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PEAK-CLUB-ANNUAL MEETING

Bright Report For

Past Year.

NEW COMMITTEE ELECTED

An improvement in the financial position and an increase in the use of its social amenities were reported at the annual general meeting of the Peak Club, held last night under the) chairmanship of Mr. D. W. Trats

man.

The Chairman said:

"The Proft and Los Account| shows a Profit of $845.03 as com- pared with a Profit of $357.60 for the previous twelve months, and al- though your Committee are pleased! to be able to show this satisfactory]

FRADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme, I p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.

15 p.m.-Close Down.

Dance Music To-night

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11.30 p.m.-European Programme. 7 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.

7.05-7.42 p.r.-A Concert. Pianoforte Solo-

(a) Flirtations in a Chinese Garden, (b) Rush hour in Hong Kong,

(Chasins), Impromptu in A Flat (Chopin),

Benno Moiseivitch.) Song--

By theWaters of Minnetonka

(Lieurance), The Lass with the Delicate Air

(Arne),

Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Solo- Melodie (Tschaikowsky, Op. 42,

No. 3). Humorcake Dvorak, Op. 101,

Song-

result they feel that greater mea-Cello sure of support is due to the Club from members generally. Once again your Committee appeal to members to make use of the ameni- tles of the Club and to encourage fellow members to do likewise. You! will observe that Subscriptions are) down by some $583.00 and this can only be remedied if members will de all they can to bring along new members."

The new General Committee was

No. 7), ...Gaspar Cassado.

A Fairy Story by the Fire

(Merikanto). Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal

(Quilter)

John McCormack (Tenor)., Violin Solo-

Valse Blu ette (Drigo), Estrellita (Ponce),

Jascha Heifetz. 7.42-8 p.m.-Debroy Somers Band.

⚫ elected as follows: Mesurs. L. C. Fanfare-Selection

F. Bellamy, F. C. Hall, E. A. Jen-It's a Lovely War kinson, D. J. Lewis, W. H. Lock, A.

S. Mackichan, L. N. Murphy, D. W. Tratman, and H. C. B. Way. honor- Ary secretary.

(arr. Debroy Somers)

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1934.

A panorama of the wreckage near the city of San Salvador after the disastrous hurricane which recently swept the central American republic. Whole towns were destroyed by landalides which followed the heavy rains. Over 2,000 persons were said to have lost their lives in the calamity.

WEEK-ENDS OFF FOR CONVICTS. Hungarian Decree.

Budapest.

A decree has been issued which] will provide convicts in Hungarian prisons with "weeks-ends.”

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On Saturday's work will stop at p.m. instead of 8 p.m. and the pri- 8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather soners will be allowed to lie in bed Report.

8.03-8.30 p.m. Variety.

half an hour longer on Sunday morning-Reuter.

Vaent Duet-

Fancy Our Meeting. Now that I've Found You.

Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph.

The new. Balloting Committee was elected as follows: MesaTS. J. W. Alabaster, J. W. Franks,.R. E. Lind-Piano Duet sell, R. M. Melay and Sir Henry Pollock.

A

PIPE-STEM TO BEAT MOTHER-IN-LAW

Budapest.

Footlight Parade-Selection, The Way to Love-Selection,

Carroll Gibbons & John W. Green. Vocal-

Musketeers Melodies (No. 1).

The Four Musketeers. Instromental-

Underneath the Blue Hawaiian

Skies,

Swed Inwajinn Dream Girl.

The Hawaiian Marimba Players. 8.30.9 p.m.-OrchestraL

Hungarian farmer, Istvan Banyai, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for beating! his mother-in-law with a cherry-age-Murch (Wagner), wood pipe stem. It was 12 inches long---Reuter.

Polonaise No. 2 (Liszt).

Berlin State Opera Orchestra con

ducted by Dr. Len Blech.

Sir Tan Godfrey Conducting

Symphony Orchestra. (Continued in Next Column).

the

Carneval Overture (Dvorak) (Op. 92), Chicago Symphony Orchestra con-

ducted by Frederiek Stock.

Carissima (Elgor)

OBITUARY.

Mrs. Blanche Gould Laid To Rest.

مصر

MANY ATTEND FUNERAL

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H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders For The Coming Week.

Qrders by Lieut.-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O. B. E. Com mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps:—

Friday, 27 July, 1984,

Hong Kong. PARADE

Corps Engineers Parade at Miniature Range at 6.80 p.m.

on Monday, 30th July, Thursday, 9th. August, 1934-D. |L Training at Belcher's Fort.

Corps Machine Gun Battalion Armoured Car & Motor Cycle Section

No. 2 (Scottish) Company:- No. 134-Cpl. C. R. Logan.

No. 2 (Scottish) Company ¦---- No. 418-Piper G. Nisbet

No. 168-Drm. F. C. Andrews.

No. 2 (Scottlah) Company :- No. 2 (Scottish) Company:- No. 396-L/Cpl. A. D. Wyllie.

No. 1 Company (M. G);No. 236-Pte. G. H. Owen.

No. 1 Company (M. G.)-No. 511-L/Cpl. P. L. Leafe. 390-C.Q.M.S. C. E. Terry.

No. 1 Company (M. G)-No.

No. 3

(ANZAC) | Company:-

No. 105-Pte. 1. Meinaes.

No. 3 (ANZAC); Company:- No. 283-C.Q.M.S., G. E. Dudley.

No. 3 (ANZAC) Company:-

Car Section:Parade at Head-No. 426-Pte. F..J. Mill.

quarters on Monday, 30th July,

1934 at 5.30 p.m. for Machine No. 15-Pte. J. M. Silva.

Corps Infantry (Portuguese):-

Gan Instruction. Dress:-Mufti.

