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HONG KONG ST.

ANDREW'S SOCIETY,

BURNS' DINNER

In view of the numbers attend- ing the Burns' Dinner at the Peninsula Hotel, on Tuesday, 25th January, 1938, the General Committee of the Society regret be names can accepted for attendance at this function.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. -

PARTICULARS AND CON ITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Wednesday, the 2nd day of February, 1938,

been appointed Managers for at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1938.

ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A

- SHIP'S NAME.

The Tai Sang Steamship Com "pany," Limited, whose registered office is situatë at No. 122, Queen's Road Centraf, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong hereby give notice that in conse. quence of the resolution of their Board of Directors to change the name of the steamship "Charles

Editorial and Business Office:

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Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

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London Office: 53, Fleet Street

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The

Daily

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HONG KONG, January 19, 1938.

The Chinese Army rightly is avoiding major operations in the form of a decisive battle and

instead is turning to guerilla war-

fare. At the same time

we

Hardouin" recently acquired by ARMING OF THE the Company they have applied CHINESE PEOPLE to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the said ship. ** Charles Hardouin" of the Port of Hong Kong Official number 153529 of gross tonnage 1,664.56 tons, re- tons gister tonnage 1,053.71 formerly owned by the Tang On Steamship Company, Limited, whose registered office is situate at No. 122; Queen's Road Cen. tral for the permission to change her name to "Kau Tong" (*) and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by the said Tal Sang Steamship Company, Ltd.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad. vertisement..

strongly oppose the view that it should abandon positional for guerilla operations exclusively. being personally supervised by the Generatissimo Chinese

The operations in the North

"show that the

Dated at Hong Kong, this 18th day of January, 1938.

WOO & WOO, Solicitors for the said Tai Sang Steamship Company, Limited.

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Army 13 carrying on positional warfare where necessary and suitable. To the outside world

the fall of Nanking might have seemed a definite gain for the Japanese but actually it was an empty victory and since then the difficulties of the invaders have

very much increased.

Subsequent to

the taking of Nanking the Chinese have found it advisable to destroy Japanese property in Tsingtao; Japan has had to delay her campaign in South China; and. last but not least. an Imperial Conference has

been called. the results of which are only now becoming known.

From these happenings It is clear that China 1 successfully following a policy which is foreinig Japan to conform to her plans.

The single most Important weapon available to the Chinese people in their war for Indepen- dence, apart from guerilla fighting, can be forged by forming the: masses into large and organised armies. Supporting these armies,

FIRST BOOK ON guerilla fighters, could make life

CHINA WAR

To Be Published Shortly

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"The armed might of the Chinese

which is now being

waged with all the fury of an enraged people.

Victory is the only outcome where- upon the Sword of Righteousness. and Honour can be sheathed.*

Fong Kong and' Canton, effective Public Works Department, by OrPeople is China's best weapon. 15th January, 1938. By mutual der of His Excellency the Gov. And in the National Salvation War arrangement, Mr. Paul Servaninernor of one Lot of Crown Land who will remain as an authorised at. Repulse Bay in the Colony agent, has relinquished the of Hong Kong for 蟲 management.

at 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.

All communications and en quiries should be addressed to Messrs. Gilman & Co., Ltd., or to Crown Life Insurance Co. G.P.O. Box 894, Hong Kong.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

5915

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of Alice Sanderson Laurence, late of Field Cottage Sunningdale in the County of Berks, England, Married Woman, deceased.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others, to send in their claims against the above estate to the 15th day of February, 1938,

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

Dated the 18th day of January, 1938,

JOHNSON, STOKES" &

MASTER. Solicitors for the Executors, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank-Building, Hong Kong.

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Intending 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 Present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash. This sum will be refund ed on payment of the purchase [rice.

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These significant words by one of China's most resolute leaders, the son of the late Dr. Sun Yat

well - nigh

impossible to the Japanese forces by ambushing them. harassing their lines of

4 Gossip We Must

Dear Cynthia, Keen riders to hounds and their friends turned out in force last Friday evening when the Fanling Hunt Ball was held at the Penin- sula Hotel.

