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DROUGHT HAVOC IN AMERICA

HEAT WAVE NOW IN ITS FIFTH DAY

ROOSEVELT ANNOUNCES VAST RELIEF PROGRAMME

Chicago, To-day.

The Middle West has entered into its fifth consecutive day of record-breaking temperature up to 119 degrees. There is no sign of a respite. There were 23 deaths from "prostration and The searing drought is drowning yesterday. playing havoc with the crops over a large area. The spring wheat belt crop losses are so far es-

Reuter, timated at $300-000,000.

London: The drought is causing consider- able damage to the spring wheat in the United The American States of States and Canada. Wyoming, Montana and Dakota are the chief sufferers, while Saskatchewan and Manitoba in

Reuter's Bulletin

THE CHIRA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1936.

Mr. Virginia B. Jenckes, Congresswoman from Indiana, is here shown in New York, where she launched a drive to repeal the tar on cosmetics "A lipstick is as necessary to a woman's health and happiness as food and drink" she said. Mrs. Jenckes does not wear a lot of make-up, but confided she uses cosmetics which do not show.

Canada are chiefly affected. In consequence the LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES price of wheat, is soaring. Service.

GINGER TRADE "TEST CASE”

CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT

DANZIG PAPERS * CONFISCATED Provocatory Statement

Published:

**CHINA NAIL" SPECIAL

Danzig, To-day.

Yesterday's issues of the So- cial-Democrat

Danziger paper Volicestimme and of the Catholic Volkszeitung were Danziger confiscated by order of the police) President on the grounds that they contained provocatory state- ments calculated to increase the disturbances and put the Danzig Government in a painful situation with regard to foreign affairs.

Above all the Police President points out that the relations of must no Danzig and Germany longer be prejudiced by the coa- the tinuous campaign against Third Reich and its Fuehrer car- ried on in these papers-Trans- Ocean Service:

UNLICENSED WIRELESS SETS

Yeung Shui-cheung, of No. 61 Wong Nei Chong Road, ground floor, was this morning fined $50 for having a wireless set without la licence, by Mr. W. Schofield st The Chinese YWCA now has the Central Magistracy. Lau Hui- Kwong Muk-fong was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital jaccommodation for lady tourista yin, of No. 11, Clarence Street, Washington: President yesterday suffering from scalds of any nationality visiting Hong first floor, was fined $5 on a simi- Roosevelt has revealed his plans sustained as a result of accidental-Kong. The hostel is situated very lar summons, although he pleaded a pot of boiling conveniently, being almost in the ignorance of the laws and said he for a vast relief programme toly upsetting

Iheart of the shops and amusement had just arrived from Shanghai, assist nearly 1,000,000 people water.

world. There is also permanent where a licence was not required. stricken by drought in the Midy) ~~~~~

a Chinese female, accommodation for Chinese busi- dle West. About 50,000 men Tam Mui.

ladies and students. For will be given relief work, and was admitted to the Government mess 34,000 families will be trans-Civil Hospital yesterday suffering further information please apply ferred.

from superficial injuries as Later: President Roosevelt result of being knocked down by a stated that 120,000 families tram-car ia Hennessy Road. were already being assisted by

a to the Chinese Y.W.C.A. No. 38 C. Bonham Rd., which can be reach- ed by the No. 3 or No. 4 bus from Blake Pier, or Telephone 26761.

the Federal agencies with News has been received of the

The ss. Santhia will leave for death in Johannesburg, as the re- loans and grants. Reuter.

isult of a motoring accident on Shanghai, Moji, Kobe and Osaka J: 17. of Mr. A. S. Rose, who at 7 am to-morrow. was for several years in charge of the gardens at the Repulse Bay Hotel and laid out the gardens at The Lido.

EMPRESS OF ASIA PASSENGERS

RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDITION OF GOODS The procedure which has been followed in all cases of dealings in! preserved ginger, for export, for the past 20 years in the Colony, was described by Mr. J. M. da Rocha, the well-known local busi- ness man, who was a subpoenaed witness in an action at the Sum-:

Amongst the passengers disem-1 "mary Court this morning, in which the South China Manufacturing barking here to-day from the China RMS. Empress of Asia are Mr., and Exporting Company, Building, claimed $835.66 from the Mrs. and Miss de Courcelles, Mr. Wing Loong Firm and Ma Yuen and Mrs. A. Smith, Messrs L

Davie, E. Fletcher, E. Stephensoni Hing, the managing partner.

The claim is based on three con-and E. F. Winkler,

tracts made on August 12, 20 and

Arrivals To-day

NO LICENCE Lady Fined $8 And Dog Destroyed

arrived ope

The RMA. Dorado yesterday morning, carrying passenger, Mr. A. Alcan (French). bound from Singapore to Saigon. 142.747 carried The plane also kilos of mail.

As the previous such fanctions among have proved very popular the members and their friends, the of. the Health, local, section Strength, Sports and Athletic-club Mrs. Leung Pik-yeung, of No. will haid another flannel dance at Ginger bought 111 Leighton Hill Road appeared the Rotel Cecil on Saturday next By the defendants sold to the plain-from manufacturers, he said, was before Mr. Burgess at the Cen-from 8.30 pm to 12.45 ama tiffs 100 casks of ginger in syrup, always for export and never for tral Magistracy this morning on a kind permission of Lieut-Col. R. to summons of keeping a dog with M. Rodwell and Officers, the Dance and 300 casks of dried ginger, for sale locally, and he went on

Orchestra of the 1st Bn. re-sale. The goods were sold by give evidence bearing out Mr. out a licence. the plaintiffs to Messrs.

