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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931.

“WATSON'S” ANNUAL JAPANESE SHIP ON SOVIET COUNSELLOR COMMUNIST SHOT IN

MEETING.

Increased Profits for the

Past Year.

DIVIDEND UP SLIGHTLY.

The 16th anBurd ordinary meet-

ROCKS.

Precaution Taken Against Pirates.

TRAWLER STANDING BY.

News reached Hong Kong

ing of Messrs. A. S. Watson &yesterday of the stranding on Co., Ltd., was held in the Hong

The Chairmanship of Mr. Henry 8.8. Shinsei Maru No. 6.

the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr.

to make the strait and struck a

V. L. dos Remedios, J. M. Wong, 1 and 2-holds. and Peter Wong.

Chairman's Speech.

In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, the Chairman suid:—

T.

SHOT IN TOKYO.

Dangerously Wounded By Japanese.

DOG'S FUTILE DEFENCE.

Tokyo, To-day.

An unknown assailant shot and dangerously

It appears that M. Anikeicff į was just entering his motor car with the intention of proceeding to the Embassy when an

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BERLIN 'BUS.

Daring Political Murder Puzzles Police,

BELIEVED TO BE NAZIS.

MENTALITY."

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

BRITISH IDOL OF

SOUTH AMERICA.

Prince of Wales's Great Popularity,

A PRESS TRIBUTE.

New York, Yesterday. The Prince of Wales could be

credible.

Ride Safe

ON

DUNLOP

"Britain's Best."

Local Branch, Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

TESTS OF IMPROVED | MERCIFUL JUDGE'S

ALTIMETER.

Reduction of Landing

Hazard.

FOG-OBSCURED FIELD,

Washington, Jan. 3.

It is expected greatly

LAST TRIAL.

"Sadness and Horror" at Punishing Delinquents.

SIR ROBERT WALLACE.

Berlin, Yesterday.

Sir Robert Wallace, K.C., "the A new and highly sensitive alti-merciful judge," who has presided An astoundingly daring politi-President of Argentina to-morrow meter, actuated by sound waves, over the London Scasion for 24 Kong Hotel_this_morning under Saturday morning of the Japanese Anikeicff.. the Soviet Commercial 'bus near Hambärgat midnight.Yörk Times, which yesterday des- Air Corps and the General Electric week.

wounded M. Prutl cal murder occurred in a crowded if he wanted, declares the New has been perfected by the Army years, tried his last care in mail Counseller at 9 o'clock when he when three men jumped on and cribed the Buenos Aires Exhibi- Company. Humphreys who was supported by The mishap occurred off Huian was leaving his residence.

Idrew their revolvers.

When it was over, and distin- According to a Police report forced all the passengers to put J. Scott Harsion, Mr. A. Bluff, which is to the north of four shots were fired-three at their hands up and forced a Com-its any country over made fori plane on a fog-abscured field.

They tion as one of the most elaborate to reduce the hazards of landing suished counsel had paid their tributes to this 80-years-old judge, Stewart, Mr. A. H. White the Hainan Strait. The ship on Anikeieff and one at his dog whe munist member of Hamburg another's trade."

Extensive and satisfactory tests who has saved hundreds of men (Directors), and Mr. J. A. Tenuntered thick fog when about attempted to defend his master Municipality to show his papers.

of this new aid to blind flying have from careera. of crime and un- rant (Secretary).

and sprang at his assailant.

"The paper pays a conspicuous been made by Lieut. Albert Hegen-happiness, and When they

the court had The shareholders present were rock on the reef. She is reprt-the intended victim but he re-jumped off, still firing, wounding in Spanish as crisp, clear, and Charles A. Lindbergh also has test-work

Two and not three shots bit identity they shot him dead and success and describes his speech Hawail several years ago.

were sure of his tribute to the Prince of Wales's berger, who flew from California to cleared, he spoke to me (writes an Messrs. W. S. Bailey, F. Wed to be fast on the rock, and itceived three wounds as one of the woman passenger.

