1930-01-10 — Page 7

FUGITIVES AGAIN BEATEN.

KWANGSI REVERSE ON KWEI RIVER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }

CANTON, Jas. 8.

The Kwangs" Ironside troops suffered another reverse las Mon- day at the hands of Cantonese troops under Commander Heung Hon Ping, at Kang Hui and Ling Fa on the Kwei River.

The light Insted all day, and both

sides suffered heavy casualties!

The Kwangsi-Ironside " com- bination is reported to have lost some 4,000 men, and the loss sus- tained by the other side is esti- mated at about" 2,500.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10,

MISSING DIAMONDS |ROUND THE COURTS.

CASE.

CHIEF JUSTICE RESERVES JUDGMENT.

IMPORTANT POINTS

INVOLVED.

"KOWLOON RESIDENT

ROBBED.

THIEF SENT TO JAIL

HELENA MAY MUSICALE.

ARRANGED BY MR. AND MRS. BOWES-SMITH,

MUSICIANS AND THEIR AUDIENCES.

An excellent concert of vocal and

A unemployed Chinese was before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at. Kowloon The action brought in the Supre Magistracy yesterday for atending me Court by Mr. Louis Kornitzer three pieces of clothing the pro-instrumental music, arranged by and his partners in Antwerp claim-perty of Mrs. Furzer at 334 Nathan

Road. ing over £5,000 from the Banque de l'Indo-Chine for alleged failure to deliver a package of diamonds sent in 1929 concluded yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Giollan).

After hearing final arguments by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, counsel for the de The Cantonese made no attempt fendants and plaintiffs respective to pursue the enemy, being content to remain in Kung Hui and Ling his Lordship reserved judg- Fa. The topography of the countryment. and the extreme difficulty of the transportation of supplies prevent- ed further advances. They are con- centrating in these recently cap- tured places. preparatory for further drive up the Kwei River.

AT WUCHOW.

A

Rigid martial law is enforced in Wuchow, and trenches have been dug on the outskirts of the city. extending from Fire to Tai Poh Mountain. Barbed wire en- tanglements that were in use in the recent campaign in the North River districts have been moved to Wuchow to improve the defences of that elty. Even the electric genera tors were taken there, and the wire entanglements "are charged with electricity.

Mr. Potter commented

on, the

evidence given tho previous day by. M. Piguet and submitted that it was impossible for a jury, acting reasonably, to find that the Bank had been guilty of gross negligence,

The Bank's System. Counsel contended that the evid- ence given of the Bank's system, it accepted, was entirely sufficient to rebul any prima facie case created by mere loss. He could any with confidence that M. Piguet was

Detective Inspector Fallon said that the defendant was arrested on leaving a pawnbroker's, where the articles had evidently been refused. The man was taken to the Police Station where he admitted that, he had stolen the clothing.

Mrs. Furzer said that the thief must have taken the articles from her bedroom as they were there last when she saw them.

The Magistrate imposed a sen- tence of three months' hard labour,

AIDING A ROBBERY.

A Chinese, who was charged with possession of clothing which had been stolen from an address in Tai Nam Street, admitted to the Magis trate that he was present when the Lurglary was comitéd, but declar- ed he did not enter the house. An

an absolutely reliable witness. Mr. other man using a knife through a Kornitzer himself had given er-crack in the door, raised the latch ence of the same system, but he and stole the clothing and three had nothing to suggest except the possible dishonesty of the

em-gold rings. ployees.

The agistrate convicted the de- The matter of defence is especi- ally important, ae fighting is going that the parcels in question were

It had been proved beyond doubt fendant and imposed a sentence of on not far from Wuchow, which

not received for gafe deposit in six months hard labour. He re- night at any time he endangered.

It marked that the offence was tech- General Cheng Ming Shu and the sense known to bankers. Mr. Koo Ying Fun, a high Nasking was proved also that Mr. Karni- nically as bad as housebreaking. official, arrived in Warhow yester er was aware of the safe deposit The rings had been melted down

and the gold sold. lay, and are in conference with system and availed himself of it General Chen Tsai Teng." Duries shown in the evidence was that ar on four occasions. Another point the absence of General Chen Mineticles deposited for safety were Shu, Mr. T Chung Ching. in directing the Provincial Govern placed in the cashier's safe and not ment in Canton, The party expect in the chief accountant's safe. the latter being used for all ordinary registered mail.

to return to Canton in the course

of the next day or two.

