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No. 27,541
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, QULY 16, 1930.
SET OWNERS SUMMONED
Raid and Seizures by Police.
HEAVY FINES IMPOSED.
TEST MATCH MOSQUITOES IN BERNARD BARON.
DRAWN
FOLLOW ON NOT AVERTED.
HAMMOND 113
Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant | JEERS FROM HOSTILE Crown Solicitor, represented the Postmaster-General before Mr.
R. E. Lindsell, in
series of
prosecutions in which Chinese living in the eastern district were
CROWD.
Lon-lon, Yesterday. Entering upon the last day of sets without taking out Broadcast were in a safe position and a draw summoned for passession of radio the third Test match, Englani Receiving Licences from the was inevitable. Duckworth play-
fed a magnificent innings on
Radio Office.
KOWLOON TONG.
MAN WHO GAVE £2,000,000 TO CHARITY.
Residents' Admission of Breeding Them.
"TO FEED GOLD FISH."
MEMORIAL UNVEILED.
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TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 %.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
GREEN ISLAND ·
CEMENT CO.
GERMANY'S CRISIS
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central.
Proposed New Articles ORDER TO DEFY THE
REICHSTAG.
Adopted.
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS DICTATORSHIP?
At An
MURDER WITHOUT A MOTIVE?
Ghastly Affairs in Chinese Bank.
IS HE INSANE ?
At the Asalzea this 'morning, be- fore the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph H. Kemp, K.C., the ease against Li Man-pun, who is charged with
Rugby. Yesterday. The Duke of Connaught to-day Two Chinese residents in Kow-unveiled & memorial at Westming- ter Opthalmic Hospital to Mr.
extraordinary loon Tong frankly admitted to him
general HINDENBURG SHOWS Bernard Baron, philanthropist. meeting of the Green Island Cement that they allowed mosquitoes to During the years he spent in Bri- Company, held at
HIS AUTHORITY. the Exchange breed in earthenware pots to feed tain, his adopted country, Mr. Buildings this morning, Mr. J.
Ватол the gold fish, remarked Senior
PRE over £2,000,000 to Scott Harston being in the Chair,
Berlin, Yesterday, Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Sanitary Inspector Taylor at the charity-British Wireless Service. the proposed new Articles of the
President Hindenburg created murder on May 24, on the premises Company were approved by the a political sensation to-day by of the Hung Tak Bank, Queen's
bareholders. when the occupier of 9, Cumber NITRATE INDUSTRY.econd extraordinary general meet the Reichstag in connection with ad by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jun., is
authorising the Chancellor, Herr Road Central, was continued. They will now be put before a Bruening, if necessary, to defy land, Road, Kowloon Tong,
"Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun., instruct- summoned before Mr. T. S. Whyte-
WR3
BY SPECIAL LAW.
The occupant of 39, Wongnei-glow wicket after rain in the early chong Road, who is reported to be morning, his plurky defence last out of the Colony, was representing for 125 minutes, during which Smith with failing to abate the CHILEAN INTERESTS FORMED ed in Court by a servant who said time he collected 33 out of the 83 nuisance of mosquito breeding in that they had had the set for runs for the fifth wicket. 289-6-.
INTO ONE COMPANY. about two months and had taken and Hammond still batting his garden on June 27, after notice out a licence since the summons looked good for England. Chap had been served. was served.
Mr. Lindsell inquired if Mr. and played a steady innings after the Magistrate that on June 19 he man joined the Gloucester star, Sanitary Inspector Frost told Andrewes was pressing for : a shaky start. heavy penalty in this case, and
made a periodical inspection of all Kowloon Tong houses, and in de- on being told that he would be
fendant's garden he found mos- satisfed with # nominal fine,
quito larvae breeding in tins, kongs ordered the defendant's represen-
and flower pots. This could easily tative to pay a fine of $5.
be averted by turning the recepta- He warned defendant to have the nuisance abated June 19 and 24,
$100 Fine..
The next defendant was the oc- cupant of 3, Tin Lok Lane, and he; admitted a similar summons.
