•HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FUNERAL OF MR. CHINESE
G. H. WHITE
Cemetery Chapel
Service
The funeral service took place yesterday in the Chapel of the Resurrection, Culonial Cemetery, of Mr. G. H. White, whose death oc- curred at the Queen Mary Hos- pital on Saturday, after a long liness. The remains were later cremated.
The late Mr. White was with thei Arm of Dodwell & Co., in Shang- hal, until recently and had a large circle of friends in the Colony. He Is survived by his wife (formerly Miss Gladys Woolley) "and a son Geoffrey, who is at school Shanghai. His mother, Mrs. L. White, is in Perzancé. England."
The Rev. J. R, Higgs, Vicar of St. Andrew's, offelated, at the service yesterday and there was a large attendance, amongst those present being Mr. and Mrs. G. A." White Mr. F. G. Herridge, Mr. W. J. Woolley, chief mournèrs, and Mr.
DRAMATIC TROUPE
Six-Month Tour Of South Seas
Veteran wartime. Thespians, who have given over 700 per- "formances in the interior, 32 members of the National Sal- vation Dramatle Troupe, who recently arrived in Hongkong, will soon leave for the Philip- pine Islands, Straits Settle=" ments and other Southseas regions as well as San Fran- cisco on a six-month drama- tic tour.
Headed by Mr. Chin Shan and Miss Wang Ying, Chinese movie stars, the troupe was one "of the fteen dramatic units which left Shanghal shortly after the out- break of hostilities in August, 1937, of the to arouse the patriotism Chinese masses by stage perform- acces.
plays.
GENERAL
Picture taken at the First Extra Race meeting held at Happy Valley. (Photo by Leica).
INCREASE IN COLONY |
REVENUE
While
Treasury's
THE WEATHER OF MARCH
The weather during March was for the most part very cloudy. mild and humid. Rain or drizzle More and more money is both com- fell on the majority of days during During the past nineteen months ng into, and going out of the Gov- the month. Thuing the last week R. K. Valentine, Mr. R. W. Ashley, members of the troupe' made a
ernment treasury as month auc-a depression became established Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Mr. and tour in seven provinces, Kiangsu, instance, revenue was up by sa80.- erly winds tended to displace the ceeds month. During February, for ovez Tong King, and warm South. Mrs. J. B. Sturgeon, Mr. C. Maluer-Shantung, Anhwel. Hupeh. Hunan 600, while expenditure increased by N. E. monsoon, with the result ley, Mr. J. P. Ulderup. Mr. T. Ram-Klangst and Kwangs!. Recently half a million dollars. say. Staff of Motor Dept. Dodwell after touring Kwangsi, they came
that fog was prevalent in and & Co.. Mr. T. L. Knight. Mr. W. to Hongkong on their way to the
the
credit around Hongkong. Elliot, Mr. W. Tillery, Mr. E. H. P. Southseas. Wherever they went. month by $300,000, it yet remains month was 64.6" deg. F. which 19 balance depreciated during the The mean temperature for the White, Mr. E. Abraham, Mr. and they were enthusiatically welcom- at the imposing figure of $14.221.-1.5 deg. above normal. A maximum ; Mrs. E. C. Fincher. Mr. A. E. Ped by the Chinese masses who were 825.87, according to the statement or 8.1 deg. deg. was recorded on Guest, Mr. Q, F. Hamilton, Mr. deeply moved by their wartime for revenue and expenditure up to the the 8th, and a minimum of 53.7 end of February as published in the deg. on, the 1st. The mean “re- They have had thrilling experi- day morning.
"Govemment Gazette on Satur- lative humidity was 89 per cent. ences in the war zones, While in
against a normal at 83 per cent. Greg. Mr. J. V. Ramsey, Mr. J. S. Pengpu, bombs fell around them $2,957,650.51, as
Total revenue for the month was Only 44 hours of sunshine were
compared with recorded. during a terrific air rald staged by $2,868,392.31 for February of last hours.
the normal being THE WREATHS
seventy-seven Japanese planes. Miss year. From January 1 to February sunless, and
days were completely the total sunshine Wreaths were sent by: Mr. and Wang Ying, the leading actress, 28, the Colony's total revenue was was the lowest recorded in March Mrs. Archer Bolton. Mr. and Mrs. was almost buried by mud thrown $6,930.348.83 as compared with $8- since 1905. Rainfall amounted to A. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rup by the explosions and narrowly 426,590.60 a year ago. Murray, Jim, Jess and Jessie. Mr. cscaped death. On several other Andrew Duncan, Mr. F. Cole and occasions they were also in great family, Mr. Ronale Brooks, A. danger. White, Marjorie and Pat, Mr. and The troupe hopes to raise funds Mrs. A. Read. Mr. J. Fraser, A. M. from its performances abroad for G. Phillipens. Margaret and Billy, the establishment of handicraft and other internal revenue. W. Chains, Marjorie and Neock, workshops for disabled soldiers and
Morrison, Mr. P. Gray, Mr. W. Cul- len, Mr. R. Forsyth, Mr. A. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bilss, Mr. J. C. Brown, Mr. 5. R. Macaskill, Mr. W.
