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Hong Kong. Thursday, July 3, 1930.
DEATH TRAPS.
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930.
The body of the Chinese nameŭ AUSTRALIA FLIGHT.
Lo Kam-tong (24),
who WAA
dowrned whilst swimming at Big!
Wave Bay on Sunday afternoon,
was recovered from the sea by YOUNG AIRMEN MAKE LANDING
the Water Police yesterday after-
11000.
At the Summary Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, Leung Kam-leung, a married woman, sued Chan Fui-yew, Ko Ching-tal, and Wo Lin, for the aum of $449. Judgment was given for plaintiff with costs.
A fine of $50 was imposed on a Chinese woman at the Kowloon Magistracy for being the keeper of s house at 504 Nathan Road. A second woman, charged with un- licensed keeping a similar house in Reclamation Street, absented her- self and had her ball of $50 estreat- ed.
"You were, banished only in February. You got six months for Jurceny from the person in December. Eight months' hard' Inbour and fifteen strokes of the birch," said Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith to
returned banishee, when he appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
A motor collision occurred last night at the junction of Caine and Bonham Roads. An Hotel bus was about to pull up at its stopping place outside the Upper Lovels Police Station when a Dairy Farm lorry, the driver of which, apparent-
IN BURMA,
HINKLER'S MECHANIC.
FINLAND POLITICS. :
DEMOCRATS FORCE CABINET
TO RESIGN.
BAN ON "RED" PRESS.
Rangoon, Yesterday.
Helsingfors, Yesterday, Matthews, who are on a fight to approved by 112 votes to 69 the
The young sirmen, Hook and
A 'special session of the Diet Australia, have arrived at Akyal, Government's measures to pre- mouth of the Kuladan River, in newspapers, a seaport town of Burma, at the vent the printing of Communist 20" 7' N.-Reuter.
Secial Democrats have opposed the measures, and [Matthews WAS formerly the Government has resigned in mechanic to Bert Hinkler, and order to allow the formation of a flew with him to Australia in Government on a wider basis- February, 1928, in an "Avian" Reuter.
light plane. Hook has been
described as a "wealthy young STRIKE IN BERLIN. man," who is keen on fostering long-distance aviation.
They started their flight from Lympne Aerodrome, Kent. early last month, in great
secrecy,
TROUBLE CAUSED BY WAGES REDUCTIONS.
KRUPPS MEN OUT.
Berlin, Yesterday. Fifty thousand metal workers
A Reuter eable dated July 1 stated: The British airmen Hook and Matthews, who took off for Calcutta yesterday morning, but were forced to re- turn owing to strong headwinds, have been further delayed are restless over the enforcement owing to a leakage in the of wage reductions. Strikes have petrol tank.]
been declared in several centres, involving the Phoenix and Krupp EXCITED AIRMAN,, Works. The Metal Workers' Union announce that funds are sufficient for a long stoppage. Reuter.
ly, did not anticipate the slowing MR. FOKKER DOES ACROBATICS
up, ran into the rear of the bus. Both vehicles suffered some [damage] but no one was injured.
"Convicted. You wasted a lot of tíme standing there telling lies" Bald Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kow loon Magistracy this morning, when of larger vehicles which cannot he sentenced to three consecutive reverse without extreme difficulty terms of two weeks' hard labour, an
unemployed Chinese, who stole has made it a public menace. The silk jacket, a pair of shoes, and a traffic authorities, it appears, see pair of slippers from three Chinese no objection to the parking of fokis of a Guild at 61, Wai Ching
Street. lorries for hours on end at the
IN THE AIR.
FINED $500 FOR IT!
·
"
'JOURNEY'S END.”
New York, Yesterday. Mr. Anthony Fokker, the famous FINE ACTING BY SALISBURY designer of Captain Kingsford Smith's. Southern Cross, was go
COMPANY. flated to see the heavy laden South- Cross so easily take off ern
"Journey's
that he jumped into a small sports The Salisbury Company present- plane with a woman friend and cd R. C. Sherriff's went through a series of acrobatics. End" to a crowded house at the He was arrested and and $500 for Star Theatre last night. flying without a beence.
