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No. 27,698
CENSUS OF THE
COLONY.
STEEPLECHASE
RACING.
Date Fixed by the
Government.
Fanling.
(Six Events Scheduled at 14 Wickets Fall Cheaply
in Third Test Match.
OFFICIAL ORDER.
GOOD SPORT PROMISED,
[By “Wombat,”]
DUCKWORTH BRILLIANT.
The draft of the Census Bill is
Durban, Yesterday. published in the
The committee of the Fanling! Government'
Changes in the teams for the Gazette. The draft census order Hunt and Race Club have made Third Test match resulted in states:-
arrangements for a big crowd at M. J. C. Allom displacing 1. A. R. Whereas by sub-section (1) of Kwanti to-morrow afternoon, and Peebles in the M.C.C. side section 2 of the Census Ordinance, if only they are favoured by fine. L. Quinn and S. Curnow for 1931, it is provided that the Gov. Weather Kome excellent sport E. P. Nupen and X. Balaskas in ernor in Council may order that a should be seen. census shall be taken for the i The course is in very good con- The weather was overcast and Colony and that any Order sofition, I am told, and jumpers in good turf wicket greeted Siedle made may prescribe the date of particular will have everything and Mitchell as they opened the South African innings before 2,000 such census, the persons by whom to their liking.
the South African eleven.
EXITS.
ELECTRIC TRAIN SMASH.
Americnu Service.
ear
[Many Killed and Injured in India.
Maldan.
LATHI CHARGES.
MUTINY.
Court Martial Ordered for Delinquents.
CONFINED TO BARRACKS.
CONFERENCE.
Premier's Statement Eagerly Awaited.
FINAL SESSION.
New York, Yesterday. Nineteen suburban residents, in- cluding seven young women, were. lightly injured during the ruah hour, when the first nf fan electric train jump- +d the points and crash-
Bombay, Yesterday.
London, Yesterday.
Rugby, Yesterday. ed into a wall, being wrecked. A
Armed police opened fire at a As a result of the court inquiry short circuit followed.
causing meeting of mill hands in
The Minorities Sub-Committee the into the incident aboard H.M.S. of the Round Table Conference clouds of smoke. The passengers Parel area,
two persons being Lucin, the Admiralty has decided held a short final meeting this in a panic fought for the exits wounded. and
Thirty people were to court martial four men and morning, and approved of the re- into the tunnel, many receiving injured during a lathi charge by deal with the others summarily port drawn up by the Premier, its tcratches and bruises-Reuter's Folice on a meeting on the after a court martial. The latter chairman, summarising the meanwhile, will be confined to claims and views put forward in Serious Rioting.
barracks.-Reuter.
committee discussions by all com- Patna, Yesterday. (An earlier message stated:munity interests. The report Four persons were killed and The Admiralty states that was sent to the committee of the several injured on both sides as the weather delayed the full Conference which resumed the result of Police firing to check undocking of H.M.S. depot ship its sitting this morning, and be- serious rioting in the Manbhum Lucia, leaving her only a very gan with a consideration of the District.
short period in which to prepare Defence Committee's report. to join the Atlantic Fleet This! If time permits, the last plen- precluded week-end leave and ary session, which will terminate necessitated the crew working on on Monday with the Premier's Sunday morning on January 4. eagerly awaited statement on the Thirty acamen shut themselves in Government's intentions, will for- below when ordered to parade on mally begin this afternoon- deck for duty. The men were British Wireless Service. arrested and a Court of Inquiry is being held privately. If a Court Martial results, this would be made public.] 'SOLDIER DROWNED.
14-1-5. Cur-
and in respect of whom the re-a The most valuable race is the spectators to-day. turns for the purpose of the cen- Shatin Handicap Steeplechase, With only 14 runs on the board sus are to be made and the par-which looks like being disputed Mitchell, was snapped up by Duck- ticulars to be stated in the re-by Target (who likes the course) worth of Tate. turns...
