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Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 23, 1929.
TRADE NOT HINDERED?
be denied the Kwangsi-ites even
cal.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929.
Mr. T. B. Mach, engineer and sions, are passed by unrecog nised. And if a knighthood for manager of the Kien Cheong En- F. C. Toone, why not a Viscounty gineering Works, Shanghai, ar- for Hammond and an Earidom rived on a business trip by the for Chapman? However, when "President Pierce knighthoods are bestowed upon comedians like Sir Harry Lauder,
Mr. Chan Tsal-hay, chief secre-
MUSICAL COMEDY
the c
BANVARD'S THREE FARE- WELL PERFORMANCES
DATES TO REMEMBER
theatrical managers like Sir tary of the China Aeronautic The Banvard, Musical Comedy. Alfred Butt, motor experts like Association, arrived by the sail give three farewell per- Segrave, the famous flying bro- "President Pierce en route to formantes at the Theatre Royal there Smith of Australia, Alcock, Canton, as did Mr. H. Tang, dison Monday, Tuesday and Wednes Cobham, etc., then why not on a trict inspector of the Salt Re-day of not week, when "Clowns venue Department, Shanghai, Clover," "Lido Lady," and an popular cricketer?
also en route to Canton."
entirely new revue will be pre- sented."
Dr. W. J. Mayo, of Mayo Clinic, Mr. A. G. Hearne, manager of Theatre patrons on the Hong Rochester, Minn., addressing the the Shanghai branch of the Manu-Kong side will now have an op- last session of the National Edufacturers Life Insurance Co., portunity of seeing this very ex- cation Association, said: "Reli- arrived on a business trip by thecellent Musical Company; it has gion, in spite of assertions to the s.s. "President Pierce, as also been proclaimed one of the best country, has a place in the prac-Mr. W. P. Willson, manager for companies which has toured the tice of medicine Persons China for Arkell & Douglas, Inc., East.
who have been educated beyond of New York; Mr. A. Yosingco, We would strongly advise in- their intelligence underrate the jun., partner in the firm of A. tending patrons to book early. value of religion as the univer-Yusingco Hermanos, Hemp. As the Banvard management sal comforter in times of physi- Copra and Shipping Firm of have decided to charge popular cal or spiritual stress. Emotion- Manila, en route to the Philip prices, the Theatre Royal should al fear, ignorance and supersti- pines. tion are big obstacles in the growth of constructive health." "Morning Tribune" (Miunea polis).
be filled to its capacity.
COMEDY COMPANY
Passengers who embarked to- day in the 3.8. "President Madi son" included:-Dr. N. G. Cooper, a physician from Singapore, re- The Banvard English Comedy turning to Europe via the United "THE CUCKOO IN THE NEST”
AT THE STAR L. Company left for Shanghai to-States; Mr. and Mrs. M. day.
Volway and child, returning to FAREWELLL PERFORMANCE is connected with the Shell Oil The selection of "The Cuckoo Co.); the Rev. Lee Shau-yan, tra-
The Hong Kong branch of the Central Bank of China will be opened on May 1.
the United States. (Mr. Volway
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velling to the United States to in the Nest" for the farewell join the Baptist Chinese Church performance of the Banvard Eng- The s-s. "Morea," with the of Sacramento, California; andish Comedy Company was Duke of Gloucester on Board, is Dr. W. A. Meintosh, of Bangkok, happy one. The play is always a expected here at 10 a.m. on Thurs-returning to the United States on favourite, for its spirit of light- hearted absurdity is irresistible. day. She left Singapore at 1 a.m. furlough.
Though the story is-not in essence on Sunday,
:
POLICE RESERVE
WEEK
funny as ever.
In a cast where all were goederen special mention must be made of Mr. Reginald Tippett as the
We learn that General Chan ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT | effusive clergyman, of Miss Annie Ming-sha, the Civil Governor of Canton, who was injured in the King Edward Hotel fire, will be
These left for Shanghai by the s.s. "President Madison" to-day:
20 members of the Chinese Company for duty at the City Hall on Thursday, will parade at Central Police Station at 10.15 a.m. sharp.
Touring the East
easy task, but we can assure the Banvard players that their labour The Colony has not been lost. owes them thanks for some very pleasant evenings, and we feel sure that on their return visit they will have as full houses as
ever.
Mr. J. F. Bourne, Superinten particularly novel, the ludicrous Mr. G. M. Hemsworth, traffic dent of Hotels for the Hong Kong situation and sparkling dialogue agent of the Canadian National and Shanghai Hotels Co., return-can never be stale when played Railways, left on a business triped from a business trip to North with the zest and humour to Shanghai this morning by the China and Japan by the "Presi- always expect from this Com- "President Madison."
dent Pierce," which also brought pany. visability of
Miss Josephine Kilfoyle in the stopping
the
Mr. M. J. Buckley, freight-traffic monthly remittance of $300,000) The total output of the Kailan manager of the Dollar Steamship leading role of a vivacious French to
mines Lines, ou a business, trip to the girl, caught in a difficult and com- the Kwangsi Provincial Mining Administrations'
for the week ended April 6, Far East, accompanied by Mrs promising situation, was delight- Government. Even were the amounted to 105,896 tons, and the Buckley, and Mr. Atherton Clark, fully alive, and very charming to payment to cease and Kwangsi sales during the period to 127,431 Far Eastern representative of the look at while she maintained
Black and Decker Manufacturing consistently her French accent. take offence at it, there still re-tons.
