SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1934.
POPCORN DISPUTE
ENDED
President Roosevelt
Defends Vendor.
WHITE HOUSE GESTURE
Washington.
Following in the footsteps of Woodrow Wilson. President Roosevelt has intervened in the case of "Nick, the Greek.” a pop- corn and peanut vendor who operates a portable stall hear the White House lawn. Not for the first time, the Chamber of Commerce authorities here de cended on Nick with threats of expulsion..
They reckoned in the firai place without Mrs. Roosevelt, nj frequent purchaser of Nick's popcorn, who, having reid about his troubles, xent a note to one; of the White House secretariesį saying: "Must this man go?”, and in the second place without; the President himself, who had! already dispatched to the police authorities a Presidential cdict securing Nick from molestation,
Nick is now as well, satisfied with the efforts of President and Mrs. Roosevelt to protect him asj he was years ago when President Wilson came to his assistance. The White House squirrels are] happy too; for 30 years they and their furry ancestors have stor-; ed and munched Nick's delica- cies, thrown to them by White! House visitors and sightseers.--1 Reuter.
NEW GENEVA CONFERENCE ADVOCATED
¿Continued from Page 15.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Soviet's "No. 11" BIG WEDDING AT Today's Short Story.
Although he is known officially only
the Soviet Navy corresponds to the rank of Rear Admiral. He is shown arriving at New York, en route to Washington to take up his post an Naval Attache in Washington.
"No, 11," Paul Oras's position in
TAMMANY HEAD DETHRONED.
Political Changes In New York.
CATHEDRAL
Mr. J. H. M. Andrews??? QUERY ???
And Miss V. Varty,
MR. A. L. SHIELDS GIVES AWAY BRIDE
By Seamark.,
THOMAS MASTERICK_looked "That long, tanky chapin
the
T dully at the little square of black gown-he was the worst of the
wonderment.
grey sky behind his cell window. let. And he was the start of it. A pretty wedding took place yes-He had come to regard it as Never heard such a lying devil in terday afternoon at St. John's something of an entity, some all my life. Stood up in the middle Cathedral, when. Mies Virginia thing almost possessing life. It of the court he did in the middle; Yarty, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. had a unique talent. It was the of the court, mind you-and deli Andrew Lusk Shielde, became the only thing in his cell that everberately argued that I killed Fred bride of Mr. James Hugh Morton changed. It was a tiny, slow-Smith. And there was a hell of a Andrews, of the Union Insurance moving picture in a world, that crowd of people there. All listen.
Haug. Company. Shameen. The Very Rev. was fixed and motionlèss.
They must have heard it. Dean A. Swann, M.A., D.S.C., om-talked to it in a low,, uncomplain- Couldn't have done otherwise. ¡clated.
ing monotone that was cowlike "And how could he know?" he The brides, who was given away in its contemplative absence of asked with placid
He by Mr. A. L. Shields, chose a de expression. For fifteen years he "Eh? How could he know.
there. He admitted he'd lightful gown of cream lace, set off had been talking to various ob- wasn't with a net embroidered vell of thejjects in his cell, reasoning with never seen me, not til
that day them vaguely on his one canker-They put me in court. So how jmg grievance against life.
could he know. Yet he stood in the Not that it was a grievance in the very middle of that court and deli- ordinary sense of the word, for berately made out to the judge how there was not a scrap of resentment I did it. Stuck at it for four dues Mil-in the soul of Thomas Masterick. he did. He was a marvel of a chap. a Only a dim perplexity, a puzzlement He proved i did do it! Actually rock of tea-rose shaded Peau dange.that refused to submit to elucidation proved it. He was a marvel of a She wore a large brown leghorn hat no matter how earnestly he tried to chap. Proved it as plain as plain. and carried a bouquet of African think it out. All he asked of life An absolute marvel of a chap. But daisies in shades of yellow and was an explanation, a reason for the the most God-foranken Har I ever
rather unfair thing life had done to came across in my life.
same colour of cream, which held in place by a braid rope pearls. She carried a sheat arum lilies.
