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25, Queen's' Road C. & at Stubbs Road.

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China Mail

No. 27,597

DAT ABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930.

HARBOUR 'PHONE. US. RETAINS ANOTHER LANDSLIDE_WOMAN'S RISKY

CABLE.

Damaged by a Ship's Anchor.

SUBSCRIBERS WARNED.

CUP

ENTERPRISE WINS FOURTH RACE

SUPERIOR SPEED.

The Acting Manager of the Bong Kong Telephone Co.. SHAMROCK'S GAME Liniited, writes to-day to, the

China Mail:-

You may be interested to learn that early yesterday afternoon

it is hoped that, provided the! damage is not too severe, tempor-i ary repairs will be possible and the junctions brought into use by to- morrow morning,

STRUGGLE.

when the

A Level Start.

IN GLENEALY.

DRIVING.

Chairs and Pedestrians

Inconvenienced.

'Shot Past at a Great

Pace

A DANGEROUS BOULDER.

Road:

CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

.TO-DAY'S DOLLAR, The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day.was 1/8 11/16. -

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

"FUN" FROM HEROIN RIOTING IN

BOMBAY

PILLS:

Divan Keeper Faces

the Music.

BOY ADMONISHED.

Mr. Lindsell asked, in view of

Find Another Job.

ELECTION PROVES A FARCE

350 ARRESTS.

MOB CHARGED BY POLICE.

Bombay, Yesterday,

это

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician..

13. Queen's Road Central.

IMPERSONATED GAS

CO. COOLIE.

Theft of Drums from Residents.

A FRANK ADMISSION.

To-day, Lam Wing, of 7, Water Street, was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, by Detective- Inspector C. P. Fallon, with the larceny of two drums from 581, Nathan Road, and from a house in Homuntin, respectively.

Accused pleaded guilty. Inspector Fallon said that ac- cused had been employed as coolie by a fitter in the Hong Kong

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Just before the tiffin hour yes-} Mr. A. E. Hall appeared before Arrested at 107, Wing Lok terday, another small landslide Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning Street yesterday, a Chinese man ccurred in Glenenly at a point to answer a summons on behalf of fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the and a boy were to-day charged be- just above the path leading to the Mrs. James Choy; who was unlawful possession of 7 tuels of Roman Catholic Cathedral. Earth charged with dangerous driving prepared non-Government opium the Repulse Bay Road on and 900 heroin pills, whilst the As was not altogether unexpect came down from just below the on

keeping an opium smoking-divan. The polling day for the elec-i one of our submarine cables, con-ed after the accident to Shamrock upper path leading from Glenealy August 21. A plea of "guilty man was further charged with

This was entered.

He admitted all three charges and tions to the Bombay Legislative taining 40 circuits, was damaged v., the United States retained into the public gardens.

Divisional Inspector A. Clark assumed full responsibility, say- by a ship dropping its anchor in the America Cup quite easily yes. path was blocked by a fall of earth the Cable Reserve near Blake Pier terday,

defender, and small rocks last year, and has said that at about 5.20 p.m., heing that the boy had nothing to Council opened with the arrest of and China Gas Co., Limited, but

do with it.

50 women and 12 men who were 'he left, work on July 17. Since was coming back from Repulse and dragging on the cable. Until Enterprise, won the fourth race not yet been cleared.

The boy, in answer to the picketing round the booths on be- then, several reports of the loss. The fall yesterday affected the Bay to Wongneicheng Road in a charge, said: "I am only an em-half of the Congress.

of drums had been made, no fewer the trouble was discovered and, in succession.

than six being from residents in foot of the steepest gradient of public car when Mrs. Choy pass-ployee there.":

The women blocked the en- Shamrock opened up in the the junctions put out of use in

Magistrate: If you are an em-trance to the Town Hall holding

Kowloon

On September 16, a drum was both Central and Kowloon Ex-lead, but the American yacht soon Glenealy running parallel with the led his car just above "Overbays."

when the master is away? No, at the would-be voters. changes, a certain number of lost overhauled her, and appears to ravine. The pathway was com. She shot past at a great pace, and played you would be left in charge hands, and demonstrators jeerea reported to be missing from a house in Homuntin. On enquiries Serious Disturbances. calls were experienced by sub-have won "easing up." The Bri-pletely obstructed for a space of the driver of the car in which the my job is only, to do the sweep

being made at the house, the Later. Police learned from the inmates scribers who got on to the faulty tish yacht went all out to win in about two yards, the earth piling Inspector was had to stop to let ing. junctions. This was soon cleared a stiff breeze, but all her en-up to a height of about two feet her through.

