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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1930.
CLAIM AGAINST HOTEL THE DOLLAR SLUMP. CHAUFFEUR'S DRIVE
COMPANY.
EXPERT REFRIGERATION ENGINEER'S EVIDENCE OPENS CASE..
SOME TECHNICAL POINTS ABOUT COLD CHAMBERS: ALLEGATIONS OF MISUSE.
NEW LOW RECORD SET ·
YESTERDAY.
TWO BIG BANKS REPORTED
IN DIFFICULTIES.
The official opening quotation for the Hong Kong dollar yesterday was 1/2d. This figure represented both T.T. and demand rates, and is the lowest point the dollar has ever Fouched.
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The compradores of a number of foreign-style banks, it was learned yesterday, are involved in heavy losses.
most important
Two of the antive banks in Hong Kong are re ported to be in serious difficulties.
It is learned that these concerns have overbought Shanghai taels and sold short in gold baru.
When the ease in which Messrs. and was fitted with tiles and the Anderson, Meyer & Co. are suing | usual kitchen equipment, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Up to September, 1948, there was Hotels, Ltd., for 95,395.20 for no room in the Peninsula Hotel work done and materials supplied designed for any such thing as a in connection with the installation retail butcher's shop, but towards of refrigerating and ice plants was the end of September or October, resumed before the Chief Justice, the management pulled down the Sir Joseph Kemp, yesterday, Mr. kitchen equipment in this room and "Fidon Potter, K.C., counsel for the had it fitted up as a retail butchery store. Until then, there was noth Hotel Company, said that he was ryudy to argue and eliminate every ing to show that the management bit of evidence that Mr. Sheldon contemplated running a butchery had opened, in objecting to evidence business... given by Mr. Hacker, of conversa-
As regards the counter-claim, tions regarding the eculract for Mr. Sheldon mentioned that be the installation of refrigerating denied all the articles mentioned apparatus and ice plant at the were necessary. If, however, they Peninsula Ilotel. Mr. Potter added were necessary, then the prices thas if all they evidence put before given were incorrect. Plaintiffs' the Court and every fact was found.calculations, in the matter were done against defendants, there would still as a matter of convenience in gold remain the point as to whether the dollars, as they were an American
In view of these facts and the ap- evidence was admissible y; nož.
firm, and their defence to the prices prorching June Settlement on the The Hotels, who
was that they were grossly over-share market, the opinion is express- claiming for over a lakh of dollars.
ed in some quarters that share are rapresented by Mr. Potter and
quotations may show considerable Mr. Jenkin, while Mr. Sheldon is
movement during the next few days. appearing for the plaintifs.
are
counter.
valued."
In answer to his Lordahip, as to what the point about gold dollars was, Mr. Sheldon said that all his figures were in gold dollars at the moment, and it would be merely a matter of calculation. He did not know what would happen to the exchange when the case was finish- ed.
Mr. Sheldon referred to one item on the counter-claim, stating that it alleged there was no ventilation in the plant. He did not know if it meant there was no veutilation in the cold chambers, but if it did, then there was no need for the sum of $850 because ventilation in refrigerators went out about 15 years ago.
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There was much covering" terday among the Chinese bankers, and it is feared that whichever way the quotation for the Hong Kong dollar goes, there will be further difficulties encountered in local circles.
TO DEATH.
CAR THAT TOPPLED DOWN EMBANKMENT.
"DEATH BY MISADVENTURE"
VERDICT BY JURY;.
An inquiry into the fatal motor accident on May 26, which resulted in the death of Kwok Kei Cheung, the driver of public, motor vehicle No. 158, was held yesterday, at the Central Magistracy, with Mr. R E. Lindsell sitting as Coroner.
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
EXAMINER EULOGISES
LOCAL PUPILS..
AN INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS.
At the City Hall yesterday Mr. Albert Mallinson, Examiner of the Trinity College of Music, London,; gave an interesting address on the subject of music. A very good audience, including many teachers and students from the local schools,
were present.
