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HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

SPLENDID REVIEW OF GARRISON HELD IN HONOUR OF KING GEORGE'S BIRTHDAY

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H. E. Maj-Gen. Grasett

Takes The Salute

FOUR THOUSAND TROOPS TOOK PART IN THE " MARCH PAST. YESTERDAY WHEN HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR GENERAL A. E. GRASETT, deputising for His Excellency the Governor, took the salute at the King's»Birthday Parade in Hotnessy Road, Wan- chal, from detachments of the Royal Navy, the Army, and the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps.

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His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, was unable to attend owing to indisposition.

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POPULAR EDUCATION IN HUNAN

WOMAN DIVED

FROM FERRY

Much excitement was caused on board special after-midnight

yesterday.

For the enforcement of popular service ferry of the Hongkong and education in Hunan in the current for the Island from Jordan Read Yaumati Ferry Company, heading year, the Central Government and wharf, about 2 a.m. the Hunan Provincial Government

when a first class woman passen- have each approved an increased

ger was seen ellmbing over the appropriation of $200,000, Mean- while, the various districts in the railing of the upper deck and dly-

ing headlong into the water. province are instructed to raise an additional sum of $400,000 towards the educational expenses.

The Provincial of

Department of in, and alter a couple of minutes Education has circularised the various districts instructing that cated and hauled on board, none

of searching, the woman was lo all the popular education schools the worse for her experience. in towns and villages must be open at the end of August.(Central Nathan Road, was later admitted The woman, Ho Kwal-cho, 21, of

were

Two file and drum bands, one British and

Indian, assembled in front of the dais, which was constructed on the Southorn Playground, facing Hennessy Road, where a Guard Honour comprising a detachment of the Royal Scots under the command of Major H. C. Harland also paraded.

Between the dals and the bands were erected two flag masts, upon which the Union Jack and the Royal Standard were holsted sharp at 8 p.m., but not unfurled. HE Major-General Grasett ar- rived sharp at 815 a.m. and was

Centenary Of H.K.S.R.A.

News),

The alarm was raised and the launch came to, a standstil. Ser- eral seamen were seen to plunge

to Queen Mary Hospital

TEMPLE STREET TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

WEEKLY RETURN

FIRE

A small fire broke out on the of No. 134, Temple

SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuter) received by high naval and mill-The centenary celebrations of the tary officers, to the tune Hongkong-Singapore Royal Artil- "General's Salute." after which the Jery were held with a parade at first floor Guard presented arms, giving the which messages were read out Street, about 9.45 am, yesterday. General's Salute.

from the Corps to His Majesty re- Two fire appliances were des- STANDARD UNFURLED

affirming their loyalty and wishing patched to the scene, but the The band of the Middlesex Re- His Majesty "an early victory over blaze was extinguished by the in giment then played the National your enemies," and His Majesty's mates of the house before their Anthem to the tune of which the reply thanking all ranks of the arrival. Royal Standard was unfurled, and H.SR.A. for their loyal message Four occupants, who were stated the Royal Salute given by the and sending his best wishes to the to be shoemakers, were admitted Guard of Honour, after which Corps.

to the Kowloon Hospital, suffering three cheers were called for H.M. The Officer Commanding con- from slight burns to their feet, the King. Three RAF planes gratulated the anti-aircraft regl flew overhead zid dipped salute.

inment on "excellent work done dur- ing the short time the regiment was formed."

The parade was followed by a necom-programme of sports.

The Union Jack was next hoist ed to the tune, of "God Save The King."

Excellency. His panied by Hon. Capt. A. 9. Col- linson, R.N.. and by Group Capt. T. S, Horry, RAF, then inspected the Guard of Honour. accompanied by Major Harland and the Military and Naval Aides-de-Camp.

MARCH PAST

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FIGHT OVER WOMAN

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Following a dispute, it was a leg-

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N.T. ROBBERY

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Four men, armed with revolvers

In the Colony of Hongkong in-

New Territories during the week cluding the Island. Kowloon and

ending at 8 pm, on Saturday, June 7 there were altogether 87 traffic accidents as the result of which two persons were killed and 32 per- sons were injured.

