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TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST: South Winds, Moderat

Hongkong Daily Press.

SAUCE.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

No. 24811.

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

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ESTABLISHED. 1857

VENGERAN BARET HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937.

HONG KONG CLIPPER

ARRIVES AT KAI TAK

New Landing Apparatus Tested

Quite a number of people went to Kal Tak Alr Port yesterday after- noon to see the Hong Kong Clipper arrive, and assembled" at the slip- Way-office to wait for her. -Visibility was bad, and rain fell heavily, while the distant hills were obscured by wreaths of dense. cloud but punctually at the ap pointed time the sound of her en- gines was heard. However just at that moment there was an excep- tionally heavy rain-squall and the rlot (Captain C. G. Sellers) de- cided to walt t it was over, and the Hong Kong Clipper circled away waiting for the weather to clear.

Half-an-hour later the sky brightened and the Clipper was sighted flying low over Lyeemun.

About a mile away from Kal Tak she swooped gracefully down and made a perfect landing.

Several notable passengers had made the trip. and reported good weather all the way until reach ing Macao. Among them was that well-known figure Captain Musick, who was responsible for most of the "survey-fights" and who piloted the Cupper on her first trip from j

America to Manila.

Other notable passengers were Mr. Lam Wal"Sing who is the new Managing Director of CNA.G., and Mr. H. M. Bixby the Vice-President of Pan-American Airways.

The Clipper also carried a lady passenger, Mrs. Homan, wife of the Professor of Economics at the Hornell University, who has "come

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THE DRESS OF

OUR ARMY

Sir Ian Hamilton's Complaint

LEGIONARIES CONFER AT ST. ANDREWS

Do the Government want to make their Infantry of the Line. Invisible on pärades? The object of khaki is to make people, in-, visible?"

This comment was made by Ge- neral Sir Ian Hamilton, G:CB, when he was addressing the de- legates, attending the annual con- ference of the British Legion (Scotland) at St. Andrews.

"As old soldiers," Str Ian said. 'you can help our serving Scottish regiments very much by expressing in your own areas our grievances on the dress question. Whatekc King goes to the Palace of Holy- roodhouse the Greys will turu õht a Bovereign's escort in full dress

provided at their wa expense. The Scots Guards, who are coming up, will also be in full dress-pro- vided by Government.

CORONATION

KING

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Court

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THE KING AND QUEEN'S

VISIT TO ETON

The King and Queen making a tour of the Playing Fields of Eton during their visit to the Collers recently,

GROVE AT WINDSOR

SETS IMPERIAL EXAMPLE

ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 19, THE KING PLANTED IN WINDSOR GREAT PARK THE FIRST OF 60 OAKS WHICH ARE TO FORM A CORONATION MEMORIAL GROVE THE OTHER OAKS WERE FLANTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EMPIRE.

Dojima Maru Enquiry

WITNESS

EXPRESSES

OPINION

Says Water In Boiler Acted As Wedge

At the resumed hearing of the laquest into the death of a Chin- ese seaman who was one of many victims who lost their lives as a result of an explosion on the Osaka Bhosen Kaisha steam launch

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Dofima Maru at Queen's Statue Pler on the night of May 17, the Coroner, Mr. W. Schofield and special jury, comprising Messrs L. C. F. Bellamy (Foreman), M. H.

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THE WEATHER

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BIG YEAR FOR

BOY SCOUTS

World Jamboree In Holland

Two great events' which will goi down in the annals of Internation- al' Scouting are to take place this summer.

takes

The first event, which place this month, is the American

Scouts Silver Jubilee Jamboree at Washington, which although a National celebration tends to the International aspect by having rê- presentatives of several foreign:" countries present. Great Britain is sending a contingent of 84.

The second event is the World Scout Jamboree which takes place in Holland in August. A World Jamboree, is held every four years, to bring together Scouts from all corners of the earth The Scouts gather in one huge camp, there is no distinction whatsoever; it is a camp which breeds the spirit of world peace. 8.000 will represent the British Empire..

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BAG SNATCHING IN KOWLOON

European Lady Victimised

About 10 pm last night, when 2. Spradley was standing outside the Alhambra Theatre waiting for a bus on Nathan Road,

a man, Yeung: Fo, aged 32, me employed, came up from behind her, snatched her bag, and ran away.

Sgt. Goldie, of the Central Police Station, who was also waiting for a bus in the same place, turned. round and chased the robber over some waste ground past the Blue Taxicab Company into Market

A report issued by the Royal Street where he arrested the Observatory states that a further | alleged thier.

1.04 inches of rain were recorded during the 24 hours ended, at 10. a.m. yesterday. This brings the

an average of 41.25.

THE TATTO0 year's total to 42.42 inches, against

CHEERED BY 77,000

PEOPLE

in

Tuesday's maximum temperature. was 85, with a night minimum of. 75, the same figure in each instance as on the previous day. Yesterday. at 10 am the temperature was 85. or two degrees lower-than-at-the same hour the day before, with humidity down to TT, or ten degrees below that of Tuesday. The

When the King and Queeni ate tended the final performance of the Aldershot Tattoo, they were cheered all the way from Windsor to Aldershot as their car drove maximum temperature yesterday through the mass of trafic

was 89 degs, this reading being taken at noon. The highest tem- perature on July 7, 1936 was 20.7 degs, and the lowest 75.4 degs.

With the 0.0.0, General Bir Francis Gathome-Hardy, the King and Queen drove into the arena a the per- few minutes before formance began, and as their car circled slowly round, the volume of cheering from the 77,000 people present alled the air. The King

and Queen walked up to the Royal box between a double line of Scots Guards forming a guard of honour. (Continued on Page 11)

NURSES RETURN

THE DOLLÄR

TT. ON LONDON: 1-214, T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-3/16.

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent) London; July:7.

down 1/18 as follow:

London alver prices to-day were

July 6 July 7 *20***

-19-15/16

Spot..

Forward20-1/18

NEWS INDEX

Amusements Cables

Amongst the passengers who Finance arrived in the Colony yesterday by Leading Article the s.3. Kaiser-I-Hind were Mrs. Local Diary W. Ho and the Misses L, Hung, Mall Notices Wong and F Law! They were Radio Programmes members of the St John Am" Shipping bulance Brigade delegation to the Sporte Coronation

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