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APOLOGY IN COURT. TIGERS IN HAINAN.

ASSAULT ON A WITNESS

ADMITTED.

PUISNE JUDGE IMPOSES

·PINE OF · $100,

The ones outlined by Mr. Horace

HONG KONG "AND FORT BAYARD SPORTSMEN AFTER THEM!

fenox on own CORRESPONDENT.)

Hoihow, Hainan, Feb. 23.

Several years ago the population

CENTRAL BANK ·

NOTES.

MERCHANTS' ACCEPTANCE AT A DISCOUNT.

PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

An Asault cominiided by Chiness on a witness within the

CANTON, Mar. 3. precisiets of the Law Courts last in the Shui-man district on the the reperenssion in political

of. Litiehow Penin week was dealt with by the Puisne koer extremitas decimated. This wireles consequent upon the recent Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell) yester-was due to various causes, prin- sensational resignation of Hu Hen day when the defendant in the con- vipally banditry Later on tigers tempt of Court proceedings tonder became very numerous and there in at Nanking is causing grarė added to the toll of victips. Many apprehension in Canton: The mer. ed an apology through his solicitor stories are related of assage attarks chants, especially the small deals, and asked for the leniency of the by tigers, and in some pinces it is

are again refusing to accept Con Court,

still dangerous to be out after sun.

tral Bank of China notes as pay set.

It is reported that a party of ment for goods sold. Beginning. Lo and borne out by the com-hunters from Fort Bayard and plainant, Ng Cheuk Nam, and an Hong Kong are planning an expedi resterday the bankers and money. other witors, was that after the tion for the pent, future. It takes changers refused to take in theto

about four hours to cross the strait banknotes at par value. close of a Summary Court case last from Hoihot over to Hoi-On by

Your correspondent tested the week, the complainant was leaving junk. If the plans, materialize it is

expected that a number of sports-situation by going to one of the the Court when he was set upon men will join the party at Hoihow. by Wang Ping Tong and assaulted beenuse Ng Cheuk Naan evidence, in that case against the defendant firm (YOu Lung Chering Kee) with which Wong Ping Torg was connected.

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Squealing Halanan "Canaries." One of the principal.exports from Hoihow is pigs. In ordmary times Hainan furnishes the bulk of the park for the Hong Kong market. The shipping people speak of piga as "canaries.” Thousands of the Lo|noimals are brought out from the interior districts by auto after they have been fattened. The Hainanese women, like the ancient serfs, have quite an affection for the living pig, but when it is ready to eat

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At the resumed hearing Mr. asked leave to recall the complain ant for further evidence as the other side did not admit the assault. said it was important that Cheuk Nam should add to evidenco the fact that he saw Mr. I immediately after the assault and related what had happened.

his

No Insult to the Court. Mr. H. J. Armstrong, who ip peared for the defendant, Wong Ving Tong, intimafed at this stage that he would admit the assault and and advised his client to opologie for what had happened, which was in no way meant as an insult to the Court or to interfern with the course of justice. The defendant was no doubt somewhat, anayed in view of the evidence given and allowed his feelings to get the better of him.

Mr. Armstrong asked his Lord ship to accept the apology and not to make an order for comitial of the defendant, He agreed that the proceedings had iren properly brought, and that; if his Lords accepted his submission, the defen- dant should be ordered to pay the east of the proceedings.

native banks on Sap Sam Hong to buy some Hong Kong notes with local currency. The joki uskal what sort of local currency, Cen- tral Bank of China notes or silver coins, as the value was not the sam for both. This was tantamount is

accepting the hank notes of the Canton Government at a discount.

With the loss of confidence in these Government bank-notes, the it goes to the table of the Norman value of Hong Kong money as com lorda as pork!

On shipment to Hong Kong eachpared with that of Canton monog pig is placed into a roughly woven took an enormous jump upward to.. bamboo basket. They are carried day. Up to last night the exchange from the pen to the junk lying rate was still 1.28 Canton money along side the bund. Here they are piled three or four layers deep until to the Hong Kong dollar, but te the junk is well loaded. When the day it went up to $138, na indic tide comes in the trip is made out ated on the rate signboards in to the stenmar lying in the harbour three miles away, and the cana frout of each bank. This, accord- ries are hoisted up and piled ing to a banker in the course of a on the deck to join the other inem conversation with your correspon bers of the zoo that have beendent, was only a roundabout method | loaded in Haiphong and Pakboi, Government Agriculture Experiment

Station,

of evading the Government order, which prohibits anyone fron dis- counting its bank-notes. If the x- change was made secretly and in silver coins, the exchange rate would be the same as before,

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Delivered to Bowen Road and "

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324,00 por to

...$20.00 per ton

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Delivered to Kowloon

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SHANTEY()

The Government Agriculture Ex- periment Station located four miles south of Hoshow shows signs of re- newed activity. The men in charge have spent several years in France

Most of the inerchants in the city Booking at Moutrie's and Star. Prices $4.40, 88.30, $2.20, $1.10. and Germany in special training for such work. Thousands of trees are refusing to take in Central and plants have been planted and Bank of China notes unizss the in fine afforestation will be carried. out in all parts of the Island. This purchase made is 80 per cent, or more of the face value of the bank will greatly add to its wealth as well an to its natural beauty, and make it the rent garden of South"Run" on Central Bank of China.

note presented by the customer, China.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

DIVIDEND OF 72 CENTS TER SHARE.

