X'MAS GIFTS
For THE HOME
Towel rails, ahaving, mir- glass
TOTS,
shelves, soap.
holders, sponge holders, tumbler holders, toothbrush holders, opal tumblers, recessed Attings, etc.
Be our window !
C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
China'Wuilding.
THE CHINA LIGHT MEETING.
AMALGAMATION PLAN INACCEPTABLE.
HOME EXPERT'S REPORT VERY
SATISFACTORY,
DIRECTORS PRAISED.
T$1.0.289
Stendy progress was reported by the Chinn Light and Power Co., Ltd., at its annual meeting this
· morning,"presided over by Mr. R.
C, Shewan."
ED & PUBLISHED'.
I Mraulil
Manager
"Hongkong Telegraph"
for The South China Morning Post, Liú",
1 & 3. Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
The
Dollar og Demand:-1/7-13/168. Lighting up Time:-5.44 pi Low High Water
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 18)
#
STONES ON PEAK
· TRAMLINES.
TWO LADS ORDERED CANING THIS MORNING.
· DERAILMENT DANGER.
That by their action, a tram- carrying 16 passengers down from the Peak might easily have been derailed, was the contention of an Inspector of the Peak Tramway, when he gave evidence against two Chinese boys who were before Mr. Grantham at the Central Magistracy this morning with disorderly conduct by placing
charged
tones on the Peak tramlines.
The Inspector said he was in the first-class compartment of the tram which was descending the Peak about 1.10. p., yesterday, Some interesting announcements and when at Kennedy Rond station were made by the Chairman, one he saw some stones placed on the of these being to the effect that tram lines, and two boys running Mr. A. H. Pretce. the expert in-way from the shot. He sea. a rited out from Hous, to advise on coolie to give chase and he cap- stops to be taken to ensure the tured one of the boys, whilst the development of the Company on police arrested the second, sub- modern acientific lines, had presequent to a statement made by the sented a preliminary report which other Jad. was most satisfactory.
Reference was also made to the offer of amalgamation made by the Hongkong Electric Company, it be ing disclosed that the terms were not found acceptable to the Directors of the China Light and Power Co.
Chairman's Speech. Addressing the shareholders, Mr. Shewan anid-Gentlemen. I propose with your approval to take the raport and accounts, coples of which have been in your hands for the required perlod, as read.
1.
Mr. Grantham asked if such an Act would cause an accident, and the Tram Inspector said it would probably have the effect of derail- ing the tram. There passengers aboard and he took a very serious view of the ease.
were IG at the time.
The defendants made no reply to Mr. Grantham's query as to why they placed the stones on the line. and they were each sentenced to 12 strokes of the cane.
AUSTRÁLIAN POLICY OF PROTECTION,
ABSTENTION FROM LEAGUE CONFERENCE.
{
The net profit available for ap- propriation, after payment of the latorim dividend of five per cent. amounting to $179,103.74, in 9433,- 04481, which we recommend be distributed na "follows:-In pay-
Melbourne, Dec. 28. At a luncheon given to-day by mont of a final dividend of nina per cont., making fourteen per cent. the Australian Association of Bri- for the year, absorbing about tish Manufacturers, Mr. Seullin, $332,000, and in payment of the Prime Minister, defended the bonus to the staff of the Company new Australian tariff schedules na amounting to about $23,080, leny-consistent with Australia's policy Ing a balance of about $78,000 to of Protection.
-+ÆFF SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929. A-#A¬† „LS-GOFF", CARES
LORD PRIVY SEAL HONGKONG BANK'S COLONY'S TRADE
HECKLED.
CRITICISED IN HOUSE- OF COMMONS.
UNEMPLOYMENT DEBATE ON SALARY VOTE.
A FORCEFUL ANSWER.
London, Dec. 20.
J
TAX RELIEF.
NO PATMENT IN RESPECT OF NEW ISSUES.
RESULT OF PETITION.
Under an amendment of the Schedule of the Stamp Ordinance, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation is to be relieved. of payment of the 1 per cent, tax
STATISTICS.
IMPORT AND EXPORT REGULATIONS.
