MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1933.
HOWITZER FIRING US. CABINET
RESENTED
SELECTED BY
ROOSEVELT
Resident Disturbed At Castle Peak.
Senators Glass And
Walsh For Posts?.
SHELLS OVER THE ROAD.
27.
APPOINTMENT RUMOURS.
Warm Springs, Ga.
THE CHINA MAIL.
.S. GOLD RESERVE. To-Day's Short Story.
SHOWS LOSS.
First Deficit. In Six Months.
CHINA SENDS $527,000.
For the first time in nearly six:
Increase of
MURDER MOST CONFIDENT
By Val Guest
and Betty Astell.
He had never planned New York..THERE were two reasons why on the desk.
Reuben Slack should die.ja murder before and he was amaz- Heavy howitzer firing by a section of the Hong Kong Volunteer De-
months the regular weekly state- First, because he was the only ed at the cahaness with which ferice Corps at Castle Peak rester- day morning, and, especially during President-elect Franklin D. Roose- ment of the Federal Reserve gold person who knew the perpetra-he contemplated the deed. the tifin. interval, bas raised the vet has completed the formation of stocks shows a net loss of the pre-tor of the Jermyn Street Safe The first essential thing, thought the seven-day Deposit job, and secondly, be-Joman, was an alibi. Not some A. Smith, his cabinet and the formal invitacious metal during Mr. indignation of
cause he had put this knowledge petty, trumped-up concoction that Manager of Messrs. Whiteaway, [tions to the prospective members period ended on January 25.
The loss during the week under to such advantage within the last would be torn to bits and bandled Laidlaw & Co., Ltd., who was spend-will soon be sent out, friends of ing the day in new house he had the President-elect sald on January review amounted to G$10,758,000, few weeks that the amounts of from prosecuting counsel to counsel It must be one) his demands had become stag-for the defence. an compared with
that was unbreakable. There was recently built at Castle Peak.
On that bleak, foggy September once a film, ruminated Pete, in which Mr. Smith told the Chin, Mail! Mr. Roosevelt when asked when G$16,632,000 during the week in gering that live shells were being fired over the Cabinet list would be announced mediately preceding and an increase
driven down Jermyn Street in alable alibj. That slipped up. Pete's the rond, even with traffic in pro- merely replied that the formal in-of $22.918,000 for the week pre-night a year ago, Peta Joman had a man had an apparently unbreak
large pantecknicon. Reuben Slack(would not slip up. gress, and in the vicinity of newly vitations had not been gent. He deceding that.
Decrease Explained.
had been the driver. When Jomani For a whole hour he sat at his to amplify the statement constructed houses which were oc-clined
The report attributes the de said
had paid over Mr. despite the fact that the Washing
the agreed sum,desk with his finger-tips - pressed cupiedi. "Of course,"
a drop in stocks he fondly imagined that the deal close together and gazed into space. Smith; the firing has been done in ton Post claimed to have authentic crease mainly to the past and will always be done, 1 information concerning two of the/helt for American account abroad, between the two had been complet- As the clock next door struck one. which fell of G$37,503,000 and an You know, it's no tise new members.
increaso of G$7,428,000 in New You get no satisfac- The Post said that Senator Car York stocks earmarked for foreign tion from the Military."
ter Glass hud accepted the
post of "What's the use of making a lot Secretary of the Treasury which he
suppose.
complaining.
of fuss about it?" he added.
Firing Last Summer.
account.
England Sends Most.
held under the Wilson Administra- England sent the largest con- tion and that Senator Thomas Jsignments, totalling G$21,830,000, Mr. Smith said that during last Walsh of Montana had accepted the compared with only G$999,000 'dar- summer, heavy firing was the post of Attorney General.
ing the previous seven days. The Case of the breakage of much Senator Glass denied the report movement of gold from France crockery in the bathing matsheds but there was no comment on the continued heavy, with G$5,145,000 | But at that time there were
no matter at the winter White House, coming from that country, bringing houses in the immediate vicinity. but it was considered significant the total imports from France do. think, though" Mr. Smith that there was no immediate denial during the last five weeks to G$59,-
to say, "the ring should or confirmation from cease when there is traffic along the Walsh. road."
went on
ed. He had yet to learn that, in Pete banged his fist on the desk cracksman, Slack was a blackmailer rattled precariously. addition to being an accomplished with such force that the inkwells
of no little experience.
