CHOWN FOUND NOT GUILTY
Discharged After Two Hearings
POLICE PROTECTION UNTIL
HE LEAVES COLONY.
Alva C. Chown, a carpenter on board the ss. President Grant, who was charged with manslaughter in connection with the death o, Bruce Lindberg, another seaman from the sume vessel, on February 1; was: discharged by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day, after two heurings.
3. W. J. Lockhart-Smith. Assis tant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, and Mr. T. P. K Kemble, of Messrs., Wilkinson and Grist, represented the accused.
Chown is being given police pro- tection until arrangements can he made for his departure from the *Colony,
At the request of the Crown: prosecutor, his Worship alsoj. fanned
warning" to the other) American seamen.
DEAN SWANN RESIGNS
Regrettable Sequel To Recent Illness
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1935
Arthur Brisbane blows out the candles on the cake served at the New York testimonial luncheon celebrating his seventieth birthday and fiftieth anniversary an an editor. Al the left in Merlin H. Aylesworth, President of the National Broadcasting Company and on right is Joseph
V. Connolly. President of the International and Universal News services.
Listess Trend On
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small,
Wall Street
The market would of long positions in rubber and improve on an outside demand. cotton is evident. Total sales:---- 364 lots.
"Flash: The American Railway
Association reports that carload-
Latest Quotations
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
likely. S. E. Levy And Cò. And
A.O.F.C. Quotations
H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS “BACKWARD” GIRL
Orders For The Coming Week.
AFFILIATED UNITS Nupsing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. ENROLMENT:
Mrs. D. G. Stapleton on 1st Febr-
Mrs. E. B. Lambert on 4th Feb-
Orders by Lieut-Colonel H.Juary, 1935: B. L. Dowbiggin, O. B., E.. Com- mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer ruary, 1985. Defence Corps:
PRACTICE:
Hong Kong, Friday, 8th February, 1935.
GENERAL APPOINTMENT
"Brain Of A Professor
After Treatment
STRANGE CASE
A case stated to be unique in medical history has been brought A. Practice "Class in First Ald will to light at the Institute of Medical, be held on Wednesday, 11th Febru. Psychology, Maletplace, W.C ary, 1935 in the Lecture Room at About, a year ago, a working girl Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 was brought to the Institute's clinia suffering from acute "anxiety hysteria. She had little or по
m
RESIGNATION;-
Miss V Blackburn as from 8th memory, and appeared to be a per February, 1936,
son of extremely low intelligence.
*
Mrs. M. Balle as from 8th Feb-From childhood, she had always
been "backward.""
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the grant of a Commission tor Leonard Charles Tutham as Lieu tenant for service with Construc tion Section of the Railway ruary, 1985. (Leaving the Colony): Operating Detachment, Cadre of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence, Corps with effect from 17th Janu-Nursing ary, 1935.
PARADE
Corps 1st Battery
Sgd. M. M. MELLOR,
Acting Commandant, Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
NOTICE
SERGEANT'S MESS.
Treatment Brought about gradual Improvement, and recently her case was reported as "ap- parently cured," Bufore dis charge, she was subjected to the asual intelligence tests, and there showed her to be mentally far ahead of the ordinary working
The attention, of members It is essential for the satisfac-class woman. drawn to Rule. Na 6.
The Battery will parade at Bel- cher's Fort at 6 pm. on Thursday. 14th February, 1935.--
Dream:-Overalls, Blue Caps, each Unit be represented on the to have an Intelligence beyond that tory management of, the. Mess, that Platform shoes.
All men who did not shoot, at;
Mess Committee,
More advanced tests proved her
required for an honours degrea
Stonecutters on Sunday 3rd Febru. The names of Unit representa Eventually, as a result of still fur ary must attend at Stonecutterative should be forwarded to the ther tests, she was found to hava
Mess President.
The Mesa Committee meets on that of the average. university pre- Ja brain equal to or even better than the first Wednesday of each month fessor. fat 6.00 p.m. tran ATHLETIC SPORTS COMMITTER stances, is now in the hands of the The girl, who is in poor circum At a meeting of the Athletic Institute's welfare workers, who Sports Committee held at VolunThope to provide, her with a training Rifles should be drawn from teer Headquarters on Thursday.worthy of her exceptional mental Headquarters before noon 31st January, 1995, the following gifts.
The following quotations from Now Range on Sunday, 10th February, York, have been received by Messrs.) 1986. S. E. Levy and the American Oriental Finance Corporation.
