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THE CHINA MAIER VEDNESDAY, JULY 1

Major-General 0. C. Borrett, CB. COL.G. CBE, DS.O. who has been G.O.C of the British Forces in China since 1933, has been notified by the War ‘Office of his promotion to Lieutenant- General as from June 30.

EXECUTION AT GAOL

Waitress Murder Sequel

Chan Chung, alias Chau Chung-

CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL STAGE

ANNUAL AQUATICS

SWIMMING SHOWS

→ IMPROVEMENT

|TO-DAY'S COMPLETE RESULTS

Tremendous enthusiasm mark- ed the annual swimming sports of the Central British School! which were held before a pack- ed attendance in the European YMCA. swimming pool this morning.

Honours were very even and the Įstandard of swimming has im

proved tremendously, especially among the younger entrants.

Following last year's example, there were numerous entries for most events, Red House winning the Inter-House Challenge Trophy with a total of 118 points, follow- jed by Bine with 96, and Chocolate;

with SL

The following officiated 25 judges, time-keepers, starters etc Miss Swift, Mr. Bowell, Mr. D.ị 10. Mr. Rees, Mr. E. F. Selk and

Mr. Morse..

Time 74 secs.

บ

The results were:--- Senior Boys 100 Yards Handicap: yu, aged 23 years, whose ples of —1. Millington, 2 Summers, 2 Wi- guilty to the murder of a 20-year-zon old waitress. Chui Wai-hing, of the Kong So Restaurant, was 20-4), cepted at the June Criminal Ses-1 sions, was hanged at Victoria; Gaol az 5 o'clock, this morning in

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Senior Girlz 50 Yards Handicap:-- E. Jordan, 2. C. Bone, 3. A. Martin. Time 53 secs.

Inter. Boys 50. Yards Handicap:-

Kennard, 2 Kempton. Time 21sext

Gen. Ho Ying-ching (left), could not defend it when Col, Takashi (centre), Tokyo's spokes man, delivered an ultimatum calling for Japanese control af Peiving and the ares shaded in the map, so another big chunk of territory has been carved out of the domain of General Chiang Kai-Shek (right), dictator and apostle of Chinese unification, by the Japanese and Japanese troops (note flag) are here seen, marching again into the ancient capital, Peiping, as shown "on the occasion of the former invasion, two years ago.

the presence of the Superinten- Intex. Girls 50 Tards Handicap: To-day's Short Story.

dent of Prisons, the Chief War-i, J. Brewin, ± E. Mclivie, 2 R der and Dr. Ingram Shaw, Medi-Houghton

cal Officer of the Prison.

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A forma inquest was held at the Central Magistracy this afternoon.

The last man who paid the ex- treme penalty was Ng Loi-yuen. who was hanged in Victoria Gaol on March 29 for the murder of Michael Pine

WIDOW SENTENCED ON OPIUM CHARGE

Time 46 secs.

Junior Boys 50 Yards Handicap:-- Faxman, 2. O'Dell, 3. Thomason. Time 46 secs.

Junior Giris 50 Yards Handicap-

B. Goodwin, 2. D. Craig, 2 B

Jozes.

Time 32 secs. Junior Girls 25

Yards (Begin-

3)=-1. M. Laing, 2. E.. Buyers, 3 F. McElvie

Time 28 secs.

Senior Boys Diving-1 Wilson, zi Arnold, 3; Keown

Senior Girls Diving:-1. J. Lake man, 2A. Martin, 3. P. Stringer.

Inter. Boys Diving-1. Kemmard, 2 Brewin, 3. Kempton

A Shadow

Among The

Shadows

By Ex-Detective Inspector

Harold Brust-

N retirement from Scotland with the directors of the fim.com-

Overd, after eighteen years pany

as a police shadow," it was He was a sticker for realism, appropriate that. I should be in insistent that everything be "just

the were immortalised on celluloid. In

FIRE BRIGADE IN ACTION

Demonstration In Practical Work

THIS MORNING'S DISPLAY

PROLONGED CABINET MEETING IN PARIS GOVERNMENT DECREES TO EFFECT SAVINGS

FINANCIAL RETRENCHMENT

CHINA" MAIL.

