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HONOURED

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

American Express

Travelers Cheques

The safe and convenient means

of carrying travel. funds.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in U.S.A.

4, Des Vœux Road, Central.

N&W ADVERTISEMENTS

Li.

"NOTICE

NON-PAYMENT OF WATER ACCOUNTS.

Excess water and meter rental accounts are posted to the person who signed the Form "G" guaranteeing payment. This person is generally the landlord or his recognized agent.

In many lustances inconvent." ence is caused to tenants by the water supply being disconnected without warning to them, owing to the failure of the guarantor to pay the

accounts within the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1937.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER CO. (1,922), LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Share. holders will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Bank of East Asia Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 29th December, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers."

5810

BRITISH MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL TIENTSIN

VACANCY FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

No. 37/37

Applications are invited trom bunsa subjects for the post of Electrical Engineer to take charge of the Electricity Depart ment of the British Munkipal Council, Tientsin,

The initial salary to be offered ADVERTISEMENTS is Chinese Dollars 1,290.00 per

1

NOTICE. THE EASTERN EXTENSION

AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that the name of the above Company will from the 1st January, 1938, be changed to

CABLE & WIRELESS, LIMITED,

with which is associated the Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraphi Co., Ltd. (In corporated in England).

specified period. Tenants are, An agreement has been signed therefore, advised to make sult between His Excellency the able arrangements with

their Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, landlords to ensure that all water K.C.M.G., and Cable & Wireless, and meter rental accounts are Ltd., for the transfer to the paid promptly.

latter company of the fixed sta tion commercial radio communi.

Changes of ownership.of pro-

perty should be notified imme. cations of the Colony as from

diately to this Office.

R. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 24th Dec., 1937.

-5842

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION

January 1st, 1938.

month, ($860 basic salary plus fifty per..

cent. repatriation allowance.

Candidates

mast be eithe

Associate Members or Membe

of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and should be between 35 and 45 years of age. Candidates must have had sound technical training in Electrical] Engineering, have held respon. sible posts in Municipal or Com- pany's Electrical Undertaking supplying both Alternating Cur·· rent and Direct Current, and must have good administrative and organising ability with com> mercial experience.

The present capacity of the Council's Power Station is 7,000 K.W..

NIELSON-On Dec. 15, 1937, sud-

denly,

18, Marlborough Avenue. Broomhill, Glasgow. W.1. the Rev. Andrew Bonar Nielson, M.A., formerly mis- sionary of the English Presby- terian Church, Formosa,

If Gossip We Must

Japan, eldest son of the late William Nielson, Bank of Scot- land, in his 69th year. RAPER.-On Dec. 12, 1937. at a

nursing home in. Beconsfield, Dear Cynthia, Bucks. Horace W. OBE. dearly-loved husband of Madge Raper, late Member of the Legislative Council of The Straits Settlements,' and Managing Director of The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. of Singapore, aged 55.

MARRIAGE

Raper, I went to see the amusing revue "Hullo Hong Kong," at the China Fleet Club Theatre last Thursday. There was an enthusiastic audience

FINDLAY-MASSEY-On Dec. 23,

1937. at Holy Trinity Cathe dral, Shanghai, by the Very Rev. A. C. S. Trivett, MA., D.D. James Gilbert, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Findlay of Muswell Hill, London, to Joan Mary, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Massey, of Shanghai.

DEATHS

23.

DOBROHOTOFF.-On Dee.

1937, at the Paulun Hospital, Shanghai, Mrs. Natalle Via- cheslav Dobrohotoff, aged 31 | years.

and some of the turns won loud

applause. Mrs. Gambler, who has. a lovely voice" and an attractive stage personality, sang delightfully. In one number with Mr. ErIK Nelson,, she wore a delightful white satin negligee which excited great deal of femiame envy.

E moves in

A charming study of

An amusing young man, whose name did not appear on the pro- gramme, provided one of the high- lights of the evening. His Imper- sonation of a young woman who wakes up late after a thick night and is faced with an imminent lunch engagement was very realis- tie. He dealt so adequately. with the essential

hasty feminine toflette that the audience rocked with appreciative or sym- pathetic laughter. To see our- PADUK-On Dec. 23, 1937, at 88 selves as others see us was an em

Edinburgh Road, Hermann barrassing but hilarious revelation. Paduk. aged 37 years, of The languid and monosyllable Messrs. Reuter, Brockelmann young opportunist sitting out &

was dancing gracefully., Mrz, Ro- & Co.

dance with lovely, but unsophisti-berts in pale blue and Miss, Walker cated, partner also provided great in black were two other enthusias

tic dancers. The floor show was excellent but one had to crowd early to

the edges of the dance space if one wanted to see any thing of it. I managed with the help of an athletic partner, to get

Editorial and Business Office: 18-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel 30251. Night Editor (Wanchat Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Omice: 53. Fleet Stree!

