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GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Monday, July 22nd.
Lady Southern visited the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.
Mr. C. D. Lambert lunched, at Mountain Lodge...
Tuesday, July 23rd. His Excellency received a de- putation representing the Mein- bers of the British Medical Asso- clation, Hong Kong Branch,
The following lunched, at Moun- tain Lodge:-Mrs. R G. King. Mrs. Charles Buckley, Mrs. J. D. Danby, Mrs. H. D. Matthews, Mrs. Mrs. A. R. M. Phillips and Mrs. W. J. Anderson.
His Excellency. attended by Captain W. J. R. Cragg, A.D.C.. was the guest of Lt. Col. A. C. Marsh and Officers, 2nd Bn. The East Lancashire Regiment at din- пег...
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Lady Southorn gave a dinner party at Government House at which the following were present
Dr. and Mrs. G. A, C. Herklots, Mr. and Mrs. L R. Andrewes, Mrs. R. G. King. Mrs Charles Buckley. Mrs. Ho Leung. Miss Summerskill Miss Mary Smith, Mr. D. H. Biake. Mr. Na E. Young M.C.. Mr. Horace Lo and Mr. Rose Price.
The party was afterwards pre- sent at the King's Theatre.
Wednesday, July 24th. Professor W. 1. Gerrard, O.BE.. M.D.. arrived st Government House.
Thursday, July 25th. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council. Lady Southorn was present at the Busy Bees Bridge Drive at the Cathedral Hall.
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His Excellency and Lady Southörn, gave dinner party at Government House in honour of Sir Atholl and Lady MacGregor. The following were present: Lt General O.C. Borrett, C.B., C.M.G.. C.B.Ex D.S.O.. His Honour Sir Atholl and Lady MacGregor. Commodore... G. G. and Mrs. Sedgwick, Honourable Mr. D. W. and Mrs. Tratman, Honourable Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., O.BE.. Honourable Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Taylor, Honourable Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, Honourable Dr R. H. and Mrs. Kotewall, His Honour Mr. Justice R. "E: Lindsell, Honourable Mr. W. H. and Mrs Bell, Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Lt. Col. M. H. Logan, O.B.E., M.G.. Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, M.C., Mr. E. H. P. Lang. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hayden. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Potter, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, M.B.E, Mr. M. T. John- san, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart, Mr. N. E. Young, M.C. Paymr. Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. W. A. W. Sweny, Miss M. Hesketh Hughes and Mr, W. R. A Clough Taylor,
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Friday, July 26th.
The following lunched at Gov- ernment Houre:-Mrs W. I. Ger rard. Mrs. R. G. King, Mrs. Charles Buckley and Lt. Colonel E. R. Macpherson, C.B.E., R.A.0.C.
Mr. N. E. Young, M.C., arrived
at Government House.
Saturday, July 27th.
Captain W. J. R. Cragg. A.D.C.,
on behalf of His Excellency, called
FROM THE GAZETTE
Appointments Ete
His Majesty the King As not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to an Ordinance to amend the July: Or-" dinance, 1887.
The list of auditors, containing the names of those persons au- thorised to, audit accounts kept in Englian and those for accounts kept in Chinèse, is contained in he current issue of the Govern- rent Gazette.
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It is notified that from August 6 the hours of the Hongkong Pass- port. Office will be from 10 am. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to
p.m. on ordinary week-days, and from 10a.m. to 1p.m. on Satur- days.
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The Gazette contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to dangerous drugs.
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It is notified that the name of Sung Yip Land Investment Company. Limited, has been struck off tie Register.
Bankruptcy notifications state that a "first and final divident of $27.47 per cent. has been declared in the case of the Hung Cheong pawn- brakers, and a third dividend of $2 per cent. in the case of the Chuen Tack. Bank and Chan Mung-hung. and Fung Wan-chi. partners therein.
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Financial return's Just issued Colony's credit show that the balatice at the end of April was $13,453,080, compared with $12.-| 785,068 at the end of March..
for revenue
Apri $2,554,091, compared with $2,723,- 287 for the same month last year. whilst for the period from January to April inclusive the respective figures were $9,786.270 $10,755.169. 11
and
Expenditure" during April totall- ed $1,866,079, against $2,855,727 for the same month last year" whilst for the January-April period the respective figures were $8,581,- 945 and $9,621,516.
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H's Excellency the Governor in Council ordered, under Section
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 29, 1935.
HONG KONG'S ETON LEAD
University Exam. Results
The Hong Kong University Leaving School Certificate Exami- nations results show that Queen's College, popularly known as the ' Eton of Hong Kong: had the best percentage. They entered 50 pupils for the examinations and of these four were, absent and 18 failed to pass.
They were very closely followed by another Government school, King's College, who had 59,64 per cent. to their credit. The Diocesan's Boys' School, came in third with 50.97.
St. Stephen's Girls' School beaded the Girls' list with 84.21 per "cent. Twenty girls sat for the examinations and of these three
failed and one was 'absent.
