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AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

THE

OF INDEPENDENCE

DECLARATION

FOURTH BIGGEST DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY

MOVE WHICH FOLLOWED BITTER COLONIAL WAR

American Day of Independence.

T-DAY is the Am July 1. 159 years ago that a band of 54

courageous early Americans adopted the document declaring the Colonies to be free and independent.

War with Great Britain, the mother country, was in progress. It was for the 13 struggling Colonies a bitter war, records of which were written with the blood of thousands of patriots re- belling against the King of England. Out of that war emerged America's greatest hero and greatest military genius General George Washington, "Father of his Country" and her first Presi dent

ence

The Declaration of Independ-,peace, undisturbed by the politi- was signed on August 2jcal or other troubles of the far- 1776 and is more than an his-flung nation whom he honoured torical document. It it in itself aby serving as first chief execu masterpiece of work Historians tive hail it as a classic and one of the greatest documents of its kind in existence.

are

Important Purpose

Celebrations such 23 the Fourth of July serve a noble and The names of. some of the highly important purpose. They signers of the Declaration of Intend to bring closer together the| dependence

mames handed people of various towns, cities, down from generation to genera-States and -districts. They serve tion of American history. One to firmly unite the country, just sees such outstanding names as as war with 2 foreign Power John Adams, second President of serves to unite a divided nation. the country; John Hancock, Ben-It is so in the history of the Jamin Harrison. Elbridge Gerry, world. It is so to-day. Thomas Jefferson, who also be! In Hong Kong this celebration a double purpose. Not came a President of the nation; serves Richard Henry Lee, the fery and only are members of the Ameri intensely patriotic Southerner: can community united, but they Samuel Chase, Robert Morris, the are brought together with their financial wizard of early Ameri-neighbours of other nations, thus can history; Charles Carroll and promoting a feeling of goodwill Samuel Adams..

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Franklin The Oldest

and friendship. Chinese and foreigners alike meet on common ground.. Americans gather to The oldest signer of the De-celebrate the greatest day in the claration when the signatures history of their country; persons жете affixed was Benjamin of other nations. gather with Franklin; Stephen Hopkins was them, thus paying a fine tribute the next oldest The first of the to America and Americans and signers to die was John Mortonto those early patriots who made

The signers and their familles possible the nation of to-day. were proscribed as traitors by

the British Government and IMPORTS FROM

wards were offered for their ap-. prehension

Hang Together

In connection with the rewards offered Benjamin Franklin wit- tily remarked:

"If we don't hang together.

we'll all hang separately

AMERICA

Local Trade Figures

The following imports · from America are mentioned in Hong Kong's official statistics for 1934:

Independence Day, therefore, has since been the national holi-Animak (live) day of the once 13 young Colonies Building Materials

Chemicals & Drugs now 48 States and constituting Chinese Medicines. (Gin- one of the greatest Powers in the world,

In bygone. days in the United States firecrackers played an im- portant part in the celebration of

Liquors (Intoxicating) the day. But, in the words of Al Machinery and Engines Posen, "them days is gone for Manures

EKS

4.000

675,444 653,291

seng Dyeing and Tanning

Materials Foodstuffs Hardware

2,889,513

197,999

5,052,636

339,957

-6,741

1.453.447

77,719

2,118,913 14180

8,135,106

79,547 1,565,106 88,025

not

1.599.125

worth

Treasure Vehicles Wearing Apparel Sundries

901.573 158, 2,506,5

ever." Reasons? Too mary

Metals

Nuts and Seeds casualties. Juvenile fingers blown i Oils and Fats

off. Young eyes blinded

and, Paints

even hundreds of adults more or Paper

less seriously injured, to say Railway Materials,

Pier Goods and Textiles nothing of fires caused by fire- ctherwise enumerated

crackers" and fireworks. Lives | Tobacco

were lost and property millions of dollars destroyed on the Glorious Fourth.

Firecrackers Banned

So, gradually, throughout the entire nation the various States banned firecrackers. But the picnics, the baseball games, the outdoor sports, the carnivals, the private entertainments and, the speeches remain.

Politicians with an eye to office seized upon the occasion to de liver patriotic addresses, gladden

Total Imports

EXPORTS TO AMERICA

Local Trade Figures

Total Imports

HK$30,982,989

The following exports. to America the hearts of fond mothers by are mentioned in Hong Kong's que kissing little children, waving statistics for 1936:

the Stars and Strips and telling Emilding Materials, not HK:

the world. what a grand end

otherwise en

glorious place the country was Chinese Medicines and to please not forget to vote Dyeing and

for them at the next elecion

Materials Foodstuffs Serious and Fighter Side Hardware The day has its serious side) Liquora,, and its lighter side. The latter | Mangres

Metale

comes in the form of sports and Minerals and Ones

ments; a full hol

holiday, spirit

per thinki

often attend

and

Nuts and See

Palts Paper

$79.001

SUPPLEMENT

CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1935.