Of persons killed, a Chinese mate, aged 35, was knocked down and killed by a tramear while crossing the carriageway and a Chinese male, age 5, died from injuries re- ceived while alighting from a mov- ing tramcar.

Of 87 accidents, 32 were collisions and other weapons, robbed a grobetween vehicles; 38 were collisions. cery in Sheung Yuen, Ling. New between vehicles and pedestrians; Territories, about 2 a.m. yesterday. 17 accidents were due to other

After tying up the occupants. causes.

the robbers ransacked the shop for thirty minutes and eventually de- camped with money and goods to the amount of more than $200.

GREAT CHINA “U”“

The Great China University. Shanghai, has decided to open a branch in Hongkong in autumn.

Returning to the dais, His Excel..ed, over a boat-woman, three Chi-· Chinese Chemistry It will occupy the present site of

all three were injured. nese males decided to ght and

The

Society Mtg.

leney then took the salute from the various units in the march

the Nam Wah College at Ho Man past. The procession was led by & Aberdeen Praye about 1 am. yes-

The incident took place at the;

Tin, Kowloon The latter, iz is naval unit, marching four abreast. Iterday.

The Hongkong branch of the learned, will be removed to Mel- followed by a detachment from when a cornstable arrived at the fold a plenary session at

Eght was stopped Chinese Chemistry Society will hsten, Kwangtung. Entrance ex- the Hongkong Naval Volunteer

Cafe aminations will be held on June 25. scene. They were brought to the Windsor on June 13 Force.

at 6 p..

The branch university will con Police Station and later sent to New officers for the coming year sist of six departments, namely, ing three abreast, led by British en Mary Hospital for treat will be elected during the meet-arts, science, commerce, law, educa-

Military units followed, march-

and Indian detachments of the Royal Artillery. the Hongkong Singapore Royal Artillery and a

ment.

Fife.

company of Chinese Royal Artil- HUGE FIRE

HUGE FIRE IN SHANGHAI:

lery men.

British and Indian Infantry Re- giments followed, the band of each regiment taking up the march as their own units passed by. While the troops marched by. three units of the Royal Air Force few over- head again and dipped in salute in front of the saluting base.

FACTORIES, SCHOOL, WOOD

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YARDS WIPED OUT

tlan and engineering.

S'HAI STARTS NOVEL FORM OF ADVERTISING

ONE OF THE LARGEST FIRES EVER TO SWEEP THE WEST- The Shanghot Mumpal Coun- ERN AREA OF SHANGHAI broke out at 3.01 am, on June 3 to des- cli has given official permission. troy a large number of structures in the Old Great Western Road Camp. to undisclosed applicants to ad- After the HKVD.C. units and a formerly occupied by the British troops and now by the S. M. C. Poly- vertise on the back panel of pub- detachment of the St. John's Am-technic School for Chinese, in addition to other damage, the total le rickshaws in the Settlement, "bulance Brigade, armoured vehicles estimate of which could not be made, although the sun. It was be subject to the advertising matter

and motorcycle machine-gun de

Heved, would run into tens of thousands, since a number of fac-being spproved by the police and tachments completed the parade, tories and foundries were burned to the ground, reports the North which lested more than 30 Chipa Daily News,

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excluding the use of paper or cardboard advertisements, accord- minutes.

Fortunately, due to the early used as dwellings. on the othering to 2 Council communique Thousand af sightseers. filled the hour of the morning and also to side of the South Wong Ka Loong,

Issued recently, reports the North playground and the roofs and the fact that the structures were a narrow lane separating the camp

China Daily News. windows of buildings en-route only occupied during the day, no from the country, went up in were packed with people.

one was injured in the flames. flames.

TEN MACHINES

four lone No less than ten machines were stations worked frantically to keep month, subject turned out, with Bubbing Well sta- the flames down. Four machines, must be paid to

DISTINGUISHED GATHERING Present on the dais were mem bers of the Executive and Legisla

The Bremen' from

the

FLAT RATE

It was stated that a flat rate or dollar per rickshaw

tive Councills, senior Govemment tion supplying three. Ichang Road including one from the. Chinese monthly

officials and representatives of the local Consular bodies, among whom, station two, Sinza Road station were, His Honcur the Chier Justice one and the Western Area Fire Sir Atholl MacGregor, the Hon. Brigade four... Mr. N. L. Smith, the Hon. Mr. C.

