1932-09-22 — Page 4

Riding Kit....

Velvet Hunting Caps White Polo Helmets Hunting Stocks Cubbing Scarves

Hunting Bowlers

Crash Helmets String Gloves Whips

Morning Exercise Jerseys all wool with roll collar.

MACKINTOSH'S LTD

ASSETS

£13,000,000

HY APPO

CLAIMS PAID

£40,000,00

GENERAL

ACCIDENT, FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPN., LTD.

All Classes of INSURANCE

WORLD

WIDE

ORGANISATION

AGENTS

JAMES H. BACK HOUSE

1A, CHATER ROAD.

TEL, 21733.

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS,

BOILER MAKERS,

FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERS.

-DRY DOCK

... HONG KONG DẦUY PRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD &

ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “Taikoo”

WIRKLASS CALL

Y.R.G.N. 600 KETIKA

THE

Length 787 Feat. Length on Blocks 750 Feet.

Depth on Centre of

SI!! (H.W.O.S.T.) 24.ft. 6 ins. ---THREE SLIPWAYS,—

Capable of Handling Ships Up to 4,000 Tons Displacement. Electrio Grazie at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons

at 70 Foot Fadins.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN,

NAVAL BATTLE IN STREET:

RUSSIANS FIGHT BANDITS IN HÅRBIN.

BOARDING TACTICS

THWARTED,

CLAIMS AGAINST FRENCH STEAMER.

CAPTAIN'S AND OFFICERS' WAGES.

NO COAL ON BOARD.

Sir Joseph Kemp, the Chief Harbin, Sept. 8.-Chinese bandita | have been taking advantage of flood-Justice, sitting in Admiralty Juris- od conditions in Burbin to create a diction at the Supreme Court yes regin of terror in this city and the terday, heard A сдес in which authorities, in some districts, have claims for $1,684.74 for necessaries had to take such special precautions as greeting barbed-wire barricades supplied by the A. Yuen and Chee The is done to curb the setivities naught Road Central, were made and charging them with electricity. Cheong Co., of 74 and 75, Con- of kidnappings.

These wire fences and control against the Gr. Gal. Maurice Long gates almost completely enclose II, a French veisel at present in gates almost completely enclose large the custody of the Court; and areas of Harbin

claims for wages amounting to approximately 80,000 by Paul Luigi, Adrien Poret and Jean Le Guyot, officers on the vessel.'

A typical example of what is going on here occurred recently. Two Russians, members of the volunteer defence force of Chengcho, were suddenly attacked by 14 Chi nese baadits and during the fighting one Russian and three Chinese met their deaths.

The Russians were patrolling the streets in a rowing boat when three boots minued by the Chinese bandita attacked them. A miniature naval battle. followed. Heavy fire was exchanged and during a lull one of the Chinese boats got alongside the

Russian boat and the bandits al-

tempted to board it. Fiores hand to hand fighting ensued during which one Russian and two Chinese fell overboard. All three drowned.:

word

The other Russian, badly wound, ed, hit the remaining Chinese bandit over the hond with an oar and the man fell out of the boat and also was drowned hot At.

Police

Police in th: etreats frequently are shot at and attempts at kidnap ping continue.

One incident is reported in which 16 bandits attacked a house in which are living a number of Chinese merchants who are refugees from the Fuchistien rection of Farbin.. Two merchants escaped by the win- dows and when the police came up a regular battle followed lasting 30 minutca The bandits strong that they forced a way through the police cordon, seriously wounding one policeman.

were BÚ

'QUAKE SHAKES.

TSINGNING

Mr. H. C. Macnamara appeared for the plaintiffs in both cases,'

The details of the claims by the officers were as follow

Paul Luigi, captain, $3,603.02, which included wages for June, July and August, at the rate of $600 a month; wages to fall due under contract of service to October 17, 1932 at the rate of $500 a month; commission on cargo and passengere due under contract of service; ex- penses paid by the captain from June to September, the balance of the amount advanced by the cap tain namely 1,900 plastres, or 81,750. less 81,100. paid, on account. Expenses of return to Haiphong and subsistence, and maintenance until arrival at Haiphong.

Jean Le $1,344.10.

背景

Adrian Poret, chief $1,000.....

officer,

OLD RESIDENT PASSES.

DEATH OF MR. J. P. CHRISTENSEN.

The death occurred at No 3 Kimberley Villas, yesterday, of Mr. J. P. Christensen.

