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MONDAY, APRIL 21934.

DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL NEWS RESOLUTE

£31,000,000

(Continued from Page 1.)

management has amounted to £213

BREVITIES

The next meeting of the Rotary Club, to-morrow, will be a closed 000.000 only, leaving a margin meeting for the discussion of Club -within-fixed debt charge of £11,000,- affairs.

000 out of which it has been pos-

The monthly meeting of the sible to make not only a token payChinese General Chamber of ment of £3,250,000 to United States Commerce will be held on Wed- but also sinking fund payments of nesday at 3 pm at the Chamber's £7,750,000.

buliding.

THE CHINA

BRINGS 258

TOURISTS

League Of Nations On Board.

-AVERAGE AGE OF TRIPPERS IS 46

[To-day's Short-

When I Shut My Door

RUGS

By A. P. Garland.

CARPETS.

KNOCK Zounded on the door "Listen, constable, and I'll make of the office. Harvey Wel- things clear.

*About ten minutes are," he went mar opened it and saw a police-n "a friend of mine phoned and Over 200 round-the-world tourists arrived in Hong Kong early yester-man standing outside with Miss asked me to lunch at the Halbors. day morning on the luxury liner Smith, his elderly clerk. I said yes, and went to that little "Good," said Harvey. "Come in-pantry place across the passage for budget estimates and supplementary The Law and Commerce So-Resolute. The tourist liner, the side, constable. I want to charge wash Before doing so I took off

As regards supply services, the

my cost and, remembering that I vates totalled to £466,500,000 but ciety of the Universty of Hong third to call at Hong Kong this this man with theft.” thanks to savings, the actual Ex Kong will hold their annual din-

The policeman looked curiously at had a parcel of unset diamonds in chequer issue amounted to $458,ner at Lane, Crawford's restair-year, will remain in port"unt!! 750,000.

ant next Saturday.

to-morrow afternoon when she will the extremely tall, brown-faced my pocket, I took it out and locked

here." The floating debt now stands at

resume her-trip around the world, young men in the blue serge sult it in that safe, putting the key back who was standing erect near the He drew out a bunch of keys £844,750,000, made up of £799,810,- The Concert Party from 11.M.S.|

When the Resolute left New window.

which hung on the end of a steel 080 in Treasury bills and £44,900,000 Eagle will provide variety pro- in ways and means advances.

entertainment at the York, the combined age of the "it's damned nonsense," said the chain in his trouser pocket and dis- xramme of As the corresponding total a year European Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon this assengers was 11,400 years, the latter. "He says I stole a parcel of played them.

diamonds. Well, as I told him. I'm ago was £310,455,000, the figure evening," commencing, at 9 o'clock.

average being 48, with the young willing to be searched. Here." shows an Increase of £94,250,000. |

sat cralse member at 9 and the

Without another word he beran to: empty his pockets of pipe, tobacco

fusual odds and ends that a man in which greeted the

want to carry around. These he tourists, there was hardly a soul laid on the table, and na each pocket crew was emptied be turned the lining

inside out.

"Now," he added to the police-

Iluring the year however, the float- A literary competition is being ing, debt was increased by the issue atuged by the St. Andrew's Club oldest al 78. of £200,000,000 to the Exchange during the coming month. the sub- In spite of the discouraging pouch, pen-knife, wallet and the

Equalisation Account, against which|ject being Dickens' Pickwick Pa-weather assels to a corresponding amount bere.

re held, so that apart from this

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be The Albatross," by Hector Bolitho

item, there has been reduction in The Club programme for the hoard, except the ship's the floating debt of £165,750,000 in month includes, a musical lecture and staff by 9.30 an. yesterday.) a year.-Brillah Wireless Service.

by Mr. C. B. R. Sargeet, Badmin-most of the passengers having man, "run over me and see if I've ton, and a Fladnel Dance on April aken advantage of the special any diamonds on me, If you like and hands," he continued, "this

ferries which came alongside when

1934 EXPENDITURE

23.

OF $690,000,000

The 8th Destroyer Flotilla will the Resolute docked and took then ¿Continued from Pane 11. be holding a Dance in the China to Hong Kong for a trip round the Fleet Club to-night from 8.30 p.m. island, and tiffin at the Hong Kong Industrialists will press strongly

to 1 p.m. Admission for Gentlemen for a reduction of Gd, in the income $1 and Ladies by invitation card.

