BRITISH VAGRANT
FINED.
NO MONEY FOR HIS FARM FARE.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"Hongkong Women."
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
to
Following his arrest in the city on a charge of vagrancy, T. Wil-Mr. "Home" let us carry our Sir,-As desired by our friend liams, an unemployed Brifon, was
acives
tho served with a summons by the
"mid-level," Mr. "Homo" does not want me on the Hongkong Tramway Company ac- cusing him of ovading payment of Peak, nor on the smooth level of bla tram fare in Connaught Road, the Queen's Rond; and yet. It is and, when brought before Mr. matter of satisfaction that Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police "Home" is at least trying to Court this morning, was fined $10 ascend to the mid-level from the and sont to the House of Detention side-ways of the Queen's Road. on the charge of vagrancy,
Let us meet him there and tell him The defendant was alleged to have that it is useless to carry on the "practi- travelled on a tram near the Wing- controversy without any lok Street Wharf without a ticket cal" stopa boing
taken in the and without moans of payment.
matter of
the eradiation of the dendant referred to another inci- dent near the Ming Yuen Gardens when he was caked to leave the tram because he had no money to pay his fare. On that occasion be Bald that he was with a-Mr. Forest and they were altting in a seat be-of hind Mr. A. Gillard of the Tram- way Company.
THE
HONGKONG
· PEAK · MOTOR-CAR COLLISION.
(Continued from Page 1).
Court, but the insurance Company affected had been notified of the accident.
TELEGRAPII. MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1932.
POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS FOR CURRENT WEEK.
RADIO BROADCAST
RECORDED CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO. Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wave-
(840 K.C.'). Chinese Pro-
5.00-7.60 p.m. gramme.
length of 855 metres.
Pollca Reserve Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. II. King, Inspector General of Polico, atate:
Chinese Company. fendant, queried if spare
Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, for the de- parts
Strength. Constables RG1 Cheng were not being sent out from Eng-Chin Lam and 162 Wong Man Yung land.
have been taken on the strength of the He had been told that re- pairs were possible and thint the Chinese Company as from April 8th, 1932 Lanco Sergeants R24 Kwok car would be out again in fivo Chan and R35 Kwok Yan, have boon months' time.
pormited to resign from the Chinoso Company Course-Part II-All re-H.
ne from April 10th, 1932. ex-cruits will attend at the Chinese Com- pany's Headquarters, on Tuesday,
10th at 6.90
pin. for
instruction. April 1
Inspection Parade,—All the Chinese Company will Central Police Station on
In denying the charge, tho de- evil which. Mr. "Homo" is con-tance of 36 feet was disclosed ho. April 21st for a general co
. Mr. Gillard, who prosecuted on behalf of the Tramway Company, denied that he was on the tram
at the time suggested by defendant, as he was out fishing. Producing the Free Pase Book, Mr. Gillard said the defendant had never been
fasued with a poss.
The defendant interposed and said he had had a pass for nine months, when he worked for the China Mail and
· Messra, 1. M. Pinquet & Co.
Mr. Gillard remirked that the defendant was probably mixing up passes with monthly tickets. He did have a monthly ticket some
time ago,
Referring to the incident near the Ming Yuen Gardens, the de-
vinced, does exist. Mr. "Home" has made it clear that ho Is "practical" and therefore let him start the three Societies as men tioned in my last letter viz;
(1) Society for the Purification Hongkong Women.
(2) Society for the Boycott of Hongkong Women.
(Society for the Preservation of Hongkong Men,
Finally,
I would again tako liberty to point out to Mr. "Homo" that the history of the different evilizations, the long-standing social traditions and social codes
are mainly responsible for the building up of the relations
be tween a man and a woman in any particular society. Therefore, one cannot look at the problem In isolation, but must go behind it to find out a "practical" solution. Mr. "Homo" is practical and he will certainly find a real solution besides writing to the Press. We earnestly hope that the essence of the oft-quoted verse from Scott's "Marmion" about the
started
and
of ench car.
