FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1933.
WARM "WELCOME" MISS SCRIVEN
FOR PACIFISTS
Anti-War Delegates
In Shanghai.
GREETED BY COMMUNISTS
Shanghai, To-day. M. Henri Barbusse and five other delegates to the World! anti-War Conference arrived this morning on board the Andre
the situation here.
3. The site of the meeting, how ever, had not yet been decided.
DEFEATED AT
FOREST HILLS!
Betty Nuthall Again Beats Miss Babcock
3 in
THE CHINA MAIL.
DEATH OF LADY To-Day's Short Story,
CHOW
Passes Away Last Night.
SIR SHOU-SON CHOW BEREAVED
THE
BANDIT'S
TALE
By Karel Capek,
un-
"
DOROTHY ROUND AND MARY
TT'S a terribly long time ago, so must be able to say Bittershen and HEELEY IN FOURTH ROUND
The death occured at 10.45 pm. long that even old Dakin, Je-rus-aim, and play the piano, and yesterday of Lady Chow, wife of who's dead now, God bless him dance a schottische or quadrille, New York, To-day.
Sir Shou-eon Chow, at her home at couldn't remember it, and he, you and eat from a plate, and blow in- Lebon. They were welcomed by} The British Wightman Cup team Little Hong Kong," near. Deep great-grandfather.
Pine Villa, Shouson Hill Road, know, could even remember my to his bandkerchief as is decent Madame Sun Yat-sen in person fared poorly in the Third Round of Water Bay. Lady Chow had been it's an awfully long time since man, but my son must be like a Well then, and proper. I'm only a highway" and by a group of Communists, the American National Women's confined to her bed for some years. the notorious and vile brigand duke. I've made up my mind, and who let off fire-crackers and Lawn Tennis singles championship waved red flags as the party at Forest Hills yesterday.
The time and place for the Dick Turpin held sway on Bag-that's that, funeral will be announced later. shot Heath, the most blood- Having said that, he put his landed.
Margaret Scriven, the left. Dr. Edward Law, M. B. Ch. B., thirsty murderer of them Interviewed by Reuter, M. Bar-
all, young Dick Turpin in front of him and set out for busse declared it was necessary to handed holder of the French who has attended Lady Chow, said with his twenty-one henchmen, on the horse,
There he lifted his hold the Conference in the Far title, secured only three games that the deceased had been ailing fifty thieves, thirty pilferers, Shrewsbury, East because of the seriousness of off Mise Cruickshank, ranking for some time and had been grad two hundred assistants, smug-little son down from the horse in front of the monastery of the Freda ually getting weaker.
Iglers, and fences. America. He advocated No.
When news of her grave state the workers to present a united James fell before Helen Jacobs,
He used to lie in walt by the Benedictine fathers, and with his the holder, and Mrs. Michell was was announced, members of her roadside, perhaps by the road go-spurs clinking in a terrible man- front against the Imperialists.
M. Barbusse said the Conference)
beaten by Helen Wille-Moody,
family including Miss Pearl Chow,ing to Windsor, or Basingstoke, or er he went straight up to the would hold a three-day session in who is seeking the title she last er unmarried daughter, Mrs. J. W. even to Portsmouth, till some car. Abbot. "Your Worship," he said in C. Chun, her second daughter, Mr. ter or merchant, Jew, or knight on a deep voice, "I'm leaving this lit- Shanghai, beginning on September won in 1981.
Dorothy Round, Betty
Y. K. Chow, her eldest son her horseback, went by. Then he held the chap here to be educated, so Nuthall, and Mary Heeley,
husband and Mr. Chow Chi-nam, him up, roared at him, and robbed that you can beach him how to ext. first cousin to Sir Shou-son Chow him of everything; and the blow his nose, and dance, and say however, entered the Fourth
Bittershen and were summoned to her bed-side and lucky fellow would be jolly glad
Je-vus-aim and hai, the party will proceed
Round to
as the results of
were present when she passed if Dick Turpin hadn't stabbed, everything that is seemly when one Japan. Whether they will visit
straight sets triumphs. Manchuria is at present uncer- Betty's win over Miss Babcock
shot, or strung him up on a tree is a gentleman; and here," he said, The funeral will probably take as well, for he was as cruel and "for your trouble, is a sack of was particularly interesting by place in one week's time pending inhuman as that.. The most prominent of the anti-virtue of the fact that in the the arrival of her sons and daugh-
ducats, marks, florins, plastres, Perhaps a good honest merchant rupees, doubloons, roubles, thalers, War Conference delegates, the La-Wightman Cup the American bour Peer, Lord Marley, also ar-girl won the first set, only to be ters now in Shanghai.
