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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1931.7\

COAL CERTIFICATES OVER-SEAS LEAGUE. HONG KONG STOCK

ALTERED?

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CHINESE FIRM.

ROUTINE AT GOVERNMENT LABORATORY.

FORTHCOMING "AT HOME"

*OF H.K. BRANCH.

DRIVE TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP,

Friday, August 7, hins been de Before Mr. W. Schofield yester-aided, upon for the holding of an day, the case in which the two off "At Home" organised by the local cials of the Li Hing Company are branch of the Over-Seas Lengue. charged with six different offences under the Forgery Ordinanes, in respect of alleged legal alterations to coal cortificaton issued by the Government Analyst, came up 'for hearing again and after the Court had set for the greater part 1 the afternoon, it was adjourned until this afternoon.

The two defendants are Ho Ka-

in

The main object of the "At Hemo" is to co-operate with the headquarters of the League London in its endeavour to crease its membership. The Over. Sens League this year celebrates its majority and, therefore, this "At Homo" is a fitting occasion "where- by all lccal members will have an opportunity of meeting ony an- other."

As au organisation the Longue ming and Yoo Chung, the latter has it become since its in- needs no introduction. Sc well. being the managing director of the firm. They are defended by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr.

auguration twenty-one years ago, that to-day it boasts of a member- ship of 47,000 and it has branches F. O. E. Rendal of Messrs. Rassponding secretaries throughout the and a chain of honotary corres and Co., while Mr. F. Somerset world. A drive is being made this Fitzroy is r charge of the your to bring its membership up

to 30,000 by October 1; . case for the prosecution.

When hearing was roaumed, Mr. John Lee, a Chinese elerk, employ ,ed at the Government Laboratory, went into the witness-box where be gave evidence to the effect that he had been in his present post for the past three years.

Goal Samples Analysed.

Objects of the League,

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most laudable, and a knowledge of The objects of the League aro them should be a suficient incen- tive to every British resident to eurol. The main objects of the League are as follows:-

1. To draw together in the bope. of comradeship British citizens the world over;

MARKET.

CROUCHER & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.

HONG KONG TRADE DURING JUNE QUARTER.

The market continues very active with a good volumo of bušinices | Machinery passing mostly in the popular stocks.

Utilities are in steady demand, Star Terries at 804 and 804.25, Trams 821.00, Electrics at $81.80 were put through for the settlement and Okina Lights for ready de- livery at 820.10.

Telephones again weakened to 800.25 October with cash sellers at $35.

Wharven at $164.50 and Pro. vidents at 83.10ate offering in snäll lost chiefly for Settlement.

Humphreys a trifle easier at $21.75. Lands aro stendy at 802 and

and engines

Motala

Minerals

and Ores Nuts and

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Imports.

(Continued from Page,

Exports. Wearing

$

001,274 185,091 SUNDRIKS. (205,109) (60,839) Baga 2,030,042 2,337,700

Apparel 315,608

1,020,060 357,002) (024,787)

(2,064,553) (1,475,709) Electrical

390,727 · 18,553 (665,413)

v.04,728

Apparatus 697,851.

341,711 (49,438) (48,007) Hides Seeds 831,102

440,045 Leather

·(316,727). (387,510 Oils and Futs 2,242,955. 3,113,654

(3,325,560) (2,310,718) Paper Paints

202;372 230,732

(140,532) Matches (158,345)-- Picce Gooda.. 7,867,028 5,000,859

(4,232,513 (4,935,830) Railway

Materials 38,843 37,183

(219) 1,298,000 773,813

(041,170) (681,013) 8,005,488 14,756,630 (7,593,803) (10,380,194)

Tobacco

Treasure

Hotela cum rights were bought for cash and forward delivery and Vehicles

trading. Opening at 817.75 they were the chief feature of the days

were very strong at 818.10 with sales at $15.30 August, #18.50 Sep- tember. The old shares ox rights touched at 817.20 September, clos ing with buyers at 817.30. -

Cements

are

better with sales at

$19.40 July and 820 October.

