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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

THE Annual OPEN HARBOUR

RACE and LADIES HAR- BOUR RACE will take place on October 12, 1938. Start off at 5 p.m. sharp from Kowloon Railway Pier. Entries together with the Fee of $1.00 will be accepted up to October 12th.

VICTORIA RECREATION

CLUB,

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"HONG KONG TECHNICAL

INSTITUTE..

THE

HE Institute will be re-opened o

Wednesday, 11th October, 1933. Provision will be made for instruction in English Literature, Commercial English, French, Shorthand, Book Keeping, Physics, Chemistry, Hygiene, Fedagogy, Electrical Engineering, Balding Construclips, Architecture, Sanitation, Field Sarveying. Physical Inatrcation, Machine Urawing, Applied Mechanica, Cookery, and any other subject for which there is sufficient demand.

Entry forms and copies of Prospectus may le obtained at the Education Department or at the Central British School.

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A. O. BRAWN,

Director, TECHNICAL INSTITUTE,

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ANNUAL EXAMINATION FOR ENTRANCE TO CLASS 3 ÄT QUEEN 8 COLLEGE OR KING'S COLLEGE, 1933.

Applications from Candidates at- tending non-Government Schools' should be inade on forms which can be obtained from the Educa tion Office on and after Monday, 2nd October...

These should be completed and forwarded" to the Inspector of Schools, Education Department, on or before Monday, October

9th.

The application form must be signed by a Head Master, who will certify that the candidate is a bona fide pupil of Class 4 or equivalent standard, that his conduct has been satisfactory and that he is not more than 17 years of age' on November 1st, 1993.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1933

“White Label"

R,

YOU act wisely and take no

risks in selecting this whisky

from the multitude of stimulants

"WHITE LABEL”

"Sole Agents:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Est. 1841.

BIRTH.

September 21, JOHNSON. On

1933, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Tru man Johnson, a son.

MARRIAGE,

McCONNELL - BARLOW, ~ Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Barlow, of

Cairo, Egypt, formerly Ningpo, China, announce the marriage of their daughter Harriet Haw. ley Barlow to John Willkinion McConnell,

Philadelphia, Pa., July 20, 1933. At home after October 1, at Yale Univer 'sity, New Haven, Conn.........

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There will be a preliminary Test Editorial and Business Office: 11 in Dictation for which can- Ice House Street. Tel. 3025! didates should present them-Night Editor (Wanchai Office): selves at Ellis Kadoorie School

Tel. 24511. on Saturday, 14th October, at 9

53, Fleet Street, London "Office:

Sa, 212,

Candidates failing to satisfy the Examiners in the Dictation Test will not be eligible to take the remainder of the Examination. Names of candidates who have antisfied the examiners in the Dictation Test will be posted. outside Ellis Kadoorie School on Monday, October 16th.

The remainder of the examina- tion which comprises Chinese, English Grammar and Composi tion. Geography, Arithmetic, Algebra aud Practical Geometry will be held at 9 am, on each day from Tursday, October 17th. till Friday, October. 20th, both inclusive!

8. A limited number of Schlar

ships providing free education for three years, at one of the above schools may be awarded to candidates who reach sufficiently high standard.

£.0.4

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 3, 1933,

ROOSEVELT IN THE THICKET

forces of organised Labour are 'up in arms in defence of their stand- ard of living. Every sign of indus- trial revival provokes an outbreak of speculation, and the inevitable- reaction. Genuine enterprise is. not given a chance. A few know-

ing ones add to their fortunes, a few unlucky ones are ruined, and general

the

the position.. of populace steadily worsens.

