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That's Was -The Taipo

Belle!

(With Apologies to Shell House)

Air Service NO SURRENDER TO

LINKS WITH

HONG KONG

The CNA.C. Douglas-Dolphin amphibian which flew noriuward on Octover 24 after making con- nection at Hong Kong for passen- gers of the Philippine Clipper, re- turned to this Colony yesterday afternoon carrying several passen- gers.

They wer? Mr. Juan Trippe, chairman of the Pan-American Airways, Mrs. Juan Trippe. Mr. H M. Bixby, of the Pan-American Airways, and Mr. Tal Yan-choy. gerieral manager of the China National Airways Corporation. They were met on their arrival by Mr. R. A. Lord. Mr. Trippe's secretary, and Mr. T. B. Wilson, of the Dollar Steamship Line.

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The plane was ten minutes late and it was explained that she stopped at Canton to refuel and to discharga passengers and mail Pilot Vaughan was at the controls and the vessel made a perfect landing. with her engines cut dead, on the choppy waters of Kal Tack Bay.

"Both the Pan-American and the C.N.A.C. airways executives had no comments to make regarding future plans for the linking of Hong Kong" with other aviation points. Mr. Juan Trippe, how- ever, consented to say a few words.

VERY PLEASED"

"We

are delighted to arrive

HONGKONG CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS bere in Hongdong at the end of

JOINT SERVICE, OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO LTD & THE

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"SHORT

SAFE

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WAY

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British Line

CHINA NAVIGATION CO LTD

CANTON LINE

DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong: 10.00 P.M. only From Cantos: 10.00. P.M. only. SPECIAL SAILING SCHEDULE The Night Steamer will leave "Canton daily at 10 P.M. instead of 4.30 P.M.

MACAO LINE

From Hong Kong

Weck day 8,00 mm. Kinshas Week day 450 p.m. Bui Tai Saturday 8.30. Tal Tai Saturday

8.30 pm. Kishan SUNDAY 10,30 .m. Kluchan

* EXCURSION.

From Macao

3.00 pm. Einehan. ` 13.00.m, Bui. Tai ·

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BACK MEETING EXCURSION TO NACIO BUNDAY, 17 NOVEMBER, 1930. 8.5. "KINSHAN“

will leave Hong Kong at 9.30 A.M. and Maend at 6.00 P.M.

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our 8,200-mile trip from the Unit- ed States," Mr. Trippe said:* <1 am unable to say when we shall Inaugurate the passenger service from Manila to Hong Kong."

Mr. Trippe added that his.com- cernt was very pleased with the ar- rangements which were concluded with the Imperial Always for Hinking south.

Hong Kong with th

JAPAN

TO A Correction "Safety First"

Government Urged To Stand Firm

Eight Points Stressed In

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Public Manifesto

Shanghai, October 29.

A message from Peiping states that ten thousand signatures are being, solicited for a manifesto isused recently by sixty sEx Peiping educationalists urging the Government to stand, firm in the Sino-Japanese' negotiations.

Eight points are emphasised in the manllesio namely:-

1. China's territorial and ad- ministrative rights must not be impaired:

2-The Government must give publicity to the progress in the negotiations;

3. Japanese interference internal affairs must be opposed; 4. Movements fostered by out- side forces must be res.sted;

5. Japan's claims for a special position in North China ⚫ untenabile;

6. Foreign attempts to con- trol the natural resources of the country must be opposed;

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7. Smugging must be forcibly suppressed:

5.. A

expedition military should be sent to assist the

Sulyoan troops to resist vasion,-

Heuter

CHANG CHUN-KAWAGUE TALKS

Shanghai, Oct. 29.

in-

It is exclusively learned that dis-

We take this, the earliest op- portunity, of correcting an error 'which occurred in our reporting of the sinking of a ketch on the China coast. Our report, which appeared in a similar position to this correction, stated that the ketch Induna Star, constructed at the Kowloon docks, with... Lê, Commander Roy Kendall in charge, had sunk and that the cock had been drowned. ·

Our reporter misunderstood him informant and reported the sink- ing of the Induna Star instead of the ketch Aracataca,

We apologise for having so Krosa- ly misled our readers on a matter of such primary news interest,~~ The Editor, "HK.D.P."

Campaign

Ambitious Plans

LAST WEEK IN NOVEMBER

The last week in November: will be given over to a Safety First Campaign conducted by the Traffic Department of the Hong Kong Police, and every effort in being made to make the cam- paign a most comprehensive ons staged in the Culony.

Interviewed yesterday, Mr. K. W. Bidmead, Assistant Superintendent of the Police, said that the same

campaign as last year.

"GOOD TRIP" plans would be enforced during the

Induna Star Reaches Zamboanga

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cussions at the sixth meeting be- AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

tween General Chang Chun, Chin- ese Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Kawagoc. Japanese Ambas- sador to China, were confined to the question of a joint Red-defence in North China and the establish- a special region in the ment of North.

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In view of the stern attitude of the Chinese, Mr. Kawagoë is understood to have triade the fol- lowing concessions:

(Continued on Back Past.)'

91ST BIRTHDAY WHAT NEXT FOR

COMMEMORATED

400 RELATIVES

FOREGATHER

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Mr. and Mrs. Trippe, with Mr R. A Lord, will leave Hong Kong. to-day by the RMA, Dorado to Mr. Li Nam Chuen's make ship connection at Singa- pare.

"ENGLAND NOT SO FREE"

What German Thinks

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"Free" England does not exist in the eyes of Count Pueckler. Ger- man Press correspondent in Lon- don, who says the Englishman has becn trained from childhood to "think it a crime to be different."