WOR
The two САГА were
with
tho
attend,
and
ando,
N. C. OR. Class-There will be an examination for N. C. Os. on Friday, April 22nd at the Chinese Company's Headquarters at 4.00 p.m. under Mr. Paterson, P. P. T. S.
7.00-10.30 p.m.
:
M. V. Records, European Programme of Victor and
7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations, Mall Notice, etc.
7.03-7.30 p.m.
Symphony No. 6, in G Major
("Surprise") (Hinydn).
Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serre Kounaevitzky, 7068-7000.
7.30-8.00 p.m. Vocal Gems and
Victor Light Opera Company. 30008-85766.
Funny Face. Victor Ard Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Thoir Orchestra. 36918.
ther Report.
8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen-
Sergt. W. S. Dall, of the Traffic omce, called nga technical wit- ness, stated that from the amination he made of skidmarks, following the accident, he found that these extended four-and-a- half feet over the white lines in the centre of the rond. A dig- tance of 80 feet van die equipment etc. by the Company
mander. Fall in at
at 6.30
p.m. sharp. of Dress Blite Uniform, Cap with White Selections. the point the collision. The roadway at Cover, Belt
Whistle, this point 25 feet wide Armiet
Police Sunny Side Up, to be carried. The Love Parade. and against this they had to allow the six-a-half foot width Those not in possession of uniform Princess Flavia, will attend in mufti. No member may Dearest Enomy, so badly be absent from this parade without leave from the Company Commander. damaged, stated witness, that it The Equipment Ofleer will make it a was not possible for him to test point of being present. Recruits will their brakes. Taken length of the skid mark, he judged the pre-collision speed of M. Meunier's Willys-Knight at 35 miles an hour. He agreed that length of skid-marks could have been made if brakes were' gently or gradually Training Course-Part IL-All applied, and even if the speed members who have not passed Part II The skid marks were of Training Course should attend at all an one side, which seemed to the Chinese Company's Headquarters and not the car had wheeled 17, Queen's Road Central on Thursday,
April 21st. at 5.30 The road was dry at the
Inspection Parade.-All ranks of the In evidence, M. Meunier said Indian Company will parade at Central Police Station un Wednesday, April that the white lines were In-27th. for
n general inspection_of slinct.
He thought it was safer equipment etc. by the Company. Fall to keep more to the centre when fin at 5.30 pan. sharp. Dress-Blue Belt, Cover, ear, this being so because the Truncheon, body of his roadster was so high. Badge, Those not in possession of In giving his decision, his uniform will attend in mufti. No may be absent from this Worship held that the charge of member
pany Commander, The Equipment negligent driving had not been Parade without leave from the Com- proved, and said that he was not officer will make it a point of being satisfied with the evidence regard-present. Recruits will attend. ing speeding. Retarding the which defendant. other count, to
the same
were log.
iver. time.
the
Indian Company.
p.m.
with White
•
fendant said that Mr. Gillard had 1 "Ministering Angel" which be in taking a corner in an American Uniform: Whistle, and Armiel with
apparently made a mistake in his dates. He (defendant) was with Mr. Forest and had been to the Taikoo Docks, where defendant formerly employel. He thought he had money but when he put his hand in his packet he found that he had none, while Mr. Forest also discovered that he did not have any money on him. The inspector asked them to leave the tram, which they did and they had to walk back to town.
His Worship pointed out to the defendant that he was.only con- cerned with the incident at 5.45 p.m. on April 1 last.
any
The defondant replied that he know nothing whatever of such incident. The first he knew of the present charge was that he was brought up from the city and served with the aummons, ile was told that he was arrested for having no employment.
Detective Sergeant C. Mottram
quoted will not be lost sight of by him in any scheme that he pro- pounds for the
aolution of the evil.
pressed for time, must apoligise to Mr. "Home" for concluding my correspondence on this subject. I wish Mr. "Hamo" every SUCCESS in his
As I am
mission and if he wants to get in touch with me, he can always get my address from the Telegraph
Yours etc.,
K. B. VAIDYA.
FARTHQUAKE DOES MUCH DAMAGE.
