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OSINO China Mail

When the datryman

uises a cream separa- tor, he doesn't have to turn it all the time

. he stops crank-

Ing and the machine agina on, but the crank hangs idle. THAT'S FREE WHEELING!

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong.)

SHARE MARKET

FIRM..

Public Utilities in Demand.

CEMENTS WEAKEN..

The Stock Market was firm for

the higher-priced

investment

HED

1845

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, ‘AUGUST 8, 1931.

GENERAL SMUTS FOR PLANE "OUT OF

No. 27,870

FORCED DOWN

LONDON.

CONTROL."

Centenary of British Association.

Mr. Mollison's Broadcast Talk.

MR. PARKER' CRAMER.

AUSPICIOUS GATHERING.

Rugby, Yesterday.

CANDID ADMISSION.

London, Yesterday.

stocks with considerable strength ENGINE TROUBLE

displayed in the Insurance sec- tion. Public Utilities were in

steady demand at quotations. AMERICA EUROPE

AIR ROUTE.

General Smuts left Cape Town "I will admit, between ourselves,!

TO-DAY'S

The

DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11%d.

<

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

COWES REGATTA

CLOSES.

First Prize for the Britannia,

QUEEN A SPECTATOR.

Rugby, Yesterday. H.M. the King's cutter Britannia

TO CAR OWNERS

Use RUBBER Matting for the Floor and Running Boards of your Car;

Washable, Durable,

More economical than

Carpet or Linoleum,-

NEATER and CLEANER.

Quotations from:

Telephone 24534.

Danlop Rubber Co. (China), Ltd. Fedder Bldg.

STERLING WEAK

WALL STREET BEWILDERED.

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SIR T. BEECHAM'S DEBTS.

Expenses of Imperial League of Opera. ENGAGEMENTS SACRIFICED.

Sir Thomas Beecham attended

today aboard the s.s. Winchester that at one time I was simply out secured first prize in a race in the CONTINUED DULL before Mr. Registrar Warmington

Castle on his way to preside it the of control," said Mellison, in a Anal day of Cowes Regatta. H.M. centenary gathering in London next broadcast talk from London this the Queen watched the racing from month of the British Association.

This is the first time that the Association has held its conference in London and it will coincide with the centenary celebrations of Michael Faraday.

evening on his record fight from the Royal Yacht. Australia to Britain-Reuter.

!

Hundreds of Messages.

According to present arrange- ments Their Majesties will leave London for Sandringham next Rugby, Yesterday. Tuesday and will proceed to Scot- In-the-completion-of-hie land on Thursday, Augnat 20.- stated in an interview his inten-from

Before leaving General Smuts remarkable record breaking fight British Wireless Service. tion to investigate for himself the 8 days

Australia to

2+2 hours

Britain in

flight

FRANCE CÉASES

PURCHASES.

at the London Bankruptcy Court recently for his public examination, which was subsequently conclud- ed.

The statement of the debtor's affairs showed abilities totalling $194,532, of which £135,798 is ex- New York, Yesterday. pected to rank for dividend, and Wall Street is bewildered by assets £109, apart from a bad book

the weakness of sterling and for- debt of the nominal amount of MISSING DIAMOND

REPORTED VISION OF mengen arrived to-day. Including

There was a smart recovery in Hotels. Telephones were steady, but Cements weakened alightly. Humphreys were firmer at $22, but the demand for Realties ap

Wick, Yesterday, pears to have been satisfied at

A wireless message from the close, and they now stand at a nominal quotation of $16.60. Thornshavn has been received to

the effect that the airman en financial crisis-British Wirelese very adverse weather Mollinson Banks were buyers at $2.075. Canton Insurances were in route from Reykjavík has been Service.

allowed himself in all only ten strong demand at $1,585. Uniona forced down owing to engine

hours' sleep. Hundreds of other remained at the buying rate of trouble.

Apparently this refers to Mr. $560. Underwriters were en- quired for at $6.10 with sales at Parker Cramer who is carrying that figure and at $6.15. China dut an aerial survey for the Fires were nominal at $800, and Tan-American Air Lines, Incor

were wanted porated, with the idea of inter- Hong Kong Firas at $1,450, an advance of 930 on sting the U.S.A. postal authori

ties in the establishment of an the previous day's quotation.

