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BUS SERVICES.

ENTERPRISE ON ABERDEEN RUN.

ALL BRITISH VEHICLES.

No. 27,531

GLORIOUS FOURTH CELEBRATION.

"Open House" at the American Club.

A HAPPY GATHERING.

this

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BLISHED

9.9

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY

LIFE SAVING.

POLICE AND RESERVISTS AT EXAMINATION.

GRATIFYING RESULTS.

At 5 p.m. yesterday an examina-

tion in life saving was held at the

Kennedy Town bathing beach for members of the Indian and Sharp- shooters' Company of the Police! Reserve, and men of the Cantonese and Wel-hai-wei contingents of the regular Police.

The Aberdeen Motor Bus Co., which was started nine years ago by the Kaifongs of Aberdeen with

Hong Kong joins with our Ameri. three small vehicles the boilies of which were built locally on ordinean friends to-day in their celebra- ary lorry chassis. has made suchtton of the "Glorious Fourth," headway since those pioneering Baitons, Chinese, Germans, Japan- days that they have now a fleet of €se, Portuguese. and uthor nine well-appointed light buses, four of which are Dennis buses ationalities gathered in great which have been on service and umber

morning at the The examination was conducted have carried the Company's American Club, where Mr. Harold by Sergeant R. J. Hunt, Police Bar- patrons in comfort for some

Shantz, the Acting American Con-rick Sergeant, who is the official time past.

sul-General. was the host Now they have further improv

to examiner and accredited secretary them all. el the service by replacing five of

in Hong Kong of the Royal Life Officials and unofficials of the Saving Society, their older buses with five Guy light buses so that the fleet is now Legislative Council, Military and

The instructor of the class was all-British one comprising Naval representatives us well 25 Dennis and Guy vehicles only. members of the Consular Body were Sergeant Howarth, of the Police, The new buses the roomy and present to wish good luck to the who had a very hard task consider- of Americu.

Every comfortable bodies of which, in-tepublic

ing that he had to deal with men cluding the well-sprung comfort- member of the American com

was present to help in who speak three different langu- able seats, were constructed by munity Messrs. Man Wing Tai, contrac- entertaining the numerous guests. ages, but he made a good job of it. tors of 141, Baulkley Street, Champagne

freely passed Hunghom, were on view at the around, and all those present were Central Police Station compound made to feel that they were at this morning and were admired home. by all who saw them. The body, built on careful lines; with plen- ty of windows and a high ceiling,

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was

All American offices in the Colony are closed to business to-day.

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The result of the examination i was that out of a class of 18 can-i didates, nine passed all the tests, four were fourid to be not yet pro-; Bcient lo take the

examination,

was a creditable piece of work ac-TRADE WITH RUSSIA,and Ave falled,

complished by the local contrac-

Of the successful candidates

tors who have every reason to be VAST SUMS OF MONEY OWING four were men of the Cantonese

TO BRITAIN.

POLICY DOUBTED.

Rugby, Yesterday,

contingent of the regular Police, one a member of the Sharpshoot- ers' Company, and four were members of the Indian Company of the Police Reserves.

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

1930.

NOT REPORTED.

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ACCIDENT ON SHAUKIWAN ROAD.

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

BOROTRA'S DEFEAT

AVENGED.

BRITAIN'S HOPE.

GREGORY & COLLINS SUCCEED.

A FRIGHTENED FEMALE,

Mr. Horace Lo to-day appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to de-

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Burices Manager

FIRST FRUITS OF LIBERAL PACT. ·

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Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician 13. Queen's Road Central.

To Speed the Diminution of Unemployment.

RELIEF WORK LOAN

London, Yesterday,

RIGHT OF WAY.

RIKISHA AND MOTOR CARS.

NO CONSIDERATION.

