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H.K.C.C. · TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
C. A. L. RUMJAHN ADVANCES.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,
UNHAPPY POLA NEGRI.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.
BRITAIN'S AIR ESTIMATES.
BALDWIN ATTACKS PRESS BARONS.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN AT THE HOUSE.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE'S
NOTEBOOK.
INTERVIEW WITH EX-FILM | 'SERVICE FROM INDIA TO FOREGOES SUIT FOR LABEL MEMBERS' EFFORTS TO SPY „prinkle some wayar over it at once.
STAR.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN. TO
MEP"
Pola Negri, of film and domestic
C. A. L. Rumjaha made further progress in the Open Singles 'Cham-! pionship of the Colony yesterday famo, is in London and about to when he beat Tsui Wai Pui in ʼn make her first stage appearance. apectacular match in straight sets, She has given the Daily Express and is thus the Grit pinyer to enter the following special interview: the Afth round, where he will prob." I waited for Pola Negri in her ably meet L Goldman to decide hitting-room. There were Russian who shall qualify for a semi-final cigarettes, green tulips, soft, hung position. He showed slightly betterings," subdued lights, and all that form resterday than on Monday, wori of thing, being called upon to stretch him. self by the position offered by Tsui. The intter gave a very ereditable performance on the whale,
A fast pace 5+2 maintained throughout, so, that the run of play berume always interesting, while `ulover exchanges brightened up the
AUSTRALIA..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. 17. The Queen's Hall, London, was
LONDON, Mar. 170
In introducing the Air Estimates in the House of Commons teny, Mr. F. Montagus announced. that a tentative schetho had been pre pared for a weekly an mail service between Calcutta and Australia to link up with the existing. Britain to India service,
The scheme had been worked out on the assumption that the stage from Karachi to Calcutta would be beoporated as an Indian State service in conjunction with Imperial Air-
Then ́ ́a wave of perfume, half sigh, and there she was fore me--Poin Negri, in the flesh, as they say on the posters.
She melted-it is the only word...] into the enlions on the divan and regarded ine with tragic intensity.
Can any woman as tragic as she looks Black hair, black dress, ivory skin; and for colour, a glow- ing red necklace, with lips, and
ways.
· The Gaverambata concerned were now considering proposals,
Squadron for Home Defence. Mr. Montague stated that during the forthcoming financial your three further squadrons would be pro-
· THE STRANGER.
I toa in spilt on the, tablecloth
The stain will then come out in the wish. Westminster, February 24.-Poli- If odd pirees of wash" leather or tioians being no Tour in debt to kid are sewn undeancah big buttons Charlie Chaplin than the rest of they will prevent the buttons from: the world, one could have wished, being torn out and so leaving nhiên thì coi thuc nghire visited the hole House today, that the Commana
crowded to day on the occasion of a apcoch by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in support of Capt. Duff Cooper, the official Conservative candidate have offered better entertain at St. George's, Westminster, byen: election, whore he is. opposed by Sir Ernest Petter (Independent Conservative).
My Baldwin "Breaks a Edle." Mr. Baldwin said that he broke the rule that party readers should not speak at bye-elections because the circamsthaves of this case were exceptional.
Barona' Papers Engines of Propaganda.
Inents in return,
"
Starch can be used with good
effect for cleaning soiled wallpaper. Apply with a damp eldth, paying But Mr. Chaplin chose a perform. ance of rather comraon-place sup- particular attention to parts that plementary estimates, and half an are badly coiled. hour in the Distinguished Strangers' Try a little starch when cleaning Gallery, the Dress Circle of the silver. Sprinkle over a dhíp cloth House, listening to a Westminster "talkie" featuring Mr. Lansbury, j and Yih weil into the 'mictal. Polish
with an old silk bandkerchief, was enough for him.
Of all the potentates and princes who have shone in that select space,
Add a little starch to this water not one has created a more agitat in which glassware is to be washed. ed interest in the surrounding audi- This not only helps to remove dirt, ence of Strangers. The public for- but also gives a more lasting shine got the debate, and their problem
was no longer to hear, but how to to the glassware, crane the meek with Utedfruth;
Even membera štolo glances np-
The British Press was the adstairs, though it is against their
How Rashes Do Itch! DATE them frooly With Cutleura Soup 'and bot water, dry gently, and apply Cuticura Ointment.