Mr. Erik Nelson, the energetic secretary of the Hunt was respon- sible for the amusing and original decorations in the Ballroom. Sign- boards directed one to well known bits of country,

A series of caricatures of pro- minent Fanling personalities pro- voked great interest and mirth. To see ourselves as others see us is always a bracing experience and the various subjects depicted ze- ceived the humourous treatment of their special idiosyncracies with laughter that was hollow.

not always

Mrs. Scott looking delightfully

Winter had a pretty black net dress appliqued with vivid flowers,

Miss Pip Harvey was making a last appearance before sailing on the trooper, next day, and was not in the least abashed by the 'cari- caturist's treatment of her satorial originalities,

Mrs, Ackroyd Hunt was in blue satin, and Mrs. Wilson had chosen black. Miss Blair and Mr. McAvoy were deep in a critical apprecia- tion of the artist's work,

FANLING RACE MEETING

(BY: “FOOTSLOGGER")

In spite of threats of rain in the morning the weather held perfect- ly for Sunday's Race Meeting at Fanling. His Excellency the Gov- ernor and Lady Northcote came and there was a good attendance of the usual punters.

I saw Mrs. Eu Tong Sen in a

Mrs. Potts was dancing with her lovely brown fur cost, Mrs. Wal- ker had covered her suit with a grey squirrel coat and was talking animatedly to Mrs. Dalzell who wore a short beautifully cut brown tweed

husband who did not seem to be in his usual voice. I saw Mrs. Raws- torne in a party which included her two sisters and Miss Potter was looking very attractive in a graceful blue dress. : Mrs. Haggard's black dress was

pretty in black was admiring her husband's picture. Mrs. McAvoy and Mr. Nelson were regarding the former's caricature with critical attention and were obviously deep | in anatomical technicalities.

relieved with gold sequins, and

Mrs. Fuller was dancing with great animation in a chiffon dress of a lovely, shade of lacquer red.

There were some amusing floor turns and the man with the horse was recalled several times, while the one man band was one of the many attractions in the bar.

The dance went on well after 3

Miss Mary Smalley was dancing in a pretty black dress. She wore one of the amusing little Rower topped vells which are enjoying | a.m. and everyone was in the such a vogue at the moment. Miss greatest spirits. This is definitely Langley, who has just announced one of the best dances of the year. and its popularity seems to grow yearly.

her engagement, was dancing with her fiance and receiving good wishes on all sides.

藏

Mrs. Churcher wore

little white fur cape over her rose co- loured taffetta dress and Mrs.

AIR MAIL FOR HONG KONG

Late Arrival Yesterday

Air mall for Hong Kong from Europe was held up altogether for more than one day as the result Drst. of the postponement of the

Let me have news of Shanghai soon.

Yours,

ELSPETH

BROADCAST TALK ON TONKIN

Hong Kong radio listeners were treated to another very interesting talk on Tonkin by Monsieur M. J. B. Montargis, in his broadcast over Z.B.W. last night, During the course of his talk which was in French, M. Montargis discussed Indo-China, and also described the administration of the country. Its beauties, and its people.

M. Montargis touched upon the

communications and by blowing departure of the RM.A. Daedalus exhibition of Tonkinese arts and

up railways. tunnels and bridges.

Mao Tse-tung himself, one of the most brilliant students cf guerilla warfare the world he's ever known, advises the Central Government to "adopt mass war- fare in which all able-bodied men and women must be armed and

trained. Passive warfare must be abandoned." he continues, "for counter-attack and guerilla war. fare,"

ONE-WAY PASSAGE

The Leviathan in soon to start

Sentiment

another farewell tour,

Sen, are the most closing sen- tences of the foreword written by Dr. Sun Fo to the book by Mr. Pergy Chen on the present hostal seafarers who sadly saw her tiles between China and Japan. sall away to Solomon's Island a Interviewed concerning the pub- few years ago-to America's port lication of "The Sino-Japanese

of rast of wartime ships will War, 1937" Mr Percy Chen said. once "more watch a platoon of "I found in my contacts in puffing tugboats, drag and push Shanghai with foreign newspaper- her monstrous bulk into the fair- men and writers, that on account of the lack of material they were unable to contribute much in the way of what journalsts know as 'war correspondence"."

In their brief accounts of the PARTICULARS OF THE 101 capture of this town or that there was lacking a cohesion in the de- tails presented with the result that the general war situation between China and Japan seemed isolated advances. retreats, and rkirmishes.

