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rink matches is an improvement on After hearing the evidence of the former method of one game de-Dr. A. V. Greaves, Medical Oficer ciding the issue; but lawn bowiera of Victoria Gaol, Mr. Fraser yea who know the sport at least and torday afternoon decided that s their numerous supporters will not would not be justlied in revising rest content until three-rink his sentence on a young Chinese, matches are made possible.

From Other Pens.

named Yeùng Kai-sheuk, who was convicted on September 20 and sen- tenced to six months' hard labour for disorderly conduct.

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RIVALRY IN ARMS;

Primary Cause of World's Distress.

POPE'S VIEWS.

Vatican City, October 3. Pope Pius, in an apostle letter to the priests of the world to-day. elted "the frenzied race for armn- Three Chinese youths, charged mente" as the primary cause of the Tails I Lose.

with inflicting grievous bodily world's distress and advocated a According to "Nature," the Lon-harm on a Jajanise, Tanawa Sohi, | "grugade of charity and succor” for' don sparrows have now got their and with disorderly conduct, were | the world's unemployed, talla permanently down. There is again brought before Mr. Fraser åt. The Pontiff wrote that the finan- a little lender-note which begina the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. cial crisis is "a new plague which with the information: "Since the The Magistrate decided there was menaces humanity." He said that war a very peculiar form of de- no evidence on the charge of assault, the priests everywhere must givo generacy has been observable in All three defendants were convicted all they can to relievo those in need Landon sparrows-the breakage of on the charge of diuarderly conduct and that if they need more, they the tail feathers some time after the and fined $250 or three months' must get it from their superiors. moult....so that at first sight hard labour, the sentences to com-

The Pontiff said that the strick-

en people of the world ask for the privilege of earning, their bread,. but that many are unable to do so in these days of hatred and Im- plnenble war."

He attributes the world's misery to the rivalry of the peoples" and

the bird looks as though it had had menze as pon October 1. the quills pulled out, but on close Inspection stumps are to be seen, and in some cases the breakage is Two school boys from Canton, in the middle, of the tail."

Tse Po-shu (18) and Chung Tse- Evidently the London sparrow is hung (16), were brought before rapidly becoming a relative of the Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magis Manx cnt-it is losing its tail, per tracy yesterday afternoon on

to "enormous expenditures from hups as a long-delayed punishment charges of having been in posses public wealth." He characterized for the murderous assault on Cock sion of inflammatory literature on the desire to be superior in arma- Robin mentioned in the nursery September 30 at the Kowloon Rail-ments one of the most important rhyme. We have always felt that way Station, also with having im factors in this "extraordinary it was the kind of thing that a ported Chincse pamphlete without criais," and assorted that there Cockney would

do-Manchester the permission of the S.C.A. His Guardian

Worshp bound over both defendants in the sum of $200, and ordered them to come up again for judg-

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of the casinos are less.

ment in 12 months.

were three contributing agencies to relief, "prayer, preaching and the Press," all of which may spread the gospel of a crusade to aid the

Innocent.

The Casino Slump,`·

Gambling in the

Continental casinos is not this season what it!

He added: "Winter comes with

WHA.

suffering and privation among the Some of the old tigers—and

This, from "Topicist" in the poor and infants. Every day tho tigressare still there, but the economic duress has clipped their Singapore Free Press, can be applague of unemployment, already

Iplied with equal truth claws. Play is low and the pro Kong: "Among the various public

to Hong grave, will become worse,"

The Pontiff views the situation Desperate times demand desper-works to be undertaken during the with trepidation and appeals to all. coming year is a new convict pri- of those with faith and Christian son The Topiciat would have love to join the crusade le pro English

thought that in these hard times poses. He wrote that aid given She is when equality of sacrifice is the now will help the soul as well as For years order of the day the Government's the body and "extinguish the flames a certain guests might endure whatever dis of destruction and evil thought comforta there may be in their pie which often drive the poor to sin sent quarters until the financial and hate." stringency is lors acute!

gether.

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green

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ale remedies. Hence this tale.

