1934-01-15 — Page 9

MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934,

VICTORIA LEAGUE

ACTIVITIES

Local Committee Formed.

BENEFITS EXTENDED TO: COLONY RESIDENTS

The following communique bas been received from the Chairman of the local Victoria League Com-! mittee, the Hon. Colonial Secretary| in which the League's assistance is offered to Hong Kong residents.

The Victoria League in London, among its other activities, renders) assistance to British subjects from any part of the world who go to England, more especially for pur poses of education. The League is! prepared to render assistance in the matter of finding quarters, ad- vising on 'educational matters, as far as possible helping in regard to admission to the universities, giv-| ing facilities for visiting places of Interest, and generally in hringing) students into contact with English social life. The League has kindly consented to render such assistance to British subjects going to land from Hong Kong.

Eng-

A local committee has been form-¡ ed, consisting of the Hon. Coloniali

the Vleo Secretary, Chairman, Chancellor, University of Hong Kong. Vice-Chairman, the Hon. Se-! cretary for Chinese Affairs, the Director of Education, the Hon.

Nobel Winner.

Professor P. A. M. Dirac, of SL John's College, Cambridge, Eng., who was selected in a joint award of the Nobel Prize for physics. Only 31 years old, Professor Dirac is one of the youngest men ever to win that honour, as well as being one of the youngest first-flight scientists in the world

Mr. S. W. T'so, O. B. E., LL. D., the LOCAL NEWS

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Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Miss Kwok, the Inspector of English School, (Education Office) Joint Honorary Secretary, (Hong Kong), Mr. Tso, Tsun-on, Joint Honorary Segretary.

Such persona

as may wish to avail themselves of the assistance

BREVITIES

THE CHINA MAIL.

HAVANA POWER Today's Short Story

STRIKE

Government Takes

Over Plant

TROOPS GUARD PROPERTY

Havana,“ To-day.

THE WHISTLE

By Colin Davy,

SSES 'as got the lowest in-race at Sandown Park. Well, some Following the power strike intelleck of hany animal" how or other 'e managed to touch Havana, the Cuban Government |

announced Nathaniel moodily, up fer a 'undred quid, has issued a decrce provisionally and added: "With one possible think "ead an uncle 'oo was taking over all the Cuban Elec tric Company's works in order to exception the fish. Fer what an old sport, or else some "usband operate them according to the ether creature is there that'll be paid it im to keep away from 'is But may'ow a hundred 'e scared of its own food?"Ow often missus. workers' demands.

The company is paying all theave you seen a 'oss shy at a sack got and off he goes to Ireland to buy Well, when 'e comes expenses involved until the workers worm? But memory". ・・

of oats, and a trout scared of aa chaser.

Aye, back 'e brought the loveliest oss you and officials agree to have the power they make up in memory what ever did see. A beautiful bay 'oss

restored...

Meanwhile, troops equipped with they loses in other foolishness, called Fair View by Bona Vista out the Irish machine-guns are surrounding the Osses never forget. I knew one of a more what'd won

l'oss that was as crazy as a coot, Oaks, properties, to supervias | the em-

fair balmy 'e

was, but e'd a “As soon as I claps eyes on this ployees until they resume norma! working.

memory alright.

osa I sex to myself--there's a catch;

This follows the earlier warning!

"When was that?" asked Mr. ere; for you don't buy that sort for 'Pull, "

a "undred nor yet five 'undred quid

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by Colonel Batists, the former. The gin bottle stood between them neither. I 'ad a good, look at 'im Army sergeant who became Acting. President after Dr. Cespedes towards the old man,

and be pushed it a few inches nearer and 'is legs were clean as those fire- irons, and I wondered what the crab Ortz that the operation of the power

"It were when I were at H'alder- could be. A nice quiet 'ces in the plant is essential to maintain order.

'shot," said Nathaniel, "and that stable too, as gentle and sensible as and that the Government must act

a lamb

I Bez to the young guv'nor:: strongly if the workers did not re- must be twenty years ago."

