QUEEN CHRISTINA
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you toss me from a fullness that is reserved for another. I can not stand it."
Suddenly his arms were about her and he kissed her passionate-"j ly on the neck. She wrenched herself free and turned on him ke a tigress." They looked at each ather a moment-encoles. Then she turned quickly and walked out of the room.
It was a brilliant sight in the :hrone
when Christina room mounted the throne and the signal was given to admit to her presence the
The from Spain. envoy queen's eyes were alight as the retinue entered the hall and PP- proached the throne. Don An- 'tonio
QUEEN CHRISTINA
Garbs
with John Gibert Jan Keith
Lewis Stone Elizabeth Young
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Picture
CHAPTER X "Forgive me!" she said.
He cried joy- "Forgive you!" ously. In this blizzard-in this rough inn to find you-you!-- oh. He is so gloriously unpro- bable-so unbelievably good!"
barely glanced at the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1934.
JAPAN AND THE
OLYMPICS
Last Minute With- drawal From Team
Kobe. April 09.
THE CHINESE CHAMBER
Monthly Committee Meeting
U. S. BASEBALL
Cleveland Win By Big Margin
the
New York, May 1. Brilliant pitching by Henry Johnson gained a conclusive vic- The Chinese General Chamber of tory for Boston in their baseball Commerce held its monthly.com-
meet with Philadelphia in With their ranks slightly deplet-mittee meeting yesterday afternoon American League to-day. Johnson ed by four last-minute withdraw at the Chamber's Headquarters, striking out eight men to play a als Japan's Far Eastern Olympic when the Chairman reviewed the big pars in the win of seven-to athletes and officials numbering business and correspondence of 164, salled for Manila this after- the last month and presented the
----; the chartered steamer accounts for adoption. noon on Helyo Maru.
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Leave Ends Turmoil. Their departure ended weeks of turmoil over the issue of admis- son of Manchukuo and suspense over how the so-called patriotic agitation would weaken the bear- ers of the hopes of the Rising Sun. The athletes had been aboard throne as he bowed low to the since yesterday morning although ground with a sweeping gestüre of
the ship
not scheduled to his plumed hat. But at the queen's sail until 3 o'clock this afternoon. words of welcome, he lifted start-Under a strong police escort to led eyes. He was as speechless as Christina had been that night of Prevent further assaults by hood- lums, they motored from Koshien, their meeting in the inn when the suggestion was made that they near Osaka, yesterday morning. share a room. The court gazed in rastonishment. What could this Antonio mean? Why suddenly so overcome? One per- son knew. It was Magnus.
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Don
Don Antonio recovered himself after that Arst moment of con- stérnation and presented the let
of ter he carried from Philip Spain. The ceremony was brief. Christina "barely touched it withe her fingers, said he should read it to her later in private audience, dismissed, the court, and Into the ante-room. There Coun- tess Ebba appeared and announced the Lord Treasurer walted outside -he said it was a matter of the greatest urgency. She refused to have him admitted.
Three athletes joined Shuhei Ni- shida and Shizo Takata in with drawing yesterday as a patriotic gesture, but to-day's withdrawals were declared not to be connected with the Manchukuo issue, which time to keep threatened for a out of the games entirely.
Last-Minute Loss.
Among those present were Mr. Wong Kwong Tin (Chairman), Mr. Lul Yam Shuën (Treasurer), Mr. Chan Ping Au (Secretary), Messrs. Mok Kon Sang, Chow Tung Sang, Lee Yiu Yat, Chan Tat Sam, Ko Wing Kwok, Lin, Lau Wah Fan, Ma Lak Pun, Chung Wal "Lam, Chung Chi Nam, Id Sing Kul, Li Shuf" Kai Chan, Chung Chi, Ng Chi Lung. Yiu Chek Sang. Yeung Koon Po. Yeung Shu Cheung, Lam King Ching: Mok. Hon Po, Chow Sing Chi, Chiu Che Fan, Chan Kim Tong and many others.
After the accounts had been formally passed in the usual man- ner, the secretary told the meeting that during the last few days, a manufacturing firm of large Sweden had sent a letter to the Chamber, requesting them to find reliable agents for their textile provisions and sundries goods."
A Rangoon merchant also ap- plied to the Chamber to appoint him to act as agent for Hong Kong loss manufactured goods such as, con- lectionery, buscuits, beer, soap, preserved ginger, etc..
