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ONDID 1891

NO 13,068.

六拜禮 號九十月四英港香 SATURDAY; APRIL 19,

1930:

130 PER ANNUM

BEINGLE COPY 10 CENTA

British and Best

DRAFT OF NAVAL NEW SCHOOL FOR INTERVIEW. WITH

TREATY.

BEING SUBMITTED TO

THE CAPITALS.

POSSIBLE POSTPONEMENT OF PLENARY SESSION.

SAFEGUARD CLAUSE.

Lomion, Apr. 7

It is anticipated that the draft Treaty resulting from the Naval Conference will be completed forty-right

will

tu

at the

within the next hours. A

summary once telegraphed capitals and it is hoped that replies will be received in time for the final drafting toy be completed by Tuesday morning, in which case the last Plenary Session will be held then as provisionally arranged.

This is entirely dependent on the time when the views of the

re Governments concerned ara ceived in London and a postpone-j ment is not unlikely.

Yesterday's discussion between Mr. Macdonald. Mr. Stimson and Mr. Wakatsuki concerned

KOWLOON.

TENDERS FOR PREPARATION

OF THE SITE.

BIG AREA PROVIDED.

A start is to be made on site Preparation for the New Central British School at Kowloon, it being intimated in the current issue of the Government Gazette

LADY PEEL.

NEW GOVERNOR'S WIFE TALKS ON EAST.

BELIEVES IN LIVING A

NORMAL LIFE.

that tenders therefor will be AN ARDENT WALKER.

rereived at the Colonial Seerg- Lary's Office until noon of May |oth. The work comprises the formation of the site, together with all drainage and any other contingent work,

of

Lady Peel, the wife of the newly-appointed Governor Hongkong, has some interesting things to say in the course of a chat which she recently had with a lady writer of In the E-linutes for the current the Daily Mail. Incidentally, a sum of $750,000 is get she reveals the fact that down for the School, of which she is a very keen walker, and so0,000 is estimated to be spent that she believed in women in this year, on sile proparation.

the East leading a normal life.

year.

The new School will be situated

a fine pin of ground to the east of the Kowloon Hospita.. the car-mates for the purpose

a

HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.

BLACKPOOL LEADING IN

SECOND DIVISION. - ·

OLDHAM · BEÅTEN.

are

now

VOLUNTEER RIFLE MEETING.

RESULTS OF FIRST DAY'S EVENTS.

BLAKE SHIELD & FRANCIS CUP COMPETITIONS.

Bulls and Inners

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From the Office Butts.

Sepoy Disaster Fund:--Suc- There is no truth in the rumour cours Distressed Families.,

that the "Maskee" has been award- éd the mail contract between Swa China

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War Heading:-"Yen tow and Hongkong. Stands Firm." That's more than the dollar does, anyway.

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The United States delegates 'tu the Naval Conference recently The difference between learning wired the President for $150,000 golf and motoring is that in the for expenses. You'd think they former you hit nothing, whilst in were at College instead of a Con- the latter you hit everything. ference,

The Hongkong Government Broadcasting Station on Monday not, however, turn out to have any gave us "Just a Memory." It did reference to the dollar.

two-shilling

The man who marries for money

London, Apr 18. The First Division League. foot- ball muntehes played to-day did little to solve the relegation ques- tion, the four teams at the bottom of the table, Everton, Grimsby, Newcastle and Manchester United CHAMPIONSHIP TO-DAY all winning their matches.

In the Second Division, Oldham

In spite of a "glare," some lose the leadership by virtue good shooting, was seen at the of their defeat by Blackpool who annual rifle meeting of the again move to the top. Chelsen beat Bristol City and are still in Hongkong Volunteer Defence the running for promotion,

Corps which commenced at Plymouth

almost Stonecutters yesterday and is certain of promotion from the being continued to-day. There soon realises that it talks.

