MONDAY, MAY 19, 1930.
· BLED TO DEATH.
Fate of a German Air Pioneer.
Berlin, Yesterday. Valier, the pioneer of the rocket-driven aeroplane, was kill- ed whilst experimenting with a new type of such machine, which exploded.
THE
SOLICITOR ROBS GIRL ST. PETER'S COLLEGE.
CLIENT.
PENAL SERVITUDE FOR £5,000 FRAUD.
OFFICE BESIEGED.
Two solicitors were sent to prison at the Old Bailey on April 2. In one case the judge revealed that a dor-girl had been robbed of the whole
of her estate.
Valier bled to death, as the re- sult of a cut artery, before tors arrived.-Reuter.
SIR JOSEPH WARD.
Loss to the Imperial Conference.
Rugby, Yesterday.
of
For fraudulent converaton their clients' money-
Horace Albert Dixon, aged 40, a solicitor, who had practised in Pie- cadilly, W., as Albert Dixon and Son, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude; and
Prize-Giving On
Saturday.
Mrs. Wong Kwong-shung distri- buted the prizes to successful stud- ents of St. Peter's College, Caine Mr. Road, on Saturday evening. Wong Kwong-tin And Mr. Chan Tin-shan also addressed the, gather- ing.
'
The principal briefly traced the progress of the school since its 1928. opening in the Spring of Only 18 boys ant for the first en- trance examination, but by the Autumn of the same year there. were 150 on the roll. Later, new premises
Caine were taken in Road, and the curriculam consider- ably extended.
CHINA MAIL.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Undermentioned Goods are still lying undelivered in gedowns of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Godown Co., Kowloon, and that unless same are taken delivery of before or on the 30th May, 1930, they will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION to defray atorage charges, and no claim what- soever will be admitted by the undersigned thereafter:
Vessels.
Dates.
Marka.
Packages,
Viminate
12/10/28
76801
1 Bale Paper
2366
Timave Rosandra Himalaya
31/ 1/29
N.M.
1 Bd. Rattan
3/10/29
Hall, Law & Co. N.M.
2 c/s Adv. Matter
25/11/29
CHINESE CUSTOMS
NOTIFICATION:
George Gordon Henshall Witchell, aged 43, solicitor of New Romney, There authorities of the school Kent, and formerly coroner for have extended their help to sorie In a telegram to Sir Joseph Romney Marsh and clerk to Lydd boys who were poor but industri- Ward, whose resignation as Prime and Dymchurch justices, was senous, by either charging no fees or Minister of New Zealand was an-tenced to 15 months' imprisonment taking less from them,"
The following are thanked for nunced on Friday, Mr. tamany is the second division.
The amount involved in the case of their help and encouragement by NOTIFIED that Telegraphic | MacDonald expresses his sym- pathy and regrets that by this Dixon was about £5,000. Detective the offer of prizes to the success- announcement "we shall be de-Inspector Cooper, of Scotland Yard, ful students: Messrs. Lam Che- prived of the benefit of your pre-aald that people in need of money fong. Pun Che-pul, Chan Che-chiu, sence at the Imperial Conference. went to money-lenders, who refer- and Chan Yong-chai. We earnestly hope that this relief red them to Dixon to conduct the
of the business. from the burdens of office may legal part soon lead to an improvement in alleged that since the passing of the your health."-British Servicc.
He
Wireless recent Moneylenders Act his money- PERSIAN RAILWAY,
lender clients went out of business, and that "seriously affected his own business,
LESSON SERMON.
First Church of Christ,
Hong Kong.
Office Besieged.
The police received many com- plaints about Dixon's conduct of! affairs. Before his arrest his office was besieged by dissatisfied clients, For a considerable time bailiffs had been in his office for nonpayment of rent.
Contract With Foreign Syndicate Annulled
Teheran, Yesterday. The Government has annulled the
German
THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY Instructions have been received from the Inspector General of Customs to the effect that the ex- portation abroad of Gold Bars and the Importation from abroad of Silver Coins are prohibited.
