WAR DEBTS AN ENGLISH
AND
STOWAWAY
DISARMAMENT SENT TO HOUSE OF
U.S. BUSINESS MEN'S VIEWS
A MORATORIUM
SUGGESTION...
DETENTION
Discovered in the bunkers after the s.s. Kin Ross was two days out from Sydney, an Englishman, Charles Albert Rideout, aged 22, was charged before Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with stowing away on the vessel from Sydney to Hongkong,
Inspector Rozeskwy informed his Washington, Apr. 9.
Worship that after being discovered A further postponement of on board, defendant was made to
work and had since given every
the payment of inter-governantisfaction. According to his mental debts should be authoris-story, he had gone to Australia, ed on a temporary basis where from England under the emigra the debtors can demonstrate tion scheme a few years back. His their inability to pay, in the case seemed to be genuine enough, opinion of the United States but inquiries would be made to see
what could be done with him. Chamber of Commerce.
His Worship. Has he any
The recommendaton to the granting of a further moratorium money? is contained in a letter from the Chamber of Commerce to Mr. Inspector Rozeskwy.-None at Cordell Hull. the Secretary of State..
The letter adds: Congress should authorise the negotiation of agreements which would pro- mote the best interests of the nation, including the entry for the United States products into the debtor country.
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all, your Worship,
His Worship (to defendant).- Have you any employment of any means of subsistence?
Defendant. No, sir.
His Worship-I think he'd bet- ter be sent to the House of Deten-
tion.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1933.
Me George Eyston, the famous M. G. driver, who won the 1100 cc. class championship in the Italian 1000-mile road race, averaging near-
∙ly 60 miles an hour. -
1000-MILE ROAD RACE
BRILLIANT. FEAT BY M. G. TEAM
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
UNDERWRITING PROFITS SMALL
DEPRESSIÓN IN
BUSINESS
"The balance of $583,830,66. re- aulting from the year 1931 can only be described as moderately satisfactory, and even then, it will be seen that the bulk of auch amount is derived from interest en our investments," said
the
RADIO BROADCAST
FASHION TALK FROM
THE STUDIO
From Z. B. W., on wave length of 355 metres (84.5 k/c.),
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6-8 p.m. European programme, 6-6.18 p.m. Musical Comedy, Selection Song of the Dram-
New Mayfair Orchestra, Selection Show Boat-New
Mayfair Ore
Orchestra. 6.1.8-6.50 p.m. A Concert, 'Cello
Cello Solo
(Hillemacher).
C1531
Gavotte Tendre"
'Cello Solo-Menuet (Debussy)
Pablo Casals.
Ing over the 64th annual miceting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Ltd., to-day.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, presidere & Volce is
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At an extraordinary general meet- ing held after the ordinary meet- ing, it was decided that the exist ing 8,000 shares of a nominal value of $250, on which $100 has been paid up, should be divided into 40,000 shares of#550, upon which the sum of $20 should be credited as paid up.
Members of the Consulting Committeo present. were Messrs. J. J. Paterson (in the chair), C. Bernard Brown, A. H: Compton, Felix A. Joseph, T. E. Pearce and A. H. White.
(Stanton
Alda Piano
ano
(Newton-Tate).
Lak' 1 Rose Nevin) Frances
(Soprano)Variations
Sole
on
(Gard-
1131
1180
1327
Themes from Carmen" (Bizet- Horowitz) Piano Solo-Mazurka in C Sharp Minor (Chopin)-Vladimir Ho rowitz SongMacDowell)
Thy Beaming Eyes
That Wo Two Were SongOh,
Maying (Kingsley-Nevin) — Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone). 112 Violin Solo-The Rosary (Nevin-
1320 Kreisler) Fritz Kreisler. 6.50-7.10
Italian Caprico (Tschaikowsky, Op. 45)-Leopold Stckowska & the Palladelphia Orches-
Inspector Rozeskwy. Yes, your Any concessions. should be Worship. subject to the reduction of thệ Defendant was accordingly eom-1 country's expenditure on arma-mitted to the House of Dentention. ALFA ROMEOS WIN (representing the Star Ferry Com-tations, cle.
ments-Reutor.
PROTECTION ISSUE.
(Special to "Telegraph”)
(Telegraph, Copyrigh!.
Telegraphia Mex
mgta Ordinance, 1802. Received, April 301.10.135 mms} \\
New York, Apr. 9.
GUN-RUNNER CAUGHT
POSED AS TRADE TRAVELLER
A gun-runner. posing as
BIG CAR EVENT
Rome, Apr. 9. It is confirmed that the Italian 1,000-mile road race, the world's longest and most perilous motor contest, was won by Signor Nu- volari, driving an Alfa Romeo.
