THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL
BRITISH BOY RELEASED
THE FOREIGN LEGION
Flood Control System Balks Three Rivers on Rampage
FARMS AND OFTIES IN PAYTIS MT. SHASTA
OF FLOODS SAVED BY CONTROLS
Sarpamento, Calif., Apr. 3. Weirs and by-passes that divert flood waters of the Sacramento, Feather and American river three of California's greatest streams-into emergency river beds have saved countless thou- Hands of dollars during recent
flood stages.
Without the emergency outlet which divert surplus waters hy-passer, rivers would have over-
tu
TERSHED
RIVER
REDDING:
flowed fevers and probably in- MOULTON undated valleys.
As shown by the accompany- ing map, the flood control system consists mainly of hy-passes, weirs and levees. The first welṛ, Moulton, is several miles north of Coluan, on the east side of the Sacramento - River. It diveris water into Sutter by-para, which hrallels the river intil it meets the junction of the Sacramento and the Feather rivers,
Major emergency diversion polat south of Knight's Landing the Sacramenta wer, five miles north of Sacramento,
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During flood stages, the Yala by-pass west of Sarramento was a river three miles wide, flow- ing rough bottom lands which normally are dry,
The system got its first terl daring recent torrential down. pours and engineers and folks Who live in the Sacramento Val- ley are satisfied that it is a Success,
WOMEN
WORKING
AT NIGHT
FACTORY OWNERS
FINED
WEIROS
GRIMES
TISDALE WEIR
COLUSA BWEIR
COLUA
ARMIGHTS, LANDING -
SACRAMENTO
WEIR
|YOLO BY-PASS
SUTTER BY-PASS
SEA
FREMONT WEIR
SAN FRANCISCO-
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES
"THANKS,
I'M JOLLY GLAD"
"I SHALL be jolly glad to
get back home...
Arthur B. Conway, aged 19, Joyfully said these words over 2,000 miles of telephone wire from Africa recently, when informed that he was to be re- leased from the Foreign Legion.
Conway, whose parents live 'at Valley road, Ipswich, ran away from home after failing in an ac- countancy examination.
Attention was called to the fact that he had curvature of the spine, which caused him pain, and he was admitted to hospital at Algiers in January with a poisoned hand,
FROM
MUNITIONS PROBE
with
The King (as Prince of Wales), Testifying before the British mu the Prime Minister, Lord Derby, nitione inquiry which
was sitting and the French Ambassador in-faimultaneously
The Senate terested themselves in his case, and munitions committee
of the U.S., fa question was asked in Parliament John Ball, director of Soley Arma- slao probing armament sales, Capt. by Sir John Ganzoni, M.P. for] 19!"
ments Co. Ltd., admitted sales of | Ipswich:
war material were aided by "palm grending". "People Ard
not going to do anything for nothing," he ex- plained. Capt." prominent in the Washington in quiry when letter purportedly
was produced.
The French Foreign Office yesterday advised the British Embassy in Paris that the Foreign Legion was prepared to release Conway immediately.
"FIT AND WELL" "I'm feeling very fit and well, but 'shall be jolly glad to get back | home," young Conway said.
"This is a grand regiment, but
I am coming home on Tues-. ny, and expect to be in England by the end of the week..
"I am travelling back with a man from Birmingham who has just finished his five years. There are Messra, Benjamin & Petts received few Englishmen here, some Scots- the following buying and selling men, but mainly Frenchmen and quotations from the Manila Agents Germana, with a sprinkling of This morning:
Italians.
United Partenles
Remquet Con, ...; Antamoks..
11,50 1.80
11.60
1.40
40
.43
"I am in a motorised section, and I had to go out to one of the desert out-posta to do my training.
The
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The Manager of the Wing Tong Torch Company, 72-78 Lockhart of San Mauricios Wunchal, was summoned for allowing |1. X. L'A wanien to the employed in an industrial | Mashates undertaking between the hours of 9 Demonstrations pm, and 7 nm on March 20, by Mr. Ifig Wedges ......
