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ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HONG KONG

SALE OF OLD MATERIALS

THE

THA Public Works Department is prepared to receive Tendors for the purchase of a quantity, of Olá Materials which includes

Motor Boat Engine, 25 cwt. Dennis Lorries, Dubitt Car, Steata Wagon, Petrol Engine.

Centrifugal Pump, Disinfect ing Platt Boiler, and Cement Testing Apparatus.

Surveying Instruments, Elec-- trical and Wireless, Materials.

Zinc, Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass and Lead Scrap. The material enn be seen at the places named in the specification, from 15th October, 1934.

All Tenders in triplicate (which must be made on the Official Form ONLY) under cover marked "TENDER FOR OLD MATERI AL, P.W.D." to be lodged at the Colonial Secretary's Office, not later than Noon, 2nd November, 1:34.

For Forms of Tender and further particulars apply to Superintendent of Accou" te & Stores, P.W.D., Bul. lock Lane, Wanchai.

R. M. HENDERSON, Director of Public Works.

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NOTICE.'

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on THURSDAY, the [2th October, 1934, avdrawing for the redemption of thirty (30) Deben- tures will be held in the Pavilion

at 6 p..

The numbers of Delientures drawn will be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and the local Newspapers, and holders of drawa Debentures may, upon giving notice to the Treasurers waiving the six months' notice to which they are entitled, aply on the 31st October, 1934, to the Treasurers, Mosers, Percy Smith, Seta & Fleming, for payment of the Principal nud interest to the 31st Nctober, 1934,1 -

By Order of the Committee, 18. GREENHILL,

Hon. Secretary. "Hong Kong, 16th October, 1934.

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BIRTHS

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READ-On October 11, 1934, at the

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Номе Коко. Остонки 17. 1934.

MILE-LONG FIRE AT NANCHANG

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

SUPPRESSION OF BANDITS

Government Troops Progress

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Press" (Copyright.)]

Foochow, Oct. 15,

Milliary advices from the 'Iront' Indicate that Government units under the Eastern Route Bandit Suppression Forces passed Tsalfang westwards of Hotleg six miles from the walled city of the Red strong- hold at Changting. Block houses and highways have been extended westwards of Tsalfang. The drive will be resumed after completion of this work.

The latest news is that Jutchen, the Red capital, has fallen. Con- firmation is awalted.- China United Press,

HINGKUO CITY. TAKEN

Nanchang. Oct. 18. The vanguard of the Government troops occupied Hinkkuo City yes- terday morning. The Reds are still offering resistance though their strong fortification succumbed to the Government units after a sys- tematic attack last week. The out- laws' reinforcements from Chang-" ting and Shincheng likewise have been repelled,~~~

Ching United Pren.

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South-west Leader Assurances

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

Shanghai, October 16. General Chiang, Po Cherry, General Chlang Kai Shek's Over 1,000 Houses Destroyed emissary to Canton who had been conferring with the South-west authorities on suppression of the Reds, has returned. He told pressmen yesterday of his impres- Nanchang, Oct. 15,

sion that Kwangtung's progress High, winds yesterday fanned the under the Three-Year Plan was flames in a disastrous fire in Tang-remarkable, largely as a result of shan district on the south West the authorities' painstaking part of Nanchang City which des- efforts, notably General Chen

royed more than 1,000 houses, Chi Tang and Lin Yun Kai necessitating more than four hours steady efforts of every available Are brigade to subdue the mile- .ong blaze.

The loss to lives and property has not yet been estimated. China United Press.

concerned. The population of the Colony has had many vicissitudes of fortunes and after each setback the prediction has been made that it could not. go forward again. And yet the Colony has steadily

The South-west leaders em- phasised to General Chiang Po Cheng that they are keenly aware of the necessity for national unity

in face of the seriousness of the national crisis, believing in the paramount importance of the in terests of the nation over all other considerations.

