THE HONGKONG
ROUND BRITISH ISLES BRITAIN'S BIRTH RATE THE WHITE FISH
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS GIANT'S. SPLENDID PERFORMANCE
London, Feb, 21.
fying
NO DECLINE REPORTED FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS
London, Feb. 22.
A 1,200-mile fight around the Bri The Minister of Health. Sir Kings- tish Isles has just been successfully ley Wood, discussing the trend of accomplished by the Cambria, Im-population in a speech at Ashbridge, perlui Airways long-rango
said that most of the forecasts boat,
hitherto published expected on carlier
population decline in the country than facts would appear to Justify
The Cambria weighs 21 tons, fully loaded. She is a four-engined craft with a top speed of 200 miles per hour. To-day she carried a crew of Ave, but no passengers.
The birthrate had
of the
remnined ap-
The Cumbria left Southampton at 8 a.m., passed over London a half on hour later, and then headed up the and so to east coast to Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, across to Dub-proximately constant for four years lin and back to Swansea, returning in succession: It was, of course, im- possible to predict and dangerous to to Southampton at 4.37 p.m.
the reply upon a definite check long-continued downward movement, but the matter was much more open assumed. The than was generally primary needs of the situation up- and continuous peared to be those survey of current population move- She is a later ship to the Cole-ments, and Investigations Into the donin, which recently flew non-stop cause operating in the decline of the from Southampton to Alexandrin birth rate as an indispensable pre- half hours. Hminary for the formulation of any in thirteen nod Both these ships are to be used for policy with regard to them. experimental long-runge flights to obinin data for the trans-Atlantic service, soon to be inaugurated. Reuter Special.
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British Wireless adds: The Can- bria, which covered 1,350 miles, ran strictly to schedule without trouble, anti experts express themselves cem- pletely satisfied.
This would involve alteration of existing birth registers and of adding to existing material of fertility statistics.-British Wireless,
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London, Feb. 22.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The followicx quolatione are the midika price at the close of the market in London on February 22. All quotation are subject la confrmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission,
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The Minister of Agriculture an- nounced in the House of Commons that the Government proposes to Introduce legislation as early possible to enable a scheme for pro- duellon and marketing in connection War Lann with the white fish industry to De brought forward. The scheme is based on the principles embodied in 11, the Agricultural Marketing Acts.
Arst step however, would only be towards an effort at reorganisation of the whole industry, and the proposed Bhal-Nanking y legislation would therefore provident-2ukowity (Uri for the establishment of a Commissions Tent-Pakow Hy (Brit "to assist in the organisation of dis- 'tributors, to consider and recommend to the Minister schemes for Improve- ment of distribution, to supervise the operation of such scheme, is well as "of a producers' scheme and generally. | 10 promote co-operation, among
Tit-Takow ly (Ger)
Stof Supt lønn) conta Tent-Pakow Rly (Ger
Sun Loan
Chemet Corph
Shal Waterworks "A"
flight, due to start from Manila about all sections of the industry." March 31.
Among
la the applicants These vessels are equipped with Manila zone are Margerite Hassel- supplementary tankage for Jongmann, Mrs. Miami Horris Golding. range flying and the Cambria yester Hector Rosario. Felipe day carried 1,600 gallons of fuel. Ricardo de Castro. Throughout her fight she was In constant wireless communication with ground stations.
The Government's proposals would Cin be based on the stane general princip-alan Imurance Boe les on those underlying recommenda- tions in the report of the Senfisti Commission.-British Wireless.
Manila-Macao
The Pan-American Airways office In Manila Innt week began accepting applications for bookings on the first Manila-Macao-Hongkong
passenger
Juyco and
C.N.A.C. PLANE
The C.N.A.C, airplane, Kwanglunst, arrived here yesterday at 11.55 p.m. from Canton. It took off again of 12.15 p.m. for Shanghai carrying two passengers, Mr. and Mrs. LI Kang. of No. 59, Connaught Road,
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DOMINIONS' PART IN DEFENCE
NO NEW POLICY ADUMBRATED
London, Feb. 22.
The Prime Minister was question- ed in the House of Commons on Sir Samuel Hoare's speech at Bradford on February 5 regarding Dominion co-operation in Imperial defence.
