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One Chinese casa of typhoid: fever was notified yesterday,

From the Canadian Trade Com- missioner we have received a copy of "Candda 1931," an official hand- book of present conditions and re cent progress.

Two offenders against tho opium Ordinances were brought before Mr. Schofield at the Central Court this morning, when fines totalling $10,000 were imposed.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931.

· PIGS IN CRATES.

MASTER OF A STEAMER FINED.

MAXIMUM PENALTY:

Before the Hon. Cemdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired), in the Marino Court this morning. Captain Isaac A. Lemos, master of the as: Wing Wo, which is on the Hong Kong. Kwongchauwan run, was summon- Sir Ernest and Lady Thompson, ed by Boarding Officer T. B. Low Mr. E. Duxbury, and other mem-for arriving in the Colony on bars of the British Economic Mis- March 4 with pigs in crates on sion sailed yesterday for Van-board, the pigs not being stowed couver by the Empress of Canada. in accordance with Regulation 9 of Regulations made under the Live Messrs. A. 9. Watson & Co., Ltd. Stock Import and Export Ordin- advertise that the annual ordinance, 1903, monded by Govern-

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New York, Yesterday. A series of violent political movements in which Chief Justico Elias and his succes- sor, Ocampo, were set up as Presidents have now reached a stage that the Junta hee beer overthrown and Sanchez Cerro returns to power in Lima, Peru. Reuter's Américan Service.

NEW SOLICITOR.

ary meeting of the Company will ment Notification in the Gazette MR. H. S. V. MOSSOP ENROLLED

be held in the Hong Kong Hotel, of September 26, 1930. He plead- on Monday, March 16, at 11.30 ed "guilty."

n.m.

The Magistrate said that the

HERE.

In the Supreme Court this morn

regulation had been in force for RECENTLY OUT FROM HOME. The funeral of Mr. J. M. V the past four or five months so Ribeiro whose death from perl-that there was ample time for tonitis following an operation of people to comply with it. He add- curred in the French Hospital at ed that the regulation was designing. the Acting Chief Justice, (Mr. 4.30 a.m., yesterday, took place at el with the view of preventing 3. R. Wood) formally admitted and the Roman Catholic Cemetery,cruelty to animals, and if it was enrolled a new solicitor to practise Happy Valley, last evening, the not complied with he must take a locally in Mr. Heary Swinson Valentine Mossop, who arrived in Rev. Fr. Page conducting the serious view, burial service.

the Colony on February 26.

Defendant was given the maxf mum penalty of a fine of $100, or In the Kowloon Court to-day, one month's Imprisonment in de three months' imprisonment imposed on Choi Wood,

WAB fault. an aged

Mr. Mossop, formerly of Frin stead, Manor Road, Sidmouth, Devon, is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicatare, England. Ho

Chinese, who walked Into No. 258, £5,600 ́ GOLD NUGGET was admitted to practise at Home

B.M.

Reclamation Street at 7.30

an incense to-day and bolted with burner, the property of Cheung Pak-tal. Accused admitted having being banished in 1912.

BOY'S VALUABLE FIND IN AUSTRALIA.

Kalgoorlie, Jan. 16.

in November, 1927. In Hong Kong he has joined the firm of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master. Dur- ing the years 1921-1923 he was re siding in South Africa.

The motion was made by the At- torney-General, the Hon. Mr. C. G.

A sensation WIS caused in Alabaster, O.B.E., K.C., who, before

The R.A.0.B. held an enjoyable dance in the Garrison Lecture Hall, Wellington Barracks last night, & Kalgoorlie late last night when it the application, was congratulated The was learnt that James Joseph Lar-by the Chief Justice, it being his good crowd being present, and fanatics, to the detriment of Far East Orchestra was in attend-combe (aged 17 years) bad dls first appearanes in the Court since

of gold weighing his recent appointment.

The Attorney-General returned

the cause they have always pro-ance and dancing was kept up until covered a slug

a late hour. Mr. Clarke discharged 1,123oz. of free gold at the alluvial

sults of the settlement.

CORRESPONDENCE.

FOOTBALL REFEREES AND PLAYERS:

•

Later, after Mr. Mossop had been admitted, His Lordship wished him many years of successful practice. Mr. Mossop also returned thanks.

SOVIET PROPAGANDA.

fessed to have at heart- the up- the duties of M. C. Thanks to the find at Larkinville. The value of thanks to Hia Lordship's wishes for lift of India as a nation and as military authorities for permission the nugget is estimated at approxi- his success.

mately £6,600. an integral part of the British to use the hall were tendered.

The nugget is on view in Cool Empire.

