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BRITISH TENNIS

Wedding At St. John's Crozier-Hodds

Bride From England'

THREE WOMEN

CAR DRIVERS

IN COURT Dangerous Driving And Obstruction.

KEEPING TO WRONG SIDE

Summoned for causing an ob struction with her car in front of A quiet and simple wedding Lane, Crawford's Ltd, Des Voeux was solemnized at 2.30 p.m. to- Road Central, Mrs. N. P. Fitzgerald day, when Miss Ann Hodds, who was cautioned by Mr. E. W. Hamil- arrived from England last weckton at the Central Magistracy this became the bride of Mr. Douglas morning. Crozier, master at King's Col- lege. Hong Kong, The Rev. H.-W. Baines officinted.

The bride, who was simply and tastefully attired in white, was

Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, ap peared and pleaded guilty for Mrs. Fitzgerald.

Summoned for failing to keep to given away by the Rev. Novel Evans, the left side of the road while and was without the attendance of driving, Miss V. C. Y. Kwok, of bridesmands or Matron of Honour. No. 49 Robinson Road, and driver Mr. Jack Grenham, of the Manu-of private car No. 1042, was fined facturers' Life Insurance Company,

$10. officiated as best man, while Mr. F. Mason, F.R.C.O., presided at the

organ.

The Inspector General of Police, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, pro- secuted.

A reception was held at the Glou-

For dangerous driving in Island cester Building, after which the happy couple left for their honey-Road, Miss Myra Chan, of No. 15

Peak Road, was fined $10,

moon at Cheung Chau.

U.S. RELIEF

FOR DROUGHT

SITUATION

(Continued from Page 11..

A Government statement de-

For driving at a speed of 40 miles per hour along Whitfeld Road, Yuen Wai, driver of public car No. 288, was fined $25. Ser- geant Brown said that accused passed two moving tram-care and one motor car.

BUS COMPANY

MANAGER FINED

claros that the drought has com FOR BAD BRAKES

pelled both Canada and the Unit- ed States to conserve cattle feed. Where surplus areas in Canada are continguous to deficit areas vice in the United States, or versa, arrangements will be made for the movement of feed stuffs across the border. Reuter.

A.A.A. TO SUPPORT

FARMERS.

Europeans Without Licenses.

KOWLOON TRAFFIC CASES

For failing to keep bus. No. 454 In a clean, condition, and falling to have the brakes in good condi- tion, Mr. S. T. Louey, manager of

"THE CHINA" MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1934.

GIRLS TRIUMPH IN AMERICAN TOURNAMENT

AMY MOLLISON FIRST WOMAN CROSS-CHANNEL PILOT

Famous Aviatrix Joins Staff Of Hillman Airways Company

London, To-day.

Mrs. Mollison, who as Miss Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly from England to Australia and who has since made many notable long distance flights with her hus band, Mr. J. A. Mollison, has join- rd. the staff of the Hillman Air- ways Company, thus becoming the Arst Cross-Channel woman pilot.

She took her Arst passenger craft across yesterday, reaching Le Bourget in pouring rain-British Wireless Service.

MAGISTRATE'S

RULING ON

OWNERSHIP

Stolen Fans Present Big Problem.

RIVAL COUNSELS' CLAIMS

The disposal of ning electric fans, part of a number stolen, from the Great Eastern Hotel, claimed by Mr. M. K. Lo to be the property of the Wing On Company, and by Mr. Leo. D'Almada, Sr., to have been bought in a perfectly justifiable manner by the Sun Wah Board- ing House, Connaught Road, set

WORKING GIRLS a pretty problem for Mr. Q. A. A.

FRAUDED

Bogus Silk Factory

In Wanchai.

THREE CHINESE WANTED

Macfayden at the Central Magis- tracy, this morning, a e

The enigma arose after hear- ing of the case against Kwok Chan-fun, an unemployed Chin ese, who was charged with the theft of the fans.

