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FY virtue of the Fowers conferred on them in Articla. of the Trust Deed, the Trustees of the Fesce Memorial Scholarships bare made ar rangements whereby the examination for these scholarships shall bencefor-

School ward be the

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The list of examination subjects to be taken by candidates, aligible for the saholship of which TEREE will be competed for, in December 1930, is su follows:-

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14 Chemistry.

1 Phyrics 16-Botany,

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WEATHER REPORT

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than the ordinary small-scale pro-. ducer, and the question is presented as to whether 'Congress should in- crease the protection of the big con

ceras in order to save the little

News and Views.

Oue case of small-pox (Chinese)

Five Victoria twopeuny stamps with the date 1850 were found by an Australian in his grandfather's correspondence. He sent them to an Old Bond Street stamp dealers, £162 Usually a tropenny stamp of the 1830 issue brings £15, but in this instance there was a block of five, and their value was more than doubled,

Canberra's Coat of Arms,

Canberra by Royal warrant har now been granted a coat of arINS and in the common seal of the for use on appropriate occasions Federal Capital Commission. The R

seletied was the work of 0.

One (1) A novel element has been and one ease of enteric (Annamite, where recently, they were sold for design heraldry expert of

injected into the tariff deliberation imported) were reported on Friday. by the proposals of both farmers and manufacturers for high duties against competitive, substitute pro. ducts, as for example the support of cotton men of duties on jute, (5) Although both the House of Repre sentatives and Senate have been

consider duties on many important compelled by political exigencies to raw materials, such as hides, dax seed, and vegetable oils, many of these rates will run contrary to the London Office: 21, Bride Lane, old theory that raw materials should

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONO, AUGUST 19, 1929.

THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

of Finance

be available at low cost and that

protection should be reserved for the manufacturers because of the labour

involved.

A paw factor in American tariff debates arises in the fact that

manufacturers are now more active ly than ever before seeking to develop export trade. Competition in world, markets requires that manufacturing costs be kept as low as possible, and many economists fear that increased duties on farm and industrial products will raise the domestic price level, and done tic costs of production, and thu handicap the entry into export felds. Forty foreign countries have formally or informally made known their dissatisfaction with various

The Water Control Office was closed on Saturday and in future enquiries should be made to Mr. H. 5. House at the Public Works Department.

The James Der A Wing. Co., 14, Tai Tobacco Co., Ltd., and the the Leong Hing Co., Ltd., the Kwok Hang Shun Wo Co., Ltd., have been struck off the register.

The rainfall recorded at the Royal Observatory for the 24 hours ending p.m. yesterday was 1.98 inches. For the previous 24 hours rainfall was .42 for an inch.

Sydney. From a heraldic point of view the design is considered to b the most suitable yet granted to of the shield the devices have a Australia. On the principal part definite beraidie meaning a triple towered castle being the emblem of Following on the announcement a capital city. The parliamentary by Mr. Kellaway, a former Post Crown are the emblems of Parlia mace, the sword of justice, and the master General, that a successful meat, the executive and the crown ducted by wireless between Australia feature in the crest the portcullis telephone conversation had been con-

which together comprise the govern- and England, a Post Office officialis a link with the capital city of mest of the country. The main

stated that negotiations were al the Empire, Westminster. The aug- ready in progress with the Austra city is conveyed by a gum tree and gestion of Canberra as 's garden Ban Government with a view to a green mound, the crown over all establishing a regular telephonic emphasizing the fact tha: Canberra service between the two countries supporters of the shield are two is an Imperial capital city. The Experimental tests will be began swaas, the Australian black swan in the near future to explore the and a white swan suggesting the practicability of a short-wave ociation of a white race with the White Australia polier and the as original black race. The White Rose of York is included to asso- cinte His Royal Highness" the Duke inaugurate the city. The motto of York, who visited Australia to

translated means, For the King, the Law, and the People.".

Dross-Fitting in London.

A London woman correspondent. writes:-Some unaccustomed shop-

who pers

weat to the

to see

The total output of the Kailanvice on a commercial basis. The Mining Administration's mines for official added that the question of the week ending August 3 amount-establishing similar telephone ser. ed to 10,993 tons, and the les vices with South Africa and other Dominions was also receiving at during the period to 75,300 tons.

tention.

