THE CHINA MAIL.
MOTOR SHOW AT OLYMPIA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER i1, 1933.
BUDGET DEBATE 1932 REPORT
TO-MORROW
Legislative Council Meeting.
MANY BILLS FOR READING
ON H.K. HEALTH
SERVICES
Less Expenditure By Health Dept.
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO
ROAD SAFETY
the The second reading of Budget Bill will be moved at the meeting of the Legislative Conn- cil. to-morrow, when
Simplified Gear Mechanism.
The International Motor Show
To-Day's Short Story. MRS. VAUDREY'S JOURNEY
By Martin Armstrong.
INCREASE IN BOTH BIRTHS
TARLAND, writer of novela, you very much, Garland. It's such that there's AND DEATHS
London, To-day, GL, ou the night of his usa compicte mystery
nothing much to take hold of. She 8 sister, A A number
comprehensive review of which will open at Olympia to rival, in the smoking-room of left home on a visit to of items of expenditure, for the the year's work "by the Medical morrow, and will continue for ten the house in which his friends, never reached the sister, and never
shown in 1934 come up for Department is
the days, in attracting large numbers the Silversons, had just estab-returned home. The Rector told us about it when he called the other financial vogt
Medical and Sanitary Report for of visitors to London from abroad. lished & temporary home. He day. Old Vaudrey himself drove approval.
miscellaneous
among
year.
Undoubtedly the main feature of
Bet a
relieved of all
Bech
their hooded
The first reading of "A Bill to the year, 1932.
The total expenditure for the the show is the adoption, at least was comparing the mind of a her into Bristol in consolidate and amend the inw
H-department for the year relating
Was by practically all British models, of child with the mind of an adult.degcart, put up the horse and trap ไป
other $1,323,264.54, as compared with simplified year mechanism.
"The first thing that strikes me" at a stable as he always did when cences. which
he drove to town, and saw her off Six years ago a self-change pre- he said. "Is the discrepancy in the at the station-sa her, in fact, so things is drafted to bring the $1,378.051.06. while revenue for
a definite the year fotalled $260,163.97 as selective device was pioneered by a local cabarets under
sizes of things. This room for in- far as he was concerned, clean out measure of control, will also be compared with $243,256.99 last British firm and this has
for of existence. Her portmanteau duly fashion which has, in varying forms, stance, which I haven't moved.
Six other Bills appear on the Giving statistics of the popu been adopted by all leading manu- nearly fifty years, used to be large arrived at the station she was bound for, and a bandbag was found in an llation and of the emigrants and facturers. Drivers of the new and mysterious, and not only this empty carriage by someone who got agenda for a second reading.
The Colonial Secretary to move-immigrants, the report gives the modela are thus
civil population of the mechanical anxiety and an impor-room, but the whole house and the into the train some stations beyond. "And that was the end of ber. That this Council approves of the total
Old Vaudrey suspected nothing until expenditure of $56.000 on the Aber- Colony as 900,812. while it is estant contribution is thereby made to garden. To-day I find them small," "I "Too small," said Silverson. deen Valley Water Schome during timated that on an average some rond safety.
The got a wire from his sister-in-law, The respective numbers of cars shall be glad when we've got our{aakink why her sister hadn't ar- the financial year 1934 which sum 7,000 people arrive and 7,000!
chassis on view will be: Britain 205,
new house built and our own fur-rived. He communicated al once shall be met from a future loan and depart daily.
Births registered as having Canada and United Statea 34.
with the police, gave them all pos- shall meanwelle be charged as an
Belgium 4,ture round us again."
which advance from the surplus balances occurred in the Colony during the France 33, Italy 14,
that side information, most of of which Szechoslovakia 3. Prices of models
"And when do you expect year totalled 13.597.
they were able to corroborate; but of the Colony,
13.166 were Chinese. A sharp range from £105 to £3,540.-British will be 7" The Attorney General to mGA »
Silverson sighed." In somewhere no trace of her was over found. A That the ruler dated the 31×4 day increase both in the Chinese and Wireless Service.
rokel was discovered who had secu afraid. about two years, I'm
a. black of August, 1933, made by the Chief non-Chinese death rate is shown,
isn't, you ser, simply a matter of the hooded dagcart with Justire under
building the new house. We've got portmanteau strapped to the back of it driving in the direction of Bristol to pail down the old one."
the "Way pull it down?" asked Gar-on the Monday morning; and
woman from the village who did for land.
