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Eight lives, which may probably amount to more, were lost in a tragic fire at Staunton Street Jest evening which is reported on

Page 9. An action was commenced at the Supreme Court yesterday in which heavy damages were claimed from a police interpreter for alleged de- famation of character, the plaintiff being an uncle of defendant's faned.

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Round the local cinemas, Page, "To-day's wireless programme,

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Sport.

Home cricket scores.. Tientsin tennis finale. Homo racing notes,

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One evening I sat with Mr. Law. rence Wright, the music publisher, When the Duke of Marlborough's who is also" Horatio Nicholls, the troops met those of the French song composer, writes a London king (the story-tellers say the diarist. We were in The Bat" French captain bowed and called. Club. A grand piano was at Mr. out, Will the English gentlemen Wright's elbow. A pianist was run- kindly fre first 1" writes air. Robert Latest Cables. ning over softly two or three num- Sinclair in the Evening Standard, bera that Mr. Wright is introduc. who adde: I would have enjoyed

Admiral Sir Roger Keyes struck ing into a new style variety pro being at Buswarp, near Whitby, to his flag on Nelson's Victory at duction he is putting on at Black- see the meeting of the two candi- Portsmouth last evening at sunset. pool. One number was entitled "I dates in the Scarborough by-elec

Page D Surrender, a love-song that has tion. When Mr. Ramsay Muir, the rather unusual truth and force, in | Liberal, arrived at the cattle mart The by-election at Gateshead The public are where he had arranged to speak, resulted in a Labour win. Page 9 the wording. wanting better words," said Mr. he found there Mr. Latham, the Wright. They are tired of the Conservative. The adversaries were

A National Appeal Executive is American style, in which three or polite-nay, hearty. They shook to be appointed in Australia in four words, endlessly repeated, be hands warmly Each modestly connection with the internal debt. Page 9 come meaningless All the same, triod to make way for the other; conversion loan. the wording must express modern the other as generously refused the

Ten missionaries atationed at a spirit and feeling." A second num-courtesy. Mr. Muir effered to toss mission at Yenping, which is ber, "When the Guards are on a coin to decide who should use the hundred miles north-west of Foo Parade," had the true military lilt. mart." But your arrangements chow, belonging to the American "I can tell you," went on Mr. were made first," argued Mr. Lat Methodist Episcopal Mission, eva are the most transient of all Wright, that at the moment song ham, and you have the right to cuated for. Foochow as the result

publishers in the United States spoak first. I shall be part of your forms of art has been the actor's are on the look out for songs by audience. Mr. Muir retorted that of bandit and Communist tenace In the Yenging area. Page & nothing except tradition and the English writers. The King's he would much prefer to speak last.

Horses and the King's Men, so that, ho might have the great Private advices from Hunan pro- Writings of critics and appreciators which is an inspiration in modern pleasure and privilege of hearing vince state that eight divisions of has preserved even its former fame song writing, is one of the great Mr. Latham's speech, After fur Government troops are now near for later generations. But when hits in America. You see, just ther courtesies Mr. Ramsay Muir Yichang on the Hanah-Kwangtung the gramophone arrived to preserve after the war, America had resident shyly consented to take advantage border and only twenty miles ars thero numbers of song writers of of his opponent's generosity, and separating them from Cantonese Page 9. the diction and the kinema, to re German and French extraction. It spoke to the multitude. The tele: forces. cord the figure and gesture it began was the psychological moment and gram which brings news of the in

The memorable visit of DE America took full advantage of it. 'cident adds, His most attentive British aviztor, Captain TN might at last be made almost as dulum has brought a change of the votes of thanks and the cheerland terminted by their departure STACK and his companion Mr. J. R. imperishable as brase and fairly taste, maybe towards Victorianism;ing had sabaided Mr. Muir left the from Southampton in the destroyer complete records of it be handed and this country should be best village, Then Mr. Latham took the Winchester, which conveyed them The flight took place a CHAPLIN,

down to posterity. That, however, equinned to supply the new de platform, and replied with rusio to to their liner which was lying off

Cowes' Roads.

Page. 9. every one of Mr. Muir's pointa. month ago, and what was accom will not be the case if actors in

mand."

