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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930.

treatment from the India Office, HAVE YOU WON?

which is not expected to care s

Wanted.

tinker's dam about the Colonies. Owner of Lottery Tickets There is no possible chance of Hong Kong-even although it would make a much better job of it--being "allowed" to do what it

kes in anything. It is ground | under by the Foreign Office (vin

"APPLY TO THE POLICE":

In estreating hail of $10 given

WATER SUPPLY.

Less Storage on the Istand.

HIGHER CONSUMPTION.

The total storage in the island reservoirs on Monday, May 26, amounted to 626.19 million gallons the British Legation in Peking}:|by a Chinese, who failed to make showing a decrease of 13.86 million it is at the mercy of every idiotic an appearance

gallons during the past week., The at the Kowloon amount collected from streams was whim of the Colonial Office; it is a Magistracy this morning on a3081 million gallons. The week's mui tsal of the Crown Agents. charge of having in his posses- consumption amounted to 65.14 mil- So there is no need really for the sion

Canton po plu lion gallons which Included 20.08 mil- North China Daily News or any lottery tickets "with a view Hon gallons from the Shing Mun rther journal outside this Colony sale," Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith in- to get a liverish attack on gtimated that the conflacation of Friday or on any other day of the tickets Was entirely an. publication!

News in Brief

three

to

supply.

Kowloon Water Supply

The total storage in the mainland reservoirs on Monday, May 26 other matter.

amounted to 324.29 million gallons. Sergeant-Major Lai Sul, of the showing a decrease of 21.87 million Yaumati Detective Office, stated gallons during the past week. that he had examine the tickets, The week's consumption amount- and found that they wore alled to 90.06 million gallons, not in- There were 50 Chinese deaths Haleable. Two were blank, while cluding Hong Kong supplies and from tuberculosis reported by the the third had a single, Chinese 2.17 million gallons supplied to water Medical Officer during the week charactor on it. The draw was boats at Laichikok. ended May 24; 14 from Malaria, to take place yesterday at Canton, four from influenza; two from and the result would be publish- typhofd and two from smallpox.ed to-day. Four other cases of typhoid were not His Worship thought that there was nothing to show that the de- fendant had the tickets with a The following shows the amount Mr. H. Wilson, connected with the view to sale. He might have in storage (million gallons) OD Canadian Immigration. Vancouver, bought them for his own use. the dates named: arrived aboard the R.M.S. Empress He remanded the case for a week of Russia. He will relleve Mr.to see if any claim

were made April 29 D. F. Warren, the popular Commis. for the three tickets; in the mean- June 3

Lime the Sergeant-Major could en- June 17 deavour to find out the result of the lottery draw,

Fatal.

Motor Lorry

Offence.

The yield from the Shing Mun River and streams during the week was 30.96 million gallons.

Storage

1920

May 6

December

1030

"A Chinese from Swatow, who was IN KENNEDY ROAD. November found in the backyard of 68 Nathan Road, the premises of the Kowloon Confectionery at dusk this mam- was, when produced before Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon non-open ports. This the Chin. Magistracy remanded till to-morrow, pending the possibility of further ese refuse."

charges.

Now come the possibilities as envisaged in Shanghai, “If"

ing,

Hong Kong Mainland

320.88

136.81

$11.72

121,85

237.90

87.90

sioner of Immigration for Canada, who is proceeding to Canada on leave.

192.75

80.51*

July 8

157.70+

106.52

August

1,251.80

138 KS

September October 7

1,878.13

467.96

1,880.13 514.98

1,600.58 514.04

1,514.80 496.54

Driver's January

1,270.77 458,50

H

1,285,60 450.61"

1

1.188.87 438.87

1,145.65 432.88

February

1,007.85

480.1-J

A WARDER SUMMONED.

Mr. W. Kent, A.S.P,, was com- plainant In two traffic cases before Mr. Lindsell, this morning.

1,054.18

424.90

1,011.11

410.80

964.12

406.65

March 3

918.10

'892.64

10

872.80

338.88

17

820.17

376.50

24

92.10

379.37

771.69

420,65

744.71 428.96

"3

14

709.37

410.74

**

871.16

805.08

€44.57

888.41.

May

GO8.86

368.00

12

654.57

364.08

19

640.04

* 346.16

26

020,19

324.29

A Chinese boy, under the age of 15, was at the Kowloon Magistracy the usual if so favoured by the this morning recommended to the In the first case he summoned

Street Boys Club (which is under the driver of a motor lorry owned April griffin-"Hong Kong gives way the control of the Police) by Mr by the Sang Lee firm of contrac- The lad was retors for driving in Kennedy Road led into a Treaty port without the manded from yesterday on a charge without a permit from the I.G.P.

