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THE CHINA KAHL, MONDAY," "AUGUST 31, 1936
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
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His. Excellency the Officer Commanding, Major 'Gen- eral A. W. Bartholomew, has con sented to present the colours of the 4th Kowloon Pack of Wolf Cubs known as the Garrison Pack. at the "Parents Evening" ranged to take place at St. An- drew's Church Hall on Wednes day. Exercises, games and tests described as "bones, constitute the programme, while His Ex- cellency's part is designated "A special bone.”
Messrs. W. Em Locker & hiện (China) Ltd.. have been appointed agents for the Union Brewery, Shanghai, well-known for MIANY years throughout the Far East as the brewers of "UE." beer.
The new Central British School, Kowloon, will be opened on Mon- day, September 14, at 3 pm. by H. E. Sir Andrew Caldecott, Kt..
A whist drive will be held in:
The giant liner Queen Mary, above. pride of Great Britain's merchant feet, won the Blue Riband of the Atlantic yesterday when
she beat the Normandie's record west to east crossing by 3 hours 31 minutes.
· POLICE RESERVE
the Y.M.C.A. West Lounge Orders For The Current to-day, commencing at 9
p.1
and from 7:30 pm to 3.30 p.m. mixed bathing will be held in the swimming bath, followed by
3
Week
RECORD BETTERED
BY 3.1/2 HOURS
(Continued from Page 1) The Queen Mary captured the Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. Etrophy on her sixth trans-Atlantic buffet supper on the roof. and King. Inspector General of Police trip. She has now broken the dancing in the West Lounge. Tic-. kets are $1.20 each.
Aquatic Sports
All Police Reservists are re-
record in each direction in con- secutive voyages.
The giant Cunarder, with 1,500 of the 15th Annual passengers on board, was due at The new term at the Diocesan minded Boys' School, Kowloon, starts at Aquatic Sports of the Folice and Cherbourg early this morning and 8.30 a.m. to-morrow. An exam-Prison Department which will be was expected at Southampton ati ination for new boys was beld held at the V.R.C., on Saturday, noon. at the school at 9 am today.
September 12th 1936 at 15.00 hours.
NORMANDIE'S TIMES
The record was last secured by the French liner Normandie on her:
The Hong Kong Singers, "King All ranks of the Hong Kong maiden voyage last year, when she Olaf (Elgar) rehearsal will be Police Reserve held at Union Church. Kennedy vited to attend. Road, at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow,
are cordially in-sailed from Southampton Break-j
The Cheero Club will be holding another of their popular whist drives at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow.
in
Chinese Company
water to Ambrose Lighthouse in 4d.. 11h., 42m., and on the retum journey from Ambrose Lighthouse Strength-The following mem-to Bishop's Rock took. 44, 3, bers of the Chinese Company have (28m. been permitted to resign from the Chinese Company. as from 28th
reception A well-attended honour of the Queen Wilhelmina's July, 1936:~~~ 56th birthday was held this morn-| ing by the Acting Consul-General
for the Netherlands in the Ladies' Room of the Hong Kong Club an-i nexe. from 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m.
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The Imperial Airways plane this week will be delayed day, arriving on Wednesday in- stead of to-morrow, owing to an unknown hold-up on the main schedule to the Far East.
The death occurred last Friday of Mr. Lai Wing-sheung, aged 65, į who was many years in the Go ernment Service, connected with the P.W.D. He retired years ago
Constables R2 Luke Ho. R6 Ho Hook Shin, R9 Li Man Shing
R99 Fung King Choi. R94 Lo
NORMANDIE'S RECORD
With a thrilling racing finish, during which she reached the high-| est sustained speed of the voyage. liner Normandie won the "Blue France's giant new £10.000.000
Riband of the Atlantic" on her
Wai Hee, R43 Chu Yan Pai, R76 maiden voyage, when she broke all Ho Mo Wing, R39 Fung Hok Atlantic records. Ling, R64 Tam Moon Lin, and Fastest Crossing. Bishop's R100 Ip Wing Sham.
