LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Three Bills Pass Final
Stages
At the Legislative Council meet ing yesterday afternoon, three Bills passed their nnal stages, these being:--
"A B to amend the Sunday Cargo Working Ordinance, 1929.". "A Bill to amend further the Railways Ordinance, 1909."
"A Bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899."
His Excellency the Governor Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., presided and there were 'present: The Hon. the. Colonial Secretary #SIT Thomas Southorn, K.B.E
C.M.G.)
The Hon. the Attorney General (Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C. O.BE) for The Hon, the Secretary Chinese Affairs (Mr. N. L. Smith). The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer (Mr. Edwin Taylor).
The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle
General C.M.G. (Inspector Police).
The Hon. Commander G. Hole, R.N. (Retired),
Master).
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LOCAL WEDDING
Bell-Wallace
Union Church, Kennedy Road
was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday when Miss Mary Lang Wallace, elder daughter of Mr. R. C. Wallace, Quarry Bay, was married to Mr. Robert Barr Bell, youngest son of Mr. W. D. Bell and the late Mrs. Bell of Dumbarton, Scotland.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934.
ACCIDENTS IN FACTORIES
Workman Seriously Injured
· According to a report made to the police, two operatives of the Fung Heong Rubber Factory were badly burnt about the face and'
legs when a joint in an exhaust pipe connected with an oil engine
The injured men were
The Rev. E. G. Powell officated, and the bride was given away by her father. The matron of hon- blew out. our was Mrs. Wallace, and Miss Jean Wallace, sister of the bride.mediately rushed to the French
Miss G. Ferguson acted as Hospital bridesmaids. Mr. A. McKellar
and
im-
ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF FOR THE
SOMERSETSHIRE
Warships Cheer As Trooper Sails Out Of Harbour
A very enthusiastic send-off in traditional naval manner was ac- ratings comprising officers and corded to several hundred Naval MR. AND MRS. J. H. HUNT men who left Hong Kong yesterday inorning by H.M. Transport Somer- Presentation At The Y.M.C.A. setshire, which sailed promptly at 11 am, to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" rendered by the Royal Marine Band of HMS. Suffolk,
performed the duties of best Ah Moi Canning Factory at Sham-Flagship of the China Station.
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some
Another report comes from the
shulpo, where a workman inadver- After the church ceremony, atently put his hand into réception. was held at the Roof Garden of the. Hong Kong Hotel where a large gathering of rela- tives and friends were present to drink to the toast of the happy couple.
Several hundred friends and machinery which crushed it. He officers of the departing men was removed to Kowloon Hospital Gathered on the West Wall of the a.m. the. Mouth Organ Band and and R. F. Clark (14) v. L. R. Whan Naval Camber, while Just on 10.45 Drums of H.M.S. 'Keppel, Flotilla for attention.
Leader to the Eighth Destroyer, Flotilla marched onto the dry- Way To Tipperary" and "A Long Long Trail Is Awinding."
Commodore Frank' Elliott, OBE.. R.N., boarded the Somersetshire
Luter. Mr. and Mrs. Bell left INSPECTOR E. A. dock calsson, and gave "It's a Long
for Repulse Bay where the honey- moon is being spent.
VINCENT
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(Harbour WORLD'S NAVIES Retiring On Pension shortly after 9 a.m, when he bade
The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington. CM.G. Director of Medical and Sanitary Services)."
The Hon. Mr, R. M. Henderson (Director of Public Works).
The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C.
The Hon. Sir William Shenton. "The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D.
The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga. The Hon. Dr. Tso Seen Wan. O.B.E LL.D..
The Hon. Mr. C. G. 5. Mackie. The Hon. Mr. Chau Tsun Nin. Mr. R. A. C. North (Clerk of Councils).
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H.E's. Holiday
British Position Declining
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As the Transport left the Wall, Mercantile Marine Ensign was broken on her rear mast while Good-bye and Good the signals Luck" were broken amidships, all H.M. Ships replying.
The Chinese Staff of the Euro- pean Y.M.C.A, assembled in the West Lounge on Wednesday last to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. J. H: Hunt prior to their departure from the Colony after nine years
work with the Association,
About seventy of the Staff at- tended and among others present were Dr. E. L. Allen, Rev. W, W. Rogers. Dr. Y. H. Tsao and Mr. W. K. Chan of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ingram.
Mr. Wat Lok Hing occupied the chair and in presenting Mr. and Mrs. Hunt with a large photograph of the staff, a "andsome jade mounted ornament and some Pe- king rugs he expressed the deep regret of the whole staff at the de- parture of Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, He said they had always been "sym-
istration of the staff and they would be losing real friends" when Mr. and Mrs. Hunt went away.
those departing "Bon Voyage.”