Fresident Roosevelt is not the man to stand by and let his coun- try die by inches. He has obtain- ed dictatorial powers and he may be relied upon to use them. The problem is in reality a simple one. so simple that it will not be solved by any super-ingenious juggling with currency. Either indiation or dollar-devaluation, like the achiev- ed rise in prices, will be cleverly exploited by those who understand those things: and the last state of America will be worse than the first

OBITUARY

~ Mr.“ Lewin Haines

QUENCHING AMERICA'S THIRST

Vast Order For

Shanghai Sept. 28-The funeral of the late Mr. Lewis. Hahót, a member of the crew of the Tacoma City who was fatally injured by falling into the hold of the vestel on Monday, took place at the Hungjao Road Cametery

Harthan of the Missions to Seamen officiating. The casket was carried, to the grave by cadets from the sister ship Vernon City owing to the de parture of the Tacoma City early in the morning. Wreaths were received from Sir Robert Rearice Smith and Sons, Ltd the owners, Captain and Officers, Members of the crew. Tuo States Steamship Co., Mesars. Dodwell and Co., etc.

yesterday afternoon. the Rev. Mr. Whisky Diplomats"

Mr, Arthur J. Pratt .⠀

With an order in his pocket that may run into a million pounds, Scotland's whisky diplomat has returned to England from the United States.

He is Mr. T. Herd, managing director of the Distillers Co., Ltd. the £10,000,000 * British' whisky combine.

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British

RESTRICTION NEWS SUMMARY

OF RUBBER GROWING

Malayan Attitude Revealed

Singapore, October 2 trations are still determined not to The Malayan Rubber Adminis- initiate restriction proposals, de- clared the Governor, Sir Cecit Clementi. In a speech in the Legis lative Assembly.

The chief difficulties are found Shanghai Sept. 28-The remains of son, managing director of John the Dutch found a practical solu- Mr. Herd, with Mr. T. Wilkin- in the Dutch Indies and Malayan action would be premature. When the late Mr. Arthur Joseph Pratt were Haig. Ltd, and other interred in Hungjae Road Cemetery whisky chiefs, went to the United on fair both to natives and yesterday afternoon, representatives being present from the Public Works States to make plans to quench the estate-owners and a guarantee to Department of the Shanghai Muni- great thirst that will arise when make it effective in Dutch ter- cipal Council, Lodge Saltoun, No. 938 the Prohibition Act is repealed tory, Malaya will examine it with

sympathy-Reuter. SC also personal friends. The probably at Christman.

been Be. has

instrumental in service was conducted by the Rev. Mr.

with arrangement Harthan. The pallbearers were securing an Messrs. A. J. Clemente, S. Burgess, J. Canadian whisky manufacturers

United H. Burns, F. Hinds, IA T. Lawrence by which the

States and W. M. Ferguson Among those market will be shared. sending wreaths were:-The Public! The importance of this arrange-

DEMAND FOR RUBBER SHARES

Works Department Shanghai Maulment cannot be overestimated. It rubber shares this morning on the eipal Council, Mr. Charles Harpur means that Britain and Canada Commissioner of Public Works, R. W will be able to oust all competitors M. and Brethren of Lodge Saltoun, No. 830, SC. Mr. G. H. Burns, Frank, from this vast source of revenue.

etc.

MORE WORK

Already American agents in England are placing big orders for liquor. An initial contract for 100,- 000 cases of whisky-to be follow-

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The Shanghai bowlers playing at Talkoo lost by ten shots yester- day, Main skipped the Northern team.

So Para 10. An account of Hainan's recent troubles due to the July 30 typhoon and the unruly soldiery, appears on Page 7. There is also an inter- esting reference to Russiam piece “Foods. Page 7, - --- ..

September's rainfall, measured at the Botanic Gardens, totalled 14.65

·inches.

Page 8. At yesterday's annual meeting or the South China Motorship Building and Repair Works, Ltd., for the year ending 30th June, 1933, a net loss on working of $91,418.72 was reported.

Page 15. A level crossing mishap, fortun- ately not attended by serious con- sequences, occurred on the 'Kow- loon-Canton Railway at Shatin on Sunday... when the 6.12 evening collided train from Shumchun with a motor-car which had be come stuck between the tracks.