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FAMOUS BANKER
TWICE JUMPS INTO RIVER
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY TAXI-DRIVER
MARCH CRISIS ECHOES
RECONSTRUCTION IN GERMANY
HITLER'S ADDRESS TO NAZI. LEADERS
TO RESTORE ORDER
Berlin. July 14.
before
an
A strong speech was made Inst night by Herr Adolph Hitler, the
Chancellor, German assembly of Nazi leaders, on con structive work. The address lasted for 2 hours, but only extracts of It have been published by the Nazi
Press Bureau.
PUBLIC MISCHIEF. CASE
POLICE ACTION- QUASHED
MAGISTRATE ON HIS DECISION
WEDNESDAY
INEXPLICABLE LAPSE
Commended Constable in Trouble
ROBS PRISONERS
RADIO BROADCAST
STUDIO ITEMS ́BY › MI, HARRY ORE
From Z. B. W., on wave length of 365 metres (84.6.k/c.)...
4.30-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro- gramme.
Chief Detective Inspector Shan- non, before MP. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning prosecuted Wong. Shing, 42, an ex-constable in the Hong- kong Police Force, with larceny The Blue Mazurka.
7-10.80 p.m. European programme. 7-7.20 p.m. Vocal Goms from Z.B.W. Library.
C. B. Cochran's 1030 Revue,
Light Opora Company.
of $920.75, the property of The Desert Sight Opera Company.
prisonors between September 28 and December 16 last year, and further with desertion from the Force.
Defendant, who pleaded guilty to both charges, was stated to have been twice commended by H. E. the Governor, and bore a comparatively good record.
"I have considered it very caro- fully" said Mr. Wynne-Jones In giving his decision, "and, in spite of your suggestion that I can de- duce from the facts guilty know ledge by the defendant, I find that,
C. D. 1. Shannon said defen- with the actual facts proved, there New York, July 18.
are explanations in another way.dant foined the Force in Decem- Was Mr. Joseph Harriman, the
The fact that he did not demand ber 1914, and in 1923 The Chancellor begun by saying New York banker, provided that these revolutionary times, in a deposit on the roward went to appointed searcher in Central which Germans are now living, show he did not have the intention charge room and also acted as Hokio interpreter. In December a fresh sensation to-day would prove a blessing to them if to arrest him as a banshee but to
was reported missing. when he voluntarily return- further developments and construc- have him locked up. As a Police last he
bor 17 and falled to report. ed to the nursing home from tive work were as carefully pursued constable, defendant would know he had obtained leave on Decem quiries showed he returned to his as the preparation and execution the routine." which he disappeared yester- of the revolution had been in the
native place at San Mel, day.
past.
a position of Just previously an application
"Being now in power which nobody can take from had been made in court for Issue of a warrant for his arrest, us." Herr Hitler said, "we are in position to supervise and de- while his bail of $25,000
termine along planned lines the ordered to be forfelted.
entire development of the country. Mr. Harriman returned to the We have conquered the country in battle and how we must put it in sanatorium in a taxi-cab.
order again by peace."
the
was
the
Questioned by the police,
Political power, he continued, the driver of the Taxi, said that liar-Nazis had conquered quickly at one street, swoop, but, in a few industries, riman hailed him in the
told there were still other questions near the Hudson River and
which must be solved. him that he had just climbed out of the river.
SOAKING WET.
"We must now go forward step by step without radically, destroy- ing existing things or endangering our own foundations and lives. We ourselves greater by
The banker's clothes were soak have made
In the second place, continued the magistrate they had asked him to deduce from the fact that there was an interval of two days between the time of giving the information and the arrest, that he wanted the arrested on be complainant to Sunday. Defendant would know there would be Inspectors on duty even on Sundays. And if com- plainant made his claim, the In- specter would not wait until Mon- day. That, anyway, was the In- spector's duty. Presumably the Inspector at the station would carry out the duty. And defend- ant being an ex-policeman would
know that.