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The Daily Press.

友之國中

Howe KoNo. DECEMBER 19, 1937.

NEW CHINESE. SPIRIT

The current year is fast draw-

The successful candidate will be on probation for a period of six months. A four years' com tract will be offered at the end oing to a close and although the the probationary period if services prove satisfactory. of education, whether manele ce Applications giving age, details single, training and experience The present Radio Traffic accompanied by copies of testi Office will remain in the P. & O.monials should be addressed to Building, Des Voeux Road, until the undersigned so the end of January, after which Tlentsin not later than February the Office will be transferred to 15, 1938, the Offices of the Eastern Exten.

By Order, sion Telegraph Co., Ltd. (here. inafter to be known as Cable & Wireless, Ltd.).

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Publicat

will remain under Government control.

5848

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

as to reach

T. Y. CHEN,

Acting Secretary.

COUNCIL ROOM,

TIENTSIN, CHINA, December 14, 1937.

EXAMINATION

58-1

Brigade took the Air Raid Precau-

gmusement

Mr. Gill and his Old Cock Linnet won the hearts bi

the entire house

His "Moving" recital moved every one to helpless laughter. As one of the "Ruins that Cromwell knocked ababt-a-hit" he gave an equally funny and finished per- formance. Everybody seemed to be there and the Gripps was very gay afterwards.

AT THE GRIPPS

ז'

Mrs. M. Brown.

near enough to enjoy "The Mid-' night Follies."

These energetic young ladies danced with vigour, if not abandon, and were loudly applauded.

"

PENINSULA HOTEL

white dress. Mrs. Wright had a bright little sequin coat over her full black frock. Mrs. Haggard came in late from another party and Mrs. Gambler, who' did not look in the least exhausted after her activities in "Hullo Hong Kong", also brought a party, which included many of the members of that versatile cast. I

saw Miss Baird a soft maize coloured dress dancing energetically and Mrs. Mc- Avoy in black was also trying to counteract the effects of a hearty. Christmas.

A happy New Year to you my dear,-Your exhausted but undis- mayed,

ELSPETE.

"AT HOME"

Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson was "at home" for the Christmas meet of the Fanling Hunt last Sunday. The lovely lawn and garders of "Annandale" provided a delightful setting for this picturesque pather- ing.

Mr. Walmsby Cotter was hunt- 1ng hounds with Mr. Fielden and Mr. Butcher as whips. Major Oliver was Field Master. A large crowd assembled at "Annandale" to enjoy the hospitality of Mr. Pater- son. I saw Mrs. Marriot who has ing very trim in brown tweed. She just come back from England look-

was talking to Mrs. MacGregor who was in grey, Mrs. Stanton wore white effectively. Mrs. Waymouth was in rust coloured tweed. Among the large field which moved off On Christmas Eve this popular

were Mrs. Butcher, Miss Beavis, Miss Smalley, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. centre of Hong Kong's night life

McAvoy, Miss Fair, Miss B. Fair, was literally packed to the doors.

Miss Scott-Harston, Miss Harvey, It was quite impossible to dance

Mrs. Cunningham-Grahame, Mrs. but everyone had a splendid time.

The Stanton, Commander Hopper, Wing That Indefatigable host, Mr. whole place was en fete and the Commander Dalzell, Mr. Paton, Olivinsky, ably seconded by his floor though full was not as crowd-Commander Menzies, Mr. Archer, energetic colleagues, worked harded as the Gripps on the previous Mr. Harvey, Mr. McAvoy, Mr. Mac- to make everyone comfortable and evening. It was possible to dance Namara, Mr. Scott, Major Murphy, happy. I saw Mrs. Taggart in a comfortably, and at least to see Mr. Browning, Mr. Middleburg, Dr. large party which included Sir who was there, if not, what they de Castro Basto, Mr. MacGregor, Atholl and Lady MacGregor. Mrs. were wearing. Mrs. Marmont who Mrs. Palmer, Commander Cunning- Fredericks was dining with her was dancing with her husband ham-Grahame, Mr. Nigel, Mr. King, husband. Miss Witchell, refusing looked charming in blue and Mrs. Mr Ferguson, Commander Wood- to be discouraged by the crowd, Steele was lovely in graceful hall and many others,

changing the economic structure of the country could China attain emancipation.

