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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1928.

EGYPTIAN LAW.

UNFAVOURABLY RECEIVED, IN

LONDON.

ANTI-FOREIGN RIOTING.

London; April 21.

CHINA & DRUGS.

--

GENEVA AND A BIG HONG KONG SEIZURE.

"WHAT CHINA FEELS."

Was

Geneva, April 21. The text of the proposed assem-]

At the sitting of the Oplum blies law, which is to come before Committee the report was read of the Egyptian Senate on April 30, the seizure in Hong Kong of 1.750 has reached London and is the ounces of heroin and 288 ounces of subject of unfavourable comment morphine, shipped by a Dutch firm in the press. When the Egyptian to Shanghal. This was seized as a Government rejected the draft of result of information supplied by the Anglo-Egyptian treaty which the Dutch Authorities.

An Interesting statement had been negotiated by

Aituation in China, Pasha and Sir Austen Chamber-made on the in, they were reminded in a com- showing that the Chinese felt that musicntion, sent at the beginning. Europe and Japan were poisoning and weakening them by introducing narcoties into China.. Mr. Chad Government would not permit the read a long statement declaring discharge of their responsibility that the Chinese Government for the protection of foreigners in held the prohibition of the cultiva- Egypt to be endangered by Egyption of opium. tian legislation.

Sarwat

last month, that the British

up.

the

CHINA LIGHT CO.

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THE CHINA MAIL,

in their absolute discretion de cide.

Time Limit.

CANTON REFORMS,

LI CHAI-SUM GETS BUSY..

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.

Shadows Before

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL.”

To-day--Queen's Theatre; "The Quarterback," at 5.15 and 7.15.

To-day-World Theatre; "The "And further that until such To give effect to the official at- Big Parade," 2.80, 0.30, 9.15. time as the sald 120,000 shares titude that there is now no causo

To-day-Star Theatre; "Wila shall be fully paid up they shall for preferentin! treatment of Beauty." vis-a-vis the said 600,000 shares labourers and peasants, and also to

April 23 Entertainment to only rank for dividend in proper- remove one of the avenues which Hong Kong Garrison by the Society tion to the ratio borne by the have been explored in the past by of St. George, amount paid up thereon in res- Communist agents, Marshal Li April 23-Committee and Mem- pect of the nominal value there Chai-sum bas effected reforms in bers of St. George's Society “At of to the full nominal value ($5) the Canton Provincial Government. Home" to H.M. Force in Queen's thereof.

The Department of Labour and and Star Theatres.

April 24-25-Queen's Theatre;| by notice specifying the number Agriculture has been abolished. of shares to which the member Its activities will now be conduct-"Everybody's Acting." is entitled and limiting a time fed by a sub-department in the Civil General."

"And that such offer be made.

within which the offer if not ac- Affairs office. cepted by the member on behalf

The "axe" of economy has also

AMERICAS FINEST DANCE BAND

Columbia

RECORDS

New

(HIGH WAYS ARE HAPPY DAYS

4682

SOLILOQUY BABY'S BLUE *****,

TOR

+96

4683

WHEN THE MORNING

April 24-25-Star Theatre; "The

GLORIES WAKE UP ...

4684

FRAIN

April 26-St. Peter's. Club con-

MY BLUE HEAVEN

1

Ice House Street,

of himself or his nominee will be been applied to the Department of cert in St. John's Cathedral Hall. deemed to be declined and that Industries which has now bnen the directors be at liberty to x merged into the Department of "The Cohens and Kelly's in Paris." Buch time and to extend auch Construction.

"HARVEST WAGGON.”

