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HONGKONG NAVY MAN

and rights under prior engagements MARRIES

He rejoiced that the Council was moeting in London in a characteris» ·

tie British atmosphere.

Poland attached great importanco

to the consolidation of normál Euro-

BUT-

MARCH 19, 1986.

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pean relations, but it was essential HIS WIFE MUST STAY received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson

country

that the interests of any whatsoever cannot be the object of International negotiation without the participation and consent of the country concerned.

10

But Miss Bice Bellairs, the

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been. and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter,

Mar. 17. Mar. 18. British Government Securities War Loan 34%

44% Loan 1908. £ 98%

Senor Barcia of Spain and Senor Gulnazu of the Argentine, promlard support of the Franco-Belgian motion, while Dr. P. It, Munch, Danish Foreign Minister, said concllintion was im- perative because the present condi woman motorist, film ae-6 tions were paralysing to the economie tress, and dancer, who was 6% Gold Bonds

life, with the imminent throat of war.

Loan 1912. £81

Rearg. Loan

1013 (Ldn. Jan.) £ 12

AT HOME

H! A sailor's life is the

real life!

redm, after 1052 £100%

Chinese Bands

£100%

44% Bonds 1898

(Eng. In.).... 102

£1024

£ 984

£ 31

Rly

2. 04

£ 71

£ 02

£ 94

£ 71

ly

£ 48

Hailway (Supl.

Loan)... £ 45

£45

5% Honan Rly.. £ 34

£ 34

6

Hukuang.Itly.

1911

£ 50

£50

5

Lung Talog U.

Hal Rly. 1913 £ 27

£ 28

M. Nicholas Titulescu, Foreign married at Farnham Royal, 1025-47 Minister of Rumania, condemned the Buckinghamshire

S'hal-Nanking this unilateral repudiation of treaties and declared that the safety of France month to Lieut. John Alas- Tient.-Pukow

was of the greatest importance to dair McKean, R.N., of Hoo-5% Tient.-Pukow £ 48

the little Entente countries. Tho

Little Entente ivas willing to negoton Chase, Cheshire, is not tiate the German pence plan provided France and Belgium frat received

satisfaction, he declared.

German Delegates Menawhile, the German chief de- legate to the League Council nes sions, Herr von Ribbentrop, arrived nt Croydon from Berlin, and later paid a short vialt to Mr. Anthony Eden at the Foreign Office-Reuter. With His Staff

London, Mar. 18.

quite so sure of it.

After a short motoring honey- maon. Lieut. McKean comes to Hongkong to rejoin his ship,

His bride is the daughter of Rear-Admiral Roger Bellairs, Admiralty representative on the League of Nations Permanent Advisory Commission. Her hus. band's shipmates on H.M.S. The German delegate to the League Ramillies formed a guard of Council, Herr Von Ribbentrop, ne-honour in full-dress uniform at companied by his staff, arrived in the wedding. London this afternoon, too late to at Lend to-day's meeting of the Langue Council, but he

will

be present when the Council reassembles at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

At to-day's pubtle session Mr. An- thony Eifen spoke, and was followed by Spanish, Italian and Rumanian delegates.

The German representative is ex pected to speak early in to-morrow'a proceedings-British Wireless,

INQUIRY INTO MUI-TSAI

HOME COMMISSION

PERSONNEL

The Colerin! Secretariat issues the following communique:

a

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has decided to appoint commission to visit Hongkong and Malaya to investigate the whole ques- tion of mul-tal in those territories and any surviving practices of transfer- ring women and children for valanble consideration whether or marriage or adoption or in any other circums tances and to report to the Secretary of State on any legislative or other netion which they may consider prae. Licable and desirable in relation to these mullers

The Commission will comprise: Chairman: Sir Wilfrid Wentworth Woods, K.C.M.G, Jate Financial Se-

●LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY⚫cretary to the Government of Ceylon.

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WILLIAMFARNUM

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The Informer

Picture:

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Wallace Ford • Use O'Connor

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A GHOST TOWN of terror in the angry moun- tain night 2

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The Thundering in the Night” SAL with -EDMUND LOWES--"

Members:

Edith Picton- Turbervill, 0.8., Member of Parlia- ment, 1029 to 1931; Mr. Charles Armine Willis, C.B.E, late of the Sudan Civil Service.

The date of the Commission's rival is not yet known.

MRS. MORROW IN

HONGKONG

ar-

"I shall pass the time until 1 can go out to China to join my husband by dancing and teach ing dancing in a school I am running, and I hope to do some film work," snld Miss

more

Bellairs.

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M. Venizelon, the veteran Greek Shanghai Water- statesman whone death occurred

works "A" yesterday.

Union Ins. Soc. of

Canton Tient.-Pukow Rly.

(1008)

MOTHER-IN-LAW OF Famous Inn

COL. LINDBERGH

A notable visitor to Hongkong at the moment is Mrs. Morrow, mother- in-law of Colonel Charles Lindbergh, the noted American airman.

Mrs. Morrow arrived here by the

P. and O. ner Naldera, being ac-

companied by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan,

Saved From

Time's Ravages

Staple Inn, famous London

of specimen

Tudor street

the latter of whom is her daughter, architecture, and one-time home They are staying at the Gloucester of Dr. Samuel Johnson, is to be Hotel.

re-

When spoken to by a. Press repaired and preserved from the presentative Mrs. Morrow zaid she ravages of the wood beetle. would be in Hongkong about a week, It was here that Dr. Johnson wrote but further than that she did not la Ethiopian romance "Rassolas" or care to discuss her affairs.

Ra Selas, Prince of Ethiopia. He Asked whether ane would be con- moved to chambers in this inn on the tinuing on to America or would re-breaking up of his establishmont in turn to England and visit her son-in-Gough Square, Fleet Street. law, Mrs. Morrow sald her future This picturesque Inn of Chancery, movements were very uncertain and with its half-timbered frontage dating s.18 preferred not to discuss her plans, from the time of James I, has niany claims upon the affections of lovers of old London. For it was the out cry raised by the possible destruction of Staple Inn after the dissolution of its ancient corporation in 1883 which marked a

CHINESE ART TREASURES

NÁVAL ÉSCORT TO FAR EAST

London, Mar. 18.

opinion Turning point in publie

regard to the preservation of ancient buildings. inn was bequired and saved from The Ins demolition by the Prudential Assur anes Company to preserve it as a relle of bygone London.

The company's attitude is that it The Parliamentary Secretary to the for the people of London. It is this holds the Tudor structure as trusige Admiralty, Lord Stanley, in the Can company which is now carrying out mons at question-time, said he hoped the ship conveying back to China the armorial glass in the windows of the the repair work. Some of the art treasures on loan from the Chinese hall where the wood beetle has Government for the recent exhibition of Chinese art at

at Burlington House, would be escorted by ships from the British Navy for most of the voyage, -British Wireless.

CABINET MEETS

Tient-Pukow Rly.

(1912)

£ 424 4244

VALEDICTORY

Lines respectfully dedicated with- out permission to a Lady shortly leaving Hongkong.

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GARY COOPER and ANNA STEN

IN "THE WEDDING NIGHT"

A Samuel Goldwyn Production.

CENTRAL

QUEEN'S RD, CENTRAL: CAR PARK-JERVOIS ST. Take Bus No. 4 or 5 going west, 3 min. from stop opposito Queen's

You came and soon our love you TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

You stirred us

WON.

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We served you long with willing

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Beneath the barmer that you

boro,

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With all respect, we would have

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