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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20,

CANTON-WUCHOW

AIR MAIL.

INAUGURATION OF NEW SERVICE.

1931.

CANTON'S GOLD BUSINESS. CRUELTY TO A BABY.

[rnou ovn ow 'CORRESPONDENT,] ·

CANTON, Jan. 10. The unusually high prices offered for gold by the gold shops in Con- At 9.50 m, last Friday the Canton aro stendily attracting Chinese ton Post Office dispatched its first women in the city and the outlying air mail to Wuchow. The First districts to dispose of their gold Flight was expected to reach Wu- chow at 11.18 m. and the first air rings, bracelets, trinkets and other mail from Wuchow to Canton was forms of gold jewellery for silver, expected to roach Traltow at 2.30 when it was to be brought to the Hend Office in time to be sorted and despatched by the 4.30 p.m. steamer leaving for Hong Kong.

As much as $110 Canton money

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WIDOW COMMITTED FOR

1 TRIAL. Allegations of crucity to 18-month-old boy whom she had adopted were made against a young widow at op inquest at Hernu Day last month, and the jury returned The widow is fire. Charlotta a verdict of manslaughter.

fellor, of Fairumt, Beltinge road, Herne Bay. She was committed for trial at Kent Assizes and the

police arrested her im the court ecroner granted her bail, but the room and she was brought before the magistrates the next day.

The child we Percy Page, son of unmarried domestic servant living at Holt, Norfolk, with whom Mrs. Mellor got into touch through

It was stated that she told the

for each teel of gold can be obtain ed. The gold lealers in the city have been reaping no little profit The inauguration of this new service was attended by the Postal by buying up old gold jewellery for Comunissioner, Mr. V. Stapleton-expert to Western countries. Thoy Cotton, Mr. Sa Ye Won, District imelt the gold into ingots, and then Deputy Postal Commissioner to sell them to foreign firms for ex-an advertisemen gether with some of the senior mem

portation. bers of the postal staff who were? courteously received at the main gate of the Aviation grounds where a Field Post Office was established to receive mail matter which could, be posted at the last minute. "Air mails to Wuchow will he despatch ed daily-Sundays included at 9 .. with one trip daily from Wa- chow to Canton; and as soon as conditions permit, this air mail line will be extended to Nauning, the capital of Kwangsi.

The Canton Aviation Bureau is to be congratulated in the efficient manner in which it is conducting ita air lines; it has a number of well equipped 'planes, and on Saturday some 50 students qualified, for their wings and were presented with flying certificates.

The next important air mail line under contemplation is the tempor

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Kowloon: $19.00 per ton delivered.

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and Swatow, which later on will be Augmented by lines, to Kiungchow, Pakhoi and Chungahan.

ALICE MEMORIAL - AND AFFILIATED. HOSPITALS.

RECENT DONATIONS.

The Hon. Terasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds, of the Hospitals:-

8 100

Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall

100

100

According to a semitoleial report, the value of the gold exported from Canton during the Intter half of last year amounted to approximate ly $14,000,000,

From June to September, the gold thus sold amounted to about 81,159,000 a month. For the next two months the output increased to a month. For over $2,000,000 December the amount was well over $4,000,000.

CANTON-HONG KONG TELEPHONE.

police she wanted to adopt the boy so that he could be a companion to her own girl, aged five. Mrs. Mellor has a boarding house and was foster-mother to three other child- ren aged 13 months, 14 months, and five months.

Brulse on the Head,

Sir Bernard Spilsbury (Hon. Pathologist to this Home Office) zaid that there wore bruises on almost every part of the child's, head, limbs and body. There was a big bruise on the top of the head, which, caused coma and hemorrhage of the brain.

Death, in his opinion, was due to violence. The injury would re- CONSTRUCTION WORK NOw salt in, immediate, unconsciousness

COMMENCED.

:

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Jan. 18. Under the direction of Engineer Tang Chung Yew, of the Canton Automatic Telephone Exchange, Canton formally started working

and death either a few minute Ho láter or within a few hours. agreed that one of the bruises night have been caused by the child falling about, but certainly not the bruise on top of the head, which was the cause of death.

The injury was not caused by: the band but by some object, or it might have been caused by a fall from a great height. "I have very

yesterday on the Canton-Hong Kong rarely met with such numerous in long-distance telephone line, juries on the body of a young child Sino British enterprise proposed except in eases where there has been more than a year ago,

great violenes employed." added.

Man Ming, Tai Nam, Wai Sun, Tai Tak and other ronds are being dug up for the subterranean cables.

