1
CANADA'S QUICK REACTION
(Continued from Page 1.) polse. Apparently Wall Street Is prepared for any decision.
The Governors are remaining on the floor of the Exchange to adjust possible diMculties when the court announces ita decision. They are ready to close the Ex- change in the event of unusual fluctuations.
Foreign Exchange in New York turned sharply higher after an early weakness.
QUICK REACTION
་
In London the US. dollar drop- ped 2.11/16 conta immediately the old clause decision was made known. On Wall Street stocks rallied sharply led by Rails, and the entire list advanced by as much as ten points.
Tickers wore eloven minutes behind time.
Bonds also rallied. but Govern- mont lesues were not influenced as much as others, which declined Inter dus to profit-taking. Cotton prices advanced over $1.00 per balo.
GRAND
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PREMATURE RELEASES
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL OFFENCES BY
Short Price For Golden Miller
LINCOLNSHIRE
Londen, Feb, 18.,
Following is the call over for the Grand National:
Gold Miller, 9 to 2. Thomond II, 8 to 1 offered and
takon.
INDIAN ALLEGED
Evidence that patients in the Milltary Hospital had been die- charged on the report made to the Medical Offer by accused, WA given at the continued hearing of the court martial of Ku Aseistant Surgeon Jemadar Balwant Singh, on charges of re- celving bribes to procure the early discharge from Hospital of men of the HK. Mule Corps and the Pun-4% fab Regiment.
Accused pleaded not guilty to Really True, 100 to 8 offered. Delancige, 13 to 1 offered, 100 to 7 four charges proferred against
him. taken.
Reynol town, 20 to 1 offered. Double Crossod, 22 to 1 offered, 26 to 1 taken.
Crafty Allco, 25 to 1 offered. Lincolnshire
Following is the call over for the
Flamenco, 100 to 9 offered and taken.
1
Commander III, 15 to 1 offered, 100 to 0 taken.
Bender, Spirituelle II, 100 to ofered.
Lost Soul, Llanarmon, 18 to offered.
Celadon, North Devon, 20 to 1 offer od and taken.
Circular Saw, Heavyweight, 20 to 1. Overcoat, Adriatic, 25 to 1 offered
Tho Chicago Board of Trade suspended trading after wheat prices had soared 211⁄2 cents with-Reuter, In Afteen minutes.
The court comprises Col. D. St. J. Baxter (Punjab Regiment), Major H. M. J. MacIntyre (H.K.S. I.A.), Major H. E Eve (HK. Mulo
Corps), Major M. H. A. Campbell (Punjab Regiment), and Capt, F. J. C. Rybot (H.K.S.R.A.). (Punjab Major H. Ledgewood Regiment) prosecuted. and Mr. D. L. Strellett of G. K. Hall Brutton and Co., appeared for the defence. Nuraing orderly Tiwari, reply. Ing to further questions by Mr. Strellett, denied taking money from Allah Ditta. Ile also dopceed to the Beeing several members of Indian unita of the China Command call on accused after his arrest, presumably; he alleged for the pur-
The Governors expressed the YAROSZ CROCKED FOR POs of arranging their idea
fear of a runaway market.
In New Orleans, a flood of buy- ing shot cotton prices up more than 75 points. In St. Louis the Merchants exchange was suspend. ed and in Kanans City The Board of Trade suspended trading- United Press.
THREE MONTHS
KNEE CAP BROKEN
In re-examination witness said ho had never, on any occasion, re- Whila ceived money from accused.
WES at Lucknow, however, be charged with recelving bribes and reduced to the ranks.
wit- Answering the President, IN FIGHT
nean said there was no arrangement between himnolf and accused n Pittsburgh, Pa.
to the acceptance of bribes.. Toddy Yarosz, middleweight
Capt. K. Jelani, recalled, stated with champion of the world, who plays that he frequently accepted the re- the violin when not boxing, has port of accused as to the progress been advised by doctors to stop made by patients, and their finess aghting for at least three months for discharge from Hospital. Ha
Three doctors X-rayed his right had also discharged them knee and discovered that the knee, advice of the accused. But with cap was broken. The knee is now certain confirmation.
REFUSE TO COMMENT President Roosevelt kept In tolophonic communication the Capitol while the court was announcing its decision, but ro- served comment until he had read the text of the fudgment.
Mr. Cummings, the Attorney- General, expressed satisfaction at the decision,
Mr. Doughton, Chairman of the House of Representatives Financa Committee, declared, "Tho decl sion means that what the Govern- ment ald might not have been absolutely legal, but it was right -Reuter.
H.K.V.D.C. YEAR BOOK
BRIGHT INITIAL
NUMBER
The Hongkong Volunteer De- fence Corps has reason to be proud of its initial Year Book, which has Just been published by Millington, Ltd.
between
in a cast.
