1932-02-06 — Page 7

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SWATOW FEELS HAPPIER.

NO RELAXATION OF MILITARY VIGILANCE,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932,

DEAL IN PROPERTY, HONG KONG STOCK THE POST OFFICE.

UNUSUAL CHARCE MENTIONED IN COURT.

Chan Choung Wan was charged. before Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones yes erday in ennnection with what whs stated to be a conspiracy to secure possession of property bo longing to a retired merchant,

SWATOW, Fab. "3. All as, quiet overnight. The town is also pretty quiet today, Detective Sergeant D. Fitchen bat themsands Blocked in from sur conducted the prosecution and in rounding districts Inte gusterday dicated that Mr. F. H. Loseby afternoon and more enptimte to do would appear tor" the complainan) inland that the contrasting at a later stage. Mr. A. Hall ides are most curians, From was for the defenco, thow from the interior, comes the The defendant, was charged with

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news that numbers of refugees have conspiracy with two others, to de fällen into the hands of footpada | fraud the complainant, Tang and been robbed of all their belong-Fan-hing, of 87,000 and also of ings, while Communists are said larcenys from the person of the "to have advanced and increased is complainant, of the sum of 84,820.

atronkth Apparently the Chinese

Delective Sergeant Fitches ask- do not know whether to avoid ad for a week's formil rimand and, inditry or the possibility of a when Mr. Hall applied for bail. Sino-Japanese clash,

Labour Unions have placarded the he remarked that he must oppoan street with posters urging labour-bail anles it was a very substan. ers to return to their job, sinesatin sum.. There might possibly be settlement with the Japanese baa already been made. The Govern other charges. ment av also proclaimed in the! His Worship asked for the Inots newspapers that the situation is of the ease, and Dectective Ser! wedin hund" and that there is nothing to fear. They protest their Kant Fitches said that the com a retired merchant ability to cope with any emergency. plainant was Policemen go round the houses, de from America. He had been deal!

vering the same inesange, adding that at the moment it is "annecasing in house property and about a sary to shift quarters.

fortnight age the defendant "and

The Chinese military authoritiesthers attempted to obtain thi have not yet relaxed their vigil property or me of the proporty ance; and all strategie posta pro! being held. Troops are billeted in from him. Failng in dhat, he got the Commercial School, on the main him to give them a loan of $7,000 read, and are chusing a lot of! buthor to the population. The turrets and took the complainant to a houss ent headquarters are full of soldiers where they relieved him of the on the look-out and adfew is still money. The men all ran away and enforced especially with regard to the defendant was arrested leav- the Japanese.

ing the hense."

Packed With Refugees,

From Chaochowfu comes the newe that the boarding houses and hotels are absolutely packed with fuge visitors. In one of the hotels there, it is said, the floors are gie

ing way.

Japanese Rear-Admiral, Returna.

Serious Charge.

do not wish to disclose any thing further at the present time," added the officer, who mentioned that there were title deeds invol ved to the extent of some $10,000. The present charges, migh be al tered and it was possible that the anse would go to the Criminal Bes-

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His Worship:11 seems rather serious charge to me. Mr. Hall:-According to Ser gut Fitches, yes,

On Monday afternoon. whensions, things were presumed to be quiet, the Japanese Ben-Admiral set out in a destroyer, suddenly there was a reversal of the proposals agreed apon by the Japanese nad Chinese The Admiral re- representatives. nimed to port, but left again at 5 o'clock after the proper documents had been delivered naid accepted by both sides.

R.E SERGEANTS.

SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL

DANCE.

After having been postponed on account of the diptheria epidemic, the R. E. Sergeants' Dance Carniv nl was held in the Garrison Lee- ture Hall on Thuraday night and proved to be a very enjoyable affair Athough there were com paratively few fancy dresses, there were some vary meritorious efforts and the judges had quite a diff- cult task trying to award, the prizes.

Hix Worship-Quite. Mr. Hall ask your Worship to name a sum for bail, in view of the Chinese New Yeni.

Bail Refused,

Sergeant Fitches remarked that he opposed. bail and mentioned that there were still two men not in custody whom the police would like

arrest.

Mr. Hall: In that crise I will leave it in your Worship's hands The defendant was remanded for one week, bail being refused.

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MUSLIM FUNERAL.

MRS. A. F. ARCULLI LAID

IN TO REST.