J. M. H. OSBORNE, Commissioner of Chinese Customs,
Kowloon & District. York Building, Hong Kong, 17th May, 1930.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE.
contract of the British, American,
and French, Syndicate, according to the newa- Members will be held at the Club papers, owing to the Syndiente's House, Happy Valley, on WED- failure to the adhere to the terms NESDAY, 4th June, 1930, at 5.30
By Order,
THE HALF YEARLY ` GEN- Railway TERAL MEETING of Voting
4
p.m.
"Mortals and immortals" was
Mr. J. F. Earles, K.C. ̧( (defending) the abject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scient-urged that Dixon was a victim of
circumstances over which he had thereof. ist. on Sunday, May 18.
His father had a The idea was to 'construct a line The Golden Text was: "Hence-little control.
the Persian Gulf to the forth know we no man after the substantial practice in Leeds which from
was transferred to London, und Caspian Sea via Besh" (1 Corinthians 5:16),
Among the citations which com-when he died it was thought he was Teheran at a cost of about 220.000,-
of wealth. A long illness, 000.-Reuter. prised the Lesson-Sermon was then man following from the Bible: "Now however, had proved very costly. this I say, brethren, that flesh and and his estate was under £500, blood cannot inherit the kingdom
Dixon struggled, but he was fur-
of God; neither doth corruption in-ther handicapped by a claim of herit incorruption. Behold, I £3,000 against his practice in con- He was now show you a mystery: We shall not nection with a lease. all sleep, but we shall all be ruined.
changed ... For this corruptible Mr. Justice Hawke said that he must put on incorruption, and this had been asked to consider Dixon's mortal must put on, immortality" future, but what about the future of (1 Cor. 15:50, 51, 53).
the young woman client who had The Lesson-Sermon also includ-teen robbed of practically the whole ed the following passages from the of her estate? Christian Science text-book, "I am told," the judge said, "that "Science and Health with Koy to you were struggling against adver- the Scriptures" by Mary Bakersity. It is impossible for me to sub, Eddy: "Mortals are not like im-scribe to the doctrine that solicitors mortals, created in God's own im-can struggle against adversity with age but infinite Spirit being all, their clients' money." mortal consciousness will at last yield to the scientific fact and dis- appear, and the real sense of being, perfect and forever intact, will appear" (p. 295).
£15 for Being a Coroner.. Witchell admitted converting £364.
His counsel, Mr. Christmas Hum- phreya, said that he had got into the hands of moneylenders. He had borrowed money in 2 ceaseless struggle to keep up appearances and to keep his wife, four children and
his mother.
THE TREATMENT OF EPIDEMIC ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.
The German Society for the enre He received £15 for his coroner's of cripples in Berlin-Dahler has duties, and for the past ten years sent out in thousands to doctors, his income had not exceeded £250 a school teachers, clergymon, and to year. His clients had been repaid, the offices of private and public and it was hoped to find work for health institutions a memorandum him in London.
on the prevention of epidemic In- Mr. Justice Hawke said he took fantile paralysis. It is pointed into account that Witchell's offences ont in the circular that the causal were of helping himself to clients' organism of this disease enters the money on two occasions only.
"But the whole of a solicitor's body through the mouth, and that; the microbes may be present in professional instinet should be to the human pharynx without their keep his clients' money apart from It is believed his own. If I were to let a person "host" being ill. that the number of these microbe in that position loose on the public, "carriers" is more than usually what could I do with the poor un- great from July to September. Pro- educated people I have in the dock tective measures, therefore, must before me?
Me- cater for these carriers.
"There seems to be a chance of dical anthorities have frequently your being able to right yourself in recommended Panflavin pastilics the future in a walk of life in which as an effective buccal disinfect-you will not be exposed to tempta- Only by the energetic pur-tions which you could not resist in of all measures directed the past, although you should have against" this terrible disease is it resisted them. Because it is not possible to check its spread so bad as some offences I do not Through it many, once so full of send you to penal servitude." hope, are, to-day, cripples for life,
ant. suit
Hamadah and
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1990,
T
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
HE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Sharehold ers in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, P.
