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NOTICE.
MAY 22, 1930.
* News and Views *
The gift of half a million cameras to children by George Eastman, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of simple photography, ought to make it easy for them at least to look pleasant, please."
Beuter says that politicians are now speculating as to whether Mr. MACDONALD will be able to induce Sir OSWALD 3ostay to withdraw his resignation. Even if the Premier should attempt this, and be success- An official of the Italian Embassy" ↑ A depression remains over Tong-ful, the fact remains that Sir in London recently explained how the inistake arose which led to the king.
The typhoon is probably OswaLD will have the backing of a questioning of a courier of the about 400 miles NNW, of Yap, strong section of the Labour mem- Italian Government by Scotland moving X.N.W.
bers in Parliament. The Indepen-Yard detectives on the arrival of the Paris boat express at Victoria. Local
winds: Forecast: S.
dent Labour Party, led by Mr. The incident arose out of the dis- A new series of postage stamps adopted appearance of a mail-bag at Folk-in honour of this year's bimillenary "Socialism in our time" as its stone. The official said: It was celebrations of Virgil's birth is be
all a mistake. Apparently the de-ing issued in Rome. The stampa policy, and is determined to press tectives, acting on information reare in serica of ten. They are par- the Labour Government along the ceived from Folkstone, were under ticularly well designed, and rect road to Socialism. To falter and the impression that, the courier was angular in shape. The designs are hesitate now is treachery to the tery, but he was able to explain Eneid framed in a Greek cornice concerned with the mail-bag mys-scenes from the Georgies and the cause which men and women of the that he was on official business. with an apposite Latin quotation past have dreamed of, and many visit to the Embassy. There was varied and beautiful colours.
This was afterwards proved by underneath. The stamps are in P. have died for." The problem facing still a mail-bag missing, but the Mr. MACDONALD is how to retain Post Office authorities have no rea the support in Parliament of those son to believe that it has been stolen. In the heavy Easter traffic who are becoming increasingly in it is probable that the missing bas patient with his faltering" polies was handled at another port.
showers.
TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warning have been received by the American Consulate-General from the Manila į Observatory:-
Manila, May 21, 3.40 Cyclone or typhoon N.W. of Yap, moving N..W.
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The Daily Press.
Hoso Kosa, MAY 22, 1930.
THE LABOUR SPLIT.
A MONTH ago the fact was made public which had been long whis pered in private-that the Left Wing of the Labour movement was strongly opposed to the Labour Government's attitude on unemploy ment. To-day's "news that Sir OSWALD MOSLEY has resigned from the Cabinet is a still more sensa
faction which exists. Mr. J. H.
At the Petty Sessions Court at Banbridge, County Down, last Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who month, Patrick Bradley, of the pleaded guilty to the larceny of a and the treachery" of MF. J. H.
bicycle, WAB sentenced THOMAS. The I.L.P. policy is not
to six With the official disclosure that months' imprisonment. The pro- the Labour" Government's policy, seven men are the chief support of enting police officer said the and the thirty I.L.P. members inhibition Amendment, one is sur-want the prisoner back, and the the Association Against the Pro-colonel of the regiment did not
dered that the accused, who appear ed in the uniform of the regiment, be stripped of the badges of the regiment. This was done amid in- tense silence.
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the House claim the right to a free prised at the tremendous amount presiding magistrate thereupon or- vote against the Government on fire can make.
of propaganda "smoke so small a
"matters of deep conviction." A solid block of thirty votes-support- ed by a fer semi-falterers" and Liberals-is a force which Mr. Mac- DONALD cannot afford to regard too lightly on a critical division in the House, and further developments of this latest Labour crisis will be watched with keen interest.
ADULT ILLITERACY.
A COMPREHENSIVE programme for the eradication of illiteracy among adults in China within the next six years has been adopted by the Educational Conference. According
A Paris cinema patron.is de manding damages of £166 for a "lost night," due, he alleges, to the deceit of the cinema proprie tors. The patron was attracted by poster which stated that the film Finding that the dialogue and was a "talking and sound 6lm, music were reproduced by a gramo phone, he was dissatisfed and left the theatre. His contention is that a film with synchronised and am plified gramophone effects is not
talking and sound film." The is exciting great interest among cinema exhibitors, who are using the gramophone extensively in the production of what are call- ed" talking and sound" films.
