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HONG KONG TELEPHONE LINK WITH MANILA AND CHUNGKING INAUGURATED

THE FIRST STEP towards linking Hong Kong with all im- portant cities in the world by radiotelephone was suc- cessfully inaugurated this morning by Messrs. Cable and Wireless when messages were exchanged between His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffrey Northcote, and His Excellency President Manuel Quezon of the Philippine Islands, and His Excellency Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister of China.

The inauguration ceremony took, out the promise of quicker and easier place in the office of Mr. J. P. Sherry, communication in the future with the the Manager of the Hong Kong Tele-United States of America, a very de- phone Company, Limited, in the pre-sirable consummation for us. sence of a distinguished gathering.

Sir Shou Son Chow talked to the Mayor of Chungking.

FAITH AND ENTERPRISE

"It is not possible to enumerate in the space of two or three minutes the full list of commercial activities ex-

Following a time signal by the Manila Telephone Company, Mr. E. I.isting in our two territories which will Wynne-Jones, Post Master General derive benefit from this new service; (Hong Kong) and Major J. E. H. Ste- the banker, the chipowner, the trader, venot (Manila) introduced His Excel- the broker and a host of others will lency The Governor and President be the gainers thereby. Nor will its Quezon.

advantages be confined to the field of

in:: Mr. J. Scott Harston, Chairman of commerce; they will be felt both. the Hong Kong Telephone Company, administrative matters and in the so- two Limited, then

exchanged greetings cial and domestic affairs of the

being are to-day with Major Stevenot, and Mr. W. E. populations who Rickwood, Manager of Messrs. Cable brought into yet closer touch with one and Wireless talked with Mr. Morris, another. Manager of the Manila branch of the Radio Corporation of America.

A THOUSAND ELEPHANTS AND A MILLION THRILLS!ched to Chungking.

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"While, therefore, we, the benefic- iarles of the new services, congratu- At 11.15 a.m. the Manila Station late ourselves, it is only just that the of stood-by while Hong Kong was swit-courageous faith and enterprise

Cables and Wireless Limited should' Sir Shou Son Chow, speaking in be acknowledged with deep gratitude Mandarin, introduced His Excellency and most heartily commended. With the Governor to His Excellency Dr. H. every confidence I wish on behalf of H. Kung. China's Minister of Finance, the Colony of Hong Kong the best of' following which, greetings were ex luck to this new departure of changed between Sir Shouson Chow far-seeing and public-spirited and the Mayor of Chungking.

pany. To this I would add my hearty Hong Kong was then re-connected congratulations to the Hong Kong with Manila and local English news- Telephone Company on their willing paper representatives exchanged mes- and effective co-operation.

with representatives of Manila sages newspapers,

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE ·

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THRIVING TRADE

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"Lastly, my dear Mr. President, should like to take this opportunity "I am glad to hear your voice again," of giving voice to the warm friendship said President Quezon to His Excel-which this Colony feels towards our leny the Governor in the course of the | greeting message.

His Excellency replied:

good neighbours, the Philippine Is- lands. We have a thriving trade with you and many of us go yearly to you: "The occasion is, as I am sure you for the holiday amenities which your will agree, a specially happy one, beautiful lands and waters provide soTM marking as it does the forging of a plentifully. And whether our object new link between the Philippine is pleasure or business we always find. Islands and the British Colony of there a friendly welcome and fair Hong Kong. This radio-telephone ser- treatment. I am confident that this radio-telephone service will make such contacts more easy, more frequent and more fruitful than ever before, and it gives me great hapinesss to help in* insurating it.

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inaugurate to-day, stands. in my view for at least three different things. It is a witness of the already extensive connections which have been formed between the Philippines and our- selves; it is also a proof of our firm bellef that those connections are go- ing to multiply to an extent which requires the setting up of this very convenient form of communication be- tween you and us. Nor is that the end of the matter for, obviously. the establishment of a wireless telephone service to the Philippine Islands holds

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MESSAGE TO DR. KUNG Talking to Dr. H. H. Kung, His Ex-- cellency, said:

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