TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1930. MURDER CASE AT │·
SESSIONS.
MR. JENKIN ASKS FOR SHORT ADJOURNMENT.
NEW COUNSEL WITHDRAWS.
Sir Joseph Kemp. K.C.. sat on the Bench this morning an Acting Chief Justice for the first
time since his appointment, when the Criminal Sessions for the month of April were commenced.
The case before him was one in which Tse Ping alias Tse Ki-chau. Cheng Luk and Sun Tam are charged with the murder of a Budhist priest named Cheung Hung-cheap, on February 15 at Kowloon City.
Originally the defence of the prisoners was assigned to Mr. Y. K. Chinese barrister" who Leons, a was enrolled about a month ago, but drew from the enso, and. Mr. F. C. at the last moment Me. Leong with
Jenkin was given the brief.
INDIAN MEDICAL DEGREES.
BRITISH COUNCIL'S FIAT CONDEMNED.
INDIGNATION IN BOMBAY.
The decision of the General Medical Council of Great Britain to withdraw its recognition of medical degrees of Indian universities, was the subject of
a crop of short notice questions in the Bombay Council recently. Earlier, Dr. Gilder tabled a motion for adjourn ment of the House to discuss the situation which had arisen.
Sir
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COINAGE OF LUNDY ISLAND.
ANCIENT RIGHT THAT MAY BE ASSAILED,
APPEAL TO THE KING,
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An interesting position is likely to arise over the Lundy Island token coinage, which has for some time been issued by Mr. Martin Coles Harman, the owner of the Island.
Mr. Harman, stated to a repre- sentative of the Morning Post that with the recently increased accessibility to the island there had been growing amongst British Government Departments a desire to bring the Jaland within the scope of their operations.
Replying to Dr. Gilder, Ghulam Hidayatula, the General Meraber said that Government was aware of the decision of, the G.M.C. as published in the Press and was the mainland authorities are going "I understand," he declared, "that awaiting authoritative information to make an early attempt to test from the Government of Indin. To their position by assalling my Ahmed he replied that the appoint shall in that case appeal direct to another question by Mr. Rofuddin right to isaue token coinage. I ment of Commissioner of the the King, whose decision I should," Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assismetical qualifications and stand-of course, accept, whatever it might tant Attorney-General, informed his ards in India and the constitution be." Lordship this
Mr. of the Indian Medical Council were morning that Jenkin, would like to have a short the subject of a conference between adjournment to study the case. the Government of India and pro
His Lordship: Do you object:|vincial ministers recently. Mr. Fitzroy?
Mr. Vitzroy: No, my Lord. His Lordship: Well, the case is adjourned until to-morrow morning.
OBSCENE BOOKS.
Offered for Sale in Kowloon.
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The Government of Bombay alone objected to the appointment of n Commissioner but subsequently agreed to the appointment as a tem- porary measure on the Central Government undertaking to give the fullest consideration to the wishes of the Government of Bom bay in regard to any permanen Farrangement. On account of the adverse vote in the Assembly over a token grant on the invitation of $100 FINE IMPOSED.
the Government of India, the Bombay Government suggested a Appearing at the Kowloni Magis-committee of three members repre trary today, on
a charge of an-senting medicine, surgery and mid. lawfully exposing and offering for wifery or alternatively a medical sale oszcie Chinese books. a Chi- board on the lines suggested by the nese licensed hawker pleaded Unversities Conference. guilty.
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Det.-Insp. M. J. Murphy ani that the accused hid in his passes- sion 36 books of an indecent nature, and that he offered one for sale in a district waichman, who arrested him.
His Worship imposed a line of $100 with the alternative of one month's hard labour, and ordered The "literature" do he destroyed.
CLERICAL ERROR!
"Two Baskets of Small
Children."
There was some amusement in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Court this morning when a Chinese hawker was charged with causing an ob- xtruction in Wanchai with two baskets.
although there was-at-one time
Mr. Harman pointed out that Mint on the island his predecessors had not usually Issued coinage. But the owners of the island had minister the island according to} always enjoyed full powers to ad- their own' discretion.
Royal Authority.
NEW
SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL
Social Functions To-day-Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel. 4.30 p.m.
