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BRITISH BACKING FOR ENTERPRISE

JANUARY 25, 1935

HONGKONG SHIPS MORE SILVER

GOING TO SHANGHAI BY PRES. HOOVER

Two of the Colony's most popular

Canton, Jan. 21. The Hongkong branch of the artistes, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes- It is authoritatively learned Bank of Communications is ship- Smith, gave a delightful concent, that further advance is expected ping slightly more than $500,000 tlollars) to yesterday when they presented in preparations for the catablish- (Chinese standard plano and vocal recital at the ment of a modern iron and still Shanghai on the steamer President Helena May Institute to a fairly works in a suburb of Canton with Hoover, which is scheduled to leave large and most appreciative audí- the arrival of Mr. K. Lund, who Hongkong at 4 a.m. Friday, an ence.

represents a certain British con-official of the Bank told the United Mr. and Mrs. Bowes-Smith have cern. and who will negotiate | Press to-day. been heard many times on the with the Canton Government In The Bank of China, which has local platform before, but those carrying out this project. M: also been a heavy shipper of silver who attended the recital yesterday, Lund is now in Hongkong, and dollars to Shanghai this month, is will agree that seldom have they will proceed to Canton at the end shipping none by the Hoover but surpassed their performances last of the week.

is expected to make a shipment by night.

According to the original plan, the Empress of Japan next Tuesday. the enterprise will be financed January 29. with a capital of $30,090,000 and part of it is to be subscribed, in

Mrs. Bowes-Smith upened the programme with five typical Eng fish songs by Peter Warlock, her rendering of "Lullaby" being per haps the outstanding item. Latter

.

the form of materlal and TOLL OF THE ROAD in the programme, she sang most machinery, by British Interentr

Central News. charmingly three German songs, "War ich nicht cin Halm," "Shlagende Herzen," and "Cacille." :

Mr. Bowes-Smith's interpretation POLICE TRAGEDY

CONSTABLE FOUND

SHOT DEAD

| LATEST FIGURES SHOW DECLINE

London, Jan. 24. Accident statistics for the past week show an encouraging im provement.

of Chopin's Sonata in B Minor, which has been ranked at the head of all Chopin's compositions because of its technical difficulty, was mas- terly, and he was given a wonderful reception at its conclusion. Other Items presented by Mr. Bowes- Smith were Polonaise in C. Minor, Etude in E. Minor, Prelude in D. Flat, and Fantasie-Impromptu. posedly by suicide,, was reported were first published Inst March,

Mr. Frederiek Magon, AR.CO, to Police leadquarters to-day. L.T.C.L accompanied Mrs. Bowen

P. C. Ngan Yan for some time the second lowest. Incidentally, Smith on the plans in his usual cap-past had been attached to the Bay no-one was killed during the week View Police Station. Returning on any of the London pedestrian from duty at midnight, he again crossinga.

able manner.

BRITISH BIRTH RATE

The tragic death of a Chinese constable, P. C. Ngan Yas, sup-

The number of injuries recorded throughout. the country is the lowont since these weekly returns

while the number of killed was

went out, and, some hours after- The actual Agures for the coun- wards, his body, with a shot wound try were 116 killed and 3,222 In- through the head, was found on jured, appalling totals, but better the hillside above the new road be than those of the previous week, Ing cut through the district namely, 138 killed and 3,285 His service revolver was picked injured.-British Wireless. up from beside the body,

FIRST INCREASE FOR SEVERAL YEARS

London, Jan. 23. A alight increase in the birth- rate for England and Wales, the first to occur for several years, is rate is 0.5 below that for 1933 and Wednesday shown in the returns for 1934 only 0.4 above that for 1930, Inspector Elston stated the com- issued to-day.

which is lowest recorded. The plainant was in hospital suffering These show that, per 1,000 of infant mortality rate is five per from three small stab wounds al- population, births were 14.8. deaths thousand below that for 1933 and leged to have been indicted with thea penknife. Defendant was re- 11.8, and infant mortality 59. The Is also the lowest recorded,

for manded to Monday at 10a.m. birth-rate

an increase of previous lowest boing that 0.4 above the 1933 figures, which 1930, namely sixty.--British Wire-when evidence of the complainant! were a low record. The death |i888,

The constablo was only 29 years of age, and no reason is known)

Fung Kung, 34, unemployed, why he should have taken his pleaded guilty before Mr. Wynne- Ilfe.

Jones in the Central Police Court this morning to wounding Wong Hoi in a lane off New Street on night. Detective-

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