Overland China Mil. and allows herself to be convert- Whyte-Smith.

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Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 27, 1930.

Hong Kong Criticised.

that

usual facilities attaching to it, of hawking without a licence, follow- she will be allowing the Britian ng which the Police found

his mother was dead and that his flag to be unfairly penalised; she father, a blind man, was in the will be assisting in the establish- country. ment of a precedent by which the

CURRENCY PROBLEM.

Sir,-Being

1

Mr. Kent said that no permit would have been granted to the defendant even if he had applied for one, as the vehicle was a 212. tan lorry with solid tyres, and such. vehicles were on no account allow. Defendant stated that he had ad on Kennedy Road.

Lowest for 1929 in Kowloon. Lowest for 1929 in Island.

Consumption

one) on the dates mentioned:

The following figures show the weekly consumption (million gal

1929

24

Chinese may attack the rights of CORRESPONDENCE all foreign shipping at other

taken a load to the Government Treaty ports; and a momentous |

Depot' in Kennedy Road and was April 22 step will have been taken in any To the Editor of the "China Mall".1

returning when Mr. Kent saw him. May 6 movement for an eventual demand

Mr. Kent pointed out that the June 8 thorough-bred depot was at the east end of Ken- for the surrender of Hong Kong." speculator in exchange; I am strong-nedy Road, and where he had seen

July 1 And now for the thorn supy against the shifting of Hong the defendant's lorry was beyond August 6

Kong Currency from a silver stan- the wash-houses. posed to be in every rose: dard to gold, because my activities

September 2 Defendant: I had gone up there October 7 "The point we [North China will be entirely curtailed by such a to turn round. Daily News, do not forget!] would change and my profit gone. As far emphasise is that in a ques don't care twopence.

as public suffering is concerned, 1 $10.

tion of such importance, the Hong Kong Government should not really be allowed [the italics are the China Mail's]

Yours, etc.. EXCHANGE EXPERT. Hong Kong, May 27..

FLAPPER FLYER.

Views on

Successful

22

Hong Kong Mainland

07,66

30.76

93.03

27.48

24.86

11.08+

27.21

20.71

26.325

23.28

81.85

25.17

50,80

27.62

23

58.411

29.67

54.90

26.70

His Worship imposed a fine of December 2

November 4

54.22

26.81

46.90

28.54

1030

In the other case, Mr. Kent sum-January moned. Warder Dodders on two counts (1) driving his car in Kennedy Road without a permit; February 3 and (2) falling to produce his driver's licence.

40.92

25.38

45.80

24.17

要

"

47.50

25.47

47.10

26.21

60.75

23.74

44.71

28.71

45.11

24.86

40.89

28.22

March

48.87

20.88

46.71

.. 24.89

LP

£7,82

$4,04

26.40

48.84

26.26

€0.42**

25.64

40.66

25.18

58.57

20.80

55.64

25.62

50.08

28.54

59.88

20.79

10

01.77

29.10

165

62.97

30.24

28

68.14

30.96

Highest in Kowloon during

Replying to the first charge, de- fendant said that he had a permit. for a motor cycle combination and he had forgotten to have it renew- ed for a car. With regard to the licence, he said that he had left April it in the pocket of his uniform. "

Failure"

*STICK IT OUT."

Mr. Kent said that since the sum- Sydney, Yesterday.

monses were taken out, defendant May G had been issued a permit to drive) his car in Kennedy Road "for duty purposes only." When he saw de- fendant on the day in question he was not in uniform.

DESIRED EFFECT.

Washington, Yesterday.

period of publication of weekly reports.

Lowest in Kowloon recorded in -1923,

Lowest in Inland in 1929, Highest in Island in 1820. *Including first supply from Shing

Mün,

Ten Years Ago

(From the "China Kall May 27, 1920.)

To-day's dollar is worth 3/

to negotiate directly with a sub- ordinate Department of the Hong Kong should be clothed in Chinese Goverriment. Nor ought It should the question of admitting the sackcloth and ashes. hoist the flag at Government Customs ihte Hong Kong to he It should be discussed Independently of the House half mast, Lunable to raise its head to the other questions bound up with it.

outside world for the next quar-It is not a separate local affair, Miss Amy Johnson has arrived ter of a century. As it is it but an inseparable part of the at Dalywaters. has been taken badly to task, whole question of foreign rights After taking in fuel, she will fly or to Alexandra Station, where she well chastised, and loft bleeding and status in China. Thus the will spend the night.

