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AMENDED TELEPHONE COUNCIL MEETING.

BLISHED

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HONG KONG. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1930.

FUTURE OF INDIA

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

No. 27,553

ALLEGED FRAUD.

FARES FOR JINRIKISHAS AND TRIAL OF FEDERAL TREASURER

CHAIRS,

TO BE CIVIL.

DUTIES OF ROUND TABLE PARLEY.

TO-MORROW'S AGENDA.

MR. THEODORE SILENT,

ORDINANCE.

Lines for Communication Outside Colony.

CHARGES TO SUBSCRIBERS

At the meeting of the Legistative Council to-morrow a Bif! intituted an ordinance to amend the Tele phone Ordinance, 1925, will be 1ead a first time:

The objects and reasons states: The objects of the amending Or- diance are to make it clear that the stepssjon given a thé Hong Kong. Telephone „pany Limited by· the

phone Ordinance.. 1925,

Com-

Tele up

plies to trunk lines hid in the Colony, for the purposes of com- municating with places outside the;

Colony and to provide a scale of charges for trunk calls and a means of obtaining security for such

charges. Also to make it clear that the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited is entitled to charge its subscribers for various services other than those mentioned in sec- tion 34 of the present Ordinance, such as the removal of lines and instruments; (the provision and in- stallation of extensions and private switchboards, and services of a similar nature and to provide a de- finite scale of charges in respect of such services,

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Removing Doubts.

Although it is highly probable, that on the construction of the Tele- phone Ordinance, 1925, as it atands at present the concession

SIMON BANNED.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR, The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 ..

Busing Alonger

Dainty Eyeglasses

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month."

FLOODS IN INDIA, MR. EDE SUMMONED

QUETTA CUT OFF FROM THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT IN A

RAILWAY.

AREAS DEVASTATED.

At the meeting of the. Legisla

Brisbane, Yesterday. tive Council to-morrow the Hon. The Premier has informed Mr. pursuant to notice, will ask the counsel agrees with the opinion ALL PARTIES TO BE ting off Quetta.-Reuter. Mr. R. 1. Kolewall, C.M.G., LL.D., | Edward · 'Theodore that outside. fallowing question-

of the Crown Law Office and the Attorney-General,

REPRESENTED. which Civil proceedings will now be against criminal proceedings. adopted.

In view of the prevailing higi rest of living will the Govern ment review the scale of fares prescribed in clause 84 of the Regulations made by the Gov.

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The

QUANDARY.

WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE?

Senior

LORRY DRIVER ACQUITTED

Sequel to Accident at Aberdeen.

NO CASE FOR JURY.

Fong Yea-chon. the driver of the motor lorry which was con- cerned in the accident" near the

Lindsell on

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charge of man-

The Magistrate gave as his rea-

Simla, Yesterday. When a summons against. Mr. Floods have breached Shikarpur Jacobabad railway, cut-director of the Kowloon Tong, and the B. Montague Ede, managing

New Territories Development Co.;| [An earlier message stated:- Floods in Upper Sind are still en-[Ltd., Powell's Building, for mak dangering. Shikarpur and 15,000 ing a default in not complying distillery at Aberdeen on June 24, refugees have evacuated there and with a notice served by the Sani- Rugby, Yesterday. left for Sukkur and Karachi. Five Mr. Theodore declines to make The Government propose to in-thousand rupees have been sanc-tary Board to abate the nuisance

resulting in 25 coolie passengers. crnog in Council under the any.comment-Reuter.

vite two other Parliamentary retioned from the Sind Relief Fund of mosquitoes breeding in tins on day discharged by Mr. R. E. Vehicles and Traffic Regulati

being injured, two fatally, wis to A message of July & stated:-presentatives at the forthcoming for the relief of starving refugees. a Crown Land site at the rear of Ordinance 1912 in respect of The Federal Treasurer, the Etnouncement was made in both at Khanpur.}

Indja Conference. This an-Looting and robbery are reported N.KI.L. 917, was mentioned at public chairs and inelkishas Hon. Mr. Edward with the view to making a ren- Theodore, has resigned following Prime Minister in the House of

