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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1932..

The Legislature held a special session yesterday to deal with the situation that has arisen recently in the lalanda as a consequence of assaults on women. It is prob- able that "rape with violence" will be mude a capital offence.

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Disarmament Conference.

The likely personnel of the French delegation is forecast. It will be elected to-day.

The U.S. Government has voted $450,000 to cover the expenses of ils delegation.

Siamese Embassies.

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In Rome and in Berlin are to be closed down for economy rea-

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“Come on, Sister,

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A LIONEL JABSYMONI

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The terror of the Roumanian countryside, a 19-year-old youth, has been slain.

Birth-Control.

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A Vatican journal writes strongly the controversial subject of } birth-control

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JOURNEYING TO THE MOON.

A Six-Day Trip In A Rocket Ship.

Six-day trips to the moon!

This is the possibility fore- shadowed by Professor John Q. Stewart, of Princeton University, in His new book "Science To-day."

Professor Stewart

within the next 100 years our descendants will be able to travel to the moon in rocket-propelled ships and that the journey will take about aix days.

NEWS TABLOIDS AND OVERNIGHT CABLES SUMMARISED,

Burma Rice.

The exportable surplus is like ly to be considerably less than 'was expected.

M. Briand.

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Sir John Simon and M. Briand have exchanged letters of appre ciation and thanks in, connection with the latter's retirement.

Unrest in Spain.

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British Girl's Feat.

Miss Bingham, a young Surrey girl, has climbed alone to within 2,000 feet of the summit of Mount Africa's Kilimanjaro, which is highest mountain-19,720 feet.

U.S. and Gold.

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A high U.S. banking authority expresses the opinion that -his country is not at all likely to abandon the gold standard.

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British Air Service.

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A regular weekly service be- tween England and South Africa is Socialists and Republicans have Projected. Trial trips are to start been in conflict with Traditional at once. London and Cape Town lists. There have been some fatal-will thus be brought within 9 days

ities and many casualties. A gen-

of each other. eral strike is now operating in Bilbao. Six thousand textile work ers have also struck work in Bar- celona.

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Lausanne Conference.

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It is not yet known, says a French newspaper, if the Confer- ence will be held at all, and who will represent the several Govern- monts concerned.

YORKSHIREMEN'S SOCIETY.

Governor Re-Elected Its President.

ANNUAL MEETING.

India.

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Reports from India of the situa- tion are more reassuring. It seems that the Government of India's! action in dealing with agitators is) bearing fruit, and a happier and more promising state of affairs is said to exist, more or less, through-| out the country.

DANCER'S SHOE FLIES OFF.

And Nearly Hits The President Of Finland.

First-nighters at a production in Helsingfors of "White Horse Inn": saw one of the shoes of the leading lady fly off her foot and. hurtle to- wards the box in which the Pre-i

H.E. the Governor (Sir Williamsident of Finland was sitting. Peel) was unanimously re-elected·· believes that:

The leading Indy, Miss Nanny President of the Society of York- Westerlund, was executing a pirou- ahircinen at the first annual meeting ette at the time, and her shoe land- of the Society over which he pre-ed in the lap of an imposing official sided yesterday in the Board room sitting next to the President. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

The President courteously saw that the Httle shoo was returned to Supporting His Excellency were the stage, and when Miss Wester- Messrs. J. Scott Harston (Vice-lund received it the audience broke President), J. H. Bottomley, J. H. into cheers, Shaw, J. G. Meyer (Hon. Secretary),

A vehicle for carrying men to the moon, he explains, must be designed for a speed of several miles a second and must be equipped with a power plant developing billions of kilo watts.

Ltd.

E. W. Coulson (Hon. Treasurer), Vice-President, Mr. J. Scott Hars-) and H. H. H. Priestley (Hon. ton; Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. G. Auditor).

Meyer; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A.)

Full Difficulty, "The principle of the skyrocket is the only suitable one known for propelling the moon ship through empty space above the earth's atmosphere," he explains. "A lunar flight in the next few decades is definitely out of the question.

"One principal difficulty is that no known fuel yields the enormous energy required. The preparation a good start. of an adequate fuel is not matter for simple engineering development, Mr. Meyer, and Mr. Coulson for all but primarily for fundamental re- they had done in starting the Society search in physics.

in a successful way,

Professor Stewart estimates the

cost

he congratulated Mrs. R. M. Dyer,

In his speech proposing the Leach; Committee, Mrs. Dyer, Mr. adoption of the report and accounts, J. H. Bottomley nad Mr. J. H. Sir William Feel commented ap- Shaw Hon. Auditor, Mr. H. H. H. preciatively on the success of last Friestley. year's cabaret dinner-dance. The The meeting then discussed the membership, he said,, had cer-question of organising another tainly exceeded any number he function on the lines of last year's had figured or which moat other cabaret dance and Mr. Gibson said people had agured, and there was no that he was one of those who had doubt that the Society had enjoyed Anished with dancing, and he In this connection thought that they should get away from a function, like that of last year. They could always have dinners and what he would suggest was the arranging of an evening. The balance sheet, Sir William such as they enjoyed in Yorkshire. of the rocket ship at said, could be regarded on the

Sir William: You suggest the whole as satisfactory although, un- members should sit round, have a fortunately, there was a debit sing-song, and smoke and so on? balance. When they considered the Mr. A. R. Brown gave 28 loss on the dinner dance, they would opinion that for an annual function hia agree with him that the financial they wanted something more than position could be regarded as quite what was suggested by Mr. Gibson. satisfactory. In conclusion H.E. In view of the success of last year's mentioned that the Hon. Treasurer cabaret dance, he thought it should) hoped that all subscriptions would be repeated. Mr. Gibson's sug-| be paid as soon as possible.

gestion could be acted upon for other occaelons, and might be held once every three months. He also suggested that the well-known York- shire song "On Ilda Moor" should be made a more concerted item.

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NOTHING IN A NAME.

The Man Who Is Called "Nall Void."

"What's your name?" demanded an attendant at a Hollywood hos pital when a young man applled

The report and accounts were for treatment for a dog bite.

adopted on the motion being second "Nall Vold," answered the younged by Mr. Bottomley.

man..

Rather baffled, the attendant ask. ed him to give it again.

"Null Vold"--that's my name" Mr. Void was taken to the hos tal by Constable Voy Kay Apt.

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Officers Elected.

Sir William's re-election as Pre- aldent was carried on the proposal of Mr. J. Scott Harston, seconded by Mr. G. H. Potta.

When the proposals were referred to the meeting, it was decided to - hold a cabaret dinner-dance this The other officers elected were: year.

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