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WING to the Death of the PRINCESS ROYAL and the Censoquent Court Mourning our Frelent, Bia WILLIAM PEEL KOM.G, K.D.Z. will be Unable to attend the CARARET-DINNER-DANCE on JANUARY, 29ED. The Committee have therefore decided to POSTPONE the Function to a Later Dato. All Members and Guests will be Notified ALU Now Arrangements are
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore. cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30 nm stated:
The anti-cyclone remains over the lower Yangtsze Valley and strong monsoon will continue along the
south-east coast of China and over the N. China Sea
Local Forecast:--North winds, fresh to strong; fine.
possible to tie down either supply (or demand. Flustuations will con- tinue according to temporary fac torn. Yesterday, for example, tho Jocal dollar rose to a shilling owing to silver speculation here and in Shanghai.
1931.
* News and Views ⭑
The Etoral City.
Nose-Bag for Women.
Rome, the Eternal City, is in
There was a curious incident nt many ways one of the mest modern
a West-end theatre one night last and constantly developing of Euro-month, when a man sitting in the pean capitala Topographically fourth row of the stalls naked the there have been swift alteratione Indy in front of him to sit down and remove her nose-bag. The lady during the last few months. Whole refused, saying that her doctor had streets have disappeared in a low ordered her to eat standing up, and
If Chinn had gold instead of silver na her currency basis, then, it is argued, her credit would be sound and she could make a freak | start coonomically. But she has no gold because of her political in BATHURST.-To Mr. and Mra. Estability, If silver were of valus wacks, and the Tarpoian Rock, once bad for her figuro, The man point-
BIRTHS.
DEATH.
son,
RANGEL On January 8, at Shang- hai, after A short illness, AURORA MARIA DA LUZ VIANNA RANOLL, aged 82, mother of Mr. T. RANGEL
The Ideal Honeymoon |
J
that if she sat down it would be
Musical Treat Ahead.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Local.
At the weekly Rotary tifin the Hon. Mr Foo Fang Shoung gave an
Page 7 interesting address on the now.civil
Tho China Merchants' s... Hein code for China. Ming was pirated on Saturday on Page 0. her voyage to Foochow
Hong Kong Bank dividend.
Pago
..
The hoaring of the Western Market murder case was continued Pogo 5. yesterday,
The death took place locally of Page 5. Mr. W. R. Barr:
Cathedral Hall Navy Danoo ean- Page 7. Shipping Intelligence, Page 10. To-dey's wireless programme.
Pago +
Sport.
•
Draw for Fourth Round of F.A.. Page 10. Charles Whitcombe has been ap
Cup on January 24,
pointed captain of the British team in the Ryder Cup matches. Page 10.
to the world she would have no hidden by houses, now stands outed out that she ought not to have BATHURST, of the Chinese Mari- time Customs, Chefoo, a silver, She would have paid it out as the conspicuous feature in a wide hor meals in theatres, but hor an- swer, owing to the thickness of the died at birth.
long ago for arme and ammunition road.
nose-bag, into which she had re- FERNANDEZ-On January at and other foreign commodities Sho
plunged her face, was inaudible. Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. I.
is left with this great load of
Finally the manager was summoned, FERNANDEZ, a dnüghter, "
and prevailed upon the lady to leave
celled. A couple married recently, and her nose-bing in the cloakroom, HALK-On January 10, at Shang-silver because it is valueless Cur-
hai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. C.rency reflecta political and economic the man said, anxiously: HALE, a son, Joser FUEDERICK conditions. Directly instability sete
"Look 'orc, ducky, you surely
The Westminster Glee singers, | in the currency is lebased. The aren't goin tor give up yor job f "
"Well, 'ow about the aneymoon who are coming to the Theatre only cure for the dollar, is strong Ain't there goin' ter be one "nak-Royal on Monday, January 26, for a five nights season, promise us an and stable government. Auy pallised the woman.