|

After a hearty family Christmas dinner at mid-day, I faced my third traditional Yuletide meal with well feigned equanimity at the Peninsula Hotel on Christmas night.

ent in Lakuochino, on the night'

Happily, not every conflict in China has now been in

Instoric of July 7, was used as an excuse house abandoned by its ancestral progress nearly half a year, there

for military aggression of a coun- family has passed into the hand seems to be no sign whatever of

In 1912 when the Manthu Gov-try that had all its resources con- of the destroyer. There remain, this connection by established by the people for the contention that she had no terri- Crewe House, all of which have the Chinese spirit crumbling. "In ernment was overthrown and a centrated on rehabilitation, for instance, Somerset House,

republican form of Government, agreeably surprised the world by

It had all along been Japan's Chatham House, Staford House, her determined stand, for no one, people end of the people, the late forial designs on China, yet since been converted to public or pri knowing the Instory of China, of Dr. Sun published an article de- that date Tientsin, Peiping, Nan-vate uses. strife which have ravaged the na-

Particularly note the internat disorders and civil claring that the improvement of king, Shanghai-only to mention worthy and welcome is the re- the Chinese social and economic a few places, have been taken by cent case of Crowe House, which tion for the past two decades, system must be based on the her troops and she is endeavour-has had the rare good fortune to snspected that there was even a foundation of land revolution. It ing to set up puppet governments. find a commercial buyer ready hint of a new spirit of unity is an acknowledged fact that in Not content with this there is to preserve the exterior and a abroad.

all his plans the first thought of now talk that she intends extend- good deal of the interior un- $ When the first rumblings of the late Party leader was for the ing her activities to South China impaired. This is an example Mobile Station Services (Ships

war ware heard, there was noth

masses, for he believed that the in the not far distant future, which it is devoutly to be hoped Sea and Aviation), Broadcast.. Auction to be held on Monday, ing and certain other services

workers and peasants were the "unless, the Chinese Government may be followed in the case of ing but pity for a nation which in the past had proved itself weak. pillars of the new China. To el-

reconsider their attitude towards Norfolk House, for the rapid the 3rd day of Jan., 1938, at 3

both orally and materially able the masses to participate in Japan, suppress al: anti-Japan- obliteration of historic London in p.m., at the Offices of the Public

'AIR RAID PRECAUTION ration continually set upon be their own Government freedom of ism in China, and express will the past 10 or 15 years is nothing Works Department, by Order of

cause of its weakness and speech was proposed, and it was ingness to co-operate with short of a national calamity. Is His Excellency the Governor of

everyone thought that the time due to Dr. Sun's efforts that stu- Japan." one Lot of Crown Land "at

Members of St. John Ambulance had come when China would be dents, farmers and workers took

it really inevitable that the Japan did not take the new "march

should King's Road near Quarry Bay

of progress " tion Examination on December 16 mowed down before a superior a keen interest in the various so- Chinese spirit into consideration trample down every surviving in the Colony of Hong Kong

and 18. Dr. J. E. Dovey was force, and that neither her morale al as well as political move when she started her invasion of building that enshrines something for a term of 75 years, with

examiner, while the lecturer was or her armaments would stand ments. After the death of Dr. China. It seems incredible that memorable in the history, art and the option of renewal at a

Corps Superintendent Chak Tal-up to the attacks of a modern war Sun, however. great changes her leaders have not awakened to manners of other ages? Crown Rent to be fixed by the By order of the Stewards, the kong. The following passed:- machine.

were brought about. Corruption the fact that China is determined Surveyor of His Majesty the China Auction Rooms, (Mr. E.

Cheung Tsang Shun Hing. Lo! In that, however, the world and intrigues became the order to resist just as long as the mili King, for one further term of 75 V. M. R. Sousa Auctioneer), Yee Har. Ngan Kwan Ying. U was mistaken. A new spirit of of the day and thousands of those tarista of Japan keep up this ill will sell by Auction at the Pad Ka Cheung, Chung Yung Ping.nnity was already abroad in who had remained loyal to the egal war in their mind desire to Intending bidders are advised dock, the Race Course, Happy Szeto Chung, Yick Yuen Ching Chine, no matter how latent it teachings of Dr. Sun were exe-gain dominance over China that immediately after the dis- Valley, at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday, Chan Man Ko, San Peau de Man Shu Kan, Leung Kam Chuen, posal of the lot the purchaser 30th December, the following Loberson, Ng Sum Fook. Ma Wan fired. That shot only hastened (If not the applicant), will 1938 China pony subscription Lan. Lo Wal Ching Chan Yue be required to deposit with au grillins :-

Tong, Lam So Man, Ho Kang Po authorised officer who will be pre

Leung Kam To. Pang Sal Kwong. Barket All Hyder, Mut Chau Fan. sent at the sale, the sum of two

Teul Shun Wah, Leung Chung Yee, hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash.