Of Mr. Bardy Russell, who Co.. of Baltimore, Maryland, mains at least one good reason'
The annual general meeting of makers of electric tools and gar- took the part of Peter Wykeham, her companion in misfortune, it why General Wong Shin-hung the Society for the Prevention of age equipment on a business trip need only be said that he was as and his colleagues in Kwangsi Cruelty to Animals, will be held to Hong Kong. should accept the inevitable and in the Board room of Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on concentrate on their own province. April 29 at 5.15 p.m. For, if they were to march into Kwangtung in an attempt to re-
Chippendale as the excessively store the status quo, what would
virtious landlady, and of Mr. The following orders have been C. V. France as Alfred. His ac- it profit then? Once war were
as sufficiently recovered to leave the issued by Hon. Mr. T. H. cent was a joy to those of the declared, other armies, such the Ironsides, would join the end of this week.
Government Civil Hospital at the King, Acting Captain Superinten- audience to whom "Zummerzet" a far-away but precious dent of Police:- melee and Canton would probably
Royal Visit of ILR.H. The Duke memory.
The large audience showed-its of Gloucester
the excellent The Hon. C.S.P. accepts the appreciation of if they won, which is problemati-Mr. A. Butt, manager of the voluntary service of the following work that has been done by this
Hong Kong American Trading Police Reservists in connection Company. The danger of the equilibrium Co: Mr. and Mrs. Von Borch, with the visit of H.R.H. the Duke with a large repertoire can be no being upset lies more in internal Miss Von Borch, and Miss Bauch. of Gloucester
Mr. Von Borch is connected with rather than external develop-the German Consulate. ments. Opinion in political circles
Mr. T. E. Mitchell, Far East- is that. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek,
ern rnanager of the General Ac- President of the State Council incident, Fire & Life Assurance Nanking, will be satisfied to rest Corporation, has arrived here. on his laurels or, in other words, He wil meet the Earl of Airlie. one of the Directors of the com- In spite of the intermittent to desist from further direct pany who is accompanying the rumours of impending hostilitics action after the conclusion of the Duke of Gloucester on his visit
10 members of the Indian PROF. BROWN'S INTERESTING between Canton and the neigh-Yangtze campaign, leaving the to Japan.
Company for duty at the City Owing to the visit of the Duke bouring province of Kwangsi, destiny of Kwangai (which is in
Hall on Thursday, will parade
at TECHNICAL SCHOOLS trade in South China does not ap- the South) to its own course, or of Gloucester, the General Com-
at Central Police Station Mean-mittee meeting of the New Ter-
10.15 am, sharp. Dress on pear to have been hindered to any hoping for compromise.
ritories Agricultural Show to be
both days-White uniform, hel- Lecturing at the Hong Kong extent. The Cantonese-and the while many Cantonese units are held on April 27, has been post-
W. Brown chose as his subject, Chinese in general at that have absent from their garrison duties. poned until May 11 at 2.45 p.m. at met, belt (no frog) and trun-University last night, Professor He Chinese Company
"Junior Technical Schools." made a name for being able to Quick as ever to seize their op- Tung Ying Ho Po (Sir Robert Ho
"First Aid to the Injured." outlined the usefulness to be "carry on" in the face of heart-portunity, outlaws have emerged Tung's experimental farm)
Sheungahui.
Class for instruction in First Aid served by Buch institutions and breaking obstacles. Their per from hiding to follow their voca-
will be held at the Company's how assistance could be rendered sistence in business has become tions of banditry and piracy. Mr. A. H Crook, head master Headquarters to-morrow, at 5.30 to the country by students im-
Queen's College, is leaving p.m. sharp.
parting the knowledge they gain- proverbial. But even if it is There has been trouble on the of
shortly for Java to represent All other instructional classesed. patent that whereas Kwangtung West River, Bias Bay looms in the Hong Kong at the fourth Pan- and parades for this week are can- Professor Brown asked how many students of the University is now stoutly supporting the Cen- limelight once more but, this Pacific conference of scientists.celed.
had given the benefit of their tral Government, and Kwangei is time, an early warning seems to In previous years the conference has been held at Tokyo, Sydney
He thought A practice parade for inspec-studies to China. that sane country (where lies the root of Pacific basin. the possibilities are
the Hong tion with the Royal visit of the undergraduates counsels will prevail. To their trade) has been rather shaken.
