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NOTICE.

WATERWORKS ORDINANCE

. [No. 16 of 1903, Regulation 16)."

It is hereby notified that from Ist July notice of intention to. construct a new service, or lo after or extend, an existing service must be delivered to the Water works Office for approval, on the Form C referred to in the above

regulation, at least 3 days before it is proposed to commence work,

R. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 17th June, 1937.

WEDDING

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Sir Evelyn Wrench

And Lady Des Voeux

The

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marriage between Evelyn Wrench and Lady Des Voeux took place quietly at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, states the "Morning Post."

The bridegroom is the only sur viving son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wrench, of Ballybrack. County Dublin, and the bride is the only surviving daughter of the late Sir Victor Brooke, of Cole- brooke, County Fermanagh, North- ern Ireland.

BIRTHS

THORNTON—On June. 10. 1937, at the Country Hospital. Shang- hal. to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Thornton, a son,

KNOX. On June 10, 1937. at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. George Knox, a

son.

DEATHS

AOKI," JUMPEI-On June 6, 1937. at the Shinozaki Hospital, Shanghai, Aoki, 'Jumpei, rever- ed Branch Manager of

the Tokyo Marine and Fire Ins. Co., Ltd., Cornhill Insurance Co.. Ltd.. and Assicurazioni Gener- all, aged 50.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1937.

FORTUNE SPENT

ON PLANES

Dutch East Indies Buy From US,

Amsterdam, June 18.- The Dutch East Indies were the biggest buyers of war materials on the American market during the month of May, according to tn formation received here. from the State Department, Washington

The total sum of $2,500,000 spent by the Dutch East Indies was, it is added, devoted exclusively to the purchase of military airplanes.— Transocean News Service.

GENERAL BECK TO VISIT LONDON

Berlin, June 16.

General Beck, Chief of the General Stan, is visiting London during the week-end. General Beck goes to Paris to-day visit the exhibition and is expected to take the opportunity of disenssing questions of mutual interest with General Gamèlin. At the conclu- sion of his visit he will proceed to London. Reuter...

REPORT DENIED

JAPAN REVIEW

New Treaty With Siam

It is said' that negotiations are going on between Japan and Stam for, the conclusion of a new Commercial Treaty. In November last, the Stamase Government notified the Japanese Government of its intention to abrogate the Japan-Siamese Commercial Treaty in force, which is thus to expire in November this year. his notice of abrogation was issued by the Siamese Government to the British, French and other Governments simultaneously.

The Japanese Government is sympathetically disposed towards Slam's desire to get rid of unequal treaties, which underlies her notice of abrogation, and ready to take the lead of the Powers similarly circumstanced in concluding a new Commercial Treaty with that country on an equal footing.

Mr. Mural, the new Minister toʻ`Slam, is leaving for his post shortly with the necessary Instructions in this regard, and it is ex- pected that on his arrival at his post, the negotiations for the con- clusion of a new Commercial Treaty will make good headway,...

Skilled Labour Shortage

Fastest Locomotive In

British Empire Named

Landön, June 16.

The fastest locamätive in the British Empire was named "Do- minion of Canada" by Mr. Vincent Massey, High Commissioner for Canada, at King's Cross yesterday.

Built by the London North Eastern Railway at Doncaster, it is the Arst of five engines which will, beginning on July 5, draw Coronation expresses between London and Edinburgh in six hours. It has a chiming whistle presented by the Canadian Pacifle Rall way of the type used on the Canadian Trans-Continental éx- presses. Four other engines to complete the class will leave the works within the next fortnight---Britizly Wireless

Speedier Ships For

Mercantile Marine

The Ships Replacement Commit-

At the Cabinet Council last week, Vice-Admiral Godo. Minister of Commerce and Industry, stressed the urgent need of establishing tee,constituted under the Act "organs for the training of skilled labourers and indicated his inten-which gave legislative sanction to tion to draw up a Bill in this regard for introduction in the forth-What is known as the "scrap and coming extraordinary session of the Diet. He said that for the ex-build" scheme, issued their report pansion of productive power the present shortage" of skilled labour recently. must be made good speedily. As it is, he said, the Umited number of skilled labourers are being put to work for long hours. Since this practice tends to sap the energy of these labourers, to reduce their efficiency and to deteriorate their physique, organs for the training of skilled labourers must be quickly established to make good the present shortage.

