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SIX China Mail
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Shifting from Second to Top or vice versa, without using the clutch, and the relief of the accelerator foot while free wheeling, are important contri- butions to relaxed motoring.
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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931.
DOLLAR. — The
TO-DAY'S closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11%.
Prednen "Manager,
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
OBTAINING CREDIT FIRST EXTRA RACES DEPORTATION FROM REDUCTION OF OIL U.S. NOT TO SUPPORT
BY FRAUD.
Bill to Amend the
Local Law.
AT HAPPY VALLEY.
Non-Winners at Annual Meeting in All Events.
GOOD SPORT PROMISED.
CONCEALMENT OF PROPERTY
one year, that is to say:-
COLONY.
Safeguards for British Subjects.
NO MORE FLOGGING.
IMPORTS.
Action by Government of U.S.A.
COMPANIES' PLEDGE,
A
Washington, Yesterday. voluntary agreement be tween the U.S. Government and several important oll importing
NAVAL TREATY.
Agreement of No Direct Concern to America.
NO REASON TO SIGN.
Washington, Yesterday,
DUNLOP Special
Exten Construction
For
Overseas
Motoring Conditions.
FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES.
LOCAL BRANCH.
Pedder Bldg.
S.P.C.A. ANNUAL
BALL.
Colourful Scene in Peninsula Hotel.
VARIETY OF COSTUMES.
The Roof Garden of the Penin-
CHANGING LEAGUE
COUNCIL.
Note by the Portuguese Government.
WIRE-PULLING,
The Portuguese Government has
The draft of a Bill is published companies for the purpose of re- in the Government Gazette to ducing oil imports by several The Secretary of State, Mr. sula Hotel was the scene of one of sent a note round to all the States portation. amend the law relating to de-million barrels yearly, was an-H. L. Stimson, has given an off-the Colony's most colourful and Members of the League of Nations'
nounced by Dr. W. L. Wilbur,cial intimation to the effect that successful Carnivals
when the with the object of getting their the United States may not sign S.P.C.A. gave their annual dance, consent to a scheme for changing the British, French and Italian flast night. The Roof Garden was once again the composition of the Naval Treaty.
packed with dancers and the sup-Council. Mr. Stimson declares that he per, laid out in the Rose Room, aces no reason for the signature necesaltated two sittings to accom-
The objects and reasons state.
In the Government Gazette is
[By "Wombat."] published the draft of a Bill to amend the law relating to lar-handicap visitors to the first
With every race on the card eeny. The following new section Extra Meeting of the Jockey Club is added to the Larceny Ordin-may look forward to some really ance, 1865:-
enjoyable sport this afternoon. in part:- Any person shall in ench of Handicaps are always a popu- the cases following be guilty of alar item, and with some of the to amend the principal Ordinance The object of this Ordinance is misdemeanour and shall upon
best handicapping talent due to conviction be liable to imprison compete for rich prizes an excel- (No. 25 of 1917) by reverting to ment for any term not exceeding lent day of fast and exciting case of the previous principal Or- the arrangement adopted in the finishes is promised to race-goers.dinance (No. 9 of 1912), under The subscription griffins events which the provisions relating to (a) if in incurring any debt or will bring out substantial fields of deportation orders against British Hability he has obtained fair class performers, and as the subjects were dealt with in a sec- credit under false pretences form of these little chaps is wel! tion separate from that which or by means of any other known some pari-mutuel "divvys" dealt with the deportation of fraud; or
should entice betters to endeavour aliens and to introduce special to take something away from safeguards in the case of British this afternoon's "pari" returns.
In the races for old ponies deportations. This Ordinance also many of those who ran at the amends the procedure in certain Spring meeting will be absent, details as the result of experience but there are still a few non-win. acquired in practice.
