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OBSERVANCE OF EMPIRE DAY.
Fair Division in Goods Transportation.
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932
CHANGED HIS MIND.
Would-Be Suicide Swims To Safety.
of 'no
OPEN DOOR POLICY.
Leads to Larcenies
Says Detective.
COMMITTEE'S FINAL MEETING.
In an alleged attempt to commit Det.-Sergeant Kennedy, in the suicide, a Chinese man, Leung Shing Central Police Court this morning, Final plans for the observance (28) described as unemployed and remarked that the large number of Empire Day in Hong Kong were)
fixed abode in the Colony, of larcenies in the Wanchal dis- approved at a meeting of the Em-jumped into the harbour from the trict was due to the inhabitants pire Day Committee held at Gov-Yaumati Ferry Company's wharf at leaving their doors and windows
Yaumati. ernment House on Tuesday evening.
On reaching the water, open during the hot weather.
His Excellency the Officer Ad-be evidently changed his mind, and He charged a Chinese, Chu Sue- ministering the Government (Hon, saved himself by swimming to a yin, with stealing property valued Mr. W. T. Southern, C.M.G.), pre- ferry which was berthed at the at $37 from a Chinese woman liy- sided and there were also present: wharf.
Mr. F. C. Barry, The Hon. Mr.
J. P. Braga, Mrs. E. Cock, Majori
V. C. Duclos, Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mr. F. F. Franklin, Mr. A. Hicka, Mr. Hawkins, Lady Clara Ho Tung.
год the
JAPANESE CRISIS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
ing at 46, Hennessy Road, by in- serting his hand through a win- dow,
Defendant was bound over in a personal bond of $100 to be of good behaviour, for a year.
EMPIRE DAY FAIR ENTHUSIASM.
+
(Continued from Pago 1).
¡seated.
Mrs. J. Owen Hughes, Mrs. R. H. reached an understanding is pre- Kotowall, Mr. G. P. de Martín, mature, as the Army is said to tive Hon. Mr. .W. E. L. be insisting on a drastic purging Shenton, Mr. Stopani Thomp- of party evils as well as relief Hon. Dr. Tao, for the farmers and small mer- Miss Westland, Captain Webb, charts, whereas Mr. Suzuki is Mr. Williams and Mr. S. T. unable to commit himself to pro-on which the official group, presided Williamson. Those unable to at- mise such far-reaching reforms by the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, tend were:-The Hon. Sir Shou- immediately.
Officer Administering the Govern- son Chow, Mr. Green, The Hon. The point at issue thus ap-ment and Mrs. Southorn, will be Sir Henry Pollock, The Very Rev. pears to be one primarily of Dean Swann, Mr. McLaren, Mr. domestic concern, but of funda-
Young girls, Mr. Braga sald, will J. H. Taggart, Mr. Tang Shui-kin, mentul importance. Mrs. A. H. Walker and Mrs. Kin- Traditionally
take part in the Tableau, all ap scornful of naird Watson.
wealth, both officers and men, following parts of the Emire:-
propriately attired to represent the In reporting on the Empire Pro- who have been largely recruited Britannia ducts Fair, to be held at the Penin- from rural districts, are natural- Canada .... Miss Dadeline Walker. ..... Misa Edith Hoare, sula Hotel on May 23 and 24, the ly sympathetic with the poverty Australia. Miss Molly Wynne-Jonés. Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Chairman of stricken farmers who have been New Zealand, the Fair Sub-Committee, apoke of bled by taxation for the purpose the hearty co-operation manifested of assisting the big industrial South Africa.. Miss Hazel Lauder. on all hands, and stated that ap- and commercial interests.
Con-British India, plications for space had come insequently they recognise that the to such an extent that, owing to removal of the abuses connected Hong Kong... Miss Lo Pui-yew.. limitations of space, further alloca- with the Japanese party system New Territories, tions could not be made.
newspapers
p.m.
ол
BRITISH AID FOR SOUTH AMERICAN BANK.
(Continued from Page 1.)
com-
ONCE
Miss Margaret Henderson.
Miss Vera Ruttonjes Desai.
THE CANADIAN EXHIBITS.