Nuvolari completed the course in 15 hours, 11 minutes, 50 sec- aonds, his average speed being
i huak (travelling trader) came 67.16 miles an hour.
Others present were Messrs. F. C. Hall (secretary), F. H. Crapnell
pany), M. K. Turner (solicitor for
tro
6949/EO
7.10 p.m. Closing Local Stock Que
7:1347.45 p.m. Variety,
the company), T. H. Seth, D. V. Humorous-The Jug and Bottle Noble & His New Steavenson, M. H. Lo. Lo Cheung- shiu, Ho Loung, L. S. Greenhill,
CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.
As Mr. Paterson recently underwent a throat operation, hia speech was read by the secretary
Roir Orchestra.
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S. li. Ross, d. B. Stewart and Song Say it Tan't St-Gracie
Fields (Comedienne). Fleming..
Orchestral-Let's Put Out the Lights--Ambrose & His Or- chestra. In its letter to Mr. Hill, the United States Chamber of Com-
Humorous Song The Grandson "of Abdul Abalbul Amir- merce expresses the hope that the
Frank Crumit. United States will hold fast to
the Band Orchestral When the principle of reasonable pro-
Gentlemen, The report and ac-
Goes Marching By-Ray tection with adequate provisions
Alfa Romeo cars also occupied counts having now been in your Noble and His New Mayfair
Orchestra. to meet unfair competition, into police hands during the week-
end, when he was arrested by second. third and fourth places, hands for some days I propose, Renter
follow Humorous Song-Mary Ellen's Cantonese policeman whose sas-the race being a triumph for Ital-with your permission to
Hot Fot
Guess I'll Have to picions were awakened when he jan big ears.
The British M. G. team won the them as read.
Change my Pla-Ambrose & saw the man walking in Queen's
Grand Prix for teams, with a total The balance of $583,830.66, re-
His Orchestra. Mr. Norman Davis, the Ameri-Road, near Morrison Street.
time of 36 hours, 3 minutes, 38aulting from the year 1931, can Song-I'm in Love with Susan
Frank Crumit (Comedian). B4331 A Remington revolver car-seconds. The Bianchi team was only be described as moderately
Orchestral-Watch the Navy ridge seercled in the man's felt second in 38 hours, 2 minutes, satisfactory and, even then, it
Ray Koble & Kig New May- hat was a clue in further in-1 1/5th seconds.
fair Orchestra. 7.45-8 pm. From the Studio.
talk on "How to Dress" by "Collette."
MR. DAVIS IN BERLIN."
Berlin, Apr. 9.
the customary procedure of taking Orchestral Gracie Fields B4317
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can disarmament and economic delegate, returned to Paris this evening. He declared that he had
will be seen that the bulk of such been reassured as the result of his vestigations, and when premises The Maserati challenge to the amount is derived from interest on visit to Berlin. He found the new occupied by a Nam Pak Hong supremacy of the British ght our investments and only the sum with frities ready and willing to Budam Strand West complete failure. The us the der
discuss all problems.
were searched. 150 rounds of wo Maserati cara entered broke
writing. This is but a sign of
8 pm. Local Time and Weather Mr. Davis, in the afternoon, had ammuniton, of identical makedown quite carly in the race.
Report. the times and I n.ust frankly admit
8,3-11,30 p.m. A relay from the a long conversation with Dr.and calibre, were seized"
M. G. SUCCESSES.
that, while the present condition of Ko Shing Theatre. Nadolny, the head of the German
The arrested man recently ar- The race was from Brescia, via World, wide unrest and depression 10:30 pm. Ragby Mid-day Press delegation at the Disarmament rived from up-country and had Florence to Rome, and back via continues, nothing better can be News. Conference, in which the whole been staying at the shop, the the Adriatic coast. The first two looked
11.30 pm. Close Down. for. It is sometimes technical field of disarmament proprietor of which is said to be places in the 1,100 a.e. class were thought that insurance companies programmes are kindly supplied by All records in the above European and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's pro- clansnian of his.
taken by Eritish twelve h.p. M. G.
can flourish no matter what the Meagra, S. Moutrie & Co.. posal prospects at the next meet-
be Magnettes. ing in "Geneva were discussed.-
The occupation on which
Captain Eyston, driving the state of trade generally but I can Reuter.
said he was engaged, correspond
thou-assure you that it is not so, and ing to a travelling satoman mak-leading car, completed the ing periodical calls in Hongkong, sand-mile course in 15 hours, that no one feels the draught more
Lord quickly. Shrinkage beth in was viewed by the police with minute and four seconds. serious misgivings, and in bring-liowe was just over a minute be-volume and value of stocks and the ing the case before Mr. Wynne-hind, his time being 18 hre, 2 mins. constant reduction in rates Jones at the Central Court to-day, 37 secs. A third M. G. Magnette Det. Sergt. Mobbie applied for an come in in 18 hours, 38 minutes. The fourth driven by Sir Henry exemplary penalty.
