1934-10-31 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1934

A graphic pieture of a National Guardsman laying out a textile striker during riots in Say lesville, Rhode Island in which more than 100 person were injured before the 2,000 troopa pelled the attacks of 10,000 workers and sympathisers.

$200 REWARD BY MIXED SENTIMENT

POLICE

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Stabbed Man In Queen's

Road Identified

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The man who fell dead with a knife wound in Queen's Road Sunday has been identified as Lam 3ling, alias Lam Chan Hing. a 32- year-old. assistant atall foki in the

ON WALL STREET

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STOCK EXCHANGE SEATS DROP IN VALUE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

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LOCAL WEDDINGS ANNOUNCED Three Bridegrooms From Army

Five forthcoming local weddings are announced. They are Mr. Ar-! cher John Roper, Army Officer, care! of the B. A. Mess, Kowloon, to

To-day's Short Story.

The Return Of Faik-Din

By John Kent

No well brought up young, ting uniform, with no greater am-

·

of

lady should address her bition than to be made a kapter, prospective father-in law as an travel and study In America? Are

a sergeant, after four years "Unmentionable wine-bibber, and all my entreaties in vain? Must 1 defiler of graves."

humble myself before you?". Faik Zenel, fisherman and

"Allah, Allah," said Faik very dreamer, regarded the speaker, a

quickly, "that would certainly be a novelty" He woman of nineteen who had been over the side of the boat and spat dexterously

his son's betrothed for some heaved himself to his feet. sixteen years, with as severe # "Listen, Yashmina. To-day I stare as his easy-going and in-will go to His Excelleney. If I dolent nature would permit. Be-can see him I will remind him of fore, however, he could' formulate his promise to oppoint Falkdin to his views on the subject of modern his staff. If he agrees, then I Mohammedan womanhood into pray you leave me in peace till you speech Yashmina was at him again, can exercise that tongue of yours "Hast thou forgotten, fat one, against your husband, whom Allah| that Faikdin, thy son and

my pity." future husband returns intenYashmina ancoiled her slim legs little days?"

and' thoughtfully regarded the em- "Hast given me an opportunity (broidered toe of her little shoe. to forget, shameless child?" de- manded her outraged victim.

"And with what result? Each day have I implored thee to go to Tirana to interview that unjust crow, Fanali the President, of ¡ whose friendship thou art never tired of boasting (though Allah knows he will have forgotten the days when you and The played brigand in the moun- tains together. Before you be came fat)," she added vindictively. "And each day you say, Nesser, Ito-morrow.

Already the polite form address had gone by the board, Yashmina was really angry. "Has occurred to you

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Biggest Case In Athens," by Clive Burnley,

"how wonderful it is to deal with "Dedr Faik Zene!," she coved,

a man of action."

Faik regarded her suspiciously, but silently pulled in his nets. The for the jetty. Neither spoke again.

of boat drifted on the tide towards

that

(By Telegraph. Copyright, TelegraMiss Eileen Norah Bonnar, SecreFatk-din will arrive from America, of Albanian girl. Aguilar pate Messages Ordinance, 1891, Retary, of No. 9 Freeland Road.

employ of Lam Wan of Street. He was identified by rela tives.

The Police are offering a reward

murderers.

ceived October 31, 5.25 8.mt.}

Works

Bromley, Keni.**

¡educated.

re-

It will be seen that Yashmina was by no means an ordinary type eager And..perhaps Decidedly pretty and slim to New York, To-day. Mr. Edward Charles Allen, Scr-very lovable Stock market sentiment is mixed geant, R.A.0.C., to Miss Elizabeth small shop, even if he is lucky skinny by Albanian standard. She of $200 for the apprehension, of his Favourable factors yesterday were/Pitts, Great Barrington, Oxford.

more westerly eyes, she was "With nothing to do' but open agarded as odd-looking and almost the further heavy Public

Mr. Cecil Edward Shipp, Lance for his military service? Will you of her modern outlook on life. lenough not to be called up at once was a good Mohammedan, in spite Aministration and Federal Emer Corporal in the Royal Engineers, do nothing for your son? Are you which she had acquired during her expenditures and the increasing garet Small, of No. 21 Caroline Hill gency Administration operating Wellington Barracks, to Miss Mar-

content to see him stagnate for three years at the Roberts College two years, slouching about the in Stamboul: demand for copper metal and steel Road. scrap. An unfavourable factor

Mr. Robert Richardson. Marine

streets of Scutari in an evilly fit- On account of these things she was the decline in the Stock Ex-Engineer, of No. 105 Waterton

was regarded with awe by most of change seat prices.

