COLONY'S: WATER SUPPLY.
LESS IN STORAGE THAN A YEAR AGO.
LATEST STATISTICS.
Returns issued by the Water Authority show that on the 1st in-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BOXER INDEMNITY
DISPUTE,
NANKING WARNED AGAINST MEDDLING.
BREACH WITH THE U.S.
Peking, Sept. 1. The North China Leader and the stant the total contents of the Co-North China Standard to-day have lony's reservoirs were 332.60 mil-editoriale regarding the American lion gallons less than on the same Boxer Indemnity Fund. It will be date last year. On the Hongkong remembered that the Nanking side, the shrinkage was 164.48 Government has discharged all the million gallons, whereas the Kow-members of the "China Foundation" loon reservoirs contained 31.88 which administers the funds and
has appointed a new board. million gallons more than a year ngo.
Of the Hongkong reservoirs, only one, Tytam Intermediate, was level with overdow, compared with five out of six on September lat last year. The water in storage thus fell from 2,114.41 million gal lens to 1,749.93 million gallons,
Consumption during August in Hongkong totalled 326.52 million gallons, or 24.8 gallons per head of the population per day. The 1027 figures were 333.42 million gallons and 25.9 gallons respec- Lively.
Of the three reservoirs on the mainland, Sheklaipui showed more
In most cases the old members have been replaced by others nominated by the Kuomintang. The arrangement when the board was appointed was that it should be self perpetuating, largely in order to keep it free from politics.
The North China Leader in its editorial says that the order comes perilously near a distinct breach of faith with the United States. The
SCHOOLBOY'S BIG WINDFALL.
· EARL GIVES, ESTATE TO DISTANT HEIR.
A boy of 15 who is still at Elon College will shortly enter into Possession of the estate of the Earl of Oxford at Wolterton Park, near Norwich.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1928.
SHANGHAI STRIKE EPIDEMIC.
ELEVEN STOPPAGES OCCUR
IN AUGUST.
BIG ROBBERY IN SINGAPORE.
ARMED CHINESE GANG MAKES $10,000 HAUL.
IN JEWEL STORE: 15,000 WORKERS OUT, Five hundred and ten factories
Singapore, Aug. 30. Lord Oxford, who is 74, has been
Following up the sensational unwell for some time. He is go-and stores were affected by eleven ing to New Zealand for the sake of strikes which occurred in August, robbery of a jeweller's shop in the department of Bocial similar coup has been brought off his health and has taken the very according to a compilation made Solegio Road some weeks ago, a unusual course of making over the by Wolterton Park catato to his dis-affairs of the Municipality of by a Cantonese gang armed with tant cousin, the heir to the Walpole Greater Shanghai, These strikes pistols i na shop in North Bridge Baronies, Macter Robert Heary involved 15,228 workers in all. Road.
Most of the strikes were of short
Whether these robberies were Montgomerie Walpola.
duration, and two of the eleven the work of the same gang is not wero continued from July.
་
To Save Worry.
The social affaire department known, but they were both carried The earl's purpose in making. over the catate is to save himself reports that of the eleven strikes, out with great boldness and in the worry and responsibility of four were caused by the demand broad daylight, and both showed looking after it during what may for increase of wages, three by evidence of careful planning be- be a protracted stay in Now the demand for better treatment, forehand. The jewellary stolen Zealand. He may be there a year and two by the dismissal of yesterday was valued at $10,000. workers, the rest having not
The shop la a few yards away or two.
Master Walpole, who was born in causo in common,
from the function of Rochoro of Mr. The case of the Chinddo grocers' Rond and North Bridge Road, and April 1918, is the son
in the
A
point is that Nanking, should ar- Horatio Sption while a lanceting the was it was not until after an assistant, sume the right to make appoint killed in action while serving as a affecting the whole business, was watching from the doorway of the Coldstream serious. Two strikes, namely, the shop, saw the departing robbers Guards during the war. He lives employees of the Chinese all and turn into the former thoroughfare ments. This is a clear violation of Heutenant the original agreement.
