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The China' Mail Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug, 20, 1931.
Home Civil, Service. ·
Mr. Aw Bon Haw and Mr. Aw Boon Par have contributed, the sunri of $5,000, to the building fund of the Convent, Shingapore.
Mr. L. G. E. Rimage, of the Canton Insurance Office returned from a business trip to Japan by. the Empress of Kussin..
Dr. Cogan left yesterday on short trip to Shanghal, aboard the 4.3. Gange and intends returning on September 4 by the s.s. Empress
of Japan.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931.
"TOUCHY" ALLIES.
International Episodes. in China.
CHEFOO NOTES.
Fashionable Wedding at U.S. Consulate.
The well-known private bank of Consul. Damma and Streit, of Cassel, founded in 1863, has suspended payment, says Reutor's Berlin cor- respondent.
Mr. Allan Cameron, Oriental Manager, Canadian Pacific Stear ship, Limited, returned here by the Empress of Russia, accom panied by Mrs. Cameron.
A Reuter message from Ivigtut,
SUNDELL-BUSSE.
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BRITISH MANNERS,
The British
[From Our Own Correspondent)
General L. €. Dunsterville, speaking at a recent meeting of :
Chefoo, August 10. the Authors' Club and referring to The American Consulate was his experiences in tastefully and artistically decor (reports the Daily Telegraph): China, said, ated on Saturday for the wedding "International episodes were of of Miss Gertrude Busse and Mr. daily occurrence. Charles Sundell, American Vice- manner is so abrupt and uncour- teous that we constantly gave The weather, which had been offence to our touchy allies. more or less threatening all day, one occasion I was in my office On cleared beautifully and the sun discussing some matter with a shone forth toward the hour when a German railway representativo. large company of friends gathered. My trane inspector came in for at the Consulate to participate in some purpose or other. As we were the ceremony, which was conducted talking the chimney of the paraffin by Chaplain Commander W. A larap broke with a sharp elick Maguire, U.S.N.
"Made in Germany, I suppose,' said The bride, wearing a charming the traffic inspector. The German dress of silk and lace, made a most officer, mortally offended, wanted.
Greenland, of yesterday said, that measing picture as she entered on to kill him. I managed to soothe the airman Von Gronau has arrive the arm of her father, Mr. W. Busse him with an apology.
America.
"In conclusion, he said he would ed, and is proceeding to Disks Bay, accompanied by Misses, E. Busse whence he proposed to hop oft for and G. Gardiner as bridesmaids like to know how authors made a
where they were met by the bride living out of their books. groom and Lieut. W. F. Fitzgerald "I do not think many authors Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton opened who acted as best man.
have had the good fortune I have After the service the happy pair enjoyed, of critiques favourable the defence before Mr. Williams at the Central Polies Court yesterday with their friends adjourned to the far beyond the literary merit of my afternoon, in the case in which Chefos Club where a reception was books. Yet I should be sorry if my thirteen members of the Sik Yue held and the bride and groom re- finance were dependent upon my Club-are-charged_with_gambling at: ceived the congratulations of their profits. 506, 508 and 510 Queen's Roadmany friends."
"One's friends and relatives eat Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.Sundell up the profits by demanding a free West. The case was adjourned
left later to spend their honeymoon copy of the book. until Tuesday afternoon.
Some months at Peking.
after the publication-of-my-last- According to a wireless message
Notice has just been received book; a very dear. old friend, received. In Tokyo yesterday by the that Mr. L. W. Franklin, who has possessed of grent wealth, sald to Communications Department, Col. heen here for some months as me: I am longing to read your and Mrs. Lindbergh landed on the American Consul, is being trans-book, but the libraries are very island of Ketol, 25 kilometres ferred to Amoy on August and that exasperating, and I have not yet
As being "not in the public in north-east of Shinshiru island, at the former Consuly Mr. Leroy Web- been able to get it from them'."
terest," the suggestion that pre- ference should be given to ex- Regulars in filling clerical posts is rejected.
The Commission was presided over by Lord Tomlin. Five of its Sixty- In the report of the Royal members, were wonen.. Commission, issued last month, two public meetings were held, important changes in the organ- and 160 statements, including isation of the Service are recom-those of twenty-three official wit- nesses, taken. Among the latter Dealing with remuneration: it were the permanent heads of the
mended:
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Mail Commentary,
black.
