1933-09-04 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1933.

"OTHER CLUB"

CELEBRATES

ANNIVERSARY

General Smuts Breaks "No Speech" Rule.

ANTAGONISTIC MEMBERS

London.

A notable club dinner was held recently.

COUNCILLOR BURSTS LADY BATHER

INTO RHYME.

Novel Speech At Poets' Banquet.

A "MUNICIPAL DITTY.”

THE CHINA MAI

ATTACKED AT

LAICHIKOK

Miss da Cruz Cut With Chopper.

To-Day's Short Story.

IN THE COUNTRY

SOLDIER HELPS TO CAPTURE TWO thatched cottages stood

ASSAILANT.

By Guy de Maupassant.

"I really must kiss them. 'How

Tside by side at the foot I should love to have one of them,

of

Paris. A municipal councillor. M Lionel Nastorg, delivered the whole

hill, near 2 smail that one there, the smallest.” of his speech in rhyme at a ban-

They were A terrifying experience met Miss watering place. quet given in Paris. It was the

Jumping out of the trap, she ran annual banquet of the Society of S. da Cruz, on Saturday afternoon, occupied by two peasants, who to the children, caught up French Poets, and the city's de- when a Chinese, believed to be barren soil a livelihood for their in her arms, passionately

toiled hard to wrest from the youngest Tuvache, and lifting him

ing to the chief rule of the club, I speak for the first time "nothing the intercourse of the In municipal rhyme,

members shall be permitted to inter- And tender my excusea. fere with the full asperities of party No solemn law lays down

How elders of this town politica."

the

kissed

sweets

It was the dinner of the "Other Club," the membership of which is unique, not only by reason of the legate was M. Lionel Nastorg.

He kept up a long and well-aus- mentally deficient, attacked her with young families. In each bouse his dirty cheeks, his fair, curly distinction of those comprising it in various walks of life, but also be tained speech in rhyme of which a chopper at Laichikok beach. hold there, were four children, bair, plastered with mud, his little cause it consists of men who, in the following is a translation of Miss da Cruz's brother, who ran to ranging in age from six years to hands, with which he struggled to months. Before free himself from these tiresome their public life are as antagonistic the opening and concluding her assistant, was slightly wounded, about fifteen as it is possible to be. But, accord-{verts:-

but neither he nor his sister were the cottage doors all these young-caresses. Then she went back tol

sters swarmed about detained at the hospital.

from the trap and drove away at a fast Both trot. Next week she came again, Miss da Cruz, who resides at couples had married and had had seated herself on the ground, took

morafag till evening. No. 12, Granville Road, Kowloon,children at about the same time the baby in her arms, stuffed it her brother and a friend, went toj

The two mothers could hardly with cakes, distributed Laichikok to swim. After leav dietinguish their offspring when among rest, with them like a street sandy path from the beach when fathers mixed them up hopelessly. tiently in the light trap. ing the water, she walked up the they were all together, and the two girl, while her husband waited pa- she was approached by the Chin-.

The

forever eight names were

She came again and again, with ese, a foki named Chiu Ho.

jumbled in the heads, and when her pockets full of dainties and Without warning, the man made a slash at her with a hat-the men often

they wanted one of the children coppers, and she made friends with called out two or the parents. Her name was Mme. chet which he was carrying three names before hitting on the Henry d'Hubleres. his hand, inflicting a deep cut in right one. the middle finger of Miss Cruz's

One morning her husband `· got In the first of the two dwellings, down from the trap and accom- right hand. Her brother, who on the way from the little water-jpanied her. Without lingering was following close behind ran to ing place, lived the Tuvaches, who with the children, who by this time her assistance, and received, had three boys and a girl; in the knew her well, she entered one of slight wound in the neck.

other but the Vallius, who had, at the cottages. The Tuvaches were

Among those who accepted in- vitations for the dinner (at which

Ought to `address the muses.