Mr. Andrewes said that defen- dant's premises were visited at 12.30 p.m., on July 12. The own- er, who spoke English, was pre- sent. A 5-valve set was seized.
The owner said that he possess- ed a licence No. 639 in the name of J. A. Sanh for 5, Saifee Ter-,
Only 30 runs had been added when Oldfield snapped up a catch at the wicket to dismiss Hammond at 319. Hammond's innings of
W. R. Hammond.
race Kowloon, and explained 113 lasted 320 minutes and includ- that he had only recently removed fourteen 4's in an innings char: ed to Tin Lok Lane. He claim-acterised by admirable skill and ed to have left his licence in the restraint. At lunch the score had office.
been advanced to 355, Chapman As there was no reason to dis-and Tate still being together. believe the owner's statement, ho was warned to notify his change spin bowlers and Grimmett bowl- After lunch the wicket favoured of address at the Radio Office. cd Chapman round his legs for an for which the sum of $1 was pay-invaluable innings of 45, which in- able.
cluded seven 4's scored in 75 min-
cles over.
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Many, Complaints. Senior Sanitary Inspector Taylor remarked that since he came over to the Kowloon office, there had been many complaints about mos- quito breeding by residents of Kowloon Tong, and, strange to say, i in some cases the complainers had allowed mosquitoes to breed in
that for the past their own backyards. He added months complaints had been made two or three about the plague of mosquitoes or Rics, the trouble in most cases lying at their own doors.
His Worship imposed a fine of
$30.
RECKLESS CYCLIST.
A fine of $5 was imposed on a
In the afternoon, however, itutes. Tate went in the same over, was decided to send a representa attempting a big hit and being tive of the Radio Office to 5, Sai- caught in the country. Tyldesley/ Chinese at the Kowloon Magis- fee Terrace, Kowloon, to make in-hit Grimmett for a six, but cocked tracy this morning when he plead- up the next ball into first slipsed guilty to a charge which ac-
quiries there.
Chinese
The defendant's house in Tin hands, and the innings closed for cused him of reckless riding on a Lok Lane was again visited at 391.
bicycle. p.m., and in the absence of the
It was stated by a Following on 165 runs in ar- owner the set in that house was rears, England lost Hobbs with policeman that defendant rode seized at 2.10 p.m., on Monday the score at 24. Hobbs had reach the machine with one hand off the the defendant saw Mr. Waterted the unlucky number and was handle, while he had his two feet at the Radio Office and applied attempting a short run with the on, in Nathan Road.
Asked why he rode like that,
Paris, Yesterday.
Government has announced that A representative of the Chilcan the Chilean Congress has approved A special law empowering the con- solidation of the entire Chilean nitrate industry into one company, -Reuter.
BRITAIN AND CHINA. Branch Of Legation At Nanking.
London, Yesterday.
to
In the House of Commons at question time. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, said that there were serious physical and other difficulties to be met in removing Hi Majesty's Legation as a whole from Peking Nanking. Steps, however, would be taken to lense premises at Nanking and establish a branch of the Legation there. The question as to whether further arrangements can be made to improve contact be tween the British representa- tive and the Nanking Govern- ment le now being consider- ed. Reuter.
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ing in August, when shareholders the Government's financial pro-
tion adopted to-day. will be asked to confirm the resolu-posals, the adoption of which the for the defence, and the case for Government considers essential in the Crown is conducted by Mr. H. The Chairman, in putting the order to cover the Budget deficit. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant Crown motion to the meeting, said:
Attorney, Mr. Hin Shing-lo is
Reichstag Ignored. Herr Bruening to-day told the
As indicated in the notice which has just been read by the Secretary Reichstag that if the financial holding a watching brief on behalf of the Company, this meeting has proposals were not adopted the of the Bark. been convened for the purpose of Government, without consulting The prisoner Is alleged to have
the Company which are being substitution. empowering the Pre-treated at the considering, and, if thought fit, ap-the Reichstag, would make thern chopped five persons to death, and proving the draft new Articles of law under Article 48 of the Con- then eut his own throat. mitted to the meeting.
sident to "take the necessary Hospital and recovered
Copics of the draft new Articles have been open for inspection by shareholders at the Company's re- gistered office and at the office of the Company's Solicitors, Messrs. Deacons, since June 80 last, There are also copies of the draft new Articles on this table, and if any shareholder desires to inspect same he may do so.
