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Conferences.
'Shanghai'ta 'declared a port in- fected with small-par
No fresh cases of diphtheria have been reported up 11.30 this morn- ing, and a clean sheet was returned for the 24 hours of yesterday.
All Police Stations in the New Territorios (exclusive of New Kow loon), as from January 1, 1932, are places where District Registers of
SATURDAY, JANUARY
PUREE DE POIS
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lipstick is turned to bring the rauge AMERICA'S BALDWIN. to the surface a watch is auto- Care will have to bo exercised, matically wound up. in future, in order to avoid con- births and deaths of Chinese are fusion of names, for, as a result INTERNATIONAL PEN CLUB. kept.
of the recent New York elections, An eloquent protest against the It is notified that at the expira- Mr. Baldwin of their own has been addressed "to all whom it the United States have now aill-treatment of political prisoners
tion of three months from January 4, 1932, The Yuen Lee Company who also smokes a pipe. Britain's young, rich and earnest man, {Limited, will, unless cause is shewa
to the contrary, be struck off the Baldwin will have to be referred register and the company will be to in full as Mr. Stanley Bald- win of Bewdley, Worcestershire, dissolved.
England!
Pen Club, an international associa may concern" by the international tion of writers and publicists with its headquarters in Berlin. The protest, which mentions no names and no governments, declares that the Pen Club is in possession of ing the cruel treatment meted out many substantiated reports regard-
America's Baldwin is likely to It is notified that architects', barristers, dentists' (whether re he occupies a unique position in enjoy considerable publicity, for gistered as dental surgeons or exempted perona), medical practi- that country's politics.
to political offenders in various For the first time in Tam countries. It declares that nothing tioners, pharmaceutical chemists', solicitors and auditors' certificates Republican to be returned. He country as the "soulless persecu
many history he was the only can so damage the prestige of any
to practise for 1932, as required by
or
section 21 of the Stamp Ordinance, is, therefore, the Opposition lead-tion of men and women for their
er and, as such, is automatically religious 1921, may be obtained from the
political beliefs,” a member of thirteen committees. Furthermore the protest alleges Stamp Office on payment of the He can, however, introduce no that refined methods, of flogging Stamp Duty of $50.
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fashions
measures, having no one to and other medieaval cruelties are second them. Three Chinese, Chan Yat-ho,
quite common in many peniten- Chan Fan, and Kwan Shiu-yee APA BRIDE IN RED.
tiaries where political offenders are peared before Mr. Williama at the
încarcerated. All this, it is. Interesting wedding Central Police Court yesterday were set in London recently when bitterness and the hatred which stated, must inevitably add to the afternoon charged with conspiracy a bride appeared in a picture gown characterise the present. The pro- to obtain a passport to Singapore of ruby-red velvet trimmed with test concludes with an appeal, to by fraud, the first and second de-sable fur, a hat to match trimmed the governments concerned to deal fendants are accused of obtaining with a single, long ostrich feather, more humanely with their political the passport by fraud and the third and a string of large Scotch pearls, prisoners. alding and abetting the first de She was attended by two married fendent to obtain the pasaport.sisters.
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The third defendant is the son of Dr. K. L. Kwan, of Hong Kong. WOMEN WANT TO BE The case was adjourned.
1932.
Personal Par.
It is notified that Dr. William
HANGMEN.
The document is signed, amongst others, by Mr. G. H. Chesterton, Signor Benedetto Croce, Mr. John Galsworthy, Herr Thedo Daeubler, Mr. Gunnar Gunnarson, Dr. Ger- 300hart Hauptmann, Mr. Kung Ham- sun, "Miss Selma Lagerleef, Herr Thomas Mann, M. Maurice Mater. linck, Mr. John Masefield, M. Andra Maurois, M. Romain Rolland, Mr. I. G. B. Shaw, Sir Rabindranath
Three women are among the candidates who have applied for the post of hangman of Prague.
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LIPSTICK WATCHES.
Lipstick watches are a novelty in
"MISADVENTURE.”
INQUEST JURY'S RIDER.
lighting facilities on such junks, or on shore at the loading point, wise. whether by street lamps or other-
most affected, if such can be the case, is the country which has
His Excellency the Governor has brought matters to a head. That been pleased to appoint Mr. Julius Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1932. is Germany. It is because of her Ring to be en Assistant Assessor of
plea that she can no longer, in Rates, with effect from January 1, Parla. When the lower part of the Tagore. the present circumstances of her trade; meet her annuity obliga- The air, as it were, is thick tions, that the statesmen are to Brownlow Ashe Moore resumed
meet at Lausanne and, it is duty as Deputy Director of Medical Coolie Woman Drowned with conferences. There are conferences for this, that, or the hoped, come to some understand and Sanitary Services on January
1, 1932.
in Harbour. ing. other. And a day, seemingly,
The experts have already submitted their feport, but not It is notified that the Honourable goes not by without the news- sheets making some reference to
all the statesmen of the coun- Dr. Arthur Robartas Wellington re- sumed duty as Director of Medical them. Meetings, sessions, con- tries affected seem prepared to and Sanitary Services on January
recommendations of 1, 1982. ferences, commissions follow accept the
the experts. one another with a rapidity
What has Germany. the that is bewildering. Such con-
lebtor nation, to say about the claves have always been. But,
report of the experts? In an whereas formerly the numbers
interview given to a number of participating in them used to be
foreign small, to-day, as a concession to democracy, they are large- sometimes even unwieldy. Ob viously, there must be greater delay in making decisions and taking action, than when this re
newspaper correspon-
dents recently, Dr. Bruening, the German Chancellor, said that though the report was "on the whole, satisfactory," it had not diagnosed the case correctly, nor had it prescribed the only eff cient remedy. The experts, ac- cording to Dr. Bruening, had dealt, to some extent, in fancies, whereas it was essential that when during the progress of pro- they should have dealt in reali longed consultations the con- ties. He hoped that the forth-
sponsibilty was shouldered by
the few rather than the many.' Surely, there are occasions—and not few and far between
dition of the patient, as it were, goes from bad to worse. The patient may even die, while the physicians consult one with the other what to prescribe.