It was explained that car No. 1591
Mr. Mallinson opened his address was driving up a private road lead with a short history of the beginning ing to No. 202, Sassoon. Road at of the College. Some 63 years ago. about 1.30 p.u. on May 26. When
six men who were very interested. nearing the house, the driver, on in iusic, met in London to discuss being ordered to halt, stopped the the project for the formation of a car with a jerk. The automobile music college, and the Trinity did not become stationary, but of their meeting,
College of Music was the outcome Two or three weat backwards down the steep. years later, the College was request. The driver appeared to lose controled by teachers of schools in England of his car, which eventually came. to set up a standard of examinations, which request was complied with, and, added Mr. Mallinson, "those six men, if they were alive to-day, would be astonished to growth of their work." Over 90,000 examinations are taken yearly, ex: tending over 23 different countries. The College has set up a standard. of examinations accepted by the whole of the United Kingdom and many other countries in all parts of the world.
on to the edge of the road and toppled down the embankment, over 330 feet, to the road below. The driver died, and three passen gers were badly injured.
Médical Evidence.
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see the
Appreciation of Local Talent.
Dr. G. H. Thomas, medical efficer of the Government Civil Hospital, Silver's Continued. Decline.
said that the deceased, later Jaenti- LONDON, May 28.fed by his relatives as Kwox Kei Commenting upon the decline of Cheung, was admitted to the hos silver, the price of which went down pital on May 28 at 6 p.m. No to 17-15-16d, per ounce for forward medical assistance could be reader The speaker went on to say that delivery, the weekly circular of ed, as the man was already dead. Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Co. A post-morten examination of the Chinese pupils had adapted them- it was astonishing how well the says:
body of the deceased revealed that selves to Western music and that the man was suffering from a frac he had had many Chinese pupils tured skuil and crushed brain. who played many difficult com-1 Death Waa attributed to these positions before him with astonishing causes, and it must have been inability. That was perhaps the last stantaneous.
time he would have the opportunity of meeting the teachers and students in Hong Kong and he wished to express his praise for the pro- ! gress and standard which they had attained.
Continuing with the opening of his case, Mr. Sheldon reminded his Lordship that he did not want to make his substantive case technical. He bad, however, had a complete list of calculations made from the plant and these consisted of a bundle of papers, each bearing all the figures relative to the refrigera-
Following the weak advices tion of each storage room. Mr.
from China, selling has been general Sheldon added that he would put
and offerings were met with little in a copy and give another one to
resistance, buyers being inclined to the other side so that they might
limit their orders in anticipation of check it, if they so desired, He
even lower prices. Selling by China continued that it was a document
Bazaars has continued, America en which he would eventually ques-
has also been a seller, The latter, tion Mr. Turner, the expert on the
Counsel concluded his opening, however, was "showing some res other side. It was also a document except for the matter of amend-traint at low levels. The Continent on which Mr. Hacker (the expert ment to particulars mentioned on, has not lately shown much activity. witness for plaintiffs) would baseWednesday, decision on which was Although the outlook must be
Sassoon Road. There his answers in cross-examination, deferred until yesterday, by saying considered as somewhat uncertain,
were four occupants, witness and Art in the world was ever and that their calculations on the total there seems to be little indication his felt, sitting at the back, and constantly changing and techniqué cost of the items on the counter- of sufficient support to withstand the deceased, at the wheel, with methods and idioms used by com claim for articles claimed, not in any sustained pressure of selling." one of his friends beside him. Upposers were always undergoing cluding the value of the present
LONDON, May 28. till this moment, the driver appear-radical changea. Examinations were fittings, which would have to be re- #Silver prices in London furthered to have the car well under his one of the best means by which the moved, would be just under $7,000 slumped to 17-7/16d. spot and control.
pupils could assure themselves that gold.
they were not being left behind in the constant change that was going. on.
