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MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1933.

FAIRY TALES

POPULAR IN

SOVIET RUSSIA

Children Tired Of Technical Books..

PROTEST MEETING IN MOSCOW.

Riga. All the charming fairy folk who . appear in the stories which children

of every

nation love are to come

back to their own-back from banishment-in Soviet Russia.

AMERICAN DOLLAR · RECOVERS ON PARIS EXCHANGE

Banking Legislation Results In Par Quotation

Paris.

The American dollar staged a sharp recovery here on March 10, practically at par, due to the announcement of Secretary of the Treasury William R. Woodin of the United States on the new banking legislation.

Children are tired of reading QUEEN'S DILEMMA

about tractors and factories and about politica, electricity and collective farms.

Children themselves expressed

AT BALL.

Centenarian's Quaint Reminiscences.

Cologne.

BAG SNATCHER

GAOLED.

Chinese Sentenced To 3 Months' Term

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short Story.

THE

WICKEDNESS OF WANG-HI

W

By Rolf Bennett,

Tee Ching, an unemployed Chin- ese was charged before Mr. Schofield fat the Central Magistracy this

morning, with bag snatching, at TANG-HI Was

And in due course he came to the; poor, poor, Breezy Path yesterday..

even for a Chinese hovel which. Wang-hi called "home.”| Det. Sergeant O'Donovan who coolie, which is saying a great Wang-hi was not in when the prosecuted, said the accused snatch-deal. In addition to his other secretary called, but to Mrs. Wang- ed the bag from Mrs. Ma the com- troubles he had a wife and five hi he made known his business. plainant, while she was walking children, all dependent on him. "I will inform my wholly despic- down Breezy Path yesterday. He

had not got very far before he was for their livelihood and all re-able husband of your honourable

the livelihood he suggestion," said Mrs. Wang-hi. " sentful that provided was so very inadequate, have no doubt that be will most

stopped by some people passing by

at the time.

The bag contained a vanity case, two lipsticks and $9.55 in local cur- rency, the total value amounted to 1840.05.

Sometimes, during the season, gladly accept it, for such an oppor Wang-hi's wife worked in the paddytunity as that offered by your fields, but this increased rather than honour occurs only once in a life- diminished Wang-hi's troubles. For tinte."

their likes and dislikes very forcibly

then his wife would bitterly upbrata The secretary departed after pro- The accused said he had picked up him, pointing out that before their mising to call next day, and Mrs. when they held a "protest meeting"

the bag after another Chinese had marriage she had scarcely soiled her Wang-hi awaited eagerly the com- in the Moscow House of Writers.

anatched it from the complainant, They complained about the flood

Who was the Queen who had to and then dropped it when the alarm hands, having been hand-maid to thefing of her husband. In the mean- of children's books, about industry;

Lady LI-chang. And Wang-hi, time she busied herself about the and machines. Not one of them retire from a ball because her was given.

knowing this to be true, would hovel, making it look as presentablé His Worship sentenced the accus-wring his hands and call upon his as circumstances would permit. She could remember having read a book stockings came down?

honourable ancestors to witness that even gathered flowers and arranged Įhis poverty was as distasteful to him them tastefully about the one room, as it was to his wife and family. and when this was done she took the But each succeeding month saw few remaining "cash" which should Wang-hl become poorer und poorer have lasted the week out and bought Things were very bad in the pro- trepany for her husband's supper, a vince of Klang-ei and labour was at delicacy he had not tasted for many. a discount. Wang-hi could scarcely months.

he had enjoyed on these subjects.

"I read something about iron ore once," said one boy, "but I cannot remember anything about it now."

Travel books, especially Robinson Crusoe, were general favourites, So was Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Frau August Jacobi, Cologne'sjed-to three months' hard labour. oldest inhabitant, told a local journ- alist that the royal lady was Queen Marie, wife George V. of Hanover. She herself! was a witness of the incident.

of the blind King

Frau Jacobi, a tradesman's widow! The boy who summed up the de-living in humble circumstances in

bate 'naid,

Cologne, will colebrate her 100th birthday next May.

