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PAGE 8-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Martha! Kate More, late of "Lauris.

MARRIAGE

The marriage arranged between the Rev. E. Badger, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Badger, af Worcester, and Nancy," elder. daughter of the Rev. C. and Mrs. Edwards, of Winchester. will take place on January 11 in Kobe, Japan.

DEATHS

USED CARS SHOW

Gilman's Latest

CAR CILMAN'S USED

SHOW. which opened at their Used Car Department, Cameron Road. KOPSCH. On November 22, 1938, Kowloon, yesterday, attracted

of motorists, and at Eastbourne. Henry Humfrey large number Kopsch. formerly of The Hong-weald-be owners. kong and Shanghai Banking. The display, which was the first Corporation, aged 67.

of its kind ever to have been held

ton" and of 19, Felix Villas,HUPEDEN.-On November 26. 1938, the Colony, was made up of a

in the Colony of Hongkong, Widow, deceased.

NOTICE IS

HEREBY

GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro- bates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time far creditors and others to send in

their claims against the above | estate to the 30th day of Decem her, 1938.

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

Dated the 5th day-of Decem. her, 1938.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER,

Solicitors for the Execators, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

CALL.

on board s.s. Gnelsenau, be-number of chosen used cars, and tween Penang and Colombo with its usual effelency the men- Hans Hupeden, aged 52, part-gement arranged for a number of ner of Hupeden & Co., Shang-ars to convey visitors from the hal and Hamburg. from heart ferry to the garage. failure.

The Daily Press.

Editorial

報西剌孖門

and. Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.

The most expensive used car on show was an M.G. 2 Litre Drophead Coupe, but this was a bargain even at $4.650 as it was almost brand new. Parked not far away was a Flat 514 Tourer, this being mark- ed at only $450 and promised to de "more miles to the gallon,"

Another sports model was a Tal-

bot 10" which was priced at $3,500

while a Talbot "75" Short-chassis

EDITORIAL

U. S. A. HONOURS BRITISH

NAVAL OFFICERS

ACTING ON BEHALF öf President "Roosevelt, Mr. Joseph "P. Kennedy. American Ambassador in „London, recently presented medals to officers of the British Navy in recognition of their services when the U. S. gunboat Panay was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze by Japanese, plines. Mr. Kennedy is bere de- corating Vice-Admiral Lewis Crabbe, R. N. (retired) with the Navy Cross Vice-Admiral Crabbe at the time of the bombing was Senior Officer in the Yangtze.

Sports Saloon was marked at $1.750. WORLD'S OLDEST

It is impossible to describe all

the cars that were on show, but

the display was a marked success

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Night Editor (Wanchai Ofice).

Tel. 24511.

Lonyon Office: 53, Fleet Street

ECL

Hoxoxonu, DECEMBER 6, 1938.

་

MR. ANTHONY EDEN AND THE U.S.A.

Mr. Anthony Eden's forthcoming 2006 visit to the United States, even

CHINA UNDERWRITERS,

LIMITED.

in the capacity of B private "tourist," is highly welcomed "by circles that are sceptical of the Chamberlain policy of surrender to the dictators.

1931.

and exhibitions of this nature should not only prove exceedingly

LIVING MAN

popular with the motoring public! Chinese Claims To

but also give a illip to the motorj trade.

и

Refreshments were suppiled dur- ing the afternoon.

CARS SOLD The following is a list of the cars sold since the show opened yester- day morning:

Talbot Sports Model (1933) $3.300 Pontiac, (1930)

450 1,400 Ford 10" (1935) Austin "7" (1934)

775 Studebaker (1936

2,200: Flat (1930)

450

£35,000 GIFTS BY

LORD NUTFIELD

Two glits totalling £35.000 by Viscount Nuffield were announred recently.

