WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1932.
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THE
CHINA MAIL.
EMPIRE PREFERENCE DE VALERA'S CLAIM FOR JURY FINDS
BILL ON AGENDA.
Much Business Before Legislative Council.
DIVORCE MEASURE UP,
and ether
parts of the
Empire, reads:-..
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£400,000,000
(Continued from. Page 1.)
BOY GUILTY
OF MURDER
No Death Penalty For Juvenile.
MERCY RECOMMENDED.
Li Kaap-ting, 15, a Chinese boy
H
H.KICE H.K. ICE
COMPANY'S UNTRAL THEATRE
BIG PROFIT
Healthy Position Reported.
DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED,
the report,
Mr.
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since the act of Union 1801 to the Agreement was intended, and was There is a heavy agenda before extent of some hundreds of million stated in terms to be the ultimate the Legislative Council to-morrow, pounds but also in respect of mat-
financial settlement, the British and among the Bills which will be ters arising since the Treaty, in-claim that a settlement could be delegation could not accept the
A profit of $32,854,17 made on read are the Imperial Preference measure and the "Bill to confer on cluding unspecified losses said to re-opened unless some manifest
the year's working as compared the Supreme Court Jurisdiction in be sustained by them through injustice was disclosed in its was found guilty of murder before
with $29,021.81 for the previous Divorce and Matrimonial Causes." Britain's departure from the gold terma.
Chief Justlee Sir Joseph Kemp to The Ordinance to secure an in-standard,
Favoured Ireland.
day.
He was sentenced to be de- year, was reported by Mr. A. B. Stewart, who presided at thej creased trade between the Colony During the discussions Mr. De So far from that being the case tained at His Majesty's pleasure."
British Valera insisted that the only real the discussions confirmed their
aolution of the difficulties was a view, that the settlement then made Li was charged with murdering yearly meeting of the Hong 1. This Ordinance may be cited United Republic with some sort of was advantageous to the Irish Leung Sze-sau, 15. a student, at Kong and Canton Ice Manufac
turing Co., Lt, held this morn- as the Empire Preference Ordin-connection with the British Com-Free State..
No. 40, Tung Lo Wan, on Septem- ance, 1932.
monwealth. British delegates were The view that there was neither ber 6.
ing. 2. In this Ordinance:-"The. Bri-Junable find that any new point legal nor moral basis for the Irish
Reading In directing the members of the). tish Empire" includes the United was brought forward affecting Free State claim regarding, over- Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-validity of the 1923 and 1926 taxation in the past was support- jury, His Lordship said they could Stewart said:"
"The profit made on the year's land, the Dominion of Canada, the Agreements. These, in the British ed. by Hlustration and argument, only return a verdict of guilty, but Commonwealth of Australia, the Government's opinion, were made and it was also made clear that the to that they could. If they thought working amounts to $32,864.17 as Dominion of New Zealand, the in complete good faith and had in claim regarding matters subsent, add a recommendation of mercy, compared with $29,021.31 for the Union of South Africa the fact been acted upon until this quent to the Treaty, and Agree-
Since the last Irish Free State, Newfoundland, year by both sides.
ments could not for a moment be taking into consideration that the previous year. India, ull British Coloriles The British delegates again ex-accepted. Mr. Thomas added that accused was under 16 years of age. meeting, new agency arrange-
territories under His pressed their willingness to ar-though the British Ministers were
Very little time was taken up by ments have been made for the Majesty's protection. It "shall bitrate on legal issues, but this actuated by a sincere desire to end the prosecuting counsel, Mr. J. A sale of ice and but for the unfor- also include, if for the pur- Mr. De Valera was unable to ac- this unhappy dispute it was ob-1
Fraser, and the defence counsel, Mr.tunate outbreak of Cholera in poses of this Ordinance the Cov- cept, since he maintained his previous from the discussions that the ernor in Council by Order so directs, vious attitude towards an Empire Irish Free State representativas Duncan McNeill, in addressing the Canton in May laat when drastic any territory in respect of which atribunal. Basing themselves on had no intention of admitting jury, while His Lordship's summing restrictions were imposed on" all mandate of the League of Nations the view that the 1923 and 1926 either the validity or the Justice up lasted only a few minutes is exercised by the Government of Agreements were made in com-of the previous Agreement.-Bri-
Majesty's plete good faith and that the 1926tish Wireless Service.
and
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Br His purt' any dominions.
