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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong.)
APPEAL BY GERMAN
CHANCELLOR.
Relations With France Important.
"KEEP YOUR HEADS."
Berlin, Yesterday.
하다.
General lanking business re- sumes to-morrow,
Dr. Bruening broadcast an appeal, to the nation to keep its head and not overwhelm the banks.
The Chancellor, reviewed the events of the past week and de- clared that Franco-German rela
noratorium, if it were adopted. lil not mean that easy times were ahead.
Government Interference.
No. 27,867
SHARE MARKET STRONGER.
Buyers Predominating This Morning.
ing.
HOTELS RISE.
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BLISHED
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY,
DUMPED RIKISHA IN HARBOUR.
Ten Weeks' Hard Labour
⚫ for Chinese.
SPITEFUL PULLER..
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR.
The
closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 114d.
Manager.
DUNLOP Reinforced Mator Crale
AUGUST 5, 1931.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
- Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.
BREEDING OF MOSQUITOES.
A LINK WITH OTHER DAYS.
NATIVE PRETENDER.
ARRESTED.
S.A. Tribal Affray Over.
:
ROUND TABLE. CONFERENCE.
Distinguished Indian Poet As Delegate.
MEMBERSHIP NOW 108
Case Against Building 600 Years of History
Contractor.
CAVITIES IN BAMBOOS,
Pang Yau-ting, a contractor of
to Go.
"A BAD BREAK.”
London, June 13.
ALL QUIET,
The official summary issued
Two Chinese appeared before Petermaritzburg, Yesterday.
London, Yesterday. Williams by the Hong Kong Stock Ex- Mr.
this morning The tribal fighting has been Among the delegates, from 15, Des Voeux Road, appeared in a week's time Miss Edith change this morning states: charged with (a) larceny of a onded by "the arrest of the Pre- India, when the Round Table before Mr. W. Schofield this Dickers, will step out of Avenue The Stok market this, morn-to the vehicle.
rikisha, and (b) causing damage tender and 200 of his followers: Conference resumes its sittings morning, at the instance of Sani- Farm,, Cricklewood, which has been ing opened with most stocks in
-Reuter.
in the Autumn, will be two dis-tary Inspector C. Strange, for in her family for a hundred years, First accused pleaded guilty to [A previous message stated, tinguished Poets-Sir Muhamad having failed to comply with and unromantic builders will razo demand and buyers predominat-both charges. The second, who that thousands of natives were Ikbal, who is acknowledged to be Magistrate's order issued on July it to the ground.
was represented by Mr. M. A. da engaged in fierce tribal fighting, the greatest Urdu and Persian 15 lagt, to fill in with cement cer-
Then London will lose its only re- Banks were done at $2,075.
Silva, pleaded not guilty.
und that many lives had already poet of the present day; and Mr. tain Cavities in bamboo poles in maining farmhouse within five Insurance shares were in much tions were extremely important, better demand, Canton finding there was very little evidence about
Det.-Sergt. Fitches said that been lost. It was,. apparently, Sarojini Naidu, who is a leading order to prevent any possible miles of Charing Cross, and more and that the statesmen's conver-buyers at $1,480, and there were against the second man, who was Maingu,a-Pretender trying to movement.
a claim to a location, figure in the Indian Nationalist breeding of mosquitoes.
than 600 years of farming history, sations would be continued in the small sales of Unions at $570 and accordingly discharged,
For the defence, Mr. Horace will be swept away. frankest manner. He also point-
wrest it from the lawful Regent. Further Invitations to join the Lo said he had been informed Avenue Farm is a little corner Giving the facts of the case. The uncle of the Pretender was Conference have increased the that the open ends of the senf-of the past, girt about with roads of ed out that President Hoover's $565. China Fires advanced to a
buying rate at $750. and Hong Sergeant Fitches said that on the speared to death, and this was membership from 89 to 108. Kong Fires were done at $1.400. day of the typhoon (Saturday) the occasion for a fierce assault The new members include: been closed in so far as such ends remain as n memory of the old farm folding, at 15, Peak Road had modern houses. Soon all that will China Underwriters were also complainant, who is a rikisha on the Regent's Kraal.]