The following were the full percentages:-
BOYS
Queen's College (24) King's College (31)
· Diocesan Boys' School. (34) Govt. Ver, Middle School (5) Central British School`(3) Ying Wa College (5)
St. Stephen's College (14) La Salle College (34) Munsang College (1) Wah Yan College (28) St. Joseph's College (0)
St. Paul's College (0) Chung Nan College (0) Ching Hua College (1) Wah Tai College (1) Private Study (4)
Total...
Sat for Exam. Absent
Entered
Honours
Passes -
19 18. 60.88 29 59.64
25 50.97
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GIRLS
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148 7 139 8 57 74 46.70 Figures in brackets denote number of distinctions gained.
TO TOUR THE WORLD
Mr. Lalchand Watanmal man- ! ging proprietor of Messrs. Watan- mal Bolichand, bonorary Magis- 2 trate, and Councillor of Hydera-
Chicibu-
3 tea party at the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel, on of their departure, by the Maru, on a tour of Japan and the world,
of the Rating (Refunds) Or-bad, Sindh and Mrs. Lalchand 'dinance, 1928, that refund of gave
rates for the rating year, ist July. 1935, to 30th June, 1938, may be made where, although a tenement has not been wholly vacant, one or more floors thereof have been vacant during the whole of any calendar month in the said year, provided that:
(1) the owner elected during the period 1st to 21st of January, 1935, to obtain a refund on vacant floors for the tenement concerned usual and returned to the office of the
and Assessor Treasurer
he
LAW AND GRETNA WEDDINGS
Secretary Of State. To Take Early Action
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 12.
SUMMER CAMP
For Working Girls
A new site has been found by the Chinese Young Women's Christian Associatión ́·for their f summer camp for "members and working girls. This year's site has been chosen at Tsun Wan in the New Territories.
The building which is a two storted structure is close to the beach and quite near" the Texaco Petroleum Flant.
The charges are $7 per week for members and $8 for non-members and working girls for are desirous of a short rest should take ad- vantage of this offer. **
We are told by the secretary that the season closes at the end of August, and anyone who wishes to 'make use of the place for parties or meetings are requested to communicate with the secretary at the Association's headquarters.
TO REFUEL IN
THE AIR
Specially Built
Plane
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 12.
On an attempt to fly round the world, non-stop, Mr. Clyde Fang- born who, with Col Roscoe Turner, won second" prize in the England-Melbourne race last year fy.. a specially-designed aeroplane and will re-fuel it from "tanker" aeroplanes.
-will
The machine is a high-wing monoplane and has a wide cabin, from the top of which the wings are tapering extensions.
The engines, two Pratt and Whitney "Hornets," are mounted in front on the poft and starboard sides of the cabin. The tall mem- ber is carried out on booms from the sides of the cabin. The form. of the cabin is an important factor in the lifting qualities of the machine
The wings are painted gold, with blue fuselage® and tall, “
AMERICAN BUILDERS ** The machine was designed by Mr. Vincent Burnelli, and has been built by the Uppercu-Burnelli, Corp. at Keyport, New Jersey.
The fight, expected to be made early next year, will start from San Diego, California. Over New York the machine will be refuelled in the air.
Bir Godfrey Collins. Secretary of State for Scotland, in reply to
The course eastwards will take There was a large gathering Colonel Moore (Con-Ayr, Burghs), of Rindu and Sindhi merchants who asked whether any decision the seroplane over London, to
after and
tea Mr. present
had been reached in regard to Rome, where there will be another Gopaldas Bharbani, local mana-marriage ceremonies performed a refuelling operation, to Karachi Messrs. Watamail Boll- Gretna Green, said he was not in for more fuel, to the Philippines ger of
Bald that he was glad a position to add anything to a again for ruel, and to Honolulu chand
for fuel for the final stage. that their host had regained his previous reply.
Colonel -Moore then
asked Refuelling in the air, which health. Continuing said that on both occasions. (that whether, in view of the dublety enables an aeroplane to carry out which frequently existed in the long nights with heavy military within is in 1929 and the present one)
minds of those who had gone or commercial loads without the their host in that period the form sent out for the "presence of
coincided with the through with these ceremonies as necessity for taking-on with" a" that purpose, having duly stated Hong Kong
bad state of business but Mr. to whether they were married or heavy overload, was demonstrated thereon his election:
somehow given not, and the distress caused in at the RAF, Display last month. Watanmal had
Squadron Leader Helmore and them new strength and courage later years in the minds of those "to carry on." The speaker then who had gone through these cere Sir Alan Cobham carried out a montes, Sir Godfrey would take long flight by this means last wish Mr. and Mrs. Watanmal a
early steps to have the whole year. pleasant trip.
matter regularised.
(2) the rates for such tenement on Lt. Col. A. C. Marsh and were paid in advance during the Officers, 2nd Bn. The East Lancs-first month of the quarter in res- shire Regiment.
pect of any part or which a re- fund is claimed.
His
Excellency, attended by Captain W. J. R. Crage. ADC. was the guest of Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, OBE. at dinner at Volunteer Headquarters and after- wards at the Annual Swimming Sports of the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps at the Victoria Recreation Club.