The only bridesmold, Miss dred Layne, looked charming in
orange.
straw,
WEB
of
of
MONDAY'S STORY
Monday's story will be "Memory," by Howard Bach,
The bride's mother looked digni-him. And he could never quite get fied in a Paisley chiffon gown. in down to that explanation. It eluded shades of blue and green. She wore him persistently, A thousand times picture hat of dark blue Milan he had tried to think down to the real reason. And he had over- The duties of best man were car-done it. Later he came to realise [ried out by Mr. J. E. Jupp, who was that was probably why he could no assisted by Messrs. W. H. Stanton, longer think as easily as he used to. H. C. B. Way, M. M. Findlay-An- The trouble is," he admitted to [derson and P. R. S. Walsham.
28 the grey square, "I've been thinking Ushera. Appropriate music was too much, I've had too many thinks.
"And the questions he asked. Mr. John Curry, head of Tam-rendered on the orgon by Mr. Fre- A lot too many thinks.
I know Couh!
You'd have thought he'd Merick Mason, A.R.C.O., I.T.CJI.
Long.! to knowa Smithy all his life. have; because now when I try have a real good think all I get lanky devil, he had me tied up all Couldn't move a hand's turn.) a bad dizzy. And these dizzieaways. make my hend ache. I've been A fair knockout. He proved me a having too many of them dizzies liar. And a porjurer. And a thief.
New York, To-day.
many Hall since 1929, has been over- [thrown by a revolt within the or-
Kanisation.
The cause of Mr. Curry's down- fall was the smashing defeat suffer- "It is pretty well known now whated by the Tammany candidate
therefore be
case
al
ZAMBOANGA GIRL MARRIES.
lately.
And then he went and proved I kill- ed Fred Smith. And that Was They where I had him. Because I never "They
killed Fred Smith. I never заж They Fred Smith that day. And if ever
Germany demands, and it would the Mayoral election in November,
of dis-When Mr. La Guardia was returned Mr. Charles F. Gambellike," he added moodily. covering what the conference.n the platform, stopping the graft And Miss A. Gallagher. can't say 1 killed Fred Smith. without Germany, could agree to.of the previous Tammany adminia- After that, it would not take long tration and saving the city from to find out what Germany had to threatened bankruptcy. say about the result.
Чыны
"But They can eny what can say what They like, but
They can say and say. But that The wedding was solemnised yes- don't make out I killed him." terday afternoon at the Registrar's He sat on the edge of his stool Mr. Curry's successor has not yet Office, Supreme Court. of Mr. and fretfully fingered the leaves of "But in particular, it has still been chosen.-Reuter.
Charles F. Gambell, of the local the Bible on the white-scrubbed Dollar Line office and Miss Alice table.
to be discovered whether the con. ditions of security whereon the French would consent to reduce or limit their armamentato limit say, for seven years and to reduce during the next live-are such as this country can possibly consi- der the journal declares.
Co
Viscount Cecil, in an inter view published in the London Newer Chronicle, suggests that Britain should
agree France's request for the sum. moning of the General Com- mission. Unfortunately, the Germans would not be there, but every opportunity should be taken of informing them of the discussions.
TREASURY BILLS ISSUE.
£40,000,000 Allotted.
London, To-day. The amount applied for in tenders for Treasury bills, yesterday £78,260,000,
WILN
The amount of tenders invited, £10,000,000, wns, allotted in bills at three months.
The average rate per cent. was 17/10.70d..
compared with 17/10.98d, last week.-British Wire-
The Executive Committee of the less Service. League of Nations Union in Lon-
don also urges the Government to ask for an immediate meeting of the Commlesion, and to then pre- sent a definite scheme based ០៧ the general abolition of weapons | now forbidden to Germany, Lo- getber with equally definite pro-{ a collective economis) posals for
the of observance of guarantee Disarmament treaty as well as the re-affirmation of all existing inter- national obligations for servation of peace.
the pre-
TWO UNOFFICIALS APPOINTED.
