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OUR LONDON LETTER

Gossip Of The Week

London, July 26. When the King unveils the Vimy Ridge Memorial on Sunday he will be standing on ground which has been given to Canada in perpetuity,

This has given rise to an in- teresting question of formality. The Canadian speakers have so far been unable to determine whether they will be delivering their ad- dresses on French or British soil.

Consequently, they are uncertain whether, in their opening remarks. they should address the King or the French President, first.

Mr. Ian A Mackenzie, Minister of National Defence, and Mr. Ernest Lapointe, Minister of Justice, are to be among the Cana- dan speakers. If, when the King Is a Vimy, he is actually on Cana- dian soil, his Canadian Ministers will take precedence over all other officials.

One solution would be for the French speakers to address the King first and for the Canadian to address the President Arst. But this would beg the main question.

ENCOURAGING BREVITY

IN M.P...

Last week I noted the success of the private arrangement Scottish M.P.s made among themselves to limit their speeches to 15 minutes during the debate on the Scottish Offee vote.

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pert recently gate me after he had visited their quarters at Tetuan.

There the Legion is practically self-supporting an important ad- vantage in aerials such as the present. It has acres of kitchen garden and herds of cattle.

GUARDING NEW YORK BROKERS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1936.

THE FRINTON FINALS

WORLD PEACE - CAMPAIGN

THREE VICTORIES FOR Women's Manifesto

MISS STAMMERS

London, July 20.

The finals of the Frinton tourną- ment on Saturday were spoiled by the wind, which blew with a fury that made strokes, and Intentions almost futile." In spite of the un- pleasant conditions, however, Miss was a threefold KE Stammers winner and had the outstanding power to hit through a wind which, while baniing her opponents.con-

LEADERS OF SEVEN COUNTRIES

Landon, July 20. The following manifesto, signed by women leaders of seven coun- tries, has been issued

SALE OF A GIRL

WOMEN IN COURT

Three women were charged be- fore Mr. W. Schonald at the Cen- tral Court yesterday with taking part in a transaction for the transfer of a minor for a valuable. consideration. The names of the ↑ defendants were Lo Ngan Kwal, 22, Li Sze, 50, and So Yee, 42. The name of the minor was Lau "We are living in times over- Wal Tsan, altas Lot Ho, aged 15. My photograph to-day shows the

shadowed by the menace of war, The charge referred to No. 191, new uniform of the 88 armed

which every "day becomes more Lockhart Road, the time of the guards employed by the New York

threatening. The peoples every-' | alleged transaction being April 24, Stock Exchange. It is of greenish-siderably, steered the ball across

Court to her forehead.

where, grow increasingly appre- this year. She was

hensive, and in every country the control than at any time in the more certainty and playing, with

mothers are tortured by dread that their children may be called upan to endure the horrors of an- other war, made infinitely more terrible than any in the past by the prevented use of scientiae knowledge and technical research. "When Lord Cecil and other well. known itaders, anxious to avert disaster, made their world-wide ap- peal for an international peace "campaign many millions of women were ready to respond, for they'

knak hue.

Despite its martial appearance. the Stock Exchange corps hàs a pacite record. It was formed after the explosion of a bomb which

Street premises of J. P. Morgan killed 36 people outside the wall

1920. But it does not owe its origin entirely to the unsettled conditions of that period.

Au about that time the Stock Clearing Corporation Was 23- tablished. Contracts made on the

door of the exchange were there after cleared and settled in the basement, and protection had to be provided for securities handled In this connection.

There has never been a "Hold- up" at the exchange. The only occason in recent years on which the guards have appeared in the news was during the lift strike when they prevented pickets from

As a result of that arrangement | gaining admission to the sacred 28 out of a total of 74 Scottish M.P.s | precincts. were able to make speeches.

To-day Mr. Henderson Stewart is going to call the attention of the Prime Minister to the success of the plan, Mr. Baldwin will not be able to bless Mr. Henderson Ste- wart's Idea of revising standing orders to make such limitations compulsory.

He will, however, be able to unge all M.P.s to follow the example at brevity set by the Scots.

Such an appeal would be timely Just before the defence debate. In spite of the number of defence de bates there have been this sum- mer, the list of M.P.s, anxious to speak is still a long one.

A WAY THEY HAD IN THE ARMY

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To-day's debate, may, produce some criticism of the apparent slowness in co-ordinating the de- fence forces.

It may console S Thomas In- skip's critics, however, to realise that his big task te likely to be achieved quicker than was the uni- acation of the control of the Army. There was no Secretary of State for War until 1794-134 years after

the establishment of a standing

army.