"People in rikishas my be protected." insisted Mr. White- Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy

fend a Chinese youth named Chiu Ching-shing who was summoned That the first fruit of the this morning wher an adjourned by Traffic Sergeant, Baker for Liberal and Labour co-operation summons for negligent driving in failing to report an accident which will be a diminution of unemploy-Nathan Road against the Chinese. occurred on the Shaukiwan Road ment is foreshadowed by the driver of London, Yesterday.

a private motor ear, The British playera atoned for on June 21. He pleaded "not emergency legislation to be intro-was heard. a rather complete eclipse in the guilty."

duced next week to speed up the Traffic Inspector Nicol prosecut- singles by entering the semi-finals of the men's and ladies' doubles Magistrate: Are you going to legislative processes in connection ed, while the defendant pleaded when last year's finalists Gregory [deny that there was an accident? with projects which are likely to not guilty. and Collins defeated Borotra and

Mr. Lo elected to give the facts provide employment. It is expect- The complainant. Miss Hilda R. Bousas, the French pair. Should of the matter as told to him by fed that, the House of Commons Gutteres, of 22. Granville Road, they overcome Van Ryn and his client and his mother. Allison, list: year's victors,

The will also be asked to vote a con- told the Court that on May 28 at tain should be sure of taking at defendant drove the car, along siderable sum for the purpose of five o'clock in the evening she least one title.

Shaukiwan Road until it came to relief work in necessitous areas, was travelling in a rikisha in France partially avenged Boro- a part where the road was nar-while Mr. Lloyd George's pro- Nathan Road opposite Saifee Ter- Brugnon best Tilden, and Timmerrowed down by the tram lines, posal for a large loan to finance rate, going towards the Club de Cochet mastered Tilden who ap where he stopped the car to allow public works will probably re- Recreio. Defendant's

a tram to pass.

ceive serious consideration, mem-behind, and going at a normal The car stopped near where an bers of Parliament are faced with speed. He came up, and his car old Chinese woman was and she the prospect of a curtailment of Miss Gutteres was thrown to the knocked the wooden vehicle full. was so frightened that for no ap- the summer holidays, as the legis-ground, and received some brulaes, parent reason she fell to tho

tra's

defeat when Cochet

Bri-

and

STOP PRESS

Shanghai, To-day. Father Emilio Fernendez, aged 60, a native of Laon, Spain, a member of the Augustinan Mission, has been captured by Communists at Nanhsien, North Human- Reuter.

proud of the work they turned out. Later Pressmen and others were taken for a drive in one of the new buses, which was driven by Traffic Sub Inspector Saunders who is quite satisfied

When Lord Ponsonby, for the the instructor's Certificate.

Sergeant Howarth qualified for peared listless throughout after with its performance, remarking:

yesterday's epic struggle. that the bus drove and behaved Government,, moved the second

All those who passed the exam- Wimbledon was favoured with reading of the Overseas Trade like u light car and was very easy Bill extending the time for Govination are to be heartily can the presence of royalty in the to handle.

gratulated, particularly, the mem-afternoon in the persons of H. H. During the drive the brakes (ernment guarantees upon were thoroughly tested and reports, Viscount Brentford (Con-bers of the Police Reserves for Prince and Princess Takamatsu of sponded instantly to the slightest Bervative ex-Minister) criticised going through a strenuous course Japan. touch of the driver'a foot. This the decision of the Government to which they had to sacrifice a

ex

Police.

Emergency Legislation.

matter to the

When defendant and his mother!

Rugby, Yesterday.

car was

heard that the woman had report- SORRY FOR OPPOSITION TO the kisha He said that the ed to the Police and had gone to hospital, they were anxious to

STALIN.

ground. It was certain that shelation will probably extend to the while the coolie's legs blod. The as not touched by the car at all. session past the middle of river did not stop for shout ten When they saw the woman fall August.-Reuter.

yards, and tried to get rude, and both defendant and his mother

said a few Chinese words which were concerned. They got out of

complainant did not understand. the car to inquire if she was in-

The rikisha was well the left" jured in any way, but the woman

The Premier stated in reply to side of Nathan Road, and very, chased them trying to strike them questions in the House of Com-ear to the ralling which divides' from the the unrepaired half with her fan, and swore at them! mons to-day that he hoped to in- other. Accused and his mother naturally troduce the emergency legislation his horn.

