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CANTON-NANKING REPORT ON

RAPPROCHEMENT

Agreement Said To Have

Been Reached

+

MR. HU HAN.MIN TAKING

COMPLETE CONTROL?".

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, Yesterday,

Hague sometime this week.

FOUNTAIN

PEN TRADE},

Over $1,000,000 Worth Imported Into China

ONLY $1,000 WORTH SOLD *** BY SHANGHAI MAKERS

Chinese

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1935

ANNUAL DANCE

AT RECREIO

Shanghai Visitors Guests Of Honour

LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS

To-day's Short Story. UNCLE

SAMBUQ'S

FORTUNE

By Paul Arene

The Shanghai footballers and ROPHIME COGOLIN, gen- made his pile, as any other reason-

hockey players were the guests of Torally konwn in the district able person would do.

tha Club de Recreio last night at as Master Trefume, had so often On the following day Trofume After patient and tireless work, [From Our Own Correspondent] the ladies' section's annual dance, related the story of Uncle Sam-again met the sailor or perhaps it Dr. Wang Chung-hul, Judge of the

Customs reports revealed in and spent a most enjoyable evening bag and his fortune that he had was the sailor who made a point of Permanent Court of International Canton on Saturday that the im-to the strains of Mickey's Melody finally come to believe it himself meeting Trofume; be that as it Justice, has brought about an un-

The simple truth of the matter may, the result of the meeting was derstanding between Canton and ports of fountain pens into Can-Makers.

|ton. for 1934 amounted to "over] The ladies first prize for the was that Peter Sambuq, a ne'er- another glass of brandy for the Nanking and will leave for The $1,000,000, while those manufac-st originally dressed was award-do-well who had given his pur-anilor, further questions about tured in Shanghai suld only to ed Miss M. D'Almada e Castro, who ents no end of trouble, had ship- Uncle Sambug, and a confidential As a result of his efforts at con- the value of about $1,000. - appeared as a negro, Mra. E. H. ped as an ordinary seaman on a communication to the effect that ciliation. Dr. Wang has successfully These figures are considered, large Carvalho, as a Portuguese peasant, three-muster one fine day in the the stranger in New York was real- persuaded Mr. Hu Han-ain to go to in view of the agitation for the use nnd Miss O Remedios, 08 a year of grace 1848, and had never ly the long-last Peter, for he had Shanghai. When Dr. Wang passes of native goods and praktibition of Dutch girl, tied for the prize for been seen or heard of since.. through Hong Kong on his way to students from buying foreign goods, the mul artistically dressed. Mrs. These hard facts were too ridicul- his relatives, and

spoken to the mariner concerning Europe, he will pay another visit to The fountain pen is an exeption boA. Leitao, as a Filipino, won the ously simple for the worthy friends mysterious hints as to his inten- had dropped Mr. Hu, who will then go north. emuse of its utility and convenionee. (best dressed prize,

and relations of the vanished tions towards them. It is reported that General Chlang Eyen tendiers have formi ¡L'indie-j Mr. H. Carvalho, as King Kong, Peter; they could not understand Kai-shek will lead troops to Sze-hensible in marking themes and was the most originally dressed how anyone could set out for Amer-ones of the neighbourhood. Uncle The Trefumes became the envied) chuen, so that Mr. Hu may have inexamination papers.

gentleman, while Mr. A. Silva was ica without reaching that continent Sambug and his fortune--especially free hand in Nanking, probably as Chinese pens can be used only on adjudged the most comical in his and making his fortune; so the his fortune were the chief topic of President of the Executive Yuan, writing desks, while the words rickshaw-coolie outfit. Mr. A, Wworthy people gradually evolved the conversation for many a day among There will be a reorganisation of bbled in pencils are often to Roza, an a Mexican, won the best idea that Uncle Sambug had gone the inhabitants of the whole dis the Nanking Government, and Mr.únt ter be read. As a result, fun- dressed prize.

and done likewise, and would one trict. The Trofumes lived happy Liu Yu-yin, who has been working tain pons have been find to be very

day return rolling in riches-of and contented. patiently awaiting useful éven by hard in inducing Mr. Hu to go toficiais, especially these by engaged GALA NIGHT AT course, to die in due time and leave the time when they would have Shanghai, will be given a cabinet kur outdone work...

his fortune to them. HOTEL post, probably the Ministry of this

their share of the millions amassed Besides students, anny vslicers are

So the years rolled by, and Uncle by Peter Sambuq Interior or of Communications. [the best customers for fountain pens.

