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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Agenda For To-day's Meeting

CLEANSING OF STREETS

Sir Elly Kadoorie will, distribute the prizes at the annual speech day of the Elis Kadoorie School, Hos- pital Road, to be held at 10.30 2. next Tuesday.

Chan Kwan, a shop coolie, was ladmitted to the Government. Civil{ yesterday suffering from a frac- tured leg when he was knocked down by a bus in Queen's Road

At this afternoon's meeting of West.

the Legislative Council the Hon.

Mr. Stanley Hudson Dodwell, pur- Hozura Singh and Khin Singh suant to notice, will ask the fol-were this morning charged before lowing questions:--

Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis- With reference to the answers tracy with being vagrants. Both given to questions put by Dr. R.were sent to the House of Deten- A. de Castro Basto at the meeting tion. pending arrangements of the Urban Council held on 10th their repatriation. November, and particularly to the answer to question 4, whereas :-

for

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936

The German Labour Service is seen above helping in the harrest work on the Sichten Estates, near Trebbin, in the neighbourhood of Berlin.

For damaging seven growing WEEK-END SOCCER

(a) On 23rd November there trees on the New Aberdeen Road, was approximately 4274 Ng. Yuen, unemployed, was sen- millions of gallons of water tenced to six weeks imprisonment in storage in the Colony,by Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central Sub- and the present rate of con-Magistracy this morning. sumption is approximately Inspector MacEwen said that one 158 million gallons per of the trees was about 30 feet week.

(b). The state of the roads in

high.

PROGRAMME

Kumaon Rifles In Shield Debut

The following is the League football programme for the com-

certain section of the city The RMA. Dorado arrived hereing week-end:- might be a menace to pub-[21 11.15 am. yesterday from lic health and liable to de- Penang bringing, a record amount tract seriously from the of mail. Never before except popularity of the Colony as when two weeks' mails arrived on a tourist centre.

Jone plane. has the plane brought so much mail as yesterday, a total There were 17 Reconsider the question of of 205.393 kilos.

will the Government:-

3.

aightly flushing the streets.kilos of freight aboard. The only -side-walks and surface chan-Passenger aboard the Dorado was nels, etc. with main water Mr. 3. H. Curtis, local manager of Imperial Airways, who made the throughout the dry

Dorado .or until such time as the round trip on the

season

supply of water is consider-

Penang.

ed no longer adequate for the purpose.

SATURDAY

to

First Division

RIFLES

Kowloon Chinese

(Sookunpoo, 4. p.m.)

Kowloon

An interesting visitor to the CLUB If the answer to question is Colony is Mr. B. Westall, Mana-

in the negative, will the Govern-ging Director of Messrs. Thomas [de la Ene & Co., Ltd, the famous ment consider:-

2.

The

movemen

Athletic

As a temporary expedient British firm of printers, whose im- Kowloon flushing the streets. sice-Print is walks and surface channels.who also print postage

and seen on banknotes

Stamps Club

THE TEASES!

We've all heard of the Rev. Sydney Smith's remark about "stroking the dome of St. Paul's to please the Dens and Chapter.” Here

is the same iden, inverted. A band of people at Langley Prairie. British Columbia, tarred and-feathered a motor car because they didn't like the driver.

MILLWALL DOCK BLAZE

Firemen's All-Night

Watch

น

ASBESTOS SUITS AND GAS-MASKS

Firemen

remained OR duty

(Club, 4.00 p.m.)hroughout last night on the Ita

BARE-FACED THEFT

Married Woman Victimised

"The $25 represented the com- plaint's life-savings," asid Detective-Sergeant Davies, when prosecuting Kan Tak, aged 25, unemployed, for the theft of the money from the person, of Lan Sap, aged 50, a married woman, at the Yaumati Wharf yesterday.

The defendant pleaded guilty before Mr. E. Keen, and he was jremanded for 24 hours for medi- Įcal examination.

