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TWO DAYS' STORM. -CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE.

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1931.

CHARGE OF BRIBERY. EVIDENCE BY SOLICITOR'S CLERK

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A serious charge, which will be farther investigated, to-day, was brought, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magis tracy, on Saturday, against a Chinese woman of offering a bribe to a Euro- pean police sergeant.

Forty-eight hours, or so, of stormy weather during Friday and Saturday did a good deal of damage and, inci- dentally, lifted the total of the year's rainfall by several inches: Between 10 .m., on Friday, and 10 3. où Sunday, 7.04 inches of rain were record ed. Of this mount, 0.81 inches fell beed, at the hawkers' license office at the Police Sergeant Elston, who is engag woen p.m., on Friday, and 2 p.m., on Central Patice Station, said that the Baturday Yesterday, the rainfall since January, ist was reported to be 92 inches, pitch from a certain spot in Connaught woman had been ordered to move her

inches. It is not often that the rainfall wrongfully obtained that pitch from an Road, it having been found that she had for the whole year, in Hongkong, exother woman. ceeds 100 inches, but another two wet had called at the office, three times

Since then the woman days might astly take the score above asking for the restoration of her pitch.

aa compared with an average of 87.5.

the century mark.

On Saturday morning, folks crossing the barbour felt themselves engaged upon adventure. Laudeben might stop at any moniat," said the

a momentous

TYPHOON MYTHS.

III..

EJECTMENT PROCEEDINGS BY

THE H&S. BANK AT

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HOUSE THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR STAFF.

appeared in Punch depicting a rural In the early days of the war a picture

drill sergeant instructing his recruits in the science and art of fixing bayoneta. He began with When 1ays fix. yer in the U.S. Court, at Shanghai, recently, Before Mr. E. J. Schuhl, Commissioner, don't fix." This somewhat depicts the an application was made for an eviction myth to be dealt with is the iden of ing nt. No. 184, Bubbling Well Road. point of view of the present article, the order against Mrs. H. Finkelstein, resid- connection between typhicons and hot.

Mr. E. Hartopp (for plaintiffs) said altogether a myth but has a very consid-ing Corporation purchased the premises, weather, and it seeras that it is not

that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

last article it was shown that the months erable soul of truth about it. In the

were July, August. September and Octo. ost affected by typhoons in Hongkong ber. The months June to September are

ejectment orter should be granted forth- With, and also an order for the payment of messe profits and costs of the action.

as staff quarters, Counsel asked that in

On her last visit, August 31st, she hander the hot months in Hongkong, and we The defendant's behaviour had been most

signal, at the Star Ferry 'Wharf, so no one ? woma, on her visits to the Station, on but it is often suggestéd that a few hot porary quarters until she was ready to

knew whether his or her retreat would be ant off before the morning's work was done. At clock, ward went forth that the typhoon was expected to strike the Colony within five hours; there was tempestuous, afternoon, bat something diverted the approaching visitor and, in the words of the meterological report it" entered the const between Kwang Chau Wan and Macno. Bas as no one know this on Saturday there was, very little movement in the streets and all who could stayed indoors.

HOUSE COLLAPSES AND LANDSLIDES,

the

There have been many landslides and house collapses; one of the latter being attended with fatal results. Rain hal free course, to net apan a half demolish ed house at No. 33, Connaught Road West, and, on Friday afternoon walls collapsed, and buried a number of coolies who were at work. All were extricated without serious injuries with the exception of one man who was killed. Two others are lying in a critical condi- tion at the Government Civil Hospital.

At 9 o'clock, on Saturday night, the verandah of 164 and 168, Queen's Road West, fell into the street. By the great est good "fortune, "no one was hurt, The inhabitants were in the house, the verandah being no place to spend such a rough evening, and the street, usually so crowded, was also deserted. The Fire Brigade went out to deal with the situation.

Shoring is going on in many parts of the Chinese quarter.

