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TOBACCO DEALER

FINED

POSSESSION OF 25,000 CIGARS

ALLEGED CRUELTY

TO BIRDS

CASE CONTINUES AT MAGISTRACY

Yuen Hong Liu,, a tobacco' deal- The summons taken out by the or, was charged befors Mr. Wynne Society for Prevention of Cruelty Jones at Central Magistracy yes to animal against two bird dealers terday with (a) being in possession, in Cochrane Street in reintion to of 25,000 cigars of the “Larg•' charges of cruelty by overcrowding Engle" and "Flag" brand, for, the ages was continued Betors Mr. which duty had not been paid, Wynne Jones yesterday. (b) keeping a wrong factory book. and (c) keeping a book:

wrong

sales

Mr. D. B. Evans was for the prosecution, and Mr. 1), L. Strellett defended Chan Chun, one of the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933.

SWATOW NOTES

Gen. Chan Chai Tong

Arrives

STRICT PRECAUTIONS TAKEN

NEW HARBOUR

REGULATIONS

(From Our Own Gorrespondent)

Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant At-deniers, the other being unrepre-attached to the visit of General torney General, appeared for the sented. prosecution and Mr. D. E. Evans represented the defendant who pleaded not guilty to the first charge but guilty to the other two chargea

SWATOW, March 9. Though great significance was

Chan Chai Tong recently, the re T representative of the Messa. ception given in his honour on Tuesday evening caused the publie geries Maritimos ca one of whose no little, in convenience for a few liners a consignment of hirds in-hours Without previous notice at volved in the case had been placed, gave evidence regarding the ship

According to Mr. Fraser, the da Į ment. fendant was arrested in respect of certain cigars found on his pre mises at 192, Wellington Street. The front portion of the premises

Cross-examined by Mr. Strollett, he said that so far as his Company was concerned, there had been no complaints or claims regarding the

shipment of birds.

o'clock the Kialat Road and ali the principal thoroughfares were lined with armed soldiers and traffic generally came to a standstill. Ali kinds of vehicles were turned back, and those pedestrians, who hap pened to be in the streets were or dered to take the side streets and lanes. The public could not un- derstand the situation, but later it was ascertained that the Gen- eralissimo was going to attend a that the precautions taken were in banquet at Yong Peng Hotel, and connection with his safety.

gone past, the congestion of traffic was relieved and the waiting crowds allowed to go. But it was not for long; threa quarters of an hour afterwards temporary "martial law" prevailed again, to the astonishment of every- body. Inquiry elicited "the in- formation that the Generalissimo was returning from the banquet,; and by 9.30 the situation, was "normal."

was used for selling tobacco, and

Inspector P. J. O'Brien, of the the rear part was used as a tobac-S.P.C.A. said he made daily visits co factory. The defendant was the to these bird shops and on numer lensee of both places. Révonus | ous, occasion. gave warnings Officer Davidson who had charge the present case were mostly Jay soon as he had

against overcrowding. The birds in of that district, paid three visits sparrows and strawberry birds. between December and February to to the summons against Chau Chun, the defendant's premises, and on ho had five cases, chch of which the last occasion which was on February 13, he found 543 lbs. of cigars in excess of the returns which were given to him by the defendant on the previous occa- nion. Looking through defendant's books, Mr. Davidson found that defendant had used 1,223 lbs. of Mr. Strellett questioned witness tobacco from which 150,000 cigars to the space required by cach were produced, whereas only 1,000 bird and the Inspector replied that lbs. had been issued by the Re- it should be large enough for the venue Department to the defendant bird to swing easily round on its up to that time.

perch..

was divided into three, compart- ments, and there were about 100 birds to each compartemnt. In the caso ngainst Chin Kan, he had one ago in which wore a hirds. The cages were 1 ft. deep by 21.ft. wide by 11-ft. high.

The hearing was adjourned until

After evidence had been given Mr. Davidson bearing out Mr. this morning. Fraser's statement, Mr. Evans, for

the deferice, successfully contend- ed that duty had been paid on the tobacco, The defendant was cordingly discharged

...?

AS- that

count, but on his pleading guilty to the other two charges he was fined $500.

FERRY INSPECTOR

FINED

VILLAGE BATTLE ” NEAR SHUMCHUN

SEQUEL TO RAID ON

BANDITS LAIR

A Chinese officer was shot dead by bandits, whose lair was raided USING ABUSIVE LANGUAGE Chinese Territory, just beyond by the military and the police in

Shumchun in the New Torritorice.