Rifle, Sling. Belt, Bayonet and Bandolier must be taken. Last
Launch leaves Queen's Pier at close 10.15 11.00 4.88% 4.87% 4.87% 9.00 a.m. and enlls at Kowloon at
19.10 a.m. 12.33 12.30 12.32 ,1240
The following quotations, have ings for the week ending February been received through Messrs. S. E. 2 totalled 50.8 per cent., an `’In-
Levy and
Company and the erenie of 33,000 units as compar American Oriental Finance Cor- N.Y./London ed with the same perod last year.poration:
Brokers' loans totalled $59,300,-
000, a decrease of $21,000,000.
A forecast from London on the N.Y/London
erous-rate
At an emergency meeting of the Cathedral Church Council held in St. John's Cathedral Hall probable trend of the New York at 5.30 p.m. yesterday the fol markets, states: lowing letter was read from the
It is expected that trading will Chicags Wheat-May 95% Trustees of the Church of Eng-continue to be listless at the open- Chicago Corn-May land in the Diocese of Victoria, ing on Wall Street to-day with in-Montreal Silver-Mar. 54.10 54.30 Hong Kong:
terest confined to specialties while Silver Metal
Dow Jones
Rubber will probably be firm,
N.Y. Cotton May N.Y. Rubber-May
Prev. To-day's close close
4.88% 4.88 12.40 12.46 12.90
13.25
N.Y. Cation
Mar
July
12.40 12.37
N.Y. Rubber
Mar.
12.76
12.05 12.84
July
13.05
13.21
13.22
C. Wheat May 854
July
96
*88**
88%
83% Keng
C. Corn May .83%
84
W. Wheat May 8214
824
53% 534
STOCKS:
Averages To-day's
Amer Smelting 34%
34
34
·
Con Gas N.Y.
19%
184
Du Pont
93 9314
93%
Elec Bond & Sh 5
514
General Motors 30%
304
30
B
8%
32 32
26% IG
2266
17
39% 39% 35% 35%%
Feb,
close Change
"It is with consitlerable regret business will be negligible. that I have to notify you, for the information of the Cathedral while wheat will open higher. Ad- 30 industrials 101.01.102.25 1.84 up. Church Council, that the Dean's vices from the Southern Hemis
32.26 33.20 .95 up Medical Advisers are of opinion phere are most encouraging.
20 Utilities 16.69 16.73 .04 up that the state of his health is
40 Bonds ... 06.18 06:44 .20 up It is anticipated that such that it is unsafe for him to will open easy.
11 Commedity 57.06 58,59 G up
10. Leading Stocks remain in the Colony during an-
Amer Smelting." other summer and that he should;
Auburn leave for England before the
Case
the
cotton
..
E. A. Pierce Co.'s Report In their
market report, the Elec Bond & Share
for Int. Tel & Tel
Montgomery Ward Nat Distillera N.Y. Central
end of March. The Dean has ac-American Oriental Finance Cor-General Motors cordingly forwarded his resigna-poration, tion to the Trustees of
correspondents Church of England in this Dio of New York state:-
Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Company ecse, who have accepted it. In: due course, a Board of Patronage without concrete news appear to
Stocks: A market improvement U.S. Steel will be constituted to consider he a sign of improving investment the appointment of a successor to the Dean."
demand.
Grains: Wheat, and
corn were
The following resolution pro- firm throughout, and the serulon posed by Sir Henry Pollock, and closed with fair gains.. There was seconded by Mr. W. M. Barton, an absence of pressure. Also buy was carried unanimously by the Council:-
fing by comminafon houses, local]
cash interests. Pre- has learned with deep regret of cipitation in the South-west was in-
Cathedral Council shorts and
"That the
work
Carn
Business Done: 500,000 shares,
1,000 LOSE WORK
Int Tel & Tel 8% Loew's inc
1.32 Montgomery W. 25%
23 Standard Off No 39
Not Distillers
45
N.Y. Central
564U.S. Steel
6%
35%
2525
The following quotation from Lon
Saturday..
►
on
"were elected to
form a standing
Camp will be at Pak Sha Wan Committee for the Corps Athletic on week-ends March 1st-3rd and Sporte. 15th-17th.
Corps Engineers Monday, 11th February Minia ture Range.
Thursday, 14th February-D. L. Training at Belcher's Fort. Parade at 6 p.m. Dress:-Overalls..
Corps Signals
on
There will be a parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 12th February, 1935.
Corps Machine Gun Battalion:-
Signal Section
Wednesday, 13th February-In-
31% don were received in our office lantstruction in Flag and Buzzer, Sta-
8% night between 5.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. 20% Silver Spot 24 (last close), 24-7/16)tion work. 271 (Inst reed), 1/16 up (change), 17%
Friday, 15th February-A· lec-
Silver Forward 24% (last close),ture on Gas Defence will be given 302-3/16. (last reed), 1/10 un (change) to the Unit by Lieut. C. de S. Ro- Silver Report:-India bought. Offer-bertson, M.M. All ranks are re- ings small. Market steady.