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-MARKET.

WEEKLY REPORT,

What with thiolina Now Year. holiday atmosphere and, the hoa tilities in the North, the market throughout the woek was more or loss at a standstill. Trading, such as it was, was mainly, confined 10 settlement liquidation, though the settlement itself is of very small proportions.

The undertons, at the close, was quits" atoady, a number of buying orders, below the present level of prices, remaining unsatisfied.

Sales.

Hong Kong Banks, $1,410/1,490. Union Insuramoss, 8:12. Ewo Cottons, Ms. 15.70/16

Buyers.

Douglases, $24.

Benguets, $114. Vanž, Goldfields, 82. Chinese Estates, 205. Singapore. Tractions, 3/-. Mackintosh, 10.

Sellers.

Hong Kong Banks, 81,400. Indo-China (Prof.), '845. Indo-China. (Def.), 832. Kailan Mining, 30/-. Baubs, 200.

Hotels (Old), $14.80 Malabons, 838. Entertainments. (Old),, $10}," S.C. Enterprises, $10.

*NEVER DRIVE®

AGAIN."

CORONER'S ORDERS TO

MOTORIST.

MAN WHO KILLED TWO

PERSONS.

"Never drive a car, agnis long as you live. You cannot drive, you are not fit, to drive," said the Greenwich Coroner, Dr. W. H. Whitehouse, addressing. Cornelius Francis Ryan, a young commercia traveller, of Bexley Heath, who had been censured by a jury for dan gerous driving.

·ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE

HOLIDAYS.

To-day the General Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be Monday, entirely closed, and on the Cuneral Post Office and, the Branch Post Offices will be open from 8 a.m. 10 9 2.1.

There will be no collection from the pillar boxes "to-day no delivery by postmen, but ordinary cornes pondence may be obtained at the back entrance of the General Fest off

On Monday there will be one col lection from the pillar boxes and) ane delivery of ordinary corres- pondence as on Sundays, and one delivery of registered correspond-

ance at a..

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidayk.

ROMANCE IN A BLUE BOOK.

SUGAR CANES AND SCIENTISTS.

This article throw's new light on! Be report of the Imperial Sugar Cane Rescarch Conference, indiest ing how largely science is adding to our Empire's resources.

We all'ent, on an average, near y elb of sugar a week. Only Aus tralians and Americans ens more -the former, presumably, because hey drink so much ten, and the latter because they sa so much candy and take so many ice cream odas. A study of to-day's official report shows conclusively that we we this super-abandanes of sugar mainly to the scientists.

HOW LONDON GROWS.

£12,000,000 RAILWAY

EXTENSION.

TRAVEL PAcilities to thE

SUBURBS,"

One of the largest and most or pensive schemes of extension ever undertaken by any railway com- pany is now approaching comple tion in London. By next June it. is expected that almost the whole of the Ficcadilly Underground: ex- tensions will be in operation.

The scheme will then have cost

£12,000,000. Its principal features

include:--

The construction or reconstruç- tion of 30 stations.

4,000 Direct employment of mon, and indirect employment of 20,000.

The use of 80,000 tons of iron. The provision of thousands of of tons of concrete, bricks, and rails, and escalator and signal parta..

The scheme is British from start to finish. Out of the Inge total) of £19,000,000 expenditure only £10,000 is to be placed "abroad, This will be in payment for certain escalator parts which are unobtain- able in England.

Changes.

An analysis of the expenditure involved present some remarkable facts. Ha a million pounds are to be spent on the reconstruction of ono stavion alone that at Holborn, which is to be amalgamated with, British Museum on the Central London system. It is interesting to note that thus will disappear one of the few spots where it is still legal to merge into daylight with- out, surrendering one's ticket. A similar sum is likely to be entailed in the Station

No less than £2,000,000 will be

This expon spent pn proporties. diture will not be entitled to Gov- srnment relief under the Govern ment Grants Act of 1929, £3,730,000 will be spent on the reconstruction of old stations on the present track,

They have raised new varieties of angar canes which give, anormously The northern extension on South erensed yields, and so lower pro-game will cost £5,335,000; and the duction conts.

And it was a scientist, Andrea Marggraf, who discovered; in. 1747, bow to extract sugar from the juice

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western extension to Hounslow vid Northfolds and to South Harrow will cost £3,500,000.

