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HONG KONG, APRIL 26, 1937.

BRITAIN'S PREMIER

Mr. Baldwin's wish to lay down the high office of Prime Minister before he felt himself growing unequal to its tasks has Leon discussed for months, but it was characteristic of the man that the first formal public an- nouncement of impending retire- ment should be made to the electors who had been his un- wavering supporters for nearly 30 years. The time will present. ly come to assess the contribution that Mr. Baldwin bas made to the history of his party and bis country, but that moment is not yet. He remains Prime Minister und meinber for Bewdley until the hour at which, by his own choice, he makes way for his "successors.. But this may be said now; the 'voluntary surrender of the Premiership, in doubt whe. After considerable delay, the ther he is equal to the burdens

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Canton, April 27.

Canton Customs to-day gave out

NEWS OF OF

ROYAL NAVY ®

THE

THE SERVICES

ARMY

THE

Captain H. E C. Blagrove. The Army Council has approved hitherto Naval Assistant to the į the wearing by officers of a colour-. Second Sea Lord, is appointeded field service cap with mess dress from Apr. 12 to command HMS. and on other informal occasions, Sussex, in the 1st Cruiser Squa instead of the forage cap which is dron. Mediterranean Fleet. He will present prescribed." succeed Captain S. S. Bonham- Carter, C.V.O, 'D.S.0% who has commanded this ship sines July, 1933, part of the time in Australia

when she was lent on exchange to the Commonwealth Navy. The Sussex at present reatting at Chatham.

TWO LAUNCHES Two important ships will be launched for the Navy in the pri- vate yards, the cruiser Manchester

and Co... at Hebburn-on-Tyne. and on Monday by "Hawthorn, Leslie

the aircraft carrier Ark Royal (the first large carrier. to have been originally designed as such) on Tuesday by Cammell, Laird and Co. Birkenhead."

LAUNCHES THIS ŠUMMER HMS. Gurkha, building by the Fairfield Company at Goyan, is to be launched on June 7, and will probably be the first of the seven Tribal class destroyers of the 1935 Afridi and Cossack, building by programme to take the water. The Vickers-Armstrongs, Limited, Wal- ker-on-Tyne, are also to be laun ched in June; the Maori (Fairfield) and Mohawk (Thornycroft) in Govan) in August: and the Nubian July; the Zulu (Stephen and Sons,

(Thornycroft) in September.

ROYAL AIR

FORCE

It is announced in Air Ministry Orders that No. 30 (Balloon Bar- rage) Group formed in the Fighter Command on March 17. The The new cap is a folding one, group will command the balloon similar in shape to the Glengarry, depôts and balloon barrage units about 4in high and 3in. across on formation, and its headquarters the top. It has a folding peak at will temporarily be located at those the front and flaps at the side to "of No. 6 (Auxiliary) Group, 33-34, let down, which. when folded. Tavistock Place, W.C.1. fasten up at the front with two

It is proposed to create 10 special small buttons. The colour of the units of the Auxiliary Air Force to cap, crown and piping will be de-operate a balloon barrage in con- cided by Colonels Commandants or nection with the defence scheme Colonels of regiments and corps, for the London area. The delivery while the badge and buttons will of balloons began before the end be the authorized regimental pat- tern. The maintenance of the cap is voluntary and will be in addi- tion to, and not in substitution of, the forage cap.

NEW TANK BATTALION

It is notified in a Special Army Order. Issued recently, that the King has approved the formation of an additional battalion of the Royal Tank Corps, to be designated ith Battalion., Royal Tank Corps.

of 1936.

OBSERVER CORPS POSTS

The April Air Force List shows that Air Commodore A. L Godmap. G.M.G., D.S.O., retired, has been appointed Observer Group Ofcer for the new No. 9 Group. Observer Corps and that Captain K F Sworder, D.S.O., R.N., retired, has succeeded Colonel M. O. Clarke. D.SO., retired," in charge of No, 17.

Group.

