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EXCELLENT

SWIMMING IN

C.B.S. FINALS

Junior Boys Returns Good Times

CHOCOLATE HOUSE WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

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(By "CRAWL") Some splendid talent was display in the European YMCA. swimming pool this morning, when the Central British School annual aquatic championship finals were held, Chocolate House winning the Inter-House competition by the large margin of 74 points, scoring 134 points as against 60 by Red House, and 42 by Blue House.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936

The qutstanding feature of the championships, was the splendid Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstraction Finance Corporation, and efforts of the younger boys, some three other passengers narrowly escaped death in this aeroplane last month The pilots" compartment burst into flames near Ferris, Texas, 20 miles from of whom covered the 50 yards Dallas. The Baming ship was then raced to earth, the door of the compart free-style in under 31 seconds, ment being tightly shut to keep the flames from reaching the passengers. while R. Keown, who is probably The co-pilot. Eugene Schacher, later died of burns, but the passengers and the best swimmer in the School, the pilot, who was badly burned, were saved: won the 50 Yards title from Ken-

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hard in 29 2-5 secs, which is ex-

traordinarily good time for a LOCAL TRAFFIC

schoolboy.

fine E. Rodgers swam a very race in the Senior 100 Yards free-

style, when he beat N. Booker by a touch in 71 4-5 secs., these two swimming neck-and-neck all the way from start to finish.

he would have won.

Finest Feat

Hed

ACCIDENTS

23 People Injured Last Week

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

BRITAIN'S SHARE IN WORLD TRADE

ANALYSIS MADE BY MR.

W. RUNCIMAN

CONTINUAL RISE IN FIGURES WAS MAINTAINED LAST YEAR

London, To-day.

Speaking on the Board of Trade vote in the House of Commons last evening the President of the Board, Mr. Walter Runciman, declared that Britain's commercial policy remained unchang- ed. It was founded on equality of opportunity for all nations, qualified only by the duty of others to play their part in the same general scheme. Only by the removal of artificial restrictions which hampered multilateral international trade could there be any hope of restoring the turnover of overseas trade which Britain enjoyed before the crisis of 1931...

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The policy of developing the overseas markets by trade agreements was being steadily pursued. But it seemed probable The wedding took place at the for some time to come that the hopes of British exporters would Registry yesterday afternoon of have to be concentrated mainly on a continued expansion of trade Mr. Robert Wayne Adams, a mem- within the Empire, and with other countries of the sterling area. ber of the band of the Cathay Nevertheless, looking at the whole world, there were cer- in the Colony of Hong Kong, Ballroom, and Miss Alice Chow, tain encouraging features. Statistics available covering the past Booker concentrated on the race including the Island, Kow-former dancing instructress. Mr. few years suggested that in spite of the growth of economic instead of watching his opponent loon and the New Territories, 31. J. Abbott, Deputy Registrar of nationalism the levels of prosperity in individual countries tended during the week ended at 8 am Marriages, officiated, and the wit- to rise and fall together, although it was true that special factors on Saturday last. there were alto- nesses were Mr. Earl West and continued to retard progress in the gold bloc countries. If there were no further major developments of a disturbing character One of the finest feats recorded gether 49 traffic accidents, as the Mr. Earl Whaley.

abroad, and assuming the continuance of industrial pesce at this morning was in the Interme-result of which 23 persons were

Betty Park, aged 13, of Nathan home, there was every reason to hope, Mr. Runciman said, that diate Boys 100 Yards free-style, injured. which was won by Williams in 72 Of the persons injured, 22 were Road. Kowloon, was admitted to the progress of the past three or four years would be continued. secs, the latter beating Dwyer by pedestrians who were either walk-the Kowloon Hospital on Tues

In the course of his speech! Activity in other industries was the road day with a broken arm received several yards. Williams is only 14ling or running across

and were struck by vehicles. when she fell down while playing Mr. Runciman gave a survey of reflected in the bigger demand for years of age.

what he described as another electrical material, beavy and The motor industry con- The standard of diving

A Chinese male was

year of marked progress in all light. very good and the best performer when he was caught between

Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 the principal industries of the tinned its prosperous career. From of the day was Sanders, in the motor, lorry, reversing into

cars and chassis Junior Boys' section. He was the timber-yard, and a stock of tim- hours ending at 10 am. to-day was United Kingdom, with the ex-October to April last the produc

10.01 inch. The total since January ception of coal and cotton. The tion of private only performer to receive full ber. marks for a dive, his first from

Of the 49 accidents, 23 were 1 has been 28.25 inches, against progress had been remarkably increased by over 11 per cent and good in all industries supplying of commercial vehicles by 10 per: an average of 4441 inches. the top board, which was perfect collisions between vehicles;

the home markets. It had been cent, as compared with the cor- responding period a year earlier. ly executed.

were collisions between vehicles

slower in the export trade.

