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GRACE MOORE
"WHEN
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Myrna LOY
Franchot
Rosalind
TONE RUSSELL
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"THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID" with DOROTHY LAMOUR, LEW AYRES. GILBERT ROLAND A: Parabaziak Dramatic Sensation I
THE HONGKONG
YAUMATI FIRE
Inquest Finds Cause
Not Ascertainable
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1938.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Donations to Charitable
And Other Objects
..
The S. C. M. Post received the following donations to the Lepers' entanas Fusa:
C.V., $1; K.C.C., $3.
"B.F.R.D.O."
the
The inquiry into the circumstances
The 5. C. M. Post received surrounding the death of a woman following donations to the British named Ip Kom, who died through Fund for the Relief of Distress la multiple burns and shock received in the big fire in Shanghai Street, Yaumati, on November 17, concluded at the Kowloon Magistracy, yester- day,
Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen acted as Coroner, with the assistance of a Jury comprising Messrs. J. Hoare (Foreman), Lam Tit-hang and G. A. Gullterren.
Chinn:
Atra. Peters, 5r, $10; Ah Chuen, $1.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE The Director of Ambulance knowledges receipt of the following donations and gifts:
ac
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Armed Men Hold Up Kowloon Bus
A daring hold-up of ́s bus by two while men armed with a revolver occurred along the main road between Ja the vehicle was travelling
yesterday. Long and Sheungshul about 7 p.m.
About $65 in money was taken from the conductor, Wong Chan,
The men stopped the bus near the entrance to Fanling Lodge, and just after they had boarded the vehicle, one produced a revolver and forced the driver, to stop. The armed man then covered the passengers while his companion rifled the conductor's bag.
New Zealand... £1,000 $15,933.01 Mr. Fung Kong-un
200.00 Mrs. Dunbar (for purchase
of hot
water bottlea) 25,00 (The above all for relief work).
$200.00 100.0% 100.00 The robbers were said to be about 100.00 30 years of age. They appeared to 50.00 be locat people, as they spoke with a 20.00 vilinge accent.
The fire occurred In the early LK. Tramways Ltd. hours of the morning and caused theirs. Dunbar death of 12 persons, 11 of whom Anonymous perished in the flames. One person, Mr. Fung Ki-cheuke died of injuries in hospital,
Mrs. Fung Ki-cheuk Mr... NE Tize-mel Yesterday, Cheung Seung woman Miss. J. W. Buckwell principal tenant of No. 277 Shanghai Mr. Man Kat Street, the house which caught fire, Mr. T. B.
H. Wilson said that she had approached the Mrs. Savage rent collector of the house some time Mr. Chol Kau before the fire concerning the ins- Mr. Li Sing-wang tallation of a ladder to reach
the Mr. H
Ho Sul-ping... skylight in the kitchen as a means of Ono Fortieth (Per S. C. M. escape in case of fire. Nothing was done about it,
After being addressed by Mr. Macfadyen, the jury retired for few minutes and returned the fol- lowing verdiet and riders;
In
Post)
10.00
90.00
20.00
10.00
3,00
3.00 3.00
1.00
-1.00 Post Office Staff, gifts of medical supplies and food for distribution in the New Territories and outlying districts.
Chinese Women's Club, rice, cloth- Ing.
Per Mrs. S. Wong, babies cloth- (ing. **
"We And that the deceased Kam died as a result of multiple burns sustained on the second floor National Women's Relier Assocla- of No. 277 Shanghai Street when the lon, 2 sacks of rice. house caught Are. The cause of the International Medical Rellef Asso- fre is unknown, but it probably ori-ciation, 12 sacks of medical supplies, ginated accidentally on the stairs be- tween the first and ground floors.
"Rider 1: Some permanent and immovable form of fire escape, an iron ladder, should be provided to connect the ventilation hole with the top floor of such houses as are of similar construction to No. 271 Shanghai Street.
"Rider 2: Some cscape, preferably
form of Are an Iron ladder stairway, should be provided In- side the house,
non-
Mr. Ocung Emtin, per the Steam Laundry Co., lodine, Bandages, fint, cotton wool, mercurochrome and acid (borie puiv.
