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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20,
CANTON-WUCHOW
AIR MAIL.
INAUGURATION OF NEW SERVICE.
1931.
CANTON'S GOLD BUSINESS. CRUELTY TO A BABY.
[rnou ovn ow 'CORRESPONDENT,] ·
CANTON, Jan. 10. The unusually high prices offered for gold by the gold shops in Con- At 9.50 m, last Friday the Canton aro stendily attracting Chinese ton Post Office dispatched its first women in the city and the outlying air mail to Wuchow. The First districts to dispose of their gold Flight was expected to reach Wu- chow at 11.18 m. and the first air rings, bracelets, trinkets and other mail from Wuchow to Canton was forms of gold jewellery for silver, expected to roach Traltow at 2.30 when it was to be brought to the Hend Office in time to be sorted and despatched by the 4.30 p.m. steamer leaving for Hong Kong.
As much as $110 Canton money
01
WIDOW COMMITTED FOR
1 TRIAL. Allegations of crucity to 18-month-old boy whom she had adopted were made against a young widow at op inquest at Hernu Day last month, and the jury returned The widow is fire. Charlotta a verdict of manslaughter.
fellor, of Fairumt, Beltinge road, Herne Bay. She was committed for trial at Kent Assizes and the
police arrested her im the court ecroner granted her bail, but the room and she was brought before the magistrates the next day.
The child we Percy Page, son of unmarried domestic servant living at Holt, Norfolk, with whom Mrs. Mellor got into touch through
It was stated that she told the
for each teel of gold can be obtain ed. The gold lealers in the city have been reaping no little profit The inauguration of this new service was attended by the Postal by buying up old gold jewellery for Comunissioner, Mr. V. Stapleton-expert to Western countries. Thoy Cotton, Mr. Sa Ye Won, District imelt the gold into ingots, and then Deputy Postal Commissioner to sell them to foreign firms for ex-an advertisemen gether with some of the senior mem
portation. bers of the postal staff who were? courteously received at the main gate of the Aviation grounds where a Field Post Office was established to receive mail matter which could, be posted at the last minute. "Air mails to Wuchow will he despatch ed daily-Sundays included at 9 .. with one trip daily from Wa- chow to Canton; and as soon as conditions permit, this air mail line will be extended to Nauning, the capital of Kwangsi.
The Canton Aviation Bureau is to be congratulated in the efficient manner in which it is conducting ita air lines; it has a number of well equipped 'planes, and on Saturday some 50 students qualified, for their wings and were presented with flying certificates.
The next important air mail line under contemplation is the tempor
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Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall
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According to a semitoleial report, the value of the gold exported from Canton during the Intter half of last year amounted to approximate ly $14,000,000,
From June to September, the gold thus sold amounted to about 81,159,000 a month. For the next two months the output increased to a month. For over $2,000,000 December the amount was well over $4,000,000.
CANTON-HONG KONG TELEPHONE.
police she wanted to adopt the boy so that he could be a companion to her own girl, aged five. Mrs. Mellor has a boarding house and was foster-mother to three other child- ren aged 13 months, 14 months, and five months.
Brulse on the Head,
Sir Bernard Spilsbury (Hon. Pathologist to this Home Office) zaid that there wore bruises on almost every part of the child's, head, limbs and body. There was a big bruise on the top of the head, which, caused coma and hemorrhage of the brain.
Death, in his opinion, was due to violence. The injury would re- CONSTRUCTION WORK NOw salt in, immediate, unconsciousness
COMMENCED.
:
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Jan. 18. Under the direction of Engineer Tang Chung Yew, of the Canton Automatic Telephone Exchange, Canton formally started working
and death either a few minute Ho láter or within a few hours. agreed that one of the bruises night have been caused by the child falling about, but certainly not the bruise on top of the head, which was the cause of death.
The injury was not caused by: the band but by some object, or it might have been caused by a fall from a great height. "I have very
yesterday on the Canton-Hong Kong rarely met with such numerous in long-distance telephone line, juries on the body of a young child Sino British enterprise proposed except in eases where there has been more than a year ago,
great violenes employed." added.
Man Ming, Tai Nam, Wai Sun, Tai Tak and other ronds are being dug up for the subterranean cables.
