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invariably provided with pneu- conversion malle tyres, and the wiers Tossible, would certainly be a practical step in the right direction.
NEW MOTOR ROAD Further building development is envisaged in the vicinity of Mount Cameron, a survey having already been completed for building à new road which will wind along SALVAGE SERVICE the ridyos opening up a number of residential building sites. The which has recently been required An up-to-date salvage truck new motor road to Magazine Cap by the Hongkong Hotel Garage will will doubtless influence people to further enhance the reputation build in this locality, and we un-of the general repair service of dorstand that there are a number the Company. The new truck fa of applications for sites, in the equipped with exceptionally future, the Mount Cameron district powerful modern appliances, and will probably be one of the most may be commissioned at any time popular and thickly populated in cases of break-down or accident. parts of the Penk.
A special crew of experienced mechanies accompany the truck, and damaged vehletes con be
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· MISLEADING SIGNALS
There are still a number of cars uulekly removed to the Company's equipped with signalling devices which closely imitate police whist-Bervice station when necessary.
INTERESTING FACTS
Jes, and at times, these prove most confusing, especially, we imagine,
One person in ovary twenty in to police oflcers. Steps should be Great Britain owns motor-car. taken to warn owners of vehicles One in every fifteen has a driving ing these syrens, that the licence. In the U.S.A. one person anctice must be discontinued, in five owns a car. otherwise there is the possibility of a genuine call for police usola, tance being interpreted traife warning given by a passing
SOLID TYRES
var.
#
·
In 1921 there were 873,000 enra
in Grout Britain. In 1934 there were 2,282,014 enrs in use.
#
Britain exported over 80,000 in 1934-worth some
It sorely about time that solid tyres should be abandoned | cars as far as Government lorries are | £26,000,000. concerned, it being generally un- *derstood that vehicles so equipped do cause more road damage than those fitted with pneumatics, Modern.commercial vehleles are
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
In the British Isles last year motorlats pait over £70,000,000 in sperini taxation-more than the entire annual cost of the roads.
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no par val $ 21
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$ 24
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102/6
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THE HONGKONG
HOMECOMING" OF DUKE
REACHING ENGLAND ON THURSDAY
TELEGRAPH.
London, March 22. The King's, third soh, the Duke of Gloucester, will return from his tour to Australia, New Zealand and West Indien next Thursday:
The cruiser Australia, with the arrive at Spithead at 11 o'clock in Dake on board, is expected to the morning and will be escorted into Portsmouth harbour by four destroyers and five Bying boats.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, who are proceeding to Portsmouth specially to meet their brother, will go on board as soon as the Australia is berthed, and royal salutes will be fired.
'On foaving the ship, the Duke will be officially welcomed home and the Lord Mayor of Perts by the Lord Lieutenant Hampshire
mouth. After the elvic presenta tion of an address of welcome, Their Royal Highnesses will leave for London by tgain.---Brifinit Wirriess.
INVADING FORCE WINS GROUND
(Continued from Page 1). at 7.46 o'clock and the reserve battalion and gunners, under Lieut. Col. D. St. J. Baxter O.B.E. left their bivouac area at Sookun- poo and approached Tytam ahd | Stanley, where the main body of
attackers were entrenched, the hills above Shankiwan,
Lieut Col. A. C. Marah Command- jed the Bluelund force.
over
The submarine patrols proved of great value to the defence, and i the searchlights watching entrances
to the Harbour
the and
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1935.
S'HAI MARKET REPORT
TRADERS WATCHING
SASSOON INTERESTS
(Special to "Telegraph")
Shanghai, March 23, The Foreign Exchange Market is dead here this morning.
Sassoon interests are at present dominating the market and traders are apparently holding aloof pend ing the disclosure of their Inten- tions.-United Press.
U.S. MISSION ON WAY TO CHINA
ELABORATE WELCOME BEING PREPARED
San
Shanghai, March 23. A message received here from Francisco. states that the American Economic Investigation Mission left there for China yester- day, and is expected to arrive in Shanghal towards the end of next month
Local Chinese commercial and in- dustrial circles are preparing an elaborate programme for the recep- tion of the mission-Central Newn.