To-day-Ten Dance at Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.
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Dances To-day Dinner Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 pm.
Entertainments
"Broadway.".
To-day - Queen's
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Theatre,
Theatre.
To-day
Star The Girl. from Chicago." To-day World "Sailor's Sweetheart." 5.15 and 9.20
nese picture), 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. p.m.; "The Eyeing Woman" (Chi-
"Made for Love."
Today Majestic Theatre:
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NOTICE.
TURORS are not required to WEDNESDAY, 23rd inst., but will be required at the Supreme Court on MONDAY, May 5th, at 10.30 am.
Supreme on
TO LET.
TO LET-Bathing Shed at Stanley Eeach. Apply Box No. 849, cio "China Mal :
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE. HONG KONG
have been made for the Cele- THE following arrangements
Home Concert, 9 p.m.
April 24-Sailors' and Soldiers' bration of St. George's Day (to-)
morrow. 23rd inst.).
Home Malls. To-day -Inward from Europe via Siberla (Mirzapore); Out-
(Shinyo Mara) 6 p.m. ward for Europe via Siberia
Lammerts' Auction. April 26-At Sales Room, Dud- dell Street, household furniture, 2.30 p.m.
Meetings.
April 26-Hong Kong Tug and Lighter Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), 6, Des Voeux Road Central, Noon. May 7-Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30 am.
time to time through history had The King of Britain had from direct contact with the
owner. There was one very interesting case Dushell, in 1646, had written to in which the owner, Thomas
Miscellaneous. To-morrow-Celebration of St. King Charles I. protesting against George's Society: Concert for the an invitation by the "Governor of services at Lee Theatre, 8.30 p.m. Swanzey" to surrender the isle. To this King Charles replied as DANGEROUS SPEED.
25 Miles Down Dairy Farm Hill.
follows:
"Bushell-We have perused your letter, in which we finde thy care
unswer thy trust we at first. reposed in thee.
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SERGEANTS PURSUIT.
Trae Sergeant George this murning charged a Chinese public car driver with driving his vehicle down the Dairy Farm-Will-at-Pokfulam-at-25-miles
hour.
Probable Effect. Replying to another question he said the probable effect of the Bri
"Now, since the place is uncon tish Council's decision would be siderable in itself, and yet may be that no fading would be eligible for of great advantages unto you in a Commission in the 1. M. S. un-respect of your mines, we do hereby less he qualified for registration in give you leave to use your disere Britain. Under the present rule. tion in it, with their caution, that it was required that candidates for you do take example from ourselves.
and be not over credulous of vain Lends?--Yes, and I could not entch up' promises, which hath made us great with him until the bottom of the hill. only in our sufferings, and will not, Were you on foot?-No, I was on my discharge nur debts. From New.motor cycle. castle, July 14, 1646."
Asked if he had anything to say, de- This Royal authority, Mr. Har-fendant replied: "I was doing only 20 man said, had never been cancelled.miles per hour." "Lundy Island," he continued, "is
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Commission should posses qualificaton registrable in Great Britain. On this matter, he added, the Local Government was await ing fuller information from the Government of India after which it would consider its attitude.
vest-pocket-size self-governing Dominion like 'Canada or Australia. only not so big as either.
Dr. Gilder moving an adjourn ment motion declared that great injustice had been done to the medical profession in India. A challenge had been thrown out
Service to Mariners. to it. He urged the profession to
"It is free from mainiand income accept the challenge. "We should tax, rates, tithes, land taxes, etc.. have reciprocity in the full sense of but, on the other hand, has to pay After reading the charge sheet | the word."
all its own outgoings, and' is not handed to him. by the Court inter- The motion was widely support-a drain on the British Exchequer : preter, his Worship remarked:éd, among others by Mr. J. B. for old-age pensions, the dole, and "Two baskets of small children?" Petit, Mr. K. M. Munshi and Lalf so forth. It strongly resents these Every one in Court sat up and | Naranji. Mr. Petit said that In- recent attempts to increase the took notice, na obviously here is flan atudents who were now in the influence of the mainland over its something new in the hawking | habit of going to the United King-destinies. line]
dom for medical studies would be Divisional Inspector Macdonald referred to his own charge sheet, obviously perturbed, and then, with a sigh of rellef, replied: "No, small chickens, your Worship."