Howell,
Capt. and Mrs. F. Fantham, Shealy D. Fantham, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Ollroy, Garrod, Ellen, and Joy. H. S. M. Reginald, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hirst and family. E. F. Fincher, Mr and Mrs. J. 8. Howell, Mr. D. M. Denholm,. Mr. L. Gardner and sons, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Ashley. Dodwell Motor Dept.. Dodwell
Wanchal Bervice Station, L. W. Sater, Mr. A. L. Bin. Mr. F
Ulderup. Mr. and
Mrs. A. Y.
WAR EXPERIENCES.
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Nearly all revenue heads show increases for February, one of the
13
3.54 Inches. which is 0.58 Inches above normal."
The maximum wind velocity in most important being an advances gust was 46 m. p. b. at 1.23 a.m. of nearly $200,000 on duties, and an on the 13th. increase of $60,000 from licences
A.R.P. COURSE FOR CHINESE
[/
POST OFFICE INCREASE family members of those who have
The Post Office showed an inter- been killed in action, dressing sta-esting increase of nearly $20,000, tions at the front and also literary totalling $214,270.48 for the month, services stations for the distribu-but rent of Government property.for Chinese, which will be com
An air rald precautions course tion of newspapers, magazines, land and houses showed a decline pamphlets. and
will begin pleted in 15 lectures. bocks among of $3,000, the total being $52,778.30. to-morrow at the Chinese Cham- China's fighting forces.
So far revenue for the year
MALARIA CONTROL COURSE IN JUNE
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1939. —PAGE 7.
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BATHING SUITS
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amounts to about one-fifth of theer of Commerce, and continue BRITISH SUBJECTS
estimates for the whole of the 12 every Tuesday and Friday at 7 REGISTRATION
But while revenue
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convenors of the Air Raid Wardens Colony Record To
Start Today
Sub-Committee, and the instructor will be Mr. Fung Yam-leung.
Already 80 persons have enrolled
{months, which suggests that the, The course has been arrariged
estimates will be fully realised by
by Mr. Lau King-tsing, one of the Calamel, Mr. J. Haynes, Pat and i The annual Malaria Control the end of December next. Don Stott, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gray Course for Laymen (Engineers, and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. R. 'Perry. Planters, etc.), will be held at the satisfactory, expenditure has made Mrs. M. W. Mitchell. Mr. D. H. Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, considerable advances, the total for Knox, Mrs. IL Spary, T. Bert, Fred, Keppel Street, Gower Street, the year up to the end of February Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Williams, Char-London; W. C. 1, commecing on being $6,270.758.13 as lie and Victor. Mr. and Mrs, Char- Monday, June 25, at 10 am, with $5.520,922.32 for the same two les Bond, Staff of Dodwell & Co., The Course will be under Bir months last year. Mr. and Mrs. R.
EXPENDITURE K. Valentine, Malcolm Watson and the staff of Capt. and Mrs. James Modie. Dod- the Ross Institute, of Tropical
During February last expenditure STOLE AZALIAS MEN connection. well & Co. Ashley Road Service Hygiene and will last five days, amounted to $3,276,628.93, which FINED AT KOWLOON Station, Kowloon Dock Recreation ending on Friday, June 30.
was an increase of $573,000 over Club, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown, Mr.
expenditure for February, 1998.
A fine of $10 or one month's
imposed While charitable services tookļimprisonment, was
Registration of British subjects for the course, and a larger num-in Hongkong between the ages of 18 and 55, under the provisions of ber is expected.
the Registration of Persons Ordinance passed on Thursday, in with local defence needs, commences officially to- day.