+
DETAILS WHICH SHIPPERS MUST SUPPLY
Buick delivered priess Include only
reasonable charges to cover freight,
boxing, eta, Consider the dailvered
price as well as the list price when
comparing automobile values,
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephons Central 1846 or 1947;
53, Wong Nai Chung Xoad.......... Happy Vallay.
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts.
A Put-Up Job:-Those Christ- mas decorations.
ព ព
We don't blame a local magis- trate for objecting to dynamita in" Court. Naturally, he can do all the "blowing-up" necessary.
on ita note issue above the value PROPOSED NEW RULES. the Hongkong Hotel site,
of $45,000,000.
This is to be effected by adding to leading No. 9 in the Schedule the following proviso:
In connexion with the Govern-
mont's Intention to revive the Trade Statistical Department, new regulations, in substitution of the old, are to be made under the
On a motion for the reduction of the salary of the Rt. Hon.
"Provided also that with effect Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Lord from the 19th December, 1929, and Privy Seal, the House of Compending the further order or re-Registration of Imports and Ex- mons to-day again debated the gulation of the Governor in Coun-ports Ordinance. These are now problems of unemployment. Acil the duty on bank notes of the under consideration by the strong attack on Mr. Thomas Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Covernor-in-Council. As suggest was made by Mr. Wheatley, who Corporation shall not exceed one rd. the main proposals are as complained that mere schemes per cent. per annum on $45,000,000 follows:
of the aggregate bank nofe issues
Every person who import any widening roads, repairing of such corporation."
article by sea, lund; or air shall bridges, etectern, were futile.
The Bank's present note issue ex-within seven days after taking coeds the sum mentioned, so that delivery of such article furnish to the effect of the amendment will be the Superintendent. an accurate that any new issue of notes will be and complete import declaration relieved of the.tax..
relating to such article in for No. 2 In the Appendix, or in such Chinese translation thereof as may be approved by the Superin-
Mr. Baldwin, the leader of the Opposition, declared that the cost of living fell twelve points during his term of office and lind alremly risen seven points under The present regime.
The Conservative leader also claimed that wages rose by twelve points under his regime and had fallen by five since the McDonald Administration came into office.
Liberal Leader Concillatory. Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, was conciliatory. He urged the Government to start another survey in the next few weeks and to tackle the problema afresh.....
Mr. Thomas declared that he was not going to acquiesce in lae. creasing the country's deadweight" of debt, nor add to the difficulties of British industry in the world market.
་
f.
The concession now made by the Government follows representations which were made by local Banks last month, when it was decided to petition the authorities to remove the 1 per cent, lax in so far as that portion of the noto issue against silver dollars was concerned.
CAPE TOWN FLIGHT DISASTER
SOUTH AFRICA'S" MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY.
fl
tendent.
Import Manifests.
The owner and master of every
We understand that there has been a suggestion to make a . "Lalkie" of the work in progress on It should certainly go with a "bang," 00 Judging by the pace of some of Hongkong's flappers, this should be called the restive season.
!
□ □
The week's bright thought:- Haggis might be stamped out in Scotland if somebody introduced the fashion to bury coins in it, a la Christmas pudding..
口口
There was a young man named
Scotteau,
From his Cracker extracted a
motteau.
"He couldn't discern it. So started to burn it; For also, he Woe
blottenu
"Mistletoe is
out of fashion," [thinks a writer
We think it.
ship which arrives within the ought ho kept waters of the Colony chall within up. 48 hours of the arrival of the
☐ ☐ It's a pity that
Chewsday in the day before.
Q_D
Woun,
-
In a certain Hongkong paper, Of a fairly recent date. Someone wrote a poem,
On the sa "Halching's" fate. I wonder how the post felt, Did he fume or did he rage When they squeezed that work
of genius,
in a modest half a paga?
The man who sent that rhyme
to press,
I venture here to state, With nerve such as he must
- розвозя,
Should have a future-great! Hanging is too quick a way. To end a pirate's time;
He should read that poem every
day,
As penance for his crime!
口口
Everyone has a part to play at Christmas, but fathers complain they have to part all the time.
0 0.
"Gus:"One way out is to put the ift fountain pen into a pocket of the gift waistcoat, so that it can leak and ruin it.
Now that we've got a Flying terribly Club, things ought to look up a bit
in Hongkong.