The severest last-minute was that of Chuhei Nambu, the world champion jumper who was passed a star in the 1932 world Olympics at Los Angeles. He decided not to go after a physician's verdict that a recent leg sprain could not heal for three weeks.
They He held open his arms. drew together in a close embrace. I am so happy you have never been, in Spain, said Don Antonio "because I shall be the one to show it to you. I shall show you the world you so long to see. If this
When Ebba, told Magnus of the be vanity, it is the vanity of love. We are inevitable. Don't you feel queen's refusal, he was tense with rage. He waited; rigid with anger, that?"
"How can you be so sure? You until Don Antonio appeared.
greeted him suavely. know me so little."
"There
things one are some
are beyond doubt knows. They and they are beyond reason. But it is true I know little of you except that you are glorious the one woman in the world for me, "But why did you come here dressed as a man? You promised to tell me, you know.
"It is simple. In my home I am very constrained. Everything is done according to rule. I grow weary of the formality. When I can, I break away in this disguise. Usually it can be only for a few hours!"
"Why can you not travel with me to Stockholm?"
"I have been from home too long already. And in Stockholm. I would be recognized. I have been much at court."
meeting "I live only for our again. So long I have done with our you" that it seems a pity to
He
"I trust you are not ill" he said. "you seemed slightly indisposed when you appeared before the throne. I apologize for the rigors I belleve the snow of our winter. delayed you on your way here."
"A few days: it was nothing. J found good shelter."
There was a meaningful pause and then-in slow, measured tones, on: "The climate Magnus went
here, My Lord, is fit only for those who are used to it. I advise you not to test yourself against it."
time.
Bogas Wires.
the
Many other firms from different
to also applied countries Chamber to recommend a good market for the'r products. It was stated that replies to the above mentioned requests "had already been sent.
Saburo Miyataka, swimmer, gave
Red Cross Work | the illness of his wife for declin- ing to go, shortly before sailing
Refering to the letter sent by Zenshuke Tatenaka, en- the Rattan Dealers' Association, trant in the broad jump event, requesting the Chamber to invite asserted his employers would not the local Authorities to postpone decision of altering the give him the time away from his the job. Sho Muraki. hurdler, recely-wooden-staircase of their premises ed a telegram that his mother into concrete, and installing fre was seriously . It proved to be extinguishers. it was decided that bogus but too late for him to the matter should be attended to catch the boat.
5 Swimmers Injured.
two runs.
American League
R. H. E. Philadelphia
2 6
Bostor
7.12 0 (Waiter homered for Boston).
4 8 St. Louis
1 5 10 3
Detroit
0
(Greenberg homered for Detroit: Cleveland
.......... 12 15 Chicago
151 (For the Clevelanders. Yosmik, Hale Knickervacker, Averill, and homered).
New York............................... Washington
10 14 5 15
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1
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(Gehrig homered for the tors.)
National League:
Boston Philadelphia (Allen homered) Brooklyn
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R. H. E.
11
3
11
13 1
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5
£ 13 10 9 4
New York Leslie homered for the visitors and George Watkins homered two, and Bill Terry one, for New York
Chicago
R. H. E.
1 5 0.
Pittsburgh
4 9 Cincinnati ....... 2 .9 2 St. Louis................................. 3. 11 1 (Eleven innings were played and Jim Collins homered twice for the
winners).
CHIEF JUSTICE RESERVES JUDGMENT
Counsels' Addresses At Conclusion Of Share Litigation
Judgment was "reserved by his Lordship, Mr. Justice Mac- Gregor, in the case in which Mr. N. V. A. Groucher is süing the executors of the estate of the late Mr. Woo Hay Tong for .$81,188.93.
The defendants were Mesars. H. R. Forsyth and S. T. Batin. chartered accountants, They were represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., Mr. F. C.. Jenkin, K. C. and Mr. H., C. Macnamara. instructed by Messrs. Woo and Nash,
The plaintiff was represented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon instruct- ed: by Messrs. Hastings and "Company.
MR. FORSYTH CROSS-EXAMINED
Mr. Forsyth was further cross-, if he wished to exercise his rights, examined by Mr. Sheldon when he could only do so by paying the hearing was resumed yester- every farthing owed.
day, and agreed that from the books of the late Mr. Woo he had ascertained there had been a tak ing over by him of 8,000 Tram- ways and several China Providents in respect of loans on which the Mr. Sheldon: I think there was mortgagors had defaulted.
rise in Watsons between June 1 and June 182-Yes. They did go up for a day or two.