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Mr. Chen's book is the first book on military operations involved in the Sino-Japanese conflict since 1831. It is printed by "The Hong Kong Dally Press" Ltd. and will be before the public within the next fortnight.

COMPANY TO BE WOUND UP

from Bangkok owing to delay on the main route and secondly, bad weather in South China...

crafts which is at present "being held at the French Bank Building and which is proving such a suc- The Imperial Airways plane, cess, and mentioned that Monsieur which left Bangkok early yester-Lacollange, who arrived on Mon- day morning and was expected' day from Indo-China, is at the ex- here at 1, p.m., did not leave Hanol hibition and would be explaining until nearly noon, with the result and discussing things with visitors. that her arrival at Kal Tak Air-M. Lacollange has been a resident port was delayed till 5 o'clock in

In Indo-China for 37 years and is the afternoon.

an authority on his subject.

Following M. Montargis' talk. Mr. A. T. Lay spoke in English of what had been said.

It was at first thought that on account of fog she might not be able to take off from Hanoi until to-day. The weather, however, cleared in time, and it was decided to continue the flight.

Mall brought by the plane was delivered last night.

FUNERAL OF LATE

MRS. A:D. RODRIGUES

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broadth coat over her

dress.

Miss Kolewali was wearing a

lovely blue dress, and Miss Buck-

ley in green tweed was taking a keen interest in form. Mrs. Mac- gregor was in a delightful grey outat talking to Mrs. Potts who was also in a grey tallored sult. Mrs. Hobkick was in navy with an at- tractive Breten Sallor hat of the

same colour. -

There was a good programme though the hunting enthusiasts were mourning the absence of a Country Race of any kind.

Miss Fair's mount was first in the Ladies' Scutry and there were some exciting finishes in the Steeplechase events,

These meetings are not as popu- lar as they deserve. They provide a delightful outing into the coun- try and the races, though not as exciting as the Valley fixtures, are excellent sport.

SUCCESS UNLIKELY

Washington, Jan. 18. Reported negotiations by Japan- ese industrial Interests to obtain, credit of $50,000,000 in the United' States for the purchase of ma- chinery is not likely to meet with New success, according to the York Times."

Official circles in Washington declare that the Government- would regard with disfavour, any" proposal entailing extension ör credits for Japanese Interests for any such proposal. Officials de- clined to go so far as to say that it represented the application of United States foreign policy. It is also stressed that it is only their off-hand judgment like that pro- posed would be unfavourable and the effort would fall-Reuter.

Indo-China tuned in to last night's

It is understood that French broadcast,

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Dr. A. J. Skinn, popular local medico, left for Europe on vaca- tion by the s.s. Potsdam last night. The funeral of the late Mrs. Anna Dr. Skinn is a member of the firm way, and again as sadly hear her Dorothea Rodrigues (nee Koch)

of Drs. Black, Balean, Skirin and doleful deep-throated siren sound her one of the oldest Fortuguese re-

Talbot, of Union Building. He has valedictory to the sea-1ader.ts of the Colony, who died on

been resident physician of the This time the Leviathan is bound | Monday the Queen Mary Peninsula Hotel for a long time. out to the shipbreakers on a one- Hospital, took place yesterday During his absence, his duties will way passage from which a shio afternoon at the Roman Catholic be taken over by Dr. G. T. Balean, never returns.

Cemetery in the presence of mem-

son of Dr. Hermann Balean. Probably no other ship in history

bers of her family and numerous, ever gained for herself so wide friends. The Rey. Father Spada a range of sentimental attach-officiated. ments. She was

built by the

The chief mourners

were her Germans at Bamburg to wrest for husband, Fred and Carl their merchant navy the coveted blue ribbon from, British shipping Ever proud of their vaunted en- gineering geplus. the people never quite forgot their mighty Vaterland, symbol of their ambitions on the seas.

German

to

($705)

(daughters) Julle (step-daughter) Carmen, Alice, Doris and Mary

and Richardo "(grandson). T'wo beautiful posies of red and white roses, together with a Cross of

white chrysanthemums from 'her loving husband and children, were lowered into the grave with the Comm

Another well known resident in the person of Dr. W. A. Scharffen- burg also left by the 8.8. Potsdam, Dr. Scharffenburg., who is prin School, is proceeding to Singapore cipal of the Hong Kong Language

to attend an educational confer- ence. He expects to return to the Colony about the middle of Febru-

ary.

