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No. 27,450
GOVERNMENT. SUES CHINESE.
FOR DAMAGES TO NEW PRAYA PIER.
TYPHOON. SEQUIL
The Government, through the sued the On Attorney-General, Cheung Timber Co., and M. Ho
DEADLOCK OVER?
GLEAM OF HOPE AT
NAVAL PARLEY
ESTABLISEE-
1845
HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH
ARGYLLS HERE.
SMART TURN-OUT UPON ARRIVAL.
WILL NOT
morning. REDUCE FURTHER
Kai-chik, a parker thereof, pr the BRITAIN recovery of the sum of $65925 in respect of damages to a Government pier at Tonnochy Road, Praya East Reclamation.
A KILTED REGIMENT
The 2nd Battalion of the Argyll EYES ON FRANCE and Sutherland Highlanders, until recently stationed in Tientsin, ar- rived aboard the 8.8. Talamba at Holt's Wharf about 7 o'clock this They are to take the place of the 2nd Batin. the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who left the Colony a few weeks ago.
The Somerset Light Infantry have Row taken over Murray Barracks. on the departure of the K.0.3.B.
over the barracks at Shamshuipo. for India, and the Argylls will take
formula which will fill the gap be-
London, Yesterday. The Naval Conference is con- The damages were caused on
to find ཐ་. Apgust 22, 1920, when a typbontinuing its attempt was blowing. The defendants, sho
tween the somewhat vague phras- were timber merchants, had a quantity of logs moored in clouing of article 16 in the League of proximity to the pier, which wen Nations covenant and France's de-
and in the Anite demand for security. improperly secured, typhoon the logs bumped against While it a recognised that the The amount claimed was aak is most difficult, there is al- the pier. nade of as follows; Repairs $244; way the possibility of obtaining a
I
31, 1930.
STUPID PANIC
Rikisha Puller and a Bus.
"FARE" NEARLY KILLED.
What might have resulted. In a
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. —The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 15/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
NEW INDUSTRY IN
HONG KONG
KOWLOON DOCK TO BUILD MARINE MOTORS?
UNDER CONSIDERATION
At the annual meeting of the Hong
fatal accident because of the stupid Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.. panic of a rikisha coolle had its held in the ompany's offices this morn- sequel in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Courting, the Hon. Mr. B. D. P. Beith, who this morning, when the coolie was was in the chair, made the interestingį, fined $30 by the Magistrate, on charges of pulling a zikisha with announcement that the Company were building marine motors themselves, in- out a licence, and of dangerous seriously considering the advisability of driving.
stead of using imported motors, as heretoforo.
The accused had pleaded guilty" to the charges last week, but the case was adjourned to see how his passenger, who was injured, fared at the hospital,
"A number of new ships," he said,
(by the Company) during the year, but?
CURRENCY REFORM
GOLD STANDARD FOR CHINA?
SILVER CHAOS.
Dainty Eyeglasses N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central.
FRANCONIA HERE.
ANNUAL ROUND THE WORLD TOUR.
TOURISTS SIGHT-SEEING..
The 20,000 ton liner Franconia, which la carrying a large party of tourists on her annual world tour,
(EMMMERER REPORT arrived in port this morning, and
CRITICISED.
tied up at the Kowloon Wharf.
The Franconia, is of course, so atranger to the port, having been here on several tours. She is fitted The report of the Kemmerer up in the usual luxurious manner, there being several privato suites, Commission of Financial Experts beautiful public rooms, a squash
Shanghai, Saturday.
Excellency Mr. T. V. Soong, bath 40 feet long by 15 feet wide. "all small in tonnage, were constructed submitted last November to His rackets court, and a large swimming In addition there is a cinema show This morning the passenger was the advent of motor shipbuilding in Iinister of Finance, a very lengthy aboard, a photo developing shop, present in Court with a medical Hong Kong... did not keep soms of document runnlag into 206 pages, deck sports, archestra, etc. certificate which showed that hej
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Arrangements were made with The arrival of the Argylls will had been lucky to have escaped our departments as well employed as has just been published.
they should be."
