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The parody may be bad and the metre worse, but the senti- ment stands out as symbolical of the feeling of every Briton to- ward the Throne.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1930.
I had occasion to go out to Laf: ROUND THE CINEMAS, BRITISH EMPIRE AND
chikok recently, und wun regaled with the spectacle of the driver and Villain of Old Days
were
conductor conversing most of the way as to how many people allowed on the bus, and where they' should sit, and so on, At one or two points along the route "friends" casually climbed on the step, and
Directs Richman.
EDWARD SLOMAN.
THE PRESS.
MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE FROM H.M. THE KING.
DOMINIONS NEEDS.
London. Yesterday. Major the Hon. I. J. Astor, M. P. resided over the most influential
Do you remember that famous helped themselves to a free ride.old serial of the early days, "The At Mongkok, a horde of passengers Troy of Hearts," with the then Invaded the vehicle, coming in by opular stars. George Larkin both doors, and generally making and Cleo Madison? The deep I themselves at home. until an in-dark villain of that picture was Press banquet held, at the Guild- spector made the overplus leave, none other than Edward Sloman. Hall to-day, In honour of the Over- after considerable discussion.
who has since given up his ways as delegates to the Empire Press This rather delayed the driver. Jef cinematic villainy to become Conference, Four hundred and who promptly did the rest of the one of the screen's foremost direc-fifty guests were present. journey, at what 1 at least
sentative of every branch of Bri sidered was an unsafe speed. His latest directorial achieve-tish journalism. Arrived at the terminus, the ment is "Puttin' on the Ritz," A message from H.M. the King majority of the passengers stamped- the United Artists' musical spec.in reply to this morning's loyal ed to get off, although they obvious-lacle starring Harry Richman.telegram was read. In which His ly had the whole afternoon in which now showing at the Queen's Majesty stressed the importance of to do it, This, I admit, is quito Theatre.
the conference, for he knew how
con-tors.
It all recalls to mind the well- known American sign, "Gentlemen will not others must not." that if certain of the Kowloon bus companies cannot achieve efficiency.
repre-
in accordance with the modern Joan Bennett plays opposite mich auch conferences contributed school of thought, which has ap-Richman, and the cast includes te promoting sympathy and under- parently banished the words Aileen Pringle, Lilyan Tashman, standing, and wished the conference "courtesy and consideration," from James Gleason, Richard Tucker, every success. its lexicon.
Furnell Pratt, and Eddie Kase. Responding to Major Astor's MAJESTIC THEATRE. eloquent welcome, Mr. Wood, the Lloyd Hughes, Billie Dove, and leader of the Canadian delegates.
White So Alice
appear in. "The contrasted Lord Rosebery's pro- American Beauty," the attraction phetic utterance at the 1909 Con- at the Majestic Theatre to-day ference, which he referred to as the it should be thrust upon them. and to-morrow. Besides the film. hash preceding the storm, with the at the 7.15 and 9.20 p.m. perform-present day hush preceding from ences there will be an added at the trade conflict. He believed traction of Miss Lo Plu-lan and that the Empire would come out a her six Chinese ballet dancers, strong entity and be able to fare who gave a bright performance to the rest of the world on an equal. a full house last night.
basis.
hold na brief for the Hong Kong Tramway Company 1 do not even own any shares) but I will put it on record that it endeavours to give the public efficient service. If the trams and buses in Hong Kong can be properly run. why cannot the buses in Kowloon follow example? Here is a real chance
for the K.R.A. to "do their stuff."
Yours, etc.,
EX-KOWLOONITE.
Hong Kang, June 2.
KING'S BIRTHDAY.
WIFE'S WOES. Offer from Husband to Return.
Madame Anna Carola, distin- Mr. Fink, the Australian leader, the2uished soprano singer, sang bean-said he looked, with alarm and tifully, and she will render British disquietude on the possible legal airs and songs to-day in honour use of the powers of autonomy of of HM the King's Birthday.
the Dominions. He asid that Dominions' grant of preference had now existed for 40 years and cannot remain open for ever. He stressed that Great Britain now had to decide whether economic theory, however academic or authoritative. could stand in the way of Empire con-. solidation. Keuter.
Earfler Cables.
Londen, Yesterday. The M.P. Major John Astor, who Boating in the air, G. H. Grantham resumed hearing is President of the Empire Press of the case in which a Chinese Union, was elected President, and married woman named Chan Wai-Colonel J. H. Woods (Canada) man, alias Chau Chan Shi, sum- Deputy President, at the prelimin- moned her husband. Chan Kee ary session of the Fourth Imperial In, for alleged desertion.