It was revealed that the fans, the property of the Wing On Company, Systematic frauds on Chinese were stolen by Kwok Chan-fun from working girls in Wanchat are re-the Great Eastern Hotel, and nine ported to have been carried out of them were sold by accused to the by three Chinese, Chan Foo, Lai Sun Wah Boarding House, while two were pawned on various dates Hing and Leun Kee.

The men obtained the money in between June 1 and June 21. · sume of $2.00, on the pretence Mr. D'Almada, appearing for the that they were stating a factory, Sun Wah Boarding House, asked alled the Wing Ngai Silk Factory, His Worship not to make an order at No. 275; Lockhart Road, secur- for a re-delivery of the fans to the ing the cash from the girls as Wing On Company, until he had "workers' application fees." They straightened the matter up with the distributed handbills in. Wanchai Superintendent of the Police. He announcing the opening of the added that the fans had been bought girls found that it was a fraud,

factory, but on the day named the in a bona fide manner by his clients.

no factory existing at the given address.

The men are described as: Chan Foo, 30, short, thin white clothes, socks and shoes.

RESTITUTION CLAIMED

(Captain Stevens and assistant in front of gondola

ARMY AIR COFF

Guardsman weloading.gas'tack;"

V. E. Jakl, westherman

A ticklish job is that of the official weatherman of the United States Army Air Bervice stratosphere flight at Grand City, S. D. Calculating prevailing winds at various stages of the proposed 14- mile ascent is the job, of V. E. Jaki of the Kansas City, Mo,. air- port. The final decision, as to when Captain A. W. Stevens, famed aerial photographer, and Major W. E. Kepner would start their na2, successful fight rested with Jakl.

Mr. Lo claimed restitution for the Wing On Company, and said that it was elemental law that the fans To-day's Short Story. should be returned to his clients.

Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham the Lai Hing, 30, tall, thin, white stated that accused came to clothes, black socks, white shoes. Colony about three years ago, and Luen Kee, 26, medium height, was for six months employed in the stout, white clothes and shoes.

All three spoke Punti dialect,

Expansion Plans For by Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the ON TAXI

1935 Wheat Average.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

shoe department at the Wing On Company. Owing to health he was compelled to resign.. He was arrested on Wednesday at his house,

The Bearer Of

The Message

By Fritz

Hopman.

ASSAULT No., 15 Fuk Wing Street, Sham URING the winter of 1869, Isian, I appealed to the surgeon, to shuipo, following a report made to D entrusted my medical work whom I had been talking for an DRIVER the Police by Mr. Wilkle Lam, for a while to two of my friends, explanation. He told me that the

Two Chinese Decamp With $8.00.

two Chinese in Shamshuipo.

pawn

REACH THE FINAL

MISS STAMMERS AND FREDA JAMES CAUSE AN UPSET

HELEN JACOBS ON LOSING SIDE.

PERRY AND BETTY NUTHALL ALSO SUCCEED

Germantown, To-day. Kathleen Stammers and Freda James, British Wightman Cup players, caused a sensation yesterday when they entered the Final of the Women's Invitation - · Lawn Tennis Doubles Tourna- ment, held in conjunction with the American National Men's Doubles Championship, by de feating Helen Jacobs and Eliza- beth Ryan, the famous American pair, in straight sets.

Miss Barbara Cruikshank and Mrs. John Van Ryn, an Ameri- combination, also entered the Final, defeating Miss Carolin Babcock and Mrs. Andrus.

Can

Britain recorded a further Buc- cess, when Fred Perry and Betty | Nuthall defeated Wilmur Allison |and Mrs. Van Ryn in the Mixed

Doubles.

Results, as cabled by Router. were:-

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Miss K. Stammers and Miss F. |James (Britain) beat Mias H. Jacobt

and Miss E. Ryan 6-d, 6).

Miss B. Cruikshank and Mrs. Van Ryn (U.B) beat Miss Babcock and Mrs. Andrus 8-10, 6–3, 6–3.