Pete Joman drummed his fingers
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED.
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. De Castro Basto Foted.
MANY DESCENDANTS.
•
"God!" he said, "whht an idea!" For a further half-hour he per used a rough plan of Reuben Slack's house which he had drawn up from) mernory. Then he rose and hur- Outside peo-
ried to the window. ple were hurrying to their linch and the bustle of the Metropolis hum- jmed with ceaseless crescendo, It
was not upon the traffic or the pec- ple that Joman fastened his gleam- Senator 145,000.
Ing eyes; it was upon a man who Imports from Canada amounted
stood on the opposite side of Walsh Outstanding Democratic. to G$1,300,000, as against G$1,994,-
the road accosting people as they Some of those close to the Fre-1000 during the previous period.
passed. Pete's eyes travelled from MILITARY RANGE.
sident-elect merely smiled when it! Large consignments also reached
this man to the ornamented clock A fitting ceremony took place at directly over him. Colonel L. G. Bird, Commandant was suggested that Senator Glass San Francisco, which received metal
He smiled. Alibi? of the Volunteer Defence Corps, in meant that he had not accepted to the value of G$1,960,000 from the Rosary Church on Friday after-
He'a give the post officially.
China and G$162,000 from India.noon when 500 relations and them an alibil What policeman Democratic leaders have long China had sent $627,000 during friends joined with Mr. and Mrs had ever thought of such an iden? Castle Penk, "is ami has always admitted that Senator Walsh could the previous seven-day period.-J. M. de Castro Basto in singing What prosecuting counsel would
a Te Deum as thanksgiving for 50 ever have the Imagination to break. years of happy married life.
it? Petc Joman laughed. Yes, hej Fifty years ago on Friday, the had a confident alibi! cathedral at Macao was the scena of one of the largest weddings that
reply to the China "Mail, said that where howitzer firing look place at
been, part of a Military range."
CHEATING "LEGAL RACKETEERS.".
Chicago's Move To Protect Women.
Chicago, Illinois.
women's
I
have any post he desired. He is considered the outstanding figure in the party and this was proved by his overwhelming victory in the Democratic National Convention when ha Was elected permanent chairman.
Smith as P... Governor.
Washington.
United Press.
LESSON SERMON. First Church of Christ, Scientist--Hong Kong,
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "The Diamond Ear-Ring,” by Douglas Newton.
Some five minutes later he stood)
of the street and
camera.
had ever been celebrated in that Colony when Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto, the gon of Marques de "Spirit" was the subject of the Castro Rasto was married to the Al Smith has announced that he Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of oldest daughter of Count de Senna would
not accept a post in the Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Febru-Fernandes.
The couple, after spending some Icabinet of President-elect Roosevelt Jary 5.
The Golden Text was: "God is a time at. Hankow, settled down in Chicago's novel socie-judicial ex-if it were offered him.
Smith, the 1928 Democratie pre-Spirit: and they that worship him Macao where they remained till on the corner periment, inleded by its sponsors to protect
from sidential nominee, has been men-must worship him in spirit and in about 1902 when they came to Hong watched the seedy little man on the Women offenders
(John 4: 24.)
Keng. The family has been con- kerb with his tin-type "racketeers operating under the tioned as a possible choice for al-truth."
Among the citations which com- nected with various business enter-Then, straightening his tie and cloak of the law." is acclaimed a most all the cabinet positions and success by the Director of Social for a post without folio talked of as prised the Lesson-Sermon was the prises in Hong Kong, Mrs. Basto's clenching his gloves a little tighter. a possible creation of Roosevelt with following from the Bible: "Sing mother being one of the largest Fete Joman joined the steady steam Service of the Municipal Courts.
unto the Lord, bless his name; shew original shareholders of the Hong of people on the pavement.
