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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

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HONG KONG EVENING. INSTITUTE

NHE Institute will be re-opened, THE

on MONDAY, 17th February,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251.

Tel: 26311.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI: Night Editor. (Wanehal Chica):

BANKING CORPORATION

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OTIOF is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Mosting" of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 22nd February, 1938, at 11.80 Entry Forms and copies of Prom, for the purpose of receiving the spectus may be obtained at the Report of the Board of Directors

Statement A Education Department or at the together with

Accounts for the year ending lat Central British School.

December, 1985

1936.

J. RALSTON,

Director.

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GOVERNMENT BİLLS, ETC.

TENDERS for DOLLARS Carreat

London Once: 63, Fleet Streat;

E.C. 4.

The Baily Press.

of HONG KONG. FEBRUARY 13, 1936.

EMPIRE TRADE FAIR

TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG

Plans Being Formulated

Preparations are being made for a British Empire and China Trade

OLYMPIC RECORD IN

SPEED SKATING

Norwegian Wins Event

Feb. 12

Garmisch Partenkirchen,

In the 18-kilometre ski race in which 115 entrants are 'competing. The four-men "bobsleigh event the performances hitherto point to was won by Switzerland's second | Larsson of Sweden as a probable captained by Lt Musy winner with the Norwegian Hagan which thus won the gold medal. į second and Niemi, Finland third.--

'ransocean News Service. The Switzerland second crew made a total time, that is all four runs

crew

The Register of Shures of the OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1935 Fat, to be held at Hong Kong in together, of 5 min. 19.85 secs. The Corporation will be closed from Monday the 10th February to Satur-

day, the 22nd February, 136, (both

110

of shares

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transfer registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1936,

His Majesty's Treasury, London, apte and

for the Sam of £80,000, will be received

by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER

COMMAND PAY OFFICE, until 11 o'clock a.m. on the 137 FEBRUARY, 1930.

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The Tenders to stata the Total Amount HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL arst time since 1930, a substantial

(in Pounds Starling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for less than £100.

The Tenders to be in. Duplicate, and in

SOCIETY

HE ANNUAL SHOW of

Sealed Covers, addressed to the TREATS and VEGETA SURY CHEST OFFICER, COM MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed BLES will be held at the VOLUN "TENDERS FOR GUVERNMENT BILLS, et

The right to accept or reject any or all Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.

of the Tenders is reserved.

Fermons tendering for. (Billa) ar

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|December. 1936 or February, 1937. It is designed to bring Chinese and British traders together so that the new conditions governing trade between the two may be appreciated.

countries

silver modal was won, by Switzer- land's Airst crew captained by

WOMEN'S SUCCESSES

Garmisch, Feb. 12." Ballangrud won the 5,000 metres.

Capadrutt, in 5 min, 22.72 secs. land's first crew, captained by Mc-

The bronze modal went to Eng-secs,, an Olymple record.

Evoy, the time being 5 min. 23.41

speed skating in 8 min, 19-6/10

In connection with the exhibi-seca. tion, which will last pae month, a

'SPEED SKATING Friends of China Committee is be-

The preliminary results of the ing formed in England. The Earl 6,000 metres speed skating race of Derby is patron, and the mem-show that the Norwegian Ballan- berg include Lord Sempill, Lord grud is leading with 8 min. 19.8 secs, Hirst, Viscount Leverpulme. Bir Then follow two Finns and as william Llewellyn, Sir Malecima fourth another Norwegian. Robertson and Sir Francis

Good-

enough.

A site of 64,000 square feet ad- joining the harbour has been al- of the exhibition by the Hong Kong latted, rent free, to the organisers

Government, who are also giving a small financial subsidy.

