GLOUCESTER
BUILDING
OPENING ON MONDAY NEXT
ARTISTIC PUBLIC
ROOMS
Gloucester Building Apartments
THE
HONGKONG
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.
TELEGRAPH.
CHINESE TRADE
TEN STROKES FOR HOPE THAT TURNED
LAD
MOTHER REQUESTS
MORE
was
The case of a perverse ind who would not behave himself presented in the light of a pro- blem to Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Control Police Court to-day.
TO DESPAIR
#
OUT OF WORK AND STARVING
London, Mar. 31. Seven stowaways from "down under stood in a London police court yesterday and were sent to prison.
EXHIBITION,
RECOMMENDATION TO CHAMBER MEETING
A recommendation for the establish- ment of an International products nt of permanent nature fair the premises of the Chinese Gen- Rested by Mr. Taze-chung of the Rank cral Chamber of Commerce was sug- of Canton, at the monthy meeting yesterday afternoon of this Chamber, aided and was supported by the
The event calls attention to the The boy, aged 15, was charged When it opens on Monday next, with the unlawful possession of fact that the "World Tramps" at which Mr. Wong Kwong-tin pro-
increasing. the atowaways-are a fountain pen and a pencil be
gone to seck fortune overseas and stolen, from the fact that he was
failed, unable to give a satisfactory ex- planation among the many ferent versions he told n
will offer to residents one of the loved by the police to have been They are mostly men who havo Secretary, Mr. Lee Wen-knm.
it
most attractive restaurants and With private bark in Hongkong. its many amenities and artistic de
will corative scheme, doubt become most popular, with those who wish to dine and wine amid pleasant surroundings.
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Situated on the eighth floor of the huge building, where it com- mands a magnificent view of the harbour and the city, the res taurant is on the right of the lifts. It is a spacious room, hordered on the one side by a wide verandah which is to be used an a "sitting out" rendezvous complete with luxurious modern furniture.
PALE GREEN MOTIF.
tive.
dif- detec.
Although no official record was forthcoming of a previous mis. that Alated demeanour-it was
been
the fingerprints may have lost the mother of the culpril vouched for the fact that last year, in December, he had eum mitted a somewhat like offence, and was given a whipping.
comu
Since the depression in Australia there have been numerous Савев in which stowaways have been found in vessels from that country mostly Englishmen driven by crisis to try any the economie means of returning home.
Stowing away is not an casy matter. The shipping companies know every little cubby-hole, and no place aboard ship is too remote to escape examination.
to
Mr. Taxe-chung said that the exhibition would provide an unpre cedented opportunity for the manu- fneturers of Chinese products to obtain new business connexions with representatives of firms abroad, and
It would
furnish closer co- meanwhile
and ion between distributors operation
foreign By exhibiting manufacturers. products of a similar nat
nature to the native producte the comparison would the improvement encourage Chinese methods while simultaneously representatives of foreign firms de sirous of obtaining an iden of the Chinese products in the Now Ter- ritories and Hongkong could reach their objects by going to this Fair.
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC By Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 366 metres. (845 K.C.'s).
6-8 p.m. European Programme of Victor and H.M.V. Recorda.
6-6.30 p.m. Operatie. Lohengrin-Prelude (Wagner)
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. 0791. The Flying Dutchman-Senta's Ballad (Wagner) Elisabeth Rothberg
(Soprano). 1477. Tannhauser-Fest March (Wagner). Lohengrin-Prelude to Act 3
Chicago Symphony (Wagner) Orchestra conducted by Frederiek Stock. 7386. Fair Maid of Perth-The Flame of
Love (Bizet) Damnation of Faust-While You Play
at Sleeping (Berlioz)
Marcel Journet (Bass). 1123. 6.30-6.65 p.m. Orchestral. The Rose (arr. Myddleton),
The Reven stowaways sent prison yesterday were found in She further volunteered the
The Export Business.
The London Palladium Orchestra. C2061. statement that although work had the Port Caroline soon after sho
Regreting the falling off in the They were confined in the ship's
Minuet (Boccherini). The general decorative scheme been provided for him, he would left Auckland, New Zealand.
Amount of Chinese exports abroad, na includes plaster motifs in pale go out gallivanting, and
among the Leopold Stokowski and the green, while sprayed bronze cen-home in the evening minus his hospital quarters when the vessel due to the slackness and lack of 18th Century Dance (Josef Haydn).
modern management
Philadelphis Orchestra. 7200, tres add to the attractivenes of the sheen and socks, or other wear- reached Gravesend, but they broke
Court mentioned the British Government's Nautical Moments (arr. Winter). design. The lighting effects are Ing apparel that would have other out and tried to escape. Yester- Chinese manufacturers, the speaker
The London Palladium Orchestra. #1 The ceil-wise made him respectable-day at East Ham Police
their names were given as:
recent announcement of preference to
C1854. completely up-to-date.
