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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by. the Royal Observatory at 5.50 p.m,, stated:--
* News and Views *
In this connection it may be point. ed out that the employment of Asiatic Bremen is considered essen- tial in ships voyaging, in certain waters, bu: the Shipping Federa tion has the same opinion as the The anticyclone is central to the Seamen's Union of the need for the east of Tokyo. The typhoon is proper registration of Asiatics and about 200 miles E.N.E. of Tourane, as to their engagement through vice at the Old Meeting Congregations for a grand celebration in! moving W.N.W
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BIRTHS.
| Ozoarɔ-On May 13, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. M. OZORIO, 80
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Country Hospital, Shanghai, to
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DEATHS.
ROACH-On May 10, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, MARY, widow of the late JAMES B. ROACH, and dearly beloved
Congressman Sol Bloom of New York, chairman of the Bicentennial Commission, announced last week that in connection with prepara
The engagement is announced be- tween Augustus G. Kellogg, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, New York, son of the late Commander A. G. Kellogg, US.N., and Mrs. Kellogg, and Rita Mosher, of One Fifth Avenue, New York, daughter of the late Warren G. Mosher.
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The Rev. R. A. Peil died on April 20, after a seizure which oc curred while he was pronouncing the Benediction at the morning ser
The testing of the last of the pro- tional Church, Norwich. Mr. Peill, 1832 he was discussing with Philip- pellers for the new Canadian Paci proper channels. Crimping is re-who was formerly a missionary in pine and Porto Rican authorities ac liner, Empress of Britain, bas. garded as intolerable and the Ship China, had recently settled in proposal that they would join in taken place at the works of the He was born at Am-the ceremonies, and send stones to Manganese Bronte Co. (Mill-wall). ping Federation has heard the re- Norwich.
bohimanga, Madagascar, in 1885, be unveiled at the Washington The Empress of Britain will have presentations of the Union, and sp where his father, the Rev. J. Peill, Monument.
four screws, "the two inner ones, worked for 5 years, proved of a joint investigation.
His two
weighing 21 tons each,
the brothers, Dr. Ernest J. Peill and A number of Chinese street ven- largest yet made, while the smal Dr. Sydney Peill, were for many
dors in Lisbon were recently ar- der ones will be over Bj tons each. years missionaries in North China, rested on a charge of gathering sea In the balance test it is possible": and formulated there the Wang weed at a watering place outside for a child exerting pressure with Pell phonetic script which attained the city and selling it as China a finger to send the large propellers wide popularity. Mr. R. E. F. tea. The Chinese explained that revolving. Previously the Empress Peill was at Jesus and Mansfield they gathered the seaweed to eat, of Japan, which was launched last College, Oxford, before he went out and everybody is happy once more, November, had the largest screws for the London Missionary Society the Chinese because they have clear-in existence, weighing 20 tons... to join the staff of the Anglo-ed their character, and their cus- Both of these new liners are con- Chinese College, Tientsin, in 1911. tomers because they no longer fear fidently expected to lower records He returned to England a few they are drinking brew of seaweed on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans." years ago, and before going to Noriastead of China tea. wich was a master at Belmont School the preparatory department of the Mill Hill School..
LIKIN* IN ITALY.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Rop MC F weeks ago: Italy was freed from a system which MUSSOLINI described 13 a "rempant of mediavat barbarism "--the system known as "dazio," which throttled commerce and hampered the free exchangs of commodities. Our Chi- nese friends may be interested to know that only in France and Greece is there to be found anything resembling likin," under which taxes are imposed upon goods from one city entering the gates of an other. The abolition of these duties in Italy is a measure of greater im- portance than seems at first sight. These tolls have been levied on
mother of Mr. J. D. MONKMAN, Mrs. F. H. GRAYBROOK and R B. ROACH. GARWOOD.-On April 8, at London, DOROTHY MARION, second daugh ter of the late WALTER H. GARWOOD and. Mrs. GARWOOD, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, paged 15 years.
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agricultural produce brought into the towns from the country, as well great number of other
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Writing in the Daily News of complaints from Malaya of slow mail services St. John Wright says: I should like to see one or two of our fastest and finest Atlantic liners slicing the days off the Indian the Atlantic (which has never even Ocean run. The Blue Riband of
Sir George McLaren Brown, European general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, announ-
that the Prince of Wales has consented to launch the Canadian Pacific Atlantic liner Empress of Britain on June 11, at Glasgow.
