HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
LOCAL AMERICANS CELEBRATE GOVERNMENT
INDEPENDENCE DAY
RECEPTION AT
AMERICAN CLUB
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR ON INTERDEPENDENCE
More than 100 of the Colony's leading eltizens, including His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and Lady Northcote, at- tended a reception at the American Club yesterday given by the American Consul-General, Mr. A. E. Southard, and the local Ameri- can community in commemoration of the Fourth of July, American Independence Day.
LIGHTHOUSE STAFF SAFE
Mystery Concerning Disappearance
Sent from Amoy with
RELIEF FOR REFUGEES
Six Million Have Been Cared For
Hankow, July
ughthouse keeper whom she picked Government, since the opening of
St: milion refugees have re- a spareceived relief from the National
up at Ockieu, H.M.S. Diana report- the Sino-Japanese hostilities, BC-- ed on her annual at Turnabout cording to an Investigation made Island yesterday afternoon that the by the National Relief Commission. Swedish keeper of the lighthouse
About 1.500.000 are accommodat-
on the laland. ang his staff: "haded in various refugee camps estab-.. returned safe and well"
Ished by the Government.
Commission plans to mark out To facilitate rellef work, the seven relief areas in the various
war zones.
Delegates will be sent
..It was reported од Sunday morning that the men had disap His Excellency and Lady Northcote, were accompanied by Capt. S.
peared and it was feared that they IL Batty-Smith, A.D.C., and Mr. G. Treverton. Private Secretary.
hrad been kidnapped. What actu- "were His Ex- From these political thoughts we known but it is thought that they work (Central News).
ally happened to them is not yet to each area to undertake the Others present cellency Major-General A W.might develop a mighty amount of were either taken away and then Bartholomew and Mrs. Bartho-discussion, but this is a birthday released or else bid themselves for lomew, Commodore E. B. C. Dicken party and should be gay, as birth-some reason. and Mrs. Dicken, His Honour Mr.day parties invariably are, and so
MARRIAGE AT REGISTRY
The light at Turnabout is now Justice R. E. Lindsell Hon. Mr. N.we should forget them. My idea functioning nå usual L. Smith, Hon. Mr. J. A. Fraser, of the best thought of July 4th Hon. Mr. S. Caine and Mrs. Caine, celebration is one in which speeches Hor, Mr. R. M. Henderson and Ms should be as short as possible. Henderson, Hon Sir Henry and "I desire to express to your Lady Pollock, Hon. Mr. J. J. Pater-Excellency and all those members son, Group-Capt. A. B. Peck, Hon. of your brilliant staff and assis- Sir Shou-son Chow, Han, Mr. T. Htants the very genuine appreciation Mr. Lee Yee-kau, of the staff of King and Mrs, King, Hoa. Dr. P. S. of those citizens who reside in this Messrs. Wang Kee and Co., and Selwyn-Clarke, Hon. Mr. T. N. outstanding jewel of the British Miss Kwan Shlu-ying were marri Chau, Hon. Mr. & H. Dodwell and Empire. You have given us those led at the Registry Supreme Court, Mrs. Dodwell, Hon, Mr. Leo privileges which we mentioned in yesterday. D'Almada, Jnr., and Mrs. D'Almada, our Declaration as unalienable." Hon. Dr.
Mr. W. Aneurin Jones officiated
and Mrs. Li Shu-fan. Proposing the toast to the Pre-and the, witnesses were Messrs. Li Hon. Mr. A.. L. Shields and Mrs, sident of the United States. His Shau-kin and Kwan Cheng-shi... Shleida, Mr. B. W. Hamilton, Mr. Excellency the Governor said:
E. I. Wynne-Jones and members of the Consular Body.
GOVERNOR'S REPLY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following forthcoming mar-
Proposing the toast to His Ma-sul-General..
His Excellency said: Mr. Con-riages are announced:-
your Excellencies.