DIFFERENT CASE.
which
"There are possible alternative ing wet, confirming his own story.availing ourselves of individual explanations to this case
He asked the driver to take him capability and only in this way can you ask me to regard as evidence our great reconstructive work be of guilty mind. As I pointed out to the sanatorium and to hurry.
crowned with success,
yesterday, this case differs in one The police, making enquiries,
"Just as in the political and very important respect from
En-
DEPORTEES ROBBED. On December 22, a batch of be deportees were assembled to sent away from the Colony and on opening up their boxes found a considerable amount of valu- En- ables and money missing. quirica went to show that these persons were searched by the de- fendant, and the property was extracted before the boxes finally compensation reached the inspector. On this was made to the prisoners con- being discovered cerned by the Government and a warrant was then taken out for the defendant's arrest. IIe was arrested by Canton Police at
Sanmei on July 15 and brought
to Hongkong on the 17th.
The C.D.I. added "Defen. dant's record of service is good. commended by Excellency the Governor.
He was twice
His
Rex
received further information toj economic world, we can only obtain. Manley. In Rex v. Manley, the Why he should succumb to this the effect that
in the water.
in his
fendant has not seen fit to tell me why. The reports against He him have been minor ones,
can acquire was by a person who claimed to tried to commit suleide by jump achievements. We ing into the river, but each time influence in business and in other know the facts, of her own know
was a very satisfactory worker She stated in fact she had been he appeared to change his mind positions of industry, and we must ledge.
in the charge room and was assaulted and robbed; and gave
The after finding himself struggling train the younger generation to
economic leadership."-Reuter,
the Police a description of the regarded as a reliable man. LEADERS' SUPPORT WANTED.
man who she alleged had assault-very serious point of view is that It will be recalled that in May
Berlin, July 13. ed her. In this case the informer there was a certain amount of last, following his arrest in March
and he abused that trust," for alleged false entries
Professing himself opposed to is the prisoner who goes to the D, trust placed on the defendant books intended to deceive the any experiment in socialisation, W. and says that a man named Comptroller of Currencies, Mr. Dr. Schmitt, the new Minister of Lo Kwong told him. It is obvious Harriman, who was in hospital Economy, in a speech before the from that, that he himself is not for heart and
troubles, leading personalities of German claiming to be an authority for The D. W. in made his escape and was sub-industry and trade, said that it that information. sequently found in an hotel, where was not the task of the state to this case has been in the Force he had registered in an assumed assume the sole responsibility for for eight months, and from the name, with a stab wound in the regulating economic life. Economic evidence I find no evidence that problems could only be solved by he did anything at all to check the responsible leaders of Ger- up on the information." many's economy who had risen to
body.
nervous
SPECTACULAR CAREER.
The banker rose spectacularly to prominence in the financial world
man still President.
Asked if he had anything to say, defendant said he felt rather deaf, and his eyes were sore.
BREACH OF TRUST.
7.20-7.30 p.m.
A
relay from the King's Theatre of the UFA. Symphonic Orchestra playing "Hungarian Rhapsody" by courtesy of the Management.
7.30-8.35 p.m.
A Selection of Decca records kindly B p.m. (Local Time and Weather Report). Orchestral-A Bungalow, A Piccolo,
and You, Orchestral-Underneath the Arches Jack Hylton and His Orchestra; F.3070. Song The "OP" Song. Song The Sun Has Got His Hat On. George Buck (Comedian). F.3005. Orchestral--It's That Little Extra
Something. Orchestral-Goodnight, Baby.
supplied by Messrs. Sincere Co.
:
Billy Merrin and la
Commanders. F.3048, Vocal Duct-You Can Make My
Life a Bed of Roses. Vocal Duot-Sing, Brothers.
Stuart Ross and Joo
Sargent. F.3040. Orchestrai-Little Anna Gramm. Orchestral-You're, Taking a Chinese
with Me.
Jack Hylton and His
Orchestra. F.3040. Band-Minnio the Moocher's
Wedding Day.
Fox and His Band. F.8063. Hand-Koy Fox's Commentary, Song. This is the Night. Song--Beautiful Garden of Roses.
Maurice Elwin (Baritone). F.3062, Orchestral--When Work is Through. Orchestral-You Said It.
Jack Hylton and His Orch. F.3039. Xylophone Sclo-Teddy Bear's Picnic. Xylophone Solo-Rudy's Rambles.
Rudy Starita. F3051. 8.35-9.30 p.m. Concert Items from Z.B.W. Library. Piano Solo-Prelude in B Fint
(Rachmaninoff). (Rachmaninoff).
