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SHROFF WHO EMBEZZLED.

CLAIMED HE HAD TO ENTERTAIN CUSTOMERS.

A shroff, employed by the Sing Mow tea merchants of 127, Queen's Road West, pleaded guilty yester. day before Mr. Schofield to a chargo of embezzlement of $1,898.

Mr. Peter Sin, who appeared for the complainants, said complainants married business as tex mer. chauts and fendant was employ

ed as shroff and salesman at a salary of ex per month. It was

THE BOYCOTT IN

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SWATOW.

HEAVE

"LOSSES BY MERCHANTS.

APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.

(From Our Own Dorrespondent.)

Swatow, May 30,

Last week loen merchants," re- presenting different branches of trade, decided to hold a meeting for the purpose of discussing ways and caps to er 1 the present anti-

part of his duties to colles dehtsapanese boyentt. The meeting,

due to the firm.

however, had to be postponed sine,

In March last the managing part." "dini not began to suspect irregularities

In spite of this, they got together in the acements and went with de-and framed a public appeal in the fendant to certain customers, from shape of circulars profusely dia whom he discovered the truth.

HONG KÔNG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

FIRE BRIGADE PROSECUTION.

THEATRE DOOR LOCKED DURING PERFORMANCE,

PUBLIC DANGER.

Mr. Liu Wai Chau, maniger of the Ko Shing Theatre, was sum- moned before Mr. Schofield as the Central Police Cours yesterday at the instaner of Mr. J. C. FitaHenry Acting Superintendent of the Fire Brigade) on a summons accusing rim of epusing or permitting an exit door at the theatre to be locked during a performance at 9.50 p.m. on Mhy 25.

Mr. Hornee Lo defending, point ed out that the exit referred to was at the stage and used only by the actors, and argued that the rogula Intributed to all and sundry, partition did not apply to stage doors, cularly to the schools, asking for but only to doors which were used individual and public opinion.

by the public. Otherwise, he sub- mitted, the words whenever the publie has access to, any public

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fairness to defendant, it had to be said that he went willingly with the manager. His explanation was that his salary was not sufficient.

Mr. Sin remarked that he was instructed not to press the charge as the complainant did not want to jeopardise the arrer of dufendant."

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In His Master's Interests.

In reply to the Magistrate, de- fendant said that, as a salesman. he had to

customers.

The circular was issued in the name of Associated Trades Union, but the contents show that the movement has been initiated by the piecegoods dealers and merchants who are the greatest sufferers of the boycott.

The Dirqular.

flding" at the beginning of the regulation would be meaningless, unless the door were made uns of by the public.

He was instructed, however, not to lay very much stress on that

A rough translation of the eir-point. The theatre was undergoing wertain alterntions and whilst that

entertain, about 100eulay, as follows, may not be with

out interest

His Worship: In whose interests Defendant: In the master's in- "terests.

those who are was being done all exists and following up the events in Swatow: doors, including the one mentioned "With reference to the stocks of in the summons, had always heen Japanese goods which were import-kept open, but on account of the His Worship: You mean to sayed prior to the Sino-Japanese can-workmen the one door at the stage flict, and which we happily" and was closed in order that greater readily condescended to be sealed supervision could be had over the His Worship: Why do you do by the Salvation Boyents Com- work. After the attention of the **

mitten as forbidden goods" we, management was drawn to the exit, Defendant: The shop dom's pay merchants of all branches of trades, it had been kept'open. my expenses.

feel that some consideration should be shown to us now.

you spent 31.693 on that?

Defendant: Yes.

"In Cangot Komething

has

His Worship: Why should you entertain shops, the partners of the firm do that, don't they -They already been done to alleviate the don't. but they authorise me to en-lusses and sufferings of the mer Lertain the easterners,

chants there by releasing all scaled His Worship: That means they told goods of Japanese origin for sala in the local market. A similar con- you to do it?

sideration should be enjoyed by us

ere na well.