DONATIONS AWAITING Donations are lying at the Business Office of the South China Morning Post for the following:
Chinese Soldiers' War Rellet; So clal Service of the Churches; St. John Ambulance Association: Emer- geney Refugee Council; "B.F.R.D.C.",
TRAVEL ASSOCIATION The Chairman of the Hongkong Association acknowledges receipt of the following subscription for the period 1930-1930:
Hongkong Tramways, Lid. $250.
"Rider 3: The stoleways alrendy | Travel existing in this type of houses, which are of wood, thould be replaced by stairs of some more or less Inflammable material, and any pari- tions between the stairs and the rest of the house should be similarly re- placed with non-inflammable mate- rial to give the same protection."
MATSHEDS DESTROYED.
Hundred Squatters Lose Homes in Fire
A fire which swept through about 30 squatters' matsheds at To Kok Teul
early
yesterday afternoon, em- phasised ùnew the danger whch these crowded, flimsy erections constitute to the thickly-populated communities of which they are a
Pitrs.
The alarm was raised about 1.30
p.m
but in half an hour, despite the combined work of the Shumshuipo Brigade and an engine crew from the Kowloon Fire Station, the binze had wiped out an ares appoximately 100 feet by 30 feet. A few charred up- rights and a jumble of blackened lins were all that remained of the humble habitations of about 100 prople.
So far as the police could ascertain, no-one was injured in the fire, but as the Bremen poured water on the ruins a number of women stood about bo- walling a loss which could be covered by about $100, but which involved their entire possessions. simre are between 2,000 and 3,000 matsheds in the Tai Kok Tsul area, and in the same section several timber yards, a coal yard, und the A.P.C, petrol depot. Yesterday's fire is believed to have started during coolding operations in one of the huis, and these tinder-like structures are ever subject to the same danger,
Bre
The risk to other premises iles in the fact that a light slab of burning roof matting may be lifted by only a moderate wind and carried to near- by properties. The spreading of such a fire would be beyond the control of an army of fire-fighters, it is declared, One solution suggested is the allot- ment of certain areas to aquatters very much in the manner of refugee camps, so that they could not erect their sheds in built-up brcos.
This would allow of better aurveli- Iance of the squatters themselves, and give the police power to prevent the throwing up of their matchwood clusters in undesirable posltons, It ⠀ pointed out.
AIR MAIL LATE
Delay in Europe Means Loss Here
A record Inad of oulward mali, 700 kilos, way inken by the Imperial Airways planes Delln and Dardanus which hopped off from Kai Tak for Bangkok at dawn yesterday,
It is announced that the incoming mall, scheduled to arrive here to day, has been delayed by a hold-up on the main European line.
It is expected the mall will be brought to Ventione by to-night, and fown to Hongkong by noon on Thurs- day. If the mail is heavy enough, two planes will be used in the mid- week service.
Two planes bringing mall are scheduled to arrive here on Saturday afternoon.
loft
Outward Passengers The following passengers aboard the Delia and Dardanus yea- terday morning: Mr. W. Pawicy, Messrs Hunter, Watal, and Gurile.
LATE NEWS
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
official summary sued at 3.15 p.m. The Hongkong Stock Exchange yesterday, says:
The improvement in the tone of the market continued throughout the day. Buyers advanced their offer
in the smaller price issues, but Sellers response was poor.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,300 Union Insurance $40715 Daugines F00
HK. & R. Wharves 1117 Providents told) $3.00 Providents (New), #5.60 Raubs $0.10
1. Hotels $0.59 ILK. Landa 135
11 K. Tramways $17.10 Star Ferries IK
China Lights (Olit) $10.00 China Lights (Now) $10.00 Sandakan Lights $101% Telephones Old) mk Cementa $15
Watsons $7,10
Entertainments #01%
Viro Ping $7.
MK. Govt. 4g Loan 0% pm.