When the lines are laid, work on the main line from Canton to Shun- chun, closely following the Canton Kowloon Railway, will commence.
100 EAST BY P. & O. IN
Hon. Dr. S. W. Ta
Mr. Li Yau Tsun
Mr. Fung Ping Shan
100
Mr. Li Hoi Tong
100
Messrs. Woo Tat Shing
100,
Mr. P. K. Kwok
100-
Mr. Wong Yun Tong
Mr. Au Lim Chuca: ....
100
Mức. Âu Siu Cho
·100,
Mr. Wong Ping Sun Mr. Chan Siu Hing Mr. Lo Chung Kui
Mr. Li Yik Mui
Mr. Leung Pat, Yu
OLDEN DAYS.
Alleged Caning.
he
Police evidence was given. that Mrs. Mellor said. she noticed the child and she gave him brandy and warm milk and bathed his face. By the time she got the dild to a doctor the baby was dead.
The police also said that Mrs. Mellor stated:
"The bruises you have seeIL QË the child's body. I attribute to him falling about I have occasionally smacked him, with my open, hand,
100 DISCOMFORTS AND FEASTS, but I did not smack him on the
100
100-
morning of his death"
Nina Lancers, Pearson, Old, Rom- Travellers by the magnificent ney, aged 14, said she was employ-
children. Mrs. Mellor caned and snacked the child almost every day braause he was dirty, When it did not say "T" she took it by the shoulders and shook it.
100 leat of the P. and O. Co woulded by Afrs, Mellor to look after the
find some interesting topics for 100 smoke-room and lounge conversa 100tion in the speech delivered by Lord Inchcape, as Chairman, at the recent annual meeting of the con- pany's shareholders. For instance, he mentioned that he had received letter from a lady enclosing, a
P. and O. dinner bill of fare of the steamer Simla in 1802, which she found among her mother's papers It was ay follows:-
P. & 0; $$. SIMLA. BILL OF FARE.
15th day of January, 1882 Matton Broth
Roast Turkeys
Roast Sucking Piga
MÃI. Trng Man Tin
Mr. Trang Man Chiu
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Mr. Tang Woo, Shi
100
Mr. Ng Wah
100
Mr. Chau Tung Sang
100
Mr. Tong Chi Ngong.
100
Mr. Chan Tin. Son
100
Mr. Ma Taui Chiu
100,
Mr. Lau Sing Chong.
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Mr. Chan Kam. Po......
-100
Mr. Ip King Fon
100
Mr. Ip Wing Cho
100
Mr. S Kwan Pok
100
Mr. Hi Chi Lăng
100
Afr. Laung Yan Po
100
Mr. Fung Wai Shing
100
Mr. ChanTM Po Sion
100
Roast Fore Qre. Muttan.
Mr. Som Pak Ming........
100
Roast Geese
Mr. Mink Bui Chơ
100
Roast Ducks
Mr. Wong Tu Tung
100
Roast Fowls
Mr., Chan Lim Pak
100
Roast Beef
Mr. Kwok Sin Las......
100
Mr. Tang Shiu Kin
100
Roast Haunch Mutton Corned Beet
Mr. J. M. Wong
100
Boiled Legs Mutton
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Mr. Lo Chap. Son
100
Boiled Fowls.
Mr. Chart Shu Ming.
100
Me Sheung Sum Woo
100
Mr. Chari Pek Chun
Mr. Au Shun Che
100
Pig's Fest Stowed
Mr. Li Ging Kui .............
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Mr. Ho Wa Bang
100
Curry and Lice
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Lord Inchcape thought the diges tion of the company's passengers have been must 70 years ago
Mrs. Mellor, who was represented by a solicitor, elected not to give. evidence.
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THEFT FROM "EMPRESS OF
RUSSIA."
TWO CHINESE SENT TO PRISON.
Before Mr. H. R Butters yes- terday, two unemployed men were charged with the theft of a trunk containing various articles to "the value of $314, the property of a steerage passenger on the RMS. Empress of Itussin, lying alongside the Kowloon Wharf on December 20,
The first defendant faced, an additional charge, namely, receiv ing, or having in his, posacasion na overcoat, & plush curtain and waistcoat, while the second defend- ant was also charged with having received or had in his unlawful possession a fountain pen, an elec tris torch,a barometer, a razor. a tray, a statue, a woollen blanket and a. coat.