Captain Patrick Michael Mc-
SWATOW REFUGEES
Over 100 refugees from Swatow arrived on board the 3.3. Selstan yesterday evening.
The Haltan left yesterday for Swatow, and on her return journey. to Hong Kong, she will bring an- other large batch of refugees, who are dally evacuating Swatow by the hundreds.
INDO CHINA AND...
CHOLERA
Regulations Regarding Inoculation Certificates
The local agent of Messageries
jesty the King, Mr. Southard said: Your Honours, Ladies and Gentle Swiney. I.MS., at present station-Maritimes. wishes to bring to the
Your Excellencies, my colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, the most cordial welcome to you all.
men.
As the person who has the hon- our I am sure that we are all mightily Majesty in Hong Kong, I thank to represent His Brittanic pleased to see so many of our good you sincerely for the toast which friends of Hong Kong present to you have just proposed and for day to help us celebrate the 182nd the friendly and Birthday of the United States of which you used in doing so; at the happy terms America. I must also say that it same time I thank all our non- is always of speela! interest to me British friends here today for the to celebrate our National Birthday In British territory, because I am one of many who follow that school
District,
ed at Poona, India, and Miss Kathleen Patricia
notice of the travelling public the Simmons, of
or Java, and Miss Ng Wai-hing, of "Erinville." Tytam Bay."
following regulations in force for Mr. Tjoe Seng-kden, engineer. Kong and French Indo-China con- those journeying between Hong Shekki. Chung Shan
sequent upon quarantine restric- tions imposed against arrivals from Kwangtung."
this Colony on account of cholera.
beyond) can be issued, passengers Before passage tickets to Hai. phong and to Saigon (or for ports
way in which they received your GROSVENOR HOUSE proposition.
I always look upon July 4 as
of historical thought that while a unique
la
DINNER
will have to produce, on top of the small-pox vaccination certificate When one takes annual dinner of the Royal In-inoculation against cholera of more Among those present at the already required, a certificate orj
one respect among
great many of our British cousins National Days.
Grosvenor
did all they possibly could to strike into consideration the facts which stitute of International Affairs at that six days and less than five perpetuation, to this National led up to Independence Day, Birthday, there were many who did must be admitted that the whole-last were Sir Hughe Knatchbull- otherwise,
House On June 21, months, date, hearted way in which the British Hugessen, former British Ambassa sidered valid, must be of more than Join in its annual celebration is a
Small pox certificates, to be con- In tact, I follow that thought remarkable tribute to Anglo-Saxon gheston, well-known in the Colony date
der to China and Sir William six days and less than six months methods and character.
HELP FROM MOTHER COUNTRY
that we had a great deal more
For when we British drink the help than otherwise from citizens of the Mother country atto propose today we do so, as you the toast which it is my pleasant task that time in the achievement of know, in all sincerity and with no our Independence - Independence, trace of 'arriere pensee', never, 1 which is perhaps more political suppose, was any hatchet buried than othewise..
more completely or contentedly.
I have heard the motives of those than that which cut away so large who helped us discussed seriously a part of our American Colonies a and sentimentally, but I think there was suficient motive to give
century and a half ago.
us a basis for argument or a beller
LINKS THAT BIND
that this celebration, If it is not You, Mr. Consul-General, have
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The month of June was both the ended midnight Sunday show 17 sunniest and the hottest on record; of cholera, one case af and rainfall was far below. nor- small-pox. two cases of diphtheria, mal. Although some showers were Mr. Gerald Goodban, M.
of enterte fever, four experienced from the 10th to the (Oxon), at present assistant master 11 cases of dysentery
cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis, 24th, there at Bishop's Stortford, has been arof puerperal fever."
considerable and one periods of sunshine on every day puinted. headmaster of the Dioce-
of the month, and the southerly winds which prevailed did not bring the heavy showers which are usually experienced during the mansoon. No typhoon affected the Colony during the inonth.
