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NO REVISION OF SALARIES.

GOVT. REPLY.

SCALES FOR JUNIOR OFFICIALS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE.

THE PROMOTION QUESTION.

The following official reply has been sent to the petition drafted by the subordinate staff of the

Gentlemen I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your petition of August 7, 1928, and to

local Government service:-

China Mail

1 ́No. 25,961

AN "ALL PARTIES"

CONFERENCE.

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

DISCUSSING THE NEHRU REPORT.

MRS. BESANTS VIEWS.

Lucknow, Yesterday.

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WEST INDIES BEAT A POLICEMAN WHO THE ROYAL TOUR OF FORD CAR AND THE NO MORE “SECRET"

KENT.

BY 201 RUNS.

CRICKET VISITORS SPRING SUR-

PRISE ON HOP COUNTY,

FIRST INNINGS WINS.

RAN AWAY!

CHINESE VERSION.

· TAIPO. MAN'S CLAIM FOR WRONGFUL ARREST,

* JUDGMENT RESERVED.

In the Summary Court this

The surprise in the County Cricket programme completed yesterday was furnished by the morning, Mr. Justice Jacks con-

EAST AFRICA.

NEXT WEEK.

NO DEFINITE ITINERARY TO BE FOLLOWED.

After

BRITISH MARKET.

NEW MACHINERY.

BEING TRANSFERRED FROM CORK TO MANCHESTER.

IMPORT DUTY PROBLEM.

London, Yesterday.

SOCCER-

LOCAL-PROBLEM.

PRESS TO ATTEND H.K.F.A. COUNCIL MEETINGS.

A NEW DECISION.

The Press are to be invited

of

to attend the Council meetings the Hong Kong Football Association.

This decision was unanimously.

It is understood that Council meetings will be held once a month.

HOME NEXT JANUARY,

London, Yesterday. The Prince of Wales, who will It is announced by the Cork} Some Moslem objections to the Ndira report were voiced at a West Indies visitors, who defeat-tinued hearing of the case in which be accompanied by his brother, Rotary Club that the Henry Ford meeting of Moslems prior to the ed Kent by 201 runs. The tour-a Talpo Chinese named Li Woo the Duke of Gloucester, will leave Co. is transferring the bulk of its All-Parties' Conference, at which ists compiled 282 and 216, to hing is claiming $1,000 as damage Longton for his tour of East newly erected machinery to Man arrived at at a meeting of the

which Kent replied with 227 and the report will be discussed.

chester because the Company is Association held last night at 170. It is not known, of course, for wrongful arrest from Cheung, Africa on September 6. Hasrat Mohani declared the what kind of a team the Hop Kang and Cheung Tal-kwal, part- It is understood that no de unable to arrange a satisfactory Lane, Crawford's, Mr. Robert inform you that the question of report to be contrary to the County put in the field for aners of the Woo Sing Hee arm of Anite itinerary will be followed,solution of the import duty die/Hall (Kowloon) in the chair.

Matters of importance in con- the revision of salaries of Subference, which

mandate of the All-Parties Con- match which had no county Taipe, and Li Sing, a Chinese de- but their Royal Highnesses will ficulty, which precluded the Ford nection with the forthcoming sea- ordinate Officers has already re-Commission to evolve a Constitu-have been quite a weak one. In tion.

charged the championship significance: it may tective of the Taipo Police Sta- go out by way of Egypt.

jcar competing in the British mar-son were discussed. ceived the careful consideration tios of Responsible Government the visitors'

the journey through second innings Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for East Africa, they will proceed ket.-Reuter. of this Government.

not of Dominion Status.

Several speakers stressed the at a cost of 104 runs.

"Tich" Freeman took nine wickets the plaintiff, whilst Cheung Kang through Northern Rhodesia and 2+ Since the general revision

and Cheung Tal-kwal were repre- thence southward to Capetown, Central decided on first innings. increased cost of living of locally presentation

The plaintiff's case was that he home. domiciled officers has been recog- Government, Central Legislature

London, Yesterday. nised by the grant of rent allow- and of local bodies, besides the Yorkshire beat Sussex on first dants outside the Wing Yee Fung travellers will be back in London

was arrested by the three defen- It is anticipated that the royal CHINESE LADY ASKS

ITS RETURN. ances in 1924 to officers on theservation of Moslem majority innings.

boarding house in Hong Kong, and early next January. British | permanent staff with ten years of rights in Bengal and the

Yorks 429 for 4 dec. (8ut-whilst the detective held him, the Wireless Service.

