MOTOR MISHAP SEQUEL
SERIOUS CHARGES
POSSIBLE
BRITAIN'S OUT OF WORKS
(Continued from Page 1.) Anancial condition of the local authority justified them.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.
CHARLIE CHOA JUDGMENT
FOR SUM OF OVER $85,000
Was
The possibility of charges of a very grave nature arising out of an
THE REAL CAUSE...
An ex parte action for $85,814.77 against Charlie Choa, formerly inquiry to be held next week into He did not think it could be compradore of the Equitable East- the death of a Chinese school established that the continued
Banking Corporation, teacher at a motor accident in Ju-high figure of unemployment was heard before the Mr. Justice bilee Road on a rocent aveek-end, due to any falling off in public Wood, acting Chief Justice, at the was mentioned by Mr. J. works. Statistics showed that, Supreme Court this morning, the Prentis, who appeared for the compared with four years ago, the plaintiffs being the Ho Hong Bank prosecution against Kwok Hung- increase of unemployment was Ltd., 13, Queen's Road Central. ki, a Macao broker, before Mr. due rather to loss of export trade, Wynne-Jones at the Central Police but there had already been a constructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara Court this morning,
Defendant," the alleged driver of the car, is at present charged with theft by bailee of a car belonging to Ng Chuk-wab, a building con- tractor, and with obtaining $1,000 by means of an alleged forged
siderable decrease in some of
(In-
THE LINCOLNSHIRE.
Victory By Length for Dorigen.
Over
TWENTY-FIVE TO ONE.
London, Mar 22, The Lincolnshire Handicap, rad a mile at Lincoln to-day - DORIGEN sulted: SOLENOID
(Weston) VARSITY EXPRESS (W. Rickaby) 3"
(Canty) Betting: 25 DORIGEN, 10 Solenoid. lengths between second and third.
Farsity Express Won by a length with Others: Totaig (Beary);
50
half
(Carslake): Inverman, (Mc
RADIO BROADCAST
EUROPEAN STUDIO CONCERT TO-NIGHT
355 metres (k/c.).
From Z. B. W., on waye length of
5-5.30 p.m. Orchestral. 5-8 pm European programme.
Light Cavalry--Overture (Suppe)
New Light Symphony Orchestra. Salot D'Amour (Elgar) Carissima. (Bigar)
New Symphony Orchestra conduct- ed by Sir Edward Elgar.
those industries since tariffs had Grist) who stated that the sum Alluvialarento, (Ray); Largition, Pomp and Circumstance (No. 4 in G}'
been introduced:
"
in certain industries, notably the The exports trade had improved manufacture of motor cars. The export of cotton piece goods to
claimed was balanec on a current account, and was found on a writ ant's address and occupation were of foreign attachment. Dofend- unknown to the plaintiffs.
After giving formal evidence to
Trinidad (A.
Knight Error,
La
(Steve
Becassine, (Sam Sand Fiel (E. Fox);
Well
(Fox)
Mr. Frentis said the Deputy recovery lay, in the restoration Procedure, Mr. Macnamara ape (Sirett):
Wrathnil (Smirke); Young Native, Holmwood, (Novett); Ship-
Amoys,
(cli
Tom Tit III, Hat Guard, (Smith); (Robertson); Heaven
I
Pomp Circumstance (No. 3 in C
Minor) (Elgar)
Lenden
Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Edward Elgar. Hansel and Gretel--Overture
(Humperdinck).
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Costes
5.30-6 p.m.
Company.
In his view, the main hope of Chapter 17 of the Code of Civil (Gordon Inspector General of Police took a of export trade, "nows hampered plied for judgment and an order bourne, very serious view of the case, and by exchange control, quotas, for execution in the sum of $3,200 Rickaby); had instructed him to strongly prohibitions and excessive tariffs against Messrs. Wallace Harper Philander, Richards) It was a formidable task to and Co., Ltd.. garnishees in the Sent, (Richardson); Litigation, (Tay- Replying to his Worship, Mr. induce," other countries to
reaction, the amount being admitt lor); China Prince (Fletcher)-Reu-Helena May Institute, by courtesy of Prentis said that if charges of a move or mitigate those tariffs, fed by them as owing to the de-ter.
A relay of the 1st Part of the' Shakespearean Concert from graver nature arose from the in particularly because the situation Lendant,
the
oppose bui).
"
quiry proceedings, they would take was to some extent implicated by Judgment, was given in the priority over the present charges political considerations. But it amount claimed with costs and against the defendant. An im would be a mistake to take anf the necessary order made. portant witness on the second unhopeful view of the prospects. charge was not returning to theIn several directions there was Colony until Wednesday next-tion was likely to improve in the reason to suppose that the "situa- That was the clerk.
next few months.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, for the de- -fence, said he did not quite under- stand the question of priority. If the facts of the inquiry had some connexion with the present charges, then he would agree.