Down-stroot Station, which for

so long has gloried in the explana

tory sub-title of Mayfnir," will of the best plaat. The growth disappear to make way for sidings. the whole beet sugar industry of Old Dover-street Station will ge Europe-which to-day accounts for too, and a new one will be built nearly 40 per cent of the world's with the same title but in a new It was stated that Ryan had kill- total sugar output was due to Naposition under the roadway of Fie ed swo people in two years through poleon's energetic efforts to break cadilly..

the British sugar monopoly. negligent driving. Inquest con earned Maurice Prosh, nged ec, of le From Weeds and Reeds. Plumstead, the second victim.

Ryan had been fined £10 with 10 guineas costs at Woolwich on a charge of dangerous driving, and his licence had been suspended for a year. He first denied to a police inspector that he had been in the read where the accident occurred, but admitted in the box that he

Eight stations and seven and a half miles of track to the north will be wholly now. Several stations at the West End have already been re- New varieties of sugar-cane, constructed; and a fow more are to whose grandmothers contained followsuit, Hammersmith and more sugar than & lemon, are the Acton Town stations will take on a intest acientific wonder. Research new appearance na important ter

minal junctions. Other old sta- with a sort of wild reed and pro- tions which will be unrecognisable workers have eroated pedigree canes duced hybrids which give record are Knightsbridge, Russell-square, yields of sugar. These new canes than ordinary varieties. are, moreover, much more robust

The wild blood has added strength "Out of

had lied, and expressed regret. to the cultivated plants.

and Hyde Park Corner,

Higher Speed.

Win the whole scheme is com ploted it will provide the finest the strong shall come forth sweet suburban service on the Under- The jury returned a verdict of ness The Biblian phrase, has beground system. Average speeds will accidental death, and added a ridercome a scientific fact

be raised to a "figure undreamt of that Ryan should be severaly cent

Canes now being bred at Coim only a few years ago. The entire batore, in South India, are

ex: journey from South Harrow to sured for his dangerous driving.pected to raise the yield of Cockfosters, over 25 miles, will only Among those prosent were Cot. The funeral of the late Mrs. A. R. B. Skinner O.B.E., and Mrs. F. Arcalli, whose death occurred The coroner,"addressing Ryan, then sagar plantations (and there are occupy on minutes, or a scheduled 3,000,000 seres under sugar in In-speed of 25 miles per hour with Skinner, who will shortly belenynt her residence, 18, Kennedy Road,sid

dia) by 50 per cent..

The ancestor stops, ing the Colony for Home, Col S. on Thursday, took plach nut the

"If over a man should have gong of one of their best canes, called i Subterranican statións will nå!..be Boyd, D.8.0., who is taking over Mohammedan Cemetery Festerday for trial for inanslaughter you are Co. 205, is a pernicious weed in the equipped with escalators, and the from Col. Bikhmer, the Misses when a large number of relatives"

"Bandwiching" of the Piccadilly Boyd, Lt. Col. Marsden. Major and friends attended to pay their the man. This is not the first time whent walls of the Punjab Mousley and Mrs. Mousley, Major last respects. The funeral service Tosh, Capt. and Mrs, de Linde, was conducted under Muslim rites you have been in this.court. Capt. and Mrs. Sydall, Capt. by the Aulus of the Hong Kong years ago caused the death of a savings would result In Indis ference of passengers at the jun And Mrs. Mitchell

Off-Mosque, and a few hundred people person in very bad circumstances. and

of the Royal Engineers and participated in the Janata Namas. Naval Officers

The decensed was the widow of

The prizes were given away by this late Mr. A. F. Arculli, the Mr. Skinner, the winner being:-founder of Messra. Arculli Bro Ladies Fancy Dress, Mrs. Hay thers and Messrs. A. F. Arculli don Spanish Lady.

Men's Fancy Dress, Mr. G. E. Clarke, Chinese.

Spot Waltz, Lt. Col. Marsden and Mias Boyd.

MAYOR WALKER'S SECRET SAFE.

ACCUSATIONS IN NEW YORK INQUIRY.

The investigations into corrup- 4ion in New York City have mov

ed one step nearer the person of

"Yon. Wicked. Maz."

If canes could be persuaded to tracks between the District will pro.