Defondant: No, they didn't tell me to do it but I had to in the intorosis of the firm.

His Worship (to Mr. Sin) your clients admit that!

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150 Petsons in Dressing Rooms. Mr. FitzHenry remarked that the door referred to was one of the exit

KOWLOON C.C.

PRESENTATION;"

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MR. P. W. RAMSAY LEAVING

FOR HOME

HONG KONG STOCK

MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

A pleasant function took place There was again evidence of Arm- on Tuesday evening at the Kow.ness at the opening session yester- day morning. and buyers were loon Cricket Club when Mr. P. W. (Wattic") Ransuy, who is leav. still in the market with bids at the higher levels established on ing for Homor on retirement on! Sutarday, was entertained by fellow Tuesday, members of the Club,

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Chairman of the Club, in presenting Mr. Ramsay

with two blackwood and silver trays, and Mrs. Ramsay with a broogh 13 mementoes from the members of the Club, commented on Mr. Ramsay's likeable person-

ality and his long and useful Asso- ciation with the K:00. On behalf of the Club, Mr. Lindsell wished

Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay bon voyage and long life and happiness. Their health was drunk with musical honours.

MOTHER SAVES FIVE PERSONS.

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BUT LOSES HER LIFE IN GOING BACK FOR

MORE CLOTHING.

An elderly woman who was the means of saying five paraons in a fire at Distillery-road, Brentford, Middlesex, lost her own life through going back to get more clothing as she was feeling cold.

She was trapped in an upper room by an impenetrable barrier of flame. Many brave attempts were Imade by firemen and neighbours to

reach hor.

When she was eventually dis

doors which had been approved by covered she was dying from suffoca- the fire and building authorities.sion and shock... When the theatre was visited, it The woman waa Mrs. Mary Ann was found that it could not be Thomas, aged 62. She gave the opened, owing to a large number of warning to her husband, "her son, boxes belonging to the artistes his wife, who have young baby, being against it. There were about and a woman lodger, Miss Kimble. 100 people congregated in the dress- thing rooms, but whether they were all actors or servants ho was un- able to say. In the events of fire, these people on the stage would probably jump among the audience and cause a panic.

"For eight months we have suf Dofered tremendous losses on

eapital invested and interent there Mr. Sin: We don't admit that on, with the money market thereby at all. They would not let him much affected. By this time, no spend auch an enormous sum. He doubt, the colour of the goods can't expect to go to West Point (picus goods 1) has faded, coupled every night and expect the firm to with a depreciation in the value. phy.

This factor is incurring irrepar His Worship ordered the defen-ablo loss to us merchants. dant to sign a hond to come up for To save the country we must judgment when called upon and save ourselves first. Our prime duty also to produce a surety to guaran-

is to set our house in order. In no

Lee his appearance.

Way wishing to undermine the patriotic movement, we still find

NEW G.O.C. IN CHINA.

MAJOR-GENERAL O. C." BORRETT, D.S.O.

NOTABLE CAREER.

When Major General

J. XV.

we are being driven to suicide. It is not so much for what we suffer but for the fact that it provoicea laughter and ridicule on the part ou our enemy.'

China should be compared to a sick person, for the cure of whose malady a correct and appropriate dose is to be given; an overdose would only serve to impair tie patient's health.

For this reason wo, the mem- Sandilanda, C.B.. C.M.G., U.S.Opeal to the general publig to give

hers of this Union, earnestly ap

the General Officer Coinmanding our request for fair and considerate the Troops in China, relinquishes treatment."

his command on the expiration of his tenure of office on January 5, 1903, his successor will be Major Guard 0. C. Borrett, D.5.0. former coumander of the Shanghai Defence Force.

TAXI-MEN'S "FRENCH.

STRAIN OF LEARNING THAT A 1S "UNE 'LIVRE."

on

Groans Heard in Street,

The son, Mr. William Thomas, jun., told a pressman.

