THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.
MIDDLESBORO
WIN AWAY
Huddersfield Surprised By Only Goal.
QUEEN'S PARK WIN
NEW ARMY
RIFLE FOR
RECRUITS
No Danger, Noise Or Fumes.
FIRES RAY OF LIGHT
London, To-day.
Middlesborough secured two
away points when
valuable
Middlesborough have suffered
greatly owing to the lapse on the part of George Camsell. their En- glish international centre-forward, and as a result
placed
are now
fourth from the foot of the table with the relegation spectre staring them in the face. Huddersfield are eighth in the table.
Queen's Park advanced one place
in their last five games,
Router.
Tabs Date on Page 35
$23,000 In Colony.
MANY PROBATES GRANTED
ter.
CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER
THE CHINA MAIL.
OPENING OF "CHINA
HOUSE."
Message From Chinese Minister.
LONDON'S LATEST CENTRE.
London, Feb. 18.
ANNOUNCING
To-Day's Short Story.
THE DE MEDICI CUP
By Frederic Arnold
Kummer.
THE
HUGO NIKOLAI had decided It was inevitable that he should
It seemed
and
to
Its slender arms, form-
Д
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Vase its
The new centre of Chinese in- to steal the de Medici cup.come to the museum again London. terests in London. which for It had become necessary to his again, after that first quite av- A new type of rifle is at pre-some years has been under con-dreams. they visited Huddersfield yes-sent being tested for the Army templation, has been completed. He did not, it is true, think of the before the exquisite cup.
cidental visit, to stand in reverence terday and won by the only
with a view to its use for the in- and at 91 Gower Street, W. C. act as theft.
His love, goal scored.,
struction of recruits. While giv.. "China House"
So sordid a perfor- for it became an obsession; he wor- WAN formally! ing all the advantages of rifle opened at a reception given by of gain expressed in dollars and shipped a mistress.
'mance, with its underlying motive shipped it as men might have wor- shooting on the range, it elimin- the Universities' China Commit-cents, would have been inexpressibly hold within its lovely arms all the and costs nothing for ammuni- those present were the Warden, though he was. His desire for the Often, at night, he would sit in his ates all danger, noise, and fumes tee on February 17. Amongst repugnant to him, poverty-stricken beauty his starved soul had craved. tion. Instead of firing a bullet, Mr. S. L. Chang Su Li, and the cup. rare masterpiece of that no less small, poor room for hours, staring it fires a spot of light.
Deputy Warden. Mr. H. T. Sil- rare sixteenth century craftsman. in silence at a vase which stood upon The new rifle looks just like an cock, who is Secretary of the Messer Benvenuto Cellini, ordinary rifle but by means of a. C. C. and the China Society; from a
arose his dresser--a cracked china vase of system of lenses and ingenious Dr. A. T. Lindsay, Master of hungry for beauty.
different source: he was uncertain
purpose and origin, nfechanism in the barrel it pro- Balliol and Chairman of the U.
yellowed. by age. Under his rapt! jects a luminous target on the C. C.; Mrs. H. T. Silcock, Damc in order to worship it was not, he magically into the golden chalice- To appropriate a beautiful thing gaze it would be transformed quite target board. The recruit aims: Adelaide Anderson, D. B. E. Rev argued, theft in any ordinary sense would stand there before him is all in the Scottish League table when at the target and immediately heland Mrs. Curnow, Mr. W. P. of her and still not be held a thief. the latter's rare and exquisite per- they triumphed over Partick This presses the trigger a black shot Yetts, O. B. E., Mr. Arnold Sil-, And, to him, the great golden chalice fection. tle by the odd goal in three on their appears on the target at the ex- cock, F. R. I. B. A.-the archi-blazed with a beauty no mere wonaned of two nude and plant female own ground. The famous ama- act point at which the gun was vet for alterations and decora- could ever hope to obtain. teurs have dropped only one pointed and indicated where the tions of China House Sir Char
figures, entranced him; the design bullet would have gone if an or- les Addis, K. C. B.. L. L. D., Mr. wrought in gold, and enamel, the Paris-caused his heart to throb Bream of a master craftsman upon its bowl-the Judgment of dinary rifle had been used. Alec Tweedie. Mr. Sze Ming Sze, exuisite artistry of its modelling. almost painfully in his eager derire
The new rifle is exported to Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Malony, Sir its perfection of form and make musketry instruction much E.
