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WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- enat and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 1.25 p... stated-

A bell of high pressure extends from West Ching to the east of Japan. Pressure remains low over

Indo-China.

Local Forecast:-East winds, moderate;,overcast; rain.

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251.

HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1931.

*News and Views ★

The White Mask,

A woman wearing a white maak appeared in the Divorce Court at Reno, Nevada, and asked for g divores on the ground of extreme

A Top Hat Horo.

English schoolboys who have been making a tour of British Guiana came across the tracks of an Eng- lishman who penetrated the wilds

The Dead Racehorse,

eruelty. The judge, without scoing in a top-hat a century ago. her face, granted her a divorce. The woman's lawyer explained that the applicant wore the mask bi- cause she was sensitive about her plain looks.

Royal Commissioners.

|SUMMARY OF NEWS]

Local.

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AMÉRICAN OFFICER

MISSING.

BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN OVERBOARD.

SEARCH BY NAVAL TUG

Round the Bhops: By "Eve."

Page 2. St. George's Day Concert at the As a result of the receipt of a Lee Theatre,

Page wireless mesange from Capt. II. B. Shatin train disaster: further Hansen of the s.. Golden Moun- details.

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tain to the effect that his Chief Hong Kong Stock Market: Crou Officer, Mr. George J. Lavin, foll eher & Co.'s daily report. Page 7.

overboard in the vicinity of Listin Further details of victims of the island on Wednesday night, a recent floods in the New Torri- torica."

British naval bug (the St. Mon- ance) was at once despatched to the scene to search for the missing Junks and sampans are officer. helping in the search and as Mr. davin was known to be a

very strong swimmer, hopes are enter tained that he will be found alive. It is presumed he might have been washed ashore on one of the many islands in that vicinity.

In spite of the more mechanical perils of this age of speed, the Grand National in recent years has retained its reputation as an event of many dangers. We do A dinner party was held yester- not write epitaphs over the grave day by members of the Chinese YAL.C.A. in celebration of a suc. of racehorses to-day. But when Al-cessful financial campaign and prizes bert, an unbeaten horse, died ex-awarded by high officials in the tablet was ercated over his tombed to team captains and workers. actly a hundred years ago this Chinese Government were present.

'To-day's wireless programme.

To return to the Chairman's statement, nothing was said about the Kwangi situation, the main cause of the decline of the West River traffic; nothing: of the war against the Kiangsi, Reds, or of the situation in Canton. In the review of kical matters there was not much that was helpful about the vexed problem of taxation, except a re: petition of Inst year's statement to the effect that taxes on shipping, in the form of increased light dues and hire of buoys, are wrong in principle." The Government's con- Editorial and Business Offices: 11 tention that they did not see why

shipping companies should benefit Night Editor (Wanchai Office); | by our exchange troubles was not

Tel. 24511.

accepted, the general distress of the London Office: 53, Fleet Street, shipping world being urged, Pro-

The following message trickled E.O. 4,

sumably, therefore, if the currency

out of London's tape machines one had not depreciated the Chamber day last month. A Royal. Com- would have asked for a reduction mission sat at noon to deal with of the present very moderate her threw Acts and Measures. Theirt Newmarket: Albert, thy Race bour charges, even if the Govern Lordships ruse at 12.11. for the is run, Untimely sank thy setting ment had been in low water owing Easter Recess," Who would not be

sun; But spotless is thy Racing to the world economic depression.

a Royal Commissioner i There is, perhaps, sine disappoint

Fame, Unconquered is thy Name. When other steeds forgotten be ment that the Chamber has no posi tive suggestion to make as to taxa-

Still must my memory rest in thee; We publish a letter from a cor- tion: Does it, for example, think respondent, L.C.S., in favour of

I saw thee heave thy latest sigh, that land assessments are too low, stabilisation. What it lacks in

I saw the struggle, fall, and dic. AN OPPORTUNITY LOST.

The tablet may still be seen in the and more might be inken from Argument it makes up in rhetoric.

VII. It does not advance the case for King Edward that source? Or does the Chamber or against. It is given because Grounds at Newinarket. TRE'sperch of the Chairman of the inorely, believe in economy on concur correspondence columns are, on Hong Kong General Chamber of tract salaries, water supply, health principle, open to any. sincere writer putting forward a reasoned services, schools and prisons? Sure- niea on a matter of public interest, Commerce, at that institution's ly an indication might have been however much we may disagree annual meeting, is looked forward given. Perhaps the Committee has with the opinion expressed. To to and read with interest by the the ear of the Government and argument in favour of stabilisation cite the case of the F.M.8, as an European trading community of considers that a quiet word, is in beside the point. Singapore has the Far East. There is no reason

better than public statement. Re-its own hinterland, and incidental why this statement should not be gret was expressed, however, that what of F.M.S. prosperity and to some extent comparable in its the representations made by the The intercat of the letter lica in prices at the present moment? importance to that of the Chairman Chamber's Committee met with so the fact that it does reflect a large of the Directors of the Hong Kong little response from the Colonial olid firms, represented in the section of public opinion, The and Shanghai Bank, at the Cor-Government. Wednesday's, proceed-Chamber of Commerce are against ings were not of the kind to effect stabilisation, but they do not con-

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, Arrit 24, 1931..

A. S. WATSONporation's annual meeting of share holders. Hong Kong as the deep. & CO., LTD.

seh port and the financial centre of | South China occupies a position of Vast importance in the business world of to-day. Its Chamber of Commerco should carry a correa ponding authority, consisting as it does of the leading firms and corn- mercink personalities of the Colony. Through its Chairman weighty opinion should be given on the affairs of South China, as well as on matters of major concern locally. No special criticism is intended of the present Chairman, for the holder

NOTICE.

R.

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY.

I Commenting on SATURDAY T 18 HEREBY NOTIFIED that 36TH A CONSTANT HOUSE SUPPLY will be given in all RIDER MAIN DISTRICTS.

Stablization.

an improvement in that direction. It is not un-natural therefore that sider it necessary to argue the case. When a Government makes up its many people. think they are the mind, very rightly, it should take | victims of “a ramp.” more than a few expressions of un- argued disapproval to get a decision modified:

GRETNA GREEN'S SMITH

ON "TRIAL."

To the Inconsiderate Walker,

Years of Silence,

Memorial

Sport.

Home football results."

Latest Cables.

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