DO Southern Section to the Secorid was a good turn-out, with more

"Stylish men will wear three- entries Division. They won to-day, bat individual

for their closest rivals. Brentford, musketry and the corps cham-wear journal. The old-fashioned, the buttons this Spring," says a men's failed against Queen's Park plonship events, but there was however, will still favour a com- Rangers.

fight in the Northern Section continues keon, smal! falling-off in team pleto suit. Stockport and Port Vale now

O O garden and the cries of its fear-points. Port Vale have a match made, and the events were shot off

An English racehorse named The jungle almest adjoins her being on level terms with 57

arrangements were" is said to do badly in training some inhabitants may sometimes in hand, however.

well to time. Great interest centres unless accompanied by a com- in the Corps Championship in which

panion. It obviously needs competitors include Pte. McLennan see to make it "Go" of No. 7 Platoon, last year's win-

"Local Crime ner, and two former

Wave," sayg newspaper heading.

The interview, which is signed by "D.C" is as follows:

The

First Division.

og ten acres in extra: We underst ind til the cont be heard in her drawing-room, but Results of to-day's matches, as Floted plans TV 19 for a lacre the Englishwoman living in cabled by Reuter, are given below: Senior School. Headraaster's house Malaya enjoys nearly

да much and garden. Junior School. 20th-century comfort as a towns- large football and cricket pitches, woman at home. So says Lady Arsenal several tennis courts and al Feel. the wife of Sir William Peel. Bolton. Everton the newly appointed Governor of pavilion.

Manchester U. turned to London from the Fedora- ted Malay States, where Sir Wil- Portsmouth

Newcastle liam was for three years Chief West Ham Secretary to Government.

The Junior School will not be Hongkong. They have recently re- Grimsby the proceeded with at present.

so called safeguarding clause for insertion in that part of the Treaty to be signed by the three Powers they represent.

Nature of the Clause.

The proposed clause follows broadly the similar clause in the Washington Treaty. except that instead of a conference being the summoned should any of signatory Powers consider its naval position jeopardised by the action

SHANGHAI COUNCIL

DISPUTE.

CHINESE MAY REFUSE TO PAY TAXES.

Blackpool Bury Cardif

Electricity and Tennis. There are, for example, the newest fashions and dependable Charlton, electricity in Kuala Lumpur, the Chelsea capital, besides English and Hull French vegetables from the hills Millwall cooked by the excellent Chinese. There are golf courses and ten- nis courts for play when the heat and the rain permit, and since all women to lay are more intelligent and better informed than their

ut

1 Teicester.

Sunderland Burnley

2 Birmingham

1 Huddersfield

3 Liverpool

1 Aston Villa

1 Sheffield U:

Second Division.

Preston N.E. Tottenham

Third

Bristol R. Brighton Gillingham

Shanghai, Apr. 18. Great interest is being centred on the special meeting of ratepayers of an outside Power, it is now pro-which will probably be held almost posed that there should be con immediately to reconsider the ques sultations through diplomatic fan of Chinese representation on mothers about the essentials channels, and that after due uotie:

Lulon the Municipal Council.

good health and a good complex Plymouth the lower affected by the acee-

It will be recalled that on Wednes- | ion. the outside

Tuvages of a Harated building of the

tropical Queen's P.R. by an over-climate can be folled by consistent | Swindon Power shall be, entitled to day, the ratepayers

whelming majority rejected the and reasonable care, crease its own programme,

As the wife of a Colonial of clause was drafted and trans-Council's animonis recomenda-

tion that the Chinese representation cial, Lady Peet has spent twenty be increased from three members years in equatorial climates, and when I commented on the fresh- to live.

ness and clarity of her skin she merely laughed back.

The

mitted to Tokyo for the examina- tion of the Japanese Government. In the flouse of Commons to-day a member asked whether, in dis-

The Chinese may refuse to pay cussing this safeguarding clause, taxes if no satisfactory solution is the strength of the French and reached-Our Dwa Cherespondent. Italian navies in combination was to be considered. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Snowden, replied that the clause would not j be aimed at any special fleet or combination of fleets.

Singapore Base,

London, Apr. 17. In the House of Commons, Comdr. Kenworthy asked whether, in view! of the successful conclusion of ai tripartite naval treaty, it was pro- posed to proceed with the Singapore naval base, especially the provision of facilities for docking and repair ing the largest battleships.

Mr. Alexander replied that the matter required a very careful re- view in the light of the treaty we are hoping shortly will be signed by all the Powers represented at the Naval Conference. This review would be undertaken with as little delay as possible, and in full con- sultation with the Dominions Gov- ernments concerned.

