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MAIL.
cently introduced into Parliament, was defeated. Bat Sir Alfred Bet.. who moved the amendment, la now Considering the possiblity of the introduction of a Sunday lasatrizai Performances BER
"My opinion is. Jaya Sir Alfreil, "that * very large number of actors and actresses, particularly the legs highly paid, artists, ure anxious to get an extra day's work. On Sunday with extra pay; but it is now a matter entirely for them to resognise 'ands. to, demand their right,
"
News in Brief.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1931.
CORRESPONDENCE.
AN ENGLISHMAN'S RUSSIAN WIFE.
Detention by Soviet.
Was A
A FILM COMPLAINT, '
To the Editor of "China Mall.”] Sin-ledly grant me a little of geur wilted space for complaint which I think will maut with the upproval of mang Alm'geers! On "page 15 of the Sunday Herald In the House of Commons Sir | (August 10) applired the following George Bowyer (C., Buckingham) in the Quear's Theatre påge. raised the question of the refugnt Can we diyə? And how! of the Soylet Government to allow Leila Hyams proves her prowess. th-demand is unanimous Mrs. Walford to join her husband, not only as an setrvan but in believe that anner or later Partin-Mr. P. R. Stewart Walford, in Eng-squale sperts in her lattet acreen
rola. She and ntent will have to deal with the land.
the long-legged Irs. Walford, he said, niacter.'
Charlotte Gromgood do plalu söd Russian lady who married Mr. fancy diving in the Callonte swim- Walford in Odessa in February ming pool semes of "Stepping Hlast. Mr. Walford had appealed | Out." Metru-Goldwyn – Mayer's to the Soviet Government to allow comedy-romance of Hollywood and Mrs. Walford to leave Russia. He Caliente, which will open to-day`, at Sincera's reported at 2 p.m., that had received the aid of the Bri- the Queen's Theatre,
Ambassador their turnover to-day (ladies' day) tih
in Moscow. After reading the above pára- From 8 a.m. to noon amounted to When that proved unavailing horaph, I had visiona of seeing some- four and a halt times more than came to London on May 28 and thing worth while. But to the for the same period yesterday. made his case known to the For disappointment of myself and eign Office. He was told three others all that was shown won Leila other people were in a_similar | Hyame lying on a diving board at position. He (Sir George Bowyer) the swimming pool nk' Caliente. a question about the | Not a single dive, fancy or other- had asked
the House recently wise, was shown. 1 that fair matter in and received an unsympathetic re- treatment? The public are asked
The ply.
Britlah Government to pay for their amusement. Then seemed to show an almost cringing why can't they get the full value of The Hon. Secretary of the M.C.L. subservience to, the Russians.
their money in the entertainment? Mr. Dalton asks us to call attention of mem-
(Under-Secretary, No statement anuld be plainer than bers and friends to the fact that the Foreign Office) replied that Mr. "She and the long-legged Charlotte sale of tickets for the swimming Walford, like other Britons recont Greenwood de plain and fancy gain on September 8 will close any in Russia, had elected to marry divings..... Saturday next. No..tickets will be Russian lady. She was now n Were the genes Lao "hocking" sok at the gate. Early application British woman by reason of, hav for the local public, that they just for tickets should be made to the ing married a Briton, but she had had to be cut?
And yet, censors. branch secretaries.
.
After four blank days que to bad weather the British Schneider Trophy Team was able to resume practice to-day (Monday) although conditions were by no means local, eays a British Wireless message.
LIGHTS THAT FAILED.
War Prisoners' Signals To
Submarine.
a dual nationality. She also re-let paas some of the most sugges- mained a Russian, and the Soviet tive bed-room stones without ques- Government had lald down certnin | tion. Why? regulations under which no person who was
a Soviet citizen could leave the Union unless released from Soviet citizenship.
into other channels-social and
The British Government had sporting - creating a couple of
been able to secure the release of sisterly cities even though under The B.B.C, announcement that a five other Indies from Soviet citi- There was considerable different flags. Thus will the German naval officer who was once a zenship.
prisoner of war in Britain will delay in the case of Mrs, Walford, true spirit of international con- describe his attempted escape by and they had not yet been success- cord be brought immeasurably submarine recalls the exclusive ful. When her case was brought IL was mentioned to the nearer to complete realisation, account of this affair which The up,
Ambassador Daily Telegraph published nearly Soviet
in London. breaking down barriers of mis-o years ago.
and instructions were given to the trust and misunderstanding and The officer is Cmdr. Hormann British Ambassador in Moscow to raising a bulwark of amity and Tholens,
naval take the matter up.
