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"COASTWISE."—An Interesting book of cartoons depicting "Happenings" on Ma China Cokst. Price $1, on sale st the “China Mall” offices, 8A, Wynd- Sam Street.

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY 16: shools by A. H. Crook, Kay and W. L. Handyside. Frice $1, on sale et the publishers, Newspaper Entar. Krley Lidų, BA, Wyndham Street,

MISCELLANEOUS.

SPORTS NOTICES.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE SIXTH EXTRA

RACE

MEETING will be held

(weather permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, 14th May, and on MONDAY, 16th May, 1982,

commencing at 2 p.m. on both

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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISALS - AND SURVEYORS. „.

Public Auctions

instructions to sell by Publie THE Undersigned have received

days.

The first bell will be rung at Auction 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclo

Non- Bure. Badges admitting Members to the Members' Enclo

and Club Rooms At

sure

ON

FRIDAY, May 13, 1932, commencing at 2.30 p.m.; at their Sales Room,

4, Duddell Street, A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

$5.00 per day for Gentlemen Comprising:— and $3.00 per day for Ladies

Teak Hatstands with Bevelled (both including Tax) are obtain-Mirror, Chesterfield Couches and able through the SECRETARY Armchairs, Curio Cabinets, Book upon introduction by a Member, cases, Decks, Tables, Pictures, Car- such Member to be responsible for pets, Rugs, Curtains, Linens, Mos- payment of all chita, &c.

quito Nets, etc., etc.

Badges admitting to Members'

Enclosure will NOT be on sale

the Race Course.

at

Teak Extension Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Teak Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, Side Boards, On no pretext will children be Dressing Tables with Mirrors, permitted in either Enclosure dur-Chest of Drawers, Glasa Cabinets, ing the Meeting.

Porcelain Basin, Table Screens, the Table Lamps. Iee Chests, etc., etc.

Tifins are obtainable at

Club House provided they ordered from the No. 1 Boy in vance. Telephone- 21920.

Teak Bedsteads with Wire Mat- ad-tress and Mattress, Cabinet and Portable Gramophones, Records, Cabin Trunks, Vases, Books, Baby Cot. Portable Typewriter, Dinner Crockery, Cutlery, Hall Lamps, Standard Lamps,, etc., etc.

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Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted Half Price,

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, &c., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Fong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tius will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclos- ure.

By Order.

S. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th May, 1982.

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(National Frodel Higher (Certificate).

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY-

A EL CROOK, OHE, M.A.

W. KAY, MA

W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA, B.Sc.

PRICE $1.00.

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TGENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on THURSDAY, the 19th May, 1982, at. Noon, for the purpose of receiv. ing the Report of the General Agents, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1981.

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GENERAL NOTICES,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

MDOUGLAS,

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Hong Kong, 29th April, 1982.

LATEST INVENTION American Chemical, Diamonds.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS diamonds,

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For the Information of visitors and can be used for more than 100

the following list of some of the

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Victoria Peak

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THE CHINA MAIL.

ADDITIONAL PLAYGROUNDS.

Resolution Meets with

Opposition.

ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT.

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VICTORIA GAP -

MURDER.

Defence Opens This Morning.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo, counsel for one of the three' prisoners in the Victoria Gap murder case, submit- ted at the Assizes, this morning, that he had no case to answer, on the ground that there was no evi

At yesterday's weekly meeting of the Rotary Club held at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, the ques- tion of providing more playgrounds for children in the Colony was dia- dence to go to the jury connecting cussed. Sir William Hornell, Kthis client with the murder.

Mr.

however, ruled

was in the chair. It was decided to maintain the two existing Justice. Wood, grounds-one at Wanchai and the against him.. other at Blake Gardens-but a re-

The accused are Cheung Man, solution for providing two more-- one at Mongkok, and another at Cheung Taze-san, and Cheung Sau Blake Gardens met with somafu, who are charged with the mur dissent, a number of those present der of Tsang Tai-kai on February not voting at all.

This resolution, which provided for two additional playgrounds at a cost for the four of nearly $4,000, the sum to be raised by voluntary subscription among members of the Rotary Club, when put to the meet- ing was finally carried with seven dissentients, on the understanding that an attempt be first made to

and out how much money could be raised.

A brief talk on the pre-history of Hong Kong was given by Professor J. L. Shellshear, D.S.O., of the University.

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Cheung Man elected to give evi- dence, and after some hesitation, Mr. Lo allowed his client to go Into the witness box.

First Accused's Evidence. In the witness box, Cheung Man denied all knowledge of the mur- dered youth, and also denied that

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932.

M. Tardieu Resigns From

Premiership

Overwhelming Majority Elects M. Le Brun President

RETIRING PREMIER PERFORMS INVESTITURE,

POOR SUPPORT FOR

COMMUNISTS

As expected M. Tardieu, whose Government was defeated by 188 votes at the Second Balloting of the French General Election on May 9, has re anti-Government votes with 149, and the Socialists signed. The Radicals secured the majority of the

were next, with 129.

The Communists secured only 21 votes, due perhaps, to the reaction over the assassination of President Doumer by an alleged Bolshevik.

M. Le Brun, who has been elected President of France by an overwhelming majority, secured 633 votes out of the 826 cast.

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Faris, Yesterday. M. Tardieu has Tormally resign- ed.-Rauter.

