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No. 24589. #EGĦ#=# BEMÄ£4±T HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1937.

PRESENTATION TO

RETIRING CHIEF

Pleasant Ceremony At Fire

Brigade Station

CHINESE FIREMEN HONOUR MR.

H.T. BROOKS ·

MR. H. T. BROOKS, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HONG KONG FIRE BRIGADE. WHO IS SHORTLY PROCEEDING ON "HOME LEAVE, PRIOR TO RETIREMENT, WAS THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT A TEA PARTY GIVEN AT THE BILLIARD ROOM OF THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION BY THE CHINESE STAFF OF THE LOCAL FIRE BRIGADE, WHEN A GLOWING TRIBUTE TO THE STERLING SERVICES RENDERED BY MR. BROOKS WAS PAID BY CHIEF CHINESE OFFICER. LEE PING-CHEONG, 'IN THE COURSE OF WHICH HE EXPRESSED GRATITUDE, ON BEHALF OF THE CHINESE STAFF', 'FOR ALL THAT ́MB, BROOKS HAD DONE FOR `THEM DURING HIS TERM OF ¡OFFICE

Mr. Brooks was also the recipient, of a handsomely framed "Illuminated Address" as a token of remembrance, in return for which he presented the Chinese staff with a similar gift as a mark of appreciation and thanks.

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A large number of gueats were present including Mrs. Brooks, Miss Brooks, Mr. J. Fitz Henry, the European Officers and the Chinese Start of the Fire Brigade and many others.

CHINESE OFFICER'S

ADDRESS Addressing the gathering Mr. Lee Ping-cheong, Chief Chinese Officer, aald:-

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, Ladies and Gentlemen,...

are

As you must all know, we bere this afternoon to. bid

farewell to our popular Superin tendent, Mr Brooks...

I should like to avall myself of this opportunity to mention that

the Fire Brigade, under the pater- nat care of Mr. Brooks has grown from ita tottering childhood to its present full-blooded youth. After

hard work of Mr. Brooks, a com- many years of untiring effort and

plete change has come over the entire organization. The HK.FB now, I have good reason to believe, compares favourably with the Lon- don Fire Brigade.

(Continued on page 7).

An animated (chat at the Garden Party.

Passengers On

Empress Of Japan

When the Empress of Japan de-.

Mrs. J. H. Taggart, the wife of part from Kowloon Wharf at noon Mr., J. H. Taggart, Managing Direc- to-day bound for Vancouver, viator of the Hong Kong and Shang- Shanghai and Japan ports, she hai Hotels; will have on board a full comple- Mr. N. R. McMorran, Canadian ment of passengers, including Pacific Railway representative in many prominent local residents. Bydney, accompanied by Mr. Mc- among them being.-

Morran and their daughter:

Hon, Dr. A. R. Wellington, C.M.G., Director of Medical Services, who is going Home on retirement from, the Government service, accompanied by Mrs. Wellington;

Mr. Gerald Kelly, R.A. and Mrs. Kelly, who have just completed a trip through Indo-Chins, and are on their way to Kobe;

to

Dr. T. M. Burton, well-known Mr. K. E. Greig, Manager of the local resident, proceeding Talkoo Dockyard for the past 28 Shanghai; years, who is also proceeding, to | Mr. England, via Canada, on retire known financier, on his way to ment. He is accompanied by Mrs. Shanghai: Greig,

Major F. M. Bramall R.M, who is proceeding Home on completion of his period of service on the China Station as Staff Officer." (In- telligence) accompanied by Mrs. Bramall

Mrs. D. Drummond, the wife of Mr. David Drummond, Oriental

Horace Kadoorie, well-

ME. EL O Pih, local Chinese jockey, accompanied by Mrs. Pih.-

HEALTH RETURNS

Two cases (of small-pox, two of Manager of the OPB, who will enterio fever (one" imported), and be 10.161" by Mr. Drummond at † three of dysentery, were reported to Yokohams, and they will then pro- the local Health Authorities for the ceed Home un furlongh

-48 hours ended on Wednesday.

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Groups engaged, in` Informal conversations during the Garden Party at Government House on

Wednesday on the occasion of the King's Birthday.

DANGEROUS INFLUENCE ON THE KING

Being Cut Off From The Mass, Says Labour

Mr. Attlee, leader of the Opposition, surprised the House of Commons when he declared that the King was being influenced in an extremely dangerous way, states the "Bulletin."

It was beyond all question, said Mr. Attlee, that during the period of the late Labour Government there was a steady propaganda directed to influence the mind of King George V. on the question of the unemployed.

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THERE WAS A STREAM OF INFLUENCE CONSTANTLY COMING OUT WHICH BUGA GESTED THAT THE COUNTRY WAS BEING RUINED BY MASSES OF PEOPLE GETTING UNEMPLOYMENT, BENEFIT WHO DID NOT DESERVE AND DID NOT NEED IT.

THERE HAD BEEN A TENDENCY TO ÖVER-EXALT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MONARCH. FOR HIM TO PLAY HIS PART. IN THE PRESERVATION OF CONSTITUTION- AL GOVERNMENT HE MUST BE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH EVERY SIDE OF OUR NATION- AL. LIFE. "

If the conditions under which he lived tended to cut him off" from the masses of the people, or surround him with influences operating in one direction only, he thought there might be very grave political mischter.