The Inspector added: "As it the fact that they had got the Shouting and jeering by the that they had seen accused come at the centre of the obstruction.

master of the diven, the Revenue Swarajists continued the whole in, in daylight, and remove the up, however, and by 5 o'clock ar-deavours were in vain. “

happened there was. nothing com- Department wished to press afternoon. The police, after re. drum after about half an hour's rangements had been made to Thus ends Sir Thomas Lipton's It was impossible for chairs to get

peated warnings, charged with working. Accused had been to otherwise an accident would have: Revenue Officer Grimmitt said lathis several times. underrun the cable. Owing to the 30-year quest for the coveted past and residents of Robinson the other way at the time; against the boy.

One hun- the house before, and this time choppy sea, however, efforts at trophy, as he announced after the and Conduit Roads had to proceed been inevitable. I considered it that the reason why they had red demonstrators were injured he pretended to be an official of

the Gas Company. raising the cable some distance third race that he will not com-to and from town. vin the Cathe

dral compound and up. the path-gummoned her."

a dangerous piece of driving and brought the boy up was in order and 350 arrested.

Parade of Fokis. to give him a warning to keep out One of the four candidates for off Blake Pier had to be abandon-nete again."

of such places; otherwise he was three seats announced his with- Continuing, Inspector Fallorr ed soon

after midnight. En- Reuter's messages as regards way leading past the back of St.

The Magistrate imposed a fine bound to get into trouble.. In drawal in order to avoid a clash said that the next day he Joseph's Building to Robinson of $25. gineers are again on the work and the race are appended.

this case it was fortunate for him between the Police and the de: interviewed Mr. D. Marshall, that the master was arrested or monstrators. Voting ceased auto-assistant superintendent of the the boy would have had to facematically, and also the picketing. Gas Works. A parade of all the At the conclusion of the polling fokis was made for the purpose of identification. The fitter ther the Police released the women In discharging the boy, the picketers, and detained 30 male gave a description of the man he Magistrate said sternly: "If you volunteers. Only 1,500 polled out had employed as a foki, and it re- are caught again you will get a of an electorate, of 60,000.- lated to accused. A detective

Find some other Reuter. good beating. work to do."/

Dealing with the case against the man, Mr. Grimmitt said that when the divan was raided the

Valued at $10 Each. accused and five other men. were

Inspector Fallon added that two shored up as a precaution. That

found smoking-some opium and

losses had been reported from rock came down from just below

The drums Hong Kong. other heroin pills. At first the Robinson Road during the big typhoon in July, 1926, and has

accused claimed to be a smoker,

valued at $10 each. Accused told but lain where it settled ever, since.

the Police that he had sold the after investigation the London, Yesterday.

raiders discovered that he was

Rugby, Yesterday, two drums to a marine store deal- She continued to outsail Sham-Of course, the slope on which it

Mrs. Victor the keeper of the divan.. The Although nothing has been de-jer, but they had not been re- rock, and led at the end of the rests is not of any great gradient, The aviatrix,

and there is a stone retaining Bruce, interviewed by Reuter to- majority of the heroin pills were cided regarding the chairmanship covered. second leg by 6 mins, 49 sees.

"If it were not for the assist- Enterprise was not taking wall; but, all the same, that

found in the accused's private of the Round Table Conference on consisted of 160 circuite, that ar risks, and slowed down in an 18- boulder causes many who have to day, confirmed the reports that cubicle, and some in his coat Indian Affairs, it is generally as-ance of two Chinese here, we Bumed in London that the Prime would not have traced the man proximately half of it has to be mile breeze, but Shamrock, out to daily pass under it to shudder.. If she is departing upon a Far East pocket.

a consideration for the flight.

The five smokers were allowed Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, so soon," concluded the Inspector. replaced. The new cable is now do or die, carried every stitch, and only as

A drum was exhibited in Court, peace of mind of the residents that The date of her departure and out on bail of $5 each and they will preside at the plenary session. on its way out from Home and is gained slightly.

failed to turn up in Court. Later, boulder ought to be shared up her route is completely uncertain, cordingly the Magistrate ordered the Conference makes it obvious, Magistrate that it could easily be The nature of the task before and Mr. Marshall informed the expected to arrive within a week

Enterprise won the fourth race with a few bricks under the un- over the triangular course. The supported side. Better still. use a depending upon the results of the their bails to be estreated. however, that most of the work melted down and used as solder. The Magistrate passed sentence thus retained couple of ounces of gunpowder and test of her machine, but it is most Convicting the accused on all will be done by Committees of de-

of four months'. hard-labour. OF America's Cup.Reuter's Ameri-plast it away.

unlikely that she will depart with-three counts, his Worship imposed legates.