10
NO GRUMBLING
"The discipline here is very 17% strict, but I have done everything
Boll'a
ΠΗΓΕΣ
WAS
written by him sisted that ki firm could aell onough surplus rifles from the stocks of the British war office "20" altor the political balance of power of smaller staten.”
DOGS WITHOUT MUZZLES
1936.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin RECORDED PROGRAMME From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (846 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 06.30 pm. Children's Studio Concert.
pm New Light Symphony Orchestra.
(Beethoven); Egmont Overturo
22 Kamennol-Ostrow, Up. 10, No. (Rubinstein); Hearts and Flowers Intermezzo (Tobani); Glow Worm Idyll (Kincko); Irish Rhapsody (Her bert).
7.30 p.m. Concert Items.
Song I know of Two Bright Til sing theo Songs of Araby Elen Davis (Tenor): Pianoforte Solos-Pierrette (Chaminade); Danse Creole (Chaminade)....Una Bourns; Song-Down Vauxhall Way (Oliver) ...Mavis Bennett (Soprano); Vielin Solos La Clochette (Paganini); The Dance of the Goblins (Bazzini). Alfredo Rodo; Songs-La Paloma-- The Dove (Iradier); La Golondring Emilio de 'Gogorza (Baritone). The Swallow. (Mexican Air)....
Ting
and Weather Report. 8 p.m.
8.03 p.m. George
orge Scott-Wood and his Plano Accordeon.
Gipsy Tea Room; Stars over Devon; Speak to me of inve; The Big Brand cast of 1930-Selection; Top Hat Selection.
Lulu's Back in Town; In « Littlo
8.23 p.m. Song Memories..
Vidlet Loraine Medley; Tom Co- tello in Song Memories: Drury Lane Pantomine Memories; Herman Lohr; There is a Tavern in the Town.
9 p.m. "Inn Fairy Realm Suite" (Ketelbey).
9.15 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin, 9.30 p.m. Jaze on Two Pianos. 10 pm. Big Ben.
10 p.m. The Mills Brothers. Miss Otis Regrete; My Headache; Lazybanes; Nagasaki.
10.13 p.m. Hawaiian Music. Kolin-March; Honolulu March;
On the Heach st Waikiki; Hilo Hana- kahi; All Through the Night-Waltz; On
Street in Honolulu- n Littla
10.30 p.m. Dance Music.
HONGKONG CASES IN W
COURT
A. Allison, of . Tramway Path. fined $20 by Mr. Baour at Central Polier Court this morning on summonses for keeping a terrier dog without a licener und allowing the animal brend muzzled in Kennedy Road. Police constable W. W. Elliott, Inspector of Labour and Tu-day quotations. received I was told to do without grumbling. 1. Spiers prosecuted,
As Factories, before Mr. W. Schofield, at hy Morsis. Swan, Culbertson & Fritzi "There is no romance about the the Central Magistrney this morning, shortly after the ning of the Legion to-day. I am really 3
The factory was visited about
big boulders or bags of cement on Asked Bid ny back when we are making a Price road. It is a hard life, and you Price
1.35must be hard to stand up to it. 0.17 "I haven't seen any fighting There is no fighting in Morocco All we have to do is drill and work. It will be grand to get home again.".
A similar fine was Imposed on Wong Kwo-tsai, af 19, Sand Street, en xammaures relating to keeping n allowing both abroad without muzzles and unleashed,
9.50 p.m. and between 30 and 10 wo, morning session of the Manila Stock chauffeur, but I have often to carry dog and a bitch without licences, and Į
men were found working there,
They !
were engaged making electric torches., There no reason to work at night
Exchange are as follows:
as they could take muure premises | Antarmuks. during the day, said Inspector Elliott, Haguio Guld
Mr. Schofield imposed fue of Benguet Com.
Benguet Expl.
$50 on defendant.
The Manager of the Far East | tomonstration Sweets Company, 1824384 Des Vogus | Fold River Road, West, appeared on a similar Masbate Cont. summons, and was fined $50.