line, for possession. Denison Ross, Sir
Between James held spellbound before the small and a reality there is often but
#dream easier as it enables recruits to be Raillie, Dr. W. C. Chen, of the glass taught the correct principles of Chinew Legation. Dr. H. H. Chen, formed its shrine those more dis-casions pictured the china
case in the museum which step. Having on numberlesz aiming and trigger pulling with- Mrs. M.
Superdel. Miss criminating lovers of the beautiful the real one, Hugo decided quite sud- out their nerves being shaken by Wie, Mr. Archibald Rose. Dr. C. to whom MR. W.L. PATTENDEN'S the report and fumes of an or- Wane Messrs. R. H. Wu. C. Florentine was
the work of the great denly one night to steal the de ESTATE
dinary rifle. It has been made Y. Wu Chinese Government Pu
not a sealed book. Medici cup. their number was small among by a London firm of optical in- chasing Commissioner), S. 1. the throngs which daily visited the as their strength.
His plans were simple, and therein Estrument manufacturers. Reu- suing, H. S. H. Pan. K. T. Wang, building, it but vivid pictures, large in which the chalice stood he had In the gallery W. K. Loo, T. D. Hon. P. T. Ho, staines in the nude hold asurer found a place where he might hide, II. Y. Ong, and other Chinese,and anal for the crowd.
while the guards, at closing time, į friends of China.
Even on that first day, when April were hurrying the stragglers from Tasteful Colour Schemes.
rain like silver sheaves of wheat had the building.
Left thus alone, driven Huge from his Sunday after sixty seconds would suffice him to, The guests
were invited to tour the house from top to bot in the museum's vast interior. he a billet of lead held, in his glove. to noon walk in the park to seek shelter crush in the top of the cabinet with itom, and the tasteful colour had felt its appeal; had stood ao long drop the cup into a bag sewed inside
schemes and attractive mindern before its solitary cabinet that one furnishings evoked admiring com- of the guards, viewing his thread. ment. The top floor fornis charming fat for the residential favour. had hade him move on. How bar suit, his hungry eyes, with dis- A young Chinese spinster. Fune Warden, and there are two "em- could a mere guard know that Hugo. Lai-hing was robbed by a confidence "ney" bedrooms intended for in his youth, had lived in an atmos late of trickster of three pieces of jewellerstudents or other visitors spend phare of beautiful things, had been ing a night in town, or desiring taught to reverence them. had even While walking at Queen's Road Recommodation
whilst seeking once been taken by his father all the
his overcoat. A sheet of paper, tyler 13. 1982 at the Bon Air Cutral near Garden Road, yester. quarters in Lomalon,
There is a fine committee room, Vienna, just-do-sense-upon the silver from the falling glass.
way from their home in Lemberg ta
swiftly applied to the top of the case, Nursing Home left $16,400. day morning, Fung Lathing_wan
would obviate any danger af noise! Petitions by Edgar Davids in approached by an unknown Chinese and the double sitting-room on salt cellar of Francis and George Swinnett Noble Tin- male who asked her to change some the first flour can accommodate museum thereuperb example of then be free to stroll from the buil He would son, solicitors and lawful attore: unknotes of his into silver dollars, large number of people, and Cellini's work?
last night, well lit and with two fore the tides of war had swept over
But, that was be- ding, unsuspected, before the front to the above states for the re, to which she agreed. scaling of the probates of the res
She accompanied him to Bonham cheerful fires, it had a
very his father's house, to toss portive wills were granted,
Strand East where he handed her;
cheery and welcoming aspect, like a bit
Most of the walls in the roams round
of wreckage, halfway Watanmal Bonichand, merchant, a paper parcel. first of all asking
the world and leave late
him of Hyderabad, In other ter some security.
