MONDAY, JULY 3, 1933.
16 STATES
WANT REPEAL.
OF PROHIBITION
'America Votes "Wet"
Decisively,
ELECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
THE CHINA MATL
WRONG CLOTH DELIVERED
PETROLEUM
CONFERENCE-
IN LONDON
Shipment Rejected. DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR NON-DELIVERY
The Kwong Yuen Firm, mer- chanta, trading at 217 Queen's Road
Congress To Open
This Month.
GOVERNMENT RECEPTION FOR DELEGATES.
Central, this morning claimed dama
ages from Messrs. Keller, Kern and Co. Ltd., of 16 and 17 Connaught Call-
Road Central, for the non-delivery of 54 pieces of blue serge cloth, be fore the Chief Justice. Mr. J. R.
Washington, June 28. Two more states fornia and West Virginia joined the parade of those endorsing prohibition repeal, returns early to-day from yesterday's elections reveal- ed.
With these two states, a total of 16 have declared for abandon- ment of the 18th amendment.
Wood at the Supreme Court.
Mr. H. C. Lim, (instructed by Mr. Peter H. Sin,) appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. Leo D'Almada Castro, (instructed by Messrs. Wil- kinson and Grist), is for the de- fendant firm.
The plaintiffs claim is that by an
London.
To-Day's Short Story.
BLAZEY'S FUNERAL
was past midnight before Mr. Vardigans and the Cap tain commanding the dragoons approached the door of the From almost every country in the Lobster Inn. They did not do world learned men of science are so until they had surrounded the coming to London this mouth to talk place, and had cocked the pistols (in many languages) about---petro- in their hands. For they had
come to take Blazey, dead That may not seem of such very alive, and desperate men do wild general importance until it is real-things when they know they are ised that these are the men who, in caught. fact, keep the wheels of the world spinning round.
leum.
By R. H Mottram
"Then you'll have to go up!" "So we will. Set a guard, Cap- taln, and we'll follow her!"
"If a man's dead, he dead.” objected the soldier.
"Not alwayz,”
The Captain, called his men to guard the door and followed Mr. or Vardigans, who followed the woman.
In bare but substantial room a carpenter and his boy worked by the light of two candles. "They had)
which had a strong resemblance to early done. A thick, heavy body) was wedged into the coffin; the face.]
white, jaw bandaged, eyes closed. make an affidavit. What did he die "That's him, right enough. I can
of
With two-thirds of the state agreement dated August 25, 1932, famazing yearly production of nearly tu particular, but this time, having that of a great hound, was pallid]
Blazey must know this by now. They are the "brains" behind the law in general and Mr. Vardigans For many a year he had defied the
200,000,000 tons of petroleum which openly fired upon the King's Ser fis used for
vants in the execution of their duty, be must know that the hue and cry was raised, a warrant out for him, a price on his head,
well represented, a late count in the defendants agreed to sell and de- West Virginia gave 160,000 for liver to plaintiffs who agreed to buy Motorcars on the roads; heavy repeal to 90,000 against. Wets and accept, 84 pieces of blue serge
oil engines; fuel for heating hos previously to the election had cloth, guaranteed to be according to
pitals, hotels and houses, and fa expressed. mild hopes of winning a sample of the cloth attached to and
a hundred other ways.
Yet the Lobster Inn was shuttered
"Wore out wi" runnin' and hidin*.*; the state.
forming a part of the agreement,
Subjects which the man-in-the and barred and silent but for a
"Was he, though?" Then, as he California was running well the price being $2.50 per yard. over 3 to 1 in favour of repeal.
Mr. Lim said that on October 20, discussed when
street has never heard of will be sound as of sawing and hammeringw what the carpenter waş dolag,
these scientists that made the thought fit through he interposed hastily: A compilation shortly after 1932, the defendants supplied to the
"You're not screwing him down midnight, in which 5,564 out of plaintiffs a sample shipment which gather at the World Petroleum Con- Mr. Vardigans, mind that Blazey 9,347 precincts had been report was not equal to the sample attached res, organised through the In-was going to stand a siege. Never-ret?"
istitution of Petroleum Technologists theless he thumped the door with ed, gave:
to the agreement, which the plain-
at the Imperial College of Science his fist. No answer. Renewed Liffs rejected.
thumps, the cry: Mr. D'Almada e Castro pointed and Technology...
