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THE HONG KONG DAILY PORT

THURSDAY,

MANCHURIA AND ROUND THE POLICE

RUSSIA.

COURTS.

2, APRIL 18, 1929. STOPPING PLACES FOR BUSES.

FAILURE OF DIPLOMATIC LIZARDS ORDERED OUT OF ICE" HOUSE STREET NOT

NEGOTIATIONS.

Harbin (U.P.),-Diplomatic nego- tiations between Soviet Russia and the Manchuria Government aiming at the construction of a trade agreement and a clarification of disputed aspects of the Chinese Eastern Railway are believed to have failed, according to the Chinese newspaper Kung Pao..

The Harbin newspaper bases its conclusion on the action of Consul- General Helnikoff, of Russia, in abruptly terminating his visit to the capital at Mukden and in countermauding his urgent order to Vice-President Tahirkin, of the Chinese Eastern Railway, to join him in the parley.

According to the Aung Pao, the Soviet Government, feeling uneasy about its position in Manchuria, appointed Helaikag to his present post with diplomatic powers great

COURT.

RECOGNISED.

A Chinese who makes a living by ANOTHER TEST” SUMMONS. selling lizards, was yesterday aum moned before Major C. Willson for

travening the terms of his licence. He was also charged with offering a bribe of thirty cents to an Indian constable.

The lizards were produced in Court as evidence, but their natural odour being strongly in evidence, His Worship bastily ordered them to be taken out.

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A fine of $1 was imposed for breach of the conditions on the licence, and a further fine of 23 was imposed on the charge of

bribery.

TRADE MARK INFRINGED.

By order of Major C. Willson, a number of electric bulbs, seized at the Fam Sing Electric Co., Ltd., of 30, Wing Lok Street, are to be turned over to the General Electric Co., on the ground that they bear ly in access of those usually accorda trade mark which infringes the trade mark of Oram" lamps. ed to a Consul-General.

The order followed a prosecution by the General Electric Company.

The bulbs will be returned to the marks have been removed.

"Problematic Value."

This was done with the ex

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy yesterday, the driver of motor bus No. 803, be longing to the Hong Kong Hotel, was summoned for stopping at au unauthorised place in Queen's Road Central near Ice House Street..

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE ESSENTIALS OF CHRISTIANITY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.").

SIR,-Your account of my address of yesterday to the members of the C.EM.S. contains the following passage

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that produces ORCHESTRA

SINGER

"It was a tendency, Sir Heary A MAGIC BOX said, for young men of to-day to

City deery Christianity as a religion for priests and petticoats."

What I actually said, or rather Giving evidence Inspector Nicol read out, was One very carious of the Traffic Department, said that reason which has been given for at 12.9 m. on March 23, he was not practising Christianity is that driving along Queen Road Central it is rather a weak and aloopy between Pedder Street and Tee sort of religion-the sort of reh House Street Leeping about fifteen gion that is appropriate for anæmic yards behind bus No. 603. The or elderly people and clergymen to Inspector was then travelling" at follow." about twenty to twenty-five iniles- I should be grateful if you would per hour.

kindly insert this correction in your Opposite the St. Francis Hotel, these of to-morrow.Yours faith-

fully, bus suddenly stopped to pick up

H. E POLLOCK passengers. He asked the chauffeur for his licence and told him he would

Hong Kong, April 17. summon him for stopping at an up- authorised place. Witness told the Court that the next stopping place was opposite the City Hall.

Inspector Nicol, producing a copy of the regulations, said that a bus could not stop outside an unautho- rised stopping place for the purpose. of picking up or discharging passen gers. That regulation was made on

**THE LOVELORN."

HONG KONG

pectation that he would find a wayam Sing Company alter the trade June 2, 1997, and witness was not notice refers to "A plump heroine

to strengthen Soviet influence in the province and would establish more friendly relations between Russia and China.

SHADES OF NIGHT!

In the recent conference Helniities, a long war is raging in

According to the police author

aware that spécial concessions bad been given to the Hotel Company.

Asked if he had any questions to put to the witness the defendant said: "I had instructions from my manager to stop for passengers.

