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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1835.
NEW AMBULANCE Organisation. I must express
HEADQUARTERS
BUILDING OPENED BY GOVERNOR
In conclusion, on behalf of your tho possessing greatest satisfaction on our own building, after many years of-wandering-under Mr. Ralphs our organisation was controlled from once, and since 1930, from King's Queen's Collage, next from Education Collego, and from June 1934 from Ning Young Terrace. I look forward to improvement in the membership Declaring open the new Head- and efficiency of our Association and
of the St. John's Brigade. (Applause). Ambulance Association at Taihang │....... Rond, - Causeway Bay yesterday. afternoon, His Excellency the Governor (Sir Willinn Peel) gald that the new building, an Imposing structure with a good view of the former polo ground, might indeed be regarded as a monument to the mentory of Mr. Chau Yue-teng,
London, May D. Wide powers are given to high-quartora way authorities under the Restrie tion of Ribbon Development Bill, now issued. It aims at dealing with the evil of ribbon building from two aspects, namely, traffle amenities of the
needs und countryaldo.
Powers will be given to enforce a standard width for Britain's 43,000 miles of classified roads. His Excellency on arrival with The consent of the authorities wil! Lady Peel and Captain Walter, be necessary before the laying out AD.D., was received by members of of any means of neeeas to or from #
the Finance Committee, Vico Patrone, road or erecting any building with- and Mr. A. Morris, Director of Ambul in 220 feet from the middle of the ance and Staff Officers of the Brigade read: The authorities also will 4 Guard of Honour drawn from the have the right to acquire land Brigade and Nursing Division was in
attendance adjacent to a highway for road Improvement or preservation of amenities by the creation of path waya.--British Wirelcan.
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The Band of the Brigado rendered the National Anthem, and afterwards enlivened the proceedings with selection of popular music.
Mr. Chau Man-chi was presented to His Excellency.
Addressing a large gathering which assembled for the opening ceremony, Mr. A. Morris, the Director of Ambulance, said:
1 de not propose ring you with long address, but a few remarks relative to the events which have lot up to to-day's function may prove of some little Interest
in
Mr. Chau Man-chi's Speech dr. Chịu Man ch}nald:
To mo has been assigned the hon our and privilege of Inviting Your Excellency to formally open this rew the building, which together with memucis of my family I decided to
present to the St. John Ambulance Organisation in Hongkong in order to provide the Association and Brigado with a Headquarter and at the same time to perpetuate the memory of my late father, Chau Yuo-teng, who during his lifetime as a member of the Finance Commitier was familiar with the activities of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade, of which he was a great admirer and a most ardent supporter.
Of the usefulness of the St. John
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(Continued from Page 1). wife of whom you have spoken so kindly."
As the King ended his apeech, the Lord Chancellor called for three cheers, first for the King and then for the Queen.
Afterwards Their Majesties drove back to the Palace through a crowded and cheering throng.
· ORDERLY CARNIVAL
Hardly at any time of the day. or night has Buckingham Palace heen without its crowd, and this afternoon when the Queen drove out on a private shopping expedi. tion she received a remarkable ovation.
At night the London crowds New Territory health centros, die have been getting sleadily bigger pensarice and Clinics, and of then the parks and streets owing, in benefits which they would confer on part, to the enormous influx of the villagers there, he was deeply visitors. The authorities expect
than convinced, and on more
on Saturday night crowds will exceed occasion expressed the hopo and wish all others. that the work inaugurated would not be permitted to languish. As you will recollect he was one of the early subscribers to the Kam Tin Centre.
It was to give effect to the desire thus voiced that induced me to guarantee the cost of the erection of This building.
departure
There has been no from good temper and orderlines. Police courts have had less cases to deal with than in a normal week and it was mentioned in the House of Commons lo-day that despite the vast numbers of people who mutle use of the parks no
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RADIO BROADCAST
Dance Music from The Gloucester Studio
EUROPEAN PROGRAMME.
