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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1937.

DEATH

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the lesson of Abysainis, when MACAO RACES

GEORGE brother of Dr. T. W. Italy adopted the same attitude

Ware in Prince Albert General Hospital, Canada.

ENGAGEMENT MARTIN-ROBERTSON,The

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gagement is announced OE

that Japan is using to-day, the

MALAYAN REVIEW

statesinen of Great Britain havn Proposed Programme Profitable Publicity

seen to it that the defences of the British Empire have been put in order, and the Empire can now į Thomas Addis, younger son of face the future with courage and the Very Rev. Alex Martin, resolution. In point of fact the D.DLLD, KH.C, Principal-putting of defences.in order is emeritus of New College Edin- burgh and of Mrs. Martin to Lillan Constance Seale Robert- son, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie 8. C. Robertson. Windsor, and grand daughter of the late Rev. John Robert- san, LL.D. of Unton Park. Slough.

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HONG KONG, DECEMBER 11, 1937.

BRITAIN THE

ENEMY "

For Next Meeting

ber 22.

1. Szechuen Handicap. Winner

$150. Second $75. Third $50, For China Ponies. Subscription Ponles of this Club that have not won more than $400 in stakes during 1937. Jockey allowance. Entrance $5. Six Furlongs

2.

Ching Hol Handicap. Winner $150. Second $75. Third $50. For China Pontes, Subscription Fonies. of this Club that have not more than $200 in stakes during 1937. Jockey allowance. Entrance $5. Seven Furlongs.

won

"In urging the public to make more use of the telephone, the Posts and Telegraphs Department of the Federated Malay States has. taken only half a step towards the realisation of profitable publicity.. says the "Malaya Tribune." It cannot hope to complete that" stap- until it backs up its urging by inducement. At the present time the

annual charge for a telephoné for business purposes is $120 and for a private instrument $90. If the Department could see its way to make substantial cuts in those rates it would quickly find that resort to post mark slogans, useful things as they are, would be unnecessary. It is safe to say that there are hundreds of people in Malayu who would gladly become, subscribers if the charges were less prohibitive than: they are. As a matter of fact, there are many individuals who were subscribers before" the slump who feel the inconvenience of being.

without a telephune but who cannot think of it as a convenience on. post-slump salaries. If the charges were to be reduced former sub- scribers would return to the fuld and a great many new ones would enter it. The increase in the number of subscribers would be auch That has that it would more than compensate for any revenue lost. been proved beyond all doubt by the General Post Office in the United Kingdom, where lower charges have been offset by an amazing in- Whether the Posts and crease in the number of telephones in use. Telegraphs Department has noted the success attending lower charges. at Home is not known. Probably it has and found that conditors would not justify the step. But it is a point that it would do well to keep before it. The more facilities it offers to the public in that direction and the cheaper It offers them; the better the prospect it. has of increasing its revenue.

The following is the proposed programme for the next meeting of the Macao Jockey Club, sched- led to take place on January 3. the best insurance of the preser-1938. Entries will close on Decem- vation of peace, for it is hard to believe that even the most reck- less of notions would venture to attack a people made strong in the East as well as in the West.

Britain has stood much provo- cation. Her Ambassador. to China was shot down by Japanese airmen: some of her soldiers in Shanghai have been killed. To these outrages only protests were made and stereotyped apologies

3. Kansu Handicap. Winner and regrets were accepted. That, however, does not mean that if $206. Second $125. Taird $75. For China Ponies classifed by The Japan carries her anti-British Hong Kong Jockey Club as "C" attitude to extremes Britain is class at date of entry and Sub- Hong not prepared to defend her own.scription Grimns of The As the Foreign Secretary said in Kong Jockey Club of 1937 Season that have not won more than $200

Coming so soon after a recent comment to the effect that horse A House of Commons answer on

in stakes to date. Jockey allow

racing was overdone in Malaya, it is interesting to note that the skyc Wednesday, Great Britain will ance. Entrance $5. Five Furlongs. defend all British Possessions.

4. Christmas Handicap. Winner meetings are to be abolished. Comments the Malaya Tribune." The majority of people will be thankful and it is scarcely necessary to add wherever they may be.

