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Some Chinese Puzzles Explained

Protection from Pirates

Englishwoman Killed by Policeman

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Another Bias Bay Outrage The War in the North Local Sport: Tennis, Bowls, Etc.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1930.

A TON OF DRUGS. NEW POSTAL RATES. CORRESPONDENCE.

£800,000 CARGO SEIZED IN FRANCE

HEROIN AS SUGAR,

Astounding disclosures have been made concerning the discovery and seizure of Marseilles, the headquarters of the drug traffic in France, of £500,000 worth of heroin, said to be a ton in weight, the largest ever made by the French authorities.

Those who are responsible for the severe blow at the vast interna- tional organisation of drug traffic kers are two modest inspectors-M Thalamas and M. Lambi, who acted without day help from the Customs police and at the risk of their lives, for they had been watched and followed from Paris by an agent of the drug dealers.

Biggest Cargo of "! Dope."" They heard some time ago that.

OPERATIVE NEXT MONTH.

TRAMWAY AMENITIES.

The postal authorities have de cided to enforce the increased THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG postage rates as from August 1.

According to the new scale," the postage for a local letter will be three cats, to points in the British dominions eight cents, and to for sign countries 14 cents. The rate for letters to the interior of China and Macao will remain unchanged. For printed matter weighing not more than two ounces the postage will be two cents.

YOUNG MAN'S DEAL IN MILLIONS.

4,600 GROCERY SHOPS AFFECTED,

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DAILY PRESS.

SIR, Is it not regrettable that some of our tramway officials can- not prove their identity unless they are in the office ?

The case in point is this: I waa travelling on a tram yesterday morning, and as I did not have to go very far did not trouble to go upstairs, but stood beside the motor-

man.

I had not gone far when I noticed a European waiting for a car, and as he was evidently wait- ing for me to alight before getting on, I told him that I was not get- ting off yet, and asked if he wanted to come up, as the same time moving away to make place for him..

As he passed by be called out that it was against regulations to stand in the passage way. How was He is Major Colin Cooper, vice-I to know who he was? A Chinese chairman of tho International Tea coolie might as well have made the Company, Ltd.

sime remark.

Behind the mammoth Inter the steamer Italia had left Constannational Tea grocery combine is the tinople with the biggest cargo of heroin that had ever been shipped romance of a young City man's rise in any ateamer. A wealthy foreign.in the financial world, er, who lives part of the year in & luxurious hotel in Paris, was, it is said, informed by telegram that the goods had left." The in- spectors put two and two together and left for Marseilles a day before the Italia was due there. About 50 huge boxes were landed from the ship.

When M. Thalamas and M. Lambli arrived at the store room where the cargo had been taken and informed the Customs authori- ties that they wanted to inspect the merchandise they not only met with a cold reception, but were sur- rounded by a number of foreign merchants who

protested and

Three years ago, Major Cooper, then aged 33, bought all the Or dinary shares of the International Tea Company for a sum of several millions of pounds.

At that time he was a partner in the stockbroking firm of Messrs. H. Evans, Gordon & Co., but he have | stated:- I

acted alone throughout this transaction, and have not made the deal on behalf of 'anybody else."

Two months after Major Cooper's purchase of the International Tea

KAIPING

HOME, FACTORY AND BUNKERS

COAL

FOR: PURPOSES

POWER HOUSE,

TUGS &

LOCOS

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

Head Office:-"TIENTSI."

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.

SEQUEL TO RECENT ROBBERY.

SEVEN HEN BEFORE KOW." LOON MAGISTRATE.

CANTON INCENSED OVER HELIKON PIRACY.

„[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

CANTON, July 24, The Calton Government is great- A robbery at

'a contractor'sly inflamed over the recent outrage matshed in Cheungshawan on May done to the British steamer Helikon 31 last was mentioned at the Kow by the notorious pirates at Bias

The obvious thing to do was to ask who he was, and who he thought loon Magistracy yesterday when he was speaking to in such an officious manner, whereupon he said:- Come down to the Tram ways Office, and I will let you know who I am!",

Now isn't that a pity? A man claims to be an official of the Com pay but when challenged, he could no prove his identity! The funny

seven men were brought before Mir. S. Whyte Smith on a charge of An eighth robbery and assault. man was charged with receiving property.

Sergeant Meadows, the prosecut ing police officer, stated that two of the eight defendants-were ex-

Bay,

It thought it had these audacious gangs permanently suppressed when it converted Bica Bay into a small naval training station equipped with wireless and several gunboats for chasing pirates, but the piracy of the as Halikoa and the conse- quent escape of the pirates with

threatened to throw them into the shares that company bought the part of it was that when I said I fakiz employed at the, matshed their booty showed that these dea-

sea.

Protestors Vanish. They insisted, however, and open. ed some of the boxes, which were found to contain carpets, currants and other Eastern merchandise. The inspectors eventually found, skilfully hidden among these goods a large number of big tin boxes. By this time the merchants who bad so violently protested before had all disappeared. In the boxes was a white stuff done up like sugar loaves, which proved to be heroin.

The boxes were-officially-to be shipped on an Indian steamer for Hamburg, but it is believed that they were intended for agents of drug traffickers in Marseilles.

ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS

CAREERS.

"START AT THE BOTTOM"

PLAN A FALLACY.

The need for efficient sales man ager was stressed by Sir Francis Goodenough in an address to the sales managers session of the Ad- vertising Convention at Hastings last month.

He said that the employment of efficient sales managers was a vital essential to the maintenance of British trade...

Industry must realise that such managers could only be secured if employers were prepared to co- operate with educationists in en- suring, first, that our systems pro- vided the best preparation for a commercial career conducted on sound principles; and, second, that those entering an such career could obtain post-school ur post-colleged education and train. ing.

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Deferred shares of the Star Tea Company.

A provisional agreement has now been signed for the fusion of the International Tea Company with the Home and Colonial Stores.

Based on prescot Stock Exchange valuations the total sum represent- ed in the fusion of companies and subsidiary companies exceeds £94,- 000,000.

The amalgamation follows

peradoes are far from being up- pressed.

did not know him, he appeared where the robbery took place. They quite hurt! Now if he had only were diamissed when the complain-

The Government has to-day order- worn a uniform with the "H.K.Taat took charge of the "matshed. shoulder badge, there would not This, Sergeant Meadows sabemitted, expedition to the Island of Hainan ed Admiral Chen Chak to head an have been any argument at all-might have been the cause for the and the Bins Bay regione to round Yours, etc,

robbery, and assault,

up all the lawless elements there. On the night of May. 31, the com-

The Government expects to take plainant was roused by a noise in three months to finish the job, his kitchen. On getting into the during which time every unfre- kitchen to investigate, he was set quented spot on the South China

F. M. EL A. Hong Kong, July 24.

the growth of the great Margarine HONG KONG FLYING CLUB, upon by three people, all of whom coast where pirates' lairs are usually

Combine-Dutch owned Margarine Union, Ltd., and Lever Brothers- out of which д new concern- Unilever, Ltd., was formed.

The market capitalisation of Unilever, Ltd.,, is about £31,500,000,

ARRANGEMENTS FOR INSTRUCTION.

so that if the assumption of a The Hong Kong Flying Club Margarine Home and Colonial link will be holding their first general is correct, the deal would exceed meeting at "Field Cottage," Kai

£55,000,000.

this new merger.

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were armed with iron bars. He located will be combed, and scourg- shouted for help and his cries roused. Colonel Chen Chang Po, com- ed one of his fokis who came to his mander of the Government troops assistance, but who in turn was stationed in Southern Kwangtung, attacked.

has been ordered to co-operate with Admiral Chen Chak in this matter.

premises after the assault and the The three men calmly left the master and his foki gave chase. On

Altogether, 4,000 grocery shops all Tak Aerodrome, at 5.30 p.m. on reaching the outside of their match over the country will be involved in August 6. The meeting will opened, however, they were set upon with a demonstration of "crazy by several other men who were Now that the International dying" by the Club's Pilot In- obviously accomplices of the first Stores, as the largest individual concern outside the Home and structor, Mr. H. A Howse, who three.. join the merger, the possibility Mr. Howse will then give the mem Colonial group, has been invited to has recently arrived in the Colony, arises of the retail grocery trade in

this country being dominated by here a short talk on his programme two giants the new merger com- of training, and also on how the pany and the family of co-operative controls societies.

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operated.

The intruders stole in addition

to

upon when the Admiral will lead No date has as yet been decided is flotilla to Hainan and Bias Hay lurking there, but the expedition is smoke out" the bad elements being organized and will be on its mission just as soon as everything

ready.

to clothing, blankets, and other THE CANTON RACECOURSE. articles, $50 in money.

Their arrest was brought about by information given to the Police.

After hearing other evidence, the

It is proposed that flying instruc-Magistrate adjourned the case. "POODLES BEFORE A JUDGE. tionis given at the following

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INJUNCTION TO STOP THEIR BARKING.

Two poodles, adorned with pink bows, listened in court with an air of boredom to complaints made concerning their conduct, which were brought to the notice of Mr. Justice Farwell in the Chancery Division last month.

times: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 6.20 .m. till 9 am, and from 4,30 p.m. till dusk. Saturdaya noon till dusk,

VOW TO FIND A MURDERER.

and on Sundays from Dam till WHY CLD. CHIEF EXTENDED dusk. There will be no flying on

HIS SERVICE. Thursdays..

PROGRESS OF WORK.

Considerable progress has beer. made in the construction of the Canton municipal racecourse Shekpai, north of the Canton-Kow- Joos Railway. About 60 per cent. of the work of laying-out the course. has been completed. Due to the heavy rains of the last few days, work has had to be suspended, and this will perhaps cause some delay to the early opening of the course, which the local authorities expect to take place some time this year.