From ZBW on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kileycios):
4-7 m. Chinese Programme, 7 p.ns. Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.33 p.m. Light Opera and Musical Comedy. Vocal Gema→→Chocolate Soldier
(0. Strauss).
Selection-Tom Jones (German). Yocal Gems-C. B. Cochran Medley. Selection-Lucky Break
7.33-7.50 p.m.
his Orchestra,
Marek Wolor and
Fantasia on Molodles of Johann From Meyerbeer's Treasure Stars
Strauss (Waber).
(Urlich),
7.50-8 p.m. From the Studio---"A Weekly Review by Sabrina.
8pm. Time and Weather Report. 8.03-8.15 p.m. Variety. Piano Solo-Dames (From "Dames"). Patricia Rossborough.
Instrumental-On a Southern Humeroun-I May be crazy.
Pinstation
Eugene Straiton.
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Ken Harvey,
Song-1 Think I Can (from "Broyter's Millions"). "Broxter's
Jack Buchanan. Instrumental-Basin Street Blues, Voen-Rock and Roll.. Vent-01 Leo,
The American Elon Boys.
Hitherto the St. John Organisation in this Colony had no fixed home, and in providing this leadquarter Housepreciable damage had been done believe that. I am making for the and notably there had been по greater efficiency of war Hongkong damage to plants or flowers Piano Solon-Words and Music Section and, I prophesy, preparing British Wireless. others to support and supplement the greatest humanitarian work in the world, the relief of pan and suffering. or as the motto of the Order ሮን- "FOR THE SERVICE OF presses it HUMANITY."
The preliminary move towards the Amoy. May 10,
erection of thin building dates back
first The local money Frisis created to 1884. when the recorded by the continuous butów of allver examination in First Aid under the has been partially relied by the auspices of the St. John Ambulance combined efforta taken by
Asociation in Hongkong was held. the heal banks and
Progress was slow, and a St. John money firmA, Ah, existed from that year to 1816 which have resaved to accept all for the purposes of lectures and the Chinese hanknoten us Byni ten-
First subsequent examinations in der and cashable on the basis of Ald, Home Nursing and Ilygiene, $1.20 in amalt silver coins for a
In 1916 the formation of a St. John banknote of one dollar,
Brigade, accelerated the movement However, cash payments
culminated ure which bos still suspended by the majority materialisation of this fine building of local banks as
In August, 1933 there was ʼn fur- temporary # measure to relieve
they advance when Mr. Chau Man-chi, the sliver
int order to commemorate shortage. Meanwhile, the
the Uus-
aels of benevolence and toms authorities are contemplat charity of his father, the late Mr. Excellency to declare tho ing more. vigorous action in Chau Yue-tong, who during his open, in presenting the key, checking silver smuggling activi-lifetime was one of our most ardient The gathering entered the hall, Yes,Central News,
supporters, morally and financially, where a portrait of the late Mr. Chri especially of our Now Territory Yue-teng, occupying u prominent clinics, in consulation with his family, Į position above the platform, was un- TURKEY AND THE very generously decided to donate the veiled by the Governor.
magnificent sum of $70,000 for the erection of this Headquarter Building. STRAITS
TREATY VIOLATION
NOT SEEN
ques-
London, May 9. Replying to a Commona tion with regard to the fortifien- tion of the Turkish Straits. Sir John Simon replied that he had 110 information which would Justify the assumption Tarkey contemplates any viola tion of her obligations under the Straits Convention of Lausanne, such as would be involved by her fortification of the Straits ab the present time.--British Wireless.
that
ROYAL MILITARY
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COLOURFUL EVENT
Donations
This cannot be performed without tha the financial and moral support of the populace, and I think I may be | excused when I plead for greater sup- port in the future for this. mosi. laudable undertaking. (Applause),
Mr. Chnu Man-chi then invited s building
His Excellency's Addres«)
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May .
Medley.
Raje da Costa. Vocal-Take ma bools off when
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The Hill Billies. Orchestra-Luve, forever I adore you. Song--Why don't they leave us alone? 1tildegards,
8.13-9 p.m. Four Songs by Peter Dawson Bass-Haritone).
