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THE

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1933.

KING'S 68TH

BIRTHDAY.

2

Customary Local

Observance.

ALL FORCES, AND VOLUNTEERS,

manner.

the parade.

TO PARADE.

Correspondence.

BRITAIN'S OLD WAR HORSES

IN EGYPT.

THE CHINA MAIL

RACE DISTINCTION To-Day's Short Story.

IN UPPER SILESIA

Protest By German National.

Vasco's Sweetheart

zars cannot read them.

a

of

By Perceval Gibbon.

you run from him.

When he was

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LEAGUE REPORT ON PITITION [To The Editor “China Mail.").

London, To-day,

S to that," said the Vrouw hot coals. And with it all he had His Majesty, the King's sixty- Sir-In June, of last year you In a reply circulated with the Grobelaar, answering a way of looking va you that made eighth birthday will be celebrat-tery kindly published at my request official report, the Foreign Secre point that no one nad raised, "it down with drink and fever he would ed in Hong Kong in the usual an extract from the Sunday Sketch|tary, Sir John Simon, in the House

and Sunday News of May 22, 1932, of Commons yesterday, referred to has been seen over and over cry out in a terrible voice that his The main event to-morrow will containing a brief account of the the petition presented to the again that sin leaves its mark, mother was queen's daughter and be the naval and military parade distressful plight of several hun- League of Nations by Herr Fraps Do you not rust or avoid a man he was a prince." at Statue Square at 10 am. It is dreds of Britain's Old War Horses Bernheim, recently residing in Ger- because there

"I have heard of the people you is honour hoped that the Governor will be in Egypt. Many of your readers man

Upper Silesia, protesting

or | speak of,” I said... “They are half- well enough to take the salute were good enough to forward dona- against certain legislation and ad-

wickedness in his face? Ah, Portuguese, and perhaps the old in the march past.

tions to me for transmission en ministrative acts as being incom- men's faces are the writing on man was not wholly lying." The Guard of Honour at their behalf to Lady Doris Gunston, parable with the rights sacred, by the wall, and only the Belshaz-ried in his youth a woman of the "Umi Well, prince or not, be mar- Statue Square will be comprised 15 Southwick Crescent, W.2

the German-Polish Convention of In a letter received to-day Lady 1922, to all German nationals in

half-blood, and begot of her a-troop: of two officers and fifty other ratings from the Royal Navy and Doris Gunston informs me that she that area, without distinction of

"But the marks go deeper than a of devils. Five sons he had, all two officers and fifty other ranks is again hard at work in the inter-

White Shirts lowering brow or a cruel mouth great men, knowing not God and remaining and that race, language or religion.

fearing none

of God's works. And from the 1st Battalion, South ests of those

The petition, said Sir John Men may die and leave behind them after them came a daughter, a pul- any further assistance sent to her Wales Borderers.

Simon, WAS considered by the no monuments save their sin.

ing slip of a thing, never meant to I remember Obe in- The Anzac Company, Hong from Hong Kong would be very

much appreciated. She further League Council in conjunction such a case

live, whom they did to death among Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, states that the Ball held last year with a report submitted by Mr. stance.

them with their drinking and blas- will carry Volunteer Colours in had realised the handsome amount Lester, delegate of the Irish Free "Before my second husband wan

"My second husband told me tales of £1,500 nett and that Mrs. Brooke State, who acts as rapporteur for married to his first wife he lived Pheming and fighting,

out yender, on the Portuguese bor of that family that set my blood] Units participating in the from Egypt had informed her that minority questions. march past will consist of the as far as can be foreseen the pro-

Mr. Lester, after recalling the der, and in the thick of the fever freezing. He had his own way of Hong Kong Volunteer Defence ceeds of the next Ball ought to declaration already made to the country. I have not seen the place, telling stories, and made you see Corps, the Royal Navy and Royal clear up all the poor old War Council by the German delegate, to but it is badly spoken of for a depictures, as it were. Once, be need Marines, the 8th Heavy Brigade Horses in Egypt.

the effect that the decrees mention-solate unchancy land, bad for cattle to say, for a trifle spoken concern- and only good to hunters. Mying them and their ways, they visit- of the Royal Artillery, the Royal I have already sent individual ed in the petition were in no way second husband was a great huntered a missionary by night, dragged Engineers, the 1st Battalion the

acknowledgments for

donations intended to conflict with Germany's and died, as you know, through him from his bed, and crucified him Lincolnshire Regiment. the 1st sent

me ·last year,

international obligations, recom-having his body crushed by a lion. Battalion, the South Wales Bor-am sure that all your read-mended that the German Govern- The people out there are not good against his door, while his wife derers.

