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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926.
A MEDICINE DEAL.
MOTOR ROUTES.
DISPUTE BETWEEN LOCAL PROHIBITED AREAS BROUGHT
FIRMS.
PARTNERSHIP DENIED..
"INTO USE
TO RELJEVE CONGESTION.
OUR MEN SEIZED,
BRITISH POLICE FALL INTO
PICKET HANDS,
SÄMCHUN INCIDENT.
and
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PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
PEAK WATER.
HOUR FULL SUPPLY BY
SATURDAY?
FIRE ENGINE HELP.
A curious dispute concerning a
A rumour is current in town" With the closing of Pedder Street that six Hongkong policemen should be, assured of a fall supply By Saturday Peak residents deal in medicines by the Yeung between Queen's Road and Des have been "captured by Canton of water for a period of three to Yul Chung Medicine Depot of 201 us for motor traffic temporarily strike pickets, together with a four hours a day, a "China Mail Queen's Road Central firm owing to the heavy damage caused motor-boat, the which was described as having by the food and obstructions a River.
Samchun representative who made enquiries considerable interests throughout
this morning was informed. By ether points, the Captain' Superin China and the lalay "States, enslent of Felice has now given members of the British section of one engine which was intact at the Two of the six prisoners are that time it was expected that the came before Mr. Justice Wood inermission fær motor cars to use the Force Viz. Lance-Sergeant Pokfulam pumping house "station the Summary Court this mon certain prohibited areas in order to Ryan ing.
relieve congestion.
Lance-Sergeant would be connected up by piping The above firm claimed for
The following are the areas tem-chau station.
Hughes, both attached to Lok-ma-underneath the boulder that has $200:16 for goods supplied to the
fallen. Sui Cheong firm, of 41 Wing Lokorily opened for motor traffic: →
The Albany.
The other four were Chinese When it is possible to bring into Hollywood Road
seamen, of the Water Police. to Graham
operation another of the auxiliary The motor-boat is also under engines Which Street
was being re the Water Police and is used assembled at the time of the a chun River. Fegularly for patrollitig the Samster to the pumping house and several parts of which have been No other information could be fest. then it may be possible obtained, not even from people to run a full service for eight who had crossed the frontier and hours during the day time. This come in to Hongkong on the may be effected within a fortnight British section of the Kowloon, according to the time taken to re- place the lost parts and connect up by means of pipe lines,
Street..
Mr. Leo d'Almada represented. the plaintiff firm and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks the defendant firm.
Lyndhurst Terrace. Wellington Street from Pottinger Street to Queen's Road Central.
Pottinger Street
fa addition, to the photos published yesterday, a further set of flood. pictures will be found on page seven of to-day's issue.
It is
... To, Cast Parts?
certain
Mr. d'Almada explained that the plaintiffs had purchased the goodwill of the business from
lee House Street south-f Yueng Wai-cheung, the former queen's Road Central (both ways) owner, for $3.000. There were
In regard.to Ice House Street, a certain subsidiary arrangements, recent notification stated that this one of which was that the pur-read "south of Queen's Road Cen- chasers were to provide Yueng trak is open to motor traffic up- with an annuity of $1,200, that wards, that is to say from Queen's they should have the right to use Road Central but motor traffic
The greatest delay will be thai the figuration of Tuengs father downwards, on sach petion of the
in connection with bringing into (the founder of the business) on House Street.. Is prohibited The:
operation the main engine" of the their trade labels, etc., that the temporary concession now allowed
Pumping station which has been Sul Cheong firm, defendants, will enable motor cars to use Ice,
greatly damaged. This has should have certain concessions in House Street above Queen's'
capacity of the two others com- dealings and that a debt-of $1,000 Road Central (the sill portion) on
bined. The two dock companies owed by Yueng to the Sui Cheong the downward journey, thus avoid- should be paid by purchasers. ing a detour round Lower Albert known definitely that the men an official approached this morning it
may be able to cast. Canton Railway.
only parts but" in, the words of au The terms under which the SuiRoad and Garden Road Cheong was to obtain-goods-were-In effect, a ristor car can now ESK
launch were taken away by armill probably be months and "thất 45 per cent cash should be | proceed from die Queen's Road paid and 55 per cent, discount junction of Ice House Street right'
Lok-ma-chau is the station that down to the old Fire Station near overlooks the frontier.. the junction of Wellington Street and the Chinese district of Po On Between the New Territories and Queen's Road, and vice versa."