To you, with my great city's praise the club celebrated its "coming of In loyal gratitude I raise

My glass of sweet ambrosia: ace") were Lord Kylsant and Siri William Jowitt, who, as Attorney-¡ And Paris wishes to you all, General, conducted the Crown Case Poets of France both great and against Lord Kylant at his trial a few years ago.

The club, which was founded bey Mr. Winston Churchill and the late

Lard Birkenhead to provide oppor·| tunities for political opponents to meet and converse on friendly terms, has possessed

dis- many tinguished members.. Mr. Lloyd committee. and Sir Leith Ross George is chairman of the wine committee.

Sir and

Leth Ross (Financial Advisor to the Treasury) and Sir Robert Vansittart are members.

small,

. Your outlook may be roster.

-Reuter

RAIN AT LAST

But Only A Slight

: Shower.

TYPHOON 650 MILES FROM COLONY.

TO-MORROW'S" STORY

A Chinese detective from Yau- this time, three girls and a boy. within, chopping woad for the kit mati Police Station, C88, who was Both familles lived frugally on on special duty at the beach, was soup, potatoes and fresh air. At attracted by shouts, and assisted seven in the morning, at midday, by Private J. Crawford of the Lin and at six in the evening the colnshire Regiment, overpowered mothers gathered their little ones the assailant.

in for their meal, jike goose girls After interrogation at Shamshul-herding their flocks. The children Saturday after when po Police Station, the man was sat in order of age, at a wooden all his clubs, but the slight and partial rain fell. The sent to the Government Civil Hos-table polished by fifty years' use. "Other Club" declined to accept his fall, however was not sufficient to pital for observation. Miss da Cruz The youngest baby's mouth

When Lord Kylsant became in- volved in criminal proceedings he) resigned

resignation.

It is a fixed rule of the dub that no speeches shall be made, but this

regulation. it was agreed, should be waived for a speech from General Smuts, who presided at the anniver- Bary dinner. Reuter.

S. CHINA RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT.

The record dry spell was broken late on

WAS

be recorded. It is now 16% days and her brother were sent to the hardly on a level with the edge of

Kowloon Hospital for treatment at the table. since any fall was recorded.

14.30 p.m., but were not detained.

The total rainfall since January 1,.is 40.51 inches, against an aver- age of 66.61 inches.

east of Shanghai, and north-west.

moving

To-morrow's story will be "The Tea-Leaf,” by Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace.

chen fire. They started up in sur- A deep dish full of bread, with prise, offered the visitors chairs, Misa de Cruz appeared to be suffer-which had been bolled potatoes, and walled expectantly. The lady

ing from loss of blood.

half a cabbage, and two or throa began in a beeitating, faltering Chiu Ho is a shop foki employed onions, was set before them, and voice:

The typhoon is now situated more than 650 miles north of the at the Wo Sing Cheung preserved the whole crew ate till they were "My good people, I have come to Colony, and according to the

fruit factory, Lalchikok. Accord-satisfied. On Sundays, as a great ses you, because I should like..........I weather report issued from the ing to a statement made by his treat; there was a scrap of meat should very much_lika............to carry

brother, who Royal Observatory at 6.30 p.m.

is employed at the cooked in the brothe, and the father off your little boy."

The peasant and his wife were yesterday, it was 150 miles south-ame factory. Chiu Ho has seted used to linger aver his meal and

previous occasions say: queerly on

too utterly dumbfounded to reply, while in the country, but has never

"I could do with this every day. Mme. d'Hubleres took breath again. been certified as mentally deficient.

One afternoon in August, a light and resumed: trap drew up in front of the two

"We have no children; we are cottages. The lady who was driv. all alone, my husband and I....we SOONG WELCOMED ing exclaimed to the man at her should like to keep him....will you

laide:

censent?"

The peasant woman began to understand.

"You' want to take away Charlot? Certainly not.”

Fair to showery weather is fore- New Section Completed casted for the holiday, with mode- On Canton-Hankow Line.rate south-west winds.