Lord Snell, Lord Hailshamn, Mr. could be closed. He added that will be the elm trees along the new dealt in at $5.70.
farmer, had his rikisha' strapped '
Pethick Lawrence, M... Mr. the order was made on July 16, farm avenue. Steamboats changed hands at to a post in Pottinger Street for WILL HE DO IT? Graham White, M.P., the Rulers and it expired the following day, $27.50.
safety. Next morning it was
of two of the smaller Indian, which, he submitted, was rather
Old Farmer Dickera. Wharves remained at yester-I found to be missing. As a result day's rate-$163 buyers.
States, the Mohammedan leader, short notice. However, the order of
first enquiries,
accused,
"It is going to be a break," said Providents (old) were in de-who
Mr. Shankat Ali (whose brother, had been complied with, the big, Miss Dickers, "a bad break.... had previously pulled mandat $6.10, after sales at the vehiclo
Mohammed Ali, died during the ger poles having been filled up, but but had been
Local people, policemen who have sitting of the Conference last the slender ones, and those out patrolled the district for 20 years, $6.10-38.15.
dismissed five days ago for
Winter), Dr. S. K. Datta, Secre- of reach, could not be easily till-and others who were children dur drinking and gambling, was! taken into custody. Out of spite
tary of the Y.M.C.A. in India ed. In building work there was ing the war, can remember old Far and Sir Ali Iman, the Mohanime-always some delay. he accused the second accused,
mer Dickers cutting his hay. who was also arrested.
dan Nationalist.
Sanitary Inspector Strange fields. The date of the resumption of said that the majority of the The Police were taken to Shau-aroused by the attempt to break the full Conference has not been poles were easily accessible and fine, rich milk, the chickens fine The cows of Avenue Farm gave kiwan where it was found that Mr. C. A. Scott's record of ten days fixed, but all delegates have been that larvae had been found in two the rikisha had been dumped in and twenty three hours for an Aus- asked to reach London by the of the poles. He had visited the shot rabbits by the hundreds as the large eggs. Not so long ago they the harbour. The vehicle was tralia-Britain flight upon which end of October.
premises this morning and found later retrieved, but found to be the Australian pilot J. A. Mollison beyond repair. The first accus-is engaged.
The two important sub-com-that three poles had been filled reaping machine made its last few mittees that dealing with the with cement and that nearly all ed admitted to the Police that hej He left Wyndham on July 29 fy-problem of Federal Constitution, the scaffolding was down."
Now that is all over. The Ec- had dumped the rikisha.
ing a De Havilland Moth with and that dealing with the Pro- His Worship adjourned the clesiastical Commissioners want the Mark Two Gipsy engine.
tection of the Interests of Minori- case for a week."
ground, and the Dickers have to leave. Reports of his progress encourage ties will assemble in Septem- the hopes expressed in to-night's | ber.
Dr. Bruening, in the course, of, his broadcast appeal this evening in connection with the resump: tion of banking business and arging the nation to keep its head, referred to the report that all banks would be placed under Government control.
Hotels (old) were dealt in at $17.15, the quotation for the new shares showing an advance of 20 He said that it had been issen-cents on the previous day's ratc Lial for the Government to come of $16.50. to the rescue of big tanks and Lands
change hands at Government couldn't renounce $91.50, sellers holding out for measures in preparation, to regu- $92. late the entire credit and cupi-
Realties were done at $16.40. tal of the system. This dirt noti
Ewas found buyers at $14.10, mean a blow at the freedom of sales at this rate resulting. bales, but that the state hud
Trams remain much the same now, on the urgent request of
as yesterday. those concerned, 'assumed obligation to take preventive s93. measures for the future, which
China Lights were in request BOAT MASTER AND other nations had taken long ago. 26.10.
Stimson Run to Earth.
· London, Yesterday.
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Mr. Stimson rented a house at Rogart, near Golspic. Sutherland. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will be visiting him on Thursday and will spend a couple of days as his guest.-Reuter.