"My mother first gave the alarm. She smelt smoke and pulled as all

out of bod.

"The manager had been written to My wife ran down into the préviously and he had given a per-street, and after seizing our six- sonal assurance that the door in mentha-old daughter Doreen I fol- question would be left unlocked.lowed hor.

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The prosecution did not regard it. "Mother and father were already light matter. Being where it in the street. Mather then turned was, the people on the stage and to us and said that she was going in the dressing rooms would rush back into the house to get some for that door and would not be able more clothes, as she felt cold, and to open, it,

that was the last we show of her." His Worship remarked that he

Mr... Thomas, son., said: "In the thought that Regulation 24 had to street wet could hear my wife's be taken to apply to the whole groans, but it was impossible owing building. The reference to the to the terrible heat to get to her?? public did not refer to places but to times when a public performance was in progress. The lives of the those of members of the public. actors were just as important as

A fine of $50 was imposed.

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"CRUEL CARICATURES

IN RAG MAGAZINE.

STUDENTS REBUKED,

Woman's Courage.

The lodger, Miss Kimble, in pyjamas, Pan to the Brentford fire station, ten minutes away, to give

the alarm.

Sales.

Hong Kong Bank $1,530/1,538, Underwriters' $3.35. Douglases 8271. Providents (Old) $5,30/6/40, Hotels (Oum. Rights) $19.70. Hotels (Rights) $1.80. Hong Kong Lands $77.85/71.90, Hong Kong Healties $19.30/12.35. Chinese Estates $100. Ewo Coltons Tla. 14.10/14). Hong Kong Trams $22.00/23,90 China Lights (Old) 820.40/207. Hong Kong Electrios $74.90/75. Dairy Farms $28.30/28.10.

Buyers.

Bank of East Asia $116. Uanton Insurances $1,200, Underwriters $3.30.

China Fire Tagurancos 8800. Douglasen 327).

Hong Kong and Whampoa Docks

$18.

Providents (Old) $8.30. Providents (Now) 82,40. Hotels (Cum Rights) $124. Hotels (Rights) $1.80. Hong Kong Lands $78. Humphreys $104.

Ewo Cottons T 14 Hong Kong Trams 891, Peak Trams (New) 38. Star Ferries $91. Yaumati Ferries" (New) 8313, China Lights (Old) $203, China Lights (New) 820.35. Hong Kong Electrics 874.00. Macao Electrics $24. Telephones (P.P.) $23.85. Malabon Sugars $21. Canton Ices $61. Hong Kong Hopes 814. Dairy Farms 328,30, Watsons (Old) 8142. Watsons (Now) 14.40. Lane, Crawfords (Old) 804. Lane, Crawfords (New) $6.20. Sinceras $16.20.

Sellers:

Steamboats 8911. Raubs $384.

South China Motors "B" $19. Constructions (New) 31.70.

TITLED WOMAN WHO VANISHED. "

POLICE "LOOKING FOR HER SINCE 1929."

VICOMTESSE AND COUSIN AT FRENCH EMBASSY.

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A titled woman for whom, it was statod, the police had been looking since July 1990, was remanded at Bow-street Police Court for medical report,

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She was Vicomtesse Henriette (or) Harriet). Emily de Dampierra, aged

Those who saw the blaze spoke 36, an American-born woman and highly of the firemen and of the widow of a Frenchman, of Bloom courage of Miss Kimble She 'was

ing the fire station..

on the point of collapse on reach-abury-street, W.C. She was charg ed under the Aliens Act, with fail ing to register her change of nd- dress. She was described as vocalist.

Mrs. Thomas was still breathing when fuund. and oxygen was ap- plind, but she died shortly after- wards.

Brantford and Chiswick brigades

BIG CINEMA FIRE.

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The Vicomtesso said that she was) British by parentage. She had telephoned to the Secretary of the French Embassy, who was a cousin of her husband, the Marquis de Dampierre.

Her Marriage Certificate.