CANTON-SWATOW RAILWAY

SURVEY.

Canton, Saturday.

With the completion of the sec- tion from Sheckwan to Lobehang. the Canton-Shackwon section of Canton-Hankow Railway will take -control over the newly-completed

section.

The actual taking over will be made on September 5.

CANTON NAVY'S

HIGH COST.

$900,000 Monthly For 3 Cruisers.

CAPT. LU ARRIVES.

Canton, Saturday.

Surveying of the proposed Captain Lu Tung-rang, Chief of

IN NANKING

Reports To Central Council.

TO SEE CHIANG KAI-SHEK.

Nanking, Saturday, Mr. T. V. Soong and his entour- age arrived here shortly after 71 o'clock this morning and were ae-

"Oh, Henry, see that swarm of children! How pretty they look, tumbling about in the dust!”

Her companion made no reply. He was accustomed to these out-

bursts, which held for him a sting almost a reproach. The young woman went on:

Our

M. d'Hubieres broke in: "My wife has not explained her- self clearly. We wish to adopt the child, but he shall come to sen joa. If he turns out well, as there is every reason to expect, he shall be our heir. If we should have child- ren of our own, he would share

corded an enthusiastic welcome by DEATH OF MRS. L.M.B. equally with them.

Government officials,

Canton-Swatow Railway has begun Staff of the Whampoa Squadron, a number of under the direction of the Provin-has arrived here from North China including. Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of the Executive Yuan. cial Department of Reconstruction.to take up his naval post.

The survey will start simultane-{ ously from Canton and Swztow.

The surveying squad consists of twelve men.

The work is expected to last three months

J

DE SOUSA

Yesterday.

MANY TRIBUTES FROM FRIENDS

""If he should not,do justica to our bringing up we would give him, when he came of age, twenty thou

sand franca, to be placed in trust

for him. We have thought of you, too, and will pay you an allowance of a hundred francs a month for the rest of your lives. Now do you understand?"

He was unable to come South Mr. Soong immediately drove to his Funeral At Happy Valley with the three cruisers and even-private residence together with Mr. tually reached Canton only yester Wang for a short rest. day.

Mr. Soong attended a meeting of Captain Lu declined to receive the Central Political Council and newspapermen yesterday on the reported in detail on the results of plea of pressure of duty, but said his trip abroad. He also dealt at

The woman started up in a fury. that he would grant interviews some length with the general poli-

"Do you want us to sell later.

tical and economic condition in

The death took place on Satur-Charlot? A nice thing to ask of Commander Chang Chen-yu, Ad-Europe and America.

day at her residence.in Kowloon, a mother; No, no, it would be a Jutant of the Whampoa Squadron,} The Nanking Government leaders, of Mrs. Laura Maria Botelho de horrible thing to do" The new official will be selected said that the monthly appropria- Messrs. Wang Ching-wei, T. V Souza, who passed away after a Her husband looked serious and from competent men on the staff tions of the three cruisers are about Soang, H. H. Kung and Huang Fu, lingering illness. Deceased was thoughtful and said nothing but he of the Kwangtung provincial gov-$900,000.

are prepared to take a Sikorsky the wife of Mr. E.-V. M. B. de Sou kept nodding his head approving- ernment-Central Press.

The three warships are remaining plane for Kuliang where an import Za, the well known local auctioneer, ¡y at his wife.

After the survey. * managing -director will be appointed to take charge of the construction of this railway.

POWER STATION AT YUNG YUEN.

N. River Tributary To Provide Power.

MACHINERY ORDERED.

Canton, Saturday.

*

at Whampoa for anchorage and ant conference with Marshal Chiang Mrs., de Souza who was 55 years Madame d'Hubitres was in de-! duty-Central Press.

Kai-shek has been arranged.--Cen-of age was the sister of Mr. P. V. pair, and began to cry. Turning to tral News Agency,

Botelho, of Botelho Brothers, and her husband, in a voice broken by

COINS OF EMPEROR.

