1934-06-19 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1934.

APPOINTMENTS FOR DOMINIONS

Sir Cecil Rodwell To Retire.

NEW NAME FOR SOUTH ·

AFRICAN POST

London, To-day. The Dominions Office an- nounces that Sir Cecil Rodwell. Governor of Southern Rhodesla. has been granted permission to retire in December next, when he will have completed 35 years of service under the Crown.

His Majesty the King has ap- proved the apointment of Sir Herbert Stanley to succeed' Sir Cecil Rodwell.

Sir Herbert Stanley had since 1931 held the posts of High Com- missioner for South Africa and High Commissioner in the Union of South Africa for His Majesty's Government in the United King- dom

Sir William Clark, the High Commissioner in Canada for His Majesty's Government in the Unit ed Kingdom, has been selected, with His Majesty's approval, to All these posts, in succession to Sir Herbert Stanley.

It has also been decided, with His Majesty's approval, that on William the assumption by Sir

Sables and Silver

BAD LUCK ON

To-day's Short Story..

Silver sequina and spongies are brought together to make a moi! stunning evening gown. Barbara Stanwyck, brautiful and statuesque screen actress, wears it with a wrap ornamented with subles on the wrists and shoulders, and brilliants of the throat and for buttons.

PIRATES

Clark of his new posts, the title of the first of these posts, namely. the High Commissioner for South Africa, should be altered to that! of His Majesty's High Commision-

She carried on board the er for Basutoland. Bechunanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland-Bri-officer of the pirated vessel, tish Wireless Service,

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third:

Mr.

WHITE SOX

Rain Abandons Game

The Shuttlecock

When Leading 5-0. Of The Ritz-Ritz

M

THREE BASEBALL RESULTS

By C. Patrick Thompson.

N the windy roof of the Ritz,ning round across the breadth New York, To-day.tinyd, of the Air Police, of Piccadilly. His

progress wAA Tietje fanned the Philadelphia leaned against a chimney-stack marked by similar traffic jams at Athletics for five scoreless in and watched the alternating lifts every point post, for the white car ings in the major league Ameri- taking, passengers and baggage had priority over every other can baseball series yesterday, up to the landing-stage thirty vehicle in London. Entering the giving the Chicago White Sox feet above the topmost chimney. Air Police Department in White the lead by a 6 to 0 margin. From this position he could ob-hall, Kinroyed tapped on the door Rain. however, caused the game serve the faces that passed up- of a room bearing the notice: to be abandoned.

ward while himself remaining SIR THEODORE BANE Only two other gaines were decided. unnoticed.

Chief Commissioner Boston Red Sox swamped St. Louis

Simultaneously with the boom-

A very tall man with angular Braves by a margin of 14 to 9ing of the five-minute gang over and prominent features looked up while the Detroit Tigers nosed out head came the splutter and bang and greeted him with a quiet, the Yankees by n 6 to 5 tally. of high-power" motor starting up. "Hello."

Results, as cabled by Reuter, Kinroyd frowned. The explosive "Good morning, Sir

roar settled quickly into a steady dore." Kinroyd perched himself hum. Kiaroyd took out his watch. R. H. E. Three minutes later he

were:

· American League

St. Louis

Boston

Detroit

9

13

0

14 17

G 11 5 9

moved

Theo-

on a corner of the big desk. "About our friend who's so fond of the Ritz-Ritz."

"Ah, yes; the Shuttlecock,

away from the stack, arrested a descending lift with a gesture. The engine-note above was now a dull roar; a mighty draught churn-think you called him. Well, to be Gehrig and Crosetti hit homers.ed by the propellers was whistling or not to be?""

New York

Chicago

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jup there on the stage, and the slen-

7 2 der girder towers sustaining the

at platform were quivering.

Philadelphia

Tietje pitched Game abandoned after 5 innings owing to rain.

At that instant the other lift shot out of its shaft at speed, Kin- royd had a fleeting glimpse of a pale, sunken face under a crush- 4ed-on black hat, and his brow smoothed. He took a dnal glance at his watch. It wanted one min- 1ute to the half-hour.

Chiengo Philadelphia

3 7 2 6

Johnson hit two homers.

St. Louis Boston

5 5

G 10

0

TO-MORROW'S STORY

Tomorrow's story will be

Retribution."

"Late

Kathleen O'Brien;

by

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"He has flown on five days,|

"Yes."

"To be', I'm glad to say, al-i He murmured: "You are cutting though it was a close shave." it rather fine to-day, my friend." All other games were postponed}"All right,” he added to the lift-then?" Ross, who was seriously wounded. owing to rain.

man. "Go down."- His condition, however, appears to be satisfactory. He is in no im- mediate danger. Mr. Ross is an

NEW YORK MARKET Englishman, and his parents live in

RULES DULL.