"Comrades. I must say we duj

When a young woman she attend- like fairy tales. Let them give usi fairy tales. We will ask too that ed a public ball at Hanover at which Krylov's Fables should be and for the King and Queen were present,

UT."

SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

A minute will be read by the Pre-

ful.

that man-

Small-Pox Questions On Agenda.

gain sufficient to keep his family When Wang-hi at last arrived, Questions will be asked by Dr. Li from utter starvation, and each day weary, dispirited and hungry, with relative to the present his wife grew more and more resent-not a solitary "cash" earned, he was Shu-fan

amazed to see how altered, how mallpox epidemic at the Sanitary

Then, one day, the news spread clean-from a Chinese point of view Board meeting to-morrow. The Queen was just about to open

the province throughout

his home had become.. Then he Ever since the Soviet Revolution, the ball by dancing with a partner

noticed the Bowers, and, finally, the the fairy tale has been frowned when, to her dismay, she discovered sident relative to the appointment Tuang-ho, a wealthy young

darin, had slain another man and

savoury smell of the cooking trepang posed changes in the Sanitary De- would be a friend to superstition, should have held up her stockings;

courts. It was most unfortunatej

"Oh, honourable one!" cried his and an enemy to athelat propaganda, were not functioning. Her Majesty partment's Estimates for 1934.

Applications for

for the young mandarin that the eating-house Now, however, a more liberal out-was compelled to retire in haste for

repairs.

licences at No. 41, Peking Road, man he had slain had been even wife, casting herself at his feet, look is being held in certain quar-

Frau Jacobi happened to be stand- and at No. 6, Sharp Street, will be more important and wealthy than "great good fortune has overtaken ters.

himself, otherwise he could have us since you departed this morning." ing immediately behind the Queen,

bribed the officials to let him off.

Wang-hi looked dazedly about him The Board will also consider the Her Majesty requested her to dance

application for the registration of But under the circumstances this and passed a hand across his brow." "Truly great changes have been in her place.

No. 370, Hennessy Road, ground was impossible, because the dead

upon. It has been thought that that the criss-cross ribbons which of a committee to consider the proliad been condemned to death by thefassailed his nostrils.

Madure Krupskayu, Lenin's widow, for instance, argues in favour of allowing children to read certain fairy tales in the "Literary Gazette:"

"Human beings," she writes, "have disappeared from the pages

of children's book... The majority

considered.

Naturally, the old lady is very [proud to this day that she was once ¡floor, as a dairy.

called upon to open a

ball

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"understudy" for a Queen.-Reuter. NAZIS AGAIN TOLD TO

of authors of child literature evade SAMPAN STRUCK BY

a whole series of difficult problems and prefer to talk only about trac- tors and machines.”—Router.

MONEYLENDER SUES

FOR $2,000.

1

STEAM LAUNCH.

Occupants Thrown Into Harbour.

Three Chinese children and

&

TERRORISM

man's relatives could easily out- bribe him. But there was still one! way out, quite orthodox and in or

STOP der, and Tuang-ho lost no time in

(Continued from Page 1.)

with that of the States, which had beer-up-to-now-frequently-at-log- ger-heads, jeopardizing the nation's Intereste.

He concluded with the announce- Chinese woman had a terrifying ex- ment that the National Government Crown Silk Store As Serience yesterday, when, while planned an extensive and, thorough

Defendant.

lying aboard' their sampan in the propaganda-drive to enlighten the Yaumati anchorage, they were sud nation as to its aims and that all The Crown Silk Store of No. 1, denly thrown into the water by the such work would be centralized. On Lan Street was the defendant violent impact of the steam launch, The tendencious and misleading case brought by Kalwant Kwong Chi, meeting their vessel reports spread abroad on the recent Bingh, registered moneylender, be-jhead on.

developments in Germany have fore Mr. Justice Wood, the Puisne Other sampans were nearby and prompted the National Government the children and women were quick-to issue a warning to all foreign

in a

Judge, this morning,

The plaintiff claimed two suma ly rescued.

of $1,000 each from the defendants,

on two promissory notes dated Jan- WAR SECTOR

uary 1, 1932 and February 10, 1932,

made payable on demand.

