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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1935

LEGAL ARGUMENT GOVERNMENT'S

ON "LOTTERIES”

Interesting Police Court Case

DEFENDANT CONVICTED

STATEMENT OF

NATIONAL DEBT

Huge Legacy Of The-

Great War

£8,000,000 REDUCTION LAST YEAR

FLOOD RELIEF MEASURES

Work

Gap Closing

Undertaken

NORTHERN GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL HELP

Nanking, to-day.

A most interesting argument on Fa legal point in connection with

The National Economic Council the word "lottery" was heard at

replied to General Han- Fu-chu. London. To-day......... the Kowloon Magistracy this mor

Chairman of the Shantung Fro- ning, when the case, in which a

The official statement of", the vincial Government. urging the 71-year-old Chinese, Laz Shun-on-National Debt issued yesterday Shantung Government to under who had been fined $50, in default shows" that the total "dead-take the gap-closing work along one month's hard labour, for keep weight debt on March 31 last the major dykes in West Shan- ing a common gaming house, and amounted to £781,436,863, a de tung, and promised General Har $300, in default four months hard crease in the previous 12 months that the Central Government labour, for the possession of 2,024 of £2186318

would raise amother $1,000,000 for po piu lottery tickets on Septem-

To this is added other capital the project, which will soon be re- ber 13, was re-heard before Mr liabilities in respect of sums under mitted to Shantung. ✨

W. M. Thomson.

of

the

financial

various acts amounting to £101.-3 Because Remarking that there was no 996,030, as compared with £208.- stringency of the Shantang Trea evidence to prove possession of the 064,507 at the end of the previous sury, General Han recently wired tickets, Mr. Thomson agreed with

year. making a total aggregate the National Economic Council, the submissions of Mr. C. liability of the State of £7,992,432- asking the latter to order the Kwan, who appeared on behalf of 897, as against £3,030.362.567 at Hwangho Conservancy · Commis the defendant, and allowed the the end of March 1934.

sion to undertake the dyke-closing second charge.to be withdrawn.

work in West Shantung. but stated that, according to the evidence there was a case to an swer in the second charge.

SPIRITED DEFENCE

The deadweight debt is com-

$40,000 DISTRIBUTED posed, first, of the nominal funded

Mr. Hsu Shih-ying. Chairman debt totalling £3368,146,504 of the National Famine Relief decrease during the year of

Commission, accompanied by his Mr. Kwan made a spirited de £6,190,257; secondly, of estimated secretary, Mr. Hsu Chung-shu, fence and said that there was no liabilities in respect of termin-left here on Tuesday for Norther case for his client to answer. He able annuities of £12,077,795, as Kiangsu, to inspect the flood con- continued that,” according to the increase of $10,649; thirdly, of ditions there. wording of the section in the Or-floating debt of £833,380,000, a de-

He brought with him $40,000. dinance, a place can only be called crease of £11,330,000; fourthly, of to be distributed on the way to a gaming house, when it is utilised other unfunded debts of £2.671, the flood victims, for the purpose of selling, pro- 974,510, a decrease of £5,560,708; enring or distributing lotteries and lastly, of an external debt For the mere possession of tickets £1,036,545,184, unchanged. ja man cannot be charged with There have to be deducted keeping a gaming house unless it bonds etc. tendered for death can be proved that the place, in duties, amounting to £121,687,226, which the tickets were found, was leaving a total of 57,800,436,867. used for selling, procnring or dis- tributing the tickets

Mr. Kwan recalled his client to the witness box Witness admit- ted that he was the principal tenant of the place, but denied knowledge of the lottery tickets.

Remarking that there

SCAL

邋

The National Debt, which rose rapidly during the war years, was

Mr. Hsu will return to the capi- 021 Sunday next-Central News Agency.

SIAN-CHENGTU

AIR SERVICE

only £649,770,091 on March 31 Formal Opening Next 1914-British Wireless Service.

case to answer, Mr. Thomson con-i « victed the defendant but, in con- sideration of defendant's advanced) age, reduced the fine to $25, in default three weeks' Imprisonment, to commence from September 13, the day on which defendant was first convicted

NANKING CITY'S -FINANCES

Big Improvement Shown

Nanking, to-day. An increase of revenue in the city treasury was reported by the Finance Director, Mr. Lu Shao

Wednesday

Nanking, To-day.

The Sian-Chengtu air service will be formally started on Wed- nesday next, under the auspices of the Eurasia Aviation Corpota- tion, it is learned here yesterday. The new giant Junkers plane, which has been purchased from Germany, will be commissioned to fly on this line.

Mr. Li Ching-chung, manager of the Corporation, arrived here

CIVIL AVIATION IN chiang, following the rehabilitation from Shanghai yesterday morning

ENGLAND

Bright Future For Municipalities

London, To-day

of the municipal finances, from

to report to Dr. Chu Chia-hua.. April to July.

Minister of Communications, on Compared with the correspond the preparations for the inaugur ing period of last year, the house ation of the service-Central tax increased by $70,000, business News Agency.

tax increased by $20,000, vehicle tax by $60,000, slaughter tax by $80,000, rent from the municipal

The Under-Secretary for Air, leases of the Lotus Lake Park by Sir Philip Sassoon, opening the $6,000 and reat from the munici- at pal houses increased by $700.- Southend-on-sea yesterday, said Central News Agency.

new

Municipal Aerodrome

that, apart from any question, of air communication with the Con-¦ tinent, it was quite clear that

there was a big future for intern

al flying within Great Britain, and

| it did not require great imagina-

ANTI-RED MOVES

IN NORTH

tion to look forward to the time Congratulations To

when any hig and busy aerodrome. would be almost as necessary as a railway station

But co-ordination was a neces-

Generalissimo

Nanking, To-day. The third session of the Na-

MUKDEN INCIDENT COMMEMORATED E

Mass Meeting Held At Nanking

Nanking, to-day. Nanking commemorated yester- day the 4th anniversary of the Binkden incident in a solemn mood. All National and Party fags were flown at half-mast and all the amusement houses were closed for the day, BA

A mass meeting was held at the

sary for air routes as for railways-tional Judicial Conference has Before long Great Britain would decided to send a wire to Gener Municipal Tangpa yesterday mor be mapped out by a series of air alissimo Chiang Kai-shek and the ing in commemoration of the services equipped with special anti-Red forces,commending occasion, with more than 800 per facilities, particularly for night them for their victorious com-sons in attendance. Central News flying.

munist, suppression work, and Agency. Municipalities which were al wishing them early success in ready equipped with efficient exterminating the outlaws. aerodromes would have obviously Central News Agency. the best chance to be included in regular air routes British Wire- Jess Service..

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WEATHER REPORT

The auticyclone is moving east- ward It now extends from Cen- tral China to Central Japan. The typhoon is situated about 30 miles. to the south of Hainan, moving slowly west-south-west and losing intensity.

M. CAMBON ILL

Death Expected Hourly

~CHINA MAIL

Paris,

The former French" Ambas”

The position of the seriously

typhoon in the Pa tain, it is probab

20 N

north

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PREICE IN VIENNA

London, To-day. ERE the Prince of Wales, who is spending a few days of his holiday in Vien- na, yesterday afternoon paid a visit to the Austrian Federal President, Dr. Wilhelm Mīklas, accompanied by the British Min- ister, Sir Walford Selby. British Wireless Service, **

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