Mail Commentary.
DR
offi- A telegram had been received
com-
WAB AC
|
This sort of thing has happened more than onep, and I hope that in future what the pulle read in the advertisement and propaganda they will see, without fall, when the film
actually screened,
Yours, etc.,
AQUATICS.
Hong Kong. Septembre 1.
LONDON MAIL THEFT.
Man Charged After Five
Years,
A London mail-ing robbery near-
Det-Sergeant R. Greenberg said that when he saw Lane at Wim- bledon Police Station he told him.
Hello Canton.!
Emblematic of the lethargic mentality of the community dur-
who, with ing the hot weather is the almost
colleague and an army stoic indifference toward the good will of more instrinsic value cer. tried to escupe from that day from the British Ambas-y five years old, when a mall-van
was driven away opening of the telephone from than reams of diplomatic mess-the war
from outside prisoners' camp. at andor saying that he was “dealing
Holborn post office while the driver Hong Kong to Canton to-day. ages and yards of red tape. Dyffryn Alad, North Wales, in with the case. They could not get
was inside the office and afterwards Preliminary announcements have To all, both in Hong Kong and August, 1915. They had pre-these things settled as quickly as
was found opened with thrge`re- secret com- they would like, but they did not riously established been remarkably few and re- Canton, who have undertaken the munication with the German Ad- think Mrs. Walford's case
wouldgistered letter nail-bag missing. markably modest. Of public spade work in connection with miralty by means
was recalled at Wimbledon Pallco He which Cmdr. be outstanding much longer. comment there has practically the opening to-day of the Hong Tholens now promises to disclose. gave an assurance that everything Court recently.
William Lane, otherwise, John Of tributes
-A Germun submarine U 38 was that could possibly be done was been none.
to Kong-Canton telephone we offer
Kunilton (38) bookmaker, of ordered to lie off the western side being done to secure her release, the private and Government our heartiest. congratulations, of the Great Orme's Hend, Llandud- but he said he would also like to Cautley-avenue, Southside, Clapham enterprise that has made possi feeling confident that their enter-no, three successive nights, have an assurance from the other Common, was charged on 4 war- rant granted by the Clerkenwell ble a telephone talk between this prise will be well rewarded in August 15, 16, and 17, to be ready side that if her release Colony and Canton there has more than the commercial and to take on board the three officers complished nothing would be done magistrates on September 2, 1928,
to prevent her. Innding.
with "having on September 25, who hoped to escape.
the Parish of Holborn, been an entire lack up to the financial sense.
All went well-up to
Si Thomas Inskip (C.. Fare- 1926, at a point. hour of the official opening to-
Cmdr. Tholens and his two, ham); The hon. gentleman knows feloniously stolen three mail-baga. the property of the Postmaster- day. Commercial circles those
panions broke out of the camp on very well that there is no power
General." the night of August 13, and after to keep her out if she is a British most affected by the new trunk
tramping forty miles, reached the citizen, telephone-have observed a mys-
sea coast in safety. That night terious silence in public print at
they sought in vain for a path down
had good reason to believe he any rate. All of which is passing
the steep cliff. The following night
was John Emmanuel Hutt, also they did reach the beach, and made
known as John Hamilton, who was strange, looking to the urgent
flash-lamp signals, but saw no sign
at one time employed by a firm as need to consolidate and expand a dog-owner is not all beer and of the submarine. On the third
a motor-driver. Lane remarked: the trade between the two great skittles. Some time ago a Paris night they gave up hope, and after
"I don't know Hutt. 1 have never centres in the South-West
A clause forgiving any debts hoard of Hamilton." was motoring near a futile attempt to reach London,
due to him not exceeding £250 and a sheep-dog dashed were arrested. China. In British Malaya there
Later Lane was put up for identi- the roadway. In Yet for two of these nights the empowering his executors to forcation with thirteen other men,. has been'.
for swerving to avoid running down U 38 had been lying only 500 yards give any other debts as they may and he was identified as having
motorist collided away from the fugitives, who were think fit, is included in the will been employed by that arm. nearly
three
to the animal, the decades
with a tree, and received very standing on a beach divided from of Mr. James Edmondson of the warrant was read over to him our own knowledge".
