The forthcoming marriage of Prince George of England and Princess Marina of Greece is seen an a possible preliminary to the restoration of the Greek monarchy with Prince George as King. If Ho, Ex-Premier Venizelos, famed King-maker and unmaker of Greece, will have a lot to any about it. The Prince and Princess, the Royal Palace in Athens, and Venizelos (below), are shown.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY; NOVEMBER 2, 1934)
To-day's Short Story.
The Concrete Facts About M. Verneuil
By R. L Hadfield
THE citizens of the town of be possible to buy some of the
THE
Chauvee got the mayor they people all the time, and all of the deserved. They boasted of their people some of the time, but even prosperity and flaunted their new Mayor Verneuil could not command wealth by erecting skyscrappers with his purse the affections of all and laying down concrete boule- the people of Chauvec at the same vards just as if they had been time.
They played the game of "in-and- responsible for putting under the ground the coal and iron which out" In Chauvec as in more unclent
GEORGE M. LOTT
find enriched them. Their first cities, and there was quite a healthy COLONY'S RIVAL
3
you geen Our
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Old Lady Of Hiccup On-Stour." by Tomlinson Wright.
TO ALDERSHOT
Military Tattoo Stirs Vast Crowd
PERFECT ORGANISATION
LOTT TAKES PLUNGE PROFESSIONAL
TROUPE SECURE
DAVIS CUP STAR ·
WIMBLEDON AND NATIONAL TITLIST
STOEFEN'S DECISION AWAITED
New York; To-day.. George M. Lott, the American Davis Cup doubles player, has
turned professional-Reuter. ter R. Stoefen to win the U.S. dou-
George Lott, who partnered Los
bles championship, beating Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn, and the Wimbledon title by defeating Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, la one of the veterans of the American Davies Cup team,
words to any stranger were: half of the citizens of Chauvec look "Have you seen our city?" and ing for an opportunity to put up a their publicity-department bam-Verneull of their own in the person boozled visitors to all the resorts of M. Bartót. The present Mayor within a hundred miles into mak-was deep in iron and concrete; M. ing trips to Chauvee, "wonder of Bariot deep in coal and electricity; steel and concrete," "Dream city and as there was only one central of the modern age," and so on. square in Chauvec, the opposition Mayor Verneuil also had were not anxious to see the other
He first came into prominence in publicity department, though con-half's man permanently on a plinth With the precision that marks all 1928, when partnered by J. F. Hen- ducted, of course, a little
more in the beat site in the town from a military functions, a salvo of guns nessy he won the U.S. open doubles discreetly than that of the town publicity point of view.
and a fanfare of trumpets opened title and followed this with wins in over which he presided. None thé
Hong Kong's second Searchlight 1929 and 1930, partnered by John less this department had a way of
Tattoo on the tick of 8.30 o'clock H. Doeg. He was a finalist in 1931 "Have saying.
last night. Outdoing its predeces-and 1932 and regained the title in mayor?" and taking care that any-
gor. in many ways, the Tattoo pro-1983 and 1984 with Lester R, Stoe- body who was within a wide radius:
vides what is probably the greatest fen. should become acquainted with him.)
spectacle ever seen in the Colony, His Continental successes include Mayor Verneuil had achieved his
and is a close rival of Aldershot.
the French doubles championship in position in much the same way that
With the exception of one switch 1931, partnered by J. Van Ryn, and the broad boulevards and the sky-
fn the programme, the whole pro- the Wimbledon championship in the scrapers had come into being-by
ceedings were carried through with same year, also partnered by Van But loud as the anti-statue party out a hitch-a great accomplishment Ryn. sunk sums of money in the right.
Finest In-World To de- He is known as the "Stormy 、 The total rainfall in the Colony, Although October is usually the places Just as the architects and under M. Bartot raged, they were in view of the magnitude of the
though Mcribe the items here is unnecessary Petrel" of International tennis, and re- statue feeling; und for last month was 3.53 inches. The sunniest month in the year, the builders had sunk foundations into not able to stem the tide of pro- majority of the 14.items.
announcer leaves of doubles play in the world. heaviest rainfall for a single day total sunshine only amounted to 159 the subsoil. Mayor Verneuil
It will be recalled that according was recorded on October 2, being hours, which is less than that re-sembled the buildings of Chauvee Bartot scowled at the foreman of a well-prepared programme and a is recognised as the finest exponent
corded in any of the previous three in other ways, too; the buildings the works every time he went past clear-voiced 1.71. inches.
months, and falls short of the ner-cost a lot of money and required athe hoardings behind which the nothing to conjecture. Nor would
concrete foundations of the colossal it be easy to select any one item for to a statement by Mercer Beasley lot of money to keep them going. ENTRANCE FEE REDUCTION
Both were well advertised, and statue were coming into being, he particular merit, but the most blase on October 31, George Lott and Two cases of typhoid fever and mal by 58 hours.
