Quite a few matches were played off on Saturday at Home in both the English and Scottish leagues, a feature of which was the smash- ing homa win by Manchester,
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Several now appointments wore gazetted among which was the ap-
Abbot Junior legal adviser.
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Macso scored a meritorious vio tory in the Interport Hockey match played on Saturday,
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Shanghai, Mar. 8. Japanese residents in the Inter- national Settlement are agitating for more Japanese ruembers in the A general offensive was ordered | Shanghai Municipal Council in the against the invaders on March 3 ratepayers' election on March 23,pointment of Mr. and serious fighting has since Their contention is that there are been in
Govern more Japanese in the 'Bettlement propress, with
the than other foreigners. ment troops attacking from cast and south and slowly con- Chinese residents and other for verging on the main body of the eigners are greatly concerned over Chinese the Japanese, demand. rate payers are counter-acting this move by asking for more seats on the Council, as Chinese pay more rates than other nationalities in the Settlement.-- Union News.
enemy. Heuter.
ARMY-INTEREST IN
Tokyo, March 7.
The Japanese Army is taking a hand in polities to a greater ex- tent than ever.
HOPEI PRECAUTIONS
Peiping, Mar. 7. General Sung Chieh-yuan, who
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spell in England, "and obviously very pleased to be back again.
There were quite a lot of stran- gers to be been-amongst them the "most attractive small edition el Catherine Hepburn-I wonder who she was?
It is amusing going to the Grippa two nights running. Such a job of the same habitues to be seen in different parties. One night a popular lovely may be clad in sumptuous evening it, and on the next she has just looked in after a "Flick" "in ordinary day garb. Then again you get marvellous ** transformation scenes—a certain very popular damsel was seen n Friday siting on one of those pice. sofus drinking her evening gimiet in a warm suit, and half an hour rer she appeared again ready for dinner in a lovely evening frock-- having changed-so a little bird told me in the cloak room.
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Amongst the diners that evening I saw Captain and Mrs. Delamaine deux, and a large party of Singapore flying people who seem- ed in excellent spirits. Mr. and Mrs. Langon were being entertain- ed in epmpany, with Miss Anne Dodwell and the Misses Kotewall by members of the firm, and Mr. Richard Johnson who departs for home via ports next week was also th the party. There were lots of naval people including Comman- der and Mrs. Clutterbuck, Com- mander Dyan, Mrs. Lovatt, and Mr. Bone all looking very cheerful.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
An official visit to Canton was made on Saturday by Air-Com- Lodore Sydney Smith, Officer Com-
anding the Air Force in the East and who commanded the abandon-
ed goodwill flight to Japan. Alr- Commodore Smith arrived back in the Colony on Friday last and after but a short stay took off again with two flying-boats. Flight-It. Murray of the Far East Aviation Co., Ltd. Kal Tak also accompan: ed the flight.
The annual sports day of the Kowloon Junior School will be held in the grounds of the Kowloon Cricket Club (by kind permission of the Committee and Members). on Thursday, March 24, commenc- ing at 10 a.m Lady Bouthor, C.BE. has kindly consented to dis- tribute the prizes.
The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson. Director of Public Works, accom-
Mrs. panied by
Henderson' and their son, left the Colony on fer- lough yesterday by the S.B. Rawal- pindi.
Among the large number of per- cons who embarked on the 8.8 Rawalpindi yesterday for Home was Miss Joan Dowbiggin, one of the most popular members of the A keen Colony's younger. "sct. rider, she will be missed by her many friends.
is The forthcoming wedding announced of Mr. Duncan Lewis Mackenzie Macfarlane, purser, of Florence Place, Falmouth, Eng- land, and Miss Rita Bradford Hail Langford of No. 27. Canberra Avenue, Wallstonecraft, New South Wales.
