HOME FOOTBALL
Leicester Out of Danger.
Wolves Defeated by Bradford.
London, Mar. 29.
JAPANESE CONSUL
ATTACKED.
OUTRAGE BY FIVE MEN IN HAMBURG.
Hamburg, Mar: 23. Mr. II. Shiyematsu, a Japanese |- vice-consul attached to the Japan- ase Consulate General here, was assaulted by five men on the way
THE HONGKONG
HONGKONG WOMEN.
"HOMO" FINDS SOME SUPPORTERS.
PROSE & VERSE.
"Homu's" senthing indictment of
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932.
MORE TOURISTS.
FRANCONIA ARRIVES ON WORLD TOUR.
Following close upon the liners Mariposa and Resolute which ar river inst week with over 000 tourists aboard, is the Canard liner Franconit, which arrived at Hongkong at 7 o'clock this morning, with 273 tourists., The
to his home early this morning. Hongkong womenfolk has called Franconia sailed from New York! Huddersfield obtained their third ile was severely hesten, sustaining forth two replies, so far, one on January 9, and visited the Madeira Islanda, Gibraltar, Easter victory, playing at home to serious bujuries including "concus Liverpool to-day, jumping thereby sion of the brain, and is now lying at the other in verse. The Monaco, French Riviera, Italy,
in
the lague
to third place table.
Ning matches were played in all the biggest win of the day being credited to Laton, whi defeated Norwich by 7-1. Sor wich are reputed to have one of the best defences in The Third, Division!
The results, as cabled by Renter, together with adjusted tohle
follow:
Birmingham
Holderslieli
Kelcester
Everton
Arsenal
Huddersfeld Wednesday West Brom Sheffield U.
Aston Villa Newenstle
·Portmannulli
Liverpool
Birmingham
Chelsen
Bollan
Middlesbro Derby
West Ham
First Dissint.
1 Manchester
1
Liverpool
Newcastle
League Table,
P. W. 1, L. F. A. Pt- 36 2 3 in 101 50-47
* 73 40 1 34 IN
36 17
9 50 43
35 19 5 11 84 ON 43 37 18 9 2 69 47 AZ 34 19 4 76 $1 42 35 17 12 02 41 40
34 17
34 15
7 1 195 67 37
35 15
14 71 76 36
36 14
16 42 42 31
Manchester C. 36 15 16 13 79 AD 36 34 14 6 15 58 59 33 30 16 3 18'69 72 33 86 13 7 10 66 79 33 37 11 10 16 61 67 32 26 12 7 17 51 82 31 36 12
18 78 82 30 36 10 16 16-63 G 30 96 32
6 21 54 M 22 30 10 37 7 21 64 99 25 Second Division,
Blackburn Sunderland Leicester Grimsby Binckpool
Bradford
Leeds Un.
Wolves
Leeds
Stake
Bury
* Wolves
Bradford C
Conte
P, W. D, L., F. A. Pts.
Zi 7 : 11 50
36 21
X
36 20 K 71 16 48 90 17 11 8 62 42 45 36 20 5 11 49 15 36 107 10 64 52 45
Bradford Plymouth 36 18 8 10 86 54 44 Bradford C. BG 14 12 10 74 7 10 Notts Forest 36 14 8 14 60 65 36 Teltenham.. 36 12 11 13 78 71 36 Swansen ... 30 18 6 10 07 00 30 35lwafl..... 34 14 7 16 56 58 35 Manchester U. 34 15 5 16 85 G8 5 Chesterfeld 30 12 8 1 50 Charlton 36 13 14 18 Southampton 36 10 4 17 66 69 34 Preston N.E. 36.11 10 16 59 72 32 Notts County 36 10 11 16 6 GG 31 Oldham ... 30.11 8 17 54 71 30 Jort Valo 36 11 7 18 62 78 20.
Burnley
$ 18 51.80 28 36 10 34 11 19 46 78 28 Bristol C... 36:59 29 36 67 19
Third Division (South). Northampton. # Coventry
Norwich
Barnsley...