His Worship: Mr. Parsons will

facts are admitted then-Yes."

What are your instructions exnet-

I hear the bell ring thrice.

THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS."]

Six--I wish to most heartily protest against your film critic's sarcastic notice in your paper of even date. The above gentleman

at the Queen's,” and gives the name of said plump heroine as Sally O'Neil, whereas the player's name is Molly O'Day, and goes on to muddle the cast of characters by placing Molly O'Day as the star whereas this role was filled by Sally O'Neil. Your film critic seems to have rather high hat ideas, and it is interesting to asth that another paper in the Colony has a distinct

a COMEDIAN whenever you say!

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koff was informed that transaction Aberdeen, but the activities of the be called as witness later. The who Bils the role of Georgie S. Moutrie & Co.,Ltd.

this offence was £ned $23 by Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday. The alternative was one month's hard labour.

Before calling Mr. Parsons, His Worship said he desired to find out what instructions the Company had given and what they thought about the matter.

of a trade agreement under the respective clans are confined to the present conditions could be only of breaking of night-refuse receptacles. problematic value to China. The A Chinese who was charged with ly I have to pull up immediately monopolization of foreign trade by Soviet state institutions readers trade relations with Russia of complicated nature, and any clause specifying favoured treatment of Chinese nationals in Soviet territory would benefit them but little, con- sidering the limitations imposed by the laws of that country on the activity of private capital, Mau- churian officials stated

Moreover, before the question of new treaties can be broached, the Russian Government should show its willingness to comply with the spirit of agreements already in force, Helnikoff was told.

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"THOU SHALT NOT --"

"What do you mean by spitting in my Court," asked Mr. E. W. Hamilton of a Chinese who' was in

the First Magistrate's Court yes- terday. Defendant replied that he was clearing his throat which, often gave him trouble and sometimes rompelled him to spit. "Don't do

different idea of "The Love- loro." A case of When the Doctors Disagree, but when a doctor gets so hopelessly mixed in his own profession, surely his Manager's Evidence.

clients would turn to another who Mr. T. R. Parsons, manager of does not get mixed-Your, etc., FRED. K. NICHOLSON, the Hong Kong Hotel Garage, then"

went into the witness box.

His Worship: What is the posi- [Owing to a regrettable error the tion of the Hotel Company as re-names of the two leading actresses in this picture were transposed ar gards this case!

stated Opinions, however, differ Witness: Inspector Alcxander and

I selected the stopping places bes to the merits of even the best of films, and a critic must be allow

Ghater Road.

NANKING CENSORSHIP.

ATTEMPT TO MUZZLE FOREIGN PRESS.

Nacking, April 8-The Central Party Publicity Department has requested the Waichinopu (Minis- Warning to the foreign Press in China against disseminating false reports concerning Chinese affairs, as well as the publication of irre- sponsible correspondence and "un- fair comments.

pointed out, particularly that some he sent the man away with a cau- informed me at the time that there what he writes. is to be of any try of Foreign Affairs) to issue

It is it again" advised his Worship, as for the service was started. Heed to express his own opinion if

articles of the Mukden-Soviet Agreetion. ment of 1824 have not been carried out yet. Also, this.treaty needs re-s. vising because of the important political changes which have taken place in China since it was drawn

up.

JOŠS STICKS CAUSÉ A

SUMMONS.

would be no objection to stopping

value-GER FILM CELTIC.]

RUSSIAN CHIMES IN

TOKYO.

FOR THE ORTHODOX: CHURCH.

Serious steps to prohibit publica tion of the journals concerned will follow any disregarding of this warning.

in between these places...

What date is this 1-October 15, 1928, before the service started.

Continuing, Mr. Parsons said: The arrangement was to stand until Summoned for hawking without such time as the service had been In relation to the second objec-a licence, a Chinese girl told Mr. run or tried out, to find whether tive, the Soviet Consul-General's E. W. Hamilton that she was look the places selected would prove attempt to convince the Man-ing after her grandmother's stallsuitable to the public or otherwise.