There were sales of Ferries at
There were buyers of China Sugara at 60 cents.
Canton Icas remain at yester- day's quotation $6.60 buyers, and Cements (combined) are un- changed at $19.50.
Ropes showed a slight advance to $21.85.
Dairy Farms were quoted at $32.60 buyers.
[A message on Monday stated that, between Mr., Stimson and Watsons were done at $16,50, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, conver- sellers asking $16,75. sations, on international affairs, Lane, Crawforda (old) were which had been begun at the firmer at $8, buyers prevailing at Seven-Power Conference, would this rate, the new shares being probably be resumed.
done at $7.75. was Constructions were in request made to conceal the venue of at $12.50.
An effort, apparently,
these conversations, for it was
vaguely described as "Some-
His Worship passed sentence of ten weeks' hard labour.
FOKIS CHARGED.
Unlawful Possession of
Chinese Wine & Tobacen
DETERRENT FINES.
Three Chinese plended "Guilty" at the Kowloon Police Court to-day; when charged be fore Mr. Fraser, with being in unlawful possession of three jars of Chinese wine and 25 packets of Chinese tobacco.
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· Great Interest in Mollison's Effort.
DUE CROYDON-TO-DAY,
Rugby, Yesterday. Considerable interest has been
papers that he will succeed in keep. Mahatama Gandhi is a member
ing to his schedule and complete of both these Sub-Committees.-- the flight to-morrow in a final hop] Reuter. from Athens to Croydon, so beat-
ing the previous record by a day CATHOLICS SHOT AT and a half-British Wireless Ser-
vices.
STORMY WEATHER.
High Seas in English Channel.
OIL LINER ASHORE.
PRAYERS.
Ogpu Forces Raid a Chapel.
ار
OUT OF CONTROL.
Warsaw, Yesterday.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
Sad Blow to Cattle Farmers.
circuits.
The Famous Elms.
"The farm
stood on this site for considerably more than 400 years," si Miss Edith Dickers. "Our elms are shown on old map of London an & grove in 1747, and under the name, of Bluckham's Grove, our planta- The cattle farming industry re-tions existed long before that. ceived a blow in the shape
"Now our apple-trees and lilacs of a ban placed by the Ministry of have to be destroyed. Agriculture on movements of live "In this ruined outbuilding- stock throughout the country ns which has always been known as precaution against foot and mouth Queen Elizabeth's Dairy-we found disease. Apparently this disease some beams with the date $1699. has become very Berious I wish I could have kept them as a and the bản followed
anlittle remembrance." outbreak in Northern Ireland
Old farmer Dickers died some
kept the
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where in the Highlands," and the ALLEGED BANK NOTE pan in Capsuimun Pass yester South Eastern countries last night. the Ogpu recently raided a Catho-prohibits the movements of cattle.concession to modernity, they have
British Premier refused to dis- cinse it...
Renewal of Credit.
SWINDLE.
A Hint of Further
Developments.
Rugby, Yesterday."
Great indignation has been and in the North of England, fresh eight years ago, and since then his The end of Bank Holiday week- Revenue Officer Humphreys end coincided with a severe storm. roused by a report from Vilna to cases being reported from different said he hailed defendant's sat-Thunder broke over London and the the effect that a detachment of parts of the country. This ban daughters, Edith and Florence, have
Ás farm going. day, and saw one of the men and crowds returning late
lic Chapel in a Russian village sheep, pigs and goats, except under dump some jars of wine over-drenched by heavy rain, High near the frontier, shot seven per-licence, throughout Great Britain. been running tennis courts. board. These were not recovered.
