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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY 1928 Issue

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Commencing 12th June the radiotelegraphic rate between Hong Kong and Canton is reduced to 20 cents (Hong Kong currency) per word. No charges will be payable by addressees at either end.

Four bags of mail from Italy for Hong Kong were destroyed when the postal car on which they were being conveyed from Ale

xandria to Port Said caught fire.

BEIS: 1845

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1928.

EIGHT HOURS!

Still Discussing the Convention.

BRITAIN'S POLICY.

"Never Had And Never Would Challenge Underlying Principles.”

WE MUST WAIT!

British Recognition of Nationalists.

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

"Not Proper to Consider it at Present."

PAYING UP.

Germany and Reparation Liabilities.

SATISFACTORY REPORT.

Dawes Plan Report Pays Tribute to Germany's Recovery..

London, Yesterday.

Berlin, Yesterday. During the course of the In the House of Commons, The plea that in the interests to Comdr. J. M. of the creditor Powers and Ger- Labour Conference discussion, on replying

Geneva, Yesterday.

the non-ratification of the Wash- Kenworthy (Labour), Mr. G. many herself the Anal amount of lington Eight Hour Convention, Locker-Lampson (Under-Secre-Germany's reparation liabilities Mr. H. Wolfe, the British Gov-tary for Foreign Affairs) said should be fixed as soon as possi- ernment delegate, declared that that no formal recognition had ble is made by Mr. Parker Gilbert

extended his Government honestly believed been

by His in his latest report dealing with that a revision of the Convention Majesty's Government to the the working of the Dawes plan. was the true solution of the dif- Chinese Nationalist authorities He is of the opinion that Germany ficulty. The Government never but communication with the will be able to pay the annuity of had challenged and never would Nationalist authorities was still 2,500,000,000 marks due in the challenge the principles under-being maintained, as in the past, next annuity year and pays a tri- lying the Convention.

through His Majesty's Minister, bute to the stability of the Reichs-

No Peking Government. Comdr.

Kenworthy said his is a question of recognition we are now considering."

Mr. Gilbert remarks that pe experts' expectations that he German people would be to respond to the condition of the Dawes plan ara amply confirmed.

Mr. Wolfe then made a formal or His Majesty's Consular officers, mark and the splendid progress of declaration of the British policy as conditions allow or circum- German economic recovery. to the effect that it desired as a stances demand. means of ensuring progress to define the Washington principles more precisely, thus laying basis for uniformity and of at- taining international which was practicable.-Reuter. CAR DESTROYED.

OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO

A NULLAH..

action,

DRIVER DISAPPEARS.

An accident, which resulted

the complete destruction by fire

in

of

a new Oldsmobile motor car, oc curred on the Peak at 8 a.m., on

did not think it would be proper to Mr. G. Locker-Lampson said he

consider that at present. There was no civil government in Peking at all, but merely a mili- tary regime. "We really must wait until we saw how affairs turned out.”

-Reuter.

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Replying further to Com Kenworthy, Mr. Locker-Larson the best media for advertising said that the Chinese delete to hotels, declared Major Isidore the League of Nations-d been Salmon, Conservative M.P. for appointed by the foperadminis-Harrow, addressing the first annual tration in Peking. A readjust conference of ment in the Ching representa- The car, a public vehicle, No. 4 tion must be after for China which was returning to town after herself to set with the League, „taking, some passengers to the he said.puter.

Sunday.

Peak, suddenly went out of control

near Jardine's Bridge on the old

the Hotels and,

Restaurants Association on May 5 at the Savoy Hotel, Strand.

Major Salmon, who is managing director of Mesers. 3. Lyons and Co., Ltd., declared that the advan- tages of such publications were

Aberdeen-road,. It swerved towardsUST BE WRITTEN. obvious. He said: "

a nullah by the side of the bridge

and before the driver could ent the brakes, the front wheels over the edge of the road

The car fell some fe feet into the nullah, turning mpletely over a resting in the ullah with its wheels upwa

No sooner had

the car cop to rest than it burst into flam, being completely des- troyed when seen by the police later in the day.

The driver of the car could not

These mails were received at Alexandria from Naples on 8the found, and is believed to have May, 1928, and would probably have contained correspondence port ed in Italy between the 29th April and the 6th May.

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*Correspondence bearing vandal

Hanol

escaped immediately after the ac- eldent. The police are trying to find him. How the man escaped injury or an even more terrible fate

cannot at present, be explained."

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.LEGAL GUARANTEE OF

A LOAN.

AND FULLY STAMPED.

Guarantee of a loan must be in the form of a document, said Mr. Justice Jacks (Puisne Judge) in the Summary Court this morning.

It could not be verbal.

stamped to have effect.

