SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931.
ILLEGAL ENTRY.
1
THE CHINA MAIL,
VOLUNTEER CORPS EXCESS OF WOMEN.
CHINESE WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
BRINGS UP QUESTION OF POLYGAMY.
•
OFFICIALS CHEATED.
COMPANY PARADES.
Manila, January 9. An investigation into the illegal entry of Chinese women into the country for mercenary purposen Corps, are as under:-
Orders by Lieut.-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., commanding
Defence Hong Kong Volunteer
was started to-day by the bureau
of customs upon the request of
the constabulary. A prominent
ALL OVER EUROPE.
NEW
SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
A
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.
CTING under Instructions
from the Inspector General
of Customs, I have This Day taken To-day Tea Dances at Hong over temporary charge of the Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS To-night-Dinner Dances at for Kowloon and District from Mr. Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels. J. M. H. OSBORNE, Commission-
To-day-Old Bedfordians' Din-er. ner, 8 p.m.
J. C. O'G. ANDERSON, Acting Deputy Commissioner in charge
Paris, Jan. 1. Another two centuries at the present proportion of births, and Europa would have to resort to polygamy to provide husbands for all her women. The latest birth statistics made public to-day show To-day-Craigengower that there Chinese broker who boasts of un-
18,000,000 more Club Dance. limited
Band Practices will be held at women than men in Europe now. in the customis
The war is to blame for a small pulse Bay Hotel, Louse.
and three other Chinese, Headquarters on Monday, January are in danger of facing prosecu 19 and Wednesday, January 21.proportion, more sickness among tion for going about the immigra- 1931, at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Full at-male babies for another small
power
PARADES.
Corps Band.
are
ad interim.
York Building,
Cricket
To-morrow Tea Dance
at Ro-
Hong Kong, January 17, 1931.
Theatre
Theatre
Theatre,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
tion laws of the country by smug- tendance is expected on each date.part, but a freak of racial repro "Not So Dumb,"
gling Chinese women here.
An investigation by the con- stabulary of the latest Chinese girl who was smuggled ints, the country through clever muchina- tions of a prominent customs brok- er has revealed how easily the customs bureau couk! be cheated. Following such findings by the constabulary, Collector Aldanese has started an investigation into the illegal entry of Chinese women in Manila with a view to prosecul- ing those responsible for going about the law.
Two days ago, Colonel Bowers started the investigation into the case
Battery.
There will be a parade at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters on Thursday, January 22.
Engineer Company. Monday, January 19--Miniaturo Range Shoot at 5.30 p.m.
Corps Signals Parades will be held at Corps
5.30
on p.m. Headquarters at Tuesday, January 20 and Friday, January 23. 1931
Machine Gun Troop. Parades at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, for Machine Gun Instruction.
Armoured Car Company,
Entertainments. To-day Queen's Juction existent since the world
To-day Central war accounts for the greater part of the difference in sexes at birth."The Vagabond King."
If the same proportions con- tinue for 150 years as they have been recorded for the past decade, Europe by 2,080 will have enough women to provide each man with three wives. Palygamy would then become a social duty.
of
To-day-World "Knight of the Burning Temple," (Chinese picture).
To-day
Star Theatre. "Protection."
To-day Majestic Theatre; "The Rainbow Man."
To-day-Theatre Royal; Dame Clara Butt,
There is an excess of 2,000,000 women in France, largely account- ed for by France's war loss
Home Mails. Ger more than a million dend.
Monday-Outward for Europe via three many has
more Victoria B.C., 5 p.m., and Europe women than men, and Russia on via Siberia, C p.m. (President
of 4,000,000, Even Por- Peirce).
excess
million
a half million excess,
at Headquarters atminors, but in another ten to
Sports.
See Diary on Page 13.
Meetlrig.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING.
28th February, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 7th March, 1931
DRA
and
RAFT PROGRAMMES
ENTRY FORMS are noy ready and may be obtained upon application to the Secretary.
Entries CLOSE on SATURDAY, 24th January, 1931.