COURT CASE. continuous service and upwards. Punjab, but Sir Ali Iman urged cliffe 228).

two Cheungs ́ assaulted · him untilį, These allowances range from $8 Moslems not to ask for the reser- Sussex 131 and 490 (Duleep-be became "giddy?”

In the Supreme Court this month for salaries of $450 a vation of a majority of rights sinhji 150). year to $25 a month for salaries which, he said, would only give

morning, the Chief Justice, Sir

[By "Rover."3 of $3,000 a year and over.

them a false sense of security

Henry Gollan, heard a claim for On Sunday last gave the In addition some 12 dats were and deprive them of the right to

the return of a Bugatti motor agenda of the Hong Kong Amateur rented by Government and are contest more seats.

Football League at their inaugural » Mrs. Besant suggested a graded leased to Government servants o

car valued at $8,000, or payment meeting, an action which, I under the Asiatic staff at rentals equi-franchise instead of adult fran- valent to 6 per cent, of the officers' che and said the British Labour salaries.

Party would undertake to 'pilot a Bil on the lines of the Nehru

of salaries in 1920 and 1921, the need of a one-third Moslem re- All the other matches were sented by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones. from which port they will sail for

a

in the

3. Towards the end of 1927 report if the conference approved the Hong Kong General Chamber of the latter.

of Commerce and tde Chinese Chamber of Commerce were con-

"In Camera."

suited and careful enquiries were The Executive Committee of instituted for the purpose of com- the Hindu Mahasabha met in paring the rates of pay and con. camera and decided to support the ditions of service of officers of the Nehru Report generally, provided Clerical Service with those obtain- if the "vicious principle" of re- ing in local commercial houses, servation in legislature seats on both Chinese and European, and ja communal basis be adopted by of deciding whether the Govern- the Conference. It should uni- ment rates were adequate. As a formly be applied to all minor- result of these enquiries the Gov-itic. This is intended to meet ernment is satisffied that taking the Moslem demand for a reser- into account the various factors vation of seats for Moslem major- of pension rights, medical attend ities in the Punjab and Bengal for ance, housing and rent allowances, the next ten years. leave, etc., the conditions of

"Bande Materam.' Government service compare 12- vourably with those obtaining adopted the resolution of a mo The All-Parties' Conference elsewhere in the Colony; and the ties by Lalalaj Patrai. the lead- large number of applicants of er af the Nationalist Party, hight standard for Government posts strongly supports the view appreciating the Nehru Report

and offering it general support.

that the scules of salary are gen- erally speaking adequate,

4. It is stated in paragraph 7.

The only dissentient was Man- lam Hasrati Mohani,

The result was received with

of the petition that advancement shouts of "bande materam."-

is slow and that promotion gen- Reiter.

Plaintiff also caused: some amuse-Į Larwood's Trandling. "

ment when he claimed that the Nottinghamshire beat Derby-European Police Inspector In shire on first innings.

Notts 192 and 154 for 6. Dery 129 (Larwood 5 for 26).

Lancs. Beat Wales. Lancashire heat Wales by 80

Tuna.

97 for 3 declared.

Lancs, 200 (Hallows 114) and

Wales 86 (Hopwood 6 for 20) and 131.

Points for Essex. Essex beat Leicestershire on first innings.

Essex 340 (O'Connor -125). Leicester 256 (Dawson 126 not out).

Warwick and Worcester, Warwickshire bent Worcester- shire on first innings.

Worcester 205 and 86 for 7. Warwick 332 for 3 dec. (Fid- dian Green 98, Wyatt 92).

Hobbs Top Scorer. Surrey beat Middlesex on frst innings.

(Hobbs 75).

Surrey -352 and 245 for 3

Middesex 825.

Parker Bowls Well. Gloucestershire beat Somerset- shire on first innings.

Gloucester 281 for 7 declared. Somerset 95 (Parker 7 for 47), West Indies beat Kent by 201

charge of Talpo Police Station ar the time of his arrest had since run away. This officer turned out, to be Sub-Inspector Watt who re- cently went Home on retiring from the Police Force.

DEFENCE OPENS.

→ PAI KAU?

25 MEN AND WOMEN

· INVOLVED.

ALL DISCHARGED.

器

A BUGATTI.

FOR

of a sum equal to its value.

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On Monday last the "China Mail" reproduced the following article from the previous day's' "Sunday Herald:"-

"SECRET" SOCCER.