Paris To-day. Following the longest Cabinet meeting since the war, lasting over 14 hours, the Gov- ernment has decided to issue 20 decrees effect- ing a savings of 7,000,000,000 francs in the na- tional budget plus 1,400,000,000 in the commun- al budgets and 2,000,000,000 in the railways and also eight decrees relieving and stimulat- ling the national economy.

LEICESTER

REGISTER A SURPRISE WIN

Smith Causes Havoc

Warwick Ranks

LANCASHIRE AGAIN LOSE TO MIDDLESEX

London. To-day.

Reuter

An earlier Trans-Ocean Ser- vice message states that the French Cabinet had been sitting permanently since 9.30 yester

day morning, discussing M

Laval's proposal for financial retrenchment and the restora- Intion of budget, equilibrium. The Ministers had luncheon and dir- ner jointly at the Foreign Office this precaution being taken in order to prevent any information leaking out.

At 10 o'clock yesterday even- ing the Cabinet was stil; in ses- The Texture of the week-end sion and it was considered very County Cricket programme was likely that definite agreement the defeat of Warwickshire by would be reached in the course Leicestershire at Hinckley. Smith of the night, although M. Laval wrought havoc with the hall was anxious to bring the matter securing 11 wickets for 101 ms to a decision. in the match. T

The Radical Socialist Ministers Smith's feats with the ball this still stood firm against the pro- sesson" include:

posed cuts in salaries, and it ap peared out of the question that the Premier would be able to de- liver his broadcast speech sche duled for yesterday evening

5 for 32 Worcester

$4 for 27 - Gloucester:

8 for 44 v. Northants

5 for 31 v Yorkshire

5 for 51v. Derby.“

5 for Hack

DETAILED PROPOSALS

A comprehensive idea of “the power of Hong Kong's fire fighting Powers could be obtained when a

11 for 101; v. "Warwick, practical display was given by

Derbyshire suffered yet another

A later message states that re- their Notts neighbours who took State employees will range from Af about 11.30 am the four full advantage of an early declara 3 to 10 per cent, interest on A century by G. V. Gun, Government loans will be reduced Voeux Road and Chater Road to the featured the match

and tion

experience into that region of tions with me as the various scenes Fire Station this morning vited to take myself and my right," and held frequent consults var appliances from the Central defeat, this time at the hands auctions in the salaries of all shadows, filmdom In studios of several large British the matter of the uniforms for appliances left the station Diving:-1. Thomson,film companies I became techni- his actor-policeman Edgar was raced at full speed along. Des son of the famous George Gun by 10 per cent; and other pro=" cal adviser on matters of de-very particular. It is, of course Hong Kong Club, led by the latest second three figure innings of the posals include the imposition of tective and police scenes.

A fine of $1,900, in default, six months' imprisonment, was: im-] posed on

B. Houghton, 3. J. Brewin old widow. who appeared before a O'Dell, 3. Egan.

Inter. Girls Diving:-1. E. McElvie.

Janior

Wan Shin, a4-47-year

Boys

Mr. E. I Wynne Jones at the Janier Girls Diving:-1 H. Sanger, Kowloon Magistracy this, morning 2E Buyers, & W Ingram.

Senior Boys Obstacle:-1. Milling charged with having in her po532 Summers, 3 Wilson. sion 95 taeks of raw opiam at Time 16% secs. No. 22 Yuen Chow Street.

(Continued at foot of next COL)",

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ORGAN SOLOS

In these days of realism. ir screen art, it is essential that the details of police court scenes and reproductions of rooms in Scotland Yard should be absolutely accur ate; a thousand and one queries regarding police procedure, methods of detectives, habits of crooks, speech of crooks, and even the buttons on police constables" tanies were placed before me to

answer

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be **The Price Of Things,” by Foster Wray.

