CORRESPONDENCE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY JANUARY 121933.
MATRICULATION & RENT PAID IN ERROR CONTINENTAL LETTER
LOCAL EXAMINATION
[All letters intended, pir; publi· ·| cation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES for publication, unless so desired, but as evidence of good faith ---ED. Į
DICTATION
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY FRESS."]
DEAR SIR, The Local Junior Civil Service Examination begin on the 9th instant at Queen's Cof lege with a piece of dictation, The manner under which, the dictation examination was conducted, could I think find no precrilent else where. The writer's view is shared by many experienced educational iste.
Altogether there were about four hundred candidates sitting for the examination," and they were aasom- bled in the great hall of the Col- leze to be examined at the same time only by one man, whose volco was nothing but of the ordinary, and who, during, the whole time, stood" on the far-end platform shouting to the huge crowd with- rut any assistance whatsoever in bis work, he being the sole examiner in the big hall.
Only the fortunate minority of the competitors, who sat near the examiner, could hear him clearly. Very many candidates complained litterly. I am inclined to think that the Colonial Secretary will have sympathy with these young people. Yours faithfully,
JUSTICE. Hong Kong. fan il, 193
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO
MUI TSAI
WOMAN CHARGED AT
KOWLOON.
The following scholarships and prizes have been awarded on the results of the matriculation. and local examinations held in Novem- ber 1932-
King Edward VII Scholarship. No. 529, Lim Boon Kooi-Penang Free School, Penang.».
Chater Memorial Scholarship. No. 87 Gurbux Singh-Queen'a College, Hong Kong.
Montargis French Prizes. Matriculation and Senior. (1) No. 47, M. Vu Lang-King's
College, Hong Kong.
(1) No. 1498, Miss A. R. Mac Farlane Central British School, Hong Kong.
CURIOUS DEAL IN CANTON
An error in the payment of rent in Canton formed the subjost of a claim before Mr. Justine Wood at the Supreme Court yesterday when. Kwang Shing Shu claimed from Kan Yu, the sum of $872.00 being rent paid to defendant by mistake.
Mr. F. C. E. Randall, who ap peared for the plaintiff, in putting forward his claim, said:
GEORGES PHILIPPAR AND ATLANTIQUE DISASTERS REVIEWED: BERLIN'S NEW BANK BUILDING: SOVIET OIL SALES IN 1932: SIBERIAN AIRLINES PLANNED: THE SENTIMENTAL DUCE
PARIS
distance without intermediary land. ings during the summer months but, specialmerodromes will be built in various places throughout Siberia for emergency purposes.
As an airline is already working between Habarovsk and Vladivo stock, it will soon be possible to travel by air directly to the Far East from Western Europea vià Moscow,
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Oil Customers.
This is a claim for $872.09 being equivalent to $950.00 in Canton cur- reney which was paid by the plain. tift to the defendant on the 11th -Fire Chief on Liner Fires.
PARIS, January 6.' of November last year by mistake. A receipt was given for the sum Au interesting statement, elucidat. purporting to show that it was in ing the stand taken by experts, respect of rent 'due for two years comes from Colonel Pouderux, from the 1st of the 1st moon of chief of the Paris fire brigade, who, the 16th year of the Chinese Re in the coured of an interview, de public to the last day of the 17thclared that the disasters of both (9) No. 423, Miss J, Chaillet-year for certain land at Shatau, the Geoges Philippar and the At Italian Couvent, Hong Kong. The plaintif at the time was Act lantique were due to the excessive
ing, as agent for a man called Cheng luxury of the staterooms, especially Italy was the largest buyer of Junior Local.
Yeo Chai who is a partner of the in regard to the lighting fixtures. Hing Yip Co. of Canton, and the In very stateroom, so the Colonel Soviet Russian oil during the past defendant is the owner of the land declared, there are electrical wires year, according to statistical data in respect of which payment was measuring several hundred feet in published to-day.
The total production of oil dur (9) No. 1486, Miss C. Cruciani-made. The instructions given by length, concealed behind wooden
French Convent, Hong Kong. Cheng to the plaintiff were to pay partitions, and he himself had fro-ing the first eleven months amount the rent in respect of the 20th and quently had occasion to observed 5,600,000 tons against 4,800,Coc the 91st years of the Chiness Re- that the temperatura in those tone in the corresponding period of public, and when the money was places, through which the wires, 1931. Of this amount Italy import- paid it was in accordance with these lead, excorded 200 degrees canti ed 266,900 tons instructions. The money was paid grade. Under these circumstances at the defendant's premises and the the wood was dried up and the rent book was presented to him for danger of fire was proportionately his receipt. But instead of signing increased. The Colonel maintained the receipt in that book, the de- that the risk was further enhanced fendant went to another part of the by the large quantities of inflam premises and apparently wrote out mable material such as wool, silk receipt which he eventually gave panellings, lacquer, and oil colours to the plaintiff, When the plaint which all contributed to make the
EDUCATIONAL TOUR
OF FAR EAST
AUSTRALIAN VISITORS ARRIVE BY S.S. TAIPING
A party of thirty-five. Australinos from Sydney and Melbourne arrived here on the s.s. Taiping on an educational tour of the Orient. They are in charge of Mr. S. Sted dart and are staying at the Penin sula Hotel.
