1938-01-29 — Page 8

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1938.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE

YOUR BANK AND YOUR TRAVEL FUNDS

You can safeguard the funds you carry when Traveling by purchasing a neat wallet of

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES

You need these cheques whether you go by, rail, steamer, motor or air You sign them when you buy them. When spending them you sign a second time in the presence of the person accept ing them. They are spondable overywhere and no identification is required other thau your signature,

If lost or stolen before you have

signed them a second time, the

amount, involved is refunded to

you. Wo issue these Cheques in

denominations of $10, $20, $50

and $100, ulso £2, £5 and £10. -

The American Express Co, Inc.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in 0.8.A.

No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central

Course of nine public lectures on AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.

The Public is reminded that

account .00 Chinese New Year Holiday there will be no lecture on Monday, the 31st of January, 1938.

o! the

Particular attention is invited to the following revised arrange, ents for the conclusion of this course.

Lecture No. 8, which was to be given on Monday, the 7th of February, 1938, is cancelled..

3.

On that date the Medical Officer's house at the old Government Civil Hospital, which has been equipped as B model gas-proof and splinter-proof house, will be open to inspection by the public. A representative of the Royal En. gineers will be in attendance at the house from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

The concluding lecture of the course will be given by Colonel N.M.S. Irwin, D.S.O., M.CU, G.S.0.1, Chloa Com. mand, on Monday, the 14th of February, 1938, at 5.30 p.m. in the China Fleet Club Theatre. The subject of the lecture will be air raid precautions in general.

All lecturers who have taken part in this course will be in attendance on this occasion for the purpose of answering questions arising out of the previous lectures.

CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.

FREIGHT TARIFF NO. 19

Dated 1st January, 1938

ADDENDUM NO. 3

69-14

PART 2

AMENDMENT

Col. 1

Net.

Col. 2

Page 35. Antimony, White Oxide, 10 cft or 20 cwt 825/• 915/

Refined, Regulus “

"STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOR TIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COM. PANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday, the 10th February, 1938, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decem ber, 1937.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from. Thursday, the 3rd February, 1938, to Thursday, the 10th February, 1938, both days in- clusive,

By order of the Board of Directors.

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 26th Jan., 1938.

BIRTH

COSTA-On January 23, 1938, HOCKEY DANCE FINANCE

the Paulin Hospital, Shanghai: to Stella, wife of Arnaldo, a daughter.

DEATHS POSKITT-On January 22, 1933, at her' residence, 63 Route Fergu- son, Shanghai, Nita Maud Pos- kitt, aged 43 years, the dearly- beloved wife of Mr. Edward Poskitt and mother of Phyllis. Edward and Patricia Puskitt. COOPER-On January 24, 1938, at:

the Country Hospital, Shang- hal Terence Austin, aged 10 years, the dearly-beloved elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Cooper.

SHALAGAN-On January 21, 1938. at the Country Hospital, Stai, Misss Jenny Bhalagan, aged 25 years, the dearly-beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Gornenoff.

Editorial and Bisiness Office:

15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251 Night Editor Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53. Fleet Strett

E.C.4

The Baily Bress

友之國中

5923

HONG KONG, JANUARY 29, 1939.

JAPAN AND AMERICA

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET ING of HONGKONG TRAM WAYS, LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong,"on FRIDAY, the 18th day of February, 1938, at 12 o'clock пооп, to transat the ordinary business of the Company.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS TER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 5th to FRI DAY, the 18th February, 1938 both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th Jan., 1938.

Wholesale Prices In Colony

5996

50

SUCCESS

H.K. Ladies Club Function

wwwww..c

MANY LOVELY GOWNS

(BY "PRUDENCË" The annual dunce given by the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club. is one of the social events of the winter, and that held last night in the Rose Room of the Penin- sula Hotel was no exception to the rule.

fans were there in full force, and Keen hockey players and hockey

many were the parties given by members of the Club: Lamp-lit tables fringed the dance floor, and among the hostesses of the evening I noticed the Captain Mrs. Lunson, Mrs. J. A. R. Selby, Mrs. Locke, Mrs. P. M. Harropp, Mrs. E W. Loveless and Miss E M. Gray.

COMMITTEE

MEETING

Supplementary Votes Totalling $164,018

TO BE CONSIDERED NEXT WEEK

Supplementary votes totalling $184,018 will be considered by the Finance Committee at the conclu- sion of the Legislative Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 2, at 230 p.m.

items is as follows:-

The memoranda explaining the

ESTIMATES, 1937. Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force: Upkeep of Ship and Boats, $652; Fuel, Light and Water, $234, Prisons Department: Incidental Expenses, $250; Clothing and shoes for staff, $1,150; Clothing for pri soners, $1,200..

