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THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED

IN THE FAR EAST

No. 29,002

HONG KONG, SATURDAY,

FRENCH MEMORANDUM PREPARED

A prince in going to join the Hollywood tollers. Prince Sigvard. of Sweden, who has called ·ħlmaelf plain Mr. Bernadotte since he was disowned by bis unele, King Gus- tay, for marrying an actress, in on" his way to the cinema elty with his bride. They are here shown.

GOVERNMENT

APPOINTMENTS

ARE ANNOUNCED

Mr. E. H. Williams As Chief Assistant To S.C.A.

CONSULATE CHANGES

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Ernest Hillas Williams to be Chief Assistant to the Secretary. for Chinese Affairs, with effects from April 8 1986-1

His Excellency the Governor/has been pleased to nominate Mr. Lo Man-kam as a member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong for a further period of three years, with effect from March 24, 1935.

The of V. Sorby

to be a member of the Advisory Com

mittee of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from March 27, 1935, is gazetted.

(Continued on Page 18)

ARMY OFFICER IN CAR MISHAP

Chinese Girl Knocked

Down

SINKIANG PACT

EX-GOVERNOR

SENTENCED TO

IMPRISONMENT

AGREEMENT MADE WITH SOVIET

NANKING'S PERMISSION NOT OBTAINED..

Nanking, To-day. Chin Shiurjen, ex- Governor of Sin- kiang, has been sen- tenced by the Nanking District Court to three and a half years' impri- sonment on a charge of instigating a foreign menace to the State on the ground that he con- cluded a provisional Sinklang-Soviet agreement without the Government's

em:

on charges bezzlement of publie funds, murder, ar son and robbery,

It is understood that the prisoner is appealing to the Su- preme Court. —Ren- ter.

PRAGUE FAIR REPORT

Many Foreign Buyers Attracted

Although no “allen is permitted to own land T can Embasar in Tokyo over the forced exclusion p states. The question, long a disturber of relatie result of dificulties between whites and TapakEN ed States, Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hall Moeur have been given the serious problem to

pictured:sbove.

HAMILTON BEAT

HEARTS

In League Table

London, to-day. In the only Scottish League geme played yesterday Hamilton, the Cup finalists, beat the Hearts at home by two clear goals to advance to above Aberdeen in the League table-Reuter.

(Table on Page 0) UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE

B.B.C. Will Broadcast Commentary

London, to-day.

This year's Prague Fair has A commentary of the Oxford and shown an unexpected upward mave Cambridge boat race will be broad-

Conscrad

1935

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

FOR

„imölelő, protesta are showering We from ownership-of land 2-In

the two nations, han nga Salt, River Valley:of sador Salto (left) and

Paris, to-day. Political circles report that the supreme war committee yes- terday voted in favour of res "taining with the colours for at least three months longer the half-year contingent of con scripts who were due to be dis banded on April 18-Reuter.

FURTHER RED SETBACKS Sustain Heavy Loses In Kiangsi

Canton to-day.

Lieut Simmons, R.A, of Lyemun ment regarding export business, cast by the British.” Broadcasting Barracks, reports that at about Foreign buyers went in a record Corporation to-day at 2.80 p.m... 8.45 am. yesterday while he was number to Prague and the number Recordings will be broadcast. at The First Group Army - Head- driving his motor-car, No. 3133, of visitors from England and the 6.30 and 11.15 p.m. and to-morrow quarters is in receipt of a telegram. along Hennessey Road, and when British Empire, Scandinavia, Hol- at 6:15 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.--British from General Yu Han-mow, Com near Stewart Road, a Chinese girl, land, as well as from oversea coun- Wireless Service. Tang Chiu, aged 13, of No. 48 Tai tries, was quite remarkable.

Yuen Street, ran out from the pave- It is interesting that the number

ment and was knocked down,

of English visitors, doubled In com She was taken to the Government parison with the last Autumn Fair. Civil Hospital suffering from an Best results noted were in glassware, abrasion of the right thigh.

EGYPTIAN MISSION IN LONDON

Economic Enquiry

china, jewellery, toys, fancy goods, leather articles and textiles, and export trade surpassed the turnover

attained in previous years,

BRITISH SPEED ACE HOME AGAIN

Civic Welcome For Malcolm Campbell

mander of the Kwangtung First Army Corps, in south Klangal, stat

SALE

BALL DEPARTMENTS

LADIES WEAR

KNIT SUITS

JUMPERS STWEED SUITS

SHORS TERA WINTER COATS UNDERWEAR:~

PAUL RENNET et CIE

Hong Kong

Kowloon

STRESA CONFERENCE

western

white farmers so that

APPEAL TO LEAGUE

BRITISH AND

ITALIAN AID

HOPED FOR

Austrian Independence Must Be Safeguarded

LITTLE ENTENTE CONSENT ESSENTIAL BEFORE REVISION OF MILITARY CLAUSES

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Paris Today.

forth

to

An air, search over the African jan gle was made recently for the plantă: in which Lady Margaret Young, wife of the Governor of Northern “Rhodesia," was flying with her phy, sielai. from Livingstone, to Lusaka, ̈300; milles distant. Lady. Young

an experienced pilot, but tha, enung „try in which she was forced to @descend" was thick, with wikikumisi

> the male. She had a narrow escape...s

And

MR. EDEN

ited

L.

etary,

the

France,

Italy

the Ita-

lian

NO SUSPECION OF RABIES

I duet

Reason

Of Dogs

find

eventu

WELCOMED

IN LONDON

All Nations Have Bi

Parts To Play

BRITAIN'S POLICY SHOULD. SUPPORT LEAGUE,

ities of the tion were to be ove

The report that two dogs belong- ment, the small |ing to Mrs. Jenkinson, of No. 308 be alluded to.

