1937-02-26 — Page 8

MAIL EBRUA

M.

An Appeal For Public Generosity

FORTY MILLION DOLLARS MEL FLAG DAY FOR WHAMPOA HARBOUR Port Development Scheme Approved

WORK STARTING ALMOST

IMMEDIATELY

FORTY MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ON TREMEND- OUS DEVELOPMENT IN THE WHAMPOA AREA WHICH MAY BE EXPECTED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION OF RIVER TRAVELLERS SOON.

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tained from the Ministry of Fin-

ance.

itor, “China Mail"]

Sir, May I ask that through the help of the "China Mail,” you would please make this appeal.

To-morrow, the Ministering-Les- made gue is holding a Flag Day, and I Arrangements have been between the harbour commission do beg most uncerely that every- and the three government banks, one will be generous to this old and namely the Central Bank of China, most deserving charity which as- the Bank of China and the Bank sists, for the most part, the less of Communications, to mortgage well known charities, part of the bonds for a man of and non-Chinese.

et immediate needs $3,000,000 to meet in construction work.

Customs Surtax

To provide a sinking fund for the construction bonds, a per cent Customs surtax will, it is un- in-Kwangtung, AFTER PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT FACILI-derstood, be levied

TIES HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP AND REJECTED COUN- and the monthly proceeds will be LESS TIMES OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, THE "CHINA directly remitted to the Ministry of MAIL" UNDERSTANDS THAT FINAL APPROVAL HAS Finance for custody....

For the expropriation of land, a BEEN GIVEN

Land Price Fixation Committee IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS IN THE ORIGINAL SCHEME is being organised by the Bureau THE COST HAS BEEN of Land Administration, the Bureau HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

and CUT BY HALF, BUT THE WORK WILL BE STARTED of Agriculture and Forestry, the

Canton District: Government, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

the civic bodies in Whampoa. It function is to fix impartially the Price of land which must be propriated for the construction of the harbour works.

A FIVE PER CENT. CUSTOMS SURTAX IS LIKELY TO BE

IMPOSED TO PROVIDE FOR SINKING FUND CHARGES.

The project for the construction, trips during the past few days to sup of the Whampoa Harbour has been Whampao to investigate and revised by the Kwangtung Provin-ervise the preliminary work, which cial Government in order to hasten is proceeding without a hitch. its completion.

The first stage, which calls for the improvement of the river chan- Cut In Half

nel, the building of dykes and While the original project pro-wharves and the completion of the vided for the construction of a har land survey is expected to be bour with an area of 250,000 mow completed by the end of at a total outlay of $80,000,000, it is when the second stage of now proposed to reduce the area to will be started right away. 120,000 mow and the total cost to approximately $40,000,000.

June, work

ex-

hinese

Amongst its obligations the Lea- gue has pledged itself to keep two cots in the Home at Ottershaw- and a cot in the Nethersole Hospi- tal here. Last year funds were al- located to:-

Nethersole Hospital, M.C.L. Cot. Hong Kong Benevolent Society. Hong Kong Society for the Pro-

tection of Children.

Blind Home, Pokfulam Victoria Home and Orphanage. Sailors and Soldiers Home. CMS School Fund:

Garrison Ladies Help Society. Kowloon City Alms Houses. Salvation Army Home, Kowloon

City.

Chinese YM.C.A. Baby- Clinic. Saint John's Ambulance.

Emblems will be on sale from 8 It is estimated that at least 50,- 000 mow of land will be expropriat-am till noon. Sellers have been ed at an approximate cost of asked to refrain from going into

any offices. $2,000,000.

The Governing Body of the Victoria League announce that Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth have graciously consented to become Patrons of the League as well as Her Majesty Queen Mary, who, as Princess of Wales, became Patroness in 1906. Their Majesties, as Duke and Duchess of York, have been Vice-Patrons of the Victoria League since 1923.

Bond Issue Whampao Harbour Construction Mr. Tsang Yang-fu, Mayor of Bonds amounting to about $6,600,-

The RMS. "Empress of Japan Canton, who is concurrently director 000, it is learned, will be issued of the Whampoa Harbour Construc-soon possibly next week, approval left Shanghai to-day at 9 am, and tion Commission, has made several for their issuance having been ob is due at Kobe on Sunday at 6 am.

THE GERMAN COMMUNITY PRESENTS

KING'S

at the

THEATRE

on SUNDAY, February 28th, at 11 am.

the film

"WILLPOWER"

Glimpses of New Germany A Party Rally of National Socialists

at Nuremberg

(Awarded the first prize at the International Film Exhibition

in Venice)

Tickets at the advance booking office of the King's Theatre

Dress Circle 80

~Back Stalls 40 cents

EARLY BOOKING SUGGESTED

Despite the many calls for char- ity, I would ask for generous sup port to this Flag Day...

Yours etc.

MARY KING.

President.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

The Director of the St. John Ambu-: lance Brigade acknowledges with grate- ful appreciation and thanks the receipt of the following donations:

34 junks, Cheung Chan $103, Sir Atholl Macgregor $50; Mr. Tang Lim Ming $40; Mong Jang Wai $25.30, Mr. Tang Chean Yau $25; Sun Hing Wai $20 Sex Po Shnen $16.05; Law Oke Chuen 16; Sha Kong Wai $1240; Mrs. Tang Lo Sze $10, Mr. A el Arculli $10; Rear Admiral Sedgwick $10; Sha Shan Chuen $7; Mr. Ng Yee Takes by Che Wai 45, Meng Lan $5; Felix: $2; Mrs Kwok Ah Mui $1.

The annual general meeting and Dinner of the Diocesan School Old Boys Association will be held this evening at the Hotel Cecil, com- mencing at 7.15 pm. All members and Old Boys are invited to attend.

A Useful Hint To Nursing Mothers

ad daily

Women nursing babies should care- fully watch their own regularity, for

lets which rob

tists” eve

PINKETTES

KEEP YOU WELL

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