Mr. Baldwin guid;-"The First Lord of the Admiralty made no new statement of policy. While explain- Ing that the chief burden of defence expenditure falls on Great Britain. the First Lord once again declared that it would be a great mistake to Impose some rigid plan on other members of the Empire. Similarly,
as to economie questions, he made it clear that any agreement that had been or might be reached must re- sult from a common outlook and a spontaneous desire for co-operation," -British Wireless.
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LONDON ELECTION SOCIALIST BID TO
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HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
SHANGHAI TEAM TO BE INVITED
WASEDA VISIT PROFITS
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to ask the Macan Association It 11 would be willing to, entertain a Colony team on March 3.
ABYSSINIA INVITED TO CORONATION
(Continued from Page 1.)
and various local Volunteer Defence Forces.-Reuter,
RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS
London, Feb. 22,
BAND CONCERT SUNDAY 28th FEBRUARY
The Government anticipates · that | visitors to London for the Coronation will far out-number anything known At a meeting of the Hongkong on previous occasions. Invitations Hockey Association Counell in St. to send representatives have been Andrew's Church Hall yesterday sent to all heads of States in diplo- evening. It was decided to invite amutic relations with His Majesty and Shanghai team down for an Inter-****
to certain
ain independent States with- purt in Easter. It was also agreed out diplomatic representation but in
trealy relations with Britain,
Arrangements are being made for between Coronation Day floodfighting Members of the Council and May 17 of Buckingham Palace, BAND OF THE 1ST BN THE included Mr. A. A. nând (Chair- man); Mr. F.
Memorial, St. A Kemp (len, the Victoria
James
ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES BY Scerotary); Mr. A. M. Xavier (Hon.
Houses of Parliament, Painee, the Treasurer); Sub-Insp. L. Tyler, Mr. the National Gallery, the Tower of KIND PERMISSION OF LT. COL. A. E. P. Guest Lieut. 1. D. 11.
London, Sam
Somerset House, Greenwich R. M. RODWELL, AND OFFICERS Otway,
Messrs. G. G. Palmer, J. Huspital, the Round Tower at Wind-
Conductor: Sominer, K. Hussain, Awtar Singh sor, amplon Court Palace and and A. S. Xavier,
grounds, the Admiralty Arch, West-
H. Alfred Hole, minster Abbey, St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Trafalgar Square and the
Mr. Dand, a Vice-President of the Association, was elected President to fill the place of Mr. E. W. Hamil- | Royal Mint. ton, resigning due to departure on
Imperial Airways state that all long leave, The Rev. J. R. Higes | available accommodation in aircraft was in turn elected Vice-President reaching London from India, Afrien in place of Mr. Dand.
and Australia in
just Sub-Insp Tyler agreed to take up preceding the Coronation was book- the post of Hon. Secretary until Mr.ed up some time ago. In many cases. Kemp's return from turĺough,
bookings
effected
ativance
the weeks
were
SHARE PRICES
A report of the third Combined months ago-British Wireless. Services V. Civillany match was read by Mr. Kemp, who apologised for the fact that the reports on the
Tournament and Inter-Scotion
the visit of the Waseda University XI were not yet ready. However, Mr. Xavier mentioned that the Arsoclas tion made a nett profit of $94.71 cents on the Waseda thatches.
The following were elected as re- presentatives for the comlag Inter- national Tournament:
England, Lt. Metcalf, HKS.I.A.; Ireland, Lt. Otway, R.U.R.; Wales, Capt. Gwydyer Jones, R.W.; Scol- land, Lt. R. V. Mactagan, Seaforths; China, F. V. Wong; Indin, Awtur Singh and Portugal, A. M. Xavier. Hockey players of different nationalities desirous of taking part In the Tournament are requested to get in touch with their local repre- sentative.
March 0 and 11 were the dates Bxed for the first round matches; the semi-finals will be played on March 23, and the final on April 4, CLUB TEAM
The following players will repre- sent the Hongkong Hockey Club against the Royal Engineers to- morrow at 5 p.m. on the Club ground at King's Park:
C. Benwell; J. Potler. E. V. Need; R. Betes, W. Reed (captain), N. Whitley: G. Sommer. S. Fowler, G. E. R. Divelt, B. Birkford and. V. Band.
HIGHLAND SPORTS
Seaforth Regiment Starts Three Day Meeting
the
The Seaforth Highlanders, newly arrived regiment, held their first sports meeling in the Colony' yesterday, when their annual three day Highland Games commenced on the South China Athletic Associa- tion's football ground at Caroline
The first day was given, over to. deciding the preliminaries and thei meeting will be continued to-day and concluded to-morrow.
