WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1929,
WORLD COURT
PROTOCOL OF NOTE FROM
AMERICA
ENTRY CONDITIONAL
Washington. Yesterday.
touching any dispute or question in which the United States is in- terested.
MINORS MARRY
MATRIMONIAL TANGLE AND ITS SEQUEL
QUESTION OF GUARDIANSHIP
A young Chiness couple, both
pense.
Pavilion
out
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THE CHINA MAIL
LOVE
SHADOWS BEFORE. COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED [23/24IN THE "MAIL.”
To-day-W, R. Banvard's 'New Musical Comedy Co. In "Tip Toes" at Star Theatre, 9.15 pm,
To-day-Harmaton's Circus, Praya East Reclamation, 8.15 p.m.
QUEEN'S "RETREAT” IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY ON FAMOUS SCREEN LOVERS
VĒCRICKET GROUND W
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GOVERNOR PRESENT TOLSTOI'S “ANNA KARENINA"
An interesting ceremony took John Gilbert and Greta Garbo Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary minors, were married some time ago place yesterday afternoon on the the couple who made new film of State, has handed to the diploThe husband has since left the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground history in Flesh And The matic representatives of all the Colony, and his parents arranged when the 2nd Battalion of the Devil, appear together again To-day-Queen's Theatre: "Love" Powers signatory to the World with the wife's parents to return Queen's Royal, Regiment played this time in a world classic, and To-day-World Theatre; Ins Court the protocol of a Note in their daughter to their custody on The "Retreat."
one of the most poignant human Miserables" (6 and 0.16 p.m.) timating that the United States is payment of $120.
"The money duly changed hands. His Excellency the Governor interest romances of all literature, Chinese picture "Poor Daddy" (2.30 willing to bezom ex member of the Court of International Justice at the and the girl returned to her parents (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G), in "Love," Metro-Goldwyn and 7.15 p.m.) Hague provided a formula can be household. After staying a few level Luard and the Mayer's huge filmisation of To-day-Star Theatre, "Spring
Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, C.M.G., Tolstol'a "Anna Karenina," which Fever." discovered safeguarding the inter-days, however, she was alleged to occupied reserved seats in the may be seen at the Queen's Thea To-day Majestic Theatre; "Her ests if the United States, overcom- have eloped with another man.
tre from to-day to Saturday Honour the Governor." Her parents offered a raward of ing the obstacle of the fifth Amer 3100 to a friend if he recovered the The programme, which includ-It-la a more romantic Gilbert
Feb. 21 Hong Kong Amateur ican reservation, and stipulating that the Court ahall' not, without the Birl for them, He made inquiries /ed marches, a galop and a popu- than ever appeared in "The Merry Pismatic Club presents "On AP
and located the girl in Macao, Jar waltz tune, besides The Re-Witlow" who gives the remark-proval at the Theatre Royal consent of the United States, enter whither he went and brought her treat" and an evening hymn, was able portrayal of Count Vronský, Feb. 21-Vocal & Piano Recital tain any request or advisory opinion back to Hong Kong at his own ex- well played. The immense audi- the Russian lever; in the vivid at Helens May Institute, 5.30 p.m. ence was deeply impressed by the new photodrama, and Miss Garbo, Feb. 21--International dance The girl's parents were unable to adries (of drill exercises 'carried as the tragic Anna, also has a big display at Club de Recreio, King's pay the $100 reward immediately The Retreat" was perfectly human interest tale the story of March 1-Dance at Engineers and part to play. The story is a tense Park, 4 pm on dig Hopeful Opinion
and, consequently, arranged to Unofficial circles are of opinion transfer the guardianship of the rendered. The first verse of the a great love that sacrifices all, and Shipbuilders, Institute. that it is not unlikely that the Im girl to their friend until they could hymn was given by the full band that is dogged by sinister fate and
Garden Party at Club pending conference of jurista in raise the money by arranging an- the second by the wood-wind in dramatic tragedya This story is de Recreio, King's Park, in honour Geneva
amendmenta on
to the other marriage for their daughter.struments, while the band took set in gorgeous surroundings; the of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Brage and the statute of the Court may discover a The matter came to the notice of up the third verse again, and the pomp and circumstances of the Hon. Dr. Tao, 5.30 p.m. formula to be incorporated in the the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, evening hymn "The Day Thou Russian artistocracy before the
Lammerts Auctions... revised statute, whereby the United who immediately stepped in and de- Gavest, Lord, is ended." revolution, when Russia's court
Feb. 21-At Sales Room, Duddell- States senate's reservations may be manded the production of the girl, At the conclusion of the pro-was the gayest in the whole world. st., Miscellaneous, goods, and furnt- fully covered.--Reater's American together with the necessary docu-gramme His Excellency the Gov- Edmund Golding, dramatist and ture, 2,30 p.m.