It is expected that an announce- in a week...'

a fine of $50 or four weeks' jail for the possession of the opium, ment regarding the members of A few other falls, also of a Mrs. Bruce has chosen & Black and $250 or two months' jail for the Houses of Parliament who will minor nature, have occurred yesburn Bluebeard, fitted with a the heroin pills..

be delegates at the Conference, terday. At 1, Basilea, Lyttleton Gipsy Two engine. Reuter.

Opium or Heroin?

and who will be solected from the Road, a number of small rocks be-

Before deciding on the penalty three Parliamentary Parties, will came dislodged on the hillside at

on the charge of keeping a divan, be made within a few days.-Bri- the back of the house and crashed

¶r. Lindsell inquired which of the tish Wireless Service. into the servants' quarters. Win-

two drugs were more injurious to dowa were broken and the back)

smokers. door was blocked, as well as a

WAY!

Another Big Flight Contemplated.

Newport, R.I., Yesterday.

This morning the obstruction WOMAN SHOWS THE the charge. The course for to-day's race, the fourth. of the series, was awas partially removed and chairs triangular one of ten miles and pedestrians have resumed W.N.W., ten miles S. by E., and using the path to the upper levels, During this time, however, a ten miles N.E. half E.

Echo of 1926 Typhoon. On the first ten miles to certain amount of inconvenience

On the hillside just below the will be experienced by subscribers windward, the yachts crossed the in Hong Kong getting the "num-line about level, driving through fall is a large, loose, moss-covered 14-knot boulder which looked to be in a ber engaged" signal after dialling the choppy sea into "5" and by. Kowloon subscribers breeze. Shamrock opened up to dangerous position and should be getting this signal after dialling lead by 200 yards, but Enterprise, 12"

gathering speed every minute led This is the second cable that by 1 miles at the end of the has been damaged by shipping first leg. within the last four months. On the last occasion a Japanese collier dropped her anchor in the Reserve, close by Kowloon Point, and so damaged the cable, which

or no.

BRITISH

QUEEN THE AIR.

R101 to Fly to India.

NO PETROL ON BOARD.

Rugby, Yesterday. Before very long the British airship R101 will be able to fly

Enterprise Wins.

United States

can Service.

NARCOTIC QUOTA.

CONFERENCE FIXED FOR LONDON.

LAUDABLE AIMS.

Geneva, Yesterday.

Other Minor Falls.

The League Council has decided part of the back lane.

Another Report,

Rugby, Yesterday,

Another landslide occurred at

i

house was flooded. ...

Now sooner had the obstruction

to convene the preliminary Nar-the back of 9, Magazine Gap Road. to India without taking any petrol with her. Hitherto she has had cotics Conference in London on Here the slide caused water pipes to carry a certain amount of October 27. It will be attended to burst and the lower floor of the motor spirit for starting the by the countries producing nar- mechanism of her heavy oil en cotics, and will discuss the quote on the Repulse Bay-Wongneichong assignable to each country. Road been cleared when another gines.

A full conference of all signa-fall of rocks occurred yesterday Recently, however, much satis-tories to the Geneva and Hague which again closed the thorough- factory tests have been made Conventions will be held in April fare to traffic.

At Kowloon, Dyer's Avenue still with a compression Ignition next year. Reuter,

remains closed, but it ought to be starting engine with which sho

re-opened to traffic to-day, as the has been equipped that similar

The League Council to-day fixed work of removing the obstruction models will eventually be fitted to the conference on the limitation is well in hand. all five of her engines.

of the manufacture of opium for. Most of the minor landslides This development is of obvious May 27 next. It will be preceded which, occurred yesterday have importance in removing the dau- by a conference of the manuface been cleared. The eastern end of ger of fire, especially during aturing States in London on Octo- Barker Road was blocked with flight in hot climates.

ber 27 and the League's Opium earth and small rocks yesterday Committee on January 10-Bri-morning, but by afternoon suffi- By further adaptation, the air-tigh Wireless Service.

". [cient of the obstruction had been). ship has just been fitted with two

shifted to permit use of the road. new engines in which the revers-

In May Road the basements of a ing_____ problém - is⠀⠀⠀ surmount ed. Hitherto one engine had to be reserved for take- ing the ship astern, consequent ly the 600 horsepower: forward drive, was lost. This is no longer the cage and, while in future the vessel will be able to reverse If required, all her engines will be As the first manifestation of The State Departme an at other times available,

their newly acquired strength, as a. Bounces that negot The Rilot has had a new bay political party the National Fas resumed with China with a view Installed, increasing her lift to 166 cist members of the city council to gradual relinquishment of or-

ons, and; her, greed will thereby marched out in a body from the trailty

Chamber

Reversing Problem.

