RIOTOUS
VIENNA SCENES
WILD WELCOME TO VON NEURATH
POLICE
QUELL ENTHUSIASM
Golf Course Damaged
GANG DIGGING
FOR CABLES
to
Further damage the Deep Water Bay Golf Club course was revealed this morning, when Ip Fal aged 38, unemployed, was charged. before Mr. W. Schofield with digging up No. 2 Fairway of the course on Sunday
Sub-Inspector D. J. Dredge said that a number of "boys" of the Golf Club
us were set on watch about 7.p.m. on Sunday to catch trespassers who
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
Fairy Hill
Wins Rich
ITALIANS SURPRISE RAIDERS
ETHIOPIAN CHIEFS WALK INTO TRAP
MANY PUT
TO DEATH
Vienna, Feb. 23. Some hundreds of Nazis continued their disorderly demonstrations throughout the day, worked up to a fight be doing damage to the course, fought Marshal Grazlanl's advance
Love of the German Foreign Minister, feverish plich, of excitement by the Baron von Neurath. Reinforcements of troops were ordered into the elty
Derby Prize
There
Arcadia, Cal., Feb. 22. were 21 three-year-old
starters in the $50,000 California
Derby here to-day and thousands saw. Foxcatcher Farm's Fairy Hill, nj
hestnut gelding, win handly; from
the start and drove ahead until he reached the three-quarter markt where he was accond. But in the
Farm's
stretch, under the whip, he came up Rome, Feb. 22. strongly and took first posillon on the Dedjasmatch Gabre Mariam, who rail.
He paid his backers better than 14 from the south-east of Ethiopia to one.
Milkway and throughout the Italian Invasion, and
Military was the No. whose handful of fighting men, sur-second and Whitney's Ptolemy third.
vivors of a great army, have harried —United Press. the Italian outposts ever since, has been trapped by Italian soldiers and died. There was a big price on iva head.
saw the defendant and several commence digging on other, men enter the course
Fairway, where they pulled up a length of cable, The "boys" tried to precautionary measure,
arrest the intrudera, but all mana
managed everything was quiet by nightfall. to escape except the defendant. except for isolated street fights,
The prosecuting officers asked his Nevertheless, there has been a de-Worship to take a serious view of finite set-back to an Austro-German the case; there seemed to be a forge rapprochement. It is learned that the gang of men, and nearly the whole pro-Nazi Minister for Public Security, course had been dug up at various Dr. Neustadter-Stuermer, will soon
pinces. be ousted from the Cabinet on ac-
count of his incompatiblity with Chancellor Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg's intention not to permit the slightest revival of Nazlism.
It is learned, further, that Col. Gluise-Horstenau, who was given the post of Minister of the Interior and spokesman for the former Nazl army, lius decided not to resign, as he lum tended, following a conference with Dr. Schuschnigg.
Mr. J. D. Danby, a member of the Committee of the Golf Club in charge of the course, said the damage to the course amounted to $20 in this
cose.
Defendani WAS
ordered to pay amends of $20 or undergo prison for one month, and was fined a further $25 with the alternative of another month in prison.
ROAD DAMAGED
Dedjasmatch Gabre Mariam was the leader of a band which persisten:- y raided and plaged. He had with him a number of lesser chiefs and Warrior leaders. Many of these were captured in the battle witli the Italian column, and immediately shol
The only great Ethiopian chieftain still at large is the brilliant and courageous Ras Desta, son-in-law of Emperor Halle Selassie, who will leads n tonform hope somewhere in the wild backlands of his country.-- Reuter.
|
KOWLOON GOLF "HIGH HANDICAP" STARTING TIMES
BUILDING
SEAPLANE
HARBOUR
PORTSMOUTH PLANS LANDLOCKED PORT
Cuba-Japan
Trade Pact
TALKS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY
Havana, Feb. 22,
The Cuban-Japanese trade treaty negotiations are proceeding favour ably,
SCHEME COSTS They centre on Japan's pro-
£1,250,000
BAND CONCERT
SUNDAY
28th FEBRUARY
products annually and to sell to Cuba $2,000,000 worths, of which $1,000,000 will be textiles, on minimum tarifs. Exporters estimate that the treaty London, Feb. 22 will lower the United States texile The Portsmouth City Council is trade in Cuba to an extent approach-
ton flarbour will be landlocked States Automobiles and accessories, BAND OF THE IST. ON. THE considering a revised scheme whereby ing $9,000,000 annually.
