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Thefts in the Happy Valley dis- trict during the past six months were recalled before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy Saturday, when Lo Wa-so, aged 26, unemployed, was charged on three counts of burglary.
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There was only one major upset In the Lawn Bowls League on
Mr. Ki Sam-set, superintendent Mr. J. T. Bagram, Mr. S. Hampden Saturday, Club de Recreio juniors
of the Norwegian Lutheran Mis- sion, at Laohokow. North Hupen. has been captured by bandits while proceeding in a motor bus to Han- kow from Laohokow.- Keuter.
CAPABLE OF EXPANSION From the practical side, it had this great advantage that it was & scheme which, according to the WES generosity of the response, capable of almost indefinite ex- pansion.
ROSA will be in charge of Siamese Consulate-General.
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Private. Christopher d'Almada e Castro bas teen appointed second leutenant in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, from May 29.
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beating the hitherto unbeaten KC.C. team by 14 shots to give their club the "double" over the K.O.C.
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Two big dividends featured the last race meeting for the first half of the year of the Hong Kong The King's exequatur empower-Jockey Club on Saturday. There were several close finishes witness- Ing Mr. Trinidad E Lacayo to act
ed.
Page 7. as honorary Consul for Guatemala has received His Majesty's signa-
ture.
The King's exequatur empower- ing Mr. Howard Donovan to act as Consul General of the United States has received His Majesty's
"There is no town, no village, at UNANIMOUS DECISION the present moment which would Lord Macmilian, chairman not be the better. for the provision of such places as happy playing the executive committee, who pre-
flelds grounds laid out with a signature sented the report, recalled that last March it was decided that the cricket pitch and football field; memorial to his late Majesty, grounds where children could play should take the form of a statue in London on some noble site, and a philanthropic scheme of a spect fc character which would benefit the whole country and be a850- clated with his name."
"I am in the happy position of being able to report that we have arrived at unanimous conclusions as to the nature of both forms of memorial.
"The philanthropic scheme, fór
The appointment of Mr. W. G. A. "games and enjoy the open air in Ormsby-Gore as Becretary of State
the streets, safety from
which for the Colonies is announced in have now become probably one of the Government Gazette. the most perilous places for child- ren to disport themselves.
"It has this great advantage, therefore, that if our funds are adequate, this beneficent scheme
throughout the length and breadth would be distributed practically
of the land.
U.S. WAR DEBTORS
Washington, June 3.
Mr. Cordell Full, the Becretary of State, has announced that only one of the United States War
Debtors 18 meeting its obligations. This Is Finland,' Finland has in-. timated thai shu will pay the
BANK OF FRANCE GOVERNORSHIP
Paris, June 6. The Cabinet has auspred the Ministerial" declaration, which will. be read in the chamber this after. noon, and has also appointed M. Lakeyrie, Governor of the Banque de France, in succession, to M Tannery.-
Heuter's Bulletin: Servisn
DRAIN OF GOLD FROM FRANCE
Paris, June 5. Despite the wave of optimism om
And various admirals and other years if it had really wanted to? appeal to the whole of the coun-well as of money, we hope. There portion of her debt due on June the Paris Bourse, the drain of gold
naval pundits have argued strenu- ously that shipborrie atreraft could be much more efficiently managed if they were manned and handled exclusively by the fleet The pro- pozal seems reasonable enough at first glance. But the air critics
·would have us remember the dan-
Broadest question of all, have the true spheres of air and naval ac- tion been accurately thought out, if not, should such an examination be at once begun? These are all questions to which an answer from the new Co-ordination Minister would be welcome."
"It has also the great advantage, that it will attract gifts of land as which the Lord Mayor proposes to try is a scheme for King George must be many lane-owners at the National Playing Fielda.
present time who are anding land- "Of the many attractive pro-owning a liability rather than an posals before us, it appeared to us asset. This will be an incompar- that on the whole that was the able opportunity for them. one which most likely appealed There would be a gateway on nost largely to the people of this which the name of King George country.
would be engraved. Some beauti
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euter, Bulletin Service,
from the Bank of France 'con- tinues.
It is generally estimated that
ful fort of gateway would be de- £7,000,000 in gold left the Bank vised which could be adapted to today, making nearly £20.000,000 less extensive as well as more ex-in three days
Peuter tensive schemes.
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