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An indispensable reference book in every home and office in China. This edition of the China Year Book will add another volume to the series (dating from 1921) which constitutes a very remarkable contemporary history of China. It arms its reader with all material necessary for forming correct judgments on the Far Eastern situation and embodies all important documents and statistics of the year. This issue has been set in larger type, making it pleasanter and easier to read

Among the subjects dealt with by foreign and Chinese experts are the following:

Smuggling in the North Tangku Truce Agreement "New Life Weekly" Incident Hirota Three-Point Programme Soviet-Outer Mongolia Protocol

Mongol Territory in Manchukno

Leith-Ross Mission

Kuling Estate Rendition

Currency Position

The Foreign Settlements

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SEX YEARS HARD LABOUR

Heroin Case Concludes

At Sessions

THREE ACCUSED ACQUITTED

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

Heavy-sentences were passed by The following programme

will

AMERICAN WEIGHTS DARING WANCHAI

AND MEASURES

·

ROBBERY

Intruders Shoot Two

Shop Fokies

(Continued from Page 3)

Great Britain, adopted a new{ imperial yard and troy pound when the old ones were des- $400 TAKEN AWAY troyed by the burning of the

Armed with revolvers, four men- Houses of Parliament. In 1856 walked into a money-changer's rice

copies reached America. Ther

His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir be broadcast to-day from the Hons were far better than those in shop in Hennessey Road about 8 Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminalong Broadcasting Station ZBW use. So the Office of Weights P. yesterday and after shooting Sessions yesterday, when Tang on a wavelength of 355 metres and Measures adopted them.100 in Hong Kong currency.

two persons, made off with over Kam, aged 50; unemployed, Leung (345 K.Ga).

Although' the ́ metric system The robbery WLS especially Sik aged 18, delivery boy. "“Yu Lai,

is not yet in general, commer- jaudacious as the road was crowd- jaged 25, servant, Chau Tung; aged! 4-7 pm-Chinese Programme.

7-11 pm European Programme.cial use in the United States led with passers-by at the time, 31. carpenter. Chan Ho, ared 35.

7pm-Band of HM. Coldstream Hassler saw its scientific merit and there were 14 people in the married woman, and Leung Chan,

Guarda

The French committee of shop. aged 24, single woman, were charg: ed with possession heroin pills. 12 ounces of crude Wedding of the Rose (Jessel). heroin enough to form the content Hobomoko (Reeves).

of

of 400,000 pills, and 4 lbs of Americans (Thurban).

red

containing sufficient Vaise des Alouettes (Drigo),

Amoretten - Tanze" (Gung’1). heroin to make a further pils.

6,000

Stock

Selection "The Sorcerer" (Sallivan), weights and measures in 1799 Entering the shop, the robbers 130,300 Selection-Trial by Jary (Sullivan) established the original metre confronted the startled inmates Hassler brought over an iron with their guna, one of them duplicate in 1805. When he be seizing a basket containing money- came head of the Coast Survey At this, Ting Muk, a Zi-yearold he used it in all scientific work fok, made a desperate attempt to

Arago KilograIÐ

save it, but was immediately shot, What was called the Arago two rounds being fired. One of kilogram was sent to America the bullets struck him in the in 1821 by Gallatin, U. S. Min- ankle, and the other ricocheted lister to France. It received out of the shop into the street. its name from the fact that where it hit another Chinese, Arago certified that it differed Chan Tix, aged 44, în his left (from the original in the Ar-shoulder binde,

chives of France by only milli-

7:30 pm--Closing Local Quotations, and Exchange Market] In addition. there were found Report. for the premises 54 lbs. of powder 735 Variety. mixture, which, if combined with Pizzo Solo heroin, water and dye, would be enough to make 90,000 pilis

My Heart Stood Still

Edythe Baker. Vocal Duet

You have that extra something

Phyllis Stanley & Arthur Biscoe Organ Solo

Dixon Hits No.2

Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Leo D'Almada inz., instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silya. represented the second. fifth Song- and sixth defendants.