It was his

addition to the Colony's fire-fight- sesso he scored 100 not out

"]a super-tax on salaries of over ing apparatus, a powerful Merry-against the South Africans

30,000 francs, and a 25 per cent weather engine,

PEARCES SECOND CENTURY

tax on the profits of armament: Working with lightning rapidity, Essex had the better of arms while rents will be redze- the fireman soon had the hoses Northants as the result of the ed by 10 per cent. connected and the ladders up, while fast bowling by Read (6 for 64)}

The Cabinet report presented

a large crowd watched the opera and centuries by Pearce and to President Labrum insists on tions with considerable interest. Cutmore photosynthe necessity for equal sacrifices

Mr. D. Barlingham, Chief of the This was Pearce's third big for all Benter Fire Brigade, was on the scene, score of the season and his second

fact that the London Metropoli and explained to China Mail repre- century. He scored 105 against tan policemen are as carefully sentative that the purpose of the Lancashire and was undefeated Here in the land of shadows measured and fitted for their practice was to test the new with 97 against Northants in their met the great detective novelist, uniforms as any Guards officer, appliance and to give the men ex-last encounter - Edgar Wallace, peerless master of Police uniforms for film actors are perience which could not be gain Lancashire, the champion county. the mystery story, when I was in hired from theatrical costumiera, ed in the restricted space of the for the second time this season vited to advise him and the pro-and sometimes very queer-looking compound which was unmail used lost to Middlesex who overwhelm- ducer, Mr. Walter Forde, regard-ensembles were seen. I remember for practice exercises,

ed them by 247 runs at Manches ing the filming of Wallace's finest “E.W." grinzing as he saw othe

RESPONSIBILITY RESTS

WITH ABYSSINIA

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LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETING Paris, To-day. The Council of the League i ter, Patsy Hendren being unfor-expected to be summoned at the

story""The Binger:* Edgar was psuedo-policeman, whose girth at H. K. PHILHARMONIC tate not to reach three figures; beginning of Angust to discuss

a grand man to work with utterly the waist was so tremendous that zspoiled, despite the tremendous he could not button his tunic. “I publicity which attached to his guess his chest has slipped," name, and as friendly with the chuckled Edgar We'd better] Bowliest messenger boy and odd send him to Savile Row to be re- job man of, the studio as he was

fitted **

Another comment came over rather plump comedian who was Pplaying the part of station ser

SOCIETY

Musical Production In January

OED POPULAR FAVOURITE “A COUNTRY GRIZA

Senior Girls Obstacle:-1, Stringer, 2 D Moss, 3. J. Lakeman geant. I've always, heard that

Time 28 secs. Later, Boys

( ́Old and Mild was the favouĚŽE Obstacles Race-1 drink of the Force, and our friend

As the result of various nego- Harley, 2 Kempton, 3. Kennard.

Time 22:secz.

there certainly looks as though he tiations which have taken place Inter. Giris Obstacle Race-1. J. has thrived on it--he's ideal for since the annual general - meet- Brewin, 2 E. McElvie, & P. Buchanso the part

ing, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Time 241⁄2 secs. ----

Sometimes at the end of an Society have decided to produce ardnous dry, fon set," with the "A Country Girl" in January next. ferce heat of the great are-lamps

This popular musical play was M beating down, with

Wizes His revived in London a short writhing zonke

the floor to 280, and it is interesting to rip the feet and the

the opinion at the theat of Truth that,

Junior Boya Obetarle Race:-1 O'Dell 2 Thomson, 3. Mycock

Time.26% secz

Junior Girls Obstacle Race Shand, 2. H. Sanger, 2. B. Goodwin

Time 275 Beck

Senior Boys 50 Tands Back Stroke:

Millington, 2

Sommiert, Sar

Senior Girls 50 Yandy Ma

P. Stringer,

Frame 47

sees.

Inter Boys 25 Yards Back Strol

Time: 2114 seek

Inter Girlk 25 Tards

thought

he required only a single when the the Abyssinian dispute. This Inst wicket fell. In their first en-intimation was given after M counter Middlesex won by 5 wic-Avenol, Secretary-General of the kets as the result of good bowling Leagne, visited first the Quai by RW.V. Robins (5 for 10). d'Orsey, and then saw the Abys-

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