Present Articles Out Of Date. In recommending the adop- tion of the new Articles the Directors have in mind the facts that the existing Articles, which date from the year 1913, are not only old, but are also out of date for practical purposes, and that it has been found Increas- Ingly dimculé to canyon, the management of the Company under them. The new Articles, if ad- opted, will substitute a new and fuller set of regulations for En older and less convenient set. Formal Changes Only, The circular letter which ac- companied the notice convening the extraordinary general meetinga in the above relation, and which Was sent to all shareholders, pointed out that most of the pro- posed changes are formal and necessary to bring, the Articles into line with modern practice. The circular letter also set out
in detail the more Important
He was Government Civil after 18 days. He is now facing the charge of murdering only one out of the five unfortunate youths.
Man Who Recovered. The Court room was again crowd- ed to capacity and many Interested spectators had to stand three deep at the doorways.
Ching Taol-wai, who was also cut in the face but recovered, gave his evidence yesterday. This morning he was recalled to the box to be cross-examined by the Counsel for the defence.
Asked as to how long he had been employed at the Bank, witness said that he had been there for the last seven years. Mr. d'Almada: There were about 28 persons sleeping at the Bank About eighteen or pine- teen.
But on the night in question there were about 21 persons sleep- ing there?-Yes,
With the exception of a few fokis, the rest were sons of the. manager who slept on the premises? ... YUE.
romeone
In answer to further questions, witness sald that he slept on the second floor. He was awakened by cutting his face. He opened his eyes and saw the pri soner running down the stairways. He shouted out,and another folri. voked him what had happened: He replied that "Uncle Man had cut
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between the President Hindenburg. proposed new Articles and the old, and for that reason I refrain measures to inaintain public from dealing further therewith. security when it is seriously en-ane electric light, but opposite to The room WAS lighted by only Copies of the circular letter dangered." Such measures, how-the Bank was a tea house, and much available at this meeting, and an ever, must be annulled shareholder who has not acquaint-Reichstag demands.
light used to penetrate into the ed himself with its contents car
room from that direction.
He was Socialists and Nationalists have thus able to see quite well. do so now.
announced a definite rejection of
Witness had known prisoner for a the financial programme, hence
for a licence for his set. He was ball going in the direction of mid-defendant replied that he had a EUROPE'S PROBLEMS points of difference referred to Detective-Sergeant off. Don Bradman, however, was Ritchie at No. 2 Police Station, too quick for him and a brilliant pain and that he had to get into and there he admitted that he had throw in resulted in Hobbs wend that position to find where the given a wrong name. In the ciring his way back to the pavilion. pain was! cumstances the Postmaster-Gen- Sutcliffe and Hammond did not eral asked for the confiscation of take the slightest risks and the defendant's set.
score had been taken to 63 when Defendant admitted the facts to the game was adjourned for the the Magistrate and Mr. Lindselltea interval. imposed a fine of $100, and order-
Larwood Hammond was dismissed when Tate attempting a late cut with the Geary
ed the confiscation of the set.
On being asked for time to pay score at 74. The partnership had Tyldesley the fine, his Worship gave defen: lasted for an hour and had pro-[Hammond dant until 230 p.m., and warned duced 50 runa. Twenty runs later Leyland him that he would have to go to Duleepsinhji offered an easy catch jail for four weeks if the fine to cover point. was unpaid.
Is It a Toy?
GERMANY ACCEPTS BRIAND'S PEACE PLAN.
Berlin, Yesterday.
