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Sunday: "HOORAY FOR LOVE” with

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THE CHINA MAIL; FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936

HARD LABOUR &

THE BIRCH. European Lady Victim Of Bag-Snatcher

COLD SPELL TO CONTINUE

(Continued from Page 1)

Poor People In Distress In Canton

POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION -

Heavy Fine Inflicted

On Unemployed

Showing TO-DAY Simultaneously

KING'S

HONG KONG

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

THE MOST EXCITING ØVENTURE

IN FACT OR FICTION

Chan Lee, a street coolie, was

Wong Kan-che, unemployed, was AT 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM-AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 PM. this morning sentenced to eight

this morning fined $500, in default) months” hard labour and to 20

Canton. to-day: Most people in six months' hard labour, by Mr. S. strokes of the birch by Mr. S. F. Canton are heavily dressed this F. Balfour at the Central Magia Balfour at the Central Magistracy morning, as the lingering cold tracy for having in his possession. for snatching a handbag contain-wave refuses to leave, after re- on Wednesday, 10 rounds of am- ing $30 from Miss G. K. Saunders maining here since last week-end munition without permission. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and The minimum temperature yes- Detective Sergeant Shepherd Co. Ltd. in a lape near Messrsterday was 42 degrees Fahrenheit. said that defendant was searched Kelly and Walsh at 7 pm resterand this, morning the cold is noin Pounds Lane on, Wednesday at

less severe.

1230 p.m. and the ammunitionį - Miss G. Saunders, in evidence. North winds, overcast skies and was found on him. When ques- said that as it was dark she could drizzles intensify the icy weather. tioned he said he was a police in- not recognise the snatcher, and While rickshaw coolies and beg former and that they had been that a struggle had taken place,gars, are shivering with cold, given to him by Yuen Yee, a sani- during which the band of the bag Government officials and mer-tary coolie.

day.

was broken. One of the diamonds chants work at their desk with It was later found that Yuen of a ring which she was wearing overcoats or fur coats on. Most Yee had picked the ammunition at the time had been dislodged people are heavily dressed owing up early in the morning and taken from the setting, but as she was to the general lack of heating it back to the coplie quarters to wearing her gloves the stone was systems in the houses and offices. hand it to Inspector Chater. found in it.

The cold spell is striking the The latter was not to be found so Ip Kuen, a chauffeur. who entire China coast, stretching 200 Yeung Yee placed it in his cubicle rested defendant, was positive he miles inland. The temperature and forgot about it till the Police! saw the defendant with the bag of the coastal ports is moderated questioned him. when he caught him, and that he by the warm ocean influence, but, that the rounds had been stolen.

He then found was the only person running at being inland. Canton is not bene-

the time.

fited in this manner.

The cost of foodstuffs is in

GERMANY'S NEW creasing on account of the cold

ZEPPELIN

Successful Trial Flight

~CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Friedrichshafen. To-day.

The new Zeppelin LZ 129. on the back from Munich to its iheadquarters here

yesterday.

weather, which is a further hard- ship To the poor. Some, chari- table institutes are distributing hot congee, but many of thera have no appropriations for relief,; as they thought the winter was well over-Our Own Correspon- .dent.

WEATHER REPORT

SYRIAN REVOLT ECHO

Demands Made By Lebanon

- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day-

Six deputies of the Lebanon Parliament have presented a petition to the French High Com-; missioner, M. de Martel, in which

passed Bad Toelz at 12.50 p.m.,; The anti-cyclone remains sta they demand a restoration of all retched Augsburg at 12.30 p.m. tionary over China. Japan and the constitutional rights, the ar- and reappeared aver Friedrich-adjacent seas, and has decreased rangement of a treaty regulating shafen at 3.15 pm.

The Zeppelin moderately in intensity. Pressure the relations between France and then cruised over Lake Constance appears to be highest to the north Lebanon, and.. the admission of for another hour and began the of the Lower Yangiae Valier-Lebanon to the League of Nations. descent at 4.20 Pr landing North-east winds, fresh: cloudy. Trans-Ocean Service. finally at 4.40 p.m., the whole trip was the forecast for to-day, as is.. having lasted exactly eight hours, sued by the Royal Observatory

this morning. As previously planned.

This trip. under unfavourable atmospheric conditions. is regard-

ed by experts here as proof of the NEW SHIPS FOR

Ivessel's absolute airworthiness.---

Trans-Ocean Service.

H. M. VISITS THE "QUEEN MARY"

(Continued from Page 1)

ATLANTIC

£10 Fare To New York

TWO 30,000-TON VESSELS

TO BE BUILT

JAPANESE CABINET

Continued from Paur 1

War: General Count Terauchi, son of the former Premier. Field Marshal Count Terauchi;

Navy: 'Admiral Nagano; Home Affairs: Mr. Takukuchi Kawasaki:

Justice: Mr. Naoshi Ohawa. The investiture of the Premier will take place at the Palace, to- iday. With reference to the res Commodore Sir Edgar Britten..

signation of the Supreme War Master of the Queen Mary, was

Council, mentioned on Tuesday, presented to His Majesty, as were;

Mazaki Final stages have been reached Generals Hayashi and also a number of engineering of in the plans for two new 30,000 have been placed on the retired ficials and workmen. It is learn- ten ships which will operate a list.-Reater. jed that the King expressed his in-trans-Atlantic service on the basis LONDON. PRESS COMMENTS

tention of visiting the liner again¡ of à 410 fare. It is understood London: Moderation has gained before it is commissioned. A pro- that details of the scheme will the day, for the new Japanese posal is being considered for him shortly be made known.

