THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1933.
THE COLONY'S HIGH DEATH RATE
INCREASE IN THE MOTOR
1932
SHOCKING INFANTILE
MORTALITY FIGURES
THE EUROPEAN
ANALYSIS
than in 1931 and mafutenance of
among the Chinese.
The births registered an having occurred in the Colony were Chinese 13,186; Non-Chinese 431; Total 13,597.
the
SHOW
CARS FROM £100 TO £4,000
ism.
NEW FEATURES
POLICE COURT WARNING
TO DEALERS IN MEDICINE
SUMMONS AGAINST
DISPENSARY
GUNNER ON TRIAL
COURT-MARTIAL'. HEARING
KOWLOON PIER SCENE
ub-
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
SELECTIONS BY THE MUSIC MAKERS
4.30-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro- gramme.
6-6.15 p.m. Children's Studio Cop-
cert.
7-10.30 p.m. European programmo, 7-8 p.m. Variety.
Delight
Organ Solo-You Are my Heart's Organ Solo-Springtime Reminds me
of You
Quentin M. Maclean D3703 Orchestral-In a Second Hand Store Orchestral-I Cover the Waterfront
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra C3043 Sung-Furle Mel 'D' Autre Choso Song J'a! Laiese MonCocur
Mlle. Lunclenne Boyer DF1033 Organ Solo-1 Believe in You
It's Night Time in Foort DB679
Silliness of
1389 the self-changs) of Heald containing 60.4 per cent. Villar, S.W.B., and Lieut. C.C. Organ Bousand Quidi
the meaning of
the
ing officer was Capt. R.li. Mould. Humorous R.A., and the defending officer,
AT OLYMPIA
Facing three charges, of Arising out of the sale of a London, Oct. 10. The International Motor Show medicinal preparation. "for the re-seating himself without leave from The Colony's vital statistics for which will open at Olympia on moval of freckles, containing 65.4 Stonecutters for 11 hours 20 min 1932 show a higher death rate Thursday and which will con- per cent of carbolle neld, which the utes on October 1, and two civil nuthorities rogarded as a polson, offences of assault, Gunner W. the high infantile mortality rate tinue for ten days, is attracting Mr. Chong Yat-fan, the manager of Macdonald, of the 20th. Battery large numbers of visitors to the Sino-German Dispensary, No. R.A., appeared before district London from abroad.
3 A, Wing Lok Street, appeared Court Martial at Army Headquare Undoubtedly the main feature before Mr. Schofield, at the Centers this morning.
He pleaded not guilty to all of the show is the adoption at tral Magistracy this morning. He least by practically all the British was summoned for having sold a charges.
The Court comprised Major models of simplified gear mechan-poison without being authorised to
do go, and for having sold a bottle H.M. McIntyre, R.A.. Cart. PL. The deaths raglstered among the civilian population of Colony (including New Kowloon, pre-selective device was ploneer of carbolic acid, considered a polton Garthwaite, R.A., The prosecut- but excluding the remainder ofed by a British firm and this haa within
Licut, F. H. V. Purcell, R.A. the New Territories) was 19,829, set a fashion which has; in vary-Ordinance, without a proper wrap
Opening, the prosecuting officer giving a crude death rate of 24.74 ing forms, been adopted by all the per. as compared with 24.08 for the leading manufacturers,
stated that the charges arose from previous year.
