INTERNATIONAL
STERILISATION
RESOLUTIONS
Berlin Congress On Penal Law
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
MAIN POINTS
CHINA MAIL * SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
ITALIAN PILOTS KILLED
CARDINALS
TRAGEDY MARS AIR RACE
“CHINA RAIL – SPECIAL
Rome, To-day-
THE CHINA MAILES MONDAY, AUGUST
CREEPING UP
ON GIANTS
ONLY ONE GAME BEHIND
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
Three of Italy's best aviators were killed on Saturday in a dis- laster that occurred in the open-1 [ing event of the international aviation contest, “Raduno del littorio one of the greatest sport-year's ing.events held in Italy.
St.
New York, To-day. Louis Cardinals, Last world champions. are steadily creeping up. on the
The closing session of
the Eleventh International Congress
The three airmen. Sebastian leaders in the National Base- on Penal Law and Prison Re Bedendo. Giovanni Tessore andball League. Yesterday they gime, held on Saturday after Vicastri, were in the same plane secured two wins in their noon. passed a series of pro-at Higlio, near Alexandria, Upper double-header against the Dod- nouncements on the question of Italy, which crashed for an un-gers, Joe Collins striking his sterilisation and castration of
far-reaching ing killed instantly.
known reason, the occupants be- 18th four-bagger of the season. extraordinarily
The Pirates also secured -- two purport and public interest. ·
The "Raduno del littorio" is a wins in their double-header against Although during the course of 2,000-kilometre race in which this the Braves, Floyd Young clouting the Congress it was evident that considerable difference of opinion French, one. Englishman,
year no less than 52 Italians, 18 his sixth circuit-clout in the home-
one rum parade. existed between the German and Belgian, two Austrians, one Swiss The Cubs caused a serious apset foreign viewpoints with regard to and three Czechoslovakians took when they nosed out the Giants, the many other matters, such as dura-1
partTrans-Ocean Service. tion and conditions of examination. custody and manners of conducting the defence in criminal, trials, the sterilisa- conclusions reached
at- tion and castration, coincided most identically with those which were made the basis of legislation
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in Germany under the Nazi
gime
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Section three of the Congress
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HONG KONG FIRE BRIGADE
Annual Report For 1934 Issued
leaders, by a 5 to 4 margin, despite the fact that Melvin Ott hất: his 27th home-run for the New York squad
Three double-headers were fea- tured in the American League, the Yankees and the White Sox shar ing the spoils, while the Browns surprised their supporters by win- ning both their clashes against the Senators.
formulated the following wishes: THE GASOMETER EXPLOSION both their games, Dahlgren hitting
The Red Sox beat the Indians in
his eighth cirenit-cleut.
Results, as cabled by Reuter, that were:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R.
George Umbach (inset), penniless carpenter and his heiress wife, Ottilie, who left riches and a home in Germany to share his poverty were reduced to diving in a large drain-pipe (right), at Fort Lee, New Jersey, when the food suddenly swept Mrs. Ume bach to her death' against the screen (arrow).
CLOSE-UP OF THE STARS
Writer's Impressions Of Hollywood
CHARLES LAUGHTON SWEARING
Hollywood.
An American journalist gives the following close-up impres- sions of Hollywoodians:
Roly-poly Charles Laughton, jswearing with quiet - fluency better than any other man I 2 have known, except the late
Louis Wolheim.
.F 8
11
>Melvin Ott hit a homer
.:10 13
Joe Colling hit a homer
3
10
2
of orchids.
6
11
1
(1) That in legislative mea- sures an exact distinction must be The annual report of the Hong drawn between “sterilisation,” and Kong Fire Brigade states "castration,” which are operations during 1934 fatalities at fires in
· of a different character with dif- the Colony amounted to forty-nine ferent effects.
in all Forty-one lost their lives, Chicago (2) That favourable preventive as a result of the disastrous gaso-New York and therapeutic results of castra-meter fire which occurred in May. tion in cases of sexual disturbances One person was turned to death St. Louis leading to disposition to criminality as a result of a fire which occurred should induce All-States to revise in a biscuit factory in Shamshuipo. Brooklyn or supplement their laws so as to One person died from burns' re- permit the carrying out of this ceived from the igniting of 100 lbs Brooklyn St. Louis
operation at the request of the suf- of freworks he was driving with ferer, with his consent, in order the aid of a charcoal fire.
