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Innded at Lympne at 116 this having completed the
afternoon return Journey in the record time of 13 days 6 hours 38 minutes.
A small crowd of people as- KAVO them a rousing reception who in reply said: -
LOCAL CREMATORIUM ORDINANCE
Provisions Of New Hongkong Law
An Ordinance to make provision for the cremation of the dead is shortly to be Introduced in the Legislative council.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
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Paris, Nov. 2. Edmond James, Baron de Roths- child, died to-day in his chateau at Boulogne-sur-Seine, at the age of 89 years.
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The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swari, Culbertson His father was Jacob James and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. Mayer, Freiherr von Rothschild, British Government Securities. The purpose of this Bill, as the child, the founder of the house and War Loan 14%
fourth son of Mayer Anselm Rotha-
Oct. 31. Nov. 1. title shows, is to regulate in the the first of the Paris line. As was Colony the cremation of dead bod- les the by
customary among the Rothschilds, crematoria and by the enactment Adelaide, a daughter of the head of establishment of Edmond married 4 relative, of mare exuct and up-to-date provisions governing cremation the Frankfort house, Wilhelm Karl 44 than were made by the Cremation eldest son of this marriage, James 4
Freiherr von Rothschild. The Ordinance, 1914.
Clause empowers the Governor by order to set apart any plice na a Government crematorium, 10 place for cremation, and to assign any such place to the control any person, board or institution. RECOGNISED PLACES. Despite the delay at Athens
Clause 4 for a day and a half owing to bad
recognises certain weather, several new records have premises an crematoria and prohi been established on the Comet's its cremation elsewhere, but by homeward journey. The Mel-Paragraph (4) makes a special ex- reption in favour of such places
Edmond, married Dorothy Pinto, an English-woman, lives in London, and served in France and Palestine
xembled on the aerodrome and discontinue the use of any auch with the British forces during the
"Sorry we are inle. We intend ed to be hero Rooner."
bourne-England time has been re- duced to G days 15 hours 9 minutes. The former official Dar win-England record ILDA been beaten by 3 days 7 hours minutes.
01her new records have been
Journey.
20+0
of
war.
Edmond was a member of the 6 French
nd- Academy and an ministrator of the Est Railway tinctlon, however, is that he was Company. His chief claim to dix-
Loan 1008 £ 944 £944- (Eng. Inn.)... £101 2101'
Loan 1012... 7414
Reorg. Loan
Stal-che Jowish
£ 76%
1934.
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founder af the Agricultural Colonies In Palestine & which he began to lay out in the 80's of last century, before
the Jewish national movement had been inaugurated.
80 to
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certain monasteries and nunneries in the New Territories. allowing cremation therein with the special permission of
From purely philanthropic and the religious motives he has, it is 2Director of Medical and Sanitary estimated, invested
Services.
100 million gold franes in Palestine. The places recognised are the More than half of all the land ee set up for laps on the homeward Japanese Crematoriumi at Sockun-cupied by Jewish settlers in Pales- Seaking of their attempt to fly, Sikh burning ground behind time to-day belongs to the Roths
tion ground for Indian troops al the Sikh Temple, and the crema-child colonisation scheme. Kowloon.
Although in nume respects the Japan : Sterling
kiderable success results have been disappointing, the Loan 1994 Jewish movement has achieved con- 1.K. & S'ha Bk.
and of National Home" in Palestine
recenti year the ideal of A "Jewlah Chartd. Bk. £f rh. 14 been brought much nearer realisa-
on. When Rothschild visited for the last time the colonies he had established, be was received with great honours by the Jewish population-nited Press and Special.
from Athens yesterday, Waller said that while over the Adriatic they passed through seven thun. derstorms before deciding to turn back. Later this afternoon Jones and Waller few their marbine to the De Havilland aerodrome al Hatfield and Jones on alighing paid A warm tribute to the
tochnicians and others responsible for the building of the aeroplane who, he said, really deserved the praise which was being given to the pilots in their achievements, -British Wireless.
FINE WORK BY H.M. SHIPS
Weihaiwei Incident
Recalled
The Kaliant work recently done by H. M. Navy in rendering aid to distressed ships serves to reenli¦ another incident, near Weihaiwei In September, in which a Chinese anval launch was anlvaged and the lives of several sexmen saved.
which cremation is allowed with
Save 28 29 regards places the special permisston of Director of Medical and Sanitary the Services, clause 5 lays down the conditions to be observed before any place will be approved for
use na crematorium.
LOCALITY RESTRICTION. By clade 6 the building of crematoria is in generai forbidden In certain neighbourhooda, This clatine rends:"No crematorium chult be constructed
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Quentin M. Maclean, Vocal-Sing Carnival of 1932 Stare, Debroy Somers Band with Flanagan and Allen, Carlyle Cousinn and Dan Donovan, 2.15 p.m. Close Down, 4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m.