His Lordship said he was "nov prepared to accept the apology, as witnesses who attend Court to give evidener must be protected. The

The General Managers of Meers, offence, however, was not so seriousA, S. Watson & Co Ltd., in their as to justify a committal, and he annual report, stale:— would therefore order Wong Ping Tong to pay a fine of $100, also the costs of the prbcordings."

EXTRADITION CASE.

WHO SHOULD PAY FOR PASSAGE?

When Jeng Shee, a Chiocas már- ried woman, was brought before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday in con- nection with eatrodition proced- inga, the woman being wanted by the Caited States authorities for

NEW FURNISHING FABRICS alleged ondrizzlement of (3.825.000,-

JUST RECEIVED

OVER 17,000 Yards

We have just received Over 7,000 of the Nowest Fabrics and Designs in Furnishing Materials. The product of British Mills in Lancashire,

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THE NEW SLUB SURFACE

MATERIALS.

ESTIMATES GLADLY GIVEN.

CALL AND INSPECT,

FIRST FLOOR SHOWROOMS.

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the question of the expense wag raised.

ended 31st Ortaber, 1930, amount The profits for the twelve months to 8124,060.37 which together with the carry forward of 204,825.39 from the previous year, leaves $199,285.70 | available for appropriation,

Directors will recommend at the forthcoming Anual meeting of sharehaklers that this sum be allo 'cated as follows:

To pay a dividend of

75 cents per slinre which will absorb... $90,000.00 To write off building

improvements

To write off nerated water plant, pipe line, and dam '* ................... Trauster to Chinese

staff superannuation – fund...... Carry forward to next

account

5,000.00

HELENA MAY CONCERT:

The servant girl told the police, Ahat shortly after 4 p.m. she heard the bell ringing no the garden gate. ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME BÝ

standing outside in the net of She went to the gate and saw a man

picking up a paper parcel on see' yesterday and is still continuing ing her approach. The man, speak Both the head office of the Governing in Punti, waid that he had a ment depositary at the South Bund

A "run" on the Central Bank of Chint in Canton was starta

LOCAL ARTISTES.

Instrumental musie of a classical nature by some of the Colony's most talented artistes was given to large audience at the Helena Maj A very Institute last evening. high quality of music was maintain.

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and its branches on Wing Hon Road parcel to deliver at the house, and and on the West Band.are crowded by some means succeeded in push. with people clamouring for the ing open the gate. Two others sud. redemption of their bank-notes.

dewly joined him and one of them Was seen to take souching out of ed throughout the concert The Government so far is laying his pocket which looked like the those who attended were rewarded i

with the excellent fare supplied by no restriction as to the amount of handle of a knife. its notes to be redeemed. The

The gang followed the girl to the Government Bank is meeting the doorway of the house, where her. H. Ore and the others. demands of the apprehensive public raised the ery of "save life." Her as fast as it can with a view to mistress, Wong Yik Mui, heard the restoring confidence in the circula-ory, and coming out to the veranduh tion of its notes,

she shouted for help. A hasty flight of the gang resulted, the men de camping up the hillside.

When the parcel which had been oft hand was examined it was

CHINESE "WHEEL " RAIDED.

GAMBLERS ARRESTED BY THE SHANGHAI POLICE,

The programme opened with á bracket from Beethoven, Mr. A. Wuest (vielin) joining Messrs. H., Ore, F. Gonzales and L. -Szente," popularly known he the Hong Kong' Trio, whose appearances are always looked forward to by music lovers.

Mr. H. Ore was in an excellent- mood and scored a personal triuraph ̈· in the seven enjoyable solertions rendered by him on the piano, Tab the concluding number. Mr. Na Botelho (bass) joined the other four musicians, the group playing the

Customs Refuse to Accept Noler.

The Customs authorities, for some reason or other, are also re- fusing to accept Central Bank of Chion notes, thus intensifying the found to contain brieks. fear of the general merchants here. The Customs authorities maintain- 0,162,63ed that they have been forced to do this, as the banks here, refused to exchange thom for Hong Kong notes at par valus when presented, The Government is becoming anxious regarding the situation, and is doing all it possibly can to restore confidence in its bank-notes,

Fifty-four Chinese gamblers faced first, fourth and fifth movements.. At meeting held yesterday the French Mixed Count on Mom from Trout Quintette" in A. Op. $180,285.70 afternoon, the following measures day morning as the realt of being 114 (Shubert),

were adopted-That the Depart wught in a gambling don at 202 ment of Finance should, through Tenglongli alleyway, Avenue Foch, Mr. Yung Kwei Ching, Superisten-late on Sunday night and wero dens of Canton Customs, order the fibed 810 ch, while the owner of Canton Customs House to continue the house won sentenced to two to accept Central Bank of Chiun months' imprisonment and fined notes at full face value, the Gov. 83,000.

