CENTENARY British
Railways Improving
- AIR RACE
FROM ENGLAND TO MELBOURNE
ARRANGEMENTS IN-HAND
Melbourne, Victoria.
· TOO FAST FOR TRAVELLERS!
London.
British railways are certainly coming 'on,
раз-
That new electric train which Tentative conditions for the runs down to Brighton from Lon-, centenary air races from England don does a large part of the trip to Melbourne were announced by lat well over sixty miles an hour. the secretary to the centenary 1 gods so fast that some celebrations committee (Mr. E. V.sengers have complained because Neill). They are subject to altora, they have arrived at their station tion and addition in accordance as much as five minutes before with Information or auggestions they were due. Yet ́ people used solicited from the Air Ministry into make jokes about the Southern England, but it is unlikely that railway-the same kind of jokes they will be altered in any material that they made about the old detall.
Somerset and Dorset company (long since absorbed) whose ini- tials "S & D" they used to say stood for "Slow and Dirty!"
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Special conditions safeguard the competitors against possible in jury or loss of life," and others ensure that the race will be flown fairly..
the
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The conditions stipulate that races, for which prize
of £10,000 with a gold cup valued at £500, and other prizes of a total value of £5,000 have been given by Sir Macpherson Robertson, must be completed within 16 calendar days. There will be an open race and a handicap race, the handicap being based on a formula which altaches considerable Importance to the commercial utility of the machine.
RACES IN OCTOBER.
Any individuals, organisations; or nations may compete, and the power and type of the machines entered is not limited. The races will begin on October 20, 1934 or as near that date as possible, and
Then there is the Great Western. They are spending about £6,000,000 to make themselves more efficient. They are going to provide 5,000 now, goods wagons and are re- building or enlarging several of their stations.
And now the London and North Eastern Company are showing a new piece of enterprise. They are. offering holidaymakery this year the chance of going on "cruises" just like the shipping people. Router.
DANGERS BESET REV. OFFICERS
RAIDING HILLSIDE
MATSHEDS..
Revenue Officer Grimmitt 'told
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY. JULY 13, 1933;.
Nearly $100,000 in jewellery theft through this hole in a Stanghal jewellery store after thieves had broken through the thick brick work and burned through the rear of the safe on the other side. The robbery had been carefully planned since May 24, when the stairway which immediately adjoins the premises was taken over by a panudo renter of office space above: A doar to shield the operations of the gang had been placed behind the iron grillo some weeks in advance and it is believed that the brick- work had been torn down some days before the robbery, leaving only the burning of the safe waila to be dona. The robbery of the Siberian Jewellery Store is the third jewel theft to take placo in Shanghai
under similar circumstances since 1927.
FATAL
volve any kind of walking walking over the bars..
over
BALCONY the bars 7-It does not involve any COLLAPSE
MORE FOREMEN AS WITNESSES
.
Mr. Lo-Did you hear the owner's foreman giving instruc- tions to the fokis?
Witness: Certainly I did. How often?-Very often. And you say you saw them wooden poles to ram down
the concrete-Yes.
use
When Wine Is
Not Wine
AMAZING COURT REVELATIONS
London.
·SIMPSON'S CASE
QUESTION RAISED ÍN
COMMONS
London, July 12. The case of Mr. E. Lennox Simp son, the British nowspaper editor- whom Japanese authorities sought to expel from Mnnchukuo. Wag raised again in the House of Com- mona to-day at question time.
Captain Anthony Edon stated Mr. A. P.. Herbert; the famous that after reviewing the published, humourist, manages to entertain facts, he believed that in the cir and at the same time to got incumstances all that was possible some shrewd hita, with his witty propriate action had been taken.
had been done. He bellevedy- account of "Misleading Cases."
But even Mr. A, F. Herbert the Opposition, stated thate the Mr. George Lansbury, lender of never thought of quite such an House had not been informed that. extraordinary case as one which the Japanese authorities had, con- has been heard at the Aldershot vinced the British Consul-General, police court,
Mr. Garstin, that Simpson, was
It was revealed in the course guilty of any offence. Therefore, he said, was it not the Government's of this case that in the eyes of the law British wino to not wino, duty to discover why a British citi. Zon had been dealt with, og in The landlord of an inn was Simpson's case, without disclosures summoned for selling wine with of the charge being made to the out a licence.
consul?