Road Widening

Involves Unique

Landmark

Behind the matter-of-fact reports

of a Land' Commission meeting In the "Municipal appearing Gazette" lies the history of one of The Committee say that they | Shanghal's most interesting land- bellave the scheme has fulfilled a'; marks, which is now to be re- useful purpose. Its success should moved. not be judged merely by the fact

The proceedings which appear that with the assistance afforded under the simple heading "Race by the Act shipowners have been Course Road Widening" involve General Sugiyama, Minister for War. expressed entire agree-enabled to build 50 new ships. The the Chen Chi Benevolent Tristitute. ment with Vice-Admiral Godo's views, which were also-supported by easels are of the most modern near the intersection of Yu Ya Mr. Yuki, the Finance Minister, Mr. Kawarada, the Home Minister, te, speedier and more econo- | Ching Road, which has the famous and Mr. Yamazaki. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry,

mical to run, than most of those now in commission..."

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It is expected that the authorities of the Departments of Com- Berlin, June 16.

merce and industry, Home Affairs, Education, War, the Navy, and Informed quarters here deny the

Overseas Affairs will meet shortly to discuss details of a plan to be reports in the Paris papers that the Chief of the General Staff of

framed in this connection. The Department of Commerce and In- the German Army. General Beck.dustry has for some time been pushing the necessary preparatioris. who is due to arrive in Paris on A visit to-day will travel direct from the French capital to Lon- don.

It is stated that on the contrary General Beck will return straight to Berlin from Paris, being expect- ed home about the middle of next week.-- Transocean News Service.

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The Communist Menace

"baby drawer" Into which unwant- ed infants are placed by timid mothers who cannot afford to rear them. The Institute cares for hundreds of foundlings who are prepared for useful positions ix. life at the institution. Itself or are childless families

To this extent the scheme has contributed to the modernisation of the British Mercantile Marine. Moreover, for every new ton that has been built under the scheme two tons have been taken of the | adopted by water, and of this demolished ton- through the efforts of the home, nage nearly 150,000 tons were for-

elgn.

Orders for the new ships came at an opportune moment-when shipbuilding was at a low ebb.

Addressing the Conference of the Chiefs of Prefectural Police recently, Dr. Motol, the Procurator-General, expressed deep regret that crimes have been committed often. by so-called quasi-religious bodies in recent years, states the "Japan Chronicle." Some of these organizations have been guilty of "lège majesté." By indulging in utterances subversive of the national polity, they have done much to demoralize the public mind and disturb social order. The Pro-They were. apecially valuable to curator-General asked the Police Chiefs to direct special attention shipbuilders for that reason-par- to the control of such objectionable quasi-religious bodies."

ticularly to

Now that the land on which the Chen Chi Institute stands is need- 'ed for the widening of Race Course- Road, the institution will have to remove elsewhere. The Land Com- missioners have awarded $22.000 as compensation for the surrendered area of mow 0.412, the amount being about $7,000 less than the claim put forward by the Institute. An interesting landmark will pass. perhaps to be re-erected in an- other part of Shanghai.

those specialising in Referring to the Communist movement in this country. the the building of tramps.

The estimated cost of the nity speaker sald that the remnants of Japanese Communists have re- raw naterials. Coal, among

cently been resorting to tactics very different from those which they vessels was £3,664,360, and advan- unmanufactured products that we adopted formerly in the propagation of "their dangerous ideas. In- ces sanctioned in respect of their send abroad, shows" d' rise influenced by the new policy adopted at the Seventh Congress of the construction was £3,548,124. April, over the sales of April Comintern the year before laat, they have been attempting to bring The ports at which the new ves- 1036, of just over 700.000 tons in about the so-called Popular Front by rallying the various anti-sels have been or are being built

Sunderland, nationalist forces. Simulating a legitimate movement, they have are! DENEGAL-On June 8, 1937, at quantity "and of £764,000 it been trying to disseminate their principles and ideas by literature, Tyne, Wallsend-on-Tyne. Haver- WRITING SERMONS

films, etc. As they are also assiduous in their efforts to form legal ton Hill-on-Tees, West Hartlepool, groups of various kinds everywhere, the Procurator-General said. a Glasgow, Fort Glasgow, and Burn- vigilant eye must be kept on their doings,

residence in Milan, Ernesto Denegri, aged 75 years. Form- erly of Dyce & Co., Shanghai.

GLASSER, LEOPOLD, L-On June

10. 1937, at the Isolation Hos pital, Shangbal, Capt." Leopold L. Glasser, aged 65, father of Leo and Valeria Gasser.

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Hovo Kova, JUNE 17, 1937.

