1930-09-26 — Page 7

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1930.

CHINESE POLICEMEN SIAMESE GIRL SOLD

IN TROUBLE.

Respectable Resident Assaulted? A SERIOUS CASE!

were

FOR TCS. 55.

Escape from House in.

Singapore.

SENT HOME TO BANGKOK,

ን

Two Shantung constables.

The Siamese Consulate General in yesterday afternoon charged before Singapore sent a girl of twelve to Mr. E. H. Williams, at the Central Bangkok recently. It appears that Magistracy, with assaulting Mr. she was found crying in a street of Leung Yuk-kl, a director of the Singapore by a policeman who could Tung Wah Hospital, on September 2, ak Siamese. in Hollywood Road.

Mr. F: C. E. Kendall appeared for the defendants and entered a plea of "Not Guilty." Mr. M. K. Lo was for the prosecution.

Outlining the case, said:-

Mr. Lo

Resold.

He asked her the cause of her crying and she said that she wanted to return to Bangkok whereupon he took her to the police station. "She was later sent to the Consulate General When questioned at the Samyek potice Station she said that "Your Worship, this case is one of her father residing at the rear of simple assault against the two de- the Yossu marke: first sold her off tendants.. On September 2, to a Chinese for Tes. 55. motor car belonging to Mr. Leung

She was then taken across to Put-yu, the Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital, was driven by his reside on the West bank. Later, chauffeur to Cheung Tai Pawn Shop the Chinese took her together with Mr. two other girls and boys on board a in 97, Queen's Road West. Leung entered the shop and the ear ship which brought them to Singa- There they were sold to an was then. taken to a slope in Holly-pore.

After other Chinese and experienced much wood Road for parking. some time a noise was heard outside hardship,

„She managed to run out from the and Mr. Leung's son, who was one of the directors of the Tung Wah house one day and walked aimlessly Hospital inst year, and who is the about until she was discovered by complainant in this cuse, went to the Malay policeman.

the shop a raised platform within and looked across the street.

CHINESE SHIPPING

COMPANY.

No Loco Standi with Foreign Banks ?

GOVERNMENT FUNDS!

THE CHINA MAIL.

The China Marchants Steam Navi-

Sation Company has just received a letter from a foreign steamship company complaining that certain banks have refused to accept godown. warrants issued by the Chinese ship- ping. company for cargo, landed on wharf, which is mortgaged to the banks.

Interviewed on

the matter

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments. To-day Queen's "Hot For Paris."

Today Central "Rio Rita."

To-day-World "Flesh and the Devil."

To-day Stor "The Scarlet Lotter."

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN,

The Motor Vessel.

"MALAYA"

baving arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that all goods Theatre are being landed and placed at their

risk into the hazardous and/or extra- Theatre hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, where delivery can be obtained as soon Theatre as the goods are landed.

No claims will be admitted after the Theatre, goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd October, 1930, at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent

To-day Majestic ·

Theatre: "The Fleet's In," and "Gay Paree." Sports

-See Special Sports Diary on page 8.

Home Mails.

by a representative of "The Shanghai Times," Mr. Li Chung- kung, the new Managing Director of the China Merchants and ex-Vice- Minister of Communications, sald:

To-day Inward from Europe from "In refusing to accept our godown Siberia (Kashgar); warrants, some of the foreign banks, America and ports (President Mc. to whom we are indebted, assumed Kinley). an attitude which is unreasonable and incompatible with that of the lender towards the borrower."

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via San Francisco, & pan. and Europe via Siberia, 6 p.m. (Taiyo) Maru).

He emphasised his anxiety to clear any "misconception" in the minds of

Lammerts Auctions." the foreign bankers regarding the

September 29-At 3, Amai Villas, Company's ability to meet its obliga. Kowloon, household furniture, 11 tions in their entirety. He pledged a.m. himself to be fully responsible for

October 2-At Mount Austin

Land Sale.

all outstanding loans of the Com- Barrack, household furniture, 11 The girl has been produced before pany, and declared that he woulda.m. Ife the Director-General of Gendar-eave no stone unturned to meet found two or three people arguing merie who decided that peading the them at the earliest possible date. with the chauffeur, Certain docu- whereabouts of her parents she is a ward of the wife of ments, one of which was probably to remain

the motor-car licence, were seen to Captain Khun Sudeb, Inspector of Government's loan to the China Mer- have been taken cut. Mr. Leung the Samyek police station. took no more notice.

The commotion increased and a

crowd of people was seen standing around the car, Mr. Leung went

SOCIAL JUSTICE.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the lat October, 1930, at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vesselmast be presented to the Undersigned before the 5th October, 1930, or they wil not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

JQUIN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hong Kong. Sept.. 28, 1930.

