1935-12-06 — Page 9

JUDGMENT

RESERVED IN

WOLFRAM CASE

To Be Delivered

Next Tuesday COUNSELS CONCLUDING

ADDRESSES

His Honour the Chief Jus- tice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, re- served his judgment, when the case in which the Ying Wah Messrs. Co Canton, sued · Bodiker and Co. for $68,500 for alleged conversion, was conclud-

morning.

THE CHINA MAILS FRIDAY, DECEMBER E. 1935–

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DEBATE

THREE MAJOR POINTS TOUCHED ON

BRITAIN'S STANDPOINT IN LEAGUE DISPUTE AGAIN OUTLINED

London, To-day.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The Cheero Glink Christanas

day, Decem!

$30

cluding light.

welcome several: extra.

Messrs. J. M. da Rocha and Co.

can

which the The three major questions to ed in the Supreme Court this speech of the Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuelic Ting. M.B., B.S., has kindly Hoare, was devoted in the Foreign Affairs debate consented to deliver a lecture on

"Money ar Man-power? occupied with the closing addresses in the House of Commons yesterday evening were students at the Institute premises

In regard next Monday at-7 pm. of the two counsel, Mr. F. C. Jen-Abyssinia, the Far East and Egypt.

This morning's proceedings were

kin, EC., for the defence, and Mr.

instructed by Mr. J. T. Prior, of

C. Brooks, of Hastings and Co.

was not sufficiently in possession

(It will be! of material to do so. remembered that Mr. Jenkin was

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SHE ROCKS!

GEARS TOURISTS HAVE

By Fenn Sherie

A POUND a monte Siaty publicity man put it, clossal swe-

And

DIFFICULTY IN

SEEING COLONY

-NOTED VISITOR'S OPINION

The BUT RESIDENTS ARE NO WISER

pounds an hour! Five inspiring stupendormi hundred pounds a day!

But there was one fault. not a foot of film in the can!"" elaborate mechanism installed for We've got the most expensive rocking the vessel had proved a

W.

TO-MORROW'S STORY."

To-morrow's stary will be "Love Or Money," by Fran- cis Stuart.

{have it!"

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#

An interesting visitor arrived

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The American public were very

".

hazy on matters concerning the

they

are distributing some handy wall- studio in Britain, the highest paid dismal failure. On the screen it by the Americas Mail Liner Fre calendars for 1936 of the Ameri-technicians, the finest directors, made the motion of the Hesperussident Jackson this morning. He Insurance Co. of Newark, and the most famous stars and appear no more exciting than the is Mr. JP. Mebvoy, the well- New Jersey, of which they are what are we making? Nothing!" bobbing of a swan on the Serpen-known American publicist and

writer, whose articles are "Nothing Mr. Himmelstein, tina. the local agents.

echoed his production

"This is supposed to be a storm familiar to all readers of the at sea, not in a teacup the diree Saturday Evening Post. The Chi-Shing Institute of mournfully.

Mr. McEvoy has recently visit- tor had screamed again and again. Commerce Medical Adviser, Dr. F.

WEVE got a great story with tearing it the remnants of his ed the Philippine Islands ax ther Aa-classical title Shakes hair. “I want to make the movie special correspondent of that pai peare's Wreck of the Hesperus-fans feel sea-sick. I want more pez, and he had a number of in- presentative of the China Mail, we've got a grand scenario, with a pitch and toss. And you've got teresting things to say to a re terrific climax where it turns out

to whom he granted an interview that the boy who stood on the

this morning. A cross-summons for assault in burning deck was really the skip

He thought the American dele- Eldon Potter. 5.C.. for the plain to Abyssinia, Sir Samuel Hoare said that Britain

gation which travelled to Manila. tiff. Mr. Jenkin appeared together had taken her full part in the collective action Nathan Road, on November 13, per's daughter in disguise we're

got everything that's box office

to attend the inaugural celebra- Hill Wood Road. against Chen and yet we're stack!” with Mr. Lee D'Almada, and was under the Covenant, and had continued her brought by P. S. Woodruff, of 4

tions had been agreeably surpris- of the dispute. Km-lock, alias Alois Akun, of "Stuck!" agreed the assistant

ed at what they saw. The major Wilkinson and Grist: while Mr. efforts for a peaceful settlement

ity of Americans had the idex Almost complete unanimity had been shown by the members Nathan Road, top floor, was production manager sympathetical Potter was instructed by Mr. E. S.

that Manila's chief industries ly. States of the League to take their share in collective economic dismissed by Mr. Wyme-Jones at

the At because "And why?

but they twere" hats and rope, In opening his address this pressure, even though that meant a loss and sacrifice to many of the Kowloon Police Court yester-

give it to me! Rock her, roll her, learned that the island - itself morning Mr. Jenkin deprecated the them. Nor was the agreement less remarkable when the mem day, Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared ship don't rock properly!"