[Shanghai.

FULLER REPORT

A report from Chefoo gives fur-

ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL MEETING.

Effect of Adjournment ther details of the outrage, which Conference Procedure

Situation.

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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-

was carried out with great daring yesterday morning,

The pirates worked in the usual manner, boarding as passengers at

Discussed.

London, To-day.

A meeting took place, at No. 10

phie Messages Ordinance, 1891, Re. Tangku and rising at a given Downing Street yesterday morning,

ceived June 19, 911 0mm)

Favour-

signal, securing control, at the

FIVE JUNKS APPEAR

the

time until the Market Control Com- No sooner was the looting com mission is appointed.-United Press plete than

five junks appeared per S.C. Gold Bar Cu.

alongside into which the loot was lowered. Then, about 20 Chinese passengers ware picked and order- ed into the junks.

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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The U.S. Troopship, Chaumont, which arrived here

Saturday

Personal Pars

Mrs. Hole, wife of the Hon. Cmdr.

Grellier, will leave by the 8.5. Changte on Wednesday for Austra- lin on holiday and will retura in

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Owing to the sudden illness of

Mr. Donald A. Corlett which was

to have taken place on June 29, has been indefinitely. postponed. Miss Murdock is at present an inmate of the Kowloon Hospital,

He walked rapidly out of the "Good." He smiled at Kinroyd, hotel and jumped into a narrow having a certain affection for this white racing car. The traffic light young man taken from a profes- showed green; but, held suddenly sorial chair at Oxford for the post by the important hand of a polut-of psychological specialist in his duty constable, the stream of department. "Now you will have westward trafic cessed to flow something to amuse yourself with. while Kinroyd attained St.

Kinroyd had had nothing to do James's-street by the simple for two months. There had been process of reversing and spin-in that time no cases which could] not be tackled by departmental | routine methods and the depart. mental apecialists in facta. Kia! to discuss the questions of proce.

[royd was outside both: a psycholo- New York. To-day. polat of the gun, of the bridge, dure in connection with the 1935

gist a specialist in intangibles, Donations of $250 from the Hong G. F. Hole, Harbour Master, has The adjournment situation is wireless room, and engine room. Naval Conference. causing market dullness.

Half the pirates ransacked

curbs not about clues but about Kong Jockey Club, and £5.5.0 from returned to her home at 405 The The following were present. For able factors are that statisticians ship, while the others covered the the United Kingdom, the Prime

the cause and meaning of human Mrs. Matthews, England, are grate-Peak after a short stay in hospital. actions. In the sphere of aerial fully acknowledged by the Hon. continue bullish. and the continued oicers and terrorised the crew and Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,

crime, where material clues are in-Secretary of the St. John Ambulance Medical Corpe, accompanied by Mrs. Major Grelller, of the Royal Array interest in sugar stocks.

passengers. The pirates worked the First Lord of the Admiralty.

DRIVER CAUTIONED.

evitably not so frequent us in the Brigade. Unfavourable factors are the un-fast and evidently the affair was Vice-Admiral Little, and the De-

sphere of terrestrial crime, this certainty in the steel situation and well planned.

puty Chief of Naval Staff. For the Prosecuting a private car chauf-man, whom Scotland Yard would the report that traders are marking

United States. American Ambassa-feur, Ip Wah Choo, before Mr. E. have ridiculed, was invaluable. dor, Mr. Norman Davis, Mr. Ather-W. Hamilton at the Central Police

The present enigma, singular as from Manila with a large number about two or three months. ton, and Rear-Admiral Leigh. Court this morning. for disobeying it was, appeared to offer no proof sailors and marines for leave, will

The next meeting will be held to- a traffic signal at the junction of spect of danger or excitement. The sail to-morrow for Shanghai and Miss Flora Murdock, her wedding to marrow. British Wireless Ser-Queen's Road East and Garden detective permanently stationed on America.