The heavy rains have converted the Race Course at Happy Valley into a The storm has also been responsible for lake, in some parts over two feet deep. small landslide in that locality. The residents of two houses found, on Satur day morning, that a substantial position of the hillside had fallen into their back gardens. A large tree was blown down outside Wellington Barracks and im peded traffic for some time.

on until

can therefore say that the typhoon sea. him a souled envelope; containing a chit, son occurs during, but lags alightly be unreasonable and place the bank in an signed by one, Au Cheuk Sang, Witness bind the hot season. If some connection awkward position. Several members of knew this man; he had accompanied the of this wort were all that were claimed the staff were practically homeless. De-

there would not be much to quarrel with, fendant bad had ample time to find tem the two previous occasions. He describ- ed himself as assistant clerk to Mr. days are a sign that a typhoon is coming. take possession of her new house in Longinotto, solicitar Witness did not This is not so easily disposed of, as it September. look at the chit, at the moment, but dealt few hot days, or how near the typhoon Srm of Messrs. Palmer & Turner) suid is not very clear what is meant by a Mr. M. H. Logan (a partner in the before him. He then asked the woman with other hawkers licenses that were

is expected to come, and perhaps the that on May 27th, acting as agent, be her business and she hated him another that can be done is to give such informed the tenant that there would be envelope, in which he found two $10 been typhoons in Hongkong since 1554 two months' notice. The bank refused

figures as appear relevant. notes, nime 81 notes and $1 in ten-cent in 4 cases the mean temperature of the defendant's request to stay

There have he renewal of the lease, and gave her

pieces. On this, he went to consult the

1 previous days was below the average; December, as the bank employer had Captain-Superintendent of Police, but, in 3 cases it was above it. If we leave been greatly inconvenienced by her re not finding him in, he returned and asked mean temperature and turn to the days fusal to vacate the house. the woman what she wanted: She re- with a maximum over 90 deg. we find been paid up to July 31st and a further Rent had plied, "I have given $20 to Mr. Au, that in the last 36 years there were 30 cheque had been returned with the ex- 390 to your brother, and this $30 is for hot spells when the temperature en 3 planation that it could not be accepted you." She also said. "Give $10 to Lo out of 4 consecutive days reached deg..as éjectment proceedings were pending. Yiu (the present occupier of the pitch). but on one occasion only out of the 30 The witness added that he had no brother was the hot spell followed by a typhoon order for August 31st, but at the request MF. Schub made out au ejectment. in Hongkong so he did not know what and on a occisions only by a typhoon of Mr. Hartopp, defendant was allowed the woman meant by her statement. gale. So it seems. that very little reliance

The defendant, asked if she had ques- can be placed on hot weather as a forest. She was alsó ordered; to pay" oncl to remain in the house until September tions to put, said that, after reading runner of a typhoon. the chit in the sealed envelope, the

The connection, in Hongkong, between mooth's rent for August and the costs of Sergeant put his hand out and asked for

typhoons and temperaturo appears to the action." Neither Mrs. Finkelstein the other envelope.

amount to this. from Au Cheuk Sang, were not to hand adjoining mainland of Asia than over

Her instructions season it is generally hotter over the pared.

During the typhoon nor her solicitor, Mr. James Ross, ap- over the money until the Sergeant de the Pacific., the cyclonic circulation is manded it.

such that. with Sergeant Elton denied this version of the finir.

A Chinese clerk in the hawkers' license office corroborated the. Sergeant's evi- dence.

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LOCAL TRADE REPORT. IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON YARN.

An appeal was subsequently lodged typhoon to the east, against the decision on the ground that a stream of hot air is drawn from the the Commissioner Hed, no jurisdiction continent. Mr. Claxton tells us that Mr. Schnhl, however, was confident that typhoons passing 200 to 600 miles to the he had jurisdiction and dismissed the eastward

produce aultry weather in appeal Hongkong. The Observatory returns Au Cheak Sang then gave evidence, show 17 typhoons in the Formosa Channel after being warned by the Magistrate in the 10 years 1910-1919. On thirteen that he was under no obligation to say out of the nineteen days when these anything that might incriminate himself. typhoons occurred, the temperature in Ho said he bad, been a clerk to solicitors Hongkong was above the average on for 15 years. He wrote the chit in the six it was below. Exceptionally tot wen- sealed envelope, to which reference had the in summer appears then to be some been made, and he gave the accused indication of a typhoon to the east or mentioned. He gave her the chit and ther the typhoon is moving west or mov woman ne' instructions which she had north-east. but it does not tell us whe told her to put $30 10 a separate ing north, and as most typhoons, which envelope. He admitted that be had told affect us come from a point south of cast the woman that he had offered money it is of little use in weather forecasting. to Sergeant. F'ston in connection with the matter. This was not true, but he stid it hoping to get rid of the woman, whose importunity annoyed him.

The hearing Was adjourned until

A landslide occurred on the hill cutting behind Shek Lane, Wanchai, and malto-day. slides took place on the new road round Mount Davir.