Road, Kowloon to Miss Daisy

the inhabitants of Durres, the Fire broke out in the rear portion market test.

Technicians foresce

Young of the same address.

Mr. Joseph Aaronovitch Garrick, f a private house in Wanchai A Stack Exchange seat was merchant, of Shameen, Canton to Head, near the Tin How Temple, at sold yesterday for U.S.$81,000, Miss Nadia Gooseva, of No. lin 10.24 a.m. this morning, but was U.S.36,000 lower than the previous Carnarvon Road, Kowloon. extinguished by the inmates before sale, and shortly

for

WANCHAI FIRE Private House Inmate Burned

afterwards

severe

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it could spread. One of the inmates other was sold for U.S.$76,000; | received a burn to his arm

while

bringing the value down by

putting the fire out, and was taken U.S.$14,800 in the last two days. FINANCE COMMITTEE

to the Government Civil Hospital The decline reflects the current

brokers

for treatment.

Fire appliances from Central and Wanchai were despatched to

the

dullness in

which many are operating at a loss

seone, but their services" were necessary.

un-

near future with the exception of sporadic burat usually following

"

TO GO

Cause Inconvenience

In Nanking

Nanking.

Beginning October 22, Nanking streets will be clear of the sight and yell of faggot peddlers.

MEETING.

"

TEA SPECIALISTS TOmain aport, where she lived with

STUDY ABROAD

Three Candidates From Chinese University

REVIVING THE INDUSTRY

Nanking.,

her mother, and was permitted to exercise a greater freedom and licence in her behaviour than is

usual in that country.

Arrived at the jetty, she adjust- ed yashmak which she had allowed to full in the privacy of Faik's boat, and clambered out, conscious of a duty ably performed, while her irate father-in-law-to-be made all With theoretecal studies and secure for the night, groaning at surface investigations completed, the injustice of fate which, after the National Economic Council is permitting him Buccessfully to now taking practical steps in an bury three wives, yet still left him attempt to revive China's ten in-the-vietim of a chattering woman's The Legislative Council Finance dustry which has been on the de- tongue.

Little pickup is expected in the $143,670 Supplementary

the news of breaks to which the market is sensitive.

Lary and Company, period.-United Press per

S. E.

BRITAIN'S REVENUE INCREASE

The Municipal Bureau of Public But Expenditure Shows

Works, in view

of the incon-

veniences caused on communica- tion by these peddlers with their massive firewood bundles, has en- acted a ruling forbidding them to sell their goods along streets

Big Gain

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Expenditure

STEEL CORPORATION LOSSES

Devastating Third

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FIREWOOD PEDDLERS prolonged increase in activity is tary expenditure, amounting to

It is generally agreed that a Committee, will consider supplemen-cline during recent years.

dependent on the progress of $143,670, following to-morrow's generally, recovery over a long meeting of the Legislative Council that as a fundamental measure ing him superciliously. "Hie Ex-

The main items are. $55,000 for

for improving the quality of cellency requires no fiah." the Police Force and $34,000 for the China tea; the Council has decid- "Go, popinjay" retorted Faik, Prison Department, due to the in-abroad for specialized study and quires friends."

ed to send three ten experts and inquire if His Excellency re crease in the number of prisoners advanced training at the expense throughout the year..

This, although Faik did not of the Council estimated at realise it, was a palpable hit, as at $11,000.