Enquiries Office. The party includes:-Mr. and Mrs. Herschell, Miss Herschell, Mr. and Mrs. Rudd, Mr. W. Rudd, Miss R. Ruild, Miss M. Baird, Mrs. H. Before Mr. Buttera at Kowloon Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Gulson, Miss Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese M. Gillette, Miss M. Ashton, Misa A. Williams, Miss Henderson, Miss woman was charged with keeping. Pratt, Miss E. K. Smith, Mr. an unregistered mui tsai and with and Mrs. Cohen, Miss Alma Bruce, ill-treating her,
Sub-Inspector H. W. Fraser, of Miss Olive Booth, Mr. J. Croawail, the S.C.A., prosecuted, while Mr. Mr. Gulson, jr., Miss V. Stephen, Leo D'Almada, senior, appeared for Miss Ruddock, Mrs. Ayling, Miss Ayling, Mrs. F. MeDowell, Mrs. Thompson, Miss R. Buck, Miss S. Hunb, Dr. Metcalf, Mr. C. Stod dart, Miss D. Abramovitch, Miss L Hermann, Miss O. M. Murdock.
the defence.
The prosecution stated that on November 23 last, it was alleged that the defendant, incensed by the fnet that the mini tati had upset a bowl of rice while cooking in the kitchen, had applied a pair of tongs (which had been heated in the Are) to the girl.
It was also alleged that the de- fendant beat the girl with the handle of a feather duster, about a month or so later, when the mis tress thought the girl had kept back money after making some purchases for her mistress:
The case was adjourned at the re- quest of the defence, after medical evidence had been given.
FATAL FIGHT IN
staterooms of these two big liners veritable fire-traps.
read the receipt he abw that it was made out as for the 18th and 17th years and he then asked the de-
Unemployment in France. fendant to alter it. The defendant
PARIS, January 6. then made some remarks as to the
France's unemployed totalled on age of the plaintiff and the man who was with him at the time, say-December 31, 277,000 as against ing that they were too young to 161,000 at the end of 1931. These know anything about the matter, official returns are, however, not and asked them to go back to his believed to be very exact, and in well-informed quarters the real (plaintiff's) unele about it.
number of the unemployed and short-time workers is estimated to be much higher,
On December 10 a letter was
written by Mr. Rendall's firms to the defendant but no reply had been received.
Instead the defendant called at his office in person, but he still re- fused to amend the receipts, On December 21 & writ of summons was issued and on the 23rd a reply was received from defendant's solicitors that the receipts were correct,
The Defence,
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Mr. P. G. Nigel, who appeared for the defence, submitted that there was no case for him to an swer because the money was paid under a mistake of fact. His Lord ship, however, overruled Mr. Nigel's
the plaintiff.
BERNE
BERNE, January 6, The duty on coffee was to-day suddenly increased by the Swiss Federal Council by. 1,000 per cent. and that on ten by 500 per cent. It is estimated that these new tariff rates will yield an annual revenue of 8,800,0000 francs. BERLIN
Lilian Harvey in Tears,
BERLIN, January 8. After having struggled several
Franco is a close second with 888,000 tons, while Great Britain, which in the previous year held the first place with over 1,000,000 tons, dropped to the third place with but
555,000 tons.
Germany, Spain, Egypt, Belgium, and Sweden follow in the order
named,
The oil production on the island
of Sakhalin amounted in this year
to as much as 200,000 tons, against only 27,000 tone in 1989, an increase which is chiefly due to the opening of a pipe-line from Okha to Moskalyvn.
The Ice-Breaker Malygin, It is now officially announced that the entire crew of the ice- breaker Malygin has been brought to Green Harbour, Spitzbergen. Meanwhile the efforts to salvage the vessel continue with the assist- ance of several Russian ice-breakers and a Norwegian salvago steamer. Other ships are en route from Archangelsk for the same purpose. ROME
Mussolini's Latest Book,
Loue, January 6.