AVIATION occupies so large a place in the World's news to-day that achievements which would have been the source of a nine-days.

GENERAL MEETING of the WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. wonder two or three years ago

THE FIFTIETH ORDINARY Company will be beld at the Officos of the General Managers; MISSER JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., PERDER STELLT, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 17 JUNE 1981, as NOON for the purpose of receiving-the-Report of the Direitora pasting the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 10TH JUNE to 1ST JULY, 1851; Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board. -JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTDA

General Managers Hong Kong, 27th May, 1983,

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OLD. WELLINGTONIANS

NOLD WELLINGTONIAN DINNER will be held in the HONG KONG CLUB on THURSDAY, 18TH JUNE, 1981, at 8.15 r.. Colonel C. B. U. SAVILE. D.S.O., O.B.E., has kindly consented to take the Chair,

Gentlemen wishing to attend are requested to communicate with Captain C. F. BLACKDEN, MURRAY BARRACKS.

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use the

now pass almost without notice. This was the case with regard to

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a remarkable feat by a leading to look as though the actor's New the general swing of the pen-listaner was his opponant," When Bruening and Dr. Curtius to Eng.

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE plished was a kind of by-product general follow the example of Muss

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Local Notes and Events

of a bigger enterprise which had to MARY PICKFORD, who is reported be temporarily abandoned. Cap to be diligently buying up

destroying her old films. fast as CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.

tain STACK and Mr. CHAPLIN start she enn find them," because "she CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY od opt on an England-Australia believes the motion pictures are STATES, NETHERLANDS | journey: and after reaching Con in a very crude state, now and I INDIA, BORNEO, THE stantinople in record time, they think they will be simply laugh able, in twenty years time." The wera fforced to return owing to world's sweetboart," in short, ie engine trouble. But the feat of simply doing her beeb to throw One Chinese case of typhoid was This Large Volume of approximate reaching Constantinople from Eng. away her chance of being remem-reported during Monday. For the 1y 1,200 Pages gives, in addition land in one day had never before bered in anything except the week endod last Saturday, there

PHILIPPINES, Etc.

to the Usual Lists of Firma, "an

Alphabetical Lists of Residents been achieved, and the return to

·20,000, FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the initials as well as Surnames in strict alphabe

tical ord

CLASSIFIED LIST

MERCHANTS,

MANUFACTURERS

and Mrs. Tratman leave for Home to-day on the s.a. Sarpedon.

Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, C.M.G.A fully loaded revolver was dis another must sooner or later result carded by a gang of four men when from the attempt to govern: any they raided a barber shop at Relarge' nation' without providing some clamation Street, Yaumati, on Man means for properly ascertaining and day night and got away with a giving effect to the views and sum of money in bank notes The wishes of the people at large. were wounded by the robbers before 1006..

aster of the shop, and a cook Hong Kong Dasty Press, June 10, they were forced to make a hasty

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word; to that extent, at were four cases (one death) of any rate, she is content to put enterio fever, one fatal.case of puer- herself on the same level is peral fever and 69 deaths from

pulmonary tuberculosis,

fight on an alarm being raised, Looking Back 60 Years,

The captain of the ship Pilgrim, Sentence of three months hard which recently arrived at Semarang is the Far East containing the London was even better in point

labour was passed by Mr. Hamilton with petroleum from America Names of nearly

on a Chiness who was convicted on : seems to have had unusual difficulty of time and distance flown. At Siddons or Bracegirdle. She hse

charge of receiving a gold watch with his crew. The men doggedly even left instructions in her will 4,22 m. on Saturday, May 2nd, that her executors are to destroy

stolen from Mr. D. C. Wilson. The refused to work. The assistance of While driving his motor-car in the man was also convicted of illegally the harbour-master, was called, but the airmen set out from Lympne any of her fire that come into New Territories on Sunday, Warder pawning the watch and on this they persisted in their refusal, aerodrome, Kent, in a fast Vickers their possession after her death J. Johnson, of Laichikok Prison, count he was fined $250 or in de assorting that they had not enough

fault sentenced to three months to eat, Six. of the crew were, two-seater biplane, fitted with at the Brst glance this looks like knocked down a Chinese girl who hard labour. When arrested the thereupon brought ashore and pat rather unusual self-denial, but on suddenly dashed in front of his car. defendant had 45 pawn-tickets in his in prison. The four remaining 550 h.p. Napier Lion! engine.

further examinat the ego still She received serious injuries to her possession

Syed Husailors were put in frons on board..