accused behaving in a drunken and disorderly manner. The evidence following
left comparative
that accused The
would show figures are given. In 1932
Stonecuttera on September 30 with the number of Chinese deaths The respective numbers of cars;
Mr. Holmes said one of the rena late leave pass. This pass en- were 19,546 in a population of and chassis on view will be Bri- 781,036, giving a death rate of tain 205, Canada and the United sons for the case was that there titled him to be absent until 1 25.02. The number of non-Chin States 34, France 33, Italy 14, Bel-was an increasing tendency for cer-a.m. At about noon on October 1 and Czecho-Slovakia 3. tain drugs to be sold in Hongkong, he appeared in civilian clothes on ese deatha was 283 in a popala-glum 4, tion of 19,984, giving a rate of The prices of the models range and the Director of Medical and Kowloon Pier arguing about the £3,540, British Sanitary Services considered it Walla-Walla fare to Stonecutters. 14.16. In the 1931 the respective from £105 to
essential to stop. this from beie attracted a great deal of at- figures were: Chincac, 18,566, Wireleas
coming a practice. The wrappers tention and an Indian constable 761,159, and nou-Chinese 231, 19,-
used, generally indicated that all arrived on the scene. 522, 11.83.
sorts of things were sold, which, if Accused, falling to get what he Oll Д Chinese LOSS TO BRITISH administered by an unqualified wanted turned
person, might have disastrous renamed Pang Cheung, of 275. CROSS SOC.sults. The summons was partly Temple Street, Kowloon who was a warning to anybody dealing in near striking him with his first on drugs, medicines and cures, who the back of the neck. He then were not registered, and did not.
-INFANT MORTALITY.
Mr. II. K. Holmes, Crown Solici Drivers of new models are thus tor prosecuted, and Mr.. D. L. relieved of all mechanical anxiety Strollett appeared for the defend and an important contribution fant. thereby made to road safety.
C
The number of deaths of in- RED
fants under one year were 6.910
Chinese and 38 non-Chinese.
H. F. BATEMAN- CHAMPAIN
in.
A WARNING.
Mr. Strellett: 1 gather that Mr. Holmes is dealing with a general practice.
Humorous
Songton DB978
the Night Song-1 Know a Song of Love Song-Poem (In Your
Charles Kulluan (Tonor) 1138 Orchestral-Souvenir D'Ukraino Orchestral--Black Eyes-Russian Im- pression....Albart Sandler & His DB732 Orch Song-Vienna, City of my Dreams Song Ics Millions D'Arlequin
Charles Kullman (Tenor) D2842 Hungaria...Colombo with the Instrumental-A Night at the
Tzigane Orchestra DB872
8 p.m. Local Time & Weather Report.
8.39 p.m. Band & Orchestral Music. Pique Dame-Overtue (Suppe)
Sir Pan Godfrey conducting the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra 9496 Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guarda, 9297 Lohengrin-Selection (Wagner,
arr. Luigini).
B.B C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra. C1074. Rienzi-Overture (Wagner).
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards, 1080. Ruy Blas--Overture (Mendelssohn).
Percy Pitt conducting the B, B. C. Wireless Symphony Orch 9278. Now Sullivan Selection
(arr. Godfrey).
If the Ogures for the Chinese DEATH OF BRIG-GEN. understand what they were dealing seized him and held him by the Tom Jones--Selection (German). births registered represented the total births, which they do not, for the infantile mortality rate this race would be 525.28 as com- pared with 617:12 which was the equally incorrect rate for the previous year. Allowing that on-.. ly one third of the births Are rogiatered this would still mean a very high infantile mortality figure.
The mortality rate among non-Chinese was 97.93 Re pared with 61.86 in 1931.
EUROPEAN FIGURES.
the
(Our Own Correspondent). Elly Telegraph. Connight. Telegraphie fes Received October 10 pm)
Ordinanca
Mr. Holmes.I don't say that it is becoming a practice, but there is a tendency, and the prosecution is brought only as a warning,
coat which was eventually torn. The value of the cont was $4.
The Indian constable intervened with the assistance of an- and other constable managed to get him to the Water Police Station. One of the constables, Meida Khan was struck by the accused. There was evidence that accused drunk at that time. At about 6 p.m. accused was handed over to the Military authorities.
was
011
MR STRELLETT'S PLEA London, Oct. 10.