San Francisco (unlucky Now therefore the Governor in lust start), and As You Like It, a Council in pursuance of sub-sec-winner of two local Grand Nation- tion (1) of section 2 of the Census us.
at his
Ordinance, 1931, is pleased to Remember that the first race is' order and it is hereby ordered as timed to commence at 2.30 p.m. Collows:-
1.This Order may be cited as
the Census Order, 1931.
181 Race.
Starters:-Mr. Siegler, Diana,
2.A census shall be taken on Fanling Stag, Penhole. The win-
March 7, 1931, hereinafter called ner here should be
"the Census Day" in respect of
all persons in the Colony who are
alive at midnight on that day.
3-The returns for the pur-
MR. SIEGLER.
2nd Race.
Starters: November, Marquis
pose of the census shall be made Hall, Yankee, One Third, Discord, with respect to the classes of per- and Royal Flush. song mentioned in the first shall be
column of the First Schedule to
this Order by the persons speci-
fied opposite each such class in
the second column of that Schedule.
The winner how
ROYAL FLUSH.
3rd Race. Starters: Target, As You Provided nevertheless that any Like It, Blue Roy, San Francisco, person claiming in the prescribed Fifty Fifty, The Goods. My pick manner to make a confidential re for this event is
turn shall, subject to the pres- cribed conditions be deerned to
TARGET.
4th Race.
George Duckworth.
COTTON DISPUTE.
NEGOTIATIONS OVER LOOMS BREAKDOWN.
LOCK-OUT BEGINS.
London, Yesterday. Negotiations for the settlement of the Lancashire cotton dispute in regard to weavers operating (more looms have broken down. The general lock-out in the weay- ing section begins on January 17. -Reuter.
SUGAR CONVENTION
GERMAN EXPORT QUOTA TO BE LIMITED.
DRIZZLE OR MIST.
The weather report, issued by the Royal Observatory at 10.27 this morning, states:-
An anti-cyclone is central over S.E. Mongolia. Moderate to fresh monsoon along the S.E. cosat of China, and over the China Sea.
Forecast: N. E. winds; moderate; clear at frat, some drizzle or mist later.
Execution Protest,
Bombay, Yesterday.
SLIPPED INTO KOWLOON RESERVOIR.
VAIN ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.
Calcutta, Yesterday. A meeting of the European Association has unanimously passed a resolution supporting ing the Round Table Conference. the President's attitude regard-
-Reuter.
Unity of India.
London, Yesterday. The final plenary session of the Indian Round Table Conference
the
fell another victim to the
Berlin, Yesterday. Lancashire stumper and left with The German Sugar Association the score board reading 23-2-2. has agreed to the proposals to Voce claimed another wicket when which the Garman delegates at the
A young soldier of the Argyll and began this afternoon and will be Taylor edged one into Duckworth's negotiations for a new world sugar lajured and sent to hospital as the tragic fate yesterday, when
Nearly a hundred people were Sutherland Highlanders met with a concluded on Monday. The eleven hands. 33 3-3. Things were convention agreed on January 8, result of police lathi charges all slipped and fell into the Kowloon Maharajah of Rewa, who insisted
he speakers to-day included now not going too well for South namely, the non-European Africa.
augar over the city, arising from a hartal Reservior, and was exporter's proposal that Germany's declared as a protest against the spite of repeated efforts of his out of the Federation must not be drowned in that any Indian States standing Siedle joined by Catterall rais-export quota be half a million tons execution of four condemned men comrades to save him. ed the hopes of the home support- for 1930-31, 850,000 tons for 1931-implicated in the Sholapur riots last
compelled to join in. era by adding 18 runs for the 32, and 300,000 tons for the aue-May. fourth wicket, but at this point ceeding three years. Reuter. White get one past Catterall's de- Starters: The Partridge, fence. 51-4-11.
COLONY'S FINANCES. Zephyr, City Hall, Sunning, At lunch the score-board still 4.The returns shall state, in Ploughman, Shiny Pearl, Andan-remained the same, Siedle and the case of all persons with re-tino, The best one here is
Cameron being together. spect to whom returns are to be
The feature of the play had made the particulara specified in
Teen three magnificent catches by Duckworth on the leg side.