The Commission spent the whole the Kowloon-Canton Railway for see the first kilted regiment. In the more serious injury than a rup-
Queen's Own tured liver.
As regards the accounts it was ze of 1929 in China Investigating special trains to take those of the Colony since the
gretted that the payment of a dividend financial conditions.
tourists who so desired upon spécial her
Incidend Discribed
The report, trips to Canton. The trains were Cameron Highlanders were
The Police case against the ag-eould not be recommended. Every pos- after laying down a Project of Law to leave early this morning. Other The men debarked from the trans-eused was that at
6.30 p.m. onsible effort was being made to study for the gradual introduction of a passengers were making the trip to over 20 years ago.
nine o'clock set off for a march pre-
The gross profit was $280,000 better gold standard currency system in Canton and Macao by boat, whilst cars and rikishas were in great de- than in the previous year, and the ac- China, gives an historical sketch mand by sightseers during the. paratory to taking over their new quarters.
counts generally, It was hoped, would and report on the present condition morning.
bout landings $65; pipe hand riling defintion, satisfying all concerned. port shortly after arrival, and abou: March 22 he came out of Kam Yu economy during "these lean years."
$24.25; stanchions $25; and re- placing or strings $300.
It is ith this hope that the dis- cussion are proceeding and article 16 is being closely examined.
Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistat Crown Solicitor, appeared for tal Government and the defendum in
STOP PRESS be considered "reasonably satisfac- of the currency, followed by To-das development consisted
A great many spectators lined the route as the battalion swung along Nathan Road, making a bravo showing in their glengarries, kilts, and white spats. Their fine soldier. Grandi at Chequers in regard to
ly bearing created a very favour- Italy's interest in any new defini-able impression, and comment on of the case, Mr.on of arthle 16 and in the dis- their smart appearance was heard In his outline Andrewes said that the defendantssions of the formula. had had ample warning approaching typhoon.
centrsations between Mr. were represented by Mr. F. C. Ef Ramsey MacDonald and Signor Rendall.
Ample Warning.
as to the He
call Mr. Jeffries, of the Observatory, to prove that. the Pier Foreman of the had given verbal warning to a fore-
an every hand.
Battle Honours
The Regiment has an imposing list of battle honours. These include
he official British spokesman would omhaaised that Britain was an- Royal xios to do the utmost for peace. Cape of Good Hope, 1800, Rolica Corunna. Pyrenees, Also, buty further military commit-Vimiera, P.W.D. | menwere absolutely impossible. Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, The British delegation met at Peninsula, South Africa. 1846-7, 1851-2-3, Alma, Balakava, Sevas- Down Street Lo-night after Mr.topol, Lucknow, South Africa, MacDod's return from Chequers 1879, Modder River, Paardeberg and the prting rife heads of the South Africa 1899--902 delegatis was Axed for March 31-Rou
nan employed by the defendants. Notwithstanding such warnings the defendant had negligently omitted to take the necessary precautions.
The typhoon struck Hong Kong on August 22, 1929, and several pieces of logs were found luced be- tween the frame-work of the pier and some damage was done to the
lle would
also cast-iron steps. produce evidence to show that the pier was at that time the property of the Government..
be had seen on
a long
London, Yesterday.
The newspapers give prominence to reports of a new crisis in the Naval Conference. They declare that the British and French ex- perts, who have been searching for a formula to reconcile tha Franco- British viewpoints, have reached complete deadlock.-Reuter.
. New York, Yesterday. The death is announced of Mr. Robert Gould Show, the first hus- band of Lady Astor, from whom he was divorced in 1803 when he mar ried Miss Mary Converse. A mem- ber of a well-known Boston family, Mr. Shaw was a prominent sporta- man and an enthusiastic pola pley- er-Renter's American Serv.qu
New York, Yesterday,›,. It is reported that Dr. Joseph' Rock, Director of the National Geographic Society's expedition to South-West China and Tibet, who
has just returned to America, bas discovered a higher mountain than Everest in the Himalaya range. Reuter.
tory."