A native of Terndrup, Zetland, Denmark, where he was bani în 1887, the late Mr. Christenson came out East in 1809, joining the Green Island Cement Company, Limited, and remaining in their service for a period of 33' years, being chief

burner at the Hok Un Works at the time of his demise,

He was due to go Home on re-

tirement in November, but had been in ill health lately, and death oe- curred yesterday from heart failure, during a visit to his son.

An efficient worker, ho was held in high regard by the Company, and the many friends he had made during his long sojourn in the Co- lony will mourn the loss occasioned by his death.

The deceased is survived by three the sons, Mr. E. Christensen, is in sons and two daughters. One of the Colony.

The funeral took place yesterday dance of friends, and a profusion ovening, there being a large atten-

of floral tributes.

first thing they did was to go to the French Consul.

Mr. Macnamark: The only thing which remains to be said in regard to the second chee is that a writ was issued on September 1st and on

the 19th of that month your Lord- ship gave leave to proceed ez-parte, Guyot, first officer, The only difference is a claim for wages. In the case of the captain there is a loan be made to the owners of the ship in order to pay the crew, and that, I submit, is a Opening the case for the plaintiffs, claim which can be maintained Mr. Macnamara said his clients against the ship along with bis

were claiming for were a firm of ships chandlers and wages.

necessaries Capt. Luigi stated that he was against the steamship. Gov. Gen. engaged on April 9, 1938. A letter Maurice Long II, a French vessel was written giving the clauses of of about 11,000 tons. The owners of the chief engineer and chief his contract together with the terms resided at Haiphong. The ship was at present under the arrest of the Court as a number of write had bee issued, against it. These were duly served and warrants had been exe- cuted.

Storos Supplied.

officer.

ST. FRANCIS HOTEL Moderate Monthly and Daily Bates

Restaurant

and

Extensive Refreshment lounges

Telephone: 26634 & 26695.

FRANHO.

Cabel:

Manager J. C. E. Rye."

ELIMINATION

is not enough

Phosferine Health Salt Tones as it Cleanses

Mantering

frigoration must accompany the regular daily removal of the causes of Constipation, and this is now com plished by Phosferine Health Salt, with total from from the enerving after-effects produced by old-fashioned salinca.

Phosferine Heath Salt gently out the system from Impurities and removes the poisonous waste matter which clogs the food channels and at the same time imparts freshness and vigour to the digestive organs and tem to the catre body;

Phosferine HEALTH SALT

THE TONIC FRUIT SALINE From all Chemists, in two sizes, the larger size contatas double the quantity. This unique preparation is made and Couranteed

by the Proprietors of Phosfa PHOSTERINE (ASHTON & PARSONS) Ltd. London, E.C.4. Eng. Agents : WG R. LOXLEY & Do, Hong Kong & Shanghai

PUBLIC MONEY VOTES.

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TO-DAY.

$41.283 WANTED.

Votes totalling $41,883 will come before the Finance Committee of

Magistracy, Kowloon:-Per-

the

Owing to the abnormal traffic in telegrams, the provision in the cur- rent year's estimates has proved insufficient, and a supplementary vote 80,000 is requested. Public Works Department:

Electric Fans and Light....$4,000 Provision ande in Extirnater $94,000.

The expenditure under this Voto

$4,000

should receive 8500 as salary, food noon.

The contract stated that be the Legislative Council this after for the first half of the year bas

been The figure includes

more than anticipated and the included; five dollars for each following items:

balance, in hand is insufficient to voyage for extra expenses; ten

meet the nécdiary charges until dents for engh deck passenger;

the end of the year. A Supplemen- MANY HOUSES COLLAPSE

twenty cents for each cabin pas Bonal Emoluments...803.00 My clients' cose is that in the senger; ten cents for each ox or

Provision made in Estimates 883,tary Vote for $4,000 is therefore Peiping, Sept. 11-A Bevere months of February to April last, bullock carried; five cents for each

It has been found necessary to

requested to meet anticipated ex- earthquake rocked the city of a quantity of stores were supplied head of pig or goats; and five coats

penditure to the end of the year. Taingning, about 170 miles east of to the boat on the order of her for each basket of chicken. He provide a female cacort for women Lanchow, provincial capital of captain, in Bomo cuSCS counter-claimed wages for June, July and prisoners at the Kowloon Mugie. Kowloon Water Works, Dia, Kansa, on the evening of August signed by the second officer, some-August at $500 a month,, making a

tributing Mains... 27, according to a delayed report times by the engineer and some- total of 81,600, and wages under tracy trial. Salary at the rate of from Lanchow. The tremor lasted times by the Brst officer. The contract of service which would not $156 per annum. A vote for the three minutes, during which many necessaries supplied were deck expire until October 17 next. He amount required over the period 8th, houses collapsed.--Koo Min.

stores, engine Foot stores and had never received notice of ter- steward room stores. All the mination of contract. He loaned August to 31st December in request- articles which are supplied are the company. 61,750 and with thated. necessaries."

sum they paid the crew. The money was to be refunded to him as soon as the ship reached Hong Kong. Of that amount he had only to him in three payments. makes Evidozee.

