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DEATH,

one cannot understand, but we

FOTTS-On December 18, 1937, at shall not go into this matter

Queen Mary Hospital, Minnie } here. Caroline Potts, widow of

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Colonel Jack Potts, RA, late The Provisional Government“ of Old Court, Athlones i was inaugurated in Peiping on 5824 Wednesday, and a cabled mes sage from Reuter stated that immediately after the inaugura- tion ceremony the heads of the various departments set to work. Do these same heads for a mo- mént believe that the Chinese who have remained loyal to the Central Government--and they are in the great majority-will, ever tolerate being ruled by puppets whose every act is dic- tated by the Japanese? No, a thousand times no. The Japan- ese, by reason of the fact that they possessed more moders

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友之國中

HONG KONG, DECEMBER 17, 1937,

IRRESPONSIBILITY

The attitude of the Japanese military leaders in North China, especially in Shanghai, towards ===@foreign rights bus for some time "past been the cause for great an- xiety to the Powers concerned,

and one of the

equipment, have won Д fow strategic points in Chine but even if they walked over the whole country they will never break the spirit and morale of the Chinese. It is perhaps be- Cause they realise this that the Japanese militarists have lost all sense of reason and are now shooting at and bombing every- thing that comes within striking distance.

If the militarists are still un- aware of the fact that they have aroused the anger of the whole inost out-world it is" time the sober ele- ments in the Land of the Rising Sun tried to bring pressure upon them for irresponsible actions

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS rageous incidents to date is the

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of KATE ANGELA POTT late of 6 Via Forbici Florence in the Kingdom of Italy Mar

ried Woman deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court bas 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

13th January, 1938.

0.

R.

bombing and sinking of the U.S.S. Panay with its attendant

Miss Butterfly Wu, the prominent Chinese film stär, who has kindly

consented to assist" in the enter- tainment on the occasion of the benefit dinner dance sponsored by the Chinese Youths Medical Relief Association to be held at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden on December 21.

NAVAL BASE AT SINGAPORE

GRAVING DOCK READY

ROOM FOR TWO BATTLESHIPS

The graving dock at the Singa- pore Naval base, on which work has been proceeding since the Admiralty land on the island was cleared of rubber trees and man- grove. WAS officially completed fecently. As from December 1. It became a fully equipped part of British defence works in the Fur East

It is just nine years ago since the giant Doating dock was made available to warships operating in the China Sea, the two immense sections which had been 'towed

RISK OF DANGER from the Tyne to Singapore by

FROM..

LORRY'S SPEED

Magistrates' Error

has had to deal with the reluctance "It is not the Arst time the court of

magistrates to convict of

Dutch tugs being joined and the dock moored off the coast st Beletar, where the naval base itself was already arising from the swamp lands.

The floating dock is still moored off the naval base, although it has rapidly deteriorated in the humid tropical climate of Singapore, which is only some fifty miles from the equator. The authorities are. therefore, gind that the

loss of life, and injury cause such as the bombing and sinking dangerous driving where there has graving dock is now ready.

to the survivors. Presidem. Roosevelt his intimated in

of the Panny and firing at no British warships. It is true that PUBLIC AUCTION..

uncertain terms that his Govern-taly and Germany are on the PARTICULARS AND CON.ment would be satished with best of terms with Japan at the DITIONS of the Sale by Public nothing short of A personal moment, but even this fact can- Auction to be held on Monday, apology from the Emperor of

not prevent Britain and America the 20th day of Dec., 1937, at Japan, and as it appears most acting together to seek full satis- 3 p.m., at the Offices of the unlikely that the Mikado would faction in any future ''incidents."' Public Works Department, by comply, the situation threatens Order of His Excellency the to be even more complicated than

It is to be hoped, for the peace Governor of one Lot of Crown ever. Just prior to the sinking of the world, that the necessary Land at Pokfulam in the Colony of the Panay, H.:S. Lady-notice by the Japanese authori of Hong Kong for a term of 21 bird was fired on and a naval ties will be taken of the latest years..

rating was killed, while the Flag protests of the U.S. and British latending bidders are advised | Captain and another rating were

Governments. that Immediately after the dis injured. Both the British and posal of the lot the purchaser | American Governments have (if not the applicant)

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to on send their claims to the under-

price signed on or before that date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the

Administrator,...

1. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

5823

THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB.

Christmas Meeting, 19th De cember 1937. Special Train leaves Kowloon 1.25 p.m. Re. turning 5.50 p.m. First Class Return fare of $2.-Includes ad. mittance to Race Course.

Admission to Public Enclosure $1.00

4

Service Men in Uniform Half Price.

THOMSON & CO.,

Secretaries.

6821

No. of Bala, E

Garglen

Lot No. 96

Registry No.

East

Locality.

Boundary 9

Masenre-

ments,

ft ft. ft.

Contents in

Square feet.

Lipset Pricel

Rental

been no proved danger except the vehicle's speed," said Mr. Justice Humphreys in the King's Bench Divisional Court recently.

With the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart, and Mr. Justice du

Parcq he was hearing an appeal Cheshire Police, against the refusal by Supt. G. Kingman, of the

of the Middlewich magistrates to convict William Seager, a lorry driver, of a charge of driving at a speed dangerous to the public.

It was stated that Seager drove a vehicle which. with its load,

main

weighed 18 tons. along a road at 36 miles an hour when the maximum speed should have been 20.

The magistrates found that no other motor traffic or member of the public was placed in danger, and they dismissed the informa-

The floating dock is the third biggest in the world. being 855 ft. sible deck is so spacious that some long and 178 ft. wide. Its submer-

60,000 men could probably parade on it, and its pumps and buoy- ancy enable it to take even û

50,000 ton battleship and to lift it bodily out of the water. It is known.

at the Admiralty as Dock IX.

1,000 FT. LONG

The graving dock now completes to replace the floating "dock is even longer. It is 1,000 ft. long. but only 130 ft. wide. while stand- ing on the top of the dock and looking down to its base, 55 ft below, is like gazing.on to a huge rectangular stadium,

It is difficult to convey an ac- curate idea of its size. Two battleships could be accommodated simultaneously in dock, it is stated. The Queen Mary, the biggest versel Allowing the appeal, Lord Hewart | afloat, could dock there, and there

speed was dangerous when all the the end and 12 ft. in width. Two

said the question was whether the would still be 25 ft. to spare at circumstances were taken into football pitches could be fitted into consideration, including the nature, the base, condition and use of the road, and the amount of traffic which mat only was actually at the time but which might reasonably have been expected to be on the road.

The justices seemed to have con- founded potential. danger and actual danger. Seager could be convicted if his speed was found to be of such a kind as to involve the risk of danger...

will made representations to Tokyo THE SOONG SISTERS be required to deposit with an and the world now awaits the authorised officer who will be results of these protests. It is to present at the sale, the sum of be presumed that the Japanese

It has been the conuaon ex- tion. two hundred dollars, $200.00 in Government, now that they have pression among Chinese people. cash.This sum. will be refunded expressed what they are pleased that no family in Chinese history payment of the purchase to consider appropriate apologies, has ever produced such remarkable will try to regard the incidents daughters as the present Soong as closed. It is true that the family. They were all born PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Emperor has had a discussion great, they have all achieved with his Ministers on the serious greatness and they have had nass of the situation arising from greatness thrust upon them. In the sinking of the U.S.S. Panay, other words, history has made but in Japan the Emperor is re-them. and they, in turn, have garded to be a sacred being and made history. apologies from him are unheard Together with one son in the of. The discussions he had with person of Mr. T. V. Soong, the luis Ministers, then, may be present Chairman of the Chinese relegated to the category of National Economic Council, there mere eye wash," and it is to be are three daughters in the family, hoped that neither Britain nor all of whom have, to a greater America would give credence to or less extent, been responsible this belated display of concern for the moulding of Chinese over the irreparable damage done national destiny. to foreign property, not to men- tion the many lives lost, due to the fact that the officers in cont mand of troops in North China, including the navy, urmy

and the air force, have not sufficient control over the rank and file to parts of London and four uniform-uppress euch wanton outrages. ed police attended a special court held at Uxbridge, Middlesex, for a

of and ad- joining Rural

Building Lot No.