The Defence
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1935.
EXCHANGE
LONDON STOCK
LATEST SHARE
QUOTATIONS
RADIO BROADCAST
The following quotations on the A Talk on "Motoring" From
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Feb. 15. Feb. 18. British Government Securities War Loan 3
redm. after 1062 #107
£107% Chinese Bonds Bonds 1898 (Eng, Iss.).... £104 46% Loan 100890 5% Reorg. Loan 5% Loan 1912
(Lan. Iss.)....98% 5% Bends 1926-47 £ 98%
S'hai-Nanking
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Railway (Supl. Tient l'ukow
£ 09
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(Borodin)
Love of the Three Oranges
(Prokofloff),
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
in G(Elgar),
Pomp and Circumstanco March No. 6
(Elgar).
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Yarosz recently suffered a tor-]
Accused, in a statement to the rife beating at the hands of an Court, said he joined the Army in almost unknown Poilsh-American April 1931, and came to Hongkong boxer, Babe Risko, who all but in December two years later. He knocked him cold. Yaroaz's man- was posted at once to the Combined ager leaped into the ring in the Military Hospital, Kowloon, as United Steel seventh round and stopped the Sub-Assistant Surgeon, and after
of Anglo-Dutch fight when the champlon was com a month was placed in charged
title pletely helpless. The was, the V.D. and Surgical Wards, an-Burma. Corpn. Rs. not at stake.
der Capt. K Jelani. While he was in charge Nursing Sepoys Babulal, Austin Motors ord. Tiwari and Chintamani were work- Chart. 15/- ah. (Bearer)... ing under him.
Kalumpong Gula
NO ALIBIS Teddy has offered no alibis for his defeat and described Risko as good "a strong fighter and hitter."
12
"Risko really did land on me with that first punch," he said, "and I fell down sideways on my knee. I could hardly get up, My knee gave way again later and my manager stopped the fight. It made me sore but I guess it was the best thing to, do?
Yarosz
The ninety-two · pages the attractive red, blue and yellow (the H.K.V.D.C. colours) covers re- veal an amazing standard of ex- cellence, reflecting-grent credit-on authors, editors, publishers and last, but not least. Mr. A. G. Konya, whose illustrations and sketches by far the best yet seen from his nimble peu.
Articles, liberally interspersed lay up. with caricatures, are contributed on each of the units of the Corps, and the editors have republished several
Are
of the inimitable poems by Mr.
R. Thursfeld.
P.
Among the contributors are Col.
can now fiddle to his heart's content at his home in Monaca, Pennsylvania, whither he has repaired for his three months
LOCAL YACHTING
10
ab.
1. Sonata in A Major (Handel).
2. Waltz in A Flat Major
(Brahma).
3. Danza Espanola (de Falla,
arr. Kreiler),
Terence Casey, Song What can you givo a Nudist?
Bertha Willmott.
Organ Solo-Love in Blooms.
Sidney Torch. Vocal-One Morning in May.
Derickon and Brown. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-8.20 p.m. From the Studio.
A Talk on "Motoring"-National and International by The Rev. G. E.
8. Upadiell, M.A.
8.20.8.39 p.m.
by Rale da Costa.
A Jazz Piano Recital
1. One hour with you--Medley,
2. A Thousand Goodnights,
4. Words and Musip--Medley,
Excerpts
8.39.0
p.m.
"Pagliacc" (Leoncavallo).
Intermezzo to Act. 2.
Quickly, Sweet Gossip
My Husband, Punchinello,
from
Behold bert Ah, How surpassing Fair. Dear Harlequin! My Colombinet
9-9.29 p.m. From the Btudio. "Topical Talks on the United King- dom" by Mr. G, C. Pelham.
0,20-9.30 p.m. The J. H. Squire Celeste Oclet
1. La Cinquantaine (Mario).
2. Moonbeams and Shadows
8. Melody (Dawes).
(Squire).
9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and. Commodity Quotations.
9.35-10 p.m. From the Studio.
A Kocital by Helen Lockbart (Con- tralto) accompanied by Frederic Mason.
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Accused stated that the final de- clelon for the discharge of patients from the Hospital reated with the Medical Officer; and was question- ed at length by his Counsel regard. ing the procedure adopted before and after the admission of a patient. to the wards in which employed.
be
VGA
Rubber Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord.. Randfontein
Estates Sub-Nigel Pekin Synd.” 2/- ord. * ...... Rubber Trusts .. "I have nover felt that I couldShai Elec. Constr. Electric Mukica! trust Nursing Sepoy Thwari any Van Ryn. Deep.. more than I could any of the other orderlies," said necused. "I have never suggested to Tiwari or any Anglo-Persian-Off of the other orderlies that I might Durma Oil got money from the patients by dis-Southern Railway
(Deferral) charging them early, nor has any- thing like that ever been suggested Rolls Royée ‹£i
to me."