As there is no telegraphic com- and bare-by the North China Government of China has an-

His Worship cautioned defend- munication between Dalywaters, and nounced Daily News!

as part of its general Alexandra Station, there will be no ant on the first count and fined him With a new chief on the bridge policy the ultimate exclusion of news of her until she reaches Long 55 for not producing his ficence. the Shanghai paper would like to foreign shipping from Chinese Beach to-morrow evening-Reuter. |show that it is an encyclopaedia | waters. We are not quarrelling A Successful "Failure."

NAVAL TREATY. of information on Hong Kong's with it for this announcement. Before leaving for Dalywaters

Port Darwin, Yesterday,

Hoover's Threat to CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND internal affairs. It professes to We only urge that the question Miss Amy Johnson said that she

Opponents. know much-very much-more when it comes to be discussed was unable to find words "to express INVESTMENT COMPANY · LIMITED... than the Hong Kong newspapers shall be taken as a whole, and her feelings at the overwhelming welcome accorded her. When she do. And it stamps. Its angry that no precedent shall be allowed failed to break Bert finkler's re- little foot, after the approved to be set up in Hong Kong which. card she regarded the flight as more ISSUE OF 23,636 -FULLY PAID UP SHARES ner of the griffin in the as showil, would undermine those or less of a fallure, and she was The recent threat of President

OF $10.00 EACH.

Orient, and declares that Hong rights to enbat serious, extent." very disappointed, but decided to Hoover to convoke a special session 8d.

finish the fight as quickly as pos of Congress if necessary, to deal Kong must not be allowed to de Thus hath the Bege spoken!sible. She never doubted but that with the London Naval Treaty has What is considered the biggest this and Hong Kong should do Hong Kong now knows-If it did she would reach Austrails, although apparently had the desired effect. haul of prepared non-Government that if, that is, it desires to re- not before that on all questions everybody in Britain had said it Following a conference with oplum ever made by the Preven- tain the respect and esteem of the affecting its relations and its was nonsense. It was that which Senator Johnson, the leader of the tive Department, beating by made her all the more determined: opposition to the treaty in the thousands of taels the recent North China Daily NewE. policy with China, it must do Kingsford Smith told her, she Senate, who has been blocking all seizure made on the s.a. Empress What has affected the liver of nothing without first informing added, "You can do it if you have progress, Senator Borah, the chair of Japan, then considered a re our Shanghai contemporary is the North China Daily News: the determination to stick it out man of the Committee on Foreign cord, was made by Chief Preven

* Relations of that body, states that tive. Officer Wildin. He and a Reuter. the proposed agreement between And even then it would be

ho expects to be able to report the party of Europeen and Chinese London, Yesterday.

Treaty in a week's time. In this Revenue Officers boarded “a Maritime Customs. To utilise the take any action or enter into Opening the Twelfth Congress event the Treaty will come up for launch and went out to search for summary of the position as any negotiations, even unless it of the Federation of the Chambers consideration immediately after the a Japanese motor fishing boat

of Commerce of the British Em. Tarif Bill R

Ehich was said to be due from published by the aforementioned has first the approval and blessing pire at the Guildhall, the Prince Those in favour of the Treaty Amoy with a large quantity of paper,” “the Customs desire to of the Shanghal newspapers of Wales, teferring to aerial con belleve that not more than a dope, leg function in the Colony, and that. It is a pity sometimes that munications, said: "We have all dozen Senators are really hostile to After several hours of tedious during the last few days been the, measure, had dat ap and fruitless search, the fishing ay patrol | Hong Kong could not be allowed"

watching with Intense interest the Congressional leaders have de boat was sighted off Fautaumun practo do what it likes in matters re-plucky single handed attempt to cided that the London Treaty shall Pass, In British Vaters | The

Into lati

shorten the distance between Britain be left for the consideration of a launch, overhauled the boar and n and Australia and I am sure special session of Congress; which party boarded her A's Cremate will join me in congratulat It is expected President Hoover will search of the vessel resulted in ing Misa Johnson on her restark-convent about mid June-Heuters the discovery of 11,962 held 1.

achievement." Reuter, -

American Borvice, non-Government ordum, valued at

Canada's Approvaly $120,000 The name or not

Ottawa, Yesterday. Japanese boat was the Keeyue The House of Commons has un-Maru and a crew of ten lap wild animously approved of the London Japanese, and four Chinese were

Naval Treaty-Reuter,

arrested

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