1936-05-26 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1936

DEVELOPMENT LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES LEGISLATIVE

IN ABYSSINIA

BIG PROGRAMME

*

ENVISAGED

ITALIAN AUTHORITIES MOVING

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

anniver

His Excellency, the Governor, Her Majesty Queen Mary to- Sir Andrew Caldecott, Kt, CM.G. day celebrates the 69th C.B.E. will lay the cornerstonejsary of her birthday. of the Maryknoll Convent School, Waterloo Road and Boundary Street Kowloon Tong, at 5 pm to-day.

up for

morrow.

sale by

auction at

tranquilisation of the country

There will be a dance at the during Marshal Badoglio's

Cheero Club, from 5 pm. to 7.30 absence on leave, has ordered tha: the army corps which is gradually Pm to-morrow.

moving from north to south

-The

wedding of Mr.

William

COUNCIL Agenda For Meeting

To-morrow

LEVY ON SALARIES ORDINANCE

Treasurer will

· PROTECTING THE EPSOM COURSE

Bill To Ban Public On Certain Days

DAMAGE DONE ON DERBY SUNDAY

Comdr. T. A. Hussey. D.S.O. ofį H.M.S. Tamar, has gone to Shang- hai for a short stay prior to pro- eeeding Home on leave. He willj Addis Ababa. To-day. The property of the Chiu On be passing through Hong Kong At to-morrow's meeting of the Preparations for the great Steamship Co., comprising the again on his way via Sues.

There was a possibility that The Legislative Council the

Colonial Epsom

racecourse might be development

in programme

well-known 3. Hydrangea, the vacancy created by his departure Secretary will move that the Re closed to the public for a num- Abyssinia are being pushed

Committee ber of days before the Derby is forward with all possible speed. team launch Chiu Hoi, Perman-is filled by Comdr. G. S. Arbuth-port of the Finance

(No. 4), dated May 13, 1936, be run this year, particularly on: The transfer of troops from eat Pier No. 6 at Hong Kong, and not, asa

adopted.

the Sunday before the race. Makale to "Addis Ababa, neces- Buoy No. 9 at Swatow, will be

The Colonial put

A bill before Parliament last sary for the maintenance of or-)

Messrs. Lammert Bros salerooms. Lee Fook and Miss Phoebe Chan move the following resolution- month was expected to become der and authority, has been ac-

Duddell Street. at 3 p.m. to-jwill take place at St. John's Resolved pursuant to section 6an Act before the next meeting. complished by aeroplane, а

Cathedral on Saturday next, May of the Hong Kong Government The three parties to the bill whole battalion having already

30. at 3 p.m.

Service (Levy on Salaries) or- were the Epsom Grand Stand been removed quickly to its des-i

There will be, an" auction sale of

dinance, 1936, that with effect on Association, the Epsom Urban tination in this way..

in Crown land at Taipo at 11.30 a.m.| There will be a Whist Drive on and from the 1st day of January District Council, and Mr. Stan- Marshal Graziani, who is

board HMS. Tamar next Thurs-1986, the salaries, which are exley Wootton. the well-known charge of the operations for the to-morrow.

day evening, coramencing at 9pressed in terms of sterling, of trainer, who owns property at o'clock.

all officers of the Hong Kong the course. Government Service who are

No opposition was pressed, Mrs. George Grimble, widow of shall be absent from the Colony and the powers of the Grand the late, founder of the firm of on leave for a period exceeding Stand Association were to be of The annual meeting the Geo. Grimble and Co. is leaving three months or who are or shall defined. All the association should build roads 38 it pro- Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Hong Kong this morning for be absent from the Colony on duty wants is that the public should xresses, and thus make secure Ltd. will take place at 11 am at Home by the ss. Menelaus after for any period shall be wholly ex-be kept off the course for some. communications with the capital, Exchange Building to-morrow, 42 years' residence in Hong Kong.empt from the operation of the days before the Derby is run, Marshal Graziani had long de followed by 201 extraordinary A farewell coffee-party was given special conversion rate provided especially on "Derby Sunday." liberations yesterday with General general meeting at 11.30 am. in her honour yesterday morning for in section 2 (4) of the said The reason for this, a share- Guzzoni about the reorganisation

at the Helena May Institute. Ordinance during the period in holder said, is the amount of Eritrea, of which General The Kowloon Union Church

jwhich such officers are so absent. damage done by the thousands Guild will Women's

Mr. Albert Mallinson, the visit-

The Attorney General will move who visit the course and leave ing examiner of the Trinity Col-the first reading of-

litter everywhere. On the i lege of Music, London, will give! "A Bill to amend the Marriage Sunday before the Derby aboutį to take up his new post as Gov- There will be an informal din- an address on "Beauty in Music" Ordinance, 1875."

the 10,000 people walk round Somaliland. Generaliner of the HKV.D.C. to-morrow to-morrow "in the Lusitano Club

"A Bill to amend the Protec-course. Santini, who commanded the first evening at Volunteer Headquar-1 Ball Room). Teachers (and pu-ition of Women and Girls Ordia.

