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FAILED TO TAKE UP ROOMS
RESERVATION
CANCELLED
MRS. ROWE SUES
Mrs. M. Rowe, proprietress of Marble Hall private hotel, claimed $245 damages in an action against Mr. P. S. Gleed, of the British- American Tobacco Company, for breach of contract before thè act- ing-Puisse Judge, Mr. J. J. Hay- den, at the Supreme Court this morning.
Mr. D.. L. Streßett, of Messrs. | Hall Brutton and Company. ap- peared for defendant. while plain-i tiff was represented by Mr. G. S.! Hugh-Jones
The claim concerned a contract alleged to have been made by de fendant with the plaintiff, where-: by the latter was to provide de- fendant's wife and two children with board and lodging at Marble Hall at the rate of $350 per month, or $400 per month should defendant himself stay there. claimed a month's charges. jess
The plaintiff
Lauritz Melchior. leading Wagnerian tenor of the Metro- politan Opera, is here shown with his wife as they returned to America for the 1936-7 oper: NEZHOR.
THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937.
105ving evidence, Mr. Erwe, hus- HIGHLANDERS DUE WRONG MAN WAS
band of plaintiff, stated that de- fendant informed him on October
20 last, by telephone, that they
thej were not going to take up rooms which had been reserved for his wife and children.
The case is proceeding..
TO-MORROW
Seaforths Landing At
Naval Dockyard
China Command Headquarters have asked us to state that military transport Lancashire,j
SUMMONED
Mistake Causes Breakdown
the SHOCK FOR NEWLY-WEDDED
WIFE
BRITON CLAIMING which is expected to arrive in the
DAMAGES
Motor Car Incident: Taxi Involved
Pang Shui-ting. a taxi driver, was this morning summoned be- Core Mr. W. Schofield at the tral Magistracy for driving No. 680, without due care caution on December 12.
LOCAL NEWS-
BREVITIES
Quarantine restrictions have
been imposed against arrivals,
from Shanghai on account amalipox. *.
of
Next Sunday the YMCA Dis- NEW YEAR GOLF
eussion Group will meet in the West Lounge at 9 pm. The subject is "Christianity: Personal and Im- personal," and represents thei third talk by the Rev. J. Mac- Lean. :
Next Tuesday, at 9 pm. a)
AT FANLING
Wins For Col. Blake And T. E. Pearce
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RETURN OF POPULAR FAVOURITES
COLUMBIA
278-In A Vienna Beer Gardien 306.-Hawaiian Memories
Hawaiian Ten To One......
311-Raindrops
C
Your Heart And Mine. 314-Music Hall Rag.
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317.---But Where Are You
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Down Home Bag
South Sea Island Magic.
Mantovam Orchi 22503 Amáy Zoma
“And Zalaudare.” Mantovani Orek.
Benny Goodman Orck.
Miss Wang Fu
(In Chinese).
Büdegarde
FB 1468-A Pretty Girl Is Like A · Melody
Practising The Piano, 290-When I Grow Too Old To Dream.. Henry King Orchi“
The Night Is Young BC 10082-When Did You Leave Heaven
C 310-I Have Lost My Heart..
At The Cafe Continental-
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... Tony Marpin. (Sing Baby Sing)"
Mantovasi
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Next Monday a Servicemen's
The following were the results Whist Drive will be held at 9 pm of golf competitions, played at in the West Lounge of the Failing over the New Year YMCA
{holidays:-
Captain and Mrs. K. S. Holmes BC 10097-You Turned. The Tables On Me Jan Garber Orch lecture on "The Rule of Law," by won the Mixed Bogey competition His Honour Sir Atholl Macover the New Course from a field
of 14 with a score of two down Gregor, will be given at the
while, the Medal Round · event, YM.C.A
over the Old Course, was cancell- A lecture ca "Romanticism,jed owing to insufficient entries. Manzoni and T. Promessi Sposi” The Bogey (Par). Pool over the will be held by Mr. G. P. de Mar-Old Course drew 41 entries, Col. tin, M. B. E., MA, under the E. H. Biske (5) one down, return= auspices" of the "Dante Alighieri ing the winning score. There were Association," on January 14, at no other cards returned. 5.30 p.m., in the Jacobean Boom T. E Pearce (18) and B. D. of the Hong Kong Hotel
Evans (10), returned scores of two down for the Bogey Two cases of diphtheria and four Pool
(Par) cases of typhoid fever were notif- Cool competition over the New ed as having occurred in the Co-having the best score over the last long during the four days ended nine holes. Sunday.
the Rain fell on five days in Botanic Gardens during Decem- ber the official report shows. The total registered was .75 inch. of which 43 inch fell on December 31.
