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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1936.
Chiang Kai Shek's
Birthday Message
(Continued from Page 1) "
crisis due to internal and external difficulties but if over four milion sons and daughters stood by their country as a mother stood by her family China also would
win through.
Means of saivation should be sought in the united self-reliant efforts of her people for which he urged the nation not to be dismay- ed at the apparent triumph of Injustice but to continue to strive for power and righteousness and defend and glorify the national heritage.. Raufer.
IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRATION
In honour of the celebration of Marshal. Chiang Kai-shek's 50th birthday. General Chan Kee-yau, High Advisor and personal repre- sentative of the Generalissimo in Hong Kong gave a special state- ment to 'the local vernacular papers through the Central News Agency yesterday when the local Chinese communities were highly. commended on their endeavours in national salvation work.
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General Chan, in his statement.. emphasized the importance of the celebration especially in this time emergency. "China needs unificätion,” he says. "and we have got it." "It gives us much more pleasure to see China strong- ly united on the occasion of our Nation's Leader's birthday." Central News Agency.
TO-DAY'S
WEDDING
Enthusiastic Racegoers
Miss Crapnell and Mr. Donald Alaster seemed to be "on a good thing" an they walked briskly along the promenade in the members' enclosure,
Charges Against Manila Man
(Continued from Page 1)
CONFIRMED REPORTS Mr. von Heiber re-examined the
Bicol Gold workings. He returned to Manila early in October and made a report in which he con- firmed the findings of the inde- pendena engineers. He stated that he was unable to understand the discrepancy between his reports and those of the engineers who checked the development work.
An investigation into all work done or both properties, and into the discrepancies, was started by officials of Cabít, and of Bicol Gold.
Novel Bouquet To Be certification, was signed by
Carried By Bride
-DEACON-BRAUDE
A wedding of considerable local interest will solemnised at the St. John's Cathedral this after noon, when Irene Deacon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Deacon, will become the bride of Arthur N. Braude, AE, (EE) AMAIE.E. son of the late Rev. A. St. C. Braude and Mrs. H. Harding.
Both have spent many years in the Colony.
Mr. Braude is a keen member of the Hong Kong Valunteer Defence Corps, being 2nd. Lt and Officer Commanding, the M.G. Battalion Signal Section,
Piquancy will be added to the cere- mony when the bride will be escort- ed to the church and the bride and bridegroom from the church by members of the M.G. Battalion Signals, on motor-cycles.
Following the wedding a recep- tion will be held at the Hong Kong. Hotel Roof Garden
Of unusual interest is the fact that the bride will carry a "Silver and Gold Wedding". bouquet, com- prising lies from Manila and heather from Scotland.
JIM MOLLISON
SUCCEEDS
(Continued from Page 1.)
Mollison will sleep in London to- night and will start for the Cape very soon but will probably not be flying solo, He may find a young pilot to accompany him. Mrs. Amy Mollison was too ill, following her recent accident, to welcome her husband.— Beuter.
TAX LIABILITY Alfredo L Yatco, collector of in- ternal revenue at Manila, stated that Mr. von Helber was given a correctly certified
clearance tax report prior to his departure. This two business men who assumed the usual liability. Mr. Yatco point- ed out that the responsi- bility so assumed was for bax lablity only and not for Any other acts or obligations of Mr. von Helber. He further declared that the two men who signed the certificate were known to his office and known to be fully adequate to assume the tax responsibility.
H. W. Campbell. trustee of the | Cabt: Mining Company, and J. C. Miller subsequently confirmed a report that they were the signa- tories to the tax clearance certi- ficate, which Mr. Campbell said was issued on Friday, October 25,
HALLOWEEN DINNER
Scottish Company Celebration
CAPT. HR. FORSYTH'S COMMENTS
Presiding at the annual Hal lowe'en Dinner
of the Scottish Company at the Volunteer Head- quarters last night, Capt. E R. For yth, Officer Commanding the Company. in the course of his speech, referred to the recruiting campaign and
that said
the slogan "Join, join, join" was all
wrong. To force a man to join the Corps just to make it numeri- cally strong was wrong. The eff- ciency of the company and the general smartness would make a man join of his own accord.
The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion and the haggis was piped in traditional manner. An excellent programme of must cal entertainment was also render- ed.
London, Oct. 30. Mollison was lifted exhausted from bis mashine (and leaned heavily on the wing as he answer- ed necessary questions from 3 Customs officer. He then stagger-Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society, ed through the crowd who were
shouting "good old Jim," towards the front of the plane where he posed for photographs,
He said that he made the coast to coast flight, in ten hours and waited an hour in the mid-Atlantic in circling and trying to dissolve ice on the wings. He might go on to the Cape within a day.,
Guests present included Lt-Cat! R. C. B. Anderson, Commandant of the H.K.V.D.C., Mr. R. M. McLay,
Prorogation Of
Parliament
(Continued from Page 1)
ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT
London, Oct. 30 After noting that the relations
with foreign powers continued to be friendly, the King's speech re- ferred to the signing of the treaty of aillance with the King of Egypt and proceeded "It is my earnest hope that this treaty when ratiñed will be the beginning of a new era In which the friendly co- operation that has marked the relations between my country and Egypt in the past will be confirm- ed and strengthened. The con- ference was..held at Montreux in the summer for the revision of the Straits Convention of Lausanne. The successful outcome of this conference, to which I am pleased my Government contributed. has set a happy example for the future.. The assembly at the League of Nations have recently opened the enquiry. into the working of the Covenant and my Government, which re- malo firmly attached to the principles of the Covenant, have
to
think that
made known their views upon the manner in which its application might be improved. My ministers have been engaged in negotiations for the meeting between the Five Powers signatory to the treaty of
Locarno on the busts of agreement reached by my Government and the governments of France and Belgium in London on July 23. These negotiations are continuing.
Majesty added, "My ministers were glad to be able in conjunction with the Government of the United States of America to lend their co-operation to the scheme for the readjustment of the value of French currency. trust that the measures taken re- cently by the French and several other "governments will pave the way for further improvement in international trade."
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British Wirelen.
JUMBLE SALE
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Road held a successful Jumble
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CAMP NEXT YEAR "I am darned tired. and want a
Capt Forsyth said that he had whiskey soda, and rest," said the
good news for the Scottish Com- aviator.
Mollison refused to discuss about possiblity for them to go to camp pany and that was there was a
his wife.- Reuter.
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at the end of February with the Seaforth Highlanders.
at the same time in past years they had always figured' promin- ently in the Volunteer Corps
they were "not so bad." musketry "competitions. This year
The motto of the Company was, It is better to have travelled hope- fully than to have arrived."
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the Chieftain of Bt. Andrew's Society and the other guests..
Referring to night operations, Capt. Forsyth said that they were most valuable in that they acorded the Volunteers an opportunity of meeting the regulars.etode
Musketry in the Scottish Com- pany, he said, if anything, had fallen or slightly. After all they Other speakers during the even- were a machine gun company bating included Sir Atholl MacGregor
Tousts to His Majesty the King and the Guests were duly honour ed
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