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The forthcoming marringe, ia announced of Alan Prismall, of 578. The Peak, to Jesale Elizabeth Harris-Walker, of 55, The Peak,
lu Fat, master of the Lee Yeo! firewood shop, 22 Swatow Street, reported to the Police yesterday that one of his fokis had abscondeil since 6.30 p.m. on Sunday, taking with him $140 which he had collect- ed from various customers of the shop without authority.
womon
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1930.
BRITON STABBED. CHEUNGCHAU NOTES
ANIMOSITY AROUSED BY RUMOURS.
ATTACKED BY BOY.
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Calcutta, July 20. The attempted murder of a police- sergeant named · Ford has caused great excitement in Calcutta.
MEETING OF THE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
WATER SUPPLY QUESTIONS,
(From Our Own Correspondent.] Cheung Chau, Yesterday. Bolieved to have attempted to
A well-attended meeting of the commit suleide, a Chinese
Cheung Chau Residents Associa air. Ford, who is in hospital in tion was held on Tuesday morning named Li Tol-mul (26), whose critical condition, has made a tea the Assembly Hall. homo, is at 289 Temple Street, claration to the effect that his as Yaumat, was last night found by sailant was a weedy youth of about ing the President, Mr. G. E. Wetton,
During the first part of the meet-"' the Police hanging by a length of 14 years of age. The sergeant was was in the chair, Mr. A. C. Franklin repe from a lamp-post in Canton stabbed in the back with a knife a Hon. Sec. and Treasurer) Road. She
also was still alive, but foot long. unconscious when cut down,
being on the platform: · The min- Animosity towards the police is utes of the previous meeting were and was immediately removed to the being created by members of Con-read and confirmed and the balance Kowloon Hospital, where she is re-gress by tales of assaults having sheet, which showed a satisfactory ported-to-be-recovering,
been committed by members of the state of affairs, was read and pass- force. It is believed that the ed. Jewellery worth $555 was yester-would-be murderer was incited by day reported to have been stolen these false rumours. Straits from the house of Mr. D. M. Times, Goodall, 1, May Road.. The pro-
perty was taken from a locked box CUSTOMS FRAUD? stored in the drying room. It was found missing yesterday when Mr. Goodall had occasion to open the box, which must have been rifled
time ago. some
Mr. Goodall suspects a house "boy," who left his employment on July 15.
WORLD RECORD.
HONG KONG TO SOUTHAMPTON
VIA VANCOUVER.
UNEARTHED BY OUSTED COMMISSIONER.
OFFICIAL'S STATEMENTS.
It was pointed out that extra ex- penditure on reads and springs would probable not recur for some years, and also that other member- ship fees would be paid in during the next two months.
The retiring President re- ferred
to possible further improvements
the ferry in service and Baid that the water supply was in good order.
Mr. Wetton then proposed that the Rev. J. C. Mitchell be elected as President. This was seconded by Mr. A. C Franklin, and on being put to tho mecting, was carried un- animously.
the spring outlets.
Dr. Hollings
Dr.
will
A Chinese youth namod Tan Chiu (18), of 49 Main Street, Aberdeen, was the victim of a serious motor
Tientsin July 15, accident yesterday afternoon. He
Mr. Pan Lien-yu, one of the was walking near the Aberdeen newly appointed Deputy Commis- The incoming President then. Police Station when he was ac- sioners of Customs in Tientsin, took the chair, Mr. A. C. Franklin cidentally run into by i motor bus made the following statement in was asked to continue in office as of the Aberdean Bus Có. He was the course of an interview to a Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. thrown heavily away from the Ta Kung Pao reporter:-
The Rev. A. H. Bray was elected as vehicle, and, felling, his head struck "The total number of the staff first Vice-President and Captain the ground with great force, causing members before was about 400, Lossius as second Vice-President. a fracture of the skull. He was whereas at present there rre
Committee Reports, five minutes before the papers picked up unconscious and taken to about 200, The office hour is now Reports of Committees were then must go to press. If that in- the Government Civil Hospital, fixed at from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and given. The Religious Services formation were given by tele- where he is now in a critical con-with the increased two hours Committee reparted on the rebind- phone to the newspapers asking dition.
every day it is quite enough to ing of the song books, the cost of for it, it would be promptly
handle the daily routine. The which had been met by a special broadcast to the public and
transactions before were some collection. A special service had not everybody has a wireless
times left in abeyance for over a been held at Easter and Sunday set to pick up the hourly
month, but we now deal with School, and Bible Classes had bulletin given out by radio....
and settle everything immediate-been held regularly. We suggest, then. that the
ly after it happens.
