WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929.
CATTLE AND SWINE
IMPORT FIGURES FALLING OFF
HON. MR. BRAGA'S QUERY
,'
study falling-off in the number of xuine imported into the Colony for the past three months-April, May, and June. The respective figures are: 25,543, 24,543, and 23.335.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SEDITIOUS PAPERS ROUND THE CINEMAS SHADOWS BEFORE,
MILITARY CONTRIBUTION AND
WATER
CHINESE SENT TO JAIL
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
Social Functions Hong Kong Hotel Tea Dance, 4.30 p.m.; Peninsula Hotel Tea Dance, 4.30 p.m.; Dinner Dance, 8.30 p.m.; Repulse Bay Hotel Din
Entertainments
ner Dance.
July 13-Cabaret Entertainment, Repulse Bay Hotel.
July 15-Cabaret Entertainmant, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
To-day Queen's Theatre; The Night Bird."
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF CHINA.
ME
to
BUSINESS: ELECTIONS & GENERAL,
W. J. STOKES,
Branch Secretary.
REGINALD DENNY IN A ROLLICKING SUCCESS
THE NIGHT BIRD"
Yesterday afternoon a Chinese "The Night Bird," Reginald Denny's At the meeting of the Sanitary
HONG KONG BRANCH. Board yesterday the Hon. Mir was charged before Mr. E. Watest comedy hit, which a being J. P. Braga made the following Hamilton, at the Central Magis creened at the Queen's Theatre for the
EMBERS are requested Inst time to-day, ally depicts the Bri- observation in regard to the num-tracy, with the unlawful possession tish star's ability, as.
Д comedian.
attend a Regular Monthly ber of rattle and swing imported of seditions literature which alleged "The Night Bird" has been acclaimed
Meeting at the GUILD OFFICE, discrimination on
12 Cabaret Entertain. July the part of thejas Denny's best picture, and that cer-
67, Des into the Colony:
Voeux Road, Central ment, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Gar(DAVID HOUSE) on WEDNES- ocal authoritica in connection with|tainly is not a bad estimation. Prompted by curiosity
One sees him as a boxer- har den minuted on the papers circulated the water shortage. One of thei
DAY, 10th July, 1925, at SIX to members an enquiry for some phrases used in the panrphlets was:pion righteously afraid of gius. It is
O'CLOCK p.m. to account for explanation
"We pass our days toiling like (much against our hero's vish) that in order to ensure big gate re donkeys and cannot even get a drepirts he must be seen in night life of water."
hence the title The Night - Nizd." Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, he appear-Needless to say our hero performs very ed for the defence, entered a plea of funnily in his gallant endeavour to steer
a technical fence, clear of the girls. Love, of course, is "Mockery" at 5.15 and 9.20 p.m.; To-day World Theatre; "guilty" to claiming that accused had no know-not lacking, and is presented in The Mathematics of Fate." Part ledge of the contents of the docu- amiable
park one night, our hero meats II at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. ments found in his possession.
homeless girl of foreign birth, and she
To-day. Star Theatre; insists on going to his house. Then "The Belle of Broadway.” some more fun and yet more is seen To-day Majestle Theatre; before the picture ends as all should "Thirteenth Hour." wish.
Meeting This piece provides Reginald Denny
To-day Marine with ample scope for his talent--both Guild of China, 67, as a comedian and as hoxer; for a
Road, 6 p.m. first class boxing brut is provided. While Betsy Les enacts her part with sach understanding as to be one of the; snccesses of the pices, she has good sup- port from Sam Hardy, Harvey Clark, and Michael Visaroff, to mention only a few others in the cast.
I wonder whether there is any connection between a reduction in the quantity of pigs imported and If it can be the water famine. shown for a fact that the water shortage is responsible for draining out of a large number of the Chinese inhabitants from Hong Kong, then the fear that the Water
have question might direct bearing on the economies of the Colony is well established.
a
Apart from the interest that! might arise out of an arademic discussion of the question a debate
The papers also reviewed the revenue of the Colony with a mass of figures, questioning the amount of the military contribution, com-
PLEASE DON'T WASTE WATER
on the subject may be productive menting that this money could be devoted to the better purpose of of practical value also. I have, therefore, extracted from the off-building more reservoirs, instead of cial returns the comparativemaking another world war possible.
The toners were exhorted to use? figures for the months January- June (inclusive) for the years 1928 force to bring the Government and 1929. Side by side I quote round to the reasonable point of The hackneyed phrase the figures also for the number of view."
was also! cattle imported during the same "British Imperialists" period:
Month.
