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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

COLONY'S

HOSPITALITY TO

GENERAL

EMERGENCY UNIT CALLED TO

REFUGEE GERMANS STRESSED BOOK FACTORY

Largely Attended Reception

At Local German Club

In the course of his speech at the reception given at the German Club yesterday morning in commemoration of the German National Day, Herr H. Gipperich, German Censul-Genera), paid a warm tribute to the cordiality of local Anglo-German relations laring strem on the fact that Hong Kong had afforded refuge for Germans from all parts of China owing to the current hostilities

Herr Gipperich toasted the health of HM King George VI, and His Excellency the Governor. Sir Geoffry Northcots, suitably replied and proposed a toast to the German Chancellor."

ception were:-

DISTINGUISHED

AMERICAN COMING HERE

General Harbord, Who Fought lu Chateau Thierry

Tense Situation Created By Strikers

The Energency Unit was called yesterday to the Chung Hwa Book Company plant at Mataukok, Kowloon City. wher striking workers again became threatening and it was feared that trouble would ensule.

On Saturday night, according to Among the many distinguished reports in the Chinese press, it American visitors to the Australian was stated that "the management Sesqui-Centenary celebrations who had agreed to the strikers terms, via Hong Kong is General James notice was posted at the gates of are returning to the United States but at 6 am. yesterday morning a G. Harbord, chairman of the board the factory denying that a settle- of directors of the Radio Corporament had been made and also tion of America, who through at the end of this month to return to work to sign

will pass urging the workers, if they desired

agreement" complying with on the Empress of Japan.

Company's terms.

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the

Among others present at the re-where I found the same honest desire for a good and lasting under- HE. the C-in-C., Vice-Admiral standing between the two nations. Sir Percy Noble. HE the 0.0.0. I visited a number of old friends Major-General A. W. Bartholomew who have children "of about the and Mrs. Bartholomew. Group same age as my own. and in Captain A. H. Peck, RAF Com-everyone of these families I found modore E. "B. C Dicken, R.N.. that at least one of the children Brigadier A B Thomson, Hon. Mr. was at the time or had been re-

This 72-year-old veteran of the N. L. Smith, members of the Execu-cently. in Germany and I have

At 6.30 am more than 500 tive and Legislative Council, Sir yet to meet that English boy or U.S. Army bas bad a varied and strikers had assembled and the Shouson Chow and Hon. Mr. R. H. gurl who did not return to Eng-colourful career. Born in Bloom-situation became tense, but upon „Kotewall. Marquis O. P. de Melite, land a staunch fried of the new Ington, Dinos. he passed through the arrival of the Police the

agricultural college and enluated in "The number of German youths the infantry at the age of 23. He M 8. Irwin, G.8.0.1. Capt. G. D. visiting Britain

may ba even served for many years in various R. Rushbrooke, R.N..

and there can be no posts both at home and in Cuba Mrs. Gipperich, the Consul-Gen-doubt about their friendship and and the Philippines, and accoms eral and Mr. M. Hess, head of the sometimes enthusiasm for their panted General Pershing to France local Nazi organisation, received cousins across the sea. Where our in 1917, as Chier of Stan. the guests.

Mr. T. Nakamura and other mem-Germany. bers of the Consular body, Col. N.

greater.

own generation may have falled. CONSUL'S SPEECH

we can trust to the rising gene- "It is my privilege and very ration to bring about that under- pleasant duty to thank you on be-standing and friendships between half of myself and of the whole our nations. German community of Hong Kong for the honour you have done us

LOYALTY TO KING

GREAT WAR VETERAN

crowd dispersed.

It is understood that pending .. negotiations, there is a possibility that the ring-leaders may be sant back to Shanghal. from where they came.

Investigations are also under- stood to be under way with regard He was in command of the 2nd to the false report contained in Division of the American Expedithe vernacular press. tionary Force which fought in the Verdun sector and subsequently in the battle of Chateau Thierry, which stopped the German advance on Paris in June 1918.

CROWN LAND SALES

At the Crown Lands sale held at the P.W.D. Offices yesterday,

This optimism which I brought by coming here today in order to back from London last year does Join us in the celebration of our not blind me to the difficulties National Day." said Herr Gipperich. which lle before us. I am fully General Harbord retired in 1922 Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4011 was at the upset price of "To our National Day we have (aware of the obstacles to be over-and assumed the presidency of the bought given the name "Der Tag der come and the misunderstanding Radio Corporation of America. He $18,875 by Mr. Wong Yu-sau and Nationalen Arbelt" and therefore to be removed.

is also a director of many Ameri-Mr. Chan" Ying-kit, of 48. Village

Road. second floor.