Grenville

Houses this afternoon. sonable increase in such cale? the announcement of the findings Commons recalled that the Round

the Kowloon Magistracy this slaughter of Leung Tong, one of

the victims. morning, Mr. Whyte-Smith in- The Colonial Secretary will of the Queensland Royal Commis Table Conference was first aug- the representation of the Statu- move, the following resolution:sion of Enquiry into the circum- gested in a letter addressed to tory Commission, seeing that it

timated that defendant had left Whereas application has been stances attending the purchase of

the Colony for America on busi-son for discharging the accused. made by the Sanitary Board to Mungana (Chillugceo) Mines by man of the Indian Statutory Com-nointed by the Government, but

ihin last October by, the Chair was no ordinary commission apneas.

the unsatisfactory direct evidence' the Governor under section 167 the Queensland Labour Govern-mission. The letter said that in had been appointed under the

In a Quandary.

of the accident 'given by the wit- of the Public Health and Build- ment when Mr. Theodore was such a conference. "His Majesty's authority of Parliament, the Pre-Taylor and that the Sanitary Des the expert witness, far the de-

Sanitary Inspector

nesses. for the prosecution, an for the Premier. erection of a Public Latrine on The Commission finds that Mr. representatives of British India the opposition parties would be Mr. Shank was also a director in expert's evidence. He did not

Government would meet both the mier replied that the nominees of Partment was in a quandary as to the east Ludder Street at it:Theodore and another Labour ex- and the representatives of the full delegates.

which was the responsible party: fence's challenge of the Crown with Lower Lascar Premier, W. McCormack, also Mr. Indian states.""

Goddard, who was Mines Mana-

The question of the representa marked that the mosquito breed-under such circumstances.

defendant's firm. Mr. Taylor re-think that any jury would.convict And whereas such application (ger of Chillagoe, were guilty of

Exchange of Views.

tion of the Statutory Commissioning took place in batha, wash having been duly approved fraud and dishonesty in procur The Government had been con-ment a great deal of anxious con- hold materials, which were left fence was Mr. C. Lauritsen, man-

had received from the Govern-house basins, and other house- the Governor and a notification ing the State to purchase mines sidering how without changing sideration, and

The expert witness for the de- of the intention to erect for £40,000.

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the character of the conference, they were inclined to say that it struction at the end of Kowloon Mator Car Co., who gave as his Public Latrine at such site hav

at the moment neglected in houses under.con-aging director of the Dragon Mr. Theodore. interviewed, ing been duly published in hotly denied the charges, which

would be a great mistake to have Tong. The notice had now been cpinion that the lorry, was not three successive numbers of the he declared, were the work of his

members of the Commission as complied with but Mr. Taylor Gazette a certain owner and oc political enemies. Mr. Theodore

representative delegates at the thought it advisable to adjourn evenly balanced, there being an cupier of the property in the has made clear that his resigna-

conference. vicinity has objected to such tiun will only operate until these

the case for a week, to see if Mr excessive overlapping beyond the erection;

"Undesirable." charges are cleared up.]

Shank would appear in Court.

rear of the chassis. This, coupled Sir Austen Chamberlain said

The Magistrate accordingly ad- with the driver's inexperience and that it would clearly be undesir journed, the summons.

the nature of the land of the able that any member of the

A Second Case.

lorry, caused the accident. Statutory Commission should be Whyte-Smith, a Chinese contrac the driver first swerved the lorry to In another case heard by Mr.

He was also of the opinion that included in either of the party de- tor was fined $25 for failing to avoid a person who suddenly up- legations, but was it not also abate the nuisance of breeding peared on the road, and, when clear that the conference ought mosquitoes on.

ings Ordinance.

junction

Row.

1903,

And whereas auch objection has been duly considered;

It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above mention- TWO

granted to the Hong Kong. Tele-ed site and the erection there-

phone Company, Limited includea the provision of trunk lines for the purpose of communicating with places outside the Colony it appears desirable to specifically include this class of telephonie communication n order to remove any doubts which otherwise, might arise. Απ there is no mention in the existing Ordinance of trunk calls or of any scale of charges in respect thereof a scale of charges for trunk calls has been included in the Schedule and provision as to the making of trank calls and for security for trunk charges included in the Or dinance..

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At the present time the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited carry out a large number of varied') nervices for subscribers in respect of which no provision either as to carrying them out or as to payment for them is included in the Ordin- ance and for this reason pro- vision has been made in the new. section 84A and the Schedule.

