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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1935. 號卷卅佰玖仟叁萬式第: 日蟀廿月叁年亥乙

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

On Feb. 28, 1935, 1,000 tons of cargo was loaded into RAILWAY WACONS by the HONG KONG... & KOWLOON WHARF & CODOWN CO., LTD., all customs formalities were completed and the whole of the cargo was forwarded to CANTON by the KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY the same day..

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INCLUSIVE RATES ONLY one HANDLING REDUCED COSTS.

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ROYAL JUBILEE ANTI-RED DRIVE DIARY OF LOCAL

PROCESSIONS

Final Arrangements

London, Apr. 24.

The Court wil return from Windsor Castle to Buckingham | Palace on May 3, in preparation for the Jubilee celebrations which wil begin on May 6. Before re- turning to London the King" will visit New Market for the Guineas Race Meeting, travelling, by car on Tuesday morning and return- thig to Windsor on Friday.

If the weather is favourable on Saturday week the King will at tend the Association Football Cup final at Wembley. The full pro- gramme for the processions to St. Paul's Cathedral for the thanks- giving service on May 6; has not yet been issued but it is under- sfood that the Prime Ministers and Dominion Premiers will leave St. James Faisce, ahead of the Royal processions. The first of the lat- ter will leave Buckingham Palace at 10.42 am, with the Duke and Duchess of York and their chil- dren and the Duke and Duchess

Further Success Recorded

Hankow, April 20. Ho Chen-chun, Pacification DI- rector of Hupeh, returned by air at noon from Chungking after parti- cipation in the anti-Red operations

Szechuen and Kwelchow and Informed pressmen that Chengtu was entirely out of danger. In addition to troops under Yang Sen. two brigades of "Governmenters" have been despatched to Chengtu, The speaker declared that the Reds were fleeing to the north- west. and that the Generalissimo is still in Kwetyang for the finishing touches of the anti-Red campaign. He added that Chiang Kal Shek will be proceeding to Szechuen as soon as the new provincial govern- ment under Wu Chung Hain is formally inaugurated

Reuter.

*LEADERS ANNIHILATED

EVENTS

Friday, April 26. Anniversaries and Holiday3.---- Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. John Bosco.

Auction's. Crown Land Sale, District Omice, Bouth, 11 am

Cinemas..

King's:-"Anne Of Green Gables." Queen's:-"David Copperfield." Central:-"The Gilda Lily."- Oriental:-"Death On The Dia-

mond."

World: "Chinese Picture Alhambra:-"Jew Suss.” Majestic:-"Bulldog Drummond

Strikes Back." Star:-"Rain."

Meetings. Helena. May, 10.30. am. Speaker: Dr. Reichelt,

*Miscellaneous. R. E.Whist Drive. Warrant Officers Mess. § p.m.

Moon-Last Quarter: 0.21 p.m. III Moon, 24th. Day.*****

Social-Informal Party to Dr. T.

Kwelyang, April 25, Koo, Vice Chairman of World's Furious fighting is going on in Student Christian Federation, the Red concentration on the Chinese Young Women's Christian Kweichow-Yunnan" border where Association, Bonham Road, 8 p.m.

Sports

of Kent with ladies and gentle-Government bombing planes are men in attendance,

In the second royal procession will be the Queen of Norway, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Glou- cester, Princess Royal, the Earl of Harewood and Princess Victoria.

The Sovereign's procession of six state landaus in the first of which the King and Queen will travel is timed to leave the Palace at 18.45

LONDON METAL EXCHANGE

Introduces New Procedure

London, Ap. 24.

It is officially announced that all dealings in silver in the London Metal Exchange between members will be subject to weekly settle- ments for a trial period of three months. The 'Committe, however, is authorised to order special set- tlémenis.

The weekly settlement price will be axed on Wednesdays at the close of the first session, payments being made on the following Fri- day special settlements will not be called on Saturdays.

Members are required to make similar conditions with their clil- ents. The first weekly settlement prices will be fixed on Wednesday. May 8.