As he had anticipated, the, photo-| The experiment involved the es-Smith in mind. tablishment of
court Smith's name has been among forth his salvation from day to day Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- where all cases involving woman, those mentioned in connection with... For the Lord is great, and poration: 31 years ago, Mr. Bastographer hailed him as he passed. When he had with minor exceptions, are settled, the governorship of the Philippines greatly to be praised: he is to be purchased the printing business of Joman assumed an air of disregard
For all the Noronha and Company and carried and strolled past. The court has been in operation but his friends doubt that he would feared above all gods.
gods of the nations are idols: but it on till the present day, thepghjgone a few yards he turned round about a month.
the Lord made the heavers. Honour he has retired from active bus-jalmost hesitatingly. The photogra and majesty are before
He was one of the original pher, seeing a likely client, pressed him: ness. court is eradication of a system Cabinet appointment rumours strength and beauty
in his members of the Hong Kong Stock his cause.
"Picture, sir? Done in two whereby unscrupulous politicians, continue to stir the capital with the sanctuary..... Give unto the Lord Exchange and although he did not grafting police, bondsmen and law-stest mentioned cabinet material the glory due unto his name: bring retained the seat until a few years Pete Joman scratched his chin as
make use of his membership, le minutes-while you wait." yers preyed on unfortunate women. Senators Carter Glass of Virginia an offering, and come into his
"No longer are women dragged and Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, courts. O worship the Lord in the ago when he assigned it to Mr. though in doubt and looked up at the clock over the doorway, It was Indiscriminately into a court that has the name 'morals' attached as a Johnson of California had been all the earth." (Ps. 98: 2, 4-6, 8, 9) Baste gave the best heritage that &
Rumours anid that Senator Hiram beauty of holiness: fear before him, AA. Alves.
To all of his 10 children Mrone-fifteen.
"All right," he said suddenly, stlema," said the director. "A offered a cabinet post.
The Lesson-Sermon also included woman is not afraid to come into President-elect Roosevelt declined the following passages
father can give his children-"take me." from the
He posed himself beneath the Woman's Court' The
word to comment on reports that George Christian Science textbook," Science he sent abroad to England and ornate clock and smiled.
good education. Every one of them "morals' along was enough to Hearts,
son of William Randolph and Health with Key to the Scrip-
Two minutes later the finished frighten most women into saying Hearst, the publisher, would be tures," by Mary Baker Eddy: "The
of metal
handed anything to escape disgrace."
One of the basic functions of the
go to Manila.
Rumours Continue.
sirict orders that persons having no......UP, business before the bench were not
to be tolerated. Many persons, he'
said, used to frequent the old court TRAWLER RESCUED
for
providing fines and bonds women, thereby placing the offen- ders under necessity of returning to their old 'livelihood to repay "bene-| factors."
The director and her staff of 18 college trained social workers in- vestigate all angles of complaints ragainst women, thereby preventing |
hundreds from reaching court.
IN CHINA SEA
Tanda's Heroic Effort
Saves Japanese.
While en route from Manila to The court had its inception among Hong Kong on Saturday morning,
a group of leading citizens, includ- the Eastern and Australian liner
of the Judiciary.Reuter.
are
|TWO CITY ROBBERIES
Total Loss Of $250,
America.
the
made Assistant Secretary of the three great verities of Spirit, For his services to his country square The Judge of the court issued Navy under the new administration. omnipotence, omnipresence, omni- in connection with gold and of to him. Joman paid the required science, Spirit possessing all mining in Timor, the then King of sum and hurried into the crowd. At power, filling all space, constituting Portugal, Don Carlos I created Mr. the end of the road he turned into a Then, with a hurried all Science,contradict forever the Basto a commander of the Order alde-street.
look round, he broke into a run. belief that matter can be actual. of Christ of Portugal.
