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The local office of the Yokohama Specte Bank is in receipt of a cablegrom from its Head Omee to the effect that, at the 114th yearly ordinary general meeting of The shareholders held at the Head Office Yokohama, on March 10, a net pront of Yen 17,458,010.01 was shown, including Yen 10,440,001.03 earried over from Inst account. It was resolved to make the following allocations:

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per

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1936)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937.

FIGHTING

AGAINST REFORMS

ROOSEVELT'S PLAN OPPOSED

KOWLOON ISSUES

DISCUSSED

TRAFFIC DANGERS ANI AEROPLANES

The monthly meeting of the Gen- eral Committee of the Kowloon Re aldents' Association was held on Monday evening in St. Andrew's Church Hall.

Those present were: Mr. B. Wylle (President), Mr. R. Baldwin (ion. Washington, Mar, 10. Secretary) Mr. R. P. Phillips (Hon. The real test over President Roose Trensurer), Messrs. B. W. Bradbury, 10 Increase the W. C. Felshow, H. Gatins, Lam velt's proposals number of Judges in the Supreme Ming-fan, Li Chor-chi, D. W. Munton, Court began to-day, when the Senate. N. Murray, R. Pestonj. W Judiciary Commalttee considered pro- Rattey, C. E. Terry, Miss R. Mow J. R. Higgs. An posals by the Attorney General, Mr. Fung and Rev. Homer Cummings, urging adoption apology for absence was received of the scheme.

from Mr. F. C. Mow Fung.

Mr. Cummings was closely ques- 5,000,000.00 tloned by Senator William E. Borali, who, inter alia, asked: "How are you going to know

that the men you appoint are going to take a liberal view?"

Mr. Cummings replied: "We have to take that chance."

10,708,919,91

Y.17,458,019.01

Protest Over Mine Mishap

London, Mar, 10.

The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Merchant Shipping Frontiers Observation Bill without a division.

Lurd Plymouth, the Chairman of the Non-Intervention Committee, re- plying to the debate, announced with

the regard to

mining of the British ilner, Llandovery Castle, that the been in- British Ambassador has structed to protest to General Franco against the fallure to notify the Bri- tish Government of the intention to lay, mines in waters which could in no wise be regarded as approaching ports with regard to which warnings had been previously issued.-Router.

ROTARY VISITORS

ARRIVE

(Continued from Page 1.)

Japan. Others are continuing across America to England to altend the Coronation celebrations.

THE PARTY

Mr. and Mrs.

The party included: Angus Mitchell, Miss M. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pround, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wilson, Mr. L. N. Browne, Mr. and

A hundred newspapermen attended the proceedings.-kleuter.

Coronation Preparation

London, March 10. Special traffic routes are being organised by the police and the London Transport Council for Corona- tion week..

Souvenir mumps of London in seven colours are being printed, showing the special bus routes. The Underground trains will run day and night for three days, while special buses from other parts of the country will be run. Reuter Bulletin Service.

CHINESE DELEGATES

Nanking, March 11.

J.

Letters with reference to Street

In the road near Tsun Wan, Bus Servies, and Drainage and Sanitation, Kowloon City, were read and ap- proved,

Lighting, Trame, a dangerous bend

The Hon. Secretary read a letter from a member asking the Associa- tion to give consideration to a scheme for a "Safely Zone" in Salisbury Road. The matter was referred to the Trame sub-commitice,

Dangerous "Islands"

The danger of the road islands in Waterloo Road was discussed and the Hon. Secretary instructed to write to the Hongkong Automobile Association enquiring as to the pos- sibility of reflectors being erected on these Islands.

A letter was read from a residerit complaining of the nuisance caused by the unloading and loading of cement outside premises in Kai Yan Road, and appealing to the Associa- tion to help in seeking abatement. It was decided to bring the matter to the notice of the Urban Council.