Dairy Farms eased off to 832. Banks and Unions are quiet with inquiries for small lots at current

2. To render individual service to the British Commonwealth of rates. Nations;

3. To maintain the the power of

On October 28, 1928, he received a letter from the Li Hing firm the Empire and to hold to its best with regard to Malayan-Borneo traditions; ocal The letter was accompanied

4. To help one another.

by a sample which was duly analys-tish Empire to stand for justice, Its creed is Belioving the Bri- ed after which a certificato was in freedom, order and good Govern- sued. Again on March 11 of this munt, we pledge ourselves as citi- year, he received another sample of zons of the British Commonwealth of Nations, to maintain the herit-

thers."

CHINESE COMMITTED FOR

TRIAL."

DAGGER ATTACK ON SHOP FOKI,

Before Mr. E. H. Williams at the Central Magistracy yesterday, Wong Ho.was charged, together with another person not" in custody, with Assault оп tallow

in shop joki

North

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Street on the morning of July 6, with intent to carry out a robbery.

the coal from the firm, which ask:age handed down to us by our fa ed that a copy of the certificate is sued after the analysis of the lot

H.E. to be Présent.

submitted in 1998, bo sent them.

The "At Home" is to be held in the Helena May Institute on the This request was complied with,

dato mentioned above from 8-0.30 "Continuing, witness said he pre-p.m. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Peel have signified their pared wrtificates for another qual intention of being present whilst ity of coal-"Myio Lump" which Mrs. N. R. Halifax has kindly was sont in for analysis in August consented to act as hostess. 1928, and these were signed by Mr.this "At Home" has been sont to

As far as posible notification of Dotective-Sergeant Meadows, who was in charge of the case for the Dover. Copies were sent to the ail resident members, but, the Se company but as he did not know crotary wishes it to be known that police, in his outline stated that the name of the coal, he left the any members who have not until the complainant and another foki now been aware that the function apana under "Marks" blank and is to be held and who wish to atalept on the shop premises Thore was a two-tier bunk, the complain- merely filled it in with dots. tend may forward their names, At this stage, Mr. Schofield re-whereupon an invitation will bo

ant occupying the bottom- issued to them. As there are no About 2 a.m, on the morning in marked that in their letter apply-local funds to draw upon, charge ing for a certificate, the company of 1.00 per person is being made. question, complainant felt some- used the words "Myin lump coal, All zoembers are requested to bring body pushing a piece of cloth in his Talong at least one potential mor- mouth, at the same time saying, and asked witness now he accounted, ber The arrangements are in the for the name of the coal being left handia of the Secretary, Helena

"Do not make any 'noise""

out of the certificate. Witness ro-

May Institute, to whom all corres- pondence should be addressed. plied that he must have left it aut.

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No Names of Certificates.

In cross-examination, Mr. Jen-

kin asked witness if he always at

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FIRING AT VESSELS ON WEST RIVER.

399,244

·(142,203).

247,239

(32,488)

(527,225)

400,872

(494,700) (278,248)

1978,535 2016-226,878 (149,807)

(307,208)

"(all kinds) 657,031

193,330

(489,107)

(113,318)

1,470,107

1,110,223

(044,271)

(611,278)

201,407

1,287,331

(347,038)

Manures

Others

2,084,354," 1,419,785 (2,062,038) (1,662,540): 4,915,040 *3,678,489 ́(3,016,129) · (2,480,043)|

Total...66,285,258 58,612,447

(46,176,633) (42,532,409)

COMPARISON OF QUANTITIES.

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COMMUNITY PLATE

ADAM"

"PATRICIAN"

OR

EXETER

DESIGNS.

(355,500)

CANTEENS ARE MADE

TO CUSTOMERS OWN

REQUIREMENTS WHILE

SEPARATE PIECES CAN

ALWAYS BE HAD FROM

STOOK

MODERNISE. YOUR TABLE WITH

COMMUNITY · PLATE.

The following comparativa table shows the quantities of certain of the chief commodities imported into Hong King during the months of June, 1930 and 1931: Animals Live!

Cattle

Piga

Building Materials:-

Glass....

Lime

Timber

Chemicals and Druga:-

ויד

Acids....

Dyeing and Tanning Materials:--

Betelnuts.....

Cutch

Gambier

Indigo (Art.)....... Mangrove Bark Bapan Wood Foodstuffs:-

Beans

Fresh Fish

Shark Fins

Rics Sugar

Potatoes

Vegetables, fresh and dried..

Fuels:-

LANE,

CRAWFORD, LTD..

