THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5,
Mr. Ramsar MacDonald, above. Lord President of the Council, res presenting the Combined Scottish Universities, yesterday took his sent in the House of Chmmmons, sponsored by Mr. Stanley Bald win and Sir John Simon.
HEROIN PILLS CASE
Sentences Pronounced By Magistrate
ONE CHARGE WITHDRAWN
HOUSE OF
OF COMMONS DEBATE
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND
WAR THREATS
RAW MATERIALS AND MARKETS
London, To-day.
In the House of Commons yesterday afternoon Mr. George Lansbury, former leader of the Opposition, moved a resolution in favour of the summoning through the League of Nations of an International conference to deal with the economic factors which he claimed are responsible for the world-wide preparations for war, such as the necessity for access to raw materials and mar- kets and for migration-
Mr. Lansbury declared that he had no faith in any system which relied on force When war broke out it was impossible
Nations lost: to preserve any balance of fairness to opponents.
all sense of right and wrong. And when at last a settlement was reached by force, it was always such as sooner or later had to: be reviewed and modified.
The economic conditions of the world should be brought under review. He was not proposing to share out the British Empire. He wanted an entirely new conception of world unity, under which the raw materials of the world would be organised by international authority for the service of all the nations of the world.
After
Gary Cooper and Ann Harding are co-starred in Paramount's adaptation of George du Maurier's immortal classic, "Peter Ib- betson," showing from Sunday, at the Queer's Theatre.
VISITS TO TWO HOSPITALS
Governor's Interest In Charitable Works
At the Central Magistracy
If the Governments would co-tween the peoples, Mr. Lloyd this morning Mr. W. Schofield operate and organise, to des-George spoke in support of the delivered judgment in the case troy, surely it should be easier proposal for an international con- this ference to consider raw material concerning the possession of to join in carrying out
land heroine pills, which had en-humane proposal
colonial problems. After a gaged the attention of the court.
a Conservative amend-review of the disappointment in
That HE the Governor, Sir for nearly three months. His ment had been moved, expressing recent years of the hopes founded
Andrew Caldecott, 13 making Worship found the defendants confidence that the Government on the Lacano Treaty and the]: guilty on all the charges. would take all practicable steps Paris Fesce Pact, he referred to himself more acquainted with the
charitable institutions The charge against Fung Chui to promote international prosper-the recent increases in
world
yesterday for possession of 35,000 heroin ity and better understanding bearmaments and the situation of Colony was shown
afternoon, when he paid visits to pills and 17 ounces of heroin was
tension, uncertainty and menace
the Tung Wah and Tang Wak He said that two great countries Eastern Hospitals.
withdrawn at the request of Mr.
J. Prentis, Assistant Crown Sol- citor.
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the
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THE FUTURE OF AUSTRIA
Von Starhemberg's Assurance
NO PRECIPITATE-ACTION CONTEMPLATED
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Paris, To-day.
DOCK COMPANY they had created.
in Europe were apprehensive of Sir Andrew, accompanied by understanding with the Little
PROFITS
Dividend of $5.50 Per Share
$232,574 TO BE CARRIED FORWARD
APPRETENSION IN EUROPE
The Austrian regime will not! be changed without a previous
Entente-such is said to have! Mr. Peter H: Sin, Chairman of
been. the assurance given by encirclement Germany and Bus- the Board of Directors governing Prince von Staremberg to the sia Germany was frightened of the Tung Wah, Tans Wah East Foreign Minister, M. Flandia, Russia, and France and Russia ern and the Kwong Wah Hos- were frightened or Germany and pitais, arrived at the Tung Wab the course of Tuesday's in- terview between the two states- Japan. Was it not possible to Hospital at 230 p.m. and was men, according to the Agence break this circle of fear before it taken through the wards and the Radio, which apparently derives (was too late?
nurses' quarters, after which he its information from official
to the Tang Wah Elsewhere economic considera-proceeded
sources.
