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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that as from the 19th day of November, 1937, Mr. E, G. Videro is no longer connected with this Com pany.
Dated this 23rd day of Novem ber, 1937.
45
JOSE A. ENRIQUEZ,
President,
Royal Masbate Gold Mines In. 5770
THE RAUR AUSTRA LIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Queensland).
NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Third Interim Dividend of three pence per share on account of the financial year ending 31st March 1938 has heen declared by, the Directors of the Company in Bris bane, payable on 15th December
ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. 1937 to Shareholders on the Re
NOTICE.
HONG KONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of WILLIAM ALFRED AUGUSTUS WEST; late of Adelaide, in the State of South Australia, In the Commonwealth of Australia, Agent, deceased.
Application has been made to "this Company to issue to MRS. ¡ LO SIN KEE, duplicate Cer. ! tificate for 1,000 shares in this Company numbered 345,341 to 346,340 inclusive, upon state- j ment that the original Certificate No 3302, dated 15th July, 1932, has been lost or mislaid. And notice is hereby given that, if at| the expiration of ONE MONTH from the date hereof, the above Certificate be not forthcoming the sald Certificate. will be deemed CANCELLED. and ol NO EFFECT, and a NEW Cer. tificate for the said shares will be issued in its stead by the Comcordingly hereby required to send
pany.
B. ALVES.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 18th Nov,, 1937:
€.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
5748
PARTICULARS AND CON
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi- tors and others to send in their claims against the "above estate to 15th December, 1937.
All Creditors and others are ac.
their claims to the undersigned on or before that date. DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Exécutors,
1, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong.
G
R
PUBLIC AUCTION
5753
gisters at Brisbane and Singapore
on 14th December. 1937.
NOTICE is also hereby given. that the Singapore Transfer Re- gisters will be closed from Wed- nesday, 8th December, to Tues day, 14th December 1937, both days inclusive, for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.
By Order of the Board, DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants,
Local Secretaries.
Hongkong Bank Chambers, Singapore, 12th November, 1937.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB.
5762
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 4th December, 1937 (weather permitting), may be ́obtained at the Secretary's Officë, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley: the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club: and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
By Order,
PARTICULARS AND CON.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
5758
· THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, · 1937.
ENGAGEMENT
some degree of Japanese military BLANCHET SAUVAYRE-The en- und political, policy. The latter gagement is announced beerse is not likely to materialise.
tween. Pierre Blanchet, Deputy- Commissioner of the French at least as geen in the light of Police, son of Colonel and Ma- present events, dame P. Blanchet, of Tentsin, and. Denise; second daughter of Mr. and Madame J. Sauv. vayre of Shanghal.
Kent.
MARRIAGE
HONG KONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Membership Still Increasing By Leaps And Bounds
NEXT SUNDAY'S MEETING
لسب
The Japanese desire to exer- ise jurisdiction in the courts of justice hitherto controlled by Chinese, their aim of reorganising! the Settlenient police force, their RONEY-BARHAM-On November
6. 1937. at London, Muriel, continued occupation of Hong. elder daughter of the late kew, parts of Hungião and other) Walter E. Barham, of the Settlement or extra-Settlement Kallan Mining Administration, Shanghai, and Mrs. Barham areas, and the practise, now fast of Salesmere. Tunbridge Wells, becoming a custon, of regarding Esmond Richard Japanese interests, as a foremost to Roney, younger son of Sir consideration, all tend to create Ernest and Lady Roney, of
nusual difficulty. Wimbledon Common.
BIRTHS BILLINGHURST, – On
November 7, 1937 at the In-eramental and sovereign author ternational Hospital. Hankow, ity, in one guise or another, to Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Billing-after entry into Nanking. hurst, a daughter.
