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H. K. JOURNALIST

DUPED

Former Shanghai Police Sergeant

Sentenced

A chance meeting on a voyage from Shanghai to England had a sequel at Bow Street Police Court on Saturday, 23rd January, when William Stanley Cox, 34, said to have been a sergeant in the Shanghai Municipai Police, was sentenced by Sir Rolls Graham- Campbell to four manths' imprisonment in the second division for fraudulent conversion of £200 entrusted to him by Mr. George Thomas Lee, a journalist, formerly of Hong Kong.

INTERPORT

SOCCER

Shanghai Hopes To Win

Enthusiastic

scenes were wit nessed at the Kowloon Wharf last aight when the N.D.L, liner "Etutt- zart" arrived in Hong Kong from the North, carrying the vidting Shanghai Interport team for the annual football clash between the two ports

Officials of the Hong Kong Football Association and pressmen- rushed up the gangway 35 soon as it was raised and swarmed around the Shanghai players who were fired at with all sorts of questions.

Looking hearty and

Shanghai players are

fit. the confident

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Cox was described as living in Hillside Avenue, Quarry Bank. Brierley Hill, Staffs, in a report of the case published in he "Times." Detective-Sergeant Wyatt said that the parties met on board a ner bound from Shanghai ta Eng and, and became on very friendly terms. "Cox represented that he was coming to England to look after his father's estate. On arriving in Landon the two men stayed at a West End hotel. Lee changed a draft for £300, and Mr.

said that he was going to visit his relatives in Birkenhead. thereupon said that it would not be safe for him to carry so much money, and at his suggestion Mr. Lee left £200 with him for safe (Continued on Back Page)

Cox

'AUSTRALIA TO-DAY'

-SEE LEADING ARTICLE ON PAGE 8.

Lindbergh's Plane

Col. Lindbergh in his new Miles "Mohawk." designed ander

his supervision for his personal use.

PRINCE CHICHIBU

TO TOUR EUROPE

Tokyo, Feb. 9.

CHINESE FOKI

SWALLOWS ACID

Leong H, a fok! of 94 Argyll

WORLD DRIFTING TOWARDS WAR

INTERESTING ROTARY CLUB ADDRESS

A VERY INTERESTING TALK FEATURED THE WEEKLY TIFFIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG WHICH WAS HELD YESTERDAY IN THE ROOF GARDEN OF THE HONG KONG HOTEL THE SPEAKER, ROTARIAN LAMPS, GAVE HIS IMPRESSION OF A FLIGHT ACROSS AMERICA, COMBINED WITH SOME IMPRESSIONS OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

THE GUESTS AT YESTERDAY'S TIFFIN WERE SURG.-CDR. MARKS AND SURG.-COMDR. GRAFF, OF THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL, HONG KONG; DR. G. A. MILLER, OF LOS ANGELES; MR, A. W. BRANKSTON, OF SHANGHAI; AND MR. M. H. LO, OF HONG KONG.

In the course of his talk Rotarian Amps said:--

about my trip across America in June last year.

DYSENTERY REPORT

INVESTIGATIONS co

CONCERNING

CARRIERS

FINDINGS IN DETAIL

The following detailed report regarding "aurriers" · is take from-Government investigations at the Dairy Farm, Pokfulam, regarding the outbreak of dysentery in November last:--

Specimens from the stools of all employees engaged in the hard-

ling of milk were submitted to the NECESSITY OF

POETRY

for

These included 7 foremen com- employees were examined.

men, 60 milkers, 4 bottlers, 4 en- gaged in separating, cooling or pasteurising, 9 can washers, 13 dis- tributors, 8 ice cream workers, and 8 others.

dropped down in daylight the next Government Bacteriologist morning into the Mormon's home examination to discover if any of I was in America both last year - Business affairs took me to the town, Salt Lake City. We new on

the workers were dysentery car- and the year before, and I was city of Seattle in Washington ing pasture-lands of Wyoming. 115

eastwards over the immense roll-riers. Altogether specimens from particularly impressed by the ad-State, which is a few hours' fun and the rich farm-lands of Iowa vanced state which commercial by steamer from Victoria in Van- and Nebraska, flying at a height aviation has reached in that couver Island. At 9 o'clock at of 10,000 feet where the air was country. I belleve Hong Kong will night. I boarded the United Air deliciously cool, in marked

con be as great an air port as she Lines plane for New York which trast to the intense heat we ex- 15 A maritime part, and that traverses the mid-continental perienced on, the aerodromes, balow. she is destined to play a conspi- route above the historic overland We called at Chicago and Cleve cuous part in air travel in the trail of the covered wagons of and, and finally reached the New near future, so I would like to add ploneering days. After leaving York airport at Newark, only 18 to the interesting Information you Seattle we dew down the famous hours after starting from Seattle, have already heard about, the air Columbia River gorge,

over the 2.800 miles away. route via Buez few remarks Blue Mountains of Oregon, and

