LAND INVESTMENT | RAMIFICATIONS OF
COMPANY.
PURCHASE OF PRINCE'S BUILDING.
GARAGE TO BE BUILT ON THE PEAK
CHAIRMAN TRIBUTED.
At this morning's meeting of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Berhard, presiding, stated that the Company had pur- chased Prince's Building for a sum of three million dollars.
RED PLOT.
STARTLING REVELATIONS IN CANTON.
ADMIRAL EXECUTED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MUSICAL JOTTINGS.
Music at Home Some Gramo- phone Records--Beecham and "The Messiah.”
[BY "ALLEGRO."]
The per-
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928.
·TORCH THEFT BY A BIG MORTGAGE
CONSTABLE,
CASE ENDS AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.
IMPOSITION OF FINE.
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Before Mr. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, of theft against a tho case Chinese constable was concluded,
The defendant was charged with | stealing an electric torch from a on January Brd. passenger of the Shamshuipo ferry
arrested
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The London Concert Season la in full swing and the advertise- The execution in Canton of the ments and notices of all the re- Communiat leader, Chau Man-citals and orchestral performances make the perusal of the Home yung, and his wife, has
been
musical Journals rather a bitter followed by most vigilant searches task, as it brings home to one how of pedestrians by the Pellee. much music is being missed out
here. Women pickets accompany the London has been the visit of the The outstanding event in police armed patrols for the pur-Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The prosecution alleged that pose of searching female pedes under Furtwangler.
formances. exelled wonderment during a search of a Chincac on trians.
and admiration and the critics the ferry wharf, the defendant The precautions being taken by were unanimous in their praise, found a torch on him. The con the Canton Police in due to dis-one stating that it was the biggest stable refused to return the article, It was also stated that the Com-covery of Communistie literature musical sensation we have had In and, on a report being subsequent ly made to the police, he was pany had sold Kowloon Marine at the residence of the dead "Red" London for many years. Lot 48 to the Wharf and Godown leader. The documents seized re-
I have just tried through a selec- Compung, but that the rear por-vealed that if the "Red" uprising tion of recent II.M.V. records in tion, consisting of 111 houses; had failed, an attack on Shameen was stock at Moutrie's. A Men- planned with the intention of delssohn Trio by Corlot, Thibaud been bought back at cost price.
The fact that the Company is dealing damaging blow at the and Cassals is very well done, and erecting u public garazze on prestige of the present moderate those who like that composer will Chamberlain Road, the Peak, was Iwangsi Government in Canton. derive enjoyment from the clean Special precautions are, therefore, cut and brilliant rendering of it, At the canelasian of the meet-belag taken by the Canton author-There were two Marches of Elgar ing, Mr. W. H. Bell paid a tribute ities, expecially along the West and the attractive Tschaikowsky to Mr. Bernard, who is shortly Bund, which is near Shameen.
"Sleeping Beauty" Waltz which leaving the Colony for gond.
All the recent musical comedy successes are now available in the form of vocal and orchestral selectione. the best being "Oh, Kay !" "Peggy Ann" and "The Girl Friend."T should think "The Girl Friend show, would be a success in Lon- don, as it was in America, judging solely from the catchiness of the tunes.
also disclosed.
Chairman's Speech,
The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting
The Chairman suid:-Gentlemen, The report and statement of accounts have been in your handa for some days and with your per- mlasion 1 will follow the usual pro-. cedure and take them as read.
Admiral Executed.
Admiral Lí Chi-lynx, the former Commander of the cruiser Chung- shang, which is one of the biggest gunlaats i South Chinn, was executed OB the East Parade Ground, yesterday afternoon, caus- ing considerable sensation.......
dan be recommended.
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Two choruses from "Cavalleria
CLAIM.
SHANGHAT DECISION
UPHELD.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK WIN ON APPEAL.
TLS. 190,000 INVOLVED.
Upholding the decision of Judge Millon D. Purdy of the United States Court for China, the Court. of Appeals of San Francisco, with three Judges sitting on the bench, according to information obtained in Shanghai was denied the appeal
firmi of Megura. L C. Gillesple and Sons, against the decision granted in favour of) the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation.