When the lines are laid, work on the main line from Canton to Shun- chun, closely following the Canton Kowloon Railway, will commence.

100 EAST BY P. & O. IN

Hon. Dr. S. W. Ta

Mr. Li Yau Tsun

Mr. Fung Ping Shan

100

Mr. Li Hoi Tong

100

Messrs. Woo Tat Shing

100,

Mr. P. K. Kwok

100-

Mr. Wong Yun Tong

Mr. Au Lim Chuca: ....

100

Mức. Âu Siu Cho

·100,

Mr. Wong Ping Sun Mr. Chan Siu Hing Mr. Lo Chung Kui

Mr. Li Yik Mui

Mr. Leung Pat, Yu

OLDEN DAYS.

Alleged Caning.

he

Police evidence was given. that Mrs. Mellor said. she noticed the child and she gave him brandy and warm milk and bathed his face. By the time she got the dild to a doctor the baby was dead.

The police also said that Mrs. Mellor stated:

"The bruises you have seeIL QË the child's body. I attribute to him falling about I have occasionally smacked him, with my open, hand,

100 DISCOMFORTS AND FEASTS, but I did not smack him on the

100

100-

morning of his death"

Nina Lancers, Pearson, Old, Rom- Travellers by the magnificent ney, aged 14, said she was employ-

children. Mrs. Mellor caned and snacked the child almost every day braause he was dirty, When it did not say "T" she took it by the shoulders and shook it.

100 leat of the P. and O. Co woulded by Afrs, Mellor to look after the

find some interesting topics for 100 smoke-room and lounge conversa 100tion in the speech delivered by Lord Inchcape, as Chairman, at the recent annual meeting of the con- pany's shareholders. For instance, he mentioned that he had received letter from a lady enclosing, a

P. and O. dinner bill of fare of the steamer Simla in 1802, which she found among her mother's papers It was ay follows:-

P. & 0; $$. SIMLA. BILL OF FARE.

15th day of January, 1882 Matton Broth

Roast Turkeys

Roast Sucking Piga

MÃI. Trng Man Tin

Mr. Trang Man Chiu

100 100

Mr. Tang Woo, Shi

100

Mr. Ng Wah

100

Mr. Chau Tung Sang

100

Mr. Tong Chi Ngong.

100

Mr. Chan Tin. Son

100

Mr. Ma Taui Chiu

100,

Mr. Lau Sing Chong.

*100

Mr. Chan Kam. Po......

-100

Mr. Ip King Fon

100

Mr. Ip Wing Cho

100

Mr. S Kwan Pok

100

Mr. Hi Chi Lăng

100

Afr. Laung Yan Po

100

Mr. Fung Wai Shing

100

Mr. ChanTM Po Sion

100

Roast Fore Qre. Muttan.

Mr. Som Pak Ming........

100

Roast Geese

Mr. Mink Bui Chơ

100

Roast Ducks

Mr. Wong Tu Tung

100

Roast Fowls

Mr., Chan Lim Pak

100

Roast Beef

Mr. Kwok Sin Las......

100

Mr. Tang Shiu Kin

100

Roast Haunch Mutton Corned Beet

Mr. J. M. Wong

100

Boiled Legs Mutton

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Mr. Lo Chap. Son

100

Boiled Fowls.

Mr. Chart Shu Ming.

100

Me Sheung Sum Woo

100

Mr. Chari Pek Chun

Mr. Au Shun Che

100

Pig's Fest Stowed

Mr. Li Ging Kui .............

100

Mr. Ho Wa Bang

100

Curry and Lice

100

100

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Lord Inchcape thought the diges tion of the company's passengers have been must 70 years ago

Mrs. Mellor, who was represented by a solicitor, elected not to give. evidence.

*

THEFT FROM "EMPRESS OF

RUSSIA."

TWO CHINESE SENT TO PRISON.

Before Mr. H. R Butters yes- terday, two unemployed men were charged with the theft of a trunk containing various articles to "the value of $314, the property of a steerage passenger on the RMS. Empress of Itussin, lying alongside the Kowloon Wharf on December 20,

The first defendant faced, an additional charge, namely, receiv ing, or having in his, posacasion na overcoat, & plush curtain and waistcoat, while the second defend- ant was also charged with having received or had in his unlawful possession a fountain pen, an elec tris torch,a barometer, a razor. a tray, a statue, a woollen blanket and a. coat.

