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was America's Food Controller, and after the War he was head of a' Yesterday's weather report, fore-commission responsible for the task cast and remarks, issued by the of revictualling the famine arens Royal Observatory at 5.20 of Europe. Unlike many of his. statod.

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Pressure is highest to the N.E.predecessors President HCOVER

Rationalisation “Inevitable.” of Japan and is low over the whole [knows Europe and realises that the

Let it not be thought that: all of China. The depression to the deep-rooted suspicions between the records are held by Americans.rationalisation has been

Displacement of labour caused by N.W. of Hanoi has deepened,

nations of the Old World are more Europe has feats to her credit in London by the Economic Com- Local Forecast:-S.W. wirds, than the wilful quarrelling of old which no American will ever equal.mittee of the General Council of freak; cloudy; showery.

fashioned diplomats and politicians. One of these was commemorated the T.U.C. and a committee of the It is fortunate, also, that in France, when the German town of Rothen- National Confederation of Employ- upon whose attitude much will

burg celebrated the 300th anniver-ore' Organisations. ' The depend, M BRIAND, who has the

sary of its déliverance, In 1631 ata propared, it is understood, to European, and not the exclusively Rothenburg, which supported Gus-régard rationalisation as inevitable, French outlook, is still at the tavus Adolphus, was being besieged but they hold that reorganisation Foreign Office.

by a Catholic army under the in some of the main industries is The World Economic Depression ruthless general Tilly. The town, being carried through without ad has a paychological basis, Trade desperately defended, fell only after equate safeguards for the workers is held up because of uncertainty a long resistance, and Tilly, furious displaced. There is fear of war between Euro at the delay, ordered the mayor pean Powers of the Russian Five and all his councillors to be behend Year Plan of Communism in India ed. The executioners had raised and China, of armament rivalries their axes when the mayor's daugh the came forward, and, offering and an even more intensive tariff Tilly a glass of Rothenburg wine, war. Enterprise is arrested by begged for inercy The wine was these fears, and until they are over He offered to spare the councillors good, and Tilly liked a brutal jest. come those who have the power to if one of them could empty the re-start the machinery of production Rothenburg welcome cap in cne

draught. The mayor himself por and distribution will not move formed the feat, and Tilly kept his No man will plough and sow unless word. The bumper held twenty there is reasonable prospect of pints. gathering the harvest.

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HONG KONG, JUNE 23, 1031.

PRESIDENT HOOVER GIVES THE WORLD A CHANCE.

No one can say that the offer by President HOOVER, of B. year's moratorium for War Debts has not been received with gratitude and appreciation, Cynics" may

uncommon. That is true, clurlishness both in private and political life has much to answer

but

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THE SCIENCE OF

ATHLETICS.

Greeks

WHAT would the ancient have thought of our scientific athletes? The object of their gymnastic" was in the main artistic-not to improve the athlete's methods and break records, but to create that beautiful physique of rounded, flowing muscles har

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A Famous Cricket Critie,

Cricket critics fall into two cato.

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local and Far East.

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Police Reserve orders, Page 7. "Indo-China 'S.N. Co. salaries dis pute.

Page 7. Staunton Street fire inquiry: Further proceedings, Page 7. cher & Co.'s daily report Page 7. Hong Kong Stock Market: Crou-

Hong Kong trade figures for May.

Pages 6 and 1 Revenue stump forgery case: De fendants guilty on all counts,

Page Round the loenl dinemas. Page 5. Today's wireless programme.

Page B.

Sport.

Lengue water polo resulta

Page 10. Review of the racing season: By Morning Dow."

Page $10.

Latest Cables.

