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Hong Kong has been compelled to stand aloof. China has so far voluntarily stood aloof. Since the war all those countries that had suspended gold payments be- gan to grope their way back to the gold standard as best they could as the best means of estab. fishing trade and financial rela- tions with each other. Had Hong Kong and China been "gold mind. ad" at the same time the history
For stealing four pairs of black- smiths' pllers from the Li Yau Ki matshed at Kowloon Tong, Leung Ching was at the Kowloon Polico Court this morning sent to jail for two months. The value of the pliers was $6.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 1931.
MONEY LEFT.
MR. F. J. McCARTHY'S ESTATE.
R.N. DOCKYARD EMPLOYEE.
RIKISHA COOLIE ASSAULTED.
Hit with Umbrella for Asking for Fare!
EUROPEAN ON THE SCENE.
At the mooting of the Sanitary Mr. Francis Joseph McCarthy, Board to-morrow a minute will be formerly Chargeman of Smiths in submitted by the President relative the Royal Naval Dockyard, Hong to the necessity for submitting to Kong, who died Intestate at the
When charged at the Kowloon the Board building plans when the Royal Naval Hospital, on January Magistracy this morning with hav autorised type of public con-7. 1930, left local estate valued at ing assaulted Chau Chol, a rikisha
$67,100. venience is repeated.
Resealing grant of let-coolie, in Nathan Road at 9.30 ters of administration has been a.m. yesterday, Anub Singh plead-
The National City Bank of Newgranted to Mr. M. II. Turner, low-fed "not guilty." York courteously sond us a copyful attorney for Maud Theresa
The coolle stated that the de-
of an interesting lecture on the Gold Rashbrook, of "Oakleigh," Pattens fendant engaged his rikisha and Situation, delivered by Mr. George Lane, Chatham, Kent, who la ad-after riding around for about an E. Roberts, Vice-President of the ministratrix. The administratrix hour, he started to walk away Bank, at the annual meeting of the was granted letters of adminis-without paying his fare. When American Institute of Mining and tration in the Probate Division of complainant asked for payment Metallurgical Engineers.
the British High Court in Septem- the Indian struck him with his ber last,
unbrella with such forea that he Six weeks' imprisonment was
Mr. McCarthy's mother died in was knocked down and the um. imposed on Wong Ngau at the Kow-April 17, 1930, before Letters of brella broken. Complainant blew loon Magistracy this morning for Administration could be granted his police whistle, and the Indian the larceny of three brass boltata her, the present administratrix | was arrested. from a house at No. 554, Nathanthus acting for both estates. Road. Detective-Sergeant Fitches said that a lot of stealing of that nature was going on in Kowloon just now.
Pollee Constable G. J. Perkins, The late Mr. McCarthy, at the who appeared on the scene three time of his death, had been asso-minutes afterward, said the de- ciated with the Hong Kong Royal | fendant was still gripping the um Naval Dockyard for 22 years. brella.
Improbable Story. When questioned, the defendant
GOVERNMENT HOUSE estate of Mra. Susan Pocock & told a highly improbable story of
INVESTITURE.
Mrs. Susan Pocock. Certified copy of probate in the
widow, has been granted to Mr. how the rikisha coolie had tried G. G. N. Tinson, inwful attorney to snatch sonic notes from his for the executors, Algernon Her-hand when he was paying his Tare, bert Masterman, of Bristol, and and further alleged (Continued from page 1)
that the Rachel Traves Pocock (daughter of coolie's injuries were caused by man of the committee which re-testator) of Manor House, Kings his falling down and striking his
bury, Somerset. Mrs. Pocock died head on the railings. ported on transport facilities en
He was ordered to pay $10 com- the Kowloon peninsula. You also at her residence, the Manor House did specially good work in con-local estate
aforesaid, on June 6, 1929. Her pensation to the rikisha man, and nection with the water crisis in the gross personalty in Britain bewecks' jail.
amounts to $30,300, fined $5 for the assault, or three 1929. It is, however, more in ing £9,127, with net £9,093, Pro- respect of your work in Kowloon bate was granted in the British and the New Territories that you High Court, in September Inst. will be best remembered. Kow-
By the will, a special legacy is
non has developed marvellously made to Rachel T. Porock, the re of recent years and this has en-sidue being divided between testa- tailed considerable work in re-tora' daughters, Rachel T. Pocock, spect of land sales, exchanges Marjorie England Masterman. and
The smooth- and resumptions.
shores.
equal
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POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.
DUTY AT RACES.
Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. ness with which these have beer Phyllis Mary Wicks, in carried out is in a large measure
Mr. Thomas Clark,
Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General due to your personality and tact.
Thomas Clark, retired engineer, of Police, are as under:- Your intimate knowledge of the who died at his residence. Rock-
General. Revolver Practice. The regular New Territories and the regard
on November 13 weekly revolver practice will take
and esteem in which you are heldville, Millport, Island of Cumbrne, by the Chinese elders and villa- Bute, Scotland. wers have been of great value to last, left local estate valued at place at the Bowen Road Revolver
Government.
