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No. 27,679
SANITARY BOARD
PERMITS.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1930.
Architect Enters a Protest.
NEW YORK.
Depositors Driven Back by Armed Police.
GOVERNOR.
Dastardly Crime by Unknown Student.
SITUATION IN INDIA.
Student Arrested.
AN UNUSUAL CASE.
A strenuous protest on behalf
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BANK SENSATION IN
FALSE INFORMATION,
New York, Yesterday.
POISON FOG.
| DEADLY MIST AGAIN APPEARS IN BELGIUM.
SERIOUS CASES.
Escape of Gas.
Later,
CHINESE RAILWAY
EXPENSES.
$6,000,000 from Boxer Indemnity Fund.
COST OF NEW LINE.
ANNOUNCEMENT
THE MIDGET - GOLF · COURSE In the Front Lounge of LANE, CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT Now Open to the Public.
THE NEW DUNLOP GOLF BALL (with Maxmarking)
will be used exclusively
on this Course,
THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO., (CHINA), LTÐ.,
Pedder Building.
'Phone 24554.
MR. COURTNEIDGE'S BANDITS ROUTED OUT
- OF STRONGHOLD.
MEMOIRS.
Comic "Gags" in Shakes- pearean Tragedy.
AMUSING STORIES.
Canton, Monday. There are some good atories in
of
Fierce Encounter That Last Four Days.
WOMEN RESCUED.
Canton, Monday.
Brussels, Yesterday. The "poison fog" is reported to have reappeared in the stricken districts in the Meuse. Valley. Lahore, Yesterday.
The Fatshan-Chungshan Rail. Mr. Robert Courtneidge's memoire, The bandits' old nest at Tung- The Governor, Sir Geoffrey de of his client was entered by Mr. Amid the continuing crop of One fatality occurred at Tibleur to-day, whilst several serious failures throughout the
way line was completely surveyed" was an Actor Once" (Hutchin koo, in southern Kiangai, which Montmorency, went straight to 3. S. Gibson, architect, at the bank bed without lunch, but is pro- meeting of the Sanitary Board. country, a major sensation has cases are reported at Fiemable last Saturday under the supervison, 12s. 6d.), for the author began had been occupied by the Com
and Hermalle Sous Huy. gressing satisfactorily. The The protest arose through an up-been caused by the closing of [The plague is generally believ.sion of the two experts, Chen his stage career when actors wero munists as their stronghold for names of the student assailants plication for installation of water Chelsea Bank and Trust Company, ed to be the result of au ley mist Chun-wel and Wu Teh-hui. The very different from what they are several years, fell into the hands and off the of the Nationalists under Kung length of the line is 71 miles. at present, both on are unknown, One Hindu who closets at 2 and 4 Sing Woo Road, New York City. The Bank was playing havoc with weak lungs. The expense for construction is stage. For instance:
Ping-fen on December 19, after a a small institution, mainly patronas all the victims were either aged received a degree to-day had a being refused.
estimated at $12,000,000, Mr. Gibson said that an origin-ised by theatrical folk, and had do and asthmatic or otherwise bron-which one half will be paid from comedian of rehearsal, greedy
"Billy Hardman, the ingenuous severe encounter, inflicting had donkey procession arranged in
of suffering heavy casualties on order to ridicule the users of for- al application for four water posits estimated at $18,000,000. chially affected.]
the Returned Boxer Indemnity laughter, cunning to conceal inten- both sides. The Communists are eign cloth, but this has now been closets had been approved, but A crowd of 300 depositors tried to
fund, the other half assigned to tion, never quite sure if he'd inter- now retreating in the direction of abandoned.
later the owner decided to put in storm the Bank's Bronx branch
at Shihlungklang, being closely pur- only two. He did not think it in-when the closing notice was ex- It now appears that the death the responsibility of the inhabit-polate at any point, and then
night the sudden, ruthless gagger, sued by the Government troops. cumbent upon him to advise the hibited, only to be repelled by a at Tilleur was due to an escape of ants. The attempt on the life of Sir board of the fact.