AMERICAN HOPES.
United States, where, thanks to He mentioned in particular the the courage of the new President, a change had taken place. which
NEW BRITISH GUNBOAT
ARRIVES HERE IN
SECTIONS ***
Queer cargoes are often brought
His Worship remarked that if might almost be called miracul to the Far East, but one of the charges arose from the inquest, ous. Confidence had been largely that the present charges would restored and a sense of hope for strangest must be the consignment more or less be submerged. the future had come back to
aboard the P. & O. liner Carthage, Mr. Prentis:-The facts of the American people. That confidence which arrived from London this inquest have nothing to do with was being reflected here in stock morning. the present charges.
exchanges and in financial mat-
quiry.
Consigned from the Admiralty Mr. Lo said he did not like theters.
to the British naval authorities In word "it." It would mean his The European situation and al-Shanghai, the Carthage has in her client would have to stay in gaolo undergone a remarkable and assembled, will be launched as holds complete parts, which, when för about a month, awaiting whe-beneficial change. ther charges of a more serious
Regarding the World Economic boat for the China Station. The H.M.S. Sandpiper, the new gun. nature would arise from the in- Conference, he saw no reason why consignment includes the hull, It should not take place within machinery, and even the arma the next two or three months, Meantime, preparations for it were ing to their size, are being carried ments and masts... The latter, ow- going on all round. He hoped to to Shanghai as deck cargo. 4sations with the French Finance piper will be stationed
follow up his recent long conver- When commissioned, the the Minister by similar conversations Yangtze River patrol. Mr. Lo naked his Worship to not think that at any time since with the Italian Minister. He did consider the question of bail.
His Worship, replying to Mr. Prentis, said that by March 31, they would know where they stood. "His Worship set aside April 3, and 5 as provisional dates for
hearing.
the war there had been a closer
National Call-Orer. ·"·
London, Mar, 22. The Grand National Call-over to- day was:
9/1 Gregalach (t. and o). 9/1 Golden Miller (o); 10/1 (t);} 20/1 Egremont (o);
20/1 Heartbreak Hill (0); 22/1
(t).
22/1 Remus (o); 25/1 (t). 25/1 Society (t. and o). 25/1 Annandale (0).
25/1 Delaneigo (0); 28-1 (t).
28/1 Pelorus Jack (0): 30/1 (t.) 33/1 Near East (t. and o), 33/1 Forbra (0).
33/1 Merriment (o); 35/1 (t), 33/1 Kellsboro Jack (o); 40/1. (t).] 40/1 Theras (t. and o). 40/1 Coup de Chapeau (t. and o). -Reuter.
"RIFLE SHOOTING,
Poor Conditions for League Match on Sunday.
THE BELILIOS SHIELD.
proved to be rather trying to the Owing to a bright light, which eyes, prevailing throughout the Band-match, poorer scores than usual were registered at Taikoo Range on Sun- on the day afternoon, when the Hongkong Ride Club met and defeated the Police Rife and Revolver Club by small.margin. Scores
Mr. Prentls The Deputy In-approximation between the views M.C.C. IN WELLINGTON. spéctor General of Police has of the British and French Govern- instructed me to oppose, bail very strongly.
His Worship remarked that the present charges were also serious, In view of that, he would oppose ball..
Accused was formally remanded for seven days.
ments upon the important subjects
which would have to be discussed Paynter and Hammond in at the World Economic Conferen ce-British Wireless.
BEER & FARM RELIEF well prepared.
BILLS PASSED
H
The Effect of Roosevelt's Measure
Washington, Mar. 22. President Roosevelt has signed the Beer Bill, which provides for the legal sale of beverages with a content of, 3.2 per cent, alcohol, fifteen days from the date of sign- ing.
Hongkong Rifle Club.
R. A. Starling
R. H. Woodman
British Display.
-N
T. Swan II. C. Watson "L. B. Holmes *G. H. Owen
thirty miles from Hsifengkou.
A DRAWN MATCH. The Japanese reinforcements are expected to resume the as- sault on the Chinese line to-day or
Wellington, Mar. 22. After rain liad prevented a ball to-morrow, but the defenders are from being bowled yesterday, the match between Wellington and The Chinese claim that during the M.C.C., opened this morning. the fighting yesterday a Japanese The match was left draws when aeroplane from Jehol City was the M. C. C. declared at 223 for 8 brought down at Haifengkou,, the wickets, Hammond contributing pilot being killed. Special.
A cable received in the Colony to- dey by the Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade from Peking states that the Tientsin Concession is now. Inacccesible to Chinese soldiers.
58.
Wellington lost two wickets for 141 runs-Renter.
200 500 600 Total 27 31.30 68
25.29 30 84 31 27 26 84 30 27 23 80
Total
507
Police Club.