Chinese
$114,000, the total gross value of Range on Wednesday, 17 hours. When you retire from this sar- the estate wherever situated being It will be open to members of the Company, Hong Kong vice, you will have the satisfaction 9,142. Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, law-
Police Reserve. of the trade of Hong Kong and of knowing that you have earned fal attorney for the trustees, has
Police Training School, China to-day would have been not only a reputation for ability been granted rescaling of testa-
The weekly classes for Police quite different, and that in spite and industry In your 'wark but ment-testamentar of the trust dis- of the
also the affection of all those who position and settlement of estate. Reservists at the Police Training tremendous upheaval
The trustees are Peter Grant, and School, Kowloon, will be held as have been associated with you. created throughout China by the sincerely congratulate you on the Peter Walker, both of Glasgow, and usual to-morrow at 6.80 p.m. All
James Wallace, of Millport.
members of the Chinese Company long series of civil wars..
honour conferred upon you.
Under the will, a special legacy and of the Flying Squad who have of $2,500 accrues to the widow, not yet passed Part 2 of Training
Course should attend. together with the property
I
Miss James. Addressing Miss N. E. James, superintending sister, Royal Naval Hospital, His Excellency said:-
terious service.
and
Chinese Company. Squad Drill-Ali recruits of the Chinese
Company will attend
effects therein. The residue is to be kept in trust for the widow, except in the event of her re-mar-
age. Upon her death or second Central Police Station for Squad marriage it is to be administered Drill on Thursday at 6.30 for benefit of testator's family, in under L.S.R.43 Tao Chi-on.
terms under the will.
ICE HOUSE STREET SCARE.
Denial By Committees Of Two Associations.
p.m.
Flying Squad. Squad Drill-All recruits of the Flying Squad, will attend Central Police Station for Squad Drill on Thursday at 5.80 p.m. under L.S.R.388 A. W. Mooney,
The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place to-morrow. Fall in at the Taim-tea-tsul Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki Uniform and Cap with Khaki Cover.
Mr. Roberts combats the argu. ment that the general stabilisa- tion of currencies. on a gold basis, with efforts on the part of the.
Miss James, it gives me great countries to increase their stocks pleasure to present to you to-day of gold, has caused the decline of on behalf of His Majesty the King the Order of the Royal Red Cross prices. In regard to the maldis- Second Class, which haa been tribution of gold he says that al- graciously presented to you in re- Hong Kong, Monday, May 11, 1931. though banks may facilitate or cognition of your long and mer!- discourage gold movements to You joined Queen Alexandra's Gold Standard Value.
some extent, their influence is Royal Naval Nursing Service near- small compared with other in-ly twenty years ago in September the Whilst rather long for repro-luences. The major influences 1911 and were appointed to
Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, as a duction in its entirety in
in the distribution of gold are the Nursing Sister on probation being columns there is much of inter currents of trade and the flow of confirmed the same year.
After est to us here in the address re-investment capital. The position serving two years in the Royal cently given by Mr. George E. which a country's industries hold Naval Hospital, Plymouth, you have bean, employed at various Roberts, Vice-President of the in world trade, the attractions Naval Hospitals at home and National City Bank of New York, which a country offers to foreign abroad and were promoted to be at the annual meeting of the investors, or the inclination of a Superintending Sister in Novem- ber, 1929, and appointed to the American Institute of Mining country's investors to place capi- Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong. and
Engineers, tal elsewhere these are the in- Metallurgical
You have a very fine record and New York, on the subject of gold fluences which finally control, I heartily congratulate you on the
Sharpshooters' Company, Strength. Constable R417 W. G. and its relation to monetary Discussing the economies in recognition it has received.
Certificates of, Honour.
F. Barnes, has been permitted to systems, bank credit, and com- the use of gold Mr. Roberta says
Addressing Messrs. Lo Cheung- interest in the University and has resign having completed one year's modity prices.
that it cannot be doubted that shiu, Tong Yat-chun, Kwok Slu- made handsome donations to it service with effect from May 6. Bome way will be found to handle lau, and Tang Pak-k'au, His Ex- Mr. Tang. Pak-k'au, has been
Equipment Cards. All members.