He sighed, and everyone in the use of the word "dishonest" being ber States gave a particular blessing to the efforts for peace that for the defence.

jstudio, from the director down to her up on her beam ends don't contained many istenă possibilities applied in cross-examination by France and Britain were making, and “nothing could have been Mr. Potter. He continued by say-made clearer by France and ourselves than that we were working on a charge of the possession the clapper boy, sighed with him act as if you'd got an old lady in in the way of mineral resources.

for counterfeiting

Down on the bath chair. Come on, buys, let's It was too bad ing that his submissions were so within the framework of the League; that we wished at the of 11 monids

Far East, mainly because ing to be brief, as he was not go earliest possible moment to share our special responsibility with Hong Kong dollars, ten-cent and door the art director and his staff No. 69 Fuk erected a strikingly realistic ing to touch on the facts concern the other members; and that any terms that might emerge from five-cent pieces, at

strained and sweated, they had due to their reluctance to take a ed with the original claim, as he these or other discussions must be acceptable to the three parties, wah Street, third floor, two unem "get" representing the schooner BUT although the boys had did not visit it. This was chiefly ployed men, Lam In, alics Lan Hesperus. It was perfect in every failed to persuade the great maas holiday necessitating a sex voy the League, Italy and Abyssinia.

Tit-sang, aged 31, and Kwong

of wood and plaster to simulate age of nearly three weeks. Na- a storm-tossed turally when their thoughts turn- when the giant arcs were directed the motions of

wreck. So the entire productioned to holidays they visited Europe the League machinery is work- contribute to the world invaluted for trial at the next Criminal ing well. The situation is be- able, assistance.

Sessions, by Mr. Wynne Janes at upon it and the

had been held up while the execu-or some place near at hand.

introduction of ing constantly watched by the "I appeal once again to Signor the Kowloon

Magistracy yester producing wind and rain was set

Eowever, the in motion, the effect was, as the]

tives got into innumerable huddies Two Relationships

to decide what they were going to an air-route across the Pacific. He went on to say that it was expert committee, and if it is Mussolini and his fellow country-day afternoo

dismiss entirely from

do about it. And, sa conference would make a large difference." the suspicion that obvious that if His Lordship was found that in actual practice men to

A 30-year-old unemployed man him on the matter of the avoidable gaps still exist every their minds

overhead costs mounted higher and the service, inaugurated recently our support of the League.

to the next Criminal Sessions

higher.

by the "China Clipper," gut pro-- the alternative claim would never then the common front.

"As to the embargo upon oil, I have none. We have not the least. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the

*Well?" asked Mr. Himmelstéin, perly under way, more Americans Central Magistracy yesterday arise. There were

glaring at the circle of perplexed would visit Hong Kong and other relationships, the first being that need only say that as in the desire to interfere in the inter-

are afternoon. Defendant was charg

faces that simpanded him. "Has-parts of the Far East. between the defendants and Ying whole field of collective action, sonal affairs of Italy, and we

n't one of you got an idea? Where's Hard Nut To Crack Walls and the second that existing in this particular part of it we most antions to see a strong Italy ed with importing into the Colony a strong Govern from China-249 counterfeit Hong

Four brkins ?"

Speaking of the Colony za Lt. P.-J. Howarth, B.A., former For a moment there was a pain-tourist between Bodiker and Co. and the are prepared to play our part governed by

centre, Mr. McEvoy Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank The League has already agreedment in whatever form the Ita-Kong five-cent pieces and posses

1 stationed at Singapore, who is ful silence. Then Miss Brindle, thought that it was a very hard- Mr. Jenkin submitted that they to the embargo in principle, and lian people may desire.

"So long as collective action is

Captain RCB Anderson. the AD.C. to Major-General. Bar- the floor secretary, uttered were entirely justified. and there would like to make it quite was no possible connection in law clear that no one Government is needed the League, including our

an-selves, is bound to proceed under M.C. of the Argyll and Suther-tholomew, arrived in the Colony by apologetic cough.

Mr. Himmelstein, may I?” "Sure! Go ahead.” been cited other for this collective decision, the Covenant nor is there any land Highlanders, is the new Ad-the F. and O. sa Naldera on Major-General Bartholomew will

*Do you remember a Hollywood", and Mr. Jenkin had been able to or indeed, for any of the sane-likelihood that the League will jutant of the Hong Kong Volun- Thursday, November 27, last. :

wenken or its members fail to teer Defence Corps. He has ze~| tions proposals. Fou," find any. "I put it to

take their part But one and all cently taken over from Major E. arrive in the Colony next Thurs picture called "The Storm Devil NO BRITISH EXPLOITATION -When counsel said, "that Mr. Potter will

the meeting for the desire the occasion that calls for J. F. Mitchell, who has been act day by the P. and O. as, Carthage They had a lovely shipwreck in

It is interesting to note that the not be able to find any either."

purpose of discussing the actual collective action to cease to existing since Captain P. S. M. Wilkin-

"I know they did.

