OSIXIO
The
SIX China Mail
FREE WHEELING 4TH ADVANTAGE.
Free wheeling is a new and pleasur able experience that adds materially to the comfort of motoring. The yulet- ness of, unhampered but controlled gliding materially leasens fatigue. There is
a complete freedom from jerka.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)
No. 27,782
LEGAL STANDING OF CANADIAN SUBJECT
PASSBOOKS.
Bank's Right to Reverse The Entries.
POSITION OF THE MANAGER.
CHARGED.
Stowaway Alleged to Be C.P.R. Ex-Employee.
REMAND ORDERED.
The wanderings of a Canadian a statement of subject were related at the Kow-
That a bank passbook consti tuted in fact
arcount in the same degree as the entries in the bank'a own books was contended by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.; when the hearing Was resumed, before the Full Court this morning, of an appeal against a decision of Mr. Justice Wood's as to
"Counsel contended that it was
loon Magistracy this morning, when Henry Lee was charged with stowing away from Hong Kong to Rabaal on board the s.s. Bremerhaven.
ESTABLISHED
1845
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.
FREIGHT CHARGES
TOO HIGH.
Reduction Needed for Tea and Rubber.
WORST YEAR IN HISTORY.
London, Yesterday,
"Ceylon has made a wonderful-
BRITAIN'S BUDGET
PROPOSALS MIGHT
BE WORSE.” ·
ly successful effort to reduce all LAND VALUE TAX the costs of its rubber, but there is one economy they have been unable to effect to the extent de- sired. They still pay 57/6 per "I worked for the Canadian ton for rubber to be shipped from Pacific Railway," he said, "but Colombo to London."
reasonable demands interests."
of the
TORIES TO OFFER OPPOSITION.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
T
FORT DUNLOP
Party Hangabad by his belt trešā
Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.
GETS JUDGMENT.
DEATH PENALTY FOR LONDON BOOKMAKER
DRUG TAKERS.
Draconian Law to be Passed by Nanking.
man
INCREASE OF HABIT.
Sequel to Irish Grand National Sweep.
AWARDED, £266,043.
London, Yesterday.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
BLASPHEMY.
Anti-Religious Feeling
in Holland.
HEAVY PENALTIES.
Апуске
NEW GOVERNOR.
TO FALKLAND ISLES.
NEGOTIATED WITH SOVIET,
London, Yesterday.
[From Our Own Currespondent.]
The Hague, Yesterday, Kongmoon, Yesterday. The Dublin High Court has Owing to the growth of the anti- The death penalty in suggested ordered the payment of £266,043|religious campaign in Holland, as the remedy for the sale and to Mr. Arthur Bendir, a London the Government has introduced a smoking of heroin pills by Chair- bookmaker, being three-quarters Bill in the Second Chamber insert- Chan Ming-she, who dis-of the sum won by Scala in the jing clauses in the penal code pro- covered a large increase in the Irish Grand National sweep. viding punishment for habit among the people of the Mr. Bendir's counsel, in making found guilty of offending religious Sze Yap districts.
the application, asked for pay- sentiment by the utterance of con- He has urged the Nanking Gov-ment without prejudice on any temptuous blasphemy in a public onus of was, laid off in October last. With Thus Mr. W. Shakespeare, pre-
ernment proof with regard to an account money I had saved I went to siding over the annual general
to pass a law under question arising in the action be-place, or the exhibition of blaa- London, Yesterday. of Mr. Choa l'o-sien with the Shanghai, and was there two meeting of the Rubber Growers'
The House of Commons ad- which both sellers and heavy tween other parties, and suggest-phemous writings or emblems. He emphasised Equitable Eastern Banking Cor-months unable to obtain work. Association.
tion, and light smokers to sen-should be added as the defendant poration.
I stowed away to Hong Kong in that they had not abandoned journed at the conclusion of Mr. smokers shall be liable to execu-ed that if necessary Mr. Bendir Reuter,
Snowden's speech, after Mr.
to 15 in a future trial. Mr. Potter, for plaintiff. Mr. February, and paid for that trip hope of getting a reduction of the
tences varying from 10 Neville Chamberlain and Mr.
The order was made with the Chon, continuing his legal argu- with a term of imprisonment. freight charges both on tea and
Lloyd George had congratulated years' imprisonment.
