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CHEUNG CHAU CONCERT

Broadcasting Stunt Brings House Down “ART TREASURES” SOLD

1.From Our Own Correspondent At the concert held in the Cheung Chau Residents' Associa- tion's Assembly Hall on Monday, the

H. president. The Rev.

ar- Davies, welcomed the new rivals on the island, and also gave an address of welcome in Maori, while the Rev. Burton put every- one in good humour with a num- ber of songs in which all joined. Most of the items on the pro- gramme were contributed by the residents of No. 6, and the num- ber by the children. in costume, "When I Grow Up."

very

Was

well received. those taking part! being Mary Lou Rankin, Harriet | Bechtel, and Ruth Woener, assist-

G. M. W. Rankin, jnr..) ed by H. H.. Snug Inr. and Joha Snuggs.

Mrs. H. McCullough rendered two songs, Pale Moon and Oldi

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1936

Carol Frink, right, Girst wife of Charles MeArthar, is finally hav ing her day in a Chicago court, where she is saing Helen Hayes, left. McArthur's second wife, for alienation of affections and $100,000- damages. The screen actress heard her described as a "hell-roaring genius."

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Faithful. and Master M. Rankin Miss Irene Bitzer residing. at|

played the First Morement of No. 54 Conduit Road, reports CHIEF FORT OF THE

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.that while walking at the junction This was followed by a trombone of Park and Conduit Roads res- solo. Little Darling of Mine, by terday, a Chinese the Rev. M. W. Rankin who, as an hand-bag, which contained $10. encore, gave the Kailima

on the steel guitar.

Art Treasures Sold

waltz,

snatched her

Territories Medical Benevolent

INSURGENTS

(Continued from Page 1)

DEVIL'S ISLE PRISON

Proposed Abolition By France

APPEAL BY COLONISTS

Paris.

The Blum Government will take the first steps leading to abolition of France's South American penal colony. Gaston Monnerville. Deputy from French Guiana, it is predict- led.

"The Ministers of Colonies and Justice in the new Socialist Gor- ernment are sympathetic to the appeal from Guiana colonists," he said.

For

of

SOLDIER'S IMPEDIMENT.

Plea Of Not Guilty Made At Court-Martial

Pleading not guilty at an Aldershot court-martial to a charge of desertion, Private Petrick Hart, of the Second Bn. King's On Royal Regi- ment, said his life in the bar- rack room was made unhappy because of an impediment in his speech and the defective sight of one eye.

an

A machine gun instructor said Hart found difficulty, in laying cim EVEN when wearing spectacles. The court's decision will be promulgated.

"Living Insult"

colonists years

the BOY EXPLORERS Guians mainland have pleaded with successive Governments to IN THE ARCTIC end what they termed a "living insult to the Continent of South

Expedition Leaves America" Bills were introduced

To-day in the Chamber of Deputies only to jbe tabled and forgotten in the

Senate.

The abolition of the prisons, in-

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED

cluding those on the notorious This year's expedition of the Schools Exploring Devil's Island, would require com- Public

plete reorganisation of France's Society to Lapland, which penal system, for under the law leaves England to-day under all French criminals sentenced to the leadership of Surgeon loog terms go to Guiana

Cindr. Murray Levick, includes more than twice the number of boys who went to Newfound-

It is divided into two sections, a senior party numbering 75, led by Cmdr. Murray Levick, of j boys between 17 and 19, who

The St. John Ambulance New border in a motorcar, were stopped TWO HOLLYWOOD is sided t

by Communists in the suburb of Little Master John Sauges gave Branch returns show that the total San Martin, a few miles outside a recitation, Lollypop, and though number of cases

his voice did not carry to the back the month of July

praiseworthy effort.

treated

during the city, and, after being question- tas 14,706. ed by the so-called Revolutionary

ROLES

of the hall. it was nevertheless a During that time one pair of twins Tribunal, were executed, although Lady Warwick To Act will go to Northern Lapland

The Shane:(girls) was bord, while one pati-all four were in possession of safe! American School students eat was treated for snake bite and caused much amusement in their another for dog bite.

caused

hai

much broadcasting stunt amusement and their "Lake

conduct permits.

Two of the young Germans had

Shiro Miyoshi, a Japanese, was intended to go to Hamburg, in oT- this morning fined $15 by Mr. S.der to attend the World Congress off" on local events and ped- F. Balfour at the Central Magis of Leisure and Becreation. ple brought the house down. Miss Jones, accompanied by Mrs.racy for entering the Colony

without a valid passport.

