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MONEY EXCHANGE.
PROPOSED REGULATIONS
ARE DISCUSSED, V
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928.
PUBLIC MONEY.
FURTHER FINANCIAL VOTES.
ELECTION PROMISE.
AL SMITH SEEKING TO INTEREST FARMERS,
Omaha, Sept. 19.
LEAVE TO APPEAL
DAMAGES. AWARDED TO TAIPO FISHERMAN,
The following supplementary ex-
In the Court of Appeal, yester- In connexion with the proposed penditure, will bo considered by the new police regulations for Chi- Finanes Committee of the Legislative
Governor Al Smith who is now day afternoon, before the Chief nose money-changers and native Council In this afternoon's meeting.
touring the middle west in an effort Justice, (Sir Henry Gollan), and banks, a meeting was held of the: Charitablo
Servicos-Sanatorium to win over the disgruntled Re-Mr. Justice Jucks, Mr. G., G. members of the Chinese Gold and treatment for Police Sergeant Robert-publican farmers, attacked Mr. Alabaster, K.C., instructed by Mr. Silver Exchange yesterday, and son, $8,000.00.
Hoover for his opposition to govern-Hugh Jones, of Messrs. Wilkinson judging from the general opinions .In 1927 Council voted a sum to ment relief to the grain growers, and Grist, applied for leave to there expressed, there was much cover the cost of Sanatorium Great He declared that he stood for the appeal against a judgmont for $600 discontent at the third rule, which ment in respect of the first half of principle" of the McNary-Haugen damages for wrongful imprison- requires that all money-changers 1027 for Polico Sergeant J. Robert Bill which President Coolidge twice Jacks on Thursday of last week. ment, delivered by Mr. Justice shall keep
a record, ready for son, ex Hongkong Police and it was vetoed as, unconstitutional
Leave to appeal was granted. should be police inspection at all times, of agreed that treatment ail exchange transactions involv continued in accordance with the ing amounts of 850 and ovor,
advice of the Scottish Board of Health. It was not then known how long such treatment, would be re- quired and no prorision was made in 1028 Estimates.
Originally, Loo Wo-huen, of Wo Hop Shek Village, a fisherman at Talpo, sued Cheung Kang, Cheung Tai-kwal and Lai Shing, all of WOMEN'S HEADACHES. Taipo, for $1,000 damages for wrongful imprisonment. Cheung To some women headaches seem Tai-kwai le the meator of the Wo almost a birthright. At periodical Shing Hing Lung fish shop, Talpo, intervals their headaches always while Cheung Kang Is assistant, Laf Shing is a detective, usually are internal pains that with It'
stationed at Taipo.
comes
.ON,
and
The defendants were alleged to persist for days, When the have caused the arrest of the re climax has passed the sufferer spondent in Hongkong and to have emerges, pallid and wenk, only to caused him to be wrongly imprison-be stricken down again after a ed at Talpo Police Station.
Governor Smith promised to ap point a non-partisan commission to enquire into the farm roller The meeting was presided over
question if he was clected. by the Chairman of the Exchangé,
Roferring to prohibition ho Mr. Lam Kwai-sang, and attended
said that this was a matter for in- by a large number of members, re-
The Crown Agents', accounta for dividual state decision. Router's presenting practically ・・・ all the the cost of treatment from July 1st | American Service. money-changers in the Colony. to December 31st, 1927, have now The Chairman first explained his been received and further accounts Interview with the Secretary for are due for the period January 1st Chinese Affairs on Monday, from to May 31st, 1928, on which date this locality cannot be proceeded with Sanatorium treatment ceased. As at prosent; in the meantime a whom he learned that the police from June 1st, Sergeant Robertson temporary work must be undertaken contemplated the enforcement of
is to receive home treatment and to give a connexion to the new build- the three regulations.
it is proposed to grant him an allowing on the lot stated $3,000.00. Commenting on the first two re-ance to "£1 per week to
cover the
(d) Longths of 35 of 18" sewer and gulations, the Chairman said that expenses of such treatment A voto 30 of 89 storm water drain together In his judgment, Mr. Justice fow more weeks in precisely the in his opinion and that of the other is now requested for $3,000 which with the necessary manholes are re Jacks found in favour of the same way.
Innumerable women the world includes the cost of Sanatorium quired in connexion with the works in respondent awarding him $100- members of the Exchange it is their treatment from July 1st, 1927, to May hand. on M.La 480 and 431. At pra- damages each against the shop over have found completo and duty to assist the police, as far as 31st, 1928, and the allowance of SI sent quantity of filling oscapes assistant and the detective, and permanent
caro for headaches possible.
per week from June 1st to Decen- through the openings left in the Sea $800 damages against the shop and all that they mean " in Dr. It is also explained that unlike ber 81st, 1928.
Wall for sower outfalls, and is caus-master.
