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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936. ·蟀拜日式月肄年陸世個玖仟查英 Price

Hector: Cat About Town Notorious Gossip

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Tramp Could you spare something for a cup of coffee?"

Scotsman "Hoots, mon! D'e think I carry lumps o' sugar around in my pocket?"

Sailor-"Don't bother me, I am writing to my girl."

"Marine-"But, why are you writ- ing so slowly?"

Sallor "She can't read very Inst."

Old lady meeting a one-legged tramp on the street: "Poor man, you have lost a leg, haven't you?"

Tramp, looking down: "Well, I'll be darned if I haven't.

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Tourist (having looked over his- toric castle.

to butler)-"We've made a stupid mistake. I tipped his lordship Instead of you.”

Butler-That's awkward. 1'11 never get it now."

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A customer entered the shop, of a cockney bookseller and request- ed a copy of "Omar Khayam.”

"Sorry, sir," repiled the shop- keeper. "We'ave is Hillad and is Hodyssey, but we 'aven't is Khay- yam."

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A negro was strolling through a churchyard reading the inscrip- tions on the.tombstones: He came

to one which read. "Not dead, but

sleeping."

Scratching his head, the negro remarked. "He ain't foolin' nobody but himself "

Local Exchange Quotations

T.T. ON LONDON: 1/31 (nom.)

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 32

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 2

AnalTersanes and Holidays.

St. Francis of Paula, U.

# Cinemas.

King's:-Red Salute."

Queen's Collegiace."

Centrá-"Werewolf Of London." Urienta:--"Red Morning." World:-Chinese Picture."

LADY PLUMER'S Alhambra Seven Keys To Ba

LOSSES

Baton Stolen

pate."

Majestic:-"The Phantom Emp.re.“ | Star:-"Ruggies Of Red Gap."

Meetings-Annua... of Chinese Estates, Ltd. China Building, 5th Loor, noon; Victoria Chess Club. 5.30 p.m.; Theosophical Society, 6 1.

Miscellaneous.--Calms against the state of Vera Phillips (Dulcie Mckie), due; Kowloon Women's Charity Games Afternoon, 3 p.m.

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London, March 18. The field marshala baton be- longing to the late Lord Plumer and jewellery worth more than £1,000 were stolen by burglars who

Religious → Lent Mission broke into the home of Lady Catholic Cathedral, & p.m.» Plumer at Ennismore-gardens, Kensington W The jewellery in-

"Social-Matshed Church Whist cluded the collar and star of the

Drive. 730 p.zh.; Bervice Cricket Order of St. Michael' and St.

Club Whist Drive, 9 p.m.; Tom- bola on board H.MS., Tamar, 7.15 George and a Japanese Order pre- sented to Lord Plumer by them; "Get Together," of Australian Crown Prince of Japan.

and New Zealand, Assen., Glouces- ter Hotel. 5.30 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge "and Mah Jong Drive. Rm.; MCL. Whist Drive, Prison Officers Mess, Arbuthnot Road, 3 .m.; HMS. Dorsetshire's Ship's at China Fleet Company Dance Club 9 p.m..

Five diamond rings were amang the jewellery taken from Lady Plumer's dressing-room.

It is believed that the robbery was the work of two men, and that they might have entered the house by means of a basement window.

Fingerprints and footmarks have been found and examined by Scotland Yard detectives

Sports

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Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles; E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung v. L CAREFUL STARCH. Lad Plumer's maid, who disGoldman and T. A Pearce Chub covered the burglary stated that. Macdougall T. F. A. Redmond: Championship. E. Bathurs or D.

three rooms had been entered-

the drawing-room, Lady Pinmer's Handicap Singles, V. R, Gordon y dressing-room and a bedroom, H..R. McGilchrist; G. E. R. Divett

"The rooms were not in great or M Pagh v. Lieut-Comdr. S disorder," she said, "but a. careful Stapleton: G. W. Sewel or G. Pol- discrimination had been used by g'ase v. E. R. Price. the burglars they had taken the Racing-Entries Close for Third valuable jewellery but did not take | Extra Race Meeting, noon. any silver articles.

Moon-III Moon, 11th. Day. Sunrise-0.15 am. Sunset,--6.18

Driving home rather late the other night, a lady we know was waved over to the curb by a cop just as she was turning off the Avenue. "What's the matter?" she There were seven people sleep- asked, "Lody," said the cop, "don't | ing in the house at the time,” ake you know that when you turn a contipued," "and" not one of us corner you ought to make an audi- | heard anything unusual during the ble hand-signal?"

night.