It is understood that the Gov-consent of all parties and the re ment, said that he would con- When I came out I again looked rubber, "but they would renew the Chancellor of his great effort: ernment intends to pass this new maining quarter of the sum wil SIR JAMES O'GRADY APPOINTED cern himself directly with cases for work, living on u sum of their application perhaps more The former said that some of
be invested pending the result of that went to show that the onus money that I had banked in hopefully in the event of proof was upon the defence. Canada, and for which I had Suez Canal Company meeting the the proposals of the Budget law.
the action against Scala.-Reuter. of British might be worse, but the others finitely turned before the revenue
[A message of April 13 stated: to prove that certain items had cabled.
would be strenuously opposed. Not Permitted to Land. Mr. been wrongly credited to
would feel the benefit and he must-The Judge of the Dublin High Mr. Lloyd George said that one face the probability of a further Court has ordered Emilio Scala's Chon's account, and that they On finding no prospect of em- Mr. Shakespeare described 1930 were justified in making reverse ployment here I again stowel as the worst year in the history thing rejoiced his heart, namely, decline in Customs and excise re- Irish Hospitals Grand National It is officially announced that the proposed land value tax. venue, which he estimated at Sweepstake winnings to be in- Sir James O'Grady, K.C.M.G, for- entries when this fact was dis-away, this time on the Bremer of the rubber industry.
They had to face the fact that This was mentioned by Mr. | £228,000,000, or a drop of nearly vested pending the hearing of the merly Governor of Tasmania since covered.
haven to Rabaul. On arrival there the New Guinea authorities restriction was practically dead, Snowden at the conclusion of his £7,500,000 on last year's revenue. action against Scala by two Lon-1924, has been appointed Governor refused to let me land.
The consumption of alcoholle don Italians, Epicella and Con-of the Falkland Islands in succes- and must gird themselves to meet speech as the most important
feature of the Budget.
and is es- stantino, who claim a share of alon to Mr. A. W. Hodson, C.M.G. the opinion He expressed
Ministerialists repeatedly and quors fell last year
agree--Reuter. venue this year. This fall seem-ment.] that the potentialities of rubber loudly cheered him when he said mated for a further fall in re- the winnings under an
ed to be a permanent tendency for roadways were enormous. As that he meant to reintroduce the regards tea, restriction of which Land Valuation' Bill, which pres and from the point of the Nation's PRINCES IN FRANCE Mary's Roman Catholic School. was also dead, he considered that sure of business had prevented well being was to be heartily wel- comed. The estimates of revenue the question of tea propaganda him proceeding with last year.
Mr. Snowden said that the ex- from sources of ordinary revenue "was by far the most important subject with which the Associa-perience of Mr. Lloyd George's amounted to £762,000,000-nearly tion was at present dealing."scheme showed the impractica- £2,000,000 above the actual yield bility of attempting value and of the corresponding item in Es tax concurrently, therefore he imate last year, although £7,000,- proposed that the valuation of 000 below the Estimate of laat and be substantially completed year. An addition of £4,000,000 before beginning to levy the tax. from the rate relief suspensory Therefore, the latter would not fund over the total of £766,000,000 "Our submission," counsel add-other alternative.
operate this year. Valuation ed. "is that the onus is on the Defendant: "If your Worship |
revenue, for the current year was would be concluded within two bank, once it has admitted on the will give me the option of a fine
recorded. years of the passing of the Fin-
Supply Services. face of its own account that the
We are officially informed that ance Bill.
Earlier NewBez Zak On expenditure, supply services credits in question had been re- my paassage back to Canada.
Review of Finances.
accounted for £439,000,000, but he
Point Grave, Gironde, ceived. There is then no scope have a little money, and every the General Agents and Consult-
Rugby, Yesterday.
hoped that in view of the appoint- for alteration of the account. prospect of the opportunity to ing Committee of the Canton In-
The Chancellor of the
The Prince of Wales and Prince ment of the Economy Committee The statement, with the reverse get back to Canada, where I shall aurance Office, Ltd., will, at the
From entries, is only Mr. Biggar's own be in time to resume my old post-forthcoming meeting of sharehold chequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, was the actual expenditure would fall George have landed here.
Of the early morning this little river- view of what he thinks the position. If I go to prison I shall beers to be held on Tuesday, May 19, cordially received when he rose to considerably below this.
recommend a final dividend of $32 open the Budget in the first speech fixed debt charge of £345,000,000 mouth port had been galvanized tion ought to be."
too late."
an "Exchange" he has delivered since his long ill-he had to allot £302,000,000 as in-into unwanted activity_in_pre- "When the passbook is sent by A remand of 48 hours in Police together with
terest and management, leaving paration for the arrival of the the bank," counsel continued," it custody was allowed to ascertain Bonus of 310 per share in respectness.
