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BIRTHS AND DEATHS BABY CARS EXCEL AT
LAW.
Progress Fee Defeats Object.
AMENDED BILL.
A draft of a Bill to amend the Births and Registration Ordin- ance is published in the Govern- ment Gazette.
BROOKLANDS.
1846
BLISEED
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1194d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931.
FORT
FORT DUNLOP
Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.
NEW CURE FOUND M. BRIAND AS NEXT BRITAIN NOT GOING PROTECTION NEEDED GETTING READY FOR
FOR CANCER ?
PRESIDENT?
Morris Midgets Hold the
Lead in "Double 12,"
The Use of Serum. from Gland.
Vote of Confidence by the Chamber.
TO GIVE WAY.
First Lord Replies to French Criticisms.
HIS FOREIGN POLICY.
HEAVY RAINS.
Rugby, Yesterday.
RESULTS PROMISING.
customs union, that Germany
NAVAL LIMITATION.
London, Yesterday.
FOR "WILD MEN.”.
Professor Williamson's Views on Sakai.
SANCTUARIES SUGGESTED.
Giving evidence before the Wild
SCHNEIDER RACE.
High Speed Flight Sent to Southampton.
MODIFICATION OF CRAFT.
the late Flight Lieutenant Wog-
horn won the Schneider Trophy
Rugby, Yesterday.
Paris, Yesterday.
Rugby, Yesterday. At the close of the first days Widespread interest has been After a prolonged discussion "We returned from Paris on Life Commission at Cameron's The high speed flight of the Race known racing in the International Motor aroused in the experiments be- the Chamber by 450 votes to 52 the understanding that the Highlands on April 13, Mr. A. B. Royal Air Force, which have as the "Double jing conducted on Cancer cases at expressed confidence in the agreement was complete and that Milne, a well-known planter, state- been stationed at Felixstowe, Twelve" at Brooklands, baby three London Hospitals with the foreign policy of M. Briand, who there was no question about it. ed that there had been a distinct was transferred, this week to The objects and reasons cars, which suffered least in the serum discovered by Dr. Thomp is now the most likely candidate It is not wise, perhaps, for any decrease in most forms of wild life. Calshot, on Southampton Water, state:-
heavy rains, held a commanding son, Lecturer on Physiology at for the Presidency of the Reone who has participated in inter-To guard against damage by wild and training for the Schneider position. The race began eight King's College, London, and Re- public, making the fight of his national negotiations at this life he had felled a one chain belt Trophy Race, which will take The Registrar General (whose o'clock this morning and con-search Worker at the Royal Col-political life.
stage to apportion the blame," of jungle, allowed it to lie without place in September over the `title was changed to Secretarytinued until eight this evening lege of Surgeons. Scientists and M. Brland told his critics, who declared Mr. A. V. Alexander re- being burnt, interplanting with Spithead course to the East and for Chinese Affairs by Ordinand the second 12 hours will be-Surgeons in close touch with the contended that he was caught Henderson and himself in connec-ew strands of loose barbed wire. will begin there on Monday.
ferring to the efforts of Mr. thorny mimoan and placing in a Northeast of the Isle of Wight, A team of four tests emphasise that these are napping over the Austro-German tion with the naval negotiations. This had been successful against gin to-morrow. ance No. 21 of 1931) was Regis M.G. Cars - Morris Midgets still in the experimental stage. trar of Births and Deaths under held the lead throughout the day Patients under treatment are had made a serious mistake. "We made the greatest possi-elephant, sambhur and monkey, not have available for practice For the present the team will the Births and Deaths Registra- and after 10 hours continued to being carefully observed, and al- He expressed the opinion that ble concession we could, and came which with porcupine were re-l tion Ordinance, 1896, (NG. 7 of lap consistently at speeds of be- though it is believed that some the solution of economic difleul-away from Paris on March 1 sponsible for most of the damage Rolls Royce Se Type, on which Sen 'Planes of the Supermarine 1896) until 1909 when by the Experts believe that failing
tween 65 and 69 miles per hour. benefit has resulted it in too ties lay in the plan of a Euro- with the agreement, which I sub- done by wild life.