HEAVY RAINS SWEEP LOYANG

Yeung Shu Po, Assistant manager of the plaintiff firm, said he received orders from the captain of the ship

Police Force: Telegram........$600.00 Provision made in Estimates $800 Owing to the increased number

Provision made in Estimates

$15,000,

The provision in the Estimates has proved insufficient to most essential services, and a. Supple. mentary Toto for $4,000 is there- fore requested. The above is to be met from savings under New Kows

and rain storm blew over Loyang, for goods to the value of $1,602,23 received $1,300 and that was given of telegrams despatched, the vote Joon Distributing Water Mains 1992

RADIO TELEPHONE SERVICE

-Officer's

IB

of $800 is exhausted. It is estimate Estimates, p

The provision for medical treat ment is insuficient for the mum ber of children needing it and

Hong

Kong Water Works, Now Principal Mains in

City

Provision made in Estimates $18,000..

The provisión.in the Estimates

- Loyang, Sept. 19-A heavy wind the provisional national capital, (deck stores). The order came to early yesterday morning. Streets him signed either by the captain or became flooded, houses collapsed, the chief engineer of the ship. The

ed that a further sum of $500 will and trees were uprooted. Many goods were delivered by steam

Jean Le Guyat, first officer, cer- be required up to December, 1832."Į people, mostly of the poorer classes launch. In a similar way engine roborated the terms of the contract, who lived in mud huts in the per- room stores to the value of 8756.10, and stated that his wages under The above is to be met.from sav thern suburbs, lost their lives when and steward room stores to the the contract were 1325 a month.ings under Expenses of Anti-Piracy their flimsy abodes were torn down value of 826.31 were supplied. The He claimed the balance of wagos Guards by the force of the gale.-Kao Min. balance now owing was 81,884.74 for Junsj July and August amount-

Application for payment, had been ing to $775. He had applied to the Education: Medical Expenses...500 has proved insufficient to meet made several times, but the money agents, for that amount, but had Provision mado in Estimates essential services. A Supplemen-

been unable to get payment. He 8,500. ad not been paid.

tary Vote for $3,000 is therefore Mr. Macnamara asked for an further claimed for services which

from savings under now 8 in. con- requested. The above is to be met order for the sale of the vessel, under the contract expired on Oc

nesting main to Shaukiwan 1932 stating that claims to a total oftober 17 next and the cost

Estimates. $30,000 were made against the boat. (patriation to Haiphong.

Sanitary Department: Rent made application for twenty tons stated he had no written agreemented to cover the estimated expen- of coal to be supplied by the plain-with, the company, but his pay dur-diture up to the end of this year. tiffe. The ship was, he understood, ing the time he served was $300 The above is to be met from envings Nanking, Sept. 12-Naoking and practically empty of coal and it a month. He had not been phid for under Capitation Grants. Shanghai are to be linked by wire was possible that a typhoon mighs July and August and his claim Medical Department: Tran- less telephony according to plans come or at any time. Ships in the therefore, was 81,000. of the Ministry of Communications, barbour had to raise steem when His Lordship: You wero more announced today...

a typhoon came and under the cir-fortunate than the others. You In order to handle the increasing cumstances it did not seem extes Mr. Maenamera: Perhaps he is exceptional circumstances.

were paid for June. traffic on the Nanking-Shanghai sive to have two days' supply of long-distance telephone line, the coal on board. If we supply the regarded as a more important per Ministry has decided to instal coal now," he added, "it is to pro-son. radio telephone facilities, to aug serve the ship for the benefit of all ment the present Bervice.--Kuo people who have claims against the Min.