On the line the following sta-respecting neither leading man nor Following the victory, the re-. dozen policemen, flourishing re-| Mr. Lo replied that the change,volvers who, as a precaution, were gas from a cracked pipe. Never- tions are proposed to be establish-woman, to whom no stage sorrow gulars were able to rescue more Geoffrey de Montmorency occur-
theless, the authorities are carry-ed: Fatshan, Shekhang. Lung-was sacred; profaning the mighty than 200 persons, male and red in spite of all precautions, should have been notified, as cir- sent to the spot. Admission to the University Hall cumstances might arise over the
ing out investigations in the loca- chow, Sinchung, Chancheun, Pick-bard himself, when, as the Lord female, kidnapped by Reds. Disturbing rumours regarding ties affected and taking samples >
Stronghold Captured. was regulated by permits and change which would call for con- the Bank are alleged to have been of the atmosphere in sealed tubes. kong, Liuchow, Talliang, Yung-Mayor in Richard III, he would kee, Siulam, Cheungkok, Shekki, drop his white wand innocently
According to telegraphic, ad- special police arrangements were sideration by the Select Com- spread anonymously by telephone-Reuter.
Chatigkapin, Taiwan, Namlong, through a hole in the stage and The shots came. from amittee.
Two men are in custody for cir- block of seata occupied by the Mr. Gibson asked that a ruling culating false information.
Yaikow, Heiachak, and Tongka-look with pretended stupefaction vices from Kung Ping-fen, his and dismay as Richard glowered at troops launched on December 16 students. The Police arrested might be made for his future
Further Closings. one student while he was actual guidance.
The streain of Bank closings
The length of bridges is ap-him. Or, as the gravedigger in general offensive against the One Hamlet, take off a dozen waistcoats Reds in Tungkee from two direc ly firing and seized
proximately 12,000 feet. An application for an eating continues. The City Bank of
branch line from Slulam passing sad perform a spade dance by the ions. The bartlits' stronghold knife, and cartridges in his pos-house licence at 32, Sai Street, was Miami Beach failed to open follow-
was captured on December 19 8 refused, and some discussion en-ing yesterday's run on the City
Kauchow Kinpao to Koochan is grave-side.
a result of a fierce engagement Two sued over the application for a National Bank of Miami.
suggested to be built to connect
lasting four days.. similar licence at 95, Wing Lok small banks in Hartford and
the Ning-Yang Railway (Kong- moon-Sunning) the length of the Street. Mr. Lo said the original Connecticut have also closed.-
branch line is 511⁄2 miles. Canton The Government of India has application was refused. Improve-Reuter's American Service. ordered the unconditional relensements had since been made, and of Pandit Mohan Malaviya, who he thought the matter might be some time ago was removed to reconsidered. The meeting decid- hospital from Naini Jail, owing to ed to ask the Select Committee to
go into the matter again.
made.
session,
liness,
a revolver, a.
Prisoner Relenged.
Allahabad, Yesterday.
Ordinance Changes.**
BANK RATE.
REDUCED IN NEW YORK TO TWO PER CENT.
LOWEST ON RECORD.
-New York, Yesterday.. New York Federal Reserve
New Delhi, Yesterday. side authority to settle one of the The Viceroy, Lord Irwin, has essential conditions of its working. issued an ordinance renewing The Chairman concluded by ask the subject of certain changes in ing the delegates in stating their the Press Ordinance, and also the cases and making suggestions to Bank has reduced its rediscount: Authorised News Sheets and bend all their energies to creating rate to two per cent., the lowest on record. This compares with Newspapers Ordinance, both an atmosphere of good will and pro-three per cent. for Boston and 3 of which recently expired.
The gress.
İper cent. for all other Federal Re- Viceroy has also promulgated an
The Women's View. Ordinance concerning non-pay-
The Indian women delegates, the gerve Banks.-Reuter's American
Service. ment of
Mrs. and liabilities, including Begum Shan. Nawaz taxes,
Sabbarayan, intervened with an PRIEST'S FATE. eloquent appeal to Hindu and Muslim Representatives to settle
Premier's Appeal.
OF REDS.
'PHONE TO CANTON:
To Be Installed in Near Fature.
Canton, Yesterday. Since the conclusion of the contract for a long distance telephone service between Canton and Hong Kong, Pre
parations for construction work are under way. Accord- ing to the information from Hong Kong, all materials in the Hong Kong office are in store ready for use and en- gineers have been sent to the New Territory to supervise the instalment.
wan.