The clerk had made one of his rare mistakes in copying out the charge!
Mr. Lindsell next naked why the defendant was not charged with hawking fowl outside market limits.
Inspector Macdonald intimated that the defendant had not fallen foul of the regulations in that respect as auch small fowls wore not considered "food for man."
Defendant was fined $5.
WRONG FOOD.
Values Not Guaranteed by Law.
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Continent.
"The present form of government compelled to go to America and the is entirely sulted to its needs, and should be maintained. To abide "Only One Answer".
by the personal view of King There was only one answer India] George may be a novel way of set- could give to the decision of the tling such a dispute, but it follows General Medical Council namely, precedent, and has great advantages to call on all students to give up over the alternative of years of any intention to proceed to British costly litigation." universities and to urge on the "Lundy performs considerable Secretary of State not to insist on services." Mr. Harinan added; "for British medical qualifications in the seafaring community and others, Its people desire to bg' Sir Ghulam Husain Hidayatulia, left alone to work out the In- the General Member, agreed that dustrious frugal and happy lives the effect of the decision on Indlar which are the portion of those medical graduates was very 'serious, who live there." The Bombay, Government had al-
future.
ready sent a lelegram to the Gov-ROUND THE CINEMAS
ernment of India who asked them
to inform the House that they were carrying on correspondence with the Secretary of State in connection with the British Medical Council's decision and the Government of Indin would take action in 'consulta- Animals may rely upon instinct totion with local Governments. Sir seleet proper nourishment but not | Ghulam Husain assured the House hunions, avers Dr. John F. Lyman, that the views of members express professor of agricultural chemistry at ed in the course of the debate, Ohio State University.
would be communicated to the Gov. The animal has the advantage boernment of India. He urged that cause ordinarily It has the selection of the motion be withdrawn. (Cries only two foods, one good and the other of "No, no"). The motion was put injurious, while man may choose any of several, he says. And repeatedly man to the vote and carried unanimous
|ly--Allahabad Pioneer.
pleks the wrong kind.
"A fallacy." Prof. Lyman continues "Is the belief that our federal and state food laws ensure good nutrition with- out any co-operation from the con Bumer. These laws protect from the fraud of mislabelling and from the use of adulterants, but beyond that they
do not guarantee food values.”
la paved with the following materials to
TRIAL SPIN.
Costs Car Owner
Five Dollars.
Alexander stated
Cathedral of Jazz for "Broadway."
PARADISE NIGHT CLUB.
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Mr. Lindsell: What, round all those
I a.m.-The President, supported by members of the Committee, will deposit a wreath at the Cenotaph.
5.30 p.m-The Bugles of the 1st Battn. The Somerset Light In- fantry will sound Retreat on the Hong Kong Cricket Ground, followed by musica} selections played by the Regi- mental Band. 8.30 p.m.-Concert for the Services
at the Lee Theatre, Wanchal. Members of the Society are in- vited to attend these functions.
NOTICE.
HONG KONG, WATER POLO LEAGUE.
Two Divisions will be run this year. Senlor and Junior.
ENTRIES close at the Victoria "Re- creating Chab on SATURDAY, 10th May, 1930, at 5 p.m. Ailiation fee to Association..$ 2.00 Annual Subscription ...... ...$2.00 intrance fee to Senior Division $10.00 Entrance fee to Junior Division $ 5,00 Fees must be enclosed with`untry, Entries otherwise will not be en- tertained.
JAMES STEWART,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1936.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Magistrate: Only! It's a dangerous speed down that hill, and you are luckyTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN not to have run over the side; with all Lhose bends negotiate,
Traffic Inspector Alexander reported that defondant bas à clear record. He had been a driver for four months.
His Worship imposed a fine of $10.
ENGINEERING CO.
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of the report and accounts has been after the proposal for the adoption
seconded.
the report and accounts, as proposed The motion for the adoption of
by the Chairman, was seconded by Mr. J. Scott Harston and carried unanimously.