Just after the gangway had been By the retirement of Inspector drawn up. Naval officers and Edward Albert Vincent, the Gov-ratings on the West Wall gave, ernment in general and the Police three hearty cheers to their de In particular will lose a most cap-parting friends, the "Somerset- The annual Return of Fleets of able photographer and finger printshire" replying with three, thun-pathetic and fair in their admin- the principal Powers Cmd. 4514). expert. Inspector Vincent is leav- derous Volleys." a numerical summary of which ing the Colony for Home by the
inThe Times" on .D. steamer Carthage on April the appeared February 27, is one of the most 21, with his wife and daughter. useful works of reference issued A native of Surrey, England, each year, and since it was pub-Inspector Vincent joined the police lished 25 a Government paper, force on Jung, 1913 as Police Con- and not on the "motion of a pri- stable A153, at the age of 24. He Cheers were given by the Flag- vate member. Its reputation for saw, service in France during the ship, and as the Somersetshire completeness and accuracy has Great War and returned to the passed through the harbour, HM..
Colony in 1919 when he took charge Aircraft Carrier Eagle, the Sub- of the Finger Print and Photo-marine Depot Ship Medway, the graphy Department. He was pro- Destroyers and the Cruiser Corn- moted to Sergeant in 1922, Sub-wall "cheered" her away, the Inspector in 1925 and full Inspec- Somersetshire's ratings replying
on each occasion, tor in 1930.
been enhanced.
The percentage of ships Over the age limits. which was high in other navles but negligible in our own in 1924 is now the other was round. No British cruisers" were over age in 1924, but In 1934 it
On April 9, 1927 he was, com- will be found that out of 50 cruis-
are mended by the Hon. Inspector ers on the effective 1st 10 over age, and this total will in-General of Police for hard work by investigations and court work fol- crease to 17 by 1935 and 23 1936, leaving only 27 out of the lowing the piracy of the steamer present 50 British cruisers aval-Sunning.
At the close of the business be- fore the Council, the Hon Sir Henry Pollock, referring to Sir William Peel's impending holiday said:"Sir-On behalf of the members of this Council, I should like to wish Your Excellency and Lady Peel, a very pleasant holiday. HE. The Governor: On behalf of my wife and myself, I thank you very sincerely for your good wishes which I greatly appreciate.able at the time the Treaty ex- At the last annual palice inspec-
- Licensed For Marriages
pires. Furthermore, at the request tion, Inspector Vincent was award Among the papers lald on the
of the United States, have ed the Fourth Class Medal for long table was one which notified that agreed to scrap two more of those and faithful service. the Chin Congregational Church 27: even though they will not have of No. 5 Ladder Street, Victoria
reached the age limit-namely, tive-Sergeant H. N. Moran, assist- Hong Kong had been licensed for the Frobisher and the Effingham ant fingerprint expert. the celebration of marriages.
-which will reduce the present
MOTOR ACCIDENTS
Mok
Old Man Dies From Injuries
Chung Wah, 65 years of age, a native of the. New Terri torles, died shortly after admission to the Kowloon Hospital where he was sent following a motor ac- cident.
Mr. C. B. Easterbrook was the driver of the car concerned and the accident occurred in Nathan Road on Wednesday.
Another accident was reported from Hennessey Road. Wanchal, where a publie car knocked down She Tak, 45, who was injured and conveyed to hospital,
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50 ships to 25, or by one-half. The
new construction in hand, or au-
He is being succeeded by Deteć-
thorized.. includes 10 ships, THE GREAT FAIR
that, as was shown in "The
Tunes on February 24. there will
Be on December 31. 1936, a total Pleasantly
of 35 cruisers in the R.N and Royal. Australian Navy within the age limit of 16 years adopted in the Treaty.
Monotonous
Report
Crackers were fired off the end of the wall, while two Bombers from Kal Tak Aerodrome dircled over the ship arid accompanied her to outside the harbour limits.
Dr. Y. H. Tsao said that the Y.- M.C.A. would sustain" a loss that? will never be made good- and one which will leave a gap in the life of the Association that can never be adequately filled.
Mr. Tse Tak Bor and Mr. Leung "Shum also spoke,
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Mr. Hunt, in returning thanks and expressing his regret in leav- ing the Association referred to the loyalty and support. the Staff had always given him.
Mrs. Hunt also thanked the staff for their kindness and good wishes, Dr. E. L. Allen closed the gather- ing, with prayer.
CHINESE CHILDREN HEALTH CONTEST
To Be Conducted By Chinese Y.M.C.A.
