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"T is hereby notified that Sealed Tenders in Triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Asphaltam", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office untit Noon of Monday, the 4th day of November, 1935, for the supply and delivery of the following Stores required by this Department for period commdaring lat January, * 1986, to 30th June, 1296.

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1. Asphaltum Penetrations 31/40 (to Specification). Asphaltum, Ponstrations 61/70

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NEWS SUMMARY

Good bowling on the part of A.

R. Minu and E. Li Gosano featured

London Office: 83; Fleet Street, the second Interport Cricket trimi

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HONG KONG. OCTOBER 14, 1938.

A HEALTHIER NATION

The annual report of the Ministry

of Health is a bulky document. The current Issue, covering the year which ended on the 31st of March, 1935, runs to three hundred pages. To the ordinary reader. who is not familiar with statistical material and official papers, It is a formidable volume. Consequent- ly the people who peruse it are comparatively few. This is a pity. Because, apart from its sectological and historical interest, it is really a fascinating work. Read with some little Imagination 15

It noving picture of vital events in the life of the British nation dur ing the period under review.

held on the Club Ground 03 Saturday, N. A. E Mackay the KOC. wicket keeper scored 3 valuable 40.

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Hong Kong lost the second of the series of three Interport Lawn Bowls games on Saturday and thereby gave the Shanghal the right to keep the Prentice Cup for a period of twelve months.

If Gossip We Must

(By "CHANCE")

On Wednesday evening there was a dinner dance at Repulse Bay. and I wonder why more people don't go out there as it is so cool on these warm nights, and the Page 1 surroundings lovely, the floor is, good and the band was playing Among the Latest appointments very well. A large party was given gazetted are Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg | by LC.-Col. and Mrs. Fordham, the to be a Crown Solicitor. Mr. Cater looked very charming in B. Burgess to be a Second Assis- pale yellow satin with brown. tant Superintendent of Imports Mrs. Kirk was there in red and and Exports and also promotions white, and her daughter, Brends.

In the IK Volunteer Defence Corps.

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The Royal Engineers' Old Com- rades Association, which was re- suscitated, after a lapse of four

years, about four months ago,

held their first annual dinner at

the Roof Garden

of the Hong

Kong Hotel on Saturday night when 214 guests were present. Including serving offers and other ranks of the Corps of Royal Engineers, ex-Royal Engineers and members of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Page 1.

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Shanghai defeated a side from the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Kowloon Docks by 19 shots to 13. on the Dock Green yesterday

Chinklang. Oct. 13. - Once more indicating his en- thusiasism in the public welfare work, Mr. Hu, Wen-hu, the Chinese magnate promised yesterday to danaté funds for funding a hos pital to be attached to the Klang- su Provincia! Medica; College here!

The industria, magnate arrived great progress in the education here yesterday

from and intelligence of the people as Narking, where he attended the a whole. The interest now taken tore a goodly crowd of specta- ceremony rot unveilling el by all members of the community. bronze statute of himself. which of both sexes and of every class, was erected by the Central Hos in such matters aa" health and pital at the hospital campus, as physical well-being is phenomenal. 2 memento of his generous dona tion of $400,000 for founding of a medical laboratory. After his ar- rival, he called on Mr. Chen Kuo-

fu, who entertained him at adin-

ner party at the Privincial Gov ernment Building yesterday noon. In the afternoon, Mr. Hu visited the Klangsu Provincia Medica College

tors. Shanghai will meet a team from the 2nd. Division on the Ta'koo Green to-day.

ooked very sweet in blue flowered chiton, and Mrs. Cooper, who caine with her husband, was at- trac ive in green and white. Her- moine Brauclerk, who was in a small party, was very atractive in turquoise blue, and since her re- turn from Wel-Hai-Wel seems to be having a very gay time. Et Col. Dowbiggin also had a small party, and his daughter Joan wus there, in a white and blue spotted organdle dress.

COCKTAIL PARTY

The Double Tenth Race Meeting was apparently a happy one for this lady punter.

ing so pretty and fresh in tur- quoise blue and white organdie. Rosalie Alabaster and her friend, Elizabeth Monkton were there, and Hermóine Beauclerk, who was in red; and Valerie Morris in blue and white. Mrs. Moore was en- joying herself immensely I think, and was attractive in a green and white printed dress, and Mrs. Kendall was in blue georgette with a smart little black hat. It was a most delightful party and the Americans are charming hosts. Later in the evening a large crowd from the Cocktail Party went on to the Roof Garden to have din- ner and dance. The floor was crowded, and several large dinner parties were given that night, but I think it is a pity that the band disappears so often and for such long intervala. · -

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hers. By the way, I hear on good authority that we are likely to have an Air Service home

by " Christmas, thus this "Far-Aung Outpost" has some chance of get- ting on to the map. THE DOUBLE TENTH RACESTM

One of the most outstanding

A most enjoyable cocktail pary facts which emerge from a study

was given on Friday by the Ameri- o this report is that the British

An interesting function took can Naval Officers in the Rose people are enjoying better health

piace at the Gloucester Hotel on

Room at the Peninsula Hotel, and than they have ever known before.