NATIVE TAXPAYERS CONSIDERED.

September 29-At. P.W.D. offices, Gazette to Be Published

in Chinese.

one lot of Grown land at Lai Chi Kok, 3 p.m.

September 29-Kowloon Cricket Club annual meeting, 5.30 p.m.

Expects Government Fonds.

Meetings. Questioned regarding the National

To-day-St. Andrew's Society chants, Mr. Li, who spoke in Chin-annual meeting, 5.45 p.m.

To-morrow Hong Kong Amuse ese, said that he was expecting an

nents meeting, noon. appropriation of $2,000,000 at an early date, and was confident that i the Company would receive from the Government more than $5,000,000. He explained that the $2,000,000 would only suffice to meet the imme-Power Ciate debts of the Company, and A famous passage in the much-that some of the ambitious plans abused Treaty of Versailles reads conceived by

follows:-

out, and saw the chauffeur who was THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND "sitting inside the ear-a saloon- being struck a blow. The chauffeur Mr.

were

THE LABOUR QUESTION.

By Alec Wilson, M.R.LA]

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then dashed out and ran away. Leung, when he came upon the two men, who were no other than the de-

the late Mr. G. T. fendants in plain clothes, asked them

Chau would materialise at such time what was the matter, whether they

& sound "Whereas the League of Na-8 the Company was on were constables and what

tions has for its objects the ex-ficancial footing again. their numbers? The next thing he

tablishment of universal peace,

Mr. Li agreed that no definite aum knew was that Lance-Sergeant 261

and such peace can be establish- had yet been fixed by the Govern- (one of the defendants) gave him;

ed only if it is based on social ment and pointed out that the for-- a blow on the right eye, and knock-i

justice....

eign banks need have no cause for ed him down. He got up at once; and blew a police whistle. Luckily which pasange was followed by the anxiety regarding their loans to the He pointed out that for Mr. Leung, a European Sergeant clauses (Art. XIII) setting up the company. came by and he would say he saw great self-governing section of the whatever the Company might get the man who gave complainant theeague known as the International from the Government at present blow. Both defendants, together Labour Organisation, or, for short would not be apent towards the reorganisation of the Company, as it with complainant, were then taken the "L.L.O."

would not suffice for the purpose. to the Central Police Station;

After leaving the Police Station, complainant was examined by Dr. Thomas. Mr. La then went say: "I do not know what the defence legislation. 18, and, I cannot anticipate your Worship's findings in this case, would submitt to you that just as

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This body has become responsible

Continuing, he said: "Once the for 31 International Conventions dealing with a great variety of as- Company, has regained part of its pects of industrial and labour former prosperity, funds can baj

Its latest report of appropriated for the earrying out of ratifications of these conventions some of the schemes of the inte Mr.

Miscellaneous. To-morrow China Light and

Recreation Club Concert. September 29-Investiture Government House, 10.50 a.m.

September 29-Hong Kong Stock Exchange Settlement Day.

A WELCOME GESTURE.

It is expected that the first copy of the Shanghai Municipal Gazette to be published. In Chinese will be issued early in October. At the last meeting of the Shangbai at Municipal Council the question of the difficulty of publication of the Chinese edition simultaneously with the English edition Wes dis October 20-Bridge and Mah cussed, says a Shanghai paper. Jong Drive in ald of H.K.W.G. & The question arose as the re M.C.L. funds, Peak-Club,-8.30-p.m..sult of a letter received from the Director of Chinese Studies who forwarded "dummy" copies of the Chinese edition for Inspection. The opinions of Chinese members of the Council were sought and It was ascertained that there would be no objection if the Chinese edl- tion was published a few days The following programme will after the English copy, be broadcast to-day from the The Council, therefore, approv- Hong Kong Broadcasting Stationed, the suggestion of the Director Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 of Chinese Studies that the Chin- ese edition be published the Wed- metres:"

nesday following the release of the English edition.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

5 p.m.-Chinese Progranime,

7 p.m.-European Programme they are really Treaties establishing Chuo, including the inauguration of of Victor & H.M.V. Records select- Messrs. and supplied by minimum standards of social justice a steamship line from Shanghai to jed

some Interesting Europe. I will do my atmest to Moutrie & Co. it is right that allegations should brings out

Certain small States have carry out, to the point of material-Pomp and Circumstance-March

(Elgar), not be made improperly against points.

