1936-01-08 — Page 9

A DISCOMFITED MAYOR

Comedy From French Town

ROUTED BY PLEASURE. SEEKERS

**CHINA HAIL" SPECIALE

Paris, To-day. *Public dance halls at Cler mont d'Oise, near Paris, are not allowed by the police to admit young women under 15 years of age Hearing that one such place of amusement was dis regarding the law the Mayor sent policemen late at night to order all girls under 15 to ac=† company him to the town hall, where the Mayor intended to deliver a little sermon.

The damsels of Clermont d'Oise! disapproved of the Mayor's soli- citude and appealed to the whole company on the dancing door, who joined in hissing, hooting and cat-calling until the discounten-- anced policemen, beat a discreet retreat.

A quarter of an hour later the -infuriated Mayor appeared on the scene, when the disturbance be-

came greater than ever, until he too was forced to retire crest- fallen. The Mayor then ordered

hall the proprietor of the

to shut the premises because of the) disorder and noise, but the angry pleasure seekers rexisted the execution of the order.

The police next day found them-

THE CBB.

Her dancing at the San Diego Exposition won Rosita Delva, belle of Old Mexico, a part as a dancing goddess in a new mov ing picture starring Gloria Swanson.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

WORK OF MOULDS PROFESSORS

12 YEARS OF INVESTIGATION

Fungi That Rot Our

Foodstuffs

BENEFICENT WORK OF OTHER VARIETIES

For the past 12 years Pro

H. Raistrick the famous scien-

NEGROES WATCH

THE WAR

Interest In British Guana

“FILLIAM”“” WANTS TO JOIN UP

Georgetown. Crowds of negroes gather here every evening now outside) the office of the cable company. People start collecting as s001 as the day's work finishes early in the evening.

So dense is the crowd that tist, has been carrying out refew can see the actral cause of searches into certain classes of the excitement. It is the latest fungus growth known 35) War News from Abyssiniz moulds. The importance of the Sheets of news are stuck out- work was explained by Dr. P. Wside the office. So one man is! Clutterbuck, of the London chosen to read the news out in mass of School of Hygiene and Tropical a loud voice to the Medicine at a conference at humanity pressing round him. This goes on till midnight Manchester University.

"Species of moulds," said Dr. Electric torches and bicycle! Clutterbuck, "ot our fruit attack lamps are used to light the our bread, mest and vegetables, news sheets as they appear in spoil our stored grain and soft the course of the evening drinks and cause dry rot of wood and mildewing of textile fabrics,

books and papers.

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The Negroes who form these daily crowds are all keenly in terested in developments on the battle-fronts of Abyssinia. Any "Other species are known

success achieved tually to be pathogenic, some to report of a plants, others to insect others by the warriors of the to birds—especially when they quering Lion of Judah" arouses are in captivity whilst others, a chorus of deep cheers. like ringworm, attack our bodités.”

One Symptom ~He mentioned many processes

*Con-

in which the moulds were useful, This evening "performance" among them the manufacture of is but one symptom of the live- selves with three complaints to The following arrived in the The forthcoming marriage is citric acid from sugar and they interest being taken in this remote British colony - Great settle: one from the Mayor, on Colony to-day by the 3.5. (announced of Mr. John Griffith ripening of cheese.

Dz. B. G. Tompkins, of the Low Britain's only possession in from the palicemen and.one from Sirdhana:-Mr. and Mrs. X. LJones, wharf assistant, residing at

Research Station, South America. in the war the hall-owne Finally it Turn-Bor, Major H. Williams and Mr. Upper Flat, Windsor Lodge, Aus-Temperature ed out that the Mayor had no D. A. Ogilvy.

aan 1-between Italy and Abyssinia. tin Avenue, Kowloon, and Miss Cambridge, mentioned

lustration of the serious results The local papers give at least right to issue the orders because

Margaret Susannah Jones, he had not obtained the endorse- The dedication of the Hong Avallon, Nevin, North Wales, en of mould growth, the loss of two one special page of war news

Trans-Kong Chinese Methodist Church, rose to the Colony by the sax

Hennessy Road, will take place on Antenor. Saturday, January 11, at 230 pm

ment of the Prefecture. Ocean Service. ~~

Off

The forthcoming marriage is The ss. Carthage left Shanghai announced of Mr. GeorgeTM Anthony

CHATER WILL yesterday and is due here at about Stewart of the Hong Kong and

CASE

Question Of Estate Duty

APPEAL HEARING OPENING

8 pm to-morrow.

