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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.

FAMILY OF NINE TIED TO STAKES AND.

KILLED.

WHIPPED.

Death-Roll Lower Than Missionaries Tortured by

『*

First Feared

BALKAN EARTHQUAKE.

Vicana. March 10.

ther

Chinese Bandits.

THE CHINA

MAIL.

SHADOWS BEFORE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED NOT

that the TWENTY-FOURTH

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

CLASSIFICATION.

of their Ponies for the Enstor WNERS deairthg Classification

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD...

TOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN

IN CHINA MAIL.

ORDINARY ANNUAL MEĘTING Washington, March 11.

Social Functions.. OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held Two mis donaries, one an Ameri-

To-day- Ten Dance, at Hong at the Company's Office, No. 2, Ice gan, the Rev. B. N. Nelson, the Kong Hotel.

House Street (St George Build-Extra Meeling must notify the Norwegian. the Rev., now beloved that the

To-night-Dinner Dancesating), on FRIDAY, the th March, Secretary by Noon on TUESDAY, therall in the Balkan earth-gi-ofer Test, have been tied to Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels. 11, at 12 o'clock nenit, for the 24th March 1931, stating Names cake dnes unt exered more than steak and whipped with bamboo

To-morrow-Yorkshire, Society's purpose of receiving the Report of of Ponies to be Classified, 80 or 100 people which is some poles by Chinese bandits, accord-Dinner.

[the Directors; together, with a

By Order. AL ing for what lower than at det fotel,

the Saturday-Craigengower, Cricket Statement of Accounts for the The Tatus).

from The bandits to the American Consul-clal dance.”

year ended 31st December, 1930, Hankow, inform- stricken

state that alto-General-

Saturday--II.M:S., Cumberland, ́The TRANSFER BOOKS of the him the tortures and dance, R. E. Theatre, 8.30. Fether 2 villages in southerning

Company will be CLOSED from Juve-Slavia have been damaged by demauling that he "hastened the

Saturday Oxford and Cam: the 23rd March. 1931, to the 27th ranson money or worse would fobridge Society shocks and 1 villages have been

dinner,Lane, March, 1931, both days inclusive. practically wiped out. It is estimaw The Consul-tieneral inform Crawford's Restaurant, 8.15 pm.

C. BOND, ated that about 2,000 houses have ed the State department. boon destroyed.

Secretary, Hong Kong. 19th March, 1931.-

Zon:

news

note sent. by

Mr. Nelson was captured at The work of removing the debris Kwangsher, in Honnu, an October le to some tragic diaroveries. A5 am Mr. Tvedt was captured at. whole family of nine people were Lachau on October 16. Both men fourd dead at Sirovo beneath the are in the hands of the Reds at rains of their house, while six Hwangan, in Iupeh.

There

still 27 Pople er one family met a simi

British, One thou-American, Italian, French, Swiss, lar ate at Dew:13t sand Familiya ay without shelter Norwegian and Spanish mission- of bandits in in the district of Gergheli alone aries in the power

Some of Runter Wireless.

various parts of China. these have been captives for nearly a year-Reuter Wireless,

ADRIFT ON ICE FLOE.

Fisherman's Remarkable Escape From Death.

Rien. March '10. Tottoring with exhaustion. Kathopian, Balferman dragged themselves nahor, from an içe tine 411 the Latvian enast hear Domesnes. They had been maroon- ed on the flan for a fortnight, and many days ago their relatives gave them up for lost.

are

Entertainment To-day "Qugeria) • "Love in the Rough,"

To-day Central Fashions in Love.":

Theatr

There

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To-day Majestie ** Theatra "Student Prince.”- ;.,

To-day Stor Husband or Lover."

To-day-World Ben Hur."

To-dns-Concert, Helena May Institute.

1

Sports. Sea-Diary on paga 8.

Meetings.

To-morrow Victoria Diocesan and Asarciation, 5.15 p.m.

Last October the American con- sad in Hankow received a letter from Hoshan, signed by Mr. Tvedt, stating that he was in the hands of the First Red Army, which was To-norraw-Hong Kong Automo- holding him "because of Anancialle Association, Jardine. Matheson difficulties," The Reds demanded Board Room, 30 p.m.

