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RAYON INDUSTRY
IMPORTANT CONCESSION TO BRITISH MANUFACTURERS
FLEMING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
APPEALS TO ·
WOMEN
ETHIOPIA EMPRESS
TO BROADCAST
Geneva, Sept. 9. The Empress of Ethiopia will officially inaugurate the broadcasting station at Addis Ababa at 11-15 p.m. Central Europe Time,
to-morrow,
new
She will broadcast an appeal to the women of the world.
The Empress will speak in the anelent Amharic language, and her words will be translated inte English by Princess Tschan.
The broadcast has been or ganised by the International Leu- Rue of Women for Peace and Liberty, and will be relayed to Amerien.-Reuter.
THE NITROGEN INDUSTRY
AGREEMENTS NOW SIGNED
Australian Invaders
GIRLS' CONTINGENT IN HONGKONG
SEPTEMBER 10, 1985.
LANTAU MURDER CASE
SON'S DRAMATIC ESCAPE-ON NIGHT OF TRAGEDY
lis dramatic escape at the time of the alleged murder of his father in Chuk Ko Wan village on the night of September 1 last year was related by Hau Chi-wing the eldest son of the murdered man, at the continued case before Mr. W. Schofeld, at the Central Magistracy yesterday after-
"HARBOUR NOT hearing of the Lantau Island murder
TOO BAD"
noon.
The witness related how he was;
Nearly 30 young Australian girls, members of the Young Aus-ented in a paddy drying ground with tralla Lengue, arrived in long- two vialtors, when he heard several kong this morning, by the A. O. heard his father shout "Sava life." men come from behind the huts and liner Talping which berthed at He jumped to his fect, but was held daylight at Kowloon wharf, by his two visitors. Breaking away
dived and from thom, he ran
Across into the sea, and swam
Wan Bay, and stayed Chuk Ko the night in the hills. At day- to Capeuimun break he walked and there took a launch to Hongkong. Arriving at the District Omee, South, he found it closed, it being Sunday, he went to the Central Police Station, where he made his report.
All the girls are in, the best of health, and though many of them proved to be but poor sailors, this was of little account, as good weather prevailed almost through out the voyage.
Everywhere they had been, said the girls, they had been given a mot enjoyable time and made to feel thoroughly at home.
The defendants in the case are Pun "We haven't seen the Hongkong Harbour properly yet, but from Kam-choi, Ho Wah, He You, Pun Tak what we have seen it doesn't seem and Lau Cheung, and they are charged with the murder of Hay Wan-fai, a too bad," declared one, but Chinese doctor, at Chuk Ko Wan wouldn't want to change Sydney village, Lantau Island, on the night of
September 1, last year.
tion.
Went to Gather Guayns
ու
Harbour for it!"
As- London, Sept. 9.
Among those to meet the girla Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, According to press reports, the International Nitrogen Agree-on their arrival was Dr. H. D. sistant Crown Solicitor, is conducting ments negotiated in July by Matthews, President of the Aus- the prosecution, while Dotective In- groups representing the nitrogentralian and New Zealand Associn-spector A. II. Elaton is representing industries of Belgium. Czecho- tion, Mr. M. F. Key, Director of the Police. Slovakin, Germany, Great Britain, the Rotary Club and Secretary of Holland, Italy. Norway, Poland the Chamber of Commerce, and-
Ilnu Chi-wing, taking up his nar- been various members of the Aus- and Switzerland, has now signed by all the parties, making tralian and New Zealand Associa-rative from where he had left it
the last hearing, when he described possible confirmation of the ar
how four men, Li Tung-kwal, Chan had FIRST RICKSHA RIDE
Ho Wah and Chan Chuk, rangements between the European
huts. carrying After leaving the ship, the girls
their groups and the Chilean Industry,
on the afternoon of September drafted contemporaneously, which proceeded by rickshas to Marble.
his father accordingly have now been formal-Hall, where they will be staying. 1, said that after 9 p.m.
accompanied by It was the first time that the great returned to his hut ly rated in London.
mother, mothers had had this L Tung-kwal, leaving his majority of them
two sisters, the other visitors and experience, and the Circus at
into his father's hut, and, by the light Kowloon ferry wharf was bright himself seated at the table. He went ened by bursts of laughter, which int
match, xaw his father lying. to bystanders the bed indicated
and Li Tung-kwai lying
bis urn. Chan |
him to Chuk and Chan young as hitherta. Due regard, it is Kald,this group of attractive
them to gather guavas. necompaty will be paid to the legitimate in ambassadors of goodwill.
the three At launchron tay the girls It was a clear night, and terests of agriculture.