sufficiently forbidding to ocension HAINES.-November 17, 1937. at
some early misgiving at this Wembley, England, to Mary, wife of C. H. Haines, a daugh-stage. The Powers had better now make up their minds as to the course they will adopt, us FRIEDRICKSEN—At Blankenese. such a grave state of affairs is Hamburg, Germany, on Octo-obviously beyond the scope of the
approaching its final form, beloved wife of E A. C. Fried-Settlement authorities. ricksen, late Chinese Maritime And even if the Japanese leave
There is no doube in the mind that there is no doubt that the things very much as they are in of any member of the Council of new issue will contain almost dou- BOYNTON-On November 17, 1937, both the Settlement and the during the last two-and-a-half appear in the first lasue. Further this Association that rifle-shooting ble the number of pages which at San Jose, California,. Char- French Concession, there are years on the "free-and-easy" lines more, the number of lustrations
As we recorded in these columns, given to members of the winding in our issue for November 4th last, team. The clay-bird range is due the individual full membership of for completion in a day or so, and the Hong Kong Rifle Association the first competition to be held. stood at 537 on the preceding day. on it, on Sunday next, has no less 'This is not all. The prospert Exactly three weeks later, Le. yea-
than 10 special awards in its Prize of their asserting complete goc-terday, we are informed that this List. Sunday,
class of membership has grown to
ter.
DEATHS
ber 17, 1987, Jeranitor, dearly-
Customs Service.
SEQUEIRA-On Thursday, Novem
ber 18, 1937, at The Country
no less than 642, an increase of 105 members in 21 days, or an average of exactly 5 per dlem. This remarkable growth is largely due to the great increase and en- tustusin which has been shown by all ranks of the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment, the members of which unit have joined, and are still joining, in such numbers as could not have been foreseen a
few weeks ago.
Fa
At the lunch which will follow the conclusion of the programme of shooting, several distinguished to be guests have been invited present, and the shoot will con- the distribution of clude with prizes by Mrs. R. D.. Walker, wife of the President of the Associa- tign
Members of the Association will be glad to
learn that the new edition of the Year-Book is fast
and
les Dozier Boynton, only son of Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Boyn-many matters which will require which the National Rifle Associa-have been greatly increased, while
tion at home does so What is to ton, aged 27 years. 9 months, fai adjustment.
much to special sections are appearing for the first time, devoted to Miniature encourage, has "caught on" as re- 10 days.
prevent the Japanese from in- gards the local Rifle Association, Rifle Shooting and" Giay-bird validing the Maritime Customs and that the success of the last shooting, while a special chapter the two Annual Prize Meetings, coupled on "Bisley" and the Imperial Meet- by smuggling goods into country through the many points with the free issue of the "1914" Ing. is copiously illustrated with near. Shanghai thar are now in ride, and last but not least, the photographs of Bisley Camp, the amenities which are provided for adjoining ranges, and photographs their hands? They adopted those the convenience and comfort of taken at the Imperial Meeting it- tnetica in North China, and met members in their own Clubhouse self. with no "little success. Similar basin
Hospital. Shanghal. Gertrude Mary Stuart Sequeira, aged 30 years, the dearly-beloved wife SING-On Tuesday, November 15, 1937, at his residence, Lane 45,
of Mr. A. M. Sequeira.
House 11, Great Western Road
C. W. A. Sing aged 75 years.
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operations in the Tangtae will strangle Shanghai.
TRADE ROUTES TO PEACE
on the Army Ranges at Kowloon The normal mid-week Spoon and
City, have all combined to cause
those who are really keen on rifle shooting as a form of recreation, to take full advantage of the op- porturities which now. exist out here to enjoy this form of sport.
Practice Shoot, which was held, as
scmc-
con-
usual on the Army Ranges at Kow- loon City yesterday afternoon, was specially marked by two features." one being the abnormal drop in. temperature from that experienced a week ago, while the other was FIRST SUNDAY SHOOT
the
In the The fact that Britain has ad-
unexpected increase Arrangements are now practical number of competitors of whom. vanced some way in her new
ly complete as regards the first nearly 80 took part in the shoot. programme, of heavy rearmament Sunday Shoot, which, by permis- weather conditions were has made Gerroany and Italy slor of the military authorities, 19 what dimicult, and many members more inclined to seek an under- taking place on the morning of found that the strong and standing with her. For the first Sunday next on the Army Ranges stantly varying wind demanded all. at Kowloon City. Although com their skill in combating it. The time for several years the initia-plete returns have not yet been light on the whole was good, and as the leading scores given below regg tive has partially passed to the received from the affiliated units
democratic countries, as an im- and clubs, there is reason to be, demonstrate, the conditions ob- mediate result of the Nyon will be seen, although it is unfor- the more experienced shot ahead lieve that a very large attendancetaining were just those which put
Mediterranean
tunate that members of the of those who have not yet had " H.K.V.D.C. will be in Camp on that sufficient practice to enable them Such was the situation when day, and will therefore be unable to grapple effectively with the Mr. Anthony Eden, British to be present. In connection with weather. Once again the number Foreign Minister, addressed the this meeting & special Prize List of members using the rifle as has been published for the events Assembly of the League of Na- which take place that morning, itions recently. What line would and we note that in the ordinary marked change in this respect is
20 Shoot nearly his country adopt, deeply enn- Spoon
extra expected from next month onwards being made, apart when practice in earnest wili com- cerned S
it is in European awards are
from the ordinary Silver Spoons,mence for those events which com- affairs, yet more detached from while as regards revolver shooting, prise the Association's Annual them than any other European special Süver Spoons are being "Bisley" Prize Meeting...