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The Francoala will leave here on scheme for its reform and as ex-Wednesday, her local agents for the Chairman's Speech
planation, at length, of specific trip this year being Messrs. Butter- field and Swire. The ship's dimen- In proposing the adoption of the Re-provisions of the gold-standard sions are length, 624 feet, breath, port and Account for the year, the project, with revelant appendices 74 feet; and depth, 45 feet. Chairman sald:-The grosa profit, you
will observe, is about $280,000 batter and the circulation of coins and concerning exchange rates, silver
than the previous year, which, while re-paper money throughout the coun- one dollar it would presumably gretting we cannot recommend the pay-try.
ment of a dividend, keeping in view Dealing with the proposed gold
present conditions in shipping and shipbuildng the world over, I trust, shareholders will consider reasonably satisfactory.
Turning to the accounts, you
will
**
that even in a comparatively quiet year such as we have had, the general stock turned over was about 60 per cent. of the total, which is sufficient evidence of its quality and market
Indebtedness Down
standard the report anys:- -
la
of
then cost him one sun.
Stiver-Coins.
"The Project provides for silver colns of one sun, 50 cents and 20 Uniform System
cents; nickel coins of 10 cents and 5 cents; and copper coins of 1 cent, "Currency reform, which urgently needed in China, should 4 cent and 1/5 cent. The smallest involve two things: the replace-copper coin is not to be minted un- notica interest charges are practically ment of the present confused cur-eas an urgent need for such a coin. the same as the previous year and rencies by a uniform and nation- appears, The Project does not pro- came to the very considerable sum of wide currency system, and the in-vide for the minting of gold coins. The following Honours were won
nearly $418,000.
troduction of the gold standard. The gold standard does not require during the Great War by the 27 battalions
Regiment:- of the
Stock in band amounts to $2,046, The chaotic condition of China's the coinage or circulation of gold, Mods "Explored".
Mons. Le Cateau, Retreat from
133,33- as against $1,914,546.83 at the currency is a serious handicap to and most countries to-day on the coins in active circulation..· ́The Mons, Marne, 1014, '18, Alane, Rugby, Yesterday.
end of 1923. It is interesting to note trade and to the development and gold dard do not have gold
prosperity of the country.
Project provides, however, for the Although is not yet clear whe- 1914. La Bassee, 1914, Messines,
China is the only important coun- maintenance of the parity of all 1914 '18 Armentieres, 1914, Ypres,
try to-day upon the silver standard. coins with the value of a fixed gold her any delopment in the Naval 1915, 17, 18, Gravenstafel, St. Conference tuation will emerge Julien, Frezenberg, Bellewaarde.
The silver standard is also a great unit, and, provides a mechanism handicap to China, particularly in whereby the amount of currency In Somme, from these orts, the, delegates Festubert, 1915, Loos,
the disturbing effect it has upon circulation will vary in the same showed no bosal to relax their 1916, 18, Albert, 1916, '18, Bazen-
the country's foreign trade, and in manner as the amount of currency Evidence for Government.
tin, Delville Wood, Pozieres, Streat into Queen's Road on the value. attention on problems before
the difficulties it creates in the varies in such countries as the Fiors-Courcelette, Morval, Le wrong side and was proceeding to The Chinese pier. foreman of the
management of the Government's
United States or Great Britain as P.W.D. then gave evidence of what them during le week-end. The Transoy, Ancre Heights, Ancre, erosa to the south alde of Queen's
The indebtedness to our bankers is
finances, since government receipts a result of actual imports and ex- He Foreign Secrey, Mr. Henderson, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Scarpe, Road when he suddenly saw a August 21.
The proposed ports of gold. found pine pieces of loga-between who lunched M. Briand on 1917, 1918, Arieux, Pilckem. Menta motor bus only a few feet away, slightly less. Additions to Plant come are almost, wholly in terms
Road, Polygon Word, Broodsoinde, travelling from east to west. to about $227,000 which is mostly the silver, while a large part of the system thus provides the essential >"fret long-floating near the
Poelcappelle, Passchendele, Cam- The coplle entirely lost his head amount spent in widening our No. 1 payments, are fixed in terms of features of the gold standard, but Some of them were actually Saturday, after had
without the coinage or circulation He in- conversation whim at which it bral, 1917, 18, St. Quentin, and, in his panic, dropped the Dock to which I referred last year. gold. bumping against the pier.