Sambuq'a fortune grow bigger in Besides asking. General Chiang to Every officer, frota lieutenant t

Chinese New Year the imagination of his people, The fight the Szechuén Reds, Mr. Hugeneral, carries fountain pen in

older relatives died, and Master has insisted upon the freedom of the breast pocket of his uniform. It

Festivities

Trefume became heir to his uncle. the press, and the dissolution of the is out of the question for soldiers to

Now, it happened one day that Blue Shirts orgoniantion. Freedom sit slown leisurely and write with a

A large number of both Chinese Trefume met a sailor whose ac of the press has been proclaimed in Chinese brush when they are lind on and European people attended the quaintance he had made a year or Nanking, but General Chiang has the heels of the Communists Chinese New Year Gala Dance in so previously. This man had. Just denied his connection with the Blue Most of the fountain peus sold in the Hong Kong Hotel on Sunday returned from a voyage to the Chita are imparted from United night. The Roof Garden was taste- States, and Trefume seized the op- States, bat some are of English fully decorated with varied coloured,portunity to offer him a glass of A few months passed away. One namufacture. Those randy in streamers, and Chinese lanterns brandy (contraband) and ask him morning, when Trefume was least Shanghai are ehenper than the imshading the Eghts. Paper hats, if he had heard of Uncle Sambug expecting it, he received a letter ported varieties, but they are not so whistles and novelties were provid- while on the other side. Iserviceable.

from New York. The latter bore ed in order that the guests could

The sailor, probably out of polite the seal of the French Embassy. fully enter into the spirit of the mess, and in order to please Trefume carried that precious let- Occasion.

Trefume and his wife informed ter about with him all day, without Janet and Harlan, the two dane-them that he had a distinct recol breaking the seal, in order to show era from Shanghai who received lection of having on several occa-it to his friends. such a wonderful reception at the sions met an individual. Con the Not till the evening, in the pre-{ Hotel on Saturday night, eclipsed quays of New York), who was un-sence of his wife and children, his to return for repeated encores, was the exact image of Sambug. did he venture to open it. It was even their former success, and had doubtedly, very wealthy indeed, and hands trembling with excitement, They fully deserved the applauso That settled the matter; there could somewhat bulky-probably it con given them, and it may be said with no longer be any doubt that Uncle tained banknotes. The papers were justification that they are quite the Sambuq had reached America and carefully taken from the envelope most gracefully accomplished dane-}| [ors ever seen on a local dance

floor.

Shirts. In the circumstances. Mr. Hu's terms are practically plled with.

com

CEYLON REPORTS IMPROVED MALARIA CONDITION

London, To-day. The Governor

of Ceylon reports to the Colonial Office that the malarla situation continues to improve steadily. Com- paratively few 'Infections of re-

LANGUAGE BARRIER WEAKENED

infections are now taking place, Austria And Italy Sign

but the hospitals continue to TCH main overfilled with convalescents. -British Wireless Service,

ANGLO-PERUVIAN TRADE AGREEMENT

Cultural Pact

BILINGUAL SCHOOLS AND PROFESSORATES

The

"

Rome, to-day.

