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ANNOUNCEMENT.
The wedding arranged between the Rep. L. N. Watkins and Miss Hazel Somerville will take place at St. John's Cathedral at 2.15 p. Wednesday, October 22, 1930. No. invitations are being issued, but all friends will be welcome at the
The total output of the Kailan
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1930.
WEDDING.
-CORRESPONDENCE.
Mining Administration's mines for THE FUTURE OF THE NEW. MR. DUNCOMBE-JEWELL AND
the week ended September 27 amounted to 114,982 tons, and the sales during the period to 93,822
tons.
TERRITORIES,
MISS CRAIG
CEREMONY IN ST. JOHN'S.
To the Editor of China Mail.") Sir. By the Treaty of Nanking H.M.S. Cornwall loayes Hong Kong for Singapore to-day where dated August 29, 1842, made be-
Mr. Anthony Michael Duncombe- she will go into dock for a few days tween Great Britain and Chihu
She is wherein it was recited that where Jewell was married to Miss Ger before sailing for Home. expected to arrive in Devonport on as the parties thereto were desir-trude Louisa Craig yesterday after- ous of putting an end to the then noon in St. John's Cathedral The December 15,
"misunderstandings usid conseceremony was performed by the
The bride was dressed in white
A Public Lecture will be held at fquent hostilities, which had pre- Very Rer. A. Swann. the Helena May Institute on Tues-viously arisen between the two day, October 21 at 5.30 pm, when countries," the parties, thereto re-satin with a georgette coatee and treaty for diamante trimming. Her embroi- Father Finn will speak on "Rensis solved to conclude sance Art" His Hon. Mr. P. Jacks that purpose, it was by the third dered tulle veil was caught with a in the chair. Admission 50 cents, clause of the said treaty that it coronet of orange blossom. She being "obviously necessary and caried a bouquet of white cal Children 25 cents-Adrt.
desirable that British subjects cimum.
Miss Very Bishop and Miss Jill
branches in
For having cut down pine should have some port at which
a Government planta- they might carean and refit their Stokes were bridesmaids; the form- tion, a Chinese woman was to-day ships when required and keeper wore a powder blue georgette for that purpose," China dress and picture hat, and Miss fined $25 with the alternative of stores three weeks' jail, by Mr. H. R. ceded to Great Britain the island Stokes had a Victorian styled frill- Butters at the Kowloon Police of Hong Kong, to be possessed ed net frock of the same colour. Keith Martin, a nephew of the Court, Mr. J. J. Hirst prosecuted. in perpetuity by the latter.
By a lease dated March 20, bride was the page boy.
The bride was given away by BIr. A Chinese was charged at the 1880, China leased to Great Bri-
Taeem-sha-tsuy. (Kowloon) A. J. J. Martin and the duties of Central Magistracy this morning tain before Mr. R. E. Lindsell for hav-and its neighbourhood situated in best man were discharged by Mr. ing in his possession 100 taels of the sub-district of Kowloon in the E. Seweil.
District of San-On to Harry Smith A reception was later held at Crawford's -Restaurant.
raw
A
non-Government oplum. fine of $2,500, with the alternative of six months' imprisonment, was the penalty imposed.
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Parkes, Esquire, the then British Lade, Commissioner, without stating anywhere a number of friends were particular terms of years at an present to offer their felicitations. annual rental of 500 taels of The honeymoon is being spent in
Shanghai.
By the Convention of Peking
A small fire broke out at about 7.45 silver. this morning on the second floor of 88. Staunton Street and was ex-dated October 24, 1800, the above tinguished by the Inmates, assist-lease of Tacem-aho-tsuy was can The glass at the fire celled and Chinn ceded Tacem-aha- ied by Police.
Great Britain in per. alarm was broken, but the alarm was sy to not sounded when it was found petuity. that the services of the Fire Brigade were not necessary.
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By a Convention dated June 9, 1898, made between Great Britain and China wherein it was recited
lease, it WAS
SUICIDE IN CELL.
INQUEST HELD ON A PRISONER.
A STRIP OF BLANKET..
The closing episode to the sen
Road early on Sunday morning,
the said lease is mentioned in the soner who committed suicide by said Convention, nor is there hanging himself in a cell at Sham any provision made for any com- shuipo Police Station af 12.30 p.m., pensation to De paid by China to on Monday, a little over two hours Great Britain for improvements or after his formal appearance before of Mr. Butters charged with " having ctherwise at the termination
been concerned in the attempted robbery.
this lease.