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GERMANS TRIED IN

POLAND.

VARYING SENTENCES IN A CONSPIRACY CASE.

Warsaw, Apr. 18. The trial of ten members of the organisation. German minority

Deatschum Bund, at Bydgoszoe, for consiring again Poland, has resulted in sentences of a month to a year, varying from confine- ment in a fortress to the benefit of the First Offender's 'Act.

The Court found extenuating circumstances.-Benter.

DISPUTE AT "CHINA

PRESS" OFFICE.

NEWSPAPER PAYS OFF ITS COMPOSITORS.

place.

Long Walks.

I take ordinary care of it and lead a normal life. I have done a great deal of walking in the jungle accompanying my husband when he is inspecting. No, I have never seen anything more terible than bees in the forest, or heard any voire less. fanuliar than the chat- fer of the monkeys.

"There

are wild beasts, of course, but I did not see any. We have tramped ten miles a day, and spent four days at a trek. It was certainly good exercise.

"I think the women at home would be surprised to see how elegantly the European women dress in Malaya. There

are en- terprising French dressmakers who make our clothes, and the fashions in Kuala Lumpur very similar to those I have seen in Bond-street, even to the off-the-

brow hats.

are

home over

Third Carliste chesterfield Crewe Doncaster

New Brighton Port Valo Rochdale Southnort Sth, Shields Tranmere Nelson

,3 Oldham

entrics.

Excellent

champions,

1 R.S.M. Westlake and Lance Cor-

Let's

0 poral Goodman. This event will de decided to-day together with the Tyro Competition, the Hongkong hope it isn't of Volunteer Reserve Challenge Cup the permanent and the two Revolver Competitions, variety.

When yesterday's shooting

started at nine o'clock in the morn-

This long

ing the light was good, but as the skirt contro- day advanced considerable "glare"versy looks like was in evidence which affected the competitors to some extent. There kicking up the was practically no wind.

Following are yesterday's re-

0 Natts. Forest

2 Trading

.0

Swanson

2 Bristol C1

2

0 Bradford C.

2 Barnsley

1

Bults:*

3 Notts. County 1

◊ West, Brom.

1 Coventry

Division (South).

0 Clapton

1 Southend

·Blake Shield

dust.

0-0 We rear of a houseboy who has been with

1. No. 6 Platoon: Lieut. G. the same family. Duncan (74), Pipe Major Mackte for twenty 073), Sergt. Cuthill (78) and years. But not Lance Corporal Goodman (72). without a break. 2 Total 297.

2 Crystal Pal

3 Newport

1

2 Brentford

1 Watford

#

Division (North).

2 Accrington

2 Halifax

0 Barrow

2 Rotherham

3 Stockport

1 York

1 Hartlepools

5 Wrexham

3 Darlington O Lincoln 1 Wigan

BILL REGULATING WORK HOURS.

PROVISION FOR FORTY- EIGHT WEEKLY.

EXEMPTED CLASSES.

0

0

2-No. 7 Platoon, "A" team: Pte. McLennan (83), Pte. Stainton (77), Sergt. Parkinson (74) and Pte. Younger (62). Total 296.

# 3. No. 12 Platoon: Lance Cor-

poral Rozario (75), Pte. Silva (74), Sergt. Maher (65) and Lance Cor- poral Baleros (62). Total 276.

3

Francis Cup.

a

0.0

The Currency Committee, now, Is wonderfully fine;'

Tis studying the dollar Yours and its and mine- And issues a communique. Which is not what it seeins: If you think that it means finis You're merely having dreams! For though the learned body has Explicitly declared

That no divorce from China is Suggested yet, or dared,

It merely means to hurry up The dilatory crowd,

Who think that gold is better But have not said so loud!

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An old brewery at Home has been turned into a dance "hall. Just the place for hops!

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Shekou pride yourself on being able to judge a woman's" character by her clothes. What would be your verdict on my sister over thera? "

He: Insufficient evidence.

If there's much more of this taxation at Home, the outgo will be bigger than the income.

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We hear of a husband whose countenance fell when he had the bill for lifting his wife's face.