As midnight began to strike, a Austro-Italian Cultural Agreement, which has been signed fussijade of crackers broke on the

verandah

outside, and this was

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

by Signor Benito Mussolini and immediately followed. by the lusty London, To-day-The delegation Herr Pernter, the Austrian Under cheering of the excited revellers. appointed by the Peruvian Govern- Secretary of Education, provides ment to negotiate a trade agree-for the teaching of Italian in Aus- ment with Britain, were received trian schools, in certain of which, yesterday by the President of the for example, lycees and commercial board of Trade, Mr. Walter Run-schools in Vienna, Italian will be cimen. After the general ex-compulsory, but in the secondary change of terms, arrangements schools it will be a special subject. that all departments during the were made for detailed discussions. Institutes of Italian and Austrian Chinese New Year vacation --British Wireless Service. culture and Chairs of Italian and closed to business transactions to Austrian history will be established day and to-morrow, and will be re- in Vienna and Rome, respectively. opened at the usual hours on -Reuter,

Thursday...

IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE

.'

London, to-day The Unite Kingdom delegates to the Imperial] Press Conference; which opens in Capetown to-day, arrived there yes- terday in the R.M.S. Warwick) Castle.--British Wireless Service.

DISTURBANCES IN MANCHUKUO

No Confirmation Of Settlement

.

COLONY ROUT SHANGHAI

TO-MORROW'S STORY

-To-morrow's story will be "Mr. Brittle Comes Back," by Frank Crew.

and proved to be Sambug's death certificate and a brief note from the Embassy."

"So he is dead?" said his wife. "Of course he is," replied Tre- fume; "doesn't the Ambassador say 307"

There was silence. None of them had known the dead man, but they the had thought so much about him team that it seemed as though they had| goal, been on Intimate terms with him,

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Playing better football in second half, the Shanghai again dallled in front of The Wing On Co., Ltd. announces While Howe increased Hong Kong's and they were able to squeeze out s

total to seven,

The brilliant display, of A, V. at left-half, played a great part in served Trefume's better half, wip Cosano, at right-half, and Parker. anything about the fortune," ob Hong Kong's overwhelming win.

are

SHANGHAI LADIES WIN

tear.

"The Ambasador' doesn't

ing her eyes.

Bay

The Shanghai Ladies' Interport "I suppose you want him to tell hockey team, who will be put to the all about it straight off before The R.M.S. Empress of Russia supreme test this afternoon. re- the man is fairly dead," replied arrived at Vancouver on Saturday corded their second successive win Trefume, sarcastically. "We can and is due here

on Thursday, in the Colony yesterday, when, wait, and he knows it. He'll write February 28.

following their success over the again in a day or two." Hong Kong Ladies' on Saturday, He looked again at the envelope Slight damage was done to two, they defeated. the Rest of the and noticed that it was addressed Star ferries on Sunday afternoon Colony by an only goal scored by to "Monsieur Sambuy or Monsieur when they collided in mid-harbour Miss Decima Eardley in the first Cogolin." As all the Sambugs were while attempting to avoid a launch 10 minutes of the game.

dead and he was the only Cogolin, Questioned in the House of that bad come between them. Hong Kong won the Interport it was natural that the letter Commons in regard to the Man-

hockey match at Macao on Sunday should have been delivered to him, chukuo disturbances, Mr. The Women's Auxiliary of the by 3 goals to I after being and the vagueness of the address A house-to-house search may be Anthony Eden, Under-Secretary Society for the Protection of Chil-larrears for three-quarters of the did not inspire in the simple man necessary as a means to comb out for Foreign Affairs, after refer dren acknowledges with grateful game. the pirates.

any misgivings as to the fortune They may have es-ring, to Sir John Simon's reply on thanks the following donations re- Full Reports of the above matches any more than did the brief note caped to their friends and relatives January 30, to the effect that ceived through Miss Helen Yu- will be found on Page 4 and 5.1from the Embassy.

INTENSE SEARCH FOR PIRATES

(Continued from Page 1)

London, To-day.

in the hinterland near Blas Bay neither party to the dispute had Anon, $11; Madame Montargis, $5.

and Mira Bay. Most of the people approached the Government in

in that neighbourhood are engaged the matter, said that the inci-

are also fishermen,

MRS. FORSTER 'CATCHES BAG-SNATCHER

in fishing, and possibly some pirates dent appeared to have arisen out of a difference-between the local These two bays are patrolled by authorities as regards the de a detachment of _marines_and_twolineation of the border.

