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FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1933.

SILVER STEADY GRIM DEATH

ON WALL ST.

Over 6,000,000 Shares Change Hands.

STOCKS UP AGAIN, BUT UTILITIES FALL

New York, Today," The upward movement of prices still continues on the market here, and business reached a high figure yester- day, 6,160,600 shares changing hands. Silver ruled steady,

FOR EVEREST

EXPEDITION

Tibetian Prophesy For

Britishers.

SOME STRANGE BELIEFS

London.

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

Three New Bills Pass First Reading.

CRIMINAL APPEAL RULES APPROVED

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short Stary:

THE BED

OF

DEATH

By A. E Sullivan.

of

Guillotine, is We did so, and soon found, our-, NOWADAYS the Gumblem selves in the private parlous behind At yesterday's sitting of the Le The real reason that a group of gislative Council, the Criminal of the French Revolution as the the shops room comfortably ap characteristic Appeal Rules, made by His Honour Cap of Liberty itself. You can pointed in the Englishmen, led by Mr. Hugh the Chief Justice, on April 27, were hardly think of the one without bourgeois style, but with this Ruttledge, have gone out to climb approved.

the other. Yet how many know singular difference: that in place Three new bills were introduced, that it was by the merest of the engravings Mount Everest is to capture a

and were read a first time. They accident in the world that the from fashionable or pastoral life golden cock which has its nest were, a bill to licence and regulate honor of becoming the national that were then the staple decoration In their report, Messrs. E. A. on the summit of the mountain. teleprinting, teletyping and tele instrument of execution in France of the walls of the middle classes, Pierce and Company, through their This is the confirmed belief of photography, a bill to amend the did not fall to the lot of another there were a number of drawings

bill to local correspondents, Messrs. Asia the ecclesiastical circles of South-Divorce Ordinance, and a

machine altogether a machine far done in pencil on large sheets of These drawings, consolidate and amend the law re-different and far more civilised in cartridge-paper. Lands, Ltd., state:

lating to the Hong Kong Volunteer "The market shows no outstand-ern Tibet.

concetion? The story of this second as far as I could make out, repre- ing danger signals yet, but, using] "It would be strange if these Defence Corps.

machine haa never yet been told, sented the details of some plece of His Excellency, the Governor You will not find it referred to in mechanism or other, and related, I an expression, we think it would be people who are going to climb advisable to trade "pretty close to Everest had no other motive than (Sir William Feel, K. C. M. Gany of the chronicles or memoirs of supposed, to the proprietor's busi-

WeK. B. E.) presided and othera pro the period, forts career was of the nea your breast." The wheat advance merely to get to the top.

The only other person in the room; met with no opposition. Profit-in Tibet can hardly accept that," sent were:

His Excellency the Officer Com-briefest. Iet down its history taking was heavy, but was readily declared the Abbot Tempe-tes- absorbed.

Ring, of the Tang-tra Monastery.manding the Troops, (Colonel R.B. now because in few years the last was a woman sitting by the fire, of those who knew of its existence either sewing or knitting, who arose entered and whom our "Inflation is still the paramount. "It is commonly reported that Cousens, D. 3. "0.).

will be dead, and it is not just to when we The Colonial Secretary Hon the remarkable man who invented it host introduced as his wife. This factor. Demand for cotton has the Ser-ki-Chapo, the golden

that one of the most ingenious pro-woman was very much younger than been broad. Shorts have covered cock, has its home on the sum-Mr. W. T. Southern, C. M. G.).

The Attorney General (Hon. Mr.

ducts of human aki should be en- her husband, and much more pre- on a reported general demand for mit. My people are saying that

possessing. From the remarkably goods. Some authorities feel that when this knowledge came to the C. G. Alabaster, K. C., O. B. E.)

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs tirely lost to human knowledge.

It was in the fourth year of the easy way that she greeted the market is now more two-sided cars of the English they sent a

It is well (Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood).

French Revolution, and about (especially my associate, who was a "The silver tone is steady. Com-party to catch it.

The Colonial Treasurer (Hon

twelve months before. the outbreak mission houses and banks sold. The known that the English catch

Mr. E. Taylor). welling by the bank may have been birds as well as shoot them.

"There are also two white lions, living somewhere near the moun- have been well absorbed."

They roam about and arej Industrial, rail and bond

aver-tain.

dangerous. They have (Hon. Commander J. B. Newill, turned from Warsaw, where we ages advanced 1.70, 1.40 and 1.00 very

had disposed of a large investment to 82.48, 37.43 and 80.69 respec never been seen, but their roar-R. N., Retired.)

Director of Medical and In Canadian furs on very advanta tively, but utility averages declining is heard at times and it

sounds like the beating of a Sanitary Services (Hon. Dr. A. Rgeous terms, and were en route for

|Wellington).. ed 2.54 to 24.48.

London. (then the great emporium | Allied Chemicals made another great gong.

The Acting Director of Puplic for furs) to lay out our profits in rapid advance yesterday, closing on

We found Paris fine specimen of the eighteenth the day at $974 as against $943

Works (Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle.) stock.