Advance In Bayon Mr.. Runciman cited a large

Artificial silk was a young in- number of statistics to illustrate the improvement in the country's dustry which had shown remark economic position. The number ably rapid development. The Unit- of insured persons in employmented Kingdom was now the third in Great Britain in June, exclud-largest producer of rayon yara was and held second place as exporter ing agricultural workers, over 440,000 more than a year ago of myon piecegoods. The advance and the number of unemployed was of rayon had not been at the ex-

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injured at the Central British School.

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The girls were also featured in and pedestrians; and five accidents some good swimming, Miss Cwere due to other causes. Bone and Miss Booker being "pro-

minent throughout.

Junior Girls 25 Yards Free Style:

1. Miss D. Craig

2

Miss E. Goodwin.

3. Miss J. Freeman

Junior Boys' 25 Yards "Free Style:-

1. Marris

CORRESPONDENCE

Fete Nationale

[To The Editor "China MaiTM

Sir,I am anxious to express to the China Hall my deep thanks for Intermediate Girls 25 Yards Free the friendly terms in which it al-

2. Williams 3. Turner

Style:

1. Miss E. McKelvie

2. Miss M. Parsons

3. Miss B. Houghton

The ss. Tjisaroea is due to sail for Amoy, Cainnanpo, Dairen and Shanghai at 5 a.m. on Sunday

[next.

RIFLEMAN FINED

Assault Of Amah And Fitter In Jaffre Road

nearly 300,000 less. In spite of pense of the other textile indus- the competition from road trans-tries. It had grown rather as a port, the railway receipts were valuable source of new raw

the terial to them. Lancashire manu- Rifleman Arthur Robinson, of about £1,850,000 higher in Ithe Royal Ulster Rides, was this first six months of this year than facturers in "particular had been to morning found guilty of assault-in the corresponding period of ready to seize upon the possibili- ing Tam Sam, an amah at No. 130 1935, and the pooled receipts from ties of using rayon yarn for new Jaffre Road, on Monday, and with freight traffic accounted for near-fabrics, the demand for which assaulting Ching Hin, a 5tter, only the whole of the increase. the same date in Jaffre Road.

tuded to the

French Fete Nationale in general, and the local celebration in particular. have sent copies of the paper

J. LEURQUIS, Consul de France.

Intermediate Boys 50 Yards Free the Foreign Office.

Style:-

Im

Williams

2 Dwyer

3 Pryde

Senior Girls 23 Yards Free Style:-

1. Miss J. Booker

2. Miss V. Featherstonhaugh

3. Miss C. Bone

Senior Boys' 50 Yards Free Style:

1. R. Keown

2 Kennard

3. Hurley

Junior Girls'. 50 Yards Free Style:

1. Miss D. Craig

2

Miss B. Goodwin

3. Miss Jones

Junior Boys 30 Yards Free Style:-

1. Morris

Williams

3. Turner

Intermediate Girls: 50

Junior Boys' "One

Width

Back-

Strokes.

2.

1. Williams.

Sanders

3. Morris

Intermediate Girls' 25 Yards Back-

Stroke:-

Miss E. McKelvie

2. Miss P. Turnbull

2. Miss F. McKelvie

Intermediate Boys 25 Yards Back:

Stroke:

1. Williams

2 Lockhart

3. Pryde

Yards Free Senior Girls

Stroke:

25

Yards

Back-

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1. Miss J. Booker

2. Mier C. Bone

3. Miss A. Martin

Expansion Continues

In the same period postal

would make good some portion of the losses of the former trade in re-cotton fabrics.

Mir. Runciman analysed the in the

He was fined $25, and ordered ceipts increased by nearly 4 per to pay $10 to the first complainant cent. and bark clearances by figures of overseas trade

second.

a com as compensation and $3 to the nearly 7 per cent. Retail sales, first half of the year, published on

which reflected the conditions Tuesday. He said that

the first six over the whole country, were 6parison between per cent. more in 1935 than in the months of 1935 and 1936 showed previous year, and the expansion that although the export trade had had continued this year. Sales in not gone up with the same ra the first five months of 1936 were pidity as in recent years, - it was In January to jabout 7 per cent. more in value still increasing. than in 1935. Industrial produc-Jime 1936 the total exports were tion last year

was about 7 per valued at £206,500,000, and in the cent. greater than in 1934 for corresponding period this year to £207,- both the export and home market, the figures had risen and in the first quarter of this 900,000. were year there was an increase of 9

MAN WITH SHOT WOUND

Alleged Threats To Witness

Remarkable statements

Encouraging Figures

made during the hearing of 1 per cent over the first quarter Imports had gone up to an even Intermediate Boys 100 Yards Free Senior Boys 25 Yards Back-Stroke: case at Berkshire Quarter Sessions of last year. At the end of June greater degree. Intports of food,

Style:

1.

