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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.

TENDERS are invited for the ΤΕΝ

supply of Fainters and Scrapers (and Painting work), Caulkers (and Caulking work).

Forms of tender can be obtained at the Office of the Chief Constructor, H.M. DOCKYARD, Hong Kong and should be filed in and returned, as indicated in Tender Form not later than Noon on Wednesday, 19th June, 1930.

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A. W. WATSON,

Chief Constructor,

IN THE SUPREME COURT of HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF Mas, AGNES ELIZABETH FAIRGRIEVE

8 KENNEDY, LATE OF SexzZET, KINNOULL PRATE, PRIZE, SCOTLAND, Wow," DECEABED.

TOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court bas, by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinanca

1887, made an order limiting the time

for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 4TH DAY of JULY, 1935.'

All Creditors and Others are naceni-

ingly bereby required to send their

claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

Dated the 8th day of June, 1935. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executors,

Prince's Building,

Ice House Street,

Fong Kougi

(3593

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WANTED

A capable European. gentleman with capital $15,000 10 take over and run for himself a coastal up-to-date hotel, having two years standing and yielding a net profit of from $3,000/$6,000 annually. Good prospect for immediate expansion. Alternative terms may be considered, in which case applicant must furnish a minimum ash guarantee of $2,000 with the local Consul's recommenda- tion. "Applicants to communicate through their respective Consulate, Kulangsu, Anoy, China.

ENGAGEMENT

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THE engagement is announced

between

James

Alexander Mine Marjoribanks. H M. Consular Service in China, youngest son ሰ! the Rev. Thomas Marjoribanks. D.D.,

and Mrs. Marjor banks, The Manse, Morham, East Lothian, and Sonya Patricia Stanley Alder, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley-Alder, of London,

HONG

KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1935.

CHINA'S BUDGET-

FINANCING

Retrenchments For Next Fiscal Year

and the silver crisis, it has been Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Preas" (Copyright).) ·

dimcult to balance ine budget Nanking. June 1. without abolition or amalgamation In order to cope with the finan of superfluous organs and er "orce-

dificulties clai

confronting the ment u a strict retrencament country, the commencement of policy. Moreover, in view of the the 24th fiscal year, beginning Expected further decrease in re- July 1st, 1935, will see the enforce-

venue as the result of the forth- ment of a far-reaching retrench- coming abolition of transit dues, ment programme in almost all

and exemption of expert duties on Government departments. AC- a number or native goods, the cording to the programme, $1x-

Ministry of Finance is now busily teen government organs will, be

studying ways and means of max- abolished, twenty-four amalgamating up the huge diftelt, ed with other organs, and forty- three will have to cut down their expenses considerably.

The sixteen organs to be abolish.... ed include: Commission of 'Ad- ministrative Effelency under the Executive Yuan: Administratore Training Institute and Rural Workers Training School: Com mission for the Examination of Land and Sea Maps: Central Reclamation Commission; Music Books Examination. Committee; Editorial and Business Office: 11, National Oplum Suppression. Com

mission: Pelping Oce of the Ministry ar Foreign Affairs: Tariff Readjustment Research

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251.

(Wunchal Office):

Night Editor

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53. Fleet Street. Commission

E.C. 4.

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of the Ministry of Finance: The Finance Ministry's Advisors' Office: The Office of the Finance Commissioner of Shens: and the Preparatory Committee for the Unification of Dialects

BIPES, under the Ministry of Education

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JUNE 10, 1935.

PROVISIONS CUT DOWN

It is anderstood "that China's annual revenue derived from her export duties amounts to $24,000.- 000. The decision of the Govern- ment to abolish export duties on more than 100 kinds of native products will deprive the national

approximately $3,000,000. An fur- treasury of an annual revenue of

ther shortage of $15,000,000 will be incurred by the abolition to tran- sit duties, thus making a total defcit of $12,000,000. Definite measures for meeting the deficit will not be announced before the enforcement of the new taxation schedules However, the financial authorities have emphasised that no new,methods of getting re-

of the masses.- venue will be added to the burden

Chinn. United Press (by mnil),

Beginning from the next sal NEWS SUMMARY

year, the Muscum will be incorporated into the Pelping Palace Museum; The National Quarantine Service into the National Health Administra-

Peiping Elstorkal

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, MEASURES OF MORALITY tion; the Salt Inspections Bureau

LIMITED.