1. Bedouin Love Song (Pinsus).
2. The Banrolero (Stuart).
He heard the great sea celling (Andrews),
4. Devon, O Devon (Stanford). 9-9,th. p.m.-A 380 Recital of Gramoplane records by The Rev. C. 1. R. Sargent.
9.45-10 p.m. Band Music. Woodland Pictures-Rural Suite
(Fletcher).
11/93 Parade
he Elephants-Charac- 11.76/70 The Old Frog Pond-Characteristic
(Alford).
11.98/98 teristic (Chunette).
New York Cotton
May 8.
Palay July October Decenîber
1184
11.87
11.50
11.56
11.81/82
11.67
11.66/86
18.ÆK
Spot
12.25
11.04/01 12.40
New York Rubber
May
11.00
11.020/65
14.71
11.78/78
11.84
11.88/88
11.00
12.05
12.13
$1.05/05 12.11/11 12.176/20
His Excellency the Governor and Commissioner Morris, Ladies and January (1906) Nor does this represent the total|Gentlemen-It is a great pleasure to March
thero expenditure an
Arc many me to-day, open the new lead- extras, the most important of which quarters of the St. John Ambulance is furniture which is being provided | Association in Hongkong. The even- |by contributions from members of ing's programme is a long one m
the Financo Committee, the total my remarks will be very brief, estimated cost of which I's about I have had an opportunity on a duly $5,000,
number of occasions of paying well- Heptember deserved tributes to the work of the October Today the following sums have Association and have little new
to December been subscribed or promised:Mr. say. I am glad however to have this January Tang Shiu Kin (Chairman) ($500); inst'opportunity before leaving long- Mr. Kwok Siu Lau ($250); Mr. Fung kong of again recording my Kong Un ($250); Mr. Ho Kom Tong appreciation of the work done. It is ($50); Mr. Mok Ken Sang ($100); deserving of the greatest praise Mr. Ng Wah ($100); Mr. Chau Tung Sang (350); Ir. Ngan Shing Kwan (350); and Mr. It. S. Mok ($20).
Further assistance is needed to complete the equipment.
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high
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Chienga Wheat
10 pm Press Bulletins.
10.03-11 p.m.--Dance Music by the Orchestra of A.. President Hayes, directed by Sammy Cherson. (Press Now at 10.30 p.m.).
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This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers
Speciat
programmes A for Far Eastern listeners will be ronddraal from Zeesen as follows:
SOUTH ASIA ZONE Seth Aule Zour. beundrant from DJE, (0.74 metrow) and DIN (81.45 metres),
445 pan. 1930. DIN Announchment (Germ, 'Fork), German Polk Bang. Pro- gramos Ferecast (Derm. Engl.) Woman's Hour: A Leisure Time ik Women's Labour Berview Camp, −200 pim."News" in English,”
5,45m, Ilaw doth my heart In May
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fortunate in two matters calling for ly The Association has been specially | Way special congratulation during the last September
Wednesday's few months. First, Ar. Morris, who might well have retired_to_well-earned The promise of the money for the leisure at Home, has made up his erection of the structure necessitated mind to remain on here to devote his the securing of a site and in this con- time to the work of the Association.; nection, mainly through the personal It is very unselfish of him and the
May Influence und interest which Your Association, ie to be congratulated July Excellency has always laken in this retaining his
other September services. The urganisation, the valuable piece of matter is the completion of this new on which we stand was | Headquarters which may be said to mantel by Government--a total area have put the crown on Mr. Morris's| of 18,720 sq. feet. (Applause). labours. Its erection has been render- We are under a deep obligation to ed possible through the generosity Your Excellency for the very gracious of Mr. Chau Man-chi to whom and to May arul sympathetic consideration you whose father the Association owes London. May 9.. have invariably extended to the St.so much. The Royal Military Tournament, John Organisation. one of the most popular items in Nor must we forget to record the the London
William opened at services rendered by Sir Olympin to-day, when the Prince Shenton, the Hon. Director of Public of Wales represented the King. Works, Mr. Ip Lan Chuen, Mr. Hogarded
As usual, all three Services had Kem Tong. Mr. Fung Kong Yuen and combined to present a programine
Tang Shin Kin. of skill, pageantry and light- hearted entertainfent. The pro ceeds from which. go to Service Charities--fritish Wireless,
OPENS
BARRON,
LOCAL DOLLAR
UNCHANGED
LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING
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Mr. Ho Kom Tong is unable to be It is a matter of sincere regret that present nt toulay's function.