The Public's Rights Before the war the associa- Army Corps during the war and ters.

pils from Junior grade upwards) ance, 1897." occupied Adigmat.

The Attorney General will move tion used to rent the course for. jand, all friends interested in music! colonial campaigner.į A whist drive and tombola will will be welcome. perienced

the Second reading of-

£3,000 a year. After the war they bought it. But there are having fought in the Abyssinian be held at the Garrison Sergeants" war of 1996.

Mess. Queen's Road, at 8.30 p.m.

public rights of way, and the The Director of the Italian Air-to-morrow.

area is scheduled as a Metro politan Common, which means) ways is now here organising a re-

While fishing off a pier at Ken-entitled "To Angker by the Back WOMAN ACQUITTED to free air and exercise or any that the public have the right gular passenger and freight air- way service between Addis Ababa nedy Town on Sunday. Chan Fuk-Door."

part. and Italy. Whether this service ping aged 13, accidentally fell into will touch Djibouti has not yet the harbour been decided. Marshal Badoglio His body was joined his steamer at Massawa blic Mortuary,

Guzzoni is now Governor.

Vieneral Santini has already am to-morrow. gone by aeroplane to Magadishu į

-ITON

of

is an

-Trans-Ocean Service.

old ex

ROYAL VISIT ON

“QUEEN MARY”`

meet at 10)

At the weekly meeting of the Rotary

Club to-day Mr.

J. R. Paton will give an address

and was drowned. Chan Fat, a P.W.D. forenian, re- coolies removed to the Pu-ports that while seven

were drawing a hand truck down) Centre Street at 9:30 am. yester-)

A Dinner Dance will be held at when Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow at :8.30 p.m.

"A Bill zo amend the Female Domestic Service Ordinance, 1923.

AT SESSIONS

Innocent Possession Of Forged Notes

NO EVIDENCE CALLED BY DEFENCE

"Actually," the shareholder said. "there is nothing to pre- vent people from walking about. the course during the race if they should feel inclined to do So.

yesterday after being given ал The Rotary Club will hold an-day. they knocked down a woman, enthusiastic send off at Asmara. other ladies day on Tuesday, June who was sent to the Government | 2 when Miss E. Picton-Turber Civil Hospital suffering from!

“When no racing is going on paths of coconut matting or BADOGLIO GOES ON LEAVE, a member of the Mui Tsai severe injuries.

duckboards are put down where Commission now in Hong Kong.

A Chinese woman named Chiu the rights of way

cross the Massawa. To-day.

Marshal has promised to give an address!

Tam Chau, a coolie at the Kow-Tsoi appeared before Mr. Justice course, so that the public can Parlia loon Docks, was Badoglio sailed for home yester on "A Woman's Day in

admitted to the. J. Hayden as the Criminal Ses walk over without damaging Kowloon Hospital this morning sions this morning on charges of the track." day aboard an Italian transport. ment." Officially he is going on leave-

suffering from injuries received

uttering a forged Hong Kong The course was last month Reuter's Bulletin Service.

the balance-weight of a Government $1 currency note and receiving attention from squads crane fell and crushed his foot.

possession of two other forged $1 of men, who were smoothing notes of the same issue.

out the damage done to the F. J. Soden, of the NAAFI, The Kowloon Chess Club will was fined $10 by Mr. W. Schofield

Mr. M. J. Abbott, assistant turf during the Spring meeting

meet

Crown Solicitor, was for the pro- the previous week. at the Central British

Central Magistracy this secution. while Mr. Leo D'Alma- School to-day at 5.30 p.m.

morning for driving private car da inr, instructed by Messrs. Russ No. 897 on May 12 in Kennedy and Company, was The P. and O. 3.3. Rawalpindi Road in a part closed to traffic, fence. The following jury was em for the de is expected here from Singapore London: After a tour of in-jat 9

to-morrow. She is

panelled:-R W. Smith (fore- spection of the liner Queen Mary carrying the English mails. lasting 3 hours the King re- turned yesterday afternoon from Southampton to Fort Belvedere by the Empress

