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DENTISTS.

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1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road

Central, Tel. 21266.

TANG YUK, DENTIST

Successor to

the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.

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ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

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LOW FLYING AND "STUNTING."

Jury's Protest at Inquest.

!

FATE OF BRITISH AIRMEN.

A rider protesting against low- flying and "stunting" over houses in the district was added by a jury to their verdict of accidental death at an inquest on two airmen at Bandon Hill, Surrey,

Not only small 'planes, but liners, flew low at times, the Jury comment

ed.

The airmen, Mr. Charles Maurice Brown, aged 27, of Coombe Lodge, Addington Hill, Croydon, youngest son of Sir Herbert Brown and Cap tain Frederick Ernest Smith aged 36, of Moant Park Avenue, Purley, were killed when the aeroplane in which they were flying nose-dived into a group of trees at Wallington. The 'plane belonged to Mr. Brown,

"Missing Badly.”

Mr. Charles Locke, of Croydon,

THE CHINA MAIL.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

TUESDAY, JUNE 1931.

HAIR DRESSERS

INDOOR GOLF.

GENTLEMEN'S TAILORS.

LITERATURE

SWATOW DRAWNWORK

Transfiguro

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ON LOK

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Entrance On Lan St.

Telephone 22317.

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Dressers & Booksellers.

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GENTLEMEN'S TAILORS

Winter Suits Made to Order.

Our Measurement is Guaranteed Perfection.

Prices Within the Means of Everyone.

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Gentlemen's Tailor. 12, Wellington St.

Tel. 21882.

ROTARY'S WORK.

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A FULL PROGRAMME.

Llandudno's welcome to the

tain and Ireland, an association of Itotary International for Great Bri- some 360 rotary clubs which was to bring about 2,000 visitors to the town recently, was expressed in a foreword to the programme by the chairman of the Council (Mr. George A. Jones) recognising the world influence of rotary in service and understanding and goodwill among the nations.

THE GAME OF

GAMES.

The charm of Miniature Golf in that it offers both young and old an equal chance of Success and

amusement,

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will pay for your afternoon tea nf Lane Crawford's.

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Points of Appeal

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OPTICIANS.

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63, Queen's Road Central.

BOOKS for All

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SWATOW DRAWNWORK.

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SHOES.

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OUR

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STRANGE INSURANCE ROUND THE CINEMAS this picture, including a trip to

RISKS.

Man and His Nagging Wife.

BROKER'S EXPERIENCES.

NEW RECORD AT KING'S THEATRE.

"JUST IMAGINE."

Few people watched more After creating a first day box The beggara of Wuhu, says an anxiously the vagaries of the office record at the King's Theatre, poorest seasons since the coming of end than those insurance brokers the first day of the run of Harold exchange, are having one of the weather during the Easter week- the takings being even more than

the white man to China. The tour who are prepared to underwrite the Lloyd's picture, Fox's farcical ex- lat crop isn't what it was a year ago weather risks of holiday-makers, travaganza "Just Imagine," featur- and the mendicant clans is begin says the London Morning Post in ning to feel the pinch along with mail week. This business has in the curio merchant.

creased considerably of late years, and not only individual holiday. makers, but large groups of board ing-house proprietors and amuse- ment organisations are increasing ly aafeguarding themselves from loss consequent on bad weather.

bears

Situated 60 miles above Nanking on the Yangtze River, Wuhu is famous in the commercial world for its silks and teas. It also "This will be the first Welsh can claim to distinction because of its ference" he said, "of the association beggars, picturesque, ingenious peo- and a number of Continental and ple who prey on the sympathies of American visitors are expected. foreign travellers. for their livell at night there civic and hood. presidential receptions, and the con ference opens to-morrow at the pier pavilion, where, following the pre- sidential address of Mr. Wilfrid

were

The majority of river passenger boste bound from Shanghai to Han- kow and other ports in the western interior of China stop at Wuhu to

"It not generally known," an insurance broker told a representa tive of the Morning Post "that

ing El Brendel, again drew big "houses" yesterday, and every one who saw it were agreed that it was excellent entertainment and an un- failing dispeller of the blues.

The idea of depicting the warld in 1980 was a great ono and it was developed in all its possibilities in (Contiqued in Next Colmun.)

Mars in a rocket 'plano, trafle problems in the air, every one driving a 'plane instead of a mater

tor.

El Brendel, who must have died. in 1930 at the age of 30 or there. about, was brought back to life 50 years later (still 30). He was not unduly alarmed by the change and took every thing philosophically. even when his 50-year-old son an- nounced himself.

THE DESERT SONG.”