Mr. Strellett.-"1 can still any Brigadier General Hugh
PLEA CHANGED... com-Frederick
Bateman Champain, that my friend's remarks do not
The first witness culled was Secretary-General of the British stand against my client. They
than ab./Bdr. Shute, orderly, who gave Red Cross Society, has passed represent nothing more away at the age of 64..
tendency, and this matter being evidence of marking accused General Champain had a dis- brought to their notice they will the late leave list and ascertain- The Europeans and Americana
the N.C.O. in charge of the guard resident in the Colony numbered tinguished military career. Join- give an assurance it will not be re-ing when he collected the list from 8,800, of whom 6,800 were British. ing the 14th (P.W.0.) West. York-peated.
"These are a series of patent the following morning that accused The majority of Europeans and shire Regiment in 1889, he served! Americans are treated by private with them until his transference medicines which have been sent had not returned to Stonecutters. to the Indian Army, when he down from Shanghai to various About 3 p.m. that afternoon he practitioners when ill and figures joined the 1st Gurkha Rifles in firms, who are selling them. In went to the Water Police Station! are not available for eniculating 9. He served in the Manipur this particular case the cure to be for accused and found him sleep- Expedition in 1891, the Waziristan effected-is-for-the-removal-ofing in a cell. He smelled of drink There were 283 deaths among Field Force in 1893 (medal and freckles. There is undoubtedly a but was sober. the 8,800, giving 'n death rate of clasp), the Chitral Expedition two quantity of carbolic solution in ex- 14.1 per thousand.
years later (medal and clasp), the cess of the amount allowed, but Tirah Expedition in 1897, when he actually the wrapper does contain warning matter. The was awarded a clasp and mention-kertain ed in despatches, and, the European public are warned to use it only for the purpose indicated, and not to War from 1914 to 1918.
During the latter he saw ser-attempt to bring any portion of vice in France, Gallipoli Mesopo-it near the mouth, nose or eyes, or tamla and North Persia, Veing take it in any manner other than mentioned in despatches and indicated. PUBLIC EXAMINATION created C.M.G.
Incidence rates.
SILK STORE BANKRUPT
even
"It is, I admit, a very poor effort He was promoted to Brigadier-to comply with the section. The OF V. RUPCHAND General in 1917, and commanded person who is likely to take this A suggestion that debtor had in-the British Forces in North West internally is, I submit, quite likely
to take any other liquid or eluded $20,000 personal expenses in Persia from 1918 to 1921.
Ile subsequently retired and poison.. his firm's accounts for the year!
as Secretary- 1932, was made by the Deputy from 1922 neted Oficial Recelver, Mr. W. J. Lock-General of the British Red Cross hart-Smith, at the publie examina-Society. tion of Verhomal Rupchand this
morning.
After a brief cross-examination witness, the defending officer stated that he wished to plead guilty to the charge of abaenting, the purpose of the former plen being that the witness might be cross-examined.
The Court Is proceeding.
Other witnesses for the prosecn- tion were Police Sergt. C. G. Smith, of the Hongkong Police, Indian constables Meida Khan and Gona Khan, and Pang Cheung.
CHINESE WINE.
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier
Guarda. 9495 Aida--Selection (Verdi). Aida-Grand March (Verdi).
The B. B. C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra. 0250
9.9.30 p.m.
From the Studio.
Selections by The Music Makers., 0.30-10.30 p.m. Dance Munic.
Fox TratI Wish I Had Wings. Quick Step-Have You Had a
Good Day Today? CB036. Fox TroMurle in the Air-
We Belong Together. Fox Trot-Music in the Air I've Tol! Every Little Star. CBE07. Fox Tret-Stormy Weather, Waltz Beck-a-bye Moon, CBCAB. Fox Trot Hey Young Felial Fox Trot Pink Elephants. CBC01. Fox Trot-Homemade Sunshine. Fox Trot-Langhing, at
Life. 2311-D. Waltz-The Blue Danube, DB301, Fox Tro-Meet Me in the
Gloaming. Fox Trot-Maybe I Love You
Too Much. CB024. Fox Trot-Little Sunshine. Fox Trot-Wonderful to
Me. F-3220. Waltz You Will Remember
Vienna. Fox Trot-I Bring a Love
Song. CB200.