The plaintiff in bringing his case

to Court has waived aside all amounts due on interest,

The case is proceeding.

BEGGAR WHO OWNED BLOCK OF FLATS.

States "Times Are Bad For Landlords."

AT HSIFENGKOW

AND KUPEIKOW

(Continued from- Page 1.)

Large Scale Operations Inevitable.

ed.

taking advantage of it. He had a long talk with his secretary; and, 'at | the conclusion, this worthy man set forth to find the poorest coolle in the province.

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TO-MORROW'S STORY

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wrought," he murmured. "And

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"Explain, most honourable of¦ wives," said Wang-hi. "Has your father or some rich relative passed) London.

to his ancestors and left you: his Mr. Henry W. Nevinson, the 75-worldly goods?" correspondenta stationed in Ger-1 {year-old - journalist, has married "No, no, it is better even than many, of whom several hurriedly as Evelyn Sharp, the novelist, that, answered his wife. "It is departed in order to avoid expul-who at one time was a leading ex-you, yourself, who have done t sion. The remainder, according to

other than the greatly- an official statement, gave the sol-ponent of the suffragette cause in Yes, no

Britain..

descended. Wang-hi himself." emn undertaking to refrain in fu- ture from displaying any bias and Mr. Nevinson has served' 15 2 "But how? Explain, oh lovely one(flower of the lotus,” said Wang-hi, ambiguities in their reporta, where new paper correspondent at

time or another in nearly every jand therein lled abominably, for his upon the Government suspended their expulsion for two months, corner of the world. He first leap wife in no way resembled a lotus when the matter will be reconsidered into fame when he acted as war flower, but rather a shrunken wal-

correspondent for the old "Dally nut in its hunk. Chronicle” during the Boer War. In Fewer Women Deputken.

"When you have eaten," was the 1904 he visited Central Africa and reply, and na Wang-hi subsided upon Though the newly elected Rel:h-aroused a storm of controversy by a pile of rags which did duty an Peiping, Yesterday. stag is the largest since the war. brilliant series of articles exposing cushions, his wife took the trepang To-day's events exploded here it contains the smallest fraction of the Portuguese like a bombshell. Marshal Chiang women deputies, whose number has Angola and the islands of San set it before him.

slave trade in from the fire of burning straw and Kai-shek. by taking Command and shrunk to 30 as compared with over Thome and Principe. putting his own troops in the fields so in the first post-war Reichstag. He was in India as correspondent nostrils," said Wang-hi as he inhaled "This is, indeed, a delight to my A 60-year-old man charged for the casts the die and large scale As the National' Socialista are op for the "Manchester Guardian" in the delicious arome. eighteenth time with begging in the operations in this area are inevit posed to women playing a political 1907-8. During the war he was an able ancestors must have taken pity "My honour- streets of Marseilles was found by able,

role in public life, their parliamen- the police to be the owner of a four Meanwhile, the Young Marshal tary party does not include a sin-Dardanelles, and was wounded darunworthy desvendant."

official correspondent in the upon the poverty of their totally storey block of flats and of numer has become a private citizen. Aigle feminine member. ous automatic machines which he spokesman states that: Chang

[ing an attack on Scimitar Hill. In] Wang-hi proceeded to eat the had installed in several bara. Hauch-liang will leave Peiping in a

1026 he acted as special correspon- trepang with much refish, and while Defending himself the man stated few days time and will probably

dent for the "Manchester Guardian” he was doing this his wife procured in Syria and Palastine, and Iragen" is cup of powerful stimulant. obtaine

In an interview with Reuter's ed from fermented rice. Lau Hui, a Chinese gate watch- landlords as rents were in arrears Kai-shek and the Young Marshes man employed by the Kowloon Dock, dorrespondent, Mrs. Nevinson, mid: "Trink this," she said, "and offer and taxes were heavy. What he met in conference yesterday, the was sent to the Kowloon Hospital husband and I are planning a praibe to your exalted ancestors who earned in begging he used, he said, Marshal offered two suggestions. sudering from scratches and severs delayed honeymoon later h the year, have permitted this great good for-