It is surprising how quickly The irritation and itching ----$1op and after a few troat-
ments the raah disappears. There is nothing better for all forms of skin troubles.
Bumpka ich, Boep, Ofwannot und Eileson free mprom pequest, from Daytona ('vick 20
1988TM Solà Throughout the Work
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Cuticur
CHINA FLEET
match. Taui apparently lacked the finger nails to match. She is very vided for Home delenco, making 49/miration of the world for fairness, general principles to acknowledsity in the ways and wonders of Amateur.Boxing Championships
knowledge of the finer points of the game shown by his more ex- perienced opponent, but as this is his first season in the tournament,
well to have reached the fourth
lovely, with her beautiful check- bones, tranquil bands, and wide-squadrons with an apart eyes.
I leaned forward to see their colour, and she said incredibly, My eyes, they change with my
things? Anyway, her voice
approximate
first line strength of about 400 air craft, only two thirds of which be long to units of the regular Air Force, others being auxiliaries...
This is 10 squadrone fewer than
completion by 1930.
ability, and high principles, but the Bothermere and Beaverbrook
paganda for the constantly chang newspapers were engines of pro- policies, desires, personal ing men(choers) — whose
the presence of Strangers. Ση the old place. Having viewed the spying Charlie Chaplin, however, Chamber, he looked over the Press they were merely taking note of Gallery wing, compared the library, the most familiar figure on cárth.
with that he had seen al Chequers, conceded that Gladstone was a
to try his chair, and so took his
exhausted."
he can be considered as having done inco" (Do people really say such the original scheme authorised for wishes, likes, and dislikes of two the shadow of Big Bea; now, re- great man, and modestly refused
round, and matching with credit one,
of the Colony's best players.
low
and exciting. She speaks slow, very broken English.)
Sometimes they are blue, liko
Britain a Fifth-Hate Air Power. Great Britain is now fifth among
In the same event, S. A. Rum- the Mediterraneat, Sometimes the air Powers of the world.
jahu met, W. N. Petch in the third round, the former winning in straight sets. The winner marty' #. Lo to-day;
RESULTS.
like your fogee, days. Sometimes
her volen dropped to a mysterious) whisper--"almat bluck."
Xer Marriages.
¦
While British air expenditure has slightly decreased that of France hna risen by between 130 and 140 per cent, and the United States between 150 and 160 per cent.
Alr Disarmament.
Sir Samuel Hoare urged the Government to press for a general scaling down of air expenditure at the forthcoming Disarraament Conference at Geneva, and serious ly, to give its attention to the ques
filin
of tho
ethods were misrepresentation, half-truths,
and suppression.
Mr. Baldwin declared that the statement in the Daily Mail on March 9 in reference to his fortune could only have been written by a cad. (Cheers.)
Ho had been legally advised that he could sue for libel in that con- nection, but he would not move in the matter, because an apology would be valueless and he would not touch the damages with a barge pole. (Cheers.)
Mr. Baldwin concluded by saying that it was no credit that an old man like himself should stand up His against the mud of abuse.
made. Anglo-Franco-Italian position was
Let them agreement to reduce air expendi throw him out if they could, but ture and avoid an increase of ir
young men like Capt. Duff Conper armamente in the future.
new that they were marked men by that Press. Nevertheless, they were ready to stick it out.
We discussed her marriages, and In the Open Doubles, H. D. Ram- her reappearance on the stage. It jalen and S. A. Rumjahu accounted appeared that if you were an artist it was so good being married to for W. C. Hung and Chiu Chun a man who was jealous, and who Chiu, who gave the cousins some did not comprehend the artistic It moant that an opposition in the second set. The temperament.
artist in the prime of her career holders now meet In Tak Lam and had to stay at home, and, instead Ho Wai Hing in the third round. of giving her art to her public,
merely had to play a social game.