Road, Traffic Sergeant McInnis the Ritz-Ritz route had noted in the said that the driver was not look-unusual occurrence" column of

A meeting of the Sanitary Board ing at the light signal, but across his weekly report that a man, sur will be held at 4.15 p.m. to-day. at the Hong Kong Cricket Club named Levin, Christian Dames ground. He was coming down James Henry, aged 53, of indepen- A Chinese woman, Ho Yee-ka, Garden Road with the signal in his dent means and apparently ree- from junk No. 1033, was admitted favour and the defendant shot

pectable character, had for the to the Government Civil Hospital jacross in front of him.

past six weeks travelled from Lon- yesterday afternoon, suffering from don to Paris on the 10.30 (morn-a broken leg after being knocked ing) machine one day and returned down by a motor vehicle. from Paris to London on the 10.30 (morning) machine the next. His

Wong Luen, of No. 23 Portland his Street, was admitted to the Kow passport was in order, but routine,' in view of the fact that he loon Hospital yesterday, in an un- was stated to follow no occupation, conscious condition, after being appeared to call for investigation knocked down by private car No. For flying, when the freshness of 1962 in Shanghai Street. the sensation has worn off, in monotonous beyond conception. Sentence of 12 months' hard la- Heath fires have occurred in some

The Chief had referred the mat-bour was imposed on Lam Chin Life Insurance Company, the parts of the country, and several | second officer and the third "en-neres have been burnt

A fine of $100, in default two ter to Kinroyd and Kinroyd had Cheng-ying, a banisher, by Mr. E.

A claim for $201 for professional оп Ascot

months hard labour, was imposed decided to give the mysterious W. Hamilton at the Central Magis-services, brought against the Star gineer of the "Shuntien," Mesers. Heath, near the race course, whore Brand and Watson, and a Japan- the most fashionable race meeting ployed, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the detective's report; and the mythe Colony from banishment.

on Cheng Lol, 29-year-old unem-traveller three chances to confirm tracy this morning, for returning to Battery Co., of 24, Des Voeux Road Ac-Central, was successfully proved ėse passenger, Mr. Yamamoto, of the season open to-day. British the Central Magistracy this morn-sterious traveller, in dying Paris-cased was expelled from Hong Kong by Messrs. Lo and Lo, solicitors,

ing, for loitering in Bonham Road, wards from the London Ritz on last year for 10 years.

before Mr. Justice. P. Jacka at the

Sunday. near Peak Road, at 1.15 am. on Monday, on Wednesday' and on

Supreme Court yesterday. |Friday; had successfully confirmi

Chan Pocheng, of No. 9 Second Defendants did not appear and Inspector M. H. Hourihan stated ed it.

Street, was removed to the Govern-after plaintiff's had proved their that accused was seen by a constable "I shall go to Paris," said Kinment Civil Hospital, last evening, case, an order was made for the prowling in the street and putting royd, and slipping off the desk and suffering from head and arm Sequel To Recent Fraud his hand through the grill of the picking up his hat, he resumed the juries sustained when he jumped off money in the possession of the

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CONTINUES.

Heath Fires Break Out At Ascot.

Defendant was cautioned, his record being stated to be a good

The six foreigners were later ordered into the junks under pain of instant death.. Those aboard were able to note the registration numbers of the junks. The "Shuntien” is a vessel of 1,000 tons. Her Master is Mr. New York, To-day. C. A. Christiansen who has been The American Steel Institute re-(with Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, ports that the industry is operating on the China Coast for 30 years.-- at 56.6 per cent. of capacity, a Reuter. compared with 569 per cent., last! SIX FOREIGN CAPTIVES

though there was the possibility of $100 FINE FOR MAN week.-United Press, ner S.C. Gold The captives include two British thunderstorm last night,

naval officers, Lieut. J. D. Luce, of general outlook indicates

WHO LOITERED. Bar Co.

H.M. Submarine Osiris, and Lieut.tinuances of the drought, which is P. L. Field, of HM. Submarine causing much anxiety to water au- Oswald, Mr. Nicholl, Shanghai thorities and farmers. Manager of the

MECHANICAL ARMY INSPECTED.

King Tries Out New Tractor.

London, To-day.

Manufacturers'

London, To-day. The hot dry weather continues throughout Great Britain, and al-

the

A con-

LAUNCHED ON MARCH 5. The 8.8. Shuntien was built

Wireless Service...

in

NEW NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR.

The new mechanised battery of

Hong Kong by the Talkoo Dockyard the third brigade, Royal Horse

|and- Engineering Company, and was Artillery, was Inspected by His Majesty the King in the courtyard only launched on March 5, after the

christening ceremony performed by Miss Stella Fung.

at Windsor Castle yesterday,

The King was accompanied by

The most modern of the vessels Her Majesty the Queen, the Prin-

owned by the cess Royal and the Earl of Hare Company, Ltd, she has sccommoda- China Navigation | wood. Princess Julians of Holland, tion for 53 saloon and 44 second- Princess Alice and the Earl of class passengers.

Athlone were also present.

There are also berths for 60 steerage passengera. The battery consisted of six guns The ship has a speed of 16 knots. drawn by tractors, three wagons, two wireless cars and six light; cars with two motor cyclist de-

spatch -riders. Three of the guns were drawn up in front of the King, who examined them. His

EUROPEAN FINED FOR HIS DOG.