At to-morrow's meeting of the
KOWLOON GOLF CLUB RESULTS
Competitions Held Over New Year
-W. Taylor and N. Christensen
Colony to-morrow morning with
Four days after he was mar- the Seaforth Highlanders од board, will not berth at No. 5ried, Edwin Robert James,. of
his happiness Legislative Council the Attorney- tied with 30 points each in the Wharf, Kowloon, but will proceed Willesden, had
General will move the second read Stableford Golf competition played to the North Arm of the Dock-shattered.
bel A suramnons was served yard, where the troops will
oning of "A Bill to make provision over the Kowloon City course dur- him, alleging that he was the for a temporary percentage levying the New Year holidays, but disembarked..
After disembarkation is com-father of a child born to Mar-on the salaries of public officers in the competition was decided on the Cen-plete, the Lancashire will proceed garet Mercer, of Malpas-drive. the Hong Kong Government Ser-score of the second nine holes,
vice and to provide for the ex-which gave Taylor a win.. taxi to a naval anchorage iu midstream Pinner.
The shock of hearing about change rate at which sterling sa- A. L. Eastman (85-8=77) and and and will later proceed to No. 5)
Wharf. Kowloon, to embark the this caused Mrs. James to have laries, when paid in the Colony W. Kershaw (92-15-77) qualifi-
nervous breakdown.
are to be converted"
ed for the Captain's Cup competi- ir 2nd Battalion, the East. Lancas-a Mr: D. McCullum, who was
At the Wealdstone Petty
tion. while T. Henderson, who also Court, said that the summons had hire Regiment, who are bound for
Sessions James met the woman | Mrs. H. C. Hopkins, of No. 376, returned a score of 77, (95—18= been taken out by the Police fol-India.
Kirke. D.S.O., who issued the summons.
The Peak, was this morning cau-77), was eliminated as a result of lowing a report by Mr. J. V. Bo- berts, of Courtland, and be Mr. Commanding the Corps of Royal. He is not the man," she tioned by Mr. W. Schoßeld, at the his score over the last nine holes. McCullum) was representing Mr. Engineers in the Colony, will also said. "I have never seen him Central Magistracy, for leaving her car No. 4296, unattended, in Roberts in a civil claim arising be proceeding Home, on sick before."
James was told that he left Chater Road-on December from the same incident,
leave. accompanied by his family.
the court without the slightest Defendant was not in court but reflection of any kind on bis sent a letter admitting the offence. character.
He had no previous knowledge that the police were proceeding with the case and he felt that no
Col E. St. G.
question of compensation or claim DEATH OF MRS. S. R.
till
should arise out of the summons.
The case was adjourned Thursday afternoon.
INCOME TAX IN KWANGTUNG
Law To Be Enforced From Jan. 1
CURREEM
Mother Of Well-Known Cricketers
**Court To Investigate
LINK WITH THE
OLD DAYS.
The Hong Kong Travel Associa-240-Year-Old Inn To Be Mr. C. E. Hay Reckitt, who tion acknowledges with thanks the Pulled Down appeared for the woman, ex-receipt of the following subscrip- plained that the original sumtion: Hong Kong & Shanghai
ons was made out against 2 Hotels Ltd. $1,000. man named Edwin or Edward James, of New Cross, a railway
The local Indian community guard.
