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China Mail

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1846

HONG KONG. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1930.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 9/16:

Business Managere

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

TOMORE OF TSUN WAN

INCIDENT.

READY FOR

THE

"FRAY."

No. 27,592

LEGAL MORTGAGE. POSITION OF COLONIAL TREASURER.

EXHIBITION.

NATIONAL RADIO CLERK SENT PRISON ?

GREATER POWERS.

Britain.

The

pears

SPORTSMEN ALL!

Draft of Bill ap-

in

Government the Gazette to incorporate the Colonial Treasurer.

The objects and in part:

Industry.

$487.60.

reasons state WORK FOR OVER A MILLION

REMANDS KILLING HIM

NO ATTEMPT ON STATION.

Newport, RI., Yesterday.

The object of this Ordinance is to incorporate the Colonial Treasur-

America's Message to

Mr. Harold Vanderbilt, skipper er. From time to time the Govern-

Great Britain's Youngest The Empezzlement of

What Four Villagers Say They Heard.

you

Station

on

LOCAL SHARES.

WEEKLY REPORTS BY BROKERS.

MR. G. HARRIMAN.

эпо

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central.

SPAIN ON GOLD

STANDARD?

Government's Drastic

Action.

CENSORSHIP TO GO.

Hong Kong, To-day. There is very little change to report during the week under, re- view which has been an excep- on the tionally quiet one, rates whole have been remarkably steady, and except for a few! uetuations, have been fairly well

. Madrid, Yesterday. The market opened With a view to stabilising the maintained.

Ricardo da Roza, the Macanese Rugby, Yesterday,

The official report of the Tsun on Tuesday pleaded Wan affair, issued by the officer in When the National Radio Ex-clerk who of the Enterprise, has issued the ment has occasion to take securities hibition opens at Olympia, London. "not guilty" before Mr. H. R. charge of the Police Station there, on the weak side as is usual on peseta on the gold standard, the

in the Colony. The practice has

Butters and later the same day reached Police Headquarters this Monday, but at the close a firm-Government has opened a centre following message to Britain:been to take such securities in the next Friday one of Britain's young admitted a charge of embezzle morning.

er tone prevails and any ground for dealings in foreign currencies. The report stated that there was lost during the week has been re- Bankers are not allowed to deal "It seems fitting on the eve of name of the Governor, for and on est but most prosperous industries ment of $487.60, which he had col-

suspected lected in Hong Kong from vari

attempt In will display its products,

the covered.

in foreign exchanges, and it is the international yacht racés to behalf of the Government.

by about 150 earth These minor fluctuations. muat suggested that the peseta be from state

of both cases where an equitable mortage

the that the crews

The British wireless industry has us advertisers in the Kwangtung

reclamation be accepted from time to time and stabilised at forty to the pound, can be accepted this practice is un-no nemployed. It is growing with Directory, came up for sentence coplies

at Sam Pak Chuen, armed with while making due allowance for yachts are 'tuned to the highest objectionable. There have been

The censorship is being raised great rapidity, it provides work for this morning. pitch, ready for the starting gun. many cases where a legal mortage over a million and it represents appeared for the prosecution, said through Tsun Wan Street to the weathered its weakest period as niversary of the application, when Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jun., who sticks and poles. They advanced them it is obvious the market has immediately, on the seventh an- The friendliest relations exist has been preferred, and similar

£60,000,000 capital.

R. T. O. Lammert, Main Road, where a few remained, scrips in all stocks are not very Primo de Rivera executed that Mr. cases in the future must be con-

Since last year's Exhibition, six between us. Our adversaries are

managing director

the others spreading along the plentiful, and although The taking of legal big new factories

at times coup d'etat.-Reuter. templated.

for mass the finest of sportsmen we know, mortages, with the advantages Induction wireless sets have sprung up

P Diretory Company, had

Main Road,

the market would appear to be Four or five villagers rushed to weak on the surface with talk of and we are looking forward to acidental thereto, has rendered neces and at Olympia 200 firms, all pro- close, keen and hard-fought series' sary the giving of powers of at-

exhibiting products of races."-Reuter.

torney by former Governors, and the

and other in-ranging from the smallest terminal execution of deeds Flocking to the Scene.

struments out of the Colony, with to the biggest valve in the world. and embodying the last word in the Earlier Reuter messages consequential correspondence and

deinys. The inconvenience of such science of wireless.

