BRITISH FINANCE
POSITION
DECLINE SHOWN IN LATEST FIGURES
London, Nov. 1a. Exchequer returns for the past
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
1984.
YET ANOTHER MURDER
MURDER CHARGE
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
RADIO
LATEST CABLED -QUOTATIONS
BROADCAST
ARSENIC POISON CASE RESUMED
MAN FOUND STABBED
A large number of Chinese TO DEATH
were attracted to the Kowloon. Magistracy yesterday, when the Groans from a spot of Talpo' case in which Pun Cho-on, Road, near Ita Junction with vegetable week show that the total ordinary Cheangalawan Road, shortly be with the murderer in charged revenue to date, exclusive of self-fore ten o'clock last night, attracted
of his employer, Chik Wing, by administering balancing revenue, amounts to
the attention of a passerby. He arsenic in his food on August 7, *£9,403,967,231 and the total ur foundi a man obviously in great [was regumed before Mr.."E. I. dinary expenditure to £422,883.350.
30 distress lying on the ground, but | Wynne-Jones. Itevenue is nearly
two
million was unable to understand what the pounds lower than at the cor. responding date last year, und ex-man said in a dialect thought
Hakka. penditure seven millions
higher. Revenue from income tax. nt £66,860,000,, ja now about £10,000,-
When the man who made the dis very returned to the spot with the police some half-an-hour later, 000 higher than the amount rethe victim of what appears to be ceived at the corresponding date murder, with robbery as a possible Inat year, but surtax returns are motive, was already dead. He had $720,000 lower, and estate duties been pierced through the lung, the t. £49,500,000, of which £1.890.000 triangular shape of the incision was received during the last week, suggesting that the weapon used fall £6,930,000 below the total was one fashioned from a Ale af collected to November 11, 1933. that shape,
Receipta from Customs and
The murdered man was dressed Excise, nt £179,668,000, are £2in navy blue ention clothes, with 884,000 more than last year's blgk Ahoes and socks and n felt figures. Of the other Renis of hal His appearance suggested miscellaneous receipts that he was a foki or one not much revenue, account for £11,450,000, as com accustomed to rough labour, pared with £18,398,077 at the cor responding date fast year.-- British Wireless,
NO POLITICAL
SIGNIFICANCE
SIR M. HANKEY'S
TOUR
SAINT JOHN BOSCO
Metare. Swan, Culbertson and Frita Relay of Hongkong Hotel
have received the following quota. tions on the New York exchange for yesterday,
.
New York Coltar.
Nov. 12, Nov. 18:
Clone
Closing Range 12.34.12.34 12.40-12.40 12.44-12.45 12.4-12.4 12.42-12.42 12.12-12.13 12.00
12.38
12.40
12.40
12.47
12.45
13.24-18.24
12.00
New York Rubber
10.40
13.40
13.75
13.03
14.16
14.33
..: 13.36-13.36 13.58-13.58 13.78-13.78 13.00-13.09 14.20-14.20
The people crowding in the December. doorway were quickly dispersed. January and those standing in the court March room were requested to leave be-May July, fore the cane commenced.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- October (1835) 12.16 torney-General, appeared for the
Spot Crown, and was assisted by In- spector A. J. W. Dorling
December Ko Kam-yung, the wife of de- January used, was again called, and March after being cautioned that sha May nood not answor
question July which would endanger her liberty, September... continued examination
Tatal sales:--107, Tote by Mr. Fraser.
Chicago Wheat- Witness anid that after eating December the congee, decensed compiained May of bolig ill, and continually July vomited. On being questioned by her husband, witness denied hav- ing put anything into in congee. Later witness heard the deceased | December asking defendant the samo queя- May July
tion.
any
4
When the remainder of the con- LOCAL CELEBRATIONS BEGIN kee had been thrown into
TO-MORROW
chicken trough, a sediment was December found on the bottom of the pan. May July
All friends are cordially invited to attend the celebrations which aro being held this week, and will be continued until Wednesday, in ean- nection with the canonization of Don Bosco, Founder of the Salesian Institutes.
