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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY
1937.
Peninsula Hotel Will Use ALHAMBRA
New Floodlight System
MATHAN AP.
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*The two photograplis below show portion of the large consignment. of tt- luminated devices, import- ed by the General Electric Company from England...
See story below.
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LMOST before it was landed in Hongkong, the General Electric Company of China Ltd., has sold practically all of its hugo consignment of illuminated Coronation davis.
The collection, comprising illuminated shields, flags and crowns. Is an indication of the rapid advance that has been made in the art of electric Alumination since the time of the Coronation of King George V in 1911.
In the 1911 Coronation gas and oil provided the chief methods of illumination. In the Coronation of 1937, electric light will almost exclusively be used.
are
The illuminated designs imported by the General Electric Company similar to those which will provide the officfal and other illuminations in London. Part of the consignment is illustrated in the photographs_on_this.. page.
HIGH TRIBUTE
TO CHINA ·
(Conlinked frum Page 1)
The General Electric Company 18 Admiral Chen, also a member of the providing the illuminations for many delegation was no stranger, said Mr. important buildings in the Colony. Que, and he was now happily re- Sixty-five thousand electric light bulbs newing old sailorly contacts. ure being installed for the Hongkong) Government and private firms as part
of Hongkong's decorations by night.
power
MINE STRIKE THREAT
SOME DISORDER REPORTED
London, May 4. In the House of Commons to- morrow, on the vote for the Mines Department, there will be " dis- cussion of the threatened national coal strike and the situation at Harworth, in Nottinghamshire, where bitterness arising from the dispute -between-rival-local-unions-and-the management of the colliery has led to some disorder.
CORONATION HOLIDAY
be stirred The Hongkong
General Chamber
The Prime Minister assured the Opposition leader that, in addition to. the Mines Secretary, whose state- ment is anxiously and hopefully Ministers Mr. Que expressed the pleasure! awaited, other Cabinet and honour which they all felt that would be present. British Wireless. Mr. Neville. Chamberlain and Mr. The Hongkong Electric Company's Anthony Eden were sparing time to
house at North Point, the be present in these crowded days, Peninsula Hotel and the Exchange
Mr. Anthony Eden, in replying to Building are being floodlit, the two
toast,
said nobody with опу latter with a new type of lamp, which the provides three times as much light imagination could full to with the amount of electrical energy by the striking recovery which China of Commerce has received a notifica- previously used in flood-lighting had made from the troubles of ation from the British Chamber o
Commerce, Shanghai, that the Mem- décade ago. buildings will utilise.
was especially These
red pleasing to Britain, which was united ber Banks of the Shanghai Foreign motif.fur flood-lighting.
Although a considerable part of its to China by ties of very ancient Exchange Bankers Association have declare a holiday on consignment of British Coronation de- friendship. It was yet another proof agreed to
of the
intrinsic vitality of the Wednesday, May 12, to mark the vises has been sold, the General Elec-of tric Company is still in a position to Chinese race and of their ability to occasion of the Coronation of H. M.
new circums-King George VI. supply devices to firms requiring i-adapt themselves. to luminated decorations. In addition, tances.
In conclusion, Mr. Eden paid the consignment includes many small illuminated crowns and other devices, warm tribute to the wise leadership
Chiang Kai-shek. sultable for offices or private rest of Marshal dences. These can be obtained for os Reuter. hltle as $3.
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PAPAL NOTE TO GERMANY
Vatican City, May 4. The controversy between the Among the passengers who Balled on the Terukini Māru for Jupani Vaticun, and the German Government yesterday afternoon was Mr. K. Mid-over the position of Catholics in zusawa, former Consul-General In Germany was carried a stage further Hongkong, who is going home on to-day when a Papal Note, replying leave. His place. in Hongkong is to recent allegation, was handed to being taken by the Vice-Consul, Mr. | the German Minister to the Holy Ser. H. Okamoto.
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