Addressing the American Law Institute in Washington, last week, Mr. George W. Wickersham, chair man of President Hoover's Law Enforcement Commission, declared that prison conditions in the Uni-existed!) has had a fantastic effect ted States were such at present that on bringing New York and Londoned between the Tanganyika Govern
eloser together. they demandad "immediate im- provment."
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Negotiations have been complet-.
ment and the Power Securities Cor- poration of London, for the in- A cotton publicity scheme with auguration of what is regarded as certain novel features, is being in-being one of the most notable de- A Johannesburg message says vestigated by a committee of the velopment schemes of the present that Empire Mining Congress dele- Oldham Master Cotton Spinzers day in the Empire. Major Conrad gates who visited Northern Rhode Association. The scheme is that Walsh, who has completed negotia- sia are greatly impressed with the Lancashire should start a world- tions for the supply of electric potentialities of the copper fields. wide campaign to advertise her cot-power from Pangani Falls, states Dr. Cullen declares that most ton goods, "financed by a levy on that big electrification works are. Up to now, at the limits of estimates understate the position, operatives and employers. There is to be established in a part of Africa. nearly all Italian cities with a Professor Lawn's being the most to be a Far-Eastern market group where up to now nature has re-
ns on a articles.
PIESS. population of about 10,000 in reliable. De Cullen, says that which will include india
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 19, 1930.
IDLE BRITISH SEAMEN.
habitants, a special police, known as excise guards" were stationed. Any vehicle entering the city from the country was stopped, and a tax levied on all agricultural produce, such as wine, eggs, vegetables, live stock or carcasses, chickens, dead or alive, fruit of all kinds and flowers The tax was also collected at the railway stations. A great number of other articles, were sub
THERE are some 21,000 sailors idle, in English ports, and the Govern ment is being asked to do some-ject to the "dazio." For instance, thing about it.
A few days ago if a family took its furniture out the fact was cabled that Lieut.- of a city for several months in the Commander KENWORTHY had gone summer, and did not obtain what was called a permit for temporary to Antwerp to investigate the
export," it had to pay tax on the system successfully employed, at goods when brought back to the that port to control the engagement city.
health conditions have been marvel- lously improved.
The mained undisturbed.
Com- pany undertakes to supply power A corresponent to the Journal the to townships stretching from the organ of the Institute of Jour.shores of the Indian Ocean to lakes Mr. W. H. Warner, a well-known nalists, on the subject of "The Ear- Victoria and Tanganyika.. author and playwright in the liest. Reporters," points out that United States, will be a guest at the following lines are to be found the Cathay Hotel, Shanghai, for in the Book of Ezekiel, chapter several weeks before he and Mra..verse II: "And, behold, the man Warner go on, to Peping, where clothed with linen, which had the they will spend another fortnight. While he is travelling Mr. Warner is completing his latest novel "The Eternal Flame" which will be pub lished early in the winter. The purpose of his trip to the Orient
is to make a study of the dress and customs of the East so that the backgrounds for his plays and novels will be authentic. Some of
China is being used in the story the knowledge gained concerning which is now being written.
inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done what thou hast commanded me' Ezekiel was a priest of Jerusalem who was deported to Babylonia in 597 B. C. This therefore suggests existence of reports before 230 B.C., when the pillars of Firozabad were erected with mention in their inscription of journalistic activity.
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A marriage has been arranged. and will take place quietly in September, between the Rev. Thomas Vernon Garnier, O.B. E., son of the late Canon and the Hon. Mrs. T. P. Garnier, of Cranworth, Nor- folk, and Helen, daughter of the late John Stenhouse, of Shanghai, and Mr. Stenhouse, of Harvies- ton, Tring, Herts.
