1934-01-29 — Page 9

MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934.

BRITAIN URGED

In Mexican Race

TO ACT

Allows Itself To Be Kicked About.

· EMPIRE'S LIFE DEPENDENT ON MERCANTILE MARINE

Melbourne.

Mr. Alexander Shaw, chairman of the P. & O, arrived here on Jan. 22 on a tour through Australia to inves- tigate specifically competition with Pacific and American shipping lines. He asserted that Great Britain was now waking up to the necessity If of protecting her shipping. Britain, he said, continued to per- mit other nations to treat her an at present without taking any action. she would lose not only her trade but the respect of the whole world. The maintenance of a large mercan- tile marine was not a luxury for the Empire, but something upon which her life depended.

How long the mercantile de- cline continued, Mr. Show asserted, depended on how long the Empire continued to wee itself kicked about.

Mr. Shaw told his audience. which was widely representative of Melbourne business Interests, that her Britain must either abundon position among interested nationa by submitting to marine competi- tion in subsidised foreign shipping, or she must retaliate vigorously. He claimed that the future of the Empire depended on this decision.

--Reuter.

NEW COLONIES OF BRITAIN

Plan To Settle 150,000 Men Overseas.

EMPIRE MIGRATION TO BE RESUMED

London.

Gilberte Valenzuela.

Endorsed by the National Demo- cratic Party of Mexico, Gilberto Valenzuela,, Mexican political exile, now practising law in El Paso, Tex, is soaking the independent nomination to run for President against General Lazaro Cardenas, Revolutionary Party candidate.

"SAFETY FIRST" CAMPAIGN

THE CHINA MAIL.

FOXHOUND PUPPIES To-day's Short Story.

BORN LOCALLY

Twe Recent Litters Doing Well.

HOPES FOR FUTURE OF

HUNT PACK

THE

GRASS

FIRE

By Erskine Caldwell.

URING, the last week of "Hey there!" Jake called, whip-

From Our Special Correspondent. D April nobody with any sense ping up his horse. "What you do

Many members of the Fanling deliberately set fire to a hay-

at all would have gone out and ing in that bay, feld?"

Carl waited until Jake drove up Hunt have visited Shamshulpo field. There had been no rain-to the gap in the wall. He put the recently to see some near arrivals fall since the March thaw and buckets down and leaned against the of an unusual nature in the the country was as dry as road broom bandle.

dust in mid-summer. The farm- Colony,

"I'm standing here looking at ers who had fields that needed you," Carl told him. "But I'm al- For some reason or other the burning over were waiting for a ready tired of doing that, and so breeding of foxhound puppies in heavy shower of rain to come and now I'm going in here to fire my Hong Kong has always hitherto soak the ground thoroughly be hay field."

fore they dared begin the spring] firing.

been attained and thirteen young puppies are thriving well Shamshuipo Camp.

at

met with failure, the puppies

"Why you damned old fool,” Jake said. "don't you know that] either dying at birth or shortly Carl Abbott had been in the habit you'll burn up your whole farm if} afterwards. Now, for the first of burning over his fields the last you do that now? Feel that wind time since 1927, success has week of April for the past thirty-t'll carry flame down across that years and he said that he was not meadow and into that woodlot be going to start that late in his life fore you know which way, to look. letting his now crop hay be ruined Nobody with any sense would fre by raspberry bushes and gray bircha hayfield until after a good heavy The first success same when seedlings if he knew anything about rain comes and soaks the ground."

it. The people in the town thought, Prudence, a foxhound bitch,

"I didn't ask for the loan of any a he was merely talking to himself of your advice," Carl said. member of the Fanling pack again to make himself heard, and Accidents Caused By under the mastership of Capt. that he really had the good sense P. V. Williams, R.A., became to keep fire away from dry grass

until a hard rain had come. the proud mother of ten puppies on January 13, four of which sur-way he stuck to his lifelong habits, Carl was always talking about the vived and are very strong and and poople never paid much atten-: healthy.

tion to him any more, anyway. another mem-Carl got ready to fire the field on It was late in the afternoon when

Faults Of Driving.

