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""That fellow must live in a very small apartment.”
"How can you tell?"
"Why, haven't you noticed that his dog wags hia toll up and down, Instead of aldewuys?”
For two hours he had been the pest of the party. His imita- tions wore terrib.e, ranging any- where from George Arliss to a hummingbird. In the iar corner had been sitting the man with the screwed-up face.
"What would you like me to Imitate now?" asked the bore.
The man moved. He spoke. "How about a ground hog that's seen its shadow?"
Policeman (to motorist): "Take it easy; didn't you see that notee
'Slow Down Here'?"
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ELECTIONS IN EGYPT
Wafd Party Sure Of Victory
BRITAIN NEUTRAL
("Hong Kong Daily From" Specialy
Cairo, May 4 Although definite results in the Egyptian Parliamentary elections won Sunday' are not yet available, but an overwhelming victory for the na- tionalist Ward Party is already as- sured. In the 145 constituencies of which the results Are
already known, the party received no less than 118 candidates.
I thought it was describing your village
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Junior: "But mother, they said it was going to be informal".
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"They call them permanent wave machines, but really," confdes Alice, they ought to call them
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The new Parliament will meet on Friday to appoint the Regency Council. "
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 5
Anniversaries and Hoildays.-. (An- Chinese National Holiday. n'versary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen'a Inauguration as Pres.dent of the Republic of China, 1921)
Cinema.
"Klag's:-"The Bohemian Girl, »
Queen'a:—"Two Fisted." Oriental:-"The Broadway Gon
doller."
World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra**[*]@ Bohemian
Girl."
and
Majestic:-"Murder On A
Honeymoon." Star: Accent On Youth." Entertainments.-Concert Dances in aid of Cultural Funds of Russian Orthodox Community, in St. Andrew's Hail, Kowloon,
Meetings-St. John's Cathedra Mothers' Union, 3 p.m.; St. An- drew's Church Mothers Union. 3 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, 5.35 p.m."Kowloon Union Church Gene- ral Committee. 6.15 p.m.
agains:
Miscelaneous. — Claims the Estate of Aubrey Maurice Bowes-Smith due; Rotary Tifin. Hongkong Hotel: Marshed Church Ladies' Sewing Bee. 10 a.m.; Man- nequin Parade at Lane, Crawford's Ladies' Salon, 4.30 p.m.
Rehearsals. Hongkong Singers. Hongkong Union Church, 5.30 p.m. Social-Soldiers, and Airmen's Christian Asscr. Blackboard Mect». ing. HK. Union Church Hall, 7.30 p.m.; Cheero Club Whist Drive. 8.30 pm.
In the question of appointing two-fifths of the Senate members, which is a prerogative of the Crown and therefore of Premier All Maher Pasha as Regent an agrTEE- Moon-III Int'e. Moon. 15th, ment was reached between the Day.
Sunrise.-5.49 a.m. Sunset.-6.52
Tides. High at 8.20 and 21.35: Low at 2.00 and 15.06.
a traltor in Premier and the leader of the Ward
Party. Nahas Pasha, after the Bri-pm. tish High Commissioner had de- clared that Britain would observe a completely neutral attitude in this matter as well as in the ques- tion of the Regency Council.
"A traitor. my son, is a man who leaves our party and goes over to the other side."
"Well, then, what is a man who leaves his party and comes over to your side?"
"A convert, my boy."
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Anniversaries and Holidays.- Beginning of Summer (Li-hsia). All Pasha will resign from the Re-St. John the Apostle before the gency iminediately after appoint- ment of the Regency Council.
Little Jimmy: "Mother. can me Nahas Pasha will then take over. and Billy have some cake?"
the Government.-
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
New Air Member For Research
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JAPANESE DIET ASSEMBLY
Latin Gate.
Cinemas
King's "Let Em Have It." Queen's: "Two Fisted" Oriental:-"Top Hat." World:"Chinese Picturf."> Alhambra:-"Broadway Melody
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Majestic: "Murder On A Honey-
moon,"
Star:-"Forsaking All Others." Dances. Cheero Club Tea Dance. 5-7.30 p.m.
Meetings-Ladies' Christian As-
Opening Ceremony sociation. at 10 Queen's Gardens,
By Emperor
Tokyo, May 4 For the first time since Febru- ary 25 the Emperor left the Palace
May Road. 3 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild Monthly Business, 10 a.m.; St. John's Cathedral Finance Committee 12.30 p.m. Chartered Bank; St. Andrew's |V.D.M.A., Committee, in the Vicar-
age. 9 p.m.
a: 10.30 and proceeded through Social "Get-Together" of Aus- heavy guarded streets to thetralian and New Zealand Assen. Plet bildings, escorted by mount Members. at Gloucester Hotel. 5.30 ed detachments. of Imperial p.m.; Kowloon Cricket Club Whist Guards and 3. number notabilities.
of Drive 9 p.m. Whist Drive, Safors'
Home and Seamen's Institute, 40 The Emperor was greeted on Gloucester Road, § p.m. arrival by members of both Moon. Full Moon, 11.01 p.m. ii Houses and the highest Govern- Intc. Moon, 16th. Day.
London, Apr. 9. To-day's llat of appointments in- cludes that of Air Vice-Marshal W R. Freeman, C.B., DS.O., M.C., the Air Ministry as Air. Member for Research and Development, in succession to Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, K.C.B., CMG, to datement officials. April 1. His selection for this post on the Air "Council was announ- ced in "The Times" in January, in which month Air Vice-Marshal A, 9. Barratt, C.M.G., M.C.. succeeded him as Commandant of the RAF Staff College.
Squadron Leader J. L. Wingate. promoted on April 1, 1s appointed for armament duties at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bouth Farnborough. During the past three years he has been on arma- ment duties at headquarters of the Western Area, Andover. In 1930- 31 Squadron Leader Wingate was seconded for duty with the Im- perial Japanese Navy.
Bunrise.-5.43 am. Sunset.--6.51
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After a short audience at which he received Field Marshal Prince Kanin, other Princes and members Low at 1.30 and 14.28.
Tides-High at 8.04 and 20.50;
of the Supreme War Council, Cabinet "members and Privy Councillors, the Emperor proceed- ed to the Diet assembly hall 'to open the proceedings, at 11 am- Hester.
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SIR FREDERICK LEITH-ROSS
Shanghai May 4.·· Bir Frederick Leith-Ross, the British Treasury economic adviser,
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London, April 8. Rear Admiral A, B, Cunningham, C.B., D.S.O., is expected to relin- quish to-day the command of the Mediterranean Fleet destroyer No- tilias, on board the cruiser Galatea, He completed the normal tenure of this command at the end af De- this cember last, but because of the special measures taken hats rellef was postponed. He is now to be succeeded by Rear-Admiral J. F. Somerville, CB., DB.O., late Direc tor of Personal Bervices.
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