Tung Kam admitted the charges bat the other five accused returned pleas of not guilty.

was €13-

Intruders Make Off gram Actually there was a The intruders then made off Beginald Dixon

difference of 4.63 milligrams. and the injured men were sent to Civil Hospital When you've got a little springtime By 1880 nearly all the States the Government

jhad been supplied with sets of Neither of their wounds is in your heart

Jessie Matthews metric weights and measures (serious. Guitar Solo

Aria con variazioni.

The following jury panelled:-Messra. A. C. Jeffreys Song (foreman), LA Harlow, W. Law, L C. Dennis, J. Harrop, Liuj In-tso and Yat Kwong-chow.

Tung Kam was sentenced to six years' hard labour, while Ya Lai! and Chan Tung were each given four years" hard labour. The se cond, fifth and sixth defendants were found not guilty and acquirted and discharged.

R.E.O.C.A.

Annual Dinner And Next Dance

The Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Engineers. Oid Comrades' Association is holding its second Annual Dinner at the Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon on Saturday next,

at 8.30 p.m.

Tm fool for loving you

Song

Turner Layton

in accordance with the resolu A party of police under Det Mario Maccaferri. tion passed by Congress in Insp. Carey and Det-Sgt. Dowman

[1836.

were making enquiries until early World-wide standardisation this morning, and a description of is another story. After sever- the wanted men has been cir- al international conferences theculated. Plaisir d'Amour

French Government set aside a Jessica Dragonette.

Weather piece of ground in the park of Time. P-Local Report and Announcements.

8.03 Dull. The Regal Orchestra.

8

Cinema

Drury Lane Memories. King of Jazz--Selection. 8.20 pm-From the Studio.

St. Cloud, just outside of Paris CHINESE PIONEER

neutral territory on, which was established the Interna- tional Bureau of Weights and Measures supported by contri-

Hawaian Selections by the Moana butions from the contracting

Beach Boys

1. Breeze.

Programme

Stack o'Lee Blues.

3. On the beach at Waji. 4. Maori Brown Eyes. 5. Na -

6. Often.

cert.

8.40 pm-A-Light Orchestral Con- Gipsy Love Overture (Lebar)

Edith Lorand and Her Viennese

Orch.

Song-1 dream too mạch (Kern)

Lily Pons (Soprano). Waltz Melodies. Approximately 270 members and

From near and far, (arr. Hohne)

Orchestra Mascotte guests of the Association are at- tending, among whom will be many Song-Rose Marie (Frim?)

Richard Tauber (Tenor). well-known military and civilian

Free and Easy (Porschmann) at- members of the Colony. AI

Barnabas von. Geczy, and His tending are requested to be seated

Orchestra. by that time. Dress, lounge or uniform.

9 pm-News and Announcements from London.

9.20 p.m-London Again"-Suite The Association will be holding (Eric Coates) played by the London their next dance on Wednesday. Palladium Orchestra.

October 23. in the Roof Garden of 9.30 pm From the Studio,

Kingdon- Whitehead

the Peninsula Hotel The music A Variety Programme by Nee Sa will be provided the Band of the Long (Vocal), Kathleen 2nd Battalion, the East Lan-Ross (Piano), A W cashire Regiment, by kind permis-

Programme

(Saxophone).

with

you

sion of Lieut.-Colonel A.C. Marsh 1 Piano-Medley Old Man River,

Can't help lovin' dat man, Smoke| Tables may be ze and Officers.

purchase rets in your eyes, Lovely to look served for parties who

at and Blue Moon. tickets (Ladies, 60 cents; Gents

I'ma 12 Songs-When $150; Double Tickets, $2), before midday on Tuesday next from the 3. President, R.E.O.C.A. Entertain-14 ments Committee, Wellington Bar- racks. Hong Kong, or any Coms. mittee members.

