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MOVING THE TELEPHONE SUBMARINE CABLES,

DIFFICULT TASK "COMPLETED.

THE HONGKONG · DAILY PREBS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28D, 1928,

SERIOUS CHARGE, AGAINST

KNITTING OPERATIVE.

ALLEGED WILFUL DAMAGE TO MACHINERY.

The case, in which a Chinese knitting

The work of moving the telephone sub- plurine cables, connecting Hongkong and operative, enned La Chenk, is charged Kowloon, has just been completed after with unlawfully and maliciously break er weeks of tedious work, and the ing, damaging with intent to destroy or "China and Japan Telephone Company is reader useless, certain knitting machi to be congratulated on having performed nery, was opened at the Magistraey yes the job without inconvenience to the terday afternoon before Mr. J. R. Wood telephone service across the harbour. Mr. Two further charges of threatening his D. Tolian, the engineer of the Company master. Ho Sui Po and another knitting had charge of the operation.

factory proprietor, Chan Sum Wing, are also preferred against the defendant,

The necessity for this removal arose from the fact that reclamation work is ifi progress in the vicinity of the cable Eduse at North Point making the transfer of the subenurine cables necessary to a postien further East. At the same time |

Mr. R. E. A. Webster appeared for the complainant, Inspector T. Murphy for the Polies and Mr. C. A. S. Russ for the

defendnat.

Mr. Webster said the complainant in it was decided to narrow down the re.the first and second charges "was the served water area marking the track of manager of the Yau Sang Knitting Fae the artery across the harbour. This nur- tery' at No. 65, Shanghai Street. This

CANTON NEWS.

fores

MAJOR GENERAL SIR

JOHN FOWLER

The a

Philly News of, April 27th

There is no news of any startling devekipment in the fighting at Canton. Home 1,800 Kwangsi troops have been surrounded and disarmed at Kwantin,

The Shanghai Volunteer Corps has Sun's forces have been "strengthened by thau Major-General Sir John Fowler, on the Canton-Hankow, railway. Dr. had more popular inspecting officer 16 battalions sent by General Hsu Chung K.C.M.C., who arrives today from Hong- Chi, commanding the Cantonese Army kong. His early save as a wkter i. from Fukien, and these are taking up cluded's most thrilling opisale, one which positions on the North River front; while prevented him taking part in the defence ether troops have been ordered to clear of Chitral-the exploit which first brought Shen's

from the West River Sir Charles Townshend (subsequently of Kut fame) into proniueue Sir John Fowler was at that time on his way to Chitral when the truble bruke out, and as a result of treachery, was made prisoner by the tribesmen of the district. It is one f the marvels of the case that he was. not murdered, but furtune favoured him and after a month he was sous to

the headquarters of the fores which bul been. despatched for the relief of the beleaguer હો garrison. His promotion in the years following that epiusle was sure wil steals, and the optbreak of war found him in charge of the British Army Signal. a

nitais very great dimensions, And Sir days but, as the Army grew, destined to zation throughout the whole war. and John remained as Director of this organi- thanks to him it maintained the

fciency throughout as in the days of the "Contemptibles." He will receive a very warm woleme here. particularly from thore Volunteers who had the pleasure of meeting him a year ago.

region.

WEST RIVER TRAFFIC STILL HELD UP. Enquiries made yesterday afternoon go to show that West River traffic is still suspended, Most of the West River steamers are..still in port, but the ss Aucho pet out on Sunday with the idea of trying to pass through the danger zcae. Her attempt was the cause of much

rowing down proces did not affect the factory had been opened for the past six peculation amongst the River, skippers comparatively small department in these

whole of the distance across, but only for SO0 yards out from the Hongkong side, the other half of the reservation remains unchanged and cables come up out of the water on the Kowloon side between the Kowloon Docks and Hunghom, as for merly,

weeks and there were 19 machines in the success of the enterprise, were informed and yesterday many who doubted the establishment, four of which were used for that a telegram had been received that knitting the upper parts of socks, the she had got as far as Samshui and that other fifteen being used for knitting the she was prevented from proceeding fur foot-the toe and heel of the sock. The ther. Up to the present she had not re fifteen machines were dependent on the turned to port. Possibly her skipper four machines which knitted the uppers (Capt. Jones) is waiting for the chanes Some idea of the difficulties which the The defendant was one of four men in of making his way through the middl task presented can be drawn from a few charge of the machines and he had been Lam Ying Gorge where fighting is appar interesting. "Tacts gleaned from Mr. employed in the factory since its com-lently taking place. Follan. In the first place it was no easy mencement, He had charge of the four Meanwhile supplies of poultry and fire- matter to dig out the cables from the machines (doing the upper work) and wood which cone into Hongkong in large layers of mud and sand which had silted was employed on night duty together with quantities from the West River districta over them during their long period of another man named "Tan Choo.

On are cut off. repose, and at the same time ensure that April 18th it was first noticed that some- ho "damage was done to the arteries thing was wrong with the machines. The which were in constant use all the time four used for knitting the uppers bad As these cables weigh between forty and stopped. The complainant called the men fifty tons each many Junks had to be together including the defendant and gat engaged in the transfer. Bit by hit the them to repair the machinery. On the sables were drawn up to the surface and

COMPANY REPORT.