BOAT
RACE
TRIALS
BOTH CREWS ROW
FULL COURSE
London, Mar. 22.
Bashing from te southern const The Cambridge crew for the Uni- picked up the attacking craft with versity Boat Race, which will take the result that there were some place on April 6, to-day rowed the exciting duels between the Blue-full course in a paced trial on the land, ships and the batteries Thames between Putney and Mort. land,
on
Aeroplanes made another un sueressful attempt to penetrate the successful lines this morning just before dawn. The anti-aircraft posts accounted for every plane that came over.
The Volunteers who went out yesterday afternoon spent all night at their posts in the pouring rain and biting wind. it was. only the necessity of returning to their daily work this morning that forced them to vacate their
positions.
BUSINESS
HEADS
TO MEET
BIG CONGRESS IN
LONDON
lake, in 19 minutes, 3 seconds.
The Oxford crew did a similar trial last Wednesday, under more favourable conditionis, but without the stimulus of pacing by other crews, in 19 minutes, 32 seconds:- British Wireless.
WAR
PENSIONS
CARING FOR VICTIMS
CHILDREN.
London, March 22,
A report issued by the Pensians Minister on the provision made for children of officers and men killed or disabled in the Great War reveals that about 1,760,000 "children" have passed through the hands of the Pensiona Ministry during the last 18 years, and some London, Mar 22.
£132:000,000 has been spent on The sixth International Congress their care, maintenance, education for Scientific Management in and training for employment Business will be held in London British Wireiesa.
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(Eng, Ish.)... 11005
£108
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£ 99
56 Loan 1912 ... £89
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Miscellaneous
£ 90%
20/6
€ 8TS
Chartd. 15/- all.
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of all kinds, and in all various phases of industrial organisation, will be exhaustively discussed in the course of the meetings.
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SIME DRA.
It is notified that at the expiration of three months, the naines of the China Phono Electric Co., Ltd, and the Liberty Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 43/10 will, unless cause is shown in the contrary, be struck off the register and the companies will be dissolved.
47/-
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
MERCY TURNS HER BACK TO THE UN MERCIFUL.----{tories,
It is notified that the name of the Kwongung Tranway Go, Luthus) been struck of, the Register,
bas
His Excellency the Governor appointed Mr. D. W. Phillips to act as an Assietuit Inspecter of Labour, Factories and Workshops.
1.
•
has
His Excellency the Governor appointed Mr. R. I. Wynne Jones to he Palice Magistrate, Kowloon,
His Extéitents the Governor hu appointed, Dr. G. McNeill, Hargreaves, M.D., B.Ch.. D.P.H., D.O.M.S., to be Inspector of Schools,
next July, under the patronage of the Prince of Wales, with the Prime Minister as Vice Patron.
The Congress will be opened by the Prince of Wales in the Central Hall. Westminster, and problems
HUNAN BANK LOAN
RADIO BROADCAST
Dance Music From
H.K. Hotel
RECORDED PROGRAMME
From ZDW on a wavelength of 356 matres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 pm. Chinese Recorded Munle, 7-7.52 p.m. Light Opera. Selection-Dollar Princean (Fall). Vocal Gems The Pirates of
Penzance (Gilbert and Sullivan), Selections-Trial by Jury (Bullivan), Selections The Sorcerer (Sullivan), Songs-The Pipes of Pan ("The
Arcadiana")" (Monckton). Songs Arcady is ever Young (“The
Arcadians") (Monckton),
Winnie Melville (Soprano). 7.32.8 p.m. Light Orchestral Selec- tions. Puccini-Potpourri. Because (d'llardelot); Lehariana (Ġelger).
A Night in Venice-Potpourri
(Strauss),
8 pm. Local Time and Weather Report
8.03-8.42 p.m. Variety. Songa-I Think I Can. Songs-One good Tune deserven
another.
