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FAMILY SANCTIONS AND WAR: BABE LONDON AND
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| BRITAIN FACES ISSUE THE RICKSHAMEN
(Continued from Pajo 1.)
CHARGE AGAINST BANK work was now being done,
DIRECTOR WITHDRAWN
་
DISCHARGED WITHOUT A STAIN
The charges of forgery of a signature against Wong Yun- tong, a director of the Bank of East Asia, and aiding and abetting against his brother, Wong Wai-pak, were withdrawn before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy this morning, and both defendants were dis- charged without any stain or reflection on their characters,
Wong Yun-tong was charged with having feloniously forged, with intent to defraud, the sign- ture of Wong Shuet-om to a deed
of transfer of 60 shares, number ed from 16425 to 16474 of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., between May 15, 1919 and February 22, 1033.
Wong Wal-pak Wad charged with having aided and abulted Wong Yun-tong,
Mr. 11. L. Dennys appeared for the complainant, Wong Shuot-om, → and Mr. M. K. Lo for the two
defendants.
Mr. Dennys, in withdrawing the prosecution, said: "In this case it is common ground that the trans- fer was in fact signed by Wong Yun-tong in the name of my client, Wong Shut-om,, and this proceed- log was started. Since then have ascertained that the facts,
which my client admits, are follows:
THE FACTS.
so that if their fears were realised. and it was necessary to implement
the pledge he had given, not a
single day would be lost. In view of the general anxiety on the sub- Ject, it was right that the Govern- ment should take auch n courao.
But he was also certain that there
was no danger in the near future before Britain, and there might be less danger in the future than they imagined
Far Easern affairs, disarmament and the possibility of reforming. the League of Nations were among subjects raised by the speakers in the debate.
The Foreign Secretary, replying for the Government, characterised the debata as an expression of deep concern which they all felt at the international situation, which was certainly dimeult and might be threatening.
LEAGUE REFORM. Dealing with observations made regarding reform of the League, the. Foreign Secretary agreed that the present Covenant was capable of amendment, but it could only bo altered if there was unanimity among the members of the Coun- cil, whereafter a majority in the Assembly was required. He agreed with Signor Mussolini's view that the negotiations on disarmament. were already so dificult that to throw into the arena, as a sort of makeweight; "a discussion on how the League Covenant should be amended was not the proper way to reach a decision.
This in Babo London, night club entertainer and cinema star. She's on the hefty side, but she makes no bones about It. Her excessive. weight. Is reported to be taking its toll of local rickshamen. "They take one look at me and run nway," Babe says,
Miss London expects to make a personal appearance In Hong- kong before continuing her way round the world with her husband.
SOVIETS ENTRY
INTO LEAGUE
(Continued from Page 1.j negotiation of recognition from the United States will lead, it is anid, to wholesale recognition.
SOVIET'S ADVANCE.
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1934.
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May 17, May 18.
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4-7.30 pm. Chinese Programme. 7.30-11.30 p.
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Light Orchestral Selections from Operaa
"Faust" (Gounod arr. Weber).
Marek Weber and His Orchestra. "Cavalleria Rusticana"-Intermezzo
(Mascagni).
"Tales of Hoffmann"-Barcarolle
(Offenbach).
New Lght Symphony Orchestra. "Aida"-Fantasle (Verdi,
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Marek Weber and His Orchestra, 8.26-8.10 p.m.
Victor Herbert Melodies by the Victor Salon Group and Concert Mathaniel Orchestra directed by Shilkrot.
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If the Little Entente recognizes Russla there will remain only six He took the view that if they European countries who have not were going to revise the League yet made their peace with Moscow, Covenant, they wanted Germany in These arc Tollund, Belgium, Boots the League to help in revision. Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary Impl. Chem Ind. To revise the League with Ger-and Bulgaria. Dificulty is ex- Impi. Chon Ind. many outside it, was a very doubt pected only with Switzerland. Def. 10/- sl. ful expedient. He much doubted
The tiny Helvetian confedera-inpl, Tobacco whether the question could be tion has been a bitter enemy of Internat.
Woolworths
Nickel Laken up while the Disarmament the Bolsheviks. When general
no par val $ 20% $ 27 Conferences was in progress, strike strangled Switzerland in Pinchin Johnson
1919 the Soviets were held res 30/ sl ponsible. The Communist Lega-Turner and Newall tion was asked to leave Berne. Unilever Since then the Swiss press has
Miscellaneous. Anglo-Dutch been violent against the Com-
Burma Corp. Rs. munist experiment. But in high quarters it is believed that Swit- zerland would not refuse to recog nize Russia, inasmuch as it has much to export there, if her failure to do so would keep Moscow out of the League-United Press.
DISARMAMENT.
