ZOG'S SISTERS MAY TAKE UP
CAREERS
THE x attractive sisters of King Zog of Albania have started again on their jour ney into exile.
A reporter tele phoned the hotel at Larian, Greece, where they have bden staying with King Zog and Queen Geraldine. 1c told that they Ind left..
WIS
"Queen Geraldine's mother has left with them for an unknown destination," It was sinted.
The Albanian Lega- tlon in London has no information of the princesses' journey.
The Triends in Lan- don, since the report that King Zog has only limited funds. think the sisters may take up carrers.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Student Told: "Be Honest".
"IN FUTURE be honest and buy your ticket," said Mr. H. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning to Bung Wal-ping, 19, described as a student. Sung was fined $25 for travelling on a bus without paying his fare.
Inspector Kirby said that at 9 a.m., yesterday Sang boarded a bus at Happy Valley and nodded his head when asked for his ticket. Later it was found that Sung had no ticket.
62-Year-Old Widow Hears Sentence From Stretcher
THE SUDDEN collapse of a 62-year-old woman defendant, named Tsui Lo-tai, in Mr. T. J. Houston's Court at the Central Magistracy, caused a great deal of excitement this morning.
An ambulance was sent for and the woman was lying on a stretcher and receiving first aid outside the Court while her son was inside admitting charges, The woman refused to go to concerning a mui-tsai. hospital.
Traffic Collision Sequel
In Central Magistracy
A COLLISION between
Poon Hon-kuen, a passenger in the
Visit To Scene motor cycle and a private motor ear, Rave corroborative evidence.
that he car at Jubilee Rond, Pokfulum, Mr. Forrest remarked on April 27, was recalled at the would like to visit the scene of the morn-accident before he heard further Central Magistracy this
evidence, and adjourned the summons ing.
until Friday.
Gunner J. P'. Smith, R.A., of Lyemun Barracks, was summon ed before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest for failing to keep to the left when driving motor cycle. No. 279. He denied the offence.
In connection with the case, Tam Kin was summoned for driving with- out being accompanied by a licensed driver. The lecnsee of the car, Chow Ol-chi, a woman, was summoned for unlicensed driver to allowing an drive. Both pleaded guilty and were each fined $5.
NIGHTSOIL SCANDAL
Court Case Follows
Disclosures
RECENT DISCLOSURES in
the "Hongkong Telegraph" re- garding the dumping of night
soil in city streets were confirm- ed in Court this morning when, in the first prosecution of its The woman was charged with kind, a woman was fined $10 for keeping an unregistered muidumping human excreta in a tea and ill-treatment of the drain at Man Hing Lane, at the girl, aged 13, at No. 6 Dragon back of a building at 77a Holly- Terrace. Heavy fines were im-wood Road, City. ровед.
Assaulted
Mr. II. W. Fraser of the Secretarial for Chinese Affairs, sald that Saturday the girl went to the Bay View Police Station and reported that she was
mui-tsai an unregistered and that she had been assaulted by the defendant. The girl was later sent to the S.C.A, and there she said her mother had presented her to the defendant for sis, when she was eight years old.
tint
The girl alleged
Saturday morning she had been strucks on the head, and Irgs with a wooden pole because a pillow had fallen to the ground and she had not picked it up when told to do so.
The woman, Kwong Yuet-kwai, 22, was a professional night-soil carrier, employed to remove the excreta from Sanitary Department bulldings to Junks in the harbour.
During the hearing of the case Inspeetor J. B. Frost, prosecuting, admitted that there had been "a lot of complaints about these canes recently."
During evidence it was claimed that the woman had emptied un entire bucket of night-soll Into the Jane.
When the woman claimed in Court that she had merely been emptying water into the lane when she was arrested, the Court temporarily ad- journed in order to examine bucket in the passage-way.
the
After the defendant fainted and was treated outside Court, her son Questions concerning reports that coolies are dumping admitted the charges and the fines night-soil
Kunming Post Office imposed were $25 for keeping an un-nightroll in the drains and nullalis in
Gutted By Fire
After Acting Truffle Sub-Inspector F. J. Clarke hud deposed to visiting the scene of the accident und finding
registered mul-tsai and $150 for - the city will be asked at the regular signs of a collision between the two
treatment. The defendant was also meeting of the Urban Council this Ask the vehicles, Tam Kin, learner driver' of
ordered to pay $5 amends to the girl. afternoone KUNMING, May 23.-The Kun-
Mr. D. Wong Tope will cor No. 1301, said he was driving to-
The defendant later recovered. completely
Chairman: wards Aberdeen along Jubilee Road ning Post Office was
Is the Chairman aware that from West l'oint. As he was round-gutted by a mysterious fire in the Ing a left hand bend, he saw two carly hours of yesterday morning.
night-soll, instead of being disposed motor
ridden by Europena Account books and archives were cycles, Doldiers, coming from the opposite burned but all mail and parcels were
of by authorised means, is sometimes dumped into open channels direction. Smith was on the second undamaged. cycle and as he rounded the bend, Smith collided with the front offside mudguard of his car.
A thorough investigation is being made into the cause of the fire
Central News.
Austr
Mrs. F. E. Taylor; residing at the Claremont Hotel, had her handbag stolen outside the Kowloon Magis tracy at about 10 a.m. this morning. Articles and money in the bag were
worth $20.
Protective food
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Particularly it enables young children. to thrive and grow, and be full of energy, and power to resist disease and cold.
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and
washed down the drains?
2-Will the Chairman takke steps
to discover whether this is being done and to prevent any repetition?
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued yesterday, says:
The market was quiet though with prices fairly well maintained, obtained Shares were difficult to be
at quoted prices and as a result the turnover was on scale...
A very restricled
Buyers
H.K. Bank $1,350. Canton Ins: $220. Union Ins: $430. H.K. Fires $180. H.K. Wharven $107. H.K. Docks $17.80. Providents $4.00.
H. & S. Hotels $5.55. H.K. Lands $34.65. Humphreys $7.00.
H.K. Reallics $4.35. H.K. Tramways $16.45.
Star Ferries $65%.
Chinn Lights (old) $8.45.
H.K. Electrics $55. Macao $10.05.
Sandakan Lights $11,90. Telephone (ald) $23.15. Canton Ices $1.
Dairy Farms Ex Rights $214.
Dairy Farms Ex Rights $15.
Wing On H.K. $41.
Entainments $0.
H.K. Govt, 4% Loan 4% prem. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan Par.
Bellers
II.K. Docks $184.
China Lights (new) $5.60.
II.K. Electrics $50.
Macao Elect. $17.
Telephone (old) $234.
Sales
H.K. Bank $1,305/60. Union Ins: $435. Providents $4.65.
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Bagulo Gold
.2474
Benguet Consolidated .11.50
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36 .unquoted
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San Mauriclo
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United Paracale
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