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MCGREGOR-BROOKE.-On Sept.

22, 1934, at Holy Trinity Cathe- dral, Shanghai, by the Very <Reverend A. C. 3. Trivets,

OBITUARY

Former Resident Dies At Home

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept. 12.

Old residents will learn with regret the death of Mr. Charles Wedderburn Dickson which occurred at his residence, Friars Carse, Dumfrieshire, on August 5.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1934.

YUSHAN-PINHSIANG RAILWAY

Sixteen Million Dollar Loan Arranged

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls Frem” (Copyright.)1

Shanghai, Sept. 28. Shanghai Commercial

SPORTING CHATTER

Benny Yorston Sets A New Puzzle At Middlesbrough:

Brentford's Home

From Home

for defenders if they can allow a talented man like Jasper Kerr, the old Preston and Everton player, to join up with non-Leaguers in Lancaster Town. Jasper, who can play equally well in either back

Savings An agreement for a airteen | Bank $1,000,000, the National

(Special Air-Mall Service).

million The late Mr. Dickson who was

dollar Railway loan be Commercial Bank $500,000, the

London, Sept. 7. 71 years, old was educated

Savings Bank tween a Banking Syndicate and Bin Hua Trust Lochmaben Parish School, serving the Chektang-Kiangsi Joint Rall-$500,000, the Yumin Bank 8500 600," No Torston Yawns-When the directors learned for a short time with a firm of way Company was examined and the Postal Remittance Savings Middlesbrough chartered accountants in Edin-approved after a two days' meet- $250,000. The other half will be that Coleman would not be adle burgh, and with a firm of Leith ing at the Bank of China office. advanced" through “a syndicate to play against Leds in the open wool merchants and London tea

from a German company supply-ing match, they groaned and crus- brokers. He left. for the East in

ing railway materials.

ed a-fate that had deprived them 1884 and joined the firm of Messrs.

the construction of the Fushan-

Tenders have been opened for first of Camsell and then of the Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.

Nanchang section of $40 o

man bough to succeed him: Little later, becoming a partner.' .

Benny Yorstone was hardly tought meters for completion by the end of, yet he came into the team and of next year and then the Nan-

gained a great personal triumph chang Pinhsiang section of 300 by getting a brilliant hat-trick and klometers. It is reported that, playing one of his finest games. part of the material is under way What's going to happen when The Banking Syndicate will ad-

from Germany who have bro-Yorston, Camsell and Coleman are vance half the amount, namely visionally advanced over foural available? the Bank of China 89,750,000, the | million dollars— Kincheng Bank $1,500,000. the China nited Press.

He was a member of the Legis- lative and Executive Councils' in Hongkong, returning to Dumfries- shire in 1906, and bought Friars Carse in 1910. He is survived by hls wife. а вод and three daughters.

TYPHOON WARNING

The American Consulate received a message yesterday from Manila which stated that at 3.20 p.m. a typhoon was in about 123 degrees Longtitude East and 14 degrees Latitude North. The typhoon was then moving North-West.

creasing sums on personnel, the M.A.. B.D; Paymaster Lieuten Government should, I respectfulty ant John Harvey, McGregor, submit, make some reduction ou Royal Navy, son of Mr. Rotaxation to lessen the weight of bert McGregor, O.B.E.. and

the depression that presses Mrs. McGregor. of London, to

Colony." This observation strikes Audrey Pamela Brooke elder

us as perfectly Justifiable and com- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

Ing as it does from the senior

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The loan is for the purpose of construction of the Yushan. Pinhalang Railway against the security of the first Issue of the Railways Construction loan add the Yushan-Pinhstang Railway loan of twelve million dollars each, bearing Interest at 10 per cent. and redeemablé in five years

SHENSI BUREAU |

PLANS

Loans to Farmers

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)].

Shanghai, Sept. 28. The Shensi Bureau in charge of rural co-operative enterprises under the National Economie Council is proceeding energetical- ly with plans for the establish- ment of loan agencies in the province.

The plans to open 1,787 loan agencies in 44 provincial areas and the loan amounts for farmers have been

T. Wynyard Brooke, of Shang-chinese member, it has the added fixed at 8409,996.

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DEATH

ABBOTT.-On Saturday: Septem- ber 22, 1984 at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, Thomas Richard Abbott, after a long

llness.

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Hoya Kono, September 29. 1934.

force of being the opinion of ore who has his fingers upon the very pulse of the life blood of the Colony. The Hon. Dr. Kotewal and his colleagues represent the joint views of the Chinese com munity and it is to be feared, from a reading of the speeches of

the Chinese members of the Coun- ell that their view undoubtedly is that the administrative work in

this Colony costs too much.

