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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933.

CANTON'S TRADE

EXHIBITION

Opening Day On Wednesday.

FOREIGN SUPPORT URGED

On Wednesday next, the Canton Exhibition will be formally open-

ed. Facilities have been granted

SEARCH FOR

SUBMERGED

CONTINENT

Indian Expedition This Year.

STUDY OF FAUNA.

Calcutta.

A sub- may onco

THE CHINA MAIL.

LAW AND COMMERCE To-Day's Short Story.

SOCIETY

H.K. University Elects

Officers For 1933-34.

THE SPHINX WITHOUT A SECRET

NE afternoon I was sitting

By Oscar Wilde.

"What do you think of that

WEB

that

The following office hearers for 1933-34 were elected at the sixth Jannual meeting of the Hong Kong University Law and Commerce, So-

fuerte de un trathful 7" jelsty held last Thursday.

President-M. A. Cooper, B. Com. watching the splendour and I examined it carefully. It seem-" for the free transportation of A search for traces of

Vice-President--Prof. R. Robert-shabbiness of Parisian life, and led to me the face of someone who

but whether Hong Kong exhibits to Canton, merged continent that

wondering over my vermouth at had a secret. son, M.A.. and for the past few days, the have linked India and Africa is to

Graduate Vice-President-Lam the strange panorama of pride secret was good or evil I could not of the Canton be carried out by the Sir John Swee Chum, B. A.

and poverty that was Hong Kong Once

passing say. Its beauty

a beauty Exhibition in the Chinese Cham-Murray Oceanographic Expedition Hon. Vice-Presidents Chair- before me, when I heard someone moulded 'out of many mysteries ber of Commerce, Connaught Road, led by Col. R. B. Seymour Sewell,

I turned round, and the beauty, in fact, which is psycho- of the British Chamber of call my name. man of Zoological Survey in Central, has been busy packing director

Commerce; Chairman of the Chi- saw Lord Murchison. We had not logical, not plastic-and the faint Hong Kong products for shipment. India.

Inese Chamber of Commerce; on. met since we had been at colleg smile that just played across the The exhibits include. Chinese and Colonel Seymour Sewell is going Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.; together, nearly ten years before, lps was far too subtle to be really

to England to prepare for the ex Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Forelyn goods.

Bo 1 was delighted to come across fawcet.

"Woll," he Honorary Members-Sir William him again, and we shook hands

cried Impatiently, Stalls, 8 by 6 feet may be ob-pedition, which leaves for Aden in

and will be away Hornell, C.I.E.,

At. Oxford we had bean "what do you say?" tained at $60 euch, and space for August, 1933,

Hon. Sir William warmly. advertisement may

"She is the Gioconda in sables," be booked about nine months. Voyages in the through the Wing Ying Advertis-Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean Shenton, Hon. Dr. S. W. Teo, great friends. I had liked him im- ing Agency, Bank of Canton Build-lasting about three weeks will be 0.B.E., Mr Justice R. E. Lindsell. mensely, he was so handsome, as I answered. "Let me know all

(carried out

Messra. F. S. Cassidy, Wong Kwong, high-spirited, and so, honourable, about her." from Aden in a ship

"Not now," he said; "after din- We used to any of him that he would Mr. Kaam C. Lie, the Hong Kong equipped with special scientific

Chairman-Soo Chong-hec.

be the best of fellows, if he did not ner," and began to talk of other representative of the Exhibition, apparatus.

Honorary Secretary-Kwik Khik. always speak the truth, but I think things. has called on various foreign Con-! The expedition will try to obtain

tjhlung.

we really admired him all the more When the waiter brought us our Buls and Trade Commissioners in by sonic soundings evidence con-

Honorary Treasurer-Wong Kok-for his frankness. I found him coffee and cigarettes I reminded] Hong Kong with a view to en-fcerning the hypothetical continent

a good deal changed. He looked Gerald of his promise. He arose fuan. lightening them regarding the alms of "Lemuria," the former existence

Honorary Auditor-T. A. Mar- anxious and puzzled, and seemed to from his scat, walked two or three which is suggested by the

be in doubt about something. I times up and down the room, and, and objects of the Canton Exhibi-of

tin, A.S:A.A;

felt it could not be modern scepti-sinking fnto an armchair, told me tion, and it is understood that similarity of the fauna found on the

Representatives of respective these officers have expressed their Indian and African coasts of the

ciam, for Murchison was the stout- the following-story: their Arabian sea. persunde

It is hoped to find years: willingness

Fourth year Group 3-Miss Alicest of Tories, and believed in the nationals to participate in the Ex-traces of submerged ridges and

¡Wood.