a early to say what permanent pean economic solidarity, which mitted to the House of Commons He thought that special sanc Public Service Transfer of Duties, series of mechanical troubles value there is in the treatment, would be discussed in Geneva. on March 12 in which there was tuarica were necessary if wild life Ordinance (No. 15 of 1909) the they will be able to maintain their which consists in injecting a pre- "I hope that Dr. Streacmann'a no ambiguity to me. In France was to be preserved and was Head of the Sanitary Department position. British Wireless Ser-paration made from the para-successor would realise that the to-day these questions are raised favour of proper protection being was substituted. It is now con-
thyroid gland in order to remedy days of "forcing hands” have at a somewhat late date. I want given outside the sanctuaries. the deficiency in components of gone. sidered, as a part of the scheme
to say that there will be no effort the blood which thereupon are M. Herriot, for re-organisation of the Medi-
supporting M. lacking on our part to promote When he first opened up a ter The international motor race believed to be the cause of can- Briand, declared that there would the spirit of goodwill essential to estate in the vicinity of Cameron's ing will be carried on with other cal and Sanitary Services of the known as the "Double Twelve" cer. Colony, that the Director of those began at Brooklands at 8 o'clock
be no naval peace without an secure progress in this direc- Highlands, bird life was almost high speed 'planes. These in- Sir Arthur Keith, Hunterian agreement with Britain and the tion, but I also want to say that extinct but as he opened up birds clude the Napier Gloster 4, the Services should be the Registrar this morning.
Professor of the Royal College of United States and no land peace there is going to be no guarantee began to come
Napier Gloster 5, with, which of Births and Deaths. See- It continues until 8 o'clock to-Surgeons, stated to-day that al- without an agreement with Ger-of success in the progress to-deavoured to catch these birds but Schneider Race was won in 1927, tions 2 and 5 of this Ordinance night, and then after twelve hours though the discovery has yielded many Reuter.
wards disarmarnent merely by desisted when Mr. Milne explained and the Napier Gloster 6 and 3, accordingly make the necessary intermission will be resumed for results that are promising, it changes in the principal Ordin- twelve hours to-morrow.
one country always giving way." to them the value of the Insec-somewhat slower machines. They must not at present be regarded
tivoroue bird to the grower of tea have been transported to Calshot ance and Regulations. As the Although rain made the track as more than marking an inter-
and coffee. The bird population
by road. British Wireless Ser Medical and Sanitary Depart- difficult during the early stages, eating stage in the research
on his estate had become compara-,
vice. ments are in the same building the weather improved later and work, which must be continued.
tively dense. He thought that the transfer of office and staff there was very little skidding. British Wireless Service.
and Penang Island
Cameron's from the department to another
Highlands should be made bird sanctuaries.
vice.
Earlier News.
Rugby, Yesterday.
!
One feature of the race, which
involves no changes in the rou-isa handicap event, was the large EXPLORER'S RESCUE tine of registration.
number of "Baby" cars, particular- ly Austins and Morris Midgets.
Sir Malcolm Campbell was un- able to complete through indis position-British Wireless Service.
GLEN KIDSTON.
BODY OF AIRMAN TO BE SENT HOME.
AFRICAN TRAGEDY.
CONSIDERABLE RELIEF AT
HOME.
FINE CO-OPERATION.
London, Yesterday, Considerable relief is felt in England at the news that Mr. Augustine Courtauld, the 27- year-old British explorer, who
SOME RAIN.
To-day's weather repart from the Royal Observatory states:-
A moderate anti-cyclone is central te e N.E. of Japan. A feeble anti-cyclone is near Shanghai.
Loenl forecast:-N.E. winds; moderate; generally overcast; some rain.
