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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1929.

PRIVY COUNCIL EARTHQUAKE SHAKES CHANGES

QUASHES CONVICTION

DOCTOR FREED ON CHARGE OF SHOOTING WIFE

TRIAL WITHOUT JURY

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Rugby, Yesterday.

NEW YORK

DESTRUCTION OF TRANS- ATLANTIC CABLES

FLATS AND HOUSES ROCKED

IN

MESSAGES

THE CHINA MALLA

CODE IN OTHER PLACES

Chronicles From Japan To Java

A further order has been issued by the National Government for- bidding the people secretly to print Lunar calendars.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THING

NEW REGULATIONS; NOW IN

HONG KONG JOCKET CLUE FORCE: WIDER VOCABULARY

ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1939. SCRAPPING OLD SYSTEMS

THE OFFICIAL RACE MEET- New regulations governing the

wil commence. Yan Five Law Lords sitting as a

The earthquake shacks resulted juse of code words in telegrams and

SATURDAY, 22nd February, 1930, Judical Committer of the Privy in the breaking 10 out of 21 trans- cablegrams have come into force ut

and will continue over the four Council, which

is the highest Atlantic cables. The damage oc- Home. The old test of a word was court in the land, concluded to-curred between New York and pronounceability, a subjective rule Minister, to China, has succeeded 24th. 25th and 26th February, and Dr. H. do Kauffman, the Danish days already advertised-namely day the hearing of the appeal of Newfoundland and New York and which the cable companies com- the Dutch Minister as the dayen of 1st March.

New York. Yesterday.

Dr. Benjamin Knowles against his the Azores, Cable ships are plained had ceased to work fairly the Diplomatie

Lord Sankey, the Chancellor,

Body, saya the

By Order,

2

C. B. BROWN,

The report that the Shanghai

Hong Kong, 20th Nov.. 1029 office of the Waichiaopu had been removed to the Bureau of Foreign HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. Affairs was premature. Removal will not take place for some weeks

but it is because of the ingenious feats of Chinese press, conviction in Ashanti for the rushing to the scene, murder of his wife. Harriet expected that a fortnight will be the tongue achieved by code- Knowles, vlo W21.9 formerly required to restore normality-makers. So the International Tele- Masie hall artist, known as Madge Reuter's American Service. graph Conference last year decided Clifton,

Crockery Rattles

that in future the number of vowels was to be the criterion of respect New York, Yesterday,' announced the declalon of the There were sharp earthquake shocks ability. In future code-words con- court in the following words, "We yesterday afternoon on the New Eng taining six, seven, or eight letters

to advise His land coast from Boston to Maine, also are to contain at least two vowels, to come. propose humbly Majesty to allow the appeal and throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswhile those of nine of ten letters Our renwick, and parts of East Quebec. No must have three. Offending words quash the conviction.

damage was done. Tall apartment will have to pay a surcharge, Be-

Dr. Migue! Alonzo Romero, the sons will be given later."

Dr. Knowles was

houses swayed, and crackery rattled in sides defining what makes a code newly-appointed Minister to Ja- roavicted and New York City. sentenced to death in November

"word," the conference also docreed pan of the Mexican Republic, was Chimney Full

that in future there should be six one of the distinguished passangers last year by the Acting Circuit

Halifax, N.S., Yesterday. Judge, Mr. A. K. Kumasi. Sen- Earthquake tremors have caused vowels, for as far as code is con- on board the "Shinyo Maru," which tence was afterwards commuted chimneys to fall in various maritimo cerned the half-vowel "y" is to be arrived at Yokohama on November by the Governor of the Goldcentres,

8 from San Francisco. There was something like a given the benefit of the doubt. Coast to imprisonment for fe. panic in the swaying office buildings. Dr. Knowles obtained leave to ap-Employees rushed into the streets and

Mr. R. B. Nichols, of the Sun This change in the rules will lead The seismograph at peal to

and several fainted. the Privy Council

to the scrapping of many of the old Life Assurance Co., of Canada, has Dalhcuse University was put out was brought to England. He is

commission, preventing full record

famillar codes, both because many returned from Kobe, where his mar- at present lying in Maidstone of the tremors, which lasted of the words they contain will now

riage with Miss Jessie S. Flech, two minutes.

be surcharged as two words and Manchester, New Hampshire, was The questions before the Judi- Submarine cables were put out of also because the new regulations solemnized by the Rev. W. H. cal Committee of the Privy Coun-action off Newfoundland, indicating give the code compilers a

very Myers. eil were whether there was juris that submarine disturbances origin-greatly enlarged vocabulary. Under diction to try the case without a fated the shocks, -- Reuter's American the old regulations the maximum jury, and whether the verdict was Service. justified by the evidence. Ac- cording to the evidence. Mrs. Knowles was shut with a revol

prison.