The rise of the Eascists, which)
A verdiet of death due to mis-that whereas it had for many years past been recognised that endangers the democratic Re-adventure was returned by A public, is a symptom of German Coriner's jury who sat with Mr. extension of Hong Kong Tersational happenings which follow- perplexity and exasperation with H. R. Butters yesterday to Inquire ritory was necessary for the pro-ed in quick succession an attempted the state of the country, and its into the death of an earth roolie who per defence and protection of the armed robbery at 203, Laichite was knocked down on the light rail.Colony, such territory should be took place in Mr. H. R. Butters's affairs, both at home and abroad. way track on the Castle Peak Road,larged under The movement is hard to under-on the afternoon of September 22. greed that what is now known Court at Kowloon yesterday, when which was bound as the New Territories should be sitting as Coroner, with a jury, his leased to Great Britain for 99 Warship held on inquiry into the stand, as its ideas are so strange by a motor bus
from Laichikok to the Star Ferry. years. No option for renewal of death of Au Yik, the remand pri to our own. These ideas are very i
Stealing some iron bars from a naive. Strong among them is the old German feeling of anti-Semi- vacant piece of ground belonging to ism. Hitler's followers are in re- the P.W.D. at Hughom. led to
Chinese being sentenced to five volt against the international weeks' hard labour at the Kowloon It was policies which have meant the Magistracy this morning.
A glance at a map of Hong carrying out of the Treaty of stated by Sergeant Slater that the
bars were military property, but Kong. Kowloon, and the New Ter- Versaillies and resulted in the were stored by the P.W.D. Accused ritories will be sufficient to show Locarno Pact with its surrender had engaged two coolles to transport the danger of losing the New
Territories in 60 odd years tin.c. of the claim to Alsace-Lorraine, the stolen bars.
It will be noticed that, apart and its acceptance of the Young
The Hong Kong Excavation, Pile from the New Territories, the sale Plan of Reparations, and the con- Driving and Construction Company available aea of "Hong Kong" only a quarter of an hour before tinued disarmament of Germany. were summoned before Mr. E. H.so far actually ceded to Great the Chinese constable made his dis- For this internationalism they Williams at the Central Magistracy, Eritain, covers only Hong Kong-covery, he saw the prisoner alive, fly-22 square miles, and old Kowloon- sitting in a corner of the cell. De- tective-Sergeant Meadows, who saw proof covers for iatrises, dust bins. 3.4 square miles. naively blame the Jews, whom yesterday, for not providing they accuse of an international and other receptacles at the site of Thirty-two years of the lease of the body in the charge-room, de- Mr. the New Territories have already posed that it was that of the pri outlook in politics and finance. the new dam at Aberdeen. They profess hostility to inter- P. M. Hodgson appeared for the de- expired, and there now remains the soner Au Yik who had appeared be- fence. Fines of $25 on each of residue of the term, that is, 67 fore the Magistrate on Monday
morning. national capitalism, but they are
seven summonses were imposed. years.
During the last 32 years very opposed to socialism in the Mar xian sense, and bitter enemies of the official Socialist Party, the Trade Unions and especially of the Communists.
A Chinese constable gave evid- ence of Anding the man hanging by strip of blanket from an iron bar in the cell, and with the help of others he took the man down.
An Indian constable said that
When the Sergeant saw the man A concert will be held at the large expenditure and vast im- he appeared to be quite dead, but Helena May Institute on Thursday, provements have been made by as the body was still warm efforts October 23 at 5.80 p.m. organised by Great Britain in the New Ter- were made to revive him, but with- out success, About 20 minutes Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.C.O.ritories, one of the most important later the man was sent to the Kow- L.T.C.L. Assisted by Mrs, Snowdon of which is the Kowloon reservoir Their "socialism" is undefined, Jones (soprano), Mrs. Fortallion in the Shing Mun Valley. In fact, loon Hospital, where Dr. Uttley Dr. Uttley, who held the post but it means vague promises of (contralto), Mrs. Shand, L.R.A.H. we all know that water from the found that life was extinct.
(selo piano), Tickets may be New Terriories is being supplied relieving all hardships, whereby booked in advance. Members, 30 not only to the Kowloon people but mortem examination, said that they have attracted large numbers cents, Service men 30 cents, Chil also to the island of Hong Kong.
I need not dwell on other im-Two ribs were broken. This could be attributed either to hanging or. Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1930. of the working class. The party dren 30 cents, Non-Members 50
to artificial respiration. is especially strong among the cents. Tens must be booked. Tele-provements made in the New Ter ritories as these are obvious to all students and the younger mem--
local residents.
Visualizing the very vast im
Cathedral and at the reception to be held afterwards in the Cathe. dral Hall,
GERMAN FASCISTS.
bera of the lower middle class. land were auctioned yesterday at the provements that will hereafter be
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87,200.
death was due to strangulation.
The jury roturned a verdict of Suicide by hanging.
Thomas Wolstenholma, agdd 45,
WOE nrrested in
phone Matron 22160.-Advt.
The following four lots of Crown Its members wear uniform, and Grown Land Office: Kowloon In-made in the New Territories, it is To those who have little or no their demonstrations take the land Lot No. 2492, situated at Mong painful to realize that, in 67 years' formerly a director of Messrs. T. opportunity to follow the recent form of marches with brass Kok Tsui, was sold to Mr. Loke time, China would have the right Wolstenholme and Co., cotton many- trend of politics in Germany, it bande, and other military accom- Yung-choung for $49,200. Kowloon to say to Great Britain: "Your facturers, of Portland Street, Man- Cañada, was remanded at Manches- Iniay have come as a surprise to paniments, an effective means of Inland Lot No. 2401. altuated in lease is now terminated, and we chester, who
Cedar Street was sold to Messrs. want back our property."