"The renewed invasion of China in July, 1937. disclosed the same fundamental facts as in'the first Inj

Great Britain still had only NOTICE is hereby given that a few 6-inch and 8-inch gun .1 Call of $1.00 per share has cruisers, and could not move many been made upon all members more, despite the completion of the

One is of a further £10,000, holding shares upon which $5.00 Singapore Base. because of her

preoccupation, with the new situa" making a total of £50,000, towards per share only has been already on in the Mediterranean and the the extension fund of the Coven- pald, and will be payable on or

North Sea,, Russia try and Warwickshire Hospital. before the 15th March, 1939 to WASHINGTON was a member of This was announced at a luncheon SETTLEMENT the League. but

In St. Mary's Hall, Coventry, giveh DESTROYED wax in the mids by Sir Alfred Herbert to celebrate Hongkong and Shanghai Banking.

of her army purse, the centenary of the hospital Corporation, at Queen's Road and was tearful of what Germany

The other gift is £25,000 to a Central, Hong Kong.

would do if she attacked Japan fund to enable the Institution of And the United States was still

Production "Engineers. of which Isolationist and resulutely agains commitments to use her navy to Lord Nuffield is president, to pro- resist retaliation by Japan against ceed at once with the creation of its proposed production engineer- economic sanctions. So the admir- able Washington settlement of the ing research department under Far East was destroyed-by force." Prof. Georg Schlestager.

the Bankers of the Company,

Dated 1st December, 1938.

1999

By Order of the Board of Directors,

HERBERT R. STURT,

Managing Director,

ANY LETTERS FOR YOU?

This is a summing up of the

situation by Lord Lothian in the

Be 250 Years Old

Considerable faterest has been shown in the claims of various people to have found the world's eldest living man.

Sir John Harris obtained in- formation when in Bechuana- hand and published this in "The Times" several months ago which pointed to Ramo- notwana Seman, whose portrait accompanies this article, belag somewhere between 135 and 145 years of age. Sir John suggested that some society or individual might be willing to cover the cost of a scientific inquiry into the statement.

WORLD'S OLDEST MAN?

In the case of Soviet Russia- The "Daily Express" at once or-

BODY FOUND IN RIVER

Face And Chest Slashed

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1938:

DEMOCRACY IN CHINA SERIES-II

}

And

Chiang Kai-shek War-time Administration

(Continued from Yesterday)

At the outbreak of the Lukouchlao Incident, following which there would. In the ordinary course of International usage, have been a declaration of war, Chiang Kai-shek, who was the chief executive officer of the Chinese Republic, advocated to the Govern- ment and the party that the Supreme Military Caunell be entrusted with the task of organizing the essential services of the Republic for the prosecution of the war,

The ordinary governmental apparatus underwent considerable re-organization during the first four months of the war. The gal- lant defence of Shanghai by the united armies enabled this partial re-organization to be carried out. Staffs of the Ministries were cut. to half. And those who retired were traced to be mainly omcials vho had migrated from Peking to join the Nanking Government be- tween 1929 and 1931. They included those who had had long con- nexton with the Peking regime and mang-ho had even seen service under the Manchu usurpers. But the attention of Chinese political circles was fixed upon the Supreme Military Counell in which nearly all State power was concentrated during the period of the re-organi- zation of the Governmental apparatus.

The

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strengthening of the, COMPOSITION OF P.P.C. Supreme Military Council has been While the People's Political Ad- a subject of controversy within the visory Counel is not actually- circles of the Kuomintang which elected by the people. Its com- is a party administered by com-position is well in keeping with mittees and not by individual the doctrines of the late Leader. members. However. it was found Dr. Sun Yat-sen, in his later years. that, far from being subordinated never considered that we should to the will of any one man, the immediately be able to constitute Supreme Military Council Horribly mutilated, slashed across compressed of ardent Nationalist representatives of the people who was a political assembly from the the face and chest in such a man- elements from the major groups were ner as to defy recognition, the making

elected by popular and up the United Front. universal suffrage. He laid stress decomposed body of an unknown Generals

LA Tsung-Jen and Pal upon the "period of tutelage." Chinese, victim of one of the most Chung-hst were given high posts. This, to him, was a period not to gruesome murders recorded any The latter became, by virtue of be measured in time, but would be where for a very long period, was unanimous recognition as a "cap-measured by the actual degree of picked up from the Shum. Chun tain of war." the Chief of Staff of education of the river, near Lokmachau.

the United Armies. Police believe that the man, aged partments of the Courell

Special de-people in the use of democratic about 30, was actually killed by enlarged and strengthened by the achieved

were libertles, and the actual progrCES having his throat cut from end to inclusion of representatives of the the

by the masses of end. but before this had been done, parties and groups making up the those

people in the tise of been unmercifully and United Front.

democratic bertles with he had

actual fulfilment of their demo- fiendishly tortured by having both his thumbs cut off, both his ears