M. Brenier declared that 163,000 time to such date or daten and A saving of $2,000,000 Д year Politica Agitation Facilitated.

kilos of Persian opium above upon terms as they may think it will be the result but it is note- The present bill is regarded by official figures had been exported. And further that any of the said worthy that Marshal Li's decision the press as having the effect of He urged that the Persian Govern- 120,000 shares which shall not is tantamount to restriction of facilitating political agitation, and ment be asked to explain.

be taken up by the company's political and semi-political move- weakening the hands of those Viscount Sato was full of regret shareholders in manner aforements by workmen and farmers 'whose duty it is to maintain order. that Japan's administrative mea-t

said be disposed of in such man-hitherto, at the expense of other Among the clauses which attract]sures with regard to the illicit traf-} ner at such time or times and classes in Kwangtung province, comment are those which stipulate) fie had not been more successful. upon such terms as the com- that a police officer may attend a He foreshadowed the posslullity of pany's directors shall in their meeting but can only dissolve it in new legislation, but pointed out absolute discretion think fit." two cases; if the committee reapon- many difficulties, notably the fact

Mr. H. P. White seconded.. This sible for the meeting requests in that the Chinese were able to second resolution (as amended) writing that this should be done, charter fapanese vessels to trans-was carried unanimously. or in case of grave disorder inport opium. which event the meeting enn be Sir Malcolm Delevingne drew

Mr. Shewan then proposed the resumed if ealm is considered to attention to the fact that, during third resolution as follows:- have been restored. Lighter pen- the year, 160 tons of Persian opium alties are imposed on demonstra-were shipped to Vladivostock. Sir tors who contravene the law than Campbell pointed out that, as long on officiala dissolving meetings in as 'no control existed in Turkey cases other than those indicated; and Persia, the proceedings of the in bill.

Committee were marked by a sense of unreality.

Misgivings.

Third Resolution.

"That no shareholder shall be entitled to any offer of a frac-

A "GAINSBOROUGH" FROM AMERICA.

April 26-28-Queen's Theatre;

April 26-28 Star Theatre; "Footloose Widows."

Y.M.C.A.

April 30-Cheer. 'O dance, at Helena May Institute.

Lammerts Auction. April 28-Household furniture, Observatory Villas, Kowloon.

April 26-Valuable Carlos, at Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

Apill 27—Household furniture, 42. Humphreys-bldg., Kowloon, 2.45 p.m.

April 30-At Sales Room, Post- age Stamps, 5.15 p.m.

Sports.

April 24-H.K.C.C. Tennis Tour- nament; Semi-final open Singles, T. Honda v. E. C. Fincher.

April 24-25-Inter-Unit Athletic Meeting, Sookumpoo. .'

April 28-Hong Kong Boxing

London, Saturday. Sir Joseph Duveen, the well- tion of an additional share in British art expert, has purchased Association's final tournament, Lea respect of any odd share held by in America Gainsborough's Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Mr.. A. A. Botelho seconded and Waggon" and is bringing it back extra race meeting,

famous picture, "The Harvest May 6 H.K. Jockey Club fourth the resolution was carried unanim-to England. The price paid was ously.

£72,000.-Reuter.

such shareholder."

The terms of the whole measure The Situation In China. are reported to have created mis- Mr. L. A. Lyall.. in an impressive The effect of the amendment is givings among foreign residents in statement

the situation in that the directors will have power Egypt and among the Kuyptian China, said that the opium revenue to issue new shares as they think police, who would have to wait for of the Shanghai district amounted fit, instead of receiving $1 per a definite breach of the peace bo- to £2,000,000 sterling a year. At share on May 1, 1928, and $4 per fore they could take.naj executive present there was no prospect of share on June 1, 1928 (as at Grst

ameliorating the position.

proposed).

action.

Egypt'

AMOROUS INDIAN.

JAIL FOR ASSAULTING CHINESE WOMAN.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVALS.

Meetings.

April 24-Fiftieth annual meet- ing of China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at Company's offices, Pedder- st., noon.

April 24 Chamber of Com- merce Annual Meeting, City Hall, 14 p.m.

Miscellaneous,

To-day-Band of the 1st Battn., the Queen's Regi, Cricket Club Ground, 5.30 p.m.

...

