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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931.

SALESIAN FATHERS' :

WORK.

PERJURY CHARGE FAILS.

Incorporation of the Procurator.

FILLS REFORE THE COUNCIL.

* method the Leg

Indian Moneylender Discharged.

"UNRELIABLE" EVIDENCE.

Pauja Silpi, charged with per Jat've (ri 'i Jacoday, pre-jury in connection with a Summary

CASA concerning

Gay Cart

money-

the by K.E. side. over

time ernor,

Ordinances wer› | bonding transactions, was found not and discharged al the put forward, 1.0 #! them railty. the Attorney-General, Hon. Mr.eavizas yesterday.

THE CHINA

MILLIONAIRESS FOR A DAY.

Curious Prize at New Year Ball.

WHIRL OF RICHES.

In a luxurious suite of rooms at

the Australia, Miss Phyllis Kellett, aged 18, is living for a day the life of a millionairess, according to a Sydney papet.

MAIL.

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL,

Social Functions.

HONG KONG DEVELOPMENT, DUILDING & SAVINGS

SOCIETY, LTD. (In Liquidation.)

THERE Laing no quorum pre-

To-day-Tea Dance at Hong sent, the GENERAL MEET

at

Kong Hotel.

To-night-Dinner Dances Peninsula Hotel and Hotel Cecil.

Society's Today Yorkshire Dinner, Hong Kong Hotel, 8 p.m.

To-morrow — Craigangower Cricket Club dance.

To-morrow-ILM.S.

Cumberland Miss Kellett won the "Milliondance, R. E. Theatre, 8.30.

ticket for a Day"

at the To-morrow-Oxford and CAM- Society dinner. Lane, bridge Crawford's Restaurant, 8.15 p.m.

airess

C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E.. K.C.), and Mr. S.. Jarvis had previously Whoopee Ball on New Year's Eve.

Tall fair, slim, and sunburned, notes she is an athletic girl. She is a the other by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. tiven evidence as to paying

He said strong

swimmer and loves all Shenton. They were respectively made by Mr. Romedios, "An Ordinance to amend the low he had no knowledge of any others sparts.

"Anbeing in existence, relating La Deportation."

"It is such a queer feeling-like Another witness said that defen-me delightful dream-to be lifted Ordiname to amend further the dant had told him there was no fur- right out of my usual energetic life Law relating to Larveny," and "Anther indebtedness. Mr. Jenkin, for a physical culture instructor to Ordinance for the Incorporation of the defence, suggested that there the life of a lady of leisure," she Procurator in Hong Kong of the was an understanding between de- said.

tendant and Mr. Remedios to con- Salesion Society." All of them

coul a portion of the liabilities. pussed the first reading.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the The thon, Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Crown, asked the jury to find de proposing the latter Ordinance, said fendant guilty. I that the Society was founded

Mr. Jenkin maintained that the 1872 by the Blessed Dom Bosco. evidence of Messrs. Remedios, The primary purpure was to educate Costa, and Robertson, was 1172- poor children. It had now 9,870 reliable. priests working throughout thei The jury were absent for twenty

The control was vested in | minutes before

world.

in

a small cum: if in Turin, Italy, and | verdict,

there were 30 Joend councils. Then |

Procurator i Hong Kong was

returning their

President a the local Council, 42 YEARS WORK

which managed the Society's opera-

tions in South China,

The Society manages and 13- trols an Industrial School for Chin-

SIAM.

used to doing "At honte I ant everything for myself quite an ing dependent worms-and now, for a spell, I am waited on like a prin

I haven't gone far enough yet to decide which life I prefer."

Miss Kellett entered her suite at 9 o'clock at night,

CUSS.

After breakfast she was waited on by a small army of attendants- hair-dressers and manicurists. Then there was a knock at the door, and her mother (Mrs. Kellett) appear- ed.

"Hullo, mother!" was Phyllis's

IN greeting, "You're my first visitor

ese boys at 179, Third Street, in Dr. and Mrs. McKean

Leaving for Home.

addition to other theological and vernacular schools in Hong Kong and South China. Negotiations were now in hand with the Govern ment with a view to leasing the

Dr. James W. McKean arrived in building the grond known as the Bangkok by the mail train from Aberdeen Paper Mills. It was also the north, having left Chiengmai hoged to acquire property a Shaukivan to form an instruction

The Hou Mr. Ower Huh seconded the motion, which was carried.

But, from 7 o'clock, people have been ringing up to wish her a happy day,

Her Bodyguard.

Phyllis as a devoted bodyguard in Mr. Leonard Pratt who is accom-

panying her on every engagement

through the day,

"No," Phyllis laughed, “I am not engaged-officially.”

Her progranume for the day is a ful one. After morning tea with the Australia. she drove in a the "Whoopee" Ball Committee in Chrysler saloon car on a wonderful shopping expedition.

of

Entertainments. To-day- Queens "Love in the Rough."

To-day- Centrul Fashions in Love."

