1934-04-16 — Page 9

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1934.

$243,000 CLAIM

Philippine Queen

BY BANK

Amendment Sought

By Defence.

OPIUM SHIPMENT IN 1930

amend-

and

The application for ment of the defence, in the claim by the Bank of Taiwan Messrs. H. S. M. R. Kazeroon and Sons on Messrs. Rickmers Rhederai, A.G., for £17,000 or

assessed the equivalent, $243,000, was opened before the'

Mr Chief Justice, the Hon. A. D. A. McGregor and Mr. Jus tice P. Jacks, and a full Court this morning.

at

Hr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., C.B.E., and Mr. Leo D'Almada appeared for the defendants and appellants, and Mr. E. Potter and Mr. H. C. Macnamara were for the plaintiffs and respondents.

Mr. Jenkin. opening his case, sald that certain clauses in the de- fence had been disallowed by Mr. J. R. Wood, former Chief Justice. on February 1. The case, he said.)

the shipment of 100 concerned CARED of opium by the plaintiffs from Bushire in Persia to Dalren, and in the Bill of Lading were clauses permitting the shippers to! trans-ship the cargo when they pleased. The opium was trans- shipped to the a.s. Claus Richmer, awned by the defendants, in Hong Kong, and on its arrival in "Shanghai the cargo seized by the

Chinese Maritime November 20, 1930.

Customs

Miss Clarita Tan Kiang, of Manila, who was chosen as the reigning "Queen of Beauty" of the Philippine Islande to preside over the carnival at Manila. The carnival is the gayest event in the territory and natives flock fron surrounding islands to take part.

MUI TSAI STEALS

WALLET.

Remanded For Two Days.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

LION AND LIONESS To-day's Short Story,

FIGHT TO DEATH

Hazardous Experience

For Clyde Beatty.

20-MINUTE BATTLE IN CAGE

Cleveland, Ohio. ›

My Adventure At Soissons

PAR

By Alexandre Dumas.

ARIS was in the hands of the sides, I cannot compromise myself Clyde Beatty, the famous ani-revolutionaries, but the vic-by signing any such order."

"Yet I am prepared to compro-i mal trainer, has had a harrasing tory we had won in those three experience.

days of street-fighting at the end mise myself by carrying it out," I Sammig one of his prized male of July, 1830, seemed to be in answered. "Let me draft an order." I wrote quickly, and presented lions weighing 400 lbs. leaped peril. For at the Hotel de Ville from a perch inside the perform heard General La Fayette, the him with a sheet on which I had ing care at a public hall here leader of the revolutionaries, jotted down these words: "The mili n attacked a young lioness lament that there was an acute tary authorities of Soissons am re while Mr. Beatty was inside the shortage of powder. If the guested to surrender all the powder Royalist troops were to advance in the magazine or in the town to "Outside!" yelled attendants to on Paris, we should be able to M. Alexandre Dumas." Beatty. "Outside! they'll kill defend ourselves against them. I had expected General Gerard te you."

"Let me fetch powder, general,"

copy the order in his own handwrit Ranged around the trainerst aid. "Solssons is a garrisoning, but it was perhaps lucky that were half a dozen other beasts town and must have plenty to he merely signed by draft. waiting for the crack of his whip (spare.”

then I was able to write below his 10 send them through their

"But it is a Royalist centre" (name, "Minister of War." I hurried General La Fayette exclaimed. "You back to General La Fayette, and ób- tained from him a proclamation ad- dressed to the citizens of Soissons.

cape.

wners.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Trifles," by Hjalmar Bergman.

icon

For

One eye on them, the other on the two lions locked in a death must be mad!".

I am sane enough," 1 grip, Beatty plied his whin. The "Oh, no, 6ghters refused to respond.replied, "TH even swear to it. At Streams of water from three fire any rate, give me a pass so that 1 hoses also failed to separate the can see General Gerard," anarling animals.

I went to the table and scribbled For 20 minutes Beatty fought the line. "Permit M. Alexandre to part them and at length he Dumas to see 'General Gerard." La seized Sammie by the neck and Fayette signed the order, and, since elubbed him with an iron pipe. I still had the pen in my hand, The lion's jaws parted, but the added the words, "To whom we re-

I had now all the documents I re- lioness was dead.

commend the project he has just "She

was a beautiful speci-made." That order gave me access quired for my expedition, but I felt that it would be convenient to have men." Beatty said. "We paid to General Gerard, who was respon··

other animals didn't try to mix he did not take to my suggestion burial for me in case of the disaster £100 for her. It was lucky the sible for the military supplies, but a travelling companion-if mly for the purpose of securing decent

Reuter,

with enthusiasrn

which-Generala La Fayette and came As I "And General La Fayette has Gerard anticipated.