. .
Hosters (to curatą, at child- ren's party): "Shail you give them your song now, or shall 10% let them enjoy' themselvar 'a little longer?"
Looks as if
. Hongkang worê,
all at sea in
the Interport
rowing.
口口
This is the
sah's an for
fancy dress, but
most
'of the
young things don't fancy too much of it.
Things might be worse. Just fancy being a turkey these dinys 1
It was felt that the withdrawal of the tax would be an Inducement to the note-issuing Banks to in-ship furnish to the Superintendent crense their issues, and that this an accurate and complete import would relieve the shortage of notes manifest containing a statement from which the trade of the Colony of all articles imported by such ship with the following particulara has been suffering.
of each article:-(a) Number and An Ohio'nlan description of packages, (b) disreciting nootry tinguishing marks or numbers, (c) to 4 description of goods, (d) consignorshot her in the (é) consigues's name and address; provided that when the consignes slog accidentally. address cannot be ascertained by She ought to be the owner or master in time to be grateful for the entered on the manifest, the owner relief, anyway. - shall within seven days of giving delivery of any article furnish to London, Dee. 20. the Superintendent the name and The following telegram from the address of the person taking de. South African Minister for Ex-livery, whether he is the original ternal Affairs has been received consignee or not.. Mr. Scullin also explained that
by the Dominions Secretary: Australin's absention from the
Before the owner or master of His Majesty's Government in any ship countersigns the bill of The Working Account shows League of Nations Conference on grona profit of $747,186.53 against the proposed tariff truce is due to
Mr. J. P. Wheatley, the leader the Union of South Africa handing or issues a delivery order A resident who got nothing by daya "to complete their parenta
learned with the deepest regret for any article to any person, he
the last mail bemoana the fact $530,941,25 last year, an increase the fact that the Conference is of the Left Wing of the Labour that the Royal Air Force Fairey shall ascertain the name and that the Home folk didn't do their of forty per cent. The number of consumers has Increased from and cannot affeul Australia direct-critic. He strongly criticised the monoplane on ita nonstop fight | address of the importing person or
chiefly concerned
Europa Party, was Mr. Thomas's sternest
Christmas shipping early.
12,245 in 1928 to 13,554 at the
record of the Minister in regard to close of the year.
unemployment.
He declared that one had to face the hard fact that Mr. Thomas was
be carried forward.
Reduced Rates.
Units sold during the year rose 1o 13,133,628, an increase of 20 per cont. It has been the special en- deavour of the Company to en- courage and assist users of elec tricity for power purposes. and with this end in view the rate per unit for power
ha
been now
reduced to
ly-Reuter.
with
}
U. S. CONGRESSMAN KILLED.
AIR DISASTER OVER THE BOLLING FIELD).
Washington, Dec. 20. Five, persons were killed in a
7 cunts per unit for all motors, terrible air crash, at Bolling Field while special discounts are allow- to-day.
ed on all monthly accounts of $100 The victims include Mr. Kaynor, and
our a Member of Congress, his secre- For lighting, over. charge, in accordance with our un-tary, an Army pilot, Captain Had- dertaking at the time we began to Ingar, and two mechanics.
No explanation of the crash is change our voltage, has been re- duced an from 1st October. Inst to yet forthcoming, It occurred at 18 cents per unit, with discounts the military aerodrome at Boiling Field. Reuter's American Service. to large consumers.
In connexion with the change of voltage, large areas have been com-
picted and much apparatus, such as FRENCH AIRMEN STILL funs, etc., has been converted to the higher voltage, Much still remains
to be done before a complete change-
over can be effected.
Consumers' Deposilu.
With regard to consumers' de posits, which amounted at 90th) September to $282,916.05, we have
DELAYED.
AIM OF FLIGHT NOT NOW ATTAINABLE,
Agra, Dec, 20. The bid weather in the region now decided to keep these entirely of Agra continues and Le Brix separate from the Company's funds and Rossi, the French airmen en- and to invest them outside the busi-gaged in a flight to Saigon are de- ness of the Company. A formal layed further.
