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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1931.

A DISCIPLE OF

CONFUCIUS.

Majority of Chinese Prefer Old Style,

VIEWS ON CALENDAR.

CHINA MAIL · PLANE CRASHES

Comes to Grief While

Taking

Off.

MAIL NOT DAMAGED.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Saturday's off mail 'plane from

Lotor.

An Interesting visitor to Ipoh recently was Dr. Chen Huan-chang. have crashed at Kiuklang.

| Hankow to Nanking is reported to It is President of the Confucian Asso-stated that the two pilots were in- ciation of Peking, and a graduate of jured, but details are lacking. Dr. J. W. Anderson, of 378, The Columbia University, U.S.A., who,

The China Airways report on Peak, has reported to the Police

Klukiang crash atates that that between 4 p.m. yesterday and in the course of a brief conversa- the

with a Frass representative | the 'plane was damaged while tak- midnight last night, some person tion stole from the parking stand in stated that he had taken advantageing off, the damage making it im- Chater Rond his Overland Whippet of the New Year vacation to visit light. She was taken in tow by possible for her to continue the motor car, valued at $2,500.

friends In Malaya. Dr. Chen, who H.M.S. Mantis, and was later

The lowest open air temperature The 68 degrees. yesterday was humidity was 79 degrees at 10 a.m. and 83 degrees at 4 p.m.

taken

is known to Chinese throughout the hoisted on to the steamer Whang-

and pod

to Shanghal. world, is a keen disciple of Con-

Neither pilot was hurt, and the fucius. He Was the Confucian mail, which was undamaged, was

delegate to the Universal Religious transferred

to

the Whangpoo.

Lul Kau, stated to be a coolie Peace Conference held in Geneva a The 'plane was not carrying any

Green employed by the

Island couple of years ago, a Conference passengers. Reuter. Cement Company, was this morning which was promoted by the Church' charged before Mr. Hamilton in the Peace Union. Kowloon Court with the larceny of 56 bolts and nuts, from the Com-

March 8. pany's yard on

Ho pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.

Speaking of the Conference, Dr. Chen said that the convocation at Geneva was very Buccessful from the point of view of educating public opinion. After attending the Geneva Conference, Dr. Chen For stealing various articles of spent about a year visiting the clothing from No. 33. Canton principal cities in Europe and Road yesterday, Lam Hi was sent to America where he addressed large Jail for three months. It was gatherings on the teachings of stated at the Kowloon Maglatracy Confucius. this morning that the clothing was the property of eight watchmen em- ployed by the Kowloon Godown Co.

CARDINAL CHANGE.

SUCCESS OF SOCIALISM IN RUSSIA.

stride.

DANGER OF WAR,

Moscow, Yesterday.

A Senator of China.

In spite of the action of the Chinese Government, Dr. Chen was of the opinion that the bulk of the Chinese population was greatly at tached to the Chinese calendar.

NAVAL TREATY.

“MERMAID”. CAUGHT OFF SELANGOR.

Same Species As Aden Exhibits.

A LARGE DUGONG.

The Selangor "mermaid" which is now in the possession of the Museum at Kuala Lumpur, says the

Alive in Kuala Lumpur.`.

ΟΧΙ

Dr. Chen, by the way, was at Malay Mail, is really a dugong, or, one time a Senator of the Chinese to give her correct name, A Parliament, an institution which Halicore dugong. She is of the according to him exists no longer in same species as tho "mermaida" China. He now resides in Hong exhibited at Aden, whose only claim Kong where there is a large and to be considered "mermaids" is the flourishing branch of the Confucian possession of breasts. Association and admitted that hei For the dugong, though a sea- was not kept in close touch with dweller, is warm-blooded, and a China's political problems for a mammal, and bringa forth her long time.

young alive. The specimen now in There was one point on which Dr.the Kuala Lumpur museum is the A "cardinal change" in Russia's Chen expressed himself strongly first ever known to be caught off. position during the past two years and that was in regard to the the Selangor coast, though speci- A few weeks later-evidently is claimed by M. Molotov in his drastic action of the present Chin mens are occasionally caught off 48 the result of experience of report at the All-Union Congress ese Government in forcing on the Singapore. more annual meetings the of Soviets. He declared that the people the Gregorian Calendar. The

"enormous successes" of recon-Jews, he said, who had no country, She was netted by Chinese fisher- writer in our Sunday contem-struction in industry showed that still kept their own Calendar and men in the Malacca Straito

returned to the the success of Socialism in Russia celebrated their religious festivals February 5, and brought to Sepang, to their calendar. The where she was acquired by Mr. subject from a more facetious and was assured. He asserted that according

Koreans and the Japanese observed F. C. Fogh, of Telok Merbau Estato, flippant angle. We quote thus: the danger of war had grown as

who presented her to the Museum. The Hong Kong and Kowloon the Disarmament Commission.

a result of four years' activity by the Chinese calendar.