The new battalion, the forma- tion of which was foreshadowed

FAR EAST COMMAND by Mr. Du Cooper on Army

Squadron Leader J. H. Boothman, Estimates, will be stationed at A.F.C. from Coastal Command Catterick. It Is being formed on headquarters, has been appointed the 4th Battalion, the nucleus of to the Far East Command for air the new battalion" being drawn staff duties. He was awarded the from all the battalions of the A.F.C. for his work as a member of Royal Tank Corps in this country. the Schneider Trophy team in 1931, Later the 4th Battalion will move

In which year the trophy was won to Farnborough.

outright by this country. His con- nection with the RAF dates from March, 1921, when he was granted ទ short-service " commission, but

R.E. VACANCIES The War Office" is inviting ap- plications from qualified, engineers

Notice is hereby given that the Permits for the import of rice to that its holder must carry, 1 Gray & Co.., West. Hartlepool, and for a number of temporary Regular / during 1918, at the age of 17, he

supply of electricity to the whole

of the New Territories will be in-

During May the Gleaner, Be minesweeper for surveying duties, will be launched by Messrs. Wm. the Leda, minesweeper. at Devon- port Dockyard. The escort vessel Bittern, building by J.

Samuel White and Co., Cowes. Is to be

terrupted on Thursday, 29/4/37, are arriving here, from Hong Kong career. When the time of part launched in June, and the mines-

from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

this port duty free up to 1,000,000 marked by that willing suppres piculs.

ston of self to national interests Junks, steamers and tow-boats that has characterised his whole

with large shipments of rice. They were held up in Hong Kong comes be will carry into 5226 for over three weeks, and rice retirement the affection of his merchants have sustained a loss of party and the hope that he may about $350,000.

be long spared to enjoy the grea High officia's here are unaniter leisure that he seeks. mous that unless foreign rice is

THE CANTON INSURANCE. OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

The Fifty-Sixth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Tuesday, the 18th May, 1937, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1936.

The Share Register and Trans ter Books will be closed from the 4th to the 18th May, 1937, both days inclusive.

level will continue to soar. The

NANKING TO FIRE GUN SALUTE

Mr. Baldwin has acknowledged imported here duty free, the price that his constituents' loyalty to delay in importing the rice from himself and to political principle Hong Kong was due to the oppost- has made his career possible. tion of rice dealers in Hunan. Nothing is less easy to estimate Hupeh, Klangs and Anhwel, who than

the part that electoral planned to control the Kwangtung"

vicissitudes play in making o rice markets,→→

hindering success n Parliament. Union News.

To be able to feel, as Mr. Baldwin could, that whatever happened elsewhere

the con- fidence and affection of those who returned him to Parliament never wavered is an element of strength Nanking, Apr. 27. denied to many who have attain- In deference to the Coronation ed high office. The unbroken ceremony in London on May 12, association of the Chamberlaina the Executive Yuan to-day handed down a ruling that commemorating with Birraingham and of Mr. service for the first anniversary of Lloyd George with Carnarvon the death of Mr. Hu Han-min on are other outstanding cases of men who, having found honour among their own folk, have been Mr. Hu Han-min, chairman of enabled to give their whole lives the standing committee of the

to the State. While these close Central Executive Committee, died in Canton on May 12, 1936, and friendly associations survive,

with On May 12, Nanking officials will

electors having pride in celebrate the Coronation of King those who represent them and.

JARDINE, MATHESON & the same day will be held on May

10 throughout the country. CO., LTD. General Agenta.

Hong Kong, 27th April, 1937.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

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The Fourth Extra Race Meeting

will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur

The First Bell will be rang at 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

weeper Gossamer, building by W. Haml'ton and Co. Port Glasgow, in July.

Bccountant receive as from

FLEET STAFF ALLOWANCE It is announced in Fieet Orders master captains appointed as Fleet that engineer captains and pay- engineer and Fleet officers are to January 20, 1937, an allowance of as a day, irrespective of seniority, while actually so employed. Where such officers are of less than three years' seniority the allowance is inclusive of that of 4s a day pay- able to junior engineer and pay- master caplains under, existing regulations.

cruiser Dorsetshire when she re

Capt. F. R. Barry will join the

commissions, en conclusion of her fit, for further service on the China station. For the past two years Capt. Barry has been at the Ports- mouth Tactical School.