(b) if with intent to defraud his creditors or any of them, he has made or caused to be made any gift or transfer of or charge on, his property;
or
ners who should make some in- (e) if with intent to defraud his teresting racing this afternoon.
creditors, he has concealed or
removed any part of his pro- perty since, or within two months before, the date of any unsatisfied judgment or order for payment of money obtained against him; or
Section 2 of this Ordinance re-
Dr. W. L. Wilbur,
25
peals sections 3 and 4 of the prin- Secretary of the Interior, to-day Events for non-winning griffins cipal Ordinance and substitutes Mr. Wilbur declined to state the will be the hardest to pick as new sections 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 4B and exact number of barrels affected, there are nearly all of the same 4C. Of these the new section 3 but said that he had been advised quality and, as most of them have (1) (a) authorises the issue of that the Royal Dutch Shell and shown very little public form, summary orders against allen the Pan American Petroleum anything which has a win to-day banishees from other parts of the Company would co-operate
Empire. Section 8, 9 10 and 12 much as possible. should pay handsomely.
The agree- Last night's rain has not done (3) of the principal Ordinance ment is not written and consists (d) if with intent to defraud his the course any good. The going prohibited the residence here of merely of a pledge by individual
creditors or any of them, hej has caused or connived at the may be a trifle holding, which will banshees from the Straits Settle companies to do their best to cur- levying of any execution upset calculations for hard coursements, and Malay States and tail imports-Reuter's American against his property.
Objects and Reasons.
Section 82 (5) (a), (b) and (c) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891, Ordinance No. 7 of 1891. create three offences, which were adopted from the Debtors Act, 1869, 32 and 88 Vict. c. 62, s. 13. Though these provisions, appear in the Bankruptcy Ordinance, the offences,unlike many other offences referred to in the Bank- ruptez Ordinance, can be com- mitted by persons who have nei-) ther been adjudicated bankrupt nor had a receiving order made against them. A new Bankruptcy | Acts of 1914 and 1926, is in course of preparation, and the offences referred to in that Ordin- ance will be confined to persons against whom bankruptcy pro ceedings are taken. It is there- fore necessary to provide else- where for the continuance of the general provisions of section 82 (5) (a), (b) and (c) of the pre- sent Bankruptcy Ordinance. This is done accordingly by the repeal of the misplaced para- graphs and by the insertion of a new section in the Larceny Ordin- ance, 1865. Paragraph (d) in the new section is derived from sec- tion 6 of the Bankruptcy (Amend- ment) Act, 1926; but is not limit- ed, as that section is, to the case of persons who have been adjudg- ed bankrupt or in respect of whose estates receiving orders have been made.
MR. R. H. HAMSON.
DEATH OF CHIEF
ENGINEER.
candidates.
1
Firsi Race:
SELECTIONS.
Acacia Leat. St. Cyr. Brown Eyes.
2nd Race:
Crown Prince. Lobster Bay. Imperial HaH.
Third Race.
Paul Pry. 'Nippy.
Little Beaver.
Fourth Race:-.
Orlando. Grey Dawn. Mongolian Stag.
Fifth Race:
The Raindrop. Pegasus. Queen Regent.
6th Race:-
Tom Thumb. Scrappit. Peter Davey. 7th Race:-
Britannic Hall. Mindoro, Cloudy Eve.
Bih Race:-
Mike. Fair Sport. Lobster Bay. Ninth Race:
Wisdom Stag. Vasylock, Jill.
FLIGHT TO TOKYO.
A victim of cerebral hemorrhage | FRENCH AIRMEN ARRIVE AT
at the age of 60 years, Mr. R. H. Hamson passed away in the early hours of this morning. Deceased feaves two sons, Mesará. A. B. aúð E. B. Hamaon, and a daughter, Mrs. H、 L. Fox, who are all in Hong Kong.
As Chief Engineer of the ss. Kwong Sal, he had a large number of friends in shipping and other cricles. He was an Australian by birth, but made his home In Hong Kong. His wife predeceased him. The funeral is to take place this afternoon, passing the Monument at 6 o'clock.
ROYAL ASSENT.
HONOI.
KAI TACK TO-DAY.
Hanoi, Yesterday.
Borneo, and dealt with the penal-Service.
ties to be imposed and the evid-
ence to be adduced if they were INTEREST RATES TO
found-hare. For some years It
has been found impracticable to impose these penalties. It is more- over illogical to limit the exclu-
BE REGULATED.
