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MED FOR MRS. OREASY

"CERTIFICATES OF HONOUR”

OR CHINESE.

CHINESE

THREATEN

RECEIVES LETTI DEMANDING MONEY:

OLICE TRAPS WHICH

FAILED.

commenced before Mrio

A case of unusual interest which Wynne

SLAVERY STILL PRACTICED.

(From Our Own Correspondent:)

WARNA KACHER, Hainant Great excitement was caused in Kachek market. and the surround-

KAI TACK FIRE

DESTROYED

CLUB MACHINE PARTS AFFECTED

A matahed Banger at Kai Tack: Balonging to the Flying Club w completely destroyed by fire last evening together with the contents whjon consisted of old machine parti

The structure, which was on the oppositor side of the RA.F. hangar

Er the Governor bolil the first, Investiture of the year at Govern mont House yesterday morning, when four local residents ware the Jones on Thursday was continueding country on the night of April boipients of honoura

ab Central Magistract yesterday. First among those to be honour-The defendant, a Chinese named 8, when there was a big fire in the od WEBT. Craney, who Yuen. Ning, was charged with de barracks just outside the market. received the M.BE. while Mr manding money with menaces from These barracks are arranged in a Li Po Kwai, P., and Mr. Wong Mr. Là Yau Tsun, O.B., a promin rectangular court, and consist of and a coupis of hundred yards from

wong Tin received Certificates of Honour My Abbas Aroulli roce vode the insignia of an Associate Servind Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

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Preceded by two: Indian A.D.C. and followed by Captain TAH Coltman, A.D.C., and Mr. G. W. Tufton, Private Secretary, His Ex-

ont member of the least Chinese ne-story brick buildings with cominunity, who was for several tiled roofs except for one two. years Chairman of the Chinese storey structure at the borti eau Chamber of Commerce.

of the compound, faging the main The events leading up to the gate and farthest from the market. Fest of the defendant were rented The second storey of this building by Inspector John Murphy of the was partitioned into small rooms SC.A. who stated that Mr. L4 You by pino boards for officers quer

remnants of two machines, which then now hangar, contained the

was created nearly two years ago hot crashed during its flying Is

and, owing to didust, was in a pidated condition

The fire cncurred about 8.15 p.m.

cellency entered the Hall at eleven Taun and received several lettore/ bors, while the lower floor was used and the old machine parts were

olelook we took up his postion dromediately in front of the dais

Mrs Creasy, supported by the Hon: M H. T. Cronny, C.B.E., and Mr G. P. de Martin, M.B. E., than enterod and stood before His Excellency.

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Governor's Tribute to Mrs. Creasy

His Excellency then said:

it is a very roul and a very piensure to me to invest you to-day with the Insignia of a-Mom- ber of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; which· His Majesty the King has been pleased to confer upon you in recognition of your public services in this Colony ever since you arrived here

in 1924.

1

Within a fortnight of your arrival you took over the Hon. Gen. Secretaryship of the Minister ing Children's League and Hong Kong Women's Guild, asted as President a few months later and have been President or Vice-Presi- dent most of the time that you have been here. You have been a moving spirit of the Lengue, and as a re- mult of your untiring ‚öfforts- over #100,000 have been collected and distributed amongsƐ various ehhri- ties, here and at Home. You have takon great personal interest in the Helens May Institute, and have devoted considerable time and energy to it. You have also identi fed yourself with the Girl Guides Association.

The whole of your service has been inspired by sympathy with love of your fellows, and it is a. great grief to us all that you will bu leaving the Colony in two months' timo. Your departure will loayen, vacancy that it will be 'very difficult to Bill, but in going you will have the satisfaction of know. ing that you will leave behind you a fine record of service, and will carry away with you the ragard and affection of all those who have come into contnet with you."

"I congratulata, you most sincere. ly on the honour which has been sauferred upon you."

Loyal Services,

His

In investing Mr. Po w and Mr. Wong Kwong Tin Excellency spoks in complimentarý terms of the loyal services these gentlemen had rendered to the Colony, and said that they fully deserved the honours conferred: upon them.