London. Nov, 13. Answering. IL Parliamentary question, the Prime Minister said:
From to-morrow, a Triduum, or Sir Maurice Hankey's visit to three-day service, is being held in South Africa, Australia and New the Catholic Cathedral at Calne Zealand had no political object.
Road, when the life and works of He was visiting Australia an a
this great educational pioneer, who guest of the Commonwealth Gov-dled 46 years ago, will be dealt with erament for the Victoria
by able speakers. Cen- tenary celebrations and had been invited by the Governor of New Zenland to visit that Dominios For personal reasons, he travelled by way of South Africa and would return via Canada.-British Wire- teas.
AIR SERVICE SUBSIDIES
BRITISH FIGURE
years
LOWEST
London, Nov. 13.
to 1933
On Sunday at the Pontifical High Mass, Bishop Henry Valtorta will preach a Panegyrie of the Saint, and in the afternoon a procesalon will be held by way of Albany Road, Robinson Road and Glenealy.
The celebrations will culminate in a reception at La Salle College on Wednesday, when 20 Grand Gymnastic Display by the Salcafan boya will be given. His Excellency the Governor has consented to be present at this function.
CHINA-TIBET ACCORD
Monday's
.00% 100%-100
2014-00% 093% 94
04%-04 nies:-10,010,000 bushels Chicago Corn
70%
814
81%-81% 614-835 81'5
88-83 Total sales:-7,410,000 bushela
Winnipeg Wheat
77:36
R24
8314
784-78% 83. -83 8374-83%
New York Sugar.
December March
May July
1.82
1.82-1.83
1.70
1.72-1.73
3.73
1.70-1.78
1.78
1.80-1.80
the
líecember March May
Total sales:-350 lots
Montreal Silver.
$6,00
Total sales~28,000 tona
New York Bik
1,22
1.9344
1.26
1.50-1.23 1.24-1.25 1.26-1.2614
50.70
foki, Chik Hip, to get some fried Deceased on feeling l sont his turnip slices, which were bolled in water by witness and given to her husband Afterwards Chik Hip was
Ан An antidoto. sent for medical aid.
The pan
was lying about at that time but was finally washed by witness.
December
Dance Orchestra
EUROPEAN PROGRAMME
From ZB.W..on a wavelength af 355 metres (846 kilocycles).
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6-0.16 p.m. Children's Studio Con-.
cert.
7-10.40 p.m. European Programme, 7 p.m. London and. New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.05-7.28 p.. A Pianoforte Recital by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
1. Dance of the Gnomos (Idazt). Etudo Tableau in A Minor, Op.39 (Rachmaninoff).
3. Trolka en Traineaux, Op.37, No.
11 (Tchalkovsky).
4. Polkn de W.R. (Rachmaninoff).
5. One lives but once-Waltz-
(Strauss).
7.28-8 p.m. Variety. Vocal Violet Loraine-Medicy.
Violet Loraine (Comedienne). Voca! Duet Arlone. Vocni Duet-Waitin' at the Gate for
Katy ("Bottoms Up").
Layton and Johnstone. Fox Trot-Love in Bloom. Fox Troi-With my Eyen wido" open
I'm Dreaming.
The B. B. C. Dance Orchestru. Song Give me a Iting-A Couple of
Fools in Love. Margaret Bannerman (Soprano). Organ Solo--In a Bird Storv. Organ Solo-In a Clock Store.
Terence Cancy", Local Time and Weather
A p.m. Report.
8.00-8.30 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by "The Music Makern.” 8.30-9 p.m. A Relay from the Soldiers and Sallers' Home of
the
First Part of the Concert arranged by Mrs. Griggs, (by courtesy of the Committee).
9-9.30 p.m. From the Stadlo..
A Talk on "Central Africa: from West to Ear!" by Mr. D. V, Stenvon.
хал.
55.00-66,10 9.30 p.m.
tlons,
9.33-10 p.m. From the Studio.
