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EXPRESS CO., INC.

Incorporated' WITH LIMITED Lamlett in V.B.A.

4. Des Voeux Road Central.

NEW ADVERTISEMA (TS

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD. NOTICE.

As from 1st December, 1937. Mr. James Pet.le is appointed Managing Director of this Com Apany.

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D. O. RUSSELL.

Permanent Director.

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DAVIE, BOAG & CO.. LIMITED.

NOTICE

Mr. James Petrie retains his connection" with this Company in his capacity as Director,

W. A. STEWART,

Managing Director.

HONG KONG

HORTICULTURAL

5787-

SOCIETY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the above Society will be held at the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe on & Co., Ltd. (by kind per mission), on Tuesday, the 14th December, 1937, at 5.15 pm.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st Dec., 1937.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG

KONG

5785

IN THE SUPREME

COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of JOHN HALL OSBORNE, late of Woodside, Ensbury, in the County of Borset in the United Kingdom, Gentle. man, deceased,

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 25th December, 1937.

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date..

DEACONS,

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Solicitors for the Executrix,

1. Des Voeux Road Central, Hồng Kong.

IN THE SUPREME

COURT OF HONG KONG.

5783

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of JAMES BALLANTYNE and CAT HERINE BALLANTYNE both of 35, Carendi t Road,

Sutton, in the County of Surrey, In the United King. dom, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court bas by virtue of the PROBATE JURISDICTION provisions of Section 58 of Or.

dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an

IN THE GOODS of SIR order limiting the time for credi "GEORGE HENRY SUT- tors and others to sead in their HERLAND, Inte of 138, claims against the above estate Leadenhall Street, in the to 26th December, 1937. --City of London, in the All Creditors and others are United Kingdom, Knight accordingly hereby required to Batchelor, deceased.

send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

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 26th December, 1937.

All Creditors and others are ac. cordingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date, DEACONS, Solicitors for the Executors,

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

5782

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY; DECEMBER 1, 1937.

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DEATH

LAW-On Nov. 10, 1937, sudden- 1y. at Edinburgh, Constance Nellle, loving wife of Jan S. Law, of Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland,

BIRTH

SANSBURY,--On Nov. 18, 1997, at Essex County Hospital, Colchester, The Twelfth Extra Race to Ethelreda" (née Wamsley), wits Meeting will be held (weather of Rev. C. K. Sansbury, S.P.G., permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY Japan-a daughter (Helen Mar on Saturday, 4th December, 1937, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

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

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

"Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th Nov., 1937.

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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

(Middle School for Chinese Boys)

The New Term begins" Decem ber 13th. Entrance Examination

for new Students at Stanley on Saturday, Dec. 11th, at 9 a.m1.

garet),

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The Daily Press.

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HONG KONG. DECEMBER 1, 1937.

(No. 6 bus leaves Vehicular Ferry A CITY OF REFUGEES

at 8 a.m., 8.30 a.m., etc.) For prospectus, for day-boys and boarders.

Apply to Fung Man Sui Esq. or Chan Pak Luk Esq., Messrs. H. Wicking, Prince's Building, (Tel. 30241) or to the College.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

The new Preparatory School will be open for the admission of Students on Feb. 15th.

SHANGHAI SAFE FOR AMERICANS

Washington, Nov 29.. Vice-Admiral Yarnell, Comman-

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and cleanliness. Refugio who LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

have been wounded, who are suffering from: under-nourishment, or from any of the many preva- lent disenses that war drags in its 'There, trail are treated free. again, volunteer Service is given. by doctors, nurses and young people with short emergency Red Cross training.

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REPLIES TO "A

(To the Editor, "The Hong Kong Daily Press")

Dear Sir,-"Japan is not fighting

"

JAPANESE"

(To the Editor, "The Hong Kong

Daily Press.")

Dear Sir-So much has indeed

connection with the alho-Japanese Some of the patients know not the Chinese people, with whom appeared in the press of late in it wishes to establish friendly re-

Nanking hostilities that I wonder wout con where the other members of their lations, but solely the

Most of them are families are.