was driving along the road, calling, napoleonders, guineas, talents of
rived on the Andre Leben.
swept off her feet in the next twoj
Lady Chow, who was 68 years of "Gee up" and "Has" to his horses, silver, and Dutch guldens, and pis- age leaves four daughters, three of and thinking of the price he would tois, and sovereigns, so that he for the match.
little whom are married, and two sons. get for his goods in Salisbury, and can live with you Hike, a Critics forecast a meeting be-
Her eldest son, Mr. Y. K. Chow as he drove through the wood he prince." Having said that, he tween Helen Wills-Moody and who is employed at the Kailan Min-might be feeling a bit scared of turned on his heel, and away he Dorothy Round in the Final, and ing Administration, was recently robbers, but to try an hide his fear was off into the woods, leaving are of the opinion that the famous sent to Hong Kong to assist Messrs. he would be singing a jolly song, Joung Dick Turpin in the care of American will prove an easy' Dodwell and Co., Ltd., the local and all at once a fellow as big as
the Benedictine fathers, victor. Miss Round, who showed
agenta.
la mountain stepped out from the in the Wightman Cup series that Her second son is at present at wood, broader than Carnera, she was beaten more by the heat Shanghai carrying on business as a Goliath, and a head and shoulders than Sarah Palfrey, is not expect land broker.
taller, with such a bristly beard ed to render such a good account|
Lady Chow's eldest daughter, Mrs. that you couldn't see his mouth; she did against C. Y. Cheng, is the wife of the well, a villain Vike that stepped out "Poker Face" Helen on the grass former compradore of Messrs. In front of the horses and roared Butterfield and Swire, Tientsin now "Your money or your life,” point-
After a month's stay in Shang-
tain.
Lord Marley is sailing for Japan to-night and in returning to Shang- hai In a few days.--Reuter.
"HARRYING POLICE METHODS"
Motorist's Protest In Court.
t
MR. BERNARD FINED
for failing to renew his driving license and also
No. 1312.
that of his car,
Mr. Bernard pleaded guilty and said that he would like to make statement.
of herself as
courts at Wimbledon.
away.
.
DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON BUSES.
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It has been suggested that Mar-retired, while her second daughtering a blunderbuss as big as a mor "I should like a protest against garet Scriven's eclipte at Wim-married Mr. J. W. C. Chun of the tar at the merchant.
Of course, the harrying methods of the police" bledon, in the Wightman Cup, and Asiatic Petroleum Company Ltd., he handed over his money, but be
So little Dick Turpin studied, said Mr. S. F. Bernard, of Ber-in the present championships, has Shanghai.
sides that, Dick Turpin took the along with many little princes mards of Harwich, Chater Road, been caused by staleness as the re-
Her third daughter is the wife of carriage and goods, and the horses, counts, and other rich gentlemen, ********❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀******* when he was summoned at the sult of too much hard practice Mr. C. F. Liu, a mining engineer, and tore from the merchant his in that monastery with the holy Central Magistracy this morning after her triumph at Auteiul. while her unmarried daughter, Miss coat, breeches, and boots, giving fathers; and fat Father Edmund Results as cabled by Reuter:-Pear) Chow is at present in Hong him a couple, of strokes with the taught him how to say Bittershen
Singles Championship. Kong.
whip to make him run faster home. and Kur-d-hand in German, Third Round
As I have said, that Diek Turpin Father Dominic crammed into his Helen Wills-Moody (U.S.A.}
was just a villain.
head some French expressions like But since for miles around there trescharme and silvuple, and Bro- beat Mrs. Michell (Britain) 6-1, 6-2.
wasn't another highwayman (the ther Adam taught him all the com- nearest was at Hounslow, but he pliments, minuets, and polite man- was only a rabbit compared with ners, and Mr. Crompton, the pre- Dick Turpia) the business of hold-centor, taught him how to blow his ing people up was very prosperous, note so that it sounded thinly like so that Dick Turpin was 800 flute, or gently like shawm, and richer than many a knight or even not like a manufacturer. And because he Jericho horn, safety-valve,
a bassoon, trumpet, had a little son, that old brigand motorcar, as old Dick Turpin used. said to himself: "Dash it all, to sound his own; in short, they Two Aberdeen bus-drivers, Lau shall have to send him somewhere taught him the most gentle man- (U.S.A.) 64, Lin and Lau Ngau were fined $25 to school even if it costs a couple ners and each at the Central Magistracy of thousands, I can afford it; he cavalier.
delicacies like a real (U.S.A.) this morning for having inefficient must learn French and German, he Mr. Bernard said that he had no beat Margaret Scriven (Britain) brakes on their buses, intention of driving after he had 6-1, 6-2.
