WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1933.
TWO SOLICITORS ADMITTED
Mr. W. M. Brown And Mr. H. A. B. Botelho.
A small ceremony took place at the Supreme Court this morning when Henrique Alberto de Barros Botelho and William Mauleverer
member of D'Almada e Castro, where be bas
served as an articled clerk for five
years.
THE CHINA MAIL
RUSSIA'S "SOBERING TO-Day's Short Story,
INSTITUTIONS
Drunkards Bathed And
CULTURE B;
By Selwyn Jepson.
Put To Bed..
LONDON'S
SMOKE
PROBLEM City To Have No Fog Respite 1932. POLLUTION REPORT
London. Russin who have had one over
AMERICAN'S INVESTIGATION
Helsingfors.
GREAT many people have that it differed from A in no detail
Meu found in the streets in A wondered why Marcus of development and death, and ́be--
Union.
dis-
The reign of the bad old London tus eight are taken to Sobering Skeffington shot himself. This gan to wonder whether he had not Brown, were admitted as solicitors fog-the London Particular-is not Institutions, reported Mr. Everest is the story, and it begins with a stumbled accidentally upon a new | disease which lay dormant [but] of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong yet over for some years to come. Colby, an Anieriean at present here. rat
Mr. Colby is making a survey of
The rat shivered and died, and potential in common typhus and by His Honour Mr. J. R. Wood, This year's report on atmospheric
pollution says that enough smoke the drink problem in various Euro. Skeffington rubbed his thin and which would one day make itself Once again he was known to humanity.It would have Acting Chief Justice."
is still produced in London to cause pean countries for Mr. John D. stared at it. Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho, is a fog as thick as any which was Rockefeller, Jr. and has just arrived right, but even be, who was so ac- both paralled and precedent. He the firm of Leo known during the last generation. in Finland after visiting the Soviet customed to being right, was sur saw that if this was indeed the
prised.
Culture B had more in it truth it might be possible to dis- Such a fog may arise at any time
He declares that although the than met the eye. He took the cover an "anti-serum before the if "unfavourable conditions, should
That last longer than the average period, sale of vodka is a natural and neces two three-inch test-tubes from the disease actually arrived! and the occurrence of thick fog of try adjunct to the Soviet Govern- rack where they stood side by side, would be a feather in a man's cap! He dropped the body of the ratin [ment's "Budget, every care is taken and held them up to the bright clec- Mr. W. M. Brown, B.A. (Cantab), the type which was once too fam to instruct school children in the tric bulb which hung low over the a small electric incinerator, and ap who is a member of the firm of llar, will, therefore, remain a pos evils of over-indulgence. In the laboratory bench. In colour, den-proaching the drawing-room the Hastings & Co., was admitted to aibility until there is a substantial factories the workers are taught the sity and superficial character Cul man of science gave place to the practice as a solicitor, in the further advance in smoke abate necessity of avoiding drink during ture B looked like Culture Aboth husband of Annabel "the Supreme Court of Judicature, Eng-ment.
working hours, as a detriment to dead typhus cultures-but the rat tinguished gentleman who had "During the year 1921-22, the health and efficient production. land, on January 1, 1933, and has
had died exactly eleven minutes taken her from her father's tran only been a short time in the average deposit of total solids over But when intoxicated men are after he had touched its lips with quil: parsonage, married her, 'and London was 284 tons per square found on the streets, he said, they a speck of Culture B, and in no forthwith buried her as the keeper mile including a deposit of sulphatejure taken to Sobering Institu single symptom had there been the of his house and consoler of his of 25 tons. During the current tion instead of being thrown into slightest resemblance to typhoid leisure-wich was both fragmen- ver, the average of the London a cell. There they are bathed, put Besides, the most virulent typhoid tary and infrequent stations was, 281 per square mile to bed, and, if necessary, given a known did not kill by hours and That was how the world saw it, for total deponit, including sleeping draught,
days as swiftly as that. To ́s and perhaps how Annabel felt it. sulphates-41 tous."
When they awake next day they similar experiment with Culture A Skeffington, being an egotist sa well The worst record for 1931 is held are given tea and bread, and are the rat had shown no reaction at all. as a scientist, probably thought by Ashington (Northumberland) then allowed to go, Frequent re
It was very queer indeed.
|that he had done Annabel a con- with a maximum annual deposit of leurrences of drunkeness however,
He returned the test tubes to the siderable honour in marrying her. 738 tone per square mile. The re-are stringently punished.-Router.
rack, and walked to the laboratory Captain F. Smith, formerly of port states that 5,5 tons of law per
door. He heard Annabel's voice the 8.A. On Lee, was yesterday square mile was deposited at the
in the drawing-room at the end of evening taken
the passage, and a moment later Carter's deeper tones. So Carter had dropped In again?. He shrugged his shoulders cynically; at New Local Association. all events Annabel would not be able
to complain that she was lonely.
He went back to the bench, and having taken every precaution to
.Colany.
