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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - . The closing rate of the dollar demand, to-day was 11d.
on
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Special Extra
Construction
For
Overseas
Motoring
Conditions.
LAND
OFFICE
REVENUE.
Big Increase Reported
for 1930.
MORE CROWN LEASES.
The report of the Land Officer for the year 1930 states, in part:
Registration.
ments were registered under the
on
Grants of Land.
The total area of land leased during the year under review was 632 acres and 6.9/10 poles, of which 458 acres, 1 rood and 23| poles were dealt with by the Dis- trict Officers.
FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRES.
LOCAL BRANCH.
Podder Bldg.
No. 27,761
CONTEMPT OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN CLOSER UNION FOR
COURT.
COLLISION.
WEST INDIES?
AIR MAIL FLIGHT TO
AUSTRALIA.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month. F
KIDNAPPED BOY RECOVERED.
H.M.S. Glorious Hits
French Liner.
the Situation.
Lord Passfield Reviews To Follow Present Route
to Allahabad.
Shumchun Police's Smart Work.
HORRORS OF 'QUAKE IN NICARAGUA.
Injured Pinned Under Debris..
SEVERAL KILLED.
FEDERATION PROPOSAL.
EXPERIMENTAL TRIP.
VALUE OF A PHOTOGRAPH.
London, Yesterday. H.M.S. aircraft carrier Glorious |
Rugby, Yesterday. In a despatch to the gorners of
Solicitor's Views of the
U.S. Government.
AWAITING IDENTIFIER.
"This Court has been treated with contempt, and the Hong Kong Government has been treated in a most abominable fashion by the United States
Collision in Dense Fog.
crew
Later.
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and the woman left
A Friend Indeed!
A
complainant's son,
PALACE UNHÅRMED.
Fire is
Official information received
London, Yesterday.
Two Chinese, Lei Hung-cheung
Rugby, Yesterday The experimental Britain to and Yung Kwang-wah, both plended Unofficial estimates of the Government," declared Mr. F. H. collided with and severely dam- Trinidad, Windward Lalads, and Australia air mail flight follows guilty before Mr. Schofield in the casualties from yesterday's earth- During the year 6,517 instru- Loseby in the Central Police aged the French 9,000-ton liner Leeward lelands, La Fassfield, the existing route to Delhi, thence Central Police Court, this morning, quake, which caused the total de-
Court this morning, when, before Florida, off Gibraltar
Secretary for the Colonies, states to Allahabad, Calcutta, Rangoon, to a charge of kidnapping a Chinstruction of Managua, the Nicara provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of Mr. W. Schofield, he stated that All the Florida's passengers that he has been carently consider- Tavoy, Victoria Point, Alor Star, ese boy, six years of age, from guan Capital, place the deaths at over 1,000 and injured 9,000. The 1844-an increase of 1,267 on the time had now come for his were safely transferred to the ing the question of a form of and Singapore where it is due to 101 Third Street. the preceding year.
Det. Sergeant R. J. Clarke sald damage was apparently localised client's release. Mr. Loseby is Glorious, which fa towing the closer-union betweenfitse Islands arrive on April 16, thence to The total number of instru- defending a married woman, Jeng Florida.
and the many issues which such an Batavia, Bima, and Port Darwin. that on the afternoon of March 18 to Managua, where the fire caus ments registered under the pro-Shee, who is charged with the
a woman reported at No. 7 Police ed by burst gas mains added to Several of the latter's
administrative change would in--Reuter. volve.
Station that her son had been miss the terrifying situation. visions of the above mentioned embezzlement of $25,000 (gold) were left aboard dead.
He proposes that a Com-
[An. earlier message stated:-ing since 2.30 p.m. Ordinance (since 1844) to the end in California and against whom
Cruisers and destroyers are mission, probably consisting of two Arrangements have been com- of the boy was circulated to all'
A description still raging this afternoon. of the year 1930 was 122,893. the Crown is sceking extradition. standing by.
or three persons with very broad The total consideration
terms of reference, should proceed pleted between the Post Office, atations, Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., repre-
as soon as possible to the Colonies the Air Ministry and Imperial photograph of him.
in London from the British Con- sales, mortgages, surrenders and senting the Crown, said that the?