British and Tools looking citizen.
Denis Russel Owen (24), farm
7 p.n. (Stock Quotations, Mai included inc
Notice, etc.). labourer, Pinner Green, Mid-he said, includinion products which in Hongkong, an an oppor "actured
ing is in fawn, with panels in a delicate shade of fawn, and pale green borders. The plaster mounts floor, in pale green. The which is highly polished, is nist semi-sprung, and will offer an ideal place for dancing.
are
"I can do nothing with him," she declared to the Magistrate.
lad):- His Worship (to the Look here, I am going to give you a beating this time. You have started a dangerous line of life, and I want you to give it up at. together. You will end up spend- is installed with the latest uten ing a long time in gol if you sils and cookers, as well na n-are not careful. ton freezing plant and a fee- cube making box.
The kitchen is the last word in modernity, with special attention paid to absolute cleanliness.
It
The mother:-The last time he stayed away got 12 strokes he
When he from home for days.
in a finally returned, he was worse looking condition than be
fore.
He takes en strokes now,
OLD ENGLISH BAR, The private har, on the left of the lifts, is decorated in typical old English style, complete with
Is Worship:--He will be ar rafters and beautifully panelled walls, all in polished teakwool. I rested if he does not return this The room occupies the whole of time. the corner of the building over- Des- looking Pedder Street and Veoux Road, while from it runs
The mother: Give him more! n wide verandah, which will be
His Worship responded to the used for sitting-out, in the summer months.
The artistic design of appeal by enjoining on the off- this part of the building is an out-cial exrrying out the sentence to standing feature.
"be sure to make ent gand ones,"
On the #nors below are residen. tial roams, nicely ted out, each with its own bathroom and modern conveniences. There are singl
rooms and suites and the former have been so arranged that two or three enn be converted
suite if desired.
into a
decorative The whole of the work has been carried out by Arts and Crafts, Ltd.
HUT FOR GIRL GUIDES
BRIDGE & MAH JONGG PARTY
About 300 ladies were present at a Bridge and Mah-Jongg party held yesterday afternoon at the Lusitano Club with the object of raising funds for a Headquarters Hut for the Girl Guides. Mrs. C. A. da Roza gave away the prizes, after which she was presented with a bouquet by little Marie Silva.
The following were the prize- winners:
Contract Bridge:-Winner, Mrs. Grossman; Hidden No.. Mra. Ref. Miss Jenn Prize, fey, Booby Lyons.
Auction Bridge:-Winner, Mis. Stearna: Hidden No., Mrs. Sutton; Booby Prize, Mrs. Donald Forbes, Mrs. Mah Jongg: -Winner, Jano: Hidden No., Mr. Jex; Bog-
by prize, Mrs. Tobias,
Raffles-1at prize: ("Nudist"); 2nd prize:
(Dr. Bunje); 3rd prize:
No. 1565 No. 988 No. 645
(A. M. Bowes-Smith); 4th prize: No. 2347 (Mrs. Dunbar).
U.S. BASEBALL
LEAGUE LEADERSHIP
CHANGES
New York, Apr. 27. Chienga in the National and New York in the American take the lat to-day as the result of matches played na follows:
Cincinnati,
National Lengue.,
• 6 St. Louis
4
8 Pittsburgh
to make him remember that some more are coming to him bye-and- bye.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.
With the exception of cements, which appear to be receiving strong support, and one or two other counters, the rest of the list alows little unimation, On the other hand, buyers are rendily found on any recession in the invest ment section.
Sales,
Kailan Mining Ad 26/3 Providents (New) $2.35 Hotels (Cum. Rights) $13.18 Telephones (P.P.) $24
Buyers.
Douglases 327
Benguet Explorations 30 cents. Wharves $143
Providenta (Old) $4.00 Providents (New) $2.30
Lands $70 Hongkong alties $11.60 Hongkong
$06 Chinese Hongkong Yaumati Ferries $344 X. Div. Chinn Lights (Old) $21 Hongkong Electrics $73% Macao Electrics $24
Telephone
Cements Lane,
$21
$24
(Old) 35.8 Mackintoshs $18
X, Div. (Old) $5 Constructions Longu Constructions (New) $1%% Govt. Loans $4% Premium. Kailan Mining Ad. 25/6 . South China Motors "B" $12 Hongkong Trams $221⁄4 South China Enterprises $9
YOUNG WIFE OVERBOARD
LINER MYSTERY
How London woman dix- appeared during a dunec from the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Richmond, 20,000 tons, was re- vealed recently after an interval of three weeks.