AMERICAN
Car Section-Parade on Monday,tugal has of an 18-year-old, Chinese girl who was brought here dur-January 19, at Headquarters at with 300,000 surplus women in
Chemical Diamonds are equal to real ing the early part of this year 5.30pm. for Machine Gun Instruc-Lisbon alone.
diamonds in brilliancy, lustra and for mercenary purpose. This girl tion.
For the present the problem is
hardness. Cut glasses like real dia- February 16- K. Motor Cycle Section-There will|1ot acute, for the excess is among confessed that during the latter
Land In-monds. Proof against fire, steel file vestment & Agency Co., Ltd., and natric acid. part of last December, two Manila ba a parade
Price per carat Chinese went to her aunt's house 5.15 p.m. on Monday, January 19, fifteen years these minors will be ordinary meeting. Messrs Jardine H.K. $5 nett. Terms Cash or COD
Matheson's Offices, 12.80 p.m.
The American Chemical Diamond in Amoy and convinced her aunt for Machine Gun Instruction. at a marriageable age and then
Miscellaneous.
Co., P.O. Box 360. PENANG, there will be 18,000,000 or more
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. To-day--St. Farade-Tuesday, January 20, disappointed maidens over Europe.
Stephen's College The aunt consented and she came at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Contrarily, America continues Prize distribution, Stanley, 3 p.m.
Manila with the two men and Uniform--Mufti,
to take her to Mania on a plen- aure trip with another woman.
one woman.
·
Machine Gun Company.
to have a small excess of males, M.G. Course Part 2-No. 4 Pia-Ins have all countries which can On the boat she was told to re-toon will fire this Course at Stone- [he classed as "young or colonial," present herself as the wife of a cutters on Sunday, January 18 In the United States there are 4 Chinese merchant residing in Range Oficer: 2/Lieut. E. G. per cent, more men than women. Manila and that she had six step. Slewart. Launch leaves Queen's but the excess has been cut by children. On arrival at the cus-Pier at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon two per cert. in two decados.. toms house, Chinese broker Police Pier at 8.40 a.m. Uniform United Press. met them and furnished her hond. jor mufti optional, bu: belt, She was then taken to the brok pouches and bayonet must be
taken.
Scottish Company. Parades-Thursday, January 22, 1931, No. 7 Platoon at Headquar ters at 5.30 p.m. under Captain
H. R. Forsyth.
No. Platoon at Kowloon Dock nder Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E. Squad drill with arms. Belt and frog will be worn.
Range at Stonecutters has been allotted to the Company for their use an the following dates:-
Sunday, February 8. Sunday, March 8. Details of shoots will be issued later.
SKIN OF UNBORN,
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER IN CHEKIANG.
DEMANDS OF MARKETS,
The enormous demand for the skins of unborn lambs for the fur markets of America has led to such slaughter of ewes that the extinc- tion in ten years of the species in Cheklang Province is predicted, and a petition has been sent to the Government over the affair.
ROUND THE CINEMAS
"ONE MAD KISS"-SCREENING
TO-MORROW.
EXCHANGES.
On New York- Miss Maris, a native of Argen- On demand tine, learned to play the castanets Credits, 60 days" when a girl.
sight
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London-
Bank, wire SPANISH FILM.
Bank, on demand Bank, 4 months' sight 11 Castanets, which provide an in- Credits, 4 months' evitable acompaniment for every alght ..
1/- 1/16 Spanish dance, are played with Documentary, 4 amazing facility by Mona Maris, months' sight... 1/-/ who has the feminine lead in "One On Paris Mad Kiss," For Movietone musical On demand romance, with Don Jose Mojica, Credits, 4 months" which will be seen and heard to- aight morrow in the Queen's Theatre.
11%. 11%
585
G25
23
24%
64
64
61
64
41
48%
Un Shangha{ame
74%
2% dis.
46%
1/- 18%
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong Copper Cash Copper Cente
Nominal Nominal
9% prem.
Castanets had their origin back On Bontbay. in the ancient days when Greek and Wire Roman civilisation and the arts on demand reached their highest peak, The On Calcutta first record of their use was in the Wire Portuguese Company.
As is well known, Cheklang Dionysian and Bacchanatian rites On demand Parades Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12 lamb-skin is noted for its excep- performed by Greek and Roman Platoons will parade at Headquar- tional sheen and silkiness,, these dancers.