40, Pokfulam.

As per

cal plan.

About

000'58

60

1,100

5818

30 DETECTIVES IN COURT

Two-Minute Hearing

More than 30 detectives from all

nearing that lasted two' minutes.

Insp. Duncan, of Scotland Yard,

was in charge of the case.

Collectively, these three Soong sisters are commonly known as the Three Wise Women of the East." Individually, however, the eldest has won for herself the title of the "Mother of the Chinese Republic," because of her mar riage to the late Dr. Sun Yat

It would be prudent to sek Sen. The second, is the wife of here that if the officers concerned Dr. H. H. Kung and is most

not keep in order the auen widely known

ав "Madame under their command, how can Minister because of her con- Henry Williama, 49, described as who must be ever-hostile towards Exchange. The youngest is the they hope to control the Chinese siderable influence on the Stock a clerk, of Royal-croscent, Holland Park. W., was remanded, charged the Japanese as a nation? For wife of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. with having in his possession by that is what their militarists and has the reputation of being night, at Field End-road Fastcote. want. So eaten up with their the Chinese "Joan of Arc," be the following housebreaking greed for more and more terri- cause of her inspiration given to tory are they that they have be the Chinese forces in the present Two table knives, a screw-driver, come blind to the fact that it is The Thirteenth Extra Race a pair of pliers, a piece of bent

wire, a metal grip, 21 small keys one thing to capture a few acres Meeting will be held (weather on a plece of string, 12 large keys, of land, but when it comes to permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY 11 keys on ring and chain, a keeping them it is quite another on Saturday, 18th December, pocket knife, two torches, two question altogether.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

1937, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

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

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th Dec., 1937.

plements:

spare batteries, a piece of sock, a pair of goloshes, two large safety

pins and a pair of gloves,

conflict.

ANGLO-GERMAN INCOME TAX AGREEMENT

In order to appear to the world. to be good fellows all, the Japan- Det.-Sergt. Rasim Orson, of ese authorities have set up what Scotland Yard, who produced these is known as the "Provisional

London, Dec. 18. articles from an attache case, Government of the Republic of An agreement has been signed sald that be and other officers saw China," with disloyal Chinese at between Great Britain and Ger Williams coming from the direction the head of the different branches. many exempting commercial air lines from the payment of income How these name Chinese have tax in the other country the nerve to accept sich positions | Fransocean

of an unoccupied house. On him were found the housebreaking im- 5815 ptements.

Mr. Justice Humphreys said the magistrates had misunderstood the of the Act concerned. The danger salutory provisions of the section could be found in the speed of the vehicle itself.

EX-SINGAPORE DOCTOR STRUCK OFF

For Assaulting Womant

Patient

Despite the earnest plea for General Medical Council recently clemency made on his behalf, the

decided to strike off the medical register the name of Dr. Patrick

time practised in Singapore. Joseph Oshaughnessy, of Balll-

tore, County Kildare, who at one

doctor who had been treating the young woman. ·

SHORE QUARTERS

It is not yet true to say that the naval base is finished, for besides the graving dock, and the quays, and workshops, which have been available for some time, new build- ings, including shore quarters for the men of warships which dock at the base are still to be built. and the Admiralty has recently acquired new land in the vicinity of the base where other works are contemplated.

The base is, however, ready for "active service" if it is needed.

Dredgers, power stations, adminis- trative and stores buildings are everywhere. and long' quays lead- ing to stores basins have been pro- vided.

Oil tanks exist both below and above ground, and it is estimated that some 1,250,000 tons of fuel are stored on the island, enough for the normal requirements of the fleet on the China Station for six months.