MIXED DOUBLES

F. Perry and Miss B. Nuthall (Bri- itain) beat W. Allison and Mrs. Van ¡Ryn 6—4, 7—5.

SHIELDS AND WOOD ELIMINATED

Surprise Win By Kirby And Menzel.

FIVE SETS AND 64 GAMES IN

the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, PEPPER was flue $5 and $20, respectively,

U.S. NATIONAL TOURNEY Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

manager of the Wing On Company, and left Paris so as to attend the woman had heard that my treat- Mr. J. Revel, the European En-

that 21 electric fans had been stolen International Congress of Medi-ment of affections of the heart LOTT AND STOEFEN gineer stated that the brakes were)

from the Great Eastern Hotel cine at Moscow. The first ses-was excellent, and that she want- Nine of these fans were bought by sions of the Congress were

IN FINAL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-in a good condition when the bus

ex-ed me to attend a relative of hers) phic Messages Ordinance, 1884, Re-left the garage, and that the driver

the Sun Wah Boarding House, while tremely interesting. Another pepper assault on a two were recovered from

who was dangerously ill ceived August 24, 0.50 a.m.)

was responsible for them after

Famous men of the day exposed taxi-driver occurred at about 10

Impelled by a cavaller, spirit, I

Germantown, To-day. Washington, To-day. that.

shops.

J. V. Kirby and Roderique . Mr. Chester C. Davis, head of the

The driver, Lui Wong, was also o'clock last night when Yuen Yat-

Mr. Macfadyen said that under new theories and discussed new answered that I was ready to ac-

would mean Menzel, the South Africain and Agricultural Adjustment Admini fined $10 for not reporting that kwan, driver of taxi No. 716, was the Ordinance, It was quite clear forgotten since, and I entered, missing the gala dinner, but that Czechoslovakian

methods which have been quite company her. It.

aces, entered stration, states that when farmers the brakes were not good.

Jattacked and robbed of $8.00.by that the fans should be returned, with the ardent enthusiasm of was one of the chief reasons that the Fourth Round of the Ameri- have decided what form if any, of DRIVERS WITHOUT LICENSES

Yuen reported that the two men and awarded judgment in favour of youth, into the discussions that induced me to accept, for self-can National Men's Doubles Lawn Government crop control they want Mr. R. T. 0. Lammert, of No. 7

The "pawned fans followed these discourees. near the Jordan complainants.

sacrifice is one of the foremost Tennis Championship when they next year, the Administration will Village Road, was fined $5 for engaged him

having no drivers' license, and $5 Read Ferry, and ordered him to were also restored to the Wing On

On the third day of the Con-needs of youth. Moreover, my surprisingly beat Frank Shields Meanwhile, the A.A.A.. is reputed for not having his car, No. 3,516. drive to Shamshulpo. When near Company on payment of half the gross, à young Swedish professor pride was flattered because I and Sidney Wood, members of

Kiu Kiang Street he was asked to Pawn price. to be planning a 5 per cent. expan-licensed.

After having been sentenced to of epilepay

had been talking of the treatment was chosen out of all that galaxy America's Davis Cup team, after sion in the 1986 wheat acreage, For failing to have a driver's stop, and, as he turned and in-

by "mesmerism," of great men. However, I asked 64 games, yesterday.

George Lott and Lester the formed the passengers that the three montha' hard labour, accused as psychic medicine was called in no questions but took my hat and envisaging a crop, of 750,000,000 license, Mr. N. Stockton, of

Stoefen "entered the Final by 65 cents, they threw naked for an optional fine, which those days. During the course of overcoat, and set off. bushels. United Press, per S. E. South China Morning Post was fare was

pepper in his eyes and took 38.00 the Magistrate refused. Accused these interesting and stimulating

defeating Berkley Bell and Leyy and Company.

fined $5.

said that he stole the fans with the debates I heard telepathy and the

Gregory Mangin, recognised as Miss G. E. Smalley was fined $5 from his pocket..