Revelationa

Bismarck, N. Dakota,

To-day.

As a sequel to the Federal Court jury convicting the Governor of [North Dakota, Mr. W. M. ́Langer,

one.

Puts Hands Through Grill Of Window.

window of one of the houses,

10 STUDENTS PASS SHORTHAND TEST.

and four associates, of defrauding Results Confirmed By the United States Government, i Pitman's Institute. Lieut-Governor O.. H. Ohlson has

nor.

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formal manner of a subordinate to a moving tram car. No. 27. his superior.

Mr. A. E. Bates, the local mann- ger, of the New Zealand Perpetual Forests will leave for Shanghai to- day accompanied by Mrs. Bates.

SOLICITORS' CLAIM SUCCESSFUL

Star Battery Co. Sued For Professional Fées.

DEFENDANTS ABSENT.

in-money to be paid to them from

court.

CRUELTY TO GOOSE

The Chief nodded and raised a A 9-year-old Chinese girl, Wong lazy finger in acknowledgment. Kwong-hing, was admitted to the Kinroyd went up in the lift to Government Civil Hospital yester-

A fine of $10 was imposed on Ko the hangar on the Police Stage day; suffering from body Injuries Teal, a 44-year-old woman, by Mr. which rooted in part of Whitehall. after being knocked down by motor Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the Central His machine, a single-seater rac; care No. 5197 in Hollywood Road Police Court this morning, for ing type, lean like his car, enor-

cruelty to a goose, ....... It was stated

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|mously engined, was run out and Chan Lin, a 28-year-old amah, was that she carried the goose by the taken the oath of office as Göver- Ten students who sat for the started up. He rushed up late the bound over in $75 for a period of legs.

Theory Examination in short-sky like a rocket, flattened and 12 months by Mr. E, LWynne Majesty also ist in one of the May Summons Results

The sentence on Langer has been hand recently at the French Con-opened full out. Over Surrey and Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy tractors-British Wireless Service. In Lighter Fine. deferred until June 29, when argu-vent, Causeway Bay, were suc- Sussex, over the Channel and the this morning, for having : stolen a The B.I. liner «*.; Shirala will ments for a new trial will be heard. cessful, the results being con-northern French coast he moved $50 note from her master, Yeung leave for Singapore, Port Swetten- BRITAIN'S MONETARY POLICY. For allowing his dog out without --Reuter.

firmed by the Pitman's Institute, at a speed of over 400 miles anging Nam, a 66-year-old retired hem, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta a muzzle on the stronts Mr. W.

hour. Bath.

merchant, at No. 19 Hillwood Road, on or about Tuesday June 26, · at.. London, To-day. Kailey, of No. 9 Grampian Road, DROVE WITHOUT 'LICENSE 'The Candidates were

The powerful Ritz-Bitz express, Leah

2.30 pm. In reply to a question - In the was fined $8 by Mr. E. L. Wynne

Salmon Conchita Luzuriaga, with 30 minutes' start, he passed Kit Man Leung,, a private car|· House of Commons yesterday, the Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy A flos of $5 was imposed by Mr. Juliette Gaspard, Peggy Mac north of Amiens, and landed on driver, drove from the Sincers Com Appearing on, a summons" for Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac-this morning.

E. W. Hamilton at the Central Po-Fayden, Jeanette Wong, Maria the fat superstructure of the Parts pany to Fort Office building without driving to the danger of the public Donald, said he regreted thắt; · în Mr. Wynne Jones said "As the lice Court this morning on Sydney Luz Roces, Pauline Trinh, Frieda Ritz with 10 minutes to spare. his tall light illuminated. He in Hennessy Road, Fung Man-ter view of Parliamentary business, he summons, was for May the fine will Lang, for driving motor car Balmon, Angeles Lesams, Pilar Leaving his machine to be pushpleaded guilty before Mr. E. W was fined $16 by Mr. E. W. Hamil could hold-out no hope of a special be only, $8, but the fine shall be without a liçenso. — It was stated | Lesama hanging

ad into one of the little private, Hamilton at Central Police Court ton at the Central Magistracy This time being given for the discussion raised for any summons issued from that the defendant, had a learner's The students were prepared by hangars, fringing the north and this morning stating that he was morning. Inspector Nicol stated that of monetary policy. British Funs 1. For an you know the mat- license which had expired some vs Mr. J. E. Law, of the Shorthand west edges, he went down the unaware of the fact: He was cau- Fung was driving at a speed of 45 Wireless Service:

ter is really becoming serious.”, weeks ago.

and Commercial Burannu.

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Finlles an hour at the time,