Was
Happy Valley yesterday transformed. into a miniature Aldershot when the Jubilee review was held. His Excellency the Governor inspected the men parade
an
and later, during the march-past. took the salute, Nine planes and an autogiro from Kai Tak also took part in the proceed.......... ings.
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The Rotary Club held its annual meeting yesterday for the purpose of electing a new set of officers for the next year. Professor L Forster of the University was made Pre- Page: 8.
A bre which broke out yesterday authorities to suppress such com- at Blue Pool Road completely panies and to force them to close destroyed a matshed belonging to their business unless they, duly resident...... a, Contractor. answer to the gister with the authorities, first alarm sent through several appliances were immediately des- patched to the scene and their good work prevented the spreading of the flames to adjacent matabeds.
m. There is still so much to be done, but the strangest part about it is the obstinate refusal to see that by spending a little money on "artificial" amusements the Colony will beneft in that there would be more visitors and con- sequently more money will be spent in Hong Kong. We will be able to prove this in a more concrete mariner when the "balance sheet" for the Jubilee Week has been struck. For the past week our The Hong Kong dollar opened ferries, trams and buses have done unchanged at 28, 43d yesterday DEATHS
a roaring trade: bookings in the morning, the undertone of market FRENCH-On Tuesday, April 30, hotels were full about a week be- being steady. The nominal bust- 1935, at her residence, 723,fore the celebrations started while ness rates were about 28. 5d, and Avenue Halg, Shanghal, Gene-In the case of the Chinese board- 28. 5id. No business was reported, vieve Fuller, aged 58 years, theng houses there has been some however, the market being in a dearly-beloved wife of Mr. C. talk about three or four people lifeless condition..
son
H. French.
GAUGUERIE-Mme. D'Hooghe de ls Gaugusřie, wife of the Pre- sident of the French Consulat Court (née Céleste Malleret on April 30, 1935, at the Hôpital Sainte Marle, Shanghai, fort- fled by the Sacraments of the Church.
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REMEDIOS.-On Tuesday, Apr 30, 1935, at the Shanghal General Hospital, Valdina Maria (Dins) aged 48 years, the dearly beloved wife of Mr. Frederico
Marla dos Remedios.
OBITUARY
Baron Napier Of Magdala
London, May 7.
The death has occused of Baron Napier of Magdala in his 26th
being made to share a room. The river boats and the Railway" have had to do special trips to cope with the demand and Hong Kong has indeed, for the time being at least, become the Mecca of holiday
makers.
All this of course can have but one effect and that is, more money
of Felping, is on a visit to General Colonel Yuan Liang, the mayor. Huang Fu in Mokanshan, While there he will report to his superior on the work of the Peiping Muni Cipal Government.
Waho, according to the Chinese press, had some freak weather last week A windstorm struck the city and pedestrians were forced to take hurried shelter from sand and flying timber, blown in all direc- tions. After the storm the weather suddenly turned extremely cold.
being spent in the Colony. It would Perhaps be interesting for those with a mathematical turn of mind to work out by how much the Colony would be richer if each one of the thousands of visitors spent at An average of 50 cents a day dur- ing their stay here. And now that they are here the problem appears Another newspaper tragedy is re to be how can we best induce them corded from Tientsin, where Mr. to prolong their visit, or if they Hu Wen Pu, managing editor of the must return to their homes, is there" Kuochuan Pao," a Chinese daily, any means of making them leave was shot dead in a hotel in the the Colony with the frm deter-Japanese Concession by two un- mination of coming back for their known assailants. Mrs. Hu was next holiday?
seriously wounded.
For a few days now Hong Kong.
Mr. Wang Ching Esta has been appointed by the Central Govern- ment as the delegate who will re- present Chinese labour at the forthcoming 19th International Labour Conference. Mr. Wang Tse Sheng will represent the Chinese capital at the same conference,
...
In writing a short news-letter, our correspondent from Yucheng states that the airport in that city- is now near completion. The writer also gives other items of news.
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Evidence heard was of a formal nature at the resumption of the Wanchai stabbing case 'at Central Mr. Wang Shao Lal has with Magistracy yesterday. It will be drawn his resignation as the chair-remembered that the complainant man of the Shanghai Chinese Rate-was the concubine of the chief ac- payers' Association in deference to cused in the proceedings. Page 11. the urgent requests of the Associa- tion's directors.
The
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CANTON NEWS ITEMS
Second Conference Leprosy under the auspices of the Chinese Mission to Lepers will be held in Canton this year on Nov- ember 9 in conjunction with the
A. National Medical Conference. preliminary discussion on the mat- ter of the Committee composing of Dr. James L. Maxwell, Dr. Daniel O. Lai and the Rev. T. C. Wa was made on April 23 in the Navy (From Our Special Correspondent) Y.M.C.A., Shanghai.
A Thanksgiving Service will be held at the "Ohel Leah" Synago gue on Sunday the 12th May 1935 at 11a.m. to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the reign of His Majesty The King.
a.m.
Teachers Want Their Pay
Canton, May 7.
teachers of the Captoa municipal schools received their salaries only up to January, they are preparing a ̈petition direct to Mayor Liu Chi Wen asking for payment of their salaries for: February, March and April. A dinner dance will be held at Formerly they used to petition to
the Municipal Bureau of Educa Repulse Bay Hotel to-night; - the last bus leaves Repulse Bay 100tion, which has to refer the mat-
ter to the Mayor.
fot all the "municipal teachers have received their pay for Two cases of small-pox and
January. The December payment three of diphtheria were reported was cleared on March 17. With for the 24 hours ended on May 6. three months of their salaries in arrears, the school masters and The St. John Ambulance Head-mistresses are unable to pay their quarters. Tai Hang Road will be rent; board and other necessary officially opened by His Excellency expenses. It is understood that the Governor Sir William Peel,
Mayor Liu Chi Wen is making- an K.C.M.G.; K.BE., Kt. of Grace. effort to clear up the salaries ou In view of the fact that many Ven. Order St. Johry of Jerusalem, these teachers, ... he entered the 10th Hussars in Hong Kong's lost prosperity, and merchants, who "establish com- May 9th at 5.30 p.m. The Head- 1872 and rose to the rank of Col-In this it would only be proper i panies, have seldom conformed quarters will be open to the public.
