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Rumjahns Overcome Spasmodic Brilliance

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was forceful and accurate and his Jobbing was excellent.

B. B. C. FUTURE.

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London, April 17, The British Broadcasting Cor koration charter expires at the ond of the year, and a Committee, under the chairmanship of Lord Ullswater, has been appointed to consider the constitution, control

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

RETIREMENT OF MR. P. JACKS

NOTEWORTHY

OFFICIAL CAREER

LEAVES COLONY TO-MORROW

and

In the person of Mr. Philip In fact not an unimportant differ-and finanes of the broadcasting Jacks, the Colony will be losing ence between the couples was i services in this country, and to one of its senior residents lobbing. Lee and Kong were terribly: short right through the game, where advise generally on the conditions most highly-esteemed Government as the Rumjakus usually manged to under which the services, includ-Fervants to-morrow, when he leaves drop them in three-quarter court-to ing broadcasting to the Empire for Home on retirement, by the

television broadcasting, and

Emprese of Canada, accompanied big advantage.

his wife and daughter. Hystem of wireless exchanges should be conducted thoreafter.- British Wirelcan,

ENTERTAINING PHASES, Thera wore throo entertaining phases to the match the first pot re- covery by the losers; their splendid · form in the early part of the second: el, and the cousina "come.back" in this second stanza.

When the champions went la 1-2) in the Initial set li looked as though the challengers were about to go to pieces. Then they broke through Sirdar's service and completely altered the complexion of the game. They drew up to five-nil, but could not sustain it and the cousins went out at 7-5

MEAT TRADE

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COLLECTING DATA IN ARGENTINA

London, Apr. 17.

by

Mr. Jacks will thus be severing Fervice with the Hongkong Govern- ment which has extended over a period of almost thirty-years, for. the greater part of which he has beon Land Officer. He has also on Peveral occasions filled the post of Pulsar Judge, in which his keen legal acumen has been of great

value.

the

A Devonian, Mr. Jacka ts only surviving son of the late Mr. Edmund Bowyer Jacks, of Upton, Tommy. He was educated-ai Plymouth College. On leaving

The joint coinmittee of Inschoul, he studied law and became

Pinyin vastly helter tennis, with vestigation into the ment trade, i Kong pulling out his best stuff, the nt to-day's meeting, approved Chinese pale took the first four games resolution setting up a sub-com- in the second set and looked ensy mitte le nel Argentina

stanzn. But the winners of this

Rumjan made fighting, response, collect evil nen as to busts o aut with Kong and Lee playing re- refrigeration before shipping, the netionary tenis drew up to lend 4, ment position of cattle producers, The losers squared at the tenth andand other facts relevant to went ahead at the eleventh only to scope of the investigation.

the

be pulled back again and to be led The joint conimittee is proceed-

70. S the set eluded the cham- ing artively with its own inquiries plons, who were forced to square int in British jurisdiction.~British elforts into the next two games, and Wireless.

Peven-all. But they put their best

with the opposition committing vital

mistukee captured the set at 9-7.

Both Kong and Lee revented signs of fatigue in the final fot and thes Cousins went into a 5-1 tend before Lee Wal-tong onutched a service. But I was merely a respite and the winners held three match paints, of; which they were made to enncode but one, before clinching the issue,

PINS TRUST TO STRESA POLICY

(Continued from Page 1.) incurred no obligations except that of consultation in the event of the Integrity and independence of Aus- iria being threatened. None fur- ther were added at Stresa.

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EUROPEAN GETS

A DUCKING

CAR LEAPS INTO HARBOUR

Mr. A. W. Stewart, of 197 Prince Edward Road, was the victim of motor mishap which occurred about one o'clock this morning when returning to his home in a car. In turning into the seafront from Pello Street at Shamehulpo, he swerved too far out, with the consequence that he plunged with his car into the harbour.

Mr. Stewart was helped out by a constable, and later went into Hospital. His injuries included abraisions to the legs arul chin.

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Children's Concert From The Studio

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6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- ceri,

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7 pm. Stock Quotations.

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Love of the Three Oranges (Proko- feff).

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VARIED CAREER "Regarding the desire of Austria,

Mr. Jacks' career in the service Bulgaria and Hungray to obtain

started with the post of Assistant revision of the armament cinuses of

Lund Oficer, and in 1916 he was the treaties by which they are

promoted Land Officer. He has bound, the Conference decided to

since 1927 been Reglatrar of recommend the interested States

Marriages in addition to his other to examine the question with a view.

duties. He has neted as Official to Itu settlement by mutual agree-

Crown Sollcilor, and Receiver, ment, in connection with general

Puisne Judge. In the last-named and regional guarantees of security, The three Powers further agreed

capacity he has presided not only over the Summary Court, but also to continue actively the study of a

In the Full Court in civil and proposed Air Pact for Western

criminal Jurisdiction, having been Europe, with a view to drafting of

London, Apr. 17. appointed an acklitional Judge of the Pact, as contemplated in the London declaration, and of any

Notes were exchanged to-day on the Supreme Court Iti 1932.