The raid is believed to have been

reports of arned hold-ups in the Now Territory.

Mines Again.

As

On account of the political situa- tion the Chinese authorities havs deemed it expedient to mine the

entrance to the Swatow harbour again. This step was taken towards. the latter part of 1931 when condi tions were extremely bad. In ness cordance with new regulations no ships may enter the port between and no departares are allowed after 6 p.m. The regulations undoubtedly. cause some inconvenience to ship- ping, but it is not known if any special provisions have been mada for men-of-war.

5

p.m.

and

7

2.711

CHINA MERCHANTS

BANK

FINAL REPORT NOW ISSUED

The affair Was Mr. John Fleming,.liquidator of planned as a surprise attack on the the Chinese Merchants Bank, Ltd., bandita, but the robbers had warn-which-suspended payment in June, ing of the approach of the attackers 1924, states in his final report, now when dogs in their village started to bark."

In imposing a fire of 810 anacarried out following the numerous Chinese Inspector of the Hongkong .and Youmati Ferry Company. Limited, who was charged with ing abusive language to a lady, Mr. Wynne Jones said:"You are in a position ne Inspector of the Ferry Company where you will frequently fad that your temper may be tried by the stupidity of passengers who don't know where ses that to go. It is my duty to. you do not offend tar general

public."

A detachment of soldiers from the Shustachun garrison belonging to General Houng Hong Ping's Divi- ion and led by Captain Wu Chiu Han, left for the bandits lair at Shataukok on the border, arriving Wong Ron, Sun Hee, 20 li from there on Thursday night.

Mr. D'Almada said that ou the night of February 16, Mr. Eung his wife and son approached the Yau- inati Forry wharf au

the Hong.

A cardon was thrown round the kong side. Uncertain as to what hamlet and Lieut. Chung Chun rond to take, owing to the repairs Wa, leading the party was the first that are being carried out there. to fall, being riddled by bullete Mrs. Fung asked the defendant. from the defendants of the lair. It was alleged that he shouted in wly. The party proceeded to the wharf, and it was further alleged that defendant left his seat and rame to the outside of the enclosure where he used abusive language. Mr. Fung Kwok Wa called "for" a policeman and later went to Central Police Station, where he reported the matter."

His Worship asked the defendant if he was willing to apologise to the lady in Court.

. Defendant replied he thought it w*h a trivial inatter.

His Worship If you think ad,

I'm sorry. Fined ten dollars and hound over for six months.

A DETECTIVE COMMENDED

GOOD WORK ON CONNAUGHT

ROAD WATERFRONT.

Noticing

Thereafter fighting became general and machine guns came into play and the robber chief was number of his killed and i followers wounded. Five were ar rested and taken to Canton, includ ing a woman, believed to be the wife of the bandit chief.

TEACHING JAPANESE BY PHONOGRAPH

PROPAGANDA,IN MANCHUKUÒ,

TO-DAY'S SANITARY | ROUND-THE-WORLD

BOARD MEETING

DR. LI SHU FAN'S QUERIES ABOUT SMALL-POX

JUNK

THRILLS ON SHANGHAI- HONG KONG VOYAGE

n

The Shik Di Ring Shi, At to-day's meeting of the Sani tary Hoard, Dr. Li Shu Fao, pur- American-owned junk, which set out suant to notios, will ask:- last week from: Shanghai "on & With reference to the present Hong Kong yesterday and is at round-the-world voyage, urrived in Small Pox Epidemic, will the Head the present moment in the Shelter of the Sanitary Department, be good as Causeway Bay. She will be here enough to furnish the Board with a few days before sailing for the the answers to the following ques-Philippines which is the

"leg" of the voyage.

tions 1

B.

next

The junk is owned by Mr. John Blomshield of Woodstock, New York and there are seven people

A. What is the total number of Small Pox chaos reported up to the end of February } (1) Whether it is a fact, that

there is a decidedly, higher board, altogether. It is as feet incidence of cases occurring long and has seen five months of in Old and New Kowloon actual acrvice. The itinerary of the cruise includes the Philippines, than in the city of Victoria. Guam, the Hawaiia Islands, San (2) If so, what is the compara-Francisco, Panama and

Europe. The voyagers contemplate a long stay in Norway.

tive rate of occurrence 1 (3) To what is ascribed the

cause of this higher incid once ?