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6.30, iwing to fog, says Reuter. ber, is returning to take over the Previously on the anme day, they Consulate on that date. During were forced down at Avatcha Bay, their short stay in Chefer both Mr. owing to engine trouble.
After thirteen months amid the ico desolation of the Greenland cap, six members of the British East Greenland expedition arrived in Copenhagen yesterday from Scoresby Sound aboard the steamer Gertrud Rask, according to a
The explorer: Chapman, in an interview, express-i ad the opinion that the air route cross Greenland would be possible only when Greenland had been care-
Reuter mesangé.
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and Mrs. Franklin have endeared themselves to many of the residents, who will be sorry to see them leave, while we all join in wishing them prosperity at their new post.
POSSESSION OF A FORGED NOTE.
Broker Gets. One Month's Jail.
THREE TITANS.
the
one
After his studies of Bismarck, Napoleon, and Lincoln, which are recognised as biographies on big scale, Emil Ludwig, in book under the title of Three Tilana (Putriam, 15s. net), writes of Michaël Angelo, Rembrandt and Beethoven, and he explains in his preface the things they had in common. He writes:-
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"They were all, throughout life, misanthropical, enigmatic, dis- is held that the present standard grent Government departments fully mapped. He mentioned that
for no and representatives of twenty-the expedition had mapped is reasonable and els
trustful; and at certain perioda each approached the borderland of substantial revision. The claim eight Civil Service organisations, extensive area, and had taken five
The banknote forgery cane, in madness. In spite of their prodigious hundred bhotographs. -
which Leung Kan, a broker, is successes, all three had been per- for a minimum wage of $3 10s. weekly is rejected, and the pre-
What is described as a barbarous charged with uttering a $100 note potually in confilet with the world; and ghastly spectacle is contained of the Chartered Bank, which he Michael Angelo strove for power, sent bonus system, which is con-
in a Reuter Inessage from Welling know to be a forgery, and with Rembrandt for luxury. Beethoven sidered open to grave objection,
ton (NZ.). Six Chinese were possession of a forged $10 note of for love; but each attained his de- is recommended to be consolid-A New Fashion.
publicly guillotined at Vila, New the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, aire only by fits and starts, and HM the King has set a new Hebrides (which 18 under joint was continued at the Kowloon always, at the cost of bitter experi- ated with basic salary.
Re-fashion.
At the Royal garden Franco-British administration) by Magistratey, his morning, after ences. All three lost the few men muneration, it auggeted, party in July he wore a white top a Japanese executioner, after con- a remand of 24 hours.
and women they loved. should be subject to automatic hat guiltless of any band white or viction by a French Court for the murder of a French planter. This periodic revision."
action has incensed the British re- As far as possible all posts in The Hollywood Cow,
sidents of the islands, and the Service should be open to men There is said to be a slump in Acting. British Realdent Commis- and women, and the policy of "alm rights at Hollywood, where stoner has protested to the British film producers are closing tight and French Offees against the fair field and 'no favour is ad- their purse strings against the executions, which were carried out vocated. The recommendations enormous. sums demanded by opposite the French hospital, in regarding the admission of women dramatists and novelists for the which were a number of women may be summarised thus:-Ad-screen rights of their works. Mr. and children.
J. B. Priestley's "Good Com- ministrative Class-Defence De-panions" and Mr. Rudolf Besier's partment, Closed. Executive The Barretts of Wimpole Street" reliability test which was recently en are yet an offer at prices in the successfully held in Hong Kong, a Class-All departments open neighbourhood of £80,000, large number of local motor-cyclists, except Defence. Clerical Classes
English dramatists and novelists enjoyed an excellent steak and —All departments `open. · have hitherto reaped abundant kidney supper at Lane, Crawford's
evening, when Report Made to Harbour There are, however, rtain harvests from Hollywood, but it restaurant last
seems those "good old days" are prizes won at the trial were dis-
Office. posts, for which women are con-new over, and the Hollywood cow, tributed by Captain W. H. G sidered unsuitable, reserved for If not actually running dry, refuses Goater, Adjutant of the H.K.V.D.C. The s. Cheong Shing -(Captain
men.