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pl. Chem. Int. The mean temperature in the Def: 101 m. Colony for last month was 74.5°F, Impl. Tolmeco the
which is 1.7° Jess than the normal, ! Woolworths Imuriat
The maximum temperature record- theed was 86.4 on the 2nd, and the Internst.
minimum 62.9° on the 17th.
thake the control
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of
Clause
empowers Governor-in-Counell to zulationR for crematoria and cremation and applies to crematoria registers the provisions of other Ordinances as
The mean humidity was 74%. against a normal of 72%.
1 par val Pinchin Jul
10.
4176 4173 Turner & Newall 48/9 40/6 Although October is usually thenitever sunniest month in the year, the
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tự the destruction or falsification total sunshine only amounted to of burial registers, and the ad-159 hours, which is less than that missibility as evidence of extracts recorded in any of the previous therefrom.
three months, and falls short of the normal by 68 hours.
offrets
power of a magistrate under sec- tion 17 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance. 1934, to order any body to be cremated.
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It was on September 19th, at 12.50 p.m. that the launch Hai Tsun kunk with 200 officers and ratings on board whilst returning Clause 9 makes cremation fees from the island to the mainland and expenses part of the funeral,
The total rainfall was 2.21 inches,! ai Welhaiwel. Of these, no fewer expenses of the deceased, Clause the normal being 4,55 inches. Up than 120 were rescued by British ? also makes it clear that nothing to midnight on October 31 thoj naval ships and the R.F.A. Peanin this enactment
the total rainfall for
the year was rol, the alter rescuing 97.
96.72 inches, against a normaal of Admiral Hsien later announced,
82.30 inches, that seventy were drowned; in
A typhoon, which passed untanglangie cluding three officers, and he sent
westerly track about 250 miles to Estules a message of appreciation for the
the south of Hongkong, produced a London Tin assistance rendered by H. M. ships
gust of 67 mph. t. 7.37 p.m. on and the Francol.
October 1, this being the higheat Pekin Synd Subsequently, H.M.S. Cornwall | derived,
wind velocity recorded during the salvaged the launch, which
month. Three more typhoons refloated and handed over to the
crossed the China Sea from east to Chinese naval authorities
west during October, but September 29, R.F.A. Francoli
affected the Colony. was highly commended by
The north-east monsoon set in at. the C-in-C for getting her boats
the begining of the month, and away so quickly,
since then winds from between N. and E. have persisted.
WISH
Un
in our Pictorial Supplement to- day, two photographs car show.. ing the salvaging of the Hai Tsun.
ISAKO'S CIRCUS
STILL GOING STRONG
Clans 11 repeals the Cremation Ordinance, 1914, from which many of the provisions of this Bill are
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Clarice Mayne-Medley.
Command.
Guards.
Clarice Mayne (Commedienne). Love Tales (Selection of Celebrated
Love Songs).
"New Mayfair Orchestra. Tom Cortello in Song Memorien
(Bentt).
Tom Costello and Chorus, It's a Lovely War--Heilley (arr.
Debroy Somers).
Debroy Samers Band. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-8.13 p.m. Variety.
Instrumental-Give me Liberty,
or Give me Love.
Instrumental-Melody in Spring.
The Four Bright Sparks.
Song-Brave Hearts. Song-Near and yet so far.
Evelyn Laye (Soprano). Instrumental-Kliten on the Keys, Instrumental-Canadian Capers.
The Six Keyboard Kings. Song Litle man, You've had a
huay day.
Le Allen with Mex, Allen and Norman.
Songs Radio Requesta,
Les Allen (Baritone). Piano SoloSay it with Music
Medley.
Kaie din Costa, C. B. Cochran Medley.
C. B. Cochran (Comnere) assisted by Elisabeth Welch. Edward! Cooper and Ray Noble and his Orchestra. 8.43-9pm. Pianoforte Itecital by Benno Maleivitch,'
1. Grillen (Schumann).
2. Polonaise in B Flat Major
(Chopin, Op. 71, No. 2).
3. Rhapsody in E Fint (Brahms).
4. Jeux d'Exu (Ravel),
9-11.30 pm. A Relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Ilance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy the Management)."
0.10 p.m.:
Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p. Stock and Commodity Quota-
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10.30 p.m.
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A bankruptcy notification states Ihut 11 second and Unul dividend of a SCHEME
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OF MERRIMENT-Dr.lowed by New York Opening Quota-
The muses of the Nanking Knitting Co, Lid, and the New Taxi Co., Ltd. have been streck off the register of companies.
tions.
11.30 p.m. Close Down,
SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME.
10.30-11.30 a.m. A Relay of the Service from the Union. Church.
