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DONATIONS

Christ Church,

Kowloon Tong

The following donations, to the

Christ Church, Kowloon Tong. building, fund, are acknowledged with thanks:-

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth

Chan

JAPANESE

EMPEROR'S

BIRTHDAY

Reception At Local Consulate-General

A brilliant reception in honour of His Imperial Majesty, Hirotto, Emperor of Japan was given by Mr. K. Midzusawa, the "Consul- General, 100.00

at the Japanese Con- sulate at noon yesterday, when 100,00

50.00 His Excellency the Officer Ad- 50.00 ministering the Government, Mi. 50.00 N. L. Smith was present with Mrs. 50.00 N. L. Smith. Other distinguished 50.00 50,00

Mr. V. M. Grayburn

$ 300.00 100.00

Miss N. W. Bascombe

200.00

Anonymous per Mrs. An-

derson ...

Mr. Vong Sik Chung

Mr. G. Miskin

Rev: Alfred Swann

Anonymous E

Anonymous B

Mrs. Cock

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell... St. Andrew's Church

50.00

"A Friend"

Patronal Festival Concert by Chinese Choral

Society

Peak Church

.......

Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Harmon Dr. Martha Hoahing

Special Xmas Gifts

Mr. W. M. Barton.....

Mrs. de Martin..... Anonymous per Mrs. An-

derson

Mr. F. H. Kwok

Dr. Arthur Woo

Mr. George She

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Waddell Mr. A. Murdoch

Mr. B. J. Monks

Dr. K. K. Wong

Mr. R. A. HII

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wattle.. Dr. and Mrs. T. Z. Bau

Mrs. U. Sz Wing

Mr. A. H. Forbes ......

Mrs. A. E. Herdman 11

guinea)

Com. Boswell (£1)

Mr. E. C. C. Johnson

Mr. E. C. Tregtilus

Anonymous H. (Decbr. to

April)

Frof. L. Forster

Miss K. K. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Griggs

Stamps "

April)

guests were Major General A. W. Bartholomew and Mrs. Bartholo- mew. Rear-Admiral C. G. Sedg- wick, and Mrs. Sedwick, Wing 180,18 Commander Dalzell; Sir Robert Ho Tung. Brigadier Seth-Smith,

of the 89.00 members

Legislative 40.00 and Executive" Councils. Hon. Mr. 30.00 T. H. King and Mrs. King. Mr. 30.00 Tang Shul-kin, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. 29.00 North, President of the Japanese 25.00 Association in Hong Kong, Mr. 25.00 Tagagaki, President of the Nippon Club, Mr. One, members of the 25.00 .consulate body in Hong Kong and 25.00 many Chinese and English rest/ 25.00 dents of the Colony. 20.00 Mr. Midzusawa and His wife re- 20.00 ceived the guests in the spacious 20.00 reception room of the Consulate, 20.00 and Mrs. Midzusawa looked very 20.00 charming in a graceful kimona of 20.00 black silk-crepe which melted into 20.00 a coloured flowered-pattern bor- 20,00

der of palest mauve, pink and

20.00 ❘ gray. and 135 worn with

S

15.50 magnificent obl of brocade in the

same delicate hues.

16.52.

15.87 10.00

THE KING

When all the guests were as- 10.00 sembled Mr. Midzusawa proposed the toast to His Majesty King 50.00 George VI and sald:-

10.00 Your Excellency, Ladies and

10.00

Gentlemen:

10,00

I am very happy to have you 10.00 here on this most delightful oc- 10.00

casion. This is the 36th birthday 10.00

of His Imperial Japanese Majesty 10.00 Hirohilo, Emperor of Japan, who is the 124th Emperor to reign over our nation. Our Imperial Dynasty

unbroken since our

Jimmu

ascended the throne 2,597 years ago, and we Japanese al belleve it will last for ever.

To share with you the great joy that now fills the hearts of us 2.00 Japanese is my purpose in giving 7.00 this humble reception,