No reason why one of us entertainment of the kind that Hong tive of international finance will shouldn't go away a bit for the Kong does know how to appreciate. givu temporary relief only. The oneymoon," said the man. There's The troupe consists of ten male situation was summed up by Mr.nothin' to stop me goin', fer in-vocalists and six boy sopranos. F. C. GOODENOUGH, Chairman of stanee, but it's different with you. What they give are the traditional songs of the British race, humour Barclay's Bank, when he said ro You've got responsibilities.'
ous, heroic, pathetic and narrativo- "If there were political cently ÷
the songs that men sing and have peace in many directions, for ex-
sung for generations at school, as ample, in Indin, or in China, or oven in Russia, the whole world
Among American women who students, as soldiers and at convival would once more come into a period have brought masses of American gatherings of all kinds. There will of great prosperity. The develop wealth to England is Lady Ribbles be a Scottish night, a Welsh night ments that would take place would dalo, who was formerly Mrs. John and an Irish night-a chance here quickly lead to a redistribution of Jacob Astor, Lady Beatty is an for the now St. Patrick's Society the world's gold."
other hugely wealthy American. One of the leaders is Mr. Albert Mra Corrigan, whose elaborate Green, a well-known London come-
The vernacular papers at Peiping. parties in Mayfair are much sought dian. His speciality is sea shanties? after, has American millions; she No highbrow programme, but good, state that the anti-Communist cam- THE POPE STANDS FIRM., over business woman and honest British stuff really well sung!paign in Kiangsi is not progressing:
Invourably. and received £12,000,000 from the THE recent Papal Encyclical of sale of the Corrigan-McKinley Steel THE LADY WITH GREY EYES. 18,000 words reminding the world Company, which she controlled. of the sanctity of, marriage will no; Lady Canard, yet another American, Eyes of grey with a shade of sad doubt excite the anger and the entertains lavishly, but is probably derision of advanced, thinkers and not in the multi-millionaire class. writers, to say nothing of those who practice the advanced manner of
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HONG KONG, JANUARY 14, 1931,
UNWANTED!
+
From America.
Ir is not surprising that Mr. T. y. Divorce, companionate mar The Eligibles of Honan.
The delightful story is current riage, birth control and the sterili- SOONO, the extremely able Finance gation of the unfit all receive up-that the designing mammas of Exag Honan mark out bandit chiefs as comes in the most eligible husbands for their Minister of the Chinese Govern- qualified condemnation. ment, should show little onthusiasmo gerated sex education
for rebuke, and it is insisted that daughters. Like earls and dukes in for America's offer to lend China the word "obey" be retained in England, or millionaires in America, some of the surplus products from the marriage service. We can hear these modern sheiks havo" offera' her hard-hit silver mines. Silver the angry invective of Messrs simply showered upon them by the BERTRAND RUSSELL, H. G. WELLS and professional matchmakers and matri- JULIAN HUSSY ngainst this "Back monial intermediaries of Honan. to the Stone Age" attitude of the What a state of affairs when villains Christian Church. They will do who ought to be dangling at the
still has a certain value, and ready money is generally welcomed by the
ness,
December haze on a distant shore Chill, mask but to hide the glad
ness
Of welcome home when the journey's
o'er.
Eyes for bad weather-they seem to
tell me→
Eyes that will solace a soul in pain: Wherever, whatever the worst befell
me,
again. There I could always and hope
Waiting is sad, yes, the waiting is
dreary,
waiting is past,
look weary,
:
Latest Cables.
The Japanese Fress, in the course of leading articles dealing with the proposed American silver loan to China, regard the proposal as un- Page 0. likely to materialiae.
Page 9. According to apparently reliable Chinese reports from Tientsin, Chang Hsuch Liang is contemplat.. ing relinquishing his posts as Com- mander of the Frontier Deienes of Manchuria and Chairman of Liao- Pago 0. ning (Fengtien),
According to a report reaching. one of the Japanese Government departments, the Soviet intimated 10 Moh Teh Hui on his departure from Moscow that the Soviet might feel compelled to send troops to protect the Chinese Eastern Rail- observe the Habarovsk Agreement.
Page 9. way in Manchuria if China did not
Chinese Government, but so shrewd plore that the oldest and greatest end of a rope are seriously sought But, oh! when the watching and been identified by Dr, Mertens,
financier as Mr. Soon, kn
a knows the world should set life partners
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we
dividuals, can be made to pay very highly for a little temporary relief.
aro ideals, business is business, and here is the debit note!
institution in bly warinst, progres the respectable bourgeoisie! The Grey
eyes no longer will weep or
bour at last.
JOHN WILLWYN..
towards the Utopis, of leisure and great attraction is, of course, that. liberty which they have in view as marrying into a brigand family For Love drops his anchor in har the ultimate goal of the baman scoures immunity at least from ons race. Much will no doubt be of the gangs.
of written by men and women their school against the revolting doctrines of irrevocable ties and masculino .assumption the superiority which has kept women- hood in slavery and subjection throughout the ages!
of
of
two
Two of the principal inseat car. riers of the "five days' fover " þave
Batavia
Page 9 It is reported that the French- Government has agreed in principle in the French Concession, Bhang. had.