Other Business,
On a motion by Mr. R. G. Shewan, seconded by Mr. Ribeiro, the retiring Directora, Sir Robert Ho Tune and Mr. J. T. Bagram, were re-elected. The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga's appointment to the Board was confirmed.
Eingham and Matthews, were re- The auditors, Meagra, Lowe,
elected on the motion of Mr. A. A. Alves, seconded by Mr. H. A. Botelho.
Those Present, Supporting the Chairman were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. J. Scott Harston and J. T. Bagram (Directors) and Mr. B. Alves (Secretary).
Amongst others present were Messrs. B..Montague Ede, K. Stuart The attruction of a thousand-and-Smith, R. G. Shewan,, J. H. Rot- out the country for their dazzling M. A Figueiredo, A. H. Basto, one night clubs, celebrated through- | tonjee, A. A. Alves, H. A. Botelho. atmosphere and entertainment, are F. F. Ribeiro, J. II. Seth, N. V. A.. crowded into the Paradise Night Croucher, T. Coulthart, Mrs. M. Club of "Broadway," the Universal de Courcy and, Mrs. A. Burleigh
super-talkie" which is at the (Shareholders). Queen's Theatre with a cast headed. by Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent Merna Kennedy, Thomas Jacksori and Robert Ellis,
It was the object of Carl Laemmle, jun, when he produced the sensational New York staga suc- ceas in film, to show in the night club scenes of the pléturê all of the combined fascinations which may be found in any such palaces of plen sure.
CHINA AND ITALY.
Minister Meets Signor Mussolini.
Nanking, Thursday, The Chinese Charge d'Affaires, Shong- Chin-yee, cabled. from Rome that he had presented gifte fatty and greetings on behalf of Presi Accordingly, bits of atmosphere dent Chiang Kai-shek to the Ita
and entertainment, taken from here an Prince and. Princess on the
People continue to err, Dr. Lyman
Mr. M. Frizer was to-day kupimoned points out, in believing that costs and before Mr. R. E. Lindsell for driving Jood values are correlated. Ten cents a motor cycle on the Pokfulam Road spent for milk is a witor purchase than without a driver's licence, on April 12, B dollar spent for mushrooms, even He admitted the offence, saying, that and there and showing the galety noon of April 15 at a formal re- though they be not toadstools, he ob he was going to get his licence that and abandon for which many nightception, which was followed by a served. The road to good health, ac day and thought that he would first clubs are individually noted, were dinner given in honour of the cording to Dz. Lyman's specifications have a trial run before coming to town made as a composite to create the Chinese Miplater. The Prince be used defly, and wing made out that defendant was the hofter cf superlatively attractive ptimosphere arid Princess' redfested the Minis- „A” pint of; milk! fresh fruit equal learner a licence which had expired of the Paradise Club in "Broad- fer to forward their appreciation to an apple or orange; abundance of since the summons was taken out he way "okay
to the National Government vegetables, especially of the cabbage, had passed his examination and was The setting which forms the club Chinese Admiral in Rome. lettuce and spinach variety; moderate now holding a full licence Defendant itself was designed by Danny Hall Admiral Tu Shik-wel- and party amounts only of white broad, sugar, was a competent driver,"
head of Universal's art department, arrived ah Rome on March 81 lard and other "purified" foods, and Mr. Lindsell imposed a fine of $5. as an example of modernistic art, and were warmly received by the sufficient other foods such as ment, cereali, fate and bread to dull the ap Part of the case against Johrite character. And into this set Government S
to typhy the ultra-modernism of naval authorities of the Italian patite and adorn the meal.
Gialdini, arrested, in Italy in con- ting Paul Fejos, the director, pour The Admiral Interviewed the nection with the Hatry frauded everything obtainable to produce Premier Signor Mussolini on will, it la understood, be held at perfectly screened version of New March 17 and His Majesty the
York's hilarious night life.
King the following di
- Balanced rations are the needs.
empty ach rather than the specia ties urged
addiaus, the chemat con
that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th May, 1980, at 11.90 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc- tora together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1929.
MONDAY, 28th April, to WED- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from NESDAY, 7th May, both days in- elusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1930.
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