1 The German Government has 5 replied to M. Briand's Pan
Questions Invited,
if the
I to not think there is anything there seems no alternative for long time, and, when he was in Buropean Memorandum, accepting more with which I need deal a the Government but to apply school, prisoner used to be employed 2 the proposal to discuss the Euro- this meeting, but if any share Article 48,
at the Bank, He had never seen Ipean problem, in the solution of holder would like to ask any ques-then probably vote for the cancel-neither had he heard him muttering The Reichstag will prisoner in a fit of depression; O which it prepares to co-operate at tions or seek any explanation, lation of the measures that.
the next session of the League of shall be pleased to endeavour to Hindenburg might authorise. or mumbling to himself.
Nations-Renter.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
0. M. R. W. 34 3 139 39 9 124
35 10 95
33 5 104
17 3 46
11 0 44
England
с
1st Innings. A'Beckett
29
32
e Oldfield,
113
MORE. RAIN.
35
The Royal Observatory's
44
weather, report to-day atatea:
A depression remains to the
N.W. of Hong Kong.
Leyland joined Hobbs, Sutcliffe and the Yorkshire pair Grimmett
had added only one run when Sutcliffe, c Hornibrook, b The occupant of the second Sutcliffe made an appeal regard- Grimmett floor of 4, Star Street was the ing the bad light which was up-Hammond,
held and the third Test match McCabe
next defendant,
Mr. Andrewes and that in this was left drawn at 5.50 p.m. K. S, Dulecpsinhji, case a small crystal set was !
The crowd jeered at the appeals Hornibrook
ad. It was in working order, an for a stoppage and earlier on Leyland, c Kippax, b Wall serial having been installed, and booed Hobbs and Sutcliffe, yelling Geary, run out
'everything was complete.
out "What are you afraid of?" Duckworth, e Oldfield,
Defendant denied that it was a Reuter.
:
A'Beckett
working set, and claimed that it
Frequent Stoppages,
was merely a toy which had been
A. P. F.. Chapman, Rugby, Last Night. Grimmelt
act.
33
45
ERG 2
presented to his son, they had The weather became threaten-Tate, e Jackson. b Grimmett 22| never received anything on that ing during the afternoon and the Larwood, not out i
England Innings was interrupted Tyldesley, c Hornibrook, b Mr. Andrewes painted out that at intervals by the bad light. Grimmett even if the defendant's statement After further stoppages on ac- Extras wern accepted he was liable fo: count of bad light, stumps were the reason that in the meaning of finally drawn shortly after six- the Ordinance a radio atatian in-British Wireless Service. cluded any apparatus or collection
Australia-1st Innings.
10
6
22
Total
391
0.
M. R. W.
40 12 70 1
56.2 16 135
334 McCabe A
Hornibrook, 41 10
7 94 4. 23 England Second Innings. 77 Hobbs, run out
13
Wall
of apparatus whether complete or W. M. Woodfull, b Hammond: 50 A'Beckett not.
A. Jackson, e Larwood, b Tate 1 Grimmett Mr. D. W. Waterton, Inspector D. G. Bradman, c Duckworth, of Wireless and Telegarph, sold b Tate
that the set was complete except A. F. Kippax, e Chapman, that the headphone was detached. b Tate W.
If this was attached and the S. McCabe, b Larwood "earth" was connected with the V. Y. Richardson, c Larwood, aerial, which was set up on a
b Tate bamboo pole, it would be possible E. L. A'Beckett, c. Chapman, to recolve with the eet.
b Geary Mr. Lindsell decided that HW A Oldfeld, e Hobbs, would be advisable to make an- b Tale other test with the set, with de fendant's headphones attached He directed Mr. Waterton to take the bat back to defendant's place te-morrow evening and carry out the experimen
The case was adjourned for 6.
Duck-
CV. Grimmett,
worth, bTyldesley (T.Wall, b.Tyldesley
M. Hornibrook, not out
Extras
(Continued zon
30 Sutcliffe, not out
Hammond,e Oldfield, b
Grimmett
K. S. Duleepsinhjl; c Grim
mett, b Hornibrook
A typhoon to the S.W. of Naha is moving N.E.
