1935-04-09 — Page 12

QULLA'S

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30; 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 FUNNIER THAN "CAUGHT SHORT!"

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INNING TICKET

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Jed HEALY

Metro-

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HONGKONG CELEBRATION

OF

SILVER JUBILEE

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

May 6 Morning

10 a.m.-Official Service in St. John's Cathedral.

11, a.m.—Public meeting in the Headquarters of the Hongkong Volunteers Defence Corps, attended by His Excellency the Governor the Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Judges, Local Justices of the Peace, Heads of Departments and the Jubllec Committee, and their ladies, at which a loyal address and à telegram of congratulation to His Majesty the King will be read and approved.

Noon-Royal Salute by the Navy and the Garrison.

May 6Afternoon

4 p.m.--Garden Party at Government House,

Noon to 6 p.m.-Chinese procession in the town.

May 6-Evening

8 p.m.-"Lighting up time"'—The illuminations of the Colony

will be switched on instantaneously.

Military Bands will play in Hongkong and Kowloon.

9,30 p.m.-Searchlight and rocket display by the Navy, Night-flying display by the Air Force.

Fireworks and "artificial fountain" displays in the harbour.

Tuesday, May 7

9.45 to 11 am-Review at Happy Valley.

reserved for school-children.

Noon to 6 p.m.-Chinese procession.

8 p.m.-General illumination.

Special space

Military Bands, Chinese

lantern procession, which will pass Government House at 9.15 p.m.

9.30 p.m.-Repetition of the searchlight and Night Flying displays.

Wednesday, May 8

Noon to 6 p.m.-Chinese procession.

4 to 6 p.m.-Jamborally at Happy Valley-including a March Past, displays of Bridge Building, Ambulance and other Scout and Guide activities. Country Dancing and exhibitions of handicraft work. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Peel will be 'present.

Sunday, May 12:

Morning Services in all churches and places of worship.

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN: WOMEN'S AUXILIARY.

The children cannot fight starya- tion and disease. We can, but only with your help.

Will you help us? No donation too small: All will be gratefully acknowledged...

Hon. Treasurers?

Br. A. McKELLAR, C.A.,

c/o Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.,

P. & Bullding.

Mr. KWOK CHAN,

9/o Banque de L'Indo Chine,

Hong Kong.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, APRIL

INDIAN REFORMS

NEW FREIGHTER

-KONGO MARU ARRIVES

IN HONGKONG

Many people who saw the Kongo

GOVERNMENT HASTENING PASSAGE OF KILL

London, Apr. B.

1935.

STRIKES LOOM.

U. S. LABOUR BREACH WITH PRESIDENT

Washington, Apr. 8.-

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Maru yesterday may have wondered: Every effort is being made by: Mr. William Groen, President of why the owners, the Kokuzan Kisen the Government to effect the the American. Federation of Kalsha, have a largo A on their house passage of the Government of India Labour, has issued a statement Ang. It is adopted from the classi-Dill through the Commons before that a rubber workers' strike is fying of their bonts at Lloyds,

Whitsuntide. Four alttings are imminent. A visit to the Kongo Mar, this being reserved for the considera- of the now fleet of seven motor ships

Unlonists throughout the coun- which have commenced to run betion of the Bill In Committee this

try, ho states, will support the tween New York and Singapore, is week,

Next week the Commons will be rubber militants. enough to convince anyone that the flag gives a true Impression of the engaged on the opening stage of "The employers are solely res up to dato vessel over which it flies, the Budget and the India Bill will ponsible for this situation, Mr. and denounced the The accommodation is almost equal not again be before the House un-Green said. to that of a big liner, and a great deal til after the Easter recess, when motor Industry code as Faselam. In at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 &.9.30 p. m. superior to that of many passenger there will still remain nine of the its most aggravated form. veiseta.

The threatened strike is a re- The Kongo Mart is capable of thirty days allotted for the Com-

mittee stage of the measure. prisul for the continuance of the doing 20 knots, which makes her one

British Wireless. She of the fastest freighters alioat.

Is fingship of the fleet of seven, not only by virtue of the extra half knot

of which she is capable but also be- FOR THE CHILDREN Cause she in the first to take up the

run, having already been from Japan

to Singapore.