Col. Evening News correspondent) of Stapleton. J.

he had done and The mur-much easier to understand thaned the instrument.

of the D. Humphreys,

that she was bullets pierced his right arm and derers then disappeared, leaving much other Spanish that is broad-Army feels it has solved one of its

As a result the future. G. E. R. Dewell, W. Morley, D. E. was also learned Clark, D. Wilson, J. M. Alves, holed and is leaking into the Nos entered the breast,

no trace. The Police, believe that cast.

"Well," he said, "I am now to Serious Condition. ・・ they were Nazis.--Reuter.

than bardest aviation problems-the de- look forward to little else The Times declares that his termination of a plane's height rest." No Passengers Aboard.

"I do not think I shall have Later RETENTION OF WAR popularity in South America is in- when it is skimming over a hidden

landing-place.

much work to do now. I am go- The ship, which is under the command

ing to stay in town for a while, of Captain

Sound Waves. Early News,

and then I shall go to Ireland or Tokumistu and has a crew of 42

Buenos Aires, Yesterday.

This new Instrument, known as abroad for the holiday I have been The accounts show an increased Japanese and Chinese, was on a known Japanese, about 35 years Inflammatory Speech by city of the Prince of Wales and length of time sound-waves from an

Owing to the presence in the

a "sonic altimeter," gauges the long waiting for.

"I am Glad" profil of $36,671.65 over last voyage from Hongay to Itong of age, approached and fired

"I am glad to think that I have yeur, which may be regarded as Kong and Swatow when the mark in his arm, leg, and breast. several shots, three finding a

Prince George, and the large in-airplane require to travel to the flux satisfactory in view of the unset-stranding occurred. There are no

As the speed of done good in this court, and that of visitors to the British ground and back.

sound is known, the altitude Empire Exhibition, unusual ex-

is mercy has been associated with tled conditions that have existed

citement was caused by the ex-readily determined, and, for heights my name, by reason of the Proba- during the whole of the period passengers on board, but the

plosion of a bomb in a local tram above 50 feet. is registered on vesseb is fully loaded with a cargo

"No one who has not eat in a dial.

Considerable heights are

court as judge can know quite the Liabilities. Under the head of coal.

The bomb was carried in his curately indicated on existing al weight upon his mind. My dear ings Hong Kong and Shanghai

jured during a stampede toward pocket by an Italian named timeters, and it is just off the man, try as one can to wipe out Bank. Liabilities in London, and

the platform from which Pundit Anselmo Pieretti. Bills Payable. The first shows an

Jawarhalal Nehru addressed "a owing to his stumbling while is to render its greatest life-saving delinquents leaves, the impression It discharged ground where the new instrument the traces which the sentencing of incrense attributable generally to

mammoth meeting on the Maidan alighting from the car.

remains. Esplanade. low exchange. Liabilities in Lon.

Pioretti service. The stampede was and two passengers were instan- don at date are £1,402 more than is standing by to await the arri

"If a man has any sensitiveness By use of the radio compass, the Tokyo, Later.

due to the sudden failure of the taneously killed and three others artificial horizon and other instru-at all he cannot escape it. There. the previous year, which with the

loud speakers and the consequent were seriously val of rssistance, depreciated exchange

injured, other ments, pilots are already able to you sit year in, year out, listen- accounts

It is probable that the assailant inability of thousands to hear. According to the local agents of) was animated by a perverted for the increase of $36,130.00;

Nehru controlled the crowd well

people being slightly hurt. find their way through fog and overing to tales of misery, poverty,

The tramcar was drenched in the desired landing field. whilst Bills Payable outstanding the vessel, Messrs. Hidaku & Co., sense of patriotism as

But the passion and crime, and so often M. and sent away all the women. He blood. The police do not consider real danger comes when they at you must punish according to the. at the end of the year are £12,266 Alexandra Building, the firm in Anikeet as head of the Soviet continued address and urged that the explosion was concerned tempt to land. How the new in-

Trade Delegation, played an im- the retention of the "war men with the visit of the Princes. Japan which carries the insur-portant part in the negotiations tality." He wanted full control Reuter's American Service. unce on the ship is sending a sal-surrounding both the long-stand-of the army by Indians, besides vage tug to her assistance. ing Russo-Japanese fishery dis-the administration of the country pute and the closure of the Vladi-and the financial policy-Reuter. vostock branch of the Bank of Korea.--Reuter.

under review.

as against £11,620 last year, a difference of only £636, but show ing an increase in dollar value of $76,571.55.

