ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Pablio Amotion to be held on MONDAY, the 26TH DAY of AUGUST. 1831, at 3 r., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Bus BaCELLENCE ZEZ GOTEL
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESSU.S. POLICE RAID ON
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY_Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES.
11 to 11.30 am.-Stock quotations 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme, 19.30 p.m.-European programme
HUGE BREWERY.
CROWBAR” AND JEMMY ATTACK.
WHEN LORD KYLSANT
WAS SENTENCED,
(Continued from Pape 1).
bis appeal falls, he will servo f serve a term of ten months' im Now York, July 2-Bledge-hamprisonment, one-sixth of the full mera, jammies and crowbars thun torm being allowed off for good dered oarly this morning at the conduct. doors of an innocent-locking estab
NDE of Oz Lot of CROWN LAND 1 pm Local, time and weather st Shamshuipo, In the Colony of report Hong Kong, for a term of 78 rear, 1.30 pm-Rugby Press newe, maillishment in maidtown known as the
commanding
from Int
July,
118ps,
with the option of renewal at a Crown notice, etc..
Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of Hrs 2 p.m.-Close down..
thereof.
MarkITY THE KING, for ons farther terms to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.” of 24 years lose the last three day* 5.30 to 6 p.m.-The second of
series of lectures on Scientile Explanation of Com- anon Natural Phenomena, by
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Now Kowloon Inland Los No. 1556. *
North-west of New Kow Taipo Road and Un Chan loon Inland Lot No. 1930,
Street, Shamahalpa.
No. of Balo
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
Measure
kmenta.
As per
vale plan.
About
8,380.
Contents i
Square foot
Upset Price
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PUBLIC AUCTION. --
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
the by Public Auction
to be held on MONDAY, the" TH DAT of AUGUST. 1931, at 8«r.m., at′′ the Ofoes of the Pabllo Works Depart ment, by Order of HIS EXILENOT THE GOVERNOR of One Lot of CROWN. LAND at Un Chan Street, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 yours, commencing from 1st July, 1999 with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of Hu MITY, THE KING for one further term of 34 years loss the last three days thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bale.
Registry No.
Locality,
fo. 1557... New Kowloon Inland Lot Adjoining New Kowloon luland Lot No. 1457 ¡U1______ «Firret, Shạn thuigo.
Boundary.#
Measure-
menta.
x.)....
As per
ante plan.
Contents in
About
Square foot.
Annual
Rental
➡ Upest Price.
139.
11073
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME.
ORIENT.-
'MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE ADENTS.
Mr. I T. Pan, B.SC
The
"Phoenix Cereal Bayarage Com- pany."
The police, to the astonishment of the neighbourhood, were smash" ing their way into the building.
They rovnaled yet another huge million-dollar bravery equipped with steel doors, and containing all themont-up-to-date plant for the
7 10.30p.m.-European pro-
to no of Victor records sup-making of prohibited liquor Sed by Messrs. Tsang Fook
7
Piano Co.AN
p.m-Stock quotations, notice, etc.
703 to 7.47 p.m.—
A number of employees succeeded in making their escape by secret prissageways, but four wore arrest- mailed. Before their fight the men, in an attempt to destroy evidence, flooded the place with beer, which bubbled up to the. pavement through the manholes, exciting the envy of the thirsty and peripir Orchestral "Honeymoon, Waltz "ing crowds in the streeta, who vent Green Brothers Marimba ed their feelings against the rail Orchestra.-19801,
ers by cat-calls and derisory re-
Variety.
Orchestral Sweet Blue Bird.
Green Brothers" Marimba Orch; 19901..
Whistling Solo" Tout Passe.".
Whistling Solo-"Listen to the Mocking Bird."-Margaret Mc- Kee.-19994.
Piano SoloThe World in
ing for the Bunrise."! Piano SoloDorothy,
marks,
Owned by Big Six" Men.
The case promises to be a senen
tional one, for the property is owned by Ownoy Madden and "Big Bill Dwyor," two members of the "Big Six" of New York's gang. dom, Moreover, allegations by the WaitUnited States Prohibition agents that the polico had often interfer- Frank ad in the past with attempts to raid the brewery are expected to be laid before the grand jury.
Banta.-21821,- Nightingalea". Dawn in an Old World Garden." Actually recorded in Beatrice Harrison's Garden, Oxted, Eng- land. 20088. Song-Sleepy Time Gal? Song" Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue."-Gene Austin (Tenor).
-19890.
:
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Banjo Solo St. Louis Blues" Banjo-Solo- The Doll Dance." Eddie Peabody, and his, Ban- jo.-90098.
7.97 to 8 p.m.-
Band
Operatio.
