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Hong Kong. Tuesday, April 28, 1931.

A Chinese married woman was removed to the Kwong Wah Hos- pital yesterday from 47 Reclama- tlon Street suffering from the effects of opium polsoning. It is alleged that she took the drug in an attempt to end her fe,

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.

EXTRALITY.

FURTHER QUESTIONS IN THE P/COMMONSAVAN

NOTHING - FRESH,

London, Yesterday.

NEW EMDEN.

GREAT RECEPTION IN ·

SHANGHAI

"PASS: ALL'S WELL."

Shanghai, Yesterday.

At the Kowloon Police Court this morning, Chan Shing, a mess boy, employed in the "B" Company Mess, of the Argyll and Sutherland High-i landers at Shamshuips Barracks. Replying to questions in the A function of the greatest was convicted on a charge of steal- House of Commons, Mr. Arthur significance, to Shanghat's inter ing five pounds of butter from the Henderson said that the extrality national community took place to- Mons. ile was ordered to receive negotiations were still proceeding, day, when the Zero Club, twelve strakea,

as he informed the House last prising British ex-Service men who week.

volunteered for the Great War The Mohammedan festival of He was not prepared at present from Shanghai, entertained the Id-uz-Zuha will be celebrated to- to make any further statement on officers of the German cruiser Em- morrow. Divine service will be held the Instructious sent to Sir Milesden, now visiting the port.

CDE-

In the Hong Kong Mosque at 9 a.m. Lampson. His Majesty's Govern- . The President of the Zero Club sharp. Henda of Government De-ment had fully considered the re-referred to the courageous and partments and private firms are re-port

the of

Commission on chivalrous way in which the ori. quested to grant a holiday to their extrality,

ginal Emden had done her duty, Mohammedun employees.

He added that negotiations were and, now that bitterness and mis- also being carried on by repre- understanding had passed, he Mr. W. R. Hawes, ground instruc- | sentatives of the United States, could say to the Emden "Pass tor at the Flying Club, was censur- Japan and France. He was not infriends; all's well." led for driving without a licence by a position to give details.

Captain Withocfft, who was an Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the inquiry. Mr. Godfrey Locker Lampson officer in the original Emden which was held in Kowloon yester-asked whether the defnite decision under Captain Muller, and the day, on the body of Lo Kong, a Chi-Jabout Shanghai should be post-German Cousul-General, replied, nese, aged 71, who was killed

by poned until Judge Feetham's re- and said they regarded the gather- being knocked down by a car driven report had been carefully considering as A sign of the growing by Mr. Hawes on the Saikung Road,ed, and Mr. Henderson replied that friendship and mutual apprecia- On April 25.

he had seen the report, which tion of former adversaries.-Reu would be kept in mind. Yu Sam, of 9. Pottinger Street, Mr. Wardlaw Milne urged that has reported to the Police that on no decision should be reached until April 20 he arranged with a friend, Britain was in agreement with the who claimed to be a fokl of the Yuet other interested Governments. Mr. Tang Boarding House, 161 Henderson declined definitely to Connaught Road Central, to buy commit himself, while he said he three steamship tickets for Singa- was prepared to consider the views pore. Yu is sinted to have handed) of the other Governments.-Reuter. over $105, and his "friend" hasi

ince absconded.

תחיל!

BRITAIN'S CENSUS.

www.w

STREETS.

THE "DOWN AND OUTS."

Three Chinese were charged at the Kowloon Police Court this morning with having unlawful SCENES ENACTED IN LONDON ments when required for a Chil-possession of a quantity of pine tree. dren's Film Day. The various branches. One of the accused had: news recis in themselves forming on Crown land, and was fined a previous conviction for trespass- valuable educational and instruc- $25 or one month's imprisonment, tive films for children of school while the other two were fined $10

London, Yesterday. age: what they see on a picture or fourteen days. A fine of $5, or

Strange scenes were enacted in they seldom forget. Thus are

in default a week's imprisonment, the streets of London early this was imposed on Wong Yau for a they assisted in their history and similar offence.

morning when the police, armed in their geography as well as in a

with census forms, made a great round-up of the homeless in order knowledge of what the world is

that they might be Included in the doing and talking about to-day.

nation's decennial "roll call,"

debr

BRITAIN'S BUDGET.

(Continued from page 1.)

The "down and outs" sleeping, on the benches along the Thames Embankment and in Salvation Army shelters all Alled up the

ter.

WEAR HOMESPUN!

APPEAL BY EGYPTIAN PAPERS.

