1934-08-30 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1934.

ONE OF LARGEST CHINESE BUSINESS HOUSES FACES LIQUIDATION

IMPROVING WOMAN CAUGHT

INDIA

DEVELOPMENT

OF AVIATION AND

REDHANDED

Revenue Officer's

Opium Raid

BROADCASTING Chung Sau-fung. a 34-year-old

Civil Disobedience Declining

ENGLAND'S GOODWILL

morn-

married woman, was charged be- fore Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this ing for having in her possession 45 taels of prepared opium at No. 63 Wai Ching Street on August

20.

Revenue Officer W. Ward stated that he conducted a raid on the house and found the opium under the defendant's bed, some being

Loudon, To-day. The question of broadcasting has for some time past been under the active consideration of the wrapped up in paper while the Government of India. Already, in rest was lying, uncovered. Outside several provinces, broadcasting the room he found a leather case containing an opium pipe and six systems are in operation, and are pairs of large wooden clogs, all making satisfactory progress, des- of which had hollow heels and used for pite the language and other tech were thought to he nical difficulties, and in a speech smuggling opium. before the Indian Legislative As- A fine of $5,000, in. default 12 sembly yesterday, the Viceroy. Lord months' hard labour, was imposed. Willingdon, who recently returned

D. W. B. A. Moore, Colonial

from England, said it was hoped Medical Ofluer. returned to the that a system embracing the whole Colony this morning on board the of India. and affording an oppor-.M.S. Empress of Russia. tunity to the provinces for the ex- pression of their own culture, as well as giving additional items in English, would soon be establish ed.

FOREIGN TRADE

by the Viceroy.

GROWING PEACE

The number of persons under

Mexico's first bale of cotton in the 1934 season, and the world's second bale, is shown with the man who grew it, A. C. Pradeau. of Brownsville, Tex. The bale wns

near Matamoros, Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. A Texas farmer

grew the world's first bale,

detention for offences in conace-To-day's Short Story. tion with civil disobedience

has

now fallen to about 500. and, in expressing the hope that the cur

Willingdon said

ac-

and

THE

NOVELIST

XTOWA

HAT be doctor."wrong,

By Gilbert Ashbarry

NATIVE BANK CRASH N.R.A. COUNSEL'S

RECALLED

LUK HOI TUNG COMPANY

INVOLVED

1,959

DEPOSITORS PAY IN

$2,700,000

REPORT Agriculture Surplus

Sinking

.CREDIT IS BETTER

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telograph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re- ceived August 30, 10.12 m.)

Washington. To-day,

The General Counsel of the IN.R.A., Mr. Donald R. Richberg,

The failure of several Chinese native banks in November reports that the United States last and the difficulties experienced by a number of large Chinese Agriculture surplus is shrinking, business firms, following a run on their banking section by de- that credit is better, and that positors, was recalled at the Supreme Court this morning before farm income. including the the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, when a petition for the US$811,000,000 rental benefit winding up of the Luk Hoi Tung Co., Ltd., was heard.

payments, is 32 per cent. above

He urged the continuation

of

The Luk Hoi Tung Company is one of the largest Chinese last year." business houses in the Colony, owning vast interests in local pro- perty, including the Queen's Theatre building. The Luk Kwok crop control, and emphasised that Hotel, Wanchai, and the Nathan Hotel, Kowloon. They are also farm income is still far below the managers of the Luk Hol Tung Insurance Company,

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed

WAR DEPARTMENT. by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones was

KOBBED

-

Foodstuff Thieves Sentenced

Sentence of one month's hard

pre-depression level,

It is revealed that farmers borrowed almost US.$2,000,- 000,000 from the Government. The 13,000,000 bale cotton car-

for the petitioning creditor, Mr. Chan Chik-tong, while Mr. F. C. Jenkin was for Luk Hoi Tung-over from 1992 is now reduced Co., Ltd.. and 32 unsecured cre that it will be only 6,000,000 or to 11,000,000 and it is estimated ditors, who opposed the petition,

instructed by Mr. D. H. Evans. 1,000,000 bales by 1935. The 400- 000.000 bushel wheat surplus in Mr. Chan's $20,000

