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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1936

The China Mail

Ninety-first Year of Publication.

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PRETTY WEDDING AT Here

ST. JOSEPIPS

Strange Eardley

WELL-KNOWN FOOTBALLER

MARRIED

There

and Everywhere.

wedding of considerable in- SINGER'S TOO SUDDEN FAME terest to sporting circles in Hong It was announced the other day

Kong and Shanghai was solemnis-

the Editor, and be accompanied bi\ed yesterday afternoon at St that Miss Grace Moore would not

the Writer's Name and Address

not necessarily for insertion, but as a guarantee of good faith.

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Hong Kong. Saturday, May 2 1936.

Naval Ratios

Joseph's Church, Garden

sing at Covent Garden this year. Road, when Miss Eileen Elizabeth Eardly be seen in another film for some I now appears that she will not

{of Shanghai became the wife of time.

ง

Mr. Sidney Herbert Strange. The Her success in "One Night of Rev. Fr. Lemma performed

ceremony.

The Dresses

the

singer enough.

WAGE "REVOLUTION” FOR WORKERS CONDITIONS IN SOVIET "PARADISE"

FIXED ROUBLE'S EFFECT ON COST OF LIVING

DUSSIA'S

(By A. T. Cholerton)

Love" was a demonstration of the

rouble-both gold lower living level It concern the and paper-has lately been 25,725,000 trade union members The bride's mother, who arrived instability of too-sudden fame.

Feople who would never think of

given 3. new significance. The only. But these comprise the en- from Shanghai on Tuesday by the sitting through an opera crowded sold rouble is based henceforward tire gainfully-employed urban President Cleveland, was present the cinema again and again to the French franc, at the rate population, from so-called "Stak-

bear her sing 10 minutes

jof three francs per rouble, or 24.89]hanovite" of

(star performers at Entering the Church on the ar-Carmen" and 15 minutes of "But-to the pound.

piece; work), star ballerinas and of Mr. G. S. Rodger, the bride teras."

With the closing of the last rich "proletarian" authors."down looked charming in an ivory Even those brighter spirits of Torgsin Store," selling for for to sweated clerks and labourers, crinkled satin gown cut on prin- Mayfair considered to be practi-eign currency only, and the last under a system which, in the name After occupying some months cess lines. Her long tulle veil cally tone-deaf for anything except so-called "Closed Shop" selling to of Communism, daily breeds great- in discussion the Naval Treaty was held in place with a halo of jazz turned up in force and could certain favoured categories effer material inequalities. designed to replace both the orange-blossom. She carried not praise the picture or the citizens. only at specially low Washington Treaty of 1922 and sheaf of arum lilies.

prices, the paper rouble becomes

Self-Help Extras the London Treaty of 1930 was Mrs. G. S. Rodger, as Matron of Greatly encouraged, the pro- once again the sole legal tender in Trade union, members have on signed last March by the United Honour. wore a violet blister ducers made a second-end much Russia. It has at last got back the average 1.7 dependent persons tries that make up the British crepe dress with lace sleeves, set better-picture called "On Wings to a fixed value and one single living entirely on their wages of salary. In other words, 70,000,- Commonwealth, with the excep accessories.

off with a leghorn hat and fawn of Song." It proved "a compara-purchasing power.

tively poor box-office draw. Last Therefore it is at last possible 090, or 40 per cent of the total tion of the Irish Free State, The bridegroom's brother. Mr. month Miss Moore announced that to make definite statements about Russian population, is covered by which did not desire to be re-!, garded as a naval Power. Most E L Strange, was best man.

she was leaving Hollywood antil it the cost of living here and "real" this survey. Following the ceremony, a observers were gratified that

re-learned to treat her like a human wages, without fear of contradic

tion, any treaty at all was possible.ception was held at the home of being.

The moral of all this is to be- following the difficulties that Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Rodger, at 1. attended the Conference, and it Russell Street Amongst those ware of the public that becomes was recognised that the agree present were Messra. C. B. Robert-too suddenly musical ment reached, though limited, son, E. C. Carter, W. Cameron, H.