He pulled up, panting, at the end On Friday, numerous of his im-) These eternal verities reveal pri- meval existence an the radiant mediate relations and friends join of a small mews leading off Osborne- Street. Reuben Slack's house was reality of God's creation, in which ed in the celebration of Mr. Basto's
Joman knew 'from After the on the corner. all that He has made is pronounced Golden Wedding. by His wisdom good." (p. 109; 32) religious ceremony, a reception repeated callings that at this time was held in the Club de Recreio of day Slack busted himself with which was artistically decorated his correspondence-a word which by Mr. Panalotaky, formerly art literally covered a maltitude of sins. director of Messrs. Millington He kept no servants, and the char Limited and now on the staff of woman who cleaned out the maison- Basto's Press. When proposing netto every Wednesday had in- The Tabaqueria Filipina tobacco the toast of Mr. and Mrs. Basto, variably left by eleven. All this ing Jane Adams, Internationally Tanda effected the rescue of a store and the "Elite" Styles, both Mr. C. A. da Roza, acting Consul Fete Joman had studied and mental- known social worker, and members Japanese trawler which had been on the ground floor of the Asiatic for Portugal, referred in glowingly chronicled, even while he was at
helplessly adrift on the high seas Petroleum Company building, were terms to the bigh esteem, in which complying with his persecutor's de- since. January 26. The trawler the victims of robberies last they were held by the Portuguese
The garage and maisonnette next! MARATHON DANCER carried a crew of 17 men, who were night, $125 in cash being rifled from Community.
althoroughly exhausted when re- the safe in the former shop.
Mr. Basto may be termed the door to Slack had been empty for scuted.
A similar aum of money was "father of the Portuguese Con-months and it was with very little Owing to the heavy seas, the taken from the unlocked cash re-munity, being the oldest member trouble that Joman let himself in Collapsed After 47 Days Tanda (Capt. E. T. Pilcher in gister of the milliner's establish of that Community.
through the door with the rusty flock. are: J.M. F. Enato (deceased); | Once inside he put on his gloves B. do Castro Basto, Share Broker: and commenced his climb Through J. A. Basto, Merchant, Macas; the empty maisonnette - he van, a CH. Basto, Architect, Partner of convenient Indder up to a skylight Little, Adams & Wood; Hon. Con bringing him to the roof rapidy. sul for Bolivia in Hong Kong, Breathing heavily, he glanced at his member of the Sanitary Board; wristwatch. It was 1.80 p.m. He La E. Basto, Proprietor of Baste's had done it in a quarter of an hour. Press; A. H. Basto, Architect, Good, going, he thought, ng ho She wore it in a bun on top of her Partner of Raven & Basto: Mra scrambled over the thes and let him Made Remedios, Nos self down through Reuben Slack's A highwayman attacked her one Alds Maria Basto: Dr. R A. Basto, skylight. day, and hit her three times with heavy club. Mrs. Downey was Lak-Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist;
DIES.
On Floor,
-Elizabeth, New Jersey.
سرانه
command) had diMculty in getting ment. Jewellery Was left un- The children of the Jubileans close enough to connect the steel touched. hawser. This was eventually DC- Police are investigating. complished and the battered, trawler |!
SAVED BY HER LONG HAIR.
A 26-year-old dancer died hera in taken into tow. On arrival in har-
a hospital, after collapsing on the bour on Saturday evening the floor, of the Bayonne Opera House, Japanese vessel was taken into toxy where he had danced continuously by a local tug.
in a marathon contest for 1,147) The Tanda berthed at the Kow- hours, or forty-seven days and nine-loon Wharf, being five hours behind teen hours.. -
schedule,
He had complained of feeling] while dancing and prior to his col lapse had been disqualified by the Judges, who maintained that, al though in motion, hin was not danc ing In the last two days he had had five teath removed, while he con- tinued to wobble around the floor
Keuter.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fresh north-east winds and clouds skies are forecasted in the weather report Issued from the Royal Ob- Iservatory this morning,
Saint John, New Brunswick. Mre, Kathleen Downey wore long hair.
head.
Imanda.
He placed swiftly round the it
en to hospital, and is now recover-member of the Sanitary Board; J. tic, but could not see what he sought. By J. Basto, Manager pf- Noronha &The door leading on to the landing ing
But the doctors say that if it had Company, Government Printers was locked on the outside, but with not been for that "cushion of hair Miss Basto (Sister Candida the all of a penknife it was open- Jon top of her head, Mrs. Downey Maria), Maryknoll Convent, Newed in a minute f
York, USA.
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