1932-11-23 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932.

Roosevelt To Decide Debt Policy

(Continued from Page 1.)

Congress Antagonistle.

New York. It has become more certain than

The hoped the conference with Pre- sident Herbert Hoover would be productive of good results and quiet apprehension over approaching ever that President Hoover's storms on the debt situation." gestion that the moratorium be ex-

tended another year will never get by Congress.

Congressman Henry T. Rainey of

seuntors.

TWO SOLDIERS

TRE CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short Story.

SENT TO GAOL The Punishment of Shahpesh,

FOR SIX WEEKS

Stole Clothing From Military Tailor.

COMPENSATION ORDER,

Private Alfred Cooke and Pri- vate Horace Edwards, both of the South Wales Borderers, pleaded Mr. Roosevet said he will CO- operate fully with the President on guilty before Mr. Schofield in Police Court this Immediate problems, but indicated the Central

charge of the theft

the Persian, On Khipil the Builder

(A Fable With A Moral.)

BY

GEORGE

MEREDITH

that he would not court anything morning to

of clothing to the value of $216 The person, commanded the and suitans with the distraction of

by be single vote in the lower decline of her exports. house for an extension.

foreign debt situation.

Quick Reaction.

Washington, To-day

on

HEY relate that Shahpesh, palace, a palace to fill foreign kings Illinois, Congressman Louis T. Me-looking like a coalition government from Feroz Din, Indian Military building of a palace, and Khipil envy; and it is, O Sovereign of the Fadden of Pennsylvania and Con- Meanwhile it is learned from

tailor, Wellington Barracks, was his builder. The work lin-time, a aite, this site I have chosen, pressman Sam D. McReynolds of London, that moratorium

ZL Temperere have added their deann-all German debts, including long and Both accused were ordered to gered from the first year of the to occupy the tongues of travellers ciation to the plan, joining their short term external loans, must be pay $35 each as compensation to reign of Shahpesh even to his and awaken the flights of poets!” voices with a prominent group of envisaged unless the German internal the complainant for property not fourth. One day Shahpesh went Shahpesh smiled and said, "The economic situation improves, ac- recovered, and sentenced to six to the river-side where it stood, site is good! I laud the site! Like-

to inspect it.

wise I laud the wisdom of Ebn Mr. Rainey and Mr. McReynolds cording to the report of the British weeks' hard labour each.

Detective-Sergeant Kennedy, are Democrats and Mr. McFadden department of overseas trade, which

'Khip was sitting on a marble Basrac, where he exclaims: is a Republican.

said that Germany's trailing posi prosecuting, said that complain- slab among the stones and blocks; Be sure, where Virtue falleth: Mr. Rainey said there would hard-tion is extremely serious due to the ant had a store at the rear of round him stretched lazily the to appear,

the main building of Wellington masone and stonecutters and slaves For her a gorgeous mansion inen Barracks. On Sunday morning, of burden; and they with the curve

will rear; The The White House has announced)

discovered that a pane of of humorous enjoyment on their

And day and night her praises that Mr. Hoover will invite three Proposals of Great Britain and glass had been broken and that lips, for he was reciting to them will be heard, runking Republicans and three France for a re-examination of the the clothing taken. A search was adventures, interspersed with Where never yet she spake a ranking Democrats from the Senate whole problem of the $12,000,000,000 made at the Barracks but with- anecdotes and recitations and noetic single word." Finance Committee and the House owed the United States by European out result.

instances, as was bls wont. They Then said he, “A Khipil, my Ways and Means Committee do niest governments when made públic re- On Monday, Cooke approached wore like plensed flocks whom the builder, there was once a farm-ser- with him to-day to discuss the cently, brought quick official reac-Sergeant Francis and confessed he shepherd hath led to a pasture vant that, having neglected in the was responsible for the theft and freshened with brooks, there to feed seed-time to sow, took to singing the tions. Mr. Roosevelt has revealed for the debts question is urgent for breaking the window. He took indolently; he, the shepherd, in the the first time what the general at- enough and it becomes necessary to Sergeant Francis to the camber, midst. titude of the new Democratic ad-dispose of it at once, a special and there, on a pile of bricks was

Now, the King aald to Him; 20 ministration will be on the war debt session of Congress should be call-recovered nine pairs of socks. A Khipil, show me my palace where it

kit bag, bearing the He declared the founda- ed,” Bald Senator Thomas J. Walsh,

name, standeth, for I desire to gratify tion of the new administration's a member of the Foreign Relations regiment and number of Cooke, my sight with its fairness."

was hooked out of the water, and international programme should be Committee.

Khipil abased himself before built on the spirit of give and take, Senator Claude Swanson, of Vir-more of the stolen property was Shahpesh, and answered, ""Tis even bartering with other nations for xinla, also a member of the. Com- found. When seen at the Military here, C King of the age; where thou delightest the earth with thy foot mittee, suggested that "Congress in office Cooke implicated Edwards.

