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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3. Anniversaries and Houdays St. John of Matha, C.;
Auctions-Once Furniture, etc, of the late Mr. H. L. Dennys, at Lammert's HK Sales Room, 11.
3/10.
Cinemas
King's: The Littlest Rebal."- Queen's: He Was Her Man." Oriental:-"Sne.".
World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"The Littlest Rebel." Majestic: "Diamond Jim.” Star:-"Cardinal Richelieu.?.
Dances.-R. E. Old Comradei As- ̈ sociation Dance, at the China Fleet Club Theatre, 8.30 pan.
Miscellaneous-New Boys' Test: at Diocesan Boys School, 9 a.m.
Social, Craigengower Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9 pan.
Sporte
Cricket-First Division, Army Civil Service "C.C. (L); Craigen- gower C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. (L); Second Division, Kowloon C.C, Craigengower C.C. (L); Civil Sér- vice C.C. v. R.AM.C. (L); Indian R.C. v. Club de Recrelo; (F).
Football,Governor's Cup, Hong Kong Football Association v. Chin-
ese
Amateur Athletic Federation (Caroline Hill, 415 p.m.; Second Division; Royal Welch Fusiliers V. Radio Sports Club, 2.45 pm.; Club de Reczelo v. Chinese Athletic, 2.45
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS Pa: Kowloon v. Club, 2,45 p.m.
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EXCURSION.
1936.陸拜禮 日每月弍年陸肯佰仟登英 Price
YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS
T.T. ON LONDON: Is. 34d. (nom).
T.T. ON NEW YORK:1-323.
STAVISKY CASE
WIDOW IS ACQUITTED
Jury Find Nine Of The 20 Accused. Guilty
S'PORE NAVAL BASE
Increased Importance
London, Jan, 19, Japan's withdrawal from the London Naval Conference and the failure to reach agreement on Naval limitation in the Pacific are Landon, Jan, 18.
felt here as likely to result in in- The Stavinky trial, the sequel to creased importance for the naval one of the biggest financial scan-base, which is the centre of all dals in French history, ended in British strategy in the Far East. Paris yesterday when the President of the Court read out the names of those who had been found ||rality.
Madame'' Arlette Stavisky, the lovely wife of the dead swindler,
was acquitted. She went home to lunch with her two young children. Many women were in tears when the verdicts were ‘Innounced.
Only one man, Gustare former manages of the Bayonne pawning, was found sulity with out extenuating circumstances. The other convicted areUM. Cohen, Guebin, Hayotte, Bard) de Forton, Hatot, Desbrosses, ; :Bon- maure, and Garut. They were con- victed an ene small count only. V., The rest were stead They MM, Grubler Digula, Riband, Henri de Pardon, Romagning, Hockey-IK.SRA V. YMCA Faraula Dubarry, Paul Levy, by- (Marina Ground), 4.30 p.m.
mard, and Darius Those acquitt- Lawn Tenuis-Ladies Doubles | ed were released immediately, Championship Final (U.S.R.C.).
Rugby. International Tourna- ment, Dominions and Ireland v. Wales (Happy Valley), p.m. England
Beotland -(Happy Valley), 415 p.m.
Yachting. Royal Hong Kong: Yacht Club: Blxth Corinthian Series.
Moon- Moon, 16th Day, Sunrise.-7 a.m. Sunset.-8:15
Golf. Completion Second Round Ruyal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies' Section Ross Cup Competir
V.
After sleeping on their verdlet all night the jury in the long drawn-out Stavinky trial ross from their camp beds in the Law Courts yesterday, morning ready to an nounce their findings when the Court met. N
More British warships are likely. to visit the base, and renewed pro- minence is given to reports that the next few years may see capital ships calling East of Bues for the will be able to accommodate them. first ́ time." The Singapore base
Doubt is no longer expressed that the Committee of Imperial Defence, will shortly reveal · Bri-
of Hong Kong, it being generally tain's plans for the fortifcation understood that the technical de- talls of these proposals are already
complete.
HONG KONG'S VISIT ⠀ Last year high officers of the to sending out new squadrons, qua Admiralty, the War Office and the Air Ministry visited Hong Kong to examine and report on the de- fences there, and it has been officially admitted that the Air Ministry is building two new aero- dromes in that colony preparatory
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King's The Littlest Rebel." Queen's: "Peter Ibbetson." Oriental:-"NE WIE," World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra: The Littlest Rebel." Majestic-"I Live My Life.” Star: "Cardinal Richelieu.”
Miscellaneous Chinese New Year Dinner to inmates of Bt. Francis Home for Street Sleepera, 11 am, in Parochial Hall
Religious-Rev. J. D. MacLean's Talk on St. John, at European YMC.A., 9 pin-
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On Thursday night the Judge stated five or six hours would be required for the consideration. -of penalties and counsels speeches... There were 20 accused. Joseph Garat, former Mayor of Bayonne, was charged with receiving 40,000 francs from Staviaky Kenrt Hayotte, described as one of Stavinky's chief lieutenants, was
New York. Feb. 8. charged with complicity in re Arctic conditions con- ing stolen money.
A former general, Bardi de Far- tou was accused of employing forged documents in connection with the Orleans Municipal Pawn
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Henri Cohen, a jewellery appral- eer, was charged with fraud in giving false estimates for pawned Jewellery, Paul Guebin, insurance oficial, with accepting spurtons bonda; Georges Hatot, with parti cipating in pledging faked jewels; Cricket-Second Division, In-Paul Desbrosson, with issuing non- „dian R.C., v. RAMC. (L).
registered bands; and Emile Far Football.First Division Police ault Jewellery appraiser, with v. Chinese Athletic (Kowloon valuing faked Jewels. Ground); 4.15 p.m.; South China "A"" ▼ Royal Artillery, Lyeman (Caroline Hill), 4.15 p.m. Royal Ulster Rides v. South China "B" (Bookunpoo) 4.15 pm St Joseph's y. Royal Navy (Causeway Bay), 4.15 p.m.; Royal Artillery, Stonecutters v. East Lancashires (Chatham Road), L15 pm: Bec- ond Division, Navy Eastern, 245 East Lancashires Bouth China, 245 pm. Royal Engineers
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tinuing into the third week, the nation's death-roll is soaring, the cold having resulted in the loss of five hundred lives since January 1. Nearly sixty have died within the past three days
Railways are experiencing sert ous dislocation of services, the || trains everywhere cast of the Rockies being heavily delayed. In some places, the trains have been standing in snowdrifts for days on
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