on
Within the next two months, all British residents,, with the ex-
F. Clemo, Capt. and Mrs. R. Fair-OVER $5,000 FOR RELIEF $205,354.31 during the month com-Lam Kam, 21; and Lu! Chun, 23, ception of women and those in the
ley, Hongkong Motor Accessories Co., Ltd.. Bill, A. Hopwar, Kathe- rine Owen Hamilton,
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OF SOLDIERS
pared with $20,631.13 for February two earth coolles, and a fine of $15, Services or the Police Force, are aix weeks on Yeung HI, 38, required to make returns under The charity ball, sponsored by last year, the military contribution or the Hongkong Chinese Women's for the month also showed an f- an unemployed, who had a previous possible penalty of six months' Soldiers' Relief Association, held crease of $60,000, while police force conviction, by Mr. Q. A. A Mac-imprisonment and a fine of $500. NAVAL HONOURS AT at the Roof Garden. Hongkong expenditure advanced by nearly fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy
On the other hand, ex-on Saturday, when a charge of FAR EAST HEALTH STOKER'S FUNERAL Hotel, met with great support $25,000,
penditure on the education depart-possession of bunches of azalias, on Saturday night, the second
The health bulletin of Eastern and final night of the function. ment substantially declined from suspected to have been stolen from ports for the week ending March The funeral of First Class Stoker Many well-known local people $421.166.75 in 1938 to $154,825.29 Talpo Road, near 54 mile stone. 25, states:-Plague: Bassein I Joseph Arthur Cooney, who died were present to aid n good cause. this February.
on March 31, was preferred against death; Cholera: Cawnpore 1 case, A further heavy expenditure item them. All the three men were on Calcutta 109, Madras 1, Chittagong |1, 8mud Prakar 5; Small-pox: Inap. $433.790.29 for water works
W. H Nolloth. the Masalipatam 1 case. Cawnpore · 2, prosecuting officer, in asking for Bombay 27, Calcutta 221, Madras a serious view of the case, stated 52, Dein! City 25, Hanol 1, Saigon the Government,
at the Royal Naval Hospital on
The total of the two nights,
Saturday at the age of 20 years. Friday and Saturday, is expected/which did not occur last year was¦ball of $250 each.
took place with full naval honours at the Colonial Cemetery yester- day morning.
to exceed $5,000.
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AIRPORT NEWS
SOUTHBOUND
Among those who attended were Capt. C. B. Barry, Cmdr. Murray-Imperial Airways Smith, Eng.-Cmdr. Frew and others. Also present were a de- Tuesday:---Hanol, Bangkok, Delia, tachment from HM. Ships in port Delphinus 7 and 7.30 am.
and another detachment from the!
French flagship, Lamotte Plequet. The rites were conducted by the Royal Naval Chaplain, after which three volleys were fired and.. the Last Post sounded.
NORTHBOUND
CHINESE PRODUCTS COMPANY IN SIAM
that the flowers were planted by Cholon 1 death, Hongkong 6 cases,
and did not) and Shanghai 15.
Mr. Chen Shou-ming, Chinese grow wild. industrial magnate in Slam
and commercial delegate of the Minis-
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KOBBERY CHARGE
arı
B.F.R.C. FUND"
try of Foreign Affairs in that at the Kowloon Magistracy. The latest list of subscriptions Wednesday: "Bangkok, Hanol, country, who is visiting in Hong- three man, Shun Ching, 24, Chan for the British Fund for Reller of
Hongkong. Bervice 4.30 pm. keng." is planning to establish a Tak, 28. Wong Bing. 23, Distress in China is as follows:
Chinese Products A'r France
Company in appeared on a charge of robbery Previously acknowledged $444,- NORTHBOUND
Bangkok.
with violence before Mr. E. 309.49; A. L. Pew, Pong, Soo Kwong and Pak $14.70; The HK. Emboss- Thursday ---France, Hanoi, Hong~| It is learned that he has ap-Himsworth on Saturday.
kong. Service-12.30 p.m. proached the. China Froducts Acting Sub Insp. T. K. Whelan, ing Co. 315; Miss Leung Sia Han United Corporation and the local prosecuting omcer, stated that $10; and Messrs. Shi Hop Tong 15. Chinese banking circies concerning defendants-threw pepper into the Total: $444,49419;
„cyes of an amth. Yu Yuk, employed! the project.
The According to Mr. Chen, there are at No. 201, Prince Edward Road,
total rainfall registered more than 3,000,000 Chinese re- and relieved her of 68 centa.
at the Botanical Gardens for The hearing was fixed for the month of March Was 3.40 way and the 4th Submarine Flotilla Thursday:-Manila, USA. Cali- sidents in Blam and they all wish
inches. and others.
fornia Clipper-8.30 am.
to buy Chinese goods,
Wreaths were sent by HE the Commander-in-Chief, Omcers and Faa American Airways
EASTBOUND
men of HM. Ships of the China Station at Hongkong, Captain and Wednesday:-USA., Minila, Hong- Officers, H.M.S. Medway. Captain. kong. California Clipper-1001.
WESTBOUND Officers and men cf HM.B. Mëd-..
POP-POP'S OPINION OF OVERTIME
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April 8.
By J. MILLAR WATT
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IN
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PRINTS
OR
PLAIN COLOURS
OF
NAVY," RED, RUST;
AND SAXE
LADIES
SALON
Tel. 28151.
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From $1.50 UP,
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