ENQUIRY DEMANDED

William B. Underwood and John

The entire German

press

In Films

Los Angeles-

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and the Arctic coastal region, and a junior section of 47 boys between 15 and 17. Led by Carkeet-James, Capt. C. A.

The Countess of Warwick has B.A., they will work the South- been given important parts in two East Lapland region. coming films, according to Mr. Two Base Camps Samuel Goldwyn.

The two base camps will be The films will be entitled, "Come about 180 miles apart, and both | Brittains, then sang Mother's Story, this being followed by a

de- and Get It” and “Love and War." expeditions, besides surveying, humorous recitation by the Rev. B. Mears, of the United States nounces the ghastly deed. and. ac Merle Oberon will star in the lat-will take magnetic readings and

the ter.

collect specimens for the Britisa! Pennington, entitled "So Was Army were this morning charged (cording to a telegram from

It is understood that negotia-| Museum. Instruments gre I." The Rev. M. C. Brittains before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the German Consulate General in Bar-

fcelona, Consul-General Koecher tions which may result in the Earl being lent by the Royal Obser then gave two Bute solas and the Central Magistracy with entering last item on the programme, the the Colony without valid pass-lodged a strong protest on Wednes of Warwick acting for films for vatory, the Royal Geographi auctioning, by Mr. D. O. de ports. Sergeant Loughlin said that day with the Government in BarceWarner Bros. depend on financial cal Society and the Admiralty.

wireless transmitting Silva. of the "rare art the defendants had gone on boardflona and demanded an instant en-details. treasures" recently discovered, in the Tanda while she was in Man-quiry.

Lady Warwick, formerly Miss and receiving sets will enable Rose Bingham, appeared last year the two expeditions to keep in the shape of cartoons of well-lila, and had been carried to B Sharp German Protest jas an extra in several Hollywood contact with each other and¦

known characters on the Island, Kong. While they were at sea drawn in colour by the Rey. Samthey gave themselves up to the Boyle, proved the most popular captain, who handed them to the

one.

As the procecds of the sale Police on the ship's arrival here. went to liquidating the debt on They were ordered to be sent back the repairs to the Hall, bidding to Manila. was rather brisk and, together with the collection taken, a total

of over $50 was realised.

The hyman, Abide with Me, was then sung to bring the function to a close.

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DR. M. R. JAMES'S ESTATE

Service

To Spanish Govt.

Two

pictures while staying with Miss with the Admiralty. Adrienne" Ames-

The following are the schools Lord Warwick, after a test by represented, with the number Berlin: On Tuesday the Ger-Mervyn Leroy, the Hollywood of boys from each: man steamer Sevilla, at anchor director, is said to have been offer- Wellington, Rugby, 12 each; outside Larache, in Spanish waters ed a contract, with options for five Eton, Oundle, 6 each; Harrow, {was bombarded by the Spanish rears. providing for a salary of Marlborough, 5 each; West Two cases of typhoid fever Government destroyer Almirante 100 a week for the first year. have been reported as having ocValdes for 45 minutes without any] curred in the Colony during the reason or warning. 24 hours eaded on Wednesday.

minster, 4: Repton, Ample. forth, Stowe, Lancing, 3 each; Winchester; Canford, Radley, Shrewsbury, Haileybury, Bed-

The Sevilla, fortunately, was Madrid is hopeless, Government ford Modern, Merchant Taylors,

tried to Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 not hit, but when she

authority being merely nominal 2 each; Charterhouse, Sed. leave she was forbidden to do so. to-day, hours ending at 10 am.

and the power being in the hands bergh, Uppingham, Sherborne, Dur- was 0.48 inch. The total since

Bridlington. The sharpest protest has been of the chiefs of the Red militia Cranleigh,

ham, Gresham's, Bedford, January 1 has been 47.49 inches lodged by the Eeich Government, syndicates. against an average of 56.53 inches and it was demanded that measures From Gibraltar no confirma- Cheltenham, Bryanston, Beau- be taken to prevent a repetition of tion can be obtained regarding mont,. Tonbridge, Brentwood, such a gross breach of internation- the report that the Government FM.S. Worcester, Edinburgh

law.