case
The Home Office has refused visas to the Soviet football team, for whom fixtures had been arranged
*
1. Custom, says an observer, "is reason fast sleep. Education is the alarm clock."
Twenty marriages were, annulled during 1999 by the Rota, the sup reme tribunal in Rome which de cides questions of canon and civil law; 39 applications were refused. A contract that there should be no children was held by the Rota to constitute a reason for the annul several such cases. ment of a marriage. There were
Two more peers-Earl Fitzwilliam themselves into companies. and Lord Harris-have turned Jor- dao's Daily Register of Now Con panies states that private unlimited companies were registered to ne- quire their estates. The East Don- caster Estate Company, directors of which are Earl Fitzwilliam (govern- ing director). Sir Edward S. Ward, and Lient-Colonel J, N. Diggle, has been formed to acquire estates Rossington and at or near Bigham in Doncaster, Armthorpe, Cantley, exters and Wansford (Northamp-
Nominal capital. tonshire).
30,000 and the qualification of the governing director ja one-half of the
Lord Harris, of Belmont, Faver paid-up capital. The objects of the Belmont Estate Company, of which
director, are to acquire a life in- sham, in the permanent governing terest in a certain estate in Kent. and in other settled property, and an absolute interest in an adjoining estate. Nominal capital is £10,000.
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Dr. F. J. Waldo, the City of London Coroner, at an inquest at Mr. W: L. Kelly, the manager Southwark remarked. 'I am Д of the Australian team, in a letter doctor, but I have very little faith received in London recently asked in medicine. People do not un- for the fact to be made known derstand that discases cannot be that, in order to relieve the play- cured by rule of thumb, and they do not rest satisfied unless they gograph hunters, no autographs will cra from the attentions' of auto- away with a bottle of medicine or some pilla Sometimes medicine. does more harm than good. cannot expect too much from me dicine, although if it soothes one's mind to have it it is all right."
Oce
be given by any member of the
team.
After one separating from her Husband because he was a "stay-at- home." Miss Betty Compson, the Northern Ireland for the ninth divorce beenuse he babitually en film star, is now suing him for year in succession has closed its tertains large crowds at all hours.' accounts with a surplus of revenue Her husband is Mr. James "Cruze, over expenditure. The balance this the producer. year.
Her ground for tional revelation of the dissatis.to statistics, about 80 per cent. of by the British Workers' Sports with £77,000 for 1928-but taking the complains that his large parties is small-£17,000, compared divorce is "mental cruelty. She the estimated Chinese population of Federation in South Wales, York depressed state of trade into account, seriously interfere with her work. THOMAS, Lord Privy Seal and 348 millions cannot read or write.shire, Tyneside and Glasgow. An Ulater is to be congraulated upon They were married in 1923.
official of the Communist Party of the result. Great Britain said: We shall ture are in the neighbourhood of
Revenue and expendi protest against the refusal. We are £18,000,000 each. Of this amount, arranging demonstrations through £2,000,000 is spent on education, lodges and others are being asked unemployment insurance relief, team were kept waiving at Lenin- cost of British imperial services. Home Office announced their de A radio-gramophone system in grad for several weeks before the
"Minister for Unemployment," is regarded by his former friends as having betrayed the Labour eause
Of these 58 millions are persons above 50 years of age, 43 millions are children of school age and n
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years later they separated because. stay at home at night, and even as Mia Compson said. "Jim would when there were professional par-
not leave his fireside." After
ciled. Mr. Cruze is the man who produced" The Covered Wagon.”
by accepting the Conservative view similar number are children under out the country. Trade union| £2,000,000 on old-age pensions, and ties or first performances he would. of the unemployment problem in-six. About a million persons are to support the proteat. The Soviet while £800,000 is contributed to the week's separation they were recon- stead of the Socialist viewpoint. deaf, blind, dumb, or mentally or Further, it is complained that physically deficient, and the appal Mr. THOMAS has completely accepted ling "remainder-202 millions-recision." the capitalist view of the world able-bodied persons between 12 and cecnomic situation, instead of in- sisting that existing conditions could and must be changed-and
in our time."
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sont in this last category will be gone in this last category will be taught to read and write in a year, if the proposed programme is carried out.
actual peals.
