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No. 337.

L-Sports Committee Meeting.

attendance of those members pre- sent in the Colony is requested.

BRITISH TRADE

RISING..

WELL ABOVE THE 1924

LEVEL.

AMALGAMATIONS.

A meeting of the Sports Com- mittee under the President. Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin, will be held A novel analysis of British in at Volunteer Headquarters at .4dustry enabled Sir Philip Cuncliffe p.m. on Monday, July oth. A full Lister, the President of the Board of Trame, to declare with, emphasis in the House of Commdas on Jung 12th that definita progress has been made.in the past few months. ." He concentrated on 'measuring production, instead of exports and and produced striking imports,

2.-Arms.

All rifles and bayonets will be handed into Volunteer store immed-| iately for the annual inspection.

3.-Corps Band,

The Band will parade at full strength on Tuesday, 10th and Friday, 13th July, at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Headquarters. Proba tioners will not parade again until Monday, July 23rd.

4.-Mounted Infantry Dompany, Friday, July 8th. Instruction on M.G. at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.

Drex: Plain clothes.

Parade at Tuesday, July 10th. Stables at 5.45 p.m, for instruction and drill with pack animals. Dross: Plain clothes,

Friday, July 13th. Firing with M.G. at Kennedy Road Range. Parade at Corpe Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. Dress: Plain clothes.

6. Motor Cycle" Section, Monday, 9th and Friday, 13th July. Parade at Volunteer Head-i quarters at 5.30 p.m, with cycles. Dress: Mufti.

gares,

He took 1994 as his basic year and showed that last year, with the exception of the mining in- dustry and in spite of the aftermath of the prolonged stoppages of 1926, considerable advances were made. They proved to be ever greater in the first quarter of this year, when the following increases were found in comparison with the first quarter of 1024:-

Increase per cent.

Iron and steel production... 3.6 Non-ferrous metals Engineering and shipbuild-

15.5

ing.

Textiles Lenther, boots and shoes,

rubber

47.5 Generation of electricity... 47

15

8.7

DUCHESS OF 'YORK IN A

COTTAGE.

·SYMPATHY FOR A MOTHER.

DEAD SOLDIER SON'S PORTRAIT,

What happened after a knock came at the door of No., East Cottages, Marylebone, N.., one Saturday Little Church Street,

afternoon will be talked of in the neighbourhood for years.

!

When Mrs. Mary Farrer opened the door she found her visitor was the Duchess of York.

Mrs. Farrer. lives in the eight roomed cottage with her two mar. ried daughters and their families. Other rooms in the cottage are occupied by another family, mak ing altogether 29 men, women, and

children..

The Duchess had come to lay at a spot near the cottage the founda. tion stane of a block of flats which will replace much of the old pro- perty in the vicinity"

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

JULT UTI, 1939. $1,2911 mei. London...£139, nom.

buy.

B.K. Banks.....712¶

Do Chartered Banks

| Mercantile Banks, A. GE.....£36 nom.

Do.,

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..$37 sol. H.K. Stamboats......329 HK. Tug............ nom. Indo-Chine (Pre)......

$30 bay. Da Shell Transporta......15. nom.

(Def.) TV buy. Waterboat...190) nom, Kalan Mining Ada in, 60/- nom. Banguota

cilj buy, Langkats (combined)....... 12.10 noma.

Do. (single) Tla. 5,90 xomI Bhat. Explorations 74.15 bay. Shanghai Baub......... Tronoh Mines

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"Why, if it isn't the Duchess!" Mrs. Farrer cried when she answer-Hanghews... ed the knock..

"That's right, the visitor re- plied, smiling- "Can I come in ? "" "I should just say you can, madam, Mrs Farrer assured her heartily.

Mrs. Farrer showed the Duchess *Mining and Quarries was the into her parlour, and, staring at only hending which showed a slump. her, exclaimed: Excuse me look Sunday, 15th July. A tactical

Generally speaking, British producing at you, ma'am-but, my you ride will be held in the New Tertion in the past few months has are lovely!"

The Duchess laughed. Do let ritories and all ranks are requested bees 8 per cent. higher than four to keep this date free.

years ago.

me see your house," she said.

Parade at Kowloon Railway Sta tion at 10a.m. sharp.

Dress: Uniform with webbing belt. Shorts will be worn.

6.-Machine Gutt Company. Parade will be held at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Headquarters on dates 38 hereunder :-

N.C.O.'s Classon Vickers Machine Gun: Friday, 6th and Friday, 13th July. Dress Mufti.

