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PLANS FOR CORONATION BROADCASTS
RELIGIOUS WAR IN
PHILIPPINES
Many Moro Outlaws And Soldiers Killed
Manila, April 7.
The outbreak of a religious war is believed to be possible in Lanao Province where twenty three Moro outlaws and an undis- closed number of Filipino soldiers were killed in severe fighting during the past three days.
Moro inhabitants at Lanao, who are of the Moslem faith, appear to believe that the outlaws are victims of persecution by the Christian Filipinos.
The situation is stated 10 grave and further reinforcements are being sent by the Army who have been clamped down by a strict censorship.
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The outlaws. barricaded them- -selves in native forts. ΟΣ which several were captured oy soldiers using mortars, machine guns, tear gas and hand grenades. — Reuter,
DUTCH ROYALTY
BACK HOME ·
Paris, April 7. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard have returned to the Hague after their three months' honeymoon trip in Poland. Aus- tria and the Riviera.- Reuter.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN MANILA
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DESCRIPTIONS OF EVERY PHASE OF EPOCHAL OCCASION
MESSAGE BY NEW CROWNED KING
Tentative plans have now been made for the transmission of programmes from the Empire Broadcasting Station at Daventry on May 12 (Coronation Day). On this day, after the end of Transmission 1, the normal system of programme distribu. tion by six transmissions will be replaced by five transmissions known as 'A,' 'B,'. 'C': 'D,' and 'E.' The following programmes have now been arranged, but full details are at present lacking and the times of transmission are liable to minor altera-
tion.
The wave-lengths for these transmissions will be announced by British official wireless to-morrow.
The arrangements are as follows with local times given:--
TRANSMISSION A.
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Constitution Hill and Buckingham; announced. 2.20 am! A programme Palace of the return of the pro-entitled The Empire's "Homage to ceastons to Buckingham Palace. which the Dominions and some of 10.30 pm. News. 10.45 pm. Corona- the Colonies will contribute. 3. tion Service (Electrical Recording).
3.m. A message: by H.M. King George VI. 3.10 a.m. "Close down. (Approx.).
5.15 p.m. A "description of the processions from Buckingham Pa- Manila, Apr. 7. lace to Westminster Abbey by thousand
people are B.B.C. observers stationed at Buck- homeless and damage amounting ingham Palace, the Mall, the Ceno-1 am. Close down. to a total sum of two million pesostaph, and Westminster Abbey. 6.15 have resulted from a fire this
p.m. Coronation Service. 8.30 p.m.
TRANSMISSION B.
1.20 a.. News and Announce-
by B.B.C. observers stationed atments. 135 a.m Programme to be
afternoon which razed the targe Interlude. 9.15 p.m. A description worklug class section of Manila.
Several brokers, fearing a spread of the flames, deposited their
securities in downtown banks for
safe-keeping, but the fire Was checked late in the evening?
One person is known to be dead and more than eighty injured......... Reuter.
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Mr. A. A. dos Remedios and his bride, formerly Miss E. AL Xavier, photographed after their wedding yesterday.
PRINCE CHICHIRU ·
IN NEW YORK
Prince
New York, April 7. Chlehlbu reached New York from Ottawa to-day en route to England to attend the Corona- tion.
He is selling for London aboard the RMS. Queen Mary to-morrow.
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
SMUGGLING ON THE DECREASE
Tientsin, April 7.
As the result of rigid measures
of the Customs to curb smuggling
JOSEF LAMPKIN
RECITAL
Delightful Evening
"Of Music
To their credit, be it said, that Hong Kong music-lovers turned out in full force last night to hear the delightful Violin Recital given by Josef Lampkin. Given at very short notice, it was most gratify- ing to have such an eager res- ponse from the public. Not only did they all the ball, they stewed by their keen attention and loud and continued applause how much they enjoyed the Concert!
In response to their demands Josef Lampkin had to give no less than four encores, as well as a repetition of that strange and wonderful plece "The Wind," in which the difficult chromaile pas- sages were skilfully played.
