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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Anniversaries and Holidays.. - King of Denmark, born 1870, Cyprian and Justina, Mm.
Auctions-Crown Land, Office, Ping Shan. 11.30 Household Furniture, H.K. Sales Room, 2.30 p.m
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King's. One Mure Spring.” Queen's:-"Els Greatest Gamble.” Central: "Chinese Picture.""`. Oriental:-"Gambling Lady." Worlu Chinese Picture." Alhambra "Silk Hat Kid." Majestic:-West Of The Pecos" Star: Legong."
ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFIC
China's Efforts Praised
THE ABYSSINIA DISPUTE
Peace Efforts At Geneva
(Special to the “Hong Kong Dally:
'Press" (Copyright).]
Qineva, Sept. 24. Appreciation of the determined efforts of the Chinese Government
Geneva, Bept 24 to deal with the illcit drug traffic, "Another phase, but presumably were expressed in a report of the not the final one," in the efforts for Fifth Committee of the Assembly, ¦ a peaceful settlement of the Italo- which was approved for presenta- Abyssinian issue, came to an end tion to-day.
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on Tuesday when the League's The report declares that the Committee of Five, after deltberal- Committee notes with interest the ing for two hours, approved of the Information furnished by the Chl-report to be submitted to the Lea- nese delegate with regard to the gue Council concerning the failure Lectures. Mr. H. C. Macnamara, { efforts of the Chinese Government of the Committee's a.tempt at con- LL.B., University, 8.45 p.m.;
to suppress' clandestine manufac- cillation. Meetings-Hong Kong Phliatelle turing and fillet drug traffic, the Society, "8. C. M. Past." Board abuse of narcotic drug and oplum Room 5.30 p.m.; Theosophical So- | smoking in China. ciety, Study Class, 6 p.m.; Monthly. Bible Union of South China, Em manuel Church, 5.30 p.m., HK. Lown Bowls Assen, "9. C. M. Post" Board Room, 5.30 p.m
The Chinese delegats had noted that a number of Governments had not get luformed the Advisory Commitee of the attiture they bore towards the recommendations Miscelaneous-St. Andrew's Club adopted by the Committee at the Games Night, 9 pm: Toc H. Sup- elgh.eenth session, regarding de- per Meeting. Peninsula Hotel, 7.30portation of drug traffickers and pm. Women's Fellowship, St. Another pena.ties, and the Fifth Com- drew's Hall, 3 p.m.
Rehearsals-Chorus, “A Country Girl" Cathedral Hall, 8.45 p.
Social-Civil Service Cricket Clun Whist Drive, 8.45. p,m.
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Boys--Hong Kong L. B. A. Meeting (South China Morning Post, Ltd., board-room), 5.30 p.m. Moon.-VIII Moon, 29th. Day. Sunrise.-6.13 a.m. Sunset.-6.17
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Anniversaries and Holidays- St. Elzear, Confessor. 85. Cosmas and Damian. Mm:
Auctions-Lammert's, Household Furniture, 31 Seymour! Read 19
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Entertainments.-AD.C.'s "Med- Lerranean Cruise," Y.MC.A.. West Lounge, 9 p.in.
Lectures Christian Fellowship, Helena May. 10.30 a.m.; Mr. A. B; Reynolds, University, 8.30. pm.
Meetings--Annual, Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society, Messrs. Jar dine Matheson's Board Room, 5.45 p.m.; Annual, Kowloon Cricket Club, 5.30 p.m
Miscellaneous-All Ranks Open Air Tombola, Wellington Barracks. 7.30 pm: R.E. W.O.'s and S/N. CIO.B.'s Mess. Whist Drive and Tombola, 8.45 p.m.
