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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1936
THE SITUATION IN CLAIM AGAINST
ABYSSINIA
STATEMENT IN HOUSE
OF COMMONS
BANK Return Of Deposit
Demanded
PREMISES TO BE INSPECTED
CORRESPONDENCE
THE "SINS" OF LOCAL BROADCASTING
BROWN BIRDS" AND "RED SUNS
ROMANCE AMONG BELEAGUERED are sued for the return of $1,000, ed in the "China Mail" on Saturday last. I have heard many
LEGATION REFUGEES
It
You stress the point that there! should always be a feeling of up-
The case in which the National
[To the Editor, “China Mail”] City Bank of New York and ont Sir.- May I take this opportunity of thanking you ́pub- or its employees, Lai Sui-chow.licly for the splendid leader on local broadcasting which appear-
alleged to have been deposited fellow-listeners express their appreciation and gratitude. with them by Fung Kiu-hoi, was was obviously written with an open mind and yet showed not: resumed before Mr. Justice J. J.ļonly a wide knowledge of art in general but also the needs of London, To-day: Hayden at the Summary Court the Colony in particular. Such an unbiassed opinion could na- turally be given, seeing that you are not trammelled by an off- A statement on the situation in Abyssinia was made by the this morning.
was for the cial position on the Broadcasting Committee. Foreign Secretary in reply to a private notice question in the Mr. D. McCallum House of Commons yesterday afternoon. Mr. Eden said: "Un plaintiff and Mr. J. T. Prior ap-| the evening of Friday, May 1. the Emperor of Ethiopia sent his peared for the Bank. The second not in Court nor secretary to inform Sir Sidney Barton that he had renounced defendant was the direction of affairs, which he had confined to his Council of was he legally represented. Ministers and that he intended to leave for Djibouti with his The plaintiff's claim was that! family immediately. In communicating this message the Em-on June 30, 1927, he deposited peror made it clear that his wish was to proceed with his family with the defendant bank a sum of to Palestine.
$2,000 in the savings department. His Majesty's Government felt it incumbent upon them to He was given a deposit book and grant this request, and so far as lay in their power to facilitate it was a term of the deposit that
The Director of Ambulance has the two old-established institu the passage of the party to Jerusalem. They therefore placed the bank would pay an interest of the honour to acknowledge with tions do not set the high standarde themselves in communication with the French Government, who per cent..per annum.
Interest grateful appreciation and thanks they might the A.D.C. seems to for their part expressed their
specialise in questionable plays, give effect had been credited in the said ac- the following donations:- to whatever wishes to Emperor might express as to his further count from time to time and var- Staff of Lane, Crawford & Co. sia and the somewhat decadent Phil- harmonic Society seems to prefer and even the per- $40 poor music,
forms it badly.
destination.
convey
i
to readiness
showing courage and resource.
ST. JOHN BRIGADE ft in our local programmes;
Further Donations
Acknowledged
ious sums withdrawn, and on May Per Mr. A. W. Brown. 21933. the balance due to the Staff of S.V.O.C.
“Anonymous”
they should always, bave some sort of standard without, of course, any attempt at education.
One can indeed deplore the lack of artistic life in the Colony. Even
$25 Little wonder that there is a $30 rising feeling of indignation
the daily hotch-potch
the
"Anonymous
Tun Mun Theatrical Performance Per M. Li Sai Lung.
$20 less programmes. $15
$3
$10
Mr. Li Yan Kei
Mr. Tang 159
Mr., Hung Hing Hong Mr. Wong Sing Lei Mr. Cheung Shing Lei Mr.Yung Hop Lei Messrs. Kin Fat Mr. Lai Ko Shu
To be constructive may I make the suggestion that one of the Government, Cadets (he need not be called Honourable!) be given the task of "arranging the pro- $3 grammes? There are fortunately many well-educated and artistic gentlemen in the Colony who could make a great success if given the
$2
"In these circumstances Hisjder in London, who in turn tele-.
plaintiff as shown in the deposit Per Mr. J. W. Mayhew Majesty's Government have phoned the Foreign Office.
book was $1,000. The plaintiff anonymous" The Foreign Office immediately had demanded ordered the cruiser Enterprise j
payment of this Already acknowledged in "S.C.M.P." to proceed to Djibouti and to wirelessed to the British Legation sum together with the interest ac-J. T. D
* $20 against the Emperor and his the United States Minister's recrued out
the defendant bank Already acknowledged in "SC.M.P." which goes by the name of wire- party direct to Haifa. The quest for assistance. In contrastifailed and neglected to pay Emperor, who has renounced to the disorder which separates money, he claimed. the direction of affairs. will and surrounds them, calm and The claim against the second Miss A. Whitaker .. naturally be expected while indiscipline reigns among the bedefendant was that he had falsely Tan Mun. Mr. Leung Pan Wa Palestine not to participate in leagured foreign nationals who represented that he had the au- any way in the furtherance of behind emergency defences. are thority of the Bank to receive the the hostilities."
