HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1935.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. YELLOW RIVER
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. THE Public are hereby notified that on April 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th, the Train which normally leares Shum Chun at 7.42 am for Kowloon will leave Shum Chus at 7.40 m. departing from each station as under-
Shum Chun
beang Shui
Pauling
7.40 .. 7.47
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R. D. WALKER, Manager & Chief Engineer.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
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S from Monday next, April 1st. A the Ofees of Messrs. Davie, Boag & Co., Ltd., will be removed to lat Boor, Chartered Bank Building, Queen's Road, Central,
HONGKONG STOCK
EXCHANGE
[$360
S from 1ST. APRIL 1985, no A Member shall be permitted to transact business for forward deli- very unless particulars as to the distinctive numbers of the shares bought and/or sold are inserted in the contracts.
Such numbers must always be sup- plied by the seller to the buyer of the shares on the date of the transaction, and shares delivered in fulfilment of any forward. contracts must bear the identical numbers as those stated in the contracts.
By Order of the Committee,
VIVIAN BENJAMIN,
Recretary.
27th March, 1235.
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THE HONGKONG FIER INSUR- ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
Ordinary Sixty-sixth General Meeting of Share- bolders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 29th March, 1935, at Noon, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year, ended the 31st December, 1984.
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The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1985, both days
inclusive
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L. General Managers, THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE Co., Trp.
Hong Kong, 8th March, 1985,
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THE FANLING HUNT. ÅND
RACE CLUB,
WING to case of Rabies being
discovered amongst the Army Mules, the meeting which was to have been held an Kwanti on Sun- day, Alst instant, has been postponed to & date which will be announced later, when the Br." 'John' Ambulance Cup will be run for.
THOMSON & 00,
Secretaries,
RISING
Breached Dykes Not
Yet Repaired
Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright).]
A
CITY FIRE
Outbreak Soon Quelled
Shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday. the Fire Brigade was called out to are had broken out. No. 5 Tung Hing Lane where a
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THE BUDGET OUTLOOK
AT HOME
STRAIGHT FROM THE
SHOULDER
(BY "NO QUARTER”)
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There was a hash over the camp. Through the thin night air a hagle sang ahpost hysterically; then there was silence. "It was broken by the drumming of urgent hoofs which grow stondi- ly louder and louder. Eventually a flushed, excited messenger flung himself from his horse and dashed into the Comman- 'dant's tent.
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"The enemy are here, Sir" he gasped. "There are forty thousand of them at the gate. I dag spurs to my old mare and Just managed to escape. "The sentries were butchered to x man.” Immediately all was confusion. Several bugles rang out, and the sergeant major struck up the Marseillaise on his mouth or- Ian. Everywhere was hustle, not to say, bustle.
\- Not so the Commandant. With a wise vinfle from his kind old eyes he considered the problem which had arisen, which might result in disaster, ör in honour and glory.
The building a three-storied house, of the old wooden type" was Nanking, March 18,
burning furiously when the first As the Yellow River is still rising appliance arrived on the scene. and the breached dykes in the
as it was between. Kuantal area of southern Hopel, Wellington Street and Hollywood have not yet been repaired, the Road, one of the most congested Hope Provincial Yellow River areas in the Central District, the Bremen found it “hard to, run Flood Reller Committee has de- spatched a telegram to Messrs L their hoses to the building. in- I-Chin and Kung Hsiang-Yung, volved and no little difficulty was respectively chairman of the Yel-experienced in this connection. low River Conservancy Board and The fre believed to have Chief of the Engineering Relief started in the top floor which is Section of the Yellow River Flood used as a shoemaker's establish- Relief Commission, requesting ment
somebody carelessly by them to take immediate steps to throwing a cigarette end on some complete the repair work so as to shavings which soon caught fre. prevent the food situation from The first and ground noors were assuming graver proportions.
used as residence.
