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be found on Mrs. Robinson. a European lady residing in Nathan Road was the victim of a bag-snatch- ing episode in Nathan Road last night,

Page 12 The death of Mrs. Georgina Stone, wife of Mr. P. E. F. Stone of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. oc- curred yesterday.

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jured when the explosion occur- red.

One of the land-mines went off and damaged the granite steps of the Memorial.

The other failed to explode.

set it Attempts to

off were frustrated as police and inhabit- ants rushed from their houses in an attempt to catch the would-be

wreckers.

The gunmen drove oc in their car with the doctor, but dropped. him at the frontier.

It is believed that the outrage followed the action of the Ulster Government who recently banned the erection of a memorial at Car- rickmore, Tyrone, to the TR.A. men killed in 1918-Reuter.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A meeting of the Council will be Wong Hin-mi, retired merchant, held in the Association office, 6 of Sha Tau Kok Market, Po On Des Voeux Road, C., on Monday District, who died intestate ON next, 14th instant, at 5.30 p.m.

October 21, 1932, left local estate of 821.100. Letters of administra The Empress of Russia is duetion were granted to Wong Kit- here from Shanghal at 7 a.m. on fong, son, Thursday, and will go to the quar- antine anchorage on arrival:

Vienna, May 7. About four hundred of the six- teen hundred Social-Democrat

with regard to the Crowd Land revolters in custody since the sale at the P.W. on Monday, thel failure of the armed rising in area at New Kowloon was sold February are to be amnested- in at $2.50 per square foot and not accordance with a decree issued at thirty cents as stated in an on Monday by the Minister for earlier report. Information has been received in Justice which provides for the re- London that the British Minister lease for all those who volunta was recorded during the 24 hours at Jeddah, Sir Andrew Ryan, hasly laid down their arms when: been given an

that called upon to do so, after the onder will be established in the revolt, collapsed,

The decree Red Sea port of Hodeida, recently includes also those considered less

guilty on account of their youth- occupied by victorious Wahabis.

Transocean, Kuo Min.

assurance

In the Commons to-day. when questioned regarding the situation in Hodeida and Yemen, the For- elga Secretary, Sir John Simon.

said the British Government had ROYALTY LUNCH

preserved an attitude of strict neutrality towards the conflict be- tween Ibn Saud and the Iman of Yemen with both of whom the

AT COMMONS

A total of 0.24 inch of rainfall

ended 10.30 am- yesterday. The total rainfall since January 1. is now 8.35 inches, against an average

A conference will be held in "Montevedere", No. 16. Talpo Road on Friday, May 11, at 10.30 am for the purpose of discussions regard- ing a memorial to Mr. Robert Morrison, the first Protestant Mis- sionary to China

Commander T. A. Hussey has been appointed Commander of HMS. Taimar, the receiving ship of the China Fleet, vice Cominan

of 13.14 inches.

expected to arrive on the 48. Ran- der C. H. Heath-Caldwell and 1

chi, which leaves Malta on June Two cases each a small-pox, | 3. Commander Hussey was pro- meningitis and animal rabies, and moted from the rank of Lieut. une case each of diphtheria and Commander on December. 31 last typhold were reported to the local year. Commander Heath-Caldwell health authorities during the will leave. for Home early in July. "week-end,

Shortly after leaving Hongkong.

On and from Wednesday, May on Monday afternoon, at about 4 8th, an additional train will leave p.m. the s.8. Kalping, one of the

British Government were in friend- A Unique Occurrence Kowloon every day at 837 am Kailan Mining Administration ves-

ly treaty relations,

Sir John added that the Govern

London, May 8. ment had taken only such méa-,

The King and Queen of Blam sures as had proved essential for safeguarding the lives and pro- lunched as the House of Commons perty of British subjects and Brit- This is the first time reigning ish protected persons in the area monarchs have done so. Bubse affected by the hostilities-British quently they listened to proceed- Wireless.

ings in the House-Reuter.

for Shum: Chun and will stop at sels, radioed for an ambulance to any station on request to set down meet the vessel to take the chief and pice up passengers. From engineer, Mr. P. Smith, to hospital, Sunday next, a Motor Coach, arst Mr. Smith was rushed to the class only will leave Kowloon at French Hospital as soon as the 3.10 p.m. and stop at any station vessel returned and was stated to on request to set down and pick be auffering from an internal com

plaint up passengers.