* Local Notes and Events
stalled in the parish church of Tin
The Travel Association of Great tagel, Cornwall-the first church in 50 years of age. It is estimated 1. M. B. Stuart, the Irish Rugby proved such a success that arrange exhibit at Antwerp in the British
The engagement is announced of England to be 10 served-bas Britain and Ireland is making an : scrummager, Lostio Calrishments are being made to place in Government Pavilion. Dioramag scrummager, to Miss Leslie Carson, the tower a large moving-coil loud have been specially built and paint- take place shortly. Stuart, who is music of church bells. The bells of jeets:-The White Cliffs of Dover. a London girl. The marriage will speaker to reproduce records of the ed to represent the following sub-.. a sports master at Harrow School, Tintagel have not been rung for 30 Edinburgh Castle, Bar Gate and pendent Labour Party's Conference The speeches made at the Inde-
has been touring South Wales with years, the cost of rehanging having York Minster, An Irish Mountain the Barbarians. He played against proved prohibitive. It is claimed Stream, Windsor From the River, a few weeks ago very clearly showed
Each person will be given a four- England and Scotland in 1924, and that the loud speaker will enable Yachting Off Cowes, and Motor- how bitter is the feeling against the month course, and the chief text was a famous runner, having rebell music to be provided which beats Racing. These representa-
books used will be a specially-pre-presented Ireland in the quarter will compare very favourably with tions are modelled in Labour Government. In discussing
half mile.
realistic fashion and lighted effectively. the question of unemployment on Pared Thousand Characters Reader resolution which expressed an- on the Three People's Principles, HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. tagonia to "the expenditure of the People's Weekly, and the People's Series of books. Besides public money for the further rationalisation of capitalism, re- the mass-education schools which THE HALF
MERNING ROGENERAL sulting in greater competition on will be ppened throughout the bees will be held at the CLUE Houssa lower price level, accompanied by country, the movement will be sup KAPPY VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY, increases in unemployment and in-plemented by reading and writing cd for Tuesday. 4TH JUNE, 1930 at 5.33 P.M
By Order,
security," some pungent references classes to be established in homes,
The Hon. Treasurer of St. Jcha C. B. BROWN, were made to Mr. THOMAS. It was stores, factories, armies, prisons, Ambulance Brigade acknowledges Secretary, asserted that the performancee of and other institutions. It is esti Mr. Wong Ping Sun towards the with thanks the receipt of $25 from Hong Kong, 19th May, 1930, [9438"
the Labour Government tended in mated that 182,000 teachers, 110,170 funds of the Brigade. creasingly to divorce the political school-rooms, and leaders of the party from the work- 8283,400,000 will be needed in the ing-class members, and that it six-year campaign. Students from to be held on MONDAY, the 26ro
was essential that the Independent primary, middle, normal, and cadet DAY of MAY, 1930, xt 3 rm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department,EETING of the SHARE
ORDINARY.. GENERAL Labour Party should construct an schools will act as teachers, aided by Order of HIS EXCELLENT THA GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN HOLDERS in the above Company will organisation that allied it more by volunteers and private tutors, LAND at Argyle Street, in the Colony be held at the Company's Offices, P.&.0. directly with the actual struggles but where the money is coming from of Hong Kong, for a term of 25 years, Building, on WEDNESDAY JUNE 4TH of the workers in both the indus has not yet been explained. All with the option of renewal at a Crown at 11. for the purpose of receiving trial and political spheres. Rent to be Ezed by the Burveyor of the Report of the General Managers Hie MAJESTY THX Kino, for one further
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A clean bill of health was return.1
Some excitement was seon, at Pleading guilty to a charge of Queen's Road Central, near the possession of 800 taels of opium, & Ho Hong Bank, yesterday, when Chinese was fined $50,000 or, in an experienced pick-pocket stole default, to undergo twelve months" $1,000 from a Chinese and made hard labour. The opium was found the thief merely jostled into the The craft was, at the time, anchor good his escape. It appears that in a sampan by revenue officers. victim and in that brief contacted in the Yaumati typhoon shelter' managed to relieve the man of the and the defendant and his wife Medical and Sanitary Services, has that by the time the victim realised ed, but the woman was discharged. Dr. Wellington, the Director of money. So quick was the action, were on board. Both were arrest kindly consented to become Pre- what had happened, the thief had Questioned by revenue officers, the sident of the St. John Ambulance already disappeared from sight... Association, Hong Kong Centre.
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For returning from banishment for the fourth time within three years, a Chinese was sentenced by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kow loon Magistracy to nine months' hard labour.
man stated that he picked the opium" up. from the harbour after it was dumped overboard from the 8.s. Sui Au. which had arrived about an hour previously frota Macao.