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Technical Questions,
Mr. Potter said that he had seen the copy and that he could not agree with its being put in. It was not evidence, and the defence had technical questions which were of vital importance. Counsel added that Mr. Sheldon had said he in- tended to prove that the plant was all right. He would do it as he saw it, bus the defence would challenge any suggestion of that kind by technical evidence, and it would not be open afterwards to Mr. Sheldon to call rebutting evi-
dence.
When Mr. Sheldon said that he had no intention of doing that, Mr. Potter intimated that he understood
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The cook employed at No. 202. Sassoon Road, stated that public motor vehicle No. 158 was engaged by him outside the Wing On Stores. Taking the Des Voeux Road and Queen's Road routes, the car ar rived at
17-1/4d. forward delivery. The Witness said that on bis instrue- Mr. Polter Objecta.
weekly circular of Mesars Mocattations, the car ascended the drive, which led to. No. 202, Sassoon Road, Reverting to the amendment, Mr. and Goldsmid says:---
China has been a heavy seller and two other houses. Potter objected to it, saying that
Replying to the Coroner, he said he would show later there was a throughout the week. Indian sup- departure from the most important port has been steady, but confined that the drive was wide enough for particulars. When his Lordship to a few orders for shipment and two cars to pass each other, and said that he was inclined to grant covering, and these were usually there should be no risk in going the amendment, Mr. Potter re-limited to the fall in prices. America along the road. At a short dis- plied, "Very good, my Lord, but offered freely."
His Although after such a fall as this, it is without my consent."
& recovery might be expected, Lordship then granted the amend- ment, saying that he did not think Mocatta and Goldsmid see little any injustice would be done.
prospect of any important rise, while the undertone remains weak.
From M:. Sheldon's remarks on
In the witness box, "Mr. Hacker Wednesday that he was reserving his technical side of the matter said that at the time of designing until he saw what the defence had
to say.
His Lordship: I thought that,
too.
and installation of the plant, he was chief engineer in charge of re frigeration for plaintiffs. He had experience in all kinds of refrigera lion since 1809.
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The premium to-day on cash silver increased to 3/16d. owing to the extension of bear positions and some orders for early shipment to Bombay, selling being mestly for forward dates.
anything remained, the bigger cute could be taken back to the sharp freezer, ur the cold chambers.
There was a corridor lending "to
Art Ever Changing.
The speaker also mentioned the importance of practice and remark- ed that the way was pointed to the pupils, who had to follow it, and this was done by practice. Patience and perseverance were essential, but tance to No. 202, Sassoon Road, an enthusiasm was the spark, which lent order was given to the driver to an incentive to success. The speaker stop. The car jerked, and descend- | quoted a sentence in a very famous ed backwards down the steep. At book written by a Cornish dcon and the edge of the road, the car a garden enthusiast, who said, "He toppled down the embankment, who will grow roses must have roses turned a somersault, and rolled in his own heart." down to the road below.
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Diploma Examinations.
"The ex-
Lost Consciousness,
Mr. Mallinson then dealt with the Witness remembered having been practical side of music and mention- Mr. Sheldon then said that he
thrown out of the vehicle, and theu ed the examinations for diplomas. never anid that he would call re-
He then went on to describe the
he lost consciousness.
He reminded the pupil that not be- hutting evidence. He had mention- discussions with Mr. A. Brearly,
Evidence was also given by Yuen cause he or she succeeded in pass- el that the onus was on the defend- chief engineer of the Hotels, in the
Lok, who was then sitting beside ing the higher "examinations they ants to prove that the plant sup- early part of" 1923, when he came
the decessed driver at the time of were necessarily fit for the diploma rlied was not what plaintiffs said from Shanghai for the purpose of
the accident. When the car was examinations. The latter was n they would supply, and it was not doing so,
going backwards, he said, he notic-professional examination and not for him to go through every minor At this stage, Mr. Potter said
the storage rooms, and the tempera-ed that the deceased had both his merely a player's. The examiners detail and ask Mr. Hacker to prove ask his Lordship to note the ob deg. F. However, the Chinese cm- that, to save interrupting, he would
ture here was always kept at 45 feet pressed on some pedals, and looked for understanding" rather them because he was a refrigerator
that the driver had hold of the than correct finger exercise in his expert. The defence could put thejection on the part of the defence items to him in cross-examination. to all evidence as regarded conver.ployees were always keeping the band brake. During this time the pupils, and evidence of ability to doors of this corridor and the cold deceased muttered not a word. impart their knowledge to other As for himself, he would crosa sation.