Rain delayed play after the lun- Persons with respect to whom Nugget, Grey Mouse, Bing Ching, had been added without loss when Starters: Duke of Niehlung,cheon interval and only 8 runs returns are to be made.
Fernleaf, Joseph, Fanling Stag. heavy rain caused the abandon- mid-The winner should be
ment of play for the day.-Reuter.
Scorea:-
the person by whom the return Is
to be made with respect to him- self.
the attached Form.
First Schedule.
1.-Persona present at night on the Census day in a
dwelling, lodgings
or
rooms,
separately occupied by any pri vate household of which they are
THE PARTRIDGE.
5th Race.
members including paying guests Christmas Belle, Chara, Glorious
or boardera), or employees
2-Persons present at mid-Stag, The Goods, Gay Caballero, S. Curnow, e Duckworth, b
SURPLUS DOWN NEARLY A MILLION.
The financial statement of the
|
The victim was Private John Mr. Basu, Bengal Liberal, Marshall, aged 19 years, who only criticised the results of the Con Nearly all the mills are closed, joined the battalion on December ference, and complained in regard and 140,000 mil workers have 29, coming out on the troopship to safeguards that Britain expect- struck for the day."
Nevassa.
His home is in Glasgow, nd, India to trust her while not- The entire police force of 5,000
The tragedy occurred when mem-trusting India. ・・・ is mobilized, together with two bers of "D" company were return. Mr. Hafiz Hidayathusain (Mos- companies of the East Lancashires.ing from
issued
ก
A cross-country run. 19m) declared that the work of The Bombay Government had Marshall slipped down the bank, the Conference would prove in- previously
warning but did not appear to be in any destructible, and the Maharajah Government for the month of Ser-have been organised by the local to help him out, but unfortunately ence had laid the foundations of against to-day's activitles, which danger. Several comrades stopped of Dholpur said that the Confer-
Balance of assets and tember, 1930, is as under:-
he again slipped, and this time soon unity in India. labilities on August
got into deep water.
Mr. Gidney, an Anglo-Indian 81, 1980. Revenue from September.
Congress "war council."-Reuter.
UNITED EUROPE.
He could not awim, and was seen representative, urged ample statu
of to be in distress, whereupon Private tory protection minorities. MINISTERS DISCUSS M. BRIAND'S Beaton dived in and succeeded in Mr. Gavin Jones, non-official Euro-
SCHEME.
catching hold of him. Marshall pean, urged that the introduction? struggled so that Beaton had to re- of democratic institutions in India lease him, however. By this time, should be gradual. Private Crane, who holds a Royal Mr. Shivarao said that Indian Humane Society Medal for saving workers were not enthusiastic Geneva, Yesterday. Twenty-two European Foreign life, had also dived in and swam 100 about the new constitution. They Ministers, with their experts, as- yards to the spot, accompanied by wanted a statutory declaration of sembled under the presidency of another comrade. Marshall, how the rights of labour, adult suffrage, M. Brland at the opening of the over, had then disappeared, and and adequate representation of committee meeting on a Euro Beaton needed all their aid, being labour in all legislatures. On Wednesday, two Chinese, Sopean reunion. M. Briand declar-weighed down by his clothes. Yu, a scaffolder, and-Chan Fu-ling, ed that France had remained
DUKE OF NIEBLUNG.
6th Race. Starters: Country Club,
1 to 30, 1980.
South Africa-1st innings,
L. J. Siedle, not out
29
B. Mitchell, c Duckworth, b
Tate
5
Voco
$10,007,229.48
1,839,559,54
$11,845,783.02 Expenditure from Sep
tember, 1 to 30, 1930 ̊. 2,607,376,69
Balance
.$ 9,338,406.30 FIGHT SEQUEL.
TO INCLUDE RUSSIA?
3
11 WORKMAN CHARGED WITH
I
MANSLAUGHTER.
5
59
14,
night on the Census day on the Heretofore, City Hall. The best H. W. Taylor, e Duckworth, b premises of any hotel, club, board-of this field is
ing-house or common lodging or other lodging-house,
GAY CABALLERO.