Jack Buchanan (Comedian)." Piano Solo-True. Piano Solos-A Thousand Goodnights. Rale da Costa.
Songa-Give me n Ring-A Couple
of fools in Love. Songs--Gilve me a Ring-I only want
one boy.
Margaret Bannerman (Soprano). Organ Solo-Wedding of the
Painted Doll,
Leallo James,
Orchestra-Nicolette,
Vocal Duet Roll Along, Covered
Wagon.
Vocal Durt-Don't forget.
Walsh and Barker. Varni Ges-Wild Violeta,
8.42-8.57 p.m. Fr Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
The Eri King (S-hufert). Don Juan's Serenade Op. 38, No. 1 (Tchaikovsky).
1.
Z.
3. She is far from the Land
(Lambert).
4. Love, could I only tell thee
(Capel). 8.67-9.30 p.m. Band Music. Mirell-Overture (Gounod). War March of the Privatn
(Mendelssohn). Softly awakes my Heart ("Samson and Delilah") (Saint-Saens).
Indeizky March 4 Strauss, Rakoczy March ("Damnation of
Op. 228).
Faust") (arr. Godfrey). The Mill in the Black Forest
(Ellenberg).
March of the Mountain Gnomes
(Ellenberg).
Songs of Wales.
The Regimental Band of H. . Grenadier Guards. 9.40 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.
0.35-12 midnight. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations,
12 midnight. Close Down.
NOTE: There will be a Relay from the Tai Ping Theatre on Z.E.K. ana Frequency of 610 kilocycles from 8-11 p.m.
SUNDAY'S--PROGRAMME
Empress of Britain Dance Orchestra Relay EDDIE CANTOR BROADCAST 10-11, n.m, Relay of Service from St. Joseph's Church.
11 am.-12.15 p.m. Relay of Servico from St. Paul's Church (Chinese).
12.15-1.36 p.m. European Recorded
Music.
1 p.m. Time and Weather Report.
Light Orchestral Selections.
of good management in businesses AGREEMENT CONCLUDED FOR Ouverture zur Opera "Die diehlsche
CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES
Changsha, March 22. It is officially announced that Provincial Government of
More than 300 business henda the from many countries have already unan has concluded as agree arranged to participate in the Conment with the Central Bank of Kress The Congress Secretariat China, the Bank of Commulen- in catablished at 21, Tothill Street, tions, and the Bank of China for a London.-British Wireless.
loan of $1,000,000, which is to be devoted to economic construction purposes in Hunan-Ceutral News Agency.
TERRITORY-
NEW
BLAZE
HOUSE. DESTROYED
BY FIRE
Elster" (Rossi), Zampa-Overture (Herold). The Beggar Student-Selection
(Millocker).
Farewell I kiss your hand (Fall); Geisha-Selection (Sidney Jones). C. B. Cochran Presents. Falling in Love again (Hollander), Instrumental Music, 'Cello Solo-Song without words in
D, Op. 100 (Mendelssohn),
Pianoforte Sotos-Navarra
(Albeniz). Pianoforte Salon-Sevilla
(Sevillanas) (Albeniz).
Pablo Casals.
Arthur Rubinstein.
-DEFAULT-ON LOANS Violin Solo-Tzigane-Rhapsodie de
BRITISH GOVERNMENT ASKS ↑ FOR CHINA SETTLEMENT-
The Northern Territories mar-
Nanking, March 22. Sir Alexander Cadogan, the ket town of Un Long was the British Minister to China, has scene, on Wednesday. of a con- communicated with the Chinese has flagration.
His Excellency the Governor appointed Mr. M. K. Lo to be Member of the Sanitary Board for Civil further term of three years.
The Auglo-Netherlands Piscedure Convention has been muute
EL
a
the
Concert Ravel),
M. Z. Francescatti -120-1.45 μ.mt. A Relay of a Musical Portion from the talkio “Kid Millions" "from the King's, Theatre,
1.43-2.30 p.m. "Recorded Music. Arch Hind Joyce Waltzes (arr. Debroy Somera) and played by Debroy Somers. Band.
