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BURNS DINNER

Chief Justice's Witty Speech

CLEVEREST TOAST HEARD IN COLONY

Several hundred Scotsmen and their friends assembled in the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel last night to do honour to the most romantic figure in Scottish history Rabbie Burns.

The principal toast was proposed by His Honour the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, which was broadcast. It was unanimously agreed that this toast was one of the cleverest ever heard in the Colony, and the applause with which it was frequently interrupted proved that the audience fully appreciated his wit.

The toast of "The Lassies" was proposed by Mr. R. R. Campbell, and Mr. D. W. MacEwen made an equal- ly suitable reply.

The ceremony of piping in the haggis was performed by Mr. J. A.

NISTERS

UNION

of AMERICA

LOGAL HEA

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1935

And now the men of the gospel have been organised into a trade union. Here are members of "Ministers Union of America, Local No. 1" in a New York unemployed demonstration.

To-day's Short Story.

A

Stratosphere

By John Lindsey

FTFR Nichols had left the sources which passed through his room Preston got up and hands in so many thousands a day. walked over to the window. He had tried to explain to Nichols. Lighting a cigarette, he looked He had said: "But there's been no I shall get the money out over the street, watching the harm done. mid-day trafic as it crawled to back on Friday morning. It will be and from the city, listening to paid into the bank again. Can't you the roar as it ascended to the, see that there was nothing dishonest! office.

about it?"

So, he thought, Nichols had dis- But Nichols had shaken his head. covered the falsification just a week Standing there by the desk, look- too soon. If things had only turning down on Preston, he had raised ed out differently, and if Nichols his finger: "We would dismiss 4 had not examined the books until clerk for less than that. We can't next week, there would have been have the least suspicion attaching to no discrepancy in the accounts. the firm. After all," he looked The money which he had taken to keenly at Preston. "I have only! guarantee the Alght would have your word for it that the money, been returned.

¡would have been returned. You can No one would have been any the it would-But, what if no one had 'examined the books? You would worse off nor any the wiser.

He shrugged his shoulders and have been perfectly safe. You were came away from the window. He trusted." opened the drawer of his desk, took

Riach, while Mr. J. B. Ross carried BETTER BUSINESS ON] FOLLOWS FATHER'S out the plans of the new 'plane and

the haggis. The Barley Bree was

carried in by Mr. T. P. Saunderson,

the accompanist being Mr. D. W. MacEwen.

this

WALL STREET

(Continued From Page 6)

FOOTSTEPS

Dr. Wu Chang-keng, Son Of Dr. Wu Lien-teh

MAKES EPIDEMIOLOGY HIS SPECIALITY

turned over the leaves, Now, he supposed vaguely, there would be no flight. The record on which he had

set his heart, for which he had been preparing for the last two years, would be made by someone else. On Thursday-he put the plans down- on Thursday he would be nowhere near the aerodrome. The board would have sat and heard Nichols's

MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will be *The Two Marias," by Jeremiah Pride.

"But," Preston hud protested, "it

guarantee of good faith."

а mere

Mr. A. S. MacKichon wes year's chieftain and seated with him hardening in prices. We would be at the official table were H.E. Major inclined to accumulate on dips. General O. C. Borrell, Commodore "Rubber:--Although recent pri- F. Elliot, His Honour Mr. A. D. A.mary shipments were larger than MacGregor, Mr. Charles L. Hoover, expected, they included shipments Mr. A. Stevenson, the Hon. Mr. C. from the carry-over, besides pro-

not been spent. It's Dr. Wu Chang-keng, son of Dr. report. He would have resigned his was nothing really. The money has Gordon Mackie, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, duction. We believe that restric-Wu Lien-toh, director of the Na partnership. Everything would be formality, putting it down as Mr. G. G. Wood. Mr. G. G. N. Tin-tion and adjustment measures and tional Quarantine Service, has re- lost. gon, Mr. W. J. Keswick, Paymaster hearish statistical factors have turned from England, having com-

He felt despair. as he thought of Commander F. R. Potter, Capt. Gell reached an end. Total sales-pleted his studies in Yale'sad Ro-

275 lots.

chester University and also six it all. He had set such store on and Rev. E. G. Powell.

Sir William Hornell, President of The following telegrams were months' advance work on vital breaking this record, spending all hard to persuade the man that there St. George's Society, Sir Thomas received by Mesora 3. E. Levy and statistics and epidemiology in the his private money on the building was nothing wrong, that he had had

School of Hygience, London. Southorn and Sir William Shenton Co. from Reuter:-

and equipment of the plane, being no intention of defrauding the firm. "It was so important for me," he Dr. Wu, who is 29 years of age, compelled in the end-if he was to the distinguished | among

Wall Street was quiet and gathering.

left for abroad to further his stu- compete at all to use the firm's re-said, "You know how I have banked

on this record." steady. Utilitics were supported

dies in medicine in 1925, having "The toast of "The King" was but the weakness of gold curren-won a scholarship from Taing ITALIAN EMBASSY

Nichols shook his head. proposed by Mr. A. S. MacKichan. cies Was a disturbing influence

were

Mr. MacGregor, in his toast to and, with traders cautious, na "The Immortal Memory" told the pronounced change in the market following story: Recently a party of is at prosent anticipated. tourists was being shown round)

According to the Dept. of Com- Stirling. Their guide, having led

merce factory sales of automobiles them to a

good vantage point,; turned triumphantly to where the for December 'totalled 183,187 un- great monumont crowns the Abbey its as against 80,565 units last Craig and said "Ladies and gentle-year.