COLD DAYS IN CANTON.

SNOW IN NORTHERN KWANGTUNG:

Counsel stated that further proof that Mr. Kornitzer's parcels had. been treated as ordinary register. ed mail was shown by the facte that the Bank was prepared to hand them over to Mr. Kornitzer without any receipt. M. Piguet had been rashier in 1022, and in that capae ity it was his duty to receive aluables for safe custody. Wit Sa hid stated that he did not receive any parcels for safe cus Canton is experiencing the cold-tody and he had no knowledge of est weather in years, the tempera- any arrangement having been made ture being about 35 or 40 degrees for receipt in that way... Fahrenheit. There has been little sunshine for the past several days, and a sharp; biting north wind is

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Jan. 8.

The Magistrate also ordered the defendant to reimburse the com-

plainant to the extent of the loss,

STEALING A MAH JONGO

SET..

Pleading guilty to theft of a mal a Chi- jongg set.by false pretenced" nese was sentenced to one months' hard labour.

It was stated that a woman hired a mah jongg set and in the day that she was to return it, the defen- dant came and took it away saying that he was from the shop which arrested had loaned it. He удз later on information. The mah adding materially to the chillinessed that no one but Bank employees

31. Piguet's evidence also show-jongg set had been pawned. in the air. Night life is practically at a standstill, and stores which could have got into the general

Honesty of the Employees.

are normally open up to early office where the safe was kept, s TEARING PRISON BLANKETS. that parcels kept on top of the anorning are closed at about 9 or 10 o'clock because of the lack of safe, as alleged by Mr. Kornitzer,

business.

Pedestrians are much

jess numerous than usual. Some of them are carrying small fire bae- Xeta

" to keep their hands warm. Those fire baskets" are made of bamboo, with an earthen bowl placed inside in which charcoal is burnt.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowes-Smith, was given at the Helena May Institutte yesterday. Mr. Bowes-Smith has a particular fondness for. Chopin but it was, as far as I know, an un-

isual proceeding to play seven of

one item. his preludes as

The effect was rather like reading a series of disconnected paragraphs in a newspaper, or, the long chap. ter headings of an old-fashioned novel,

Each is "interesting but cach is only an introduction and we are not allowed to read the chapter which follows. He also played, extremely well, the famous

Sonata of Waldstein "

Beet- hoven, and, with Major MacNair, Grieg Sonata in C mitër for piano and violin.

Mr. Boxes-Smith always seems to he playing from behind a curtain of reticence. He cannot quite give | himself to his music when in front of an audience. There are players cf all grades who are able to for get their audiences and 19 many others who gain a definite encour Agement from their position, "aet for the time being on a different plane from those who are listening. They often achieve a success on the concert platform which is as sur- prising to themselves as to those of their intimate circle who have heard them practising.. Mr. Bowes- Smith belongs to neither of these dasses. You feel that any audi

eace, however attentive or appre- ciative, cramps his style, that he is an Englishman frst apû musician second.

i,

Mrs. Bowes-Smith's Songs. Mie. Bowes-Smith is more tem- peramental. She depends to a cer tain extent on her audience, when they are pleased so is she, and her. voice guins

and beauty. And most of those who hear her are pleased, for she has a voice which is a delight, to hisler

new

sureneza

1930.

OUR WATER SUPPLY,

3 MONTHS AT PRESENT CONSUMPTION,

·WILL · RESTRICTIONS BE NEEDED?

Hong Kong's supply of water on January 1 totalled 1,300 million gallons compared with just "under 1,000 million gallons a year ago, A twelve-hour supply was given ' and the expenditure was 438 million gallons. We have, therefore, a three months' supply at the pre- sent rate of expenditure.

Over at Kowloon reservoirs there are 162 million gallons and the consumption was 173 million gäl lons.

At the end of November the total was 494 million gallons, so the net decrease is only 3 million gallons. and 141 million gallons have been received from the Shing Mob. Details follows:-

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

stam

Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk

Wong Nei Chung... Pokfulam

1029. 1930. 15′ 6′′ 11′ 3′ 24′′ 5′′ - 19′ · 5′

si 9"

47′ 0° 31′ II* 21′ 4′′. 10′ 1

'9" 10 11

The figures are the depth of the surface in feet and inches below. overflow level.