Wireless Telephony. This Ordinance also makes pro- vision for the future linking up, on terms to be approved by the Gov-1 ernor in Council, of the system covered by the company's conces- sion, which is a system of wire tele- phony, with any system of wireless telephony that may be established in the Colony.

COLLISION SEQUEL. COXSWAIN-CHARGED WITH MURDER:

THREE CHILDREN DROWNED

on of a Public Latrine be and

the same are hereby approved. The Colonial Secretary will move-

A BLACK EYE.

MEN BOUND OVER TO KEEP THE PEACE.

COOLIE'S LEGS CUT.

That the By-laws made by the A hawker and a Sanitary Depart- Sanitary Board under section 16 ment coolie appeared before Mr. of the Public Health and Build- Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon inga Ordinance, 1903. on MayMagistracy this morning charged 27, 1930, be adopted...

with fighting. Both pleaded New Bills.

guilty

The Attorney-General will move the New Billa reading of:

"An Ordinance to amend the Telephone Ordinance,1925."

"An Ordinance to amend t Holidays Ordinance, 1912." The Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie will move the first reading of:

In

According to Divisional-Inspector Marks the coolie was cleaning a drain in Hing Lung Lane. After doing so, he noticed a small boy throw some rubbish into the-drain.; He remonstrated with the lad,-who- was the hawker's son. came out and argued with the

The latter:

scavenging coolie, who struck him with his fist over the left eye. reply to this, the hawker pushed the coolie, who fell over an old ship's "An Ordinance to authorise Police advised him to go to hospital. propeller, and eut his lega." The the Appropriation of a Supple- The Magistrate deelded to bind mentary Sum of Three hundred both men. over in bonds of $50 ench and four thousand five hundred to keep the peace for six months, and thirty-eight Dollars and eighty-three Cents to defray the charges of the year 1929,

"An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Sailors Home and Mission's to Seamen." The Colonial Secretary will move the second reading of:

the second reading of:-

The Attorney-General will move

"An Ordinance to amend the New Territories Regulation Or dinance, 1910."

BRISBANE STRIKE:

LEADERS ARRESTED AND SENT

TO JAIL

MOVEMENT DECLINES.

:

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

The Royal Observatory's weather report; to-day states: The typhoon is shown as a "deep depression N.N.W. of

Foochow, moving N.

‚'

Forecast:- winds, fresh generally; ove cast; occasional rain.

Long, of Hong Kong-114° 1027 Lat. of Hong Kong 22 18′ 19′′

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 0.05 inch. Rainfall since January 1, 59.70 Inches against- an average of 51.10 inches.

Temperature and Humidity. ty at.certain specified centres The temperature and humidi- this morning at 6 o'clock

were:

Hong Kong Macao -Pratas. Island Manila Foochow Amoy Swatow

Temp. Humid.

88 81 1 .90

86

82

87

82

74

78

94

77

95

82.

.92

Chefoo Shanghai

100

96

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to have the assistance of repre: Edward Road. Sanitary Inspec- the foot brake but by mistake.step- e site in Prince swerving back, ho tried to apply sentatives of the Commission, and

Then he

could not the Government with or Frost reported that the sump ped on the gas instead. the consent of all parties ask the had been filled in, and the notice lost his head. The speed of the Chairman of the Commission to complied with.

act?

END OF DEER. FOUND DEAD IN A, NULLAH.

The Premier replied that he held the view at the moment that it would be a grevious 'mistake to do this, as there was a strong rea- from the Indian representation Not seriously hurt as the result son why it was proposed to seclude

lorry must have been reasonable, nearer 20 than 30 miles per hour. Had the speed been nearer 80 miles the damage to the lorry was bound to be greater than that actually Buttered.

BOY. CHASTISED.

OF CANE.

MAGISTRATE'S REPRIMAND.'

anyone who had signed any report of his frolic with the deer on the FLOGGED WITH PLAITED PIECE or had taken part in the civil dis-Shekko Road, (exclusively report- turbance: Was there, he asked, ed in yesterday's China Mail) to be one rule for the Indian and Traffic Sergeant McInnis yester another rule for the British re-day afternoon decided to go out presentatives? The Premier re- again to look up his playmate, plied that so far as the Indian feeling certain that the deer must Central Committee was concerned have suffered by the impact with livery of some chairs to 40 Nathan he understood that the body the motor cycle.