BRITAIN'S FOREIGN

TRADE

Given freedotu from serious labour troubles, each group of The Rev. Eric Hamilton, the Vi-statistica in. the most recent car, omclated, and Sir Norman An- gell was best man.

value More than any other item of the accounts this points, to greater shipping activity and incressed industrial demand abroad. N

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Since the February 26th affair, the Procurator-General further said, the reformist nationalist movement has altered its past policy. and its leaders are now endeavouring to unify and exyand the so- Taking the figures for the first called nationalist front so to rally the masses around their banners. four months of the year, imports On the whole, this movement is proceeding along legitimate lines, but increased by £45,484,000, British a section of extreme elements do not hesitate to make use of illegal means. Dr. Motoli called the attention of his hearers to the neces- exports by £24,662,000 and recity of close vigilance and control over these elements also. exports by £4,240,000, which would suggest that the adverse balance of trade has increased on the four months of the year by #16,573,000.

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The Army's Uneasiness

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NEW FILM

The

Hebburn-on-

TO DANCE MUSIC

Rhythm Helps Radio Canon

A Canon who likes to prepare AGREEMENT his sermons to the accompaniment.

of dance tunes has received a part- Prague, June 16. ing gift from his parishioners. Alm negotiations which Canon Eric

Southam, Vicar of have been in progress between All Saint, Southbourne, Bourne- Germany and Czechoslovakia for mouth. who became Provost of months past have now reached Guildford Cathedral, was present- According to the Japanese papers, the Army is evincing Increasing their conclusion An agreemented with £195 by his parishioners. uneasiness over the present unsettled and unclarified political situa has been set up according to tion. It has hitherto maintained a sympathetic attitude towards which Czechoslovak films will be the Hayashi Cabinet in the belief that it will carry out the measures shown in Germany to the same ex desired by the Army. The recent course of political events decidedly tent and with the same advant- unfavourable for the Hayashi Cabinet is, however, causing the Army ages as German Alms are shown authorities to entertain much doubt as to whether the Government in Czechoslovakia.

"I do like preparing sermons to will be able to carry out such measures,

The maximum Czechoslovak the music or dance bands, he

said he would spend part of the Acknowledging the cheque, he

money on a wireless set for his

study:

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It is expected that General Sugiyama, Minister for War, who aims to be shown in Germany per said. "I find the rhythm helps me. has just returned to Tokyo from his Kwansai tour, will visit General year has been fixed at 5. while for "Mrs. Southam does not like

yash!. the Premier, shortly in order to ascertain whether the Fre-every German speaking film made dance bands; if I have my mier is firmly determined to carry out his policy and whether he is at Prague and produced in Ger- wireless set I can take it to my convinced of his ability to pull his Government through the forth many Alms will be shown in Cze-own quarters." coming session of the Diet. If the Premier fails to satisfy him on these points, it is said, the War Minister may advise him to sur- render power.

The Army is particularly eager for the cxecution of a reform policy based mainly on the strengthening of defence and the ex- pansion of productive power. in view of the prevalling international situation, and it is not quite satisfied with what the Hayashi Cabinet has hitherto done towards preparing the ground for the carrying out of such a policy. For, in its opinion, the Government has done little beyond creating the Planning Board and a few other Committees,

choslovakia.--

Trensucean News Service.

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FORTUNE GONE ABROAD

...Paris, June 16. "Over 50,000,000,000 francs have

Shipping figures give promise that a large part of the adverse balance will be wiped out by additional invisible exports. During April 800,000 more ton of shipping left British ports with cargoes than in April last yeur: the gain over the four mantbe of the year is 1,100,000 tons and freights have risen.

By every test that can he made there is definite evidence that in commercial matters the world is once more struggling to its feet. The figures of French trade are published almost simul

Board of Trade. returns point show a growth as remarkable crying needs will be formulated. Even if these measures may be the same attacks as those which taneously, with our own. They and it is unknown when concrete measures of policy to meet the zone abroad. We are faced with to the probability of a continuous both in imports and exports, in evolved by the time the extraordinary session of the Diet meets, it were directed against us in 1924. improvement in Britain's foreign spite of the strikes that held up is open to grave doubt whether the Government will be able to pus 1925 and 1836 said. M. Vincent

French shipping earlier in the

them through in the face of the growing hostility of the major Auriol, French Finance Minister; year. Labour unrest and fears

parties.

in asking the Chamber of Depu- about gold have weakened mar coming session of the Diet without strong convictions and resign on ment's proposals to defend public

The Army thinks that if Premier Hayashi is to face the forth-tles canadence in the Govern Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Pelly. Mrs.

kets, but the figures of foreign the introduction of a no-confidence vote. the execution of national credit. Alan Brooke, Mrs. Butler Brooke.

trade, the reports of industrial policy will be interfered with very seriously. If, therefore, the Fre- Mrs. Thomas Forter, and Misa

M. Auriol, presenting the balance companies and the growing re-

mier is really firmly determined to carry out his policy, he ought to sheet for the first year of the Wintiride Wrench, the Directors and some of the staff of the "Spec- In April, out of a total increase ceipts of railways at home and ape his course in defiance of all opposition. Otherwise, it is bet Popular Front's terms of office in

ter for him to quit omce speedily, the Army contends. ** tator," and members of the Coun-in. British exports, as compared abroad all strengthen the view Buch being the present mood of the military authorities, the cil and staff of the Over-Seas Lea with April last year, of nearly that the recovery shown first in Japanese papers say, the anticipated interview between General gue, representatives of the volun- £10,000,000, the addition to sales home markets is spreading to Sugiyama, Minister for War, and General Hayashi, the Premier is gue, and members of the Commit of manufactured articles is international commerce. Much watched in political circles with much interest.