CAPTAIN F. SMITH IN HOSPITAL. Suffering From Poisoning.
to the Government Golden Lane station in London.-AUSTRALIANS FORM Civil Hospital suffering from the Reuter. - effects of anlic acid poisoning, sald
to have been self-administered.
hospital.
on
AMERICANS DESIRE TO
AVOID WAR
to
SOCIETY.
MANY ATTEND INAUGURAL MEETING.
protect himself from such a marked-
TO-MORROW'S STORY,
To-morrow's story will, be "Proud Costello, Mac. Dermot's Daughter, and the Bitter Tongue,” by -- W. B. Yeats.
The No. 2 Police Station, Wan-i chal, received a call from No. 93 Leighton Hill Road, first floor, yes.
Continued from Page 1.) terday evening. A European ser- geant and two constables,
"If all nations will agree wholly to
That was why this Carter affair arriving at the premises, found eliminate from possession and use,
ly contagious disease, he performed was making him angrier and 'Captain Smith to an unconscious weapons which make possible success. A large gathering of Australian
the angrier. condition and rushed him off to ful attack, defencen, automatically, residents in Hong Kong met at the nest and expert autopsy on
will become impregnable, and the de- Gloucester Buliding last night, and
rat. He found nothing to show the He paused before the closed door ¡fener of every nation will become decided to form an Association to cause of death; the heart was of the drawing-room and scowled. Inquiries at the Government secure.
"Jealousy," he assured himself a Civil Hospital this morning revealed "There are three steps be be called the Australian Association little enlarged, perhaps, but that
was the only abnormal condition. little pompously, "is the last res that Captain Smith is making fair-agreed upon in the present discus- of Hong Kong and South China. He collected some of the blood for source of the feebleminded, and I'm ly good progress.
sions. First, to take at once, the The objects of the Association later analysis, and occupied himself not jealous. But I shall tell Annabel definite step towards this objective will be the promotion of Australian for a further half-hour in tracing that she must not see him any as broadly outlined in Mr. Ramsay ideals and the fostering of a spirit the history of Culture B. He found more. It interferes EMPIRE FAIR.
MacDonald's plan.
of comradeship amongst men of the Second, to agree upon a time and Commonwealth in Hong Kong and Donations Total $2,165. steps.
the procedure for taking following South China.
Third, to agree
that while the include Australian and New Zea“ Since the last list of donations first and following steps are being landers, and any person who, for a to the expenses
of the British taken, no nation shall increase its continuous period of five years, has Empire Fair was published a few existing armaments over and above resided in Australia. Full member- days ago, the following further, the limitations of treaty obligations. ship, however, will be limited to contributions have been received. bringing the total subscribed to $2,165:-
The Hong Kong Fire Insur-
ence Co. Ltd.
$100.00
The Canton Insarance Office,
Ltd,
100.00
The Hong Kong & China Gas
Co., Ltd.
Mesrrs. John D. Hutchison
& Co. Mesra, On Lok Yuen Co., Ltd. The Chino Klinwares Mfg.
Co., Ltd.
Messrs. H. Connell & Co.
The Chins Can Co., Ltd.
Mesers. Robertson, Wilson
Co., Ltd.
The Holland China Trading
Com, Lid.
Messrs. Schmidt & Co.
Messrs. Frank Cole & Co.
The China Paint Manufactur-
ing Co., Ltd.
The New Zealand Perpetual
Forests, Ltd.
"The Amoy Canning Corp., Ltd.
News In Brief
60.00 $0.00
routine
the door.
with the
NEW ARMED FORCE He turned the knob and opened Those eligible for membershipsjatunde IN EUROPE
NON-AGGRESSION PACT. Australian born.
"But the peace of the would must Subscription to, the Association
WEB
Andorra Forms Army Of Six Men.
"MILITARY OCCUPATION"
*PROTEST
Paris.
His impression of hasty move- ment atilled was so strong and so
definite, that he looked 'quickly at Annabel, standing at the window with her back to the room, and then at Carter, who was altting in an arm-chair by the fire. There could not have been a greater distance bes] be assured during the whole period will be $10 per annum.
tween them, but he realised that it of Disarmament, and I therefore. The following Committee
was so because they had heard him; propose a fourth step, concurrent elected by last night's meeting: with, and wholly dependent on fol- Dr. H. D. Matthews, president;| One European country has mut-coming along the passage.
Annabel bad crossed to the win- lowing the fulfilment of these three Mr. T. A. Mildren, vice-president; tiplied its armed forces by four.
dow a bare second before he enter It is Andorra. 50.00 proposals and subject to existing Mr. J. M. Kelleher, treasurer; Mr.)
treaty rights.
N. Stockton, secretary, and Messrs. Ita forge now number five mened, and she kept her face hidden She for an appreciable moment, That step is, that all nations of J. Hunter, A. W. Ingram, J. Way, and a commander.
Only a short time ago Andorra did not want him to see it. the world should enter into a solemn H, Ching and Dr. Traill.