HOPEI-CHAHAR COUNCIL

The overseas trade figures of the days inclusive) during which period United Kingdom for 1935, which are available show a poderate, though by no means spectacular, improvement over the preceding. year. In one respect only can they be said to register a new landmark. The Board of Trade estimate of our aggregate, balance of payments is not due to appear till next month, but on the evidence of the visible trade returns there is every prob ability that it will disclose, for the

surplus. In 1931 we bad BZ estlinated deficit, unprecedented in to the change in our fiscal policy peace time. of £104.000.000. Thanks and to the abandonment of the gold parity of sterling, this was re- HEADQUARTERS TEER

The semi-permanent bullding to THURSDAY, the 5th MARUH,duced in 1932 to £30,000,000, and 1936, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and in 1933 and 1834 to virtually nil. be erected will contain approxi- FRIDAY, the 6th MARCH, from The year 1935 presents a very mately 225 sections. One wil be different picture. Our visible ac-organised by leading Chinese in- 10a.m. to 4.p.m.

count shows an improvement of dustrialists to show the progress £33,000,000, and if we make the made in modern methods of pro-

Tientsin. Feb. 12. hot unreasonable assumption that duction in China.

Arrangements to provide finan- A WELCOME CLUB the invisible account (that is to say.

for rescources feature. of the cial

the Hopel- An important income from shipping services,

also Fair will be the Welcome Club, Chahar Political Council overseas investments, )

open to all exhibitors and leaders been competed, it was made known Improved, it is probable that we had a net surplus of the order of of commerce, both Chinese and to-day with dislosure of the fact £50,000,000. Though this is only British. Private conferences in a about one-third of the customary pleasant sociable atmosphere, it surplus in pre-depression days, it is expected, may solve many of the nevertheless represents a fairly commercial difficulties at present comfortable margin. It includes, existing between the two nations. however, one unusual and possibly

Delegations of women from var- non-recurring item, in the shape of lous parts of the Empire are being a net export of £15,000,000 in silver | organised. They will meet Chin- and bullion and specie due to the ese

from the principal silver purchase policy of the United cities of China, to discuss matters States. The recent abrupt change of mutual interest. in American policy indicates that a

ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY hereby Notided that, haring regard to CLOSE at the Hon. Secretary's the provisions of the Acta as George III.ffice, Stock Exchange Building, Ice

41, George Ill., Cap. 62, the House treet, at NOON on THURS Cap. 45 and

of any such Tender is subject acceptatoe to the express occdition that no Member DAY, the 27th FEBRUARY, 1986, of the British House of Commons shall but intending exhibitors are request

ed to SEND IN THEIR ENTRIES be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit ic arise from the Con- AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. track thereby unds for the allotment of

MEMBERS who have not yet paid ch (Bill)

their subscriptions and ALL TEUSE who wish to join the Society are requested to send $5.00 to UNDERSIGNED.

The provisions in question do not

apply to Contracts entered info by any Incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."

W. J. H. BILDER RECK,

Colonel, R.A.P.C, Tremaury Chat Officer,

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His Majesty's Treasury Office,

Hồng Kong •

SPORTS CLUB.

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

the Club on

SELLING LOTTERIES will be Saturday, February 15th at 9 pm Monday, February 17th at 5.80

pm

Wednesday, February 19th at 5.80

p.m.

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Lotteries each day will be on:-

The Valley Staken, The Hong Kong Derby, The Rooty Hill Derby Subscription Lists are the Club,

available at

V. E. LUCLOS,

Hon. Secretary.

Hong Kong, 12th February, 1986.

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LADIES' RECREATION

No

CI UB.

J. T. B GRAM,

the

Hon. Secretary.

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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS similar surplus of silver exports is not to be anticipated in the cur-

LIMITED

rent year.

No: less important than the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEY

the ORDINARN balance of payments is a revival in YEARLY GENERAL MEETING the total volume of our trade, of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS and particularly of exports. Here LIMITED will be held at the Offices the picture is not quite BO

of Mesers. Jardine, Matheson & Co. favourable. At £428,000,000 ex- Ltd, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the port of United Kingdom produce 28th day of February, 1935, at 12 were £30,000.000 above 1934 and o'clock Noon, to transact the ordinary £50,000,000 above the low water business of the Company

mark reached in 1933. These to-

AND NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO GIVE that the REGISTER OF MEMBER of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 13th to THURSDAY, the 27th February, 1986, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1936.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE

FINANCE COMPANY.

