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her submarines will, none the Jess, be surpassed by the corres- 27, 1932, Henry Birkett, in his ponding force across the Chan-

| BIRKETT.~At London on January

58th year.

The China Mail.

Hong Kang. Thursday, Jan. 28, 1932.

Submarine Disaster.

the submarine

Poseidon

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nel.

In face of a position of this kind, it seems almost despairing

During the week-end 1 found the fourth-form, master of a leading public school wrestling with his term's reports. In one case he had written, "When watched, this boy pretends to work"-a comment which, in my own case, I should never have regarded as unjust.

The head master had refused to pass it."

Where the Master Scored.

Occasionally a form-master may escape the vigilance of his head

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1932.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

(Central Police Court) In Possession of Forged Notes

Lau Yim was charged,,to-day, with unlawful possession of eight forged ten dollar bank notes issued on the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chins. He was

Yesterday, on three counts, one of armed robbery at No. 226, Lal. Chi Kok Road on January 16, and alter- native charges of receiving and possession of arms, was brought up again this morning before Mr. J. A. Fraser, when he was com mitted for trial at the Assizes.

Child Harbouring.

master.

The classic instance is the re-arrested yesterday evening on in port: "This boy is trying."

formation received, and the notes The delighted parents gave a were found concealed on his person. new motor-cycle to their son as a Defendant stated that a man, sur- The charge of kidnapping pre- roward for his industry and per- named Ng, promised to pay him $10 viously preferred against Ng Taoi to take the eight notes to Yaumati.. was, this morning, at the request of The truth came out at the end In convicting defendant, Mr. Wil-the prosecution and with the per- of the next term, when the form-liams said that it wa obvious he mission of the court, amended to master reported laconically: "This knew that the notes were forgerics, one of child harbouring. boy is still very trying."-London-He sentenced defendant to four er in the Evening Standard.

severance.

Our Sports Diary..

HOCKEY-To-morrow - Hong Kong Club "A" v. Borderers At King's Park at 5 p.m.

HUNTING —— Sunday —Fanling Hunt Point-to-Point

Sunday Fanting Hunt Foint-to- Point

CRICKET Saturday- League I-Indian R.C. v. Royal Artillery (L.); Cralgengower C.G. v. Kow, loon C.C. (L.); Navy v. Univer- sity (F.); League_II—University v. Recreio (L.); Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengewer C.C. (L.); R.A.5.0. v. Indian R.C. (F)).

News in Brief.

The lowest open air temperature yesterday up to 4 p.m. was 56 de. grets. The humidity was 58 at 10 a.m. and 62 at 4 p.m.

Three more cases of diphtheria were notified yesterday, bealdes one case of typhoid fever and one case of cerebro-spinal fever.

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months' hard labour.

Breach of Trust.

How a Chinese betrayed a friend, who entrusted him with a sum of money (five Dutch guilders), was related in court to-day. For this breach of confidence, the Chinese was sent to prison for five weeks with hard labour.

(Kowloon Magistracy)

A Stowaway.

Found attempting to stowaway on the ss. Talma, yesterday, a Chinese was arrested and charged this morning, before Mr. J. A. Fraser. He was convicted and sent to jail for one month, with the option of a fine of $50. A Chinese détective found the man, concealed behind a quantity of baggage in No. 2 hold. He admitted he was trying to stow- away to Singapore.

Alleged. Armed Robbery.

Chan King, who was

charged

JAPAN AND THE SOVIET.

Harmony on All

Questions.

Full

Defendant was arrested on Janu- ary 19, while proceeding along Temple Street, leading the child by the hand On being stopped he claimed that the child belonged to his sweetheart.

Chu Tau, the father of the child, giving evidence, said he left the child in the care of a female re- lative, at his house in Ho Nam,. Canton, when he went away about. two months age to look for work. The child's name was Chu Lai-chal, and was 7 years of age. When. he returned on January 21, the guardian informed him that child was missing.

the

The guardian of the boy, who was cousin to complainant, related how sent the child to buy some turnips at about 9 a.m. on January 18. The child did not return, so she went to look for him and report. the matter to the Police Station. Later she heard that the boy had been found in Hong Kong.

Sentence of one year's hard labour was imposed on Ng Taol.

thorities, and the Chinese members of the s.s. President McKinley crew were given very heavy penalties. One of the boys was sentenced to five years for possession of the opium and five years for conspir- acy. The other Chinese who had assisted in the amuggling of this contraband was sentenced to five

The Directors of The Hong Kong) to hope for a gradual reduction Land Investment and Agency Co., and the ultimate abolition of sub- Ltd., have declared a Final Divid marines. And the longor the end of $2 per share. This, with submarine service remains in the the Interim Dividend of $2 already, paid, makes 54 in all for the year great Fleets of the Powers named

Moscow, Jan. 14. 1931. in the London Treaty the great-

That, there is fall harmony be. years in the Federal Realútentiary, tween Soviet Russia and Japan At almost the same time the sei-, The hearing of a charge of on Another disaster to a British er will be the necessity for the

all questions

zure was made on the s.s. President regarding submarine is to be deplored. The building of destroyers to cope stall fokt at Hollywood Road to be indicated by a dispatch of the crew of the as. President throwing corrosive acid on a fruit- Northern Manchuria would seem McKinley, three Chinese members calamity in Chinese waters when with them during a war..

which was preferred against Taui from Tokyo dealing with the re- Pierce were caught by the U.S. Seemingly in certain quarters Pan, concluded before Mr. cent conference between the Rus Customs authorities attempting to rammed and sunk, with serious at Home great hopes are centred Williams at the Central Magis-sian Ambassador to Japan, M. smuggle 100 tins of opium ashore. toss of life, is still vivid in our on the Disarmament Conference the accused was committed for Japanese foreign Minister, Mr. tenced to five years hard labour tracy yesterday afternoon, when Troyanovski, and the acting These three Chinese were also sen- memory. It is pathetic to learn to be held next month; but no trial at the Assizes.