Daily settlements and clearings will be carried out identically with Copper and Tin, that is to say, "prompts" falling due on a Satur day will be settled and cleared a day previous to prompts falling due on the Sunday or Monday fol lowing.

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Members must arrange with their clients in such a way that they (the members) will be pro- tected for the weekly settlements of exchange, either by the same arrangement with clients or by the maintenance of a ten per cent minimum deposit. Reuters

POSTAL RECEIPTS

INCREASE

Landon, Apr. 24. The average daily receipts of British postal straffe, have been higher than in the corresponding month of the year earlier "ever

since the end of 1992

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Tennis,

Ricketts.

Club Championship

assisting the troops. The Com- munists are attempting to break through the cordon and a large anal, E. L, H. Shute v. G. R. M. number, of Red leaders who at

unrise-6.56 am. Sunset.-6.47 tempted to fee to the mountains were annihilated by the bombers. -Reuter.

LONDON'S LORD MAYORS

Get An Increase

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, April 8. By a decision just taken by the City

Sir Stephen Corporation, Killik, the Lord Mayor, will re- ceive an addition to the official allowance for expresses during his term of office.

In future every Lord Mayor of London

receive £12,500 Instead of £10,000 a year.

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'Tides. High at 14.20; Low at 22.45.

Saturday, April 27.

Auctions Lammert's, Household Furniture, 42 Humphreys Bundle Kowloon: 10:30 am

Cinema

King's:-"Music In The Air,” Queen's:—“David Copperfield." Central:"The Gilded Lily. Oriental:-"Death On The. Dia-

mond."

World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra-Jew Buss." Majestic: "Bulldog Drummond

Strikes Back"

Star:-"Rain."

Entertainments. Sixteenth An- nual Sunday Schools Festival, St. Andrew's Church Grounds, 3 p.m.

Meetings Committee, "New Ter-

It is sixty years ago sincerttorles Agricultural Association, £10,000 was fixed as the allow- Miscellaneous.-Tombola, Garri ance, and the change is long over-son Lecture Hall. 7 p.m. ⠀ due.

Since the war, certainly, the official grant has borne small re- lation to the outlay succeeding Lord Mayors, even of the most economic turn of mind, have had to make. ·

Moon.-III Moon, 25th Day, Sociay-Whilst Drive and Tom- bola, Kowloon Cricket Club, 9 p.m.

Sports "*9.

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Athletic.--Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Meeting (Sookun- poo), 2.30 p.m. A

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Club de Recreio v. Police R. C.; Many More Functions

Second Division, Civil Service C. Compared with pre-war days. C. v. Craigengower C. C.; Kowloon official functions are much more

C. C. 7. Kowloon Bowling- numerous and also farger. The

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Football Club,

Yachting Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Closing Cruise.

Sunrise. 5.55 am.; Sunset.-6.48

Tides. High at 5.57 and 16.53;

As there are many more official public bodies than there used to be be, the number of guests to entertained has multiplied.

The increase that has been Low at 8.00 and 23.42, voted by the Corporation comes

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THE NEW ARCHBISHOP

London, Apr. 24 Doctor Arthur Himalcy, the new The average amount of money Roman Catholle Archbishop of received daily last month was Westminister, whose enthrone £135,033 which represents en ment at Westminister Cathedral Increase of 1.2 per cent, on the cor- takes place on April 29, left Rome responding figure for March 1934, for London this morning. British Wireless

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THE MAURETANIA

To Be Sold By Auction

London, "Apr, 24. The equipmesnt of the Cunard White Blar Uner Mauretania, which is to be broken up after a long and successful career on the North Atlantic service is to be sold by auction.

The sale of the 3,500 lots will extend over eight days beginning on May 14, and special arrange- ments are being made to carry to the Southampton docks those who will attend.ch

Four days have been allotted for advance view and exceptionally heavy demands have been m for the catalogues which will ad miy intending buyers. British Wireless,

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