CONTINUOUS SHOCKS FOR SIXTEEN HOURS.
clear that he was on the wrong had pleaded guilty, it was very side of the road. His Worship considered this practice extremely
dangerous.
TOO MUCH HUSTLE FOR MR. NOEL COWARD.
HIS REASON, FOR LEAVING HOLLYWOOD.
Hollywood, Mar. 18. "I don't want to become rich-I want to be happy." This is the renson given by Mr. Noel Coward for not staying in Hollywood either
Flying Squad.
The final instructional patrol of the
take place on Friday, April 29th. All month of the Hongkong Section will members must attend. Members will fall in at Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress Blue Uni- form and Cap with White Cover.
Race Duty. All members who have been detailed for Race Duty on Satur duy, April 23rd. will report in accor-
dance with Orders issued by the O. i/c. Unit.
held in the
Reserve Emergency Unit Defenda Class-The weekly fendu class will be gymnasium at Central on Thursday, April 21st, at 6.30 p.m.
8.03-8.46 p.m. Orchestral. Two American Sketches (Thomas
Grisello).
A
Victor Concert Orchestra. 30000. Kias at Dawn (Lehar). Luxemburg Waltz (Lehar). starek Wobor and His Orch. V-60005. Irish Rhapsody (Herbert).
Victor Symphony Orchestra. 36097. (Perdlo Grofe).
Metropolia
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra. 86083-35981. 8.-45-9.25. p.m.
The Entire Musical Numbers of the
Opera "The Gondoliera" (Gilbert and Sullivan) Recorded under the direction of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, B3860-03871.
9.25-10.28 p.m. A Concert. Soprano-Frances Aldu. Baritone-Dennis King. Pionint-Alfred Cortot.
Song-By the Waters of Minnetonk
(Cavannes-Liqurance). Song-Deep River (arr. La Forge).
(Soprano), 1208, Pianoforte Solos-Ballade In & Miner
(Chopin, Op. 23)-Balinde in F Major (Chopin, Op. 38).
7334-7334. Song-If I Were King (Robin-Chase-
Coslow). Song-Nichavo! (Jerome-Mana-
Zucca),
(Baritone). 22263. Pianoforte Solos-Ballade in A Flat
Major (Chopin, Op. 47)-Ballade in Minor (Chopín, Op. 52).
7836-7334. de-Song-The Bells of St. Mary's
(Furber-Adams). Song-Ever Of Theo I'm Fondly
Dreaming (Linley-Hall).
(Soprano). 1170. 10.28 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.
Close down.
Rifle Practice-Rife practice for the Sniper Section, N. O.'s and Squad-leaders will take place on the Tai Hang Range on Sunday, Apri 24th, at 10.00 a.m. Men will üssemble outside Queen's Pier at 8.45 nm. Uniform optional.
Hankow, Apr. 17. News has just been received here informed his Worship that the of the terrible damage wrought by defendant was arrested in town [ an earthquake, which shook the as a writer or an actor. on the vagrancy charge and taken Yangstze Valley 10 days ago. A further reason is, according to to Police Headquarters where he† Macheng, in the North-West of him, that "People work too deuced was later served with the summons | Hupeh. experianced continuous hard. They get up at 6.30 and have! taken out by the Tramway Com- | tremors for 16 hours, beginning to make up and be on the lot' attice will be carried out by Squads a
pany.
The defendant was fined $10
or ten days' hard labour on the summons for evating payment of his fare on the tran and ordered to be committed to the House of Detention on the vagrancy charge. Sergeant Mottram said the police would have to take up the ques- tion of sending the defendant away from the Colony.
GOVERNOR VISITS
CANTON.
SIR WM. & LADY PEEL ENTERTAINED.
from the afternoon of April 6,
Scores of houses were wrecked,
eight o'clock.
Then they stand around all day under the red-hot lights. They eat hurriedly at midday, and because they
too tired to sit up late at night, have their supper served on trays.
arc
tremendous cracks appearing in them. Many people were killed.