The Chinese. "Y.M.C.A., "Kowloon Branch is pinning to conduct" a Chinese Chudren health contesc on saturiay, April 21, aiming to promote cnudren's health oy dis- Numerically it might appear
seminating information on child- a two- that Great Britain has
There is one feature of the care. Prior to the contest, there Power standard in cruisers. with 50. ships, as compared with 52 British Industries Fair which has will be physical examinations by pleasantly monotonous experienced doctors such as Drs. for the United States and Japan; become actually this country will soon and that is the regular report, C. W. Lee, S. C. Chan S. H. Tau Have not even a one-Power stand-year after year, that the current etc.; lectures on child-care by Dr. more varied S. H. Tan on "Children's Diet and ard. Only one of the United States show is larger. and
any will be than
of its predecessors. Their Health," on Wednesday, 18th cruisers is over age, or over age in 1936. Excluding this This year's Fair followed the usual inst.. and by Dr. K. W. Ip on Diseases and Their vessel she has 20 cruisers butt. rule in this regard.. Held during "Chlidren's
Torpedo Craft
ination for children from the age of four to seven. 3-April. 20th, Physical exam- ination for children from the age of eight to twelve. 4.April 21st at 1 pm, at the Children's Play Ground, King's Park, Yaumati, there will be:
(a) Health contest, "distribu- tion of prizes and chil- dren's sports.
(b) First second and third place winners will receive handsome prizes. All other participants in the Contest will also receive appropriate gifts.
(c) April 18th, 19th and 20th, at 7.30 p.m. experienced doctors will speak 00 child-care, at the Chinese YMC.A., Waterloo Road, Kowicon.
of
VIII. Judges and Examiners:--- Child "specialists and experienced will be judges .and doctors
IX. Bisminations:--Parents examiners. participants should have children ready for physical examination on
take their physical examinations scheduled time. Only those who are allowed to take part in the contest...
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11 building, and six more project- the latter part of February and General Preventions" on Thurs- ed, giving her a total of 37 by the the beginning of March, a larger day, April 19th and Dr. T. M. Tso, exhibits occupied aM.D. Ch.B. (Edin.) on "Children's Their end of 1936, when the British total number of of effective ships as has been "greater area of space than ever Pulmonary Diseases and shown, will be only 35. Moreover, before in ita history. The chief General Preventions," on Friday! the majority of the United States centre of the Fair was at Olympia 20th April; exhibition of children's Progress In Post War cruisers will be superior in gun- in London, but a few traders were food, toys, clothing, books, toilet accommodated at the White City, articles etc. at the Association, power and protection.
also in London; and the heavy Kowloon.
Assistant Dr. K. C. Yeo, the In the totals of flotilla leaders industries were as usual at Castle
Medical Officer of Health, will be and destroyers there were reduc- Bromwich near Birmingham.
One of the most interesting the chief judge of the Contest. He Education generally Great tions since the last return in the Britain has shown astonishing navies of Great Britain from 158 features was the furniture sections will be assisted by Drs, K. K. Wong
Bules Governing The Contest progress in post-wan years. Never to 152, and France from 81 to 73. which was housed at the White and C. W. Lee.
1. Name: The name for this before has the, youth of a country The United States (251)" and Japan City. It had been enlarged by been offered such facilities for (101) were unchanged out Italy forty per cent. as compared with learning as now exist in every increased from 92 to 94. It is re- last year, and it contained 224 competition shall be the Chinese English city. In all directions vealed that the British flotilla exhibits of furniture, floor cover-Children Health Contest,
II. Purpose:The purpose of the bulding-the educational
being leaders
Exmouth ings, and bedding of the latest de- centres are created, and it is possible for an and Faulkner-wil be superior to sign and construction. They oc- contest is to promote children's Industrious. and Intelligent youth those last completed. Dispiace cupled 140,000 square feet of stand health by disseminating informa- to: progress to
highest ment has increased from 1,400 ic space and they formed the largest tion on child-care.
XI, Fees:A registration fee of academic distinctions with little 1.475 tons, speed from 35 to 36 individual section of the show.. III, Time: The health examina-",
the largest single tions will be held at the Chinese armament Incidentally, expense. Scholarships and bur- knots, and the main
that deYM.C.A. Kowloon Branch, Water 10 cents will be charged. There sarles open the way to the boy from tour to five 4.7-in. .guas. As group at Olympia was
XII. Registration:-Those desir- or girl of modest means. The re- there has been much criticism of voted to toys and games, a branch loo Road, and the contest at the will be no other charges.