Saturday night when the members there was a large crowd, of guests During the past twenty:ave years of the Hong Kong Heriot Club there, consisting chiefly of the Bri- which is exactly the length of the

entertained representatives of tish Navy. An American Navul present King's reign, the general Edinburgh Schools to dinner. Mr. hand was playing continousis, even improvement in the health of the

J. R. Kinghorn. President of the

when the lights fused for a short nation is greater than during any similar period in recorded history.

Hong Kong Herlot Club presided. time. Mrs. Martin, who was look- The past quarter of a century has

and welcomed the guests who re- ing charming in cream lace, was presented the various seats of receiving the guests, and with her seen outstanding scientific achieve-leaming in Auld Reckle. ments in many felds; there has

was Mrs. Palmer, tp blue figured

been a great development in the

georgette, whose husband is the Chief of Staff of Destroy.r Squa- health and social services and

dron 5. I also noticed Miss Palmer who was attractive in brown, and in the centre of a gay crowd. Mrs. Hill, wife of the Captain, of the Black Hawk was charming in the whi e. Mrs. Settle, who, is wife of one of the champion Bal- loonists in the world, was in print- ed crepe-de-chine. Mrs. Palmer, whos: husband is navigator of the

was in green

and Black Hawk white. Mrs. Powell, who is the wife

the of

Commander the Destroyer Division W35 very smart in blue and white. Mrs. Schmidt I saw in the distance, she was looking lovely in light blue. Miss Mc- Alister, who is paying us a short visit on her way to "Australia, was very sweet in cream lace with touches of red. Mrs. Gordon Duff was there, beautifully dressed as usual, was in a long dress of old Bishop, Squadron Leader and Mrs. gold. Mrs. Marshall I saw, look- | Keary, the Rev. John Jagoe, who her trip returns to Singapore next Saturday, to Japan, Mrs. Hinton was look= | F1/Lt. Anderson and one or two - Grist, who was in light blue,

In two important respects the year 1934 was a record health year: the death rate from all forms of tuberculosis

and the infant mortality rate both the lowest on

Since 1010 Infant mor record. tality has decreased, from 105 per thousand to G The death rate among children between the ages of five and from 2,491 per million to 1,882, The death rate among children from infectious diseases has shown a striking decline. The rate per million for Measles fell from 750

eeen

has fallet:

and ather Government crans and the scenic spots in the Provincial Capital. He was greatly impressed by the progress made in admb'strative and re construction work Here. Noticity the Kiangsu Provincial Medical to 201; for Scarlet Fever from 200 College" has no hospital,

to 63; for Diptheria from 384 to

where

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SHANGHAI-CHENGTU AIR SERVICE

Shanghai, Oct. 13. In view of ever increasing traffic on the Shanghai-Chengtu run, the China National Aviation Corpora- tion bas decided to put its new fourteen-passenger Douglas plane on special express flights between the two cities which will be in- augurated on October 22.

The trip of 1,400 miles which formerly look weeks will be` ac- complished in exactly eight hours.

Although stops will be made at Nanking,

Kluklang, Mankow. Ichang and Chungking, two fights ing very well after In-

each way will be made weekly. Reuter:

student may do practice work 261; and for Whooping Couga from and give medica; ald to the popu- 798 to 237. Thousands of lives are lace in Chinktang. Mr. Hu gener-inus being saved annually. ously consented that re would cidentally, and bearing particular- donate funds for founding of such ly "on this point, the number of

hospita; for the College.

Infant Welfare centres has in- creased during the past fifteen years from 1754 to 3186.

He returned to shanghal at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon train.-

Central News Agency.

by

NEW LORD APPEAL

London, Oct. 11..

succeeds Chief Justice Roche Lord Wright as Lord of Appeal and Sir Leslie Scott has been Lord appointed Lord Justice Wright was recently made Master of Rolls.- Beuter.