Misa E. McKelvie

2 Miss S. McKelvie

3. Miss B. Houghton

Style:

1. Williams

2. Dwyer

3. Pryde

Senior Girls' 50 Yards Free Stayle:--

1 Miss C. Bone

2. Miss V. Featherstonhaugh

in

Miss J. Booker

Senior Boys' 100 Yards Free Style:-

1. R. Bodzen

2. N. Booker

3. P. Paul.

Junior Girls' Diving;—

1. Miss D, Craig

2: Mist Byers

3. Miss B. Jones

Junior Boys' Diring

1. Sanders

2. Williams

3. Cook

Intermediate Girls' Diving:-

1. Miss E. McKelvie

2 Miss B. Houghton

3. Miss D. McCaw

Intermediate Boys" Diving:----

1. Dwyer

2. Pryde...

3. Stephenson

Senior Girls' Diving:-

1. Misy P. Snaith

2. Miss A. Martin

2. Miss J. Booker:

Senior Boys' Diving:

1. Kennard

2. Ainslie

3. F. Rodgers

Junior Girls One: Wid

Strokes

1. Misa/3./Freemmin

2 Miss E. Byers

L: Keown

2. Hosegood Pirde Junior Girls 25

Race:..

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at Reading recently.

the tonnage of merchant vessels drink and tobacco showed an in- 850,000 crease from £166,000,000 to £179,- George Henry Willis, aged 26, under construction Obstacle a Tards

labourer, of Winkfield, was gross tons, compared with 560,099 000,000; of raw materials and ar

ticles mainly unmanufactured| charged with breaking into the gross tons a year ago.

Reviewing the main industries from £108,000,000 to £119,000,000; 1: Miss E. Byers and Miss Bhourse of Albert P. Sands, a Jones.

Winkfield dairyman, and stealing Mr. Runciman stated that engin and of articles wholly or mainly Sanders jabout £7 108. The case was ad-eering showed continued improve-manufactured from £88,000,000 to

ment, and in some branches-ma-very nearly £102,000,000. journed until next Sessions.

Junior Boys' Obstacle Race:

Tie between Turner and and, Williams and Morris

Intermediate Girls' Obstacle Race:-

McKelvie

all-

It was alleged that since the chine tools, for instance the de- Although the exports had in- Miss P. Tarabull and Miss E-police court proceedings Mr. Sands mand had overtaken the supply-creased by only £1,400,000 that must not be regarded as entirely had been detained in Windsor In the electrical industry an Hospital suffering from a gunshot round improvement had been con-unfavourable, for part of the slow- wound in the hand.

Intermediate, Boys' Obstacle. Race:

1. Stephenson and Silkstone

Senior Girls Obstacle Race:-

1. Miss M. Booker and Miss Bone

Senior Boys Obstacle Race:

1. F. Rodgers and N. L. Booker

Girls' Inter-House Relay

1. Red House.

2. Blue House

3. Chocolate House

Boys' Inter-House Relay:—-

1 Chocolate House

2 Red House

3. Blue Houm

Inter-House Championship

1. Chomlate. Konse 1341⁄2 pts.

C.

Supt. Brady said that Mr. Sands might be in hospital for three! weeks. The shot. had been fired

jat short range from outside a window while Mr. Sands was at home.

Mr. M. Pitman, the chairman: Are you preferring any charge?

Supt. Brady: Not at the mo ment, but witnesses are being-in- timidated.

tinued since 1936..

CANADA'S WHEAT

CARRY-OVER

Latest Estimate Issued

over

ing up was due to the almost com-1 plete cessation for a time of ex- ports to Italy, which were £4,000,000 less than in the first half of last year.

The excess of imports of mer- chandise over exports went up from £124,000,000 to $162,000,-| 000, but there was no reason to anticipate any serious debit ba- Fort William, Canada lance of payments this year. The Canada's wheat carry-over at decline in international trade, the end of this crop year, July 31, said Mr. Runciman, appeared to should not be more than 125,000,000 have been arrested at last, and bushels, if the present rate of ex-though the improvement was CITY TOWN PLANNING SCHEME ports is maintained, according to yet slight the share of Britain in the monthly report of the Board world trade was definitely in- The 68th anniversary of the The Court of Common Council of Grain Commissioners issued creasing. In 1932 Britain's pro-

town-here

portion of the world's export trade death of Charles Dickens, at,iz to consider shortly a Gada Hill, diear Rochester,

2. Red House 68,pts:

3. Blue Bouse €23% pts.

DICKENS ANNIVERSARY

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was planning scheme for the City of The Carry-over on July 31 last stood at 9.9 per cent. It rose in

1935-30 16.8per cent 3. Miss B. Goodwin and Misr P. commemorated at evensong in London, exchading the Inner and year was 218,000,000 bushels

Wireless Service. Middle Temple. Kirby tied

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"Good morning. Hawkins."

"You're very bright, Sir, after your late night”

"Quite, Hawkins, and I drank Gimlets in no-er-small

quantity."

"There. Sir, is the explanation. The lime juice neutralizes the elements generally responsible for the "hangover" - I trust you specified "Rose's Lime Juice, Sir."

"Yes I did and always be sure to keep some on izand."

"ROSE'S LIME JUICE"

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