Miss Ethel Joy Everall, of Msy- Chan Ping, an engine driver, trees, Leesons, Chislehurst, Kent, was admitted to the Kowloon Hosen route to the Colony by the ss. pital yesterday suffering from in-Rawalpindi. juries received when he ws struck by a piece of flying rock

At the Cheero Club whist drive

to three per cent of the total 20,- daily. Pictures and maps of 000,000 cases of oranges imported the Abyssinian scene are re into Great Britain yearly.

gular features. Record sales Jare being achieved.

It may be said that, among the negroes here opinion is unanimously in sympathy with

ANDyssinia

The Negro Development As- sociation has sponsored a peti- tion to the King praying for permission to organise contin gents of volunteers "for ser vice in Ethiopia.”,

Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong, and HAUPTMANN

HIS SON

Pathetic Letter Sent during blasting at Shing Man on Monday night prizes were dis-

The Labour Union, almost tributed by Mrs Tinson to the

“DON'T FORGET TO PRAY" entirely - composed of negroes. Wan Mo-chi, a Chinese male, following:-Ladies, 1st Mrs. Lind-

Thas The hearing opened in the

cabled direct to Haile Supreme Court this morning, was found in an unconscious con- szy, 2nd Mrs. Kerr. Sealed No.

Bruno Hauptmann, the con-Selassie, promising vigorous before the Acting Chief dition in Canton Road yesterday Mrs. Medina, Gentlemen, 1st Mr. Justice Mr. RE Lind- He had apparently collapsed and Webber 2nd. Mr. Moore Sexled victed murderer of the Lind- support of their fatherland."

bergh Baby, has written a spe- Prayer meetings and church sell, and the Acting Pusine struck his mouth against the No. Mr. Phillips. Mr. Medina was cisl letter to his son Manfred, services in which spiritual aid Judge. Mr. J. J. Hayden, sitting ground. He died soon after ad-M.C. The aggregate prizes for as the Full Court of Appeal, of mission to the Kowloor Hospital December were also given out as for the latter's second birthday. is poured out from the hearts The letter, which is made of coloured congregations are the appeal brought against the

follows:-Lady, Mrs. Deacon with

public by Mrs. Hauptmann and being held a score of 608, and gentleman, Mr- Counsel for the Defence, is as judgment of His Honour the La Fi, memployed, was

Debating Chib Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-morning sentenced to four months Medina with a score of 587. This follows

The YMCA. has become a Gregor, on the question of the hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield whist drive was the first towards y dear little Manfred duty payable on the estate of at the Central Magistracy for the aggregate score for January:

Sunday morning when Ma- kind of debating club for the the late Sir Paul Chater and possession of a dagger in High the next drive will he held c

wakens you with the cosmopolitan intelligentsia" of Lady Chater. His Lordship Street yesterday.

usual kiss, that will be your Georgetown individuals of birthday. Your father, whom every shade of complexion is always in thoughts by you, from white to black, together wishes you all the happiness with Chinese, East Indians and in the world..

Portuguese..

held that duty should be paid on Sir Paul's estate as well as

that of Lady Chater.

Mr. E. C. Macnamara, instruct- ed by the Hon. Sir William Shen-i ton, of Messrs Deacons, appeared on behalf of the trustees, while Mr. Eldon Potter, KC instructed by Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. was for the Estate Duty Commissioner.

entirely

"THE YELLOW DRAGON"

this

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

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Tuesday, January 14, at-8.30 p.m.