CANTON

INSURANCE, OFFICE.

LIMITED.

Same

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE. EXPLANATION BY M. PHILIPPE BERTHELOT.

there fastened to the bows of junks which the four machines, were all out of genr-shareholders at the forty-second ordinary him in November, 1915, by his brother.)

wtre stationed about every Efty yards

apart. Dirretly the 800 yards of cable,

or

This

com-

1921 Account.--After paying an interim dividend of $18 per share on 10th May, 1922, the amount standing to the credit of this account is $1.173.878. 18.

This it is resolved to deal with in the following manner

To pay a final dividend of.

In view of reports that proceedings may be taken against him in regard to the affairs of the Banque Industriele da Chine, M. Philippe Berthelot, formerly | Secretary-General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has issued a state meng explaining his personal action in the matter and that of the Government,

He de'nres that the money handed to M, André Berthelot, then president of the directorate of the B.I.C., had nothing to do with the Bank. On the eye of his nar inge. Mr. André Berthelot wished to the greater part of his fortune-the part reserve for his brothers and their families

which was not involved in the Bank's affairs. should be returned to M. Andre Herthelot It was arranged that the money

if ever he should qved it, and this was dene at the beginning of 1021, when the Baak was in difficulties. The money was placed at the disposal of the .1.C.. although the Bank had not the slightest c'aim on it.

As to the part played by the Ministry. 22 per share. .........$220,000.00 for Foreign Affairs in the matter, M.

following night complainant found that The report for presentation to the

little crews had been taken out, and meeting of this Company reads:- knitting needles had been puť wrong wayThe General "Agents"and Consulting in. The complainant asked the two men Committee have pleasure in submitting a which required moving, wits drawn to

night duty-the defendant (Lam statement of the affairs of the Office made the surface the jauks moved in line, Chuen) and Tam Choo to repair the up to sist December, 1922, in Sterling and the new position Eastwards and there, it

machines, but they did not do so, Hongkong currency. was droped back on to the harbour bed.

was at 7 o'clock in the morn Once the cables were raised to the ing. During that morning the Burface the actual work of moving them plainant sent for Chan Sum Wing, the did not take fang.in one case five days and in the other one day. In the first 17, Portland Street, and when he came propeetor of a knitting factory at No.

case the cable was moved a distance of 150 yards From West to East; in the other he was asked to repair the machinery, While Chan Sam Wing was overhauling Case it was only moved 60 yards. This

it the defendant. accompanied by, ihres was an easy part of the task, the difficult other men, came in from drinking tes. part being in the digging out of tho They had refused to work. The accused arteries which had become very firmly was then alleged to have said: "Wha embedded in the sand and mud. Divers ever dares to assist in repairing these and Chinese dredgers had to be employed inchines will be killed." This threat, on the work. Near the foreshore no less added. Mr. Webster; proved more than than fifteen feet, of sand had to li dug enough for Chan Sum Wing for he 1942 Account-The amount standing at awny before they should be pulled up and went away. Later on the machines were credit of this account is $2,332.376.41. in other spots the divers had to dig repaired and the complainant reported Out of this the General Agents and Con- trenches round about the cables,

the matter to the police. A detective was sulting Committee have declared Later on it is proposed to move the seat with the complainant to the Weavers' interim dividend of $18 per share cable house at North Point so as to bring Association at No. 07, Shanghai Street. absothing $180,000.00. The balance of it more into alignment with the track of Nobody was found there! At 5 p.m. the 89,179,375.41 will be carried forward. the cables across the harbour.

same day when Ho Sui Po. Chan Sum

Consulting Committee-Messrs. A. M. Wing and another man, Wong King Kim, Bowes-Emith and H. W. Sassoon resigned were discussing the matter in the come their seats on account of their departure plainant's office. the defendant came in, from the Colony and Messrs A. II. but apparently he left his friends out Compton, and A. & Gubbay were invited side. He addressed the compisinant in to fill the vacancies.

SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

HONGKONG LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION,

TENNIS LEAGUE "A" DIVISION,

C.R.C. beat Kowloon, 57-42. 1.R.C. beat Hongkong, CC., 52-47. University heat Club de Recreio, 50-43. U.S.R.C. bent Civil Service.

CRC.

I.R.C.

University.

USRC.

Civil Service

Club de Recreio...

Hongkong CC.

Kowloon C.C.

P. W.

To add to starting reserve fund £25,000.............. To add to reinsurance fund To add to underwriting sus- pense account to close the year, 1021

Philipp Bethelct states that it was 241,290.06 | usually the Ministry which called on the 125,000.00 Bank for political help. in Eastern affairs rather thin the Bank that appealed to the Ministry. Between 1933 and 1920 604.079,00 there were try and entirely disinterested interventions by the Ministry in the 81,173,378.15 Bank's affairs.

an

much more frequently in favour of the M. Berthelot urges that he took action Banque de Indo-Chine. He also ridicules the suggestion that two brothers in close association would need to buy one an other with money in order to enkare mutual co-operation!