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Then supposing Mr. Croucher had sold these shares and after June 18 had come to you with a) cheque to whose account would you credit that cheque, that is of course before you found the letter of June 17-I would require more
LOCAL FOOTBALL information.
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If Croucher sald Woo Hay-tong had bought some shares he held for Mok what would you do then? I would credit it to Woo Hay tong.
And after you had found the letter of June 17-I would also credit it to deceased's account.
After a brief re-examination by Mr. Jenkin the case for the de- fence was closed.
Il Woo Hay-tong had only an assignment of the "equity of re- demption or a further charge or æ promise to pay over the difference to him it would be impossible for... Woo Hay-tong to make any entry in Mok's account because at the time he did not know what the charge would bring him. Plaintiff had failed entirely to prove COR- tractdal Bability between himself and Woo Hay-tong.
Mr. Sheldon's Addregs. Mr. Sheldon said: This case is somewhat important not only from the point of view of monetary liability to Mr. Croucher for this" reason. It seems to me a bargain made between perfectly decent business men, and understood by them has to be upset by legal ingenuity of Counsel. submitting from the documents and books and evidence before the Court a con- struction that was never before dreamed of. I do not in the least mind what happened between Mok and Woo. All I am concerned about is what was the real sETES- ment between Croucher and Woo. Happily we all agree that Mr. evidence is true Crotcher's evidence and his statements are entirely unchallenged
At Caroline Bill the Chinese team beat a team selected from by three the Combined Services
goals to two. p
Play opened evenly, both teams
Gone To Canton going close with good shots. The Chinese took the lead through Lee Referring to the non-appearance With regard to the request of
Wai Tong, who beat Codd with 2 of Mok Ying-kwal for cross-ex- the Red Cross Society of China, fast low shot. China returned to amination yesterday morning, Mr. asking the Chamber to recommend
the attack but failed to add to Sheldon said he had not yet re- Dealing with the two lines adopt- Osaka, April 28: "officers and members," the Com-their score. From a pass by Hoc- turned from Canton. He had left ed by the defence in attacking the Five Far Eastern Olympic swim-mittee had replied to the Society mers were slightly injured last saying that this matter had been guard, Ridley went through to the Colony, because, as head of plaintiff's case, Mr. Sheldon said Beat Tse Hang and make the scor- the Tafoo Sugar Department of their first was that on the evidence night when five ruffians, armed handed over to the Authorities of
es level.
Before the interval the Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, it there was no sale to Woo bý Mák. with bamboo spears, raided the the Tung Wah Hospital for con-
Services went ahead through Nod-
was essental that he attend a but Woo merely athletes', hotel at Koshlen, near
they who shot into the net from meeting of the Canton Govern- mortgagce. He disputed the pro- here, causing
a pass by McNeill.
ment in regard to a large project position that it was an ordinary
warned transaction. It was an unusual · The second half-opened in fav-in hand. He had" been leap from a second story windów.
Masanori Yusa; star
there should be w aprint
Court he matter that our of the Chinese, but shooting that if he was not in swimmer, twisted an ankle but all
was wild. However they managed would be liable to a charge of con- second mortgage on sharea" are expected to recover in time to
to draw level through Tso Kwai tempt of Court. He had been tele-
Liability Issue, " promise" she said as they were tett take part in the tenth games at the approaching arrival of an im- Ching and a late goal by Lee Wai phoried and telegraphed to but he
According to Counsel for Manila beginning May, 12,
Plaintiff morning.
would defence the man who was liable therefore have to rest his case for the shares to Mr. Croucher was Mr. Sheldon questioned without the evidence" of Mok Mok.
ever which his Lordship would have to whether his Lordship, had
heard of the assignor of equity of strike out.
Is this a threat, My Lord 2" "A warning, rather may I add a friendly warning?".
Countess Ebba appeared in the doorway to say the queen was awaiting Don Antonio.
"
my
"You see, Antonio, I kept
"I could hardly alone, together. wait, for this moment "
But Don Antonio, was walled spare you even for a little time.by his official duties. In a formal referred to the letter "I see now, so clearly, that be-voice he fore this I have been alone and which he bore.
If I "Why are you so bitter against stammering and unaware. saw you never again if when I me?" she asked.
"It is not my place to be bitter. leave this room, I should know I would never know this
It is not for me to feel anything rapture which has been ours agalh-I at all. I am a diplomat on a mis- to the day of my sion. There has been too much should bless death the fate which has joined
us."
delay-already:
"Are we then to pretend we ar "But you have promised me we nothing to each other" she asked meet again in Stockholm."