"That is all right if you are The detailed scores are as fol- happer, and if you have chreldren. lows:-
Unfortunately, I have no checldren, And the merifice is too great. I Mr. Montague, in reply, said he must return to my art.”
hoped that the question of air dis- It is inovitable that you talk armament would be satisfactorily 5. A. Rumjaha beat W. N. Petch, about. Hollywood with an ex-film settled at the coming Disarmament
"She thinks it is much | Conference. 6., -1.
maligned and misunderstood. Two It was quite impossible to non- 4th Round.
or three people do foolish things, template beginning a contest for air C. A. L. Ruminha beat Tsui Wai and the whole pinee gets in bad supremacy on the part of Britain Pui, 03, 04 A
sgainst other, countries or combina- Actually the poople are bard tions of countries. working and sincere. Technically The House of Commons agreed and artistically (how many times Rumhna that word crept into our talk Chiu alrendy 1) they are öfcient, and
Open Singles,
3rd Round.
Opon Doubles. H.D. Rumjalin and S. A. jam beat W. C. Hung and Chun Okiu, 6-2, 6-4. ̧
Club Championship.
W. N. Petch wo, from Dr. Valen-
Line.
Handicap Singles "À,"
Barton beat, Tufton, 2-6,0-1, 6-1.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Open Singles. ... A. Rumjahn r. H. Lo.
Handicap Singlos "A." Nash Armstrong, Valentine Haworth. Robinson. Ride. Railton. E. R. Price. Patch T. Holmes.
HOCKEY.
RADIO SPORTS CLUB 2. CLUB "A."
star.
nume.
to the Air Eslinster.
Blow for Honest British Journalism.
In fighting for Capt. Duff Cooper they were not merely fighting for the best type of Briton but striking a blow that would resound through London for the decencies of public life and honest British journalism. (Cheers.)
A number of interrupters were
toilea ahead of Europe in making AIR LINE TO SINGAPORE. éjected from the macting...
pictures. I gathered that she hoped to go back there and make talkies.
A now technique, she thinks, is arising in talking pictures. They will use sound intelligently and 'dialogue discriminatingly.
Literature-biographies, for pre- ference-music and studying people Are her chief intorcata in life. "I am psychologeest. I want to get reactions to all kinds of person alitica oven the dull ones, You st be like these if you want to
be a sincero · artoest,'
MAILS FOR CHINA TO BE
CARRIED.
London, March 12-Regular air mail service between England and Australia with reduced mail sche. dules between England and China as a consequence was the project which to-day received the corices. Port. rated attention of British
Office officials.
U.S. COMMERCIAL INVASION OF ROUMANIA.
CONTROLS ELECTRIC POWER OF NATION.
[THROUGH KĚUTER'S AGENCY.]
ས་ ཆོ་
BUCHAREST, Mar, 16. American enterprise,
which already controls the telephones in Roumania, is about to take over the Electric Services Corporation in Bucharest and will eventually ran the electric power of the whole nation.
The American Electric Bond and Share Corporation signed a COD- tract with the Government involv ing $200,000,000, including an im- mediate loan of $10,000,000 to the city of Bucharest.
Looks Unhappy.
The United Press learned that You look an unhappy woman," the opening of London to Austra ia day and night high speed zvia I said aggressively. She was na
Lion services concerned solely with pleased as anything, and smiled the transportation of air mails is beautiful twisted smile, I had said the right thing.
occupying not only the attention "Onhappee Perhaps. It ees my Ministry.
of the Post Office but of the Air глое I live life in à minor Þey,
It is expected that dolinite ar- After all, I am Slav. My father was a gipsy, my mother an aristo. rangements for the now and ambi- Tat. A remarkable mixture, eht tious service will be started late this summer. Thus, an expedited Perhaps it explains why I am to service will transport air mails
There has been a recent Ameri- The following will represent the sensiteeve."
from London to Calcutta in can commercial invasion of Rou- Radio Sports Club in a hockey But, right now, she is as happy days. Anil will be carried from stania, which appears to have effée- match against the Hong Kong as she can be, because she is cun- London to Singapore in 7 days tively cut out competition. Club "A" tomm, U.S.R.C. Ground, centrating all her efforts on wak Mail for China, and Japon next Kowloon, at 6 p.m. sharp to-moring a successful come back on the
slage, Working hard, creating autumn din be taken from London I. Khan; Rattan Singh, Atma hard, perfecting her art. (Yes, once Bingapore it can be trans-shipped
in Singapore in 7 days. Singh: Guest, Gilchrist, Kalwant again.)