Special sections will be devoted to out that the mistake, although ad-
"Open in the King's name or I'l geological aspects, engineering, blow the lock off!" mitted, was not one committed by the defendant firm but by the manu (one of the most important topics), and a voice hard and deep and bare- Ichemistry, standardisation of tests A window was thrown up above facturers in Glasgow, who had sup and every man who delivers one of ty feminine demanded: plied the wrong material.
the scores of papers will be an acknowledged expert.
For repeni, 630,643. Against, 206,806.
The California Grape Growers 'Association was predicting that wets would win by the ratio of
to 1.
4
When 2,295 precincts had been reported, returning 278,876 votes for repeal to 103,378 for rejection, the Anti-Salcon League headquar- ters were closed and leaders of the drive against repeal went home. disgusted.
With California having volc- ed desire for repeal, states in all sections of the country ex- cept the South have acted on the question, and all alike favo shown a strong desire for re- peal..
The drys have failed to win single state thus far.
The hearing in proceeding.
A TROUBLESOME HAWKER.
Creates Disturbance
When Arrested.
So important is the congresa that the Government are giving a recep tion to the delegates, there will be a banquet, a dinner to the foreign visitors, films illustrating aspects of the industry, a lecture by Sir John Cadman at the Royal Institution, visits to works and laboratories, ex- cursions and social functions.
Mentioned in Bible.
tell
is
Describing her as a troublesome hawker, Inspector Hourihan charg- jed. Li Ying, a married woman, st Petroleum enthusiasts will athe Central Police Court this you proudly that petroleum
morning with hawking without a'alluded to in the Bible.
It seems certain that it was used
"What d'y want?” "Blazey."
"Y won't get him!" "Where is he?" "Here, right enoughi" "Let me in!"
"It's not worth It!" "What the I'li,..."
Let me in or
"You can come in if you can be- | have yourself!"
"Of course." "Why?"
"Can't keep him here." "Where's be going?"
"To church, time they dig his grave!".
TO-MORROW'S STORY,
To-morrow's story will be “A Simple Tale," by H. A. Manhood.
"You're in a hurry, aren't you?”*· "O" course!"
""Well, I shall be sorry to see the Mr. Vardigans spluttered. But fast of him. But I will So will the window closed.
At length there were sounds beyou, Captain, won't you?" hind the door, which was 'opened, admitting them.
This with a meaning look at the commander of the military, who re- The wets are nearing the half-license and creating a disturbance way mark in their campaign for rain the Charge Room. The defen- for strange rites thousands of years
The person who did so, muffled inceived it with a bad grace and went tification. Thirty six states must dant pleaded guilty, and was bound ago. On some coins of Apollonia, a kind of gown, was a woman of downstairs shouting orders to his ratify repeal before it is incorpor-over in a sum of $10 to be of good in B.C. 100, nymphs are depicted stocky build with a face and head subordinates with such effect that ated in the constitution.
behaviour.
dancing round a bowl through which as solid and bony as a man's, and be had both eaten and drunk, seen Inspector Hourihan said that the flames are pouring from a spring of an unpleasant expression. defendant was brought to the Sta-blazing petroleum.
IN THE WET COLUMN States
1. Michigan.
2. Wisconsin.
3. Rhode Island.
4. Wyoming.
5. New Jersey.
6. New York.
7. Delaware.
8. Nevada.
9. Illinois,
10. Indiana.
11. Massachusetts.
12.-New-Hampshire.
18. Connecticut.
14. Iowa.
15. West Virginia.
16. California.
IN THE DRY COLUMN None
DATES OF VOTES EO FAR SCHEDULED
Alabama, July 11. Arkansas, July 18. Tennessee, July 20, Oregon, July 21. Washington, August 29. Vermont, September 5. Maine, September 11. Maryland, September 12 Minnesota, September 12. New Mexico; September 19, Ohio, November 7.
-United Press.
horses stabled and men posted, "Now," cried Mr. Vardigans before the sonorous sounds of a brusquely, "where's Blazey?"
"Upstairs"
"Tell him to come down TM" "He can't"
tion with considerable difficulty. People would cast their offerings She refused to come quietly, and into the Flaming Well of Apollonia, Janother policeman had to come regarding it as an oracle. If the to the assistance. In the Charge offerings were consumed it meant a Room the woman made a scene by favourable response to their pray- crying and shouting.
ers. Plutarch speaks of the well. Unnoticed at the time, the de- Once it was suggested to Alexan- fendant's baby was left by some-der the Great that it would be an shall miss him, I shall. When did one in the doorway, and the child interesting experiment to smear abe diem.
