mCORPORAUNG THE ROYAL GAZETTE (Established 1828) and THE BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866) VOL. 16—NO. 47 HAMILTON. BERMUDA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1931 3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM CONGRESS EMPOWERS GANDHI WITH COMPLETE^AUTHORITY DISRUPTION IN LABOUR BERMUDA LAWN TENNIS THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION THEY SAY TOURNAMENT' 7j JOKE PARTY T An Echo of the Travelling That the Quality—Quantity con­ Famous Author Recalls Regi­ troversy is hot and strong. Rain Interrupts Play * w at & Passenger Agents Visit That it reminds one of a joke by the ment Sent to Bermuda for witty Sydney Smith. The opening of the Bermuda to Bermuda At # a 'Lawn Tennis Tournament yester­ Punishment That he once observed two women day was started in fine weather with quarrelling from their respective Rouse Appeals in Vain a very strong wind blowing but The following interesting ex­ windows on opposite sides of the Tall, broad-shouldered, monocled cerpt is taken from the report of street. rain stopped play for a consider­ and with a military bearing that able time and it was not until the American Association of Tra- * at * showed traces of his service in Jyelling Passenger Agents fifty- 4.46 p.m. that more tennis was poss­ regiments of the Indian and British That he observed "they will never ^ ible. The list of entrants in this •nth Annual Convention which was agree for they are arguing from Armies and the famous La Legion held in Bermuda Nov. l.—Nov. year's contest promises that- it Etrangere, Major Percival Christo­ different premises." will be the most successful effort in 7th. 1930. * * * pher Wren, author of "Beau Geste," Mr. Fisk, (the elected President): King and Prince Converse by Wireless—London the history of Bermuda. It is held, was a visitor to Bermuda on Sat­ That logic is not the stiong point as usual, on the courts of the Ber­ Mr. President and gentlemen. I of some of the supporters of the urday. just want to touch on another Press Discovers Famous Comedian—Econo­ muda Lawn Tennis Olub directly Accompanied by Mrs. Wren, the t "quality" theory. phase of advertising that is import :- At At At behind the Hamilton Hotel. noted writer arrived on the Cana­ my in Governors Urged—Malta Subject It is with much regret that the ant. That one advocate argued that if dian Pacific cruise liner Duchess Just between ourselves. I am names of the competitors did not in­ of Richmond and paid his second 800 tourists spent $50 each whilst of Royal Commission—Solloway Rear­ clude that of Miss Edith Sigourney wondering whether, when we awoke in the Colony the profit to Ber­ visit to the Island. this morning and found the Ham­ of Boston, the ladies singles cham­ To a representative of the Royal muda was $40,000. rested on Release—Girls in Convent ilton paper (the Royal Gazette * * at pion of 1930: Miss Sigourney was Gazette and Colonist Daily, Major unable to make the trip this year to and Colonist Daily) that had been That someone must be making Respond to Fire Drill and Save Wren stated that like Hugh Wal­ distributed in our rooms at the defend her title. pole, another novelist seeking re­ more profit than the "transient Lives—Plot Discovered in Miss Gladys Hutchings, of Ber­ hotel, if there was one who did not trader" for in that case the goods laxation on the cruiser, his trip is a look through this entire paper to muda, will also be unabla to take holiday He did not contemplate sold must cost absolutely no­ see if his name was there. thing. Russia—British Minis­ part owing to lameness. She will be using his experiences on the voyage I am wondering whether, when » w * greatly missed as her play has al­ as the basis of another, finding him­ ters to Discuss French. ways been much admired. we saw the personnel of the party That neither does he calculate the self something like Sir John Mar­ published, we did not get a little As tLls Tournament marks the tin Harvey—tied by public demand amount of other trade that will Naval Programme tenth anniversary we append the bit of personal satisfaction in seing be diverted if "quantity" business to the Foreign Legion much as the our names in that paper." lists of champions in past years, as great actor is inescapably bound is sought too eagerly. follows:— by his audiences to "The Only Way" * * at Mens' Singles Champions: -oo- Speaking of Bermuda, Major That anyone arguing from the 1922 L. Rice. particular to the general is on 1923 Vinoent Richards. Wren said that its beauty was a GILBERT AND SULLIVAN great magnet. dangerous ground. 