Shareholders of the Union Bank
of Scotland, Ltd., have received a circular letter informing them that it is proposed to mark the occasion A new kind of violin has of the bank's centenary (1) by die been designed by 1 Berlin tributing 100,000 shares of £1 violin.. maker amed Moor. each, fully paid. among the or- shares holders, at the rate
King Nadir Shah has set aside It is slenderer than the 17 lakhs of rupees in the new dinary violin, and there is a nar Afghan Budget to be spent during row cleft running longitudinally the current year on the construeight along the middle, so that the tion of Darulaman, or Kabul, as it instrument is really divided into is to be called. This city of two halves. It is said to give a Amanullah's dreams is situated darker tone than the ordinary about five miles from Old Kabul, violin, and one rather resembling and was begun ever nine years ago, the tone of a viol d'amour.
of one share of £1 for every 10 shares of £3 each (E1 paid) hold, and (2)by givening shareholders the opportunity of subscribing for an additional 100,000 shares of £1 each. fully paid at £3 per share, in the proportion of one share of £1 for every 10 shares of £5 each held.
Local Notes and Events
The local rank of Captain has been granted to Lieut. T. A. H. Coltman, R.A., A.D.Č.
Only one Chinese ense of typhoid, was included in the health returns for the 24 hours ended at midnight, on Friday,
of alien-especially Asiatic-seamen. The duties have been the canse This news suggests the possibility of great inconvenience and. loss of of some action being taken by the time, and necessitated the mainten British Government for restricting ance of a large staff to collect them. the number of foreigners engaged They also had the effect-as in in the Merchant Navy while so China-of isolating one section of many British seamen are unemploy the country from another, and keep- ed. The President of the Board of ing up the old-time idea when Italy Trade has, in fact, promised that was divided into scores of small the matter should be thoroughly principalities and dochlies. The investigated,, and Mr. KENWORTHY's abolition of the "dazio" will be
A nasty accident occurred on the visit to Antwerp may be for the greatly welcomed by the public,{ purpose of gathering information which found them often an intoler-
Castle Peak Road near the 10th Mile stone, last Friday evening, upon which Eritish action can be able nuisance. Travellers arriving
when a Ford motor lorry, in an based
at a railway stution were held up
-Sir A. Stein was among the pas attempt to pass an oncoming motor-
Mr. C. P. Ling, proprietor and There are a surprising number for two or three minutes while
narrow bridge, ran off general manager of China Commer of Arab and other Asiatic scamen excise officers went through their sengers who left in the s.s. Hakone bus on a
cial Advertising Agency, Shanghai, the road and dropped several feet has been visiting Canton and Hong : 30 Cents per Cópy.
in the United Kingdom, and how baggage to see if they had a couple Maru for Europe on Saturday....
into an abyss. The occupants, a Kung since last week. The main they have all got there is of dozen eggs ur a chicken, hidden Subscription, paid in advance-mystery. They are not only finding away.
Mr. J. K. Bousfeld has been ap driver and four earth coolies, re-object of Mr. Ling's visit is to Foreigners," however, were
study business conditions in South per annum for delivery in Hong
formation concerning the news- Jewellers & Bilk Dealers | Kong $13; including Postage to employment in ships on Eastern nearly always spared this trouble, pointed a member of the Harbour ceived, injuries which necessitated China and to obtain accurate in papers: Mr. Láng's organization. any part of the world-815.
voyages, but also in ships sailing being recognized as strangers on Board, vice Mr. W. H. Bell, resign- their removal to hospital: on short routes from the North-East sight. The Press has warned the ed
Property and jewellery to the established in 1926, is the largest of Const. The increase in their mum public that household expenses
value of 8113 were stolen from the its kind in Shanghai and has been His Excellency Sir William Peel, military quarters, Kennedy Road, in charge of the advertising cam ker has attracted the notice of the must not be expected to drop sud- F.B.E., C.M.G.. has been pleased where, according to a report made paign in China for a number of National Union of Seamen, which denly like the walls of Jericho. to accept the position of Honorary to the Police, two of the inmates well-known manufacturers, such as Ford Motor Company, Victor Talk- recently put the matter before the The cost of living will, however, Colonel of the Hong Kong Volun- received a visit from a burglar on
teer Defence Corps.
Saturday At the fint occupied by i ing Machine Company, The Quaker President of the Board of Trade. certainly diminish before long,
Miss Hill, a teather in the Garrison | Oate Company, National Carbon The Union's complaints had parti- while the beneficial effect of the
School, the thief atole two blankets, Company, and Lambert Pharmacal cular reference to the increase of decree will be almost immediate in
valued at $35, and at the residence Company, and others. Mr. Ling is Arab and Chinese freren in home the encouragement given to trade
of Staff Sergeant Clarkson a table stopping at the St. Francis Hotel, electric fan and some jewellery and will return to Shanghai on valued at $78 were reported as Tuesday by the President Jackson. missing.