Head

"

June, 1930. June, 1931.

4,182 24,320.

5,303

27,349

Bricks and Tiles Cement

Pioces

06,951

3,373,271

Piouls;

174,394

230,990

Sq. ft.

·589,035

041,500

Pículo

188

1,355

Cub. ft. 270,767

321,405

Piouls

897

3,820

Alumi

1,071

626

Bleaching Powder ..... Soda Ash

648

2,679

3,300

0,080

.872

840

1,000

2,377

90,982

.870

2,239

5,960

3,048

2,340

201

115,180

07,423

5,793

12,569

♫

1,078

1,763

Flour (Wheat)

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75,287

89,209

Poultry

Head

340,338

351,164

Bacon and Ham

lbs.

€0,242

01,130

Picula

474,146

1,415,430

147,089

254,581

Oniona...

9,021

-11,276

11,037 18,302

84,271

79,780

Ginger (fresh)

1,449,

2,145

Coal

Толь

40,044

55,478

Firewood

Piculs

€2,417

164,592

Metals:-

Iron and Steel Bara

58,450

88,791

Lead Pig.

2,249

1,959

DB514

Wire Nailswamin

9,510

8,710

1,735

4,276

94,847

12,098

DB509 GOOD FRIENDS

29,071

41,350

4,402

1,439

702

547

3,102 2,794

8,613

2,707

Picula

Gallons 381,462 2,158,560 1,028

911,084

380,707

1,999

14,589

1,843

1,044

$,634

482 12,760 3,517

478

19,981

4,755

Pieces

101,001 Yards 3,738,875

94,881

3,983,857

*3,315

4,487

3,979

2,403

Picule

488

1,483

Iha.

34,288

*40,994

Pieces 1,002,321

708,521

Pieuls.

5,033 4,459

6,207.

4,890

Bales 13,245

90,144

Piculs.

5,001

8,378

1,181

2,158

one.

Continuing, Sergeant Meadows said that the complainant pushed the defendant's hand asitle' when hë anw that the intruder was holding a dagger over him. At the foot of the bed was another man who had A revolver but this" mân" did not speak at all. Despite the fact that he was asked not to make any noise,

tended to applications for reports YUET ON ENGINEER HIT BY complainant raised an alarm where

as well as dispatching such reports.

Witness said he always did except

when he was away on leave or was

sick. Then somebody else did it.

BULLET.

An unfortunate incident occurred

on

upon the two intruders ran away, He followed" them for short dis tanca and saw the defendant turn-

ing into a sido street while the other man ran up a hillside. A little later a Chinese constable returned with the defendant and then they proceeded to the Police Station where the man was charged. Ser- geant Meadows added that prior to going to the Station, the complain- hullet passed through the canvas ant discovered the dagger, near his covering of the bridge and lodged bunk. At the station, defendant in Mr. Paine's right foot near the made a statement admitting the ankle. On the arrival of the ver-charge.

Witness agreed with Counsel that on the return voyage of the s.. as often as not coal was submitted Yust On from Kongmoon for analysis with no names or Wednesday. Mr. Lionel Paine, the marks. In such instances dcte were second engineer, was seated on a always put against "Marka" in dock chair when shots wore fired the certificates, Dealing with the at the vessel from the bank when certificate issued for the coal sub- passing San Nam Sing Hoi. A mitted for analysis on October 25, 1028, witness said that in his opin ion, the dots were erased from the copy and the words "Eneurs lump" aubstituted. Witness declared em phatically that when he made out the report, he did not use the words "Enoura lump.""

After Mr. Jonkin had'asted that The shooting at vessels at vari- certain lettern and other records be produced at the next hearing (to day), Mr. E. R. Dovey, the Gov. ernment Analyst, went into the

box.

Government Analyst's Duties,

sel in Hong Kong yesterday, Mr. After Turther evidense had been Pains was admitted to the Govern- taken the accused was sent to stand ment Civil Hospital and the bullet his trial at the next Assizes. ¡ was extracted.

STREET.

Tin Slabs.....

Tin Plates

Nuts and Seeds :-

Groundnuts Melon Seeds Pepper Sessanura Other 'Seeds

Oils and Fats:-

Petrol Kerosene Lard

Paraffin Wax Coconut Oil Linseed Oil Peanut Oil Wood Oil Pieco Goods:-

-

Cottons...

