1935-04-10 — Page 9

LOCAL JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

Japanese To Join In Festivities

SECOND FIREWORKS DISPLAY

It has been arranged that three Military Bands will play from 8} p.m. to 9.80 p.m, on May 6, one near the Po Hing Theatre, Yaumati, one near the Peninsula Hotel, and one in Statue Square. |

The Japanese Residents AB30- ciation of Hong Kong have kindly intimated to the Silver Jubilee Committee that they would like to join in the celebrations which are; to take place in the Colony, and that they propose to give a display of fireworks.

As the Committee have already arranged for a display of fireworks requested the Japanese Residents

Association to give their display on

the evening of May 7. These fire- work displays will take place from Lighters anchored in the centre of the Harbour.

Mr. Wat Hew Hui

AERO ENGINEER'S LICENCE

HONG KONG YOUTH

-GRADUATES

FIRST CHINESE IN HISTORY OF COLONY AVIATION TO

· '. PASS THE TEST

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1935

RIVIERA MYSTERY OF

SHOT MAN

Political Crime Or

Love Drama:

BUNDLE OF TELEGRAMS IN

RUSSIAN DISCOVERED

y's Short Story:

The Draught Of Medicine

By

Ip the

Down voices out all tha, was down.

men's voices had been shout woods Up over the brow of the The police of Cannes are faced with one of the most extraordin- ing for an hour or more. Three hill, where the cottages of Edgerly Ery mysteries ever known on the of Farmer Augar's horses. Lucy, stood grouped round the church and Riviera

Brownie, and Emperor, were The Grango, the morning was very entire elm trunk quiet. So quiet that those faint They cannot decide whether it hitched to an is a lova drama or one of those A hundred yards of marshy far-off cries that drifted up hidden tragedies of international ground separated them from the and again. from the woods seemed politics which mean much in the cart track, and every wheel of hardly real. Save for a few wisps history of nations, but of which the timber wagon had sunk in of morning staoke rom the chim Hittle is ever heard

deep.

neys there was no sign of life.

פת:

The sea cast up on the Lucy the leader, plunged and p bench one day last month the then the other furious at being Shiffner, the father of Mark and threw her weight frst to one side In one of the cottages, old Abel body of a man whose legs were

tied tightly together. held back Her rosewood quarters Harry, lay in bed feeling very poor There were two bullet-holes in curved and flashed in the light. y. He could just catch those dis- Even Emperor, the largest and most tant shouts. He was not quite sure the back of the head, and a post- mortem exan nation revealed, stolid of blacks, was excited by yells in what way he felt ill, but it was traces of powder round the and whipcracks till he leapt in the a bad thing to be abed when he wound. The police therefore shafts. His hind hooves, heaving ought to be about carting or plough- concluded that it was a case of up a whole ton of strength, sliced in He looked at the medicine murder.

and tore up the earth. His mild bottle by his bed and sighed. He ⠀⠀ Volunteer Order Revised'

eyes started till the whites showed. felt a sense of grievance against Instead of taking part in the

Cheque Book Clue

Steam rolled off him at every point, this medicine. It ought to have Naval, Military, and Air Force Re-!

and his breath spurted six feet from made him well, and it had failed. view, which will be held at 9.15

In the pockets of the man's his nostris, like jets of smoke. Poor weak stuff, it must be. a.m. on May 7. the Hong Kong. Mr. Wat Hew Hui, who is an clothes were found a cheque The two carters Mark and Harry Volunteer Defence Corps will pro- ex-student of the Far East Fly- book of the Credit Lyonnais in Shiffner, both young men, yelled voices beneath his window. It was Presently he was aware of low vide a Guard of Honour for the ing Training School has just the name of Arthur Guillaume, a and yelled: and yard-by yard the his wife and old Gromm at the gate: Meeting which will take place at passed the Hong Kong Govern- Palgian domiciled in Brussels, three horses tore their wagon he could not hear what they were Volunteer Headquarters at 11 am.ment technical examination for a 'and a number of visiting cards through the clay, on May 6 for the purpose of adopt-Ground Engineers licence in "C" which included those of M. Tess- ing a loyal address and telegram to category. He is thus the first buro Kuga, Japanese delegate to CROSSWORD CONTEST His Majesty The King. Designs Chinese in the history of Colony the International Chamber of for the Pubile Address and Casket aviation to obtain this qualifica- Commerce in Paris; and of an of have now been approved, by the tion.

ficial of the Soviet Embassy in Jubiice Committee.