The robbers decamped in an assistance of an ex-employee of the significance of

stern challengers for the title, dreams discussed for not having a driver's license.

in straight sets. PILLION-RIDER ENDANGERED easterly direction, but left behind Great Eastern Hotel.

by eminent men whom I could not Mr. A. Finna, of No. 25 Kim-ja rattan basket containing a white

but respect. Altherto, 1. had con- berley Road, was fined $5 for car-topee, a pair of trousers and a rying a passenger on the back of pair of canvas shoes.

follow their sentiment.

750,000,000 Bushel 1935 Wheat Crop.

Washington, Later.

It is authoritatively learned that his motor-cycle, No. 1140, on

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For failing to have two front

GOLD STANDARD

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Presented to Jonathan

STRIKE TENSION sidered such phenomena as inven- Skeppitt," by Noral Cotterill

IN AMERICA

(Continued from Page. 1) ROOSEVELT'S ACTION"

Vernon Kirby, one of the best- known South African tennis players, was born at Durban in tions of the superatiflous, but as

I remember, as though it all 1911. He has won the South Afri I was on the way back to my hotel, I realised that the materiallem of

happened yesterday, the sight I can Doubles Championship on saw when I went towards the door several occasions in 1928-with G. my young days had had a rude of the palace with the woman who Eaglestone, 1929, with J. J. Condon! blow, and that it was time I re- New York, to-day-President vised my outlook on life:

had spoken to me. At that mo- and in 1981 and 1938 with N. G. Roosevelt has ordered a 10 per cent.

ment,

a girl in a white mantle Farquharson. He reached the That evening, the Governor of Increase in the cotton-garment. In-Moscow gave a dinner in honour The light, coming through the bles with Farquharaon in 1988,

Icame up the steps to the palace. Semi-final of the Wimbledon Dou- dustry wages which, it is believed, of the most brilliant diplomatists possibility that the export of will avert the threatened textile and officers, of renowned scholars open doors, fell on her face. 1 R. B. Menzel is recognised as one capital, arising from the sale strike-United Press, per S. E. and beautiful women.

can see all that now, but it is like of the world's leading players, and of gold, might be prohibited. Levy and Company.

a photograph yellow with age, like numbers among his triumphs vic- It is learned that Lloyds are is-

a relic of the past that surviventories over Harada, Ohta, Maler;::

the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-cushion which was not secured to BRITAIN WILL NOT RETURN TO ministration 'wants a 750,000,000 the cycle. bushel 1935 wheat crop, requiring the planting of a 90 per cent. base lights burning on his car, Mr. J. acreage or 5 per cent. more than E. Noronha, of No. 299 Prince Ed-

ward Road, was fined $8.

in 1984.

Mr. O. R. Torores was fined $3 Some consideration is being given to the planting of the full for failing to show a red rear

light on his car, No. 2581.

acreage pasturing portion prior to

• harvesting, which is more flexible

than controlled planting in the ATTEMPTED ARSON

event of a drought-United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

SUPPORTING KWANGTUNG

INDUSTRIES

FAILS.

Kerosene Used On Staircase.

(Continued from Page 13.

A Ister clause relates to the

I was sitting next to a Dorpet

suing special policies to gold issues is increasing due to the re-well, and I was absolutely in my

Trading in Anaconda Copper surgeon, who knew French very only in an old man's memory Hughes, Timmer, Perry and Craw

for 12 months, 1/6 per $100 for six

holders, firstly, against "requisi-ports of an early settlement of the element. I was still at the ago

We passed the row of vehicles.ford. tion" only by the British Govern strike-United Press, per S.

and we were fortunata in finding a Results, as cabled by Reuter, E. when all hero-worship has not ment at the rate of 2/- per $100 Levy and Company.

