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European Tensions Reviewed

When the Jugoslav Prime Minis- ter, M. Stojadinovics, recently said: "In 'a time of international turmoil far-reaching reorganisa- tions of a state cannot be carried out. Determined, authoritarian leadership is necessary,” he said— for the time being at least-the final word in the long-drawn out dispute between the Croates and

the Serbes,

TWO BOMB

OUTRAGES

(Continued from Page 1)

The man who threw the bomb is described as being dressed in Chinesa stule dark clothing and wearing a dark felt hat.

The motive for the outrage is believed to be due to anti-Japanese feeling alleging that the Wang Kee arm was supplying Japanese ships.

PROBLEM OF FALL IN POPULATION

Modern Housing As Remedy

Addressing A conference on

cently, Sir William Beveridge, the population problems at Oxford re-

economist, said there could be no doubt that the populations of all Western countries were going to fall sharply.

"You have to consider whether you want smaller. populations, for they will be smaller unless steps are taken by Governments, auch as the granting of large family allew.

"PERSONAL EFFECTS ONLY" LA Mei-kam, aged about 35 years, teacher, and his wife, Kwok Shuk- tak, reading at 65, Fuk Wing Street, second floor, Shamshulpo Resulting from complex his district, were removed to the Kow- torical facts, there exists to-day in.

loon Hospital suffering from in Jugo-Slavia two "capitals:" Bel-juries sustained following a banbances," he said. grade, the national and foreign politically recognised capital of the state, and Zagreb, the "capital" of what the Croates would like to be a "Cruation State."

explosion on the premises shortly after 8.30 p.m. last night.

The condition of Ll is reported to be serious.

Press in

**My own bias would be to have smaller populations, but I can see great disadvantages. Not only would there be a fall in fertility, but with it an ever-growing

urbanisation, not only in this coun- try, but throughout the Western world.

"In the United States half the population is living on 2 per cent. of the area of the country, and the same thing is happening in Britain. This is as bad for life as for the production of children.

Internationally, of course, there exists only Belgrade. But in that PRESS CRICKET TEAM city itself, one looks with irrita- · FOR SUNDAY : tion and sometimes anxiety to- wards Zagreb, where the words of The following will represent the the patriot of Croates in the last Hong Kong

a cricket century. Ante Startschewitsch, match against Lieut-Commander once said that the Serbians were Nicholson's Xi on the Navy ground. really Croates,

of Greek-King's Park, on Sunday, at 11.30 but Orthodox bellet. A monument in a.m.-G. C. Burnett (Capt.), A.

QUALITY OF HOUSES his honour is still the centre of E. Mackay, S. A. Gray, H. Broken-

"If smaller populations are not pilgrims. The Serbians in Belgrade, shire, F. P. Franklin, A. H. Rum-

wanted ways will have to be con however, say that Startschewitsch John, A. M. Omar, J. Prettejohn. Fsidered of preventing the concen- added that the Serblans were the M. el Arcull. Y. el Arculli and J. best Croates, and that therefore R. Luke. the real issue, namely that the Croates want national autonomy, their own language as national language, does not exist, as they that already have all that in their "more clever" brother-the Serbians dominate the State.

It is, however, recognised, that the matter is not as easy as all that, for the modern patriot, Dr. Matschek, has a way of making himself heard, when he demands cultural independence, and that ali Government officials in the Creation parts of the Country should be Croates. In Belgrade one therefore just "does

not Although notice" Zagreb.

Bel-

grade knows that there is not en- 12 tire unity behind the slogan "Long Live Matschek," it also realises that the unity behind the slogan "Long Live Croatia" is unshake- able.

H

tration of people. If you consider the relationship of population with housing you must consider not only

NAVAL OFFICER the size of houses, but also the

SUMMONED

quality of houses.

"When a woman is considering whether she will have another child, she wonders whether she can cope with the addition in family care of running the house. It is possible that the population problem will be solved by the all-electric and labour- saving house."

Dog Alleged To Have plus the

Bitter Youth

CASE DISMISSED

Lieut. RE. 9. Clark, R.N., of Humphreys Building, appeared be fore Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday on a sum- mons for falling to keep a close waich on his dog and thereby allowing the animal to bite a Chinese boy, aged 8.

Defendant pleaded not guilty to the summons and said "I don't Dr. Matschek's arguments are believe that it was my dog that bit that the Serbians, when creating || him."'. "Yugoslavia" or "South Berbla"- officially known as the "Empire of all Serbes, Croates and Stövenes" have made the second step before the first one, in having, created a state without consulting the peo- ples of it, and he demands that this state be reorganised after consultations with the various nationalities.

state

"The youth told the Court that while returning home from a foot- ball match and when passing the United Services Recreation Club, a small dog suddenly rushed at him and bit him in the thigh. owner took witness and the animal to the Kowloon Hospital.

The

Defendant stated that he had taken the dog into the Club and led it to a form. He then went, Soon afterwards to play tennis.

Belgrade, however, states that it is impossible to "undo" and then slowly build. It up again, he was informed by the Secretary hence Dr. Stojadinovic's words that that dogs were not allowed on the far-reaching reorganisations, of a premises and he took the dog state cannot be carried out in a back to his car and tied him there. time of International "turmoll-Defendant' was then informed by

a Club "boy" that B W.L..

crowd had gathered outside the Club and that his dog was alleged to have bitten a Chinese.