Defendant did not qound concluded from this that the relating to unemployment at an woman was not hurt, and it was early date, probably next week.to put to the witness. defendant Asked if he had. any questions for this reason that defendant did British Wireless Service. not report the

zaid that he was going from South to North along Nathan Road, and LEADERS PENITENT,{bad just passed the Aletin Rond crossing in the same direction as

sounded his horn twice, and the rikisha suddenly swung out to the system to trade with Russia. He watched with interest by a large beat

yesterday

right. He Gregory and Collins

assist in every way they could,

was not responsible by a Servo motor.

and, Mr. Lo understood, when

for the collision. He held that. The bus, which is on low said that Russia already owed crowd of spectators gathered on (France) 9-7, 6-3, 6-2.

she was interviewed she admitted

Miss Gutteres struck her hand out. chassis, is fitted with a

four this country vast sums of money, the beach.

Cochet and Brugnon (France) that she was not hit by the car.

Moscow, Yesterday, as a sign for turning. cylinder engine of 20 horse power yet we were guaranteeing Rus-

beat Tilden and Timmer 6-2, 4-6, The complainant told Mr. Lykov and Tomsky, the leaders of ing that he sounded his horn and was expressed by Witness denied defendant say- speed, which with a four-speed gear,

sian bills.

Lord Ponsonby said the ques-

6-3, 6-3. gives the vehicle remarkable hill

Lindsell that one of the wheels of the right opposition, in address- eald that the rikisha had not yet Mixed Doubles. climbing capacity.

the car passed over the side of ing the Congress of the Com- turned into Jordan Road, tion of the repayment of pre-; It is also one

Crole-Rees and Miss Madford her right foot and then she fell, munist Party, for their violation (B:itain) w.o. from Tilden and

The rikisha coolie, looking very Mr. Lindsell decided to hear of party discipline and for being depressed, gave corroborative evi evidence at noon on Wednesday dissatisfied with Stalin, who said cence, and said that the female. that the Party still distrusted passenger did hit her hand on the They must confirm their declara-aikisha az a sign to turn to the Allison and Edith Cross G-2, 3-6, holiday?

tions by action.

right. He had not turned yet The Congress gave a great ova- when defendant's car smashed into Mr. Lo: It's a Chinese holiday. tion to Stalin and passed a resolu- them, and damaged the rear of Mr. Lindsell: It's not a holi- tion approving of the central com- the vehicle and a few of the right

mittee's action against the follow-wheel spokes..

is because the brakes are assisted to extend the operations of the ot of their spare time,

â

The. tests

were

|NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

of the most economical bus in ser- war debts and claims should be CHINESE LORRY DRIVER FINED vice in Hong Kong, doing from 14 kept entirely separate from an

this

$50

Results:-

Men's Doubles.

(Britain)

and

Borotra

Fraulein Ausgem.

Boussus

Prenn and Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany) beat Peters and Mrs. Pittman (Britain) 6-1, 6-4.

Crawford and Miss Ryan heat

PARTY DISCIPLINE.

Penitence

next their capitalistic tendencies. right wooden mudguard of the

next.

Mr. Lo remarked that Wednesday was a holiday.

Mr. Lindsell: Wednesday a

to 15 miles to the gallon of petrol. arrangement of export credits be There is accommodation in the new tween business firms in

FAILED TO REPORT. bus for 20 passengers and three country and Russia. It would be a mistake to place obstacles in the employees of the Company.

Inspector S. Logan of the Mount The price of the chassis is £445, way of trade merely because one Gough Police Station to-day charg- doubted the policy of the Soviet ed the Chinese driver of a motor whilst the price charged for the body is $1,500, which is very rea-Government. The Bill, which hus lorry before Mr. R. E. Lindsell sonable considering the nature and already passed the House of Com-with failing to report an accident, quality of the work..

mons, was read a second time.and with negligent driving of the U.S.A.) beat Mrs. Whittingstall day for this Court. The Aberdeen Motor Bus Co.'s British Wireless Service.

lorry in Stubbs Road, He admit- ted both charges.

service extends from. Aberdeen village to Connaught Road West, near Salt Fish Lane and the fure

for the long trip in the new buses is 26 cents first class and 30 centa second class. In some of the older buses there is also third class, the sfare for which is 18 cents, but this class will be abolished as soon as the all-British ficet is placed on the road, during the next week.

