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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.

30,000,000 TAELS

FIRST INSTALMENT OF

SHANGHAI LIGHT

AGREEMENT SIGNED · ·

Shanghai, To-day.

BEHIND HIS BACK

MAGISTRATE AND CRITICISM OF HIS WORK

A VIGOROUS PROTEST

At the Central Magistracy, this The salo agreement handing morning. Mr. E. W. Hamilton made over the electrical department to a protest over. a criticism which the American and Foreign Power was said to have been levelled at

Co. was formally signed yesterday him in connection with the case in at the S.M.C. Secretariat by Mr. watch Andrew Tse, a Chinese Edwardes, Secretary, on behalf of owner-driver, was charged. with the Munisipal Council, Mr. Samuel negligent driving on the Beach-; Murphy, attorney, and Mr. Frank-rond, Repulse Bay, on the even lin, on behalf of the buyers, ing of July 13, when a collision after which Mr. MeLay, Manager occurred between his car and an- of the National Bank handed the ther owned by Mr. A. S. Council a letter of irrevocable, MarKichan, of Messrs. Leigh and credit for thirty-million tuels, be- Orange. ing the first instalment of the pur- Immediately after he had taken

seat on the chase price of eighty-one millions. his

bench, Mr.

-Reuter.

Hamilton made reference to the fact that since the last hearing of the case there had been certain criticism that he not being a motor car driver, should try ease of negligent driving.

CANTON ITEMS

METHOD IN PAYMENT OF TAXES

Canton, Yesterday, It will be remembered that at the time of the recent trouble with Kwang si, the Central Bank notes depreciated to such an extent that the Govern- ment had to pass a regulation com- pelling the payment of all taxes in the Tatio of 0 per cent. coins and 40 per cent in notes, the basis of the taxes being 120 per cent, in order to keep up the value of the notes. The notes are now approaching par, but the Government has not yet repealed! the arrangement, although it promise to do so by August 1; and failure to do so has caused no little anxiety to the money market.

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His reply to such criticism is that a judge and a jury who tried a murderer, forgerer or robber, could not be said to have expert knowledge of the subject matter of the case they were hearing.

Who Is It?

Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for the defence, inquired who his Worship meant in his remarks.

Mr. Hamilton: I am not suggest. ing that you are the party con- cerned, Mr. Lo.

Mr. Lo: I am glad of that, and I beg respectfully to agree with your Worship's opinion." I have no doubt that if a person applies his mind to the matter before him, he ean decide such a case on facts, without expert knowledge. The only advantage that I can

In an interview. Mr. Fan Ki-mu (Finance Commissioner) is reported to have stated that owing to a change in the financial plan the Government has not seen its way to cancel the arrange- suggest of having a driver Magis

coins and 40 per cent. in notes, bus that as soon as the notes have all been can get some sympathy on certain redeemed it will announce its repeal on

THE CHINA MAIL

PORT HOLE LEVERS ROUND THE CINEMAS SHADOWS BEFORE.

THEFT FROM SHIP IN ⠀⠀

THE DOCK

JAIL FOR APPRENTICE

"About fifty of these port hole handles have been stolen up to now" said the prosecuting Sergeant at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, when a boller maker apprentice was charged with the theft of one from the 5.9. "Junot," which is under- going repairs at the Kowloon Docks. Accused pleaded that he had not stolen, and that it was an old man who told him to. When the latter was asked in Court this morning if he did so, the reply

was that he did fict know accused.

His Worship: That is a funny way of repairing a ship. What will happen when she puts to sea. There may still be some of these levers of the port holes missing, which would render them useless. Do you want me to make an example of him?

Inspector Stimson - Yes, your Worship.

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His Worship: By the way, what is the work of a boiler maker-Are they all apprentices?

Inspector Stimson: Yes, but a bail- er maker is anything, he may be riveler or a fitter or any other engineering worker.

His Worship: Then it requires skill? Not necessarily.

His Worship One month's hard la bout, for an example.

TO GROW THIN

"COHENS AND KELLY IN ATLANTIC CITY"

UNIVERSAL COMEDY

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL"

focial Functions To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, S.30 p.m.