Preacher: The Rex, U. C. II. Trib-
Tenders ate being invited for the beek. levelling of certain portions of the Kowloon Hospital site. The work in- ancludes the removal of a spur of a
Jit.
Confess.
Frana Isako's Russing Cirrus, which is now at Hennessy Road, Wanchal, continues to attract Chinese circles retort that it is crowded audiences nightly under easy for speculators to circumvent its huge tent. With the glittering a fixed duty, however high, thus per cont. has been declared in the Jukuson,
stultifying the Government's
Some quarters are afraid that 10 Orient Buildings, Kowloom.
The Gazette contains the sanft of low'n lower dollar, and thus fura Ordinance to facilitate the To-night, the Management
ther reduce customs nounce their third entire change which would in turn undermine the Colony of Hongkong; in ather revenue, siprocal enforcement of judgments in of programme, with many items China's ability to meet Loan parts of His Majesty's dominions, mut new to Hongkong. One of the charges.
in certain foreign countries, main events will be the compeli-
Order of Service. Chinese circles reply that unless tion between the two trick cyclists,
Voluntary. China reduces her adverse trade Mr. Un Hak Yeung has been
Hymn- Worship the Lord, Messra, French and
Invocation and Lord's Prayer, Another will be the introduction few years. There is no fear, they A. Wellington has resumed duty Danno balance, she will be bankrupt in a Assistant Itegistrar of Death, 8; Dr.
Hymn The Lord of Heaven in the ring of a herd of elephants: say, that China will default, for Services, 8; Dr. W. B. A. Moore hus here on the Ranpura on November 15 as Director of Medical and Sanitary Among the passengers due to arrive The clowns, also, with their com she can ship gold to
Scripture Reading. bluation acts, will do their utmost charges if necessary.
meet the resumed duty as Deputy Director of are Mrs. E. 1. Wynne-Jones
Hlynn-Be Still my Soul. to drive worries
Medical and Sanitary Services,
and Miss away. The
Sylvia
Prayer. Wadsworth, Royal Menagerie, which is open to the sterling group, and the re- China is now definitely linked
who is to be married to Mr..T. C.
Offertory. daily, is giving great
The Health Bulletin of Eastern Payne, soon after her arrival in the
Offertary Prayer, enjoyment markable steadiness of the dollar ports for the week ended October 27 Colony.
Hymn-I feel the winds of God to the kiddies.
after the initial decline la bound shows the following cases of in- /
to-day, to favour legitimate trade.
fectious diseases.-Cholera; Calcutta
Sermon, Much satisfaction is felt as result of reports that China. 18 contemplating an all-round reduc- tion of export duties on commodi- Londos, Nov. 2. ties. These duties, more than the The following weddings, Mr. George London, Under- price of aliver, are hold respon nounced to take place shortly.-L. Secretary to the Government af sible for the decline in Chinese Samuel Edward Colyean Walker, of the Federated Malay- States, has exports, owing to the keen com the 1st. Bn. 8th. Punjab Regiment, Mr. Walter Ramsay Grant and Miss been selected for appointment as petition from abroad, especially and Miss Marjorie Elizabeth Wilkin married at the Kowloon Union Church residing at Punjab Mess, Kowloon, Elizabeth Hair Campbell are to be Colonini Secretary of the Gold from India-Reuter.
son of Knutsford Hotel, Kowloon; Mr. on Saturday, November 25, Henry James Perryman. Inspector bride arrives in the Colony from attached to the Victualling Dept., Ad. Arbroath, Scotland, on the P. and O. miralty, and May Jeanette Branson liner Ranpura en November 15. Mr. of 24, Castlemain Road, Peckham, Grant is attached to the Indo-Chinn
Steamship Navigation Co. Ltd.
:
NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY
Coast, in succession to Mr. North-
G
coto, whoso appointment 48 Governor of British Guiana was;
One case of typhold was reported to nounced recently-British Wire-the local health authorities on Thurs tean,
day.
34 cases, Madras 1 case, Chittagong telers in respect of the new gnul at The Government is calling for 1.cas. Small-pox: Madran 1 case, Stanley. The work consists of build- Nagapatam 3 cares, Tourane 1 case, ings within the boundary wall in Shanghai I ense.
brick and reinforced concrete, the reinforced concrete boundary wall, are a drainage and surfacing,
London.
The
Hymn-Chrlat is coming. National Anthem. Benediction. 11.30 a.m.-12 noon. Chinese Re- carded Musle.
12-12.45 p.m. A Relay of the Set- vice from the Hop Yat Church (Chinese).
12.45-2.30 pln.
European Recorded
Music.
1 p.m.
Local Thane and Weather Report. Recorded Programme. "Scheherezade"Suite Symphoninue Philadelphia Symphony (Rimsky-Korsakov) · played by The directed by Leopold Stokowski.
Orchestra
(Continued on Page 5).
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