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No. 24546. 號陸拾肆佰伍仟肆萬弍第日叁拾月叁年丁
HONG KONG, FRİDAY, APRIL 23, 1937. 伍拜禮,日叁廿月肄年染世佰玖仟登英 Price
EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF
HONG KONG CLIPPER
DUE NEXT WEEK
Plans For Official Reception
hands
at
N. LAZARUS
6, Pedder Street,
Single Copy, 10 cts Per Month. $3.
WITCHCRAFT
CHIEF'S DIVORCED WIFE AND
QUEEN MOTHER
STRANGE INTERPRETATION OF VISITATION
OF SWALLOWS
Reading Left To Right-
B. Wilson'
"Thomas B.
HONG KONG
SEATTLE
A regular weekly air mail ser- leading members of all sections of
the community will be invited, vice between Hong Kong and New York will be inaugurated; next
Special accommodation will be week when the Pan American Air-reserved for invites.
There will also be accommoda-
to
ways' plane "Hong Kong Clipper" tion for any member of the gc-. ls due to arrive at Kai Tak Aero-neral public who may desire drome about 11,55 am. on Wed-witness the ceremony. nesday, April 28.
The entire ceremony will be
An official communique issued broadcast by ZBW on both medium from the Colonial Secretary's Of- and short wave. The short wave fice yesterday states that on ar-broadcast will be relayed to the rival of the "Hong Kong Clipper" at Kai Tak, the Captain and or- Beers of the air liner will be re- ceived by His Excellency Mr. N. L. Smith, Officer Administering the Government, at a brief ceremony to which representatives of the Government, the, Services, local aviation and allied concerns, and
LADIES' NIGHT - AT THE “Y”
Variety Programme Presented
Was
There
quite a formidable array of talent on the programme for Ladies' Night at the "Y" yes- terday. Always sure of a big audience, so it is no wonder that local amateurs like appearing
there.
United States, where it will be agath relayed over a country-wide network of broadcasting stations. The mid-day broadcast from Hong Kong. will be picked up in the United States at 6 p.m. San Fran- cisco time and 11 pm. New York time.
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ANZAC DAY
Ceremony At The Cenotaph
SEROWE, BECHUANALAND, APRIL 22. EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE AS TO THE POTENCY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY WITCH- CRAFT WAS UNFOLDED IN THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER'S COURT WHEN BAGAKGAMETSI, FORMER WIFE OF THE FAMOUS CHIEF TSHEKEDI, FROM SHE WAS DIVORCED IN MARCH, WAS CHARGED TOGETHER WITH THREE WITCH DOCTORS FOR PRACTISING WITCH. CULT IN AN EFFORT, TO INJURE THE QUEEN MOTHER SEMANE, ALL OF THEM PLEADED GUILTY,
The evidence revealed that prior, horn and carried out a ritual with' to the divorce several swallows bones and unguents. strangely entered Bagakgametsi's but.
the
·Bogakgametsi regarded visitation as an ominous attempt from the Queen Mother to alienate Tahekedi's affections and called in the witch doctors, who blew a
The witch doctors declared that the Queen Mother should die by blood, rain, lightning and snake,
In order to restore Tshekedi's
the witch love,
cut Bagakgametst's throat at the back secretly put in Tshekedi's tea.
doctors
of the shoulders, and medicine was
An informal discussion between two members of the Australian At 10 mm. on Sunday, April 25,
Coronation Contingent and members of the British Army in their. the 22nd Anniversary of the land- Ing of Australian and New Zealand
new uniforms for the Coronation procession. They represent troops at Galipoli wil be
from the left The Scots Greys, The Seaforth. Highlanders, The memorated by the laying of Royal Scots Fusiliers, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, The Royal wreaths at the Cenotaph
Artillery, The West Yorkshire Regiment.
com-
The Last Post will be sounded by buglers of the Seaforth High- landers. Following a two minutes'
The items presented last night were full of" variety. There were slience, pipers of the Seaforth songe by popular favourites, dances by pupils of Professor Goricharoff. and one of the short plays which we always count on seeing on these occasions.
