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ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

THETING will be held (weather EXTRA RACE

paruitting) it HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 11TH JUNE, 1932, com. *mencing at 2:00 pm,

The First Ball will be Rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.· Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One

One without a Badge will be admitted to the Edembers' Enoloraro.

Badger admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at 18.00 for Gentlemen and $9.00 for Ladis (Both including Tar) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon Introduction by 1 Isoauose, Momber to be responsible for Buch

of All Chits, etc.

admitting

Mombers' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Bace Courts,

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Or No Prètest will Uhildren be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

Tifins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. Boy in adrance. Telephone 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,

The Prior of Admission to the Public Enclosure is 10.00 ineluding Tai, for Persons, including Ladies, and is allpayable at the Gate.

Soldier and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price

Bookmakers, Tie Tac Mon, eto, will not be permitted to operate with- in the

Precincts of THE KORO "KONG JOCKET CL during the Race Meeting, Tine will be obtainable in the Res taurant in the Public Brolosure.

By Order,

5. A. SLEA ?;

Aaving Secretary: Hong Kong. 6th June, 1939. F4252

BUY A NEW

DRESS IF YOU

CAN, BUT IF YOU CAN'T WE'LL CLEAN

THE OLD ONE BEAUTIFULLY

PUBLIC MONEY

VOTES.

TO-DAY'S. MEETING OF

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

GOVERNMENT OPIUM SHOPS.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932.

TO-DAY'S COUNCIL

MEETING.

QUESTIONS REGARDING

SHING MUN. "

...

As to-day's meeting, of the Legis intive Council, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, pursuant to notice. will

"On behalf of the Unofficial Members of this Council. I 'desire

to know whether the Government has, since the 27th May last, re- ecived any reply from the Home Authorities, in reference to the commencement of the second acc tion of the Shing Mun Water Seleme 1"

The Attorney General to move the Arst reading of—

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The following items of supplemen-nak the following:- tary expenditure will be submitted this afternoon for the consideration of the Finance Commitice of the Legislative Council:- Government Opium Shopa...830,000 The agreement reached at the Bangkok Opium Conference, 1931, lays fresh stress on the direct con- trol by Government of the places" at which Government, prepared opium is sold.

The Hong Kong | Government proposes to anticipate the ratification of this recommen- dation by transferring from the licensees to its own direct control six of the most important retail depots and the vote of 830,000 new asked is to provide for renting $tting up and maintaining theso depots during the remainder of 1932. There will be a certain saving against this expenditure, arising from cessation of the fixed fees paid to existing licensees. Kowloon Buildings, Venereal

Diseases Clinic

$12,500

the City Hall."

POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED.

ALLEGED ASSAULT IN POLICE STATION.

At Kowloon Magistracy yester." day, Tai Mun, a member of the Police Force, was charged with assault on a Chinese named Lim Ho.

POSTAL INQUIRY TO START. '

PREPARATION FOR FORM- ING SPECIAL COMMISSION.

PLAN SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT.

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FOUNDERING OF S.S.sel when she left Shanghai :----

Cupt. C. H. Hendry; Mr. G.. E. F. KHONG SANG

Beck, uhief officer; Mr. J. Rook

necoad officer; Mr. S. E. MoFinley,

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* LAST YEAR'S TRAGEDY

RECALLED.

COURT ORDER MADE TO

· PRESUME. DEATH.

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ohio onginoor; and Mr. W, E. Cochrane, chief engineer.

It was Mr. Ekinner's belief thán Ma Ames and the other European offlagrs were drowned on August 10, 1931. In inct it was.common"know-

Nanking, May 30.-It was ang

A tragedy on the China Const inledge that, with the exception of uomuced to-day thas preparations

the three Chinese survivors, every- are now being made by the various which several European lives were body else on board must have been Mr. R. C. H. Lim appeared for the

Ministries cokerned, for the or lost was recalled at the Supreme drowned. prosecution while Mr.. F. H. Losebyganisation of a special commission Court yesterday when Mr. R. E. wna for the defence.

Lindsell (Assistant Attorney Gen eral) applied before the Chiel Justice for leave to presume the death of Mr. Alfred Knowel Amos,

to study the economic system in the At the outset, Mr. Lim asked for postal administration. This move is in accordance with the agreement an adjournment, stating that his

reached in Shanghai for the settle. instructions were that the complainment of the recent postal strike. Fent had gone to Canton and from

The application was made to enable the Registrar of the Supreme

It is understood that the com- who was third engineer on bourd. A Bill for the zesumption of there to the country. Although the mission will be composed of 15 the 8.8. Kwoug Sang.

complainant's wife had been seat members, four from the Ministry "A Bill to an end the Liquors to Canton for the man, she returned

of Communications, four from the Ordinance, 1031,"

Postal Union and seven prominent In those circum-residents of Shanghai. without him.

stances, he asked for an adjourn–

mont.

