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may become a very serious menace to any Administration. That people should be squeezed unmercifully in order to provide War Lards with

funds to squander on their military

VENUS CAUSES A PANIC.

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*News and Views *

Mr. Silas F. Hocking, a veteran novelist, has been giving his opinion

writers for assistance im

On the eve of an aerial wedding the Attorney-General at Adelaide notified the couple that the mar- riage would be illegal. The east. to west acroplace City of Adelaide. had been engaged to take up a party of 2, including a doctor, who campaigns is nothing new in

were to fly over Adelaide during New bonks on India will appear Sardines temporarily solved the

the ceremony. The Attorney-Gen- China. What is new about the pre-shortly. One is by the Right Hon. unemployment problem at Vigoeral pointed out that the low re sent situation is the possibility of Srinivas Shatri, formerly High Spain. Vast schools of them sud- these victims of extortion combin-Commissioner for India in Austradenly appeared on the coast, swarm. quired the joining of hands, the ing of the ring should take place lia, and a member of His Majesty's ing for miles in almost solid masses, pledge, and the giving and receiv come way

to make their ing in

Privy Council. The other is by the more fish at one time than the oldest in building with an open door protests not only known, but felt. Rev. O. F. Andrews. Both books inhabitants could recall. Half a

will be issued through Messrs. Allen million baskets were taken. The and windows. Moreover, the object Urwin. Mr. Sastri's book will anneries reopened and were operut-of-the law was to give an oppor be a trenchant, but uniformlying at capacity. All of those with tunity to any one to raise an objec tion to the marriage, and this was courtsous," exposure of the Simon cut jobs were either catching or

not possible if the wedding took- report, particularly pointing out packing sardines,

place in the air. In consequence, THOSE who derive much amusement that the federal idea of India is

reactionary and that to seek to split M. Briand's memorandum on the the marriage was solemnized in the from watching the strange manners. Indian patriotism, as has been done rapprochement of European nations ordinary way and the aerial ser and customs of the Chinese are by the Simon report, into a series has been occupying the close atten- vire, which is the first in South sometimes apt to forget that super-of provisional patriotisms would tion of the personnel of the French Australia, took place later...

not be accepted by any self-respect- Foreign Office since last September.

"Modern pathology makes it London Office: 53, Fleet Street, stitution is not an Oriental mono- ing Indian Mr. Andrews will Considerable Governmental changes

total abstainers cirrhosis. poly by any means. It seems very examine the psychological factors in France are in the air, according clear that even childish, of course, to see people resulting in the present complicated to the latest boulevard gossip, and sometimes suffer from

situation in India and will form a Me Briand's name has been men- Sometimes, too, it is caused simply burning paper clothes and paper sort of background to the book tioned in connection with them. It by taking too much pepper." Mr. money, and doing other curious Mr. Sastri is writing Arrange is said to be his ambition to see his Douglas Cowbarn, the Camberwell being made by the pet scheme for the United States coroner, made this statement recent- things in the hope of secaring peace mentre League of India to see of Europe on the way to success boy when returning a verdict of

"Death from natural causes" nt, and happiness either for themselves that every member of Parliament fore, he abandons political and

the inquest on a man who died in or departed relatives. But what gets both these books and that a diplomatic activities and retires to would have been the feelings of an plentiful supply is distributed in the serener pleasures of fishing and hospital from cirrhosis of the liver. educated Chinese who happened to tralia

the United States, Canada and Aus-boating at Cocherel. M. Briand is. Dr. Fraser said the complaint was very insistent that his scheme, so due to chronic alcoholism, but Mr. witness the astonishing spectacle in

far from weakening the League of Douglas Cowburn refused to insert Lisbon recently of fashionably- A World Conference of Religions Nations, will strengthen it. That that statement in the verdict.