Sergeant Davies said that the complianant was coming off the ferry when the defendant came from behind her and told her that; jher shoulder was spotted with spittle. He kindly offered to wipe it off for her with a piece of paper, but while doing so cut her pocket with & razor-blade and extracted the money.

Immediately after leaving him. the complainant realised her loss and gave the alarm. Defendant attempted to run away but was jarrested. The money

and the razor were thrown away during the rush and have not been re- Icovered.

on defendant

The $1.29 found was ordered to be given to the complainant.

FREE STATE AND CORONATION

No Representation' Demand

YEAST LANCSian steamer Iris, 5.175 tons. which QUESTION FOR MR. DE VALERA

(Caroline HL. 4 p.). Second Division

LYEMUN (Kowloon 2.30 p.m.).

▾ SCUTTERS (Hong Kong Club, 2.30 p.m.).

Bast Lancs. V

etc. in certain of the worst and other "jobs of integrity." ATHLETIC

twice

or

areas in rotation so that the latter are clean even once a week.

Motions

Colonial Secretary will

That the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 10), dated · 24th November, 1936, be, adopted.

was seriously damaged by fire in

Hawsers

preliminary to

as a

ock at Millwall yesterday. A fresh Dublin-Mr. De Valeza utbreak. was feared.

the announcement The stern of the Irish had last of the terms of the new Constitu- night sunk below the water-line, tion in the Dal last month, was to (Caroline Hill, 230 p.m.).and the ship's bottom was resting be asked to ensure that the Irish Third Division

Jon the mud of the dock.

Free State should not be officially European Police were run from the ship to the quay-presented at the Coronation of (Sookanpoo, 2.30 p.m.) side to prevent any possibility of King Edward. arrived from Swatow and Messrs. Air Force

(Prince Edward Road, 4 p.m.). ber beeling over. R. C. Westall and Sam Gershenson

ORDNANCE V Engineers arrived from Shanghai.

(St. Joseph's, 4 p.m.). Junior Shield

VK. CHINESE

Three passengers arrived here yesterday on the C.N.A.C. plane į MEDICALS Kwangtung. Mr. Y. N. Lee

:

The RAMIC. Association will Kumaon Rides hold a darce in the Peninsula |Hotel on Friday, at 8.30 p.m. The

The Colonial Treasurer will move dance band of the East Lancas

the following resolution-

~ Resolved pursuant to section

of the Hong Kong Government

hires will perform by kind permis- sion of Major W. E. B. Dowling Navy

→ EAST LANCS.

The fire. at the time slight, start- fed while the Iris, loaded with oil-} cake and linseed, was at sea. When

This demand was to be made in la resolution at the annual confer- ence of the Government party in Dublin, at which Mr. De Valera

(Kowloon, 4 pm.). the vessel docked on Friday, Portas to discuss his plans for the

SUNDAY

First Division

S. CHINA “A” (Causeway Bay, 4 pm.).

* Police

Service (Levy on Salaries) Ordinand officers. A special surprise ance. 1936, that with effect from novelty turn will appear during S. CHINA "B" the 1st day of October, 1936, until the evening.

the 31st day of December, : 1936,

both days included, that one sixth

The ss. Burdwan is expected

FÚSILIERS

of the salary, if expressed in terms here from Shanghai at 10 am to- NAVY

of sterling, of every officer of the morrow........

(Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.).

Eastern

political development of the Free f London Authority firemen stood-)

State. His answer to the resolu by with hoses, but it was not until the hatches were opened yesterday cation of the future position of tion would serve as à reliable indi-

hat the outbreak became serious.

the Free State within the Com- The Iris was brought alongside monwealth.

1

XMAS & NEW YEAR

HAMPERS.

We beg to notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Festive Season may be obtained from us at the follow- ing Reduced Rates:-

No. 1 HAMPER Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Im- perial Champagne.