When the liner arrived at Sou- hamuton from the Mediterraneau, it was disclosed that after the ves sel left Southampton on March 12, Mrs. A. N. M. Andrews, aged 34, of Chillerton-road, Tooting. was lost overboard.
Dodd
diesex.
(21). Frederick
labourer. Springburn,
gow. John Garden Cameron
for the Chinese to improve their export- Reference was also farm business.
Ing Glas-made of the organization of the Em
pire Products Fair in Kowloon as an (21), exemple which should be followed by
the Chinese merchants.
Beaman, no fixed abode. William Studderd Jarvis Spence (21), farm labourer, Less- wade, Edinburgh.
George Henry Williamson (20)
farm
Aldon-road. labourer, Oxhey, Watford. Stanley Thomas Sands (20). Wath-on-Green, Yorkshire. Herbert Jack Palmer (39),
bricklayer, Green, Chiswick.
Other members participated in the discussion and they generally
agreed with Mr. L's recommenda tion for the Chamber to take the lead in organising the fair, which should and. native exhibit the latest
products One member also forelyn goods. pointed out that the organisation of the fair would bring the Chamber in relation with the Chinese Strand-on-the | duser
manufacturers and guilds which de- sired to push their trado.
Hidden in the Cargo Mr. Peregrine (prosecuting) sald the fare from Auckland was £85 and as there were seven men it represented £595.
All the men, he said, had secret- ed themselves at Auckland in the bunkers and had no doubt been nasilsted by someone, for they were buried among the cargo. Three of them had gone out to Australin under assisted emigration schemes,
Two men, he added, got off the ship in London, but one (Dodd) was arrested in King George V. Dock and the other (Palmer) was arrested Chiswick almost soon as he arrived there. Had he not been arrested the shipowners a fine would have been liable to of £100,
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The meeting subsequently olceted a sub-committee consisting of Messrn. Li Tuze-chung. Mok Ying-kwal, Wong Tang, Cheung Kat-thing, Shin Pa kwan, Lal Yam-shuen, Ma Man-fei Choy Cheong, and Kwok Cluten, Leung Yew-cho to work up a general plan for the organisation of the fair.
THE PIECE GOODS DISPUTE.
6.55-7.30 p.m. A Concert. Piano Solo-Shepherd's Hoy
(Grainger). Piano Solo-Passepied (Delibes).
Ossip Gabrilowitsch. 1005. Sang-Serenade (Schubert). Song-Cnim As The Night (Bohm).
Louise Homer (Contralto). 60701 Violin Solo-Frasquita Serenade
(Lohar-Kreisler). Violin Solo-Kreisler Serenade
(Lehar).
Fritz Kreisler. 1158. Song The Irish Emigrant (Dufferin
Barker). Sang-By the Short Cut to the Roses
(Hepper-Fox). John McCormick (Tenor). 1528. String Bass. Solo-Minuet in a G
(Beethoven). String Bass Solo-Valse Miniature
(Kousaevitzky).
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CHINESE DEALERS GIVE THEIR VIEWS
Chinese dealers' Presenting the
Piano Solo views concerning the demand for a revision of the old piece goods con- tract between them and the local im-
The
Chinese Piece Goods
ods ITumorous
- Gracie Fields. B3008. of Hongkong has issued a new in Chinese.
8 pm. Leal Time and Weather and lengthy statement
Report. The statement makes an attempt to oTer substantial explanations for the various reasons which encouraged the dealers to present their demand to the -importers. A free translation of part
of the atatement appears below.
Stressing the necessity for their buying for "arrival" instead of for a letter that his father was serious shipment, the Guild says that piece
Owen in defence said they were and able to get work in New Zealand and they had nothing to cat.
All the other defendants except Palmer also pleaded that en- ployment in New Zealand was very bad.
Palmer said that he had received
|RULING THE SPIRIT WORLD
A
the
year.
8.30-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Cencert.
10.30p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News,
10.33 p.m. Close Down.
All records in the above European
ly ill and he had no means to gelonts are booked for periodical and Programmes are kindly supplice by back but this. His father had seasonal demands to be sent frour Eng- Mesars. S. Moutrie & Co.
to Hongkong by stuce died,
Innd elsewhere o
and Each defendant was sentenced to different consignments to meet the
dentera
demands from the anticipated 28 days hard labour.
the markets at different times of
in the arrival of the consign- from payment of the six per cent. delay in the ments may mean a colossal loss to the above mentioned, for such period as dealers on account of the falling in they may be impeded or prevented demand in the market when certain from performing their part of the months of the year have elapsed. The, contract by reason of flood, fire, etc. Guild goes on to cite cases in which
Touching on the appointment of delay in arrival has led to protracted' arbitrators to settle disputes, the negotiations between dealers and - Guild argue that they demand that porters, with detrimental results to arbitrators should be appointed one the former.
by each side, because the dealera in the past have austalped losses when the Koosa falled to comply with the standard of the quality or colour shown in the samples. The Guild points out that throughout the long period of business between the im- porters and the Chinese dealers there have been only three occasions on which goods had to be rejected to the WOTO, therefore, importers. These but rare occasions.
