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REEF FILM.
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at Hong Kong.
WILL.
Sound Advice Given to Descendants
LEAVES $101,800.
Correspondence.
PRACTICE OF NUDISM IN HONG KONG.
Advice has been received from
To the Editor of "China Mall,”] America that the Universal Film
Sir,-As an article has appeared Company, which made "East of
In a certain local Paper purporting Borneo," is going to Australia to
to give the decision of the Govern make a picture on the Great Bar Lam Hon-ping, alias Lam Shu- ment to the Application of the rier Reef. No details of the ming, alias Lam Chi Yuen Tong, Hong Kong Nudist Society for an scenario are available yet, except allas Lam Min Yuen Tong, who Island in Hong Kong Waters, to the that it was written by an Austra-died on January 13, 1980, at 75, effect that no facilities whatsoever Han, Wilfred James, in collabora-Jervois Street, left estate in the will be afforded by the Government, tion with Dale Van Every,, author Colony valued at $101,800, and in shall thank you to kindly give of "East of Borneo.""
a lengthy will he gives sound at-space to this our official Statement, The expedition will travel to vice to his descendants. He was that no negative reply of any kind Singapore, via Shanghai and Hong managing partner of the Yee Wo has been
received by the Hong Kong, by steamer, and there char- firm, of Jervois Street.
Kong Nudist Society, from the
ter a yacht, and cruise to Torres The Supreme Court has granted Hong Kong Government, In reply
Straft and the Barrier Reef. Charles Bickford and Rose Hobart letters of administration, with will to their Applications for an Island, we have no indications are said to be the stars selected annexed, to Lam Shut-iu and Lam and that
we shall not be Shut-hi, respectively the testator's whatsoever that for the picture, and a large com- pany of extras will accompany the sidest and youngest sons, whose granted the lease of the Island, address is given as 75, Jervois The article in the said local Paper
is therefore not supported by, ev
expedition.
Bickford and Miss Hobart will Street. be released from their Hollywood engagements in July, and the ex- pedition should set out in Angust.
named Lee Fu (40) sustained scalds to his body and was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital for treat ment.
The following are interesting dance in our hands. Needless to add that we are confident of our extracts of the will:- Mr. Yik Yan
"I am the second son of the late complete succes.
and one of the de- scendants of the 21st generation of the late Mr. Kwong Shan.
"While a child I received lessons from my beloved mother and while a young boy I attended school for my education.
"In the prime of my life I carried Whilst walking past 96 Queen's on travelling trade until my hair Road East, Leung Chit (23) of 19 grew white. For half of my life Was struck an I exerted mentally in the com-
Star
Street,
Youra, etc.,. HERBERT B. LANEPART,
President,
Hong Kong Nudist Society, P.O. Box 804, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, April 5, 1932.
OLD LAG CAUGHT RED-HANDED.
the head by a bamboo pole which mercial Une. In fact, I toiled in fell from the third floor. He was this busy and dusty world for the Razor Blade for Picking
sent to the Government Civil whole of my life. Hospital.
Pockets.
Insignificant as the Hend of a Fly.
"By laying down inadequate plans)
Two months' imprisonment was Hornell, Chairman, I have not been able to take long imposed upon a Chinese who was fast steed can and)
Sir William announced at yesterday's tifin of strides as a
The China Mail. So, a million Labour men could the Rotary Club that he had ac though I was slack in the ability of convicted before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy this get 34 seats, but a million Liberals cepted, on behalf of the Club, an speculation, I have succeeded. in could secure
only 11. Thus, a invitation for members to lunch on making some little proit, as insigni- morning on a charge of having possession of razor blade, set in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 6, 1912. Labour man had the voting power board the 8.8. President Hoover next ficant as the head of a fly is. wax,
"I regret not having achieved my sim.
Sub-Inspector Elston, prosecuting However, I learned that So
said that the man alighted from
Proportional Representation.
Io
of other
of three Liberals.
1931, Tuesday. 14,000,000 Ministerialiais obtained under 600 seats; whereas 7,000,000 Monday was the anniversary of Kwong, of the Han Dynasty, once the train at Kowloon Railway Labour men got 46 seats. This the inauguration of talkies in the said, "If the virtuous were wealthy meant that a million Ministerial-Star and World Theatres. The their wisdom would be impaired and lation, with a crowd ists got 34 seats, but the same former screenet Gloria Swanson in if the ignorant were wealthy their people who came here for the Ching Ming festival. Following Conservatives are reported to number of Labour voters could get "Oh! What a Widow," and the latter sins would be increased.”