Mr. Bell To Act For Mr. Patterson.
•
MR. JACKS TO BE PUISNE JUDGE
I get out of this I tell him so, too. Never such a chap In all my born days. Simply wouldn't listen to reason. And now it's raining Ike the very devil."
ilfe.
"I never told him any lies. Gallagher. * visitor from Zam- "Of course the other trouble is never told him any perjury. And I boanga. Members of the local and he said, "They think I did. And never nicked anything in my
Well, not since I left school, any |Hosting staff of the Dollar Line at- that's where They've got me.
And then for him to stand tended the ceremony, among those That's what makes it more awkward.way. present being Mr. T. B. Wilson, It's not much use me saying I didn't, up in the middle of that court and General Agent in Hong Kong, Cup-if all the time They tell me I did. Buy the things he did-well!
bents me. Beats me flat. tain Anderson, of the Bner Presi-They don't believe me any more "And then the judge told me he
D. D. Mackay.. Manila and Zam-met. boanga friends of the bride and groom also attended the ceremony. Mr. T. B. Wilson was Host at the subsequent reception held at the Gloucester Building.
It!
I wouldn't
dent Hoover, Purser Holtzer, of the than I believe Them. They're the President Hoover and Mr. and Mrs. most awful crowd of liars i ever was going to hang me.
have been stuck here all this time. Can't make out why he didn't. They was so damn cock-sure I'd done it. If I did, why didn't he hang me? If I'd done it, he ought to have hung me, and none of these half-larks. If I didn't do it, then They got no right to have me hung.. And They haven't hung me. Looks precious much to me as If They ain't' sure I did do it, after all.
The honeymoon is being spent at Repulse Bay and next month. Mr. and Mrs. Gambell will leave for the ¡United States on a five months" vaca-1.
tion.
TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN
Instructive Lecture By Dr. T. M. Tso.
"I knew it was going to rain. 1] A very instructive lecture, en- knew it this morning. And I said. titled "Pulmonary Tuberculosia
in Children" and Its Pre Ho to Four-cighty-four out in the vention" by Dr. T. M. Tad, M.D., exercise. 'Ginger,' I said, 'it's go-
\LOCAL NEWS ; D.M.RE (Ling to rain, I don't care a damn',
BREVITIES
'I'll
was delivered last night at the Bay Ginger. (Before dinner,' I Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon be said. 'Will it,' says Ginger. [fore a big' gathering of Chinese.
bet you three hundred thousand Dr. Teo said that the public, pounds it don't There will be no Dinner Dance while recognizing the importance
"Well, I've got that to come, any. way. That ought to set me up a bit
at the Repulse Bay Hotel this even of T. B. in adults, is still quite un- when I get outside. But I don't ing. but a Tea Dance will be held aware of it importance in children.
He won't pay The appointment, provisionally to-morrow afternoon at 4.30 p.m.
due to wrong impression that T. B. suppose I get it. in other quarters, it is assumed, and subject to His Majesty's plen
does not exist A reception was held last night 16 year of age.
In children under up. He never does. I don't believe bo's got three hundred thousand that the next step will be a meet-jaure, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
Medical re- ing of the Bureau, an arranged, to to be Unofficial Member of the Legis-at the German Club to celebrate searches, have proved that by the pounds. He's a By devil in Ginger. proceed with the task, delegated Intive Council for a further period the 45th birthday of Chancellor
15th year 30% of the children Diff'rent as anything from South- The guests were welcom have been infected with tuber-ampton Jack betted me A bread to it by the General Commission, of four years on April 17, "is notified Hitler.
of the in the Government Gazette. led by the German Consul, Mr. Heuloals germs.
ration that I couldn't get him the of preparing a new copy original British draft convention, Mr. W. H. Bell was also appointed, Gipperich, Mrs. Gipsprich and Mr.
