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The ex-Gorman Emperor always possessed a remarkable faculty for seeing himself in symbolio terms In the old days he was the anointed. leader of his people. To-day he is the equally mystic "Sündenbock"

Customs or scapegoat for his country's sins

officers at Shanghai A recent visitor to Doorn states seized 301 lbs. of pure heroin on that the ox-Emperor is really im- board the Dutch steamer Gemma, pervious to all the insulta and and 179 lbs, on board the Japanese Page 8. ing as a sport and a spectacle was now axposed. He believed pro-

The growing popularity of glid- misrepresentations to which he is steamer Durban, Maru.

Speaking at a gathering of lead- a May week-end of a lonely Cots foundly in his sacrificial mission. ing industrialists and bankers at wold road crowded with cars. A Evon the Bülow book has left him tho Osaka Club at which he was large number of persons had col- unperturbed. The visitor to Doorn the guest of honour, the Soviet lected to watch exhibition flights added: "the Emperor said that he Ambassador, M. Troyanovsky, re- by one of the German "aces." and had read the book with intenso inferred to the growing Soviet- attempts to emulate him by momterest. I haye,' said his Majesty. Japanese trade, and outlined the The car smiling, known several cases of Soviet's programme for the develop. park was full on both days of the suicide. But Bülow is the first in ment of its Asiatic territories. meeting, though, for want of a suit my experienie where a able wind, there w not much committed suicide after his death,' ” gliding on the first day. Those northern and western, slopes of Clean Books Bell Best." the Cotswolds afford good oppor tunities for the sport, and it is evidently taking a strong hold

On this occasion neither the Navy, the Army or the Colonial service has been forgotten. Sir CECIL CLEMENTI's promotion to Grand Oroes of the Order of St. Michael artists. The position is a serious and St. George is a fitting award one. The Oversons Department of the Mnistry, will be referred to for the anxious and responsible work which the” governorship, of

should the extradition authorities at the Home Office ace no objection Hong Kong and the F.M.S. have implied. Both posts involve for to Texas Guinan's visit. more than routine administration GENERALISATIONS about political and call for statesmanship of a high matters are always dangerous but, order, requiring deep knowledge of to judge by appearances, no Prime Far Eastern problems and methods Minister has been more conscien of Oriental diplomacy. tions than Mr. RAMBAY MacDonald The paucity of awards in Hong in the bestowal of public honours Kong emphasises again that honours In yesterday's list no new peerages are not easy to obtain in these days, figured, there were only two ap-Major Downicain and Sergeant-bers of the local club. pointments to the Privy Council, Major Even have both given a and four baronetcies. The order of great deal of time to the important baronetags, was founded by King work of maintaining the efficiency JAMES 1. with the frank object of of our Volunteer Corps, and these "raising the wind," The price was honours have been well earned, about £400, a large sum in those The same can be said of the awards days, and every gentleman of sub to Mr.. Li Po Kwiz and Mr. Woša stance and in the Court circle was Kwong TIN. The sparing methods Come to Britain. expected to take up this rank. THE FIFTIETH ORDINARY A. S. WATSON & CO., Since then there has been a sus TGENERAL MEETING of the

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Oxford Honours Sir William

Morris.

Discussing the sex element in literature, in a luncheon speech at

Oxford University recently hon- Grosvenor House Sir Charles Hig- oured its leading citizen in the ham said:-"I believe the day of industrial world, Sir William R. virile books of life in dawning. Wo Morris, when in Convocation in the must create a demand for them by Sheldonian Theatre he received the of the present Government give, The admirablo netivities of the advertising them, not to the few honorary degree of D.C.L. The however, a real value to three Travel Association of Great Britain but to the masses. Just as adver- Public Orator. Dr. A. B. Poynton, orders and one knows that it means and Ireland have already reaped tising has taught us to be hygienic, presenting. Sir William, said that: of peerages and knighthoods were something when the letters associate fruit in Scandinavian councomfortable and to know values, his, most striking act of generosity and in Germany. People in can it teach us to read more was to St. Thomas's Hospital, Lon- and better books. One author in don. But uppermost in the minds In ed with them appear after the name Northern and Central Europe are

beginning to realise that England America, who writes clean novels, of those at Oxford was his donation the Victorian Age the matter was of a British citizen.