The agreements are for three will be the guests of the Rotary of them went off to the paddy drying they will visit the ground behind his father's hut, years from July 1, 1935, unless Club, later
and his mother, two sisters leaving terminated sooner-British Wire-home of Mr. Ho Kong-long, and Ho Wah seated at the table. After will then be entertained to ten at gathering guavas, the three of them Government House.
sat down in the paddy deying ground, his out of sight of the entrance to
and his mother and father's hut sisters.
The agreements are understood to provide for the regulation of sales and prices and the sharing of world markets, other than the United States, between the parties
of i
un approximately the same lines healthy and happy condition of on the ground. O sk
less.
EXCHANGE
RATES
Sept. 6.
75.57/64
15.17%
12.07%
Paris. Geneva Berlin.. Athens. Milan Shanghai, New York. Amsterdam Vienna. Prague.. Bucharest
517 .60.9/18 .176.9/82
4.93% 7.30%
Sept. 9. 74.59/04 16.1819
12.26
516
60% 1/6.1/32
4.037% 7312
.26
119%
26
625
119% 02.4
Madrid.
80%
130
36.5783 110
Hongkong
13182 1/1131/82
Brusscia...
Monte Video.
39.36 .39%
20.31
2014
Belgrade
217
Montreal..
Yokohania.
4.95 1728
Helsingfors.
Rio
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To-night they are the guests of the Australian Association and will be taken on A moonlight pienic if the weather permits: if not an alternative programme will be arranged and announced in the Telegraph later.
“QUEST” BACK
FROM NORTH
PERILOUS VOYAGE
TO ARCTIC
London, Sept. 9. Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous 4.04%
ship, the Quest, which was charler. 1/2 29674 by the British East Greenland
105.6/16 -British Wireless.
in
Shortly after, continued witness, he heard ten men coming from behind the huts, and heard shouts and a Kivat commotion inside his father's
He also heard his father shout! "Save life Jumping to his feet, he
""""
Chan Ngan and Chan hen threw their arms around
shouted Chuk then"
him. He af broke away, and
he
dived into the sea and บ escaped.
Witness said that he did not see what
ກາ happened to his parents nisters after his escape. Later accompanied the Police to the scene, and also took them to the addresses where his visitors lived, but they were all missing.
The hearing was then adjourned until next week.
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'MONTHLY RETURN SHOWS WATER POSITION
STOCK
EXCHANGE
MARKET ERRATIC
YESTERDAY
16 port a party and stores and carry 293/16 out exploration in the Arctic, 29.8/10 reached Aberdeen this afternoon. 106.5/10-It reported that at one time the ship was in such great danger from ice that preparations were to abandon, her. Among those who returned to-day was Mr. A. Courtauld, for whom great anxiety arose a few years ago when he wintered alone at the Northern The comparatively small rainfall Post and was found by his com- last month was reflected in the ro- paniona with difficulty in the servoir contents on both Island and following spring. On the present Mainland
with as compared
the voyage he was accompanied by his corresponding month last year, the wife,
showing isatied
that figures Just
The leader of the expedition, Mr. | Automobile and steel shares gained Hongkong had one hundred million gallons less water and Kowloon ten L. R. Wager and several members on the outlook regarding operations. Oil and utility securities were slightly have remained behind in Green depressed. Stocks on the Curb Ex- million gallons less.