The review of income and ex- is in itself prima facie evidence if the arrangements could be ct Working Account for 1929, "add
11.10 a £20,000 to the Sterling Reserve penditure and debt operations of £52,100,000 available for the sink cruiser Kent, which pulled up at
ing fund.
mile from the landing against them. The account was made.
Fund, $100,000 to Reinsurance the previous year showed that the
The total estimated expenditure stage. delivered as a result of an order
amounted to
revenue £766,000,000. Fund, and $332,342.66 to Under- ordinary revenue
was £803,360,000, and the estimat An official party boarded the cruiser and welcomed the Princes
not possible to affect the legal position at all by a mere reversal On board the ship I worked the situation. of entries. As regards the pass- hard and on arrival back in Hong book, it was an account, because Kong the, Captain did not want it passed from bank to customer to prosecute me. He sent a note and back again. Entries in the to the Superintendent of Police, book were evidence against the who happened to be in a bad ink, and it was for them to nel mood, and persuaded the Captain 2 as to get away from such to prosecute." ovidence. In fact, it was up to Sub-Inspector Elston said that the bank to establish a case the defendant's story was true which would justify the Court up to a point. The Captain did Reuter. hearing that case to make an not want to prosecute, but when
der for the return of the he was informed that under the COMPANY DIVIDEND
money.
Bank's Own Admission.
Vagraney Ordinance he was re- sponsible for the man he had no
I can guarantee that I can work
by Mr. Justice Wood. It showed KAMCHATKA STOCK
certain items as having
been
credited. If the need for rever- sal later can be proved in a Court of Law it is up to the bank to do BO,"
CO. BONDS.
I
THE CANTON INSURANCE
forward.
OFFICE, LTD.
Ex-
1
AIR LINER LANDS AT
LE BOURGET.
SPECIAL MISSION.
[Sir James O'Grady was born in Bristol in 1866 and educated at St.
He was elected a member of the Town Council in 1897 and was Pre- sident of the Trades Congress of Bristol in 1898, whilst he was for- merly Secretary of the National Federation of General Workers. In the Spring of 1917 he was sent Le Bourget, Yesterday. by the Government as special re- The air liner City of Glasgow, presentative to Russia, on a special sent specially from London to mission, and later met a represon- Pointe Grave, landed with the tative of the Russian Government Prince of Wales and Prince at Copenhagen to negotiate the George at 6.10 p.m.-Renier. exchange of British prisoners of war and the repatriation of all Bri- tish civilians at that time in Soviet Нивата. He represented East Yesterday, Lends in Parliament in 1906 and
S.E. Leeds from 1918-24]
Before proceeding to take pro- before the latter landed to a osals he said that he was taking booming salute from the Kent's steps to reintroduce the Finance guns.-Reuter. Bill to enable present holders of Savings Certificates to make an ex- lension of the investment, and
UNBEATABLE
SOVIET TIMBER.
L
ATTEMPT TO EXCLUDE IT FALLS FLAT.
IMPORTATION ALLOWED.
Washington, Yesterday. The much heralded teat caso to exclude Soviet timber fell flat to-day when the authorities ordered a
DON.hipload of timber from Russia now at Providence, Rhode Island, with the sinking fund, the total power for the loan to meet certain GAR WOOD FAILS TO SET UP following affidavits from Amtorg to be admitted to the United States
costs,
and A. C. Dutton and Company that, the cargo contained no convict-pro- duced timber-Reuter's American Service.
writing Suspense Account; they £776,895,000 and the ordinary ex-ed will further recommend the pay- renditure to £732,341,000, which ment of an Interim Dividend of was in excess of the estimate by $18 per share in respect of Work only £632,000, largely as a result on debt intereat and Price to Be Fixed at ing Account for 1930, and that the of savings
and other Items. No Precedent in Law.
331⁄2 Sen to the Rouble? balance of $2.361,244.06 be carried management
Nevertheless, after adjustment "In this case it is clear that
They wish it to be understood, both parties acted on the faith of
DISPUTE WITH SOVIET.
however, that the continuance or shortfall was £23,276,000. the entries to credit. They were
otherwise of the aforesaid Bonus, The net result on the past year,
Tax on Motor Cycles.