A Fian named Pena Annani was

handed over to the Police by the process of formation with a capital Captain of the as Nagara on the of £1,000,000, half of it British and A company in South Africa is in

ship's arrival in port from Shang- half American, for the purpose of hai yesterday. Annani stowed away recovering radium from are in the when the ship was two days' out. promoters are Mr. Charles Reed, of among the cargo but was discovered Union and South-West Africa. The It has not been possible to establish Johannesburg, and Mr. J. A. Mar how the man got into straightened fuped to bring down the price of cus, an American fancier. It is circumstances as a Finnish inter-radium. Mr. Reed estimates that Preter was not available yesterday. The man will probably be charged to-day at Kowloon Magistracy.

THE United States Senate, recon- vening this week in a special session after a two months recess, bas tariff revision on the calendar as its major task.

The HAWLEY-SHOOT Bill, already passed by the House of Representatives, was the subject

rates or administrative features of Committee, hearings the HAWLEY-SMoor Bill as it left the during most of the recess. All in- House of Representatives, and this dications are that the tariff debates adverse opinion cannot be ignored will be marked by intense bitter- by legislators. Over the border, in ness, as the allied farming organi- tion at the proposed new duties, Post of Chief Interpreter in the Canada, there is not only indigna-

Applications are invited for the sations-embracing ten national but strong threats of reprisals. Supreme Court of Hong Kong. bodies-were dissatisfied with the More than 40 per cent of American Candidates must be British subjects relative levels on agricultural and exports to the Dominion enter duty of European birth and thoroughly industrial rates as passed in the free, and there are fears in the conversant with the Cantonese dia House, and at the mid-summer United States that the Dominion lect while a knowledge of a second hearings made a profound effort to ay abandon her attitude of co-dialect of the Chinese language in secure further increases of duties on operation and turn more strongly desirable. The commencing salary farm products while simultaneously

towards Imperial Preference. New seeking to discourage threatened in-and increased Canadian duties on

is at the rate of £360 per sonum rising to £500 and an allowance

creases in the tariff as applied to American exparts would not be re-will be granted in aid of rent

factory products. The farming. organisations waged a propaganda campaign throughout the summer in favour of an average ad valorein level of 40 per cent on agricultural products, and alleged that at the

garded very happily by manufac turers and merchants in the United States. It is infereeing to note that the reaction of European motor-car manufacturers toward the

Applications should be made in writing to Mr. C. D. Melbourne, the Registrar, on or before the 31st inst.

the property of the company, which is situated partly in the Cordonis district (Bechuanaland) and partly in South-West Africa, contains

lustre.

millions of tons "of pitchblende. Pitchblende is a brownish black, massive mineral with a pitch-like

uranium oxide, and in addition to It consista largely of

portant as a source of radium. being a source of uranium is im-

Fairey bombing

plane piloted by Flight-Lieut.

A two-seater John FT. Barrett with Aircraft in a field by Conley Street, between

man A. Wilson as observer crashed

St.

sales

WOMED

were amused department quite indifferent to trying on frocks in the dress

looking on. But the sight might have been seen on any normal day the fact that strangers were

shops long before the sales... All in some of the best equipped London the same, it still seems odd to see women standing in full view of the other customers and of the man in charge" of the department while they try on various frocks. It was. interesting to see how much more becoming were some of the princoss petticoats in which they appeared: from time to time than any of the frocks the women tried on, and it occurred to me that if they grew. Accustomed to appearing in petti- coats before the many strangers in

which are nearly as complete as the shop, they might start a new, fashion by wearing those petticoats Ban evening dress at the theatre- or in the streets-and then where would the dressmakers be? In the I thought the dressmaker who was fitting-room of another large shop fitting me would disapprove of this idea, but. zhe merely said that most of her, customers tried on thir

Albans and Edgware, re erntly. The machine, which belong ed to No. 207 bomber squadron, stationed at Eastchurch, was eng aged in preliminary work and was. Eying in formation with eight othe: frocks in the dress department, and Danes When over St. Albans the that I was lucky to have a fitting- engine appeared to show signs of failure and the pilot was forced to served much more quickly when they room. Obviously customers can be land, and in doing so he struck and are content with publicity, but the A large 20-seater motor-cosch knocked down an cak tree standing new idea has many drawbacks. It FRITZ Service caught fire and was destroy wrecked and Flight-Lieut. Barrett who does not wish to give the makes things difficult for the woman. ed at Reed (Herth) last week. The sustained cute about the face but shop desistant any, extra trouble, VON OPEL, head of the largest auto-coach, which left London at 1.30 was able later to proceed to Hendon but who has a sense of reticence. mobile concern in Germany, when carried eight passengers, who escap-by. motor-car. Aircraftmar Wilson

ed unhurt Some luggage was der- escaped with a graze on the nose. reported to the police that she had troyed and one woman passenger,

prospective increased tariff on their

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THE TREATY PORTS OF

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only 23 percent., while industrial

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products enjoy an average protec

disinterest and unconcern.