Recruits-Arms and Squad Drill: Friday, 6th and Friday, 13th July, Dress: Multi, belt and sideartis.

7. Scottish Company. Vickers Gun Class of instruction will be held at Corps Headquarters ar0 p.m. on Monday, 9th July.

Sir Phillip expressed his strong approval of attempts to combine in sclling, especially among firms who at present maintain separate organi sations for selling the same lines of goods abroad. He hoped that selling combinations in foreign trade would be a step to combinations and amalgamations at home.

"No Fear Of Monopoly," "I do not fear monopoly," he said, "so long as productive capa- city in industry here and through- out the world is in excess of con- sumption. The whale incentive, of manufacturers and producers will be directed to increasing their turn over. If Combination is the horse you back," he added breezily "you "B.-Portuguese Company.

must put your money on it and give Lewis Gun: All N.C.O.'s and the chance to win the race." Nos, 1 and 2 of Lewis Gun Sections Mr. R. J. Boothby, whose position as Mr. Churchill's private secretary parade at Corps Headquarters on Monday and Friday.

always lends piquancy to his views," Recruits: Parade, at Corps Head-made remarkably outspoken quarters on Friday. In future all speech on this subject. He flatly those who joined the Corps after urged Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister to September, 1927, will parade with take much more active steps in recruits until passed out. Opportu bringing about large-scale amal- nity of passing out will be given in gamations and pointed to over the near future.

capitalisation and banking policy as the drags which have held up busi- ness organisation. ·

19.—Strength,

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The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as under

No. 1347 Pte. R. R. Winsor, Motor Cycle Section, as from July 3rd, 1028.

No. 1348 Pts. B. Xavier, No. 9 Platoon, as from July 4th,

10.-Leave,

1928.

Nos, 837 Pte. J. L' Adams, Be- serve Company, from June 25th to September 24th, 1928.

11-Struck Of The Strength. Having left the Colony as from May 17th, 1928:-No. 1073 Pte. H. Parsons, No. 2 Platoon

He pointed out that amalgama- tions in Britain have been most common in the lighter industries

Mrs. Farrer took her into the kitchen.

"You keep it nice and clean," the Duchess told her, looking round.

Invitation To Tea

The Duchess also visited the rooms of Mrs. Foy, who lives " upstairs. In the parlour her attention was attracted by a large photograph of this" she asked.

young soldier. "Oh, who is

"That was my son," replied Mrs. Foy.

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New Enginerings.......... ...Ti, 5 nom. Shanghai Dook................. Fl. 1051 xom. Ewo Cottons....... ......Tia, 8.70′′nem, gh, Usttoos (ald).The. S Orientals Cottons..............Tle. 2 buy, Xi sol.

Do. new....... 27 nom. H.K.&3. Hotel....................... $9.10 buy., 8.30

ark, 9.20 . E.K. Landa

..$651 buy, hadghai Lands 1

135 bay. Humphreys Extates...$14.10 buy,

141 sol. H.E. Roulties E.K. Tamway. Dom. Peak Trams (old)......... 12) nom

bo. (now)......... Star Forgioni........$643' nom China light quid)...... $12 wal

Do. (LOW)

$11,25 301. Do. (1928 Issue) ...$11.60°r. H.K. Eine $19 2. rights buy. Macao Electriou ....................$261 bay,

(new)..............$-6f Day.

China Bases Telephonse ...................... ...................... 28.00 bay. Singapore Tractions.... 1/3 com.

11. 10 bay,

D. (Pret.)...17/ nom. China Sugar Malabon Bugars ....................$24) num. Canton, Letabaz. Cementa (sumbinssi)................. $9.20- buy, 19.35/.40 18.

"Wast" the Duchess echoed, and then turning to the mother, said. softly. "Then he was killed in the warf I'm so sorry."

| As she spoke Mrs. Foy and others in the room saw the Duchess's eyes fill with tears, and presently they heard her murmur, "God bless you," as she took the mother's band. "Good-bye, ma'am," the occup ants of No. 4 cried as she left. Come again when the new flats are ready-and stay to tea!"

The Ducheas waved her hand to

Do.

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Do (btw) United Asbesto Dairy Farms........ Watsons Desa Wi

Lane Crawfords...... Mackintosh..... Sinceres...er Wa. Powell

....38 HOU ....$10 nom.

$21,80 buy. $14 el

..$0,50_1307._ [#2} sel."

$2U nom. ..ay, nom.