Defendant's Story.
defence that a
While it was admitted by the
The higher Court held that the from the passenger the defendant stand and that the American firm
torch was taken decision of Judge Purdy must- glaimed that he put it back in must pay the banking corporation the sum of Tls. 190,000, with in- the man's rattan basket..
terest at seven and one-half per quently found on the defendant, $10.96. The decision of the higher The torch," which was subsecent, making a total of Tis, 200,- was claimed by the constable as Court was rendered by Judges his own. He said he had par Rudkin, Gilbert and Dietrich. cinsel it from a fellow-constable who had since deserted from the Force.
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It was submitted by Mr. Lo Shing Lo for the defence that there was no evidence of identifica tion and also that it would have heen exceedingly daring for the constable to have stalen a torch in such a crowded place.
Mugistrate's Ruling.
The Complaint.
The action was brought by the banking corporation and involves a mortgage on a steamer. The complaint alleges:
in, August last of $2 per share, within a space of a few hours, and orchestral version of Bach's son of identity was not Important of Tin. 200,000 and interest at ten
Admiral Li was executed on suspicion that he was another The amount available for appre- Communist leader, and a conspira-
$895.901.82 printion, including
for with the late Chau Ma-yung brought forward from the previous The arrest, trial and execution of year, in $1,421.291,48-this after payment of the interim dividend this high naval official was over absorbing $480,000. Your Direc-it is conjectured that the drastic tors recommend a final dividend of methods adopted by the Canton $2 per share, the same as last year; Government, are also the result balance, amounting to $933,219.48, documents acized. to be curried foward; and I trust shareholders will approve of these appropriations.
The management of the Central Bank in Canton announced yester- day that it will open for business transactions Lo-morrow, after complete suspension since it was looted by the Communists in De- cember.
During the year, an opportunity occurred of acquiring Prince's "Building, with all its recent im- provements and on which we had a moriagage of $1,500,000, for $3,000,000. After carefully con- General Chan Ming-shlu. aldering the mutter from every point of view under present, pre- A hearty welcome was given to Ming-shlu who vailing conditions, your Directors General Chan decided to effect the purchase, and arrived in Canton yesterday from I think you will agree that it the successful East River cam-shortly make their appearance, any torch which
A
own policeman
That on October 6th the Ameri- can-West China Navigation Cont pany executed and delivered to the New Engineering and Shipbuilding Works, L., a deed of mortgage Rusticana" by the Metropolitan Opera Choras, a Strauss Waltz
covering a vessel known as the Mel Ilis. Worship ruled against Mr. Ren, the mortgage covering all the played by Rachmaninoff, and an
Lain bath instances. The ques equipment of the vessel, in the sum
per cent, jer annum; larceny
That by contract in writing minor Toccata and Fugue are among the best Victor records justid his Worship, as playing of Beethoven's Emperor tiated without the stolen article tween the American-West China a bonus to staff of $8,000, and the of the startling disclosures in the in, but the prize goes to Backhaus' charges had been often substan-dated December 30, 1922, made le- !
Concerto, with the Royal Albert being recovered. Regarding the Navigation Company, the New En Hall Orchestra (on four records). other point, his Worship snid thatgineering Corporation and the All the famous works are now the people who were on the wharf banking corporation, the latter being re-recorded by wirelen as would have been hurrying to took over all of the right, title and fast as they can be turned out, for caleh the ferry, while the defen- interest of the New Corporation in nobody wishes to listen to the old dant might have relied upon the the mortgage, and the debt securel type of muffled record now that fact that he was a policeman in thereby was assigned and transfer- red to the bank. That at the date we are accustomed to the clear uniform.
of the transfer the principal sum and realistic wireless and electric
Mr. Lo remarked that if his Wordue. was Tla, 190,000, which the recordings. Consequently, wo have to wait patiently for many ruled against his view on the American-West China Navigation favourite works which are not yet point of identity, it would place Company agreed to pay within 90
one-half per cent.; available at all for the gramo policemen in a precarious position, tinys, with interest at seven and phone and which we hoped would as anybody might claim to important while these better-known master carried. addition to the Company's pro- oficials of the Government were pieces are repented by the new perties in the Central District, present at the wharf to grect You will notice that to facilitate | General Chan,
The Emperor Concerto is the the finance of this transaction a
In an official report to the Gov- most famous of Beethoven's five mortgage of $650,000, which was inornment, General Chan declares works for piano and orchestra. existence in addition to ours al that in the course of the recent Lamond originally played this for In referring to the story by the ready mentioned, has been carried battles with the "Tronaldes," over H.M.V. but for some reason or defendant, Mr. Lo asked if it were' 20,000 rifles and other weapons other the recording was not very usual for policemen, after a have been captured, The Tith successful, and the discs were search, to put things back in the Kowloon Properly.