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on Avenue Halg. Fire Brigade's

LONG FIGHT

and The most

per

to revision later,

the Council 11 advance. Licence Brigade, worked from the corner of numbers of the vehicles must be Edinburgh and Great

communicated to the Counell and Western Roads; another two were stationed the fee thereon would immediate- on Great Western Road;

ly become payable The fight against the flames others

regardless Alabaster, the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. was conducted by Capt. H. G. Reed. Shanghai

(whether or not the rickshaw men- North, the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Chief of the Shanghal Fire Brigade, powerful pump was used.

tioned is used for advertising pur- Clarke. the Hon. Mr. J. J. Pater and Mr. W. Charters. Deputy Chief

poses subsequentry. son, the Hen, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Officer. A number of volunteer His Hon. Mr, Justice P. E. F. Grea- remen turned out and did geo- sall, the Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, man service to help the regulare the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie the keep the flames from destroying Hon, Mr. J. P. Pennefather-Evans, the entire area: the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, the Hon Mr. Li Tse-fong, the Hon. Mr. Leo, D'Almada e Castro, Jnr., the Hon. No cause of the fire could be as-difficult, job as more than twenty It was pointed out that Mr. A. L, Shields, the Hon. Mr. W. certained yesterday, although it is structures were affected, but was monopoly would be granted by the N. Thomas Tam, the Hon Mr. T. known that the conflagration done by 7.05 am, although it was Council to the applicants and that E. Pearce, Sir Robert Ho Tung, the started in a Chinese hat south of not until about 10 a.m, that mem- the permission may be withdrawn Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. G. the Great Western Road Camp. It bers of the watch duty could re at any time by the Council at it S. Kennedy-Skipton, Wing-Com- was believed that an overturned turn to their stations. mander A H S. Steele-Perkins, Chinese stove might have been res-

CAUSE UNKNOWN

A registered advertisement num ber plate must be affixed in

from then on, firemen applied payment of the fee.

The flames were actually placed shaws concerned, the licences of conspicuous position to all rick- under control at 4.48 am, and

which shall be held responsible for; themselves to extinguishing the conflagration. This was a more

Mr. J. H. B. Lee, Bishop Ronald Donsible. but this could not be ten huts (burned to the ground to Hall, Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, Vicar sald for certain. Apostolic of Hongkong.

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

NO MONOPOLY

ID

in

discretion.

the French Concession The destroyed structures Included

Permission to display similar advertisements on rickshaws

must bo gether with 120 school desks in- At any rate, the fire, starting inside), the An Bu Kee timber shop,

sought from, the French Muriel- the bamboo hut beyond the camp ave dwellings, Min Kee Brass plying in their area. it was

ipal authorities for rickshawA ferice, spread at lightning speed foundry, Hah Shing Tron foundry, to the wooden huts, formerly used a rickshaw hong. Foh Bing Black- {phasised.

as barracks for the troops. The smith shop, Sun Sun Oll godown; infiammable material of the struc-and Yuen Fong Weaving factory.

em-

Mr. Tu Tuch-sen, member..... of

The following is a list of unclaim-impeded the work of the firemen, other side of the South Wong Ka National Relief Commission

tures and a strong southerly wind A mushroom factory, also on the the Standing Committee of the ed telegrams lying at the office although they were able to stop Loong, was partly destroyed.

of Messrs. Cable and Wireless, the fames from spreading on to Ltd.:-2 Lt. Sciortino Rwfhh, c/o other huts in the camp. Army PO 1120, from London;

Daley, No. 2051025, from London:

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FIREMEN AT WORK

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concurrently Relief Commissioner for Ewangtung, Kwangsi, and The dames were also responsible Fukden. has tendered his resigna-

for considable-damage to Sung Tao tion on the ground of poor health. firewood shop, a large house, Dah It is understood that Mr. I Shih- “United Mercantile Co., from Part.of At the same time, several Chi-Kong silk Alature,,,and Tag Ying hao, member of the Commission,

Spain Dahlinsawa, 68 Canton Road,nese wood yards, foundries and Weaving factory, where a quantity has been appointed his

factories, as well as some houses of silk thread was damaged

from Bostonmass.

Bor.

succes-

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