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THE FINANCE

COMMITTEE

Meeting To-morrow To Approve Votes

A meeting of the Finance. Com- mittee of the Legislative Council will be held to-morrow when vates, totalling $85,170 will be asked for, in respect of Estimates 1936, 10- cluding $10,000 for the Water Works Department, representing upkeep and repairs of water méters. There is also an item for $7,743 under the heading of Mis- cellaneous Services and it repre- sents the expenses incurred dor- Ing 1936 in respect of the Mul Tɛai Commis.on's visit to the Colony.

Civil pensions and retiring allow- ances and gratuities total $65,246,

Under Estimates 1937, a sum of $24.152 will be asked for including $19,000 under the beading of Special Expenditure for the Kow- toon Canton-Railway for. recondi- tioning two Class B Locomotive boilers.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1937.

Mrs. Middleton-Smith and Mrs. Van Der Stegen taking a stroll In-between events at the Annual Races recently.

NAVAL

APPOINTMENTS

Capt. G.R.B. Back's New Post

URGENT APPEAL H.M.S. Cairo, ship of the Commo-

FOR $8,000

SALVATION ARMY

Eight thousand dollars is being urgently needed by the Salvation Army in Hong Kong to carry on their social and evangelical work for the poor. This work include the Home for Women and Girls,

Kowloon, and three evangelical centres opened last November in Kowloon and Canton, where, in addition to regular gospel services, classes are held for boys and girls and sewing meetings for women.

A public.appeal has been laun- ched by the Salvation Army. It is perhaps the greatest human' ap- peal in that it deals with dis- tressed women and children. The organisation has been entirely de- pendent upon the generosity of their friends for the maintenance of their work.

In the Salvation Army's Home tor Women and Gris, Kowloon, all sorts of human needs are be- ing miet Of the 41 cases in the Rescue Section last year, only four had

Any knowledge of their

parents. All the others had at some time in their young lives been sold.

Promoted to his present rank in December last, Capt. G. R. B. Back, who has been executive officer of

dore commanding the Home Fleet Destroyers, will receive a new ap- pointment in April. He has been selected as the first commanding officer of H.M.S. Aurora, now com- pleting at Portsmouth Dockyard. The Aurora is a 5,200-ton cruiser of the Arethusa class, and was in- cluded in the 1934 programme.

Appointments

The Admiralty has notified the following appointments:-

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THE ARMY

Scottish Command

KWANGSI

OFFICIALS

IN COLONY

Mr. Huang

Interviewed

H. K.

POLICE RESERVE

(Orders by the Mr. Hon. T. H. King, Inspector General of Polles)

GENERAL

The Hon. Inspector General of Police will hold an Inspection of the Hong Kong Police Reserve on

His Excellency Mr. Huang Ho-Wednesday. March: 31 at 17.30 cho, Chairman of the Kwangsi

hours. Provincial Government, returning

No member may be absent from from the Third Plenary Session in

this Parade without leave from the Nanking, arrived in Hong Kong Company Commander. İ yesterday morning in the Dollar Dress: Caps with White Covers, liner President Wilson. He was 25 on ordinary parades. mét on his arrival by several Can-in Charge of Units will wear black

oficials which

belta and swords. included Chang Yuen-nam (of the Kwangtung Provincial Govern-

tonese

Col.

Officers

Practice Parades in mufti will be held at Central Police Station

ment). Mr. Kam Chong-wah (re- on Wednesday, March 17 and 24 | presentative of the Kwangs' Govt 18.00 hours, and every member

ernment in Canton)

and Mr. should attend. Cheong Chiu-tong (manager of the Hong Kong branch of the Kwange Bank).

INDIAN COMPANY

Leave. Constable R289 Imam Din has been granted 8 months' leave of absence from the Colony. as from February 27, 1937.

