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General Manager CASABIANCA

The boy stood on the burning deck,

Whence all bat he had fled,

The boat had reached the China Seas,.

The sun was overhead.

The bo'min cried, "How can yon stand A sun so strong it cooks?:). The boy replied with banghty mien, **Me lad, I'm wearing Crooke'"

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FREEDOM FOR PHILIPPINES IN 1939

RAILWAY BOOM IN CHINA

War-Time Needs To Be Met

China is on the "threshold of a great new railway building boom. Laspired partly by requirements which would arise' in the event of war, the Governibent plan to double the existing network of State railways in five years. About 5,300 miles of new line are to be built at the rate of over 1,000 miles each year.

Foreign Interests are scrambling for contracts. and already several British and other European groups have signed credit agree- ments with the Ministry of Railways, involving the supply of mil- lions of pounds, worth of rallway material.

Negotiations are now proceeding for a big British material loan. amounting to about £6,000,000. for various railway projects south of the Yangtse `river.

NEW TRUNK SYSTEMS Construction of three new trunk systems. one in South-East China, another in the South-West, and

the third in the North-West—is envisaged.

Projects for which agreements have already been concluded with foreign interests include A line linking Nanking"

the Nationa capital, with the newly completed Hankow-Canton rallway'

A contract for the purchase of £900,000 worth of British rallway material for this line has been signed by the Ministry of Railways and the British firm of Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and Co.

The transaction is to be financed jointly by the Hong Kong and Shanghal Banking Corporation and the trustees of the British share of the Boxer Indemnity Fund.

A French syndicate is lending China about. £2,300,000 in materi- a's and cash for the construction

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Major General and Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew, Rear-Admiral

C. G. Sedgwick, and Wing Commander W. A. K. Dalzell at Queen's

Pier when H,E. the Governor bade farewell.

S. P. C. A.

ANNUAL

MEETING

Sir Atholl MacGregor Elected

President

CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW OF

PAST YEAR":

Sir Athọll MacGregor was elected President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the annual meeting of the Society held in the writing room" of 'the Gloucester Building yesterday afternoon under the chairmanship of Mr. F. H. Loseby. "I am sure you' will all be glad to know that we have been promised by Lady Rachael Northcote, who, visited the Colony re- cently, that she would, on behalf of the animals of the Colony, talk to her cousin, the new Governor, before he left England for Hong Kong," remarked Mr. Loseby in the course of his review of

the year.

"In his farewell speech," sald accounts. I hope that this in- Mr. Loseby. "Sir Andrew Calde-novation has proved welcome and cott told us that the cruelty to that, as the years go by, our, an- animals which exists in this Co-nual report may increase until 1 lopy was on hia conscience and he appealed to his listeners to sup

an annual record, not port the Society."

only of the year's work, but a re- cital of the problems which; ag"a Society, we have to face.

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH

has

The Chairman sald:-It been customary for the reftring president, in moving the adoption of the accounts for the year, to review the year's work, on behalf of the retiring committee.

This year the Committee have cliculated/ their report "with the

becomès

DEPENDS ON OUTCOME OF

ECONOMIC NEGOTIATIONS

NEW HIGH

COMMISSIONER'S INDICATIONS

Shanghai, April 21.

"Freedom for the Philippines in 1939 depends on the outcome of the economic negotiations to be held by the Joint commission of American, and Filipino experts," said Mr. Paul McNutt, new High Commissioner of the Philippines, in an interview with Reuter aboard the President Hoover at Woosung, where the liner is fog-bound, this morning.

**FOLITICAL LIBERTY WITHOUT ECONOMIC LIBERTY WOULD MEAN NOTHING AND CONSEQUENTLY AN ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT MUST COME FIRST," HE SAID,

Mr. McNutt and party were greet- ed aboard the vessel by the Ameri- can Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson and other United States officials. He went ashore in a special tender.

Mr. McNutt, who is staying in Shanghai as the guest of Judge Helmick until the President Hoover resumes her voyage to-morrow, said he had not any set plan to put into execution in the Philippines, nor had his eyes been set on R ̈Job-1 as the possible stepping stone to United States presidency.

The American public generally favoured anything which would be beneficial to the islands and would approve thels (early freedom, fè declared.

Mr. MeNatt and party are being #zonden, April 21.-Princess Ell-extensively entertained during their sabeth celebrated her deventh | brief stay in Shanghai- birthday to-day. All members of Reuter,

the Royal Family sent presents, including tennis rackets from the Duke of Windsor. This afternoon Princess Elizabeth is giving à ten party at which members of the Royal Family will be present- Reuter's Bulletin' Service.

HEAVY LOSSES

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OF JEWELLERY

Alleged Fraudulent Conversion

Police are searching for a jewel- lery broker who is "wanted" for the alleged fraudulent. conversion of jewellery valued at $29,015.50, the property of four jewellers' shops in Queen's Road Central

The shops involved are the Tin Mow, of No. 200 Queen's, Road Central, Tal Hing. Tin Po and Fo Hing Cheung. 01 Nos. 212, 225 and 106, Queen's Road Cen- tra', respectively.

