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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.42 plm,
blind and maimed beggars, and at" the hundreds of men stretched out asleep on the pavements at night, do not appreciate the difficulties of. dealing with these problems. The remedy asems so vary obvious, but, No observations re typhoon, com- knowing all the facts, it is soon munication with Japan is inter-realised that the obvious remedy is rupted. Pressure is relatively low not quite so simple as it looks. over China.
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The Spanish flyer La Chieva Tast week cromed the English Channel from England in a windmill plane and after nine hours' fight with two intermediately landings landed safely as Le Bourget aerodrome.
The Japanes flyer Arunia hopped off from Paris last week in his 450, h.p. biplane on his way to Tokyo rid Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, along the Siberian railway to Harbin,, Mukden and Osaka.
They had just frished making the hay in a Cheshire field, and some soven or eight village bays were endeavouring to bowl a study little seven-year-old batemian Thanks to the thick stubble, the ball was playing antics enough to make Dick Tyldesley wriggle with cavy, when a little nipper in the slips-pessimistic of ever getting an innings-shouted, "Hey! that's fourteen! Declare!" He was joined
A novel way of voicing their grievaces has been found by Rus sian nensants. Esthonian coast guards inspecting the beach near Locksa found several carefully seal Perhaps no satisfactory solution is ed bottles which had drifted ashore during a heavy storm and were first winds; possible without co-operation be believed to contain messages from The interests, of an undefended tween the British and Chinese shipwrecked mariners When they prisoner at the Old Bailey recently authorities, and the expenditure of were opened it was discovered that were watched by the Recorder (Sir the bottles were destined to convoy Ernest Wild, K.C.), who was trying a very considerable sum of money to the outside world a manifesto the case. Towards the end of the would be involved in carrying out written in Russian and signed by trial a juryman asked why the man
was not legally represented. The in such a scheme. Until something is peasants association denouncing done along these lines, the beggar the Sovirta agricultural policy and Recorder replied that he was not. sasistace to the represented as he had no counsel. appealing for nuisance will remain, for the do- pessants efforts to free themselves and no defence. Sir Ernest added: leaned on his bat and raised his Observatory-
portation system is merely a grim from the Communist yoke. Whether I don't think he has been badly hand as a signal for silence."'l Manila, August 12, 10:35 a.m.-jcke, affording the Colony only a
the manifesto is genuine or an at- defended, if you ask me. I think declare, when I'm bowled," he an- Typhoon in about 129deg. Long. E few hours respite before the detit va the part of White Bus-I do it just as well as any counsel."nounced. The pltimatum had not sians to stir up feelings against the
effect of restarting the game; but and 31deg. Lat. N., moving N.
portees are back again at their, old Soviets has not been ascertained. haunts, and there is no way of pre venting their return..
The following typhcop warning has been ceived by the American Consulate General from the Manila
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HONG KONG, AUGUST 13, 1930.
THE BEGGAR NUISANCE.
streets?" The distressing spectacle
BACK TO THE BAD OLD
DAYS.
"DECAPITATION as a form of capital punishment, which had been in practice for centuries but
was
The Carnegie seismograph at Pasadena, Cal, recorded a brief earthquake on August 5 at Santa Barbara End Ventura, California. No damage was done.
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Seventy persons were arrested in Harana last week in connection with a Communist plot to over- throw the Government. A number
The national daily average of crude light oil in the United States declined 15,000 barrels during the last week, while that of heavy in creased 38,000, on account of heavy production in southwest Texas.
a general chorus which for volume and gesturo left Duckworth a non-starter.The seven-year-old
it subdued the barrackers, who remained stationary. The wicket keeper broke the silence. They're my stumpa," he said, "so declare, or I'll take 'em 'one!".
"In his capacity as Lord-Mayor of the city of Lyons, former Premier In spite of the sudden death of Herriet has suggested to the Coun- Siegfried Wagner, reported yester-cil of Deans of Lyons University the day. the Wagner festivalą" at establishment of a "chair of peace." Bayreuth were continued according. In making this proposal, M. Her- to programme in deference to the riot declared that "peace cannot be... late composer's last wish which he improvised hut must be prepared uttered when already in the throes for as carefully and systematically of agony, thus demonstrating to the aa war." last his lifelong devotion to the work of his great father. Thus, many members of the audience fill the world's most famous conductor, Arturo Toscanini, last week, con ducted the performance of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser."