FLYING SQUAD Promotion: Crown Sergeant

Interviewed by Ficas representa- tives Mr. Huang stated that two General Sir Archibald Cameron, petitions were filled by the K.C.B., C.M.G., completes his Kwangsi Government at the tenure as General Officer Com-Plenary Session, which included manding-in-Chief- at Edinburgh proposals regarding the trade de- and retires from the post of velopment of the Province, as well R301 Choa Hing Ki has been Governor of Edinburgh Castle, sa improvements for the Canton-Promoted to Sub-Inspector (R), as and ·Heutenant – General Sir Sangtau,' Yunnan-Tangyi and Charles Grant, K.OB. K.G.VO. | Yunnan-Lunchow loop railway D.9.0., will take over the Scottish lines. Command from half pay, states the "Times."

Together with Mr. Huang were General Lee Chung-jen (Com- and General Pah Boong-tsc, of the Kwangsi Provincial Government.

Sir Charles Grant had charge | mander-in-Chief) of London District in 1932-34 and

Capt.-E. K. Boddam-Whetham. DS.O.. to Pembroke and as Capt. of the Dockyard. Deputy Supt. and King's Harbour Master, Chatham. May 17: C. G. Stuart, D.B.O.. DS.C.. to Afrikander. in command, and as Captain-in-Charge. Simons- town. May 21: L. V. Morgan, C.B.E., | M.V.O.. DS.C.. to Exmouth, in command, and as Capt. (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, May 25; and G. R. B. Bark, to Aurora, April 1.

Surgn.-Capt.-K. H. Hole, M.B., O.B.E., to Drake, for R.N. Hospital, Plymouth, Mar 11 and G. G. Vickery, O.B.E., M.B., to Victory, Mar. 18. 1:

Cmdr. (E).-J. Breaks, to War- 1933-34. spite. Feb. 23.

The party entrained for Can ton at noon yesterday.

from March 1, 1937,

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Strength: Constable R400 P. A Waller has been permitted to re- sign from the Emergency Unit Reserve, as from January 28, 1937.

C. CHAMPKIN,

D.S.P. (R.) Hong Kong. March 8, 1937.

Coronation Service

The King held a Privy Council | banner will be about 12ft. from at Buckingham Palace, at which the ground.

"

an Order in Council was passed The banners are made from approving the order and form of white wool bunting, and each will the Coronation Service,

carry a large Plantagenet crown stencilled in either poppy "red. In order that residents of Tris-sapphire blue. "emerald green, or tan da Cunha may be able to old gold. After dark a demon- follow the Coronation ceremonies stration will be given by the Gene- step by step. King George's jubilee tal Electric Company, Limited, of Trust had special copies of the two methods of Bloodlighting the

banners. programme printed in time to catch the week end a mail to the Cape There, by special arrangement, they will

official

Coronation

vacated on promotion. He pre- viously commanded tlie 63rd (Welsh) Division. T.A. He has held three brigade commands, the 1st in France, the 137th at Lich- feld, and 8th at Devonport. He Is the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Grant, was born in 1877 and joined the Coldstream Guards at the age of 20. becoming com- manding officer of the 3rd Bat- talion and Brigade Major of the Guards Brigade. He Was at G.HQ. in France for 8 year. G.8.0.1 of the 12th Division, at Lord Byng's Third Army HQ, at the GHQ. of the Allled Armies, and Chief of Staff in Egypt. He was wounded, seven times men- tioned in dispatches, and pro- moted by brevet twice. He has been decorated nine times. In 1931 he was appointed Colonel of The K.SLI, and he was chair-

At. Wandsworth it is proposed man of the Royal Tournament in

that each of the elementary school children shall be presented with a The completion of the construction scheme in Scotland

Coronation souvenir spoon. All will fall within his tenure, includ-

embarked in HMS. Carlisle, the schoolchildren will be invited ing the provision of new artillery which salle from Simonstown on to a tea and entertainment; 1,000 barracks at Redford to take the February 23 to visit Tristan da old people in each of the Ave place of buildings erected in 1803.