She arrived the same day in Kuala Lado Club held its annual meet-

review of

Lumpur, just alive, was killed, In the course of

bones extracted. ing the other day and as the meet foreign relations, MI. Molotov noted

skinned, and her ing place was not within easy that exports to Britain bad increas-

The bones, after preparation, will be assembled in complete skeleton ed in the past year by fifty per reach of a "moisture store" there cent., to £15,000,000.

form, and a life-size model will be made from casta taken of the body. was difficulty in securing

Relations With Japan.

Both skeleton and model will be quorum. However, that didn't

Relations with Japan were deve-

kept in the Museum. matter-not in the slightest!loping normally. Economic rein- Had every one of the 1,111 mem-tions had recently made a great bers attended it wouldn't have

On the contrary, M. Molotov sald DÉTAILS OF FRANCO-ITALIAN made the slightest difference in he was nowise satisfied with the

AGREEMENT. the procedure. They would have relations with France and Poland, learned in the course of a two-titude towards the Soviet threatens TO BE PUBLISHED TO-MORROW this respect she looked somewhat

and declared that the French at- column speech that the Club was peace.

There has been a growth of anti- in a flourishing-of-the-trumpets "OLO CUSTOM ”!

condition. They would have been Soviet tendencies in the United

States; and representatives of the

It is authoritatively learned that with a sea-cow of tropical American With the beginning of the sea-told that there was not the slight-Vatican have been persistently

the details of the Franco-Italian waters. The American sea-cow, or son of annual meetings of Asso est need to worry over filling the working for intervention against naval agreement will be publish-manateo, as it is called, is also a

ed simultaneously in the Capitals manimal, however. ciations of various kinds, social, two principal posts in the Club, the Soviets.

of the Five Powers on the 11th The dugong lives away from sporting, and general, a revival is Had not Mr. Dash agreed to he-

coasts, and as a rule, at some depth, As regards China, while he Inst. witnessed of the "olo custom" of come President even if Mr.

hoped the Sino-Soviet conference The publication was originally coming at intervals to the surface having the programme all so Blank, the Vice-President, did would terminate successfully, they intended earlier but, owing to to breathe. nicely cut and dried that the pro-hanker after the honour? True, were carefully watching attempts Japan's request for time ceedings degenerate into a mere Mr. Dash was not u ludo player, to break the peace of the Far East, sider its attitude thereto, the or!-

ginal data has been postponed. formality. Outside the officials but he was certainly a fine man

The naval authorities met yes- and Committee seldom has to preside at the "chow" on the

terday to decide what attitude Washington, Yesterday. one else the

Mr. Simeon is giving his per-should be adopted, and Japan'e temerity occasion of the annual visit of the to suggest anything con- Lapland Ludo Club. As for the sonal attention to recent demands reply will be given by the 11th

for a modification of the United inst Vice-President no better

The vernacular papers report- the pre-arranged new

States' Russian policy, and an- trary to schedule, knowing that it would choice could be made than Mr.nounces that a definite policy will that the navy agree to the figured. Palmer Putnam, publisher and ex- concerning Bub plorer, were married to-day at the be rank heresy to do so and, in Asterisk who was known to have be formulated after close study of except any case, he would assuredly find once read the rules and could be the stitnation.-Reuter's American marine tonnage, which will be ac-home of Mr. Putnam's mother in

cepted only with reservations re Noark, Conn. himself in a hopeless minority. looked to be the next President in

garding the escalator clause, but The bride said that she would This observation is not original the following

It is authoritatively intimated that year. Amidst

the final decision has not yet been retain her malden name and that she would continue her executive made, and possibly the agreement position with an aviation company will be accepted unreservedly which oprates an air line between Reuter.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 10, 1931.

any

Position in China.