FORGED NOTES ALLEGATION Story Of Two Visits To Shop

Alleged to have uttered two for- ged one dollar notes or the Hong Kong Government Treasury and being in possession of the same, on two consecutive days, Ng On, ap- peared on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis-- tracy yesterday, an four charges,

Mr. M: W. Lo appeared for the defence,

It was alleged that Ng On, on January 13, went to the Homuntin

store, in Argyle Street, to purchase a packet of cigarettes. He tendered A dollar note to the store attendant, the 11-year- old grand-daughter of the keeper, Wong Lin-sau, who accepted it without questioning its genuine- ness, and gave the defendant the change of 90 cents. When the note was handed to Wong.. he suspected It to be. a forgery, and placed it in a special box.

Police Force: Coal and Gas, $508; Expenses of Anti-piracy Quards, On the following day, it was $1.535 (more guards were employed stated that defendant again went in 1937 than in 1936, and the pro- to the store to purchase another vision of $20,000 has proved in-packet of elgarettes. He again ten-

dered a dollar note, but this time- sufficient),

to Wong Lin-sau himself, who was at the counter. On close examin- ation of the note, Wong discovered that it was so a forgery. He de- tained and handed defendant over to the police.

Joint parties were given by Miss Vivienne Blackburn and Miss Betty Helbling. Miss Sheila Bas- kett and Miss Gordan-Smith, Miss S. and Miss P. Reeves, Miss Marsh and Miss Abraham, and Miss Joan and Miss Mary Smalley. Others

STATION BARRICADES who brought parties were Miss G.

Public Works Extraordinary: New Swan. MISS Dalziel, Mrs. Wad- Territories. Barbed wire barricades dell, Mrs. J. H. Davis, Miss Farat Sheung Shul, Au Tau, and Ping dell, Miss M. Rattey, Miss E. Tesartey, and Mrs. D. L. Prophet.

4

Lovely Gowns

we

Shar Police Stations, $1,330.

Kowloon-Canton Railway: Ty- phoon Damage (29.37), $81,200.

Prisons Department: Fuel, $900.

ESTIMATES, 1938

Sergt. J. G. Whiternft, attached to the Government Treasury, yes-

terday testified that the notes were- forgeries.

The case was adjourned until" February 9...

Police Force: Police Van, $4,200. Public Works Taipo Road, 3rd-5th Mile Improve- Extraordinary:

Many lovely gowns were worn last night, and among them observed Mrs. "Tam" Pearce (The Air Services: Control Launch for "President) who looked charming Kai Tak Air Port, $3,500. A high General opinton in Japan until

in black with a recently has been that the boycott

graceful little speed control launch is required cape of black sequins. Mrs. Lun- for the Airport and could be bullt of Japanese goods in America has been restricted

son (Captain of the Hockey team) more cheaply locally than else- unions and the collarless classes. the labour

wore damask-red with A allver where. To obtain the speed re- coat, and had a table for four-quired a hull of special design must "That was until Mr. Takaishi,

teen. Miss Vivienne Blackburn be provided. and, in order to ob-ments, $5,484. one of the Peoples' Envoys to

had another very message to the newspaper "Maini- in amber satin and

big party. tain the most suitable form, it is visit the United States, stated in a among them Mrs. Lollie Goldman necessary to test the proposed de chi" that when American mer-markably pretty in Jade green the National Physical Laboratory looked re- sign in the experimental tank at chants were unfortunate enough taffeta, with a coates" to match. to have it disclosed that they

Miss Tesartey was graceful in profited from trade with Japan silver lame, and had a party they found themselves

which included Mrs. Cyril Charap- ostracised.

kin, in a slenderly-fitting gown of From this it will be seen that palest pink lace. there are really two boycotts be-

socially

Mrs. Baskett in black her daughter Shella in dainty dress of blue

3

Teddington.

The cost of these experiments Is estimated to be $3,500, approval for the expenditure of which is now sought).

Construction of

Harbour

Steamship Moorings and Buoys,..

Department: Ocean

house Reliefs, $35,000. $10,500; Fire of Tugs for Light-

LIGHTHOUSE RELIEFS

In consequence of the stranding of the Government rescue tug Kau Bing during the typhoon of Sept. Air Service:

2, 1837, it will be necessary to hire brought Marine Terminal, $9,000. The bulld- tuga for the relief of Lighthouses supported by Americans. The first involves refusal to buy Japan-

very ing erected by the Pan American at Gap Rock and Waglan during chiffon Airways at Kal Tak which served the year 1938. The cost of such ese goods; the second. "black-list-powdered with flowers.

as Marine Terminal for the hand-j hire is $1,000 for the round trip. ing" of anyone who deals in the. Miss Betty Abraham were an ling of luggage, mails, tickets, etc.. products of this country.

