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ABYSSINIA

posals have very little chance of ļadoption by the League. -

Sir Samuel Hoare To Visit Italy?

RUMOURS IN ROME

MANILA

Christmas And New Year Holidays

EXCELLENT CHEAP FACILITIES PROVIDED

CATSPAW

By 1 G King

GOLF STARTING TIMES

Pairings For Fanling Next Sunday

The following are the Bayal- Hong Kong Golf Club starting

OLD COUESE

I am D. G. Gilmore, A. M. W.

Scott

HE "village of Bamber was) ""Tha'rt drunk,” she said super

as respectable, as sober, finously. and as proud as any in Lanca Nebbut a bit funny like, Billy times for Fanling next Sunday. shire- Its narrow climbing replied, unsuccessfully trying to The Dollar Steamship Line and streets echoed to quiet sounds strangle a hiccup at birth. American Mail Line advise that of men's voices talking in the This is a bit o' that one-eyed reductions have been made in evenings, sitting at their Christmas and New Year doors in their shirt-sleeves, shamed of thee. Tha'll have no

cottage lamp-post at th' Cotton Trees F excursion fares to Manila. As smoking their short, blackened supper here in that state." is already known, during the "clays. The talk would be of "I've had my supper," said Billy 9.36 Christmas Holidays excursions dogs, brass bands and pigeons, solemnly...

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af football and cricket, of old If the calls ale supper President Hoover

days and happy times. With the Emma began. Leaves Hong Kong. Dec. 19, 9 pm women knitting while the light Arrives Manila. Dec. 227 am lasted and occasionally chipping Leaves Manila, Dec. 35, 3 in with the men, there was an Foreign Arrives Hong Kong, Dec 27.7 ash, air of contentment about it that President Grants very enviable and very

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SPANISH APPROVAL

The report of the committee of A totally unexpected explana In any case they declared that tion for the sudden panic that they could not participate in the experts, distributed last evening. economic and broke out here on Wednesday work of the committee until the shows that the when it was reported that Italian attitude of Signor Mussolini and nancial sanctions have so far

on their the Negus towards the France been applied with remarkable au bombing planes were

animity by some 50 Governments way to the Abyssinian capital has British proposals was known...`. just resulted from an official in-. The Spanish delegate, Senor-Reuter. vestigation into the mystery- Madariaga,

the other hand, travelled A telegram which arrived from who

from Paris the United States to a film news Geneva with Mr. Eden and M. La- reporter here. expressing the be-val is understood to be in agree- lief that Addis Ababa was about ment with the Committee of

"Rabbit pie," said Billy. to be bombarded and urging the Five's preparing a report imme-

Emma stared, incredulous. cameraman to keep a sharp look distely on the basis of the Franco-

"Daddle's rabbit pie,”, repeated| $.56 Paris: The British out so as to get good pictures, was British plan.

Billy. "Free to regular customers” misinterpreted by the Abyssinian The objections of Poland and Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare, may

20.00 "Daddle's rabbit pie!" It sound-10.04 telegraph "operator, who scared, Turkey are the-first practical ex-possibly visit Italy, according to Leaves Hong Kong, Dec. 256 pra desirable. People used to say, ed like a slogan as Emma echoed spread the story that the Italians pression of strong opposition to the Rome correspondent the Arrives Manik, Dec. 30, 7 am. "As quiet as Bamber at it. "And tha's sold the birthright 100S were already coming. The capital the Franco-British proposals be-Journal, who says that ramours to Leaves Manila, Jan. 1, 3 pm. though Kamber were the only for a NESS o' rabbit pie I/1012 took alarm, so that even in court ing shown by many League mem- that effect are circulating in the Arrives Hogg Kong, Jan. 3, 7 am quiet village in the world ,thought tha'd more oil in thy can 10.16 and official circles the report was bers, particularly the Soviet Un-Italian capital, where it is pointed On these two steamers, for thei On top of the hill, in the very to be codded like that. It's time

believed-Trans-Ocean ion, Rumanis, the Little Entente on that Sir Samuel could reach round trip Hong Kong to Manilajmiddle of the village. Stood the I had summat to say in this. I 10.20

and the Balkan States, and which the Italian frontier by car in less and return. the companies are Cotton Tree Inn. It was an old give Duddle a piece o' my mind.” is evidenced by a strongly-worded than an hour from the Engandine quoting excursion fares as fol-inn with a faded sign depicting a Mr. Duddle was in the act of 10.24. article in the semi-oficial League resort where he is now staying. lows-

very small Negro picking balls of shooting the bolt when Ema This accuses Sir! For the time being, however," so{"