Benguets had buyers willing to air mail from America to Europe

via Greenland, Iceland and the! pay $10.25.

Faroe Islands.

Forced Down. Copenhagen, Yesterday, Mr. Parker Cramer was forced

Wharves were

$161.50.

buyers at

Providents were in stendy-de-

MADONNA.

one

behalf on

of the Air Council-from--Lord-Amulreer Secretary .of Air, and tele- Invasion of Pilgrims in New South Wales and Lord Wake-

from grams

the Governor of Tuscany.

field who financed the attempt.

MIRACLE STORY.

Stories told by a young girl and three children of how the "Madonna," dressed in black, ap.

were

mand at $6.10, with sales at the down on to the sea between Ice-peared to them as they rate being reported.

land and the Faroe Islands, but feeding their chickens on a hill- Hotels (old), as already menit is expected that he will be side in Tuscany, have caused oned, had a smart recovery,ble to continue. Puyers offering $17.20, sales re- euiting, The new shares, also advanced in quotation, buyers prevailing at $16.80..

Realties slipped to a nominal

rate of $16.60.

Cramer Arrives Safely.

Wick, To-day.

thousands of devout pilgrims to flock into the district.

In a single day over 10,000 per- A wireless message from Thor-sons climbed the hill in the hope shavn reports that an American of getting a glimpse of the seaplane H.K.V.C.X.. (presumably "vision" for themselves, re-

FOREIGN

Ewos were again a buying queat Faroe Islands-Reuter.

Mr. Cramer's) has arrived safely ports a Leghorn correspondent. tation of $14.40. .

The girl and the three chil- dren say that they were feeding the chickens about 6 o'clock in the evening when they suddenly saw a lady dressed in black, withị a white stole round her neck. Somewhat alarmed by her strange,

There were buyers of Trams at $21.75, sellers demanding $21.90, sales resulting at the for- mer rate.

OVERSEAS LEAGUE MEETING.

GERMAN

TRADE.

Restrictions on Finance appearance; they moved

-Reuter.

Lifted.

REPORT DEALS.

away

from her, but she spoke to them gently, telling them to return the next evening, for she had need to speak to them. They related the occurrence to their parents, and were naturally not believed.

British Wireless Service.

FINE, WEEK-END.

· The

Royal Observatory's weather report at 10.87 a.m. to-day states:→

The typhoon appears to be about 200 miles east of Basco, stationary or moving slowly westward.

ד

An anticyclone covers Japan. A small deep depression is central to the North of Hanoi, Forecast: S.W. or variable winda; moderate; Ane.

Typhoon Warning. ·· The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob- servatory at 9.30 this morning by the American Consulate General:

8.40 s.m.-Typhoon in about 125 degrees Long. E, 20 de- grees Lat. N., almost station-

ery.

BOYCOTT POLLS.

Prussian Government's Appeal.

PUBLIC ASTONISHED.

Berlin, Yesterday.

A

RING.

Hotel-Keepers And Their Guests.

of

Mr. Wheeler, Assistant Official Receiver, who conducted

eign exchange generally to-day. £15,000. Sterling cables. opened at 4-55.1/16 and cheques 4-84.16/16, only above the gold shipment

the level and remained dull all the examination, remarked that no morning.

order had yet been made-by-the- Francs were a quarter below Court adjudging the debtor a bank- par rate and all other Euopean rupt. currencies also were down..

The debtor said_that_a_previous-

QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY. after being a heavy buyer of ster-him in October, 1919. Hia liabill- It is suggested that France, receiving order was made against ling here for several days, sud-ties then amounted to £35,000, and Case of considerable im-denly discontinued purchases.in March, 1925, the Court approved portance to hotel-keepers and their Reuter.

a composition arrangement for guests is reported in (1981) I. K..B.

payment of 208. in the S and dis- It was a fact that claims for very substantial amounts were omitted from the arrangement, and that debts amounting to £97,000 had been paid since the date of that receiving order...