FATAL ACCIDENT

of

ver while she and Dr. Knowles Old Woman Killed By

were in their bedroom at their bungalow. According to a dying statement made by Mrs. Knowles put in at the trial. the affair was an accident, caused by her sitting on the revolver. The prosecution contended that this statement was made by Mrs. Knowles to shield her husband-British Wireless Service.

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'TELLING LIES"

Student Refuses To Pay Fare

I

"I think you are telling lies all

Motor Car

to cross over,

Familiar Codes

The "Sinwanpao" says that all number of words available was Chinese ships chartered by the 00,000; to-day 143,000 can be used. Soviet Far East Commercial Fleet Obviously this gives an opportunity which were detained by the Soviet for greater economies in use; far authorities in Vladivostok when

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Entries CLOSE at 5 pm. on FRIDAY, 22nd November, 1920 Hong Kong, 20th Nov. 1929

PENINSULA HOTEL

BT. ANDREW'S BALL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th, 1929.

The Roof Garden and Ball Room having been reserved for the above occasion, the management beg to in form their patrons that there will be:-

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the

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THE Undersigned have received Tattons to sell by cubile Auction

ON

FRIDAY, November 22, 1929,.

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at No. 17, Jordan Road (2nd Floor).

more phrases, and even sentences, Russia severed diplomatic relations will be served to Guests of the St. can be provided with a single code with China have now been released, Andrew's Society in equivalent which allowa

eable the last one being the San-Poh Co.'s | LOUNGE on the FIRST FLOOR. charge to be considerably reduced, str. "Ho Min" which arrived in

$3.50 per person. A report was made to the Taipo!

Code, of course, is often employ- Shanghai from Vladivostok on Police Station yesterday that an olded for reasons of secrecy, but more Thursday.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. Chinese woman was killed by a generally its use is due to con- motor car in which Col. E. D. aiderations of cost, as may be seen

The "Manchuria Dally News of Matthews was the occupant.

from the Fafct that most firms do It appeared that Col. Matthews not bother to code their land tele- November 11 reports that the pre- and a friend were returning from grams or even messages to Belgium vious day two empty cars, each of Fanling, and while passing through and France, where the rate is only half ton capacity, dropped 'one after the Taipo district, they noticed and a word. An idea of how another upon an elevator that con old woman making an attempt to great the saving can be is to be tained about a dozen people and cross the road. They slowed down gathered from the fact that one of was at the bottom of the 600 ft. in order that she might have time the new codes, the "New Standard," shaft at the Oyania Shaft, Fushun Seven people were kili- but the woman compiled by Mr. H. G. Telling, who collieries. changed her mind and made straight made many of the piece-goods codes ed outright and five others were toward the car which was then go-guiness. This code gives all the safety appliances was the cause.*~*~*~*~*

used in Lancashire, only costs five injured seriously. A defect in the ing at a very slow pace. She was general business and market knocked down and killed.

phrases, currencies, measurements, Enquiries made by the Police and so on, and also includes for the wife of Mr. L. D. Dymond, the Mrs. Elizabeth Grace Dymond,

names of 10,000 steamers-all those died suddenly at four o'clock last of 3,000 or over gross tonnage on Saturday afternoon in Tientsin, re- Lloyds Register, In fact. But it does not deal with specialized trade Porte the "Peking Leader" of Nov terms of interest to one industry ember 12. The cause of death was only, Cotton, for instance, has only given as the clotting of blood in a mere handful of code-words for the heart. News of her death caine its infinite varieties. This is to be as a distinct shock, as Mrs. Dymond Canton. It will be remembered met by the publication of special was thought to have been getting that some time ago, Gen. Auyeung public supplements for all the big along nicely since the birth of her Kue, the Head of the Bureau of industrial groups.

twin babies a few days ago. Public Safety gave a special order to

through,” said Mr. W. Schofield, at the showed that the driver was not to first time in a public code the Tientsin representative of Reuters,

Kowloon Magistracy to-day,, when abe blamed.

Chinese student was charged with avoiding payment on a Kowloon Motor Bus Co.'s vehicle in Prince Edward Road.

PITY FOR 'POLICE

It was stated that the defendant, No More Cold Feet For

The Inspector

when asked by the conductor for his fare, just nodded his head in the pro-i tence that he had a monthly ticket.

In Nathan Rond, however, an Inspec tor boarded the bus, and proceeded to examine all the passenger's tickets. When he came to the defendant, he was also answered with a nod.

ly ticket.