Sentence of gix months' hard one of the results of the advertia-could not stop the turning of the must surely be stirred by the Leater Stoefen, were considering The usual monthly meeting of the a case of diphtheria were reported
labour in addition to six strokes of ing of Mayor Verneui! was a mixer or stop the activities of the strains of martial music and the entering the professional ranks, and General Committee of the Hong In the Colony during the 24 hours
mean that a new Davis Cup doubles the birch was imposed on To Shun, agitation for the erection of a men pushing tubs of concrete up clock-like precision of the mass that if this materialised it would Kong Cycling Club was held at No.ending Wednesday."
The whole programme leaves team would have to be found for last night Road
the gigantic mould. Johnston #2
a deep feeling of America's 1995 challenge. Beasley While, playing near the window unemployed, and Taul Kai, a coolic, colossal statue in honour of his the ramps and pouring them into formations. when, in addition to the election of new members, the first issue of the of the second floor of No. 3 West, by Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Cen-Worship. No one Club's Magazine was submitted for Quarry Bay, Choi Chan, a 7-year-tral Magistracy this morning, for that Mayor Verneuil had originated Even though he worked out cal-one with
Much talent hud, been old girl, slipped and fell to the the theft of $72, two gold finger the idea, or prove that he had more culations daily as to the quantity of patriotism, and few could fail to be thought that Budge and Mako approval. unearthed by the ides and almost roadway, sustaining severe shock rings and a pair of gold earings, than a small self-deprecatory inter-dynamite it would take to blow up moved by such scenes as the gallant would constitute the next team. twenty pages of items humorous and internal injuries to which she and for aiding and abetting, respec-jest In the project. No one could the statue when coal and electricity defence of Rorke's Drift, the mass-
TOURIST TIME TRIAL LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES the expenditure of, capital. He had
ON SUNDAY
Cycling Club Seek "Wheelers'" Support
and otherwise make
in future.
up
an
un-succumbed late in the afternoon tively.
25-
think.
could ever say
SIRDHANA FIGHT SEQUEL
Five Fukienese Face
* Assault Charges
ever say. No one could ever prove. came into, power, he was unable to ed bands playing the "1812" Over- But quite a lot of people could stem the progress of the work. ture while Moscow burns in the One day his remarks about the background, the beating of the Tat- It was at the Government Civil Hospital.
Pleading guilty to the theft of
work in progress had been over-too, and the barbaric dancing of equalled 10 cents' worth.
not be supposed that decided to remove the restriction
Li Sbu-tai, a 70-year-old farm-41 pieces of clothing and two gold It must confining the publication to Club
affect of erecting the statue in the some pains to inform him that comwhere nothing but the bullet
crete was not made of the In-sings." members only, and the printer willers was terribly injured as a re-watches to the total value of $338, there was no opposition to the pro-heard by the foreman, who went to the War Dance of the Hindu Kush
Fantasy And Humour.
The sequel to a fight, which end- therefore supply 100 copied monthlysult of 25-foot fall from the the property of L Him-tak,
Hillside in the vicinity of Chun student, at Inland Lot No. 2378 central square of Chauvce. It may gredients he was mentioning at all.
While, the nature of the Tattoo is Now M. Bartot had always con- Lung Village, Sai Wan Ho, when Pokfulam Road, Cho Yung, a
sidered it unfortunate that it was necessarily militaristic, and hised in a serious accident, on board has the s.s. Sirdhana on Wednesday Entrance Fees Reduced he slipped while cutting grass year-old amah, was bound over in
the lighter side.