A new Committee was elected officials at the Observatory be,
"Most people believe that for-as follows: Miss Green, the Rev. instructed to reply at all times
eign employees on the Customs Desterhaft, Kempf and Clayson. to all Press inquiries concern-
are more capable in their work Capt. A. J. Holland, at present than the Chinese. It is true that ed in detall on the reconstruction The Medical. Committee report- ing typhoon movements, and so Staff Captain on the Empress of some of them are really able men, of make full use of the machinery Japan, left Hong Kong on the but there are those who conduct- Cadbury and which is freely at their dis- Empress of Russia at 6 am. oned corrupt activities. A big case act on this committee during their posal for making authentic June. 4, passed Waglan at 7 a.m. of corrupt practice and squeezing Ume of residence.. weather reports widely and on that date and arrived at Van-has been discovered in which for quickly known.
couver on June 21,
Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Ray, the Rev. Spending mer foreign Customs officials are J. McKenzie, Dr. Hollings and Mr. In-certain-quarters-the-mild-6 hours there he left on the involved. Investigations are at Becking were elected as members ness of the language used by our same day, for Montreal where he present being made and it will not of the Recreation Committee. contemporary may be admired in arrived on the morning of June be disclosed completely for the 26. After spending 1 1⁄2 hours in time being. The way by which
Water Supply. merely making a suggestion. Montreal, he sailed for Europe they did the fraud was to fix for took place in regard to improve-
Considerable discussion The time for mere suggestion is and arrived at Southampton on several months low levies on piece ments and better control of the past. The question was raised July 4. He remained in South-goods of high quality imported by water carrying and transport ser- during the regime of Sir Cecil ampton for eight days, leaving Japanese steamers. It was, how vice: and a sub-committee was ap by the Empress of Japan on July ever, found by the former Com-painted to investigate and tighten Clementi, and it was then hoped 12 and arrived off Waglan at 8,17 missioner of Customs and was left up the contract. that His Excellency would be able p.m. on August 1. having made unsettled due to the recent Cus- A vote of thanks was recorded to influence the Royal Observa- the trip in 58 days, 18 hours, 17 torns event. The loss to the Cas to the outgoing officers and mer
minutes. tory to be a little more reasonable This, even with Hong Kong. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1930. in its attitude to the Press after stay in Southampton, may be aed on those found guilty when the
toms revenue is enormous, and bers of the various committee and an eight-day severe punishment will be inflict- the meeting closed with prayer. the black, signal has gone
world record without the use of investigation is completed." Obstructing the Press. Surely one clerk can be detailed to record for any one transportation the fraud was conducted by the Mr. Franklin read the let of acroplanes. It is most certainly a
"It has now been found that ed by the House Owners' Meeting. take on, in addition to his other Company. Inspired doubtless by recent re-work, the duty of promptly com-
joint collusion of certain foreign Trustees for the Hall and point, merchants and foreign Customs ed out that the retiring members ferences in the China Mail to the municating typhoon news to the
employees during the time of the this year were Mr. J. strangulation of typhoon news on Press.. If one clerk cannot be
former Commissioner. So far McPherson and Dr. W. M. Wright. the part of the Royal Observa-spared for that, then surely the
evidence has been found of four The Rev. J. McKenzie was elect tory, a curt intimation is made person in charge of the Govern- ON THE JOB FOR THIRTY-SIX Involved in the case and investi-and
or five of the foreign employees ed as the British representative in the current issue of the Gav-ment telephone exchange could
the Rev. Rex Ray as the YEARS,
gations are continued on certain American member. ernment Gazette that "the public be entrusted with the duty,
Chinese Customs employees.
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AN OLD HAND."
took
House Owners Alcet. This, meeting was then follow-
is requested not to call the thus still keeping the Observatory the job for thirty-six years goes their sailing to the port for fear of Mr. Mckenzie. All correspon- The enviable record of being on foreign steamers have abandoned the letting of the cottage in place Mr. Pan also, stated that four that Mrs. Jaffray is arranging for Observatory by telephone when sancrosant and acquainting the to Mr. W. A. Allen of the Eastern
retired on pension from the begin- ning of this month,
Ten Years Ago.
the black signal is up," and a list Press with the movements of Extension Australasia and China of detention owing to their condence should be addressed to of places is given where typhoon typhoons. Where there is a will, Telegraph Company, Ltd., who nection with the case.-P. & T. House 22 in future. newa is available. That intima- there is a way,
Times.
tion is superfluous for the simple It is ridiculous to keep on ob- reason that it is impossible for structing the Press in its legitimis the public to get into telephonicate work of securing news. communication with the Obser- the case of the evening news vatory after...the black signal is papers all that is required Is the hoisted. An attempt may be latest available
In
information
CARS IN COLLISION.
