FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933.
CHINESE
STEAMER
GROUNDED
Bow Plate Holed Off Green Island,
NO PASSENGERS
The Chinese-owned steamer, as. Taishan grounded south- east of Green Island in Sut- phur Channel last night while leaving the harbour for Borneo.
Her
MODERNISING
THE
FRENCH PARLIAMENT
Typists Employed To Help Ministers.
LOW WAGES PAID.
París.
SHIP'S MASTER IN MARINE COURT
TAF
CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story.
Carried 219 Passengers In Excess.
CAPT. SOOVIK CHARGED
most.
THE
FLYING
WITNESS
"You mean old Mills?"
By Paul Ernst.
That
days in his shack of a house. Wiers
Capt. Óscar Soovik, master of NATHAN WIERS was not a to care much or press an investiga-
Nkiller. As far as police re- tion. the s.s. Yuan On, again appeared
cords went, he wasn't even 4 That Mills would have to be kill- The French Parliament has before the Hon. Comdr. G. F.
He was merely an ed Wiers knew well enough. criminal. been modernised. The typewrit-Hole, Harbour Master, at the average citizen who happened to money would have to be searched er has entered its time-honoured Marine Court this morning to be a little more avaricious than for, and that searching would re- quire time. Time could only be precincts. And with the type-answer the following charges:-
A plain sort of man, with a nar-provided by Mills's death. writer have come six women On March 2, that he com- row head and narrow, small grey
This would present little difficulty. The Taishan is of 1.424 tona, and typists, duly recruited by exam-menced a voyage at a time not eyes, he managed the branch of the (Wiers took a second off to admire her local agents are Mesars. Wallemination, for whom two
rooms previously notified to, and not chain store system that had invaded his own cold nerve, as he planned, Queenstown, and put up modestly at without a tremor, to take a man's & Co., Prince's Building. She have been set aside.
approved by the Hon. I.G.P.; Mrs. Blum's boarding house.
At life.)
By living so much alone, by arrived from Swatow on February They are paid, from a fund that he left the harbour with 219 the store he was
adiscouraging visitors, the simple old regarded as 24 and moored at buoy B.10.
subscribed by the deputies them-jin excess of 12 passengers shown model employer; at the boarding man had made it possible for his master is Captain Heilimann.
The vessel which was in ballast selves, the magnificent wage of on his clearance certificate; that house he was thought of as a per- dead body to lie undiscovered for
fect gentleman. and carried no passengers, went one and twopence an hour. This he unlawfully misrepresented It was his avarice that made him would have ample time to cover his! aground at 7 p.m. last night. One is also the regulation wage for the number of passengers on prick up his cars when, in the bank tracks. of her bow plates well above the
Yes, he could kill the friendless charwomen. There is no lack board by stating 12 instead of one afternoon, he overheard a teller water line, was holed.
231, and that he left the waters talking to the cashier,
old fellow without compunction and The Taishan is 300 feet in length of charwomen, but there is not of the Colony without having a "Well," be heard the teller say in without fear, Wiers told himself. and was built at Sunderland. Engla superfluity of good shorthand proper passenger certificate. a guarded tone, "the old man's done, The chances were thousands to one Jand, in 1906.
typists. So that the post of The accused, who was repre-it. Took out every cunt. Over ten against his being caught.
Ile's afraid the bank'! Smiling thinly, already counting typist in the chamber would ap-sented by Mr. D. L. Strellet thousand.
the bills he would find in Mike's EUROPEAN VICTIM OF pear to be hardly worth while, pleaded not guilty to all the go broke, I guess."
shack and picturing the luxuries unless, as will doubtless be the charges. SMALL-POX
case, it leads to secretarial posts Sub-Inspector A. Wright said. That was all Wiera heard. But they would unearth and spend them freely, Wiers closed the store and with deputies pleased with the that on March 2 at about 7 a.m. it was enough!