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"Egypt Demands Fantastic," says newspaper heading. She No. Platoon "A" team: does seem to be leading us a bit Lieut. Duncan (44), Pipe Major of a light fantastic! Mackie (45), Sergt. Cuthill (45)

and Lance Corporal Goodman (45).-A salesman in the collar de- Latest Howler:-"Necromancer Snap shooting, 65. Total 244.

2. No. 7 Platoon "A" team: Pte.partment." Stainton (50), Pte. Younger (47),-

O D· From recent observation

Henry Ford intends to

endow 3 Col-

lege. No doubt future students will speak with pride of their Alma Motor,

A sports

paper says the average man is. pfulr golfer. If watched!

Some of these fellows seem to take up boxing because they

like their exer-" cise lying down.

· ជ News item: An unfortunate in- cident took place at last Thursday's meeting of the Sawdust Club (Sons of Scotia Chapter). It appears that as a result of firing at the Kennedy Road Range, two members were so deaf that they didn't hear, an Invitation to have a drink!

An American who has played the piano for 112 hours without stopping is going to England. God Save the King?

In these hard times, we can sympathise with the lads who were disappointed on finding that their we interpretation of a newspaper notice asking that all bills be sent to a well-known taipan for pay ment, was not the correct one.

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Pte. McLennan (47) and Sergt. should say that a fortune awaits Parkinson (35). Snap Shooting the man who invents a bed in the 45. Total 224.

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3-No. 12 Platoon: Pte. Silva shape of a barber's chair! (38), Lance Corporal Baleros (43), Sergt. Maher (34) and Lance Cor- Newspaper heading: "Beer poral Rozario (42). Snap shoot-Duties Up. Nothing Taken From ing, 65. Total 222.

the Poor." All Sop!

Jar Competition.

1-No. 10 Platoon "B" team: London, Apr. 17. Pte. Xavier, Pte. Alves, Pte. Rozą A Government Bill has been in- Pereirs and Lance Corporal Pinna. troduced into the House of Com-Six jars broken. mons by Miss Margaret Bondfield, 2. No. 6 Platoon "A" team: the Minister of Labour, to regulate | Lieut. Duncan, Pipe Major Mackle the hours of work in industrial and Sergt. Cuthill and Lance undertakings. The new bill is Corporal Goodman, Five based on the Washington Hours broken. Convention of 1919.

jars

3. No. 10 Platoon "A" team: It limita the ordinary hours of Sergt Silva, Lance Corporal work to eight daily and forty-eight Sequeira, Lance Corporal Rocha weekly ("statutory limits"), but and Pte. Ribeiro, Five jars broken. variations in the daily hours of work are allowed.

Attack Competition, 1.-No. 7 Platoon: Capt. Forsyth, Pte. Summers, Pte. Younger, Sergt. Parkinson, Pte. Stainton and Pte. McLennan (42),

The hours of workers engaged in industries and in other employ- ments where continuous processes must be operate will, under the Bill, be allowed to average fifty- six hours a week over three weeks. 2nd Lieut. Stewart, Pte. Holmes,

The Bill also makes provision for the working of overtime find Pte. Wood, Pte. Richardson and provides that overtime must not Pte. Bullock, (37). Leader, Sergt. exceed thirty-two hours in any one Stewart-Smith.

month. It is also provided that the pay for overtime must be at least at the rate of time quarter,

2-No. 4 Platoon: Capt Mitchell,

Musketry Competition.

Some people think that silver Is best for making money, And some say. gold, Like times of old,

When Queens toyed with their

honey.

But now we have another hint, That we should make it nickel; And thus give more work to the

mint,

To make coins by the picul.

But we don't care

A tuppeny dam

Whate'er the base may be,

As long as we can have our jam, At constant parity.

The part that really gets our

goat,

And puts us in a fix,

Is reckoning for the wife's fur

coat,

At dollars one-and-six.

So what we'd like to help us live, Is that banks should take the

onus,

And sixpence with each dollar

give,

There was a young man of the

Peak,

Who was proper and prim, so to

speak.

When his spats were bespat-

terad,

He said all that mattered, Was the fact that his hair was

quite sleek!

DO

Now when you have all read this

versé,

Don't be like the flapper and

curse;

But try and do better, And send some by letter, We'll use them next week, if not

worse!

We know of a young lady who went to England alone on the last P. and O. but the boat was crowded.