suffered a severe loss this morn James was employed by Lon-
ing, when Mrs. S. R. Curree don Transport as a porter. The ANGLO-ITALIAN passed away at her residence, No. original summons could not be 34 Leighton Hill Road, after a served. lingering Alness.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned received
A link with coaching days is to Miss Gertrude Hull, of Eliza Tenders have receiste disappear by the decision to pall beth-street. Blackpool, WAS at Auction down the Bull Inn, Upper Rich-Manchester Assizes awarded £250 mond-road, East Sheen and replace damages in her action for assault
ended, Fast Sheen and re
and slander against Mrà. Lilian The Bull Inn dates back to 1696, Billing, a Blackpool doctor's wife. and for more than 200 years, was Mrs. Billing had denied having the first pull in for the stage coa-said or suggested that Miss Hall Canton. To-day. The Kwang-
The deceased lady was 50 years detective agency, the summons NAVAL AGREEMENT ches travelling from London to
was an immoral woman. She also Oxford, Windsor and Maidenhead-denied that she had siezed hold of, tung Provincial Government has of age, and leaves a husband and was eventually served by 2 been instructed to enforce the col-two sons, Mr. J. S. A. Carreem and Willesden warrant officer on
The last regular coach to call at Miss Hall and threatened her with lection of Income Tax throughout Mr. L S. A. Curreem, both well-James.
the Bull was the “Venture,” driv- The chairman (Mr. A. Dug-
London, To-day.
an umbrella the province from January 1 and known members of the LRC, a
en daily by the late Mr. William The official text of the Anglo Barron, from London to Hampton summing up, spoke of this rather Mr. Justice Finlay, who, in his Mr. Au Shao-yung has been ap-daughter Mrs. A. S. Sufiad, and a dale) said the Court intended pointed by Dr. H. H. Kung, the brother Me. U. Rumjahn, with to get to the bottom of the my- Italian agreement has been sent Court. It was only three years squalid case, said they now knew whom much sympathy will be felt, stery, because of the injustice, to the Greek, Turkish and EgyPago that the coach ceased to call that there was no suggestion that Finance Minister, to supervise.
The tax to be levied covers the The funeral will take place at suffering and hardship inflicted tian Governments.
to change the horses. net profits of business enterprises, the Mohammedam Cemetery atjon James.
PRISONER DIES
IN GAOL
the earnings of Government or 5.15 p.m. to-day. public and business office staffs,! and interest on bank deposits, bonds and stocks and shares. No] taxes will be collected from busi-] ness Arms. the capital of which is less than $2.000 or net profits less than 5% per annum, or from individuals whose monthly earu- ing are less than $30.-Our Own Correspondent.
AMAZONS OF THE SOVIET
Cavalry Detachment Reported Formed
Moscow,
Only 64 Pounds When
Admitted
Death from natural causes was the verdict returned at the Coroner's inquest held into the
SUIT BY LISZT SUCCESSORS
At the same time attention is
Noted For Seed Cake
there had been any immoral con- |duct on Miss. Hull's part.
called to the favourable commenti Scores of photographs in the In evidence, Miss Dorothy Cava- of the French Foreign Minister, inn tell of the whips and coaching nagh, a daughter of Mrs. Billing, M. Delbos, on the agreement. It people who knew the Bull, and said that on May 17 she was with is admitted that during the Anglo-regularly called for a chat with her mother when they saw Miss Italian negotiations the question the licensee, Mrs. Emma Taylor-Hall and her nicce.
as to whether Italy would become who recently left after staying
der mother, addressing · Miss
a party to the London Naval and there for more than 30 years Hall, said: "I have something to Dardanelles agreements was not and a slice of her famous seed say to you You have been away settled, but hope is expressed that cake.
with my husband in his car." she will also become a signatory James Selby, who broke the re-
Miss Hull replied: “No, I have to these two pacts within the near cord run to Brighton and back to never seen your husband." The
London in Thr. 50min, was a fav-niece agreed. death of Chui Ying, a prisoner, A suit against the Hungarian future.-Trans-Ocean Service.
ourite caller. So, too, were Mr.