News Agency.
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PUBLIC PUZZLED.
MYSTERY OF THE CHRISTIAN GENERAL.
EXPECTED IN TIENTSIN.
Public Character.
Acting under the instructions "How he strutted down the of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the
street as the children shouted and force under Wang Tung-yuan, Tao the elders grinned. This was a Kwang, Chen Kwang
chung tribute offered to him everywhere. Wang Chin-yueh and Liu Yi are and his enemies explained it now heading from Pingkiang, this fashion. Billy, as soon as he Linyang and Pinghsiang for arrived in town, sought out a Tungku and Haoushui in North- group of youngsters at playwest Klangal to crush the bandits Striding into the midst of them ho there. would seize one and cufling him in! simulated anger exclaim: You
Rapid Advance. With the rapid advance of the little devil. I'll teach you to call 6th, 8th, 9th and 19th Route
Mr.
AR
and
VOLCANO HAVOC.
Canton, Yesterday.
me funny Billy Hardman!"
Army, they will be shortly able to The whereabouts of Feng Yu- "Releasing his victim and walk-join forces with each other in the As soon as all wired are lmiş
helang have become a puzzle to the ing away, he was instantly follow-southern sector of Klangsi, underground up-to-date · tele-
public. Shih Yu-san has received od" by every urchin shouting joint attack against the Reds in phone sets will be installed
a wire from General Han Fu-chu,Funny Billy Hardman.'
With Kwangchang, Ning-tao for service in the British Sec-
chairman of Shantung, that Feng Hittle manipulation this BOON tion by the end of September, will reach Tientsin within a few spread through the town, and Billy Chengkiang will be launched as Like soon as they arrive at their de next year.
days, and that Shih is requested became a public character. Preparations for
signated positions.-Canton News construction work in the
to afford the proper protection to all great ideas it was simple.” ."
Agency. Chinese Section are reported
him. Shih has lost no time in But they were hard workers, thes to commence at the not dis-wiring to General. Yu Haueh-actors of the old school. tant future. Canton News-
chung, garrison commandant of Courtneidge used to teach himself Agency.
Peking and Tientsin, und Chair-to express various emotions by re- man Wang Shu-shang of Hopei, peating the alphabet or the multi- FORTY VILLAGES DESTROYED to draw the attention of their plication tables emotionally! troops- in order to give due pro- "One Summer day," he writes, tection to Feng.
"I stopped by the side of a thick Madame Feng Yu-hsiang is re-hedge. There was a perfect still- ported to have arrived in Tien-ness in the air, not a soul was in tsin together with a large number sight, and I began my exercise with
Canton News Agency. WHAT CHINA WANTS
NO ABOLITION OF FOREIGN RIGHTS.
MINES DISPUTE.
London, Yesterday. their differences. The Begum eald❘ TERRIBLE DEATH AT HANDS Strong appeals to the mineri- that the time tor speeches was past ties of India to settle their differ- and the time for solid constructive When were ences was made by Mr. Ramsay work had arrived.
Shanghai, Yesterday. MacDonald, presiding at a meet they going to settle the minority
That Christian martyrdom is ing of the minorities sub-com-differences if not now, when they mittee at the Round Table Con- had come 7,000 miles at a tremend still existent is evidenced by the ference to-day, also by the only ous sacrifice for the sake of their story of the terrible death of two women delegates at the country with the object of becom-Father Marcus Ho at the hands DANGER OF STOPPAGE NOT of North-western Generals. the multiplication table, laughing Round Table, Mrs. Subbarayan (a ng masters In their own home, of, Communists in the meuntain- Hindu) and the Begum of Shah-Was it wise that they should re- Father Marcus. who was driven
main divided in their ranks? She
ous district of South-east Hupek.
On his arrival at the mis-
YET AVERTED.
WALES DISSATISFIED.
nawaz (n Moslem).
Mr. MacDonald said: "It Is no begged her Hindu brethren and her out of his parish in November, re- good your starting a working In-Muslim brothers to think that the turned with the Intention of Tes- dian constitution and asking any success of all their mission lay in cuing vestments and sacred ves outside authority to settle one of Hindu-Muslim unity and she ask-els. the essential conditions of a suced Hindus to be generous and bion station Communiste seized
London, Yesterday. beat him ter. and stripped him, cessful working constitution. Muslims not to be exacting.