There is a wealthy slightest loophole for ambiguity. widow who lives abroad. British Hong Kong residents can-an inveterate gambler.

she has been a godsend to Hong Kong. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1931.not be other than British Hong Continental casino,

Kong residents. Thero should be| Suddenly she was seen no more no need to qualify the first of at the tables. She had become

Increase in Unemplorment. Passports for Shanghai. Mr. Shenton's queries by sug-"mystic," and the hours which ehe

had formerly spent by the

Rame, Uctober 2. gesting a continuance of the pracs cloth were now devoted to investiga

Admitting that unemployment in" In a laudable effort to clear tice of calling upon British Hong tions of the future.

Two gutter hoardings, alleged to Italy is certain to increase during away the fog of doubt in regard Kong residents to have their

have been left by P.W.D. coolies the coming winter, the grand The casino manager was in de-

Then he pulled himself toment of the new Silk Store op declared the remedy to be concreto on top of one another on the pave council of the Fascist party to-day, to vised passports for Shang-passports vised either by the pair. hai, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Chinese in Shanghai or in Hong clairvoyante.

He saw the widow's pet posite the King's Theatre in Pedder plan of disarmament and the ap His eloquence was Street; a European's tread; a sud-plication of moasures to deal with Shenton has given notice of a Kong, Nor should there be any gilded, and at their next meeting den full; bruised knee and the problem of war debts and re- number of questions for the occasion to provide: Chinese offi-the clairvoyante informed her wrists; nearly a pair of spectaclesparations.-Associated Press. meeting of the Legislative Coun- cialdom in Shanghai with the be- client that grave danger threatened smashed with, perhaps, permanent her if ever she was left alone beeye injury; a white suit spoiled eil on Thursday. He will ask-lated but very plausible and tween the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 with dirt;

and a huge crowd of Is Government aware that convenient "explanation" that ita.m.

curious onlooke: 8. This scens British subjects proceeding interprets a British Hong Kong

To avoid this sinister solitude the was enacted at 12.55 p.m. yesterday.

One of Mr. Edgar Wallace's ad- from Hong Kong to Shang-resident as one born in Hong for the duration of the danger called down the

widow has returned to the tabks The proprietor of the Silk Store mirers who was absent from the hai are called upon 'to have Kong. The agreement is being hours.-Londoner.

wrath of heaven first performance of the revival of on the P.W.D. coolics and urged the The Ringer" at the Lyceum was their passports vised on en- broken daily, The Hong Kong

vietim (a Sent who nearly lost two | Mr. Montagu. Norman, the Governor really good silver dollars that roll-of the Bank of England, then en ed forth from his pocket. which route to Canada for a great rest

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MR. NORMAN'S "MYSTERIES."

Mr. Norman is himself something

tering Shanghai, and that Government is entitled to. know The Blue Lobster. considerable inconvenience is why it has been and is being Sir Reginald once showed mo caused to them thereby? broken. There are "scraps of live lobster which was bright blue. he recovered before his equilleure.

1 do not know where it came from, brium) to "print it in the paper." In the event of this practice paper" aplenty without adding hit there was no fake about it.

And so it is thus printed!

of an enigmin to the ordinary man being insisted upon will to them in regard to the amicable The late Mr. Kenneth Foster, "the

in the street. His movements are Government provide facili-relations between the Chinese Squire of Exton," and formerly

most usually wrapped in mystery to a degree that would in no way dis- ties for British subjects ob-and the Hong Kong Governments.. for Coventry, caught a blue

lobster at Folkestone some

credit the most enthralling of Mr. taining a Chinese vise in | www

The wedding took place in St. Wallace's fictitious character. Can ago and sent it, I believe, to the Peter's Church yesterday of Maud it be, that Mr. Norman has not Hong Kong”

Blaunch Mallet, daughter of Mr. feared to pick up a tip or two from But that was a dim greyish blue,} Sir Reginald's lobster was the. J. Mallet, of Jersey, Channel Mr. Wallace? His is, at least, one

Islands, and George William Harri-of his most ardent readers.. colour of the Air Mail pillar-

Is any distinction made be- tween Hong Kong born Bri-

Mail Commentary.

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yours

Personal Pars.

and picture hat to match. She

Last night Mr. M. A. Cooper, B.

To-day's Thought.

Ten Years Ago.

From the "China Mall" of

October 13, 1921.1

tish subjects and other Bri-Interport Lawn Bowls,

The ceremony was perform. The Governor of the Bank seldom tish subjects?