Among those who took part were Mr. Lake (whom I remember as the Demon of Depression in the (Continued on Back Page)
TRADE WITH THE EAST
Direct Shipping Service To New Zealand
High'anders will play a lament.
Dr. L. T. Ride and Mr. J. L. W. Anderson will lay a wreath on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Association, and Lt. C. de Baille Robertson MM. accompani- ed by Mr. J. Savage will lay a wreath on behalf of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
At: 10.30. a.m. a memorial ser- vice will be held at Hong Kong Union Church, Kennedy Road: during which the Rev. K. Mac- kenzie Dow will be officiating, while Dr L T. Ride will read the lesson.
service Dutch East Indies and New duce, wool, and meat,
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*Bagakgametsi was also provided with medicine guaranteed to kill of the Queen Mother.
Tshekedi, who was an interested spectator at the open air trial, was'| the central figure in the sensation- al incident some years ago when he' was suspended by Evans of the Broke for his part in the flogging
of a white man-- Reuter-
"Although their homes are 7,000 miles apart, they receive each other's mail."
SILK UNDERWEAR Mr Thomas & Wilson, general President Jefferson accompanied
FROM CHINA
WOMAN'S CUSTOMS
FRAUD
Grace Ethel Webster, aged 57, hotel in Woburn- Living in an square, pleaded guilty at the Man- sion House on April 6 to three summonses charging fraudulent evasion of Customs duties and three charging false declarations for Customs purposes.
Mr. B. M. Stephenson, prosecut- ing, said that" Miss Webster had been employed for 15 years in
China When she returned she
agent for the American Mall Line and Dollar Steamship Line, in Hong Kong, and Mr, Thomas B. Wilson. vice-president and general manager of the Alaska Steamship Line, with offices in Seattle, have an international problem of their own to solve. They will be pro- vided with an excellent oppor- tunity to do so to-day when the latter arrives here by the 35.
FREE IMPORTATION
Tourists' Cars To New Zealand
Wellington, N.Z-The Welling- too: Automobile Association has
tried to augment her income by completed arrangements with the selling sfik underwear imported Customs Departments whereby from China. She had resorted to members of allled bodies in the system of dual invoices, one for Customs purposes and the other upon which she made actual Dayment. Duty evaded was £21 12%. 94.
She was aned £45 and five guineas costs.
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Fourth Extra Race Meeting
The St. George's Plate: Sprint Races
For "D" Class Ponies
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forty-one other countries will be enabled to import, at Wellington, their cars without payment of a deposit or lodging a band redeem- able on re-export. · It is expected that the Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland Automobile Associations will also enter the system very shortly.
NEWS INDEX
Amusements. ...........Page' 5. Cables
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Court Cases.......... Finance.
Leading Article Local Diary
Mal Noticea
Radio Programmes Shipping Sport...
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by Mrs. Wilson.
The Hong Kong Mr. Wilson is giving a big uncheon party to his namesake on Saturday and as several of the Colony's leading shipping personalities have been invited to attend. It is hoped that so "distinguished a gathering will be able to find a solution to the "Wilson Mix-up."
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MR. DUNBAR'S PARTY
Mr. Lambert Dunbar managing partner of Messrs. S. E. Levy and Company, has bought a seat in the Hong Kong Sharebrokers' Associa Llon and gave a Brokers' Cham- pagne Party at the Association on Tuesday at noon to celebrate 'the occasion. Mr. W. J. Carroll, Chalr- man of the Association, made a short speech, offering Mr. Dunbar a hearty welcome in the name of the Association.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 2-27/323.
T.T. ON NEW YORK; 30-3/8
London Silver Market
..
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Apr. 22, London silver prices "to-day were down 3/16 as follow:-
Spot.. Forward..