Bul in Managua stated that fire is miscellaneous land transactions position was unchanged, and they H.M.S. Glorious collided with concerned to conduct a comprehen- Airways for the immediate opera- tion of two experimental return amounted to $130,058,744.19. had had no further intimation the Florida in dense fog at 6 p.m. sive enquiry into the witole ques-air-mail flights between Britain complainant's family was going to but it is believed that there are On March 20, a male friend of threatening the British Legation, from America through the Con- The Florida was foled on her port tion,
Before coming to any decision as and Australia, via India and Sumchun in search of his nephew, no casualties among the British sul here.
side in the fore part. H.M.S.!
who had also been kidnapped. Hear Colony. Assistance is being His Worship: I thought some Glorious has taken 500 passengers to the appointment of such a Com. Singapore. further information would come of the Florids aboard and is now mission, Lord Passfield has asked The first outward flight is dueling of his friend's misfortune, he rushed to the district by aero- took the photograph of her boy planes and ships.-British Wire- before the end of the month?
towing the Florida stern first to the Governors whether they concur to leave Croydon on Saturday m
On arrival at Sumchun, less Service. Mr. Murphy replied that he Malaga. Seventeen aircraft at-in principle in the proposal, and to next, April 4, and is scheduled to he went into No. 8 Police Station, hoped the identifier and the es-tached to the Glorious, which submit their views at an early date. cover the 11,194 miles between and there saw
Panama, Yesterday. Lord Passfield's, despatch, which ondon and Port Darwin in fifteen whom he recognised by the photo- corts would be here by that time were flying at the time of the col-
The moans of the injured, pin- or before.
lision and were unable to return reviews the whole subject of Feder- days. At Port Darwin, on April graph. The two accused were in ned under the debris, filled the Release Requested. to her, have arrived safely at ation in the Carribbean area, 19, an Australian acroplane will the expresses the view that at least at connect with the Imperial Air-
Communications air as United States marine pa- Seventy-four surrenders of
Mr. Loseby reminded his Wor- Malaga aerodrome, where land required for public purposes ship that his client was arrested Spanish authorities gave them the present, the proposed inquiry waya liner, conveying the mails were made, and the boy returned on trole scrambled over the smould-
could not be usefully extended to to Sydney and Melbourne.
a letter hadering ruins of Managua to suc- (including surrenders under con- on February 23. He thought the permission to land.
Accidents Frequent.
other Colonies.-British Wireless tracts of exchange) were prepar-time had now come for her dis-
The return flight from Port been sent to the Canton Police, the cour them. Service.
While fire raged through the ed and registered in the Land charge. There was not one word H.M.S. Glorious' collision is the
Darwin will start on April 27,accused were brought to Hong
Kong yesterday.
central business district, volun- Ofice, the total consideration for of evidence against her at pre-fourth warship collision within
and will arrive in London, accord-
Det.-Sergeatu. Clarke, in reply to teers raced ahead of the flames, those required for public pur- sent, and the only evidence ho about a month. The battle.
ing to present arrangements on his Worship, said that first accused removing the injured, heedless of poses amounting to 1,146,706,50, presumed his Worship had was ship Nelson collided with the
had lost $80, in gambling one day, the risks from falling walls. that of a small cable from an Cardiff steamer West Wales in
The second outward-bound
and the on the following day he met; In the only hospital standing, Crown Leases,
American Police officer. He ask-fog on Sunday off, Cape Vilano,
mail 'plane will leave London on second accused, who offered to take United States marine doctors and. Eight hundred and seventy-ed for his client's release. Spain, the Nelson being slightly
April 25, arriving in Australia on him to his uncle's house in Third nurses treated hundreds who four Crown leases were issued The Magistrate: I hope that damaged. The Walrus and
May 10, and setting out on the street for the purpose of borrowing were seriously injured. second return flight on May 17.1 some money. during the year, as against 242 by next hearing we shall hear Whitley were damaged at Gibrál- in the previous year-an increase from America when they are tar during Fleet exercises in of 632.
sending the escort.
