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Cinema fans will find much to Madrid, May 31. interest them if they will turn to A drifting bottle hrought back the cinema supplement which is.
Spain on Thursday the hope as usual, given on
Page 5 that the popular transatlantic fill- ers, Barberan and Collar-who have been missing since they vanished Into a storm several months ago ́on their return flight from Mezi- co to Spain-may be still alive.
Our Kwelchow correspondent writes a chatty column which is given on
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Two fashionable Chinese wed-
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he note which was in a reen glass envelope and which was dings were solemnised yesterday. A brought up by a Asherman's nets report is given on off the coast of Almenara near Gibraltar, read as follows: "Find selves on unknown island inhabit ed by savages-Barberan, Collar"
Transocean Kuo Min.
KING'S LEVEE HELD
His Majesty Cheered
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wearing the He
London, June 1.. The third and final Levee of the year was held by His Majesty the King at the St. James Palace Mr. Lam Yun Kal, Provincial
this morning. Commissioner of Reconstruction.
His Majesty was will set aside $500,000 for the pur-uniform of a Field Marshal chase of new machinery for the drove from Buckingham Palace in Kwong Nam Dockyard, five miles a State carriage and a large crowd from here down the Pearl River. cheered him as he passed.-British The shipyard WBS established wireless. shortly before the Republic. but owing to bad management it re-
Improvement and
TRAGIC DEATH OF quires
MRS. HODGES
·Funeral Held Yesterday
ford and beloved mother of authorities are satisfied that her The funeral took place yesterday Mrs. H. Farmer, A. A. Martin, | employment is advisable in the of Mrs. G. Hodges, wife of the Hong Kong P. Martin, Aus- Ught of her special qualifications | Chargemap of Shiprights at the tralia, and stepmother of F. J. or of the special requirements of Royal Naval Dockyard. Mrs. Hod- Drakelord.
the department in which she is ges died in tragic circumstances. serving. Moreover the regulations She was found hanging in her are to be framed so that the room at No. 1, Naval Terrace, privilege is to be a reality, and not shortly after 5 o'clock on Thurs- accorded only under very excep- day evening. tional conditions. No doubt much Of cheerful disposition, Mrs. will depend on the spirit in which | Hodges who was 44 years of age heads of departments interpret the was very popular in Naval Yard rule; but the result will probably circles where she had endeared be that clever women who succeed herself to a large number of friends in entering the civil service will and her death came as & shock be able to feel that so long as they to all of them. She was a native work hard and remain efficient of Suffolk, England, and a touch- Editorial and Business Office: 111 they will have no reason to tearing feature of her death is the
les House Street. Tel. 30251
dismissal. They come near to fact that she was due to retur Night Editor (Wanchai Office) sotaining the coveted equality with home very shortly with her hus
Tel. 24611.
men; and it will be observed that band." ... here, as in certain, other respects.. The Rev. F. Chamberlain officiat- they will actually,' gain. certained at the graveside, a large num- advantages not enjoyed by men- ber of the personal friends of the or they may still draw the mar-deceased being present. From the riage gratuity, if they retire, and,Naval Yard there were Mesars, 1: they remain will be entitled to Trout, Serridge, Evans, Brightman, two months' muternity leave on full Pascoe, Tutchings. Kirman, Sains- bury. Fancey. Turner, Wilson. Marsh, Penny and a number of members of the Chinese staff,
London, Office: 53. Fleet Street,
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JUNE, 1934.
WOMEN IN THE CIVIL
SERVICE
pay.
women 血
new
installations.
After being zefitted, the Kwong Nam Dockyard can repair steam launches and small
steamers. When more money is available, further Improvement will be made.
Honour To "Silk” Empress Empress Lu Chu, who taught the people to grow mulberry, trees and rear silk worms Over 2,000 years ago, will agak be honoured from September 12 to 22 on her anniversary birthday.
at the People's Educational Institute.
There will be an exhibition of silk products there following re- cent methods of Improving seri- culture.
U.S.- SQUADRON
IN MANILA
Intention To Withdraw
London, June 1.
A report that America intends to
withdraw her squadron from Ma- nile, although she is entitled, un- der the Philippine Independence Act, to maintain · a naval base there, la referred to by the diplo- matic correspondent of the Lordon "Morning Post".
.
He states that" it is understood
The closing down of the Manlia
At the second annual meeting of the China Emporium held in the Company's offices. yesterday, the chairman of the Board of Directors, reported a profit of over $14,000.
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