Left Pouishnaf. 9308. Platio Solo-Polichinelle
Chorus-Prayer of Thanksgiving, Chorus-Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Associated Glee Clubs of America.
35770. Sonata in C Minor (Grieg),
Marjorie Hawyard and Uns Bourne.
(Vaughan Williams). Song The Roadside Fire Song-Bright Is The Ring Of Words
(Vaughan Williams).
Stuart Robertson. Violin Solo-Humoresque (Dvorak). Violin Solo-Caprice Viennois
(Kreisler).
Fritz Kreisler. 9.30-10 p.m. From the Studio,
:
A Pianoforte recital by Me, Harry
Programme,
Godovsky).
C. D. I. Shannon-It fa truc that defendant's sight is failing. That may have and bome effect on his deciding that he probably Ore. could not stay, and he got some 1. (a) Bourree (Bach-Saint-Saona).
In a It is a fact and an undoubted thing and cleared out.
(b) Gavotte (Valentine-Ore). (c) Tambourin (Ramean duty on the Police to make all couple of years hd would have enquiries they could before pro- boen pensioned."
Magistrate (to accused)-You 2. (a) Prelude (Mendelssohn). ceeding to arrest on information.
Inspector Elston-Except that have committed a very grave (b) Scherzo (Mendelssohn)..
breach of trust. Not only have 3. (a) L'Isle Joyouse (Debussy).
(b) To a Water-Lily (Mac- the Police never received the in-
you abused your personal trust, but
Dowell). you have lovered the prestige of the Police Force in whom the public is entitled to put their trust. On the first charge you are sentenced to six months' im- view prisonment. your comparatively good record, I will fine your $250 or three the second charge. months on the sentences to be concurrent.
•
I
Taking in
CAPTIVES' ROUGH
4. Rhapsody No. 6 "(Liszt).
10-10.30 p.m.
A relay from Daventry of the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey, from (Should the Pavillon, Bournemouth. reception prove satisfactory, this 10.30 nm. Rugby Mid-day Press relay will be continued until 11 p.m.). News,
10.45pm. (Approx). Close Down.
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS
their present positions by their own merits. These leaders should, however, give their unrestricted of the United States.
support to the Government in ac- Nephew of the famous railway complishing the great and difficult magnate, E. H. Harriman, at the task confronting it. Chancellor formation. age of 16 he began as a bank Hitler, the Minister continued, had that the Co-
SAME RESPONSIBILIES. clerk and at 35 was a vice-presid-repeatedly stated
Magistrate The district watch- ent of the Merchants' National, operation of the economic leaders In 1902 he entered the firm of was indispensable for the success man is by the Ordinances given Harriman and Company, founded of his programme and that every the powers and duty of the con- by his brother and father and also attempt at socialisation was bound stable. It would be a terrible became President of the Night to fail because it was contrary to thing if I stated that the D. W. and Day Bank. In 1911 the Night human nature that anyone should Force were allowed to arrest at andyBank became the Harri- devote himself to business activities large and free of all the respon- man National, with J. W. Harri- without any prospects for personal sibility that is on the Police.
bencft.
think the responsibility still re- Turning to the London Confer-mains that where it is still possi- UNUSUAL ACTIONS,
ence, the Minister said that many ble to check your information, the Some unusual actions are cre- methods of economic reconstruction Police must check before the ar- If it had been done, it is dited to Harriman, In 1923 he had been proposed but it behoved rest. horrified Wall street and elated Germans to act as sober business possible that the original inform- the working class by lending men, it being evident that, for the er, Le Kwong, would have been nation must caught and the matter then would $100,000 to the, United Mine Work-time being, every
on self-help and, for that have been very different. I think, ers. Commenting on this action, rely the American Labour rapor, The reason, Germany must first of all therefore, on these grounds, (and American Federationist said put her own house in order and to you have not produced evidence
A messenger sent out on July 11 "There aro constructive minds provide work for her people. That before me on which I can reason- and honourable characters in all did not mean that Germany would ably deduce the real guilt of the brought in three letters on Thure refuse any chance of improving her defendant's mind), I must disday night from the bandits who trade relations with other coun-charge him."
are holding the three British
While on patrol in the vicinity officers from the s.8. Nanchwang. Messrs. A. D. Blue, C. Johnson and of Green Island last night, Re- venue Omeer Ward's attention W. E. Hargrave.