The "Sun" Unit
of gold.". Rosieres, Lyarikisha shaft, and bolted. This sud- This work, I am pleased to tell you, la
Maintained at Parity. formed the Chinese foreman of the was arranged ontinue later. Bapaume, 1918,
Hazebrouck, Bailleul den dropping of the shaft caused making good progress and should be
The project of Law in the Kem-
"All of the coins, including the merer Report provides for the requested him to make the loya
was meeting Set Robinson of
Ourcq, Tardenola, Amiens, Hinden- first out and fall heavily on the year.
over gradual introduction of a qualified silver sun, are to be fiduciary, and secured.
Depreciation On the morning of August 23-a the United State legation, and burg Line, Epehy, Canal du Nord. road in front of the on coming bus.
$148,000 which is considered ample. form of the gold-exchange stand-maintained at a parity with gold Your buildings and plant are in excel-ard, and arranges for the perman- by means of unlimited redemption day after the typhoon, he discovered to-day he went to quers where 8, Quentin Canal,
Hehe lunched and ed with the Courtrai, Selle, Sambre, France
Thanks to the great presence of lent order and the upkeep of same ant retirement from circulation of in drafts on gold-standard coun- the various monies now in use, tries, or in gold bars, at the option the damage done to the pier.
In his Prime Minister. latter came and Flanders, 1914-18, Italy, 1917-mind of the bus driver in applying has been paid for out of revenue. accordingly made a report.
18, Struma, Doran, 1917, 18 his breaks hard, the heavy vehicle
No bad debts were incurred during thus giving China a national and of the Government. Although the Project gives the Government the opinion, he did not think that a
|to London to-night vlll be pre- Macedonia, 1915-18. Gallipoli, have caused
was almost. at a standstill when the year while the outstandings at De- uniform gold currency system sampan could
sent to-morrow. mag at the 1916-16, Rumani, Egypt, 1916, it hit the rikisha passenger. The cember 31 have since practically all
The new gold currency unit, for option of redemption in gold bars, damage.
Mr. C. W. Jeffries, F.R.G.S., of meeting of the headsall the de- Gaza, El Mukhar, Neb! Samwill, force of the Impact was, therefore, been collected. The remaining unpaid, which the name "sun" has been It is expected that this form of re
considerably reduced and this no accounts are good.
suggested, is to contain 60.1866 demption will be rarely if ever the Royal Observatory, produced a legations."
doubt saved the man from death. Ballding Marine Motors
centigrams of pure gold and there used."
In order to provide for redemp- record to show that warning had! Meanwhile, the ad of the
However, he was hit on the side by During the year our establishments fore to have a value equivalent to been given to Hong Kong prior to
British and French egations
the front of the bus sufficient-wers only reasonably well employed. A 40 cents in United States currency tion and to provide for the sale the approach of the typhoon.
ly hard to cause ofury to hie number of new ships, all small in ton-
($2.50 G.$1.00), to is 7.7285d abroad of drafts payable Evidence was also given by Mr. have continued theinformal
A Police Sergeant who was nage wera constructed, but the ad- W. Anderson, an engineer of the meetings at which they joint-
riding in the bus at the time of the vent of motor shipbuilding in Hong sterling, and to 0.8025 Japanese Chinese money, a gold-standard P.W.D., as to the construction of the ly explored methods of.avent-
accident, arreated the cowardly Kong, of which we constructed several sold yen. This unit was selected trust fund is to be established. The pler. He. sald that the pier wasing the apparent deadle which
coolle on the spot, and afterwards with Imported motors, did not keep largely because it is of practically Fund is to amount to at least 85 Included in the Praya Scheme, and confronted the Conferen Its)
attended to the removal of the insome of our departments as well em- the same valus, in terms of gold, per cent. of the value of the coins atages.--British feless
Into two parts. ployed as they should be. The advisas the silver dollars now current in circulation, and is to be divided had been released by the contractor recent
jured passenger to the Government ability of building marine motore our in most parts of China. ⠀⠀
Foreign Credits. before the typhoon. Owing to the Service."