Road from the Sun Wo rattan shop would not be represented, but

Ordered by his.master to take de-

The expedition was made by at 286 Temple Street, ground floor, they were at present in communi- "Mac" and a conirade, and after all apprentice, 12 years of age; dia- cation with the Viceroy and he a search along the side of the road ahoyed the order and instead could not say more at present.

Perfectly Candið.

to the foot of the hills, they even-gambled with the other fokla.. The tually came upon the deer lying master became angry with the boy, as indicated in that letter, it could

dead in a nullah. The carcase and, taking a three plaited piece of be used to give opportunity to the been perfectly candid. We have and it was calculated that it could

The Premier added, "I have was still quite fresh when found, cane in his hand, chastised the ap representatives of India and the considered it and we are now en- not have been dead more than a

prentice severely. A sequel to British Farliament of exchanging gaged in negotiations about it. couple of hours, probably after the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- this was the appearance of the and discussing views on the pro-But at present I think the House having lain in the nuliah for some ing charged with assault, which he master before Mr. Whyte-Smith at blems with which they were deal: would be well advised not to adopt time.. Some ribs on one flank were ing and for an understanding of the course suggested." In a fur- fractured, and it is probable that Brisbane, Yesterday.

each other, and the Government ther reply The strike movement has notably were impressed by the advantages (Labour) who asked if the Gov-immediately after leaving the Ser- to Mr. Thurtle the deer collapsed into the nullah

Far Too Severe. which would result from the pre-lernment workers

ence in the conference of repre-effect upon Indian Nationalist collision.

had considered the geant on the rund following the that the lad was a relative of de- Detective-Sergeant Poyntz stated sentatives of other Parliamen-jopinion of admitting the oposition

fendant's and had been in his em- It is understood that the ployment for about five months. Itary parties. A Bill intituled an Ordinance five years' imprisonment. Reuter. would be removed and the legie- the affirmative. He added that it and have appointed the station marked that he thought it was far arrested and sentenced from two to that the difficulties and differences ference, the, Premier replied in Station have claimed the body, had had, and the police officer re- Thus he believed parties to the Round Table Con- Chinese staff of the Shekko Police This was his rat heating that he to amend the Holidays Ordinance!

OCTOBER 10.

A GENERAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

Legislative Council to-morrow.

The Bill is as under:

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declined and numerous

have resumed work. A number of strick leadora recently

单

Was

this reason the Government pro- of Britain, that the discussions at

admitted.

1012 will be introduced in the NAVAL TREATY BILL after would be facilitated, For for the good of India, as well as examination!

lation to be undertaken here- was perfectly obvious that it was cook to perform, the post mortem too severe. The lad's back bore no

fewer than fourteen marks,

The Magistrate warned the man badly as that again it would go against him. This time he would

OF LORDS.

London, Yesterday.

There was a sequel before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon 1. This Ordinance may be eft- ALL STAGES PASSED BY HOUSE Magistracy this morning to aed at the Holidays Amendment collision between a Cheung Chau Ordinance," 1930, Ferry and a junk in harbour on 2. Section 3 of the Holidays KING'S ASSENT AWAITED. July 24, when To So-tai, coxswain Ordinance, 1912, Isainended us of the ferry, wes charged with follows: killing a Chinese boy, one year (2) Paragraph (12) is deleted old, named Hung Fo-tai.

and the following paragraph Divisional Inspector John Oggle: substituted therefor: appeared for the prosecution, and • (12) The first Monday in Sep applied for a week's remand, in-

tember. - timating to the Magistrate that (b) The following paragraph is

inserted Immediately

after paragraph (12) as so amend- ed:-

the Police were not ready to go on with the case.

NIGHT'S CONCERT.

Bang, a selection from "The Good ceived that she was called upon for another item further on in the pro- Shepherd, which was so well- re-

gramme.