The ever popular screen comedy team, Cohen and Kelly; are together again in another lively picture, "The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City."Kowloon. Flannel Dance, 9 p.m..

¡Aug. 20-At European Y.M.C.A. which will be shown on Sunday and

Monday at the Queen's Theatre.

Theatre;

ANDERSON

PIANOS

A PIANO IS A PROUD POSSESSION.

To possess a

piano is

Theatre;

Theatre;

evidence of

culture.

Entertainments George Sidney is again the featured To-day - Queen's star in the latest of this laughable "Wild Orchids." Universal series, Vera Gordon, Mack To-day World Theatre: Swain, and Kate Price play the other "The Boxer Bride at 5.15 and 9.20 featured roles. William. J. Craft p.m., "Remorse" (Chinese picture) directed the picture, much of which at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. actually was taken at Atlantic City.

Po-day Star The squabbles of the business part-"Red Lips.". ners, Cohen and Kelly and their wives, make hilarious comedy which cannot "The Big City."

To-day Majestic fail to amuse. In this picture they are in the hathing suit business. How Aug 16 Promenade Concert, they stage a $10,000 bathing beauty Parade Ground, Volunteer Head- contest at Atlantic City, against their quarters, 9.15 p.m. will, makes an interesting story, full of funny situations.

WILD ORCHIDS

Romance In Java Of ‘A Prince

Home Mail To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Negapatam ("Piave"); U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai ("President Wilson").

Land Sales

Aug. 12-At P.W.D. Offices, two and Mong Kok Tsui, 3 p.m. lots of Crown land at Shek Shan,

Miscellaneous

Greta Garbo, co-starred with Lewis Stone and Nils Asther, are the only White people in Sydney Franklin's pro- duction, "Wild Orchids," showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day and to-Y.M.C.A.

morrow.

Aug.

The producer has obtained the realis. To-day tic Javanese portrayals, and in more p.m. than one scene are shown the dances Sent 7

of the servants and slaves in the

p.m.

10

and 24-European bathing picnics. Sports

V.R.C. Night Fete, 9.15)

H.K.V.D.C. annual

Meetings

luxurious house, of Prince de Cacetic sports meeting at V.R.C., 9 (Nils Asther), who has as his guests, visiting the tea plantations in Java, Lewis Stone and Greta Garbo, who are married, but the husband has no time to adore his wife so he takes to quarters, 5.45 p.m.

Aug. 12-Meeting of Band Con- cert Committee, Volunteer Head-

CHOCOLATE CURE FOR WEAK the Prince.

Aug. 14-Meeting of Swimming HEARTS

In the last scene he is mauled by a Gola, Sub-Committee. (H.K.V.D.C.) tiger while out shooting in the jungle 5.45 p.m. with Stone, and the wife leaves the

Aug. 15-Meeting of Football

ment of tax payment of 80 per cent. in, trate in such a case, is that one thin. That is the latest advice of Prince to his doctors while she returns Council, French Bank Bldg., 5.30

or about September 1-

Canton-Samshui Railway

questions such as speed, etc.

No Nerve

Mr. Hamilton remarked that the As from August 7 the Canton-Sam- persons concerned did not have shui Railway ceased to exist as the nerve to make their criticism separate institution, being merged into to his face, but he had been in- the Canton-Hankow Railway (Kwang-formed that they did so outside. tang section), to which all documents Mr. Lo: If the views bad been and files were formally handed over. Out of 167 employees, only 60 were re-entertained by me, I can assure your Worship that I certainly would have the nerve of saving so right across the bench now.

tained, the rest being dismissed.

The incident closed.

Asked by a Prese representative as to what departmental changes would be made, Director Chun Yien-mei replied that of the six departments, namely, the General Affairs, the Accounts, the Locomotive, the Works, the Transport, and the Police, the first two named will only incidentally will a tour be

Eat more chocolate and grow the doctors..