The time had come for an inquiry into the whole question of what provision should be made for the King. A Monarch ought to be able, as far as possible, to live the life of the ordinary citizen.

What they asked was that the present provision should be con- tinued for a time, and that there should be a thorough, inquisition "to see how best" the Monarchy could be brought into the with modern conditions and how best it could be fitted into the Hfe of the democracy,

Boosting Of Royalty.

Mr. Attlee, who was opposing the Civil List resolution, said there was no suggestion in the Labour Party's attitude of republicanism or of

A TATTOO IN

THE TROPICS

Singapore Prepares

For Giant Display

Singapore, which for the Corona. Fondon procession and Spithead tion staged miniature combined

naval review, with fifty or more airplanes dipping in sainte, ls to give to the East a further im- pression of her military might. “

In August she will hold the big gest military tattoo ever staged in Malaya. Tures. British regi- | ments, the Royal Inniskilling Fund- liers, the Middlesex Regiment, and - the Gordon Highlanders, will pro vide the nucleus of a show which will last four days and is already attracting visitors from all over the Fast

Meanwhile it is learned that there is a buff-coloured, dy in the ointment of this year's Aldershot tattoo.

One of the historical events to be represented Wellington's

crossing of the

the Bank took part,” Yet,

tation 18 stat

in which prominent 2nd Bat

crossing" at the tattoo, is! carried out by another regiment"!

Dignity Of The Crown

Remarking that it was the duty of the House to make suitable

opposition to the Monarchy. There. "I do not think," added Mr. was a tendency to stabilise cortala | Attlee. "It is fair to the Monarch, standards laid down in a different and I am sure it is unhealthy for age from that in which we ved. the community.""

They could not acquiesce in stabilising for a long time what they believed were false standards. He was not one of those who would take all the colour out of the national life and leave it drab. But there was a great difference between occasional display of pageantry and the continued ob- servance of ritual. Or late there had been far too much boosting of royalty.

REDUCED AIR MAIL RATES

It is learned from a reliable

provision for the maintenance of the dignity of the Crown, : Mr. Neville Chamberlain, moving the resolution, said the total amount of the Civil List would remain at £410.000.

(Continued on Back Fage).

MURDERER TO HANG

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of a redaction in the afe mail rates.

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brought about by the fact that the ELM Amsterdam-Batavia service have, as from Jane, 5,

Chfu Yuk-fal, 24-year-old youth,

between the Netherlands and the effected reduction in the rates condemned to death at the Cri- minal Sessions for the murder of Netherlands East Indies, Should

a woman, Cheung Tuk-ching, alias the Company decide to extend this tion Street. top floor, was to be Cheung Bam-kwu, at 323, Recisma-

concession to the local Postal

hanged in Victoria Gisol at 5 o'clock authorities it will, in all probabi-- lity, react favourably on the public, this morning

For further particulars regard- Ing the KLM reduction, article on Page" 2. ↑

see

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SWATOW INCIDENT

SOLUTION

Japanese Diplomat Calls

On Dr. Wang

PROMPT

AND SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT

NANKING, "JUNE 10.

THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, MR. HIDAKA, IS UNDERSTOOD. TO HAVE URGED THAT STRENUOUS EFFORTS BE MADE TO EFFECT A PROMPT AND SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT, OF THE SWATOW; INCIDENT IN THE INTERESTS OF IMPROVE- MENT OF SINCḤJAPANESE, RELATIONS WHEN HE CALLED YESTERDAY MORNING ON FOREIGN. MINISTER WANG CHUNG-HUL CALLING ATTENTION TO THE EFFECTS OF THE INCIDENT, ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. MR. HIDAKA ASKED THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES FULFIL; THEIR OBLIGATION TO ACHIEVE AN EARLY SETTLEMENT. HIS CALL ON DR. WANG WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FRESH IN- STRUCTIONS. FROM TOKYO,

In reply, the Foreign Minister voiced regret at the occur rence of the incident. He pointed out the discrepancies between the Japanese and Chinese versions of what happened and prom- ised to take adequate steps after the inquiry that is being made on the spot."

Competent political observers here express fear that there will be many twists and turns before a solution is achieved.-Union News.

Another plature at the Garden Party."

PUNJABI PATROL

ATTACKED

Two Soldiers Killed And Two Wounded

Simla, June 1044 Fighting was reported at the Northwest frontier to-day when a patrol of the Punjabi Regiment was attacked by hostile tribesmen, resulting in two Indian soldiers be- ing killed and two wounded." The casualties among the tribesmen were reported to number ten

Reuters Bulletin Service.

1940 WINTER OLYMPICS

Selection Of Japan As Venue:

Tokyo, June 10 Satisfaction has been voiced in all quarters including the National Olympic Committee over the selec tion fo-Japan by the International Olympic Committee at Warsaw as the site for the 1940 Winter Olympics- Reuter,

Airmail Muddle

that the outward air liner owned plans by chance. Others simply When it was decided yesterday many only heard of the altered and operated by Imperial Airways carried on with their usual 121 could not leave on schedule tire day routine the letters following morning (this morning), the machines shortly befo the Postmaster-General was com- These business-men clung municated with, and the method of hope that the air liner making this alteration in airmail able plans from closing time on morn

mud day at 9.30 am, to 2.50 p.m. yester- raises her point day constitutes, as choice an ex- ample of muddle, ne agins. Apparently na numeries

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