March and the Shamrock and Mr. Murphy: I will endeavour Tourmaline collided in picking up on the their moorings at Gibraltar. The to get some informa The total amount of fees col-subjection course, there are Dorsetshire collided and sunk a lected (exclusive of the New Ter-the holidays intervening and ketch at Plymouth Sound.-- ritories) amounted to $116,854.75] they will take four days out of Reuter. being an increase of $40,721,25 on the week. the preceding year.
Surrenders.
Fees.
Stamp Duties.
THREATENED.
Producers and Principle
Mr. Loseby argued, that, under EMPIRE TEA MARKET Land registration fees in the the Treaty, the escort should New Territories amounted
to provided by Hong Kong, and on $7,610.30 and Crown lease fees arrival in America the U.S. Gov- to $90.
ernment wouuld refuund the money spent on the passage. Stamp duties pald on register- Most Important Person. ed documents (exclusive of pro-
Mr. Murphy agreed that the bates and letters of administra-escort could be provided by Hong tion) amounted to $669,124.15. Kong, but the identifier could Stamp duties on probates and not, and that person was most im- letters of administration register-portant. ed amounted to $509,316.20.
Crown Rents.
Mr. Loseby remarked that if his friend had a doubt as to the woman's identity, she should ba
The number of lots entered on released at once. the Hong Kong and Kowloon
Mr. Murphy pointed out that Crown rent roll was 6,521, an in- he had not said that he had any crease of 395 on the preceding doubts.
His Worship remanded accused The Crown Rents on this for another week, on the former roll amounted to $628,431.66 bail of $75,000. increase on the preceding year of $18,888.04.
year.
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The number of lots entered on FEWER MARRIAGES. the Village Crown rent roll was 8.241-the same as the preceding REPORT OF REGISTRAR FOR
year.
The Crown renta on this roll amounted to $1,753.65, the same as in the preceding year."
The total Crown rints amount- ed to $625,185.21-an Interobse-of $18.888.04 on the year 1929. ·
The increase was occasioned by the sale of new lots and revision of Crown rents."
"
LAST YEAR
The report of the Registrar of
of Preference.
DUTCH COMPETITION.
London, Yesterday. The British Empire Producers Organisation has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer re- questing the maintenance of the principle of Empire preference "in any re-imposition of the ten duty," saying that the removal of preference would give a strong impetus to the movement already threatening. the position of Em- pire tea in the United Kingdom
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SOME RAIN.
The Royal Observatory'a weather report to-day states:
The anticyclone has weak- ened and is now central near Shanghai.
Fresh to moderate monsoon along S.E.Goast of China and over the N. China Bl
Local forecast: E. winds, moderate; generally overcast: some rain.
Rainfall,
Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m-nil. Rainfall since January 1-4.05 inches against an average of 6.86 inches-deficit 2.81 inches.
Temperature,
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:~~
Hong Kong Масло
Pratas Island Manila Foochow Amox
64
65
76
74
54
60
Swałow Chefoo Shanghai
61
54
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market, namely, the development MR. N. CHAMBERLAIN
of tea production in the Dutch East Indies and a consequent in- crease of their proportional im- port to Britain.--Reuter.
RESIGNS.
Marriages for the year 1980 REGULATION OF TIN Task of Reorganisation
states:-
The number of marriages cale- brated in the Colony during the between Chinese persons) as com- year was 187 (of which 85 were
pared with 225 (and 94) respec Documents, One thousand seven hundred tively in 1929-a decrease of 38. and forty-three miscellaneous ceived was $2,059 as compared The total amount of fees re- documents were prepared in the with $2,440.75 in 1925 -- a de- Land Office during the year, being
crease of $381.75. an increase of 956 on the year 1929.
Marriages by Special Licence
25.
EXPORTS.
Completed.
International Research LORD STONEHAVEN IN CHAIR.
Scheme.
May 14.
custody then.