The ss Mirzapore arrived here from Moji this morning.

The m.v. Siiversandal, from New York, sailed from Los Angeles on December 11 and is expected here on or about January 12

An Indian member of the Macao Police Force, Sodagar Singh, con- stable No 271, appeared before EL Wyrne-Jones at the

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In opening his case this morn- ing Mr. Macnamara submitted that the facts relative to the case were absolutely and agreed; there was no dispute. The Winter 1935 issue of the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and The lines he proposed to take in Yellow Dragon," the organ of was fined $15 for being drink and presenting his case could be classi-Queen's College, Hong Kong has disorderly in Canton Road

Monday night fied under two heads. He also in just been printed and adds yet tended to criticise the judgment another to the long list of school

Gun practice with live manuki- from the point of view of the publications issued recently.

tion will be carried out over the trustees while the last point of well maintains the general stan Tai Lam Artillery Ranges (near his argument would direct atten- dard of these publications.

Castle Peak) between the hours of tion to the consequences which he Besides a very full and com- maintained would arise if the plete record of the various intel-17.30 am and 6pm on the fol-

judgment were held

ma

Dear Manfred, listen al- Most of the habitues are ways to your Mama and don't young men clerks and shop forget to pray every night assistants. They spend hours before you go to bed. If you discussing the war.

do so your guardian angel will The personalities and diplo-! guard you against all evil; matic feats of Sir Samael and don't forget, my son, Hoare, Mr. Anthony Eden, M. your Papa is always by you, Laval and Baron Aloisi are and your Mama and he is studied. The League of Na kissing you every night when tions has become the anxious you are deep asleep and Papa care of local "experts"

Anyone arriving in fact is praying to God that he may be with you and that with news from Geneva is cer God will bring. ua together tain to stop any games of cards, again to happiness and life, billiards or table tennis, that

Your Father.

may be going on while the "Here is a big kiss for my ex-players crowd round to hear

the latest development. little Manfred.

flowing dates: To-day, to-morrow,

The Hauptmas speak Ger- lectual and sporting activities of Tuesday, January 14, Wednesday, man together hence the the school, the magazine is note-

Beneficiaries Interests...

he said that the worthy for the large number of January 15, Thursday, January 16, father's imperfect English,

Saturday, January 18 Tuesday, Reuter. Continuing,

January 21, Wednesday, Janušry trustees were the legal owners of really excellent articles by the tire property left by the late Sir students themselves They show Pal Chater, although, of course, originality of thought, felicity of 22 Monday, January 21, Tuesday, they were not personally interest-expression and a due regard for ed in the matter, except in so far the niceties of the English lan and Friday, January 31

2 it was their obvious duty to age Ng Ching Tiny (SA) safeguard the interests of the writes with real understanding of

the "Eelationship between War beneficiaries.

fare and Civilisation"; while

January 28, Thursday, January 30

Some Confusion

But there is evidently

confusion in the minds of some of Georgetown's inhabitants

Take the case of William, for instance a

- William is the negro servant of Renter's Correspondent. His chief passions in life seen hitherto to have cent music and ^ ---- boxing. But

FRENCH DIPLOMAT MAKES. OFFICIAL CALIS.

In honour of their first anniver-

Nanking, To-day-The French sary, the English -Forum have decided to hold their first gonual Charge d'Alaires, M. Hoppenot,

Ah -wanna dinner dance at the Hong Kong made his first call on the new The learned Chief Justice had zamir's" Autobiography of a Hotel, on Friday, January 17

Foreign Minister, General Chang held that duty should be paid Shoe" is a chairding essay with mom 2 pm to 1 2m Songs by Chan, at 3. o'clock yesterday after-

philosophic beat There are

Miss Elvie Yuen, the well known nog The French diplomat later Chieh, Vice- many other articles, too numerous

23,7% singer will be amon to mention individually,"

the estate of the late Sir Paul Chater. In his will he had given ananunity of £10,000)

wife, in addition to having set up show real certain funds for the

individuals

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