A welcome change in the talking picture, "The Desert Song," in which John Boles and Carlotta King

are the featured players, is being screened at the Star Theatre to-day and. to-morrow.

CLEVER GANG UNEARTHED.

Colonel's Losses in Rome.

CONFIDENCE TRICK.

The Italian police believe that they have unearthed an interna- tional gang of swindlers who have been working the confidence trick on a large scale in Rome. One of the men under arrest, an American named Leon Davidson, has hanged

himself in his cell.

Last December Lieutenant- Colonel B. B. Paymaster, late of the Indian Army Medical Corps, The film, which deals with the met in Rome during a char-a-banc activities

tour of the city an American cltl- of the Red Shadow

zen who appeared to be also a (enacted by Boles), who as the leader of the Riffs, avenges the in- i identified with a man long resident tourist, This American has been justices executed by the Government

In French Morocco. Johnny Arthur, in Rome and the owner of a con- in the role of a reporter, and Louise spicuous villa.

After a short acquaintanceship, Fazenda create an atmosphere of

a

Colonel

fun, whilst romance is also in and it is alleged with the usual third evidence. Many operatic numbers; "casual" appearance of

friend, "Independent" are sung well by John Boles and tho

Carlotta King. the outstanding Paymaster was persuaded to invest £7,000 in American stock. Colonel aartinde, and John Millen are also Paymaster hastened to London for one being "One Alone." Edward

the money and returned with the in the cast.

cash, mostly in thousand pound notes.

quite often insurance against bad, England. They wanted to insure weather is often offset by similar la. against their favourite team reach surance against fine weather. Many ing the Cup Final to be played at a broker who has given cover Wembley, so that if the 'risks' came

moment a boat drops anchor, hun-against continued dry weather. underwriter sufficient money. to dreds of ragamuffing floating in Farmers whose crops have needed bring them to London and provide tubs and barrels swarm around the rain and even private owners of good seats at Wembley Stadium. aides, picking scraps of food thrown gardens who have speat consider "A wealthy wine merchant of my away by the cooks and begging for able sume од plants and fear acquaintance, who has a reputation tips.

drought have taken out policies for being over prudent, regularly lately.

takes out policies each year insur- "While the field of insurance is ing against Prohibition in this spreading year by year one does not country during the ensuing twelve encounter so many strange applica- months, tions for cover. I know of few

Costs in Lawsuits.

said he had heard the machine loop" Andrews (Sittingbourne), there will discharge cargo and mail. The against, rain has also given policles] off they would receive from Ing the loop and then the engine was missing badly. He saw the aero be a speech on "Disarmament" by plane start the final loop but it fail the Earl of Lytton. The resolution ed to regain position and crashed, to be moved on this subject views just missing St. Patrick's Church.

"with profound disquiet the main Ronald William Fox, a ground tenance of armaments as an ulti engineer, said the 'plane was in par mate threat to the peace of the fect order when it started. He world," and welcomes the work of Their descent on a passing ship watched is flight and a few seconds before it crashed it rolled on its back and remained on its back six

or seven seconds. It then stalled,

There had been three loops, a roll and then half a roll, Most of the "atunting" had been done over Croydon aerodrome.

Captain Smith was piloting the machine, and both airmen had strapped themselves in. The plane nose-dived from a thousand feet. Looping the loop did not affect the mechanism of an aeroplane.

Dr. A. Z. Cressy sald that in both cases death must have stantaneous. -

In Case of Twins.

"TRADER HORN."

The money was handed over, and the subsequent appearance of the Wild animals in the African

£1,000 notes in circulation led to jungles recorded their own voices police investigation. Colonel Pay- for a talking picture during the master complained that he had re- course of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer'a ceived none of the promised stock "Trader Horn" expedition.

shouts and screams of the Jungla

Remo and conveyed to Regina Coell prison in Rome. In the early hours of the morning it was die- covered that he had hanged him- self from the prison bars of his cell window by kaotting his under- clothing into a rope.

Jenny Lind's life, which will be

the Preparatory Commission on is one of the rare sights that China Disarmament. Professor C. Delisle holds for the visitor. Barrels and Burns will speak on "The possibill tuba come whirling over the water ties of international loyalty and at a rapid rate, propelled by expert control.

hands and all anxious to be first to unusual risks insured recently. "Among other policies which "At a women'e sectional meeting reach the ship. Sometimes there There was a man recently who want might strike the ordinary member

It was found feasible by animal from his American friends, and in the afternoon Mrs. George are spills and frantic mendicants

ed to insure against St. Paul's of the public as a little curious, but photograph hunters to set flash-after a chase round Europe the

alleged swindlers were captured. Cadbury will speak on "What do we go tumbling out of their unique Cathedral falling.

