TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933.
LENA GOLD FIELD
AWARDS
Negotiations Fail With
Soviet.
Committee.
BIRD CRUELTY CHARGES
Both Defendants Convicted.
MAGISTRATE CONVINCED OF OVERCROWDING
The
$500 BANK NOTE STOLEN
Daring Theft From Money-Changer.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story.
USED
CAR
By H. R. Wakefield.
Good
London, To-day.
Hu Siu-ying. 2171 unemployed Chinese, was this morning charged Mr. Stanley Baldwin, replying for
before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the the Foreign Secretary, Sir Jeha
ARTHUR Simon, in a written answer, gives!
Central Magistracy, with the theft
CANNING; "I'm afraid- began the young MR The resumed hearing of the of one $500 Chartered Bank note at
senior partner in the pros-jman. details of the negotiations which the| British Government have endeavour-charge of cruelty to birds against the Lo Hang Money changer's shop, perous firm of solicitors which "Hero's his address," continued ed to secure for the payment from Chan Cham Cheun, of 1. Cochrane at 11 Bonham Street yesterday. bore his name, was convinced Mr. Canning imperturbably, "De- *the Soviet Government of an Street, and Chiu Kam, of 7, Co-l The accused it was alleged by the for the purpose of family debate liver it there to-morrow, and I'll let arbitral award of approximately chrane Street, took place at the Court Inspector, had snatched the that he neither required nor him know it's coming. £13,000,000 in
But afternoon." favour of the Lens Centra Magistracy, this morning. table while the complainant, Teung bir daughter Angela, aged nine in the course of the next few
$500 note off the money changer's could afford another car. gold fields.
before Mr. Wynne Jones.
Wo, manager of the Sun Chuen On teen, derided the former objec-days Mrs. and Mias Negotiations had failed to lead to;
Canning an offer of settlement by the Soviet, 12.15 p.m. iémorrow in order that twenty G$20 pieces into local cur-panhed the second.
case was adjourned until Chan Boarding House, was changing tion, while his wife Joan pooh-inspected the Highway and pro- he said, and the situation has necesan inquiry may be made into the rency
A shabby nounced a qualified approval of its sarily reverted to that prior to the circumstances connected with pre-
|five-year-old which couldn't, do jappearance and appointments, and direct conversations
The district watchman between the
on duty fifty with the wind behind out-the expert gare its mechanical do- company and the Chief Concessions ous convictions recorded against nearby and a Sikh constable gave raged Angela's sense of social ings an AI certificate, with the
the two shops. Defendants plead-chase and succeeded in arresting the decency, and her mother knew result that 1 cheque for £170) Negotiations for settlement, with-ed that they were not at that time accused before he had gone very far. all about how good business had changed hands and Tonks, Mr. masters of their respective shops. Hui Siu-ying said he had been in been lately. So their sire and Canning's chauffeur, drove it down His Worship said that he had the Colony for about three weeks, husband, like a good democrat, to Grey Lodge, near Guildford, amount to be apent in the fields ineen to the shops and had seen the having arrived from Singapore on bowed to the will of the major- Surrey. The expert drew Mr. Can-
birds in their cages. In one cage February 22.
ity and took a walk one afternoon ning's attention to a rather large he had seen half a dozen birds very His Worship passed sentence of down Great Portland-street. No dark stain on the fawn corduroy badly injured and he was satisfied eix weeks' hard labour.
new car for him if he could get behind the back seat, saying that In his own mind that this was due
he hoped none of his mea what he wanted second-hand, U. S. FEDERAL BANKS RE-OPEN} Presently he halted outside responsible. Mr. Canning reassur- shop and began to examine with ed him by declaring that it had (Continued from Page 1.)
apparent interest an impressive been there all the time. Ha had saloon which was thrusting Ita noticed it in the shop, he said. There were no importa.
comely bonnet to the edge of the
Mr. Canning, on attaining a Exports included $4,541,000 to 'pavement, and which announced certain affluence, had built himself Holland, #2.120,000 to France, and by a card slung Trom its radiator a very comfortable and aestheti $650,000 to Switzerland.
cap that it was a Highway Straight cally satisfying house in West Like everything else During the holiday transactions Eight and a superb bargain at Surrey. automatically ceased.