10.30 p.m. Close Dawn. All records in the above European
Prisoner stated that on the even- ing of September 30 he had been NOMINAL FINE..
drinking Chinese wine in Hong- Mr. Schofield-There is no dis-kong and at about midnight caught tinct undertaking that it is a poi- the launch which was returning to son in the ordinary sense of the Stonecutters. On the way across the harbour he was taken ill and on Mr. Strellett-1 ask your Wor- arrival at Kowloon landed to find ship to deal with this as a matter antrine. Finding none in the programmes are kindly supplied by for warning. I can give this under-vicinity of the pier he took a rick-Mossrs. Anderson Music Co. taking, that the defendants are in shaw to a cafe. There he had a perfectly legitimate business, few more drinks and fell asleep. and will not deal in this class of When he awoke next morning he
ward. Debtor traded as the Kohinoor KATHLYN
Silk Store and also as the Royal) Silk Store. He stated that he began connexion with the local silk trade through his father about 1925.
A dispute with his father led to their separation and in 1929 deblor went to Shanghai and there with a brother set up an export and im-} port business which also handled his father's trade at that port.
HILLIARD PASSES AWAY
WELL KNOWN ENGLISH ACTRESS
London, Oct. 10.
goods again.
Mr. Schofield.I think under the circumstances a nominal ane will The death is announced of meet the case, as this is
it СПВС
felt ill and took some more drinks. He remembered nothing further until he woke up in the police cell in the afternoon.
The prosecuting officer: You say
Kathlyn Hilliard, the well known which we do not get frequently in you remember nothing. I have
Fine $10 on cach-summons. 1
This business did not pay and his English actress.-Our Oten Cor-Court. father paid off the debts and estab-respondent,
Ilshed him at the Kohinoor Silk
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
"IF I WERE GIVEN THE OPPOR
ELECTRICITY OF THE FUTURE.
RADIATION BY WALL PAPER
Stockholm.
The amazing part that electricity will play in the home of the future Domelj, a Swedish electrical on- gincor, at the opening of the Technical Novelties" exhibition
called evidence to show that you enused damage to Pang Cheung's coal. Do you accept Hability for that damage?-Prisonor: Yes.. Store with a capital consisting en-
After evidence as to defendant's tirely of stock. Owing to the poor
character had been given, the Court atock this business began to lose
Mr. R. Hall, Mr. A. W. G. Hreserved Its decision for confirma-was described by Mr. Bertil money and he acquired the Royal Silk Store on condition that he paid TUNITY TO EXCHANGE MY OWN Grantham, Mr. G. W. Coysh and Mr. tion. the firm's liabilities....
PERIOD OF TIME FOR ANY OTHER, IB. A. Proulx were among passengers Questioned as to his accounts WOULD CHOOSE THE NEXT THREE who left the Colony aboard the s..
President Coolidge at midnight.. witness said he did not think he QUARTERS OF A CENTURY.”—Andrew could have included $20,000 par- Mellon. sonal expenses in his accounts and would life to look up the figures,
The examination was adjourned Recordingly.
Chol Ting-fung, 23, was bound over! by Mr. Balfour in the Central Police! The Settlement of International Court this morning, for stealing à Debt is to be the subject of a lectura jacket from the Tang Wan Hospital. to be delivered by Mr. Gustila, M.Sc. Defendant was seen in Sal Street by (Com.) on Friday, next at 8,30 p.m. hospital attendant. He was wear. in Room K of the University, Aing the Jacket at the time. Intorested are welcome.
ALLEGED ASSAULTnt Stockholm.
