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THORNYCROFT
JOHN THORNYCROFT & CO. LIMITED, SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINES,
LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND BASTO.
Shanghai tee: 10, Kiukiang Road
THE HONGKONG WALLY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY SRD 1933
15 B.H.P: 30 B.H,P. 50 B.H.P. Engines in Stock
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CITY HALL.
A REVIEW OF THE PIECE ASIATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
GORDON'S
ERNOON CONCERT
THURSDAY, MAY 12th, at 5.30.
The most brilliant Vocalistes in the Colony will appear, including the young Spanish Singer Miss AMPARA ROSELLO Tickets at MOUTRIES and ANDERSON'S.
GOODS MARKET.
A DEPUTATION WAITS ON GENERAL SMUTS.
CARGO BROACHING.
BRITISH SEAMEN SENT TO
PRISON.
SALYINGPUN SCHOOL PRIZE. GIVING.
CASES ON THE » PYRRHUS” ANDyingpun Selioot tank place, yesterday, The amal prize giving of the Sat- ASTILOCHUS."!
Mr. Ho Kom Tong distributed the prizes..... cargo was
The report of the Inspector of English Schools stateul:-
The Chinese Government Bureau of Econonile Information has sent out the following:-
A Pretoria, cablegram, "duted March The most important factor in the basi-passed Pletennaritzburg by the Euro brought against five British avmbers of 20th, says: mumber of resolutions
A charge of embezzling ship's ness situation in China bo-day is the
pean Congress, held under the auspices the crew of the sa. Parrhus at the Magis- abnormal drop in exchange after an of the South African League, were retracy, yesterday morning, before Mr. abnormal rise during the war. Because sente al Cape Town to General Smuts
6.N. Genie. of the advantageous exchange during the and the Minist of the Interior (Mr. war and immediately after the armistice, Patrick Duncan by six Natal members China purchased large stocks of piece of Parliament, and were freely discussed. goods, and metal, as well as machinery. China's infant industries got their first These resolutions, which were passed by teeth during this period. However, lasta large and influential gathering, repre- summer exchange began to drop and by Chinese New Year it had reached the sentative of the mining, farming, and pre-war figure. But the prices of com industrial communities of the proviúce, modities have not come down propor- were as follows:-
The maxima enrolment was us compared with 370 in 1910 and the Walter Day, 19, ordinary aman, 1919) Mr. Hamilton acted as Head James Marshall, 24. lamp trimmer, average attendance was 314 in
Mackin, 12, able means, and Willians ear. The School has been full, through Thomas Carron, 9, able seamen, Joseph Master during the greater part of the Fiolder, 98, able seaman, were charges on the year and only about one-third with embezzling, on the high seas, four of those who applied for admission could duck, 1 pieces of satin lining, six rolls further application of the rule limiting rolls of cotton shirting, six rolls of white be accommodated. As a result of the of grey suiting, six rolls of plush, thirty the number of pupils in a class to 30, the four bars of soap and a tin, af peaches, average attendance is slightly below that part of the cargo of their ship.
of the previous year. The attendance is. to the theft of what was found in their Defentiauts said they pleaded guilty
'attendance.