March 22.
After
The uncle refused, Above the tragic scene, the and the two men moved off to new Presidential Palace, built on Second Street, where at a meat stall ❘n hill overlooking the city, stands
unharmed.
SOLO FLIGHT. TO. they saw the boy. They offered
AUSTRALIA.
British Ex-Officer on Adventurous Trip.
HOPES TO BEAT RECORD.
him a piece of meat, "and then took him for a tram ride, alighting near the Mongkok ferry wharf on the Praya. Second accused took the lad over to Mongkok and the first man followed on the next ferry.
Another Shock.
New York, Yesterday. Wireless reports now estimate that the death roll at Managua is likely to reach 2,500. The New Boy's Jackets Pawned.
York Times correspondent at In Mongkok, the men pawned two Balboa states that 1,100 dead jackets, which the boy had been have already been found. An- wearing. First accused obtained other shock, said to have been of three tickets at the Yaumati Rall-"fair intensity," occurred at, nine way Station, and they went to o'clock last night and helped to Mr. Anderson Scott who left Bri-Sumchun, where, the first man complete the ruin of the city. tain to-day on a solo flight to Aus-booked à room in a boarding house tralia and hopes to beat Capt. for $1 a night. Kingsford-Smith's nine days record, The Police officer hero' remark
Rugby, Yesterday:
They
The death roll, great as, It is, would have been still heavier but for the fact that many officials
and 40 per cent, of the population
is using a 120 horse-power Gipsy ed that it seemed to him that the Moth, fitted with extra tanks, Scott, Sumahun Police have a custom of had left the city for the seaside who previously was a Flying Corps visiting boarding houses nightly to for the Easter holidays.
One hundred and fifty prisori- Officer, is following a route via see who the occupants are. Sofo, Aleppo, Bushire, Karachi, went to the house where accused ers were crushed to death in the when the penitentiary Rangoon, Singapore, Bima, and and the boy were, and the house ruins
Darwin. British Wireless keeper told them that she had two building collapsed,
Port Service.
RUBBER ROADWAYS FOR HOSPITALS.
Price of Blocks Still Relatively High.
COUNCILS TO JUDGE.
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London, Yesterday.
suspicious-looking characters in The earthquake was quite local. one of her rooms. The Police then The city will have to be entirely arrested the men, and, with the boy, rebuilt as it is now at the mercy went to the Police Station. of the flames. The work of fight- ing the conflagration is well nigh impossible as the fire is no sooner checked in one quarter than it breaks out in another.
Martial Law.
The Magistrate passed sentence of nine months' hard labour, with 20 strokes of the birch, on each
accused.
MISS ENGLAND II,
KAYE DON TO MAKE SPEED
TEST.
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RIVER SWOLLEN.
Buenos Aires, Yesterday.
United States Marines are as- sisting in the enforcement of martial law, shooting at sight anyone attempting to loot ruined building.
At one time a plan was laid to dynamite the Anglo-South Ameri- In the House of Commons Mr.
can Bank building which has Graham White (Labour) asked
£11,000 in cash deposited in its the Minister of Transport, in The repairs to Miss England the safes, in order to divert the ad- view of the low price of rubber, to Second have been completed. In vancing flames from the residen. recommend that roadways near spite of the swollen state of the tial district, but the scheme had Rugby, Yesterday.
urban hospitals be covered with Parana River, Kaye Don has an-to be abandoned, when it was MEETING IN LONDON,
The retirement was announced
a rubber surface.
nounced that he intends to make found that the walls were 80 |to-night of Mr. Neville Chamber-
Mr. Morrison replied that the a speed test of the boat at 8 a.m. tottery that laying charges would London Yesterday. lain from the Chairmanship of the cost of rubber paving blocks was on April 2. Reuter's American be fraught with the graveat dan... The Colonial Office announces Conservative Party Organisation. still relatively high, and express- Service. At licensed places of public that an International Committee Mr. Chamberlain took over this ed the opinion that the local to regulate the production and post last June to effect measures of authorities were the best judges At the office of the Registrar of export of tin, which held its first reorganisation, which he has now in the matter.Reuter. Captain J. Davidson, master of Marriages-17:
meeting In London yesterday, is completed. tho as. Clara Jebsen, was to-day
Lord Stonehaven, formerly Marriages by Registrar's Cer-asking the Governments of Siam: summoned before the Hon. Comdr. tificate-162.