BY PORTUGUESE
ORIENTAL THEATRE
INCIDENT
་
sum-
Tho defendanta dented the
London, Oct. 10,
The Entertainments Committee of A. da Silva, of 400, Lockhart Mr. F. C, Jenkin, K.O., Mr. and Mrs the Sailors and Soldiers' Home ate Road and R. Crestejo, of 77, The latest Trenaury returns ahow that the ordinary revenue for the Paul Lauder, Dr. C. de Beauchlair, glad to announce that for a number. Wongneichung Road, wore
to Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Coleman, Miss of the dances for members of II. M. moned before Mr. Schofield in the current financial year up October 7, amounted to £287,228,- Gordon Mackio and Mrs. C. A. Bervices arranged for this season, Central Magistracy this morning 723. At the corresponding date of Middleton-Smith were among passen. Mr. G. W. E. True will bo present for assaulting Teang On at the
aboard the of Asia this moming.
of these is to take place on Monday, October 10, at 8.30 at the Sailors
and tickets Homo, The ordinary expenditure to date
Mr. W. A. O'Neill, a member of and Soldfors
charge. may Mr. W. A. Mackininy, of Messrs. for the current yoar totalled £360 Router's statt in China, is shortly to be purchased now from the necro- 670,238, which is about £33,500,000 marry Miss Margaret Kirkbride, of tary,As there is every reason to Deacons, appeared, for the com less than the total ordinary expondi- Stoneycroft, Liverpool. Mr. O'Neill believe that those dances will bo as plainant,
wore last seasón. Hearing was fixed for October ture at the corresponding date of is coming later to Hongkong from popular as they
Shanghal to take the place of Mr. would bo patrons are advised to secure 19 at 11 a.m. Inst year-British Wireless,
in ticket early. J. D. Henry in the local office."
$280,725,041.
"The time in on hand," said Mr. Domeli, "when cards will be automatically dealt at bridgo tables and wallpapers and carpets will be used for heat-radiating purposes."
That is the home of the future. How the Romans heated the homes of the past has been revealed by excavations, at Chissay-les-Macon, France.
These excavations laid bare the remains of the foundations of a Roman villa of considerable size, which is thought to date from the first or second century A.D. Hot air was used to provide the contral heating. It was forced through channels built along the floor- Router.
Why
1
CONTAX II?
The only camera of Its type) with Zalss lenses
3 tele-photo-
-wide angle-
Sonnar 115
All-metal four group efc. shutter from time up to Film loading as
1/1000 sec.
easy as with any ordinary roll- film camera,
For demonstration ask your photo dealer or apply to the sole agents:
CARLOWITZ & CO.
4. Queen's Road.
CHEVROLET engineers create
for, 1933 the finest cars ever to bear the name,
We are living in new times
a new kind of motor car greater values.
wa need with new and.
So Chevrolet engineers have designed tho neV 1933 Chevrolets to give you more for your dollars.. greater values at lower prices
above all to give performance appear- · ance and luxury superior to anything previously considered possible.
The new Chevrolets have a new dynamic beauty..... new streamlining and grace. new luxury in every detail.
Call and inspect for yourself at the
FAR EAST MOTORS
"THE FAR EAST AVIATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
AGO
226
Nathan Road-Kowloon. Telephone 58882,
PURE-
COOL-
CLEAR- as a mountain stream
Brush your teeth daily with Pebeco, the tooth paste that is most effective against pyo- rrhoea and the germs of decay.
Pebeco contains a salt that stimulates the mouth and gums, kills disease germs, whitening and beautifying the“ teeth.Pebeco enters into every crevice; it searches out and washes away every particle of food which, if left, might cause serious Ill-health.
Pebeco effects are lasting. -hours after using, your mouth feels fresh; as cool, pure and clear as a mountain streem.
PEBECO
TOOTH PASTE
A British Product..
PEBECO
JASED HJULL
PREVENTS/ PYOKIRHEA.