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No. 24302. 號弍零佰叁仟萬式第日登廿月伍年子丙 "HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936. 鄭拜禮 日玖月柒陸佰仟登英 Price

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Death Of Gregory

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CZARIST REGIME

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The driver saw a man passing "Excuse me." he said, "but could you help me to get this load to the top of the hill? It's too much for one donkey."

Moscow, July 8. The former People's Commissary for Foreign Affairs, Gregory Vas- sillevitch Chicherin, died here on Tueday after a prolonged illness at the age of 54.

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DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

THURSDAY, JULY 9

and Holidays-

Anniversaries St Veronica. V. Chinese National Holiday. (Anniversary of the launching of the Northern Pun- tive Expedition by the National Revolutionary Army, 1926),

4

Auctions-Crown Land at Land Office, Ping Shan, 11.30 am.

Cinemas King's: Small Town Girl' Queen's: "The Payon." Central: "Mary Burns, Fugitive." Oriental:-"Ship Cafe." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:The Music Groes

Round.

Majestic:"The Three Muske-

teers."

Star:-"Freckles" «

Meetings, Victoria Chess Club. 5.30 pm. Chinese Chamber o Commerce, Monthly Committee Meeting, Chamber's Board Room Connaught Road Central, 2.30 p.m.; Hong Kong Hockey Asso- clation on Council (St Andrews Church Hall), 5.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous.-Claims

against the Estate of Forster St. Barbe due.

Chicherin, who was born in the Province of Tambov in 1872, was the son of an, aristocratic family. Social, Cheero Club Bridge and He entered the diplomatic service Mah Jongg Drive, 8 p.m.; Civil Ser- of Imperial Russia, but resigned vice Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9 from service in 1904 after havingPm: Whist Drive on board H.M.S. been gradually drawn into revolu-Tamar, 9 p.m.; Farewell Tea-Party, tionary circles. He then spent 12 to Mr. D., L. King, at Hongkong years in revolutionary activities in Hotel, 5.15 p.m.

London, Paris and Berlin in 1907

he was arrested · in Berlin and

Sports

banished from. Germany for the ship W. K. Way 7. M. R. Abbas Lawn Bowls-Singles Champion- possession of false passports. Dur- (Hongkong Electric R.C." Green), ing the war he assisted anti-war 5.15 p.m. labour elements in British. After the Bolshevik revolution he was

Lawn Tennis.-"C" Division, Crai- imprisoned in

gengower C.C. v. Kowloon Indians: grounds of being an "enemy asso-South China v. Kowloon

Brixton Gol on club de Recreio v. Army TC: CC.; Indian R.C. v. Civil Service CC.: Kowloon Tong v. University. Kowloon C.C. "A" v. Chinese R.C.;

clate."

Ori January 3, 1918 he was ex- changed for Sir George Buchanan by the Soviet Government, which appointed him as People's Com- missary for Foreign Affairs. In 1922 he headed the Soviet delega- tion to the Conference in denga where he concluded a separate Stranger: "I want to buy a good treaty with Germany. After hav-

farm."

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Stranger: "I'm a farmer." Broker: "Oh, we have no good farms for farmers! I thought you were a city chap.”

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The freight agent on one of the westerni roads received a shipment on which was a donkey, described on the freight bill as "one burro." After checking his goods care- fully. the agent made his report: "Short. one bureau; over. jackass."

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BRITANNIA TO BE SCUTTLED

THE KING'S ORDERS

Loudon, June 20. Britannia, the racing cutter of King George V, is to be scuttled at sea. Ordera to this effect have been given by King Edward and were transmitted to Cowes yestar day by Sir Philip Hunloke, who was King George's sailing master. Britannia is lying at present on z alipway at Cowes. She will be launched for the last time at the next spring tides on July 7 or 8 and handed over to the Admiralty. The yacht will be towed out to 'sea and then scuttled,

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ing been in office for nearly 12 1929 owing to divergencies years he resigned from his post in

opinion with Stalin, and was suc- that time been Deputy Commis- ceeded by Litvinoff, who had up to

sary.-

Transocean Fews Service,

RUSSIAN AIR

CHIEFS

Courtesy Visit To Prague

Meetings-Hongkong Hockey As- sociation Council (St. Andrew's Church Hall), 5.30 p.m.

Moon-V Moon. 21st, Day, Bunrise.-5.45 am. Staset.-7.11

p.m.

Tides. High at 0.55, and 12.00. Low at 5.25 and 12.05.

FRIDAY, JULY 10

The Seven Brothers and Comps.

Anniversaries Bad Holidays.--

Cinemas Kings Small Town Girl" Queen's: "Road Gang." Central:"Four Hours To Kill!" Oriental:-"Collegiate." World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"The

Round."

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Music Goes

Majestic: The Three Muske-

teers."

Star:-"Miss Pacific Fieet." Dances. Matshed Church Dance,

Hong Kong Daily Prass" Special}'

Prague, July 8.8 p.m.

The National Defence Ministry announced that in the next few Fellowship Meeting 10.30 a.m.

Lectures.-Helens May Christian days General Alexels, Commander

of the Russlan Air Forces, will. Meetings-Kowloon Chess Club, arrive in Prague by a vast four- 5.30 p.m. engined airplane, accompanied by Social-Cheero Club Duplicate Brigadier-General Puchin, one Contract Bridge, .8 p.m.; Hars. major, two engineers and six other RAW.O. and Sergts: Whist Drive persons.

and Tombola 8.30 p.m.

Sports

This visit of the Commandéř of the Russian Air Force is designat-

Lawn Tennis.-"D" Division, Kow- ed officially as a return visit of the Commander of the Czechoslova on C.C. v. Radio Sports: Army. klan Air Forces, General Jaffar, toTC. v. South China; Indian R.C..v. Moscow.

Central British; Policé RC. v, Kow- loon Indians.

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EXPLOSIVE FROM WORLD WAR

Fatal Mishap During Meeting

Hong Kong Daily Pres” Special)

Belgrade, July 8.

Moon-V Moon, 220, Day. Bunrise.-5.45 a.m. Sunset-7.11

p.za.

Tides. High at 1.35 and 12.68; Low at 8.25 and 19.41,

FRENCH STRIKE

EASING

It is understood that sugges hons that the yacht should be used for charitable purposes were ro jected because they clashed with. the express wishes of King George. The lead keel, weighing 60 tone, will not be taken out of the yacht

When the bell-casting works at when she is sunk. The fittings of

Monastir began to melt down' on (Hong Kong Daily Press Special) the cutter are to be sold by auction. Tuesday what was thought to be. next week. The furniture, cutlery,old iron, a terrinc explosion occur- The official Agures published and crockery which members of the red and killed one workman and here on Tuesday night show that Royal Family used have all been wounded two others. The hamp of the strike situation now is prac edit to Buckingham Palace for rusty old iron was in reality antically terminated. The total num Queen Mary,

Mr. H, A Andrea, who owns unexploded grenade that had beenber of d the Endeavour, has bought Br-lying hidden in the Delds since the tannia's Park Avenue boom and it world war-

is to be placed in Endeavour I,

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