MODERN COACHES AND KITCHEN-CARS.
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[From the "China Mail,"
August 5, 1920.)
To-day's dollar is worth 4/- 140.
*
Ten Years Hence.
ย
Mr. Allen, or "Big Bill" as he CANTON EXPRESS. familiarly known to his many friends, was the guest of honour staff of the Eastern Telegraph at a Chinese dinner given by the Company on Saturday night, when the opportunity was taken made, but the individual is em- within ten minutes of going to cigar box, cigarette case, and ash of presenting him with a silver phatically told by the person in press-that means' only two calls tray.
THREE HOUR RUN?
A number of Chinese financiers charge of the Government tele, to the Observatory or to the per-
in Hong Kong have formed Further to phone exchange that he has been son in charge of the Government
what we reported company to engage in the pur- about a fortnight agb, a senior chase of properties in the Philip- instructed not to place any one in telephone line. And the same
member of the staff of the Canton-pines for the purpose, of develop- communication with the Observa-applies to the two morning news-
Kowloon Railway Administrations Ing. Chinese trade. Millions of tory. That was not the gravamen papers. It, by no means implics
told a press representative yesterday dollars will be appropriated in the On Sunday afternoon Inspector that since last week, 'a large num- campaign. of the complaint made in the that newspaper staffs are going Police Station, and
R. H. E. Marks, of the Yaumati ber of new sleepers purchased from China Mail What we demanded to make themselves a nuisance by were proceeding to Shatin by motor at Canton and been turned over to a party, who Manila by the Ministry has arrived not, merely suggested-was telephoning to the Observatory car, were involved in a collision on the line. that facilities be given to the every five minutes of the day. the Shatin Hill just before reaching Work for replacing the old and Press to obtain the latest avail-They are far too busy themselves
the reservoir.
decaying sleepers in the Chinese able typhoon news direct from on a typhoon day for that!
The collision was with a public section will shortly commence and
In the Legislative Council car which was going in the op-when this-la completed, the original Chamber the Observatory.
a pleasing ceremony. For ourselves we are far from posite direction, and occurred half schedule of the express trains will was witnessed when a full length We notice that this morning's satisfied with the latest develop known reason, when the pubile car
way up the hill. For some, un be re-established.
oil painting of Sir Henry Gollan, Dally Press makes a similar plea,ment through the medium of the appeared on the road from round a 60,000 sleepers, which were placed Civil Service in recognition of his The big shipment numbering over subscribed for by members of the though couched in less forceful Government Gazette. We still bend, it made straight for the car with Australia is expected to be work ten years ago as Chairman language. It says:
demand that the obstruction of which Inspector Marks was due here before the end of the year of the Salaries Commission, was when all the remaining old sleepers unveiled by the Hon. the Colonial Inspector Marks drew his car to will be completely replaced.
Secretary. the extreme left of the road to The express trains can then cover avoid a collision, but in spite of this the trip, much faster; it is reckoned moonlight carnival is being the other car continued on Hs that the time may be reduced down arranged by the Lawn Bowls erratic course. The rear reas to three hours, instead of the usual Association to raise funds to pay wheel of Inspector Marks's car was four week the passages of the rinks selected
We can think of no reason the Press be removed and that why the Press should not be
permitted to engage in tele promptly
phonic communication with the
Observatory at all times. The News in Brief. -more-eritical the situation, the
more reason for giving wide
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[From the "China, Mall of August 5, 1940.3
publicity to the latest informa. A valuable collection of postage hit, causing the back of the car to The Administration has purchas to go to Shanghai for the inter- tion available. It might quite stamps, including a fine specimen of be forced against the side of the ed from America several modern port match. It is thus heped to eally happen that news of an Hong Kong Jubilee Tall K, is to be road. Both rear mudguards of coaches and kitchen care, thereby repeal the former decision not to alarming or possibly reassur sold by auction at Lammert the car were dented. No other offering an up-todate and excellent send a team this year on the ing nature would-be in the Brothers sale rooms on Friday at damage was done, and the members service to the passengers Canton ground of insufficient volunteers possession of the Observator 6.16 Tim
of the party escaped Infary,
Gazette,
owing to the high cost of living.