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ANNOUNCEMENT

pared with the corresponding PRETTY INDIAN PHILIPPINE REVIEW

The engagement is announced of period of last your, from 6844 John Derek Holmes, 1st Eu-million dollars to 8193 million

-younger son of the late Rev.

maon Rides Indian Army, dollars, while exports from China

advanced simultaneously from F. S. Holmes of Queenstown,

million dollars. Co. Cork, Ireland and Mrs. 507 to 684 Holmes of Much Hadham, China's unfavourable trade ba- Hertfordshire to Dorothea lince,

which had been 1771

WEDDING

ABBAS-ISMAIL

A wedding 01 much interest to

Make It Now, Senor Quezon

Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine commonwealth, sensibly told the national assembly that if the country can be made had auggested to President Roosevelt that either Dec. 30, 1938, or July " 4. 1939, be set as the new date for the Philippine birthday party.

Rosalie, daughter of Mr. Cmillion dollars in the first nine the local Indian community and ready for independence in 1946 t will be ready in 1938. He said he

Alabaster, OBE, KC. (At- torney General of Hong Kong and Mrs. Alabaster. M.BE.. 276 The Peak, Hong Kong, China and India papers please copy.

months of last year, was thus reduced to 135 million dollars

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circles generally sporting solemnised last evening, under Muslim rights, between Mr. Mo-

in the same period of this year.hamed Rumjahn Abbas, son of Mr. As a whole China's trade in the Majee and Mrs. A. R. Abbas and

The only exception that can be taken to that suggestion is that It proposes too long a time to wait, Christmas day of this year: would be far enough away. Complete independence at that date- own good. If the Philippines represented an American interest re- garded as worth any national effort to retain, the decision would be diferent.

5841 first. nine months of this year Miss Aysha Ismail, daughter of the might be the best Christmas present Uncle Sam ever made for his.

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HONG KONG, DECEMBER 24, 1937.

TRADE UNDER WAR

INFLUENCE

a good measure for China's risin trude strength which is, unfor- tunately, in the danger of being undermined by the war. As' China has been the world's most for capital expensive market goods until August fast, the effects of the war on Chinn's trade will probably have fur- reaching repercussions on the world's industrial activity.

MAILS BY AIR

The pictures of King Hamlet and King Claudius can hardly dave shown a wider contrast than that drawn by London corres- pondent in a letter recently to the **Times.**** Seven pounds against seventy tous; twenty miles against 30,000, and fifty m.p.h. The Chinese Maritime Customs (good going, woo) agust 200. statistics for the month of Sept-Out of his long memories he ember, which were only recently could bring much to fill in the Ia Accordance with Govern available, are the first to reflect picture of the earliest attempts at ment Ordinance, THE EX

carrying mails by air. He tuust CHANGE BANKS wili

remember the success at the great CLOSED for the Transactions

display before Ministers and of PUBLIC "BUSINESS

members of Parliament at Hen don in May, 1911, when Hamel flew to Aldershot and buck with dispatches, and each time arrived at his destination" long before the telegram announcing his depar-

be

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at all fully the interruptions and diversions of trade, through the Sino-Japanese conflict. The Shanghai centre, which in the

IN THE GOODS of SATURDAY, and MONDAY, normal trend of affairs usually KATE ANGELA POTT late the 25th and 27th December, of 6 Via Forbici Florence in the Kingdom of Italy Mar ried Woman" 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 credl- tors and others to send In their claims against the above estate to 13th January, 1938.

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

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Administrator,

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

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PARTICULARS AND CON

·DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 28th day of Dec., 1937, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tin Hau Temple Rd. in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. !!

Interding bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the purchaser (if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be pre sent at the salt, the sum of two hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase price.

1937. (Christmas Holidays). Hong Kong, 22nd Dec., 1937..

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OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A

SHIP'S NAME.

accounts for about half of China's total trade turnover, was almost at a standstill, hence the total of imports into China in September was less than that for the pre- ceding math by almost two-, fifths at 34 million standard dollars. As compared with the figures for September, 1936 they were distinctly less than half the value of the imports into Chips

1 John Finnie, Manager of for that period. On the other

ture.