English Shipbuilders Close In Belgium FAMOUS COCKERILL. WORKS CLOSED DOWN
Gold 342/1 (last closo), 142/14 guested to attend. (last recd), 4d up (change),
London/N.Y. Selling Rate 4.88 (lant
Troop
All ranks must fire Rifle Part
clone), 4.8800 flast recd), 0006 111 at Stonecutters on Sunday, 10th (change).
London/Parin Selling Rate 74.28 February, 1935) last close), 74.34 (lant reed), .06 üp (change).
Leunch will leave Queen'a Pier
at 9.00 a.m. and Kowloon Pier at
Liverpool Cotton--May 6.73 (last 9.10 a.m. fclose), 73 (last recd), unchanged.
the enforced resignation of Dean
suflicient. The firmness of Liver-
Liverpool Wheat-May 4/11% (last Parade on Tuesday, 12th Febra- Swann; and that the Council de-pool and Winnipeg was helpful.
clone), 4/11% (last recd), duplary at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Head- (change). sires to place on record their There was a marked improvement
quarters for Machine Gun Course. high appreciation of his
London Rubber-July-Sept. (buyers) in the shipping demand.
Messrs. John Cockerill's ship-16% (last clone), 6% (last recd), un- Point and Troop Dinner will be The Dowbiggin Trophy Point to In connection with the Cathedral spread between corn, and "hogs is building yard at Hoboken, near changed. during the past seven years, hav-
improving.
Antwerp, closed at the end of London Rubber-July-Sept. (sellers) held on Saturday, 13th April, 1935. ing special regard to the last Cotton-There was a creeping last year, throwing out of work-9/16 (last close), 6% (lant recd).
No. 3 (Anzac) Company 1/16 up (change). year during which he has car-up on replacements by longs, who about 1,000 men.
London Rubber at noon (buyers){p.m. sharp, on 11.2.35 Lecture on Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 ried on his work. under the in-recently sold. The trade was buy- With the exception of three 8% (last recd). creasing handicap. of ill-health.ng and covering.
very small yards, two of which
Defence against Gas-Part 1 by Rubber: The market opened build only river craft, the Bel-
Lieut. C. de S. Robertson, M.M. steady and became firm on active gian shipbuilding industry may COMMODITY PRICES
Corps Infantry Portuguese commission house buying and short now be said to have ceased to
Company). covering. Prices in London ruled exist...
M.P.S MAY DRINK
WHEN THEY LIKE
4
But Their Electors May
Not
"CHILDISH" LAWS
The following quotations have firm. There was a good demand The Cockerill shipbuilding been received by Mesara. S. E. Lov from dealers. There are rumours yards at Hoboken are a branch and Co., and the A.O.F.C. that the Netherlands might agree of the famous Cockerill works at to a 30 per cent. restriction scheme Seraing, near Liege, which is for the next quarter.
Bench Divisional members of Parliament
Court that in the price of refined sugar.
may
basis. Shipment offerings held at They were established in 1816 July The dicision of the King's this figure. There was no change by John Cockerill, the son of a October
Lancashire mechanic, and be- December Flashes: The Annalist Index of longed to him jointly with Wil- January (1986) drink at any hour of the day or Business Activity this week is given liam L. King of the Netherlands, Sp night he excited immense in-as 87.8, as against 87.0 for laat whose interests Mr. Cockerill New York Rubber terest amongst politicians who week.
later bought out.
have been pressing for an exten- The automobile output in the sion of hours for the public.
It is argued that if this lati-totalled 78,527 cars. tude is given to our legislators it Money in circulation increased should. at least in some degree, by $49,000,000, be extended to those they re-
The American. Railway Associa present..
tion reports that carloadings for All over the country applica-the week ending Ferbruary 2 tions will be made on behalf of totalled 59.8 per cent., an increase clubs and licensed houses to the of 33,000 units as compared with licensing justices at the, coming the same period last year. Brewster Sesaions for the adđi-
The Company will parade at Headquarters. on Tuesday, 12th February at 5.30 p.m. sharp. CATEGORIES "A" & "B"
LEWIS GUN Firing at Kennedy Road Range- Range Officer Lt. F. P. Sequeira, Men detailed by C.SM. will fall in and proceed to Kennedy Road. Lorry leaves Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. sharp.
N.C.Os. And Remainder:
Lesson Elementary Handling. Location Headquarters.
Instructors 2/Lieut."
and Sergeant Britto.
Botelho
Kit required-2 D. F. Guns, Spare Parts Bag, Ground Sheets, 13.56Magazinea.