These were addressed to the was drawn to a sufall boat which
the water. Two bont fokin were Consul and to the gendarmes and had no lights. On his approach Auggested that a reliable inter- he saw packets being dumped into arrested, and 25 lbs. of tobacco mediary should be sant out negotiate.
They was recovered.
before Mr.
walks of life."
In 1924 he retired from Harri- tries. She would do everything
READY TO STATE CASE. man and Company; in 1927 ho in her power to promote commercial erected a new building for his relations with the outside world in
"Unfortunately, in this Colony, bank on Fifth Avenus. The Har- her own interest. Taking it from riman Estato retired from the a practical point of view, Germanya magistrate cannot state a casÐ bank and Joseph Wright Harri-must first seck to stimulate her as he can at Home, and therefore an I have to accept the responsibility man became the Harriman of foreign trade by coming to
Individual myself, and I must be very careful Harriman National. In July of understanding
not to allow any new principle to 1932 he was elected chairman of states-Trans-Ocean Kuo Min. the Bank's directora.
BANK CRISIS.
The downfall came in the, bank- ing crisis in March.
with
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT EVERY Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fearon were A NEW BLESS among passengers who arrived by the
Empress of Russia to-day. The warrant on which Harriman MISERY I MIBH 19 was arrested accused him of NG-Izaak Walton. misapprop dating over $300,000
The .8. Somali left Shanghai for of his depositors' funds. The charges, us developed by the Unit-this Port on the 18th instant at 5 p.m. ed States Attorney, outlined a far and is dus here on the 21st instant at
About 6 a.m. larger story: that following the
We have to acknowledge on behalf stock market crash of 1929, Harri- Tho. R.M.S. "Empress of Japan" man had made an attempt to loft Vancouver for Ilongkong, vin of the Hongkong Benevolent Society maintain the price of his bank's Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai, on the receipt of 35 from Mr. C. C. Stark stock. He actually succeeded in Saturday, and is due at Hongkong in memory of the late Mr. C maintaining the price in the vici- on the 4th August nity of $1,500 until April, 1982.
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TIME
BOUND DURING ENCOUNTER
Newchwang, July 16.
to
INGENIOUS METHOD OF SMUGGLING:
An elderly Chinese who secreted a quantity of tobacco in a bouquet of paper flowers, was fined $5 or seven days by Mr. Wynne-Jones this morning for evading duty.
appeared
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SCABIES & were fined $135 or six weeks' cach, RO. Ward said the boat was
PRICKLY HEAT
The captives Indicato that they have had a rough time following an encounter between bandits and troops on July & They were taken ashore with a pair of guards look-
poses, and he asked for confisen- ing after each one of them and; forned solely for smuggling, pur- the first time each of them, was
tion. The order was granted. bound..
The RM.S. "Empress of Russia" A messenger took back the Jap- (for Manila) Leaves here at 8.00 p.m. ancac reply at acvon o'clock this ously advised.
of their unptivity. to-day instead of 6.00 p.m. as previ-morning, which is the 107th day Prospects for the release of the prisoners are considered brighter up to now.-Router, than they have been at any time
Ellame
Appearing from behind a tram, a Mr. Harry Oro play a plano solo he brought into the case just re- About that time the U. S. At Chinese was knocked down by a car at the next ymphony concert of the cently deelded by the Court of Ap- torney began his investigations, from the other direction, In Queen's Peninsul Hotel, on Bunday evening, fruit of which was the charge that Road East, near the Naval Yard yes the composition selected by him being peal. I am perfectly ready to Harriman had used $1,061,170 of terday, receiving injuries which led to the overture to "Willams Toll," a ploce stato a case if you apply.
$25.000.000 of deposits in the his removal to Hospital, In Nathan of server banity, which such a capable Insp. Elston I have no instruc-
Bead Fowloon A Chinst Woman was miniclan as MA,
Ore is sure to make tlönsamtaka ngerasa. bank to maintain the price of the injured in the head when she got into an outstanding
gramma... the way of a car and was struck.
ant fe discharged/ bank stock-Reuter.
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