Lady Plumer's maid added that

A hostess gave a big party, for six valuable miniatures bad been which a’number of extra servants | stolen as well as a big gold snuff- were engaged. Seeing one young box and a small box set with man standing alone. she ap- rubles.

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proached him and sald-"Shall I The front door was found`un- And you a partner?”

bolted and it is, thought that the thieves had left using the door.

Lady Plumer sald this after

"No, please don't trouble," he replied. "Tm afraid it might make the other waiters jealous.”

SEARCH FOR “MAGIC" SKULL THAT IS HOL- DING UP A TREATY PROMISE

London, March 12. Until the skull of a long-dead African Chief is found, Article 246 of the Versailles Treaty can never he fulfilled. So Lieutenant-Com- mander R. Fletcher, M.P., is to ask the Colonial Secretary in the House of Commons to find and return the akull to its owners, an African tribe. It is the mystic skull of Sultan Mkwawa, Chief of the Wahhehe, of Tanganyika. Comman-. der Fletcher is determind to clear up the matter. He will ask the Colonial Secretary:

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If he is aware that thirty years ago certain German officers out

off the head of Mkwawa and went

roon:

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Tides. High at 8.10 and 18.4); Low at 0.50 and 12.11.,

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Anniversaries and Holidays.- Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows,

Auctions. Crown, Land, at Diz- trict Office, South, 11 am.

Cinemas.

King's: Strike Me Pink." Queen's: "Collegate."

"I do not know how on earth-Central:-"Dangerous Waters." they managed to ransack my home Oriental:-"Becky Sharp." without waking me, because they World:-Chinese Picture". passed through my bedroom, and I Alhambra: "Remember Last am easily disturbed.

"I feel heartbroken about the loss of my husband's "fleld mar- shal's baton, which he had pro- mised to his regiment-the regt- ment he loved.

Night?"

Majestic: The Phantom Empire." Star: "Call of the Wild"

Lectures-Rev. H. W. 2a.nes, it He.cna May.Coristian Fellowship Meeting, 10.30 am.

Meetings. Kow oon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Girls' Guild,

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"From one end the thieves cut the Medal of St. George killing the dragon, and from the other they hacked off a plaque given to him. 6 pm. by the late King. That is irre- placeable. I would not have mind- Catholic Cathedral. 6 p.m.; "Sta-

Religious. Lent Mission en so much had they taken itions of the Cross." at 6.30 p.m. away completely, but their van- dalism can never be excused,”.

LORD PLUMER'S " BEQUESTS Lord Plumer died at his London home on July 16, 1932, aged 75.

He left his field-marshal's baton

Social-H. Q. R. A. Sergts' Mees Whist Drive and Tombola, Queen's Road, 8.30 p.m.

Sports

and all his medals and decorations Athletics.-D.ocean Boys' School

to his wife for life, with remainder Sports and Hobbles Exhibition, 2

to' the York and Lancaster Regi-jp.m.

ment, to be kept in the officers' Boxing. Hongkong Area Novices

the skull to Europe, and that the mess of the 1st Battalion of that Teams Competition, Royal Welch Treaty of Versailles provides for ¡ regiment.

Fusiliers YEast Lancashires the handing over of the skull to Lord Plummer was one of the Shamshulpo), 8 pm. H.MA Government within ax, great generals who played a pro- Hockey-Hongkong. Hockey Club months for restoration to Tang-minent part in the war.

seconds v. Royal Wech Fusiliers anyika.

He commanded the Second (King's Park), 5 p.m.

Lawn Tennis. Open Bing es," Comunander Fletcher said fast Army, and was associated with the night: My interest is due to my defence of the Ypres salient and Trut Wal-pul y. F. E Kwok or A feelings for the natives, who be the splendid success of Messines inv. Gosano; Club Championship, W. lieve that the skyli has a magical June 1917. influence on their prospecify.

"Without their chief's head in their possession they are doomed to misfortaina,, They say that when they get it back it will bring them prosperity," M

of being captured he committed suicide.

The story goes that the head was sent to Germany.

Wher, the Treaty of Versailles, in NEVER TRAGEDĄ,

Article 246, laid an obligation upon Sultan Mkwawa and his people Germany to return the skull, the rebelled against German authority Garman Government denied having when: Tanganyika was; Germani | removed it from tribs) custody, East Africa

The skull, they said, was buried For

seven years, the Sultan m Tanganyika. But no one has fought. When he was on the point ever traced it

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