chambers open; and what with keep-
Sub Inspector Saunders described people rather than ability to an the car as a Chevrolet, about one swer, mere questions of thrm and all the time, it all meant an extra year old. It was last tested by hin art of reading music. load to the refrigerating plant.
on May 6, when he found it in good aminer wants to feel that he is going Excess Storage?
condition. The brakes, also, were to give the diploma to someone who working "quite eficiently.
is not only an excellent player but Continuing, Mr. Hacker said that
On May 26, the officer proceeded to someone who is a musician," in some of the chambers, the method to Sassoon Road, and his observa said Mr. Mallinson. The "spiritual" of staring the amount of meat was
tions of the car then were that its side of music was also looked for in excess of what he had calculat body was badly damaged. The in this examination, and the pupil He also stated, that the chassis was more or less intact. He must show that she knew further proper method of storing meat was had a good view of the braking than she was required to pass the for the carcases to be hung from system and there was nothing to examination, such as knowledge of rails, so that none of the carcases indicate that it was ineffective. the composer, time of composition touched each other, thus allowing At this point, the Coroner in and other interesting points of 'his- for a free circulation of air. How-timated that it would be desirable tory about the music which she ever, in Rooms No. 1 and No. 9to visit the scene of the accident: might teach her pupil. at the Peninsula Hotel, he saw car- A verdict of death by misad cases hung on the rails tightly pack-venture" was returned by the jury ed against each other in addition after they had been away for about to the carcases piled on the floor, 45 minutes. They attributed the sometimes three or four carcases cause of the accident to momentary high, and there was no dunnage loss of control of the car on the provided for...
part of the driver.
ed for.
Mr. Hacker said that he once
examine the expert for the defence, Mr. Sheldon then said he did noting the electric lights burning nearly and he was quite willing to give quite understand the object, and a copy of the figures to the other naked exactly what it was, where side..
upon Mr. Petter replied that he was Remarking that if they could be prepared to "argue every bit of given a cop then, Mr. Potter said evidence that Mr. Sheldon had ne would see whether they could opened. Furthermore, no conversa agree on any point. They would tion which was connected with & be only too glad if they could help written contract was admissible in in any way to shorten the proceed evidence, and he was ready to argue ings.
it out. He suggested that it all go Mr. Sheldon replied that he could before the Court for a decision on not let them have a copy just then. the pleadings, and the result would He continued that the pleadings set be that even it every fact was out the various deficiencies alleged found against the defence, there and it would be a matter of evi would still be the point of law as dence whether the plant supplied to whether the evidence was ad was up to the specifications. Con- missible or not. tinuing, counsel said there were two Continuing, witness said that he kinds of refrigerations, ordinary favoured the open type of conden cold storage, and long period sers, but Mr. Brearly preferred the storage, which meant storage for closed type. He said that be cal- any poriod from two months up-culated some 35-40 gallons of water wards, If meat were to be stored would be required per minute for for a long period, then the tempera- the refrigerating plant and Mr. noticed a lot more meat placed in. ture of 20 deg. F. was not enough Brearly said that he would look the cold chambers than he had for beef to be kept a long time after that. In May, 1998, the ice expected, and on asking Mr. Beale Then, again, there was the sharp plant was discussed and when he what it was, he received the infor- freezer room, that is, a room where estimated that some 120 gallons of mation that they were local meat. the temperature could be pulled water would be required for both In a conversation later with Mr. down to 10 deg. F.
plants, Mr. Brearly agreed to supply Hawker, he was told the reason why there was so much meat was The rooms were not the long that quantity of water.