The following programme will be & O. Building on WEDNESDAY, broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong June 4, at 11 am. for the pur- Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 355 pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together metres:-
with a Statement of Accounts to the Slab December, 1929.
6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
7-10.30 p.m.-Programme of H.M.V. and Victor Records by courtesy of Messrs. Moutrle and Company:- "Chal Romano Overture" (Ketelbey), The Band of H. M. Coldstream
"Just A Little Ring" (Schubert, arr.
Berte and Clutsam), "My Love Dwelt In A Northern Land"
(Elgar),
Guards,
Baraldi Trio Vocal Trio. organ Paraphrase On Love's Old Sweet Song (Molloy, arr. Meale), "(a) Morning Dew; (b) The Old Oak
Tree" (Power),
Arthur Meale, Organ. "Going the Pace That Killa" (John
Henry)
John Henry Humorous. "The Blue Mazurka" (Lehar), "The Desert Song" (Romberg),
Light Opera Company. Concerted in English with Orchestra. "The Jewels of the Madonna" (Wolf- Ferrari).........Mark Hambourg. "Down Here" (Brahe), "Sombre Woods" (Lully),
Mauel Hemingway Bass with
Plano. "Spring Song" (Hollins) "Grand Choeur No. 2 in C Major"
(Hollins),
Reginald Goss-Custard ·F.R.C.O. "Martha" (Flotow),
The Band of H. M. Coldstream
Guards. "Chanson (In Love)" (Friml), "Love's Garden Of Roses"
Wood).
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 20th of May to 4th June, both days inculsivo.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO
General Managers. Hong Kong, 17th May, 1930.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAMER FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED. FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND. SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
THE Steamship
1 Bale Paper
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents Lloyd Triestino N. Co.
REMINDER.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
i
CHAREHOLDERS are. reminded
► that, as already duly notifled, a Call of One Dollar per Share has been made on the Company's Shares by a resolution of the Board of Directors on the 18th February, 1930, such Call being payable
or bofore the Twentieth day of May, 1930, to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- paration, at Hong Kong.
on
By Order of the Board,
HERBERT R. STURT, Manager & Secretary. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1930.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. co.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Steamship,
"FUSIJAMA" From Trieste, Venice, Port Sald, Colombo, Suez, Aden, Karachi, Penang & Singapore.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Informed that all Goods are being landed at their riak into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, at Kow- loan, whenee and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 17th May, 1930.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd inst, will be subject to rent,
be presented to the Undersigned on or All claims against the weasel must before the 2nd prox. or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damagod Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
where they will be examined on the 23rd Inst, at 10 am, by our sur. veyors Mesure. Goddard & Douglas.
ed.
No Fire Insurance has been effect-
"Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, 17th May, 1930.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
LLOYD ROYAL BELGE SÅ.
From ANTWERP, COLOMBO, SINGAPORE & MANILA.
The Steamship,
"KIDDERPORE "
"BOLIVIER" camrying His Majesty's Mails, will having arrived, Consignees of cargo by her are informed that all Goods be despatched from this Port on
are being landed at their risk into or about WEDNESDAY, the 21st
the hazardous and/or extra-hazard- May, 1990, at 4 pm., taking.ous godowns of Hong Kong and Kow- Cargo for the above Ports.
leon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, whence delivery may be obtained. (Haydn France and London (under ar- rangement) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London.”
Reginald Foort, Wurlitzer Organ
"The Elves' Song
"A
(a) Round-About (Bennett, Edited
E. H. Fellowes),
(b) Fair Phyllis (Farmer, Edited
E. H. Fellowes), (a) Ficra Gave Me (Wilbye, Edited
E. H. Fellowes), (b) Welcome,
-In Germany alone 30,000 with COURT SENTENCES.The paralyals of an extremity, who
having survived the disease, have
...
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents, Hong Kong, 19th May, 1990.