Discussion took place regarding aeroplanes flying low in the vicinity of schools, hospitals, etc., and the Hon, Secretary was instructed to Mr. H. H. Kung, chief Chinese dele-write to the Director of Air Services gate to the Coronation, has tentative and enquire regarding regulations ly irranged to leave for London governing such flying.

aboard the liner Victorla, which is salling on April 2

Mr. Jheng Liu, Director of the National Health Administration, will accompany him--Reuter.

WEEK'S TRAFFIC

ACCIDENTS

Mrs, Leslie S. Castles, Mr. and Mrs NO DEATHS IN LATEST S. R. Crick, Mr. and Mrs.

Costles, Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Cargoed,

Mr. J. . Calthup,

Miss P. Davis, Mr.

A. J. Eckersley, Mr. J.

J. A. Elliott, Mrs.

A. and Miss J. Gray, Mr.

4. A Grimmths, Miss B. Grant, Mr. Chas. Holmes, Miss B. Howlett, Mr. W. E. Mrs. W. E. Johnson. Mr.

Johnson, Mrs.

RETURNS

In the Colony of Hongkong, in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the week ending ot 0 D.ITI. on Saturday, March 6, there were allogether 47

New Territories during the

Sub-Committees

The following sub-committees were appointed:

Correspondence.--The

President,

Vice President and Hon. Secretary (ex officio),

Children's Playgrounds.—Mrs. E. W. Gardiner, Miss R. Mow Fung, and Mr. El Chor-chi.

Street Lighting and ·Trafc......... Messrs

T. B. Wilson, Lam Ming-fan,

1. N. Murray, C. E. Terry and C. M.

Manners

Markets

and Sanitation.----Messrs.

F. C. Mow Fung, C. E. Terry, and Dr. Ip Kam-wah.

Historic Sites and Guide Book Messrs. F. C. Mow Fung, I. N. Mur- ray, Lam Ming-fan, W. C. Felshow. Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada e Castro Jr.,

TO-MORROW & SATURDAY A.-M. Johnson, Mrs. A. M. Johnson, traffic accidents, as the result, of H. Pestonji and Sung Hok-pang (co-

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F. Key to be read by the members of the Australian party as they toured this Island, as it was not expected that a local member would be nvoll- able for each car.

MANYITALIAN TROOPS FIGHT WITH REBELS

(Continued from Pape 1.)

vation of application of the non- intervention agrement.

which 15 persons were injured.

Of the persons injured, 11 were pedestrians, who were either walk ing or running across the rond and were struck by vehicles. A Chinese male was accidentally struck and in- jured by a bag of cotton falling from n melor lorry. One lorry passenger was injured through failing from a moving motor lorry.

Two tramenr passengers were in- jured while alighting from moving

the 47 accidents, 23 were collisions between vehicles; 15 were collisions between vehicles pedestrians; and

and accidents were

due to other causes.

N.Z. MARKSMEN COMPETE

Wellington, Mar. 10.

The rifle shooting match for the King's Prize, New Zealand, was won by J. R. Nick, who had an aggregate of 522 points.

W. N. Masefield, who first shot for the King's Prize in 1804 and won on three occasions, was runner-up with 510 points.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

A

opted),

Bus Services. Messrs. H. Gillins, J. M. Alves and Rev. J. R. Higgs.

Representative on S.P.C.A.-Mr. R. Pestonji,

Representative on Playing Grounds Committee. Mr. Li Chor-chi

Representative un N.T.A.A.---Mr. Lam Ming-fan,

Representative on Board of Educa-

J. R. Higgs. The Hon. Treasurer reported that since January 1

1 the following had joined the Association Capt.—W; Perritt, Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, and Messrs. Andrew Harper (Life Mem- ber), Clem Ah Chee, A. E. "Atkins, Young Shuk-ping, H. Graye, B. W. Bradbury, J. V. Braga, E. J. Ainslie, II. Braga and E. J. M. Marques.