Cunha. The islanders, for whom Parliamentary divisiona Lt. G M. Bennett, to Signal new Infantry barracks at Hamil- any contact with the rest of the borough will have a midday meal School, Feb. 22.

ton, and improved accommodation world la rare, wil

thus receive and entertainment, and there will for units of the Territorial Army.

their copies of the official pro- be a dinner and entertainment for THE ESSEX REGIMENT gramme in time to be in close the council's employees and their The 2nd Battalion, The Essex touch with the Coronation and

wives. The municipal buildings Regiment is due at Southampton with events taking place 1ņ

and offices will be decorated. in the transport Lancashire. London on Coronation Day.

The 'council of the National Union of Welsh Societies, which met at Shrewsbury, understanding that the fags of St. George, SL Andrew, St. Patrick. and the Four banners, 30 ft. long and Dominions only will be officially 5ft. wide, will be suspended at flown in Whitehall on Coronation right angles to the buildings by Day, resolved to take atepa, if wire cabies stretched taut across necessary, to secure official re- the street at Intervals of approxi- cognition of the Welsh national mately 30. ft. The base of each nag.

Payr Cdr.-E. F. McNell-Smith, to Drake, Mar. 15.

Lt.Cdr.-A. F. Matheson, to Ex- cellent, April 9.

Pagr.-Mid.-M. Rogers, to Cairo. Mar. 25.

'Wt.-Engr. 8. A. Nash, to Vernon, Mar. 3,

It is hoped that this appeal for $8,000 to carry on the work of giving assistance to the needy will not be allowed to pass without & generous response from the re- sidents of Hong Kong. Cheques and monies will be received by the Lt.-Cdr. (Retd.).-K B. Best, to Salvation Army at No. 2 Embank | rank of Cdr. (Retd.), seny. Feb. 15. ment Road, Kowloon, ·

FREIGHT TONNAGE

INCREASE

Ottawa-Freight tonnage carried

on vessels operating through the canals which link up the naviga- tion system through the Great Lakes of Canada reached the high total of 21.467.809 tons during the navigation season of 1936. This was an increase of 3,261 820 tons over the 18.205.989 tons carried in the same period in 1935. The number of vessels passing through the canal locks increased from 25.858 in 1935 to 27.905 in 1936:

Promotions

Cd.-Bosn.-S. Perkins, rank of LL, seny Jan. 28.

The unit has been 3 year at Scuth Khartoum, соп- sequent on an Indian tour, and is to be stationed at Warley, where a welcome from the county awaits the battalion A strong party of time unexpired has been sent from the Sudan to

Retirement C.W.O-A: W. Smith, with rank men with of Lt.. Epb. 17.

Royal Naval Reserve

Wheeler, to Osprey for course, Feb. Lt.-Cdis.-F. R. Pope and E

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Palestine and will be replaced at home by young soldiers who did not go with the 1st Battalion to Palestine..

Payr. Lt.-Cdr.-C. T. H. Baldon, placed on the Retd. List, with rank Rand (proby.). to Winchester, Feb. of Payr.-Cdr., Feb. 9.

Lts.-G. W. Gregorle, to Osprey. for course, Feb. 14, and to Drake. for

course, Mar. 21: and P. 8. Thompson, to Wishart, Feb. 21.

Sub-Lis.-C. Hutchinson. to Hal- cyon, Feb. 13: 0. MacClelland (proby.), to Curacos: and F. J.

Royalty At Olympia

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Just after photographs of the He started to follow the man, he King and Queen had been taken could not get through the dease at the British Industries Fair, the crowd. He shrugged his shoulders Princess Royag, walked up.

Ths and smiled,

"I am afraid it will King promptly drew sister into have to be some other time," he

zald the group.

Queen Mary always sets a good example in shopping early for Christmas. She ordered 50014 Christmas cards during her visit.

At a stall in the Fair she chose a garden scene painted by Misa Queen Mary and the Princess Edith Andrews, who has painted Royal were there first, and not Queen Mary's Christmas cards long afterwards came a surprise before.

"Come on boys take another one," he said to the cameramen.