"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Νο

that the ANNUAL ORDIN. ÁRY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong on TUESDAY, the 11th June, 1995, at 11.30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Reports of the Directore together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th April, 1935.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 1st day of June, to TUESDAY, the 11th day of June, 1935, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1935, **.

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into the Salt Inspectorate and the Unemployed Overseas Chinese Re- lief Committee into the Overseas Affairs Commission,

Political

Budgetary provisions for the 24th fiscal year for several of the most important of Government departments will also have to be cut down. These include the Central

Counell; the Civil Affairs Department and Military Affairs Department of the National Coverment; and various Customs. Superintendents' and Customs Commissions' Offices.

NATIONAL REVENUL Owing to the reduction national revenue consequent on the general economic depression

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Many exciting lawn bowls games were witnessed on Saturday, the most important of which was the

If Gossip We Must

The King's Birthday Ball last Monday brought the Hong Kong

1801 to a brilliant conclusion. and will long be remembered as the most splendid event of the year, and the biggest! His Excel- (ency. Sir Thomas Southon, the Officer Administering the Govern- ment and Lady Southem are both possessed of the happy gift of making those who crass their threshold feel that they are in-. dividually welcome, and on this occasion they worked the miracle for more than two thousand guests

Only the most perfect, organisa- tion could have made the easy re- ception, of 90 many possible but the whole thing was so cleverly planned that this vast crowd was never for a moment congested. The reception was held in the ball pom. and after shaking hands we all passed straight out into the grounds which were luminated by myriads of multi-coloured lamps, outlining the paths, glitter- Ing among the trees and trans- foring the garden into a fairyland,

WELCOME FOR ALL Lady Southern locked charming in a graceful gown of snow-white taffeta with a deep "berthe" of silver and crystal, and spent the evening among her guests, finding time for a word of welcome for one and all,

(BY "PRUDENCE")

The Last Meeting of The First Hair of the Bacing Season was a great

Success

Photo by Leics.

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black.

float round her like a' cloud, and Mrs. de Ville was very stately in Mrs: Croucher who made me think

net with

flowers; Mrs. of a mermaid her moulded Carrington Sykes wore midnight- dress of shining sequins Mrs. | blue, Mrs. Dovey had a fascinating Kirk, too, looked marvellous in frock with crimson polka-dots and cloth of gold, shot with mauve, Mrs. D. J. Valentine was “all moon- and Mrs A. B. Stewart wore light gray.

her vivid dress that enhanced beauty.

&

Mrs. Franks in coral-pink re- ceived many congratulations on

Mrs. Newbiggin was charming her husband's honour and Mrs. in torquoise blue, Mrs. Alfred Digby looked charming (as she most original.l'always does) while Mrs. Gerrard Lammert had a dress of deep green; worn with a was most distinguished. MTB

with¦ Briggs wore a dainty dress that {very French threw up Her glorious auburn

dously chic, in black.

spray black

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of black roses and

• gloves

radiant in white with cape of · Jade while Mrs. Ronnie Childe looked sweet in a dress with flowery shoulder-straps. Mrs. W. J. Hansen was most de-

Hundreds of small tables on the lawn and up on the roof garden and so becoming). Mrs. Sanger hair, and Mrs. Pearce was tremen- were spread with tempting light refreshments, and beguiling mu- sie was played by the band of the 1st Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. while special numbers were given from time to time by the pipes of the HK Singapore Brigade.

It would have been pleasant to

corative in peridot green and Col. and Mrs. Williams were among the early arrivals, the latter very

game between Recreio and Crai-spend the whole evening out of smart in cerise crepe Lady Shen- gengover "A" which the Portuguese Club won by two shots. Particu- lars of the game, together with other results, appear on Page 10

The latest appointments, and tenders called, which appeared in the Government Gazette will be found on