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LONDON, February 99th. In recent years the Royal Courta have increased in popularity, and I learn that the Lord Chamberlain's department is literally swamped. with applications to attend the

3rd Ordinary annual meeting Spring Courts. It is practically A.MURDER AND MUCH LOOT. Hong Kong and Territorial Estates, decided that there will five Royal

Ltd., St George's Building, 2.30 Courts held this year-ona at Holy-

I.K.0.0. (details in sports column daily).

Tennis Tournament

Ten Dances: ELE. Hotel, Hotel.. Savey, King Edward Hotel, and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m.

Hockey: Club "A"...O.S.B.'; KING EDWARD U.S.R.C. ground, 5.30 p.m.

Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8

Social and Concert for members of HM Forces (Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, 8 pm...

Molly Kennedy," at Royal Naval Canteen Theatre, 8.30 p.m.

U.S.R.C. dance, 9.15 p

The newest weapon of armed rob- rood Palace in the early Autumn,bers in Shanghai is the bomb, says four at Buckingham Palace. The the North Ching Daily News of plan is to hold two courts in May April Bad. In one instance on and two in June, and even if this | March 31st, one a gang throw it plan receives the Royal Sanction-as he left the premises at 2967, Sinza and it is practically certain that Road, Shanghai. The missile struck it will there will be a large unm-

a blank wall and injured no bar of disappointmenta..

Two women at 108, Yangchow Road, early on Thursday morning last week were fred at by armed men when they attempted to raise an

British Industries Fairs.

The British Industrine Fairs opened this week in London and at

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Birmingham with every prospect of alarm. One was struck and is now.cen's Theatre: "The Coast of! Highest degrés of comfort and good taste

success. This year 900 firms have sent in exhibits to the White City in St. Luke's Hospital. Refusing to at Shepherd's Bush. This is 300 hand over keys to armed men at more than twelve months ago. The 2984, Manila Road, early on Thurs articles shown are representatives

World Theatre: Hands Up." Star Theatre: "Story Without Name

H.K. Philharmonic Society pre- sent "H.M.S. Pinafore," Theatre Royal, s.20, pan.

Entrance by Public Bar: als Private

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[Al themther Accommodation is st present used by the Military Anthorities]

Bencrations and Lavish Decorations

just completed every Modern Con venizes Caterinde Luxe Best Food and Liquors.

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Fach Room bax B and Cold Water Saturday.

PrivatePhone, Bar Mattress," dc;" Football and Cricket: Details in Spacious Public Facilities; Attention

and Services Saturday's issue.

STOR ANGELL, Manager,"

Phone C. 878 145) Cablin: "Victoria," Hong Kong.

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Chinese Club Annual Meeting, 3 p.1.

Tea Dancas: HK. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien. 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 p.m.

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of the lighter trades. The heavier day the tenant soon changed his class of manufacture is being confia-mind as the gang fired two shots ed to the Fair at Birmingham. The into the Eoor. Other than those extent of the exhibition at Shep- there were no thrilling events in herd's Bush may be gauged by the connection with robberies. space occupied. There are four and In the Sinza district, however, a a half miles of stand frontage, and Chinese was murdered early on. and visitor walking through the Thursday morning Health Inspeo tatal length of the gangways would for Carney, while in the vicinity of cover approximately throu Twenty miles of electric cable and dead on ang pada found the Fanling Hunt Steeplechase "Meet-s

& Chinese probably in

ing about fifteen miles of fex have been his thirties. Alongside the body used for the purpose of lighting, was empty shell case, of 39 calibre. Three hundred special telephones The man had been shot through the have been installed on the exhibi- head, from the rear, and according tors stands, in addition to the to medical, evidence, was dead for. numerous call-boxes scattered about several hours before being found. the building.

Inspector Aiers and Det-Sub-Inspr. A special and new feature of the Quayle attended at once and began Fair is the collection of goods

preliminary investigations,

Thirty men with 27 pistols took manufactured, or the products of

Hitherto ex-part in the day's crime and got the soil, overseaL,

$1,385. hibita have been sent from the

The crime element added another Dominions and Dependencies in &10 robberies to their list yesterday, haphazard manner. This year the

in which, about 20 men gleaned more Empire Marketing Board-establish than 81,800, most of the crimes ed to further the consumption in being committed before the heavy the United Kingdom of the pro- rainfall began. ducts of Empire and also home agriculture produce have organi- seri a section for overseas cu a systematic basis. Material has been entered from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Rhode sia, East Africa and the Irish Free

State.

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Annual Dinner Queen's College Old Boys' Association: Queen's College Ball, 8 p.m.