Government may be judged to be to the (to xo on the trial trip from The service is to be operated by of a complexion similar

Southampton.

a British company, and it is un. old, declares the Morning Post in After luncheon with the officials derstood that Government appro a leading article The fact that of John Brown and Co., the King ai of the arrangements is assured. the Emperor himself has taken visited half a dozen tenement flats The principal organiser of the this line should serve to discour near the centre of the city. He scheme is Major Frank Bustard, 2ge the hotheads. knocked at each door, seeking en-formerly traffic manager

trance.

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G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG) LTD. first Labour Lord Provost of Glas non-inclusive rates.

WATCHMAKERS, & JEWELLERS,

DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES,

KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery.

THOROUGH TOUR

of the Friends of Japan may hope for

Dew

White Star Lise, now merged with some relaxation of the tension in the Far East without thereby One 5-year old boy asked the Cunard Company.

crediting the

Government shyly: "Are you the new King?"! His Majesty replied: "Yes, little Passengers will be able on the with the intention of abandoning man. I am.” patting the boy's new service to pay only for such the settled course of Japanese ihead.

meals as they select The new policy. The prospects for the Afterwards he took tea with the company will be the first to offer maintenance of peace in the Paci

fie are definitely more promising gow, Mr. John Stewart, and the

The ships are expected to be than many people had begun to City Council Reuter's Bulletin ready in 1938. Negotiations with believe a few days ago-Reuter. Service.

Vickers-Armstrong have already taken place, and it is hoped that A GUARDSMAN'S MOUSTACHE

тау be laid down -London: The exceedingly ther- the keels

(Continued from Page 1} ough tour which the King made this spring.

The building of the ships will of the great liner Queen Mary at

The Labour members appeared Clyde-bank yesterday is said to provide two years' employment for to be specially ticided. Mr. Tom Williams (Don Valley) asked Sir have covered seven miles. He in-more than 3,000 men.

The ships will run between New Victor to illustrate how a soldier's! spected almost every part of the

M-. ship, from the boiler rooms, which York, Dublin and Liverpool every moustache should be grou he climbed down steel' ladders to 10 days. Sailing days will be JJ. Lawson (Chester-le-Street) Wednesdays and Saturdays. The wanted to know whether "Old reach, to the searchlight platform.

walrus moustache WES The cabin, tourist and third claas journey will be made in just under Bilg

strictly in accordance with King's jaccommodation were inspected

Regulations, while the Rev. J. Barr

with equal thoroughness, as were

a week.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT so the swimming pools, symnas At the meeting held yesterday. (Coatbridge) suggested that the

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the Board of Directors of the moustache question might be in-

iums, lounges, libraries and Tung Wah Hospital decided to escluded as an addendum to the de-

The King showed his interest tablish a Children's Ward in the fence White Paper.

An Hospital. Hitherto sick children

unidentified questioner

by the numerous questions he ask-have had to be accommodated in brought the house down ed, and was informed among other facts that the vessel had 24 life the female ward.

boats, self-propelled with diesel

engines, each accommodating 145

people; that the oil plant could through the police cordon and sur- pump 100,000 gallons of oil per rounding him.

by asking, what was the colour of the moustache? He understood this was the crux of the question.

-Reuter.

Yeung Tal-kar, driver of lorry hour to lubricate the engines; and After luncheon the King visited No. 2818, was this morning fined that the liner's service speed the Corporation. housing schemes $20 by Mr. W. Schofield at the would be 29 knots.

in Glasgow. He also visited 2 Central Magistracy for speeding

The King stood for some time overcrowded area, from which the in Connaught Road West on Fe on the bridge fascinated by the inhabitants will be transferred to bruny 4. Mr. D. L. King was the scene below him in the shipyard Council houses. He entered six complainant.

and out over the Clyde. While on tenements, chatting for some time

board many of the men who had in each case with the occupants.. Kwong Ching and Tin Fook, twe helped in the liner's construction Men, women and children surged coolies employed at No. 557 The Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd, were presented to the King, and round him in the roadway and Peak, were admitted to the by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSON, Manager, at 3A Wyndham Street, when he came ashore there were cheered him with the greatest en-Government Civil Hospital this Victoria, Hong Kong.

remarkable scenes of enthusiasm, thusiasm ---British Wireless Ser-morning suffering from the ef- cheering: workmen breaking vice..

fects of charcoal- fames.

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THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK at MONTE CARLO

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