What his pur which are quite common, are policies light traps which automatically

Davidson was arrested at San mean by service?" Discussion will craft into the water, to be fished pose was I do not know. He was to cover costs in case of failure in a took action pictures when the be opened by Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, out by comrades.

given a policy against this danger lawsuit; policies held by dress beasts step upon release springs president of the National Union of Time was when the Wuhu beg-

manufacturers who have laid down during nightly prowls.

W. S. Van Dyke, the director Soroptimist Clubs. A dinner will gare reaped heavy harveste when at, I think, 6d. per £1,000.

expensive plant and fear that a be given to overseas guests.

ever a passenger steamer passed the

"Insurance against twins is a change in feminine fashions may and his staff arranged sound "The Vocational Croups will meet city. For the past year, however, fairly common practice, of course, ruin them; chemists, in view of the recording devices in the same man later. The activities of these tourist travel on the Yangtezo has and polices nowadays usually pro- danger of mistakes in mixing pre-ner in an attempt to obtain the been, in groups ilustrate a practical side of dwindled away because of the vigor vide for Two or more children at scriptions: beneficiaries under water beasts as described is Horn's nar-

Rotary which has made much pro- dus activities of bandita and com»

one birth,' for there was a case once against being disinherited by later As "an old resident," he protested gress in the examination of indus munists beyond Hankow and the in which the underwriter, having wills; owners of growing crops: rative.

The experiments. met with going hungry granted cover against twins, refused against hall; tradesmen, enjoying against low flying, which was a trial and commercial; problema and beggars are

Not only did great annoyance to local people and question mat with by members in result.

to pay when confronted with monopolies in certain especially to patients at the hospital. their occupations. There is.

triplets. A short time ago I was tricts against competition; play the company secure recordings of Franklin directed, tells

and aulmals in their natural activities, Blajor Cooper, of the Air educational section which invites Its

asked by a man whose wife had wrights, theatre-owners Ministry, promised to bring the members to consider the status of of directors. It reads:

given birth to two daughters to publishers against fallure of plays but also obtained the sounds and matter to the attention of the education in this country, and aske authorities.

whether education is sufficiently of Rotary clubs associating them daughter.

"That in view of the desirability insure against a third child being a or books; and big firms taking con- cries of animals in vicious battles

He got his policy at 50 tracts from new customers whoss vocational. ⠀⠀

bona fides have not yet been tested. selves more prominently with na- spinean per cent. "Later, the conference will be ad- tionally representative organisations Many insurance policies have of "There are many strange policies dressed by Sir Ernest Bonn on "The whose activities are closely allied to late been taken out covering the In the Insurance world, but few possibilities of effective co-opera- and implement any of the alms and lives of members of the Royal stranger than that sought by a man tion between capital and labour objects if Rotary, this con- Family. They are usually held by whose nagging wife had left him and Mr. Clough Willams-Ellis is ference is of the opinion leaseholders of property, the leases in a fit of temper, and who sought announced to speak on "The that the resolution of || of which are: terminabk on the cover against the risk of her return. Economies of industrial esthetics" Rotary International prohibiting a death of the landowner. He probably found someone to "One of the most important reso- rotary club from joining any other "An interesting risk I was offer underwrite the risk, for there are lations to be submitted to the son organisation in a corporate capacityed this year came from a group of very few contingencies against ference is in the name of the board should be rescinded."

football enthusiasts in the North of which one cannot Insure."

Lawrerce Winfield of the Guild of Pilots, said Captain Smith was a member of the Guard, which was againat low flying "stunting."

The Coroner: We have evidence that "etting" was going on, and at not a great height. -

The Coroner added that he hoped the Guild of Pliobs would do all they could to prevent plists, flying low

"stunting."

or.

AD

dismarkable success.

"A LADY'S MORALS.”

shown on Thursday in the Queen's re-Theatre..

The new picture, which Sidney the romance of the career and love affair of the singer and her debut in New York under P. T. Barnum's management. Miss Moore sings songs ranging from grand opera to Carrie Jacobs Bond's "Lovely

Graco Moore, opers and screen Hour." star, will always carry an interest- Reginald Denny plays the prin ing memento of her first talking cipal male role and Wallace Beery picture. It is a ring ance owned appears as P. T. Barnum... Jobyna by Jenny Lind, the famous Swedish Howland, Gus Shy, Gilbert Emery. singer. It was presented to Miss George Marion, Paul Percasi, Moore when she started working in Giovanni Martino, Bodil Eosing, "A Lady's Morals," her first Metro Mavis Villiers, and others of note Goldwyn-Mayer picture, based ́en are in the cast.