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Until then the British soldier was

Their normal duties. Uke those of the entirely unmartfàl janitors of the London Stock Exchange, are to set as doorkeepers and usher, and to see that only members get nu to the door.

SUVIET NO. 1. PILOT

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I hear that Michael Gromon, the Soviet's best all-round pilot, ix shortly to attack the long-distance record for straight-line fights.

tournament,

.

In the singles Oxford beat Cam-

showed early on that he disliked bridge when A. M. Cuninggim beat R. J. Ritchie very easily... Ritchie

the conditions, and his dislifë in- creased as the match progressed. His opponent, on the other hand. was leas affected and accepted the Occasional odd behaviour of the chle could not settle down in ser- ball as all in the day's work. Rit- vice, ground strokes, or volleys, and made many mistakes "which were far too great a handicap. Cuninggim's strokes were always more likely to beat" the wind and his robust play at all pointy soon carried him to an easier victory than he could have anticipated.

RITCHIE'S MISTAKES Taking full advantage of Rit- chie's many mistakes and playing soundly, particularly on the back- hand,-Cuninggim led by five games to one in the first set: Ritchie then won two games, and interest tem- porarily revived, but he lost his service in the next game and Cunlnggim won the set with a lob | that, considering the conditions, was a masterpiece. Ritchie clearly

in the second set, and after win- did not care much what happened

ning the third game with some made some very compliatentary re-

It was Gromen who recently good forehand cross-court drives he retreated precipitately, not, pilots after the Hendon pageant. to save match points when he marks about the akili of RAF.however, before serving two aces He knows what he is taking about. might have been trying to end

Shy, simple and enormously tall,

the match with a double fault. Gromoff Brat saw active service in

In the women'a singles Miss the Tsarist air force. He has test-

Stammers beat the holder, Mrs. J. ed nearly all the principal new ma-

B. Pittman, also in straight sets, chines produced by the State Aero-

and owed.,much to the fact that hydrodynamic Institute,

she is left-handed. The ladies found it particularly difficult to control their strokes. but Misa Stammers was by far the happier against an opponent who found it almost impossible to place the ball to her backhand. Against the wind she had such excellent control that she could vary her length and dir-

Foreigners who bave worked with him say that in a land where pilots are apt to be beavy-handed, it is a joy to dy with Cromoff. He handles the biggest bomber ás if it were a tiny sports car:

HIS EMBASSY 360 MILES AWAY Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, our new Ambassador to China, section at will. leaving shortly to take up his post. This is earlier than was original. ly intended, owing presumably to

fed by the Treasury and armed by the diplomatic situation in the Far

the Ordnance Board. The Board of General Officers clothed him, the Home Secretary controlled his movements in this country, and the Colonial Secretary once he left

England, Meanwhile, the Secre-

tary-at-War paid him and was res- ponsible for the rough outlines of his discipline.

It was only with the Crimea that

the Secretary of State for War swallowed up the office of the Sec- retary-at-War, though he was not master in his own house until 1895. when the post of Commander-in- Chief was abolished.

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PRIME MINISTER'S FORECAST

Mr. Baldwin began his speech at Cardiff with a political forecast. He said that the Government's op- ponents would be out of office "probably for another five years to come."

If this is to be taken literally it means that the Prime Minister anticipates a victory for the Na- tional Government at the next

General Election.

The latest date at which this can be held is the autumn of 1940. On the analogy of other post-war Parliaments, it is unlikely that the present Parliament will run to near the end of its full term.

East.

"He will have diffèulties besides those of diplomacy to contend with When he presents his letters of

credence to the Chinese Government

at Nanking he will still be 580 miles from his Embassy in Peking.

Miss Stammers won the first set with the loss of one game, and, strangely enough, as in the singles, this set was won by a lob. Miss Stammers's progress in the second set seemed likely to be equally ra- pid when she led by three games to none, but then she faltered a

little and Mrs. Pittman took every

chance then given her to draw level. Misa Stammers held a long The Ambassador has a house in service game of varying fortunes the present Chinese capital. But it to lead in the ninth game, and Is a small one. Peking still re- then broke through. Her opponent's mains the Ambassador's headquar-service to close with a return to ters, where the majority of his ata all her former accuracy, and po- live and records are kept.

to be in the same dilemma. His Our Ambassador in Turkey used

Embassy was at Constantinople, the Government to which he was ac- credited at Angora! The change over was made some years ago.

wer.

The final results were:- EINGLES.--A. M. Cuninggim beat R. J. Ritchie (5–3, 6–Ï).

WOMEN'S SINGLES,-Miss K. E. Stammert beat Mrs. J. B. Pitt- man (6-1, 6-4),

The Foreign Office has now, I DOUBLES.-A. M Cuninggim understand, decided on a similar and R. J. Ritchie beat A. P. Weld- step in China. But it will cost mann and J. A. B. Collins 16-ik, good deal of time and money before | 6--4).

the move can be made.