United Kingdom

Aa Land Officer for a period of bilateral agreement which might behalf of the accompany it. With Italy, the Government and the Government close on twenty years, Mr. Jacks other guarantor of the Locarno of India on one side, and the has led a very busy life behind his work seldom Treaty, we reaffirmed the obliga-Chinese Government on the other, the tions we undertook when we signed under which the parties agree to brought him into the limelight of that Treaty, The Conference ended set up a Boundary Commission to publicity until eight years with a declaration of solidarity delimit the southern portion of the when he first sat on the Bench of Yunnan-Burmese frontier,, referred the Supreme Court. He presided. Anglo-Chinese agree-it is of interest to note, at the to in the

trial of Carvalho Yeo in the meat of 1897-British Wireless,

autumn of 1928. In all his work, he has displayed characteristics of thoroughness and close application to duty.

DOOR KEPT OPEN

The Prime Minister concluded: "We went to Stresa to consider past statements of policy in the ight of new and deteriorated; conditions. Without condoning her recent aetion, but onl the contrary inaking it plain- that we

SHING MUN TRAGEDY

Keenes;

ago.

OTHER ACTIVITIES Outside of the service, Mr. Jacks has taken an interest in various

regard it as a grave cause of un-¦ TWO WORKMEN LÖSE | nspects of the Colony's life. As'a

settlement and a blow to any international organisation of peace and order, we have kept the door open for Germany to join as an

LIVES

churchman, he has been a Trustee of the Peak Church for about twenty years, and also one of the Trustees of the Church of England- in the Diocese of Victoria since their incorporation five years ago.

Always devoted to outdoor sporta,

Two workmen were killed at active partner in the movements the Shing Mun Dam works yester we have planned to create a sys-day when a landslide, caused by inm of collective security

in recent rains, nceurred. The men Europe.

were buried under a hundred tons "We have made it clear that of rock, and were dead when ex- our policy aims at appreciation Itricated. of the difcullles they had The bodies of the victims, to deal with and seeks n

com-Cheung Yau-cheang and Sze link- bination of States pledged to keep wing, were removed to the Kow-this direction to cricket and golf.

together and try to and peace loon Mortuary. solutions for the present danger, In co-operation with every Stale

In a letter to the police yesterday, willing to nasociate itself with

Capt. A. W. Muir, of the s.8. Tung the work."

There was no discussion on the On, reports that a Chinese male pas. Prime Minister's statement, but eager, in European clothing, jumped debate will overboard while the vessel was under the foreign affairs

way in the central fairway on the 14th take place after the Easter Ite- instant. A search was made, but tha¦

men could not be found. cess.

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Songs--Love, I give you may all. Always ("Paritan Lullaby").

Ina Souez (Soprano). 9.36.10 p.m. Dance Musle.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers

Special progres for Far Eastern Jiuteper will be broadcast from Zeewer 2 follows:

SOUTH ASIA ZONE

-- Dou Ca --- Aala Zona.broadienst from DJ,

(12.74 metres) and DIN (31.46 metre),

4.16 p.m. DJB, DIN Anne¤ncement (Germ

Engl.) German Faik Sang. Pro- gamme Forecast, (German, Eng- Jah).

D., Young Fathe

Programs

Leader and his Fallowing. 6.30 p.m. News In English. 6.10 p.m

Symphony Caneszi. "An Tanung" by Max Reger,

4,50 pm Nown In German.

7 pan. Concert of Light Muic.

A p.m. New in English.

The

di

5.1 D., Close down D50, DIN (Cerin...,"

Engl.)

EAST ABIA ZONE

Faxt Ania Zone Broadcast through DIA Os 1.28 metres, and DJN (81.40 mutres).

u.m.

DJA, DIN Announcement (Germ.. Earl.) German Folk Bong. Pro- stamine Parecasi (Germ, mi) 0.15 m. Young Folks Frekiammes The

Læder and his Fallowing.

9,45 p.m. News in English on DIA and

in Dutch en DJN.

10 b.. Eater Vilon. A Nadie Bequenco

in The Bedemption.

10.4 p.m. Pianaforts Concert

Athong

Itemat The Bonsta in F miner Op. 90 by L. v. Beethoven. 11.15 p.m. Nawa in Cersian on DJA and

DJN.

12.19 .. News in English on DJA and

In Dutch on DIN.

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Total salos-225 1018: served with field guns, machine-

Chicago Wheat a mountain battery, and, guna,

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Mr. Wei Tat, B.A., will speak on *** There will be no issue of The Goal of Evolution" at the Manuk Ludge of the Theosophical Society, the Hongkong Telegraph to- Hongkong Club Annexe, Chator Red morrow (Good Friday). Publica-jat 0 p.m. to-day." tion will be resumed on Satur- day.

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7. Big Ben. A Studio Concert, 1.45.a.m. Talk: “Freeders."*

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