The North Ching Standard Rays with his mother at The Fire, satin companies and the Chapel that the alarm was rateed. The ilk Alature workers, starting assistant told the policeman on Master Walpole and his mother from only one or two companies or traffic duty at the junction, but by that the present directors are non- Stevenage, Herts. political and dependable business
grew complicated in nature so that Whether they got away in a motor- remuneration for their services on aldence at Wolterton Park next loon less. The total was, however, the board. The Foundation should month
Lord Oxford's prosent wife, arbitration was hard,
The workers of Tsung Tal or whether they suparated and mixed with the crowd is not known. greater by reason of the fact that submit the matter to the American
There wore five assistants in the £ decision is whom he married in 1917, is the the Reception Reservoir contained Legation. While 32.98 million gallons this year, pending many institutions all over daughter of the Rev. Thomas Spinning and Weaving Mill struck
daughter 9 the calculation of wages by hanks; and the managing partner, Mr. compared with none in storage in China for which funds were car- Oakes, rector of Thurgarton, Nor- because the management adopted shop when the robbers entered, 1927. The total for this year was marked at the last meeting will be wich. They have 486:18 million gallons, as against deprived of remittances for which years of age. By his first marriage not by daya. A hank is a parcel Boey Yin Loong, was being shown Lord Oxford had two daughtera, of silk consisting of 840 yards. some jewellery by two representa 463.30 million gallons last year. It adds: "If the Nanking Gov-one of whom, Lady Dorothy Mills, Ordinary workers spin seven hanks tives of Chop Kwon Heng, of
Consumption on the mainleri
which, is the original pay per day: walked in together. They acted during August totalled 113.94 mil-ernment revokes the original man-is well known as an authoress and a day and are paid 42 cents each, Mosque Street.
The family name of Walpole is but some skilful workers can do with great dispatch and a remark Ilon gallons, against 109:13 last dato the deed of the return of the traveller. year, the respective daily figures fund is likewise revoked."-Reuter. traced back to Sir Robert Walpole, nine hanks a day and carn 54 able show of efficiency, each man
the first Prime Minister of Eng-cents.
going about what apparently was per head of the pepulation being
land. The earl owns about 9,000 against its introduction because his pre-arranged part in the rob the machines very often get out of order. Some machines, it da said, bory, Two men went to the show need to be repaired several times cases, one took his place at the
herded the day, thus wasting the workers' front door, and the other three assistants into D
In storage than last year and Kow. and profesalonal men who receive are expected to take up their relatures, affected a number and then the robbers had disappeared.
22.1 and, 21.8 gallons.
The rainfall from January 1st to August 31at this year was 65,97 inches, against 93.09 inches lust
year.
AN EXPERT'S VIEW ON ADVERTISING.
ล
they have already budgeted,
AMERICAN FIRM'S
TRADE MARK. ¡Continned from Page 1.) These warrants were executed by two police officers and the dis- closures made as a consequence were very interesting.
batteries on the premises.
acres.
Glad to be Near Sea,
Mrs When 1 interviewed Walpole, writes a correspondent of time. The Daily Chronicle, she told me the matter had been under con- sideration for some months, and as Robert was the heir to the minor title, the Earl of Oxford felt it would be to Robert's advantage if
The workers protested
RAILWAY STATION
THEFT.
CHINESE PURLIONS COAL BACKS.
corner.
The robbora
exer-
Grent discrimination was cised in the choice of jewellery, and, as in the Selogio Road affair, they seemed to know in which cases the valuables were kept. Having collected the booty, they walked out, with a warning of what might be expected if any at- tempt was made to follow them,
Police investigations are pro-. ceeding.
FATHER EXPLAINS CAUSE
Proceeding, Mr. Hugh-Jones sald that at present he was only con- cerned with the Kwong Tung Co, TWO TYPES OF "READERS.”
of 182, Tai Nam Street. he made over the estates now.