The bride was given away by her

brother. Major General

Brooke, C.B., 'D.A.O.

Alan

There was no reception. Others attending the ceremony included:

tary Hostesses of the Workers Lea

tec

commerce.

The fear that, in preoccupation with expanding business at home, manufacturers might neglect the more difficult foreign market is definitely dispelled...

and staff of the English-47,348,000, Speaking Union. Ziegl

Immediately after the ceremony the bride and bridegroom er for Canada, Alaska, and the United States.

CORONATION

That increase is ground has still to be, recovered, spread over every classification and many hampering restrictions of goods in the returns. It is have to be removed, either piece must reassuring in iron and steel, meal or by general agreement with a gain of £1,200,000, be- Even while these exist the trade cause the demand for steel at figures afford unchallengeable home is straining capacity for evidence that with peace be production. Equally satisfactory tween nations and in industry,

· TEASPOON

is the rise of £1 252,000 in ex- the traders of the world can sur London, June 16.. parts of cotton yarns and fabrics mount many of the barriers, A replica in gold of the Corona as indicating that Lancashire in Governments have their part to tion souvenir teaspoon given by the pressing again into markets that play in overcoming the belief Westminster City Council to school

seemed to be lost.

that self-sufficiency is Binable children is to be presented to Queen Mary to commemorate her Thege, are outstanding items, by any great nation. While recent wait to the Coronation ten but the whole story of exports is some rulers talk of the impossible, at the Albert Hall Each child one of a greater capacity of the men of commerce and indus who was unable to attend the foreign markets to absorb British try of all countries are gradually. Council's bea parties is to be given goods even though prices are but effectually restoring the flow

a new shillpg

British Wk zen.

rising with the increased coat of of trade

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Japan Withdraws From I.T.F.

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Government, stated that revenue from taxation of industrial profits had risen from 695,000,000,000 trancs to 383,000,000 francs, and

that income tax had swelled, from 045,000,000 to 1,334,000,000 — Reuter

Canon Southam, who has been ten years "at All Saints, Bourne- mouth, is known to wireless is teners for his broadcast sermors:

His wife, who was formerly

wife, who well known contralto singer, Was presented by the parishioners with a lounge chair, a brooch, and a | morning tea set.

HUNT · CUP AT ASCOT

* London, June 16./ The Hunt. Cup run at Ascot to-

day resulted as follows:-

1, Fair Play (100 to 6):** 2. Couvert (25 ta 1)7-

3. Pegasus.

Won by a neck; a head. There were 33 starters."

Following some recent rain. the going was excellent

Reuter

With the determination to conduct their organization "strictly according to the Japanese principle." the Japan Seamen's Union, which has a membership of 100,000 has decided to withdraw from the sent delicate international situation, the Union, will resort to with

However, the Japanese press states, in consideration of the International Transport Federation which has its headquarters in trawal through non-payment of membership tees hereafter with

The decision was formally, reached recently. Prior to this on Just 18 years ago in 1924-when the socialistic, labour Cleneva, states the "Japan Chronicle."

out sending any notice of withdrawal to the headquarters. May 7th when the dust meeting of the Seamen's Union after the mer- ment was at its peak, the Japan Seamen's Union joined the LTE ger of the Old and New Seamen's Unions was held at the Union's which involves about 7,000,000 ses labourers of the main Powers of headquarters in Kobe Mr Hariuchi, president of the Union, and the world, and since then, it has continued to send its membership other leading officials of the Union proposed the withdrawal, as sug- fee to the headquarters to Genavs. However, it will be recalled that gested by the military authorities and the Home and Communica owing to the internal trouble in the Union and also to the growth of ons omice, through Governor Okada of Hyogo prefecture and Mr. nationalistic ideas, the leaders of the Union, including such men as Fujiwara, director of the Osaka Communications Bureau, both Messis. Akazaki, mediators at the time of the merger of the two Beamen's Unions, selves in

Though this proposal was opposed by a minority in the Union, Union including Mr. gonekubo, vice-president of the Union and the directoar of the Far Eastern Business Bureau of the ITF, the suggestion was about finally adopted by the majority unanimously passed.” Ima

membership fee for

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