This the ernor thanked the Bandmaster screem director, scored a distinct man in whose custody the girl was and Drum "Majoría
triumph in his direction of the able, collection of Postage stamps, Feb. 22 At Sales Room, a valu- given failed to produce, and pro-
Russian masterpiece, and the cast 6.16 p.m. ceedings were 'Instituted.-
is well chosen. George Fawcett ja a compelling figure as the stern"}} Mr. In-shing Le was instructed (Continued 'From Page 1.)
old Grand Duke, and Brandon for the defence. He successfully cral Reserve was increased by Hurst is a sometimes sinister but argued that the lawful guardianship $162,000. The deduction of $50,000 always interesting character as of the girl, in the circumstances from this reserve for loss on Terri, Count Karenin, while Emily Fitz that her parents-in-law would not torial shares has already been ex-ray's characterisation of Countess keep her, rested with her own par-plained, and in addition to this the Betsey leaves nothing to be desir; March 16-8 Peter's Church ents (both she and her husband account has been debited with cered Little Phillippe De Larcy YMC's Marathon Race, 3 p.m. being minors) and the girl's parents thin outstanding accounts, origin plays the heroine's son in a well- could delegate the guardianship toally incorrectly billed, appertaining balanced performance. Court Sergeants' Mess Committee, 6. pm. Feb. 26-Meeting of H.K.V.D.C. anyone they chose. The person to to years prior to 1928, and are there functions, military maneuvres, March 1-Hong Kong Tramways in 1923.
whom the guardianship was so dele fore bad debts only in a technical the snow scenes, and other bril-Ltd. The Federal Government
Annual Meeting,,, Mesars, is gated, counsel contended, could not sense.
liant detail embellish, the huge Jardine's office, noon. threatened with defent over the be proceedell against unless it could
Your Board fiel that the reserve production, one of the most lavish Financial Agreement Bill, finally be proved that the transfer of guar- of more than $685,000 now shown in screen plays the present season meeting of Shareholders of H.K. & MarchForty-second annual eliminating the per-capita pay-dianship was made for an immoral the balance sheet is more than has seen:..
K. Wht, & Godown Co., Ltd., Meserai purpose.
ample to meet any deficiency which might arise in the reserves specially
Jardine offices,"noon. earmarked to loans.
Meetings
Service.
POLITICAL CRISIS
NATIONALISTS THREATENED IN AUSTRALIA POSITION PRECARIOUS
Canberra, Yesterday, Australia ta entering on the big gest political crisis since Mr W. M. Hughes went out of office
ments to the various States..
in
Labour is voting solidly favour of the restoration of these payments.
ments of guardianship.
Legal Delegation
The upshot of the matter was that when the case came before Major C. Willson, Q.B.E., for hearing at The defeat of the Government the Central Magistracy this morn- would mean the resignation of Mr.ing, the S.C.A., withdrew the charge Stanley Bruce and his Nationalist and Mr. Lo's client was accordingly Cabinet and the formation of a discharged. Ministry, by the Labour Lender,
Mr. Scullin. As the latter could
not last, a General Election would
follow. Reuter,
SOUTH AFRICA
SECOND READING OF BIG MEASURE PASSED
CLOSE VOTE
Capetown, Yesterday. After a joint sitting of two hours by 80 votes to 86 the second reading of the Natives Parliamen- tary Representation Bill was pass- ed.
General Hertzog, replying to questions, intimated his willing- neas to insert a safeguard clause for the natives.-Restor.
FIRE IN TRAIN
TWO HUNDRED PASSENGERS
AFFECTED
FIFTY INJURED
New York, Yesterday.,
FRENCH REVENUE
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN
JANUARY
A COMPARISON
!