23, 1935, respectively, under which ginger business.

the

The

W. JSilva's remarks regarding con- Sergt. W. Greig said that on Royal Ulster Rifles will be in at- Ellis and Company, London, who tracts, claims, etc. in the business. May 27 the defendant was fined tendance. later made a claim on the grounds Referring to the attempt, in $20 in connection with a dog-bite,

Li Mui, a coolie, aged 31, was that the ginger was of an inferior 1928, by the Ginger Dealers Asso- and since then had received three

admitted to the Government Civil quality, and arbitration awards

ciation, to introduce a new pro warnings.

His Worship imposed a fine of Hospital suffering from injuries! were made against the plaintiffs.cedure to be followed in the export

$8 and ordered the dog to be des-sustained when some rocks fell on The Acting Puisne Judge. Mr. of ginger, Mr. Rocha said:-

him at a stone quarry at Lyemun came The matter Justice J. J. Hayden, took

before me, troyed.

at 8 am to-day of chairman

the Export case, and the plaintiffs were repre- sented by Mr. M. A da Silva, the

Committee of the Chamber of defence being in the hands of Mr. Commerce, and the secretary. Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones.

Key. circularised all members asking for an expression of opin- In his opening, Mr. Silva said on on the proposed change. The that the plaintiffs in the action result of the circulars and meet- were suing for a breach of the three contracts which concerned ings was that on July 26, 1928, it

Breach Of Contract

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IMPORTANT SALE

Household Property Of Late Mr. Jenkin

By kind permission of Lient- Col Rodwell and officers, the band of the Royal Ulster Rifles will play at the prize-giving ceremony at St. Stephen's College, Stanley, to-1 The household property of the day at 5.15 pm Tea will be preserved ginger, and added that was finally and definitely agreed late Mr. F. C. Jenkin, well-known served from 4 pm, and all friends

by all exporting firms dealing in barrister-at-law, was put up for of the school

No. present. ginger to refuse the proposed auction at his residence at

The Peak yesterday by or terms which set out that the seller would be responsible for agreement made by the manufac-409

turers and to abide by the old Messrs. Lammert Bros., auction Attempting to overtake a motor eers, on the instruction of the bus on Laichikok Road near Arran inferior quality.

terms."

Street at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. Pte. of the Royal Welch The sale was attended by about W. Davis

on each contract were

very rapidly in

conditions

the course of

are invited to be i

Mr. Silva went on to say that it Mr. Silva: Why is inspection executors of the estate was a custom; peculiar to the ginger trade, arising from the fact Prior to shipment no waiver and that preserved ginger deteriorates why should arbitration be made 200 persons, the majority of whom Fusiliers narrowly escaped serious at the port of destination? Be were ladies. The bidding was injury. He was riding a motor was on the point of it turned cause ginger in casks is liable to brisk, and good prices were paid cycle, and transit, that all manufacturers of deteriorate very rapidly in the for most of the articles, one din passing the bus when

without warning, the right wheel ginger are responsible to the ex-course of transit

ing table fetching $218.

The auction was continued, at striking his cycle and porters for all claims concerning] inferior quality, short weight,! In other words, Mr. Rocha, bad 10.30 am to-day, when a collec-considerable damage.

The extent of such damages preservation will show in the tion of paintings, books, the bed- said Mr. Silva, is assessed by

etc.

Bad Preservation

course of transit? -

Yes.

room suite and other household

arbitration at the port of destina- And for the reason that bad articles were put up for sale. tion and such arbitration is made preservation is the manufactur without any reference to the exer's own negligence, he is made porters or manufacturers,

Liable? Yes.

Continuing. Mr. Silva said that

A

Not

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POLICE RESERVIST

COMMENDED

causing

It is now stated that the ss for Shanghai, Santhia will leave Moji, Kobe and Osaka at 6 am to-morrow.

A 24-year-old waitress named During your 30 years of exper-

Wang Pik, of the Taiping Cheung some time in 1923 an attempt ience, have you had many claims

Tarak Khan, a Police Reservist, Restaurant, Wellington Street, has was made by the Ginger Manu paid by the suppliers? facturers Association to set aside very many.

was this morning commended by been admitted to the Government the Central Civil Hospital suffering from acid this usage but the matter was put But in the ones that you have Mr. W. Schofield at before the Chamber of Commerce had, was there any dispute by the Magistracy, for having caught Tse bras on the face and arm. The who, after lengthy consideration, manufacturer as being against Kam-ching, charged with the acid, it is alleged, was thrown at decided to abide by the old prac-custom? No. I would like to larceny

tice.

of two packets of

the wonian by an unknown Chin- ese oz the staircase of No. 13, amplify my statement by saying cigarettes in Lockhart Road yes Chui Loong Street at 2.10 am.

to-day. Mr. Silva concluded by saying that in some cases, I, and other terday evening. The accused was that though the amount involved exporters as well, have helped the remanded for 24 hours. in the claim was small, it was manufacturers from the profits nevertheless a very important case made in the transaction, in order FRENCH CONTRIBUTION TO and referred to it as a "test case to be favoured by them in all fu- concerning the whole of the tare dealings. ginger trade.

Always For Export

OLYMPIC GAMES

The Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am today wad 0.44 inch The total since January 1 has been 27.96 inches,

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Is this part of the custom or Paris; To-day—A sum of 1,000,- against an average of 4163 inches. only a matter of grace? It is a 000 francs has been voted by the In the witness Mr. J. M. da matter of grace,“ Bocha said that he had been in The case was adjourned till Chamber as the contribution of coole, was yesterday, admitted to the import and export business in Wednesday, August 20, next the Government towards the the Kowloon Hospital in a critical penses of the French team to the condition kasi Presult of being Hong Kong for the past 30 years

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