THE LEAGUE AND THEIR AGENDA.

stand, has been much resanted by before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the No. 148, Kowloon Tong was the meeting on Monday last was the A gambling case was brought She Lai-sze, married woman of this body, and which at their

Central Magistracy this morning, plaintiff in the case, whilst the subject of adverse criticism. Now Involving 25 men and women. defendant was Mr. G. Jorio, motor as this agenda was in the posses- Mr. Arculli having closed, the Mr. E. 0. G. Martón, who appear mechanic og Nos. 67a. and 67b, slon of at least six representatives plaintiff's case st the previous ed for all the defendants, denied Des Voeux-road Central, first of League clubs, and these repre- hearing, the caso for the defen- the charge for the first and second floor.

sentatives had probably discussed defendants, who were also charged The plaintiff's case was con- the various points with their Club with keeping a gambling house. He ducted by Mr. Lec d'Almada, jun., officials and representativen before. denied the charge of gambling on (Instructed by Mr. J. M. d'Almada going to the meeting, the resent- lbehalf of all the defendants. -

Defendant Remedios).

was ment of certain members of the According to the defence, the neither in Court nor legally repre- Hong Kong Football League at the defendants were only playing tin sented.

announcement of the agenda is kau dominoes and not pai kau as

|hard to understand. The case was accordingly [stated by the prosecution.

heard ex parte.

MANCHURIA TO JOIN NATIONALISTS.

Held

Japanese Threat.

Shanghai, To-day.

malu in Shanghal a week before going to Nanking.

General Shing Shih-lien, a de- legate of Chang Haneh-liang, called on Marshal Chiang and was later entertained by the local Chinese pressmen at a dinner. He explained that although Chang was in sympathy with Kuomintang principles. he was unable to join the Nationaliste owing to a threat by the Japanese, but Manchuria would soon devise

The Magistrate found that the

She Lai-sze, in her statement,

“STAR CHAMBER"? The business of the meeting has evidence given by the Chinese con of claim, stated that on March 17, not yet been published, and this Marshal Chiang Kai-shek was stable was contradictory and order this year, she purchased from Mr. also appears strange, for surely discharged from the Countryed the defendants to be discharged. Lam Tak-ming, 55, Wong-net-Star Chamber methods in Hong Hospital on Monday and will re- Bail of $8 of one of the defen-chong-road, Happy Valley, a Kong amateur football will not be

dants, who failed to appear in Bugatti motor car.

It was welcome. Court, was estreated.

brought from Canton to Hong Although in possession of the Kong on or about June 13 and had agenda for the H.K.F.A. meeting since been in possession of the on Tuesday next, I am asked not the plaintiff to return to Taipo. defendant_at_Marble Hall, Kow-to publish same, although the The party which came to Hong loon. On June 23, plaintiff's agenda is of such a formal and, if Kong from Taipo comprised the husband, She Shiu-choy, 20, Des may say so, of such an innocuous witness, his partner, Cheung Kang Yeux-road Central, called on the nature; that I am frankly surpris- and the detective Li Sing. They defendant at the Kowloon Hotel ed at the limitations Imposed. did not find the plaintiff at the land tendered payment for stor- SPIRIT OF A MOTION. boarding house, but as the reaultiage charges and requested de- At the annual general meeting of information they received from livery of the car. The defendant of the H.K.F.A. at which the on- an acquaintance named Pang Fat refused to deliver it and had cials for the forthcoming season measures for carrying out the in-whom they met at the boarding persisted in his refusal.

were elected, and the accounts, tention of jolning the National house, the party decided to wait]

etc., for last season were passed, iata-Reuter.

there for the plaintiff.

Counsel explained that the it was particularly stressed that At about 12.30 p.m., witness' plaintiff was a sister-in-law of all meetings of the H.K.F.A. and partner who was outside the board-

Mr. Lam Tak-ming to whom in sub-committees dants was opened by Mr. Hughing house called out "Here comes February, she lent $10,000. On should be freely reported and Jones this morning.