In
tionally with the drop in, the exchanges This Congress resolves to resist to the
son, and boys made every possible The result is that goods which were pur! chased before the drop, but which have uttermost the demand of the Asiatics in cabina. been coming to China from England an! South Africa for full civic rights, and Mr. G. G. N. Tinson prosented on continue excellent, handwriting through- The disciplins and tone of the School America during the past six months are bodied in the Natal Act No. 9 of 1996 said it was impossible to prove what, praise. At a recent Vere Foster's In- to repost that the disqualification en behalf of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. He out the School continues to merit special no longer of a price suitable for this Natal) against the exereise of the fran-defendants had stolen individually. market. The Chinese merchants also find that exchange has been reducing their chis by Asiatics in the European etec consequence of the discovery that cargo ternational Writing Competition" one capital and that they are unable to take torate shall be so ended as not to be had been stolen, the Chief Officer of the pupil from this school sent in a enpy up their orders,
affected by a possible, grant of electiva Pyrrhus searched defendants cabins on which was adjudged to be "of conspicu "This situation, has made itself. felt most
reprisentative,, institutions to Indians. April 11th, and recovered the articles, usmerit and deserving of special com-- strongly in the piece goods Geld. For the necessity for immediate legislation said there was evidence of previous thefts Map drawing is particularly good. Fanful This Congress urges upon Government mentioned in the charge. Mr. Tinson mendation," and was ranked fourth,”? the ultimate consumer is renched more prohibiting the purchase of land and on the ship closely by the price of piece goods than house property by Asiaties, except in valued at £150, was shorthanded in Hong the School have been made these in- One case of grey shirting additions to the general equipment of by almost any other imported article. aperified areas, also that, Asinties be not kong; as also a case of plush which was clude 100 volumes for the, library, As the price of silver dropped the cost nilowed to lease land, except in certain entirely empty. The articles mentioned material for the sports' section and. of piece goods went ap until the mer-"areas. chants, who could not sell their wares, i
in the charge were valued at £150.
various series of pictures for erraver- This Congress is of opinion that the The Magistrate remarked that it was ansational and decorative purposes: Most found themselves overstocked and money further issue of new trading liceneva or unusual ease.
at this was personally selected by the " scarce and were unable to take up their transfer of licences should be prohibited Mr. Tinson said that enormous loss had Head Master when on leave in England. contracts.
beni ustained by shipping companies in sports the School has held its own: At this time also, the famine was affect This Congress is of opinion that the from cargo pilfering, which, as a rule, football, volley-ball, and swimming are ing the purchasing capacity of five pro-existing Asiatic trading lierners should was very hard to detect. It was also very the favourite recreations. vinces. And the inability of the people be expropriated as soon as practicable on hard to ascertain how the theft was com of those provinces to purchase goods of such terias nas. Parliament may consillermitted. any sort affected the purchasing power just and fair. of all the other provinces. Added to Thar Government be requested to pro. he had to decide was whether it was these difficulties were the internal tron vent absolutely any further immigration, necessary to wind defendants to gaol, bles of the land which although they do of Asiatics into the Union,
which was the usual penalty in such cases. not have a tremendous influence upon This Congress is of opinion that the
Mr. Tinson applied for exemplary commerce, cannot be altogether ignored. security of European standard of life, punishment in view of the nature of the Commerce was interfered with to a large as well na the interests of the Asiatic case, which was especially serious from extent by political conditions in Kwang community itself, can best be safeguarded the point of view of the nationality of
defendants. Messa Butterfield & Siri! tung. Szechuan and Hunan, to which pro- by an equitable system of segregation.
To check the serious encroachment of, had lost thousands and thousands of vinces it was difficult to ship goods from"
by law,
The Magistrate said the chief question
Amongst the graduates al Hongkong University upon whom degrees were cop. ferred at the recent congregation. two were former pupils of the School:- Messrs. Wong To On and Fok King Kat. The School is now the recoguised Praes tiring School for the University and there students in training are in constant at tendance.
PRIZE LIST.
The following is a list of awards: -- SCHOLARSHIPS Class 4-Yau Fung Hoo,
the great commercial centres of: Shang-j-Asiatics in skilled trades, cominereë, in- dollara as a result of the activities of Alan Morris Memorial; Ng Po LaQ.
of cargo thieves. The Company might have
of contracts.