Trovatore
Enrico
Anvil Chorus (Verdi). Arthur Pryor's Band.—10870. 10. Song- Rigoletto Mid the Fair
Throng (Verdi); Caruso (Tenor),-500, Chorus “Faust — Soldier's Chorus " (Gounod). - Victor Male Chorus.-19783.- p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
8:03 to 8.17 p.m.-
Hawaiian Music.
Threo. O'clock in the Morning." "The Missouri Waltz,”—Irene Fro. derick-Al Mason (Hawaiian Guitars)-20965,
·PEAK MANSIONS" Six-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments"
PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,
KOWLOON,
Botacked and Semi-detached Villas "Waders' Construation with Garage, “
"CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Flats with Modern ConvenienceR
Because."
Organ Sojos.
Jesse Crawford.
20533.* Cherie, I Love You.” Ting-e-Ling-Jesse Crawford...
20263. Dinah."
"Always"-'Jesse
20000,
Crawford,
Inn Little Spanish Town." Just a Bird's-Eye View of My. Old Kentucky Home."---Jesse Crawford.-20438.
10 to 10.28 pim-
Band Selections,
The Yellow and Blue (Gayley-
Balfe),
The Victors" (Louis Elber).- University of Michigan Band- 19971.
The Black Horse Troop" (Bouss). The National Game" (Sons).- ---Souss's Band,—19741,
Lights Out" March (McCoy). National Emblem March" (Bag-· Joy-Arthur Pryor's Band.- 30842
Electric: March" (Creators). American Army March (Laasp) 1)Creatore's Bazid, 10644. 1023 p.m.-Rugby: mid-day Press
попа
10.30 p.m.-Close down
*
In the Heart of Hawaii." My. Honolulu Dream Girl." Hilo Hawaiian Orch-10660.; 8.17 to 8.45 p.m
It is alloged that whenever Feder al officers attempted to surprise the building the police patrolling, in the vicinity spiked their guns by stopping them and ordering them to divulge their identity, on the plea that the neighbourhood was infested with gunmen, and that everyone must be treated with aus- picion.
RAW SILK,
Mesars Pentreath & Co. bave kindly forwarded us the following letter, dated July 27, from Hornby Hemelryk & Co. of Liverpool.
The demand for actual Silk has been very dull during the past week, and this has been reflected in
loss on the week of about nine the futures market, values showing pointe
Japanese port stocks on the 15th inst. totaled 135,300 balea, au in crease of 9,000 bales during the fortnight.
“Mail advices from New York staté that except for scattered sales of canton yarns, trading in thrown pilk is very quiet. Much machinery remaine idle, and probably manu- featuring activity in many, throw ing mills will not get under way until next month;
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and loudly cheered. Mr. Morland took off his hat and warod it in response.
"I never had any anxious mo. ments during the trial," he said in an interview. I am an in nocent man. I must add that I was excellently served by my barris ters and solicitors. My case was admirably put to the Court." Before the jury reached their docision the two men had under gone along ordeal. For nearly throo hours they had awaited the T verdict in a room under the dock.
thema
Cost of the Trial." The Marquis of Hartington hag given notice to ask the following question in the House of Commons
To make the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state what have been the costs to date of the pro- eacdings of Lord Kylsant and Mr. Morland, and how much the Law Omoers of the Crown will receive
respect of this prosecution:1
LIFE" IN PRISON. ON
THE SECOND DIVISION.
LONDON BY FLOODLIGHT.
STRIKING SUCCESS.
London, July 24.-The illumina tion of London last night be tween Westminster and Buckingham Palace was a complete success as an experiment.
by wind riven
MR. MORLAND."
It showed what seems to be the unlimited potentiality of creating TO TAKE A HOLIDAY.
Twice they were brought back
new beauty out of dark shape. expecting to hear their fate, only
less night; not the violent glare Mr. H. J. Morland was obviously the jury might be given enlighten- to find that it was in order that
of theatre and cinema, but the When a convicted man arrives at imaginative poetry which first as very tired when he arrived at his ment by the judge on a matter the prison ho is taken to the resumed form in the tower of B home in Harewood Road, Croydon, which had not been quite clear to ception ward, where his name,
James Park Station, whore his son awaited him Tense Moments crime, and sentence are registered, rehearsal The ky only have
Everything was favourable for Naturally, we are all very third period of waiting follow-und he is then ordered to strip evening was disturbed and pearl ed, and then at half-past six, only. He is given a bathe and the prison with hore a wish of turquoise. Ave minute short of three hours clothes are served out to him. Now there a streak of orange. turned to give their verdict. Once a-days the broad arrow does not. since they first retired, the jury re manre the two defendants were happear on prison garb. brought back to the dock, and they
He is also given a number by stood, two fine-locking men-Lord Kylsant very pale and Mr. Murland which he will be known during the pink faced and leonine-haired-as period of his imprisonment, and, the jury, with serious faces, took their seater
glad it is over," said Mr. Morland: jun., in conveying his father's wish to be free of callers after the strain of the day, we waited a
The last few weeks have been very anxious for us, but my father has inflexibly believed all the way through that, as far as he was, con- cerned, things would come out right in the end. He needs a holiday, and we are going away next week. We are keeping our destination
secret."