To come now to the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga. His absence from the debate was deplored and we „join the Colonial Secretary in hoping that he will be speedily restored to health. Like Dr. Kotéwall, Mfr. Braga has much to criticize on the same question. He finds the Goy ernment has shown no praction! sympathy in the dimcult times through which the Colony is pass ing1 Hé describes any reduction in the cost of administration as *

legitimate hope" of the tax payer. We submit he could not possibly have put the case higher

COST OF ADMINISTRATION

With His Excellency the Governor we agree that the Budget for 1925 | than that.

the grave of many hopes":

is

It is more than a coincidence

Kotewall should speak in almost

will

be

In order to

Push forward co-operative work and organising, a special travel

corps

Will

be despatched for supervision in the districts.

The Bureau Director. Mr. Chu Chuan Kang, will conduct an inspection of the Various districts 17

few days.- China United Press. -

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SMALL LOAN AGENCIES

Kiangsu Plan

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Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyright,)]

ment

Chinklang, Sept. 28. The Kiangsu Provincial Govern

has in hand a plan to establish small loan agencies. as well as relief measures for the unemployed. It is reported that $100,000 will be set aside for the

The demand for lesser taxation that both Mr. Braga and Fr. purpose. made by several members is met once again with the argument that we are lightly taxed and should not expect a "cut" in the existing taxes: This stand is not a new оде. We have been, too often it la feared, reminded that the Colony is not heavily burdened by taxation and presumably from the ometal point of view the Colony should be thankful that it is being allowed to go about with only such & Light load!

In a year where drastic measures are being adopted to cope with the

unusual conditions of prevaliing trade where some of the biggest business and banking houses are adopting measures of economy, we ure told that the cost of adminis tration cannot be reduced. We do most earnestly reiterate the argu- ments of the Unofficial members

districtsTM-s

WELSH COAL DISPUTE

Settlement In Sight

This project is the first to the same key upon the question of be carried out in the provincial the cost of administration on the capital and later it will one hand and rates on the other, be extended to the It seems a pity that the sub-China United Preu: missions of Dr. Kotewall did not and a more favourable reception from official quarters. His sug- gested measures for combatting the depression may cut a big hole in the Colony's reserves, but as the reserves are there for a "rainy day" what matters if some of it is used now, when admittedly we are going through, not a shower of It was officially announced by rain, but a cloudburst, unprece the Mines Department that an dented in the Colony's history?

agreement between the parties in Lest it should be thought that Dr. been reached, subject to approval the South Wales coal dispute has Kotewall and Mr. Braga were the by the respective constituent bod only members to raise a against the cost of administration, mitted forthwith.

voice [les, which proposals will be sub- it is as well to draw attention to Reuter, the fact that the Hon. Mr. C.

In their plea for lesser taxation. Gordon Mackle also criticized the

for it is in the past five years that fresh taxes have been introduced

and older taxes increased. In this connection we should like to quote the very interesting remarks which the Hon, Dr. R. H. Kotewall made at the Council Meeting. According to that honourable gentleman: "It

subject in these very saccinet

London, Sept. 27.

words: We all realize that FAREWELL CONCERT TO

SIR DAN GODFREY

these should be in the nature of a economies must be introduced, but reduction in the cost of adminis tration rather than a postpone-" ment of Public Works Extraordi-:

nary.

London, Eept. 27. A farewell concert to the veteran conductor, Sir Dan Godfrey, will

Empire transmission on Sunday at 3.5. p.m.

AMBASSADOR

W. W. YEN ་་་་་་་་་་་ Reports Denied.

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyright).]

Nanking. Sept. 28. Interviewed by a representative regarding reports that the Gor. ernment will shortly accept the resignation of Ambassador W. W. Yen Watchiaopu spokesman stated that there was absolutely no foundation for the reports. China United Press.

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GANGSTERS PURSUED BY POLICE

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Sensational Discovery In Paris

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dais Press Copyright.}]

Paris, Sept. 27. A great sensation was caused here by the news that two well- known gangsters have been found. dead in a first class carriage of sn express train from Ventimiglia to Paris. The gruesome discovery was made when the train, forced by unforeseen circumstances, shunted at the little station of Montgeron Crosne,

Investigation showed that the death of the gangsters must have

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been dramatic, a violent struggle taking place, when one man was murdered and the other then shot himself. Both men were mixed up in the Lille police scandal and had been hotly pursued by the police for same days past. Transoce Kun Min.

Dan McRoire, formerly outside- right with Morton and Liverpool, has signed for Runcorn, a Cheshire League team.

Sydney Dickinson, the Port Vale left half-back, who has joined Lin- coln, is the same player who help ed Bradford to promotion from the Northern Section six years ago.

Weeks before the season opened we told you that Swansea would sign John Harris, the seventeen years-old son of Mr. Neil Harris, the club manager. He signed a few days ago.

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We can't help finding out things. This time we are a year in ad- The Australian FA will vante. send & representative team to play a series of tests in England, Ire- land and Scotland next, season.

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NEWS SUMMARY

-The annual general meeting of the St. Andrew's Society was held yesterday when a very1 ́successful real's working was reported, Mr. A. 8. MacKichan was electba Chieftain for the ensuing year and. Dr. J. C. MacGowan as Vice- Chieftain,