Civil Hospital.
Belver will have to be considered in the
"Sun" Equal to Dollar.
Part I is to consist hf gold erf water shortage, the Government
For driving the rikishe without fure.
The shift from the present silver certain kinds of foreign credits built a watertank on the pler, and
a licence, the coolie was fined $8 år Decking and repair work was fair, seven days hard labour, and for but with the exception of one or two unit to a gold unit of approximate- payable in gold. Part II is to con- causing the accident he was order- largish jobs nothing very much out ofly the same value should involve sist of gold-standard coins in ed to pay another $26 or go to jail our ordinary routine offered. Itself or little it any disturbance to prices, China and metal purchased for for a further term of 14 days.
defendants of what he had seen and At the same tinSignor Grandi Estaires,
Kemmel, Bethunc, Soissonnais- the Chinese passenger to pitch head completed well before the end of this
the
at all material times, the plar was Government property.
pine from the s.s. Kentuck Ha Damage Not Yet Repaired also took delivery of six p The damage had up to this date logs from the Kowloon Go not been repaired, but the work He had all these timbers to would be attended to as soon as the the Praya wall, near his yard
a coolle further instructed Government received the money..
Jaffa, Palestine, 1917-18.
Beaurvoir,
FINE TO CLOUDY.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory, states:
An area of high pressure ex- tends from the Yangtze Valley to 9. Manchuria.
A "V" shaped depression lies over the Loochoos and a small shallow depression is. central near Tourané.
Forecast:-Nor variable winds; moderata fine to cloudy.
Rainfall.
Rainfall to 10a.m. to÷đáy. nil. Rainfall since January 1 10.30 Inches against an average of 5.98 inches
Temperature and Humidity.
The temperature and,
at certain specif
morning
His Lordship: You are waiting that the timbers were à
ashore. On the morning, the de for the ship to come home? Yes.
Mr. Rendall: You are hoping the typhoon, he found that the that you will succeed in this caset pieces of American pine had
MANDAG haued ashore, but not the loty
Brere Before opening His defence, Mr. He then telephoned to a Chin this Rendall subfuitted that he had no firm aaking for a launch to tow
to answer. The plaintif had logs to the Causeway Bay Shelte ence to show the but he was informed that no laund
but there was avaliabid-In view of the
to show what had approaching typhoon,
ed on the day, in
hat there was
examined by Mr. Andr
edcaling
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liver.
Presence of Mind
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the Throne
Rörday?
to amounts
was obtainable.
Economies Effected
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I would like to thank our staff, both Europesh and Chinese for their loyal
In
wages and the relationship be-coliage purposes. Part I will be tween debtors and creditors. If an held in two or three foreign finan-
I can assure, shareholders that dur-individual, for example, receives sial centres, at the outset probably ing these Jean years, we are passing 200 dollars a month on the present only in New York and London, and through all efforts are being made to basis he would presumably receive will earn interest for the Govern- my in every possible way 100 suns a month on the gold basis, ment. This part of the Fund is consistent with efficiency, and reason and where an article now cvats him to be used only for the redemption of coins in China by means of able progress.A
drafts as already mentioned... KOMA Baffer Funds Part II of the Funds consisting of Chinese coins and metal coltage purposes, will provide supply of new currency as the need. Those Present
arises, or will take up the slack Supporting the Chairman were: Sir if the currency should become r
Tang, Messrs. Allan dundant. Thus Part IL will consti- Warren, H. Be tute a buffer fund, regulating auto- (Director), together matically the supply of currency B.Sc. in China to changing trade needs. An excessive drain on Part I of the Fund will be obecked autom
Service during the past year. upon the proposal of Mr. J. Arnold,
I do not think there is anything seconded by Mr. Abraham, not more calling for comment and I now. This closed the business of the meet bogtp.propose the adoption of the ing.
Lecounts, and when this has led I shall be pleased to
ded by:2
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traction of the