Industries...
ah.
Shell Trans and Accused denied emphatically that Trad. (Bearer) 51/3 ho had asked Meher Din, Ghulam | Spring Mines Mahomed or Allah Ditta for money | Crown Mines 10/-
sh. in exchange for their early dis-
Chosen Corpn... charge. Ho recalled that about a
City of Osaka week after Allah Ditta had been
Sterling Loan..
FP. Nosworthy, D.S.O., M.C., who Spoon Race For Ladies discharged from Hospital he met
gives a "Regular's Impressions of Volunteering, Bella Sidney Woolf, whose numerous short stories are well enough known by Hongkong
Yesterday
renders to noed no further com- The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club mendation, and Edward Kelly, the held spoon race for lady members Hongkong Telegraph humorist. yesterday. The course was over 7.8
Menagerio and Separate, The publication is on sale at all miles, for local newsagenta at $1.
"A" classes. Details:
COOL PILOT
SAVES LIVES
LANDS BLAZING.
MACHINE
London, Feb. 18.
The skill and coolness of Flight- Lieutenant Murison to-day saved
Yacht Jan
A Class Started 14.50
Finished Corrected Position
;----10.22.15
(Miss F. Owen-Ilughes) Isobel.10.26.34
(Mrs. Cowland)
Pat.10.20.17
(Mra, E. Eliott)
Palated Lady 16.29.18
him and was informed that Tiwari had asked him (Allah Ditta) for money. Witness did not take much notice of that because he thought Tiwari was just "leg-pulling."
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
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"Tiwari has caused these charges AS A to be brought against me revenge for my giving evidence-in a case in which he received punish- ment, "aald accused. While I was in Hospital during January have received the following quota- Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Prita
QUOTATIONS
he asked me why I had given tions on the Now York exchange for evidence against him and and I
yesterday in conjunction with Router.
1
would hear more about it.
3
2
"At the preliminary hearing be- fore my O.C.". continued accused,
"Sepoy Lal Khan stated that he
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(Miss V. K. Podmore) Mixed Classes Started 15.00 Rolla.16.20.40 10.27.19 0
(Mrs. H. Wolacley) Dorothea
....10.20.45 10.23.16 2 (Mrs. Reid)
the lives of himself and two pas- Aitsa......16.38.37 -16.25.87 7 sengers when a bombing machine
burat into flames during a flight Heron
near Ramsgate.
Miss Bilderbeck).
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.10.37.36 10.22.30 1 (Miss J. Brydon)
to the wind and made safe landing, no one being hurt-British Wire-
(Mrs. B. Marshall) Widgeon ....1640.25 10.20.07
8
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10.90.45 10.24.48 5 (Mrs. R. Wren)
Gael
10.25.03 $
GOOD NEWS FOR COAL MINES
NEW ANGLO-POLISH
AGREEMENT
London, Feb. 18.
At a luncheon in connection
.....10.50.20
(Mrs. Moulson)
Sirius.....110.45.22 10.23.55.3
(Mrs. E. Cooper)
Lola.10.48.44 10.28.35 10
(Mrs. M. A. Parkes)
DEPORTED CHINESE
New York Cotton.
Feb. 16.
Close
12.42
12.52
Feb. 18. Closing Range 12.66-12.59 12.06-12.07 12.71-12.71
12.41 12.16
1268-12.58
12.50
paid me $30, but the O.C. decided March not to accept his evidence after he May had been questioned further and July,
October had refused to swear that he had December paid me, on the Koran".
January (1036)
Spot..
Accused also denied that Sepoya
of different Indian units had visit. ed him before and after his arrest | March with a view to arranging his May evidence as had been suggested by September
July... the prosecution. The only people who had visited him after his ar rest were those who came to ar range for his counsel.
The hearing was adjourned,
YANGTSE PIRACY
12.48.
1. Arla-Lancia Ch'io pianga
(Rinaldo)..Handel.
2 Aria-Cho faro senza Euridice (Orfeo) Gluck.
3. Softly awakes my heart (Sam-
son and Delilah).Saint-Sanne, 4. Sunaling and Rain, Blumenthal
5. Caller Herrin" (Scotch),
Traditional (br request).
6. Down Here .......May Brahe. 10-10.15 p.m. A 'Cello Recital by
| Pablo Casals.