The
mi-morning, took place at the Kowloon, An important item arranged by and fell to the roadway at the the sum of $100 to be of good be- ARBROATH BRIDE
across the central square on his not been neglected."
the Magistracy this morning whon five, fantasy, depleting way to his office, aince he was thus litary
Fukienese appeared before Mr. E. of оде
Sam Privato forced to have a daily reminder of arcam FOR ENGINEER
(Continued on Page 10.) the power of his rival. But there! was to come a day when he was to bless that necessity. Just as he
the Committee was the reduction of base of the hill. He was taken haviour for a period of one year,
entry fees to events arranged by the to the Government Civil Hospital. by Mr. M. W. Thomson at the Cen-
Hong Kong Cycling Club for mem- but died soon after admission..
bers of the other local cycling or ganisation-the Hong Kong Whee lers. The first effect of this action
has been to reduce the entry fee to AL-BROWN RETAINS
$1 on Sunday next for any "Whee
ler" entering the Tourist Time
Trial (50 Miles in 4 Hours) start-
HIS TITLE
ing at the junction of the Taipo and KNOCKS OUT YOUNG Castle Peak Roads at 9 a.m.
2
With a reported membership of over 50 riders in less than a fort- night after their formation months ago and attendances of al- most the same figure on their weekly runs, this last-minute reduction should greatly influence entries from! the Hong Kong Wheelers and their participation will do much to estab lish the friendliest of relations be! tween the two bodies,
Post Entries
For those who have not yet en- tered it is pointed out that entries will be accepted at the starting point, where the riders will be dee-
priate intervals.
Each party wil
PEREZ
Tunis, To-day. Al Brown, holder of the World's Bantamweight box- ing championship, retained his title last night when he knocked out Young Perez, of Tunis, in the tenth round of their 15-round title bout, - Reuter.
$35,000 OFFER TO
BABE RUTH
patched in small parties at appro- Bearded Team Known
As House Of David
be in charge of a Club official wha will
the marshal
competitors Refreshments will be
New York, To-day. throughout. provided at Castle Peak (35 miles).
Ray L. Doan, of Muscatine, Iowa, The entry fee for unattached riders |
a-sports-promoter, has announced remains unaltered at $1.50.
offer of An afternoon run to Castle Peak, that he has cabled an to which all cyclists are extended a $85,000 to Babe Ruth, American cordial welcome, will be conducted baseball celebrity who is from the finishing point of the travelling to the Orient following Tourist Time Trial (Brd milestone his retirement, to play with his on Castle Peak Road, Sharpshuipo), "House of David" team next sea
at 2.30 p.m. '
47 Miles In 4. Hours
now
tral Magistracy this morning..
Under the auspices of the Educa- tion Society of the Hong Kong
University Father G. Byrne, MA.
Local Wedding Announced
Ar-
necessary for him daily to pass torie,
RADIATOR CAP THEFT
"Police supervision does
not
I. Wynne Jones on charges of assault, while the first two had an additional charge of causing bodily harm to Hau Kuk Sik-nam, who is now in the Kowloon Hospital auf- fering from a fractured spine.
As Hau will not be out of hos
which lorries S.J. will give a lecture on "Am I a The forthcoming wedding is was passing the opening in the Character or Have I one? The announced of Mr. Walter Ramsay hoarding through Ego's Back Parlour," at 8.80 p.m. Grant, Marine Engineer of the passed with their loads of materials
he was arrested by hearing loud seem to stop him," said Mr. E. I.pital until February at the earliest, in the Union Assembly Room of the Indo-China Navigation Company, for the construction of the colossus, University. The lecture will be to Miss. Elizabeth Blair Campbell words, of a character highly uncom Wynne Jones when sentencing the case was remanded to Monday
of No. 20; Gowan Street, -Jopen to the public.
plimentary to Mayor Verneuil. An Wong Sin Wah, an 18-year-old lo-morning, to allow depositions to be broath, Angus, Scotland,
Mise. Campbell is travelling by instant later a dishevelled figure cally born unemployed, to six taken from the sick man. Detective the S. S. Ranpura, which is due shot out of the opening as if pro- months' hard labour at the Kow- Sub-Inspector Rozeskwy
pelled by a catapult and landed in loon Magistracy this morning for charge of the case. on November 15.
the gutter. Picking itself up from stealing a radiator cap from pri- almost under M. Bartot's feet; it vate car No. 908, belonging to Kam-chuen and Ho Yut-fa, are Miss Jorge, of No. 7 Tak Shing remanded in Police custody, while continued to voice opinions of a
was parked outside the other thres were granted 350 her house at 8 path, on October 31, bail. most unfavourable kind concerning Street, which
Personal Pars
Miss Yvonne Shenton, daughter of Sir William Shenton, left the Colony on the R.M.S. Empress of Russia to-day.