In spite of all that was said and written at the end of last June, when the Imperial Airways flying-boat Centurion took off from Southampton, in the pre sence of the Secretary of State for Air, the Postmaster-General, and

others, and the all-up Empire air mail was put in action, many a family, both in England and in South Africa, has been planning its Christmas mail on the old lines- and has taken great care not to miss the old once-a-week post, that took seventeen or eighteen The change has stolen them realized. Now,

Falkoo Dockyard & Eng. Co. of hand, China's exports expanded H.K., Ltd. hereby give notice in September quite remarkably. that in consequence of Propo.al The value during that month was to re-name the present salvage 67 million dollars, compared with vessel "Tal Koo," Tai "Koo I" | 45 million dollars in Angust, and and to register the new salvage were farger by about one-eighth Vessel "Tai Koo."

than China's totul exports in 1936. I other I have applied to the Board of September, Trade, under Section 47 of the words. while imports into China days. Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in | were largely stopped by the upon respect of the ship "Tai Koo" Japanese operation in Shanghai like it or not, they have commit.

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late Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Ismail and sister of the well-known local cricketer, Mr. A. K. (Percy) Ismail

Both the bride and bridegroom are very popular members" of the munity, and the reception. which younger set of the Indian com-

was held at the residence of the bridegroom's parents, was very well attended.

Mr. Abbas is the lawn bowls convenor of the Indian Recreation Club, and represented them at cricket for a number of seasons. being captain of the team that won the Second Division cham- pionship some two years ago. He was the recipient of a very beauti- ful present subscribed for by nem- bers of the IR.C.

The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. S.F. Ismall, was charmingly attired in a white satin gown. and was attended by

As it is, the United States is remaining in a distant land from which it intends to withdraw some nine years from now. The present- year is one of extraordinary tension in the far east and the near future is nothing but uncertainty. K the United States were relieved of the national responsibility still incorporated in its Filipino attach- ments, it could feel much safer in the storms which are sweeping over Asia.

If we were on good terms with Japan a delay in carrying out the ultimate purpose giving the Filipinos full responsibility for them-` selves might be tolerable. Peaceable relations have not yet been disturbed by any act. but they have been threatened by words and presently the United States will be sitting in a conference of treaty powers, engaged in considering ways and means of getting Japanese troops out of China.

President Roosevelt has already made belligerent remarks. They were ostensibly in the cause of peace but in the cause of a peace which we were to obtain by taking a strong and determined "position against aggressor nations. Allthough subsequent offcfal observations and remarks have been less bellicose; Japán stands on notice that there is humanitarian objection to its procedure.

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America's anticipated attitude was one of isolated neutrality. The apparent departure from that, seeking co-operation to restrain two dower-girls. The best nian

what is described as banditry and international lawlessness, has been and groomsman were Messrs. A welcomed by various European nations willing to give America the

R. Abbas and A.H. "Madar.

REGISTRY WEDDING

post of honour in any action taken to check aggression threatening European self-interest.

Before the United States finds itself involved in serious anairs so far from its frontier of successful military operations it would be A quiet wedding took place at wise to withdraw its hostages from the Philippines, where Japanese

the Registry of Marriages, Supreme Court yesterday, when Miss Young

retaliation could easily advance. Or all national follies none could be worse than suddenly finding a point of national honour in a coun

try this nation proposes to abandon peaceably within the next de-

Ful Ching, teacher, of No. 107 Bai Yeung Chot Street, arst floor. be- cade.

came the bride of Mr. Sin Man Hirig, office assistant, of the Wing Popularizing The Front Cheong Hong, residing at No. 25 Yuen Street West. second

Lee

floor,

Mr. W. Aneurin Jones. Deputy Registrar of Marriages, performed the ceremony, in the presence of Miss Woo Blu Shan and Mr. Yeung

Kin Fan.

PLIGHT OF CHINESE REFUGEES

Thousands Dependent On Foreign Relief

The plight of the refugees in the war areas of China and their urgent need of food, clothing, and medicaments were described on Dec. & by Dr. R. C. Robertson, head of the Pathological Sciences divi- sion of the Lester Institute of Medical Research, Shanghai, at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Lord Mayor's Fund for the Relief of Distress in China. 121, Westbourne Terrace, W.

charge of the medical services in

the International Settlement at arrived in

The proposal by Judge Juan Sumulong, who is known as "the brains of the opposition" in Philippine politics, for a general re- organization of the Popular Front amounts to an open admission that as things now stand the Front does not actually rank as an opposi tion party. No one hardly could disagree with him on this point. The Popular Front hardly can be credited with being either a party

or an opposition. ft. is a mere loose association of many discordant oppositions, says the "Manila Bulletin."