Government" is one of the slogans be the reni reason underlying the "A the letter from homeless and jobless, and all are of Japanese propaganda which object of

teemed paper. of to-day. On one thankful for the help given them. like most slogans from the same Japanese published in your es- source cannot be proved. "All evi- Here, as they are restored to

dence provided by Japanese bomb- point I can assure "A Japunese“.. and that is, his letter has added health, they wait with the othering planes shows the contrary to

nothing to obscure the real facts tens of thonganda the opportunity be true.

of the whole altuation as so many to return to what was once home On the one hand. Japan's in-

of Chinese territory has futile attempts have already been - now broken and destroyed vasion buildings-to begin again their greatly strengthened the stand of made to do so. life of quiet and peaceful pur- helped it to educate and unify the suits. And this, they will do whole country. The Chinese pro- with their characteristic fortitude verb "When a tiger appears at the and endurance,

door, brothers stop fighting" still holds good.

1%

HAPPY LANDING

sens suricked in ́Newark Air-

por recently. me engines roared out to the long

Wit wule overhead runway's

from American Arunes bagenip Chcago witu nine passengers

thé National Government

and

On the other hand, Japan has proved beyond a shadow of doubt that what she is after is to ruin politically, people the Chinese economically, and physicany."

Politically, she has for years en- couraged and financed a host of disreputable elements to wage" war against each other and against the National Government of China. internetine fomented Japanese wars have wrought havoc, weaken-

under

Is he trying to tell us that the

League of Nations' Andings were misleading, in fact, ali wrong and entirely biased? Or, that again after the Brussels Conferences, ao

many neutral nations-some with practically no material interest of significance in China-have agam. been deluded by Chiciese subter- fures and high-powered finease? -- Allowing that "A Japanese" wrote in all sincerity, by virtue of which he feels he has a good case

for

clearing existing misunder- standings, why doesn't he try to misunderstood peranade his own Government to put his country's case before the proper representa-

to justify Japan's

tives of world opinion, as he in- seeking now

Shanghai to-day is a city of refugees--a city in which misery and privation go hand in hand-her landing gear stuck in ed and demoralized the country,

of Chinese youths, Taking ad- side of the story for the benent the result of the aggression of retracted position-circled the and caused the death of thousands

held like a stricken hawk.. High vantage of this chaos, Japan pro- of this small community?

Of what use are such assurances Japan and the invasion of Japan-presstire hoses were ngged with ceeded systematically to dismem ese armed forces.

rantic haste in readiness for the ber Catna. She did this invariably that "Japanese war-planes have naver wilfully attacked non-com- Sines the present crisis thou-impending disaster; 2000 people under the pretext that she was the

carrier of a divine order to pacity batants." or that "the rights and third. sands upon thousands of people antracted by the commotion

interests of nationals of the Orient. And wheneyer her

not being wilfully of the area surrounding the Con-milled around, the fringes of the armies had occupied a territory. Fowers are

from cessions have been driven from henced-off field to witness the she set up a puppet government damaged, etc., etc."? Have they

Japanese auspices. For prevented non-combatants their homes and have fled into tragedy--that didn't happen.

assured the world being slaughtered? Or the in- Gliding into Municipal Field at instance, she the city for refuge. Some have

that the 30,000,000 Manchurians terests of nationals of third Powers: and been evacuated to their native Newark, all was well with the and others whom she had "liber- being wantonly trespassed 5768 districts but multitudes remain plane from Chicago until a sud-ated from the Chinese yoke" wel- destroyed?

To infuse a little understanding and one wonders how and where den jolt? a flashing light on thecomed her as a saviour. Strange- they are cared for.

cowlboard, "a siren blast from the ly enough "the liberated" people in me, "A Japanese" will have to are continuously harassing Japan- explain what the Lukuochiso "In- The federation of charitable airport told the pilot, Byron C.ese army units in Manchuria, giv-cident has to do with the invaston. organisations such as the Shang-Moore and Co-pilot Kenneth Ring them no breathing spell, and of China with Japan's full might? hai Federation of Church, Shang-Chase that their landing gear was compelling the Japanese military Wherein lies the justification of bai International Relief, the Red "out of order. Onlookers sighed as to keep a well-organized force up the blockade? Why the sinking of population from staging more vlo- bombing of defenceles villages and der-in-Chief of the United States Cross and Salvation Army are all the pilot "race" the inotors and north, in order to prevent the peaceful fishing junks? Why the taxed up to the limit to tend to climbed back into the sky to lent demonstrations of grateful towns? Why the setting up of puppet regimes? Why the inter- the sick and wounded. The figure things out former has 47 camps with al- The rest is best told by ginlefu! Economically. Japan has been ference with the Chinese Customs? dollars worth of smuggled goods, things. if it is not clear as day. together over 10,000 refugees. passengers and admiring field off-flooding China with millions of Why a thousand and more other Thousands have been sent efse cials. How radio got in its good brought into the country under light that Japan wants China, had planned and means to steal China where but there are still over work transmitting the hurri military escort, Duinping and un- 40,000 remaining. Their hospi- consultation between port and fair competition did the rest. The (if she can) by fair means or foul tals have treated some 25,000 of pilots: how the plane flew low Chinese cotton and silk markets AMERICA DEMANDS TO BE