Naanhang.

gories: those who can play and cannot write and those who can write and cannot play writes a

The death occurred yesterday of correspondent to a Home paper. ex-President Fallieres at the age of 1, however, have found a critic,

Page 0.. who can neither write nor play. Kikiang but has proceeded to Chiang Rai Shek did not go to

And yet he is a sound judge of

Page the game. He lives in Cambridge Lord Kylsant and Mr. Morland. have been committed for trial on and never misses a match. He has been blind since birth. I at all charges preferred against thein, Page 9. next to him the other day at Fen A first round sensation was cnused For his picture of Strickland, ner's, whon Cambridge were play- the English officer who spoke aing Yorkshire. It was quite un-at Wimbledon when Nigel Siarpe dezen Indian dialects with the ac canny. He could tell who was bat (England) beat Cochet (France) curacy of a native, Mr. Rudyard ting and who was bowling, Hel. 6-3, 6-2,

The submarine, Nautilus, which Kipling is supposed to have drawn know by sound if a good shot 18 on Richard Burton. His "Stalky,"

can hear a bowler start to take his we know, was taken from Geney made and how hard it is hit. He Dunsterville. At the present morun, and by the length of the run ment there is a general in the Bri-and the apced with which the ball is bowled he can tell the bowler's tish Army who combines the stalki- ness of a "Stalky and the polyglet name. Naturally, be can only re. propensities of a Strickland with cognise the better-known howlers. a courage and a personality which He always talks of "watching" are all his own. He is known to cricket. Ho visualises the game in his troops na "Big Bill." Some his mind, and fow men have a more times the "Big" is replaced by a correct vision. At the clcse of stronger adjective, for he is a stern play he was introduced to Sutcliffe,

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ship Wyoming, has arrived at Cork was towed by the American battle Harbour.

Page 9. A wave of optimism is sweeping over the world as the result of Hoover's moratorium President. offer. Bar silver in Shanghai jump- ed nearly 10 per cent. yesterday, while shares in many countries,

Page 9. rallied.

Mr. A. Henderson in the House of Commons told a questioner that

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point out that thanks to a credi-moniously developed, which we can disciplinarian. He stands six foot "I have watched you play every the position regarding the Chinese for who modifies his terms are not admire in the surviving relics of four in his stockings. "He has been year when you have come to Fen- Customs had not altered since June a great rugger player: he is stillner's," he said. Then, quite na 15, and he did not consider the. their statuary. Judging by the a formidable golfer. His full title turally and unaffectedly, he went present situation such as to require scant testimony of Greek vases (in | is Lt.-Goneral Sir W. Edmund

other on to tell the famous batsman -the formal consultation with

Page 8. one of which we sce sprinters Ironside, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.C. good and bad strokes he had made Powers. for, and if the generous statesman-finishing, with their arms fung high has been appointed Lieutenant, of Sutcliffe marvelled at the astound-hy the announcement that all at-

At the age of 51 General Ironside that day. And,

myself, Recent fears have been fulfilled ship of President Hoover had been in air) and the few references to the Tower of London. Should ono ing accurney, of his critic who,tempts by Muslim leaders at the

met with grudging suspicion it would have far less chance of

congratulate him? Certainly no man has more right to a well-earned rest, but if this appointment means his withdrawal from the serious activities of a soldier's life,

technique we find in Greek litera ture, the science of athletics was achieving its object. In Germany, non-existent in the days when the Italy and Britain the warmest modern scientific theories of the posiible tributes are paid to the cosmos were already intelligently na one can congratulate the War

gesture

American President's Surely a medal should be struck

more

Office. Youth must be given its

Dan

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having no eyes to see, can yet die Muslim, Unity Conference, inled to cern the finer points of the game effect an agreement on the import- with so rare a judgment, iant issue of separate electorates under the projected new Indian régime.

Page . The Bodmin Assizes, Cornwall, renched its closing stages in the trial of Mrs. Sarah Ann Henia, aged forty-six, who is accused of her sister. Lydin Eiterard, in July, in November, 1830. Page' 9. 1930, and Mrs. Alice Maud Thomas,

Continued on previous Column.)

to commemmorate the day in which Public School champions, if. their tions the control of our Air Force owing to the adverse attitude of murdering, by arsenical poisoning,..

in London all Fleet Street, from the Dio-Hard Morning Post to the Socialist Daily Herald spoke with

For reliable Information about unanimity on a political issue

Only France is unable to be more than hesitant and doubtful in her response, but France has taken the

use the

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anticipated. It is probable that a chance, but General Ironside is în team of English for, American every sense of the word a young What a system which sano- by a Minister who is over 70, and place on the semi-netive list one of the most efficient and fittest soldiers, in the Empire.

journey through space and time could be arranged by EINSTEIN and the rest, would have easy work in defeating any of the famous athletes

commemorated in Pixman's .odes.