In his latest book which is just off the press, and which he has dedicated to the memory of his brother Arnoldo, Il 'Dude announces that he will leave noviast will. In the preface Mussolini states:-
SLAUGHTER HOUSE submission, and gave judgment for years to get a Hollywood contract," After my death there will be no
CHINESE CHARGED WITH
MURDER
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS morning of December 10, was con-
PROGRAMME
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Orchestral "Bohemian Rom-
abce."
Gabriel's Horn."
The case in which a Chinese beef ztáll... júki, is charged with..the murder of another foki at Kennedy Town Slaughter House, on the tinued before Mr. W. Schofield at Central Magistracy yesterday.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant Attor. ney-General, appeared for the pro secution, and the accused was not legally represented.
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The accused was alleged to have
with stabbed the deceased butcher's knife after a quarrel over the cleansing of cattle entrails in the slaughter house.
HELENA MAY CONCERT
NEXT TUESDAY BY MR. AND MRS BOWES-SMITH:
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The past concert at the Helena May Institute will be a piano and vocal recital by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. Special attention is drawn to the fact that this will take place on Tuesday next, the 17th, at 5.30 p.m., and not on the usual Thursday.
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The piano part will consist of the first movement of the Senate Appassionata of Beethoven, Brahms' Rhapsody in G minor and two Chopin numbers. Of the latter, one
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and having finally obtained it, one need to look for my Inst will for of Germany's most prominent, stara I will leave hone, neither a poli of the silver screen, Miss Lilian tical testament nor. one disposing Harvey, the English-born actress, of my wordly possessions. I have flinched, when the time for depar- but one" wish, namely to be buried ture to the film paradise drew in the churchyard of my native village next to my beloved once It would, however, be foolish to assume that I will be left in peace after I am dead. There can be no peace near the graves of men who brought about great changes called revolutions. What has been accom- plished can not be extinguished and my spirit, freed of its material: fetters, will after its short earthly existence continue to live an im mortal life in God."
Suddenly, overcome by nostalgin, she began to weep and refused the boht train, reiterating amidst tears her intentions to remain in Berlin Among her friends and to leave Hollywood to its own resources.
However, ultimately the. stor allowed herself to be persuaded and to enter the compartment of the train, especially after the famous German film-director Ernst Lubitsch, who is returning to the United States on the same steamer, joined the chorus of her friends, pointing out to her that she must grasp this chance of a life time to appear in a Hollywood studio.
A Bank. and April ist...
The Golden Rose.
A new Golden Rose will be bless- ed this year by His Holyness the Orchestral My Memories"
Fope and presented on Mid-Lent, The A. & P. Gypsies.--4903.
March 26, to the Queen of Italy Humorous Trio-" Someone Stole
on the occasion of the Holy Your At yesterday's hearing, medical
recently proclaimed by the Pontiff is the seldom-heard Barcarolle, The long cherished plan" of the in celebration of the 19th centenary Humorous Trio-"Jig Time." evidence was given by Dr. G.-H.
Thomas, of the Govenment Civil Chopin's only essay in that form of city of Berlin for the reconstruc of the death of Christ. This haa Three, Keys.-6398.
Hospital, as to the nature of the composition; and the other is thetion and enlargement of the Reichs been a custom, since Pope Leo wound. He stated that the injury, third Scherzo in sharp minor bank building, is approaching II. in the middle of the XI. cen- which was on the left part of the which proved to be the most popular realization, and it was, announced tary created the Golden Rose. It chest, was about an inch long, and of the four Scherzo at a recent to-day that the work is to commence will be made of wrought gold set had penetated lung. The wound was above the ninth rib and must concert, and is now repeated by re- on April. 1. have been inflicted, with sharp knifet Death was due to haemor- rhage following the wound.
Orchestral-"Little Grey Home
in the West."
Orchestral My Little Persian Bose Anglo-Persians-G005: Song" In a Shanty in Old
Shanty Town"
Song- As Long as Love Lives
On-Bells Baker.—0309.
quest
the fight were described by Kwok by Strauss And Brahms. One of employed in this work, which finally
The deceased's movements after Lam who lived in the sanie house as deceased. He said that abortly after 8pm on the night of Decem. another foki to fetch him some medicine for his wound. After had applied the medicine on his chest, deceased went out again.
The case was then, adjourned.
The project involves an expendi. The vocal part consists of three ture of 30,000,000 marks and the groups of songs: German, Russian papers, emphasize; that the fact that and English. The German ones are more than 3,500. labourers will be the Russian songs, Lullaby by Gretchaninov, will also be sung in German; and the other twa, by English. A feat are of the last two is the excellent English translation, which makes it appear as though
7 p.m. Closing local stock quota
tions, selected London and New York stock quotations, sto 7.15 to 7.32 p.m.-"Wand of Youth
-Suite No. 1" (Elgar, Op.ber 10, deceased came in, and asked Rachmaninoff and Merikanto, in la)).--London Symphony Or. chestra, conducted by Sir Ed. ward Elgar-9470/9472. 7.32 to 8 p.m. —
Dance Music.
