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號弍卅佰式建萬弍第 AAS HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1936.

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Hector: Cal About Town Notorious Gossip

"Falstaff Falstaff! Where the deuce is Falstaff?" shouted the stage-manager, as the time drew near for Falstaff to take his ene, and no Falstaff appeared.

"Please, sir," explained the call- boy, "he's overdone the padding. and can't get out of the dressing room."..

This Won prize in a recent "John ""London's Westly" com- petition:

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Decided to air his own views;

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SANCTION HIT ITALY

Britain Is Also Affected

London, April 15. According to a report issued by the League Secretariat at Geneva. And caused both his tonsils to Italy's trade has been pract.caily halved by the measures of economic and financia pressure a rady en- forced by the League States, in connexion with the Italian resort

fitse,

The other day, in a dairy, I saw some eggs labelled "new-lald." and was told that they had come by ship from Australia.

"What," I asked the dairy-maid, "will they be called when they are brought by air?" It seemed to be on unanswerable poser,

She tried and tried, but could not think of a name that would go one better than "new-laid." All the well-worn classifications from "fresh" to "election" were useless, On the very next day I saw su advertisement of "irreproachable" eggs*

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FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Ann.versaries and Holldays.

9. Anicatus, P. and M.

Auction

Auctions. —Leasehold Property. China

Rooms. No. 5 Central, 3

p.m.; No. 35

Queen's Road

Household Furniture at

Hankow Road, Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.

King's: Queen's:

Cinemas.

Three Live Ghosts.”

Bg Hearted Herbert." Central:"Chinese Picture. Oriental:-"Here Comes Cook..." World:-Chinese Picture." Anambra:Two In The Dark. Majestic."Bright Lights." Star:-"He Was Her Man,"

Dances-RGA. Charity Bal at Garrison Lecture Hall, 8.30 p..

Entertainments-Lovers' Leap." China Fleet Club Theatre. 9.75 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Sun- Hermes Concert at Helena May, in day School. Concert, 5.30 p.m.: aid of Cheero Club funds.

Exhibitions-Prize Presentation graphy, at and Lecture on Amateur Photo- Saflors' and 'Soldiers' Home, 8.30 p.m.

Christian Fellowship Meeting. 10.30 Lectures. Rev. Mackenzie Dow on "Dr. Schweltzer" at Helena May

a m

to war in disregard of her cove- pants.

Britain has made the largest sacri- The figures show that Greas

fice among the League States in remaining faithfu to her obliga-

Meetings-Annual, of H.K. En-. tions and accepting the recommen- dations of the Co-ordination Com-Lid, at Messrs. Lowe, Bingham gineering and Construction Co.. mittee for the application e. tions,

and Matthews' Offices. noon.; Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m. Monthly ΟΙ Catholic Women's League (Services Branch), nt Maryknoll Convent, Chatham Road, 8.30 p.m.

While the average loss of export trade to Italy suffered by Cove- nant-enforcing States amounts to 44 percent of normal, Brittain has Algernon Adolphus, an ardent lost 92 percent. angler, attended an Anglers' Asso In February 1933 Britain export-

HONGKONG, CANTON &MACAO STEAMERS cation Annual Afterwards. aned goods to Italy, says the League

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Social-Whist Drive and Tom- bala at R. & Bergts Mess, Queen's Road 8.30 p.m.

Sports

Boxing-Final Hongkong. Aren, Individual Contests (Murray Bar- racks). 8 p.m.

Cricket Inter-Unit Final, East Lancashires v. Roya: Engineers, 10

a.m.

Football-First Division, South

parently amused auditor. "Are KING GEORGE V. China "A" v. Royal Ulster Rifles

Anglers' Associations all asses?" ""Ay," answered Algy's acquaint-

ance, "Anal-asses."

Little Brown sat up trembling in

bed as the burglar quietly led his sack with valuables.

*

Consideration Of A Site

London, April 15.

Caroline Hill), 5.15 p.m.

Hockey-Hongkong Hockey Club stconds प्र. Radio Sports Club (King's Park) 5 p.m.

Lawn Tennis. Open Singles, S. A Rumjahn v, Tsui Wai-pui (Hong- kong C.C.. Court). 4.30 p.m.; Han- Having exhausted the resources

dicap Doubles, A. C. I. Bowker cf one bedroom the burglar moved The Committee's considering of and A. K Mackenzie or J. and G. into the next, and completely for the proposed schemes for a nation-8 Rodger V. W. P. Lucy and got his gun on the dressing-table.

al memorial to King George VR. A. Phillimore. Jumping out of bed, Brown have now, considerably narrowed Meetings. Kowloon Chess Club quickly seized the weapon, took out the Bleid of choice. The statue Committee, 5.30 p.m. the bullets, replaced it again, and will be erected, probably, either on scrambled between the sheets. "There!" he grinned to himself. ment Square, where the suggestion site on the west side of Parlia- "That'll teach him not to be so for its "preservation as absentminded the comes!"

2.7 open

Moon-III Moon, 26th. Day. Sunrise-4.02 a.m.; Sunset.-5.44

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JAPAN'S NEW ENVOY

minster House has been under Low at 9.04 and 11.20. consideration for some time, or en

Mr. Yoshida Expected The final decision as to the site

To Be Ambassador

To Britain

建

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

Cinemas King's:-"Rose Marie,” Queen's:-"Bg Hearted Herbert." Central:-"Chinese Picture. Oriental:-"Here Comes Cookie World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra,-"Rose Marie." Majestic:-"Bright Lights" Star:-"He Was Her Man."

a site to the Southwest of West- i minster Abbey where the demoli- | Anniversaries and Holidays. St. tion of houses in Abingdon Street Elphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the old Palace Yard would give and Martyr, (1012) new and majestic views of the Abbey and the Henry VII Chapel.

will depend on financial conside- rations, as it is desired that the largest part of the fund. to be raised should be available for any philanthropic scheme. The pro- posals for the latter include first, London, March 31, a medical research fun, probably Mr. Hirota, the Japanese Prime | directed principally to the problem Minister, is reported to have de- of cancer and allowing for the cided to appoint Mr. Yoshida, provision of additional supplies of whom he was forced to drop from tadium, Aecondly, for cottage | his new Cabiriet owing to pressure homes for the aged and thirdly for from the army, as Japanese Am- hostels, for young people, trang bassador in London in succession terred away from home on account to Mr. Matsudaira.

of unemployment. The suboom- Britain is reported to have signi- mittes. which is to make recom- fed ner approval, and it is believ-mendations on the philanthropic ed that the appointment will be scheme will meet again in a few brought up at a Cabinet meeting weeks time.--

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Satisfactory Progress After

Operation

London, Apr. 15.

Entertainments:—“Lovers' Lëap.“ China Fleet Club Theatre; Kow- loon Union Church. Buday School Concert, 8.30 p.m.

Social. Craigengower Cricket Cub Whist Drive, 9 p.m.

Sports

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Moon-III Moon, 27th Day. Bunrise.-6.01 a.m. Sunset.--6.45

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PEACE. CAMPAIGN

London, Apr. 15.

Mr. George Lansbury left Lon-

It is stated that Mr. Ramsay dom-to-day for the United States

in Rome. He relinquished that MacDonald is progressing satisfac-where he will make aspeaking post in 1934, when he was sent on torly after the operation for which

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