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lost a quantity of valuable jewell- "Good" English,

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Execution in Eussia,

| Looking Back 25 Years.

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Hong Kong is probably the only place in the British Dominions, in which a runaway slave can be, open- ly advertised for. A few days ago we published a translation of

interviewed on the subject of the The export debenture "plan, which effect of the proposed tariff on the failed of enactment in the Farm German industry, said Germany is Relief Bill adopted prior to the disinterested in the American tarif Fire Brigade battled with the County Council Theatres and Music with embezzlement, entering forged

ery, For over an hour the Royston: The Chairman of the London

Cheung Tak Hang, was charged recess, will be revived as an amend because German exports of cars to flames. The coach blocked the en- Halls Committee recently com receipt for money (two counts), and ment to the Tariff Bill, and a drive the United States are very smail.. tire roadway and the fire brigade plained that school children, how. obtaining property upon forged in- for it will be led by Senator French manufacturere are complete before they could get to a supply of are apt to converse largely in the Justice in passing sentence, stated. had to be taken by another road ever carefully taught by the State, struments (two counts). The Chief NORRIS, Progressive Republican of ly indifferent concerning, the pos- water. The hedges on each side of slang which they get from Ameri- that prisoner had appropriated to Nebraska, with support from other sibility of an increased duty on the roadway were burned and can films and talkies. The re- his own use money belonging to his members of his party and from imported cars since. France, in her damage was done to telegraph posts medy," said Miss Rosamond Smith, master. He spent the money in ex- some Democrats. It is not expected best year, sold only 800 ears to the

is a larger supply of good British travagant living; for among the that the plan will become law, as United States. Widely differing

talking films. Bu is it suggested items of his expenses were 8250 for that British talkies should be. The sudden booming of guns pared strictly in the "best" Eos and 2200 for presents. His salary the ransom of a girl, 810 fer wine, feeling in the House of Representa- rumours are heard in France with from the South Goodwins lightship fish, whatever that may be? Are was 814 a month, with 83 extra for tives is overwhelmingly adverse, and regard to the real intentions of from the front a steamer with her suburbs, burglars, and stockbrokers, have known that he could not in- attracted attention at Deal and ecetermongers and denizens of select night work. Therefore he must. a veto by President HoOVER would Congress. One frequently heard is decks crowded with people was seen dors and cotton operatives parsons dulge in extravagance of this kind CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO- be in prospect; but some Senators, that the United States is consider stationary at the southern end of and the Lord Privy Seal all to be and still be honest. His Lordship

CHINA, SIAM,

STRAITS feeling that agricultural relief men- ing the complete removal of the accompanied by many motor-boats, for fear that the children may hear prisoner was only 2 years of age, the sandbank. The Deal lifeboat, made to talk in good English took into consideration, that the SETTLEMENTS, · MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS

sures are inadequate, will make duty on foreign automobiles in rut out to the vessel, which proval soine expressions which they will and although the maximum punish- INDIA, BORNEO, THE

further gestures of support for the order that American manufacturers to be the French Channel steamer PHILIPPINES, Etc.

farmers. As the national political

Alsacien with

convert to their own use with the ment was 14 years, he would pass 300excursionists, child's instinctive taste for what is sentence of twelve months on each demand reciprocity abroad. mostly French, on board. She was pungent and racy? The great ma con situation practically has compelled It is understood that the French in danger of running aground and jority of people in all strata of years.-Hong Kong Daily Press, of the three counts-in all three This Large Volume of approximate-

all political elements to support an would fight such a plan, as several her engines were racing full speed society talk much in slang, though Aug. 19, 1904. ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition increased tariff on primary pro prominent producers maintain that into deeper water and her excited speech diverges from a

astern. Eventually she pulled back the lang varies. Every living Looking Back 50 Years. to the Usual Liria of Firms, an ducts, the terrain of controversy the French industry would be com passengers cheered the lifeboat and Alphabetical List of Residents rests chiefly on the extent of pro-pletely ruined in that American motor-boat crews and shouted their

good." tection to be accorded to industrial manufacturers are able to undersell Names of KORTIT JA

manufactures. Although in the last the French despite the existing A Witch Doctors' Trade Union. 220,000 FOREIGNERS.

