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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932.
MAN FALLS FROM STREET CAR
Allegation That Tram
Went On.
HEAD INJURIES
KOWLOON MOTOR SPILLS
Victim Accepts Compensation,
BUSES COLLIDE
Mr. C. Crofton, assistant engineer
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE REJECTED
French Senate Turns Bill Back.
HUGE MAJORITY
Paris, To-day.
By the overwhelming vote of
After a Chinese man, who, in
of the China Light & Power, quar-.. attempting to alight from a tramcar in motion fell to the tered at Hung Hom, reported that ground n Des Voeux Road, Cen- whilst driving his car at a speed 253 to 40, the Senate to-day de- tral, at noon to-day, it is alleged of about 12 miles per hour in Taku feated the Women's Suffrage
a male, Bill, that the trame, belonging to Street, he knocked down
Tsoi Tim (58) a hawker of 7.Taku the Hong Kong Tramway Com-
Street, who was carrying a stall of pany, failed to stop.
Police Station. cooked food, near the Hung Hom
The man was picked up near the Government Radio Office building by Sub-Inspector Noor Mohamed, in a dazed condition. There was a wound on his head.
The injured man gave his name 68 Chau Fung, (28), a resident of the Ki Sang Boarding House, Connaught Road, Central, and in & statement to the Police said that he fell whilst attempting to jump off he tram.
An ambulance was summoned, and he was removed to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital for treat- ment..
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GENERAL TSAI ENTERTAINED
Local Fukien Merchants As Hosts.
General Tsai Ting-kai was the guest of honour at a tiffin given by the local Füklen merchants at the Gloucester Building restaurant yes- terday.
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About 40 persons were present, and the gathering was presided over) by Mr. Hul Yau-chiu. Others pre-} sent were Messrs. Kwai Wah-shau, Pak Sun and Lam Man-kwong.
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Reuter. This result marks another defeat for the powerful element which is fighting for the rights of women in political matters. For years the battle for recognition has continued, While reversing his car in Wing gaining heat and causing greater repercussions in wo Street Leung Chi, knocked down and greater a Chinese woman, who sustained an scolety.
Compensation to the victim of $1.50 was offered by Mr. Crofton and accepted.
injured ankle, necessitating her re- Despite this set-back, the fight moval to the hospital.
will continue. The complete suc-
A slight collision between acess of the move for emancipation China Motor Bus Company vehicle is only a matter of time, leaders and another motor bus, occurred in of the movement maintain. Nathan Road yesterday morning. According to Mui Hee, the driver of INSPECTOR STIMSON the China bus, he stopped at the junction of Nathan Road and Hal- phong Road to pick up some passen- gers. The other bus, which was following behind, ran into the rear of his vehicle.
One passenger, a Chinese, was slightly injured but refused to go to hospital for treatment.
CHEUNG CHAU- NOTES Hospital Work Progressing.
[From Our Own Corresponder.2)
July 2.
IMPEDED
Avoids Buckets of Water in Middle of Road.
Divisional Inspector G. A. Stim-! son was involved in what might have resulted in a serious collision between two motor cars at the top of Wellington Street this morning.
A Chinese woman, who had drawn water from the fountain, left three buckets-full, in the mid- dle of the roadway.
Inspector Stimson was proceed- ing in his car to Court. As he
A few visitors left at the end of reached the top of Wellington. Street incline, near the junction of Pottinger Street another car ap- proached, going in the opposite direction. Both cars had to pull up sharply to avoid a collision.
"She made co attempt to move
Mr. Kwai Wah-shau presented June, but the houses are rapidly flag to General Tsai, bearing four being occupied Nos. 2, 38, 4-18, Chinese characters, meaning "de- 18, 19, 22, 27, 27a and 29 now in fend the nation and protect the habited, apart from those occupied citizen."
by the permanant residents. Thanking the gathering for their Other owners will arrive about hospitality, General Tsai spoke of the middle of the month, and a the buckets when she saw the two the drastic drive to be made against few that were to have been occupied cars," he said. "It was very dan- the communists and the turning oflare left vacant for, the time being gerous." the Fukien province into a modern but are being enquired for. district.
The woman appeared before Mr.
The first service of the season will Wynne-Janes in the Central Police be held in the Hall under the leader- Court and was cautioned on a
ABOLITION OF THE ship of Rev. Rex Ray, and Sunday charge of having caused an ob
school and Bible classes will be struction.
TAEL
Negotiations Reported
in Shanghai.
Shanghai, To-day.
jetarted in due course.
On Thursday evening an unusual
craft appeared in the Harbour (Continued from previous Column) small junk type of boat fitted with
an oil motor (electric lights can be will return to their new work in the run on the batteries) it is owned by Celebees and other parts of D.E.I. Mr. H. F. Collier, who with his The work of the new local free
The China Press learns that de-wife expect to use the boat for mis-dispensary which has been opened finite steps for, the abolition of the sion purposes, chiefly around Young for just a month has been ap Tael and the retention of the Dollar Kong where they have been engaged peciated by the boat population and as the medium of exchange in China in that work for some years. others, judging by the attendances were taken at a meeting yesterday Early on Friday morning a start for treatment and medicines. There between the Native Bankers' Guild, was made for Macao, under its own are usually 80 to 40 new cases each the Chinese Bankers' Association power as there was not sufficient day and as many as 166 one day Miss Law who le in and Mr. T. V. Soong,
breeze to call for the hoisting of last wek. A decision, adds the China Press, the sall Mr. and Mrs. Collier are not charge is a fully qualified nurse and is expected to be implemented in the strangers on the Island as they have midwife and will soon require a than once, helper. She was trained at the immediate future. Speakers at the stayed here more meeting alleged that native bankers and we wish them God speed in Nethersole hospital and the St. John Ambulance Association pay always fought changes which would their new venture.
do away with the fluctuating differ On Friday we bade farewell to her salary and for the drugs. The ences between the Tsel and the one of the Pioneers of the Cheung rest is guaranteed by the gen- Dollar, as profits were derived from Chau settlement, Rev. R. A. Jafray, ersity of two Chinese gentlemen, the latter.
owner of house 22, who sailed on Mr. Kwong Yip and Mr. Chut Chan-
The recent decline of the Dollar the Empress of Japan for Canada po, a doctor employed the above a
He pays visits now and in relation to the Taal is reported where he will join his wife and sociation. to have adversely affected certain daughter, later he and Mrs. Jaffray then and can be summoned if any businesses here recently-Beuter. (Continued in next Column) urgent cases occure."
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