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Defendant; "It's my lawyer's first

case,"

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"Why does a woman say she's been shopping when she hasn't bought a thing?"

"Why does a man say he's been fishing when he hasn't caught any- thing?"

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A working-class woman bought a house for the first time in her life. After her family had been settled dow for

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GAPS IN NAVAL DEFENCE Admiralty Plans For Repair

DEBATE IN COMMONS

Westminster, May 4. The

Defence gaps in National were discussed in the House" of Commons to-night, when the Gov-, ernment presented a Supplemen- tary Estimate of £10,300,000 for the Navy.

Lord Stanley explained that part Taxi driver:"All right, muni, of this sum would be expended But in case of bacident mums on the accelerated production of which orspital would you like to anti-alreraft guns and the building be taken to?".

up of off fuel reserves, on the re- equipment of the Fleet Air Arm with modern machines, and on an increased number of men; The cruisers of the Hawkins class were to be retained and brought within Treaty conditions by replacing their 75 guns with guns not ex- deeding 6.1. But on the other hand Treaty conditions would compel the scrapping of a corres- ponding tonnage of smaller crui- sers. The new cruisers would be built mainly by contract, but the dockyards would be fully employed en the large works of repair and reconstruction.

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A Frenchman and an Englishman

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"'Oh," replled the other, have ze contradiction."

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FUTURE OF BATTLESHIPS Coming to the controversial question of battleships, Lord Stan- ley stated that the two proposed new capital ships could not be laid down before 1937. owing to the Treaty of Washington, and and armament their tonnage would be announced later in accor- "Well," said the Frenchman."

dance with the Naval Treaty of you put in the whisky to make it

this year. By that time the Sub- strong. lemon to make it sour, the

Committee of the Committee of sugar to make it sweet. Then

Imperial Defence which, was con- you say. Here's to you and your sidering the vulnerability of capi- drink it yourself!"

"The contradiction? What sort of a drink is that.?"

A motor car owner escaped the fine recently by resorting to a rather ingenious expedient.

tal ships to air attack would have presented their report, and it could be discussed before the new battle- ships were laid down.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, MAY 22 Anniversartes and Holidays- 9. Riia of Cascia, W.

..

Auctions. Crown Lands, at Dis- trict Office, South, I a.m.; House- hold Furniture, at 35, Hankow Road. Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemas

King's: "Show Them No

Mercy!"

Queen's-Frisco Kid" Central:Chinese Picture."

Oriental: Rendezvous." World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra Follow The Fleet." Majestic:-The Last Outpost," Star-Hands Across The Table." Entertainments.-Herr Kempit's Concert, at the German Club, 5.30 P..

Lectures.-Helena May Christian Fellowship Meeting, 10.30 am.

Meetings. Annual, of Union In- surance Society of Canton. Ltd., The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.. Insurance and British Traders' Co., Ltd., at Head Office. Union Building. 11 am, 11.20 am, and 11.25 a.m., respectively; Kowloon "Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.

Ascellaneous, - Cheeru Club Jumble Sale: Annual Dinner and Dance of Euro-American Returned students""

Union, at Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden. 8 p.m.

Social. Cheero Club Duplicate Contract Bridge Hands.

Moon.-IV Moon. 2nd Day Sunrise.-5.41

a.m.;

Suriser-7

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Tides.High at 9.34 and 23.55: Low at 3.00 and 16.55.

SATURDAY, MAY 23

Anniversaries and Holidays. St. Desiderius, Bishop, and Marty.

Cinemas

King's:-"Show Them No

Mercy!"

Queen's: Frisco Kid." Central-Chinese Picture.” Oriental:Rendezvous." World:"Chinese Picture." | Alhambra "Follow The Fleet." Majestic: The Last Outpost," Star: "Hands Across The

Table."

Miscellaneous. ---- Claims against the Estate of Li Fook-chuen, allas Li Choi-chi, due.

Sports

Division,

This statement exposed Lord

Lawn Bovis.-First He left his car, outside of Hotel Stanley to a long cross-examina-

Craigengower C. C. "A" v. Indian A, and about an hour later was

tion by Mr. Churchill and other

R. C.; Civil Service C. C. v. Police informed that two policemen were members. Why, he was asked.R. C. Kowloon B. G. C. v. Talkoo standing at his car, obviously walt- should construction' begin and the R. C.; Club de Recrelo v. Kowloon. Irig for him to return.

House be committed to prelimin Dack R. C.; Kowloon C. C. v. Cral- He at once put on his hat, stroll-ary expenditure or two capital gengower C. C. "B," Second Divi- ed along to Hotel B, rang the ships before the sub-committee slon, Craigengower C.-C. v. Hong- CI.D. and complained that while had reported? Lord Stanley, re-

kong Football Club "A"; Police he was in Hotel B his car, which plied "that the. Admiralty had all

R. C. v Civil Service C. C.; Yacht he had left outside for the mo-along been convinced of the destr-

Club v Kowloon B. G. C.; Hong- iment, had been stolen!

ability of rehuilding the Battle

Eong Electric R. C. v. Club de Fleet at the earliest possible mo-

Recreio Hongkong Football Club ment, and 'he indicated that, if the

"B" v. Kowloon C. C. sub-committee reported adversely,

Moun.-IV Moon, 3rd Day. the money would not be spent on

Sunrise.-5.40 a.in. Sunset.----7 battleships,

Not long afterwards he was in- formed by 'phone that his car had been found abandoned outside of Rotel A; would he kindly proceed to collect it. He did!

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Mr. Churchill urged that control of the Fleet Air Arm ought to be

DEATH PENALTY transferred wholly to the Admiral-

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SUNDAY, MAY 24 Anniversaries and Holidays- Sunday of Ascension Empire Day.

ty. This arm was vital to the safety of the Navy and to every form of its action in time of war.

Sir Thomas Inskip gave surance that no money would be 'Victoria Day (Canada). Our Lady wasted on battleship construction, "Help of Christians."

an as-

if the House approved the Esti- mate. As to the control of the Fleet Air Arm, the two Services concerned were aware of the ne- cessity of arriving at a proper decision, and conversations were proceeding regarding the form which an inquiry into that ques- tion should take.

CHINESE OVERSEAS

MISSION

Philippine Body Completes China Tour

Shanghai, May 21,

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Of Oriental: "A" Tale

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doller," Entertainments. - Empire Band Conceri, at Peninsula Hotel, 8 p.m.

Sports

Day

Golf Completion Third Round. Happy Valley Summer Foursomes; The Chinese overseas enquiry Completion Becond Round Kowloon

from the Life imprisonment is provided mission

Philippines, Golf Club Summer Cup Compett- for numbers of lesser offences, in-headed by Mr. Wang Chuang-seng, tion.

Moon.-IV Moon, 4th Day cluding evasion of duty exceeding completed its tour of Central and

Bunrise-5.40 a.10. $1,000, and seven-year terms of North China and left for Amoy imprisonment for persons alding this morning by the a.. Tisadane

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