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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933,

STFRANCIS

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MENU

TIFFIN $1.25.

1. Potage Nomantile Cream.

2. Cold Beef Tea.

3. Fish a la Odel.

4. Steak & Kidney. Pie. 5. Fried Rice a la Yangchow, 6. Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce..

7. Cold Assorted Meat & Salad,

8. Jam Tartlet.

9. Fruit.

10, Tea.

11. Coffee.

MENU

DINNER $1,50.

1. Pumelo Cocktail.

2. Soup a la Line.

3. Salmon Steak Meuniere.

4. Fricasseed Oxtripe.

5. Phoenix Chicken.

6. Roast Sirloin Yorkshire Pudding.

7. Potatoes & Vegetables. 8. Vermcelli Pudding.

9. 'Cheese,

10. Fruit.

11. Tea.

12. Coffee.

SNACK TIFFIN $1.00.

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Food and Wines especially good.

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Thursday & Saturday-Orchestra Daily.

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WAR RESUMED IN

GRAN CHACO

PARAGUAY · ·REJECTS ARBITRATION

Buenos Aires, Sopt, 10. Renewed intensive fighting in the Gran Chaco was reported to day, after peace efforts by neigh- bouring countries apparently were on the verge of success.

Bolivian reports claimed that Paragitayans were repulsed after a four-day encounter, inflicting heavy casualties.

On the other hand, Asuncion ac- counts said that four Bolivian re- giments were annihilated,

SAGA OF AIR TRANSPORT

AMAZING BRITISH-

PROGRESS

LINKING EMPIRE BY PLANES

London. Britlub elvil air transport has been taking stock of itself after fourteen years of progress.

This saga of the air forms one in the of the greatest romances history of the British Empire. It takes its place beside the story of the railways, of the "windjammer" and the steamship.

It was authoritatively learned that Paraguay has rejected the latest proposal of Argentino, Brazil, Chile and Peru for a settle ment of the prolonged border dis- puto.

It bogan fourteen years ago Bollvin ordered next year's re-when the daily London-Paris Horvists to be mobilized October service first began. 1. However, Bolivia insisted that she was still studying the A. B. C. P. proposals.

PRESIDENT QUITS"

CUBA WANTS A NEW LEADER

Havana, Sept. 20. An epidemic of strikes and a threat of civil war has whipped up passion to fever heat in the In- torlor of Cuba.

The Government is frantically endeavouring to allay this feeling and has issued a decree making an olght hour day effective from October 20.

In the meantime, the acuteness of the situation is reflected in an unconfirmed report surrounding the veteran rebel leader, Blas Hornandez. With 500 followers

he

was reported to be marching

on llavan from Camaguey..

It is stated that Mazorra and

loyalist leaders commanding 600

soldiers and students, after ex- changing shots, hemmed in the re- airbels, some of whom have already

surrendered-Reuter,

There were 250 miles of air routes then. The journey to Paris was made in a noisy 360 hp. plane carrying two passengers. It cost

NEW REGIME IN SPAIN twenty guineas.

MENACED

Lerroux Threatened With General Strike

Madrid, Sopt. 17. The newly formed government of Senor Lerroux is threatened with a revolutionary general atrike, designed to overthrow it, only few days after taking up the helm of government.

The authorities reported the dis- covery of plans to stage a general strike on Monday,

It was believed the Left Wing group, including Socialists, Com munists and certain army elements were attempting to overthrow the Lerroux regime.

H.K. HOCKEY CLUB

Annual Meeting Yesterday

were

To-day there are 14,000 miles of air routes blazing an aerial trini throughout the Empire.

CHILD PROTECTION.

LOCAL SOCIETY RECEIVES WELCOME DONATION

A generous gift by a local danc- ing academy is acknowledged with DINNER IN MID-AIR.

deep gratitude by the Hongkong The journey to Paris costs five Children. The

Society for tho Protection of Yellow Dragon kuinens in 2,200 h.p. air giants Dancing Academy, récently estab enrrying 38 passengers and a crew

lished in the King's Theatre build- of four. Lunch and dinner is

ing, has sent the Society a cheque served in mid-air. It is travel de luxe.

for $256, representing the whole of the entrance moneys recolved on Fourteen years ago a few thou-the evening of September 16, and sand letters and 'a few hundred the Academy propose to send the parcels and freight were sent by Society the "gate" receipts for air; to-day millions of letters and

every Saturday evening during the from 50 to 60 tons of freight take next two months. This has come the air weekly.

at a time when the Society for the Protection or Children is faced and needless to say is a most wel- with the possibility of a big deflelt, come donation to a worthy cause.

What is even more striking that reliability of British flying is classed at just under 100 per cent,

The fleets of British air linera are now flying more than 2,000,000 miles a year and carrying. more than 60,000 passengers.

nero-

Consider the romance of Imperial Airways. Nine years ngo the company operated fifteen plares. To-day forty of their super. planes and flying-boats wing. their way across the air trails, flying like clockwork.

...

In nine years Imperial Airways At the annual meeting of the have flown 10,798,000 miles and Hongkong Hockey Club last-even-carried nearly 260,000 passengers. ing the following offlcers

"Link the Empire by Air" has elected for the ensuing year:

been the watchword of British air President, Mr. W. Woodward; transport schemes. Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. E. Potter: BLAZING NEW EMPIRE ROUTES. Hon. Treasurer, Mr. E. V. Reed; captain of 1st. XI, Mr. A, A. Dand;

Since the Inauguration of the captain of 2nd XI, Mr. J. E. Henry: 5,000 miles London-India captain of "A" XI, Mr. H. J. D. four years ago, the Empire air, Lowe. The committee elected com-chain has linked up with Cape Town prises Messrs. E. J. R. Mitchell, J. and other places. Rodger, G. E, R. Divett and L. A. R. Duncan.