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The many friends of Mr. F. X. following:-A A. Rodrigues and

Floral tributes were sent by the D'Almada e Castro 8nr., the solici- family, A. M. Rumjahn, Major and

tor, will be pleased to learn that he has recovered from his recent Mrs. Minsteed, C. Santos, Manu- Illness. Mr. D'Almada is staying facturers Lite Insurance Bowenn Wal, Chartered Bank of be back at his office next week.

Co. at the Gloucester Hotel, and will

India, Klang Yu, P. 8. M. Rodrigues, !" Daisy, Lester, Doris Li and Helen (

Ma, Assistant Teachers Italian Yesterday's Eurasia plane from Convent School, Nederlandsch - Hankow brought, among other dische Handelsbank N.B., Italian passengers, Michel Breal, gen- Convent (Class Two) Italian Con- eral manager of the Havas News (Class 31. Rosy, Ailsa and Agency. M. Breal left for Canton Doris Yu and many others.

in the evening by train.

Mr. A. C. "Digger" Ellis, mana- ger of the New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd, and his wife have re turned from their honeymoon trip to Europe. Mia. Ellis was former- ly Miss Ina Dunnett, who had been for some years secretary of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Studio.

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Mr. R. J. (Russie") Master, of the China Light and Power Co.. Ltd., is due for Home leave short- ly. It is understood that he will spend a certain period in post- graduate study at Coventry, Mr. in Bombay. Master will Arst visit his family

Signor Luigi Barzini, Corres- Berta," who was one of a party of. pondent of the "Corriere della journalists on board the USB. Panay when that vessel was bomb- ed by Japanese.aeroplanes, expects to leave for Canton this morning by the 38. Tung On. At the

Club Rotary

tion yesterday, Signor Barzini gave a most in- terpeting talk on his experiences,

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Mr. "A. P. Greaves, the stock-.. broker, has recovered from his re- cent attack of malaria, and was seen again in Ice House. Street yesterday,

She was a headline seeker, this baxom diva of the Westem Ocean. First, there was the day when she steamed into New York harbour on her maiden voyage, when Count von Berustorff went down At the meeting of the share- holders and creditors of the Welted greet the new ship, and dwell at length on the friendly relations Manufacturing Co., Ltd. at No. 24.

between the two nations, Fleming Road, Wanchai yesterday afternoon, it was decided that on

Then came the day when Yankee account of the shareholders' and regimenta fled aboard and the directors refusing to contribute!"Big Train," blazoned with zigzag extra capital, the Company should war paints, slipped out of Hoboken be wound up voluntarily.

to join a convoy for France. For ten years after it was "over over there" the Leviathan lorded the Atlantic as flagship of America's. merchant fleet. But in the end, her size was her undoing. She

Mention of the "Peking Leader" was a $10,000,000 luxury no 1930

recalls the fact that its last editor, shipping budget could withstand.

Mr. Edward-Bing-shuey Lee, was Another personality who arrived To-day she goes to.. the ship- In view of the numbers attend- also recently seen about town. A by air from Central China yester- | breakers-good and seaworthy asing the Burns' Dinner at the prolific Journalist. Mr. Lee is the day was Mr. Maxwell Corpening. ever at a price yielding eight Peninsula Hotel next Tuesday, the author of "One Year of the China- representative of the "Chicago cents on the dollar. Her going is general committee of the Society Japan Undeclared War." He is Tribune." Mr. Corpening is regis a costly reminder that there are regrets that no more names can now chief secretary to Generaltered at the Hong Kong Hotel, but practical limits to size in ocean be accepted for attendance at this Wu Te-chen, Governor of Kwang- will leave for Manffa to-morrow by. Uners.

function.

tung Province.

the Cilpper.

It was stated at the meeting that during the past five years the Company had lost over $20,000.

A party of 18 Chinese students left Hong Kong by the ss. Potsdam on their way to Europe to pursue their studies. Eight of them will leave the ship at Gerida, while the rest are continuing on to Bremen. They will enter universities in England, Germany and France.

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Prof. J. D. Bush, Dean of the English Department of the Nation- al Sun Yat-sen University, Canton, is in the Colony on short leave. Prof. Bush edited the "Peking Leader" about twelve years ago.

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