Rock, Scilly Isles, to the Ambrose The following members of the Light, 2,971 miles, in four days.
Dropping the helm of State for the wheel of the schooner Sewanns, Chinese Company have been three hours, at an average speed President Roosevelt is shown as he steered his vacation yacht out of Pulpit struck off the strength of the of 29.98 knots;
Harbour, Me, Inst month. With three of his sons on board, the nation's Chinese Company, as from 28th Highest Speed - An average chief executive set out for two weeks of “loafing" with fishing, this time, ¡July, 1936:---
of 31,55 knots from noon on one only incidental day to 112 am. the following day::
Constables E25 Shek Kam Pui, RST Hon Pak Chung, R58 Chan Hui Fung, R75 Kwok Hon Ying, R56 Honwittee Sun, and R81 Ying Wai Kwong. Training Course---Part II.~The and the unexpected undermentioned members of the news of his demise was received Chinese
Company will attend
with much
some
in 23 hours 2 minutes.
Longest Day's Run.754 miles of the fact that she "nursed" ber engines, used the longest summer Her time for the voyage from track to avoid icebergs, and was Cowes Roads to the Ambrose Light slowed down for 11 hours by al -8,192 miles-was 4 days, 11 broken condenser tube. hours 42 minutes, representing an
The following table shows how
ENGINES "NURSED”
average speed of 29.64 knots. the Normandie's speed compared regret by his large Chinese Company Headquarters on The feat was achieved in spite holders:
with that of previous record circle of Chinese friends. There Tuesday, September 1st at 17.20 were a large number of relatives hours for Part II of Training
and friends at the funeral which was held on Saturday afternoon, interment being at the Chinese Permanent Cemetery at Aberdeen. į
S.S.
The P. and O. carrying the outward mails, is due here from
on Wednesday morning.
Course:-
Constables R38 Henry Wonk and E96 Edward Ho. Training Course-Part- There will be a revolver course for
Rarpura, the Chinese Company on Friday.
English
September 4th at 17.15 hours at
Singapore the King's Park Revolver Range under Police Sergeant A210 Per- Local estate valued at $34,000 kins, Those detailed by the was left by Wong Yuk-tong, alias O.C. will attend.
Wong Kam-shiu, who died özi April
18. 1936 at No. 79, Bonham Road.
Indian Company
Letters of administration have Training Course-Part II-The been granted to Wong Chan-shi, undermentioned members will at. Nee Chan Sam-mui, widow,
The ss. Tanda is expected here from Moji to-morrow morning.
Liner,
Route.
Distance. Speed
3181 28.92 knots 3,199 28.51 2,373 27.22
Rex (Italy)
Gibraltar New York Mauretania (British) Bremen (Germany) Cherbourg New York
Ambrose Light Plymouth The Mauretania's record. was made when she was 2 years old.
NEW RUMANIAN
CABINET
M. Titulescu Only Man Dropped
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Bucharest, To-day.
Rumanian
STEALING BY FINDING
Coolie Sentenced To
Fine of $100
APPLICATION GRANTED
Plea Of Ignorance Accepted
An application for the exten-¡ sion of time in which to file re turn of the allotments of shares
by the Chins Engraving and Printing Company was granted by His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir] Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme | Court this morning, when he made. an order for the period to be ex- tended by three days.
Mr. Le D'Almade jor, instruct- ed by Mr. G. S. Ford of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, made the application on behalf of the Com- pany.
an over-
WILS
It was stated that on Septem- Chan Kuen, a coolie, was this
ber 4, 1935, 997 shares of $50 morning fined $100, in default two each were alloted to the share- tend 1, Cliff Road, Kowloon on The new
Cabinet months' hard labour, by Mr. Wholders, but, owing to Tuesday, September 1st at 17.30 under the Premiership
of M. Schofield at
the Central Magis-sight, and ignorance of the law, hours for Part II of Training Tatarescu
the path of tracy for stealing, by finding, the no return of the swore
allotments Course:-
allegiance to the King at the sum of $40 belonging to Gunner filed within the stipulated time. Constables R216 Lal Khan, Palace in the early hours of yes-Casey yesterday. Hong Kong rainfall for the 24
P225 Mohamed Ali, and R226 terday morning. The composi- Defendant went to Lyemun INQUEST HELD ON hours ending at 10a.m. to-day
Fazal Ilahi.