Fox Trot-One Little Word
Led ft Another." Fox Trot" Sentimental Gentle- man from Georgia." Isham Jones and his Orchestra
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BOY SCOUTS IN CHINA
Nanking, January 3-The number of boy scouts in China totale over sixty thousand. According to statis- Fox Trot Three on Match," tics compiled by the Preparatory Office of the Boy Scouts Associs Fox Trot-" Here's Hoping.
Paul Whiteman and his Ortion of China, there are 731 boy scouts unite having a total member ahip of 80,220, Kno Min
Chostru. -Z4009.”
Fox Trot Banking
Weather"
Walt Masquerade."
on the
Tod
fconcerte
Black and his Orchestra,
2011.
Enx Trot Deep Sea Low
Down
they must have been written for that language. Another feature of the Russian group is that all the Bongs concern, children the titles being "Lullaby To the Child- ren and “A Fairy Story by the Fire"
Bevan s
The English group contains songs by Peter Warlock, Roger Quilter at La Forge, and also Mr. Temple "Nod. This was includ. ad on Mrs Bowes-Smith's pro- gramme, last year and has now been re-written by Mr. Bevar and for warded to his publishers.
with diamonds and other gems. The last recipients of the Rose, were the Queen of Spain in 1925, and the Queen of Belgium in 1929.
BISHOP OF SILVERTOWN
tipped the scale in favour of no immediate starting
The work will begin with the tearing down of a block of houses near the old building of the Reichsbank, which were bought dur ing the past years one of the and
This plan will be greatest changes that have been wrought in the capital
The Fricked Bubble.
LONDON, December 14. Bishop of Silvertown is retiring.
silvertown they crg.
It was he who made the world goling mad by ousting the old gutty ball and making a better one
That the Champagne trade has“! It was he who made the lande fallen on evil days; is shown by ing wheels for fighting acroplanes the announcement that during the built in Britain, panty Past year the import of French It was be who kept the troops champagne into Germany has been in gaspers during the war, practically nit while the German 16, was he who fished up the production decreased from 8,700,000 German cables from the bottom of bottles in 1931 to 4,400,000 in 1832 the sea, out them, and then joined whereof, moreover, the bulk was them-up to Allied cables exported with Great Britain, da the Of course, other people had a chief customer. Besides, prices for share in these things, but behind "both, cutepugnu, nad stiff wines fell
then all was Dishop of Silvertown during this year by about 50 per Even since old John Silver, started his factory on the Thameside marshes in the fifties and built up a town around the works!! there has been & Bishop right int the middle of things Benjamin George Bishopyros kid manager::01 (the Silvertown Company, hurleen at the factory for 47 years. He was actually born in the works, his Tather having been with the same firm fort 53 years, long before John Bilvor left Cornhill
Mr. Maurice Barton will be
cent. the accompanist. Annotated pro grammes will give hotep about the MOSCOW piano pieces and translations of the
Eiberian
The concert will be open to the
pm.Rugby Fress now. D.m.-Close down,
records in the rabovo Eurosongs. Fox Trot Play That Hot pean programmes - Bre) supplied by GuitarTed Woems and his Messrs. Tuang Fook Pino Cocque Orchestra.4063 TAS The Studio programme between public as usual, p.m-Local time and weather 3.30 and 7 p.m. may, on any day be so cents for non-m
Eden feplaced by a relay, from England, Farzana w
for members t 8.03 to 10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio. Il reception of the latter happma
vicemen and children. (Continued at foot of next Column) to be good.;
SALE
of
PULLOVERS
AND
SWEATERS
at
33 / 190
Discount off Regular Prices.
There are many fancy designs and smart colourings in all sizes. You should not miss this opportunity.
Wm. POWELL, Ltd.
The Gentlemen's House
9, Queen's Road Central-Ice Eouse Street Corner.
PIANOS
FOR SALE OR HIRE
ANDERSON
PIANOS
TUNING BEQUEATING REPAIRING.
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Ice House Strent.
Tel. 21822
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
Great Clearance
SALE
Finishes Saturday!
Make the most of this Great Opportunity. Don't miss this chance to obtain some of the finest Quality Clothes and Equipment at Prices Below Cost!
Come in, Glance over the Display are Hundreds of counters. The Bargains You wil approdate, didly auརུ"
Handbags from $2.50 Men's Dress Shirts at $1.00 each. Five Golf
Clubs & à Bag for only $50.00. Tast
of the Sale All House Fur Remnants go at Hall Sale Price
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the