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APPOINTMENTS

Erfgr. Cdrs.-G. F. Taylor to Tamar (April 191 A. Holt to Tamar

June 4).

"HONEYMOON LINER"

Two Brides On The Rawalpindi

commissions in the Royal Engi- served as a voluntary motor-driver neers, These commissions are ta

with the French Red Cross in the Balkans, and received the Croix de be granted for a period of nve. years, after which a very limited Guerre. He has held a permanent commission since 1926 · and gra- duated at the Staff College in 1935, STAFF - COLLEGE EXAMINATION

number of permanent commissions may be granted to specially select- ed officers. The initial appoint- ment will be in the rank of second Heutenant, with promotion to Heu- tenant after three years' service. Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 27 on August 29 next.

Payr. Cdra.-A. R. Henderson to Tamar (May 21). ""

PROMOTIONS

MONKEY UP TO TRICKS

Cause Alarm Among Fair Sex

Canton, Apr. 27. Yesterday afternoon at 2.15 o'clock, a strange thing happened. in the Hu Han Min Gardens, where some monkeys are kept for the at traction of visitors. These mon-

keys have always been chained to the trees, but owing to rust caused. by rain and exposure, one of the

monkeys broke his chain and es- caped.

-"! This mischievous monkey jump- ed to the earth, and started to: pursue all the women and girls he saw, causing the greatest conster

nation amongst the fair sex.

The guards at once used their big bamboo.. hats and baskets to trap the monkey, but the monkey was so quick and cunning that he climbed up another tree and evad- ed capture.

cupled by another monkey, and But, this tree was already oc-

саме

for

thinking that the trespasser had

.to

occupy his tree, both monkeys started to fight and bite each other.

lasted The fight

five minutes. when the trespassing monkey was defeated and fell with a heavy thud to the ground. But, as soon as he saw the women. and girls, he at once started to pursue them again with the most amusing antics!

-"

Not until the monkey was re- captured by the guards was the ex- citing incident ended.→→ Chincan Evening Press.

JAPANESE INVESTMENTS

IN CHINA

'RAF Staff College qualifying Figures For Various

The followirig officers passed the

examination held in January. Be- lection of officers to attend the next staff course will shortly be made, and the names will be pro-"] mulgated in May:

Squadron Leaders G. B. Beards- worth, F. 3... Blockey, C. S. Cadell, J. M. Cohu, R. Costa, J. G. Franks, Act. Payr. Bub-Lts-W. C. F. G. W. Hayes; Flight Lieutenants J. Grant-Dalton and G. S. Bucknall, E. M. Bainbridge, G. Bartholomew, to rank of Payr. Sub-Lt; (seny. | L. C. Bennett, S. L. Blunt, F. J. St. respectively July 1 and September G. Braithwaite, H. Broadhurst, L 11938); J. C. Philips, HM. de B. Lipscomb, J. P. K. Harkness..N. E. Summers, and J. G. West, to rank of Payr., Sub-Lt. (seny. Oct. 1. 1030) ED. Price, R. D. M. W. Thomas-Ferrand, G. H. L. Kitson. and R. H. Garwood, to rank of Payr. Sub-Lt. (seny, Nov. 1, 1938); and P. C. Eliot, to rank of Payt. Sub-Lt. (seny, Jan. 1).

Cd. Bosns-T. G. Brockway and A. F. Brown, to rank of Lt. (seny. respectively Feb. 4 and March 24).