"Empire prodact" in the case of motor vehicle means a vehicle which.
is substantially manufactured with-
in the British Empire,
SHARE MARKET.
"Motor Vehicle" includes motor: The official summary of the car, motor jorry, motor omnibus, Stock Exchange issued to-day at moter truck, motor bicycle and 10.30 a.m.:- motor tricycle.
The Value Clause."
The rest of the list was quiet.
Sales.
."
ing..
Trading. however, was on offerings.- limited scale, owing to meagre
Sales.
•
A Disappointment.
purveyors of Cold Drinks, etc. thereby reducing the consump Crown's Eivdence.
tion of ice materially, an even Chu Tak, a leather factory ap-better result might reasonably prentice, was called to give evidence, have been anticipated. These Irestrictions have not yet been re- The official summary of the Stock Questioned by Mr. J. A. Fraser be moved although the outbreak is Exchange issued yesterday:- was aware of the presence of the now over, or practically so.
Markets to-day displayed a bet-accused in the cockloft of No. 38, ter tone all round. Starting with Tung Lo Wan, but when the Police "The Summer trade on which we Banks which rose to £119 in Lon-visited the place he did not divulge are so dependent and which start- don and were bid up to $1,675 The outstanding feature of the locally, the lower-priced issues accused's hiding place.
ed favourably has in the end proved market today was the concentrat also
a. diaappointment owing to circum- registered advances, with Mr. Fraser then called Detective. (2) No vehicle shall be deemed to ed demand for Cements and Lights, Hotels, Cementa and Lights lead- Sub-Inspector R. Rozeskwy.
stances "beyond our control I be substantially manufactured with-both of which commanded most at-
The understand that the Authorities Inspector gave evidence of the find-new propose to license all purveyors in the British Empire unless, in the tention, and bid up to $14.60 and opinion of the Inspector General $17%, respectively.
ing of the knife and enquiries he of Cold Drinks etc. in the City be
fore the present restrictions are of Police, at least one quarter, or
had made regarding the case. sach other proportion as the Gov-j
moved and, while at first thought The statement made by the accus- this might appear to be unfavour ernor in Council may fix by Order,
ed after he was released from hos- able to the ice business, it may, in of its value is the result of labour) within the British Empire.
pital on September 22, was read, in the end, prove beneficial. With which accused admitted he went to direct control by the Authorities the drastic action taken this year. the house to steal money in order to
jahould in the case of future dut pay,
a persistent creditor. After breaks, be modified to some extent: describing in the statement how he [I am pleased to say that there has entered the house he added that he been a decided improvement in Cold "lost his head and struck at Storage Revenue during the year.
"Turning to the accounts you will"} random."
The statement then denote the item of $10,064.58 for ex- scribes how accused hid himself and penditure on Machinery and Ice was discovered on the second visit Stores. This mainly represents the cost of insulation of another Ice of the Police.
No evidence was called for the Store which was considered to be ¡defence.
essential in view of the marked im- At 10.40 a.m. the evidence for the Provement in sales in the early prosecution was concluded and Mr. part of the year. Fraser addressed the jury, outlining for them once again, in brief "Depreciation on practically the same lines as last year totailing synopsis, the story of the murder.