GERMAN FASCISTS.

FIRST DEMONSTRATION OF STRENGTH

CITY COUNCIL PROTEST.

Berlin, Yesterday..!

few houses were flooded by rain water coming down the hill at the back.

EXTRALITY AGAIN.

Washington, Yesterday

ions will be

Stha Bertha extrality propOBA. will be Timhadi Aiscussed on MY?

GUESTS OF KOYALTY.

☆

FAIR AT LAST !

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: The anti-cyclone remains central over N. China.

The depression over the Paracels may be moving west- ward.

winds, Forecast N, E. fresh fair.

Rainfall, Rainfall to 10 am. to-day 0.04 Inches. Rainfall since January 189.97 faches against an average of 72.41 inches.

The rainfall for the Inst bight days is as follows:

Sept. 12

14. 15

1.592

0.30

5.92

1,20

8.25

6,32

0.04

22.08

The

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CHAIRMANSHIP NOT YET

DECIDED.

POLITICAL DELEGATES.

CHINESE CUSTOMS.

NEW TARIFF UNDER. EXAMINATION.

and went over to Wanchai, brought the accused to the Police Station, where he at once admit- ted the theft.

were...

COMMERCIAL HEART. OF EMPIRE.

London's Docks Open to Visitors.

CHARITIES TO BENEFIT.

Mr. Grimmitt said that an ex- periment had been made with two

Rugby, Yesterday. confirmed smokers, and, whilst one said that he preferred opium,

Next week London docks, where the other claimed that he got.

sightseers are normally not en- more "fun" out of smoking heroin. The official newspaper of Nan-couraged, will be open to visitors pills. He thought that the heroinking announces this morning that who, on payment of a fed in ald

was the worst of the two.

Nanking, Yesterday.

:

The Magistrate fined the accus-new Customs Tariff is at pre-of hospitals and dock charities, ed $100 or six weeks" jail for sent under examination by the keeping the divan, and directed Legislative Yuan and will be pro-will be taken tours round the com

mercial heart of the Empire. that, in the event of the fines not mulgated on October 10. being paid, the jail terms should

The abolition of likin, original- The docks to he visited include, ly fixed to take place on October Victoria and Albert and the King run consecutively.

10, will probably be postponed George V. group, which makes

TAKING BLAME.

Younger Mon: Shields Elder.

Reuter...

the largest enclosed, dock in the

The visitors will also see the

in a hut in Cheung Sha Wan, but world, covering 245 acres, with 12

miles of quaya, where half a mil they could not locate him.''-

Mr. Young, said that five pipes lion tons of shipping may lie at Two Chinese, 51 and 27 years of were found and he also proved one time, and where the ware age, respectively, were to-day some previous convictions against houses, and refrigerating plant charged betere Mr. T. 8. Whyte the first acensed

have accommodation for 8,500,000 Smith by Revenue Officer NY. The Magistrate: "First accused: carcages. Young with being the joint keepers on the first charge $200 or two of a divan et 45 Ya Chau Street, terms to run consecutively. Second Millwall Docks, where a week's and with the possession of 2.8 taels accused; on first charge 460 or one supply of grain for London (24,000 - of non-Government prepared opium. month. On secrul charge $50 or tons) is stored in one granary and The elder man pleaded not guilty one month, to rún concurrently in cleared at the rate of 500 tons fo both charges, but the second ac- this case. I believe the frat defen-hourly, skyplay oused admitted frankly dant to be really the keeper and There will be surveyed during Giving evidence, R. O. Young that the second defendant is just the tours 26 miles of river, 46 wald that at 11.80 am. yesterday he taking the blame.

went to the place in question which ⠀⠀⠀ SHII Another Case. -

miles of quayside, 700 acres of

was on the ground floor. The front. For being the keeper of a divan dock-water and many ships in part was a barber's shop while the at 3.Nam Choung Street, another Port-British Wireless Service. back part was divided by a screen. Chinese was fined $100 or one

On Mr. Young entering several month's hard labour in default -|- MAJUMDAR TRANSPORTED. people ran out to the back-yard, but On a second charge, that of pos he caught two. The first accused session of 0 taels of ron Govern- had two opium pipes in his possesment prepared oplini, he was fin

Calen

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Majumdar

who wa ring with

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alon Questioned, both men said ad $70 with the option of three charged wi that they were the

timil weeks, both to run consecutively, Manuja

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were fined: $1 each; kill 181

sakdd them and the same reply was while2 a third, riven, but this time: they, stated had his bal that the mIRA of the divan.livedi Youn

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