The other defendants were Chiu Kau, Lo Shing, and Li So alias Li Tat-shing, and a female named Lo Ying. who were charged with having in their possession 35,500 heroin pills on the second floor of No. 15 Caroline Efill on Novem ber 19, possession of 61⁄21⁄2 ounces: of codeine phosphate- and 174 The Hong Kong and Kowloon, ounces of strychnine, and lastly of Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, re-tions were of great importance. Easter Hospital, where light-re- The diplomatic correspondent possession of 17 ounces of heroin. port that, subject to Audit, the Mr. Lloyd George mentioned the freshments were served.
of the same agency states that Among those who accompanied there is no longer any question Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant balance at Profit and Loss Ac-Japanese action in the Far East Crown Solicitor, was for the pro-count for the year ended Decem- and Italy's resort to war in East Sir Andrew were Mr. Peter Hof Soviet Russia becoming one. secution, while Mr. S. Ng Quinn ber 31, 1935, is $425,812.91, which Africa. He was not in favour of Sin, the Hon. N. L. Smith, Drs of the guarantors of Austrian appeared on behalf of the first together with $266,683.97 brought giving away bits of the British T. W. Ware, W. Br Moore, Hon independence, and that the con- second, fourth and fifth
defen-forward" from the previous year, Empire, but in the course of a re- Dr. A. & Wellington, Dr. Gclusion of a Danubian Pact at dants, while Mr. H. Loseby remakes a total of $693,496.88 avail- view of the colonial problem, sug-Nash, Messrs. Ng Chak-wa, Fook the present time appears to be gested reconsideration of the dis-San-ko, Fong Mai-chaen, To K-increasingly improbable. The presented the third defendant: --
able fox appropriation. The first, second and fourth
The Directors will, at the ap-tribution of the League Mandates cheung, Sin Wai-man, Li Pai-sia, correspondent adds that efforts defendants were
claims and Lo Wing-kit. fined $2,500, in!
proaching meeting
Begarding the German of Share- default six months' imprisonment holders, recommend the following he said they should not be ignor- of fortunate or ed because On the first charge; $2,500, in defanit six months' on the second,To pay a Dividend of $5.50
foolish speeches of certain Ger- both sentences to run concurrent- per share on old shares
distribution:---
man lenders. He asked the GOT WINTER GAMES ly; and $1,000, in default six and $275 on new shares $460,322.90 ernment to consider if the time months' imprisonment. this sen-To carry forward to next tence to be consecutive.
The third defendant was fined
$2,500, in default one year, and
2CCOU
when the nations had not come 232,574.88
should be summoned together and $693,496.88 asked to put their cards on the! they table and say what it is
one year's imprisonment without
on the first "LADY PRECIOUS wanted
the option of a fine
charge; $2,500, or six months, on the second: and $2,000, or in de- fault six months.
The sentences of the three de- fendants who have been in custody since November 19 are to start as from that date.
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THE
HONG KONG SINGERS
will give a performance of THE MESSIAH (Handel)
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
on
WEDNESDAY, February 19th at 9 p.m.
Programmes may be obtained from the Anderson Music Company. Collection in aid of
tween the interested Fowers THE HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
on the basis of Article XVI of the Covenant, which it is pro posed to apply henceforth in
and
the case of an attacks on Aus- THE STREET SLEEPERS SHELTER SOCIETY tria, "either from outside or from within."
Le Journal asserted that they
Austrian Pretender, the Arch- duke. Otto, would arrive in Paris yesterday and would spend several days i French capital. Prince
the
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Mr. Amery thought the pro- posed conference would be fore- doomed to futility. What hope was there of any of the Powers coming to a conference prepared to surrender territory or to alter erected for the German Labour Startemberg, however, so the Front in view of the forthcompaper adds, does not intend to their economic policies?
ing Olympic Winter Games has enter into official or even semi- official communication with the The Government reply was made been completed within the re- Archduke since the Austrian of "Lady Precious by the Under-Secretary for Formarkably short time of 10 days Vice-Chancellor has given it to Stream" by the Arts Association eign Affairs, Lori Cranborne. He and will be formally opened this be understood that notwith- of the University, and others who said the Government were not in afternoon on the first day of
standing his personal conviction are interested in Chinese drama, disagreement with Mr. Lansbury. the Olympic Games. may be interested to know that If they differed, the differences In the new hall, which can as a monarchist he does to wish to participate in any action sus- this same play, and in the same were of degree and of faith rather accommodate between four and
five thousand persons, visitors ceptible of entailing untoward version, will be performed by a than of substance.
consequences for his country.— professional Chinese company an All people viewed with grave to the Games belonging to the Trans-Ocean Service. Saturday next at the Tai Ping concern the preparations being Labour Front will take their
The Alternatives Theatre, West Point
made for war. If Great Britain meals. Some 44,000 such visi- This performance will be by last of all nations to do sowas tors, who will be transported in
state of its 44 special trains, are expected Prague: In the recent diploma- S. S. Macissac and AL Lyons, the company of Mr. Ma Sze-tsang, reconsidering the two seamen from the U. S. S. Tul- the well-known Cantonese actor armaments it was not because it here during the Games from tic conversations about the Aus- s, were this morning fined $10 manager, and will afford those wanted to go to war, but with a all parts of the Reich Trans-trian question, M. Titulescu each at the Central Magistracy by who have already seen the Eng-view to strengthening the forces Ocean Service.