WAGES REDUCED.

TRADE DEPRESSION AFFECTS

CHRYSLER WORKERS.

TEN PER CENT, DROP.

6-3.

Ladies' Doubles. Edith Cross and Sarah Palfrey

Semi-Final.

Mr. Lo: I'm sorry to hear that!ers of Trotzky and declaring that Defendant now held that Miss Finally further hearing of the the failure of the Rightists active Gutteres did not give any signal, case was fixed for noon next Tues-y to defend the Party's policy and his Worship said that that should lead to very severe punish- rather damaged his case. It was ments-Reuter.

curious that both defendant' and the coolie said that the complain- ant did make some sort of fign for turning, and yet it was extraordin- ary how the driver, who held that | signals were made, did not try to [do something, at least, stop the

OUR YOUNG JEHUS.

REGULATIONS.

Mrs. Wills-Moody and Miss GIRL WHO DID NOT KNOW THE Ryan (U.S.A.). beat le. Sigart and Madame. Henretin 6-2, 6-0.- Peuter.

and Betty Nuthall (Britain) 4-6, 10-8, 6-2. The Inspector said that Mr. Mille. Sigart And Madame Davitt was driving his Austin Henrotin beat Madame Mathieu day, Seven up Stubbs Road when near- and Madame Barbier (France) In the Wanchal Gap bend he 6-2, 6-2. came upon two motor lorries com- ing down the road and slowed up.

Escaped Being Crushed. The defendant's, lorry was be hind, but when the two vehicles The Chrysler Motor Corpora- reached the bend defendant tried tion announces a uniform 10 per to pass the other lorry. It was The time-Table kept up by the cent production in the pay of all a good thing that Mr. Davitt had service is a 20 minute one through salaried employees from the ex-slowed down and therefore he out the best part of the day, but President, Walter Chrysler, down was able to stop his car immedi ⚫ during rush hours in the morning, wards, in accordance with the re-tely. As it was, the Austin car tiffa time and in the evening buses trenchment policy demanded by just escaped being crushed be- run within ten minutes of each the current depression of busi-ween the two heavy lorries,

ness."--Reuters. American Ser- The two lorries collided and

uther.

Some Indication of the growth vice.

Detroit, Yesterday.

AMY JOHNSON.

of giving their patrons proper ser- TO FLY TO PERTH TO JOIN HER

of the Company and its steady gain

of patronage, thanks to a wise

policy on the part of the Company

vice and improvements as soon as

they could afford it, was gained by

a China Mail representative from

the Company's accountant who said

that the gross takings of the Com-) pany's buses in 1929 was $110,00

LINER:

SAILING FOR HOME.

Adelaide, Yesterday.

damage was done. to the leading one, which had a hinge broken

oft.

Defendant did not report the

accident. When Mr. Davitt com- municated with the Police they went out to look for the lorry and found it at the Victoria: Hos- pital where it was removing Home earth. When the defendant was

aa compared with $90,000 in 1928, Miss Amy Johnson intends fly.poken to about the accident be and with the five new Guy buses ing to Perth to join the P. and O. n'ade a "Berce denial. However, offering a more speedy and com-liner Naldera, in which she will later admitted that he had been fortable service, the Company can anil for England Reuter.

safely look forward this year to an

even better turnover that last year. BRAZILIAN GUEST.

During the first year or so of

the Company's existence the tak DINNER IN HIS HONOUR AT

FOREIGN OFFICE/S

togs were just about enough to meet - expenses, wear and tear,

etc.In fact, there was gonio,

hesitation about stai

ticular bus Bervice

fongs of Aberdeen.

guaran feit wh The

he was taken into custody and

Involved in the accident. A

The Magistráté imposed fines totalling $50,

MOTOR CYCLISTS FINED.