General Chiang Po Cheng will be proceeding to the north yto

the Generalissimo report to China United Press,

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The work of the pioneer in Hong Kong has not been in vain. The To-day the foundation stone vili sweat of his labour has produced be laid to the magnificent new an outpost of the British Empire building that is to house the Hong which commercially holds a post- Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- tion of world importance. His poration. It is significant that at foresight has served him well and a time when the polley of

he has left a rich legacy to first" prevails everywhere in the posterity. Colony-s policy bringing in its

It was a happy day when a few of their number 'moot- trail mary aspects of economy, ed the idea of a Hong Kong bank. that the leading banking insitu- That child of theirs has grown tion in our midst should set an ino lusty manhood and is per- example of optimism and faith forming the same functions that In the Colony's future. The his- a dutiful offspring would perform tory of the Bank from its earliest in a well-regulated family. His days has been one of progress and responsibilities are many and he enterprise, until in recent years it never fails to give of his best at. hás become the by-word "of all times in the interest of his stability in the Far East That family, So is with the Hong this institution should 'consider It Kong Bank Through the ups and necessary to build a new home for towns of the Colony's fortunes, it itself and thus to provide for has never wavered from the duties expansion of its already gigantic imposed upon it by the authorities banking business is indeed a happy or by the public. Its record is one augury for the Colony. It is upon which, it has just right to be occasions such as that which the proud, ** bank will hold to-day, that one is That the bank building Itself driven to admire Its go ahead" should, in future be one of the spirit. A

adornments of the Colony is an

Many Revisions and

Cuts Effected

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

Nanking, Oct. 18. The current year's Budget has undergone several revisions and cuts, in order that balance may be effected, it is reported from the Ministry of Finance......

The expenditure of various Yuans has been curtalled. For instance, the net profits from the national enterprises and proceeds from Cas- toms revenue surtax, foreign loans and railway loans from the Boxer Indemnity Fund together will swell the revenue side from the original $777,000,000 to $918,000,000, taus balancing against expenditure Chana United Pres

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If Gossip We Must

Betty Compson who arrived by the 8.5. President Wilson on Monday.

I went to a very pretty wedding at the Union Church, Kennedy Road, when Captain John Morpeth of the Chinese Maritime Customs and Miss Catherine Markham were married there on Friday last. This wedding was all the more interesting, since it is the romantic sequel to another wedding which took place there, a few months ago, when the Bride and Bride- groom were respectively brides- mald and Best Man to Miss Dorothy Westland and Mr. Lambe Gaspe of the same Service, The Church last Friday was charming-

(By *PRUDENCE ")

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There were two other Brides of the full force, and everyone seemed to month at this wedding..

have a new dress for the occasion. was Mrs. Gaby who had a very pretty dress of navy, with a wide ailer collar of white pique, while the other wax Mrs. Ovens who look- ed charming in light electric blue:

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MANY MASCOTS

The bride had a very attractive going-away dress of checked white and sapphire-blue with a cute little hat of the same colour, and the happy couple' left for Repulse Bay prior to going off to England. for "Long-Leave " at the end of | the week.

One of the first people I,noilċed was Miss Tuxford jooking bonnier than ever after her long absence. Mrs. Richardsen Scott is back again too after a vacation in the United States, and another returned ab- sentee is Miss Butler who was very pretty in pale apricat silk with a band of little velveb daisies in her hair.

Miss Jean Pattison looked spark-" ling in. white and cherry red. Mrs. Miskin (in jade) came with a large. party. Mrs Tam Pierce locked awfully nice in a very artistic figured-rayon dress of blended I have never seen quite so many

colours. Miss Whitham was very "mascots" attached to any car

"easy to look at" in a frilly dress but 1 rather fancy that Captofemerald green Miss Bee Walker Morpeth was "wise to "it" and got looked very striking in scarlet satin them all of as soon as the car

and a touch of blue (a dificult was round the first corner and well

mixture which suited her remark- away from all the practical Jokers ably well). Mrs. Denys Relss wore white and silver and Miss Hum- hreya was also a lovely vision in shimmering white. Miss Elleen Lammert looked very sweet in white satin with a shaded sash, and Not only have the Peak children" little Miss Doreen Ma was dainty worked hard all summer making all in green. Mrs. Tetley wore a pretty and useful things to sell... charming dress of black trans- quite a number of them are tak-parent net and Mrs. Cameron had ing part in Mrs. Womack's Variety Show that afternoon. Some are thrilled at the idea of wearing masks... while others have dainty dance costumes, the busiest person of all is Mrs. Geoffrey Morgan, who

There is great activity at the Feak Club this week as the chil- drens Sale of work for the M.C.L. takes place there next Friday.