Capt. Eden bald that the charge had been revealed.
matter would be raised again.
Mr. Lansbury intimated that the
It was admitted that wine had been sold in the inn, and several bottles found by the police were shown to the Magistrates. The bottles bore labels describing the contents as "Ruby wine produced Simpson was charged with being In England from the finest im in the pay of Soviet Russia and ported juice of foreign, grapes.” with spreading Soviet propaganda.
The defenec quoted the law de sulate when the authorities
He took refuge in the British con fining wine as wlue imported into Harbin threatened to use force to the British Isles, and contended expel him from the country.-- that British wine is a sweet under Beuter. the Liquor Act.
them and was satisfied.
The wooden chocks on the bal- cony, are they fixed, on the boards in any way?-No. They were not{ secured to the boarde, they were --Router. just lying loose.
And so the case was dismissed.
Mr. Lo-Your work was to lay column, the brickwork and when to do with the concrete at'all.- steel bars only, You had nothing)
the work was nearly completed. Thatia BO
Could Not Remember.
HONGKONG HURT
et
CHINA TARIFF WALL INJURES TRADE
London, July 12. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secre
Colonies,
the machines will be started Mr. Schofield in the Central M INQUEST HEARING day the balconies were concrèted? contractor to ace to the proping ness said he understood iron work įtary of State for the
aimultaneously from several aero-gistracy this morning, that from dromes in England equidistant his own experience, raiding mat- fram Bagdad. Any number of sheds on hillsides was extremely machines may be entered by the difficult. They could never catch one nominator, and the same the ringleaders. Revenue officers, machine may be entered for both he said, sometimes fell in a hole races, but if a machine wins or is about ten feet deep during, these placed in both races, the nominator raide.
The Coroner (Mr. Schofield) and
You remember what time in the Would it not be the work of the Replying to the Coroner, wit- They kept ramming as the pour up by the wooden chocks? We plans. He had six years' ex-answering a question directed to a special jury of three probed furing of the concrete went on." supported them properly before perience. He saw the building of the Ministry by Sir Nairne Sande. ther into the cause of the balcony Yea, I am only talking about the asking the architect to come and the balconies at 13 and 15 Yuk man (Conservative), said that the collapse at 15 Yuk San Street. ramming of the balconies can inspect them.
Sau Street. He could not remein-Governor of Hongkong. Sir Wil Happy Valley, when the inquest not remember at what time it was into the death of an amah and a
done.
The Foreman of the Jury-We bor how the Irons were laid. The lam Peel, had reported to the Gov- new Chinese' school girl, Jessie Monson (11) this ramming was done on the derstands plans himself, or does steels were above and the points crease of duties against nearly all
Do you remember clearly where want to know if this witness un- bars were supported on small ernment that the
wooden chocks. The suspension tariff measures, involving an in- was continued yesterday,
Three more witnesses gave evid- balconics 7-Yes. Everywhere. he need assistance.
And you visited the place about
Witness-I understand the plan, were facing downwards. He did manufactured articles, was hav- with the visits of the architects,
facturers and on the interport read figures. the pouring of the cement and the had started? Yes.
trade of the Colony. manner in which the steel Lar Did you tell the contractor what
The next witness called, was So were placed.
you saw of the ramming? No. Kee, foreman of the contractors, had one foreman, and the owner The Chinese tariff reforma were One witness stated that apart The owner's foremen had power Messrs. Wing Tak and Co. He had one permanent foreman, a announced about a month
said he supervised to some extent second man who disappeared after and among other things, increased from the contractor's foremen, the to do the work, architect had a foreman, the own
Mr. Jenkin.-Were three of the pouring in of the concrete a few days, and two more men duties on cotton piece goods, and permanent foreman your men dismissed at the request and the placing of the iron bars, who remained there for a few days other commodities in which Great er had one and there were three others whom of the owner's foremen 7-Yes. He saw the European architect-go at a time. Witness was not sure Britain's interests are extensive. he believed were foremen.
there to inspect several times. whether they were foremen. Mr. Tong went there often. The
the concrete.
