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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1931.
NANKING TROOPS NEAR, KWANGTUNG.
EIGHT DIVISIONS ON THE BORDER..
ELECTRICITY AND ITS
USES.
MR. J. D. BUTCHER GIVES ROTARY TALK.
Nanking, June 9. The wonders and, increasing (Delayed by censor). Importance of electricity were Private advlees front Hunan Instructively dealt with by Mr. J. province atate that eight divisions D. Butcher..manager of the Hong of Government troops aro now kong Electric Company, at the near Yichang, on the flunan-weekly meeting of the Hongkong Kwangtung border, only twenty
onty Rotary Club, which was held miles separating them from the Cantonese forces. The reporta state that so far there have been
no clashes-Router.
Loyal to Chlang.
FOLK SONGS AND DANCES.
REPORT ON THE, RECENT FESTIVAL.
The Rev. E. A Armstrong, Assistant Chaplain of St. Andrew's Church, sends the following rogard- og the International Festival of wolk Dance and Song, recently hold. at the Diocesan Girls' School:
It was oncouraging to find so Messra. Lane Crawford's restau- many people asking after the Fes-
under the chair- rant yesterday, manship of Sir Williant Hornell.tival, "Can't you repeat it?" and In dealing briefly with a vast The organisers would have liked vast "When will you have another?" Aral
of subject, Mr. Butcher Hankow, June 9.
discussed what electricity was, to repeat the performance in order Gen. Shi Yu-shan has tele-saying it was more than likely to introduce still more people to grapheil to Gen. Ho Chen-chun, that one day it would be proved the joys and beauties of Folk Civil Governor of Hupeh, stating to be other in a particular kind of Dances and Songs, but a second that he is much indebted for the motion, ns, at present, strictly performance would have been very support of Gen. Ho and will al-speaking, it was not known exactly difficult to arrange and might have
what electriclly was.
incked the verve of the actual example ways fallow his
the per- of Mr. Butcher also described the festival, for which all loyalty to Marshal Chiong. He
equipment of A modern power formers were keyed up to a high believes that the Canton affair station and explained the proce pitch. Apart from the labour of dure necessary to produce a unit re-erecting awnings and providing of electricity, after which
seating necommodation again, It dealt with the invention
Is evident that a Festival in which growth of lamps and later spoke of some of the uses to which twelve or more nationalities were more than 200 co-operating and electricity is put.
The Chairman announced that performers taking part could not Rotarlan C. L. Buss, of Bundaberg, enally he repeated. But the in- was still with them terest manifested, and the good Since arriving in longkang he had done by bringing so many nation- been seriously ill and they were alities together under such happy gind to know he was getting better. auspices and introducing them to It was announced by the Chair-the varied loveliness of traditional Bian that there were two new mem- songs and dances, shows, we bu
a Fostival would hers to be welcomed. Mr. N. V. A. lieve, that such. Many civil officials were install. Croucher and Mr. R. A. Mirams, be welcomed as a regular event in ed in their new posts in the together with two on-itotarian the Colony and that it could play Lin guests, Mr. F. 1. Glover, and the an important part in the devolop- Provincial Government, Mr.
ment of fellowship between all na- The re- Yun-chieh assuming the Chair-speaker, Mr. J. 1). Butcher.
tionalities and classes. Gov- manship of the Provincial
enn be settled.--Renaha.
Canton's New Leaders,"
Conton, June 9. Anti-Chiang Kai-shek feeling was bightened by many speeches delivered at the Provincial Gov- crament House yesterday, when- Generala Chan Chai-tung und Li Chung-gen were formally install-Australio, ed as Commanders of the First and Fourth Group Army Corps respectively, Admiral Chan Chak as head of the Navy and General Chang Wal-cheung as head of the nerial forces.
Council,
Hau
Mr. J. D. Butcher,
he nad
Sir William continued that Mr. A. L. Shields, who had done ex-sponsibility and privilege of or ernment acting concurrently a tremely good works as Chairman of ganising such an event again de- Finance Commissioner). Mr. Lin
the Programme Committee, had volves upon St. Andrew's Church Vách-chun N Mulster of Civil found he was unable to carry on. He and the Diocesan Girls' School na Affairs, Mr. Kia Taang-ching 24
had, therefore, asked to be excused those to whom the initiation of the Director of Education, Mr. Hu
from that position but had agreed scheme was originally due, and we Chi-yin as Comraissioner of Re-
should like to say that we hope to to continue to serve on the com- construction. Mr. Ching Tin-koo mitter. Everyone would join in arrange a similar Festival at a as Mayor of Greater Canton and thanking Mir, Shields for the ex- later date. Experience has shown Menarn
Yin-wah, Tang
that three months are required cellent work he had done Mr. J. L. Chung-ching and 1 Lano-chao McPherson had agreed to take the for
rehearsing learning and 18 members of the Provincial post vacated by Mr. Shields. (Ap dances, and, as many of these are
plause),
too strenuous to be practised dur At the same ceremony, Generals
C.E.E.,ing the hot weather the natural Yu Ilon-mow, Heung Hon-ping|| M.LE.E., A.M.I.M.M.. was then time to hold such a Festival would and Li Yeung-king became com- called upon to deliver his address. during the months January- manders of the First, Second and Since the year 1902 he has been We are very grateful to the Third armies in General Chan connected with the Central London Chai-tong's First Group Army Railway, St.