After the tilin adjournment, Mr. because they expected to be award- storage type, and if Mr. Hacker bad known that they were intended to Hacker continued his evidence-in-ed the Navy contract, and as they be long storage chambera, he would chief and said that the lay-out of failed to get it, were left with a not have designed the plant the way the rooms. was planned by Mr. large stock. Witness added that he he did, nor would any real re- Brearly. With regard to the dis- did not know what the Navy. con
have done so. Erigerating engineer and out of this to get goods ablonoscastle temput 18 tons play room, employees were also run-tract was, but it was neither reason-
which were Mr. Sheldon then said there was that warm air was constantly allow designed to an interesting piece of evidence reed enter this chamber, and this Mr. Hacker concluded by saying garding long period cold storage.made an extra load on the re that the Hatel plant was not der Originally, there was a butcher frigerating plant. It was not a satis signed for long period storage, and room constructed by plaintifle on factory way of doing things. In a if he had known the Hotel required the first floor of the Peninsula, modern butcher's shop, there was a plant to keep meat for long Hotel which had access to the & refrigerated counter, where the period, he would not have recom- Cafeteria kitchen. It was designed needs of the day were kept, and mended, designed or built the plant as an adjunct to the kitchen where if after the day's business was over, The case was adjourned till this
morning meat could be washed and prepared, (Continued on next Column:)
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Appreciation of Music. "The speaker also dealt with the appreciation of music and stressed that it was not merely a liking, but
feeling and understanding of the music being played. To attain understanding it was necessary to bo-able to draw comparison, and to be able to do the latter, it was necessary to have experience, so that appreciation of music wLE L combination of feeling and experi-
ence,
The speaker concluded his address with a reference to the subject of art and its application to music..
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THE LATE MR. G. FRY. Inspector Allen, P.C. Dowman and Harris, Revenue Officer E. Tuck, FULL LIST OF WREATHS. C.P.O Flinders, P.O. Gee (H.M.S.
Herald),
P.O Clark (H.M.S. In connection with the funeral Bruce), the Agreement Employees of P.C. George Fry, of the Naval Association, stal and Commander Yard Police, who was buried at Dockyard, Indian Section, Royal Happy Valley, on Wednesday after Naval, Dockyard Police, Officer and noon, we append a full list of the staff, Engineer Department, HM. wreaths received
Naval Yard, Kowloon Football With deepest sympathy from bis Club, Ship's Company, R.M.S.
OF Phi loving Mother and Father"; From Tamar, Chinese staff, R.NY Police,
Surgeon-Commander S. R. Goss left yesterday for home by H.M.S. Suffolk. Commander Goss has made a host of friends in the Colony sines
equality his arrival. He was a kindly and
perhaps best, be remembered: befinlf of the A.D.C. He produced 1.30 p.m. yesterday, and, in spite Comdr. Bridge, L.-Comdr. Adding. tendent, electrical engineer and The Doyer Rond last year and of the inclement weather, many ton, Surgeon Commander Hunt, stall, Royal Naval Yard Police, recently" And So to Bed," both of friends of the ship's company as Mr. and Mrs. George and family members of Dockyard Recreation which reflected great credit an hissembled on board to bid them good Mr. and Mrs. Kerrison, Bergt And Club, staff, R.N. Hospital, Chief ability as a producer. Commander bye and bon voyage. The officers Mrs. L. MeNaif and Miss Bold, Constructor and European. staff. Goss will be greatly missed by his and men of the Suffolk have been Sergt, and Mrs. GA Sharman, H.M. Naval Yard, B.Q.M.S. and colleagues in the ADC, and also very popular on the station and will Sergt. and Mrs Mason, Sergt. and Mrs. Hill, R.A.Commanding by his many friends throughout the be missed by a large circle of Mrs. S. R. Farlow, W. T. Ellis, Sub Officers, Kai Tack, European staff, Colony.
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