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The "Times" says that Zaghlal! The situation, in regard to mar-) Pasha himself considered that the phine, in China Was worse than existing, law of public meeting 're-twenty years ago. Incalculable

Passengers by 9.5. "President quired strengthening rather than harm was being done, and the

Jackson," arriving in Hong Kong, on April 23:- relaxation and it can only be sup- people were convinced that Britain

April 24-Laying of foundation For Hong Kong:Mr. R. de pose that the extremists in 'or he was responsible for the introduc

into China. 'Mr. bind the Wafd party have simply tion of opium

Arruza, Mr. C. de Leon, Mr. L. P. stone for the erection and exten- made up their minds to impose an Lyall recognised that Japan was

de Olaguer, Mrs. R. A. de Ong, Mr.sion of the East wing of the H.K. stop upon the doing everything possible to irresponsible gesture

C. A. Evans, Mrs. E. J. Evans, Mr. University by the Rev. Dr. T. W. Egyptian Government.

[smuggling, but there were many

A. Groves, Mr. Paul Harvey, Mr. Pearce. difficulties in the way.

Gulam Mohammed, an. Indian J. F. Islef, Mrs. J. C. Islof. Mr. Anti Foreign Feeling.

April 27-Laying of foundation

Politieni excitement in

Mr. Chao emphasised China's watchman. employed at the Tai J. C. Islef, Mrs. Kong, Ah-muy, Mr. stone of new St. Stephen's-bldg. at policy of prohibition. He admitted Sing Paper Mills, Aberdeen, was E. D. Los Santos, Mr. R. J. Mar- Stanley Peninsula, by H.E. the has almost always been

slackness in carrying it out, but this morning charged before Mr. riott, Mr. J. D. Mencarini, Mr. J. A. Governor, 3.30 p.m. nied by anti-foreign rioting. China was not master of its own R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis- Nieuwenhuys, Mr. Angel Ong, Mr. There are fully 100,000 foreign rehouse, and it was difficult to sidents in Egyptian towns,

con- tracy with assaulting a Chinese Ong Han-chuan, Mr. G. J. Pollard; while trol the nationals of foreign

Mr. M. Pollock, Lt. S. E. Rall, Miss others, especially Greeks, are scat- cessions. Mr. Chao also gave

Mr. L. P. tered about the countryside. The figures of the imports of morphine,

Sagusao, The woman said that at 11.45 Soledad value of their property is consider-heroin and cocaine into China. He hillside at the back of the paper

a.m., yesterday, she was the Samanillo, Mrs. V. W. Strelley, Mr. J. W. Walker, Mr. B. B. Wilcox, able and in times of trouble they mentioned that the are regularly menaced

Chinese Au-mills gathering herbs when the Mr. L. Wright, Mrs. roughs, whom the Egyptian auopiam and

focal thorities had seized 1,400 kilos of indian suddenly came up from ba. Wright, Mr. Yu Yi-tung, Mr. Yu thorities have always found difli- naresties. culty in restraining and whom they

by

accom-

con-woman.

large quantities of

Control Schemes.

-on

Guan-seh.

Edith M.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

hind and embraced her. He ru-

Subject to ground and weather For Shanghai: Mrs. W. D. conditions the following is the leased her when she called out

Bassett, Miss M. Bassett, Master "save life." She then ran down

amended programme:...... D. Bassett, Capt. W. Benthoff, Mr. | all if the public meetings bill be- It Is learned that the sub-com- the hill and went to the police to C. A. G. Bran, Mr. J. M. Cohan, 24th Apell Semi-Final Open Sin-

mmittee on opium unanimously re-whom she made a report. Later

Mias G. D. Dorbralowsky, Mr. Until the proposed law has been jected Signor Cavazzoni's scheme she went with the police to the Charles D. Hilles, Jr., Mr. E. C. definitely passed by the Senate and for the comprehensive control of mills where the Indian was arrest-Howard, Mr. Lim Chun-tek, Mr. 25th signed by King Fuad there is al the opium drug. This was regarded. ways a hope that wiser

will hardly be able to restrain at

comes law.