"The 50 shares were in fnet bought by Wong Yun-tong for my client in 1919, by Wong Yun-tong There was, In any case, some drawing on the funds of the wisdom in the view that such a Cheong Shing Loong Firm, and structure as the League, elaborate- debiting my client's account inly put together, should not be that firm. When the bonus shares mulled to pieces until a clear idea were feated they were also taken existed as to what it was desirable up by Wong Yun-tong on behalf to put in its place. of my client, and in both instances without even reference to my client, who was in Japan. The Turning to disarmament. Sir shares therefore stood in the re- John Simon said Britain was the ords of the Bank in the name, Itone Great Power that first of all true, of my client Wong Shut-set an example by unilateral re- om, but this name was all along duction of armaments, and which signed for by Wong Yun-tong, had produced a connected scheme, complete with figures. The Bri- Lish Draft Convention became by entanglementa surrounded which made less confident their hopes of its adoption. They had succeeded, however, in getting statement of what modifications
"My ellent was indebted to the Cheong Shing Loong Firm and in November, 1932, Wong Yun-tong sold those shares at a proper price and credited my client's amount with the proceeds, and reduced his indebtedness to the firm by this amount.
NO CRIMINALITY.
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MISSION.
Tokyo, May 19. the British proposals the Garman Government
would ac Prince Yorisuda Tokugawa, cupt, and with that they had Vice-President of the International Culture Promotion Association, approached other Governments, "On these facts I have no
"I do not believe we ought to recently formed in Japan; Count hesitation in saying that there
to Geneva and start new condi- Alsuke Kabayama, Chairman of Royal Dutch 100 was absolutely no criminal intentiona Bald Sir John Simone Asociation: Junjire. Talay or any other criminality on the think we should say we have tried alagi and Salil Anezski, noted Shell Trans and part of Wong Yuu-tong.
Trad. (Bearer] "An regards Wong Wai-pak, he to bring the British Draft Con-Japanese scholars, are mentioned
candidates to go to the United Geldenhuis AR
Crown Miner was aware of all the tireum-ntion up-to-date, and that we
the first Europe as feel it
know States and to necessary stances, and he witnessed Wong what other people think of purse "culture mission" if and
EXCHANGE RATES Yun-tong'a signature bona fide,
He trusted it."
they might when a decision to that effect is and in his case also there was absolutely no criminal intent or yet find some way out of these ter- made,
Some sections of the Culture Paris.. rible diffculties, Certainly the any other criminality. On behalf British Government would play Promotion Association are plan- Geneva. of my client, I regret the tone their full part in saving the world in 10 k Prince Fumimate Herlin
Konce, Speaker of the House of | Helsingfors. venience to which they have been put, and I ask the Court to allow from such a serious calamily as a
Peers, to act for the mission when Oplo me to withdraw on the terms that breakdown of the Conference. both defendants leave this Court without any stain or reflection upon their character and reputa tion, which is very high indeed in the commercial community."
MR. LO'S REMARKS.
Mr. Lo said he would like to add two observations to what Mr. Dennya had said.
"But let us not take the foolishe goes to the United States Inte Athens. view that supposing it happened, this month.--United Press. it means the end of the world. On the contrary, if that happened, we have got to start the very next day on a new effort with renewed purpose."
QUERIES ANSWERED. Replying to specific questions put On the after-by Sir Stafford Cripps, Sir John noon of May 11, Wong You-tonz Doca the Government still stand Simon said that to the question, was informed that police officer had gone to call on him, and he by the Longue of Nations report on came at once to his (Mr. Lu's the Far East?" the answer was,
"Certainly," office. He at once telephoned the
To the question, "Do we still detective department and arrang-stand by our obligations,under the ed that they need not serve the Nine-Power Treaty to respect the summous on defendants, as he territorial integrity of China?" would bring them up to Court the the answer was that we remained following morning, which he did.bound by that Treaty, as dit the He was actually consulted by other signatories, and we should both defendants nearly
a year certainly do our best to observe It. ago, and his Worship would notice.
On the question of whether from the information on file that Britain regarded herself as bound complainant knew about this by Artfels 2 of the League Coven- matter nearly a year ago.
ant, his answer was that the Gov- Mr. Lo said that he wanted crnment was bound by every therefore to merely add that if Article of the Covenant and dich the case had gone on,
would not ropudiate
Article.- have produced records from the British Wirelesa.
firm and from the Bank of Eust Asia to hear out what Mr. Donnys had said. As far as defendants
were concerned, if his friend nak- ed for leave to withdraw on the torms his friend had named, he hoped his Worship would dis- charge defendants without a stain on their characters.
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The Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. "Songs of Wales."
The Regimental Band of M. Grenadier Guards,
9-11.30 p.m.
A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room,
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press Newa
11.30 p.m.. Close Down.
All Relays of the Hongkong Ilotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management,
SUNDAY'S
PROGRAMME.
0.10-10 p.m. A Relay of the Mill. tary Parade Service from St. John's Cathedral,
Order of Service.
"Power and Loro" Voluntary.
(Gounad). Hymn "When God of Old Came Down." Lesson. Acts 11, Verses 1-8. Hymn. "Gracious Spirit, oly
Ghost. Address. "Ye shall receive Power" by Rev. H. C. Davies, M.C., M., C.P. Hymn. "Soldiers of Christ Arise."
