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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936

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URBAN COUNCIL

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of the Urban Council was held in PARIS HUSBAND'S PLEA

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for asking for a divorce decree. Others present at the meeting These range from infidelity to in- were the Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, compatibility of temperament.

Recently a case was pending in Director of Public Works, the

which a husband a wealthy Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Hon. Mr. manufacturer in the Paris district

her station.”

BLACK LEGION'S NEW OUTRAGE

COWARDLY ATTACK ON

RELIEF WORKER

STRIPPED AND FLOGGED BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO JOIN CULT

Detroit, To-day. A cowardly attack on another relief worker T. H. King, Inspector General of claimed divorce on the ground is attributed to the Black Legion, who have been

that his wife was "a slave to fash- terrorising the countryside for some time. Police, Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A. de! Castro Basto. Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mr. in a manner unbecoming to one of

ion and applies rouge to her lips The victim was carried off, stripped and flog- A. el Arenili, Dr. S. N. Chau. Mr.

ged, allegedly because he refused to join the cult. Hong Kong. Wednesday, May 27, 1936 W. N. Thomas Tam, Mr. B. Wong

Tape, Mr. C Champkin, Mr. C JMR. BALDWIN GOES OPPENHEIM Warrants are being issued for the arrest of 25 Roe, secretary, and Mr. Im Ping-

A book called "The Intelligence men charged with kidnapping and felonious as- Britain's Food Supplies tseung, assistant secretary. Service," a copy of which has just sault in connection with the incident. The accus-

Mr. Cyril Champkin was wel been received from Italy, is eri- "What gives one Power a comed as a new member. dence of the low moral character ed include three brothers who are all guards in great advantage over another in After the minutes of the last which Sanctions have earned for the Southern Michigan prison.

been confirmed, Mr.the British as a nation. The Bri- these days," said Mr. Stanley meeting had Baldwin in the defence debate Todd laid on the table the follow- tish, it tells us, are a people to:

in the House of Commons airg:

war,

whom justice, humanity, liberty!

motion

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The RMA. Dorado arrived

A

Meanwhile a member of the society from Lima. Ohio, nam- couple of months ago. "is not! Letter from Government relas and peace are so many means of

ed Effinger, who is wanted for only the readiness of that Power tive to the appointment of Mr. W.making money.

questioning, says that unlaw- for war, but the readiness of N. Thomas Tam and Mr. B. Wong The author, Signor Augusto de

ful acts are committed by irres- the Power, having embarked on Tape to be members of the Urban Angelis, announces in his preface

Fronsible persons claiming no Council. to continue with

that it is his mission to "reveal to

membership of the society, iminution in her supply of Letters from Government sign his countrymen the diabolical - B. L. Falconer, American, as

11.19 am yesterday, carrying Dr-which he declares has legitim- munitions." Such readiness infying the approval of the Legisture of their English enemies in

alate aims and numbers over turn, of course depends on in- lative Council to the amendment order that they may learn to fight passenger from Penang to Hong 16.000.000 members. and desires dustrial resources. In this of

the following by-laws: (a) them with their own weapons.”

Kong, and 12,800 kilos of freight to promote the best interests of respect Great Britain is in a Dangerous and Offensive Trades; According to Signor Angelis, and 121.166 kilos of mail. America. Reuter. strong position. She is not (b) Cattle, Swine, etc.; (e) Con-tr. Eden and Liberal and Socialist | only the most completely and servancy: (d) Markets.

A dinner dance will be held at idealists are all innocent pawn Repulse Bay Hotel to-day,

Many residents of the Colony highly industrialised State in

Vacancies Filled

com-will be grieved to learn of the of the notorious. Sir Basil Europe. but the structure of In dealing with the proposed ar-Zabaroff.

mencing at $30 pm.

Ideath at Home of Miss Veronica her industries is such as to rangements for the filling of Geneva will be surprised to

Lockhart Smith, daughter of Mr. enable manufacturers to face vacancies on the various Select learn that it was he who set the the

The fortnightly whist drive of❘N. L. and Mrs. Smith, at the age with confidence any exceptional Committees of the Council, Mr.League machinery in

Craigengower Cricket Club of nine years. The child went demands that may be made on Todd proposed that Messrs. W. Norder that he might be able to sell

will be held on Saturday, com- with her mother and brother to them.

Thomas Tam and Benjamin Wong dumdum bullets to Abyssinia.

Įmenting at 3 pan.

England in August last. But it is in the domain of Tape be appointed to the Danger- Mr. Baldwin, the author states, ensuring the food supplies of ous and Offensive Trades Commit is not only the first citizen of Eng- Mr. S. F. Balfour returned to his Terrace, was fined $5 by Mr. S. F. Indisposed for the past week. Dr. C. E. Wan, of No. 4 Garden the country that England's tee; Mr. Wong Tape to the Eating land. but has the additional honour magisterial duties at the Central Balfour at the Central Magistracy weakness is most evident. The Houses and Restaurant Commit of being the head of the Secret Police Court yesterday. During his for keeping two dogs without a British Isles produce relatively tee: Dr. S. X. Chad to the Markets Service.

ttle of the food consumedCommittee; and Mr. Thomas Tam

jabsence Mr. C. B. Burgess deputis-licence; and Mr. F. Bumann there by man and beast. Since to the Prevention and Mitigation

Jed in the Second Court,

The Mirador," Deep Water Bay, 1925. according to figures sup- of Epidemic. Endemic. Contagions

was fined $25 for allowing his Inlied to the House of Commons or infectious Disease and Lime-

Mr. Albert Mallinson, the visit-three dogs to stray on Island Road, The professor was practicing upon ing examiner of the Trinity Col-junmuzzled, on May 12. lately by Mr. Walter Elliot, washing and Wells and Fools Com-a dumb keyboard. One day a friend

Minister of Agriculture, wheat mittee.

called.