The Peak, had been sent to Kennedy Paris, like Rome, attaches the nation had its Town under suspicion of rabies, greatest Importance to the safe-Ours should surely be to proven to have been inaccurate and guarding of the independence of a foreign policy which sho

Austria, but considers the con- frank, firm, and stalwart

misleading..

The actual wording of the police sent of the Little Entente essen-port of the League of report concerning the removal of tial to a revision of the military and a collective peace sys the dogs is as follows: On in clauses in the treaties with Bul-Reuter structions from Major Mackende, garia, Austria and Hungary

C.V.S., three cocker spaniel pups It is understood that the Mr. Eden, who suffered owned by Mrs. Jenkinson, 808 The French Government will propos

alderably from a bad air pasang. Peak, were sent to Kennedy Town a formula of European scope on cided not to continue his journe

between Prague and Cologne, Dog Home for observation and such a basis, as is hoped to treatment. Two of the dogs are obtain an agreement with these by air, as bad weather condi apparently suffering from fits of three powers as well as with reached London last night tra still continued. He eventually hysterisNo person bitten." Russia. Reuter”)

velling via Ostend, and Dover.

LOCAL BANK NOTE TOUR OF INSPECTION

CIRCULATION

$156,755,142 During March

The returns for the average

General Massingberd Returns From Sudan

To-day,

Lond

"Difficulties Are Not Insuperable"

London, today

Mr. Anthony Eden, who arrived Victoria Station at 8.43 p.m. yester day, said that his travels had beer General Sir Archibald Montgo-strenuous, but had been really une erve in mery Massingberd, Chier of the ful. He added that the difficulti

›erial General

on of the European situation were: inspec dopbtedly formidable, but Egy #Palestin

eupérable.-Reuterii

ing that the Protective Regiment of amount of bank notes in circula- the Army Corps wiped out a bana tion and of specie in i of bandits in Tai-pa-li towards the Hong Kong, during the month end of last month, who retreateo ed March 31, 1985, and as certified there from Yu-tu. The battle last by the Managers of the

flon #vective

ed for one hour Over 10 bandite banks, gives the Charte Bank were killed, three captured, and 1st $20,650,881 with 38,80 rifles taken

cle in reserve: the Hong, Shanghai Bank

$182,750,000 specie #and

Mercan with $1,850,000-spe

Ingtoys

led

their training

heeny London, to-day. M Sir Malcolm Campbell, the famous. It is also reported that the troop NEW INDIAN C.-IN-C, British racing motorist, yesterday of a regiment of the 3rd Divial

received a. civic welcome on his ar- killed more than 10” and captu London, To-day.

London, to-day..." rival in the R.M.S. Berengaria al nine bandits with a seizure of eig His Majesty the King, han ap Southampton from Daytona Sands, rifles and three shells in Shek-p The Rt. Hon Mr. Walter proved the appointment of General where als car, the "Blue Bird" re- On-yuen, on: March 27, Runciman, President of the Board Sir Robert Cassels to be Comman-cently set up a new land-speed days later the 2nd and B 000 and $190,000 in securities de chief the Imp of Trade, accompanied by officials der-in-Chief in India in succession world's record of 276.816 miles per Battalions of another

of the Board of Trade, the Foreign to Field Marshal Sir Philip Chet hour-British Wireless Service. Offce, the Department of Overseas wode, on the completion of the lat Trade, and the Mines Department, ter's tenure of office on November 18. yesterday received the Egyptian

The King has also approved that

mission of Economic enquiry, which General Cassels be appointed a mem- ber of the Executive Council of the

la visiting this country. EN

A general discussion took place Governor-General of India on taking and arrangements were made for further moetings British Wireless up his appointment. British Wire Service.

leas Service.

BARRACKSTORE RIFLED

Lance Sergeant Ster

Royal Engineer

racks, repor

ber

and rem

Valued

REV. FRA SAUREN ROBBED

The

2 Semou

posited with the Crown Agents,

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

In addition pectively, hav $177,50

a three

gimen

LLOYD GEOR

PLANS

To Be Studie

Thursday

killed and captured over mhant marauders in Tai Pin-liao-hung

a substantial Prosa

Next

LEDWAY EXPECTED ON

MONDAYS

Forward

his tour

Os and

He also had a Copportunity of seeing their barracks the con res-ditions under which the live':

This Is the seco

han bean «table spect the tro the United Wireless Serv

person

Cabinet Meeting Called For Monday

REPORTS ON EXPLORATORY.

VISITS TO BE MADE