Witness stated the architect
will receive one prize only; the A Chinese, Yan Hee, was charg lesser prize, or whichever heed with the possession of 200 tacks chooses, going to the next placed of raw opium at a matshed on the once. Their testimony dealt chigus three times a day after the work but I cannot read English. I cannot remember the pouring in of ing a serious effect on local manu- competitor.
Entries closed at midday on June 1, 1984. A nomination fee of £50 will be charged each entrant in the open race, and nomination fee of £10 for the handicap raco. One fee of £50 covers nominations months' gaol. for the one machine in both races.
hillside at Mai Hing Street, Wong neichung district. The raid was carried out by R. O. Major and a number of the men escaped.
His Worship convicted and im
a fine posed
of $600 or three
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared The fee will be returned if the for the defence,
machine begins its fight in ne- cordance with the conditions of the race.
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The number of the crew and passengers of any machine is not limited, nut no new personnel may be embarked once the race has started. Each machine most carry sufficient food and water for three days. It must carry flóating: gear for each of the persons on board, and must carry at least six smoke signals. Refuelling in the air and flying at night will be permitted.-Reuter.
BEGGAR
BANISHMENT IN SIGHT
FATE OF A DIVAN ·
KEEPER
The special jury empanelled comprises, Mesars. R. Á. Rodgers (foreman), Colbourne Little and Li Koon-chun.
Position of Rods.
The hearing was adjourned
Ho Wal, foreman of Ho Ping, European was present when the said he was connected with the foundation was being laid, the this afternoon.
iron work at 18, 15 Yuk Sau Street. Mr. E..C..Jenkin, K. C. (instruct. He arranged-the-rods-in-the-bal- ed by Mr. F. E. Nash, of Messrs. cony.nccording to the plans and Woo and Nash), appeared for the the rods were then above and over contractors, Messrs. Wang Tak the beam. The rods were supported and Co., Mr. H. J. Armstrong of by wooden chocks. There were Messrs. Deacons, for the architect. four chocks on the balcony itself. | Mr. A. J. Lane, and Mr. M. K. Lo, The Inners ends of the rods were of Messrs. Lo, and Lo, for Mr. supported by small stones under Kwok Wai-sam, the owner of the the looks.
Referring to the rods, witness
With four previous convictions for breaches of the Opium Ordin- ance, a Chinese who appeared be fore Mr. Wynne-Jones this morning, was flued $100 or five weeks, $250 | house.
or eight wooks, and $480 or three Lo Fuk, a cement concrete foresaid: "If they were fixed at the months', consecutively, on charges |man and proprietor of the Lo Fuk-bottom, the balcony would col- of the possession of 1.3 taels of non-sing, said that he was a sub-con-lapse, and if they were laid at the
WORTH Government prepared opium, keep tractor to the Wang Tak contrac- top the balcony would not col-?
£50,000
NEVER DID DAY'S WORK
Madrid.
A beggar who never did a day's work in his life has just died in Argentina, leaving £50,000 in money and valuables. He was a native of Vigo and has died at the age of 80.
In addition to the two million pesotas found in his room were the two books that composed his library. They werd tho well- thumbed volumes of "The Art Of Doing Business" and "How To Live To 100 Years,"
Ho was owner of four fine houses, though he never lived in any of them. He spent his life hegging his way from town to town..
Scores of people are now claim ing relationship with him.-Reiter,
FACING SERIOUS
CHARGE
ALLEGED INDECENT
ASSAULT
-Chan Chung, a paint scraper, was araigned before Mr. Schoffold, at the Central Magistracy thin morning charged with having committed an indecont assault on
Ing a divan at 8, Tang Street, and possession of 480 heroin pills.