• Mr. Roberts emphasises, as
trustee and Elder for many years of the Company who have not yet every banker and every other an increasing volume of trade and cellency said:"
It is a great pleasure to me to in the New Territories and his sent back their equipment cards commercial man must, the value business whether gold production present to you to-day in the name work and advice in that capacity to the O. i/c. Co. are requested to of a common standard. "It must keeps pace or not, but it is of of His Majesty the King, the Cer-have been of immense value to do so at once.
the tificates of Honour which were Government. On behalf of the
(Sgd.) D. L. KING, D.S.P. (R), be regarded as fortunate that all great advantage to have
Hong Kong, May 4. world united upon a common awarded to you by me in His Government of this Colony I thank of the world is so far agreed upon standard of value. It is to the in-irthday last year. I regret that done and congratulate you most OPERATION ON KING
Majesty's name. on the King's you sincerely for all that you have the value of gold as to be will-terests of all people that the northe presentation has been so much heartily on the honour conferred ing to give labour and products mal equilibrium in trade and delayed, but It "le in part due to upon you.
it the basis of trade.
frat award of
With reference to the article in our issue of Friday regard- ing a scare in Ice House Street we are to-day informed that the Committees, of the Stock Exchange, and the Share. brokers Association have no knowledge of any absentee clients or of any of their num- ber demanding bank notes
transactions against
put through by them,
Certificates of hands with the recipients of the
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Special Duty-Members who are 'detailed for special duty at the Races will parade at Central Police Station on Saturday at 13.30 hours. There will be. no instructional putrol for the Hong Kong Section on Friday,
OBJECT OF VISIT TO STATES ACHIEVED:
CATARACT REMOVED.
White Plains, N.Y., Yesterday, The object of the visit of the King of Siam to America was ful- for the removal of a cataract or filled by the successful operation the eye to-day-Reuter's Ameii- can Service.
Ten Years Ago.
in exchange therefor and make capital movements shall be main-the delay in getting the medals The gathering then dispersed The tained. The interests of the made la England. This is the after His Excellency had shaken common gold standard has given people of Hong Kong and the in-Honour in this Colony. The de- various honours. the world a common language of terests of the people of China coration was instituted with the Those present included: HE values. A market quotation in cannot be safeguarded if both re-authority of His Majesty adore Major Gen. Sandilands, Rt Rev. The the currency of any gold stand- main outside the gold standard cognition of loyal and valuable Blahop of. Victoria, Rt Rev. Bishop ard country has a definite mean countries: They must remain in and to the British Government. Mr. Southern, Hon. Mr. Alabaster, services rendered to the Corony Valtorta. Commodore Walker. Hon ing in the currency of any other a state of unsplendid isolation, The number is limited and know-Hon. Mr. Taylor, Hon, Sir Shou gold standard country. You unable to co-operate with the rest lag as I do how many residents in son Chow, Hon. Mr. Shenton, Hon. can ship gold coins or bars from of the world in effecting inter Hong Kong have zendered anch Mr. Mackie, Hon. Mr. Wolfe, Hon. loyal and valuable serviceă în vaår}]Dr. Moore, Hon. Mr. Braga, Hon. any gold standard country to any national stability of trade and ous ways, I found it by no means Dr. Tao, Hon Mr. Paterson, Sir other gold standard country and exchange. That is the moral to easy to make a selection. This William Hornell, and Mr. Jus they will enter directly into the be gathered from the address of fact naturally enhances the honour tice Lindsell Lady Peel, Mrs monetary system of that country the Vice-President of the Nation-conferred upon you.
Duppuy, Mrs Southorn, Mrs. at a fixed valuation and this has al City Bank of New York the been outstanding.
The services of you all have Hallifax, Mrs Taylor, Lady Chow, of yours Mackie, Mrs. Wolfe, Mra. Three facilitated the flow of capital same moral, Indeed, that has con-have been Justices of the Peaco Moore, Mrs. Tho round the world. The common stantly been most strongly been directors of the Tung-Wah Mr. Cressy (Supporter), and Mr Young Po alias Young Hop-in-
for long periods and have also 1st Procession:-Mr. Carpenter, gold standard has been and fe of phasised by every supporter of Hospital and Po Leung Kuk and Dyar (Supporter)
the last of the four fall breakere, immense value in international the gold standard for Hong Kong are members of the P.LK 2nd Procession: Miss James, who was sentenced to death at the trade and financial intercourse. I
Permanent Board of Directors, Surg." Lt, Comdr. Harkine (Buplaat, Criminal Sessions for the It is not too much to say that the
while two of you have also been porter), and Surg. Lt. Comdr murder of Warder Speed, was 'members of the District Watch Davis (Supporter), mbronide vastu hanged at the Victoria Jail at 8.02. maintenance. of the common gold
Committee, and one of them 3rd Procession: Hon. Mr. Hal-this morning. At the subsequent The lowest open air temperature standard is the most co-operative
yesterday was 71 degrees.
is a member of the Tung lifax, Mr. Lo Cheung-shiu, “ Minquant held in Bagistrate Orme's. undertaking in the world. In Humidity was 75 at 10 am, and Se Wab Hospital Advisory Board. Tong" Tat-chus, Mr. Kwok Slu-lau, Court the usual verdict, was re-
Mr. Kwak Sin-lau has taken grest | Mr. Tang Pak-kau, and Mr. Wood, turned. rative
movement at 4 p.m.
News in Brief.
[From "the "China Bfull”,ot
Mer 11, 1921.]***
To-day's dollar is worth. 2/6-5% ATE