RADIOPHONE

Malaya Link Tested In London

George VI by Bring of guns in members drawing confidence from salute and other felicitations as a support on which they can de- mark of Sino-British friendship-pend, the fature of democratic

The tests for the new telephone Union News.

service from London to. Malaya government in Britain should not

Two brides-to-be are among the have proved satisfactory and it be in doubt.

passengers aboard the P. and Q. | should be in full operation befor Very few men in high office liner Rawalpindi which is due to the end of the year. have shown themselves more arrive to-day from London, via

ter

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BIRTH

MARRIAGE

BRUNNER-STADTMANN.—At the

day, 1st May, 1937, commencINNES. Ön April 20, 1937," in Tian-receptive of new thought than ports. ing at 2.00 p.m.

tain, to Elleen (nee Trail). Mr. Baldwin. He is certainly of No. 134. Doug as Road. Tol They are Miss Florcle, Plowman, » wife of P. J. A. Innes, a daugh- not open to the charges that he worth, who is to be married to condemns without full considera- Lance-Sergeant G. R. Grant of tion, forms of Government with the Seaforth Highlanders, and which he has had official dealings Miss Grace Tulbeil, of Brampton, Swiss Consulate, Shanghal by for years past. He spoke with Huntingdon, England, who is to the Consul-General, Mr. E. experience when he said that become the bride of Mr. AE. Banks, of the Hong Kong Police Lardy, on April 19, 1937, and rule which is established by force Force. at St. Pierre's Church, by Fa- ther P. Moore, on April 21, must be maintained by force. Both weddings will take place 1937, Thelma Dolores Stabt and that in that respect there within a few days, the former at mann, of Zurich, Switzerland, cannot be any real difference the Hong Kong Union Church and to Alfred Ulrich Brunner, of between Communism and Fasthe latter at St. John's Cathedral. Zurich, Switzerland.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 26th April, 1937,

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COLONY SNOOKER

CHAMPIONSHIP

Osmund And Antonio Win

A. J. Osmund the Colony billard champion, defeated E. A. Noronha m their Open Snooker Champion- ship of the Colony encounter at the Royal Naval Dockyard Police 'Canteen last night by scores of 185 to 102, Osmund making the highest break of 28.

"

In the other Open Snooker Championship encounter played at- the Chief Petty Officers' and Petty Officers Mess last night, LV. Antonio, the Colony Junior League billiard champion defeated G. M. P. Remedios by scores of 158 to

DEATH

cism. The danger of either of these political creeds obtaining a

REBEL LEADERS

WALKER-On April 22, 1937, at firm foothold in Britain is perhaps FATE OF SIAN

the Country Hospital, Shang-less than it was.. Events on the hal, Lily Clara, aged 27 years, Continent in the past few years dearly-beloved wife of Ber-have not been lost on the British geant T, R. Walker, S.M.P., and

seen how aister of Thomas, William and people, who have Robert Murray, Mrs. Hannah specious theory loses its glamour Keane and Mra. Nora Me- in practice,

Donald,

GOWLAND.-On April 9, 1937, sud- NEW ZEALAND SALMON-FISHING

denly, at Bexhill-on-Sea, Cora Min, widow. of Tom Grenves Christchurch, N.Z.- Excellent Gowland, of Amoy. China, aged catches continue to be made in the Rangitata and Opthi Rivera, in Canterbury Many Dash between. 20 Ib, and 25 lb. continue to be taken, In loving memory for Marcel while 7 25, bo on, te to be taken,

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IN MEMORIAM

Darre, who died April 23, 1936.

common

Nanking, Apr. 97. It is stated that General Yang

Au-chen, former rebellious Paci- fleation Commissioner of Shensi Province, will fly from Bian to Nanking to report to the Nanking Central Government to-morrow, so ах to enable the necessary ar- rangements to be made for his de- parture abroad on a mission of military investigation.

General Yang Hu-chen 1 ex- pected to depart from Shanghai pecte i to depart from

Chinese Brening Press.

There are 34.000,000 telephone subscribers in the world and soón communication from Malaya with it will be possible to obtain direc any that are desired, with London

ag the central link.

A Post Office official said that at present 95 per cent, of the sub- scribers can be reached by tele- phone from any home in England. The remaining 5 per cent. are in China and Malaya.