For some time, the ordinary cratic duties to the State...". Governmental cut off, his face and body criss-

apparatus, which

Couricii. consists of 200 af

The

masses

of the

crossed with deep cuts none was still hampered by the sentor hembers representative of all the which were deemed to have been Bureaucratic elements, '03 not groups arid parties making up the sufficient to have caused death, successful in readjusting itsel: to United Front. Of the 200 mem- but each of which must have caus- the special needs of the country at bers of the Council, 88 have been led unutterable suffering.

war. There were flagrant cases in appointed, as territorial delegates Claes to hand lead the police to one Provincial Government where, representing provinces and muni- the theory that the inhuman crime despite the vr-

cipálitles. Includ- was committed either in Deep Bay,gency

ing those now

of the

of -a

enemy

occupa-

or on its shores, and investigations situation and the BY PERCY CHEN under temporar are going on.

It is thought pessi-existence ble that the unfortunate man was constant threat of invasion, docu-¡tion. such As Liaoning. Kirin. the victim of the pirates who have ments of great importance took Hellungklang and Jehol, one to been infesting Deep Bay since the two weeks to make the complete four from each section. Four have beginning of last month.

round of the apparatus before the been designated from Mongolla matter would be brought to execu and two trom Tibet. Overseas tion. This is, of course, an ex-Chinese, have been allotted six

GREYHOUND OR treme case It is not to be won-seats, including one from Hong-

THE POODLE?

Judge Looks At "Sambo"

which

DR. CHANG PO-LIN

The vice-chairman of the Coun-

dered, therefore, that the mobiliza korig and Macao. The other 100 tion of the people for participa- members of the Council have been Mon in the war began a few selected by the Kuomintang on months before the final advance the recommendation of its upon the cities of Wuhan and nomination committee of nine London Observer" on November relation to China's struggle for

Canton..

from well-known Chinese leaders, 20, 1938. He goes on to state, national freedom.

The Supreme Milltary Council. representing political, educational, *Though Germany and Japan have

as the agency through which the economic and cther recognized greatly strengthened their strate-whose only activity in the Czecho-ganized an expedition to Bechua- An encounter between a poodle war was being conducted, and the circles and professions. gic positions.

Government, the basic line of slovakian crisis was to force. Mr. naland under the leadership of Dr. and a racing greyhound in Victoria Nationalist security (of the democracies) from Chamberlain to bring his negotia- Robert Brcom, the South African Tower Gardens, Westminster, led to was responsible for the conduct of which they can make their

tions with Hitler inte anthropologist, and the latter fixed an unsuccessful action at West- the war to the entire people, came diplomacy effective Is

intact: SOVIET

the open 30 that the age of the old Bechuana atminster County Court by Mr.to feel that their responsibility cfi is Dr. Chang Po-lin, "Dr. Chang, Holland, Belgium, France, Gibral ATTITUDE

there should be no about 140 years and stated that he Michael O'Donoghue, a greyhound was too great and that some other a man of about 64, is the president Asso-tar. Cape Town. Suez, and Singa-

doubt in the eyes of was in good health and that his dealer, of The Drive. Fel.ham.

agency more representative of the of the famous Nankai. University pore ... and continuing optimis- the world. and particularly the heart was free from sny disease, Mr. O'Donoghue claimed £50 Chinese people could be assembled in Tientsin which was gutted by tically. "with the

United States United States, where the respons not enlarged, and there is no damages for alleged injury and for the guidance and advice of the the Japanese as being "a hotbed Co. C. M. Britannia & Co.: Jack/ holding on its own account Hawall sibility rested for the betrayal of reason why he should not live for loss from Mrs. Robert J. Sainsbury, !

and Panama. If that line is made the Czech nation-a possible rap-many more years." impregnable, there will be no world proachment between Great Britain war. and the Influences of the and the United States would also democracles in world politics will be regarded as a positive factor in be restored."

The following letters are lying in the Poste Restante:-

V. D. Alobog. La Union Store Co. Asia Investment Co.: clated Agencies:

Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing

"Brookman;

Central Correspondence School: Chlema Service Laboratories: China Trade, Development Co.;.

Dao-Huan-Ngu; J. M. Dalgarno, c/o Bank of London & 5. America.

.Ltd.;

..

K. J. Eskefund. c/o Associated

Government

of anti-Japanese movement in the jof Smith-square, Westminster. He The People's Political Advisory North". Educated, as a naval said that he had the greyhound on Council then came into existence, officer during the Manchu regime. a very short lead. The poodle came and, although the members of the he left the service to "educate the Following this, several other pa-straight for him and the grey-Council are handpicked by

the youth of China to be free."

