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THE
SHORT
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by the
British Line
CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD
CANTON LINE
DAILY SERVICE
From Hong Kong: 10,00 P.M. only. From Canton:
10.00 P.M. only.
MACAO LINE
From Hong Kong
Wook day 8,00 m. Kinak, M Work day 6,30 p.m. But Thi Saturday B. Bui Tui Baturday SUNDAY SUKDAY
From Macao
3,00 pa.. Kimshan 3,00 m, Bui Tai ,00 m, di Tal 100 p,m. Bui T
-6.30 p.m. Kinshas 18... Zinchen 1:00 p.m. But Tai ·
3.00 a.m. Kinshan
16,00 p.m. Kinskan
* EXCURSION,
SPECIAL BACE MERTING EXCURSION
SUNDAY, 9th MAY, 1937.
8.8. "KINSHAN"
will leave "Hong Kong at 9.30 A.M.
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Conte Biancamano" 8th May. To Italy "Conte Biancamano" 15 May
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To BOMBAY
LOROMBO
**
SHANGHAI ...
+4
SINGAPORE...
£44
£41
£18 £12.
£25
821
£22
£19
£13
£11
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From The Diamond Leghorn Farm Diamond Hill, Kowloon.
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THE
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937.
THE MONARCHY CORONATION FESTIVITIES
OF ENGLAND
- (Continued from Page 1)
things that are gone to decay," Next the Stole and Imperial Man- tle; the Orb with the Cross upor it reminding the King that "the whole world is subject to the pow-
er
and empire of Christ our Redeemer." Then the Archbishop places on the fourth finger of the King's right hand the Ring, "en- sign of kingly dignity and of de- fence of the Catholic Faith." the King's gloved right hand is placed the sceptre with a cross, the sceptre with the Dove or "Rod of Equity" in the left hand.
In
And now the Monarch, thus in- vested with all other ensigns of au- thority, bows his head to receive the greatest, the Grown; at which moment"the people "with loud and repeated shouts, cry, 'God save the King!" the peers put on their coronets, the trumpets sound, and the guns outside thunder a salute. "Be strong arid play the man," sings the choir.
"OUR" GRACIOUS KING” Lastly comes the presentation of the Bible with the words. "Our gracious King: we present you with this Book, the most valuable thing this world affords. Here is wis dom this is the royal law; these are the lively Oracles of God."
Thereafter, the King receives the Archbishop's threefold blessing, and, while "Te Deum" is sung, is placed upon the Throne. This is followed by the fealty of the bishops and the homage of, the nobles, now much, shortened but still a very affecting ceremony, the first of each order touching the King's crown and kissing his cheeks. At the close, the drums beat, the trumpets sound, and the people shout again.
At this point comes the Corona- tion of the Queen, who, after she is anointed, receives the Queen's Ring on the fourth finger of her right hand and upon her head a
crown. In her right hand is placed the sceptre, and in her left hand the Ivory Rod with the Dove. When ahe has been conducted to her own throne, the Communion Service proceeds.
IMPERIAL
CONFERENCE!
(Continued from Page 1)
:
Grand Review As Start
To Programme
THE CORONATION FESTIVITIES WILL BEGIN WITH A PARADE OF NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE ON THE RACE- COURSE, HAPPY VALLEY AT 8 A.M. ON MAY 12 HIS EXCEL- LENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE THE SALUTE,
CHURCH SERVICES WILL COMMENCE AT 11 AM. THERE WILL BE NO OFFICIAL CHURCH SERVICE IN THE SENSE THAT NO OFFICIAL INVITATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT NOR SEATS RESERVED IN THE CATHEDRAL FOR OFFICIALS.
A royal salute will be fired at noon and at 12.30 p.m. a meet- ing of the Legislative Council will be held in the Council Cham- ber which the Judges and members of the Executive Council will be invited to attend. The proceedings at this meeting will be „broadcast. A telegram of congratulation will be forwarded to His Majesty the King and the Loyal Address from the community of Hong Kong will be signed by all persons attending the meeting.
CHINESE PROCESSION. R and a gold dragon will be display- There will be a Chinese proces- ed, and the procession on May 13 slon during forenoon
will be in time to pass Govern- and afternoon of May 12, 13, and 14.
ment House at 9. p.m. AD enamelled dragon, a silver dragon and other features will be displayed, and the procession will pass. Government House at 2.30 p.m. on May 12,
the
Illuminations on May 12 and 13 will commence at 8 p.m. There will be nightflying diaplays of Illu- minated "aeroplanes and search- light displays. At 11 p.m. on May 12, a bouquet of rockets will be Bred from H.M.S. Eagle and three destroyers. There will also be a display of Breworks staged by the Japanese community from 8 to 10 p.m.
