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12.30 to 2.15 p.m.-European re-
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City Of London Freedom
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London, July- 30.
The Honorary Freedom of the
1 p.m.-Local time and weather re- City of London was bestowed at
port
Guildhall, yesterday, on Viscount Wakefield.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins
Rugby Press News, etc 2.15 p.m.-Close down
5 to 8 p.m.--Furopean programme. 5 to 7 pm-Hong Kong Hotel
Dance Orchestra.
7 to 7.13 p.m.-
A 'Cello Recital by Pablo Casals 1. Moment Musical-Schubert. 2 Le Cygne (The Swan)-Saint-
Saans.
Granados,
3. Spanish Dance.→
arr. Casals.
It was a unique occasion. No member of the Corporation had been so honoured by his colleagues before.
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The resolution of the Court of Common Council. carried with acclamation, epitomised the rea- sons for the innovation as
"In testimony of the esteem and admiration of the Court, and in recognition of his Lordship's sympathetic and practical support
AIR EXERCISES
Valuable Tests In Detection
(Special Air Mail Service)
Loudon, July 30, The raids made by bomber units in the Air Exercises were again helped by the weather. Haze at high altitude made the", bombers difficult to distinguish from the ground, but made little difference to the visibility from the air. There
was much less doubt the minds of onlookers than there bad been on Monday evening as to the ef fectiveness of the defence, for whenever a bomber squadron could be sighted, is the sun was reflected from wings and cowlings, a party
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of fighters could generally be dis- A QUANTITY OF ILFORD cerned also within machine-gun | PHOTOGRAPHIC range or in pursuit, |||
4. Vito (Spanish Dance), op. 54. and encouragement of young and it may now be declared with
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that the defens lins been less hampered by weather 7.13 to 7.30 pm --...
spheres of science and sport, and
"Also of his large-hearted charl-conditions than might have been ty towards the young and needy, and his devotion of wealth, mind and influence to the alleviation of
Band Selections Traviata-Selection (Verdi),
The Arcadians-(Monckton) 7.30 to 7.47 p.m.---
Musical Comedy Gems Musical Comedy-Garda Hall and
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supposed. The cloud screen of Mon lay evening did not. immobilize the fighters. It afforded, in fact. proof of a new and remarkably efficient cooperation between the observers and the fighters. It like- wise set the seal of approval on the new system of fighter patrols on duty by day. It is probably not an exaggeration to conclude that if there had been no ivhter patrols on Monday evening there would have been no interceptions; yet the inlay patrols were not instituted in,
the first place for this sort of duty.
· OBSERVERS' HANDICAP They were invented with the ob ject of allowing some of the fight- ers to make their climbs before TERMS-CASh on Delivery.
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"HAND OF FELLOWSHIP” The great hall was filled Dear Little Cafe ("Bitter Sweet") Lord Mayor, Sir Stephen Killik,
(Coward).
received Lord and Lady Wakefield again I'D See you
("Bitter on a scarlet-draped dais decorat- flowers and ferns. The Sweet") (Coward)-Peggy Wooded with
Lord "and George Metaxa.
and Mayor, Aldermen
were their scarlet 7.47 to 8 p.m.-The Three Men" Sheriffs No. 19, WYNDHAM STEKEX,
.Suite (Eric Coates).
gowns, Common Councilmen P.O. Bax No. 820,
fur-edged mazarine, and the n- HONG KONG, & p.m.-Local time and weather re- Established 1896.
port; closing local stock quota-cials in black. tions.
Mr. A. T. Rosch, the new Town Clerk, read the order of the Court.
Pollock, Sir Adrian
City Chamberiniri, presented Lord Wakefield with the order in a there had gold". box. He stated been numerous ceremonies of that kind in the ancient Guildhall, but this was the first occasion "when the Corporation had offered the
8.05 to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese recorded
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SHOP FITTINGS AND A SMALL QUANTITY OF PROVISIONS
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8:30 to 10.36 p.m.-European pro- gramme broadcast from Z.EX.
• on a frequency of 640 kilocycles, 8.30 to 9 pm-Symphony No. 101
in D Minor (the "Clock") (Haydn),
9 to 9.15 p.m.--A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin (Copy- right by Reuter).
9.15 to 9.28 p.m.-"-
Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffin's 1. Fox-Trot Medley.
1. Fox-Trot Medley.
2. Rockin' Chair; Georgia on my
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Four Songs by Richard Crooks 1. I'll Always be True (Benatsky). 2 Vienna, City of my dreams
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4. My Sunshine is you (Stolz). 9.40 to 10 p.m.
and
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greatest honour in their gift to
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* Addressing Lord Wakefield, Sir
Adrian said
raids are reported and so to be ready at operational height to get on to the appropriate courses the noment the track of the raiders can be worked out from successive observers' reports, Conditions on Monday night presented the fighter
Also
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patrols with a new situation to the PUBLIC AUCTION
significance of which they reacted immediately. The situation arose out of the fact that hardly any observers could see an acroplane The cloud screen was almost.com- plate, and the observers at their
"It is now my duty; as it is a very special pleasure, to greet you as an Honorary Citizen of pusts in fields and on hilltops had mean city, and once again to to rely on hearing to discover the offer you the right hand of raiders, to estimate their height. The And to measure their course, fellowship.
information they could supply was therefore a little less precise than. usual, but it was nearly asth
"The Lord Mayor and members of the Corporation have unani- mously voted this casket and have requested me to beg your accept-rate as to afford a fair guide.