"You shall see it to-morrow," said the Vaudreys sald that she had seen Silverson, "and then you'll know Mrs. Vaudrey packing the black why, A hideous place, and in portmantenu in her bedroom on the hopeless slate, too. It's been empty Saturday before she left home, and for ten years and not a penny spent had been told by her that she was on it. I should say, since old Vau- going away on the Monday. Every- By thing corroborated what old Vau- urey died over forty years age.
the drey himself had told the police. the way, did you never meet
Can you, as 20: author, make anything out of it?" The public examination in ban- Vaudreys when you stayed here as And that's all. kruptcy of Verhonal Rupchand, of A boy 7
"saw them once or twice, but my 1.168,the Kohinoor and Royal Silk Stores, Į
commenced this morning at the school-friend and his people didn't (10321,
They kept very much Supreme Court before the Acting know them. Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wond.
to themselves, I believe."
"So much so," said Silverson, Mr. F. X. D'Almada
servants. A Senior, appeared for the creditors "that they kept no
beto 4s of the the figue for the later population Divorce Ordinance, 1932, and under being 283, as against 231 last Bertion 9 of the Interpretatue Oi
dinance, 1911, be approveni
The Colonial Secretary to move That this Council approves of the
year.
Chinese deaths reached 19,546. this figure being 980 more than 1931.
The principal diseases causing expenditure of $8,000 at the Shing deaths were: Mun Valley Scheme
Section 2nd
*hatl
Broncho-pneumuria: Preliminary Works during the finan-3.23 (1932), 3.63 (1931). cial year 1934 which sum shall be met from a future Joan and meanwhile be charged as an advance from the surplus balances of the Colony.
2,568. 13.05.
Pulmonary tubermulori: 2,042, 10.29, 2.62 (1932). 2.60 11931).
un
The Colonial Secretary to move That this Council approves of the the expenditure of $1.735,000 Shing Mun Valley Scheme 2nd Sec- tion Gorge Bam during the financial year 1934 which sum whall be met from a future loan and shall mean- while be charged as an advance from the surplus balances of the Colony.
The Colonial Secretary to move~ | That this Council approves af The? expenditure of $1,000,000 New Gaol at Stanley during the Anancial year 1934 which sum shall
on
The
be met from a future loan and shall meanwhile be charged as an advance from the surplus balances of the Colony.
Pneumonia: 112, 964, 238 (1932), 140 (1931).
Bronchitis: 95. <3, 1.12 (1982). 2.59 (1921
Diarrhoea infantilek: 1,282, 0.47, 1,60 (1982). 2.13 (19811.
Diarrhorn (er ne year): 5.80 1.40 1932; 148 (1931).
1.44, 0.36 Dysentery: D 0.34 (1931),
Nephriti 720, 3.60, 0.89 (1932). Heart disease--heart failure: 534. 2.00, 0.66 (1932), 0.48 (1833).
Beri-beri: 33, 242, 0.50 (1932). 0.91
(1981).
Malari 455 29. 0.36 (1932), 0.59 (1931).
Notifiable er sett Smullpa: 17 084, 627 (1932), 0.12 * 47, 410 (1932), 0.08
(103) 1.
"Entr
phtheria: #1, 640, 0.10 (1992), 0.07
(1931).
Cerebrospinal meningitis: 122, 0.62, 0.15 (1932), 402 41991).
Chuters: 166. 4.78, #19 (1932). Plague nil
OLD-FASHIONED BELIEFS
SILK STORES IN BANKRUPTCY
Examination Begun This Morning.
PROPRIETOR'S PERSONAL
EXPENDITURE
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Castro
in the case of Mr. Verhonal Rup woman from the village went to the house daily and scrubbed and cook- chand.
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Redegonda's Mary," by Arthur Schnitzler,
Garland was staring into the grate aband did not reply. Then he raised his head. "I beg your pardon," he said, "did you ask me a question?”
The examination was conducted ed. No wonder the place went to
A strange couple, by Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith, De pieces. puty Official Receiver. The cases purently,"
"She used to drink, I believed." "She did. And you heard, of Rup-fcourse, of the final mystery?"
until the
next
adjourned were Bankruptcy Sessions.
In the case of Mr. Verhonal chand it was disclosed that his father had started him in business in the Kohinoor Silk Store in 1932. supplying him stock to the extent
"No, I heard of no mystery." "She disappeared.” "Disappeared? Mra. Vaudrey?" "Yes, vanished.