Ritchie
28 24 30" 82
*H. McKay *Roberts
Winslade A. E. Carey
*J. E. Scott
Total
23 30 28 81
26 31 23 80 26 26 24 75 25 25 21 71 25 19 65
454
45.4
499
plus 10% allowance for open
centrated in the Peking area. The was found hanging from a tree at Six thousand wounded are now con- Ng Sam, described as a concubine, ambulance and nursing personnel is the rear of Water Road yesterday. sights. considered adequate, but ambulance The body cars and surgical appliances are said mortuary.. The police suspect sui- was removed to the to be insufficient,
cide.
DAY BY DAY NEWS
The House of Representatives have passed the Farm Relief Bill. The Bill, submitted to Congress by President Hoover, authorises the Secretary of the Agriculture MULTITUDE, THAT WHICH IT CON-Victoria and four from Kowloon, and
Department to secure a reduction in the acreage basis of commodi- ties, affecting whent, hogs, cattle, sheep, rice, tobacco or milk.
the funds of the Finance Recon- struction Corporation.
WHAT IS TRUTH?
TINUALLY READS AND Spengler,
IN BRIEF
FOR THE
HEARS,
Five cases of small-pox, one from two cases of meningitis, were report- ed to the health authorities on Tues- day.
*
Bitten by a dog owned by a resid-
dog was seized and removed Kennedy Town for observation.
to
*
LADIES TENNIS.
the Committee.
!!
6-6.30 p.m. Operatic. Band-Cavalleria Rusticana Selection (Mascagni) Creatore's Band, Vocal Gems-Carmen-(Bizet)
Light Opera Company. Band-Il Trovatore (Verdi)-
Selection
Creatore's Band.
Vocal Gems-Mignon (Thomas) Vocal Geme Tales of Hoffman
(Ofenbach)
Grand Opera Company, *6.30-7.15 12.0
Selections from
Musical Comedy.
Merric England (German)
New Symphony Orchestra.... Merry Widow (Lchar)
Marek Weber & His Orchestra. Geisha (Jones)
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. Belle of New York (Kerker)
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. Fellow Star (Ellis)
New Mayfair Orchestra, - Blue Roses (Ellis) Folly to be Wise
New Mayfair Orchestra 7.15-7.25 p.L.
Selected Lendon and New York Stock Closing Local Stock Quotations, Quotations, etc.
Studio.
7.25-8 p.m. Concert from the
1. Plane Oulog.
(a) Scherzo in A Flat (Beethoven) (b) Cradle Song (Tschaikowsky}
Mr. Harry Ore.
2. Songs
(a) Sleeping (Thiman)
(b) Two Eyce of Grey (MeGough)
Mr. M. Portallion
3. Songe
(Con-
tralto) accompanied by Mrs.
G. Griggs.
(a) Where'er You Walk (Handel) |
(b) Onaway Awake Beloved
(Cowen)
盲
Mr. W. H. Bailey (Baritone)
accompanied by Mr. G.
Griggs.
4. Piano Solos
]]
(a) La Fille aux cheveux de lin
(Debussy)
(b) La Campanella (List)
5. Songs
Mr. Harry Ore.
(a) Winds in the Trees (Goring
Thomas)
(b) My Dreams (Tosti)
6. Songs
Mrs. M. Portalion (Con- Iralta) accompanied by Mrs. G. Griggs..
(a) Sen Fever (Conningaby
Clarke)
(b) Looking Homeward (Carne)
Mr. W. H. Bailey. (Baritone) accompanied by Mira. G. Griggs.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather
Triangular Contest for the Report.
Challenge Shield.
WIN FOR THE HOLDERS.
8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Concert from the Studio,
News.
10,30 p.m.. Rugby Mid-day Press,
10.35 p.m. Close Down.
programme are
from
Shield took place on the courts of the Z. B. Wi's Library. the Ladies Inter-Club Challenge evening
The annual triangular contest for All records in the above European
Ladies' Recreation Club (the holders} succeeded in retaining, the trophy fer another year.
The producers would be com- schoolboy was sent to the Government a man named Chan Pul-sik, either fell ent of 48, Stanley Street, a Chinese A police report to-day states that pensated by benefits granted from Civil Hospital for treatment. The for jumped from the Yagmati ferry US.I.C. on Monday last when the
launch Man To at the Hongkong wharf last night. The man was rescued by a scaman, and was later It transpires that the late Mr. sent to the Government Civil Hospital. John Gentle Smith, Chief Officer of the a.. Sui Tai, who committed
The Government, under the Bill,
.KZRM PROGRAMME. "To-day's Broadact from Manila: would also be authorised to take
p.m. Studio Music. off the market the cotton surpluses
Each club was represented by two
6.45 pmHealth talk by DE held by the Farm Board and other suicide by shooting himself yesterday place between Mr. Hans Joachimi fother Clubs, making the total possible The weddings will shortly take cleven games with both pairs of the
couples, who each played sets of Rebecca Parish. official agencies against an agree morning had made a will the day Miss Anne Marie Dorethes Magdalene sults were:
0 p.m.--Music. ment with the cotton growers to before, in which he made provision
Luhring, of 32 Hankow Road, and score for a club 38 games. The re- Period. 8.10
p.m-Spanish Informational reduce their forthcoming crops. for relativca. The motive for President Roosevelt requests suicide has not been disclosed.