On Singapore... On demand ters under Platoon arrangements, qualities being entirely due to the They were introduced into Spain On Manlia...! Husband: "What? Going out No. 12A Platoon will parade at ewes being fed on mulberry leaves, by the conquering Moors, and now On demand again? Then I am going with the Miniature Range for musketry. Of these. there is a great amount are used almost exclusively by
Rifles-All ranks are reminded in the province, mulberry trees Spanish dancers. you."
Composed of On demand Wife: "Da, dear. I am going that Rifies and Bayonets must al- having been cultivated for many two pear-shaped bowls of hard Dollar.
ways be returned to Corps Stors years for the silk industry, in wood, they are hinged by a silk. On Yokoham9, 25- when not in use.
which, Chekiang leads the rest of cord, the loop placed over the thumb On demand China.
and first floger.
Sovereigns (Bank's Of recent years un enormous de-i Marcel Silver directed, and buying rate) mand for these lambskins hra come Antonio Moreno and Tom Patricola Silver (per- oz.) from America, especially for skins are also featured in this picture." with extremely fine, short hair and "moire" pattern. The latter are: almost invariably the skins of
to the beauty parlour."-
Transfer.
Weekly Telegraph, Sheffield, er's office where she was made to No. 1616 Pte. J. J. Fugerson, No. memorise the answer to a set of Platoon, is transferred to No. 7 questions. At the board of in-Platoon, Scottish Co., as from quiry where she appeared later, January 16, 1931. she was accompanied by her sup-
No. 1527 Pte. F. E. Skinner, No. 1 posed husband who pretended to Platoon, is transferred to Reserve be a Chinese merchant, and pass- Company as from January 16, 1931. ed the questions without diffi- Promotions and Appointments. culty.
The Commandant has approved of The hair of lambs grows rapidly The break came when the two the following promotions and P-after birth, and the lapse of two men induced the girl to commit)pointments:
jor three days makes a considerable Immorality to make up for the No. 80 C.S.M. Green, H.. (W. 0. P700 which was paid to the cus- Class II) to be appointed Regimen-difference in the quality.
New York, Dec. 18. toma broker for enabling her to tal Quartermaster Sergeant.
As a result of this dealers up-
Slater Almes McPherson had enter the country legally. The No. 1540 Sergt. Slattery, R.E. country have been paying as much an encounter with the Cuban im- girl refused to consent to the de-promoted Acting Warrant Officer a $5 a skin for the unbora migration authorities last night mand and appealed to a Chinese Class II, and appointed Acting Com-variety.
This is leading to when she arrived at Havana in the merchant here who reported the pany Sergeant Major vice C.S.M. wholesale alaughter of awes
steamer Toloa from Colon, case to the customs and the con-Green, H. (promoted). stabulary. The girl was inves Aigated thoroughly and her testi-
lambs whose mothers have been TEMPORARY BRITON Rate of Native In- slaughtered before giving birth,
Struck Of the Strength. Left the Colony.
mony was a revelation as to how No. 1330 L/Sergt. J. A. E. Ken- easy the customs laws. can be drew, Machine Gun Troop, as from
January 11, 1931,
cheated here.
The findings of Colonel Bowers
Leave.
were referred to the collector-of No. 1553 Pte. J. R. Younger, No.1 customs who immediately ordered 7 Platoon, from 8.1.81 to 2.7.31. an investigation Into the Illegal No. 1412 Pte. G. R. Horridge, No. entry of other Chinese woman 1 Platoon, from 15.10.30 to 14.4.31. here now engaged in mercenary
Training Platoon.gi business-Philippines Herald. ⚫ Officers Commanding Units are reminded that as many Recruits as possible must attend the parade of Maps of Northern Rhodesla's the Training Platoon at 5.80 p.m. on 63,000 square miles made com- Tuesdays for Arms Drill This is pletely of photographs taken from most important in view of the forth- the air are expected to be fluiahcoming inspection by the G.O.C. ed by next June, reports the Unit
ed Press. The air survey of this ares was completed in less than
four months. Photographi
(Sgd.). W. H. G. GOATER,
MaCaptain, CT Adjutanty H.K.V.D.C. Obituary...