The muste subsequently left the They were ready to by all, of every seems to bo well, in the foreground right leg and was removed to hos British postal orders to the value vessel, which, was lying in the road- day in an attempt to get to Port of the picture. MI PICKFORD. pifal, i

of nearly three pounds sterling were stead, on a raft and drifted ashore found on the ground outside. No, thirty-one hours afterwards near Darwin and beck inside twenty- would rather not särvite at all one

Nothing of public interest was 25, Kowloon Godown, by a coolie Bendal. He was found Iping un- the fits than suffer for what the

named Mai Sat at about 1.30 p.m. conscious on the beach auffering one days, thus demonstrating

discussed at the Sanitary Board yesterday. The postal orders, which from high fever and was placed regards na their present short how high-speed mail service

under medical treatment. Being Meeting yesterday, the business were in plain envelope, com- coming, let museums keep their might be operated half round the records of the trade's technicst being purely of a routine nature; prised two of 20s each, two of 18. naked afterwards why he left the ed. each, one each of 10% úd, and | ship, he said the captain refused world In the tanks were 268 PTASIC, but if Miss Picro Those present were Mr. G. B. Bs. The find was handed in at the to allow him medical attendance cannot be presented as she deserves Sayer, N Chau, Wong Kwong Water Police Station where it is On its being remarked to him that gallons of fuel, sufficient for a non- she would prefer to be forgotten. Tin the Mr. Hr T. Creasy, Dr. awaiting claim by the person who the way in which he had left the Hvessel was very perilous, here, stop fight of ten hours, cruising The attitude is one that displays and Dr. R. A. Basto.pl

O. W Pope, Dr. W. V. M. Koch lost it..

plied, “I, of course knew that, but I would rather become a prey. of sharks or alligators than remain Back 28 Years.

on board a ship where I had been. speed of the plane is more than history; it overlooks the fact that When charged before Mr. Hamileler nok frente koni,

top yesterday with stealing a toy the history of the films will one motor car, a Chinese woman said It is somewhat significant that so treated An inquiry by the CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME List of Agencies held by 150 m.p.b., and it is therefore, the day be a very interesting study, that Mra B. T Nunn, of 3 Pratt at the time, when the question of barbour master has brought nothing Building bad discorded it and introducing some form of repre- unusual to fight One of the local Far Eastern firms. swiftest aeroplane which has yet and that posterity will in some said she could take it.. Mrs. Nunn, sentative government into Chion papers saya: To the captain who attempted the Australian journey. ways be more interested in poor however, denied this and the woman has come to be discussed as within finds that there is no Consul here,

films that illustrate the

was given two months imprison the range of practical politics who help be can call in, it is a In a special compartment was

Pof the craft than

ment, e circumstances have arisen on Great seriolis matter Discharge the men' $13 carried a small freight load, to

GRABACANTINA

Britain, which have brought the here be cannot, frably because the Anderskype films which exploit. its

Two employees of the Telephone shortcomings of that system into security to be given for each of cluding messages and documents to sources. If, when that day Company were charged before Mr. undesirable prominence. Very few them is very high, "and" secondly, deliver on

of the London rives, there is no

EW Hamilton yesterday will in the present day, will be found because he cannot engage. having on May 17 stolen from the seriously to doubt that represents | hands here. On the other han Chamber of Commeres at various to be, recognised among the more Company Fatore 40 telephones of tion of the people at large is essen prospect of

for le plous founders of the craft, the bell and switch tyger Both tial to the proper government of töyágs points along the route's

Captain Brick's" itinerary "pro: it is the cladi

who were legally represented and the any country,The time is past when, fractory dual/actress'

hearing was fixed for June 16, the the most reactionary politicians can determine vided for the airmen to reach | will mitter her than the records defendanta being granted bail in seriously maintain that anything equally

but national disaster in one form or Day Pa Vienna in the first day of the out of history.

the sum of $1,000 each.

lator than NOON on WEDNESDAY for the whole of the Far East JUNE 1775, 181

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