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中華民國辛未年1月十九日 |
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1931,
COAL DISPUTE.
Owners to Oppose Legislation.
THE 7-HOUR DAY.
London, Thursday. The Government has decided legislatively to intervene in the dispute between the coalowners and miners over working hours and wages rates, threatened to lead to a serious in-
erious in dustrial crisis.
The present Act, lapsing on July 3, provides for & seven and half hour day. The negotin- tiens of the two parties, in which
the Government has taken hand, have proved abortive.
a
ARTIFICIAL FOG IN WAR.
Whole French Village Concealed.
AIR MAIL.
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NON-REGISTERED LETTERS.
Ordinary non-registered letters for Europe will be accepted for
transmission by the Air Service of
MARSHAL'S TOUR.
Marahal Petain, in his capa- city as Inspector-General of Air Services, is on a tour through the Nord, examining the question of protecting the population against air attacks. Recently at Lin selles, near Lille, the Marshal of artificial fog production, the witnessed an interesting display.
aim being, of course, to conceal way. landmarks and valuable points of attack from a hostile airman.
The experiment was carried out in the presence of a number of high military and Air Force officials.
the Eurasia. Aviation Corporation leaving Shanghai on Tuesdays and wards by the Trans-Siberian Rail- Saturdays for Manchuli, and on-
The extra fee for the Air Ser- vice. transmission is 80 cents for each half ounce or fraction there- of. This is in addition to the re gular postage via Siberfa,
A saving of four or five days fa phuric anhydride and sulphuric
A compound containing sul! expected but no guarantee can be
given.
Letters must be posted over the
and the Kowloon-Post Office and superscribed "Via Siberia Air Mail Shanghai-Manchull."
The Attorney General to-day introduced a Bill in the House of Commons providing for a seven and a half hour day for the next acid was injected into four long counter of the General Post Office twelve month, with maintenance of the existingg wage rates. The Bill passed its first reading. Now the coalowners have sent a letter to the miners de laring their intention to oppose in every way possible the Government's Bill-Reuter.
shaped vessels holding lime. At once a thick cloud of fog came from the apparatus, which helped by a moderate wind, completely blotted the village from view. tickling sensation in the throat FOURTH OF JULY. This artificial fog caused a slight which induced coughing, but proved to be quite harmless to man.or beast. Birds flew away EIGHT TRESPASSERS persons, passing through it held from the approaching fog, and handkerchiefs to their noses.
Queer Views of Crown
Property.
Eight Chinese men were brought
beure Mr. Willlams in the Central
Police Court this morning, charged with having trespassed in the com pound of the Fire Station Building, They pleaded guilty, and said that they thought that the Government had a lot of property in the Colony, and that they were allowed to use it Inspector F. E. E. Booker stated that every afternoon a whole gang of these people are to be seen either sitting on the benches or lying down |and sleeping.on them.
ed that when the Immigration, offices were working the door was usually left open, and there was no notice to
warn trespassers:
He explain
Mr. Williams imposed a fine of $4 or five days' Tall on each, and also directed Inspector Booker to have a notice posted, at the building."
MONEY LEFT.
Late Mr. K. C. Lau's
· Big Estate.n
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Lau Kwal-cheuk, alina KC. Lau, the well-known race horse owner, inte of 5, Village Road, Wongnal chong, who died at the French Hos- pital on or about April 7, 1931, left estate in the Colony valued at $592,200.
The whole experiment lasted half an hour, during which_time
American Community "At Home."
the village remained completely To-day being the Fourth of July, invisible. Marshal Petain walk- or Independence Day, the Ameri ed through Linselles to inspect can Consul-General and the Ameri- the results in person.
can community were "at home" to their friends at the American
Not Expensive.
ed in the factory, it was declared Edward Building at Des Voeux At a conference which follow-Club, now located in the old King that the long work of research Road and Ice House Street..
Tho
to produce a suitable fog cloud gathering was an informal one, might be taken to have passed the usual toasts being exchanged, through the experimental stages, after which the prosperity of the and to be now a practical matter, United States of America" was The cost of production was small, honoured. and the fog could easily be pre. pared in factories, railway sts tions, or other vital places, which would be able to make their own protective, screens against air at- tacks.
Marshal Petain expressed his satisfaction with the display, was one of the most effective adding that, while artificial fog forms of protection, other means zust not be neglected.
Experiments in Britaini
In the House of Commons, Sir
The Declaration of Independence was made on July 4, 1776, when the thirteen States then forming the Union published the regolution, and adopted Thomas Jefferson's "Declaration." Actually the deci sive act adopting the resolution was made on July 2, but it was two days later. July 4, of course, not published to the world until has been the day celebrated ever
since
"Independence Day" is a public holiday. In all the States and ter- Walter Preston asked the Under- Fiforles of the United States. Secretary for Air if he was - aware that the United States of ly
America and Belgium are deveGIBRALTAR RIOT. loping methods of protecting their cities, by smoke screens, from air attack; and if he could state to what extent similar methods had been considered and adopted by the Air Ministry.cnnan
Carpenter Hung: No-Disorder
21 Gibraltar, Thursday. The convicted arpenter, Ernesto Deplase, whose pending execution caused a riot, was hanged" · "this morning.... There has not been any in-renewal of disorders, more
Mr. Montague writes-in-reply!- "I am aware that experiments of ng the kind referred to Have been Probate of his will has been made in other countries. Similar granted by the Supreme Court to experiments have been conduct his sister, Mrs. Sun Lâu Shi, of 127, ['ed from time to time in Britain, Caine Road. Another executor but it would not be in the public named in the will, Tong Tseung-po, Interest to give any detalled renounced all his right and title formation regarding them. to probate.*** fonte della
2 The will provides Yor one third of the estate to go to his sister, the executrix named. Of the remain- | ing two thirds," testator directs that the sum of $400 be paid each month: to his two concubines, until such
time as his youngest son (now aged two years) shell have reached this
SIR W. H. DYKE.
Death of Famous Sportsman.
V London, Thursday
A crowd gathered we the prison gates, but there were no demon strations Cafes and hotels were closed all day long.
E
The execution was carried out by a hangman from England, and is the sole topic of local conver sationRenters
The death occurred to-day of Sir Ber
majority, after which the remain-William Hart Dyke. :
and Christ Church, Oxford. Ha
ing two thirds of the estate"aball: "Sir Will Hart Dyke was at was elected MP for West Kent
be divided between testator's chil- one time Disraeli's Chiat Whip,was 1865, 1868-85; Conservative Whip. dren, "both", "male, and female, in 3-prominent sportsman, and one of equal shares, subject to payment to the the two concubines of the sum of $80,000 each, provided they do not
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