$100,000 ransom..

BIRTH CONTROL.

Paris Court Condemns "Danger To Morality."

March, 30-Society of St. George, Jardine Mathieson's Board Room, 5:30 p.m.

BRITAIN'S POLICY.

How Indian Suspicions Were Dispelled.

London; March 11. The Prime Minister, in a sepech which he made last night, referred March 30-Hong Kong &

to the India Round-Table Confer Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd., 2, Queen's ence and to the change that came Building, noon,

over the delegates after their ar March 31-Union Waterboat Co-rival in London: Lad.. at Messrs. Dodwell's Omee. 3 p.m.

Home Maila

To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Eurylochus); from Europe

The party was fishing from the island of Kahno when the los

Paris, March 10, broke away and started rapidly Artistic rights may not be ad- drifting to art. The Ghermen's į vanzed as a plex for preaching distress algnals were not observed birth control, according to the by passing vessels. The maroon Cerectional Court, which has fin- ed men kept themselves alive by fed a cabaret singer 300 francs for

Toproducing a play advocating this via Siberia (Suwa Maru): from eating the raw flesh of seals. quench their thirst they had only controversial practice. seals blood. They had abandoned. The court rejected the accused's America and ports (Empress of all hope when the wind suddenly ates of artistic rights and declar-Japan). steered the fee foe in share-Reu- ter Wirless,

"must have ten pounds and don't know where I am to get it from."

were

"Good. I thought you going to expect me to provide it."

Passing Shoe, Londen.

AIR-MINDEDNESS.

High Commissioner Buys Prince's Machine.

that the doctrine constituted a "danger 16 morality the existence of which, whatever certain people may think, is bound up with the very existence of society."-Reu- ter Wireless.

MUST LOOK 35.

Rejuvenation for Would-Be Film Actor.

New York, March 16.

With a chance to make a debut

via Negapatam (Soudan).

To-morrow-Inward from Europe

When they came, he said, they were full of suspicion and would, hardly talk in a perfectly open way, They seemed to think that, at some. unexpected moment, a

surprise

would be produced, proving that the not quite so straightforward as it policy of the British delegates was ! appeared to be.

They discovered, however, that Lammerts Auction.

that was altogether a mistake. Tuesday At 5, Carnarvon Bldg. They discovered that the Govern Kowloon, household furniture, 10.30 (ment and other British delegates

Miscellaneoux.

To-day-Lecture by

Professor

C. A. Middleton Smith, Univeraity,

830 p.m.

To-marrow-Pa Leung Kuk hand word exhibition, 11 a.m.

Monday-Laying of foundation stone of new Po Leung Kuk by H.E. the Governor, 3 p.m.

Monday-St. Joseph'a prize distribution, 5 p.m.

in the talkios if he does not look Wednesday Lecture by over 35 years of age, the well-L. Forster, Union Assembly known aelor Lou Tellegen is University 8.30 p.m.

for ten days to about to retire

treatment ndergo rejuvenation consisting of facial painting in order to shrink the muscles back into their youthful lines.

meant to give them a perfectly straight deal; that they believed in the mid-Victorian virtue of Eberty: that they believed in what they

said,

In the Round-Table Conference

of men of all creeds and all classes enme the co-operation of all sides,

in India.

He was sincerely convinced that College their duty, and their pleasure, was to sit all together to consider the Prof. views on co-operation. with each Room,other and with the British dele- gates, to had solution to those problems. That was the secret of the success of the Conference.

R.101 DISASTER.

ENQUIRY NOT YET COMPLETED.

Tellegen, who was born in Hol- land, only admite té being 44. He has been married three times.

London, Yesterday, Recently he narrowly escaped be-

It is officially stated that the ing burnt to death

through smok-report on the R101 disaster is not ing in bed. Heuter Wireless.

yet complete.

NOT TO ENTER CANADA.

Mr. Montague stated in the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to a question about the of a

Soviet Refuses Passport To MissDaily Herald's publication

Tolstoy.