January
February
March
April
May
June
January February March
April
May Jun:
Swine
26,251 28,686
used.
In mitigation of sentence, Mr. 1928 1929
Rendali said that accused had work- 30.478 32,064 ed in the Naval Dockyard for about 28,935 21,667. 17 years, and during the strike of 25,543 25,194 1925 he had remained at work. 24.343 21.896! His Worship passed sentence of 23,33 10,568 six months' hard labour.
"Rabidly Anti-Foreign" 154,083 118,965
A young Hakka was next charged Cattle 1928 7929
with the possession of documents described as "rabidly 2,878 3,582 which were 4,247 3.878 3,021 ences to the Shakee shooting affair, -1,778 3.857
the anniversary of which was June 4,925
4.577 4.002
4.195 23.
On the afternoon of that day aceused was arrested by an Indian constable in Queen's-road East, and he had 115 seditious leaflets conceni- ect under his jacket.
manner. Strolling in the
Y.W.C.A.
ANNUAL RALLY OF THE GIRLS' DEPARTMENT
A VARIED PROGRAMME
[Contributed]
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of £3 per Share, subject to deduction) of Income Tax, has been declared | Engineers' for the HALF YEAR ending 30th Des Voeux June 1929, at rate of 1/11.1/8 per
Dollar.
THE DIVIDEND will be payable via on
after TUESDAY, 6th AUGUST, 1929, at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders Dad-are requested to apply for War-
ranta.
..
Home Mails
and To-day Inward-Europe Siberia ("Mirzapore") 6p.m.
Lammerts' Auctions July 10-At Sales Room, dell-at., curios, 2.30 p.m.
July 12-At Sales Room, Postage Stamps, 5.15 p.m.
IN OTHER PLACES
CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN
TO JAVA
Mr. E. V. Fowler, Acting Chief Detective Inspector. Penang, has left for Home by the "Karmala" with Mrs. Fowler.
A happy closing for the years work was the rally of several hundred members of the Girls Department of the Young Womens
Mr. J. Bligh Ovr, Director of the Selangor River Rubber Co, and Christian Association, held on Saturday evening on the Ying Wa River Estate, has arrived on a formerly Manager of the Selangor athletic field. The programme short visit from Home, travelling included an impressive opening
by the "Morea." ceremony in triangle formation,
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 22nd JULY, to: SATURDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1929, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 9th July, 1929.
G.
B.
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CONDITIONS
3,308 anti-foreign." These mats refer an inspection of the eight club Mr. W. J. Wilcoxson, of the PARTICULARS & Cie Auction
24,762 3,443 Following Restriction
coxson who is
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MONDAY, the a Grand
day of July, 1929. at March, the presentation of the Maas far as Colombo with Mrs. Wil 15th Sports Cup, group games, songs, Home by "Anchises which leaves Public
a passenger for 3 p.m., at the Offices of the
Works cheers, and refreshments.
Department, by for Europe.
Order of His Excellency the Gov- Mrs. Ma Wing Chan, President It is significant that for the
ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land of the Young Women's Christian
Colony first three months of the year, the
Major W. M. L. Bower, prior to at Shamshuipo, In the Accused struggled violently to Association, and doner of the his return to England, was enter- of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 figures have remained more or less resist arrest, and a Portuguese sports cup. made the presentation tained to a dinner at the Rest years, commencing from 1st July, constant at 80,662 for 1928 and youth, Reginald de Souza, assisted to the winners, who were en House by 82.307 for the first quarter of this the constable to secure the prisoner,thusiastically received as their re- Officers.
the Malacca Police 1893, with the option of renewal
year. But it
was when restric-As the accused had arrived from presentative, Ying Mo Chun, came the health of the guest of honour Surveyor of His Majesty the King. Mr. Harmer proposed at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the tion threatened to become more Wuchow only 14 days before his ar- forward to receive the cup. urgent and intensified that the im-rest, it was
Atand Major Bower responded, men- for one further term of 24 years obvious that he had a sports meeting several weeks [tioning that he hoped to pay a visit less three days, portation figures compel greater come here with the express purpose ago the Sam Kwong Club came off to Malaya every year. attention. The number of swine of creating trouble.
victors. It is their privilege now imported into the Colony reached Mr. Hamilton regarded with con- to hold the sports cup until some Shortly after its highest figure in January with a siderable gravity the fact that a competing club succeeds in wrest foreigner riding in a
midnight total of 32,064. By April it baccused was arrested on the very day ing their honours from them. Chungking Road, Shanghai, was dropped to 25,194 and the lowest of the anniversary, which was set Competitive sports, competitive the victim of a gang of coolies and figure for this year was attained aside by the Communists as a day group singing, and competitive loafers and was robbed of money the number Was of mourning, and accordingly sen-club work form an interesting and property totalling $242. The officially returned as 19,568, or a tenced accused to 12 months' hard part of the Girls drop of 38.99 per cent. as compar-labour.