Everybody has read the story. He pald
Our Sports Diary
T
talking film in
and last night's show was no ex- This play is always a success, ception to the rule. Realistic was the officers' dug out, which pro- vided the scenery in all the acts, and the lighting and bombing were executed with skill and with thrills.
the fine, passed medical flying tests and "Journey's End" has been narrowest part of the road, and A Chinese woman named Chung and secured a licence, He has Freduced n actually at bends in the road. Fan (21), married, living at 107 been flying for the past 20 years,
London. Shanghai Street, Yaumati, was and has never yet held a licence, This road, which runs from Gov-alleged to have attempted to commit Reuter's American Service. ernment House and past, the suicide yesterday afternoon by University via West Point, has jumping into the harbour from the been a sad reflection on traffic re-occurred just as a ferry launch had Yaumati ferry wharf. The affair gulation for the past four months. left the wharf on a trip to Hong The fact that a number of build- Kong. Liu Foo, the ticket collec- ings is in process of construction tor, rescued the woman, who was on a plot immediately adjoining immersion.
apparently none the worse for her
the thoroughfare does not seem either a satisfactory or the real, reason of this deplorable state of affairs.
A Chinese woman, 65 years nge, and another woman with A baby in her arms. appeared before Mr. Whyte- It is not improbable that a Smith at the, Kowloon Magis- couple of unsusceptible traffic in tracy this morning. The elder woman pleaded guilty to stealing. speetors, if placed in charge of some rope from the Kwong Fook this area, would be able without Cheong Shipyard, while the second difficulty to cool that "Bently accused admitted being the unlaw spirit" among our budding Euro-ful receiver. When the Magistrate pean and Chinese Jehus of the weeks' hard labour on each; the son
imposed a fine of $25 or owner-driver cult on their hectic of the second woman volunteered to journeys every morning down pay her fine. from the Peak to town. The granting of driving licences
nerve."
(Continued from Page: 1.)
throe
Of
Hong Kong is as well regulated should be made conditional on the SNUB FOR PREMIER, as most Cities in the Colonial applicant satisfactorily showing Empire, and better regulated that he is able to pass the test of than many. Where it is lacking, driving, say, from Queen's Road however, is in the regulation of Central via the University road other parties after it has decided traffic. That which should in the to West Point and back to the what to do, but before having come light of logic be a simple matter Police Station-at the busiest to a decision and in the hope that has been allowed to develop into possible hour. For this would be when the decision was reached it a problem. The motor traffic of required inspectors of
might embody common views. "iron course, the Government was to be Hong Kong, without any exag-
responsible for the action firially. geration, is hopelessly out of hand în certain areas, and yet this the where a greater measure of safety part in the advisory deliberations Nothing else is conalitu- There are endless instances adopted.
tionally possible, but those taking Police would in all likelihood deny could be introduced into our would be in no way bound to sup- if questioned on the matter.
traffic regulations and their inter-port anything contrary to the views It should not be a problem. et
pretation. We appear. to be on
they expressed. all. What is traffic regulation the creat of a violent-death-rate a National effort to meet a apecin! The Government tried to secure but the application of a few ele-wave through motor accidents, National emergency. mentary rules? The Police are the majority of which are attrition was therefore not given in here to see that those rules are butable to lethargy, carelessness, order to open up the ordinary party carried out, and that duty is not and the intolerance and in or unemployment, but rather to try controversy, either on agriculture to be discharged merely by paint experience of fifty per cent of and discover if, whilst continuing ing white lines on the road, a la those holding driving licences. Birmingham, or patrolling what are believed to be bad areas and
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News in Brief.
The Invita
LOCAL
Lawn Tennis-Saturday-- "C" Division-Nippon Club v. H.K.C.C, S.C.A.A. v. K.I.T.C., I.R.C. v. German Club.
Racing-September 27- Seventh Extra Race Meeting.
October 10 and 11-Eighth. Extra Race Meeting.
Lawn Bowls-Saturday 1st Division-Police R.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon Dock R.C. v. K.0.0.; 0.0.0. v. K.B.G.C.; Taikoo R.C. v. Club. de Recreio; 2nd Division-.
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The acting was uplendid and, in every sense of the word, brilliant.
Mr. J. Grant Anderson was out- atunding, his descriptive phrases being very amusing. Mr. Edgar Owen and Mr. John Mills were good, as was Mr. Kenneth Birrell. As the funk, Mr. Ronald Brant- ford gave some polished character reling. Mr. James Grant and Mr. Ronald Paget assisted with the success of the play.
To-night the Company is giving "When Knights Were Bold" in which Mr. Dick Barty takes the
Recreio v, Taikoo R.C.; Kow-role of the Denn at short notice.