will prevail at the last moment, and

ed as going too far. counsels

The Committee

proposes

M. A. Macbeath, Mrs. M. A. Mac-

'The Indian said that the woman beath, Mr. J. Marcos, Mr. E. M. falsely accused him because she Marks, Ensign J. A. Mason, Mrs.

that even the wilder spirits will scheme of its own instead.-Reuter and a relative were dismissed from J. E. Odgers, Master R. Odgers, 26th

realise that some gestures are net-

ther dignifled nor prudent-Bri

tish Wireless Service.

INDIAN POLICE.

RECRUITS FINED FOR INSUBORDINATION.

App

MISSED PARADE.

FOOTER FILM. /

SPORTING COMEDY AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.

the mills as the result of his re- Master L. Odgers, Lt. W. W. Race, porting them for stealing paper. Father M. Redondo, Mrs. H. W. He was on the hill yesterday, but Underwood, Master A. Underwood, 27th never touched the woman.

Father S. Vadillo.

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gles,, Pink Ticket, T.. Honda v. E. C. Fincher. Semi-Final Open Sin- gles, Blue Ticket, Ng. Sze-kwong V. S. A Rumjahn.

Semi-Final Open Dou- bles, Green Ticket, Top

Half.

Semi-Final Open Dou- bles, Yellow Ticket, Lower Half.

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British Pilsener.

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Prince's Bulking.

Tel. C. 75.

WE HAVE

A

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Tennis Balls

Racquet Presses

Racquet Holders

Racquet Covers

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Office: 64, Connaught Road C., 1st floor.

Tel. C.459.

Red Ticket.

For Kobe-Mrs.. M. Furutani, Asked by the Magistrate if he

Mstr. H. Furutani, Mr. Jahn R. 30th wished to call the people from the MeFie, Jr., Mr. Jose W. Moreno, mille to give evidence, the Indian Mr. Sachinike Ohba, Mr. Hilton S. 2nd May Final Open Doubles, said that as they were all Chinese] In "The Quarterback," the new they were bound to go in favour of Pedley, Lt. Walter E. Richards.

For Yokohama:-Lt. John J. film now showing at the Queen's the woman.

Gahan, Mrs. Dorothy C. Gahan.

For

W. Honolulu: Mr. ́A. Woods.

141 For San Francisco:-Mr., and Mrs. C. A. Burke, Mr. C. M. Cotter-HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public man, Mrs. Etta R. Cotterman, Mrs.

Theatre, Richard Dix is Been in Mr. Lindsell passed sentence of what is for him an unusual role, 14 days' hard labour. that of a football-playing fresh-

Before Mr. W. Schofield at the man. Esther Ralston helps to sup Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, ply the love Interest. The story

AE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Auction

ON

SATURDAY, the 28th April, 1928,

*** commencing at 11 a.m. nt No. 1, Observatory Villas, Observatory Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.

FURNITURE.

(Catalogues will be issued). Op View from Friday, the 27th

four Indian recruits of the Hong mainly, however, has to do with Mr. Cosb, manager, at the Kow, G. A. Cresap, Miss Ida. May Cresap, Kong Police Force were charged the football field and the efforts of loon Docks, reported to the police Miss Lavina Cresap... Mstr. A. B. by Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, A.S.P. the rival college faction to upset that at 4.16 p.tn., on Friday a stage Cresap, Mr. A. P. Drakeford, Mrs. (Kowloon) for misconduct in the hero, who develops into a plank at the No. 2 Dock suddenly Victoria H. Dumas, Matr. Norman that they disobeyed the order of sparkling "quarterback," im-gave way and eight Chinese work-L. Dumas, Mr. Frederick C. superior officer at the new portant position in American footers who were standing on it fell to Hagedorn, Mrs. Esperanza Hage- Police Training School in Nathan-ball. The field scenes are excel- the bottom. One man was severely dorn, Miss Rosario Hagedorn, Mr. road, Kowloon. Two of the men lently "shot" and there are some injured about the head and body F. A. Meyer, Mrs. Margaret Meyer, were further charged with in-remarkably effective "close-upa" and. had to be removed to the Mr. Frederick A. von Kauffmann, subordination towards superior taken at strange, angles. "The Kwong Wah Hospital. The others Mrs. Ramona G. van Kauffmann, officers.