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mittie associates itself with the Chinese del gate's воре that favourable replies will soon be forthcoming from all countries concerned.
of
The report says that as a result propaganda, oplum smoking among the youths of the Far East was disappearing to a large "ex- tent, in China, Indo-China, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies.— Beuter,
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The report which will be publish- ed in the course of Wednesday; is stated not to contain any conclu- slons but merely recapitulates the Committee's proposals, as well as the Abyssinian Governinent's reply and Baron Aloisl's verbal communi- capion to the chairman, Senor Ma- dariaga.
It is noteworthy that the Com- mitee' has not as yet resolved to return its mandate to he· League Counet but will await further in- structions. The Council will pro- bably meet on Thursday to discuss the report and decide on the fur- ther procedure, with due considera- tion to the new developments which may take place within the next foxty-eight hours.
ANGLO-ITALIAN TALK
It is generaly held here that the British Ambassador's conversation with Bignor Mussolini on Monday evening may have opened up new prospects for bringing the negotia-
JOINT MILITARY successful conclusion.
MANOEUVRES
These hopes ár: chiefly based on the fact that Italy has more or less- openly disavowed her much dis- cassed counter-proposals which is taken to mean that she is ready to recede from ner intransigerit post-
By Soviet And Outer then. It is herefore considered not
Mongolia
unlikely that "the Committee of Five will be commissioned to dön tinue their efforts on the basis of the new proposals, which the Ital- ian Government will possibly sub- mit.
Dairen, Sept. 25. Joint military manoeuvres are Deing staged by Soviet and Outer
These conjectures, however, are Mongolia troops along the frontiers, merely based on 'expections which alates à report from Manchouli,
may never materialize. The French The mandeuvres, coming on the Premier is stated to be especially eve of the resumption of the Man-anxious to re-establish contact chukua and Outer Mongolia and between Geneva and Roma but the projected Soviet-Manchukuo- some observers are inclined to be- Japanese Border Commission, have Heve that this anxiety is chiefly aroused fears in Changchun: where attributable to tactical reasons in it is thought that serious dimculties order to exert pressure on Britain. may follow- Reuter.
As previously reported, France is asking from Britain precise assur- ances regarding her future policy. in Europe and it may be assumed that M Laval is desirous of having these assurances in writing before definitely throwing in his lot with Britain-Transocdan Kuo Mano »
ITALY'S ATTITUDE
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London, Sept. 24.
The cruiser Bydney, built by Messrs. - Swan, Hunter and Wig- ham Richardson at Wallsend for the Australian Government at a
Rome, Sept. 24. / The recent developments in the" Italo-Abyssinian conflict were out uined by Signor Mussolini in a de-. claration delivered in the course of the Cabinet Council meeting here on Tuesday.... ...
According to an omelat com- munique, Duce pointed out that Italy had formulated no counter proposals to Geneva but merely explained `verbally the motives which induced her to reject the League Committee's proposals,
events since Saturday, Signor Mussolini added, proved that Italy could not have been different. He further discussed
The
cost of £1,500,000, left the Tyne Baseball Canadians v. Ameri- to-day for her acceptance trials. the possibilities of the future poll-
cans (La Salle College), 3.30 p.m.
Reuter
tičal developments in the light of certain articles in the League Covenant and outlined the attitude Italy would adopt according to the circumstances prevalling.
Football-First Division, Hong Kong F.C. v: R.A, Stonecutters (Club) RW, Fusiliers v. Lincolns Third Division. East Lancs. Y (Sookuppco); Recreio v... Police Liga (Chatham Rd.). 3.15 p.m.; St. The next Cabinet Council meet- (King's Park); 6. China "A" v. Joseph's v Chinese Police (8ting will take place on Saturday. East Lancs. (Caroline Hill); St. Joseph's H.V.), 3.15 p.m.; Lincolns Two and a half milliard lires have Joseph's T. Kowloon (Causeway v, R.W.F. (Railway), 3.15 p.m.; RE now been budgeted towards the Bay), 4.45 pm, Second Division, v. European Police (Military, H.V): cost of the East African campaign Radio v. RE. (Catham Road), "4.45 3.15 p.m.
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