Surrounding villages report that 70 per cent. of all the bulldings have collapsed and that the corpecs of humans and animals are every-
That's no way to live," continu- where.
ed Mr. Coward, "and certainly no Officials in the Macheng aren are way to work. And the poor name of urgently requesting relief from the writers-how, in the provincial authorities-Reuter's heaven, they accomplish anything Special.
In the rabbit-hutches to which they are assigned is beyond me. They even punch time clocks," he added As a final expression of horror.
Mr. Coward is leaving here for Now York next week.
POSSIBLE RESPITE
SUGGESTED.
GERMANY'S LONG TERM OBLIGATIONS.
Berlin, Apr. 17.
Canton. Apr. 17. His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong and Lady Peel, accom- panied by their personal staff, paid an unofficial visit to Canton yester- day, arriving by the morning
A hint at the possibility of a train, which reached Canton at moratorium for German long-term 11.30. His Excellency was mot at credita was given by Herr Schacht, the station by British Consular former President of the
Reichs- pificials, and representatives of the bank, broadcasting to America. Canton Government, and then pro- Herr Schacht said that a tex- ceeded to the British Consulate-porary moratorium for long-term General, where he attended a quiet private loans might also have to luncheon party, of an informal be arranged, but in the end no nature.
owner of German securities would suffer any loss.
The difficulty not of making pay- meat of credits but of transferring them would undoubtedly increase in the course of the next few months and any further lagging of busi- news must be avoided if future transfers were to be facilitated. Reuter.
It was unfortunate that the first visit to Canton of His Excellency and Lady Peel should be marred by inclement weather. However, having expressed his desire to see the sights of the city, both he and Lady Peel were driven around the town, escorted by a motor-cycle section of the Canton Municipal Police, smartly attired in the new motor cycle police uniforms.
· BRIGHTEST PLACE IN EUROPE.
|
IRISH BOMBSHELL.
Revolver Practice.-Revolver - Prac,
and 4 on the Kennedy Road Rangu on Members will fall in outside Queen's Friday, April 22nd, at 5.15 p.m. Pier on that day at f. 10 p.m. Uniform
optional.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R).
LOCAL WEDDING.
MR. H. K. LEUNG AND MISS M. QUAN FOY.
10.30 p.m.
All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrio and Co.
KING'S THEATRE.
POWERFUL FILM NOW -SHOWING.-
"The Man I Killed," now showing at the King's Theatre, is a film like- ly to make people think. It is the story of a young Frenchman who l filled with remorse because he bay- oneted a German lad in the tren- chea during the Great War, who seeks out the lad's parents in the At St. Paul's Church on Satur- hope of obtaining their forgiveness, day afternoon. Miss Mary Quan shrinks from the task when he Foy, Washington, U.S.A.. eldest meets them, and eventually falls in daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quan love with the dead man's sweetheart, Foy, became the bride Mr. H. K. A Lubitsch production, the fin Leung, a graduate of the Univer-attains real greatness by the man- síty of the Philippines, and ner of its presentation. Rather General Manager of the Ah Chow morbid in parts, it is relieved by BISCUIT MAKERS SHOCK Tobacco Co., Shanghai, Canton some deft touches of home life and
LABOUR CIRCLES.
and Hongkong. The Rev. S. F. amull-town reactions, In its more Chan officiated.
serious parts, the realism is power- Dublin, Apr. 17. The bride, who was given away fully conveyed, with a fine moral in A bombshell has been thrown by her father, wore a dress of regard to the folly of war. Phil- into Labour political circles by a crepe sutin, and carried a bouquet Hips Holmes has the difficult role of circular issued to their employees of arum lillies. She was attend the young Frenchman, and he is by Messrs. Jacob and Company, ed by Miss Jennie Sling, are-admirable in the part. Lionel the well-known biscuit manufac- turned student from "America, Barrymore scores a great succes.. turers and the second largest em-and Miss Agnes Pau, a local with his fine acting as the father ployers of labour in Ireland, de- 'Varsity graduate, as bridesmaids, of the dead young soldier, while claring that if the Free State and they were attired in dresses Nancy Carroll is good as the sweet- leaves the British Commonwealth of pink, silk crepe, and light blue heart. The other characters arg they will be forced to dispenso with crepe, respectively. They carried also ably taken. A film which will half of their employees, amounting bouquets of gladioli and snap live long in the memory, to 1,600.
dragons. Miss C. F. Leung wna flower-girl and carried a basket of carnations. As page-boy, Mas-
Quan Foy wore costume of white silk crepe.