Joon B.G.C. v. C.C.C.; C.S.C.C.
v. Yacht Club; K.C.C.. Elec- tric R.C..
Swimming Saturday-2nd Night Fete, V.R.C.
Water
V.
Polo-To-morrow -First Division R.A, Chinese Athletic; Second Divi- sion-12th Heavy Battery v. University.
Monday 1st Division- Kowloon S.C. v. Royal Navy ;.. 2nd Division-Kowloon 3.0. v. 12th. Heavy Battery, B.A.
Football Tuesday-Council Meeting, Association Offices, 6.30 p.m.
HOME
Cricket - July 7-9--Oxford v. Cambridge.
July 11-15-Third Test Match, Leeds.
July 25-29--Fourth Test Match, Manchester.
Tennis-To-day to July 5 Championships, Wimbledon.. Rowing-To-day to Satur day-Henley Regatta.-
Athletics July 45-Ams teur, Open World Champlon- ship, Stamford Bridge.
Racing July 18-Eclipse Stakes, Sandowny ben July 28-Stewards' Goodwood, the
July 80-Goodwood Stakes, Goodwood."
July 31- odwood Cupi Goodwood.
Cup
lo advocate their own views, the parties would confer on the peculiar needs of the momont and see 'whe- ther some, petion of a practical and The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. leaving others to be converted by
reckless youths into a kind of Mining Administration's mines for fortunate conditions in which The total output of the Kailan be devised to alleviate the un- Perhaps a temporary kind could not
·Brooklands track.
the weak ended Juno 14, 1930, To take a definite example, amounted to 112,429 tons, and the our industrialists and themselves sactions of our agriculturists and thousands of pedestrians must sales during the period to 111,504 owing to world causes, Your
tons. EEN RA pass the University, each day,
colleagues declina to consider the morning, afternoon, and evening. Damage was done to two effort. That is all in which for the proposal to make this National, Of these, quite a considerable cars which collided at Shek-O yes moment I am Interested. percentage is composed of schoolterday. One vehicle was driven by Co-operation Essential --
Mr. H. Wilson, of the Talkoo Sugar girls, and every one runs the not Refining Co, and the other by Mr.
Mr. Lloyd George, accepting the The Club de Recreio visited the remote riak of a violent death A. Macfarlane, or the Union In Invitations to both conferences, said, South China A.A and won by the twice every day at the hands of surance Society. Both drivers es- The economic condition of the odd set in a "C" division match, some careless driver in charge of
caped injury
Mixed Doubles,
STAR
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TENNIS
CLUB DE RECREIO'S VICTORY:
country is such that I am con- Sevinced that Inter-party co-operation Playing on the Recrelo ground, olders is necessary if we are to take the Kowloon C.C. bent the home pany, the action necessary to put agricul team by seven sets to two.
Eture on its feet again and to reduce
yment:
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China Mail" July 8, 1920,]
To-day's dollar. is worth 3/- 7%d.
The story goes that a local policeman grew very deaf, too deat, for efficient police duty, and that because he didn't want to retire on pension yet, they made him a jail warder. We can imagine circumstances at the jail in which the deafness of a warder might be undesirable, but there you are this is Hong Kong, where things are not what they seem, and skim milk masquerades $9 cream. We have got more round posts in square holes here than has any other place in the world.
Ten Years Hence,
[From the China, Mall of July 3, 1940.3-
At the first annual meeting of the Salkung Building Society it was reported that the first Euro- peon bungalow was drawn for by members and allocated to the mem- bers of a well-known mess on the Peak. It was forecast that five years hencé the Peak will be denuded of Europeans and transformed into a Zoo.
The statutory meeting of share holders in the Harbour Tunnel Company Limited, was to have been held this morning, but there was no quorum and the meeting. adjourned sine dle.
Lord Beaverbrook and - Lord Romere, who are touring the Origat in search of newspapers: for sale were the guests at the
ite normal propose; that two or three advisors, not Hong Kong Club of members of
necessarily, members of Parliament, the Journalista Association.an
of the Premier should accompany the Opposition were
been prov
abortive leaders that execative officers of The new Palgne Judge appointed
of the the Government should attend and to deal with all cases at the Marine that the conferences should be Court took his seat, for the first advisory and not executive, Bri- time this morning and was wac tish Wireless Service.
comed by the Harbour Master