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(3) notice of vacancy was given before the 15th day of the first month of the period of vacancy.
Replying on behalf of his wife himself Mr. Watanmal and thanked the speaker for his kind (4) the claim for refund in res- remarks and said that both his pect of the whole or a part of any wife and himself were pleased to quarter has been given to the meet so many of their friends. Treasurer within Afteen days Their stay in Hong Kong had after the expiration of that quar- been a very pleasant one and it would hard to forget their stay here. In conclusion he wished
PTO the gathering success and sperity in the future.
ter.
Pte, C. W. Crompton and Pte. G. Chapman, of the Lincolnshire Re- giment, who were charged at the Kowloon Magistracy on the 20th Inst, with the" manslaughter of Ho'da Khan, an ex-police watch- man, Shanghai Street, on July 19. appeared before Mr. W. M. Thom- son on Saturday and on Detec- tive Inspector Dorling's request, were remanded for another week. A drummer in the Royal Welch Fusiliers,
William
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Sir Godfrey Collins said he hoped i
have a meeting with the Church of Scotland on the sub- ject, and he could assure the hon. member that there would "be no undue delay
FILMING "REVOLT IN THE DESERT"
(Special Air Mall Service)
SPECTRES IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
Gordon Harker In New Film Thriller
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tur- rdon
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London, Ju Quite a thrilling thriller
ever-welcome ing the Harker appears at the Capitol, London, this week. It is The Phantom Light," and has fair originality in design, the central building being a haunted light- house in Wales.
London, July 12. London Film Productions art proceeding with their fim, "Revolt in the Desert." The contract was
Sam Higgina, a through-and- made some months before Col through Cockney, takes charge of Lawrence's death, but Mr.Korda this erection, and his duties as agreed to defer production during keeper lead him into some strange There are spectres Lawrence's lifetime or until he situations. gave permission
everywhere.
FUTURE
(Special Air Mail Service)
Londoh, July 12. speech in Norfolk on "Torleif Ahlsand, Maison Arneli,
Saturday Mr. Hore-Belisha men- Baretto Shipping & Trading Co.,
tioned, not for the first time, the desirability of y-over road Miss M. Bradley, F. A. Breardfort, Octavio Carvalho, Chan Woo Heng.
Pickering, crossings as a safety device. This Caleb Cheong, Collins, Bull Re- stationed at Victoria Barracks, is, of course, a method whereby The script is being written by At last, however, he finds out the poet, the secret of the lighthouse and ceiving Station, Harbert C. - was charged before Mr. Q. A A. one road is carried over another Mr. Siegfried Bassoon, dridge, Lutheran Mission, J., Oriol MacFayden at the Central Ma- on a bridge instead of crossing it and a close friend of Lawrence, in the director, has been careful not Figueras, M. C, Gillett, Mrs. D. J. M. gistracy on Saturday with snatch the same plane. It has been collaboration with Co. WF to make the process of discovery. Gray, c/o Anglican Mission, Mollie inga handbag from a Chinese used to some extent in the United Stirling, his Chief-of-Staff in too long a point in favour of the Hudson, Hum Chuan Kée, E. A woman, Chan Pa-lin, in Garden States but not hitherto in this; Arabia and his companion on the picture.
The solution is both probable Issa c/o Patten, MacKenzie & Co. Road at 1.10 p.m. on Saturday. country. The obvious difficulty is entry into Damascus, and his R Krogner, A. D, Lee Ling Chen He pleaded not guilty and was re-expense, for it costs more than an brother, Mr. Arnold Lawrence. In amt satisfactory, and the whole Chth, F. C. Ling, Robertson &manded unt? -2.30 p.m to-day, ordinary bridge, since it needs a few weeks units will go out to production can be recommended, Rosler, Mrs. C. W. Macleod, c/o The contents of the bag were ramps on each alde built up to Transjordanla to take scenes units only flaw being an irritating Chinese Shippers, Ltd, Mrs. A. valued at $4.50
the height of a railway embank der Col. Stirling's direction. ment. Madden, H. Marcus, Walter, Moore,; H. Arnold Nelson, M. Bancroft Olln, R. C. Faes, G. Philipp, Miss
Lella Firant, Commercial Bank,
K Prabon, A Price, Mrs. Purcell, Mr. Quinn, Mise Robinson, Rudolf Roelz, Papio Tranchins, Mr. Visser C H Walters, Gilbert Wenger, Lutheran Mission, AM Xavier.
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But the Minister of Transport w nothing if not adventurous, and It is gathered that he is seriously
habit of dragging in "feminine Who will play the part of Col. interest" determinedly, Lawrence is not yet settled. The The heroine is hauled in by the choice rests between three actors hair of her head whose names are being kept a does not do
considering yovers" (or "les secret. Mr. Leslie Howard's name like Binn
I Rowe, 8 U. Rahih c/o M, K. over') as a feature of several was mentioned some time ago, Sahin, Branch Wall, Major H. K future road schemes. The Minis but he is not how expected to take and
try, however, is allowing no de-alls the part. The choice is made more comfe
leak out until everything has difficult because of Lawre
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