Parcels will be received at this Office until 6 p.m. the Day before Sailing. The Contents and Valas Sweet
Pleasure of all Packages must be declared. (Weelken, Edited E. H. Fellowes)
For further Particulars, Apply Choir of H. M. Chapels Royal to Conducted by Stanley Koper. Bedtime Story" (Wynne),
Wish, Wynne. Comedienne with |
Piano. Mikado" (Sullivan),
The Band of H. M. Coldstream
Guaris. Along The Highway" Samvel), "The Devout Lover" (White),
Perey Herning. Baritone with
Piano." After passing sentence on B: J. Carnell at the Criminal Sessions","Arlesienne"-Adagietto (Bizet), "L'Arlesienne"-Farandole (Bizet), this morning, Mr. Justiza J. R. Wood stated that he had an an¬ nouncement to make in connec- tion with the exact date on which sentences imposed by the Court begin to ran
never recovered the use of their Exact Date From Which
limbs.
LONDON EXCHANGES
Parts
"New York"
Vienna
Rugby, Saturday."
123.86 4.85/31/32 84.825 25.125 12.08 92.68
'Brussels
Geneva
Amsterdam
Milan
Berlin
20.865
Stockholm
18.12
Copenhagen
Oslo
Helsingfors
Prague,
Madrid
18.165 18.16 84.465 108 194 80.725
Lisbon
· 108.30)
Athens
*876
Bacharest Kio
-818
Buenos Aires
43 1/32
Bon
1/51(7)
1/10-%
British Wireless Servies the exchanges missed
Atmospheric
They Run.
The sentences begin to run," said His Lordship, from the day of the commencement of the Ses- aions in which they are passed. The law is perfectly clear on the point, and I am making this an- nouncement with the fall concur- rence of the Chief Justice
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy: That, beliese. Is the practice at Home, Your Lordship...
His Lordship intimated that this
COTTON CONFLAGRATION.
"Joggl
Royal Opera Orch, Covent Garden: Guest Conductor: Eugene Goessens. "I've Got A Feeling For Somebody
(Lady Mary Charis),
Brown and "Together" (D Sylva
Henderson) Añona
Boprano with Orch. "Beat! Quorum Via Integra Est
(Stanford),
Animag #Justorum
(Byrd), New College Chapel Choir Orford. "La" "Campanella" "(Faganini-Liast), "Staccato Etude (Rubinstein);
Mischa Lavitzki Pianoforte Bolo. "Therd Is A Flower That Bloomstb"
(MaritandWallace),
PUBLIC AUCTION THE
THE Undersigned have received
Instructions to sell by Publle
Auction
ON THURSDAY,, May 22,′′ 1930, at 3 o'clock p.m.,
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street:
One Motor Cycle
(in very good condition.): On View from Wednesday, May 20-1980
Tarms Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS
Auctioneers
Hong Kong, May 19, 1980:
"I Passed by Your Window" (Brath A policeman at a cricket match Walter Glynne Tezor with an was apolling the view of the specta "Fountains of, Rome" (Respight),
London Symahony Orchestrators behind him, and one of the on- palsy Conducted by Geoffrey, Toya focbere complained. "Brigg Fair (Delina),
London, Braphony Orchestra
Bay policeman," he said, “can
Conducted by Groffrey Toye you play draughts? "Psalm 148" (Holst
Evening, Hymn"$(Balfour Gardner)
Bombay, Yesterday 24th Philharmonic Choir (Conducted
200,000 by G. Kennedy, Scott)
"Dariaté
estimated been caused
Zafira Bewri
“Palma£t Melisande" (Debnery); Symphony Orchesten sondas
by Piero Coppolas
10.30 pin Close. Down')
can replied the poli
said the grinning specta
the polic
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 24th May, 1980, will be subject to rent.
or
All Claims against the vessel must presented to the Undersigned' on before 31st May, 1980, or they not be
be recognised,
will
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on 24th May, 1080, at 10 a.m.
No Fire Insurance has been effect ] éd.\..
Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by
THE BANK LINE LTD, Agents. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1980.
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