"Robert, of course, is pleased Sir Ernest Benn,, speaking at On these premises boing searched, the annual meeting of Bean it was found that on two floors of about it," Mrs. Walpole continued, Brothers, Limited, made a refer-a fairly large building the exten- but he realises that it is also a
A Chinese who was arrested in ence to the quality of newspaper sive manufacture of batteries was big responsibility, He is more con- Kolng on. The process of mariu-cerned with getting on at Eton and
Chatham Road in possession of 13 circulations.
The company," he said, "Is a facture was actually taking place, is very keen on the field games."
cricket coal sacks was charged before Mr. I saw Robert after a big buyer of advertising space. Itand on going round the premises it has increased its turnover in books was discovered that there were very match, in which he was playing W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Ma-
labels and and congratulated him on his good gistracy this morning with larceny BANISHEE'S EXCUSE. from £80,000 two or three years largo numbers
fortune. He was reluctant to any of the sacks from the Kowloon ago to nearly a quarters of a million
Enough to Fill Lorry. anything himself, except "I am Railway Station.
The defendant pleaded guilty. sterling, and this Increase can, be
Of course, said Mr. Hugh-Jones, glad my new home is near the:
Sub-Inspector James informed very largely attributed to judicious
situation the essence of the offence was the sea, though it will be a long way advertising. Thus
was arrested with the sacks in his arises in which Bouverio House, labels. Anybody was entitled to from London, and I don't like his Worship that the defendant through its trade papera, in selling make batteries provided they did that."
In addition to her son Mrs. possesion, and, on being question- large quantities of advertising not put on labels which were an in- space, and through its book sales fringement of the complainant's Walpole has also a daughter, and ed, he admitted having stolen them same trade marks. The quantity of all three are very popular in North from the platform at the Kowloon department is buying the commodity,
nover articles taken away was sufficient Herta. hesitated in the past to re-to fill a large motor lorry and the: commend advertising expenditure goods were now lodged in the to others, but our confidence in the Police Station. There were no article that we sell is now Immense ly strengthened by, the wonderful practical experience that we have acquired as advertisers ourselves. "Perhaps even more important is
"After producing samples of the the bearing of this experience upon batteries seized, Mr. Hugh-Jones, the net sale controversy which has afflicted the advertising market for pointed out to his Worship that the nearly twenty years. Although we registration of the "Ever-ready"
we trade mark conferred are big national advertisers
in the complainants the exclusive use of have a clear conнcience matter. We have never asked for the colours of that trade mark.
At this stage Mr. Hugh-Jones any particulars of the circulations of the papers in which we ad- said that he would have to start vertise: The stunt' or 'stomach'all over again, as the defendants basis to which advertising has been must be reminded that they were reduced by the net sule enthusiasts entitled to trial before a judge and
Jury, is of no interest to us.
We have
"In selling advertising space and In buying advertising space," Sir Ernest added, "we are interested In brains and not in stomachs, and
whether as buyers or
marks.
The
FOR RETURN.
Sentence of ten months" hard labour and 15 strokes of the birch at the Kowloon Magistracy this were ordered by Mr. W. Schofield morning when a Chinese pleaded guilty to returning from bantah- ment. The man was deported in 1924 for five years.
Defendant, in a statement to the
sacks, Railway Station. which had been used for conveying Estate of 5,000 Acres,
coal to the Au Tau Police Station, Woiterton Park estate, which lies had just arrived from the New fewer than ten different forms of 17 miles north of Norwich, extends Territories and were ready to be labels, all of which were infirnge-over 5,000 neres. It is picturesque, handed back to the contractor. ments of the complainant's trade and includes a fine Georgian man-There were 16 altogether, but the Police, said he returned because sion, which was originally built for defendant had left two which bore of an alling mother and also bo- cause he was to be married. In- the first Lord Walpole of Wolter-identification marks:
The defendant must have heeu vestigation revealed that defen- ton, a beautiful park, and a lake. Master Walople is heir to the barenies of Walpole of Walpole connected with the contractor or dant's mother had gone to the (1723) and Walpole of Wolterton the Railway Station, said Sub-country, and according to his (1750), now held by the Earl of Inspector James, as he knew the father, the accused lost monty in Oxford, but is not heir to the procedure adopted in returning business in Canton and came to
Hongkong for further capital. Earldom, which, on the death of these sacks from Au Tau.
