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The
China Mail.
NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1934.
HERIOT CLUB DINNER
Record Attendance At June Day Function.
WALL STREET MORE LOCAL WEATHER
CHEERFUL
Volume Of Trade Increases.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (Bu Telegraph, Copyright, Tolegra nhie Messages Ordinance, 1801. Re-
New York, To-day.
DURING MAY
Temperature & Sunshine Below Normal.
RAINFALL DECREASE
May
A record number of members! of the Hong Kong Heriot Club.
The mean temperature for which was formed in 1927, as-
was F.76.7 degrees, which is .04 T sembled at the Gloucester last ceived June 6, 8-15 a.m.)
green below normal. The first three night to celebrate in traditional manner the annual June Day' Wall Street is growing more days of the month were unusually of ceremony in commemoration of cheerful as the volume of trade cold, owing to the prevalence George Heriot, who founded
easterly winds; the minimum tem- increases. Favourable factors George Heriot's School 300 years
perature of 66.0 degrees reached on ago; and which to-day is one of are the excellent dividend ac- May 1 was the lowest temperature the foremost educational in- tions, the improved labour out-recorded in May since 1925. stitutes in Edinburgh.
look, and the improvement in the The toast of the evening "The
Cloudiness during the month was:
normal slightly greater than the and sunshine alightly less, the total Unfavourable factors are the duration of sunshine being 34 hours,
Immortal Memory" was proposed demand for preferred stocks.
on
by Mr. J. R. Kinghorn, President of the Clubs, while Mr. D. A. Purves recession of retail trade as the against the normal of 39 hours. proposed the toast of the "Auld Cal-result of the drought and grain Heavy rainfall, accompanied by Hlants."
the profit-taking.
Press, thunder, was experienced - United reper S. C. Gold Bar Co.
night of May 24 and 25, when 5.49 inches of rain fell. The total rain- fall for the month, however, only amounted to 8.73 inches, the nor mal being 11.50 inches. The total rainfall recorded in 1984, up to May 131, was 14.90 inches, against EN
average of 22.90 inches.
During the course of his marks, Mr. Purves recalled re- miniscences of his early connection with the old School, dating back to 1873, which in those days was also used as a hospital. It was interest- ing to note that those present at last night's function covered al school period of 50 years, from 11873 to 1923.
A cable was read from the George Heriot Club, Edinburgh:-"Parent: Club send heartiest greetings to the Hong Kong Heriot Club."
TOLEDO STRIKE
AVERTED.
S
Settlement Pact Signed
And Work Resumes.
LOCAL RAINFALL The heavy thunderstorm which swept the Colony last night pro- duced 0.91 inches of rain, bringingi the total for the year to 18.25 inches, average DJ 25.53 inches.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra pic essages Ordinance, 1894, Ras against a normal ceived June 8, 8.19 a.m.)
accorded Mr. J. R.
Toledo, Ohio, To-day, grent and
The strike dispute here was sel- had tied yesterday.
he
since
ago,
A note of thanks was the retiring President. Kinghorn, for the valuable assistance rendered 10 the Club its inception seven years and whose untiring efforts had placed the Hong Kong Heriot Club in an exalted position among the Heriot Clubs throughout the world. Post Mr. Kinghorn was elected a President of the club.
The strikers have returned to work following the sign- ing of the settlement pact.--United Fress, per S.C. Gold Bar Co.
ACCORD IN U.S. OIL INDUSTRY.
The following office bearers were Workers And Employers elected for 1934-95.
President:-Mr. D. A. Purves:
Vice President: — Mr. J. H. W. Howie; Secretary:-Mr. A. N. Braude; Treasurer:-Mr. Robb.
D. S.
Reach Agreement.
M
ONE CONVICT STILL AT LARGE.
Missouri Prison Break.
New York, To-day. Eleven out of the 12 convicta who made a daring break from the Parchman Penitentiary, Missouri, on Monday, have been recaptured.
-Reuter.
PROCESSING TAX ON SUGAR
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
Washington, To-day. Professor Tugwell, Assistant Se-
New York, To-day. The relations of labour and em ployers in the United States oil in- dustry have been placed on a new Lelters of administration thehasis by an agreement of all thecretary of Agriculture, has fixed; jestate of the late La Wai-cheun, mer-companies controlled by the Sinclair the processing tax on direct con-
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