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FLASH-COACHMAN COAT AND HAT
Ernst Dryden, Columbia Studios designer, has created a particular- for Irene attractive cont 13
forthcoming Dunne's use in her Columbla picture. "Theodora Goes Wild," in which she appears op posite Melvyn Douglas.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936.
WEST END HOTEL
"BOOKED OUT
Rush For Rooms.
CORONATION
CEREMONY
PASSENGERS
M.S. -TJINEGARA"
The following is a list of pas- sengers who sailed on the m/s "Tinekara," yesterday for Dutch Fast Indies:-
Mrs. G. Manlove and two chil- dren. Mrs. B. E. Rokes, Mrs. J. E. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles. Mr. F. Guzman, Mrs. W. F. Brown, Mas- The decision to form a clearing-
ter Brown, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. house for accommodation is the
Dulley, Mr. W. C. Church. Mr. C. latest effort to cope with the
And W. Hill, Mr.
Mrs. L. H bookings and inquiries for book- ings at Lordon hotels during the Kemsley, Mrs. K. C. Jobe. Mrs. G. Seal, Mrs F. C. Burlingame, Misa Coronation, states a Home paper
Burlingame. Mr. and Mrs. 8 M. American and Dominion visitora
Weller. Miss E. M. Goodman, Miss have already been unable to find
Scott. Mr. and Mrs. E Rawson, rooms in West End hotels, and the
Miss Mae Howard Mrs. George Travel Association says that 11
Barlow, Mrs. A. Hartter, Miss M. has received despairing requests
Hartter, Mr. E s Abraham, Mrs. for help from foreign tourist
G. Fitzgerald, Mrs. B. T. West, agencies. As early as July inquir
Ms H. Bresse, Mra S. G. Lang- les for hotel accommodation were her. Mr. and Mrs Baltonstall. Mr: being made as far away as Brigh-
and Mrs. G. L Olson, Miss Grace ton, and three weeks ago the Ho-
Wade, Mra M. Maler de Riet, Mr. tels Association asked hotel-keep-W. G. de Roo de la Faille, Mr. ers and boarding-house owners
E H. W. van Stappershoef. Mr. within a hundred miles of London
W. N. Ballment. as to their available accommoda- answers tion. Several thousand have been received.
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BRAVERY AWARD TRIBUTE TO HON. CORROSIVE ACID
Russian Guard To Be Recipient
S. P. DOMETZ ·
MR. BELL
Loss To Government
And Colony
CASE
Woinan Dischargeð
At Sessions
GOVERNOR'S EULOGY SUCCESSFUL PLEA OF
members
of
the
SELF-DEFENCE
Brought before the Chief Justice. Sir Athall Macgregor, at Supreme Court yesterday after-
une
Addressing Legislative Council at the meeting held yesterday afternoon, H.E the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, referring to the great loss sustain-
into the face et corrosive zid Honged by the Colony and its Govern-noon on a charge of throwing
ment by theil recent departure of
her husband,. Mok Klu, a woman, retirement of the Hon, Mr. W. E.
was found not gulty and discharg- Bell, said:
ed. They accepted her plea that she did it in self-defence,
At the Police Force inspection by HE the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, on Friday afternoon. the Hon. Testimonial on Vellum of the Royal Humane Life Saving Society, will be presented to P. C. E23, S. P. Dometz, of the Russian
to the Guards, attached Police Force.
The award is being made as a sequel to the daring rescue by Domets of a Chinese woman from drowning in shark infested waters in Singapore harbour.
- It was a great disappointment to
recent
Honourable Members: Before pro- ceeding with our order of business for to-day's session I desire to ex- press and to place on record our On the evening of March 17 the Butterfeld and Swire m.v. Arhui, sense of the deep loss which this aboard which Dometz, was on anti-Colony and its Government have piracy duty, was at anchor in the sustained in the departure of Mr quarantine anchorage, Singapore, W. H Bell. Although impending when a Chinese woman, Ng Yea-retirement dictated his resignation from this Council in July last. MA shih. 44, accidentally fell over-
Bell continued to serve on the board on the starboard side.
An alarm was raised and a life- Executive Council until he left us buoy was cast into the water; but last month. the woman failed to get near it.
In spite of the fact that Singa-him, and to me, that the date of pore harbour is shark infested and his sailing preceded the
the woman seeing that
was in visit of our distinguished friends danger of losing her life, Dometz from Canton because the achieve- dived in and went to her ald. He ment and maintenance of friend
llest business relations and closest assisted her to the lifebuoy and
between Hong kept her afloat until the ship's personal touch
Kong and Canton was a matter al- boat was able to pick them up.
