EAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933.
"BAD MONEY'
FOR ENGLAND
Temporary Capital Movements.
13
CHECKING FLUCTUATIONS IN STERLING
London, To-day. Replying to the House of Com- mons question regarding the re cent gold purchases by the Bank of England Issue Department. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Neville Chamberlain,
said
that for various reasons, large amounts of foreign money had
were
MILLIONS OF
ARMED WORKERS READY TO FIGHT Soviet Paper's Guarded Threat.
POSSIBILITY DISCUSSED OF WAR WITH JAPAN
Moscow, To-day. The
Kremlin is very closely watching the Japan- ese action in Jchol, although it is not considered to be a threat.
LONDON'S FEARLESS POLICE HORSES
Four Months' Special Training Needed.
EXCELLENT DISCIPLINE
London.
In troubled times like these, when demonstrations of unemployed are of frequent occurrence, demonstra- tions which may easily turn Into riots, the London police authorities rely largely upon the mounted police to handle these difficult situations properly.
THE CHINA MAIT
To-Day's Short Story.
THE FRONTIER GUARDS
By H. Russell Wakefield.
THAT a charming little James Brinton, his guest for "W
house!" said Brinton, as week and a very old friend, occupied he was walking in from a round himself with a picture gallery In of golf at Ellesborough with Mayfair. A very small gallery- Lander.
one rather small room, to be exact "Yes, from the outside," re-but he had admirable taste, and
made it pay. plied Lander.
What's the matter with the Two hours later they sat down to
dinner. inside Eozoic `plumbing?"
"Now, then," said Briton, It is well aware that some of It is an extraordinary sight to see "No: the usual offices' are neat, if as Mrs. Dunkley brought in the heen coming into London re- the Japanese political and mill- the police horses pushing back the not gaudy. Spengler would prob- soup, "tell me about that house."
"Well," replied Lander, "I have cently which were bad money, intary leaders openly stated the unruly crowds without injury and ably describe them as 'contemporary the sense that they could not necessity of war with Russia in remaining calm in spite of the fire-with the death of Lincoln, but had, as you know, much more ex-
the Japanese press, and views works thrown under their feet from it's not that-it's haunted." rely on retaining them.
perience of such places than most; "Is it, by Jove!" said Brinton, people, and I consider Pailton the no precautions
the Japanese refusal to sign a the back of the crowd. Their]
pact taken, these capital move-
"Fancy such non-aggression
us un splendid discipline is only obtained gazing up at it.
a worst or the best specimen I have; I Bee it's by careful training and a number nasty reputation. ments would result in a sharp ".arming circumstance."
un-heard or read of or experienced. The "Izvestia," Government of the horses and men have return-occupied."
For one thing, it is a killer.' The rise in sterling to be follow-
in organ.
A leading
majority of haunted houses arti-ed to the training school at Imber "It usually is," replied Lazder. ed later on by a sharp fall
declares
"Tell me about it." Everyone would agree that cle,
that Japanese Court for their annual "réfresher”
harmless; the peculiar energy they "Daring dinner 1 will. But you have absorbed and radiate forth is such fluctuations, which were action will bring a state of open course.
Some of the cleverest horses in seem to find something of interest very harmfed tustrade, should be warfare with China and says that limited as far as possible, but it the Japanese hoped that the De- England are picked out for service about those windows, on the second ( ---
Brinton gazed up for a was not in general interests to mocratic elections in America with the Metropolitan Police and at floor." state what particular methods would decrease American inter- Imber Court they are trained for moment or two longer, and then re-started to walk back in silence be- might be adopted to check them. Jest in Manchuria.
every emergency. They craited at the age of four and us-lside his host. ually "pass out" in about fee In a few minutes they reached Was rather Lander's cottage--it months.
The training begins by accustom-more pretentious than that-an en- ing them to strange signts and gaging two-storeyed structure · add») noises. Flags ate waved. Before ed to and modernised from time to their eyes, rattles are operated be-time, formerly known as "The Old not hostile to life.
He agreed with the question that these purchases of gold should be regarded as flexible ad- ; ditions to the banks' gold hold- ing and that it would be impro- per to regard them as perman- ent additions to the gold reserves, which may be used in future for restoring credit. British Wire- Jess Service.
ROOSEVELT'S
Dr. Moley Stated A Real Power.
POST AS TREASURY ASSISTANT
are
But contrarily, the news- paper continues. Japanese-
relations American sharpening, and the present events will bring up the question of whether or not America will allow the Jap. anese to blockade China.
are
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be
the "When
Sea Gives Up," by Peter Belloc.
are
But in others
side them, and revolver shots are Vicarage," and rechristened "Lay- the radiation is malignant and fatal. Black and white and Pallton has been rented five times
and creeper-lined, with a trim little in the last twelve years; in each
It reiterates the Soviet desire fired near them. Gradually theymer's." for peace, and emphasises that get accustomed to all these the Soviet will not interfere in then-one of the most difficult parts garden of the struggles of Imperialist na-of the course-they are taught to turf, two !tions.
walk through flares.
