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The collection of refuse formed the main items on, the agends at the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday Inspector's report on an eating house, which had proved to be un- true, also formed the subject of much discussion.
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The results of the window dis-
Vice-Minister of Justice, Cheng play competition organised by the
Tien Hs1 will represent China at
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the two forthcoming international Sincere Co., Ltd., are announced on conferences regarding judicial matters. The first conference will be held in Berlin in August to discuss criminal laws and prison questions and the other one will be held later in Denmark to study measures for unification of criminal laws in various countries. -Reuter.
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FUNCTION
PARIS SHOPKEEPERS PROTEST
Against High Taxes
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress"} (By_Telegraph,” Copyright, Tele- 169. graphic Massager Ordinance, Beceived, May 21; 7.30 p.m.).
Paris, May 21 The mall retail shops here will be closed for 24 hours on May 29 as a protest against the high taxes. This decision was reached
London, May 21. Their Majesties the King and gave a State Dinner at Buckingham Palace last night in connection with the Jubilee Cele- at a mass meeting of Parls re- brations. In addition to members tallers on Monday evening when of the Royal Family, a company of after a stormy debate, largely oc- about 150 included Ambassadors in cupled with politics, the resolution London with their ladies, Minis- was
adopted by a ters from the Dominions, Members
majority- of the Cabinet, ex-Ministers, re-
Transocean Kuo Mine presentatives of Churches and of the Services and Court officials.-
tion Wireless.
four-fths
concerned, there is something to be said both for and against the suggestion for while it would not do to be altogether too strict on Volunteers, it must be realised that If the Corps is to be a success there must be discipline. Further when a man jolas up. he undertakes to put in a certain number of even | Ings for parades and if he falls to live up to his promise, then indeed sorde remedy ought to be sought, » Another member of the meeting suggested that the
Volunteers Headquarters should be more cen- trally situated and further that it should be designed more on the ies of a clubhouse, with facilities for sport. So far as getting in more members was concerned, this speaker said, and we quite agree, that if the Colony were to have a strong defence force, then it must include Portuguese, Indians and Chinese. True the Portuguese form the majority in the Corps to-day and there are a few Indian and Chinese members, but up to the present the tasks given to these communities were not the same as those given to the other units, and as long as this situation is main- tained. there cannot be any hope of more of these people joining up. Mr. F. P. R. James in a lengthy speech said that there was a feel- ing that there were too many officers and N.G.O.8, in proportion te privates in the Defence Corps tlugh as far as he knew promo- tion was not by examination.
Mr. James said that assuming conscription was in force in Hong Kong, it should satisfy the military authorities much better than the The health returns for the week Sportsinen in general and present system for not only would ended on May 18 show that there | cricketers in particular will, be in- the Corps raised be more efficient were two cases of small;pox (2|terested to learn that C. I. Staple- and stronger
but
would | deaths), one of scarlet fever, nye ton, the Kowloon Cricket Club and be doing their duty. Of course it of enteric "fever (one death), one interport cricketer is" leaving "for" would be natural to expect a cer-i]) of paratyphoid fever (one death), Home by the 'sa Mennon to-day. BIRTHS
tain amount of dissatisfaction but two of cerebro-spinal fever Cone Stapleton gained his first interport- NYL-On May 17, 1935, at the this will soon die down and then death), one of puerperal fever (one cap many years ago and for the sented 500 cases of supplies of Country Hospital, Shanghai, to the system would be accepted" as | death) and 58 deaths from tuber-past two seasons he has been one foodstuff, towels and other articles Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nyla a "faft accompli.". Amongst other culosis.
of the mainstays of the K.C.C, bat- daughter.
things Mr. Janies suggested that
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Only one case of paratyphoid, fever was reported to the Health authoritis for the 24 hours ended on May 20.
cussed. Although the meeting was attended by only a few people It was stated that the Club had a membership of about sixty.
NEW ITALIAN LOAN
Special to the ""Hong Kong
Dally Press") (By Telegraph, © Copyright, Frie graphic. Messager Ordinanc, 189. keceived, May 21, 7:30 p.)
Rome; May 21.