Williams' Plak Pills. The reason the foreign barks, which have Provision is being made in the ing silting in front of the quay wall. Mr. Alabaster explained that is very simple; it is that these different departments, in money-1929 Estimates for the payment of Filing on this area cannot be com- only the shop people were appealing famous Pill are a powerful Blood changers' shops and Chinese native the allowance in respect of next year. plote unill this work is caring the detective being uelther present Tonic, and through the blood banks the men at the counters do
build up the nerves and restore debilitated organs to fresh lite and activity..
"
Eastern Filter Beds."
M.
all the transactions of which ex- change is but one of the many, In Public Works, Extraordinary:-27, 'consequence, if the man in the Eastern Filter Beds, Amount shop are required to do the addi-quired to meet final payments under tional work of recording all ex-Contracts, $15,000.00 chango transactions, It will certainly occupy too much atten- 000. tion and time of the fokis,
The Chairman further explained that the money changers' most busy timo was upon the occasion of the arrival of steamer from the
$1,200.00
Total $0,100,00
Motor Scavenging. Sanitary Department: 21, Other Provision made in Extimates, $25,- | Charges, Motor Lorries, Vans and
Cara Running Expenses, $5,000.00.
Provision made in Estimates, $12,000,-
The contract for the above men- toned work is now practically com- pleted at a cost of $15,000 under the estimate as shown below.
nor legally represented.
The Application. Counsel based his application on
With the rich red, blood created the grounds that the judge had
Pink Pillo made an error of law in the inter- by Dr. Williams' protation of an authority, and coursing through your veins you argued that the only part taken, in quickly feel a different woman- the matter by the shopmen was or man. Appetite Increases, the that of pointing out the respondent digestion is strengthened so that The motor scavenging service has to the detective, who, in turn, was expended geographically more than acting on the instructions of Sub-the nourishment in the food By an oversight the estimate was was anticipated and the abolition of Inspector Rt. C. Walt since retired you cat is no longer wasted, but. to the Straits and other ports. On such wrongly printed in 1928 Estimates the Central Dust-Station, consequent on pension, but who was at that is carried by the blood occasions the rush often made it as $625,000 and the work shown for upon the completion of the New Fire time in charge of Talpo Police brain and every organ through-
out the system. dimcult for the mon at the counters completion, except retention money. Station and Government Offices, has Station. to attend to their present duties and in 1927. The original extimate was entailed not only a very greatly val Justice Jacks had not found that for Pale People just a short trial
in- Counsel continued that, Mr.
Give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the cre If this new regulation is to be $575,000 and was reduced by creased mileage but enforced it would acem most certain deletion of the Overseer's House to by lorry of much refuse (particularly the detective was acting on the and you will rejoice at the
be from the Central Markot) that that the customers would get tired $553,000. The work could not
completed till 1928 and of watting, or object to be subjected sum of $15,000 is required to meet
Mr. continued, and appellants. If, Lo the required interrogations, final payments. which appear to be inevitable when they are required to fill in the entry form. The result of this would be that many visitors would wait and change their moneys in another port. Thus, the money- changers in' Hongkong would directly suffer from the new rule.
Mr. Ho Io, the hon, advisor of the Exchange, proposed that a Committee should be chosen to approach the Police to see what The contemplated entry forms were to be like before any final decision was come to.
After some discussion four. members and the 14 officials of the Exchange together with Mr. Ho Iu and Mr. M.K. Lo, the legal advisor of the Exchange,, were chosen to form a Committee to further con sider the matter.
It is understood that this Com- mitten will meet sometimo to-day after which they intend to interview the Police.
The meeting was closed shortly before 10 o'clock.
RED ACTIVITIES.
SEIZURES AT CHANGSIA AND AMOY.
Shanghal, Sept. 19.
A message from Changsha states that the military authorities yes- terday raided a communist cell at Shachow, near Changaha. Several arrests were made..
a further viously went to that station by Instructions of the two other differenco' they will make in your
The following is a statement the cost of the work:
of
Contract No. 12 of 1022 la com
piele
.......................... $599,100.00 Works outside above Contract, in- cluding 18 d.. Pipes, and BICESTATY vatres, Ironwork, steel work, temporary grit al tem, brick, tiles, ete....
SAY Amount spent la emil
of 1927
Amoont voted 16*** $408.540.0
102....
20.000.00
Amonat of Supplementary Vote
required
Say
For this reason among others it was necessary to supplement, the vote in Alabaster, the judge found on the health and enjoyment of the good evidence that the judgment was things of life. Chemists every- 1927 and, by mistake, additional pre- vision in the 1928 Estimates was not against the appellants such a where sell them, or post free at, made. Up to the end of July, 1928, Judgment was against the weight $1.50 per bottle, 6 bottles $8, from The Dr. Williams' Modicine the amount actually spent under this of the evidence.