The completion of the observCIN" ance of it in the nope that it will. be for you an enduring symbol of task had this to be undertaken by their abiding admiration, gratitude"the fighter patrola These were on duty in fights above the clouds, and affection "
each flight being spread out to "MY FIRST OF FRIENDS"
cover a wide area. Such informa Lord Wakefield. returning tion as the observers yielded was thanks, said that on. that great transmitted to them by wireless day of h's life he rejoiced in the telephony and served to transform companionship of his dear wife their patrol from the idle occupa who had been the first of friends tion of a beat into the keeping of and most faithful of counsellors. a look-out on a broad directional A Birthday Serenade (Lincke). Whatever success had been vouch-hearing: Above the clouds visibi Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp-Selec-safed to him he owed in largest lity was good, and the watching of
Light Orchestral Selections Where my Caravan has Rested
(Lohr).
Love's Old Sweet Song (Molloy). The Valley of the Popples (An-
cliffe)...
tion.
10 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins. 10.05 to 10.30 p.m.--- --
A Relay from Daventry Portland Place: A Musical pro- gramme by outstanding Street entertainers of London who have passed our doors and been invited inside. These will in- clude accordions, singers, pan pipes, hurdy-gurdy, barrel or gans, dulciniers. violins, guitars and bag-pipes.
10.30 p.m.-Close down,
ENGLISH GIRLS ARE TOUGH
(Special. Air Mall Service)
London, July. 30. English girls can bear pain bet ter than Irish girls, according to Judge Crawford, at Bow County yesterday,
and entertained
Lady
particular wide corridors indicated- measure to her.
by the observers was fruitful, so "The Lord Mayor
that fighter patrols, set on the Mayoress later
right line by the observer, even numerous company at luncheontually completed the work of the at the Marslon House.
observers by reporting the size of Lord Wakefield, responding, to raids and the precise fina thay the toast "of his health, proposed were taking. by the Lord Mayor, expressed his gratitude to all those with whom it had been his privilege to serve in various capacities. They were a united family in the City, deeply devoted to a great institu- tion.
He then presented the historic Brass Crosby Cup to the Mansion House collection of plate.
.
INTERCEPTED RAIDERS "
surprising.
The results were. Four Hights out of six-which came towarde London on a round-about course from Norfolk were inter- cepted, and, two squadrons which came on other courses were met by 5ghters and engaged. Only three raids got through to their target unoppposed. It is not, of course, MR. MacDONALD'S TRIBUTE
to be concluded that any of these Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, res-raids could have been wholly frus- ponding for "The Guests," said trated. That is not practically that in Lord Wakefield they knew within the power of the fighters. they had a man whose private Some might be turned back if and public fe was the same. a things were made too hot for them, man honoured by his generation but the fighters are more likely to in and whose memory would be re- rely on making casualties.
ery raid-in, the hope that the to- vered: His public service Was characteristic of the City of Lon- tak casualties might represent 100 don and is private service had per cent. of the raiding strength while the bombers of the home de been blessed throughout the Em within a fortnight, or three weeks. pire
nce foros wwald do as much d'ex The toast of "The Lord Mayor truction as possible on enemy aero. and Lady Mayoress" was proposed by Lord Rochester.
He was dealing with a case in which Mary O'Grady, age thirty
wag barmaid-waitress, two, # stated to have suffered pain fol- lowing the amputation of a finger.
The Judge referred to the "high ly nervous temperament" of Miss O'Grady, and added; She is a typical Irish girl, who is probably more" nervous than an ordinary English girl, and, therefore, more likely to be affected by trouble of this kind, not being able to bear so much pa'n as the more sub- born kind of Saxon girl."
Miss O'Grady, who comes from Rossmore, Ballineen, Co. Cork sought an award under the Work men's Compensation Act against Mrs. Ouve Nayler, licensee of the Millwall Dock, Hotel, West, Ferry- road, EN
GLASGOW TO BE BIGGER
dromes.
The patrol experiment would ap- pear to have justified itself, ". In clear as well as thick weather it has given good results. Yesterday morning fog in Oxfordshire caused four raids to be abandoned Four, (Special Afr:Mail Service)
raiders. from other districts made Eundon, Aug. 5.
their way to London targets, but Glasgow Corporation yesterday three of them were caught by the approved, a motion by Treasurer fighters before they reached their P. J Dollan "This: it be remitted objectives and the fourth was en- to a special committee to consider gaged it went out. In all cases the expediency of extending the the object of taking toll of the boundaries of the city, as raiders they be assumed to have.
This is the first step in the effort been achievad by the Corporation to incorporate into the city those sections of the had adjacens counties favoured by mo- sted dern bu'lding development, and Afterwards he could not work where a large, section of people owing to me stumpy FANA emoved
The Judge made an award of 188, 94, & week to be:incres
She cut her finger with a bread knife at the hotel, and two joints of the Ainger.
£13.14 2 week
gave us providing her with free, board and odging.
THE Undersigned have received
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COMMERCING AT 2,3 1. P, M.
AT THEIR SALES: ROOM. No. 35, HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON
À QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
Comprising
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also
A SELECTION OF BLACK WOOD FÜR ITURE
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NONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
The weather of Monday night
were thickest, and ceased Copara war evidently not such a boon to. the night bombers as, from the tions at 2 am. Unfortunately ground, it seemed likely to be. Of there were few, searchlights to help the 42 raids planned for the hours in the location of bombers: Tet of darkness 10 turned back et inore than balf the raiders were in- failed to reach their objectivan on tercepted 8 some of these wire bccount of clouds, which were gun, Heylords, travelling at a speed 60 erally between 2,000 ft and 3,000 miles an hour faster than as of The observers who remained on the older heavy bombers motion night duty evidently found them dogs may be consid
selves in dificulties when, the tai done well
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