Inland Lot No. 2330 was pur-

our thoughts today turn to the The unflinching and unquestion-can public companies. He is a work of the nation, to the worked loyalty of the British nation Knight Commander of the Order accomplished and to the work that to their Royal House is a fact of St. Michael and St. George (B.chased by Mr. Chan Wun-yung... has yet to be done. With a feeling which is sure to impress everytish) and a Commander of the c/o Haxel & Company, at the up- of extreme gratification, the Ger-visitor to England as it impressed Legion of Honour (French) and has set price of $2,230. man nation looks back today on me." Originating in Germany, the received many honours from the a period of peaceful progress of its kings of the present dynasty have US. Government as well as foreign work in many fields. In a world for a number of generations al-states. full of economic and political strife ways chosen their queens from and turmoil. Germany has proved among the German princesses. to be an island of peace, where the The. close relations which were

scientific, the industrial and the thus established between the auricultural worker has been able British kings and the land A to obtain satisfactory results for their ancestors permit the his own and the nation's benefit.

m:ans

to

"For that reason the essential importance of understanding the

point of view. and the difficulties

U.S.R.C. ACTIVITIES

The following is the U. S. R. C. calender for May:-

Sha Beach opens, Hours 10 am. to 7 p.m. Daily until further notice. May. American Tennis Tournament commencing 4 p.m.

14th May 1938.

1st May. Matshed on Nam Tau

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H.K. POLICE RESERVE

15th Ger- of the other party cannot be tooj share with Britors strongly emphasised and I agree "In Hong Kong. the German all over the world the respect and most heartily with you, Herr Gin. Entries $1.00 each close 6.30 p.m. commercial community feels happy esteem in which they hold their perich; in insisting on the value to have had the opportunity to monarch.

for frank and frequent intercourse contribute ita, modest share towards. "It is therefore with great plea-between individuals belonging to the Improvement of the Colony's sure that I ask you to raise your jour two nations. Three of the foreign trade. The Germans in the glasses and drink to the health of pleasantest months of my life as CHINESE POLITICAL undermentioned members of the

Colony owe a debt of gratitude to His Majesty King George VI, the local Government for making

it possible for them to continue clamation.

their work undisturbed by the con- fiet in the Far East.

GOVERNOR'S REPLY Replying, the

la young man were spent in Ger-

28th May. Dance. 9.45 p.m. to a.m. Tickets $1.50 per head,

OFFICER TO WED

J. Anthony Yim, and R03 Shiu Hung Yuen.

CHINESE COMPANY *. Training Course-Part II The

The toast was taken with ac-many and i came back with a feel-

Chinese Company will attend Chi- nese Company Headquarters for ing of friendship towards your The forthcoming marriage of Part of Training Course on country and your countrymen Governor said: which, in spite of the years be-Route Army. Canton, at present

Colonel Tal Chun-wan, of the 4th Tuesday, May 3rd at 17.16 hours:

Constables, R72

Hing. "We feel particularly grateful to "Herr Gipperich. Your Excellen- tween. I have never lost.

Fong the authorities for the help and cies, Your Honours, Ladies and

residing at No. 13 Li Sing Street. | R82 Stern Ho, R90 Yuen. Bui Tang, "Both of cur countries have im-second floor, and Mias Li Ming-chu. R94 Lau Hung Kam, R81 Yu Shiu assistance so ungrudgingly given to Gentlemen, those Germans, most of them wo- "I have to thank you. Harmense difficulties to face: in both of No. 428 Portland Street, third Tung, E89 Hung Woon Man, R75 men and children, who have had Consul-General, on behalf of the cases those difficulties would be floor, is announced, to leave Shanghai and other places British people who are are bere en standing of each other's efforts to place is that between Mr. Robert greatly reduced by a better under- Another marriage soon to take China since the outbreak of joying your kind hospitality for your solve them. Let us hostilities there. As Germany no courtesy la proposing the health of

trust that Perry. Customs Officer, Chinese fuller understanding will come Maritime Customs, and Miss Ed- #longer possesses a place of her own His Majesty our King, and to express

In Asia, a certain number of our high

wina Louisa Rogers, of No. 41 appreciation of the

"Today it is my privilege to pro-Grampian Road. German refugees came to Hong friendly and sincere terms Kong, where they found security which you performed that grace-pose the toast of the health of a and kind help.

stateman to whom Germany, has ful act.