(4) What further effective mes

sures of prevention does the Government: adopt or pro- pose to adopt in the areas in question f

вод

to

The trip from Shanghai to Hong- kong was an eventful one, the ship being fired at by pirate junks; but being well-found had speedy craft, she was able to elude the pirates.

Д

(1) Whether it is a fact, that the running into a storm, but for- The next thing to happen was to the practice of dumping tunately no serious damage wa dead bodies is mainly condone to the junk. Just before arriv fined to cases of deaths ing in Hongkong, the junk collided

from Small Pox 1

with a tramp steamer, the latter (9) What have been the appro-giving the small craft a glancing ximate percentages of ap-blow and damaging the bow slight- parent hges of bodies soly. dumped (a) under one year (b) between two and five yours, and (e) over five Hongkong before proceeding on her years, during the period, 1930 to 1932 1

(3) Has the practice of dump-

The junk will be repaired in

royage,

ing lead bodies increased LOUD-SPEAKING FROM AIR

decreased during the

or

past three years!

Chinese Treatment,

F

D: Is there any truth in the con

mon allegation that the practice of concealing cases of Small Pox is due to the popular belief

E.

·

that Chinese herbal treatment is superior to Western methods; thus landing to concealment and dumping of bodice when such herbal treatment has failed't Whenever a case of Small Pox is reported and is removed to the Infectious Disease Hospital, is the patient free to choose between having Chinese and Western method of treatment ? F. (1) Whether it is not a fact that the Westen method of

Į

treatment for Small Pox

USE BY R.A.F. TO WAHN REFRACTORY TRIBES.

from the clouds are likely to take Loud-Speakers boomin out threats

the place of "bombs in the East, Londonderry, according to Lord British, Secretary of State for Air, in the first official interview after his return from au 8,000-miles tour of R.A.F. stations in the East, in which he visited Cairo, Jerusalem, Bagdad, Mosul and Brindisi,

"The R.A.F. in the Middle East plays the part the British Navy has for so many years played on the sea," ho declared.

"It keeps order among the re- has been proved to be far fractory tribes, it goes to the as superior to the Chinese her-sistance of aircraft and travellers bal method 7:

in distress, and it is constantly' in battle with the clements-fierce winds, dust storms, fog and rain.

(2) If the answer is in the affirmative, can you furnish statistics in support of thia vitally important fact, and give the names of Hospitals where Small Pox cases have been treated by these re- spective methods?

TROUBLE UP. COUNTRY

SOLDIERS, ROBBERS AND AN ANGRY WOMAN

issued, that the Bank had branches in Shanghai, Canton, New York and Agencies elsewhere, particularly Singapore where a large halaner was recovered by Hong Kong quitators after litigation. The Liquidator at Shanghai consented to make the liquidation of that Kong, but the liquidutors of the Branch ancillary to that of Hong other branches refused co-operation

Two up country correspondents and the assets realised in those in the course of recent letters give countries were utilised entirely for picturesque glimpses of the people

and country where they live. behalf of the creditors there.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain creditors in those countries having had their claims rejected by the local liquidators, were able to claim on the Head Office and from New York Branch alone creditors to The amount of $346,870.00 claimes against Hong Kong making the dividend payable to local creditors smaller thereby..

Lack of Definits Information. The Liquidator has no definite information as to dividends, paid by branch liquidators other than in Shanghai, where creditors received the anne dividend as at Head Offico.

A correspondent from the middle of Kweichow writes in somewhat pessimistic vein.

..

Disorderly Soldiers,

"The country at present_in_full_ of defeated and draerting soldiers, who lost as they go. About a year ago General Wang came from Hunan and drove Governor Mao aff and took charge of the pro- vince. Mos troops went over en hoe out two months ago they stag ed a revolt and Wang fled, but re- turned after two months and drove Mao to Szechwan. Mao had a lot of former robbers in his army and they have gone loose again. Mei

"I foresee big possibilities in the use of loud-spaakers for subduing troublesonia tribes in the East."

The system has been used experi. mentally for some time and has proved very satisfactory.

A large and very powerful loud- speaker is carried on the aeroplane, and the natives are addressed from the air in their own language.