Tenth tho

ROAD ACCIDENTS

London, Oct. 11. Road accidents in Britain dur- Extra Race Meeting, to be held on ing the week ending October 5 SATURDAY, 10th October, 1935 were 127 killed and 4,481 injured. (weather permitting), may be obtained These figures compare with 144 at the Secretary's Office, Gloucester Building; the Club House, Happy killed and 4,708 injured

during

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There have been important de- velopments during the past twenty- five years in the National Health and Insurance Schemes." Last year

PRESIDENT LIN SEN AT FOOCHOW

Frochow, October 13, Mr. Lin Sen, President of the. there were 16,450,000 persons in- National Government, has been sured in England and Wales, and given a rousing welcome by local 16,500 medical practitioners mintz- government officials, when he ar- to their medical needs. rived here from Shanghai aboard tered During the past ten years more the gunboat Halyarig at 9 o'clock than 150.000.000 has been paid this, morning. He was entertain- out in sickness and maternity ed this evening by General, Chen benefits, and more than £90,000,000 YI, Chairman of Fukien, Provinciak! ic medical benefits. In addition. Government, and General Chiang more than £53,000,000 has been Ting-wen, Pacification Commis- expended on "special" benefits, sloner for Fukien, at a dinner The number of persons receiving party at the Provincial Govern- Old Age Pensions at the end of ment Headquarters."- last year was 684,000, and those | f'entrul Veme Agency. receiving Widows Pensions were 657,000, supplemented by 271,000 additional allowances in respect of children. ·

An interesting section of the re-

Valley Lee Hong Kong Club: the the correspond'ng week of last port is that which deals with Sports Club and the Stables, Shan you..-- Kwong Boad.

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·CANTON CELEBRATIONS

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Canton, Oct. 13. Hong Kong. residen-s left here

AIR. COMMODORES LEAVE

The Double Tenth Race Meeting inished on Saturday, but the at- endance was rather small, al- though I hear that the totalisator did well. Major General and Mrs. Thackeray brought a small party. Lady MacGregor I saw with Mrs. Sedgwick. Mrs. Coltart was there with her husband, who was wear- ing one of those fashionable Boat- ers, and she looked smart in brown and white. Mrs. Alexander looked delightful in a white pique suit and a very smart light bue hat, and watched the racing from. the Club box. Mra, Eccles was extremely smart in royal blue and We were sorry to say good-bye į while, as also was Mrs. Gibson in on Saturday to Air Commodore 3ght blue, Miss Lammer; was as i Smith and Air Commodore Bowen, lovely as ever in a blue and white who have been on a short, visit check dress, and Miss Simmonds to Hong Kong, and we hope to see was very pretty, in a iinen suit and them here again shortly. They a small brown: hal, -Mix, Stanton, sailed in the Tawa, and were ac who has Just returned from a compan.ed by Squadron Leader

holiday was in pink. Mrs. Wilson, Bladon and Fl/Lt. Stewat They soignce as usual, was in white with lef. the pier in the new R.AF.

an attractive black hat, Mrs. motor launch, and amongst those | Patts was very amart in white, and there to see them off, Wing Com-¡ a short orange coat, which suited mander Scott, who had just ar- her so well. Mrs. Morse was wear- rived from Singapore on the ing brown, and Mrs. Hogg' also. Hector and is staying here for a Mra. Begdon was smart, in black week, Wing Commander and 'Mrs. and white, and Mrs. Brown In

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plack and yellow. Mis. Conway. who came with her husband, look- ed very nice in blus, and also Mrs.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The U.S.S. Black Hawk, Peary, jone entered the office of Dr. D. to-day after taking part in the Falsbury and Pope will leave for Laing, Gloucester Buliding, by

Tourane at

The noon to-day. three-day celebrations of the

means of a duplicate key and stole Double-Tenth Anniversary, They

U.8.S. Whipple, Barker, Smith from his desk drawer $50 in are plainly disappointed that the Thompson and John D. Edwards notes, arrangement were not up to the

left at noon Saturday for Hal- Sliver Jubilee standard in Hong

phong, while the remainder of the Kong.

squadron, the U.8.8 Parrot, The parade and air demonstra-Heron, Bittern and Pecos, are ex

annual: affairs, and tion were

pected to remain in Hong Kong there was nothing spectacular!

until next Sunday.. about them. There were the usual stunts by the fighting planes. of the Canton Air Force, while "goose step" formed the major part of the parade.