Loss Of Soviet Air Base.
rose-trees and mellow case the tenancy has been marked fine limes, and a great by a violent death within its walls. yew, impenetrable and secret. This For my part, I have no two opinions INVALUABLE
However, the Imperialists at- Their training for dealing with little garden melted into an arable concerning the morality of letting It should be razed to the tack the Soviet, "Millions of crowds is carried out with long jexpanse, and there was a lovely view it at all. are over to some high Chiltern spurs. ground." COUNSELLOR armed workers will be ready to lines of dummies which they
"How long do its occupants stickį fight like lions, and sacrifices taught to push back without kick The whole place just suited Lander,
They are also taught to step who was-or it might be more ac-it out as a rule?". their lives so that Imperialist ing
once curate to say, wanted to
"Six weeks is the record, and that bea nations will never again dare to over prostrate figures and,
a commonplace and Ill-was made by some people called interfere with a Socialist nation." they have mastered all this, they novelist;
That was three years have to learn to do it all again to advised ambition, but he had money Pendexter.
I knew Pendexter pere, and the accompaniment of gramophones of his own and could afford to wait.ago. or loud speakers. When they have
he was a courageous and determined person.. His daughter was hurled passed all these tests, they are pass-
down the stairs one night and kill- led for duty in London's streets.
ed, and I shall never forget the Reuter.
mingled fury and grief with which he told me about it. Previous to that he had detected eighteen dif- ferent examples of psychic action-- appearances and sounds-several de- finitely malignant. The family bad! Many members of the Y.W.C.A. not enjoyed one single day of free- and their friends attended the dom from abnormal phenomena."
"How long since it was last oc- At Home yesterday afternoon at the new Down Town Centre of cupied?" asked Frinton. the Association at 63, Des Voeux "It has been empty for a year,
New York.
One of the real powers in the JAPANESE ARSON SUSPECTED. new administration is likely to be! Professor Raymond* Moley of i
Moscow, To-day. Columbia University, New York. | Serious allegations that certain Exactly how and where he will fit Japanese ordered him to destroy the in seems a little uncertain, but it civil air base at Ustbolsheretzk, can be taken for granted that after Kamchatku and other buildinga im- March 4 next he will continue to portant to the Soviet, were made be, as he undoubtedly now is, the by a Japanese named Kaisawa who most intimate of Mr. Roosevelt's was arrested in connection with an at the base on adviser on all matters except pat-outbreak of fire
ronage.
January 19,
SIR JOHN RANDLES PASSES THROUGH
Lady Lindley On Board Rajputana.
NEW DOWN TOWN
CENTRE.
Y.W.C.Á.'s Addition
In Colony.
of
and I am Inclined to think it will re- Anyone who comes down the main so.
to look at it is given a pretty
Sir John Randles, Kt., J.P., M.P. It seems as if the President-elect As a result of the enquiry, two (U.) North-West (now Exchange Road Central.
The President Dr. Moley. Militia men, guarding the base, División) Manchester from 1912 to would be last without From the beginning of his cam have been accused of arson and the 1922, and lion. President of the Y.W.C.A., Miss F. C. Woo, M.B.E., paign until now he has hardly mov-storekeeper of a local State Farm International Parliamentary Com-the Secretary of the Association, straight tip by one or other of us ed without Dr. Moley. It was Dr. Jaccused of inciting them.
mercial Conference, arrived Miss T. H. Shih, Dr. M. H. Hoth. to keep away." Moley whom Mr. Roosevelt took as All three are reported to have Hong Kong to-day aboard the ing, Mrs. Ma Man-fal and other his sole support to the White pleaded "guilty," and alleged that P. & O. liner Rajputans, en route members were present to enter- House Conference on war debts in they were Instructed by Kaisawa to London. Sir John is accompant-tain at the tea party.
November.
Three months ago, not
Reuter.
a great
many people had ever heard of Dr. EMPIRE PRODUCTS Moley. Now, the whole United
FAIR.
Thirty Exhibitors Enrolled.
In our advertisement columns the
ed by Lady Randles.
Sir John Randles was born in
1857, and is Deputy-Chairman of
the Star Board (Eagle, Star and DEATH OF MISS M. E. British Dominions Insurance Co.;
M. ALLISTON.
Ltd.).
Lady Lindley, wife of Sir Fran- cis Lindley, British Ambassador at Tokyo, accompanied by her daugh- ter, Miss M. Lindley and niece, the Hon. Miss M. Fraser, were also Passengers aboard the liner.
Of Colony.
·
"Does it affect you violently 7" "I have never set foot in it." "What? You, of all people!" "My dear Jim, just for that very reason. When I first discovered flattered 11 was psychic I felt
and anxious to experience
I soon changed my! all I could. During States knows his name.
mind. I found I experienced quite the campaign, it is pretty generul-
need for enough without any y established that he had more te
I do to this do with the preparation of the Roo
Well-Known Resident making opportunities.