(about him and his, it suggested:
out reference to the award and pay-: ment of claims, showed a further
awards of nearly £12,965,000.----Brl- tish Wireless Service.
YARN TRANSACTION (to overcrowding.
DISPUTE
Claim For Brokerage
Commission.
He stated that he was only hear- ling the case to decide whether the birds were being shipped in the cages he had seen or whether they were transferred to roomier enges on their arrival on board ship.
Mr. D. L. Strellett represented the first defendant.
Wall Street Spirit
Runs High.
New York, March 11.
£350.
2
were
A trim and sprightly young super-tax but not death duties. well Semite came out from the interior His social standing was and wished Mr. Canning a good established in the neighbourhood, handsome well- afternoon. "I'm rather interested for Mrs. C., in this Highway," said the latter. upholstered matron, had a shrewd "I frequently drove in one In Scottish flair for entertainment,
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "Nor Iron Bars," by T. F. Powys.
The case between Chan Tak-man, plaintiff, of 4, Hong Lok Street, Mongkokisui, and T. M. Gregory, off
Ko Sun, a foki employed by the Queen's Building, defendant, was re-purchaser of birds being shipped. sumed before Mr. Justice Wond at stated that he often travelled with the Supreme Court this morning. consignments of birds from Hong Plaintiffs claim is for $266.52 be-Kong to Marseilles. He stated that ing balance of commission n two he had never carried 450 birds in contracts dated the 2nd March, one cage and admitted that it would 1931, which were secured by plain-be cruelty to the birds to do so. Wall Street spirit ran high- to- America, but I can't remember tiff on behalf of defendant.
Witness stated that the average day as the outlook developed for ever having seen one over here. The contracts were made between mortality was 6 per cent.
a sharp rise in prices when the How did this one come into four; defendant and the Ka Ngow Knit-1 His Worship said that the evidence, stock exchange reopens,
handa?" ting Company whereby defendant of bla own eyes could not be gain-¡ Stock brokerage houses were "An American gentleman sold 105 and 5 bales of Guased Lisle said and decided that both deich-open and their wires throughout brought it over with him and dis- vars to the Kn Ngow Company. dants were guilty of cruelty. the country continued to operate. 'posed of it to us. It's a 1924
Delivery has been taken by the!
Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, prosecuting; Hundreds of buying orders were model and a marvellous bargain." purchasers to defendant.
on behalf of the S.P.C.A.. Asked Is necumulating some at levels 1 to "Of course that remains to be Plaintiff claims commission or Worship to impose the nuíximum 3 points above Friday's closing.seen," replied Mr. Canning with a land a fexibh faculty for making brokerage on $85.506.66 at
the rate penalty.
obviously
meatly sophisticated amile, and in the tone the right people feel at home; of 45 per cent, which amounts to
Records of previous convictions, orders from shorts.
of one who had enjoyed, more or while Angela was lively and de- $394.79. Painti hav received against both shops were produced,! Bargain hunters were ordering lers, a higher automobile educa-corative and hit balls about with $128.26 on account and his claim is but defendants denied that they were well below the previous closing, Lion. Whereupon he mude a superior skill. On reaching, home now-for-the-balance: $250-39 at that time-musters of the re-anticipating some forced selling. Urough supertelat examination the next evening he found these
Løpective shops.
over-the-counter of the car, and then made up his ladies had already taken a trip in Mr. Strellett was about to plead; trading anywhere because of the mind.
the car. The verdict was favour- regarding the previous conviction threat of severe penalties on boot-
shall want it vetted by my Able Mrs. Canning liked the against hig client.
expert," he said, and, if his ver-springing and the back seat, diet is favourable I will make you though one of the windows rattled. while Angela was satisfied that it an offer."
would do seventy. "But," she jadded, "Jumbo loathes it,”
"How do you mean?" asked ber; father.
NEW SUBMARINE DUE TO-MORROW.
Warship Movements.