INQUIRIES PURSUED

Dr.

A survey of the leading American feracies and newspapers from the "New York powers. Times" down to the "Dally Work- That Hitler and von Ribbentrop lowest estimate 125 years to some-fingers." er" discloses the mistrust with are both discomforted by the turn thing over 140 years!

not members of the Kuomintang) respect of all Chinese. His actions which Mr. Chamberlain, Sir John of events after. Munich is indicated

Cross-examined, Mr. O'Donoghue and patriots in the sense that they and not his words have given H L Gibson & Co., Ltd.; Mrs Simon, and Sir Horace Wilson are by a message of "The Times" cor-dozen years ago, Turkey claimed to Racing Association warned. owners

It may be recalled that, about a said that he knew the Greyhound will not submit to the domination claim to that respect.

fof the Japanese.

Ithe struggle between the demo-cers appear to have conducted in-hound. "In my opinion, he was Nationalist Government, they are Chang is not a member of any the anti-Cominternquiries, with results giving the age looking for a fight," he added. "Hein the majority men who are Sun Political party, but, by his sincere of the old man varying from the bit the greyhound and one of my Yat-sen Nationalists (although nationalism, rightly commands the

Press: Messrs. Eva" & Co.:

Feng Hua Teh; Field & Co.:

regarded. The last-named

from was respondent

Berim

J. E. Gose: Miss C. Gonsalves: currently associated with reports November 18. He states

J. N. Grant, Messrs. Service Reeve of attempts to con-

& Co.:

Peggy P. Hart: Rev. S. E.

Hickin'; Mr. Hughes;

Mohamed. Ebrahim

Imperial Trading Co.;

Orlent Import and Export Co.: Dr. G. T. Owyang:-

cillate the Germans U.S.

after Munich by de PRESS laying. if not pre- venting, the signa-

dated "Com-

comed by German circles. This And as regards Japan, as one! treaty has dealt a blow to German | high British official has said, “We trade with the United States and are already, Bghting a form of consequently will result in an in-trench warfare in the Far East tensification of. German trade with Japan." and the Japanese will| activities in the Central European proceed not only to try and eject and Balkan countries.

European and American power

have the world's oldest man. whose not to

exercise greyhounds in Re was given. If we remember public parks. He also knew the right. at more than 150 years. greyhound had to be muzzled or,

But, the claims of China ap- parently have not been taken ✨ into consideration. More than fifteen years ago, when the writer

attached to the "North-China Daily News" in Shanghal, he "uncovered" one Mr. Lee Ching-yun, a native of Szechuan Province, who claim-

Tas

į

on a lead in the gardens.

Mr. O'Donoghue declared that the dog was worth about £70 at the time.

.. (To Be Continued)."

LIQUID RESOURCES MORE TURKEYS, BUT

Here is the latest from Eire. During the period that it was

../

i,

LESS PORK

It is estimated that there were

ment on the Anglo-American Trade Treaty is reserved, when it is not bad-tempered. With an occasion-| SUSPICIOUS al aside at the United States, the newspapers continue to deplet Jaffer: ture of the Anglo-U.S. Trade Treaty | Great Britain as Public Enemy No. Japan-China Spinning and Weave which was certainly none too wel-1."

Mrs. Sainsbury's evidence was "self-contained and independent 548,000 turkeys on Bept. 4 on agri- ing Co.:

that the poodle, "Sambo," which of the universe" there was a bank cultural holdings of over one acre Messrs. Kingwall & Co...

was nine months old at the time; In the centre of Ireland which in England and Wales,, compared P. M. Lay, Chinese Trading Co.; Mr. Macandur, Manufacturers

was very playful. It was impossible, was exceptionally self-contained with 788,000 on June 3, according in her opinion, to say which dog if not entirely independent. to a return, issued by the Ministry.. Trading Organisation; ' Manufac-"

ed then to be "more than 225. was the aggressor, or which bit The inspector calling one noon-of Agriculture and Fisheries.. turers Trust Co.; P. Mead; MIS

years old."

Mr. O'Donoghue. Her dog had day found the door open and no For the quarter ended September. *M. E. Miller; Mow Lee & Co.;

According to a statement from never had a fight before.

customers present and not even the number of pigs in England and National Union Co.; Ngai Chun The signature of the Treaty is from the Far East but also to bolt the old gentleman, whose cars al- Ting; Erich Nothmann, c/o Re-considered a defeat of the pro-and bar the Open Door.