Salacots Inspector Elliott said an inspectim San Mauricio weg minde at 10.10 p.mi, un Marea 99 | Suyoe Caus. ami over a hundred
wer United Paracale found working there.
women
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0.18 11.00 11.50 0.14 0.12 043 0.41 0.05 01.04 0.47
0.45
0.09 · 0.38
0.71
0.09
0.28
0.27
0.3
Market undertone:- -Steady,
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
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THE HABIT OF VIEWING THINGS The Good Friday Lantern Service, CHEERFULLY, AND OF THINKING ABOUT arranged tr take place nt St LIFE HOPEFULLY, MAY BE MADE TO GROW ¦ Andrew's Church, Kowloon, hus been; UP IN U9 LIKE ANY OTHER HABT-capreltet. Smiles,
There will be no dance on Good
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now.
British Ships In The Pacific
EMPIRE TALKS IN
LONDON
Canberra, Apr. 1 Ya Yau, while said to be attempting Friday at the. Peninsula Hotel, but
ENTATIVE arrangements to commit a larceny in Kowloon here will be a spectul dinner dance] yesterday, fell off from a wall and in the Rose Room on Saturday.
have been made for a con- received Injuries. He was
ference in London in April to admitted
discuss proposals by which the Siu Ng, a printer, was admitted to the Governmen Civil Hospital yester. "All Red" Trans-Pacific ship-
fe received his injury when his hand operated on a paying basis. day suffering from a crushed band. ping route may continue to hel
was caught in a printing machine.
to the Kowloon Hospital for treat- ment.
Among the now features heard in "In Town To-night" at the B. B. C. in air mani week were Mr. R. M. Woodford and Mr. J. P. Whitman, announcers at Kenya and Hongkong respectively, who gave interesting comparisons between their broadcast ing stations and those of Britain.
Mr. M. J. B. Montargis, well known Exchange Broker, and
Madame Montargis, are leaving the Colony on Friday April 10, by Andre Lebon and will return about the beginning, of January, At the Central Magistracy, before Mr. Schofield, this morning, Mr. F. I. Zimmern made a successful applica-
Hazer Khan and Kushi Mohamed, tion for the option of a fine to be YOU
both watchmen employed nt the Yokohama Specia imposed on Wu San, lorry driver, who
Bank. word was sentenced to three months lard fuvolved in a fight at two o'clock this labour last week on a charge of dis- morning which resulted in Khan orderly behaviour by fighting in Main appearing before Mr. Balfour st Street, Shaukiwan. The Magistracy Central Magistracy, charged with imposed a fine of $25, in default, a Inspector Johnson stated that ap assault. Both were bound over. Sub- month's hard labour, and bound de fendant over in a personal bond ofparently the defendant took over duty $50 to keep the pence for six months, from complainant late and they had. a fight. Mohamed's hand was cut by Appearing on remand before Mr. pen knife and he received hospital; W. Schofield. nt the Central treatment. Magistracy, this morning, Wu Tai-·
Inbour
the
defence, pleaded guilty, stating
Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho, for the the the cunstable called on March 16, und animals were purchased on March 15, the licences were obtained the next day.
Mrs. Vera M. Pearce, of Hennessy Cafe. Wanchal, was discharged on a summons for failing to keep an Alsatian dog under proper control at 71, Hennessy Road At the last henring a coulie of A. S. Watson Co., stated he was bitten by the dog while putting aerated watera. into on jee !. box...
Defendant this morning stated that; the dog was inside the häuse and was not dangerous.
DROPPING SANCTIONS
Geneva, Apr. 7. It is reported that the Government of Ecuador on April 4 informed the Italian Government that since it had accepted in principle negotiation of a peaceful settlement in the dispute with Ethiopia, the Government of Ecuador no longer proposed to apply sanctions- against Italy.-Reuter.
NO SABOTAGE Probe. All the Governments with ship-
Washington, Apr. 7. ping interests concerned in the route will he represented-Gront gation in American ships is pending or The report that a sabotage investi- Britain, Canada, australia, and procceding, is categorically denied by New Zealand.
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Reuter.
The principal business of the conference will be to discuss
Plans for a subsidy to British shipping:
11 p.m. Close Down.
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following wave-lengths and frequencles
*ra observed by flatentry,
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Frequency
Wavelength 49.39 metres 31.03 meirss
31.30 metres 23.03 metres 2.20 mstem
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21.410 k.e.