Ng Tao-yu, a--19-year-old-ansujin." ---- on thai, and Kwan Sam.

woman. R

Sovet 1991 the opium was still were charged before Mr. B. W. RARE VOLUMES FOR

in the hands of the Customs, and Hamilton at the Central Magis

the defendants were informed that tracy this morning, for stealing u the Government had decided confiscate it.

to wallet, containing $358.20 from Li

Loi-yu at No. 15 Hing The claim is based on breach of contract, in that the goods were last Saturday, and for

not delivered in Dairen, and In respectively.

On Road

receiving

UNIVERSITY

From Private Library Of Late Tsar.

ACQUIRED BY 'AMERICA

Philadelphiv. Rare volumes from the private tion of the Secretary of Chinese library of the late Tsar of Rus Affairs.

sia, and valuable ethnographical

furt in that the defendants were Kwan Sam was sentenced to two negligent as to cause a breach of months' imprisonment, while

Ngj the Customs regulations, resulting Tao yu was remainded for 48 in the seizure of the cargo. hoars, pending the recommenda-

Withdrawal of Clanse, Application was made to Wood for leave to withdraw three clauses in the defence.

Mr.

Firstly, that in pleading they had admitted that Messrs. Me- Kinnon and McKenzie had shipped the oplum an agents for the plain- Liffs.

DYNAMITE HAUL AT ABERDEEN.

235 Sticks And 401

Detonators.

ctually recommended that propisi- down the steps of the Hotel de Ville, tion!" General Gerard ejaculated, espied a young painter named when I had explained my Intention Bard.

"Ah, Bard, old fellow," of fetching powder from Soissons..

"Read for yourself," I replied. "come along with me." "the sentence is plain enough. All

"Where to?" I ask, general.. is an order calling the military authorities to upon surrender the powder."

I said,

"For

"To Soissons," I replied. the purpose of getting shot."

"I should love it," Bard said.

I asked him to fetch my double-

"But the plan is impossible," sald Gerard. "The chances are twenty barrelled pistols from my flat, and

to one that you will be shot. Be to meet me at Le Bourget, and the

worthy fellow did as he was told. 1 had been born not far from Soissons, And I knew that the gates of the As it was

material from Central Russia, THEATRE WORLD'S town closed at eleven.

Thibet and Siberin, have been re- ceived by the University of Pennsylvania Museum.

BIG LOSS

They will be added to the per: Famous Play Producers'

manent Russian collections

of

the museum, having been ac Secondly, whether they may

quired through arrangements withdraw from their 'statement of

Arrested on board a junk, No. with leading Soviet museums for defence the admission that thera were "regulations" in the Bill of 1779 H. A., in Aberdeen Bay, last the exchange of books, ethnogra- Lading.

assign a reason for the

Saturday,

ilton

ownership.

toms had. In correspondence, re-the Police Tused to give any reason for con- scating the cargo, and Mr. Jen- kin quoted authorities to support his argument that where any particulars, such as these were un- obtainable they shall not be called for.

The case is proceeding.

HINKLER MEMORIAL

SUBSIDY

in possession

were unable to

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Istanbul.

rulers.

TC-

Assistant Dead.

MR. WILLIAM C. CUBITT

New York.

Mr. William C. Cubitt, private Secretary to some of the most

came

three before I left Paris, and the distance was twenty-four leagues, there was no time to loss.

every few We changed horses leagues and covered half the journey in slightly over four hours. But at Nanteuil they gave us an old ponti- lion who regarded his horses mora important that the service of Since argument; the Revolution.

"You won't manage it," said

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Big Prospects Seen In Belgian Congo.

ALL COMMODITIES IMPORTED

Johannesburg (Transyanl),

of 235 phical and archaelogical objects Thirdly, that the original state-slicks of dynamites and 401 detona- and scientific data.

the The announcement says

was lost upon him. I made him des ment of defence may be amended tore, Lai Yuk-shing, master of the

cend, drew his boots on my own lega, to include a clause in the Bill of fishing junk, was fined $150, in de-majority of the 126 books Lading with regard to confiscation fuult three months' hard labour, ceived bear the private book-famous actors and producers on and, jumping up on the saddle-horse, We created a sensation when we af restraint of cargo by a Ruler, on first charge and $50, in default plate of a Russian Tsar, are de- Broadway for more than half a went off at fuil gallop. and that the defendants are not re-one month's hard labour, on theoted to archaeological subjects century, has died here.