Hung Mau Chiu, Chan Bau Ping,

A semi-official agency declared This sum will be refunded on

Id Shing Yim Taut Leung Hong, payment of the purchase price.

Tse Long Chiu,, Hul Kit Hing. So'

∙completely unjustifled. . Ming Shin, Liu Pak Kwan, Chan How then was this new spirit try was put in order and thebut dignified façade · helps so Pastors who had been imprisoned Yuk In, Cheung Yan Shung. Chan brought about? To answer this undesirable elemente gradually notably to give an aristocratic during past several months were Members of The Hong Kong Pak Hang. Ngan Kwong Yam, question we must go as far back combed out. The country rallied tone and character to St. James's allowed to return to their churches Jockey Club, will be entitled to Yuen Fung Cheung Chan Yuet 88, 1905, when the Russian prorle round one whom they recognised square. Tace the ponies at the 1938 Hing. Lau Chee Hong, Pang Sa!

The passing of this during Christmas, but they have to return to prison after, the Annual Race Meeting as sub. Wah Cheng Tim Leung Wat Man, were dreaming on socialistic to be a natural leader and though ducal mansion was no doubt in- holidays.- scription griffins,

was there were still a few who could evitable. It is but the latest Beuter. Fung Yiu Wai, Chan form of Government.It Png Kwang, Liu Tong, Lam Chi then that the late Party leader, not quite see eye to eye with the witness of the transformation The Club will require a written Fang. Tsun Wai Kan. Tsang Chan Dr. Sun Yat-sen, planned the Central Government at Nanking, which historic. London 'is under- ** undertaking from the new owners Bun, Lam Hing Yue, Wong Ngan emancipation of the Chinese peo- the Sian Affair in December 199 going under the pressure of

that the ponies will not be ex-Ying. Tang Yuet Lan, Hung Laple. He drafted a number of opened the eyes of the whole of modern ported from Hong Kong during Wong Shiu Wing. Ho Yan Kal, ideas, with the view to faise the China and to a man they came to House obeys the tendency which the present hostilities.

Tong Po Hal, Wong Ming Shau. standard of living as well as the the support of the Generalissimo. has already carried away Devon. London, Dec. 27: The death Is Cheng Hin Cheung, Kwok Yu industrialisation of the country No sooner was this affair happily shire House, Lansdowne House, announced of the Duchess of Rut- Kam, Chiu Sze Shing, Law Fung and he was firm in the belief that settled than the Japanese aggres- Grosvenor House, the Reynolds land, mother-in-law of Mr. A. Duff Sang, Hul Wa: Han, Lo Ho China should, have a compléterors get to work again and the House, and the Adam buildings miralty

Cooper, Mirst Lord of

social revolution and that only by comparatively insignificant incid- in the Adelphi.

British Wireless Nervice.

years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LO

No. of Bala

Registry No.

Locality.

Inland Lat

NG, 8099. -

Adjoining Inland

Lot No, 3838,

King's Road

Boundary

Measure

ment.

per

plan.

Contents in

4007 arenbg.

About

7,500.

Annual

Bental

No. 57 Bay gelding aged 13 hands 3 incites

No. 93 Ches. gelding aged

13 hands 3 inches,

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The purchasers of the above,

Upest Price.

14,95

5850

Secretary:

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, 23rd Dec., 1937;

Wong Kam Cheung. Pang Kin

Lily Low,

Kwan, Eui Kam Ping. Mak Wo..

Chung, Kwan 8it Kwan Fan Sau

5847 Chun.

was before the first shot

Was

its strengthening and to-dny, we find a new nation, fighting deter- minedly despite her limitations, and putting up a gallant fight that has surprised the world in general, and Japan in particular.

cuted, and the civil war which

Then Generalissimo

GERMAN PRIESTS

FREED

Berlin, Dec. 27.

went on well-nigh incessantly for TIME THE DEVOURER

No official comment was made ten years seriously weakened the

regarding the Pope's Christmas strength of the nation.

Yet another of London's his Eve address against German re- Chiang toric houses is to pass from its ligious persecution, and the press Kai-shek, in 1927, set in work to ancestral owners. The Duke of generally is silent, carry on where Dr. Sun had left Norfolk has decided to sell Nor- that the address was bateful and off. Slowly but surely the coun-folk House, whose unassertive)

conditions. Norfolk

MR. DUFF COOPER BEREAVED

the Ad-