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In defiance of their council's Ealing councillors staged a cricket" match at Ravenor Park, Greenford, recently. "We had no difficulty in picking up two scratch sides and getting the game going." one of the councillors told reporter. The park keepers warned us that they would have to report the matter to the council and then everything went off emooth- ly. Now we will just wait till we are put on the carpet" before the council. Our view is that there are no by-laws to prohibit Sunday games and that it is only a pions opinion of the council that they should not take place."
Dr. G. B. Clark, who has died in his 83rd year at his home in East Heath-road, Hampstead, N.W., was MP. Caithness-shire from 1355-90. He spent several years in abolished with the advent of the South Africa and during the Boer War (1889-1902) he made a number National.reginie, is being again re- of "Stop-the-war" speeches. Con- sorted to by the military autho-troversy arose concerning his post rities in Hankow. The Chinction, and an attempt was made to while the flags were at halfmast and edict against Sunday games, two
cust him from the House because be Government believes that ghastly was Agenteral for the Transing the opera house were weeping, execution in open and public places of those declared guilty of disturb ing local peace and order is essen- CAN nothing be done," asks tial as a deterrent. The return to beheading instead of shooting is a
A violent storm combined with a correspondent, "either by the
of foreigners, including some Chi-cloudbursts lasting several hours sequel to the Communist scare pre-
nese and Spaniards, are being deraged last week in the region of Government or by some unofficial vailing in Hankow on account of ported.
Geneva and in the neighbouring parts of France. The damage caus organisation, to give food and the outrages at Changsha. The
An all-pervading aroma of Irished is estimated at Frs. 2,000,000. staw which, followed а motorist i Communications aro paralysed. shelter to the blind children and devastation of the Hunan capital crippled beggars infesting the caused" fear that Wuhan would wherever he went and made pedes. Numerous streets and houses in the
suffer a similar fate unless drastic trians tilt their noses after the city are flooded. steps were taken to discourage manner of a famous advertisement,
puzzled people at Wembley for The damage caused by the cyclone of these unfortunate creatures such activities. Consequently, in several hours. The motorist noticed which last week devastated, lange In consequence of the recent rais wandering and crawling about the addition to rushing troops to the aroma after driving some time. parts of Southern Holland is coming by the Spanish Government of town, noisily clamouring for alms, strengthen the local defence, they puzzled, but presently he began The force of the cyclone is illus car accessories, the Ford motor car He enjoyed it at first, though great-puted at several million Guilders. the tariff rate for imported moter.
Colony. No doubt the problem is adherents of the so-called Red Com his radiator issued steam-and that
closed down and dismissed several a very difficult one to deal with mander, General PANG TER HUI.
smell of Irish stew. He took off the
hundred workers. This apparently radiator cap-there was a tiny
constitutes the American reply to effcctively, like that of the street- The youths caught in this huntonion and a wee carrot. After a
the Spanish attempt to retaliate sleepers. But difficulty in finding were promptly made to suffer deal of probing he discovered more
for the new American customs tariff a satisfactory solution is no excuse capital punishment, but instead of onions, more carrots and a little
and is believed to be only the first for ignoring a problem, hoping that placing them before the firing-joke.
meat! Some one had played a little
step in a regular customs tariff war.. it will somehow settle itself. The
squad, the authorities had them history of the mutari question is
bebeaded &t various important an outstanding example of that points on main streets, the grue- futile attitude. Begging is
some spectacles serving as an em- offence against the law, but appar phatic indication to other potential ently the police are disinclined to trouble-makers as to what is in take any action against the little store for them. The restoration of sightless children who, carrying decapitation is significant innemuch
The annual meeting of the Alice musical, instruments of sorts, go
Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals as there is an ingrained super- wandering about in twos and stition in China that one carries will be held on Friday, August 15, threes, sometimes led by another mutilation into the next world. at 12 noon, in the Board Room of child with normal vision. There In olden days, when a criminal was the Chamber of Commerce, are other beggars who display decapitated, his body was immedi- withered arms and legs to passers ately removed from the scene of by in the hope of receiving alms-execution, and only his head hang these wretched men also appear not up as a warning to law-breakers. to be seen by the police.