Mr. Hamilton "interposed at this

Tokyo, April 3-With the com- churian authorities of the legitimacy while the latter had gone to light of his Government's view of the some joss candles, Anked why it stage to add that they also had to

consider the unfortunate pedestrians pletion of work on the church bells financial and accounting affairs of was necessary to leave her stall to who were chased all over the in the steeple of the only Russian the Chinese Eastern Railway met do that, the old woman replied with such a prompt turndown that that Hong Kong was such a windy streets by the buses and who bad Orthodox Catholic church in Tokyo, 6 right to existence after all." Christians of the Japanese city are the negotiations were ended sum- place that should not and Vitress, in answer to another again called to worship by the marily.

suitable nook for her purpose: The Chinese constable in charge of the question by the Beach, said that ringing of chimes case could not say if the day was nothing further had been done with trate discharged the defendant with Company were proposing to get Ice Orthodox church in Poland and the face power meant a 21-year prison windy or otherwise and the Magisregard to the negotiations. The House Street corner as a further a caution.

stopping place.

His Worship: I hope you won't obstruct Ice House Street

Witness: It would be in Queen's Road.

CHILD MURDERED TO AVERT FATE.

PARENTS' HORRIBLE CRIME.

ADVICE OF A WITCH.

The Chinese, who was arrested on Tuesday for complicity in the rob! bery at No. 10, Castle Road on 31 last, was brought before Major 6. Willson yesterday, and on the application of Inspector Shannon, was remanded one week. ·

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AT KOWLOON COURT.

TALENTED ARTIST CAUTIONED.

Hakow There seem to have been so many changes in China of late and so much has been said about the overthrow of superstiti. tion, that one beard with added horror of a murder which took place. recently in Hankow. An old woman who goes around gathering rags and bones went to a rubbish head in the Boad of Everlasting Peace,

A young Chinese appeared before looking for, saleable trifles. Among the rubbish she noticed a package, Mr. T. S. Whyte-Emith at the Kox and, on turning it over, saw that loon Magistracy for begging. The it contained the body of a boy cover defendant denied the charge pro- ed with blood. She at once notified testing that he was a talented artist the nearest policeman, who summons and was singing a song for which ed an inspector, and it was found he received an award from that the corpse was that of a child appreciative audience, when he was of about three years of age, who arrested by a detective... Avidently had been stabbed to death.. The Magistrate enquired if there Parents' Frank Confession. were any regulations prohibiting Detectives were sent to make in-street singing and received a reply quiries and one of them received that there were not.

hint from a woman, as a result It was alleged that the defendant of which a maker of bean curd and carried several short pieces of his wife were "arrested. Neither bamboo which he knocked together. seem to have hesitated to tell their He went to three different shops story, which was confirmed by an and naked for money.. assistant in the shop. The couple The defendant said that the de- have been married for some years tective was not present when he and bad previously had six child-sang.

Inspector Nicol: Queen's Road at that point would be too narrow. If two buses stopped there, it would form an obstruction.

Replying to the Magistrate, In- spector Nicol stated that be knew nothing of the arrangement with Inspector Alexander mentioned by Mr. Parsons.

AGED MAN AND FACE POWDER.

There are six new bells, five of 21 YEARS FOR THIRTY CENTS. which are the donation of an

Manila (U.P.):—A 20-cent box of

sixth comes from a church in the Hokkaido Islands The church conviction here for a man 73 years from which they now peal their of age. For theft of the powder the from a small shop he was sentenced. tidings was destroyed in

to imprisoúment to two months and catastrophe of 19 and was com pleted only recently by the Chris day. tians" of Tokyo.

CINEMA NEWS.

"THE RESCUE TO-DAY AT QUEEN'S.

Ronald Colman, the popular Eng-

His Worship: Under the circumlish actor who was starred in "The stances, I think we can go no fur Dark Angel," and "Beau Geste," has the chief role in The Rescue," ther on this summons.

a screen version of Joseph Con- rad's famous novel, which is shew-

A Dinicult Position.

ing at the Queen's from to day to Saturday.

Because it was found that he had been convicted on five previous occasions during the past 10 yeaIK, he received an additional sentence of 23 years under the recidivist- law.

PROMISE - FULFILLED.

