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No. 27,547
MUCH - DISPUTED
MORTGAGE.
Question of
"Business
Sanity.".
IMPORTANCE OF DEEDS
Li Po-kwai.
ESTABLISHED
1345
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1930.
TO-DAY'S
The
DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 4.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
THE NAVAL TREATY MEANS.
SETTLED AT LAST! TRAGIC AIR CRASH MECHANIC KILLED IN WHAT
YOUNG GIRL SENT TO A HOME.
ORSTINATE OLD LADY.
To-day was the fifth episode in a difficult problem which has con-
SEQUEL.
Regulations Said to Have Been Strictly Applied.
NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT.
Rugby. Yesterday,
AIR RACE.
Struck by Propeller Whilst Recording Arriva
To Renew the World's Faith in More Forces.
BRITONS ARRIVE FIRST.
London, Yesterday,
DESIRE OF MILLIONS.
Washington, Yesterday. President Hoover signed the
EGYPT RIOTS.
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician
13. Queen's Road Central
TROUBLE CONFINED TO NATIVE QUARTER.
MANY WOUNDED.
UNLICENCED RADIO SET.
Test Made by' Official Inspector.
CONVICTION RECORDED
Port Said, Yesterday. At the resumed hearing this fronted Mr. Whyte-Smith-that |
Further rioting occurred in the morning, before a Full Court, of of not knowing what to do with a yesterday
The air disaster which.occurred A German mechanic belonging
afternoon, when a mob attempt- Remanded by Mr. R. E. Lindsell the appeal of Tsang Chuen against a judgment as to a mortgage effect Chinese girl whom he convicted when six persons were killed, war in the round-Europe air race, was said that when the other Govern-in the native quarter. The Police inspector, making a test with the at Meopham, Kent to one of the machines competing Naval Treaty this afternoon and ed to fire on the municipal stables last Wednesday for the purpose of Mr. Waterton, radio and telegraph ed on the estate of Li Nga-ching, of stealing on July 7 last-when the subject of a question in Far-killed at Heston control point. He ments had ratified it the Treaty opened fire and one Mr. Eldon Potter opened his argu- Mr. John Barrow, of the Secreiament to-day. The Under Secreeprang from the aeroplane to re- would translate an emotion deep killed and eight wounded. Egyp Street, Wanchai made another ap rioter was set, Leung Siu-po, of 14 Star ment on behalf of the respondent, tariat of Chinese Affairs, handed tar for Air. Mr. F. Montague, cord the arrival, when the pro- in the hearts of millions into a
In opening, Mr. Potter aaid-in an application to the Magis- the Air Ministry exercised over injured nim.
was asked to state what control peller struck his head and fatally practical fact of Government and tion troop reinforcements are ar-pearance before his Worship this There are certain general results trate, under the Reformatory passenger-carrying aircraft, whe-
international relations. It would riving, but all trouble is confined morning in connection with the Meanwhile, the leaders are now renew faith in the world in the to the native quarter.-Reuter,
summons against him for falling following from my friend Mr. Shel-School Ordinance, that the girl be ther such machines were subject between Paris and Spain. Butler, moral forces of goodwill, and pa-
Ito take out a broadcast receiving don's arguments which are of
ed to periodical inspection, how Thorn, and a Frenchman, Pinat, tient regotiation, as opposed to into the charge of the often such inspections were made. arrived taken
Well in Harid.
licence for his crystal radio set. so revolutionary a nature that I
at Pau in the the blind forces of suspicion and
Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant would like to have them on Your S.C.A: to be boarded in a home. and if he were satisfied that the Pyrences in the forenoon, competitive armament,
"Rugby, Yesterday. Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted, regulations were carried out
and it In Miss Spooner and such a manner as to reduce acci-Bailey left Paris this morning. the United
Lady would secure the full defence of
No further disturbances are re told the Magistrate that Mr. Waterton made a test at the de- States. -- dents to a minimum,
Reuter's, ported from Egypt to-day. Many others who were delayed American Service.
The fendant's house on the evening of Mr. Montague. in reply, said 'yesterday are still completing the
Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur the 17th and found that between Urged to Proceed. that it was difficult within the British portion of the route.