Looking Back 25 Years,
Two Chinese youths were charged before Mr. T. &. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with uttoring a forged 8100 bank note on the Chartered Bank, and obtaining 800.40 on the forged note. It was intimated that Mr. F. C. E. Rendall would appear for the second defendant and an applica
We are within sight of two public tion for bail and a remand was holidays--Empire Day on the 24th made. Detective Sergeant Fitches, instant, and Whit Monday three weeka bence. There will doubtless who was in charge of the case, ob- jected to built the present stage Macao, but a correspondent in
be excursion steamers running to of the proceedings. The hearingquires whether it would not pay one was adjourned until May 30."
of the steamboat companies to run A steamer somewhere else for th change may to Mire Bay-Hong Kong Daily Prem, May 22, 1905. Looking Back 50 Years.
that is known on this point is that together with a Statement of Accounts It is not true," said one the expenses will be borne jointly The TRANSFER BOOKS of the speaker," that the Lord Privy Seal by the Central Government, provin
The ninth annual general meet Company will be CLOSED from 29TH has not been working very hard.cial and local governments.
ing of the British Legion (Hong of MAY to Aru of JUNE, Both.Days It is not true that the Labour In order to keep expenses down Kong and China Branch) will be DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00. Government has done nothing about classes in cities will be held in held at 5.15.p.m. on Thursday, May General Managers. unemployment. In ten months Mr. Government and public offices, 2, in the board room of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson, & Co., Ltd.*** Hong Kong, 17th May, 1930. (9431
THOMAS has done more for British philanthropic institutions, and col. capitalism than the Tory Govern- leges. In rural districts, summer..
A Chinese lady walking along Caine Road yesterday evening was In ten houses, teashops, and temples will the victim of a bag-snatcher who ment did in five years. months he has created the central be utilized. Classes will also be got away with her purse, contain- With its opening scenes laid in organisation that was required to held in the open air, "and in such ing 868. The snatcher dashed out of Vienna, intermediate scenes on 35 Coronation Terrace and was last ocean liner headed for America, bolster up the remaining weaknesses a case people will be asked to bring seen running down Aberdeen Street. and final scenes in the famous film of British capital. In ten months, their own chairs or stools if they
The boat people have a great colony, "Married in Hollywood.” he has enthroned in a position of do not care to sit on the ground. The Cheero YMCA Naval and the first Viennese operetta to come dread of lepers and will on nor almost unchallengeable power the The movement will be of a compul dance for service men, at the City with a lavishness not surpassed by under the impression that such a Military Cunteen are holding a to the talking screen, was produced account refuse to give them zims, whole financial autocracy and the sory nature. A mandate will be Hall, commencing at 8.30 p.m. to any prior effort. One of the high refusal would cause the vindictive whole banking service of this coun-issued by the Central Government morrow. The ladies' committee are lights of the production, directed by leper to ching them, or make them try, and we have complete control on July 1 next, requiring every Chi- son, and it is anticipated in Vienna. One sees and hears an poison their food
Arranging this as the last dance of Marcel Silver, is an opera staged | Leprous by watching bis chance to
of the direction of economic deve-nese citizen to know the Thousand that it will be well attended. orchestra of 60, directed by the way. In Canton lepers may fre- lopment placed for all time in the Characters Reader before the end of
famous concert.master, Arthur Kay, quently be seen sprawling all over It is reported that a Canton- On the stage are 60 vocalists, and 40 hands of private financial interests. 1835. Further, no Government or Kowloon Railway express train, trained dancers. In addition there until the passer-by- has given them
street, and they refuse to move
the Labour, Government has done in stores will be permitted to employ terday morning, ran over a Chinese cular scene replica of the Vienan with his chair-beatere and four at connection with unemployment, and persons above 18 years of age who tion. The engine driver stopped the hy William Darling, art director for and even at Yau Ma Teo the roads
worker hear the Sheung Ping Sta- opers was designed and constructed tendants thus stopped by a leper it will create great difficulties for are unable to read or write. It is train and found that the victim had Fox Movietone, Martled in leading to Hung Hom and also to future Socialist Government an ambitious programme, bigger been crushed to death. The train Hollywood," opening for a short Kowloon City are sometimes, taken resumed its journey and arrived at run, beginning on Sunday at the possession of by lepers, who exact a endeavouring to carry out the than anything which has been the Kowloon Station ten minutes Queen's Theatre, is based on the toll from passers-by-Hong Kong
·Socialist policy:22.
attempted even in Soviet Russia ·Tato
operetta by Oscar-Straps.
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