Probably the best winner of the long distance race in the Olympic

THOMSON & CO DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE place of America as the world's rich Games, would cut as poor a figure

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As the London Times points out

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"The projected scheme to construct civil aerodrome and seaplane base at Singapore, which was pre- viously held up. it is believed, Air Marshal Sir John Salmond, is being started immediately, with the conscut of the Air Council, at a cost of £100,000.

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Local Notes and Events

At the sale of Crown Lands held

One case of cerebro-spinal menin

Looking Back 25 Years.

Residents of Hong Kong were yesterday reminded by the royal salute fired from the battery at noon that the coronation of King Haakon VII. and Queen Margaret was taking place with great pomp and circumstance and amid demon- A report has been made to thestrations of enthusiasm in the old

Mr. and Mrs, S.. R. Tickner and daughters, Mr. O. C. Womack, and Mr. Wong Kam Fuk.

The China Light & Power Co. President Hooven's" grent gesturs much of the world's wonders to be yesterday at the P.W.D. office, New gitis was reported during Sunday,

(1018), Ltd., announce that electri- shows that at last America rentises easily astonished, would have been Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1518, with

city supply will be cut off on the that she is not immune, from the amazed at the pictures in "Athletes an upset price of 82,304, was sold

east side of Nathan Road from In honour of the 20th anniversary Cameron to Austin Roads, between of the coronation of HM the King, the hours of 9 am and 5 p.m. to- economic laws that govern the reat of the world. Her policy of splen M. WEDSTER, which illustrate the

in Action" (J. F. SHAW), by F. A. to Mr. Pang Ho for 83,100.

warebips in harbour were dressed day." did isolation has failed. In her results of the now science of

yesterday. Professor M. H. Roffey, of the hour of need she is showing a great athletic technique. The striding University, has made a report to who left the Colony by the P. & O. Amongst the many local residents ness and a generosity that was through the air of the modern the police of the theft of his inators.. Ranpura on Saturday were Mr. ly 2,200 Pages gives, in addition impossible when she was at the long-jumper which has enabled him car, No. 2122, which was left on the A. W. Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. C.

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to cover over ft. (the ancient stand between the Star Ferry and W. Jeffries, Mr. O. W. S. Kinghorn, It is on old axiom that, the poor Grecks. did 20ft., to the music

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sity will come next and all must thrilling results of the new science, Arranged, with the initials as well

stand together. But, as was point Not less exhilarating, if not quite as Surnames in strict alphabeed out in a bitter parable two

50 cxciting, are Mr. WESSTER's yesterday. tical order.

thousand years ago, Daves, the living pictures of great sprinters rich man, is not generous. The calls on him are too many and his expenses are too heavy to permit of such a thing. One can imagine Imperial Germany of twenty years ago being ostentations, but not

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Pleading guilty to the charge of stowing away from Shanghai on the named Victor Lamberis (16) was President Wilson, a Russian lad ordered to receive 12 strokes of the cane by Mr. E. W. Hamilton

We regret that, owing to an error, and runners in action. And none it was announced in our Dairy, of can deny that a swift, vivid grace Local Events" that the meeting of methods, which have, furthermore, that the meeting will be held on evolved by these scientific the Peak Club was arranged for 18th inst We now wish to state the strangonces that Bacon found in Thursday, June 25, all excelling beauty. We also, it

police by Dr. Mackie of the Victoria world city of Trondhjem. Most: Hospital to the effect that a "boy," of the Royal Houses of Europe wore employed at the Hospital, was bit to be represented at this historic ten by a dog on the right arm on event, which emphasises the sepa Saturday evening at the Bowen rate existence upon which Norway Road tram terminus. "It is said has entered. Haakon VI., who died that the dog belonged to Mrs. Snid in 1887, was the last independent who is alleged to have refused to King. A party of Norwegians cole- allow the animal to be removed to brated the occasion by sitting down Kennedy Town for observation, te tiffin in the King Edward Hotel,

while vessels in the harbour belong..