Hotel. tax. Trade is improving, and re-The Blue Rhythm Band will be in

et to this extent from its burden attendance.

The afternoon was left free, and moet of the passengers were to be found visiting shops, both in the

of taxation would provide an added "stimulus. The Chancellor is to re- ceive a deputation on the subject be- Gore he makes his final plans..

Whether n 6d reduction, in-Fung, were inducted into the Ca-quarters. volving a decrease in revenue offtholic priesthood

Three locally trained Chinese,, Joseph Yip, Paul Lau and Lucas main streets, and in the Chinese

on Saturday The s.se Resolute, under command, Catholic of Captain Victor Lachmann, left alsout £28,000,000, can be conced-morning at the Roman

ceremony occupy- ed will depend entirely on Mr. Cathedral, the ('hamberlain's estimate of revenue the greater part of the morn-New York on January 14 and is duo prospects in 1994-35. In officiating.

quarters, where

caution

always

prevails, it-is. held to be almost

strip naked and let you go through the clothes for yourself."

The policeman looked perplexedly at the speaker, and then turned to Weimar.

"You give him in charge, alt, do you?" said he in a rather dubious tone.

"Yes," answered Weimar firmly

RECEPTION FOR NEW VICAR.

Rev. Higgs Arrives By Hector.

"Just as I was drying my face, man came along the passage to the door here, so I quickly finished dry- ing and inquired his business.

The outcome of it was that hol told me he had a number of unset diamonds for sale. He was willing' to offer them at a somewhat duced rate on condition that the affair was kept a secret.

re.

"Now that's a thing we people in Hatton Garden fight shy of. We're always on the look-out for a bargain | In precious stones but we're So I got to watch our step. told him that before we did nny

Business I'd have to be sure about the origin of the stones. He said to return to that port on May 29.

that there was nothing dishonest! about them, but that he did not After reaching New York the pas-

A reception to welcome the Rev. want to tell where they had come sengers on the cruise liner will have James Robert Higgs, M.A. (Oxon), from. travelled 28,000 miles on land and the newly appointed Vicar of. St. "That Anished me, and I was just Caplain Reginald David Walker, sea and visited 76 places in 29 Andrew's Church, Kowloon, who going to tell him there was nothing arrived on Saturday by the Blue doing when I heard a moan and a Chancellor to give first consideration M.C., has been, appointed to art a countries.

Funnel as. Hector, accompanied by crash out in the passage here.

too much to hope for.

Northera M.P.e who support the

Government are trying to induce the

་

Personal Pars.

CONT

to the claims of persons entitled to Manager and Chief Engineer of A Teal League of Nations is to Mrs. Higgs will take place in the rush out, and found that the woman unemployment benefit: They con- the Kowloon-Canton Railway, withhe.found on board, there being Church Hall to-morrow at. a p..who cleans the place had tumbled Lend that the pre-1931 rates shor' effect from March 24.

members of 21 different nations on Members of the congregation and in a faint. I picked her up, and be re-established before, anything|

the passenger list. The majority friends are cordially invited to at-Miss Smith, my clerk, and I revived cise is done..

are Americans, numbering 126: tend.

her with a glass of water. I hadn't) Germany comes second with 71. The Rev. Higga will succeed the been more than three minutes There are 12 English tourists, and Rev. W. Walton Rogers who leaves away. nine Swiss, and the rest hail from for Home on Friday by the Empress Italy.. Hungary, Brazil, France of Japan. Austria, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Re-Egypt, Finlaud, Holland, Poland,

Rumania, and the Union of South: Africu,

Mr. Charles Crosby Knight has been appointed a Member of the Harbour Advisory Committee, vice Mr. Allan Cameron, resigned, with ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS ON NAVY effect from March 23.

CONFERENCE

The Honourable Mr. Ta'o Seen- (Continued from Page 1)

wan, O.B.E., LL.D., and the verend Frank Short have been ap- The decision 011 constructing pointed Members of the Board of

The total number of passengers most of the ships and planes would Education for a further period of

e left to the budget bureau's ap-two years, with effect from April on arrival in Hong Kong was 258. proval of expenditures.