The petitioning creditor, Mr. 1032 is now reduced to 290,000,- labour, and a fine of $50, in de-Chan chik-tong was a depositor to 000. bushels, and it is estimated fault three weeks hard labour, the extent of $20,000, including that it will be 140,000,000 bushels was imposed, respectively, on interest, and, following his failure by 1935.--United Press, per S. E. Taang Fat and Tsang Yuk, two to withdraw his deposit the writ Levy and Company. cook boys employed at the War was served, said Mr. Sheldon. Department, Devil's Peak, by Mr. He referred to the affidavit filed E. W. Hamilton at the Central by Mr. Chan Foo-shun, the secre- Magistracy this morning, when tary of the Luk Hoi Tung Com- they were charged with the theft pany, in which it was claimed of food-stuff, and for receiving that the petitioning creditor was stolen goods, the property of the a prime mover in several meetings War Department.

(Continued from Page 1) in November last in which some The hopes of averting a strike Inspector Logan said that ac- 30 to 40 depositors took part into are apparently blasted.

Jast Thurs order prevent the firm being - Mr. Francis Gorinan, Chairman

caught quidated.

lof the Strike Committee of the

TEXTILE STRIKE ON SATURDAY

The Viceroy referred also to the tain had fallen finally upon the proposals for the appointing of movement. Lord trade commissioners in certain that he attributed this happy re foreign countries which were ap-sutt less to be Government's proved at a recent conference of tion, than to good sense of the the provincial governments on

people. He added that he antici current economic questions. Aates that a healthier atmosphere! commissioner had already been would result from the general Trister Burman stopped read-Bules; have wrote Centon Fodder?cused were arrested

Aren't appointed in Hamburg, and the ap-condemnation of terrorism. pointment of a similar offer at the appeal of the leaders of opining at his wife's interruption Why you must have made a fortune day when Tsang Fat was Milan had been approved. Other ion in Bengal called forth by the and heard the sound of a car with that book in America." carrying a basket containing some The affidavit also claimed that United Textile Workers' Union in- centres in which Indian Trade in-attempt on the life of Sir John throat had been feeling tired for and about a quarter that figure in belonging to the Department. Lat-in a mortgage, but this Mr. Shel- the industry can do we might as coming down the lane. His "Only about ten thousand pounds, bottles of drinks and foodstuff his demand for $10,000 was paid dustry, said "If this is the best that terests will be represented include Anderson, the Governor of that the last half-hour, but he had this country, and I suppose I've er when accused's quarters were don said was given for property well not come to the conference. New York, Alexandria. Dürban province. and Mombassa.

read on, knowing that the doctor picked up another few hundred arched, foodstuff was found in sin another name, not that of the The ong chance to prevent strikes Lord Willingdon offered no fore- was already latter than usual. from other parts of the world. box, which defendants attempted petitioning creditor. AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS cast of the recommendationa of The development of civil avia-the joint select committee

and his arrival would avoid a Yes, I'm the man-and a wiser one to prevent them from opening. tion, to be equipped on the

of confession of weariness. After than when that book came out.”

$2,700,000 Deposited mo-Parliament on

HOPELESS SITUATION consitutional

Bdr. C. Norbury, Gunner J. Suf- In another affidavit by Sik Chi- dern lines of the Karachi, on the form, but he assured the Assem- things he could do now to give the book dealer.

re-all, there were few enough

New York, later. "Spent It all, I suppose?" said folk and Gunner T. Leane gave fat, of the Luk Ho Tung firm, it The textile industrialists have Rangoon. Karachi, and Madras bly of England's goodwill and his wife a little pleasure.

evidence.

was stated that the depositors of rejected the proposal to routes, and the opening of

confer new sympathy for the Indians' natural

"Yes, got married, took my wife lines linking

the firm totalled 1959 and the with the Union leaders, up certain other aspirationa-British Wireless Ser-

on a world cruise, stayed at the ROYALTY TO BE WEDDED AT suma deposited amounted to .great centres

ap- Government and labour officials was also forecastvice.

most exclusive hotels, bought a

WESTMINSTER

proximately $2,700,000. The as-have admitted that a textile strike sests of the firm was practically on Saturday is apparently inevit- (Continued from Page 1)

contained in local property, and, able due to the technical problems due to the depreciation in value surrounding the projected confer Formal consent to the marriage of property in the Colony, it was ences.-United Press, per S. E. will be given by an order in Coun-impossible to sell without suffer-Levy and Company, for the wedding will be made under jell, following which arrangementsing severe lo83.