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to the rendition of the Mixed Court
Local Notes and Events
WBS
His Excellency the Governor has annual general meeting of the Boy kindly consented to preside at the Scout Association at St. John's Cathedral at & p.m. eight months' hard labour, respec- posite direction, bumped against
·
Looking Back 25 Years,
Yesterday Mr. G. P. Lammert, auctioneer, was to have put up for salo by publie auction the Metro- pole Hotel, but announced that the property had been withdrawn.
p
In spite of the wide publicity given to the utterances of well meaning sentimentalists, like Senator BORAH (whose high-mindedness is a useful political asset), everyone knows that America is not an easy creditor,
But the end of the Roman
Ng Siu Lung, unemployed, living: When help has been given the
Catholic Church will remain unper-
Before the Kowloon Magistrato. Washington Government says perturbed. While we all realise the
to the police to the effect that. sistently and firmly, like a certain tragedy of the unhappy marriage, yesterday, a Chinese, whe admitted
at the Lea Theatre, made a report
convictions; previous
WEA walking along whilst ho unfortunate Alternatívo character in Mr. GALSWORTHY'A the
Queen's Road East at about 11.30. divoree inevitably results in easy charged with the larceny of a
p.m. on Monday night, four or five play, "Loyaltios," "I want my divorce, and then in what Dean blanket from outside 314, Canton Road, on January 10. He was sen-
Sentence of four months' and men who were walking in the op- INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE gorey." And what the American INGH aptly terms progresive polytenced to two months' imprisonment
At one Treasury says is on a strict business gamy.
tively, were passed by Mr. Butters, him as they passed by. After they basis, well divided from the noble Britain was the prerogative of the with 12 strokes.
wealthy, and mainly confined to
Enquiries made at the Kowloon at the Kowloon Magistracy on two had gone away, Ng discovered that. aspirations expressed on suitable oc- the "sinart set" of the aristocracy, Hospital yesterday afternoon elicit. Chinese women who were convicted his silver watch and a gold chain, of uttering spurious ten-cent piceca the total value of which was placed. who wish to participate in any CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-1 ensions by her public men. Ideals and to the stage. But today a vised the news that Mr. J. J. Hirst Evidenco was given in Court to at 8240, had boɛn stolen.
to London's Divorce Court, when undefended enees are being heard, Assistant Supervisar in the Bola-bow that the women succeeded in shows the spectator a steady stream nical and Forestry Department, who
in Yaumati. The shopkeepers But if Mr. T. V. SOONG decides of applicants of all social grades, ill with diphtheria, was still in passing the bad money to various
ench cause taking, on the average, a very critical condition...
woman who was sentenced to the that ho cannot accept help from about seven minutes of the judge's
According to a police report, soms longer term of imprisonment was America the problem still remains as time. How many of our own por time between 3.40 am, on January also convicted of possession,
sonal friends have taken part in to how China's currency is to be that unhappy procession? It will 9 and 10 p.m. on Monday night,
In a report to the police, the act on a proper basis. Every conn-be surprising when the number is som person or persons entered the
on the south side of the Ninepins
Wo are officially authorised to America, Russia and the sad though Road, and atole two electric motor wan stated that whilst fishing try wants, both for commercial and totalled. That is England, but in basement of 55-57, Wong Nei Chung, master of a fishing junk at Shauki
of Sean-pumps, the property of Mr. X. Bon January 8, be noticed a cargo state that subject to audit, the kumanitarian - reasons, to see
enlightened countries
bont a short distance away which Directors of the Hong Kong and prosperous China dinavia, divorce is easier still.. wealthy and
For the 24 hours ended January appeared as thought it was partial Shanghai Banking Corporation will briskly buying and selling in the Back to the Stone Ago! It is the WELLS and the BERTRAND Russells world's marketa But China cannot who are taking us there. In those 12, there was one case (non-Chinese) y authorged. He went up to the recommend at the forthcoming meet- buy because she is producing little halcyon days, when capitalism, of diphtheria reported. For the craft and rescued the crew (threeing a dividend of £1. 158. per share, for export and her currency has no priests and king's were not, cach week ended January 10, there were males) and took over the cargo bonus of £1 per share, add to the man seized the woman he wanted, 7 cases (2 deaths) of diphtheria, 3 which consisted of keroseno, sugar Reservo Fund $1,000,000, and carry and clothing. After this, he took forward about $1,700,000,-Hany Arranged, with the initiale as well intrinsic value. Mr. Tev YES PEI, md, who his errant fancy strayed, cases of enteric fever, one of them all back to Shaukiwan, but Kang Daily Press, January 13, 1808.
as Surnames in strict alpbabe-
manager of the Bank of China in he left her and her children to fend erobro-spinal fever, I case of per-adds in his report that he did not tical order.
