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No. 24403. #6###130 8¶TAXETA HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1936. ★AD |#-C#42##★#4 Price

That's Was

-The Taipo

Belle!

(With Apologies to Shell House)

Republican

Candidate

ALFRED M, LANDON

GENERALISSIMO

THANKS

Sir Robert Ho Tung's

Birthday Gift

We understand that a telegram has been received by Sir Robert

Ho

Tung from Generalssimo *** Chiang Kai Shek in which the Generalissimo expressed his thanks for Sir Robert's birthday message of congratulation and for the gift of an aeroplane which he his ap preciatively accepted on gehalf of

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The arrangements for the form-

UNITED STATES

PRESIDENCY

Polling Begins After Midnight

New York, Nov. 3. Under overcast skies and rainy weather, people of the United States this morning went to the polls for the presidential election determined to be the first toʻrecard the return of twelve electors in the village of Millfield, New Hampshire, which received the charter under George III, and voted a minute past midnight,

Five voted for Mr. Landon and two for Mr. Roosevelt, while ave abstained from voting.

Millfeld has thus wrested the honour from New Ashford, Massa-

chusetts, where a dozen voters w

gather at dawn in a schoolhouse which serves as a polling station.

Betting over most of. America

Indichtes a triumph for Mr. Roose velt the direction of the vote

among a great mass of the middle class still remains a mystery and may produce surprises. It' 1s generally agreed that Mr. Roosevelt commands the majority of votes of the working classes and unemploy- ed and the younger generation, but

Democratic

Choice

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT

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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

ARRIVING TO-DAY

Official Reception Planned

CHINESE BUSINESSMEN ARRIVING TO-MORROW

Hong Kong will play its part as a host to the party of Canton officials headed by Hills Excellency the Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government and His Honour the Mayor of Canton, who- are returning the visit paid by His Excellency the Governor Sir. An- drew Caldecott, K., C.ALG., C.B.F... to Canton last month when the Flying Eagle Express crosses over the British Section of the Canton- Kowloon Railway at 10.33 o'clock this morning.

MIMIC AIR RAID of the Canton-Kowloon Railway,

Everybody Knew

H.M.S. Hermes

Was Here

EXCITEMENT!

Excitement was caused yester-

At Sumchun the express will be · Queen's Pier and after its Inspec- boarded by Major R. D. Walker, į tion His Excellency the Chairman M.C.. Manager and Chief Engineer

Provincial of the Kwangtung Government and His Honour, the Mayor of Cantón, accompanied by the Governor's A.D.C. and follow- ed by their staff, will proceed by car to Government House where the distinguished visitors will be greeted by His Excellency the Governor and Lady Caldecott. A

who will escort the distinguished visitors to the Kowloon Terminus where "they will be officially re- ceived by a number of Hong Kong officials. A guard of Honour of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers will be drawn up on the terminus and after its

Inspection the official party will board the "Britannia" and cross the harbour to "Queen's Pier where they will be met by another party of officials led by the Acting

North.

no-one is able to estimate wasday morning when 24 planes of Colonial Secretary. Mr. R. A C

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QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN

the H.M.S. Hermes accorded Hong Kong a welcoma. They took-off from the ship while still at sea.

They swooped and swirled peri- lously close to the buildings in the Central district and caused con- siderable comment...

One nervous citizen was over! heard to say: "Tant..there any law

al handing over of the aeroplane Rude Awakening For against such low flying? If one

and of its christening have not yet been definitely settled.

1

It will be remembered that Sir Robert recently donated $100,000 for the purchase of an aeroplane to mark the fiftieth birthday of the Generalissima.

FRENCH ADMIRAL TO VISIT. COLONY

Local Residents To Be Decorated

The visit of Admiral Esteva, com- manding the French Natal Forces in the Far East, to Hong Kong is officially announced by the French Consul here. The Admiral will arrive on his flagship, the "Lamotte-Picquet". on.. November 6.

Friday,

The visit is a significant one in view of the fact that the Admiral's presence will assist at the ceremony to be held at the French Consulate, 13 Peak Road, on Monday, Novem- ber 9. when Messra. Chan Sul-ky, Kwok Chan and Lam Chi-fung will. receive decorations conferred on them by the Emperor of Annam.

Admiral Esteva's visit is to be a short one and he will proceed from Hong to Saigon to join the main body of the Fleet now stationed there.

Inhabitants

MEDIUM INTENSITY

Tokyo, Nov. 3.

Radely awakening thousands of inhabitants of Honshu on the main island of Japan, an earthquake this -marning rocked a wide area ex- tending from Tokyo northwards to AmourL

The tremor, which was officially described as being of medium in- tensity, swept off tiles from the roofs of houses and smashed window-panes.