AEROPLANE DISTRIBUTION OF PAMPHLETS

Three more motor accidents of a slight nature, caused through driv-

paign.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Sir Dominick Sarsfield," by. Sheridan Le Fanu.

On Friday last

"And I don't generally pass it ing faults, are reported in connec-ber of the pack, Harmony, re-the north side of his farm. He around to every damn fool I meet, tion with the "Safety First" Cam-cently arrived in the Colony,carried two buckets of water with either," Jake sald, "but I hate to On Friday public motor car No. brought nine puppies into the him, and a broom, and went up the have to sit here and see a man burn up all he's got and ever will have. 556 was being driven along Queen's world, all of which are doing ex. side rond to the north field.

When he reached the gate, he saw The town's not going to raise Road East, followed by public motor ceptionally well under the care Jake Thompson come driving down money to waste on supporting you. car No. 68. The leading car sud-of 14 Cpl. C. w. Thornhill, of the backroad. Carl tried to get There's too many just like you denly stopped and car 538 collided

the Lincolnshire Regiment, through the gate and behind the living on the town already." with the rear of car 555, causing

stone wall before Jake saw him, but "Guess I can live on the town if more mud-Harmony was

fortunate damage to the bumper and

he could not hide himsel? quickly | I've a mind to Been paying taxes! guard.

who lost enough because of the two buckets for thirty years and more.”

at water he was carrying, and his "If it was left up to me." Jake said, "I'd dig a big hole in the ground and cover you up in it. And I'm man enough left to do it, too." Carl stooped over and picked up the water buckets.

ONLY CHILD SOLD

than her companion, Taxi-cab No. 127 was being driven six just after birth. Along Des Voeux Rond Central ont

In view of this success it is wooden leg. Saturday from west to east, follow- ing motor lorry No. 1073 at a dis-hoped that further interest will Empire emigration may be tance of about eight feet. when, be taken in the rearing of fox- resumed at an early date under near the Naval Dockyard, the lorry hounds in this Colony as it will} a business organisation, such as suddenly stopped without giving not only be beneficial to hunting. a large corporation or chartered any signal, with the result that the

that the company. It is reliably learned taxi collided with the rear of the but it is expected

larry, causing damage to the two puppies will be superior to those It is hoped to go straight ahead front lamps of the taxi. with a scheme settling 150,000 men Ng Fu, driver of taxi-cab No. 749, overseas, and a resolution to this employed by the Blue Taxi-cab Co.,j effect will be considered at the reported that about 1.50 a-m. on next Parliamentary session.

here.

brought from England.

Great interest is being shown; in this new venture by Major Saturday his taxi-cab and another E. H. Impey M.C. of the Lincoln-

BY PARENTS

Legal Point Raised By Magistrate.

REMAND GRANTED

"Didn't you hear about that grass fire over in the east part of town day before yesterday?" Jake asked. "A man over there set fire to his hayfield and it got loose from him and burned up his wife.”

"That's nothing to concern me," Carl said. "Haven't got a wife, and never felt the need for one. Details of how an offer, by a Chin-It's people with wives who do all

As the result of two yeara' in-taxi-cab, No. 711, of the Kowloon (shire Regiment, · and many vestigations, the Committee of Em Taxi-cab Co. were waiting orders Officers and their fa.nilies in the ese woman "go-between", to buy the fool things in the world, any- pire Interests in convinced that this outaide the United Services Recrea-Garrison. migration will partially solve the tlon Club at Gascoigne Road. unemployment problem in Britain. Whilst taxi-cab No. 711 was re- Fully aware that the Government versing in order to start off. it *Limulation of emigration to the crashed into the rear part of taxi Dominions is unworkable, it is in-No. 749, causing damage tended to start entirely new colon-bumper. No personal injuries were ies of Britons in undeveloped terreceived in any of these accidents. ritories and to build new towns and

Pamphlets From The Air. villages. Emigrants from the same

The Divisional Superintendent of districts in Britain will be housed Police, Kowloon, announces that, by Logether.

the courtesy of the Far East Avia-

to the

A corporation will be responsible tion Co., Ltd.. Safety Firat pamph- for transporting the migranta eta will be dropped by aeroplane clearing the land and marketing between 7.15 am. and B.16 a.m. on the produce.