He said that he considered sell- ing his car in the early part
Mary Heeley (Britain) beat) of Maud Levi (U.S.A.) 6-4, 7-5. July. He was informed by an
Sarah Palfrey (U.S.A.) beat officer at the Licensing Office that Miss Larme (U.S.A.) 6-0, 6-2.
Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat
he was allowed one month's grace Freda James (Britain) 6-3, 6-4. in which to license his car.
On Juy 30 he located a potential Dorothy Round (Britain) beat) buyer and on July 31, the day on Mrs. Van Ryn (U.S.A.) 6-2, 6-1.
was stopped by the Betty Nuthall (Britain) beat police, he was taking the car Carolin Babcock
which he
to
the new owner.
Referring to the driving license,
sold the car.
"I should like to protest against the harrying methods of the police," said Mr. Bernard. "I have driven for cleven years in Eng- land without any trouble with the
police and I must come to Hong Kong to be convicted on a simple matter."
day.
clearly indicated,
6-4,
Miss Cruickshank
LANCASHIRE AND INDIAN COTTON.
Bombay Mill Owners To Meet British Mission.
representatives of other important
¡vice.
Mr. Bernard went on to repeat his associations-British Wireless Ser- protest againet the Harrying methods of the police, and cited the Jast cases as an example.
Two Cases Discovered On Island Road.
COMPANY'S MANAGER AND DRIVERS FINED $90.
Mr. Ngan Shiu-kwan, Manager
of the China Motor Bus Company, was also summoned as the owner of the buses. He was fined $20 in
each case.
Inspector Saunders said that he stopped the buses in turn on the Island Road, near Aberdeen, and teated the brakes. The foot brake,
THE COAL DUMP PETITION.
News In Brief.
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There's no doubt that little Dicki Turpin looked.. a very handsome boy in a black velvet dress with a lace collar, and he forget com- pletely that he had grown up in a Mr. P. Beckmann and Mr. T. J.robbers' den among the wild hills Evans arrived in the Colony yester of Bagshot Heath, and that his day evening by the ms. Terukuni father the old cut-throat and vil Maru.
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poses useless, but the hand brake champion, accompanied by his wife, as bandits usually do. by the Police at 6.35 p.m. on July
London, To-day.
was quite good. 31, about an hour after the Licen-
The Manchester Chamber of Com-
are through passengers from "The China Motor Bus Garage," Shanghal for Marseilles, by the somed out with knowledge and In short, little Dick Turpin blog- sing Office had closed, He con- merce yesterday received a reply to said. the Inspector, is at North Terukuni Mara. sidered that it would have been their telegram addressed to the Mill Point and, as these buses are sta-
gentility, and just when he was in more appropriate if the police had Owners Association of Bombay, in tioned at Aberdeen, they do not started their campaign the next which they had invited the Indian receive such good supervision."
A Chinese girl, Li Ching Ho, aged studies, horseshoes clattered in
the middle of his most valuable THE KOWLOON TONG cotton industry to discuss with the Improperly Dressed and Smoking day while collecting shell-fish on the bury, and
15, was accidentally drowned yester: front of the monastery at Shrews ANGLICAN CHURCH inspector Saunders asked defen-Lancaster mission which shortly Wua Pia, driver of bus No. 623 foreshore at Lyemun Pasa, Her sprang from his horse, rapped on dant why the car was not registered sails for India the matter of trade of the same Company, was fined body was recovered and taken to the the door, and when the brother Committee Appointed in his own name,
markets in which there is a mutual $7 for smoking, and $2 for being Government Mortuary. Mr. Bernard replied that the interest.
improperly dressed.
porter let him in, he said in a graft | And Premises Taken. license was altered to his name after A cable from the Mill Owners' As-
Overloaded Bus.
A remarkable phenomenon,' and voice that in a way of speaking he he had been convicted at the Kow.sociation says that the committee.
While proceeding from Cheung was coming for Master Dick Tur
one of rare occurrence, was vicible loon Magistracy recently for driv-cordially accepts the invitation for a Chan Chin, was fined $8 for carry-day, the Cheung Chau ferry-boat Dick Turpin, was about to die, and Another China Motor Bus driver, Chau at about 7,30 km. on Wednes-pin; his governor, that is, the old
FIRST SERVICE ON SEPT. 3. last evening after sunset, the ing at 20 m.p.h. through a controlled joint conference and adds that aring ten passengers in excess of the Sun Chau came into collision with appointed his only son to take over in the Kowloon Tong Anglican
planeta Venus and Jupiter being in area which, he declared, was not rangements are being made to invite number permitted to his bus.