River steamers and trains from Hong Kong were jammed with pas-" sengers. Many brought up sugar, tinned goods and o'her foreign Products duty free. aa during the rush it was impossible for

to make a

search.

the

thorough

THROUGH RAILWAY

London, Oct. 11. The Orlent Steam Navigation housing. In the years immediate- Company has placed an order with ly preceding the Great War the Messrs Vickers Armstrong for a customs provision of new houses had fallen | twin ship to the 23,371-ton Orion. ANNOUNCEMENT

off considerably. During the, War now on her maiden voyage to Aus- The marriage of Mr. Henrique A. years the building of houses prac-tralia, after the Mediterranean Barros, eldest son of "Mr, and tically ceased. At the Armistice cruise during which she went to Mrs. F. Barros, and Misa Cecilia there were about eight million the assistance, and took passengers Noronha, eldest daughter of houses. This figure has now been off the liner Dórle after the latter Mr. J. M. Noronha and the late increased to about ten and a half had been in collision. Mrs. J. M. Noronha, will take million. Of the new houses, "90,000 The Orion is 630 feet long and place at the Rosary Church, have been produced by local au- 82 feet broad and was launched by Kowloon, on October 19, at 4.30 thorities with the help of state wireless from Australia by the p.m. Friends will be welcome subsidies, and 1,425,700 by private Duke of Gloucester last December. at the wedding ceremony and enterprise without subsidies." In The new liner is also intended for at the reception to be held at dddition, slum clearance schemes the Australia, mail service.— the Club de Recreto. 13880- have been started to destroy British Wireless:

MARRIAGE

118,300 stum houses. A special

JACOB--BEHR-On September 25, section of the report deals with the

1935, at the Hampstead Syna- problem of town and country and one which cannot be put into Rogue. Ezekiel Joseph, eldest planning, and the information this statistical form, is the intelligent son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jacob, gives comes as a surprise even to interest now taken in the subject of Calcutta, to Ethel Charlotte, many students of social affairs; of health generally. And this not eldest daughter of the Kusel for about 15.500.000 acres, or more merely from a personál but also Behr and Mrs. Behr, of Shang than two-fifths of the area of Eng from a social and a national point hal and London.

land and Wales, are now. subject of view. That fact alone ensures BIRTH

to some form of town-planning that progress in this direction will CLEAT-At 9 Burns Statue Square, control.

continue, for an enlightened pub Ayr, on September 20, 1935, to The facts and figures given by lie will demand enlightened ad Mr. and Mrs. William Cleat, a the Ministry are impressive read ministrative measures to meet its daughter; both well.. !

ing; but the most impressive fact, i needs.

SERVICE

A dog belong pg to Mrs E Thompson of No. 1 Gun Club Elly on Saturday bit a lad named Roy Henderson, who was treated at the Mitary Hospital. The dog was sent to Mataukok.

An Alsallan bitch owned by M. 8. G: Love," of No. 14 Kennedy Terrace, has been sent to Kennedy Town for observation, The an mal has been behay ng in I strange manner for the past week and was incced to bite at any thing.

LA Ewan, aged 19, Barried woman, attempted to commit sul- cide by jumping into the harbour from the Praya In Connaught Road West, near Whitty Street, Lieut. V. D. Donaldson of the on Saturday night. She Wag Royal Naval Dockyard reports rescued and sent to the Govern- that his brown chow dog. bil ment Civil Hospital, where her

cond tion was reported Yeung Sing, a fitter, on Saturdağ, The man was treated at the, Gov- be ng serious. ernment. C'vi. Hospital and th: dog, which was sent to Kennedy Town for observation, escaped

rom the cage on the way"

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In honour of h's recent appoint- ment as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. M K. Lowl, be entertained Peiping, October 13. Ip Wah-z.ng, aged 24, a coolle, at a tea party to be given by the In connection with the inau- | was admitted to the Kwong Wah | Chinese General Chamber of Com- Suration of through freight traffic Hospital suffering from injuries to merce and the Committees of the Hallway and the South Man-cargo on the President Van Buren, Leung Kuk at the Hong Kong Pelping-Liaoning | h's back," received while. Ioad ny | Tung Wah Hospital and the Po

between the

churian Radway, it is learned as No ́1 Wharf of the Godown Hotel Roof Garden un October 23. that the Far Eastern Travel Ber-Company. His injuries may be vice, a joint Chinese and Japanese serions. private concern, which has been handing through passenger ser vice, will be again entrusted with the handling service.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange have received a cable from. Messrs. An unknown Chinese mate was Derrick & Co. Local Secretaries in found dead at the Tai Po railway Singapore of the Raub Australian station on Thursday, The de Gold Mining Co. Ltd announcing Mr. Chang Shui-chi, Manager of ceased had met with an accident the output for the four weeks the Far Eastern Travel Service, in his village, Po Kay, in Chin-ending October 5 to be 1889 ounces. was understood to hare called & ese territory, and was on h's way meeting of the representatives of to Kowloon for treatment. the two railways concerned, to discuss the detailed measures for the inauguration of the service Central News, Åpene

Only one case of enteric fever was reported to the Health At- on thorities for the 24 hours ended on

October 11.****

Bometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 8.30 on Saturday some