Henderson, said in the House of the date of the seizure of the set A Parliamentary Spaniard and a Pole have official-
Rugby, Yesterday. Commons, that this official in-(July 10) and the date of the ad- Corent to the ratification of formation. went to show that the the serial at defendant's house journment of the case. (July 16) Another Spaniard is
the London Naval Treaty was situation was well in hand and the had been tampered with so that All Arrived at Pau.
given by the United States Senate
„Lordships' notes."
| · Kung Sui, the grandfather, who Mr. Potter then proceeded to deal was sentenced to two months' with Mr. Sheldon's contentions as hard labour, also on July 7, ap. to registration, concluding by put ting forward as an example that peared in Court and gave formal evidence of the girl's parentage. if my friend's arguments are sound,
but
the ments deposited with him for costs, posal, then he must draw up a legal docu. utterly refused to do anything ment to be signed by the depositor, and then registered."
then every time a solicitor hna docu. He agreed to the S.C.A.'s pro-deties to summarise very elabor-ly retired.
of his compass
grandmother
Air
2
Later.
The Present Session of Parliament
His set.
ate the regulations prescribed by missing. Old Lady's Objections.
the Air. Ministry in order to en- His Worship asked why the
*ure the safety of passenger-
yesterday by 58 votes to four, and Egyptian Government had them the object which the Magistrate carrying aircraft.
The Spaniard mentioned earlier the Prime Minister in the House selves indicated that there was no was frustrated, only some local had in view in ordering the test. Counsel then proceeded to quote girl should be sent to jail?
the The grandmother: Imprison- Briefly, an Irish judgment, which he said
Ministry as missing in the European air of Commons stated to-day that in need for special protective mea- Morse signals being heard on the view of this and other circum-sares for the foreigner. came thirty years after the onement will act as a punishment or required such
be race has now been located at aircraft to inspected within 24 hours of Calais, where he spent the day. stances, it was advisable to pro- quoted by Mr. Sheldon, in which it lesson for her. was laid down that "Equitable in- His Worship: Anything more such flight inspection being Fifty-four out of 60 of the aero-ceed at once with the second read- Majesty's Government, he added, Morse Signals Heard. terests which do not depend upon a you want to say-I want her to undertaken by competent planes which started from Berlining of the Bill to give effect to the were fully alive to the obligations Reporting on the test, Mr. written instrument to not come go to prison and when she comes ground engineer who was requir-have now passed Heston control. treaty here rather than allow it of this country under the declars-Waterton said that on the evening within the irish Land:Ordinance at /out again I want to take her backed to provide a certificate in writ.Butler arrived from Madrid this to remain over until the Autumn. tion of 1922 to ensure the pro-dant's set at his own house and ing. The inspection covered not afternoon. The other six British is due to close at the end of the tection of foreign lives and in- he heard the broadcast musical of the 16th he tested the defen-
His Worship: Oh yes.
only the machine but also the en-competitors all arrived at Pau, in month, but the Prime Minister terests in Egypt.-British Wire-programme on a standard aerial Identity Of The Vendor.
Grandmother; I have no chil-rine or engines. The person in
the Pyrenees during the course of Dealing with the question of dren. Both my son and my daugh- charge of the aircraft had to
the afternoon.-Reuter.
anticipates that the considerationless. Service. identity of the vendor, counsel ter-in-law are dead.
of the Bill on the second reading
and a pair of cheap head-phones. instanced the case of an ordinary lot of trouble in bringing up requirements had been met.
I have had satisfy himself that the various
will be brief-British Wireless
On the following night he went Earlier News. partnership, with landed property this giri, and as I am
to defendant's house and there Service. in Hong Kong. A partnership woman, I want her to serve me
Cairo, Yesterday.
installed the set and tested it. He notice of auch property was never and look after me,
The casualties in yesterday's from one of the local transmitting immediately heard morse signals put in the name of all the partners,
New York, Yesterday. rioting here were six dead and 41 stations. As witness had expect "Congratulations to Japan and wounded by rifle fire, of whomed to hear music as he did at his Britain. They know our Govern-
ali."
to country.
an old
His Worship (sternly: I may
Strictly Applied.