The two defendants, who were seas in the Channel and Thamessons dead and arrested 145 others The order also prohibits all markets,
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After A Lifetime. who were attending service.
sales of fat stock for immediate They have another farm in Nor It is reported that the local slaughter. This may have the effect folk, to which they may go. gpu chief subsequently stated of prohibiting the Royal Agricul
"But we have not yet decided,"
Rugby, Yesterday. The Bank of International Settlements has decided that the first meeting of the Committee, set up at the request of the Lon-|
ACCUSED REMANDED AGAIN. don Seven-Power Conference to inquire into the immediate credit
that they needs of Germany and to study did conspire, combine, and agree, the possibilities of converting a with another not in custody, to part of the present short-term cheat or defraud Wan To-poh of BRITISH PROGRESS IN ping was slowed down-British DISASTER NARROWLY Bridges
On the charges (a)
credits into long-term credits, $7,000, and (b) that they did obtain shall be held next,Saturday. $7,000 from Wan To-poh at 6, Meantime, the Board of the Calne Road by means of falac pre- Bank has authorised a renewal tences. Kong Sze-yik (28) and
Estuary buffeted pleasure steam- alleged to be fokis of the boat, were fined $50 each, or
ers, delaying some for four or five two
hours. The crossing from France weeks imprisonment.
The other defendant, who was was declared to be the worst this that he went to investigate a re-tural Society's Show at Warwick said Miss Edith."It isn't easy to part of a meeting of counter- and, if the ban is in decide what to do, after a lifetime master of the boat, was fined Bummer. $200 and $800 on his respective
This storm was followed to-day revolutionaries being held in the
it will kill the livestock acetion. She put her hand caressingly on offences,
or, in default, two by a thick fog over the sea in which thapel, and that on arrival his for when the show takes place in one placed months' imprisonment.
an oil tanker of 6,000 tons went troops got out of control on being which is the backbone of the show the lintel of the old farmhouse door
The Sussex County Agricultura!
"It's going to be a break; a bad Society held their show at. Three break.. 31
but all the classes for cattle, sheep, pigs and goats
excluded. Show of the Highland and Agricul- tural Society was robbed of
GLIDING.
for three months of the credit of Leo Artur d'A. Guimaraes (24) New Duration Record £20,000,000 accorded to the made their second appearance be- Reichsbank which was due for fore Mr. Williams In the Central repayment on Thursday, such re- Police Court this morning.
newal to be effected in agreement with the Central Banks. *
Mr.
E. S. C. Brooks, for Guimaraes, said that he had been Mr. Albert Wiggin, the Ameri-Instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almada, can member of the Committee jun. to ask for dates to be fixed
Made.
ashore near Dungeness but was refloated this afternoon. All ship
Wireless Service.
THE LINDBERGHS.
On Wing Again.
Ottawa, To-day, The Lindberghs to-day took off EFFICIENCY OF MACHINES.
from Baker Lake for Aklavik at, 6.85 p.m. Eastern standard time- Rugby, Yesterday. Reuter.
set up by the bank, is an his way for the hearing after August 15. to Europe aboard the liner Isle Mr. D'Almada, he said, would be devoted
de France, and will arrive on Fri- engaged in the Supreme Court of "Gliding" are already look- day. British Wireless Service.
MASTER OF STEAMER FINED.
Leaving Port Without Clearance Papers.
CAPTAINS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE,
Captain T. Kvamme,· master of the 8.4. Kronviken, was to-day charged, before the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hola, RN, '(retired), with leaving port on July 15 or 16 with- out a clearance from the Harbour Office.
The defendant, produced "a" re-
next week.
In flying .circles amateurs to the new sport
forward ing
to the Inter- Inspector K. W. Andrew, for the national Gliding, Competition to be
The held under the auspices of the Bri- week's A prosecution, asked for formal remand in order to give theweek of October when sn Interna
tish Gliding Association In the first Police more time for investigations,;
tional Commission for motorless
as there was the possibility of furnight is in session in Londen. ther charges being preferred.
The Magistrate granted the re- It is thought that British entrants mand, bath accused being allowed will be able to show that remark- bail as before, that is, in $6,000 able progress has been made in Bri each.
Ush Gliding since the last Interna- tional meeting in England in 1922, and enthusiasts point to the new
ROBBED IN PEKING British duration record of six bours
ROAD.