Pancras Borough foreign communities, schools and Corps. Several Divisional cont-Council
other bodies who co-operated with (generating station), anders in the three new armies Messrs. J. if. Holmes & Co., (Lon-us and are glad of the assurance also asumed their posts.
don), Messrs. Marryat & Place of their participation on a future nationalities Addressing the meeting, General (London), North
Metropolitan occasion. Several Chan Chal-tong remarked that Electric Power Distribution Co. ficulties were unable to take part.
which by reason of practical dif the inauguration ceremony mark (mains Engineer and clerk of el an important step forward in works) and Messrs. Siemens Bros. will, we hope be able to do so in connexion with the organisation Dynamo Works Limited. With the
these festivals we of an expedition against Nanking, last-named firm he spent ten years The impressive ceremony remind in the orection of important planta ed him of a similar proceeding at H. M. Dockyards at Gibraltar when Nationalist officials in 1926 and Hongkong among other places. assumed their posts in connexion He has also been chief electrical with the first
Kuomintang engineer of the Dockyard Con campaign to North Chinn. Gontrolled by the Singapore Harbour eral Chan expressed regret over Board. Maralint Chiang's inability to suppress Communist bandits on Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy: "In thank-vulgarity, the Yangtage while devoting full ing Mr. Butcher for his admirable attention to self-aggrandisement, address I would like to read Similar speeches were delivered definition of electricity which I by the new Mayor and Civil armed myself with this morning: Governor who pledged their in-The-manifestation of a form of tention of continuing with the energy probably due to the separa- reconstruction work.
tion and the independent movement of certain constituent parts of atoms called clectrons. If these electrons are regarded as consist- ing of electric charges only, then electricity may be defined as 'the stuff of which matter is made."
Speaker Thanked.
the
future.
aim at
In organising more than pro- viding enjoyable entertainments. They are primarily gestures of good fellowship among the na- tionalities which live side by side in this Colony and efforts to pre- nerve what is lovely, individual
and traditional in an age often dominated by standardisation and
To all those who helped in any away we express our sincere thanks,
The statement of accounts
Canton Rendy.
Canton, June 9. According to news froni mili; tary sources, war against Chiang Kai-shek will be declared by the middle of the month. Gen. Chan Chai-tong's army will lead the "If it is the stuff of which expedition, possibly be assisted by matter is made," said Mr. Rellary. a division from Gen. Chiang "I don't see why we should pay for Kwang-nai. The Government has | it.”—(Laughter), "I want to thank decided to appoint Gen. Chiang as Mr. Butcher for the excellent! vice-Commander and will hand address which it has been over the defence of Kwangtung to privilege to henr.”—(Applause). him during Gen. Chan's absence. Gens. Li Chung-yen, Pei Chung- hsi and Chang Fat-kwal will re- turn to Kwangel in the course of a few days.
It is rumoured that Gen. Chan Ming-shu will return to Canton to join the anti-Chiang movement. State Council.
Dur
Army) as President. Various military appointments were also decided, including the following:
Gen. Pei, Chung-bal а vice- Commander of the 4th. Group Army Corps, Gen. Chang Fat-kwai
appended:
Income.
From Total sales of
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From Sales of Refresh-
ments From Programme Adver
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247.00
300.20
140.00
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Bri-
450.00
450.00
Andrew's Organ Fund
Total $1,217,20
ns Commander of the 4th. Army, To Half Balance to St. The fourth regular meeting of Gen. Miao Let as Commander of the State Council was held this the 7th Army, Gen. Li Fin-hsien morning, at which the formations Commander of the 8th, Army, of the Kwangei Provincial Council and Gen. Huang Hau-chu na Com- was decided upon. The Council mander of the 16th. Army, consists of eleven members, with
Fukien Recruit.
join the anti-Chlang movement, (concur- Gen. Hung Hsu-chu
Gen. Chang Chen, one of the and has sont a representative to rently Commander of the 15th. Tukien leaders, has decided to Canton-Rensha.
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