Corps Infantry (Portuguese) :-

Cycle Section:-Same as for No. 69-Pte. V. Bernardo.

Car Section-Recrults only.

No. 3 (ANZAC) Company Parade at the Miniature Range —│at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 2nd Au- gust, 1934 when the Empire Test will be fired.

RABBIT MISTAKEN FOR BABY. Mysterious Corpse In Canal.

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Cairo.

APPOINTMENTS-OFFICERS Lieut. C. de S. Robertson, M. M.,

Corpa Infantry (Portuguese);- No. 422-L/Cpl. L. G. Silva.

Corps Infantry (Portuguese):—

`LEAVE

Captain A. H. Potts granted one month's leave 28 from. 19.7.84 to 18.8.34.

Lieut. E. G. Stewart granted one

Is attached to Headquarters, Ma-month's leave as from 21.7.34 to chine Gun Battalion, for 'Q' du- 20.8.34. ties with effect from 1st. August,

No. 1528 L/Sergt. A. C. Beck, 1984

No. 4 Platoon, No. 1 Coy. granted 2/Lieut. J. R. Way will officlate 12 months' leave as from 25.7.84 to in Command No. 3 (ANZAC) Com 24.7.35.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Gould, who passed away on Thurs-Corpse" floating in the canal. He Blanche Gould, wife of Mr. Joseph A farmer in Choubra (Lower pany with effect from 1st. August day at the Peninsula Hotel, took took it to the police who made

Egypt) found

mysterious 1994. place at the Colonial Cemetery yes- elaborate enquiries as

VOLUNTEER AIR ARM Pte. I. M. Roza Pereira has ob- terday, the Rev. E. G. Powell off-budy, assumed to be that of a baby, sferred to the Reserve (A Licence to how the tained his 'A' Licence and.is tran- clating.

came to be in the water.

Pilots) on Medical grounds (eye- Little progress

was made and aight). He remains an active finally the C.I.D. was called in. The member of the Portuguese Com- officer immediately discovered that pany the "baby's body" was in reality that of a rabbit.-Reuter.

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Although, by request, no flowers were sent, a very large number of

friends were present to pay their last respects.

There were present in addition to Salut D'Amour (Liebesgruse). (Elgar) the bereaved widower, Messrs. J. H.

New Symphony Orchestra conducted

by Sir Edward Elgar,

Taggart, M. J. Patell, T. M. Gregory,

Shi Yu-mah, Ho Wing, R. Pestonjee,

Austin, R. Abraham,

RIFLES AND BAYONETS The undermentioned N. G. Os and men will return their Rifles and Bayonets to the Corps Arm ourey Shop at once for the Arm-

.9-11.30 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the W. Goldenberg, F. A. Joseph, W; A. A. M. L. Soares, J. Holcroft, Jourer's Annual Inspection. Hong Kong Hotel Grill Rooms (by Zimmern, Lo Yuk-tong, W. H. Choy, Alves. F. courtesy of the Management).

Corps 1st Battery: No. 96- D. Ellis, A. K. Dimond, C. Basto, Harold Seth, J. H. Seth, V. Benja- Gnr. J. W. Duffield; No. 241-Gnr. 9.30 p.m.-Reuter Preas Bulletins, A. Nissim, E. M. Raymond, H. Odell, min, S. Salmon, P. M., N. da Silva, J. B. Gardiner. London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity M. Politi, H. A. Lammert, W. G.A. H. Madar, E. Ezra, Ezra Abra- Quotations.

Corps Engineers:-No. 234-Spr.

STRENGTH

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No. 2139 Pte, J. J. de Figueirado No. 10 Platoon 24.7.34.

Sd. P. S., M. WILKINSON, Captalo,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

AFTER ORDERS. Corps Machine Gun Battalion Troop

There will be no parade on next Tuesday, 31st July 1934.

NOTICE

held at the Victoria Recreation The Swimming Sports will be Club on SATURDAY; 28th July. 1934 beginning at 9.15 p.m.

WHEN IS AN EGG?

Berlin.

10.30 p.m.-Router Press Bulletins, Ferie, A. H. Carroll, G. A. Harri-ham, J., Judah, Dr. F. Kew, Dr. H. J. M. Purvis, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further man, Choa Po-min, Maurice Weill, el Arculli; Mr. and Mrs. S. Dunn,

A hea at Pouch, near Bitterfeld, tions, followed by New York Opening Katewall, D. H. Cooper, A, J. Edgar. Gubbay, Miss Judah, Miss L. Ellis, London Stock and Commodity Queta-Leo Weill, M. Cario, J. Poon, J. Mrs. H. M. Gregory, Mrs. D. S. F. K. Nabi,

Corps Signals:-No. 186-Sgn. has laid an egg that will stand on Quotations.

Its end. One end is flat and has a Corps Signals:-No. 1353-Sgn. round design like a clock-face on it. J. J. Edgar, D. P. J. Lopes, F. Ellis, Miss M. Munuk, and others.

IY. J. Khan.

-Reuter.

11.30 p.m.-Close Down.

Now! Annual

CLEARAUJAY

MONDAY, JULY 30th

SATURDAY,

TO

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SEPT. Ist

AT

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ENTIRE STOCK INCLUDED AT

GENEROUS REDUCTIONS

This is not a Sale of Oddments, Remnants, Out of date Stock, etc., only, but includes our ENTIRE STOCK OF NEW and UP-TO-DATE GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. REDUCTIONS ARE GENEROUS. DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY OF REPLENISHING YOUR STOCKS OF PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD REQUIREMENTS AT BARGAIN PRICES.

WE MUST CLEAR $150,000 WORTH OF GOODS DURING THIS SALE.

THOUSANDS OF SPECIAL BARGAINS.

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