Sections 3 and 6 implement section 14 (2) of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, (No. 2 of 1897 as amended by No. 21 of 1930) in order to give effect to an ar- rangement which has been arriv- ed at between His Majesty's Gov- ernment and the United States Government, relating to the man- ner in which the provisions of Article 3 of the Real and Person- al Property Convention of Wash- ington of March 2, 1899, which has been applied to this Colony, may be carried out. Under that mander Glen Kidston. in whose tion. arrangement, provision is made
a service was held in memory
Ahrenberg, the Swedish air- for notification to the nearest London, was to-day entrained man, who was accompanied by American Consul whenever a citi- for Johannesburg at Harrismith, Mr. Cozens, a member of the Bri- zen of the United States dies in where he and Captain Gladstone tish Arctic air route expedition, the Colony. Under section 14 of met their deaths owing to the yesterday succeeded in locating the Probates Ordinance, the noti- crashing of their 'planes,
Ar-the little meteorological station fication is made by the Unofficial rangements have been made for where Mr. Courtauld spent the Administrator. The amend- Kidston's remains to be brought winter, and afterwards sighted ments made in the principal Orto Britain for burial. British him returning with Mr. H. G. dinance by this Ordinance make
Watkins. Wireless Service. provision for informing the Official Administrator. Inform-
had remained alone on the Green- SPREAD OF YELLOW
land icecap since November, hasi been discovered by a relief party Rugby, Yesterday. The body of Lieutenant-Com-and is now returning to civilisa-
The condition of the snow made it inadvisable for the ma-
FEVER SCARE.
Risk of Introducing Virus for Tests.
LEAGUE'S WARNING.
Geneva, Yesterday. The Health Committee of the
-Reuter.
TOBACCO DUTIES.
DRAW BACK REGULATIONS
The
AMENDED.
following
Value of Birds.
in
in. Sakai en-
He was opposed to hunting with
Race in 1929. The existing craft
fications and new machines are
of this type are undergoing modi-
still under construction.
For the next few weeks train-
COAL IN FRANCE.
regulations artificial lights by night (as it led EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE USE OF have been made by the Governor to infinite cruelty and pain) and in Council under section (1) thought that the removal of ele
(b) of the Tobacco Ordinance,phant and sambhur deer from the schedule of protected animals was quite unjustified.
1916:-
and
NATIVE FUEL,
of
It has been known for some little The scale referred to in regu- Fish, Mr. Milne considered, need-time that a movement was afoot in lation 1 of the Drawback Regu-fed conservation; they were dis France to encourage the use of lations, which scale has from appearing before a combination of French coal, even to the extent time to time been amended or anti-malarial oiling Sakal making it obligatory in the case of varied as appears by. Government trapping. Notifications Nos. 352 and 492 of
the public services, and a Bill to He was in favour of all proter- that effect has been proposed, says 1980 and Nos. 100 and 166 of tive measures being co-ordinated the Financial Times. 1931, now is and shall be:- under one chief who should be keen and capable and able to count on fixity of tenure. A mass of ill-far that the French assorted, ill-advised and unintel-Public Works has issued a circular ligently applied regulations would to the various State undertakings as popular of public utility concerns "requir be positively harmful
ing" them support would be alienated.
to give preference to French coals when making
This, if not compulsion,
(a) On cigars at the rate of 65
cents per lb.
(b) On cigarettes at the rate of
50% cents per lb. (c) On tobacco manufactured in
Chinese fashion:-
(i) without the addition of
oil at the rate of 58 cents per lb.
The movement has succeeded so Minister of
Some Animals a Memory. tracts,
con-
Mr. J. P. K. Wilkins, the Superin- amounts to a command from the command (ii) with the addition of tendent of the Government Experi- Government, and it is a
which appeala mental Plantation at Cameron's
Bufficiently to not more than 17 per cent. of oil-at the rate Highlands, stated that when he Frenchmen to ensure that it will be first went to Cameron's Highlands obeyed. of 52 certs per lb.
other manufactured wild life' was
astonishingly rare.) The issue of this circular raises It had been caught and killed by a position of great danger to Bri-
ants for purposes of Registration HOME BY-ELECTION. chine to land near the relief League has passed a resolution (d) On
of Death are therefore required to state, in addition to the usual particulars, the nationality of the deceased, if known; and where the information is of the death of
LABOUR HOLDS GLASGOW DIVISION.