"If, in other countries, freedom of the individual is restricted by laws and prohibitions in England a much more fundamental method is used," he writes.

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That is the terror of an education which systematically destroys individualistic impulses and directs the thoughts and be- haviour of the child so that it shall not be different from any

other.

"It is useless and harmful when freedom is used in England to build up something in contradiction to a (Continued on Back Page)

Memory Honoured

Over 400 people were present at the Ceal Hotel yesterday in com- memoration or the Sist birthday of the late Mr. Li Nam Chuen, who was a well-known rice merchant at the Nam Pak Hong and a tea

exporter.

HUMANITY?

Interesting Address By Mr. Paul

SCIENCE WILL DEVELOPE

J..

Speaking on the subject, "What Next for mumanity?" at the weekly meeting of the Taxosophical So- ciety held in the Manuk Lodge yesterday evening, Mr. D. K. Paul said that the next 100 years" would one of speciation. Nobody Pomp and ceremonial, in typical į be Chinese fashion traditonal of a seemed to know what will happen ceremony of this nature was ob- but he thought, regrettable as it served by Dr. Li Sang, a surviving seemed, one of the biggest ques

tions in the world to-day was that son and his family, and the num

of war. erous other relatives of the de- ceased

be two things that would cause the war and he referred in particular to the prior claim of land, and the monetary system as they had it to-day. He had the Leenest sym- pathy for countries who wished to develope as much as they possibly could but were denied doing so.

There was knowledge, he said. With countless Sau Cheung" that the war would be the most and "Da"Luen" "made of silk,cloth tremendous catastrophe that could with various words of congratula-happen to mankind. There would tions hung all over the walls the dining hall of the Hotel presented a gay and bright atmosphere re- minding one of the colourful tradi- tional scene, typical of Chinese celebration; The feature of at- traction was at the altar where a huge painted photo of the late Mr. Li Nam Chuen was hung up on the centre, decorated with coloured lights and floral adornment. There were no less than 200 baskets of nowers presented by relatives and Iriends with congratulations and best wishes to his descendants. (Continued on Back Pare.)

Fresh After Winning

Bear Claw looked as fresh as the proverbial paint, when he was led-in after his splendid win at Happy Valley last Saturday with Mr.. Donald Black up.

PARAMOUNT NEEDS

According to a capie received yesterday by Gibb, Livingston and Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, the ketch Induna Star has arrived at Zam- boanga three days ahead of sche- dule.

The message states that the ketch made a "good trip"

This message has caused great

to the gratification

buliders in Hong Kong.

ARMY PROMOTION

Concession To Lieutenants

Of Infantry...

The War once announces umar. with a view to amenorading the position of Lieutenants of Infantry. in regiments in which promotion is low, provision has been made, with effect from September 1, 1936, for Lleutenants of the intantry an the Line to be promoted to the rank of Captain, in the absence of a vacancy, on completion of 13 years' service.

FILM TO BE SCREENED

A`film will be made picturing new features of good driving and the prevention of accidente, and it will be shown at all theatres.. Later the same film will be shown, in the schools and public places.

Handbills depleting the obvious. mistakes of drivers will also be distributed, while poster exhibition will be granted to several Arms in the Colony if they allow half of the picture to be given to a Safety First pictorial. slogan.

(Continued on Back Page.)

DEATH OF MR. D. RUMJAHN

Demise Follows Closely Upon His Wife's

FAMILY'S SEVERE

BLOW

Local sporting 'circles suffered a severe loss with the death of Mr. D. Rumjahn, who passed away at 2.30 p.m. yesterday at his residence, No. 139 Wong Nel Cheong Road. The system of over-riding time-

The late Mr. Rumjahn was the promotion to Captain is already father of H. D. Rumjahn, the well- in operation in the case of the known local tennis player, and uncle Royal Artillery, the Royal En of 8. A. Rumjahn, ex-champion in gineers, the Royal Corps of Signals, the local tennis firmament. and the Royal Army Service

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SPECIAL NANKING

BROADCASTS

Nanking, Oct. 29, The Central Broadcasting Station here will give special programmes on the birthday of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek for benent of steners in Europe and America and also overseas islands. The

Saturday broadcasts will start from "Science is going to develop tre- five in the morning and close down mendously in the next hundred at eleven- years," he said. "Especially I Central News. think the selence of transportation and medical science and chemistry because they are the paramount needs of the world to-day."

The speaker said that when it does come to war the longer it was delayed the more dangerous ir would be for humanity. He did

(Continued on Back Fagny:

PARIS-SAIGON AIR RACE Attempt Abandoned By Last Machine

Basra, Oct. 29 The last contestants in the Paris-Saigon air race abandoned the fight after reaching here. One engine of the machine was

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON. 18. 2.13/16d.

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30.3/16.

LONDON: SILVER

MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London; Oct. 29, London silver prices to-day were

out of action, the repair to which up 1/16 as Tollow:- would entall considerable time.

and Challe and Bril, the pilots of Forward

the machine therefore decided to Spot

give up the attempt.)

Reuter's Bulletin Servicó.

The deepest sympathy is extend- ed to his family and relatives in their bereavement

The deceased was a prominent. member of the Craigengower" Cricket Club lawn bowls team, which won the shield three years in succession. He took part in many major tournaments in this sphere of sport but was not successful in annexing the Open title.

The late Mr. Rumjahn was also a keen fishing enthusiast. His

demise follows closely upon the death of his wife Mrs. Fatima Rumjahn, who passed away on Wednesday, after a brief lliness.

MANILA GOLD SHARES

Local Dealings

Benguet Explori 38 cts.

Sellers

Mambulao, 88 cts.

Paracale Gumans, $147. Consolidated Mines, 88 cts.

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