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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 198
COLONY'S JUBILEE STRIKE AT
RESERVOIR
Shing Mun Reservoir's New Name
A meeting of the Silver Jubilee Executive Sub-Committee on April 29 approved the following time- table of the celebrations
May & Morning 10 a.m.-Official Service: 11 am-Public Meeting. Noon-Royal Salute.
SUN YAT SEN
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[From Our Own Correspondent]
SULTAN OF JOHORE'S £500,000 GIFT
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London, To-day, His Majesty the King has tele- graphed the Sultan of Johore, ex- pressing his delight at hearing of the generous help His Highness! and the State Council are giving to Canton, To-day. wards the cost of completing the Senior students of the middle defences of Singapore, and express school department of Sun Yat-sening his pleasure at the munificent commemorates the University, who have been on strike gift, which as a protest against the examina-twenty-fifth anniversary of his ac- tion conducted by the Provincial céssion.
The Colonial Office has also tele. THE GREATEST MYSTERY Department of Education,' urged to return to their studies graphed expressing the Govern- THRILLER EVER FILMED! ment's warmest appreciation and 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 pm-Nightfly-yesterday.
They have been enjoying a self-stating that the most generous gift, ing display.
past is gratefully accepted.-Reuter.
Afternoon
11 am, to about 6 p.m.-Chinese procession.
4 pm-Reception at Government House.
Evening
9.30 p.m. Searchlight,
and, fire-works displays.
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rocket
were
ви-
8 p.m.-Illumination of the Co-granted holiday during the
The gift referred to is a contri- three days. The University lony and display of Electric Tramthorities take the position that bution of £600,000 made by the Sul Military Band Concerts.
such an examination is justified as fan of Johore towards the cost of It is the order of the Ministry of completing the Singapore Base. Education.
The Sultan of Johore has visit The students contend that lasted Hong Kong three times. in re- year the graduating class was not cent years. His wife, who is required to take an outside exam-present in Scotland recuperating 7 p.m.-Chinese lantern proces-ination and ask why they do not after a long period of ill-health,
Tuesday, May 7th
9 am-Review at Happy Valley 11 am-Chinese procession.
{sion.
enjoy the same privilege. Fur-was formerly Mrs. Helen Wilson. 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.-Nightflying dis-thermore they claim that their of Edinburgh. play.
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courses of study are different from The Sultan, who succeeded his 8 p.m.-General illumination,
the scope of examination as con father to the territory of Johore in 9.30 p.m.-Repetition of search ducted by the Provincial Depart-1895, has made many munificen light display, and display of firement of Education.
gifts in the intervening 40 years. works by the Japanese Residents' Association.
Wednesday, May 8th 11a.m.-Chinese procession.
4 pa-Jamborally of Scouts and Guides at Happy Valley.
7 p.a-Chinese lantern proces- sion..
Sunday, May 12th Morning-e Services in all churches.
On the motion of Sir Henry Pol- jock the meeting voted that the Shing Mun Reservoir be called the Jubilee. Reservoir.
A mution of Sir William Shenton] that the new road from `Causeway
Bay to Shaukiwan be called King's ¡Road was approved.
PARSEE JUBILEE
THANKSGIVING
Monday's Service At Leighton Hill
A petition for exemption from During the Great War he made the the examination was submitted by munificent gift of 14 fighting aero- the strikers to the South-west Po-planes to Great Britain. litical Council, which will give- d decision some time this week.
CLEANING UP REDS IN KIANGSI
Kwangtung Regiment Reported Active
Canton, To-day.
Johore is one of the Malay Sintes that is not included in the Federa tion. By a treaty in 1914, the. Sul- tan agreed to accept and act under the advice of a British Officer, known as the General Adviser.
YUNNANFU BELIEVED OUT.
OF DANGER
(Continued from Page 1)
The Training Regiment of the Kwangtung First Army Corps, very much alive and taking an which was despatched by General active part in directing the in- Yu Han-mow, Commander of the vasion of Yunnan. Nanking now 1st Army Corps, south Kiangui, officially admits that the report killed many and took a number of of Chu's death was incorrect, but! weapons during the past few days. state it was deliberately
and
an-i
A report received here yesterday nounced by the Reds as a smoke- from Gen. Yu states that a band of screen.
Propaganda and counter-pro- more than 200 was defeated dispersed by the 1st Battalion of paganda are the causes of the re- Chu the regiment in Ou-chah-tung, port of Chu Teh's death. Shung-yl, on Apri! 27. The ban is the mastermind of the entire Silver Jubilea thanksgiving dits resisted at first but fled to Communist movement in China. prayers by the Parsees will be of-wards the Hunan border later. Ir A native of Szechuen, he is most fered at their Zarastrian Building, the encounter, over 10 of them were anxious to secure a firm foothold Leighton Hill Road, on Monday at killed, o made prisoners, and in that province.
9.30 a.. The special Ceremony rifles taken.
will be performed. by their High It is also reported that the 4,000 Priest. Ervad D. B. Kotwall. After bandits, who hid in Tal Kong-shu, the Servicë light refreshments will Tai-yu, were defeated by the 6th
be served, followed by a toast to and 7th sections of the Training |
COMMUNIST BANDS IN E. YUNNAN
(Continued from Page 1).
the health and, happiness of "Their Regiment in Sul-hung when thay In an interview with local presa Majesties the King and Queen and were retreating after being hard representatives, Gen. Chang Yen-
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"HIT AND RUN” EUROPEAN MOTORIST MAKES ESCAPE
Another "hit and run” motor ac- cident has been reported. At ten
pressed by the troops. The fighting min, chief of staff of the Kwangsi lasted for two hours. As a result Fourth Group Army, said that the about 20 of "the marauders were first portion of the Communist rem- Yunnan killed and captured and many weanants who retreated to pons taken.-Central Press,
reached Yek-Jung on April 28 and those under Lo Ping-fal, who April 26, arrived at Pan-chiu on
o'clock yesterday morning à Chin- by a car driven by a European at occupied Shuen-wai next day.
.The car did not ese woman named Chi Yee was ad-Shaukiwan.
According to Gen. Chang, the mitted to the Government Civil stop after the accident, but was Kwangsi troops who were despatch- Hospital suffering from injuries re-driven rapidly away. The numbered in pursuft have reached Kok- ceived when she was knocked down of the car is unknown.
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