NUMEROUS RUMOURS
(Continued from. Poge 1)
Bome, concerning some points of the compromise formula, and from Addis Ababa concerning the for- mula in its entirety.
The Abyssinian representative, Mr. Hawariate, who attended the sitting as the delegate of one of the parties to the dispate, told pressmen that he was still ignor- ant of the text of the proposed formula, having only been inform- ed concerning its principal pointe. Since much depended on the pre- cise formulation he was naturally i unable to say whether the pro- posals would be accepted or reject- ed by his Government.
FAR FROM TRANSPARENT
The sum
total of these state-| ments appears to be that the situa
tion was still far from transparent. yesterday evening:
final
"PROTEST AGAINST ITALY
A
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1935
Sir William and Lady Peel are here seen in New York aboard the Canard-White Star liner Aquitania just prior to their departure for England. Sir William, Governor of Hong Kong, left here on leave prior to retirement on May 17 last.
Speakership In House Of
Commons
day's Short Story.
She Was So Very Victorian
T'S
By Adelaide Heriot
TS hopeless Lilac, said to Teddy had first brought Beres- herself. This fiat looks ford over to ber comer-Teddy about as modern as a pre-war Gill, that remotely malicious young waltz
And there isn't any-man who didn't he "ber mach, thing I can do to change it.T Lilac felt. For a moment she had: She surveyed her minute bed-wondered why, then he had said:1 room wandered into the sitting Beresford wants to meet you,
Having her own London (Lilac and in the fash, half star-į Bat, had sounded marvellous,
tled: half questioning. from
LOOMA
T help you with the furniture, Adrian's grey-blue yes she bad dear, Aunt Janet had said and seen that it was quite true. Lilac had bad an exhilarating was interested...
vision of a fat cheque and of her- self choosing a dear little yellow dresser and striped liner curtains. Alas! Aunt Janet had merely
meant things from her own over-l crowded house: a great mahogany tallboy that took up the best wallį
MONDAY'S STORY
Monday's story will be "The Fetter" by Nora Cassera.
He
Lilac bad Eked him for that
grandfather, clock which glowered “dimly from the corner) that cried out for a gay, squat bookcase and a reading wiÉHO At the insistence of some of the
awful little chins figures for the delegates. the President, M. Litri-
Seated on a low, silver divan: noff. issued a commanique at the
party, might visit his constituency mantelpiece huge, eternally tar
talked defeverything. conclusion of the secret session, in
and appeal for his return; and he ished candlesticks sedate print they had
He had declared, that he longed to which he said that "M. Lagal gave.
(Continued from Page 1)
announced that be and Mr.or two... Oh, dear! the Council a detailed explanation
Lilas ran her fingers distractedły design stage sets, and crISTUIDES, published on Thursday, that en-Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John concerning the
proposals.
quiries he has made show that Simon, as representatives of the through her hair-heavy, dark but that furniture paid better.
-“That cocktail bar was a lucky which he hoped shortly would be none of the suggestions consider three parties in the National Gov-hair with a reddish gleam, drawn submitted to the Council"
stroke." he had said with a twinkle. ed by the Government would be ernment, were prepared to de smoothly to a knot at the back.
¦ “I look a fright!" "she thought, "though you can't exactly call it generally acceptable in Parlia- this. mentary circles.
Sir Herbert Samuel, for the catching sight of herself in the getting on with the world's work”, Mr. Lloyd George had written Liberal Party, has subsequently mirror. "And it's nearly four!" Alexandria message from
She flew into the too small bed-[She also liked the way his hair states that organisation of assist-to the Premier as "Father of the signified his willingness to do
room, banged herself on the corner grew, and his wrinkled socks. She ance for Abyssinia in all oriental House of Commons," to offer his likewise.
of the too large dressing table, felt somehow that men should have! countries in its fight for independ-services in solving the difficulty
and maintaining the authority...... of | Mr. George Lansbury, leader of cursed gently, and began to make at least a trace of old-fashioned ence was the demand made protest meeting against Italy held the Chair, which constitutes an Parliamentary Labour Party, has herself look fit to receive Adrian belplessness that made girls long
a statement further Beresford.
to look after them. part of the prestige now issued here by the Young Men's Islamic essential
reasons for the Adrian was one of those you? “I'm hopelessly, old-fashioned my-‡ Association. The committee ad-or and maintained by the Bri- explaining the
sation of the local Labour Party men who design cocktail bars for self, that's alt." she sighed, pow- dressed an appeal to the Leaguetish Parliament.”
