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THE

Hundel amer

'SIX"

Is built throughout, from quality

materials, with quality workmans

ship by STUDEBAKER ——

HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

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

The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

MILD "RUN" ON BANK CHINESE

CONTINUES.

Library, Supreme Court

China" Mail

No. 27,665 HONG KONG,

CHARGED

WITH THEFT.

Alarmed Depositors Congregate.

Jewellery Valued at $200.

BUSINESS AS USUAL.

MESSRS. KOMOR'S LOSS.

In spite of a re-assuring state- A Chulchownese made his ap- ment by the manager of the local pearance before Mr. E. H. Willams branch of the National City Bank morning charged with the larceny In the Central Second Court this

of New York on Saturday, con-of two inde pendants mounted with cerning rumours as to the bank's gold, a pair of carved jade earring financial standing, a number of drops, and a gold ring set with Chinese, presumably depositora, jade, the property of To King Kee, gathered round the doors when Komor and Komor, St. George's they opened for business this Building, Chater Road. Accused morning.

lenied the charge.

An Indian sergeant was sta tioned at the main entrance, and the anxious people were directed

shroff and packer at Messrs.

Case for Prosecution. Outlining the case, Detective-In-

Komor.

to the compradore's entrance,spector W. Shannon said that on where they were accommodated. November 18 the accused visited Inside the bank, business pur-the premises of Messrs. Komor & sued its normal, course.

There were present in The crowd seemed to consist¦the shop, at the time. Miss for the most part of depositors of Noronha (an assistant) and Tam the poorer

class, presumably Mo, the foki. He asked to sea alarmed by stories from Canton some rings and other articles, and, concerning recent bank failures after pricing them, left. This was in America. Their ranks were at about 1.20 p.m. Shortly after swelled by a number of Chinese two o'clock the owner of the who apparently wished to satisfy jewellery returned, and Tam Mo their curiosity..

An Emphatic Denial.

told him that a Chinese had come to buy some ringe. Tam added that this man had been twice be- Later in the morning a notice | fore. Mlas Noronha handled the in Chinese was posted up outside articles on all three occasions, but the building, the English transla- did not have any suspicions about tion reading as follows:--

the accused. The owner, on in-

"We understand that stories spection found that the best of have been circulated that the four Jade rings had been stolen, Head Office of the National City also the pendants and the ear- Bank of New York is in difficul- rings. Nothing more, was heard tics. This is absolutely untrue. of accused, until one day last week The National City Bank is one of whon Tam Mo noticed him stand- the biggest banks in the United ing near Ullman's shop next to the States of America, and is in a Hotel Savoy. Tam pointed him thoroughly strong position to out to To King Kee as the man meet any demands that may be who had called at the shop. The made. These rumours have been latter went over, and after ex- circulated by unscrupulous smallplaining that Mr. Komor wanted coin dealers in order to make to see him, managed to get him profit for themselves, without re-back to Komor's. When they got gard to the losses of depositors, him in the door was closed, and who are forfeiting interest, etc." the Police were sent for.

'No Cause for Alarm,

Accus-

The notice was read with great ed denied, everything and even interest by many in the crowd, denied being in Hong Kong at any and seemed to have the necessary time. but the prosecution would effect, many people being seen to bring evidence to show that he go away after perusal.

had stayed is certain hotels,

Shroff's Story. Giving evidence, To King Kee Interviewed by a China Mail re-bore

Shannon's out Inspector. presentative, the manager, Mr. opening statement and added that F. McD. Courtney, re-iterated the total value of the stolen ar- that the scare was an absurdity.ticles was $200. He was advised However, in so much that the by Mr. S. Komor not to report to alarm had apparently reached the Pallee too soon in the hope points up-country where some of that the accused might go back to the bank's depositors lived, he the shop. When he accosted ac was prepared to see the "run"cused on the day in question, ac- last for a day or two longer, when cused said: "Don't be so trouble- he expected it, would automatical-some; release me, and I will give ly cease.

you $10,"

Enquiries made by the China Mail lead to the view that many of the scured depositors are

Miss Noronha stated that ac cused WAS respectably dressed. When she showed the four jade

family connections or clansmen of rings to him, she stated that the Chinese in America, whose cus tom it is to remit to the National Price was 3166. He offered $110, City Bank in Hong Kong from and said that they were too ex- time to time.".

pensive. This excuso he gave on The local branch, it will be re his three visits, 11th, 12th and called, was formerly a branch of the International Banking Cor poration, which was merged about three years ago with the National City Bank VA

BIRCH FOR BAG SNATCHER.

Sentence of eight months hard labour, with 12 strokes of the birch,

18th,

Witness said that, accused was always alone, and on the first two occasions stayed for about ten minutes, but on the last visit he remained about 20 minutes.