A new four per cent. internal loan of one millard Ura will be issued shortly, it is officially, an- nounced. The purpose of the new. loan is stated to be the balancing of the budget and covering the cost of the military measures in East Africa.- Transocean Kuo Min.
which had been given him by General Chiang Kať" Sher to" fur- ther the anti-Communist work in.. Kiangs, to the refugees in that province.
the control of the Corps be vested We have been asked to announce in the military alone while the that the Directors, General Man- The Hong Kong dollar declined Commandant should be a fegular ager and Staff of the Union Insura farthing yesterday morning to 28. the G.Q.C. officer of field rank appointed by arice Society of Canton, Ltd. will 5d., reflecting lower sliver prices in
be "At Home" from 12.15 p.m. to | London and New York. The busi- Mr. Percy Chen, son of Mr. Several other views were express- I p.m. to Union Building on Fridayness rate was about 25. 5.5/184. Eugene Chen, former Chinese JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN MELLOR-On May 16, 1835, at the ed and these were almost unani- next, May 24, to mark the occasion sellers and 23. 5.7/16d. buyers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has No that the SIXTY - NINTH
Country Hospital, Shanghai, to
mous in the complaint that volun-of the Society's 100th Anniversary, market being easier than on Mon-arrived in Shanghai from Moscow ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Mr. and Mrs. W. Mellor, a teering in Hong Kong is not made Invitations are not being issued, day, Later in the day, the official where he is agent for General
daughter. of the Company will be held at ita
attractive enough. One speaker | but the Society's Management will; rate declined to. 293, 44d, the busi-- || Motors ** HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, GLASS-Op May 14, 1935, at the said that it was all work and no be pleased to welcome alf, Share Iness rate being about 28. 60, and 28, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 24th Country Hospital, Shanghai, to play in the Volunteers and deplor-holders and Friends. MAY, 1985, at 112 a.m., for the Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Glass, a son.ed the fact that it was years since purpose of receiving the Report of
the Corps sent a man to Bisley. It the Directors and the Statements of!
MARRIAGE Account to 1st December, 1934, and DALY-PALMER-BAKER, -On May | recruits" and perhaps if arrange day. | of declaring Dividend, etc.
14, 1935, at the Church of Etments could be made with the mill- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Aloysius Gonzaga, by the Re-tary authorities to give the six most The forthcoming marriage is an iCompany will be CLOSED from th verend 1. H. Kearney, B.J., and emclent men of the year a trip nounced of George Otte Rockholtz, MAY to 24th MAY, Both Days at HBM Consulate General, Home on one of the troopships, c/o Texas Co. Asia Lite Building. nclusive..
Shanghai, before Mr. A. D. then some interest will be taken to Miss Carletta Karina Anderson, Blackburn, Charlotte, eldest in volunteering American Consulate, Shanghai, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. W. In a nutshell, to our way of Palmer-Baker, to George, thinking, the popularity or A meeting of the Hong Kong" youngest son of Mr. A. and the efficiency of a Regiment entirely Men's International Club, was held iate Mrs. Daly, of Edinburgh. depends on the Officers and at the Bt. Francis Hotel last ever- Scotland.
N.C.O.'s.
ing, when the draft rules were dis
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager..
Hong Kong, 80th April, 1985...
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HMS. Lowestoft leaves Pagoda was attractions like this that draw | Anchorage for Shanghs) on Thurs
51d) The market remained easy," The Rice Merchants Guild of with considerable Chinese buying. Tientsin has distributed a circular among rice merchants urging a A novel contribution to an educa- boycott or Biamese rice. This step tional establishment is reported. is being taken as a result of the The "Slowenpao" sags that the alleged anti-Chinese policy of the Tienkung Coal Mine Co. has pre-Blamese Government, sented 300,000 tons of coal to the Mongolian and Tibetan School in General Liu Cheng Nien, former Nanking and the school will under-commander of the 21st Division take to sell and, transport the coal, Army, whose men caused a lot of proceeds from which will go to trouble in east Shantung. - was wards the school funds;
executed in Kiangat on the mozi- at
Ing of May 19. It was said that General Liu was responsible for a mutiny at Ho Kow.
General Ban' Lien Chung, com- mander of the 28th Army, has pre-
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