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"The League is still the world's ed that Sir Henry be elected Bing Crosby chief organisation for ensuring in-sident instead.
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This was a striking passage in "'As neither Bir Robert nor Sir the speech made by Sir Robert Ho Henry was able to accept the post Tung when presiding at the annual of President, Mr. Boxer proposed meeting of the Hong Kong Branch that the matter be left to the Coun- of the League of Nations Society, cil, and this was adopted. held in the Cathedral Hall yester- The officers elected for office this follows:-President, day evening. There was a large year were as gathering of members and others vacant; Vice-Presidents, Chev, J. M. interested in the work.
Alves Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow, Mr.
Peace in the Pacific, said Sir I RoR. A. D. Forrest, Hon. Dr. R. H. and Dr. bert, could be secured if Britain and Kotewall, Lady Pollock, China worked together for that end. S. W. Te'o; Hon. Secretary, vacant; The British Commonwealth with its Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S. V. Boxer; wealth and efficient organisation, Assistant Hon. Secretary, Miss Grif- and China with its immense resour-fin (Miss Baxter acting); Hon. Au- ces and population, form a natural ditor, Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam. basis for a Far Eastern collective system out of which may come a Far Eastern Locarno.
:
Election Of Officers Sir Henry Pollock proposed that Sir Robert be re-elected_President for the ensuing year.
The following were nominated to the Council:-President, six Vice- Presidents, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Assistant Hon. Secretary, Hon. Auditor, Miss Bascombe, Miss Baxter, Rev. G. K. Carpenter, Mr. W. E C. Felshaw, Miss Hancock, Mr. Himsworth, Miss E. M. Gray, Mr. Sir Robert thanked Sir Henry for A. N. Macfadyen, Mrs. A. N. Mac- the honour he had done him: by fadyen, Rev. J. D. Maclean, Dr. proposing his re-election, but he was Montgomery, Mrs. Kennedy sorry he was unable to accept. He
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ton, Mr. Talati, Rev. Paul Ts'o, may be away from the Colony on Mr. J. Russell, Dr. K. Uttley, Miss a holiday, and, secondly, Sir Robert Elliot and Mr. G. She. thought that a year as President The following were elected to was more than enough in order to serve on the Executive Committee:- perform the work well. He propos-
RISING PRICE OF
AIRCRAFT
No Opportunity For Profiteering
The price of aircraft is going up, owing to the increased cost of certain materials
Hon. Secretary, Assistant Hon. Se- cretary, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Audi- tor, Miss Baxter, Mr. W. C. Felshaw, Miss E. M. Gray, Miss Hancock, Mr- E. Himsworth, Mr.A. N. Macfadyen, Mr. J. Russell, Rev. Paul Ts'o, Dr. K. Uttley, Mr. G. She and Miss Elliot.
FOSSILISED GRAPES
Some of the remarkable discover-
and labour, lies made by Mr. W. B. Emerite
writes the "Daily Telegraph" air Liverpool archaeologist, during correspondent.
recent excavations in the ancient But the fixing of prices paid for cemetery round the step pyramid aircraft ordered by the Air Minis-at Sakkara, Egypt, were illustrated try, on a system now in operation, with lantern slides by Prof. S. R. prevents profiteering and, more K. Glanville, in a lecture at the over, provides a material incentive Royal Society, Burlington House. to economical production:
Prof. Glanville. said that Mr.
Former causes of friction and Emery a excavations had proved to delay have been almost entirely re- be the most important for many moved, and the flat-rate profit years. His work was throwing new system, which encouraged inflation light on Egyptian burial customs of production cost for the sake of and was also likely to show the the percentage, is no longer in origins of stone-building in Egypt. operation anywhere in the indus- Among the discoveries illustrat- try.
ed were crowns worn by Egyptian
:
In the case of the normal air-kings and queens, weapons, craft industry, including firms quisite ornaments, necklaces and which designTM aeroplanes, and other jewellery. A peculiarly inter- a fossilised which, therefore, are often engagesting exhibit was ed on new types and even on new bunch of grapes, thousands of methods of production, there is, years old. first, an agreed price for a first A curious metal vessel, contain- batch of machines.
ing a hidden fire place, was an ob- Not until that first batch is com-ject of considerable speculation. pleted, each item and process be- Prof. Glanville suggested that ing checked by costing clerks re- might have been used by a priest. presenting the firm and the Air or a magician for the "miracu Ministry, can a fair idea of the cost lous” boiling of water. be formed..
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After the first batch of ma- His Excellency the Governor has chines has been completed a second appointed Commander Joseph Bern- batch is taken, and similarly check- ard Newill, D.SO., R.N., (Retired), ed, and when that is finished it is possible to arrive at a figure for the remainder of the contract.
to act as Harbour Master and Direc- tor of Air Services and Mr. Thomas William Harold Hosegood to act as So far as the "shadow industry" Deputy Harbour Master during the is concerned, a first batch of ma absence on leave of the Hon. Com- chines in production is taken, and mander George Francis Hole, B.N., an estimate formed on a striet (Retired), with effect from Coating basia
April, 1937.
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