Press Conference, at Grosvenor The complainant corroborated House. the opening statement of her soli-
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music was When we cast our eye down the three loud and lusty cheers were Overland China Mail. Monarchs of early times even in helmets waving in the air.
avenues of time and compare the given by the troops with their
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Hong Kong. Tuesday, June 3. 1930.
"THE
KING."
Britain with the reigning King ef to-day, we can re-echo with sincere fervour the prayer:--
Thy choicest gifts in store On Him be pleased to pour: God Save our King.
The March Past.
way
"NO MORE QUARRELLING."
Yesterday afternoon Mr. A: W.
house."
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doubt
Nearly a hundred delegates, re- presenting the newspaper press of thirteen countries of the Empire,, are attending-Reuter..
SWEDISH POLITICS.
Resignation of the Cabinet.
COALITION PROBABLE.
Stockholm, Yesterday.
Both Chambers adopted the first proposal, but rejected the second.
The banda of the Somerset Light Infantry, the 3/16th Pun- jabi, and the II.K.V.D.C. then dis- citor. Mr. M. K. Lo. persed to rejoin their respective | After his cross-examination of and units. The band of the Argyll the complainant. Mr. F. X. Sutherland Highlanders d'Almada, sen., for the husband, [stood fast.
made an offer to the wife for re- In this little island Colony wel Then came the most spectacu turn home, saying: "There is to have no need to go to the opposite lar sights of all-the March Past. be no more quarrelling, and you will be treated as a kit fat wife, extreme of certain Dictators in brisk and even strides of the men with all the respect due to your
Tramp, tramp, tramp. the stimulating the fire of their fol- en parade were heard. A detach-status,
from everybody In the lowers, but we do need to remind ment of the Royal Navy came ourselves of all that the British into sight.
Complainant expressed The Band of the Monarch in the other little island Argyll and Sutherland Highland- that all would be well. She ro
jers playing for them.
marked: "I have called Britain means to each one
endured his Coming to the Saluting Base trentment too long not to know of us out here. The protection of the order "Eyes Left"
what to expect. He has taken an- the Union Jack is the protection lency took the salute.
smartly given, and His Excel other wife and has left me in ig
The Cabinet has resigned. norance of it. This, and other of King George and his gracious
The crisis was due to the Gov- The Navy was closely followed:
things, make me afraid. I really ernment's measures to assist agri- Queen. In times of crisis and of by the 12th, 20th and 31st do not know what sort of a man culture, which is very depressed, travail that protection is never Heavy Batteries, R.A., who were
he is now."
firstly by the obligatory inclusion withheld from us. The trumpets less the 1st Mountain Battery:
The Magistrate again remanded of a fixed proportion of Swedish followed by the H.KS. Brigade.
the case after hearing the evi-wheat in all wheat milled in may sound and the salvoes rever-and then came the Royal Engin dence of the amah, Ah Sku. Sweden, and secondly by raising berate among the hills. The cere (sixty of whom were
the duty on imported corn. troops may march past and give
Chinese).
FILIPINO CLUB. the Royal Salute in honour of an-headed by their full band and Makes Arrangement for
The Somerset Light Infantry. other Royal Birthday. With the passing of the years morrow and the next to-morrow very favourable impression. They
But to- buglers followed and created A Rizal Celebration, mere words arc apt to become the British flag shull, as to-day, the senior regiment, and after march past at the trail; being stereotyped and stilted in the an- proudly fly in the breeze-always them came the Royal Corps of the Filipino Club. nual reference to the Birthday of daily symbolical of the message Signale, these detachments being King's Park last Sunday, and after His Majesty the King. We get of goodwill from the King to the Band of the Argyll and Suther counts have been passed, the an- followed by the R.A.S.C. The the report and statement of ac- into a groove, taking so much for lowliest of his subjects in every land Highlanders also played for nuat election of office bearers for
We sing "God Save niche of the great Empire over these small units. the King" with as much en- which he reigns. In wafting in thusiasm as a third standard
Impressive Showing, spirit the time-honoured greeting [schoolboy reciting "Casabianca.”
The 3/15th Punjab Regiment elected). "Many Happy Returns," let us recame swinging into sight headed We salute the Union Jack with Joice, but let our wishes for a by their own band. The Royal tary girl taking a third prize at a our hearts on the other 364 day headed by their own band..
