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The sharp contrast between the developments of the past few months within Britain and those

Hong Kong, Saturday, May 28, 1932. outside has brought about a com-

troubles.

PRAISE FOR EMPIRE FAIR

British Consul-General at Canton.

I

"A GREAT SUCCESS"

-The British Consul-General at Canton, Mr. Herbert Phillips, has addressed the following letter to the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton.

SATURDAY, MAY

PLOT TO KILL GEORGE FUNG

Zimmern Tells of Conversations,

VILLAGE ROAD CASE !

28, 1932.

News in Brief.

The Symphonic Concert which is going to be held for the first time in the Ground Floor Lounge of the Peninsula Hotel by' the massed Bands of the Hong Hang & Shang- hai Hotels Ltd., promises to be a real treat for music lovers in Hong Kong. A choice and popular pro- gramme has been selected and there is no doubt that the cool and spacious Lounge of the Peninsula

will become a favourite rendevous

Edward Zimmern continued his evidence for the Crown in the Cen- every Sunday evening. Six-Having been at the kind in-tral Police Court yesterday after

The health bulletin for Eastern vitation of your Committee a visitor noon, on resumption of the trial be* ports, for the week ended May 21, fore Mr. Wynne-Jones, of Chang to the Empire Products Fair, I

as follows:-Plague-Alexan- am writing to express my whole, Kwok-yau (20) who, is charged dria 1 case; Bombay 1 case, 1 with the instigation of the murder hearted admiration and congratu- of George Fung, alias Fung Hin, at

death; Cholera-Calcutta 141 cases, lations for the wonderful success Village Road on March 24, Accus 79 deaths; Rangoon 1 esse, 1 death; Saigon-Cholon 2 cases, 2

which has been achieved. The

is

Mr. R. E. Lindsell (Public Pro-Shanghai 8 cases, 1 death; Small-

| very greatest credit is surely due/et is the son of a wealthy 1pon deaths; Canton 1 caso, 1'death;

to the Chairman of the Committee, family. Mr. J. P. Braga, to yourself and all your skilful helpers, since the scutor) is conducting the case for pox-Bagdad 10 cases, 3 deathar the Crown, while Mr. G. K. Hall. Bombay 2 cases, 1 death; Calcutta organization was excellent and the Brutton is defending. Mr. Petar 22 cases, 16 deaths; Karachi & display of British Empire products Sin is holding a watching brief on

cases, 1 death; Madras 10 casan, 2 most attractive.

deaths; Negapatam 1 саве, death; Rangoon, 13 cases, & deaths;

behalf of Zimmern..

I look forward to seeing this

In the witness box, Zimmern Fair becoming an annual event in Hong Kong and I feel sure that on spoke of various conversations, Pondicherry 3 cases, 8 deaths; which the accused and Sydney Saigon-Cholon 8 cases, 7 deaths; the next occasion the Committee will be inundated with applications connection with an alleged plot to

Christie (also in custody) had in Canton 5 cases; Shanghai 5 cases:

Kobe 5 cases; Nagasaki 4 cases. do away with George Fung. The In my capacity as the nearest accused is alleged to have suggest- official representive, in China of

for space.

the Department of Overseas Trade, ed the use of a gun, but, accord- I am preparing a detailed reporting to the witness, Christie showed preference for poison, and volun- upon the great success of the Fair, teered to carry out the work him which I shall have special plea- self. aure in forwarding to that Depart- ment.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Osedlent servant, sd/. Herbert Phillips.

Consul-General.

MOTOR SHIP

(Continued from Page 1)

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NO DESCRIMINATION

AGAINST JAPAN

(Continued from Page 1.) products with the imported articles..

When the plot at the Nathan

No Clashing of Purpose. Hotel "to beat Fung up" had falled,

It was pointed out to Mr. LI the trio were stated to have return-Teze-chung that indications, were ed to Hong Kong from Kowloon that the Empire Produce Fair and later in the morning purchased would become an annual attrac- hypodermic syringe and ation and he was asked if he quantity of cyanide of potassium. thought there would be any The trio desired legal advice and clashing between the Fair and consulted a solicitor-Mr. M. W. the Exhibition he was sponsor- Lo. of Messrs Lo and Lo,

ing.

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The hearing was adjourned to Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons of next week and the corresponding afternoons in the following week.

Mr. Li Taze-chung replied that he did not think there would be any clashing of purposes because his idea was primarily to push forward goods that are produced and manufactured locally, such as vegetable and poultry from the New Territories; and such

FIRST AID WORK IN commodities as biscuits, candy,

SHANGHAI WAR

.:

Account by Dr. W. S. New.

in

were the

knitted goods, and rubber goods, etc., which are manufactured in factories in Hong Kong and the mainland.

plete volte-face from the condi- tions ruling last September, rose to a fever pitch, Captain H. S. Gold or Silver? The lack of confidence in Britain Loud immediately ordered prepara-

which was then reflected in the tions made for launching a

On account of the rocks in Major W. Elliott, Financial unstoppable withdrawal of for-boat.

eign balances has now been re-

the Channel it was impossible to get Secretary to the Treasury, told placed by an almost embarrass near the sinking ship, which in the the House of Commons on Wed-ing. belief that London is the light of the flares was seen to be nesday that the British Govern-one centre which has definitely half submerged.