"Life insurance is a very important factor in the

economic life of this nation. It is a source of

gratification to me that the people of these United

States have availed themselves of life insurance,

with its attending wide-spread benefits, to a

larger degree than have the people of any other

country. Our advance in this direction has done

much to bring increasing solidity to the spiritual,

social, and economic structure of the nation.”

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.”

PRESIDENT OF THE UNTILED STATES

In a letter to the Financial Independence Work Committen

ASIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

UNDERWRITERS

Under American Charter

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FOR THE FAR EAST,

INCORPORATED

(Incorporated under the laws of the

State of Connecticut, USA)

Save For

Safety and

Satisfaction

Head Office 17% The

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AMERICAN

ASIATIC UNDERWRITERS

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PRES. ROOSEVELT'S BIOGRAPHY

FROM ANCESTRAL HOME NOT LOG CABIN

ROMPS ON WELL-ORDERED FARM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

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(By LADY KITTY VINCENT)«

IKE many of America's Presidents. Franklin De- lano Roosevelt was born a farm boy but in- like many, he came not from a log cabin. His birth- place, was the ancestral manor of his family · high above the stately Hudson River.........

*President Roosevelt still makes his home in that beautiful structure of colonial architecture at Hyde Park in Dutchess County, New York.

College Newspaper

He weighed ten pounds when he was born on Jan- uary 30, 1882, the son of James Roosevelt and Sara. Delano Roosevelt. As a boy he romped the 1,000– acre estate of his parents, exploring every nook and cramy of that well-ordered farm

He had his dogs and houses and, was fond of both.

His college chums credit Roose- Our branch of the Roosevelt velt with lifting the Crimson out | tribe," be delights in telling his of the slough and transförening it friends, "were great judges of into a provocative paper that since horseflesh" Eut we favoured trot-then has aroused. considerable ters. My first mount was a pony comment. Young Roosevelt is re- that father gave me,” he once told ported to have said, concerning"

"But the paper: {newspaper correspondents.

my joy at receiving the gift was): "When wou want somewhat dampened when I learn-start something.”

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red that Oggie Mills, one of my From Harvard Roosevelt went neighbours, had not only a pony, to Calmahis Law School, after- but an English groom to ride with ward taking the examination for · him."

admittance to the Bar and passing -The Oggie of his boyhood days with high marks. was none other than Ogden L. Boosevelt's choice of a bride Mills, now Secretary of the Trea was another Boosevelt-from that sury. Mills during the campaign banch of the family which gave was regarded as Roosevelt's severd the famous T. R. to the nation. est critic.

She was Anna Eleanor, the Boosevelt's edqcation as a child daughter of Elliott Roosevelt, was obtained from tutors and at youngest brother to the late Pre- the feet of his parents. In his sident. They were married "in reading he developed a fondness New York City in March, 1905 for the sea and its beroes that has And the bride's "Uncle Ted," came became one

of the outstanding from the White House in Wash- characteristics of a busy life. Atington to give her away. Hyde Park every TOOL In the

Day Of Bossiam house is filled with pictures of Roosevelt from 1905 to 1910 de- ships, stately clippers, old men-of-voted his time to his law and war, long since gone to their divided that time between · New graveyard," prints of Civil War York City and Hyde Park. In the vessels in action and

fall of 1910 the State of New even an ancient drawing of the famous York was rocked by scandals in- steamers that plied the Hudsonvolving public men Bossien had past his home in the halcyon days become a burning issue. The few

Democrats in Columbia, Futnam of racing on the river.

and Dutchess counties were hard “Sailor” President Roosevelt likes to be referred to State Senator for their district. pressed to find a candidate for

One after another of the so-called “ “My navy training."" he often leading local figures refused the remarks, has been of inestimable

nomination. value to me.”

Finally, as the story At the age of 14, young Roose-Franklin Roosevelt was brought velt was sent from his "fireside into the picture He was remem classroom" to Groton School for bered as an alert and up and Boys, a fashionable college pre coming young lawyer, liked by all, paratory school in Groton, Mass but whose nearest approach to He went, but not until he debated public service was as a member of the subject with his father, for the volunteer fire department of Franklin wanted to go to sex. This home town. He was persuad-

At Groton, he was one of the ed to run..

gpes.

most popular boys, all his bio He tells that be crossed the graphers agree. He played foot-Connecticut State line in his seal ball, baseball, hockey, and was one ons drive for votes and another of the rowing crew. Roosevelt time invaded the district of an was at Groton five years, being other Senator. He was elected by.. graduated with honours

1,100 votes *From Groton he went to Har-

Once in the Senate, Roosevelt vard. Before going to college, his led an insurgency that is still summers usually were spent in talked about. He dared defy the New Brunswick, where he sailed powerful Tammany Boss, Charles and learned of the mysteries of F. Murphy, who was endeavourin the seat

to have "Blue-eyed Billie Trip To Gersary! (0 | han named -One summer, however, he went Senator in the place of to-Europe with an Instructor. Degrew. During a recent visit to Albany by the sons of the former German For Crown Prince, the Governor laugh- ed bear. as he recalled, his

“Lour? timme

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Roosevelt