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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1936.
SILVER MARKET
REVIEW
PRICE OF METAL CHECKS, BUYING
INDIA. WAITS
FOR DROP
4
TRAMWAY SHARES DETAINED
JUDGMENT AGAINST
ARCHITECTS
CONTRACTORS WIN CLAIM
WRA
A claim for the return of 200 shares of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., and damages for their detention, brought by Wong Yun-sheung, part- ner of the Ste Tung Company, build- Dombay, Mar. 21. Ing contractors, against Messer. Chau Mesurs. Merwanjee and Sone, In and Lee, architects, in the Supreme their silver review for the week end-Court this morning, before Mr. Justice
R. E. Lindsell; ing yesterday, write:-
Mr. Macnamara said that is Suplem- ber, 1932, his client entered into a building contract with a person who wanted to erect eight tenement houses on Kowloon Inland Lot No. 85. The defendants were the architectu
The price movement, during the Mr. I. C. Maennara, instructed by past week, has been narrow. The out- standing factor was perhaps the dis-ir. G. E. R. Sanderson, appeared for appointment felt over the absence of the plaintiff, and Mr. Lea D'Almada, revival of up-country demand to the inr., instructed by Mr. J. T. Brlor, was extent which has been hoped for, for the defence. prior to the Holy Festival, which also appears to have restricted Indian buy- ing in the London market. However, the higher level of prices is thought to have been the main cause in the slackening af buying and any down ward movement in expected to bring about increased up-country buying.
The up-country demand has aver- aged about 300 bars of silver a day, including the settlement w/T-take,
A forecast on the surplus of silver bars after the March settlement is not possible at the present juncture. Shipments of silver afloat from Lon don at Bombay this week-end total
£181,000.
This incoming mail steamer is bring ing silver to the value of £210,090 from London to Bumbay-Reuter,
BONUSES FOR U.S.!! FARMER
SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAMME
SCHEME NOT. COMPLETE
farmers Co-
Washington, Mar. 9. The United States Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Henry Wallace, to- day announced that operating in the Administration's Farm pretrunme would receive benefits. on an average of $10 per nere upon which they would substitute roil
conserving crops for soi depleting crops.
When the programe comes into effect, it is planned to pay the cotton 1035, while producers not more than the pay- the producers of wheat, com and other commodities will receive pay. ments amounting to about half of those they received last year.
ments they received
He explained that, firstly, the De- partment of Agriculture would deter- mine the basic acreage of each far. merthat is, the acreage planted with soil depleting crops in 1936 with special asic acreages establish ed for cotton, tabneen, rice, peanuts, flax, sugarbeets and sugar cane.
As was the usual custom, his client gave securities for the fulfilment of his contract in De form of 200 shares of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., and $2,000 in cash. These were given to and the question which the defendants. had arisen between the parties whether or not the defendants were justified in rethining the shares after the halfing authorities had issued an occupation certifiente. The terms of
Secondly, the farmer would receive the agreement were that ns woon as the pertinente was issued, the securi- $10 per acre devoted to soil conserving ties were to be returned by the de crops up to 15 per cent of his basic
HEROIN FACTORY fendants, irrespective of whether the acreage.
DISCOVERED
HUGE QUANTITY OF PILLS SEIZED
plaintiT demanded them or not, or whether the buildings hnd actually been completed.
SECURITIES RECEIVED When the securities were first hand- ed to the defendants on September 1 1932, Messrs. Russ and Company, Holicitors for the plaintiffs, wrote them "f
letter laying down the terms he had we had not shut off the
mentioned. alrendy
The following day electricity, there would have been an explosion ten minutes Inter," remark-a reply was received from the defend ed Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmittants, acknowledging the receipt of the securities, and although no mention at the Central Police Court this morn-
was made of the terms, they must ing when, before Mr. Balfour, two
have accepted them because they had women, Ng Sze and Li Kiu, were
larged with the pasion of 77.500 been specifically laid down, heroin pills. Mr. F. Zimmern ap- peared for the defendants ont plead ed not guity,
Mr. Grimmitt statod a raid was carried out on the third floor of 68 Lockhart Road, Wanchal, at 4.15 nm. en Me
March 14. They found a heroin factory in full blast. Arising out of a raid made on the same night, a man. Wong Wing, was arrested at 197. Hennessy Road, In possesson of a small quantity of heroin, while un- other
woman, Kong Sam, arrested at the same address, was found to have 111,000 heroin pills and one ounce of heroin.
Contiming, counsel said he believed the defence was that they were merely agent on behalf of the owners. He withnitted that they were not so but were atake-helders in that they acted for both parties--the plaintiff and the owner. If that were the case, the defendants must be held liable for the return of the securities.
Mr. D. McCallum appeared on belouses must be completed before the
of Wong Wing and denied the Kong Sam, who was not legally represented, pleaded guilty.
Mr. Grimmitt said a raid was made at 5 am. on March 14 and in Kong Sam's cubicle was found several eciales containing drugs, powders and
Hearing of all three cases WILA lixed for April 2 at 2.30 pin.
Arrested in Hillier Street in posaca. sion of 138 heroin pills, Mok Yu-tak, unemployed, was fined $700 with the alternative of seven months' hard Labour when he pleaded guilty before Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court Sergeant Shepherd prosecuted.
this Forning. Detective
ANOTHER CASE Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, delivered Judgment in the case in which three Chinese, Leung Wah, Chai Sik-yik and Chan, Wang, were charged with possession of heroin pills on the third floor of No. 8 Mercer Street, February 18 and February 20.
charged in connee- was tion with the possession of 172 heroin pills on February 18, and the other two defendants in connection with the
Leung Wah
ert
possession of 100 pills on
on February
20. Leung Wah and Chan Wang
The Jetter of
Thirdly, an additional $1 per acre would be paid to noll builders, con- tingent with certain soil practicen which have not yet been formulated. Further, he said that the pro- ductivity of the land will be taken into consideration, wo that farmers will receive over $10 per nere for the diversion of rich lond and less in the case of poor land.