First Class

Aaff from a very large plant knocked. He reopened slowly, Samuel Hoare and M. Laval of the correspondent adds, such a Minimum Rate HK$180.00 which was presumably a cotton sensing hostility. committing the crime of wanting journey is considered in Bome to Small Cabin with

tree. The landlord, old Joe His he's sent my A-verdict of death from na- to reward the aggressor, Italy, and be premature, but it is believed Bath

HK$196.00 xins, was a modest unassuming drunk," said Enemis shortly. returned at a of betraying the League Coven-not unlikely that Sir Samuel Large tural causes was

Cabin

Iman, old fashioned and, as

Duddle sent an amused beam Hoare might wish to enter into formal enquiry into the death of ant

HK$204.00 tented as the rest of Bamber. down to her from 1:3-one eye.-- personal contact with the Italian Extra Large Cabin CHIEF OBJECTIONS

The men used to drop in later "Is that a crime?” he inquired died in his cell on Wednesday The chief objections to the pro-statesmen in view of the impend- with Bath

HK$216.00 on in the evenings for a drink and blandly. morning. by Mr. QA. A. Mac-posal can be summed up as fol-ing peace negotiations. The

Special Class

ja talk, and he was proud of the "Td have thee clapped in gaol fadyen sitting as Coroner, at the lows:-

Geneva correspondent of the Matin President Hoover HK$120.00 fact that never once in twenty if it were. I'm warning thee.” 11.00 Centrál

(1) England and France had states that similar Magistracy yesterday

Tourist Class

years had a Bamber man had one "Thank

"you kindly," said "afternoon, assisted by a jury no mandate from the League to persistently circulating in Leaxue President Grant .... HK$108.00 100 many. The inn was used as Doddie.

circles. comprising Messrs. R. S. Johnson undertake negotiations;

These fares provide for trans-n in should be used. It was a “Bamber never had a drunken (foreman), Lee Shui-kal, and Soo. (2) The Committee of Five

sociable meeting-husband till you portation to and from Manila, and friendly, cosy, Wai-fook.

does not exist any more; the General Optimism-

meals and--accommodation - place. It brought him a modest making beasts out o-decent Lada 1112 In Italy

board the steamer the first day!!

livelihood. It did nobody any But Fil clip thị wings. Thee mid 11.16 harm | after arrival free; but should pas-i

thi P's and Q's” Then ald Joe Higgins went the sengers desire to use the steamer

"Or you'll dot my I said 1120 ALLEGED BRITISH CHANGE $20 at the Central Magistracy (3) The negotiations of M. La-j

of all flesh, and Simon Duddle. "Quite a temperance re- as their hotel in Manila, having way OF FRONT this morning by Mr. W. Schofeld val and Sir Samuel Hoare con-

their meals on board and sleeping Duddle came in his stead. And former, Mrs. Shutt for driving without due care and stitute an infringement of the

on the steamer during the stay in Simon Daddle was a very different *T have a do at reforming 11.28 caution in Queen's Road East; former decisions taken by the

Rome: The general optimism Manila, an additional charge of Pair of shoes. while Li Cheurk Fan, driver of Sanctions Conference concerning caused here by the Franco-British E.K$10.00 per car will be made Mr. Duddle was short of one (Continued on Page 11) public car No. 419, was fined $20 the oil embargo;

proposals still continues for each day after the first day. eye, but the sound one was an eve for a

(4) In any case M. Laval and Italian official quarters expect that similar offence in Stg si Samriel Hoare ought to have the Sanctions Committee re-assentare extremely low and the tin rather like a maze, full of deviousi It will be noted that these fares to business, directed by a mind submitted their proposals to the bling at Genera to-day will not should provide an excellent boliths all leading to his heart, The ss. Behar left Singapore on League Council before communi-only forege the intensification of dar Sunday last and is expected here cating them to the other countries the sanctions for the time being.

įconcerned;

but will lift the sanctions alto- (6). Without the Negus's prether if the pease negotiations The next O. S. K. sailings for proval the League Council, and with Abyssinia become a fact. Keelung via Swatow and Amoy still-less England and France Commenting on the British are by the Canton Marn on De- cannot begin negotiations with change of attitude the Corriere cember 15, the Hozan Maru on Signor Mussolini. Trans-Ocean della Sera's 'London correspondeat January 5 and the Kyodo Marn Service. (cargo only) on December 17.

a prisoner named Chan Kuen, who

League Council must deal with

Lam Man-ping, chaffeur of the matter afresh and institute a private car No. 2413. was foed new committee;

Road on November 24.

this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

COUNCIL TO DECIDE

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declares that the British Govern-i ment has realised that it was not

Bath

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Stellingwerdt, H.