The wireless operator had im- ment did not intend to return to got over the worst phase of its

!. These goods and produce would mediately started sending out 3.0.3. the gold standard. He intimated

calls to nearby ships. It was

be exhibited side by side with The New York quotation for known that it would be at least an

similar, goods and produce from that such action would not be sterling which had fallen by De-hour before the three Kongmoon considered until gold prices had cember 2 to $3.23, and was only boats that leave Hong Kong at 7 Chinese Medical. Association, and Trade Exhibition. All goods and Dr. W. S. New, President of the China and other countries at the ceased their present erratic fluc-$3.39 at the beginning of this p.m. would arrive on the scene and his wife, who are well known

produce would bear information

tuations.

year, is now relatively stable at no other help could be expected ex- North China and are at present on as to the place of origin and price rather under $3.70. Sharp dally cept from the Wing On which was a visit to the Colony,

and it would be for the public Major Elliott is right. The fluctuations are visible and must, at an unknown distance behind the guests of honour at a dinner which to decide what they prefer.

To Last One Year, time has not come for Britain to indeed, be regarded natural while Tai Lee.

was given last night in the Chinese attach itself again to the gold the limits imposed by gold points

Cries for Help.

His original idea, as presented Merchants' Club, China Building, are no longer in existence. The standard, and for the present the future course of the rate is still quarter-of-a-mile away. She had ers of Hong Kong

The Tai Lee anchored over a by the Chinese Medical Practition to the Chinese General Chamber.

of Commerce, Mr. Li Taze-chung official policy should be to main uncertain. Its rise, according to no searchlight to pick out the sink-

There was an attendance of about said; was for the Exhibition 'to tain stability rather than to ad-financial experts, has been the ing ship on which now the flares 50 Chinese doctors under the chair- last for a period of one year. vance the rate. Business inter-which partly represent the re- could be heard from all directions

result of the inflow of funds were dying out. Cries for help manship of Dr. Arthur Woo,

after which it could be decided In his welcome address, Dr. Woo by results whether or not to con. ests generally favour keeping the patriation of British funds or the and it was evident that the

cur- said that next Saturday they would tinue: The final decision as to how rate down as an aid to export result of foreign balances nor-rents had scattered those, who had celebrate the occasion of the amal long the Exhibition should run the Chamber, mally domiciled in London, but jumped into the water. Over their gamation of the Hong Kong Chinese would rest with business, but an artificially low which must in part be regarded shouts could be heard the faint Medical Association and the Hong the Sub-Committee of which rate would have an inflationary as "bad money' since they have piping of a whistle. Whether

was now considering the general it Kong branch of the National Medi- influence. The proper rate is been driven to London by the un-was blown by some distant junk or cal Association, but he hoped he outline of the scheme submitted one which would represent the certainties of other centres and by some swimmer was never dis- would not be too premature in wel by him as follows: normal equilibrium of in and out are, therefore, likely to be with covered. The water buffolo bellow-coming Dr. and Mrs. New in the 1, locality; 2, area; 8; finance;

drawn as world conditions im-ed constantly.

name of the amalgamated associa-4, collection of products; 5, order payments, but that is dependent prove. But the Bank of England

of arrangement; 6, description of products; 7, staff in charge;" upon many conditions which are and the Treasury have accuma there was almost a second tragedy. Dr. New gave the gathering an

lated large resources in foreign Five men manned if and barely és interesting account of his work in 8, management and inspection: exchange and in gold but for caped bring dashed against the side connection with the Sino-Japanase 9, reports from various firms; The volume of the London ex- which operations, indeed, the of the ship by the choppy sea that conflict in the North and said that and 10, decision on whether the changes is so great that the pound would probably stand still was running at the time. Even the group of helpers sent up from matter of the Exhibition be handled by the Chamber Com- Government cannot control the higher and these should pre- tually they pulled away and were Hong Kong did excellent work.

vent any substantial decline. rate arbitrarily for very long,

soon lost in the darkness. During the hostilities 7,000 mittee or by a Special Com

Over toward the Holkuh every-wounded were treated in the 56 hos-mittee to be appointed. Such exchange fluctuations illus beneficial or the reverse of the

It is early yet for any results thing was now dark and there was pitals which were organised and at The deliberations of the Sub- trate the difficulties which at- imposition of tariffs to be appar: no way of telling whether or not one time there were as many as Committee, he said, have not yet tend attempts to manage the ent. The bonus which the fall in she still floated. A few scatter 4,500 wounded in the hospitals so been completed, and the Chinese lights appeared: Junks coming to that they had to work at great prese General Chamber of Commerce currency on exchanges in the sterling gave to British export the rescue with all the speed ther sure! 15,000 soldiers were killed in would welcome any help from

ers was largely nullified by the absence of a metallic base.

could muster. action of other countries, follow-

Europeans and Chinoso mer-

Developments in London in the ing Britain's example in depart-

Screaming Heard. 125.

chants, importers, etc., on the matter of details for making the past month have done much to ing from gold, by the hampering

Exhibition a success, of Overseas trade by exchange worst. One could simply lean next half hour" was the

the strengthen confidence in the restrictions and the fluctuations stability of the British financial in the value of the pound, and, against the rail and listen to the position, and this has had a fa- most important of all, by the confaliter. Were they being carried screaming which gradually grew vourable Influence in all financial tinuance of world trade depres away by the current or were they centres. Indeed, the eight months greater confidence is abroad in In the west appeared the lights sion. Nevertheless, a feeling of | one by one giving up the struggle. since Britain's Suspension of the many trade and appears to be of the three Rongcon beats from gold standard on September 21, soundly based.

In 1981, huve been as packed with The financial and industrial the East the Wing On could be incident as any In the financial barometers are not yet "set fair been. Three, rad rockets soared history, not only of recent years, and the horizon rem clouded up from the Tal Lee to guide them but probably of all

from to the

More faking Junk and soon the spot.

now unsettled.

Britain itself these sever

have seen the red

rate from six

per cent

tion of

impoééd

Budget

balance

When the life boat was launched❘tion.

The

Hong Kong rushing to help.

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the campaign. No tetanus easen were met with during the whole of the period.

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