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Hongkong Daily Press.

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ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 24320. 號拾弍佰叁仟容萬式第 日叁拾月年于丙

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936.

STILL

HEAD HUNTING?

WHY DON'T

YOU COME TO

CALDBECK'S

THE LEADING WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

IN THE FAR EAST.

Hector Cat Aboш Town

Notorious Gossip

A Civil War veteran had spent a week at a New York hotel. When he went to pay his bill the clerk asked;

"What was your rank?”

"Oh, Just a private." the old sol- dier replied.

"Well, I won't charge you any. thing. You are the first private 1 ever met."

"Sorry I'm late, Dear. But..!". I don't know if staying out a couple of hours with the boys 13 a necessity, but it's certainly mother of invention.

car

the

Дуе The police traced a minutes after it had been stolen. We know that kind of car, too.

Local Exchange Quotations

T.T. ONONDON: 1/2.15/16(nom.)

TT. ON NEW YORK:" 31/4

KWANGSI STILL DEFIANT?

Nanking Awaiting

Decision

DRASTIC ACTION MAY FOLLOW

مین

Nanking, July 29. The re-entry of Kwangsi troops Into Southern Hupan is officially confirmed, but it is stated that all measures for a peaceful solution must be exhausted first before the fellow-Government take drastic steps.

Isaacs, an outütter, had bought half a duzen cheap shirts for which he could find no sale, so he

consulted

2 Levinsky,

BAN BĦANTERGATU"Price

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

THURSDAY, JULY 30

Anniversaries and

Holidays.--

St

Accession of King Victor Em- manuel III of Italy. 1900. Abdon and Sennen.

Auctions-Household Furniture, at 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon. 2.30 Glassware and Curios at r.m.; Lammert's" HK Sales Room, 10.30

Cinemas

King's: Half Angel." Oriental:-"Colleen." World:-"Chinese Picture" Alhambra:-"If You Could Only

Cook."

Majestic: Collegiate." Star: "Ship Cafe." Meetings-Annual, Hockey As- sociation. at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.; Hongkong Philatelic Society, In S. C. M. Post" Board Room: 530 p.m.; Toc H. Supper Meeting at Seamen's Institute, 7.30 p.m.

against Miscellaneous. — Claims the Estate of Kew Lee (alias Lee Kew), and Gin Wing Shuck (allas Ching Wing Chuck), Due.

Social-Cheero Club Bridge and

Mah Jong Drive, 8 p... Civil Service Cricket Club.. Whist Drive. Waist

Sports

tradesman, as to how he should" It is pointed out that the pre-9 pm; Katshed Church

sent terms of settlement were de Drive, 7.30 p.m. dispose of them.

"send cided after careful consideration by the Government leaders, giving every consideration to the Kwangại leaders, Generals Li Tsung-fen and The Government Pei Chung-hst

"Why," said Levinsky, them to MacCohen, and enclose an invoice for five shirts. Mac- Cohen will think you've made a mistake and take the six shirts

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Isaacs said he would try this. A week later the two met again, and Levinsky asked Isaacs 15 the ruse had worked.

"Levinsky," said Isaacs, "You

Aquatica--East Lancashire Regi- (YMCA. Bath), 2 ment Heats

p.m

Lawn Bowls-Singles Champion-

is still without official indication ship, E. A. Alves v. L. A. Gutierrez from them whether they accept or (Kowloon Dock Green), 5.15 p.m.

Lawn Tennis.--"U" Division. reject the new appointments from the Government, Public bodies Kowloon Andians 7, Kowloon arp telegraphing the leaders.c.c. "A" Kowloon Tong v. Indian urging the acceptance of the posts R.C.; University v. South China

CANTON AHL FORCE

Chinese RC v. Cub de Recreld.

TC

ME: Han Ping-heng of the Nan-Civil Service C.C. v. Craigenzüwer. tried to ruin me. I sent the six king Aviation Commission is pro C.C.; Kowloon C.C." "3" v. Army shirts to MacCohen with an in- voice for five, and he sent back Ave shirts with a note to say he 'didn't want thếm"

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Jones shook his wife by the shoulder.

"Can't you hear the baby cry- ing?" де asked "Foor Úttle devil's probably hungry."

"Let him be!" she retorted - " dignantly, still half-gsleep.

"He'll have to be walked to put him off, said Jones wearily. "Whose turn is it, father's or mother's?"

"Father's I think."

"That'l mean an hour's tramping."

"Fraid sol"

"Oh, well, I get up are my slippers?"

-Wardrobe."

soild

Where

Fan

Jones caught them up. nimbly up the stairs and knocked at the door of the at above. A man with a baby in his arms an- swered the knock

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"Try my slippers. old man," offered Jones. “You must find it awfully trying on your feet to have to wear those heavy bluchers around with the kid."