Government Scholarship" (full):
that the markets became stagnant and suitable for Europeans in South Africa, had suspicions against members of the piece goods' being the most sensitive it is cssential to have legislation enforcerew, but it was difficult to establish their commodity, was the first to become im- ing White standards of payment and guilt. It was only in an isolated case like Chau Ping Kwan, Government Scholar- mobile and the piece goods merchants working conditions, irrespective of race this one that sufficient evidence had been ship (full): Pau Sai Fong, Government were the first to request cancellations or colour, and thus cut at the roots of obtained to bring the case before the scholarship (half).
the chief factor in the unfair methods of Court,
Class 3-Cheung In Man (Ko Kon Cargo broaching, added Mr. Tinson, had reached a point which had not Tong Scholarship); Tsai O Fun (Govern. competition. the repatriation of Asiatics by develop
Government should further facilitate been dreamed of before
Rent Scholarship). THE DEFENDANTS' EXCUSES.
Class 6.-U ing and adding to the existing arrange.
Kam Chuen Ralphs." When asked if he had anything to say Scholarship), the supply of unskilled labour. ments, but so not unduly to disturb, in extenuation of the offence, Marshall Class -Ling Wai Sun (Governme
The said he committed the theft because, “it | Sebolarship). Congress is in favour of a Government was such an easy thing to do."
Class 8-LiPo (Mok Kon repatriation scheme in all the rural dis The Magistrate impressed on him the Scholarship): Ho Pak Choi (Government. tricts. Licensing applications shall be gravity of the charge and asked if he had Scholarship). made direct to the local licensing boards, any reason to offer which brought about to be appointed by the district concerned. his laps
Welfare required the effective adminis-
The younger foreign merchants, with out much experience in the local market, insisted upon the Chinese taking up their obligations. When Chinese merchants) pointed to the fact that during the war they had waited months, in some cases more than a year, for their goods, they were told that during the war they had made enormous profits on exchange trans setions. These merchants forced about two hundred piece goods dealers out of the
market immediately and lost for themselves potential customers. Inciden tally they often lost what they had put into the goods because the merchants disappeared and the goods also. How ever, these cases are comparatively rare and only oveurred among fly-by-night dealers with whom the larger and older firms would have no commerce.
tration of the Public Health Act, and legislation, controlling the situation and constraction of all buildings used for re sidential or business purposes in both urban and rural districta, especially in the suburbs within a' five mile radius of any town.
Whereas Asiatic and other persons of non-European descent freanently seek to.
that the resolutions would receive the Generali Smuts promised the deputation careful consideration of Government.
A GERMAN "STOWAWAY" NOT ALLOWED TO LAND IN JAPAN,
ANNUAL EXAMINATION-1, Lam Tam Yau (34): Ke Shun. Him (5): 1. Lu King Ho (6); 2, 1p Tai Ki (0) 1,. Wong Ni Hing (64): 2, Tong Kwai Fong (84) 1, Pong Riu Kwong (7): 9, Leung Chau Kong (TA), Ho Pak Choi (8); Kwok Tak Yuen (8).
Marshall: Just teinptation, Second defendant said shipping was very bad recently and he had had no employment for six months. Conse quently be got into debt and, with a view to clearing himself, he stole the stuff in
TERMINAL EXAMINATION-1, Wong Yau order to raise the necessary money.
Mr. Orme: You have employment now. 1, Lo Fuk. Chuen. (58): 2. Cheung i Wing and To Yung Kwong 48 (equal): Defendant: Only an ordinary seaman. Carron asked that, sin view of the fact King (78) 1 Chiu Kwong Wing (Beg); (BB); 1, Yeung Kin Fan (05): 1, Pong Man that he had a wife and family at home, 1, Liu Yin Cho (o); 1; Un Kwai Wai the Magistrate would be lenient with him (3): 1. Yeang Kin Fun (64); * Pong and if possible impose a fine instead of Kui Kwong (GB); 1; Fong Man King (74); sending him to jail. In the present un- settled state of England, with thousands Wing (8); 1 Yeung Shun Piu (Beg.A): i, Chan ni Han (Th): 1. Chịu Kwok of people unemployed, a woman had no
cans of finding a livelihood, and if he Wong. Shing Moon (Beg.s).
SPECIAL PRIZES.-Ma Ping Lit (writ
A COMET RETURNS.