LIMITED,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GTD

creases are not to be dealsed but the chief beneft has gone to those industries which were already re-. latively prosperous on account of expanding internal demand. the other hand, the export figures

On

of the basic "depressed" indus tries are still almost at bottom The value of coal exports has re- mained practically unchanged since 1932, despite the special provision made for them in the bilateral trade agreements. Cotton yarns and piece-goods, again, are actual dy below 1932, and only fractionally above 1933 and 1934; other textiles are not conspicuously better. This readily explains the obstinate per- sistence of depression in such areas as Lancashire and South Wales.

to

that the ANNUAL ORDIN

Moreover, although it may be ARY GENERAL MEETING of

consoling

that note

the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at 428,000,000 of British exports in TOTICE in bereby given that the the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong 1935 were nearly £60,000,000 better Annual General Meeting of on TUESDAY, the 18th February than in 1933, they only begin to Members will be held at the lub 1938, at 11.30 cm., for the purpose acquire their proper perspective House, at 5.30 p.m. on Thursdays of receiving the Report of the February 27th, 1986.

Directors together with a Statement when we compare them with the

By Order of the Committee,

1. M. PEARSON,

of Accounts for the year ended 31st Agures of £570,000,000 in 1930 and December, 1985;

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Hon. Secretary.

Company will be CLOSED from (4202 SATURDAY, 8th

February to TUESDAY, 18th February, both daya inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. THE HONGKONG & KOW. LOON WHARF & GODOWN Hong Kong, 81st January, 1936,

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TNNUAL MEETING THE FORTY-NINTH ORDIN- OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on Thursday, the 5th March, 1986, AT NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the years ended 81st December, 1835,

The Transter Books of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 21st February, 1886, to Thursday, the 5th March, 1988, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. ORAPNELL,-

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 12th February, 1986.

11200-1

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"People Who Matter"

PEOPLE WHO "MATTER, to the advertimor are thre

people whe caus

afford to buy him gooda. show people buy mand and the

years

£728,000,000 in 1929. It is true that the bare figures for the earlier exaggerate the disparity owing to the intervening fall in prices. Even so, the leeway to be made up is enormous, and "It would be merely quixotic to look for an early return to the pre-alump levels

of overseas trade.

MR. LEONARD EVERETT PASSES

women

Arrangement With Nanking

have

NEWS SUMMARY

Another satisfactory year was re- vealed at the Annual General Meet» ing of the "Star" Ferry Co. Ltd. held yesterday with the Hon. Mr. JJ. Paterson presiding. A divi- dend of 32 and a bonus of $3.50 pèr | share was decided upon, Page 7.

In connection' with the proposal tu introduce a arst class Buffet Car into the service of the Kow- loon-Canton Railway a general description of that "service" ap-

pears on

on

Page 6.

Professor C. A. Middleton Smith gave a very interesting lecture last night at the Union Assembly Hall and the Public,” "Doctora "Problems of Human Efficiency." Prof. Gerrard was in the chair and there was, a good attendance.

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Sonia Henie of Norway won the compulsory figures part of the women's figure skating with 251.6 points. Cecelia Colledge of Great Britain was second with 248 polts. Larsson of Sweden won the 18 kilometres which was part of the combined event with ski jump, the time being 1 hour 14 min. 38 secs-Royal Ulster Rifles. Heuter.

BACK IN THE COMMONS

Seat For Malcolm MacDonald

A warning note was sounded by Mr. Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday when he imposed anes totalling $50 on Lance-Corp. Francis Ferron, of C. Company,

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"Why shouldn't we be given a chance to speak in our defence?" protested four men when they ap peared on remand before Mr. Q. A. A Macfadyen at the Kowloon. | N. gistracy yesterday and were again remanded on a charge of having assaulted. Wong | Yau- cheung, a motor car painter.

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Detective-Sergeant Whitcroft, or the Colonial Treasury, was the London, Feb. 11. complainant in several summonses were ineď Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Domin- when three Chinese tons Secretary (son of Mr. Ramsay various sums for issuing unstamp- MacDonald, Lord President of the ed rent receipts by Mr. Q. A., A.,

Page 6. Council), again" enters Parliament Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- as a result of the by-election in tracy yesterday. the Ross and Cromarty division.

Like his father, he was defeated The story of an unhappy "muf at the tsar" who wanted to drown herself by a Labour candidate

told by Sub-Inspector T. General Election, bat both have was now won seats and returned to the O'Connor, Inspector of Mul Tsai, Commons.

when Leung Tin-pin, 26, married Polling took place at Ross and woman, was summoned before Mr. Cromarty yesterday, there being. Schofield at the Central Magistracy These revenue, will be used to Anance the two-province council. no fewer than four candidates for yesterday for bringing an unregis- with the exception of deductions the seat, a notable contestant betered "mui tsai," Chan Pul-king. loansing Mr. Randolph Churchill, son aged 17, into the Colony, on Janu- that will be made to over

Page B of Mr. Winston Churchill.