$150. Second $75. -Third $50. For

that trainers will be satisfed with the decision. Most of them were China Ponies, Subscription Ponies

becoming tired of being attached to a circus, and it was a circus in of this Club of any Beason. Jockey

the sense that neither horses nor those responsible for them were ever allowance. Entrance $5. One Mile.

off the road. No doubt the passing of the skye meeting will be re- 5. Sinklang Handicap Winner garded with regret in some quarters as it was in this form. $200. Second $125. Third $75. For

that racing was first popularised in Malaya. But the fact remains China Pónies classified by The

that racing was being carried to extremes. Moreover, the skye meet- ing had lost its attractions in competition with the highly proficient Hong Kong Jockey Club as "D" class at date, of entry. Jockey

professional challenge and professional meetings themselves, formerly allowance. Entrance $5. Six Fur-great society events, have become strictly business propositions for longs. (Note) If Entries permits of a division, this race will be divided into .2 sections).

op.

PEDIGREE MUSIC

of this Club that have started and not won at this Meeting. To be

Skye Meetings

all who are directly concerned with them, though they have not en- tirely lost their lustre as social gatherings. All things considered, there wil be no regrets at the abolition of the skye meeting. Even a public which is passionately fond of racing can have a surfelt of it.

GEN. MATSUI'S ULTIMATUM

Shanghai, Dec, 10. General Matsui's ultimatum to

.

CAMPAIGN WILL CONTINUE

Tokyo, Dec. 9.

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It was a charming coincidence which collected in London re- cently the leading lights of two forms of popular music-a thou- sand would-be champions of the accordion and the more austere

8. Ladies' dash, (Unofficial) bellringers of the Ancient Society

Winner $50. Second $30. Third The more one probes into the

of College Youths. The accor-

Third $20. A Cup will be present- events of recent years the more dion, invented scarcely a century ed to the Winning Rider. Scu- apparent it appears that it is the ago, now owns as its champion venirs will also be presented to the fate of Great Britain to incur the British performer a 10-year-old 2nd and 3rd placed Elders. For special entity of nations which Portsmouth prodigy, Master Bish-China Ponies, subscription Fontes are engaged in campaigns of

But the accordionist, faced

The military operations in China aggression. It will be remem with the 300-year-old foundation raden by Ladles. Catchweight. Nanking reads as follows;, "The will not terminate with the fall of continue until bered that when Italy carried out of the College Youths, whose No whips or Spurs allowed. Post Japanese forces, exceeding 1.000. Nanking but will

Fur-000 men, have occupied the antire the Chinese army is thoroughly. her invasion of Abyssinia her inusic stretches far back with a Entries. Entrance $3. Five

south Yangtse Valley and have defeated, it was announced this longs. action was frowned upon by the

now completely surrounded Nan-afternoon following a meeting of purely English tradition (for

In connection with the "Christ- great majority of the countries of

unknown

the ministers in the Defence De- change ringing 15

king. It is anticipated that hosti- mas Handicap" the fourth race The League openly abroad) will have his answer.

partment of the Government. the world.

on the programme, a special $ilities will bid no good to anyone,

but harm alone. Nanking is an The Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, declared her us the aggressor na Has my instrument, not a res-Sweep is being conducted. The

neither tion and the extreme measure ofpectable pedigree. Master Bishop cost of a through ticket. including old capital, and until lately has and the Finance Minister,

been the seat of the Chinese Gov-Kaya, both stated that applying sanctions against her

from a diplomatic point of view may ask? Is it not first consin a chance in the Special Sweep, is

ernment, and it abounds in his- was adopted. Over fifty nations of the concertina, for

which $8 per set, while a book of five tic-

toric remains and beauty spots, nor the financial side was there kets in the Special Sweep is avail-

such as the Mausoleum of the any reason why the "campaign acted in concert to bring pressure Tchaikovsky, wrote an orchestral able at $4.50, both obtainable from to bear on a country that was suite, and a lineal descendant of unanimously agreed to be in the the cheng, that most respectable wrong, but despite this it was

organ which the Chinese have against Great Britain that the blown through a kind of tea-pot. enmity of Italy was directed. for at least 650 years? The general opinion in Rome was that the British were responsible for the sanctions applied by the League as a whole and relations so strained that at one period there were anxieties that grave consequences would be the inevitable result.

were

the Club's Office, Stock Exchange Ming dynasty and the Chungshan should not be continued. Building, Ice House Street.

a.m.

FANLING GOLF

OLD COURSE

Mr.

Mausoleum. Indeed it is the key-

It is announced that the minis- tone of Oriental civilisation.

ters will meet again on Friday "Harsh and relentless to those after which an official declaration. who resist, Japanese troops are of Japan's policy as regards China kind and generous to non-com- will be forthcoming. batants and to Chinese troops who An air battle of major propor- entertain no "enmity towards tions took place on Thursday over The following are the starting Japan. The Japanese army ear- Nanchang, the capital of Klangai, nestly desires to protect Oriental when the Japanese squadron which culture. If your forces desire to undertook to carry out the raid continue hostilities, Nanking can- was engaged by some 40 Chinese- According to Japanese nut but witness the horrors of war planes.