13.07 melros
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13,260.. 10.60 metres
31.10. 13.93 metro
49.10 nextrom
Transmission 1
(0.5.N., G.S.B.).
2.15 p.m. 1g Ben. "Eight Stella”
Greenwich Time Signal at 3.15 p.m. 3.16 p.m. Talk: "Foreign Affaim." 3.30 p.m. A lecital of English Kongs of
Borine, Old and Naw. 4 p.m.
The News.
4.16 p.m. Clone dowaz
Transmission Z
(6,8.J., G.8.6. GS.D.) 7 p.m.
21 Ben. A Programs of New
Gramophone Records, 1.30 p.m. Talk: "The Sples of
us."
100 p.m. A Planoforte Interlude by Erment
Losh.
8.
Greenwelt Time Signal at 4 p.m.
The Ill.C. Empire Orchestr p.m. The News.
9.14 p.m. The 1.D.C. Blanco Orchestra, $45 p. Class down.
Transmission 3
(6.8G., G.BE).
A
it nm, Big Ben, The Composer at the
Pishofario: Frank Bridge. recital of Frank Beldgo's songs. 10.25. "A Countryman's Diary." 18.40 p.m. "All Pares, First!" 11.10 pm. Musical Interlude. 11.15 p.m. The Bournemouth
Orchestra.
Municipal
Greenwich use Blanal at 13,39 am, 13.30. The News
13.45 a.m. Jan Hezenska and his fɔrchestra. 1.1. Close down.
NEW
YORK STOCK- EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, Apr. 7. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Dow NEW .CAPITAL ISSUES
Jones Summary of yesterday's market: The market to-day was dull The number of years and the
London, Apr. 7. and irregular, Traders took their munner in which it will be con- quarter of the year totalled £60,611, holiday, when the majority of the New capital issues in the first profite in vlow of the Good Friday tributed by the various Govern-090, compared with £41,598,000 and world markets will remain closed- mente; and
£24,042,000 respectively in the cor-the European markets until Tuesday. Proposals for the reservation | responding periods of 2035 and 1934. | Airplane issues dropped near the of local passenger trade on British Wireleon. lines similar to the "coastal traffic" reservation made by the. United States in favour of Americon shipping.
HOCKEY MATCHE
LOCARNO CONFERENCE
The Punjabia and the H.K.S. Bde. British steamship lines operat-R.A. will meet in the final of the ing the service between Australia, Anter-Unit Hockey Tournament to- mui, aged 47 years, married woman, On arrival of the 8.5. Tai Lee from New Zealand, and San Francisco, morrow, Thursday, on the Marina WAB sentenced to twelve months Konginoon on Monday, night, Chan have for some time suffered from Ground at 4 p.n. hard
charge of Muk, 42, unemployed, was arrested severe competition from United having returned from banishment. in possession of 529 counterfeit Hong States shipping-Reuter. Defendant was a life banishee. She kong ten cents of the 1935 issue. He had a previous conviction for har-was formally charged before Mr. Balfour in the Central Magistracy this bouring a girl, and for having
rc- troni turned
banishment
morning and, on the applleation of twice before. Chan Shing. unemployed, Detective Sub-Inspector Flattery, was aged 61 years, was also charged with remanded one week. The case is for having returned from banishment, committal. The defendant, who was and was sentenced to nine months charged with Importing the
coins, hard labour. He was banished for stated he did not know whether they ten years in January last.
were had or good.