Counsel also argued that the Co., 60, Kiangan Road, Shanghal. sub-hond was $16,327.25 and it estimated that the $5,000 now ankod damages were exccesiva na against But if buying at a shop bosure for will suffice for the current year. the
shopmen appellants $3,600 of the above is to be mot because the detention of the re- and ask for, and insist upon. 1887,890.00 from savings under sub-head 10, spondent at Talpo Police Station having $2,000 sub-head 31, $600, and sub-head was clearly the act of the Polico
DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS; 38, $1,000 (1928 Estimates pages 64 Inspector. and 55 subheads 10, 31 and 33,) J
Youmati Slipway,
144,700,00
$525,000.00
8522,940.50
Harbour Department: 17, Blipway 114,859.20 at Yaumati Expenses, $600,00
$ 15,000.00
Storm
Sewers and Drains. Public Works, Extraordinary:-10, General Works, Sewage and Water Drains, Sewer Connexions on I. L 2461 and other commitments, $6,100.00,
Provision made in Fatimates. $25,000 Provision made, by Supplementary
Vote
Total
0.000
$28,000 The expenditure on this Voto is chiefly dependent on private develop ment and as such it is difficult to way, when the draft estimates are submitted, what progress will be made by the various lessees.
The vate is now exhausted and the Supplementary amount requested is to meet the cost of the following essential works:-
two
NEW POLISHI TERROR,
The
Provision made in Estimates, $3,500. INCENDIARIST ORGANISATION MORRISON
wero
ALLIED WITH SOVIET.
Warsaw, Sept. 19. The police have arrested a num-
It was found in 1927 that repairs to the steelwork of the Slipway Pier Tecessary, the cort being estimated at $3,980. There were not aufficient funds in the Vote for 1927 and only repairs' costing $1,500 were ber of alleged members of a ter- carried out last year and the balanceronistic organisation whose objects of repairs costing $2,480 were done in are said to be incendiarism, direct- April this year.
ed against the houses and crops of wealthy land owners on eastern border of Poland,
The payment of this amount has left insufficient funds for 1928 current expenses.
a
To date $8,485 has been apent and further sum of $600 is required.
The above is to be met from savings under head 12 gubhead 8.
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Steam Launch Hire.. Harbour Department: 15, Steam Launch Hire and Transport, $600.00. Provision made in Estimates, $750. Travelling expenses of Government (a) Sewer connexions to nine hour Marine Surveyors were allowed for approaching complation on LL 2461, $900.00,
under sub-head 8 да "Motor Allowances." Only 8 surveyors, how- (b) To relay 6" sower in Conduit ever, possess Motor Cars and can pro- Road where carried away by roadallp perly draw allowances from this Sub- in 1927. This work could not be head, and it has been necessary to carried out before as the slip entailed draw Travelling expenses of the ro- the construction of a heavy retaining mainder from sub-head 15, "Trans-
tile port," wall which is only just finished, the
PIANO.
the STANDS ALONE
Most of the victims are known to
be opponents of the Soviet regime. The organisation is supposed to
FOR PLEASURE PLAYING AND
be closely connected with the EDUCATING
"Iron Hand Association," which in turn is said to receive orders from the Soviet state and political police. Reuter.
TIN MINE TROUBLE.
STRIKERS AND POLICE AT BILLITON CLASH.
Batavia, Sept. 19. One striker was killed and two seriously injured in a fight with
and will fulfil these re- quirements because it is built for those
pur- poses, Guaranteed for TEN YEARS,
the police at the Billiton tin mines. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS Eight policemen and five strikers
Another Amoy Raid. Fram Amoy comes a report that
нежетоко in the interim has been pro- Further, owing to pressure of work another communist cell was raided vided for by 2 temporary connexions. it is necessary to hire substitute by the military yesterday after-The Roads Office are now about to launches to replace Post Office and noon. Five arrests were made resurface the portion of the road that Prison Department launches when were slightly injured. and several boxes of communist slipped and for this reason it is these are laid up for repairs. No essential that the sewer relaid now in provision for this was made in the literature and propaganda terial
seized. A strict order to obviate the cutting up the 1928 Estimates. Owing to there extra
new surfacing ́nt,. a. search is being made by the mill-$1,000.00.
Inter date, expensor $741 have already been spent from sub-head 15 and a further sum tary for other cells which are re-
(c) Temporary Brewer connexions to of $500 is now required, parted to be active in Amoy.-new Sallors and Soldiers Home on
The above is to be met from saving "LL. 2016. The permanent sewers in under sub-head 3,
Reuter.
SALESMAN SAM
O' CANDY, MISTER =
were
I WANNA STICK
YESSIR' HOW'LL
THIS DO FER A
PENNY?
MIX!'TAIN'T
BIG enough!
The Kid Wins
WHAT ?-- SAY,KID, IF YA CAN FIND ANY- THING LIKE THIS ANY BIGGER, I'LL GIVE
YA THIS STICK!
THAT'S A GO] JUST LOOK, " BEHINO YA!
fluence of the extremist elements The trouble was due to the In- among the newly recruited Chinese cpolles. Police reinforcements are en route. from, Batavia. strikers are now resuming work. -Reuter.
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