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COLONY'S LIQUOR LAWS

TIGHTENING UP OF PROCEDURE

IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS

Reforms in the Colony's law re- lating to intoxicating liquors, the Consolidation Ordinance for which Was passed in 1911, are to be made shortly. An amending Bill is to be introduced into the Legis-

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China Mail

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No. 27,344 HONG KONG. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929.

BANDITS ATTACK ON

ORIENT EXPRESS

BOMBS USED TO DERAIL COACHES

GUARDS' DISCOVERY

Belgrade, Yesterday. The holding up of the Orient Ex- press on November 21 was achieved by the explosion of on infernal machine, which derailed the mail coach, other infernal machine violently ex- spot. At 6 am. ploded at the same

Passengers Killed

An-

Serbian frontier guards found two other bombs, one timed to explode at lative Council shortly, having for a.m., also 16 cartridges of the type its main purpose the tightening used by Bulgarian Comitadjis.-Reuter. up of procedure in regard to the liquor trade in all aspects, rang-

Vienna, Yesterday. ing from native distilleries to It is reliably reported that two passengers were killed and seven dealers, eating houses, ships, re- wounded in the attack on the venue officers, etc.

Simplon-Orient express. The Experience has shown certain, Yugo-Slav Government has order- proposed amendments to be ad-ed the Bulgarian frontier visable in the opinion of the Gov-closed, and has Instructed troops to pursue the bandits. No official ernment. Among these are:-

account has been issued.

to be

"The Government Analyst" in section 2 is altered to “a Govern- ment Analyst because there are in the more analysts than one service of the Government,

one of them being attached to the Imports and Exports Department.

Paragraph (11) of section 2 is] repealed because eating-house licences are now issued by the Head of the Sanitary Department. Paragraph (18) of section 2 of the principal Ordinance provides | inter alia that in the case of Chinese spirits 74 catties are to, be treated as equivalent to one dutiable liquors imperial gallon. This provision spirits. *

Belgrade, Yesterday. Political motives are believed to be behind the attack on the Orient express.

It is now stated that train guards returned the bandita' fire, without bloodshed on either side,

The train later resumed its jour ney-Reuter,

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the

creases.

[The Orient Express from Con-

stantinople to Paris was attacked by bandits between the Serbian frontier station and Tzeribrod.

Apparently, they unhooked, the train, as only the locomotive has arrived safely at Tzaribrod]

OF denatured

IT IS VERY

DIFFICULT TO

UNDERSTAND ALL THIS TALK OF

LACK OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON THE MAINLAND, KOWLOON

NOW HAS SUCH A LARGE GROUND

AS THE NAVY WAS

PLAYING

THE ARMY

THE NAVAL SHIPS IN

THAT THE PLAYERS USING IT LAST SAT: FELT QUITE 'OUT IN "THE COLD AND LONELY

KS THE

NAVY WINNING?

HARBOUR TOOK GREAT INTEREST

THESE LARGE

GROUNDS

ARE ALL GRY

WELL BUTT

MUST BE

DIFFICULT

FOR A

IN THE MATCH

YOU ARN'T THE REF WE STARTED

BUSIN

REFEREE HE MIGHT WANDER"

BRUISED A LOT

OF THE OTHER

SECH ANY FELLOWS

· KICKING A BALL

ABOUT HERE?'

IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 9/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

THE ARMY WERE

ONE UP AS I CAME THROUGH"

•ANG SPECTATORS HAD TO RELY as PEOPLE WALKING

NEWS

-FOLLOW ALL THE PLAY THROUGH FOR

THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME BEING ENTERED IN

THE LOG BOOK

INTO ANOTHER MATCH ·

Recreational

PROPOSED BUILDING

REFORM

PLAYERS ONLY

WHEN THE RESULT THAT THE NAVY HAD LOST WAS BEING WIRELESSED TO HEAD QUARTERS, THE WAVES FUSED! "THAT ISME THE) ARMY AND NAVY

AND FIND HIMSELF AT THE END OF A GAME GOING BACK TO THE. PAVILION WITH THE WRONG TEAMS.

Facilities

MANCHULI

TAKEN

IMPORTANT SECTIONS TO BE SOVIET TROOPS NOW

AMENDED

QUESTION OF HEIGHT

One defect is that while section 188

HOLD DALAINOR SEVERE FIGHTING CHINESE FORCES EXHAUSTED

STAN Willo

1919.