3. (1) There shall be charged, levied and paid. in respect of the first registration in the Colony of every motor vehicle hereafter regis- tered which, in the opinion of the Inspector General of Police, is not an Empire" product, a special licence fee of an amount -equal to twenty of the value of such per cent. vehicle, including cost freight and! insurance, on arrival in the Colony, after deduction of the value of the tyres and of any spare wheels or, other spare parts,
(2) Such special licence fee shall be in addition to the ordinary licence fee payable under any Ordin- ance or regulations relating to the licensing of vehicles.
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4. The Governor in Council shall! have power to make such regulations as he thinks fit for the carrying out
of this Ordinance.
Objects and Reasons.
Hotela (Old), $12.20/12.30. Ewo Cottons. TIs. 14.90/14.80. Hong Kong Trame, $21.80. China Lights (Old), $17%. ̧ Telephones (New), $27. Cements (Comb.) $14.30/14.40. S.C. Enterprises, $3.
Buyers,
Hong Kong Banka, $1,675, Union Insurances, $505. China Underwriters, $2.85. International "Assce., Tls. 4.15. Union Waterboats, $20%, H.K. & R. Wharves, $1454. Providenta (Old); $4.90. Hotels (Old), $12.20. Hotels (New), $11.30. . Hong Kong Lands, $75. Ewo Cottons, TIs. 14.80. Shanghai Cottons, Tis, 72. Hong Kong Trams, 321.70. Yaumati Ferries (Old), $35. China Lights (Old), $17.60. Hong Kong Electrics, $76.. Telephones (New), $26.65. Cements (Combined), $14.40. Dairy Farms, $271⁄2. Sinceres, $15.40. Wing On (H.K.), $235. S.C. Enterprises. 23. United Theatrés, Tls. 5.
Sellers.
Providents (Old), $5. Hotels (New)-$1134 Hong Kong Trams, $22. China Lights (New), $17.20. Cementa (Combined), $14.60. Watsons (Old)) #12%. Wallace Härpers, $11.
Hotels (Old), $12.20, Ewo Cottona, Tls, 14.90.
Buyers.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,675. Ugion Insurances, $600, Underwriters. $2.85. Douglases, $24.
Union Waterboats, $20. H.K. & K. Wharves, $14531⁄2. Providents (Old), $4.90.
· Hotels ·(Qld), "312.20. Hong Kong Lands, $7534 H.K. Realties, $9.85. Ewo. Cottons, Tis. 14.85. Shanghai Cottons, Tis. 72. Hong Kong Trams, $21,80.' Yaumati Ferries (Old), $35. China Lights (Old), $17.60. Hong Kong Electrics, $75. Macao Electrics, $24. Cements (Combined), $14.30. Dairy Farms, $272. Sinceres, $15.40. Wing On (H.K.), $235.
Sellers.
Hotels (Old), $12. Hong Kong Trams, $22. Wallace Harpers, $11.
ROTHSCHILD RICHES MAY BE SEIZED.
Austrian Family Is Threatened.
man.
Dividend of 25 Cents.
He said there was no possible $16.004.58 has been provided for, doubt as to the identity of the guilty and the buildings and plant have |been maintained in a good state of Regarding the attack itself, whe-repair. I do not think any fur- ther the accused himself was at-ther comment is called for in con- tacked or surrounded or set upon
(nection with the accounts,
"The balance for allocation in- by the people in the house. that was no justification, for the kill-cluding the sum of $7.693.64 brought ing. Accused had been found un-forward from last year's accounts. lawfully on the floor and he had amounts to $18,718.01
your a knife in his hand.
He fought Directors, recommend be
.$10,000.00
8,718.01
and killed the youth who was dealt with as follows: sleeping on the settee. There was Pay a Dividend of 25 cts. not a scrap of doubt about it, dir. per share, on 40,000 Fraser said, it was a clear case. shares absorbing On that evidence alone, he submit-Carry forward the balance ted, the jury could conviet the ac-
Mr. Stewart was supported by cused on the charge.