Broadcasting in Britain continues The first race for the America practice, and the need. for legisla Cup will probably start at 4.30 tion on the lines of this Ordinance to grow enormously, and there is a

state:-

in the afternoon to-morrow (Bri- have become abundantly clear. tish Summer Time).

It

sperous

are

steady increase of 20,000 new wire-

is considered that the Colonial Trea-less licence holders each month.

Seven years ago there were only

there are now 3,000,000.--British Wireless Service.

Thousands of people are flock-surer should hold and dent with ing in by trains, motor cars, securities and other property taken 178,000 licences in force, whereas

account of the Hong Kong Government,

stearners and yachts, including all for and on American Society.

The harbour is crowded with craft.

Destroyers and aircraft will

patrol the sea and alsy.

What "Tommy" Thinks.

Sir Thomas Lipton, interview- ed, said: "I feel strongly this time that we have

fairly good

&

You

chance.

NEW AUDITOR.

COMING HERE FROM UGANDA.

HIS CAREER IN BRIEF.

43 The Secretary of State for the

CRICKETER'S FATE

VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY.

WIDOW'S EVIDENCE.

London, Yesterday.

of the

come

"MOTHS" FOR CHINA.

Naval Construction

Embodied.

London, Yesterday. The Aircraft Company has obtained orders for .100 "Moth" 'planes, to cost £70,000. The British Air Force will take 83, and thë Chinese 10. Four of these latter machines are equipped with interchangeable float under-carring to make them usable as seaplanes on the Yangtsze river-Reuter.

his

the station and reported the mat- small holders still having to Hong Kong Government Loans

-0%

maintain their buying rate of 8%. of prem.

Cotton

Mills. A large turn-

ter, saying that the coolies were liquidate their settlement shouting "Strike, strike. Rush the counts, there

is no evidence Police Station!" However, no at any anxious selling for this ac tempt was made on the station.

count as all along predicted by over was done in this stock at All the men at the station were the bears, who will have an an- 12.60 for cash and settlement. turned out and they manned their xious time covering their commit- but they experienced a bit of a posts correctly. After about halfments if the present outlook pre-slide at the close and were offer- an hour, the coolies were appar vails. We cannot call it an ideal ing freely at 12.25 with buyera ently signalled to

by their own brokers' market as fluctuations are holding off at 11.76.

Exchange. The T/T rate on men to abandon their objective too confined to attract much bual- and return to Sam Pak Chuen.ness for the present, but under London is 1/3% and on Shang- They retreated in small numbers the surface

there is an abund hai.80. through Tsun Wan Street towards ante of confidence in the future,"

RAT POISON.

DISCOVERY OF NEW VIRUS.

Forward

▸

Settlement Dayd

MOXON, AND TAYLOR.

Messra. Moxon and Taylor's week- ty share report (Friday, Septem- ber 12) says:

the new road leading to Sam Fak and the best policy would appear September 9, October 28 and No- Chuen. During the retreat Police to be to apply a little patience vember 25. reinforcements arrived at Tsun and be content to wait for a turn Wan.

in the market which must come one way or the other as soon as sets in in the the brisk season autumn and until then we do not

The volume of business passing anticipate any substantial changes during the week under review han Banks-Hong Kong & Shanghai been rather negligible, and mostly Banking Corporation were in great occasioned by "shorts" covoring for demand throughout the week at the Impending September Settle- At the meeting of the Sanitary $1,530 but no strip was offering. ment. Investors, in the main, are Insurance. Canton b Hong holding off pending the passing pursuant to notice, will ask:- Kong Fires

their maintained

of the Settlement, and although Has the attention of the strength at $990 and $1,000 rea- there is still a fair demand for In Head of the Sanitary Depart-pectively but no sales were effect- vestment stocks at slightly increas ment bean drawn to a recent ed as sellers were asking $20 high-ed rates, only a few shares have announcement in the local Presser. Unions were done in quan-

the conditions are now in every Colonies has, on the recommenda-

At the inquest on Major Aubrey down from Canton and had asked way as equal as they can be. My tion of the Director of Colonial Faulkner, the famous South him to request the Magistrate to motto, after 30 years chasing the Audit, London, approved of the African cricketer, a verdict of pass a lenient sentence on the ac-Board on Tuesday Mr. M. K. Lo, elusive trophy, is still: May the appointment of Mr. Percival gas poisoning while of an unsound cused.