The two men derived no benefit and the ear of thy slave with sweet-richness of his soil when it was har- Debts and Tariffe.

the past has dealt most generously The man

who will become Pre- with Europe in the debt settle from the theft.

Surely a site of vantage, one vest, in proof of which he displayed. sident after March 4 said he bements," and hinted he was opposed)

A Captain of the Borderers, said that dominateth earth, air and the abundance of weeds that that Edwards was bound over at water, which is the builder's first coloured the land everywhere. lieves that tariff readjustments will to further concessions.

"The American people would

be Southampton In January 1930, for and chief requisition for prove. unavoidably tied up with

a noble

"Discover to me now the com- foreign debts.

loath to relieve the tax burdens of larceny. "If I may add, sir," he

pleteness of my halls and apart- said, "Cooke is the ring leader, Mr. Roosevelt feels that national foreigners and impose them on

ments, I pray thee, O Khipil, one be negotiations toward stimulating themselves," said Senatur Swanson, and Edwards is weak and is easily

the excellence of thy construction trude by

lowering a common

ofi"Many of the nations involved in

made visible to me!" tariffs would be the most desirable the debt question are 'superior to method of approaching the problem. the United States industrially and DAIRY BY-LAW IN

The New York governor declared financially,"

wituutiori.

mutual advantages.

WALLER'S HEARING

CONTINUES.

Chinese Detective Cross-Examined..

EUROPEANS FINED

IN POLICE COURT,

Infringement Of Traffic Law's Charged.

to

led,"

BOARD'S REVIEW.

Sanitary Body Will Move Amendments.

The Pre-

chair, and the others present were

the

ness,

TRAGIC TALE OF CHINESE GIRL.

A Coolie.

coolie

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's short story will be "Triangle," by S. Andrew Wood,

Quoth Khipil, "To hear is to Jobey."

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Ho conducted Shuhpesh among! the unfinished saloons and imper- Worked As Slave Forfect courts and roof less rooms, and by half-erected obelisks, and columns pierced and chipped, of the palace of his building. And he was bewilder- A fine of $75 was imposed by ed at the words The fortnightly meeting of

the Mr. Schofield, in the Central Shahpesh; but now, the King exalted spoken by Sanitary Board was held in the Police Court this morning on Ho him, and admired the perfection of buard room yesterday.

Cheuk-ting, sident, Mr. G. R. Sayer, was in the Public Works Department, for construction, his assiduity; felgning| of the his craft, the greatness of his On a summons brought by Ser-the Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, failing to register a mui tsai. not to behold his negligence. The cross-examination of Linggeant Brittala against Mr. A. F. Vice-President, Dr. G. W. Pope, H. W. Fraser, attached to the balusters to a marble terrace, and Prosecuting, Sub Inspector Presently they went up winding Sang. a Chinese detective, und Jenkins, before Mr. W. Schofield M.O.H., Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. principal witness in the trial of at the Central Police Court yester LI Shu-fan, Mr. C. Champkin, Mr. said that the Po Leung Kuk had and constancy in toll, O Khipil, that Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, King said; "Such is thy devotion Acting Sub-Inspector H. Waller of day, the defendant was fined $5 C. H. Basto, Mr. J. K. Gelling, the Hong Kong Police Forse, con- for driving from east to west in secretary, and Mr. Ng Mui-kai, as sent the girl to hospital serious- thou shall walk before me here." tinued this morning, after lasting Chater Road, between

Jackson sistant secretary.

ly ill. She would not be fit for) He then commanded Khipil to throughout yesterday, in the Streat and Murray Rond.

Referring to

discharge. for another week. The precede him, and Khipil was height- a minute relative! Criminal Sessions.

Mr. M. R. Deb was fined $5 for to the revision of the Dairy By girl bad been in the employ of ened with the honour. When Khipil The defendant, who is being de-causing an obstruction by leaving laws, Mr. Sayer said that the defendant for six years hav-had paraded a short space he stop- fended by Mr. Duncan McNeill, in-his motor car in Wongnetchung Board had decided to accept it, ing been presented to him by her ped quickly, and said to Shahpesh, structed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brut Road, near Village Road, dering a but the Medical Officer of Health natural father for the sum of "Here is, as it chanceth, a gap, O ton, is charged with taking a bribe Race Meeting.

wished to make certain amend-$170. The girl was expected to King! and we can go no further this of $50 from Ho Kiu, a foki of the A similar fine was imposed on ments.

get up at 3 o'clock each morning way." Po Wa Tong medicine shop, Taipo, Mr. A. A. Rumjahn who was sum- Dr. Pope said that at the next and cut grass on the hillside, Shahpesh said: "All is perfect, on October 2, ufter the foki was moned for allowing his car found in possession of a parcel of cause an obstruction in Des Voeux meeting of the Board he would and on her return, do general and it is my will thou delay not to

move the amendments to the Dairy house work and also help in advance." By-laws. The first was an amend cleaning the pig sties. The driver of a taxi was fined ment to By-law No. 3, which road She had very little sleep and mighty King, and manifest, and it is $20 when summoned for danger that "no person shall use any received no wages. She ate by an incomplete part of thy palace.” ** In his opening questions, Mr. ous driving in Queen's Road East-dairy as a sleeping room *F for herself practically what was left Thon said Shahpesh, "O Khipil, I McNeill asked the witness what A public car driver was sum-domestic purposes." His amend-over from the table.

