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THE NEW INDIAN CONSTITUTION

SATISFACTORY

PROGRESS REPORTED

London, Mar. 30.

The House of Commons discussed to-night draft Orders-in-Council under the Government of India Act which the Under-Secretary for India. Mr. Butler, amid marked a further stage

in

the steady progress which was be- ing made towards the establishment of a new Constitution in the provinces of India.

Ile forecast, if progress continsed at the rate he hoped, that the new Provincial Legislatures would be able to start work and provincial autonomy would commence at a date which he put approximately at the spring of 1937.

The Opposition, while welcoming the drafts as part of the procedure leading to the inauguration of the new Constitution, offered critiziam in details.

After some discussion of the first draft order relating to qualifications of voters and candiantes in provincial Elections, the debate was adjourned.-- British Wireless.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1936.

NO DATE SET FOR MILITARY PARLEYS

BRITISH MINISTERS IN. CONFERENCE

OBLIGATIONS. REAFFIRMED

WANG CHING-WEI ATTEMPT

EXTRADITION CASE

OPENED

ATHLETIC MEETING

OUTSTANDING RESULTS AT SCHOOL SPORTS

Five records were broken at the fourth annual sporta meeting of the Wah Tal College, held yesterday on ground at Caroline Hill. Mr. P. H. the South China Athletic Association Bin distributed the prizes,

PRACTICAL...AND

FIRM FAVOURITE...

Class X-won the Inter-Class Rolay, NO RUBBER, POROUS,

In-

The full story of the attempt on the life of Mr. Wang Ching- wal, then President of the Executive Yuan and Foreign and were awarded the Wah Tal Cup. Minister, on November 1 int presented by the Headmaster. year, was disclosed by Mr. D. LChan Yuk, who carried off the Senior dividual honours were gained by Strellett, when he opened the case Championship for the Crown against four men Ma aan-kwong, who took the Junior with 21 joints, and whose extradition is being sought Championship with 18. pointa. by the Nanking nuthorities. The The results, in detall, wozo

follow: case came up before Mr. W. Scho- Held at the Central Magistracy-1, Li Tin-po; 2, Leung Sat-sang. 100 Metres, Senior Championship. yesterday afternoon. The fugl-Time: 11.5. secs. (Record). A meeting of Ministers was held on, alias LI Shek-yu, aged 47 years., Ma Man-kwong; 2, Ip Man-hon tives are Yu Lap-fui alias Li Chi- 100 Maires, Junior Championship. this morning at which, besides the an ex-colonel of Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chain-Shanghai, Chau Sal-ping, berlain, Lord Hailsham, Lord Mon-Tai-hol and Cheung Chi-hon.

regiment in Time: 12.7 necs.

100 Motres, sell, Lord Swinton, Lord Halifax,

Wi

Midgets-1, Pun Kwok-lin; 2, Lam Ming-she. Time: 15.3 nets. Mr. Anthony Eden and Sir Thomas

Mr. Streilet declared that the 1, Chan Yuk; 2, Wong Chow, Time: 400 Metros, Senior Championship.- Inskip, new Minister for Co-ordina-plot was originally hatched by joi seca. tion of Defence, were present.

with

technical

. London, Mar. 30,

4

LIGHT AS A

FEATHER

The "MACNOVA”

The Macnova

conspirators working together in Long Jump, Senior Championship. Nanking, Shanghai and Hong-1, Chan Yuk; 2, Tp Kam-hang. Contrary to newspapers reports, kong: and a news agency

Distance: 10 ft. in. (Record). that the meeting would be concerned formed providing a cloak to their1, Ma Man-kwong; Ng Chak- was Long Jump, Junior Championship. approval of the proposed | Rctivities, but really as menna feng. Distance: 17 ft. 7 ins.