Dr. F. C. Woo

Mrs. P. W. Robertson

Mr. W. A. Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Minshall

10.00

Mr. G. E. L. Johnson

-10.00

Miss D. P. Burslem

10.00

has lasted

Mr. Roland Koh

10.00

Arst Emperor

Rev. Nash Baptismal Fees

10.00

Mr. and Mrs. W. Cunning-

ham

10.00

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Power:.. Miss I. N. Watkins

10.00

10,00

Mr. E. Cunningham (Oct.-

Miss G. Thom

Mrs. E. Davidson

5,00

Mrs. Greaves

5.00

Mr. Alec Greaves

5.00

Miss L. Siggins

5.00

Mrs. Kenyon

5.00

Mrs. T. H. Smith

5.00

Mr. Y. Abbas

5.00 5.00 5.00

St. Andrew's Church Fel-

lowship of Youth

Mrs. Knox

Miss W. F. Steel

Interest

Garden Fete in December

1936

Miss Florence Poon

Mrs. M. E Burslem

CORDIAL RELATIONSHIPS

By gracing my reception with your presence you have showni the Iriendly feeling you have toward

and my sovereign

my compatriots. I deeply appreciate this testimony of your friendship and hope that the cordial rela- tions which have existed between country and Great Britain. 4.00 'my

Japanese 2.50 whose hospitality we

here in Hong Kong fully en- 2.00

and the other countries 13.59 Joy.

whose representatives I have the 1,513.77 honour to have here to day, will be maintained and Improved in the $3,896.53 future.

Collection at Hallowing

Service 27.2.37

Availing myself of this oppor 210.00❘tunity I express Iy sincerest Previously acknowledged.... 3,348.17 gratitude for all the kindness and help which I have received from .$7,254.70 the British Official, and my col-

Total

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937. H.K. WHOLESALE PRICES

Index Numbers Compared

The index numbers of wholesale prices in the Colony of Hong Kong for the first quarter of 1937 as compared with the corre sponding periods of 1931, 1934, 1935 and 1936, are given below:-- (Based on declarations of quantities and values furnished to the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports 'Department by Hong Kong importers and exporters).

Foodstuffs Textiles

1st Qr. 1st Qi. 1st Qr. 1st Qr. 1at Qr.

1931

1934 1935 1936 1937

Metals and Minerals Miscellaneous Articles

144.1 14.8 85.4 109.1 147,9 98.6 78.9 95.7 138.5 101.7 83.7 101.9

128.5

Average

Beans

Beef Eggs

Onions

Peanut Oil Pork

Potatoes

Poultry

Rice (Broken)

Rice (White),

Sugar (Raw)

113.2 121.4

120.7 87.2 78.2 88.8 108.6

139.8 95.6 81.5 98.9 117.9

INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES

Foodstuffs

"LANEFORD"

EVENING DRESS SHOES.

MADE IN ENGLAND EXPRESSLY FOR LANE, "CRAWFORD'S.

Vegetables (Dried, etc.)

→ Vermicelli

Cotton Yarn

Cotton (Dyed Plain)

Italians (Dyed Figured. Plain).... q.. Shirtings (White 40/43 Yards)... Hemp (Manila)

Gunny Bags"..

Silk Yarn (Artificial)

1936 1937

Flour (Wheat? Salt Fish

Fruits, Fresh Lard

Milk (Condensed) Mutton

1st Qr. 1st Qr. 1st Qr. ist Qr. 1st Qr.

1931 1934 1935 84.5 147.9*

87.0 106.9 221.5 124.1 113.0 181.5 .133.0 93.3 72.0 97.3 124.1 76.9 85.0 92.4 122,1 140.6 131.7 103.3 169.1 153.7 165.4 198.1 144.0 77.8 87.8 101.4 155.3 201.7 144.3 108.2 114.9 107,8 178.8. 136.4 121.2 162.1 177.2 177.9 78.5 54.9 114.8 128.7 113.3 76.8 92.5 113.8 154.7 145.0 92,8 75.8 95.0 102.5 82,2 59.3 93.2 197.3 89.1 45.3 133.6 59.3 69.9 143.8 74.2 69.3 96.5 130.6

138,3..

213.0

97.3

136.0

94.2

215.7

121.7

89.6

96.2 113.5

88.7 134.0

96.7 61.6 43.1 79.5 83.8 59.4 52.3 56.0 56.1 127.4 63.8 65.3 81.3

56.3

94.4

TEXTILES

Hessian Cloth

Slik Piece Goods

Blankets (Wool and Union) Flannels

Sultings & Tweeds Woollen)...... 100.8 107.3

METALS AND MINERALS

142,8 90.0 81.4 104.1 ..... 95.7 83.8 62.3

66.7 79.7 77.5

46.4...45.7 58.7 100.0 92.9 58.2 47,0 47.8 70.2 130.9 67.4 47.4 135.1 315.6 203.9 191.1 200.7 235:6 63.6 79.8 40.4 47.5 47.5 84.8 66.6 59.6 60.9 83.6 45,0 33.1. 25.6 20.1 27,7 142.9 81.2 74.9 105.8 481.9 283.1 217.3 241.7 53.8 53.5

119.7

189,0

92.9 262.0 71.0

Brass Sheets

Yellow Metal Sheathing Coal

Iron and Steel Bara Iron and Steel Nails

Iron and Steel Plates.