Recognition of Services
In recognition of the gift of Mr. Chay Mani-chi a communication was received from London very recently
(Applause).
usa monument
to tho
July
May July
1.3.0 1.3%
New York Silk
1.33% 1.34 132 1.33 September..... 1914% 131 132
Total salesi--28 lots
A Monument This Headquarters any indeed be memory of Mr. Chau Tuc-teng. A debt is also due to the other sub- ting free of charge a very pleasant May scribers and to Government in allot-
site. I also associate myself with July
Montreal Silver
72.50 71.75h
71.60/72.00 72.60/70 73440/49
Mr. Morris in congratulating the de- September ... 72.06 signer of the building and the con- December...... 74.10 74.35/76,00 trnctors. It is an Imposing building Total sales:--45 Contracts and stands out very well in this pa- sition.
I take this opportunity also of
to the effect that is Majesty the congratulating Mr. Chau Man-chi and
New York Metals.
May i 7.27 48.416
King, Suvereign Head of the Order Mr. Tang Shlu-icin on being appointed Copper January of St. John, on the recommendation to the rank of Officer (Associate) of Tin January of the Grand Prior, is Royal High-the Venerable Order of St. John. neas the. Duke of Connaught
and (Applause).
efforta.
WATER LEVELS
Mir for the Home Circle. Оксит Wagenschnitt presenta compositions of kia uwa.
1.45 p.m. News in Gorman.
7 p.m. Conserl of Light Rfusio
Ap.. News In English.
Be
4.15 pan. Clow down DJB, DIN (Gerov.,
Engl.)
EAST ASIA ZONE
Esal hata Zove brundenal through DJA on ́ 31.88 metres, and DIN (31.45 meire).
D.m. DJA, BJN announcement (Grem,
Enal). German Folk Bana. Proi Bramme Perergat (Germ.. Engi). 4.15 pm. Woman's Ifour: A Lelaars Evening In Women's Labour Hervice Camp.
1.4 pass, News in English on DJA And
In Dutch on DIN,
10 p.m. Short Muricat Prostamine. 10.10 p.m. Srenai frum Bekler's "{hn'
Carlos."
11335 p.m. News in German on, DJA and
DJN.
11,30 p. Вопки and. Denrex t tise
Sations,
12.15 am. Nowa in English on DJA and
In Dutch on DIN. 12.30 a.m. Jose dawn DJA, DIN (Gerr..
Engl.)
May ..
7.20 DAVENTRY, PROGRAMMES 18.50
FOR WEST, NORTH AND -EAST RIVERS
To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions
The following wara-lengths and frequenclos are observed by Daventry,
Call Bign Frogdanez Wavelength
20.28 Metron 1132
GOA
4.050 Mr.
Cen
GAG
BAKE
11.760
40.59 wire 11.58 metres 21.30 meires 25.53 metres
CHE
11805
.c.
CSP
18.14 ke.
of a
The River Conservancy Com- mission for Kwangtung Province issues the following report on
CBQ
17,700 k..
CBX
21.470 ..
-13.37 metren
GBJ
15,260 .. 22840
19.16 k.e. 13.33 MOTO
Transmission a
Strathearn, has been pleased to ap In conclusion I'may say that I havo, amint Mr. Chau Man-chi, to the rank during my five years here, bec of Ollicer (Associate) of the Venerable greatly impressed by the work done Order,
by the Association and I shall carry The Hongkong dollar opened un- A similar distinction has been away from the Colony a very vivid changed at 28. d. this morning, conferred upon Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, meniory of that work. "the tone of the market being rather Chairman of the Financa Committed. I wish the Association, every kuc-
erratic. Only speculative busi-for the many services renderd.