.39 boy. H.K. Amusements ......430 net. B.K. Constructions ........*li sul. B'qua. Indus. G. Bends...65% boy.

them, and smiled again. I won't, Cork Lomas prop. num. forget," she said.

buy.bayers; sel-sellers; sa—zales ; kom-nominal,

85 PER CENT. TRADE WITH BRITAIN.

BANKER'S REMINDER TO NEW ZEALAND.

soap and jute, for example although their need was not great- est. They have resulted in great progress, while the heavy indus tries, coal and iron, for which amal- "gamation would provide the boons

WELLINGTON, N.Z. of atabilised production and prices, have been behind in reorganisation. tariffs are dangerous and selfish," "Speaking broadly, excessive Why?" he asked." ! Over- capitalisation is one cause."

| eaid_Sir George Elliot, chairman of

Mr. Austin Hopkinson, an inde- the Bank of New Zealand, when he pandent member, who turns a face was asked his opinion on New of flint against every proposal for Zealand's tariff policy. He added: reorganisation, interjected: "Over- capitalisation is the invariable ac- companiment of amalgamation."

Mr. Boothby: I do not think I'm- perial Chemicals are over-capitalis.

Having completed three years' service and claimed his discharge, as from December 23rd, 1997-No. 677 Pte. A. W. L. Ramsey, No. 2 ed. Platoon.

-R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, Major,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.

Hong Kong, July 9th, 1928,

NOTICE.

Promenade Concert. There will be a Band Concert at Volunteer Parade ground at 9.15 p.m. on Friday, July 20th, 1928, by the Band of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, by kind permission of Licut-Colonel L. J. Comyn, C.M.G., D.8.0., and the officers.

Tickets, 81 cach, are obtainable at Volunteer Headquarters and Anderson Music Co.

MR. KIPLING'S ONE WORD.

The story of Mr. Kipling refua ing an offer of five shillings a word for an article, calls to mind another which was told of him in his earlier days when his price was reputed to be half-a-crown a word.

Mr. Hopkinson: I do.

Mr. Boothby: Then we disagree. I am certain that there are many small collieries which will never be able to get going, and there are hundreds of small firms" in cotton and iron and steel that are so over- capitalised that they will never re- cover their former position. The banks must realise that this capital has to be written down to scratch.

"I believe," declared Mr. Booth- by," the big joint stock banks are keeping afloat too many dud com- Fanies.

New Zealand should never for get that Great Britain takes 83 per cent, of her exports and that the Dominion receives only. 50 per cent. of her imports from the Mother Country.

The industries of the Old. Coun- try have never been in a worse state than they are to-day, and all sorts of schemes are being considered in an endeavour to remedy the position. If Great Britain decided to put a tariff , upon foodstuffs it would be a sorry day for New Zealand and Australia. It is all very well for New Zealand to call herself the dairy farm of the Empire, but she must not forget that there is a workshop 13,000 miles away, and unless she takes the producte of that workshop, there will not be much custom for the dairy. .. In the course of a lecture Sir man who said there was no senti- George Elliot remarked that the

ment in business was foolish, Busi ness was full of sentiment, no mat-

Young, of the Waldorf Hotel, professional man, might eay to the Mrs. Eileen Annette Sellenster, what those outside the com- mercial world, doctor, minister and London, petitioned for divorce from her husband, Mr. George Archibald Wallace Young, of in- dependent meane, on the ground of his adultery at the Royal Park Hotel, Knightsbridge, 8.W. The suit was undefended.

THRICE DIVORCED,

JUDGE'S "AS FAR AS THE ÉVIDENCE GOES.”

contrary.

Sir George Jones, M.P., appeared Yau Chiu Man, D.C.L. Counsellor & Attorney-at-Law.

for Mr. Young, who gave evidence. Evidence was also given by ber solicitor, Sir John Pakeman, and by witnesses from the hotel.

Then, se now, he'regarded all in- trusive admirers, such as auto- graph-hunters, with contempt and hatred, and there was one persis tent American who failed on several occasions to secure his autograph. Mr. Justice Bateson observed that This gentleman at lash wrobe to Mr. Mr Young was married to the Kipling, saying that he was sorry petitioner in 1923. He gave his age he could not commission a story, as 39, and seemed to have been but that one word from his hero divorced 'now for the third time. would make him happy, and that" Whether it is only the third time he therefore enclosed half-a-crown. or not, I do not know," he added, He received in reply a half-sheet | "but far as the evidence before me goes this in the third time that of note-paper, on which was screw- led the single word." Thanka" a wife has divorced him. There Evening Standard.

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