Judge Sumulong has earned a wide reputation and an unusual measure of pop lar respect through the frankness and sincerity of his observations and advice on matters political. It is generally recognized that he is a student, a brainy political analyst. But in frankness it must be admitted that he will have a job to tax to the limit all his talents of leadership to build a real opposition out of the Popular Front Apparently he realizes this-hence his suggestion for a complete organization.

At present the Popular Front depends far too much on a single common factor for cohesion, the common laterest of being against the party and persons now in office. If Judge Sumulong and others of his associates who are willing to make the effort to build an op- position can take the disjointed oposition units and blocs and harmonize their grievances to the extent of building à constructive platforin possibly they may be able to make a real start in the right direction. But they certainly have to get a far greater degree of unity of political purpose than yet is manifest among these several entities and loose groups claimed for membership in the Popular

Front

The Popular Front has one outstanding weakness common to opposition parties in the Philippines, the lack of a defined platform made up of concrete planks. If the Sumulong reorganization plans includes the building of a platform, if one really can be bufit, then there will be hope for: the so-called Popular Front to be popularized but before lasting progress is made it has to get past the state of mere theorizing by the political have-nots:

CHUNGKING IS NOW OVERCROWDED

No More Accommodation; Food Shortage

Hankow, Dec. 23. An unprecedented situation has

steamers

EXAMINATION FOR NURSES

The following results of the Nurses Board Examinations held In December, 1937, under Section 4. of the Nurses Registration Ordinance. Ordinance No. 1 of 1931. are published for general.

PRELIMINARY

Passed

of Hong Kong Official number China has been able to dieted their letters to a flying-boat. gross rapidly the bulk of her export which between Southampton and registered of tonnage 366 registered net trade from Shanghai to other Durban will carry them, without

at incredible Dr. Robertson, who, on the out- tonnage 20 tons, owned by purts of the country which were trans-shipping,

speed. It is improbable that the break of hostilities in August, took Taikos Dockyard and Engineer- not affected by the war.

future of air mail will see any the improvised refugee camps in ing Co. of Hong Kong, Ltd., A comparison of the Chinese contrast so violent as that to Hong Kong, for the permission trade figures for the last two which attention has been called: Shanghal has just to change her name to "Tal Koo months after the outbreak of and yet this year's Christma: Britain, and is soon returning to 1" and to have her registered in hostilities (August - September:mail to South Africa will make China as head of the British unit the new name at the Port of shows that all large countries good point to mark in the of the League of Nations anti- Hong Kong as owned by Taikoo trading with China lost trade on ineinory, because hefore very out that this commission was to

epidemic commission. He pointed } Dockyard & Engineering Co. of a great scale through the Chinese- long it will be seen as incom act as adviser to the Chinese,

Japanese wai Hong Kong, Ltd., Hong Kong.

(The figures bere plete, only the first and partial Government and would follow been created in Chungking as a Any objections to the proposed given are accurate to the quarter triumph in a much greater Im- them into the interior of the coun- result of the considerable exodus change of name must be sent to million of standard dollars only) perial whole. When the Entry. It could not operate in the from that, the authorities are not

areas occupied by the Japanese, med the information:- the Registrar of Shipping at inports of Japanese goods into pire air mail scheine is complete, and the Japanese authorities, with allowing any further arrivals, with Hong Kong, within seven days China declined during that peri. and the great partnership is in the best will in the world, could the result that many from the appearance of this ad. from 43 million dollars to not full action for the common end. do no more than safeguard their loaded with refugees have been quite 10 million dollars. Exports with direct services from Great own troops. The 200,000,000 Chinese compelled to drop their human from China to Japan have shrunk Britain to Malava, Australia, and in the stricken region, nearly half cargoes at Ichang and Wanhsien. the population of China, were thus There is no more housing ac- simultaneously from 17 to New Zealanal, as well to entirely dependent for rellet commodation in Chungking. Many million dollars. Germany's in-Africa and India. when the air is on the efforts of the Lord Mayor's shops doing business all day are ports into China declined in the the regular, the compulsory. Fund and similar organizations, renting their counters as beds at first two months after the out-route for all the Empire's letters, working through the Ambassador's night. The city also faces a serious rood shortage and the authorities break of hostilities from 33 to 12 great.. iden will have been Committee on the spot.