He nearly spoke; accusing words 30.00 and definite pact of non-aggression,
had no army and no police, But Among those present were: 25.00 that they should re-affirm the obliga Mr. J. Way, Mr. C. de S. Robert when new concrete roads were leapt to his tongue, demanding to 25.00tions they have assumed to limit son, Mr. A. W. Ingram, Mr. J. M, built, the French Foreign Office sive expression to his thought: 25.00 and reduce their armaments, and, Kelleher, Mr. E. F. Selk, Mr. T. A. thought it an advisable precaution "You were in the man's arms!" but
provided these obligations are Ingram, Mr. D. Orr. Mr. L. E. to supply, a gendarme as well, and he conquered the impulse.
He said: "Oh, bullo Carter." In 25.00 faithfully executed by all signa- Morgan, Mr. J. L. Kent, Mr. S. W. one was sent from Metz.
[tory
individually Coleman, Mr. R. A. Patterson, Dr. Hardly had he unpacked his his tone was the suggestion that he agree that they will send no armed H. D. Matthews, Mr. C. E, Stuart, uniform, when the population of ought to have been told of the 25.00 forces of whatsoever nature across Mr. T. Mildren, Mr. Caleb Cheong, 2,000 protested vigorously against caller's arrival, pr
Annabel came to the fireside. "You The President added that if any James Poon, Mr. M. B. Moffatt, The Foreign Office hastily re were busy, Marcus. I didn't want strong nalion refuses to join with Mr. H. C. Wilkinson, Mr. B. Cheong, assured them that the gendarme to interrupt your work. You know! genuine sincerity in these concert-Mr. I. McInnes, Mr. N. Stockton, was only "a military mission you don't like it."
25.00
25,00
powers,
to
their frontiera."
Mr. T. Mitchell, Dr. R. Traill, Mr, the "military occupation,"
25.00
20.00
ed efforts for political and econo- Mr. J. Hunter, Mr. W. Ahern.
mic peace, the civilized;world wil know where the responsibility for
An American seaman, John Carlos, failure lles.
was slightly injured when be ac
cidentally rode a bicycle over a sea-their professed policies into action. wall on to some rocks 10 feet below.
Wong Yuen, boiler maker, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday evening, suffer, ing from a fractured left arm, received during a fight at Shauki-
wan.
ART
TREASURE
He urged all nations to translate KREUGER'S
PAINTINGS AND BOOKS FOUND IN WAREHOUSE'
British Wireless Service,
POWER STATION
BREAKDOWN.
Official Statement.
such as has been sent to Poland. How true! But Carter anywhere The gendarme had come to near the house was - an interrup- instruct the Andorran Army in tion. modern warfare.
Den De Sitting and watching them, he
As the army did not exist, it saw suddenly that he had allowed had to be Invented. Six men were things to go too far. He blamed at once enrolled. In due courss Annabe); the unusual colour in her the flitary mission" returned to checks brought a jealous pang to his Metz and one of the Andorran heart. Carter was telling a story soldiers promptly went to the of Java, from which country he had New York army clothing stores and selected come, and the girl's eyes were fixed A number of paintings, silver the uniform of a senior officer, abstractedly on the fire. ware and rare books valued at a But, now that Andorra, tasan But even more Skeffington blamed $100,000 (£20,000) which had army, the appointment of the Carter, Carter bad abused “bis been collected by the late Ivar Bailiff, who represents the Preat hospitality and betri
The Hon Treasurer of the The following official statement Kreuger, were discovered re-dent of the French Republic, has Carter, Bophisticated S.P.C.A. acknowledges with grateful was issued later in the afternoon cently, in a storage warehouse. taken in a new significance. The ed for all that thanks a donation of $70, being the by the Company's agents, Mesers. One painting is said to be a French Foreign Office is wonder thirty, had made proceeds of a play organised by the Gibb, Livingston and Co. work of Rubens, valued atjing, what distinguished general to whose nature
tomato che
romantic
pupils of Miss Lloyd, asslated by "The stoppage of one of the $17,000 (28,400)
Mrs. Greg.
Hong Kong Electric Company's Searches are still being made. main generators at: 12.16p.m, -to- for a collection of etchings made CANDLELIGHT 15 50 ALL Probate in the goods of Yau Ying day caused a suspension of the by Kreuger which has not yet Ping, merchant, Jute of 23, Pak electricity service for approximate been found-Reuter, Chuen Heung Street, Kowloon, who ly 26 minutes. The cause of the}-
died on February 12, 1938, has stoppage is now being investigat
been granted to Yau Chan Shi, ed. The Company points out that 95 AND STILL JOURN widow of the deceased. The estate It is over eight years since the has been valued at $40,000,
TWO HEAT VICTIMS
Yesterday's beat claimed two
supply from their main bus bars falled,"
3
victima who collapsed, and died]again
while
an
M.-Ariste, a journalist has arrived here, from SEEK $4,000 to attend the annual
of French
Dinners by car
late
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