·SIR O, LODGE ON DEMAND FOR CREATOR
Percentage for Interest. Referring to the fixing of the six per Sir Oliver Lodge, speaking at Christ Church, Westminster, snid cent. to cover the interest, godown, in- that the material world was not surance and other charges, the Guild the permanent part of existence, explains that nine per cent, was fixed in 1922, when the banking interest and he had found, and was finding was much higher than it is to-day, every day, more and more strongly As the six per cent. interest la paid that the great reality was the spirit to cover the period from the date of clearance until delivery, it le con- ual world. a world which still per- haps, needed some physical mechan-sidered logical that in case the buyer ism, but did not need materialism, should pay for and take delivery of the goods before due date of clearance, "The material universe is a great the seller should allow a like per- work of art," he continued, "full of centage to the buyer for the unex-
pired period. design and plan, though I do not know what it means. That uni- work of art, demands verse, as I creator; a being who is in and of the spiritual world, and, we bellove, rules that spiritual world
to some purpose.
find that spiritual world is a great reality. All else, however, beautiful and interesting, la tem- porary and evanescent."
от
mer.
A
Old Question Revived. The Guild furthermore says that their insistence on the appointment of a Chinese arbitrator in only a revival of an old recommendation
tho. which they made in 1922, when Relief of Obligations.
old contract was worked out between the Commenting in their suggestion in the importers, dealers and
when it was tho new contract for relief from their Manchester producers,
Chinesc obligations in the event of a strike, then suggested, that the riot, boycott, war, civil commotion or General Chamber of Commerce should other hostilities, provided that they be represented as arbitrator in can produce a certificate issued by the dispute. The matter was subsequent-
Chamber of Commerce
ly dropped in 1022., Chinese other representative body of
The Guild also objects to one clause chanta in or nearest to the district affected, the Guild makes it clear that of the old contract which at puintes similar concessions and privileges that any goods not taken delivery of in. have for years been granted to the within the time specified shall remain
contract nt at buyers' risk, excluding fire importers in the old tinies of unforeseen occurrences insurance and such risks as may be by negligence on the part of Chuned the producing country. Her fall was seen by passengers
the aellers. The Guild adds that as on the promenade deck after din-
The Guild deems it fair therefore, the dealers have paid the nine per ner and during a dance, and life-
NECESSITY FOR TAX-ON
for both aldes, that similar privileges belts wore thrown into the sea,
TEA STOCKS
should be extended to the dealers in cent. interest the sellers should assume
The
risks during that period. their acceptance of the goods. Sneaking into the cabin of Sub.and the ship was put about. Al-
saying that London, 27.
cites the adamant attitude
to the Lieut. G. R. Carver whilst the offleer, though the vessel cruised in the
During the debate in the House maintained by the importers during the guild concludes by was resting yesterday afternoon, an vicinity for an hour, nothing was
seen of Mrs. Andrews, and
of Commons on the Tea Duty the the strike and boycott period in 1925, Chinese text of the contract, in the unemployed Chinese stole from a table $3.32 in money but the owner, voyage was continued.
Government spokesman said that when the Chinese dealers were anked event of a dispute, is made because the Mr. R. S. Andrews, who
to take delivery of their goods and to who was not asleep as the man hind
pay for the interest, godown, insur dealers want a safeguard against the Insertion of additional clauses in the thought, promptly arrested the In- accompanying his wife, requested tea stocks in the country truder. On being brought before Mr. the enptain not to breadcast news suficient for six months supply. ance fees etc. despite the auspension contract, and if an Insertion is made Schofield at the Central Police Court
of the affair in order that his son and that if these stocks were not af shiping facilities between Hong the dealers wish that such should
would loco this morning the man was sentenced
and daughter at home should re-taxed the revenue to ona month's har labour on the
0-$1,700,000-Renter'e Spreial Ser larceny charge and fined $10 or ten days' imprisonment for trespassing.
Chicago
Detroit
51. Louis
American League.
3 Chicago
1 Cleveland
-Router.
5
nain in ignorance of their
ther's. fate until his return.
the
WAB
vire.
BRITISH TARIFFS.
were
kong and Kwangtung,
be written in both Chinese and Fog- Therefore the Guild recommends lab, which should be chopped by the that the dealers should be exempted deniers as well as the importers.
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