United for the purpose of providing a base such as tyres and light bulbs, as well ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES BY for flying-boats of British Empire air as novelles and ofice supplies will KIND PERMISSION OF LT. COL. routes, which are at present using also be affected. It is believed that R. M. RODWELL AND OFFICERS Southampton Waters.
the treaty will virtually close the
Conductor: Cuban textile market and put at least a thousand workers out of employ- ment,
The present scheme would cost
£1,250,000, of which the Government Is providing 50 per cent, and other concessions.
Cuba studying whether Japan's The previous scheme was rejected wil not be mostly sugar, which she proposent $500,000 unul purchases by the City Council because it cost may re-sell and thus interfere with too much and because it was con- the stability of Cuban trade channels..
Below are the starting times forslered that the Government's con--United Press, the "High Handicap", which is to be
tribution of 40 per cent, was in- held at the Kowloon Golf Club on alequate.-Reuter Bulletin Service. Sunday:
0,00 C E. Terry v-L. Jack.
0.04 C. G. Anderson v W. A.
Bland.
0.08 3. R. Lelteh v J. F. Smedley, 0.12 J. F. Hemmlek v. B. Basto. 0.16. W. C. Simpson v E. W.
Gardiner.
0.20 H. C. Borner v M. A. Cairns. 9.24 E. W. Loveless v W. H. Bil-
เกษ
Lo Ting, a 40-year-old unemployed For the theft of 10 packets of ma, was brought before Mr. W. cigarettes from a hawker in Queen's Schofield at the Central Magistracy Road Central, Cheung Hung, aged 31. Baron von Nettrath is quite un-itis perturbed by the tension his visit has being charged with damaging was arrested yesterday. Brought be
road near Deep Water Bay. fore Mr. K. Keen at the
Central The complainant Was Stephens, of the Publle Works De-bound over in $50 for a year.
Mr. G. Magistracy this morning.
9.40 he was partment.
caused and has visited Dr. Schus-
clining and President Miklas. Thou- sands of Nazis welcomed him, broke through police cordons, Dad chanted the Nazi Horstwessel Anthem giving the Nazl soluc. They shouted their "heils" until police drove in among them arresting numerous ring- leaders and restoring order-United
Press.
ELIJAH''
TO BE PRESENTED TO-NIGHT
Readers are reminded of the pre- sentation at St. John's Cathedral, at
"Eillah'
archanted by
9 p.m. to-day, of Mendelssohn's by the Hongkong Singers, organ ond full The recital will be under the distinguished patronage of H. E. the Governor, Sir Andrew Calde- cott, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., President of the Singers; while Mr. Lindsay A. Lalford, F.R.C.O., L.RAM, A.R.C.M., will conduct, and Mr. Rupert Bald- win, A.T.C.L., will preside at the organ.
Sub-Inspector D. J. Dredge said it was another case of digging up
the ground is search Defendant was found on an old road
of old cable.
lendint from Wanchai Gap to Deep! Water Bay near the house of Mr. J. D. Danby.
Mr. Stephens mentioned that the constant digging up of Crown pro perty resulted in the Government Iving to employ extra coolies to refil the dug-up ground.
A fine of $25, or one manth's hard labour in default, was imposed on defendant.
NEW LOCARNO TALKS
NO DISCLOSURES AT PRESENT
London, Feb. 22.
Asked to communicate
9.25 G. C. Moss v W. Stoker. 9.32 E. M. Hanlon v F. A. Hill. 9.30 A. 5. Read v Wm. Orr.
W. Kershaw y E. H. Watts and E. O. Murphy.
NAVAL OFFICER'S
SUICIDE
H. M. S.
ABOARD
MEDWAY
Hongkong Social Life Mentioned at
CAN'T CUT PRICES
London, Feb. 22. The proposal to reduce the cost of air travel to India by 16 to 20 per cent, has been rejected by a Joint conference of imperial Airways, Alr France and K.M.L., held in London to-day. Heiner Bulletin Service.