The man detested popular lege of Music, London is to give an He watched the silent player address on "Beauty in Music" to- Among the passengers who ar- for a few moments, and then said; day, at 5 pm.. in the Lusitano rived in the Colony this morning

Mr. "What a pity the composers of our Club (Eall Room). Teachers (and from Home was

C. C. popular music don't write more for pupils from Junior grade that instrument!"

up-Meredith, of Messrs. Kelly and wards) and all friends interested Walsh's Ltd., who is relieving Mr. in music will be welcome.

A. Popple.

Your Daily Smile!

imports into Britain had in- The Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie zec-music. creased from 27 per cent. to 42 onded. per cent., butter imports from

The Chairman then moved the 166 per cent. to 76 per cent, and substitution of certain by-laws beef and real imports from 64 by others regarding the removal Iner cent. to 82 per cent. During of cattle and other livestock

the same period 125,000 British housed in a depot and the matter workers have left the land of hawkers' licences. This is not a satisfactory posi- tion by any means, since

the

country is so dependent on sup- MADRID FLIGHT

were at

POSTPONED

Further Overhaul Of Plane

plies from abroad for such a large portion of its human and animal provender. During the last war German submarines one period sinking ships bringing food to Britain at the rate of two a day. What would be the position in any future war?" It is surely obvious that food convoy ships| would be open to far greater poned to to-morrow, owing to a attack-both from submarines further overhaul of the place.- and from the air; and since Beuter.

scheme of defence, it would

Manila, To-day. The flight of Arnaiz and Calvo to Madrid has been post-i

A message received yesterday

Britain is the heart of any Isaid that two Filipino aviators, appear that the question of far Antonio Arnaiz and Juan Calvo, planning to take off greater resources of home food who were

from Laoag, North Luzon, for production

have should

the active interest of the respon- Hong Kong to-day on the first leg to Madrid, would sible authorities. M. Baldwin of their flight

has stated that the home pro establish the record of being the duction of food in time of war first Filipinos in history to fly-be- and measures to increase it are yond their own shores. "under review" Mr. Neville Their plane was Chamberlain more recently add-"Philippines Commonwealth," and ed that "these are not matters they hoped to reach Hong Kong which have been lost sight of within five hours.

named

the

Ideal Instrument

Exact

of

Guide: "These magniscent moun- tains are 2,000,000 years and four The body of Lo Sik-wai, aged A variety concert is to be stag- months old.".

15, of No. 26 Tang Lung Street,ed at the Cheero Club this even- Traveller: "How do you know their who had been missing since 1.30 ing by a party of Servicemen from exact age?"

Guide: "A geologist studied them pm. on Monday and was thought Shamshuipo: there is no adrie- four months ago and he told me to have been kidnapped, wassion charge and all Servicemen they were 2,000,000 years old then." found" yesterday afternoon, clad will be welcomed.

Frankness

only in a singlet and under- Mother: "Gracious Johnnie! How drawers, in a pool at the bottom of did you get such dirty hands?”

Hill quarry, Happy Johnnie: "Washing my face."

Morrison

Valley.

The as. Chitral is expected here from Shanghai next Friday morn- ing at 5 am

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by the Government" The new They would carry mails as far Minister for the Co-ordination as Hong Kong.

of Defence announced only a week ago that the question of adequate food-supplies in" war- time was one of the principal matters with which his depart- ment was concerned. These | announcements are welcome, but the declaration of a definite policy would be even more wel- come at the present time.

EXPLANATION “

OF TO-DAYS CARTOON

Armless Bowler

CURRIER, Syracuse,

In these matters it is up to My Carter, who now

the National Government to resides in Washington, D.C., lik give a lead again, as they haved his job and worked hard as a already done with the London rivet gun operator, until he met Passenger Transport Board with

an syident. Ee laid

the

Un-

and the "grid" electric supply rivet gun on a high tension wire system, towards the nationali- sation of the food industry.in 1917, and lost both armas. Since Sir Harcourt Butler first daunted by this misfortune, he remarked that *we are all genially set about new tasks and Socialists now the country has games, and is to-day not only a gone even further in that direc-good bowler, but a handball play- tion All these measures are en Mr. Carrier bowls 145 at ten- socialistic in origin and conceppins, and has turned in as high as He tion; and it is these aspects of 124 at hardwork duck-pins. the Socialist creed that have may be seen almost any day at the most lasting value and can be Recreation Alleys in Washington. freely adopted by other politi-

cal parties without any fear in fact, should be something that in doing so they are show-more than a slogan; it should ing any recession of political be translated into reality-and principles. "Back to the land," as quickly as possible.

MOSE

CURRIER

Syracuse

PLY.

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