Forecast: S. winds, moder- ate; equally generally over- cast; rain.
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The following telegram was received, from the Manila Ob servatory at the American Consulate General, Hong
Kong, at 10 am. to-day--
Cyclone or typhoon S. of Naha, moving E.N.E.·
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10a.m. to-day 3.45 inch. Rainfall since Janu- ary 1, 41,32 inches against an average of 4489.1
Temperaturel and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- 28ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:
86
29
$10
Temp. Humid
Leyland not out
Hong Kong
08
Extras
Macao Pratas Island
95%
88
Total (for wickets) 95
Manila
92
Foochow
91
Amoy
92
20
Bwatow
200
Chefoo
86
Shanbal
92
He had
answer such questions and giv: This would mean the dissolution ever called prisoner "San Kin such explanation to the best of of the Reichstag and a general Man," (meaning Crazy. Man) and my ability.
election before the end of the he never heard anyone else calling If no questions are asked or year.
prisoner by that name. explanation sought, I shall assume The Government is hoping that that you have considered and apa solution will be found by some prove of the draft new Articles oppositionists refraining from vot-
88 presented, and I will there ing, thus giving the Government upon propose the resolution
The case in proceeding.
Facts of the Case.
The facts of the case as outlined
re a scanty majority for the second by Mr. Fitzroy was that no motive garding the same which is se reading of the financial pro- for the crime had been discover- out in the notice convening thir gramme Bill, which began to-day slept on the premises on the night ed. The five murdered people
meeting.
Terms of Resolution,
The resolution, as put before the meeting, was as follows:
"That the new Articles
--Reuter.
Steel Helmet Association.
in question.
President Hindenburg has dropp-A youth called Ching Cho-pui, ed a bombshell in German political who alept on a chair on the second al-life by an announcemont that he floor, was the first one to receive ready approved by this Meeting will not partielpate in the evacua-furious slashes on the face. He and for the purpose of Identition celebrations in the Rhineland, was cut through the nose to the fleation subscribed by the Chair as arranged, because the National left side of the face and then man thereof be approved and st Steel Helmet Association is a right down to the shoulder. adopted as the Articles of As-prohibited organisation in
Counsel then went on to des- sociation of the Company in Rhineland
cribe how the prisoner drew a substitution for and to the ex Hindenburg has informed Doctor chopper across his own throat. A clusion of, all the existing ArBraun, the Socialist Premier of man came up later and prisoner ticles thereof." | Prussia, who was mainly responsible was then lying on the floor with The motion was seconded by for the order suppressing the Steel chopper
hand. Mr. A LA Shields and carried unHelmets, that he always considered This animously, JAR
Further Meeting.
The Chairman, before closing the meeting, added:
the
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man took the chop- the suppression: unwarranted and per away, and the next illegal-Reuter.
time the prisoner was seen again was when he passed two men. He was then going up the staircase and forced his way to the kitchen where he picked up an- other chopper and drew it across
day, August 6, at 11.80.a.m.; and As you are aware, the notle I shall be glad if you will kind convening this meeting also con ly attend it.
venen a second extraordinary gen- Those Present.
The cook came on the scene and
eral meeting for the purpose of Supporting the Chairman wern his own throat again, receiving a report of the pro-Sir Robert Ho Tung, Meanra. ceedings at this meeting and of R. G. Shewan, R. A. Wadeson, after a hard struggle, wrenched, condrming, if thought fit as a CF Mendham, O. A da Rosa the chopper away from him. special resolution the resolution Li Tae-long, and Allan Kelth
Medical evidence was then which has just been passed at Becretary)
given by Dr. A. V. Greaves who
this meeting as an extraordinary Shareholders present were performed a post mortem ex- resolution. This second meeting Messrs. A L. Shields, animation of the five deceased will, saindicated, in the sala Bagram, M. A. Figueiredo and A. and also by Dr. G. H. Thomas who notice, be held bereton
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