-Reuter.

America's Policy,

Service.

BRITISH BUDGET. EXPENDITURE OF £800,000,000 ANTICIPATED.

DEFICIT LOWER.

Ordinary expenditures of the Navy, Army, Air, Givit votes and

those

Tokyo, Yesterday...

to con-

The dugong was 8 feet 3 inches long, had a fish-like tall, a "Gipper" on each side, two small eyes set well back in the hend, two small nostrile, and a huge protuberance, really the and of her nose, over and in front of the mouth. In fact, in

like a tapir.

Not A Sea-Cow. The dugong must not be confused

MISS EARHARDT WEDS.

Married To Publisher And Explorer.

Amelia Atlantic

New York, Feb. 7. Earhardt, the trans- and aviatrix,

George

New York, Philadephia and Wash- ington.

She added that she would be at hor desk Monday and that her hus PREMIER RECOVERS band would be at work in his New

York publishing house.

HAMAGUCHI RETURNS TO

THE DIET.

DASTARDLY ATTACK.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Ten Years Ago.

•[From... [h="5°hing Melt, of March 10, 1921.]

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or new. Glancing over the files deafening applause the nomina- of the Sunday Herald for 1927, for tions were put to the meetlug example, we find this little com- and the usual routine business ment: Reading the report of a was gone through without a hitch. certain meeting during the week In the four years that have we have been struck by the ob-elapsed since the foregoing para-

London, Yesterday. solete methods employed in the graphs were penned not the

Whoever presents the Budgeti election of new office-bearers and slightest reform has been visible come. time early in Ancil (and It Committee, In this democratic at annual meetings of Asso-is not yet certain whether Mr. MR. age that should be left entirely to ciations and Clubs the reports Snowden will bo -sufficiently well to do ao) will probably have to the members at the annual meet-of all their annual meetings tell provide for an expenditure of over Ing the one and only oppor- the same stereotyped story: £300,000,000,0

To-day's dollar is worth 2/3%. tunity they get to have a voice everything has been cut and dried

* . . * In the affairs of the concern in the sure belief that the aver Revenue Department require

Thanks to the prompt action of. Why should an outgoing Com-nge general member himself has 488,000,000, being an increase of Mr. Hamaguchi is proceeding to Mr. Leo. d'Almada, solicitor, in mittee nominate a new "head" been so fnnured to "olo custom" £21,000,000 over last yearThe the Palace this afternoon to report effecting their rescue,

two work- and a new "deputy head"? Why, that he can safely be counted is increase is almost antiraly to the Throne hit complete recovery men of the Hong Kong Gas Com In the event of that nominee upon to raise his hand with the accounted for by the Civil votes from the attack made on his life pany harrowly escaped death from (including unemployment allow.

on November 14 Inst. After the asphyxiation-in Queen's Road Cen- backing out, should he be asked majority and for ever hold his ances) as the service votes show audience he will take over the tral. yesterday. They were instructed to nominate some one elas and peace until something in his not decrease of £454,000. Prehlership from Baron Shidehara to disconnect the gas supply of the Couple it with the intimation that humble estimation-goes agley and The deficit at the close of the and will face the Diet flo-morrow Bank Building, at the foot of Kailan that someone, has already accept-The "kicks out against an current year, March 31, is not now for the first time in four months. Wyndham Street, which is being

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There is some fear that he will, demolished, to make room for the ed and has atually a speech or against the Committee of a few weeks ago. At the present

time it stands In the neighbour not be able to stand the strain, of new A.P.C. building, when a volume Atted to the occnelop ready in his whose unanimous election he him; hood of £65,050,050, which is less office, due to his weakened con of gas escaped and rendered the THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION pocket? Why should the out self, was a party at the previous than last year, stitution, and it is rumoured that men unconscious. A large crowd Sentelle 77 bring Committes take upon them annual meeting. Then He may re- In the event of Mr. Snowden being he may resign at the end of the press of Chinese were gathered round, selves to nominate the Incoming solve that there will be a radical titable to present the Budget, Mr seat session on the 26th inst. it but it was not until Mr. d'Almida waken your print drei Willam Grabant, Fresident of the he resigns possibly General Ugali passed the spot and pulled both men Committee without a word of de-alteration when the frat opporBoard of Trade, will probably bor Ballire Wakataki will succeed out that they were removed to, z

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