Stacks in trade and Sundry Debtors show increases of $183,691.47 and $37,353.73, re- spectively, both being due to low. er exchange.

M. Anikeicff, was immediately rushed to the Keio University Hospital, where he is lying in a serious condition, but is expect ied to live.

The ship is in no immediate His assailant, after emptying danger of breaking up and the his revolver, fled and thus far has crew is reported to be safe. The escaped capture—Router. Japanese trawler, Hayama Maru, į

Gunboat to the Scene.

It was also understood that the Japanese gunboat Uji, which ar- rived in Hong Kong this morning, With regard to the water pipe will proceed to the scene of the line from Renuies' dam to the stranding this afternoon to give beach at Junk Bay, to which I re-protection against pirates. ferred in my speech last year, it

is proposed to write this down in Survey Report Awaited.

virtually its scrap value.

/Probable Motive.

WHOSE PROPERTY,

SERVANT WITH BOX FULL OF ARTICLES.

Indian Leader.

CONTROL OF THE ARMY.

Bombay, Yesterday. Half a dozen persons were in-

FEDERAL TREASURER

EXPELLED.

Action by Metropolitan Labour Conference.

WILD SPEECHES.

Sydney, Yesterday. The Metropolitan Labour Con- ference unanimously expelled the arrested in Federal Treasurer, Mr. E. G.

Before Mr. Hamilton, at the book value from $6,000 to $1,000, Unless weather conditions in Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Shepherd charged 11 the vicinity of Hainan Bluff be- Sergeant Section A. of Marine Lot 381 come very bad no fear is enter-Chinese with unlawful possession was sold on February 28 last, and tained for the safety of the Shin-a box containing articles. therefore will not again appear in sei Maru, but whether or not it thought to be the property of F1 the accounts. A small profit was would be worth salvaging her will European now in Shanghai. made on the sale.

The accused depend on the extent of the dam-1

WAS

car.

POLICE RESERVE, ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK.

д

ac-

tioneers' Art.

law.

strument will facilitate this difficult } feat is described by the War partment as follows:

De-

"Nothing you can do ever en- tirely enables you to banish the sadness and horror of it from your mind. The mark of it la al- waya-with you

Modus Operandi.

"My Rest." "Having arrived over the air-

"Well, I have earned my rest. diome, the boundaries of which are Thanks for your good wishes. made known to the pilot by an Everyone has made my task light- electro-magnetic field, the aero-

Wolfe. C.M.G., Inspector-General sonic altimeter shows that it is at a left the room and went to lunch. Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. Clane is brought down until the 1er since I have come 18 his court." And agile as a young man, he of Police, are as under:-

General. Revolver Practice. There will be no reyolver practice at the Kennedy Road Range on Wednesday,

| height of about 200 feet:

As I left the building 1 could hear The engine is then thrattled or kindly wards on every side of the slowed down and the aeroplane merciful judge." allowed to settle in a normal glide. Here is where the sonic altimeter is to fine a motorist £5 for being in- His last Judicial act had been

capable of proper control of his

car.