Although Mr. Cubitt, who was reached Villers-Cotterels. It is my quired to give full particulars of second charge, by Mr. E. W. Ham-and are beautifully bound.

179 years old, has been associated native town and friends implored: The first of them is "The By-

1931 Statistics Just the reason for seizure.

Magistracy at the Central

zantine Enaniels of A. V, Zveni-with such varied personalities as me not to go to Soissons, stronghold Mr. Jenkin said that Mr. Wood this morning.

David Belasco, Daniel and of Royallam: I explained, however,

Published. had insisted that defendants must Inspector Armill, prosecuting. gorodsky" 200 copies of which Charles Frohman, Richard Mans that not only would I drive on to

confica-uid that dynamite had been re-

were printed in 1896 at a cost of field, William Gilette. James K. Soissons, but that I meant to reach approximately £40,000. Des-

DECLINE IN MALES Hackett and Franklin H. Sar-it before eleven. tion of the goods, other than de-ported as stolen from several com pite the cost, none of the copies] fendants' own negligence, which panies, but as the sticks were not pits the placed on sale and that geant, he played the role of the

Cape Town. was denied. The Maritime Cus-found in their original containers, acquired by the University of perfect Secretary and remained voice. "But I can get you in."

The speaker was a friend of mine, Although more boys than girls

A "vast and lucrative market" trace Pennsylvania bears the number so much in the hackground that

little was known of him outside Hutin, who lived in SoissoAS and are born in the Union, the na '1' and the Inscription "The

who, knowing the gate-keeper, could tural increase in the population awaiting South Africa manu- Copy Of His Majesty the Em-theatrical circles,

Born in Sheffield, Englund, he go in and out when he liked. Slace from the excess of births over facturers in the Belgian Congo, peror."

to the United States in there was no need for hurry in those deaths is greatly in favour of is held out by M. Raymond (Clo- Written by Professor N. P. Kondakov and dedicated to Em-1889 and a few years later went circumstances, I thought that we the girls. The masculinity of the peror Alexander III The book to San Francisco, where he be- might as well have supper, Cartier, population, therefore, is steadily quet, President of the Elizabeth- ville Chamber of Commerce who was so favourably received that came Secretary to Gus Frohman, the hotel-keeper, turned out a meal declining.

The typewriter worthy of the occasion and twenty This is due principally to the is on a short business visit to Istanbul Municipality's the Patriarch of Jerusalem sent the producer.

was then just beginning to come of us sat down to do it justice. more hazardous occupations fol-

Johannesburg and other cities New Decree. Zvenigorodsky 2 gold CTORS.

The opinion was that my expedi-lowed by males, as well as to thel Scientific societies and univer-into use, and Mr. Cubitt was said SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT WAVE sities honoured him and here to have been the first Secretary tion was doomed to failure. General fact that male infants are less of the Union.

ceived decorations from Pope in the theatrical business to use La Fayette had said the chances tenacious of life than female in The object of his visit is to stimulate trade between the two Leo XIII. and from 37 foreign one of the new machines.

In 1882 he came to New York were twenty to one against me; my fants,

These facts are revealed in the Villers-Cotterets friends, with local

{countries, The Istanbul Municipality has Anoker book, 36 by 26 inches with Gus und Daniel Frohman knowledge, put the odds at a hun-report on the Vital Statistics, of

"The market offered by 22,000 one and expressed the the Union for the year 1931. just decided that all motor-bus drivers published specially for Emperor who were planning to produce a in the city must be--married, Alexander II is devoted to a des number of plays in the Old Madi-opinion that Bard and I would be published in the form of a Blue Europeans and 10,000,000 na tives in the Congo," he said, teetotallers, and they must not take cription of the ceremonies of his son Square Theatre.

He stayed with the Frohmans shot before twenty-four hours had Book.

The total European population drugs or play cards.

for a number of years then leav. tone. Regulations to that end are being.