1 Pt. G. E. Peppermint. 1 Pt. D.O.M.

1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy. 2 Qts. John Haig Gold Label Whisky or McCallum's Perfec- tion Whisky.

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1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.

2 Qts. St. Julien Claret.

1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Black

Seal

I Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry

Gin

1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.

1 Phial Angostura Bitters,

No. 2 HAMPER

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1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy. 1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy. 2 Qts. John Haig Gold Label.

Whisky or McCallum's Perfec tion Whisky.

$60.00.

*

2 Qts. Tawny Dry Pert.

2 Qts. St. Julien Claret

1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dey

Gin...

1 Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry.

1 Phial Angostura Bitters.

No. 3 HAMPER

1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy. 1 PL. G. F. Feppermint. 1.PL DOM

2 Qts. Tarragons Port.

2 Qts. Jahm Haig Gold Label

Whisky or McCallum's Perfec tion Whisky.

$50.00.

1 Qt. Pellisson Brandy.

1 Qt. "Amontillado Sherry.

1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry

Gin

2 Qts. Medoc Claret.

1 Phial Angostura Bitters,

We stock also John Haig Hampers in cases of 6 bottles and 3 bottles. Other Hampers made up to suit Customers' requirements.

Tel. 20135

he quay, where firemen, wearing If Mr. De Valera's earlier plan as-masks, attacked the blaze. Fire of external association with the (Sookunpoo, 4 pm.)-foats assisted in the operations. Crown and Commonwealth should Second Division

Three holds were affected. Fire-be adopted, the Free State will be

fed bases down to the seat of the sioner

car-represented by its High Commis hep wearing asbestos suits

in London, though it is utbreak

İsignificant that the Free State Government declined representa- When darkness fell the firemen

tion on

" the Coronation Empire worked by the light of are lamps.

Commission which sat in London While the engines stood by on the earlier in the year. On the death

v Engineers (Causeway Bay, 2.30 p.m.). SOUTH CHINA

+ Chinese Police (Caroline Fall, 2:30 p.m.). RIFLES

T Kowloon Chinese (Kowloon, 4 p.m.). V Eastern (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.).

FUSILIERS KWONG WAH

Hong Kong Government Service.

Dr. Wu Lien Teh. M.A. M.B. who shall have a wife or a chilä

LL.D., D. Litt, D.Sc, etc., the in- under the age of twenty-one years dependent on him and resident internationally known authority on FUSILIERS a sterling or gold-standard coun-Plague, will speak under the aus- try, shall be exempt (after deduc-pices of the Hong Kong University tion of the levy, if any, and of Medical Society on Friday next at the Widows' and Orphans' Pension 8-30 pm not 5.30 p.m. as previous Contribution, if any. or of either) y stated, in Room "K" Hong Kong from the operation of the special University, on "The New Medicine conversion rate provided for in and Its Impact on Ancient Chinese section 2 (4) of the said Ordin-Medical Practice." All interested ance during the period in which are cordially welcome., Tea will such wife or child is so resident. be served in the Union Tea Room And Resolved further that in the after the lecture. This lecture case of such an officer, who has will be of interest to educationists two or more such dependents so as well. resident as aforesaid. the exemp- tion (after the said deductions, if

Μ

The ss. Tanda is scheduled to

any) shall extend to one third of leave for Manila next Friday at the salary.

Readings

The Attorney General will; move}. the First reading of-

"A Bill to amend the Cremation Ordinance, 1934"

The Attorney General will move the Second reading of-

10 am.

Third Division

Service Corps (Chatham Road, 4 p.m.)-!

v Kumaon Rifles (Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.).

FEDERAL COURT

IN INDIA

First Chief Justice Appointed

London. To-day.