But the

Costly Private Codes

Mr. Chao Tieh-chiao, managing→

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

On. View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, Nov. 20, 1929.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN "CHINA MAIL"

inspector demanded to see his month stations requiring them to be at the the public codes there are the ex.director of the China Merchants the police inspectors of the various In contrast to the cheapness of

Social Functions To-day-Tea Dances at Hong The defendant replied that he had stations at night during the winter ceedingly expensive private codes - N. Co., in an interview granted Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel not get it with him and gave, his nans precaution which has started at the used by most of the large firms, to Chinese pressmen, said that it 4.80 p.m. to the inspector. Still suspicious"the beginning of this month.

which normally cost well over was difficult to find out the exact To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong lad was detained and taken to the

In order to find out whether or £1,000 to make, but which also soon number of shares in the company Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, Company's Office where it was ascer not his order is being strictly pay for themselves in use. These held by the descendants of the late 8.80 p.m. tained that the name given to the in-enforced, the Police Head is now codes also will require revision in Sheng Kung pao us many of these spector was bogus. He was accord personally visiting the stations in many cases, 30

Entertainments ingly arrested.

that the various had not been registered in the name

To-day Queen's Theatre: The student answered that he had the various districts in the city, code-making companies should en- of members of the family because "Follies of 1929.” offered his fare to the conductor but after midnight.

joy a small trade boom in the near of the National Government's order Today, Star Theatre; future. To such a large extent are for the confiscation of the pro-"The Cowboy Kid” private codes used that on many perties. However, Mr. Chao said, To-day World Theatre; nights the London cable companies up to the present it has been found The Veiled Woman." (Continuoua: handle more private than public that about 20,000 shares valued at performance from 1.15 to 1115 Entering the bathroom of a code messages. Most big users of $2,000,000 are now held by the p.m.). house at Kowloon City Road with-codes have to buy all the publle Sheng family,

To-day Majestic Theatre; and fined him $10, and ordered him tonut permission, led to a fight, and icodes as well as a private one for

"Publicity Madness.”

Home Maila

he refused it!

Police Lance-Seigeant Carruthers pointed out that nodding of the head signifying the possession of a month-

ly ticket was a common practice.

His Worship convicted the defendant

pay the & cents' fare which he had re {peed.

SMOKE NUISANCE

FIGHT IN BATHROOM

*

thja-morning two Chinese were it is never possible to be certain The Kiangsu Provincial Govern- |** charged before. Mr. W. Schofield what code a customer or correspon- ment having refused to allocate To-morrow Inward from at the Kowloon. Magistracy with dent may use.

funds for the upkeep of the Shang-America and ports ("Empress of causing a disturbance.

When a private code is being ha! District. Put ic Safety Bureau Rusata"); from Europe via Suez was having a bath when the first ly tabulate all the telegrams sent of other hefen which are not so

Second accused said that he made the makers employed careful on the ground that the magistrates ("Malwa").

Lammert's Auction man entered without his consent, and received by their clients dur- rich as Shanghai are able to derive Nov. 22-At 17, Jordan Road,

way it is possible to find what spectiva bureaux, the Director of p.in. words and phrases are commonly Public Safety has petitioned the to keep the peace for six months used and those which hardly ever Magistrate for the payment, of) To-morrow-Hong Kong Hort

occur. In this way a suitable code wages due to his subordinates with cultural Society Meeting at Mesars. for the particular firm can be used. out further delay. These wages Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, When a general public code is being have not been paid for the last 5.16 p.m.

Complaint From Sham-and naturally, words followed ing the past few years. In this funds for the upkeep for their re, Kowloon, household furniture, 230

shuipo Police Station

which led to blows.

The Magistrate, bound both over

·THE" "CHUNG SHAN”

The case, in which Mr. Hung Chung U of 10, Ki Lung Street, Shamshulpo, wBA summoned with not complying with a Magistrate's order personally to abate nuisance at hip factory, was at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day, ad- Shan" journed sina dio.

Canton The aeroplane, “Chung

which had arrived

In

*

ago,

Meetings

made the particulars gained from two months and the police have Tomorrow St. John's many private ones are compared been forced to pawn their clothing dral Extraordinary and collated, and the greatest comto maintain themselves. mon measure is used as a guide,

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Bew stated that the defondants fac Wuchow, on an imporant mission tory for the last few days had for the Provincial Government, stopped work and, might remove The plane which had been sent from its present premfaes. The bere specially by the Central Gov. last inspection of the chimney, ernment to strengthen the local Aira on November 20 the cause of the nuisance with Its Force, was commanded by Col Tiny Gregg, Mr. and Mr. E T M. Arako D. Locke, J. Crady, thick black bellows of oily smoke Hayth Flying Officer Young Cockell, y Kidman, Mrs. S. Rold, was made by him on October 18. Ngar-fung, Mechanic au Woon- Mi Miyoshi, Mas S. Kida; T A slight improvement had been you, and Mr. Lau Chikyim of the Yamamura, H. Sugiyama, Mand made in the stoking of the are Canton Aviation Bureau Mrs E Cloyer: Mrs. K. Sugiyama,

Men. Nagashima, Dr. but it still caused a nuisance to It reported that the Central M. Croset, L. Ozawa, T. W the Shamshulpe Police Station Authorities will shortly dend un- Miss Hg Egglesola, Hon. and surrounding district;-;

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The Magistrate (Mr. Schoñeld)ocal Bureau in its activity against rakami, Cook, J. G. Cook, Jun. in granting the application, stat the reactionaries.

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