Lee Woo-hing" Plaintiff then en being asked for payment Mr. published in, the local Preas, zo. Counsel said that whist his tered the boarding house accom- Lam repaid $2,000 and for the that all and sundry should ses and clients (the two Cheungs) admit-panied by Cheung Kang. He was balance handed over a Bugatti know immediately all that is be ted that the plaintiff had been not held by Cheung Kang, and en motor car, in return for whicding done in the Hong Kong Foot- wrongfully arrested and imprison-tered the boarding house willing she gave him back the promissory ball world. The Hong Kong Font- Sald to have been employed on ed, he hoped to satisfy his Lord-ly.

note and made out a receipt for ball League Council, in adversely board the s.l. "Stanley" as a "boy" ship that his clients were not res- AGREED TO GO BACK.'. the purchase of the car.

criticising the publication of the ities attaching to the higher has been placed at the disposal of for daly 3 months, a Chinese youth ponsible for this. It was purely The detective then told plaintiff From April 11 until April 22 agenda of their meeting, are not posts. But it must be remember, the Greek Government and is appeared before Mr. Schofield, at the action of the European lasper-that the Inspector at Talpo want-the plaintiff was in possession of acting in accordance with the

erally is governed by length of

service rather than by merit.

The rate of promotion has recent-

ly been increased by the adoption

DENGUE FEVER.

of a programme which provides ALMOST ENTIRE POPULATION

for an annually increasing num- ber of posts in the higher grades | of service. In selecting officera

for promotion to higher posts the attempt is made to give due

OF ATHENS AFFECTED.

Geneva, Yesterday. 'After an exchange of telegrams weight both to length of service in Greece in regard to the outbreak with the Public Health Authorities and to special ability, and so far as possible only those officers will of dengue fever in the Athens dia- receive promotion who are consi-trit, Dr. M. D. Mackenzie, of the dered sulable for the responsibil. League of Nations' health section,

ed that the accelerated promotion to Athene to-night. of officers of spécial ability may

The Greek health service has re- for promotion of officers with laton of Athens and the Piraeus is affected by the disease.-Reuter. long and faithful service and the task of selection therefore is a difficult one

at times involve the passing over ported that almost the entire popu-

No Exchange Factor.

UNEMPLOYED.

5. The scheme of exchange LATEST RETUNS IN ENGLAND

allowances for officers on sterling rates of pay_is_a_temporary ex- pedient, pending the appointment of a Salaries Commission and is

**X-

SHOW DECLINE.

نين

London, Yesterday. For the first time for some weeks

rubs.

West Indies 282 (Browne 103) and 216 (Freeman 9 for 104). Kent 227 and 170,-Reuter.

S. L. " STANLEY."

$90 WORTH OF BLANKETS STOLEN.

A "BOY'S" LAPSE.

labour.

THEFT OF SACKS.

CHINESE POLICE ALERT IN THE EARLY HOURS.

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:

Repayment of Loan.

and associations

the Kowloon Court to-day, in an- tor at Taipo and the Chinese de-led him to go back to settle Cheung the car, which was kept in Kow-spirit of this motion, the prime awer to a charge of the theft. of tective, who was also a defendant Tai-kwal's (witness') debt, and loon Tong garage but she did not mover of which was Captain A. W. 9 blankets from the above men- in the case. The two Cheungs did plaintiff agree to go back to Tal use it. It was then sent to Can- Austin, M.C., M.M,, R.A.

not at any time request the plain-po. tioned launch.

ton, with a view to a sale by Mr. I am prepared to leave it at The value of the blankets was tiff's arrest or specifically' authoris- By Mr. Hugh Jones: The plain Lam. Apparently Mr. Lam was that. I have promised not to atsted to be $90, and defendantjed it.

tis statement that the witness unable to sell it and it then went publish the agenda of the forth- pawned the lot for $20.

The first witness called by Mr. and his partner struck plaintiff into the possession of Mr. coming meeting of the H.K.F.A. Defendant, who pleaded guilty", Hugh Jones was Cheung Tal-kwai, whilst the detective held him was Borandi Cezer, of Canton, who although this agendu is known to was sentenced to 2 months hard

not true. SOLD A SHEEP..

held it for some time, after which members of the playing clubs of As an Indication of the friendly he sent it to Hong Kong and the League (or should be if secre He told the Court that the plain-spirit, in which every thing was ir placed it in the care of the defen-taries or representatives did their tiff owed him over $300, and after-ranged, the witness told the Court dant who kept it at Marble Hall, duty). wards, without the witness' know that the whole party went to an Kowloon.