New South Wales.
- SAVINGS BANKS EXEMPT.
sion of allen deportees to those Plans of Government of deported only from the places named. It seems desirable there- fore to abolish altogether the automatic exclusion and to make provision for the issue of local summary orders if and whenever it is considered desirable to get rid of the alien deportees from other parts of the Empire.
-
exer-
Portugal says that there are cer-
of the United States, as the agree-modate the many guests. Situated tain countries like herself and ment is not of direct concern to adjacent to the main room was the Hungary who will never get a scat America. Reuter's American Card Room, and that over popular upon this body. They do not be- Service.
sitting out place, the Bar.
long to any group of Powers who [An earlier message stated:~~ There can be little doubt about unite to get their nominee elect- Several informal conferences re- variety of the costumes, although ed to one of the three places that garding the British, French and the "talkies" seem to have
fall vacant every year. The seven- Italian naval agreement have cised a South American influence in teon members of the League in been held between the Japanese many directions, and a certain sac- Latin America, for instance, ferm a solid bloc. and permanently con- Ambassador and officials of the tion of the crowd looked like a trive to have three representatives. State Department, and it is be-chorus scene from "Rio Rita." One- lieved that the attitude of the gentleman who had obviously turn-there, one of whom retires every Japanese and American Governed his trouser logs up on account year giving place to another Latin ments is very similar.
American State. of the rain, and had forgotten to Mr. Castle, Assistant Secretary turn them down again, was the Spain have almost permanent seats of State, stated on behalf of Mr. cause of much speculation.
and the total other available seats of the agreement in a new five-sentative, he remarked with uncon-of Asia, of the Nordic countries of Stimson that the incorporation questioned by the China Mail repre- are occupied by a representative Power Treaty would involve rati- scions humour, that when he arriv. the Little Entante and latterly by fication by the Senate.)
ed it was raining cats and dogs. a member of the British Common- Pirates were popular, gypsies circumstances Portugal is quite wealth of Nations. Under these and cabaleros also prominent. It
FRENCH BUDGET.
ADOPTED AS A WHOLE BY THE CHAMBER.
SMALL OPPOSITION.
When
Poland and
was noticable that a careful eye right to say that she has no chance was kept on a gentleman who re whatsoever of making her weight felt through the Council but only presented the
maligned
once a year at the Assembly when like every other League Member she sends her delegation to Gen.
much
Toreadors. There
mour
that
someone
WAS R MI- In the had
eva.
guise of 1 butcher
jappeared early in the evening,
Paris, Yesterday. The Chamber to-day adopted Committee to retire, owing to the ed to her, for the Council is in but was respectfully asked by the Some sympathy must be extend- the Budget as a whole. The voi fact that he had left his humane fact, if not in law the most power
ing was as follows:-
For Against
.460
Majority
120
940
Reuter,
con
The prizes for the beat costumes
ed.
On the other hand, it seems as
Idler at home." Investigation by ful organ in the League. As the the China Mail subsequently prov-Executive Committee it carries ed this to be untrue. The rumour out the broad linee of polley and that the tactless man who called progress, laid down by the As- loudly for a "hot dog" was eject-sembly. All the actual detail work ad,
was also found to be false. is done by it and in the case of Neither is there any truth in the a dispute it ie the Council that has Government Defeat.
gossip circulated in the bar to the to act-rapidly if necessary as at Paris,-Yesterday.
effect that proceedings were to be the time of the Greco-Bulgarfan. The Government was defeated in instituted against the person or dispute in 1925 to maintain the Sydney, Yesterday. the Chamber by 325 to 245 votes persons who made disparaging re-peace of the world, The New South Wales Govern-jon an amendment to the Budget marks about the Fanling tiger... ment has published plans for the for improving the
conditions of regulation of interest rates. promotion of school teachers, cost were presented by Mrs. Wodehouse if, try as the League will to make British Subjects.