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TWO TYPHOONS

ceeding to Canton to take over the Canton Air Force.. Mt. Lawrence wonk is also going there to morrow on a similar mission Reuter

DYKE BREAKS IN NORTH CHINA

Thousands Rendered

Homeless

Shanghai, July 29. It is reported from Tientsin that more than 20,000 persons have been rendered homeless as the re- sult of the breaking of a dyke on the Yungting River near Huang- koucheng, Kaoling, cotton and rice crops have been entirely destroyed. The provincial authorities are rushing relief to the affected areas.- Reuter.

Mr.

TANG SHAO YI INDISPOSED

Meetings-Hongkong Hockey As- sociation (St Andrew's Church Hall), 530 p.m.

Moon.-VI Moon. 13th. Day Sunrise.-5.54 a.m. "Sunset.-7.05

v.m.

Tides.-High at 15: Low at

13.40.

FRIDAY, JULY 31-

Find Anniversaries

Holidays. St. Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus,

Auctions-Postage Stamps. at Lammert's Sales Room, 5.15 p.m

Cinemas King's: "Half Angel" Oriental:"Colleen." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-" You Could Only

Cook." Majestic-Frisco Kid."." Star:--Ship Cafe." Lectures-Helena May Christian Fellowship Meeting 10.30 a.20,

Social-Whist Drive and Tom- bola at Kowloon Dock Recreation Club, 8.46 p.m.; at RE.W.O's, and 8/N. C. O's. Mess, 8.45 p.m.; Cheero Club Duplicate Contract Bridge, 8

Sports

Aquatica.-East Lancashire Rezi- ments Finals (TMCA, Bath). 2

Shanghai, July 29. Tang Shao-YJ,

veteranp.m. statesman, ia indisposed and has entered a sanatorium in Shanghai to recuperate according to

A telegram from Manila at 3.15 Chinese report from a p.m. yesterday gave the following source- typhoon "warning:----

Typhoon in about 122 degrees

Reuter,

reliable

Moon.-VI Moon, 14th, Day. Sunrise.-5.54 a.m. Sunset.-7.04

PH.

Tides. High at 6.10 and 21.45: Low at 14.15.1

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 Anniversaries аде Holidays--

Long. E and 17 degrees Lat. Nootball Club "A"; Yacht Club v. Lammas Day. St. Peter's Chains.

thoving W.N.W.

Typhoon in about 133 degrees Civil Service, C. C. Hongkong Elec- Long. E and 15 degrees Lat. Ntric R. G. Kowloon B. G. C. moving W.N.W.

FRANCO-ITALIAN NEGOTIATIONS -

Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway Question

Hongkong Football Club "B" v Club de Recreio; Cralgengower C. C. v. Bowloon C. C.

Moon-VI Moon, 15th, Day. Bunrise.-5.54 am Sunset 7.04

D.In.

Tides-High at 7.03 and 21.46; Low at 0.23 and 14.55.

Cinéman King'a:-"Half Angel." Oriental:"Colleen "" World:"Chinese Picture."* : Alhambra SI You Could Only)

Cook

MajestleFelsco Kid.", Star: The Mystery Of The

Wax Museum;" Miscellaneous-Claims against

the Estate of Lau Chan-kéé, die

Sports

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 Anniversaries and Holidays.— Eighth Sunday after Trinity Bt. Alphonsus de Liguori, Z

Social--Whist. Drive and Tom- bola at W.0's, & Bergte. Mesa R. Important Franco-Italian nego-Bignals, Whitfield Barracks, 9 p.m. tiations on the Addis Ababa Whist Drive and Tombola at R.AR, C.; CIVI Bervice C, C v. Talkoo Djibouti Railway wifi commence Bergts. Mers, Chatham Road.

**Hong Kong Daily Press" Special

Paris, July 29

on Wednesday in Rome according Kowloon, 6:30 p.m.

to the Matin special correspon Moon VI Moon, 18th, Day. dent. Italian well-informed quar Sunrise, 5,55 am Sunset 7.03

pai.

ters expect the negotiations to last

about three days Transocean News Service,

Tides-High at 7.54 and 22.04. Low at 121 and 16.30,

Aquatics-Chung Shing Bearto- leht Society Swimming Talsat Kennedy Town. 7.30 p.m.

Lawn Bowls-First Division, Calgengower C. C. "A" v. Police

B, C.; Kowloon B. G. C, Y. Kow- loon Dock R. C., Club de Recreio V. Craigengower C. C. "B": Kow- Ioon C. C. v. Indian R.. C. Becond Division, Police R. 0. T. Rongkong

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