Chinese planes with the attendant destruction of reports 18

relics and the shot down while another 20 were nullification of the constructive destroyed when the Nanchang efforts of the past generation. aerodrome was bombed, but the Japanese, did not give the casual- own ada. They on their claim, however, that the Kung- haien aerodrome was successfully- bombed by their planes.-- Transocean News Service.

9,00 N. D. Lloyd and E. G. Smith

Wright.

9.15 A. E. Lissaman and O. E. Cage-old cultural

Marton.

9.20 D. S. Robb and D. S. Ed-

ward.

9.24 W. J. Waddington and W. A.

Weight.

9.28 D. J. Gilmore and G. M.

But Master Bishop must be careful, for fashion's change in people's music. The social tistimes for to-morrow torian can trace the expulsion of the sweet 18th century flute by the 19th century banjo, the in- vasion of the banjo's popularity by the concertina, and the re And now, after having been

venge upon the concertina of the unfairly accused by Italy, Great banjo's cousin, the mandoline. Britain is going through the before the accomlion itself began same experience in the case of to oust the mandoline with a Japan. The Powers have con- new victory of wind over string. At a meeting of the General demned her invasion of Chipa To-day, so those learned in jazz Committee of the above Society and the League of Nations, too, maintain, the accordion is itself held on 9th December, 1937, it has found her guilty. Then, threatened by a kind of humming was decided to hold the Annual after a period of silence. Presi-horn, called a kazoo. The An- 588 Ball on Friday, 4th February, Gent Roosevelt, in his famous cient Society of College Youths Chicago speech, invited attention may well ring out a peal of to the danger which confronted defiance: their kind of popular the world when one country could | músic is more durable, and will so carry out unjustified aggression last as long as churches have on another. The American Presi- beffries or hand-bells handles. dent said that any country might

Owing to Miss Violet Capell being in hospital there will be no Dancing classes until further notice.

NOTICE:

HONG KONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION, CO., LTD.

1938.

Wil Members please note this

date..

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Secretaries & Treasurers. 5805

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

(Middle School for Chinese Boys)

Rallway,

Park.

9.33 I. H. Geare and D. Forbes. 9.30 A. H. Guinness and D. Mac-

Allster

9.40 A D. Humphreys and A. B.

Purves,

9.44 T. R. Rowell and G. F. Rees. 9.48 D. Lyon and R. K. Collings. 9.52 Capt. Holmes and F. A.

Redmond,

9.56 M. B. Lloyd and G. C.

Worrall.

10.00

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SO FAR SO GOOD "Therefore I as Coinmander-in- ties Chief of the Japanese forces In Central China, advise you to sur- render Nanking without resistance, "Your answer to this advice must be received by our outposts on the Kuyung highway by noon, Decem- ber 10. Should you send a res- ponsible person. as representative, I will send a representative to a designated spot to negotiate the procedure for surrendering the city of Nanking.

"If an answer is not received by the appointed time, the Japanese T. Low and H. N. Whitam- forces will be compelled to launch

an attack”

500.

10.04 L P. Tamworth and F. A. M.

Fillott,

10.08 E T. McMullen and T. A.

Pearce.

10.12 P. Morrison and G. N. Gaw-

ler.

4

J.

*Sheldon. 10.28 A. Murdoch and. G. A. Pen-

treath.

kenzie.

H. Overy and W. J. E. Mac- Harrop and D. L. Prophet. K. 8. Morrison and J. A. D. Morrison.

It is noteworthy that in connec- tion with General Matsui's de- claration that the Japanese wish to spare Nanking from destruction. All the fighting so far has been in the hills and valleys beyond Nari- king's high sea wall, and Nanking city itself, though within range of gunfire, has not been bombarded so far.-

be a victim, adding that the bombardment of non-combatants CANTON MORNING might. become. general unless

RAID SCARE steps were taken to prevent such Application has been made to

acts. But the same story is told

Canton Dec. 10: Canton has 16.16 J. H. M. Andrew and this Company to issue to MRS.

again. Regardless of what other just been treated to some spirited Leckle. LO SIN KEE, duplicate, Cer.

nations say or do, it is. Great

The pompom and machine-gun 10.20 W. G. Robertson and W.