Duke of Gloucester, will take Kong University had undertaken He knew that it Mr. and Mrs. Sum Pak-ming place to-day. Fall in at the Cen-such tasks. great credit, the present adminis-If, instead of devoting attention— travors of Canton, including the and money to solving the pre-son" to-day on a-pleasure trip to Dress Summer uniform-batons job."
left by the s.s. "President Madi-tral Police Station at 5.15 p.m. would not be easy, but "It is your Chairman of the Provincial Gov-blem of relationship with Kwang Shanghai. Mr. Sum Pak-ming is and belts to be worn. ernment, General Chan Ming-shu, si, the pro-Nanking Cantonese ad-a who is still in hospital in Hong ministration in Canton put in Mr. Lee Wai-tong, wellknown în Kong, recognise fully the weight overtime in re-establishing the of the burden borne by taxpayers system of law and order laid down in Kwangtung. They have gone before Marshal Li left, it will earn further. Before the exit of the the immediate gratitude of many Kwangsi group from Canton, Gen-inside and outside South China. eral Chan Ming-shu declared that he will strive might and main to i lighten that grievous burden,
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20 members of the Chinese Company for duty at the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground on Friday, will parade at Central Police Station at 3.30 p.m. sharp.
cheon.
Indian Company
TO TEACH OTHERS
LECTURE
known to be opposed to Nanking, have borne frult. Confidence upland other great centres in thetion of this Company, in connec- that one out of 10,000,000 of the
So far so good, we are tempted
A Sportsman Knight
well-known local merchant.
of
CHEUNG CHAU NOTES
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Flying Squad The weekly instructional pa both local and Shanghai football trol of the Kowloon Section will
(From Our Own Correspondent.] circles, is also travelling to the take place to-day. Fall in at the
The big matshed theatre is North by the same steamer... Tsim-tsa-taui Fire Brigade Sta
tion at 5.30 p.m. sharp, Dress gradually being dismantled; the next show will be put up by the A raid for arms, carried out by Khaki uniform. the Folice at the Chinese work-
There will be no weekly in-vegetarians. men's quarters of the Kowloon structional patrol of the Hong University came over for a few A week-end-party from Canton Railway, resulted in the discovery Sharpshooters' Company of 22 taels of illicit opiurn. A
Revolver Practice, Revolver days rest. man and two women were charged practice will be carried out on A rare and wonderful Solar Among British sportsmen and before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at Kennedy-road Range on Sunday. Halo was visible for about two especially among devotees of the Kowloon Magistracy yester May 5, at 10 a.m. Members will hours lasting on till after noon. cricket the news to hand that day. The man was fined $660 on assemble at the Range at that The Chinese on the island state His Majesty the King has been his taking full responsibility, the time, with belts and holsters with that it portends a big rainfall; revolvers. Uniform optional we sincerely hope so, for the pleased to confer a knighthood women being discharged.
"Defendu" Class,This will be springs that are still running are will be received with delight To A plot of land situated at the held on Monday, May 6, at Police a mere trickle.
The old s.l. "Cheung Chau" now be manager of the glorious Eng-junction of Cheung Sha Wan-Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. under
disports a new colour (dark blue) in the form of a flag designed on lish team that recently did so well road and Shek Kip Mei-street was Sergeant R. J. Hunt.
the funnel. It also has & new in cricket against Australia is unsold to Mr. Lo Bing by auction at Mufti questionably to be little short of the Crown Land Office yester
name (the "Sun Tai"). The "King Yik seems to have taken herself off on business somewhere
to say. And with the Kwangsi group reduced to dire straits, we are inclined to believe that it
upon Mr. Frederick Charles Toone will not, to use a common phrase, cut off its nose to spite its face." Canton has generously subsidised Kwangsi in the past, this being one of the few faults, if such, that could be laid by Cantonese against
Dress-
(Sad) D) KING, ASP.,
Adjutant.
a national hero in the eyes of day, for $4,100 The parcel of thousands of cricket lovers land comprises 2,275 square feet throughout the world. To those arid carries with it the conditions the rule of Marshal Li Chai-sum who are not so ardent regarding that it could not be re-sold with-pleted, so that the structure else, instead of as before, rust- when he was down here. The England's splendid national pas out the consent of the Governor should soon be finished also. Commander-in-Chief pro tem, time, the honour will seem in Council, and that certain areas A party on inspection tour up General Chan Chai-tong, who rather analogous, particularly in must be levelled at the expense Lan Tau found that all the door the light of the fact that many of the purchaser and which must of a house belonging to Mr. A. H. came to the forefront in the crisis, equally deserving men in other be handed over the Government Mackenzie had been forced open
but little was stolen. has seriously considered the ad sporta, to say nothing of profes. free of charge.
ing out in the harbour.
The brick walls built up be tween the concrete pillars of the new ticket office, are now com- (Continued at foot of preceding
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