States. France and the coun-

Mrs. Strange left wearing A

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An average of 205 roubles per month, 'supporting as we see 27 “Average Wage" persons, is about 20 per cent. No longer-now that the jungla higher than the average wage- of buying privileges has been salary a year ago. But I do not cleared-will the trained guides of think the new figure wil indicate those twin machines for handling a real rise in the general run of was at least a step in the right Green and members of the Hong LORD MAY'S BUGBEAR direction.

foreigners, VOES (Society for working-class wages in 1936. The First Japan with-Kong Football Club.

The microphone and the fash-Cultural Relations) and INTOUR-[ner higher average, if attained at į drew, except as an observer, After toasts and good wishes, light photograph are the two bug-IST (State Travel Agency), be all, will be mainly due in the first after the rejection of her claim the happy couple left for Repulse bears of many public speakers of able to tell visitors expressing as place to the exaggerated sums paid to be rid of the limitations to Ray.

the older generation. which she had agreed at Wash-

jtónishment at the fantastic prices|put...a3 At the British Iron and Steel charged by the State stores, that "Self-Help" to a small minority ington. Then the Italian dele-Nile-green suede crepe dress with Federation dinner last month Lord the "real" working class gets of Stakhanovites, some of whom gates declared their unwilling- a white picture; hat and white May, chairman of the Import everything from cheap factory are getting 40 to 50 times the ness to sign a treaty at the accessories. i

Duties Advisory Committee, sud- time, an attitude sufficiently ex-.

average wage, more than the dif- The bride is the daughter of Mr. denly paused in his speech.

But the mere fact that fixed ference between the average wage plained by Admiral Cavagnari's and. Mrs. P. F. J. Eardley of Then, to everybody's surprise, uniform prices have been intro- in England and the salary paid to wish to maintain reservations Shanghai, whilst the bridegroom is he asked, "Am I speaking all duced at all does prove a return a British Cabinet Minister. so long as the abnormal situa-the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. right?" tion in the Mediterranean con-Strange of London. “Sid" came

from semi-famine conditions to- In the second place it will be doe At the same time he pointed towards normal levels.

still more tinued. But, in spite of these to Hong Kong in 1928 and secured the microphone on the

to the fact that the table in drawbacks, it was found pos- his first interport in his first footfront of him. exclaiming, "I don't tive Committee in January, Meab-ernment offices, State industry and Addressing the Central Execa-higher grades of officials in Gov- įsible to found an agreement be-ball season in the Colony-1929-30 like this thing.",

tween the Powers concerned in and again in 1931-32 and 1933-

lauk, President of the State Plan-[State trade. (nearly all of them which the system of giving 34, when he captained the side. He

ning Commission, indicated that party men) are having their.. advance information was sub-skippered the Hong Kong Football

Your Daily Smile! the average wage or salary in 1936 salaries doubled or even trebled to stituted for the quantitative club for two seasons in succes-

was expected to be about 205 paper compensate them, for the loss of limitation upor construction

I read that at a recent film wed-roubles per month.

their superior "Closed"-shops,” agreed at Washington, and no Wah Cup, the Sunday Herald Cup away.

sion and has played in the Laiding ex-husband No. 1 gave the bride! This figure does not refer to For losing their right to buy limit-

The cad. longer acceptable to Japan:

the peasants, who are on a much ed quantities of rationed goods at and the Governor's Cup competi- Agreement was also reached as

|special prices the rank and file of Young reporter: "Td like to get to the tonnage and armament oftions. He went to Shanghai early

the working class have received no the principal categories of war-

this year with the Interport foot-ahead News Editor: "You certain-

ly need one”

for him. The treiner's wife pleaded such compensation, beyond the 10 ships. Not much in this latter ballers as trainer.

with her husband, and, quoting the per cent rise for the lower grades Scriptures in support of leniency, in January, 1935, when bread was A racing trainer had caught one of said: "We were taught when a man put on "free sale” at prices exceed-" his stable boys stealing oats, and took our coat to give him the cloaking the old ration prices by an seemed undecided what course to as well." take

direction was accomplished; but Jone very important phase of the treaty signed was that it allow-

ed for the adherence of any

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INJURIES TO A DETECTIVE

Police Court Sequel,

nose and mouth.

