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SHIPPING.
SHIFTING ONUS OF GUILTY KNOWLEDGE.
MANY OTHER CHANGES The law relating to intoxicating liquor is to be amended in several respects, according to the draft of an Ordinance appearing In the Current issue of the Government Gazette. From the Objects and Reasons, we take the following extracts explaining some of the provisions of the amending Or- dinance:
GERMAN AVIATION
DISASTER.
VERDICT AT THE ADJOURNED INQUEST.
"PILOT TOOK A RISK.".
London, Nov. 22.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASES.
OPENING OF THE SEASON TO-MORROW.
[By "Ringtail."]
Everything is in readiness for the opening meeting of the Fanling The Inquest was resumed to-day Race and Hunt Club which will be at Caterham on the seven victims decided at. Kwanti Racecourse to of the terrible disaster to the German air liner, which struck morrow afternoon. The first race some trees while flying over will commence at 3 pm, and the last Enginnd from Croydon to Amsterdam and crashed in fama ace will allow racegoers plenty of time to catch the 5.55 p.m. from fortnight ago.
Fualing station..
The victims were three passen gers and four members of the crew including the second pilot Prince Eugen von Schaumburg Lippe.
The inquest had been adjourned
There are five events on the pro- November gramme of which the Cup is the principal. Of the run-
to enable Lieutenant Commander ners in this event I have a decided Glen Kidston, the sole survivor, king for the crack steeplechaser who was injured, to give evidence. Ace of Spades, who is in wonderful condition at the moment. My sel- ections are:
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."
Section 9 provides à form of ship to ship removal permit and shortens the period for shipment of liquora to twenty-four hours be Commander Kidston who is fore the time mentioned in the himself a.well-known, airman, ship's clearance. This shortening made the suggestion that an ex Is considered desirable. for the perienced official should advise
bad weather as purpose of lessening the oppor- pilots in
.to tunities of committing offences whether the conditions were suit- against this Ordinance. The secable for flying. tion also empowers the Superinten- dent to demand the production of shipping documents.
Section 10 repenis section 50 of the principal Ordinance because it is intended in future to deal by means of regulations with the "subject of "breaking" cases in bond for the purpose of exporting portions of the contents..
J
Improper Use of Permit. Section 11 amends section 54 of the principal Ordinance,, with a view to preventing as far as possible the improper use of permit to move liquor from a ship or to remove liquor for exporta-
tion.
Section 12 adds two sections to the principal Ordinance. The new section 62A introduces a new sys- tem of charging and collecting the duty spirits distilled in the Colony. It is based on section 16 of the Spirits Act. 1880, 43 & 44 Vict: e. 24. It is so technical that any deg. ription of the system would prae- tleally have to be a quotation of the section. The new
628 section gives power to distrain for arrears of duty on spirits distilled in the Colony It is practically a copy of rection 48 of the Spirits Act, 1880,
Search of Ships.
This, he said, would probably prevent repetition of the disaster.
£1
There were times when the pilots took risks, and he thought the case of the wrecked German plane was one of them.-British Wireless |
TENDERS ACCEPTED,
·TIG SUM FOR CHATHAM ROAD
EXTENSION..
The Gazette notifies that the fol- [lowing tenders have been accepted:Į
Messrs. Li Sang & Co., $124,150! for Chatham Road. Extension.
Messrs..Kin Lee & Co. for main-: tennce of Water Works during the year 1930 at the following rates:- 45% more than the Government Schedule within the City of Vic toria; 70% more than the Govern
1st Race.
! Target 2 Strathforne 3 Suere
2nd Race.
1 James Pigg 2 Craigavad
3 As You Like It.
3rd Race.
1 Ace of Spades 2 Social Mark
3 King's Parade.
4th Race.
i Erin's Inle
2 Montana
3 Aristophanes.
5th Race.
1 Huntington
2 Gold Medal 3 Siang River.
TYPHOON REFUGE
PROMENADE.
AMENITIES.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929.
MYSTERY OF THE BARON; ELCHO.
REASSURING MESSAGE FROM PORT SAID:
The Very Idea!
go
The latest fact for Milady in dear old London is a dog garage. When the stylish matron wants to shopping with her dog, she takes him to a canino club. A uniformed
it in a stall and watches over it like a hawk all day, feeding it regularly. London, Nov. 22. The owners of the .s. Baron
and pacifying it if it longs for its Elcho have received a wireless mistress. The club is not exclusive message from their agents at Portmongrels are housed right in with
bluebloods. Sak, stating that there is no ground for the report of a mutiny on board the steamer,
NO GROUND FOR FEARS attendant takes the animal, places
are
The messages adds that the wireless operator is seriously un well,"Reuter.
An earlier message stated:*
S.O.S. Mystery.