Great Children's Play Ground, King's the weakness.of British leaders, of production in which
ing their children to participate sult is a great increase in the number of well-educated persons this is a welcome sign, even though Britain has made remarkable pro- Park, Yaumati, Kowloon
The first IV Place: The physical exam- may secure registration forms from the vessels are not up to the gress in recent years in all grades of society.
In 1920 there were 25.070 first-standard of the French Malin two days of the show were notable inations will be held at the Chinese either the Chinese YMCA, and for the great number of buyers YM.C.A., Kowloon Branch, Water-Bridges Street, Hong Kong, or the degree students, at the Universities class (2,569 tons, 37 knots, in Great Britain, but that was five 5.5-in. guns), or the itallan who has come from abroad Exact loc Road and the contest at the Chinese YMCA, Waterloo Road, nouncement of the Contest tó April considered to be an exceptionally Pigafettá class (1,828 tons, 38 igures cannot yet be given, but Children's Play Ground, King's Kowloon, from the day of an- high number because of the many knots, aix 4.7-in. guna). It is it is estimated that, whereas the Park, Yaumati, Kowloon.
closed when designed new British number of foreign buyers at the V, Contents:The contents will 15th Registration will automati- young men who had been engaged significant that no
flotilla leader or destroyer is cre- beginning of the show last year be physical examinations, health cally be dlira 'with. a 3-in. anti-aircraft in London was 1,088, this year the contest, lectures on child-care and maximum entries have been reach-
Whether number was 2,102. And these exhibition of children's food, toys, ed. gun as in earlier types
Luch
are foreign buyers were buying briskly tuis nieens that considered to be of doubtful value in all sections; a number of stocks
being soon sold out. Is' not clear.
the
in the war and were able to com- plete their education only after mobilisation. Yet in 1829-30, the total. bad
36,046. swelled to Between 1901 and 1913 the increase of undergraduates at Oxford was a little over 17 per cent., but from 1913 to 1932 the increase was nearly 70 per cent. This increase every other applies to nearly British university and the econo- mic depression of the last few years seems to have had no effect in reducing it. In 1932 London University had no less than 13,351 students in its various colleges. In the provinces steady increases are miaintained. At Glasgow in 1901 there were 2,050 students: In 1931 there were 5,026, There are new universities at Leeda
guns
The figures for submarines vary slightly, except in the case of France, which has increased her flotilla from 84 to 94. She is eas- ily Arst in this class of vessel; and drawing further away from the US.A., which
Comes
Canton Silk Market
Canton Quotations":
April 3.. Extra O.8 13/16 H.K. $470N. Small Extra OS. 13/15 HK.
$420P,V
From Kwangtung Raw Silk Test- "second!ng" Bureau Department of Re-i with 82, the same as last year. It construction Canton, China. 18 revealed that in the new sub- marines "Bevern and Clyde, of the Thames class, the displacement. will be greater than in the origin- al ship. H.MS. Thames, completed in 1932, and which set up a world's. Bristol, record of speed of 224 knots, al- Reading, Birmingham, Sheffeld though only designed for. 214 and Liverpool «. An Interesting Enots. In the later vessels the feature of the development of all designed speed is 221 knots, and these universities is the increasing it will be interesting to see what numbers of students they attract they do on their trials. Both are due for completion next autumn. from all parts of the world.
Crack N.8. 14/18 HK $320N, Extra Extra 20/22 HK. $320N. Waste N.S Open HK. $61N.
Yokohama Quotations
April 4,
Yen 560 Spot Bourse six months Yen: 563
to 300 and are open to the Chinese X Entries:-Entries are limited public.
H.K. BROADCASTING: STATION
books and clothings, etc...
VI. Age-limit:Children from 1 to 12 years of age inclusive are eligible, regardless of sex.
VII. Programine :— (A) Children's food, toys, cloth- articles Ings, books toilet etc will be exhibited at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Kowloon Branch, Waterloo Road from April. 18, 19, 20 and 21 from 9 am to 7.30 p.m. (B) On April 18, 19 and 20 from Morning Transmis
sions Including 9 am to 12 noon there will
Commercial News be daily physical examina-
and Church Re- tions at the Chinese Y.M.C,A;
Idys Waterloo Road, Kowloon ac- cording to scheduled time de- Evening Transmis
sions 28 group signed for each
1-April 18th, Physical exam-
Actual hours of transmission. totalled 298.75 of which 148.75 were devoted to European pro- grammes and 92 to Chinese pro- grammes, as "follows:-
Europ-
"ean Chinese
ination for children from Monthly Percentages:
European the age of one to three, 2.April 19th, Physical exam-
45 34
2014 881
1462 92
01:47
Chinese
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