26TH AUGUST, 1930, both days in A. S. WATSON is certainly not to the credit of the authorities rounded-up the alleged to wonder. He noticed that from trated by the fact that several roofs assembling plant at Madrid bas
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were carried away more than 3,000 metres. The villages of Abenbroeck, Aalst and Oudgastel where the cyclone was accompanied by bail storms are almost completely des troyed. However, no loss of life has so far, been reported although scores were more or less seriously injured.
Local Notes and Events ★
At the Central Theatre The. Love Parade" in again drawing crowded houses. This is the final showing in the Colony of this popu lar film, and it can be seen daily up to Friday night.
Having been left in possession of a camera, the property of a Euro- pean; who had left it in his boat, à Chinese boatman waited for. à week and then attempted to pawn it. The man was brought before Mr... Whyte-Smith at Kowloon A workman employed at the Kow was charged with pawning the Magistracy yesterday, when be icon-Canton Railway shunting yard camera without lawful authonty to at Hunghom met with a ghastly do so. The defendant/replied that death on Tuesday, when he was ruo
he had no use for the camera which over by a train. The train was had been left in his craft, and he being shunted into the yard at wanted to obtain some money on it." doon, and the deceased attempted Defendant was fined: 85, or seven to board the vehicle while it was days' imprisonment. The camera On and after August 25, interest in motion. He slipped and fell unhas not been claimed. on Savings accounts in the Nation-der the wheels. Death was instan al City Bank of New Yorn will be allowed at the rate of 2 per cent.
balances not exceeding $10,000.
The total output of the Kailda Mining Administration's mines for the week ended July 28 amounted Ian Hankow nowadays the spectacle to 108,132 tons, and the sales dur- is made more grim, as the autho-ing the period to 84,025 tons. rities leave the body and head of the executed man on the road for. many hours after execution.
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If the explanation of this official blindness is that neither in the Colony nor in Chinese territory is there a place of refuge for these helpless creatures, then such state of affairs is most deplorable Every year the police arrest about of blood in the middle of a per annum on minimum monthly
A body without a head and a head without a body, lying in a welter
Only formal business was discuss- at the Council meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association yesterday. The League Manage ment Committee will be meeting very shortly to arrange the fatures for the forthcoming season.
discases notified to the Medical The following is the return of Ofoer of Health during the week anded August 9:-Typhoid, 2 canes, 2deaths diphtheria 1 case, puer Peral fever 1 case, malaria 6 deaths, tuberculosis 63 deaths (one nou Chinese).
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Looking Back 25 Years.
Pleading guilty to unlawful
On Saturday a meeting of Chin” possession of four tools of illicit opium, a Chinese was yesterday eso to organise a local boycott of Eined $320, or six weeks hard American commodities was opened" labour, when he appeared before at the "Chinese Commercial Union's Mr. Whyto-Smith at Kowloon prenfises in the city. About 800 Magistracy. The defendant, it was had assembled, and more were le stated, was aught by a police ing turned away. No business was officer, while trying to escape by done, as an official intimation was running up a staircaso in Reclama- | received at the beginning that such tion Street. In attempting to run meetings were illegal and forbiċ- away from an Indian Sergeant, den. We are informed that the the defendant dropped a jacket people were very angry."--Hong other man escaped from the Police. which contained the opium. An- Kong Daily Press, August 14, 1008.