"Investigations. conducted by a German heart specialist for 25 years," said. a Harley Street specialist, "show that, contrary to the popular belief, chocolate is the best for obesity. Experiments by the German specialist, Dr. Fredrich Bosser, also reveal that chocolate effects a permanent eure of weak hearts, neurasthenia, neuralgia, and 'nerves.

"Chocolate has a rich lime con- tent, and sufferers should eat plenty of foods that are rich in lime. Cocoa contains 5.7 per cent. of lime, almonds 8.81 per cent., walnuts 8.59 per cent.; coconut 4.82 able figure of 27.4 per cent.

be done away with, while the rest will made to the North Pole, but exten-per cent., and vanilla the remark be known as sections instead of de-give plans are on foot to map the

partments.

Silver Bullion

Although much mention has been made recently that the Central Government has been sending silver bullion for the Canton Mint to maintain the credit of the local Central Bank, very few have learned or seen its arrival.

This morning, however, a number of people witnessed the transference of a large quantity of bullion in sealed boxes from the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s wharf to three motor-lorries closely guarded by sol- diers which, after being fully loaded, went towards esat in the direction of the Mint.

Government Decisions At the 2nd Council meeting of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, dealing with different petitions from various quarters, it was decided that all fields are to be measured according to standard measurements and that the taxes from such fields should be re- duced by 20 per cent. per saw in order to lessen the hardships of the people: that the petition of the Public Ronda branch office on Hainan Island be per- mitted to buy back the roads built by public subscription in the different districts (heicns); and that in aceerd». ance with the report of the Commis sioner of Foreign Affairs at Swatow, the former Commissioner. Chan Kang. (during the regime under General Han King-tong) baving gone, an order for arrest is to be issued.

Chinese Aviation

It is lentned on good authority that the aviation field at Tai-sha-tau will be surrounded by a brick wall and that an all metal, hangar will be built to house all the 'planes. This step is ren- dered necessary by the several attempts Being made by unknown parties to des troy the 'plenes, especially during the last provincial trouble...

General Cheung Wai-tsong (Chief of Aviation) is not returning to Nan-. king for another two or three weeks. To enquirers, he says that he does not know what position he will get in Nan king-Canton News Agency.

AN EXPEDITION

DR. NANSEN'S PLAN WITH

GRAF ZEPPELIN ZA

Dr. Nansen has presented a modified plan for the great polar expedition next spring with the Graf Zeppelin, and it has been ac cepted by the other leaders of the enterprise. According

idea, to this

the European hase for the expedition is to be removed from Murmansk to the Finmarken coast of Northern Norway, and the American bang to Fairbanks, Alaska, instead of Nome The erecting of mooring masts at both places is to begin as soon as possible

Dr. Nansen sets forth as the principal aims of the expedition to the fixing of boundaries of the deep Arctic Ocean and an investigation of the possible landing places for dirigibles. With this end several attempts will be undes to land

(Continued on next Colum

Siberian coast by photograph. The expedition is to last three weeks, and the start will be made carly in April. During the whole of the fight the Zeppelin will have double crew.

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Other lime-containing foods that should be taken by stout people and sufferers from

nervous disorders inelude brown sugar candy (14.6 per cent. of lime), beetroot (6 per

Men More

Here we san Dan Healy in correct attira for businues, loft, and for the soiras, right, “The shades of ma÷ terials in each differ, it ha tras, one sporting a soft seller and the other a hard collar, but is one cosme so radically different from the other us to make come fort the pradaminating note in either especially when mercury hits the high spota?. The answer, fa-

HATS MAY SOFTEN, BUT NATURE REMAINS

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and renews her love for her husband, as they leave the plantations.

Metro News is shown in addition, while the music, in the capable hands of Mr. W. J. Iles, is excellent,

cent.), cream and milk.

p.m.

IN OTHER PLACES

CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAVA

His Highness the Sultan of appointed Tengku

"Sound, steady nerves are direct-Pahang has ly dependent on an adequate lime Kudin bin Tengku Samat to be Dato content in the brain. Irritability, Setia Lala. restlessness, and twitching nerves are due to too low a lime content in the brain.