Stx members of the Royal Family spent nearly three hours at Olympia.

visit by the Duke and Duchess of All the royal visitors bought Coronation mugs and Coronation ashtrays,

Kent.

"Because of the crowd the King had to postpone a pleasure. An exhibitor told him of a camera which took 3,000 pictüres · a minute.

The Queen bought Д set of child's cultery for her two daughters,

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Act. Bub-LK. A. Gadd, to Winchester; and A. A. Terry, to Veteran, Feb. 21; and B. R. Dean (proby.), to Iron Duke, Feb. 13.

WORLD TOURISTS

Lady G. C. Güter-Carter and Miss Fanny Evans, who were among the passengers on Lourd the pollar liner President Wilson which arrived in port yesterday morning, are on a world 'tour."

They were in Peiping nearly the whole of February, where they had been visiting friends, owing to Lady Carter's short lness,, but she sumciently recovered to be able to travel to Shanghai by plans together with Miss Evans. They made ship connection with the President Wilson at Shanghai,

JUNIOR BILLIARDS

CONTEST ENDS

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A rehearsal of the proposed scheme of Coronation decorations for Bond Street is to be held out side the Building Centre.

Imperial Airways Schedule

of the

[To the Editor, "The Hong Kong | Brindisi dep. 3rd day... 06.00 07.00

Daily Press"].

Athens dep.

09.18 1118 Sir. Your readers may be in- Alexandria' arr......... Afternoon terested to know that, as from the Westbound Services: beginning 01 this month, the The scheduled time for the Egypt-England section of all our Alexandria-Southampton section Empire services to Africa and Aus- is 2 days approximately 41 hours tralia is being operated by the new-and the days of departure from "C" Claas flying boats, nying be- Alexandria are Tuesdays and tween Southampton and Alexan- Saturdays.

Eastbound Services:

dria. The train journey previous- The following will be the time- ly necessary across the Continent table in respect of these services; is thereby entirely eliminated.

G.M.T. L.S.T. The time-tables for this sector Alexandris dep. 1st are as follows:-

day

06.00 08.00 Athens dep.

12.01. 14.01 Brindisi ar............................... Evening Brindisi dep. 2nd day., 05,00. 08.00 Bracciano (Rome), dep: 08,58 · 09.50 Marignane (Marselles?

dep........

12.17 12.17. Macon dep

14.28 14.28

The scheduled time for the Southampton Alexandria section ts. 24 dage--approximately 54 hours and the days of departure from London and Houthampton 470 Saturdays and Wednesdays.

The following is the time-table Southampton Water in respect of the services:

G.MT. LA,T. | Southampton Central

Sl.

ANT.

Afternoon,

Waterloo Station dep.

20.14. 20.14 1st day in . 08.30 08.30 The call at Bracciano is for Southampton

technical purposes only, and at 10.25 -10.25 | present' we are not permitted to carry traffic between London and 10.48 10.46 Alexandria-2 continuing to the

Far East and 2 to Africa. M 11.30 11.30 15.05 15.05

Evening

The Junior Section of the local

Central Billiards Championship was con- cluded last night at the Civil Ser- vice Cricket Club, L. V. Antonio Southampton 50 ** (500) beating A. A. Leyla (493) 'by. berth arr. the narrow margin of seven points. Southampton Water

It was a closely contested, game, dep: with Antonio a worthy winner, Macon dep. Once the King left the rest of but Lewis must be complimented Marignane (Marseilles) the royal party. He went to look on his fine display. ,} Remarking that he was a minin-at new tennis rackets and steel- Beveral breaks were made by Marignane (Marseillan) | ture camera enthusiast, the King shafted golf clubs............. ·

both the players, the most notable dep, 2nd day 07.00 07.00 said: "I should very much Hike to j "I hope to play a bit more ten-being a run of "77 by Antonio and Bracciano (Rome) dep. 1104 12.04

nis one of these days," he ****; one of 34 by Lewis.

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see your camera.”

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