There can possibly be no good ter charged with fraudulent conver- Lou Le-see, Chow Pan, Yeung Fal read yesterday's cables concern-stirring German sentiment. ing the clash between the Nation- The party has no positive pro-and Wong Wang-him for $27,100. answer to auch a request unless, in sion. It being stated that £40,000 al Socialists and the Fascistas at gramme. A German writer in the Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1409 was the meantime, an extension of such was involved.
Nineteen Casca Kowloon Inland Lot No. made before the expiration thereof.
of Infantile the opening of the new Parlia- New Statesman affirms that its sold to Mr. Chung Chung-shan for lease or any other arrangement be
$17,500.
I have no doubt that. if the purolysis are reported from the de- ment. We learned from Reuter growth is an example of the 1408, attuated at the function of Tal that loud laughter greeted the en-power of slogans and emotional Po and Pai Ho Roads, was sold to "difference" which might hereafter partment of Sarthe, France, and the New Ter-three deaths have occurred at Le try of the Nazis (German Fas-appeals over reason in political Mr, Yip Pun at the upset price of arise regarding
ritories should be brought to the Mans. cists) in brown shirts and matters. The cry, "Down with
notice of the League of Nations or breeches with Swastika arm the Republic and all that it standa
to any similar Tribunal then exist ing, the decision will be against bands and tie pins, the wearing for," has collected such a miscel
Great Britain. A possible solution of which is banned in the streets, laneous group of adherents that
might be in the following:-. but the Cominunists turned up in it is impossible to imagine them
We now hear from Reuter that oficial Member at the next Council meeting:-Will the Government negotiations are proceeding re- common mufti. "Hail," shouted holding together on a positive pro-
garding the return of the Boxer consider the advisabllity or destr- the brown shirtu. rising and salut-gramme. The party's stronghold
Indemnity Fund, which amounts to ability of making immediate repre ing as their leader, Goebbels, en-is the State of Thuringia, whose
some $11,000,000 to China under sentations to the Home Government tered, ironical laughter coming Minister of the Interior, a former
certain conditions, after allocating by telegram, if necessary, urging from the other benches. In the leader in the early revolutionary Adamastor-Portuguese cruiser. £265,000 to the Hong Kong Univer the inttur to effect negotiations If possible with the Chinese Govern- sity, USA
ment whereby, Iratead of releasing meantime foot and mounted police movement in Bavaria, has been
Man (in crowd): "Any ow. Would this not be an opportune the large Boxor Indemnity Fund, without engaged in scuffles with organising the State police as I'm glad I didn't back the orze you time, in view of the short term of some portion thereof might be demonstrators indulging in Fas- Fascist shock troops. It is not was alvor resterday we comes in tense of the New Territories. for offered to China for the purchase the Home authorities to beap and acquisition by Great Britain cist. aral Communist war cries. likely that the Fascists will be last
Tipster: Ere, ere, be reasons broached by the local authorities, of the whole of the New Territories Whilst the Police were dealing easily subdued, any more than
An abler pan than mino might entered between the two countries word the quesifon differently, but
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships are in harbour to-day:
Herald No. 4 buoy, Magnolia In. dock.. Moth No. 7 buor. Seraph-East wall dock." Tarantula In dock.
Foreign."
lation Council this vital necessity.
A question in the following form might suitably be put by an Un-
with demonstrators outside the will their nearest rivals, the able Why should the 'orse try to urging upon them the iminediate in perpetuity
win If you don't backe im 7! Reichstag, where 80 persons were National Socialistes but, whatever! Neody desirablilty for negotiations to be
"I consider," said the motorist to whereby a cession of the New Terr this matter has occurred to me a atout lady of plebeian aspect, with ritories could be made to Great only within the last 24 hours, I whom he had had the misfortune to Britain in perpetuity for some trust I will be excused for the collide, that the fault was entirely valuable consideration out of the moment for not having put the yours, madam, for standing gaping Boxer Indemnity Fund whole of this Important question about in the middle of the road in I am of the opinion that this before the public in a better form that manner aske
momentous question should be sim-Yours, etc. 41 was hot gaping about, retorted mediately tackled by the Colony
LEO D'ALMAPA: E. CAUTHO the Irate lady, "I was inhaling and would urge for the considera-
tion of the members of the Legis Hong Kong, October 14,
arrested, Fascists raided the un-happens, may Germany be saved protected" business, streets and from the throes of another up smashed the windows of: Jewish heaval which may mean a further THE ROBERT DOLLAR COMPANY, shops, cafes, and hotels. There economie disaster.
was much tumult inside the le during the formal bus ness, but the session, was adjourn
THE AMERICAN
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The keel plates of two detroyers, Crusader and Comet, and the mining school tender Nightingale were laid af Portsmouth Dockyard.