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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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HONGKONG CELEBRATION

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SILVER JUBILEE

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

May 6-Morning

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

il 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 Jubilee Committee, and their ladies, at which a loyal address and a telegram of congratulation to His Majesty the King will be read and approved.

Noon.-Royal Salute by the Navy and the Garrison,

May 6-Afternoon

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

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

May 6-Evening

Joan Bennett in "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" coming to the King's Theatre to-morrow. Claude Rains in algo platred.

COMPANY REPORTS

CHINA PROVIDENT LOSS FOR THE YEAR

The report of the China Provident, Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting on April 30, sintos:

AMERICAN SHIPS

DIRECT GOVERNMENT AID PLANNED BY CONGRESS

Washington, Apr. 16. A direct subsidy for American shipping, us requested by President Roosevelt, may become an actuality in the near future.

Ready For His Baby's Own Tablets! Happy indeed are the children whose parents know the value of Baby's Own Tablets as a health safe-guard for their little ones. A child nover relishes the thought of medicino but with these tablets it is different. I

Their pleasant taste is but one point in their favour, they are guaranteed free from narcoties and drugs, or any substance likely to injure the delicate organs of young children, and they are the prescription of a child-specialist who spent many years in the study of the allments of the very young.

By their mild laxative action, Baby's Own Tablets keep the stomach in good order, preventing constipation, which is one of the chief menaces to the health of young children. They also quickly correct Infantile tadigestion, vomiting and wind, simple fover, colic, diarrhoes, colda, croup, relieve the worms,

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Baby's Own Tablets are sold by chemists everywhere.

PREHISTÒRIC FINDS

The Directors beg to present to: abareholders their report together House of Representatives to-day to A B was Introduced Into the with a statement of accounts for the give effect to the President's request. year ended 31st. December, 1934. The Bill provides for a Govern- After making provision for generalment subsidy to shipping which will charges, interest on mortgage and cover, firstly, the difference in the bank overdraft, Directora and andi- cost of building ships in America tors' foes, the loss

and foreign countries; secondly, the amounts to $39,425.83.

difference in the cost of operating ships in America

and foreign Deducting this 8gure from the countries and, finally, takes into balance brought forward from 1983 consideration the liberal subsidies Room K at the Hongkong Univer- account, namely $108,048.61, the sun that many foreign Governments prosity last evening; when the Rev. of $68,022.78 remains at credit of vide for their shipping. profit and loss account.

for the

year

SIGNIFICANCE OF LOCAL DISCOVERIES

There was a large gathering in

Hitherto the American Government Fr. D. J. Finn, S.J., lectured, with be carried forward to 1995 account. of vessels at low interest, rates, and numerous implements of pre-his- The Directors recommend that this lending money for the construction the aid of lantern slides, on the

has provided a disguised subsidy by

Company's articles of association,

Directors. In accordance with thoscarriage of mail.

by making excessive payments for the toric significance which have been Messrs. P. M. Hodgson and N. V.. Craucher retire from the Board, but

found in and around Hongkong. Big Mail Subsidy being eligible, offer themselves for include three to the Far East, is at and more especially on Lamma The occan mail contracts, which The finds made in Hongkong.. re-election.

present costing the U.S. Govem-Island, linked

U.S.$30,000,000 annually, as

election.

Auditors.--Tho necounts have been ment

up with

severni audited by Messta. Linstead & Davis compared with the normal cost of periods he said, and lent themselves and Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & U.S.$3,000,000.

to the belief that Hongkong was Fleming, who offer themselves for re-urged the abolition of the Shipping early civilisations, and that the President Roosevelt. has also in the path of several waves of Board Bureau of the Commerce De partment, in accordance with his plan East and West met many centuries. agencies under the jurisdiction of tha to put si American transportation ago. Interstate Commerce Commission. One of the most important Reorganisation of the American things discovered was that the im- mercantile marine is one of President

Macao Electric Co.

8 p.m.-"Lighting up time"-The illuminations of the Colony annual meeting on May

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

9.15 to 1 a.m.-Review at Happy Valley. Special space reserved for school-children.

Noon to 6 p.m.-Chinese procession. 8 p.m.-General illumination. Military Bands. Chinese lantem procession, which will pass Covernment House at 9.15 pm. 9.30 p.m.--Repetition of the searchlight and Night Flying displays,

*Wednesday, May 8

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Noon to 6 pm-Chinese procession. 4 to 6 p.m.-Jamborally at Happy Valley-including a March Past, displays of Bridge Building. Ambulance and other Scout and Guido 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.

Easter Eggs

Your

Easter

Gifts

CHINA EMPORIUM

The report to be presented at the 2 of the Macao Electric Lighting Co. Ltd states:

The Directors have pleasure in sub current year. The mercantile marino back as far as 3,000 B.C. and up Roosevelt's major ambitions for the plements and puttery found went mitting to shareholders their report is important, he urges, for three to the time of Christ. with an audited statement of accounts for the year ended 31st December,sidies of other nations might well reasons. First, the peace-time sub-

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To

be used to the detriment of American

The lecture proved of consider-

4 STARS

from Liberty?

The net profit for the year amounts traders and to the advantage of able interest, and must have been to $168,322.16,

foreign nations' traders. Second, In of much informative value to the: the event of a war which has to be added the United States were neutral, American

in which the audience. balance at credit af profit & loss ac- commerce might be crippled through count brought forward from 31st. inability to find foreign vessels-for December, 1933, of $105,917.58. transportation while, thirdly, in a war in which America was involved Making a total available for appro-American ships would be needed as priation of $274.230.74, which the naval auxillaries as well as for trade. Directork recommend be dealt with as-Reuter follows: To pay a dividend for the shares, $135,000.00; To pay to the year of $1.50 per share on 00,000 Government of Macao 5% on the F. J. Gellion, C. Ricou and Wong terms of Clause 16 of the Extension. Gollion retires by rotation amount distributed as Contract, $6,750.00-$141,750.00.

dividend in Ylu-chiu.

accordance with tho Articles,

Leaving a balance to be carried re-election.

but, being eligible, offers himself for forward to 1935 account of $132,489.74.

Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Directors The present Directors who retire but offer themselves for

Matthews, Chartered Accountants, i are Messrs. H. P. Bailey, N. G. Heale, re-election.

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