The U. S. S. Mindanao saluted the
Mr. Strellett: I don't want to quibble, Your Worship-
His Worship: Then don't quibble. | Mr. Strellett sat down.
The case was then adjourned until
Thear
were
There was no
leg transactions.
"Commodity prices tended to rise as noted in spot transar. tions, notably in silver. The consensus of opinion was that commodity prices will tend to
H.M.S. Kent this morning, when she, 12.15 p.m. to-morrow so that the rise and develop a better market. MR. A. R. FORBES
left the Kowloon Dock.
The French river gunboat Argus in exported to arrive from Canton to-day.
H.M.S. Rainbow is due in port to morrow.
The Italian cruiser Libia is ex- pect to arrive here, from Shanghai, on March 18. She is on her way home to Italy and is being relieved by the cruiser Quarto.
The U.S. gunboat Asheville will: arrive in Hong Kong on March 10.
THE CHANCELLOR AND INCOME TAX.
Condemns Proposal
Lighten Taxation.
ed into. previous convictions may be inquir-
SHARP DECLINE IN LOCAL DOLLAR.
Silver Prices Slump Heavily.
A further decline in the local
dollar is indicated in this morning's quotations, the opening price being 1/3% as against 1/4 yesterday.
when business is resumed.
"Oh, all the time we were out
he was whining and fussing, and
The general tendency abroad Death Of Old Resident when we got hame he dashed into
was to believe that America is headed for inflation.
Of The Colony.
the garden with his tail between his legs"
Bankers, brukers and stock trad- er, however, insisted that the A well-known local resident in the “Well, he'll have to get used to United States would remain on the person of Mr. Alexander Røger|it,” said Mr. Canning in B firm gold standard.
Forbes passed away at the Canossa tone, which implied that he would Some shorts tried to cover in Hospital during the early hours of stand no-nonsense from that pam- London but no member of the yesterday morning at the age of pered and good-for-nothing liver stock exchange was permitted to 52 years.
spanícl. "Has Tonka got that make such transactions.
For many years works manager stain off the cloth?" of the China Sugar Refinery, the "He's working at it this REASONS FOR REMOVAL OF late Mr. Forbes spent many years ing," replied Angela, "it only
in Hong Kong and after the China wants rubbing with petrol." ARMS EMBARGO
Sugar Refinery was liquidated be After dinner, while they were joined Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. sitting round the fire in the draw-
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aven-
an
Silver also showed a sharp drop, both spot and forward prices declin- In the circumstances, no useful with whom he was employed up to ing-room, Jumbo with his paws in ing to 17% and 17 13/16 re-purpose would be served by main-the time of his death.
the grate, Mr. Canning tried Tospectively.
taining an embargo observed by In Hong Kong the late Mr. Forbes experiment by giving his celebrat- 2 motor-horn, Cross rate prices, quoted for the British alone and accordingly the was very well known and besides a'ed imitation of
re- which usually aroused anticipatory first time since March 3, opened this Government had decided to remove large circle of friends he was
number lated to a morning at G$3.39% and it as from yesterday.
of local re-fecutasies in Jumbo. This time, Ridepts. His wife wodM G$3-41 respectively for the London
formerly however, he stared up uncertainly At the same time, the Govern- The Chancellor of the Exche un New York and the New York on ment remained firmly convinced Miss Goldenberg, a member of thejat his master and the motions of quer has lost no time in con- London rates.
that the only satisfactory solution local family, while Mr. T. E. His tail suggested no demning a suggestion that in or
London.
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of the problem, which was bound Pearce, Mrs. P. S. Cassidy and mere politeness. "You see," sald der to lighten taxation and 60
to recur in the future, was to be Mrs. Dunnett, Messrs. Jack and Angels, who possessed a deep in- stimulate trade he should even News In Brief.
¡George Rodgers, were cousins, sight into the animal, “he doren't) found in international agreement. -consider the possibility of an un-
The Funeral.
know whether you mean the old; Accordingly, it was their inten-] balanced budget.