Mr. J. F. Warren, Mr. Ho... Kom Tong. D.B.E., and Mr. Leung Tam Po (Directors) Mr. A. Stevenson
of
The Ottawa Conference has made it necessary for all parts of the Empire to support the conclusiona there made as far as circumstances permit. The conditions of Hong Kong give few openings for re- ciprocating in the way of prefer- ence, but motor vehicles provide one such opening of which it is proposed to take advantage. A general im-i port duty is possible but it ia considered that such a duty might interfere with the entrepot trade. In motor vehicles and it has thereforé been decided to recommend that the
The entire estate of the Aus= Mr. D. McNeill, for the defence, principle of preference should apply
trian branch of the Rothschild called the jury's attention to the Manager of the Dairy Farm Co.) only to motor vehicles registered for
family is threatened with confisca youth of the accused The legisla Mr. J. D. Thomsen, (Secretary) and use in the Colony and to add 20 per
0.07 tion in connection with the winding tion of Hong Kong, he said, pro- Mr. Chan Nai Pan. cent, of the c.i.f. value to the licence
up of the affairs of the Austrian vided for leniency for a youth
The directors were re-elected, to fce of all foreign made motor Other business of the Meeting Credit-Anstalt, the collapse of under 16 years of age who. com-
serve for the current year on the vehicles on first registration. will be the moving of the first read-which last summer précipitated the mitted a murder.
proposal of Mr. Stevenson, second- The Colonial Treasurer will move ing of the following Bills by the financial crisia in Europe. It la as- The evidence of the identifica-led by Mr. Warren. a resolution that the table to the Attorney General.
serted that the former president of tion parade, Mr. McNeill continu "liquor duties resolution of June, 80, A Bill to amend the Supreme that institute, Baron Bouls Rotbed, was entirely unsatisfactory. (Continued from previous columnj-
1922, be amended and that on and Court (Admiralty Procedure). Or-schild, is held responsible for the The Police had made an effort to as- after the coming into operation of dinance, 1396."
lopsided financial policy which semble a body of men similar to
(Continued from previous column).
every degree above such strength in addition to the appropriate daty as above
Bills to be Read.
Vienna, Oct. 17.
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Provision for Lenience.
For it might have been with the in- this resolution, Part I of the table "A Bill to amend the Marriage caused the bank's collapse. the prisoner. A Police witness tention of causing grievious bodily published by notification No. 417 of Ordinance, 1875."
Under a decree issued to-day Mr. had admitted that fact: The iden the Gazette be rescinded and the "A Bill to confer on the Supreme Louis Rothschild, who bat recently tification parade, counsel submit harm in any case it was murder; following part substituted:
Court Jurisdiction in Divorce and retired from public life and closed ted, was a farce. Discounting and the jury could only bring in a European Type Liquor.
Matrimonial causes.”ji
the Vienna branch of the Roths that evidence, there was left only verdict of guilty.
After a retirement of a few Fer
The Attorney General will also child's, undertakings, will be com- very grave suspicion. But that gallon, move the second reading of:pelled to transfer the title deeds of suspicion had been waived, Mr. minutes, the fury returned with a verdict of guilty but with a recom- "A Bill to amend the Waterworks his and his family's possessions or, McNeill said, by the prisoner a Ordinance, 1908
falling that take on oath that noth-confession that he was present on mendation to mercy
The mother of the accused went to 14 “A Bill to amend and consolidate ing is left of the once vast Roths-the premises.. It had not, however, the law relating to Dangerous child fortune in Austria.been suggested that the pris the age of the accused was 114 the witness, box and testifled that
Drugs
Though the recent developments went to the house to kill anyone. are said to have made a very heavy inroad into that fortune, it is be lieved that a considerable amount offit is still left. Transocean Kuo-
On all liqueurs, and on all champagnes and other sparkling wines
$10.00]
On all brandy consigned. from and grown or pro- duced in the British Empire 3.00 On all other brandy and on gin, whisky and other spirituous Hquors
On all port, sherry and
mad
On
other stil, wines.
porter, cider perry
and
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