Landon, Feb. 22, Readers are reminded of the pre- The intensity of the London Coun- sentation at St. John's Cathedral, at ty Council election campaign, now 9 p.m. to-day, of Mendelssohn's entering its last week, is more like "Elijah" by the Hongkong Singers, a Parliamentary than a municipal accompanied by organ ful
and
fight. orchestra. The recital will be
e under
The Municipal Reformers are des the distinguished patronage of 11. E. the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldeperately striving to reverse the So cott, K.C.M.G. C.B.E., President of clalist victory of 1934, and the So- the Singers; while Mr. Lindsay A. clalists are confident that if they can win this year they will hold London will conduct, and Mr. Rupert Bald- indefinitely. win, A.T.C.L., will preside at the
Four events reached the final They also promise that London stages yesterday, and at the close organ.
will be the first stage in socialising | "A" Company held the lead in the the whole state.
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION Lafford, F.R.CO., LRA.M., A.R.C.M.,
Hongkong Office:
King's Bldg. 2nd Floor Tel: 33131
Kowloon Office: 3 Poninsula Hotel Arçado Tel: 50605 Tel, addr. “CHINACO" ́·
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The total Expenditure in 1037 on behalf of sick and destitute children is estimated at $25,000, against which the Income to date is $5,250 only.
The Society asks for the balance of
Hon. Treasurers:
$19,750
Mr. D. BLACK, CA.,
c/o Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming,
6, Des Voeux Road, Central,
N. KIYOH CHAN
e/o Banque de L'Indo-Chine,
Hongkong.
February 8, 1037.
NOTICE
TO ADVERTISERS.
There will be no charge for admis- sion, but a collection will be taken, the proceeds to be devoted the Society for the Protection of Child-
The Reformers accuse the 50- cialists of sending up expenditure by ren and the School for the Deaf, £3,500,000 and point out that des- Kowloon. Donations from those un-
pite their large re-housing promises able to attend the recital will be
the highest number of the new gratefully received by the Chairman houses built by the Socialists in any of the Singers, Dr. L. T. Ride. C/o year is 1,000, compared with the The University,
Municipal Reformers average of 5,377 during the previous eight years
NEW LOCARNO TALKS
NO DISCLOSURES AT PRESENT
London, Feb. 22.
The
The Socialists, counterattacking, aceuse the Reformers of planning to sturve education and public health work, and to suspend the develop- nient of the "great bell" round Lon- don, wliereby the Socialists lave checked the destruction of open country by the speculative builder.
Strenuous efforts are being made to overcome the notorious apathy of the London voters, of whom usually Asked to communicate to the less than half trouble to go to the House of Commons the contents of polls. the Belgian reply to the British Note of November 4 regarding negotiation of a new Western Agree- ment, Lord Cranborne replied: "This Note forms
part of a a
The Socialists are somewhat em- liminary exchange of views between barrassed by the uninvited support the five Locarno Powers. It has of Harry Pollitt and the Communist been decided that these preliminary Party, with which the Municipal Re- exchanges of view should be regard- formers jubilantly make great play. ed as confidential, and the House-Reuter, - will realise that this decision is in
Candidates are hourly touring the streets with motor vans fitted with Aloud speakers.
the general interest of the negotla- tions."-British Wireless..
EXCHANGE Selling
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Inter-Company competition, scoring 10 points. Following closely behind was "S" Company with 18 points.
Results of finals deelded yester- day were as follows:
Three Miles-1. L/C. Cook (Headquarter Wing); 2. Ple. Robert- son ("S" Company); 3, Plc. Mc- Custer ("S" Company).
Throwing the Hammer.-1, Fte, (13) McDonald ("C" Company): 2, Pte. Brown ("A" McDonald ("C" Company): 3. Pic.
Company). Long Jump.-1, Sgt. Thomson ("S"); 2, L/C. O'Neill ("A"): 3, Lieut. B. C. Gray ("A").
One Mile-1, L/C. Cook (Head- quarter Wing); 2, L/C. Wilkinson ("A"); 3, Plc. McCuster #S").
Points to date-"A" Company 19; "S" Company 18: Headquarter Wing 12%; 6 Company 8; "B" Com- pany 22.
Kowloon Junior British School
The annual sports will be held at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Fri- day, March 5th, at 10 a.m. when Mrs. 3. Ralston has kindly promised to distribute the prizes.