An armed robbery by a gang of gardle, and is a record for Western The Lackinville fold It was stated yesterday that three men at 64, Kennedy Road, a Australia.

weeks has the Congress leaders had de Chinese residence, was frustrated during the past few clared that, in spite of the settle yesterday by the plucky action of yielded some fine slugs, but the one a servant girl in giving the alarm discovered yesterday probably will ment, the boycott of foreign just as the man had reached the remain the most valuable.

It is more than twice the size of (which really means British) doorway. The only other occupant

At a time when the questions of The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. goods would remain, but fortun-thon, and she size played a in this State,

was the mistress of the previous biggest nugget found at the time

the Bobby Dazzler, Russian propaganda, convict labour,. ately this is not in conformity part in putting the gang to fight. which was unearthed in 1899 at etc., are so prominent, industrially Coongan River, Pilsara, and which as well as politically, it is not with- with the official statement'issued

weighed 4870z. Opinion is freely out point to refer to that side of by the Governor-General in Coun

expressed that the Government Russian propagandist activity should not permit virgin gold of which affects the shipping Industry. cil. The latter definitely declares"

From

from letters received that the boycott shall not be used!

auch phenomenal weight to be

Into bars or smalted

cur- Merchant Naval officers it is appar- as a political weapon: If Ameri-

but rency,

that, with other ent that no opportunity is lost of doctrines Communist can trade circles can hail the

slugs from Larkinville, it should spreading settlement as a happy augury for

be exhibited in London, Paris among those who operate and man New York and other world our abipe, and we have recently re- American trade, how much more

centres. Ал overseas Invesceived from the master- of a ship can British traders rejoice that at

To the Editor of "China Mail."I

tors are now inclined to provide trading to Russian ports examples length the ban on British goods

Sir,-After having witnessed the capital for Western Australian gold of the subversive literature that is

China has been removed. This is by no Kowloon-South

football mining ventures, such an exhibition published and disseminated for the am would indicate most strongly the information" of seafarere. Theso match on Saturday last, I means the least of the happy re-aer surprised to note that up to possibilities of unexploited auriferare pamphlets costing a few cop

areas in this State. There pers, and a glance at them is all the present no reference has been ous On all other points the person-made, in any of the local papers, to would be no difficulty in regard to that is necessary to reveal their the knowledge J. Barnes invite all friends to ulity and eloquence of the Viceroy the faulty decisions given by the the purchasing of these alugs, be character, just as

average citizen is sufficient to re- their wedding in St. John's Cathe-appear to have carried the day, referee in charge of the game. His cause any fank will advance money and intelligence possessed by an

decisions left much to be desired. against gold.

Largest Nugget.

fute their arguments and nullify dral on Saturday, March 14, at Gandhi even not pressing his de- As this is not the first match I have 2.80 p.m.; and to the reception mand for an enquiry into the con- witnessed locally in which decisions The largest nugget of gold dia- their contentions, for in them mis- afterward at Lane, Crawford's

duct of the Police (in the execu- of the referee have been hopelessly covered in Australia was the Wel-statements of the most obvious Restaurant,

at fault, it would be interesting to come Stranger, weighing 2,284oz. kind abound. The measure of their tion of their duty, be it remem-know what qualifications, if any, a which was found at Mellagul (Vic success in gaining converts is per- bered) on it being pointed out referee of the Football Association toria) in 1889. This also is the haps beet illustrated by the opinion largest nugget of gold discovered of the master from whom we re-

he eald, un Hong Kong, Friday, March 6, 1931. that this would be inimical to the is. required to posSCES.

ceived them; It was, It would also be of interest to anywhere in the world. re-establishment of peace and

printable! know, in view of the fighting

Nevertheless, if only on the as- order. Nor are future breaches attitude adopted by certain mem-

sumption that if you throw mud for of the salt laws to be condoned,bers of the Kowloon team on Satur-

a sufficient length of time and in whilst, equally important, if the day last, why, in football matches

sufficient quantities, some of it will between British and Chinese teams

stick, such a state of affairs is ex At last a settlement has been Congress members infringe any locally, membre of the former team

tremely unsatisfactory. The ship. made of the controversial ques- of the provisions of the settle always adopt a fighting attitude to-

A large bequest to the poor-boxes ping industry has enough troubles tion of India. The terms of the ment the Government of India ward any Chinese player who should

by Mr. John Albert Drinan, of the efforts of "comrades" who claim, settlement between the Viceroy, shall not hesitate to take what commit a seemingly intentional in Londen police courts was made of its own without the undesirable Apart from creating a very bad Constitutional Club, W.C. He died presumably, to be citizens of a Lord Irwin, and the extremist, measures it seems necessary to

State with which Britain in on impression on the spectators, the in January 1920, leaving £76.249.