Lead Pig) .......

Lubricating Oll

Petrol

Tin

138.3 96.8 71.3 75.0 106.4 157.6 88.3 73.9 100.4 119.6 109,0 90.0 81.0 85.9 91.9 115.8. 91.3 81.9 107.6 115.9 100.7 119,7 73.8 86.2 93.8 189.7 158.0 110.5 144.7 202.3 201.7 85.6 63.0 145.6 198,5 91.0 37.6 29.1 38.6 45.0 136.5 141.6 137.9 138.8 151.2. 141.8 74.7 78.1 60.3 72.8 101.0 30.3 22.2 30.3 34.7 1789 207.2 181.7 203.8 225.4

MISCELLANEOUS

Cément

Charcoal

Feather (Duck)

Firewood

Hardwoods

Hides. (Buffalo)

Leather (Sole) Paper (Chinese)" Rattans

Saltpetre

Softwoods

Sulphurie. Acid

69.7 41.9 48.7 43.0 40.0 45.2 37.2 33.4 34.0 31.6 166.2 93.4 99.7, 108.5 156.2 114.5 102.0 90.8 74.3 79.1 92.1 74.0 84.0 81.2 89.1 184.5 148.4 125.8 178.3 297.2 224.2 75.2 92.1 115.2

176.8 130.3 100.2 83,8 83.1 141.4 115.8 60.3 67.8

50,4 75.7 127.4 112.0 105.2 110.1 "118.9 131.7 99.1 86.6 100.9 103.0 120.6 83.3 87.1 106.2 129.0 180.2 81.4 65.0 105.0 66,1 180.3 139.3 67.7 84.5 69.2 96.3" 82.0 56.5 58.8 59.9

Kerosene

''Oll Fuel

Hides (Cow)

Soda Ash

Sulphate of Ammonia

manager of the O.SK. locked de- | H.K. PHILATELIC

ghtful in a kimona of pale saxe- blue and an obl of rich brown brocade. Mrs. Nagai, and Mrs.

SOCIETY MEETING

MELTONIAN

SHOE

CREAM

In all colours.

Price $18.50.

Department

Mens Wear

LANE

CRAWFORD • LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

Tel. 28151.

GARDEN DEATH TRAGEDY Coroner's Inquiry Opened

A death inquiry was held at the Central Magistracy yesterday at 2.30 p.m. Mr. W. Schofield sat as Coroner and was assisted by the following jury:-Messrs. Francisco Lopes, M. Bouza, Thomson. The Inquiry was held into the clr- cumstances attending the death of Ng Sau-chi, 15, spinster, and Yuen Yu-cheung, police constable 646, whose bodies were found in the new garden at the Botanical Gardens on March 25.

leagues and friends. In discharg. Sholl (wives of the Marine Inspec- Hong Kong Philatelic Society took tually touching the head.

The Building Committee would ing my duties as H.I.JM's Con- like to take this opportunity of sul-Generel Hong Kong. thanking all those who have con- Your Excellency, Ladles, and

tors attached to the Consulate) were in black with obis of white and gray, and among the other Japanese ladies there were Mrs.

tributed. The sum of about $3,200 Gentlemen, I wish to propose a Ashikaga, wife of the correspon-fore he opened the meeting" he morning when he was going on

VI.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY

is still required to pay off the toast to His Majesty, King George balance of the cost of building and furnishing, and further dorations will be very welcome and may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Miss R. Reply to the Consul-General's Mow Fung, e/o Gilman & Co., Ltd.

toast His Excellency said: Ladies and Gentlemen:-

"FRIENDLY WARNING' TO MRS. MOLLISON

dent of the "Osaka Mainichl," and Mrs. Sawada, wife of the Secretary to the Consulate,

Many

FOREIGN FRIENDS

British and American

It is my privilege and my very ladies also attended the reception pleasant duty to-day to propose Mrs. N. L. Smith had a most at- on behalf of the Colony of Hong tractive costume of pale shell pink, Kong the health of His Imperial and a becoming small hat. Mrs. Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Sedgwick wore a graceful gown of We are all very grateful for your dark flowered, chiffon, Mrs. T. H. invitation and the whole Colony King had a cool-looking dress of will join with me in congratulat light flowered silk. - Mrs. Cock was