Hong Kong has gained the vie-boxes, with its blue as vivid as the fun.

red of its

boiled brethren.Loned by the Rev. N. L. Watkins. The fails to get through a number of tery in the first of the interport

bride, who was given away by her detective stories, each week. One, An article on the subject ap- lawn bowls

doner. matches against

brother, Mr. E A. Mallet, wore an and sometimes oven two, a day 18 peared in a, Shanghai. contem- Shanghai on the Colony's soil and

ensemble of blue printed georgette his normal, ration. porary recently, but contained is to be congratulated accordingly. Few Words,

It has been reported by carried a bouquet of pink gladiol. nothing beyond what was known Whilst a win was secured by nine

shots, both teams shared indivl-investigators that most Eng. Mrs. H. Hall, matron of honour, locally on the lines of Mr. Shen-dual honours, Cullen being the fish people exist on very wore a dress of brown and yellow ton's questions. A kind of mainspring of Hong Kong, and jew words. Some classes, in- with hat to match. Mr. Ralph

Medina being brilliant for the deed, keep in working order only Dormer was "best" man."

A recep-

Nothing arouses resentment like "gentlemen's agreement", WAS

visitors. This is all to the good.one adjective..

This poor equip-tion was held at Lane, Crawford's compulsion. made nearly half a year ago be it will create no less interest in ment is often compared unfavour- Restaurant. tween the Nanking Government! the second encounter, on the Taikoo ably with that of the American. and the Hong Kong Government R.C. green to-morrow when the He, by nature and inclination fluènt,

Shanghai rink wifi bo pitted is honoured as a man of many Com., delivered his presidential wherein it was definitely declared against an entirely different Hong words, both in his own language and address to the Law and Commerce that "British Hong Kong, resi-Kong four. But lawn bowls can-ours.

Society of the University of Hong dents require no vise.” As cernot ever be elevated to the status Now a shattering contradiction Kong, taking as his subject the tain British Hong Kong residents of cricket, Association football, comes from New York. Records development of economic thought on know to their cost on arrival in and Rugby football so far as con- and calculations have been mada, the quantitative aspect of popula-To-day's dollar Js worth 2/11- cerns Interport matches until such and it has been found that, the tlon. He dealt interestingly with Shanghai that agreement is not time as three rinks can come from average American conducts his con- the theory of diminishing returns being observed, but not a word Shanghai or go to Shanghai from verention with a paltry capital of and the Malthus theory on the prin

the Colony. Thore can bo no such about 737 words.

ciple of population. has emanated either.. from the

thing as "representation" in the Chinese Government or the Hong real sense of the word by the pre-gation does not satisfy me. It But the principle of the Investi-i Kong Government officials. It sent system of only four players was confined to telephone converen- appears as if the passport travelling so far to contend for In-ons. Three experts were act to terport, honours against another sten to what was going over the authorities in Shanghai have four. A writer in our Sunday con-wires and found that of 80,000 garments, ladios' 'dreases and hats Kember, daughter of Mrs. Kember, acted upon their own initiativo, temporary recently calculated that probably unknown to the Nan- the local Association had no fow words used only 8 per cent. were will be auctioned by Lammert

different.

But which of us would Brothers on Thursday at 11 am. er than 220 lawn bowlers to choose king Government, and that,

from; surely twelve or fourteen are for his vocabulary to be, es- therefore, it has not been pos-out of these could be relied upon clephone?-H.C.B. in the Daily limated by what he says to the sible for the latter to communi- to make the journey to Shanghal

Telegraph. In similar fashion cate a formal statement to the next year!

Shanghai has probably many more Hong Kong Government. In any than 220 players, of whom at least event the position is very una dozen would gladly travel to this satisfactory. The agreement of Colony for the honour of endon-

News in Brief.

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vouring to uphold Shanghai's raThe lowest open air temperature six months ago cannot be held to putation in the ancient game of yesterday was 65 degrees.

The

be in suspense, The wording lawn bowlst. It is conceded that humidity was 48 at 10 am, and 45 fs quite clear, affording not the the existing system of three one- at 4 pm.

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Mr. John Roskruge Wood, son" of the later. Rev. J. R. Wood and Mrs." Wood of Upper Holloway, London, who has for the past year been act- Ing as Fatone Judge, was married at St. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon to Miss Gladys Frances of Redford Park, London, and the

late Mr. Harold Kember.

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