DYING LIKE FLIES

here are urging all refugees coming million dollars, while exports realized, and dreams which must. The refugee situation, Dr. Roberinto Szechuan to bring their own from China to Germany showed have sometimes seemed fantastic tson sald, was constantly fluctuat- a reduction from 16 to eight even

A similar situation. though not to the dreamers will be ing. At Shanghai more than 1,000,- million dollars. As compared solid fact.

000 refugees had poured into the so acute, exists at Changsha with Germany and Japan, the

•International Bettlement. At first Reuter, food was plentiful and many could British and United States losses

sleep out of doors, but now local are moderate. Importa of Britief

supplies were running short and the temperature was at freezing point. Children in the refugee camps had died like flies owing to lack of milk and from the effects of aerial bombardment.

vertisement.

Dated at Hong Kong this 21st day of December, 1937.

(Signed) For

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF HONG KONG, LTD.

JOHN FINNIE,

Manager.

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HEALTH RETURNS

25 to 10 million dollars, while exports from China to Britain "Four-cases" of dysentery and two of small-pox were reported to the were reduced from 231 to 113 Health Authorities for the 24 million dollars, that is by just hours ended

midnight about one half. United States Wednesday. imports into China were reduced from 521 to 24 million dollar.

OF

QUARANTINE BESTRICTIONS ·

REMOVED

In spite of heavy trade losses as a result of the war, China's total trade for the first nine The quarantine restrictions im- months of this year was main-posed by the Governments of the Netherlands East Indies and tained to a remarkable degree Japan against arrivals from Hong Total imports into China in Kong on account of cholera have creased in that period, as com been removed.

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TRANSPORT WORKERS VOTE FOR BOYCOTT OF JAPAN

London, Dec. 22. The British section of the Inter- national Transport Workers' Fe deration held a meeting in London to-day and decided to support a

Government Hospitals: - Mimer:

Annie Choy, Pearl Lin," Alice Chun, Cecilla Y. Ng. Mr. Yuẹn Lai Chuen and Mr. Mok Yim Lam

Tung Wah Hospital:-Miss Chung.

Chi Keung (Credit in Anatomy and Physiology), Misses Li Tick Kam, Yip Wai Fong, Yuen Yuet Wa

Tung Wah Eastern Hospital:— Miss Chu Yu Yu

Kwong, Wah Hospital:-Misses: Chan Pul Lin, Luck Chi Wai, Leung Fook Hing.

Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital:-Miss Maggie Ho

FINAL Passed

and

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Government Hospitals: Bylvia Chung, Lavinia Lai, Ruth Naldu, Alice. Kwan (Kwan Tak:

Jean M. Tuey, Mr. Lo Long Him. and Mr. Sun Yuk Mar

Kwong Wan

The British mission hospitals had policy to boycott Japanese goods. Hing)," Mary Teul (Tsu! Mul Ying), saved the situation at Shanghal | Beuter. and were doing magnificent work

Hospital:Misses

Chan Put "King" Ng Yt Mul. Chung Pik. Ung Chung Pik Fong,.......

In other towns. With the Japanese the report of his death arose from advance on Nanking about 1,000,- the fact that he lent a destitute 000 people were trying to leave the refugee one of his old suits. The city with no preconceived plah man was blown to pieces by a Kwok Hak Yue..!!

Alice Memorial and Amliated. and without supplies Hundreds of bomb and apparently some docu-

дате which Hospitals:--Misses Ng Wai Eau. thousands would die unless foreign ments bearing his relief funds could help them. had been left in, the pockets were Faan Bo Chee, Lau Mel Shin,

Dr. Robertson recalled that last found. He read his own obituary Leung Koon Koon. August he was erroneously repor-notice at breakfast the next day. ted to have been killed and said! "Times."

Hong Kong Bahatorium and Hospital:-Miss Chui Fu Yung.