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt., K.C. In the hands of the. Constituent century Englishman), and from ber on Wednesday, thus making a new

Hon. Mr. G. O. S. Mackie.

Assembly; but the Republle had general manner and appearance, I Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., not yet been declared, the King judged her to be a cocotte who had 1932-33 high record. Union Faci £os rose $51% to $88, while Con

|LL.D.

still sat precariously on his throne, allied herself with the old furniture- solidated Gas shares went forward

for

mercenary reasons. and no one suspected that the po-maker from $52% to $50%.

on Eastern accounts.

Offerings

STARTING TIMES FOR FANLING.

Fourballs Allowed After Noon.

P

BUNDAY'S PAIRINGS

"It is reported, too, that a race of wild men, covered with hair, live in the pine forests in that part of Tibet. Many men are halry, but these are identified as wild by their feet, which turned backwards."

are

The abbot remarked that it is: belleved in Tibet that the ex- pedition will die in the snow.

The interview with the Abbot Tempe-tse-Ring was reported by Sir Percival Phillips of the "Daily Mail." Sir Percival is that amazing journalist who always! seems to be on the spot when im-! portant news breaks. He was one of the first five accredited war correspondents with the Bri-i tish Armies during the. World

The Inspector General of Police of war between France and Bri- tain, that my business associate, Miles Lawrence, and I found our-i selves in Paris. We had just re-

(Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe). The Acting Harbour Master

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To-morrow's story will be "On The Road," by H. E. Bates.

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Hon. Dr. S. W. Teo, O. B. Eitical powder-magazine was on the Without the smallest reserve; she verge of an explosion that would entered into an animated conversa. blow away not only the King, bat|tion with my companion upon the also a large part of the upper news of Paris, while L a. little mis works of the French ship of state. trustful of her, edged near the wall Mr. R. A. C. North (Deputy Clerk We therefore intended lingering sto obtain a closer view of the of Councils.)

few weeks in Paris, happy at one mysterious 'drawings. in our nearness to our motherland

Hon. Mr. Paul Lauder,

Personal Pars.

THE following are the starting times War and he has witnessed in-arrived here, on the s.s. Empress

for Fanling on Saturday:

A.M.

New Course.

9.32 K. S. Morrison, A. B. Raworth.

9.36 G. C. Worrall, W. J. Roberts. 9.40 C, Austin, H. A. Browing 9.44 W. J. Waddington, A. Ritchie. 9.48 C. II. Bradley, W. A. Stewart. 9.52 H. S. Forster, R. S. Johnson.

3.56 J. W. Mayhew, R. A. Rodgers.

10.00 J. A. R. Sulby, R. Young,

A

Canada, to-day.

T

"Ah, you are examining my works and la our freedom from her of art," said Monsieur, seeing me | restraint.....

thus occupied. "I warrant the aub One evening, returning by war fect mystifies you,, unless you are of the Rue St. Hopore from a vialtan, engineer."

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Andrews to a fellow-countryman, also in the "It does, indeed," I replied, strug- of fur trade, we were overtaken by a underlying the chaos of cranks, heavy shower: Those were the pulleys, coga, spindles, and other numerable wars and revolutions. He has been a correspondent in

days before umbrellas were common.gling in vain to grasp the idea Major R. A. Bagnold arrived in and as no cocher happened to be in mechanical gear traced upon the Ithe Spanish-American War,

1898, the Russo-Japanese War, press of Canada, to-day.

the Colony, on board the 8.3. Em-eight, we took shelter in the first cartridge-paper

1904, in Balkan conflicts, in the Irish revolution in 1916, and the

doorway that presented itself. It "The reason you see these draw. proved to be that of a furniture-ings displayed about in this way" The forthcoming marriage of maker and upholsterer, by name he continued, "is to enable me to revolution in China in 1926. He Serge Peacock, pastry-cook, of the Fabricius; and we had not stood step in from my shop or workroom Wales on his varions world tours, Luba Goldebaeff, of 69; Nathan whom we supposed to be M. Fabri-ideas that may occur to me. You has accompanied the Prince of Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong, and there many minutes when a man and jot down instantly any

new

10.04 4. F. Lissaman, 3. G. Campbell. has attached royal wements, Flad Road, Kowloon, has been announced. clus bimself discovered our pre-ase, they relate to a piece of fumi:

T. BANY.

ay, H. P. Bailey. has governments rise

10.16 Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Rodgers.

10.12

A. T. Lay, I. C. Law.

and fall in almost every country

10:20 H. C. Hopkins, Monaghan.

of the world.-Reuter.

E. D. Matthews,

sence and invited us to step into ture that is still in course of manu- Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chan- the house, pour mieux nous abritar, cellor of the University of Hong Kong, returned to the Colony, to day, from a short visit to Shang-

facture, and some parts are giving me a good deal of trouble. Besides,

10.24 J. Smith,

ith, T.

10.28 W. Mulcahy, N. J. Perrin.

10.32 C. Thwaites, E. Lewis.

10.30 H. N. Williamson, Miss Whims- A ROYAL ROMANCE hal, on board the s.a. Empress of UNEMPLOYMENT IN words were accompanied by what 1

ter.