COTTON DIRECTORS' MOVE.

mand

Cairo, Yesterday.

The "wear homespun" move- ment is invading Egypt, and ap pears as an appeal, prominently featured in the vernacular papers, signed by the directors of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company, announcing an increase of capital by £200.000, and stat. ing that the object is to work with Egyptian cotton and obviate the necessity for importing textiles.--

Reuter,

JACK DIAMOND.

ATTACK BY DESPERATE GUNMAN.

"FILLED WITH BUCKSHOT."

There is absolutely no limit to the possibilities for good in re- gard to a Children's Film Day. The managements could rely on He foreshadowed considerable forms and particulars were even the wholehearted support of the said provision would be made to which nightly give shelter to taken in two London churches. conversion operationa, and Education Board, the various cover a considerable part of last acores of destitutes. scholastic institutions, and the year'a deficit of £23,276,000 from At least one murderer awaiting Press. They would in time edu.ordinary sources.

execution was included in the

New York, Yesterday. cate the young mind to appre veaue

He estimated that the 1931-32 re-nation's count, while a baby girl, Jack Diamond has been admit- the existing basis of born at Queen Charlotte's Hospited to hospital suffering from a ciate the best in the film world taxation would be £766,000,000, tal just before midnight, got into broken arm and ribs. The in- and to be able to distinguish be- and the expenditure £808,000,000, the census by fifteen seconds.juries were inflicted in the Arra-

There would be no revenue tariff Reuter. tween what is proper and what

and the deficit would be met by

ол

is otherwise even in films intend-non-recurrent revenue ed for grown-up folk,

extra quarter's

SIR A. SALTER.

CONCLUDES HIS MISSION TO CHINA.

"MORE THAN SATISFIED."

Shanghai, Yesterday.

via:

which the

poga Inn, near Cairo, New York. carly in the morning by a deeper. ate gunman, who had succeeded in luding Diamonds bodyguard and' Alled the notorious gangster with buckshot.-Reuter's American Ser

vice.

LOAN NECESSARY.

OPINION OF AUSTRALIAN TREASURER.

and tempor- ary expedients, in view of trade It might be possible in

recovery prospects. The Income the

tax would not be increased. course of time to institute a re-

However, 75 per cent. would bel gular 'Children's Pleasant Satur-payable on January 1, and 25 per CHILDREN'S FILM DAY day (or Sunday) Afternoon by cunt. on July 1, instead of two equal

providing one hour of children's would bring an

instalmenta as at present. This The enormous interest evinced films every week. Rotary aims revenue, namely £10,000,000, into by juveniles in the screening of at community service. Here is the 1931-2 revenue.

Sir Arthur Salter has concluded "Tom Sawyer," Mark Twain's one direction in which it might be increased from fourpence to six-ing for England to-morrow

The petrol tax would immediately his mission to China and is sall-

Adelaide, Yesterday. masterly presentation of childish join hands with cinema manage-pence a gallon; and this would pro-America.

Concluding that a loan is the humour in all its varied phases, ments in catering more for the duce £7,600,000 this year.

In an interview with Router, he only immediate means of raising A sum of £20,000,000 would be stated that he was more than satis- money to relieve urgent neces- reminds us of something we in-younger generation than at pre-

aent. tended to do long ago-make a

Here is also a chance for appropriated out of £33,000,000 ined with the results of his mission, sities, Mr. Theodore announces the dollar exchange account (which which represented an important that the Loan Counell has definito- special plea to the managements the Girl Guides and the Boy was formerly created-in New York step forward in China's associa-ly decided to raise a £12,000,000 of cinemas to set one day apart Scouts to perform that "one good to balance sharp fluctuations in ex- tion with the League of Nations. internal loan, half of which will wheat growers, once a week, once a fortnight, or deed" a week by their presence ohange, but is no longer necessary) Practical working contact had bean be used to assist

The special tax on motor-cycles established, under

and the rest to alleviate unemploy even once a month specially for and assistance at a

Children's not exceeding 150 centimetres would League's experts would be called

ment in all the States.-Reuter. children. On numerous occasions Film Day. Indeed, there is not be reduced from 30 shillings to 15 upon from time to time to assfat have short films been shown-in one section of the community that shillings.

In the elucidation of China's The balance sheet for the year problems. Reuter."-- support of the features-admir- cannot help, always provided the

would therefore be:

(Sir Arthur Salter loft India initial step is taken by the re- ably adapted for the younger

Revenue, £803,500,000.

early this year on being. Invited generation; but nothing has been spective cinema managements,

to China to advise the National Expenditure, £803,366,000. Mr. Showden appealed for Governmérit on financial recon- known of these until their actual individually or collectively."