Fa
follows:
London, Yesterday.
as
a citizen of the United States, the The by-election in the St, Registrar is required to pass such Rollox division of Glasgow, owing information on to the Official Ad-to the death of Mr. James Stewart, ministrator and through him to the Labour member, resulted the Consul.
Section 4 of this Ordinance Mr. W. Leonard (Labour) 10,044. amends section 10 (2) of the prin- Mr. J. A. Kennedy (Cons.) 8,662. eipal Ordinance. Under that sub- Miss E. Campbell (Scot- section, which was introduced into tish Nationalist) the principal Ordinance by Ordin-Labour majority ance No. 26 of 1923, the late re-
party, which is still a consider-emphasising the danger of the able distance from the base, but spread of yellow fever in Eastern contact by air will be maintained countries, and hag drawn the at- now it has been found.
tention of the authorities to the
ed, to reach him through extreme-
tobacco-
.case.
ago
at a rate based upon Sakal for food with no regard for tish coal, which now, and for years the duty originally paid future needs. He thought the
past, has supplied the railways, gas- on the tobacco used in Saka! should be protected and works and electric light and power Mr. Courtauld, who is a son of risk of introducing the yellow
the manufacture: such should be encouraged to rear goats works, as well as the French Navy, the silk millionaire, remained fever virus for experimental pur-
rate to be fixed by the and domestic stock.
with the bulk of the coal they con- alone on the icecap at his own de-poses. The Committee has noted.
Superintendent in each Old pathe and pits proved the sume. The French railway busi- sire, to make meteorological in-the results of the anti-cholera
existence on the Highlands many ness alone is of prime importance to The said Drawback Regula-yeure
of vestigations during the winter. campaign in Shanghai-Reuter. tions are further amended by the rhinoceros but those animals were dreds of tons per annum.
elephant and this country, for it runs into hun- The first relief party having fail-
substitution of the scale set forth now merely a memory to the High-
It is impossible, of course, for the land Sakal. the scale contained in regulation in the foregoing regulation for
In his experience damage by needs of all these public under- French collieries to supply the 1 of such Drawback Regulations, wild life was confined to neglected takings, but the preference which estates. He was in favour of they are to receive will mean a very Drawbacks payable under the Drawback Regulations, as amend-game sanctuaries and of protec substantial curtailment of the tive regulations. He considere? ed, shall be paid at the sterling that Penang and
drafts on British coal and more rate for conventional dollars fix-should be made,bird sanctuaries. efforts to retain the French market. other islands difficulty for our exporters in their Nanking, Yesterday. ed. for the month in which the He was opposed to night shooting Provisional Constitution to the made, or, if the date when the should organise a branch for ele
Chiang Kai-shek submitted the
application for drawback 18 National Convention this morning, goods were packed for export can phant control. In Burma an ele coming extinct unless well looked
and thought the Game Department The Constitution provides for a in the opinion of the Superinten-nhant was valued at Rs. 10,000 and after in reserves. committee form of Government, dent be accurately determined, regarded as an asset. In Malaya which is calculated to lead to but not otherwise, at the sterling it would become valuable in the regulations for wild life and con- He was in favour of protective "closer co-operation and better rate prevailing when the goods exploitation of forest. | harmony."
Under this Constitu- were so packed. tion there will be no President of the Republic. but merely a Chair
TITLE OF PRESIDENT TO BE
ABOLISHED.
ly bad weather conditions, Mr. NEW CONSTITUTION. Watkins, heading a stronger 3,521.party, set out. Had it failed, Mr. 1,382. Courtauld's supplies might have -Reuter. run out, and therefore elaborate the General arrangements were made with great haste to convey succour from the air, the Swedish and Danish authorities co-operating readily in these rescue measures. -British Wireless Service.
MADEIRA REVOLT.
FEFUGEES ON H.M.S. CURLEW SURRENDER.
gistration fee, after twelve
[The result
in
months, is at the rate of five dol-Election was:
lars for every year or part of a J. Stewart (Labour) ... 19,445. year that has clapsed since Captain A. N. Forman death. It is considered that the (Conservative) progressive fee defeats ita ob-G. W. Middleston (Com.) ject as it deters persons from re-Labour majority gistering who might otherwise
11,480.
do so particularly in the New Territories where the absence of district registries has been con→ ducive to late registration.