PROVIDENT CO.
PTE. BOYLE'S CASE
Sports
Feb. 25, 26, 27 & Mer, 2-Hong Kong Jockey Club Annual Race Meeting? 79t
March, 2-Boxing. Tournament at Theatre Royal..
Feb. 21-Annual general meeting of - European YMCA. Kowloon, 6.30: p.m.
Feb. 21-Annual Meeting of European Y.M.C.A., at Kowloon, 6 DNA NEW
Echange Bldg., (2nd floor) noon,[ of Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., Feb. 22-Fourth Annual meeting
SOME
RECORD RECOMM
Net Profit Larger
-(Continued from page 1.) Turning to the Profit & Loss Ac. count, gentlemen, the accounts Kerr was probably inflamed by Boyle's resentment against show a net profit for the year, the drink, Mr Sheldon continued after deduction of all charges, of and he formed the intention of compared with 1927. $41.793.58, an increase of $20,000 going down to assault Kerr that
night. This increase was due to a large got up, the notion of using a "From the time: Boyle extent to the economies effected knife did not occur to him for, a during the year, and, in a minor moment until he saw (it bn the Feb. 23-Further extraordinary | way, to a roduced interest account- table.”.
meeting of ahareholders of Hong" The net earnings of the godowns "I cannot ask your Lordship to „Kong: & Shanghai'” Banking “Cor="
poration, City Hall, 12.45 p.m. meeting of the Dairy Farm Ice & Feb. 28 Thirty-third yearly Cold Storage Co. Ltd., Lower Albert-rd., noon,
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were $20,000 less than the pre-treat the facts I have stated as
Paris, Yesterday? vious year, but we did not have, an excuse. They are an explana The revenue returns for January in the year under review, anything tion. And Boyle bitterly regrets totalled 3,903,000,000 francs an in-like the beneft obtained in 1927 said counsel, de matin er anfa crease of 497,000,000 on
the from a fortuitous revenue from the When he visited Boyle in pri Budget preliminaries and of 401,Mitary, which amounted to a conson" yesterday, Mr. Sheldon an- 000,000 compared with last year's siderable sum.
nounced, the words Boyle used to returns-Havas.
CENT MOULDS
CHARGES AGAINST FOUR CHINESE
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(ie Kas Miscellaneous
Garden Road, the Rev. Fr. P. Joy, To-day-At St. Patrick's Hall, 5 The working of the godowns has him were that he was very sorry S., lectures on "A Book And Its been satisfactory from all points indeed that he had used such a
of view, and your Board is pleas- mean and cowardly manner of get Story 6.30 p.m.
ed with the substantial increase ting his own back on Kerr Feb. 21-Hong Kong Horticul
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in profit in the normal business of Counsel and the Army tura Society anual show, Volan- storage.
There was no officer of the teor Headquarters. Interest charges continue to be King's Own Scottish Borderers Feb. 22-H.K.V;D.C. Annual in- Three Chinese men and a woman a heavy drain on the profits, and: on that troopship so that the men spection at Murray Parade ground, were yesterday charged before Mr. I regret to say, must so continue were really under their non-com- 6.50 p.m. T. S. Whyte-Smith, at the Kowloon until the Company is able to re-miasioned officer.
Feb. 29-Laying of Foundation Magistracy, with the unlawful pos- duce its. indebtedness further. "I know it very well," Mr. Shel stone of the Kowloon branch of session, at No. 79, Yu Chau-street, This is intimately bound with the don remarked, when he suggest Chinese. Y.M.C.A.
Kowloon, Shamshulpo, of moulds bearing question of loans, to which a reed that a man in the Army felt Feb. 24-Y.M.C.A. impressions resembling 10-cent and férence has been made.
very bitter when bullied by a non- Qulet hour, 9, p.m. 6-cent places, local currency.
Business conditions ware not of commissioned officer who had Feb. 25 At Kowloon Y.M.C.A. There was a further charge of the best in 1923, but they could "got a down on him" and he had Talk on China," 6.80 p.m. possession of 50 counterfeit 10-cent not, neverheless, be considered too officer to turn to for protec-RW
pieces, and 25 5-cent pieces. After have been bad. Sugar imports In In the course of his address,
tion.
FOR SALE.