Net proits for 1934 of Atlantic men, that is the Wallace Memorial." The party stared spell-bound and Relining amounted to $5,512,000 or Then reverently and with one accord equal $2.07. per share as compared exclaimed "Good old Edgar."

ENGLAND BATSMEN

FAIL

(with $6,5 1,000 or $2.46 per share, which the company showed for

1933.

The American Railway Associa- tion reports carloadings at '563,000 junits, an increase of 1,000 units over the corresponding period of last year.

Hua Univeralty.

Before entering Yale and Ro- chester University, he studied in John Hopkins University.

Dr. Wu will join the City Health Department in Peking.

£4,000 FEE FOR SIR G. SCOTT

Design For New L.C.C. Offices

FOR CHINA

First Ambassador Now In Nanking

He had almost shouted at Nichols

in his agitation. He had tried so

"A per-

sonal thing that," he said.

"A

thing which has no relation to the firm. A part of your private life. I am bound to report it to the board, and" he looked more kindly at Preston, as though, in his official mind, he pitied him-"and I cannot It is learned from the Chinese 3o less than warn you that a very Ministry of Foreign Affairs that serious view will be taken. I doubt" Signor Vincenzo Lejacono, Italy's-he paused, seeking for the words first Ambassador to China, was-"I doubt if you will ever get an- received in audience yesterday other partnership." He had left the morning by President Lin Sen of room then, and Preston had sat for the National Government, to a little, staring before him, calling whom he presented his creden-himself a fool for having taken the tials-Chekiai Agency. ·

47 BELIEVED DEAD IN MOHAWK DISASTER

risk, knowing that what Nichols had said was true, and that it was almost impossible that anyone else would take his view?

*

#

The appointment of Sir Giles Scott as consulting architect for the design and construction of the L.C.C's new office buildings in. (Continued from Page 1)

General Motora preliminary 14 net income available for di- Belvedere-road. S.E., at a fee of The West Indies added 18 to ridenda has totalled $94,769,000 £4,000. Is recommended by the es their overnight total, Constan- compared, with $83,214,000 for last tablishment committes of the Coun-liner to come to grief since the do until Thursday-until after the

cil.

(Continued - From Page 11

He put the plans away now. He The Mohawk is the fourth Ward wondered idly what he had better Morro Castle fire. The steamer decision of the board was made tine lashing out to score all of year. The balance after preferred

The site of the proposed building,!

Cauto was in trouble off Florida known and the evening papers were The evening them, while Martindale defended shares are covered will be

papers... he paused again. stubbornly at the other end. $85,591,000, equal to 99 cents which will be an extension of Coun- in December, and the liner Havana full of his default.

ty Hall, covers an area of 3.2 acres,

'ran àground on a reef the coast:

Suddenly, as he thought of that, Losing their skipper at 15,

per common share as compared the England eleven collapsed |with $74,035,000, equal to 72 eta.

and has frontages to Westminster of Florida...., . `---- alarmingly, half the side be-

per common share for 1933. The Bridge-road, York-road and Bel- ing back in the pavilion with net working capital at the end of vedere-road. A new street ia pro-

posed between York-rond only 23 runs on the board.

the year amounted to $275,500,000 Belvedere-road. Patsy Hendren, however, receiv-jas compared with $243,883,000 for ed valuable support from Idden, the the previous year. Lancashire all-rounder, and in il E. A. Pierce Co.'s Report dour stand added 71 for the sixth

their market report, In

the Middlesex American Oriental Finance Cor- wicket, of which the player claimed 41. Iddon went on poration, correspondents for Messrs.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

and

It is understood that the Mo- he felt desperately sick, only now hawk was leased to replace the Ha-realising the full implication of the vana, and this was her first voy-thing and that it could not be kept Everyone would know. age under the flag of the Ward private..

Everyone Line. Reuter.

He stared at the wall. He heard. Enld's voice as she STEERING CONTROLS OUT.

spoke to him. "But, Alan, you OF ORDER

must have known it was wrong. You The following names have been)

must have known you were being no to score 73 as the result of a E. A. Pierce and Company of New added to the list of medical practi- (Continued from Page 1).

I think I better than a crook. magnificent all-round display which York state:

The missing include Professor think I despise you."" tioners entitled to practice in the included seven boundaries in his

"Stocka: The utilities group were

Colony: Dr. Dhanwant Roy, M.B.. Herman F. Cleland and at least!

