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CHINESE NEW YEAR.
Police Regulations About Firewords
PERMITS.
In view of the approaching Chinese New Year, it is hereby notified by His Excellency the Governor that, permission is given for Fireworks to be fired as follows:-
A. Within those portions of the City of Victoria and the Kowloon Peninsula bounded by the following limits:-
China Mail
ESTABLISHED 1845.
No. 28,000 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1932.
IN GRIP FRENCH STATESMAN
OF FLU
OUTBREAK IN
LONDON,
SEVERE
HOSPITALS FULL OF PATIENTS.
(Reuter's Special Service.)
London, Yesterday.
An epidemic of influenza is taxing many London hospitals' North
A-(1) Queen's Road East, capacity, especially in from Royal Naval Hospital en- London, where the outbreak la trance to Kennedy Road, by Ken- particularly severe. nedy Rond to a line running Fifty patients to-day' were ad- through Hing Wan Street, down mitted Into the North Middlesex Stone Nullah Lane to Wanchai,Hospital, where there are
now
Rond and Tai Wo Street to Glou- 950 patients. Only serious cases cester Road, along Gloucester are being admitted. Many of the Road to Stewart Road and Bur-nursing staff are ill with either. rows Street and by Bur- influenza or pneumonia,
rows Street to the Gas Works, Wanchai Road. Wanchai Mar
ket and both sides of the streets
ure included in these limits.
(2). Kowloon Peninsula. All the area south of Austin Road.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL J.P.
Notice is given that the term of office of the Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock, Kt., K.C., representative of His Majesty's
On Saturday, the 6th Feb- Justices of the Peace upon the ruary, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Legislative Council, expires on and on Sunday, the 7th February, January 16, 1932.
TO RETIRE.
On Grounds of Il-Health.
M. BRIAND.
Paris, Yesterday. M. Briand has resigned from office as Minister of Foreign
"M. Briand,
"The Apostle of Peace."
Affairs, owing to ill-health.
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.1 In the event of more than one Reuter.
to 6 p.m. On Saturday, the 13th nomination being received for February, from 6 a.m.. to 8 a.m. the vacant office, a meeting of
A BIG OUTCRY
THE LICENSING
}:
REPORT.
IRRITATION
REPORT MAY BE PIGEONHOLED,
(Reuter's Special Service.)
* London, Yasterday. The report of the Royal Commis- sion on Licensing has aroused hoa- [tllity la. unexpected quarters. Even Mr. J. R. Clynes, who, as Home Secretary, advised the ap- pointment of the Commission, con- demns the report on the ground of additional restriction in connec tion with the hour of closing and sale of spirits. Ten p., he says. is far too early, especially in the Summer.. That is just the time when millions of people twich to have a drink. It will be the cause lof great irritation. He adds "it is not in the interests of true tem- perance.
Sir Herbert Nield, Chairman of the Governing Body of the Asso- ciation of Conservation Clubs said: "The clubs already have enough restrictions. A man shopld be al- lowed to judge for himself (whe ther he should drink or not.”
LABOUR Political quarters expect the re-
port to be pigeonholed and forgot
MEMBER DEAD.
B. Within those portions of the Justices, other than Govern- PROMINENT the City of Victoria not com- ment Officials will be held at the prised in the limits set out in A. Supreme Court on Saturday, (1), and within that part of the January 16, 1932, from 12 noon Kowloon Peninsula (the portion to 1 pm. for the purpose of elect- indicated in A. (2) excepted) ing a representative of the Jus- which lies within a line and in- tices upon the Legislative Coun- cluding Nathan Road from its cil.
junction with Austin Road to Every candidate, raust be nom- Prince Edward Road, thence, inated in writing by one Justice Prince Edward Road on the rail- and seconded, by another, and way line, thence, the railway line the nomination delivered to the to the tunnel face at Kowloon Police Magistrate, not later than Tong, thence, to the northern Thursday, January 14, 1932. end of Waterloo Royd, thence,
Albert Eric
Ex-President of the
Board of Trade. ©
WILLIAM GRAHAM.
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ten.
BRITISH BANKS SATISFACTORY YEAR.
Shares Continue
Strong.
DIVIDENDS.
Rugby, Yesterday.