CLAUDIUS.

Jugo-Slavia.

a purvived by her husband, her sobs, the voice of a child used to mother, aged 78 years, six sons and having its own way in everything, four daughters,

she faltered:

LO WEN KAN AT LANCHOW.

Buchow, Saturday,

The funeral, which took place at Dr. Lo Wen-ken arrived here by the Roman Catholic Cemetery yea Interesting Discovery In air from Lanchow this morning and terday evening, was largely attend

will fly to Tehua to-morrow if the ed. The Rev. Father Rosef and weather permits. Central News the Rev. Father Noval conducted Agency.

the burial rites

Vienna, Large number of coins, bellev- The Department of Reconstruc-ed by experts to date from the tion has decided to utilize the time of the Roman Emperor, water-power of Yung Kiang River, Claudius, have been found at St. a tributary of North River near Marcin, near Laibach, in Jugo- Yung Yuen, to generate electric Slavia, according to a local news- power and to establish i power paper,

alation there accordingly. Machin The discovery was made dur-] ery and apparatus for the powering operations for the sinking of atation have been ordered from a well.

foreign firm in Shameen,

FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE,

Station At Hgu Min

Mountain.

"They won't. Henry, they won't They made a final effort:

"But, my friends, think of your child's future. bis happiness, his

In a fury the woman cut short The chief mourners were da- their speech: ceased's husband and sons. Among “We "quite understand and have those present to pay their last thought it all out. Be off and respects at the graveside ware (don't let me see you here again, Mesars. F. V. Botelho, A. AR Bo- The Ides of carrying off a child telho, F. V. Botelho, A. M. Like that

Soares, Lea D'Almada e Castro, jur. As she went out, Mme. d'Hublers (President of the Club de Recreto) (remembered that there were two

F. X. D'Almada e Castro, sen, Chev, tiny boys, With the insistence of a Canton, Saturday, J. M. Alves, A. F. Bilva Netto, A. spoilt self-willed women, too im- To develop Hou Min Mountain in A. Alves, A. B, Gomer, A.. A. Items patient to wait, she asked through

As many articles belonging to southern Kwangtung, following the dios, A. J. C, Rocha, J. J. Basto, her tears:

Engineers of the Department of early Christian times have been extirpation of the handita, the Pro Fred Xavier, L. Gutteres, A. C “That other little fellow is not Betonstruction left to-day for Yung unearthed in this district, com- vincial Bureau of Agriculture will Botelho, J. G. Ozorio, F. M. P. Yours, is he?" Tuvache answar- Yuen to survey the afte...

prehensive excavations are to be erect a forestry and agriculture Graca, F. IL Silva, P. A. Ivano-ede Patog The agreement between the Re-started shortly-Reuter

stațion there of 4,000 Chinese acres, vich, D. Lopes, E. Leitao, O. Barrot “No, her belongs next door. You construction Department and the

| The arid lands will be irrigated by to, F., Bilva, A ́E, R' Alves, F. P. can try there If you like.”

modern scientisc means. By de V. Bogren, C. M. B. Alves, A. R. |--And he went back into the house, At the same time forts will be Abbas, L. G. Barros) G.U. da Bota, which still echoed with the angry erected for the protection of the H, A. Bazzos, F. G. Barros, J. A. volem of his wife, Arhit station.

part de V. Soares. La A. Barton-hand. The two Vallina were sitting at Machinery, for irrigation is to be many others, including a large at the table, slowly exting scantily ordered from abroad.. Central tion of the members of the Club de buttered illces of bread, with one

Recreio,

(Continued on Paga 20).

foreign firm stipulates that the plant shall be properly installed in thres months.

News In Brief.

By using water-power, the De- The speaker at to-morrow's meet partment of Reconstruction expects Ing of the HK. Rotary Club wil be to develop electric power at a very Rev. E. L. Allen, whose Aubject will low cost-Centrál Press.

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