Mr. Hugh Millard, second secre-

"People who have a strong bias tary of the United States Embassy for savouries and who seldom touch in Tokyo, will be transferred short- sweets or milk (as a beverage) will ly to Teheran, Persia. often be found to have weak nerves and short tempers. Bad hearts and

Mr. J. F. S. Carmichael, of Bukit bad tempers afben go together.

Aaahan Estate, Serkam Division, "Vegetarians are quiet, well-con- Merlimau, returned from leave via trolled people, mainly because they San Francisco, by the "President eat a large quantity of nuts. and Adams” drink a good deal of milk.”

Dress-Conscious

Yet so-called olvilized man wears Lizano, co- tumes, will vary slight variations, summer and win- tor Contrast those with the sonsible clothing shown here by Olga Baclanova. Hər aporta Frank, left, weiche as much, rather as little, as her formal evening gown, on the right. Take a tip from her, boys, and reduce Your costumes by a few pounds.

there is no doubt about it. They was relieving the postmen of the wor the conventional thing in | encumbrance. At 90 degrees in the dress, no matter what the east shade, coats are still the thing for London szer, for instance, will ride all other men.

to business on a bicycle in acut Perhaps the most daring dresser away morning sult because that today le H. R. H. the Prince of style is the conventional businers Walce An fustance is recorded of dress, and bicycle or no bicycle, the his attending an affair at e hoxers' ARTORIALLY speaking

encumbering attire must be worn club in London in a black sweater. * The reason is quite apparent, la It was revealed that he had commed men are strange beings spite or men's continual harangue the sweater over Tuxedo shirt and probably always will about women being dress-consolous, and trousers. Also that he got away

he. On the hottest of summer as is really the one who is dress with it. But that was the Prince days the average city man conscious as he proves by being of Wales

steams around under a weight so afraid to appear conspicuous He Though it well-known fact of eight pounds, six ounces of feels that worden are surp

BUDDosed to that men's clothes are little altered be gay and to do gay

Twhile!

clothing, whereas the average chosen note Is The Times, Tear by year, nevertheless fumps woman has only a two-pound

oance resistance

aces of freshing breeze.

HOW

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originating fashion Innevallen

CUTAWAYS "And stocks, to

straight-line:

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may mun lighter, and hats Atomber

Prolotārs of the shorts,

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"United States of the

throst or collarless shirts and

The Hungjao Summer Diseases Hospital, Shanghai, was formally. opened on a recent Sunday under the supervision of Dr. Chen Chuh-jen, who has been made director.

The 26th battalion of. Gen. Hsiung Hai-hur's 5th Division will engage in rifle and artillery, practice at Lunghua. The people were warned not to take alarm.

At the Provisional Court, Shang- hai, two Chinese were charged with having opium in their possession at No. 117 Boundary Road. They were remanded on $100 bail.

Mr. E. J. Eliot, O.C.P.D., Kepong, has taken up duties as O.C.P.D., Kuala Lumpur North, acting for Mr. S. E. Smith, who is a patient in the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

The engagement is announced and the wedding will shortly take place between Mr. John Lazaroo of Mesars, A. Van Touren, Port Swettenham, and Miss Mary Fredericks, daughter of Mr. G. C. Fredericks..

A Chinese was sentenced to eight months imprisonment at the Provisional Court, Shanghat, charg ed with stealing a bicycle, after he had broken the lock attached to it. The bicycle which was valued at $65, was owned by a Japanese, and left outside No. 2 Klukiang Road.

Bays

TheNorth China Star" that Tientsin real estate dealers may profit if the exodus from Harbin of wealthy Chinese con- tinues. Several Chinese merchants have already arrived in Tientsin where they are endeavouring to obtain houses in the foreign con- cession

Mr. Justice Stevens was recently unable to proceed to Kuala Lipis to continue the Pahang Assizes, when the Chief Justice Mr. L. H. Elphin- stone, K.C., was compelled to adjourn owing to indisposition, and accord- ingly the principal cases were trans- ferred 30 Kuala Lumpur the first being heard by Mr. Justice P. A. Farrer Manby in the Supreme Court.

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