. Fifty passengers were injured evidence of raiding the house had 1928 exceeded 1927 figures three- Mr. Sheldon also referred to and 200 affected by smoke from Brittain, the acting Government An- method of financing the importa-Kerr is alleged to have told wit been given by Dotective Sergeant fold, but owing to a change in the parts of the depositions in which the fumes of a fire in the first car alyst, Mr. V. C. Branson, gave tion of this commodity, only presses tube train going to New Jersey by evidence as to the nature of the proximately one third of the total "Crown and Anchor board for condition, spare wheel-$750. Ap the underground railway beneath seized articles produced in Court, was landed for storage; the drop him, he would "see them right" ply Box 686, c/o "China Mall” the Hudson River. -Reuter's
including potassium cyanide, plaster in prices of flous in the second if they were "crimed" by an- American Service”
REPARATIONS
SUB-COMMITTEES FOR COM- PLEX QUESTIONS
London, Yesterday.
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that if they ran the FOR SALE-Austin Seven in good
of paris, the moulds, nitric acid, a half of the year, resulting in the other sergeant but, he. Kerr, metal compound of antimony and subsequent restriction of imports, would have nothing to do with tin, and'a quantity of tools.
and the boycott against produce them if they were caught. The case was adjourned.
imported from Dairen, were ad-
Clean: Record ....... verse factors to the godown bus- The Army records were then A head on collision of a show-ness, but we were fortunate in put in. Boyle is not yet 28. He plough and a passenger train is re- being able to utilise the space for has had 18 months' service ab ported from Naostsu, on account of merly used for these commodities solutely clean, Mr Sheldon em- At Its meeting in Paris this the heavy snowstorm which has for other storage. morning the Experts' Committee on been raging in that district for the
phasised. He had never been in Effect of Tariff
trouble either in his regiment or]| reparations received certain augges-last few days, says the "Kobe There is no reason at the mo- in civil life. Since November 7, tions from Sir Josiah Stamp and Herald." At 8.40 pm. the Osaka-ment, gentlemen, to anticipate a 1923, he had been constantly In Dr. Schacht, British and German bound passenger train No. 604 from boom year, or either a bad year: jall, remanded from week to week: members, who were requested by the Aomori was about to cross the rail-1929 has started normally, and we In conclusion, Mr. Sheldon sub-| committee to continue, with the way bridge over the Arawa River, have a substantial share of all the mitted that "there is not a tittle assistance of Messieurs Parmentier between Kuroi and Naoetsu along storage offering, for West Point. of evidence that Boyle had. the (France), Suvitch (Italy), and Gutt the Shinetsu line, when the train The new tariff is expected to res- knife in his possession before the (Belgium), their investigations into collided with a Russel plough be-trict imports into China, but a not crime."VERS the best means of organising sub- longing to the Nacetsu Station: The improbable result in the greater "I do ask your Lordship to be committees for the special examina- plough was engaged, with 40 coolles, use of Hong Kong as a depot for lieve that he had no intent what tion of complex questions on the clearing the track of the spot cargo, in which event the soever to use weapon for the agenda.--British Wireless Service.cumulation of snow, but owing to Company's business will beneft. revenge he contemplated.” ...*** the storm the drivers were unable Repairs have been met out of KELLOGG PACT
·RATIFIED BY CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
Ottawa, Yesterday:
The House of Commons un animously adopted the resolution of Mr. Mackenzie King to ratify the Kellogg Pact-Reuter.
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to see duything ahead and before revenue, and the Company's pro- would be of Interest to the share- they could take steps to avoid the perty has been well maintained. holders to know what Insurance danger, the collision occurred. Two Capital expenditure in improve Company they represented.
of the cars attached to the Russel ments was relatively small and The Chairman replied that it was plough fell headlong into the Araka confined to our requirements for the Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd., of wa river over a bank 15 feet high space, and in every instance has which they had a sub-agency, with nearly 80 coolles. Five of the bean immediately productive of unfortunate, men were "érusha Trevenue.
under the care and 15 were serious now. formally move the adop Ty injured,Those who attemptedtion of the report and accounts for
to swim to the shore perished on the year 1928, and I would ask secount of the Intense cold. The casualties among the passen
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shock, of about
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T. Bagram seconded Adoption of
There being no other questions the motion for the adoption of the report and accounts was put
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