Russia, by air. His Majesty also went which is due here from Van-am. by air yesterday morning and be-couver on June 4, is Mr. B. G. fore landing at Eastleigh his Butler, the Attorney of the Stan-I aeroplane circled over the docks, dard-Vacuum Oll Co., in Hon CRUEL MURDER

(Continued from Page 1)

KING'S AIR VIEW

2.1.

at the

and A. B. Strijevsky, driver of

private car No. 1504, was fined $5man), A. Drummond, Chan Tak- for parking his car by a kerb near!

sang, Lam Tit-hong, M. A de Among the passengers booked the junction of Bozham Road and

Souza, Leong Shu Ming Billings, Pokfulum Road on May 17 at 10.55 and EL Rocha.

so that the King could obtain a Kong.

view of the great liner from above.

of

IN IRELAND

Young Man Shot In Home

MOWED DOWN BY MACHINE GUN

The next meeting for medita- Queen Mary, accompanied by tion and discussion conducted by the Duke and Duchess of York, Dr. Reichelt will be held at the the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Tao Fong Shan Chapel, Bishop's the Duchess of Gloucester and House, Hong Kong, at 6 p.m. to- Princess Elizabeth, travelled by morrow. special train, and on arrival át the dockside was met by the King. The Royal party then proceeded held at the Kowloon Docks at 9 on a tour of the vessel under the P.m. to-day, and will be followed! guidance of the Captain of the by a tombola. The price of ad-[Search was being made all over liner, Sir Edgar Britten.

One of the first things the Royal party saw in the foyer was Queen ¦ Mary's own personal standard, with the inscription: “A gift from Her Majesty to the ship which bears her name.” Luncheon and tea were taken on board.

The usual whist drive will be

mission will be fifty cents.

MOTOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES

POLICE STATION ESCAPE

Two Men Break Loose On Doorstep

CAR STOPPED. AFTER WIRELESS MESSAGE

Brighton.

In giving an outline of the case, Mr. Abbott said that on the even- ing of April 15, last, the accused went to a women cigarette haw- ker in Queen's Road to buy a pac- ket of cigarettes and tendered a dollar note in payment, but before she was handed her change a dis-

Two méz who had been stopped trict watchman, who was acting in a car as a result of the Brigh-

information, came 024 the

ton police wireless system escap- scene and, after informing the need from their escort outside Hove cused that he suspected the note Central police-station last month. was a forgery, took her to the

Earlier in the day two men kad station. At the Station the wo

visited a tailor in St. James- was asked if she had any

suit.

man

Dungarvon (Co. Waterford). more notes and duly produced two street, Brighton, to see a

After they had left a bale of cloth

and also $3.06 in small money.

In answer to the first charge was missing.

the south of Ireland last month

The tailor telephoned to the for armed men who committed a know it was forged" and

the defendant said, “I did not

in an- Brighton police, giving a descrip- murder by machine-gun,

swer to the second charge she said tion of the men and a car which The men drove up at midnight I did have two bank notes; a he had seen standing outside his Ito the house of a young man nam- jed John Egan, in Mitchell-street. Dungarvon........ They were admitted to the hall and when Egan appear- ed he was riddled with ballets.

WOINAD

e."

Not Guilty

Mr. Abbott then called evidence

seconds a gave three bank notes to shop. Within a few

W25 police pocket radio message being flashed out

to every con Ownership Changes

stable in the borough. The other members of the party

Not Notified

Outfitters Warned remained for an hour after the

A priest and doctor were called in support of his outline, after

Every outfitter in Brighton and departure of the King, and sub-

to Egan, who died in a few which Mr. D'Almada

on his the result of a summons sequently returned to London by being taken out against Mr. Hon

that there was no case to go be Hove was warned to be special train.

The police telephoned to neigh-fore the jury, saying that the de-guard. A few minutes later a Yau-lau for cansing an obstruct-bouring stations, and cars on the fendant's behaviour throughout Have outfitter telephoned to the

HOLIDAY FOR WORKMEN

Å

tion by parking car No. 74 nesr

¡minutes.