MOVEMENTS OF IRONSIDES

PRELIMINARY TO BIG DRIVE

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form of

Some

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IS THAT SO?

Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse

Interportitis is still the prevail- ing disease.

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These interport tennialtes are preaching the gospel of "love all.”

"10 to 1 the bare feet" was not heard during the Interport tennia games.

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Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's birth day cake had sixty-three candles on it. So it was pretty certain to be light.

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The Olympia Motor Show in London showed exactly ninety different methods of bringing down the pedestrian.

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When one gets a "dud" aliver dollar one is grateful to the Star Ferry Company for the advice: "Pass along quickly."

Why did the mui taai sigh,

A tennis player doesn't mind 12 strokes--if he can score off them.

Toyland at Whiteaway's is a right of way-and the right way!

"Auchtermuchty" at St. An- drew's Ball promises to be a reel success.

In the Chinese calendar to-day 18. "Slight Snow."-But the slight snow slights this Colony!

The old methods of medical diagnosis are dead, we are told.-- Certainly many of the results are,

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The "grand" total of $9,257 for repair of four Government launches does not seem too grand.

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The name of the new Governor At a football match in the may or may not-recall a causo Colony now there are coigns of celebre in which Conan Doyle vantage and coins of disadvan- gured prominently.

tage.

We ask a moment's silent sym- pathy to-day for:-The man who forgot to post his wife's Christmas cards by the Home mail.

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From the fact that kings are generally in flight in Afghanistan it must be that aeronautica there. are making great strides.

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Lord Passfeld may be caught in his own Webb if he tries too

tricks many

on the Crown Colonies.

"His account of his voyages are still literature."-"The Times" Literary Supplement. That sen- tences aren't.

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A stranger la quoted as likening These interport tennis ties may thế Hồng Kong tramcars these be all right, but they will have nights to Neapolitan ices-Fer- nothing on the mistletoe ties ahaps he means that both are rather month hence. :-kno

cold on the inside. .

CANTON'S REINFORCEMENTS

Movements preliminary their big

New tyres are suggested as a drive-ostensibly, before Chiang Kai-

means to prevent skidding. But shek's Northern reinforcements reach the prices asked are rather more Canton-have been made by the Iron-apt to make motorists "shy,

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A riot nearly took place at a local whist drive recently. A lady who insisted on referring to her new car as "the machine" was ask- ed by a neighbour if it were B "Singer."

“University education," says Mr.

Didn't know he had ever heard of China and her civil wars,

A bride smoked a cigarette dur- ing her wedding ceremony.-She apparently had the ultra-modern idea that marriage was for the most part a "fag."

has long been recognised that Section 14 of the new Ordin-sections 188 and 189 of the Public in repealed for two reasons. . One | is that there is a standard catty, ance amends section, 71 of the Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1908, The other is that the volume of fer upon revenue officers,

principal Ordinance so as to con- are not entirely satisfactory," stated au-the Attorney-General's Department in

sides in two directions. a catty's weight of spirit increases thorised by the Superintendent in the "Gazette."

Harbin, Yesterday.

"I don't bellove. in the Flood," alcoholle strength in- that behalf, power to search any

They have been moving eastward A message from Hallar reports against the upper reaches of the North saya the Dean of Peterborough, who The result, therefore, of ship, not being or having the limits the height of buildings according

status of a ship of war, and to to the width of the streats upon which severe fighting between Soviet and River, almost parallel to which runs can never have spent a week-end at the provision now to be repeated seize remove and detain anything they front, section 189, which prescribes Chinese troops on November 21 at the Canton-Hankow Railway (Kwang Happy Valley during the rainy Shaw, "has destroyed civilization." Is that the stronger a spirit found in any such ship with res buildings, deals only with the cass of chali and Hailar. It is reported of which is Shlukwan.

the method of measuring the height of Tsakang, halfway between Mantung section), the northern terminus season. the lower is the duty which is pect to which the revenue officer buildings which actually abut upon that Russians totalling 1,000 Tho Cantonese supporters of the paid on it.

has reasonable grounds of sus strects and makes no provision for the cavalry, 1,500 infantry, plus artil National Government have units at St. Vincent de Paul

In the report of the Society of mention is Ordinance D pecting that any offence against case of buildings which front, but do lery, are holding Dalainer Station, Shiakwan which were in a position to

of 1911 has been not abut, upon a street.

whose Chinese garrison have die menace the Ironsides left flank and made of special cases of tempor- committed,