"You were never hin the Army, 'Did they tell yer hany reason why was you?" asked the host of the 'e was so cheap?' 'Yes," sez 'e, "they Cat and Pudding, surveying said 'e wasn't very generous on the

stunted Nathaniel's

proportions flat. E cuts it sometimes. But if) 'e'll take to fumping I think 'e'll for- with undisguised surprise.

"Mel a sodjer! Not likely," said get those tricks... 'Nathaniel with a snie. "I was never

turn in the afternoon.-Reuter.

BIG ITALIAN BOND CONVERSION,

Proves Outstanding Success.

Rome, To-day.

so short of a shilling as that. But

I once worked for a harmy officer. A nice young toff e' was too.

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TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Sheikh, The Sun, And The Sack by The Sirdar Ikbal All Shah.

of the League should apply to one at £2-10-0, some time between 1.30piring in 1934, has proved an out, between him and 'is colonel's lady if he takes kindly to jumpin': They

of the Honorary Secretaries, with and 2 p.m. yesterday.

a view to obtaining a letter to the

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on

George Hughes Keble was Secretary of the League in London. I

granted his The following is a list of the Of Saturday

discharge feers of the League in London: 'from bankrupty, subject to a sue-

Vice-President, the Dowager Countess of Jersey, D. B. E.; Chair pension of one month.

man, Lady Forster, G. B. E.; Vice- Chairmen, Sir Charlen S. Bayley,

..

conversion of all five per cent TWO FIRE OUTBREAKS im near the race course.

Lam Pu-yeung, charged with be- G. C. I. E., K. C. S. 1. and Lady ing in unlawful possession of Beatrice Ormeby-Core.

wrist watch, was fined $50, in de- bonds which stand at par compar- Hon. Vice-President, His Grace fault one month's imprisonment, by ed with 86 at this time last year. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Mr. Balfour at the Central Magia-Router.

Lo Chang-fai was fined $59, in!

Rt. Rev. The Moderator of the tracy this morning. Church of Scotland, the Rev. The President of the Free Church Coun ell, the Duke of Devonshire, K. G.,' P. C., G. C. M. G., G. C. V. O., the default one month's imprisonment, Marquis of Reading, P. C., G. C. B., by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Cen- G. C. S. L., G. C. I. E., the Earl of tral Magistracy this morning, for Denbigh, C. V. O., Lord Pasefield, unlawful possession of two gallons P. C. LL. B., the Rt. Hon. Stanley of wine at Shaukiwan yesterday. Baldwin, M. P. the Rt. Hon. D.

SIR D. MACALISTER PASSES

(Continued from Page 1) The late Sir Donald Macalister

LAST NIGHT Mysterious Blaze In Empty Flat. MATCH FACTORY BLAZE AT HUNGHOM.

OTHER CONVERSIONS TO FOLLOW gay young spark and no mistake and as open fanded as please yerself when things were good.. *E were Mrs. T. S. Morrison, of 161 the

The offer by the Bank, of Italy a fair rider too, and if 'e adn't been 'Poak, has reported to the police the of four per cent long-term Treasury so fond of the ladies 'e might 'ave

"I nodded, for what the Captain loss of a pair of ear-rings, valued bonds, to convert 4,000,000,000 fire been another Captain Bennet. But said was right. An 'oss what funks five per cent nine-year bonds ex- there was some misunderstanding a bit in a tight finish forgets all that

standing success,

'and 'e 'ad to leave sudden for for-think o' the next fence and not the A sum of 9,025,060,000 lire was eign parts...............'

|"iding they'll probably get at the subscribed, including 6,760,000,000, He sucked his teeth and aipped his winning post; and thinkin' all the lire of new money.

gin and went on: "But it was of time of the next fence, the race is The surplus will be used for the this 'oss I was going to tell you over before they realise the last amortisation of part of the Budget The young captain 'ad several 'osses one's jumped, Jeficit.

but none much good, and 'e wanted

"Well, the day after the 'ons ar- It is rumoured that the Govern- very bad to win the big soldiers' rived, I rode im out and Lord! what ment is contemplating the early

a lovely ride 'e was. I didn't take

An 'orse! what's been sickened of racing] don't want to see white railings any more than a chap what's done time. cares fer the sight of a policeman. 1 took 'im down a sandy track in the woods and Lord! 'ʼn could put out 'is toe! I was that taken with 'Im I could 'ave got off and ate 'Im.