san Boys' School in succession to
80 now will in time become a put forward the happy thought the Rev. C. B. R. Sargent. M.A.,
joint celebration-Anglo-American that Independence Day may come who has been appointed assistant C.N.A.C. CHANGE OF celebration (hear, hear).
in time to be an Anglo-American Bishop of Fukien. celebration. May I carry that idea. Į
to which I subscribe very-fully; a
British
obtained
a cumulative rate.
which
more
and
SCHEDULE
The China National Aviation
summer
Lo
The mean temperature for the
"Our National Birthday certi ficate, if such it may be called, is little further? The links as you all know, a notable docu-ind, the United States and the to foretell that the real significance Corporation announced yesterday ment entitled the, Declaration of Independence. It
Empire have grown and that Anglo-American aspect of
that its po Chungking va month was 83.8 deg. F, which is mainly by that notable statesman.bers and strength as new inven- suggested, will come
are still growing swiftly-In num-Independence Day, which you have Hankow would henceforward be 2.8 deg. higher than the normal Jefferson. and
discontinued. Planes, instead, wir and is the highest mean tempera- It was formally ions speed up human communica more to be Interdependence, Therely to the war-time capital via adopted by the Continental Contions, and as that has happened
ture récorded in June, the previous gress, represented by the then the economic interests of our two ideal of Independence which is put into force. Planes will leave equals the highest temperature
is nothing in that conception at Wuchow.
highest being 82.9 deg. in 1911. A thirteen States at Philadelphia, and nations have become more and
Interdependence destructive of the A new schedule has also been was reached on
maximum temperature of 93.6 deg. the date of adoption was July 4,
the 30th: this 1776...
more closely intertwined, a process
cherished by every national worthy Hong Kong at 8 a.mn. on Mondays. ever. recorded in June. The mini- which assuredly will continue at of the name. NOTABLE THOUGHTS.
Wednesdays and Fridays, returning mum was 77.0 deg. on the 1st. Interdependence implies mutual on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sa- That Declaration set forth many material, consideration, but there genuine friendship and co-opera-
That is an important and understanding and, consequently, turdays. notable thoughts, among which
The mean relative humidity was were that all men are created essence and in. potency. namely powerful stabilizing factor in world i is one which is superior to it in tion, and I can think of no more
80 percent, against a normal of 83 CLIPPER ARRIVES equal, and are endowed with the that in the sphere of world politics affairs than the United States of
አ . percent. right to the pursuit of happiness. the aims and standpoints of our America and the British Empire delayed in Manila, for a number of The China Clipper, after being This last thought is capable of two nations are practically iden-working independently and yet in days owing to unfavourable wea elastic interpretation. We have tical; in a word, we seek peace, and for justice. had in recent years new schools of freedom and, orderly, progress,
conscious collaboration for peace ther., arrived, here Sunday after. political thoughts, but I think our
noon with the following passen- thought in connection with the
Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask yougers: Carl Palmer Miller, Curtis F. pursuit of happiness, is still vital,
to drink to the health of the Pre-Nagel, Thang Woon-sheurg, Lee That being so both with our ident of the United States of Toh, Kang Tian, Silvio Suntay, robust, and, as we Americans say, already existing interests and with America and of the great nation Leung Chan. Lee Hua long, Hao going strong.
our aims for the future, I venture at whose head he stands.
Chay-kun, 'Erik B, Nelson
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cess of the previous highest total. recorded in 1911.
inches, against a normal of 15.52 The total rainfall was only 2.90 inches, and approximating to the minimum of 2.33 inches recorded In 1901,
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LANDING ATTEMPT
FRUSTRATED
Fanchang, July 5
A detachment of Japanese, bine-jackets, making an attempt to land at Kinheiten, a small town on the southern bank, of the Yangise between, Wahn and Tiklang, was repulsed by the defence forces yester- day morning.
The Japanese landing, was covered by - #-terrifie barrage from three gunboats on the river; which fall? ed to cause much damage to the Chinese positions ashore (Central News)
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