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BOOTHS DRY

The only GIN

matured

BRACES UP

THE SYSTEM

Sole Agents: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.- Prince's Building.

Telephone 20075,

"Mary! It's not the doctor. ... It's not his car—it's a big

with a chauffeur." grey one

Mary let her head fall back on to the pillow again.

"Not coming here?"

"Yes, it's stopped. The chauf- feur is helping an old man out. He's got a piece of paper in his hand and he's looking at the name on the garden gate."

* *

*

Lister Burman opened his front door and regarded the caller with a cold look and tight lips.

"Mr. Burman live here?" "That's my name.”

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Corner Seat," by, Cecil Whitehead.

thousand-pound car, rented an ex-

Wireless Service.

has passed."

RED MENACE SPREADING

the direction of the Duke of Nor- June this year

The position of the business in folk, as Earl Marshall.

was satisfactory and it was anticipated, with the!

TO KWANGTUNG - Meanwhile it is anticipated that revival of world trade and improv pensive house in the country, and Prince George will return to Lon-ed conditions, that in June 1940,

(Continued from Page 1) after five years-when my wife was don in about a week or ten days, the company would be able to first taken ill-I had to face the and that Princess Marina will pay meet all sums in full.

KUNAN CRISIS truth. I'm a one-book man."

a short visit to London as the guest

The altuation in Southern Hu- In a third affidavit by Li Singnan is still critical. A portion of "That's bad luck. Other books of the King and Queen.-British hon. of the Company, it was claim the Reds have escaped to Western haven't made the grade, you mean?";

Jed that nothing could be realised Hunan after looting Yucheng and "No. My next book was a flop. Mr. A, B, Reynolds, B.A, lecturer ing granted. If the property of It is believed that the Reds

fif such a winding up petition be-Kwetung in the eastern districts. Mr. Rossen's accent suggested than the one before, until now, when Univeraity, returned to the Colony only just cover. the existing mort- the Kwangtung and Kwangai bor-

and each of the next four sold less in English at the Hong Kong the Company were sold it would now in Linwu and Lanshan that he had recently come much a few hundred pounds would mean from his

I could get my wife out of this, no Peking by the R.M.S. Empress of

vacation in Japan and gages. "Certainly, Please come in. I publisher wants to see my stuff." am afraid we may be interrupted] "Bad luck," said Amos Rossen jat any moment. My wife is ill and jegein.

"Mine's Amos Rossen. I've come down from town to have a word with you, if I may."

farther than that.

the doctor comes in the afternoon. He let several short puffs of He's late now.. #

jamoke in and out of his thick lips "I'm sorry to hear that. Well, before he spoke again. "Well may-

let me get straight down to busi-be I am your fairy godfather after

You've never heard of all, Mr. Burman.

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me?"

"No, I can't say I have." "Never heard of Amos Rossen- the wealthiest rare book dealer in the United States?"

"Oh, I see. You're over here on a hunting expedition. Trying to pick up first editions of the Vic- torian classics for tuppence?"

"You've said it. Mr. Burman I'm over here hunting. But Amos Rossen always pays a fair price."

"Oh, you mustn't mind a remark

Russia this morning.

thought of selling the original manuscript?"

