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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28,
PERSONAL TRIUMPH
DUTCH VOTERS
REMAIN FAITHFUL
TO TRADITION
London, To-day.
An extraordinary amount of interest was taken in London in the elections for the Nether- lands Second Chamber.
"THE TIMES,” IN A LEADING ARTICLE, DECLARES THAT THE RESULT CONSTITUTED THE ANSWER OF THE DUTCH PEOPLE TO THE QUESTION-DEMOCRACY OR EXTREMISM?
Redy Hart, American soldier of fortune, who won great honours in the Costa Rican army, is under close arrest in San Jose, Costa Rica, charged with treason and plotting to overthrow the govern- ment of President Leon Cortes.parties acquired additional seats Hart for a time was Cortes' per-
-sonal bodyguard.
The journal declares that the election constituted a personal victory for the Premier, Dr. Colijn, since the Government
and the National Socialists suf- fered a heavy defeat, the Com- munists faring only slightly bet- ter.
The election result also reflected the improvement in the economic situation and the power of the Government had been increased for international negotiations.
MR. HONG CHEN DROWNED
Tragic End Of Noted Artist
Tragic news has been received of the death of Mr. Hong Chen who, it will be recalled, held an exhibi- tion of watercolour drawings in May last year at the Gloucester Hotel lunder the auspices of the Hong Kong Comment in the German press | Working Artists' Guild. is along the same lines, one jour- At the time of his death, Mr. nal stating that the Dutch people Chen was a Fine Art Inspector in were loyal to their most charac- the Education Department of Kwang- teristic feature, to cling tenac-si Province. He was sent to the iously to tradition.
Lui Ping District, where, finding Meanwhile, says a message from the place full of material for his Amsterdam, the Government has painting brush, he climbed a peak formally tendered its resignation. to obtain a view for a sketch, and
Queen - Wilhelmina requested the Cabinet to carry on pending form- ation of the new Government, which is sure to be again headed by Dr. Colijn.Trans-Ocean.
slipped and fell into a pool and was drowned. Mr. Hong Chen was born in Hoi Fung Village in the Wai Chow District of the Kwang- tung Province in 1898. He
was
a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and studied under the late Prof. F. Flamant and Prof. Lucien Simon from 1919 till 1924. He leaves a widow and three daugh- Club, China ters for whom great sympathy is
felt by his friends and relatives.
The Anniversary Dinner of the Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong is being held to-morrow night at the Chinese Merchants Building at 8 p.m.
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