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A fine of $300 was imposed on th This alliance-truly Grecian in conception-of beautiful art with manager of the Great Easternu Trna

Page the sense of natural beauty mighting Co. for sending firo-crackers bi be found a ready means of bring post,

Further evidence was given in th ing the wealthy art lover to the

case in which Messrs. Raven' an aid of the poor athlete.

Basto are suting the Wo Leo Lan Investment Co. for $80,650, Pago isk An angry chirping and chatter-

A bus conductor in the emplcgo, ing is rising from the "Fancy" ar the appearance of Lord Buckmas the Hong Kong Hotel Bus Com- tor's Bill to stop the caging of Bri-pany was fined $100 for the em tish wild birds, and the trade is bezzlement of 20 cents from two preparing to fight with beak and passengers by issuing falso tickets.. Page 61 claw (as one magazian saya) "to" safeguard our freedom as bird- keepers.""

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The journals of the "Fancy" are whipping up an impressive agita tion against "this preposterous ire promised Bill," and M.P.s

The infinitaly sacs of letters. mote humerods, yet unorganised opponents of this traffic will bave to be equally persistent if Lord Buckmaster's Bill to ever to be come an Act of Parliament.

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A. Conscientions Witness.

La Salle College second annual sports took place yesterday, HE Sir William Peel and Lady Peel being among the guests Lady Pool Pigo 10. distributed the prizes.

Far East."

Tho Central Political Council has adopted Mr. T. V. Soong's proposal for the abolition of the taal aa from April 6.

Page 1. Fighting is going on now within two miles of Chinwangtao. It ap pears there is strong Chiesa, resist.“

Page 1. ance at Lengkou,

The terrors of "taking the sath" might be considerably increased had a witness in a London police court the other day been right in his idea of what the ceremony involved. A ruling by the Ministry of Com He was banded a Testament and amunications, it is reported, states printed form of the oath, which that no Patent Law has yet been he was told to read. After a

minute the clerk asked, "Have you enacted and promulgated in China. read it through ??

"Read it through!" exclaimed the man, "of course not!"

"But I saw you reading it," said the clerk in surprise.

"I've read this," retorted the witness, holding up the oath card, "but," holding out the Testament, "how do you expect me to have read all this "

Local and General

General

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"She opened up like a clam when the lighting surrounded us,” said one of the rescued men from the U.S.S Akron, further describ ing the disaster the cause of which Page 1. is still not determined.

An interview between Sir Esmond Ovey and the Soviet Commissar IC- garding the arrest of six British subjects, forms the principal point of interest in a White Paper issued by the British Government

Page 9. Belgian experts have found that Liverpool was not due to any tech- nical or structural defcota.

the rest, classes in craftsmanship the remission of the usual fceton, wil open the exhibition of be held at the Catbolic Cathedral the disaster to the air-liner, City of

payable for permission to carry oa the Dance after midnight.

Our thanks are also, due to:- The Wing On Company Limited for 4 Fancy Dolls and six dozen Dancing Dolls for Hatton Holes.

The Sun Company Limited for 4 dolla

Mr. Lên Chi Wen, Mayor of Can- Chincic goods at Sincere'a to-day.

Mr. J. K. Bousfield of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. was among the pan. sengers who arrived by the Em- press of Russin yesterday.

The Compagnie des Messageries The Nanyang. Brothers Tobacco Company Limited for a dozen tins Maritimes announce that on and "White Dragon," 2 dozen tins after April 8 Mr. P. Payras will "Red Dragon and 4 cartons take charge of the Company's local "Gallant XIX."

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and various patctical' si well as cultural subjects are held. Tho allotment movement is also care. fully fostered. In Germany drill, athletics and education are Bup- pliady and the whole nation is tend ing towards simpler and more strenuous way of life. The sturdy individualism of wealthy America

The British-American. Tobacco does not permit of much being Company, (China) Limited for 1000 In an attempt to alight from a moving tram, a Chinese woman re- done for the unemployed. There is "Embassy" (Cork Tipped).

The King's Theatre, The Queen's ceived serious injuries and was private charity, but the State does

Theatre and the Central Theatra taken to the Government Civil Hos not concern itself with those who for screening the date of the Char-pital for treatment, cannot shift for themselves. In ity Ball.

A stone dresser working in a America, however, à curious systems Lantern Slides.

The Lee Fong Photographers for

Government Quarry at Taikoktsui of direct barter

to be The Ab Man Hing Cheong for was killed on Wednesday, being hit

30 Bilk Badges.

by a large boulder which became evolving. A pig producing area.

-Particular mention. should be dislodged from the hillside. will exchange with a corn district, made of the excellent arrangement

reems

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The Catholic Lenten Mission will Caine Road at 8 a.m. to-day when Father Donnelly, S.J. will speak on

Failures."

The San Tomas University base- ball team. which is on its way to Japan. will play South China in a friendly baseball game at Caroline Hill at 4 pm, to-day.

The usual week-day Leuten aer- vice at St. John's Cathedral will be held at 6.30 p.m. to-day. St. An- drew's, Kowloon, holds a similar service at 6 pm.