K. Govt. 39% Loan par
Bellers
1.K. Rope $4,03
Bales
Hongkong Bank $1,400 Cauton insurance (210 HS. Hotes 40.83
R. Tramways $17.10 ILK. Electrica 858 Sandakan Lights #1036 Dairy Farms" $25 Antamoks P. 47 Atoka 2031
Bagulo Gold 2 Benguet Conio 13.10
Groves 50 Demonkitus.
1. X. L. 00
28
Paracole Gumaus 13
San Mauricio 100
Suyoc Consol, 1936
United Paracates 30
GERMAN CAUTIONED
Arrives Without Visa
On Passport
A German subject, Paul Stefan Loesmandi, residing at the European Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon, was stammoned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday for entering the Colony without a valid
pussport.
Detective-Sergeant P. H. Loughlin salt Unt Locsmandi arrived in Hong- konit on November 19, and immedi- ately went to the Registration Oflen to register himself,
British
His passport contained no
although Loesmandi had since obtained one,
visa,
Locamandi sald he had arrived from Hankow vla Halphong, and was i not aware of the new regulation that Austrians and
Germans
were re- quired to have Brillsh visos before entering the Colony,
He was cautioned.
DUKE OF WINDSOR
May Remain in England, Says Brother
Copenhagen, Dec. 8. The Duke of Kent, who stopped here on his way to Oslo, answered: "Yes,
I think so" when Brked by reporters whether "the Duke Windsor will return to and remain
In England."United Press.
of
QUEEN MAUD'S FUNERAL
Telegraphle Information has been received by the Colonial Secretary's office from the Secretary of State
for the Colonies that the funeral of
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The Romance of a Diamond Thief
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Loretta Young - Don Amocho
in
"LOVE UNDER FIRE"
Unique,"
"I'm
Sadie
-Says
can carry a very heavy cargo on its back.
Little Sadle has long legs, too-but very, very wobbly ones which bend
Saule from Saudi-Arabia was the pileously in all directions when she
Her knees are simply enormous,
Her late Majesty the Queen of Nor-star of the London Zoo recently. She takes a few steps on them. way will take place on Thursday, is a baby dromedary. She is housed
All dags on Government buildings now with her mother in the Elephant like the knees of colts or growing and launches will be flown at half- House overlooking the canal. mast from 8 a.m., to sunset on that
duy.
BISHOP SARGENT
Leaves for Foochow To
Take Up New Post
boys. On the top of about three-.
Mother and father were presented feet length of leg there is about one- to the Zoo by King Ibn Saud of Arabia foot depth of body; also a graceful, on December 13, 1937; but father, curving neck and neat dat head. alus! did not survive the rigours of the English climate very long.
She is an elegantly built baby in spite of this present difficulty with hor legs. Her small frame is covered with an almost black curly cost. The dromedary. or one-humped coat is remarkably like the cont of camel, carries its baby for eloven an unclipped poodle puppy.
"Mother says she hasn't; seen any months and three weeks before it is actually bern. This posthumous child!
uld other dark dromedary in England, is undoubtedly a genuine product of and that I'm a unique baby,” says Rt. Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, former the far-off Arabian desert, although Sadie. "I don't know what the Headmaster of the Diocesan Doya' she must be counted as a British sub-įmeone. but It sounds pretty fine, School, left yesterday by the Selston
Ject birth.
by
docan't (7 for Foochow, where he will take up Fatima, Sadie's mother, is a fine his appointment as Assistant Bishop | dark brown racing dromedary, with in the Diocese of Fukien.
well suited to swift moves Bishon Sargent, who is well knownment across sandy plains.
long lega for his talks over ZB.W. on classical At home In Arabia Fatima might music, and also on the fold of sport, have to go as much as sixty miles! Mr. T. A. Mohtani, J.P., le leaving first come to the Colony in 1932, in a day with her rider. This would Hongkong for
India on a short when he mucceeded the Rev. W. T be about twice as far and as fast as holiday by the P. & O. lines Canton Featherstone as Headmaster of the heavier breed of camel, who is on Saturday. He will be absent Diocesan Boys' School In 1985 he built for lower movement but who, from the Colony for about 3 months. was ordained Priest, and, last work was consecrated Bishop, He was ap- pointed to his new post by the Archi- bishop of Canterbury In June lar!.
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