The older foreign arms and the disguise their trup nationality and origin. various clumbers of commerce took steps by adapting European pames or mislead to bring about an amicable solution of ing trade tithes, this Congress requests the problem. Wherever it was possible Governmen) to lake nction to stop this to cancel a contract, this was done. Iyer, objectionable practics. *
the factory had not yet shipped the The compulsory annual registra goods there was always a way to bring all adult Asiaties in the Union of South about a cancellation in Earope or Ame. Afrien in'desirable, with a view to detect were locked up his wife would get noting); Chiu Yan Sing (map drawing); rica. Most firms publicly insisted that ng those who have evaded the immigra- money during the time he was away. Sho Sung Chun Wa (map drawing): Un Kwai Cancellations were impossible, but ways tion laws and regulations, which probihit might be driven to all sorts of things. were found to accommodate old and inter-provincial migration.
Mackin who said that he too was a Wa (map drawing); Leang Piu Sum (map reliable customers. The result was that
married man, made a similar pica. drawing); Leung Chan Kong (arith
Fielder said that he had nothing to say: Chan Mo Yau (cocaposition); Pong King" metic); fp Ching Yue (composition); generally speaking the situation began
Mr. Tinson said Marshall's salary was to improve in March although not to an
18 a month. Able seamen received £14 Cheung (colloquial); Wong Cho Kur extent to warrant optimism as to the
a month and ordinary scamen £10. immediate future. Very few of the es
(composition); Mak "Wing Him (Arith tablished hunga figured in the Mixed
Britishers, it was very important for
The Magistrate told defendants that, asmetic) Taui Wai. Leung, (colloquial). Court in efforts to force dealers to stick
them to set a good example. He could to their contracts. However, last year
not differentiate between married and there were about 1.000 piece goods deal-
unmarried men in the punishment. Ho ers in Shanghai. Now there are about
sentenced all defendants to two months' 800 and it is expected that some 200 more!
A German stowaway," Alfred Groni-imprisonment with hard labour. will disappear before the situation im ger by game, who arrived at Yokohama'
A YOKOHAMA INCIDENT. proves. Many of the dealers who have on the China recently, was not allowed
According to a cable reerived from gone out of business were some of the was obliged to continue his journey on ing an umbrella, part of the cargo of his neke's periodical comel. The comet's John Fitzpatrick, 31, seaman on the ..the Royal Observatory at Uccle (Bel: by the Japanese polico to disembark, and Antilurius, was charged with embezzlgium), Barnard has rediscovered. Win- small men who, it might have been the ship to China ports. pected, would fall before first. onslaught of hard times. But among the missing sailed from Yokohama for San Francisco Captain William McHutcheon, master
It appears that before the ss. Nunking ship. at Yokohama on April 18th. He positions for April 10th were: may also be found, dealers of reputation
pleaded not guilty,
Right Ascension: 15h 64, 38 who have spread themselves out too on the 8th instant, the German accretly of the Autilochus, denose that it was and moving daily northwards about 50
Declination: 30°, 38′ thinly and had failed to provide against Africa; but soon after the vessel got to Japanese coolie was arrested in posses.
embarked, hoping to proceed to South reported to him on the 18th that minutes of the aro. the day when exchange would drop, sen he was discovered.
The prospects of improvement of the
sion of the umbrella in question. The Captain had him transfered to piece goods market depend largely upon the Ching in the Pacific.
consequence of the information of the factors outside of China. Should busi Captain Wise, of the Ching, asked the coolio to the Japanese police, defendant nese conditions improve throughout the Japanese police to dispose of the stow Defendant admitted the sale of the um was brought before witness on the 18th. For should China's raw materials be want him. world, piece goods will improve in China. away, but they replied that they did not brella to the coolic. An entry was made moved out of her markets, the purchas It appears the man came to Japan a ed and they will be able to buy piece the a... Silver," and since that time, has signed it. The log was produced in Court well with the search ephemerides pre- ing power of the people will be augment few months ago from Bouth America on tion with the affair, and the defendant tion at the discovery corresponded fairly
goods. The opening of trade with Russia, been in Yokohama.
is likely to prove of value to China's trade and stimulate commerce here A good crop in the famine districts will produce a higher consumption of goods there. But, since none of these condi. season, little improvement is to be ex tions can 'materialize before the Autumn
pected before then..