THE COTTON SUPPLY.

World stories of cotton are low," says Connerre Monthly, the magazins of the National Hank of Commerce, especially if the poor, outlook for a largu American crup this year, but it is to be recognized that high prices and political difficulties are curtailing the demand out- is the United States and that stocka in this country are above the pre-war lever

the presence of the two other inen in the The Hon, Sir Paul Chator, C.3LG., Sir following words: How dare you report Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. E. J. Chapman, me to the police and to my Associationt H. Compton, A. S. Gabbay, for this time of year. Do you want to dia?" The man

was Humphreys, T. E. Pearce and H. P. [arrested in the office by the police. White retire but, being eligible, offer

The Magistrate: What is the motive? themselves for re-election.

Mr Webster replied that he thought it

was simply to stop the work. It was

Pt difficult to really fix the motive, Не

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were comfortably EUROPEAN FIXED FOR EXCEEDING employed. The motive was rather th mystery.

SPEED LIMIT.

The complainant in the witness-box, Two chargen of failing to produce his cross-examined by Mr. Ross, admitted licction and of exceeding the speed limit that the machines were not new ones but were preferred against Mr. Van der Steen at the Magistracy, yesterday, before could not give any idea as to their age. Mr. Melbourne. Mr. Russ's contention was that the machines were ten years-old and that they often needed repairing.

"B" DIVISION. There ought to be a very good fight in the Second Division Queen's College, the Chinese, the Indians and the Univer aity have each shown they have strong After further evidence for the prosecu teams, with Queen's College at present tion had been taken the case was adjourn favourite.

P W L Pts.

ed.

"One reason for the small "stocks abroad is a tendency, which has developed in late years, for foreign countries to listribute their importations more evenly throughout the season instead of obtain ing the bulk of "their supply in the opening months. In the United States the supply of lint cotton at the end of February was about 5,550,000 decline of some 1,850,000 bales since a

bales

year ago, and the smallest stock for that date since the beginning of the war. Domestic consumption this season has been at a rate 17 per cent, above that in 1913-14 and less there is curtailment here or in the usual export programme, the carryover at the end of the season may not exceed 700,000 bales as compared with 2,832,000 last season and 1,500,000. The defendant pleaded guilty" to the in pre-war years. There will doubtless bo first charge of failing to produce has an increased acreage, planted in cotton licence whilst driving motor-car No. 191, scarcity in some sections of the South and

this year but the

the handicaps of labour

and when asked why he did not produce entirely in Caine Road, at 5.55 pm on April 20th, of the holl weevil in practically all

sections

the size of the coming erop the licence said that he forgot to change;

Problematical. it when he changed his clothing.

the apparent shortage it is t

As aidered that India, after a The Magistrate: Well, if I don't fine period of more active buying, has again largely withdrawn from the market for you, you will only do it again. You are piece goods, that Chind continues to limit fined $1.

its imports to small quantities and that the third largest buyer of goin Jisturbed conditions in Turkey, ordinarily A man, who is said to be the third of

curtailed parchases. The British and a gang of highway robbers, operating in

German cotton industries reflect these the Laichikok district was brought before

limitations and also the effect of high cotton prices and particularly in Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy, yester, on April 20th you did unlawfully drive Germany, the upset European political day morning.

motor-car No. 101 at a rate exceeding 10 situation. Foreign stocks of cotton may, RIFLE SHOOTING,

therefore, prove adequate to meet present Sub-Inspector Marks told his Worship miles per hour in the controlled area of needs. HM Dockyard Rifle Club are the that two others had been already arrested, Bonham Road. Do you piend guilty i winners of the Hongkong Rifle League charged and sentenced in connection with Cotition for the season 1922-23, and highway robbery which took place at have been driving at about 15 miles per The defendant: That is right. I mus the Taikos Rifle Club runners-up, being the junction of the Taipo and Laichikok hour.

match behind. The annual Roads on February 10th last when $230 Inspector Kent, in reply to the Magia only

Champions the Rest of the League" in cash and jewellery was stolen from a trate, said that the defendant was fined match took place on Saturday at Tai pedestrian,

815 in January last for reckless driving Hang, and the Champions beat the Best The Magistrats remanded the case to in Upper Albert Road in the same car. by three painte' only.

Friday afternoon.

The Magistrato imposed a fine of $10.

Queen's Calloge

C.R.O.

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University

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Kowloon B"

Graigongower "A"

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Netherlands T.C.......

Club de Recreio.......

ROUNDING THEM UP. ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBER EN THE DOCK.

Traffic Inspector Kent: There is an other summons against the defendant.

The Magistrato: Oh, in there? I see there is another charge against you that

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"American stocks are now somewhat

be taken as fairly representative of pre- February, 1014. Stocks at that time may above the locks held at the close of

upon the consumption in February the war February stocks of ention. Based mill stocks at the close of the month were equivalent to 100 days supply this year 26 compared with 05 days' in 1922 and 105 daye in 1914."

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