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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG Koxaj

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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Editorial and Business Office; 11,

Ice House Street, Tel. 30281. Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53. Fleet Street

E.C: 4.

The Daily Press.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The

that

YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Unios Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11 O'clock .., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors! and the Statements of Account to

BONG KONO. APRIL 23, 1936;

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1936.`

CHINA CLIPPER

ON ITS FOURTH TRIP

Taking off on its fourth trip to Mania The China Clipper left

RESCUE IN THE VALUE OF ST. JOHN NEWS SUMMARY

DESERT."

German Minister's

Narrow Escape

San Francisco Bay on April 16, en THRILLING ACCOUNT

route to Honolulu. In addition to

a heavy load of air mail, the huge

Cairo, April 23

flying boat carried special surgical Hong Kong Daily Press' Special} instruments needed for an unusual throat operation at Manila. The fact marked the Cilpper's second act of assistance to mediclae. On her last return trip from Manila,

31st December, 1935, and of declar. A LEAGUE OF TRAVEL she picked up an injured member ing Dividend, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER! BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 4th MAT to 22nd MAY, Beth Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936,

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THE CHINA FİRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.

A Come to Britain" movement has been in existence for several years A "Go out of Britain' movement is recognized, even by British commentators,' as a natur- al and desirable corollary: and this in effect is what the newly formed Institute of Travel Agents is about to Inaugurate.

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of the Pan-American Airways' ser- vice-ship, crew at Midway Island and rushed him to the hospital at Honolulu.

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A thrilling account of the rescue of the German minister Ven Stohrer, and his chauffeur by the British airplane from certain death by starvation in the sandy wastes of western Egypt was given, when both men who had been missing since Saturday last were landed ac Heliopolis military

airport On

AMBULANCE

Dr. Wellington's Speech

At Annual Ball

BIG CROWD AT HOTEL

Valuable assistance was given to the Government · by the St. John Ambulance Brigade, declared the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services (Dr. A. R. Wellington) when he addressed the big gathering » which assembled for the Brigade's annual ball at the Hong Kong Hotel last night.

In a review of the Brigade's work, Dr. Wellington declared that the Brigade was doing a lot through propaganda in dispelling, the prejudice and fear medicine which was formerly so

prevalent

Over 1,000 guests gathered in the grill room of the Hote to attend the dinner and dance. which was. a in previous years, eminently successful,

His Excellency the Governor (Sir Andrew Caldecott) accompanied by Capt. W. J. R. Cragg, A.D.C. az- Tived early in the proceedings and Wellington was received by Dr. (President) and other officials.

Official guests at the ball were:

cou'd be increased more than dou- ble its present strength.

MANY VACCINATIONS During the year 211,271 vaccina- tions were performed. Some of these were done at street station: some by request, at schools, fac- tories and business-places.

Probably the most valuable ser- vice rendered by both the Associa tion and Brigade is that of propa- ganda through which the prejudet against and fear concerning scien- tifle medicine formerly so prevalent has argely disappeared.

His many friends in the Colony W211 be sorry to learn of the death of Mr. James McLeod, former Chlet Warder at the Victoria, Gaol. which occurred in Dumbarton. Scotland, recently. The sad news. was conveyed by letter to a friend in Hong Kong. It is learned that Mr. McLeod was recently to have undergone an internal operation. He retired on pension and left for Home with his wife about Ave years ago.