She was built at the Harima ship FURTHER DONATIONS TO THE yard and was completed on March 4 this year.

Her six inter skips differ only" in In one respect, they have alightly different engines, and a maximum speed of only 10 and a half knots.

Slik ExpresseH

SIR WM. PEEL FUND

$ 12,820 100

The 1. K. Society for the Protec

of Children acknowledge tho lon following additional donations to the Sir William Peel Fund. Previously acknowledged Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Luwis.. Mesara. Jardine. Matheson

&Co., Ltd. Mesara. Mackinnon Mackonzio

& Co.

Mr. M. T. Johnson

The grain capacity of the ships in 610,000 cuble feet, and their bale eapacity is 68,000 cuble feet. The cargo now carried in the Kongo Maru Consists of tin, rubber, and cocoanut Mr. Mok Kon-san oil, and in Japan she will pick up silk Mr. G. G. N. Tinson for New York. She brought out to Mr. Tam Woon-tong Singapore piece goods from Japan.

The speed of the new fleet makes the vessels true silk expresses" and their time between ports are not only faster than that of any of the freighters with which they will com- pete, but are better than most of the passenger vessels in the Far East. The voyage from Ilongkong to Kobe for instance, will be accomplished in Three days and 22 hours, the aliin cruising at a speed of between 17 and 18 knots.

Yesterday Captain K. Ohkura held a reception on board the Kongo Maru to celebrate the ship's maiden voyage and the inauguration of the new service to Hongkong.

Captain Ohkura has been with the Kakuan Kisen Kaisha for 16 years and has now been promoted to the command of the flagship of the new flect,

Visitors were escorted round the vessel and shown this latest example of the shipbuilders craft. There is accommodation for 12 first class passengers, with wide deck space. dining saloon, lounge, and card room. A feature of the public rooms is the concealed lighting effects.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 P.M.

Totni to date

Motor Code, leaders of the Federa tion stating that, by extending the code, -President - Roosevelt and tho employers stabbed them in the back.

Code Distasteful

This code is extremely distaste- ful to organised Labour because it given recognition to the hated principle of company unlons sometimes known as "employers'

peta".

The steel and textile industries are being invited to follow the rubber workers in order to protect 100 Labour from what ds described as

a frontal attack by its enemies. 100

The organisations, however, have been no weakened by the loss of Government favour and by la- ternal splits that these strikes would be desperate hazards.

$13,245

This is the reason why many observers' express' their double as to whether other unions will supply funds to support the rubber i

On the bridge are alt the Intest] workers. appliances for navigation, including The bituminous, textile and Sperry automatic gyro compass, other industries, if they are head- built in Japan from nn American ing for strife, will have to hoard model.

their reserve funds for relief of their own members.--United Press.

New Fire Alarm System

The system of fire alarm is also the most modern variety, the Pich System. On the bridge there It aOf their fleet of ten vessels. five were gloss case with a number of pipes scrapped, seven new motor vessels leading into it. In the event of fire taking their places.

in any part of the ship those on the Each of the seven vessels will be bridge are immediately aware of it of 7,001 tons, gross tonnage and a net from the present of smoke in the tonnage of 3,701 tons. The length is case. They are also able to amell 477 feet, and the breadth 61 feet, the the smoke, an another pipo leads to loaded draught 27 feet, an outlet near the wheel.

Each vessel is classed at Lloyds na

In the event of fire an automatica first, class steel screw necan going gas fire extinguisher can then be put cargo motor ship, 100 AI L.M.C.-ihe into operation which will effectively highest classification for freighters. smother the fire in any part of the vessel,

The Kongo Maru has been built in accordance with the Japanese Govern- ment's policy of "scrap and build."

The Kongo Baru will leave here at noon to-day for Japan, and from there she goes to New York, where for the return trip'alie will load tran for Singapore.

KINGS

Out of the sky A GARTER FELL

AT THE FEET OF A GIRL-SHY CADET!

His shipmates drew lots to woo the glamorous darling who owned it... and bis was the winning ticket..... but he didn't know how to play it!

LOTTERY LOVER

with LEW AYRES "PAT" PATERSON

PEGGY FEARS

Walter Ki

Alan Dinehart

Reginald Denny • Nick Foran

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