The prisoner was sentenced to Birken had to withdraw owing to
a holed valve-Reuter. six months' hard labour.
FIRST CRIMINAL APPEAL
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
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Business at to-morrow's meeting of
formul. the Sanitary Board will be entirely
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Five cases of anall-pps, two from Kowloon, two from Victarin and one from Shaukivan were reported to the local health authorities on Friday.
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ate
factors that affect us just as vital
y as does had trade the merchant, In addition to the foregoing, de conditions accentuate pressed losses as is shown by the increase
TELEPHONE COMPANY
MEETING
CONFIRMATION OF RESOLUTION
An extraordinary general meet-
in our ratio from 49.82 per cent. ing.of the Hongkong Telephone in respect of the year 1930 to 54:03 | Company was held at noon to-day per cent for 1931, the period now for the purpose of receiving a re- under review.
The balance at credit of working part of the proceedings of an ex- traordinary meeting held on after twelve
March.22. months working is $196,168.54, as account for 1932,
compared "with $524,295.67 for It was moved by Mr. E. M. 1931 at the same stage, a decrease Raymond and seconded by Mr.
twelve months yet to run, it is solution. of $28,127.13. With a further W. C. Clark that the special re- difficult accurately to estimate the
.
BESA CASE FIXED FOR WEDNESDAY
The hearing of the appeal by Joseph Evangelista Besa against the sentence of six months' hurd
LİFE IS A DRAMA, NOT labour passed on him at the March Sessions for obtaining MONOLOGUE. DO YOUR PART AND money by false pretences will be LET THE GREAT PLAY GET, QN*--- heard by the Full Court compris Bulwer Lytton. ing Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, (act
The wedding will shortly take place ing Chief Justice), Mr. R. E. Lind- sell (acting Puisne Judge), and between Mr. Michael Alex Koodearoff, Mr. Philip Jacks, who has been hotel assistant, employed by the
At the meeting to-morrow of the final result but I anticipate that That the Articles of Associa temporarily appointed by H. E. Hongkong Hotel and Miss Elisabeth the Governor to be Puisne Alex Touchina,. of 228c, Nathan Hongkong Rotary Club, the speaker it will be round about the figure of tion be altered so that the follow- will be Mr. R. T. Barret, who will the account that we now have un-ing Article shall be substituted
for existing Article. 100 Judge for the purposes of the ap-
address members on "Courts and der consideration. peal, on Wednesday morning.
Bitten by a chow dog owned by Councils in Great Britain."
The surplus to be dealt with 100. The Directore, other than the Managing Director, shall This is the first appeal under Sanitary Trapector Braley, a man, Li
be paid by way of remunera- the recently passed Criminal Ap- Fook, of Ma Tau Kok Road, has been While working at the Kwong Fook this meeting is $583,830.66,
tion for their services the sum Deal Ordinance.
sent to the Kowloon Hospital for Loong shipyard, an employee received balance of account 1981, and
of $3,000 per annum in respect Besa will be represented by Mr. treatment. The dog was seized and injuries to his left wrist caused by recommend the payment of
of each Director, Such re- Duncan McNeil; instructed by sent to Ma Tau Kok for the usual the fall of a large piece of iron. He dividend of $50 per share, the same was sent to the Kowloon Hospital. as for the two preceding years, Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Más- period of observation.
together with an exchange bonus muneration shall be deemed to accrue de die diem." be con- ter.
The play, "Things That
Might of $5 per share, making in all 355 firmed. The motion was carriel The Dollar Steamship Company
by the Young liner President McKinley will sail Have Happened," from Hongkong for San Francisco via People's Society of St. Andrew's per share, which will absorb $440, unanimously.
and Church announced for Tuesday even- Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama Honolulu at midnight on Tuesdaying at 6 p.m. in the Church Hall, has balance April 11th, instead of 1 p.m. on had to be cancelled. Wednesday as heretofore advised.
SERIOUS BREACH OF TRUST
COURT WATCHMAN
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of $143.830.66 to 're insurance Fund.
