Yesterday, the 2,485th anniver-" sary (Lunar Calendar) of the birth of China's great sage. Confucius, was again celebrated enthusiastica) - ly by the local Chinese community.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
There was a clean bili of health for the 24 hours ended on October
4.
On enquiry date last evening it was gathered that the Hon. Mr. J.. P. Braga, who has been confined to hospital for some time, passed a restful afternoon. Although he is getting on as well as can be ex- pected, his condition in still re- garded as serious.
The marriage is announced of Mr. Julius Cohn, mining assistant. of Baguio, Philippine Islands," to Miss Besse Belcher, of San Fran- cisco, who is arriving here on the President Coolidge on October 35. The wedding is also announced be- "ween Mr. Donal Colin Cathie, Traffic Inspector of the K.C.R. and Miss Dolores Anne Shaw, Thorton, Sidmonton Road, Bray, County | Hicklow, Irish Free State,
TYPHOON WARNING
The following telegram, was re- ceived by the 'American Consulate from Manila yesterday, timed 3.30 pm...
Bucharest. Oct. 5. The Roumanian official tele- graphic agency announces that Typhoon in about 113 degrees the Government decided to Long. E. and 19 degrees Lat. N.. suspend entirely the newspaper almost stationary. Curajurs because the latter pro- phesied changes in the foreign policy of the Roumanian Govern- ment
The Hong Kong Observatory re- ported at 5 pm. yesterday.
The typhoon is situated about. 100 milles 8SE, of Pratas Island This measure indicates clearly about 240 miles SE of Hour that the Tatarescu Cabinet Is Kong); It is moving slowly WN.W. firmly determined to adhere to the or W.
Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Press" (Copyright.)] this country to leave our defences in the cond!-
Amsterdam, Oct. 4. tion in which they are to-day.
Proposals aiming at the amalga- "We have made a prolonged in-mat on of two Internationals have! vestigation of the state of de been submitted by the Third or fences not merely of Britain, but Moscow International to Paris, the of the whole Empire, because we headquarters of the Second or have to defend not merely our
Amsterdam International which is own land but also our trade also known as International As- routes and Dominions. We have sociation of Trade Unions, accord- GERMANS ARRESTED
definite announcementing to Press reports here on Thurs sbout the Air Force, because we | day.
The political scientists dig right into the question of service versus "Buch a group "easily becomes profit, and advocate a self-respect self-satisfied, self-contained, snob-
ing regard for profit. This is a hish, cloistered, isolated, and with-
wholesome attitude, for unless ̈we. drawn from the outside warld and are to have a socialist economy. its problems. The broader social proît is essential. The real diff-made a consciousness and sensitivity or its culty is that in the past business. members may be dulled by this meb-Rotarians no more than type of pleasant association.”. others have too often thought of This is a criticism that merits profit in terms of material wealth the attention of individuals as well alone. Frequently they have ad- as organizations far beyond the vocated service only as a "lure to Hnternațional borders of Rotary for profit. Fundamentally this at- It is a hazard that every one of titude is one of getting rather than us is open to in our oyez-organised giving. A truer concept sees pro and departmentalised society. At | At in service itself. The preaching this point it is worth reminding and practice of this view of service that one of the original ideas of still affords Rotary and similar Rotary was to break down ali bar- | organisations a splendid, opport- riers by including in its member-| unity for usefulness.
fame foreign policy as hitherto Transocean Kuo Min.
From Our Special. Correspondent)" feel that the Air Bervice diners This sensational step by Moscow Press" (Copyright31 from others in that attack from is evidently dictated by the new phy
Vienna, Oct. 6. the air is che which might affect international policy of the Soviets, Numerous arrests have been mado every man, woman or child resulting from her alliance with in all parts of the German populat-
"We have put forward plans France and her entry into the Lea-ed provinces in Northern Czecho under which this country, will gue of Nationg and which she will slovakia, according to a report from spend approximately £20,000 006 now try as a check to the com- Prague by the newspaper * Neueste in the course of this and the promis ng activities of the leaders hachrichten." The arrested Ger- four succeeding years in bringing of the Communist movement in mans are said to belong to a up the number of squadrons of France and the Little Entente political organisation and are ac- aeroplanes' for home, defence countries by allowing them to un-cused of activities directed against from 42 to 75 squadronsite with socialist organisat ons — the Czechó Governments British Wirolami,
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Transocean Kuo Hin.
NEW CHURCH MOVEMENT-
[Special to the “Hong Kong Daily Press” (Copyright).]
Eszen, Oct. 5. A new association calling itself the "Catholic National Church Movement has been formed here.“ which, while retaining the closest relationships with the orthodox Catholic Church will receive into sta. membership persons of both. Protestant and Roman Catholie creede Transocean Kuo Min.
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