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DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH,

OUR LONDON LETTER. PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT KING GEORGE'S HEALTH.

ROYALTY AND THE NEED OF HOLIDAYS.

[NOX OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

Lesbos, March 1st.

THE KING'S HERTN.

There has naturally been a good deal of concern about the King's health since Hin. Majesty was reported ill owing to

VOTES FOR BLAPPENS.".

1825

WITH THE FENGTIEN ARMY:.

RUSSIAN RECRUIT'S STORY OF

HIS EXPERIENCES,

A Harbin correspondent writing to a Tientsin paper says (m.

BUYING A WIFE.

KIDNAPHER SENT TO GAOL FOR.

SIX MONTHIS...

The story of how a 13-year-old Chiness" girl was taken from ber house and

It seems probable that we shall have a Bill to give the vote to women at the nge of 91, thus placing the sexes on an quality, within the life of the present Parliament. This.is the meaning of the statement made on behalf of the Govern

The thick ranks of the unemployed tere bought for $147 by an old man, who in- tånded marrying the girô tổ his win, "was ment the other day in the House of

of herning solliers in the Russian de- have been passed even now were itttachment of General Chang Tsung Chang for the fact that on the passage of which is incorporated in the army of Franchise Bill the rule is for a Gover Marshal Chang Two Lin, after hearing the

Commons. A measure of the kind would are now deterred froin their origiuni plans { unfolded before Mr. EW, Hamilton n

ment to appeal to the country and give

the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when, Wong Chus was charged with having kid- napped the girt

Detective Inspetor T. Murphy said

bronchitis. It is so reldom that King the new electorate a' chanen to exercisa story of one of their comrades, who has the girl was taken from her home in deserted after a brief service in the cause Hunghom it Decinber and cold to Ching of the Mukden War Lord. He related his Ng in Taipo There were two others, a experiences to a representative of the man and a woman mixed up in the affair, local Press and the story has been given but they had absecrded. Defendant y wide publicity by the newspapers in strested on March 31st. Harbin trieudly to the Soviet.

their power. But naturally the Conser- vatives with every prospect of at least four years of office before them were not going to accept the proposed Votes for Flappers Bill, as it is called, and it is, therefore, placed on the shelf in the time being.

WEMBLEY FINANCES.

-

Ching Ng mail that defendant broughất Here is the story of the deserter: "I thỏ girl to his house în Taipo ia Docean- discovered through my friends that a cer

this

George has been ladisposed that the in- nouncement as to his illness on this occa sion caused considerable, anxiety. It was argued that he must be seriously indis posed or his medical advisers would not bave told the public. His condition, as events proved, was much worse at one tine than the bulletins issued daily

taia Russian colonel was recruiting for ber. He said he was the girl's uncle hu intimated--and this is always the cise

the ranks of General Nechaeff. iood had adopted her. He (witness) paid de- It appears from the balance sheet just food and wages were promised and the fendant $17 for the girl, so that she when the Sovereige falla sick. To itate:

tempting

A wifa. the full facts at any given hour might published that the Wembley Exhibition conditions of service appeared alarm the nation; and on the other hand last year resulted in a loss of £1,800,000 for an unemployed man. I devided to join might be given to his son for army and with that purpose in view Defendant signed a reœipt... the public have a right to know. The In the first instace the British Govern-left for the hotel were the colonel recruit-

Another witness said he had seen the The colonel after hearing Court physicians, therefore, have a very ment gave à guarantee of £100,000, ending resided.

to pay another my tale of woe explained that the ranks money handed over, but he did not se difficult task, and if they err at all it afterwards agreed

to fulfil my wish. is on the tide of optimism about their £500,000. The other guarantors commit- well but that he would try his utmost defendant sigu the receipt. Ching Ng'a son gave corroborative evidence, and ted themselers to find £1,100,000, so that exalted patient.

stated that defendant was accompanied King George's illness bas bad one com.at, the moment the whole of the guaran- pensating advantage to the country. It teed money and some mors would he needs agree to pay for my transportation from by a ricksha coolie, named Chan Chei has enabled people to realise how few

see that the money was refunded to me holidays he has had. The late Kinged to meet the losses. But there is the Harbin to Mukden, he (the colenci) would but the money was paid to defendent.