In a low, caressing voice, she gave her pledge: "I swear to you by the invisible springtime by the love in both our hearts-I'will not fail you."
When Christina returned to the was first command paluce, her that Countess Ebba be brought to her..
pleadingly.
A
"Why didn't you tell me who you were why did you" betray me into betraying my king?" be de- manded.
the swimmers to
sideration..'
During the meeting, the secret- ary announced the receipt of a latter seat by the Chairman of the Manila Chinese Chamber of Com- merce, informing the Chamber of
portant oelal of the Philippines Three of the assailants were ar- House of Representatives to Hong rested, and said they were incited Kong from America, and that pre- by ultra-patriotic agitators against parations participation in the Oriental clas-made for his welcome in order to sic because of the ban of Man-rement friendly relations between chukuo.
these two countries.
The entire Japanese delegation, of some 185 athletes, minus a few individual holdouts, is
scheduled
to-morrow
Maru, from
"to sall for Manila
aboard the steamer Heiro
chartered which has been the NYK. iine for the trip.
The two best known athletes who have withdawn are Shizo Takata, winner of the shotput event in the 1930 games in Tokyo, the and Shuhei Nishida, Japan's pre- mler pole vaulter, who first to quit.
The attack was the second
izt
should therefore, be
Concerning the Library and the Reading Room, it was announced that Mr. Yung Shu Shing had written to the Chamber complain- inx of the repeated closing of the Library and Reading Room, owing to too many holidays and hoping that this would be remedied. The Committee decided to have this matter looked into...
At the conclusion of the meet- ing, the secretary announced that during the last few weeks, several new members from different firms
48 hours as four track' and field had applied to the chamber tor" performers were alightly bruised membership. This matter
таз
in a club attack by thugs at Ko- passed unanimously, by those who shien Wednesday night, The as-were present.. sailants escaped but four arrested the next day and said
were
"I praised heaven that for once. I was anonymous. Antonio that for you, of all men on earth. I was not a Queen. but only a woman. And believe me, you have not be "You trayed your King. This mission if "Ebba dear," she said. look pale! What is it?""
I had never seer. you, could have carry result. You may "Bince I have lost your favour, I had no
that message to your King." have not slept, Your Majesty,"
"And now, Your Majesty, I ask Men's Patriotic league of Kobe. -We are not Forgive me, dear,
Japan Since then the queen and subject we are two wo-only to be sent away."
hotel bere has been under police men, you and I. Now I understand
guard much."
The chamberlain appeared and announced the Lord Treasurer..
"I must not keep the court wait- ing" said "Chritina. As he stooped to ftiss her hard, she drew it away quickly.
"You have kept us all waiting for Ave days" he answered. "The whole court has been in an ups Ioar. Prince Charles is distraet- **ed. Did you go to Sala?"
"Perhaps."
"Antonio, the certainty of our love is the only certainty. I know it now better than ever. Why do you. put it away from you? Can you change the words we spoke. the love we felt-can you alter-" "Christina-my dearest "ane~”
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Tong gave them, the lead which had not come back up til yester- they held on to until the final day whistle scurided.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
Hong Kong League-Division I Kick off 5,0 p.m.
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became second.
the
Summing up for the defence, redemption remaining liable on the Mr. Potter said, with due respect, mortgage when he had actually St. Joseph's F.C... S. W. Borderera he could not agree with the point assigned the equity of redeption. Kowloon F.C. ground. Referee made in "cross-examination by the Such things did not happen in real
Marine Hobbs.
plantiff's Counsel that the trans-life. The right of a second mort- Hong Kong FC. v. E. Lanca. Regt. action was a forward purchase. gager was that he could sell what- Hong Kong F. C. ground, Re- If left entirely unanswered what ever right he had with the equity of redemption but could not go was a crucial point in the case,
and sell the namely, why should Woo Hay-tong into the market
shares. How was that reconcil liability contractual undertake
statement that 889,500 able with Woo's to Mr. Croucher to pay
of when he sold be could give Mr. when, On proved facts
It was the case, there was not the slight Croucher the brokerage?
feree Mr. Ip Kau Ko.
ROYAL ARTIL-
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LERY GOLF
Tournament At Fanling
The Royal
(Hong Artillery Kong). Golf Meeting will be held on Thursday, May, 10th, 1934, at
they were members of the Youns LOCAL CRICKET Fanling by kind permission of the
team's
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Inter-Unit Final
The Anal. "of the Inter-Unit Cricket League was played", "off yesterday at Sookunpoo on the dbrotably they Dumping Of Ashes Prohibited Indian Recreation Club ground A very interesting game was wit The Harbour Master has issued nessed and the Small Units, were
he stammered brokenly.