10.40 J. F. Robinson, E. MacDermot Fourballs may start at 12.44_p.m. Trains leave at 8.37 a.m, and 9.15 a.m., only, and return at 4.41, 6.19 and 9.07 p.. only.

CRITIC PROPRIETORS

SUED.

Judgment On LO.U.'s.

Canada.

The forthcoming marriage has been announced of, Alex Kipke,

N. RHODESIA.

Self-Imposed Exile After merchant, of 6, Basilea, Lyttleton Big Decrease And

SHATTERED

Marriage Ban.

GREAT EXPLORER DIES

Road, Hong Kong, and Luise Buttstaedt, nurse, of 1856, Avenue Joffre, Shanghai.

The forthcoming marriage has London. been announced of. Rufino Lisola

The Duke of Abruzzi, cousin of Rocha," retired funk-inspector, of

my customers are pressing me, and I have no time, to lose." These

thought was a very peculiar look.

I could not for the life of me imagine what kind of furniture it was that required so much and so complicated mochaniam. I could} only think of certain beds I had heard of, which at the touch of a knob changed into cabinets chests of drawers, thus enabling gentlemen of limited means to sport Livingstone.the luxury of a suite of apartments The report of the Unemployment at the cost of one. I accordingly

Brighter Prospects.

COMMISSION'S REPORT.

DF

J. E. Kotewall was complainant in the King of Italy, who recently 151, Sald Yee Street, Mongkok, and Commission, presented to the Legis remarked that I supposed it was a two cases this morning, when he died in Italian Somaliland, East Edeltrudes Perez, of 108,- Un lative Council, says that, at the sort of bed. brought actions against Major Africa, imposed exile upon him-Street, Mongkok.. Cassel, and Raymond O'Shea, both self because he was unable to mar-

of The Critic Publishing Co., of the ry the girl he loved, French Bank Building, for the re-

In 1907 the Duke met and fell

News In Brief.

time of its inquiry, the number of "A sort of bed!" he echoed, with employed on the mines had fallen his queer look. "Not so bad, that! from 8,600 Europeans and 13,000 Well, it is a sort of bed a bed for [natives at the peak to 1,000 Euro- very sound sleep, too! The man covery of $250, and $181, respective in love with an American girl Tang Man Tong, 16, was admitt peans and 7,088 natives and there who goes to sleep in that won't get ly, against the two defendants, be- Miss Catherine

Elkins, the led to the Government Civil Hospi was a likelihood of further reduc-up very early in the morning, fore the Pulsne Judge, Mr. R. E. daughter of the late Senator El-tal, yesterday, suffering from contions

promise you!" And, tickled by Lindsell, in the Supreme Court. The kids. But the King of Italy re- cussion, caused by falling off a The total number of unemployed some mysterious joke, he laughed sume had been lent under 1.O.Us.fused his consent to a marriage moving tram-car, in Queen's Boad, at the time of the inquiry was until he nearly suffocated:

Judgement was given by consent. between his cousin and a Com East, near the Wellington Barracks, estimated at 317, with 618 lepen- Our conversation was interrupted

moner aft

med dents, making 1,180 Europeans out by a sudden announcement on the Then the Duke, one of the hand- RIDING FEES PAID somest men in the Italian royal trading Junk, T5599H, reported to 10,000.0000

Leung Kai Sau, master of the of a population of. from 9,000 to part of Madame that la soupe Wal ready, and an Invitation, addressed INTO COURT. family declared that he would the Water Police that at 8 p.m., on The amount apent in relief by the more to Lawrence than to myself, to never marry any one else and he April 10, his junk was anchored at Government in the first half of the join them in their evening med George Lammert

left Italy to spend his life in Ita-Cheung Sha Wan, when the steam current financial year, was estimated This offer I should have declined lian Somaliland. Six years lat launch Yee Sang, collided with her to be £10,680 and by private reller had not Lawrence closed with it be Sued.

Jer, 1918, the girl married another and caused damage to the extent societies £8,000-Reuter, efore I had time to open my mouth..

man, an American, but the Duke by $100

Provisions At that time wo exceedingly scarce in aven the bourgeois was the contents of his pot horse-flesh/This was my worthy friend, in his conquest, Lind looked, and watch his heroje to the the nauesous, mo

One renting Madame

"The Hong Kong Riding School remained true to her, and died a claimed the sum of $22 from George bachelor at the age of 60, Kwok Yat, of 12, Percival Street, Lammert, of the Auction Rooms, 4, From 1915 to 1917 he was Com-was admitted to the Government Duddel Street, in a case which was mander-in-Chief of the Italian Civil Hospital, yesterday, suffering heard by the Pulane Judge, Mr. Navy, and he gained fame as an from Injuries to the left hand, sus- 1. F. Lindsell, at the Supreme orplorer as well as a soldier.tained when Lee Sum, a tailor, ai- Court, this morning. The sum He was the first to climb Mount saulted him with a pair of scissors. was the balance due on the hire of St. Elias in Alaska in 1897, He The quarrel between them had to ponies,

organized an expedition to the do with a debt. The money involved was paid into North Pole in 1899 and went fur-C

ther north than any one had done A Chinese girl,

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