London, March. 10. Sir Francis Humphreys. the High Commissioner for Irak, has purchased the Prince of Wales'

Ottawa, March 11. The desire of Miss Alexandru Puss-Moth geroplane in which the

of the Prince Tolstoy, the daughter Prince of Wales and George flew to Paris on the first famous writer, to come to Canada stage of their journey to Buenos to continue her work as a writer Aires.

King Faisal of Irak has and investigator of economic con- ordered a Puss-Moth for his ownditions has been frustrated by the un similar to that now being Soviet Government's refusal to built for the Prince of Wales.. grant her a passport.

Mias Tolstoy is now lecturing in When King Faisal's machine leaves England for Irak it will Japan and, in accordance with the Canadian im- hond five Gipsy Moth military regulations, the machines which will form the Irak migration officials have been com-

Air Force and will all be in charge pelled to forbid her entry to

of Irakian pilots now being train ed in England.-Reuter Wireless.

FRENCH IN MOROCCO,

Big Road and Later A Railway Planned,

Canada.-Reuter, Wireless.

IDLE IN SPAIN.

forecast, that no copy

of the re- port had yet reached the Air Ministry.-Reuter.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

1930 Figures in England And Wales.

London, March 11. The lowest general death rate and the lowest infantile mortality! were

recorded in England and Wales in 1930, according to a eum- mary issued by the Registrar- General which shows that there were 619,000 births and 455,000 | deaths in that year.

While the death rate and infan- tile mortality rates were both the Extensive Scheme Of Pablic. lowest ever recorded, the birth rate

Works.

was the same as in 1929, which was

Lisbon, March 11. Rabat, Morocco, March 10.

The Government has drafted an Without resistance the French extensive scheme of public 'works troopa have occupied Djebel which, in view of the urgency of Tassonit and Tizi Oughml, which the unemployment problem, may have a strategle bearing on the be undertaken without the usual pacification of Morocco. *

legal formalities.

The Cabinet hos When the operations have been

delegated completed it is intended to build special measures to six different a big road, probably followed by a Ministers--Finance, Marine, For railway, through northern and eign. western Morocco.-Router Wire-Agriculture.-Reuter Wireless. less.

Commerce, .Colonies

the lowest ever recorded. Reuter Wireless.

LAKE RISES 60 FEET.

Increased Activity Of Awoe Volcano.

Menado, North Celebes, Mar. 12,

The Awoe volcano la the Sangi Island group is increasing

and

activity,

· SNAKES WANTED. ́ ́ ́.

LARGEST WARSHIP.

Hood Commissioned After Repairs

At Portsmouth. 1. *-

·

Jersey Parliament Forbids Export.

London, March 10.:

in

.The lake in the crater has risen 60 feet and, is becoming hotter.

Four native villages have been evacuated Aneta,

POISON, BOOTY,. .

Enough To Kill Everyone. In Berlus

Berlin, March '11.

London, March 10: Unlike Ireland; Jersey wants" "no" The battle cruiser Hood,the St. Patrick to drive its snakes into. world's largest warship, was.com-the sea. On the contrary, the missioned at::Portsmouth - to-day Jersey: Parliament has just accept Enough, prisons, to exterminato after reconstruction in the docked a measure prohibiting the bathe whole population of Berlin were yard at a cost of £687,000,

port from the island of green stolen during the night by burglars She now carrics 'a catapult for lizards, grass snakes, toads and from a chemist's shop here, launching aircraft. Following such reptiles," which it is, claim- The police are making a greab trials;WIN[wil Herzmo, on May 12, ed, are peculiar, to the Island and fort to find the burglars and their the flagship of the battle cruiser of great use to agriculture. Reus booty, but so far no trace has been aquadray Peuter Wireless.r Iter Wireless.

found of themReuter Wireles

They went home to tell India that those who did not come over had made a profound mistake and to persuade them that they ought to tura over and join in the negotia tions that had begun.

That was the reason why, since they went home, such admirable results had been reached, with Mr. Gandhi-Reuter Wireless.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong. 19th March. 1981.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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