Suddenly
1
were in each other's arms.
At this moment on a street
palace a notice to mariners to the effect lucky to win by one wicket, Capt. corner just beyond the gates, a young crator was hout-that to avoid pollution of bath-Walker with 40 runs (not out) to requested his credit in the second innings, ing to a crowd against the dangering beaches ships, are of a marrlage between the Queen not to dump ashás, dunnage, gar- played excellent cricket. and Phillip of Spain. Bwayed by bage etc. within the waters of
burst the colony, his eloquence, the crowd
He became suddenly tense. "You did not go there we sent mezsen- gers."
She was slightly defiant as she into shouts. answered. "Then I am glad I did not go there. I went away because
I had to be free of you all You were all asking me for an answer. I wished to find out what it was. Now, I know."
And also at this moment, Magnus
was talking to Prince Charles." He away at once and that the be said the Queen was unbalanced trothal of Christina and the prince where Don Antonio was concern- be announced.
ed. They might not be lovers, al-
the
* Remarkable Position,
est necessity to do so, because Mr. Impossible to reconcile the two Croucher was bound as a matter things.. of law to notify Mr. Woo Hay-tong before he said the shares, he hay- ing had notice of the assignment to the second mortgagee. On the other hand Mr. Woo was bound to satisfy any claim Mr. Croucher had on the shares.
The second point of the defence was that if there was a sale by Mok to Woo, Woo did not make himself liable to Croucher. From that the remarkable position arose. that Woo had a right to the 1,000, It must be assumed that if there Watsons on payment of $69,500 was a forward contract there was and at the same time Mr. Crou- Committee and Members of
a forward seller and that the per- cher had a right to sue the un- Royal Hong Kong Golf Club,
'son had the shares.
fortunate Mo for the meriey, There will be: (a) A compet!-
Another Point
He contended that at the inter- tlon-18 holes Singles against par
Another point made by Mr. Shel- view there was a perfectly normal under handicap, open to members of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club dom, and it was an Interesting assignment of equity of redemp who have ever held any form of point, was what was Mr. Croucher tion The two lines of defence The real facts were that Woo commission in the Royal Artillery to get out of the arrangement? were built on fallacies.
(b). A competition-18 holes Sin- Why should he get anything? Fur gies against Par under handicap, the good reason that there was said to plaintiff I am taking over open to the wives and relatives of power for him to prevent the the shares and will give you any Officer now serving in "the transaction. Assuring that the brokerage." The law implied the Royal Artillery, or of anyone who has ever held a commission of any form in the Royal Artillery.
Post Entries.
Handicaps. A Hong . Kong Handicap or the lowest handicap held anywhere.
transaction related either to an promise to pay.
His Lordship reserved Judg
ment.
assignment of Mok's equity of re- demption or a further charge what would naturally follow was that Woo would have to satisfy two
Apt Question things. The first was to satisfy
The office boy in the stock Ex- himself Croucher had got the shares and secondly he would in- change telephone box was asked form Croucher of his assignment to ring up a certain number, and, or further charge. That being as it not infrequently happens, he done Mr. Croucher had nothing got the wrong one. "Mr. Woot more to do in the matter. He here" ramme the reply. knew, however, that Woo had ac "Who?" said the boy. "Woolf, Both competitions can be play-quired an interest in the shares replied the wrong number.
“Well, who's afraid of ed either in the morning or the either by way of assignment or
second mortgage, and, inevitably, asked the boy. afternoon on the old course.
Entrance. Fee-$1.00 each com petitor for each competition. There will be an optional Sweep 118 Stake of 81.00. 75 per cent, to winner. 25 per cent. to Runner-
"Bcores were as follow:-
1st Innings:
E. Lancashire Small Units
44
80
2nd Innings:
You are the only one who can.]
Prince Charles gave him his
E. Lancashires Major Bonavla (2 for 3)' C. B. M. Elvin Lt. Wisden Small Unita Capt. Walker
22 up,
84 (for 9)
40 (not out)
though the people believed they save Sweden, he said win you were That was not the Impor do it?? ka tant thing the great necessity
"You are not ungracious" he said slowly, but your graciousness does not help me. It is a crumb was that the Spaniard be sent pledge.
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