Wednesday and between the name

The British Government is being times on Saturday next. urged to support the scheme with

Motorists are requested to drive

credit up to the amount which with extreme caution at these times. would be saved from unemployment.

DOUMERGUE DECLINES TO TAKE OFFICE

(Continued from Page 1.)

Another Threat To French Cabinet.

NEW SCANDAL INVOLVING.

$2,500,000.

Paris, Jan. 29. The life of the French Govern- ¡ment is again threatened.

baby was accepted a year later by way." twa Chinese parents who sold their "Gucas you're right about that,”; child, aged 2, for the sum of $195, Jake said. "I was about to let it were given at the Central Police alip my mind that your daddy had Court this morning by Inspector a wife." Fraser, of the Secretariat for Carl turned around with the Chinese Affairs, in prosecuting four water buckets and walked a dozen. Chinese for taking part in the tran-yards out into the field. The dead suction,

gress was almost waist high, and The defendants were Wong Him it cracked and waved in the wind and Lo Luen, the father and mother like chaff in a haybarn. Each time of the child, Lo Yan, the "go-be- Carl took a step in the dead grass tween" and Hung Chung-ho, a mara puff of dust rose up behind him ried woman, who bought the child. and blow away in the wind. Carl Inspector Fraser said that a re-was beginning to believe that Jake port was made to the S.C.A. by the was right after all. He had not unele of the child, who saw it be-realised how dry the country really the fourth defendant. ing carried to 136 Third Street by was.

Jake drove his horse and buggy The police visited the house and to the side of the road and crossed M, Camille Chautemps and his found the baby with the woman, his legs. He sat back to walt and ministry have received a fresh who said that she had bought the nee how big a fool' Carl Abbott

hilld. Later, the "go-between" and really was. the child's parents were arrested. “If you go and fire that hayfeld,

The "go-between" received a com-you'd better go take out some insur mission of $10. '

ance on your stock and buildings, The new scandal centres around.a

The Magistrate raised the ques- They won't be worth a dime other- banker, M. Georges Alexandre, tion as to whether there was a case wise; though I guess if I was hard founder and director of the Banque against the parents as legal guar-put to it, I could give you a dollar LADY STRABOLGI FT.170,000,000 plus interest and ex-ed to-day on a charge of swindling tween in such case would have They's make the finest kind of top of the de Fonctionnaires, who was arrest-dians of the child, as the go-be- for the ashes, including yours. SENT TO GAOL

penses since March, of which the sums estimated to total no less than made a bona fide transaction.: insurers of the ill-fated French .s. £2,500,000,

dressing for my potato field this Inspector Fraser replied, that the year." falls on the London market. L'Atlantique have been multed, Į The public is incensed over the baby was the only child in the "If you've got any business of fact that serious complaints against family and that the B.C.A. did not your own, why don't you go and Commenting on ship fires, the re-the man were lodged four years ago, consider this to be a case of genuine attend to it?" Carl said. ““Didn't port of the Liverpool Underwriters but it was not until to-day that he adoption.'

invite you to stay here,” “

benefit.

It is estimated that the settling PROBLEM OF FIRES

of a family in Canada will cont £1,000 and for a family in Austra

ON SHIPS.

shock in consequence of the dio- lla $1,200. Half a million migrants | may be settled in the course of ten London To Bear Half Of covery of another scandal similar to

the Bayonne affair. L'Atlantique Insurance.

years. Beuter.

Three Months For Part In Fraud Case.

"STORY TOLD OVER THE TEA CUPS"

Considerably over` half

.London.