NEW RECORD. drawn against. But if my
Moscow, Yesterday. in the whole or in part, will de sald Mr. Snowden, was a surplus In order to encourage the manu- friend's argument is correct In reply to the latest proposal pend entirely on Exchange and it applicable to the debt reduction of facture of a new type
ENGINE TROUBLE. the credit items can be eliminat of Baron Shidehara in regard to should not be viewed in any other £43,500,000, and apart from that motor cycle now being rapidly de- ed without touching the debit the fixing of the price for bands light than that of a temporary there was a sum of £9,000,000 re-veloped on the Continent, he pro- Miami Beach, Yesterday.
Italian Exports. entries. We, do, however, most of the Kamchatka Stock Com- measure.
ceived as the proceeds of the Ger-posed that the annus tax оп The persistent Gar Wood made
Rome, Yesterday. strongly emphasise upon Your
man Mobilisation Loan, which has vehicles not exceeding 150 cc.another attempt to beat Kaye A new Italo-Russian agreement Lordships that there is no case in pany at 33% sen to a rouble, it is officially stated that the Soviet
also been attributed to debt reduc- capacity should be limited to 15/-Don's speed record of 108.49 has been algned, providing for tion outside the Budget. In real instead of the present 30/-, Homiles an hour, but he averaged Italian exports to Russia this year ity there was a surplus of income
was proposing a change in the only 101.66. over expenditure and it says much machinery for the collection of
Engine trouble developed after for the soundness of the National Income-tax, which would place the the third run.-Reuter's Ameri- financial position that, after collecting service under a single can Service. year of unparalleled Anancial de- undivided control, as recommend-
law to prove that after a reversal are doing their utmost to reach a of entries, as in this case, there
speedy and amicable settlement
is any onus upon us to prove the
account wrong."
of the dispute.
In view of the early approach
GARAGE THEFT.
CHINESE CHARGED WITH
RECEIVING,
of light
At a later stage Mr. Potter of the fishing season, the Soviet urged that the onus of proof has consented to accept 32% sen must be upon the person alleging as a provisional price for the Mr. Borandi,. of the Lancia Gar-pression, we not only have beened by the Royal Commission-Eri- the error, who, he claimed, was bonds, providing both Govern-age, was the complainant before able to pay our way, but to make fish-Wireless Service. the defendant bank. Mr. Biggermente continue the present nego Mr. Williams this morning, in a such a subatantial reduction in the had made the cross-entries be: tiations for à final fixing of the case in which an employee of the debt. lieving in information supplied rouble on the exchange. Reuter. garage named Chan Sum him by one of the bank's em- ployees, a cashier, Li Chung-tai, that there had been an erroneous credit.
Mr. Biggar, by his affidavit!
Issue Arising From Account.
had himself raised a triable issue.
It was indeed upon the face of
SHANGHAI FLIGHT.
Hanol, Yesterday.
the account that the whole issue count at all within the meaning
.
WAS
in
1
NAZIS'. LEADER.
valued at 350,000,000 lire.-Reuter.
GLIDER'S RECORD.
Cassel, Yesterday. The aviator Henschel har broken all the German glider re-
ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT OF cords by remaining in the air for 11 hours and one minute.--Reu- ter.
Reuter.
COURT.
LIBEL ACTIONS.
P
&
détective.-
Earlier News.
London, Yesterday. Fixed Debt Charges.
Extraordinary precautions were charged with the larceny, and al- He announced he was making taken to conceal the time of Mr. ternatively with unlawful receiv«) no direct addition to the fixed, Philip Snowden's arrival ing, of 16 pieces of brass fittings. debt charges, which would be London from his Surrey home to the property of the Lanela Gar- £855,000,000, as laid down by the make his Budget statement. Groups
Berlin, Yesterday, Mr. Ford departed for Hong | 486,
Finance Act of 1928. He con of people waited in Whitehall and
Herr Goebbels, leader of the Defendant pleaded guilty to re-fidently expected as the outcome Downing Street to welcome him but Nazis in Berlin, has been arrest- supporting the reverse entries, Kong via Fort Bayard.--Reuter.
ceiving, and the charge of larceny of the recommendations of the were disappointed.
ed in Munich for contempt of; was automatically withdrawn.