Two ripen in a shorter time, enormous vide for simple and speedy trans

You wiped a person out of and Sons, Army Contractors. She existence in that case by your rock lenives five sons and two daughters less driving. You were charged with to mourn, her loss. Thors are also

a large number of grandchildren. manalaughter at the Old · Bailey,

they are in the ground for about tions.

ten or twelve months. Bo sugar Approximately 30 traina will be cane is being crossed with cerealp run per hour, providing equal ser to see if an earlier-maturing, high-vices for Hounslow West, South yielding off-spring can be obtained. Harrow, and Cockfosters. A hybrid bred from one of the Ealing Broadway will remain, ny famous. Java canes, Poj. 2.725, and always, the principal station and ed in five months. a local sorghum, has actually ripen-western headquarters of the Dis-

trict Railway.

Research workers bo-day often The Harrow and Hounslow dia One of the deceased Indy's sons is but you were extremely lucky to old buccaneers. The popular idea vided with a direct service to the have as exciting, adventures as the tricts will for the first time be pro- the well-known local elicitor, Mr A, al Arcull, while nuuther son, get off. In this enes you were driv-that they spend their lives among West End, and all lines will be Dr. Hassan el Arcati, is also in ing very dangerously, and you test-tubes and retorts is far from served by new tube" trains with practice in the Colony.

Besides the sons, grandapns and relatives at the funeral, others: noticed were Capt. K. B. Gore, Messrs. A H. Rumjahn, A. A Rumjahn, M. A. Khan, A. G. Suffind, R. M. Omar, A. T. Barma H. T. Barma, A. Bakar, F. "Ebrn. him and many others.

knew you wors doing so,

the truth.

Schoolmaster's Discovery,

more powerful-motors and smooth and rapid electro-pneumatic brak- "One thing I advise you to do

ing. --novor drive a car agaín se long.

Escalator Ousting the Lift. sa you live. You cannot drive

The Sugar Conference heard hais you are not fit to drive. You scientiat had penetrated into the The lift is gradualis disappear drink for one thing, and, prob- unknown interior of New Guinea, ing from all the railway stations of ably, will go on drinking. You where head-hunters still collect London. Its place is being taken are also an out-and-out liar, their gruesome trophies in search by the escalator; and at every You look like a liar, your face of specimens of tropieni canes station where the change is effected, gives you away. You are a wick which came originally from that the Underground find that there is. ed man-go away from this part of the world. He brought an immediate increase in traffic of court." Mayor Walker, Russell Sherwood, covered that the Mayor and his!

back one, known as N.G. 15, which about ten per cent.

Pussengers who would normally the Mayor's personal accountant, accountant secretly shared a safe.

The son of Frosh, addressing the has produced remarkably high

make use of less convenient stations who fled from New York rather deposit box used for unimown pur-coroner, said: "I should like to yields in Queensland. than give evidence before the Composes, and have been trying to feel that something could be done

Schoolboys would be interested to se those which have been brought mitter of the State Legislature i learn what these purposes were to make it physically impossible for know that the breading of better up to date, and thousands more use which is investigating conditions Sherwood fled from the United Ryan over to drive again." ş

cance was first started by, the sup- the Undergri and in preference to orintendent of a boys' reformatory the omnibus. in the city, is hold to be acting, States to Mexico City, and when

The Coroner:I have done my school in Barbados He made the Various redaona are put forward. least technically, in contempt found there at once disappeared of court for failing to appear, Mr. again Mr. Seabury to-day accused best. It's no use asking him to original discovery that canes could for this aspect of the traveller's

The Underground authori Samirel Seabury, who is conduct-the Mayor of being responsible for make promises. It should be made grown from seel. The latest whim. Ming the investigation, asked that a the accountant's continned absence, legally impossible for him ever to Barbados triumph is a cane called ties themselves impute it to a dual: Anh of £20,000 should be assessed and said that the incident revealed will be able to employ him as a world's record for sugar production The lift, it is alleged, is less com drive again. Fortustely, no 006 B.H. 10 (12), which holds the cruse psychiology and convenience. against Sherwood, but the amount flagrant contempt by the Mayor, has not yet been decided on. in the spirit if not in the latter, driver for at least a year."

The committee me time ago dls ~(Continued at foot of next volna.)

of the power of the [New York Slate] Supreme Court."

to the acre. It has given a yield fortable and far less speedy and Byan's father said his son had of a tons, equivalent to 10 tons of this alone accounts for a large

sugar to ono sore:

measure of its unpopularity. promised not to drive again

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