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HONG KONG, JANUARYIF, 435.

THE LONG ARM OF THE

4. LEAGUE

The League of Nations is not a super-state. It is a League of Governments. There is no execu¬ tive authority at Geneva which

says "This do," and all the nations In the League obey its command. The pace of the League is set by the pace of the nations which compose It.

"But, nevertheless, each year puts

HONG KONG DAILY PRES FRIDAY FANUARY 18 1935.

STRAIGHT FROM THE

SHOULDER

MAT “NO QUARTER")

Birb! Jolly beating weather, eh? | and persecuted in the Yellow Press, Gad! When I remember the old | have at last struck a blow for their school! We all used to have to take personal liberty. The doorway cold baths every morning. “Slosh- separating the 1st-class compart ers in Toggers” we used to call it:ment of the Feak Tram from the The old Call; the time that old less. commodious quarters of 3rd Bags". Findlebury pus a squib in class passengers has been locked the "stinks" master's trousers Sut I wander.

and sealed, and henceforward passengers will have to pay the full, just fare for their journey to Elysium, or else consort with mean fellows of their own contemptible

Saperlipopotte.. what weather Even the fire seems to crawl up | the chimney as if it were half frozen. I cling to life, by dint of | kidney, heaped up logs, and innumerable. bottles of old claret. Hon soit qut Caidbeck MacGregor. So be sorry for the old boy. Try and squeeze a smile from your chapped lips at my frigid anties, if only for old times' sake, Boy! My snowshoes please, and tell the coolie harness the huskies.

WORLD CRUISE

to

Galety will soon overrun the behind the League some new habits rather geld surface of Colony of working together. And, taken secial life when the great luxury all together, this comes to 'very' ther, 9.3. NAUSEA" visits the however small- of what is known much the same thing as a degree-colony on her annual world-tour.

The NAUSEA was built in 1929 For instance, by a German Shipwright, called as "sovereignty." the varfed Industrial problems with Bittsch, who subsequently suc which the International Labour cumbed to delirium tremens. She

4 Gossip We Must

(BY “PRUDENCE")

I was very sorry to miss the Florigny Concert the other day, and specially so, after reading the critiques written by our local amateurs! When this fraternity unite in highly technical disap- Proval of music that has been enthusiastically encored by the audience, one is torn between the desire to say “sour grapes" and " the suspicion that said amateurs How right it is! It is an almost their own efforts were reviewed would be frightfully indignant 11, horrible thought that hitherto the from the same high standard. sacred fastnesses of Peak life haye However... let that pass been within the reach of any riff- did not miss, (and I thoroughly raff from the lower levels who enjoyed) the delightful Concert of bappened to have 10 cents in their Chamber Musie arranged by Mr. pockets. It's a wonder we haven't, Evelle at the Helena, May on Thurs- all been murdered in our beds.

day last. She is an accomplished I think I may safely say that planist and her husband a very anyone now travelling anything talented viollatst, and both took but lat class will be cut by his prominent parts in the perform- friends, and blackballed from any ance. The Trio in C Major, in club except the lowest pot houses which these skilled musiclans were in Kow Loon. It has at last been joined by Mrs Arnold with her realised that if you have not got cello was the most applauded num.thusiasts who never miss a Helens taffeta, and Mrs Hoteler hashed 30 cents, you cannot be a g-m-ber on the programme.

HERALDRY

Office is concerned are not dealt / out-luxuries. luxury. Each cabin 15 | College itself. The motif is a

with at Geneva by a conference of governments, but by a body on which govenment representatives HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB, take their place side by side with an equal number of representatives TENNIS TOURNAMENT. of employers and employees. Thus, frequently happens that majority decisions are arrived at irrespective ANTRY forms may be obtained at of national considerations-certain members of one national delega.

the. Pavilion. ENTRIES

Otted with a private swimming gymnasium, and seven bath, a separate lavatories, one for each day of the week. There are forty three shops on board for those who like, to take their pleasures in Metropolitan fashion, while a com- plete copse of elm trees and a babbling brook have been placed upon the boat deck to cater for the

CLOSE ou THURSDAY, 318tion voting with their opposite rurally minded. A pack of gusset-

January.

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"LEUNG SAU JUNG

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Aan 19-years HEIGHT: 117 20 MIGHT 120 pounds

Dark, a fairly large on one cheek and pimples on

BLIN BUILT,

Last: son leaving house at..

Road Kowloo

P.M. on

wearing

trousers will fearfand Cantone

numbers from other countries, but hounds hunts on Wednesdays and

The Master is the, against other members of their Thursdays. own delegation. Likewise, when Captam, & Cambridge Professor of the International Labour Organisa-Botulism called Alfred Bitters, who tion has achieved an agreement on

spares no effort to produce fault- any particular subject, it often is less comfort for his passengers. Invested with the right to reach

"The return fare is very moderate. across the national frontiers, as it only £11,500 which includes free were, and keep directly in touch sports-shoes för deck games. Meals with the proper carrying out of the are extra.

agreement in that field of labour to which it refers..