Pentateuch as firmly as he believed peaks. hibition.

The expedition will also study the

Fouth year Group 5-Siek Tinng in the House of Peers; so I con- djoc.

ing.

to

MALAYAN CAFE FIGHT SEQUEL Indian Who Acted

Under Orders.

When the case against Mohamed Mustafa, was called before Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court Detective Sergeant this morning. Nolloth, for the prosecution, with drew the charges of unlawful possession of a knife and wilful damage to property caused during

tin.

cluded that it was a woman, and

the zonal distribution of the marine; Third year Group 3-Loke-Kok-asked him if he was married yet.

fauna along the coasts from depths of 60 fathoms to the sea-bed, in some parts 2,500 fathoms below the surface.

Large nets will be towed through the water at various depths to ob- tain specimens of marine animals that live in mid-water, never coming

to the surface and never going to bottom. Special attention will be paid to the distribution of fauna between 50 and 1,000 fathoms.

A study will also be made of de- posits of calcium carbonate, glau- conite and red clay..

Funds for the expedition are be ing provided by the trustees of the

a fracas at the Malayan Cafe, Tin late Sir John Murray, F.R.S., of the

Lok Lane, on Thursday night.

Challenger Expedition. They in-f

The defendant, who was describ-vited eminent oceanographers all

ming.

"I don't understand women well Third year Group 5-Li Kat-tit. enough," he answered. Second year Group 3-Leung You-cheung.

"I cannot love where I cannot

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be "A Study. From Life,” by Owen Oliver,

"One evening," he said, "I was

"My dear Gerald," I said, "women are meant to be loved, not to be Second year Group 5-Kan Pa-chi. understood.". First year Group 3-Chan Look. First year Group 6-Kan Yuet-trust," he replied.

"I believe you have a mystery in walking down Bond-street about five your life, Gerald," I exclaimed; "tell of curriages, and the traffic was al-

o'clock. There was a terrific crushi

hing.

KOWLOON WEDDING

Portuguese Couple United.

ROZA PEREIRA-XAVIER.

me about it."

most stopped. Close to the pave "Let us go for a drive," he answered, "it is too crowded here.brougham, which, for some reason ment was standing, a little yellow! No, not a yellow carriage, any other

attention. colour-there, that durk green one As I paused by there looked out!

or other. attracted my will do;" and in a few moments we from it the face I showed you this were trotting down the boulevard in

afternoon. It fascinated me imme- the direction of the Madeleine.

"Where shall we go to?" I said. ing of it, and all the next day. I diately. All that night I kept think- "Oh, anywhere you like!" he

ed Row, peering into every carriage, Bois; we will dine there, and you and waiting for the yellow bringe

ed as a partner in the Malayan Cafe, over the world to submit suitable A popular wedding was solemnis-answered "to the restaurant in the wandered up and down that wretch- was bound over in a personal bend programmes for the expedition, and ed. at the Rosary Church, Kowloon of $50 to keep the peace for twelve chose that sent in by Colonel Sey-yesterday afternoon, when Mies

months.

Mr. C. E. L. Grist, for the de- fendant, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly behaviour, on which another Indian, Seemin, unemploy- ed, was also bound over on Friday, by his Worship. Mr. Grist anidi that defendant had been given in- structions not to allow Seemin to enter the Cafe. Seemin was warn- ed of this and on Thursday night when he went to the Cafe, Mustafa tried to ejeet him.

mour Sewell-Reuter.

WOMAN KILLED BY LORRY.

Causeway Bay Accident.

Beatrice M. Xavier, became the bride of Mr. Carlos E. Roza Pereira, of the staff of the National City Bank

After the ceremony a reception was held at the Club de Recreio, King's Park, and was largely at

tended.