Reserves Flourishing
viz:--
Present at the meeting were:- the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackle (Chairman), the Hon. Sir Show- Mr. Laung Put-yu has been elected. Turning to the balance sheet, it soli Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. An apprentice printer, who stole Chairman of the Board of the
will be seen that all our reserves Kotewall, Messrs. A. L. Shields, clothing valued at $25 from 52, Loung Kuk for the coming year. Hollywood Road, Was given one Other members of the Board elected are in a flourishing condition, InJ. P. Warren, D. H. Blake, J. month's imprisonment this morning. are Messrs. Mak Shui-cho, Mok Tat fact I think we have cause to con- Blake, J. Scott Harston,
Leung-gratulate ourselves on the satis Taggart (Manager Director) T. Detective-Sergeant Fowlle said de-huen, Chan Bhing-fuen, Ko fendant went into the house while the ching. Chan Fuen-tin, Tsang Po-factory showing made by our in. Sherry (Manager),
McKenzie (Secretary), E. M. door was open and stole the clothing Chan Lan-fong, Chung Yuk-hing vestments. Our assets show in- which was hanging up rear the door Kwek Chen, Wong Hak-kan
creases over last year's figures, as Raymond, W, C. Clark, D. Tollan Lung Yat-auen, way.
expressed in sterling of £25,000 and and C. Hatt.
and
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In silver of approximately $1,700,
SENT TO GAOL
Regarding the offence 29 particularly serious breach of trust, Mr. Schofield, at the Central Police Court this morning, sentenced Tso Tak, a watchman at the Supreme
The health bulletin for Eastern A Chinese who stole clothing and Court, to two months' hard labour,
shows the following cases of without the option of a fine, on an alarm clock from the cookhouse of ports for the week ended April 1, 000. charges of assisting Chan Kam the Sports Club, King's Building, was fectious diseases and deaths there- sentenced to three months' hard from.-Plague, Bassein four COBOS yuen, 26, to remove goods under inhour by Mr. Wynne-fees at the two deaths, distraint of the Registrar from Central Police Court this morning deaths, Bombay alx cases seven Buetuation account discloses an in-
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in-
It will be noticed in particular that the investment and exchange
case one crement of £65,340.1.2. or, as ex- 104 Hennetty Road to 251 Look Inspector Hourihan said the defendant death. Cholera, Calcutta 131 cases pressed in local currency, $1,121,- entered the premises by the side door. 84 deaths, Chittagong four cases one 246.13. This is due to the very hart Road on April 7,
Chun Kam-yuen, was fined $150 He was arrested in Queen's Road by a death, Phom-Penh one case one death, considerable appreciation of
Saigon one case one
ong death.. Small. or two months' in default, for re-detective.
pox, Alexandria 82. cases 11 deaths, sterling investments and moving wood, chair parts and four trestles.
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COUNTERFEIT COINS
UNEMPLOYED CHINESE SENT TO GOAL
Another counterfeit toin pro- feel secution was before Mr. Wynne. A fine of $10, with the alternative Baghdad one case one death, Basrah that, in this connection, I should Jones at the Central Police Court as-this morning, when three unemploy Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At-of 14 days, was imposed by Mr. one case, Beirut two cases, Bassein make mention of the great
Wynne-Jones in the Central Court this three cases two deaths, Bombay 217 sistance that your consulting com-ed Chinese were charged with pos terney General said it was second morning on an unemployed Chinese cases 111 deaths, Calcutta 309 cases mittee afford the management in session of 100 counterfeit ten cent defendant's duty to protect the who was charged with trespassing at 370 deaths Karatas dens the way of sound advice. It is pieces, gooda under distraints at 164, the Bowen Road Military Hospital deaths, Madras
to handle the Defendants pleaded guilty, Sen- Henessy Road. Another watch. Defendant said he went there to Negapatam two cases, Rangoon four no easy matter man, who was on duty with him, had obtain 21 owed to him by a British cases, Vizagapatam five cases, Chit- finance of even a small company tence of three months' hard labour patient. Sergeant H. W. McKenna, tagong one case one death, Colombo such as this in these difficult times
was passed on the first defendant. absconded,
five cases four and I personally feel indebted while the second and third were Court bailla, stated that 360 worth defendant attempted to run away, deaths, Carton 14 cases, Shanghai them for the support they give me each sentenced to six months.
Mr. W. H. C. Bourchier, Supreme B.A.M.C., sald when questioned the one case, Macao
Inspector Ecurikan said the man was seven cases one death and Osaka one
(Continued on Page 'b.) case. selling boxes of Fry's chocolate.
of property was removed.
Karachi 1 cases nine
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