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INDIA BILL DEBATE AT DIARY OF LOCAL
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Advisory Council Proposal Defeated
London, Feb. 20.
An amendment to establish an Advisory Council, to be styled the Council of Greater India, in sub- stitution for, the federal proposals of government in the India Bill was rejected by 308 votes to 501 during the committee stage of the debate in the House of Commons to-night.
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Friday, Feb. 22. Anniversaries and Holidays-- Washington's Birthday.
Auctions-Cameras and Projec=" tors, China Auction Rooms, iį a.m.
"Cinemas
King's 20th Century," Queen's:—“Have A Heart." Central-Chinese Picture." Oriental:-"Palcoks.”
World:-Chinese Picture.” “ Alhambra:-"The Man With Two
Faces,"
Majestic:-"Ann Vickers" Star: "Uncertain Lady." Dances.
8.45 p.in.
Garrison Lecture Hall,
A great many people had at first taken the view that a safer course was to make an advance in the provinces without making simultaneous advance at the centre. On further consideratiori many of them had been driven The Secretary for India, Sir inevitably to the view that that Samuel Hoare," said supporters or was really a more foolish and the amendment based themselves dangerous course, because to on the very tentative and tempor ignore the feeling in the states and
Meetings. General Shiu On ary recommendations of the Statu-British India that without action Wing and Co., Ltd., China Build- tory Commission. The whole at the centre the Indian status ings, fifth floor, noon; Christian would still remain inferior in the
Fellowship. Helenia May. 10.30 eyes of the world would be to run St. Andrew's Girls' Guild, the risk of making a provincial ex- periment in the worst possible at-
Miscellaneous-Jumble Sale, 6. mosphere.
and S. Home, Assembly Hall. Moon-I Moon, 19th Day.
Sports
essence of the recommendation in the report of the Joint Select Com- puittee was that over as wide a field as was safe more responsibility should be given in the provinces and in the centre.
Els own view since the time, the princes "made their offer to come into the federation was that it would be the greatest possible mis- take to return to the earlier pro- posal which was made by the Statutory Commission only on the assumption that the princes were unlikely to enter into any federa- tion for a considerable time.
He felt confident the princes would on no account co-operate with a body of this kind.
The first reason that had driven Government along the road for including in the Ba chapter dealing with federation was the almost unanimous feeling of poll tical India. Secondly they had been gravely impressed with the danger of starting those great autonomous provinces in the ab- sence of a federal ink and with the body of popular feeling behind it. Without responsibility at the centre there would be danger of India breaking up into fragments. Thirdly the panes would be put
When they made their offer four years ago they sald quite definite-in an extremely dangerous position ly they were prepared to parti- cipate in the Central Government only
it was a responsible govern- ment. He was convinced one of the main reasons prompting the princes was the need they felt for
LILLIPTIANS IN INDIA
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if great provincial autonomous Governments were to grow up with popular support and the centre re- mained in its present unreformed position.- British Wireless.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
5.30 p..
Kong Hockey-Hong
Hockey Club Juniors v. East Lancashires (King's Park), 5 pm,
Sunrise-6,51 am Sunset.-6.23
p.m.'
Tides-High at 11.30 and 23.28; Low at 5,33 and 17.31..
Saturday, Feb, 23.
Cinemas
King's: 20th Century." Queen's:Have A Heart." Central Chinese Picture" Oriental:-"Palooka," World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra:College Rhythm " Majestic:-"Ann Vickers." Star:-"Uncertain „Lady." Dances-Kowloon Cricket Club, 9.30 p.m.
Entertainments.--Concert in ald of Sea Scouts' Movement, Seamen's Institute, 8.30 p.m.; Hong Kong Hotel Gala Night, 9 p.m.
Meetings-Annual, Hong Kong and Shanghal Banking: Corpora- tion. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 11.30 am.; Diocesan School Old Boys' Association,
Terminology Changes china Building. 7 p.m.; Special, Ka
(Special Ale Mail Service):
London, Feb. 1
Wah Life Assurance Co., Ltd., at Messrs. P. H. Sin and Co., Asia Life Building. 2.30 p.m.; Creditors, Wing Yuen Co., Ltd, 97 Jervois Street, 3 p.m..
Miscellaneous.~~~Claims
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the Ka Wah Savings Bank Ltd., due: Entries close for Practical Examination in Trinity College of Music; Tombola, Garrison Lecture Hall, 7 p.m.
Bombay, Feb. 20. Fossil remains of the human race, but of people of only fifteen It has been decided that the use inches in stature, have been dis of the term "air pilotage" is to be covered in Vadnagar, Baroda State. discontinued, and that of "air Not only were the men and navigation" used instead. Among women of this ancient world of the changes of title to be made in pygmy size, but the animals also. consequence is the renaming of the The remains of a man show he Air Pilotage School at Andover as stood afteen inches in height. The the Air Navigation School (
Moon - Moon 20th. Day, fossils of a cow were eighteen in- The 13-weeks air pilotage course Bocial Functions-Annual Din ches high. A walking-stick fossil is to be known as the "shartner, Diocesan School Old Boys' was ten inches long.
navigation course." The N Association, China Merchants The smallest pyguiles hitherto course at the RAF Bise, Calshot, Club, China Buliding, 8 p.m.; known are the Central African is to be the "specialist navigation Craigengower Cricket Club Whist people, four feet Ave inches In" course." "The Manual of Air Drive, 9 pm height. It is noteworthy that the | Plotage" (AP. 1,234) will become poet, Homer, referred to pygmies the Manual of Air Navigation,
Sports.
of thirteen and a half inches in VOL L" and the Manual of Air Cricket First Division, Royal
height Reuter.
BRITISH INDUSTRIES
FAIR
Navigation" (AP, 1,456) wie come the "Manual of Af Naviga- tion, Vol. II" Air pilotage officers will be termed "navigation officers and will be denoted by the symbol "(an)" in the list of units in the Air Force List" when ing vacancies for which officers so London, Feb, 20...
qualified are allowed. Specialist Her Majesty the Queen, accom-
"Nomcers will continue to be panied by the Princess Royal, gradation Est and by the symbol denoted by the symbol "N" in the Viscountess Harewood, vialted the textile section of the British In(n)" when firing vacancies for dustries Fair at White City this which officers so qualified are afternoon..
During the morning, HRH the Duke of York, visited this section
of the Fair.........
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