Ho Death of Mr. E. J. work done by their new helpers.he stopped the s.s. Yuan On out-j Abel Mills was the man referred went to the boarding house.
side the western limits of Vie-to He lived in a shabby cottage greeted Mrs. Blum politely, and Burt.
toria Harbour and asked the cap-near the end of High-strect, a lonely walked upstairs. tain for his papers.
and pathetic figure in the world. The clearance order showed Several years before, his wife and 11 passengers were on board,two grown sans had perished in bound for Amoy. Witness asked fire; and since then he had lived an accused if he had a chit from the almost hermitic life.
Wiers was very thoughtful in the In the weeks that followed, Wiers Police officer who searched the!
He reviewed cultivated Mills's friendship assidu-| ship for the prevention of pir-store that afternoon.
This was no easy thing to acy, and he replied that he did the situation, and found it perfect. ously.
A feeble, elderly man, living do; the lonely old man, still hug-1 not know a ship had to be search-}
nbsolutely none in an unprotected ging his terrific loss to his breast, ed before leaving port.
shack, had ten thousand dollars hid-didn't want friends, But Wiers Inspector Wright counted thei
den away that no one but Wiere and had an advantage through his passengers who totalled 231.
If the man work at the store. Cross-examined by Mr. Strel-the bank knew about!
Whenever Mills 'phoned in an order, Wiers himself delivered it to the house. Each time he fingered, a moment or ao longer to chat with the old fellow. Whenever there was a sale on Wiers advised Mills of it, and suggested the best staples to be bought on the salce list.
At length the time came when
NEW ZEALAND SHIP'S OFFICER
The Douglas Steamship Com- pany has sustained a sad less by the death last night of Mr. E. J. Buri, who died from small-pox at the Kennedy Town Isolation Hospital, to which institution he was admitted on February 24 last week.
-Reuter.
MAKING THE TAX- COLLECTOR PAY.
Austrian Law Demands £50,000.
Belgrade.
Five tax-collectors of the town!
a
Mr. Burt was Second Oficer aboard the Douglas steamer Hai- ching. joining the Company in of Novi Sad have been ordered to let, witness said that he had not came to a violent end there was none August last pear. Hailing from pay to the State the sum of £50,-noticed that 222 of the passen- New Zealand, the deceased was 000 which is said to have beengers were dressed as Chinese sol- only 32 years of age, and his de-lost owing to their carelessness diers.
mise will come as a great shock in not collecting taxes until they Sergt. Nolan, who accompanied
had become unenforceable. to his friends and colleagues.
Inspector Wright, gave corrobor- Mr. Burt made his last trip tol A recent inspection disclosed ative exiderice. Swntow, Amoy and Foochow, tak- the fact that hetween 1922 and Mr. Strellet submitted the ing i on the return
trip to 1927 Hong Kong.
some
12,000 fax-payers whole case rested on whether the were not called on to pay their Yuan On was a cargo ship or taxes.
not, as he would later contend According to the new tax law that the excess passengers were IN¡Payment of any taxes not collect- not passengers.
fed within five years can no long-
DUTCH CAUTION
RUBBER INDUSTRY.
British Co-operation Sought.
London, To-day. Caution regarding the introduc- tion of the scheme for forced re-
enforced.
The Municipality is contesting
the decision of the Ministry of
der the old law, taxes were en-
Comdr. Hole:-What are they.
News In Brief,
NEW C.-IN-C. DUE ON MARCH 9
Cornwall's New Captain.
ARRIVING WITH NEW PERSONNEL ON RANPURA
"Such a nice, quiet man," Mrs. Blum murmured after him which
was the opinion. Wiers wanted to plant in her mind. She might be questioned about. him later.
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "The Red Terror," by Hal Pink.
er be enforced. In many cases. if they are not passengers?
I Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick also, tax-payers who were then know of only two classes of Charles Dreyer, K.C.B., C.B.E., the prosperous and able to pay are people carried by ships, the crew new Commander-in-Chief of the Wiere could drop out occasionally now bankrupt and so could not who sign the articles of associa-China Station will arrive in Hong on a purely social' call, und be ad- pay even if the demands could betion and the passengers who Kong on the s.8. Ranpura on March mitted to the untidy, womanlesa
have nothing to do with the ship.9.
house. And after a week or so of If these five officials cannot pay The case is proceeding.