AT THE "GRIPS

There was a "big night" at the "Grips" on Saturday when those two exciting dancers Marta and Myra were the great attraction and gave several specular turns in dresses as pretty as they Were audacibus. These two girls have original ideas and therefore draw the crowd whenever they appear.

ly decorated, and the Bride lock-is the planist of the occasion. As ed radiant in a lovely gown of some of the music is in manuscript palest shell-pink lace, with long her task is not an easy one! close-fitting sleeves and a trans- parent vell of the sarne shade caught at the side with a dainty spray of orange blossom, and she carried a wonderful shower- bouquet of shaded African daisies. She is a peice of Mr. Jolly (Com- missioner of Customs at Holhow). and she was given away by Mr. Ensor (Commissioner of Customs in this Colony) while the Matron of Honour was Mrs. Briggs, who looked charming in a coat and skirt of palest beige crepe-de-chine with a hat to match. Mr. Wolfenden carried out the duties of Best Man, A reception was held afterwards at the Hong Kong Hotel, and I saw so many pretty frocks it would take quite too long to describe them all. I had to notice Mrs

her close

Jolly who looked very smart in brown and tangerine with a little. tangerine feather in fitting hat, and Mrs. Everest who was charming in fawr coloured a sable stole. Mrs. rayon with Walsh looked extremely handsome in palest gray, and a cape edged with pale gray fur. Mrs. Lambe Gasper had a very graceful dress of rose-beige lace, worn with a picture hat. Mrs. Shaw in tour- quoise blue chose a hat of white; Mrs. Cairns, too, looked very strik- ing in a shade of blue which threw her vivid auburn hair and Mrs. Bambra was very chic as always.

They had their work cut out to compete tho... last Saturday, for all the local lorelles were there in

a very unusual dress of olive green and brown with frilled shoulders. Miss Yvonne Shenton wore light blue with a very high back, and an attractive angel-wing effect, she is just off to Shanghai and will not be back again until Christmas.

A lot of people came on after the pictures, among them Mrs. Kemble, and Mrs. Grosman, and Mrs. Prior, and Miss Dunnett (who had the prettiest brown hat I've ever seen... and a fascinating dress of green). Miss Hay Eadie looked very blonde in cream colour and Miss Harris-Walker too" chose deep cream-coloured lace. While Mrs. Armstrong had a pretty frock of white sashed with brown velvet.

By midnight there was just room to dance, but only just, but at the Grips the rule is always "the more the merrter," and a very good rule fool

The new Bank-as it appeared yesterday.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

"Mr. J. R. Bergne-Coupland will give an address on "Training Gra- duate Apprentice Engineers in English Works" at A General Meeting of the, Engineering Society on Friday, October the 19th, 1934, at 8.30 p.m. In Room "K" at the University."

Three cases of diphtheria were reported to the Medical authorities for the 24 hours ended on Octo ber 15.

The reception and tea party to be given by members of the St.

John Ambulance Brigade in hon our of the Commissioner, Mr. AI- fred Morris, has been postponed until Friday, October 28,

The Chairman and Board of Directors of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation re quest that guests attending the laying of the foundation stone to- day arrive by 12 noon, as Els t cellency the Governor will be ar riving at 12.15.

NEWS SUMMARY

The laying of the foundation stone ceremony at the new site of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, will be held to-day when His Excellency the Governor will preside. Page 7

In his article entitled "News and Commerits. from the North,” our Shanghai correspondent gives the views of General Chiang Kal Shek..... on dictationship for Ching. The article, which makes very interest- ing reading will be found on.