is interesting after all. A sign of sells over a million copies. We on his Recession to the chairman- allowed to slumber, and it was

this awakening is amusing need clean "literature, clean plays, ship of the Radcliffe Infirmary, The considered indelicate to suggest that

little pamphlet written by two clean living and clean thinking. I purchase from the Radcliffe trustees" Dance and entitled "Tondon Call-am sick of this senseless so-call-on the ground adjoining the obser ing." It provides the Scandina ed sex appeal.' Edgar Walldeo vatory and the erection there of a vians with all information they never wrote an indecent novel, and maternity home were the crown of are likely to nord: Under the head he is surely a successful novelist. ing Drikkepongo Problemet much The novel of the future must leave A good taste in the mouth and mind tactful advice is furnished on the subject of tipping. The Scandina and cheer one up. We need vian tourist is advise for reasons. Buy a good book advertising of delicacy to hide his tip under campaign in the Press of this coun his plate.

try; it would be a great success."

such acthing could occur in Eng ENGLAND'S CRIME SHEET. land. A certain suspicion that all TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Company will be CLOSED from the NFC the ANNUAL OLUINARY was quite well may have been SINCE the War there has been in GENERAL MELTING of SHARE started by a famous cynicism of the all parts of the civilised world a HOLDERS will be held at the HONG late Lord SALISBURY. Asked why distressing increase in crime. The KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong on MONDAY, the 157 Juss, 1991, at in the world. he gave the Poet British statistics for 1020 recently

10TH JUNE to 187 JULY, 1981, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., General Managera; Hong Kong, 27th May, 1981.

[780

UNIVERSITY or nonG KONG,

NOTICE.

MATRICULATION," BENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.

NOVEMBER, "1931.

an

many great gifts which the city bad.. received from her own son, whose... inestimable simplicity and prec- ticability of mind and speech com- mended themselves to his fellow citizens. The University delighted: to honour him.

*Local Notes and Events

The Colony had a clean bill of health during Tuesday and Wednes. day:

11 A.M. for the purpose of receiving Laureateship to Mr. ALFRED AUSTEN, published by the Home Office show the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the tho then Prime Minister replied, that, in that year 134,881 erimes Year ended 30th April, 1930.

for an excellent reason; he want came to the knowledge of the police. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ed it." The contempt implied for The annual average for the period Company will be CLOSED from

was only 07,024. Such MONDAY, 8TH Day of Ju, to both the man and the office was so 1910-14 · MONDAY, 15TH Day of JUNE, 1231, superb that people started to wonder, figures must be considered with some Both Day inclusive."

if other honours were bestowed in anxiety as suggesting grave cvik in JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, like fashion. The late Lord OXFORD our social order. But we should

General Managers. ·

[987 was extraordinarily lavish with his beware of exaggerating their signi Hong Kong, 2nd June, 1931,

awards, Peerages were na plentiful ficance. An increase in exime as cabbages, knighthoods grew like during the period following a war LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED." gooseberries and the lesser honoura is according to precedent, the con source of ill-timed sequence, no doubt, of children run

fokis, employed at a stall in the Fellowing a fight between two Nthe NINTH ORDINARY humour.

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It may be remembered ning wild while their fathers are YEARLY MEETING of SHARE-that three literary

Wanchai Market, one of them was Mr. away fighting. There is also evi- HOLDERS will be held HILLAIRE BELLOC, Mr. G. K. CREs.dence that part of the increase ated that, owing to one faulty cable admitted to the Government Civil Wednesday.