CONFIDENTIAL AREA designed particularly to meet the ummployment returns show a de-

ledge, sold a sheep for $140. eating house where they had tin extra cost of living of officers in

When the witness discovered this and drank tea before returning to called on defendant and asked for cfl are therefore confidential and

When the plaintiff's husband The rulings of the heague Coun and learned that the plaintiff was Talpo. the Colony resulting from the fall cline. On August 20 the total

about to go abroad, he went to the

the car to be delivered the defen-the business discussed on Monday In the exchange value of the dol-number of, unemployed was 1,808,-

RETURNED TO SHOP. dant stated that he could not de-last will be published in' due lar since the fixing of the sterling 203. This was 5,959 less than Early this morning, a Chinese office of the District Officer North, salaries. This factor of

the week before but 268,845 more was seen sorting out a number of at Taipo, to make a complaint. At Taipo, the witness and the liver it until he had the authority course. I am sorry, readers change is one which does not oper- than the year before. British | sacks in a lane near No. 562 Nathan against the plaintif.

detective accompanied plaintiff to of Mr. Borandi Cezer, to whom will have to wait patiently for the ate to the same extent against Wireless Service.

road, and; when ' questioned by a Witness was unable to see the the Police Station, whilst witness it appeared that Mr. Lam Tak-decisions arrived at, but I cannot understand " the meaning of this Chinese detective how he came to District Officer, so he went to the partner returned to the shop. In ming owed $1,000. possess the sacks, he failed to give Assistant Superintendent of Police, terviewed by the Inspector in the Counsel concluded that a date apparent secrecy, and it is an adequate reply. He was taken at Talpo, and the latter instruct Police Station, plaintiff adzaltted was fixed for delivery, this my opinion that the busi to the police station.

ed him, to report to the Inspector his debt to witness and said that being June 25 last, when the ness decided on Monday last, other Later he appeared before Mr. W. at the Talpo Police Station: Wit he had no money to pay and no plaintiff's husband turned up at than that which has to receive the the appointed hour and tendered sanction of the H.K.F.A., should Schofield at the Kowloon Court and neas did so. pleaded guilty to a charge of theft By Mr. Hugh Jones: Witness The Inspector then told witness storage charges? He was then before this have been published New York, Yesterday,

According to Sub-Inspector never asked for the plaintiff's ar to return to kis shop, and he did told by the defendant that he for general information." service Pending the appoint-

The famous violinist Jascha Marks the sacks were stolen from a rest. He merely made a complaint so. When he left the Police Sta- could not deliver the car because

WALL. FINE. ment and report of such Commis-Hilfetz has caused a sensation, by piece of vacant land at the function to the Inspector.

tion, the plaintiff was with the in. Mr. Cezer had told him to hold it sion, the Government, though at anouncing that he married the of Pitt-street and Näthan-road.

spectors and area because of the $1,000 swing by all times willing to consider any film star Florence Vidor last week. where the Hong Kong Engineering

By Mr. Hugh Jones: The witness Mr. Lam Tak-ming individual case where hardship They are spending the honeymoon and Construction Company are en-

Proceeding, witness said that did not at any time, either before After proof of service of the may be deemed to exist, is not in California Reuters American gaged in erecting the new Tele when asked by the Inspector, he coming to Hong Kong or after to writ had been given his Lordship prepared to undertake any gen-Savice,

told the latter that he had infor ing back to Talpo ask the Inspec- pointed out that it would be re- eral revision of the existing

phone Exchange building. T

[mation that plaintiff "was claying tor to imprison the plaintiff. Any cessary to prove service of the Thirteen sacks in all had bea at the Wing Yes Fung boarding thing that was done to the pala statement of claim and notice of tral to the N. E. of Japan and stolen. The man, according to house in Hong Kong. The lapec i was done at the initiative of trial.

dipakai „depression is still shown over the police records, kad already served for then Instructed witness to Lake the Inspector who had since rone Mr. d'Almada applied for an ad-sulf of Tongking. The typhoon 21 days! imprisonment; six years Chinese detective Lf Bing with him Homes Witness never Lid day Journment for this to be done and which is now severe is about 50 go. Defendeat was sentenced for to Hong Kong and point the plain- charge again, the planter an Eijournment was accordingly miles SE of Oshima moving a month with hard labour.

Atin out. The detective was to ask. Judgment was reserved:

granted.

northward

local Subordinate officers paid on

"

SENSATION.”

6. It is intended, pointment has been recommend. HEIFETZ MARRIES FLORENCE

a dollar basis.

however,

that the Commission, whose ap

ed to the Secretary of State, shall have the opportunity of consider-

ing salaries scales throughout the

scales.

Lam. Gentlemen,

Your obedient servant,

VIDOR.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

ER. Hallifax. The closing rate of the dollar on Colonial Secretary, demand, to-day was 2/0-1/16.

Lone, to guarantee him.

BAT TAIPO.

N. E. or variable winds, moder-

ate to light, fine, is the official weather forecast until noon to

morrow,

The anti-cyclone remains con-

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