Asked by the Magistrate for best boat win!" And I might add: Lorimer Collisson, O.B.E., Audi- mind was passed. May the best be the Shamrock tor of the Uganda Protectorate, to

Mrs, Faulkner, giving evidence, the circumstances under which embezzled, Mr. be Auditor of Hong Kong in suc-said that her husband had had the money was ["Tommy's" grammar needs cession to Mr. Hugh Richard two operations last year which d'Almada said that the accused rubbing up how can the Sham-Phelips, retired.

to the effect The appoint had left him most depressed. He was sent down here from Canton to collect advertisements for the rock be the best of two?] ment will date from August 28. had even-threatened suicide by

[Mr. Collisson, who was born in gas poisoning. She did not think directory. He collected payment 1883, was educated at Warmins that he had any financial difficul- for some of the advertisements

also and retained it. ter, and King's College, London. ties.-Reuter.

Sixth. Attempt.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Enormous interest is being He was made an assistant auditor taken on both sides of the in North Nigeria in September, BRITAIN & CHINA. Atlantic in to-morrow's event off 1908, was a military auditor with Rhode Island when the first of the East African Expeditionary the series of races for the America Force, 1916, being twice mention- Cup will take place between Sired in despatches, and later served Thomas Lipton's yacht, Shamrock

as auditor in Fiji and the West!

V, and the Enterprise, the yacht Pacific. He was appointed audi- selected by America to defend the tor of the Uganda Protectorate in trophy.

September, 1927.]

NEW BILLS.

FIRE, MARINE AND LIFE INSURANCE.

COUNTER PROPOSALS ON EXTRALITY.

AMOY CONCESSION.

Nanking, Yesterday. Dr. C. T. Wang stated this morning that the British Govern ment had presented counter- proposals on extrality. which the Chinese Government was con- sidering.

Sir Thomas Lipton is now 80 years old, and this will be the sixth attempt he has made in the past 30 years to regain for the Britain the Cup which went to America 79 years ago,

The rules under which previous

Mr. Wang's conversations with contests have taken place in Draft Bills are published in the Sir Miles Lampson included Wei. American waters have rather Government Gazette to amend the hai-wei, the Boxer Indemnity, and handicapped earlier challengers Fire & Marine Insurance Com-the rendition of the concession in which have crossed the Atlantic, panies Deposit Ordinance and the Amoy. He declared that the but those governing the present Life Insurance Companies Ordin-Amoy issue would shortly be scries of races have been revised 1ance.

settled without difficulty, British

in thoroughly sporting spicit The objects and reasons are intercata being and Sir Thomas Lipton feels that given as under: he has now a better chance of

success than ever before.

A Popular Figure. Sir Thomas Lipton is now in his steam yacht Erin at Newport, Rhode Island, and is one of the! most popular men in America, where his sportsmanship and per- severance have earned him affec- tlonate regard.

The conditions of the series of races provide that they take place over a 50 miles course. On the first, third, fifth, and seventh days the yachts sail 16 miles to either windward or leeward and return in a direction according to the wind,

On the intervening days the yachts will race over a triangular course.... The yachts, will start level, and there is a 5 hours time limit.

email.

comparatively

Fire and Marine-Section 5 The French Minister is expecte

month-Reuter.

ON THE SAAR.

of the Fire and Marine Insured in Nanking at the end of this ance Companies Doppait Ordin ance, 1917, provides for the de- posit of money or securities with the Registrar of Companies; but does not provide for the con- tinuity of that office so an effec- tually to pass the legal estate to successive haldera of the office.

LEAGUE INTERVENES IN CONTROVERSY.

Admission to Employer. Magistrate: How long has he been with Mr. Lammert?-Three or four months and gave no trou- Then, ble during that time whilst in Hong Kong, he wrote a letter admitting that he had taken the money and after that he was not seen again.

Did he give any explanation?! He said that he had to pay tra address in Hong Kong, but when velling expenses, etc. He gave an

SOME RAIN.

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory at 10.28 a.m., states:-----

The anti-cyclone is central· near Vladivostock.

A depression is indicated to the west of the Paracels.