The first defendant pleaded guilty to the theft charge, while the second defendant said he had re- ceived the articles from the first defendant.

After Sub-Inspector Rozeskury

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Christian Science : Its Healing Message

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Judge SAMUEL W. GREENE, C.S.B. (OF CHICAGO, ILLINO19, U.S.AJ)' Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Sejontist, in Boston, Massachusetts,

IN THE

Old Chamber of Commerce Room, CITY HALL Tuesday Evening, 20th January, 1931, at 649

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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

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VACCINATION RETURNS.

The number vaccinated, free of

843

had given the facts of the case, the charge, by members of the Ame defendants were each sentenced to bulanos Brigade, up to and includ two months imprisonment..... ing Thursday, Janubey, 18, is:-

Chinese Y.M.O.Á. Division

..... 5,200 (Hong Kong) King's College Division ́(Old Boys) araşteinami King's College Division:

(Present Boys) ....... Railway Division: Indian Division.... Kowloon Division ..

0,501 .10,850 Bongkok Division ...... Shaukiman Division Motor Drivers' Division... 1,481

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BAR SILVER IN NEW YORK. INCREASE RECORDED: ON", STEADIER MARKET. New York, Jan. 10-An increase in the value of United States bar silver of nearly a whole point was recorded, as a result of the trading semion on the New York market to

At the close of to-day's business.

stronger than it is today. As show- ing how things change and go on HONOURS: DECLINED BY.

changing, Lord Inchcape mentioned BOBBY JONES.

that he went to India in May, 1874, in-a P. and O steamer from WITHDRAWAL VOLUNTARILY

Suez, having crossed Egypt by land. She was 2,441 tens gross FROM U.S.G.A. COMMITTEE.

register, had a flush deck and elow New York, Jan. 10-Mr. Robart bulwarks; nil her cabins were Tyra Jones, Jr., the British and below, oil lampe, no electris light, American open and amateur golf no fans. He was in a first-class day champion, from his home in Atlan-cabin with seven others, and they

had two wash-basina! There was session bar silver was quoted in ta, Georgia to-day, telegraphed to the headquarters of the United no music room, no writing room or New York at 20, up from yester- States Golf Association, asking lounge, no smoking room. A num- day's closing price level, which was that his name be withdrawn from ber of the cabins were off the dining 28). -anong thare proposed as candidates saloon; the cabins shared an oil for menberknipun executive commlitee.

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IN

THE WING ON CO., LTD. Hamsay to be its president: a cabin was only provided on the lieved to have been stondled me sire

(Music Department),

The U.S.G.. nominated Mr. H. Mr. Presnott Bush was nominated to be the secretary and Mr. Charles H. Sabin the treasurer."""

The U.S.G.A. nominations are tantamount to election.

To-day's bar silver-quotation at with the moon and the car- 201 is also higher than that which penter cams round it tooth and ethering of busines turned the lights out. A candle for on Thursday. The market B

And this magni- eult of widespread attention which, doctor's order. foently appointed liner raced along during the past few days, has been at 10 knots, and going down the given to the silver situation and to

metal market on world, trade. Red Sea in the month of May, he the effect of the depromed white added, was no joke.

St. Joseph's

... Division ............

College

[10,204 1,711 2,048

1,918

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**** 451 Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division

(Kowloon)

10,211 Victoria Nursing. Division 155 Y.W.C.A. Nursing Division! 189 Chicar Athletin Asocia

tion

Total

67.371 The severe cold has reduced the number of persons vaccinated for the mock to 1,008.

"KNIGHT'S" BRIDE IN HOSPITAL

HIGH A

TITLE DUE TO

RELATIVES..

Worcester (Massachusette), Dec.

10. The former Miss Barbara,

Buffum, belle of Oxford, Maespehu- Betta, who on Monday last was mar tried to a liner, steward's clerk who was described at the ceremony as Sir Wilton Harold Bramwell," was found to-day living in m ex- clusive hotel in Boston, the New England capital, met

Accompanied by the donut- sheriff, she went to a hospital bere... where she had been a patient for. some time prior to her marriage.

Max Bramwell, in a brief inter view with reporters, claimed that. her high-hat relatives" insisted on conferring a mythical title upon her husbanda,

"He and I have been innocent of any fraud," she said. "I knew he was not a knight, and he never told me he possessed a title. My relatives persuaded me it would look well to have a titled Eusband, and insisted he should be given a

ing erremony.

Manwhile her husband is now aboard the liner pursuing his duties clerk. He is dye to arrive, in England on Monday.