The second paragraph of the is the Samchun, River, which is notification was not quite clear. A crossed by the steel bridge on part of it was to the effect that the which the railway runs. Traffic Regulations were amended
Samchun market is on the Chin- At present the Peak is restricted by the substitution in Schedule D. ese side of the border. A camp to the "dribble" which it is pos of Ice House Street between Des for strike pickets has been sible to get from the reservoirs Voeux Road Central and Queen's established there for a year.which are cut off from the pumping Road Central. It should be ex-Obviously some of their number station, and the Conduit road levei plained that the clause refers to a met the Hongkong, police launch, to the supply from a service. re- prohibited area. It was never in-out on patrol on the river, and servair into which a stream has tended to open "Brokers' Alley for look them into custody. motor traffic. nor it is likely to be open even temporarily after the debris now lying there-is-removed
allowed.
60 Per Cent. Discount. Plaintiff went into the witness box and said that the agreement referred to by counsel had been drawn up in Mr. Hall Brutton's office. The indebtedness of Yeung to the defendant, firm had been met by the plaintiff firm. Goods had been supplied to the Sui Cheang firm on June 12 in ac- cordance with order and payment was asked for by the foki. He was told that payment could not be made then but if he left the goods payment would be made later. The bill submitted by the foki was endorsed but on his 're- turn, the endorsement was erased by another representative of the Sul Cheong and the foki was told that they had come to an arrange- ment with Yueng, whom they re garded as a partner of the firm, whereby they received 60 per cent. discount. They had already paid him for this amount and a re- ceipt was produced.
The new, traffic concessions will be of considerable assistance to the motoring public under the present difficult circumstances:
TRAFFIC AGAIN.
"BUSES RUN TO SOUTH OF ISLAND.
LIMITED SERVICE.
Yesterday Hongkong Hotel 'buses, were out again, making the journey to Repulse Bay and back.
The plaintiff denied that the chop on the receipt in question was the chop of the Yeung Yui Chung fire or that Yueng was a partner or had any authority, to conduct transactions for, the firm. His Honour remarked that the whole point seemed to be as to The Aberdeen Kai Fong 'buses' whether Yueng was still a part were also in commission.""
The route followed (out of town)
ner.
"
Only residents were carried on this motor service.
Mr. Brooks, in cross-examinar along Quee Road West, up by tion of the plaintiff, asked him if No. 7. police station, along
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Later.
The "capture" was due entirely the Police motor-boat running aground, on the Samchun River, during the food. : “
Both the sergeants had gone ashore when the pickets took them into custody...
The boat was taken further up the River, and then into Chinese territory.
A fairly strong detachment of infantry from the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, has been sent out to the frontier to recover: the motor-boat and the captives.
BOY THIEVES.
"MISLED BY AN ELDER MAN.
THE PLOT REVEALED.
it was not a fact that the pur-Pokfulam Road (past the Univer In the possession of three boy's chase money was to be $6,000 and aity and No. 3 pumping station), were found more than twenty-five that only $3,000 of this had been and so on; and return by the same paid. This plaintiff denied. way. Repulse Bay residents reach Mr. Brooks also put it to plain the Hongkong Hotel by way of tiff that in view of the non-pay- Queen's Road, from the west of ment of this amount Yueng be- the city. came again the manager of the firm
A witness was called by the de- fendants who said that he was alesman and accountant of the Sul Cheong firm, "It was he who had caused the endorsement.on
the bill to be crossed out as the
firm had come to an arrange
C.S.P. HELD UP.
ROLLING BARRELS ON THE ROAD...
EASIER THAN CARRYING
pawn tickets relating to stolen clothes. On investigation, the police found that the boys had been induced to commit the thefts by an elder man, who acted as receiver and pawned the articles.
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months before this engine will be in service again, However, with the two auxiliary engines in opéra- regular daily supply, and it is on tion the Peak will be assured of a bringing these into service that the department is concentrating t
present...
been diverted. Within the next few days, however, the Conduit Road level will be assured of a cetter supply as the services of the Fire Brigade are to be available for pumping water up to this. level.
Difficult Task."
The task with which the water authorities are faced one of con- siderable dificulty particularly in regard to the Eastern filter bed which has been damaged by the fall"] of a big boulder. Pipes have also been carried away which entail considerable difficulty in replacing.
coolies
having to carry pipes weighing a ton each up the hill- wide. In certain cases staging has had to be erected.
With regard to the lower level supply the work in connection with necessary repairs and clearances is Brogressing apace and it is expect ed that the next few days will see
return to normal.
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FLOOD THIEVES.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING
SAFE.
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TYPHOON NEWS.
·NOST LOCAL SIGNAL HOISTED.