Apart from an annuity of £300 to "friendly" terms. Mr. Gandhi, are published in our uphold law and order.

Thus, it must be concluded, adoption, of a fighting attitude leads' news columns to-day. These are:

one to doubt the veracity of the his daughter Dora, the whole of this much more satisfactory than the diplomacy and dignity, have won popular adage that: a Briton is a sum is left in "trust for the poor cabled summary yesterday led us for the British Raj a glorious vic- thorough sportsman and plays the boxes of the Metropolitan Police to believe. They are by no tory.. It only remaine for the ex-game under all conditions. Granted Courts in London, for the benefit of means a triumph for Gandhi and tremists in India to resolve on that a Chinese player does commit the poor and needy in such mannor his followers, but a triumph for giving that co-operation that a very deliberate foul, surely this as the magistrate or magistrates of

is not a sufficient excuse for a such courts shall think fit." the Viceroy and for the British should have come from them long Briton to forget that he is a gentle The will is proved by the Public Raj. There have been no weak #go. Given as spirit of real man, and, above all, a sportsman kneed concessions for the sake of loyalty to the cause of India im in the highest sense... pandering to the Utopian ideals mense benefits can accrue to the of extremists and fanatics who nation through the settlement did not care if they reduced to Just concluded That settlement pulp the whole fabric of the ad shall receive the unmixed bless. ministration set up in India by ing of all real friends of both the British-an administration Great Britain and of India!. that could not be moulded in a thousand years by the rival fac tions and sects of the Indians themselves.

PEACE IN INDIA.

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News, in

Brief.

Mr. W. Hill returned to Shang- hai yesterday...

It is true that the world to day la steadily pursuing a course to The lowest open air temperature ward, a Democracy that was yesterday was. 68, degrees,,· The never dreamt of two or three dehumidity was 91 at 10 am, and 88

at 4 pm. cades ago. The aspirations of the w masses för in voice in the con- Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Landale and

Mr. and Mrs. SD Landale kail fuct of State affairs must ever for Shanghai by the Empress accorded a sympathetic hearing af Canada yesterday provided. they are legitimate res

At the next tifla of the Roja But sonable, sane, and honest.

to on Tuesday Dr. EP. Minatt Indian political thought has been will give

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Yours, etc.,

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Hong Kong, March 5

INVENTOR. KILLED.

WHILE FLYING WORLD'S SMALLEST AEROPLANE.

£70,000 FOR POOR-BOXES Man's Bequest To Help First Offenders.

SHIPPING AT PORTUGUESE PORTS.

providing that national and foreign

A Decree is published at Lisbon

merchant ships in the ports of Trustee.

The money in poor-boxes at Portugal, Madeira, and the Azores Metropolitan police courts is ad-shall be subject to the same mari- ministered by the magistrates. It time and port regulations. Detall. is contributed by the public, and is ed regulations are to be published designed to help Srat offendere o. before June 20. Evidently this does not affect the present prefer- their relatives.

Inquiries are usually made by the ence to cargo in Portuguese ships. police or the probation officer. If a case warrants it, the magistrats gives permission for money"to-ba paid out of the box be

The City Guilds contribute gen- erausty to London poor-boxes.

MONEY LEFT.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "Chian Mail" of March 6, 1921.7

To-day's dollar is worth 2/2 .

Chicago, Feb., 17 Mn Daniel Edward Capplema News was received in the Colony Captain Edward Heath, a noted who died in the C-nosea Hospital this morning that the steather Hong inventor, died here to-day following Hong Kong on May 22, 1830, leto Moh (Captain Holmes) met with the crash of an aeroplane in which local estate valued at $2,400. disaster on Saturday as a result of he was flying:

Letters of administration have which the Captain and many others Captain Heath was the inventor been granted to Mr. Dennis Henry lost their lives and the vessel now of the Yellow Flea, the world's Bigke, solicitor. Hes in three-piece on the Lamotks. mallest aeroplane ever to fly and Mr. Cappleman was an account. The steamer is well known in Hong cessfully

ant in the Standard Oil Company Kong; trading between Singapore Captain Heath was flying in the of New York; and resided in the and Amoy Tile lives of about 800- Yellow les when, be lost control Hong Kong Club His father, coolfes were lost, but the other his plane and crashed to. irth who servives him. is Mr. J. Europeana on board were saved. not ret altitude of approximately Cappleman of Marlon County. The Captain's body has.

De been found.: 1,000 feet

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