Department rissha coolie suddenly dropped activities. ed with January. For the
the shafts and when the, foreigner His Worship also directed Mr. T.
Club Life Explained
fell to the street the coolie seized period January-June the dispro-Murphy, A.S.P., to bring Souza's Mrs. Ma, with the Board of Dir-him. A number of loafers ap- portion is not 80 great; the commendable action to the notice of ectors, and Miss Shin, General peared and the foreigner was falling-off represents a percent the authorities.
Secretary, inspected the eight dragged into an alleyway near by age of only 3.32 less than the cor-
ranks of white clad girls, re- and robbed. responding period for 1928.
presenting the eight club sections, Kun Kwok, Lai Yin, Tung Ching, Mr. Lim Chen-ean, advocate and
has been
no- Yeung Chung, Mai Fong, Mui solicitor, Penang, Kwai, and Tun Lo-wan. The minated to the Legislative Council club leaders received the ladies of the Straits Settlements as the and explained various phases of Penang Chinese representative club life to them. Miss Wong vice the Hon. Mr. Quah Beng-kee, Yok-mui, secretary of the Girls O.B.E, who has retired.
He was
in June when
whole
Park and the Populace Pork forms the principal article
INNOCENTS ABROAD
of food in Chinese dietary. There DUPED BY CUNNING CHINESE
fore, in the absence of any other satisfactory explanation. I won- der if the conclusion can be safely deduced that to the water short- age must be put down an exodus
flow of the
other
TRICKS
AND LEFT LAMENTING
sum.
Ho
N.
ft.
It.
about
par xale plan.
SCOUTS & GUIDES
"THE SILVER WOLF"—A BRIGHT NUMBER
The June number of the "Silver
A Chinese was yesterday charged of the Chinese population from before Mr. T. 5. WhyteSmith, at the Department, led the opening cere- born in Penang in 1889 and was Wolf" is as usual full of bright topics
for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, ¡ Hong Kong. At the first meeting Kewloon Magistracy, with obtain-mony, which consisted of honour-educated at St. Xavier's and Clare here is also an interesting article
the flags, repetition of the College, Cambridge, He was called of the Water Emergency Com-ing money by a trick from two com- ing
written by the Rev. G. T. Woldegrave Tuen (in-to the English Bar in 1915 and was in appreciation of Mr. C. H. Blasen, mittee
patriots. He pretended that he was Code of the Tsin To the Chairman explained
translated Pioneer admitted to the local Bar in 1916. that from
the weekly returns able to change $1 into $10 or any adequately
who left for Home recently, and will showing the ebb and
his Clubs), ending with several new exhibited
represent the Hong Kong Scouts Move- Then followed : population, it was
Officials of the Shanghai Bath-ments seen that de-ability" by placing a dollar note Tsia To songs.
the "Coming-of-Age Jam- house Employees' Union are at-boree" at Home. partures from the Colony exceeded under a bowl, making several passes, group games and singing.
removed from
Holiday House Secured tempting to compel the proprietor The "Appreciation" of Mr. Blason the number of arrivals. All facts and then 34 was considered, there is no
Visa Wong was able to make an of a bathhouse in East Seward wil be published in the "Chius Mail" reason to where there
was originally one.
a number of w-worrow. doubt that the prolonged, drought The result was that the two simple announcement, which many mem- Road to reinstate produces direct consequences
tons parted with their property. bers had been eagerly hoping for, employees who were dismissed on the Colony's economic condition Accused got a gold ring, 24 20- to wit, that the Holiday House for the day of the Dragon- apart from the hardships in- cent pieces and $300 from one man, Y.W.C.A. members had been secur- Festival. flicted on the working classes of and $180 from the other. He tieded and would be open during in dismissing the workers the pro- August. A programme of campprietor violated an order of the the Colony's inhabitants by the parcels, supposed to contain the expensive and laborious process of valuables, round his victims' waists life has been planned for younger Bureau of Social Affairs. hand carriage in tins and buckets, and gave them instructions not to members, and a programme of rest remove them antil a certain time and recreation for older members, had elapsed, when they would find
tenfold. When the parcels
Cattle Importations
ол
tion supply their own comment.
an
of 1928 24,762 head of cattle were
coppers.