There was sequel to an incident in the Monico, the Piccadilly Cir- jeus restaurant, at Marlborough- The treaty will come into street police-court last month, force at the beginning of next when a man

was charged with year, and it is gratifying to find causing grievous bodily harm to that at least two important Sergt. W. Hare, of Vine- street, W. Powers Russia and Germany

The detective, who, it is alleged, -are disposed to enter into

was injured by a broken glass,, negotiations on naval matters, was taken to Charing Cross Hos influenced by the treaty, for the pital with serious cuts round the further regimentation of naval affairs as between the various nations. When the Anglo-Ger- man agreement

entered Powers, bilateral agreements on into a large number of people the outside are the next best: were carried away with the thing. The problem is to recon-j facet of the arrangement that cile the opposing demands, as argued the renunciation by formulated by mistrust, fear Britain of the disarmament and suspicion. It has been clauses of the

peace treaties. stated over and over again that What received less attention as between Britain and the was the inescapable fact that United States, there is abso- by entering into adhesion to a lutely no suggestion of rivalry. fixed ratio of 35 per cent. of When Mr. Baldwin stated that the British fleet, Germany was in formulating the naval pro- in fact making a concession gramme of Britain the size of which was a most valuable con- the United States Navy was tribution to the whole vexed simply not taken into account, question of naval armaments. he was enunciating a plain It propounded a fixed yardstick; truth and a piece of common- in the circumstances it was a sense which cannot be decried. modest demand; and it regu-Britain. is far more

concerned larised a position which, in the with her naval requirements in absence of some other agree-zones were the naval forces ment for limitation, might have of others must be taken into led once more to a disastrous consideration notably Japan building race between the two in the Pacific. If only mutual nations-and the danger of bilateral agreements could be that has already been display-entered into between Britain led to a wounded world.

Jand Japan, and Japan and the Britain and the Soviet do in United States on the other hand, truth make queer bedfellows, the rest of the world would] but we fancy that that aspect speedily fall into line in

an

of the situation may be taken agreed ratio for individual for what it is worth when the fleets which would surely effect obvious advantages of a bila- an enormous saving in money teral naval treaty between the land suspense. There is really two nations is taken into no reason why

some such account.

Any agreement for arrangements should not be mutual limitation in naval made. Indeed, the only alter- armaments, by whomever native is a catastrophic building entered into, is a step in the race, which even now is being right direction. In the absence brought into operation. Truly of one comprehensive pact be-'the follies of men are inscru tween the principal Daval table!

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"Quite true," the trainer replied, average of 64 per cent. (cut again had asked his mistress

In the meantime the stable boy "and as he has taken my oats.I am later by 15 per cent.).

to intercede going to give him the sack."

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JOHN

Hork

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley.

of WISE, Virgin MARRIED HIS FIRST VIFE ONCE

BAH! BLAN

LAWRENCE TIBBETT REPEATS THE

·MORD BLAH. OVER AND OVER.

TO RELAXHIS THROAT MUSCLES'

OPTICAL

ALLUSION

ARE BOTH

ا دورت

HAILS DRIVEN THRU THE BLOCK?

HIS SECOND WIFENLACE VESTIRD WIFE THREE TIMES

"AND HIS FOURTH WIFE ZWICE?. HE WAS NEVER DIVORCED ANY ALLI

BLAH

"IF YOU SAY "BLAH"

A FEW TIMES THE "BLAH FEELING”

DISAPPEARS.".

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verse is the 8h of the 118th Psalm. The longest name is in the Sch chapter of Isaith. The word "and" occurs 46,627 times the word "Lord" 1,855 times. The 37th chapter of asah sad the 19th chapter of the Second Book of Kings are alike. The longest ver the 9th of the Sch chapter of Esther; the shortest verse is the 35th of the 11th chapter of John. In the 1st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra is the alphaber. The fine piece of reading is the 26th chapter of Act The name of God is not

mentioned i

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of Exher. It

contains knowledge.

wisdom holiness and love.

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