POLICE OFFICER
ASSAULTED
NAVAL PICKET HELPS IN ARREST
Mr. W. Schofield for disorderly lish version of this famous play of order against the forces of conduct and creating a distar- an opportunity of seeing how it is disorder.
-
bauce last night in Gloucester done in Chinese, and on the re- But if the situation changed
The performance Road near the No. 2 Police Sta-gular stage. tion, while AL Lyons was fined will start at 8 pm. $50 for assaulting Sergeant. J. Galvin while in the execution of turn to the ship and had not had his duty outside No. 2 Police Sta-anything to do with them before.
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"Old Favourites" To Be Presented
FUTILITY OF WAR
Continued from Page 13 and opportunity came for an all-
either give up the idea of a throne round reduction of armaments the
A meeting of the Council of the Government would grasp it with ment would take all the practic for the Hapsburgs, or have three jable steps to promote international armies against her," the Rumanian
Hong Kong Hockey Association ¡Foreign Minister - is alleged to both hands.
will be held on to-day-week at Referring to Sir Samuel Hoare's prosperity and concord. Mate
the St. Andrews'. Church Hall, Mr. B. H. Bernays (Simonite have said-Trans-Ocean Service. prononcement at Geneva un the raw materiais problem, Lord Chan-Liberal, N. Bristol) declared that}" Sergeant Galvin said that about ginni, bugier of the U.S.S. Tulsa borne said that the Government Mr. Lansbury's way of securing Received With Satisfaction 1. As sa immovation in their Fort commencing at 5.30 pm, the Paris: The hopes of the Arch-nightly Dances, the Committee of agenda being to read the Minutes eleven o'clock last night he was was charged at the Central Magis still believed that international peace was to give everytamanke Otto of Hapsburg to recover the R.E.O.C.A. have, in conjuncy of the last - meeting, correspon- - told that three American sailors tracy before Mr. W. Schofield with nad left a cycle near the pilis behaving in a
drank and discr discussion of these issues would sway. Mr. Lansbury hotly dis
to elect representa- On going out he saw them goinz derly mammer in Lockhart Road be immensely valuable, but could sented, at which Mr. Bernays the throne of Austris were some tion with Mr. Bola, Bandmaster dence, to fix the date for the
would conversations between M. Flandined a programme of "Old Favor-luterparts the Dreamland Dance last night and with wilfully dam anyone say the time was quite asked whether there was anything what dashed to the ground by the of the Royal Ulster Rifles, compil sanual Hong Kong and Macao
-for and the Prince von Starhemberg, zites dance tunes for their dance S Hall and making a noise. He aging a wooden frame outside the ripe for discussion of these ex-for which Mr. Lansbury
ceedingly complex questions? They resist
on Saturday next. This is the Tourment and any other busi- went up to them as they were Tai Sze Hei eating house in Locket svaid a repetition of the Mr. Lansbury
replied that Austrian Vice-Chancellor. about to go up a staircase One hart Road. He was fined $10 or disastrous failure of the 1928 In- there was nothing for which he It is understood that the Prince result of continued requests from ness. was on the stairs and the other each charge and ordered to
Paternational Monetary and Econo- would take man life There von Starhemberg gave an ass their patrons. Although it will at the foot A scale took place $5 amends for the damage done. Imic Conference. The Government were other methods of fighting ance that Austria, would not con-not be possible to include in the and with the aid of a Naval pio Sergeant Galvin stated that were not shirking the issue and than killing somebody. He wished sider the question of the restor programme all the dances and ary examination of the he had never taken office, because ation of the monarchy until she had dance tunes szked for, it is hop- hegun, but they could the believed he would die rather cousuited Czechoslovakra, Yagged, if the experiment is a success, date for further nego-
sciples, lavia and Rumania, who are mem-to have another similar dance in
bers of the little Extents and who the future. in the present, circum
have hitherto been
For the benefit of Servi the Com
towards
ket, the men were taken to the about 920 ~ list night- defendant Police Station. At the door of went to this eating house, but the station Lyons asked Sergeant was not allowed in as he was not Galvin if the place was a Police in a fit condition. He then bra Station, and then gave him a blow a frame, and whistles were bloy on the ear. Defendant then bolt- Sergeant Greig arrived an ed, but was arrested by the Naval scene and took him to the Patrol
This case wEAA not so ser
It appeared that the third sailor the others. had come to try to get them to re-lapparently be
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