One Pittsburghz to free him from degenerate person
suffocated by -the Boston sexual impulses which give reason smoke from a comparatively small
Pittsburgh to fear the possibility of the com- are which occurred on a junk . mission of sexual crimes.
Five persons lost their lives in Boston. (3) That the same thing shall three other fires which occurred in bold good in the case of sterilisa-old type tenement houses where Cincinnatti tion for motives of health or their only means of escape" "by a Herman hit a bomer eugenics, where the consent of the wooden staircase was cut off by the Philadelphia person concerned has been obtain-fire.
ed.
was
Five persons lost their lives as
Jean Parker, a whole bouquet
0 Norma Shearer, like the girls
in cigaret ads.
"Lanky Boredom”
1 Gary Cooper, lean and lanky
boredom.
12
2
2
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6 13
3
Floyd Young hit a homer
10"
2:
10 12
12- 10
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
3.
11
6 12
Lou Gehrig hit a homer Chicago
(4) That compulsory castra- a result of collapses and landslides. New York tion be treated on the same status One person, aged. 85 years. was Chicago as other measures prescribed by rescued from a áre în Shamshuipo law to safeguard against crime and six persons were extricated New York Compulsory sterilisation on eugenic alive from landslides and collapses. grounds is a good preventive mea- The number "of calls received sure as it reduces the number of during the year totalled 195: Boston degenerates from whose ranks actual fires 152, chimney fires 14, Cleveland
collapses 4. landslides 3 and false
Compared with the Boston
criminals are recruited.
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(5) That precautionary mea-alarms 22
sures of sterilisation for reasons previous year (1933) there was a of health or eugenics and castra- decrease of fifteen calls tion of dangerous or recidivist
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Andy Devine, a swell plum- ber's helper.
Lee Tracy, always in a hurry? but not going any place.
Zasu Pitts, suggesting sad- eved spaniels
Claudette Colbert, like champagne.
Carl
Brinson,
bubbling
synonymous
with Bohemian suppers.
TUNNEL TRAGEDY LADY SOUTHORN'S
NEW VOLUME OF
IN BERLIN
Three Bodies Recovered After Six Days
Berlin, To-day.
EASTERN STUDIES
"Under The Mosquito
Curtain
CHARMING SKETCHES OF "LOCAL LIFE
Sidney
Woolf
After increasing efforts had been continued day and night since [mid-day on Tuesday to reach the workers buried beneath the exor- mous masses of earth which sub-
(Lady sided when the new North-South Southorn) has followed up her underground railway tunnel col-previous volume of sketches of lapsed, the first three bodies were life in the East by another recovered on Saturday at 5 pm volume. entitled "Under the The victims of the disaster were Mosquito Curtain,” which has found in a seven-metre wide exca-recently been issued by Messrs. vation at the level of the original Kelly and Walsh, at $3.50. Įtunnel bottom, m
Lady Southor, with this latest The work of recovery was so collection of ferting “impres- extremely difficult that the bodies sions,” definitely takes her place in |could not be 'moved and transfer- the list of Governars" ladies who
red to the nearby gardens of the have contributed something more. Minister of Propaganda's residence than a recollection of social duties until 7 p.m. V
efficiently performed to their terms Lieutenant-General Dalnege, who of "service." The essays in this is in charge of the operations, or-direction by Lady Clifford are now- dered a five minutes" pause as a no more than a memory to the mark of respect for the dead. It newer generation; but her daugh is expected that several days wilter E. M. Delafield, has most Lelapse before the bodies of all the efficiently continued the tradition
unfortunates can be recovered.
with her searching, provocative and not a little constic studies of humanity.
· BRITISH RAF.
Very High Standard Of Efficiency
Sir Philip Secretary
for Air,
The writer of the present volume, who has a grand sense of
humour, would be the first. to Įridicule, the thrusting forward of any extravagant terary claims Cunliffe-Lister, for her present collection of Unwiling Sphinx
opening fancies, but one is thoroughly in Garbo, an unwilling Sphinx. Leicester's new municipal airport, order in saying that they show a delicacy and Clark Gable, champing like a at Braunstone, said that from the quite refreshing
Royal review held at Mildenhall charm, both in their material · thoroughbred.