Hewitt. tificate for 1,000 shares in this

The New Term begins Decem Britain. that is regarded to the are directed at 3 Japanese planes Company numbered 345,341 to ber 13th. Entrance Examination enemy, She it is who is held to which are believed to have drop- 10.24 J. R. Masson and enter. 346,340 inclusive, opon state for new. Studcuts at Stanley on be supporting China and in ped bombs, on the Canton-Hankow ment that the original Certificate Saturday, Dec. 11th, at 9 a.m."

Japan they make no pretence at The 3 Japanese planes, part of No 3302, dated 15th July, 1932, (No. 6 bus leaves Vehicular Ferry hiding hostility towards the Bri- a group of 9 seen earlier this 10.32 has been lost or mislaid. · And

at 8 a.m., 8.30 a.m., etc.)

tish Empire. In fact it is most morning heading northward, were notice is hereby given that, if at

For prospectus, for day boys assiduously fostered in the Land apparently returning southward to 10.36 their base. They were big ma- 10.40 the expiration of ONE MONTH

and boarders.

of the Rising Sun. But we are

chines and were not seriously from the date hereof, the above

Apply to Fung Man Sui Esq. proud to be able to say that if it bothered by the anti-aircraft guns. 10.44 W. J. Dyer and O. Eager. Certificate be not forthcoming the

The pompom and machine-gun 10.48 R. H. Challinor and B. Rolfe, sald Certificate will be deemed or Chan Pak Luk Esq.; Messrs. is to be the fate of Great Britain CANCELLED

NO H. Wicking, Prince's Building, continually to be the special tarfire burst out from a point only 10.62 J. B. Mackle and P. and of

get of hostility, ber back is broad. 100 yards from Shameen, but the Havens,

gunners appeared unduly optimis EFFECT, and a NEW Cer (Tel. 30241) or to the College,

enough to hear it. She is not to tie as the planes were well to the tificate for the said shares will be

STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, be intimidated into any disavowal west and heading south issued in its stend by the Com ST. S

of her deep sympathy with China. Chinese sources report 17 planes pany.

and her protesta, together with sighted in the vicinity of Bocca The new Preparatory School other Powers, against the wanton Tigris early this morning. These are believed to have split up into will be open for the admission of aggression which Japan has an groups, portions of which have just

dertaken. To be forewarned is caused the present outburst 5788 to be forearmed... Profiting by Reuter.

B. ALVES,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 18th Nov,, 1937;

6748

`STANLEY.

"Students on Feb; 15th.

were

VIOLET CAPELL'S DANCE

DISPLAY RESULT · The "Dally Press" is informed that the gross takings from Miss Violet Capell's recent Dancing Dis-

to $1,362.90. A play amounted draft for £10 has been forwarded to the London Hospital and cheque for $240.00 to the Hong Kong Benevolent Society.

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HMS. THRACIAN'S LOSS The loss of 15 fathoms of chain: cable, valued at £5; 13s. ·4d, 'and' 15 fathoms of hemp hauser worth £1. 18. 3d. between Wednesday and Thursday has been reported “ to the Police. by Lieut-Comman- der Tancock, of HMS. Thracian.

JAPANESE AT BAY

Nanking. Dec. 10.

The Chinese admit the Japanese "The Japanese offensive has now

captured Chinkiang, but begun in earnest. The air was have ed yesterday with the rattle of claim the forts there are still in

GENERAL CHLANG guns and the exploding of bombs machine-guns, the bark of feld Chinese hands.

Nanking, Decr 10. from Japanese planes. S

The rumour that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has resigned or denied in official quarters here. intends to resign is emphatically If peace moves had succeeded, it is stated, he might have resigned, but this step is out of the ques- tion as long as resistance con- tinues." P

The defenders are stubbornly re- sisting and hitherto have succeed- The destruction of buildings is B.ed in holding the Japanese at bay. likely to afford cover to the at tackers, who continued the often- 9.20. A. E. and Mrs. Forbes. sive all day, and at night the city 9.44 Mrs. Lyon and Mre, Collings. was ringed with names and cover- 9.52 Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Red-ed with a pall of amoke.

mond.

NEW COURSE

10.32 W. T. Yoxall and J. Brown-

ley.

As an additional means of de-" fence all the side roads have been barricaded with furniture, sand- 10.38 Mrs. Overy and Mrs: Mac bags and stones, with machine

kenzie.

guns mounted on top.

The Generalissimo is continuing active direction of the Chinese operations from headquarters in an undivulged centre in the f terior.-- Reuter