conversations with the to approach near their intended General Staffs of the Powers still victima, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek Wong Chow-mo; 2, Chan Yuk. Dis. Patting the Shot (12 lbs.)-1, adhering to the Locarno Treaty, it is and Mr. Wang Ching-wei. One tance: 30 r. pointed out, in official quarters that attempt had been frustrated owing 1, Leung Fook-yau; 2, Wong Chow- 800 Metres, Open Championship.- Cabinet approval of these talks was to a chance in the arrangements. Time: 2 mins. 26% secs. (Re- involved in the decision of the Gov. of the meeting of the Kuomintang and the loss of courage, of one of

which ended with the assassin, the conspirators, and finally the attempt on Mr. Wang accurred, reporter. In the news agency, be- ing killed and Mr. Wang seriously

proposals

wounded.

card).

100 Metres, Open to Boarders.-

Mak Waliming; 2, Lo Wing-moon,

Yuen Ching-kwong: 2

Wong ing-chow. Time: 14.6 secs.

Tine: 8 mins. 60 secs.

1,000 Metres Bicycle Race.-1,

200 Metres, Senior Championship. - L Tin-po: 2. Leung, Sat-sang. Time: 25.2 sock

Mr. P. H. Sin is appearing on

200 Metres, Junior Championship. bebak of all four fugitives, and he. Ma Man-kwong, 2, Ip Man-hon. agreed to the proposition made by

Time: 26.5 RÉCK. Mr. Strollett that the case against all

other. four fugitives should be heard to.

Nanking Charges

High Jump, Senior Championship. 1. Leung Sat-sang: 2, Chan Yuk. Height: 5 ft. 4 in.

High Jump, Junior Championship. -1, Cheng Yat-aing: 2, Ip Man- hong. Height: 4 ft. 9 ins. Nanking, Mar. 30.

1,500 Metres, Open Champlonship. Further details of the preliminary, Wong Chow-mo; 2. Pun Fook- examination of the alleged accomplices ming. Time: 5 mins. 7.5 secs. Wang Ching-wes, former President of Leung Kang-ylu; 2. Law Chia-tang. in the attempted murder of Mr.

100 Metres, Cummittee Race.-1,: the Excentive Yuan, were revealed by Time: 12.6 5, Government Authorities yesterday..

ernment to necept the The R.A.0.C. held a most successful conferences. The technical arrange- drawn up at the recent Four-Power fancy dress dance at the Chian Fleet Club last night, when over a hundred ments in question were provided for couples took the loer. The costumes in the third section of the proposal were noteworthy for their variety and and relate solely to the carrying out excellence, and the music by the band of the existing obligations of the of the East Lancashire Regiment was greatly enjoyed,

British Government under the Locar- The first prize for ladies was won no Treaty by Mrs. Turner,

in case of netual "Mazawattee provuked oggression, Tea," and the second by Mrs. Whykes ля n rustic maiden. For costumes, Mr. Baliff secured first the beginning of conversations has It is understood that no date for prize as "Masquerade," while Whitehouse won the second prize as come before the Cabinet on Wednes- Mr.yet been nxea, and this question may "Trensure Island." The lucky num-day. ber was No, 40,

Dancing continued until 1 am, and

Association wishes to

Meantime, consideration is being thank Mesara, H. Andrews. Bullock, the talks would be held, and it is given to the conditions under waten Rance and Mcqueen for undertaking assumed that this was one of the the arrangements,

mubjects upon which

the French

100 Metres, Open to Members of Ambassador spoke with the Foreign Secretary

S:C.A.A.-1, Leung Yau-hung: 2, When he called at ins It is stated that Chang Yuet-wah Suen Han-ngong, Time: 11.6 secs. Foreign Ofice this afternoon, In and He, Po-kwang, who will be 110 Metres, Low Hurdles, Open London. Mar. 30.

apprecing to the conversations be brought before the District Court hare Championship.1, Chan Yuk; 2, Ip The largest South African cargo ther

ween the stalls in connection with this afternoon, at the preliminary Kam-hung. ever brought to Southampton will be abligations--watch was the contribu- Wang Ah-chiu, Yu Lap-fui, and Hua

