THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932.
CONSULAR INVOICE DR. LIM TRUSTS
OFFICE OPENED
Prominent Official As Head Here.
IN LEAGUE.
ITALIAN CONSUL LEAVING
Capt. Ferrajolo Goes To Mukden.
tance.
THE CHINA MATL.
To-Day's Short Story.
THE PIONEERS OF PIKE'S PEAK
By. Basil Tozer.
Peak 7"
"Not Pike himself," answered -a "They say named Norton.
tread, his
Holds Conference
In Canton.
Following his discussion with Capt. R. Ferrajolo, who has been In an Interview with Press repre- the Central Committee of Canton, in Hong Kong for the last 18 sentatives yesterday, Mr. Y. 11. regarding the foreign policy and months in the capacity of Italian
Though the words were apeken in Wan, who has been appointed by attitude to Japan, Dr. Lim Fung- Consul-General, will be leaving the T was a perfect night about]
to Hong Kong on Colony on Dec, 5. for Mukden.
the end of June, the sort of an undertone, the "crank" evidently the Nanking Government to be hai returned Chinese Invoice Oficer for Hong Tuesday and yesterday called on
Capt. Ferrajolo arrived in Hong night common enough in Colora- overheard them, for he turneul his Kong under the new arrangements Mr. Hu Han-min, a member of the Kong after having spent 13 years do at that time of the year. At head and frowned. Then he resum
rose ed his former position-his vigil which call for the certifying of call Central Standing Committee, later in other parts of the Far East, al-the end of the game we fnypicus of goods destined for cabling his report to Dr. Lo Won-ways attached to the Italian Diplo from the card-table and strolled Convoraation drifted from one topic matic Service in Shanghai, Harbin, out into the cool, refreshing air to another, until the subject of the China, give details of procedure kan.
When seen yesterday by a China Peking, Hankow and Mukden. which was published in the China
The stars were shining with ex-Rocky Mountains 'in particular en- Mail reporter. Dr. Lim declined to His cheerful disposition and sin-traordinary brilliance in a sky so grassed our attention. Mail of Thursday, September 1.
what transpired at the cerity made him a friend to all who clear that one seemed almost to "And who really was the first to Mr. Was is a native of Taishan, divulge Kwnagtung Province, but spent, Canton conferunes. He stated that had the pleasure of meeting him, hear them winking. The moon reach the top of Pike's his early years in North China, In he would not be returning to the and his tactfulness joined with his had not yet risen above the Watson saked, looking round at us. fact, he has travelled widely in North until the decision of the generosity and ability will be long China, except in the North. In League Council is known in respect remembered by those who had the range of mighty peaks which
tower into the heavens until man 1904 Mr. Wan went to the U.S.A. of the Lytton Report. He was very privilege of making his acquain-their crests gradually vanish in that some man-Lock out, you to complete a military education at optimistic regarding the League's
The departure of both Capt. and to great belts of clouds, and at fellows!"
The stranger had left his seat and the famous academy at West Point attitude towards China.
Mrs. Ferrajolo will be a deeply felt night seem to touch the lower
a alow, loss to the Italian Community of most of the celestial bodies; but was approaching us with
eyes oddly Hong Kong, who had for them, not a sort of halo, gradually spread-stealthy only a sense of respect, but a feeling, served to show that present-dilated. We all turned to face him. ly the moon herself would shed lie was a man of immense propor- ing of friendship.
Capt. Ferrajolo is again going to a flood of light from the summittions, well over six feet in height, join his post in Mukden and it is of the highest peaks down into and could not have been over fifty owing to his great knowledge of the little village nestling at the years of age, though he looked that particular country that the feet of the mighty rauge. No quite sixty. His hair was white and decision was arrived at, He is sound broke the perfect stillness. rather long. He had evidently been probably the only man of his The very houses seemed to sleep, handsome in his day, but now the nationality in China actually cap-
It was only when my friend and face, neck and hands ware disfigured able of fulfilling such a delicate I re-entered the smoky bar saloon by numberless litle aunken blotches position.