Inukai,

each in the Federal Penitentiary. that at least one survivor of the Disarmament Conference can be

The United States Customs au- The report, which is featured The amah named Chau Sim, who by Istventin, declares that, in thorities have recently been very Poseidon is in the M2 and that said to be an absolute success within one month of his retire until the signatories to the Loed a cook, Ho Fat, at 112, The sation M. Troyanovski and Mr. from the Orient with the result was charged with having murder-the course of their long conver-vigilant in their searching of ships ment from the submarine ser- don Naval Treaty revise their Peak, on January 18 was charged Inukai reviewed the situation in that. there were many seizures of ideas in regard to the submarine with manslaughter when the hear- Northern Manchuria in all its opium in the last few months of It may fully be expected that peril. The next Naval Confering of the case was commenced aspects. Furthermore, it is de 1981.

before Mr. Williams at the Cen-clared that the two agreed upon the sinking of M2 will revive the ence will be held in 1985, before tral Police Court yesterday after the necessity for Japan and the agitation against the use of sub-the London Treaty expires, so noon, Mr Somerset. Fitzroy Soviet Union observing, na hither- marines either in peace or war. that a fresh Treaty can be nego there was no malice aforethought ing the activities of certain ele- (Public Prosecutor) sald that to, the utmost vigilance regard- Of all the contraptions ever in- tiated. The interval ought to be either expressed or implied and ments who are seeking to utilise H.I.M. the Emperor of Japan has It is officially announced that vented to encompass the death of utilised to stage a world-wide the Crown did not propose pro- the present situation in Manordered Lt.-Col. Ishida, one of human beings the submarine campaign directed at eliminating ceeding with the capital charge.

churia for disturbing the rela- his aide-de-camps, to proceed to stands out almost pre-eminent, submarines from the Seven Seas

tions between the two countries. North China to distribute per- The "Youth's Frolic" at the

The dispatch adds that after sonally various gifts from the

vice.

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GIFTS FROM EMPEROR.

Tokyo, Jan. 10.

perhaps eclipsed only by poison by international agreement. No- Peninsula Hotel on Saturday will the conference a spokesman of Emperor to the Japanese sol- gas. Apart from the ruthlessing less than that can be con- he a galà night with heaps of fun the Japanese Foreign Office had diers as a mark of appreciation warfare indulged in by Germansidered as satisfying the dictates and amusement. It is a departure stated that M. Troyanovski had of their services. The gifts con-

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from the usual style of Carnival drawn M. Inukai's attention to submarines, craft of this nature]

Dances that should prove excep reports in the Japanese. Press tionally enjoyable. It is desired that General Hai Hsia, the chair are so vulnerable as to arouse in

to ensure highly successful man of the Kirin provincial gov the breasts of humanitarians &

night's amusement to old and ernment, was preparing to em.. sincere desire to see them abol-

young folk alike, and the competi bark upon military operations in MANCHURIAN COMMISSION OF ished by all the Powers.

tions arranged will be both inter- Northern Manchuria and that,

INQUIRY. esting and amusing. The manage-in doing this, General Hsl Huia But the obvious answer Pope's Nose.

ment of the Peninsula Hotel are had the support of the Japanese The Lon

Until to-day I had never dis to be commended on their enter authorities. To this, Mr. Inukai, covered any merit in the dial eyeprise.

Geneva, Yesterday, don Naval Treaty of 1980

be

The Manchurian Commission tem of telephoning. I was wrong. Wer ke

according to the spokesman of will sall from Havre on February 2, tween Great Britain, America, To-day New York has a new hero. Plans for the development of the the Japanese Government had no ter

the Foreign Office, replied, that and will travel via America-Rou Japan, France and Italy. True young ticket clerk who, after Lai Chi Kok bathing beach are now information regarding General that Treaty has been described being bound by robbers, managed being Fonsidered by the Govern- Hei Heia's plans, emplinsteing, to summon the police by operating ment and it is intended to level a at the same time, that his gov failure because it has not the dial with his nose. succeeded in establishing full Now the bright young people of of the beach for playing fields. portant interests of the Soviet large area of land In the vicinity ernment fully recognised the im control over the Nayies of all New York are practising nose This should greatly Increase the Union in Northern Manchuria. five of the great.

g dialling as a cure for back-gam popularity of this bathing centre Trans Ocean Kuc Min. great Fleets mon and depression. Britain is allowed to build only made one important discovery, no Intention of the Gov- They have during the Summer months. There 52,000 tons of submarine craft The Ideal nose for dialling is not ernment resuming the bathing by the end of 1986. But be it the Roman nose, nor vet the beaches at North Point for at least noted that France is under no agiline benk of the Indian, but another year, and it will be several

the upt limitation whatsoever as to the Per size of her submarine flotillas

In 1921 ane.planne

ibmarine

She has

Pattain

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years before the reclamation at

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will now add a dial-

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OPIUM TRAFFIC. Chinese Busy on U.S.

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Bingo, opium:

Sports

To-day's Thought.

people would make more progress if they did not slide step so much.

Ten Years Ago.

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