Luton
Fulham
Reading
Goal
#
に
P. W. D. L. F. A. Ps. 30 20 ņ 7·9% 64 49 30 18 3 80 43 45
30 18 * 10 68 51 44 35 17 8 10 59 42 43 30 18 4 12 22 56 42 1066 da 41
Southend! Brentford Exeter Crystal Pal. 35 16 Luton
36 17 Norwich
Brighton
Coventry
Watford Cardi
8 16 60 40 30 15 10 11 GA 51 40 16 16 7 12 67 48 30 15 7 14 01 70 37 36 14 8 13 68-04 30 35 15 6 14 50 47 90
Queen's Pt. 12 11 13 69 62 25 Bournemouth 30 11 11 11 58 04 30 Torquay 36 12 3 10 GA NG PA Swinden .... 35 12 7 18 60 60 31 Northampton 86 127 17 40 6 31 Bristol R. 36 12 7 17 68 79 31 Clapton O. 85 10 916 60 74 20 Mansfeld ... 36 10 4 28 62 91 28 Gillingham.. 35 9 8 20 35 61 21 Thames,... 38
A 4 20 30 43 10 Third Division (North),
1 Habfax
Walsall
FAMOUS GERMAN
BANK FAILURE.
the
in his home attended by speciniiters of the former contend that treece,
men are to blame for the false Egypt, and then passed through
a
ses and a physician placed at disposal by the municipality. Three of the five sanilants have en arrested by the police who. expect to effect two more arrests So far within the next few hours. the authorities have divulged nu tefiolte information regarding the raons for the outrage or the dently of the assailants. There has, however, been atrung him that the attack was prompted by politiral motives.
Mr. Shipomatsu was accompani
by a German girl who was also Atrack by the assailants but sue eded in escaping and calling the pilve.
TWO CASES OF DOG-BITES.
VICTIMS SENT TO
HOSPITAL.
Holy Land and
position which niany of the the Suez. At Bombay special
the conveyed
pas- on women becupy. The con-traing Eributions "ary as follows:
sengers inland to Benares, Delhi, Agra and other points of interest In Indin. Ceylon was visited, and after a day at Penang, Malacea; Singapore and Johore were each visited. Then to Siam and French Indo-China, and finally a call' at. Manila before visiting Hongkong,
Luxurious Ship.
Feelings of Hundreds. Sir-We tender our paramount Banks to "Home" for his aunan tional letter regarding Hongkong has expressed the women. He feelings of hundreds of others in this Colony who feel very deeply about it all. We must, however,
The world traveller finds in the Franconis an intimacy usually place the blame na mur own Hes insofar as women's faise position associated with private yachts.
WTo go on boat after the excite stands in this Colony to-day. know as well as others that ferment of a new port is to return to males who come to Hongkong soonnn established and luxurious home. fearn the ropes and therefore The Franconia has one of the can hardly blame them for taking largest, swimming pools with nd- squash “Advantage of the'good time offered incent gymnasium and
them by our OWB ex-yet the court of any ship alloat. She was position at the moment is really cleverly constructed, funnels being Putting beyotul any sensible man's reduced to give additional size të mind.
staterooms, saloons and the open. air sports deck.
There are two dining which make passengers sitting.
Men--such as they are- creati these temporary "godesses” forever after, it seem, eling like
their creations Irre Mra. It. Uryan, og 2. Queen's death to
pective of whether it gets them Gardens, was bitten on the teg b a dog belonging to Mr. Church, into debt or dishonore. They of 19. Queens Galtons, yesterday to the very extremes as long as morning and was taken to hos they can hold on to these are well that pical for treatment, whilst the dog women-knowing full
as soon as they step down another was sent to Kennedy Town by the
Cute of our sex will step in to Subcontinues the usual ruinous course trom A report Insportor Kirby, of the Lokmach of opening and giving these merc Police Station, prerived as Pultee women a good Unie.
Elquarters this morning Was
Acting
WRM
to the effect that his five-yearold son, Albert Walter Kirby, bitten by their chow dog yestara- day. The lad was taken to the
Hospital, Kowloon
the whilst animal was removed to Kennedy Towb.
THEATRE ANTI-TAX
STRIKE.
AMSTERDAM FOLLOWS
PARIS LEAD.
an-
Amsterdam, Mar. 23. Emulating the example of the laris-theatre-owners; th agers of Amsterdam's stages nounced to-day that they would go on strike against the amusement a reduction tax. Negotiations for a of the tax, careled on between the municipal authorities and the pwa- ers association have broken down, Enlike their Paris colleagues.