Italian Press Attack On Britain

Mr. P. Murphy, Deputy Regis trar, of 1 May Road, reports that sometime between the hours of 10) p.m. on August 4, and 8 am on August 5, a thief entered his pre- mises and stole from the top of a chest of drawers in his bed room a signet ring worth $80, a ten dol- lar bill, and also two dollars in lines, the press in Rome states American and foreign nationals, subsidiary coins.

Rome:-Under

faring head-

troops had captured Cadiz, which Academy, one each. is still in the hands of the in- surgents.

SECRET BROADCAST

IN NEW YORK

First Television Show. Held

FOREIGN OFFICE APPEAL

London-A list of British,

that the Spanish Government, numbering about two hundred, London. To-day-The estate of

through its Ambassador in Loa-who evacuated from Spain by Dr. M. R. James, provost of Etun,

The next meeting of the Hong don. Has placed large orders for British destroyers between July and formerly provost of King's

and ammmunition for the 30 and August 3, was issued by Maintaining the secrecy College, Cambridge, has been prov-Kong Aquarium Society will be arms ed at 53,873.-British Wireless beld on Wednesday, August 12, at Loyalist troops with the Vickers the Foreign Office last night. It which has marked all its experi- 8.30 p.m. is the Laboratory of the Armstrong Works in England, can now be said that the great ma-ments with television, the Biological Department of the payment to be made in gold, and jority of British subjects who wish Radio Corporation of America The fish the arms are to be transported to to leave Spain have been evacuat-bas staged its first television FRENCH REPLY TO Hong Kong University.

which were ordered from St-Spain on British ships. Trans-ed. There are still many hundreds show. A feature of the pro- gapore have arrived and members Ocean Service.

who, for private or business rea-gramme was the televising of sons, prefer to stay on at their several short films. own risk, but in view of the pre- The audience consisted of sent unsettled conditions and im-225 - manufacturers of radio Expected

possibility of maintaining, in-apparatus, sitting in the audi- definitely, facilities for the remov-torium of the 62nd floor of the Lisbon-Well-informed circles al of those who wish to leave, the Rockefeller Centre. They A new French" air liner, the Breguet-Wibault 670, the first reis fitted with two Ehone Gnome do not anticipate any decisive British Consular authorities in watched images relayed from sult of the fusion of the Wibault air-cooled motors of 900 hp, has events in Spain for several days Spain are making every effort to a transmitter in the 85th floor and Breguet companies, was de-a retractable undercarriage, and as the insurgents wish to organise get into touch with all the remain-of the Empire State building. monstrated at Croydon recently. accommodates 18 passengers and their forces of legionairres and ing British nationals and are ad-a mile away.

AMERICA

New Air-Liner At Croydon

jare requested to bring containers, į as fish will be distributed to them. It is expected that this will be the last occasion on which specimens will be given to members.

No Decisive Events

It belongs to the same class as crew of three. Like the Douglas, Morocco troops upon their arrival vising those who are detained by The audience was informed. the famous American Douglas. It it is a low-wing monoplane, - on the mainland. A transport imperative reasons to take full that no plans had been made to from Morocco is being run, readvantage of the present oppor-produce television receiving gularly for that purpose. |tunities--British Wireless Service sets for the American public

this year.

Siam's Popularity At Stake

It is stated that Portuguese radio stations have picked up a

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OBSCURE SITUATION London Press messages reach- London, to-day. If the ques-jend of the year, was the opinion message which purports to be tion of the renewal of tin restric-expressed by Mr. E. J. Byrne, a from the Chilean Ambassador in ing here from Madrid and other tion were referred to the tin member of the council of the Madrid to his Government, stat areas under control of the Govern miners in Slam, the Government Tin Producers Association, at ing that Ambassadors in that ment forces show a marked - ATTENTION! would

find 30 overwhelming the annual meeting held yester place argently need to leave crease in confidence and claime majority in favour of accepting | day.

owing to the gravity of the situa considerable successes both in the the International Committee's He added that Siam had been tion, but as no means of trans-south and north against the in- terms, sooner than face the tex-treated over-liberally in the past port is available they held a meet-urgents. Directly contradictory rible consequences that would and that the country was now ing and resolved that all of them reports, however, have come from sources connected with the rebel inevitably befall the Siamese tin not playing the game, and asked should gather in one Embassy.armies and the trae position re- mining industry if international if Siam could afford to be un- The zaessage is reported to mains obscure-British Wireless, control was not renewed at the popular-Renter

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