Ground Engineers' Paris as well as an invitation Licence permits the holder to in- card bearing the name of Prin- LIST OF WINNERS DREAM OF SOCIALspect and pass acro engines before ceas Juliana of Holland.

{flight.

Later the dead man was iden- REFORMER Mr. Wat joined the School as an tified as M. Arthur Guillaume, word puzzle contest published in Here is the solution of the cross- Engineering student in March, who arrived in Cannes on Jan- yesterday's issue of the China Mail 1934. Normally, in order to qualify uary 29 and stayed at a well- for the examination for ground known hotel. He received no engineer, the candidate must pro correspondence and was last seen duco to the Government. Depart-alive on February 2. ment concerned i.e. Director of Air 1967 as it appeared to her in a Services, proof that he has had at dream was given by Mrs. E. M. least two years' experience in the Hubback, president.of the Na-. tional Council for Equal Citizen-care and maintenance of aircraft or ship, when opening the annual ero engines or must have under- meeting of the council at the one a two-year course, of training Millicent Fawcett Hall, Tufton-at an approved aeronautical School. street, London..

What Britain Might Become

A pieture of Great Britain in

The

China is badly in,

Woman's

When the

clothing

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saying, but he felt sure they would This was so. Mrs Shiffner, with be talking about him wou

an apron of sacking round her walst, and her sleeves rolled up to the elbow, set down her bucket, as Mr. Gromm hailed her. "Marning, ma'am.” "Marping, Mr. Gromm,

Well, I hardly know what to say. ""Ow be Abe this marning?"" E can't seem to make nothing of 'leself to-day nothing at arl."

Mr. Gromm pondered for moment

"How's that, then?" he said. "He aves the doctor, don't he?

"Oh, yes, You know; that young Mr. Spender; young Jimmy Spen- der, old Dr. Spender's grandson."

Mr. Gromm scratched his head with the atem of his pipo.

"I've heered 'e's very clever too; like what is grandpa was

was more carefully searched a photograph of a beautiful, dark-haired girl was found, together with a card bearing Mr. Wat's qualifying period, how-

the announcement of the mar ever, was reduced to one year as he

riage of Countess Drohojwska Some of her prophecies were:

In a bag which Guillaume had The achievement of disarma had previously served a five-year

"Well, that's as it may be," said left at his hotel were found a ment save for the establishment apprenticeship In an approved en-

Mrs. Shiffner, but his grandpa gineering department.....

number of letters and a consider- of an international air force;

The first three correct solutions ain't had time, fer to learn him Aviation in The reduction of the population

able sum in Austrian, Italian, to be opened were those of Messrs everything yet awhile. Though, I'm by nearly one-third, and the re-need of trained ground engineers. French, and German money. S. T. Chan, 6, On Lan Street, (2nd sure a nicer spoken young gentle- duction of the population under The efficiency of a country's dying made when the police opened a Yeung, 104, Ye Chau Street, (Top tries hard too, o does jest. I likes An interesting discovery was Floor), Hong Kong, and S. Yman you couldn't hope to meet; and 15 by one-half;

services depends mainly upon the suitcase in the dead man's room Floor), Kowloon, and Miss M. Khim well meself. But you step up The establishment of a six-expert care and maintenance of the In which was found, carefully Woo, 8, Bowling Street, hour working day;

flying equipment used. Equal pay for equal work for Forty-Four Students all men and women;

The adoption of a State system of family allowances as part of social insurance; and

Suspected Code

A few written in French were congratulating Guillaume on his wedding, which is sup- posed to have taken place at Nice in 1914, but no trace of this has been found in thei city's records.

Theatre.

(Top

POLICE R. C. WHIST DRIVE

Mrs. Rhodes Wins

Ere, Abe," said Mrs. Shiffner,

"it's Master Gromm come to see you. Do-you, go along in now."

Gromm walked in and studied the patient.

tied up, a packet of telegrams Floor), Kowloon."

