury liner would concern commencing from 1st July, 1898, Keng for a term of 75 years, with Exhibition, a task which insurance themselves with such matters, with the option of renewal at a the option of renewal at a Crown dificulties made impossible for the but as our interviews clearly showed in yesterday's paper, Crown Rent to be fixed by the Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor ordinary merchantman.

The Suffolk has undergone re- there are many visiting us who Surveyor of His Majesty the of His Majesty the King, for one „King, for one further term of 24 further term of 75 years.

at Home and, though the nature have dedicated their leisure to of the alterations have not been social service, and, as is univer- years less the last three days

described, it is likely that she will sally recognised, over-crowding SHAREHOLDERS

thereof.

Intending bidders are advised

have considerably changed in ap-breeds physical and mental in that immediately after the dis

Dearance aince she was last here. eptitude. The incidence of death NOTICE IS HEREBY

posal of the lot the purchaser will

from tuberculosis, for instance, can be directly traced to the GIVEN that the SEVENTY be required to deposit with an FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY authorised officer who will be pre- two hundred dollars, $200.00 in BRITAIN AS SOVIET'S unworthy housing conditions in MEETING of the Company will sent at the sale, the sum of two cash. This sum will be refunded

BEST BUYER

the very heart of Hong Kong. be held at its HEAD OFFICE, hundred dollars, $290.99 in cash. on payment of the purchase

Visitors remarked after an in- Russian Trade Balance Union Building, Hong Kong, on This sum will be refunded on price.

spection of three, tenements in Lower FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, payment of the purchase price.

the Wanchai, district that no The Soviet foreign trade returns where (London, New York and for last year are less satisfactory Paris included) had they wit than for the preceding year. neased such appalling conditions Soviet exports

are ...shown

calculated to promote vice and 1,359,000,000 gold roubles, while Imports involved 1,353,000,000, desecrate every social virtue..

being And yet daily licences are Thus there was a satisfactory trade balance of only 6,000,000 granted to contractors who build gold roubles last year as compar- these abominations of civiliza ed with 552,000,000 the year betion with a rapidity which would fore. S

Great Britain heads the Soviet be amusing but for the known export list, having bought Soviet nwholesomeness which thrives goods to the value of 353,500,000 in such places.. gold rombles. She is followed by the United States with 130,000,000, While Germany ranks third as11 5012 buyers of Soviet good with 120,

at 2.55 p.m., for the purpose of

receiving the Report of the PARTICULARS OF THE LO Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1936, and of declaring Dividend, etc,

The SHARE

TRANSFER BOOKS & the Company will be CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days Inclu sive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 16th March, 1937.

5138

No. of Bale,

Tsun Wan

Marine Lot No, 8

Registry No.

Locality.

Adjoining Taun Wan

Taun Wan. Marine Lot No.

Boundary

Measures

mas $6.

Contenta in

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Locality.

Equare feet.

Annual

Bental.

32,035 m | Upest Price.

1 No, of Sale

Kowloon Inland Lot | Registry Not

No. 3879. Ma Hang Chung Road at junotion with bla

Tan Wel Road

Kok.

About

2,137,000.

SIRO

5011

Boundary

Mosaurs.

ments.

ft ift. ft. ft.

per

kalo plov

Contents i

Anapal

Abont

2,660 ::

Rental.-

400,000.

י

9.8

Lastly, but by no means least. was the general question, "Why don't you build a bridge across

the harbour?!!

2

"HONG KONG ART CLUB

The Hong Kong Art Club held a

very successful monthly meeting on Monday last at the Helena. Mas

Institute. There, was a record number of pictures on view, 32 in all The most striking were two exquisite etchings by Mrs. Capher,

two very attractive dower studles

A BISHOP DEFENDS BISHOPS

What They Do With Their Salaries

*

The Bishop of Chelmsford (Dr. in water colour, in the modern tive watercolour of a Chinese hut diocese refutes the assertion that manner, by Lee Byng. An attracHenry Wilson), in a letter to the by Mrs. Franks,; two clever illumin- the power of the Bishope is pon- ated texts unsigned and some very stantly and dangerously increas professional head studies by Miss 18.

"The general trend of the legis Whitham. The best picture of the month was Miss Whithams large lation carried out by the Church head study (Charcoal) of a Chinese Assembly he asserts, "has been beggar. A most unusual note was markedly in the direction of re- a picture in the Chinese style by ducing episcopal authority. Mrs. Macfadyen, who has been whole studying Chinese painting.

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A

system of conferences, councils, boards of advisors and committees has been called into being to do things which, if done at all in former days, were done No. by the act of the Bishop. CHINESE WELCOME TO

BRITISH AMBASSADOR doubt, all this is to the good, and It is understood that the repre- maybe. It is designed to help the sentatives of the Chinese Chamber Bishop. but it has certainly not of Commerce and other leading increased his power."

In regard to one reason for the social and commercial bodies of

of Bishops "the the Chinese community are unit-unpopularity bassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull--Dr. Wilson retorts:

to welcome the British Am-large oficial incomes they enjoy” Hugessen, when he arrives in "There is a growing demand for Hong Kong from Canton to-day a rectification of this last absur

It has been decided to give a alty. If the manager of a bank banquet in His Excellency's on was paid a salary from which he our in the Roof Garden of the was obliged to discharge all the Hong Kong Hotel on Saturday at overhead costs of the bank pre- 12.45 pm

mises; the salaries of all the cashiers and clerks. messengers. Chinese Evening Press,

and servants, and keep for him- self what was left over, it would

Well, all these things are worth thinking upon, and maybe thought will inspire action in s stimulating manner.

appear on paper that the mana-

ker was a very rich man. Tust

the curious method which sur vives in the Church for the pay

ment of Bishops.#e