It is announced in the coal dis- tricts by a small majority, that led him away for a short they had accepted the recommanda-
then
UNEQUAL TREATIES.
London, Yesterday.
A review of the political outlook
AND CROPS RUIN.
PLIGHT OF NATIVES.
The Hague, Yesterday, The Intest report from
the
Governor-General of the Dutch East
and crying to the numbers, grow- Indles' states that 40 villages have ing fierce and tender by turns been totally or partially destroyed until, hearing a rustling behind by lava at the Merpai eruption. me, I turned around.
Another Bad Moment. "Everything I had ever been ashamed of might have been com pressed into that moment. A num ber of farm hands men and girls,
had been lying behind the hedge
Number of other villages have been evacuated, hundreds of head of cattle killed and the crops exten- sively destroyed.-Reuter.
•
MURDER CHARGE.
On a charge of the murder of
Therefore I hope you will bend all Speaking for the women of India, ribly, olinded him with lime, and your energies to creating an at- the Begum said, "As sisters, we cistance. They tied a rope around tions of the Miners Conference, ac- mosphere of goodwill and pro- expect of you, as daughters, we bekhis neck and slowly strangled him. cepting a temporary spreadover of in China, submitted to the Man and were now standing, looking Cheung Man, a stall foki at West- of you, and as mothers we demand He was buried without a colla hours without reduction wages.chester Chamber of Commerce by open-mouthed with astonishment ern Market, Ng Kin, also a fruit:
gresa,"
of you to come to B settlement
дож.
become 3
4 All Indians”.
Reuter.
· Racial Dispute.
Mr. A. J. Cook sald to-day that the Doctor Kuang-son Young (the at me. Directly we faced each stall foki, made his second ad- To-day was the first time that Mrs. Babbarayan supported this
federation was not satisfied with Special Commissioner in Europe other what yella, and shouts, and pearance before Mr. E. H. Williams
1 LONDON FOG:
at the Central Police Court this the vexed question of Hindu and appeal out of an earnest desire, that
the form of sprendover now operate of the Chinese Government) has peals of laughter burst out.
turned, and fled. . . .” Moslem differences have come India should
morning. united
Ing in Scotland and South Wales, just been issued.
The author had another bad¦ within official cognisance at the nation...
Mr. A. R. Covey appeared for the CLEARS AFTER THREE DAYS and there was still danger of a stop- It expresses the opinion that re- Round Table Conference, whose
VISITATION
Page in South Wales unless the newal of the treaty on which moment when, at the very-begin accused, whilst Mr. T. Murphy, 2nd progress has so far been delayed She said "Whatever our ereed we
owners and miners were able to rests Sino-British relations, which aing of his career, he was playing A.D.C.I., was for the prosecution. by the fallure of the two com-are all Indians and it is to our
agree before December 81.. 18 to expire two years hence, is mail parts in Richard III. with, Accused was remanded to Tues- munities in private meetings to common citizenship in the future
Eugby, Yesterday, Mr. T. Shiawell; -Minister of plainly impossible. Nationalist the great Barry Sullivan. Ho day morning. settle the dispute. Both at the that we must turn our hearts. If To-day the fog which has over-Mines, la going to Scotland to talk China, while desirous of abolish-could it get a ault of armour Conference have said that they safeguards are necessary now they hung London and the suburbs for both to owners and miners-Res-ing axtraterritoriality, does not small enough for him for the last want full self-Government, but should be such as 'will not hinder three days cleared, after causing ter they are at variance on the ques- the development of common Indian trouble and delay to Incoming! tion of the continuance of separ-citizenship and to every project Set workers in the morning. By the PUBLIC WORKS COST ate electorates, which the Moslemus apply the principle, will it makes late afternoon traffic conditions now have-Reuter.
Plea· For Agreement:
one.
or mar press towards Indian were, normal, but local mist US. EXPENDITURE. ESTIMATED Ation the decrease of foreigners in/dressers at the last moment thrust low whisper bit into me. Go off
nationhood? She hoped that with Croydon prevented the arrival or the help of their Chairman, Mr. departure of air liners
In order to keep in touch MacDonald, and of the whole Bri-Wireless Service. with the affairs of the Indian tish delegation, this most thorny
Bright Sunshine.