A landslide occurred at the back of the new Government Quarters in Wong Nei Cheong Road early on Saturday morning. An avalanche of earth demo- lished a new wall. It is evident that a great deal of work will be required to make this hillside safe.

AN EMPTY SAFE. ACCOUNTANT SENTENCED FOR

EMBEZZLEMENT.

EOCAL BANK NOTE ISSUES.

The following is the return of the average amount of hank notes in circula tion, and of specie in reserve, in Hong kong. during the month ended August 31st, 1921, a certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-

Specie in Reserve

Ranks.

Average Amount.

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The fortnightly Price Current and note a lifeless market, except in cotton. Market Report issued by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce still yarn. In sympathy with recent advances, business at better prices has been done. The report states:-

Cattin Piece Goods, and Fancy Cotton demand, and no sales are reported during Goods-There is an entire absence of

the interval. Market has advanced, and fully good mid. The Liverpool Cotton ding is quoted at $10.34 for Spot. Manchester prices have stiffened in consequence.

Cotton Yarn. In sympathy with the advance in Cotton, our market has ruled firm and a fair business has been tran- sacted at improvements of 85 $8 per Before Mr. G. N. Orme, at the Magis-India, Australia, Chartered Bank of

bale all round. Quotations are No. 10s stracy, on Saturday, Pat Chau, account-

at 8145 to $100, No. 12s $1 to $198, and China $10.714,093 8 5.700.000* No. 168 at $200 to 8995, No. 20 at 8210 Hongkong and

to $240. Arrivals 11,500 bales, sales Shanghai Bank

5,000 bales, shipments nil, unsold stock ing Corporation. 38,891.000 24.700,000+ 2,000 bales, bargaina 12,000 bales, Mercantile Bank of

A landslide of several hundred tons of ant at the Mau Saug Loong rice shop earth on the Poktulum Road, near the No. 189, Queen's Boad West, was charged Battery, occurred early on Saturday with embezzling $449.36, and with having morning. Motor traffic was suspended made false entries in the firm's books. but operations for removal of earth con tinued all day yesterday and the road was he understood that the accused was plead- Mr. A. E. Hall, who prosecuted, said opened again last night.

The road from Repulse Bay Hotel was the other charge would not be pressed ing guilty to ambezzlement, in which case impeded by many big boulders from the against him. He had been in the firm's hillside which nearly blockel the way in employ for over two years, and had some places.

barne a good character until this Steamers arriving in the Harbour unfortunate lapse. It during the week-end reported very rough reluctance that his employers were pro voyages. On Saturday, the harbour wore ceeding against him. a deserted aspect, many junks and sampaas having taken shelter in the typhoon refuges.

A SECRET RECESS. A REVOLVER AND AN INFERENCE

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Inspector Wills said that the defen dant had charge of the safe key, and had abused the trust placed on him. It was not known, exactly, when the accused stole the money, but the theft was dis covered on August 20th, when the man ager asked the accused for the safe key to get some money to make some pay ments. When the safe was opened, it was found to be empty. given a chance to replace the money, but The accused was he absconded the same night and was not seen again until Friday last.

The adjourned charge against a Fili pino, named Jose de Castro, of unlawful possession of a revolver and seven taels of opium, in his flat at No. 16, Wellington Street, was heard by Mr. G., N. Orme, at the lagistracy, on Saturday. In the interval the Magistrate had inspected the he has premises, where there was stated to be

The defendant admitted embezzlement. He said that he had lent $100 of the stolen money to a friend, and the rest

spent foolishly." Sentence of three months'

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India. Ltd.

•Total

1,282.055

Woollen. Owing to the continued un 550,000§ertainty of the political situation in the consuming districts and the hope of a still further drop in the home market, lifeless condition of the market cun. dealers are sitting tight, and thus the

$43.868,048 830,950,000

Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £587,000-

Securities with the Crown Agents † Securities with the Crown Agents and

"Straite Government £1,500.000.

£160,000.

NEW PACIFIC CABLE.