The circumference of the course

A detective's vow to solve the It is interesting to note, that Mr. Howse was one of the reserve Reading shop murder, which occurs 2,330 feet, and the diameter 870

feet. members chosen from the B.AT.red a year ago, underlies the an

The width of the race track is 80 Eficient salesmen would only be Mra. Alicia Sidney Gladstone, of for "crazy flying in the R.A.F. nouncement of the Reading, Watch feet on the northern part and n forthcoming, through such.educa-Holland-villas-road, brought a mo-

Committee that Detective Inspector feet on the southern part; the track tion and training, if a sufficient tion against Mr. George Murray Air Pagent at Hendon this year. Walter Walters, who is in charge will be turfed, number of the best of our song and Wilson and Mrs. Lilian Murray

of the criminal investigation departed, but it in understood that the No buildings have yet been erect daughters could be attracted to a Wilson, of Holland-villas-road, for commercial career by sufficient an injunction restraining the noise

ment of the Reading police force, authorities are preparing plans for commenting rates of pay and of the barking of a number of FOUR YEARS' GAOL FOR Eas been allowed to extend his up-to-date, pavilions and stables.

poodles which Mr. Gladstone alleg. ed was a serious quisance,

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Wilson conducted their own defence, and they brought with them into court two of the "poodles"

COOK.

SELLING ARMS AS A

SIDELINE.

prospects.

There was too great a tendency for employers to fight shy of hold- ing out any definite prospects to the young man thinking of taking up commerce as & career. "You must. start at the bottom and then rely on your ability and industry

Barling Nuisance,

Two Magistrates, Mr. B. E. Lindsell and Mr. H. R. Butters, to get on; there is plenty of room Mr. E. B. Yaisey, K.C., for Mrs. at the top, was not a very at- Gladstone, said that Mr. and Mrs.

sat together at the Magistracy tractive prospect Murray Wilson kopt on their pre yesterday to hear the case in which Points from other speeches:mises a number of large poodle a Chinese was charged with posses "Industry is in a bad way it is dogs, and an intolerable puisance sion of an automatic pistol and 64 idle to blink that fact. I should was caused by their barking, not like to see a big movement to tench only to Mrs. Gladstone, but to rounds of revolver ammunition. the public how it could best help other neighbours, including Lady The arms were discovered by the to stop the rot which is bringing our Watkin and Mr. Wilfrid Hunt, a police when they raided the acond unemployment figures to the two Chancery Counsel, who had made floor of 166, Wing Lok Street million mark." Sir Harold Bow-affidavits in support of Mrs. Glad- den.

stone's: caso..

service.

Detective-Inspector Walters had intended to retire, but he has de- clared that he will not rest until he has found the murderer or mur derers,

SMOKER MOTHER

CENSURED.

BABY BURNED IN PERAMBULATOR..

He was in charge of the Reading detectives and police engaged in the cane. He worked in close con- junction with Chief Inspector Bar- rett and Detective Sergeant Harris I should not be doing my duty the officers sent from Scotland Yard

if I did not censure the mother as the life of her child was thrown to assist in the inquiries.

Mr. Alfred Oliver, aged 60, a ness," said the Darbyshire coroner away by an act of sheer careless- quiet, unassuming noted for his knowledge of a good daughter of Harold Walker, an

tobacconist, J.

at an inquest on the five-months-old cigar, was struck down in a shop etato labourer, of Brailsford in Cross Street, the natTÓW. Way which connect Heading's two main

Cigarette Stump. "The direct benefits accruing to

The defendant, while pleading thoroughfares, ahout tes tims on The child's mother said that she Mrs Gladstone had brought the guilty, uzplained that the auto Saturday, June 22, 1929, bed the child in a perambulator, orites from the expenditure proceedings with grent reluctante, madis was out of commission. He was alone in the shop at the bad when about to call at a farm of visitors are estimated by them and was making no claim for dam- selves at £100,000, a year.

time and received many blows from flipped” her cigarette and pub Theso

Inspector Andrew, who prosecuta heavy metal instrument. His the stump in the foot of the per- are probably less important to the Mrs. Murray Wilson pleaded that ed, stated that when seized, the wife found him unconscious across ambulator, to finish later. country than the indirect benefits her dogs had been made the scape. pistol was loaded. He added that Detective-Inspector Walters, who the baby asleep, some distance from

the counter. Devoted to

She left the perambulator, with to commerce and Industry,

The greater number of our own goats for all the dogs of the neigh he himself actually fired a shot often work 17 or 18 hours a day the house visitors, - 'American and others, bourhood, of which there was from the weapon.

investigating clues to the mystery, Frederick Tates, who was work- come here because they get a new great number sta fatmosphere, real interests a lovely

ing in the field, found the peram Matice Farwell stated the ly country, unequalled motoring, on the evidence he must graet Mrs. a warm welcome Mr Le A, de so in the terms of the notice of plety of outdoor amusements, and Gladstone an injunction. He did L. Meredith General Manager of motion until the trial, or further the Travel Association of Great order. Costs would be costs in the Sentence of four years bard tire in their work. I believe I shall smoked cigarettes in the per Britain and Ireland.

labour was passed.

ages

action.

The defendant, who was a cookid employed at the Em Ching her to him by a friend who had asked closed. The arms of the law are said that he found a burned box stated that the arms were entrusted murderer to justice eren yet. We unable to save the child,

have never regarded the case as Police Constable Marchington him to try and sell them.

extremely long, and they do not of matches and a number of partly

bulator.

succeed."