Vocal Gem,
Scottish Malo Volea Singers.
:
Foreign Ofee asking for, the Harry Lauder (arr. Byng). According to a police report, carly payment of principal and The Girl Friend. careless woman dropped some interest of the British loan for Peggy Ann. matches and caused a fire which after destroying No, 28 Hop Yick the construction of the Shanghal- The Blue Mazurka (Lebar). Street, spread to other houses in Tengching section of the Shang- The Darert Song (Romberg). the block. Two other buildings, hal-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway. Gibert and Sullivan Band Selectionis. Nos. 20 and 30, were severely damaged before Are-ighting ary Consul-General for Stam In Shortly before five o'clock yesterday Hongkong. Mr. J. Hennessey Sell afternoon, a Shantung Workmat equipment from Kowloon and Tal- will be in charge of the Siamese the now longkong & Shanghai Bank Po was rushed to the spot and
building, met with a mishap when he the flames extinguished.
effective between the Netherland. A proclamation by H. East Indies and Hongkong.
Corner provides that the Immigra- It is nothßed that during the absence! to come Inte force as from to-day.
to con passports Ordinance, 1934,
on leave of Mr. J. T. Bagram, Itonor-
Consulate-General.
fell from the level of the first floor, No-one was Injured. Particular Wah Yan. College students, aro and suffered injuries to his head and regarding extent of loss and in- giving an entertainment commencing arına He was laken to the Govern-suranco are not given, 7.30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday) and annient Civil Hospital. exhibition of photographs taken by
the present and past pupils of tho Dr. J. L. Stuart, D., president of The wedding took place this morn College, which will be open from Yenching University, who has arrived ing the Registrar's Office, Supreme 8.30 am to-morrow.
in Hongkong in a tour of South China, Court, of Mr. H. W. Goyer, of the will speak on "Religious Education" Chinese Maritime Customs, to Mies
Reuter
TREASURY BILLS
London, March 22, The total amount applied for in tendera for £36,000,000 Treasury bills was £67,825,000. The full amount was alloted in bilis nt three months. The average rate percent, was 10/1.04d, compared with 10/0.08 per cent, a week ago. It is notified that IFE., the Governor, at Hop Yat Church to-morrow at Freda Walker, of 188, Nathan Road, British Wireless, proposes to make an ordor for the 7.30 p.m. Dr. Stuart is one of tho | and formerly employed_in the permanent closure of that portion of ploneering. educators of China, Colonial Secretary's Omee. Mr. .
old Beach Road which runs materially alding in the founding of Geyer in the youngest son of Mr, anul through R.B. No. G8 at Repulse Yenching University,
One loading Mrs. C.W.N. Gayor, of Redwood City, Bay. Objections must reach the Christian educational institution in California, and the bride is the young Colonial Secretarial, not inter than North China. The public are cor. est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. April 12
'dially invited to attend his talk. Walker, of Welton, Lincolnshire.
the
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case each of Diphtheria, Typhoid and Meningitis were report- cd to the local Health authorities on Thursday.
The Gondollern. Patience.
The Band of 11. M. Coldstream Guards,
2.30 pm, Close Down:
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-7.33 p.m. Trio In D Minor, Op. 40 (Mendelssohn) played by Cortot, Thibaud and Casals...
1st Movement--Molto allegro
agitato. 2nd Movement--Andante com moto tranquillo,
8rd Movement-Scherzo. 4th Movement-Finale, 7.33-7.50 p.m. A Recital by Elena Gerhardt (Mezzo-Soprano),
"Fischerweise (Fisher Ways)
(Schubert),
2. (a) Das Fischermadengn (The*
Fisher-Malden) (b) deholmes
(The Secret) (Schubert).
3. (a) Nachtigall; (b) Stanchen
(Continued on Page 6.)
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