Grants in aid of Institutions. unusual dress of deep green, with was destroyed in the typhoon of British Empire a skirt banded with very pale 1937.

Leprosy Relief Provision for these offices Association, $814. (In response to gold. "Miss Dorothy Crawshaw will ultimately be included in the an appeal supported by the Becre- wore pale peach shadow lace. and Administration Miss

buliding when tary of State but received too late Mavis Glendinning WOR erected but in the meanwhile it is for inclusion in Estimates for 1938 shell-pink with 1

considered essential that a tem- it is proposed to make an annual porary timber building should be grant of £50 to the British Empire. Mrs. Stan HU was very charm-constructed for the use of all Air Leprosy. Relief Association. ing in tourquoise satin, and Mrs. Companies. No provision has been provision for this has been made No. Locke chose midnight-blue cfree made in 1938 Estimates and a sup-in 1938 Estimates and a supple- satin.

plementary vote is requested ac-mentary vote for $814 is therefore cordingly),

And yet, in the face of this, there are any number of Japanese who "would have the world believe that the American people sympathise, so deeply with Japan and her "sacred caused" that they are merely waiting to be asked to given financial assistance and they will Inosen their purse strings.

However, Mr. Takaishi tells something of the real situation, and in doing so remarks, "I am afraid my words will not prove. agreeable to some of my country- men.”

For his frankness we feel that

ridescent coatee.

dainty It-

Midnight-Blue

Mrs. Cooper looked distinguish-conditioning of two Class B Loco- Kowloon-Canton Railway: Re-

motive Boilem, $2,200.

ed in binck, and Was with ho daughter Mrs. Loveless, who was very clegant in white lacquered satiu. With her party was Hong Kong's latest bride. Mrs. Batry

The Imports and Experts De partment reports that, according Mr. Takaishi wil not be very Parks who looked radiant in black

to an index constructed at the Statistical Office, wholesale prices in the Colony of Hong Kong dur- ing the year 1937 recorded general average increases of 27.2 per cent. as compared with 1936, 68.3 per cent. as compared with 1935, 43.3 per cent, as compared with 1934. 28.7 per cent." as compared with 1933 and 31.1 per cent as compared with the base period of 1922.

The index number of Foodstuffs and Crude 20 cwt 59s/6d 66s/.

increased by 20.2 per cent as com- 488/ 53s/6d pared with 1936, 59.5 per cent. as compared with 1935, and 36.2 per 489/53/6dcent, as compared with the base

Ore & Residue Sulphur

(effective forthwith)

Hong Kong, 29th January, 1938.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CABLE & WIRELESS, LTD...

With which is associated THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA "

TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. (Incorporated in 'England)'. Hong Kong Branch.

"

5946

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB.

period of 1922.

Textiles increased by 18.4 pe cent as compared with 1936, 58.8 per cent. as compared with 1935,

and 17.7 per cent as compared

with 1922.

Metals and Minerals increased by 36.3 per cent. as compared with 1936, 83.1 per cent, as compared with 1935, and 46.1 per cent, as compared with 1922.

popular when he returns to his native land, for one of the lesson: we have learned from the Sino-

conflict Japanese

is that the Japanese have a marked aversion to hearing plain facts when they are at all unplatable.

Evidently Mr. Takaishi belongs to that section of the population of Japan which feels that the time has come to face the real situation, for he points out that under the circumstances there is no possibility at all of an Ameri- can loan to Japan.

A bitter pill to swallow, no doubt, but gentleman hit the nail squarely this plain-speaking

ba the head.

Not content with thus disturb- ing the equilibrium of the milions

chiffon-velvet.

Yet

of

was

another black with

There

was. alas,

notable dress a white top worn by Miss Raven.

requested. Beveral other colonies. contribute this amount annually).. Fire Brigade: Fire Hydrants Ser vice, G.F.O. Building, $4,585.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

نے

Distinguished son of a famous Tuesday February 15 to make no visit father, Dr. Szeming Sze, son of the farewell presentation to Captain ing Shanghai Team this year, and Chinese Ambassador at Washing-Westlake from all ranks. we missed them. Let that next year when affairs up us hope North are settled that they will be with us once again

Miss Mary Smalley (in a lovely shade deep wine red) came with James Witham. a gay party which included Mrs.

Times and the Press wait for no man, and people were time to go... arriving when we decided it was stil

ton, Dr. Alfred Sze, is at present

ода

visit to Hong Kong. He is Lady Northcote very greatly.. re- general secretary of the Chinese grets that it is necessary for her.. Medical Association.