At a meeting of those interested conjunction. the Hat Ning off Green Island. The the business.
Owing to their nearness to the Church, held last Firday, it was de horizon they appeared to be of ferry-boat grazed the starboard side
Well, with tears in his eyes, the fcided that services should commence unusual size, but of the Hai Ning, but little damage was done.
Young Dick Turpin, said farewell on Sunday, September &
The Royal Observatory noted the venerable Benedictine A Church Committee was elected their closest proximity at about 7 Inspector Saunders said that the
fathers, as well as to the young with the Bev. N. V. Halvard, who is p.m.: masters and students, and went to be the Priest-in-charge, as Chair. license for the car was in the name
with the henchman to Bagshot, man and Miss R. Mow-Fung as act of L McTavish. As there were
Mr. T. A. Mitchell, manager of wondering what kind of business ing Hon. Becretary,
..i. vices should commence on Sunday. already two summonses against the
Messrs W. R. Loxley and Co. is at his father wished to bequeath him, Mr. J. C. L. Wong was elected September 3 and that for the time defendant, it was considered
present in the War Memorial Hos-and resolving in his mind to carry Hon. Treasurer. The following acknowledgement pital anffering from necessary to take out a third sum-
being they should be as follows: has been sent by Mr. J. A. Tarrant trouble.
stomach it on, please God, nobly, and with In. a brief account of the action Holy Communion, 7.15 a.m., Choral; mona for failing to notify change. of ownership.
to the Colonial Secretary, In con-
exemplary politeness to everyons. which had been taken since the idea Eucharist and Address, 9.00 am, nection with the Government's re-
So they came to Bagshot, and the of the Kowloon Tong "Anglican The following officials were ap Mr. Schofield, the Magistrate, re- Mr. R. N. Strijevaky, was fined ply to the Kowloon coal dump pro- Consul at Colon, Panama, was a pas- the deathbed of his father. Old years ago, Mr. Halvard informed in charze (Rev. N. V. Halward). Mr. William T. Lam, Chinese henchman led the young master to Church was first mooted a few pointed: Chairman-The Priest- marked that perhaps it would be $20 at the Central Magistracy this test: better if the police did not start morning for apceding in Hennessy "I have the honour to acknow aldent Van Buren, this morning, cave on a bale of untanned ex being directly sponsored by the Fung, Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. C. L. senger arriving on the Pre-Dick Turpin was lying in a huge the meeting that the scheme was Acting Hon. Secretary, Miss R. Mow their campaign until the next day Road on July 81. after the month's grace.';
ledge the receipt of your letter of Mr. Lam will atop over in Hong hides, covered with, a horse rug. Diocesan Conference and that the Wong. Inspector Saunders replied that said that he understood that there Chatham Boad Coal Dumping his world tour.
The defendant pleaded guilty and the 16th instant in reference to the Kong for some time before continu"Hello, Ned, you sluggard." be Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church It was decided that the Church the licenses had to be renewed on was no speed limit in the Colony ex- "Copies of your letter have been p
nald heavily have you brought were giving their financial support Committee should consist of the July 1 and denied that a monthe cept through controlled areas. He circulated to those Interested, and Mrs. B. T. Flatt, a popular Wash Dear father, exclaimed young months Mr. Halward said that Hon. Treasurer and five others, that chap of mine at last?” for an experimental period of 18 Chairman, the Hon. Secretary, the grace was given in which to take had accelerated to pasa a track on their behalf have to, expreshington society woman accompanied Dick Turpin, kneeling down, "may the Trustees of the Church of Eng-The following were elected to serve out a license
when he was stopped by the police their great appreciation of the by her daughter, Miss 7. E. Flatt, God preserve you many years for hind had rented a house known as 3, on the Committee:-Mrs. F. E. E. Trafic Sergeant McInnis said that services you have rendered them in arrived in the Colony this morning the pleasure of your neighbours Duke Street, Kowloon Tong, two Booker, Mrs. H. L. Langley, Mr. E. the defendant's speed was 85 m.ph. this matter, and to thank you for on the sa. President Van Burean and the unspeakable pride of your rooms in which would be converted 8. Cunningham There were several people on the happy and satisfactory solution They are making a pleasure trip descendants, an road at the time,
Into a temporary church.
The Committee was empowered around the world.
The Meeting decided that ser-lto add two others to its number.
un-
The Magistrate, Imposed a fine of
$5 on each summons, remarking that
he had taken the circumstances of
the case into consideration,
EUROPEAN FINED FOR SPEEDING.
Thought There Was No Speed Limit.
Government's Attitude Appreciated.
thereby attained.”
Personal Pars.
(Continued on Page 10),