Whilst he was not in a position
to make any definite statement in regard to the machine that crash-
he contended. It was put in the tell you that I am going to over-ed until the investigation of the name of one man. Why was this? Because that one man, presumably, going to make the order.
rule your objections, and I am Air Ministry into the accident was was generally the managing part-considering what is best for her find that
I am complete, he was in general satis- ner. If he desired to obtain bank-
the regulations were He continued:-The sentence most strictly applied and every thing possible was done by those responsible for the Air Service to reduce the risk of accident to z minimum.
ing facilities or loans on the pro- of six months' hard labour is can perty he was there for the purpose celled and instend I will register if, on the other hand, the purchas-a caution. I make the order now er finds on the register a de-
that the girl be taken in the claration of trust that the property charge of the S.C.A. to be board- is held by this man together with a number of partners, he obviously can not lend money without con-
ed.
Salvation Army Take Charge.
He took the opportunity on be half of the Air Minister, Lord Thomson, and himself of convey-
It was stated that the girl would be put up at the Salvation. Army to the relatives of these who
sentative
in
sultation with the other partners. This procedure would stop business Home, and as Rains, a repre- altogether.
of the institution. Again, continued counsel, as re-thinking his Worship, said that gards identity, supposing a man the Home will maintain the girl wished to borrow a sum of money, without any contributions. the first thing to be said would be
His Worship (addressing the "What security do you offer?" If relations of the girl): According the reply was that the applicant to the Ordinance under which this was the registered owner of cer-order has been made, any relative tain properties, the next question would be "Where are the deeds?" to leave the home, is committing person assisting the girl According to his learned friend's an offence the penalty of which
or
profound sympathy in their be lost their lives an expression of
reavement, and he was aure the House would wish to be asso- elated with it-British Wireless Service.
LOST AIRMAN,
NO TRACE FOUND OF HOOK.
argument this was unnecessary. It is $200 or two months. That is SEARCH STILL BEING MADE. was sufficient merely to look at the to aay that if you or any of your register.
friends have the girl In their com- "Would Your Lordships land
pany at all, they will be liable to money on such security" asked
under this section. prosecution counsel. "In that case you would You just remember-$200 or two have nothing to identify the gentle months. Don't forget it!
man at al},"
..
SOCIAL. WORK.
GIFT TO BRITAIN FROM OIL MAGNATE.
Also, said Mr: Potter, if the pros- pective lender asked "Have you the deeds?" and the reply was. "Yes, but I won't produce them." would he still lend the money?" The answer was, he submitted, that the purchaser would not, because
London, Yesterday. the applicant might not be a bene-
The Dally Herald reports that ficial owner at all. "I submit that
the American philanthropist and ofl in common sense no man would lend money ander auch conditions" magnate, Mr. Edward Harkness, is arranging a gift of two million sterling to endow social educational work in Britain-Router.
concluded counsel,
Loss of Deeds,
ac-
Rangoon, Yesterday. No trace of Hook has been found and it seems impossible that he has survived in view of the appalling weather conditions, but the searches are continuing. -Reuter.
[An earlier cable stated that Hook, the wealthy young sponsor of the flight, and Matthews, former mechanic to Bert Hinkler, were forced to land in the jungle in Burma. They raarched for days without food and Hook, who was exhausted, fell behind. Matthews eventually reached a village and was taken back to civilisation]
TOKYO FLIGHT.
ITALIAN AVIATOR AT
OSAKA,
Osaka, Yesterday Lombardi, the Italian aviator
· OVERCAST AND RAIN.
The weather forecast issued
by the Royal Observatory at 11.28 this morning states:
A shallow depression is central over North China Tie typhoon is about 450 miles 9. E. of Hong Kong, moving
W. N. W.
Forecast:-Light
Naval Pact.
ment and how to run it," says the seven are dangerously injured,
New York American, which like while 27 others were wounded:
I and other Hearst newspapers has been sent to hospital. engaging bitterly in a campaign
thousand arrests have against the London Naval Treaty, occurred, and include four Ward in commenting on the Senate's variable
Committee men.
winda freshening considerably 'from the N. E.; fine at first, overcast with rain later.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. to-day, nil Total since January 1st, 50.42 Inches, against an average of 47.95 inches.