Palios Recreation Club dinner and dance, Hotel Savoy, 8 p.m.

Molly Kennedy,': at Royal Naval Canteen Theatre, 8.30 p.m. F's Theatre: The Coast of World Theatre: "Hands Up." Star Theatre: "Stary Without Name

On Woosmg Road a Chinese con- table responded to the cry of

9.30 ||| Jangdah,”; and as he approached the scene they opened Bre, one of the bullets striking him in the neck. He is in hospital, but, it is believed not fatally injured. Others gave chase and one of the robbers was arrested with a fully loaded pistol in his possession.

Freedom Of The Subject. The decision of the Home Secre- tary to appoint a strong committee to consider how far the restrictions

per-

H.K. Philharmonic Society pre sent "H.M.S. Pinafore," Theatre

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Sunday.

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Golf: Kowloon Golf Club Junior Section (Happy Valley) Royal Hong Kong Golf Club. Cruisers

Yachting: Presented. Cup for

Sacred Heart School 3rd annual Athletic Meeting, Hong Kong Foot

Concert, 9.20 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Massed Bands

Monday,

Invitations. Broadcast. Invitations were issued to attend the Fair to 50,000 overseas buyers and 150,000 home buyers. Applica- tions to visit the Fair have been re ceived from many countries, includ ing the United States, Гарад, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Holland, Germany, Finland, and Ireland: I am informed that mer lingering under the Defence of the ball Club ground, Happy Valley. chants from China have also ap#Dora" can be removed, is a hope

Realin Act-ecmmonly known peared in the White City.

ful sign. Grent credit is due to Sir A fact to note is the changed Frank Meyer, M.P., for Great

FL.K.C.C. Tonnis attitude of British manufacturers Yarmouth, who initiated the peti

Tournament towards these displays, since the tion for a reconsideration of the (details in sports column daily). first one was held in 1915. Before restriction of the purchase of to-

Tea Dances: HK. Hotel, Hotel then the home producera could not bacco, sweets, icecream, etc., after Baror King Edward Hotel, and be induced to show at them or oven

a certain hour in the evening. This Cafe Parisien, 430 p. attend them, atlier at home or petition was signed by 187 M.P.'s. Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 abroad. Before the war at any for

I have referred to this subject pre-

p.ro.. eign exhibition one could usually viously as a source of irritation to dance, Lane, Crawford's Restaur Hong Kong Dance Club opening rely upon the British section being the public. It annoys a man not to ant, 8 pm to 1 am the least representative of them all be able to buy a packet of tobaern Now all that is changed, and the after eight o'clock in the evening U.S.A., etc. (Korea Maru, President Principal Mails:-Inward- King and Queen, the Prince of Prior to the war there were no Wales and the Prime Minister lead fixed hours for the compulsory clos. Polk and President Taft). Out- their voices and presents to make ing of shops. But during

Europs via Marseilles both Fairs a success.

when there was a passion for inter (Khyber), 2.30 p.m. fering with personal liberty on the Bir Robert Baden Powell, Foun plot of wartime necessity, an order der of the Boy Scout Movement, is was made under "Dora" compelling seventy this week, and he has re-all shops to close at 8 o'clock on five ceived countless congratulations on days and o'clock on Saturdays, his birthday. It makes one realise and this and other orders were how remote is the South African put into an Act of Parliament in p War, with "B.F." the defender of 1820. That the Act was clearly not

Debate at St. Peter's Young intended to be a final settlement of

That Intelligence Mafeking, as one of its more youth the question is shown in the fact is the Result of Environment and

The creator of the Boy Scout force for one year.

that it was only intended to, be in aot Heredity."

Wilbur Players at Star Theatre. movement, which has been so magní- There is no suggestion in the pre-

Principal Mails:-Outward: ficently successful, Sir Robert Baden sent agitation that shop assistants Europe via Marseilles (General Powell ranks only next to the late should work longer hours than they Metzinger), 230 p.m. General Booth as an organiser of a do now, but the movement docs

Wednesday. scheme of national importance, press a very videspread desire for

HK.C.d Tennis Tournament There are over two milljon Scouts greater elasticity in this matter in (details in sports column daily). to-day, and of ex-Scouts many places which are open to the public Tea dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel times that number. For men can after 8 o'clock, like theatres, cine- Bavoy, King Edward Hotel and claim to have had so wide an in- mas, and restaurants. Licensed Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m. Auence an influence entirely for houses and clubs also want silly re- Dinner dance, Cafe

8 Perinien, good-over their fellow-creatures. strictions on common sense freedom p.m.

removed.-H.B.

Wilbur Players at Star

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B.P.'s Birthday.

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