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Hongkong Daily Press.

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Post Office in the United Kingdom.

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FATHER WILLIAM

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N. LAZARUS," The Colony's Optician' distributes the genuino article.

Single Copy, 10 cts

No. 24551. *** ** HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1937. *** Price Per Month. $3.

CLOSER INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

HONG KONG CLIPPER'S

EPOCH MAKING FLIGHT

Enthusiastic Scenes At Kai Tak Airport

"FLYING BOAT CHRISTENED BY MISS JUDITH SMITH

"Hong Kong is only a tiny place but our magnificent barbour" has been on the map for quite a long time.... and now it is our hope that Hong Kong will be eqasily on the air map, with Loa don in one direction only nine days away and with New York in a balf days away," said His the other direction only six and Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. N. L. Smith, when he welcomed Capt. La Porte and members of the crew of the Hong Kong Cupper on the arrival of the Pan Ameri-. can Airways flying boat at Kal Tak from Manils, via Macao. yesterday morning.

The Clipper landed at Kai Tak right on the stroke of time- she was expected at 11.50 a.mand as Capt, La Porte and mem- bers of the crew stepped' ashore from the motor boat that went out to greet them, they were accorded a very warm reception. They were received by Mr. A. J. R. Moss, Superintendent of the Civil Aerodrome. Kai Tak Airport,who escorted them to the Hangar where special seating arrangements had been made.

On the platform were the official party and members of the crew of the Hong Kong. Clipper. The who'e broadcast by proceedings were Z.B.W.

the Clipper behaving in splendid manner throughout the trip.

He added that he had previously visited the Colony and he was of the opinion that Hong Kong was Ideal for an airport, and he felt Interviewed by a representative sure that in the very hear future

of "The Dally Press", Capt. La Porte said that, they had had a wonderful trip and he was thor- oughly satisfied with everything.

Kal Tak would be one of the most the important air functions in world.

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Miss Judith Smith, daughter of Mr."N. L. Smith, Officer Adminis- tering the Government, at the christening ceremony of the Hong Kong Clipper. (Photo by Mee Cheung).

"Amongst Those

Present

With "Prudence” At Kai Tak

It is always thrilling to see his- tory in the making, and the Hong Kong public certainly had a chance yesterday, and took it!

What a crowd there was at Kal Tak, walling for the great Pan- American flying boat to arrive and thus Join the last link of the chain binding the East and the West together!

Among the hundreds there, one could see representatives of all the different nationalities that live so harmoniously together in this Colony and people of every walk of life from the poorest coolie to the highest.

It was a good litea for schools. to give facilities for children to see the Clipper arrive and great num- bere took advantage of this and seemed to be thoroughly enjoying jay themselven:

Punctually at the appointed time the Hong Kong Clipper was sighted

over the distant hills. Swiftly she neared the airport, making two wide sweeping circles before finally alighting. Then, dipping as grace- ful as a swallow the great plane landed lightly on the waves, and "taxied" smoothly up to the raft where members of the reception committee were waiting to greet the airmen.

CHARMING WELCOME

A few brief preliminarles and they boarded a launch and carie ashore, proceeding at once to the a large audience hangar where was awaiting them.

His Excellency the O.A.G., Mr. N. L. Smith gave a most chariaing welcome speech of

to which Captain La Porte replied speaking on behalf of the other members of the party who were Captain Bellars, Captain Nixon, Chief Om- cer Frank Briggs. Third officer V. (Continued on Back Pago)

EDEN'S VISIT TO BELGIUM

CONVERSATIONS PROMISE GOOD RESULTS FOR FUTURE OF EUROPE

London, April 28...

British newspapers, without exception amare the view that the visit of the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden to Brussels was as valuable as it was cordia; and that the conversations he had "there prombie good results for the future of Europe. These contacts, were not the occasion for negotiations but they served to enable the statesmen to develop the outline of various constructive ideas “with a will to closer international collaboration wherever it exists to good account in the com- ing months."

One point that has evidently created a very favourable impression in Great Britain Is the un- questionable determination of the Belgian Government to remain faithful to the League covenant-l matter that has been placed beyond all doubt--and the hope is expressed that the conversation will ' prove a hopeful prelude to wider: European negotiations in the near future and that these will mark the beginning of a new period of international co-operatión:

JUMPS COSTS

HIS LIFE

The "News Chronicle" describes Mr. Eden's visit to Brussels as "one of the most satisfactory and encouraging visits abroad of the Foreign Secretary ever made."

The Ink, khi thật ra further pún detalled study by

Kowloon Motor Bus the Britlair and Belgian Foreign

Fatality

A fatal accident occurred - in Kowloon at 7.30 p.m., yesterday as the result of allghting from & motor bus in motion.

TWO men

were injured, Un wai-yik, of the Yat Chuen Tailor Shop. Nathan Road and Mut

Heung-yuk.

They both fell in attempting to jump off bus No. 588 at Nathan Road near Gascoigne Road,

The bus in question harriedly conveyed them to hospital, but Un Kwal-yick passed away, shortly after admission. The other man- was discharged after attention as he was suffering from only slight injuries

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Offices, an initative which would base itself on a new programma of negotiation may be expected for the general purpose of creating security between Belgium and her great neighbours in the East and West.