On May 13 and 14 there will be A Chinese night procession with the usual lanterns. A gauze dragon
MEDALS FOR THE SCHOOLS School holidays will last from May 12 until the 15th and each schoolchild will be presented with a medal. There will also be a dis- play of the combined scouts at the Hong Kong Football Club Ground.. Happy Valley on May 14, at 3 p.m.
tion
It is expected that the Corona- Service and His Majesty's Speech will be relayed from Eng- land The local broadcast pro- gamme will include choral singing by the Hong Kong Singers and the Philharmonic Society.
The George V. Jubilee Trust pro- gramme of the Coronation will be sold in the streets by boy scouts during the celebrations.
CHINA'S EXPANDING DESTROYER
RAILWAY SYSTEM
(Continued from Page 1.)"
The Review contains an appre- Sir Hughe M. Knatchbull-Huges ciation of railways in China by
sen, His Britannic Majesty's Ani- bassador to China. Sir Hughe writes: "The reforms already in- troduced and progress continually being made under such able ad- ministrations are truly impressive. This improvement and modernisa- tion of the railway system is con- ferring a great benefit upon China, the immediate results of which are apparent in improved trans- portation facilities offered to the public, and the indirect results of
which will be made clear when the increased confiderice thus engen- dered in investors encourages, fur- ther investment in railway con- struction."
"BARGES-IN"
(Continued from Page 1.).
Wharf when the destroyer "came "I was on the jetty at Fresh
up-river unexpectedly. It looked as though the dropped her anchor op a lot of cable and that it did not hold. Then, in turning round; she hit the barges.".
SPEEDBOAT DEPOT SHIP The Wishart is the depot ship for the motor speedboats which escorted the King and Queen down the river on April 27, when the King opened the Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
FOREIGN MAILS
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Wednesday 12th May the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and all Branch Post Offices will be open from 7.30 am. to noon for the sale of Coronation Stamps and other business excepë Money Orders.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes, ons delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and bas delivery of registered correspondance at 11 am.
All letters bearing Coronation Stampa posted in the ordinary. posting boxen At General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office only, before Midnight Wednesday 18th, will be date stamped 19th May.
The Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Papers) Commercial Papers, Samples and Small Packets must be fully prepaid. Insuficiently prepaid Printed Papers, etc. are NOT
forwarded.
Letters, Postcards and Samples for Europe and South America are forwarded via Siberia" if so superscribed.
FROM
INWARD MAILS
CALCUTTA, Straits and Saimon ... BANGKOK
SwanGrand Swatów SWATOW
Air Mail by “Pan-American. Älr- Ways Direct Service"--San Francisco date, 28th April.
JAPAN JAPAN HotHow ΠΑΙΡΤΟΝΟ
MANILA
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CALCUTTA and Straits JAPAN, SHANGWAY and EUROPË" via)
Siberis (London dats, 19th April) CANADA, U.B.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN ROC) SHANGHAI (VADouvar B.C., 17th Apr.) SHANGHAI and SwaTow... SWATOP
MANILA
0.8.A., Horoculu, Japan and SHANGTM) VAI (San Franciso, 10th April). STRAITE
JAVA and MANILA SHANGHAL
STRATO and MANILA
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SHANGHAI
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CALCUTTA and STRAITS
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STRAITS and Buxore vía Suzz (Lotters) and Papers) London, 15th April and Į London Parcels-London date, 8th
April
JAPAN
SHANGHAI STRAITS
JAPAN and ShangHar
PER
DUE
Funtone...
6th May
thekiang ...
6th May
Shantung... Ohenstu
6th May
6th
6th May.
6th
May
Nagito Maru
6th May
Al
7th Mar
Gantm
7th Mr
General Lee
7th May
7th Ma
Pan-American Airways Plane Manila Mar
Hound
Suma Maru
Emp. of Canada.. Frangehou Hupeh
Pros, Piires
Conte Biancamano
Tisondari
Tyndarewa
7th May
7th May... 8th May
8th Mar
Pras, ScKinley ...
8th May
8th May
Nth May
8th May
8th May
Manestheus
9th May
Vilarta Bangalore..
9th Mar
10th May
Prak Lincoln
10th May
Taiyo Maru
Ginyo Harm
Krisang
Rakodais Karu
Tai Ping J'aima
10th May inth
May
11th May
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11th May
11th May
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19th May
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19th May
Durban Maru Ranpura
13th May
14th May
10/
Prea. Grant
14th May
USA, Canada, Japan and Sua Morat
(Seattle, 34th April)
OUTWARD MAILS
-REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registeri and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day,
Under the command of Lieut.- Commander D. B. Wyburd, the Wishart has a displacement of 1.140 Sharghai tons and is 300ft. long. She was launched in July, 1919.
For
THURSDAY.