The 16. result was declared to-day as fol łóws:

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald

(Nat. Lab.) Mr. McNell (Labour) ............ Mr. Randolph Churchi

(Con.)

that

General Sung Che-yuan,

chairman of the counel, yesterday obtained permission from the Na- tonal Government at Nanking to appropriate the entire from customs duties and salt taxes in Hopel and Chahar Provinces.

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revenue

is

It is felt among British residents owing abroad. in Hong Kong that the potentiali-

These arrangements between ties of the Chinese market at pre-General Sung, and the Nanking into effect sent are not fully appreciated by authorities are to go British manufacturers.

to-day, it is understood. It South China, which has for its reportedly provided that of the entrance, ports Singapore in the estimated $42.000.000 and the re- south and Bong Kong in the maining $30,000,000 will be used north, is regarded as a particular- for payments against loans owing y fruitful field for British trade. to foreign countries.

Political The Hopei-Chahar

under Council is also empowered the new arrangements to use $18- 600,000 of the est mated $22.000,- 000 revenue from the salt tax. The Great Britain's share of the in- remaining $4,000,000 will be devot-

RECIPROCAL TRADE After four years of depression the annual exports and imports of China are still over £100,000,000.

Ports is only half of that of the USA-12 per cent. of the total

1 is hoped that the Fair will not only increase recipfoca! 'trade, but encourage the greater use of Hong Kong as the gateway, to

market.

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Originally planned to be open- el in December last year, the Falr was postponed for a year, owing to serious difficulties as a consequence of the forced rise to the price of

silver.-

ed to foreign loans. Union News.

Mr. Thomas (Liberal)

8,949. 5,967.

2,427 738

2,982.

.

La Man, 30, accountant, pleaded guilty before Mr. W. Schofeld at the Central Magistracy yesterday tu the embezzlement of $2,714 be- tween February 4, 1995 and Janu- uary 23 this year, the property of his employers, the Lee Hysan Estate Company, Ltd., for, whom Mr. G. 8. Hugh-Jones held a watching brief.

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The by-election was caused by

An application for leave to ap- the retirement of Sir Ian Macpherpeal to the Full Court in the case son, the Simonite Liberal, who at the General Election polled 10,810 votes to 2.284 cast for Mr. J. Mac- Diarmid, Labour candidate.--- leuter.

.Nat. Lab, majority...

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CONGRATULATIONS

Landon, Feb. 12

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of Wong Fat, who, was convicted

and sentenced to six months' hard labour on February 6, on a charge of, having on February 8, on 8 charge of having obtained by false pretences a sum of $21,500 from one Tam Lin on or before May 15, LECTURE ON LAW

1033, was made by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, The Lord President of Council. KC, instructed by Mr. C. A. *Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, received Sutherton Rusa, before Mr. B. F. Copyright:) i

congratulations from all parties of Balfour at the Central Magistracy Berlin, Feb. 11.

1 the House of Commons when the

yesterday. The application was Reichsminister without Port-news of the success of his son in,

Fage 6. granted. follo, Dr. Franck went from Ber- lin to Warsaw yesterday.

the Ross and Cromarty by-election was announced last night.

The R. H. K, Yacht Club and a The Fair, will as far as possible,

He will deliver a lecture on law

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald was re- follow the lines of the British In-

team from the visiting German and justice in the National "Bo-turned to Partament by a macratser Karlsruhe took part in dustries Fair to make Hong Kong-cialist Germany at the invitation fority of 2,882. He wil resume his match which consisted of two races. show-window for the Empire's of the Society for the promotion work as Secretary of State for Although the visitors lost by the products in the Far East

international cooperation on Dominion Affairs at Singapore Free Press.

intellectual fields.~---

possible moment- British Wireless, "Faranteaz News "Service.