Mr. L. R. Ildefonso, Hon. Treasur-Malay detective saw four suspiciɔus Volunteers, alse er.
looking Chinamen in Cross Street, sports gathering.
Members of Committes: Messrs. and kept them under observacion. We scan the of the Royal year and Inspire us
The next to come into view. was Castro, V. U. Zafra, and R. F-that they were being watched, for M. J. Rull, E.. A. Valeroso, I. S. One of them evidently suspected troopa lined up for the Birthday to be worthier subjects of a king- the 1st Mountain Battery and the Garcia Parade with as much interest as ly King and worthier citizens of Argyll and Sutherland Highland celebrate Rizal's Birthday on June fired five times in succession. The. rear was brought up by the 2nd Arrangements are now on foot to the suddenly drew his revolver and watching the battalion of Chinese the great British Commonwealth. era with their Pipe Band. workers leaving the Naval Dock-
22 along the same lines as last detective, boing on the alert, re- The Highlanders were parti. year's; ie, an Al Fresco concert turned the fire. Thanks to the bad cularly impressive. The colourful and dance. Dr. Jose Rizal was shooting on both sides, nobody was tartans, and trews lent them born on June 19, 1861, and the a penny the worse. A Bengall then added charm, while the skirl celebration should really be held came up, armed with a big stick, of the pipes stirred the hearts of that day, but for the conveni- and landed the Chinaman fairly on overy Briton. it. That in itself may be an im- Mining Administration's mines for of each unit was quite in keeping been chosen to celebrate the occa-
ence of the majority of the mem-the cranium. Meanwhile his com- The execution and movement bera and their friends, June 22 has panions had escaped.-Malay Mail. plled tribute to the benevolent the week ended May 17, amounted with the high tradition of the lon rule of His Majesty King George, to 116,071 tons, and the sales during British Forces both on land, and
granted.
T
As much ceremony as a school Happy Birthday find an echo in Hong Kong
air Force followed and then the
yard at tiffin time.
The plain fact is that we are too well off under the British Monarchy-and we do not realise
GOD SAVE THE KING.
News in Brief
The total output of the Kallan
but is it not time that we shook the period to 101,150 tons, afloat. A smarter turn out could
off our inertia and indifference?
not be expected. The general
The annual general meeting of was held at
the year 1980-1981 was held and resulted, as follows:
Dr. V. N. Atienza, Preskient (re- Mr. F. Gonzalez, Vice-President. Mr. J. M. de la Cruz, Hon. Secre-
MAY RAINFALL:
was as under-
Oplum amounting to 2,500 taels demeanour and physique of the The record of rainfall at the Many changes have been wrought was found on board the Admiral men was such that any nation Botanical Gardens during May in world polities since the begin-Line 8.8. President McKinley yester could well be proud of. ning of the War in 1914. We have four suit cases which bore no clue saluting kase, each unit marched
day afternoon. It was contained in After marching seen kingdoms totter and fall. to the identity of the owner. The through China town before re-
past the May We have seen Kings and Queens President McKinley sailed this turning to its respective place of removed from their once grand morning for San Francisco. estate and pass from the scene, unhonoured and unsung. To para
very old song about the
CORRESPONDENCE
KOWLOON BUSES.
"Let kibus and courtiers rise To the Editor of the "Chlan Malay
and fail
This world hath many flings, But proudly gleams above
them all
8Your loading article to day, dealing the Kowloon bus) struck the right note, in opinion, but why not, a
humble that it
does not matter who owns the buses. on the Peninsula, as long The star of Britain's Kings." are run properly? ...
Wther
The Socialists are the strongest party in both Chambers, but are expected to decline Cabinet-mak- ing, and a non-party Ministry is probable.-Reuter.
BAD CHARACTERS.
Kuala Lumpur, May 23. The police received Lnformation of the arrival of suma notorio 13 bad characters into Perak. About moon yesterday, a the town, from
Ten Years Ago:
[From the "Chins Mall," June 3, 1920.)
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The outstanding feature of the King's Birthday as far as Hong, Kong is concerned to the sudden and welcome break in the weather to-day, giving many an unexpect ed holiday is the open air. The visible means of rajoicing were sadly wanting around town this morning, there being only faw flags hung out. Things were rather different on the harbour as mar
the ships, including Vessels of the Navy, and the Portuguese gunboats were dress ed.
customary salute was fired from H.M.8. Tamar,
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