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The New Buffet Gar which will be placed on the local service of the Kowloon Canton Railway as from Saturday, the 15th February, 1936, will be attached to the following trains:

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Hector: Car About. Town Notorious Gossip

They were discussing the nature of love. "To me love is peace. quiet, tranquillity," said ahe,

"That's not love," said he, "that aleen"

Sy BillyJust a line that was dropped, that's all. These things do happen, but it's very nice of you to write and tell me all about ir. Two more attempts Hike that and you will qualify for one of our hand crotcheted cruets

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Mr. Smith: "Helln. Jones, got a

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didn't like to come away without buying something."

SATURDAY'S QUOTATIONS

T.T. ON LONDON,

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T.T. ON NEW YORK:1/3 id. (nom).

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Efforts To Combat Aerial Danger

London, Feb. 14. a private Bill urging the creation of a Ministry of Defence, the head of which would co-ordinate the work of the ry. Army and Air

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17.

Anniversaries

and. Holidays.—** Blessed Francis Clet, M. (m. Ho=- nan, 1820), St. Suivin of Auchy,

Cinemas

King's: "Mutiny On The Bounty." Queen's: "So Red The Hose." Oriental:-The Big Broadcast Of

1936

Mr. Jones: "Yes, I went in a garage to use the phone, and Farce, provided material for a full World"Chinese Picture.”

dress debate in the House of Com-Alhambra "Mutiny On The mons, before the second reading motion was withdrawn in de ference to an appeal by the Govern ment and Sir Austen Chamberlain,

"Intoxicated driving, uncontroll- ed thumbing, and indiscriminate spooning." a trafic report declares,

"are among the major menaces of our highway safety" Or, to put it even more briefly-hic, hike and

hug.

The discussion revealed that a

parts of the House supported the Bill wholeheartedly in a modified

form..

The mover of the Bill Admiral Suetet, stressed the importance of air attack, and declared that the

A little boy received among his presents a diary and an air-gun The first three entries he made mair bomb was gradually becoming the diary were:

Jan. 1. Wet and sloppy. Jan. 2. Wet and sloppy.

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a master weapon. He pressed the Government to engage in experi- ments in battleships versus bombe. ANTI-AIRCRAFT „GUNS

the Admiralty make old "A happy New Year, Pat! And battleships as unsinkable as possi - God save. Ireland!? said an Eng-ble, and them at airmen do their tish girl to an eligible irish bache best," declare Admiral Bueter. He scouted the suggetion that anti- aircraft guns could prevent the bombing of ships, and contended that the Dominions should be re- presented

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"Well," said Phyllis, "as this is Leap Year, why not say I was in tended for an Irish man?"

ted on the new Ministry. Bubsequent speakers emphasised that co-ordination would save millions of pounds and give better service. They asserted that the | Committee of Imperial Defence did

rot meet the situation.. Witness at Wood Green Police

Replying for the Government, Court: "He is a grave-digger, and Lord Eustace Feres defined the pre- bas twice worked his way to Ausliminary lasque to be between: tralia."

The following are from recent 'newspaper reports:

Woman Witness at Middlesex (1) A Federal union of distinct Sessions: "Although only a win-executive departments developing a dow-cleaner, my husband Fowed common line and subject to the

Premier's decisions, and NDE he would rise "td" great heights in life."

PROBLEM OF AUSTRIA

(2) A scheme basing co-operation and executive unification of the pe partments under one executive head.

Lord Bustace Percy declared that he could not anticipate the promis ed Government statement, but the Cabinet was fully alive to the House not take a formal vote on the

Inclusion In Little B

Entente

PREMIES CRITICISED

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Bounty." Majestic "Mimi." Star Becky Sharp."

Dances-Cheero Club Ladies' Committee Dance at China Fleet

earst, of newly

Meetings.

elect ed St Andrew's Church Council,

8 p.m.; St. Andrew's Club Com- mittee, 8.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. — Congregational Bumper, Kowloon Union" Church, 8 p.m., Presentation of Medal of Merit to Mrs. C. E L. Ghm, at Bandilands Rut, 4.15 p.m.; Hong Kong Evening Institute reopens.

Social Games Afternoon" Wo- men's Section, European YM.C.A.. 3 D.m. Services Wrist Drive, Y.M.GA., § 5.1.

Sports

Badminton. Women's Doubles. club de Recreio "B" 7. Club de Recrela

Hockey-Second Battery, H. K S. R. AY Radio Indians (Marina Ground), 5 pm.; Club de Recreto East Lancashires (King's Park); 5 pm.

Moon-1 Moon. 25th Day, Sunrise-6.56 am. Bunset.-8.20

D.M.

Tides-High at 0.52 and 13.40; Low at 6.40 and 22.07.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. Anniversaries and Holidays Blessed Stephen, Jobn and Comp Martyrs in China,

Cinemas King's: "Muting On The Bounty.* Queen's-Bo Red The Rose." Oriental:-"The Big Broadcast o

1936.**

World: Chinese Picture, Alhambra: Mutiny On The

Bounty." Majestic:-"Black Fury." Star:-"The Little Friend.

Meetings. Angual, Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., 25 Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30 am.; BL. Andrew's Club Committee Meeting, Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.. Annual of Sports Club, 8.38 pm, St. Andrew's Church Mothers 8 pm

Sir. Austen Chamberlain, in a striking speech, followed. He also [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily advised the House to await the Press" (Copyright.)). Government proposals At the

Paris, Feb. 14. same time, he engaged in diacon The solution of the Austrian certingly pointed criticisms of ar. problem by an inclusion of Aus Baldwin in connection with recent trin into the Little Entente was developments on the state of Hong Kong Hotel; Examination in Miscellaneous. Rotary Tifton, envisaged by the Czechoslovakian man armaments and other aspecta Premier Hodza, who said that it of the International military pos Home Nursing, at P.WD, Omees,

Union, 3 p.m. M was all wrong to assume that tion, which was based on working

Rehearsals, Final, of Hong Austria had only the alternative

Won Bingera, St. John's Cathe of the "Anschluss" or the priar- Sir Austen declared that sendral. 8.45pm. "Messiah,” chist restoration but that there statements justiced the demand to

Social Soldiers and Airinen's was also the passibility of her create changes in order to prevent Christian Asson, HE Union geing incorporated with the Little the continuance of such errors. ¦ Church Hall, 7:30 pm,

but this latter would Bir Austen Chamberlain's speech Club Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m. have to be preceded by active carised (consulerable atir in the cooperation of France and Eng- House of Commons lobby The

speech is "interpreted as being as muc

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is added that his pagrerations demand for a more up-to-date a Prison Officers v. Royal Engineers, in Paris had given him much hope,emclent system in the organisation but that it would be necessary to of defence rather than an attack

start at the beginning. He was on Mr. Stanley Baldwin. shortly going to Bucharest and Bel. grade in order to inform those Governments of the success of his talks, and he hoped confidently, that the Austrian question will be | solved approximately in - one ganikation” of a defence. The real Home

month

There is certainly immense sup port behind the demand. The de bate established beyond all doubt that the House of Commons 24 disaatinded with the existing or

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Hodza went on to say that he Defe hoped that Germany would even aut tually participate in a general devote economic settlement of the Danu- Thứ bian Basin, but that there could be ing "no question of bilateral treaties be- Govern

tween Danublar. States and Ger= |+216) many, as long as a Danubian block Government was not formed

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