MAKING FOR HONGKONG
the latest typhoon from the Pacific Ocean is making tracks for Hong- According to the direction given,
long
Latest reports give its position as to the South-West of the Colony, Colony) but close to it. outside the 300 miles radius (of the
The directien indicates that un-" less there is a deflection. It will strike land a little to the West of Hongkong.
No. 1 local signal was hoisted to- day at 12.05 pm. This red, cone, pointing upwards, means that a typhoon exists which may cause a gale in Hongkong in 24 hours.
The forecast for Hongkong and coast. till noon to-morrow, is Light; variable winds possibly in- creasing to a gale from the North- East, or North-West; fine at first. rain later.
For the Formosa Channel the prediction is-Cyclonic gales.
The Observatory's mid-day re- port to-day says:—"4-
Pressure has increased slightly to moderately over Jupan, East China and Tongking. It has decreased slightly at Fratas and moderately over Formosa,
The depression over S.W. China - not so deep this morning.
At 6 this morning the typhoon was in about Lat. 20.30 N. and Long 120 E., moving W.N.W. W
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 am..71 inch.
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Total since January 61,73 inches, MACKINTOSH
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5:35 a.m.-Typhoon of unknown Intensity within 60 miles of Lat.. 19 N., Long 122 E, movingfi WNW.
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10.10a.m.Typhoon" of un- known intensify_within 60 miles of Lat ZIN.. Long 120 k, mu Ing, W.N.W.
Manila, 5 a.m.-Typhoon in Lat. 20 N., Long, 120, E., moving W.N.W.
Shanghai, 10.45 'a.m.-Typhoon. of unknown intensity within 60 miles, of Lat. 20 N., Long, 121 E.,
asting, W.N.W.
THE BOYCOTT.
CANTON FORBIDDING RUMOURS,"
STRICT CENSORSHIP.
According to a report to hand, the Canton authorities are forbid ding the alleged circulation of rumours by strikers.
Such rumours are stated to concern the present conference to negotiate a settlement of the boy- cott. The reason given för Can- ton's action is that unfounded rumours 'may embarrass the Can- ton official delegation.
Publications in the city have again been instructed — subse- quent to the censorship being put in force some time ago that no. intelligence is to be recorded other than official communiques
Only, three owners of the stolen thoroughfare of Shek-tong-tsui, the by the conference, via the Bureau articles had so far been traced. Chinese locality in the western dia of Information, of the Foreign
The result was the four were trict, were carried away by the
Office charged with theft this morning torrent of rain water on Monday before Mr. R. E. Lindseld at the Such was the flow of water, mud,
As indicated In the China Central Magistracy. The boys rocks and debris from the hillside Mail on several occasions last pleaded guilty, but the elder man near No. 3. pumping station, that week, the Strike Executive has denied the allegation that he had cueen's Road West was under not been permitted to send dele- ment with Yueng whereby they. The danger to traffic and pedes thefts, saying that he found the exposed shops were swept away and watching brief
used the boys for committing several feet, of water. Goode from gates to the conference, with a shad 60 per cent, discount and the trians by the rolling of bar-articles lying in the floor of his two, safes were embedded in the It has now been confirmed that price on the bill was too high. He rels along pavements and roads house and pawned them, alime had dealt with the plaintiff firm was stressed at the Central This story was not believed by When the "current" still ran present at the conference.
only the official delegations are for 10 years, and since the death Magistracy this morning when a the Magistrate, who sentenced him high, a number of men are alleged of Yueng's father he had dealt representative of Messrs. Kwong to four months hard labour to have saived one-safe-and-made with Yueng himself. He under Sang Hong, the perfumers, was stcod he was a partner
charged with obstruction. vicus conviction for theft and he They are accused of having Reuter. In yesterday's Issue, we
One of the three boys had a pre off with it.
After publication hours yeater- YuengWal-cheung gave evid. It was stated by Divisional In- was ordered twelve strokes with prised it open. The report goes gave the facts of this com er day, a message was received from ence and deposed to being inter; spector Blackman that the ested in the firm to the extent of Captain Superintendent of Folice cane. The others received eight that they were arrested by detec munique, now confirmed by the $8,000 which had not been paid in was held up with his car at Praye
tives from No. 7 station when in following respect of the purchase money. East yesterday by a number of He had then come to an arrange coolies rolling barrels on the road. ment with the plaintiff firm To a question from the Magis- whereby, he was to resume his in-trate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell); the terest in the business
defendant explained that it was easier to roll the barrels than to carry them as it required two men to each barrel.
Remarking the Coolies should be mind of ped and moving tra imposed a fine of
His Honour, after hearing fur- the evidence, decided that there was no evidence as to Yeung being a partner and found for the plaintiffs with costs.
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