(Continued from. Page 1)
and the betterment of the condi- The Committee approved the tions of the agricultural
Miss Fung Yun-to. officfal programme for the Fair, munities is essential if worse de-
The Committee. strated recently, when the late Pre- which will be opened by H. E. the velopments
Upon arrival at the Fair, Hia mier Inukai was forced to agree to Officer Administering the Govern- whereas the politicians are ur the Government and Mrs. Southora are to be avoided, Excellency the Officer Administering acts of armed aggression which ment at 4.20 p.m. on May 23, fol- able to pledge too far, as their will be received by the General Com- Hong Kong, Friday, May 20, 1992. his sound reasoning told him were lowing a brief speech by the Hon. power is largely dependent on mittee and they will be escorted to
acts of folly. He was useful for
Mr. J. P. Braga.
the party spoil system, which is the dals for the opening ceremony A feature of the opening core closely allied to the big business by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Chair little else but to find the money mony will be an Empire Tableau in interests. for the campaigns planned, start which eight girls, attired
man of the Fair Committee, and the in
Socialist Party. national ed and operated by the Army, various parts of the Empire, will
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Hon.. costume, representing
Tokyo, Yesterday. Secretary of the General Committee, The real ruler, indeed, almost a participate.
Seceders, Social Democrats and the Chairman of which, in the Japan is now passing through a dictator, during the past months
other proletarian groups have absence of Lady Peel, is Mrs.. Full detalls of the Fair pro- decided formally to inaugurate a Southern. period of storm and stress that is has been General Araki, the Minis-gramme will be published in special State Socialist's Party on May 29. inevitable to any arrogant and amter of War, and he in turn has advertisements appearing in the The committee called on Prince bitious nation, and the recent dis-been controlled by the Army off-public is requested to look out for this evening, and emphasised] Saturday. The Saionji after his arrival in Tokyo turbances in Japan can be attribut-cers on whose support and ap- those details and to make a point that the recent outrages were ed, directly or indirectly, to the proval hfs existence dependa. Evi- of being present at what should be symptomatic of National senti-" aggressive foreign policy of the dence is again forthcoming in the mission will be free, but teas will nomic and political evils. Conse- Canadian, Australian, New Zealand. a most interesting function. Ad- ment aroused by the existing eco-was to be devoted to it, and the As has been evi-present attempts of the Seiyukal be served at a co of one dollar quently they urged the necessity and South African section exhibits dent for some time the people of party to form a Government. No per head. There will be many at of a National cabinet. Reuter. were to be displayed in the Japan are by no means wholly in War Minister, will accept office in tractions during the opening day, accord with the extremist ideas of a Cabinet which does not meet with bands of H.M.S. Cornwall and of including special music by the
Cafeteria extension. The lounge would be given over to local firms the military faction, and it is only the Army's approval, and without the Peninsula Hotel.
who were exhibiting, including the At night,
industrial section. In the first the general ignorance of the vast War Minister-who must be an there will be a spacial Empire Day majority of the populace (over 60 Army officer-no Government can Gala in the Rose Room of the Hotel,
place it was agreed to have only when Empire menus will be served.
food products on show, but so many per cent. of the race are engag-be sanctioned by the Emperor.
The Fair will reopen on Empire
It is noteworthy that Angio-requests for space had been receiv ed in agricultural pursuits) on
ed that the Committee had decided The assassination of Premier Day at 9 a.m. and continue until 6 South American shares matters foreign and international Inukai was added to the list of
to have industrial exhibits also. last year touched over £6 and that has prevented any wider sup-dastardly deeds committed during be special Church services on Em-ed to 8s. yesterday in anticipa-fair has been guaranteed, by a In addition to the Fair, there will dropped to 2s. 6d. They recover-failure, but the financial side of the "We are not contemplating any port of the movement of rebellion the past few months and which have pire Day morning, while at 10.30 tion of the foregoing, which will number of people." against the authorities. It is lost the world many
of her out-am Girl Guides will lay a basket strengthen the Bank's position. significant that most of the dis-standing men and thinkers, and the statue, to which also the public
"There is no reason whatever of roses on Queen Victoria's-Router.
that the exhibition should not be turbances have been due to affairs was
London, Yesterday, more unfortunate in may, if they wish, also send baskets
American Duclos
an unqualified success," Major- clashes between the junior Army that the guilty parties were young of flowers.