Under ideal racing conditions the Fanling Hunt and Race Club held their meet yesterday at Kwan-
oficer The next
to fill the ti which attracted a good sized crowd
pag, vacancy on the retirement of 6ir
Among the passengers who Thomas Soutborn from the post of sailed for Manila last Friday by A big surprise was sprang by Colonial Becretary; Hong Kong, will the B. Tanda were Dave Thomp- the University Cricket team be Mr. A. A; Wright, a Government
Ron, ranked sixth by the, Austra Saturday when they unexpectedly official in Fiji. This was confirm-lan Lawn Tennis Association, and beat the potential champions the ed unofficially by Reuter. Indiana by 104 runs,
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Several interesting games of
his doubles partner, T. H. Has- sett. They arrived from Manila last week after competing in the Doubles All-Comers' Singles and
of the latter event.
Ari Army spokesman said to-day
A highly successful Dramatic that the Army wants a Cabinet
Brocer were played on Saturday and Singing Contest was staged by able to pursue a positive and not called a military conference this the surprise of the week being the the Wah Kwong Club at the St. championship, reaching the fund
5-0 victory scored by the Club over Etephen's Girls School on Batur- said the Empire's first line of de-one, which will merely maintain morning, has decided to station
the status quo.”
picked troope from his army along S. China "A"
page 10. day night in commerforation of its sixth anniversary. The hall was The Army, apparently, pari.cn- the Hopel-Shansi border to prevent lariy objects to Mr. Shigeru Yos-any Reds from entering Hope. tended the Club in the Blarney returns, a
Fusiliers "A" and "B" fully ex- packed to capacity and from the sum of $300 will be tida as Foreign Minister, because | The, concentrations will be com-
Shield Competition played off on donated to the general funds of the he is the son-in-law of Count pleted within three days.— Makino, former Lord Keeper
Saturday, Club. “A” · however Chinese Young Womens' Christian of Reuter.
triumphed
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five free schools. Good sports was provided on the Caroline Hill yesterday when the
the said 450,000 shares then he Buch persons respectively and that such shares shall rank for dividend as from the 1st day of January, 1996. (2) That if, on such distribution as aforesaid, any person would baran.nate migration to the Do- entitled to a fraction of a share, the minions, but the Dominions were Directors aball, in lieu of issuing anxious to have Immigrants who fractional certiâcator, cause the were ready to invest money and the Privy Seal, and one of those whole share to be allotted to a person cevote their life to pioneering whose life the rebellious Army or persons to be named by the The Dominions did not want officers attempted in the recent Directors and suck share shall at Buch time as the Directors think at Spaces filed with struggling wage- Tokyo 'purge."
It is understood that the Navy The Premier suggested a round
also criticises the, selection of Mr. table conference of the Dominiona Koki Hirota's Cabinet. to study defence policy development.
be sold and the nett proceeds dis tributed amongst the persons entitled to such fractions making up the share.
(arners.
and its
One
JAPANESE CABINET
HITCH
INDIAN AIRMEN MISSING police held their annual sporte. Enteric Fever, and Cerebro-Spinal General Terauchi, who had pre-
Lonach, March o. Three Indian airmen are re- Africa General Count. Terauchi, the vorted to be missing in War Minister, is interviewing Mr. While flying from ganda to He added: "We don't know ratato-morrow morning to Somaliland... what Britain does. and Rritain, endeavour to arrive at an under- don't know what we do". [2214 | Beuter's Bulletín Service.
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Lrn.
Agents. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1986.
standing. Beuter.
One was the pilot of the Matia
rajah of Fatiala.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
Tokyo, Mar. After an interview lasting 30 Mr. K. Hirota, case each of small-Fox. minutes with
Lady Boathorn distributed the
Fever respectively and two cases of viously declined the War Ministry, prizes.
but other paga 6,
Diphtheria were reported to the was. most reticent, An interesting
Health Authorities for the 24 sources indicated that Mr...Hirota the at event
will not hesitate to change the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club hours ended on Friday,
Cabinet for the purpose of show- Jesterday was the race between
ing his sincerity towards the army's the Club and the Singapore R.A.F... The visitors had a points in the afternoon to win by demands. Therefore the negotia-
tions are continuing.— lead of eight pointa in the maro-11 points. Details appear on,{" ing and added a further three
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