The Foreign Secretary then turned to the situation in Addis Ababa itself, regarding which hel said: "His Majesty's Minister has reported that grave disorder broke out shortly after the Em- peror's departure, which has, I understand, continued ever since. There has been extensive looting. and arms have been freely used.! Attacks have been made on cer- tain foreign Legations, though not, I understand. upon the Bri tish Legation, and on foreign pro-; perty, and the business quarter of the town is said to be largely in
ruins.
Number of Casualties
The second incident illu- which strates the spirit in they are meeting the dangers and discomforts of the situa- tion. Two newspaper cor- respondents, British and French, filled in their enforc- ed leisure yesterday morning by getting married at the Con- sulate. They spent their honeymoon driving round the British Legation park, includ. ing the refugee camp.
+
It is reported that only Italian aeroplane has been Ababa in the over Addis
The British
money deposited and to issue the deposit book and that he had con- verted such sum to his own use, less the sum of $1.323.35 received! by the plaintiff. The plaintif also claimed from this defendant interest at the rate of 4 per cent. !per annum on the said sum
$2,000.
Had Lai Authority?
of
At this morning's hearing Mr. Prior said that at the beginning of the hearing four issues were
Mr. Chau Yak
Mr. Leung Kam Tong
Mr. Chung Man Chau Miscellaneous
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
$1 chance. Whatever happened, they $1 could not do worse than is dis
state of $1 closed by the present
affairs.
I am glad you protested against the misuse of the word "classical" There was a recent recital of
The B.M.S. Empress of Canada Pot-boilers by a baritone soloist, a tenor lately unloaded another is due at Hong Kong from Van- lot. Let the "Brown Bird
set aside and as regards the first conver and ports on Friday morn-Sing", elsewhere, the "Red Sun jing, May 22, and will sail the same Sink no more, and "Friend of ane, had Lai authority
to re evening for Manila...
Mine" for once be not there.
Ugh! (Fancy this tripe being called "classical").
one ceive the money?", Mr. Prior said! seen that he thought that His Lordship
The R.M.S. Empress of Russia last must be satisfied, by this time, is due at Hong Kong from Van-
There are countless good Eng- Mis- that the
second defendant had couver on the morning of June ish songs. Why do we not hear; been not.
and will sail the same evening for them more frequently? Mr. Prior then dealt with the Manila. other issues, after which he stat
"I regret to inform the House three days. that the latest reports from Hissionary. Mr. Buxton, has Majesty's Minister indicate that a slightly wounded while engaged certain number of casualties have in rescuing Europeans.-British occurred among
the foreign re-Wireless Service.
sidents, though so far as 1 m aware, only one British subject has been injured. This is. Dr.
QUEEN'S ROAD ACCIDENT
Private Driver Fined For Hitting Policeman
led that the secord defandant still
The ss Tilawa is due at Hong had a provident fund of about Kong from Amoy on Thursday $1.500 in the Bank and that if afternoon. judgment was given against him.
MARS ET MINERVA-
ESSAYS ON THE EMPIRE
this money could be used to meet Phalwan Khan, a driver, was Melly, Medical Officer in charge
the costs.
charged before Mr. W. Schofield of the British Red Cross Ambu-
Mr. McCallum submitted that at the Central Magistracy this lance, who was wounded in the
the case must be decided on streets by an Ethiopian rioter.
the morning with making persistent Many Schoolchildren
No. 54 The He, together with the remainder
evidence produced and as far as telephone calls to
Participate Mr. Church's evidence was cun- Peak or May 2, without reason- of the British community and over 2,000 refugees of 23 different na- K. Higashi, a dentist in Glou-cerned, Mr. McCallum said that able cause, thus causing an annoy tionalities. is at present being cester Buildings, residing at No. this gentleman was not present in ance. Defendant denied the charge
the Bank at all the cared for in the British Legation. 38 Village Road, was this morning'
material and was remanded till Thursday times.
at 11.30. In September 1935 the Legained $25 by Mr. W. Schofield
His Lordship intimated that bei tion guard was reinforced by a the Central Magistracy for driv
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The results of the School Essay Competition held in 1935 by the Royal Empire Society have just soun been published, and the popularity
parts of the Empire
company of Indian infantry for ing without care and caution in would like to inspect the premises B. V. Stryevsky, driver of pri- of the competition is evident from
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emergency.
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am
of the Bank, and as he would take vate car No. 1024, was this morn-the many a long time before delivering judging fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield from which entries were received. The winner of Class A (Ages) Inspector Alexander said that ment, he said that he was taking at the Central Magistracy for
was Norman J. Earl, of failing to have the front light of 16-19) xlad to think that the presence of the defendant was driving along a full note of the case.
bis car on while driving at 7.15 Bristol, the subject being "The these troops has almost certainly Queen's Road in an easterly direc- The case is proceeding.
pm on April 15 in Island Road. Uses of the Cinema and Radio for Trade." enabled a great many lives, which tion, when another car came down
Sergeant Clarke, prosecuting, said Empire Education and
For Class B (Ages 14-16) the that the off-side light was out.
subject was "What parts of the) the supplied with Mok Wai-chuen, aged 25, was Empire are
might otherwise have been jeopardised or lost. to be saved..