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From the files.

LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS

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We learn from Shanghai that" the British commanity had pre- To-day is the Mohammedan festi- sented an address to the Earl of val of Id-ul-Aduba" which all Elgin at the British Consulate Moslems in the world will be cele and that his lordship had made a brating. In Hengkong the unsuitable response. H.E. morning servico will be held at the ported to have stated that certain Mongie; Shelley Street, at 9 15 a.m. The friends of Mrs. S. W. Cole PFORMS for the Third Extra

ROGRAMMES and ENTRY ployment, a permanent problem for

and service of the Hong Kong Mr. and Mrs. H. Owen-Davis) man will be glad to learn of her Raco' Meeting, to be held in Macao the modern world. In ancient days instead of both sending their pro Hotel which was carried out to a arrived from their honeymoon in recovery after an operation in the satisfactory, that the demands on Sunday, 23rd April. 1P33, may be superfluous population was set to ducts to be handled by the great point of perfection af specially Japan by the s.a. Chichibu Maru Yeung Wo Hospital. Mrs. Coleman would be enforced vi obtained at The Sports Club, Hongkong. Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offices of work on the glories of antiquity, Chicago combines.

Messis Peroy Smith, Seth & Flaming,

6, Des Voeux Road Central,

Entries CLOSE at 4 pm. op WEDNESDAY, 19:н APRIL, 1993.

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HONGKONG/BOMBAY FREIGHT CONFERENCE.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS THE DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES have bera admitted as Associate Members of this Conference for that section comprising all ports between Japan and Bombay. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agente, PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL B. N. CO. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Hong Kong, 6th April, 1933.

In the Roman

At the same time, we trust the ac

It is announced that the Lane, Crawford's kiosk at Repulse Bay will open on Good Friday, Tiffins will be served on that day as well as on Easter Sunday and Monday, and on all Sundays and holidays until further notice.

A tragic accident occurred in

Garden Road on Wednesday night when a young Chinese, riding push cycle was fatally injured in collision with a lorry. He was shot off his seat, picked up uncon scious, and died from a fractured akuil efter admission to the Govern ment Civil Hospital.

most moderate and reasonable dc- mands had been made upon the Court. of Pakin, that the reply which had been received was un-

same had

ef armis,

mode of operations which and unless conceded, the been resorted to in the South, would be repeated in the North- Hong Kong Daily Press, April 6,

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LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

allow the ground, which always. dries rapidly, to get into fair con- dition, though it was of course, a trifle heavy-Hong Kong Daily Press, April 0, 1883.

A dentist is reduced rates.

on Wednesday. Mr. Davis is the has now returned to her apartment such as the pyramids and the paid by chits

It is impossible to enumerate all chief clerk of the Central Magis in Gloucester Building. on grocera and those who contributed to the sục, tracy. hanging garders.

bakeas and other purveyors of cess of the Charity Ball. We ex- empiro most of these unfortunate necessitics. But for this method no tend to them, one and all, as well as to the general public, our deep creatures worked on plantations, one could afford to have his teeth appreciation of their valuable as though a lucky minority became a filled or

otherwise extracted, the dentist sistance-financial or

The annual athletic sports for tyrannical mob, terrorising the would be in the hands of the public counts of the Charity Ball as given

the youngsters of this Colony took government into placating it with undertaker, and the wheat million- above will be perused by them with

place on the Cricket Ground yes brend and circuses.

terday afternoon. The weather. satisfaction. The usual aires would be gaily putting grain

The proceeds of the Dance are Lau Yuk, 32, undergoing sentence

was everything that could be de solution of the problem was war, into the fire, is the best way of most gratifying and will substan of one year's hard labour for theft

For failing to renew his wireless sired for such an occasion, and the natural, profitable and dealing with the glut.

tially assist the Ambulance in carry and false pretence, died in Victoria receiving licence, Yu Yee Mun, of though rain has fallen lately in ing out its much-needed work Gool yesterday morning. At the Wild Dell Buildings, Wanchai such quantities, the short space of honourable way of dealing with

The unemployed are, in fest among the poor and sick in the subsequent inquest held by Mr. Rond, was fined-850-by-Mr Schofine weather we have enjoyed since fending for themselves. They are New Territories-Your faithfully. Wynne Jones, Dr. Griffiths said the field at Central Magistracy yester Monday afternoon was sufficient to superfluous humanity.