Army alone succeeded in taking withdrawn from the market; when place from which they had been also had a mortgage of 11.000 rifles and two hundred the time came for making it taken. $1,500,000 on K.M.L. 49, but when machine guns. The booty arrived afresh, the soloist chosen was repayment was due we could get at Canton on Monday by the Backus, who was in London at | na satisfaction from the moriga, | eruiser Chungshan. gors and, as interest was months behindhand, we sold the property | by auction with a reserve sufficient to cover the principal and outsand- ing interest. It was bought by the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. However, they needed only the front portion of the lot, consisting of vacant land, and gave us the opportunity of purchasing from them the rear portion, consisting of 11 houses,
makes a very fine and important paign.
We
Almost all
HARBOUR DANGER.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S SEVERE WARNING.
process.
the time.
His Worship remarked that it would be easy for policemen to put some mark of identity on their torches.
Departmental Convictions. The defendant was convicted, Some sets of the Columbia re- and his record disclosed 88 de- cording of "The Messiah," compartmental offences in the course plete in two volumes, have arrived of four and a half years. at Anderson's. For those who are His Worship imposed a fine of fond of oratorin, it will serve as $75, with the alternative of six La compensation for being deprived week's hard labour.
of the annual or semi-annual per- formances of it
the Among enthusiastic amateur choral societies at Home. While the re-
At the Marine Court this morn-cording is most excellent, 1 must
at cost. The offer was accepteding, before Commdr. G..F. Hole, say that, with all deference to Sir and we were thus able to acquire yet another junk master was Thomas Beecham and the B.B.C. at a reasonable price a property charred with carrying kerosene at Choir, there are performances by with good prospects of substantini anchor in a place other than that amateur societies where the con- future appreciation,
laid down for dangerous cargoes. dueler has "got mare out of" the The purchaser of some property is Worship passed severe strie- music, and the choir has "pat at Wanchal which
we had sold tures on junk masters, who thus more into" it than in the present during the boom, allowing him to endangered the lives and property Instance, Some of the choruses leave part of the purchase money of other people, and threatened are taken at such a pace that the on mortgage, defaulted and we heavier penalties, for future singers have simply to gabble the had to re-enter. The resulting value offences,
words, and Dora Labette gives the in our books was rather high, so
impression in "Rejolee Greatly" Lam Yau, master of a trading that she has to get through it as
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A JUNK MASTER'S RIFLE.
FINE OF $100 FOR POSSESSION.“
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. That on April 3 the defendant concern, for a valuable considera- tion guaranteed in writing the re- payment of the sum, and agreed to can concern should be in default pay came in the event the Ameri- of payment.
The defendant admitted possen-nullity.
No Authority.
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During the trial it was the co- tention of Gillespie and Sons that Mr. Hunter Mann, who acted as agent for the company in the trans- action, was without authority "lo do so and did not have the proper power of attorney so to act. The answer of the defendant to the plaintiff's complaint denied that there was any valuable considora- tion received for the alleged guarantee of payment by the navi- gation company. There was 'no consideration at all for the said guarantee, it was set forth.
The answer also alleged that the plaintiff never at any time entered into an actual or binding contract with the New Engineering Cor poration to release and discharge the latter concern from all their rights and liabilities of whatsoevor nature under the dead of guarantee made between the New Corporation and the plaintiff and dated Decem- The master of a cargo junk was ber 30, 1922, and that therefore the charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at said alleged guarantee between the the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-plaintiff and the defendant of April ing, with being in possession of a 3, 1923, as recited in suid guaran- Lee, wholly and utterly falled and rifle without a permit.
said alleged guarantee was. ว
The complaint was filed in the your Directors decided to allocate junk, was charged with anchoring quickly as possible in order to sion, but said he had lost his per
American Court for China,through writing down the property to ning on board at the time 300, tins But some people like their Handel
mit
Mfr. J. M. Howes, Clerk of Court, more reasonable figure.
it was pointed out that there on February 4, 1926. The answer The foregoing are the principal guilty.
of kerosene. Défendunt pleaded Allegros taken presto, and I sup: was no mention' of any arms what was filled with Mr. Howes on pose there is room for differences ever on the defendant's junk March 8, 1926. During the trial causes of the "amount advanced
Messrs. His Worship, intlicting a fine of of opinion in oratorio, as in every licence.