which over 3,000 are soldiers. over her home hangar as grounds went to pieces. Fifty per cent of the producers faced famine, and as CONSULTED

Such numbers in one organisation men with upturned binoculars most of the cotton growers and Washington. Nov, 29. The United States has made new give only a fraction of the nun-scanned the disabled gear: how silkworm breeders and realers are and more vigorous representationsbers in all the organisations. they finally shook their heads and farmers, the staunchest of Japan's to Japan against any attempt by

did not mean to strike at the the Japanese military authorities The Churen ‚Federation has 17 sent a message that everything supporters cannot claim that the in- people's livelihood. Another in Shanghai to disturb the Chinese camps many of women are in the was up to the pilot.

stance is the sea and inland water. Church buildings whose members are nnaucing and giving their

fisheries, of which Japan practical- ly took possesalon, and which she services in caring for them.

methods which, in every civilized Shanghai, often called one of

wantonly devastated by employing the world's most wicked cities. could now be well named "The City of Refugees."

Asiatic Fleet has informed the au- thorities of the naval base at Manila that Washington has no objection to the return of wives and dependents of officers and men of the Asiatic Fleet and Marine Corps to Shanghal, now that conditions are becoming quieter. Reuter.

Customs.

The State Department explains that the new move was in the form of a formal written presentation by the Ambassador, Mr. J.C. Grew.

to the Japanese Foreign Office. It

was a repetition of the views sub-

mitted earlier, but which were then

informat and made orally.

The spirit and work shown in remarkable. camps are

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, told a press conference that these the United States had served on

the Japanese Government a virtual The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides demand to consult the United are rendering invaluable service States Government before under- in the work which they carry on taking any changes in the Chinese in an orderly way. The refugees

Maritime Customs.--

Reuter.

NANKING LIKE MADRID?

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People who came to watch the fire engines and the ambalancer remained to cheer the pilots and passengers as the big- Douglas landed perfectly and scraped

standstill. across the cinders to a harmless

ness

--so far being all foull-Yours, etc.,

A DISGUSTED NEUTRAL Hong Kong, Nov. 30, 1937.

A CHINESE VIEW

(To the Editor, "The Hong Kong'

Daily Press,"*) Dear Sir, Qui s'excuse-e'accuse. —Yours, etc...

ANOTHER CHINESE PA-I trust you will give the same prominence to this as that

Hong Kong, Nov. 30 1937.

country, is branded sa piracy.aven to the aspundee view. Millions of Chinese fishermen were

flotilla

reduced to starvation, but could do Passengers, and people, every-nothing against armed tags which

accompanied each

of where are singing the praises of

Japanese fishing boats, that good-looking young man up But the most appalling of all forward in the press buttons Japanese activities in China was Everybody has a good word for smiling "Pilot" Moore-a fellor who "figures things out !"

וני

SHANGHAI-BOUND. CARGO LANDED

IN JAPAN

Payment Of Import Duty Wanted

the deliberate drugging of China's hard-working, patient millions. Manchuria, Jebol, Dairen, Tientsin Japanese concessioni, Japan-con- dre fed two or three times a day.

trolled Hongkew, etc. are the Classes are held for the children

centres of an extensive heroin and and places provided for the sick.

morphine manufacture, from which " CHINESE SOLDIERS Rice and clothes have to be

hundreds of tons of those deadly

London, Nov. 30. IN KAOYANG

The London Chamber of Com- drugs flow towards the interior.of provided for many of the refugees

"China. To polson and to corrupt merce has drawn the attention of -given. or. sold at a very low

Tientsin, Nov. 30.

whom? The Central Government? the Government to the fact that.

