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News in Brief.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY.
NEW OFFICE BEARERS.
TRAFFIC CASES.
THE HON. E. D. C, WOLFE AS COMPLAINANT.
PRIVATE DRIVER FINED.
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The Hong Kong Philharmonic During traffic time this morn
at the Central Magia- Society held its annual general ing meeting in the St. John's Cathe-tracy, before Mr. R.E. Lind dral Hall last evening, when the sell, a case against the driv report and accounts for the year dr of a private motor car
heard in which the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. The Christian Fellowship Meet-under review were passed. ing will not be held at the Helena Mr. C. E. H. Beavis presided in Wolfe, Inspector-General of Police,, May Institute on Friday October the absence of Sir Joseph Kemp, appeared as the complainant, 10th.—(Advt.)
He said that on September 7, he K.C., President of the Society.! Mr. Beavis said:→→
was driving to the, Hong Kong Club. "Although the past season has at noon, and whon coming to the Two deaths from tuberculosisnot been without its difficulties, I junction of Des Voeux Road and occurred amongst Chinese steerage think we can congratulate our Jackson Road, the policeman on. passengera on board the R.M.Sselves on having had a success-point duty give him the signal to Empress of Asia which arrived in ful season, for we have converted proceed. This meant that the port yesterday.
the debit balance with which we signal was against defendant's car, began the season into a credit but notwithstanding this the latter It is notified by the Water Au-balance. For this are rushed along. Witness's car had to thority that from 9 p.m. to-morrow certainly indebted to the swerve toward the pavement, other- to 6 a.m. on Thursday the water vigorous efforts of our late wise a collision would have been
inevitable," supply south of Austin Road will be President, Professor Brown, to interrupted.
whom I should like to express the thanks of the Society.
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DEATH.
WHILEY.-On September 6, 1930, at Coronado, California, at the age of 63, William John Granger Whiley, formerly of the Standard Oll Co. of New York, Hong Kong.
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A fine of $15 was imposed.
Defective Brakes. Arising out of the incident in "Our production of "The Geisha' was, I understand, not an which a boat girl was killed as a re
sult of being run over by an easy matter, but its success was Aberdeen motor bus, the driver and undoubted, for although from a financial point of view the result an official of the Koitong Motor Bus summoned this Company were showed a loss, the expense of pro-morning-the former for driving a duction was heavy. For the suc- Mr. G. Bird, head watchman at es achieved I would like parti- vehicle with a defective brake and
cularly to express our, warmest with a defective brake.
the latter for operating a vehicle Taikoo Docks, reported to the Police thanks to the honorary producer, that an Indian watchman named Mr. F. G. Hunt, and our acknow-official was fined $60. Nabi Baksh has been missing for ledgments are also due to those four days. He took 24 hours' leave firms who so generously augment- and has not been back to worked our funds.
since..
The driver was fined $10 and the
AMBULANCE CORPS. "For our activities for the com- ing season the choice has fallen TRIBUTE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY Detectives on duty in various parts upon the Gilbert and Sullivan
THE GOVERNOR. of the city yesterday evening came inpera. "Yeomen of the Guard." across several Chinese boys dis-We are fortunate in having been
INTERESTING CEREMONY. tributing pamphlets which, it is able to secure the services of Mr. alleged, contained seditious passages. F. Mason as honorary conductor
Favourable comment on the Police aro investigating the matter.ty hope that his connection may the local branch of the St. John few hours he is supposed to be
long continue."
Ambulance Brigade was made by. off duty! Kowloon, in spite of its The forthcoming marriage is nn-: The appointments of officers His Excellency the Governor, Sir
of Arthur
Cornello were all unanimous. The follow-William Peel, K.B.E., C.M.G., recent great development, is nounced divided only into three districts,/Rozario, clerk, National City Bank ing were chosen.--President, Hon. yesterday afternoon when he pre- of New York, of 5, Chatham Road, Mr. W. E. L. Shenton; Honorary sented long service medals, medal- which are sub-divided into only Kowloon, and Henriette Marie Conductor, Mr. F. Mason; Honor-lions and labels to members of the seven health districts, each with Louise Demce, teacher, St. Mary's ary Producer, Mr. R. R. Davis; various Divisions.
ed to his supervision during the Several arrests were made and the for the production and I sincere-good work done in the Colony by
a Sanitary. Inspector in charge. School, of 12, Tung Hing Road, Secretary, Mr. H. J. Best; Trea- The ceremony took place at
As regards scavenging and night
Kowloon.
cases
Whilst searching passengers'
It had
surer, Mr. F. S. W. Smith: Com-King's College at 5 p.m. His Ex- mittee. Mr. J. W. Baldwin, Mr. cellency was received at the en-
DANGERS OF SHARES.