¡day. Several times I have had a sevelt speeches than anyone else.)
visitor in the study here after din- He is a skilful writer, a good
And it ner, an uninvited guest. phrase maker, able to impart a con-
The many friends of Mrs. has always been so. I have many vincing ring to his work-parti-Empire Fair Committee of Hong
Wm. Anderson will be sorry to times heard and seen things which places cularly qualified to help a candidate Kong announces a four days' Br.
learn that her younger daughter could not be explained in tish Empire Fair at the Peninsula ́in Mr. Roosevelt's position. It was!
Margaret (Peggy) Alliston died, with perfectly clean bilis of psychic not until after the election, how Hotel from May 24 and invites in-
on February 15 after an opera-health. And one never gets quite ever, that the real closeness of Dr. tending exhibitors who have not al-
tion for double mastoids follow-used to it. Terror may pass, but Moley was appreciated. It is now ready applied for space to do so at
ing a severe attack of influenza some distress of mind is invariable.j clear that he is closer than anyone
Up to now, upwards of 30 exhibi-1
at University College Hospital, Any person gifted or afflicted liké else, that he is consulted more
London, where she had been on myself will tell you the same. It often, that his opinions have more tors have been enrolled, the Govern
ments of Australia, New
the nursing staff for the lastarems to me sometimes as it I weight and that he has the com-
three years,
actually assist in evoking and plete confidence of the President-Zealand and Canada, and the
appearances,↑ Department of Overseas Trade,
Her father was the late Mr. materialising these London, are actively interested, so Entries for the Hong Kong Hor-Smith Alliston, formerly of that I help to establish a connection Apparently a lat will be seen and that an extensive and interesting ticultural Society's annual Show on Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., between them and the place I in- heard of Dr. Maley in Washington exhibition is nasured.
March 2 closed at noon yesterday. Hong Kong. during the next few years. Natural-
The Directors of Hong Kong and: Features of the Show will be ly, public and political interest is
Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., have kindly non-competitive exhibita by the keen as to the kind of man he la placed, at the disposal of the Com-Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Dr. Maley is of medium height and mittee even more space than was Ltd., Mr. Andrew Tse of the Clover weight, clean shavon, rather dark, available last year.
elect.
with shrewd ayes, a pleasant man- ner. He does not have an acade-i
mic appearance. He is, of course, a highly cultured man, but not of
the “high-brow” type.
once.
SMALL-POX CASES.
Five Reported On He in 46 years old, was born in
Wednesday. Ohio. He taught for several years| in various small institutions and since 1923, has been at Columbia Five fresh cases of smal-pox "University, first as, assistant pro were notified to the Health Author- fessor of Government and now asitien on Wednesday. Of these, 2 professor of Public Law. He is the occurred in Hong Kong and 8 in author of numerous books and Kowloon, which one case was Im pamphlets on government and poll. ported. tics, and seems to have specialised One case each of meningitis and too in crime surveys. He has two diphtheria were also notlled to the children-twins. He does not re-M.O.H,
-voal in his autobiographical sketch |
· either his religion or his politics of the secretarial jobs around the
-
HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
Lady Peel To Give Away Prizes.
MARCH 2 EVENT.
Flower Shop, and Mr. Ho Kom-tong whose vegetables and sweet peas were so favourably commented on
last year.
The number of exhibits exceeda 50, Lady Peel has kindly consented to distribute the prizes.
INSP. R. H. E. MARKS.
Appointed Chief Inspector.
MEDWAY LEAVES FOR MANILA.
Accompanied By Submarines.
habit, that I am a most unpleasant kind of lightning conductor."
"Is there any possible explanation for that?"
"Well, I have formed one, but it would take rather a long time to ex- plain, and may be quite fallacious. Anyhow, there has never been any need for me to visit such places as Fallton, and I keep away from them] if I can
"
ILM. Submarine Depot Ship "Would you very much object to marines, Oswald, Perasus, Protens, "Why?" Medway, Accompanied by the sub-going in, for a minute or two?" Osiris," Olympus and Pandora left| "Well, I have been bothered all Hong Kong this morning for my life about this business of Manlià.
ghosts: I have never seen one; In From Manila, the Medway and a sense I don't believe in them," yet subtaarinen will proceed to Coba I am convinced you have known It is a maddening dualiem Inspector RILE. Marks has been and Sandakan in British North miny. appointed to succeed Chief Inspec Borneo, returning: to Hong Kong of mind." I feel it. I could just once for Grant who has been promoted on or about March 27, 4 become in contact with something, of [the kind”T:” should feel a sense of to the rank of ASP.
ļumormous rellët.”
"And you'd like me to conduct you over Pallton 7o 300
He was appointed. Police Con-
That Mr. Roosevelt wants him White House would lack both the stable on July 29,
1909, and rose
ATHER FORECAST
close by during his administration diguity he deserven and the row to be Bub Inspector eleven years
is agreed, but how conveniently to maneration ba should have to it arrange that is said to be some: up his univeralty career. The best thing of a problem. Apparently guess is that the professor will be there is no plach for him in the one of the Assistant Becretaries --Cabinet On the other hand, any of the Treasuryent
(dution
"-"Not If It would really upset you.. fine at "It would be at your own risk,”
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