W. Cannon.. B. A. Casey, J. C. Cun- ningham, A. E, Dark, C. W. Dicken, H. Ford, H. P. Fraser, R. K. Ham- blin, E. C. Hudleston, W. H. Hutton, D. W. Lane, P. W. Lowe-Holmes, P. J. Mote (Equipment Branch). R. R. Nash, G. J. G. Paul, H. V. Satterly. J. N. T. Stephenson R. W: K. Ste- vens, R. C. "Storrar (Equipment Branch), H. G. Wheeler, R. C. wit- son. F. R. Worthington; Flying Oficer H. A. Sudbury (Equipment Branch),

Industries

Shanghal, Apr. 27. Japan's investments in China. during 1936 are estimated to bave totalled about $17,000,000 accord- ing to a report received by the Osaka office of the Commerce and, Industry Ministry from Hankow... Taking advantage of China's economic construction, initiated by the

the Nanking Government, Powers' investments in that coun- try are increasing.

Japan is not an exception to the rule. Speaking of the cotton spin- ning industry. the Kung-Dah Cotton Spinning Company, one of.. the members of the Japanese Cot-1. ton Mill-Owners' Association 10. China, invested $400,000 in factory expansion. Other investments in the spinning industry amounted to $370,000 by the Shanghal Cotton Manufacturing Company, Toyoda Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company. Japan - China Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company and Yu-Fong Cotton Spinning *Company, all belonging to the

same association. The $1,370,000. Nanking. Apr. 27.

is their direct investment in spin- Noting the wind-up of the North-ning and weaving mill expansion western altuation, the Executive If their investments in larid, ma- Yuan has appointed Ho Yau-chu chine purchase and others are. as acting chairman of Kansu and added, the total is estimated at Gen. Yu Haleh-chung as Pacifica- 38,470,000, which is nearly half of tion Commissioner of Kiangsu. the total investments by Japan in

China for 1936.

APPOINTMENTS IN

NORTHWEST CHINA

A committee has been éstablish- ed to reorganize the milltary affairs of Klangsu Anhwel and Honan. lleuler.

PRES. QUEZON FOR EUROPE

Investments in the metal indus- try by Japanese are said to have totalled $1,250,000. Leading in- vestors were the Nakayama Steel Works, Asia Steel Business Com-" pany, Shanghai Electro-Chemical Company and others. Eight Japanese companies invested $510,- 000 in the embarkation or expan-. sion of the dyestuff manufacturing President Manuel Quezon, of the industry in China last year.- Philippines Commonwealth, is sall-Union. News". ing on the French liner, Norman- die, to-morrow for Europe.

New York, April 26.

He will spend 'n week each in Ireland and Denmark for the purpose of studying land tenancy

returning problems before Mainla

"We expect British subscribers will be able to telephone to Malaya and Shanghal before the end of this year," said the official. "The technical preparations are finish ed, and the tests have proved satis factory. Only the signatures of Beuter. the countries concerned are now Direct services from Shanghai to Berlin and San Frani- ciąco: are planned, as well as to London."

required.

BIBLE UNION MEETING

The members of the Bible Union of China held a meeting at the Kowloon Emmanuel Church yea terday evening, during which the Rev. P. Gunther of Blam gave an Interesting lecture on "the History of the Bible in Biam," A large number of people attended.

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"New York, "Apr. 26. Mrs. Ambelia Earhart Putnam has disclosed the fact that she is starting on another attempt to fly round the world from Burbank, California, by May. I Reuter.

BRITISH PLAYERS ON VIEW

London, April 26. The British Davis Cup" playETE are appearing in the British Hard court Championship which opened at Bournemouth to-day.

Perry, who has held the title for the last five years, is not," of course, defending it, but: 'E W, Austin, who last won the event in 1829, played brilliantly to beat F.. R. Stroud, n. c'ever player recently returned Home from Burma In straight sets of 6-1, 6-1, 6+01+d[+

A blow to British hopes has been It will be recalled that the noted dealt In the women's champion- aviatrix recently started out on a ship. Miss Kay Stammers, winner- fight, accom- of the title for the last two years. round-the-world Danied by a navigator, but crash- having been forced to scratch ed at Havalt The machine was owing to an attack of gastric badly damaged, but was later sent influenza back to San Franc

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