National Anthem,
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Benediction,
Voluntary. Come Holy Ghost"
11.12.15 p.m.
(Attwood).
A Relay of the Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.15-2.30 p.m. European Recorded Programme.
1 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
2.30 p.m. Close Down.
4.30-7 p.m. Chinese Recorded Pro-
gramme.
7-10 p.m. Europena Programme. 7.7.30 p.m. Dance Music,
Fox Trot-Cinderella's Fella. Fox Trot Count your Blessings. Fox Trot-At the end of the Day. Fox TrotYou, or No One. Waltz-To-night.
Fox Trot-Daln' the Updown Low-
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Fox Trot-Faint Harmony, Waltz-Unless.
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530 "In A Persian Garden" (Hiza Leh-
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No. 2. Come fill the Cup.
1/6 No. 3. Aria, (a) T'sonictimes Think. (b) A Book of Vorse. Myself When Young. Aria. I Sent My Saul
Through the Invisible. (a) Alas that Spring should Vanleh, (b).The Worldly Hope. (a) Each Morn a Thousand Roses Bringa. (b) The Lion und. the Lizard
Keep.
Hongkong.. Brusevis. Geneva, May. 18. Stockholm visory Commission, Mr.
At a meeting of the Oplum Ad-Copenhagen.
Victor Lisbon ... Ioo, the Chinese Consul-General Bombay. in Geneva, suggested the Convoca- tion of a Conference to examine Montevideo. the possibility of limiting and Belgrade controlling the growth
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1023 question on
No. 0. Aa Then The Tullp. the agenda for the
-British Wireless. No. 10. (n) Introduction, next session.-Reuter-
(b) Alas that Spring should Vanish. 8.15-5.32 p.m.
An Organ Recital
Choral Prelude ("In Theo is Joy"")
(Bach).
WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS
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May 17. May 18. West River
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Joining the folly crowd on the grill room dance floor of the Hongkong Hotel Inst night was Joo E. Brown,
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SOUTH MANCHURIA | by Marcel Dupre.
RAILWAY
DIVIDEND DECLARED
AT 8 PER CENT.
Dairen, May 19. The South Manchuria Railway Empire, at a meeting of the board Company, largest in the Japanese of directors, decided to declare an eight-per cent, dividend, unchan- ged from the Inst rate.
The railway during the last fiscal
year,
ended March 31, made a net profit of Yen 43,000,000.
The total income of the Company was Yen 240,000,000 while the total amounted to Yen 197,- 000,000,-United Press. expenditure
Mr. Hamilton accordingly dis
Toky, May 19. charged defendants, and remark Reports have been received here ed that he wished the law provid- that the Manchukuo prenier, Mr. ed that the Magistracy could have Chong Hsino-hau, who was seen in some security in case of sworn Kyushu on his return to Manchu information. He trusted thia kuo, following his visit to Tokyo, will maiter, which he gathered was a probably resign his post shortly famous Warner Brothers comedian. His Excellency the Governor has family mix-up, would be settled and become a plain poet.
With him were Mrs, Brown, and Mr. appointed Mr. W. S. Smith to bo an anticably. Io discharged defen- Tho Manchukuo premier has C. S. Fionnelat of the Hongkong Asalstant Government Marine Sur- dants without a stain on their frequently expressed a dealro to Amusontents, together with Mr. voyer (Engineer Surveyor), Harbour
Rosselet. retire.-United Press,
Department
charactera.
Toccata in D Minor
Moda") (Bach).
("Dorian
Variations From Fifth Symphony
(Widor),
8.32-9 p.m. Light Orchestral Pro- gramme,
Ave Maria (Meditation) (Bach-
Gounod).
Ave Maria (Schuhert),
Dol Dauber und Its Orchestra. Traume (Wagner). Autumn (Chaminado).
De Groot and Ills Orchestra, Spanish Dance No. 1. (Moazkowsky). Spanish Serenade (Bize).
Now Light Symphony Orchestra. "Henry VIII" Dances (F. German), New Symphony Orchestra. 0.9.30 p.m. From the Studio. Kania,
A Pinnafarta Recital by Mrs. Nura
Programme,
1. Prelude. Choral and Fuguo, (Cesar Franck).
2. Caprice (Schutt).
B. Lamont (Schult).
9.30-9.40 p.m.
COUGHS
and other Respiratory Troubles
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PRESIVAL
It has a pleasant taste, and is there-
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Griffiths, (Boy Soprano),
"As Pants Tho Hart" "Spohr's Crucifixion") (arr.
son).
"Where E'er You Walk" "Semeio") (Handel),
9.40-10 p.m. Chamber Music,
Two Songs by Master John Gwllyn." Quarlet Quartet in C Major
Allegro.
(From
Stimp
(From
(Mozart)-Int. Movement--Adagio.
Capot String Quartet. Quartet-Quartet in D. Major-
Nocturne (Borodin),
Budapest String Quarlet,
Octet-Darcarolle Tales of Hoff
mann" (Offenbach)..
Tho J. IL Equiro Celeste Octet. 10 pm. › Close Down.