Mr. Baldwin replied with the ad emphasising the respect of peeresses and know all about dering her face and then dusting of Nations and all the Powers,
the Labour Party for the dignity modern pictures, music, and furni-lit all off again in case it showed. in the circuma- asserting that Italy was pursuing survestion that
stances, if the Speaker were op- the Speaker's high office. Botu ture. Especially furniture, for he "Tm like this flat-dali, dark and an imperialist policy.
Prime was by profession an interior de-out-of-date.” posed, the leading members of the Mr. Lansbury and the
Minister emphasised that thecorator. House. without distinction
question is not a party one nit between any Government or any Lanposition, and there is a hope in
political circles that the charac-| teristic British spirit of compro- mise will afford a solution before)
st a
The former War Minister. Saleb Sami Ber. as well as one of the most prominent Islamic priests., Taftasani. were Akarai Shiek among the large number of lead-
ing Egyptian personalities who at- TOBACCO KING TO
tended the meeting.
Circles in close contact with Abyssinia declare that the applica-j tions by Egyptian ex-officers to serve in the Abyssinian army are! increasing daily. Trans-Ocean Service.
ITALY'S ACCEPTANCE OF DRAFT FORMULA
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or other interference,
BRITAIN'S INSISTENCE
MARRY SECRETARY
One of America's
Richest Men
SPECIAL LICENCE PROCURED
of
Mr. George Washington Hill, anț American tobacco magnate, is to marry his London secretary, Miss Mary Barnes, an Englishwoman.
A special licence has been taken out at Caxton Hall, Westminster,
in which Mr. His shown as
20
* FURTHER STATEMENT
5
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
a general election makes the mat It is notified in the Government
And yet Adriza Beresford was coming to tea. Coming to tea in her archaic fat, to listen to `her trite conversation. He had posi- tively fished for an invitation.
Soft lights and lard drinks, do pave the way to friendship. But tea by daylight is the test..
ter urgent British Wireless Ser-Gazette that the Hon Mr. Mac sighed again-but this time
vice.
INDIA BILL
BECOMES ACT
Henderson resumed duty as Direc tor of Public Works on August 2
1935.
No notifiable diseases were
a ring at the door bell cut it short Were you really expecting me?".
For the first time that afternoon i Lilac stužed, and her smile wäs wide, honest and charming. 01
AFTER 8 YEARSY/Ported to the Health authorities course I was,” she said, and began
(Continued from Rage 1)
THE LONGEST ACT. The Act consists of 478 classes
Government
the 24 hours ended on Thursday.-
The number of emigrants leaving the Colony for the Straits Settle ments during the month of July was 6,629.
A half-hourly bus ser-
i
to make tea.
Were
She offered him the piping hot} scones-the walnut take she had gone all the way to Oxford-street to buy cigarettes from a carved,
For the first time she thought. that Aunt Janet's old silver teapot and flower patterned cups rather nice, and in an odd way they were linked up with Adrian CALLED TO' COLOURS An earlier message from Rome 1ged 51 a widower, and Miss Mary and 16 schedules, occupying 455
A tea dance will be held at the Beresford's untidy locks and thick. stated that one or more divisions Barnes a spinster. aged 39, both printed pages, and it is the longest
Act in the history of Parliament. Repulse Bay Hotel to-morros, at crisp hair. of Black Shirts were about to be resident in London.
She handed him his cups. “Jove, The scheme of the Act is to set 4.30 pm. Large Income called to the colours. This was
Miss Barnes has been Mr. Hill's up, in place of the present form of vice will run during the afternoon. Coalport, isn't it? he exclaimed, examining the chins with interest. regarded as probable before the
“I didn't know,” she murmured. conclusion of the Geneva session, secretary in England for many Government in British India, which has been described as "in essence
During the absence of the Rev. to emphasise Italy's intention
to years.
Mr. H is chairman of the unitary and centralised, an & Higgs, who is leaving the feeling a blush mounting like proceed, regardless of the League American Tobacco Company and Indian Federation linking together Colony with Mrs. Higgs on Fri-waz, dark tide. He must think
also of J. Wix and Sons, besides the 11 British Indian Provinces day next for a short holiday, the her terribly ignorant..
Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, Headmas- holding directorships in other in-and such Indian States as are me
ter of the Diocesan Boys School An earlier message from Geneva portant tobacco companies, such as pared to join... stated that the Council would hold Henry Clay. Ltd He is regarded] Both at the Federal Centre and will take charge of the parish of
St. Andrew's, Kowloon. an informal meeting at 6.30 pm in the USA as having one of the in the Provinces the last evening The chief dificulty largest incomes in the country. will be formed of Ministers still existing came from Britain,
A report has been made to the cedarwood box that had held cards Mr. Hill has recently been injponsible to the legislatures in which insisted that the League London
visit with his mach the same sense as the Bri-police by Cesario Dasilio, a Fil-in Aunt Janet's whist playing days, on the RMS. He accepted everything, -hardy should associate itself with the daughter.
tish Cabinet is responsible to the Pino passenger Parliament at Westminster.
Empress of Canada, that at 10 am. noticing hardly aying Thank negotiations proposed under the
yesterday he met another Filipino You." just taking what she offered 1906 treaty.
Three federal subjects only are named Francisco Serania near the and talking eagerly, his grey-blue reserved for administration by the General" Fost Office, to whom he eyes fixed on her. à Man. Governor-General in his discretion, handed $70 in United States cur "I say, you don't mind my look- and ecclesiastical affairs. In all rency to be changed into Hinging at your things!" He jumped
Kong money.
The man took the up and went over to the mantel- other matters both the Governor-
piece. "You have got some charm- General and the Provincial Gover-ones, but did not return.
ing pieces. Very fine Rockingham, there was every hope of complete! Generals Lin Shih-ching Bors will act on the advice of the
these,” and be picked up one of the agreement being resched last (Commander of the Kwangtung Ministers, so long as to do so does ↑
queer little china figures. #So Gendarmes), Huang Chih-wen.(not conflict with certain specialį
glad you like it "I do too? |Chang Mei-sun, and eight other responsibilities laid upon them re-
Rockingham....a name you BEW A later Geneva message stated military officers, who were ap-lating to such matters as preven- London, to-day-- The total on catalogues," or in curio chops. that contrary to expectations there pointed by General Chen Chi-tion of any grave menace to civil amount applied for in tenders for And only yesterday she had half was no meeting of the Council last tang to study military and poli-peace and · safeguarding night. The differences between tical conditions in Europe some minority interests and financial 561270,000. The average
$40,000,000 Treasury bills was wished the char would drop them, rate except that it would offend Ant the British and Italian viewpoints time ago, arrived in Hong Kong stability. were filed down to miner matters on Thursday morning, home-
per cent for bills at three Janet. * concerning the terms of reference, ward bound, and will return to Buma is separated from India ed with 10/9.776 1 week age-
months was 11/9.12d., as compar- It got worse and worse. He ad
mired many things. which were expected to be dis-Canton in a few days. Cen-and given a constitution on the British Wireless Service
-- (Continued on Page 10) posed of shortly. Beuter
itral Press.
HOPE OF AGREEMENT Another message; from Geneva stated that in authoritative quar- ters the differences between the
three principal Powers were then narrowed down to sach a point that
night
"NO MEETING HELD
GENERALS RETURN FROM EUROPE Studies Completed
Caucasian Prince Meets
Canton, To-day.
namely defence, external affairs
BURMA'S SEPARATION
same general lines.
of
More notable amendments ac- cepted in the course of the bill's! (passage through Parliamentares the reservation of six seats in the
Death At 60 Miles An Hour Council of State for women: and
|the substitution of direct for, ins Madrid, to day-The Caucasian The Prince was one of the three direct election to the Council of Prince Alexis Mdivani, who came "marrying Mdivani brothers, all State
into prominence. last year when of whom gained much publicity The Federation does not come he married the American heiress by their adventures in matrimony, into being without the essential Barbara Hutton, by whom he was One brother, Prince Sergius, was pre-requisite of the accession of divorced some months ago, was married to the film star Pola Negri Indian States containing not less instantly killed when a motor-car and the opera singer Mary Mac- than half the total States popula which he was driving at 60 miles Cormick, both of whom divorced tion.
an hour skidded, and overturned him; while the third brother. The welfare of the people near the village of Albons in the Prince David, espoused the India and Suraj numberi province of Gerona. His com-famous film star Mae Murray, panion, a woman whose name has this matrimonial venture also not yet been ascertained, suttered turning "out"
shortlived
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