Reference to the excellent work done at the Shatin train smash laat yeur by members of the Ambulance Brigade was made by the Governor in conferring the Insignia of an Associate Serving Brother on. Mr. Artu

"Duting the unfortunate railway accident at Shatin you tendered invaluable service said His Ex- cellency," and in recognition of such service you ware awarded the "Vellum of Thanks" of the Order." Lady Peel was the Arst to 'con gratulate the recipients at the end of the ceremony, after which re- freshments were served.

On the Dais

present on the chas with. wore:-Commodore A. Walkar, OBE, His Honour Sir Joseph Kemp, Et. OB.E. Brigadier B

demanding money

The latters called him a “traitor'" an

and a "man of bad hourt,"

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

Marcsta opened quietly steady

predominating demand for

with

the Investment section.

Now, Kutings.

Wallson Harper and 00%, Iild, China Sports, Ltd.

Union Insurance $485.|| Providents (Old) $4,90. Hong Kong Lands $703., Hong Kong Trama, $995. Goystament Loans 1 per cent.

premium ex interest

Kang Bank 1, 400%. Canton Azzurance: $1,940; Talom)" Punem ingat $4005 | Union Waterbosta" $191, Benguet Explorations: 30 cents.

Hong Kong Panda #76for

•Pack Trims (13) LIGH

China Lights (Old), 120.90. Hong Kong Bibctrics $73): Macao Bactrian #94). Canton Less $41

Camants (Combined) $18. Cements (Old) (13 Dairy Farms; 82743 Watsons (Old) $13.70. Government Loans 2 per cent.

premium ex intero

and in the course of half an hour the matched was reduced to ashes for storing ammunition. The ear rendered useless. Fire engines ar tridge factory not far away han

rived on the scene and rendered bagi in bontinual operation for

assistance in the direction of chack- The method by which the money stored in the barracks. About 8.45 other hangars in the vicinity.

some months and the output waing the outbreak from spreading to was to be paid was also contained in those lottars. Mr. Li araz. tom on April 8 a peculiar explo send a woman, who was to carry

sion was heard which was neither a white topes to Des Voeux Road Bus nor firecrackers, great sheets on April 92: This woman would he of flome. prccoaded from the bar approached by two men, but in the racks, and then for an hour and a event of them not coming along,

half there was a steady pop-pop the money whs to be deposited in Pop of cartridges, with every few a letter box in 245, Des Voeux moments great masses of fame and years maintained a girls school of dence in the course of the day, and

deep detonations of

shells and grenades.

Road West,

Evidence was given by Mr.. E. Wood,, of the Secretariat for Chin- ese Affairs to the effect that Mr.

Yau Tsun called on him an several occasions and handed the letters to him, which in turn were handed over to Inspector Miphy.

Woman Decoy.

Ammunition Destroyed,

southwest of Kachok, many fam:- lies have men in the south: Thess men deuire their daughters to be educated, as this is a progressive district, and they have for avera

primary grade, near the district city, ending money for the teach w's salary up from the south. This last term no money was sect

scarce. as the depression had made money.

pledges which the, teacher is now The salary was paid in

trying to redeem, and is being offered land deeds, as security in- stead of cash, da, here in Haiban also money is scarce. The Chinese

advise her to take the matter to the local hagistrate and secure. judgment, but payment will be slow in any case

affcers were in the quarters as the As the story goes, only three hour was early and the others were out in the market. One mag was examining a hand grenade, which suddenly exploded and set fire to the Bime wooden partitions and A woman was sent to keep the nipping curtains. Two of the men appointment" but no one turned up jumped to the ground and were On another occasion; the appoint-somewhat injured by the fall, but ment was again not kept and an the third was afraid to jump and envelope containing brown paper perished in the collapse of the was dropped into the letter-box as building, Soldiers worked valiant. directed by the writer: A. watchy and removed sixty boxes of was then kept and a small boy was centridges from the lower floor, chow Middis School, the seen to open the box and extract as even so 170,000 cartridges, an the letter. The watchers imme-nown number of shells diately arrested him and in conserenades, and over 300 gums were

destroyed. quence of what he said, the watch men followed him along the street as far as the Asih Life Building on the South side of Queen's Roud Central. No one appeared to meet the youth, who was then taken to the S.C.A. office

gai

Seller:

South China Motor B$19 8.0. Enterprises $9.85

AFTERNOON

BESSION.