The obsequies, according to car or the new." tion to vigorously pursue the con•] Eleven cases of small-pox, one of
"Oh, roti" said her father. Deliberately to unbalance the enteric fever and two of cerebro-versations already begun, as and Jewish rites were held in the budget in order to reduce income apinal-fever occurred during Satur- when the opportunity offered, with Jewish Cemetery at Wongnelchong "He's sleepy." But he was half tax or the beer duty, he says day and Sunday. Of the small-pox the earnest desire to arrive at allast evening, the Rabbi Eliza convinced. "Anyhow," he present- ly continued, "I take him with would involve consequences of a cases, eight were reported in Koo form of agreement which would in officiating. far more disagreeable nature for loon and three in Victoria.
future secure uniformity of action)
on The large gathering present in-me to South Hill Saturday. the taxpayer than even the con-
on this important subject. cluded Mr, and Mr. W. Golden Eve always said he was a perfect V. V. E. S. O. P. tinuance for a little longer of the
Replying to a subsequent question,berg and Mr. and Mrs., IL Golden-half-wit." Ko Ling, driver of a private mo- Mr. Baldwin said that the British berg (brothers and sisters-in- "He's a perfect darling!" avid present burdens. While Mr. tor car No. 3638, in a report to the Nation in his opinion, had set a law), Messrs. IL and C.A. Golden- Mre., Canning indignantly "Comb Chamberlain sees signs of im- Police, said that while starting up provement in the trade situation, the car in Purcell Street. It moved unable to persuade anyone to follow Oxberry
great example. As they had been berg (brothers-in-law), Mrs. J. H, here, my sweet." Jumbo lurched
(sister-in-law), Mosara reluctantly over to her. one can detect in his statements forward, knocking down Lam Takit, their practice now became that of Jack and George Rodgers (cousins), going over to the Talbots to-
"We're THREE STAR little hope for any reduction in Fong who sustained abrasions on every other nation. income. tax in the next budget, the right thigh and foot.
Mr. T. E. Pearce (cousin), Messrs. morrow, Mrs. Canning' went on, though some optimists still hope
Mr. Baldwin sold that the 7. A. Tarrant (Secretary of Messrs. "but we'll be back in time to send he may have some aurprise hid-
Government was convinced that A. S. Watson & Co.) J. M. Wong the car to the station if it's rain- den up his sleeve. Receipts from!
the only satisfactory solution (compradore), Peter Wong, A. 8.jing." income tax are now coming in steadily, but they are below last year's record, when in response to a personal appeal from the -Chancellor the taxpayers made a
special effort to pay early. 'Reuter.
WEATHER FORECAST
Northeast winds, 'freih and fine, in forecasted In today's weather
report lasued from (the Royal Ob- :servatory,
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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS.
Orders.
in an international agreement. Gubbay, E. Joseph, Ezra Abraham, "Hullo, William," said Angela at] The Government's conversationn L. Walsh, M. Berreux, B. N. Albert, thrae o'clock the next afternoon, would be vigorously pursued E. M. Raymond, E. 8. Moses, R. M."I see you haven't done anything until an opportunity offered Omar, D. Wilson A. McKirdy, about that stain." The chauffeur for arrival at an agreement securing Leong, Mr. and Miss, Bogdatzki, appeared somewhat piqued at this uniformity,
Mre, Eliza, Mrs. Elins, and others.bsinuation, his manner implying
that, considering he had taught |Miss Angela to drive when har häir
Fall Band practices will take Mr. George Lansbury, the Labour place every TUESDAY and Leader, asked whether no step could FRIDAY commencing from be taken to terminate the aggres- While riding his <bicycin in Na- was still in a pig-tail, she ought to TUESDAY, March 14,
sive war.
than Road yesterday/afternoon," Lo treat him with more deference, "I Replying Mr. Baldwin said: “Bri-Ying, Ching, ran into a Chiness did my best, tiiss,” he replied; tain wet a great example before, but woman, Chân Shing, injuring her ''I gave it a stif rubbing with, we are unable to pursuade anyone left foot and hand. - She was taken petrol, but it didn't seem to make to follow, that example."--Reuter, to the Kowloon Hospital for treat- no difference." and British Wireless Service.
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