In connection with the projecting to Norway dressed abit in of opening a new hospital for honour of the event. Hong Kong Three Chinese were charged be. children at Kowloon, we under. Daly Prran, June 23, 1900. Now poverty has overtaken the

foro Mr. Hamilton yesterday withstand that the Society for the Looking Back 60 Years, r nations of the World, and the physique which will in the end be having, returned from banishment, Protection of Childron has signified

generous.

depths of America's suffering is recognised as a work of art. 1'} suggested in an article which wa

reprint on the front page of our Scots Nationaliam.

cant before the nations, and anys

Some returns of the recent sensus and after their records had been its approval of the scheme by pre produced the first defendant was senting the Sisters of the Precious of the Straits Settlements supplied. given 19 months hard labour, the Blood, who will be responsible for to it by the Colonial Secretary's second defendant nonths and the the hospital, with the sum of Office, are published by our Singa third 12 months,'t

81000.00. This amount is to help pore contemporary. From this it isaite of to-day, It is a strangs The political situation in Soot-

towards and initial expenses of the appears that, the population of world when Field Marshal von land is causing the political par Street on Sunday,

Singapore is 97,708, and of the While proceeding along Pei Ho enterprise

Settlement 133,810, as against 87,111 Chinese HINDENBURG, President of the Gorties furiously to think. A large woman was strade by rubber

A concert, the proceeds of which in 1871. The population of Penang man Republie, comes as a suppli-influx of low-grade, Irish workers byre, which had fallen from the will be in aid of a new hospital for town is 42,522 of the Settlement children to be opened at some fu- 88,294,, and of Province Wellesley third floor of house No. 130. She ture date by the Sisters of the 97,044. The population of Malacca with absolute simplicity that his into the Glasgow district and received injuries to her right side Precious Blood at Kow.on, is ar town was 30,304: country, 92,533; coincident exodus of crofters to and chest, and was taken to the ranged to take place at the Thes- total 92,837 as against 77,750 at the country's noed is urgent. Everyone

the New

World has creat Kwong Wah Hospital.

tre Royal on Friday evening at last census. The total population, respects the man who has. courage

9.15. It is understood that His of the Straits Settlements is 416,021 tó divest himself of falso pride and wide unrest in the nor

There was a sequel to the "Rea- Excellency Sir William Peel has as compared with 307,951 in 1873, to make such an nappeal. It is thern kingdom, and the movement men's Lostitute Affair" at Central Lindy promised to attend the en showing, a total increase of 108,970.

forgof government is

is growing | Magistrace vetterday when Jan tertainment The concert promises Of this increase Singapore has space and breaking into all thres Wagter (41), unemployed was to be an interesting one inasmuch gained at the rate of 43 per cent parties, who may find themselves charged with assaulting Mr. Ha, the committes are arranging a Lepang and Province Wellesley, 40 compelled to include the nationalist Watts, the manager of the extab-programme of songs, etc., in every per cent, and Malacca 20 per cent. lishment.Wagter said he did way similar to a variety concert or about 35 per cent. on the whole. programme ... in ⠀ their platform. noh remember anything" as he had at Home. It is to be hoped that country. The gain in population in, Otherwise, it is said, nationalist been' drinking Chinese wine, He a good number will attend the Hong Kong over Inst census was candidates will be run in more than was remanded until Friday morn concert thereby supporting a de- 28 per cent-Hong Kong Daily

serving cause,

Preis, June 23, 18810- a third of the Scottish Bonts,

"forcome for the wond that

this time the President of the United States should be a man of Mr. Hooven's calibre, combining the idealism of President WILSDA with a great dead more worldly wisdom, In war days Mr. Hooven

Ling,

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