Malta, Nov. 22. The destroyers Witch, Wren. Whitehall and Worcester speeding at twenty knots to in Elcho, and bring her to Malta for tercept the cargo ship Baron
investigation of a wireless 3.0.S., reading."Heavy contraband traf fic on this ship; cocaine." Re- peated efforts to drug or murder the wireless operator. Require | immediate help."
The steamer Dago has picked up an unofficial statement, attri buted to the wireless operator, that he suspected someone in authority, of attempting to poison him, owing to bis discovery that they were smuggling cocaine, and added, "I am tog to keep watch."
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The Baron Elcho carries a crew of lascara. The agents state that there was trouble aboard before... sailing from Egypt, but this was satisfactorily settled. The own ers in London state that the cargo is sugar from Java, and the vessel is not carrying cocaine-Reuter. Further Detalls,
London, Nov. 22. The British naval authorities in the Mediterranean yesterday pick- ed up a wireless message from the steamer Baron Elcho stating that the wireless operator was in danger of being drugged or mur- dered, and asking for immediate assistance. The position of the
ment Schedule within the City of REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE steamer was not given, but it is Victoria: 45% more than the Government Schedule in Kowloon; 70 % more than the Government Schedule at Kowloon filter beds, catchwaters, tunnels and conduits; 70 % more than the Government Schedule in New Ter ritories.
known that she was on a voyage from the Dutch East Indies, and The following regulations have wednesday, steaming nine and a left Port Sajd for Marseilléa on reservoirs, been made in respect of the Ya-half knots. mati Typhoon Refuge Promenade:
Immediately on receiving the In these regulations "the Pro-call for help, the Commander-in- menade" means the mole of the Yau-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, mati Typhoon Refuge extending Admiral Sir Frederick Field, de- from Saigon street to the southern spatched four destroyers. entrance of such Refuge.
Messrs. Young Fat & Co., for Section 14 amends section 71 of the principal Ordinance an as providing and fixing boundary 'confer
stones te lots in the Colony of Hong. New Territories during the year kung, Kowloon, New Kowloon and
*upon
revente
officera.
1930,
shall conduct themselves in a quiet, All persons daing the Promenade
decent, and orderly manner.
authorized by the Superintendent in that behalf, power to search any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, and to Messrs. Shing Kee $125 for the condemned stores seize remove and detain anything purchase of found in any such ship with respect (canvas and rope) lying at Governor to which the revenue officer has ment Slipway, Yaumati.
reasonable grounds of suspecting that any offence against Ordinance 9 of 1911 has been committed.
Section 15 repents section 73 of the principal Ordinance which requires the. Superintendent in the cast of an unsuccessful search for intoxicating liquors or other articles fuble to forfeiture under that
Ordinance to repack or cause to be repacked any goods unpacket dur- ing such search and to be respon- sible for damages caused in the course of such repacking. There is no such provision in the Tobacco Ordinance, 1916.
SOVIET INVASION OF MANCHURIA.
(Contidued from Page 1.)
evacuated Manchuli, retreating in
No person shall put his feet on,
lie on any seat.
No kitos shall be flown on or from the Promenade.
No person shall expectorate on the Promenade.
The Baron Elcho is a steamshin
by fifteen Europeans and forty cf 4,286 tons, owned by Hogarth and Sana, Glasgow, and is manned
Lascars-British Wirdess.
TIENTSIN WINE:
No person shall use the Promen- UNUSUAL CASE BEFORE THE ade unless fully and proparly clothed and shod.
MAGISTRATE.
Peter, four, was on his way to visit his grandmother, whom he had not seen for more than a year.
"Golly" he remarked, "I'll bat gramma has grown so I won't know her."
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When I pursue my way on foot
I'd like to give the motorist fits Who does not foni obliged to honl And thus recall my wandering
wits
And canally with hate sincere
I look on him who loves to
blare
A strident warning it my ear,
Though I well know that he is
there
But when my hand is on the
wheel
Flow I detest that creeping
tond
Whe must his lack of sense revent When he forsooth must arosa
the read
I never wish to damage auch;
I strive to save him all I can But still ho is a bit too much,
The suicide-pedestrian !
And, therefore, it is clear to me That I may reasonably claim A dual personality—
Two eros, neither free from
blame.
Whichever part I chance to play
I hug my prejudices tight. Nor over dream the other may Quite possibly be in the right
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Two of the new rich visitod a picture gallery in which was an oil painting with the title. Two Dogs" after Landseer.
After studying the picture for some time, the husband said to his wife "I say, Matilda, 1 can see the dots nil right, hut where's Land- seer?
"
Sir Ernest Wild, the Recorder at the Old Bailey, to a wite-Why did you marry your husband? Wit Oh. for no special reason.