Mr. W. Smith had the audience

posed to invite the leaders of the the conference should be fully re- CHEUNGCHAU NOTES that if he did cane the boy as other two parties to nominate representative, and that the. Gov- presentatives to attend the con- ernment should have the oppor- GALAXY OF TALENT AT LAST fet him off with a caution. ference from both Houses, but tunity of latening to the most he must make it clear that the thorough thrashing-out of all pro- Government could not throw off blems that arose and would have The House of Lords to-day their constitutional responsibility to be dealt with by legislation. passed all the stages of the for- and must claim complete freedom He was very little interested in

[From Our Own Correspondent.] Cheung Chau, Yesterday. don Naval Treaty Bill, which will regarding the proposals which the proportional representation of Last night (Tuesday); a well-st receive the Loyal 63 in they would subsequently lay be the conference. What was needed tended concert was held fa the Hall, week-Reut

fore Parliament as the outcome was a representation that would Mr Lowe and her son were of the conference to advance the be efficient in bringing ideas to

the chief movers in organising the A TRIVIAL MATTER, purpose announced by the Viceroy the conference and in examining entertainment and at the close in a good humour with his funny- after consulting with His the questions before it. British vote of thanks was passed to these stories. (18) The tenth day of Octo of: 606 Canton Road, was summon

Lo Hing, of the Hing Lee Firm, Majesty's Government.

Wireless Service.

friends.

Dr. Wallace gave a skilful per ber, or if that day ed to-day before. Mr Whyte-Smith

Equal Status:

London, Yesterday.

Quite a variety of local talent took formance of whistling two tunes at should be a Sunday then at the Kowloon Magistracy with un-

The Premier, replying to Mr. In the House of Commons at| Rankin who announced the Items self on the ukelele.

part in the programme, Rev. M. T. the same time, accompanying her the following day lawfully executing a receipt on Baldwin, said that he was at pre- question time to-day Mr. Ramsay proved an efficient chairman. The The final perfomance was an Paragraphs (13), (14) and Messrs. Hing Cheung of 38 Temple tent exchanging views regarding MacDonald (15) are re-numbered (14), Streets, ground flour, for the sum of the number of representatives readiness to agree that the Oppo- by the American school, "Sound Light Opera Co., which brought announced his first item was a jazz band selection Italian Opera by the Aspagetti (16) and (16) respectively. $79.90 on unstamped material on from the two other parties to be eition parties each should appoint phoney Orchestra," which proved down the house. The object of thla Ordinance in Defendant pleaded guilty and his or four from each would be a con- Round Table Conference on the This was followed by an Action King" and "America" brought to a

Objects and Reasons, March 18. Invited, but he thought that three four members for the Indian a novelty... of the funk were broken open to to make October 10 a permanent Worship pointed out that it was venient number, and he would Indian constitution They would song, "Johnny Smoker, by a large close an enjoyable evening.

The singing of "God Save the effect their escape

general hollday, and to transfer a very trivial matter. A fine of like their names to be announced be fully accredited delegates, but group of boys and girls. Mrs. Ray We were glad to see the Sun The junk at the time was lying to the first Monday in September #10 was imposed

if possible before Parliament rose the Government would retain gave a vocal solo with banjo Chow back again on Monday after- Just off Green Island and was the general holiday at present ap In a second case, Tang Chun, of at the end of the week complete freedom regarding sub accompaniment, which was well re- noon having just come out of dock about to make its clearance, when pointed for the second Monday in the Fook On Ribat shop, of 39 Asked by Mr. Lloyd George sequent legislation. The Premier ceived looking very spick, and span, and the collleion occurred, foury Ostober-October 10, should be Temple Street, was fined $5 for whether such nominees would opposed the suggestion to appoint Dr. Belden, who is an old favour- just in time to accommodate the The Maglet remanded the a Sunday in any year the hell executing a receipt on Li Zze of 31 have equal status with the other Sir John Simon or any other ite, gave a skilful selection on his end-of-the-month rush. "We bid Case for week and anted ball day is transferred to the follow Tempe Street, ground floor for delegates, and whether he had member of the Statutory Commis- dute, being accompanied at the farewell to our departing visitors In the Bur

ing Monday

sum of $17.18.

reached any conclusion regarding alon as a delegate-Reuter. organ by Dr. Kunze. His wife then and welcome the new comers.

It will be recalled that, as a re- Bult of the collision three children, two girls and a boy, were drown- ed, while five men and three women were rescued by another Junk. The bodies of the two girls have not been recovered.

Two of the rescued women were in water up to their necks

for about an hour before the aldes

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