Jare white, and the colour schemes stranded in New York, dully play-secret, as a miser gloats ever his $51,000.
Fung gave him three pieces of red or preen. In the sitting ing the 'cello in a dingy East Side gold. The world which had robbed A petition by Parsram Pahlajraz, jewellery and was then told to room the ceiling, and the wool cafe.
In that situation a love of him of beauty should give it back to merchant and lustul attorney tap to a nearby money changer. After work, and the curtains, are red, beauty, an appreciation of the work him again in the shape of this price- tetters of administration to the wandering up and down the road for making a delightful contrast with of such masters
lesa cup. No! theft, but reparation, some minutes, she came to the con- the white walls, and there is an Cellini, was of as little value to him he muttered, as he lay on his shabby
Benvenuto RA Wong Shun-leung, late of 148,-clurion that there WILA no money ample supply of luxurious
mo- as would have been a knowledge of
bed, There should be no misculen- Yu Lam Sui Road, Kau Kang, is changer and suspecting something dern-style series and chairs up- relativity, yet he clung to his dreams! lation, no error. the Province of Kwong Tung, left wrong, she opened the parcel to find holstered in green; over one man the more freely, because, like
His plans for es- cape had been carefully made. With- in the Colony valued at only some old newspapers.
telpiece is a large carved wood- fierce hunger, they were denied.
in a month he would be in Paris. She returned to the original spot en tablet, also red, giving the
Munt mer are slaves to A pelition by Cheung Sai-wa bært her companion had disappeseed, name of the house in
Chinese
their passions. Their love for characters in gold, written by a significance and value of the liquor, for curds, for wealth, famous Chinese scholar, and
opening of this house, which for power. for fame even, 49 hearing the inscription, "Present- will stand as a landmark in
in Hugo's case, for beauty-may ed on the opening of China House)
history of the friendly rela variously dominate them.
But the by the Board of Trustees for!
tions between the English and love of women-of a woman-is the the Administration and Indem-1 Chinese peoples.
master passion, and while it lasts all nity Funds remitted by the Bri-
fothers must stand aside. A trite tish Governmení."
observation, perhaps, yet
one the
Two European estates which, were recently re-sealed at the
Registrar's at the Supreme Court! were valued at $23,800 and $16,400 respectively.
J
Spinster Duped.
$40 IN JEWELRY LOST
Walter Leslie Pattenden, late of the Eyrie Godalming, in the County of Surrey, and also of Hong Kong, left, estates in the Colony valued at $23.800. Sarah Kate Howson. Elysee, St. Helier, in the Jersey valued at $40. Channel Islands, who died on Oc-.
above estate was granted.
estales $20,000,
for letters of administration to the above estate was granted.
Lily Chan, concubine, who died
ai 515, Nathan Road,, December 20, 1932..
intestate
Kawloon
left $5,600,
Letters of administratton to the above estate
Pranded Leng Hong-lin, merchant.
were
Leung Yik-deep, waiter, left s tates in the Colony of Hong Kongi to the value of $27,100,
A petition by his widow, Leung Lui-ahi for letters or administra.
tion was granted.
CHIEF JUSTICE'S DEPARTURE.
Sir Joseph Kemp Leaves To-morrow.
There are offices on the groundį His Honour the Chief Justice. Sir floor, and kitchen and a games Joseph Kemp, K.C., C.B.E., Ron. room in the basement. The LL.D. (Hong Kong) will be leaving, house is one of the few in the
cen-
from Queen's Pier at 5.15 p.m. neighbourhood which has 10-morrow evening and will be glad tral heating, and it is very warm to see any friends who care to take and coay and homelike. At pre- this opportunity of saying farewell, sent some of the walls are rather His Lordship will leave Hongbare, but welcome gifts of cash, Kong for Home via America on the objets d'art, including & fine! ALLEGED THEFT OF caves the harbour in the early cases, and so on, have already
President Cleveland, which blue and white Ming vase, bool
been' received, and it is hoped that others may accrue as time
MOTOR CAR
Chinese Youth
Remanded.
28.
hours of Saturday morning.
News In Brief.