"MOST LENIENT VIEW."
JUDGE'S GRAVE WORDS:
"Lord Kylant, the jury have found you guilty.
It is my duty, in the circum stances, to decide and to state what
consider the proper sentence...
I feel I ought to take the most. lenient view possible in view of your past carcer. Any sentence that I may pass will be the least part of your punishment...
"The sentence is that you go to prison, in the second division, for twelve months."
In theso grove words, uttered in very low. tories, Mr. Justice Wright announced the sentence on Lord Kylsant at the Old Bailey yester day.
Tall, upright, with hond still
little, it seemed that Lord Kylsant characteristically thrown back a
heard the dread words without fully grasping their import. He appear, ed stunned. His face was grey and his hands clutched the rail of the dock.
Lord Kylsant kept his eyes fized on the judge, but Mr. Morland's gaze was concentrated on the faces of the ten man and two women who, while unknown to either of the two defendants, had acquired for them such tremendous import Lace. The features of both men were set and serious,
Mr. Morland's lips were twitch ing, and he nervously brushed the white hair from his temples.
..
after he has been conducted to his given to him to read. He is then cell, the prison regulations aro served with supper, which consists of cocoa, bread and margarine. bus rough brown material, and the Prison clothes are made of strong beadgear is a forago similar cloth.
made of
The steel-grey lako reflected the
waving trees and the flickering moth bued heads of flowers, and ducks moved silently pérosu thô rippling water, each leaving a silver Stillness came with dusk, and the path behind, LATER ANALY
moon modestly went to rest behind: naclos of the towers of Westminster the Palace, when suddenly the pin. Abboy shot up high notes of silver music, which found response in the muted tones of the Clock Tower,
Scintillating Scene;"
The flood lights, now warm white, now pale as moonsheen, were open- ed on the Victoria Memorial. And all round were the golden accents of stationary lamps and those of
At night the prisoner's "day clothes are removed, and he is served with a somewhat coarse night-shirt. For the first fortnight he sleeps on bare boards, his only | moving cabs. A few seconds moro and the fate covoring being blankets of the old ful decision wae given. It meant Army pattern immediate freedom for Mr. Mor-At the expiration of his proba land, whose face at once relaxed tionary period he is allowed a straw. he turned to pick up his papers mattress, but his bed bas no no leave the dock,
" springa.
and
Bafi Appeal, To-day.
Seen from the Suspension Bridge the lake was wonderfully beautiful.. Grent floods of light poured into the dark green water of the lake and were abivered into rows of liquid diamonds.
An offender sentenced to "im- 1 But the most dramatic effect For Lord Kylannt it meant a reprisonment in the second division (apart from the permanent. magic turn to the obscurities beneath the has no privileges except that be of the station tower) was seen from dock Day after day, as the trial does not associate with hardened Victoria Street Out of the lower proceeded, he had had permission criminals. He has the same kind gloom of the Western front. of Westminster Abboy'the huge towers to leave the court every luncheon of work, has the same cell accom hour and every evening to return modation, and is subject to the shot up in silver radiance into the to the freedom, and security of his same discipline as prisoners sen-night: beyond, the grey tower of
St Margaret's Church seemed lik home, but now, for one night at tenced to hard labour. least, that boon was denied him.
anda at prayer, and, farther, off, The application for bail, pending
the clock tower's tarnished aleain an appeal, made by Sir John
introduced a note of unwanted con Simon, could not, it transpired, be granted then, and it will be re- was given such comfort as the pre- newed to-day, but Lord Kylaant
senco of his two brothers and his son-in-law, the Earl of Coventry.
these relatives might visit Lord could give him, for Sir John Simon's second application that
Kylsant was, at once, acceded to by the judge,
Day after day throughout the long trial the Earl of Coventry had
ccompanied his father-in-law ta and from the court, and by many thoughtful attentions had sought to. relieve the strain imposed upon
Not until the warder by his side touched his arm to indicate that he must now leave the dock and descend the staira loading to thehim. cells did he stir. With a quick movement be turned, saw the war. der, and realised the meaning of that touch. Then, with a gesture that might have been of impatience or of impotence, he turned back towards the crowded, tensely silent court and boked across at: his brothers, Sir Ivor and Sir Laurence Philipps, who had followed the trial throughout...