At the time there was a strong
running, thus rendering Nobody can have had an adviser tide
with greater alacrity to help, more Dometz's task even more dificult,
According to a report published common sense to bring to bear on a problem. better humour or a in the Bin Chow Jih Poh (Even- ing Post) on March 18, "all the more Evely and cheerful sense of who admired his duty than Government so happily passengers bravery presented the Russian possessed in Mr. Bell. I miss him more than I. can say: so, I am sure, guard with a sliver shield."
The incident occurred about gentleman, do you And so I re- woman WES aquest your permission to direct the 6.55
p.m. The
Clerk of Council to send him, with passenger from Swatow.
warmest remembrances and gratitude, a record of our proceed- ings this afternoon. (Applause).
AIK PASSENGERS A clearing-house does, "there-
The R. M. A. Dorado arrived at fore, seem to be essential, and the
Kal Tak at 11.25 o'clock yesterday one proposed, which will be form- ed by a committee from the Ho- morning with a single passenger, tels Association, the "Travel Asso- Mr. F. M. 5. Tegner. of Penang. ciation, and other such bodies, will, Freight and man carried by the to 4.500 and be fully occupied. This commit-plane amounted
187.322 kilos respectively. tee will hold its first meeting soon.
Passengers arriving in Hong Some Americans, incidentally. who were unable to find rooms in Kong at 1.45 p.m. yesterday by
ways very agar to his heart. End hotels have the C. N. "A. C. Douglas Dolphin the large West and
thought the reason might be that plane, from Shanghat, were:-Mr. Check Fung-wan, and Mr. W. L British people were being given
Bond. Director of the China Na- preference. I am told that this is not so but that, these hotels tional Aviation Company. have to be prepared to accom- modate ап
yet unspecified number of oficial quests, besides their regular clients. This ex- plains, too, why Inquiries are now
The novel costume is a coach- man's coat of white lamb
beasts an all-black crepe lining. The 'black buttons worn in double breasted style, peek through but- ton holes outlined in red wool
yarn
With the cost Miss Dunnę wears. black felt coachman's hat which features a crown six inches high.
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THANKS EXPRESSED.
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HON, MR. PATERSON Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson: On be- The Women's Auxiliary of the half of the Unofficial Members of Society for the Protection of Chil- this Council I wish to associate dren announces that the net pro- myself with Your Excellency's re- ceeds of the recent bridge and mah
marks. Mr. Bell had a great capa- jonng drive totalled over $500. city for friendship and we are all Grateful thanks are expressed to sorry, selfishly perhaps, that he the organisers of and participants has gone Home. (Applause).
in
the European and Chinese mannequin parades, to Lane, Craw- ford's, Ltd.. "Maizee's," the Caravan Shop and the BAT for gifts, to the various ladies who sent candles, and to all others who in any way helped to make the drive such a big success.
Juliana Will
Liven Up The
Dutch Court
Dutch society women, world- renowned for their homeliness, are visiting the most exclusive dressmakers in London and Paris In preparation for what they hope will be the most brilliant season Holland has known since the war.
Queen Wilhelmina, who succeed- ed to the throne when only eight years old, retains the habits of a lifetime, and at a recent unveiling of a memorial to her mother she wore the same waist-length fur coat she used at an oficial func tion Ave years ago..
of
Bet with the marriage Princess Jullans to her German Prince "Bendo," : Dutch society women believe that a new era 15 at hand. The Princess will en tertain widely.
So Dutch coimtesses and baro- nesses, who have remained quiet for years in their simple home life, are bringing their wardrobes up to date, polishing up their lang- uages, and preparing to take their places beside the oldest Royal House in Europe.
MODERN PRINCESS This winter there will be a rush of Putch women to the winter sports centres, for the Princess loves skating, mountain climbing and ski-ing more than anything else, At least three leading Dutch fashion houses are making a spe clality of winter sports clothes.
SCOTLAND
DRAINED
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Mr. EH Willams. Assistant Attorney General, conducted the case for the Crown.
The following jury panelled: Mestrs, W. J. (foreman) F. Grose, J. Ackber. Chan Hing-ming, Shlu Lambery. Lindars and E. M., G. Hamion.
$15 em- Morris
`CASE "OUTLINED
Mr. In his opening statement Williams said that the defendant- and the complainant had lived to-
On October 3 the complainant gether for six years quite happily. had missed some money from his
box.