CATEGORIES "C" & "D"-----
MUSKETRY
Men for Musketry Instruction, will parade with Rifles,
Bayonets, Belts, Frogs, Braces
and Pouches..
Feb-7, Feb. 8. Closing Closing
one of the greatest industrial New York Cotton:-- Sugar: The market ruled concerns of English origin on the March steady.
Continent. Refiners paid on a 2.90
May
12.33 12.43 12.40
12.46 12.40 12.47 12.28 12.40
12.39
12.47
12.39
12.48
·12.55-
12.65
United States for the past aveek
GREAT MUSICIAN'S July
QUEER WHIMS How Haydn Prepared Chicago Wheat:-
To Compose
March May".
12.75
18.12
12.90
13.25
19.05 13.42
September October December
13,18
18.24
13.04
18.42
13.83
May
95/2 88
96%
89
Frederic
86%
87
89
84%
79%
76%
76%
82
22%
81%
82%
1.90
1:96-
1.91/92 12th to February, 19th 1986--Elent-
2.01
2,02/02 | 1000 KM LEAVE
1.97/98 J. V. V. dos Remedios.
2.00
2.13
2.07/07 No. 460, Bdr. H, T. Buxton,
2.12/18 Corps let Battery, granted two
134.
1.86
1.34
months leave as from 12.85 to 81.3.83
1.37
No: 2242, Pte. C. M. Santos, No.
1.84
1.374
ed three months leave as from
54:30
54.307
54.45
84.85
(8gd) P. 8. M. WILKINSON.
54.80
54.70
September
55.50
55.60
July Haydn, the composer, a diamond Chicago Corn:-
II presented to September
Brokers loana totalled $59,800,- self to compose he declared that July ring. When Haydn seated him-May
unless the ring was upon his fin. September The Dow Jones ticker carried the ger he could not work.
Winnipeg Wheat: It is believed that the applica-following London newst tions will be warmly supported
Nor was this Haydn's only. May "Mincing Lane pepper brokers re whim. Whenever he was to July by representatives of the general port that it is hoped complete a compose he would dress himself New York Sugar:— public and granted in many.addi-rangements, will be made to-day with the greateat care in his March tional places.
whereby all firms who have sold to best suit, and powder his wig na May To ordain that all citizens de- the Pepper. Pool will be able to carefully as if he were to appear July sirous of obtaining refreshment meet their commitments when the in public. The paper he used September cannot satisfy their wants while moratorium ends, probably on had to be the finest, and his December. it is still daylight is regarded as Monday. childish and absurd.⠀
manuscript shows that the notes New York Slik Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co.'s ro were written with such care that March It is therefore believed that port on the opening of the markete: they might almost have been May the request for the additional The opening of Wall Street to engraved, latitude which the Legislature day was alightly higher, but trading When all was in readiness he Montreal Silver: evidently Intended by the pas-was light and trendless. would cast about for some ro March sage of the Permitted Hours On the cotton market the mance adventure, or incident May Act will be granted in the opening, there was a fairly good that would lend itself to transla July majority of districts.
trade demand while selling, was tion into musto.
tional half-hour for the supply of 000, a decrease of $21,000,000. liquor for the whole year.
Lesson-Grouping,
and Snap Practices.
Application
Location-Miniature Range.
Instructora Lieut. H. J. Silva
Sergt. C. F. Osmund.
Kit required-22 Rifles and am
munitions. representative Targets.
Orderly Officer from February,
Major E. J. R. Mitchell, O.B.EFebruary, 1935 at 5.30 p.m. in the President,
Lecture Room, H.K.V.D.C.. Head quarters.
Captain H. Owen-Hughes. Chairman.
Lieut. H. Westlake, D.C.M, Lieut. M. I. De Ville. 2/Lieut. F. W. T. Ross. 2/Lieut. H. A. de B. Botelho. C.S.M. Padgett, M.B.E. Sergeant C. 9. Coom C.Q.M.S. Edwards.. Sergeant. W. H; Owen. ¡1 Sergeant E. F. Selk, Sergeant W. Stoker.
AFTER ORDERS MEDICAL SECTION Major T. F. Kennedy, O.B.E., M.B., R.A.M.C., will lecture to the Medical Section (All ranks) at Yo lunteer Headquarters on Thurs day, 14th February, 1935 at 5.80 on "Medical Services in the Fleld.", Subsequent lectures will be given' on the second Thursday in each month.
All ranks are requested to at-
There will be a meeting of thaj above Committee on Friday, 15th tend..
1935
HONG KONG .
DOLLAR
DIRECTORY
NOW
ON
SALE
PRICE $1.00, de
THE
.COLONY'S
BEST
DOLLAR
VALUE
10 Platoon, Corps Infantry grant THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.
17.1.35 to 16435.
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
3A, Wyndham Street