A typhoon appears to have formed in the neighbourhood of Guam.

Forecast: N.E. wind, fresh; generally overcast; some rain.

inquiries were made there the complainant was told that he was not known. All trace of him was Geneva, Yesterday,

then lost un his arrest this! This Bill removes that diff- The Council of the League of week. culty by an amendment on the Nations has passed a resolution

"Upset" Before.. lines of section 8(2)

.

that the Pasteur tity at $450 to $455, and close changed hands. Institute in Parla has discover- strong buyers at $460. Under-

Shanghai market continues quiet,

Ewos:

ed a new virus known as 'bacil-writers are in request at $2.75 with Tis. 12.30 being offered for lus typhimurium' which, it is with shares obtainable at $2.85. claimed, will effectively destroy Shipping Douglas maintaines rats but is innocuous to human their, enquiries at $28.50, but at beings, domestic animals, game the close business was offering at or poultry?

A

slide and

The following are the principal alterations since last week!--

Banks: Are still in good demand at $1,610, but with no shares offer

ing.

Insurances:-Remain firm with

$28.75. Steamboats came to busi- Will the Head of the Sanitary nesa at $25 during the week and Department obtain a supply of continue in request at this figuro. steady buyers. Cantons have again this poison as soon as possible

Docka, Wharves and Godowns.---

risen and are enquired for at $990. with the view of using the same Hong Kong & Whampoa Pocks ex Unions have sellers at $450. Under- locally and testing its efficacy? perienced rather

writers are unchanged: China If the answer to the above shares were offered freely at $34 Fires are still wanted at $400, and the although buyers would not bid Hong Kong Fires have buyers at question should be in affirmative, will the Head of the more than $33. Hong Kong & the improved rate of $1,000 without Sanitry Department make Kowloon Wharves were practically

a public announcement in due neglected and after business was course as to the result of Buch done at $161 they were offering test for the information of the at $181, enquiries came in at $160.. China Providents were general public?

about the most active counter and ber of shares changing hands at

this price. Eoveral thousand shares 'were done

Hong Kong Hotels:-Have experi at rising prices to $5.40, closing need some demand.. Business has

1

JOAN TO WÉD.

ENGAGEMENT OF PREMIER'S SECOND DAUGHTER.

A

Rugby, Yesterday.

in

strong demand at $5.25 for: cash and settlement.

attracting sellers.

Douglases: Continue unchanged. Steamboats:-Are still buyers at $25%, but with only a small num

been done at prices ranging from

Public Utilities. China Lights $10.75 to $11.20, and at the close were the medium of a fair turn- there are sellers at $11.45.

Hong Kong Lands:-Fluctuated over and after an easier tendency

at the cutset they have again re-to some extent, but are now firmer marriage been arranged be-vived to a buying quotation of with buyers offering $78. Com tween Dr. Alistair Mackinnon, son $24.75 for cash with $25 offering Rights of late Dr. John Mackinnon, South or settlement. Hong Kong Elec Africa and Skye, and Mrs. Mackin-irics were done in small parcels non, of Edinburgh,

and John at $783% and enquiries are still at $8.75 ex dividend. Margaret MacDonald, second daugh- coming in at this figure. Hong ter of the Prime Minister-British Kong Trams were firm at $18.15.

$84. Wireless Service.

but as buyers were not very an- xious to pay a little more there

PREEDY FREE.

ONLY A MATTER OF ROUTINE.

Brussels, Yesterday.

Humphreys: Are neglected. Realties:--Are being enquired for

Trams:-Are wanted. at $18.10. Star Ferries:-Have ellers at

China Lights:-Came to business

is no business to report Peak at prices varying from $24.20 to Trams, old and new, were dormant $25, and close with sellers at $24.75, Electrics:--Shares are obtainable at $12 and $6% respectively. Telephones showed weakness at at $79.