It is hoped that the conditions -Declaration of Trust in respect of
these deposits has been drawn up, will have improved suiciently to and will shortly be available to our permit a Pesumption of the flight consumers for their Inspection. to-morrow, but it is evident now Your Directors hope the adoption of that the hope of covering the this policy is one that constituents whole route in a hundred hours of the Company will appreciate, in- including stops cannot be realised. asmuch as it is one not generally-Reuter. initiated "but a step which the Board has decided to take in the special interest of depositars.
As indicated at the last annual general meeting, an agreement has now been closed with the Govern- ment for the supply of electricity to the New Territories. As I said then. we do not expect this branch will show. a speedy return, but we are looking to the future and to the great expansion, which is now tak ing place in Kowloon and which
must sooner or later extend to the New Territories."
(Continued on Page 9.)
THE HATRY CASE.
TABOR RELEASED ON BAIL
OF £5,000.
London, Dec. 20,
The motion was rejected and the vote for Mr. Thomas's salary was carried by 222 votes to 146.
The debate use out of the re- port stage of the supplementary estimate for the Minister in Charge of Unemployment.
"Not One New Idea."
+
Export Manifesta. 17
ם ם
When buying the Turkey, get weigh with it.
it
A
"Hang the decorations," orders the wife, and the long-suffering boy says the same, but has to do
Early Songsters The Christmas !!. [can't-waits.
☐ ☐ The Week's Americanism for our Bright Young. People:-"Cuddle- cootle"the young man whose car
from England to Captetown lins firm crashed and that both pilots were killed.
"They desire to convey to His Majesty's Government in the The owner and master of every is always at the disposal of the making no impression on the un- United Kingdom their deepest ship which leaves the Colony ladies. employment situation. So far as sympathy in this disaster and in shall before the departure of the he could see there was not one the loss of the valuable lives of the ship or within 48 hours there- new idea. The schemes and plans
ᄆᄆ
Lots of lads go to school nową.
education.
We hear of a local brides -tver who is thinking of wearing shin- guards when he has his wife us. 2- partner.
00 "Labour's Sticky Wicket," says a newspaper heading. Sill, they're not yet stumped for ideas,
ៗ ធ According to a critique in a con- Mascots in the form of car- Earu and completa "The Geisha" on Tuesday night luck! were those which had baffled the vey to the Chief of the Air Staff dent an accurate
and to the relatives of the airmen export manifest containing #
had a conversation with a lady who minds of Labour Ministers ever the heartfelt condolence of the statement of all articles exported happened at the time to be in Hince the unemployment problem Chief the General staff, the by such ship with the following Shanghai. We have since been buy for hubby this Christmas
Director of Air Services and all particulars of each article:-(a) ranks of the Union Defence Force. Number and description of pack-informed that she used short wave with his money.
-British Wireless.
which Mr. Thomas lind submitted/gallant airmen. Please also con- after furnish to the Superinten temporary, one of the playera rings are the latest fad.
had existed.
the
Mr. Baldwin declared that Mr: Thomas was simply playing same old airs which the Conserva- five Party played four years ago. It seemed that the total products of Mr. Thomas's schemes would be find work for only 70,000 75,000 men. if spread
to
years.
to
over five
"No. Cause for Despair." Mr. Lloyd George said he did not think there was any cause for
despair. Unemployment was, in the main, attributable to the fact trade had not that our export recovered.
That was bad, but when he look- ed at the conditions of the export trade in other countries he did not think we had very much cause to feel despair.
There were, however, two things on which the Minister should give the House information. The first was how much work he had provid- ed under his schemes this year and the second was how many more men would have work provided for them by Government grants and assistance than by the schernes of their predecessori in office.
Mr. Thomas'a Reply.
Mr. Thomas said that when he approached the unemployment pro-i
PORAT SUSPENSION SOON LIFTED.
CONTEST FOR NEXT MONTH SANCTIONED.
ages. (B) distinguishing marks or numbers, (c) description of goods, (d) consignor's: name and address, (e) port of destination.
Before the owner or master or any ship issues a signed bill of lading for any article to any person, he shall ascertain the name and address of the exporting person or firm for the purpose of entering the same in the export manifest.
4
Exceptions.