THE WHITE FISH INDUSTRY
GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR MARKETING
London, Feb. 22. The Minister of Agriculture un- nounced in the House of Commons that the Government proposes to Introduce legislation as carly 25 possible to enable u scheme for
pro- duction and marketing in connection to be is
with the white
white fish industry to brought forward. The scheme based on the principles embodied in the Agricultural
ural Marketing Acts. It,
however, would only be a first step towards an effort at reorganisation of the whole industry, and the proposed legislation would therefore provide for the establishment of a Commission
"to assist in the organisation of dis- tributors, to consider and
recommend
Inquested
to the Minister schemes for improve- ment of distribution, to supervise the operation of such scheme, as well as of a producers' scheme and generally, co-operation among
to promote to the ALLEGATIONS of differences between his commanding officer and himself were made in a lotter by Lieut. Arthur Claude
House of Communs the contents of
the Belgian reply to the British Berlyn, of H.M. Submarine Rainbow, before he sat down at a Note of November 4 regarding the negotiation of a new Western Agree- table in his cabin in H.M.S. Medway in Singapore and holding a There will be no charge for admis- ment. Lord Cranborne replied:five-chambered revolver in front of him, shot himself through the sion, but a collection will be taken, "This Note forms part of a pre-hend. the proceeds to be devoted to the liminary exchange of views between Society for the Protection of Child- the five Locarno Powers. It has At the inquest held by the Singa- what I know of he officer himself and ren and the School Kowloon. Donations from those un- exchanges of view should be regard verdict of saticide was returned and say his grievances were pure imagina- for the Deaf; been decided that these preliminary pore Coroner Mr. W. MacQuarrie, a the olleers he served with, I should able to attend the reelial will be et as confidential. and the Hause the allegations of the deceased weretion. I came into contact with him gratefully received by the Chairman will realise that this decision is in refuted, and were described by the frequently, more frequently than with as alter Beutenants as I knew him of the Singers, Dr. L. T. Ride, C/o the general interest of the negotia captain of the submarine: flotilla The University.
tions."--British Wireless,
"pure" "ballucinattun,**** s"the" com-socially-in-Hongkong-me mander of the Rainbow, Commander J. E. Broome, and Lieut. Berlyn were on good terms.
REAL BRITISH STEEL Owners of Houses or Ships requiring good British Steel for constructional use are invited to inspect our large stocks.
E. HING & COMPANY Metal Merchanis & Ship Chandlers
25, Wing Woo Street.
Tel. 20940.
MAIL & PASSENGER BY CNAC AIRLINERS!
Departures: Shanghai - Wenchow Foochow Amoy - Swatow Evory Wednesday, Friday & Sunday 7.30 a.m. Canton
Evory Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 2.30 p.m.
Departures of P.A.A. Clippers:
Every Friday from Manila.
For details, please apply,
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION
Hongkong Office:"
Kowloon Office: King's Bldg. 2nd Floor
3 Poninsula Hotel 'Arcado Tel: 33131
Tel: 50605 Tel. addr. "CHINACO"
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The total Expenditure in 1937 on behalf of slck find destitute children is estimated at $25,000, against which the Income to date is; $5,250 only,
The Society asks for the balance ot
Hon. Treasurers:
$19,750
Mr. D. BLACK, CA,
c/o Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming,
0, Des Voeux Road, Central.
. Mr. KWOK QILAN,
c/o Banque de L'Indo-Chine,
Hongkong.
February 8, ID37.
Lleut. Berlyn, who was 20 years of age, and married with a wife, and two children in England, was described an "inventive genius," an expert ring and revolver shot, and a brilliant afi- cer who was due to leave for England a few days after his death to take up a naval oppointment for which he had been specially selected.
all sections of the Industry."
The Government's proposals would be based on the same general princip- les as those underlying recommendu- lons in the report of the Seansh Commission.British Wireless.
COURT TRIBUTES
TO_SOLICITOR
"There is certainly no hardship on board," added Capt. Coltart. "Lieut. MR. HUNG'S QUALITIES Berlyn was a talented and very popu-
lar offleer."
The Coroner: If there had been some difference between Commander Broome and Licut. Berlyn, you would have heard about it?.
Capt. Collart: "It would have been bound to come, to my cars. I have Sittbig with the Coroner was Com-en beth officers together. In fact t mander 3. E. Broome. He did uta plente in Hongkong to which both Lieut. Berlyn and myself went, wo give evidence.
The tragedy occurred between two were the guests of Commander o'clock and 3.15 of the afternoon of Broome. They were on the best of
terms."
Feb. 4.
Lieut. Berlyn was engineer lieutenant in the Rainbow to which he had
the been transferred from Medway.
the
PRAISED
The Full Court and many members of both branches of the legal pro- fession met at the Supreme Court this morning to pay tribute to the memory of the late Mr. H. K. Hung, of Den- cons, who died on February 18.
The Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Muc- gregor, said Mr. lung was born in Hongkong. A brilliant scholar, he had secured many distinctions in school before going to England for his legal examination. He returned to longkong as o Bolicitor and joined the firm of Deacons in 1909. His said that Mr. Hung would
Replying to further questions, Copt, Coltart described Lieut. Berlyn as on
Lords missed by his colleagues exceptionally cheery officer, distinctly be an inventive genlus, and very well and that the Court extended its deep- CANVAS SATCHEL
thought of by his superiors.
est sympathy to his family.
The Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. According to the evidence Jel, "He was turning over his duties as C. G. Alabaster, said that both about 2.15 van. Licul. Berlyn walked Engineer Lieut. on the Rainbow to branches of the legal profession, as from the Medway to the mess of the another officer on the day following well as the officers of the Court, Rainbow where he was seen by his his death, as he had terminated his wished to be associated with the tri- friend, Lieut. R. M. E. Pain, and an-appointment with this station-having bute that had other officer. He Inquired about a been here for 21
been paid to the months--and had memory of the late Mr. H. K. Hung canvas satchel he had left in
been selected for a very good appoint- and with the expressions of con- mess.
After finding it, he left again forment at Home," went on the witness. delence to his family. During the He was going away on H.M.S. 28 years which the late Mr. Hung the Medway without saying anything Dorsetshire which was leaving on had been in practice he had made to his brother officers,
Feb. 11."
cnemies. He had never been "After hearing of his
death two The Coroner: "What is the attitude heard to say an unkind word
-of said Lieut. Fain, "I came naval officers take about the China one, neither had anyone been heard any- honfusion that the revolver had station? to the been in the suichel. During the ma-
to say an unkind word of him. Dur- Coltart: "I think it is a ing the last few years he had been pouvres, he had been shooting with
popular alation, but revolver"
everyone is handicapped by ill-health, but he find naturally glad to get away after two always brought to his work a very, AL-3.05 pm. Lieut. Berlyn ·was found by his Chinese cabin boy lying andipecially those with a wife marked degree of legal ability and on the floor of his cabin, with blood imagine Lieut. Berlyn would have of personal churm.
at Home. I should knowledge and a very marked degree on his head. Within a few minutes, been extremely pleased at the pros Lieut. Com. H. H. Fisher, surgeon on peet, but I didn't discuss his depar the Medway, and Capt. Collart had fure with him,” been informed and arrived at the
cabin,
· FINANCIAL POSITION
"The curtain to the door was pulled across," related Lleut. Com. Fisher, Capt. Coltort was next questioned "and Lieut. Berlyn was lying face on the financial state of Licut. Berlyn, downwards, head towards the door, and he admitted that the deceased his legs between a table and a chair. had been financially worried for some "On the table was a pile of papers, months. He was not very heavily em- and a loaded revolver.
barrassed but he had overdrawn his
"My impression after a brief ex- account. amination was that Licut, Berlyn had "He was not leading other than a shot himself while sitting in the chalr. normal life for an officer in his post-
"On the top of a plic of foolscaption," added Capt. Coltart.
Licut. R.M.E. Pain of H.M.S. Rain- papers, was a bloodstained letter."
Capt. Buckmill Collart giving evi- bow, after relating Licut, Berlyn's dence, said he took up the revolver, search in the messy porn for his broke it and tool out four live rounds satchel, was asked by the Coroner. leaving behind the expanded sheli. "Was there any animosity between He then picked up the letter and read Commander Broome and Lieut Ber-
it.
Questioned on the contents of the letter, Capt. Coltart was asked. there any truth in the reasons Lieut. Berlyn gives for being depressed?!
SOCIAL LIFE IN 'HK "He replied, "I should any the state ment la puro hallucination. From
"No," he replied. Coroner: "During the manoeuvre during which you were all in eldés confinement on the Rainbow, was there any grievance between the two officers which might have caused the allegations in Lieut: Berlyn's Inst letter?"-"I do not think so."
30
Woman Flier
Planning To Circle Globe
Los Angeles, Feb. 22. Mrs. Amelia Earheart Putnam, noted aviatrix, is planning Bover- I test flights in preparation for a world flight,
. She is at present overseeing a new 'Bendix direction Ander. :Conversing on the subject,' sho emphasised the vast need of simplifying pilotior, remarking that "there is almost nothing which cannot be done mechanical ly to help increase the safely factor and leave the pilot free lo navigalo the ship.”**United Press.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morn- Ing.
Banks.
H. K. Bank, $1,800 s.
H. K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), 113 X.
Div, n.
Chartered Bunic, £16%.n.