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Accident To Interport Lady

Hockey Player,

Miss O. Dalziel Injured

Miss Olive Daiziet, who will be Praying at ngnt wing in the Coxony interport bockey team against Shanghai this week, was the victim of a distressing accident at Sookunpoo yesterday afternoon. Miss Dalziel was standing with some friends, watching a Services hockey match which was payed prior to the ladies' match. At the time Misa Daizie, was standing on a pathway above a banking te- hind and to the right side of the goal

| LADIES MESSA

INTERPORT

HOCKEY

Colony Defeat The Rest

LOSERS' SPLENDID

DEFENCE

(BY BH.B.) The: Hong Kong Ladies Inter port hockey team to meet Shang- hai Ladles on Friday had a ter out at Sookunpoo yesterday after-

noon

when they defested the Rest of the Colony by three goals to one. Miss O. Dalziel, who is suffering from an injured ankle, was unable to play and her place on the right wing was taken by

Miss Dalziel, just prior to the, mishap was reading. The ball, bit by one of the players, struck the bank and rose sharply, giving Miss Danziel &

Mrs. M. Weir, of the H.K.LHO. glancing blow, just above the lert temp.e.

Miss E. Hamon's place at contre- Miss Dalziel was rendered semi-forward for the Rest was filled by conscious as a result of the blow | Mrs. P, M. Harrop while Mrs. L. and was assisted to the Clubhouse Sira was replaced by Miss 3. where first aid was rendered.

Lakeman at right half for the Best.

The accident was most unfor- tunate as Miss Dalziel was already suffering from an injury to her ankle sustained in last Saturday's hockey match, at Hing's Park

at present bually Street, was admited into the Kow-Pilgrims Back

Prince Chichibu, brother of the Emperor, 18 inspecting social organisations in Јарап.

After his visit to England for the purpose of attending the Coronation, he intends

loon Hospial at about 7 o'clock yes- terday morning after he had taken

a fatal dose of acid at 209 Shanghai Street, first floor. Other occupants of the building, discovered his Europe to study similar organisa- plight and he was rushed for

tions.

Henter.

to tour

medical aid which proved of no avail. Ho died at 11.25 a.m.'

Sport Fixtures

For Holidays

FOOTBALL,

Thursday: Hong Kong 7. Shanghai (Causeway Bay, 3.30 p.m.)... Saturday:Chinese v. Shanghai (Caroline Hill), Sunday:South China v. East China (Caroline Hu).

Monday-Services v. Shanghai (Bookinpoo).

··LADIES" HOCKEY

Friday: Hong Kong v. Shanghai (H.KFC., 3.16 p.in.). Saturday: Rest of. Colony v, Shanghai

CRICKET"

Thursday and Friday:-HK.C.C. v. United Services Thursday:An Army XL v. Mr. F. Mel Arculli's XX

From Manila

The Colony forward line lacked

Mrs. thrust,

Donald (centre forward being completely bottled by Miss M. McCaw who played a brilliant game as pivot for the Rest.

Mrs. Lunson, in goal for the Rest team, commenced well bat (Continued on Back Part)

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Funeral Of Rita da Luz

Arriving from Manila en route to San Francisco, the NY.K. liner Tatsuta Maru is carrying back some of the pilgrims to the 33rd International Eucharistle Congress. Among the passengers were a num- ber of prominent ecclesiastics which included Archbishops Mitty, The funeral of Rita da Lux, the Jos. Ruminel, Thomas Horgan, P. infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guerin and E. Hawks, and Bishops F. G. da Luz, took place at the

Interment At Roman Catholic Cemetery

(Continued on Fare Z.)

Lord Kitchener

As A Volunteer

Franco-Prussian War

Incident Recalled

British subjects have served as volunteers in many foreign wars. The most famous case was that of Lord Kitchener.

Two years after he entered Wool- wich he went to spend a holiday with his father, who had settled at Dinan, in France.

While he was there, the Franco- Prussian war broke out.

had no right to do so, Kitchencr Although as a British officer he

offered his services to France. They were accepted. Soon after he en- listed he caught a chill while doing a balloon observation with a French officer. He was found lying critically in a village inn near Laval,

Wigging from the Duke As soon as he was able to be

moved, Kitchener was brought back to England, and was hauled over the coals by the Duke of Cambridge, then Commander-in- Chief, at the Horse Guards:

The old Duke began very sternly with a homily or insubordination and threats of loss of seniority and other penalties.