1924 H. L. Bowman. a a a cANDM ENTRUSTED WITH FULL | Prince of Wales* passed over a land 1925 F. O. Anderson. It is amusing to remember that the OPERA • British War Office once 'punished' That the Tennis Club got the tennis POWERS line to Buenos Aires then was car­ 1926 H. L. Bowman. stars down. ried by wireless to the British Post a regiment, the Grenadiers Guards 1987 G. M. Lott (jr.) * * * NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 22— Office receiving station to Bucking­ 1828 H. L. Bowman. by sending them here for a tour of duty. As you need not be told, all That now they must produce the Mahatma Gandhi was today in-1 ham Palace. The 'ving's voice 1929 H. L. Bowman. "W. M. S. Pinafore" Tonight weather. Vested by the Working Committee enjoyed their stay immensely and travelled by land line through 1930. H. L. Bowman. * * at o;' the All-India National Congress many of the younger officers, I Rugby then by wireless to Buenos Sin';. H. L. Bowman won the cup That Providence may temper the with the power of absolute decision believe, married rich American girls The grand opening performance Aires and over land line to Santiago. outright by winning the last three wind to the shorn lamb but tem­ If. his conversations with Lord Ir­ and lived happily ever after." akes place tonight at the Opera * * * years a new cup is being presented pering it to the lawn sham is win, Viceroy of India. This action House commencing at 8.30 p.m. LONDON DISCOVERS CHARLIE this year. Th* story was particularly apt punctually. another matter. by the Congress executive was gen­ CHAPLIN wit repetition, Major Wren said, as Ladies Singles Champions.. The opera will finish about 10.30 at * ai erally construed as optimistic as it 1922 Miss M. Wagner. a fellow passenger on the "Duchess LONDON, Feb. 23—Charlie Chap­ p.m. thus allowing ample time for That "1rTe^l!afeSlllM»0*rh'mi3don is •was tended to set at rest rumours 1923 Miss M. McDonald. of Richmond," Major R. Whitbread, hard at work. which were current of dissention lin's lively press agent is abroad in those who wish to go on and attend 1924 Miss M. Thayer. held a commission in the Grena­ at at at within the ranks of working com­ London, and no man has ever un­ the big Black and White Costume 1925 Mrs. Mcllquham. diers at that time. Ball at the Hamilton Hotel. That the claims of the neighbour­ mittee. Gandhi now expects to dertone such a dissection as the 1926 Miss M. Bayard. be summoned again to the Vice­ famous comedian. His intimate -oo- There will be further perform­ ing island are being considered. 1927 Miss M. Bayard. at at at roy's Palace . at any time. Both habits and idiosyncracies are now ances on Wednesday afternoon at 1928 Miss Ellis Francis. ARTS WELL REPRESENTED 3.30 p.m., Wednesday evening at That these include the return of s:des in the peace parleys are just filling columns in the newspapers 1929 Miss P. Anderson. nDW marking time pending re- here. Details tell the wondering 8.30 p.m. and the final performance the capitol to the East End. 1930 Miss E. Sigournej. ON "DUCHESS OF at at at c sipt from London of the Cabinet's public that he is forty-one years of on Thursday at 8.30 p.m. An unusually large attendance By the kind courtesy of the Lang­ That in return Hamilton may re­ v ews regarding the Nationalist age, ambidexterous, lives alone in for the first day's play witnessed demands. The main demands a 12-room house, with five servants, RICHMOND" ton Hotel Mr. Wilfrid Riihiluoma tain the capital a. several of the stars of tho Tourna­ at * * sibmitted by the Mahatma are: all Japanese males, uses perfume will lead the orchestra ment in action. The remits of Amongst the 283 passengers who That a compromise might be effect­ general amnesty of poUtical pris- costing £4 an ounce, smokes cig­ yesterday's play were:— -oo- oaers, enquiry into alleged ex- arettes, though he often gives up arrived on the "Duchess of Rich­ ed. this habit, is a good boxer, a strong mond" Saturday morning were sev­ * at * c isses by the police, restoration of MEN'S SINGLES NARROW ESCAPE OF MR. property confiscated for non-pay­ swimmer, drinks little as it goes j eral representatives of the arts. That St. George's might have the ment of taxes, and the freedom of quickly to his head, still uses the The threatre, in the person of House of Assembly. G. C. Thomas defeated S. Rice, Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, shared E.P.T. TUCKER, M.C.P. at at at p sasants in making salt same cane he had when he started Jr., 6-4, 6-2.