7. The system, in view showed Ronald Colman in-"'Raffles,” "I did not want to leave a large the usual procedure, the passengers
estate to my descendants to expose The razor blade was found in
were searched by a party of police. be demanding a reform of the only
of these figures, cannot be said to with Kay Francis. House of Lords. At a meeting, be fair.
them to hatred and sins.
I must, now a month old, of the National Union of Conservative Associa- tions the following resolution was passed:-
urges upon the Government the necessity for amending the Constitu tion, so as to make a more effective Second Chamber."
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Let
will
defendant's
pockets, by cutting the cloth,
Stability. The system should, on The Medical Officer of Health re- However, do my duty towards them packet of tobacco in the whole, ensure that when gusts ports the following diseases. April by providing them with several Huts pocket, and as soon as it was dis of passion or terror sweep the coun 4: Two cases of small pox, 'one case and several "mow" of ordinary covered, be bolted, but was caught. try. Parliament should not be more of diphtheria, and two cases of fields so that they may bave some- It was suggested that the instru- violently affected than the people as enteric fever all of which occurred thing to shelter them and a founda-ment would be used for picking
whole, but, if possible, less on the mainland. On the island in tion to start earning their living.
Defendant had a previous con- **Behave With Respect and violently. There have been elec- Victrola there were two cases of
Carefulness."
viction for picking pockets many tons in which this has not obtain-enteric fever and one at Shaukiwan. ed. There has been a com- One case of cerebro-spinal fever in "I earnestly hope my descendants years ago, and had also been sent
submergence of or also reported in the Victoria dis- will appreciate the laborious tasks away to Canton in 1911.
public trict.
undertaken by me throughout my If the House of Lords needs more parties, and many
Te and will men, who are of the very greatest
behave themselves BARRISTER-AT-LAW reforming, it seems that there is value in Parliament, have been turn- Rotarian J. P. Sherry was the with respect and carefulness, greater, need for the reform of ed out of public life just when they speaker at yesterday's tiffin of the them show their feeling towards
FINED: Parliamentary government as were wanted most. Here again the Rotary Club, and his subject was me so that those who are scholars "The Dial Switch in Automatic will devote themselves to study and to-day obtaining in Great Britain, system has not stood the test.
And now in regard to the third Telephony." The talk was very will not stop until they have at- Failing to Have Licence especially in so far as the sys-test. Only recently Lord Snowden interesting in that the speaker ex-tained to the peak as it were of a
for Wireless Set. manner in which the h; those who are furmers tem of election is concerned. very deliberately affirmed that, with plained the This statement is based on in the present system, it had not been dialling system operated, and gave devote themselves to agriculture and
possible to be represented in Parlia-la description of what happened try to acquaint themselves with the Mr. A. M. L. Soares, the barrister-
raising analysis of the three most recentment by a member in whom he had when a call was put through and difficulties in
crop at-law, living at Temple Tower, General Elections in Great Bri-confidence or whom he would have completed.
of grain; those who are workmen Stubbs Road, was summoned before will devote themselves to their re- Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central tain. The Elections of 1924, dreamed of choosing as a political
Court this morning, leader or guide. In this respect 1929 and 1931.
At yesterday's tiffin of the Rotary spective work to try to acquire the Police the noble Lord's experience is not Club, the members confirmed the ability of improving their tools in at the instigallon of the Postmaster Before, however, proceeding to peculiar. Others, from time to Chairman's designation of Rotarian a scientific manner; and those who General, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, with consider the analysis, let it be time, have expressed themselves T. B. Wilson as the local Club's re- are business men will devote them falling to have a licence for his conceded that Parliamentary gov-
similarly.
presentative at the International selves to the acquisition of wealth wireless receiver's set. The present system by each one Rotary Convention in Seattle. Be and try their best to succeed in their Defendant pleaded guilty. ernment, where it had strong of these tests fails. It should be ference was also made to Rotarian mental calculation in the course of Mr. Hamilton said that, in this roots and where it had been replaced.
case; a warning was issued to the But by what? Pro-B. Wylle going Home on leave and their business transactions. able to comraand honest, adminis-portional Representation." A gov the gathering wished him a pleasant "Of all these four lines of bust house, but it was evidently not tration, has never'yet been over- Representation would
ernment elected under Proportional and happy leave and a speedy return ness, one may seriously take up one transmitted by the other membera Teas with renewed health and vigour. and he will become a good citizen of Mr. Soares' family. In view of thrown in any nation. It may be extreme, but it would to more con-
“Ashamed of my Moral Standard," that, Mr. Hamilton asked his a difficult system to work, but it sistent, and it would not be less de-
A most interesting talk on Hong"I am ashamed of my own moral Worship- to take a more firm view does seem
to be, with all its cisive. The case for Proportional Kong flowers
standard and could not set a good of the case.. was given to mem faults, the best yet discovered by that has been in the past, and it Young People's Society (Senior able to fuldt my aim and com-imposed a nominal fine of $5.