A European lady, Mrs. Forster, small gunboats sant from Canton. ping reported that negotiations European Y.M.C.A. on Saturday. The British Minister at Pel- of Jordan Road was the victim of The pirates, in that vicinity have had been opened for a settlement, showing great presence of mind ja bag snatching attack outside the cleared out, following the erection of a barracks, and a wireless station but no official confirmation had she gave chase and the man was been received of the settlement in that area. It is believed that the aea, rovers are still active in ham-reported in that press. Reuter. caught and given into custody,

Big and Bons thay, as all pirated DEFRAUD CHARGE

ships are sent there for the con- venience of the marauders to make

off with their booty...

For over a year three companies of marines and two armed launches have been stationed in this area

Alleged Threatening Letters

PETERSON LOSES

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Peterson had his face ¦ pop- pered with the heaviest of pun ches, and took punch after panch to the jaw, the towel saving him from further pun- kaliment,

But, strange to say, the Ambas- sador omitted to write that other letter. As the time went on sur- prise deepened into anxiety; al veritable fever a gold fever took possession of them; they lost Inter eat in everything, they could, think of nothing but Sambug's millions, and wonder what had become of them.

At

shment down for a moment in such length their anxiety reached

the third and the tenth rounds,nounced his intention of undertak-

HOOD REACHES PORTSMOUTH Walter Neusel recently was ing a journey to New Yorka do jlucky to be awarded a draw over diston which met with the full ́ap- London, to-day-H.M.S. Hood 15 rounds against Len Harvey, the proval of all concerned.・・ reached Portsmouth yesterday from former British and Empire Heavy- Gibraltar and the damage sustain-weight title holder. A

ed through her collision with the EDDIE PHILLIPS TTTLIST Appearing on charges of at Renown will be examined in dock........

and have scared away the pirates, tempting to defraud the Eastern British Wireless. Sérvice, who have migrated farther inland. Mercantile Construction Company

"I shan't be away more than a raonth or two," said. Trefume, "and the boy can look after the boat A few hundred. francs won't Įbreak us; besides, I know I shall ba Mountain Ash, Walɛej to-day-ill if I don't go, and see what's Eddie Phillips, of London, last-night going-on-over there.dateta won the British light-heavyweight I have said that everyone approv boxing title when he outpointedfed the declálon. - I may add "that [TOMIP) FAKT of Wales, in wa 25, had it been otherwise it would-kaya (round, Contest here —Re

fade no difference. When Trefame got an idea into his head it wanted overnor-General and wovernors some getting out, law-member, said that if the would be the men of common sense, He travelled to Le Havre and em-

DEBATE OPENS ON NEW INDIAN CONSTITUTION

continued from Page 1

The pirates often went to Shang-of-3967.71, and sending threatening hai and boarded ships there, as they letters demanding the same had a better chance of evading amount, Lam Wat Men, unemployed tale suspicion by embarking af Shang- ed was remanded fork week hai than in Canton ar Hong Kong. Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Central by For being found in the bed-rom Magdatracy this morning, Ball of Mr. FW. Bundree, of No. 7, Abernor 1$2,000 cash was allowed Court, May Road, with an unlawful Mr. F. X. D'Almada purpose, Leung Sang, unemployed was Deared for the defence and Detec sentenced to four months hard labour, tive Sergeant Baldwin for the pro- by Mr. W&M Thomson at the Central Magistracy this morning,

secution T

RIpendra Nath.

neral and the

sed their spécial

titution would not fu

ad, while he did not suggest that barked on a vessel bound, for New Ards would not be effective York. He knew. absolutely nothing sasonable, the people would of the great elty which he was By-

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but they must assume that the not and them harmful-Reuter,

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