Air Mail for "K.L.M. Service”— due Amsterdam, 17th May
Pi
Tanda
Manila
Maru
Manila Haru
Dark and TiXE
Thursday 6th,
G.P.O, &
10.30 AM
KP.O. Reg.10),30 AM Ord. 11.00 AM
Strain, Cayion, India, East and South?
Afric Air Mail for Cantou and Die C.5.4.0. plane Reg
tricts.
"
The total length of lines on which construction was already started last year was only 2,000 odd kilometres. but the amount required for the purchase of con- Swatow struction materials was well over Swatow... $200,000,000. Needless to say, tu- ture requirements will be still greater. In view of the financial Air Mail for Swatow, Amoy, diflculties which the government
The "Times," after noting the circumstances which have occur- red since the Ottawa Conference. General Chiang's Five-Year Plan says "The intention of Ottawa
of Railway Development by HE was to increase the total volume Chang Kia Ngau, Minister of Rall-parent. of world trade and cot merely ways, makes very interesting read- of trade within the Common- ing. Dealing with the total length wealth, though circumstances of of lines, the writer states: "It is time made it urgent to build up interesting to note that from 1881 first the trade between ita mein- when the Tangshan-Hsukochwang ters in order to provide, some Railway was bullt down to the measure of security for their year 1935, namely 54 years, 8,110.3 primary and manufacturing in-kilometres of lines had been con- dustries.
structed, averaging 150.2 kilometres "Britain, and to an increasing per annum. General, Chiang's extent the Dominions, well Five-Year Plan calls for 8,139.1 need expanding outlets in foreign kilometres of lines, averaging 1,828 markets. They are thus predis-kilometres per annum, which posed to take part in any move- mearis more than ten times the ment for reciprocal : removal of
kilometrage of lines has to be obstacles though they will be built in one year as much as here- A Three-Year Survey of the careful not to throw away the tofore, or in other words, the same Peiping-Hankow Railway by T. C. benefits zocured by their own
measure of achievement bas to be Chen, Operating Results of the mutual concessions until they can made in five years, which formerly Chinese, National Railways by Ven be sure that any suggested widen took more than half a century. Way Woo, and Unification of Rail- ing of the system will be to their That the work is difficult and the way Control by Fen-cheng Haleh own and to the general ad- responsibility great is quite apare among other Items of interest. vantage."—— British Wireless.
NEW PROFITS TAX QUESTION
Mr. Chamberlain Consults Industrial Leaders
London, May 5
A. private meeting of the Trade and Industry Committee of the House of Commons was addressed last night by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain, on the subject of the new Profits Tax.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
Dato
Height.
Kong
Standard
Height
is now facing and the poor econo- mic conditions of the people, it is dmcult to push on with new con- structions however important they may be to the development of the country."
WEATHER BEPORT
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONG KONG
10 a.m., May 3. Barometer (at sea level), 29.80
Temperature, 81 F.. Humidity, 70 per cent:
Wind Direction, East.
が
Foochow and North China (via Shanghai).
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct 'Service"-due San Francisco,
11th May.
FRIDAY Air Mail for "Imperiai Airways Direct Service"-due London, 16th May.
Air Mail for "Australia by Im
perial Airways Service" dae Darwin, Hth: May.
Manila Japan and San Francisco--duo. Sari
Francisco, 26th May
Air Mall for "K.L.M. Service"—.
due Amsterdam, 20th May.
From May 6 to 12. 1937. HIGH WATER.
LOW WATER
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Hong
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time.
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h. m.
b. m.
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L'bar. 6
Fri. 7
546 5 0 17 285 8
10:44
85
Temperature;
minimum laat
06 2555
00 +2 21
1845 6 4
В
0705
23
night, 73 F.
Rainfall for 24 hours ending 10h. to-day, nil.
Sandakan Shanghai Foochow
Newspapers state that the Chan-Sat. cellor indicated he had received | representations from many quar- ters on the increase of tax and that he was continuing consulta- tion on the subject with leading representatives of Industry.
No indication was given of the concessions or modifications con- templated beyond those already foreshadowed in the Commons:-- British · Wireless,
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ways Plane
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"aturday, 8th,
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8,30 À 20
1,80 M.
Parcels me Pres MaKinley Reg. lord.
4.15 M
Total rainfall since January 1, Shangha, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central
8.88 1.
Against an average of 12.31. Ins. Sunset to-night, 6.52 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.48 am,
.4 p.m., May 5. - Barometer (at sea level), 29.77 ins, Temperature, 80, Humidity. 83. Wind Direction; East. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum Temperature, 89. Rainfall, nii,
and South America and *ENKOPË Victoris B.C.de Victoria B., 97th May and EUROPE vía Siberia
*Superscribed correspondence only.
Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hong Kong Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina House, third floor, 15-12 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. London Office: 63, Fleet"
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