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men
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China Mail.
EIGHTY - EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932.
EMPIRE PRODUCTS®
EXHIBITION.
Canadian Films to Be Shown on May 23.
"NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION.
LAST NIGHT'S "RAIN."
Less Than An Inch Record.
PROF. SHELLSHEAR'S COMPLAINT.
Insufficient Money for Medical Work.
For the twenty-four hours ended
DEPARTURE FOR HOME. was recorded at the Royal Obser at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.10 inch of rain
Members of the University Medi- vatory, bringing the total since cal Society gave a tea party yester January to 8.88 inches, against an day afternoon, in the Union
A feature of the Empire Products Exhibition and Fair, to be held at the Peninsula Hotel on May 23 and 24, will be the continuous screen- ing of Canadian motion pictures average of 17.03 inches, kindly supplied for the occasion by the Canadian Government Trade Commissioner.
THEFT OF PEN.
Chinese Gets Two
Months' Hard.”
AB-
sembly Room, in honour of Pro- fessor J. L. Shellshear, who is go- ing Hoine on long vacation. There was'a large attendance.
Dr. G. H. Thomas presided in the absence of Professor Gerrard, President of the Society, who was indisposed.
Dr. Thomas referred to the close
The films in question are entire. ly produced in Canada by the Cana- dfan Government Motion Picture" Bureau, which is a branch of the Department of Trade and Com-
Chad Wing, unemployed, wRE merce of the Canadian Government charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones and comprise Intimate, accurate in the Central Police Court this bonds which bound the students to and interesting studies of typical morning with the theft of a foun- their Professor of Anatomy, obser Canadian Institutions, sporting ac-tain pen, the property of Mr. S. C.ving that only those who had worked tivities, scenery and the primary Salter, an engineer of Messrs. with him could have appreciated his Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Defendant full worth. He was a man of many The following are the names of pleaded that someone else stole the parts, and they had in him also an some of the reels to be shown:-pen and gave it to him,
historian and author. ("The Prebis- When searched by Sergeant tory of Hong Kong"). Fryer, the pen was discovered
A Serious Note: Old under defendant's bat
Professor Shellshear was then Sentence of two months' hard presented with a silver cigarette labour was passed.
industries.
"Gentlemen Cadets", "With Gun and Dog", "Winter Sports In
Quebec",
"Ride 'Em Cowboy", "Nimrods In Duckland".
Life In Canada,
Special seating arrangements are being made for those desirous of seeing these pictures and it is hoped that full advantage will be taken by the general public of this op- portunity of becoming acquainted with some of the aspects of life in
Canada.
On Monday, May 28, the pictures
will be shown continuously from
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 24, they will be shown con- tinuously from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 10 pm.
All vialtors to the British Empire Products Exhibition and Fair are cordially invited to attend. There will be no charge for admission.
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KOWLOON RAILWAY PROGRESS.
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promised to be a record year owing to an accident which no foresight could have prevented. Until April
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MAY ASSIZES.
Only Two Cases on Calendar.
caso na a morento of his assocía- tion with the students, and in re- turning thanks, he touched upon ̧ à serious note when he referred to the financial difficulties with which the Medical work of the University was handicapped. What they were receiving from the Boxer Indemnity, Funds, he said, was barely enough department to maintain a good assistant in one of the work only. Supreme Court to-morrow morning. Periodical subscriptions while some- There are only two cases on the thing to be thankful for, were not calendar, and it is not anticipated reassuring, as what they really need that the Assizes will occupy more was an endowment fund. Next than two days.
year would be the 21st anniversary
fore Mr. Justice P. Jacks in the The May Assizes will open be
The frat case is one of return-of the University's foundation, and ing from banishment. The accus- he earnestly hoped that a special ed is Lam Yun, alias Wong Yan, effort would be made to mark the and he is charged with having event by a materialisation of what been found in the Colony on April was called for.
20 after he had been banished for
life on October 14, 1981.
The next accused is Yuen Ning, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
who is charged on two counts of sending, or uttering, or causing to be received, by Mr. Li Yau-tsun, C.B.E., two letters on Mar 18. and 21, demanding with menaces the sum of $1,500.
MEETING.
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Penal Sanctions, The effect of thle:Ordinance is to delete from the Employera and
20 of 1931, the Railway had, from reaching the scene of the disaster. Servants Ordinance, 1902, these its inception, carried 24,000,000 In addition, a road bridge gave Provisions which applied penal passengers without serious injury way short of the accident, which sanctions to labour engagements. to a passenger, or loss of a pas-rendered impossible access to the The relations of employer and am- sengers life, it 18. with pro-site by road direct; and finally the played are left to be governed by found regret that eleven road circling the. New Territories the ordinary law of contract but the deaths And some nine seri-was found to be obstructed so that summary procedure before a magis- ously injured passengers, and an approach from that direction was trate, in respect of wages and unknown number with minor in- also cut off. Consequently a breach of contract, provided by the juries, have now to be recorded. period of about two hours elaps-principal Ordinance, is retained in The Shatin Disaster. ed before it was possible to renthe new and abbreviated, section 12.
BOAT CAPSIZES.
Excitement Harbour
A most unfortunate combination der full relief, and even then, the of adverse circumstances existed rescue work was only carried out on this date. A cloud-burst occur-with greatest difficulty and with red in the hills which caused a considerable risk.. normally amall waterfall at Mile It is a pleasure to be able to re 9% to become a raging torrent cord that in these very trying cir- which within twenty minutes-over-cumstances the whole staff from flowed Its training wall and com- the Acting Manager to the lowest Chan Chuen, master of a cargo pletely undermined an embankment rating acted in the most commend-beat, has reported to the Police for a distance of some, 40 yards able manner, and proved their authorities that last night, whilst and wrecked a local train passing readiness, and resourcefulness for conveying baggage from Hon over at the time, besides so dam any emergency. The result of the Kong to a Dutch ship lying in aging the anderground telephone public enquiry held on the cause harbour, the boat suddenly capsize cable that no telephone communi- of the accident exonerated the ed when about midway across cation was possible after the first Railway and staff from all blame, Two fokis, himself and the bag few minutes.
and in fact brought to light the gage were hurled into the water.
The same cloud-burst was res high atate of efficiency of all de Sergeant Fehlly, who happened to ponsible for two other wash-outs partments and grades, not the be cruising nearby on B Police some 21⁄2 miles nearer Kowloon, least those officers who have launch, rescued the man and sal thus preventing a relief train voluntarily qualified in First Ald.vaged the baggage, also.
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