.The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob Bulate-General Hong Kong, servatory at the American. Cos to-day
Manila,. 9.45 am. Typhoon in about 119 degrees Long. E. and 17 degrees Lat. N., moving W.N.W.
This is just north-east of Luzon, heading for Gap Rock.]
Long. of Hong Kong-114' 10'27" Lat. of Hong Kong 22 18' 15" Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day
nil Rainfall since January 1, 50.42 inches against an ayer- age of 47,95.
..Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock
were
Temp. Humid. Hong Kong. 80 91 Macao
70
96
Pratas Jeland. Manila Foochow
B2
86
76
94
83
*83.
80
78
B0
08
Chefoo... Shanghai
77 100 81
96
Antoy Swetow
CHINESE POLITICS.
CENTRAL KUOMINTANG 4 SESSION.
Peking, Yesterday.
ratification thereof.
own house, he went on to the de- fendant's roof to see if the aerial was correct.. He found that one end of the wire was attached to a brick chimney with no insulator between the wire and the brick The insulator" was also missing from the support staff at
work.
Other newspapers, however, ex- All is quiet throughout the the other end.. press satisfaction at the passage country to-day. of the Treaty, which the New
The appearance of the aerial Port Said, Yesterday. was that the wire bad not been It was
York Times describes as a "vic-
ter's American Service.
tory for common sense."-Reu- ties here in yesterday's rioting brand new and silver plated. On
An official return of the casual-in use for many days.
gives two killed and 28 wounded, roof an aerial wire quickly col- BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Forty-seven police were injured, the night of the test it was rain- of whom ten are seriously hurt. lected soot and became dirty. On
one seriously.
ing so that with no insulators, at The situation at present is the end of the wires the aerial be- quiet.
came earthed and only powerful The authorities emphatically signals could come through to the deny a report that Suez is in the exclusion of others of lesser hands of a mob.
strength: Reinforcements of seventy men of the Camel Corps left for Suez;
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HURLED INTO THE RHINE.
SEQUEL TO CELEBRATIONS,
Coblenz, Yesterday. There was a frightful sequel to last night. the Rhineland evacuation celebra-
Twenty-one
Aerial Not Touched. Witness 'said that morse signals
tions to-day. An enormous crowd police at Suez were slightly in-morse was meant for a radius of rioters and 21 were stronger than music. The was crossing a pontoon bridge on jured with sticks and stones, but about 1,000 miles. If the ter- the way home after a fireworks dis- there were no casualties from minals of the defendant's wire. play given in honour of President firearms. von Hindenburg'e visit, when the were effected, bridge collapsed. Hundreds were thrown into the river in darkness-Reuter. sad many were struck by the falling bridgework. Scores perished, and 24 bodies have ed.-Reuter.
Forty-three arrests had been insulated he had no doubt that he would have been All is quiet at Suez at present asked the defendant if the aerial able to hear the music. Witness
so far been recover ALLEGED LARCENY.
WAVE OF SUICIDE.
DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT AND DOMESTIC TROUBLE.
CANTON'S BIG LIST
Canton, Yesterday.
HOTEL SERVANTS IN TROUBLE.
had been touched since the date of the seizuure of the set, as the
wire appeared to be new, Defen- dant replied that he did not touch the aerial and explained the new- ness of the wire by saying that that it had been installed for only
(40), accountant, and Li Chak
Two Chinese, Liu Chi-cheng ten days.
The next witnees was Li Chung, lam (35), assistant accountant, an assistant to Mr. Waterton. He both employed at the Great China sain that on June 14 he noticed an Hotel, 69 Connaught Road Cen- aerial on the roof of the defen-. tral, were to-day formally charged dant's house. He could see only before Mr. H. R. Butters, with one end, which was on a bamboo. There were 48 persons who com larceny as servants of $6,800, the He did not know how the other mitted suicide during the last property of the hotel. month, among whom 22 died and
end was supported. He went into Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the the house to make inquiries and the reat wore rescued through defence of the first accused, whilst saw the defendant's wife, who was medical treatment...