Nottingham Nottingham, Uni- versity College Students Union has were engaged for two boura. The Major General Borrett's firai.

been officially rebuked for publish Brendford esenpe was damaged by coramission was in the King's own London taxicab drivers are learn-

Royal) Regiment, when he begun ing French. London will be

ing in its hospitalRag Magn-burning. zine" wint is, termed "A cruel service on May 7, 1609, He saw League of Nations during the com

earicature of the Lady Mayoress, service in the South African Waring season, so many drivers Are Mrs. W. Green." The matter was from June 23, 2000 to January 30, whiling away idle hours the referred to by the Education Com- 1901. He commanded two brigades rank by studying little books, that inittee and Alderman E. Manning, in France during the Great War make Franch easy. and was awarded the C.M.G., and Some drivers know French as it denounced the cartoon, which, he father of the City Council, publicly

The Capitol Cinema, one of the Consulata said that the Vicomtesse A representative of the French 5.5.0. with bar. In recognition of was spoken during the war, but said, lacked the germ of humour largest of Manchester's suburban had been there several times, chief- his services he was appointed an they are discovering that while it and was only offensive and vulgar. cinemas at Purrs Wood, nearly with a view to obtaining a copy. AD to FM: the King:

wan onay to ask for egg had chips Az apology was called, for and the Didsbury, has been destroyed by or her marriage certificate from Major General Ferrett' saw con- and bustle of white wine in an withdrawal of the magazine.

The outbreak" occurred 1172 siderable service in India com estamines behind the lines, it is die Alderman Hantsman, piirns manding two brigades from Juneealt to make the native French the College Council, said youth's 20. 1920 to August 8, 1997, He man understand his own language.standards of fun were at the same commanded brigade in the Charles, who has driven a cab for Waziristan force from August 4|for many years and knows every

as those obtaining later in life. 1020 to October 31, 1920, a brigade street in London, was reading a

What had been done was in n good in the Wana column from Novem-little red book yesterday and trae withdraw the cartoon he had no cause? but is was possible to ber 1, 1920 to March 31, 1931 and ing out familiar words set against doubt it would be done. commanded the Wuna force from unfamiliar Frouch.

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April 1, 1921 to January 4, 1022. "They seem to have got a lot of For his services in Waziristan, ho it right,” he said." "A theatre is

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our before the evening-perform there was no doubt that it Italy. This had now been obtained. anee, and apart from the staff, only half a dozen people sitting in an

WILH. genuine document. Consulate were in communication upstairs cafe were in the building.

with a doctor who had known her They dashed downstairs as soon as

for 30 years. the alarm was given.

Thousands of people attracted by

The Vicomtesse said that the the dense clouds of smoke, which Embassy would arrange for her to could be seen for several miles, be legally represented if there was gathered and saw the roof in & & remund.

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of flames crash into the one to tell tho court who she won. was awarded the C.B., and CBE. un theatre, and a cinema is un ville? Everybody knows that auditorium."

His Shanghai service was as com- cinema, and an hotel is se hotel, town isn't villa, and a house isn't

Constable Lockenby, of the Aliens Mr. Ernest Jones, the cinema Department, said that nothing was mander of a brigade from" August and a faro ia un client, and a re- une maison. Silly, I call it electrician, discovered the 17, 1927, and a commanded "the staurant. is un restaurant,

fire known against the Vicomtesse, ex That's "Between you and me, I don't above the stage. Shanghai Area of the China Com-enay and sensible; but why don't think these Frenchies understand have had a firm hold, even then," of trouble to the police, who had "The fire must cept that she had been a source and in March 1020. His promo they carry on Why do they call their own language. Fancy calling, for part of the stage collapsed a few tion to the rank of Major General a church 'une église, and a town une a quid une livre! Doesn't wonke minutes later sa we lowered the came on November 3, 1980.

(Continued at foot of next column. sense,"

"safety curtain.”

had difficulty in tracing her the

had been under medical observa- tion, and was once certified.

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