Burma, and certain other coun-Governor-General of Australia, has G. F. Hole, R.N, (retired), by
tries, the fin production of which consented to undertake the Chair- Boarding Officer R. J. Nunn for
is important to adhere to the manship of the Party-British having arrived in the Colony on At the office of the Registrar scheme..
Wireless Bervice. March 29 with pigs in crates on of Marriages--89. board, the animals not being stowed
ANOTHER SKIPPER FINED.
In accordance with Livestock Im
port and Export regulations
He pleaded "gulity" "and
the
Magistrate Imposed the maximum
fine of $100, or two months' hard Jabour in default.
worship-8.
At licensed places of public worship 128.
CAUGHT IN ACT.
· THEFT "OF SCALES" FROM A
LINER
The participating Governmenta have been requested to intimate FORTUNE LEFT BY
As soon as possible whether to np- prove of the principle and the suggestion of an elaboration of
an international research scheme.
Reuter.
MISSIONARY.
Miss Lilias Graham Leaves $101,000.
How an observant watchman) em- To-day Chan Lan was charged in ployed by the Kowloon Godowns discharging passengers, the watch- the Kowloon," Police Court with arrested a Chinese coolle was relat, man noticed the scale being passed keeping gaming_house-Lat. 45, ed in the Kowloon Police Court to through a port hole to the accused. Shanghai Street, and with having day when Young. On, wasicharyod. The latter said that be was only possesion of 172 po pul lottery, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton" with acting as a coolle in carrying the
· London, Yesterday, “Hickets. On the first count, he was the theft of a Chinese scrie from scale. 5 -
Miss Lillias Catherine Graham, 'six weeks'
on the as. Empress of Asia. He admitted five previous cop of the Engilsh Presbyterian Mis the sound
khaix . It was stated that at about 848 victions, and wall sent to jail with con in Chingchew, left £101,000
pm. yesterday whilst the ship was hard labour for six months.
Renter
DROP IN RUBBER.
NEW LOW RECORD REACHED ON LONDON.
EXCESSIVE STOCKS..........
FRENCH BUDGET,
DEFINITELY ADOPTED BY THE CHAMBER.
SESSION CLOSED.
Paris, Yesterday.
ger.
The Angle Central American Commercial Bank and the West Indian Oil Company's buildings have also been wiped out.
Tremendous Loca,
Later. The damage done at Managua la provisionally estimated at
The French Budget for 1981- £7,000,000. It is believed that 1982 has definitely been adopted the bulk of the loss will fall on with 50,648,000,000 and 85,895,- British insurance companies.---- 000,000 francs expenses 60,640, Reutor'a American Service. |000,000 and 609,852,000,000 france returns, respectively. The session has closed and Parliament will re-open on May 5 Havas,
HOUSE BOY VANISHES.
Rugby, Yesterday. Rubber fell to-day to 8%. per lb. on the Lendansexchange. This is new low record. The average price last year was 5-15/16d. per pcund and for 1929 10d. Exces The Naval authorities notify the Kowloon, je alleged to have abscond sive stocks and the absence of Harbour Master that firing practice, with a quantity of clothing and suficient demand and the conting will be carried out using star some blankets
A house boy employed by Mr, M. Gauthier, of No. 1, Hart Avinue,
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ed depression in New Trok are shells in Mira Bay between 8 and The total value of the goods is the principal causes of a further 8.20 p.m. on April 8, and a bombard-1288. Most of them werd' recover, as fall. To-day's crop was one-ment practies will take place at ed by the Police from a pawnshops eighth of a penny British Wire Sharp Peak range during the fore but eight shirts, valued at 316, have Tess Service.
still to be tracedimi noon of April 9,
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