On the summonses for driving Rugby, Yesterday, a motor cycle without a licence Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign and with no properly lit Ismp in the Kal Secretary, Rave a dinner, this Peking Road on June 8, Mr. A.

Foreign Office in Popple, a resident of the Y.M.CIA

stea, Pre was at the Kowloon Magistracy.

this morning fined $10, a nisters and In anothe

Buchanan,

fred

hanë: Dom- lowing an

SOME RAIN.

To-day's

weather report, from the Royal Observatory states:

The anti-cyclone remains central between. S.W. Japan and the Bonins.

An area of low pressure extends from Cochin-China ta north China.

The typhoon entered the coast between Amoy and Swatow and is filling up, there aré Indications of a typhoon to the N.W. of Yap..

"Forecast:-South west winds; moderate; generally overcast; some rain.

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Rainfall to 10 am. to-day

PASSENGER THROWN OUT.

DROUGHT ENDS.

WORST IN HISTORY OF COMMONWEALTH.

WHEAT PROSPECTS GOOD.

Melbourne, Yesterday.

car.

Defendant said that there' four passengers in his car, but he could call not one witness.

Miss Lee Sung-yee was to-day aummoned before Mr. R. E..Lind- sell for failing to report to the The worst drought in the his-

His Worship convicted, and said Police a motor accident which oc- tory of the Commonwealth in that in his opinion drivers of motor- curred in Queen's Road East on Central and South Australia hea cara and buses did not have June 17. She admitted the been broken by rainfall reaching much consideration for the people offence.

five inches. Soaking rains are re travelling in rikishas.

According to the Police, defend-ported from Victoria, South Aus-¦: Traffic Inspector Nicol intimated ant was driving the car at the tralia, New South Wales, and that the defendant had been driv time of the accident, when she Queensland and light falls in Westing since 1928 and had a clear re ran into the back of a ríkisha. Australia. The prospects of the cord.

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The rikisha was damaged to the wheat season are greatly improv- His Worship remarked that de- extent of $25, whilst a Chinese ed and business circles are op-fendant had done rather well. passenger in the vehicle was timistic-Reuter, thrown out suffering damage to his coat, worth $4. All the dem- age had been made good.

Asked why she did not report the accident, the defendant said that she did not know that slie had to report. She was not very conversant with the traffic regula tione.

PRISONS FULL.

OVER 3,000 GANDHIITES SERVING SENTENCES,

London, Yesterday

In the House of Commons at

His Worehlp (to defendant): Well, în view of your good ·record · I will simply caution, you. Remem- ber, rikishas have as much tight to the road as motor cars have."",

A WOODEN BLOCK.

Atma Singh, a watchman em

nil. Rainfall since January Mr. Lindsell: As a car driver it question time Wedswood ployed by the Green Island

1,32,88 inches against an aver age of 40:42.0 T

Temperature, and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning.

o'clock теге:

Kong

is your bounder duty to make Benn stated that sons in India Cement Company at To Kwa Wan, yourself acquainted with the re- convicted in conne fan with the appeared as complainant at the gulations. Fined $10.3 A

civil discbedience movement Kowloon Magistracy this morning Bince March 1 and still serving against Cheung Lei, for assault, their sentences numbered 8,802 on May 31-Reuter,

WATCHMAN ATTACKED.

A Sikh named Arjan Singh, who described himself as a watchman employed, at Canton, who had coine here on a visit, reported to the Police last night that when he was walking in Canton Road, Kowloon, at about 9.80 p.m., He was accosted by two Chinese and enter into conversation with them. Then

suddenly attacked, hiu

According to the Indian, he chased the defendant away from the company's gate, because people are not allowed to sleep there. Defendant picked up a wooden Mock and threw it at his right leg. A Police whistle was blown and a Chinese detective came up and arrested defendant.

After hearing a foki's evidence his Worship said that He rather lam preferred the defence's story

than that brought by the prosecu 3.000.000–Renter a timmereits ENT BRAKEPINA

Defendant was deci

COPPER FORTUNE.

AMERICAN MAGNATE LEAVES $85,000,000.

White Plains, New

pper magnate

fork,