HONGKONG SINGERS

SPECIAL CORONATION

PROGRAMME

The Hongkong Singers have begun active rehearsals of the two works which will form their special Corona. lon Reeltal, to be given sometime carly in May. The works are Elgar's "Coronation Ode" and Dyson's "In Honour of the City."

As ut their lust

of successful presentation "Elijah," the Singers will again be accompanied by a full orchestra and will be under the conductorship of Mr. Lindsay A. Latford, F.R.C.O.,

Answering another question, Mr.

FEWER GERMAN JOBLESS

Mr. Eden said the British Ambassador

Berlin, Mar, 10. at Hendage had been instructed to

The unemployed in Germany in protest to the insurgent authorities February totulled 1,011,000, which is at Salamanca against interference approximately

million tower with British property on the higli seas than in the previous February. L.A.M., A.R.C.M. in the case of two Spanish vesseis

Reuter Special. carrying British-owned cargoes of iron ore, which been Intercepted by insurgent warships... The AmbasTM sador was to ask for the release of the cargoes and to state that His Majestys Government reserved the right it necessary to claim damages. -British Wirelcas.

WHOLESALE PRICES

London, Mar. 10. The Board of Trade index of wholesale prices was one per cent. higher in February than in January and 13.3 per cent. higher than the year before. Average prices in February were higher than for any month since March, 1030.—British Wireless,

RAW MATERIALS

The "Coronation Ode" is a straight- forward setting for S.AT.B. Soloists and Chorus, which presents no parti- cular difficulties. The Dyson work, however, is a new departure for the Singers. It is a highly original set- ting of a 15th cen

century poem by Wil- liam Dunbar in

in praise of London, "of all townca a per sc," distinctly COLONY CHANGES NOT modern in manner and presenting a

ENQUIRY

AFFECTED

London, Mar. 10..

raw

number

of problems with which the Singers are probably not already fomilius. The Chorus, however, has tackled the work with enthusiasm, and though only two rehearsals have hitherto been held, they have already

good progress. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday afternoon at the Union Church, Ken-

made

In the House Commons, the Foreign Secretary sald the terms of reference of the League raw materials enquiry were strictly limited to the question of equal commercial access

to for all nations

certain. materials. Any discussion of terri-nedy Rond, at 5.30 pm. New mem torial redistribution of the Colonies welcomed, and applications for mom- especially tenors, will always be or Mandated Territories, or any bership can, if desired, be addressed IRON AND STEEL QUOTA

change in their administration, was

to the Hon. Secretary of the Singers; entirely precluded.-British Wireless. Mrs. A. R. Addison, No. 8, Aimal London, Mar. 10.

Villas, Kowloon Ride, C/o. The or the Chairman, Dr. Burgin, för the Board of Trodo,

GENEVA DECISION

Professor has declined to accept the sugges-

London, Mur, 10,

University. Further coples of the tion in a House of Commons ques- At Geneva_to-day the League works concerned will shortly be tion that the quota regulation of Committee on Raw Materials agreed available at the Tsang Feok Piano iron and stee! imporls should be that questions relating to the dis- Co., Marina House. suspended in view of the shortage tribution or transfer of colonial In the fron und steel industry territories luy outside its competence,

Brilish Wireless.

-British Wireless.

L.C.C. CHAIRMAN

London, Mar. 10.

Lord Snell was re-elected Chair-

DEFENCE BILL PASSES

Paris, Mar. 10.

man of the London County Council The Chamber of Deputies has

BELGIAN BY-ELECTION'

Brussels, Mar. 10. The by-election for a seat in the Chamber, In which the candidates aro M. Paul Zecland, the Prime Minister, and M. Leon Degrelle.

at the first meeting of the newly-passed the Defence Loan Bill follow-leader of the Rex Party, has been elected Council to-day British ling its return from the Senate fixed for April 11-Reuter Bulletin Wireless.

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