Suitings.lt Union Clotha.... Silk Piece Goods Art. Silk Yarn Sundries;

Gunnies Hides... Leather (Sole) Mats (other) Paper (Chinese) Common Soap

MODERN ENOCH ARDEN.

ous points on the West River is DEAD INFANT DUMPED IN apparently due to the villagers having a "griovance against vessels proceeding at high speed and damaging the embankments. erect- ed for the protection of their crops. | MOTHER PLEADS IGNORANCE ...

Tal Les Also Vired On.

OF THE LAW.

"DEAD" SOLDIER WHO

CAME BACK.

Paris-The little town of Bavey, in the Nord Department, is full of gossip at present owing to the sud- den appearance and equally sidden disappearance of a modern Enoch

Arden.

བ ཀྵ རྒྱུ ཀྵ ན

husband she had lost in the war. The man spoke to her for a few minutes, and on his pressing invita tion she took a glass of wine with him. Then entered the café pro-! prietor's sister, who, having glanced at the stranger, said to the former widow, "If I had not known that Allart had been killed, I could swear that it was he."

He said that it was part of his The s.. Tai Lee was the firat ves- duty to say that Articles sent in tonel to loave Kongmoon on. Wednes-

The woman, be analysed were done, after which day, followed by the Yuet On and

who was recently' certificates regarding the result of the Wing On. It is understood arrested for dumping the body of the analyses were issued. He had that the Toi. Leu was also red on

her new-born baby in Cana] Road heard his clerk, in evidence, giv. at the same spot, but no damage East, appeared before Mr. Scho- ing the mutine of the office work, was done, the Yuet On being then field at the Central Police Court and his knowledge of the things a few hundred yards behind. The yesterday. The woman protested analysed by the assistant analyst Yuet On flies the Chinese flag, that she was ignorant of the local

The impression of the two women was derived solely from the certi Captain Rosiefsky being the skip law of dumping and stated that it ficates. He signed all the conti- por

was customary, in har, own country, Alfred Allart left for the front in was confirmed when Allart's daugh to leave the hodies of infants ou Bcates before they were press-copi-According to the Chief Officer of

August, 1014, and was reported ter vame in and at once blurted out ed.

the Yuct On, the vessel was fired the seashore or roadside...

that the man looked like her Regarding some of the cerfillontes at five times. It appears that he. The medical officer, who investi- killed in November of the same which the prosecution alleged to was on the bridge, when a bullet gated the case, stated that the child year. His name figured on the local father. The man then led her out- have been altered, witness said he passed near him, and he immediate had died of natural causes

which his photograph is framed is was Allart and her father, begged tho state they were at present. In skipper, Subsequently. Mr. Paina beri-beri in both legs; otherwisa she some of the copies, it was plainly was unfortunate in getting hit by was perfectly healthy.

still to be seen in the cemetery.that she should say nothing about evident that certain erasures had one of the bullets. The vessel was. The Magistrate questioned the Having received an official notice it. When he returned to the caló been made while in others vertain then proceeding at a very słow woman regarding what she did to words were typed in the certific-speed, but appareatly the villagers alleviate her condition and she said of his death in action, his wife the former Mme. Allart showed atra which were originally carbon are not satisfied that everything is that in her country she ate ginger married again, and has two children him a photograph, including one of * his daughter as a child." On: seeing being done to safeguard their in, and drank vinegar to bring down by her second husband. There was some discussion, re-

contest in ardor to mid "trouble the swelling which wastomery The other evening she was iá at this he bough into tears, and than) garding certain of the exhibitamith the villagers, it has always after she had given birth to a child, café when a stranger walked in, simply bidding the company good-

Mr. Schofield, advised her, to oat which were submitted, after which been the custom with those in

On looking at him she turned pale,, night, disappesrød,” the onse was adjourned till 2.80 charge of vessels to proceed at low red rice and ained her 850 on the and remarked to a companion that No further trace has been found

*** spoed whero' the channel is narrow, carge of dumping.

(57) the, mas was the very image of the of the sukier who came back:/ pm, to-day

and

felt sure he did not sign them in ly took cover and reported to the that the woman was aufforing from War Memorial; and the tablet in side, and, telling her that he really

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