serious injuries. He was awarded the submarine's lurking place by a Woodbury, West, Overcliff Drive, he said: "That is a long time telephone communication
damages against the owner of the headland, which hid them from Bournemouth, who left estate in ago." tween Singapore in the South and dog, and on appeal this decision was their would-be rescuers Penang in the North and the in- upheld by the Court of Appeal,
This case is brought to mind and termediate capitals of the respec mentioned because of a Kowloon tive Federated Malay States. motor-cyclist's complaint, of about Only now is that comprehensive a month ugo, concerning a dog scheme coming to fruition, but which had evolved from a pet into each development. has created. al-important, like to motorists and post. The principle Involved - in
most as much public stir as was dog-owners. caused in London by the first telephone message thence to New York.
clamour
of
for
be-
I.K. Dog-Owners-Nota Bene.
The responsibilities of dog-ownens are continually increasing in the conditions of modern life... Being
business man Dijon when
uddenly into
English Technical Schools.
versa.
ESTATE OF £248,000.
Debts Forgiven in Will.
When
own and vice- his
disposition valued At Lana 'was remanded for a week, £248,170 (net personalty £227,546). bail being refused. This is believed to have been Mr. Edmondson who is the, the one and only attempt of Ger- father of Major A. J. Edmondson, an" war captives to make their M.P. for Banbury, left a large escape by submarine.
number of bequesta, to charities and Church work,
GREAT TEMPLE FOR INDIA.
Spot Where Buddha Preached.
NEW RUGBY HEAD.
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China' Mall" of September 1, 1921.]
To-day's dollar is worth 2/8%.
The following, forthcoming mar-
...
Rugby School Summer vacation has begun. This term there are Technical schools we are told, are.
On the spot where, about 2.500 several changes in the staff to re-riages nre announced Mr. one of the most cheerful and rears ago, Gautama Buddha preach-cord, the chief one being the retire- Justice J. R. Wood and Miss Gladys It may be that the unhappy vigorous parts of the English educa ed his religion to his first five die- ment of Mr. W. W. Vaughan, after Frances Kember, of No. 158, The events of the past aix years tional system. Pupils come becausa ciples, great Buddhist temple is ten years as headmaster. His suc- Peak; Mr. LV. avier of No. 11 affecting commercial intercourse of ambition, and remain to study to be publicly opened at the end of cessor is Mr. P. H. B. Lyon, Rector Ashley Road Kowloon, to Miss between Hong Kong and Canton because of interest
this year.The pince is Saranath, of Edinburgh Academy,
Alzira Maria Alvares, of No. 20. Those technical schools are pro in the United Provinces, India.
Mr. A. Ket, a classical master, is Ashley Road; Mr. A. A, d'Azevedo have unconsciously blurred the ducing men of the grade of works Forty years ago jungle covered returning to Brasenose Collega, of No. 2 Belilios Terrace, Robinson public vision, relegating the manager who are equal to any in the site. The temple will be known Oxford, as a Fellow, and, Mr. J. R. Road, and Miss Lucilla Maria da opening of the trunk line to-day the world, but they are not produce as the Mulagandhakuti Vihara, and Roasitor has obtained an appoint- Luz of No. 2, Peace Avenue, Ho- to the level of mediocrity insteading the same number of men and will have a main tower. 110 feet ment at Glenalmond.
muntin.. women for the higher positions as high. The Viceroy has been re- of the epic event that it actually in countries like Germany. The quested to perform the opening is,, looking to the immense bear main reason for this is that the ceremony, and Buddhists from all ing that it must inevitably exer system of secondary education has over the world are expected to at
only developed to a considerable tend. cise upon the commerce of Hong extent fairly lately in England, Kong and Canton. Friendship whereas Germany has had such
Wat bind system for fifty years, begotten of trade must
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closer two such great centres, No Stage Plays on Sunday. each interdependent on the other wor
The architecture of the temple. conforms to the original Buddhist :: ?" style. The only image of Buddha, In the preaching attitude, which is
to be placed in the shrine is being.
An amendment for the inclusion made at the Jaipur School of Art
for their prosperity. And such of ange plays in the Sunday-Per-after the model of the image in the friendship cannot but develonformances (Regulation) Bill, re- Saranath Museum.
LEA &
athi ne bavishya and unrela
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