5,000.00

80,133,13

The Public Prosecutor (Mr. Somers Fitzroy) explained the formality that would have to be followed with the despatch of papers between the State of Cali fornia and the Federal authorities nt Washington, and the inevitable delay intervening before- theso reached Hong Kong. He estimated that the, formal requisition super- ORDERS MADE BY SUPREME

COURT, seding the request of the United Stalog consular representative

SHIPCHANDEERY FIRM TO

BE WOUND-UP;

would not be here for two months. At the Supreme Court yester

Mewwhile, the question as to day, Mr. Justice Wood considered which Government should bear then petition for the winding up of expense of the woman's potengo back the firm of E. Hior, 25. Wing Wo to the United States was receiving Street, which had carried on busi attention and was forming the sub- nesa in the Colony as shipchandler ject of correspondence between the and hardware merchants for about United States consular representa 60 years. An order was sought on tive and his. Govertiment.

the ground that the firm, ns carried For the accused, Mr. Loseby sub-

on at the present time, was losing nitted that the logical linbility in money and the dissolution of the this respect foll on the United Chinesù partnership was necessary States Government, by being, the if existing liabilities were to bo applicante in the extradition promet. cendinge. He further contended. Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., and Mr F. C. Jenkin..instructed by Messrs. that a time-limit, should be act on the period of waiting for the G. K. Hall Bruttofi & Ch., appear ed for the petition, Chin Lo Shi widow, of 12, Arbuthnot Road, whose son holds a partnershlo in the business and is a nephew of the former proprieter, on: whose death

papers

After further discussion, Ri Worship. decided on a forty-eight hours formal adjournment pending raply to the United States Con- sul's cablogram rogding the ex- penso of the necutid's passage.

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The programme way as follows:*** 1-Second and Third movements from Quartette in E. Flat....... Beethoven.

ernment assuming the responsibility The raid was made following the for buying Hong Kong money in ex receipt of complaints, from neigh- change and that all Government, bours regarding the gambling offices must accept only Central Chat Fiori, Director of French. Bank of China notes in settlement, Pelied Services, came to a decision 2--1.

to carry out a rumpaign againstTM of taxes, etc.

Chinese gambling dens in the French Concession, and reting on information -received concerning this particular house, inşırd orderi for it to be raided..

Through these two measures the Government hopes to cope with the situation.

ARMED ROBBERY AVERTED, AT KENNEDY ROAD.

Led by Ligge, Sous Chef of the French C.L.D., a party of five foreign police and fifteen AR- namit went to the muse on Sun- day, surrounded it and rushed the mlace shortly Before 11, p.m. Fifty SERVANT GIRL RAISES THE four gamblers were found present

THE ALARMT.

in the house the game played being roulette. No difficulty wie en-coun fered in making thwayid, and the 84 An armed robbery by a gang of gamblors and the owner of the three mon at 64, Kennedy Rud, a honey Tsing Foh D, were taken Chines residence, ans frustrated. In Central Station, Rus. Stanisla yesterday by the plucky action of a Chevalier, and locked up for the the management passed to his sons. servant girl in giving the alarm just night.

In addition to the face nad gael None of the other, partners an- as the men had reached the door- On & previous appearance before peared in Court to oppose the pati-way of the house. The only other sentence guarded, the judge in the. the fandto the mound bad midstration for winding un-and-opygint

mieties of the hots and the loom wirure of houltiotherand proceedings and return to Arasion made an order in the terms of the played a part in putting the gang 29,900 in cash found on

petition, of her own accord.

premisen. ito flight

was willing to waive extradition ment of a liquidator. His Lordham at the time was the French Mixed Court ordered the

the

Mr. H. Ore (pias) Mr. A. Wuest (violin) Mr. F. Gonzales (viola) Mr. L› Szento (cello). Gavotte

transcribed by H. Ove. O Valentin,

2. The Bagpipe... F. Hiller, 3. Study in A minor...F. Chopin, 4(a) Legend and (b) Valse,

Based on the nam „ED.AD " H. Ore.

5. Nocturne for left hand.....

A. Scriabin.

d. Valse from Opera Eugen

Onegin"

P. Tachaikovsky, transcribed by P. Pobst. (Mr. Harry Ore.) 3.-First, Fourth and fifth move

ments from Trout-Quintette in A. Op. 114,b...............................Schubert,

Mr. H. Dre (piano),"') -Mr. A. Waest (violin). Mr. E. Conzales (viola). Br, Szente (sello) Mr, N. Botelho (bass).