The annual meeting of the EXCELLENT RELATIONS" "I feel sure that there is no Bri-entrusted the reins of her Govern-

ment and who has wrought British and Foreign Bible Society "Considering the excellent tish subject here today who does

mightily in Germany's cause, I(Hong Kong Auxillary) takes place reciprocate offcial and private relations that not

heartily "the happily exist in this Colony" be- thoughts which you have put into ask you all to drink the health on May 9 at 8.15 p.m. at the Helena tween British and German nation-words or who is not at one with of the Reichskanzler of Germany."May Institute. Rev. W. H. Huds-point of being present.

The toast was heartily honoured. peth of Shanghai will speak.

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als. it is the fervent wish of my-in the hope that the relations be- self and of every German here that tween Germany and England will the same track and cordial re- steadily improve, lations should develop between our "What you, during your recent respective Governments in London visit to England, felt. was the real and in Berlin.

attitude of the British towards More than once I have envied your great nation was, I am sure. my consular colleagues, when they no illusion on your part. I can said in their addresses on their say, out of a long and varied ex- National Days that the relations perience in many parts of the between their governinents and the British Empire, that the British British were so excellent that they very genuinely want to be friends could not be improved upon. To with the German people. be honest, I must admit that I find To us, as to you, the tragedy considerable room for improvement which 1914 brought into our Ilves of the official Anglo-German reis an unhappy memory: to you lations in Europe: I belleve, how as to us the important thing today ever, that good progress has been is the repair of the long-standing made recently in an unostentatious friendship that was broken fa way in the right direction and that hour.

have every hope that these exorts: "I hope that we are or the right will lead to the re-establishment of road to that goat I believe that a Arm friendship between the two the wish for peace and the hatred Germanic nations.

of war have never been more wide- "My visit to London about a ly spread among mankind than year ago filled me with a good deal they are today. Certainly true it is that in the British Empire' our minds are set on peace and a willing hand is ready outstretched to every other nation that thinks

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with us.

of optimism in that respect.

SCARE-MONGERS "Among other things I discover ed that those noisy political scare mongers, whose shrill voices pene- trate as far as Hong Kong, are OBSTACLES TO AMITY not representative of the British "That Germany and Great Eri- nation. The anti-German pro-tain should think alike need sur- paganda, of which we see so prise no one. As you, Herr Gip- much, is not rooted in the hearts perich, have emphasised, we come of the British people, but is an of a, common stock and in many artificial product of doubtful essentiale our outlook is the same. origin.

It is in matters where that com-

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KOWLOON CHAPEL - WEDDING

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"I had occasion to speak to a mon outlook does not obtain that Mr. Antonio J. L. Bocha photographed with

considerable number of English- the greatest obstacles to inter- Mi A. M. Xavier, after their marriage as the men in London last year and every national friendship le

vent Chapel, Bliamshulpo, on Sunday afternoon.

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bride, formerly clous Blood Con-

Inspection Parade. All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, May 5 at 17.30 hours for a general inspection of equipment etc., by the Company Commander. Dress-White Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Pollecman" and note-book to be carried. The Equipment Officer will make a

INDIAN COMPANY"- Training Course-Part L. All re- cruits of the Indian Company will attend No. 2 Police Station on Tuesday, May 3 at 17.30 hours for Part I of Training Course under P. 8. R. 274 Mehdi Khan,

Inspection Parade. All ranks of the Indian Company will attend Central Police Station on Wednes- day, May 4 at 17.30 hours for a general inspection of equipment etc., by the Company Commander. Dress-White Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Policeman" and note-book to be carried. The Equipment Officer will make point of being present.

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Death. The Commissioner of Police and The Deputy Superin- tendent of Police, Reserve regret to announce the death of Con- 1 stable R403 Dr. 8. C. Ho on April

29, 1938.

! 1st Aid Instructions. First Aid

·Instructions will be given by In- spector (R)W.V. Field at the EUR. Club on Friday, May 8 at 17.30 hours. All members are re- quested to attend,

“U C. CHAMPKIN,

D. & P. (R). Hong Kong, May 2, 1938,

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Boclety will hold its annual general meeting at St. John's Cathedral Hall next Monday at 6.30 pm. and not 5.00 p.m. as previously stated.

Tel. 28151.

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