T. W. T8Q, War still remains a solution trying to become their own pro

causes of death were pneumonia and day. The defendant pleaded that ducers, cutting out finance and

Hon. Secretary, heart failure.. The deceased was favoured by many interests and a commerce, except in the way' of

he was under the impression that Charity Ballan opium addict.

as the apparatus was unserviceable big school of professional patriots, direct barter. There is the land

The forthcoming marriages are a licence was not required. The only trouble is that aerial under their feet, land that in Eng-

announced between Ralph Oliver! land as in America is used waste-would be open to the less adven- Allum of 150 Boundary Street, The Hong Kong Benevolent So-Looking Beck 25 Years. bombs, and long range shells, fully and often as a plaything. It fall, like the rain from heavor, is not difficult for a carefully or

turous type of humanity. What Kowloon Tong and Anne Juliette ciety acknowledges with grateful

Chong of the same address, and thanks the sum of $7.50 from a few The marriage of Charles W. were in origin the charity refuges Juan Josa Lea of 80% Nathan Boad residents of the Helens May In May, chief accountant in the local upon just and unjust, rich and poor,ganised group of men and women alike. As things go at present wur

to become self-supporting if they of the unemployed may develop in and Constance Kam Look Wong statute in memory, of the late Misa branch of the Hong Kong and are content, like a medieval city unexpected directions,

of 33 Jordan Road, Kowloon,

Armstrong and the sum of $is be Shanghai Bank and Misa Barbara seems the inevitable solution, for or feudal barany, to live. simply

Dawson daughter of the late Mr. it politicians are unable to settle and on their own. In the Dark" Welsh miners, North of England A grass fire occurred in Mounting 85 each from Messrs. C. B.

oquitable Ages those who wished for peace, mechanics, American agriculturists, Davis Road, near the Fort, Kea- Brown, H. R. Forsyth, and S. A. John Ranson Hunter, of Inverness acting manager of the Hong Kong Thomas Holmes. method of disarmament they will security and culture withdrew into and all the vast army of out-of-nedy Town yesterday afternoon. A Sleep in memory of the late Mrs. and sister of Mr. H.E.R. Hunter, and Shanghai Banking Corpora fire appliance was sent to the scene NOTICE & hereby given that the curtainly fail when they come to life is unlikely but modern day mechanical and unskilled" work capped owing to the shortage of monasteries. A revival of monastic works, drawn from professional, but once again they were handi-

tion, took place at St. John's C'a- Two money changers of 1, Con- thedral yesterday afternoon in MEETING of SHAHLHOLDERS consider the vastly more complex social community settlements of

water. However, they managed to naught Road West were sentenced presence of a large gathering of will be held at the Ofices of the probleme, requiring immense cour the rest of the world, under oither the mob of ancient Rome, Company, Exchange Building, Dis

men and women living apart from ers, will not be content to emulate extinguish the fire with sticks after to imprisonment, for one year and friends, both parties being well Voeux Road Central, Victoris, Hong 459 and self-acrifice, that must

an hour's work. Many

three months, respectively, by Mr known and highly respected here. Kang, on Tuesday, the 25th day cl

a rigid social code, and enjoying or the Bolshevists of modern of grass and shrubs were destroy Wynne-Jones at Central Magistracy. The bride was attended by Miss Apr, 1933, at 11.30 a.m., for the gure on the agenda of a World safe from turmoil, competition Russia. They will seek their own ed

yesterday on charges of uttering Townsend and three little girls all purpose of receiving a statement of Economic Conference

and having in their possession 64 carrying beautiful bouquets, and For failing to notify the Health and 001 counterfeit coins of 20 r. N. J. Stabb, agent of the

*1939.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

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44th DRDINARY ANNUAL

the details of

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and other uncertainties of modern livelihood on the soil, and learn to life are likely to be founded. support themselves independently

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• tors for the year ended 31st December, United States the unemployed are the surface affect the world lamentably to distribute the goods, was suffering from small-pox on that the defendants carried on Saigon, noted as best man-Hong accounts and the report of the Direc In England, Germany and the Buch a movement might not on / of big business, which has failed so Authorities that his foki, Chau. Tincants, denomination. It was stated-Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank at THE TRANSFER- BOOKS of the seeking to shift for themselves, : Tho towns, and industry antica comma thakarnroducers want to sell and March 21 the proprietor of the Tai profitable business by exchanging Kong Daily Pren, April 6, 1906. Lompany will be CLOSED from Thursday the 13th April, 1933, Lo with the help of their more fortuner would munus: politicians, the ordinary person to buy The Shing Destauraut, Johnston Road to Singapore and Malaysi business magnates, master crook Great Depression is unlikely to

was fined $50 by Mr. Schofield at grants counterfeit Chinese 30 cent); day's inclusive,

Central Magistracy yesterday. The pieces for notes. A Chinese detec ing degrees of public assistance. in the majority. But a retreat, hage to fabb

** Our early, settlers were the gak as the had small-pox in the country and grant went to defendants shop and The Bishop of Victoria recently from what some euphemistically American Blok

west had fully recovered. His Wor-changed a marked Straite Battle foundation of the Empire's great- says an orator. And they gship, however, pointed out that the mente five-dollar note for 125ness,"

are still the foundation, good diasass was more infections at the Chinese 20-cent pieces. Of there end then at the beginning

1:54 were counterfeit.

Tuesday, the 25th April, 1988, both nate fellow, citizens, and of vary and the satellites would still be piss of itself, and humanity will defendant stated that his foki had i tivo' dressed as a Singapore; emi-A Final Bamindar."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ALLAN KEITH,

told a local audience what was [008 being done in the Tyneside Towns

Becretary.

Hong Kong, 4th April, 1933.

designate life and enterprise, but ward from: News others call by quite different names, the Middle We (Continued at foot of neat Column) « coast,