In spite of the difficult pro- blems presented by the past year, | Lloyds, Barclays, National Pro
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing... rate' of the dollar on demand,” to-day was 1/5:1/16 A:
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
JUST ARRIVED I
DUNLOP 1932 TENNIS BALLS
{PRESSURE PACKED)
NOW OBTAINABLE FROM"-ALL STORES.
GENERAL DAWES TO U.S.'S PRECIPITATE
RESIGN.
Ambassadorship in
London.
RETURN TO BUSINESS.
Washington, Yesterday. General Dawes has announced his intention of resigning the
ACTION?
BRITAIN AND FRANCE NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT
PLAYING
A LONE HAND
JAPAN'S GUARANTEE OF AN "OPEN DOOR” POLICY RECALLED
It seems, from comments in authoritative circles in Britain and France, that the United States Government has acted precipitately in sending to the Chinese and Japanese Government Notes concerning the Manchurian crisis. She ap- pears to have acted on her own responsibility, and may find she has a lone hand to play,
The Notes, copies of which have been provided to the Powers most concerned, are now receiving the attention of British and French statesmen. No official pronouncements have yet been made con- cerning the Notes, but it is felt in authoritative circles that neither Britain nor France will be able to adopt the attitude outlined by the United States.
Meaty" and Kellogg Pact, it is
London, Yesterday,
Authoritative statements made stated in London that the Ameri- U.S. Ambassadorship in London, neither France nor Britain are send the notes was communicat in London and Paris show that can Government's proposal to
after serving at the Disarma- prepared to adopt the United ed to Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ment Conference.
States attitude to Manchuria Ambassador at Washington, few He is said to be returning to as revealed by the notes that days ago, and a copy was sent Chicago to resume his banking Government has addressed to to him at the time of its despatch. business. Reuter's American the Governments of China and It is understood that similar Service
Japankarta Lertion web synken, with other Bath statements stress the Washington representatives of fact that the United States is countries, which are THE SITUATION IN not a member of the League of the Nine Power Treaty
INDIA.
Another Congress President Arrested..
BOMBAY INCIDENT.
| Nations, and, therefore, in a It is recalled that at the recent
different position. refore, League Council meetings on the
The British statement recalls Manchurian situation, -⠀ the that Japan favours an "open Japanese delegate gave a definite door" policy for Manchuria; assurance to the League that while the French statement is Tapon would observe the princi- to the effect that France's ple of “open door" to which the moderating influence will be - American "note calls attention. exercised chiefly through Geneva, As no member of the League, -Reuter..
the United States is in a some- what different position from
...
Rugby, Yesterday.
(Renter's Special Service.)
In regard to the note which other interested Powers. Bombay, Yesterday. the United States' Government The question is receiving the India" continues to make has sent to the Japanese and consideration of the British For- drastic moves under the emer- Chinese. Governments, with reign Secretary, and the French
of the "Nine-Power tish Wireless Service,
London, Yesterday, The death occurred to-day of Waterloo Road to Prince Edward CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY. seriously ill, during the past fort- William Graham, who had been Rond, thence, Prince Edward] Road to Argyle Street, thence, Following is a list of Masters, night, with double pneumonia.- Argyle Street to Waterloo Road, Mates, and Engineers, who have Reuter. thence, Waterloo Road to the passed their Examinations and The Right Hon. William Graham, vincial and Westminster Banks railway line, thence, the railway obtained Certificates of Compe- p.C., was born at Peebles, on July-four members of the "Big line to Catham Road, thence, due tency, issued under the provi- 29, 1887. He was educated at Five" in, British Banking who south to the south sea phore, sions of Her Majesty's Order in thence, the sea shore or sea wall Council of December 31, 1883, for Peebles Public School and George have so far announced the 1981 to the Star Ferry Pier; and Jor- the year ending December 31, Herriot's School, Edinburgh, later results show highly satisfac
going to the Edinburgh University. tory statements. dan Road, west of the district 1931.
In 1908. he took a Junior Clerkship specified above.
'1st Class Engineer, S.S. From 4 p.m. on Saturday, the
in the War Office. He again en- Lloyds results were made gency ordinances, especially as ference to recent events in Man-Ambassador, M. Fleurian, has 6th February, till 4 p.m. on Mon- Edward Ellison.