The Club will hold practice matches on Monday and Friday of next week on the Marina Ground.

RUBBER SHARES

LATEST SHANGHAI

QUOTATIONS

MOTOR BUS MISHAP.

WOMAN PASSENGER AND TWO

CHILDREN INJURED

A collision in Caine Road yes- terday evening resulted in three bus passengers being Hospital suffering from minor in- taken to

jurles. None of the victims was detained.

The bus was travelling along Caine Bond near Ladder Street and was passed by a tax Ac- cording to a report subsequently made to the Pollee, the taxi struck service the front wheel of the bus, causing the bus driver to lose control. The bus collided with the wall of a house on the north side of the road.

Now it is on the eve of an ex- will join in automatically; China tension to Australia. New Zealand Canada and an Atlantic service will someday soon be realities.

Tha futuro-is-illimitable.--There are no heights to which the imagination cannot soar. Every day freights and passenger traffic are increasing.

The saga is not yet finished. There are stili more breathless chapters to be written-Renter

The following are the latest CLAN Rubber quotations, as cabled from the Shanghal office of Messrs. Benjamin on Foits:--

BRAWL NIPPED

IN BUD.

NEAR RIOT AVOIDED IN STANLEY-STREET

A Chinese lady and two children Jur4. were bruised but not seriously in-

་

`SHANGHAI TYPHOON,"

WOOSUNG COTTON PARTIALLY DESTROYED

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weaves. Shanghal, Sept. 20. Sections of the dykes protecting

to US, the sea const at Woosung collapsed night, leading to the destruction during the typhoon on Monday selection,

of 60 per cent of the catton crop between Wooaung and Pooshan, four miles distant, according to Chineso reports.

The reporta add that there was no loss of life, and the dykes are being sandbagged pending repairs by the Kiangsu Provincial Govern

Early last evening the Police were informed that members ofment.-Router. 1.10 two different clans, engaged

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Rate on 20.0.33

Anglo Javas

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Anglo Dutch

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Batu Anams

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Chemora

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Kroewocks

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Repaha

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Tanah Merahs

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Tebonis

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Zlangoes

4.60

6.35

The Emergency Unit was patched and stood by, while party of police officers went to

dea-

a

43 shop Tokis and coolles in Stanley .42 Street and its neighbourhood, had .94 planned a fight to take place later

in the evening.

ST. TERESA'S CHURCH, Stanley Street where the arrested

PATRONAL FEAST TO BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY

On Sunday, 24th inetunt, at St. Teresa's Church, Prince Edward Rond, there will be solemnized for the first time the patronal fenst of St. Terean of the Child Jeaus, At

9.80 a.m. H. E. Monsignor Valtorta will officiate at Solemn Pontifical Masa with special music by the Little Flower Choir.

Service in the afternoon will start at & p.m. with the Statue of St. Teresa carried in solemn procession, followed by a sermon to bo preached by Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, S. J. The ceremony will be concluded with Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- mont given by H. E. Monsignor H. Valtorta, All Catholics and all Catholic Associations (with ban ners and uniforms) are invited.

six laiterers ng a precautionary

measure.

WANTED IN NORTH.

HUANG FU'S DEPARTURE DELAYED

Shanghal, Sept. 20. Although his presence in North There was no trouble of any ua-China is urgently required, no date turo during the evening...

for General Huang Fu's departure has yet been fixed, says the Shun Pao.

T

CHINA AIR SERVICE.

CHIEF OF EURASIA co. STATES PLANS

Nanking, Sept. 20. LI Ching-chung, manager of the Eurasin Aviation Corporation, ar- rived in Nanking from Shanghai in a Junker plane this morning.

After refuelling, Mr. Li,depart

The newspaper adds that General Huang failed to reach a complete understanding with the Government concerning financial and diplomatic Affairs in North China, and will not return until a settlement is renched-Router..

MEMORIAL SERVICE.

ed for the north-west, en route to ECHO OF ASSASSINATION OF Hami, Tihua and Tachen, to inspect the aerodromes,

Mr. Li Ching-chung told press- mon ho may fly to Chinghat from Sinkiang to auryaya route for the proposed extension of the north western air line Into Chinghal Reuter

Through the courtcay of the Asiatic Potroleum Company a film on, anti- malarial measures will be shown to the Hongkong Univeralty Medical

Lenders Honoured. Soelaty at its general meeting on

A Rome, Sept. 20.. Friday, September 22, in Room "Klanders by conferring the Supreme The Popo has honoured Austria's at 6.1

p.m. Dr.. A B Jackson, the, Government Malarialogist, has kindly Order of Christ upon President consented to lecture on the concasion. Milkas, and — the Order of the Members and friends are cordially Golden Spur on the Chancellor,

Dr. Dollfus-Reuter

Invited.

TENG-WEN...

Nanldug, Sept. 20.

Pubile bodles hore held a sor vice to-day in memory of a sub- ordinate of General Ma.Chan-shan, General Teng Wen, who was 65 sassinated in Kalgan during Gen- oral Feng Yu-hsiang's regime. Router. ANNE

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