..- --~~- - •" • I Wi\t IRogal (Sazetfr attb (Mrniist lathj INCORPORATING THE ROYAL GAZETTE (Established 1828) and THE BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866) VOL. 16—No. 160 HAMILTON, BERMUDA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1931 3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM MAGNIFICENT STORY OF HEROISM AT SEA OPTIMISM FOLLOWS BERMUDA ROTARY CLUB THE LOSS OF THE THE BERMUDA PAGEANT | THEY SA Y POSEIDON Director Impressed With That the speedy trials are fast and DEBT AGREEMENT Noted Headmaster Gives In­ furious. Progress * * * spiring Address Thrilling Story of Heroism That more cases have been tried Knowing the keen interest being since the last session than at the taken in the forthcoming pageant sitting of the Court. LONDON, July 8—A great story at St. George's, our representative Strange Charge Against Dr. Griffiths, headmaster of Rid­ of heroism was told to the House * * * ley College, Canada, was the chief obtained an interview with the That three offences in one day is of Commons yesterday afternoon Master of the Pageant, Mr. F. speaker at the Rotary Club meeting when Alexander read the report rather unusual. held yesterday at the Hamilton John Gould, who kindly gave a * * * Viceroy from the Commander-in-Chief of resume of the story he has written Hotel, and again gave an inspiring the China Station on the recent That criminals are like fish. address on the training of boys. for the occasion together with an sinking of the "Poseidon," British account of the work being done. * * * He • was introduced by Rotarian submarine, off Wei Hai Wei. The That there are more uncaught than Frank Watlington who referred to report related the story of the mag­ The pageant, he said, will con­ landed. Liners Collide in Fog—Brokerage Firm Fined the visit of the Ridley College nificent behaviour of the men sist of 8 tableaux, with 57 speaking * * * parts, groups of singers and in­ cricket XI and congratulated the when they were cut off from their That there always will be till roads $100,000—Big English Bank Reduces Divi* headmaster on their play and con­ feUows in the forepart of the vessel. strumentalists, and over 200 will actually appear in the scenes in are fully lighted and the police dend—Japan and China Disagree— duct. When the order was given to close force is more adequate. Dr. Griffiths said he was indebted the watertight doors, Petty Officer addition to as many more helping in the preparation. * * * Labourites Reported for Breach of not only to the Rotary Club but to Willis, torpedo gunner's mate, That a country gets the govern­ the whole of Bermuda for the gen­ took charge of the men in the fore­ The scenes are as follows, des­ cribed, of course, very briefly. ment it deserves. Discipline—Germany Seeks to erous reception given the boys. part. The electric lighting instal­ * * * They had fallen in love with the lation was put out of action by the Check Withdrawals—Hon­ 1—1515 That it also gets the crime it place and they would, he felt sure, collision and the men had to work creates. prove able ambassadors for Ber­ in darkness, relieved occasionally * * * * our for "Pat" Burns—In­ muda. His object in bringing an by a gleam from an electric torch. The arrival of John de Bermudez on his way to the West Indies. The That the weather prophets have dians Refuse to Make eleven was twofold. The first per­ Willis first conducted prayers and begun already. then ordered his companions to pig incident is well carried out and haps selfish, to be seen and to see. * * * Census Returns— But his second was to help to bring put on their escape apparatus, then a reference to it appears in later opened the valves to flood the com­ scenes. That most agree that June was a about that most desirable condi­ record month. Sporting News: tion, a closer union between Can­ partment in order to equalise the H ada, Bermuda and the West Indies. pressure and thus enable the men * * * CRICKET, TENNIS, BASEBALL to escape. While the compartment The legend of witches. This is a That therefore the croakers pro­ Speaking of boys, Dr. Griffiths phesy evil to follow. said that though boys had not was slowly filling he kept the men particularly effective tableau and in good spirits. At the same time the acting of the witches is very * * * changed in essentials during his That the worst troubles are those 30 years experience, life had changed another member of the crew in­ striking. structed a Chinese boy in the use of that never come. VICEROY CHARGED WITH property are endangered, according considerably—and not entirely for m * * * the better. Until the recent crash the escape apparatus and enabled LEVITY to the Association of Chambers of him to save his life. Although The departure of Sir George That the pageant at St. George's Commerce. 