Quarterback," is, as would be ex- all received alight injuries which Miss Maria M. von Kauffmann, Mr. The men

were warned by In-pected, full of action and should did not necessitats treatment at the Emmerson A. Rogers, Mr. M. H spector Paterson, in charge of the be enjoyed even by those who are hospital. ·

Rubenstein, Mins Concepcion G|April, 1928 Training School, at:9 a.m., on not conversant with the American

Vera. Thursday to attend a parade at 8 game.. There is no 9,20 picture

For Los Angeles:-Mr. Max o'clock on Friday morning be performance for the publle to-night| cause they had appeared at a pre-at the Queen's owing to the recep- vious parade in a dirty condition, tion of the St. George's Society. The four defendants iciored the order and did not report at the parade on Friday morning. When spoken to by the Indian Sub-Inspector, first defendant said that as it was raining they did not like to turn out.

Later when Sergeant Baker gave the men a further order, second defendant said: "Get a

SINCLAIR LEWIS.

WIFE GETS DIVORCE FOR DESERTION.

rope and hang the four of us right Mrs. Sinclair Lewis to-day ob- here.

Public motor-car No. 262 sudden.

ly got out of control whilst it was Basker, Mrs. Mary Dun Clagett, Shultz, Mire, O. V. Wood, Miss

LAMMERT BROS

Auctioneers.

being driven in Tang Loong-street, Mrs. Mary F. Crain, Mrs. Lydia Hong Kong 23rd April, 1928. Wanchai at 1.20 o'clock this morn-Doral Ellen Wood, Mrs. Emile CTHE Undersigned have received ing. It mounted the pavement" andį Zitkowski.

crashed into the front of the Yani Cheng-grocer's shop. The doors of

the shop were knocked down.'a part,

instructions to sell by Public

ON A

Auction

MONDAY, the 30th April, 1928, commencing at 5.15 p.m.

A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS, including:

British Colonials, Hong Kong,

of the shop window was broken and Sir Robert Horne, M.P., Inter- some goods damaged. After the viewed in Auckland, said that un-at their Sales Room, Duddell Street, accident, the driver ran away leav-employment in Australia and New ing the car behind.

Zealand was a mere passing phase, Reno, Nevada, April 16..

It was impossible to suppose that A small fire broke out at 7.30 countries with great natural re- tained a divorce from her famed last night in the second floor of No. sources such as Australia and New On the charge of misconduct, novelist husband on the ground 89, Connaught-road West. The Zealand possessed were not going Cape Trangular, Mauritius, Baha- the Magistrate, fined

premises were occupied by the Hing to be built up and afford employ-mas, etc., etc. men $30 each. The first two She obtained a property settle Loong Import and export firm, and ment for a greater population than Catalogues will be issued. were further fined $25 cach on ment of $50,000, which is under-damage was done to furniture to the present.

On, View from Saturday, the 28th the charge of insubordination. stood to represent half of what the extent of $5. Three appliances,

April, 1928. The alternatives in each case Lewis is supposed to have made turned out from the Central Fire were three weeks hard labour, as profit on publication of his Station but on arrival found that spare the rod you don't spoil the In the majority of cases if you

TermaCash on Delivery..

⠀⠀ LAMMERT BROS, the terms to run consecutively in most widely-known book, "Main the fire had been extinguished by child-Mr. J. R. Eccles. (Hend "the case of the first two men.

Auctioneers. Street."-United Press.

tho fakis of the shop..

master, Holt-

Hong Kong, 23rd-April, 1928.

the four of desertion.

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