50.20-50.20 Reuter Prees Bulletins, London 1 67.10 50.80-00.00 pm. Stock and Commodity Quota- 57.70 67.40-57.40 Total sales:-86 contracta
Now York Metala
8.13 61.20
"It's Merely Arsenic."
After witness had seen. first pup die, after eating the con- gen in the trough, witness asked the defendant what he had put in Mar it. To this question
defendant July did not reply, but when it was put to him again he said, "It'a merely araenic." Witness then asked him whether he had any more. In reply to this question defendant replied, "I've thrown the rest.away into the bushes near the water pool."
Witness denied having put any poleon of any description into the} congee.
On being asked yesterday whe- ther he had any questions to put, defendant said, "I don't
know
Copper, March
Tin, March....
6.11
51,05
RUBBER SHARES
QUOTATIONS FROM SINGAPORE
Mesars, Carroll Bros, have re- | anything about the poison. Wit-
ness is accusing me but i am inceived the following quotations of nocent."
Singapore rubber. shares, dated November 7. prices In Straits
Government
Questioned In Parliament, the Under-Secretary for Air, Sir
Nanking. Nov. 14. Philip Sassoon, said the approxi-
General Loang Wu-sung, Chinese Mr. J. L. Tetley, mate total amounts of subsidies Special Commissioner to Tibet, has Aunlyst, gavo, evidence of having currency- an given in various estimates for wired the Nanking Government received the trough and the other- expenditure on the operation of stating that he has successfully exhibita, for examination.
Ayer-Panaa regular air services in the five concluded his mission in Tibet and
Witness Acraped and chipped Brogas... were:-Britain, is prepared to leave thero
Glenenlys for the inside of the trough, and on £1,921,134: France. £7.690,529; Nanking in the next few days examining this he found it to con-
Indragiris Germany £4,482,106: United
He said that both the Tibetan tain 2 grains of arsonic.
Kempas States, £19,098,808, the conver- Government and
the people fully sions of currency being reckoned appreciated the sincere attitude of ed i small rock-like substance and Mentakabs-
On November 9, witness receiv. anus at the par rates of oxennage the Central Government towards this was found to contain 7.7 per Malaka Pindas British Wireless.
Tibet and had expressed their decent of arsenic. When witness New Srudals termination to loyally support the opened the stomach of the
de- Pajams Central Government, Centralcensed he found the lining to be Telok Ansons News,
Inflamed in small patches, but it Tapah 'contained no visible particles.
Un. Malaccas Ulu Benuis
DOLLAR DECLINES
SLIGHTLY
BUT MARKET QUITE STEADY
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
Case Formally Remanded.
Mr. 4. H. B. Lee produced a do-
Buyers Sellers $1.80 $1.85
87% 2.07%
92% 2.17
1.17% 1.25
2.75C.D.
2.20
39
1.GU
1,66
1.80
- 1.85
2.10
2.10
1.32%
2.10
2:15
1.75
DO
1.85
51%
A Recital of Russian Songs by Seraphim Streikoff (Russian Bari- lone) accompanied by Mr Nura Kanla.
Programme.
1. "Boris Godounov”—Farewell my Son, I am Dying (Moussorgsky). 2. The Prophet (Rimsky-Korsakov). 3. Sweetly Sang the Nightingale"
(Giler)'. 4. Be Lost, Oh Life (Pashenko). 5. Talianochka (Kuzochkin). 0. Gingle Bolls-Russian Gypsy Song.
7. Night (arr. Slonoff).
8. The Tedler--Russian Gypsy Folk Song. 10:10.33 p.m. A Relay from the Soldiers' and Bailor Home of the Last Part of the Concert arranged by Mrs. Griggs, thy courtesy Committee).
10.30 p.m.
of the
Heuter Préss Bulletinn, Further London Stock and Commodity Quota- tiona, Rugby Mid-day Press Newa.