"J

"By God, I pay just as many

Association, deprecates the exagger- was taken into custody to face trial. After evidence had been taken the ated view of the Intricate problem It, is feared in some circles that hearing was adjourned until Thura- taxes for the upkeep of the town' of fires on passenger ships as it ap-the Government's existence will be day afternoon. London, Jan. 22.

plies to British ships, "as these for seriously endangered by the new Robert Muller was to-day sent serious fires at sea and rightly ez-

many years have been free from scandal. :

The directors of the companies -- enced to twelve months' imprison-joy the benefit of a long tradition headed by Alexandre includes num- ment and Lady Strabolgi, wife of of efficient discipline."--Reuter.ber of high officers of the Legion Baron Strabolgi, was sentenced to

roads as you do, Carl ́· Abbott. Shall stand here until I get good and ready to go somewhere else.”

Carl always said something or did something to make Jake, angry fe! | whenever they got within sight or

hearing distance of each other,

BERWICK LEAVES ON EXERCISES. Wild Swan Due From Swatow To-day.

Jake crossed his legs again and Įsnapped the leaves off a birch ́ssed- ||ling with his horse whip. DARK

The wind was' coming down from

NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE !

NOTHING LIKE IT EVER AGAIN!!

AT

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OWING to the mildness of the

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VAT 69

"Agents : W. R. LOXLEY

FAMOUS COMPOSER TO VISIT US.

Schoenberg Exiled From Germany.

New York.

SOVIET PLANES TO VISIT PARIS,

Squadron May Fly Vi Warsaw And Prague.

Helsingfords

Arnold Schoenberg, the noted:" Arrangements are being made by poser, who is an exile from the French air ministry and the Fire Soviet Government for a Soviet air

three months imprisonment, both Moleyns to invest £6,000 intim- Alexandre, who started life nu a

of Honour, In the second division, for attempt-ber concession which, he said. he clothes dealer at Rouen, has had a ing to obtain money by false pre held from the Honduras Governmeteoric career in the realms of high tences from the Hon. Francis de ment Moleyns, a son of Lord Ventry.

Anance. Newspapers allege that he H.M.S. Berwick of the Fifth The peer's son reported the mat-bribed the pollos not to prosecute Cruiser Squadron, the Destroyers the north-east, but it shifted so This comes as an aftermath to a ter to the police, with the result him, although a report submitted by Wishart, Whitehall, and Verity of frequently that nobody could have atory told "over the tea cups" while that during a later interview be the financial department of the the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, and determined its true direction. In Hitlerits Germany, will, visit the force squadron to visit Paris in Eng police hid behind curtains, last tween him and the defendants, Public Prosecutor, in 1980 clearly the loops Sandwich and Bridge the month of April there was no October, &

Why they hid behind curtains while the indicated his arrest. The story concerned the enticing scheme was explained by Muller

water, left, Hong Kong this morn-way of Anding out which way the United States to teach harmony, near future, according to the Mos prospect of profit of $1,000,000 with Lady Strabolgi taldiag part cause the police, with the demon back on or about Friday, that in April, the wind came in all Conservatory of Music in Bose route followed will be Mos

The public is further incensed being on exercises and are expected wind was blowing. Jaks had seld and composition at the Malkin som press said to be obtainable from a pine The Hon. de Molayns signed astrations which followed the Bayon H.M.S. Wild Swan, of the De directions, except/straight up and ton, according to an ann forest concession. According to cheque for the suggested sum ne Affair still in mind, took strong-stroyer Flotilla, in expe the prosecution, Muller," at a ten whereupon the police apps precautions to prevent disorders Arrira in, Hong, Kong this party in the presence of Lady and'arrested both Muller Lady outside the Chamber of Dan from Swatow.UC She was Strabolgi, invited the Hon; as Strabolzi-Reuter

the Destroyer Wi

COW-WAISAW-Prague-Paris,

that the

d to that if a man were to dig a hole in ment by Joseph Malkin, director of ening the ground it would come that way of the Conservatory

too

return the recant lerne Cot, the French It will be his first visit to this Air Minister, to the US.B.Rou conn

fight