An unknown Chinese female was Jadmitted to the Government Civil
Kwok Hing Kee, aged 25 was Hospital apparently
insane.
goes on.
Chairman's Speech. The Chairman, Dr. Lindsay, formally declared the house open, She and alluded to it as a great event. China Committee. It had, hei said, been the dream of Chinese Hong students in London for many
produced before Mr. Wynne-was found wandering in Connaught in the history of the Universities'
Jones at the Central Magistracy Road.
this
morning, when he was
charged with larceny of a private The Management of the
First in the
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "Rouge Et Noir," by Michael Joseph.
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MASON'S
OK
SAUCE
IS THE HEART
OF A HEARTY MEAL.
Hugo.
doors were closed. After that, he had but to disappear and the i chalice was his to worship for the! rest of his life-to kiot over,
In
Agents :
W. R LOXLEY & CO.
a
"I send this message
with genuine pleasure. Allow me
to express what is undoubtedly lesson of which Hugo had still to the general sentiment of those learn. present to-night-my personali
He had left New York as cook's! -- thanks to the members of the helper on a sooty tramp bound for Universities China Committee Marseilles, and so well had his plansį and others who have made pos-been arranged that he disappeared! sible the coming into existence as completely from his tiny groove! of this house. It meete a long
as a pebble dropped into the Atlan- felt need. The contribution by tic. Now, for six months he had the U. C. C. merits high recog-been in Paris, a waiter in a fourth nition. The occasion of the rate restaurant. His life wUS AS opening of the house opens gray as the paving-stones of the our eyes to an aspect of Sino-small street near the Place de la British relations which has hi-Bastille in which he lived, but when therto been somewhat neglect he drew the gleaming chalice from ed.
It emphasises the cults hiding place behind the rafters tural relations which alone can other men are warmed by the sun.
of his garret it warmed him, help us to appreciate the es- sential character."
It was Elsa Makart who came to
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last. He is also charged with dinner dance in the Roof Garden will by the Board of Trustees in forgery.
not function on Friday but Chinese Nanking showed a welcome linki Sub-Inspector Murphy said Dinners will be served as usual from between that body and the work the accused was also concerned 7.30 p.m.
of the Committee. Dr. W. C.
in a fatal accident last week,
Poseidon.
for love. Grown tired of her ancient) profession, sick of the commercialis- ed love-making of tipsy shopkeepers; H.M. Submarine Rainbow is due and clerks, her keen eyes discerned when he drove a public. motor
Chen read a message from the to arrive in Hong Kong this evening beneath Hugo A middle-aged Chinese male, Chinese Minister whose work in at 7 pm.
Nikolai's shabby car in a nullah in Aberdeen, Cheung Ting, was sent to the Kaw- Geneva prevented him from be- She is replacing the Poseidon,
exterior the figure of a man. killing a young Chinese girl and toon Hospital suffering from a bite ing present, in which the Minis-which was sunk off Wel-hai-wel is her as well, a certain fineness of There must have been good blood seriously injuring the victim's in right leg from a dog belonging ter raid: sister.
to Mra. Martin of Nathan Road.! "I sincerely regret that the Japanese coastal vessel.
year ago after being rammed by a texture, since in the same way that! Inspector Murphy asked. for The dog was sent for observation to pressure of duties has deprived The Rainbow was laid down in A new and fragrant mystery hej. The attracted her she attracted him; week's formal remand as Ma-tau-kok. there were further charges to be
me of the privilege of being 1929 and was commissioned for ser-found her, which all his throbbing preferred against the accused.
with you to-night. My absence vice in China waters, on October 27. senses demanded should be solved. cannot fail to impress upon 1981;
At the expiration of a week she came you the increasing graveness The U.S. River Gunboat Ashville to his garret to Ilve, like any other of the international situation, which arrived. in Hong Kong this dutiful and affectionate wife, al- and of the nations crisis with morning fired a salute of 17 guns to though without, benefit of clergy...... which our country is now con- the Admiral. fronted, I hope. it will make The Kent replied with" a' similar as though he had made
As the days passed Hugo realised, you more appreciative of the'salute,
(Continued on Pags 10.)
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