Very Grave Offence." Passing sentence, the julge, with out looking up from his desk and speaking in quietly that at times his words could hardly be heard, read the count on which Lord Kylsant had been found guilty, and added:-
Throwing mills are usually busy at this time of the year, but the season is four weeks later than Lusual. The thrown silk market in, however, receiving good support from hosiery manufacturers who continue to purchase yarn with
you held a very high josition, and
In the company (the R.S.M.P which to manufacture the new mesh
have had an honourable career, but stockings so much in vogue in Again the warder tapped his arm, the offence of which you have been America, at the present time, and and again Lord Kylsant hesitated. found guilty is one which cannot some throwing mill owners are of Then he looked at Sir. John Simon, be regarded as other than very. opinion that the hosiery industry his leading counsel. He seemed to grave and very serious, especially will absorb more production during export something to happen-obin regard to the fact that it re- "Warblings at Eve" (Richards)-silk manufacturers..
the next few month than the brondviously an immediate, amplication lated to a prospectus on which Victor Salon Orch.-16848.
Brand silk weavers hava booked But the warder, inexorable repreto subscribe their money."
members of the public were invited "Polianka," Kirilloff's Russian few orders for Autumn lines, but sentative of the law, took his arm,
Balalaika Orch.
Mr. Pritt, K.C., for the Crown, an encouraging feature is "that and Lord Kylsant, looking_neither
Orchestral
Dance of the Toy Regiment
(Green-Shilkret).
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for bail.
Odessa." - Kirilloff's Russian manufacturers' stocks of the raw to right nor to left turned slow intimated, that he understood that! material and of Anished goods are | and 'disappeared from view........ o' a special sitting of the Court of Criminal Appeal had been fixed for: a date in August.
1
Balalaika Orch.-19770. "Hungarian Dance No,
comparatively low. (Brahms). "Spanish Dance" (Biszet).Phila-bearish sentiment common to most The Silk market reflects the delphia Symphony Orch-1113, of the commodity markets at the "Spanish Caprice" (Rimsky-Kor- present time owing to the unsettled sakow). San Francisco Sym-financial situation, and the trade phony Orch.-1185,
expects that the futures market will 8.48.to 9.35 p.l.”
be, subjected to further pressure.. Close New York Saturday: 'Sept. $2.294.. Dec. 89.206., Jan. 82.260/ Saturday: Sept. 73.00c.,
Wool Tops Close New York Jan. 75.10., March 75.10c
Ooncert Itsma. Piano Solo Naila" (Delibes
Dohnanyi)
Piano Solo A Dream of Love" (Liszt), Wilhelm Bachaus- 6592,
Song Simonetta " (White-
Rumboldy.
Song- The Little Damoze?" Weatherly-Novello): Lucrezia Bori (Soprano).—1102, "Cymbalom .⠀ Solo – “ Hungarian
Dance No. 5 (Brahms) Cymbalom. Sold Czarāns”. Hungarian Dance) (Hubay) Feri Sarkodi,-20641. Male Chorus The Bells of Bt.
Mary's" (Furber-Adams).. Mala Chorus-" John Peel " (arr." -*-Andrews); - Associated - Glee
Clubs of America.-10961. Piano Solo To Spring". (Gring)Myrtle C.. Eaver. 92132, 1
"
Song Kathleen Mavourneen?!
(Crawford Crouch).. „Song “ The Harp That Once
Through ... „Tara's *** Halls '!' (Thomas Moure),The Silver-
· Manked Tenor.—19:16′′-” Violin Solo Rose in the Bud "
forster),
Violin Solo One Little Dream sp of "love"he (Gordon) --Renee
Chemet-112.
9.35 to 70ʻp:m*****
(Continued on previous Column.).
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As he descended there came to Simon making the application for his cars the voice of Sir. John
which he had waited. He stopped." and momentarily his white-haired head reappeared, but, the warder made a motion and the head went out of sight
Sir John Simonis, application, however, was not successful Mr. Justice Wright said he had not the power to grans it, and suggested that it might be made this morning. at the Law Courts.Bir John was. prepared to argue, but the judge said he had authority for his de cision,
Such was the dramatic, culminat ing scene on the ninth day of the trial of Lord Kylsant and Mr Harald John. Morland, formerly auditor to the BM.S.PL
Mr. Morland, on being found not guilty, had at once left the dock, to receive. the congratulations of his friends including Sir Gilbert Garnsey, who thronged around him, shaking his hand. He walked to the main entrance of the building, but, seeing the huge crowd outside, turned back and left by the coun sels' entrance, where a car, provided by the police was awaiting him.
Paris New York Brussels
34.601
Geneye .....
24.03
Amsterdam Milan Berlin
02.87
20.52
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18.17
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18.161
Vienna
34.65
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Prague Besäl
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Madrid.
55.25
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110
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Shanghai Hong Kong Tokohama
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But the crowd; had soon this manœuvre and raced round to the other door. Just ne the taxi wak about to move on a crowd of a hundred awarmed round the vehicle;
Each prisoner must clean his own cell in the morning, but the labour he perfoms is in accordance with his age and general physique.
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