He will be accompanied by mem that Wiers judged the hour had) the sum due, the Novi Sad Mo-
bers of his staff whe will be ro-struck. striction in rubber is necessary, and and will have to reimburse the nicipality will be held responsible
lieving men from the Kent, Corn- the Dutch Government have only to the State for the loss due to the
wall and Naval Intelligence Centre, boarding house and headed toward
On a Monday evening, he left thej consider a scheme in which Britain negligence of its employees.
Captain R. B. Davies, V.C., D.S.O..
the store. On his way out he had will fully co-operate, were points.
A.F.C., is arriving on the same ship fold Mrs. Blum and several to take over command of the Cornfellow boarders that he was going stressed by the Minister of the Colonies in the Second Chamber at Finance on the grounds that, un-imposed by the Government of Indo-his Victoria Cross in the Great accounts to check and some cases of Quarantine restrictions have been wall. Capt. Davies was awarded to work that night. Some unpaid The Hague, yesterday, according to
in 1916, for conspicious message received
damaged goods to look over. Amsterdam correspondent of the forceable for ten years after they China against arrivals from Hong War
Kong on secount of small-pox. gallantry.
Two blocks away he turned at became due, so that the loss is Financial Timce.
The following personnel will be!
right angles and doubled back along Indicating that the Dutch Govern. due to the change in the law and
Twelve small-pox cases,
four in attached to the flagship Kent---
High-street to Mills's house. It was! ment were willing to reconsider the not to their negligence-Reu-Hong Kong and eight in Old and Capt. A. U. Wills D.S.0. will,
a raw, rainy night, and he reachedi New Kowloon are reported in the command the Kent and also act as the place without a soul having seen weekly bulletin
by the Flag Captain.
him. He knocked on the door. Medical Officer.
Capt. Drew.
Now for the first time he felt hiaj Capt. G. P. Thompson, 0.B.E pulses pound with more than Rainfall during the month of (Commodore, 2nd Class). Comdr.
normal rapidity. But he composed | February was very small, February D. N. C. Tufnell, D.S.C. [Staff his face in a genial mask as Millg'a 28 registering the largest amount ¡OMeer, (Inteligence), Afloat], which was .11 inches, the total for Lieut. Comdr. F. B. Tours (Flag thin, perpetually bewildered old Lieutenant), Pay. Comdr. H. M. narrow crack he had allowed. the countenance showed through the! Horne (Secretary), Pay, Lieutdoor to open.
42
from the
rubber situation in the light of pre- sent circumstances, the Minister, re- plying to a question, said that thei Government would have to be most
prudent in future, in view of past experiences Reuter.
FALL IN WORLD PRICES.
Chancellor Hopes For An Early Recovery.
London, To-day,
The Chancellor of Exchequer,
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the
ter.
STEAM LAUNCHES IN COLLISION.
Kwong Sun Struck Off Kowloon Godowns.
Issued
the month being (20.
He will relieve
A Chinese male, aged about 28, Mannin, F.R. Pay. Lieut., M. A.: A collision in the harbour be- was found by Police wandering in McMullen, Major C. T. Brown, tween two steam launches, the Main Street, Salwanho district O.B.E., RM. Kwong Shun and the Kwong Lee, yesterday. has been reported to the Police. Government Civil Kwong Shun, in his report, stated
Cheung Chik, coxswain of the parently insane.
Не
Was sent to the Hospital, up-
Comdr. F. C. Flynn will be nt-i tached to the aloop Sandwich.
FISH DEALER ROBBED BY FOOTPADS
While riding a bicycle from the
.
"Oh, it's you," said Milis with a sigh.
"Come in," Wiers's hand strayed to his waist. There, thrust head up under his belt, was
a hammer.
It was ordinary claw-hammer borrowed from the store. There were dozėną of hammers just like it in town.
He stepped insitie, and Mills shut the door after him.
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BUSINESS HOURS;
FROM MARCH 1
Store Opens at -
III 9 A.M. III
Closes at 8.30 p.m.
EVERY WEEK
DAY
COMMENCING TO-DAY AT
THE CENTRAL
A CHARMING AND ALLURING
MUSICAL ROMANCE
"THE BLUE DANUBE"
with
DOROTHY BOUCHIER - JOS, SCHILDERAUT
ALFRED RODE & HIS ROYAL
TZIGANE BAND,
A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PRODUCTION,
BOOK EARLY!