He served in the we were to look to the Government with the law governing companies cnel in 1900. Afghan Campaign, 1878-79, being for a start. There are so many and have never applied for regia There will also be a sale of work Flist Group Army will shortly. awarded a medal.--
things that the Colony needs so tration through the official organs of beautifully hand dressed dolls. Reuter.
badly--commercial aviation is one concerned, the Ministry of Industry cushions, and children's clothing of them-but we will leave that to has isrued an order instructing the made and donated by the St the proper quarters for they are various provincial and municipal "John nurses better qualified to judge for them-
in its rejoicing for the Bliver Jubi- Nine women, said to be the lee, has forgotten that such a thing leaders of a murder corps in the as an economic depression ever pay of the Reds, have been arrested existed. Let us then, in the hour by the magistrate of Hulchang in when the Colony, in common with Kiangsi. According to the "Bin the rest of the Empire, is celebrat Wen Pao" the women admitted ing the Silver Jubilee of our King, that they had been instructed by pay him Dne
more tribute a the Reds to entice officers of the son of Field-Marshai Lord Napler tribute which we feel His Majesty movement, and to murder, those of Magdala, was a retired Colonel would appreciate above all else, that refused. Educated at Cheltenham College and that
to put our backs to the and St. Jesus College, Cambridge, wall in the common fight to regain
year.
Baron Napier, who was the third-
But the time for creditor and CHINA EMPORIUM, LTD. | Duke Of Richmond selves what improvements are most
others to send in their claims against the above estate to 30TH MAY, 1936,
All Creditors and others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.
. DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executors,
1.Des Vorax Bond Central,
Hong Kong
NOTICE is hereby given that the
And Goldon
Lordon, May 7. The Duke of Richmond and
THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered office of the Company Nos. 371-68, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong Golden died at Goodwood this on TUESDAY, the 21st May, 1835, morning aged 64.
The Duke. who was crippled as [8498 at 4:30 PM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the period ending the 3rd. Feb rary, 1936 and electing auditors.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
DRAFT Programmes and Entry
· · The Transfer Books of the Company Sixth Forms for.. the Extra Base Meeting, to be held on will be closed from the 14th. May to SATURDAY, 18th May, 1835, (wather 31st. May, 1925, (both days inclusive) permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Gloucester Building: The Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club and the Stables, Shan Kwong Hond
-Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON un'THURSDAY, the 9 MAY, 1985.
By Order
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C. B. RBOWN,"
Secretary.
& result of war wounds, bad been seriously l for several weeks.
necessary.
.
RAILWAY EXPERT
BEGINS WORK
Visit To Capital
CHINA'S GIFT TO LEAGUE
Important Collection Of Writings
on Friday, May 17th at 4.00 pm.
KWEICHOW CHAIRMAN'S
REQUEST
New Glass Factory
To promote home industries, the
start a glass factory to be located near White Cloud Mountain. The machinery, ordered from a Euro- pean arm in Hong Kong at a cost- of $1,000,000, will arrive in October and glassware will be manufar- tured before the end of the year. Payment, will be made by instalments. Money for this pur- Nanking, May 1.
pose, will be secured from the sale General Wang Chis Leh, until of tungsten, which is sold exclu- recently the Kwelchow Chairman, nively by the military authorities has been relieved of the command to many countries in Europe. The First Group Army has & special department looking after agri tural and Industrial enterpri The theory is that is nece the soldiers may be taught agrici tural and industrial work.
Reuter,
Geneva, May D The Chinese Government have of the 25th Army according to his
League of own wishes. He has been ap Shanghai, May 7. presented to the Brigadier-General Hammond, the Nations a complete copy of the pointed a member of the Mitary railway expert from England, and "Imperial collection in four divi Advisory Council this party will proceed to Nanking | sions" which include reproduction He was one of the largest land-by train to-night accompanied by of all the most important Chineze owners in-England-
Mr. Cheng Pao Chao, assistant writings during the years 1773 to British Wireless,”.
managing director of the Felping- 1782- Llanoning Rallway. During their
during which period no transfer of Mr. Laurence Peel shares can be registered.
Hy Cider of the Board of Directors.
M. CHAN BABE,
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 6th May, 1833.-
London, May 7. The death is announced of Mr. Laurence Peel, former Commis sioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs.—
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two-day sojourn in Shanghai, they
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met Mr. Tseng Chung Ming. Vice-
Minister of Hallways and Dr. H
H Kung, the Finance Minister.
Upon their arrival at the capital to-morrow morning, they will cou-
NATIONAL ATHLETICS
FINANCE
Nanking, May 7.
fer with the leaders of the The Executive Yuan has decided Ministries, Railways, Finance, and to appropriate $70,000 for the the National Economic Council in National Athletic Meet in Shang- regard to Itinerary work in China hal next October **Router.
Heuter,
AIRPLANE REACHES
YUNNANFU
Shanghai, May 7
A civil tri-motored plane piloted by Mr. Fenelson, the China Aviation Corporation, National
fog-shrouded penetrating the
YUNNANFU SITUATION
mountain barrier, succeeded, in states
Chun reaching Yunnant
king, foreshadowing the ment of ET
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