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Smith: "Let me shake your hand, my boy. This is one of the bap- plest days of your life."

Brown: "You're tob previous, old man. I'm not to be married until te-morrow."

Local Exchange Quotations

T.T. ON LONDON: 1/3 (nom.)

T.T. ON NEW YORK:

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BIG SHOW

Smith: "I know. This is one of TO MARK KING'S

the happiest days of your life. Prize of 5 to F. M. Harkison, 8 Morgan Street, Glasgow, 8.2.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, MAY 7

Anniversaries and Holidays.-

9 Stanislaus. Bishop and Martyr. Cinemas

King's: "Let 'Em Have It." Queen's: Personal Maid's Sec-

ret."

Orienta" :---"The Rainmakers." World"--"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:8ylvia Scarlett." Majestic: Dangerous Waters." Star: "Peter Ibbetson." Meetings-Victoria Chess Club. 5.30 p.m. Theosophical Society. p.m.: Toc H Group's Meeting ar Kalming Building. Arst floor. 8.30

Miscelaneous. Claims

against the Estate of John Sutherland due: Kowloon Women's Charity Games Afternoon at St. Andrew's Hal 3 p.m.; Spring Festival at Guarry Bay School, 11 2.m.; Franco-British Art Exhibition. ai Ullmann & Ca.

"That's a Ane cars How did you Racecourse Will Be p

get it?"

"

"Out of a prize competition." "Oh, you won it?"

"No, I organixed It."-Prize of 53 to Mr Turner, 93 Lodge Row, Al- mondbury Bank, Huddersfield.

The works manager pointed to a cigarette end on the floor.

"Is this yours, Smith?" he asked sternly.

Scene Of The Review

TROOPS TO PARADE-

A monster review of all troops in the Colony is to "Not at all, sir." repiled Smith mark the Hong Kong celebra politely. "You saw it first."--Prizetion of the King's birthday of 5s to Mrs. Wilson, 7 Kane Street, Belfast.

Cent: "How long have you worked in this office?"

Clerk: "Ever since they threa- tened to sack me.Prize of 5s to Mrs. A. Priestley. 8 Victoria Cres- cent, Birdwel. Barnsley.

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Patient: "How am I, doctor? Bhall I live?"

Doctor: "Oh, you're much better. but I wouldn't start reading any verial stories if I were you."

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Customer: "I want a Stockings."

pair of

Salesman: "For your wife, or shat I show you something bet- Cer."

"I have tickets for, the theatre. dear."

"Fine. I'll start dressing at once." "Yes, do. The tickets are for to- morrow night."

Mother: "You mustn't be con- celted Betty. You are always look- ing in the mirror."

Betty: "I'm not conceited. mim- my. I don't think I'm half as good- looking as I really am."

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The little man had applied for a separation order to be made out against his wife on the ground of cruelty.

Asked to prove his case he re- plied:

"One night I dreamt I had won- £20,000, and in the morning my wife nearly kled me for not put- tng it in the bank before I woke

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Mrs. Williams had just returned

m abroad.

"Did you go to Rome?" asked a friend.

"I really don't know, my dear," the traveller replied. You see my husband always bought the kets."

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A washerwoman walking past butcher shop saw the ines con- spicuously painted in white letters on the window;

Wieners-30 Hamburgers-27

"My

landi" she cxclaimed. "What'a game!"

CHINA TEA BOYCOTT Warning By Foreign Exporters

Shanghai May 6,

this year.

Military authorities announced yesterday that the review will be held on the `Happy Valley race- course on June 23, probably in the trening.

Social. Tembola on board H.MA. Tamar, 7.15 p.m.; Civa Service Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9 p.1c., Cheero Cub Bridge and Mah Jong whist Drive. 7.30 pm,

Drive. 8 p.m.; Matshed Church

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Sports Golf Royal Artillery Meeting (Fanling).

Racing-Entries. close tor Fitth Extra Race Meeting, noon.

Moon Int'c. Moon. 17th.

The holding of the review is Day. largely the desire of His Excelleney Sunrise.--5.4 a.m. Sunset.-6.53 the Governor (St Andrew Calde-m.

cott) who, it is understood, in m Tides. High at 904 and 23.00; favour of some more pretentious Low at 3.00 and 16.25. celebration of the King's birthday than the customary march through the streets and the taking of the salute at Statos Square.

Although details of the re- view are still being arranged, it is known that the demon- stration will be on a scale that has not been seen in Hong Kong for many years. Troops from the navy, army and air force will lead the review and will be followed by detachments from all companies of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and a big contingent of police. Other organisations may possibly take

part.

Final arrangements are expected to be announced shortly,

FRIDAY, MAY S

Our Lady of Pompell The Appart-

Anniversaries

and Holidays.

tion of St. Michael the Archangel.

Auctions-Household Furniture, Lammert's Hongkong Sales Room, 2.30 .m.

Cinemas

King's "Let 'Em Have It," Queen's-"Personal Mald's Sec-

ret,"

Oriental:"The Rainmakers." World: "Chinese Picture Alhambra Sylvia Scarlett." Majestic: "Dangerous Waters." Star: "Peter Ibbetson." Lectures.-Christian Fellowship Meeting at Helena May. 10.30 p.m.. Carlz, at Hongkong University, 8.30 p.m.

Mr.

J. F.

Meetings. Kowloon Chess Club.

FOREIGN POLICY 5.30 p.m.; General Meeting of the

OF JAPAN

3

Fete Committee, St. Andrew's Hall, 9 p.m.

Three Principles To Bale, 3

Be Keynote

SOVIET ARMAMENT MENACE

Mr.

Tokyo. May 8. Arita, Minister, speaking in the Diet this Japanese.. Foreign morning, declared that Mr. Hirota's three principles will remain the keynote of Japan's policy towards China He urged the Chinese Gigvernment to enter wholehearted- ment of Sino-Japanese re.ations on ly into negotiations for readjust- that bass..

Miscellaneous-Jumble Sale Hongkong Union Church Hal, 230 p.m. St. Andrew's Church Jumbie p.m.; Franco-British Ari Exhibition, at Ullmann & Co.

Social-RE.W.O's. and S/N.C.O.'s Mess, Whist Drive and Tombola. 3.45 p.m.

Moon.- Int'c, Moon. 18th Day. Sunrise.-5.47 a.m.; Sunset.-- 8.53

p.m.

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Tides-High at 9.30 and 23.44: Low at 326 and 17.08.

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ANGLO-RUSSIAN NAVAL, PACT

Moscow, May 8.

It is learned here that the British Referring to the Soviet Union, Naval Pact suggest, in addition to proposals for an Anglo-Russian Mr. Arita referred to the "excessive mitual exchange of information armaments" maintained at remote concerning building programmes, outposts in the Far East which, that there should be certain quali- he "asserted, constituted menace to peace in the Far East ships and that these be classified a real tative limitations of future war- and to which Japan could not re-by system- main Indiferent.

Mr. Arita stated, however, that although Boviet-Japanese relations, were not entirely felicitous, nego- tations were now proceeding which would result in an easy solution of the border problem which was the main source of friction.

Referring to international trade.

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London, May 5. The London Anglo-Egyptian

A warning has been sounded by foreign tea exporters that they Mr. Arita said that Japan, whose į treaty negotiations have been post- might be compelled to turn to economic life is dependent on poned til May 13, according to Japanese tea growers for their supply of raw materias from despatches from Cairo, which add needs, prompted by the fourteen abroad and foreign markets for that the postponement is due to Chinese tes hongs to resume finished products, would continue the humerous discussions, which dealings in green tea.

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