"Why?"
"He's dead."
"Is he now? That's a pity.
had to be given to its mother. This youth named Stephanes with oil. "Yesterday."
heavy coffin being hauled downstairs made him join Mr. Vardigans, who was eating out of his hands in the doorway.
Outside, the woman had harness- ed a sturdy pony to one of those queer carts the inhabitants used, ostensibly to carry fish. The coffin was deposited upon this, the woman led the horse, the carpenter and his
was part of a ruse by her friends Alexander was pleased with this "Well, I'm sorry. But we must boy, who, it appeared were sexton to obtain her release, said the In.bright idea and poor Stephanos was see him" ¡spector.
soaked in oil. Then a lighted torch
He also remarked that the loca-was applied and he burst into flames, lity was a difficult one. to the Fo- His life was saved by attendants ilce, as the hawkers had innumer-who flung bowls of water over him, able friends who snatched all evi-but even then he is reported to have dence away when an arrest was been in "a pitiable condition."— made. The defendant
Was baw-Reuter." king in First Street, Wanchai.
FRENCHMAN WITH NO PASSPORT.
Remanded Till To-morrow.
cond time this morning.
AMERICAN PILOT KILLED
Fatal Plane Crash At Canton.
MISSING CLERK ARRESTED
$8,000 Embezzlement Alleged.
REWARD FOR CONSTABLE SUGGESTED
Chan Sik-ki, salesman, of the Far East Honobia Quartz Corp., Queen's Road Central, who alleged
and mate, followed it, and behind came Mr. Vardigans and the Cap- tain and two score men.
"They screwed him down,” whis- perd the former. "I didn't think it, [but they did!”
"You're very suspicious!" "King George wants him, and the Devil wants him, but there's no tell- ing whe'll get him yet!"- "The can't be alive!"
"You don't know Blazey as well as I do!"
A few minutes' tramp through the dark lanes brought them to a
y disappeared recently with $3, substantial wall, in which was a 000.00 of the company's money was lych gate,
"Post your men at each corner, arrested this morning by Con Captain, and come you with me." stable: No. B 247.
He was taken to the Central Po-
Canton
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MR. KWOK SAU LAU HONOURED.
Decoration Presented At French Consulate
Mr. Kwok Siu-lau, who for many
Pierie Henri Agostini, a French MACHINE OUT OF CONTROL
IN STEEP DIVE
FRANC LOSES TO U, S. subject, who was arrested last
· DOLLAR week for entering the Colony with- out a valid passport, appeared be-
Mr. Deedes, an American trainer fore Mr. Wynne-Jones for the se-officer attached to the Canton Gov fice Station and charges were pre- the porch, the coffin was deposited. (Continued on Page 18.)
ernment Aerodrome at Shaukauling, ferred against him by Mr. E. Lon one of the long stone seats, the Mr. C. Y. Kwan, counsel for the crashed while demonstrating a steer Cunning, an official of the company busy with pick and shovel. The to remain on the gold standard and
sexton and the boy could be beard'
France is the last major power]| RUSSIAN DEPORTED defendant, asked His Worship for dive and was instantaneously killed The main office of the firm is in
woman led the pony away, Mr.whatever action Paris, takés -- is an adjournment until to-morrow, as on Saturday. FROM COLONY.
he had just taken the case this! The deceased is survived by his
Vardigans and the Captain stamp expected to guide Belgium, Holland years was compradore of the Ban- morning and did not know the de- wife, who arrived in Canton Ave
their feet in chilly silence and and Switzerland,
que de l'Indo-Chine, was decorated days ago from America.
chilly company. The lantern blinkc
The United States since the econ at the residence of the French Con- Came From Shanghai tale.
The Assistant Director of Crim-' Deedes had been employed by the
ed in the draught, and Mr. Vardi-omic conference opened June 12 aul General on Saturday with the Without Passport.
gans and the Captain stamped, Var has blocked all meves taken by order of "Officier du Dragon d'An- inal Intelligence, Mr. W. P. Thomp Canton Government since March to
digans regarded the coffin, which France and her European allies for nam Hon, raised no objection and the teach Observation in the Canton Air Sinagatulia Minnigualimoff, case was adjourned...