The bridegroom is a brother of Mr. L. Roza Pereira, the popular harbour swmimer, and is himself E

A fatal accident occurred at regular playing member of the Re Causeway Bay yesterday morning,creio hockey team.

His Worship, in binding the de- when a Chinese woman, Yau Sze- fendant over, remarked it seemed 49, was killed as the result of be that defendant had been acting ing knocked down by a motor lorry. under ordersTM

WAR DEBTS.

(Continued from Pago ·1.)

"As far as I know. President- elect Roosevelt has not discussed with any leader of Congress his plan for the conferences with debtor nations beginning next month," Rainey told newspapermen. Administration officials disclaim-

Immediately after the accident, BRITISH SEAMEN IN

which occurred east of the Polo Club! ground, the woman was, removed to the Government Civil Hospital but she died, an hour after admission.

LESSON SERMON.

First Church of Christ, Scientist-Hong Kong.

TROUBLE.

Bail Of $100 Estreated.

sea, Alfred Hall, 60, described as

shall tell me all about spurself."

"I want to hear about you first," ham; but I could not find ma belie inconnue, and at last I began to

case, and

I said; "tell me your mystery."

He took from his pocket a little think she was merely a dream: About a week afterwas I was silver-clasped morocco.

dining with Madame de Rnstall. side there was the photograph of a harded it to me. I opened it. In-Dinner was for eight o'clock, but at woman. She was tall and slight, half-past eight we were still waiting in the drawing-room, Finally the and strangely picturesque with her large vague eyes and loosened hair. servant threw open the door and an- nounced · Lady' Alroy. It was the She looked like, a clairvoyante, and

woman I had been looking for. She was wrapped in rich furs.

came in very slowly, looking, a moonbeam in grey lace, and, to my intense delight, 1 was asked to take

BERNARD SHAW IN her in to dinner. After we had ont

HONG KONG

Walks On Peak And Is Photographed.

[down, I remarked quite innocently: I think I caught sight of you in

Bond-street some time ago, Lady Alroy. She grew very pale, and] said to me in a low voice: Pray do not talk so loud; you may be over? Mr. George Bernard Shaw, who is heard I felt miserable at having here in the course of a world cruise made such a bad beginning, and on the liner Empress of Britain, plunged recklessly into the subject Failing to put in an appearance walked from the Upper Peak Tram of the French plays. She spoke very at the Central Police Court this Station to the summit of the Peak, little, always in the same low musi- morning, owing to his being at and from there enjoyed the pano cal voice, and seemed as if she Chief Officer on board British Bramic view of Hong Kong. In the was afraid of someone listening. 1 Angulo, had his bail of $100 4 course of his ramble, "G.B.S." pos. fell passionately, stupidly in love, treated by the Magistrate, Mr.

ed to be photographed by some and the indefinable atmosphere of members of the South Wales mystery that surrounded her excit Wynne-Jones, ed knowledge of what Roosevelt's "Soul" was the subject of the

are stationed at ed my most ardent curiosity. When views would be with regard to an Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of against Hall, the first two accusing.

There were four charges brought Borderers, who

Mount Austin Barracks.

she was going away, which she 'did'] immediate settlement of $2,000,000,- Christ, Scientist, yesterday.

him of assaulting District Watch- During the afternoon, Mr. Shaw very soon after dinner, I asked her 000 or less for the present total; The Golden. Text was; "O bless man Leoung Ho and a ríkisha pat. went for a motor car ride round the if I might call and see her. She obligation of around $4,802,000. our God, ye people, and make the ler. The third charge related to Island, under the guidance of Pro hesitated for moment, glanced In London the reports that Great voice of his praise to be heard: damage to the rikisha and the fessor R.K.M. Simpson of the Hong round to see if anyone was near us Britain would cock the lump sum which holdeth our soul in life, and fourth charge accused him of fail-Kong University.

and then said: Yes, to-morrow at a settlement were confirmed from re-suffereth not our feet to be moved" ing to pay the legal fare of 10 cents.

In the Union Church Lecture Hall quarter to live. I begged Madame liable sources. The new British | (Ps. 66; 9.)