Colton planters will receive five cents per pound on a normal yield their per acre up to 35 per cent. basic acreage. Sugar producers wil receive 12 cents per hundred pounds basic ncreage, produced on their provided that half a much land is devoted to soil building crops CLO there is to sugar crops.
The United Preis has learned unofficially that a low scale of pay- ments is expected and also a storm of opposition in the House of Re- presentatives.
It is worthy of note that the pro- the in Kramme not applicable to Philippine Islands United Press.
UNUSUAL TYPE
OF PISTOL
COURT RULES IT HARMFUL
For the defence, Mr. D'Almada sub- mitted that the ragurities were made under the terms of the building con tract and not under those mentioned in the letter of September 1. The terms of the building contraet. were that the securities could be returned. Although the occupation certificate had been Issue, the building had not actually been complete, September I was hever intended by the plaint himzelf as the terms for!
Cheung Chung, 36, an unemployed the securities, because of more pa made after the issuance of the occupa colic, appeared on remand before Mr. Macfadyen the Kowloon tion certificate. The shares were re- turnable only upon the due fulfilment Magistracy this morning on a charge of possessing a revolver and 70 rounds of the contract, and not as soon of Rumunition at Temple Street on the certificate was issued,
March 13, without a licence. On the application of the prosecution, the charge was amended and the revolver amitted. Defendant plended was
and was sentenced to six months' hard Inbour.
Giving judgment for the plaintif with custs, Ilis Lordship said he ful that the letter written by the defend- ants on September 2 was an acknow-guilty ledgment of the terms laid down in pinintin's communication of the pre- vious day. His Lordship also fixed the lunges at $1,100.
STOLE TWENTY CENTS
THREE-MONTH GAOL SENTENCE
at
Wan
Detective Inspector A. H. Elston stated that on March 13 defendant was arrested by a Chinese revenue- officer, ba lnformation. He
was found searched and a parcel tacked under his girdle. In it was 70 mounds of blank ammunition and the pistol.
Advice had been received from the Law Offeurs of the Crown that the pistol did not come under the dent- tion of the Ordinance, as it did not fro missiles. It fired blank cartridges and emitted gas from the top.
"I am known to the district watch admitted the charges, while Choi-Sik- man. illa foki arrested me before. came out of yik denied the charge, and he was It is not long since I represented by Mr. C. A. Sutherton prison. The D. W. asked for some car fired and was ideal for rob Rusa.
money
I.
when
Instructions had been received from Mr. L. II. V. Booth, director of Criminal Intelligence, to point out that although the weapon fired blank loud report it made a
E. beries and hold-ups,
Sergeant
Scott, Police Armourer, informed his Worship ho that, when
the weapon gave fired, out a gas from the top. The weapon It was had been demonstrated with a cover- ing of six-inch paper. possible to fire the gun sideways, and It was very powerful.
The
for ten. refused and he Mr. Schofield, in his judgment, said struck mo. There was a struggle and that although grave suspicion rested I fell. The two ten-cent pieces fell on Chol Sik-ylk, there was no evidence out of my pocket." This was the plea that the pills were really in his made by a youth, Mak Chau, when possession, and he would therefore be was brought before Mr. Balfour at discharged. The other two defen- the Central Magistracy this morning dants were fined $200, in default, on a remand charge of the theft of twenty cents from an unknown person In Googh Street on Friday.
three months' hard labour each.
CORRESPONDENCE
New Church
To the Editor Hongkong Telegraph.
.
Detective Sergeant Guild stated that the district watchman saw de fondant extract something from the pocket of a bystander. On mooing him, the defendant ran and aftor lengthy chase was eventually caught by a constable in Staveley Street. The defendant was seen to throw something to the ground while run- Sir-His Excellency the Governorning. He was taken back to the spot has graciously consented to perform and two ten-cent places were found. the ceremony of the laying of the
The district watchman and con- foundation stans of the new Anglican Church at Waterloo Road, Kowloon stable gave evidence.
The Magistrate decided to convict. Tong (opposite the Kowloon Tong Garden Alty Club) on Tuesday, March Sargeant Guild stated that.accused had previous convictions and was In view of the impending departure formerly a message boy in the Police on home leave of the Bishop of Hong-Department, bub was dismissed.
Three months hard labour was im- kong, this ceremony has been ar ranged at short notice and consequent-posed, to bo followed by a year's ly it has not been possible to send out polles surveillance. fndividual invitations. Will, there The money was placed in the fore, all those interested kindly accept this as a cordial invitation to attend the Ceremony.
31, at 6 pm.
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nistol was later demonstrated to his Worship on the verandah ad- joining the Court-room, and returning he said, "I am satisfied that this type of pistol is by no means harmless," and sentenced the defen- dant as stated.
The platol and ammualtion were confiscated.
BURGLAR JUMPS INTO HARBOUR
RESCUED AND HANDED
TO POLICE |
Lai Hing, 82, unemployed, appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, charged with committing a burglary at No. 80 Oak Street, second floor, and The health bulletin of the Eastern stealing 250 glass lamp chimneys.
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