where our companions, grown tired not unlike the pits left by smallpox. jof card playing, were now quietly He wore an old drab sult, a coon talking, that we noticed an odd-look-cap, thick boots, and leather leg- ing and apparently elderly stranger gings, scated alone beside a little, window at the farther end of the room. The window was open, and he was star- ing through it vacantly, interrupting his reverie only now and again in order to blow a long cloud of smoke Heavy fines were imposed by into the air. My friend cast a destroyed by fire yesterday after Mr. H. R. Butters at the Kow-glance of inquiry in his direction. pied at the time of the outbreak, pon Magistracy yesterday, when five contractors were charged] with using defective material and omitting steel reinforce-
and subsequently saw military ser- vice in China both before and after
the Revolution. He has also held
the office of President of the Ching
COOLIES INJURED IN FIRE.
Wha College, Peking, and was later
Stable Matshed Chief of Police in Harbin, followed by a term of office as Chief of Po-
Destroyed. lice in Shanghal, where he was in charge during the troublous days! While a number of fokis were early this year.
engaged in mixing paint in the The new Chinese Invoice Office is backyard of the Kwok Man Paint established on the fourth floor of Factory, Ki Lung Street, the paint the French Bank Building inquddenly became ignited yesterday Queen's Road Central where, at the afternoon. The Fire Brigade were time of the Press visit, a crowd of (called to the scene, Two fokis office messengers was clamouring sustained burns to their faces, and for specimens of the Invoice form, hands and were removed to the a model of which was available for Kowloon Hospital for treatment. free distribution.
A matshed, measuring 80 feet by 40 feet. situated near the Polo
MURDER HEARING OPENS MONDAY.
Four, Men Charged With Crime.
Every afternoon of next week
ground, Causeway Bay, and occu- pied às a stable, was completely
noon.
The stables were unoccu-
the cause of which is at present
unknown.
has been reserved by Mr. Wynne STOLEN WATCH IN
on
Jones in the Central Police Court for the preliminary hearing of the Victoria Road Murder case, in, which four 1772:51 stand charged. The murdered man was "found the morning of September 27 last tied to a tree, his face having been crushed with a stone. For a long time the body was unidentified.
on
PAWNSHOP.
Ordered Returned
To Owner.
CONTRACTORS PAY HEAVY FINES.
Faulty Construction Countenanced.
ment in building construction.
Mr. E. C. Moore. Engineer of the P.W.D. prosecuted.
"He came in about five minutes" 80, one of the card-players said.
"Who is he?"
"Some crank, I suppose. He has not stirred since he sat down, there." "What is he staring at?" someone asked presently.
Tso Wing-cheong of 29, Po
"Pike's Peak, apparently," replied Kong Road, Kowloon City, Wa Watson, the man who had called the Cheong of 19. Wan K. Kow-stranger a crank. loon City and Ching Sang Kee of 19. Po Kong Road, Kowloon City were fined $500 each for using defective material.
A gold watch, which was stolen from Mrs. H. Collier, 8a, Hankow Road, Kowloon, on Octo-
Tsang Kam Kee, of 109, Second ber 19 last, was recovered in a Street, West Point, was fined
Victoria $1,000 for material divergence, pawnshop in Queen GenStreet recently, and an order for from plan in omitting steel re-
its return to Mrs. Collier with-inforcement.
Kwong Taun-kee
The hearing will commence Monday at 2.30 p.m., Mr. J. A. Fraser (Assistant Attorney eral) for the Crown, atater morning that tho caso WAR Tengthy one.
COMMITTED FOR MURDER.
this
Wharf Coolie To Stand Trial.
ה
Wa5
Lo Chong, wharf coolie, yesterday committed for trial at
out payment to the pawnbroker was similarly fined for the same was made by Mr. Wynne-Jones offence.
in the Central Police Court this morning.
woman
The pawnbroker stated that a Chinese
pawned the watch for $8 on the afternoon of
October 19.