Praise for Staff
"The members
community have continually
continually at
great personal risk formed
Wellington Street into, Bonham ¡Strand. The constable on point duty signalled to the defendant to stop, but he did not The con-
DEFENDANT NOT
IN COURT
stable then raised his right hand Claims Against E. D. admitted to the Kowloon Hospital goods which are produced in your
and shouted to him, but defendant drove on and had to swerve. He
scue parties to bring into the pro hit the platform and knocked | tection of His Majesty's Legation down the policeman, who was in- Europeans, regardless of Ed-
jured in the legs and would still be tionality, from points of danger in the hospital for another
I am sure the House will agree weeks.
that the greatest credit is due to
Shank
in a serious condition as the re-neighbourhood?", and the first- sult of injuries received when he prize fell from the second floor of No. Jackson,
Mr. Mervyn J. M. Bryan, repre-1265, Laichikok Road yesterday. sented by Mr. D. McCallum, was
the plaintiff in an action this two
morning when he claimed $1,000
JELLICOE'S MEDALS
went to Agnes Sylvia of Liverpool. Robert Owen Davies, of Oamaru, N.Z., was awarded the first prize in class C, jepan to children under the age of 14, the subject being "If you were from Edward D. Shank, being Relics of famous admirals shown offered a holiday in some part of The defendant said that he mis-money lent under two notes of at
United the Royal the staff of His Majesty's Lega-
Service the Empire other than your own, tion, who have gone through and understood the signal and did not $600 each, some time in December Museum, Whitehall, last month where would you like to go, and
1923. The defendant was not in included Earl Jellicoe's orders and what would you hope to see?" Court and judgment was given by medals and the uniform he wore Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden, ̈withjat Jutland. costs, to the plaintiff.
still are going through a most see the other car coming.
anxious time for the way in which
they have handled a very difficult)
and trying situation, and above:
all, to Sir Sidney
Barton, whose!
conduct of affairs throughout hasi been beyond all praise."
Two Incidents
Conditions in the Abyssinian capital yesterday are revealed in
OBITUARY
Mr. Chambers Passes In Belgium
a summary by reports of two in- SENIOR LAND BAILIFF, P.W.D.
cidents..
Unable to establish
communication by messenger with
the British Legation owing to mob
HONG KONG
News has been received in the
le in the town, the United Colony of the death of Mr. George
Next Essays
The subjects for the next es- says are (Class A) "What can cul- In another action, Mr. Bryan plaintiff stated that the money
ture do to strengthen the links be claimed $925 from Edward D. represented small sums lent to the
tween the different parts of the found defendant at various dates. Shank and again it was
Empire?" (Class B) Discuss the that the defendant was not in Judgment, with costs, was given infuence of aviation on the de Court. In the witness box the to the plaintiff.
Prominent Resident Transferred
velopment of the Empire. (Class) C) "How is Empire Day observed; in your district, and how do you 7think the celebrations could be
made more effective?"
On the recommendation of its
States Minister, who remained Jameson Chambers, Senior Land Mr. Oscar B. Raven, of the firm, He has been an active member of Imperial Studies Committee, the With his wife and six men at his Bailiff, Public Works Department, of Raven and Basto, architects and the Y.M.C.A. since 1927, is one of Council of the Royal Empire So- own Legation on Sunday when 10 which took place yesterday at engineem, who has been in the the original members of the Kow-ciety has decided to make the fifth loon Besidents' Association, was award of the Walter Frewen Lord wow and children were removed Sclayu, Belgium
Colony for 17 years, is leaving for formerly in the chorus of the Memorial Prize to Mr. Angus for safety to the British Legation,
The late Mr. Chambers left here England next Saturday, in order Philharmonic Society, and is a Ross, of Enox College, Dunedin, sent a wireless message yesterday on March 21 on leave, prior to to take up an appointment with member of the Society of St. NZ for his essay entitled "The afternoon to the Department of retirement after 26 years' service. the Admiralty.
George and the Yorkshire Society. Crown as the symbol of the tree State in Washington, of the at- Whilst not in very good health Apart from his professional As a Freemason, he is a member association of the members of the tack by marauders, which was when he went away, his sudden career, Mr. Raven has taken of the Victoria Lodge. being withstood by the staff and demise will come as a great shock been interest in St. Andrew's Mr. Raven will be rejoining his a common hative servants.
The State De- to his many local friends, who will Church, being a member of the wife and family at Home, where Crown." The essay deals with the the Common- partment spoke by wireless tele-extend the deepest sympathy to Church Council and the choir, as they have been for the past 11 Constitution of phone to the American Ambassa-the widow in her bereavement. well as trustee and vestryman-¡years.
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