This mystery enhanced the eager Court, owing to his failure to at- Economy Committee that consider- Detective-Sergt. Flattery informable reductions in expenditure anticipation of his appearance in tend a trial for libel actiona in was raised at all. It was raised of accounts. It was not a trans-/ed the Magistrate that a detective would be made during the current the House of Commone, for which Berlin. He has left for Berlin ac in connection with transactions action which ever took place be-Wing Lok Street when he stalls year to se automatically to the from six o'clock in the morning companied boys
when he over-debt reduction. It was also pos-members were busy securing seats. that the bank alleged took place tween the parties. It was mere heard a foki say: "I don't want sible during the year that condi Hence the Commons Was aven in the bank's own office.
ly Mr. Biggar's own contention them."
tlong would be favourable for a more crowded than usual on "We have not to prove the de, as to what he claimed to be en-
On searching the vendor (de considerable debt conversion. Potter claimed, titled to as a result of informa- fendant) he found the brass con-
Budget night, when Mr. Snowden, INDIAN AIR FORCE posits," Mr.
Although in favour of every pos-looking well, entered and rose to] "their own accounts admit them. tion he got from one of his own
ccaled on his person." The Serable effort to reduce the debt he speak, at 3.38. He was loudly TO BE INSTITUTED IN NEAR We do not have to prove that employees; (c) The credit items
gennt added that there had been held Mr. Gladstone's view that in cheered by all' parties. The any cash was paid in, even the as shown in the account were much pilfering at the Garage dur-times of desperate depression and Chancellor began by explaining
FUTURE. entries in the books are evidence clear evidence against the defen-
ing the past twelve months, but unemployment it is better to use that the usual financial review of 'sufficient. Mr. Sheldon's sub dant.
Mr. Potter submitted that the detect any culprit.
Mr. Borandi had been 'unable to resources to stimulate trade than the year was being circulated as a · DISTINCT FROM ARMY... mission that we taust prove des
to make undue sacrifice.
blue paper, as part of his speech, posite. we consider quite unten judgment of Mr. Justice Wood
Sentence of one month's hard・ Inland Revenue.
Mr. Snowden said that the sound-
London, Yesterday. abic. The bank have said that was a correct one, that the onus
labour was passed.
Mr. Snowden estimated theness of our financial position was In the House of Commons at their own entries were wrong; of proof was upon the defendant,
yield of inland: Revenue at shown by the fact that at the end question. time to-day, Mr. Wedg but now they claim that it is up and that the form of the issue
Secretary for £437,000,000, consisting of £248,- of a year of unparalleled doprea wood. Benn, to the plaintiff to establish the was a correct form,
AIR MAILS.
000,000 from Income-tax; £72,000,- Blon, we were not merely able to Indin, foreshadowed the in- new Indian 000 from surtax; £90,000,000 from pay. our way, but to make the substitution of a Final Submissions.
ed the Court on behalf of plain-
Port Darwin, Lesterday. death duties; $24,000,000 from afantial contribution of £48,500,000 air force before long, and Mr. Potter then made his final tiffs. He submitted that even submissions, which weret (a) if Mr. Justice Wood's ruling Commodore Kingsford-Smith stamp duties, and £3,000,000 from te debt reduction; consequently be said that he was now working out taken of for Koepang remaining items. He hoped that did not propose to pursue the the details in consultation with The onus was upon defendants to were proved manifestly in error, has
the frat Australia the depression, which upset all ex-scheme whereby provision would the Al Minister and the Govern establish their rights to the it could not be reversed unless. it with money or to reverse the entries could be shown that it had caused England air mail From Koepang pectations last year, had reached have been made to cover the 1929 ment of Indin
injustice to the de-ho will fly duto de Sourabaya,, its limits and that better times deficit in this and next year'e ac- The new force would be dis- in the account, (b) Actually the substa
Singapore, Victoria Point and Ran- were in store, but it would be a counts.
tinct from the Indian Army- reversal of the account by. Mr.fendant bank.
little time after the tide, had de (Continued on Page 8.) Reuter. Biggar was not a statement of ac The hearing is proceeding.goon-Reuter
fact of deposite."...
7. Mr. F. C. Jenkin then address-
RAIN LATER.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states
The Chinese depression has moved into the Sea of Japan.
The Indo-China depression ís stationary.
Forecast: E winda; moder-. ate; fair at first; some rain - later.
Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours ́end- ed' at 10 a.m. to-day--nih Rainfall since January 1-me 12,98 Inches against an aver- age of 11.14 inches-surplus 1.84 Inches.
Temperature.!
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning
at 6 o'clock was:-
Hong Kong
Macab
Pratan Island:
antla Foochow
74
74
79
Amoy
Chefoo
~ Shanghai “SH
69