In so far as the Diplomatic and
In celebration of the motor-cyclo
Defendant said he received the
"Look at the three heads $100 note in the course of his husi- None would have charmed ness, and as regards the $10 note, woman, no woman fell in love with he knew that was forged, but did any of them. And yet if those not intend to utter it.
three heads, even though they were In summing up, Mr. Fraser said wholly unknown, should be, dis- he must give the prisoner the bene-tributed among thirty others of fit of the doubt in the first charge the kind, one can observe in any and discharge him on that count,street, and all were hung on one and considering the facts of the long wall everybody would be at- second charge he would impose one tracted by them, everybody would month's imprisonment.
pause and inquire: Who is that strange personage regarding mo PARTLY SUBMERGED with his unfathomable eyes?
It a demigod?
Those "And we should answer: are beings more than men and less than gods. They are three Titans who accepted battle with the gods."
WRECK.
to yield milk in such generous pro- The gathering was presided over D. G. Burleigh), which arrived hero No rational Briton outside the fusion as before.
by Mr. H. G. Williams, who was Here are some of the enormous supported by members of the Frial at 3 p.m. yesterday from Tongka turgid lines of so-called patriotic Consular Services a concerned, prices that have been paid Broad- Committee. The happy evening (Tientsin), August 9, and Wel-hal songs desires to extend the pesses- it is held that the admission of way-£51,000. All Quiet on tho was wound up with an enjoyable, wei, August 11, has reported at the sions of the British Empire.--Lord
Harbour Office that during the voy- Cecil Western Front-£16,000. Street musical programme, to which women is a matter of high policy scene £30,000. Strictly to be decided by Government. It honourable and The Front Page with Mr. H. J. Fountain at the 16, a sunken Junk with no masts
Dis- several of the company contributed, age from Wol-hal-wel, on August i belleve that a much sterner
is suggested that it might be £5,000. Journey's End-£16,000, piano.
It now seems that British drama- considered at an early "date.
tists and novelists will be obliged The marriage bar is to be re-to give Elstree consideration. tained, but heads of departments, Elstree, of course, has not been able to compete with Hollywood all
it is suggested, should be en- this while powered to appoint or retain a wordan if her special qualifien. tions or experience make such, a course advisable,
Certain recommendations to reduce temporary employment to
News in Brief.
Mrs. H C Gray returned to the Colony from Home via Canada by the Empress of Russia.
NEWS IN ADVTS.
The Empresa of Russia sails. at 5 p.m. to-day.
Household furniture and black- wood furniture will be auctioned by Lammert Bros. on August 25.
in Lat, 24.49 N., and Long: 118.57 E. view is growing up that what, we call sin is not to be explained away was passed.
The wreck is stated to be partly in terms of half-finished virtue.——
Sir Michael Sadler.. submerged.
The ship encountered strong easterly gales during the voyage" MAKING PROGRESS.
German Airwoman at Kazan.
A meeting of contributories In the Hong Kong Development Build ing & Saving's Society, Ltd. (In liquidation) will be held on Augustable S13
a minimum are also made. The lowest onen air temperature yesterday was 77 degrees. The The Commission finds that the humidity was 36 at 10 am and 88 system of Treasury control in at 4pm. Ak mate staff matters is satisfactory, and
Despatches which have passed; a holds that there is no justifica strict censorship In Cuba include tion for relaxing control. It d'es, a report that 800 rebels landed at The general meeting of the however, suggest that there Gibara from the steamer Trederick Douglas Steamship Company, Ltd., Second, which le said to be under will be held on August 31. The should be continuous overhaul of German Tegistry, says a Reuter transfer books will be closed from
August 24 to 81. the machinery of government
message from New York.
Ten Years Ago..
[From the "China" M»{}" of!
August 20, 1921.1
To-day's dollar is worth 2/8. Th
Kazan, Yesterday.. The old Post Office comprising Fraulein Marge von Etzdorf four lots of Crown Land at the arrived here from Moscow at junetion of Queen's Road. Central clock this afternoon-Reuter, and Pedder Street will be put up [Kazan is a town of consider for letting by Fuble Auction Sale proportions about 548 miles at the offices of the Public Works east of Moscow. Dapartment on Tuesday October 11, The German aviatrix, emulat at 1pm, according to the Govern- ing Mies Amy Johnson, took off ment Gazette. The term will from Tempelhof Aerodroma on for 75 years with the option of August 18 and alighted at Mos renewal at a Crown rent to the cow the same night Her Imme-fired by the Government surveyor. diate destination is Tokyo.] for one further form of 75 years.