Furthermore, it had to be fully

The poster has its definite uses, which I would be the last to minimise. But a postar must remain in one position while a newspaper or a magazine circu- lates, is portable, is carried to, and read in, many places by the person the advertiser desires to interest.

The grades in newspaper char- acter and social status are so many and varied that hotel and 'restaurant advertisers can fit in exactly with the clientele they desire to reach and attract. Mr. Un Man-chik, merchant of

Newspaper advertising for hotels No. 141, Bonham-strand East,

and restaurants stands out alone, since it permits of immediate cd Mr. Au Fung-chau and the Tin Shing Hing Kee restaurant of appeala and Instant results, No. 2, Percival-street for $325 be-

The Earl of Bessborough, who ing balance of money lent to a presided, said he understood that third party, repayment of which $200,000,000 was spent by Amer had, it was alleged, been guarican tourists in Europe every year. anteed by defendants.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for plain- tiff and Mr. A. el Arculli for de-

Technical Points.

4

BULLOCK BOLTS.

DOES VERY CONSIDERABLE

DAMAGE,

.".

A day after mailing from Singa- fendants. pore bound for this Colony, two stowaways - were discovered on

On April 12, Mr. Justice Wood board the s.8. “Cremer". On ar- rival in Hong Kong to-day were (who has since gone on leave) had refused to admit a document be- handed over to the Police custody. cause it had not been stamped along Salisbury-road, Kowloon, yes

A bullock which was being led| This morning, at the Kowloon

properly. magistracy, they were formally

terday afternoon, took fright at charged, and in answer to the This morning, Mr. Russ raised the approach of several military Magistrate Mr. Schofield, the first a number of what he called tech-male carts and bolted. It collided defendant said he had 34 while the ical points. One argument was with a ricsha, which was upset, and Becond defendant admitted being that defendants had to give no- European lady passenger was tice of a statutory defence, if thrown out. Luckily sho was not pennllesa,

On inquiry it was found that the they wished to plead that the injured. The ricsha puller was not fare from Singapore for steerage guarantee was not in writing.so lucky, receiving some injuries His Worship His Lordship decided against about the body from the animal's passengers is $16. fined both the defendants $30, with Mr. Russ, saying that it was a boofs. The scared bullock was re- the alternative of 1 month's impri- part of plaintiff's case to sue un-captured before It could proceed

|der a document and not for the further and cause more damnge.

defendants to raise & special de-i | fence, Rust 3

Twelve Chinese who took part in Another submission by Mr the street fight between cargo Russ was that the word "guar- coolles and the crew of a cargo CHINESE WITH LOTTERY TICKETS & GAMBLING HOUSE ante" was used in the sense of junk at West Point (reported yes- an indemnity, not a guarantee at terday) appeared before - Mr. R." E. At the Kowloon Magistracy law and that it could therefore Lindsell at the Central Magistracy be in verbal form.” Mr. Arculli this morning, when his Worship this morning, before Mr. W pointed out that the word guar- decided to bind over all the parties, Schofield, a Chinese was formal antee was used by plaintiff in the complainants as well as defendants, ly charged with two offences statement of claim and His Lord. In the sum of $50 each to keep the gambling and the selling of lot ship again raled against Mr. Russ. peace for six months. tery tickets.

Sergeant Fowler, who was in Ap

Appeal to Governor, charge of the case, said that the The document In question had A Chinese shop keeper of No. 5, defendant, was arrested yesterday been stamped for a value 20 cents Wong Yuen-street, East, has re- with the tickets in his possession less than was required. The ported to the police that yesterday and taken to the station, where it Collector of Stamp Duty had re he entrusted a shop foki with was found that he kept a gambling fused to re-stamp the document, 20 blankets, worth $45, to deliver house at No. 16 Shanghai-street. said Mr. Russ and, he argued, it to a customer at No. 35, Koshing- Defendant admitted that it was was only a small matter which street. The fold is alleged to have his intention to sell, the tickets should not deprive plaintiff from delivered the blankets and then

absconded with the money. His Worship imposed a line of the right of recovery $75 on the first charge and $60 - His Lordship pointed out that on the second charge. the Stamp Ordinance provided

machinery for such a case, name Would to God the great day of ly, an appeal to the Governor in the millennium bad dawned, and all counoll against the refusal of the the public schools of England and Collector. Scotland torn their officers train 5Mr. Russ asked for an adjourn liberty to bringi

Ing corpa into

Scoutmasterz

Hamilt

hingg

ment to lodge the app Ian Arculli opposed on

that Mr. Russ had

months which ment stamped."

His Lordship: Lifewith costs,

but gave him

Mr. provided his appeal eded -ground time limit for same being set at

two three months.

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