The little girl gave evidence to the Edward was more careful about himself fact to note that the Exhibition showed from the brigade headquarters immedi in this respect, and frequently went a profit over the cost of maintenance, and ately upon my arrival in Mukden. To this effect that ship was taken from Bunghome abroad to recuperate whenever he felt cut this was one of the chief reasons why the fast possessions in this world, just enough defendant met the ricksha, coolic, Chan I consented, and handed out to him my to Taipe by tonin At Taipo she and of sorts and in need of a change. present King and Queen all through the guarantors desired to see the Exhibition to buy a ticket to Mukder.

the colourt asked Choi, who accompanied them to the hotz me to be at the station strenuously to their post of duty that they have not taken the opportunities for see the total loss reduced or eliminated with two or three changes of underwear, a real holiday which they might. The altogether a very sanguine hope to King is now at an age when his bealth

cherish. must be strictly looked after; and ver- tainly the London public like to see His Majesty treating himself to a rather

The

HAID OWN FARE..

"But, the colonel continued, if 1 would

Having

Hifteen years of their reign have held so continued again this year. They hope to accepted, the mon the next morning of Ching Ng where she was sold,

easier time.

AN EMIGRATION COMMITTI.

What will happen at Wembley this year is still a matter of great uncertain ty. Of course, everything possible will be dette to attract the public, and in order to get the Exhibition going well I learn that a special Emigration Com- again the Government will put down an mitter has been set up by the Inter other £500,000 over and above what was naticual Labour Office of the League of guaranteed last year. The condition im- Nations. The idea is to have a body posed by the Government is that there capable of discussing methods by which shall be sufficient support from exhibi- this vast problem can be dealt with intors of all kinds to ensure a satisfac- a manner that will permit of experience tory exhibition." and that the guaran

continuance of being co-ordinated. Of course, whether tors should agree to a people are sent abread to settle is mainly their pledgra the private concern of the country con cerned, and the League has no power to

The Board of Trade has issued are interfere; but a good deal can be done to simplify existing methods. We hear vised list of medicines and medical stores from time to time of shiploads of mig. which merchant ships will be required to rants who are held up, or even returned, carry as from July 1st next. 1 believe because the country

be-

THE SHIP'S MEDICINE CHEST,

Defendant denied having feceived the adding that I need not worry about any thing else, as everething necessary would rangry. or signing the receipt. He had he provided in Mukden. At the railway station next morning, I met in the third accompanied a woman exiled Hemui to class waiting room 75 more recruits and Taipo with the girl. There the woman also this colocel, Some this later we met. Chan Chei whilst he (defendant) re- all entered two special fourth class cars turned by trnia. He had been paid $10 and left for Mukden. Accompanying us

were one Chinese officer and a few.Chinese by the woman for guiding her part.of.

the way. soldiers, presumably as a guard,

ON ARRIVING AT MURDEN, A

His Worship said by considered da "Upon arrival in Mukden we were all fendant's story to be ridiculous. There sent to the Chinese city and accom

modated in a Chinese barracks. Two was no doubt that he was not the sale hours later we were ordered to line up moyer in the matter, but that he was and leave the barracks individually. This mixed up. is it there was not the slightest was the procedure for obtaining ammuni doubt.. Sentence of six months' hard

and equipment. "After all ware-

tion

equipped and armed we were ordered to labour was passed, the girl to be re- return to the barracks where dinner was turned to her mother. ready. It. consisted of a pound of bread day per soldier a bowl of rice for

The

Addressing Ching Ng His Worship said to soup, which was duly he trusted that losing the money would

be

of destination re-this is the first time that such a list bas tiffia in addition had.. to fuses to admit them, and it 35 proposed ↑ been revised sincn a couple of year the land microscopically Tea, cigarettes. ! make him more careful in the future.

10

There is full evidence

ourselves

fore the war. As might be supposed

we had to purchase to alter this state of things.