analysis, regular Republicans are French ad valorem duty of 45 per witch doctors of South Africa, penalty several times, but the aboli- girl, 14 years of age, offered a re-

The much-maligned fraternity of formally abolished the death placard in which the owner of certain to adhere to the traditional cent. plus a 12 per cent, luxury tax. tired of abuse and ridicule, has tion is a bam, apparently calculat ward for such Arranged.

with the initials: as well partisan stand for protection, and Particularly in the smaller care, decided to form a kind of traded to impress the world, for execu would lead to her recovery. Es Surnames in strict alphabe

Information LË tical order so that any name will support many of the proposals the United States would be in the and, can be found instantaneously.

union to protect their reputation, to go on in Russia just as though The fact, however, that any lost

they had never beca abolished at slaves are publicly advertised for, and currents of economic interest

inaugural meeting desco were revealed during the Senate France had no protection against public hail in a Transvaal town gressive Prince Dolgorukoff, were every resident in it should feel in-

of ruining the French industry if of the Dingaka, as the union is to

the but be regarded as a foul blot on" humane, calightened, and

prison, including be called, was recently held in a

pro the fair fame of this Colony, which Finance Committee hearings.

autos, according to The most surprising step taken by taken out and shot for no reason terested in striving to get wiped The complexity of the Senate's overal leading manufacturers. Sit these witch doctors was the chalcept to create the impression that off. Although we have not much task was increased by the following HERBERT AUSTIN, a leading British colleagues to be present, an invita very stern and mighty. Last year generally speaking, believing that lenging one of inviting their white the Communist dictatorship was faith in the utility of Commissions, sircumstances: -(1) Repeated in manufacturer, says he is unable to tion accepted by four well-known several engineers were shot for the information required may dications that President Hoovm is foresee any change in the status members of the European medical alleged participation in an alleged usually be obtained in a much less. determined that revision shall be between British motor car producers lectured upon such profound sub. But they at least had a public trial, inquiry into this matter would be profession. Ten witch. doctors counterrevolutionary conspiracy. roundabout fashion, wo think an "limited" and not general." and the American market, as auto jects.

smelling out," the although the authorities did every of much more service to the causs (2) Many manufacturing industries mobile provisions are unchanged ties of South African herbe," and against them and to secure a verdict to gambling, as to which, it may divining rod," healing proper thing to influence public opinion of justice than an inquiry relative on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts Under present conditions it is in a most interesting discussion was of guilty. But now three engineers be said, the Government openly are feeling the effects of keen com possible for British automobile opened by one witch doctor on the bave been sentenced to death with- winks (if the expression may be petition from European rivals manufacturers to cater die Ameri- lesson of the bones, of which he ex out judicial procedure and merely allowed) at one form specially MAPE & TREATIES)..which is not experienced by inland en market," said Sir HEREERT.biter bone big auntie," they a decision of the political police affected by foreigners, while all

Pained

"little the notorious G.P.U. The sen- kinds of gambling exclusively con- $8 American factorice because of the However, he said, "If dutics were auntie," and big man." The teace was carried out almost im- fined to natives are sought to be HONGKONG DAILY PRESS Ltd. manufacturing lines there are now likely would attempt to sell their was a big element of witch doctor munist dictatorship and to restore them. The crime of gambling can

high railway freights, (3) In many lowered British manufacturers quite meeting seems to have been quite mediately. The charge was one of put down by the meat rigorous a serious affair, and although there conspiring to overthrow the Com- punishment of those engaging in. one or two industrial giants who, cars.to the United States, as it is quackery in the proceedings it was the capitalist system in Russin.not for a moment be compared in with modern mass production, have always possible to sell a limited thought that the whole question of Whether there is any truth in it enormity with that of dealing in their costs of production far lower number of a make anywhere."

native medicines might be explored O one.can tell. There is no human flesh and with a good deal of advantage.

blood llong: evidence available to show there is. Kong Daily Press, Aug. 18, 1879.

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