The 1936 conference between

Prominent among the passengers

FOLKESTONE'S FAREWELL,

Concert To-morrow.

"Just as I got back to the room I saw this man alanding at the window, which was open at the top,, as it is now. He was passing some- thing out through It

"I saw that myself, sir," Inter- rupted the polleeman. "I was on the other side of the road, and it: looked suspicious. I came across, but the traffic held me up, and I had

on the tourist liner are: Baron

A concert. 'cntitled, "Farewell three or four kiddies, to lead acrosa the United States. Great Britain The Rev. Fr. J. Yip, who was or-and Baroness Albrecht von Schro and Japan was provided for at the duined a Priest on Holy Saturday, eder, Miss Alexandrine Du Poat, Hong Kong, was presented at the the road, so that by the time I got Lammot Du Pont, Royal Naval Cantees Theatre, last over the man outside had disappear- 1930 conference at which the exist-offered his first Holy Mass at St. daughter of Ing three-power London treaty Francis' Chapel, Wanchal, yester president of E. L Dupont de Ne-night by the Officers and Ship's ed in the crowd."

"It made me suspicious, too," said was framed. The treaty, designed day. The choir of St. Margaret's mours and Company, accompanied company. of H.M.S. Folkestone.

and Miss The programme consisted of a Welmar. to maintain the American, British Church allended, and Mr. Sousa by Misa Joan Hudson

Elizabeth H. Mercur; Vicente Ala number of varied items, including "You've got to be suspicious "in) and Japanese deels in the ratio of was the organist.

mos of Santiago, Chile, commercial songs, music, dances, humorous our bustness. But there was 5.5-3 respectively expires Dec. 21.

the Chilean sketches, witty dialogues and a nothing around worth, stealing. 1936 and the 1036 conference is to It is notified for the information attache-at-large for

of Owners and Occupiers of fene- Government; A. Chesley York, as-character study from Dickens. This was my uncle's place. He extend, redraft or abandon it.

ments that, under the provlefonsistant United States Attorney for The farewell concert will be re-died three months age, and I've only of Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, the Boston District; Major L. R.peated to-morrow night, and the just taken on the business. Rates for the Second Quarter, Gracy, well-known bridge expert. ship's company will salt for England his stock has been disposed of. 1994, are payable in advance on or accompanied by Mrs. Gracy; Theo on April 4 by the S.M.T. Somerset-When I came in this morning-

dore Waker, mayor of Swakopmund, shire. before the April 30,

Japan already has served notice

of content to demand a large radio.

Personal Pars.

Mr. Charles Crosby Knight has been appointed a member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong for a period of three years, with effect from March 29,

Among visitors at present, staying| in Hong Kong in Rear-Admiral H. J. Feakes, C.B.E., Royal Australian Navy (retired) who is staying at the Peniniula Hotel together with Mrs. Feakes, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Patterson of Melbourne.

Mrs. Harvey, the wife of Mr. A. V. Harvey, Sales Manager South China and Chief Test Pilot of the Far Eastern Aviation Company Ltd arrived in Hong Kong last Saturday after making, the journey from Lon don in 18 days.”

Mr. John Johnstone Paterann has been appointed, provisionally, an Unofficial Member of the Legis lative Council in succession to Mr.Benjamin David Fleming Beith,

Hugh Blackwall - Layard

of the Board, of

pointe Education

South Africa; and Baron Hans, von

Bleichroder of Berlin. "

this is my firat - day, here-there wasn't a thing of yalus in the place.. The safe was empty. But there ware those diamonds I had just put away. I opened the safe-and- I] called Miss, Smith and sent her for #police-man

*"It's bunkum," said the young] man "I hadn't a key to your sale. How the devil could I open it??-?

The policeman looked curiously

at the gaping safe, with its empty shelves.com

fa "Old-faalikoned", pattern,”?!

"Rather," said Weimar.

remember it for over 80 yÉRIÍ

It may be twice as old

Tes

jetand up against modern toola..

fact is my uncle Otto We ways and that there never safo etrong enough to keep burglar who knew his job. why he had this one.

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