Recently a new litorary society PITY THE POOR FARMER! dressed women clutching each other for the furtherance of peace will remains to be seen. But in any be held at Washington in Novem- case, it is certain that if pan-

was formed in Moscow for the pur- in terrot, and moaning that theber, 1939, in connection with the Europa becomes a reality the whole

pose of making the life and exploitar COMPLAINTS from tillers of the soil Day of Judgment had come? The George Washington bicentenary, functions and operation of the

to the world, particularly to read-. common and constant in all cause of their anxiety was that the This Conference is being planned League will be profoundly modified. of the Soviet fighting forces known The by the Executive Committee of the

The announcement of the marers in Western countries. countries. Usually it is the weather planet Venus could be plainly seen Universal Congress of Religious. which causes the farmer to moan. although it was only five o'clock Forces for Peace, which was attend-riage of Miss Dolores del Rio, the Central Council of the Society, ed by sixty delegates, including film star, and Mr. Cedric Gibbons, which is to be known as Lokaf Either there is too much, or not in the afternoon" A peasant was

and Buddhists.

been premature. The old Spanish and Fleet), is composed of promine. writers, including enough, rain or sun. Crops are so the first to notice the phenomenon, Christians, Jews, Moslems, Hindus the film director, proves to have (Literary Society of the Red Army

mission church of Santa Barbara ent" Red abundant that markets are glatted and promptly cried: "A miracle!

was got ready for the wedding, and Maxim Gorky, Demian Biedny everything was prepared when Meierbold, and N. Semastko. An and prices depreciate accordingly, A miracle!" with the result that or else the yield is se small that hundreds of people were soon

Father Augustine, who was to per- appeal has been addressed to for- as to what a novel should be like. it is impossible to gather sufficient gazing in mingled astonishment First of all," he said, "it should form the ceremony, announced that ciga

Catholic Church he could not marry grain, fruit, or vegetables to cover and terror at the sky. That an tell a story. Children can be kept according to the rules of the Roman expenses. The Chinese farmer has ignorant countryman should think quiet wher you tell them a story, the couple without a special dispen-by

and grown-up people are, in a sense,sation because she had divorced her to suffer the same trials and a miracle had happened is not sur grown-up children. I think, in first husband. tribulations as those which worry prising, but the fact that a number the next place, that a novel should

Students at the Drapers Sam- his Western brother, but he has of comparatively well-to-do women have as its principal characters lik

By means of a confidence trick other troubles of which agricul- should be equally alarmed is a sadable people. I pick up a modern

novel occasionally and after I have mer School at Cambridge recently, turalists in other countries know comment upon the state of female read 100 pages, perhaps, I love revealed just when their eyes light two men obtained £250 from Mr... and when they face potential Mile End, E. Mr. Goldstein met nothing. Recently there has been education among some of the richer interest because I have no interest in up at the approach of a customer John Goldstein, of Bancroft-road.. the Characters. When the characters

the men in Cambridge-road, Bethual' a steady stream flowing into Pei-classes in Portugal.

are human and more or less lovable, buyer with uneasiness. The mas It seems also that belief in witch-like ordinary people I meet, then culine woman, the students agreed, Green, and they offered to sell him I was one of the easiest, customers. a diamond ring. They showed him ping of men from some of the near-

a small-box containing, brilliant Thesa

craft persists in Portugal... Aa1 am interested and I want to with which to deal; she knew exact by agricultural districts.

follow their adventures to the end

ly what she wanted. Her attitude stones which were genuine, and farmers are in search of work, and Oporto family, accompanied by two of the book. I do think, in the next was invariably. If you haven't got Mr. Goldstein agreed to buy them the reason they have left their servants, presented themselves at place, that a novel should be clear it, say so, and let me go One for £250. He gave the men the farms and fields is that they have hospital there recently in a state of and lucid. You don't want to turn student declared that the most money and took the box, but when been bled almost to death by tax great excitement, crying out that back to get in idea as to who the difficult was the daughter who went he looked in it next time he found characters are. I find that a num-shopping with her mother. The that it contained worthless pieces they had been poisoned. Theer of modem novels are more or daughter usually was determined of glass. The men bad duplicated, The present year has been good doctors on duty could not make less muddy, shall I say They to have what she wanted, while the identical boxes, one containing the

should be as clear as a mountain mother was generally equally deter- stones, and the other imitations. and the farmers head or tail of their story, for some

stream."

mined that the daughter should have what he, the mother, liked. At an inquest at Southwark on. around Peiping were looking for said they had eaten powdered glass