BRITAIN ANSWERS AMERICAN ·
NOTE
the next aittings of the Criminal (Continued from Page 1.) Sessions on a charge of mardering
a
hig
Tong Teat, on the night of October New York Governor, referring to 23 during a fight on the praya.President. Hoover's proposal for
Mr. Wynne-Jones psided at the Debt Commission. bearing.
Mr. Roosevelt reiterated The Assistant Attorney 'General (Mr. J. A. Fraser) con- view, expressed at the White ducted the prosecution and Mr. House conference, that the ques- Horace Lo appeared for the defen- tions of postponement of the De- dant.
cember payments and general re- vision, raised in the British and
mínistration now in office.
Capacity of Debtors.
CONSTABLE HELD ON French note, rested with the ad
OPIUM CHARGE.
Case Adjourned In Police Court.
THREE JAPANESE TAKEN IN RAID.
Valuable Store Of Opium Seized.
News in Brief.
Copies of the China Mail can be obtained from Sincere's Tobacco Department, on the ground floor, as from to-day.
All ships of the Royal Navy in harbour this morning, were dress- ed with flags to mark Portugal Day of Independence.
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's short story will be "The Lay Figure,”* by Gordon Kay.
"Who did not say first reached the top of Pike's Peak?" he asked in a threatening, hollow voice. He had dropped into a chair on the opposite side of the table beside me? Norton,
whom he had interrupted, came to
the rescue.
I believe that---”
"I was the first to reach it! You don't know the story of our ascent?": "I know only what I have read and been told," Norton said.
"You yourself have been up Pike's Ponk?"
"I have-by the funicular." "You have scen the summit, then?"
Yes.
And what did you see that struck you most-there, fifteen thousand feet "above the sea's level?"
Norton had an inspiration." Mr. B. Paul will speak on "The
"Do you
mean the stone?" he Great Clan" at the weekly meeting said. of the Theosophical Society at 6
Instantly the stranger's expres- p.m. to-day in the Society's rooms, sion changed. 17 Queen's Road, Central."\
at He looked round
us all quite intelligently.
"It is there, then?" he inquired eagerly, bending forward across the table:
A raid carried out by Revenue Officer Ward and party in the The Chinese Chamber of Com- Wanchal district last night, remerce will be hosts to Mr. Wan sulted in the arrest of three Ying-shing, the newly-appointed Japanese men at 864, and 86b, head of the Consular Invoice Office Lockhart Road, charged with in Hong Kong, at a reception to replied. "I can give you the in- "Of course it is there," Norton selling opium. Nine hundred be held on December 5. small one-tael tins of non-Gov-
scription word for word.” ernment opium were seized. The A
"Do What is it? Tell me, what Chinese lorry driver, who
is it?" value of the opium is estimated obstructed Sergeant Hughes,of at $10,800.
The inscription says: "This stone Shaukiwan, Police Station, while erected in memory of William The three men, Kiyoshi Tado-making enquiries regarding the Dawkins, James Weston, and Walter kera, 44, fisherman, Otomated absence of the owner of the lorry Hellier. Pioners of Pike's Peak, wha Yoshito Nishimoto, 27, shop au mona; was fined $30 by Mr. W.
Hotta, 30. Reh paste maker, and from Court on Tuesday, on a sum-trere devoured by mountain rate i The Democratic leader said hesistant, were brought before Mr. Schofield in the Central Police while endeavouring to reach this was in accord with President Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning.
"Ah!" he elaculated, greatly "re- Hoover's view that the debts were Court this morning, when they
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RIVER STEAMSHIP ANCHORED.
Shiu Hing Compány Sells Vessel.
The sum of $130,000 was realised yesterday on the Hong Kong-Can- ten river steamer, sa Wing On," which was sold by auction by Messrs. Lammert Bros. for the Shiu Hing Steamboat Company, The vessel was purchased by Messrs. Tang Shlu-kin and Fong Kai-ying,
The Wing On is a vessel 193 feet in length, with a beam of 88, feet, her net tonnage being 150 tons
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The Royal Observatory's weather report for to-day states:The anti-cyclone con- tinues to move eastward and ins now centred over South Japan,
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