Representation is stronger to-day bers of the Kowloon Union Church example for my descendants. Yet, Regarding the case as more of a I am earnestly expecting they will matter of oversight, his Worship Section) last night by Doctor
On a similar summons, Ste To- G. A. C. Herklots, B.Sc, Ph.D. plete my unfinished tasks, The speaker showed a number of "My age is drawing to a close yue, of the Ka Wo Distillery, Aber- News in Brief. lantern slides Illustrating differ and I cannot live long to see you deen was also fined $5.
I, therefore, leave some direc- ent species of Hong Kong orchids, all. Quarantine restrictions imposed mangrove swamps, and different tione as set forth in the following
Ten Years Ago. (1) It must be fair, (2) it must against arrivals from Amoy on ac- flowering shrubs common to the end I hope all will obey with re- apect and will not forget my aim.”./ be stable, and (3) it must give count of small pox, have been re- Colony's hillsides...
The testator directed that all his the more thoughtful elements of moved.
Under powers afforded by the properties and business shall form the population a fair chance of En
Atheeting of the Finance Com- Magistrates' Ordinance, Mr. Wynne part of a common estate, and the rents shall be divided into six and being represented in Parliament mittee, will be held after the Legis-Jones (presiding) and Mr. Wa half equal shares. One of these
man.
According to Professor Gilbert Murray, to save Parliamentary government the system of voting must satisfy three conditions.
act to each one of these three
bo
is growing stronger every day,
afternoon.
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entitled to a half share.”
[From the "China - Mall” of April 6, 1922.1. To-day's dollar is worth 2/5 9/16.
The great day is here. How does the present system relative Council Meeting, to-morrow Schofield at the Central Felice shares is to form the sacrificial Hag Kong has welcomed the
Courty yesterday afternoon heard charger of kidnapping and illegal fund, and "all benevolent and King's eldest son, and is still busy tests? Here is where the analy In an alleged attempt to commit detention brought against two charitable undertakings shall be with "pods, bocks and wreathed ale cxables, one
amiles, with cheers and glad ons to come to de-suicide, Chinese married woman, Chinese men and a woman. The The will also contained family colours, manifesting its feeling of cleion.
of 11 Gough Street is stated to male defendants were alleged to
bequests, In the election of 1924 the Jon- have swallowed a dozen phanydoren have kidnapped three boys whilat servatives, with: 8,000,000 -vojka, tablets. She was sent to hospital, the woman was charged with har won 415 oats, whereas the P
bouring them in a hut at Salwan Liberals, with 5,000,000, won 42. The following unsisimed tele ho Shaukiwan. Küspector John Roughly, a million Conservativedi gran Carefawaiting collection Murphy for the prosecution Laked Be could obtain over 50 wants, but the Great Northern Idegraph leave to withdraw charges, la rest - The forthcoming marriage Is a perishable memories, memories samember of Liberala - could
pect of another boy who was al nounced of Stacy Pierce Harris, of worth recalling The Prince 18 only obtain 14. In 1989, the Con-
leged to have been kidnapped by U. 8. S Mindanao, and Matune charming mat. So good looking" servatives with 8,600,000 votes öbe
the first defendant. After his re Hayasal, of 37 Mörrion Hill Road, My our ladies. A real sport! tained 209, the Labouzites, with
Madd the men. And he is the Bri covery by the Police, the boy w laan votes, 8,800,000, obtained more W tending
turned to his foster father but One case of small por and five tish Crown Prince, our future King- 288; whereas the unforium: on' board the TA
had Mace disappeared. The hear-cases of meningitis were notised Emperor. What more is there to Liberal, with 5,800,0
the Barbe
ing was ad ournedost Kimestariay.
from
Herny, from Shanghai.
Personal Par.
loyalty to our Reigning House.
Srich, opportunities come but sel dom. It is reasonable to make the Imost of them. The occasion is his toric. It ought to imprint Im
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