Op and see Abe; he lies abed up there in the front room. That won't do The modern, aeroplane is a highly despatched from

mostly written in Russian,all

To each of these were posted this him no harm jest to see you, Mr. either Poland morning two dress-circle tickets to Gromm; he'd take it kind.” complicated piece of machinery for Russia which calls for a high degree of

see the hilarious comedy. "Six-day |

Gromm came in shaking his head skill, and technical knowledge on

Bike Rider" at the Central gravely, and with a good deal of The raising of the school the part of the ongineers in charge

noise clumped his way up the nar leaving age to 15, with part-time of maintenance.

row stairs. continuation schools for all The science of aircraft engineer- young people until 18.

ing is limitless, There is much Another feature of this dream research work and development to of a social reformer was the re- be done and there are big oppor form of the divorce laws, making tunities in this field for the train- it possible for a husband andjed aircraft engineer.

"How be, Abe?" he said, wife to obtain a divorce for At present there are 44 students adultery, desertion after three under training for the long en-

Abe opened one ove............. "That you; George?" years, persistent cruelty, habi-gineering course at the Far East

"Ah. How be, then?" tual drunkenness, incurable in-Flying Training School. The Canadian Pacific Railway book-monthly what drive held at the sanity, or imprisonment for life. syllabus of training conforms as let of round-the-world tours, the Follce Recreation Club yesterday" be very middlin',

Very, middling WAS nearly as practicable with that laid name of the liner Empress of afternoon. Mra Atkinson down by the British Air Ministry Britain, which was due to call at second while Mrs. English was pre-That's bad. Doan'd the doctor

do you no good then 1 and is designed to ensure a thorough Monaco in February, being un sented with the "booby.".. practical and theoretical training

derlined. A

Mrs. D. Burlingham, wife of the for the "A" and "C" Government quest of the French police, are charge of the function:

The Brussels police, at the re- Inspector-General of Police, was in

inquiring as to the activities of

GIRL AS ORDINARY SEAMAN

Adventurous Voyage In Sail

DESCRIBES HER: VISIT TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA

Miss Nancie Moore, who is a native of Belfast, aged 17, and Join- ed- the, barque Ponape as ordinary seaman, being the only woman on board, reported on the ship's 'ar- rival at. Port Lincoln from Copen hagen that she had visited Tristan da Cunha

The islanders had not heard of the Royal wedding, and eagerly in quired about the ceremony and the dressos

The Fonape's visit was timely, the falanders provisions were

Bround engineering licences. It is

These telegrams are suspect- ed to be code messages. The suitcase also contained a

to be hoped that Mr. Wat will be Arthur Guillaume in Belgium the first of many qualified engineers gradusted from the Far East Fly ing Training School.

Mr. Wat has already taken up an appointment in aviation.

BUSINESS MADE BY

ONE WOMAN

From 20 Employees To 300

WILL PROVED AT NEARLY £190,000

without flour. Stocks were replen- The story of a large and success-

SIR PHILIP GAME'S MESSAGE

Governor Of N.S.W. Returns Home

ONCE WHOLLY “POMMYZ NOW HALF "DIGGER”:

I came out wholly a ommy:

With a score of 178, Mrs. Rhodes carried off the first prize at the

TROUPE OF INDIAN DANCERS

George.

"He med er medn't," said Abe, silence followed. and a long Gromm nodded sympathetically.

"See that bottle of medicine?!! Abe looked at it angrily. "Well, this young man as comes to see me, he ddan't know, the way to mix up a draught of medicine. Look at it, then Smell it man

Coming To Hong Kong Gromm took ont

Shortly

An unusual type of ment will be provided aka, the Indian woman ther company of 15 musicians, who hay ing with great arrive shortly In

The show

go home half a Digger dard of This was the message given by app Sir Philip Game to the Austra Onl

tion on leaving for England after lian returned soldiers' organisa-

ished, following barter, and the ful London business built up by one five years as Governor of New falandera were also eager to obtain woman is recalled by publication shoe polish, laces, soup, and cloth the will of Mrs, Ellen Hov ing, The Island is suffering from Ibbott, the former owner

plague, of, rats.

FISTOL CARTRIDGES FOUND

Fifty-three rounds:

ridges were found

how

Bon Bros., Ltd., the E.C. drapers

Mra Ibbott left STOBE value of 189,875

$188:497

tate:off

South Wales

Dow

eferring to himself as a he has adopted Aus.

gave a deep sniff, hen he touched the bottle with his lips. "Aye" said Abe'app

take a taste Mediefo

but a glass of lemonade you as much good as

ought

be no

holm and dad

INCREASING MENACE OF COMMUNISTS

flavour, said Gro

om me

changed

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