CHINESE NEWS FROM LONDON

Diplomatic And Social

London, Feb. 12,

of

the earliest

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

narrow margin of 18 points, they gave a creditable exhibition of sall- ing with no knowledge of local con- ditions. Details of the match ap- Page 10. pear on.

An enjoyable time W28 spent yesterday by 47 children who visited" the German cruiser. Karlsruhe where the cadets took charge of

Dr. D. J. Valentine, M.C., M.B.B.S. ¡plication by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, them and entertained them to re- (Lon) D.TM. & H. (Eng.) 1. P. will solicitor, the lawful attorney, for freshments and games on the sports Page 7. deliver a course of lectures. (for sealing certified copy of probate of women) on First Aid, commencing the will, was granted.

classes will be continued only if the attendance is regular, and there are a sufcient number of can didates to warrant the effort

on Friday, February 14 at St. John Ambulance Headquarters at 6.30 Mr. Quo Tai-chi Chinese Ampm. It is emphasized that these bassador called on the British For eign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden and had a lengthy conversation Detalls have not been disclosed for the ground for stating that Mr. Eden is closely giving his personal attention to affairs in the Far

Enst

deck.

NICARAGUA TAXIMEN GO ON STRIKE

Among the passengers leaving for the north by the as President Taft yesterday were Lleut, George C. Molumphy and Mrs. Molumphy. Mr.

Managua, Feb. 11. A. & Reaxley, Mr. J. E. de Rolland,

A twenty-four hour strike of Mr. G. de Rolland, the Misses taxi drivera as a protest against

The public are reminded of the Piano and Bong Recital by Madame Shanghai, Feb. 12.

Bonenfant and Frau Muller which The death has occurred of Mr. Dr. Chang Feng-chun arrived is to take place to-morrow at the Leonard. Everett, head of the

under an Anglo-Chinese arrange-Helena May Institute commencing Price. newly-organised Everett Steamshipment for exchanging lectures. He at 9.15 pm Corporation," at the age of 61. A will lecture at the Universities on || Pat

throughout the Far East, Mr. Everett was especially well known in the Philippines Reuter

Josette and Huguette dé Rolland. the shortage of petrol resulted in Mr. H. H. Bernstein, Mr. E. E a rio to-day when one of the Waline, Miss Dorcas Snider Molum-strikers was shot dead by on irate phy. Mr. O. E. Barrant, the Rev.

passenger. James Manning and Miss Josephine A mob formed and marched to the stores owned by the district profect, whom they blamed for the unfair distribution of petrol. The rioters destroyed a quantity of merchandise. Other stores, as

The Weekly Trame Accident Re- comm In connection with the lotteries turn for week ending February 8 Professor J. S. Lee, last year's for the Valley Stakes, The Honig shows that there had been 42 ac lecturer, is shortly going to China. Kong Derby and the Rooty Hillcidents in which 24 persons were He stayed here to finish his book Derby under the auspices of the injured Of these, 10 of the on Chinese geology now in the Sports Club, selling lotteries will be jured were due to their running hands of the publishers and eager-held at the Club on Saturday, Feb. across the road, while four were

15 at 9 pm, Monday, Feb. 17 at 5.30 injured while waiting on the road ly awaited in scientific circlen. LOAN INTEREST

Mrs. Rosálma Chang, wife of the pan., and Wednesday, Feb 19 at way Jumping on or off or falling of a vehicle when in motion claim- Chinese Minister in Warsaw, au- 630 p.m.

www.fed four persons Two each were. Nanking, Feb. 12, thor of a series of attractive are

Local estate to the value of claimed by Vehicle Collision and The Central Political Council is ticles. on China in the "Manches- concerning the interest rate to be a vialt to the Chinese Art Exhibt Catherine Lowson, widow, formerly the harbour respectively, and one

of Chadley Woldington, Surrey, who was injured due to collision be paid on the big Recovery Loan tlon-

died on October 27, 1935. An ap- tween vehicles.

Hong Kong Daily Press, expected to reach a decision to-day ter Guardian," has arrived here on $20,400 was left by the late Mrs. Ventèle which ran off the road into

Reuter

a precautionary measure, put u their shutters, paren

The strikers paraded the streets with the body of their dead com- rade, but offered, no further violence: The Nicaraguan National Guard eventually restored, order --- Heuter

Only case of Enteric Fever was reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended onśruesday,