There was a better tone in evik in several instances bayars advanced their bids.

Bales

Peak Tram (Old) (15) Star Ferries 2001, 2 Constructions (New): $14, Government Loans

per

a premium ex: interest,

*Buyers Union Insurances. 8408, Providents (Old) $4/05. Hotels (Cum Rights) $13. Hong Kong Trama 891.80. China Lights (Old) #21. China Lights (Now) $20. Uements (Combined) $18.70) Lane, Crawfords: (Old). 86.

KREUGER GROUP *SUBSIDIARIES.

HOPE OF SAVING MATCH COMPANY.

STOCKHOLM MORE

OPTIMISTIC.

Visiting Studenta.

The normal clase, from the treme south of the island, is maki anding an observation tour and re-

cently called in Kachook. Accom panied by an instructor, they came A considerable sum of money in up the coast by junk, six days from banknotes and orders on local firms Ngai-chow to Bak-is, and thence by were barned, but not much silver.. car Kachek. They expect to The soldiers' quarters did not burn, visit schools in Yun-io and Kiung- and very fortunately only three orchow before returning. The trip was as dry as tinder from the hot pupila paying a certain part of four lives, wore lost. Everything is sponsored by the sabool, the spring weather, but the wind was

the expenses. The

There was a more hopeful feeling Ching-mai from the south-east so that flames. Middle School has also had a party in Stockholm on April 8, following Apparently the boy had removed away from the market and not alsewhere: When the students are group disclosures Prices on the and debris were blown directly of students visiting in Kashek and the shook caused by the Kreuger

instructions of one who was a board-fortunate as the Socony station and one, and it is possible now because the letter from the box on the directly towards the AP. mission mature enough, this plan of Stock Exchange recovered general

compound This

was the more visiting would sem a very good er at a hostel in Caine Road, where pump is just across the road from of the increasing number of places the boy was employed. No trace the barracks, on the south, and had connected by motor ronde.. was found of this man unt April the flames carried there great daan

age would have resulted, aà, the

7 when he accosted the boy in market has absolutely no facilities Caine Road and asked why the let- for fighting firs The Chinesej, were. tor had not been handed over. As frightened out of their scasce at

first, certain that a Communist at fack was being made, add the vil: lagers for miles around ware sure the marinet had been burned:

that moment, the boy employer came along and seized defendant who was subsequently handed over to the police."

It was mentioned that during his

case was adjourned."

It is thought that the next re- port from the investigation com mittaa, which is expected late Friday evening or Saturday morn ing, will show that Swedish Matan and Ericsson Telephone, Company, can be saved.

One is aaked occasionally if

As a result of the financial sup slavery exists in China to-day. In Hainan certain forms of servitude port given by the Government, the cortainly do still exist. Recently Scandinavian Credit Bank, which your correspondent was calling in was Kreuger's clearing bank, is a home in Kachak market where now out of danger. More then the married daughter was back for 22,500,000 starling has been with Big Firm's Tailure.

brief visit. She had with her a drawn from the bank in the last fairly wall-dressed little girl, three weeks by investors fearing a Recently a large am in Kacher about the size of a four-year-old, crash. But it is now expected that detention in gaol, the man had market, doing business under the Knowing the young woman had no the cash will come back again, and written letters to Mr. Ta asking his chop Tin Nam Fong, failed to the children of her own that age, in- that the shares of this bank as well pardon.