London Symphony Orchestra. the Police for assaulting, so if a ratified a much larger proportion of isation, the plans conceived by Mr. ease is really proved against officers these Conventions than the rest of Chao, but at the outset, I must Forza del Destino Overture (Verdi),

Victor Symphony Orchestra the members: Luxemburg, 25; devote my energies to inland navi-

(21805). for assault-I would like to ask your Worship to bear in mind that Bulgaria, 23: Yugoslavia, 19: Irish gation. The second thing I must

Fugue in G Minor (Dupre), the Police are for the preservation Free State, 19: Belgium, 19 Estonia. attend to is coastal navigation, and Prelude in- Minor (Dupre),

These are well the inauguration of a steamship line

Marcel Dupre, Organist of peace and for preventing personal 18: Latvia, 17.

(E454). Injuries to any person--I submit thend of France, Germany or Great between Shangkal and the Malayan

Island ports. The plans of Mr. Pirates of Penzance-Selection,

(Sullivan), that it is only due to the Force Britain, with 16 ratifications each.

An Interesting Reason.

Chao can be carried to successful

Iolanthe-Selection, Behind these figures, there is an completion if the necessary funds!

as a whole (who do very excellent

tion."

Evidence

of the Police Force.

He first

Оле

"

Question of Loans. Reverting to the loans of the

The Band of H.M Cold- stream Guards (1308). Praeludium (Jarnefelt), Berceuse (Jarnefelt);

(Hawley),

Victor Concert Orchestra

(20374).-

LAWN BOWLS.

K.B.G.C. v. P.W.D..

To-morrow the K.B.G.C. play a friendly game with the P.W.D. at Kowloon,"

Inter-Departmental Game..

On Sunday afternoon the Educa- tion Department and the Sanitary Department meet in the inter- departmental contest.

C.C.C. v. The Rest."

On October 4 the C.G.G. (win- nera of the First Division Cham- pionship) meet the Rest of the League. Six rinks will be played and an invitation is extended to all Club members to be present and have afternoon tea,

William F. Reitz, Bell Soloist (20406).

.

La Scala Orchestra (1654). Le Petit Ane Blanc (Ibort),

Benne Melsolvitch, Planoforte Peer Gynt Suite No. Parts 8 and

(492),

4 (Grier),

Victor Symphony Orchestra (20245). The Yeoman's Wedding Out of the Night (Lidgay),

(Poniatowski),

L'Arleaianne Pastorale E

Percy Heming, Baritono

A bank manager, in charge of a country branch was ja very good sportsman and extremely fond of snipe-shooting. A customer of the bank called in one day and ask. ed him to have a day's shooting, The cus- which he "accepted... tomer, standing with the door of the manager's room half-open, said aloud, so that it should be heard in the bank itself:

"Well, that's all right. then?" ---"Yes, that's all right,” repeated the manager upon which the cus tomer stepped up to the counter and presented his cheque for £50, which was promptly cashed, although his account was considerably overdrawn.

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work which we appreciate) that in interesting reason: the small Powers, are available." these isolated cases of aggravated have been engaged in building up s assault, the people who transgress the proper rules of conduct as new structure of labour legislation, Policemen should be dealt with in and are finding it valuable to keep such a way as to prevent repeti-approximately in line with each Company from foreign banks, the Gavotta (Moxart), other by applying the standard speaker said: "I hope that some Gavotte (Gretrey),

recent misconceptions entertained Minuet (Gluck),

Minuet (Mozart), was then given by worked out in the I.L.O.

can easily imagine the by the foreign bankers will be clear- Lance-Sergoant Pennell who stated thaoa that might have already ed, when I say that, as head of the that he saw the second constable supervened but for the existence China Merchants, I hold myself The Sweetest Flower that blows strike the complainant.

of such a body. Such countries, responsible for all its outstanding saw the commotion 75 yards away on the other hand, as France, Ger loans. There is absolutely no need on the Banks of Allan Water (Harn),

Ednn Thornton, Contratto and in answer to a question from many or Great Britain, sometimes for apprehension on the part of any

(423). Mr. Lo, said that from the moment have an already established code one that these obligations of the The Daughter of the Regiment the second defendant struck the com: (e.g.. for workmen's compensation Company will not be fulfiled.