Judge Dumas ordered the poodle a stail. He rang various bells. Wales was 4,190,000, against $358. most touched his shoulders, he had to be brought into court. After in- but in vain."

1000 at the end of September, 1937. nault Automobile Werks;

German Cliveden cliquë within the Advocate of a clear British For-always lived a temperate lic. He specting it. he dismissed the action,

Compared with the latter date. Tory party. And though there eign Policy based upon respect for never drank, never smoked and with costs. "I think." he said, the door he heard conversation. "One the number of sows kept for bred-

Presently from behind a cloaéd! were rumours of Mr. Eden's visit to international engagements and the was a vegetarian who preferred sole cause of this fight rested with Spade." the United States several months freedom of peoples, Mr. Eden's living on herbs to anything else. Mr. O'Donoghue's dog. I think, too.

TWO Hearts." ago, as well as reports that he was latest declarations have

As to women. he had always been his claim is grossly exaggerated." booked for the Ambassadorship, it shown that, in his view, MR.

faithful to those who had been his was, felt by Mr. Eden's friends that Anglo-American relation- EDEN'S wives, of whom there had been 23. John Thompson, c/o Switt Meat the efforts to influence Mr. Eden ships are "no political STAND

The special cinema shows at So far as we have been able the King's Theatre to-morrow, the Co. Mrs. I. E. Thorley; R. M. to serve as, British envoy to the ties, but something that

to ascertain. Mr. Lee is still living receipts from which will be donat- Trevethan; Samuel Turczinski; United States probably originated, goes deeper to the roots of a com- at the present time.-W.H.C.

Universal Metallic Mfg. Co.: from the desire of the Cliveden mon tradition of toleration, liberty

ed to refugee relief, are arranged Frank Webb, c/o Borneo Motors: group to send their most powerful and restraint.".

under the joint auspices of the Dr. V. Weingarten; Wing Ban & opponent "into exile."

Addressing the League of Nations

Rotary Club and the China En- Co.; Wu Kal Chun, e/o Wu Jan & Mr. Eden's visit to the United Union meeting at Leicester. Mr.

tertainment and Land Investment States at this time will be watched | Eden stated, "I feel that the best!

|Co., Ltd. "The Littlest Rebel," "The books are on, the shelves," Yan Yeung & Co.: Yan Hing as closely by the Germans and and perhaps the only safeguard for Mr. H. P. Baker, M.B.E., has been with Shirley Temple, is

being Overcome with indignation hel Trading Co.: You Seun Co.; Dr. Japanese as by China and Soviet civilization in a world that has been appointed Secretary to the British shown at 2.30 pm. "The House of resolved to give these subordin- T. L. Yuan, Library of China As Russia, It is apparent from reports turned topsy-turvy, is that there Chamber of Commerce and the Rothschild" at 6.10 p.m. "Trea-ates a lesson. He seized the fire posts in the New Territories were sociation of China:

emanating from progressive Chin-should be a common, and, indeed China Association, Shanghai, and sure Island" at 7.15 p.m. and alarm bell and tugged it violent-withdrawn at dawn yesterday when REGISTERED ARTICLES ese circles that Mr. Eden's 'retire-a spontaneous, reaction to events to the Association of British Cham-"When Your're in Love" at 9.30 y. From across the street there the civil authorities took over. ment from the Foreign Office was on the part of the British and bers of Commerce of China and p.m. Admission is at the usual rushed a potman with four pints The border is now completely not- Iregarded as an adverse factor in American peoples."

Hongkong.

prices.

of beer.

mal again.

Paul Deltz: Power Machinery Factory:

Mrs. V. Rerder;

Sang Wo Tal;

Co.;

Dah Foong Industrial Supplies;

Miss P. M. Lyons (Parcel).

J

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SECRETARY APPOINTED

knocked, without result.

He ing this September decreased by 5 per cent.. but the number of boars for service was unchanged. THE LESSON

In the various age groups, of "other pigs" those over Ave months Then he shouted through it. "increased by 2 per cent, but plus am the inspector". A casual voice replied.

between two and five months were "The gas-meter's down-fewer by 8 per cent., while those under two months decreased by

stairs."

“I am the bank inspector.” he 43 per cent. bawled.

BORDER NORMAL

All soldiers stationed at frontier