Firstly, he relinquish his posts, bleeding on the face, received dur-when: the weather, improves. At tune to befall you." The Judge sentencing him to but take personal command of his ing a brawl with another Chinese.

present we are not having one. We Wang-hi drank, and then, having eight months imprisonment, renurki sixteen Brigadea in the field in an

are concentrating on putting our finished the trepang, demanded to) ed that during eight months hejendeavour to re-take. Chengich; (770)

house in order?”

know the source of this--sudden} On St. Patrick's Day, Friday; would be free from worries. “On Secondly, resign from his post and March 17, Professor F. A. Redmond, C. R. W. Nevinson, the painter, by

Mr. Nevinson is the father of Mr.wealth. the contrary," he replied, “my}from command of the North-Eastern tenants will take advantage of this." Army and handing over the entire as President of the St. Patrick's his first marriage-enter.

Society will lay a wreath, at the}" responsibility to the Central Go Cenotaph. The ceremony will take

Marseilles.

that, although he might seem a rich proceed to Shanghai, then abroad. man, times were very bad even for¡ It is learned that when Gen. Chiang

to pay his takes.

-Reutef.

COOLIE HURT AT CEMENT WORKS.

Struck By Falling Iron Bucket.

¡ernment. ··

News In Brief

place "at 9,15'am, and a full.com-

Gen. Chiang Kai-shek accepted mittes is expected to attend.", the second proposal and after LO- night, the young vian on whom big|2

responsibilities have rest for: 'a' 'long'

DEPORTEE COMMITTED

STO SESSIONS

The Management of the Hong Kong Hotel advise that no dinner

NORTE-CHINA DAILY NEWS, SHANGHAL.

MARTELL'S BRANDIES

BOTTLED

V.S.O. P.

CORDON BLEU.

V.V.ES.Q.P.

able lord, that it is you who have THREE STAR

"Have I not fold you, my honour-i

{done all this?” said, his wife,

EVERY OTHER BEGGAR

FRAUD

Lisbon.-

"It What have I done?” asked (alsó từ square piula) ¡Wang-hl in-bewilderment. “To-daÝ | | -10. 11, have not earned a single cánh.” -

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There, most delightful and V, V.E.S.O.P. charming of men, you are wrong, Two thousand beggare in Lisbon though, I, your unworthy and time, assumes: the title of will be served in the Roof Garden have been brought before special utterly-to-be-despised wife, tell ymi Marshal-Reuter.

to-night owing to reservation of the tribunad, and have had their cir” premises for "The Schneider Trio cumstances Inquired into. URINA Poor Wang-hi grew each moment While working at the Green Island

Concert" an advertised.

Half of them were found to have more mystified. Never, since their Cement Company's works at Hok-un,

other resources, or to be capable of marriage, had his wife paid him a Chirieae coolie, Wong Ng, was

While working at the Peak Hos-learning, a living/

Jauch flowery compliments;; indeed, seriously injured by a falling iron Pan Choi, an old offender, made en pital yesterday, a Chinese coolie em- One of the stops which the au- her. node of address was usually the bucket, from off the moving cable. appearance before Mr. Schoßeld at ployed by. Tak Lee, Contractors, on thorities here are taking to stop the very reverse of complimentary,

In trying to ward off the heavy the Central Magistracy this moun-à repair, job, was seriously injured street begging evil, lafhe_noquiil- “Explain,” he said ngain. “I do] Sucket Wong was injured on the ing, where he, pleaded guilty to, a by a faling plank,; sustaining in cion of an old palace on the out not understands All this savours of head, face and hands, which "neces- breach of the Deportation Diellin, juries to the band. He was taken skirta of the Lity, which, in being altated, his immediate removal to anos, and, was committed the next to the Government Elvil Hospital for reconstructed to receive this ingéel the Kowloon Hospital,

Criminal Saasiva

mire destitube

ontinued on Page 11.

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