10.40 p.m. Close Down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Waver
Sprelaj programme for Far Eastern Vašemury willie radena! Usurening by 11JA on
Pan. Opening Aknamneoment, German Folk Song, Programme-Forocnat (German, English). Letter Box,
2.13 p.m. Musie and Typical Evenin 9.45 .m. Nawa in Eng? Sah.
LATEST LIST OF DONATIONS
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The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication cument which he stated was a de- POPPY DAY FUND 11 metreska unders with Hongkong to-day:-Wiegand position taken by him from a man Durban Maru, Tjibadak, Chinese aamed Chik Wing, at the Kow- Reflecting the fall in
silver Prince, Hafching, Hawaii Maru. had been in his custody since the loon Hospital on August 7. This prices in London, the Hongkong chibu Maru, Feng Lee, Penang dollar declined 4th this morning Maru, President Lincoln, Taiyo day it had been taken. to la. 73⁄4d. The loent market opened easy, inter-bank business being done at 18. 7%d., but later a stendier tonn was evident, rates advancing 1/16th.
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children gratefully acknowledge the
The Society for the Protection of
following donations:-Mother's Union. Silver declined ths in London (Cathedral Branch), '10: Mr. Ngan yesterday. China and speculators | Shing-kwan, $25; Mr. Jam Chi-Pas Bold, while speculators and Indla | $20; China Motor Dux" Co., Ltd., #25; bought at the fall, the market Ka Wab Life Assurance Co $10; closing quietly steady.
Mr. Ezra, $b; Miss G. Ezra, 85; Miss It. Ezra, Sh.
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GOVT. STOCKS BOOMING
CONSOLS HIGHEST FOR 28 YEARS
London, Nov, 13, The upward movement of Bri- tlah Government stocks continued this morning and War Loan rose to a new high record quotation of 107, while Consols 24 per cent. were quoted at 90, the highest for 28 years.
Later in the day there was a reaction on melling - orders, and at the clono War Loan was quoted at 100% and Consols at 88 British Wireleas.
PLANNING CAMPAIGN
Hankow, Nov. 14 General Liu Halang, Military Governor of Szechuen Province, is proceeding to Hankow from Chung- klag on board a gunboat. After calling on the military authorities of Hupel at Wuchong, he will con- tinue his trip to Nanchang in order to consult with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek regarding anti-Red plans In 'Szochucn.—Central - NewH.
A would-be suicide, Chan Kwai-
| ying, living at 88 Tung Lo Wan Road,
Further evidence was given by Detective-Sergeant J. Allen, and Previously acknowledged $5,022.80 the case was formally remanded | St. Andrew's Church A for one week.
Messrs. Churchill & Tait Staff, A. P. C. Wuchow Kowloon Union Church,
MAINLAND AMENITY
POST OFFICE TO OPEN IN KOWLOON TONG
For the convenience of Kowloon
Wax rescued by a seaman after throw. Tong residents, a small pont office ing himself from the Shanshuipo ferry Man Chung yesterday. The wax has been erected in Waterloo Road. conveyed to the Government Civil near Tasex Crescent, and will be fospital.
opened for business at 8 am, to-
When you're beautiful but dumb you do most of your ro- flecting with a mirror.
morrow.
Total
125.20
69.87
50.00
14.85
$6,882.72
Further contributions will he gratefully received by Mr. F. G. Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's | Fund, York Building, Hongkong.
Cheques should be made payable to Thomson & Co., and crossed "Poppy Day Fund."
EXCHANGE RATES
Like the one which has been operating in Kowinon City for the paat two or three years, the new post office, which is in reality a
Paris.. klosk, will have stamps for sale, Geneva. facilities for posting letters as well Berlin. us parcels, and for registration of Helsingfors. mails.
Orlo The local postal authorities Bro Athens. doing everything they can to im Milan... prove the facilities on the main Buenos Alves.
Shanghai. land. The opening of the new Post
New York.. Office in Kowloon Tong will mean a
Amsterdam.. tremendous saving of time and Vienna. trouble for residents of that Prague. locality.