His Majesty the King has ap- proved the appointment of Sir

| Maurice Gwyer as first Chief Jus-, The 6.s. Nankin left Manila yes-tice of India, to take effect on Oc- terday morning and is due to ar-tober 1, 1937, the date approved rive in the Colony at 2 p.. to by Parliament for the constitution

morrow...

of the Federal Court, The Govern- ment of India have arranged that

:

dock side two fire-floats, the Mas-

ey Shaw and Peter III, attacked of King George Mr. De Valera sent he fire from the other side, con- ja mesage on behalf of his Govern- entrating on the stern of the shipment to Queen Mary, but so far as rom which the densest smoke and the accession of King Edward has public ceremonies were concerned team seemed to be pouring.

one unnoticed in Free State terri-

The Iris, according to Lloyd's į ory. Register, is owned by A. Lauro, of Naples. She was built in 1918 at Sunderland

MAN ON THE PHONE

Alleged "Fairy Stories"

Southend. - Mr. R. Shorter, The R.M.S. Empress of Japan Sir Maurice should visit India as prosecuting at Southend last "A Bill to give effect to the is due in the Colony next Friday Chief Justice Designate for about mouth, in two charges against change in name and style of the at 5.30 am.

three months in January next, in James O'Connor, aged 43, of no order to make the necessary pre-fixed home, of obtaining money by The RMS. Empress of Asia liminary arrangements for the in-false pretences, said that O'Con-{

Vancouver last Saturday aurguration of the court-British nor studied Irish papers, and got

offices "beretofore known as those

of Director of Medical and Seni-i

tary Services and Deputy Director left

of Medical and Sanitary Services." [morning, and, according to sche-Wireless Service.

"A Bill to amend the Merchant)dule, will arrive in the Colony on Shipping Ordinance, 1899.".

"A Bill to provide for the re-

December 16 next

gistration and inspection of nurs THE WEATHER IN NOVEMBER ing homes and maternity homes for purposes connected therewith.”

A series of moderate

anti-

INJURED MAID AND DENTIST

Accused Man Again Remanded

in touch with people to whom he told all sorts of fairy stories about {their relatives.

In August, 1934, he telephoned to a house occupied by two nurses, and posing as Dr. Fitzgerald, of Killmardisk, asked for a⠀ Miss. Hurley.

"A Bill to amend further the cyclones covered China during the Midwives Ordinance, 1910."

month, the majority of which mov-j "A Bill to amend the Defences ed from West to East across the

Miss Hurley was in Ireland and (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1936." Yangtse valley. As a result the

Harold Duncan Knight, aged 44, Wrampling, that, when he told her he so impressed her friend, Miss "A Bill to provide for a revised weather Was consistently fine, of Woodcroft-avenue, Stanmore, he had been to a wedding and had edition of the Ordinances, and for sunshine (228 hours) being 40 Middlesex, a gas meter tester, ap- a revised edition of the Regula-hours above, the normal and Cloudi-peared on remand at Hendon Police only a cheque on an Irish bank, tious, of the Colony."

nese (29 per cent) being 14 per Court last month charged with which it was difficult to cash, she cent: below. Rainfall

| let him have £ amounted causing grievous bodily harm

Job Printing

REASONABLE.

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to

to 0.165 in, falling on two dayz, Azzie Moran and Harry Fry at an In the second." case, aid Mr. Shorter, O'Connor telephoned

the greater part (0.103) on the address in The Drive, Edgw Capt. Walton at All Saints' Vies 83.6 degrees on the 1st to 601 Mr. Fry in a dentist, and Miss rage, Southend, and they met, at degrees on the 19th, the mean for Moran is employed by him as aan hotel, where he chained friend- the month, 70.5 degrees, being 1maid. They were still to 11 to ship with relatives of the degree above normal. The mean attend court, it wasn ald, and tain's fiancee.

3rd. Temperature ranged from (by striking them on the head.

humidity was 8 per cent.,, being Knight was remanded, on hall for £5 per cent, above normal -

four weeks

O'Connor whe remanded inntil. November 7.

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