To-day Majestle

Scar

Theatr

Theatre

Theatre:

Theatre.

Theatre.

Saturday's Children."

To-day "Student Prince."

To-day-World "Ben Hur."

Sports.

See Diary on paga 8.

Meetings.

To-day-Victoria Diocesan and Association, 5.15 p.m.

To-day-Hong Kong Automobile Association, Jardine Matheson Board Room, 5.30 pm.

March 30-Society of St. George, Jardine Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.

March

30-Hong Kong &

ING eonvened for the 19th March, 1931, as adjourned to THURS- DAY, the 20th March, 1931, at the anma time, and will be held at the offices of Mesara. Parcy Smith, Seth & Fleming. 6. Des Voeux Rond Central,

J. HENNESSEY SETIL S. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Liquidators,

Hong Kong. 19th March, 1931.

HONG KONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING & SAVINGS SOCIETY. LTD.

In Liquidation.)

THERE being to querum pre-

sent. the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Convened for the 19th March. 1931, was ad- Journed to THURSDAY, the 20th March, 1981, at the same time, and will be held at the officer of Messrs.

Seth Percy Smith, & Flaming. G. Des Voeux Road Central.

J. HENNESSEY SETH, S. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Liquidators.

Hong Kong, 19th March, 1931.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., 2, Queen'sHE Undersigned have received 1 Instructions to sell by Public Auction

Building, noon.

Ltd., at Messrs. Dadwell's Office, March 31-Union Waterboat Co.

3 p.m.

Home Malls

To-day Inward from Europe. via Siberia (Suwa Maru): from America and ports (Empress of Japan).

To-morrow Inward from America and pants and Europe via Siberia

Garfield); Outward for Europe via Marseilles

(President

(Suwa Maru), 9,30 a.m.

Lammerts' Auction. Tuesday-At 5, Carnarvon Bldg., Kowloon, household furniture, 10.30 a.m.

good, anya the Bangkok Times: bruary 21. He is Homeward school for priests.

hand, and in a few days Slam will nu proposed that the know him no more. It was

But he Prurator in Hong Kong be the assure that his memory and

Everywhere she went she was corporated as a Corporatia Bole. that at Mrs. McKean will be kept welcomed by attentive staffs, smil.

even in the North, so long as anying hostesses and a barrage

Miscellaneous. main of those among whom they

Monday-Laying of foundation photographers. When she entered. have lived and worked.

for left her car crowds collected to stone of new Po Leung Kuk by IE.

the Governor, 2 p.m.

Monday-St. Joseph's College prize distribution. 5 p.m.

Wednesday-Lecture by L. Forster, Union Assembly Room, University 8.30 p.m.

"How did you old man ?"

Indeed Dr. McKeas is known ace the girl who was playing the

utside. Sian, for all foreigners who have visited the leper asylum at Chiengmal have carried away with them a lasting impression of the value of his work there.

Mrs. McKean's health compelled

her to retire some fèw years ago, and she cannol return to this coun- try. That is the real reason why the Doctor is now reliring and going to rejoin her.

It is now forty-two years since Dr. and Mrs. McKean esme, to this country and they were stationed in the North from the outset. They came as missionaries, and faithful missionaries they remain to the last. The others then stationed in Chiangmani were the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. McGilvary, the Rev. Dr. W.

role of millionairess with such en-

WAR

joyment and perfect poise. She whirled through a maze of shoes "undies." fittings for hats, stockings etc.

At a luncheon at David Jonesa, at which she was the guest of honour, Phyllis wore a black lace frock, with ankle-length flare skirt, and a Lillian Coudray cloche hat to match her frock.

Her next engagement was to be driven to Mascot to be taken up by Major de Havilland in his own *plane.

Then there will be afternoon tea

at the Pickwick Book Club and Photographs taken at the Walker Studios.

Dinner at the Australia will be

hurt your head, Clifton and Mrs. Dodd, and the followed by a party at the State!

"I tried to get up the stairs and Into bed while the clock was strik- ing three."-

Rev. D. C. and Mrs. Collins.

At

that time and for many years after the North was quite out of the world, but all these we have men- tioncú cheerfully dedicated their

THE STRANGE LETTER,

A certain

Prof.

ON WEDNESDAY, March 25. 1931, commencing at 2.30 p.m..

at their Sales Room,

4. Duddell Street,

A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Comprising: —

Chesterfold Couches and Arm-

chairs, Glass Cabinets. Victrola Gramophones. Records. Bookcases. Desks, Office Chairs, Carpets and Rugs, Cabin and Wardrobe Trunks,

Porcelain Flower Pots and Vases. Pictures. Typewriters, etc.

Teak Extension Dining Tables. Dining Chairs, Sideboards, Crock- ery, Glass Ware. Cutlery, Cooking Utensils. Ice Chests, Dressing Tables, Chest of Drawers, Wash- stands. Blankets. Linens, Mos-

quito Nets, etc.