conference
友之國中
'piracy.
HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 25, 1937.
THE SHANGHAI
"PUZZLE
power?
מוס
11
Mr. Eden avoided the "deep dungerous waters" of dis-
Entries close at 12 o'clock
The Japanese occupation of the NOON on THURSDAY, 25th Shanghai area is certainly causing November, 1937.
as complicated and confusing picture us might be imagined, and
he authorities of the Internationanding nou-intervention, thangh he admitted it was a leaky al Settlement RS well as the
dum. But he took the oppor- French Concession must be hav-
tunity of making certain definite ing a colossal headache trying to reconcile General Matsu's de oposals which were evidently munds to their own rights and intended for the serious consi- deration of Germany and Italy. Firsa, Germany demands colonies.
DAY OF PRAYER AND GIFTS
The established functions of the
Chinese Government within the
DITIONS of the Sale by Publia | DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Auction to be held on Monday, the 29th day of Nov., 1937, at 3 the 29th day of Nov., 1937, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of His Excellency the Governor of
Mr. Eden did not offer colonies. In the present state of opinion one Lot of Crown Land at Wong one Lot of Crown Land at Wong (To The Editor, "The Hong Kong territory.
According to the latest inform- Nel Chung in the Colony of Hong
ation, the Settlement author throughout the British Empire Kong for a term of 75 years, with
be could not have done so.. But the option of renewal at a Crown with the option of renewal at the courtesy of your colurans toties appear to have complied he did offer to satisfy those needs Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor | Crown Rent to be fixed by the bring before the notice of all with some of the more reasonable which have been the busis of the of His Majesty the King, for one Surveyor of His Majesty the members of the Church of Eng-demands, which were compara- demand for colonies, namely the
Klag, for one further term of 75
(if not
Nei Chung in the Colony of Hong Hong Kong for a term of 75 years,
years...
further term of 75 years.
"Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis
Intending bidders are advised posal of the lot the Purchaser that immediately after the dis the applicant), will pesal of the lot the purchaser be required to deposit with a (if not the applicant), will authorised officer who will be be required to deposit with an present at the sale, the sum of authorised officer who will be pre- two hundred dollars, ($200) in sent at the sale, the sum of two cash. This sum will be refunded hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash. on payment of the Purchase This sum will be refunded on
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
↑ No. of Bale.
Registry No.
Locality,
East of and adjoining NO.. BOSS
Inland Lot NO BINE, Wong Nei Chung
"Inard Lot
Boundary
-Mesenre.
menta.
71
Contents in
Square feet.
Annual ****
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Aale pin
About.
ore'
Rental.
762
20,370
5766
payment of the purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LO
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Locality:
ཨ
Inland Lot
Chung
No. 6081, South of Inland Let No, 4954, Blue Fool
Road, Wong Nei.
Boundary
Mcnaur 6-
ments.
As per
Jenir plan
Annual
Rental,
Contents in
“quare feet. I
390
10,230
se | Upect Frico.
About.
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Dally Press")
Sir. Will you kindly allow me
land who are in the parish of St. Andrew's Church la Kowloon, and tively easy to meet, and it must
ferences
which tend to deny all those in the Colony who have said that in the circumstances removal as far as possible of pre- in any way, been connected with hey have only acted wisely and the Church in the past, the Day discreetly. in fact, it was to be access to raw materials.
Seconly, Mr. Eden offered negotiation for the reduction of
of Prayer and cirts which we are noticed that the Chinese Govern- having here on Saturday?