Britian
AT £144,800,000.
desire abolition of foreign legiti-act, so be carefully padded a large then the words like arrows came- hissing past my ears-Go off, go mate Interests, property rights and
Somebody, in the confusion of off, sfry. personal safety.
Dr. Young notes with satisfac changing, purloined it, and the "I tottered, undecided. Again a China who have always urged their him into an absurdly large suit, you damned fool. I understood Governments to a "strong" policy. In the dim light the stage manager this time and turned, at the same Discussing China's International did not realise what he looked like time trying to lower my arm, but Washington, Yesterday, status, Dr. Young says what and thrust him on to the stage the elbow jolate of my armour had Round Table Conference the Prime question would be settled so that in In parts of the London Area President Hoover announced Nationalist China wants is the without listening to his explana atuck, and I had to walk off still Minister has abandoned his usual fature India might, and peace, hap the fog last night became thicker that the total expenditure of the passing of the unequal treaty tlons saluting! The laughter grew into "I walked unsteadily forward, a yell, and my exit was greeted Christmas visit to Lossiemouth and piness and contentment. A gun than for many years. The fog Federal Government in 1931 on regime, but what is even more Im- will remain at Chequers. He has eral preliminary discussion follow continued to-day, giving place to public works will amount to portant is the passing of the fossil he writes: "I was inside a barrel with a huge burat of applause.
which swayed backward and for The Beetle.. £144,800,000-Reuter arranged a Conference with officials ed and the committee adjourned light rain in some areas.
mentality, which augurs well forward as I moved, a pair of thin "In a very little time my armour and expert advisers for Saturday until after Christmas.
Similar conditions were expert-
the friendly relations between rege underneath; my head thrown was torn off and I was dressed. Attack On Governor. and Sunday next, The Minorities
enced in many parts of England,
China and the Powers. The reaction back, so. I might ses under the Creeping to the files I peered over ̈ ̈When · leaving the University notably the midlands-- and › cast
enused, by "the Committee of the Round Table
foreign. Powers helmet that quite covered my eyes, the rails to hear what notice would Conference held its first meeting Convocation at Lahore this after coast, although the southern coun-
dilly-dallying is vanishing "Sullivan was just beginning be taken of my exploit.
China is not all war and band! Here pitch we our tents when "When Barry had acknowledged this morning the Prime Minister noon Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, Hies and coast experienced bright TO JOIN ROYAL FAMILY FOR presiding. Mr, MacDonald said Governor of the Punjab, was sunshine throughout yesterday and
try. She is getting ahead, and something like a gasp, then a mo- some calls and the curtain faslly that the settlement of the wounded by two revolver shots again to-days
since the Three Eastern Promontary pause, followed by a crash: fell, I heard the well-known voice vinces" (Dr. Young objects to the minorities question was esacntial to fred, it close quarters by a young While vessels are held up in the political progress of India, and Indian. One bullet struck the the Thames estuary, visibility is HRH the Prince of Wales as are Manchuria) have sided with of exclamation and laughter from booming. Where is ho? Where le that was not only the British view Governor in the left arm. Another quite good at Southampton and recovered from his chill and took for peace, atability and com- scarcely heard the laughter, “Who That young man the but that shared, he was sure, by grazed his back. The third struck | Hull British Wireless Service:
whlet
the Indian
Police: Chazian
orSpecial Singh, whose ondition is serioun.
dian, IrrespecSub-Inspector:
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London, Yesterday,
ter
the front, madə him turn round.“
the Central Government, the out
The Talks Who Mr. Sullivan?. left for Bandringham to join the other members of the Royal Fami-merce is brightening dally-Reu- for my ears were covered by the the beetle ly for Christmas Heuter
helmet. All my thoughts were "That made me laugh, and - he concentrated on the fact that I seemed to think if a good joke also, was late. Endeavouring to make for be laughed, and, as all those by the entrance natural. I came to the on the, stige joined in, I know I
eslute Sullivan turned and who sawad 15-00
«hostly figure in
A the open-top motor omnibused
London: will: be ́rép
vehicles
re the route is anitab
dnibuses will be used;
glared at me, is locked just 16 "After that I was alwași de
moment in amazement, and itary Beatle Mi