"to cancel all "engagements from, Sunday, January 30, inclusive, on-

Str

CM.G., C.BE., Marshal and Ins-

Edward Ellington, G.C.B., wards,

Owing to the grave illness of her Force, will return to England to- pector-General of the Royal Air mother she has to reach England as soon as possible and hopes to plane after a week's stay in Hong morrow by the Imperial Airways leave by Imperial Airway on the date, mentioned. She will return Kong as the guest of His Excellency to the Colony at the earliest prac- the Governor at Government ticable date.

World opinion being what it is House.

of his countrymen who had taken in regard to the present hostilities

4

for granted an American loan, het would be useless on the part of Contrary to previous announce- adds that even if Japan emerged any Japanese institution, oficialment, Capt. J. M. McHugh, Naval victorious from the war it would or otherwise, to try and make. Attache to the United States Em- be difficult for her to consolidate things "clearer."

bassy in China, has not left. the her position under increasing The world in general knows Colony. He is still resident at the pressure upon her trade.

that China is determined not to Hong Kong Hotel, but expects to Examining the position more accept peace terms unless and un- fly to Hankow next Thursday, closely it becomes apparent that til every Japanese soldier is with- despite all that the propagandists drawn from her soil and every have to say, there is a certain inch of captured territory la re- amount of anxiety in Japan over turned her unconditionally, This war was not of China's ask- the attlude of the United States.

As an instance, the Economic 10g. Federation in Kobe recently called Japan has lost all face and no a meeting of the American-Japan-amount of explaining will convince esc Trade Council to discuss the the world that she has ever had

two countries.

starting this

to

NOTICE is hereby given that Tickets Nod. 006571 to 006580

Miscellaneous Articles increase inclusive in the Hong Kong by 34.5 per cent as compared with Derby Sweep 1938 have been 1936, 721 per cent as compared lost, and that, pursuant to Rule with 1935, and 24.4 per cent. as

compared with 1922. 11 of the Rules for Members Cash Sweeps, sach tickets have been duly cancelled by the Ste. wards and will not be included BADMINTON RESULTS promotion of trade between the the slightest Justification. in

-draw.

in the.

From 1st February, 1938, and until further notice, Mr. W. E. Dated the 27th day of Febru Rickwood will be in charge of ary, 1938. the above Company's Hong Kong Branch.

L. CARTER,

Manager.

5945

By Order of the Stewards,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. 5941

The following are the fesults of the Mixed Doubles

badminton matches played last night.

Free Lances, playing at Taikoo beat the home team by seven sets to two.

At King's Park, St. Andrew's de feated Club de Recreio "B" by eight

sets to one.

undeclared war.

It was subsequently learned that Those in responsible positions in one of the main points of the dis- that unhappy country are faced cussion was to seek a way to im-with a situation that is as alarm prove the existing method of con- ing as it is undesirable. trol of foreign exchange. and The day appears to be fast when the talks drifted to the drawing near when a good deal of growth of anti-Japanese feeling in explaining will have to be made to America, it was agreed that it was the Japanese people themselves. best for Japan to make the cause That the militarists will ever be of the present China incident able to justify their actions is ex- clearer.

ceedingly doubtful.

Mr. Tse Ching-tong. former Senior Chinese Master at Queen's

College, celebrates his birthday today. His many friends and past pupils will take this opportunity of wishing him many happy returns. Mr. Tse retired last year after teaching at Queen's for over a quarter of a century.

Mr. A. P. Finch, sub-editor of the North China Daily News, arrived in Among those who sailed for the Colony on Thursday by the Shanghai last night by the s,5, Empress of Asia. Mr. Finch is one Conte Rosso were Mrs. Lucy Artin- of the oldest members of the staffdale and her daughter Alice Well- of the well-known Shanghat news- known Shanghal residents both, paper.

they have spent the past few months in Hong Kong as guests of Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, managing Mrs. Anderson, the mother of Mr. représentative of Messrs. J. 1. C. G. Anderson, manager of As Thornycroft and Company, wassurance Franco-Asiatique. also a passenger for Hong Kong on

...

the Empress of Asia. Mr., Rox- Two popular Shanghai jockeys, burgh has been conducting an in- | Mr.V. V. Needa and Mr. J. O, Pote- spection of his company's Interests Hunt, pre at present staying at the in the North. ⠀

Gloucester Hotel. They have come down to ride at the coming an- A cocktail party for members and nual race, meeting! Mr. Needa, It past members of the Hong Kong is understood, will ride for the Eve Volunteer Corps will be held at stable, while Mr. Fote-Hunt" will the Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on ride for Mr. Li Po-chun."