The Attorney General to move the second ronding of

A Bill to amend the "w relating to the Registration of United Kingdom Patenta,"

"A Bill to consolidate and. amond the law regulating the granting of Pensions, Gratuities and other Allowances in respect of public servico."

Court to obtain letters of adminis-

urntion to the estate of the late Mr. Amos.

An affidavit filed by Mr. D. Skinney, of the Indo-China Steam A Kuo Min report states: It is understood that Mr. Chien Chun- Navigation Co., Ltd., stated that shi, Director-General of Posts, whethe Kwong Sang foundered off the was dismissed from his post, and China Coast on August 10, 1931. arrosted on the charge of having!

The regulations governing the or ganisation of this commission havn There was considerable discussion | already been submitted to the Gov about this, but eventually the Magis-

ernment for approval. rate asked Mr. Lim briefly to out- line his case. In doing so the latter said that his client whs - saulted sometimes between 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. on May 11 by thren plain clothes police officers at the Shamshuipo Police Station,

The Arrest.

Previously, the complainant had EXCELLENT FARE AT THE been arrested in the street (Re-

QUEEN'S.

1:

"A Bill to amend the law`re.

lating to Vagrancy."

THE FLYING FOOL."

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Provision is included "ander Medical Department Estimates 1932 lor fent of premises for a Venereal Diseases Clinic in Kowloon. It has as been possible to find suitable premises, which must be situated within easy reach of the docks, for less than 8380 per month unfurnish- ed. It is therefore considered pro- ferable to erect a temporary briek. building at an estimated cost of $12,500 including furniture. A vete for this amount is requested, to replace the item $1,800 for rent of Venereal Diseases centre, Kow loon, under "Sub-head of Hend £6, (Medical Department Estimates). Medical Department: Travel-

ling Dispensary

..$1,000 The late delivery, of the chassis by the Crown Agente neucssitates a revote for the current year to [cover the expenditure in connection

with the fitting up of the Travelling But to return to the picture it Diapersary. It is anticipated that self. One would jump to the con- the sum now asked for will be reclusion, by glancing at the title. quired to meet expenditure for 1939, that the picture is full of dying. It was further stated that the The expenditure in 1901 amounted tb 87,270 out of $11,250 provided

Railway Expenditure.

Kowloon Captoh Railway- Filtrator for Express Loca- motives

$738 Trouble is being experienced owing to scale forming deposits on the boiler tubes of through express locomotives and the purchase of a Altrator to prevent this has been advised as an experiment. If it is successful wo mere installations will be required later for the two other express locomotives.

The present installation will, it is anticipated, result in savngs, on repairs and renewals sufficient to cover the cost. Kowloon Canton Railway

Training wall and works to protect railway embank- ment against damage from Lam Chuen River at Mile 144

clamation Road) after he had been called down from a friend's house "The Flying Fool" a British by his wife, who, on being asked by film which opened as the Queer's the police officer responsible for his Theatre yesterday, is one of those arrest, took the latter to this ad- pictures that give she management dreas. It was stated that the police of whatever theatre the film may be offear originally called at the com- ferbened in the reasuring feeling plainant's house and it was when that it will not fail to druw erow he found that the latter was out ded houses to every performance, that he got the man's wife to take As in all British pictures, the him to the friend. whom the dialogue is excellent and every complainant was calling at the time. word is heard dearly-that alone Continuing, Mr. Lim said that in enough to vouch for the popa-the man was taken to the Police invity of any picture.

Station, he was removed to a room

in the hack of the premises and it was here that the alleged assault took place.

incidents; but until the very and complainant was first ci all struck

of the picture, the story is singular by, three detectives with their bare

y free of things aeronautical hands but the officers luter resorted This does not mean that the

to truncheons and bamboo poles. going" is dull, not by any meansi Mr. Lim said that after the man far as the picture progresses we are had got away from this room, he saken to a night club in Paris-the den of Michael Marlow, (Wallace made a complaint to the European went into charge room and there Geoffrey) a thoroughly bad lat, who officer on duty there at the time in his efforts to win the hand of but the latter morely told him to Morella Arlon (Ursala Jands) szopa

go away." The complainant then at nothing to get Vincent Floyd

went to see a doctor who would be (Henry Kendall) out of the way, To start with Marion Les (Beniin called later to give evidence regard. Hume) helps Marlow in his dastarding the man's injuries. ly work but later on, when Floyd

is placed in a secret dungeon, she

The case was then adjourned till

then reveals her real identity, as the afternoon of Thursday, June

fellow-working and helps him 18.

make his getaway.