"MARRIAGE

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MONTH"

is

December will be an important "marriage month" in Court circles. The Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Northumberland. preparing for the wedding on Dec. 2 of her daughter, Lady Elizabeth Percy.

and He then went to his car took the child to the Kowloon Hospital Witness said he d'd not unleash the animal and that the distance between the door and the form where the dog was originally tled was about 80 yards, The

in

Exactly a week later the Queen's animal could not have escaped his notice it had slipped cut. He secretary, Cabt. R. J. Streatfeld, will receive leave from his duties stated that he could call several

witnesses

support of his to marry Miss Jane Stephenson, evidence. daughter of the late Sir Quy Stephenson, Assistant Director o Public Prosecutions,

The honeymoon will be short, to get enable Capt. Streatfeild to back to work before Christmas.

KENTISH VILLAGE

CHURCH

The summons was" distrissed on the ground of insufficient evidence.

LORD LECONFIELD'S HOUSE TO BE SOLD

BIG KOWLOON FIRE

(Continued from Page 1)

The outbreak was at the far end of Tong Mel Road in the Taikok- tsui district.

The fire occupied an area of 300 feet by 200 feet and four motor pumps and two hydrants were put into operation in the fight against the flames which were finally sub- dued shortly before 9 p.m.

The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, In- and General of Police spector Chiet Ofcer of the Fire Brigade, was present whilst operations were- under the direction of Mr. J. C. Fitz-Henry, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, assisted by "Mr. G. C. Moss and other officers.

FOREIGN MAILS®

CANADA - AND CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR

PARCEL MAILS FOR U.S.A

LETTER

AND

The Christmas Letter Mail for Canada and U.S.A. and Parcel Mail for U.S.A. will be closed in the General Post Office and Kow- Jonu Central Post Office as follows :-

Registered Mail

Parcels (U.S.A.)

Ordinary Mail

3.00 p.m. 30th November

5.00 p.m. 30th November

8.30 a.m. 1st December

Those mails will be forwarded by the a.. "President Taft" and are due in San Francisco on the 21st December 1937.

CHRISTMAS LETTER AND PARCEL MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA

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The Christmas Letter and Parcel Mails for Australia will be and Kowloon Central Post closed in the General Post Office Office as follows:—

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Parcels

Registered Mall Ordinary Mail

5.00 p.m. 2nd December.

5.00 p.m. 2nd December. 9.00 am. 3rd December.

These mails will be forwarded by the sa "Tanda" and are due to arrive at Bydney on 2nd December 1937.

Ordinary air mall letters for Imperial Airways Direct Ber- vice to Europe' etc., will, until further notice, be closed at Kow- loon Post Office and General Post Office at 9.00 am. on Sundays. Letters for this Service may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes at Kowloon Post Office and General Post Office. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mall" and bear sufficient post- age. Insufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.

Christmas and New Year carda bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter. Le. 5 cents por 9 ounces, for all countries

Hongkong, China and Macao, at 3 cents per 2 ounce.

y Envelopes must not be closed.

Letters and Postcards for Europe and South AmericaTM are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.

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Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and

South America Canada

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*EUROPE via San Francisco-due San Francisco, S1st December-and *EUROPE via Siberia

Damage to the Lee Yuen Lung timberyard alone is estimated at $20,000. It is understood the pro-Kongmoon and (Pak oi vis Kongmoon) perty was insured.

WEATHER REPORT

KOYAL OBSERVATORY HONG KONG

10 am, Nov. 30. Barometer (at sea level); 30.18

Temperature, 65 F. Humidity, 57 per cent. Wind Direction, North. Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Temperature; maximum yester day, 70 F.

Temperature: tight, 57 F.

Rainfall för 24 hours, ending 10th to-day, nil.

minimum last

Total rainfall since January 1. 81.89.

Air Mail for North "China and Nanking (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface trans. port as Services permit). *Straits Clon, *rida, Aden, Egypty

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Batavis and Bourabaya. Fort Bayard and Haiphong Manila

Straits and Calcutia ...

Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-dúe San Francisco,

7th Dec.

Against an average of 83.97 ins. Sunset to-night, 5.39 p.m. "Sunrise to-morrow, 6.46 a.m.

4 p.m., Nov. 30. Barometer (at sea level), 30.01. Temperature, 71. Humidity. 54 Wind Direction, West. Wind Force'!

THURSDAY (Beaufort), 3. Maximum tempera- | Hamshui and Wachow

Rainfall, nil

Lord Leconfeld is on the point of selling his former town house, chiddingstone, the home of thes, Chesterfield-gardens, W. A pur- Kentish family to which the bride-chaser has been found, and it is groom belongs, is to be scene of expected that formal contracts will the wedding. Chiddingstone Castle shortly be exchanged. belongs to his uncle, Col Sir Henry Streatfeld, who was private secre certainly be demolition.

The fate of the house will almost ture, 73. Minimum temperature. 57. Shanghai

Plans tary to Queen Alexandra.

have been prepared for the erection Miss Stephenson is choosing her of a new building on the site, but bridal gown to tone with the set-its precise nature has not yet ting of the village church, where been settled. Old-time features of the ceremony will be performed on the existing residence are Willam Dec, 0th. The bride's home is Morris cellings in two of the rooms, also in Kent, at Friendly Green,

aome Aram Areplaces, and Cowden

marble staircase.

In addition to his post as private secretary to the Queen, Capt. Stratfelld was recently appointed Groom-in-Waiting to the King,

DYSENTERY

An unusually large number of cases of dysentery-fifteen-were reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended at midnight on Monday. Of these four were from the Victoria Registration District, eight from Kowloon, two from the from New Territories and

one

For nearly 14 years the Garden Club has been in occupation of 9, Chesterfield – gardens, and WSS jotzed there' by the Londen Lyceum Club in 1932. Both clubs are making arrangements to move by the beginning of November.

Negotiations for the sale are being carried through by Lofts and Warner, Berkeley-square..

Aberdeen and Rural Hong Kong.

Two cases of diphtheria were also reported for the period under re-

view.

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,

From December 1, to 7, 1937.

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