Bucharest Madrid. Hongkong Brussels. Stockholm.
Also for Shamshulpo..
It is also announced that another
Nov, 12. 75.16/16
15.39
.12.46
.2204
19.90 ..520
.58.13/32 .30
1/4.7/10 .6.00% 7,40%
27 119% 497
.30.21/32 Holiday 121.40 .19.30% kiosk, with the same facilities Copenhagen 22.40 will be offered at Kowloon Tong, Lisbon
.110% will be opened in Shamshulpo next-Bonny. .1/8.1/16 week.
Yokohama. .1/8.1/14 Rio
49 Montevideo. 30% Belgrade The engagement is announced Montreal.... Mr. P. A. Obouhoff, n.sd. Eng. (Lon.),
an engineer attached to the General Silver (Spot)....254 Electric Company Hongkong, and ulver (forward).26%.
War Loan.. Mies: Leila. Colladly-Mamleovn, of 7, Middle Road, Kowloon,
p.m. Symphony Concerts Violin_ Con» eerta in Ammor by Max Trapp. Hymphony No.
18.10 p.
('katore) by Beethoven, Bobslať i Erich Rohn (Violin.)
News In German.
41.31 p.m. “Glach (ma?" German Miner
Greeting). A Radio Seguener
with Frita Riugner's Orkestra, 12.15 km. News in Engllen, 17.39 a.m. Clown drun
NEW DIPLOMACY-
ADDRESS BY SİR WILLIAM HORNELL
"The statesmen of the post-war period bave endeavoured to create an artificial sense of security by multiplying security pacts. But until the world is convinced that Nov. 13. these pacts. are regarded by the as involving. 16.43 their own
75.31/32 Sovereign dello stics
cur
12.44 merely serve to "inflate the 228 rency of international contract 19.00% and thereby to diminish certainty. 523 rather than to increase conn- 5814 dence, romarked Sir William 30 Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the 1/4%
University of Hongkong, in his 5.00% 7.-104 address entitled "Diplomacy
274 Old and New," which ho delivered 11 yesterday at the Rotary Club
. BOU | UMN. 30.21/32
1/8%
After dealing at length with 21.47 the psychological effect of the 10.394 War on Europe and the process of 22.40 devolution which had been taking 110% place within the British Empire 1/6.1/16 since 1018, Sir William and the 1/2.3/04
main distinction between methods of the new and.' old diplomney was that the former
AV
30
220
4.87
the
aimed at antisfying the immediate 24% wishes of the electorate, whereas 25 the Intter was concerned only with 160% the ultimate Interests of the
106,5/16. -British Wireless,
nation.
WHY IS
HENNESSY
BRANDY
PREFERRED BY EXPERTS ?
BECAUSE,
for three generations
IT HAS REMAINED
THE BEST
MANY YEARS AGO
RH13
Buggy springs were considered good enough for buggies. THEN CAME THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE
and for lack of anything better. Manufacturers. continued to use the buggy springs.
SEMI-ELLIPTIC SPRINGS
WERE A GOOD STEP FORWARD
and the public was quick to endorse, this tremendous improvement in riding comfort
CHEVROLET
SOON BECAME FAMOUS
as the most comfortable car by perfecting the semi- elliptic spring and giving the public longer and larger springs.
BUT
CHEVROLET ENGINEERS KEPT RIGHT ON LOOKING FOR A GREATER RIDING COMFORT AND THEIR CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT IS THE SENSATIONAL FEATURE.
FULLY-ENCLOSED KNEE-ACTION WHEELS Call for a trial out at the
FAR EAST MOTORS
26. Nathan Road, Kowloon..
Telephone 59101.
Was it excitement...?.
Is it due to the climate, or is this attack of migraine one of these periodic occurrences com mon to women? No matter what the cause of the pain is, 'Gardan' will bring a rapid and certain relief.
'Gardan' not only removes the pain but also prevents it. herefore take ‘Gardan' even in cases of apparently slight indisposition.
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