364. On October 30, 1929, about A JAMESON RAIDER charged the receiving order.

5.30 p.m. the plaintiff and her hus- band arrived at the defendant's] hotel with their sult cases and en- gaged a room for the night with a view to attending a dance in the neighbourhood.. After taking tên

DEAD.

Historic Dash Into

the Transvaal.

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Under his father's will, the debtor had a life interest in forty- In their room they dressed for the

six one-hundredths of the income dance.

The death has taken place in derived from the testator's busi- The plaintiff, having re placed a diamond ring which she Bouchier Stracey-Clitherow, one through a series of conversions to

London of Lieut.-Colonel Jolin ness. His father's estate was wearing by a pearl ring, put of Sir Starr Jameson's com- companies.

the former. into a jewel-case and

placed it in her suit-case which panions in the historic raid into she latched but did not luck. When

the Transvaal thirty-six years

they went down to dinner the plain-, when he was taken prison- tiff's husband locked the door of er.

Income of £20,000.

went

In May, 1924, as the result of a conversion operation, in which he

the room and took the key with Colonel Stracey-Clitherow, who (Sir Thomas) was the chief per- him. After dinner they returned was. seventy-eight, was in the son concerned, a cash.sum of half.

same time."

MR. M. NORMAN.

milion was received by the

to their room and on leaving it to Scots Guards for many years, a go to the dance, the plaintiff's hus- and served in the Egyptian Cam-trustees and executors of the will band again locked the door and paign of 1882. After he retired In that way his life interest was Sir William & Lady

then handed the key in at the hotel from the Army he was with the converted into cash. The half office. About 2.80 a.m. the follow-East Riding Yeomanry, which he million was invested, and from the Peel Present.

Berlin, Yesterday:

Cure for Illness Promised.

ing morning they returned to their commanded for four years. Restrictions

source his income had been derived. on foreign cur-

The next evening the children

room in the hotel, having got the

During the great war he rais-Buch income had recently amounted PEOPLE OF VISION.

rencies for financing; imports, ex- went in some trepidation to feed

key from the hall porter. When ed the East Riding Volunteers, to some £20,000 a year. ports or goods in transit has been the chickens. Once more the

the plaintiff awoke between 8 and of which he was commandant, re- There was a large attendance of lifted until further notice in order lady appeared, this time with a

9.a.m. she opened-her-suit-case and ceiving-the-C.B.E.-for-his-work result of those operations, he had Sir Thomas explained that, as a members and friends at an "At to forestall as far as possible any child in her arm. She exhorted

the jewel case and found the

He lived at Hotham Hall, York, to make provision for the payment Home" of the local members of the unnecessary bampering of legitim- the children to ask their fathers

diamond ring missing.

and was deputy Lord Lieutenant of substantial annuities under his Overseas League, held in the Helena ate foreign trade, but export and to give up swearing and to pray. May Institute yesterday afternoon. import firms are expected volun- At this point one of the little

The defendant was immediately of the East Riding.

A memorial service for Colonel capital sum had to be brought into father's will. That meant that a informed of the loss and search II. E. the Governor. (Sir William tarily to "exercise restraint as de girls asked the lady who she was,

was made for the ring but with- Stracey-Clitherow was held at Court, and that was done.

! Feel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.) and Ladymanded by the present economic and she replied, "I am the

munist and Nazi, newspapera pub-hibited in the hotel a copy of set took place privately at Hall at the cluding the production of grand Reel, Sir William Hornell, Kt, situation" in connection with the Madonna."

Readers of Nationalist, Com-out result. The defendant had ex- the Royal Military Chapel, Well- Since 1924 he had been engaged ington Barracks, and the funeral in various musical projects, in- CIE. (presiding), the Hon. Mr. importation of luxuries. They also

The child fell on her knees and shed in Prussia were astonished tion of the Innkeepers' Liability E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., and are required periodically to report beseeched her to cure her ailing to find on the front page a column Act, and in the room occupied by the Rev. N. V. Halward., M.C., M.A., deals involving foreign currencies. mother, and the "Madonna" re of very small type almost Impoe the plaintiff a notice that all ar were among those present,

piled that her wish should be sible to read. This was a Prus-ticles of value should be deposited granted after three months. She slan Government appeal calling on at the office. The plaintiff, brought promised special graces for all the electors to boycott the polls an action in the County Court Recovers from Nervous four of them, one being a small at the plebiscite on August 9. against the defendant as insurer boy of two..