23,443. The difference is not)
..
teachers, nurses,
Pokfulum has
were
ac-
gramme.
Boat
The union claims that
The Canadian Association
RABIES
TWO CASES REPORTED
THIS YEAR
of
Mrs. D. F. Warren, wife of Mr. D. F. Warren, Canadian Emmigra- Įtian Commissioner, was a passenger
and others on Japan (Tokyo and Yokohama In view of the fact that the order The figures for eattle importa-that their valuable had multiplied vacation. The new place out in Branch) was officially brought for the muzzling of dogs is still in several tennis into being at a meeting held for force, Mr. M. K. Lo, at yesterday's Beef is not so commonly used as eventually opened, they were found courts, provides swimming; and is this purpose at the American Clab meeting of the Sanitary Board, asked article of daily diet by the to contain waste paper and a few large and airy so that many cam-at Tokyo recently. The following whether any case of rabies had been Chinese. For the first half-year
pers may enjoy it. Theatricals, prominent Canadians resident in suspected as occurring, during 1929?
Mr. Carrie replied that one human handcrafts, athletics, tramps, Japan comprised the formative case in January and one canine case imported; for the corresponding labour on each charge.
Accused got one month's hard swimming lessons, camp stories, committee which sponsored the in June this year had been reported period of this year the number is
songs and ceremonies, and plenty organization of the new associa-from the Au Tan Police district. of rest and leisure will be pro- tion: Chairman, Mr. E. H. Benson; The previous case reported from that Paddington's rate will be 19s. in vided, in the Holiday House pro-Secretary. Mr. even one of 6 per cent. Actually the £ for the coming year, a re-
Arthur Bryan district was on December 12, 1927, the figures for June (4,196) were duction of 7d.
Messrs. C. O. Julian, Brownrigg, higher than those of January
The Girls Department wishes to Fraser, Penny, Dobson, Ross and (3,582). Among the non-Chinese fore, disputes the absolute
thank Ying Wa College for their Miller. N population, therefore, the water curacy of our vital statistics con- kindness in lending the grounds, restrictions tell no worse tale than cerning which it will not do for and the following Club Leaders The Department of Preventive (to-day for Canada by the "Empress the inconvenience of a limitation this Board to be too dogmatic. It for their splendid co-operation, Medicine which was erected in of Asia" She has not been in to a thimbleful of water for the will be interesting to discover by Missca Tseng Mo-yiu, Tang Siu Yotsuya as a part of the Depart the best of health for some time morning baths against the luxury what means we could arrive at Tang Siu-chun, Taam, Tak-ment of Medicine of Keio Univer- and it is hoped that the change to of sprays and showers on the long-reliable data with a reasonable de kwong, Daisy Ma, Wong Hung, sity with funds given by the her own country will benefit her. tubfuls of salt-scented filtered gree of accuracy. My remarka ching, Wong Yun-suen, Suen Yan- Rockefeller Foundation of New Mrs. Warren will be nulssed in water from the mains.
have for their object the raining to Ng Wailing, Chun Man-sung, York, was opened last week with Kowloon. Both she and her hus- character of the Chinese popilla subject this pur
At the same time the transient of discussion on this puzzling Tsung Ying-mei, Chung Han-yi, a ceremony attended by more than band were of great help when the
Lei Yun-chi
500 high officials of the Govern Union Church was first started. Lion is emphasized. It shows The Chairman, Mr. Carrie re-
ment and by distinguished scient-there. Mrs. Warren had many the extreme sensitiveness of the marked that the figures quoted by
For the international light airists. Practically all the scientists friends to see her off, and they all masses of our Chinese fellow Mr. Brage were those of 1998, plane contest which opens at Orly connected with medical Institu- wished her a speedy recovery.......... citizens who are delicately as Mr. Brage replied that he had on August 3, altogether 65 entries tions in Tokyu were present ceptible to all influences politi- quoted both as a comparison and have been accepted. Of these 25 Many prominent persons deliver Members of the Marine En cal, economic and physical. The they showed that approximately are French, 28 German, 12 Italian, ed congratulatory addresses on gineers Guild of China are remind ebb and flow of the Chinese four per cent of the imports had free Czechoslovakian and two the opening of the new institued of the monthly meeting to-day at population in Hong Kong, there been fallen off.
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