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No. 23520. A¤¤Ħ±Ã±a ¡±ÑA¶04 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1933.

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With Old Comrades: Pilot In Ten Days: Mr. Shaw's Rare Distinction: The Primate's Vigour: Mind Conquers, Matter: Society At Queen's Hall: Bequest To National Gallery,

(Special Al-Mall Service)

London, November 22. : WITH OLD COMRADES Lord Trenchard took a week- the end off from

Métropoйtän Police in order to spèriď some time with his old friends in the Royal Air Force. He received a magnificent welcome.

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MONACO SUES

MISSISSIPPI

For Default On Bonds 90 Years Ago

New York, December 18. The Principality of Monaco is lodging an application to the Supreme Court for permission to sue the State of Mississippi, for the- repayment. plus interest, of $100,000 worth of bonds on which Mississippi defaulted over 90 years ago.

Before the prosecution can pro- ceed, the Supreme Court must annul the provision in the Mis-. the Archbishop would barely adsissippi Constitution of 1875 pro- mit that he was ill at all..

hibiting the payment of 'bonds." Only the other day, when an old

A successful suit would doubtless acquaintance congratulated him be followed by enormous claims, on his complete restoration to especially by Anglo-Dutch, holders vigorous health, he replied with of defaulted bonds of the southern the air of a man who had no re-states-Reuter. collection of a day a illness.

SOCIETY AT QUEEN'S HÄLL That it is a fallacy to regarČ

remarkable organisation, the Cen- Landon as dull and empty on REICHSTAG FIRE

tral Flying School, and spent Sa- turday evening with the Comrades of the B.AF. Association,

Officers and men who had serv- ed under him loudly and repeated- ly halled him as "Boom," a nick- name he acquired from his re- markably deep voice.

But perhaps nothing was more impressive than the spontaneous way in which they greeted him, when he was about to speak, with Old sonorous rendering of Soldiers never die!" Lord Tren- with chard sat back and shook laughter.

PILOT IN TEN DAYS Few people know by how baby raw a margin Lord Trenchard managed to slip out of the Army to become an " "airneur. He was home on leave early in 1913 when he became attracted by the mill

newly formed tary wing of the R.F.C.

Sunday was again demonstrated yesterday at the Queen's Hall. I was packed to hear Horowitz and the London Philharmonic Orches- tra under Albert Coates.

Famous pianists had comerto hear the Russian virtuoso, and

from a social point of view might have been a big night at the opera.

In Langham-place afterwards wings with. Rolls-Royces robbed. Diamiers in luxurious profusion.

ELGAR'S THIRD SYMPHONY »

The serious site of Sir Edward Elgar's health bas, I am told,, pre-† vented him for pɔme months from making gang- ofegreas, with his symbions.

This was to have been dedicated to the BBC, and at one time a first performance was projected for the winter season now upon us.

TRIAL

Communist Demon- stration in London

London. December 18. Two hundred Communists, in-

wolnien cluding numerous

and girls, broke through a police, car- don near the German Embassy yesterday, when demonstrators held a march protesting against the Reichstag, fire trial

After their ranks had been broken, the police raived, vand charged the crowd with batons, scattering them after a brief scuffe

Later one of the demonstrators was permitted to present a peti- tion to the Embassy demanding release of the accused-Reuter.

The symphony, however, is in Could he learn to become so rough a state, conskiing sim; pilot he inquired. "Now old areply of sketches which no one but When the composer could set together. You?" was the reply. was revealed that he would be 46 that Bir Edward would have to

least six in ten day's time he was inform- Lenjoy at

months of DIARY OF LOCAL ed that he must

within health in order to complete the

work, that period or return to his re- giment.

quality

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LORD ROTHERMERE AND AIR

DEFENCES:

Lord Rothermere to-day makes an appeal for a force of 5000 air- planes.

This is no new attitude for him.

EVENTS

TO-DAY

(December "19)

At that time the aeroplane was regarded as a highly dangerous machine. For a novice to go up except in the calmest weather was considered the height of folly. But Trenchard got his, licence.

(XT Moon, 3rd Day). From dawn to dusk he persisted He has always been an airplane- during those ten vital days. It man, and has constantly pointed

Auctions-Lammert's Sale of was an example of the pertinacity out the importance of strengthen-

Jewellery, 'Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.; that helped him to bring then our air defences.

But the situation has changed, Toys, 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon, RAF. to its present state of effl-and the public mind is more re- 5.15 pm. ciency.

ceptive than it was. Perhaps I Meetings. Annual, Hongkong MR. SHAW'S RARE

may put it that the meteorological | Horticultural Society, Messrs. Jar- DISTINCTION

conditions are favourable is likely dine Matheson's Board Room, 5.35

p.m. to have a successful flight.

"Although there were loud calls for the author after the curtain, had fallen on "On the Rocks" 'on Saturday, Mr. Shaw would show himself.

not

Entertainments-Kowolon Music SIR ERNEST WILD'S WELCOME Club Concert, Airlle Hotel. Kow-

Union

Miscellaneous-Kowloon

Sir Ernest d. KC., the Re-loon, 5.30 p.m. corder, at the Old Balley yester- However, the audience had al-day, told Miss Constance Colwill, Church Y.P.8. Carol Service, 9 ready taken one brief chance of a barrister, that he hoped as time p.m.; Rotary Club Tuma, cheering him when, during the went on to see more and more

Theatres interval, be was seen sprinting members of her sex at the Bar. like a boy up the winding stair-Miss Colwill appeared to prosecute

the case which leads to

stage for bigamy, a man who at one

time was employed as a dining box at the Winter Garden, '

the Houses of Now that Edgar Wallace is ne room cashier at more with us, Mr. Shaw shares Parliament. with Noel Coward the distinction of being the only authors whom a first night gallery can recognise. and will acclaim

Unlike Mr. Coward, however, and still more unlike Mr. Wallace, and most of all unlike himself in other connections, Mr. Shaw chrinks from this formin of pub

the licity and never appears on stage if he can help it.

THE PRIMATE'S VIGOUR The Archbishop of Canterbury has been awaiting for some time the opportunity, which he hopes to take, to-morrow, or raising the Assyrian question in the House of Lords, “užough the matter has Largely passed, out of the ecclesias- tical sphere, the Primate is deeply concerned to make proper provi sion for our smallest Ally in the

THE BLIND MP.

One of the most regular atten- ders at the House of Commons is Captain Tan Fraser, the Unionist member for North St Pancras He lost his dght during the war, but despite this handicap Ho J one of the most efficient members

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