EXCHANGE
TO-DAY'S OPENING
QUOTATIONS
Selling
THT Demand
T. Singapore T.T. Shanghai
1/33 173%
107
55
A branch of the Health and After they had delivered goods at Strength Longue is being formed in the Japanes Consul's residence, T.T. Japan Hongkong, and will take the form of Conduit Road, four coolles employed TT. Indla a Health and Strongth Sports and by Lane, Crawford, Ltd, were serious TT. San Frisco & New York Athletic Club. The Club is holdingly attacked by three Chinese urmed FT. Java its first dance in the Hotel Cecil, on with ash plants. Two of the injured Friday, comanencing at 8.30 pm. Amen received treatment at the G. C. T.T. Manila it la understood there are a fow mam- I. The assailants, Tam Ki-pat, 20, T.T. Bankok ber's throughout the Colony, it is Tam Yan, 20, and Tam Lai. 18, were TT. Saigon brought before Mr. Balfour at the T.T. Lisbon
T.T. France
Buying
hoped that they will take advantage Central Police Court this morning. of the League function to geb to gether and help make the Branch Tam Ki-pat pleaded guilty and was 4 m/s. L/C. success. Failing this, members and bound over and ordered to pay $24 m/s D/P. those wishing to become members compensation. The other defendants 3 m/s.. L/C, are asked to write to:-W. were discharged. Sergt. T. R. Hunter, 4 m/s: San Fransco New Howitt S/LD.O. I/R.U. Rifles, of Upper Levels Police Station, 4 més. Fronce Murray Barracks.
-prosecuted.
|New York- Loridan”
E.
4.88
Geneva, Apr. 7. It is officially announced that the meeting of the Locarno Powers will be held on Friday instead of Thursday, as was first expected-Reuter Bulletin Service.
FIRE EXTINGUISHED.
San Francisco, Apr. 7. The fire in Number hold aboard the Tricolor, bound from Manila and Hongkong to this port, and which at one time threatened the amfety of the ship and forced passengora to leave, had now been mulklued.--Kenter.
be
close. Stool and all stocks were firm. Railroad shares sagged in spite of favourable business and news to the effect that carlondings are, expected to increase by 11 per cent, over the year. Montgomery Ward's March sales were up 9 per cent. The market for bonds
Govertiment eased, but issues were firm. Stocks on the Curb Exchange were irregularly lower.
Swan, Culbertson and Fritz Wall Street Journal Comment on 6/4 market: "The General Electric Com-
will pany's frat-quarter proßts substantially above those of the pre- vious year. Suveral brokers believe. that the current market move is rounding off the top of the past year's rise. Electric equipment companies have been inundated with orders for new meters since the floods.. Oils are expected to take'a place on the band- wagen during the coming forinight. Some interests in the copper trade express the opinion that difficulties must be overcome before the copper price can advance.ff.
S. C. & F. New York Office Cables: Stocks: The market was irregular and low active. The undertone was slightly cuslar on moderate realizing 04
of steel and automobile shares. The 1423%
American Water. Worka & Electric 740% In the King's College magazine for Company omrned $1.45 per share for 17300 March the Editor extends a hearty the year ended Fobruary 20 against welcome to a new inaster Mr. G. S. 08 cents the previous year. The re- 1/43 Wilby. Before coniing here Mr. Wil maining convertible issues of the 1/44 by taught and examined in Lagos, oh Company, will be called on June 15. 1/4 the West Coast of Africa, King's The United States Steel Corporation's York 33% College has lost the agrvices of a operations last week were at.00 per
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week's operation is the highest since mont. 1030. The February earnings of the Wheat: The increasing reports of American Smelling Company are at drought damage in the South-West the annual rate of $4.90 per share. fall to outweigh the promising outlook Business fallures during the past elsewhere.
week totailed 221, against 104 failures
Corn: Light torminal stocks and
the previous week. Demand deposita small receipts, on amount of weather amounted to $13,678,000,000, compared conditions, had a steadying effect on with $13,747,000,000 last week. Bonda the market. listed on the Stock Exchange were
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Rubber: The market has remaineit valued at $41,807,000,000 on April 1. unchanged. The Edison Company's consolidated
34 per cent debentures are to be * REUTER QUOTATIONS: retailed at 181 and 8% par cent, de bentures at 004.
Apr. 6 Apr: 7. 101.00 100.04
My Dow Jones Averages! Cotton: Excessive rains in the East and drought in the West are de 30 Industrials laying crop operations and are con- 20 Rails... ducive to the strength of distant 20 Utilities There is some talk of mill curtail. 11 Commodity Index 64,98 months, but cloths are moving slowly, 40 Bonds
49.36;48,85; 02.00 33.18 102.83 102.32) 50.00