The rainfall la 27.086 inches down and for the winter. It is expected change were irregular, whilst bonds'
that the meteorological and other were irregularly higher. on_last
year.
gallons.
an
LOUISIANA FEARS
VIOLENCE
New York, Sept. 9. The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:
The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's market: Stocks to-day were erratically upward, resisting repeated
profit-taking
of waves
The total ntorage on the Island observations made will be of great S. C. & F. New York Office cables: on September 5, some rain having value ia connection with possible The market was moderately irregular. Just fallen, was 2,298,000,000 gallons. air transport routes across Green August were 20.8 per
sales Montgomery Ward
during cent. above and on the Mainland, 670,710,000 Jand, British Wireless.
those of August last year. General Motura sales to consumers during The consumption of water in the: City and H Districts during Augusti
August totalled 127,345 units, against gallons for was 447,030,000
108,045 units in July and 85,258 units estimated population of 120,000,
during the corresponding month of giving a rate of 33.0 gallons per head
tast year. The Packard Motor Com-
in pany's retail deliveries August This compares with a con per day,
amounted to 3,150 light cars and 646 sumption of 418,340.000 gallons by a
houvy ears, the latter total represent- population of 380,760, at 34.0 gallons
ing an increase of 17 per cent. as per head per day, in August, 1934.
compared with August last year. On the Mainland the consumption
New York and Chicago commodity 247,320,000 gallons by 344.800
reports END OF DICTATORSHIP
received through Messrs. persons at 23.1 gallons per head per
Senator gallons
Long's. dictatorship Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:- day, as against 220,166,000
Cotton: The Government Bureau consumed by 331,000 persons at 21.6 would crumble the moment he estimate, of 11,480,000 bales la lower i gallons per head per day in August died, due to the ending of the than had been expected. The market
was
irst year.
It
(Continued from page 1.)
to ham-string President Raqsevelt, when he was shot,
figures be noted that the Island the state
intangible control he had all over is disappointing, due to lack of public
through subservient Interest, include a supply of 63,860,000 officials who, the moment
the 10-cent leverently awaiting the from the Mainland Reservoirs through leader vanished, would fall to When: There was Rome profit- the pipe line during the month. An aghting among themselves. additional 14,400,000 gallons
supplied
vert
taking as well as pre-Bureau quidn tion. The market looks higher, with
Cons at Mets-sited the hospital to-day and reactions affording buying opportuni
to Island
throughout The reports of the
Mrs. Long and her two children entergod calm, "When he came which seriously handicapped British
"he Government here," Mrs. Long declared, competition with other important pre-Bacteriologist and Analyst shew that said: I may not return but I'll ducers of whom Japan, Italy, Ger- the quality of the water in datis die fighting."-United Press. many, and France all exceed Britain
factory. In output.
The total rainfall recorded by the
LONG FLIGHT London, Sept. 9. Lancashire and Yorkshire textile Royal Observatory was 66.740 inches The Long awaited aid to the de- manufacturers who have so
since the beginning of the year, usi velopment of Britain's important gazed despondently at their idle looms against 81.795 Inches for the Arst zayon staple fibre industry materia- as a result of the decline of the eight months of last year.
ises-to-day when the excise duty on cotton and wool trades, aro now the staple fibre rayon wasten la re-ready to grasp the opportunity of zooved.
utilising the staple fibre in the nianu Rayon manufacturers have long facture of all types of cheap attire Abolition of the lavy on a strong compatitive basis-Router. youglit the
long
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
►
VATICAN'S DENIAL
ties. The skibin ampunly shows nu in.. crease of 2,346,000 bushels.
Corn: The visible supply ha de- creased by 83,000 bushels.
All other commodity markets were extremely quiet and without special feature.
nny
Special News: Steel mill activity
during the past week is estimated at 40.7 per cent. of capacity, against 45.8 per cent. last week.
REUTER QUOTATIONS
London, Sept. 9. The three Short Singapore III flying boats which were delayed by unfavourable weather from the start Just Tuesilny, on a formation Dow-Jones Averagent The Holy Rota has emphatically light to Baarn in four stages of denlod that either
ench, 30 Industrinis ex-Queen approximately 1,000 miles
20 Halla Victoria of Spain or ex-King left plymouth to-day on the first 20 Ulities Alphonso has requested a divorce. stage of the 1,100 miles to 40 Bonda
United Press.
Gibraltar.-British Wireless.
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