Key Francis, sturdy butjand Duxford, the country could essence and in their literary fickle.
not fail to appreciate the very handling. Lady Southern, besides Constance Bennett, a leaping high standard of efficiency to having a keen nose for the un- which the RAF had attained, usual as well as the commonplace, panther..
Bob fighting for the underdog-
Montgomery, always and which it was prepared to can write up ordinary little in- maintain, even with the heavy cidents into something approach- Shirley Temple, a dancing task of expansion that lay beforefing cameos of fresh and sugges buttercup.
tive prose. Marlene Dietrich remindful
Sensitive Writing: of a costume ball
Eleanor Powell, living ver- sion of Irving Berlin's music ber ball
Pat O'Brien, bulldog tenacity. Marion Davies, Hollywood's Santa Claus.
Sylvia Sidney, a cuddly bear cub with claws.
Irene Dunne,' excelling" at Ibeing properly naughty.
Frederic March. using too many big words correctly.
2 Ruth Chatterton, pompous
ness chewing gum
Wendy Barrie
it
A Great Service "The RAF is a great service
In the present collection "The Toby Wing, the echo of affor young men to enter," he add-Golden Ginko," "A Thousand Jas- ed. Upon its shoulders are laid mine Flowers" and "In a Japanese laugh
Fred Astaire. a rhythmic a full share of the burden of Garden, to mention but three, tornado.
securing the peace and prosperity have the high literary qualities of Guy Kibbee, a bouncing rub-jof the country and of furthering, sensitive writing, acute powers of the efforts of British people to observation and penetration, and wands the peace of the world."
that elusive quality called "chai m” The Duchess of Bedford, who which has nothing to do with pre- was among the pilots who few tentiousness. Some of the other to the new aerodrome, won a $10 sketches show a keen sense of "arrival" prize.”
humour which is me attractive. The whole volume, in fact, may be Sub-Lts. L EL. Kettle to Medway; recommended heartily to those to G. J. Wright, E. Bruce, and C. T. whom the observations of a keen Davies to Medway, and J. N. G. looker-on, clothed Grace to Odin (undated); A. R. EL habiliments of no
in Eterasy meanorder, Barton, P. J. Norton to Duncan; make any appeal M. G. Haworth to Delight (Sep- tember 2) C. S. Battersby to the volume are of a very high
APPOINTMENTS TO CHINA STATION
Admiralty List
Recent appointments. notified by the Admiralty include the follow
ing:
Cars. E F. Disbrowe to Tamar Wendy Barrie always looking (September 6); G. Barnard to
down on the world.
Bobert Taylor, Romeo in the Dainty, in command (dated).
Payr. Lt. A. T. L. Covey-Crump George Raft a miniature to Duncan (September 10). Maxie Baer
7
5 147
12
0
8
17
Dahlgren hit a home.
Cleveland
2 T
3 flesh
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9
6
0
• 9
3
8
Pinkie Higgins hit a homer Detroit
6
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Thirty-four were received by Washington sexual criminals are expedient, fire alarms. ane hundred and St. Louis provided they are justified by ex-forty-two by telephone, four from pert medical judgment."
Police and fifteen from The motion then stipulates that gers.
TIESSEN=
the utmost possible degree of pre- The total estimate of monetary caution should be used in deciding loss by fire was $283 599 for the whether to undertake castration or year. sterilisation, and demands that each case be submitted to thorough examination by a board composed of jurors and medical practitioners,
-Trans-Ocean Service.
PROPERTY THEFTS IN 1934
Hong Kong Police Report
ARMED ROBBERY
ON A JUNK
Vessel Looted At
Tai Tseng
SMALL RESULTS
Washington St. Louis.
Philadelphia
TABLES TO DATE
MARINATIONAL LEAGUE
New York St. Louis Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnatti Boston
Betty Furness, volleys of
eternal babble.
1 Will Rogers, the only actor in Hollywood who always tells the
o! truth.
W. C. Fields, preferring to be laughed with, not at 4.
Carole Lombard, a feminine Vince Barnett
Herbert Marshall, detached
1715 73 42 634 aloofness..
