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TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931.
MOTOR CYCLIST
FINED,
TOO SPEEDY NEARING CROSS ROAD.
·TECHNICAL OFFENCE.
THE RATIO OF THE PUBLIC OPINION - IN
RUPEE.
CANTON.
VICEROY DENIES RUMOURS OF CHANGES.
MAYOR'S NOVEL SCHEME FOR CONSULTATION.
SOUND FINANCE,
GOOD RESPONSE.
Mr. E. Splers, of the European
Simila, Sept. 14.
Belleving that the public should V.M.C.A., was summoned before Lord Willingdon, the Viceory of be consulted in the administration Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Mngis-India, in the course ay address and reconstruction schemes of the tracy this morning on charges of in the legislature, referred to the Municipality, the Mayor of Canton falling to reduce speed and fail-unprecedented conumle storm that has placed a box in front of the ing to sound his horn when was disturbing Tadla along with Municipality Building in which approaching a crossroad in Prince
the rest of the world. The viceroy the public Invited to ma
to make any Edward Rord AL
unced that the Government of suggestions or complaints,
Mayor's invitation is meet- rele
An Hince
motor
elenrly
No. 38.
WhH
10
HTC
September 6. whilst riding onhudia was determined to meet the land with ready, vinion further charged with failiar situation milequately, while main, the placing of the earry a licence disea as to hetaining the principle of sound Bax" come ten days ago, no less
Arance visible at daylight in
than a dozen letters have been Castle Peak stond on the same day, His Excellency added: "Rumours collected daily, which is a healthy
Sergeant Clarke sald with
that my Government propose to sign that the city's populace are regard to the first charge, defen- meet diflculties by such methods taking a lively interest in the dant was riding his cycle alone as lowering the alue of the coun-administration of their own city. Prince Edward Road in the direc-try's currency are entirely tion of Waterloo Road, and failed | founded.”—Through Router.
to reduce
when approaching the cros
speed of approximately 25 miles an hour.
is Worship: Is that correct? Were you going at about 25 miles
hour
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Mr. Spilers:-1 couldn't say, but The officer is probably right.
His Worship: Was there much
trafle?
Sgt. Clarke: No, the road was clear.
Must he reduce speed if the road is clear?-He cabin't have known that the road was clear.
Why --Fe would nat hav known there was no tratte until he got to within 15 yards of the
Lend.
Afe, Spiers: 1 kat the corners fairly well, your Worship.
"Entirely Unfounded."
The fact that the matter is very seriously dealt with is shown by. the Mayor's personally opening and reading these letters, which, Simla, Sept. 13. it is understood, consist mostly of "Inconfervable" is the term ap-suggestions regarding the city's plied by officials of the Government suny, reconstruction problems. of Indin to rumours, having their These suggestions will be care- genesis in Shanghai, regarding any
fully considered and adopted;
from the existing statuory ratio of change fy the ratio of the rupee where beneficial.
eighteen-pence.
Auter authorised to atate founded and that the Government that the rumours are entirely un- of India will use all their resoure s
to maintain the existing statutory ratio. It is ruid that the rumours in guration probably originated
His Worship:- «We nli «l». Sgt. Clarke added that Mr. position. Spiers held a clean record.
cantioned,
SUNKEN PLANE SALVAGED.
BRITAIN'S AIR SPEED RECORD PLANS.
hout
to-day.
London, Sept. 17.
with a resolution tabled by the Opposition in the Legislative As sembly calling on the Government of India to
review the exchange Flight Lieutenant Stainforth met The racing seaplane in which
The Government's position wits from eight fathoms, in which it with mishap yesterday, was raised! His Worship, snid he found de-stated by Sir George Schuster sank in the Solent, by a salvage fenzont guilty of technical Finarce Memmber, only yesterday,
21 offence with reparti to the Arxt when he said that if the Govern charge and fed him $5. On the ment reverted to a sixteen-pence damaged.
It did not appear to be much second Pharpe, erendent was ratio they would require to raise "Preparations for Stain forth'
five cores of rupee (Rs.60,000,000ttempt to break his own resort more revenue to meet their stalu- for the international three- tory obligations. The defiet was kilometre course of 370 miles an unofficially estimated at twelve hour are continuing. crores of rupee (Rs.120,000,000),
The
standard
Rolls-Royce hence, it was impossible for the engine has been removed from the Government to revert to a ratio of Vickers Seaplane in which Flight sixteen-pence.
Lieutenant Boothman Won the Schmolder Trophy and set up the hundrat-kilometre record of 342 miles an hour, and a special Rolls- Royce engine designed for the
STRANGE CANTON
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CHIANG'S REPORTED
GESTURE.
Canton, Sept, 18.
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The Present Policy,
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While it is recognised that the relations between the Northera Government of India has difficulty, and Southern Governments, Mar-in the present state of trade attack on the speed record is being shat Chiang Kai-shek is quoted as stagnation, in maintaining the installed in its place.
An attempt will be made as soon having telegraphed to the Govern-rupee exchange rate, the opinion ment leaders here suggesting the is generally held that the presents the weather conditions
junituble.British Wireless, complete relinquishment of his polley of issuing short-term loans Kuomintang connexions with the at a high rate of interest together Central Governnient, which is with resolute efforts to effect wo tantument to his résignation of nomy and, possibly, slight tempor- the Presidency.
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A car driver this morning was fined Forces and to avoid any further
Barlin, Sept. 17, political trouble, he proposes to $20 for dangerous driving at Stubbs!
Road. the Incident occurring
The Graf Zeppelin left Friedri- establish hi Headquarters Hunkow instead of Nanking Tester, it was stated, made a con- another trip to
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