extent of some 880,000 Mex. This quiries were toode. The child was as other Swedish banks will again, firm bad several care running benine years old, of Hainanem desrisa in price tween Kuchek and Rohow, and did cent. Her home was in Leng dui⠀ Issues Not Subscribed. a general passenger and freight but the family had sold her to a business, but their principal fine Vun-sio man. His family sent het Krauger and Toll, however, does The gravity of the position of was basicing between Chinese in

out to berd cows, tiny as she was not appear to have been exaggerat Singapore and the South end the and she grew weak and sick. She ad. It is suggested in some quar- loend firms or residents. There is was finally sold to the presenters that dividends were paid from great dissatisfaction in the market

owner for $110.00 Max. In this the procends of shares and Deben- over the whole affair, as it is family she will the reasonably well ture i used in p alleged the head of the firm has treated, fed and clothed, but, virtu-

It is known definitely that A large sums of money salted down ally a slave. The lot of such work-large part of the Kreuger and Toll in banks elsewhere, of course under ers in Hainan is usually a fairly issues made since 1999 was never assumed names, and has practic comfortable one unloo the owner completely absorbed. The unsub ally no property in Hainan which has a bad temper cases have been scribed portion was purchased by can be attached, even the shop in brought to the hospitals where the company, although it had Baches market was rented. The boiling hot rice or boiling water already bought large numbers of proprietor is now setting placidly in had deliberately been thrown on its own shares prion to the issue, prison the officially are willing to slave children by those in authority with the object of forcing up prices rolenes him but he is afraid to leave over them w the safety of the prison f

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WATER SUPPLY.

PREVENTION AGAINST

SHORTAGE.

From a notics, appearing else. where in this lame, it would seam that there is a potential shortage of water and consumers are urgently requested by the Water Authority to co-operate with him in conserving the supply by cutting down their daily consumption to the minfosum.

Care against wastage,

to the carelessness of servants. and other causes, is specially urged

B. Cousens, Hon. Mr. T H. King, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Hon. JP. Sir William Bornell Mr R H Kotswall C.M.G., CJE. Bir Shou-son Chow K.,, CLG the Hon. Mr. C. G. Ala ¡LLD,' Hon. Dr. 8. W. To, nator, E.CO.BL. Hon. Mr. UBI, LLD, the Hon. My 3. N WE L. Shenton, the Bos, Chau, the Vory Row Dean A

Paterson-the-Hon Comma der CJ Hole, RN (retired) Bwann, and Squadron Leader (Continued at foot of neat column,) Wood, R.A.F.

Speaking of the connection be bwean Hainan and the South Seas,

"Reds" Exsented. /.

The bulk of the reserves of the Asi sdointed Company in Holland cany [jaists of Kronger and Toil Deben- two rather interesting items recent Rods continus their kotivitis tures d ly came to our notice

Krenger is believed to have Rubber-hork and there several shops were solod tennis shoes are now all the burned in a near-by market a few frequently signed contracts for large rage" in Hamen, for students and nights ago. It is reported that without having any funds every one else. Since rubber has seven men, all young and all from Available. To relieve the situation, dropped in price these shoes are Khong dong district, were executed Toll zaset with the banks

he pledged Available Kreuget and cheep, and they have practically here within the past ten days for big French france group, it is destroyed the business of the old spreading Communist propaganda style shoemakers, who are not among the soldiers and inciting rethe dish Iron mines in Northern reported has offered to buy back reduced merely to menders; of volt

Africa which were purchased by belong to subsidiary the Hematite pany, however, has denied the Mining Company. The latter com rumours.

Torn shoes. Many of the makers Crops are in good shape rouger some years ago and now City the headquarters for that on Apri of native style shoes in Blungcherthundersto tremendous rain trade, have closed their shops and which was beginning to be serious reliaving the drouta, are seeking elsewhere for means of the swag ready to head and livelihood.

the Bold wrede day Prospects are the announcement of the forma rmal prop-it occasion- tion of committees to protect the in wife had raing occur for the next two terests of foreign shareholders has

been received with satisfaction.

Fordrender.

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