"

Telephone and telegraphic com- munication had to be suspended as the plant was put out of action.

No casualties have been reported so far, although the interruption of communications has made a com- plete check-up difficult.- Reuter.

FLYING BOATS

Calcutta, Nov. 3. The five R.A.F. flying borts en route to Singapore to increase the catablishment there arrived here to-day.—

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'Bulletin Servier

A Modern Pegasus

This is but one example of splendid horsemanship which was giver by members of the British Army team befors they sailed to compete in shows in America. The picture was taken ni the School of Equitation, Weedon, Bucks, and fi shows LL. 1. A. Til- bot-Ponsonby taking a jump as though mounted on a modern Fegarns. The others in the pieture, and the team, from lett to right, are:---Capt. Sir Peter Grant-Lawson, Capt. B. G. Fanshawo, and Major A. L. Cameron

of those planes was to hit a high voltage wire—we}}}"

The airmen were actually flying over the city in formation of threes-practice air raid forma

tion.

Following their burst of aeroba- tics, the 24 planes decamped to Kai Tack Aerodrome, where the planes are berthed.

HMA "Hermes arrlyed in port at 1. p.m. from her summer czuisé in the North.

OBITUARY

Death Of A Hong Kong Scholar

THE REV. FATHER DANIEL FINN

We are greatly indebted to the Rev. Father G. Byrne, BJ., for the following eulogy of the Rev. Father Daniel Finn, receipt of whose sad demise was learnt by cable yester- day."

The news of Fr. Finn's death, just received by cable, will come es a shock to his Hong Kong acquain». tances, creating a sense of per- sonal loss in his many friends; for to know him led not merely to appreciation of his scholarship but

A Guard of Honour of the 1st Battalion the Royal Ulster Rifles will be drawn up outside, the

luncheon party will take place at

12.30 p.m. at Government House and which will be attended also by Mr. T. L. Soong, Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Philip K. C. Tyau, i

for Forel Special Delegate Affairs, Colonel Li Fan, Secretary to the Mayor, and Mr. Chang Yuen Man, Counselor to the Chairman

"(Continued on Back Page.)

Replying To Congratulations

That is what we presume Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was dolug when Dr. Erich Salomon photographed film is his study at Losslé- munth on October 12—the 70th, birthday of this famous states-- man.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON:

Is. 2.13/16d.

T.T. ON NEW YORK:

-30.1/8.

LONDON SILVER

MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Nov. 3, London silver prices to-day, were

to the love of a genial, kindly char-up 1/8 on Spot and 1/16 on "For-

acter.

FR. FINN'S CAREER

Fr. Daniel Finn, Lecturer in Geo- graphy in the Hong Kong Univer- sity and Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History in the Aberdeen Seminary, went to Europe in July to attend the Congress of Archaeologists' In Ogih, at which he represented both the Hong Kong Government sind the University: Heports of the Congress proceedings show that: he "did so worthily. His views únd his findings deeply impressed the as- sembled scientists; in fact, It was said, that he "put Hong Kong de- Anitely on the Archaeological map of scholars." PANT

*** Daniel Finn was born on March 24, 1886, in the city of Cork, Ire- ́land;" As a boy he had a brilliant school career, which was not 'belled In his University course. He joined the Jesult Order In 1802, 1. After the usual two years of spiritual

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ward" as follow:---

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MANILA

Nov. 2. Nov. 3. 20

20-1/8 20-1/18 20-1/8.

GOLD SHARES

Local Dealings

Buyers Antamoks, $7.

San Mauricio, '$5.90, Guman Coldfelda, 67 cts.

Sellers

Baguio Mines. 58 cts. Paracale Gumaus, $1.45.

Bales See

San Mauricio, $5.78. United Paracale, $3,55. Ipo Gold, 48 cts.

Consolidated Mines, 91 cta. Demonstrations, 31.81, Paracale Gold, 74-cta. Masbate Consol, 97 cts, Buyce Consol, $1.17. Mineral Resources, vê cts.

FAMOUS K.C. DEAD

Sir Curtis Bennett

London, Nov. 2 The "famous" KC, Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, collapsed while speaking at a dinner in London, and died shortly afterwards.

The deceased – was appointed Chairman of the London Sessions only a fortnight ago— Reuter.

EX-TIENTSIN RESIDENT

London, Nov. 3. The death is announced "of M Leslie Stedman, formerly of Tien- tain.-

Reuter.

CHINESE WARLORD

Shanghai, Nov. 3. The death has occurred of Mar- shal Tuan Chi-ju, noted warlord and former Provisional Chief Ex ecutive at Peiping. Reuter.

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