BETWEEN NANKING AND SHANGHAT

EFFORT TO IMPROVE TEA INDUSTRY

He also stated that the bailiff-had Adrien Poret alief engineer, vote for the above anm is request

Oblef Justice Decision.

of Quarters for Inspectors and Sanitary Offices 8208; Provision made in Estimates $2,000,

In message No. 9 item 50 of 1931 sport an $400.00 the Finance Committee approved of Provision made in Estimates $600. the renting of the top floor, of ' The provision of 8800 for this house in Kowloon on a 5 year service will not suffice owing to lease at a rental of $50 per month. The As the Estimates for 1832 were closing of the Peak Hospital and framed before this item was up. the opening of the Kowloon Mater proved the extra expenditure was nity Block entailed the transport not included and a vote for $208 is of a considerable amount of furni-requested to supplement the sub boat, and your Lordship, if you' His Lordship, after hearing the ture and stores by motor lorries. head. The above is to be met from think fit can order that a parti- evidence gave judgment as follows: Transport to Kennedy Town Infee savings, under Scavenging Villages eular person can supply the aeces. In the claims of the master, wages tious Diseases Hospital during the 1932 Estimates t saries of this kind in order to pre- for June, July and August as well epidemics this year was also greater Prison Department: Special serve the ship while in custody, as wages up to October 17. Com- than usual. It is anticipated that Expenditure: Hydro Ex What we ask is that you authorise mission of. $306,10 allowed to masa, further 8400 will be required and tractor 2,404 Changsha, Sept. 12-Tea destined the supply of twenty tons of coal ter. Expansca paid by Captain from vote for this amount is requested. $2,550 was provided in the 19af for export from Hunan province is and allow that to the bailiff's ac June to September, balance of so- The above is to be met from sav Estimates for the purchase of th

count advanced by the Captain, the ings under Maintenance of lunatics machine, but no expenditure was to be exempt from the production count, as part of his expensca... and consumption tax, according to

Paul Laigi, captain of the vessel, expenses for his return to Haiphong at Canter..

incurred as it was not delivered an order of the Hunan Provinsial stated that there was little, if any, to be paid and subsistance to be Supreme Court: Subsistence until April 1932, The total cost is Government to the Provincial, De coal on board and it would be better referred to the Registrar from the

Allowance Appeal Judge..$148.00 for the sum of 82,464 is requested. $2,483.85A supplementary vote partament of Finance. The decision if twenty tone were shipped, toperiod when the. Captain had not

Provision made in Estimates $200. The above is to be met from sav was made in response to a petition other with some oil for the cylin- boca fed by the ship and a reason

dera,

Subsistence allowance for the ings under Spòcial Expenditure of the Tea Exportors Guild of

able gum in respect of food and Hankow for measures to improve bailiff to supply from the plaintiffs to October 17.

His Lordship authorised the lodging from the date of judgment appeal. Judge is at the rate of 812 Linotype composing machine. the tea industry and relieve the twenty tons of conl to be paid for

Per day. It has usually been esti 1939 Fatimates In respect of the mate's claim mated that the appeal dudge, would Public Works Extraordinary: present depressed conditions.

The Provincial Authorities have a part of the bailiff's expenses, his pars for Juncy July and August need to be in Hong-Korg drawing Hong Kong Water

up to October 17, was to be paid Subsistence Allowance about two Works Free connection. also instructed all Districi (hsien)

Oßcare: Stranded.

and he was allowed his expenses weeks per annum, The appeals Rider Main A $20,000 Governments as well as the Tea Ex- perimental Station at Changsha to

Answering his Lordship, Mr. Mac the case of the master,

ta Haiphong and subsistence as in this year have necessitated the ecordance with the resolution assist the tea producers and mer-mars said notice was not served The Chief Engineer's wages for Kong for 20 days at 812-8348 or 1938, all meters applied for within Shanghai Budge: being in Hong of Legislative Council of 18 August, chants in the introduction of sojen on the Consul General for France July and August, were to be paid $148 in excess of vote The above the Rider: Main Area: betwden 11th tific methods of cultivation, and because plaintiffs in the second cases and subsistence at the rate of his is to be met from savings under August, 1032 and 31st October, other improvements so that the were sent to the instructing solicitors

C: 1935 will be connected to applicants Chinese, product may compte by the French Consul himself. The ages from lat September to pro Personal Emoluments

Miscellaneous Services...,000.00 services free of charge. A vote to favourably with that foreign officers were stranded here and the

The ship to the condemned and Provision made in Estimates cover, the estimated expenditure on (Continued on next Column.)? Bold,

$10,000,

this service is therefore requested.

countries-Kuo Min.

sent as per cost..