Bombs are used only as alast resource, and then only after the natives have been warned that the bombs will be dropped at certain points.

No More Sergeant Majors in R.A.F

The British Air Ministry Or- ders state that warrant officers are being given increased responsibili ties in connection with. technical duties and administration, and that the Air Council have decided on changes which include the follow. ing: The rank of sergeant-major is abolished and that of warrant ferred to as "Mr." and will on officer substituted they will be re- all occasions be addressed by air- men as "Sir," as is customiary at present.

As to dress, it is stated that the design of the greatcoat is being revised. It will be made longer, and have belt and shoulder straps.

It is alad announced that an Air Force Artists Association is being formed to encourage the study and

As Branch liquidators would not Tan was recently looted and the Practice of art in the Service, and

consent to pooling assets, the Liquidator in Hong Kong WOH Knocessful in recovering certain Agency Accounts and Canton assets Tokyo-Part of Manchukuo's for behalf of Head Office creditors 30,000,000 Chinese inhabitants will which explains why the Other soon be learning the Japanese Receipts. on the attached account language from American phonoare so considerable,. graph records.

.

Investments,

hsien chang taken off,

.

to hold exhibitions of work execut- ed by its members.

to us

"The opium trade last year was failure, and the intense cold of the last weeks has made the crop holding Bible classes for their that is now in look sick too.

"Even here we have signs of able to go in the hospital's recent

We shall be spiritual edification New China for the girls going up ly required second-hand. "Baby to the capital instead of going in closed in chairs as formerly, walk rond. This will also make it con- Austen," for Biting is on the motor Representatives of the Columbia The investments of the Bank to school several days journey." phonograph Company, which has a were comprised entirely of shares We also mentioned in our last O mission has promises there and venient for 11 to take the baby. large factory at Kawasaki, in the in the Company owning the King letter the needs of the various we have recently bought a tent outskirts of Tokyo, are negotiating Edward Hotel Building Hong suspicious looking with the Manchukuo Government Kong, which was burned down early counties of the Iman prefecture. which will doubtless also be of use bulge under the jacket of a Chiness for the sale of 8800,000,000 (Mex-in 1020 leading to liquidation of At that time we were planning on

A Tins Tit of Rage. who was it Connaught Road, near ican) worth of its phonography and the Company and practically the going to. Hukwan this April on Wilmer Street, Ho Sam, a detec records for uso in schools and other complete loss of its capital,

Inedicul itineration. Unfortunatel tive, stopped the man for inquiries institutions throughout the new Completion of the liquidation has ly we have not been able to obtain A few weeks ago we had a and found that the bulge" on-state in teaching its Chinese, Man- been delayed mainly through litiga premisor in Hukwan. On the other Mohammedan woman brought into sisted of a lady's handbag. The chu and Mongol citizens: the rudi- tion agminat debtors in Shanghai cently come from the church in lo & fit of rege she had taken her hind, rather agent request has the hospital in great excitement, man was taken to the Station for nents of the tongue of Nippon, for which dragged on for several years, inquiries. The handling was traced ter mother of the new regime, and, though judgments were even Hiting in Siangyuan County to some earrings and swallowed them. tually received in favour of the ope to give them spiritual help. Such fits of rage are not uncommen Various teata and experimente Bank's claims, no

substantial As they are quite a needy district,in China and the Chinese attri- are now being made in the Colum. amount was ever received.

we expect to go there in April in bute many of their discases to fits The defondant was brought before a Company's laboratories in or Four dividend amounting in stead of going to Hakwan We of rage wider the title of "pro- She stayed with Mr. Schofield: yesterday and sender to perfect a series of photo aggregate to 40.8 per cent, wore will hold clinics, thereby enhancing duction of air." tenced to three months' hard labour.graph recorda embodying ampli paid to Hong Kong creditors and their opportunities for reaching us several days until we had re- The detective who rocavered the fieation of the exceedingly complex unclaimed dividends have duly been their friends and neighbours with covered her ear-rings and she had recovered bar equilibrium, Luan hàs bag was commended by the Magis Japanese language for Uhinese stupaid into the Companies Liquidation the Gospel, and will also plan on trate for smart work,

dents-Manila Bulletin.

"Account by the Liquidator.

(Continued at foot of next Golumn) quite a Mohammedan population,

to Mrs. Ma, of Breezy Path, and was restored to the owner.

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