interested in this

move-ment should reinstate persons who, Boer stock, but a wild and savage; Other units will comprise the ment will be delighted to learn because they belonged to a minor falk, with dark blood in them. 1st Moutain Battery, the Second of the very gratifying progressity, had lost their employment or "I only know this story from my Fourth and Filth Heavy Bat-made on behalf of these most de found themselves unable to prac- second husband, but it took hold of teries, the Royal Army Service serving dumb friends of ours who tice their trade or profession, and me, as he used to tell it. Corps, the Jat Regiment, the served our Empire so well in its that the petitioner's own personal was a family in those parts of the Hong Kong Mule Corps, the hour of greatest peril.

case should be submitted to local name of Freez. No relation to the Royal Air Force, and representa-{

procedure, for which the conven- Due. Preez you know, who are well tives of the Royal Merchant |

tion provides.

enough in their way, but Freez, Navy, St. John Ambulance Bri-

The German delegate refused to simply a short name and a bad gade, Boy Scouts and the Guards

accent Mr. Lester's report on the one.

clung to the old man's knees and Association.

ground that the petitioner was not "They were big holders of land, besought the mercy they never gave Even the wild folk personally qualified to present his with every reason to be rich, but and never got. petition, nor to raise the general bad farmers, lazy hunters and deep of the country-side were stricken issue involved.

drinkers. The Kafirs down there with the horror and impiety of the. Mr. Lester's proposal to refer make a drink out of fruit which is deed; and it Bnya much for the fear a man in which the Preez family were held these two points to a committee of very fiery and conquers After Inspecting the Guarde, His Excellency will take his

three jurists, was approved by the quickly, and these people were al-that none molested them or called Council, the German delegate ab-ways to be seen half drunk, or else them to account.

"In the end the eldest of the five position on the pavement on the

staining from voting. The Council stupid from the stuff. North side of the Cenotaph, and

asons took a mind to marry, and to agreed that both signatories to the the father, in particular, was a Royal Salute of 21 guns will!

Geneva Convention might submit terrible man, by all tellings; full leave some of his accursed stock to then be fired by the 5th H.K.S.

their observations to the commit. three score and ten years of age, but plague the world when it should be Heavy Battery.

My delivered from him and brothers. tee of jurists, and that the latter strong, fiery and full of oathe.

"They cast about for a wife for On the conclusion of the| In a House of Commone state- should present their report to the second husband used to say there seventh, fourteenth, and twenty- ment on the proceedings at the Council, if possible, in a few daye was something in the look of him him, and were not content with the first rounds of the Salute & feu-Disarmament Conference, Sir John The United Kingdom delegate his beard were white, his face was pride, the Preez, and in the place that daunted one; for his hair and first that offered. They had their de-joie will be fired by the 1st Simon yesterday said that the supported Mr. Lester's proposal savagely red, and his eyes were like a fair measure of respect, for among Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regi-meeting of the General Commis- adding that his silence in regard sion, held yesterday morning, had te some of the statements made by

At 10 a.m. His Excellency the Governor will arrive at the South Side of the Cenotaph, and will be received with a Royal Salute from the Guards of Honour,

ment.

ers

but

I am, Sir,

Yours, etc.

D. DAVIES. Hong Kong, June 1, 1933.

DISARMAMENT

Draft Convention To Be Prepared.

COMMISSION TO ADJOURN UNTIL JULY 3

London, To-day.

not be

Three cheers will be given for decided that the Bureau should be German, delegate, must His Majesty the King, and units charged with the work of prepar- taken as implying agreement.- will then march past in column ing the text of the draft conven- British Wireless Service. of route.

The starting point of the march will be at the Prince of Wales

Gate, Royal Naval Dockyard.

BAILEY AGAIN REMANDED.

3 Charges Arising From Ricksha Collision.

MRS. LANDAU STILL ÎN HOSPITAL.

İtion, for what was called the

second reading.

The President, Mr. Arthur Hen-

derson, was charged with the con- GLOUCESTER BAND

duct of negotiations to facilitate this work.

When the General Commission

ACTION.

had completed the first reading. One Point To Answer

they would adjourn until July 3.

Technical committees would zon-!

tinue their work, and when the general committee had completed

In Slander Case.

HEARING ADJOURNED.

1

There

Old Preez,

NEW SENSATION IN J. P. MORGAN SENATE 'INQUIRY

(Continued from Poge 1.)

The Senate Inquiry into the affairs of Mesars. J. P. Morgan and Company, the world-famous pri- vate banking house has caused re- percussions throughout the United States.

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be "What Jorkens Has To Put Up With," by Lord Dun- sany.

the wicked, you know, the devil is king. From one farmhouse to an- other they rode, dragging forth wo men and girls to be looked at like cattle. Many a tall, black-browed hussy would have been content to go away with Vasco Freer (Buch was his unchristian name), but he was not willing to do right by any of them.