3.--Fersons present at mid- SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE.
ght on the Census day on the premises of any public or private hospital, sanatorium, convales- cent or nursing home; infirmary. asylum, religious or charitable community, residential institution of any other kind.
4.-Persons belonging to the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, and any other per sons, present at midnight on the Census day on any vessel or in any barracks, station, or other premises under naval, military, or air force discipline.
5-Persons present at mid- night on the Census day on any ship, boat barge or other vessel in any inlandwaters or engaged in any coast-wise or fishing voy- age, or lying moored or anehcred in any place...
181 Race:-
་
Mr. Siegler,
Diana. Fanling Stag.
2nd Race:-
Royal Flush. November. One Third.
3rd Race:
Target.
As You Like It. .San Francisco.
4th Race:-
The Partridge.
:
Shiny Pearl. City Hall.
5th Race
- Duke of Nieblung.
Fernleaf. Nugget.
6th Races
Gay Caballero. Christmas Belle. Glorious Stag»
Voce
R. H. Catterall, b White
H. B. Cameron, not out
Extras
Total (for 4 wkts.)
Fall of the wickets: 1 for
2 for 23, 3 for 33, 4 for 51.
B
Mr. Rama Chandrarao and Mr.
The Police from Shamshulpo and Sardarujjal Singh suggested the
a carpenter, of the, San Mel con- faithful to the plan of a European a party of the Argylls dragged the release of political prisoners in tractors, became engaged in a fight, federation. Herr Curtius refer- spot throughout the afternoon, but India who were unconnected with during which, it is alleged, red to German unemployment no trace of the body could be found. any violent crime. This would FOOD PROTECTION. hatchet was used, both receiving and the need of capital as the On enquiries made this morning, create an atmosphere of goodwill nasty wounds. They were taken basis of her interest in European we were informed that the body of for the consideration of the pro- to the Government Civil Hospital, economic co-operation. Signor the misalog man had not yet been posals-Reuter and on Thursday morning the car-Grandi (Italy) favoured the in-recovered. penter succumbed from his injuries. clusion of Turkey and Russia, but So Yu, who was in hospital, was de Mr. Henderson stated that this tained by the Police, who brought suggestion needed careful con-
sideration-Beuter. him before Mr. E. E. Lindsell at the The draft of a Bill to amend the Central Police Court this morning, Public Health and Buildings
INSPECTION AND SEIZURE REGULATIONS.
AMENDING ORDINANCE.
Ordinance, 1903, and an Enact-on a charge of manslaughter. ment referring thereto, is pub Detective Sub-Inspector M. lished in the Government Gazette. Murphy said that the carpenter had
The objects and
no external injury, and died from a state:-
fractured skull. He might have fallen as a result of the fight.
reasons
His Worship said that that was the presumption..........
Accused was remanded for weck,
STORES GUTTED,
FIRE AT SHANTUNG STREET LAST NIGHT.
BANK RATE.
SLUMP IN AUSTRALIAN CURRENCY.
JAIL FOR AMAH.
PIRACY SEQUEL.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday STOLE PERAMBULATOR FROM afternoon opened hearing in the
EUROPEAN,
case in which 12 Chinese, Kokios and Hakkas, are charged with acts Wang Ng, an amah, who was proof piracy. The case was a sequéf viously employed by Mr. C. Ber-to the recent incident off Pedro wick was charged with the theft Blanco, when a trading junk was of a perambulator from No. 81. alleged to have been pursued by two Peking Building, the property of other craft and all three were, Mr. C. Bowick.
atopped by the steamers Hangsang Del-Sergeant Poyntz sald that and Soochow, and, following wire- accused took the perambulator to a less communication with Hong shop in Portland Street, no doubt Kong, H.M.S. Somme went out and with the intention of having it re- brought in the crews of the three [It was reported from Sydney on tyred, in order to get a better price-native craft. January 13 that the Bank of New at the pawnshop, ›› --
The heating was adjourned to South Wales had agian advanced
Melbourne, Yesterday. A further slump in Australian crrency is reflected in the decision of the banks that transfer rates for |buying on London henceforth shall
bą £125 per cent.-Reuter,
At the Kowloon Magistracy this į Thursday, the telegraphic transfer exchango | mortiing Mr. Butters'imposed ita rate with London, by £3, to £118 sentence of two months' fafl, ⠀⠀·
MOTOR FATALITIES.