He experienced difficulty in ob son relinquished the appointment. Governor-elect, Sir Andrew Calde japplication of this form of pres-

taining the views of the people stine doesn't help us, does it?” a cott, is travelling on the Mr. Potter interrupted at this sure takes place, we shall be pre-

I was just wondering if we of the Philippines on having Chan Mu-tong reports that while vessel

could find out who worked the achieved the first step towards point, however, and said that if it pared to take our share in what-

driving car No. 2971 in Pedder would help Mr. Jenkin he would ever collective action is deter-

Street yesterday at 11:15 pm in TO GREET COLONY'S storm effects and see if we could independence. There were many cite two right away, although he

mained.

attempting to avoid colliding with NEW GOVERNOR

called in towards the end of hearing).

"As to economic pressure, and socially and that is able to chin-pang, aged 30, were commit/detail from stem to stem.

and

apparatos for

against his on the question of effort will be made to streng-we have sinister motives behind named Mok Kwan, was committed GOVERNOR DUE NEXT after conference was called, the and he thought that as soon

between them.

No authorities had

two

Mr. Potter Differs

distinct

any more responsible than

Far Eastern Situation

We

me dispose of JAPANESE TROOP MOVEMENTS had not thought that it would be. Meanwhile let necessary. His. Lordship support-the charge that the British

Dealing with the situation ed Mr. Potter by reminding Mr.companies are exploiting the si-

oll

[sion of them.

THURSDAY

A.D.C. To G.O.C. In

Colony

Jenkin that Mr. Potter hath made tuation. in point of fact there the Far East, Sir Samuel Hoare females, Chow Wab-tal and Lai Reception At Volunteer

case.

Headquarters

But that

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not to crack, and it took an en- terprising traveller indeed to pe- netrate the outer fringe and get- into the heart of the place.

He agreed with the remark that this was true of a large number of the European residents them-

selves.

schools of thought on the island. get hold of him

Mr Himmelstein slapped his One believed that the American a bus, he swerved into the pave

knee.

fag would never come down; inment and knocked down two

That's the first sensible sugges-others adhered to the view that tion yet. Whoever created that it would in the stipulated time. a said in part:

Mui-ying, who were sent to the that quite clear earlier in the has in the last quarter been

shipwreck effect was certainly a Mr. McEvoy is staying in Hong great increase in oil exports to "The Japanese troop movements Government Civil Hospital

invitations have been issued to genius. If only we could get him, Kong, for a short time and will Ting Wah wanted $97,000 and Italy, but this increase has not which have been reported in

and Co. commÉ from from Bodiker got it

the companies in the press have indeed, it appears,

per with the Colony as his sub- So Sui-ree and So Sui-ho, two the Public Reception which will be the whole situation would be contribute an article to his pa Bodiker went to the Bank and which Great Britain is interested been the movements of forces al females, were admitted to the Gov held at the Volunteer Headquar-saved.

"Cost a lot of money," interject-ject either kept the overdraft for To take the case of the Anglo-Tready south of the Great Wall, ernment Civil Hospital as the re-ters next Thursday, at noon, for

"Can't cost more than we're $97,000 or it was extended to the Iranian Company, the quantities] where Japan is entitled to main-sult of injuries received when the purpose of presenting an Ad-ed the production manager. tune of $97,000, and in respect of of oil shipped by this company toĵtain troops under the Boxer knocked down by car No. 3987, dress of Welcome to Sir Andrew

"And if we this their overdraft was never in Italy have in fact during the first Protocol of 1901 for the purpose driven by Tan Chee-man in Pak Caldecott, Kt, C.M.G, C.BE, on losing at the moment," snapped creased. They got from the Bank 11 months of this year been con-of securing communication be falam Boad yesterday.

behalf of all residents of the Mr. Himmelstein.

don't get the effect right we'll lose; of a loan. anything siderably less than the amount tween Peking and the sea. Ther

colony of Hong Kong. over and above $97,000. The only exported to Italy during the cor have been: prompted by the HMS. "Lowestoft has contri-

Sesting accommodation will be all we've spent on the rest of the other transaction between Bodiker responding period of 1984. This alleged removal of rolling stock hated 18.30 to the Poppy Day provided for all those who attend picture.