She went away
of $75,000. Business was not good on a visit and never returned. I'm ewing to the poor material supplied Burprised you heard nothing of it.
now
Authors
"I asked you," sald Silverton, “if. you could make a story of it."
"It's "I might," said Garland. tempting. It has all sorts of por. aibilition. But tell me, what, bo came of old Vaudrey?"
"He lived on alone in the house.
The village woman did for him, as
found him dead in his chair. Not
a cheerful story !**
"No," said Garland, "but a sug- gestive one. I shall be interested: to look over the house."
The Colonial Secretary to move- That this Council approves of thei expenditure of $320,000 on the Ty-
the In the absence of some system of and an unsuitable staff, said wit-It must have happened about the before, until, a few years later, she tam Tuk Catchwaters during
only ness. Il-feeling developed between time you used to stay here with your financial year 1934 which sum shall registration of sickness the be met from a future lean and shall sources of information available are him and his father and the latter school-friend."
"No, I never heard a word. Well, meanwhile be charged as an advance the death returne, the returns of agreed to provide him with from the surplus balances of the notifiable diseases, and the figures stock on condition that he would let me hear the mystery.
like mysteries." furnished by the Government Hos-afgn a promissory note. Calony.
Meanwhile, witness bought over The Colonial Secretary to move-pitals and the Western clinics of the That this Council approves of the Chinese Hospitals. The number of the Royal Silk Store, agreeing expenditure of $340,000 on the Air deaths recorded indicates very cor with the former proprietor that he Port-Air Port and Seaplane Slip-rectly the deaths which have taken (witness) would pay the Habilities way, ele, during the financial year place in the Colony but the figures of the firm, which were only amall.! 1984 which Bum shall be met from regarding general diseases ure only Business proved had, and in Au- a future lown and shall meanwhile & fraction of the whole and too much gust last the shop was closed. be charged as an advance from the importance should not be placed on surplus bilances of the Colony.
News In Brief.
deductions made from them.
In
to answer
Mr. Lockhart Smith witness said that the firm: Though the educated Chinese up-did not publish a balance sheet or preciate the value of Western medi-employ an auditor. No regular ac- eine the bulk of the population still countant was employed as the book. pin their faith to the old fashioned entries were made by the various Members of the Peak Club Chinese decoctions and when illahop-assistants. reminded that enries for the Con- seek advice from one or other of Mr. Lockhart Smith pointed out tract Bridge Tournament to be held the many empiricists or herbalists that of total expenditure of in the Club on Saturday at 9.30 who practise in the Colony, A num-|$43,000 during 1932, $28,000
WES
"I'm afraid this one won't interest
ILLEGAL STORAGE OF FILMS
Failure To Notify Police.
CHINA SOUND PICTURES FINED $70
La Pak Hol, managing director
"To be truthful," said Garland at breakfast next morning, "I didn't sleep very well. It was entirely my own fault: I allowed myself to start thinking."
"About the Vaudrey mystery? asked Silverson.
"Not at first. I began by think- ing of my young friend Eric who What used to live in this houSE, started me was a discovery I made just as I was getting into bed. I realised suddenly that the room* 3] was in was the room I had 'niwaya slept in when I stayed here ́ as a Yesterday, when you showed boy.
p.m. will close at 6 p.m. on Fridayber of those who enter the Govern-for-trade expenses and $20,000 for of the Chins Sound Pictures, was me into it, it awoke 'no' memories
A
killed.
have been accidental.
ment Hospitala do so only after they personal expenses. The latter sum changed before Mr. Schofield at the whatever. It was the bed that did Central Magistracy this morning it. Everything else in the room is Lihave made full trial of Chinese-medi-¡was for rentala, ladies' clothes, me with unlawfully storing 118 real different, but the 'bed is in exactly
of
tlon:
(Continued on. Page 4.)
Personal Pars.
Chinese woman, named Yuen, aged about 25, fell from the cines and when their discase is well dlcines and jewellery. roof of 189 Far Yuen Street, Mong-advanced.