French Chamber of Deputies and also Secretary of the Franco- American War Co-operation. He is the author of several books on the Great War.

The New President.

he had ever been to Shaukiwan or to the Peak, either alone or in the company of the deceased. Не stated that he did not know any- thing about the murder of the youth and denied that he had con-

Brief Reign Of Office. Professor Shellsbear stated that spired with anyone to take too the subject dealt with the culture youth from his home, to murder

M. Andre Flere Tardieu, who was of early man and explained that him, or to extort money from any- Minister of Agriculture before his about 20 polished stone axes of the one in Shaukiwan

election as Premier, succeeded' M. Neolithic type had been found in The only time that he had been Laval's Ministry only about two Hong Kong. In a period of a few to the Peak was

with the judge, months ago.. years something like 4,000 speci-jury and warders on the opening

M. Tardieu Arst entered the mens had been found.

day of the trial. He was an Off-Government service in 1897 as at cer in the Chinese Army and a tache at Berlin. The following stranger here, having arrived on year he was attached to the Minis- February 17, from Canton.

try of Foreign Affairs and in 1899 was appointed Secretary to the After the election M. Tardieu Council of Ministers. He was performed the ceremony of in- Kong, Professor Shellshear said Prime Minister in 1929 and again vestiture, handing M. Le Brun the that when a beach in Aberdeen was fa 1930, and Minister of the Inofficial documents proclaiming his During the election as President, together with dug for sand required for the terior from 1928-30. building of the Aberdeen Dam, a War he was a Member of the the Great Seal of France. Reuter. bronze burial ground was found

He showed specimens of stone implements found at Castle Peak, including bits of stone discs, knives and axes which were very old and were similar to some of the old- On View from Thursday, May cat cultural implements known in 12, 1932,

Indo-China,

These stone implements gave the impression that they were imita- tions of bronze implements of the

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Drawn Through Streets of Hong Kong.

CHINESE AMAZED.

The "Frankenstein" monster- life size model of the role portrayed

Versailles, Yesterday. M. Le Brun was elected President to-day by an overwhelming majority. Ho secured 698 votes out of 826 cast. Paul Faure secured 114 votes, M. Painleve 12, M. Cachin 8, and various parties 10. The blanks and cancelled votes totalled 49.

NIGHT CLUB QUEEN.

Placed on Her Honour.

MRS. MEYRICK AGAIN IN-COURT.

Londen, Yesterday,

The Mariborough Street, Magis-

by Boris Karloff in "Franken-trate to-day suggested as extra- stefn"—which was brought here by ordinary method of dealing with Mr. Norman Westwood, manager Mrs. Meyrick, "the Night Club of Universal Pictures Corporation. Queen," and mother-in-law of two of China, who arrived on Friday on British Peers." "Ap the President Jefferson, was towed . She with two other people were through the streets of Hong Kong found guilty of charges connected this morning, on a small cart, and with unlicensed sale of liquor. created much interest with the The Magistrate, Mr. Dümmett, Chinese, who gaped with amaze-after reviewing Mrs. Meyrick's pre- ment at the striking black figure, 1 vious offences, adjourned the sen- The film "Frankenstein" which tence to enable the Police and Mrs. features: Colin, Clive, John Boles and Meyrick to consider the possibility. Mae Clarke, will be shown in June, of the latter giving er honourable at either the King's Theatre, or undertaking never again to be con- Central Theatre. It is said to be nected with a type of business like more cerie than "Dracula."

the present, and that if she ever runs a dance club the Police may have access thereto day and night..

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SHARE MARKET. Cash Buyers Seeking Investment Stocks.

Jailed Many Times: Mrs. Meyrick, who first came into prominence shortly after the War through her connection with "No. The official summary issued by 48, Gerrard Street," one of the most the Stock Exchange to day states: famous night clubs in London at Cash buyers are again in the that time, has been in prison on market looking for investment numerous occasions for violating stocks, but forward trading is the licensing laws,

practically non-existent, and seems Two of her daughters are mar- to be suspended for the time being.ried to British Feers whilst con

Sales.

scerning a third Miss Nancy Mey-

Hong Kong Lands, $77. j Humphreys, $151⁄2.

Hong Kong Realties, $11.85 Ewo Cottons, Tis: 18.30,

werd

Hong Kong Trams, #21 Govt. Loans, 8 per cent. Premium.

Buyers.

Canton Insurances, $1,240. Douglases, $2814009 Union Waterboats, $1914 Benguet Explorations, 81 cents. Providents (new) Hong Kong Lands Humphreys $15. Hong Ewa Cottons, T Hong

921.70 Peak Trams Coldy, $1514, Yaun rica (old)$31.

(now) $80

$18.20.

rick, there was a mysterious engage. ment to the Hon. Charles Fitzroy, son and heir of Lord Southampton, according to the Glasgow Evening News" of April 1:0ÁZKA,

Engagement” Denied.

Mrs. Meyrick confirmed the en- gagement, but to Press men who Interviewed Miss Nimney the said "The report of my engagements is not true.: I deny it absolutely end

den it." give you auth

Asked if she knew the Hon. Charles Fitzroy, Miss Meyrick said,

Oh, yes, friends.

about three days.

EAE LAMPS

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