For his first encore he gave the beautiful "Air on the G. String" (Bach) sweetly and tenderly play- ed. His second encore was the de-. licate "Romance Andalusian." by: Sarasarti. His third encore was an entirely new arrangement of that great favourite "Songs My Mother Taught Me" (Dvorak), (Cocinued on Back Page)
Macao Reception For New Governor
In an advertisement appearing ́elsewhere in this issue, the Recep- lon Committee extends an invita- tion to the general public to- at- tend the ceremony of laying of
stone the foundation
of the Macho Legislative Council on
in North China, a sharp decrease May 11, and also at a dinner in
is noted in contraband shipped to honour of the new Governor's'ar- Tientsin in the last two weeks.-rival at 8.30 pm that evening at
the Hotel Bela Vista. Reuter
Battersea Truin
Smash Enquiry
DISTURBANCE IN BOMBAY
Cotton Mill Strikers Dispersed
Bombay, April 7. Strikers at cotton mills in the Bombay district created a distur
London, April 7.- tampered with and there was no bance this morning when they
An official enquiry was opened at Charing Cross this morning in the Battersea connection with
railway, disaster.
tzled to. force an entry into the question of mechanical error.
One witness stated that if the mills. The gatekeepers and police carriages had been built of steel, succeeded in dispersing them.. the coaches might be derailed They then threw stones as they only and not damaged as in the retreated, Two arrests
*Were made't
Beuter's Bulletin Service.
The Railway Company stated present "case- that the signal system was not Reuter's Bulletin Service.
(Continued on Back Pare)
THE CAPTAIN'S FAREWELL
"We're here, Sir."
Goodbye, Sir
"Thanks and Good Luck!'
When Captain Cyril Coltart, B.N., relinquished his commiand of HMLS. Modway and the Submarine Flotilla, he was accorded a farewell which was as picturesque as it was sincere. Our ple- tures till the story of his belog rowed by Submarine "Captains" in one of HMS. Medway's boats to the Kowloon Wharf where Captain Colfart boarded the "Ranchi" for Home on Saturday,
"Hark, Hark, The Dogs Do Bark
The Beggars Are Coming To Town
Dear Sir,
TO THE EDITOR, "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS"
The "Franconia" has departed taking many wealthy and in- fluential passengers away. and it is nice to think that, while here they had a special cordon of police to protect them from beggars and vagrants
But what a refection on our administration that much precau- tions should be necessary,
And why is it that only visitors to the Colony are so honoured? We who live here, and pay expensive' rents and rates, áre surely entitled to similar protection.
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Ask anyone who has to walk dally from the Star Ferry to the foot of Ice House Street how many times they have been pestered as they pass Anderson's Music Shop and Dolly Varden's window.
Ask any ladies who look into Lane Crawford's window how many times they have moved away to escape almilar attentions.
And we all know how impossible it is to go up Battery Path and across the garden of the Cathedral without being persecuted by- dirty vagrants.
These creatures drift into the Colony from Canton and other outlying districts and THEY DO NOT represent the respectable and hard-working poor of Hong Kong Hong and Kowloon.
But they sleep in the. Street Sleepers shelter (which is meant for the citizens of our Colony) and they use the public latrines, and they are spreading dirt and disease wherever they go.
One more question too, Mr. Editor please. The Police reports shew that vagrants are continually being deported, and just as con- tinually do they return, ⠀
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Where do they get the money to pay their fares back to the Colony?
When we discover this source of supply PERHAPS it may be possible to keep them out.
Yours jeto..
"PESTERED PEDI
Sir William Hornell, the popular Vice-Chancellor of the Uni-. versity, won the Staff Race at the University Athlette Sporta last, Saturday, "The above picture shows Sir William finishing the race, all, smiles,
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 15.2-27/32A.
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-1/4
London Silver Market
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London; Apr. 7. Londoni silver prices to-day were down 3/8 for "Spot" and 5/16
for Forward as follow:-
21-1/8
Spot Forward
April 6. 21-1/2
April 7,
21-1/2
HEALTH RETURNS
Three cases of small-pox, one of enteric fever and one of chicken pox were reported to the local Health authorities for the, 24 hours ended on Friday.
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