Assistant Commissioner, who conducted him to the College compound where the Brigade wast drawn up in the form of a hollow square under the command of Mr. J. Ralston. Members of the Victoria Nursing Division, in their picturesque uniform of blue matter of $650,000) rather than a land white with red cross on the double mortgage and their princi- forehead, were also on parade. ple, which would possibly be lost His Excelléncy was accorded by investing in the share market? the Royal Salute after which he quisitioners wore extremely gener with Mr. Morris. The presenta
The shareholders who were re-inspected the parade together
(Continued from Page 1.)
per share.
soil removal the hill and city dis- A report was made to the Police A. E. Stone, Mrs. D. M. Richards trance by Mr. A. Morris, acting trict is divided into three main yesterday to the effect that 20 cases and Mrs. J. Shaw.? districts, each with an Inspector of electric bulba valued at $3,000. in charge. There are two In- were stolen from the godowns of Messrs. Anderson, Meyer and Co., spectors in charge of Kowloon
The Ltd., David Building. Peninsula, but the District Inspec-were taken between August 9 and tor of health district No. 15 com- October 6. bines the supervision of refuse collection with his district work, as does the Inspector in charge luggage on the incoming steamers yesterday, Detective Sergeant Kellett of Shaukiwan<- district. The found a Belgian seven-chambered scavenging and refuse collection revolver discarded on the wharf at in the villages of Pokfulam, Aber- the Kowloon Godowns. deen, Aplichau, Stanley, and Tai- apparently been abandoned by aus in demanding a return of 37 tions were then made, after which The resolution, which Sir William addressed the parade passenger from one of the ships was seconded by Mr. Leo D'Almada congratulating those who had re- tam is done departmentally under which arrived yesterday.
senior, was then pat to the meet-ceived the long service medals, the supervision of the Sanitary
Ing.
medallions and labels, which was Inspector in charge..: The dispo- The enquiry into the circum- Chairman's Rejoinder, evidence of their admirable keen-
The Chairman remarked that he ness in their work. sal of refuse from the City of stances surrounding the death of a
He hoped boat girl who was knocked down by would like to, congratulate Mr. that, that afternoon's ceremony Victoria and Kowloon is super-an Aberdsen bus was concluded D'Almada on the excellent way in would act as an incentive to those. vised by a Sanitary Inspector, yesterday at the Central Magistracy which he had put the case forward members of the Brigade who have who is also in charge of street before Mr. R. E. Lindsell sitting as on behalf of the requisitioners. not yet received awards.
A verdict of He did not think, however, that the Coroner with a jury. watering in Victoria. If his death by misadventure" was re- reasons put forward by Mr. the Corps belonged to
Proceeding, His Excellency said duties are found to be too light, turned.
a very D'Almada should persuade the noble Order, which had done & probably something else will be
shareholders to decline to adopt tremendous amount of good in the found for him to undertake! Ex-Charged before Mr. Lindsell yes the policy laid down by the Direc-world over a period of a great cept for the Central and Western terday under the Fugitive Offen- tors. He would like to point out, many years. He was glad to bo remarkable to say that the local Corps Markets, the markets are super-dors' Act of 1881, a Chinese named by Mr. ; d'Almada that
Wong Sal Cheung was remanded
the had performed their part. The vised by the local district Inspec- until Wednesday on a charge of second mortgage was unneces-work rendered in the Colony by
Bary, that the Bank tors, thus ensuring that they, too, having stolen $100, the property of not prepared to go beyond the was well-known to everybody, was the St. John Ambulance Brigade Quang Tại Quen of Sydney. It If there is any one Department have few idle moments!