Police Training School. The weekly classes for Police Re-called upon to do its best trick,

"The time interval between the serviata at the Police Training

whistle emitted from the neroplane School, Kowloon, will be held as and the echo, which is picked up by usual to-morrow at 5.30 p.m.

the pilot, is a measure of height. the men

All

Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C., on behalf of the Bar, referred to and women whom Sir

from a life of

We are recommending 5 cents age she has suffered, and this Nathan Road carrying the box on Theodore, fromthe Party because members of the Chinese Company As the seroplane nears the ground Robert had saved per share more dividend this cannot be ascertained until the his shoulder. He stated that the he opposed Mr. F. T. Lang's re. and of the Flying Squad who have this interval beecomes shorter and crime by the friendly advice he

away.

will

attend

not yet passed Part 2 of Training shorter until, at a height of about had given them. year than last, and in view of the arrival of the Japanese salvage articles had been discarded by his pudiation policy. very unsettled conditions which tug, the report of which is being master. Mr. Heeley, when he went Wild speeches were a charac-Course should attend:

teristic of the meeting, one dele-

Chinese Company.

four or five feet, the whistle and

"By the merciful conduct ex- are still prevailing we do not feel keenly awaited.

Squad Drill. All recruits of the cho blend into one combined note, tended to them you have estab justified in recommending a larger:

The contents of the box were:-gate declaring that a revolution

The pilot knows at this time that lished The Shinsei Marn No. 6, which

Chinese Company a silver powder puff case with would be a Godsend. He urged Central Station for Squad Drill on/he can pull back on the stick and Envment.

a great number of those was formerly the,s.s. Ethelwynne. chain and the monogram We trust the transfer to Chin is a vessel of 3,400 (2,127 net) engraved on the lid, a green silk Lang..

B.K.H. taking up arms to protect Mr. Thursday at 6.30 p.m. under L. 3. safely settle or 'pancake' to the he said.

persons as respectable citizens." ese Staff Superannuation Fund of tonnage, and was built in 1904 by

R.43 Tsa Chi-on.. The meeting decided to replace $5,000 will meet with your appro-Messrs. W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., powder puff and a box of powder, the White Australia obpection by

covered box containing another

Sir Robert said he had been in- Flying Squad.

Lesson From the Bat.

fluenced throughout his career by Sunderland. Her Japanese own-

Squad DrillAll recruits of the

Inventors of this new Instrument an experience 50 years ago when I now propose the adoption ofers are the Shinsei Kisen Gashi grey sexagonal box, a gold ring the socialisation of industry, dia-Flying Squad will attend at Police have taken a lessen from the blind he saw

of scent, a tin of talcum powder, ter. with a single red stone, two bottles tribution, and exchange. Reu-

a poor woman sent to Headquarters for Squad Drill on bat, darting hither and thither, but penal servitude in the North of Thursday at 5.30 p.m. under L. S. never striking anything.

England for stealing a pair of R.333 A. W. Mooney.

It is generally assumed, accord-boots that was her first offence."

val.

the report and statement of ac-Kaisha who, on taking her over counts as presented, and the allo-registered her at Dairen. cation of the profits as recom- A steel screw steamer, the mended, namely:-

Shinsei Maru No. 6 has the fol- lowing dimensions: length, 932.1; (breadth, 46.6; and depth, 22.0..

To pay a dividend of

9,152.63

75 cents per share which will absorb $90,000.00 Write off Building

Improvements Write off Pipe Line and Dam at Junk Bay

Transfer to Chinese

Staff Superannua- tion Fund

And carry forward to

next account

SOLDIER ROBBED.

An elderly Ohinese named Chan: 6,000.00 Yau was this morning charged be-|

fore Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court with the theft of an 5,000.00 overcoat, the property of Private

Phillips, of the South Wales Bor- 80,139.13 derers. Accused pleaded guilty. When this has been seconded, I stated that complainant came back Detective-Sub-Insptr. Rozeskwy. shall be pleased to answer any on H.M.S. Medway from a cruise questions in respect of the acon Saturday morning, and his kit counts which shareholders may (along with other kits) was taken have to usk.

to Victoria Barracke.

At 1 pm. In seconding, Mr. W. S. Bailey complainant found that his over- said that he wished to congratu-coat was missing. Yesterday after- late the management on the very noon a detective saw accused walk- excellent report presented, the in-lug In Taf Yuen Street, carrying creased dividend, increased carry the overcoat, and arrested him. forward, and increased profit. It Sentence of three weeks' berd was very excellent showing, and labour was passed. he had much pleasure in second-

ing the adoption of the report and

accounts.