He got up. Gaing to the window stay of 170 minutes.

steadier, due to a belief that politi- Ch.B. (Hong Kong) and Dr. Tann one of six students who were ache looked out on, the street again. the cal pressure might ease somewhat. Wee-han, M.B., Ch.B., (Hong Kong), companying him. to Central Ameri- Far above him an aeroplane hovered, the There were some small signs of buy-

ea to study the ruins of Maya ci-circling over the city, perhaps taking day for England, and just "before ing for investment in selected in-tomobile output in the United States

vilisation--Reuter.

some sightseers for a flight. Alan MOHAWK BEACHED the close of play the double cen-dustriale.

Preston leaned out of the window totalled 67,217 units. Currency in The firet Reuter messages re- and watched the 'plane. The sun-

Latest Quotations American steamer Mohawk, bound

Aided by E. R. T. Holmes,

Surrey captain, Iddon saved

tury was haisted, but only after "Grains: Trade was moderate. circulation decreased by $35,000,000."ceived stated that the 5,000-ton light on the wings turned them to

All grains were easily influenced

silver...

8 wickets had fallen.

and won the tos Wyatt, who

and closed around the ruling best The following quotations have from New York for Havana and 'sent the West Indies in to bat on a

He felt himself wild with desire prices. Liverpool closed easy, ap-been received through Messrs. S. F. Mexico, and the Norwegian steamer to be up there with them: to be perfect matting wicket, secuted 3 for 33, but failed with the bat,rently ignoring the improvement Levy and

Company and the Talisman, of 4,765 tons, had collided away from the rush and turmoil of scoring 15 out of the 15 added for in demand for wheat by the Wied American Oriental Finance Cor- four miles off the New Jersey coast the office: above the clouds; climb- the first wicket. Play will be re- sumed to-day and on Monday.

STRUCK OFF REGISTER OF COMPANIES

Kingdom and the Continent. · Win-

puration:

nipeg was firm. Official reports

show that there is little snow cover;} .

Cross-Rate

ing over the greater part of the N.Y./London wheat belt. The shipping demand in corn was fair.

Both ships sent out distressing, climbing, climbing, until he was Prev. To-day's signals, two coastguard lifeboats at in the stratosphere, watching his clone close once proceeding to the scene from instruments as they recorded the ob-

servations. 4.88% 4.87% Asbury Park, New Jersey. The

12.64 Mohawk, which was carrying a crew

12.55 NY. Cotton-May

"Cotton: There was sufficient buy- Chicago, Wheat May 96% 87%

N.V. Rubber-May 18.00 18.04 of 107 and an unknown number of He drew back Into the room.

passengers, was beach-after lower-Standing there by the window, he It is notified in the Government ing by the Trade to hold the market Chicago Corn-May 84% 85

54.60 ing her lifeboats...

felt his heart beating wildly. He Gazette that the name of The Far steady while offerings were light. Montreal Silver Mar. 54.65

54%

It was at first reported that there now what he would do now. The Eastern Building Company, Limited, Prices would do better with any Silver Official 64%

Dow Jones Averages

had been no loss of life.

plane had given him the idea, bad has been struck off the Reglater of broadening in the general demand.

To-day's

New York, to-day, Coastguards Companies. It is also notified that "Rubber: The tone was slightly

Jan. 24 close Change announce that 31 bodies, of pas on Thursday he would not be

shown him the way.. at the expiration of three months jeasier on a lack of aggressive buy-30 Industrials 102.44 102.88-42 up from Thursday last the name of the ing. There was a small demand by 20 Rails 84.52 84.62 10 up Bengers.and crew of the Mohawk there on Thursday they could an- Heung Shan Brick Manufacturing dealers and foreign buying for Uniti 17.25 17,65 30 uy have been picked up. Reuter,unce whatever decision the board

40 Bonds Ka

16. - 66.72 -96.77 - .05 up

had reached. But he, Preston,

the, Co., Ltd. will be struck off the Re December. The outside market was 11 Commodity 6881 58.88 02 up

MUR 10. Leading: Stocks quin

KITTEN SAVES CHILD

would not be there, He would not gister of Companian, and the com- quiet.

fly for the record that day. He pany dissolved, unless cause is "Sugar: Trading was quiet and Amer. Smelting

Auburnks &

Catherine Evans was playing would do it to-morrow. He would shown to the contrary,

with her kitten finns field, on her establish the record. He had father's farm at Norwalk, Connecti- nothing to shop for, nothing to live

han they roused deadly top for

was known

prices were barely steady Offer JL Casa lags of actuals were comparatively Elec Bond & Share

A young woman, whose marriage light on a 282 to 2.80 basis, while reneral Motors was cancelled by telegram about there were buyers at 2.78, Refined Int Tel:& Tel

an hour before the ceremony, was prices, ruled) awarded £125 damages for breachAnnalist

of promise at the London Sheriff's Activity wEA Court:

Index of 862

Montgome

can NataDistillere

UK Steel/TVU au- "Business" done

85%

snake. Ther

girl.The kitten sprang

it and killed it instantane

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