Teak and Brass Bedsteads with Mattresses, Wardrobes with Bevel- led Mirrora. Enamel Bath. Sewing Machine, Overmantel, Clock, Books, Electric Heater, Electric Table, Lamps, etc.. etc.

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A Quantity of man wrote to  BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. friend, and in the letter he asked including: how his nephew was getting on at school, saying he would like to hear some news of him.

The following was the friend's reply. See if you can puzzle it out:-

"stand he has a SCHOOL

I nainede biogys.". Here is the solution:

"I

Theatre and then Miss Kellelt will understand he has joined a big return to her own home.

school and is among nice boys."

"Like Cinderella when the clock struck twelve" the girl sald with

Smith's Weekly, Sydney. lives to the cause for which they her gay smile. "But it will have

entered the foreign mission field, been a gorgeous adventure."

OUSTRIC SCANDAL.

and to the service of the people of their adopted country.

Mrs. Harold Vale, Mra. July Terry and Mrs. J. A. S. Guinn In those early years Dr. McKean were her chaperones for the day. carried on his medical work far and wide over that north country. In 1904 he established a laboratory

PARIS ASKS FOR EXTRADITION for the production of anti-smallpox

OF ITALIAN BANKER.

the

it

|

Tho

ARAB "HEALER.” ·

ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF SWINDLING.

It has just been proved that among the large Arab population of Paris there are many who be Heve that the Koran

may be an adequate substitute for the pharmacopoeta,

who ought to have seen a doctor. Adadihad, in fact, a great reputa- tion among his fellow Mohamme- dans as a healer..

vaccine. At that time whole vill- ages were being nearly wiped out by smallpox; and as the mail took Paris, Feb. 2. quite two months from Europe and The parliamentary commission three months from America to get Investigating the Oustrie Bank there, the virus from home was use- acardai and its wide ramification less when it arrived. Dr. McKean'a han sent a request to the Foreign vaccination campaign against this Office to addrens a note to Italy prevalent disonse constituted such a asking for the temporary extradi-convincing demonstration of tion to France of the well-known value of this procedure that Italian banker Gualino, at one made much easier the subsequent time chairman of the board of anti-smallpox campaign which was

Some time ago the police learn- directors of the Snia. Viscosa and undertaken by His Majesty's Govon that an Algerian named Adad: but recently banished to the Lipari crnment, and which has made Siam Belkacem, living at St. Maur, was Islands for a term of five years one of the best protected countries in the habit of, receiving in a because Signor Mussolini consider-in Asia againat smallpox.

back room of a small cafe many ed his financial activities detri-early campaign established a pre-Algerians, Tuntuians, and Moors, mental to the sound development cedent, and thus made enster other of Italy's economie, life.

public health measures. The Chamber's commission But Dr. McKean'a name is still wants to examine Gualino regard-more widely associated with his ing M. Oustric's relations with the work for the lepers of the North. When policemen paid a surprise Gealing group, and in an attempt He built up this special effort of the visit to his consulting room they to e par up several Bill obscura Mission from nothing to the splen-found him engaged in mixing pointa in connection with the ad-didly successful colony whose fame medicines. His ingredients con- mission of the shares of the Snini has spread over the Far East at sieted of honey, saffron, pepper. Viscosa to the Parls Stock Ex- least. That constitutes. 'service copper sulphate, garlic and mus

that would be outstanding anywhere tard. He had quite a scientific change.

The request was, apparently, in the world. And not only from spoct in his white surgeon's made because public indignation the actual relief of suffering is this smock, but was unable to produce has been further inciled by the work of worth, but from the pablic any certificate of his right to announcement that several more health standpoint it is equally im- practice, medicine. He had, how- small banks have just put up their portant. He has not only cared for over, on his dispensing table a shutters and that further bank large numbers of hopeless and suf- copy of the Koran, from which, he directors Eave hoon placed under fering people, relieving all of them declared, ho drew his information

· arrest. -

andrestoring some of them to The rold was promoted by com- Meanwhile the Paris, Press is health? but he has put this leprosy plaints from a number of co-reli- engaged in bitter mutua! re-problem "on the mdp" in this coun- giculats who had submitted them- criminations of the organs of the try no meu chlevement in, selves to his treatment at Fess Right and Left, which accuse cach public health, **

ranging from Frs. 100 to Fra: 600 other of trying to hush up the Happily Dr., McKean Is' not còm-and found that their ills grew scandal because too many promin-pletely severing his connection with worse instead of better ent parliamentarians are rumour-ths Asylum, blncë he leaves his son

Adadi hay keon arrestod ed to be involved;

charge of swindling, tr

....

fas aporintendent there.

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Jar

Jogg Tables, Cabinets, dinieres. Armchairs, Tea Poys, Opfum Stools, etc.,

also

One Grand Piano (hy Allison). On View from Tuesday, March 24, 1931.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT EROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kung, March 20, 1931.

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