The hearing was adjourned till this afternoo

Another Jeweller's Loma,

It has been reported to the was this morning passed on a Police by Chan Wai-tak, proprie

·Chinese by Mr. E. H. Williams, betor of the Baf Chung Jewellery. fore whom he pleaded guilty to shop, 304, Queen's Road Central, charge of having snatched a hand that sometime between 7 and 9 bag from Mrs. Mak Yim-fong, of oolock last night some person 62 Hennesder Hoad,

stole from the show case a white Sub-Inspector Smith said that gold ring set with diamonds, valu- the Incident occurred in Queen's ed at $800, and a white gold brace Road Central in daylight yesterday, let, set with 86 diamonds, valued Accubed was arrested by a district at 8609. watchman, after an alarm had been raisel,

Accused's excuse, for the crime. | was that he had no relatives, and had been in Hong Kong only eight month

MOTOR ACCIDENT-

The total loss is $1,800,

MYSTERIOUS","DONOR"!

LI Ka-sheung

BLISHED

1848

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1930.

MALARIA QUESTION

IN COLONY.

Has the Director Made Any Demonstrationą?

SANITARY BOARD QUERIES.

At to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board Mr. M. K. Lo will

ask:

GOLD RESERVES.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S.

AND BRITAIN ?

CREDIT STRUCTURE,

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/2 .

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

UNION WATERBOAT

COMPANY.

NAZIS CLASH WITH COMMUNISTS.

Furious Rioting in

Streets of Berlin. ·

SCENES OUTSIDE CINEMA.

Amending Articles of Association.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

ALLEGED POCKET

PICKING.

Uruguayan Arrested at the Races.

WORK OF A GANG.?

London, Yesterday. The possibility of British and American agreement in regard to]

An extraordinary general meet- Berlin, Yesterday.

Jacob Goyas, described as a the use of gold reserves was men- tioned by Mr. William Graham Numerous collisions between ing of the Union Waterboat Co., Uruguayan, appeared before Mr. President of the Board of Trade, political opponents, in which

R. E. Lindsell at Central Magis- Ltd., was held this morning at the strasy this morning, charged with

$50 notes. Defendant was ar-

in a speech at Middlesborough numerous numbers of policemen With reference to my ques- to-day, in which he said he fer- and civilians were wounded, oc offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., the larcery from a person of four

vently hoped that American and curred in Berlin and other towns Ltd., general managers. tion on Malaria Prevention put British financial authorities would to-day. Twelve civilians were in- The notice convening the meeting rested in the members' enclosure to the Head of the Sanitary be able to arrive at such an Jured and 20 arrested when the Department at the meeting of

terms: I am authorised to

A serious

Extraordinary Resolutions..

at the racecourse on Sat- as urday, by มิ Chinese detec

tive, in the act, it is alleged, of picking the pocket of a Chinese. Defendant, in answer to the charge, pleaded "Not Guilty,"

The saying: "I did not do it." proceedings were interpreted to him in Spanish.

the Board held on February 18, agreement, which would provide Police made a truncheon charge was read by the secretary 1980, when the Head of the on a sound basis a great credit and dispersed several hundred under:

demonstrators in front of a Sanitary Department answered structure, and so minister to

|common recovery. That neces-cinema in which the well-known my question in the following arily depended on the central war film, "All Quiet on the West- 1. That the Articles of Asso- ciation of the Company be amend- state that in order to enable the banks, but the British Govern-ern Front," was showing.

collision between |ed as follows:- Director of Medical and Sani-ment were alive to the necessities

of the situation.-Reuter. tary Services to make recom-}

Communists and Nazis occurred (a) By the Insertion immediately mendations to the Government

at Bernau, 20 policemen and Nazis being sent to hospital. |- as to what should be done, two

Communists and Nazis also come experts in Malarfology have

into collision at Dortmund. been engaged from the Feder- ated Malay States and are shortly due to arrive in the Colony-will the Head of the Sanitary Department be kind enough to find out from the Government and inform this Board:-

1. Whether the malariolog- ists have, or the malario- logist has, made

any reports as the result of. their or his investigations in Hong Kong to the Hon' ourable the Director of Medical and Sanitary Ser-

DOLLAR DOWN - AGAIN. 2

Reaches New Low Level Of

1/2 %

Another, drop of was recorded in the value of the dollar to-day, the opening rate being 1/2 1/8, as com- pared with 1/2 at the close of business on Satur day. The value of silver is reported to be down a similar amount.

vices, and if so, what is STOP

the date of such report?