AIMEE MCPHERSON'S VISIT TO CUBA.
throughout the province, so much She is sold to have been travel- so that, if
the massacre le notting under the name of "Betty checked, merchants predict that Adams," and the immigration off- the whole species will be extinct cials said she was registered within a decade. Shanghal mer aboard the ahip as a "British chants have therefore petitioned the Government to prohibit the slaughter of ewes in order to ob tain the skin of the unborn lamb
AUTOGIRO TRIP...
CONTINENTAL FLIGHT. TO BE
MADE SHORTLY.
SPANISH MACHINE:
Philadelphia, Jan. 13. An autogiro flight longer than over will be attempted snon from Philadelphia to San Francisco, It war announced here to-day,
The Commandant deeply regrete Officials of the Pitcairn-Cierva
woman"
The matter was settled this morning when Sister Aimee was allowed, to land, after agreeing to resume her true name,
A friend of Sister Aimes said she was travelling incognito to avoid publicity. She is believed to be on her way to New York.
MOTHER LOVE DESPAIR.
Throat Injuries Of Her Invalid Sen.
This is one of those cases in which an extremely devotad mother is suddenly seized with despair owing to the tubercalar
mosaics of the region, which is believed to be larger than any pre- vlously surveyed in one enterprise, to have to announce the death of company said that Mr. C. J. Faulk end detailed records of six town-Lance Corporal J. J. Hirát, on Janu-ner, their best, pilot, will under-condition of her sonur se ships were obtained from the air. ary 16.00"
we take the trans-contimental fight,
The aircraft employed for the All ranks of the Corps tender The autogiro, invented by Sr. work was - a... – Gluster biplane, their deepest sympathy to the be- Clerva, a Spaniard, resembles a specially designed for air survey renved. Bund
windmill more than anything else.
She seems to have been seized
terest
314% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coln ... 22% die. Hong Kong Sub. Coin %% prem
LONDON EXCHANGES
Vienna Prague Helsingfors
128.85/2
4.85 13/82
Rugby, Yesterday.
Paris New York Brussels Geneva "Amsterdam
Milan. Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo
34.83
25.07
42.06%
92.74
20.43
18.132
18.16
18.16
84.522.
164
192%
47.85
Lisbon
108.25
Athens
376
Bucharest
818
Rio
45%
Buenos Aires
84%
Montevideo
$3
Bombay
1/8
Shanghai
Hang Kong
Yokohama
Silver, Spot
Madrid
1/38
11%.
2/15/92.
18 5/16 Silver Forward ... 18 7/16
British Wireless Service.
with an impulse to put an end to peal for leniency, said that the boy her son's life.
had recovered froin the effects of These were the words of Mr. injuries which had been inflicted to work. ⠀⠀⠀ Thres Hying bases were Band Table' Scheme. ⠀⠀ It has propellers revolving horl Justice Charles at Glamorgan | his throat ang used during the operations which On Tuesday next. 20th Instant a zontally above the structure of the Assizes at Swansea, when he Mr. Justice Charles: It is a seri resulted in 20,000 photography Machine Gun Send Table Scheme seroplans, enabling it to fly accepted plea of guilty from os thing to have cut the boy's being taken, and the plane flying will be held it Headquarters by the straight up and down. In theory Mr. Frances Cross, aged forty-throat, and I cannot grobook it. more than 40,000 air miles. Every Adjutant no extensive landing field is neces-four, of Rhondda, who was accused that she had donda wicked thing He said, addressing Mrs. Cross, photograph taken has been dave The following personnel of the eary for the autogiro. of maliciously wounding her son, He passed sentence of art months in loped, and a contact print made. M.G. Compatty must make every There have been autogiro fights Aldwyn Gourge: Cross,
the second division The contact prints are expected to effort to attend
from France to England, but that She pleaded not guilty to disclose considerable Information Platoon Commanders Platoon planned for Pilot Faulkner is by charge of winding with intent to Mrs. Cross crying bitterly and of value to geologists botanista BergeantsSection Commanders, Thousands of miles longer than any murder Bim
screaming, "Oh, my little girl" (and, forestry experts, 21 yard Section Corporals:
on recordUnited Press.
was sasittad from the dock. CON EL MrTemple Morris, in an
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