The chief features of the ing 200,000,000 francs, but the during supper, the winners having Council elections free and open in Sub-sections (2) and (8) of the est on Government borrowings to tion of confidence.
scheme are a limitation of inter-Fremier did not make it a ques-being selected shortly before dur theory, it can never be accomplish- new section 4 insist on long pro-three per cent, and on
ing the Grand Parade by Mrs.
Wires are pulled behind the cedure in the presence of a judge loans to five per cent.
private A combined attack on the Gov-C. E. H. Beavis, Lieut. -Comdr. scenes to an alarming extent and in chambers and a report from
ernment in connection with its Bill Grogan, and Mr. J. C. Anderson.
the now seat which Portugal sug- The interest on bank deposits for reorganisation of the Aero- the judge as to whether or not the range from one and a half to Postale Company (which
The prize winners were:-
gests should be. created so as to allegations are in his opinion well three per cent., but the Govern- ducts air services to West Africa-Lieut-Gomdr. de Courcy (Ire-to &fteen, would not necessarily be Most Original Costume (Men): bring the number of members up founded in the case of the de- ment Savings Banks and the and South America and has been land).
obtained by herself or Hungary, portation, of British subjects, Crown are exempt from this con- in difficulties owing to the suspen-
The new section 4A and 4B are dition.-Reuter.
Most Original Costume (Ladies); for she is not powerful enough to There with slight verbal changes re-
sion of a group of banks connect--Miss Watson (Corsican Peasant), create a vested interest. enactments of section (2) and
Ladies' Best Costume: Miss are also grave objections to en- amendment amounting to a vote of Stokes (Shock-Headed Peter)." larging the size of the body,
Men's Best Costume:-Mr. Yung the last time that this was done Brazil and Spain claimed perman- After the prize distribution, the ant scats and on their request not President of the S.P.C.A., Mr. John being granted sent in their re- The attack centred in the post-Russell, gave a short speech on the signations, though Spain withdrew. tion of M. Flandin, the Minister work of the Society,
hers before the two years' notice of Finance, who in reply denied
was up. It will be interesting to that ho had participated in
see what response the Portuguese affairs of the Aero-Postale Com-
note evokes from its recipients. pany or had had dealings with one
VERNON HARTSHON.
DEATH OF LABOUR LORD PRIVY SEAL.
A BARON.
(8) of the principal Ordinance. LABOURER'S SON NOW The new section 40 is suggested by section 12 (6) of the Aliens, Order and authorises courts and magistrates to recommend aliens for banishment.
Flogging Unsuitable.
Section 10 repeals a sub-section of section 85 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, which authorised the flogging of returned banishees, as this punishment is
not considered suitable.
SALT DUTY..
INCREASE OF 4% ANNAS PER
80 POUNDS.
INDIAN TARIFF..
New Under-Secretary for India.
REPLACES EARL RUSSEL,
London, Yesterday.
ed with it) has falled. A Socialet
non-confidence in the Government was rejected by the Chamber by (Mandarin).
340 to 215 votes at the end of ап all-night sitting.
the
HM the King has approved of of the suspended banks which fin- the appointments of Lord Ponsonby suced the air line-Reuter,
as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-j
caster in succession to Majer NEW SPEED RECORD Attlee, who is appointed Postmas- ter-General, and Mr. Henry Snell as. Under-Secretary for India, in Buccession to Carl Russell,
Mr. John Allen Parkinson be comes Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport in suc- cession to Lord Ponsonby,
The King has conferred B Barony on Mr. Snell, who is the New Delhi, Yesterday. The Committee of the Legisla Reuter.
son of an agricultural labourer tive Assembly has recommended The French airmen, Burtin and the immediate Imposition of an Mosensch, who are flying to additional duty of 41⁄2 unas per Tokyo, arrived here to-day: Their eighty pounds on salt imported to total flying-time from Paris is 77 British India; and also has re- hours--Router.
Later.
commended that the Government
PRESIDENT HOOVER CRITICISED.
The two French flyers, Messrs. the duty up to an additional anna
he empowered further to increase 2nd Roosevelt Needed Burtin and Moenche, arrived at if justified by any further fall in Kai Tack Aerodrome at 11.15 am. foreign prices.-Renter. They had made the journey from Macao using Shell aviation spirit.