"Good gracious, you don't mean

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"I mean I've come to make you

are

near

ders. In answer to these affidavits. Kwangsi has sent two regimenta Mr. Sheldon said that there was from Kwellin to Pinglok to rein- tioning creditor to obtain his of a porsible invasion by the no other way open for the peti-force that section in anticipation

¡Reds. Aeroplanes are sent daily Overseas Depositors from their base at Líuchow to re The petitioning creditor was connoitre the position of the Com- cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin, munista. The aviators have

money.

an offer for it," said the dealer, He said that he was sware that been instructed to bomb the Red "That was a fine book, 'Cannon whipping the cigar from his mouth. the bigger part of the depositors troops should they attempt to Fodder," a very fine book. It willThat script will be worth money become a sort of classic in time, in time, and things are beginning their deposits represented the tier.

were overgeas Chinese and that come close to the Kwangs fron- if I'm not mistaken.”.

to look up already back home in "I dare say it will," agreed Lister. Noo York. But Amos Rossen can

whole of their life's carnings. "You see, I was writing from actual afford to wait.

That, let me tell the winding up petition was

Asked if he was aware that if AFRICAN WITHOUT experience then: It's almost entirely you, Mr. Burman, is the secret of granted the scheme to save the autobiographical. It was when I the Rossen's auccess they can started trying to write from afford to wait their

time. imagination that I came to grief. everything in, this business.

It be wrecked, he said that he was Tale Of Woe Regarding The English and American critics I buy thousands of pounds' worth

Why anfeguarding his own interests. Russian Action of stuff every year and pack it away that he had in November, made Further questioned witness said "I know it," said Amos Rossen, to mature like wine. My sons will the suggestion of a meeting of de African, native of Aden, was sen- All Mohamed, a 19-year-old

turned on me and

"

company from liquidation would

PASSPORT

like that: just a figure of speech, "but that don't make no difference cash in on it all right-like I did positors, but was not directly contenced to 14 days'. Imprisonment by to me. Cannon. Fodder is the most on the looks my father bought in cerned with the subsequent meet-E. W. Hamilton at the Central you know. As a matter of fact, tuppence would be a fair price for vivid picture of the horrors of the the nineties." most of the books remaining in Great War ever penned by Ever

this cottage. You see, my wife's

been ill for some time. I've had

(Continued on Page 10)

to sell everything of value. Have Police Make Five Arrests

ja cigarette?"

"No, thank you.

I'll have one! of my own elgaza; if you don't}

mind. Smoke a cigar?"

"No, thank you. Given up smok

Before Crowd Was Dispersed

After having failed to disperse a night, said that the crowd gathered to see finger prints take of four

ing.

Mr. Jenkin-The scheme was formed in order to save some 2 000 depositors from losing their all""Yes."

The hearing is proceeding.":

TURNING A PROFESSIONAL

· PERRY REASONS FOR NOT

Continued from Page 1)

Magistracy this morning, when he was convicted on a charge of en- ring the Colony without a valid

passport.

Defendant, who spoke no eastern dialect, pleaded guilty through a Russian laterpreter,

cused made his way to Vladivostok

Sergeant Mottram anid that ap

two years ago, and there fell into

authori

Ing altogether for nearly 4 year/crowd of over 200 in front of, theomen who were arrested for so- On his return to England' Perry trouble with the Buse

now

Bay View, Police Station last night, citing for an immoral, purpose. the police took drastic course by ar. Several efforts were made to son, the film star and actress, to for 20 days. After his sentence will be married to Miss Mary Law ties for which he was imprisoned Amos Rossen took in the scanty reating dve Chinese, who were scatter the crowd, but were of no whom he became engaged shortly expired he was sent to Shanghal contents of the room with his beady charged before Mr. E/W. Hamilton avaiICAL REVAN

after his Wimbledon triumph where he was taken care of by the

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eyes while he lighted his cigar. at the Central Magistracy this In Impoging a fine of $10

"But, say, Mr. Burman, what's morning with causing obstruction on defendants Mr. Hamilton said had since he won the Wimbledon $10 was given him to come to Hong This is the second offer Perry has Mohamedan Society The sum of the meaning of this? I expected in a public place that he took a serious view of the Championship,

to find you in a swell place down Sergeant Kelly, who was on duty case, in view of the fact that bad here. I haven't gotten your name at the Bay View Police Station last been warned several times.

of $28,000 by Tilden's manager for a The local authorities are doing

"On July 7 he turned down an offer Kong by the Society.

four months" "contract.

their best for him