And sugar When this kind of thing happens the progress that has taken place in medical and nan in the street asks "Why were they treatment finds some reflection in the out of the scanty monthly pay of twzive allowed to all if they were not to be composition of the new lists The Royal Mukden dollars, which is 25 per cent allowed to land The aim of the Com- College of Physicians and Surgeons and below the value of the Harbin dollar. the Pharmaceutical Society have assisted After purchasing these three articles of mittee of the League of Nations will be

possess information of a reliable to compile the catalogue of drugs and necessity one had nothing left.

other accessaries. character that will be available for every country which has a surplus population and looks across the seas for an outlet for it. Emigration is apt to become Bore point between nations, and the Lengue, I am informed, acting in purely advisory capacity, will strive to prevent friction on this subject. THE OPERA SEASON. L

Jair

Lovers of music will by interested to learn that the season of German and Italian opers at Covent Garden which is to begin ahout the middle of May and will last for at least three months bids The famous be very successful. home of opera in London is at the pre- sent time in use as a jazz dance hall, and there is satisfaction in the thought that it in to revert to its traditional purpo Some of the very best of the Italian German operas will be produced, and the intention is to attract the best singers from all countries. Last season was quite successful financially under the Grand Opera Syndicate, a body which is co- operating with a newly-formed syndicate under competent management, so that there is no reason to suppose the venture this year will be otherwise than a success in hoth the musical and the monetary

sebne

COMMEISTE AND EDUCATION.

Having acquainted themselves with of the precision with which the lists have the real state of affairs, we recruits been compiled. The quantities have been became discourged but could do very specified in every case as regards drugs little to return to Harhin as nobody and other stores, and even the number had .λ Gent. The money that some

boxes."

FREEDOM OF THE CITY.

LOCAL SPORT. BILLIARDS.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF COLONY, AT V.R.C.

At the Victoria Recreation Club, _las_____ of medicine bottles, cories, and ointment of us paid for our trip to Mukden evening, Mr. P. Yvanovitch made a break, was not returned, but a promise was of 75, the record so far for the tourka- made that we should get it after a month. Nobody in the ranks took this ment. It is within the mark to say that men promise seriously. Personally I was forty-

}

He was playing, in the zecond round of all parties are pleased by the decision nate. I met in Mukden old classmate of the City Corporation to confer the one there and should against Lieut. Col. F. S. Montague Bates. Freedom, of the City of London on the

The match resulted in victory for escape from the detachment. I heeded Earl of Oxford and Asquith. It is con-

his arguments and when the detachment Yvanovitch by 800-659. sidered appropriate that the veteran. was ready to leave for Shanghai I packed Liberal's name should be added to the Eyez. illustrious roll of City freemen since William Pitt was thus honoured in 1757 it has been privilege of the City Fathers to honour leading statesmen in

this fashion.

Mr. Baldwin and Mr.

Lloyd George are the twp most recent examples, and the new Earl, will, there fore, find himself in excellent company.

It may be noted in passing that the political humourists are exercising their wits to invent an "omnibus title for the Earl of Oxford and Asquith. The best attempt so far is the suggestion that he should be spoken of as "Lord Oxsquith.” it rather. reminds one of Mr. Bernard Shaw's "Mr. Balsquith" and it is of course only meant ag a joke. All the same it is the best suggestion up to the pre- sent.-A.B.

POLICE COURT ITEMS.

The remarkable change that is coming over opinion with regard to business as a career for highly educated men and wonen is well lastrated by what. I hear about a schame for training! young

At the Central Magistracy yester people from the public schools and uni- day, before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, versities for posts in the big. London. stores. The main idea is to combine the the No. 1 Boy at the Repulse Bay Hotel theoretical and the practical, as the was charged with having resisted a search pupils will spend most of the day aeon him by Bergt. Dungey and an Indian quiring the necessary knowledge of the policeman' in Wellington Street on Satur. The evidence tendered job at the counter. or in other ways in day morning. the great shops, and in the evening will showed that defendant, adopted an in- attend special instruction classes in an solent attitude towards the officers. He institute which has been established for was fined $10. the purpose in Manchester Square. There they will continue the training under, an At the Marine Court yesterday, he fare Lieut.-Comdr. G. F. Hole, B.N., it is now pretty generally accepted as three juuk-masters were fined $5 each for true that the big London stores offer anchoring in the southern entrance to the sa career to men and woman who have had Yauasti Typhoon Shelter and causing an A university education which is more obstruction there. attractive in salary in these days than some of the regular professions into which the youth of both sexes normally go. The beads of the stores are keenly alive to

exper

the value of trained intelligence as an uid to the development of business under modern conditions. One mammoth store in the West End has a training school

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my possessions," escaped to Harbin and, again joined the army-in: this time the army of street traiters—or jobless,"

"CATS AND DOGS."