Master Bobby Chan who will enter- tain with songs at the dinner dance to be given by the Chinese Youths Medical Relief Association at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden on December 21,

SULTANS GIFT OF $2 MILLION

A CRITICISM

Might Have Been Better Spent

A suggestion that the $24 million: which the Sultans of the FM.8. have provided for the purchase of aeroplanes could have been put to better purpose it had been used for the purchase of food and the extension of education in Mälaya.

made by Mr. John Hands. M.CH, secretary and treasurer of

November. Mr. Hands says: the Selangor Asiatic' Unemploy- ment Committee, in his report for "

Within their Terms the Mac- Gregor. Committee recommended. no "temporary" allowance to any- one, not even to the twenty-six dollar men, but outside their Terms they recommended a "permament" allowance to Europeans only be- cause "the Asiatic put their fase

badly," but an eminent counsel

moved them to take compassion Great Britain on the men from

and Ireland by a "pitiful story of dreading his home leave because the highly paid Civil Servant

he could not afford it." After one month's consideration the Govern- recom- ment has accepted both mendations.

OFFICIAL INDIFFERENCE One of the strangest aspects of this urihappy affair is the collec- tive indifference of Government "to the needs of the poor and the practical sympathy of ita.com- ponents, without which this Com- mittee could not have carried on either so well or so long.

It is understandable that om-

cials would be reluctant to offend His Excellency by declaring their sympathy in the Federal Council, but it is very disappointing to- find that no sympathetic unofficial raised his voice on behalf of the poor when 24 million dollars were

handed over to the Imperial Gov- ernment for aeroplanes.

I cannot help thinking that it would have been a better invest- ment for this country if the money had been spent on a premium to

ensure the loyalty of the rising generation by providing education and food for that section of the community which is growing up "too ignorant to beklerks and too weak to be coolies."

"MORE USEFUL"

As a contribution to the British programme of war-like expendi- ture of thirteen thousand `million dollars it is insignificant, and as an aid to the materialisation of planes it is useless, because it will be at least two years before the The value of the naval base to factories, both existing and pro- the British Empire is not only its jected, will be able to produce the. equipment. The laland of Singapore number of planes considered to be is now the most strongly fortified the minimum for safety in England

ISLAND STRONGHOLDS

base. In the world, and the ring alone. of defences which protect the base

More useful though less specta- mean that it could be used with

cular is the gift of new clothes by o'shaughnessy was sentenced to coast of the island, where a Royal distressed persons on our register. safety under any conditions. The At Liverpool Last July, Dr. big guns at Changi on the east

the Women's Service League to the

three months' imprisonment for

children of the unemployed and

assaulting a woman patient.

Artillery-Royal Engineers canton- In addition these children are. to. solicitor, Mr. C. 3. B. Harper, said than thirty miles. Many of the will be be welcome too and ans ment is situated, are reputed to be entertained at a tea-party to be The General Medical Council's have an effective range of more held in December. The parents. that Dr. O'Shaughnessy was acting small islands around Singapore are assistance from, sympathisers "will as locum tenens for a Liverpool also defended, and despite camou- be gratefully received.

flage many of the gun emplace- ments can be seen by any pas-The report. adds that the total On his first day at the surgery senger in an air liner flying over amount of money received to date in. #65,010,31, of which the sum of the young woman called Dr. Singapore

$64,12 was" received this, month. "O'Shaughnessy asked her some The authorities believe that

The total amount of expenses for questions and then gave her a Singapore is now impregnable,

the purposes was $808.80. mirror, saying, “Because you look The total cost of the Singapore sweet."

naval base and its ancillary worka is probably in the neighbourhood of £20,000,000, and the expenditure

The recreation hall at Flitcham, on the air base and the garrison Norfolk, given by the King for the brings the total spent on Singa- enjoyment of his workers, is com- pore by the three Service depart-pleted, and the King and Queen ments up to a colossal figure. hope to open it to-day.

Mr. Harper sald that it appeared that the doctor made violent love to the young woman and pulled off her clothes one after the other, Bhe

was on a settee and she struggled.

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