MR. LANG SAVED,
OPPOSITION VOTE OF NON CONFIDENCE.
[The airmen took off from Lef Bourget aerodrome for Athens on March 2, with the intention of His Majesty the King has not flying by day and night with the been advised to exercise his power object of breaking the record for of disallowance with respect to the a fight from Paris to Tokyo, their following Ordinances a nitimate destination. They were LOST. BY SMALL MARGIN. **Ordinance No. 18 of, 1980 —An severely buffeted" while crossing;27 Ordinance to apply a sum not ex- the Gulf of Alexandretta, and by
Canberra, Yesterday, reading $22,885, to the Public were forced down. Their pro- The House of Representatives by Service for the year 1961. pellor was damaged but was re- 88 to 35 has rejected an rositioŭ
Ordinance No. 26 of 1930-An paired the following day, ben motion of non-conscience Ordinance to amend the law relat|abling them to resume their flight] The fallowers of Lang
to Companies,
to Baars.)
saved the Government,
at White House. SENATOR BORAH'S PROTEST.
Washington, Yesterday. Severe criticism of the present American Government has been
made by progressive members of both the leading parties.
BROKEN IN AN M.G. "MIDGET" CAR.
90 MILES AN HOUR,
London, Yesterday.
DEATH PENALTY.
KANSAS IN FAVOUR OF ITS RETURN.
EX-POSTMASTER-GENERAL
for
MODERN VIOLENCE.
New York, Yesterday, The prevalence and
London, Yeaterday. violence of
The Right Hon. Vernon Hart modern racketeering in America has caused
shorn, P.C., O.B.E. Lord' Privy a reaction in favouu Seal since 1930, dropped dead in
of capital punishment in the States his home at Maastog, Glamorgan-
On the Brooklands track, driv.like Michigan and Kansas, which ing an M.G. "Midget" car, G. E. T. originally took the land in its anire, Wales, to-day. He was 69.
-Reuter. Eyston to-day broke Capt. Mal-abolition.
A Bill providing for a public re- Parliament in 1918 as a Labour [Mr. Hartshorn, who entered colm Campbell's recent world "baby" car record, with speeds ferendum on the question of Member for the Ogmore Division storation of the death penalty of Glamorganshire, was appointed One kilometre in 97.09 and one which has had no execution
been passed in Michigan Postmaster General In 1924.- He infle 1 96.95 miles an hour-
for Was A former President of the Reuter.
a century; while in Kansas South Wales Minars Federation [Captain Malcolm Campbell set which abolished executions sixty and was a Member of the Indian
an im- Reforms Commission.)
of
has
over
a new world record on February 8 years ago, there will be for "baby" cars when he reached mediate resumption if the Governor a speed of 94.061 miles an hour in signs a Bill which has passed the That was his first run. His an Austin,at Daytona beach, lexislature. Reuter's American
Servica. second was clocked at 93.994 miles an hour. His average'speed for a kilometre laid out within the measured mile was 93.926 miles
an hour.]
Another Roosevelt is needed at the White House," declared Senator. Notris;, while Senator La Follette, the Administration's propensity to |of Wisconsin, holds that Mr. Hoover appoint commissione whenever is" personally, rasponsible for the any troublesome question arises, failure of the last Congress to re- which be declares has the effect Hovo distross due to the drought. of avoiding direct responsibility Senator Borah in an article la to the people.--Reuter's "American Collets Weekly protest Inst. Service
WARM!
The weather report fasued by the Royal Observatory at 10.30 am, to-day states:
An anti-cyclone is central. over Vladivostock, and a de- pression covers China.
Forecant: E. or variable winds, moderate; overcast; rafa, fog, warm.
SHOES TO CHOOSE
Fashion decrees that evening shoes must still be chosen to match the dress colour, whether they are In crope-de-Chine, satin, or a soft kid, and court or single strap shoes are made gay by means of shining: Incrustations, strappings of self material, or embroideries in alik of the same colour. Quite new Is the Vague for long frocks of white, or pastel colours, whose heme are lined with more vivid colours-thes the shoes match this pronounced Iining.