Storage in Millions and Decimals Gallons,

1929. 1930. 260,14

983.90 .66

3.03

102.03

392.00

737.42

7.03

10.33

18.60

42.35

Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate 183.00 Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung Pokfulam

Total

994.53 1,301.03. Consumption of water in the City and il District in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of December,

1029. 1820. 106.41 210.6-1

Consumption Estimated popula

tion

429,260 438,550 Consumption per

14.9

13.5 hend per day ... Services to houses in the Rider Main Districts were disconnected and a supply was given by public street fountains only during Decem- ber 1928.

From December 1 to 31, 1820, a 12 hours of supply (6 a.m. to o

to, partly because it seems to be.m.) was given to all Rider Main Districts. Principal Mains closed produced with so little effort.

(0 p.m. to Ga.m.).

KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

Of the sougs she sang yesterday the first group of German love, songs (Brabus) were very pleasing. It was the type of music which suits her voice admirably, and she eaug them well.

The second group of three Rus-

were perfectly secure. As, however, Convicted on a charge of destroysian songs presented far more dil- it had not been suggested that paring prison property in Victoria.ficulties. The firs: To the Child- Gaol, a native of Weihaiwei was sentenced to four months imprison ment by Mr. A. W. C. H. Granthnın yesterday.

As far

cels so placed were in danger, it was not necessary to discuss the point.

as M. Piguet no suspicion of knew there was dishonesty among the employees,

Mr. Potter went on to say that The price of firewood in Canton there was no evidence of negligence at all unless it should be held that has risen sharply to about double, the average rate being about the mere toss of a parcel in itself catties per dollar. No firewood, of constituted negligence. He refer

has been coming fromed to further authorities on the Kwangsi for the past month or point and urged that the system in more, owing to unsettled conditions the Bank, as stated in evidence, there. The present firewood in the was sufficient to rebut any charge of market is all supplied by the North negligence. River districts.

course,

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If they took the case of the Hong In the northern parts of Kwang Kong and Shanghai Bank, every tung, including Shiukwan, Sha" How month they must he receiving thous and Nam Yang, heavy snow is fall- ands of deposits. of share scrip for on the safe custody. Could any employee ing, All the mountains northern borders are covered with he expected to prove that, perbans SACW. This is regarded by then month previously, he had plac-

scrip .in A farmers

auspicious sign, ed. certain abundant harvest lain place from which it heralding an next spring. The fast time snow missing? All that could be done appeared in these districts, they was to prove that the system had etate, was two years ago, and rice been followed, that when serip was crops the following season were received it was put in a certain very heavy!

place, and the Bank could not say or pretend to say how the scrip had been lost.

CANTON

"RADIO"-MAD.

THE NEW CRAZE.

[row oun OWN CORRESPONDENT.)-

CANTON, Jan. 18.

cer- Was

Mr. Jenkin's Points. Mr. Jenkin, in reply, dealt with the statement of Mr. Potter that plaintiff must give some affirma- tive evidence of negligence, and re- ferred to various authorities. Counsel submitted that this argu- Canton has gone crazy overment was without foundation, and radio. Practically all the electric was, in fact, unsound.

Counsel said the evidence was shops, and many of the wealthier residents in the city have installed that an arrangement was made for a receiving set. The Government registered parcels to be addressed broadcasting station is. Central to the Bank and that as they would Park is daily broadcasting music, contain valuables they were entrust important announcements concerned to the Bank for safe custody. ing the financial market, apecches, ctc.

His Lordship; How do you re- concile that with the evidence of Kornitzer when he said he did not know himself what they would con- tain?

Warder Plum said that at about

Kowloos Reservoir Sheklaipui Reservoir Reception Reservoir

1929. 1930.

'6" *0' 9"

3" 0"

'11"

19"

15

Feet and inches beicw overflow.

* Above overflow. Storage in Millions and Decimals

Gallons.

1929. 260.74

1930. 354.24 79.28

Kowloon Reservoir Sheklaipui Reservoir 104-10 Reception Reservoir 28.75 28.75

393.58.452.27

ren" (Rachmaninoff) is difficult. Practically a recitative, it is too low for her to take easily, and is sung slowly on a minor note. It is a curious and unusual song which 2.10 p.m. on December 7, he heard it was interesting to bear and some kaking gelag on in the which Mrs. Bowes-Smith managed prisoner's celf and on investiga-surprisingly well. The second "A ten,, he discovered the defendant Fairy Story by the Fire" (Meri-

Total smashing busins together. On an

kanto) gave her much more op other evasion the defendant tore portunity and was as unusual as the Consumption of water in Kow- his blanket and daruaged various former and very attractive. "The loon in millions and decimals of prison utensils.