"Soon after that we jumped 'im} was also a B.Sc. (London), F.R.S.

over some little fences......or, to many honorary degrees of both Bri- (Edin), F.R.C.P, F.R.G.S. and held tish and foreign Universities. He The police are Investigating a be more truthful, the guv'nor did.

outbreak of fire Obstacles 'ave never been hanything! was also a Commander of the Le- mysterious

I prefer the kind oʻ Lloyd George, O. M., M. P., the RL. A fine of $15 was imposed by Mr.gion of Honour and Cavalier of the 'which occurred in an unoccupied in my line. Hon, J. H. Thomas, M. P., and Mrs. Balfour at the Central Magistracy Crown of Italy, Educated at Liver flat on the first floor of 125, Tal racing where they don't put things Shumshulpo, at in the way. Well, as soon as the Thomas, the Rt. Hon. The Lord this morning on Li Mun, unemploy-pool and Aberdeen, he was the win- Nam Street,

'oss saw a fence you could' see 'e Mayor of London, the Hon. G. Ho- ed, for being in possession of 14 poner of scholarships at Balliol and about 4 o'clock this morning. ward Ferguson, the Rt. Hon. Stan- piu lottery tickets.

Worcester Colleges, Oxford and St. When the fire engines arrived liked the idea. E shook is 'ead on the scene it was found that and snickered with excitement and ley Bruce, O. M., M. C., the Hon.!

John's College, Cambridge.

After & brilliant University the entrance door to the flat was jumped like a buck. Sir Thomas Wilford, R. C. M. G., The Rev. Dr. Carl Ludwig Rei-]

"The guy'nor was a hartist at that, K. C.. Sir Bhupendra Nath Mitra, chelt, Rector of the Tao Tong Shan career he was elected a Fellow of locked. The flames had obtained

very strong hold of the job; lovely 'ands 'e 'ad, and 'e used K. C. S. I., K. C. I. E., the Hon. Sir Christian Institute, preached at the St. John's College, Cambridge, where & Edgar Bowring, the Hon. J. W. Cathedral yesterday morning, taking he was Senior Tutor and Linacre staircase and the fire had spread to let 'osses find their own way over the fences and never messed them Downic, C. M. G., Sir Atul Chandra'as his text, "Wist ye not that Lecturer of Physic. He was Presi- to the second floor.

Prompt action by the Brigade, about kickin' 'em in the ribs and Chatter jee, K. C. 1. R., Sir M. E. must be about my father's business."dent of the General Medical Coun- Sadler, K. C. S. I., C. B., Sir Henry

cil from 1904 to 1981, Principal and however, prevented the flames 'olding of their 'eads up, like Hadow, C. B. E., Hon. D. Mus, F. R.į At a meeting of creditors of the Vice Chancellor of Glasgow Univer: from spreading to the adjoiningaome I've sean. And don't it stand S. L, the Head Masters of Eton. President Cafe on Saturday Mr. D.sity 1907 to 1929, and thereafter premises, one of which is a tim-to reason that. It's best to let the

¡ber yard.

osa learn to do the whole job Harrow, Winchester, and Westmin- Black, of Messrs. Perez Smith, Seth Chancellor. ister, Mr. Rydyard Eipling, LL. D.jand Fleming, Chartered

'ispelf? ́ ́'E's bound to be more self- At Hinghom were many and Central Executive Committee tanta, was appointed Liquidator. varied and during his active years An hour earlier the the Bri-reliant and a safer conveyance that The President Cafe closed down at he held other important ports too'gade were called out to A fire way, Well, this 'oss took to jump- Lady Forster, G. B. E. (Chair-[the end of last month.