April 21 April 22 20-1/2-
20-9/16
20-5/16
20-3/8
Hainan Island
Investigation
P
The St. George's Flate will be the main event at the Fourth Extra Race Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club to-morrow afternoon, & much coveted trophy amongst owners, this semi-classic is a handicap event for China Ponies, Griffins of this season only. Though the entries for this particular event are on the small side, the majority of the larger stables are represented and pros bable starters includé Happy Eve, Expansion Time and Havoc Eve, the three placed Derby ponies. Zealand. The first ship to make the run will, be the new motor-
The remaining eight races" with but his numerical loss will be re- Saucy Face (H. C. Pih), Honey (Ip Wellington, N.Z.-Arrangements vessel "Maatauycker." New Zea one exception, are handicap events placed by Mr. P. F. Botelho who Kul Ying) and Blandford (Deltz) are now complete for the inau-land Imports kapok, sisal, coffee, and after, a careful review of the will be making a welcome re- are the ones to reckoned with guration 13 the Royal Packet and rubber from the East, as well weights and past performances of appearance after his recent illness. Just That (Davis) was rumoured Navigation Co'a ships of a direct ay fresh and tinned pineapple. the respective candidates, I believe understand, to take out a few of Mr. Botelho has been booked, I
as a probable. winner in some between Singapore, the while exports include dairy-pro- puntera, will be rewarded with 'some Mr. Liang's former mounts. Con quarters, but I took special note Yesterday morning saw an in- exceptionally keen racing and close gratulations to Mr. L C. Harris day morning and must admit that Shanghai, Canton and Hong Kong, of this pony's gallop on Wednes-vestigation party of 23, from finishes. The event for "D" Class who. graduated from the Novice was not at all impressed. Racing the largest party of its kind which Chind Ponies, which is divided Class when he attained the requi- Heart will have the services of started its expedition for Hainan into two sections, may cause some site number of wins with his fine Mr. Proulx, a decided asset in a Island from Hong Kong at 11 am consternation as the distance is victory on Happy Venture at the sprint race, and with the low by the Mainan with the great on'y approximately five furlongs last meeting. Mr. Harris will be a weight of 199 lbs. may cause an est enthusiasm, interest and com- and upsets are quite likely in sprint worthy acquisition to the ranks of unact. Autalian Boy will be rid Adence. The party, which com- the more experienced riders anden by Mr. Ralph and is sure to prises bankers, business men, ex- races of this nature. In view of this the public should take special a certain, make his mark carry a fair share of the betting perts, and specials in agriculture
there. note of the draw for positions at
Discovery Bay (Black), Perfect and industry and in other Ines, the starting gate and pay more
Day (8. W. Tang), Rooldy (Bow- as one aim in mind tas deve den) Snowy River (P. P. Botelloping of the industry and trade ho). Such Fun (ZT. Pung) and in the island and is of an in- furlongs sprint for "B" Class Aus-lso being saddled for this event
| Violet Queen = (8) C. Liang) "áre, Mär. 8. Y. Liang is still indisposed | tralians and the acceptance following his unfortunate accident, should be well above the syirage,"
Duty On Motor Cars
The Chinese Maritime Customa has issued a notification to the effect that in future, the duty on Imported motor cars will be collect ed on its "parts", otherwise, the duty will be 30 per cent of the value of each car Chinese Evening Press..
HEALTH RETURNS.
One case of diphtheria, two of enteric fever and two of dysentery
were reported to the Health au- thorities for the 24 hours ́ended· on Wednesday.
CHARTERS TOWERS HANDICAP
than usual attention to Jockeys There is a total of 15 entries for and ponies that are fast off the the opening, event, which is
mark.
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official nature.
They all met together in Hong Kong. The Shanghai and the Canton members came at dawn
yesterday, by the ss. Tung "On
greeted by the members of the from the latter city, and were local Chinese General Chamber of Commerce who extended their warmest welcome with a tea party at 8 a.m., Mr. 14 Sing-ku, Chair man of the Chamber, presiding
As soon as they arrive in the
Island, the party will separate into several groups according to their professions and the subjects they
interested in and in which they Decialize, namely, study of com- munications, hydraulics, forestry, fishery and many others, for care ful, study.
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