The Anglo-South
said, "and resultin Bank announce that an arrange
boom officers and the educated, even if military officers. No matter what In the afternoon, Mrs. Southern ment has, in principle, been con-
for British Empire is entertaining the Girl Guides at cluded with
goods. I have had consider. sometimes radical, students. In their opinions of the Government, Government House, while H.E, the headed by the Bank of Erigland, jects with the Empire Marketing. a group of banks able experience in similar pro fact, a general uprising against the these murderers will have to ad- General Officer Commanding will under which certain assets of Beard, in the old country. They amall Tokyo group who guide the vance many more
before entertain Boy Scouts at Flagstaff the Anglo-South American Bank, are a success there, why not here?" destiny of the whole country would they can convince the world that Koude.
connected with the nitrate indus- I fervently hope, and it is a have taken place if the people had their cold-blooded shooting of an Pollock, K.C., will broadcast an which cannot at present be real event will become an annual affair. At 7 p.m., the Hon. Sir Henry try, amounting to over £7,000,000 reasonable probability that the not been inspired with the 'milk-old man in his own home was justi- address from the Government ised, will be taken over subject There is also some talk of institut tary successes of the troops in ad-fied. The incident will react on Studio tolling of the development to a guarantee of the Anglo-ing a permanent Empire Exhibi- dition to being deluded by shrewd the Army and will add to the resent of the Colony during his 44 years' South American Bark and the tion here.
residence here. propaganda. And that despite ment of many citizens against the
Bank being simultaneously re- At the exhibition on Monday During the day, a loyal telegram lieved of the demand for a lia-there will be a display of flowers even the intense patriotism of the military control of the nation. will be sent to Her Majesty the bility for an equivalent amount. and poultry, and the Canadian see-. Japanese whose homage to their Araki's resignation". will almost Queen by the Empire Day Com- A contingent liability in red-tion will show among other things
mittes. Emperor is so Intense as to be al- certainly be demanded as a recult
pect of this guarantee will rank celery, lettuce, apples, tinned. It is hoped that the Union Jack after deposits and all other lia- goods, butter, cheese, potatoes,- most misguided. The power of of the assassination, and some poll-will be flown from business houses bilities to clients. The substitu- rolled oats and flour. the military faction is peculiar,tical action will shortly be forced and residences on Empire Day,
tion of deferred contingent lia In regard to the latter com and inexplicable to outsiders, but to empower the civil authorities to
bility for cash Kability at pre-modity, there is not a very big it is comprehensible to those who take firmer action to control-and
sent payable on demand will market in Hong Kong for Canadian atrengthen the position of the flour at the present time, as it is are conversant with the strange prevent the disturbances and mur-
Bank and afford increased sea better quality than that used by |constitution of Japan. In times of dera which are gaining:
curity for its clients, the general public. Two Austin national emergency, the Prime much notoriety
Mr. G. F. Taylor, of the Harbour
A sharp recovery of Anglo- cars were among the industrial ex- Minister can be made to become fortunately, assassination is by no for some time, left the War was recorded on the Stock Ex- Mr. S. T. Williamson would be in
Office (Green Island), who has been South American Bank shares hibits. TRE less than a mere figure-head, and means uncommon in Japan, and in a Memorial Nursing Home yesterday, change to-day, British Wire charge of the Australian and New- the Cabinet is equally impotent, short space of time the country has
Jess Service.
Zealand section, and Mrs. B Democracy is progressing in Japan at three of its most distinguished
Newill in charge of the South but it has not yet advanced, to the leaders, Including Baron Dan and
Africau section. Mérete
tage where the masses possess Mr. 1. Inouye.
Mr. H. Phillips, the British timated that he is coming down Consul General In: Shameen, has
Hong Kong for the Fair.
reasons
ofan so
Un-
any real influence in the managed months ago at the New Year |ment of their affairse”. The Emm an attempt was made
peror is all-powerful, and the off the Emp Iclals who have direct acc
are the Minister of
of the Navy
terlaced with poli
when, - some Lanai
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Personal Pars.
The forthcoming marriage is an nounced of Philip George Wong, of News in Brief. 79, Wong Nel Chong Road, first doof, Happy Valley, and Agnes Chao, of 19, TikTam Street, first of floor, Happy Valley
The Legislative Council stands adjourned un:11 May 26
day afternoon's meeting me
the Hon.
At a meeting of the Finance Com
immediately
wing the Inspector A
Gound). Inspa