This Day of Prayer and Gifts ment and certain Chinese bodies will take the place of the Fete had in a few thatters, of their afments. Britain is rearring. and Bazaar which has been our own volition: surrendered their But she is willing that her aruga ment should pave the way to custom to organise annually in rights in order not to the past, and which so many of undue embarrassment to the forwards disarmament. lony come to patronize.
eign councils. This is proof, in-f
our well-wishers all over the Co-
work the Church is doing to come
cause
Britain, it has to be remem-
I shall be in the Church from deed, of Chinese sincerity and bered, faces in two directions. 7.30 am. to 7.30 pm, on Saturday considerateness, for in spite of She is half in Europe, and half to receive Gifts, and I earnestly the failure of foreign govern-
Out! of it. As a European, she appeal to all those who value the ments to grant her the aid expect cannot be indifferent to the con-
Aicta
between autocracy and and make their offering some-ed of them, China, instead of
or democracy to neighbourly time during those hours.
showing any stubbornness as a Yours etc..
result of her disappointment is jealousies and the heaping up of (REY.) J. R. HIGGS.
still willing at her own farther armaments. Vicar of Bir. Andrew's.
expense to offer an inch genuine
"Hong Kong, November 24.
!
BADMINTON LEAGUE
co-operation.
issued” was greatly in excess of those using the "1914" rifle. but a
The leading scores made yesterday afternoon are as
as follows:- S.B. (b)
Score at Score at Score at Aggregale Ass'n 300 Yds. 500 Yas, 606 VAL Score
1.E.R.A. Haynes 2-Lieut. R. F Jenks 3.Sgt. C. R. Mannell ... 4.Mr. C. Watson...... Mr. H. W. Cory
3. Boy J. Payne'
H'cap. Nett
Nett Nett
Nett
SCI. 32
84
31
97
SCT.
32
33
30
·95
SCT.
31
29
31
SCT. 29
31
30
90
I
30
88
6-P.O. Silcock
3
31
22
Rin. T. Managh
1
28
8
24
32
28
9-L/Cpl. A. R. Tonnar
5
27
30
26
10-L/Cpl. R. Graham
26
31
25
All the above competitors used the "1914" rific.
"
S.R. (a)
1.-T. F. Baker
7
25
"
2-Rin. Prem Singh...... 3-Pte. E. Moss 4-G. Puran Singh SP.O. C. Clark
7. 6L/Bgt. E, J. Jordan ... 7-L/Cpl. R. F. Langford B 8.-C.P.O. C. Pellow 9-Pte. G. E Rawling 10.-A.B. D. M. Looker .... 11-Sgt. V. W. Cooper ..... * 12-Pte. J. Lever 13.-Mne. P. G. Heather 14-L/Cpl. A. Bonnell...
Scr.
26
34
8
28
83+-
7
5
9
Ber.
BCT.
T
13
28*
26
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·ឥទឆឆឆននឆ ៨៦ ៥៨៩ គឺ
៨៩ គឹ ត ភ អ៊ ន ឆ ន ន 8 ន ន ន ន
20
*Denotes the winner of the "nett" spoon
262228888872
74+
t-Denotes the winner of the handicap spoon. NOTE-The handicap of each winner has been reduced by one point as shown. This procedure applies, to all BR. (a) and BR. (b) Spoon Shoots.)
At the Spoon Shoot held last Saturday afternoon on the naval range at Stonecutters, by courtesy of the naval authorities, the winners of the "nett" and "handicap" spoons in the S.R. (b) series were as follows:-Cpl. D. James, R.M. ("nett" 'spoon); Marine Heather, RN. ("handicap" spoon). No member shot with" the B.R. (a) rifle.
"
As head of the British Empire. concerned with trade and inter- tion of conditions upon which lations between the United States There remain, however, many course with all the world, she is peace everywhere can be main- and Britain Mr. Eden not vital issues the successful bride-hound to think in world terms, tained." Economic accord is the merely recognizes that fact, but ing of which can only come just as the United States is necessary preliminary to world thinks it so important as to give one of the most it a prominent place in a pro- made at Geneva Badminton League Axture last either with virtual renunciation bound to do. Mr. Cordell Hull peace and evening, Kowloon Tong, playing at by foreign nationals of rights and has recently said of his own feasible first steps towards recti-nouncement home, overwhelmed St. Andrew's interests gained throngh vears of country: We must make our fying the world's economy would primarily concerned with the
Loil and effort, or retrocession in contribution toward the realiza-l be to put right the economic re-issues of war and peace
In their "B" Division Men's
[6765 | by 9 sets to-nil,\\\"
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