4,000 Chinese at life had been too easy for boys. They had too much money, too Willis knew that the oxygen had Somers and Sir Thomas Gates for is an event all must see. LONDON, July 7.—Characteriz­ Pingyang have taken refuge in the run out from his own oxygen flask Virginia. A dramatic incident will * * * ing the speech as marked by a spirit police station and other public much luxury, too little discipline. Fathers pretended to repose con­ and the flask of an able seaman, be the erection of the cross and the That transportation will be pro­ of "Levity and Defeatism," B. buildings from the violence of the yet he reassured him, declaring moving ceremony. vided for every section of the excited mobs. fidence in headmasters, but they Bracken, Conservative Member for had more in the boy's wishes and there was plenty left, and thus island. North Paddington, today placed a * * * they vied with each other in doing keeping the men cheerful. Finally, IV 0 * * motion on the order paper of the LABOURITES REPORTED FOR most for their boys. after two hours, the hatch was That the plans for next year's ten­ House of Commons asking for an BREACH OF DISCIPLINE - It was the aim of Ridley College, opened and two men shot to the The arrival of Governor Moore nis tournament are very ambi­ early date for debate on the speech as of other high-class schools, first surface. One of them died im­ and 60 Colonists. This is a very tious. of Viscount Willingdon, Viceroy of LONDON, July 8.—A half dozen to make boys think for themselves. mediately, but the other, who was big scene. The procession from the * * * India, at Simla on June 27. The back-benchers are to be reported Education was a much mis-used exhausted, supported the body until That some very big international to the joint committee on party boat, the Colonists carrying goods motion expresses the opinion "That word, but unless it made boys both were picked up. After a fur­ and chaitels, the dramatic meeting stars are expected. discipline for tabling, without ther hour, when the men were the speech of the Viceroy of India think it was of little use. Next wi°ih the three men who had been * * * in which he stated that he hoped authority, an amendment hostile to they were taught to love work as neck-deep in water, the hatch was the second reading of the Unem­ reopened and four more men, left behind by Admiral Somers. That everyone would like to see he would be relieved of many of his they loved play. Pleasure was no The story of their experiences and Betty take part. duties in the near future and that ployment InsuranceBill which deals including Willis, came to the sur­ mean thing, but it should follow the wonder of the new comers*. * * * his constitutional powers should be with anomalies and which comes up face and were picked up. Alexan­ satisfaction at accomplishment of That the island may be too small restricted to those exercised by today. The recalcitrants persist in tasks. There they tried to teach the der, in paying tribute to the forti­ the Governor-General of Canada by their intention. team spirit. That was why he was tude of Willis and his companions, for the bounding Basque. reason of immediate adoption of * * * a crank on cricket. It developed said the Admiralty was considering * * * a suitable recognition for those The trial of Jean Gardner for That there is yet no news of the constitutional reforms is charac­ CHECKING WITHDRAWAL OF witchcraft, 1658. Another moving FOREIGN WEALTH concerned. airport. terized by a spirit of levity and (Continued on Pag* 2) scene with the Judge in his striking defeatism which must under­ i a a OO robes, the pitiful appeal, the anger That ditto the finance commission mine the authority of the Govern­ BERLIN, July 8.—The Reichs­ of the mob, etc. ment of India and should be con­ bank has accepted the offer by the report. RIDLEY COLLEGE vs. COM­ * • * demned." German banks and business men THE DEBT MMATORIUM VI * * * of 500,000,000 gold marks to check That ditto the ports and harbours the withdrawal of foreign credits. BINED CLUBS commission. LINERS COLLIDE OFF AMBROSE World Rejoices at Accord in The proclamation of James II LIGHT * * # 1685, and the transference of the * * * BERLIN, July 8.—The question Hoover Plan Colony from the Bermuda Company That it looks as though the com­ NEW YORK, July 8.—The S.S. of obtaining new credits from to the Crown. mittee-room is the only place "France" collided with the Italian abroad was discussed at a meeting Slow Scoring in Ridley's 156 where plans can be laid to rest WASHINGTON, July 8.—The steamer "Carmia," at dawn yester­ of representatives of the Reichs­ VII securely.