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initiator of such holidays would
An Indian watchman residing at Haiphong-road, Kowloon, was re- moved to the Government Civil Hospital on Saturday suffering | from njuries to his head. He alleges at an Indian soldier of Whitfield Barracks fought with him.
MONDAY, JULY 1, 1929.
DOMINION DAY
CANADA'S CONFEDERATION
ANNIVERSARY KE
TREMENDOUS PROGRESS
To-day marks the 62nd an
· PRAPS -
P’RAPS NOT!
Aberdeen Maiden: "A penny for
The Fire Brigade turned out on niversary of the Confederation var tbchts, Tam." Saturday in answer to a'call receiv- of Dominion of Canada. The day Tam wis thinkin' hoo much. I ed from No. 37, Queen's-road Cen is observed annually as a national wad save if we peyed torn aboot for tral, where a few pieces of cotton holiday and, as in the case of the cinema, deannie, and noo I'll drawn work ignited. The small Dominion Day, 1927, when the than ye for the penny." blaze was extinguished before the Prince of Wales and Mr. Stanley arrival of the Brigade. The dam Baldwin, took part in special. Plumber: "I've come age is estimated at $200.
Jubilee celebrations, is frequently old tub in the kitchen." marked by country-wide com-: Little Percy: "Mamma-here's
■
to fix the
Mr. B. M. Talati has just received a memorations of the event which the doctor to see cook!" cable from London informing him that brought together the British päe Mr. V. F. Viccajee has passed hie final sessions in North America into "Yes, our new cock isn't bad, but examination of the Society of Incor what ia now the oldest and larg-one thing we have against her is porated Accountants and Auditors,
"You're lucky.We can't get one
*
held in May. Mr. Viccajes left Hongest of all the Dominions of the she always boils eggs too hard." Kong for England after graduating as Empire. ļa Bachelor of Arts, Commercial Depart-
During the sixty-two years to stay as long as that," nient, in the Hong Kong University, in since the coming into force of the December, 1925.
British North America Act, Cana
Clubmate: "I don't see much da has made noted progress success in the operation Jones had The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Wald, Vicar From what had previously been when he had his face lifted." Apostolic of Kongmoon, the first four British North American Second Clubmate: "He looked American Bishop to be consecrated colonies with an area of 500,000 well before he saw that bill; the fee in China, at Sanchuan (St. John's square miles and a population of they charged him made it drop Teland), reputed to be the place 3,500,000, it now comprises nine again.” where St. Francis Xavier died, is at provinces and the Yukon and present in Hong Kong with some North West Territories, the whole of the Maryknoll Fathers. They covering an area of 3,685,000 telling some friends about a pro- are on their way to America to take square miles and supporting a posed fishing trip to a lake in part in a very important reunion of population of over 10,000,000. Scotland. the Congregation, and are due to But it is largely on account of in. "Are there any trout there ?" sail from here on July 10.
dustrial growth that the last 62 asked one friend:
"Tons!**
been of
years in Canada have Mr. Lim Hoy-lan, head master significance. In 1867 Canada's of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, output of Geld crops, which at a farewell party in that time were of prime import was given Messrs. Lane Crawford's restaurance, was worth some G$110,000, ant on Saturday afternoon.. Mr. Wu 000; to-day the similar figure is Chien-chung" (who is also known over ten times as great..
Dairy
An enthusiastic fisherman Was
"Will they bite easily ?"
"Will they?" Why, they're absolutely vicious, A man had to hide behind a tree to bait a hook.
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The appetite of the gucht was as Mr. Ng Taiping, the former production and mineral output, a keen 930, and he was doing full ping-pong champion of Hong both of which were practically un-justice to the dinner. The little Kong) presided. He delivered an known at Confederation, now re- daughter of his host watched him eloquent speech to which Mr. Lim present an annual value of some for a while.. made suitable response. Light re- |G$250,000,000 each. Primary
Then she smiled on him brightly freshments. were served..
forest production has been valu- and said: "Oh I do wish you ed during recent years at over were here to diner every day," G$200,000,000 while the output of The guest beamed with satisfac- some tion. furs and fisheries run to G$16,000,000 and G$55,000,000 a year respectively.
have the most suitable site for his THE KING'S MESSAGE honoured remembrance.
In Great Britain generally, gradually with the increasing
Overland China Mail. popularity of bank holidays came
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Hong Kong, Monday, July 1, 1929.
BANK HOLIDAYS
—
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TO BE PUBLISHED BY A.
FAMOUS FIRM
FOR THANK-OFFERING FUND
Canada
"Do you, my dear?