Looking Back 50 Years,
a thousand mendicante in Hong thoroughfare, form a sight horrible Kong, and of these all but a score enough for even the most hard. or two are promptly deported to hearted spectator. But horror is Canton or Deep Bay-but they do what decapitation is intended to not stay long on Chinese territory. convey; it is held to be the most About 80 per cent. of the deportees effective erime deterrent. Execu- find their way back to the Colony-tions, especially beheadings, always some of them almost as soon as attract tremendous, crowds in Fan- the police-launch returns to its kow. A rickshaw-coolie will aban place in the harbour Evidently don his vehicle and wait for hours
At a meeting of the Legislative there is no accommodation for them to see a man put to death. De
Lenore Ulric, starring in South Council the Attorney-General said: on Chinese soil, and obviously capitation may make the toughest
Ses Rose," the Fox Movietone fen--Your Excellency, I have to ask begging is much more lucrative in fellow in the street gasp, but the
ture attraction to-day at the leave to introduce a Bill to amend Queen's Theatre, required just one Ordinance 9 of 1857. There are. the business and shopping centre performance has always drawn a
screen appearance to win recogni-7 believe, only four sections of that of Hong Kong than in the high vast audience Numerous super-
tion with screen fans almost equal. Ordinance now existing, the vari ways and byways of Canton. Henes stitious ideas are associated with
For removing sand from the fore- ing her vast army of stage ad- ous other sections having been re the keen anxiety to return, and beheading, one being that a person promit from the District Officer, a Justice" brought an influx of mail ject of this Bill will be best
shore at Cheung Sha Wan without a mifers. Her debut in "Frozen pealed from time to time. The ok- the speediness of the journey hack would suffer ill-luck for the rest of Chinese junkman was fined 250 by paralleling a corresponding volume pinined by reading the section it to the old hunting ground. Fer his life if he should be stained by Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon from her stage clientelle. The cast refers to and explaining the altere
Sergeant includes Charles Bickford, Farrell tions Every person whosoever Magistracy yesterday." haps it would be possible for the the blood of the executed criminal. Pearson informed the Magistrate Macdonald, Kenneth MacKenna, required by the Superintendent of Hong Kong Government to discuss In Hankow, and probably in all that defendant had engaged several Elizabeth Patterson, Rescoe Ates, Police to co-operate with any fire this matter with the Canton other Chinese cities where behead-coolics to load his junk with sand. Daphne Pollard, Tika Chase and brigade, whether consisting of volunteers or not, so that the same authorities, and ascertain the ing has gone out of fashion, expert These people worked with the tide Ben Hall.
and sometimes they carried awaAY, 05.
be approved by His Excellency, or feasibility of making mutual pro executioners-men who can skil much as 50 tons to export it to In answer to Mr. Whyte Smith in the working of fire-engines, or rision for these poor creatures fully wield the sword and lop a China
at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in the suppression of fire, shall be though "poor" is perhaps not man's head off with only one stroke
when he appeared on a charge of bound to obey auch requisition us- quite the right word to use, seeing are no longer available. Soldiers
mendicancy, a 17-year-old Chinese dor the penalty for every caso of lad admitted that he had been disobedience, of not less than fon that the takings of many of them whose weapons are either pistols
doing nothing for a living but dollars or more than fifty dollars, must average considerably more
or rifles do not find it an easy job
begging. It was stated that the to be imposed by any Justin o5 Tere the Corning of obese tour from tudo with
defendant had been a source of the Fence." Then there follow
usagersson och sinar MADE RIGA EN IN BILAL There are
to the pre-out Tonieting Coftore. In the 10
ladies in Nathan Road, where he proposed to repeal Or if such vision in Hong Kong of an in cent beheadings the executioners
followed them for a long time. Justicehall think it and the stitution to provide a permanent failed miserably in their job, and
The youth even had the audacity to offender shall be a Chinaman) of home for disabled persons. Tourists eye-witnesses state they hacked off
approach Chief Inspector C. Aris. not more then fifteen blows and Defendant was remanded for 24 not less than five blows!, The and other visitors to the Colony the heads of prisoners in a most
hours, as the Police desired to see Bill was read a first time, Hong if anything could be done for him, Kong Daily Press, Augnstala, 1890- who are shocked at the sight of brute) maz
Testerday was the sixth day's hearing of the action in the Supreme Court in which a sum of $50,000 and the right to certain zooorty pledged, es security are in dispute between the Unfamily and the Lail family. New translations of documents were put in and an explanation given that a suggestion made as regards the accounts to cording to the former translations was not correct. The case will pro bably be concluded to-day,
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