Mercantile Bank, A and B. £321⁄4
・
Mercantile Bank, C., £14% 13, East Asia Bank, $85 b. Insurances.
Canton In.. $310 n. Union In.. $020 n.
China Underwriters, $1.00 n. H. K. Fire In, $205 n. Internat'l Assce,, Sh. $i n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $39 b.
H. K. Steamboats, $014 n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $35 11. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $30 n. Shell (Bourer), 142/0 n. Union Waterboats, $10% n.
Docks etc.
H. K. Wharyes (old), $108 5. H. K. & W. Docits, $20 n. Providents (old), $1.70 n. Providents (new), 20 cts, n. New Engineeringa, Sh. $3 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $104 11.
Mining
Kallan Mining Ad., 23/— n. Raubs, $13 b.
Venz: Goldfield $8 n.
Philippine Mining. Antamoks, 11.50 Atoks, P. 40
P. .20
Baguio Go, p.144
Balatoc
Benguet Cons P. 14 Benguet Expl, P. 19 Big Wedges, P. 34 Coco Grove, P. 78 Consolidated Mines, P. 048 Demonstrations, P. 91 E. Mindanao, P. 36 Gum Gold, P. 30 Ipo Gold, P. 291⁄2 IX. L. P. 150 Itogons, P. 1.60 Masbate
Cons. P. 432 Min. Resc, P. 41 Northern
Min, P. 15 Paracale Gummaus, P. 71
Salacot Min., P. 07
P. 3.10
San Magols. 1. 47 Suyo Parucale
· P. 1.25
Landa, Hotels, etc.
H., and S. Hotels, $0.00 b. H. K. Lunds, $3024 :
H. K. Lands, 4% Deben. $105 n. Shai Lands, Sh. $16 n. Metropolitan Lands; Sli. $10. n. Humphries $84
K. Realles, $4.80 n. Chinest Estates. $70 n. China Realtles, Sh, $4 n. China Debent. $30 1. Marsmans l'kong, 10/- 5.
Public Utilities.
1. K. Tramways, $13.30 su. Peak Trams. (old), 4 b. Peak Trams. (now), $1 x. Star Ferries,. (old), $03 n Yaumati Ferries (old), $25 n. China Lights, $13.80 sa. China Lights, (new), $10.80 n. H. K. Electric, $5742 b. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n. Telephone
one (old), $30.n. Telephone (new), $11.25 n. China Buses. Sh. $0% n. Singapore Tractions, 27/— n. Singapore
Pret., 27- Industriala.
.n.
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19% n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.),`Sh, $15 n. Conton Ices, $2 n. Cement. $11
H. K. Ropes, 33.40: n.
Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $23.50 b. Watson, $4 11.
Lane Crawfords, $0 n. Sinceros, $214.
Wing On (HK), $50 n
Colton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.30 n. Shal Cottons, (old), Sh. $100 b. S'hal Cottons, (new), Sh. $75 b. Zoong Sings, $31 n..
Wing On Textiles, Sh. '$44 n.
Miscellaneous.
H. K. Entertainments, $41⁄4 n. Constructions (old), $1.00 n. Constructions (new), 40 eta, b.
Vibro Pliing. $0 b.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1025 G$Bds. 90%
H.
1. K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prm, n.
H. K. Govt. 34% Loan 14%
prm, n
Wallace Harpers, $4 n. Margmans Inv., 29/0 n.
NOTED EDITOR DIES
Now York, Feb. 22, Mr. Rollo· Orden, 181, editor-in-| chief of the New York Times since 1922, and one of the oldest of Ames rien's active newspapermen,odied hero to-day of congestion of tho Junge-United Press.
H. Alfred Hole, A.R.C.M. Bandmastor Assisted by Miss Eva Turner, Soprano
and
Albert A. Barton, Baritone
IN THE
LOUNGE
OF THE
PENINSULA
HOTEL Commencing 9
p.m.
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
of the
CORONATION
OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING
GEORGE
and
VI
"QUEEN ELIZABETH-
ON SALE
FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd
PRICE
$2
Bu Gracious Permission of His Majesty this Programma te fasued by King George'a Jubilee True! COPIES MAY NOW Be ordereD PROM ALL NEWSAGENTS A
·BOOKSELLENA
COMING TO THE
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
Shirler
TEMPLE Dimples
FRANK MORGAN
HELEN-WESTLEY ROBERT KENT ASTRID ALLWYN. DELMA BYRON
THE HALLDO JOHNSON CHOIR A
Stapin FETCHIT-CX