(Donizetti), plainant, witness did not lose sight in accidents) which is difficult to "It was recently rumoured that Rococo (Faimoron), of him at all. The complainant bring precisely into line with the some foreign bankers have caused dropped from the force of the blow I.L.O. Convention on the subject, Inconvenience to the Company on but was seen to get up immediately or walch may require new legls the assumption that the Company and to blow his Police whistle.lation, and that may be hard to will not be able to repay Its loans, Both defendants were then In plain secure, with the pressure on "Par All such assumptions, I say, are clothes and witness did not know liamentary time.

entirely unfounded. til later that they were memberą

Ireland and New Zealand,

I shall always strive to do my Contract, in this way, the record utmost to meet all outstanding debts After the complainant had given of ratifications by two of the Bri- of the Company. I am even now Evidence, supporting Mr. Lo's open-tish Dominions the Irish Free contemplating the formation of a ing, the case was adjourned unth State 19; New Zealand none at all. Consultative Committee to investi L'Arlosienne Adagletto (Bizet). Tuesday.

But New Zealand has long been gate all actual outstanding loans of famous for progressive experi- the Company and then to draw up ments in such legislation, plans regarding their settlement at which the Free State Is just the earliest possible date." beginning. Naturally enough, Asked if he had any immediate Dublin has found the ILO. more pians to carry-out, Mr. Li said: "12 useful than did Wellington. Dab- have a general plan for the reorgan 7.30-8. pm The Rev. H. R lih, in fact, has managed already lantion of the Company. The re- Wells will give the fourth lesson Never before have we been asked (August 1980) to get ahead of gulations governing the reorganiss from Cantonese for Everyone in the Government services. I'm more insistently to hold an attrac every other member in being the tion of the China Merchants have 9 pm-Weather Report, Local tion over than "Gay Paree." The first to ratify one of the conven- already been promulgated by the Time and News, domand of an appreciative anditions adopted as recently as June Government. The necessary com- 9.66 p.m-Studio Programme. ence induced the Majestic Theatre that which sets forth certain con- missionare will soon bo nominated 1-Ho Harmony Boys. to extend the record-breaking en ditions for the employment of cleri- to take charge of their duties. When Across the Sen gagement of Eleanora Ninos and cal and commercial workers, that is done, we can discuss the Leo Mantin to to-morrow, Inclusive A Full Delegation fundamental problems of the Com when during the 9.20 p.m. they Yet even such a country as New pany. Its execution will then be will conclude their stage show in Zealand, In spite of her distance, left to me as General Manager of conjunction with Clara Bow in and in spite of her advanced legis the Company. I am at present only, The Fleot's Inlative system in social matters, is going to draw up a plan for On their gate performance to paying more, and more attention to the business department financial morrow, Ninon and Mantain will the ILO ahe had, for the first affairs of the Company and matters offer such splendid new numbers time, a full national delegation at pertaining to the Company's de Beg Your Pardon." S.V.P." Gerenu this year,velopment. I am ready to cope with There is Danger in your Eyes, Like others who are geographic any situation which may arise at the Cherie, and any favour hits really much closer to each other, abe momer!... quested by the audience,

Miss Ninon wol also now gowns for evening models from the Paris': Chanell and Fatou. Do this exceptional show

"GAY PAREE.”

· AND FASHION :SHOW.

SPECIAL GALA PERFORMANCE

| is coming to appreciate the import- Ance of this international effort to erect standards of social justice between, communities that, is the modern world, sret in compati

Farandola,! Royal Opera Orchestra Scot (to Australian visiting Scat- Capriccioso (Bearlatti), land) I tell ye what I observed Banno Molsalvitch, Piano when I was over in Australia.

(628), Bells of Killarney,

Wherever I went I found Scotsman The Silver Masked Tenor occupying all the high positions-- (20792), heads of businesses, managing banke, owing the biggest sheep stations, and filling the chief places

2Mr G. McLeod Mezzo Soprano, a "Ca the Yowes to the Knowes

(Barns); My Heart is Sair" (Barris). 20EME. Tras df The Place

Mr.Jesre-Entertainer.

b, Honalula March."

Mr. And Mrs G. MELoad Vocal

talling ye, the Scot' is maist every- whero in Australia."--

Aussie: "That may be so, but our worst post in the rabbit!"

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As Pat and Mike were making. their exit through a low passage from the quarry

arry where thor had. been working, Fat suddenly yelled ont with pain.

"Are ye hurt, Pat?" asked Mike. Dusitista Wyda moaned Mike, "Orve

Wae's me for Prince Charlie". Hilo Harmony Boyar

Blues."

banged mi head on the roof."A

Bogorra, exclaimed, Mike, feel Ing Pat's bald head, "If ye haven't (Edward Gergone an knocked yer dose clean of

Yer:Isco

ball la de

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9164-Tannhauser-Pilgrim's

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9206-The Storm.

9229- Ave Maria (Schubert).

-9762— Funeral March ̃(Chopin).

9-197 -- Toccata (Commette).

9163-Valse Triste.

9500- Chorale Prelude on 104th

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Samples of silk, crepe and cotton shirts

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