322 although they were not pre- Telephones:-A few partly paid pared to come to business with shares have been, dealt in at $22. buyers at $22. Star Ferries were Fully paid shares remain unchang

led,

Cements:-Combined shares have

of the in favour of the evacuation of Da Roza told the Magistrate Trustees Ordinance, 1901, which French troops protecting the rall-that he pleaded guilty" on makes similar provision in the ways in the Saar Territory, with- Tuesday because he was upset, case of successive holders of the in a maximum. period of three but after careful consideration he Albert Preedy, chauffeur of steady at $83.g office of the Oficial. Trustee.. months. The question of evacua- could not plead guilty," as the Lady Auriol Horne's car, has Hotels and Real Estate, Hong

Life. The objects and rea- tion has been a matter of keen money which he had taken was been released. It is announced that Rong & Shanghal Hotels were sellers at $18. sons for the second Bill are France German controversy. his own. He said that he had his arrest was a matter of done in quantity up to $11.26, identical save for the deletion |Reuter. of the words "or money."

AUGUST RAIN.

documents showing in black and routine. Reuter,

Rugby, Yesterday. white that when he wrote to the

China Providents:-Are still in

Ropes: Are unchanged.

quiet Dairy Farms: Remain but eventualy fell away to $11.10.. Lands were still on the quiet aide with sellers at $26.60, and buyers although little business was done offering $26.40. At Geneva this afternoon the complainant for money to cover

Wharves: Again show a decline, Experts are divided as to the

League of Nations Council adopt expenses he received a reply ask the case on Wednesday afternoon. at $7834 with further enquiries chances of the rival craft, both of

ed an agreement reached during ing him to borrow $10 and go Must Be Punished." at $78. Realtles were in ques shares having changed hands at which have given great satisfac

The rainfall for the month of private conversations between-Dr. back to Canton without paying When the accused heard this he ion at $8.75 without attracting $162.

Docka:—Are weaker, business tion on the trials, but the general August at the Botanical Gardons Curtius, German Foreign Minis his hotel bill

said that. If there was going to be sellers. opinion is that the Shamrock was 5.22 Inches on 14 days, at the ter, and M. Briand, French For Accused said that he was paid another remand he would rather Miscellaneous. Green Island having been done at.$85 and more may prove the speedier of two Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it eign Minister, whereby within 270 per month by the complainant be punished right away, because Cements were the medium of a share could be obtained at this before the wind and the Enter- was 6.90 Inches on 6 days, at three months the last French acl with 20 per cent commission. He remands were killing him. A large turnover at $17.75 and con- price, prise sailing up behind it. Fanting, 6.46 inches on 6 days, at dier will have been withdrawn was sent down here nine months though, he had documenta to sup- tinue in request at this figure.

Mr Heard will be at the Sham- the Royal Naval Hospital. Hong from Germany, age to canvass for the directory port him he would rather go to Hong Kong Ropes were almost good demand, Sales have taken rock's wheel to-morrow and Mr. Kong, 8.86 inches on 6 days, and at The Council who were dealing and he claimed that he made jail and get down to doing some neglected and a few forward place at from $5.20/45.40, and st Harold Vanderbilt, one of the syn- the Police Station, Taipe, 4.81 Inches with the problem of the protection $2,200 odd for the directory. He work right away, transactions were put through at the close there are buyers at 85.85% dicate of American sportsmen who on 18 days

of freedom of transport and tran- used up his 20 per cent. commis Magistrate: Do you realise that $11.26 September and $11.40 Oc- London Quotations of the 10th own the Enterprise, will be the de The lowest reading ofthe Bit of the Saar, Raliways, decided alan to pay hotel expenses for this is your last option? Yes. I tober, but at the close they are Inst. Banks $107, Indos. Deta 459 to abolish the force protecting himself and his family,That plead guilty. I must be punish- rather easier with buyers refus-Shells 24.107 hil middle prices. the railways as well as the Rail money was not sufficient and so he edging to bid more than 811 for email Exchange:The demand selling way Committee:

applied to the complainant for Sentence of three months hard parcels. Dairy Farms continue in rate on London is 1/8.9/16 and the The abolition of the force is to funds and he received the reply labour was passed to date from roquest af $20.40 with sellers hold: TT on Shanghai is Tie 80%

three monthe-ma stated. ANNOTAMIL the time of accused's arrest ing off for much high rates as Next Settlement Day is Monday,

The Magistrate decided to hear September 950

fender's helmaman. Having un- barometer (M.B.L.) was

dergone a final overhaul both craft Inchas at Ɛh, on the Ist.

lay in Newport Roads to-day be.The maximum gua ling admired from; a distance by ] redd hundreds of other craft-Britian em

Wireless Service.

there is very little scrip offering: September 29, 1980.