However, the Amsterdam oianugera
Authorities did not stive period
讀
of grace but announced that the theatres would be closed immediately and that there woul ben performances to-night.
AL CAPONE DENIEIL
!
HEARING.
PETITION FOR APPEAL REJECTED.
Chicago, Mar. 28. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals baslay denied Al Capons a hearing on his, conviction for 2 federal income tax evasion. Thirty.
days want allowed for carrying the appeal before, the U.S. Supreme Ca
Capone was convicted last year of two misdemeamours and three felony charges, and on Defober 24
GOVERNMENT SCHEME. was sentenced to 13 years im
Berlin, Mar, 23.
in
The Davonstaedter und National bank whose collapse last June pre- elpitated the financial crisis Germany to-day ofleinlly sin- appeared from the list of German banks where it
OBLA ocenplud
second place.
prisonment, G.$50,000 fine payment of our costs.
ELECTION WAR.
and
HITLERITE NEWSPAPERS CLOSED DOWN.
Berlin, Mar. 24. Sixteen National-Socialist and were newspapers
When the government last July assumed the guarantee for the bank's deposits in order to pre- Communist vent a panic it also took control, banned today for periods varying of the institute which will now be from two to four weeks because merged with the Dredaner Bank, of offences against the political another bank which could only truce proclaimed this week. All tide over its difficulties with the banned papers had published public aid. The merger is part articles allegedly tending to incite of the government's programme political passions, it was declared for the thorough reorganisation of by the Prussian Home Ministry German banking and German, which is responsible for the ban. banks whose collapse would have shaken Germany's economic sys- ton to its very ndations. Thus attempted armed robbery in public funds had to be mobilised Yaumati district this morning when while the banks on their part were four Intraders, including a held to write off all-doubtful debts, entered 29, Battery Street, From a holled report it was gathered that and to deflate their capital to
three men and a women, who had three considerable extent.
The capital of the Darmstaed-kalves among them, walked into the premises shortly after 9 o'clock this
A
Intruders
were
scared
in an The
WONIRD,
ter und Nationalbank has been morning with the obvious intention of duced from 125,000,000 to 26,000,- committing an armed robbery. They 000, with another cut being taken had no sommer stopped into the house out of the shares by the provision than the dog began to bark. The that, they must be exchanged in intruders abandoned their nefarious ratio of 10:3-for shares of the enterprise and, discarding thair Dresdner Bank. This settlement weapons, rushed into tha Atrect. was approved to-day of the Darm- They had made good their escapa by ataedter und Nationalbank which the time the polles arrived on the theroby passed out of existence.
scene.
|
roonis,
it possible for all to be served at one On both sides of the ship garden lounges spread out in the manner of a Riviera terrace. The floors of these lounges are trans- formed during the tea hours and after dinner into the most perfeet dance floors afloat. It is, inly a multer of closing your eyes, to imagine yourself within an exclu- I say mersive London club, exquisitely run, feanse in any olautifully appointed, with all the members the kind of people you would have elected yourself.
country in the whole wide world they would be but pawns in man's life. yet in Hongkong wherein her is a deficiency, they ap placed at a high premium.
There is only one successful way to bring these artificial rren tures down to earth arul that, for all those fools who are hel
over heefs in debt through them to drop 'em like a red hot penny and hops that every other sensible- minded man will do the same.
The Franconia has a tradition of cruise friendliness, that certain something called charm, service of which the most impeccable. English butlers are merely a bye-product, lovely anites which Ye con- picuous even in these days of
sen-luxury, and a "Punkah Louvre" system of ventilation which trans-: forms tropical nights into breeze Inden comfort.
Prominent Tourists.
"Homo" has written the bitter truth-and we add our finale Le..