Chelsea's reputation for honesty It usually resulted in a squable, the body of a child aged 3 years, ward to making a little money after and others that they had drunk a

falling of a small roundabout in many tean. years. Then came de- love philtre supplied by a "witch.is rising to judge from the follow with the poor assistant trying to who died in Guy's Hospital after Bermondsey Recreation Ground and mands for taxes to pay for the The doctors found no sign of 1g letter published in the Teleplease them both.

graph and Telephone Journal:

The engagement is announced of injuring his knee, Dr. Cyril Cosins, military operations against the poison, and came to the conclusion This morning a police officer pre- Nanking Government, which were that the whole family were suffer-sented himself at the telephone ex-Mr. Alfred Salmon, elder son of house physician of the hospital, said explained that a caller in a call Great Cumberland-place, W., to germ which is present in the body ing from nervous excitement. They change door and handed in 4d. Hr Mr. and Mrs. Harry Salmon, of the child's death was due to s tiny sent to the police-station, box bad pressed button"B" in Miss Renee Fletcher, only daughter of some children, but not all. This came round once more and made were

Still the farmers where they explained that they had order to ge: 2d. back on an in of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fletcher, germ thrives on small blood clots another levy.

effective call, but a silver sixpence of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. such as was caused on the child's struggled on, but when asked for a passed their time in almost con had come down the chute instead. Miss Fletcher has been engaged in knee, and sets up inflammation third time to contribute to the tinuous spiritualistic séances, and The caller changed the sixpence into the work of the welfare department which causes blood poisoning. The frequented the house of a witch," coppers, kept the 2d., and took the of J. Lyons &Co., Ltd., of which child's death was thus directly due The remaining 4d to the nearest police company Mr. Salmon's father is a to a blow on the knee. Death from

misadventure" was the verdict. Northern war-chest-and such a

man on point duty."

Lanaging director. request is more of an injunction whose address they gave. than an invitation-they abanden- police immediately arrested ed, the unequal contest, and their alleged "witch" and imprisoned: farms. To keep on working from her. Two members of the family, who protested vigorously against dawn till dusk simply to provide funds for fighting operations was this procedure, were put in prison, prospect which failed to appeal to where-it may be hoped-they came the farmers, who accordingly have to their senses and realised how

foolish they had been. been making their way to Peiping in the hope of finding some sort of employment in the city. These unfortunate men are not able even

collectors.

for the crops,

the provisions of the Acta 22 George III, CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME paid, whereupon the tax-collectors

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Local Notes and Events

Using an amphibian plane for.

Lady Peel and party were present | The annual general meeting of The Hong Kong Women's Guild, at the 9.40 presentation of "Rio the Hong Kong St. Andrew's and Ministering Children's League' bridge and Rita" at the Central Theatre last Society will be held in the City propose holding a

Hall on Friday September 28 at mahjongg drive at the Peak Club evening.

5.45 pm, for the purpose of adopt-on Monday, October 20, at 3.30 p.m. "Sir Shouson Chow left the Colonying the report and accounts for in aid of the funds of the league. to sell their farms before abandon-resting figures in the relative posi- for Shanghai by the 8.s. Asama 1929-1930, and the election of office ing them, for nobody wants to buy tions won by men and women. This yesterday. He is expected back, in bearers, etc. land knowing that the harder they is the second competition of its kind two or three weeks time.

Looking Back 25 Years. (that is, for the junior grade of the work on it the more money will executive class) the first having be

The loss of a gold cigarette case transportation, Norma Shearer was DEAR SIR,--In this morning's. be taken from them in the shape held in 1928. At that examination, valued at £15, bas en reported able to keep both business and social issue of your paper it is stated that

but of a total entry of 600 candi to the police by Mr. W. Logan. It dates, 283 men and 313 women, the is believed that the article was pro-gagements on schedule during the the meeting of members of the women obtained 28 out of the 87 bably lost while he attended the 9.20 filming of yachting scenes for The Y.M.C.A. on Monday evening

Divorcee, bor new Metro-Goldwyn. animously recommended the com- vacancies offered. This year 766 performance at the Queen's Theatre Mayer talking picture now being mittee of management to admit to shown at the Queen's Theatre. The memborship men of both the Naval candidates entered, of whom 226 on Wednesday. were women and 440 were men, and