RECORD INWARD

AIR MAIL Dorado Brings One Passenger

Clouds. Saxophone Solo-Estrellita. Piano-Medley: Alone, June in January, Dames, Isn't it a lovely day, and Hammin' to myself. Songs-Did I remember.

Dinah.

6. Saxophone Solos--Lat'n

Serenade Badine.

Sax

10 -BIG BEN from London.

Dance Musie

11 pm-CLOSE DOWN.

Governments.

CHEMIST

Funeral Of Late

Mr. Kamming

There was a large attendance at Guarding The Standards

the funeral yesterday, at the Yat No millionaire's babies

are Pit Ting, Kennedy Town, of Mr. C. more carefully guarded than Kamming, who passed away at his the standards of this interna residence, No. 96 Caine Road, on tional bureau. The metre (90October 14, at the age of 63 years. The late Mr. Kamning waA. ~ per cent platinum and 10 per cent. iridium) and the kilogram dispenser at the Government Civil

an

are kept in a subterranean vault under one of the buildings in Hospital, and on leaving the Gov-

ernment service, became St. Cloud. They can be, seen,

thorised chemist or removed only in the pre-

About 25 years ago, he founded sence of three officials, who

Mesara. C. Kanming and „Co.... have different keys. Copies are which are the proprietors of the in the possession of the princi-Edward Dispensary, of which firm pal countries, all duly certified

(Continued at foot of Next Col) the late Mr. Kaming was the first Managing Director. He re- mained in this position until his death

Childhood Headaches

In the vast majority of cases bead-

He leaves a widow, four sons, Messiz Cheng. Yik-kwan, Cheng Yik-fai, Cheng Yik-kuen and Cheng Yik-kin, four daughters, of whom two are Dr. (Miss) Cheng. Sin yee and Dr. (Miss) Cheng Hung- yee, two grandsons and four grand daughters.

Among the large attendance at the funeral were the Hon. Mr. T. Kwok Chan. IN. Chan, Messrs.

Kuck On, R. Pestonji, Luke: Oi- wan, Yu Tung-shan, Chan Ching- man, Chan Sing-man, Wong Yu-- Buen, Yeung Kwok-wan, Yip Hang- fong and Dr. Y. K. Kwok.

A large number of wreaths were isent

sche in a child simply indicates alas to accuracy. temporary derangement of the Most Americans are unaware stomach or bowels, for which condi-

tion all that is necessary to set mate of the fact that since 1893 the. ters right is a little dose of Baby's international metre and kilogram are the fundamental standards Own Tabiex

the stomach, check

The first action of these pleasant of length and mass in the Unit- mail handled by the plane will little tablets is gently laxative; thened States, both for metric and continne and that within a few they sweeten

diarthoes

oes if present, allay teething Ordinary weights and measures. weeks the 200 kilos mark will be

Their ignorance is to be ex- pains. ease croup or

or cold, and The RM.A. Dorado which ar-passed. The outward mail is relieved and comforted the ailing plained by the fact that there rived here at 240 pm. yesterday usually considerably less than 100 little one speedily drops off into na-is no law to stop them from us

tural restful sinumber, from which it brought the record mail of 190.538 kilos.

wakens kilos which has not been 'surpass-

well, happy and inngry ing yards and pounds and gal The plane brought one pas There is nothing better to dispellons. The Government merely ed before by consignments either senger yesterday, Mr. J. Got, worms in the very young. Chemists verifies the yards, pounds, and coming into the Colony or being Manager of the French Banque de everywhere sell (sent from here.

L'Indochine, at Hanoi, who is re-

It is expected that the steady turning from a month spent inĮ increase in the amount of inward Europe. -

gallons by comparing them with their metric equivalents.

Baby's Own TabletsThus the kilogram is fixed at

2.204622 pounds.

Bringing Up Father

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