Sergeant D. Reidy appeared for yesterday evening an ex-serviceman de Rastall to tell me about her; but read Mr. Shaw's wireless talk on all that I could learn was that she "Democracy." The speaker was in- was a widow with a beautiful house troduced by the Rev. E. G. Powell, in Park-lane, and as some scientific Minister.

bore began a dissertation on widows, as exemplifying the sur vivál of the matrimonially fittest, I left and went horne.

News In Brief.

debt commission, headed by Prime: Among the citations which com-the Palice. Minister MacDonald, which is to prised the Lesson-Sermon was tho leave soon for Washington, is ex-following from the Bible: "There is pected to offer about a third of therefore now no condemnation to the present aum, which by the them which are in Christ Jesus, who existing refunding arrangement is walk not after the flesh, but after due to be paid in fifty years.

the Spirit. For the law of the

The forthcoming wedding Is an- The proposal, as explained in Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath well-informed quarters, would mean made me free from the law of sin nounced of Mr. Edmund "Owen, the payment of from $1,250,000,000 |and death...... For they that are baker `and' 'confectioner, of to $2,000,000,000. This flat pay-after the flesh do mind the things Bhouson Hill, Deep Water Bay, to ment could be financed by the flota- of the flesh; but they that are after Miss Lillian Caroline Carr, of 54 tion of British government bonds the Spirit the things of the Spirit.¡Village Raid." in the United States, it was pre-... So then they that are in the --dicted.

flesh cannot please God.". 4. But

London.

6,

MR. J. L. DE BRITTO LAID TO REST."'

Large Attendance At Funeral.

The next day I arrived at Park- ape punctual to the moment, but, was told by the butler that Lady Alroy had just gone out! I went! down to the club quite unhappy and very much puzzled, and after long The funeral of Mr. J. L. de Britto consideration wrote her a letter, took place at the Happy Valley asking if I might be allowed, to try Parliament For Payment. ye are not in the flesh, but in the in-law at 04 Tee Ku Ling, Kowloon section. The Rev. Fr. Rossi-con-

After a quarrel with her mother cemetery Yesterday in the Catholic my chance some other afternoon. Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of City, a married Chinese woman, is ducted the obsequies.

"I had no answer for several days, Parliament reconvened to-day God dwell in you." (Rom. 8; 1, 2, alleged to have drunk a cup of acid.

but at last. I got a little note saying -amid growing agitation for a lump 5, 8, 9). 222

Among those present were his she would be at home on Sunday at She was sent to the Kowloon Hos nephew, A. A. do Britto, who was four, and with this extraordinary sum payment of the entire United The Lesson-Sermon also included

pital. 'States war debt.

the following passages from the

the chief mourner, the Hoa, Mr. postscript: Please do not write me A payment ranging from $100,- Christian Science textbook," Science

J. P. Braga, A. V. Botelho, Chev. here again; I will explain when I see 000,000 to £200,000,000 was sug and Health with Key to the Scrip-

J. M. Alves, Messrs. Leo D'Almada you. On Sunday she received me, gested.

tures," by Mary Baker Eddy: ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE Silva, A P. de Castro, P. A. when I was going away she begged (anr), J. Noronha, D. 0.de and was perfectly charming; bút The former sum would represent "When being is understood, Life' approximately 7% cents on the will be recognised as noither

vanovich, E. J. Figueiredo, PM. of me, I ever had occasion to dollar of the $4,600,000,000 British material for finite, but The Hon. Treasurer begs to ac- N da Xavier, AJ C. da Rocha, write to her again, to address my debt to the United States.

infinito; AS” God, universal knowledge with grateful apprecia J. P. Xavier, F. Neves, F. M. Ozarlo, Better to Mrs. Knox, care of Whit Britishers see in the sealing down good; and the belief that life, or tlon and thanks the receipt of the M. Figueiredo, H. A. Figueiredo, taker's Library, Greenstreet. There of the war debts a chance for the mind, was ever in a finite form, or following donation

C. A. Rodrigues, and P. A. Xavier, are reasons," she said, 'why I cannot world to shake-itself loose from the

receive letters in my own house." The grave was covered with economic depressia.

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good in evil, will be destroyed." His Excellency and Lady Foel (p: 76: 6-10.)

$100,00. Fo

V profusion of foral tributes.

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