Property In Hands Of State
Budapest, To-day. -
who died in the Victoria Gaol State claiming payment of 12,000,- Hospital, on December 29. 000 pengoes is being brought by Mr. K. Keen was the coroner, the heirs of the famous Hun-
effects left by Franz Liszt at his
and he was assisted by the follow-garian composer. Franz Liszt. ing jurors:-Messrs Ng Hang-on,] This amount is said to repre- (foreman), Tsao Sze and Chan sent the present value of the King. To-day. A women's Deceased was sentenced to two death, and which, in the opinion cavalry detachment has been form-¡months' imprisonment on Decem- of the heirs, are in the unlawful ed in the North Caucasus and it ber 12, for begging and was ad-possession of the Bungarian State is suggested that if the experimentimitted to the Hospital the same Included among these effects proves successful more such wo-day.
are Beethover's famous musical men's detachments will be formed Dr. G. I. Shaw, said that when scores and valuable mementoes.— and attached to the regular Soviet he first saw decessed, he was only Trans-Ocean Service. army units-Trans-Ocean Service. labout 64 pounds in weight At (the post mortem it was found that PROPAGANDA BY he had died from pulmonary to-
berculosis and cardiac failure. PLANE
FOREIGN AID FOR LOYALISTS
Echo De Paris” Makes
Further Charges
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day. Allegations that the Netherlands
Vanderbilt, who lost his life in Billing said: "If you get into my As they were turning away, Mrs. the Titanic; Sir James Rolls, a husband's car again I will thrash former Lord Mayor of London. you in front of your neighbours.” Lord Daresborough, Ted Townes, and Mr. Bertram Mills.
Cottages To Go. Too The last coach to stop at the inn W25 "The Perseverance." This was last July, and was driven by the present Mayor of Barnes, Councillor Harry Hedderly.
The old stables and Ball Cot
is engaged in the shipment of arms tages, four little homesteads at to the loyalist forces in Spain are the back of the inn, are also doom- contained in the "Echo de Paris." ed STATUE. PRESENTED TO
The new Bull Hotel will be an RUSSIAN STEAMER
The journal says that some 25,- imposing building, with lounges, 000 rifles have been shipped from restaurant, billiards hall, banquet- Moscow, To-day. Amsterdam and Rotterdam to ing hall, and car park. A precious statue has been pre-(Barcelona. sented to the Soviet Consul-General A further allegation insists that at Barcelona, M. Antonov-Ovse-France is training airman for the jenko, by the Red Catalan Govern- loyalists and that bombing prac- A bulletin issued from No. 2, ment as a gift for the crew of the tice by Spanish pilots is proceed-
stener Syrjamin. The ing at Mear
CHINESE PROTEST IN. TIENTSIN
INFANT PRINCESS GAINING
WEIGHT.
Canton, To-day
London, To-day.
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
Miss Cavanagh added that she thought that од parting ber mother said: “You ngly thing.”
CHIANG KAI-SHEK AT FENGHUA
Decides To Withdraw Resignation
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Shanghai To-day, --- Important party and government problems arising out of the Sian crisis, will be discussed at the forthcoming Third Plenary session of the Kon- inftitang, declared Mr. Sam Fo, Chairman of the Legislative Yuan, PRINCESS JULIANA'S WEDDING in an interview yesterday.'
He added that the Generalis-
London, To-day
The Duke of Kent, who will re-
It is reported in the Chinese papers that a Japanese plane has Belgrave Square to-day says that Soviet
The forthcoming marriage besimo, Chiang Kai-shek, had decid- been dropping small flags of 5 the Duchess of Kent is making statue was taken-from a museum. Beports state that lawlessness is tween John Gardiner, of the Asiatic ed to withdraw his resignation, present the King at Princess Ju colours and propaganda pamphlets very good progress and that the Other Soviet ships will also re-growing in Barcelona and Valen- Petroleums Company Ltd., and re-which had twice been rejected by liana's wedding, leaves by air for the Hague' to-morrow morning. He in Tientsin, and that the Mayor infant Princess is gaining weight ceive similar gifts as a token of cia, becoming worse daily. For siding at No. 32 Cumberland Road, the Government. of the city has lodged a strong steadily. No further bulletins will gratitude from the Catalan people eiga residences have been looted and Miss Gertrude Sybil Dalziel,, The Generalisaino fe at present will return to. London at the endo protest with the Japanese Consul-be issued-British Wireless Ser- for aid, rendered in their dire and street shootings are common of No. 10, Suffolk Road, is announc-recuperating in a temple at Chilo: the week. British Wireless general there.-Cher Own Corres-vice.
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