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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1931.

SLIP OF TONGUE.

CAUSES UPROAR IN JAPANESE DIET.

RETRACTION REQUESTED,

Tokyo. Yseterday. Pandemonium has reigned in the

Dict during the last few days as

a result of a slip of the tongue on

ST PATRICK SOCIETY'S PROGRESS.

Encouraging Figures from Committee.

BALL PRACTICE.

RAILWAY HEAD.

NEW APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED IN CANTON.

IMPORTANT POST.

Canton, Yesterday.

It is reported that the Ministry

of Railways has appointed Mr.

The Committee of St. Patrick's Haleh Pao-hao as Director of the) the part of Baron Shidehara. Dar Society are beginning to see prac Canton-Kowloon Railway Admis ing interpellations at the Budget tical results of their labours Attration, vice Mr. Liu Cho-kok, Committee meeting on Tuesday their meeting held this week the transferred to the post of Direc evening, the Foreign Minister as-Hon. Treasurer's report was very tor of the Canton-Shaochow Rail- serted that the fact that the Lon-satisfactory. To date over $2,200 way Section, succeeding Mr. Chen don Naval Treaty was ratified was has been received in subscriptions Yin-mui recalled to Nanking for clear evidence that it will not en- and donations. Close on 100 mem- £nother important post. danger national defence as had been hers have sent in their subscrip- The newly-appointed Director, implied.

tions, including a large number of Mr. Chen Yin-chlung of the Tion- The Selyukai regard the reply ife members. Membership forms tsin-Pukow Railway, left the Capi as an attempt to place the respon and subscriptions continue to come tal on the ith for Tlantsiu to sa- eibility on the shoulders of the Emin daily and it is earnestly request-sume his new post-Canton News peror and accuse Baron Shidebara ed that those members who have Agency. of lese majeste. They demand afnot yet sent in their forms abould retraction and apology and even the do so as early as possible. resignation of the whole Cabinet.

The Committee are determined

TONGUE-TWISTERS.

NO TEST OF DRUNKENNESS.

The Seiyakal continue to press to do their level best to make this their demands which last night Society and the forthcoming ball a necessitated the presence of the great success. They look to the police in the Committee Room for members to co-operate with them the protection of Baron Shidehara's by returning their forms and Ball

That he could not repeat the person. The presence of the invitations as soon as possible.

sentence "The Leith police dia-! policemen added fuel to the fire and

misseth us" was the statement The organising of the ball is in the Seiyukai formally protested very capable hands and the policy made at Chy Cross (Derbyshire) against it.

of "wait and see" is to be condemna evidence of drunkenress againat While the papers criticise the sliped as it will entail extra work in

Hubert Watson, of Grassmore, of the tongue and urge Baron the Committee later.

Derbyshire, who was charged with Shidehara to retract, they strong- ly censure the Seiyukai's attempt the Committee intended holding that such antences were merely As was announced previously driving to the danger of the public. The defending solicitor declared to make political capital out of the practice dances and arrangements incident, and condemn the disgrace- have been made to hold the first less as tests of sobriety. He him- tongue-twisters, and were value- ful scenes which the Seiyukal pre-practice in the Helena May jcipitated.

Institute on Thursday at 5.15 p.m. self caused amusement, by failing Meanwhile, the proletarians have irish men, Irish women, and their to repeat the sentence correctly, issued a manifesto demanding that guests are welcomed.

and he suggested that the magis- the masses strive to replace the pre-

trates would also fall if they at- eent parties "with parties which

tempted it. The Bench dismissed have the true interests of the people

the charge of drunkenness, but at heart."

fined Watson £6 and costs, $13 18s. in all, for dangerous driving.

PRINCESS BETTER.

Following the riotous scenas of SLOW BUT DEFINITE PROGRESS the past few days in the Diet, as

SHOWN.

a result of the indiscreet remark

by Baron Shidehara, an unidentified

London, Yesterday,

man, brandishing a dagger, burstAbulletin states that Princess Into the gallery of the Diet build-Beatrice is making slow but de- ing, where a number of Minselto finita progress. No further bul- supporters were sitting, and wound-feting will be issued-Reuter. jed several, Including two Diet mem- (bers who were injured in the gen-

eral scuffle that ensued.

Owing to threats of personal | violence against Baron Shidchara since his slip of the tongue, al jujitsu experts have been engaged as his bodyguard.

RUMOUR DENIED.

Rugby, Yesterday. The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, House of Commons Iste last night, Mr. Snowden in the denied market rumours that the Owing to general confusion In Government intended to

launch

INDIA LOAN.

- London, Yesterday, A $17,000,000 India loan is being underwritten at 54 per cent at 97. redeemable between 1988 and 1938-Reuter.

The Toronto Industrial Newa Bulletin for October reports more new industries, (6) for the Toronto area than in any other month of existing Industries, (18) than any last year and more expansions of month since January, 1980. “This," says the Bulletin, "a significant of

the Diet, various versions of the a large development loan-British the industrial activity in Toronto at dagger incident are circulating. Wireless Service.

and it is uncertain what pre-

Jeipitated the trouble. Apparently

a melee took place in the corridor,

not the gallery, during a mesting of the Budget committee. Some one broke a window, the glass; falling upon members inside the committee room, and on members and others thronging the corridor pandemonium followed, Inkpots. pittoons and other missiles being freely hurled.

A dozn people were injured. including two Diet members.

One non-membor

Wis seriously wounded with a dagger through

the hand.-Reuter.

FLYING BOATS.

DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO

BASRA.

London, Yesterday, Three "Rangoon" dying boats tave left Felixstowe on a flight to Baara. The flight is to be com pleted in seven stages, taking a new route through the Mediterranean 1 vip Malta, Crate and Alexandretta. with a view to demonstrating the possibility of a flying boat service for the Indian air mail-Reuter. Rugby, Yesterday, The Royal Air Forca Calro-Cape ffers landed at Bloemfontein, tom Pretoria, yesterday, and left again this morning for Beaufort West-British Wireless Service.

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