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A DOLLAR BRIBE.
HAWKER SAYS HE COULDN'T
UNDERSTAND HINT:
A Chinese constable was charg ed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon with demanding a bribe and with misdemeanour as a police officer.
A ples of "not guilty" was re- turned through Mr. F. C. E. Ron- dall, for the defence.
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ART.
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DRITISH FIRM'S PLATES AND PAPER.
FİRE ON SHIP.
JAPANESE VESSEL PUTS INTO HONGKONG.-
At the Union Assembly Room of
On her way from Bombay to the Hongkong University, Mr. G. Japan with a full load of cotton, Wessen of Messrs. Wellington and the a.s. Ganges Maru, of the Osaka Ward Ltd. of Elstree, England, Shosen Kalsha Hno, caught fire gave an address on the policy in between Singapore and Hongkong which his firm intends to capture on July 10. The fire was fortun- the Far Eastern trade in photoately confined to the after hold, graphie goods which heretofore but always threatened to assume
mora serious proportions. has been in the hands of onter prising German and American manufacturera.
Mak Hung, a licensed hawker,
In the ordinary course of events, living at 35, Jardine's Bazaar,
the Gangos Mara would not have stated that on July 5, at 4:10 pm.. he was hawking handkerchiefs in
As to the quality of British pro-called at Hongkong, Singapore First Street, when, accused ap- proached and asked to examine his ducts, there is not the alightest having been fixed as her last pert However, the fire became more licenco. Having scrutinized it,doubt, but British manufacturors of call before reaching Japan, and more serious every moment, he told witness to go along with have been too conservative and him to the Police Station. They modest in pushing their goods to had reached Sal Street, when, at the attention of the photographic and defled all attempts of the crow result that all to stamp it out, leaving the master a spot near a public latrine, ac public, with the cused surprised him with the re- serious photographers, whether of the vessel no alternative but to mark: take it that you under-amateur or professionals, have put in at Hongkong to discharge been forced to use materials which her cargo and have the fire ex- stand me."
Upon witness expressing com- they would gladly discard had Bri- tinguished... plete Ignorance as to what the tish plates, papers as well as other meant, accused told him he lenses been distributed, instead of dollar, as "tea-the slip-shod method of having on and off the was to pay a money." Witngay replied that ho their products had not that amount on him. markets. They then parted company, the accused walking up to Second Street, while witness went down to Queen's Road.
The Ganges Maru accordingly sent out an S.0.8. message on July 11, stating her plight. She arriv ed here shortly after 2 p.m. yoster- day, and was met by the Polleo and the Fire Brigade at Junk Bay, whore she was anchored.
Mr. Wessen dealt at length with the photographic products of his
After it was found that there arm. He specially laid stress on
was no danger of the fire, spread- the latest triumph of his firm 1.c. the manufacture of the "Speed ing beyond the ship, she was al- " Report to Station,
Plate" Aeroplane Brand which slowed to proceed to. Kowloon Witness proceeded straight to suitable for the tropics. It would Wharf, berthing there about 8.30 the No. 7 Police Station, and in be surprising to those who have p.m. when preparations were Im- failures Inmediately made to discharge her reporting the incident to the In-lind disheartening spector, also reported the fact that the accused had seen fit to retain his licence after taking it away from him.
Detective Sergeant Clemo said that he went out and recovered the leence from the accused.
When went
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representative Press
board,
about o'clock last night, the scription. In the after, hold, that met his eyes boggared de- where the fire took place, could bo acen many bales of collon, some absolutely charred, some partly. burnt and some almost intact, with smoke emanating from them all the time.
tropical development to hear that cargo. the gelatin of this plate has n melting point of 120 F and so will easily stand a development temperature of from 90-110" with- out any danger of frilling, roticu- Intion and melting (of the gela tine) which is the bugbear_of Inspector Bloor, in charge of No, photography, in the tropics. Be 7 Police Station, agreed that no aldes, the plate is isochromatic police ameer, whether he bo Euro- and possesses. auch a fineness of pean, Chinese or Indian, had any grain as to be not only suitable right to retain a hawker's licence to all amateurs and professionals In the way that accused did, un-ns an all round plate, but also to less, of course, he had instructions press photographera who require speed and finoncas of grain, rapid to do so from a superior officer.
rate of development Axing and Accused stated that he saw the crying. hawker being assisted in his busi- ness by three other men. He also
For the Professionals.
saw a transference of the licenco He then dwelt on another photo. being attempled upon his ap-graphic achievement of his Arm, proach, and promptly took posses the manufacture of the Soft Spec- sion of the licence na being the tum, plate which has a speed of best means of bringing about the 750 II and D In daylight and 2,000 arreal of one or other of the men and D by half Watt lamp. This at the Arst opportunity. It was plate la not suitable for general his intention to have turned in the amateur work but only to the licence when he returned to the specialised professional or ama- great assot Station after his spell of duty. tour, it would be a He had been eleven years in the when studio portraiture or stage Force, of which alx months had photography is dealt with. lutterly been served with the Western district division.
Mr. Rendall, at the close of the ense, asked his Worship to accept the story for the defence and toH and D. dismiss both charges,
Mr. Hamilton reserved his ctalon until this morning.
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A third plate which is having a phenomenal sale in America is the X-press pinto, for press photo. graphers; the listed speed is 850 Mr. Wossen advised that these fast plates should be de-used with care, and fresh stock should be insisted upon in using them in order to get the full value of the speed and quality of the plate, as they do not keep very well in the tropics.
THE KLOTZ FRAUDS.
FORMER MINISTER SEN- TENCED TO TWO YEARS.
Paris, July 12.
Indeed, the air was so sliding that several coolics working in the hold were overcome by the fumes, and were carried out unconscious. It only needed a breath of fresh air to revive them, however, thero being no dimeulty at all in bring- Ing them to..
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At that time, the hold was still almost full, although the work of discharging cargo had been under way for clase on four hours, and by the rate that work was being done, it must have been some time this morning before the last bale was taken out of the hold,
Rain began to fall' about 10.15, the probably bringing relief to workers and helping to prevent. any possible further outbreak. Two fire-floata were standing by. while Mr. Brooks, the Superinton- dent of the Fire Brigade, and Mr. Moss were
in attendance. The motor ambulance was also in
readiness.
the amount of At present, damage to the cargo and the ship is not known. It is understood that there is no local Insurance,
is shown by the establishment of various distributing centres in the Far East where fresh stock and regular supplies will be the out- standing points in the firm's policy. Supplies of his firm will soon be obtainable from Mesars. Pharmacy of Queen's Road Cen-
Mr. Wessen then apoke of the Mezzotint paper, a chloro-bromide paper of distinction. He showed that by a special process of manu- facture the colour and delightful tint of this paper was due to the emulsion and not to the bromide The Correctional Court has sen- in the developer) which producca tenced the former Finance Minis- uncertain and elusive tints and ter, M. Klotz, to two years' Im-colour which fade off in about a
This paper postral: prisonment for fraud and abuse year's time. of trust, by Issuing worthless che-sesses a wide intitude in exposure
as well as development. ques,
This follows his sensational arrest last December-Reuter.
That his firm is out to regain the Chinese and Japanese markets
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Many interesting questions were asked, after which the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Mr. Wessen for his address.
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