Hong Kong is agog, and exception

Meanwhile commercial and social

Now, a similar principle is to become the Visitors All the local

al preparations are afoot to wel

respect to the main organ or the their prices to a suitable figure, and tried out in the New Year with shops are working overtime raising League. The French Foreign

several brokers are disguising Minister has presented to Geneva

themselves as coolies in order to

capital into the colony. reap this enormous indux of

proposals for an international con- vention or agreement which has as Its object the suppression of ter- rorisin. These proposals may not seem very important in themselves compared with the big tasks which the League will be called upon to fulfi in 1936; but, as a working model for later developments; the Progress of M. Laval's scheme should be watched with close st tention.

be realized it I quote from the The Importance of this visit, will

passenger list:-

Noel Coward and Betty Nuthall,

winston Churchill (who is alleged (about whom Cupid whispers); Mr.' to have signed professional forms

for the Arsenal); Mr. Leslie Hen- son, who is confidently mentioned as the new secretary to the League Ruth, the famous rounders-player. of Nations Council, and "Babe"

I shall be on the quayside to greet them.

A BLOW FOR LIBERTY

I am delighted to see that

Geneva to act as a kind of watch The main reason for asking dog over outbreaks of terrorism in Europe is of course, that recent events have clearly shown that such events have a direct bearing on in- ternational good-feeling and har mony. The recent grave charges Peak residents, so much maligned against the Hungarian Govern- ment-which, happily, the League Council was able to deal with satis factorily for harbouring and en- couraging the assassins of King Alexander of Yugoslavia, are a vivid reminder of this fact. And. as always, the chter object of the League is to build a fence along the top of the clin, rather than have an ambulance valting at the bottom

GENEVA CANTONAL

COUNCIL

Demand For I18. Dissolution

(Special to "Hong Kong

Daily Pre

"Jraphic" Mauragar

Received Ja

The referendum intro the democratic party, the dissolution of Geneva Centonal Cou dominated by defin five thousa

EASTERN PACT PROPOSAL

German Attitude Disclosed

[Special to the “Hong Kong Dalis Fress" (Copyright).)

Berin, Jan 16 The French reply to the Ger- man memorandum of Beptember 8last on the proposal of the Eastern Pact was handed in to the German Foreign Office on Wednesday. The contents of the French Note have not yet been made knowz.

Girls, I'm so thrilled. I have been given a coat-of-arms by the

guinea-pig rampant gules or verdant samovar couchant gris with the motto "Droit de l'épaule."

Here it is.

Droit de l'épaule:

TAIL PIECE

NIGHTMARE

As I was walking down the

Strand

I'met a purple Sarabande. He smiled at me, and raised his

cap:

He seemed a pleasant sort of

Chap..

"Do you suppose," he said, "that

Owls"

"Are suitable for barnyard

· fowls? **:.

What do you think of General

Ma,"

Greengages, or an Austin Car?" I looked as if I hadn't heard, And said a very naughty word, At which he saw that I was

*#ight**

Between Races as Fanling....

There was a very good audience, į black Ciffon velours, Mrs. Geoffrey with a number of newcomers as Morgan, wore black velvet stamped well as the usual musical eu-with guld, Mrs Skyrme had black

May concert. I noticed Dr. Mont-past in black with a top of dazzling Mrs. Sanger gave two lovely gomery, who was with a party, and silver sequins, looking, more anf- Frau Glyperich who brought a rated than usual. Miss Taylor had groups of German songs in her own

a charming dress of scarlet chifon charming way, and wore the most number of friends as well sa her exquisite dress of shimmermg pretty daughter. Mrs. Hance was and Mrs. Tetley, too, wore some- brown velvet. Lt. Col. Kunne shet-there, and Heather Hance who thing gaury ed his versatility by playing both brought her friend Marlery Smith. Mrs Grimble at course; Mrs. Strahan and Mrs. Lloyd and a the plane and the fute and was Joined by Mrs. Origgs in a most enthralling Bach Sonata for two whole host of regular devotees. planos. Both players acquitted themselves brilliantly, but one could not help contrasting the quiet composure of Mrs. Griggs with the more theatrical wrist and elbow play of Col. Kühne. -

In spite of St. Georges. Ball there was a crowd at the old Grips" last Friday (which maintained its usual reputation for galety)-Such a lot or pretty people wore black tho Mia. Eric Mitchell was in

Musical Interlude at Fanling

IMPERIAL AIR LINER

Athena Reaches Port Darwin

London, Jan.-15.

The Imperial Airways liner At- And vanished hooting through hens, with the mail for Austraila

the night

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Naval Review at Happy Valley was the great event last Tuesday. 9.45 am: is a bit early for our local Lovelies. but they managed it somehow such is the lure of gold braid and Navy blue. Mrs. Coltart was an early. arrival, very smart in a severe lit- tie coat and skirt of pale gray. Mrs, J. ACHI was charming in dark blue. Those two pretty Aus- tralian girls were there of course----- I do wish I could discover their namesMrs. Raworth brought her. young hopeful along and so did a great many other mothers, so there was quite a row of chubby faces "gazing over the ropes, eagerly look- ing out for The Admiral! - and Jógfully identifying Officers: they knew, (in spite of the disguise, öf unfamiliar steel helmets).They "got their greatest thrill from the March-Past and the swooping planes, which appeared nike magie out of an empty sky, and few in such close formation that one held one's breath, waiting for them to crash but needless to say no such tragedy occurred to mar the success of a most Interesting "Naval Occasion!"

NEWS SUMMARY

The Annual Inter Hong Football

The Eastern Extension Tele-match between Ewo and Talkoo graph Company advise that was played off yesterday and re- telegram from Penang addressed to sulted in a draw of one goal ail

Lesile Money c/o China Naviga= tion Co. is lying unclaimed at their office..

The manager of the Kowloon- from London dated January 8, ar- Canton Hallway notifies that on rived at Port Darwin yesterday and after Monday, January 21, the from Point Stuart, which is 60 local train leaving Shum Chun at miles away from where she land- 10:15 pm. will leave Shum Chun at