No: 2 was not legally represented. unable to produce a receiving The manner of suicide was as fol- Both entered pleas of "not licence. He saw the set, which lows:
4" guilty.” *N*
was on a table in the bedroom
As regards loss of deeds, cording to his learned friend, it did not matter if the deeds.bnd been lost, went on Mr. Potter.defeated, or tended to defeat, an He himself contended, howover, honest purchaser. This in fact, that it would be necessary to ob- is the gist of his argument on tain a statutory declaration of hardship. According to his view. Joss, coupled with a warning that it is sufficient for the purchaser the purchaser accepted the condi- to look at the register only. Our
14 by poisons; 6 by hanging: On the application of the Police, and was connected by wires. He tions at his own risk,view is that title deeds must b
21 by jumping into the sea; 4 by who wished to investigate the reported his discovery to Mr. Again, why, after the mortgage produced. This is done to remove who started out from Italy on the has gone through, and if the deeds the fear of a swindle, I submit 14th on a flight to Japan, left. According to Chinese newspapers
weapons; and 1 by jumping from matter further, his Worship Waterton..... the roof granted a remand, for 48 hours, are of no importance, does the that the only hardship appellant Keijo at 6.20 this morning and ar- the formal meeting of the enlarged of males was mostly due to unem dants in the sum of $5,000 each. with Mr. Waterton and seized the The cause of suicide on the part Bail was allowed to the defen- On July 10 he went to the house
A Look at the Roof, mortgagor afterward require at- in this case could have suffered rived at Hiroshima at 12.15 p.m. plenary session of the Central tested coples of the deeds? This was that his solicitor should ask After a short reat there he will Kuomintang, Headquarters is to be ployment, and on the part of in what happened; in this case for the production of the deeds continued his flight to Tokyo. held herd of the 28th, and will dig females, to domestle trouble. Can-
BITTEN BY DOG.
On the 13th, he visited a Because no sans man would buy Mr. Potter, after quoting several Leaving Italy in a light place, cass internal organisation and the
ton News Agency."
friend living opposite the defen- property without production of instances, then repeated his sub-Lombardi covered 12,000 kilo bestowal of posthumous honours
Master Jackie Odell, the six-look at defendant's roof and found dant's house and took another deeds in ordinary conveyancing, mission that an equitable interest metres in eight days, breaking the on Warg Lo-ping, who was desse contfaued counsel. No man would not dependant upon a written in record inade over the Siberian pinated in Shanghal
year-old son of Mr. and Mre that the bamboo had been taken Harry Odell, was yesterday after down, and he could not see an the property from the mort strument, such sa In this case route in 19 days by Captain The adjustment of party differ gagée, as in the present case was entirely outside the Land Re- D'Olsy, of France Reuters ences And the organisation of a without Inspection, of the deads, gistration Act, Ordinance Lo
political counelle will also be die
used Router,
you
"If deeds are only to be pro- 1844. It was also outside the PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE duced after the conveyance, has. English and Irish Actside
well The Ordinance has nothing t tterly do with an equitable Interest Buch How, then, can the
within the
toar, ther
eldon
**A Chinese named. To So" (19), Hving at S. Tit Hing Lane, was yes The International Parlamentare Tamaltted to the Government destroyed) registratary Conferenc
osed with a Civic Hospital, sunering from sent farewell banquet to tesnil Injuries as the result of
to the Lord Chancellor cidentally falling into the street
document
from the second floor verandah,
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,
sot.
"On the 16th, after leaving the
A Chinese named Wong Li-ping noon bitten by a dog at his aerial (80), who claimed to be a room parents residence on Lot 218, boy employed at the Tal Let Pokfulam Road. The boy was Chan boarding house, Connaught reading on the lawn when the dog. Court, he again had a look at de Road Central, attempted suicide which was owned by Mr. fendant's roof at about 1pm. and ut 0 p.m. yesterday by jumping Megnaschi, who lives in the next saw that the bamboo was up and Into the harbour from the Yau- house, suddenly attacked him and the aerial again in position, but mati ferry launch Nan shun. He bit him on the chest. The lad there was no strut out of the win- was rescued by a passing sampah was treated privately by a medi-dow, and consequently the wires and taken to Yaumati where he cal practitioner, whilst the dog,were touching the coping was handed over to the Felice at which was captured, was taken to the Yanmit! Station,"
Kennedy Town for observation...
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