Clock (Sachnowsky) one might call an," organ song," and I hardly gallons during the month of Decem

1928. think any singer could adequately ber.

1099 convey it. The lighter parts were

109.70 116.38 very charming as Mr. Bowes-Smith Consumption rendered them, and the words (in Estimated popula- English) of all three songs wcre tion.

108,290 173,260 delightfully clear. Loves Philo | Consumption.

21.0 head per day

21.7 sophy" (Roger Quilter) which fol lowed, was just suited to her voice

Constant supply in all districts and very pleasing, As an encore during December 1928 and 1929. she sang A New Year's Song

The Government Analyst's re- a very pretty little thing which she

ports show that the quality of the took well.

water is satisfactory.

The defendant said that the blankets were torn when he received them. The basins were accidentally draged when he fell down.

STEAMER'S HOLD ON FIRE.

ONE AND A HALF HOURS' BLAZE ON S.S. CALULU.

The ss. Calulu which is lying a A3 mooring was the scene of a fire which lasted one and a half hours yesterday morning.

The Grieg Sonata,

•

The Grieg Sonata for piano and violin, played by Mr. Bowes-Smith and Major J. P. MacNair closed an excellent programme.

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.

Total rainfall to December 31- 1928, 71.16 inches; 1929, 69.83 ios.

Three Russian Songs

(in English)- (1) To the Children

Rachmaninoff. (2) A Fairy Story by the

Firo

Merikanto. (3) The Clock...Suchnowsky. (b) Love's Philosophy

Rager Quilter." Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. 4.-Seven "Preludes

The first signs of trouble were noticed shortly after 6.30 4.1. Major MacNair was probably-3-(a) when smoke was seen coming out of

like every one else-suffering from No. hold, which contains 150 the cold and the opening passages tons of coal. A report was made

were disappointing. By the end of to Captain Thomas P. Blair, and

the first movement, however, both the crew comprising of 13 Britons

were playing well-and, what is and 58. Asiatics set to work with more-playing very well together. a will. The attempt to put out The high violin notes were particu the blaze, however, proved fruitless larly good, except for on occasional and just after 7 a.m. the Fire which equeeked. The second Brigade was notified.

and third movements both went well, and the Sonata provided a very pleasant finale to a well ar- ranged and pleasing, concert.

When No. 1 Fire float arrived alongside with Mr. G. C. Moss, Station Officer in charge, the smoke was so thick that entry into the shin's "hold-was impossible. Six deliveries were directed into the hold and after working for an hour and a half, the outbreak was put to an end.

The foreign radio dealers are doing a big business. The radio is rapidly taking the place of the gramophone and many gramophone Mr. Jenkin said that Kornitzer No material damage was done to from the ship although the sides, became shops in the city have had to adopt was expecting valuables other lines, or else face bankruptcy, abrond, and those valuables might fairly warm at one time.

elect it dealer IT Fatrave ten dienendoncantaprezzabnefict wise brace

After further argument on the lieved to have been the cause of the evidence, his Lordship reserved outbreak. The Calulu arrived from judgment, remarking that it was Australia and Manila at 3 p.m. on a very important case and ho would January 6, with 103 tons of general need time to consider it.

cargo on board for Hong Kong.

are also rapidly falling in line" with thons of Canton, and are sell ing a great many radio sets. They have recently bought from Carton several thousand sets.

Programme.

Three Songs

E.M.B.

... Brahong

(a) Wir Wandelten (We wan-

dered once).

(b) Standchen (Serenade).

(a) No. 1 in C.

(b) No. 7 in A."

(c) No. 15 in D Flat.

(d) No. 17 in A Flat.

Chopin.

(e) No. 20 in C Minor..

(f) No. 2 in B Flat.

(K) No. 22 in G Minor. Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith,

(e) Von Ewiger Liche (Love is Sonata in C Minor for Piano

for ever). Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. 2-5onais in C Major ("Wald

Beethoven.

stein ")

(First Movement,) Mr. A., M. Bower-Smith, (Continued on next Column.)

and Violin

Grieg.

1st Movt: Allegro molto ed

Appassionate,

2nd Movt: Allegretto ekpressivo

alla Romanza.

3rd Mort: Allegro animato. Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith and -Major-J.-P. MacNair,

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