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LOITERER ARRESTED.

CHINESE ON CURIOUS CHANCE.

UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S HOSTEL.

MORE DONATIONS FOR

BUILDING FUND.

Once inore we have the pleasure of being able to print a list of further donations to the building fund for the University Women's

Hostel.

At Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese was charged before Mr.. Schofield with "loitering in a pub. lie place between the hours of sun- set and am, and unable to give a satisfactory account of himself." Detective Inspeeter Kennedy taid the Court that the incident occur.

On January 25, when we that red in Main Street at 0.30 p.m. on Monday. He had passed that published the figures, the total was spot an hour earlier when he notic$20,302.03, to-day it is 820,80-1.-13. ed the man examining the window of the Electrie Company's about room and when he (defendant) knew that he was being kept, under observation, he moved away. When arrested the man was examining the glass of the window. The offi- eer added that two years ago the same promises had been broken into when valuable articles were stolen. The man said that he made a living by picking-up cigarette ends but the magistrate ordered a surety of 830 to be turned in, effective for A. year. Failing this the man would have to go to gaul for two months with hard labour. The man replied that he could raise the money if given the time and he was allowed a romand of 24 hours for this purpose.

TRAFFIC CASES.

LOHRY DRIVERS FINED.

Traffic-Sergeant Brown prose- cuted inn summons at Central when the Magistracy yesterday driver of a lorry was alleged to have driven his vehicle at the rate of 28 m.p.h., the speed limit for this class of vehicles being 20 miles It was stated that n per hour.

sumber of coolies were seated at the back of the lorry and they had some difficulty in keeping their sents; the road was crowded at the Linie,

The defendant was fined 830 after a previous conviction had been proved.

The driver of a public vehicle was charged with allowing a sailor anmed Anderson to drive his car, the latter, it was alleged, not bo. ing a licensed driver. Inspector Nicel pointed out that two other summonses were pending in con. nection with this ease, one against the driver and the other against the sailor and the case was accordingly adjourned

A fine of $5 was imposed on the driver of a lorry who was alleged to have "suddenly shot out of a aide street into Shaukiwan Road" without first sounding his horn as a result of which he nearly came into collizon with Inspector Nicol's

car.

THE FIFTH ARMY

VINDICATED.

GENERAL GOUGH'S STORY

OF RETREAT.

13 YEARS SILENCE BROKEN.

London, April 23.-A silence of thirteen years has been broken by General Sir Hubert Gough, Bir Hubert was one of the fow great figures of the War who had not written about his own part in it, although ever since ho was supor sedod in the command of the Fifth Army, controversy has raged, over hia recall. Earl Haig, in his des patch of 1916, appeared to vin- dicate him; so did Lord Birkenhead in his last book, but General Gough kept silence. Nav the Fares Times, has an article under Sir Hubert Gough's name which tells of the rotreat of the Fifth Army in March 1918.

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CANADA CHARMED WITH BESSBOROUGHS.

CORDIAL WELCOME EXTENDED.

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Ottawa, Canada. Canadians aro getting acquainted with their new Governor-General, the Eari of Bessborough, his charming wife who is of French family, their son and heir, Viscount Durcannon, whɔ is eighteen, and their daughter the Lady Moy in Ponsonby thirteen. lo is years ainee there has been Thus the fund grow, slowly it young family at Rideau Hall, the is true, but steadily, because it is official residence of the Governor- the expression of a real want. General, and the situation thus bre" There have been no wide-aprenda certain novelty for the Capital. campaigns of a spectacular nature. in order to raise money for this cause, nothing but the steady per

atance of the women students themselves and their sympathisers, who have, through many months, patiently laid dollar by dollar, to bring to fruition the vision that is so clearly before their eyes, of a hostel where women of all races can live under one roof and this enjoy to the full the privileges of University life.

Viscount Duncannon expects to re turn to England in the Fall, to attend. University, hut Lady Moyra will pursue her studies at home.

The fact that Lady Bessborough is under the doctor's orders to avoid overexertion for the present will curtail somewhat tho public he tivities of the vice-regal family during the summer, but it is known that the Governor-General intend The Joint Hon. Treasurers of the to visit all parts of Canada as Organising Committee of the Uni-opportunity offers, following there- versity Women's Hostel beg to ne- knowledge the following further by the precedent set by his predecei donations:-

sora, Parliament being in session on his arrival, he was alle conveni ently to meet political and public leaders and to begin the study of Canadian problems which he will follow intensively during his term of office.

Miss E. M. Middleton-

Smith.

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203.48

Mini Buckinnd Hong Kong University Arts Association ...... Hong Kong University Lady Undergradunten, proceeds of Fancy Dress Ball on Feb-

1,131.84 ranty 7, 1931 Already acknowledged.. 20,309,03

.830,864.43

Total.

CANADA IS SEEKING MARKETS.

PRINCE OF WALES INVITED TO 1932 GRAIN FAIR.

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Halifax N.S., Canada.--A hig party of Canadian business men who landed here after a werks tour of the British West Indies, Brazil and Argentina on a mission of trade and good-wi:), brought hinek most encouraging 19, ports of prospects for the develop. ment of na increasing business with those courtries. The party, whiz carried the greetings of Canads t the great British Empire Exposi tion opened by the Prince of Wales in Buenos Aires, was headed by Sir George Perley, a mentor o the Canadian Govorament, Lieut. Col. J. H. Woods, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commeret and Chairman of the Canadian Section, Empire Press Union and Elmer Davis, President of the Canadian Manufacturers Aucein- tion, and included representative Jenders of industry, finance and

commerce

Incidentally the party extended to the Prince of Wales an invita

ion, which is being made officially by the Government, to visit Canada in 1939 for the purpose of opening the World's Grain Exhibition and Congress to be held in Regins, Saskatchewan, after several years of planning. It is understood th Prince intends to accept, and thay ho will spend some weeks in the Dominion in the course of which he will visit the ranch he owns in Southern Alberta near Calgary.

The Canadian mison establish ed valuable commercial contacis with business interests of the West Indies and Latin America, and it will make recommendations to the Government through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the "The troops of the Fifth Army Canadian Manufacturers'. Auspeit behaved magnificently, throughout,"

tlon, urging among ther things, the conclusion of preferential tradi he anys, "and stories that were very, very rife then, were falechoods. By treaties with Brazil and Argentina far the greatest weight of the at-

At the same time, the Canadian tack foll on the men of the Fifth Government has taken steps to in Army and yet armies on their

erengo the Dominion's exports o flank fell back; farther and faster

Cuba. Hon. John A. MacDonald, than they did, thus adding enor. a member of the Casinet withou: mously to their difficulties." No portfolio, paid an official visit to retreat was ever fought, with a Cuba and opened negotiations, mobler record, anya the Glenar- which are being continued, for a al, and he adds: "Prior to the at- new treaty. The main point de.

view, is to re-open the Cuban market to potatoća grown in the Dominion

The Bestboroughs have been wok comed with great cordiality by the people of Canada and their term of residenco hero has opened most auspiciously.

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"I would like to emphasize that, before wo had finished the fight, the result was decisive The Ger- mans moant to make that fight de. cisive and break through. They know it was their last thraw by the eighth or ninth day-they knew they had lost it. By that time, ex- hauste das we were, we had in front of us an enemy who was 'com. plotoly and decisively stopped and. scaton." The atory of this retreat has never before been published.

General Gough his boar praised by the French and vindicated by many writers. **

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