Experience of Ship's Steward.
ceipt for light dues and stated he... Mr. Takaji, a steward on the
A was under the impression that that Japancen motor vessel. Terukan! also covered entry and clearance of Maru, has reported to the Police
He further
the ship's for the cler
ued that that whilst walking along Peking sponsible Road at 12.45 am, to-day carrying
eat up by Flying Officer Mole last week-end as proof of the bigh standard reached,
British firms have taken up con- struction of Gliders and are now. producing types of high efficiency.
British Wireless Service
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MR LLOYD GEORGENE,
Rugby, Yesterday. Abulletin Issued tonight states bla jacket on his arm, a Chinese that Mr. Lloyd George is making came in from behind and, having steady progress.He is free from ship relieved him ofa aliver wrist pain, sleeps well and his general He watch and some money to the total condition is improving British
valde of 882, made Food
Wireless Servicesfivum
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: The typhoon is about 250 miles S.E. of Naha, moving N.E.3
A depression is central over S.W. Hainan.
Forecast-E. winds; moder- ate; generally cloudy: occa sional rain.
Rainfall Rainfall for 24 hours, end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.10 Inch. Total since January 149.86 Inches against an average of 64 inches-deficit 14.64 Inches. Paltrow Temperature:
The temperaturo, at certals. apecified centres this morning at 8 o'clock was
Hong Kong
Prates Island Manda Foochow
:70
Swatow Chefoo
Shang
refused admission.-Reuter.
AVERTED.
Dutch Air Liner Collides with Signal Post.
YOUTH SERIOUSLY INJURED.
1:
were
MUTINY The Centenary
its most important features. especially hard since
It
ABOARD SHIP.
the entry of 682 cattle was by Chief Officer Hit with
Iron Bar.
far the largest in the history of the show and the entry of 684 sheep would have eclipsed the great sheep show at Kelso in 1926. 17 CHINESE ARRESTED, Amsterdam, Yesterday. } All farmers are being urged; The Dutch air mail liner, oni
as to the Importance of per-
Bremen, Yesterday. the London-Amsterdam route, decks if possible every day. They quella mutiny involving 25 Bonally inspecting their herds and Police had to be called in to with 18 aboard, was trying to re-
Fare being urged to support the Chinese firemen' turn to Rotterdam' aerodrome, owing to engine trouble, when Ministry which is doing everything steamer Pfalz. The First Officer. possible to stop the spread of tho drew his revolver, but was knock- she collided with a signal pole.
The pilot managed, however, disease-Slugapore Free Press. to land her safely.
All aboard escaped serious in- jury, but a boy who was watch- ing the aeroplane's movements was seriously injured Reuter.
SMILING LIKE A
BOY.
Mr. Edison Goes for Motor Ride.
NEARING GOAL.
Amy Johnson Expects Reach Tokyo To-morrow
Tokyo, Yesterday..
A message from Harbin states that Miss Amy Johnson, who left
aboard. the
ed down with iron bars,
Seventeen Chinese have been arrested.-Reuter.
A VERY RARE BIBLE.
Mr. Pierpont Morgan's
"Prize.
Mr. Pierpont Morgan has acquir-
Chit early this morning for Har-ed for his library a Bible which
is described as being much rarer: bin, passed over Hallar at 8 pma), but returned to Hailor owing to a than the famous Gutenberg Bible. shortage of fuel and landed at 4t consists of two volumes and was translated into Italian by Nicolo p.m.
She has wired the Korean an- Malermi. It was printed on vellum WALKED UNASSISTED TO CAR,thorities that she expects to land Vindelin de Spira on August 1, Makes at Seoul on Wednesday evening 1471, and is illuminated throughout. West Orange, Yesterday, and to take off for Tokyo the fol- Mr. Morgan bought it in Paris in Mr Thomas Edison is pro-lowing morning after re-fuelling. 1929. It has been exhibited in New gressing 80. satisfactorily that he On Way to Harbin, York to the members of the Medias- was able to take a motor, ride Harbin, To-day,val Academy of America. yesterday.
Miss Amy Johnson took off from There are only five other perfect" The Inventor, who was smiling Hallarat 5.20 this morning and copies of this first Italian Bible in like a boy let out to play, walked lande
exister
are at Brealku. unassisted to the re
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