"NIGHT STAR” SALVAGE

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Difficulties Attend Work Of Raising

We have all along tried to raise the ferry but have not met with success. We are now trying to move her away from the whart be The "Daily Telegraph" thinks the.

fore attempting to raise her again," conversations are likely to be car- ried further when, Eden, Maid Capt. Williams of the Henry Delbos: M. Spaak and other For eign Ministers meet at Geneva for the special meeting fixed for the

last week of the next month.— British Wireless.

MANUSCRIPT LOST

THE

UNKNOWN" SPECIAL REFERENCE TO OCCU-

Interesting Lecture By Rev. Fr. Byrne

MANUSCRIPT OF THE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MISS K. J. ARCHER ON MONDAY NIGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY ON VITAL STATISTICS, WITH

PATIONAL MORTALITY," HAS BEEN LOST, AND AN EARNEST APPEAL IS MADE FOR IT'S RETURN. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LEFT IN A BUS OR A FERRY.

THE MANUSCRIPT was IN MISS ARCHER'S HANDWRITING, AND COMPRISED ABOUT 20 PAGES.

A very interesting lecture on "Man the Unknown," based on the book written by Dr. Alexis Carrel, an outstanding surgeon, was given at the Hong Kong. University by the Rev. Father Byrne to a large and appreciative attendance. LY APPRECIATED IF IT IS RE-

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cluding a few professors and great number of undergraduates,

In the course of his lecture he said, in part: "In learning the secret of matter, we have gained (Continued on Back Page)

SHOULD THIS MANUSCRIPT BE FOUND. IT WILL BE GREAT-

TURNED WITHOUT DELAY" TO THE TOWN OFFICE OF. · " THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,"

MARINA HOUSE. 15-19., QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

* New, Coinage.--Reverses of the new silver and bronze coini to be issued in Britain. At the top is one, obreres with the King's head which will figurs on them: all The new threepenny piece of mixed metal with a twelve-sided edge, and the two kinds of shilling, one bearing the Royal Crest for England, and the other the Eoral Oreat for Scotland, are shown. (See Leading Article on Page 8.)

AMAZING ABDICATION

STORY

Full Blast Of Calumny

REVIEW OF SENSATIONAL BOOK

We re-print from the "Malaya Tribune," a review from London of a book which deals with the abdication of the Duke of Windsor when he was King.

This is not the book by Geoffrey Dennis, published by William Heinemann, "Coronation Commentary" concerning which the Duke of Windsor's solicitors have taken legal action.

The review is as follows:-- "With the coronation of King George VI only a month - away, politico-literary something of sensation has been created ́here by publication of what purports to be the real, intimate, complete inside glory of the strange events lead- ing to the abdication of King George's predecessor, Edward VII, now the Dake of Windsor.

Britons

unwilling to forget the man who once was their King.

CONVENIENT STICK The authors are convinced that there was a conspiracy against King Edward, and that the Simp-- son scandal was merely the most convenient stick with which to bent him down and out of the

country.

The authors of this indiscreet On the other hand, they do not chronicle, are Frank Owen And subscribe to the romantic theory that he was a too-perfect King Reginald John Thompson, both leader writers of "The Pally Ex-They concede that he meant to

owned by Lord Beaver- press," brook, who proved to be one of Edward's few staunch defenders among the press when the show-

Keswick the salvage tug now en-down-camera gaged in salvage operations on the Night Star which sank just by the ferry wharf after a collision with the Meridian Star some two weeks

ago.

Salvage work has been going on almost incessantly since the day the ferry launch foundered but it is understood that the fact that the launch is embedded in the soft mud has rendered salvage work ex- tremely difficult.

THIRTY SIX --TO-DAY

Emperor Hirohito of Japan cele- brates his 36th birthday to-day. He ascended the throne a Novem-

·ber 1928.

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Improve the lot of his people in Walca and elsewhere, but they add that he had only vague ideas ar to how to xu about it.

Taking up the allegations that Their book, "His Was the King-- Edward was too pro-German and

too: pro-American for Great Bri dom." is a spirited attack on Mr Stanley Baldwin and the Arch- tain's taste. the authors say: bishop of Canterbury, and may be accepted 13 A sign that

some

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Photograph taken after the arrival of the Hong Kong Clipper. They are, left to right:-Mr. A. J. R. Moss, Hon. Com. J. B. Newill Mr. N. L. Smith, Officer Administering the Government and Mr. H. M. Bixby. (Photo by Mee Cheung).

Estate Of Late

Mr. G. H. Potts

George Hutton Potta, aliastral for grant of letters of adminis George Frederick Hutton Potts, tration to the estate has been late of 5, Aigburth Hall, May Road, granted. Yue Sun Chung was for... Hong Kong, who died at the age of merly of Tal Cheng Pong. Village, 74 on January 4, 1937, at Swatow, Tol Shan District, in the Province leff local estate sworn under $41,300 of Kwangtung. a petition by Paul Mary Hodgson, solicitor, for grant of probate of the will has been granted by the April 28 Supreme Court.

20-7/16 Brahazon Dianey Gerrard Barlow, ,20-5/10; -20-1/2 late of Fulshaw Lodge Christchurch 21, 1932, at the age of 67. A petie

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