THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 2, 1937.
THE
WORLD
C
GOES BY
MERTAINLY I saw Lord
| Malayan Strike Almost Over
Singapore, To-day.
The strike of rubber estate work- ers in Selangor and Negri Sembi- lan is practically over.
One report says that the work- ers have agreed to resume work on (who had just left for a daily wage of eighty cents, which the employers granting a minimum safari
in. Kenya and Tan-
is an increase of 25 cents. ganyika) at that concert.He woke with a start at the ning.. of the overture
no
· Another report states that begin general agreement has been reach-
"Dieed but the workers have resumed
Meistersinger," which I seem to work pending final settlement of remember was the final item.” the dispute. Reuter.
Gossip Column in Home Paper.
"There's the damnedest row,
said the Peer dimly, but peevishly.TALY'S NEW
"Get Rawson to stop it.”
"It's the orchestra, my lord," AIR
murmured his anxious valet.
"Who? What? How did they get in?"
RECORD
Rome, To-day.
"They've been here all the time, on a circular course of 100 kilomë- A new speed record for aeroplanes my lord."
"There's a chap shaking a stick yesterday by an Italian air force tres (without pay load) was set up why the devil don't they reserve officer named Niclot.
at them obey him?”.
That's the conductor, my lord." "Well, tell the fellow to collect his beastly fares and have done with it."
"Very good, my lord." "Oh, and Rawson
"Yes, my lord?"
. "Tell him I'm having a simply devilish problem choosing my guns and I mustn't be disturbed.”
"Very good, my lord."
And that is the reason everybody got turned out into Covent Garden and birdies covered their poor dead bodies with old cabbage leaves.
The Lost Cord
was
Niclot attained a speed of 517.836 kilometres an hour, bettering
the tres an hour set up by the French previous record of 476.816 kilome-
airman, Maurice Arnoux two years ago.
Niclot was flying an Italian ma- chine, the Ocean.
"Breda: 88."-Trans-
LOCAL TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS
Weekly Return
In the Colony of Hong Kong last week, there were altogether 33 traffic accidents, as the results of which 17 persons were injured. b Great presence of mind
Of the persons injured, 14 were shown at the famous Metropolitan pedestrians, who were either walk- Opera House in New York by the ing or running across the road and opera singer, Mlle. Natalie Bon-
were struck by vehicles. A bicycle danya, during
rider was injured as the result of a performance of "The Clandestine Marriage," in a collision between two vehicles.
which she appeared as Ellisetta.
In the midst of the drawing-room scene, while in full song, an article of her clothing slipped to the floor. This was too much even for an audience at the Metropolitan, and
One tricycle driver was when his vehicle overturned.
injured
A bicycle rider was injured when his vehicle ran into a wall.
Of the 33 accidents, 11 were col- lisions between vehicles; 16 were collisions between vehicles and
the usually sedate atmosphere was pedestrians; and 6 accidents were rent by a burst of laughter.
due to other causes.
But Mlle. Bondanya carried on, Vehicles singing loudly above the laughter, Private motor car and, despite difficulty in
keeping Motor Lorry
her period costume in order, man-Public motor car aged, with a vigorous kick, to rid Motor bus
herself of the encumbrance.
Motor cycle
As she left the stage there was Tramcar rousing applause when the garment was hurried to the wings by an-Ricksha
Bicycle other kick.
Tricycle
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