James Gall Murray, Eric Sweet, tored Edinburgh University in known to-day, and the total divi. regards speech-making under the churia, calling attention to the called to see him about it.—Bri- day, the 8th February, and on Bergner, Alfred Henry, John 1911 and graduated as MA. In dend on A shares was fifteen per aegis of organisations declared terms Saturday, the 18th February, Main,
| unlawful, and Dr. Choksey, Pre- 1915, with honours in Economic cent. for the year less tax. from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m..
sident the Second of the outlaw- Firing of fireworks is to be Charles Ford, Adolphe Christons Member of the Royal Commis shares.
1917. In 1919 he was appointed teen per cent. dividend on B Council, has been sentenced to strictly confined to the times named pher Lemercier, Brown, above, both within and without the 2nd Class Engineers, S.S. sion on Income Tax, and was also prescribed area; and hoth sides of Alfred Henry George, Thomas a Member of the Royal Commission Westminster made a distribu- fiance in this connection,
In Poona the Young Men's As- all street, or parts of streets named Gwynne Evans, Robert William on the University of Oxford and tion for the year of eighteen persociation has been declared w as the boundaries above, are to be Bormond. Harry Leslie Lee, Cambridge, 1920-21. Appointed cent... considered as within the prescribed James, Watson, Walter Grattan Financial Secretary to the Tran National Provincial declares a lieved to be the sequel to the re-
lawful. Its prescription is be Douglas, Cumming Alexander Bury in 1924, he has taken a lead sixteen per cent. dividend, cent presentation by the Associa- No burning fireworks or other William Duff, Joseph Zion Joseph ing pact particularly in financial On exchange bank shares con- tion to the Bengal revolutionary fre is to be thrown above the head Moslem, David Irvine Greer, and Scottish Legislation. Proin tinue very strong British Wire- Subhas Bose of an address plac or near any person or inflammable William Scott, Thomas Tristrament in politics, he stood as M.Piesa Bervice. material, and all reasonable pro- Armstron, Donald Davidson, caution must be taken against ac- Roger McMinnkaka cident, as every one. is liable for 1st Mate, 8.8.
aron.
William John
Gower
Science. Jones, Frank Kerslake, Alfred He took his LL.B. in Barclays maintained a four-ed Bombay Congress Emergency BURMA ROUND TABLE KING GEORGE SENDS
(Labour) for the Central Division
of Edinburgh' since December, 1918.
damage arising from his careless Main Munn,
** Hubert Roland Cooper, John During his career he liss written
ness
The firing of fireworks is not to
be carried on in the vicinity of places of Christian Worship during Divine Service.
ma
Kedek Masters, S.8.
Lawrence Vivian Rowe.
Centre Street, thence
largely in the Press on social, In dustrial and economic," questions, and In 1921 wrote "The Wages of | Labour.""" "He was -President of along the Board of Trade in the late
* Centre Street to its Junetion with Labour Government.
Attention is drawn to Govern-Bonham Road; thence, aolag and ment Notification (No. 187 of April including Bonham Road to a
1, 1927. No person shall make
sellor have in his possession any
point found by producing the éastern boundary of Pound Lane,
HKVDF
freworks which explode by detona- then to and along and including Army Service Corps
Hon, or which, contal
sive ingredient op than bla
any explo
other
alum and
Pound Lane, thence along and in-
cluding Hollywood Road to its junction with Queen's Road West, thence along: Queen's Road West toŝlfs injunction with Kới - Shin-
Cadre
REPARATIONS.
Further Exchange of Views.
IN PARIS.
Rugby Sir Frederick, Lei the British Treasur Parls
resu
change or
perts on b
*Wire
two years' imprisonment for de-
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONFERENCE.
Message of Loyalty to the King,
To the Emperor of Japan.
GOOD WORK DONE,
HIS LUCKY ESCAPE.
ed in a silver casket.
Rugby Yesterday.
Rukby Yesterday. The city of Bombay is quiet,
Except for a statement of Gov-King George has sent a tele- save for an Incicent in a wealthy ernment's policy, which the Pre- gram to the Emperor of Japan Indian quarter of the town where mier will make on Tuesday, the congratulating him on his es shouts of boycott liquor from Burma Round Table Conference cape from the attempt upon his a Congress crowd was greeted has concluded its work with life made in Tokyo to day, when with a fusillade of sodawater plenary sessions to-day, a bomb was thrown. One bottles from inside a liquor shop. A resolution was unanimously Emperor's escort was Six were injured in the ensuing adopted expressli gratitude to and a horse in the State fight
the King stating to ha
injured: British
PERSONS QUALIFIED TO PRACTISE
MEDICINE
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