The results of the stool exami- nation showed none positive for dysentery bacilli of the shiga type but eight positive for dysentery bacilli of the Flexner type. In five cases the organisms though they gave positive sugar tests were not agglutinated by sera contain- ing homologous agglutinins. None of the individuals from whom the specimens were taken showed any signs or symptoms of disease or had any history of recent" illness.

Of the agglutinable positives one specimen came from a milker and two from ice cream workers. Of the non-agglutinable positives two (Continued on Back Page).

Address At Young People's Society

Rev. J. D. MacLean, Vicar at the Kowloon Unton Church, dễ livered a very interesting talk on the Necessity of Poetry to the Young People's Society at the Church Hall last night..

The

members of the Society listened with keen interest what the speaker had to say.

Rev. MacLean said:-It I were asked to define in what respects we moderns are lacking in our lives I would be tempted to say that we are without a living ap preciation of poetry and a-poetf too much concerned with econo cal appreciation of life. We are mics and theology and too little concerned with the eternal beauty and Atness, of natural things. (Continued on Page 7)

New British Destroyer

H.M.S. Haro, nameship of the new Hero Class of Destroyers, arriving at Portsmouth from the Clyde, where she has just been completed.

Australian And

New Zealand Society

—

Health Returns

At its fast meeting the Commit-

One case of small-pox, one of tee of the

Australian and New enteric fever, one of measles and Zealand Association

decided to two of cerebro-spinal fever were res hold its annual ball in the Rose ported to the Health Authorities for Then, having delivered his scold- Room of the Peninsula Hotel on ing, his severity relaxed, arid, as Friday, April 2 The evening will

the 24 hours ended on Monday. he dismissed the young officer, Kit-be to the form of a supper, dance chener heard him growl:

and several novelties and a distinct

"Dash It, If I had been in your Australian flavour will be intro-mittee. It was also decided to hold place, I believe I'd have done the same myself."

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 2-27/326. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 201

London Silver Market

duced

- a social evening in the Association Tickets, at $3 each, can be ob- Rooms, Gloucester Building, second- tained from members of the Com- floor, on Thursday, February 253

Coronation Plans

Criticised

London Feb. 9.

It has been ascertained from a mile tuy foundations of Consupu- London sliver prices, to-day were rellable source that coposition has dona dovernment, a wholehearted unchanged, as follow:

been expressed to fs Excellency display of support for our polifle Feb. 8 Feb. 9 the Governor's decision not to hold dyuls would be a step in the rig

a Military Tattoo as part of the direction

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J. Byrne, T. K. Gorman, O'Hara. Roman Catholle Cemetery gester-1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Lynch, J. McCloskey, B. McGrath, day when a large number of re C. M. McCormick, and W. T. Bloan.latives and fitands attended. The Local Catholics took advantage chief mourners were the father of the vessel's presence here in and Messrs. J. and E. Luz, uncles. 'Hong Kong to visit the little chapel A beautiful wreath of roses, from which was specially built for the "daddy, mummie and granny were occasion by the ship's captain, who lowered into the grave "with the in a Catholic himself.

cofin. Others who sent floral tributes were: Mrs. P. Gill and family, Mr. and Mrs., E. G. da Luz, Mr and Mrs. L. G. Lima, M. D. V. Ribeiro, F. U. Ribeiro, Olga Maria Xavier, M. L da Silva, H. Amusements Xavier and family, Roy Bilva and Cables Manuel.

Court Cases Those present at the funeral Finance were: Meters: J. V. Remedios, H. Local Diary

British Royalty Visit Austrian President

Vienna, Feb. 9. The Princess Royal, Earl of Harewood and the Duke of Wind

sor paid a private visit to Freet.

NEWS INDEX

] H. Xavier, G. Cruz, A. J. U. Ribeiro, Mall Notices....

dent Mikina this morning at the J. C. Remedios O. A. V. Remedios, Radio Program

A. Ribeiro; A., J. C. Rocha, A. Reed, Shipping

Chancellery in Vina Router's Bulletin Service,

and O. Mi da Bilva,

Sports.....

Coronation Celebrations. en

It has been stated, Instapart or

To atiniu the desired end,

been stated that it will not

the proposal than a Tattoo yuld sumcient to stage only on

Kupport

be held that the Carsharing on customary Naval and MLICA parade, for although these furi His Majesty will take place at 6: Ame

tions are csirable, they mea and undeselmuistances that call for the

nothing to that large section at from his subjects,

the buide who do not participate Hong Kong, an

In them and it is for the resanga Should Riven above, we are heen reliably the formand, that the decision not ta hold the Tation is regretted, and the suggestion hag hech made that the Coronation committee subett

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It is contended tunt, surrounded

as we are by subderive munca tute some other form of public

that lose no opporfitt ta under-entertainment