WHY M. TITULESCU IS LATE Many of the Montreux delegates are indignant that the new Straits Convention cannot be itmed until 10 o'clock to-night. The reason is that M. Titulescu, travelling in his special coach from Bucharest, will Dot reach Montreux until this evening.

Suggestions that the Rumanian The late Parliament lasted four Foreign Minister might, well come years. If that precedent is follow-by a shorter route met with the ed, the next General Election will reply this would involve changing take place in 1939. This will be trains and leaving his special coach two years before Mr. Baldwin's en route. forecast can claim to be justified by the event.

SPAIN'S "FOREIGN" LEGION Unlike its French counterpart, the Spanish Legion is not often

as now in the news.

Though at one time shortly after

ti

The coach is an elaborate affair with well furnished sleeping quar- ters, a drawing room, kitchen and dining room. M. Titulescu's' re- fusal to leave it is not, however, due to love of luxury.

He is one of the most carefully protested of statemen. With his

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WOMEN'S DOUBLES. -Mix

E. Stammers and Mrs. J. B. Pitt- man beat Miss A. E. L. McOstrich and Miss A. A. Wright (6-4, 6-2).

MIKED DOUBLES-R. J. Rit-

chie and Miss K. E. Stammers beat

Thompson and Miss A, A. Wright (6-2, 6-3),

During the week-end I was the Home Counties which has shown a list of tours of London and

been produced in German" by an enterprising firm. But some of its information is a little surprising-

Bightseers are promised a glimpse or the "mounted guard in Trafal gar-square." In a" tour to the

"little Italy" and visit "a typical "Jewish quarter" they will see

public house in the working quar- ter

"

Etun, "where the sons of the

the war it tried to attract foreign "special" traveli his own mechanic, leading familles study," is describ ern, and was recruiting British ex-who at every halt makes a thor-ed. Nine "famous Elonians are Service men in London, owadays ough examination of the coach, mentioned."

about 40 per cent, of Its 2,000 men

are Spaniards.

a

Portuguese and South Americans make up the foreign element in

even inspecting the grease-boxes.

The list includes Byron, who was LONDON, AS, GERMANS SEE IT at Harrow, Captain Scott, who was In a letter published in Satur- not at Eton. Frince Nicholas of

the ranks. There are a few day's "Daily Telegraph," a corres Jugoslavis-presumably meaning

Russian and German officers,

pondent urged the need for in-

**Tough and first-class fighting formation bureaux for foreigners material" was the opinion an ex-ät London rallway stations.

Prince Nicholas of Rumania-and "Prince Henry, uncle of the King."

PETERBOROUGH.

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Mr. W. A. Brown appeared for the third defendant.

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"Inspector Ellis of the S.C.A. stated that sometime in 1934 tha girl was sold to the brother of a woman, named Chan Sum. Banwul city Early that year she was brought down to Hong Kong and on April 24, she was sold to 80 Yee for 8130, who stated that the girl was to be the wife of her cousin. The first and second de- fendants acted as go-betweens and received 85 and 88 each respective-

knew that the mere destre forly. Chan Sum was the actual peace, mere lip-service to an ideal,; seller of the girl but she had been is not enough; that there must be

certified as a leper. incessant striving for its attain- ment.

Chan Sum and So Yee when they went into the box both stated that the girl had been bought on the understanding that she would become the wife of Bo Yee's cousin.

"For that reason

we urgently appeal to women in every country. the manual and intellectual wor- kers both in town and country, the housewives, teachers, mothers of

The first and second defendants families. without distinction of

were fined $50 or six weeks. The class, religious belief, or politeal third defendant was convicted but allegiance, to work in co-operation her, sentence was deferred until by every means in their power for the close of another case wherein success of the World Peace she is charged with one. Chan Buk Congress at Geneva early in Sep-Tia with the further transfer of the girl on July 22, this year at | No. 6. Triangle Street.

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tember. 1936.”

SCOTS SAYINGS OF THE WEEK

The hearing for that case was fixed for August 27. Mr. A el Ar- culli appears for Chan Buk Yin.

We have no slums in Peebles-is a great movement which is do Provost Ferguson.

ing a splendid work for Scotland Glasgow is notorious for her bad-Sir Godfrey Collins, Secretary teeth. Dr. J. Forbes Webster. of State.

Education in Scotland is unfor- I hope the idea of work and play tunately no longer the admiration; complementing each other will of the world.-Lord Marley,

progress from strength to strength The Youth Hostels Association i in Scottish schools-Lord Mackay.

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