"Cartier," I ssid to the hotel of the Union in 1981 was 1,829,-"offers untold potentialities. We ing to become secretary to framed in consequence of an 'alarm-i

every conceivable, commodity. Jin 1911. Franklin G. Sargeant, director of keeper, "I order a dinner for twenty 300, as compared with 1,280,881 Import from Europe practically the American Academy of Dra at the same time to-morrow even-

The European births register-There is no reason why much of ing, on condition that it is eaten matic Arts.

rosponding to a birth rate of 25.38 David Belasco's secretary and he the payment” in advance."

"Keep your money," replied-Car- per thousand of the estimated Africa. We in the Congo feel. population of the Union.. that we have many interesta in When making this announce

remained with him until Belas co's death in 1931. ---- Reuter tier. "Pay for it to-morrow if you ment. the Premier, Mr. W. F.

are alive. If not, I'll supply it freeThe number of births repre common and should like to build sonte a decrease of 1,111, or 2.35 Smith, remarked that a committee

of charge in memory of you!"..

"Nobody should be better able per cent. below the figure for up a big trade with you. had been set up in Bundaberg to

We set off from Villers-Cotterols 1930 and a decrease in the birth to cater for Ita wants, as you An unconfirmed rumour abroad:

The! raigo funds for the building of an

here to-day said that Major Gen- MEL W, B. WALKERS DEATH at eleven o'clock, and two hours rate of 1.06 per thousand..

know exactly from your own na adequate memorial in that, city to

eral Mulin Craig, commendant of

later, we were of Soissons. The rate for 1991 is 7.14 per thou ves the nature of the demand. ils Illustrious son, Bert, Hinker.

the Ninth Corps Area since Nov,

gatekeeper recognised Hutin and sand lower than that for 1910. This could be made into a mot The Mayor of Bundaberg. (Alder:

let us all pass through He little when it was 82,52 per thousand man McLean) had called upon him

profitable business," jor General Douglas MacArthur e In January this year, on the for- knew that he had opened the gates population..

M. Cloquet went on to describe to discuss the question of aspis-|

Pleading guilty to the theft of chief of staff of the United States mation of the Standard-Vacuum Oll of the town to the Revolution. We Compared with 1980, the urban tance.

Company, he was appointed preat-went to Hutin's house but we did birthrate decreased from 24.64 to the products of the Province of Mr. Smith said that the Cabinet three automatic water closet swit- Army, E had considered the matter and ches, the property of Lam Wah General MacArthur Bus bocu dent of the concern, with headquar not go to bed. We had work to do 28.28, and the rural rate from Katanga, in which Elizabethville agreed to the proposal that the hing, of 18 Lung Fat Street, She chief of staff the same. length of ters in New York firet of, all; for I had made up my 29,16 to 28.69 per thousand.is situated. All kinds of palm The non-European births in and nut oils, ground nuts and funds raised by the committee taro Kito, a Japanese subject, was time that General Craig has bean (During his 25 years in the Colony, mind that the white flag of the should be increased on a £, for 8. sentenced to two months hard commandant of the Ninth Corps Me!! Walker was closely associated Royalists, which fosted from the tom 1981 were 68,171, but that figure rubber wero oxported, while with many activities; and was a of the cathedral, should be replaced is only an approximation on acthers was an almost inexhausti basis, but the Government's com labour by Mr. E W. Hamilton at Area!!-

the member of the balloting committes by the tricolour of the Revolution.count of the laxity among na ble supply of all kinds of tropical

Beuters mitment was not to exceed 4500 the Central Magistracy, this morn. Both men are well kno

(Continued on Peso, 104, 17 tives in registration Beuter. Umber, Ing.

„Far Exit.

of the Hong Kong Club, Reuter.

Queensland Government| To Grant £500.

TRIBUTE TO AIRMAN

Brisbane, Queensland.

The Government has decided to ing series of bus accidents in recent

subsidise the Hinkler Memorial in Bundaberg, Queensland, to the extent of £500,

weeks.

Presumably the Municipality be Heves that bachelors are more likely to be reckless than men with wives and families.

Measures are also being taken to reduce bus drivers' working hours, which at present number 12 or 15

day-Reuter,

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JAPANESE STEALS WATER CLOSET SWITCHES

coronation in 1866. Reuter.

GEN. CRAIG MAY BE PROMOTED.

Chief of Staff Of US Army.

San Francisco.

dred to

Sixteen years ago he became whether we survive or not. Hereed in 1981 numbered 46,428, cor this should not come from South

(Continued from Pope 1.

21, 1980, is elected to succeed Mu-N

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