Carried unanimously.

Other Business.

A.C.A., and D. T. Butlin, A.C.A., were unanimously re-elected audi- tors, with increased remunera- On the proposal of the Chair- tion of $1,250 each, on the pro- man, seconded by Mr. J. M. Alves, posal of Mr. F. W. Stapleton, the meeting unaimously re-elect-seconded by Mr. J. D. Humphreys ed the Hon. Sir Bhou-son Chow, The meeting terminated with Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. A. Hthe announcement by the Chair- White and Mr. A. B. Stewart as man that dividend warrants were Directors for the ensuing year. ready and could be had on appll-i

Messrs. C. Bernard Brown, Ication.

a leather wallet, two pairs of

scissora, a small opal, a pair of ATTACK ON THEATRE sun-glasses in a metal case, a rat- tan basket containing Bewing materials, and about a dozen silk handkerchiefa in n lacquer box.

His Worship remanded the ac-¡ cased for one week and allowed bail of $5.

DRIZZLE AND MIST.

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states: An anti-cyclone is central over S.E. Mongolia.

Pressure conditions over China are uncertain.

Forecast-Basterly or var- able winds, moderate; over- cast; drizzle and mist.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hours end ed at 10 đa tạ dầy: 24 inch Rainfall since January 1–2.72 inches against an average of 4.04 inches-deftit 1.63 inches..

Temperature,

The temperaturo at certain specided centres: this morning- at 6 o'clock was:

Hong Kong

Macao Pratas Island..

Manlie 2

Foochow

Amoy Chefoo Shanghat

COOK

Peculiar Affair in Kowloon,

·ASSAILANT ESCAPES.

ground."

The weekly instructional patrol of ing to the War Department that the the Kowloon Section will take place bat, when flying, emits a sound too Navy Department in a depth finder to-morrow. Fall in at Taim-tsa-high in pitch to register on human used on submarines. taul Fire Brigade Station at 5.80] ears, and that this sound, echoed p.m. aharp. Dress--Winter uniform from surrounding objects, warna

the bat not to strike them, and cap with white cover.

The sonic principle, incidentally. already has been employed by the

The weekly instructional patrol of the Hong Kong Section will take place on Friday. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m.; sharp. Dress-Winter uniform and cap with white cover.

од

At 1.80 o'clock this morning,

Sharpshooters' Company, an attempted murder occurred Blot Drill-Riot Drill will be outside the door of the cook's carried out in Kennedy Road quarters, Po Hing Theatre, in Wednesday at 5.15 p.m. Members Pakhoi Street, the victim being Li will assemble outside Queen's Pier Tat (20), a cook, employed by at 6.10 p.m. with belts, holaters, the Wing Wai Sun Theatrical revolvers and truncheons. Uniform Company, and the assailant an optional. All members of the unknown individual,・・

Company required. The Police were informed of the Miniature Range Shoot. — A outrage by Liu Kat-man, actors' spoon shoot will be held on the attendant. On their arrival on the miniature range by members of the scene, Li Tat, who had been stab- Company Rifle Club bed in the back and left shoulder, at 5.15 p.m.; y stated that he had just finished

on Thursday

Equipment Return Shoot.-All his work, and descended the members of the Company who have stairs. When he got out into Faknot filed in and return their Equip Hoi Street, he was suddenly at-ment Cards to the 0.1/c.. Co, are tacked by a man who stabbed him asked to do so as soon as possible. four times with a long sharp in-

(Sgd.) D. L. KING, strumentAfter the attack, Lii

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give a description of him to the down. He was bleeding profuse- Police. Joly, and groaning.

According to a report made by The report adds that the want Li Yik, a cool employed by the ed man has no fixed abode, is un- same company, he was in his bunk employed, and is a "hanger-on" when the door opened, and in of the same theatrical troupe as walked Li Tat, who went and lay the victim.

Further tests of the sonic altime- ter are being made in an effort to reduce its weight and make t adaptable to any type of aeroplane.

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