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HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1931.

WAS ÏT A LARK?

Three Night Birds 'in a Sampan.

ONE, PLUMELESS.

Laure-Sergeant Roberts, of the Water Police, this morning charg ed the mistress of a passenger boat, before Comdr. J. B. Newill, in the Marine Court, with convey- Ing women in the harbour for a certain purpose. She pleaded "not guilty."

The Sergeant said that at about 14.30 am, yesterday, he was patrol

ng the harbour in a Police launch when he saw the accused's sampan heading in a south-wester ly direction. toward the s.8. Tai Ping which was lying at the A4 buoy

A seaman on the Police launch hailed the sampan and it came alongside the launch." Witness boarded the sampan and found three girls on board, whereupon he arrested the accused.

The accused's story was that her sampan was passing a ship when it was hailed by the three girls who engaged the boat to take them ashore, The sampan was proceeding to shore and not to a Iship when it was stopped by the Pollee launch.. She had no means of ascertaining the girls" "profes- sion" when she accepted them as Į passengers.

Sergeant Roberts said that two of the girls were sitting in the sleeping compartment of the sam- pan and the third he found under the deck boarils. This girl was. {not clothed.

GANDHI ARRIVES IN POLICE RESERVE.

-ENGLAND. Huge Crowd at Folkestone.

PRESS COMMENT.

Folkestone, Saturday. Mahatma Gandhi arrived here at 2 p.m. to-day. Though it was raining heavily, the Vicinity of the harbour was thronged with specta- tors. The crush was so great that police precautions were necessary, and entrance to the station was allowed only on production of a special permit.-Reuter.

Indian Delegates.

Orders for the Current

Week.

RIOT DRILL.

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector-General of Police, are as under:

Aquatic Sports. Members of the Police Reserve are reminded that the 10th. Annual Aquatic Sports of the Police and Prison Departments will be held at the V.R.C. on Saturday, September 19, 1981, commencing at 2.30 p.m. All Police Reservista and their families are cordially invited to attend.

Training Course-Part II.

bers of

Rugby, Saturday. The weekly classes for Police Seven more of the Indian Reservists at the Chinese Com- delegates to the Round Table pany's Headquarters, 17, Queen's Conference are expected to Road Central will be held as usual arrive in London to-day, in- to-morrow at 6:30 p.m. All mem- eluding the representative of the

the Chinese and of the Indian National Congress, Mahatma Fiving Squad who have not passed Gandhi. Others arriving include Part II of Training Course shoutù Pandit. Malaviya, Mra. Naidu attend. (the Indian poetess), the Nawab of

Indian Company. Bhopal (Chancellor of the Chamber Training Course-Part II-The of Provinces), the Rajah of Korea, weekly classes for members of the Sir Prabashandar Pattani and Indian Company who have not pass- Maulana Shaukat Ali (brothered Part II of Training Course of Maulana Muhammad Ali should attend at the Chinese Com- whose death occurred in pany's Headquarters, at 17, Queen's London during the previous Road Central on Thursday, Septem- session of the Round Table Confer- ber 17, at 5.30 p.m. ence). In addition to these dele- gates, nearly thirty others are al- ready in London..

There will be a meeting of the Federal Structure Committee Monday.

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Gandhi's Opportunity. The accused said that she did. Referring to the arrival of not, see the girl go below.

Mahatma Gandhi the Times 'anys;

As the accused had been pre-"The inclusion, for the first time, viously convicted for similar of a Congress leader robs critics of offence, his Worship imposed a the Round Table Conference of

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fine of $50 and issued a warning their chief complaint that the to the accused about losing her strongest section of Indian politi- licence.

clans had stood aloof. The discus- slons will be incomparably more re- presentative than heretofore, and Gandhi's presence in England, if he will use it to the best advantage of his country, should greatly facilitate a mutual understanding of Indian aspirations and Bitish responsibilities."

THEFT OF $8..

Chinese Girl Bound Over.

NO SALARY,

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Sharpshooters Company,

Riot Drill-Rict Drill. will be carried out on Kennedy Road on Wednesday, September 16, at 5.30 Members will fall in 'outside Queen's Pier at 5.20 p.m. sharp with revolvers, belts, and trun- cheons. Uniform optional.

(Sgd.) D. L. KING, D.S.P. (R.)

A LIVELY REFORMER New Ideas on Britain's

Way to Triumph.

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In "If I Had Fifty Milions" (Simpkin, Marshall, 2s. 6d.) Colonel Beckles Willson has written vigorous and imaginative little book on the economic and industrial ills of Britain.

His conclusions are mainly those to which most other observers have beating about

come-that we are

the job and utilising our still vast resources and assets for all that. they are worth,

The author takes the view that what England is suffering from is not so much unemployment us what he calls misemployment. He denies that Britain must depend upon for-

'Not A Plenipotentiary from India.

The Times emphasises, however, Luk Wai-fung, a Chinese girl, employed by a woman, pleaded i that "Gandhi is in no aerse the hush instead of getting on with "guilty" at the Kowloon Magistracy Plenipotentiary from India. He has this morning to stealing $8 in failed to bring with him any aolu- money and clothing from her

tion of the profound communal ployer, on September 5.

controversy, which is one of the It was stated that the girl re- most obstinate barriers to the In- comes, in ceived no money for her services. dion settlement. He After the theft she went to Canton, fact, as a representative, not of but her mother refused to let her India as a whole, but of a powerful stay at home, so she had to return and widely extended political organ-eign trade for her living, and de- isation. not easily controlled by any leader, but, for the moment, oving deep allegiance to himself. And, he comes to take his share in the practical discussion which as a ready made considerable progress, and not to reopen the problem afresh.-British Wireless Service.

to her employment.

Mr. Fraser said he would bind over, and would see her in

her Chambers before the commence- ment of the afternoon's sitting.

RETURNED BANISHEES,

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clares, for instance, that the raising of foodstuffs alone would absorb a large part of our idle manpower— foodstuffs, that is, in place of what we impart.

Then he would train all idle young women for housework, and thus solve the question of unem- ployed women. He is, perhaps, unduly optimistic in his belief that these women would be persuaded to undergo this training.

He wants a National Fish Trust, which would increase several-fold the consumption of fish; also or- ganised masa distribution to cheapen the cost of living.

Li Yau, a returned banishee, who has an exceptionally bad record,

INCLUDING WHITE. was sent to jail for 12 months with Just now, in Paria, white is well hard labour at the Kowloon Police liked and much worn. Yet in Lon- Court this morning for returning don it is still considered an extra- before the expiry of the order. His vagance, and one" "sees all-white record included four previous af- toilettes in the evening only. For tempts to reside in the Colony. the day, white is mixed with vivid Nine months' hard labour was colour in plaid and striped Imposed on Man Man for a similar materials. Or, in patterns, it goes offence; after being, banished for with what are known DA fruit Colonel Willson tilte gaily at all 10 years in 1930......

shades. Bright Summer effects in sorts, of wind-mills, which fall be- cotton materials are carried out fore his optimism. But even those todeng jep vaxe]£ 40 zouzskog suwith plain white dresses and check who disagree with him will find of Kappacije "vyuokrava “rrenys seed jackets. Brown, black and white his enthusiasm and unconvention-

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