In- price. Every available space is A Japanese military spokesman

Or the farmers, the workinen, the the Japanese authorities are Nanking, Nov. 30. Seasoned troops to-day com- crowded and that inimitable mat-to-day admitted thaf about 803 students, so that they may be unsisting on payment of Japanese able to resist the invader physical- import duty on cargo Intended for were located at Kaoyang, 30 kilo-ty and morally?

Shanghai but carried on to Japan,. pleted their respective stations shed has come into its own and soldiers of the 8th Route Army around the capital to defend it has been erected everywhere. metres south-east of Paotingfu

China has the doubtful privilege unless re-exported within a month. against the advancing Japanese.

of being Japan's next-door neigh-It is also understood that in the Foreign military observers believe In all these places filled with They were armed with machine that the capital will hold out like hundreds of suffering, Chinese guns and other light field pieces.

our. She is the greatest austerer event of payment of duty, no re- The spokesman added that the men and women who have charge

from Japan's policy. But she is fund is allowed when the goods not the only guderer. Great Bri- are re-shipped to Shanghal. “ There are several barricades be- show splendid ability in their Shimatan serial unit went to bomb tween Kiangyin

The Chamber of Commerce has which will obstruct the passing of tasks of organisation and control. Japanese admission threw light to tain and the USA have had a

Hospitals form a great and the activities of these guerilla units foretaste of what they may expect pointed out that this is a great Walungshan on the North-eastern needy part of this stupendous re-in territory supposed to be under the near future. If she should disadvantage to shippers, who in outskirts of Nanking are further lief work of Shanghai. Enter strengthened and are invulncrable

hospital for. wounded soldiers--- to aerial attacks

rooms of a large Chinese home 1. Des Voeux Road Central, i International News Agency.

made into hospital wards. Here Hong Kong.

is a soldier with an arm off, there one with a ler gone, yon der, one with a bullet through his side. What is the spirit of Major Szalast, former member of these soldiers ? Gratitude to As from 27th November, 1937, the Hungarian General Staff, and those who serve them and bu

latterly member of the right wing

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executors,

Madrid,

enemy warships

and

Nanking,

The forts at

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MAJOR SZALAST SENT TO PRISON

Budapest, Nov. 20.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

a

this troop concentration. The

months' extension

conquer China. Latin-America, many cases are having difficulty - complete Japanese control

Chinese mobile units are also India, Egypt, Australis, are ramp in tracing their targo. Therefore active in east of Hantan on the ant with Japanese subversive pro- the Chamber has urged the For- Peiping-Hankow Railway in south-paganda. No mention need be sign Office to request the Japan- made of the disastrous effects that ern Hopel province. Hantan is an

three ther important Japanese military base. Japanese dumping has had on these Government to grant a fur- their fartherest outpost, being principal world markets. And as period for re-exportation. located at Anyang in Northern

for the drug traffic, the United Keuter. States and Canada lle in the lead; Hanan province

other countries, members of the International News Agency.

League of Nations; follow sult in denouncing Japanese wholesale unimaginative propagandista to re- potsening of the world. "Where- peat the same set of slogans, extremist parties, was found guiltyngerness to get back into service RIFLE ASSOCIATION BULLETIN. ever Japan goes, drug manufacture which has proved so effective up We have received the November and traffic follow! exclaimed to now, wherever their ambitious;

Stuart J. Fuller, USA., representa-militarists turn their eyes towards of having conspired to overthrow for their country.

Emergency hospitals have been issus of "The HKRA. Bulletin. It the Parliamentary system in Hun-

will have the divine calling to save. gary and sentenced to ten months established for refugees. One is 15 of the usual high standard, being tive to the League of Nations, last another territory whose people thes

Jane, in Geneva... 2 very "chatty" and containing a imprisonment, when his case came located in an old Chinese rés complete review of all the recent Japan has not yet brought into from the yoke of its government- un for trial before the Supremetaurant and a one enters one activities of the Hong Kong Rifle slogan-form her attitude towards Yours, etc..

A CHINESE. Court in Budapest on Monday. -

other countries, but we trust her 5775 Transocean Name ServicË,

is impressed with its orderliness Association.

DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY (CHINA). LTD., has Removed its Offices to MARINA HOUSE, 2nd Floor, Queen's Road. Telephone: 24554. Telegrams: PNEUMATIC.