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"A.B., C. D. goldfish 7" "M.N.O, goldfish!" "S.M.R. goldfish!"

"G., I.C.M.R. goldfish!"

We understand the reason for the delay in the start of China's latest war is that one of the Armies has been discovered to be' off-side.

Giving up One's Children. "There is only one aspect of life Comdr. Kenworthy asked if the

in the East that is not happy-and position was not very much altered

that is having to give up one's by the announced British policy of

children. Until the babies are be- looking to the eventual disappear-

tween five and seven they thrive ance of the battleship. "What is

Shanghai, Apr. 18. beautifully, but we have to let the use, then," he naked, "of build-

A disagreement between the em- them come home afterwards, and ing battleship docks?" Mr. Alexand- er said no useful purpose would be players and the compositors of the do all their growing up in the China Press to-day resulted in the English climate. My eldest boy is Berved by discussing that at present

and eighteen: he came off Burson workers engaged in their twelve years ago. Fortunately and declined to endorse Mr. Wins- employees being paid ton Churchill's suggestion that

have seen him many times during there be no alteration of the Govern-

The police have been asked to that period. ment's existing policy for an Im-

Chinese Servants Excel. perial Conference in the autumn-guard the printing office-Our Own

Corespondent. Reuter.

"We have Chinese servants in Malaya, and they excel at the three household branches of work over which we are very particular-I

It is also provided that the mean cooking, cleaning, and laun- Minister must, consult the or- 1-Sergt. Rozario, No.

Most new books are forgotten "Wanted:--Moderate-rent dat, dry. They keep our silks and ganisations representing the Platoon, 18, 19 and 30. Total 67.

within a year-by those who Kowloon; must be accessible and linens in perfect condition.

employers and workers before re- 2.Sergt. Cuthill, No. 6 Platoon, borrow them. "All English people who have gulating the.

in quiet locality The optimist? arrangement of 17, 19 and 30. Total 66.

□ □ lived there will know of that de-working hours.

3. Corporal Grieve, Machine Kreisler anys:"In respect of licate' fruit called durian. Every-

Shanghai is to have the biggest Clerical workers, home workers, Gun Troop, 18, 18 and 30. Total violins, I am polygamous." cinema in the East, costing two one is supposed to taste and even-sea going people, those working 66.. Athens, Apr. 18.

Women are the same way with million taela. Talls upl Broken Hil, Apr. 18. The worshippers who crowded tually eat and enjoy it. It has underground in coalmines and

regard to hats. The Duchess of Bedford and the Good Friday services, here that I have only once had the classes of workers to which the an odour that is so nauseating agriculturists. -are among. the

A new athletic combination in Captain Barnard have left here for and at-Piraeus were very alarmed

Experiments have shown that The President of Germany the Colony is the Radio Sports Palapye. They expect to arrive at during the night by violent earth courage to sample it-something new Bill does not apply-Reyter.telephone communication from rail- recently signed the Young Plan. Club. It should make the sparks

Hike, turpentine and decayed ment Capetown to-morrow.

quake shocks which covered-a wide but I am assured by connois-

way trains is practicable (says the The Hindenburg Line this time was fly, area of Greece.

Postmaster-General), but at presenti dotted one. seurs that durian has a delectable Church towers were shaken flavour."

ties. The Malay orderlies at the demand does not seem likely down at Isthmisa and Sparta, but Lady Peel, says that the Malaya Circosa, the Chief Secretary's to justify the expense to the rail- only minor casualties are reported are Nature's gentlemen, and house, wear their native costume way. companies, for providing

-Reuter

facilities: possess very carming personal and look very picturesque.

DUCHESS NEARING

: CAPETOWN.

MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON RECORD FLIGHT.

They left Croydon in a Fokker Monoplane on April 9 in an attempt.

to fly to Capetown and back within eighteen days and thus set up a new record. Reuter,

EARTHQUAKES IN GREECE.

GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIPPERS.

ALARMED.

and Three practices, 7, 8, and 9, with possible scores 20, 20, and 30: total 70.

12

By way of special bonus!

John?"The verb is to prac- "A cool thief," says a local tice but no indication can be headline. The police, however, given of how long a lawyer must were hot on his trail

practice before he can do it.