The three candidates who will was making the need for friends this time Fanoli's unpopularity be selected upon the recommen-daily more pressing. dation of the Agricultural Col- The popiniay therefore went. lege of the National Central Uni- Faik waited unhappily in the versity will be sent to India,' Cey- uncomfortable ante-room, sincere-, lon, Java or Japan for practically trusting by now that the inter- training for a period of one year, view would be refused. After all, following which they will take he would then have a reasonable investigation trips to the various excuse to offer Yashmina, and Seven places in this city have dinary revenue, exclusive of self-ceived October 31, 5.36 a.m.)

rent financial year the total or hic Messages Ordinance, 1884. Re-The selected experts will study sant quarter of an hour. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-tea producing districts,

would avoid a singularly unplea- been marked out by the Bureau balancing revenue, within the limit of which, how October 27 to £321,864,553, which amounted at

New York, To-day,

every phase of tea cultivation, The very ante.room, tastefully ever, the peddlers can have full £3,130,230 more than the amount tion has declared a dividend of 50 packing and marketing, Follow-it) the air of a dentist's waiting The United States Steel Corpora- seeds, manufacture and sorting, gilt, had (if Faik had but known including the selection of tea furnished in crimson; plush and freedom to carry on their busi-collected at the corresponding date cents on preferred stock and has ing their study abroad, they will room, and was quite sufficient to

The Metropolitan Police Head-

last year.

reported a net loss of U.S.$9,826,- be under obligation of serving destroy any thrill he might have quarters has been notified to enlod, exclusive of self-balancing loss of U.S.311,466,491 for the first as will be designated by the Agri- with his old friend and partner in T is requested that all Civil A6-

Expenditure for the same per-767 for the third quarter and a net for at least two years in the organ had at the forthcoming reunion" force the new ruling. News Agency.

items, was £384,138,074, which ex-nine months of this year. ceeds the amount expended at the

cultural Department of the Coun The President of the Corporation, ell."

I be that all crime. corresponding date last year by Mr. Myron C. Taylor, said that the

Central News Agency. [8,814,908.—British Wireless Ser-reduced demand had continued since the last report, operations dropping from 52.5 per cent. of capacity in June to 24 per cent. in the third period. During part of October it was 20 per cent.,

ness.

effective October

the week show that during the cur

Exchequer returns for the past)

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MARRIED WOMAN'S SUICIDE

Hul Kwai-heng, a married woman of No. 88 High Street, committed suicide yesterday by hanging her self. The body was removed to the Public Muary.

TEXAS "HOT OIL FIELD FINALLY MUZZLED

vice,

Personal Pars

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

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UNKNOWN ISLAND DISCOVERED

At present it was 22 per cent, 30 Meters Below Surface

Of Baikal Lake!

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lawrence with indications of a gradual and, were among the passengers aboard continued betterment,

United the B.8. Nellore which arrived here Press, per S. E. Levy and Company. yesterday.

Mrs. P. O'Neill arrived in the Dallas, Texas, To-day. Gazo-Colony, yesterday by the 8.8. Nel-

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NOTICE.

Faik wriggled his toes unhap wish to place wreaths on the Ce pily and wondered if he would notaph at the conclusion of the have time to smoke a cigarette. As Service on Armistice Day, will the aide returning. Hastily crush-writing, before 10th. November, so he was finishing his ninth he heard kindly inform the undersigned, in Ing out the stub he hid it in the that accommodation may be ar pocket of his heavily embroidered ranged within the Police barrier.

The alde jingled into the room. white felt trousers,

T. H. KING, Inspector General of Police 80th October 1984.

Much to his surprise he had been ordered to bring Faik to the Pre- Professor Vereshchagin has dissident. Indeed, the aide's obvious covered a hitherto unknown island disgust was the only morsel of under the surface of Lake Baikal satisfaction which Faik derived In 'Siberla" near the mouth of the from this information, but cent, above last week, Indicating

Selenge river

Even this slight comfort was The Manchu Imperial tombe In The land is 30 metres below the quickly dispelled when that the unruly east Texas off Dr. and Mrs. J. Durran and their the demilitarized zone, which have surface of the lake, and its area ushered into the exalted presence field has been finally controlled two children, Isabel and John, leave heen in the hands of the Japanese, amounts to four square kilometers of His Excellency.. United Press, per S. E Levyand for Home to-day by the Blue Fun- are shortly to be returned to The depth of the lake around the His worst fears were justified. Company.

nel steamer Diomed.

Chinese guardianship.

feland exceeds 1,000 meters.

line prices are more than 100 per lore..

he

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