'see no distinction between one part transpired in the Cheung Chan moned and fined $10 for disobey-ment was that it should be chang- On Monday, the girl was ask and another; excellent are all parts shop.

ing a traffic signal at the junctioned to read "no person shall use aed to carry pig wash, but feeling in beauty and proportion, and there Witness denied he called out of Arbuthnot Road and Caine dairy for any other purpose with-ill she declined. She was kicked, can be no part incompleta in this "Inspector" as he walked through Road.

out the permission of the Board." and later was found in Sing Wo palace that occupieth the builder Dr. Pope further said he would Road by a constable, crying, four years in its building: so ad- like to make an additional by-law. She was sent to hospital, but the vance, do my bidding." This was that "no person who is injury was not serious.

Khipil-yet hesitated, for the gap a carrier of an When the girl came to the was of many strides, and at the bot suffering or is infectious or contagious disease S.C.A. Offices, she was asleep tom of the gap was a deep water. shall be employed in a dairy.” ⠀ practically all the time, and al-and he one that knew not the motion Other business was purely leged she had about 8 hours of swimming. But Shahpesh order- formel.

sleep in 16 days. She had two ed his guard to point their arrows 1 qt. Moet & Chandon Dry younger brothers and two young- in the direction of Khipil, and

Imperial Champagne. sisters, who were all sold whipit stopped forward hurriedly, 1 Pt. G. F. Peppermint. owing to the poor circumstances and fell in the gap, and was swallow 1 Pt. D.O.M of the family

ed by the water below. When he rose the second time succour reach ed him, and he was, drawn to land trembling, his teeth chattering: And Shahpesh praised him, and said, This is an apt contrivance for n bath, Khipil, O my buildert Well

.oplum. The money was alleged to Road Central.

have changed hands in the Cheung) .Chan shop.

the shop. He stated that he went

to the foot of the stairs and call-

ed, and the Inspector came down. CHINESE ACQUITTED

Mr. McNeill pointed out that Ho Kiu had sworn that witness had ON ROBBERY COUNT,

called out as he walked through;

the shop.

Witness: "I do not agree, who

would be so foolish.".

After Mr. McNeill. had question-

ed witness regarding his activities

: Fraser,

Returned Banishee Sentenced.

Chu Fuk and Chung Yee, two

after the money changed hands in Chinese who, were alleged to have the Cheung Chan shop, Mr. J. A.been concerned in an hold-up at Assistant Attorney-Gen-Happy Valley on October 4, were eral, commenced his re-examina-acquitted by a jury at the Supreme

Court yesterday afternoon. tion, for the Crown.

Ho Wah, master of the Po Wa Fuk, however, was sentenced to ope Tong shop, Tai Po Market, gave year's hard labour for. returning evidence, and in reply to Mr. Fraser, from banishment.....

Chu

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Much sympathy will be felt in said that at about noon on October The case, which came before Mr. the Chinese community of Hong 2. he was in the front part of his Justice J. R. Wood, concerned an Kong by the announcement of the shop where Ho Kiu, his foki, came attack alleged to have been made by death of Mr Pau Hing, a well and spoke to him. As a result of three robbers on a man named Lum, known merchant who died at his the conversation, he went to the who was walking with a girl, Tsang residence at the age of 64, after residing in the Colony, for, over 50 cubicle, where several people were, Keo-foon, near the race course.

Mr. Chan Yung, the Canton Pro-yeard. quantity of raw opium spread out vincial Secretary, accompanied by The funeral which took on the table. He went back to his Mr. Ng Kar-yan, arrived in Hong yesterday at 8 p.m. was shop. Ho Kia came out and ask Kong yesterday. They were met by a large gatherin ed for the loan of some money, on arrived by Miss Hu Mu-lan, the the deceased's many Continuing, witneas, said he had daughter of Mr. Ht Hen-min. clates and friends. already seen Ilo Kiu go out and try -----

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The anti-cyclone bas moved eastward to the south of Japan

Moderate to fresh monsoon will prevail along the Coast to the south of Foochow and over the Northern China Sea. Forecast: NEG winds, #fresh; fair.

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Then he bade Khipil lead him to the hall of state. And when they were there Shahpesh said, "Forma}} privilege, and as a mark of my ap - probation, I give thee permission to sit in the marble chair of yonder throne, even in my prescoce, o As the result of a collision | Khipil."" between the Tal Lee and the Yuet Khipif Said, Surely, O King the Mr. Pau leaves a wife, five sons on, two, steamers on the Hong chair is not yet executed..... and a

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