D. J. Mackie, A. A. Man- bray, and

He regarded the late Hizīns ļas an imcompetent fool, much too soft for this world. As far as he was concerned the Cotton Tree was tions for the forthcoming week: 10.12 suffering from a blight worse

10.16 To-morrow:-Morning than the boll weevil, and the pasat 10.30 am (Preacher: Rev. 10.24

Service

toral peace of Bamber evenings was as depressing to his sprit a vice at 6 pm

John. D. MacLean); Evening Serm 10.28 10.36 Tuesday, December 17:--Meet-j ing of Soldiers" and "Airment | Christian Association at 7.30 pm-10.23

The German community will 10.52. Įgive a presentation of a. Nativity $11.00

Play in the Church on Friday,

The trial train (Motor Coach) December 20, at 5.30 pm

-A Service of Worship will be9.15 am will run once more next leaving Kowloon un Sundays at held on Christmas moming, De-Sunday. Unless this train is sup cember 25, at 10.30 am

A Concert will be held in the continued after that date: There ported adequately it will be dis-

1. Geneva: Yesterday's meeting of possible to insist on the applica-! The Dinner Dance and Presen-the Committee agreed with the tion of the League Covenant at any In connection with the arrival solitary confinement would have tation of Prizes under the joint Polish delegate, that all inter-price The determined attitude of His Excellency the Governor, been. auspices of the H.K Accountants national matters should be placed shown by Italy as well as events in Sir Andrew Caldecott, official and Secretaries. Students Society before the League Council and not the Mediterranean and Egypt have calls were made at Government and the School of Accountancy before the Committee of Five.

also decisively influenced the House this morning by His Ex- and Commerce arranged for: Mr. Anthony Eden said that the change of British policy, asserts cellency the C-in-C, Admiral Sir Thursday evening at the Hong peace proposals made by Britain the paper-Trans-Ocean Service.

Frederic Dreyer, His Excellency Kong Hotel has been postponed and France were neither definite QUESTION IN COMMONS the G.O.C Major-General AW. to to-morrow evening the aor sacrosanct. They were suX- In reply to a question in Parlia Bartholomew, and Commodore G. Peninsula Hotel Rose Room

gestions, which it was hoped ment yesterday the Prime Minis G. Sedgwick would make' possible the begin-ter Mr. Stanley Bakiyin, said that

Subsequently. His Excellency

at

be taken

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Lonely Place," by Patrick Kirwan

DEBATE IN COMLIONS-

H. & Mrs. Overy.

I. S. Wraith, G. S. Stera.

I Comdr. Morant, Knex

A dinner dance will be held at ning of negotiations. Proposals the co-ordination measures to be the Govenor paid return calls on Ee preferred noise and bustle Church Hall on Wednesday, De-will be no train from Shum Chun the Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow for their improvement would

under Article XVL of the His Excellency the C-fa-C en clinking glasses, orders issuing cember 18, at 8 pm The Con- at 7.30 pm in future. all a tes free on Sunday. Alcordially welcomed.

Covenant in connection with the board EMS. Falmouth where a from disorder, waiters, hos and cert Party from HMS. Bruce special extra: bus service has been He suggested that the Councu dispute between Italy and Ethiopia debichment from BYS Rest bothered, swinging doors, and, will provide the entertaiment arranged for the convenience of should be summoned at the were undertaken by a Committee formed the Guard of Honour, on best of all, the jingling of a busy Every Friday at 10:30 am Bceptance patrons attending the Dinner earliest possible moment to hear composed of all the members of His Excellency the G.O.C. at till And Mr. Duddle believed Devotional Meeting is held in the The Times declares that it is Dance, in addition to the ordin-ja full statement on the peace the League except Italy and Flagstaff House where the 1st. that artfulness being more potent Helena May Institute. ary Time Table:-Leaving Hong terms and to determine what Ethiopia All the members of this Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regi- than art, and fools and their Kong 800 p 8.30 p.m and course it wishes to pursue in the Committee have concurred in the ment provided the Guard of Hon- money being not more adhesive 9.00 p.m. Leaving Repulse Baylight of the situation thus creat-application of the measures so far our; and on the Commodore on here than elsewhere, he could con- 1.00 am, 115 am, and 1.30 am-ed.