Hunter Mann, Capt. W. mortgages" falling from $10,140,509.26 to $6,144,957,86 and $100, with the alternative of two thing else.
After being further questioned, 1. Elsler, A. S. Adamson, H. B. Roe "amount invested in property" in-months' imprisonment, pointed out
Since writing the above, I have the defendant admitted that he and Cecil Momber testified for the creasing from $5,340,030.37
For the defendant the that the maximum penalty for the to $9,921,286.20 during the year.
offence was $250 per day, for each read a statement made by Lionel had not applied for a permit. The plaintiff. day that the offence was continu-Powell; the concert agent, that licence he referred to belonged to depositions of Messrs, Samael H. Gillespie and John Thomas' Gilles- Garage on Peak.
ed.
Beecham yol so enthusiastic over the previous owner of the junk. The practice of mooring conducting "The Messiah" in Lon- Asked why he had the rifle, the pie were submitted, Arrangements have just been craft carrying dangerous goods, don last December that the finish defendant said he wanted it for Judge Purdy's Decision. completed for the erection
in places other than the danger- of a
His Worship imposed a fine of The decision was given by Judge: garage at the Peak to meet the ous goods, anchorage, was becomed the first half 7 minutes in front protection against pirates, need for more accommodation for ing more prevalent and he would of time and the second half 12
It will be built on the open adopt every means in stop these minutes sooner than was usual. $100. It was stated that the rifle Purdy on November 22, 1926. The Beecham ean speed up even was concealed under a quantity of court held that on April 3, 1923, space on Chamberlain Rond, half-infringements of the law, even to Handel?" Is not Oratorio a new coal
Hunter Mann, agent of the defon- way between the Peak Hotel and inflicting the maximum penalty, departure for Beecham? Hannen
dant signed, sealed and delivered Mount Kellett Road. The build-us laid down by the Ordinance re- Swaffer once asked him what he
to the complainant for a good and Ing will be commenced almost im-lating to this type of offence. thought of a Handel Festival. by come acoustic accident, picked valuable consideration, a guar- mediately and will be completed Chal L master of a trading "Why" asked Beecham Ironically, un and recorded the remark made antee in writing by an instrument towards the end of the year. It junk, pleaded guilty to mooring "because Handel wrote some tunes by some woman in the Cathedral under seul which provided that is planned na u two-story build- his craft in the Southern Fairway, should all the old women in the audience: "Tell me, my dear, the defendant. guaranteed the ing, but the upper storey will not but stated that he had been com suburbs who think they can sink where đo you buy your repayment by the said Amorf-
Ching What is puzzling to can-West
Navigation be proceeded with until the depelled to anchor. there, owing to the stand up on a platform and scream stockings?" mand for spaco warrants such high wind.
all at once? Handel would turn a layman is why this remark, made Company of the sum of Tis. 150,- development. The ground floor
during a pause between move-000. will have 14 private lock-ups, and, tive of five days' imprisonment,
ments, should irretrievably ruin. Although Hunter Mann, the In addition, will be able to garage was inflicted.
It is a great pity that, of all the the whole recording: why is it im-court held; was not authorized by 16 cars, allowing all of them clear
works recorded for the gramo possible to obliterate the inter-power of attorney to sign a written Recess to their individual parkdag
phone at the Three Choira Festi-polation? If any reader can guarantee on behalf of the de- spaces; this is without taking into
val, the Cesar Franck Symphony I throw light on this matter, I wish fondant, the defendant, by conduct The Norwegian Government has will not be forthcoming owing to he would give an explanation in and actions ratified the action of consideration the open space re- submitted a project of a similar the fact that at the conclusion of the correspondance columns of the Mr. Hunter Mann.
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