School, and together with two other and young Russian trader, who arrived
Mr. Kwan received permission to Americans, Messrs, Baird here June. 12 without a valid pass-read the letter of identity which the Pyrrell and other British and Italian port, appeared again this morning defendant produced in lieu of a officers, had been in charge of the
before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the 'Central Police Court, and was or- dered to be deported from the Co- Jony.
As the Russian desired to go to Swatow the local Rollen bave made arrangements for him to leave Here this afternoon on a ship going to that port
passport.
A YOUNG OFFENDER.
Keeper Of An Opium
WODK school since Commander Kwong-jui took over control from Chang Wel-cheung after the Kwang-
year.
"The Constable, deserves a TO: ward for Catching this man," said Mr. Cunning.
PRESIDENT CANES MAN IN STREET.
Punishment For Insolence.
Santiago, Chile:
seemed to move with every flicker of stabilization at this time, the The decoration was made by the the light. The Captain regarded American delegation holding that Consul General, Monsieur Dufaure Mr. Vardigans with disfavour the general price level must be de la Prade, in the presence, of a
From time to time little creakings raised as the first move in deal-large gathering of friends.. and rustlings, as of the small bensis
Monsieur Bonnanfous," the new
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT,
Child Killed At West Point.
of the place, were heard. Outside ing with the depression. spade and mattock rang. Beyond Meanwhile the Americas pro-ly arrived French Consul of Can- tung Air Force re-organisation last For the second time since he took that was the murmur of voices, and Dosal for a general reduction in ton, was also decorated with the
office as Chile's chief executive, Fre jungle of accoutrements of the men currency reserves to 25 per cent, "Legion d'Honneur.” On Saturday morning the de-ident Alessandri has administered posted at angles of the wall Be of which five per cent may be Divan.
ceased took up a machine which a casing to a public offender,yond that the murmur of the sea, silver, made progress in the con- was among the latest arrivals from When the President was recently Suddenly, through one of the as-ference to-day. The proposal, pre- America. He performd a steep dive taking his daily walk on the glazed windows of the porch, a large sented by Senator Rey Pittman, The local Police wrote to the Appearing on a charge of keep towards Shaukauling aerodrome, but Alamedr boulevard he was ap- sod of turf came whistling with such was given the formal approval of Shanghai Authorities, who replied lng an opium diyan at No. 5 Bar while repeating the performance, he proached and insulted by a passer- good aim that it knocked the lanterna monetary subcommittee and sent that thely records showed that two rows Street, Li Ying, aged 18, was lost control and the machine crash-by. The President, who is 65 years flying and extinguished it to the parent group, headed by passports had been issued to the remanded by Mr. Schofield at the ed and somersaulted on hitting the old, grasped his cane walking stick In the audden darkness Mr. James M. Cox, another member of Russian in 1980, one to go to Can- Central Palice Court this morning ground. Deedes was badly injured and gave the men a beating. He Vardigans and the Captain fell over the American delegation.. tan, and the other to Swatow. The for the case to be sent to the Se while the machine was slightly dam- then contemptuously sent him to each other, one of the former's public dressing station, for sticking pistols went off with a reverberat- Shanghai Police also stated that he cratary for Chinens Affajra.
Revenue Offer Grimmett,
plaiter repair Suzi
ing bang, while the Captain shouted could not return there, although be had clean record, and is of good marked that if the boy.was sen- Ad from Saturday the departe Eight years ago, during his fret "Close" in!" to his men, who came
tenced or caned it would be of mental store of Mesars Wing On term of office, President Alessandri trooping through the character,
"Don't come back here again," mall benefit as he would go Co. Ltd, will be open on week days chastised an insolent student who their firearms thrust f His Worship, semarked as Minni-straight back to the divan and "go from 9 am to 8 pm, and from 12 Insolted him on the steps of the lanterns held high:.
Government” Palice-Benter. noon to 8 pm on Sunday!
(Continued on Page 10), roalimoff left the Court-romm,
from bad to wOYBE.
WEATHER FORECAST:
A fatal motor car accident oc curred yesterday. when a Chinese. girl named Hol Pang, Ting" WAS | knocked; down by a public motor car No. 681 in Main Street, West Fair to showery weather with | Point, Denm and moderate South winds, fa forecast-1. The child received fatal injuries ed in to-day's weather repart and died on the way to the Gov- fained from the Royal Qbservatory.|ernment Civil Hospital.
stones.