A police report circulated last night gave the name of the want- ed man as Ng Tat Cheung, aged 28, native of Wang Kong Village, Ban Wal district.

"Ng Tat Cheung is described as being of short and thin build. thin face, pointed chin. hair cut in military style and usually dresses in a long silk coat. He has (Continned 'on' Baik Page)

ST. NAZAIRE

STRIKE OVER

Paris, April 21. The strike of workmen at St. Nazaire, has been settled so that the cruiser George Bleygues will proceed to Brest on Friday for triala- #euter.

ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS

British Budget

Full Report On Page

LINK WITH THE PAST

Hong Kong Journalist Of The "Seventies"

LATE MR. C. A. CORNISH ·

FORMERLY OF "DAILY PRESS"

-The death" took place recently at his residence, 63, Orchard Road, Erdington, of Mr. Charles A. Cornish, who on his retire- ment in December, 1931, had been editor of the "Birmingham Weekly Post" for twenty-nine years. He was in his seymty ninth year.

Mr. Cornish's journalistic career covered a period of more than fifty-six years. Beginning newa- paper work as an articled pupil on the "Ipswich Journal," he want subsequently as chief reporter of the "Hong Kong. Daily Press. where he remained six years. « Re- turning to England, he spent six months in London, where his duties included the editing of an illustrated London letter sent out to provincial weekly papers,

BACK TO FIRST PAPER He then went back to his Arst; paper and. WEJ given charge of the branch office at Bury St. Edmunds. Then, after engage- ments at West Hartlepool, and Middlesbrough, he came, forty- London, April 21 The Austra five years ago, to Birmingham, llan High Commissioner, Mr. Stan where he was appointed a sub-

editor on the Argus Aaraub-editor.and three and a half ley Bruce, attended the London later he became chief reporter years later was appointed editor Fruit Exchange meeting to-day then tant editor and pest of the Birmingham Weekly Fost." which opened the Australian ap-chief sub-editor hally when the A Fellow of the Institute of ple season in Britain. He aue- then editor left, he was promoted Journalists: Mr. Cornish had been

tioned a consignment of Austra. acting editor. In 1899- he joined

the "Birmingham Mall" as chiel. llan apples.-Reuter's Bulletin

Service.

CORONATION OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH

DY Command of The King the Earl Marshal

is directed to write,

tobe present at the Abbey Church

of Westminster on the

12th day of May, 193

1937 infoth

A Earl Marshal

THE FORM OF INVITATION to the Coronation The crest to the right" of the Earl Marshal's signature is embossed and has been accentuared to show

its details.

MORE CASUALTIES

· IN WAZIRISTAN

London, April 21.

BUSINESS INCOME TAX IN CANTON

Canton. Apr. 21. · Eight Indian and other ranks. In connection with the levying of were killed on Monday morning a business income tax on all busi-

when a party of 4/8th Punjabis.ness and trades of: Canton City, It Covering a watering party, was reported that all foreign mer- attacked near Razmak by hostile chants in Canton have been called Waziris, who also fired on a post,

The Punjabis made a sortie and drove off the tribesmen, who are now reported to be concentrating in the Razmak area. Beuter.

"GOOD EARTH”

PASSED

In his farewell speech, Bir An-At 12 o'clock noon, on April 23, the President, supported by Past drew Caldecott told us that the cruelty to animals which exists in Presidents and Members of the

Shanghai, Apr, 21. this colony was on bis conscience wreath at the Cenotaph. The a ban might be imposed, the Board General Committee, will laya Although it has been feared that and he appealed to his listeners President hopes members of the at Censors passed the dim "Good to support, this Bociety.

Bociety generally will attend: this Earth". ceremony,

Reuter

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Lady MacGregor, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Wing Commander Dalzell

and Mrs. Sedgwick at H.E. the Governor's departure.

HEALTH RETURNS

"

The return of rotinable diseases

in the Colony for the 24 hours end--

01

ed April 20 discloses one case cach enteric fever, cerebro-spinal fever and dysentery.

THE DOLLAR

1.2. ON LONDON: 1. 2-27/324

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-3/8

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Apg. 21. London silver prices to-day

upon through their respective con-were unchanged as follow: su'ates to comply with the new levy of the Ministry of Finance.

April 20. April 21. Spot.......... 20-1/2 : 20-1/2 Forward 20-9/18 20-0/16-

NEWS INDEX

Amusements

It is reported that the foreign consulates are giving the matter their prompt attenton, and will notify their nationals to pay the tax in accordance with schedule.

All foreign. "professors in the Cables Chinese Universities are so res Court Cases quired by the Ministry of Finance Finance to pay income tax, and the pro- Leading Article ally have been paying this tax Mall Notices fessors of the Bun Yat-sen Univer- Local Diary........ since October last in the same Radio Programmes manner as their Chinese colleagues. [Shipping: Uhinese Evening Press.

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