"They were returning home from

one of these expeditions when they passed a lowly house beside the road with no fence around it,

It was disclosed that many of

"But before the house a girl stood those under obligation, to the firm on the grass, with ber Kapje in her are prominent United States of-hand, to see the six big men ride by,

the first reading of the United At the resumed hearing at the ficials and business men. The list She was little and alim,cand, unlike {Kingdom draft, a proposal will be Supreme Court yesterday of the includes the names of Mr. William the maidens of the country, whitish, made by the President to take it action in which Mr. F. L. Adamson, R. Woodin, Secretary of the Trea-with a bunch of yellow hair on the as the basis for the convention to former leader of the Gloucester Bury, Mr, Norman Davis,, United top of her head and hanging over negotiated. British Wireless Building dance orchestra, is claim-States envoy to the Disarmament her ears, The others would have jing $1,000 damages from Mr. P. L Conference and Col. Charles Lind-Passed her by, judging hér un

Newman, manager of the Gloucesterbergh.

worthy even an insult, but Vasco Building, the Pulse Judge Mr. Mr. J. P. Morgan, who testified reined in his horse and shouted a

E. Lindsell, ruled that the defen- on May 24, revealed that the firm great onth. Įdent had no case to answer with re- had deposits totalling over $250,- ""The woman for me!" he cried. gard to a letter criticising plaintiff's 000,000 and total assets of $421, "The woman 1 was looking for! 1 band.

{never knew what I wanted before."

Another formal remand for a be week was granted by Mr. Schofield Service. at the Central Magistracy this morning in the case in which

H. P. Bailey, of the General Elec-

tric Coy. of China, Ltd., is charg- ed on three counts arising out of the injuries caused to Mrs. - A. ́Landau when defendant's car col- lided with a ricksha in which the lady was travelling.

WOMAN MAYOR IN

STREET RIOT.

23-Year-Old Girl Restores Order.

|000,000.-Reuter,

On another cause for action,the first attack on Mr. Pecora "The others halted to look, and arising from remarks alleged to was made on May 26, by Senator the girl, frightened, ran into the have been spoken by defendant to Carter Glass, who challenged Mr. house. Vasco got down from his Mr. W. Batt, the Judge ruled that Pecora's authority to act as counsel. horse. Madrid, there was a case to answer, and the The Mayor of Grijalba, near Court adjourned until June 14. Mr. Bailey is charged with, (a) Burgos, is Senorita Teodora Mr. M. A. da Silva of Mesars. driving car No. 2928 in a danger-Mediavilla-aged 23.

D'Almada, Remedios and Silva le

The remand was granted ne Mrs. "Landau is still in hospital.

ous manner in Queen's Road East; But when Catholic and So- for the plaintiff, and the defendant at 10.05 p.m. on May 25; (b) fall cialist workers became involved is represented by Mr. W. A. Kackiii- ing to stop after the accident; and in a riot, she calmly forced her ly, of Messrs. Deacons. (c) talling to report the accident way into the middle of the fight

to the police.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY.

Silver Declines.

and restored order.

The girl Mayor was unhurt but three of the dispatante were seriously injured by "dagger thrusts-Reuter,

News In Brief.

CRUELTY TO POULTRY.

MR. G. SIMS FINED

Unmuzzled Dog.

"Fetch the filly out, shouted the

old man. Fetch her out and let us

see her paces."TER

"Vasco walked straight into the little house, while the others waited, laughing. They heard no screams and no fighting, and presently out] comes Vasco sione,

Mr. G. Sins of No. 8 Conduit]⠀ "He went over to his horse" and Boad, was this morning fined $6 by mounted. There is nothing to wait|| Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central for," he said. Let us he getting Magistracy for allowing an un-com. muzzled dog in public,ecig

But the girl?" cried one of his A second charge of having no brothers. In the dead, or what?" Wrong Person Charged. once was dropped when defendant No, said Vasco, but she would

produced his licence in Court

A Chinese named Lau Bau sp- peared before Mr. Schoßell on a

Ne further change on yesterday's : A report has been made to the charge of causing cruelty to poultry -closing rate of /41⁄2" is indicated in Police by the driver of a Kai Tak by pot providing the baskets with

motor bus that a European lad matting. the local dollar this morning,

Silver prices showed a slight de- named Dalziel was injured, in both ... I was stated that the poulti cline, yesterday's spot and forward ankles when he fell in attempting come from Wuchów and was tak priom being 18% and 18 15/16 re-to board the bus while in motion delivery of by repre spectively as against 19.1/16 and near Austin' Road.

Hong Kong. In this signment arrived by

19% on Wednesday,

The London on New York erosa

Lal Tang ($7), of Sheung Shun, Porting

Chapector

Tate, quoted on

GSL00

in the Au Tan

that one dick was found deLa 17

mitted to the

lay suffering frðih

MAY RAINFALL FIGURES,

total rainfal

of May, was 52

y the record lean and Forr

were

the

not come,

Would not come!' bellowed the old father, while the others laughed "Did you say she would not come?

That da what I said,! Vasco, sitting his atenight; and scowling at

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