COMMERCIAL PACIFIC COMPANY READY TO GIVE DIRECT SERVICE.

tinues.

per pical. The market is firm and eur

Raw Cottons. Some 250 bales of- Bengal Cotton changed hands at $211

rent quotations are approximately as follows:-Indian descriptions at 824 to 820 per picul. Chinese grades at 827 to $38 per picul.

since last report. Prices for M.S. Bars Metals. Very small business booked

and Plates have firmed up considerably in London. Tin-plates in small lots have been booked at $10.20 to $10.00. Gal- vanised Wire is also firmer, and prices quoted from London, are now 10 per sent, higher than 3 weeks ago. Dealers appear to have bought well. Locally, prices have not moved. Stocks are not

NEW YORK, August 19th, The Commercial Pacific Cable Com pany has formally fled application with the Department of State of permission to construct a second Pacific cable from San Francisco to Tokio direct, which it large, and as soon as there is demand is stated will cost between 15, and 25

from the consuming districts, there should imprison-million dollars. It will be, if completed, be a distinct advance in prices.

the first direct communication with Flour market report.-Stocks :—About Tokio. It is reparted here that the con 100,000 sacks. Quotations: American tract for the construction of the cable patent 84,60 per sack; American cut off has already been let.

$3 per Buck; American straight 3,825 per sack; Shanghai flour 33.30 per sack.

a secret recess, in which the opium andment with hard, labour, was passed.. the revolver were found.

Chie! Preventative Officer Watt said- that "the revolver was of Spanish make,

manufactured to the order of a Spanish GOODS UNDER FALSE

firm in the United States.

The Magistrate said the inference was

PRETENCES.

that the revolver came to Hongkong from EX-NAVAL OFFICER CHARGED AT in the actual laying provided the work is

Manila. The law on the subject was very strict, and in view of the fact that the revolver was found in the defendants' own flat, and in n secret compartment, it must be under his control, unless the contrary could be proved,"

The defendant denied that he knew anything about the secret compartment, or its contents: he had only been there a short time.

SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI TRADE.

Facilities are held by which it will be possible to lay the cable much faster than usual, requiring only 2 days of work continuous. The focal office of the' cam- pany says that the congestion of the Charles Howard Johnson, ex-Naval Pacific cables is so great now that they officer and steward, for having obtained are unable to accept any more messages. various articles, money and board and All arrangements have been perfected market with no business of any volume has been proscated in lodging, by fraul and false pretences, except the securing of the actual authoritaking place. At the beginning of the Court, at. Shanghai, before Mr. G. W went.

H.M. Peliceation to proceed from the Govern week there appeared hopeful signs that

King. Evidence was taken on six fur. It is said that the Western Union also The Magistrate fined the defendant goods obtained being: a suit of clothes, ernment sanction.-Japan Advertiser.

ther charges making 11 in all the has a similar application awaiting Gov- 9250 on the charge of being in possession tengis racquet, walking stick, a linen of opium and $150 in respect of the collar, perfume, and a kimono. arms charge,

SPORT

~BILLIARDS

After

hearing the evidence, His Worship said.

CONTEMET OF COURT,

Market Report says:

Mesers Ibert & Co.'s Piece Goods

We have again to record aífeless

La armistice for peace pourparlers would be arranged between Huhan and Hupeh, but an eleventh bour hitch aerurred in the negotiations, resulting in their being broken off. Further fighting is reported, but no reliable details are available. he had no hesitation in finding the

The Auctions throughout the week hav accused guilty," but the question of

boen poorly supported and a reduction The Singapore case in which Dr. of the quantities on offer Iniled to have entence presented some difficulty. He Crahay is bringing an action against Dr. any stimulating effect in prices, with asked if the prosecution had anything Conrad for alleged breach of agreement the exception of Whites, for which there. to any with rgard to that.

bad been in progress only, a few minutes. has been a good demand from Korea. Mr, Langley-Smith answered that, they when Mr. Justice Barrett Lennard, would leave that in his Worship's hands. observing a man walking across the far in publishing at the beginning of July The United States Agricultural Bureau It appeared to be a case of deliberate end of the Court with his hat on his hand, their second cotton crop report for the In order to meet the wishes of the swindling, in which secused had no inten- asked "Who is that man On being 1921-22 season forecasted a production players the above Championship will be tion of finding the money. He gave informed, that it was the defendant in of 3,800,000 bales, but from: more recent Do the League system. Secretaries of various addresses and no doubt thought the action, Dr. Conrad, His Lordship unfavourable crop reports to hand it Teams are requested to forward the the swindles would not be found out by exclamell I don't care who he is. Bring would appear that this figure will not be names of players to Mr. Oxberry, at the the police. Palace Hotel, Kowloon, as soon as pos

him up." The doctor was severely reached The New York market is rc- His Worship intimated that he would primanded by the Judge for his insol- ported as strong, with an upward ten- nible.

reserve sentence until this morning, ence to the court," and was fined $20. dency,

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