1. Moment Musical....Schubert.
2. Le Cygne (The Swan).
Saint-Saens. .Hillemacher. 3. Gavotte Tendre 4.Chanson Villageotsa....Popper.. 6. Apres un Revo ................(Faure). 10.15-11 p.m. From the Studle. Dance Music by Professor N, Ai Tonaff and his Tango Orchestra,
10.30 v.m. Reuter Press. Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock and Commodity Quota- tions.
11 p.m. Close Down.
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This Evening's Brondenst From The German Short-Wavers
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DTORYRTEZION for Far Eastara Itener will broadest from Zvesen fallows
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4.10 p.m. DIN, DIN Announcement (Germu Znal German Faik Aang. Pra gramme Forecast (German. Eng), Al Carnival Time af Seampi
Rejales, A merry 'Dadio-Baite.
Now in English.
1 pm
B. p.
8.45 p.m. Military Concert. The national
Aviation-Broris Orchestra coll ducted by Director Rudolf Schuls Dornburg.
4.43 p.m. News In Germa
pi. Cencers of light music.
1. New la English.
8.11 p.m. Close down DIB, DIN (Germ.,
Ecal)
EAST ASIA ZONE,
12.00-12.05 Beat Aalu Zone broadcast through DJA o 12.07-12.67 $1.84 metres, and DJN (91.45 metres).
9 p.m. DJA, DIN Announcement (Germ., 12.80 12.65
Early German Folk Song. Pro- New York Rubber
Time Forecast (Germ. Engl.) 12.07 19.10
13.42-bid 1354-13.66 13.25 18.71-18.72
1. p. At Carnival
Rajaker.
Time all Beamp
A merry Badlo-Suite.
#41 pas. News in English on D3A and
In Taich na DJN.
Military Concert. The national
Arlation-Sports
Orchestra vone
ductest by Director Rudolf Behule
Dernburg
41.18 p.m. News in German on DIA and
DIN.
"Married Dias," A Radio Comady
after Nestroy, by Clans Guer and Walter Tapps.
1236 jam. News in English on DIA and in
Dütek an DIN.
May July
October December
Total sales:-946 lets
Chicago Wheat May
074 08%-00 July..... 00% 9244-02%
88% September...
-00-00 Saturday's sales:-7,151,000 bushels
Chicago Corn
સામ
13.42 13.49 13.00
10.88-18.89 13.07-13,97 14.15-14.15
10 pat,
11.10
р.м.
80%
80 -89 8344-834
RIVER POLICE FRUSTRATE. ATTEMPT
September.. May
79%-70%
Winnipeg Wheat.
July
March
8144 82% New York Silk
May
834-83 82% 82%
Shanghai, Feb. 18.
1.30 1.42 -1.42 A plot to pirate the steamer
1.30
1.4234-1.43 Chuanshan,
May the belonging to
July....
1.381 1.43 -1.43 Shanghai, Fob..18. Luanan Steamship Company, was with the opening to-day of the
Total sales:-322.1ots Another batch of 25 deported frustrated by the River Police at British Industries Fair, the Pre- Chinese from Japan arrived here Tinghal, according to a Chinese March
Alontrent viver.
54.10. sident of the Board of Trade, Mr.to-day on board a Japanese steamer, repart
65,30 Runciman, sald It was hoped on In
the consequence,
On February 11 the River July Wednesday to initial
new agree Chinese Affairs Committee has Police boarded the steamer Chuan- September ment with Poland which would been again requested to urge the shan and arrested two Chinese, bring an increase in the demand Central Government to take up this for British and especially Welsh matter with the Japanese "Govern coxl, to the extent about one mil-ment-Central News. lion tons.--British Wirelean.
overseas
$5.05456,05 65.55-55,00 50.00 N 54.56 N
656.00 65.90
each armed with a pistol.
"Total-anies:--22 contracts
New York Metal
on February 13-Router.
The vessel arrived at this port Copper, March 4.
·Feb. 11.
Tin March
0.07 60.20
Feb. 18.
4,27 40.85
12.10 an. Sewa VIA, DJN (Cam
Engl.)
KZRM PROGRAMME
This Evening's Broadcast From
Manila Station.
The following preeramise will be bestemt from Manila lo-nicht.
6. Budio Musical Varieties.
1 p.m. Studly Gumt Artis Programme Juan Manzanaret. Kundiman; Jose Arevalo. popular pleto selections, and Adelina Chicots, Spanish sohE.
6.30 p.m. Spanish Tuformational Pariod. 139 pm. Edefah Informational Period. T'p.m. Reqotate.
2.10 p.m. Ho and, Nash..
until Thursday
Heath
and
Scotts Soft Felt Hats
$8,50
each net.
Broken rangos and dle continued numbers in sap brim or bound edge styles.
Ail at this special price wal}} Thursday next:
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