C059 in their further ness was transacted, the rates bepresent to the North East
I wish to direct the attention of all (Applauso). ing about 2s,.4.7/16d. and 25.
A Presentation where, as a foundation stone, is in- 4.9/160.
corporated a stone in relie of Old In making the presentation In London, silver prices declined London) taken from one of the Chinese screen to His Excellency and water levels, in English feet, for 5/16th yesterday, China and stairways at St. John's Gate, Clerken Lady Feel on behalf of the Associate West, North and East Rivers: India speculators bought and sold, well, the Headquarters of our ortion and Brigade Mr. Ip Lan-chuon and the market closed quietly sanisation.
said: Your Excellency and
May 8. May 9. steady.
INDIA BLL
London, Jay D. The Committee stuge on the Government of India Bill, to which the Commons has devoted 30 days, will be concluded next Wednesday-British Wirelesu.
BANK BILL PASSED
Washington, May 9. The House of Representatives to-day passed the Administration's Banking Bill-United Press,
comer
4.8
3.5
3.0
St. John's Gute dates back to 1130 Peel-On behalf of all sections of the North River at Tsingyuen 13.6 12.4 Lady West River at Shishing. 10.5 17 and it requires no great flight of the St. John Ambulanco Association and North River at Samshul.. 5.8 Imagination to live again in those Brigado I have the honour to request East River at Sheklung. stirring times
your acceptance this screen a The building was designed by Mr. humble token of our appreciation, H. M. Slu who has superintended ita respect and esteem. As you will erection. The contractors, aro observe, the screen bears the names Mr. William II. O'Neill, of Reuters, i Messrs. Hang Sung and Lad Kee, both in Chinees of Staff Officers,. Vice Ltd, arrived in the Colony from of whom are to be complimented on Patrons, Finance Committee and Manila by the sm President Mc- the completion of the work,
Divialons both men and nursos, Kinley, being accompanied by Mra, I do not propuse to say anything about the building itself. That will distressed is proverbial, as is ovinced
Your solicitudo for the kick and O'Neill. A speak for itself, an attor His Ex-by the many visita you have paid to colleney has, formally doclnrod thetho St. John clinics and dispensaries on which you will visit us officially, on Headquarters opon, and unveiled the scattered as they are, throughout the behalf of the St. John Organisation, portrait of Mr. Chara Yuo-teng, to large is cogalmant of the fact that Your Excellency and Lady Perl healt
Now Territories. The community at I take this opportunity of wishing whoso memory the building erected, you, nro invited to walk the Kam Tin Centro, the first clinic prosperity, long life and happiness in round and see for yourselves. I have to be catablished in tho
Now the fature, and I trust that refrained from allusion to the Brigado: Territories in connection with this eruvenir will serve to recall to mind this was dealt with very fully by organisation. owes its birth to your the St. John Ambulance Organisation Your Excellency at the Annual In-great personal interest and assistance, and spection in March.
itapetivities in Hongkong. ASTAs this is probably the inst
occasion Applauso).
this
(0.5.C. and (SA).
10.30 metres
7am. Ben A Violin Tiecital by
Winifred Sou!!
7.30 am, Talki "Expedition to the Belilah Cameroone." Afr, Ivan T. Base ETHOD.
7.45 am. The D.B.C. Empirea Orchestra. Lender, Daniel Melsa. Conducter. Erie Fors. HABAR Robertasd (Ilaritone). Greenwich Time Signal at Midnight 1,15,man, The Nawa,
9.20. Close down.
Transmission 2
(0.8.P. and 0.8.0.)
7 p.m. Ble Ben. An Orian Recital by
Ernest W. Maynard.
736 pm" "Meet the Detectiva of Fiction." 7.30 The BC Dance Orchesten. Dr. Grounwich Fista Blanul st. 12. Noon
• 6.5% p.m. Friday, Midday· Concert- '3.35 pm. The Cheater Cap.
135 pm. The Nowa and Announcements,
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