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Around the Courts
COAL COOLIE FINED
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SIX SOLDIERS
Have Free Trip
Six Chinese soldiers and an off- Sentence of two months hard Appearing on remand before Mr. cer delayed the salling of the s.s. labour was imposed by Mr. Scro- W. Schofield at the Central Ma- Fook On during her last trip on feld at the Central Magistracygistracy yesterday, two unemploy- the West River, when they came yesterday on Tam Lam (41) aed men. "Chau Lin and Mak Chik aboard and demanded a trip on coal coolie, who appeared on £ To, were convicted on a charge of the vessel to Nam Kon Hau. The charge of receiving three yards f having demanded · with menaces soldiers came on board at Sharn cloth from 178 Johnston Road. } $50' from Chau Tong, a bricklay- Shul armed with rifles, and in Warichal. It was said by the pro-er's foreman, at Wanchal.
spite of the fact that they were secution that at 6.45 3.m. AM First defendant was sentenced informed by Captain Owen, that it Tuesday 'defendant went to to four months' hard labour, while was against the regulations to Fook Hing pawnshop and enden the other was sentenced to six
carry armed men, they refused to voured to pawn thecloth for months The Magistrate soundedicave. Even the aid of the local $1.50. He gave his address as 20 McGregor Street, but on being told there was no such address, he be came frightened and ran. He was
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note of warning that in future cases of this nature similar tences would be imposed.
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It will be recalled that on Sep-
chased and caught by the pawn-tember 10. the complainant was approached by the first defendant Taken to the police station, de-
and several others. First defen fendant stated he had been given dant acted as the spokesman, "[ the party, and told complainant the fath to pawn by a friend Hiving at 180 Johnston Road. The that as he was in quite good cir- friend could not be traced there. cumstances, he should give the.n On coming out of the entrance, $50 for their Society. Complain- the detective noticed that theant refused, and made a report showcase of 178 Johnston Road at the Pelice Station! had been opened from the back.
Complainant, a tailor, recognis- ed the piece of cloth which to gether with nine other pieces had been stolen from the showcase by means of taking down iron bars and removing the shutters.
POSSESSION OF OPIUM
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Five Chinese men appeared on remand before Mr. Thomson at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and were convicted on charges of possession of oplum on board the Bank Line steamer Pleasantville and with doing an act prepara- tory to exportation. Heavy fines were imposed, but leave to appea
NATIONAL LAND!
CONFERENCE
Opens In Nanking
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
Nanking, Sept. 12 In the presence of about 90 re- presentatives from the
various provinces, the first National Land Administration Conference was formally opened under the chair- manship of Mr. Tao Lu-chien. Acting Minister of Interior, at s o'clock this morning in the Au- ditorium of the Ministry of In terior. Among the high govern ment officials present were Mr. Wang Ching,wel, President of the Executive Tuan, Mr. Chao Yuan- chung vice-president of the Le- gislative Yuan.
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police force was insufficient to per- suade them to go ashore. Mean- while the vessel was being held up Captain Owen being reluctant to leave against the stringent re- gulations regarding armed passen- gers.
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STICK TO THE SHIP
After a lengthy discussion it was agreed that the position should be made known to the senior officer at Sham Shul City, who had order. ed them to proceed to Nam Kon Hau.
Some of the soldiers thereupon
Detective-Sergeant Fitches, the prosecution, stated there was no criminal record against the defendants. Police enquiries show- left but returned a few hours later ed that Max Chik-to was a memstating that they had been order- ber of an unlawful Society and er to "stick to the ship as far as the first defendant, who was un- Nam Kon Hau." employed for some time, nad re- cntly joined. There were many cases of this nature at present. the Society existing by threaten- ing people of fairly good circum- stancts
was granted to fourth and Bith defendants on the application f ap- Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, who peared for their defence.
NEW DUTCH LAWS
(Special to the “Hong Kong Dalby
press (Copyright).]
Amsterdam, Sept. 17. New laws of exceptional impor- Lance will be submitted to Par- Hament shortly, announced Queen Wilhelmina in a speech at the opening of Parlament on Tues- day. They will concern appropriations for the country's defences, the alteration to some of the provisions of the constitu- tion, the prevention of the for- mation
combatative
the
of private organisations and the alteration of the allen's law in connection with the question of refugees.
The devaluation of currency, emphasised the Queen in turning to the economic situation, or the departure from the gold standard, could under no circumstances be regarded as being of benefit to the
nätion. The Government would examine the possibility of promoting the industry and pro- viding employment by gradual abolition of the contigent system, as well as other measures.
Following the speech of Mr. Tao, Mr. Wang Ching-wel addressed the Conference aaying" that the present conference not only pro- vided an opportunity for the local The Government was watching authorities to exchange views with the development of the inter- the central authorities regarding national situation with especial the Queen the various knotty pr:b ems of the attention, declared fand administration, but also, en-stressing however that the rela- abled the representives from the tions with the other states would Various provinces and municipali continue to be on a friendly fort ties to exchange views among ingk themselves for the improvement She ruped that the League of or the land administration. Mr. Nations would succeed in reaching Wang finally expressed the hope a settlement for all the opposing that the problems organization interests, and would do at in of the land administration offices her power to support its efforts --- demarcation of administrative Transocean Kuó Min. powers, and the funds for the ad ministrative expenses would be thoroughly discussed and satis- factorliy solved' at 'the present conference.
DAN FRANK TALKS
Mr. Cháo Thanh cunng vite president of the Leginative Yuan, who addressed the inaugural ses sion of the National Land Ad- ministration Conference dir behalf
MING DYNASTY TOMB
Nanking, Sept. 17. A sum of $12,000' for the exca- vation of "the Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, which is undertaken by the Central Historie and Linguis tlc Research Institute, will be ad-
of the National Government vanced by the Ministry of Educa-
voiced, the hope that delegates tion out of the reserve funds for who came from all parts of the the current year
country would' frankly report to Central News Agency,
the 'general asserably the difficul ties which confronted the Cocal authorities in the execution of
the Land Law recently promui- gated by the National ment, t
Govern-
BRITISH FINANCES.
London, Sept. 17. Exchequer returns show that In view of the peculier local the total ordinary revenue, ex- items, conditions in various places. Mr. cluding self-balancing. Bhau said, "ach dimiculties are.
amounts to £23361.880, compar bound to arise, and it is only with £255,468,998 at the cor- through open discussions that ways for clearing up the hand responding date fast year. Re caps may be devised and reme- cepts from Customs and excise are nearly nve milion pound dlal measures can be taken." sore than for the same period of
Recounting the history of the last unancial year. The tota China's land enactments, Mr.
benditure is £325.843, Bbao said that the Land Law, was
310,513.549 at the drafted by the Legldative Tuen.
date bt 1934 in 1930 and was later only pre- mulgated by the National Govern- ment. It was, until last April.
South China Daily News (Nam Wah Yat Po) however, that the regulations gove
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There being no other alternative. Captain Owen "proceeded on his journey. reaching Nam Kon Hau early, the next morning.
The soldiers left, the "ship with- out any trouble, but it is under- stood that they did not pay any fare.
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