A favourable year's work was reported at the annual meeting of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club held yesterday, when new officers were elected. Proceedings at the meeting appear on Page 12.
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The ill-treatment amounts to "gross cruelty," said Mr. Macladyen when he sentenced Lu! Kau, 28, unemployed to six months' hard labour at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of li-treat- ing a "mui-taal. Defendant and his wife, Ng Wan-ping, 32, were each fined $150, with the alternative of two months' hard labour each for keeping an unregistered "mul- tṣal" named Wong. Sheung-nui. alas Tso! Lan, aged 14 years at No. 19 Shapo Road; second floor. Page 6.
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38-year-old earth-carrying coolle, Wong Fuk, appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with assaulting Lance-Sergean: Rodgers in the execution of his duty at the Polo Ground, Boundary Street, and Defendant with resisting arrest. was bound over in the sum of $50 for a period of one year.
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The Annual Report of the Chil- -
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Lau Choi, a coolie, was admitted Rome, Mar. 9 to the Government Civil Hospital The Italian Government is evid-on Monday suffering from the ently assuming the attitude of effects of immersion. He fell into dren's Playgrounds' Association for watchful waiting as regards Ger- the harbour when attempting to 1935 is to have and detalls
Page 11. many's denunciation of the Locar- board a vehicular ferry launch which appear. no Treaty, it being officially de- which was underway. Mak Wing. plared on Monday that no definite | ecolle, was also admitted to hos- A net loss of $36,678.01 for the
He was
decision as yet has been taken in pitai for a similar cause this matter.
The political quar-working as a coal coolie in Wan- ters were inclined to believe that chal when the accidently fell into Italy is not likely to associate her-the harbour.
Forselt too closely with any diplonia
tic action which the other Locarno
The many friends of Comm. A. powers might take, it being point Blanconi, Italian Consul General, ed out that Italy is far less inter-will be glad to know that he is ested in the Locarno Pact than
last at the Canossa Hospital.
that of the Three Powers directly operation he underwent Monday progressing satisfactory from the concerned namely France, Belgiuni and Germany. and even less than Great Britain whose frontier as Mr. Stanley Baldwin had once.
A dinner dance will be held at the Repulse Bay Hotel," to-day at 2.30 p.m.
year was reported by the Directors at the ordinary yearly meeting of the Hongkong, Rope Manufacturing Company, Ltd.. held at the offices of the Company yesterday.
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A final meeting of the United Asbestos Orienta, Agency Ltd. (In the offices of Dodwell & Co., Ltd., voluntary liquidation) was held in
the Liquidators, yesterday. Those present were Mr. Stanley H. Dod well (in the chair). Mr? A. C. 1. Bowker (Secretary), Mr. B. 8.. Vieria, Mr. II. J. Bilva, Mr. D. Har- vey, shareholders.
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Tse Chi-nui, 30, widow, Was
An excellent all-round display was set up by A. J. Osinund when he met M. M. Silva in the semi- final of the Sentor Billiard Cham- pionship at the Club Lusitano last night, winning comfortably by 332 stated, extends to the Rhine,
There was, moreover, good rea- H points in a game of 750.
son to believe that Italy's, reserve Last night's performance was a
was also dictated by the desire to
A return showing the number of preserve fuil liberty of action re-
cases of notifiable diseases which gard'ng her obligations as a guar-have been notified as having oc- antor of the Locarno Pact until curred in the Colony of Hong Kong bound over. In a sum of $25 to be such time when it becomes clear during the week" ended March 1 of good behaviour for one year, what course the Geneva negotia-are as follows:-Small-Pox 2 cases, when she appeared before Mr. tions concerning the Abyssinian fatal; Diphtheria 6 cases, & fatal: Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- problem will take.
Scarlet Fever 3 cases; Enteric tracy yesterday charged with be The announcement of Germany's Fever 8 cases, 1 fatal; Measles, 1 having in a disorderly manner by willingness to re-enter the League case: Chicken Pox 1 case; Cerebro aghting at the servants quarters can only be advantageous to Italy spinal Fever 8 cases, 2 fatal; and of No. 3A King's Park Mansions. since the latter is in sympathy with | Tuberculosis 51 fatal cases.
Germany's attitude in many a ques-¦
Austin Avenue, yesterday.
tion which the Geneva forum will
sample of Osmund's present form A feature of the evening's play was a splendid break of 137 which be compiled with a variety of strokes. On reaching 107 Osmund had the bad luck to lose the white, but he carried on to "in off" and pot the red on no fewer than nine occasions, :
Silva was playing a fighting game all the time, but once Osmund got into his stride he left his opponent with very few chances.
Camund started rather shaklly and could not exceed the 20, but Bilva got going and complied his first break of 30.
Osmund's first good break was 48 and on another visit to the table he made a fine run of 54 but missed
an easy cannon.
He had run his score. to 385 when Silva had 201, and from then onwards the champion went on to give a delightful exhibition,
It is understood that Osmund has been showing most consistent form during the last few days in prac- tice games and has several breaks of between 140 to 170 to his credit:
On Thursday he will meet W. Hong 8ling in the Dnal, which will undoubtedly produce some excel- lent billiarda.
have to deal with sooner or later, One case of Diphtheria and 3 especially with Germany's colonial cases of Enteric Fever were report- claims and the question of theed to the Health Authorities for League reform. It is however aan- the 24 hours ended on Monday, ed that Italy la not yet ready to define ner attitude towards the proposed separation of the League Covenant Treaty,
from the VersaCon
The Italian Ambassador in Paris, Signor Cerruti will be delegated to represent his Government at the forthcoming conference of the Locarno Powers according to re- Hable information here on
Monday evening. - 7ransocean News Service.
EARL BEATTY
*RIOTING AND ARSON:
IN SPAIN
Madrid, Mar, 10. Troops have taken control or Cadiz following the rioting and arson in which churches, convents and schools were destroyed, and 2,500 school children were deprived of their education.
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Reference to the poor state of business in Hongkong during 1935 was made at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.. held in the boardroom of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. yesterday when it was revealed that the Company. had had to meet general requests for reduction of rents.
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NEW ZEALAND'S LEGISLATURE
Fascists and Socialists clashed
"Wellington, Mar. 9. in the streets at Granada and po- lice were sent to protect the. Fourteen new Legislative Coun- Fascists. The latter had to take cillors have been elected, among refuge
in & house, however, whom are Sir Charles Statham, and the police were forced to fire Speaker or the House of Rept morning on the mob, wounding fourteen. sentatives, and one member repre-
A general strike has been de-senting the Mioris,
London, Mar. 10.
To-night. Lam Cho Cha will Rome, Mar. ». meet M. M. Bilva for the third
A buletin issued this
·A communique to-day states that place. This game should draw a preparations for the continuance of large crowd for Lam Cho Cha will says that yesterday's sight im operations on the Eritrean front be all out to better, Osmund's breskprovement in Lord Beatty's condi-clared in Granada and the Altan- The other twelve are all members are being continued intensively.- of 137, and one would not be sur ton has been maintained.
tion in other towns is threatening. of the Labour Party.— Center's Bulletin Service,
prised if he accomplishes the feat.
Reuter..
Henter's Bulletin Service.
British Wireless
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