troika-the ordinary vehicle used were: been stifled, and I lived in the the streets of Moscow, and J. V. Kirby and R. B. Menzel, beat timid admiration that a young drawn by three horses. While the F. X. Shields and S. B. Wood Inn8, months and 1/1 per $100 for three COUNTY CRICKET SENSATIONS man must have experienced later, woman was talking to the driver, 13-11, 69, 70, months; secondly, "requisting

when he haw for the first time

I observed him by the light of B. Bell and G. Mangin 10—8, 6—1, G. M. Lott" and L. R. Bloofen beat- (Continued from Page 1) Pasteur, Lister, Metchnikoff or Leicestershire, who beat Notta Virchou. To my romantic mind lantern. He had red cheeks, and 75. |rough, furrowed skin, a thick -

An attempt to burn the staircase and/or confiscation" against all

of the third floor of Noo. 10, Hau risks, excluding depreciation of the

by an innings and 106 runs, provid- these great men seemed like stars beard and an insighidcant nose, as prey to doubts and distrust, and I

so thoughtlessly

my own credulity,

ide me zainkci into a bepelt detached though I were alone sometimes as though

(Continued from Page 1) Wa Street, at 2.30 o'clock this mor-value of gold, at the rate of 2/8 |

ning was frustrated before any per £100 per annum,

ed the other upset of the day.in the firmament, totally superior all Russians have regretted the light and warmth of Although the order does not men- serious damage occurred by the No shorter terms are quoted for Batting first, Northants scored beings. tion further exemptions, it is undor timely intervention of the occupants the second form of insurance. 869. Hampshire collapsed before Moreover, I was conscious that, and passed through some streets left outsed

We took our places in the troika, the pala stood that government offices hay-of No. & Hau Wo Street.

Leading foreign Bankers deprecate the deadly bowling of Partridge for the time being, at least, oven that were brightened by lights The silence and monotony of the ing communications with foreigners A broken bottle, which had con- and ridicule rumours of impound (6 for 24) and were forced to fol was on an equal footing with from big shops. After that we are allowed to use typewriters, Im-talaned kerosene, and brown paper ing and also the suggestion that low on 262 in arrears. In their the great men who were present came to grest deserted open drowsy. ported papers, general stationery, soaked in kerosene, were found near Great Britain will return to the second venture they fared little bet stencils, mimeographs,

Someone touched my arm gent-spaces, where the outline of sometim gold standard-United Press, parter to score 164 against the bowling ly. I was surprised to see a wo-equestrian statues could be, dis in the papers, etc.

The police are investigating the 8. E. Levy and Company.

of Cox (5 for 72).

man, whom I did not know, speak cerned.

were old, vers The Canton Municipal Govern-Imatter.

Alded by an innings of 117 bring to me in Russian. She was in places the white domes of I began to dread an attack of ment has enforced a ruling whereby

Armstrong, Leicester compiled 399, an intriguing creature pale, sup Russian churches stood out in wolves. all its staff must wear semi-military

and dismissed Notts for 188 in their ple and alight. The pallor of her startling contrast, against first innings and 185 in their second face was remarkable, and lines of effect. We met no one but

care marked It. Arild:

carbon the staircase.

uniform tailored from native materials, There la a standing order that all other officials have to wear suits made of native cloth, but this rule is not strictly enforced..

One case of diphtheria ported in the: Colony, during 24 hours ended “August

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COL. ALLEN INSPECTOR AT IRAQ ARMY STAFF SCHOOL

London, To-day. -

Sterling Falls In Paris.

SECOND LOW RECORD SINCE WEDNESDAY:

(SPECIALITO: CHINA MAIL

The War Office announces that goldgraph, Copyr Colonel H. T. Allen has been applio Messages · Ord pointed Inspector o of the Staff enved August 21, 9:43 am) School of the Iraq Army with Me Mishra

Paris

|fect from⠀⠀⠀⠀ September 6-British Sterling closed at a new low of

Wireless Barvice

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