114 72 42 -631
Playing Grown-Ups
112 74 48 ́ ́ „,606: • Anne: Shirley, a little girl
120 65. 55 (541)
117 52 65 444 playing grown-ups.
117 52 65 444 Joan Crawford, a tan setting 119 51 68 428 for white gardenias. 116 20 86 258 Leslie Howard, cowboy and AMERICAN LEAGUES
Indian 119 "77 (42 2.647
Rotund 11466 48 578 118 62 56 525 dumplings and gravy.
Katherine Hepburn, temper
An 18-year-old fisherman, Mak Detroit Chung, reported that he was New York awakened by somebody boarding Boston The annual report of the Houg Taeng near the Lun Tak Com Philadelphis
his junk, which was lying off Tai Chicago
Cleveland, -Long Police Force states that the
ipany's band, at 1 o'clock yester Washington estimated value of property stolen during the year 1934 was $363,436 day morning, and noticed a sam- St. Louis as against $764,492 in 1933, a depan alongside a
113 58 55513
118 59 59 500 ed steel 111 49 62-441
118
115
Peter
Lorre,
Jeanette MacDonald, beauty in a solid gold frame-
Hong Kong Police Reserve
Orders by Mr. C. G. Perdue,
Four men, two armed with re- crease of $401,057 or 52 per centvolvers, one with a knife and the The average for the last five years other with a piece of wood, were is $764,219. The value of proseen to board the boat. One of perty recovered during the year the men struck the fisherman on Inspector General of Police was $50.551 or 13 per cent of the the head whilst another seized property reported stolen as against
him, The fisherman's mother; $67,469 or 8.8 per cent of the pro and his three sisters were threat-
Chinese Company perty stolen in 1983 gig ened with death if they did not Fook Shin has been taken on the
StrengthConstable The decrease in the value of property stolen is mostly accoust. ed for in false pretences, embezzle -ment and larceny cases. “
«CHINESE STUDIES IN
NETHERLANDS
Interesting Talk
DE JL Duyvendak Pro -fessor of Chinese. the University of 1
a very interesting
address at the me Peking Rotary Club "Chinese Studies in the
He traced the
keep quiet.
E6
Training Course Part II~All recruits of the Indian Company will attend 3; Cliff Road, Kowloon Thursday, August 29 at 17.30) Ho hours for instruction.
Flying Squad strength of the Company, as from • Instructional, Patrol-The in- and August 22, 1935.
structional patrol for members Training Course Part III—of the Flying Squad will take Members of the Chinese Company place on riday, August 30 All will attend at the King's Park members will fall in at the Revolver - Range on Wednesday Central Police Station at 17.15 August 28 at 17.30 hours to fire hours.... Dress White Dniform,
Part III Revolver Course and Cap with White Cover.
Inspector Bitchie Emergency Unit Reserve ly those detailed will attend Motor Patrol-A Motor. Patrol
Indian Company
will be carried out by members
the marauders decamped
The boat was ransacked
two Chinese 20-cent pieces, Hong Kong 10-cent piec clothing and two gars The bers were reported to have spoken, the Sai Lo dialect
Sino-Dutch cultural from the middle of century and mentioned ber of Netherlands. including the famous
Commendation - Constable R208 of the Emergency Unit Reservej
shamed Khan, is commer
the meritor
Inspector
day, August 30”. All mem- parade outside Queen's
4 17:30 hours sharp.” “Dress
DSEO
Kong Monday, Angus, 26
Daring (madated).
The printing and production of
standard, and leave little to be Wt Writer G E Tickner to desired. Medway (Sept. 6).
ACHIEVEMENT
THE
E ON S
"VICTORY" MODEL
ROYAL
TRIUMPHS AGAIN
News
Hard upon the heels of the announcement of ROYALS CONSECUTIVE WINS in the London ~
Chronicle Amateur Typewriting Contest For Great Britain." comes the news of Albert Tangora's Triumph in the "WORLD CHAM- PIONSHIP CONTEST" held at Chicago on the 29th June 1935, winning the championship, in competition with expert opera- tors of other makes of typewriters, with a STOCK (NON- PRIMED) MODEL ROYAL TYPEWRITER.
He wrote 8,117 words and struck 40,585 strokes in one ho PROOF POSITIVE OF U
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