Japanese nation

there, smart in white and black, I am sure that and Mrs. Donovan in becoming was fined. 20s at Croydon for driv- you will agree, Mr. Mizusawa, golden-brown, and M

Fined For Speeding

I

the

Mrs. Amy Mollison, of Ennis- ing -more-gardens... Kensington, SW, this happy day.

on March, 3.

on

Way-

ing motor-car at a speed of 40 that the relationship between the mouth, very trim in butcher-blue m.p.h. in London-road,, Norbury. Government which I represent and linen, collared and, cuffed with your Consulate-General is as cor- white organdle, Mrs. Pister bad a frock of pale colours, and Mrs. Kay too, looked fresh and cool in patterned white and black. Mrs. Prentis chose black with a coat of white linen. Mrs. Fullerton had

Mr. C. E, Stredwick, who sald dial, as, that between the Japanese that Mrs. Mollison was in America, who are resident here and the pleaded guilty on her behalf.

Colony as a whole, "There is practically no answer Ladies and Gentlemen. I ask to this charge," he said, "but she you to raise your glasses and has earned the admiration of the honour the toast of His Imperial whole world for her wonderfully Majesty Hirohito, the Emperor of Intrepid fights., It is possible that being accustomed to, a speed li the air of 150 or 200 m.ph..she would not eaally notice the differ ence between 30 and 49 on, the ground.":"

Japan,

duty.

Dr. Begbie, of the Victoria Mor- tuaty, expressed the opinion that the cause of death was bulet wounds in the head and lacera- tion of the brain in both cases. The revolver must have been fired The monthly meeting of the

at very close range, but not ac-

place in the board room of the

Chau Hing-wing, watchman at "South

China Morning Post"

the Botanical Gardens, gave evi- dence of finding the two bodies in Building yesterday afternoon at 5.30. Mr. Sayers presided and be- the Garden at 8 o'clock in the.

apologised for the absence of the

He reported the discovery. Secretary and the former Chair-

at Central Police Station. man, Mr. Hammond as they are

Bergeant L. Rampling stated that both and unable to attend.

he received a report from the oth- cer on duty that two people were He then presented, four books Society's library. Mr. Payne also which were kindly donated to the lying dead in the Botanical Gar

denis, He accompanied the last donated a book to the Society witness to

the scene where he found the two which should be of great value.

deceased. They He thanked the members present were both fully dressed. The con- and auctioned a China Clipper stable's revolver was still attached frat fight cover which was pur-

to his lanyard but was out of its chased by Mr. Choa for $4:25.

hoister and touching the ground.

At this stage, the hearing was adjourned until Wednesday May 5. at 2.30 p.m.

GALLANT SERVICES

*

REWARDED

the medal, was read by the Officer Commanding the Battalion, Et. Colonel J. Muirhead, M.CA.;- 2 BOLD LEADER. Whilst on Active Bervice in Palestine, Lance Corporal, Millar charge of a detachment in aétion was, on June 26, 1936, N.C.O. in near Yatna...The squad came under fire, from an olive grove, Lance Corporal immediately led his section forward to close with the enomy and - clear the grovel ham-

A very pleasant ceremony follow- ed the annual inspection of the 1st Bn. The Seaforth, Highlanders at at Mount Austin Barracks yester day when His Excellency the Gen- persuasive, gray georgette, and her ried out the inspections, presented

eral Officer Commanding, who car daughter (who, made, such a auc- the Military Medal to Lance Cor- cess as "Marle" in the Street Sinporal Alexander Millar, "C" Com- ger] was prettily, dressed in light pany, The Seaforth Highlanders, Among the Japanese ladies who Mrs. Ld Shiu Fan had a long Palestine,

for gallantry on active service in were present were. Mrs. A graceful coat-frock of gray, aka The Battalion formed into a self killing two) Arabé' ing the en- Okamoto, wife of the Vice-Consul with a patterned, pin-stripe of hollow square, to witness the. cere counter, for Japan who wore a charming black Another lovely lady in mpny.. kimona of light powder-blue and Chinese costume who caught, the When the Lance Corporal step-ness and decision on this occasion," "The N.C.D. showed great bold- the "friendly"; warning that the a beautful obi, threaded with gold eye proved to be Miss Lulu Wong, ped forward to receive his decora-sald the London Gazette" "He next time there would be an en- and pale shades of lilac and blue, sister of the famous fim star.tion, an extract from the London has previously proved himself a dorsement.

Mra Katsunuma, wife of the Anna May Wong.

Gazette, announcing bestowal of bold and enterprising leader."

The chairman. Mr. F. Allen, ask

ed Mr. Stredwick to give his client

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