ii. Whether, as the result of such report, the Honour- able the Director of Medi- cal and Sanitary Services has made any recommen- dations to the Government as to what should be done, and if so, the date when Buch recommendatioris were made.

ii. If the answer to the above i

questions be in the affirma- tive, what action the Gov- ernment intends to take on such recommendations.

iv. Whether the recommenda- tions of the Honourable the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services will be published for the in- formation of the public, and is so, when?

v. Will the Head of the

PRESS

Moscow, Yesterday. The greatest excitement marked the closing scenes of the conspiracy trial, and the announcement of the sentence was greeted by loud and pro-... longed cheers by the crowd The thronging the Court. prisoners were found guilty on all counts. The Court, in giving judgment, declared that all the attempts of, the accused to create a crisis within the country had fail ed. Hence the prisoners plotted to obtain the inter- vention of foreign States.-- Reuter.

NEW CRUISERS.

NAMES GIVEN TO BRITISH WARSHIPS.

"DAINTY" AND "DELIGHT.”

Sanitary Department also state for the information of the Board as to whe- ther or not there is any de finite evidence that the

'Rugby, Yesterday. area comprising the Deep The following names have been Bay, Repulse Bay and given to the cruisers and destroyers Stanley. Districts, is malar- of the 1930 new construction pro- Jally infected?

FINER LATER.

To-day's weather report, from the Royal Observatory. states--

A large anti-cyclone of modorate intensity la central over the Sea of Japan.

Moderate monsoon prevails along the S.E. Coast of China and over" the North China Sea

Forecast:-NE winds; moderate; overcast with drizzle at first; Aner later.

Rainfall.

Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 0.02 Inch, Rainfall since. January 11- 95.23 - inches againat an average of 82.24.-

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specided centres this morning at 6 o'clock wak

Hong Kong

MECRO

Straits Chin

Kowloon

Prat

with

vala-

ema

was also

that

Serious trouble broke out at Hameln, near Hanover, when Nazis endeavoured violently to break up a Republican meeting.) Forty-three persons were in- jured. 10 of whom seriously. Rioting continued late into the [night..

Twelve Nazis were sent to hos-(b) pital, suffering from bullet wounds as the result of a -con- flict with political opponents.

-Reuter.

Earlier News.

Berlín, Saturday. In the Reichatag the National, lats and Communiata' motion to revoke the Bills for the enforce- ment of the Government's finan- cial schemes was defeated by a vote of 298 to 253.

The Reichstag by a vote of 298 to 289 'deelded that the Nazis motion of confidence in the Gov ernment was inadvisable. A Cen- trist Deputy had previously de-. clared the motion ironical because the Nazis would vote against it.

A non-confidence motion intro- duced by the German Nationala and Communists was rejected by a vote of 291, to 256.

The Bruening Cabinet will now be able to carry out their emer- gency legislation and financial re- forms. It is rumoured in the lobbies that even the members of the opposition were ralioved at the result of the voting as none of them, except perhaps. the Nazis, are willing to take over the burden of government at the pre- seat time.-Reuter.

ON THE TREE TOPS.

OXFORD BUG-HUNTERS HAVE A FINE HAUL.

OVER 10,000 INSECTS.

gramma: cruisers (leader class) Neptune, Reunion and. Achilles. Destroyer leader, Duncan, The

Rugby, Yesterday... – destroyers to be known as the de

The report of the Oxford Univer- fender class are: Defender, Daring, Diamond, Delight, Dainty, sity's Exploration Club's expedition Diana, Duchess, Decoy British for the investigation of the flora Wireless Service.

RUGBY LOSS TO HONG KONG,

Popular Club Player For

Singapore.***

It is with mixed feelings that we have to report the pending departure of Mr. J. L. Bonnar, the popular Rugby player. We under stand that business necessi tates -- bis ____ departure. - for Singapore on Saturday, This loss-, will be greatly felt by Hong Kong and the Clubin general as Bonnar *was elected Vice-Captain for the season. His never-give- In spirit is deserving of the Fighest of praise and his spectacular falls on the ball will be greatly misse is probably the best half that the Turned out and

and funa of the tropical foresta of British Gulann states that the party was in the bush for four - months and secured more new specimens than any previous ex- pedition. Bird catchers had posts in treetops 126 feet high and entomologists 185 feet high. The collectionis brought back include more than 10,000, insects, 500 mia- cellaneous Invertebraten, 4,000 sets of relarts, 67 mamals and over 200 reptiles and birds.

SANITARY-BOARD."

The following items are on the agenda for the meeting of the Sanitary Board to-morrow!--

- Minutes by the President re- lative to

The appointment of Dr. RA de Castro Basto to be a member of the Select Committee for Aerated Water. Manufactories in place of the Honorable Mr. J. P. Braga,

The Troposed appointment of two Market Inspectors and to the deputing of these Inspectors to proneciate for contravention of

nter?