tion of the Cabinet differs in no Barracks yesterday afternoon to was 0.35 inch. The total since
PRISONER Training Course-Part III-way from that of its predecessor, collect washing. The complainant January 1 has been 54.93 inches, against an average of 67:35 inches. There will be a revolver course for except that M. Titulescu is not gave him, among other articles of
Death From Natural the Indian Company on Tuesday, included and a new addition has clothing, a pair of shorts, in which
Causes Cheung Yau, aged 27, was this September 1st at 17.15 hours at been made in the person of the was $40 in the pocket. morning sentenced to one year's the Kennedy Road Range under Minister of Justice. M. Djuvara.
Death through natural causes hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield Police Sergeant A210 Perkins M. Titulescu's place in the For- remembered this and went and was the verdict returned at the in- at the Central Magistracy when Those detailed by the O.C. will eign Ministry has been taken by looked through the pockets of the quest held at the Central Magis- found guilty of the possession of attend.
shorts, but the money was missing-tracy this morning into the death two daggers
Defendant was there and said no of Bun Fai, aged 31, a prisoner at No. 119 Main
Ün leaving the Palace, M. Street West, Shankiwan, on Satur Emergency Unit Reserve Tatarescu informed pressmen that
thing about the money, but when who was on Friday sentenced to day.
Moter Patrol-A motor patrol the domestic and foreign policy fused and attempted to run away. died in the Prison Hospital at 5.30 asked to submit to search he re-feight months' hard labour and conviction and was arrested on in-will be carried out by members of of the new Cabinet would be the He was caught by two other Gun-on the following day. formation at the above address, the Emergency Unit Reserve
O same as that of the previous which is an opium divan. The Friday, September 4th, 1936. All Cabinet Trans-Ocean Service.
ners. The money was found in Mr. S. F. Balfour was the daggers were found tucked in his members wil! parade outside
an inner pocket.
Coroner and he was assisted by the girdle.
Queen's Pier at 17.20 hours. Dress
following jurors:-Mesars. D. L. ¡-optional.
{d'Aquino, Tan, Woon-tong and Lee
Mai-chi.
Defendant had a previous-
(SGD.) C. CHAMPKIN,
D. S. P. (B).
M. Antonescu.
Pleading guilty to the theft of two silver plated fumbler-holders and 20′ laundry bags from the mv. Asama Maru, at Taikoo Docks, Ching Sing, a coolie, was fined Hong Kong, Monday, August the China Sea, and the Pacific $29, in default one month's hard (31st, 1936. labour, by Mr. W. Schofield at the
After a while the complainant
WEATHER REPORT
Weak anti-cyclonic areas are
NEW POSTAGE STAMPS
Doctor L. G. Shaw, medical officer situated over Mongolia, and the
[of the Victoria Gaol, said that Pacific to the east of Japan;
FOR GREECEAS
|when he first saw defendant at pressure is relatively low over
2.30 on Saturday afternoon the Athens A new series of Greck deceased was moziband and died between the Philippines and the postage stamps will be issued at 5:30 the same afternoon. The Western Carolines. The local soon, and will represent various post-mortems showed that, the de- Central Magistracy this morning: The Chun-Shing Institute of forecast for to-day, as issued stages of Greek history as por ceased was suffering from pulmon- Defendant was arrested with the Commerce, No. 2. Glenealy, has by the Royal Observatory this trayed in stigne and modeziy tarberculosis multiple liver articles in his hands by an Indian completed its Summer Vacation morning, is socth and south-works of art. The stamps will be abscesses and cardiac failure. watchman as he was trying to commencing on 16th inst, and will east winds, light to moderate; of 5, 10, 20 and 25 leptas (cents) He was also a chronte
addict.
leave the yard.
resume on September 1, as usual cloudy, showery.
denominations.
opium
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