“controdities, since 1913:
-3,227,429
این
In
A correspondent writes to the Bangkok Times:-
Within a short time it will be easy to of the E. aky between the constellation find the comet when searching the region' of the northern Crown and the Polar star; and as the probable path of the comet is just nearly devoid of nebulue, in the ship's official log book in connec there will be no confusion..
It is interesting to note that the posi
The third officer of the Antilochus identified the umbrella as part of a cargo pared by Dr. Crommelia, with June of the ship, consigned to Hongkong from 13.5 assumed as date of perihelion and | England, 2
the perturbances of the other elements
Defendant said he found the umbrella having been estimated. An accompany. in soiled condition under the steaming shower of meteors is probable about pipe casing, After cleaning it be sold the June 16th.
umbrolla to's Japanese coolie for two gen.
FIEUZAL GLASSES,
he sold the umbria to pay for a sampe Out of doors there is nothing so restful
He did not know the umbrella was part
of the ship's cargo. Defendant said he and comfortable for the eyes as the light
had hitherto borne a good character
Mr. Tinson, prosecuting, said defen dant ought to have known that a brand new umbrella must be part of the cargo If he had picked it up on deck he should have reported it to the chief officer.N
·WOOLLEN · GOODË.
1913
1914
1910
Hk.84,879,281 3,308,047 *1,726,805"
The crew had been invited to a concert
1010
4,203,368
1873
The size of the piece goods business of China can be indicated by the follow ing tables showing the imports of these
at a mission house and, having no money
1917
3,670,815
1918
1919
3,201,229 3,614,055
MISCELLANZJUD.
COTTON, GOODE.
1018
Hk.8182,419,023
1913
1914
··1914
178,250,045
"Hk.$315,764 3,380,494
1015.
2015
149,300,513
1916.
1910
126,079.350
1917
158,030,267
1018
-131,380,42
1 1918
602,78 137-
19132
Totals:
WOOGLES AND COTTON MISTUNES.
-1913
1913
•2014.
Hk.$3,461,528
1914
1915
191
1916
490,406
1910
723.080.
1917
$191,102,014
187,616,46E 101.745,673 143,638,484 109,330,150
1917
1916
5,461,209
1018
21910,
1019:
FOR SALE.
MARINE ENGINES
600 H.P. SUMNER MARINE ENGINES
(Fuel_{0}})_________
e Cylinder, 2 Cycle, Vertical (Open Column,
These Engines $70 Dow, received from the Factory and complete including ellers und spuren Delivery to be taken at Manila, P.L..
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3,841,800
4,997,937
5,037,237 6,715,189
reflected from green fields and trees, the
absorption of the ultra-violet and orange rays by the chlorophyll of the leaves; hence the introduction of Ficuzul Glass,
Mr. Tinson asked for imprisonment as yellowish green in colour, which fe pro a deterrent to other offenders. He had duced in several shades, and lenses made seen letters from the Shipping Associa of this may be worn as a protection by tions in England which exiled attention
to the serious extent of the pilferage vil over-sensitive eyes where it is desirable Mr. Orme said he could not treat to tone down excessive light and glare. the case quite on the same footing as, tho
pravions one because there would have Fieuzal lenses of any prescription fo been no evidence against defendant but either regular or Toric forms are manu- for his own statement....
Furthermore,
several men had combined together in the factured by the Hongkong Optical Co., previous case. He sentenced defendant to successons to Clark & Co., Manufacturing twenty one days imprisonment with hard and Refracting Opticians, ~33 Queen labour
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