Why 7" "Because," came the unexpected reply, "there won't be anything cold to eat to-morrow ???
Meekly made up his mind that
longer by his wife, so when he went The home he called out, imperiously;
Manufacturing Field .In the manufacturing field, has now reached the stage where the annual" gross the desire to spend the day away The following letter from the value of the products of her in he was not going to be bossed any from one's everyday environment Hon. Secretary of the Thank dustrial establishments amount to
Offering Fund for the King's Rewell over $3,000,000,000. miles away from it, at the sea-covery" has been received by most important individual indus "Laura!" side preferably or in the depths Messrs. Raphael Tuck and Sons tries are pulp and paper making,
Mrs. Meekly was in the midst of of the country
"far from the Ltd:-
Dear Sirs,--We have heard with our miling, slaughtering and her cooking, and she came out of madding crowd," as the poet much appreciation, of your inten-meat parking, saw milling, butter the kitchen, an angry expression Gray unsociably expressed him-tion to hand to the Thank-Offering| and cheese making and automo-
on her face. bile manufacturing. The Arst self. And with the desire came Fund the profits of the publication
"What do you want with Laura ?” along the Railway and Steam-of His Majesty's letter to his sub-three of these each account for she asked.
jeets.
We desire to express our gross production figures of from
"I want you to understand"-hé ship Companies to meet and
thanks to yourselves and to your G$150,000,000 to $200,000,000 a tapped his breast dramatically- satisfy it with trips to various co-operating customers in the Sta- year, while the seven leading in that I am the engineer of this places and ports throughout the tionery Trade for this truly gener- dustries all show a gross value of establishment, that I am
products of over G$100,000,000,
"Oh, you are, are you 1. Well, 1- country. Thus were made popular ous action.
each. We trust that there will be a very
vant you to understand that I' In her growth as a trading na and she looked dangerous—“that I the popular resorts"-Margate, large sale, and that the Thank- Hastings, Blackpool, etc., to men- Offering Fund will benefit accord- tion.Canada has also achieved re-
am the boiler that might blow up, tion only a few in England alone, ingly to the full extent that you markable progress and it may and sling the engineer into the next
come as a surprise to many to street. To-day, with the advent of the
know that the Dominion figures of charabane, their number has been
total export and import teade are now the fifth largest of any coun- very considerably increased and
Dáme Beatrix recalls an amusing try in the world and exceeded on holidays Bank holidays,
only by those of the United King-experience in one of her L.C.C. campaigns, An old woman living especially much larger erowds
The Message, addressed from dom, United States, France and
in an underground basement and than at any other time are able to Craigweil House and bearing the Germany. Further,
crippled with rheumatism, became travel far afield. Yes, indeed, King's signature in facsimile; will favourable trade balance has In
by a beautiful several recent years been the a firm friend and one of her
strongest supporters. bank holidays are a splendid in- be surrounded
-
contemplate.
Yours faithfully, Geo. Lawson Johnston,
Honorary Secretary. The Message
Canada's
Do you hear the steam
escaping?"!
When one considers the fact stitution and their popularity, allegorical border, full of poetic largest of any other of the larg: The poor old lady had to crawl up that there are few institutions very properly, is becoming more meaning, specially painted by Mrer trading countries and her per the area steps on her hands and
comes
BS
а
sur
capita export trade second only to Bernard Gribble.
knees, but willingly went to the On the left-hand side is a ship in that of New Zealand.
polle full sail, struggling in a storm- Period of Prosperity
After she had been elected Dame swept sea, while opposite, the same Industrial, agricultural - and Beatrix paid the old lady...a visit, ship is returning safe and sound in trading activity have happily "Why did you vote for me?" she Capt. J. W. Bundred, Marine calm and peaceful waters.
brought about a condition of asked, Surveyor with Goddard & Douglas, Above are the Arms of the affairs in Canada where the coun "Well, better the devil you know has returned from a trip to Aus-Dominions and Colonies, in the try and its population are now than one you know nothing about," tralia
centre of which are the Royal Arm- enjoying a period of prosperity was the reply. orial Bearings.
which is considered by economie
or customs more firmly establish- and more manifested. ed in British life than bank holi- days, it prise to most people to realise that they are of comparatively recent establish- ment. Judging by their popular- ity and the manner in which they are generally regarded, one might imagine that they had come down the ages with the history and traditions of our ancient country. But such is not the case. Bank holidays fire of quite recent origin not nearly so old as the banks themselves.
Mr. Ramon Torres, Managing Editor of "El Debate," Manila, ar rived here on a business visit by the
S..."President Pierce."