Among the many prominent pas- if ever any of Hongkong's women leave the Colony for their Hom sengers aboard the Franconia are countries and expect to be treated Mrs. Charles Minot Amory, for- in the same manner as they are merly the wife of Mr. Alfred G. out here, they will have the most Vanderbilt, who was lost when the astounding shock they have vormitania-went down in the Atlan had in their lives coming to them. tie early in the War. She is ac- Ilut what Cools these men are companied by her son, Mr. George who place then on such high Vanderbilt, and a daughter, Miss Gloria Baker. Mrs. Phillips Opper- pedestals !!--- Yours, etc.,
heim. wife
well-know!! of the novelist, and Mr. Charles C. But- chelder, at one time attached to the Philippines Government and Inter can adviser in China.
A. NOTRE AVIS
The Parasite.
There's merince, to our Colony.
Their price is very high;
They travel by the ferry
Am I think they ought to die: Asphyxintiam is the best.
Though bombs are fairly cheap: instead of getting one by one.
You'd get em in a heap.
There' such a thing as sex impulse,
Admitted it's inane
Bud squash it, köl it, up it jum Ami comes to life again. Now Hongkong's greatest peril
Is the fiet we're running short:] So watch your step, soi warily
And mind you don't get eaught. The femonte of the species,
An over-rated lot,
Upsets our equzuinity
Jn fact we're running het foth physically and mentally
And morally I'm told. Indabilahly inferior,
No doubt we've got 'em cold; She's migist for propagation,
Yet here we are today Devoting all our time to her In a foolish sort of way. We stick her on a pedestal And worship from afar: The whole thing's sheer blolatry,
As these things mostly are.
She's just an incubator
And a kelvinator too,
But this I'm sure does not apply "
To all but just a few.
Mack Magic seems to be her art,
At heart she is a rake,
And had she lived long years ago She'd have sizzled na the stake.
In fact she's so inferior
Amd conscious of the fact She uses subtle artful means
That's got poor Eve all whneked, She doesn't need an apple
Dr a yarn about a snake, She's far too modern nowadays,
Of this make no mistake.
Ah! poor deluded boob am 1.
I see it all too well;
it must have been those brassiera
That sent me all to hell.
Thore multi-coloured raiments,
Silk stockings to allure, And physleni miniformities
She even tried to cure. Audacious, vulgar, greedy ent With twisted that hair, Thone rat's in eyebrows
disports
For those she means to snare. A fragrant perfume she emits
And wears a mask of paint,
She manicares her talons
And she ain't no blooming saint. Her devilish ingenuity
Is only copped by greed, And nuta like you and me, my
friendl
Are so much chicken fecit, She scream out for equality With the infatuated male, But can she soar such giddy
heights!
Hall Homo"! she must fail. Does sho agree we're equal
In the mysteries of next
POLICÈ ON QUI VIVE.
PRECAUTIONS TAEN AT GO›ERNOR'S DEPARTURE.'"
As
Calcutta, Mar. 29.
elaborate a result of very precautions taken by the police, the ceremonies attending the de- parture of Sir Stanley Jackson, on his relinquishing the oflice of the Governor of Bengal. and the ar- rival of Sir John Atlerson. his stecessor, passed off quietly.
All houses along the routes uncil" by the officials were searched and, guarded, but there were no un- seemly incidents.--Reuter,
We are asked to state that the pro- Arranged posed painting exhibition, by St. John's Hall of the University. will not take place in St. Paul's Girls' College, owing to difficultion of trans sport.
No blinking fear, my, friends, she
don't
And nil our homes she wreckk. Should she decido to marry
She'll go to any ends, Deceiving that poor boob of hers
White sho entertain
frlunds."
"Bay
Both young and old, or middle aged, She'll squander all their dough; From the highest to the lowest She'll have 'em on the go. Worse far worse than anything.
She will not procreate,
And ways that all that sort of rot
Han kono right out of date.
By use of contraceptives,
Which the devil did dovino. She frustrates evolution,
Throws dust in all our eyes. She dissipates our salaries
And wrecks all our careers Emblitered drunkards drink and
drink
For years and years and yours. Strong silent mon Ro on their
knees
And crave to ace her nudo, But holty-toity shakon her head
Decialing the idea rade. Now how can we ameliorate Or Increase our supply
Of women in the Colony?
But that's just by the by, We'll start a boycott,
price
raiso
our
And a misogamisis bat And that's the way to settle this,
Bo you just walt and seo
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21307.
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DO DREAMS FORETELL
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