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Changes at the Military Com-

Up with the mizzen spanker!mand Headquarters will take place

(But hold the string that

works that thing: I've

lost my Horse's Neck.)

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At Causeway Bay

At the close of day The Mariners altered back.

The man was rather the worse

for wear

In November.

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Two further case of people being bitten by dogs were reported to the Police on Wednesday. Page 6

Mons. Daufaure de la Prade, Consul General at Hongkong has Probably foundered beyond re been appointed to Milan." Page 6

pair:

She was ruefully rubbing her

rear.

She'd sat on a starboard tack.. Hol Heave Ho! For the Yacht

Club!

(Haul me the binnacle tight!) Cleat up the tops'l trunnion! Pass me a gin and onion. Start the motor running slow.

For my barque is worse than my

bight:

HOLLYWOOD STAR IN HOLLYWOOD Minneapolis, Aug.: 2.

Adjutant General Walsh has ordered the withdrawal of seven hundred members of the National Guard from Lhe city leaving three hundred on duty in the strike area, It is hoped formal civil adminis tration will shortly be restored.- Reuter..

LOCAL AND GENERÁL ·

A clean bill of health, was re- ported for the 24 hours ended on August 1

COLONY

Marjorie White To Appear

At Queen's Theatre

Miss Marjorie White, the well- known Hollywood film

star of Sunnyside Up". fame arrived in the Colony last night by the 5.5. London, August 1.-His Royal President Hoover from Shanghai, Highness the Prince of Wales land-

and was accompanied by Mr. ed at Le Bourget Aerodrome this Edwin Joseph Tiemey, together evening on his way to Biarritz with whom she will appear at the where he intends to spend a golf-Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden and ing holiday for two or three at the Queen's Theatre this and weeks-British Wireless.

next week.

From the viewpoint of the Lrague, as well as or the central and eastern nations and of France. the step will be welcomed. The Montague-Smith-On July 27, 1934. League has lost, temporanly at at the Country Hospital, Shang-any rate, the support of a number hal, to Mr. and Mrs. R. Mon- of great powers. It is high time, tague-Smith, a son. Michael that its prestige should be en- hanced by an important addition to membership. When the criti- isms of the League by Russla áre remembered, the diplomaile ob- server is entitled to ask whether that nation is influenced chiefly by a political purpose in putting forward its candidature. It be. lieves it has enemies' in Europe as well as in the Far East, and it is anxious to avail itself of the additional security that the League can offer. tribute to the League.

That in itself is a I the material power of the League car. scarcely be exercised against a re- bellious country, it can marshal the public opinion of the world. and that is not a negligible factor On the other hand it is m possible to conceal the danger of permitting the League to be lused as a cover "tor fresh aligaments which

may resemble the old balance of power. Mixed up with the application af Russia are various schemes which look toward the conclusion of treaties 9: mutual assistance. These include the definition of the aggressor and involving sanctions. If the searchi for security means that one set of nations is opposed to another, thened. indeed Europe. will be the prey of moming... aillances and counter-alliances and the perfi WAT. would be. increased.

The function of the Security Committee which has been set up by the Disarmament Conference, is to analyse the implicatims of the proposed pacts, and inferen- tially the consequences attendant on the new part that Russia pro- poses to play in European politics They must be brought into con sonance both in the text and in the intention with the League idea. It may be that it will be Dusable to work out some method which will safeguard not only RUSSIA IN THE LEAGUE?isting legal rights, but future

DEATH Beldon. Following a short illness. on Thursday, July 26, 1934, at the Shanghai General Hos- pital, Florence Elizabeth Bel- don, widow of the late James Pattison Beldon and dearly be- loved mother of Mrs. C. J. Aus- ten Gray.

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HONG KONG. AUGUST 3. 934...

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motal rights. If that can be done, then a great step forward will be taken toward collective organiza- tion of,peace,

The early entrance of Russia Into the League of Nations is as probable 18 any political event Lean" be and when her formal In whatever is done, the con- application for membership comes (currence of Italy and Germany is before the September meeting. especially necessary. The design there can be no real opposition, should be to bring Germany back although one or two countries into the-League with Russia, and have expressed their dislike of the to bring Germany into any Euro- Soviet intervention in the councils pean pact which is hereafter of Europe, it is felt that their 1ramed. On the satisfaction of prejudices will be overruled. An- these

# conditions depends the other thing is that, in order to ultimate judgment of the world on counter-balance. Russian influence" the entrance of Rusata into the Foland will probably demand a League.

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Chung Hing, living in a room at the New Asia Hotel, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital Iate on Wednesday night suffering from oplum poisoning self administer-

He 'died early yesterday

London, August 1-Rear Ad- miral Sir Murray Sueter, M.P. and Major General St Frederick Bykes have been appointed members of the Post Once Air Mall Panel, and Group Captain Primrose, Royal Air Force (Retired), been appoint- ed Ar Mall Adviser to the Post Office-British Wireless.

The Hongkong Government de- legates to the Kowloon-Canton Railway Conference tendered a complimentary time to the Chin- ese delegates in the Jacobean Room

Interviewed, Miss 'White said she was delighter with the spectacle of the Peak at night which so much reminded her of San Francisco at night.

She left Amerca not with the Idea of appearing on the stage at the various ports she visited, but thought that a pleasure trp to the East and Europe would do her a lot of good,

At Rotel Roof Garden. "We are, however, making our first personal appearance at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden this Baturday night, when Mr. Tierney and. I will dance, sing songs from popular talkie themes, and will probably end up with a dialogue

act."

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Mr. Tierney aald that

Five members of the Kwangtung Provincial Government Air Mission who have..just returned from a tour of Europe and America, ar- rived in Hongkong yesterday morning.