[which had broken out at the ing like 'a fockey takes to gin; and man), the Dowager Countess of

Chung Hing Godown, Winslow it seemed a miracle to me that 'o'd Jersey, D. B. E. (Vice-President),

Street, used as a match factory,been bought so cheap. The more I Sir Charles Bayley, G. C. I. E, K.

The fire is believed to have been thought of it the more puzzled. I C. B. 1., the Lady Beatrice Ormsby-

caused by a cigarette being drops, for there ain't many files on Gore (Vice-Chairmen), Mrs. Maur-

ped near the highly inflammabic Irish 'orse dealers, ice MacMillan (Hon. Treasurer),

chemicals,

"Well, one day after wa'd "ad the Mrs. Amery, the Hon, Margaret Beat, O. B. E., Sir Charles Orr, K. C. M. G., Miss Gladys Pott, O. B. E.; Mrs. Richard Carrow, Miss Frere, the Hon. Mrs. Henry Gibbs, Bir W. Graham Greene, K. G. B., Lady Guillemard, Miss Haldane, C. H., LL. D., Mrs. J. A. MacGregor, Bir Francla Newdegate, G. C. M. G., Dr. M. J. Rendall, C, M. G., LL, D., Sir Benjamin Robertson, K. C. S. I, K. G. M, G., G. I. E., the Hon. Lady Talbos, and Professor Ernest Card. ner, Litt. D., Dr. B. M. Allen, LL D., and Mr. James P. Bedford, re- presentatives of the League of the Empire.

1932-5.

Personal Pars.

Mr. Walter Marshäll, Assistant Gen- eral Manager of the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. of Hong Kong returned to the Colony to-day by the President Wilion.

Mr. Alfred Leonl, Consul for the Argentine Republic in Hong Kong returned to-day' by the President Wilson from a brief visit to Manila

The Countess of Carlisle, nloos of Bir Miles Lampson, "la" a presenger by the President Wilson, en boute to Shanghai, after a brief: visit: to.

Accoun- His interests

numerous to mention.

Gary and Bride on Honeymoon

Law-minrina Mfter this picture was sunday Gary Cooper and his brida

the former: Neronis:

w York for a bónga una

prominent bride were num

It is estimated that the dam-l'oss about a month, I was ridin' 'im jage done will amount to about out to do some slow work on the $7,000. The building and stockroads when e stopa dead äs If 'e'd It is stated are insured for seen a ghost "It were" on a quiet $10,000.

wlane down- Odiham way, and there

Fire appliances from Kowloon were no one about and nothin' I and Mongkok were in attend-could see to frighten 'im; but would fance, in charge of Brigade Officer'e move on again! No.

Moss.

U. S. DOLLAR MAY BE

TO 50 CENTS

E just stood there a trembling! and beginning to sweat and nothing FORCED would shift fim. I patted 'im I coaxed Tim, I got off and tried to

(Continued from Page 1) Transfer Of Gold

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im but no, 'e wouldn't move. Then

I just showed im the stick. But at that only laid "'is ears back White House statement des and kicked. Well, I was fair clares that President Roosevelt and puzzled, but I ses to "im, "Take the Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Henry Morgenthau, conferred with your time, old boy, no one's goin' to hurt you,' and 'afts down on the ths Democratic. and Republican bank beside 'im and anokes a fag, members of the Banking and Cure Well, after about 'arf an 'our. I rency Committees of the Senate tries again, but nothin' would shift and the House of Representatives.

and discussed methods of taking im and it's gettin' on for 'is into the Treasury the title to and ner time and mine too. I were fair ownership, of all monetary gold in flummoxed. Ewasn't the United States, and also the aluation of the gold content

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