MARTELL'S BRANDIES
V.S. O. P.
An
CORDON BLEU,
that he was journeying from You- According to a Police report, a House of Commons yesterday, ati to Hong Kong yesterday, when Chinese married woman, Chu King, said that it was impossible to passing the Kowloon Godowns, he 24, of 23 Yuk Ming Street, was re- isolate sterling prices completely saw the Kwong Lee approaching. moved to the Government Civil Hos from the effect of the fall in He sounded two blasts in order to pital yesterday suffering from the Wong Tol Shan Market to Kam Tin, "I'm kind of worried," Mills said, world prices.
World prices had fallen some alleges, the Kwong Lee did not re-medicine-amethol
pass on the starboard side, but, he effects of an overdose of a patent Au Tau district, a fish dealer, named his old forehead wrinkling." "I'm She died at Chan Yee, 30, was, attacked by two flad you came in to see me. Maybe 20 per cent, the last 18 months,ply.
Chinese footpada, who appeared you can tell me what to do." He from the bushes.
pointed to the bookcaso. “Jicker lå The Management of the Họng, The robbers' faces were masked acting so funny-I think he's alek
or something." Only Kong Hotel advises patrons that the with cloth and, one of them WAS
Grill Room and Ball Room of that med with a revolver.
Wiers. glanced at the booktesse." They establishment have been reserved threatened their victim and relieved There, perched on top, was the odd for the St. John Ambulance Ball him of $18.20, decamping in the Pot that shared Mills's hermit to-morrow, and not the Roof Garden direction of Wong Tol Shan Village existence, Jicker.
he was not without hope, that The Kwong Shun turned to star the policy of cheap money and board to avoid a collision, but was plentiful credit, which had struck by the Kwong Lee.
brought about that result, might, slight damage was caused, if continued, lead to an incrensa
in prices.
The process would undoubted-
ly be greatly facilitated if an in- PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
ternational agreement could be obtained for the solution of pre- sent world problems. Wireless Service..
British
CITY, WITHOUT DIVORCE,
Discussion At St.
Andrew's Club.
|1:30 this morning.
as previously announced, and that
owing to such reservation the usual
dinner dance to-morrow will be held
In the Roof Gärden.
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
BOTTLED IN
COGNAC AND
GUARANTEED
PURE GRAFE
BRANDY
V.V.E.S.O.P.
THREE STAR:
{(also in square pinta)
MARTELL
Jicker was a squirrel. Afying V.V.ES.O.P.
squirrel. No one knew where the fold man had acquired It; flying | squirrels were not native" to In an alleged attempt to commit the region about Queenstown. suicide a Chinese woman, Lal Yee Wiers hated the outlandish, little The first of a series of discus- Alleged to have inflicted, a throsto, 61; jumped from the first floor beast with a hatred amounting to sions, to be held throughout Lost, wound with a razor on a compatriót of 192 Temple Street, into the back, mania. "A Philosophy of Life attracted at: 139 Bonham Road, first floor in yard below. She sustained, bodily Prague. much, interest among members of the early hours ¦ of Tuesday morni-injuries and was removed, to the Bratislava, the capital of St. Andrew's Club when présented]ing,' s mals, Fung Mok-chan, was | Kowloon Hospital Blovalda, a city of more than in the Church Hall, last night: 30 brought before Mr. Wynne Jones Another woman, named Hs Fung, *100,000 inhabitants, did not havs). The aubjact was introduced by in the Central Pollen Court this 89, of 38. Kwellin a single, divorce in 1982, (G)| Mr. Henry (Han Choleftum MAL | moriting), charged? with babaing to an OTRO
There were only 12 divorces in The Rev. W Walton Rogata, who Lariere
the whole of Slovakia-Heuter, took the chair defined philosophy.", was formerly remanded for strzela - för krduitsent.
This was probably because Jicker seemed somehow," to Bava quessed that his friendship for Milli wan 'falas,
Whenever the there. It asted as though
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