HOME RACING Derby Favourite Scratched
the
London, Feb. 22. Astor's unbeaten Early the favourite during 03 winter for the Derby, has boen 22.40 scratched for the Two Thousand but the trainer is very 19.30 Guineas,
19.90 Hopeful of the horse's chances for the 1/2 Darby-Reuter 4.00 0.0314
LATEST BETTING
London, Feb. 22. The following is the latest call- aver for the Grand National;
Royal Mall 100 to 12 t and o
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris.. Geneva. Berlin
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211 Ready Cash 25 to 1.0, 93 to 1 t Davy Jones has been scratched,
THE LINCOLNSHIRE The latest callover for the Lin- 20colnshire Handicap is as follows:
Laureat, 100 to 8
The following is the list of local shure quotations issued this morn Ing.
Banks.
H. K. Bank, $1,800 sa.
I. K. Banks, (Lon. Neg.), 113 X.
Div. n.
Chartered Bank, £167 n.
Mercantile Bank, A and B, £32%
11.
Mercantile Bank, C.. £14% n. East Asia Bunk, $85 b.
Insurances.
Canton In.. $310 n. Union In., $620 n.
Chinu Underwriters, $1.00 n, H. K. Fire In., $205 n. Internat'l Assec., Sh. 54 n..
Shipping.
Douglas. $32 b.
n.
H. K. Steumbouts, $0 Indo-Chinus (Prof.), $36 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $36 n. Shell (Bearer), 14270 n. Unton Waterboats, $104.
Docks' etc.
H. K. Wharves (old), $100 s. 11. K. & W. Docks, $20 n. Providents (eld), $1.70 n. Providents (new), 20 eis, n. New Engineerings, Sh. $3 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $104 n.
Mining.
Kailan Mining Ad., 22/-- n. Raubs, $13 b. Verz: Goldfield $8 n.
Philippine Mining, Antumoks, P. 1.50 Atoks, P. 40
Bagulo Gold, P. 20. Baintor Min., P. 144 Benguet Cons P. 14 Benguet Expl. P. 19. Hi Grove Wedges,
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Consolidated Mines, P. 040 Demonstrations, P. 91 E. Mindanao, P. 30 Gum Guld, F. 30
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Gold,
P. 29
X. L. P. 1.50 Itogons, P
P. 1.50 Masbate Cons
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Min. Resc., P. 41- Northern Min., P. 15 Paracole Gumous, 71. Salucot Min, P. 0734 San Mauricio, P. 3.10 Suyoc Consols. P. .471 United Paracale, P. 1,25
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H, and S. Hotels, $5.50 b. H. K. Lunds, $30% n.
n.
H. K. Lands, 4% Deben. $105 n. S'hal Lands, Sh. $10 n..
politan Lands, Sh. $10. n. mplic
$84 H. K. Realties, $4.80 n. Chinest
Estates. $76 China Realiies, Sh. n.
$4 China Debent. $80 n. Marymans 'kong, 10/- s
Public Utilities.
Chind
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H. K. Tramways, $13.30 sa, Peak Trams. (old), $4 b. Peak Trams. (new), $1 n. Star Ferries, (old), $83 n. Yaumati Ferries (old), $26 n. China Lights,
chts, $13.80 63. Lights,
(new), $19.00 n. H. K. Electric, $57% b. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n. Telephone (old), $30 n. Telephone (new), $11.25 m. China Buses. Sh. $8% n. Singapore Tractions, 27/-- n. Singapore Pref., 27/- n..
Industrials. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $101⁄2 n. Cald: Marg. (Pref.), Sh: $15 n. Canton Ices, $2 Cement, $11 s.
3.
H. K. Ropes, $3.40 n.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $23.50 b. Watson, $4 n.
Lane Crawfords, $81⁄4''n. Sinceres, $21⁄2 nộ
Wing On (ILK), SND n.
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.30 n, S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh. $100 b. S'hai Cottons, (new), Sh. $75 b. Zoong Sings, $31'n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $44 n.
H. K. Ecellan
$44 n. Constructiona (old), $1.00 n. Constructions (now), 40 cts, b Vibro Filing, $6 b.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds. 90%
H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 0% pr. n.
H. K. Govt. 3% Lonn 1%
prm. n.
Wallace Harpers, $4 n. Marsmans Inv., 20/0 n.
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