Shanghai, who is now in New York, for themselves. How many of the peral fever, and 51 deaths from know what has become of the boat. Locking Back 50 Years.
Kia Excellency Admiral Coote, gallant champions of freedom to pulmonary tuberculosis, recently told-the-American Society love where they will consident the
According to a police reports | CB, Commanding the China) There was no business of public of Engineers that, in his opinion, obligation to provide children with CLASSIFIED LIST the gold standard was one of the home and two full-time parente interest at the monthly council Loung Pak, master of the Cheung Squadron, ordered a landing party causes of the world-wide depression Hard cases make bad lawthe law meeting of the Hong Kong Football Kio Choung tinsmith shop at 110, to be formed yesterday from the of the savage and of the backward Association held yesterday, Mr. Qactn's Road West, paid $50,520 ships now in harbour. Accordingly Where the gold standard existed civilisation, where the sheik, with G. T May, who presided in the abs to a man named Wong Kit, Sung on a given signal, the several ships gold only would support paper lordly gesture, dismisses the faded sence of Mr. Ormiston, on behalf who said that he was representing crews mustered in pinnnoes, galleys favourite and initiates the new of the members, heartily welcomed the Wai Lo firm at the Industrial and other small craft around the in the morning moved away in a currency. But the gold supply is purchase from the slave market in Mr. Robert Hall, who has returned and Commercial Bank Building, for fagship, and, at about nine o'clods.
from leave to resume his sent on the 400 sheets of tin on January 8.
When be want to the firm for the long column, following each other" insufficient to support any further [her place to enhan
But the Pope stands firm. He council.
delivery note the next day, he found in capital order and making up expansion of world trade without]
knows that a strange and ephemeral
The body of a Chinese female they had closed down and that Wongparently for the Lycomoon Pres. the help of silver. Therefore, an phase of economic development is appreciation of silver values would putting an unexampled strain upon aged about 20-25 was found floating bad absconded. Further enquiries On approaching within range of the bo of the utmost help in restoring the marriage institution. In prae near the Southern entrance to the revealed the fact that the man did Whitefield Police Station the boats an attack was about to be made trade to its former value and tice, the church law is not harsh, Yaumati typhoon shelter yesterday not belong to the Wai Lo firm at opened fire, and it was evident that
for who is to tell the private affairs afternoon. There was a rope round all.
on the representatives of Colonial volume....
of a commle who come to Mam în her neck and at one end of the rope
Kwan Chuen was charged at the authority in that locality. When No one will disagree with those place where no one knows them was a piece of stone. Murder is
But there is no surrender of prin suspected but up till a late hour last Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. the coast had been sufficiently shell- excellent, if not very profound, ciple; and when in, perhaps, one or night no details were available. Butters yesterday with having in ed and the guardians of the peace sentiments. But how to create the two centuries time conditions are The police are investigating the his possession 604 lbs. of tobacco, there brought to a proper sense of on which duty had not beeo paid their inferiority in the presence of at 138, Portland Street on Decem- nonsmy other than they usually $18 needed appreciation in the value of stable and normal, the Roman matter, silver remains the problem. Ex Church will justly claim to bava
Baved the institution of marriage. Mr. J. S. MacLaren, an assistant. ber 4, and also with possession of meet with (Chinese who will persist, ports doubt whether the stabilisations in the Dark Ages it preserved to the Colonial Treasurer, has re-81 lbs, at 300, Shanghai Street, in cutting the branches of the trees. all sixilisation. There ported to the police that whilst on the same day. Revenue Officer on the billside) the boats were bench- tion. There are too many factors may be claims and doctrans of the art haladha gurean ladh the entire narty lauded and
Roman Church difficult to reconcile Road on Sunday, he knocked down tios, and Mr. J. M. in the buge production of this with the plain facts of history, but a Chinese man named Wong Lei appeared for the defendant. After the station, the the conqueror'♦ metal, and in the use and distribu- the present stand in this age of (58) who lives in Taipo Market, vidence had been given by Mr. W. fing was actually planted within the tion of the immerse accumulations social bolshevism shows & vicion The man was taken to the Kowloon J, Buller, Chief Proventive Officer, sacred precincts of the police com- that merita, and will eventually Hospital where he lies in a serious the case was adjourned till Monday pound-Hong Kong Daily Press,
afternoon.
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