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He was seen to jump from a third-floor window. A passer-by rushed up to him, expecting to find him half-dead, but found, to his surprise, that the man slightly injured.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 Anniversaries and Holidays.- Saints Boter and Calus.

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King's: Last Of The Pagans” Queen'—"Two For To-night.” Central: "Gold-Diggers Of 1935.” Oriental:-"Front Page Woman." World:-"Chinese Picture'

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'You don't mean to tell me you jumped from that window because a woman lied to you?

"Yes, because she lied to me she told me her husband was abroad."

An Englishman sitting outside a café in a Continental city remark- ed casually to a companion: "In my opinion, the Emperor is a hope Tess idiot!"

Abyssinia

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Geneva,, April 20.

The League of Nations Council met in a subdued mood on Monday to consider the Committee ai Thirteen's report on the falure to initiate peace negotiations between Italy and Abyssinia, the declara- tions made at this opportunity by var.dus de'egates contained nothing| unexpected.

There happened "to be within hearing distance a native detective, who immediately addressed the

After Baron Alola! had defended Englishman thùs; "Sir, I arrest you for lèse-majesté. You said the Italians' point of view, accord- that the Emperor is a hopelessing to which an armistice can, for thetical and strategical reasons. idiot!"

"My dear man," said the Eng-only be agreed after a preliminary Ushman. "I didn't mean your peace has been signed, and stated was essential for any Emperor! There are other Em- that it

agreement that the Italian army. perors in the world, surely?"

"That may be," said the detec-occupy Addis Ababa and cther of mobilisa- tive," but ours is the only one who Abyssiriar centres

tion," the Abyssinian delegate Wolde Mariam criticised the Ita Han attitude, and demanded un-

is a hopeless idiot." ·

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(Chatham Road)...3.15

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"Of course I do," came the re- ply. "Anyone in Lancashire knows what it means-it's the first coach at a funeral.”

In a school in a small mining

town, a teacher was talking to a class of five-year-olsd on their attitude at prayer-time.

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The teacher hesitated, but be- fore she could reply, the voice con- tinued: "She just looks at father' and says: 'God bless every poor woman as has a man like you't”

VICEROY ENTERTAINS THE POOR

Silver Wedding Gift

In the afternoon session, Baron | Ground), 5,15 p.m.; Second Division, ́Aloisi, refutinig critlelams; warning- | Royal Engineers v. RA80. and

ly said that a delay of medlåtion ¦ P AOC. would necessarily delay Italy's com operation in the task of assuring European peace.

BETTISH ATTITUDE

Lawn Tentals. — Open Doubles Final, E.C. Fincher and W. C, Hung

Tsui Wai-pai and Tsul Yub-pat

(Hongkong C. C. Court), 4.30 p.m.

Moon-III Int'c Moon, 2nd Day. Sunrise.-5.58 a.m. Sunset.-6.46

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Anniversaries

Holidays. and

The next speaker was Mr. Eden, who emphasised that the British Government BLU!

the sees in League of Nations the best means j pm. for preserving peace, and after de- Tides.High at 9.17 must remain in force, announced claring that the existing sanctions Low at 3.06 and 18.10.

the British Government's wiling- riess to impose new sanctions if the other member states would, judge St. George, M, Patron of England. it necessary. Mr. Eden took the opportunity to make an energetic protest against the alleged use of poison gas by the Italians agamat the Abyssinians, "who do not pos- sess means of defending themselves against this outlawed method of warfare."

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In very sharp tones, Mr. den reminded his hearers of the Convention of 1925, which was signed by all great pow- ers and many smaller coum tries, and which was of greater Importance to the inhabitants of greater towns, as their only mesna of survival. If a convention like this could be torn up and disre garded, then people would have a right to ask, what use treaties were. Mr. Eder demanded that The League. Council remind all its members of the Convention of 1925,

FRENCH VIEW

New Delhi, Apr. 20. Saturday, the day on which the Marquis of Linlithgow took over the reins of office as Viceroy of India, was also the day of his silting that, there was no reason for ver wedding...

M. Paul-Boncour, while admit-

optimism, welcomed Mr. Eden's statement that Britain would con-

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King's: "Last Of The Pagans," Queen's: "Captain Blood." Central:-Gold-Diggers Of 1935.” Oriental:"Front Page Woman." World: "Chinese Picture," Alhambra:-"Annie Oakley." Majestle:-"Cardinal Richelleu." Star:-"Smart Girl."

Entertainments-Military Band Concert on Hongkong Cricket Club ground.

Lectures.-Dr., 1 Newton, in School of Surgery, University. "6 nm. Mr. H. C. Macnamara. on "French Law and Lawyers," 'at University. 8.30 p.m..

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Ascellaneous. Claime against the Estate of John McArthur due.

Social-Mutabed Church Whist Drive, 7:30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Club "Closing" Social, 9 pm Tombola

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arranged free meals for seven thousand poor people of all classes on Sunday morning in the grounds of Viceroy House Reuters Bulletin Service.

OUSTING EXPLOITERS IN NEW ZEALAND

Wellington, Apr, 20. The Premier of New Zealand, in an interview with a deputation of cinema proprietors said: "Cinémas,

lective security through the League of Nations.

City Service Cricket Club Whist Drive. 9 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, 8 pm.; St. Women's Fellowship Andrew's Birthday Tea. 3 p.m.

Moon-III Inte. Moon, 3rd, Day. Sunrise 5.59 am Sunset.-6.49

The Soviet Russian delegate, M. Potemkin; deplored the League's Impotence which he attributed to the lack of certainty whether all its "members-are, prepared to join, In an action in case of aggression.pm.

The Polls delegate then ́ ́ex÷- pressed his country's readiness to collaborate in the" solution of all problems in the framework of the League. Transocean News Service.

In this Dominion are practically ter, in order that New Zealand. controlled by American finances," adding, "We are not going to bave our cliemas run from offices in New York

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