Nothing in these regulations shall apply to the following:
Transit cargo and tranehipment cargo,
New York, Dec/20, The New York. State Athletic Commission has lifted the sus- pension on Otto von Porut, the heavyweight boxer, and has sunc- tioned a contest between him and Paolino Uzcudun at Madison Square Garden on January 10th. Articles Imported or exported by Von Porat was suspended in-the, Colonial Government or the definitely seven days ago for Naval or Military Authorities or
the British the Royal Air Force, fouling Phil, Scott, heavyweight, cliahplon, in a con- test of elimination for a tilt at the world title. The foul was describ. ed as a particularly bad one. Reuters American Service.
TRADITIONAL XMAS WEATHER.
blem he rando up his mind that if SNOW FALLS IN MANY PARTS work could be provided it was the
¶ OF BRITAIN, Government's duty to, do it.
That was subject to two condi». tions, one that he could not be a party merely to adding to the dead weight debt of the country, and two that work accelerated or em- The Judge in Chambera to-day,ployment provided would add to assented to an appeal for the re-the efficiency of the country. lease on bail of Albert Edward There were eighty odd bills Tabor, one of the four defendants waiting to pass the House and in the Hatry Case...
Tabor has been released, the ball forty of these contained the
(Continued on Page 18.)
being fixed, at £5,000-Reuter.
London, Dec, 20. " No newapapers are being pub- lished in England on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
Ship's stores, limits of weight carried free under passage ticket and com- prising only articles and goods for personal use or consumption.
Articles imported or exported by means of the Post Office,
Travellers' samples, if not for
Personal baggage, within the
Bale,
Articles Imported from or-ex- ported to such particular place or places as shall be notified from time to time by the Superinten dont.
BULGARIAN VIŠIT.
The Wife's Dilemina:-What to
for this purpose.
Seasonable: Sentiments and Now that Shanghai has decided present-iments." to shut down the cabarets earlier
O O
ត ជា
In the morning, what about cutting Laughter is one of the best a few yards off the longest bar in unnetisers,' says a doctor. At.. the world?
Christmas catherings in Aberdeen
1.
From a morning contemporary: "Alcohol is Death: We Brave Death." The Foreign Legion has nothing on us,
00 A atray bal from the belfry:--- "How does one get the bark off a ship's log?"
☐ ☐
no jokes, are retailed until after dinner.
口口
The book with the most unhapov ending this month is the cheque book.
口口
Nothing else so humanisea pa. taipan as the publication of his "golf score.
☐ ☐
"Breathless dancing will be a Despite the settlement, fighting feature of the Christmas parties, in Manchuria continues. Maybe says a critic,
Putting the pant they forgot to tell their armies into pantomime.
about it.
"What can one say to a gift of
4
course..
"
1/
A
0.0 The only parking to which Kow- a cruct?" naka er writer, The loon people do not appear to object. compliments of the season," of is apparently that indulged in on
the seats near the playground: .. O O
口口 Weather forecast:-Towards the Detrimental arithmetic is what latter part of the month oat-waves a man does when he totals up Eis will appear, and the eyes of the Christmas bills, nation will turn in the direction. of Turkey,
In share-buying in Hongkong, too many people invest before they Describing a recent, shipwreck, investigate.
a contemporary asks what could be more pitiful than a thirsty man At the Art Club exhibition, many with nothing to drink but the salt of the pictures had sparkle. For water. Well, what price a heavy that matter, so have, some of the smoker with nothing to smoke but Christmas cards now - coming to gumsha Christmas ́cigarst
We are cameras snaps?
00!
hand.
Advised to "give When we get the automatics, In time for the cold lots of people will be suffering
from telephone-Anger.
There is no buth in the rumour
There is a prospect of trådi. tional Christmas weather. Snow
*London, Dec. 20. hus fällen in many parts of the
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister, country, and more is forecasted.
no moorland, where Minister, M. Moloff, left London But now and then the process le enthusiast has decided to Miwa UD Snowploughs are working in M. Bouroff, and the Financa Pearls come from the oyster, that a well-known racing the weather has been particularly this afternoon on the conclusion of varied when a girl receives some the "Sport of Kings, and open a
sever.Reuter
their visit--British Wirelėm,
from a' tafgan.
caťa: meat- shop instead