Accordingly, certain proposed amend appeared. Efforts to communicate marches on Vingtak; which is about tuition and destituition!

rear had the latter made forced ary destituition. So there are Section 15 of the new Ordin-ments are now published,

with Manchuli by wireless ard ance repeals section 78 of the

half-way; up the railway. Accordingly, Sections 3 and 4 of the new Ordin-futile. Chinese soldiers on the bor principal Ordinance which re-ance (to be introduced shortly into the der are described as There is to be the additional quires the Superintendent in the Legislative Council) assimilate sections

exhausted; offence of possession by an un-case of an unsuccessful search 188 and 189 of the principal Ordin-, whilst ammunition is running short.: licensed person of any fermenting for intoxicating liquors or other ance on this point, and provide for the or fermented material without articles liable to forfeiture to re-use of the word "abut" in both those lawful authority or excuse,

The Superintendent of Imports and Exports is to be substituted for the Captain Superintendent of Police and the Colonial Treasurer, respectively, in certain matters of routine.

An Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports is to be given the same power and rights as the Superintendent

such

sections. The special case of buildings

direction of Yingtak, in which there was some fighting..

Line Shortened

transport should be applied to the trams as, they maintain, they don't

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as a

The price of a certain make of It car is described as "modest," is understood that it is guaranteed not to make the salesman blush when he tells you it.

the Ironsides' main body demonstrated Answer to local Sassenach A in the vicinity of Shiukwan but thers sink is called a jaw-box in some A man has been discovered mona- was little fighting, as the Cautonese parts of Scotland because the wo-querading at Bannockburn SITUATION ACUTE

immediately withdrew southward men of the house spend a lot of ghost.—At first it was thought to be Peking, Yesterday.

along the railway,

time near it

the spirit of an Englishman of 1814 While the threat against Shinkwas pack or cause to be repacked any which front, but do not abat, upon Mukden authorities have received of the Ironsides made a thrust in the the title of the "Peter Pan" of local

who had been disturbed at his It is reliably reported that the

was being made, local guerilia friends goods unpacked during

Anti-tram enthusiasts think that dinner by the Scots. search, and to be responsible for The two sections in the principal Or- a street has still to be provided for.

damages caused in the course of dinance as amended by this (proposed) such repacking.

Ordinance will deal with this special Section 19 of the new Ordin-janse by giving discretion to the Build-}· ance repeals section 81 of the ing Authority, but this discretion is principal Ordinance, which em carefully limited in the interests of Ship to Ship Removal

powers the Governor to stop pro- the building owner by the provision

that in the case of ceedings, to order restitution of does not abut upon a street, but is building which Section 9 of the new Ordinance articles forfeited, as being un-pailt on land abutting upon a street, two bombs were exploded on, the It is officially confirmed that provides a form of ship to ship usual and unnecessary. There is the Building Authority shall have no route of the "Orient express, but removal permit and shortens the no such provision in the Tobacco power to require such building to be period for shipment of liquors to Ordinance, 1016, the Attorney of a less height than if it abutted upon only slightly damaged the luggage 24 hours before the time mention- General's Department mentions the street.

van. Nobody was hurt and the ed in the ship's clearance. This as the reason for such change. Two of the provisions deal with the train was not attacked by bandits ahortening is considered desirable Correctness of Information special cases of buildings on commer for the purpose of lessening the A proposed new section makes sites and buildings on sites abutting and was only delayed for an hour. opportunities of committing it necessary for every person to upon more than one street.

as a means of access to some domes=

STOP PRESS

Paria, Yesetrday.

-Reuter.

The Cantonese are retiring in order-grow with the times. ly manner, shortening their line until

The soccer scrap that took place the advent of the first of the two. Northern division, which is expected last Saturday between the Army and Canton in four days. with three Nationalist warships at the Navy would soom to indicate that the Senior Service cannot Along the West River, the Cantonese fight on land as well as at sea. have now retreated to at least 50 miles

- ******* below. Waehow. The Kwanged allies The enormous sum of four of the Ironsides, after entering Wuchow dollars has been asked for mak- They may invade Kwantgung, however, cost of printing results of inter- in the Cantonese, have called a halt. ing up the "Subscription toward in sympathy with the Ironsides, when national upper air research." Is the latter throw in their full weight this another "dig" at the Peak?

against the Cantonese below Yingtak.

an early date,

Overheard in 8 doctor's con- sulting room"I've been waiting here over an boar, and at last I've discovered why a doctor's clients are called patients."