She is invited out six nights to ports in China and Japan as Singh; Hanib, G. Singh, Awtar
out of the geven. "In vereo.
well as the Philippine Islands. Singh, Sparry, Kemp.
TOW
HOME FOOTBALL. SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS.
[Tanova REUTER'S AGENCY-]
LONDON, March 17.
The following were the results of footmall matches in the Scottish League (Division 1) played to.
diny:-
Leith Motherwell Queen's Park... Hamilton
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The new contract is regarded as more important than, the French From Joan.
STAKE.
The projected notice will also GRAND NATIONAL SWEEP. popular," she says, as naively as bring Sumatra and Boruto neardr all that. But no. She would rather be alone, working and crent to London, especially in the creat that new Asiatic airline até open- ing and thinking.
And she wriggled sinuously ined to connect at Singapore with TEN FIRST PRIZES IN IRISH
It has
the cushions, and looked beautiful the service from London. and mysterious (I wish I know not yet boon definitely decided whe how she kept her skin like that.) ther the projected Aaintic lines By now, I was talking her lau- should connect at Calcutta or guage, all capital letters and grand cliches. I was enwrapped in the Slavonic twilight ordinary things! and ordinary people far away from j
Bingapore.
DRAW.
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Logbox, Mar. 17.
Tho subscription list for the Irish Grant National Sweepstake, which is to be closed to-morrow night, ind days before the world-famous had already reached the re markable total of £50,000, in apite of the restrictions placed in Eng- land,
Meanwhile, important changes in the distribution of the prizes as compared with the Derby Sweep have been approved.
the prize-money reaches £1,900,000, there will be 10. firat prizes of £30,000, instead of one of
England-Australla Route. Today it was declared certain this exotic afternoon. There was that the next alr hail service to be only love, suffering, art, work, life: opened by the British Government "We artecsts are in the will be that from England to Aus public afe... We are the clowne, we tralia. It will probably follow the must perform. We create, and we direct overand toute similar to want recognition. Our att casinres that followed by Commodore Char as. But it in so well worth it. 1 Kingsford-Smith when he flew "We must love and suffer," from England to Australia last Here she looked tragically reminis- | year, CHANGE IN OXFORD CREW. ant. I belleve suffering improves
The only obstacles how apparent your art. At present work is revolva about the question of franco London, March 19.-Gloridun sus enough for ine. But I am fataleest. and the matter of obtaining a shine after the recent cold wave Who knows what will happen to Indian Government concession. It ie expected, however, that both of favoured the practjee on the Thames ac!"
Ah, who indeed!
these obstacles will be otetéóme, of the Oxford and Cambridge boat
So I left Pola Negri, who seems The move to open the new route rhed brows to-day..
There was another change in the to be a magnificent egotist, whom is Headed by Sir tebert MeLeah, Oxford crew, J. F. Platts Mills, No. I suspect of being & really intel the chairman of Vickers. He 3, having had a recurrence of bis ligent and cultured woman, who is supported by the Society for Brit
muscular day of the we plated by D. E. Tinne. the Presi-how catching it is t) and who he understood that Bit Robert has dent of the Oxford Union Boat lieves in herself so wholeheartedly gained the full support of Lord Cuh, whose position at how was that he almost makes you believe Amulree, the Socretary of State,
in her too. then taken by W L Garstang.
for Air.
£300,000.
There will also be 10 second prikes of £15,000, instead of one of £150,000 and 10 third prizes of £10,000.
The scheme also provides for 10 prizes for each other horse-drawn, for which fotfeit has not been de fore the race.
Apart from the borass competing, there will be 2,000 cash piles of £100 each, and 9,100 other prieci.
work be..
Visitor Exhausted." Mr. Chaplin, grew up unknown in
visiting these glimpses famous and adored, he showed an eager cario
(Continued on next Column)
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leave, cheerful, but, an he declared,
YOU WON'T WRITE
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