The Berla Appelt, of the Helena May
6:30 p.m.-English Informational Ladies Recreation Clubs. Institute, Garden Road; and between quick action before the Spring
Period. Captain Reginald Horace Mould, R. Bryan won 20 guzica and Mrs. Staf Soprano.
Mrs. Tottenham and Mrs. Lewis crops are planted and in order
7 p.m.-Grace Schwartz--Mezz Three sampan-men unable to agree Fielding, of Eraham Lodge, Canter games, giving a total of 68.
A. Mess, Kowloon, and Miss Mary ford Smith and Miss Thomas won 29 to strengthen the hands of the United States when the Economic divisible by three, engaged in Conference is discussing world three-cornered fight on the water-
U.S. R. C. crop surpluses. Reuter.
Mr. A. O. Brawn has received
Mre. Lochner and Miss Pullam won front yesterday, but inflicted very cable from the Royal Sanitary Insti- Parkes won 16 games, giving
28 games and Mrs. Lambert and Mrs. little
damage on each other by the tute, London, stating that Messrs. A.
total shipMaria time they were stopped by the polica 7. Braley, E, A. Chater, W. Elliott,
of 44 games. Wynne-Jones bound them over L. W. Hume, H, A. Mundy,
Peak Club, G. IL
Salvador Asuncion, Saxophone, Tavlin have passed
Mrs. Grimble and Miss R. Hancock
8.80 p.m.--Apo Cement Programme the recent exaspínation Selence: and that Messrs. G. W: Bow- and Miss Potter won five games, 8.46 p.m.Stock Quotations. den, C. T. Champelovier, J. R. giving a total of 20 gamen.
8.50 p.m.-Light Opera Night- Mr. George McLeod, who has been Hodgin, D.. C. Sullivan, and V. M. The Shield has now been contested Gerns from the Pirates of Penzance. a reskient of the Colony for 14 years, Benwell have passed the Sanitary In-on seventeen occasions and has been Gems from Victor Herbert's Master- left for Home on retirement by the spectors Examination.
won by the Ladies Recreation Club pieces, El Matadero-Argentine twelve times, the U.S.R.C, three Operatta..
ONLY MINOR ··
FIGHTING
JAPANESE ATTACK EXPECTED
the amount of $3.30 they received was bury. on a division of hire-money, although
A
7.15 p.m.-Chamber Music Period. · · 7.30 p.m. Studio Guest Astist. Bennet Sisters. 7.45 p 7.45 p.m.-Rockne Programme.
8 p.m. R. Aguinaldo Sponsor-
4.15 mental Recital-
a personal surely when they were) Miles and M. F in Sanitary won 26 games and Miss H. Hancork Jose Corominas,
+n
charged before him with disorderly conduct this morning.
Blue Funnel liner Culchas yesterday.
of
He has been a moulder at the Taikoo Arranged by the European YM.times, and the Peak Club twice. Docks, and has been a popular figure CA., an enjoyable progranime Tientsin, Mar, 23. Fighting of a minor character out the Colony generally. As ao Soldier's and Sailors' Home, Wanchal, not only at Quarry Day but through-entertainment was given at the continued near Heifengkou yes calist, his services have been in last night. The performers included Road, has notilled
Mr. "Louis Leung, of 75 Robinson terday, but the Chinese anticipate constant roquest locally, and he has the YMCA male voice choir, under while driving his car along Gaine further and much more serious appeared in several Philharmonic Mr. R. Baldwin, Mr. J. M. mm, one Road yesterday, he knocked down a The police that attacks from the Japanese, be- Society productions, whilst he has string violi Mrs. W. H. C. Robson, Chinese schoolboy, who attempted to cause of the arrival of 10,000 also licen a keen bowls player and songs, Mr. F. V. Whitta, humorous run Japanese reinforcements.
golfer. His many friends hope for Eclections, and Mr. J. Davidson, banjo received injuries to his face and eyes,
Cross the road.
The bay thirty acroplanes at a place about Old Country.
hith long life and happiness fa the selections. At the conclusion Rev. and was sent to hospital, for treat!
E. C. H. Tribbeck thanked the artistes, ment.
and
10.30 pm-Close down.
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