Came from Canton.

Sub-Inspector · M.

Murphy,

after Article 43 of the fol lowing new Article, namely,

49 (A) The Company may by ordinary resolution cancel opening the case, said that defen. any shares which at the date dant had apparently just come of the passing of such resolu down from Canton. He had no tion have not been taken or baggage of any kind. He (Inspec agreed to be taken by any per-tor Murphy), had been instructed son, and diminish the amount to ask for a week's remand, as of Its share capital by the the Police wished to make fur- amount of the shares so can-ther enquiries about the man. It was understood that defendant celled. By the insertion immediately would-be-legally-represented-at- after Article 102 of the fol- the next hearing.. lowing new Articles, namely, Shadowed by Detective.

102a. The Company may, at

The Chinese detective who any time, and from time to time in general meeting by made the arrest, in evidence, said resolution authorise the Gen- that he was on special duty on eral Managers to capitalise Saturday in the members en- any profits of the Company closure. At about 2.80 p.m. he no not required for the time be-ticed defendant, and from then on ing for payment of dividend kept him under observation. The upon any preference shares man was with two other. Euro- of the Company or other peans. He did not buy any tickets.

issued upon any on the races himself, but wit special conditions, whether ness saw him go up to seven or standing to the credit of the eight groups of people and look Company's reserve fund or in their pockets.

Somewhere about three o'clock otherwise, and including pro- fits arising from the appre defendant followed a Chinese up elation in value of capital to one of the ticket counters. the The Chinese, produced a $50 bil assets, and to allot to members holding shares of from his pocket and bought some the Company in respect of the tickets. One or two of the Euro- net amount capitalised fully pens with the defendant pushed pald shares of the Company in front of him, and then defen- of equivalent nominal amount, dant inserted two fingers of his and the General Managers right hand into the Chinese' right shall give effect to any such side pocket. Defendant was then

to and behind and

the right of resolution accordingly, any shares allotted pursuant his alleged victim. Witness saw to any such resolution shall him withdraw his hand with a be distributed among the wad of notes in it.

-Tried to Pass It On. member holding shares of

Continuing, witness said that the Company so far as prac- ticable in proportion to the defendant attempted to pass the number of shares held by money into the hand of one of his them respectively, and shall confederates.

shures

.

be credited as fully paid by At this point a demonstration means of the profits 30 was given to His Worship of the capitalised and the General exact positions.in which the vari Managero, may make such lous men stood.

The detective, upon seeing the provision by the issue of frac tional certificates or by the attempted passing of the money, payment of cash- or by sale grabbed defendant's hand, which and distribution of the pro- still contained the four notes. He ceeds or otherwise as they then called the attention of the may think expedient for the Chinese who, searching his -case of fractions. The Gen-pocket, discovered his loss. eral Managera may appoint Sub-Inspector Murphy having any person on behalf of the stated that this was his case, His, members to enter into any Worship adjourned the hearing agreement with the Company until 11.80 a.m. on Monday next. providing for the allotment

to them of auch sbares credit

Seconded by Mr. Van Eps." Carried unanimously,

ed as fully paid up, and in are of the opinion that the time hast Batisfaction as aforesaid and come when shareholders should any agreement made under participate to some extent in the. such authority shall be effecprofits so accrued.

In order to enable your Com ∙tive.

1026. The General Mana-mittee to do this, certain alterations gers may, with the sanction to the Articles of Association ar of the Company in General already advertised in the Press, are Meeting, declare a dividend necessary, and I would therefore. to be paid to the members ac move that the proposal which has cording to their rights and in- just been read out by the Secretary terests in the profits, and may be approved and adopted.. fix the time for payment and may with the like sanction declare and pay a dividend or would remind shareholers that bonus out of any reservo further extraordinary, general fund and fix the time for pay meeting of the Company will be mant thereof and may withheld in these offices at 11a.m. on the like sanction declare and December 23 to confirm the pro pay bonuses to the Company's seedings at the meeting Just ended employees or any of them and that a further extraordinary general meeting of the Company Chairman's Speech, i will be held at the same place and the date just as soon as the shore meeting shall have terminated for Warren,

the purpose of considering and it thought at passing a further re Before putting the resolution to solution, notice of which has ap the meeting would like to int peared In the Press

the meeting

the sound financial position. Those present were:Mr. J. P

very Warren (Chairm the Hon Mr.

to the" conservat

which the Companý

beluding the

building up of reserves OvAK (R)

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Shewan, Yamamoto (Dire Hafold Bath, ICH S.

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