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POLAND AND THE LATIN PLAY

LEAGUE

London, To-day-

London, To-day.

The King and Queen last night attended a performance of a Latin

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBE

1937

Bitter Attack On First Lord Of Admiralty

London, To-day.

In a forcibly worded speech at a mass meeting of 12,000 at the Albert Hall last night, Mr. Clement Attlee, Labour opposition leader, defended his ac- tions during his stay in Spain, and bitterly attack- ed the British Government for its policy.

Mr. Attlee declared that his visit Ito Spain was intended to show the Spanish workers that their English comrades sympathised with them in their struggle against Fascism.

A journey for such a purpose could not be forbidden.

-We must do our best to change the policy of the Government, so that justice will be done to all those fight- ing in Spain," he declared, adding that British non-intervention was not being carried out in the right way

MR. DUFF. COOPER ATTACKED Miss Ellen Wilkinson, who also spoke, attacked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. Duff Cooper.

Miss Wilkinson said that the Lab- our Party would never forgive. Mr. Duff Cooper for the "shame

that

-PEIPING CLIQUE REPUDIATED

Chungking, To-day:

The Chinese National Govern- ment has issued a statement re- pudiating the so-called “provision- al government" set up at Per- ping by the Japanese Reuter.

SCHOOLS P.T.

COMPETITION

British warships in Spanish waters, RESULT

in compliance with his orders, had bad to witness the drowning of Spanish fugitives in their neigh-

The finals of the Physical Train- bourhood without being allowed to ing competition from the Vernacular

rescue them.”.

Trans-Ocean.

MONGKOK ARSENIC

MURDER TRIAL

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Schools were held at Kowloon Foot- ball Club ground this morning and was witnessed by a large gathering. Yesterday the 12 Island schools met at the Hong Kong Football Club for eliminating trials and this morn- ing the nine schools of Kowloon met. Immediately after this, the finals were held and resulted in `Dun Man -.. School coming first with Chung Wah second and the Hong Kong School, Kowloon, next.

After the competition an exhibi- Main interest in the "Mong Kok Ar- tion of physical training was given senic Murder Trial," which was com by the instructors of the Govern- tinued before Sir Atholl MacGregor at

the Criminal Sessions this morning, ment School

was centred on the evidence of Dr. Pan, Mr. W. Kay thanked Hon. Mr. B of the Kwong Wah Hospital, and of A. C. North for presiding and dis- Mr. V. C. Branson, Government An- alyst."

tributing the prizes. Mr. Y P. Accused, Li Fuk-yue, is charged with Law, Inspector. of Vernacular the murder of a Chinese woman, Tang Schools, spoke in Chinese after Kam, by arsenic October 5 at No. 163, which Mr. North distributed the ban- Tung Choi Street. Mong Kok, and is

defended by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, in-ners, which had been presented by structed by Mr. H. N. Cheung, of Mr. W. Kay and Mr. Y. P. Law, Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master.

to the winning schools. The Crown is represented by Mr. E H Williams, Assistant Attorney Gen- eral mark

Dr. Pan stated that the symptoms of deceased on admission were consistent

with food poisoning, which he conchad DAIRY FARM

CATCH COOLIE

ed was arsenical poisonings owing to the severity of the attack.

Mr. V. C. Branson, Government An- alyst, revealed that in an examination of the cooked rice found on the pre- mises, 52 grains of white arsenic were found

The case is continuing.

BLACK-OUT CASES

Ho Sam, a delivery coolie employed by the Dairy Farm, was sentenced to two months imprisonment by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy when he was found guilty of the theft of four bottles of milk. Detective-Sex- geant Davis said defendant was given 80 bottles of milk and took four other bottles which he placed in his basket. Some time ago a customer had inforna-

hed the Company, that a coolie, was ...

the habit of leaving bottles of milk in the refrigerator every morning and collecting them inter

Yesterday morning, defendan

play by the scholars of Westminster Among summones at the Central School A Latin play is produced Magistracy on Friday will be prose each year by the school and the re-cutions of several motorists alleged four bottles and when he called later, Ques oned on a recent statement cord of Royal attendances goes to have failed to comply with regu-who had been sent to watch him. issued in Warsaw on Polish relations back to Queen Elizabeth. British lations during the "black-out" by with the League of Nations, the Wireless. Foreign Secretary reminded the

keeping their head lights on.

was arrested by a district watchm

Mr. K. C. Hamilton, of No. 294. Prince Edward Road, has reported the loss of $34 worth of tools from his car.

Commons of a communique issued the division, apparent or real, of

While driving in a military road, by the Polish Foreign Secretary and Europe into opposing blocs.

near the St. Stephen's College play himself over a year ago at end of It followed, Mr. Eden said, that ling fields, Lam Shek knocked down the former's London visit, in which the Polish Government ere well a boy who ran in front of the car Mr. G. Mailing, of No. 16, Chung they had recorded "heir opinion that aware of the attitude Bri The lad was taken to the Queen Loong, Road, has reported the loss nothing could be more fatal to the tish Government on this point which Mary Hospital suffering from in-of-$20, stolen from the premises. hopes of European appeasement than had not changed British Wirele Huries to his leg.

last night.