Mr. L. Kadoorie, Director of the Concrete Products Company, left on the RM.S. Empress of Russia, to- day.
ROBERT MORRISON
i
CENTENARY
$4,573 Donated
The "Robert Morrison" Cen-
[Building Fund.
Chauvec's worthy mayor.
Although the man looked exceed- ingly disreputable, and certainly could not have any voting power at
all, M. Bartot warned towards him. "My friend," said he, "you must
Mr. C. 1. Barr, General Agent of tenary Finance Committee acknow-be a man of great temerity thus to the Canadian National Railway, re- ledge with thanks the follow-jspeak of his Worship the Mayor on turned to the Colony on the s.a.ing subscriptions to the Alice the very steps of his throne, as it "I do not know what temerity' President Coolidge this morning. Memorial & Nethersole Hospital were
means," was the reply. "But Mr. S. Watanabe, the Japanese
of asterisks artist whose paintings are on view Previously acknowledge $4, 588, 65 And here only a row
10. 00 and exclamation marks could begin at Messrs. Komor and Komor's Art Professor L. Foster
to represent what that dishevelled Exhibition, arrived in the Colony on the ss. President Coolidge this morning.
CHIANG URGED TO RUSHÏ TROOPS INTO SZECHUEN
(Continued from Page 1.)
The team is travelling as an in- dépendant one comprising of beard-The communique further said
In corroboration of the fact thated players, but "Rabe Ruth won't that Marshal Chiang's troops are 50 miles in 41⁄2 hours is not too be required to wear whiskers," states mostly in South China and the difficult a feat for local cyclists, the Donn Reuter. Cycling Club covered 47 miles on
their mid-week run on Wednesday
last over the arduous Leland roads.
Yangtze Valley and that they should be all transferred to. Sze chuen to fight the Reds.
List No: 11
$4. 573. 65 figure, said about M. Verneuil. Then Further subscriptions will be drawing breath, it proceeded to gratefully received by Mr. J. B. speak, in double asteriska-of-the Ross, c/o The Mercantile Bank of statue being erected in honour of
M. Verneuil. India Ltd.
"You are tired. You, look hun- gry," suggested M, Bartot, warm- ing even more towards the stranger. MISHAP ON BANKThere is a little cafe over there. I have time to spare. Do me the SITE BUILDING.
honour to breakfast at my expense." M..Bartot always maintained that Seven Chinese Injured it was due to his own innate genfus that he thus took the waif
Seven Chinese workmen employed to his bosom; in point of fact, he at the Hong Kong and Shanghai had no idea at the moment in what Banking Corporation's new building way he was going to make use of
Starting at 2.80 p.m, under H. A. G. tal road to the junction of Victoria Referring to the persistent rum alte, sustained minor injuries, yes him. Probably he had no more ob The latter ours that the Ministry of Finance terday when an Improvised platform, Ject in view than the pleasure of Keates they passed through Wanchat and Mt. Davis Roads. and Sookunpoo and took the Tal was traversed and Pokfulam Road is planning to establish Chinese on the second floor, collapsed, hearing another man say out loud Hang Road to Wongneichong Gap, climbed: Aberdeen was again reach. Customs in Hong Kong, Mr. Heina Five of the men fell 27. feet. what he thought, but feared to say halting once en route to hear the ed shortly after 3.80 p.m. and the believes that this is a serious mat- One managed to seize a projecting However, the result was the same. military hands rendering Mother coast road then followed through ter and will submit the question for har and remained suspended for Machree from the Tattoo enclosure the two Bays, beyond Stanley to discussion next Monday Mr. some time bat later, fell on top
another workıs at Sookunpoo.
Tytam Gap A detour to Shek-O Helso said that the proposed pro-
The Deep Water Bay was next visited, followed, and the run terminated at ject would seriously affect the followed by Aberdeen and the coas-16 p.m. via Shaukiwan and Thi Hang,,trade of Canton.
monsieur dislikes the
said
is in:
The first two defendants, Ho
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