A fine of $20, with the alterna- the present holder of that tille, will become extinct for the second tive of one month's hard labour
was imposed. time.
ол
the
In reply to his Worship, Mr. Lo said he had meant the magistrate to deal with the ease summarily and would waive the formality.
there are far fewer brains than In that case, Mr. Hugh-Jones stomachs about Our appeal, asked his Worship to accept what i
sellers, he had already said. is to Influence, atmosphere, charac After going into the charges and ter, quality and commercial im-referring his Worship to the portance, and these things are miles sections under which they were
from the million anle
brought, Mr. Hugh-Jones called
removed
puffed up with coupons and bene Sergeant Brittain who executed the
fits."
DISEASED· PORK. ·
TWO CHINESE FINED
THIS MORNING.
Fines of $100 each were imposed
on two Chinese who appeared this
warrant.
The case was adjourned.
BARREN FIELD MADE FERTILE.
EXPERIMENT WITH LUPINS
ON LLOYD GEORGE'S FARM.
An interesting experiment has
morning, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, been successfully completed by Mr.
in connexion with an attempt to Lloyd George on his farm at Churt, soll unwholesome pork in the mar-Surrey, kets at Salwanho.
where he tries every of agricultural modern method science for the benefit of farmers,
The first defendant was a pig who periodically inspect the farm. dealer, and it was given in A 13-acre field on the farm was avidence by the Colonial Veteri so poor in soil and so dry and stoney nary Surgeon that an animal, that at first it was thought to be which was sent to the Salwanho practically useless. slaughter-house by defendant, had been suffering from swine fever. It was dead before It was taken to the slaughter-house..
The second defendant was the
Mr. Lloyd George had it planted with lupina.
These planta absorb nitrogen. After they had reached a certain height they were ploughed Into
caretaker of the slaughter-house the ground, and the large quanity
and the charge against him was that he had possession of the car-
of nitrogen they contained
thus carried into the soil.
Wis
now
Mr. Lloyd George states that the cass of the dead pig intended for experiment has had such good re-
Bults that the 19 acres are human consumption.
give The arrest of the two defen-growing healthy grain and dants was brought about through promise of becoming one of the best Information supplied to the police. fields on the farm.
GAAN
OSÈZE, BY WEA SERVICE, INC.
REA. Ú. I.PAT.OFF.
"Well, I'll plan the vaention next year and the proper
dress for dinner will be bathing suits."
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The father who was called to give evidence said that his wife was not II, but had gone to the country.
It was shown by the defendants Anger-prints record that he served various terms of imprisonment for larceny and unlawful possession in 1924 after which he was banish. ed,
DISTILLERY CASE.
FURTHER EVIDENCE TIUS MORNING.
4
The case in which the Taitung native distillery is being proceed- od against for offences amounting,
It is alleged, to secret distillation and withholding of particulars from the Revenue Department, thereby defrauding the Depart- ment of duties which in the ordinary course would have been payable, was continued before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning.
Mr. H. A. Taylor, Assistant Superintendant of Imports and Experts, gave evidence of the finding of a number of buckets molasses containing fermented arranged alongside the stills, during a surprise visit which he and other officials of the Revenue. Department paid to the Distillery last month, He said that the quantity corresponded to the total miasing from the fermentation ves- sels,
Further evidenco was also given of the derangement caused to the cycle of production by a number of the fermenating vessels being interfered with.
The case is continuing.
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