The first defendant pleaded guilty to the theft charge, while the second defendant said he had re- ceived the articles from the first defendant.
After Sub-Inspector Rozeskury
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Judge SAMUEL W. GREENE, C.S.B. (OF CHICAGO, ILLINO19, U.S.AJ)' Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Sejontist, in Boston, Massachusetts,
IN THE
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had given the facts of the case, the charge, by members of the Ame defendants were each sentenced to bulanos Brigade, up to and includ two months imprisonment..... ing Thursday, Janubey, 18, is:-
Chinese Y.M.O.Á. Division
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0,501 .10,850 Bongkok Division ...... Shaukiman Division Motor Drivers' Division... 1,481
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BAR SILVER IN NEW YORK. INCREASE RECORDED: ON", STEADIER MARKET. New York, Jan. 10-An increase in the value of United States bar silver of nearly a whole point was recorded, as a result of the trading semion on the New York market to
At the close of to-day's business.
stronger than it is today. As show- ing how things change and go on HONOURS: DECLINED BY.
changing, Lord Inchcape mentioned BOBBY JONES.
that he went to India in May, 1874, in-a P. and O steamer from WITHDRAWAL VOLUNTARILY
Suez, having crossed Egypt by land. She was 2,441 tens gross FROM U.S.G.A. COMMITTEE.
register, had a flush deck and elow New York, Jan. 10-Mr. Robart bulwarks; nil her cabins were Tyra Jones, Jr., the British and below, oil lampe, no electris light, American open and amateur golf no fans. He was in a first-class day champion, from his home in Atlan-cabin with seven others, and they
had two wash-basina! There was session bar silver was quoted in ta, Georgia to-day, telegraphed to the headquarters of the United no music room, no writing room or New York at 20, up from yester- States Golf Association, asking lounge, no smoking room. A num- day's closing price level, which was that his name be withdrawn from ber of the cabins were off the dining 28). -anong thare proposed as candidates saloon; the cabins shared an oil for menberknipun executive commlitee.
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THE WING ON CO., LTD. Hamsay to be its president: a cabin was only provided on the lieved to have been stondled me sire
(Music Department),
The U.S.G.. nominated Mr. H. Mr. Presnott Bush was nominated to be the secretary and Mr. Charles H. Sabin the treasurer."""
The U.S.G.A. nominations are tantamount to election.
To-day's bar silver-quotation at with the moon and the car- 201 is also higher than that which penter cams round it tooth and ethering of busines turned the lights out. A candle for on Thursday. The market B
And this magni- eult of widespread attention which, doctor's order. foently appointed liner raced along during the past few days, has been at 10 knots, and going down the given to the silver situation and to
metal market on world, trade. Red Sea in the month of May, he the effect of the depromed white added, was no joke.
St. Joseph's
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[10,204 1,711 2,048
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**** 451 Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division
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10,211 Victoria Nursing. Division 155 Y.W.C.A. Nursing Division! 189 Chicar Athletin Asocia
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"KNIGHT'S" BRIDE IN HOSPITAL
HIGH A
TITLE DUE TO
RELATIVES..
Worcester (Massachusette), Dec.
10. The former Miss Barbara,
Buffum, belle of Oxford, Maespehu- Betta, who on Monday last was mar tried to a liner, steward's clerk who was described at the ceremony as Sir Wilton Harold Bramwell," was found to-day living in m ex- clusive hotel in Boston, the New England capital, met
Accompanied by the donut- sheriff, she went to a hospital bere... where she had been a patient for. some time prior to her marriage.
Max Bramwell, in a brief inter view with reporters, claimed that. her high-hat relatives" insisted on conferring a mythical title upon her husbanda,
"He and I have been innocent of any fraud," she said. "I knew he was not a knight, and he never told me he possessed a title. My relatives persuaded me it would look well to have a titled Eusband, and insisted he should be given a
ing erremony.
Manwhile her husband is now aboard the liner pursuing his duties clerk. He is dye to arrive, in England on Monday.