According to a spokeman of the National Water Conservancy Com mission, in an interview. the Cen-spreading and the firemen con-waist, the other carressing a packet
tral Authorities have decided to remit a sum of $1,000,000 for the completion of the breached dykes of the Yellow River at the Kuantai area and the strengthening of the At this time of the year, when Chin Dyke, on the Hopel-Shan- the "books of the State" are about tung "border, in order to alleviate
the sufferings of the people. to be balanced, the taxpayer, be- gins to weigh up his prospects in Tracing the development of the the next Budget but unfortunately river conservancy work in south- what ittle information that has era Hopel, the spokeman stated been available does not encourage that of the four portions of the one to think that there are any river dykes in Changyuan, which chances for reduction in taxes, were broken in 1933, the Hankow- though it must also be såld that it en section in the Chiukulu ares is not likely there will be any in-was completed under the direction creases. On the revenue side the of Mr. Chou Hsiang-Hsien, then income tax has been coming in chief of the Engineering Rellet rather better than was expected Section of the Commission and at the present rate it looks that when the books are finally
or
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After Mr. Kung Hsiang-Yung balanced there may be £5.000.000 took over from. Mr. Chou Hetang
even £7,000,000 on the right Hsien. the shihtouchuang and side. So far as the remaining items Shulkowmen section were repair of the revenue are concerned, they ed. The work of maintaining the should be just about square with dykes was then turned over to the the estimates. An unusually big Hapel Provincial Government. crop of supplementary estimates
Inadequate Precautions during the course of the year, how- ever, has had the effect of swelling However, portions of the dykes the estimates. These supplement-collapsed again on August 13, 1934: ary estimates were brought about At the time of collapse. the water- chiefly by the numerous subsidies. mark was stil two metres below They are, it is true,"smaller than the would appear at first sight. Out, stead of taking large-scale precau- of a nominal total of £13,300,000 tions, only 37 river workers were
embankment level. But in-
which had not been reconditioned for over a year, were again serious- ly breached.
Four relief measures were sub-
announced recently, only approxi- stationed there for duty. The re- mately £7,000,000 represents new sult wsa that the embankments, expenditure, but with the bill for the restoration of the unemploy- ment assistance cuts to meet, it is more than likely that this addition- at item will use up the greater sequently drawn up by the Yellow part, if not all of surplus that may River Flood Relier Commission. be expected from revenue. We
Attributing the cause of the col- may, therefore, look for an appse to the strong current proximate balance between revenue and expenditure on March 31.
So far as the next financial year is concerned, the Chancellor of the Exchequer should be able to budget the latter's
at
Kuantal and the breach on the dam, the Commission immediately arranged with the Honan Provin- cial Government for allocation of river rehabilitation for a fairly substantial increase in the yield of income tax, but in this fund to rebuild the dam, and com- UNION WATERBOAT CO.. connection it must be mentioned plete the breaches in the Kuantal
LIMITED.
that like the year now drawing to area within one month. Up to December 18 last, 781 metres were aclose, there are various com- mitments, which will probably use up the greater portion of any sur- THIRTISTH ANNUAL plus from revenue. Since there is absence of any unexpectedly
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completed. leaving a gap of 64 metres unfinished,
Recent Collapse
Following the recent collapse,
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Fanned by a strong breeze, there was grave danger of the flames
**This neceds a firm band” he said. “A firm hand bat a wise one, sye!" He scribbled a few words on a piece of paper, and handed" it, to "an Orderly.
Half an hour later, out of the fortress gates rode a small but gallant force consisting of thirty bandsmen mounted on mules, and the regimental tailor. At their head was a slim heroic gure, one hand resting on the revolver at his
of sandwiches.
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THE EXCHANGE MARKET
NEWS SUMMARY
Quite a large gathering of stum dents and friends' were present at.. the 3.C.A.A stadium, Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon, "when the Wantsai Government School. hald their 13th annual athletic sporta
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The motor vessel Wulin" which is brief to the order of the China Navigation Company was launched at the "Taikoo Dockyard yesterday.