An iron safe, containing £10: and loans questions. cash, was carried away by burglars, screening. Then, it was too Why concentrate on the chil. operation and the elimination of struction

unnecessary expenditure, in order Sir Arthur is head of the League's who visited the late to acquaint the kiddies dren's welfare only once a year to avoid additional heavy taxation, politico-financial department. Willarde Hall

Temperance Christmastide ----

Romford Road, and ignore their He proceeded to announce the

Stratford, E., during the night. existence for tolerate them as initiation of a scheme of taxation

Fifteen sets of billiard balls" "little nuisances") during the re-came oporative-not, however, this

of land values, which when it be A WEEK'S DISEASES.

were also taken, mainder of the twelve months, year would be at the rate of a

Four men are believed to have DEATHS FROM SMALLPOX,

taken part in the burglary. They heedless whether the films that penny per pound sterling on capital

ENTERIC & DIPHTHERIA.

elimbed over a wall at the back of the hall and forced a window. they will go and "see and hear" land value. The Finance Bill would provide that valuation be are fit and proper for any but concluded within two years.

The official return of diseasex

They then carried the safe adults ?

The Chancellor apoke for sixtyed April 18, is as follows

and deaths during the week en through a side door to a dark-

covered motor-van, which Imine-- nine minutes-Reuter

lately drove away. Cases, Deaths.

through the medium of this newe- paper, or, more likely still, the feature Talkie was not one exact- ly suitable for tiny folk to "sce and hear,"

It may be difficult to arrange an all-children's prógrammie often under present: circum- stances, certainly difficult för one cinema alone but that is

Why spend thousands of dollars per annum on education, only to see much of that undone

no good reason why, for the sake things they see and hearin of the children, the combined managements should not co-oper ate in this direction in the future.

thinks it worthwhile to cater cinemas merely because nobody

To-day the children's Pecially for them

Co-

Enteric fever

BURGLARS CARRY OFF A SAFE.

A £10 Hauland Lots of: Billiard Balls,

:

2.

1:5

2.

1

5

2

45

Ten Years Ago.

Diphtheris Tuberculosis W...

Summary to April 26, The returns from January to April 25 give the following Ogures

"MAN WITH AN AXE." Small-pox

WOULD-BE ASSASSIN SENT TO JAIL

EGYPTIAN PLOT.

Cairo, Yesterday News in Brief. The so-called man with an Typhold

Save PRL BEARIN axe, Mohamed Taher, arrested Smallpbe The lowest open air temperature in connection with a plot against Searlet fever is screened locally. But there is yesterday was 71 degrees. The Sidky Pasha has been sentenced Diphtheria".

Our Gang, that bunch of humidity was 86 at 10 am and 90 to seven years Imprisonment Flughter makers whom all the at 4p. Reuters,

children simply love. There is At & meeting of the Court of the

appetite for children's pictures is. literally starved. It is rare that

u Talkie such as "Tom Sawyer"

the Cat and there ato University yesterday, HE the other juvenile features, small Governor presented the Vice-Chan- themselves it is true that should seller. Sir William Hornell with always be more or less at the him theetle and dignity, dra the letters patent conferring on

commend of the cinema manage Knight, Bachelor

ROYAL BEREAVEMENT.

Paris, Yesterday. Prince Chandaburi, former Siamese Minister of Finance; and brother of the King of Slam, has died here, -HAVAS

1rom the "China Mall" of

April 28, 1921:3 Merry

To-day's dollar is worth 2/6.

Cases: Deaths, beba maamassa Tr

02 18

11

Morrison Hills to disappear. Bowrington Canal (with its stink), $217727 1828o. Bativeen the Naval Yard 63 18 and Jardines Sugar. Works we are Cerebro-pinal fever

to see in five years' ninety acres of Puerperal fever

4 2ew building sites, new streets, etc.) Tuberculosis OK. HIV:801 and recreation grounds where Thirteendof the typhold "casas Morrison Hill nowy atands, Vall were, nom Chineat as wele two Tenders close in June. scarlet fever caten one small-pos * Be sure you get to-morrow's case, and 24-diphtheria cases. China Mail and learn just how Yesterday one case of typofd Morrison Hill takes it dive into the ever and one of cerebrospinalded: A route you never thought of fever were recorded-both Chinese. We are giving a large may