Wifo at Willesden-He is py second husband, so of course I rit up with a good deal from him. ***
Magistrato at Highente-Has the dog flown at you Intely? Woman- The other day when I trod on it.
married Woman Neighbour, to nan at Peterhead-I would give your a dose of poison, if you were mine. Clerk nt Pengo-How many chil dren have you? Man (signalling to his wife)-How many is it?
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There are not so many million aires as some people think "During No person shall throw or deposit. An unusual case; and one which 1998 the remark, "You must think was made by any litter, paper, or rubbish upon the Magistrate said he viewed I'm a millionaire." the Promenade,
seriously, was before Mr. A. W. G. 550.941, English and American H. Grantham at the Central Magis-husbands, trney this morning when two Chi- nese were charged with being in possesson of dutiable wine.
No person shall loiter on or at the approaches to the Promenade the direction of Dalainor Lake.so as to cause obstruction."
Sorfet irregulars are reported No person shall sit or lie or any to be active in the Dalainor re part of the sea wall on the Prome- gien, making the despatch of renade..
jef trains impossible. The So No cargo shall be discharged from Section 16 repeals section 76 of Viet occupation of two Chinese vil-craft on to the Promenade. the principal Ordinance because lages on the River Argun is re- the payment of biformers and theported.
disposal of things. forfeited are Soviet bands are also reported rather matters for the Executive, Lo be active between Mishan and Section 19 repeals sectím 81 ¿7 { Muling, On the eastern front. the principal Ordinance, which dominating this area.-Reuter, empowers the Governor to slop: proceedings and to order restitu- tion of articles forfeited, as being unusual and unnecessary...There is no such provisións in the To- bacco Ordinance, 1916.
·
Shifting the Onts
The proposed new section 8ï of the principal Ordinance, to be enacted by section 20 of this Or-
Japanese Endangered? ;
Tokyo, Nov. 22.
A Harbin message to the Rengo agency says the situation around Manchali is reported to be acute, and therefore the Chinese
com- mander was ordered to evacuate. The Japanese Consul General is much concerned over the fate of Japanese residents, but is unable
dinance, makes it necessary to obtain information-Renter.. every person to give sorcer de-
tails of any particulars, returns, etc. which he supplies under the
to all revenue! guilty of an offence. unless he can officera. In the second place, a prove both absence of knowledge proviso makes it clear that the sce of the incorrectness and absents tion will not confer any power of of negligence conducing to it. questioning any person who has The present section 87 laya on the been charged under the Ordinance, prosecution the onus of provinz or on whose case the Superinten- guilty knowledge.
dent has decided to prosecute un- Section 21 inserts a new section.der the Ordinance.. based on section 48 of the Tobac- Section 22 effects amendmenta co Ordinance, 1916, Ordinance No. in section 89 of Ordinance 9 of 10 of 1916, which gives power to 1911, so as to make it similar to the Superintendent, and to certain section 59 of the Tobacco Ordin- specially authorized revenue ance, 1916, but with the additional officers, to obtain informa- option given to the mugistrate tion in certain cases: This new similar to that which is given to section, which will be section 87A. him by section 39 (V) of the Opium will be more restricted than the Ordinance, 1923, of imposing, if he section in the Tobacco Ordinance thinks fit, a fine not exceeding two in two respects.
thousand dollara in lieu of a fino not exceeding ten times the duty.
Ordinance, at his peril of being gives the power
Limiting Power.
In the first place, the power will
| Tha romaun for this latter addition
is that there are many serious
bogus
be confined to the Superintendent offences, such as keeping an illicit and to particular revenue officers still, or manufacturing authorised in writing by the brandy from smuggled spirita of Superintendent, whereas the sec-wine, in which very little liquor tion in the Tobacco Ordinance may he seized.
No craft shall make fast to, lle alongaide, or moor within 25 feet of the Promenade, except when typhoon signals are hoiated.
|BIG MEA SERVICE_1GC
WEGIALS PALMER.
Revenue Officer Grimmett said he made a raid with R. O. Ward at 178, Connaught Road, West, on October 21st, when they discovered the de- fendants with 50 gallons of Tien- tain wine, which they were bottling and affixing firm's labels.
Defendants were fined $300 cach or four months' imprisonment.
"That tle too loud?"
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A sovereign was tendured for a penny fare on an omnibus at Liver pool-street recently. The | ductor, surprised, consulted with to what stops he the driver.
hould take with this strange coin. The driver decided to accept it on his own behalf, and gave a pound note in exchange.
And how did you like your first day at work?" asked mother fondly..
Jimmy's eyes sparkled.
"It was fine, num! Absolutely, grand I got off the tram at the' Embankment, dodged a Ford easily. got by Daimler by inches, anit
mado a Rolls stop doad.
"Crossing the Strand was EVED better. I made a mistake with a Bentley, though. The silly S
driving must have let some oil get on the bikes. It should have pulled up dead, in five yards. I only hopped on the pavement just in time!"
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