The object of this Ordinance is Arstly to repeal section 70 of the 6. Persors present at mid-
Public Health and Buildings Or night on the Cenaus day on the
dinance, 1908, which authorised premises of any civil prison, lock-
the seizure of unmarked meat) ap or other place of detention:
and which is unnecessary, as 7Persons who, not having
much meat may be lawfully sold been enumerated elsewhere for
and consumed in the Colony the purpose of the Census, arrive
which does not hear the official at any of the places or premises
mark of the Government slaugh- above mentioned after midnight
ter houses; and secondly to repeal. on the Census day and before the
section 82 of the Ordinance as-en- returns in respect of persona appointed for the purpose of ar- neted by the amending Ordinance done to a building contractors mat-percent selling. Other banks Damage to the extent of $800 was par cent. buying and £118 8/2ths present on or in such premises or rangements made by the Naval, of 1928, (No. 19 of 1928, s. 8) and shed in Bhantung Street last night.
were to fellow anit.] places are required to be deliver Military or Air Force Authorities to substitute two sections there. The fire, thought to be caused by BRISTOL ELECTION: December at the Botanical Gardens both cases being women. On (42) ed up
in the Colony, but
for based partly on that section carelessly thrown light, broke out 8.Persons not included among GThe captain, master, or and partly on the sections it re- about 8.80 p.m. any of the classes of persons other person for the time being in placed above mentioned.
charge of the vessel.
These sections deal with the the supervision of Mr. G. Moss. In *Three appliances attended under Persons by whom returns are 6The Superintendent of Pri sale, possession, inspection, solz spite of those efforts the whole to be made.
sons or other person for the time ure and destruction of unwhole structure, which was used as coolle 1-The head, or person for the belt in charge of the premises, some food, b time being acting as the head, of 7-The person specified above
quarters and stores, was gutted, the household.
as the person by whom the returns the Public Health and Buildings
The reference to section 82 of the shed was the property of
LABOUR AT THE TOP OF
THE POLL
FT ་་་ London, Yesterday. The result of the East Bristol by- election, caused by the death of the
́ ́DECEMBER RAINFALL.
Two fatal motor accidents were The rainfall for the month of reported yesterday, the victims' in
was 1.28 fach. on eight days, at the In the first instance, Lau Matilda Hosptal, Mounit Kellett, it living at 60, Belchers. Street, wan was 1.21 inch on pine days, at knocked down by a Sanitavy De Fanling, 1.56 inch, on five daya, at partment van which was travelling the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong near Smithfield. She was seri- | Kong, 116 inch on six days; and at busly injured; and died soon after
the Police Station,
2. The manager or other per-are to be made with respect to the Ordinance in section :30A of the Chui Kyn, and was not Insured, Labour member, Mr. Walter. Haker on seven days.alpo, 1.45 inch admission at the Government: Civil
son for the time being in charge persons, present at midnight on Summary Offence Ordinance is do
of the premises, the Census day on or in any of
The Chlef resident officer the premises or places above men
or other person for the time betoned
Ing in charge of the institution 8 The person with respec
The Officer or other person whom the return is to be made,
leted because it is not considered
WAS
The lowest reading of the baro The second incident occurred ing
| Bir Stafford Cripper (Labour) ; meter (MBL) -- was 20,918 on the Queen's Road West, when, at the
Jenstión of Water Street)H- necessary and because the penalty ed section 27 of the Police Force Mr. Chapman Walker (Conserva The maximum gust velocity, as named Houng Ling-mul (13) 20 has been Increased
Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11 of tive): 7,08759 m
recorded by the Dines-Barendell No. 288, Queen's Road West So far as the power of arrest 19007-provided, all that is con- Mr. Baker (Liberal) 4,010, riven by that section is concern gidered necessar
ánemograph, was at the rate of 46 knocked down" by a motor. Jerrs
-hour on the 81st.
Death was instantaneous.