Cheng Lia Tak, an aged Chinese, ocean sequences were made on a 90 and Military services. As there the women carried of 17 out of the

foot yacht off Catalina Island. was a wide divergence of opinion If conditions in the North are 87 vacancies. The results might be was knocked down by a motor lorry Chester Morris plays opposite Missin regard to the resolution 1 wish

considered satisfactory so far as in Des Vaux Road Central near. as had as they are reported they went, Miss E. Thompson, secre Wing Lok Street yesterday morn-Shearer in "The Divorce," which to deny this-ONE PRESENT, WA to be, it is not surprising that mentary of the Federation of Women ing. He was rushed to the Govern was adapted from a story by Ursulare sorry to hear we were mis- faced with such discouraging pro, Civil Servants, said but she also ment Civil Hospital in a very Parrott Included in the support-informed as to the unanimity. It ing cast are Conrad Nagel, Robert ought to have been unanimous. Montgomery, Mary Doran, and sught it not? Is it not desirable speets sometimes seek consolation stated that competition figures serious condition.

Helene Millard.

that our soldiers and sailors should in Communist circles. In many estimate of women's capabilities While the s.5. Tai Shan was near-

be associated with Christina young ment Or has the Association de cases they have been compelled to until women could enter the service ing Capshuiman on the way to the

The August number of The Saus, generated into an exclusive eccial leave homesteads occupied by one in the knowledge that a real career Colony from Canton, a passenger lay before them. As long as they named Kee Wan Chang jumped family for generations, if not, for knew that marrings would inevit overboard on Wednesday evening.the official organ of the Navy club We nak with a sincere desire centuries. Forced by the ceaseless ably put an end to their work, wo The steamer stopped to search for League, has an editorial comment for more light-ED.]-Hong Kong importunities of tax-collectors to men very reasonably hesitated be him but without result. The man on the fund organised by the Hong Daily Pren, September 18, 1908. fore throwing their energies into left a letter in his cabin which was Kong branch of the League in aid abandon their work and homes, cxaminations which were by no addressed to his father in Tungkan of the dependents of the officer and Looking Back 50 Years

men of H.MS. Sepoy who lost their | LUKA MAG these unfortunate men know they means elementary and which led district.

lives owing to the accidental explo Baboo, Cassel Khan and Ho have nothing to lose, and they have only to a blind alley.

The next meeting of the Commit- sion of a depth charge on that Ayau, watchmen, were charged with much to gain, by supporting any A young man asked Mr. J. B. tee of the New Territories Agricul, destroyer. A sum of £1,125 was col-being asleep on duty. The prison- political movement which promises Sandbach, the Lambeth magistrate, tural Association will be held on lected and sent home, with special ers are employed at Beicher's Bay to improve their lot. A state of recently if he could recover a sum October 11. In a recent issue men-Instructions that £25 was to be paid slip, and were all found asleep at of money he had given to a young tion was made of various prizes in cash immediately to the widow the same time. The second defen- mind in created which is certainly woman to buy an engagement ring kindly offered by those interested or next-of-kin of each of the victims.dant had been up before on the favourable to the reception of ideas The engagement had been broken in the forthcoming annual show at The Navy mys: This most gon- same offence. The first defendant off, and she refused to return the Sbek Wai Hui, near Sheungshui erous piece of work will, we feel was paid 83 extra for looking after. money. Mr. Sandbach: You are From this list the name of Mr. Rure, be commended by all our the others. The first defendant was entitled to the return of your Baker, of the Kowloon-Canton readers, and, the bereaved relatives Gned 83 or ten days hard labour money, You will have to sue her Railway, was unfortunately omit of the sailors who suffered in this the second, 83 or 14 days hard in the County Court. But she may ted Mr. Baker offers a prize of and disaster will doubtless be pro-labour; and the third, 31 or four. sue you for breach of promise that $10 for the largest potato exhibited foundly thankful for such an act of days hard labour-Hong Kong

at the show in December,

true charity,

| Daily Prem, September 20, 1880 is a risk you run.

which may or may not, Fun parallel with those of the Chinese Government. If they should run counter to accepted political, prin- ciples, these disaffected farmera

would never represent a fair