Witness denied that he had in-of cinema film at a building at Lee the same position as the old bed, and kok, at 8.15 p.m. last night and was Year by year, however, the value curred such a large sum as his Gardens and with falling to notify the set of getting into bed, I sup
pose, touched off the memory, de The mishap is believed to of the Western medicine becomes personal expenses, remarking that the Inspector General of Police,
"The moment I had remembered Mr. J. D. Strellett, counsel for more and more appreciated. Proof it was impossible.
the room another memory flashed of this is the ever-increasing num- In answer to his Lordship. Mr.the defendant, pleaded guilty and into my mind. I saw a small boy. Mr. R. Crestejo and Mr. A. da ber who attend the outpatient de- Lockhart Smith said that the said that the China Sound Pictures get out of bed on a sunny morning Silva were charged at the Central partments of Government Hospitals amount was obtained from the were associated to the United and take from a china tray on the Magistracy this morning with or seek admission to the wards, books and was made up of small en- Photoplay Service Limited, at Ming dressing-table a sharp flake of fint assaulting Chinese named La Another proof is the success of tha|tries.
Yuen Gardens. The defendant which he had found in the garden Tseung at the Oriental Theatre on Infant Welfare Clinic which was The hearing was adjourned for had seen the Fire Brigade depart and, as small boys do, put in his September 30. Both defendants opened in Wanchai on April 25 and further examination of the books. ment and plans were being pre-pocket. Then, with a feeling of pleaded gully. The case was ad-which has become so popular that
pared for a storage room. Busi-guilty, delight; he went to the win- journed 11 Thursday, October 19. [there is need of further accommoda-
nass, however, had gone ahead and dow and scratched his initials on the they were obliged to store their pinen J,C,G. Had I really done Mr, A. W. G. H. Grantham, Clerk Roods at Lee Gardens in the mean that, or was it a dream?' 'I went to the window and drew aside the cur time. of Councils, left Hong Kong yesterr. J. C. Fitz Henry, of the Fire tain, Yes, there it was 7.0.G. day by the; "President Coolidge,"
Brigade Department, said that 113 1880 The discovery had a tremen Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., the well heels of cinema film were found on dous effect on me. It was na if that the premises which appeared to be one small bit of recaptured reality known local barrlater, arrived to- day by the F.M.S. Empress of Asia, a repair outfit. The United Photo had linked my present life to my play premises at Ming Yuen Gar boyish life of fifty years ago, and Among the passengers on the dens was not exactly a studio but when I got into bed the memories The Entertainment Committee of Tam So, younger brother of Tam President Coolidge," which left place for the printing of sub began to sprout like tulips in the the Saliers and Soldiers Home an-Chor, the Chinese bostman who Hong Kong: yesterday for U.S.Ales for Chinese filma,spring By degrees your story of The Magistrate imposed a fine the Vaudreys began to tik itself nounce that for a number of the was stabbed on the waterfront on 'and Northern ports, was Major K dances for members of R. M. Ser. Bunday morning by his nephew P. Atkinson, M.C., of the Royal of 350 on the Arst charge and $20 with my memories, and' I 'saw, how,
on the second. vices arranged for this sasson, Mr. Ng Young Ho, who escaped; was Artillery. G. W. E. True will be present with charged at the Central Magistracy his "Chsero" Band. The first of this morning with alding and abet, these is to take place on Monday, ting the crime.. October 10, at 8.30 pm at the Bal On application of Detective Sub lors' and Soldiers' Home, and tickets Inspector Murphy accused was re- may be purchased now from the manded" in police custody for a :secretary.
Dr. Khalid Sheldrake, leader the British Muslims, yesterday gave an address to a large gathering at Mr. Lane, Crawford's 'restaurant| on the subject of "Islam and Other Religions," The speaker was intro
FAMILY QUARREL STABBING CASE.
duced by Mr, U, Rumjahn, who gave Injured Man's Brother
Arrested re
arief account of the career of Dr. Sheldrake and his services to Islam.
1.
.
by blending the two, I might con- coct the tale of Mrs. Vaudrey's 'dis"]}}; appearance, My mind got to work The Hon, Mr. P. Lauder, General
on it. It must be told, I decided Manager of the Unioh Insurance
WEATHER FORECAST my own experience the ex- perience, that is, of the boy Jimmy Society of Canton, Accompanied by
Fair, with fresh north-easterly Garland: I fell asleep while I Wa Mru; Lauder and their daughter: Miss IL Lauder, Arrived on the winds, la, the forecast,Jahued to-day, working out the details passed 2.M.8. "Empresa of "Asia" to-day by the Royal Observatory.
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