-Miss Brindle reached for a re- been particularlyThe situation is still very insecure. Fund- and Co. and the Bank was the reduction has reduced transaction which

have been made in the event of ference book and fluttered the the marked during the three months but I trust that the negotiations

pages...

The United States gold supply overdraft to $97.000.

from August to October."

The pupils of St. Mary's School rain. which are proceeding between the

"It was a Masterpiece Photoplay

Jexceeds $10,000,000,000 for the "This alternative plea is on the

NO WEAKENING

Japanese and Chinese Govern-are presenting Macbeth on the assumption that the shipment is Referring to the delay in the ments will result in an amicable school stage this afternoon.

Production," she announced.

ME. Himelstein, always a man first time in history, according to proper and that there would. in meeting of the Committee, he said settlement of any difficulties that

of action, snatched up the tele-the Federal Reserve Board's weekly statement. The rise in fact, have to be delivery at some that the change of date meant no

phone, mine declared port in Europe," Mr. weakening what off in dieting may exist to

Recent appointments by the Ad- "Of His Majesty's Government, miralty include that of Pays. It Jenkin proceeded.

tude of the member States. It

as they have assured both the Gov- H. L. Shewwell to HMS Kent No Suggestion of Sale did, however, give a further op-

the He went on to submit that the portunity of intensive effort tomments there there should be (December 6).

friendship between

in the way

way in which Bodiker and Co. bring about a peaceful settle countries, I can only regard it as The annual dance of the Hong raised the money had nothing to ment. It might prove impossible unfortunate that acts should have Kong Ladies Hockey Clab will

and appropriate

ST. JOHN BRIGADE LECTURES

Addresses In Chinese On First Aid

USA'S GLUT OF GOLD

$10,000,000,000

Exceeded

Washington, To-day.

"Put a long-distance call through gold during the week amounted to to the Masterpiece Studios, Holly-$135,000,000, including a single wood, and get me their production shipment of $30,000,000-Renter *** manager,” be commanded.

LARGE FIRE IN CANTON

do with that delivery. "Clearly, to reconcile the divergent Tiewtaken place which," whatever the take place on January 10. at the fed to give a course of lectures (in

of course, it was transaction be- points of the League, Italy and actual truth of the matter may Peninsula Hotel tween ourselves and the Bank, and Abyssinia, but France and Eri-

no one has suggested that it was tain intended to redouble their be, lend colour to the belief that

The bank held these efforts during the short period of

a sale.

meeting.

the Japanese influence is being A Congregation for the confer fexerted to shape Chinese ring of degrees is to be held at goods as pledgees of the bill of time still open before the Geneva internal political developments the Hong Kong University on lading"

argently needed and administrative arangements. Monday, January 6, at 5 pm- In opening his final address Mr. The world Potter made a reference to Mr. Peace Britain and France, act Anything which tends to create this belief can only harm to the Jenkin's remarks concerning the ing on behalf of the League and use of the word "dishonest. Helin the spirit of the League, were prestige of Japan and hamper the The exhibition of the Chinese said that he did not like using thejdétermined to make another great developments which we are anxious Fine Arts Club opens this morn- to mahtsin of the friendliest roing on the sixth floor of China word and only did so when he felt effort for peace. that the case should be presented

to His Lordship on those lines.

on Defendants

Oung

Dr. Shin Kwai-sang has serang-

Chinese) on First Aid at St. John Ambulance Headquarters..

The first lecture

Tuesday next, Dece 7.30 pay for men,

those who are

of charge. They useful for mot others engaged accidents

The seco

"We have no wish to homiliate lations between Japan and her Building and will remain open till only

Italy nor to penkien Italy. (we are most... anzious

strong Italy in the world an Ita that is strong morally, poistic

̈znałys

He then went on to prove that the onus was on the defendiarts. They had admitted the contract of January, which stated that the gools had to be kept in Hong to prove this

It was common- grom

rid of there was a clear

fresh

pean

hours and friends” edu SITUATION. IN-EGYPT tratag to the Egyptian zifua Sir Samuel Hoare empat

fed that the British Gov-

were intending. veto on the retire

malé regime

December 15, from 10 am to 6 pan each day? Co

day,

FOREIGN POLICY IN CHINA

eaux For

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DEPOSED

Subdued After Raging

Four Hours

Memel, To-day One of the first actions taken by the new Executive Directory of the Hemel territory and

Canton, To-day.

was to depose the Lithuanian After raging for four hours, & School Administrator, who was pure which broke out in the Ning pointed by the for

Honal Directory

Tai grocery shop on the East Baza

was finally extinguished at 9 pm

on Wednesday.

· destroyed.

injured,

damage

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