Mr. H. M. Cavender, General Agent of the Dollar S.5. Line at Manila, arrived by the 3.3. "Fresi- dent Pierce on a busfress trip to Hong Kong.
Owners of motor vehicles, trucks, trolleys, carts,vans and
As a matter of fact, previous to the seventies of last century drivers of motor vehicles are noti
that is to say little more than 50 years ago bank holidays were unknown, and they probably owe
fed that licences for same are due for renewal to-day.
Below the Royal Message is a experts to be based on sound A canvasser, calling on a woman portrait of the King at his desk, pen foundations and which may be elector, asked if she were interested
hand, in the act of writing, flank expected to continue for some is the Liberal party. ef on either side by a picture of time This condition within the "Yes, of course!" she replied. Buckingham Palace and Westmins-country is to no small degree he Where are they having it ?" ter Abbeys by polla
ing communicated to other perts The message will be published by of the Empire with whom, Messrs. Tuck in three colours.
COURT MARTIAL
through various agencies such as steamship lines and preferential trade agreements, Canada is generally coming in closer touch than had formerly be possible: The sixty-second anniversary of Confederation, and, it is hoped, many succeeding anniversaries The China Mail ia oficially inform will be remembered for the pros- ed that Major, G.-M. H. Ogilvy, whose perous conditions obtaining
THE SENTENCE ON MAJOR
OGILVY S
trial by General Court Martial on through the whole of the country Mr. K Kanakora, Manager of the charges of negligence, whilst acting as and as a stage in the develop
FRE of the Znd K.O.S.B. concluded
their origin to the gradual reight Department of the Nippon test week, has been found guilty and ment of the Dominion which finds awakening on the part of em Yusan Kaisha, Tokyo, is returning sentenced to be reprimanded and to her only on the threshold of a ployers that "all work and no on the s.9, President Pierce" from make good the sum of $1,581.21 to the greater development which will play makes, Jack a dull boy" and a business trip to Manilā, ----| Regimentel Institate. see her both a stronger entity, and This sentenco has been officially con also a more powerful link in the that commercial life generally
bonds of Empire.”
It is understood that on account firmed. was gradually speeding up to such of her mother being unwell, M25, an extent that it was desirable W. T. Southorn will leave for Home that more holidays should be on August 7. She expects to return to the Colony about the middle of alven to Jack and "JV"
December alike. It was, we believe, to the activities of one of Mr. Gladstone's stalwarts that we owe the initia tion of bank holidays. He should
Money and jewellery worth $104 were stolen by a burglar who en- tered the first floor of No. 2, Elgin street some time between &
BRITISH MINES
ANOTHER MEETING WITH
RAGOVERNMENT
London, Saturday The Central Committee of the Mining Association are meeting the
be held in high esteem in Great pm on Friday and 75.,, on Satur Government on Monday to discuss Britain and throughout the day
B
Band should have a monu- Mr FM Hazeland, of ment of bronze erected to his | Bowen-road, reported to the eternal glory in, say, London Police that, some time between 10.
pm, on Friday and Happy amstead Heath, in that
le spot dearly beloved
day, a thiefrontered his roo door of which was
uf Parries and their arriets stole money and
on bank holidays, the honoured $120,
stion regarding the coal
BISHOP OF VICTORIA
The Right Reverend the Bishop of Victoria will be absent from the Colony during the months of July and August. He has appointed the Very Rev. the Dean to act as his Commissary for English work and the Veu. Archdeacon Mok of Canton as Commissary for Chinese work. All communications should be ad- dressed to the Diocesan Chaplain,
The Garman company which has Bishop's House.
rating for two year
with
London-k
Zealand The work of thế Nev bas vice school dental clinics will be extend- ed to hildren instead belog ach com
ding State to pupils.
STOP PRESS
CONTROLLER APPOINTED
In view of the urgent neces- sity of increasing the water supply of the Colony owing to the present drought His Ex- cellency the Governor has been pleased to create an executive authority to assist the Govern- ment in arranging for and com- trolling the importation of water from outside sources.
His Excellency has according- Jy appointed Mr. S. T. William- son to be Controller of imported Water Supplice.
Me:Williamson, working with the advice and assistance of a Consultative Committee con- sisting of Mr. B. Sutherland, 0.B.E, Mr. W. C. Goggin, and Mr. J. M. McHutchon, will have. Authority under the general con- trol and supervision of the Gov- ernment to take such steps as may be necessary to carry out the object In view including connected with" con- insurance, chartering of Tease or other financial com- mitaments:
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