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CHRISTENING CEREMONY
Sad End To Party In Spain
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FATAL AFFRAY
"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
• Madrid, May 19..
A christening ceremony in the little village of Aspariegos near Zamora gave rise to a general strike being declared in the city of Zamora on Monday, and which spread within a few hours through- out the whole province of this name.
All means of transport were brought to a standstill and food shops are only open for a Iew
"I'm all right," said Bill, "but I bours early in the morning. The do 'ste to see ladies standing.”
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Aniversaries and Solidays- Rogaten Day. St. Bernardine, of Siena. Dled in Italy 1444..
Cinemas
King's: "The King Of Paris." Queen's "The Case Of The Lucky |
Legs."
Central:-"West Point Of The
Air."
Oriental. The Case Of The
Curious Br.de,"
World The Beast Of Borneo." Alhambra:—"Exclusive Story." Majestic: "The Crusades." Star:-"Four Hours To Ki” bances. Cheero Club Tea Dance. 5-7.30 p.m.
Entertainments.-Grand Concert at Cheero Club, 9 p.m.
Meetings. Kowloon Union Church Women's Gulld. 10 am.; General Fate Meeting. Kowloo Tong Anglican Church Hall. 8.30 p.m.
Rehearsal-Hongkong Singers ni st. John's Cathedral, 9 p.m.
Social-Whist Drive, Ballors" Home and Seamen's Institute
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m.; Euchre Drive, Garrison Ser- geant Mess, 8.30 pm: Kowloon Cricket Club Whist Drive. 9 p.m.
Sports
Lawn Bowls-Open Pairs Cham pionship. F. Cheesman and J. G Gul v. W. L. Walker and H. H. Kose Incidents which leo to the proela (Kowloon Dock Green), S. Bright mation of the strike abed an in-and J. E. Hensen v. W. Geall and K. P. Phillips (Club de Recreio Green), W. E Hollands and R. H E Marks v. L C. R. Souza and R. F. da Luz (Football Club (teen). H Nish and T. Robson v. D. M. Khan and M. R. Abbas Tattoo' R. Green), J. W. Leonard and W.
Man (getting a shave): "Barber.teresting light on the excited state will you please get me a glass of of the population in Spain. water?"
Barber: "What is the matter, 2 little hair in your throat?"
Man: "No, I want to see if my neck leaks."
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Some amusement was created by ад interruption at а political meeting.
Ward
After the christening ceremony the relatives and friends formed a procession and marched, through the village, giving dent to their merry spirit by singing revolution ary songs. Finally they entered a cafe, and wanted to dance. Unfor- Sherria (Kowloon C. C. Green), V. V. R. O. Read and G. H tunately the proprietor happened Atienza and FX Delgado v. G. J to be an adherent of the right Tacchi and R. Basa (Police R. C wing and suggested they should go Green), J. E. Noronha and F. I elsewhere. Thereupon a fight on-
M. da Silva v. C. Dowman and F which one as a result of
"How can we secure real and lasting freedom, happiness, and liberty for every man?" challenged sued, the speaker.
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would-be merrymaker was killed, Channing (Kowloon B. G. C. Green), "By abolishing marriage." sug-seven seriously injured and 14 F. Stoneham and M. J. Hender- gested a volce from the back of the slightly wounded before the police (Indian R. C. Green), E. J. Ed- V. T. Grimes and W. Welr
wards and B. E. Maugham v. 4. M. Zamora, the left wingers marched Omar and U. M. Omar (Hongkon to the administration building, J. Orem and J. S. Ridde!:
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Shanghal, May 19. Dr. C. T. Wang and his wife left for the United States this morning by the s.s. President Coolidge. He will be attending a Rotary Confer- ence in the States and will later proceed to Germany for the Olym- plc Games.- Reuter
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Girl He Rescued From Drowning
New York, May 19.
arrived to restore order,
As soon as the news reached
compelling all cafes to close their doors. A general strike was then proclaimed.
The police are receiving rein- forcements from Salamanca and Valladolid.
Transocean New Service.
LONDON NAVAL TREATY
British Invitationi To Poland
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(Civil Service Green). 5 pm.
Mout- Ini'c, Moun, 30th Day Sunrise. 541 a.m. Sunset. 58
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Tides-High at 8.10 and 2209- Low at 1.50 and 15.24.
THURSDAY, MAY 21
Anniversaries and Holidays.-- Ascension Day. Holy Thursday. Small Fullness. (Hsiao-man.
Cinemax
King's:-"King Of Paris." Queen's "The Case Of The Lucky
Legs." Central:-"Chinese Picture." Oriental. "The Case Of The
Curious Bride." World:"The Beast Of Borneo." Alhambra:-"Exclus.ve Story." Majestic:-"The Three Muske-
teers."
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Warsaw, May 19. Poland received a request from the British Government, it is of- Beally announced, to examine the Naval Treaty signed between Eng- land, France and the United Sta-
Star: "Four Hours To Kill!" tes og March 25 this year with a
Meetings-Annual, The Cantow view to eventually become party Insurance "Office, Ltd.. at Messrs. to this agreement. Acting upon Jardine, Matheson's Offices, noon; this invitation the Polish. Govern- Victoria Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.;
The tinplate millionaire, Mr.ment instructed its Ambassador in Theosophical Society, 6 p.m.; Toc Witam Leeds, is marrying Miss London to conduct preparatory dis-H. Group 8.30 p.m. Olive Hamilton, former hotel clerk, cussions in the near future which whom he rescued from drowning will be attended by Captain Solski six years ago."
in the capacity of naval expert. Transocean News Service.
Mr. Leeds wirelessed the news from the yacht an which he is cruising with Miss Hamilton and other guests.-- Reuter
DUTCH.GERMAN. TRADE
Negotiations For New Transfer Agreement
ITALIAN POST OFFICE
Rush Of Mail At Addis Ababa
Miscellaneous-St. Andrew's Wo- men's Fellowship, 3.p.m.
Social Tombola on board HMS. Tamar, 7.15 p.m.; Civil Service Cricket Club. Whist Drive, 9 pm.; Matshed Church Whist Drive,, 7.30 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge and Mah Jóng Drive, 8 p.m.
Sports Lawn Bowls. Open Patry Cham- pionship, 3. McKelvie and J. V. Ramsay v B. Basto and Ó. M. P. Remedios (Kowloon C. C. Green), (*Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) C. Roza Pereira and C. G. Bilva v. Addis Ababa, May 19. A. Steven and J. A. R. Selby (Kow- The first Italian Post Office was loon B. G. C.,'Green), F.A. Machado opened here on Monday, when it and H. F. Rozario v. J. Macdonald was overbooked, since postal facilitand A. M: Holland (Kowloon Dock tes had not existed for the past green), T. Coleman and G. N. weeks. The rush was all the grea- | Mitchell V, D. 8. C. ́Alves and F. ter since the first' issue of stamps V. V. Ribeiro (Police R. C. Green), agree the Italian Empire of Abyssinia" L. J. Silva and HA. Alveg' Y.-F.. M
was made. These stamps, which el Arculi and A. Bakar (Civil are only provisional, are regular Service Green), C.-H. Basto" and J. Italian stamps with the Fascist J. Basto v, A. E. Coates and J. bundle nd the print "May, Year Cavanagh (Football Club. Green), XIV" These stamps can only be 5 pm. used for mail to Italy.— Transocean News Service.
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Berlin, May 19,- In view of the fact that the Dutch-German transfer ment, which was signed on July 17 last year expires or June 30 this year, negotiations were begun here on Monday for drawing up an agreement on the question' con- cerned for a further period: Trantovcan News Service.
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