Under an emergency decree, the for damages on the ground that he

In 1927 he conceived the idea of The next evening the parents Government has compelled all had failed to keep the ring safely.

the Imperial League of Opera, accompanied their children and, papers, to publish the appeal. At the trial the above facts were

Rugby, Yesterday, which bad received # though they were unable to see which is very distasteful to the proved and admitted and it was

great Mr. Montague Norman, Gov-measure of public support. Не anything themselves, agreed above-mentioned papers.. hence found as a fact that the plaintiff jernor of the Bank of England, has was the founder of the League and that it was evident that the chil- the adoption of the smallest type had takon reasonable, care of the been indisposed by a sharp attack as general artistic director. dren saw and conversed with available, as the only possible pro-ring; but the judge, thinking that of nervous dyspepsis, following his did not receive a salary from the Romeone.

test against conscription of the he was bound to do so. by a pre-strenuous work in connection with League, but, to a very large extent Scoffer Convinced.

presa," as the

decses prohibits vious case, gave judgment for the the financial crisis.

he paid its expenses, and he had. It was stated to-day at his Lon-identified payments in that connec don residence that he has recover-tion amounting to £10,788. He had ed. British Wireless Service.

given over 100 concerts on behalf of the League and had expended on themia further £5,000. As a result, of his time being so occupied he

lucrative engagements, had had to sacrifice other possible:

Tea was served, after which Sir? William Hornell spoke of the advan tages and amenities offered by the Oversens League, particularly when local members were on Home leave.

Hip Excellency,, addressing the gathering, aald, inter alia:-

1

NOT WISE.

Col. Macia's Visit to Madrid Off.

SERIOUS SITUATION.

Madrid, Yesterday,

I appeal to you very strong. ly to give support to a movement, whose great object Owing to the hostile atmosphere is to strengthen the bonds which here against Catalonia, which it is bind together the various parts of felt may arouse unpleasant inci A few days later a young pea-newspaper comment on anything defendants. the great British Empire, an Em dents, Celonel Macia, the Catalan sant, who had scoffed at the the Government publishes. Reuter. pire which we regard us the leader, will not visit Madrid next whole story, was heard to cry out | greatest that the world has seen. Veek to present to the Cortes the on after leaving the house, and It has interests in all continents, Statute of Catalonia, which de- declared that he had seen a and its members number 475,000, manda autonomy for that pro- bright light with, in the midst of 000 pernoïs out, of a total world's' vince.

it, the lady in black.

population of a little over 2,000,000,- The Minister for Public Instrue- He is still in the greatest agi-¡ 000. It has been built ition, Senor

up,

Arcelino Domingo tation, and calls on all to believe

in a haphazard fashion perhaps, (himself a Catalan) has announc- him," for his eyes have seen.” by the efforts of many great men ed that the Ministers have agreed The smallest child, also, by the and' women whose names are too that the visit will not be wise. clarity and consistence of his numerous to quote-people of The hostility is attributed t lisping reiterations of what he vision, energy and enterprise. But the intolerance of Catalonia to saw, gives weight to the local be we cannot afford to be haphazard wards the rest of Spain. It is gen-lief in the "miracle.”. In cur efforts to maintain it. Lord erally felt that the Catalan ques Beaconsfield once said, "History tion has taken a much more serl- MR. LLOYD GEORGE will recognise the destiny of the ous aspect than was previously British race, but will never record,

te decline and fall." That such a

prophecy, should prove true, is the

realised.-Reuter,

earnest hope of us all, but much together, to encourage personal con-

Convalescence Entirely Satisfactory.

Rugby. Yesterday."

SEVERE 'QUAKE.

Shocks Continued

Dyspepsia.

SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS,

On appeal to the Divisional Court it was held that there was [ovidence to support the finding that the plaintiff had taken reasonable care of the ring and, accordingly that the loss of it was not due to

The following names of success negligence on her part. The factful tenderers without the amounts that she did not deposit the ring divulged are notified for general at the office in compliance with the information in the Government notice did not imply that, she had

Gazette: A violent earthquake, which, dia- retained the 'protection of it - in lodged the east to west registering her own bands to the relief of the pine of the seismograph, was re- defendants. The appeal was allow corded at River View College ed and judgment was entered, for observatory at 12,18 pm.

the plaintiff for £30 and costs.

3 Hours.

Sydney, Yesterday.

The shocks continued for nea

ly three hours. The epicentre. Is estimated to have been 2,240 miles away.Reuter:

is necessary to achieve this, and tact and a human understanding of In view of the steady Improve- furthermore we must prove our, the conditions and problems of eachment in Mr. Lloyd George's, condi-

GERMANS IN ROME. selves worthy Forces exist in the other's lives. That is the great obtion no bulletins will be issued world to-day which aim at the dia-l

Ject of the Overseas League, and I during the next few days.

Dre. Bruening and Curtius, and

Rome, Yesterday, memberment of our great Empire, earnestly commend it to you. (Ap- A statement made last night in the German Ambassador, Herr vou and it is the duty of all its living plause) it to you.

Weng Jdicated that the patient's convales Schubert, arrived at 8.10 this members who have received this The Rev. Mr. Halward proposed a cence still continues very satisfać morning, being met at the station

HOTEL FIRE.

Famous Picardy in Flames.

LIMITED DAMAGE.

La Touquet, Yesterday: Fire broke out in the fashion

opera in London, the provinces and abroad, and he had conducted a number of concerts. After taking into consideration his expenses there had, however, been no sur plus in any year,

Не

Personal Economies.

The conversion of his father's Repairs to S/L F.D. 1-Messrs. responsibilities, which he was com

estate involved heavy financial Wwong Cheung Hing

Hung Hom: Government Store him to exercise personal economies. pelled to assume and which forced Mr. Man Gang.

Supply of photographic stores to the chief cause of his present post- The beginning, and -- substantially Prison Department Mesara Kwong tion, was the very heavy obligation Kwul.

The incurred in connection with: the public flotation of com- panies formed to take over and ad- minister his father's estate. More- over, he had been prevented from reclaiming large sums in respect Rule 119 of the Prison Rules has of supertar, been amended by the Governor in Other factors which-had contri- Connell by the Insertion, zext after buted to his fallure were the ex- paragraph (8) of auch rule, of the penses of financing the Imperfat following paragraph

League of Opera and heavy. In-

Iron Castings-Messra. Kuen Hung

PRISON DISCIPLINE.

glorious heritage into their chargo vote of thanks to His Excellency tory. His pulse and temperature by Signor Mussolint and Signorable Hotel Picardy, which is one (3A) When any subordinate officer terest charges and law costs.

to pass it on to their successore un and Lady Peel for their presence are normal British Wireless Ber Grandi Reuter, SAMARA 42 Impaired. We must therefore aup at the gathering, and read a cable-ylce. port all efforts to that end. 1. bez gram received from the London lieve, and I am sure that you gli headquarters:Cordial greetings belleve, that the Empire has been a to Hong Kong members for to

the factor for good

morrow, and respects to His Excel

ALONE FLYER.

Yesterday,

of the most luxurious in the world, at 4 am, and caused over a hun- LINDBERGHS AT AKLAVIK.

|dred, guests to make a hasty exit. Within half an hour the sixti tawa, Yesterday and seventh floore wore in famosi The outbreak was eventually where they controlled by the ‘fre brigade.

vis on a lone Col and Mrs. Lindbergh are still from Manila" to Britain," ar detained at Aklay

this afternoon.

The CNKS FMr. Chich musical programme was fight ven by Mr and Mrs. A. M. Bowes rived

| damageźbeing limited sand ho

received Into hospital for

His Honour made an order con- observation la subsequently cluding the examination. Certified to be malingering

The creditors have accepted

he will receive no pay for proposal lodged by the debtor for the period

their benefit. It provides, inter alls, subject to the Court of Chan- cery sanctioning the raising of the