HIGHEST BREAKS. The chief breaks were:- Mr. P. Yvanovitch:

Lirut. Col. Bates:

75, 49, 49, 41, 371 35, 33, 20, 20, 20

39, 28, 28, 25, 24 92, 20, 20, 20, Tonight Messrs. Wong Po Hong ant TROUBLE AT A SHANGHAI FLAT.E. W. Spry meet in the third round..

At H. M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, on April 2nd, before Mr. C. W. King, Be Thomins sued Mr. A. A. Williams for gistrar and acting Judge, Mrs.

200, rent for 11. .

a dat at 895, Avenue Jofre,

Mr. Mansel Recce appeared for defen dant.

Plaintiff, on being informed that de- fendant had paid Tls. 73 and 810 into court on the previous day, declined to a cept this and said she preferred to go on with the case. She went on to say that defendant took the fint in June last, fully and newly furnished, at Tis

100 2 month. There was no agreement

witness requested Mr. Williams to take bis dog away from the apartment, it

CLUB SENSATION. JUSTICE MCCABE REAY - BRINGS LEGAL ACTION.

According to the Malay Mail an action which will excite widespread interest in on the list for hearing in the Seremban Supreme Court, in which Mr. Justice McCabe Rany, the Judicial Commissionera for Negri Sembilan, is suing the Com mittee of the Sungei Ujong Club for damages.

Ce publi in the Club sa default-

name

"an

Wending h

for

The facts leading up to this action, an in writing, but she stipulated that the far as we can gather, are as follows= ront should be paid in advance and that November, 1024, the judge alleges, the A month's notice should be given on lear-General Committee of the Bungoi Ujang

the night

of November, 21st, Clu

and wrongfully bad h ing.

er for the sum of 878.53. He contends. being thoroughly against her rules to tha have one there, but he refused. He had that he was not indebted to the club in been spoken to several times about it any amount, that bis account did not show debit balance, that the secretary Next day she instructed her servants to did not send him a notice as provided prepare a place for the dog, and then

him- telephoned to defendant asking him to ju-rule 3 of the Club, that he was not remove it there, his reply being that the giver

opportunity of solf or meeting the

that he flat was only fit for dogs and that when

by Pwas indebted to the Club, aud that Aloo be the dog left he would leave.

committee either posting his, name, the that day, and without paying the rent fully abused their discretion being a used profane language. He left the flat led to exercise their discretion or wit his reason being that he had lost an tuated by a malicious desire to injur

French detective who overcoat. Later, a visited the house found the coat hidden him. He further asserts that the com

mitten have failed to apologise, althought. in the ice chest. Defendant's Story war

that when requested so to do. plaintif

about the dog being aintiff complained out of the flat with two cats and a Jewel Carmen, the screen star whose and as he had only one cat be

CIKEMA NOTES,

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

The committee of the Sungei Vigog In the Rat she told him te od a dog," Morris, R. C. Sherar, G Whitelaw, A Olub, which consista of. Mears. R. W

in the building through which everyone latest story will be shown at the Queen's that "roma referred to be withddon, R. Hodgson, and W. Bows,

take up the position, according to their

tion as a trade concern and a conception plays the part of a foung bride, who is notice share" plankees and after had not paid their

When he gave wards

she

ciuh

who becomes a member of the stalf must Theatre for four days, beginning to-day, The dog was kept in the bath room filed statement, that the judge's name go to learn the essentials of the organiss with the mystifying title of Nobody,"

sent in several broadly of the lines on which it is run, taken by her husband, Tom Smith, to The new institute in Manchester Square Palm Beach for their honeymoon. The T 73.33 for rent, and $10 for damage is merely a development of this idea, story supplied by Roland West, producer, done to the flat, but she never at any with the support of the great business director and author, in so grippingly time claimed Tis. 100 in lieu of a month's houses behind it, and the students who dramatic and mysterious that it will hold notice.

Judgment was given for Tis. 23.33, 810 prove themselves capable are sure of well any audienes spellbound. "Nobody" is paid posts.

an Associated First National attraction. for damages, and the court fees.

15 days verbal as posted as being one of several bo bills, but deny that it was done letters claiming

either:illegally or

Wrong- They contend that several notices fully. were sent to the judge, hut that they were ignored. They say that they actect within their discretion and that no spam logy or amends are due to him

The ease is fixed for hearing to-day.