atated that the defendant had also intimated that if the would take the opportunity to figure of $1,750,000. Mr. D'Almada and, continued His Excellency, he that must be left severely alone The whole work of the Depart agreed to waive local proceedings money was invested in shares there thank the Corps on behalf of the by the Retrenchment Committee ment is thus covered by a staff and to return to Australla.
would be a risk of leaving the com- Colony and the Government.. it is the Sanitary Department at the number of which would put
pany in a liquid position. But he Sir William said the work of least in regard to the number and any decent-sized town at Home to
The cruiser Cornwall (Capt. A. Could assure them that the Directhe Corps with regard to vaccina work of the Sanitary, Inspectors. shame. Last year no fewer than N. Dowding) arrived in harbour or would never think of investing tion was specially meritorious, A few years ago, in commenting 17,047 nuisances were reported to yesterday from Wei-hal-wel. She shares to which there was at In this particular branch of work, upon this aspect of civic adminis- the Department. These had all brought the "C" Company of the tached any tangible risk. There its men had shown great as was a risk in everything, and dis-selfishness in giving up their Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, tration, we pointed out that one to be investigated by a Sanitary who have evacuated. Ma-Tou asters (such as that to the com- spare times to vaccinate the Inspector here has to perform Inspector, who had to make are barracks in compliance with the Pany oted by Mr. d'Almada) poorer people of the Colony, and work in an area the size of a good port and probably follow it up rendition of Wel-hai-wal. The cured at every turn of life, but he did not see how the Colony ly populated town at Home. Dur with notices and summgases, the Cornwall will remain in port until there was no reason to suppose that could have got on without their
October 15: when she will proceed to Resolutions Lost
it should happen to them, e Iservices. ing the year 1929 we are inform- latter involving the waste of many Singapore to dock.
He concluded by wishing the The first resolution, on being put Corps every success. ed in the annual report of the hours in the Courts. Then there
to the meeting, was lost by 14 votes Sanitary Department that "the is the time taken up in supervis
to 10. The annual social function of the
The second resolution, for a re- A group of city. men were "dis establishment was increased by ing the cleansing of houses in the Arts Association of the University one Senior Inspector. The numbers Chinese districts and the cleans will be held on Saturday, October duction of the capital to $2,000,000, cussing the latest invention of one of Inspectors on duty on January ing of servants' and other quar 18, at 8 p.m. In the Great Hall. was seconded by Mr. Gaan, and of their number. 1. July 1, and December 81 were tera in
houses
Hong Kong.. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1930.
SANITARY WORK.
non-Chinese
was
In reference to A
"He saya,” remarked one, that he
"That means a great business undertaking, exclaimed another.
"Or," chimed in a cynic, "a great undertaking business)
Under the direction of Mr. B. G. also lost by 15 votes to 10.has, perfected plans that will enable.
The Chairman Sannounced that, Birch, the plays "Doctor. Love" and 40, 42, and 45, respectively, yo at varying periods through "Rehearsal are to be produced the meeting for the next poll would him to build low-priced motor-cars. It is interesting to observe from out the year. All this The former play will be acted by be held at 10 a.m. on January 20 thus placing the machines within, the the same report how these In with staff of only 45 men and women undergraduates, next, Messrs. Suckling and F. A reach of all."
Xavier being appointed scrutineers. while the latter will be staged spectors are allocated. The city Inspectors, making no allowances solely by the women dridergraduates. The meeting closed with a vote proper is divided into four dis for Home leave and sick leave, The function is open to the public of thanks to the Chairman propos-
ed by Mr. D'Almada. tricts, each with-d sanitary office etc. The wonder is that the and admission tickets are obtain and sub-divided into twelve health Colony is kept so clear as it is, in able at $1.50 each from the Hon. Secretary May Hall, University; or districts each with a Sanitary In spite of the temptation often to at the door on October 18. spector in charge. The hill dis- criticise that, and the other trict is worked in conjunction defect, such na smelling dust with health district No. 8. The carts: lécting refuse in Welling? Shaukiwan extension has a Sani-ton Street at one o'clock in the
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CUBAN PLOT. LEADER OF THE CONSPIRACY ARRESTED.
New York, Yesterday, plot is reported to have been discovered to assassinate high
Ten Years 20.
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