The bride's mother attended In a creation of black silk crepo trimmed with cream coloured lace.
The company explains that if the Free State is not a member of the Empire, the biscuits mado inter David Dublin are liable to import duties in Britain, Northern Ireland and elsewhere, which would mean the Company having to transfer their manufacturing to the Aintree fac- tory.-Reuter's Special Service.
"
Mr. T. P. Ng, Manager of the Fook Tin Sun Co., Shanghai, din. charged the duties of best man, Mr. Denis K. Hazel, Eastern whilst Mr. S. P. Ng was grooms- director and representative of Mesars, man, William Sykes, Ltd., of London and
Messrs. A reception was held at Lane, Harbury, representative of J. H. Dallmeyer, Ltd, London, and Crawford's Restaurant, followed Mesars. Brown Brothers, Ltd., London, by a banquet at the Kam Ling at Restaurant, West Point, in the has established his headquarters Hongkong, with offices in the Asia evening. Life Building, 14 Queen's Road, Central.
ŠUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
The following cable at the close of the sugar market on Saturday has been received by Messra, Pen- treath and Co.
His Excellency and Lady Feel dinod at the Provincial Governor's Realdonco on Saturday night. Amongst those present were the Mayor of Canton, the Commis-
PICADILLY CIRCUS LIGHTED sioner of Public Safety, the British Consular staff, the Governor's
BY G0,000 WATTS.
London Terminals. staff, the Chairman of the British Municipal Council, Mr. E. R. HII,
London, Apr. 17.
August 1932 4/84 up 18. and wife, the Senior British Naval Lamy standards 20 feet high,
December 1982 6/1 up 13⁄41⁄4d. Officer, and Major C. Wilson, and weighing 14 tons each, were
March 1933 5/4 up 11⁄2d. O.B.E., V.I., Superintendent of the being erected in Piccadilly Circus,
May 1933 5/5 up 11⁄2d. Shameen Municipal Couneft Police. to-day, as part of the new electric A luncheon party was given in lighting system which, it is bellev
New York Terminals. Travelling with Warder E. Stevens, his honour on Sunday, at the od, will make the thoroughfare the
The many friends of Inspector C. F.
No quotations. British Consulate which several brightest place in Europe and the Alexander, in charge of the Trafic as pnasonger, Warder C. Dicks, of Chinese officials and leading Empire.
Office at Police Headquarters, will be Victorin Gaol, met with a mishap Surabaya (16/4/32). - Trust. The power used will be 60,000 pleased to learn that he has made a while rounding a corner on the Inland Mills-aatimate of New Crop Shameon residents attended.
Sugar, 1,500,000 Later in the afternoon, His Ex-watts, or 1,000 times the power of rapid recovery after being recently Rond near Repulse Bay on Friday White
akidded and
Brown Bugar, 66,000 cellency left for Hongkong on lght which people ordinarily road operated upon for appendicitis. Te night. The machine II. M. S. Tarantula, Our Oton Corby in their homes. British Wire- was discharged from Hospital during struck a wall. Mr. Stevons was uns Molasses Sugar, 50.000
injured, but his companion received the week-end
Injuries to his right hand.
total, 2,210,000 tons.
respondent.
Iran.
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Banished for 10 years on April & Kowloon Magistracy this morning h this year, youth named Li Hung, Detective Sergeant Moran. High Work tons; only 18 years of age, was 'discovered ship remarked that he had bom deali with very Ughtly so far, en accounti tons In Nathan Road by a Chinese detec of his age, but he did not seem tona: tive on Saturday afternoon. He was realise It. Sentence of nine months
charged before Mr. Fraser at the hard labour was imposad.