R. O. Grimmitt stated that eight opium and six heroin pipes were seized as well as oight lamps.
It was intimated that defendant would be automatically banished
The magistrate directed R. O. Grimmitt to make a special report in that connection.
SUMMER RESORT FOR CHILDREN
PHILANTHROPIST'S PLAN
ters, who were engaged on the lapse,"
building in No. 15, Yuk Sau Witness continued that on the Street, in 1931. He supplied only architect's instructions the rods the labour and was present while were turned upwards to streng- the work of laying the concrete then the railings. was in progress. He gave in- Replying to the Coroner, wit- structions to his fokls and then ness said all the hooks were point- went off to attend to other work. Ing downwardą, During the day ho visited the scene about three or four times. He visited the balcony at the start of the concrete laying; but he could Witness-Mr. not remember how was laid. hing, also the owner's foruman, Four of the owner's foremen' were] Wang Tak's foreman and the present, and gavo instructions to architect's foreman. I mostly saw his men how to carry out the work. Mr. Tong, I did not see any They poked at the concrete with European come to inspect the bal- wooden poles. In some cases peo- ceny rods.
17 Years' Experience.
The Coroner What' architect was it that came to inspect the balcony rods?
Tong Kwong-
ple used flat iron bars to poke the Mr. Tong approved of the rods, concrete, but never were wooden said witness, and the next day Santinge, Chile. poles used to ram it. The idea of they set to work bending another A summer holiday school for poking the concrete was to solidify lot of bars upwards. poor children has been ballt in it. He did not understand any Witness did not watch the con- the Andean mountains near Talea thing of Iron work,
crete being poured in. The by Mr. Henry Jenkins, an English philanthropist and resident of
owner's foreman supervised all
Talca.
Mr. Jenkin. You are propriet-irons. He never spoke to witness the work, also the laying of the He intends to take 500 children or of the Lo Fuk-sing?
about the frons. to his mountain retreat every
Witness: Yes.
Witness said he had elevou summer.
And have been for the past 17 years' experience in this line of The building, with electric years?-Yos.
work, and had lald rods for the equipment, has been erected at, n During that period you have Chios Building, Hongkong Hotel coat of £20,000 and it will cost done. this class of work for all Garage. Tung Shan Hotel. There £2,000 a year to run. Mr. Jenkins the leading contractors in the were no faults in these places and proposes to pay all expenses of the Colony?-Yos.
no balcony collapsos. children, including mountain Did you know Mr. Lane either Mr. Armstrong-Did you transportation, schooling, clothing personally or by sight?--I knew the owner's foreman measuring and medical attention.
The Chilean government in to supply teachers and lesson books.- Reuter.
Complainant one minute and defen- dant the next was the experience of
him.
the distance between the rods How often did you see him on after you laid them?-No.: these works?—I remember seeing Did you ever see Mr. Tong do- him once when the site was leveling that? Yes. Whenever ho led, and again when the work was came to inspect them he mansur- nearly completed. I saw him al-ed the space between the rods. together twice.
Did you know, in connexion
a man in a basa before Mr. Schofield | with this work, a man called Chan this morning in which a Chinese ad Yin 7-Yes. He was the archi a widow, Li Kun, aged 84 yearsmitted the theft of a sliver watch
from 050, Des Voeux Road West and tect's foreman, 10, and alternatively with common was sentenced, to
to/three months' hard
at No. 43, Third Street on July
assault LAPA
good
labour.
The complainware.
Ling Shun-shan,
Wo
Was he on the work a deal 7-Yes.
During the Alling in of con- crete was he there?—Yes."
Iremande
Inspector Elston Informed the
Pointing Downwards.
Witness agreed that all the hooks were pointing downwards."
·Mr. Armstrong-In the oponed up balcony, some of the hooks. wore lying flat and some were pointing upwards: How cap you
Witnesst dannot explain T had all the hooks pointing down-
rchitect inspecte
Hearing was Axed for the after ing his hat. He was brought before him whenever I was there,
the magistrate and fined $1/ths Mr. Jenkin,Would the work of money to go to the Poor Boxplaying concrete on the balcony in way
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