The picture starts with a swing and the action is maintained right sill the end. If anything, excite.. ment intensifies as the story deepens and because it is such an entertain. ............$4,750ing, picture throughout, we do not The Lam Chuen River continues hesitate to recommend it to even

The CHINA LAUNDRY Co. to alter its course by crocion of the most fastidious film fan.

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privately owned land and is again threatening the railway embank- ment. It is therefore necessary that further protective works should be carried out.

$574

A special vote for the above amount which includes $405 for innd resumption in requested. Education: Expenses of Course

of Study Provision of foo was made in 1931 under item No. 9 of F.M. No. 4 of 1031 to enable Mr. Morgan of the Education Department to attend

an Advanced Course in education

Costs, and disbursements in con- action with petitions to H.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, for the r Wa Citizen Bank, Ltd., and the compulsory winding up of the Chung General Forwarding and Trading Corporation, Ltd. This expenditure was entirely unforeseen and a vote to cover the costs is requested. New Territories, Buildings. Garages at Sheung Shui und Sha Tau Kok Police Stations

$1,200

In accordance with a recommen-

tions have

at the London Day Training Collegedation of the Retrenchment Com- which is the London University School of Pedagogy in the Faculty mission, two motor sycle combina of Arts. Of the above sum £1414.0 was spent in 1831 and the balance lapsed.

A vote of $574 is now requested to provide the balance of £35,6.0.

Empire Day.

Expenses in connection with

Empire Day, 1932 $1,000 A grant of 81.500 towards the ex- pensee of the Empire Day celebra-

YEE SANG TAI tions arranged by the Empire Day

353, HENNESSEY ROAD,

TELEPHONE 27895.-

Works: $60, HENNESSEY ROAD.

Committee with a view to popularis: ing, and advertising the products of the British Empire has been mado by Government with the approval of the Finance Committee and "formal" "yote"la""now" "requested

Supreme Court:-Registration

of Companies in Shanghai...$761 (Continued at fort på next column.1/

patrol work in the New Territorios. been provided for

The machines are based on. Sheung J Shui and Sha Tau Kok where no suitable garage besommodation at present exists, hnd are liable to į deterioration through exposure to bad weather. It is estimated that structures to house these inachines can be erected at a cost of $1,200. Public Works Recurrent:

Boundary Stones 30,000 Provision made in. catimaton $3,000,

This vote has become exhausted owing to the increase in the number of new leases and the consequent supply of boundary stones. The "amount" voted are counterbalanced by the rovenue derived from the sale of the boundary stones.

Total:-58,023.

allegedly instigated the strike, will At an enquiry held subsequently in be released shortly; the court, after the Marine Court, it was found that preliminary investigation, found the vessel left Shanghai at 4.10 that there is no valid ground for p.m. on August 8 on a voyage to prosecution.

With reference to the various de Hong Kong. On August & she ran maxis recently submitted by the inte a typhoon and, at about 8.30 Shanghai Postal Labour Unions, i¦ a.m. on August 10, sank in the is understood that while the Minis vicinity of Sugar Leaf Island off try of Commanications is prepared

to leave the question of the amal-Fushing Bay, there being only three gamation of the Postal Remittances survivors, all Chinese members of and Savings Bank with the Post the crew? Office to the Legislativo Yuap for decision, it can not however, sce its way to accepting the demand for the stoppage of subsidies to the two aviation corporations.

The relevant clause in the agree- ment referring to the appoint of the commission states that the mem- befs of the Postal Employees' As sociation and the Postal Workers'

Union shall at once resume duty while a special committee shall be formed to study the postal economic. al situation and to discuss the suggestions contained in the de mands of the two postal employees organisations and ways and mean i of putting the same into effect.

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Hong Kong, June 8, 1932.

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European Officers Lost. The statement continued that Mr. Amon and the following other European officers were on board the

After hearing these facts, Sir Joseph Kemp made an order grant- ing love to sweir death as having ocuatred on er since August 10, 1931.

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