coming conference would force its way through the narrow con-
fines of national prestige · and policies on to broader ground. The crisis, he assured his hear- Again, how much does this ers, was helther temporary nor practice of divided responsibility transitory, and a temporary ad- stunt the growth of initiative, justment would bring no re- dull quick perception, and retard lef. Concluding the Interview, ability to make and take deci- Dr. Bruening said: sions? Are too many cooks spoil-"We have now definitely ar ing the broth? Two heads may
rived at the parting of the
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following British warships were in harbour to-day!-
Tamar-Basin. Bruce-South wall.
Keppel-South wall.
Marazion-South wall. Herald-East wall. Cornflower--East, wall. Pandora-East wall. Proteus-East 'wall. Kent-North arm. Seraph-North arm. Sterling-North arm. Cicala-North arm, Wild Swan-West wall. Swan-West wall.. Wishart-West, wall, Whitehall-West, wall. Verity-West wall. -Moorhen-In Jock. Serapis-In dock, Sirdar-In dock.. Suffolk-In Taikoo dock. Hermes-No. 1 buoy. Medway and Sub.—No. 2 buoy. Cumberland-No. 3 buoy.
Foreign Man-of-War.
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Gil Eanes Portuguese transport
WEDDING BELLS.
WONG - LYNN.
12016, SPARROW.
An Army officer in. Prague, Staff Captain Soposnikov, claims to have On December 21 last a Chinese | constructed the worlds" smallest woman coolie, aged 17, was drown-seroplane, He calls it a "Sparrow," ed while at work on a conservancy
His machine "weighs only 120lb. junk moored to the seawall near the It measures just over 12ft. long and Pottinger Street pler. This form has a wing span of 18ft. ed the subject of an inquest before Mr. Schofield (sitting as Coroner) at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon..
Dr. Griffiths, stated that death was due to drowning.
A woman who was with the de- ceased on the morning in question, stated that they had been to the Junk with their loads and were crossing the 25-foot plank to return ashore. She was the first to gain the sea-wall, followed closely be- hind by a man who was the bus- band, of the deceased.
They had
This beats the claim, reported from Turin, of the Italian brothers Frignani, who have produced an "aerial motor-cycle" weighing 224lb., with a length of 13ft, and a wing span of 17£t.
Captain Soposnikov's "Sparrow" has attained a speed of 80 miles an hour.
Ten Years Ago.
(From the "Chion Mall" of
January 9, 1922.3
both safely crossed the gang-plank To-day's dollar is worth 2/7%"
when she saw
the deceased, who
had small bucket and was the laat
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An American seaman named
to cross the plank, make a mis-step | James Livingstone was arrested in and fall into the water.
town last night by the Police on a
It. was stated that the plank was charge of being drunk and ** dis- only 14 inches in width, and that orderly. He was allowed bail", in deceased was shortsighted.
the, sum of G$10. Apparently he
The jury (comprising Messrs. P. | went straight from the Police Sta F. le Fevre, (foreman) G. A. Neves tion to Government House, presum and H. A. Alves), returned a verdict ably intending to protest against of "death by misadventure." They what he thought was an injustice. recommended the Sanitary, Depart When refused admittance he again. ment, as the authority concerned, created a scene and was again ar- to embody in their bys-laws, or in rested, This time; he furnished the conservancy contract, a clause bail of $10 Hong Kong, money. governing the width of gang-planks When his case was called before the used by conservancy i junks; also | Magistráte this morning he failed the provision by the Government to appear. His bail was estreated
be better than one, and, of
ways, and unless the world Is An Interesting and picturesque Departments concerned, of better accordingly. course, mathematically and logi-disaster will overtake us, and noon at St. Andrew's Church, Kow
guided along the right road, wedding took place yesterday" after:[{i
cally, ten heads ought to be bet-
the Basle teport will remain loon, when : Miss Ellen K. Lynn, ter than two. But are they? It but one of the mahy futile eldest daughter of Mr. Lynn Yen seeria to us that in practice they
efforts to analyse our troubles Kai, ez-Civil Governor of Canton, and to show the way out" | was married to Mr. K. C. Wong, are not, and, what is more, they
The serious plight of Ger. B.A (Oberlin), MBA (New are robbers of valuable time.
many is recognised in Britain, nan University, Canton,,en
York Univ.), Secretary of the Ling The further consideration of but France seems to be convinc The bride was given away by Mr. these controversial issues must ed that this is simply a pose be Refus L. J. Wong, in the absence of be deferred, for we are concern hind which Germany is shelter Mr. Lynn, who is now in Nanking; ed to-day with one of the two ing to evade her commitments, while Mr. Kingston Taft Tan, of the
conferences. the
Paramount Film Corporation so that she may all the sooner as best man. A larg stages for which are now being be in better posit
to of friends from Hong Kong prepared. We are referring,
Canton were present W. W. Rogers officiated. course, to the Reparations and Disarmament Conferences to held at Lausanne and Geneva 26- (spectively, and it is with the first
momentous
menace the security of France.
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