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BANK HOLIDAYS

NAocordance with Government The EXORANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NESS on TUESDAY, the 1st JAN NUARY, 1935. (New Year Holiday). Hong Kong, 28at December, 1931.

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NOTICE.

NON-PAYMENT

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F5118

OF WATER ACCOUNTS.

TIXOESS water and moter rental Έχο

accounts are posted to the "G" person who signed the Form guaranteeing payment. This person is generally the landlord or bia recognized agent.

In many instances inconvenienes is caused to tenants by the water supply being disconnected without warning to them, owing to the failure of the guarantor to pay the accounts within the specified period. "Tenants are, therefore, advised to make suitable arrangements with their landlords to ensure that all water and meter rental accounts are paid promily.

Changes of ownership of property should be notified immediately to this Office.

B. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority. PUBLIC WOLL DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, 28th December, 1934.

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ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY. HONG KONG

ANNUAL BALL 1935

MEMBERS are reminded that it

proposed to hold the above function on Friday, 11th January,

1985.

BIRTHS

PIKE-On December 21, 1934, at The Country Hospital, Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. W; H.. Piké, the gift of a son... CHADDERTON-On December 22, 1934, at the Country Hospital,

·Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs, N. Chaddërton" a daughter, still- born. HAY-On December 20, 1934, ab.

the International Hospital, Hankow, to Mr. and Mrs. James Hay, a son

MARRIAGES The marriage of Miss Barbara E. Starling and Mr. Walter E. Simmonds ls postponed January 2, 1935, at 3 p...

to

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1934

CANCER GERM

VICTIM

French Professor Passes

Paris, Dec. 28. A victim in the cause of cancer research, Professor Grand Claude. director of the Närd Department

of the Anti-Cancer Centre, has passed away.

EASED BANDIT SITUATION

Decision To Close The Base

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press (Copyright).]

Nanchang, Dec. 28. The abolition of the provisional headquarters of the military Af- fairs Commission in Nangchang has been decided by General Chiang Kai Shek. According to a

He was working in the labora- tory ten days ago when he ac- cidentally scratched his finger and SCHNEIDER-ZENTNER--On De- the germs from a piece of cancer spokesman of the

tissue entered it. ensued later.'

cember 22, 1934, at the German Consulate, Shanghai, before

Septicaemia

Mr. H. Gaetchen, Malvina, daughter of the late Hermann Zentner and Mrs. Zentner. the Legion of Honour, -Shanghai, to Eric, eldest son of | Reuter.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. F, Schnel- der, Kiel, Germany.

The Professor has been, post-

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HONG KONG, DECEMBER 29, 1934,

SPEED ECONOMY

The persistent criticisms that have been directed from some quarters against the efficiency of British civil air services evoked a spirited reply trom Lord London- derry in the House of Lords,

He was not concerned to deny what is indeed a fact that British is machines are slower, as a general rule, than those of our principal competitors in the air. The crities made the error, however, or laying undue emphasis on the factor of speed alone.

It will prove of considerable assistance to the Secretarioa if lists of gusts are sent as soon as possible to their offoss, Gloucester Building.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Becretaries & Treasurers.

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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. STANLEY.

HE New Term will Open TE

January 2nd. Entrance Exami nation for New Students, Saturday, December 29th at 9,80 a.m.

Other factors which are equally entitled to consideration are on the one hand, safety, comfort and regularity, and on the other, cost.' The real test of an efficient air service is the economic load. By this standard of judgement," Lord Londonderry was able to show that Imperial Airways compares favourably with all its competitors Out of five other countries which enter into the picture three-carried substantially "smaller volume of Airways and four received a higher traffic last year than. Imperial

HUNGARIAN MINISTER'S

STATEMENT

SCENES OF MEDIEVAL PAGEANTRY

Some Royal Weddings At The Old Abbey

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Queen Eleanor and Queen Philippa are in the Abbey," the former of entrancing loveliness, the latter. once of great magnificencé

NEWS SUMMARY

The Municipality of "Penang re cognises the value of H.K. univer sity Engineering degree by inviting applications from graduates for appointments to the Water Depart

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The management of the Hong that the Kong Hotel anzounos 1933 HK. Dance Championship will begin at the hotel on January 17.