APPOINTMENTS.
Pa
612. 8,015.]
SIR C. P. LUCAS.
DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED
HISTORIAN," Krpan
Rugby, Yesterday.
Rugby, Yesterday. All the refugees who have been The death has occurred of Sir staying on HMS. Gurlew since Charles Prestwood Lucas, aged 78, the end of the Madeira revolt, the distinguished historian of landed yesterday, surrendering British Colonial development, and themselves to the Portuguese au- for many years a high official of thorltles, by whom they were at the Colonial Ofce and British onco Arrested. British Wireless
DUTCH POLL-TAX.
man of the Government. Reuter. COUNCIL ELECTION. much conservation
FIRST TUSSLE.
VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE' NEGLECTED.
MR. W. H. BELL TO REPRESENT
THE J.P'S.
cidered that policy should be direct- He added that the upper, reaches ed to increasing edible forms. He of the rivers were almost vold of thought that steps should be taken fish and the problem was not so to, preserve our familiar birda and as restocking looked on the bird shops as dens since the supply of this essential of cruelty. . . . food was dangerously low. He con- He thought that the ultimate sidered that a game department disappearance of some forms of under one Chief should operate wild life would be lamentable. || throughout Malaya,
The undoing of nature's work over Protection for Aboriginals. loug ages was the worst form of Professor K. B. Williamson vandalism. In reference to the notification stated that he had been struck He was keenly interested in all in the Government Gazette this with the scarcity of wild life in forms of fresh water life and week notifying an election by the Malaya and that he was in favour that preservation and, if possible, Justices of Peace of a Justice of of the constitution of sanctuaries an increase in pond and river fish Peace to be recommended to HE. not only for wild life but for "wild was very desirable. He advocat- a member of the Legislative country needed protection and very tlods to preserve the fish supply. Council during the absence of the careful guidance. A game reserve He added that education not only Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C.,would be a suitable place for their fa schools but sumolently popular Mr. William Henry Bell, of the habitation, development and train-to erabrace the adult community Aalatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., has ing in methods of food production should be directed to the cultiva❤ been proposed by the Hon. Mr. suitable to their needs. There was tion of a proper feeling for nature, W. E. L. Shenton and seconded grave danger of the Sakai degea- quite apart from scientifle. In by the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow.lerating into casual coolles and be-i atruction.
His Excellency the Governor has made the following transfer in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps:-
Lieutenant Arthuf Harry Pear to be transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Hong Kong Volunteer | Service-British Wireless Service, Service. Defence Corps, with effect from * [Sir.......C. P. Lucas, KCMG..
... Canberra, Yesterday.. April 25,24
K.C.B, was born in 1858, and was
By two votes, the Government His Excellency the Governor has| educated at Winchester and Ox
has survived the first tussle with appointed, Commander Joseph Ber- ford, where 'be' distinguished him. According to information re- the new United Party, whose no- Bard Newill, D.5.0.B.N. (retir self. He was called to the Bar in celved from the local Consulate confidence motion has been defeat ed), to act as Harbour. Master, and 1885. In 1887 he became Assistant General for the Netherlands, the ed by 84 to 32 votes the, Governor for appointment as men." The aboriginals of the led the introduction of elastic regula Director of Air Services, with Under-Secretary of State in the poll-tax, which has to be paid for Mr. Lang's repudiationist) effect from: May 6
Colonial Office, and was head dealttance into Netherlande est group came to the assistance of of the Dominions Department from | India, will be incressed from 100 the Government. Reuter 1907 to 1911 His valuable guilders to 150 guilders from July publications on British Colonial 1 next,
Members of the Chiness Trade history culminated with Religion, The above is of interest to Mission who have been visiting Colonising and Trade," lapsed last travellers from Hong Kong to the Dutch East Indies returned to year]
Netherlands East India.
Shanghai on April 80. *
His Excellency, the Governor has been pleased to appoint. Lieuf, Commander Thomas Charles Stiff, RD, ENE, to act as Assistant Harbour Master, with effect from