DEA EXCHANGE BUILDING,

Hour Koag ĐỊ TENTON and Mr. CECIL CHESTERTON, least is due to the severity of the between Hong Kong and Shanghai, Hospital with a stab wound on the Vaux ROAD, WEDNESDAY, 17TH JUNE, 1981; suddenly made an attack on the industrial depression, Miner rob- telegrams to and from Shanghai left arm. The other man had

method of bestowing honoura. They beries, petty thefts by young people, and beyand may be subject to slight absconded.

the political have been very numerous, na might delay. roundly charged

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above Examinations will begin on THURSDAY, NOVEMBEE *12ru, 1881. Forms of Entry and at'NOON.

Copies of the Regulations and the Byllabus can be obtained on Application Entry Forms daly flied in, should reach the BEGISTRAE, together with the Statutory Fees, on or before THURS. DAY, JULY 2ND, 1931. Fees shall be paid in accordance with the following Boale

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The following Scholarships, farther particulars of which may be obtained from the zaistaan, will be awarded'; on the Rasults of the Matriculation and Local Examinations:-

(1) Two King Edward VII Bobolar

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A boarder at the Kam Toi Hotel attempted suicide by taking a dose of opium. He was discovered and romeved to the hospital where his condition is not condidered serious

Senders of telegrams are inform-

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A coolis at a house in Pokfulam (Inland Lot 3278) has made a re- port to the police that some one stole from the chicken house 121 chickens about a week old. The theft is believed to have been com value was placed at $28, The

mitted some time between 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday and 7.30 am.

on

Looking Back 25 Years,

It would puzzle. the meat Gunner Andrews, R.A., and In-imaginative of men to conceive leaders of hawking titles for pay be expected, especially in regions A Chinese woman was fined 8100 spector G: A, Stimeon were bitten what special interest the people of ̧ ments into the party funds, and in the North of England, where by Mr. E. H. Wiliams yesterday by a brown and white fox terrier Canada can have in the question. declared that regular tariffs of unemployment has been widespread. when she was charged with koop dog owned by Bombardier Luckham of the opium trade in Chine 100 ing an illegal establishment. It of Lyeemun Barracks. The former recent protest which has been made prices existed at the party head. But this is not the whole story. was stated that two of the inmates was treated at the Military Hospital in Ottawa on this well-known sub- quarters. They pointed to the pro- In the South, comparatively pro- of the house were kidnapped from while Inspector Stimson was treat-ject is a curious illustration of the ed at the barracks. The animal tendency of each part of the British Hong Kong, 1st June, 1981. [807 portion of awards to wealthy men, sperous, there has been an enormous

was sent to Kennedy Town for ob Empire to interfere with the affairs "for political services," and some increase in some classes of robbery, Mr, A. M. Gomez, 100, Tung|servation.

of some other part, which is the idea which a large number of par CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME very hard things were said. Mr.breaking in" in the districts Choi Street, Mengkok, has reported

LLOYD GEORGE was even more lavish outside large townsmash and to the police that some person broke. While riding in a ricksha near sons apparently entertain of what Into his house between 10 am, and the Kowloon Godowns, Mra constitutes imperial unity-Hong than Mr. ASQUITH," but he had the grab" raids and bag anatching 11 p.m. on Wednesday and stous Smalley was thrown out onto the Kong Daily Press, June 6, 1000. war as an excuseNot only ad- The Home Office -infer that the $200 in money and clothing to the ground when the vehicle caprized

after colliding with a P.W.D. lorry Looking Back 50 Years. mirale and generals but leading South possesses & class of youths valus of 829.

which was drawn up on the side of Nicholas Schmidt, a native of the road. To lady was taken to the One of the latest arrivals at this professional men and industrial and young men with a bent for chiefs had to be rewarded for war the more adventurous species of Harbin, was sentenced, to two. Kowloon Hospital and enquiries port, the Glenavon, is a new vessel, services, and the holders of sub crime" who are favoured by the months hard labour when he was elicited the news that she was little and a fine addition to an already magnificent line of ocean-going ordinate posts could not be for expansion of population and brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton the worse for her experience.