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Among the passengers arriving by the s.s. President Adams was Mr. John V. Crowe. Mr. Crowe is the manager of the Ford Motor Com pany, China Branch.
Commander S. S. Brown, of the were Arabs,, and that nearly 3,000 VICTIM OF MURDER? U. 6. Navy, with Mrs. Brown, were passengers aboard the incoming President Adams Comdr and Mrs. Brown are returning to the
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It is notified for information that Looking Back 25 Years, the following tenders have been. We Are informed that a com- accepted:-The Vibro Piling Composition has been agreed upon by pany, Ltd., for the execution of the the creditors of Major Hurly, who It was not necessary, the
work of piling to the site of the Union pointed out, for a Board of BOUND BODY FOUND, ON United States on leave.
pays a lump sum down, and grunt New No. 2 Police Station on the WHARF. Trade ofBeial to be present when
alien upon his salary of $200 a N.Y.K.matorship, Praya East Reclamation; Hong month. At the Supreme Court some. weekly boots signed on their crews
Chichibu Maru, will be thrown open Kong and Whampoa Dock Ca days ago, it will be remembered, Suggestions were made that certain The body of a Chinese male, for inspection on Wednesday, May Ltd., motor vehicle number plates his solicitor agreed to judgment of the keepers of the Arab lodging which had been identified as that 21, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Invitation at $2 per set; Lee Hing Motor with costs on a number of claims
cards have been sent out by the local Transport Co., Ltd., mosquito net houses were crimps, and that of Mak On, 23 years of age, a na-offices of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. poles for European and Indian beds ng Reay Daily Press, May 18,
at $3.40 per set; mosquito net poles; bribery and corruption were rife. tive of Tungkung, was discovered There was also meation of undesir by an Indian watchman on the Hoi
for double bunks at $2.60 per set. able alliances between these Asiatica On Wharf.: The corpse was found
and white women. »
Legislative safeguards were asked for, and the Union expressed a desire for restriction of the employ ment of foreigners in British ships Labilen many Aritish seamen were unemployed. It was also mentioned that the Union and the Shipping Federation bave jointly considered the subject, and the Union under- took to inform the Board of Trade of the outcome of the discussions.
lying on the end of the wharf, the hands secured behind its back with rope. There was also had a chain round the body.
"An advertisement appearing else where in this issue states that tele- graphic instructions have been re- ceived by the Inspector General of Customs to the effect that the ex- portation abroad of gold bars and the importation from abroad of silver coins are prohibited.
rope to one of the iron rails, and The dead body was fastened with very indication points to foul play. The Governor has been pleased to Except for abrasions on the skin; appointed the following outers to apparently caused by the rope and he big honorary aides-de-camp: chaia, there were no other signs Lieut. A. O. Bwayne, 1st 8.1.1. of serious injuries.
Mr. W. B. Scott, Assistant Superin- Although foul play was suspect-tendent of Police; Subedar Major ed the cause of death was not de- Mungul Singh, Hong Kong and finitely ksown, The Police, how. Singapore Brigade; Subedar Hik
mat, 3/18th Punjab Regiment. ever, are looking into the case.
1905.
Looking Back 50 Years.
Hong Kong is an island of many Those who enjoy the familiar fragrant streams; and no lack of comic strip in the newspapers water, that great essential to health under the heading of "Bringing Up aid comfort. should be experienced Father" will find a mirth-pravok by the inhabitants. Unfortunately, ing picture at the World Theatre, however, in the midst of plenty, under this title. Mr. George Me- there is drought. Paradoxical as Manus' famous cartoons makes a this may seem, it is only too true. rollicking comedy on the screen. A large number of houses in this The picturewegins when the riggin at sammen mean the ba steerage passengers from Dublin, regularly pay the water-rate, get arrive in America in company with not a drop of that precious fluid the Dinty Moores and takes the except what they send for from the audience to the stage where they nearest tank. This supply is not forget their corned beef and always a very liberal one, even in cabbage" origin in their entertain-wet weather.Hong Kong Daily ment of nobility at Long Island. Press, May 19, 1880.