Returning home three days later after being absent the previous night, he asked the defendant for the money which she had taken. The defendant said she would not give it to him, with the result thRE the complainant pushed the de- fendant and she fell on the bed. The defendant then asked the complainant if he was going to hit her again, to which he replied in the affirmative and aimed at her. The defendant then dropped her hand on to the table which was next to the bed and picked up k syringe which she had for the purpose and squirted the liquid into the complainant's face.
FELT EYES BURNING The complainant felt his eyes
and burning
shouted
his to younger brother who came to his ald. The complainant then went and washed his eyes. Between the complainant and, the brother they tried to search the defendant for
the money which was missing.
The defendant was then pushed. cut of the house, and complainan. blew the po.ice whistle. When Dowman. Detective Sergeant C. accompanied by a Chinese detec tive arrived on the scene she told them what had occurred. Sh was then taken away to the station. Later Det. Bergt. Dowman re-
Of Men And Material turned to the house with the de-
tendant where he found a glass pot containing hydrochloric acid. and a syringe..
In the past 75 years Scotland
"IN SELF-DEFENCE" has "exported" 1,385,000 Scots-
In her defence, the defendant men
say emigrants, to 2.5 nothing of tens of thousands to said that she was charged for England-an immense drain on throwing acid at the complainant од purpose. This was not true. the material and financial re- sources of "this little country." The complainant had pushed her
Intention and had further
of states the "Bulletin."
in-striking her, so she had to do Scotland must have new dustries either a share in the something to protect herself. The newer developing Industries, only thing that her hand dropped"
as motor cars. electrical cn was the syringe, and this she industries, chemicals, artificial used in the hope of frightening I she had silk. and aeroplanes, or some of the complainant. the new consumer industries really intended to do harm, she such as are hiving around Lon-would have done it thoroughly
and then run away. don,
such
These were the chief points in
Mr. Williams: Why did you not
a review of Scotland's present run away at first?—I could not as the complainant was very angry
economic position given recently
by Dr. J. A. Bowle, principal of and he blocked the doorway. the Dundee School of Economics,
Why did you squirt at the eye?--
at a meeting of Kirkcaldy BUR-That was the most unfortunate ness Club, which was attended by part. the Central Committee of Scothe eye?-No, my Lord. That business club. A
His Lordship: Did you not aim
The jury returned a verdict f not guilty and defendant was dis-
· "BLOOD" TRANSFUSIONS" was not so. If I tried to do the Probably nountry' fá-the same thing again, with my nerves world, he said, had so consistently steady. I could not do so! sent ita men and goods to the four corners of the world as had Scotland. For its "main products" charged such as ships, coal, and steel, it had collected a price, but for its 1931 some 34,831 insured wor- man power Scotiand get no price. Eers over 18 in 1935 that number since 1861 this little country had had shrunk to 26,589 -3,000 wor sent
rers had been extruded from the industry.
abroad 1,365,000 Scots emigrants.
да
"The breeding, feeding, and But in 1935, or the shrunken educating of 1,500,000 of its best tatar of 28,539, some 6862 were blood destined for export must unemployed, so that fewer than have constituted an immense 20,000 were in employment. This drain on the material and finan- represents an enormous shrinkage, cial resources of the nation he and the end is not yet. It can be present position of Scotland is in paralleled in varying degree in no mall measure due to these every one of Botland's major in-
dustries" "be And the girl who has found policies"
Dr transrusions was
Truly we were a country in happiness with her Prince, drf-Blood ving with him in a fast car Bowie's "description of increased eclipse. Was it the way of Scote. rush shipbuilding activity on the Clyde men to take these things lying and letting the wind through her blonde hair, intends and the builiding bountdown Ito take her place as a young SHBUNKEN. TRADES - married woman and set the pace at & vely and modern Court. "For years the paint has been peeling off the walls of our house, and the stairs have creaked be cause, we had no grand parties to Dutch countess said entertain, recently "We are repainting the whole place and getting ready for the society our modern Prin- cess whi
..
Then there was the Highlands. Even with the recent, largely In the past they bred a fine ráce artifcial and therefore temporary, of men who made their mark improvement in shipbuilding, only wherever Scotland carried them. half the aliipbuilding berths on To-day they were a dwindling. the Clyde, lett after rationalisa poverty-ridden stock, cast adrift tion, are now occupied. The build from their ancient means of live- ing boom has provided another hood their numbers dropping
of like leaves in the sutumn. temporary respite
As labour-absorbing activities Are we content to aft idly by. our export trades have shrany.deriched spectators of our kins- The jute industry in Dundee had men's ruin