yesterday on the charge of stowing

atcamera. The Glenavon in close gotten. No one could accuss Mr. suburbs and the development of away from Manila to Hong Kong on Miss C Ferguson, a nurse at the upon two thousand tons register. LLOYD GEOBOR of stinginces and motor transport. This is an official board the RMS. Empress of Asia. Matilda Hospital, has made a re- and is in every particular a similar port to the police to the effect that vessel to the Glenfruin, a detailed the whole thing became a little way of admitting that police report has been made to the whilst she was driving her motor account of whose dimensions and Indicrous. Mr.. BALDWIN'S honours organisation and methods have not police by Mr. W. de Zaaw, second car along Stubbs, Road, near the capacity we gave on the occasion of lists showed a far better sense of yet been adapted to the new con engineer on the s.a. Tjisalak, to the Mount Gough Police Station, a her first call at this port The effect that someone entered his coolie carrying two baskets dashed owners of the Glen? line have proportion, and those of the present ditions. But as regards the most cabin between 3 pm, and 8 p.m. in front of her car and was knock ordered another steamer which is government have been admirable serious classes of crime, both the yesterday and stole 60 Java guilders ed down. He was taken to the intended to eclipse any vessel they

Her. Government Civil Hospital for now possess in every way. MY RAMBAY MACDONALD has made police and the public have good and 830 in Hong Kong currency.

treatment but his condition is not keel has been already laid, and the PRESONDON DAILY it clear that the great orders of causo to be satisfied with the year's

This

year being the centenary of regarded as serious,

will probably be called Glenrosa KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through knighthood, and their companion, record. There were eighty-four the inauguration of the Venerable ser

and the ten race of next year wilF their London Office, at 69. FLAT ship, are not the preserve of the cases of murder, but only, four in Order of St. John of Jerusalem, it Before Mr. Hamilton, yesterday, be at her mercy should she be ready... Srisur, E.0, 4, Tel: 3137, are pre-politician and the man who has which there was no arrest. Crimes has been propcead to celebrate the a Chinese was charged with keep in time, as by a clause in the con- pared to give.Bubscribers-and-

occasion by holding an open-niring an opium divan at 10, Pakhoi tract she is required to steam six- Visitors advice. regarding 5000m

his talents to ampassing of violence, such as manslaughter, Tato at the Lee Gardens, Causeway Street and with having in his toen knots, under certain conditions modation 'available, motoring faoi | wealth. ART

wounding, and the graver sexual Boy. In all the centros where the possession 3:4 tacis cf prepared before she will be taken off the litice suitable shopping centres in yesterday's list no one would offences to much. Icas numerous order is represented in various opium and 8 taes of raw opium hands of the builders. The new MGA TATIA of the world, similar cele He pleaded guilty and was fined ship will be 420 Most long, and will If, when at home, they will call begrudge the bentowal of the coveted We may find sound reasons for hope brations are to inkorpiace A com- 850 or one month on the first be fitted with all the most recent, or telephone to the above addrem, Order of Merit upon Bir WILLIAM that as our coonomic and social mitte has already been formed charge, 8950 or two months on the improvements both in hul and they will receive the utmost assist BRAGo, the grond scient

scientist. The affairs are reorganised the present and the arrangements for the local second count and 8210 or two machinery for facilitating naviga- commetaaration are well in hand, months on the third, the sentences.tion and the shipping and discharge ance, and the latest available infor: Order of Merit is limited to twenty- expansion of criminal tendencies and the date fixed for the holding on the last two to run concurrent of cargo-Hong Kong Daily Press). mation on all subjects of enquiry,

AdA B-June 5, 1981MER of the fete in-June-27- will be placed at their disposal. four members but there are now will be reversed.

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