Time: 16.9 sees. (Re- reaffirmation of the Locarno examination declared that three men conl). discharged on Monday next from a Union Castle iner homeward bound the

tion of the

Obstacle Race-1, Leung Kwek- Government to Ke-chi, were instructed by Generals kwan: 2. Leung Sat-sang. on her maiden voyage.

the restoration of confidence by Li Chni-sum and Chan Ming-shu to 1,200 Metres Relay, Open to all The freight amounting to nearly for

compensating Beiglum and France

mee carry out the assassination of Nan-schools.—1, St. Joseph'a; 2, La Salle. 11,000 tona measurement included for

of security resulting king leaders. wool and skins, fruit, butter and tion

They had established Time: 2 mins, 40 secs. them from the remilitarisa-

Inter-Class Relay,-1, Class 1; 2, isa-headquarters in Hongkong. The two chilled an frozen

Rhineland-the meat-Brilish Wireless.

prisoners further stated that the per- Class 2 Time: 62.6 secs. it jx recalled by political sone mentioned above were respon

Consolation Race, Suen Tat- commentators, lind before them the sible for the attempted muraer of wong: 2, Chan Wing-fat,

Time: example of similar technical ex-T. V. Soong at Chapel Railway Sta-125 secs. changes in which the French Govern- tion som Επισ

800 Metres, Open to the Colony- ment recently agreed, at their re- Soong's secretary was the victim of Mr. Hamerson; 2. Mr. Philpe.

420, A telegram received from Home with the possibility of unprovoked have been carried out under the direc

quest, to

o participate connection the

the crime. The crima states that the operation on Lady aggression in the Mediterranean and tion of Yu Lap-fui, who was at

I was alleged to Time: 2 mins. 11.6 Accs. Caldecott for appendicitis has been in accordance entirely successful and that she is Paragroph

the with Article 18. Railway Station at the time. making excellent progress. If this Covenant.-British Wireless.

Tho A dinner dance will be held at Re- 3, of the Locarno prisoners stated that Wang Ah-chiu pulse Bay Hotel continues it is probable that she will

had a number of gangsters under his 9.30 pm. control. The most notorious were Chau Shi-ping, Ho Ta-hai, and Chang Chi-bas. They stayed la Hongkong ami a mumber of documents wors to plan the murder.

taken by the Hongkong police. The The Nanking Government officially the man's extradition.

Nanking Government la now seeking informed the Hongkong Government Authorities and asked to hare the It is understood that Ya Lap-fot persons concerned arrested. Yu Lap will be prosecuted separately when he ful had been arrested in Hongkong, jarrives here-Wah Kiu Yat Po.

LADY CALDECOTT

wait for the East by the P. and 0: 5.8. Corfu, due in Hongkong on June 10.

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CONDEMNS USE OF GAS

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VISITOR DIES IN HONGKONG.

ON LEAVE FROM SINGAPORE

....106

106% The death occurred, at the War -British Wireless, Memorial Hospital yesterday after noon of Mr. Saul Isane Saul, as a result of an attack of diabetes and heart trouble.

Observatory returns show that there was a drop in the temperature of 11 degrees from Sunday to Mon- The late Mr. S. L. Saul was attached day. At 4 pm, on the former date, to the Government Offices in Singa- the temperature was 74, while on poro and had many years of service Monday at the same time the figure with the Indian and Singapore Gov- was £3,

ernments. Ho was on local leave to Japan and on his way back to Singa The forthcoming wedding is an- Fushima Maru in Hongkong suffering pore when he was taken off the nounced of the well-known football from a serious attack. He entered player, Mr. Sidney Herbert Strange, the Hospital on Friday. He was very and Miss Eileen Elizabeth Eardley, well known amongst the Jewish com- residing at 1, Russell Street. Mr. munity and others, and leaves a wife Strange is a land bailiff in the Ping and two chughters in Singapore and Shan Land Office, New Territories. non in England.

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