ambitions as a child was to be a One of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's blacksmith. But if he had been one he would never have got the job of welding Britain and U.S.A. together.

lead In dress given by the female world. But this, seems too much. Kowloon like trying to get in a K.D. at the

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- offences against the Ordinance, give correct details of any partí-A third proviso lays down that the

The section also empowers the culars, returns,

Air Force Arrives ... etc., which ha height of a building shall not be regu-

Those who thought the Sanitary Superintendent to demand the supplies under the Ordinance, at lated by the width of any scavenging

Canton, Yesterday, Department folk had a fat job production" of shipping documents. his peril of being guilty of an lane, or other lane, or open space, upon messages from Harbin stating that Headquarters is in receipt of a tele-must have been right-A supple-

"Aberdeen's M.O. says he would Section 10 of the new Ordin offence unless he can prove both which such building may abut, if such Maachull and Chalainor have been gram from the Central Government mentary Vote of a paltry $1,000 ance repeals section 50 of the absence of knowledge of the in-lane or open space is not to be used occupied by Soviet, forces. that, with a view to extermiusting the has been secured for making unlike to see boys and men follow the

Ironside remnants principal Ordinance because it is correctness and absence of mogil-tic building (other than servants quar

Later. It has been decided to send National air

forms for increased staff.

Do Intended in future to deal by gence conducing to it. The preters).

The situation. around Manchuli and land forces to Canton, the rein- why should not means of regulations with the sent section lays on the prosecu

the is reported acute, hence ahe Chi-forcements being the 3rd Division un subject of "breaking" cases in tion the onus of proving guiltyParagraph (b) of section 188 of the nese Commander has been ordered der General Chan Chi-cheng, the 8th motorists be asked to help with bond for the purpose of export knowledge.

*** Nivision: under General - Mỏ Bing- ambulance expenses.

They ap- ing portions of the contents.

domestic building shall exceed four to evacuate. A new section is to be Insert-storeys in height, including the ground

wen, and eight fighting planes comparently think that the creation of The Japanese Consul-General le Section 11 of the now Ordin- ed to prevent the improper pos-storey. "Storeys is defined in section much concerned as to the fate of manded by General Cheng Wai-employment in this direction is all ance amends section: 54 of the session of labels, wrappers or G (58) as meaning a space which has Japanese residents, but is unable to his troops ays said to be already on

taeang.""" General Chu Shao-liang and that is required from them. principal Ordinance with a view marke and to prevent the posses- a height of at least 9 feet. Attempts obtain any information.Reuter

route to the douth by ss and are ex In a popular wireless weekly, the lowance, was omitted from the to preventing as far as possible, fon of fraudulent Imitations of are sometimes made to evade section SKILLED IN MINE:

rected to arrive in Canton a few days. title of a song to be broadcast is Estimates.Net an oversight" on 'planes, left. Hankow yesterday morn given as "A Fond Miss,Is this the head messenger'a part, pre- lag and are reported to have arrived a deliberate attempt to lure more sumably!" here in the afternoon-Canton News men in this Colony to the ear

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such labels, wrappers or marks,bout & feet in height. This floor in the improper use of a permit to

188 (5) by-müking à ground floor of move liquor from a ship or to

The Police magistrato is to not technically a storey and the prac remove liquor for exportation have power of imposing a retical result is that the house is fire Two sections are to be added not exceeding $2,000 in lieu of a storeys bight, using "storey In the

fine not exceeding ten times the non-technical sense. This of course, Haili to the principal Ordinance. The duty. The new section 82 Introduces a Bystem of charging and collecting ous offences, súc.

tion is that

tie duty, on spirits distilled l

Colo

Iffelt

bogus brandy

pirit

troops addi- leads to surface overcrowding. An st-

In the paris tempta, le made in this «mending Ors

endinance to check this evasion by

viding that for the purpose of need [188 (5) storey shall include

ace haying a cl

esterday

General Cheung Wai-tseung,with his

phones

"Through an oversight the sum

of 380 due to head messenger of the Howloon Magistracy, being net arrears of good conduct al

Ramsay MacDonald and Winston Churchill have been photographed It la reckoned and we have no shaking hands over a birthday are dominating desire to argue the point that the cake But there is no treth in the girls of the world, including Kow statement that it represents an £70,000,000 on Engli han cengratulating a Scots- every lassin's Eman on haying found the three-

pendy bit.

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Kong cricket made