Four hundred workmen who are the Dairy Farm in Lower Albert main roads were stopped.

putting the finishing touches to

Road, and another for unnecessary

submitted

an

the whole of the transaction was police, saying that two men ans- A Car Fired On

entirely consistent with innocence.wering the description with which He quoted several authorities in the police had supplied him had the liner's decorations before she hooting in Ice House Street on

Detectives fired on a car near sails to-morrow were given a holiday 14 at 9.46 am, three other Cork City when it did not stop. Abbott had replied, stressing that hurriedly.

support of his plea. After Mr. called at his shop but had left day yesterday. The hundreds of summonses were taken out against The driver said that he did not he felt there was a case to go be- Shortly afterwards a polica tons of express carro which the Dr T. T. Mok, Mr. L Nagel and obey the signal because he thought fore the jury, His Lordship ruled man on point duty in George-st, Queen Mary will carry across the Mr. Hon Yau-lau respectively for it was a hold-up.

in favour of the prosecution. Hove, saw a car answering the Atlantic include many personal failing to notify change of owner- The murder is similar to that of Mr. D'Almads informed the description, and signalled the dri- gifts from British senders 40 ship of the car.

Vice-Admiral Henry Boyle Somer-Court that he was not calling any ver to stop. The police officer and friends in the United States, In-

It appears that Dr. Mok had soldville, who

was shot dead in his evidence and the jury then return the three occupants drove to Hove scribed with particulars of the the car to Mr. Nagel, who in turn house at Castletownsend. Co. Cork, ed a verdict of not guilty on both Central police station, but on the historic maiden voyage.-British disposed of it to Mr. Hon. These two months ago.

counts.

broke doorstep two of the men changes were not notified to the Egan, who, in aged 24, was sit-

loose and disappeared. Their de- Police.

ting with other members of hiả)

scriptions have been circulated CUP FOR POETRY READING

Dr. Mok and Mr. Hon Yan-lau family at the fire when the mur-

throughout the Southern Coan- were fined $5 each and Mr. Nagel derers entered. His mother tried

ities. The Poetry Society's annual was fined $10. On the charge of to put herself between her son and Thieves recently scaled a 401t Later a constable recognised the competition for the Minshall Chal- obstruction a $7 fine was imposed the gunmen, but she was thrust wall, removed tiles from the roof two men on the main London lenge Cup for the speaking and on Mr. Hon Yau-lan, who had ajazide.

and lowered themselves

ints

Broad. He commandeered a pri- reading of poetry, in a foreign previous conviction recorded One of the men threatened the Colchester jeweller's shop," from vate car and gave chase, but was language, was won by Miss Audrey against him, while for the unnec family with a revolver if they fol- which they style 18 pads of rings, delayed by traffic lights, and the

cessary hooting he was fined $5. lowed.

İvalued at £1,000.

men vanished a second time.

Wireless Service.

Russell.

DARING JEWEL THIEVES

"There is one milk I cannot spoil!"

You

can have fresh milk

any time you want it. Regardless of heat... re- gardless, of weather... r

gardless of every condition that can affect a milk sup- ply!

Get Klim Powdered Whole Milk. For Klim keeps with.

out refrigeration in any climate. Klim is pure, fresh cows milk-only the water is removed. Mix Klim with water and it tastes like fresh liquid milk. It is every bit as nourishing as liquid milk. Because it is liquid milk.

Klim even for babies!

Use Kim for every purpose- It is recommended by doe tors even for fraïlest habies. For powdering makes Elim more digestible than the usual cows milk.

GET KLIM TO-DAY

KUM

THE MILK THAT KEEPS

SPECIAL REDUCTIONS

ALL GOODS 25% OFF USUAL PRICES

PORCELAIN AND EARTHENWARE Dinner & Tea Services.

IN

CANTON GREEN & GOLD, NANKIN BLUE

AND

VARIOUS KINDS OF

VASES, ETC.

WING HANG & CO. ✯

79, QUEEN'S ROAD, CTL..

MAN LOONG

Preserved Ginger and Fruit Manufacturers.

NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best Quality-Prompt attention to Exporters. Office and factory--Bedford Ed., Tai Kok Tsui, Howison

Tel No. 57088.

HONG KONG SINGERS

BACH-PARRY RECITAL.

ST. JOHN'S "CATHEDRAL

THURSDAY, May 28th, at 9.15 p.m.

J. ANDERSON MILLER -

LINDSAY A. LAFFORD.

BAGGAGE TRANSFERS

Telephone

27761

Efficient and Secure

to Engage our Service

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG) LTD. WATCHMAKERS, & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS. UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)

Agents för:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES,

KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturera,

High Class English Jewellery.

THE-

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

contains all the general and sporting news of the weak:

ابر

Order Your Copy Now “

*** ....34. Wyndham Street.

China Mail · Ofice.