OFFICER'S BEQUEST TO EX-PRIVATE.

A wounded officer's promise to a private who was carrying him to a dressing station during the War, in France, I shall never forget you for this," has been fulfilled at New

A lawyer has informed Mr. Leoz- ard Wilde that Lieut. Grinth, who died recently, left him £8,000.

Continuing, His Worship said that the position was a difficult one

The story tells the adventures of and he asked what the Traffic De Partment would do to a bus driver Tom Lingard, a trader in Java, who who stopped for a man who was has promised a native chief that Tredegar. Ег

standing in the middle of the road he will help to restore his lost with his hand raised. If the man empire, boarded the bus after it had thus Herbert Bremen, the director of pulled up, would the bus driver, be "Beau. Geate" and Peter Pav;" summoned Further, did the public directed the picture which, with its know if Ice House Strect was a beautiful tropical backgrounds and recognised stopping place! He excellent photography, is said to be confessed that he himself thought it Ronald Colman's finest picture to was. His Worship thought that the date. Lily Damita, a new French chauffeur in question had broken screen "find" heads the support. regulation technically, but added ing cast of playeri. that 'the man himseli probably did not know.

ren, all of whom had been claimed The Magistrate registered a con- by the Goddess of Mercy when they Fiction and cantioned the defend-monses were taken out in Kowloon were infants. The seventh child, | ant

the murdered boy, lived for three years, but when the mother came back from work on Tuesday he was very ill. She took the opinion of some old crone as to what was going to happen and was assured that the child was going to die

To Break the Spell. The old hag went on to say that this was

a favourable chance to break the spell, for, if this child died by violence, the mother would bear other children who would live. The matter was discussed with the father, who forthwith stabbed the dying child to death and arranged with someone to throw away the body. Thus superstition shows it power to conquer-love and pity.

UNREPORTED SMALL-POX..

The master of a shop at 317, Laichikok Road, was fined $50 by Mr. T. 5. Whyte-Smith for failing to notify the authorities of a cast all por, which was contracted by one of his shop employees.

Sanitary Inspector Frost prose- cuted.

It was stated that defendant shop was visited by a medical officer, Dr. Yee, and a young boy was found suffering from small-poz. The was noted to the Sanitary Office where it was discovered that the case had not been reported.

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CHICAGO.

SYNAGOGUE CONGREGATION ROBBED BY BANDITS.

Chicago, April 9-Five bandits Inspector Nicol stated that if the he was not the owner of cycle No. to-day held up and robbed the con-

of: the bus stopped to pick up a, passenger, 49, so that there was no question of gregation

Bumanian synagogue here, obtaining jewels summons would be issued. Som-change of ownership.

Evidence was given by Inspector and money valued at thōre than Nicol, of the Traffic Department, to 827,000. the effect that he saw defendant.

The gun-men entered the riding in Victoria Road on March gogue during a meeting which

He stopped de- was being addressed by 28 at 11.40 p.m. fendant to examine his lights and Rumanian envoy to the United at the same time asked defendant States who was speaking about for his licence. Defendant replied plans for the Rumanian national. that he had no licence and explain- celebration to be held in Bucharest ed that he had "only bought the on May 10.

almbat every day under the regula tions.

Mr. Hamilton: Ars they . They were not in my time I was there in February and I don't remember one case.

The summons was dismissed.

MOTOR CYCLIST FINED.

Before Major C. Willson yester- day, A. Grassart was summoned for triving forente, and along driver's licence and with failing to notify the police of change of ownership of the cycle.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the first charge, but explained that (Continued on next Column).

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machine from Mr. May last month." Covering the congregation with The defendant informed His Wor-pistols the bandits stationed guards ship that the Inspector must have at the door to the Synagogue and been mistaken. He did not say he then proceed to rob all persons in taking only bought "the machine from its systematically, taking May. He said he "took over" the purses and jewelsp machine, which meant that he was using it during Mr. May's absence. His Worship fined defendant 85 on the first count and dismissed the second summons. ·

The bandits escaped in an auto- mobile after warning the congrega tion that any person approaching the door within five minutes after their departure would be shot.