There are eight causes of con- result of the Derby before supper- time. Of course I could get himi Inserting additional points upon provisionally and subject to His and Mrs. Kuolpa,
sumption: (1) Caused by a very which a general agreement has Majesty's pleasure, to be temporari-
minute germ called tubercle the result of the Derby before sup-i been
reached.-British Wirelessly an Unofficial Member of the
The Peak School Sports, which bacilius.: (2) lack of fresh air (3) per-time. I know the ropes. After Service.
Legislative Council, during the ab-were to be held at Tanderagee". Lack of sun light (4) Improper all the years I've been here I ought sence of the Hon. Mr. J. J; Pater the Peak at 10 o'clock this morning housing especially overcrowded, to know the ropes. People who son, on April 12,
have been cancelled owing to the in- (5) Impure and improper food, don't know how to get hold of the The following official appoint-element weather. The date of the lack of exercise (7) other diseases ropes never ought to go to prison. ments are notified in the current sports will be announced later, which weaken the body especially "But Ginger don't even pay up on He betted me a Jaaue of the Government Gazelle. -
meagles and whooping cough (8) a bread ration.
FORGED FRENCH PASSPORT
(Continued from Page 1).
Mr. P. Jacks as Pulsné Indge, The Australian Goodwill Mis-come in contact with T. B. person, bread ration last Sunday that the unt!! further notice, on April 18. sion to China and Japan, under In order to raise the resistance, chaplain would give out hymn num-] description of the man was, circulat- | Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith as Land the leadership of the Hon. Mr. J. parents should pay attention to ber four-eighty-four in the evening. ed to all the police and he was ar-Offeer, until further notice, on G. Latham, P.G., Deputy Prime the following points (1) Give And he didn't. The biggest number rested at the Star Ferry Pier on the April 16.
Minister and Attorney General of plenty of fresh air. Several rules ho gaye out was three hundred and same day,..
Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith as As the Commonwealth, will arrive in should be noted: (a) Keep win eight. But that only shows how Mr. Booth, assistant, director ofsistant Crown Solicitor on Jan-Hong Kong at 6 am, tomorrow by dow open all the time, especially much Ginger, knows about religion, criminal intellegence,, said that hejuary 1, lest,
the Messageries Maritimes liner at night (b) children should not, Hymn number four-eighty-four is a Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen an Po-|D'Artagnan.
And this ain't had been authorised by the French
¡sleep with adults (e) Do not allow Christmas bymn, Consul General in Hong Kong lice Magistrate on March 26 Inst.
children Heep, with bed-cloths | Christmas,' Not by a long chalk.
to say that the French Government Mr. O. Enger, as Assistant Bujnom per takes serious exception in auch perintendent of Polica (Reserve) caso as the passport was a forged on April 20,
covering the hand (d) let children But he never to Jack paid up next
spond at least one hour in the opon. "Southampton
On the six-cents stamp of. New- air (2) Proper housing and sult- morning, Chucked it in my cell as
French pasport. Mr. Booth fur- Commander II. C. Legge, D.S.C., foundland issued in 1910 appears able home surround (3) nourish- ho, was passin' through to the exer- ther added that the accused and his R.N., was officially appointed to be the head of Lord Bacon, "The ment (4) Exercise (5) Avold cine. That's the beat of sailors. wife are shoplifters and live by it. a member of the Harbour Advisory Galiding, Spirit In Conolization", an weakening diseases.
They're only fly devils sometimes. Defendant was sentenced to a Committee, vice Lt. Comdr. L. G. Inscription Informs us Here, In conclusion, he stressed on Mostly they're all right. He's here month's imprisonment, and an order Addington, D.8.C., R.N., on April 5 again, there was a curious error, the importance of avoiding infea because he sold a lot of cargo. He| made for his expulsion from the last, it le notified In the current is-The of the word "Colonization" tions during the first and second says he'd go dotty if they, put him Colony, by the Magistrate... sus of the Government Gazeite. was reversed in the first printing.. year of life at all cont.
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