decided upon, with the exception board HMS. Tamar where the vert the blighted Cotton Tree into After M. Laval had supported Mr. of Austria, Hungary, Albania and Guard of Honour was provided by a fourishing plant whose produce The RE.O.C.A. are holding Eden the Committee adjourned Paraguay.

the Royal Marines.

would provide him with the] their next Fortnightly Whist Drive until to-day. when it will discuss The Governments of the first

habliments of wealth.” and Tombola in the Dining Hall, the report on the working of the three countries have stated that Wellington Barracks, on Monday sanctions. next, commencing at 8.30 p.m. MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY The Tombola starts at

approxi- Geneva: The League Council has mately 10.30 p.m. after refresh-been convened for next Wednes ments have been served.

day.

they are unable to participate in the measures in question, while the Paraguayan Government have stated they do not deem it desîr- able for the present to consider | There is much comment on Mr. the resolation as concerning them. Mr. Trinidad E. Lacayo, having Anthony Eden's remark in his of non-member States Egypt has been appointed Consul for the speech before the Committee of signified her adherence to the mes- Republic of Guatemala at Bong Eighteen: "We shall make no com-sures of the Co-ordination Com- Kong, assumed charge of the plaints if the League does not mittee. Consulate at No. 49 Granville agree with these suggestion's." Boar, Kowloon, on Tuesday. Enquiry, indicates that the pro-

$45,600 Local Estate

TWO COURSES OPEN

OBITUARY

Mr. Roderick T. Barton

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certain that the majority of the uztions, assembled at Geneva will refuse to countenance any one- sided solution wholly favourable to the declared aggressor. The Pazis, proposals, if they prove, to which has been manifest in the correspond to the reports, cannot By dint of throwing appetising Parliamentary lobbies concerning possibly be reconciled with the sprats to catch thirsty whales, he the proposals. This change obligat of the Covenants: The wiped the happy smile from the due to the belief that any settle attem face of Bamber and provided it ment involving the transfer M LavA instead with something between Italy of large slices of Abyssiniant along a scowl and a grin.

territory stands no chance of ac-fallet

RETURN OF FAVOURITE DANCE RECORDS COLUMBIA

The women, left to gossip alone at their doorsteps, did the scool- ing, while the men grinned in thei ME LA Barton, of the Cotton Tree Treasury, has received news The vicar, seriously concerned from England of the death of fat the woeful backsliding of his Geners messages state that the his brother, Mr. Roderick L.jerstwhile flock, preached vitriolic League Council will probably meet Barton, at the age of 45. He sermons against strong drink and on Tuesday or Wednesday of next received a telegram from his the purveyors

and consumers Lovely to look at week. Meantime the formalas sister this morning, informing therent, and called the men "poor] 3 won't dance drafted in Paris will be communi-him that Mr R. Barton had fish to be caught on a line cast by Lullaby of Broadway .. cated to the Council members died on November 29, but no the Devil and baited by an artful

I'm going shopping with you Phyllis Mary Ferrin, married An application by George Gwin According to press telegrams if other details were included in dodger”

Gipsy momm woman, late of No. 273 the Peak, sett Noble Tinson to seal a certi-is thought in Geneva that two the message Duddle smiled when he heard Marts. who died on July 18, 1935, left local estate vained at 2500, fed copy of the probate has been courses will be open to the Council Mr. B. T. Barton was for this, and reminded himself that According to the moori Probate in the estate has been granted

when the Italian and Ethiopian several years in the Hong the bait was bringing the fish. Hunkadoola granted to Norman James Perrin, William Luke Broan, late of No been received. The suggested al- Yokohama, branches of the and he might have added, was Happy I'm happy

views on the Paris proposals have Kong Shanghai, Hankow and from the

amy rate, Wine cong 3 Maywood House, Beckenham ternatives are that if both the Hong Kong and Shanghai Fong Fakiw, late of No. 10 Pak Place Park Beckenham, Kent, who parties find them unacceptable, the Banking Corporation He was

hem pretty well too. Merry Widow Wal Ynen Lane, Kaskong Market, in died on March 2, 1935, left local proposals should be dropped, or if a keen rider while a

rere in despair, the Nam Hoi District, died on estate vained at $6,900. An are they are not accepted

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