1933-06-22 — Page 7

MUI TSAI WHO WAS NOT PAID

MISTRESS FINED AND TO PAY WAGE ARREARS

A fine of $20 together with an order that arrears in wages should be paid to the S.C.A. was the son tence passed on Wong Mong Shan, the owner of a 'mui tai, who was sumpioned for failing to notify the S.C.A. of her change of address.

Mr. J. P. Prentis, appearing on behalf of the defendant said "that the mui cai was a clanswoman of the defendant. He did not know exactly what relationship it was in English, but defendant was a step-i hughter of the mui tani's aunt. It was something similar to a first

cousin..

SUBSTITUTE FOR DYNAMITE

CHINESE WATCHMAN AND

TWO COOLIES FINED ✨

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1933-

USE OF LOUD SPEAKERS

Union Radio Company Fined

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ANNOYANCE TO GOVERN. MENT CLERKS

For possession of 163 pounds of potassium chlorate and 60 pounds of sulphur, a Chinese watchman was fined $150, with the alternative uf two innnths' hard labour, by Mr. Schofield yesterday. Two earth The Union Radio Supply Com- coolies were fined $10 each for pos-pany of 45 Hennessey Road were Session of 23 pounds of potassium | defendants in a summons taken out chlorate.

before Mr. Schofield yesterday in which it was complained that clerks in the Government Statistical Offer were annoyed by the noice caused hy loud speakers used by the

Sergeant Orem Said first defer dant was arrested on the Dragon's Back Range with the other defen. dants, whom he had engaged to carry the stuff. The third defen- dunt showed the polis where the bulk of the stuff had heen hidden in the hillside.

The mui tai had been in the custody of defendant for about five Inspector Jumes added that the years, but had not always been in presumption was that potassium the Colony. When defendant came chlorate was much cheaper than into the Colony, she went to regis dynamite and was used for blast ter defendant and was handed two ing, the dynamite being sold for wards, which she failed to under-fishing purposes. The second and stand, not knowing how to read, third defendants were only carriers, She therefore failed to realize that the chlorate being issued to them from time to time she should notify by the first defendant. The value her change of address. She did not of the stuff was about $27. realize the offence. She had roved three times

On the question of wages, the defendant had paid the mit money from time to time, and whenever the mui toi wanted numey she asked for it and usually given the money.

WAA

A Registered Mui Teal,

Inspector H. W. Fraser said the girl WAS a registered mui trai.. She reported on June 8 that she had been assaulted by her employer, who throw the contents of a spittoon.

aver her. Inquiries were made. and it was found that the girl had not been visited, as the defen- lant had changed her address. It was also found that the girl had not been paid her wages. She was entitled to two years wages at 81 per month, and to another one year an 23 days wages at $1.50 a month. the total being 343.25. The girl had

cane mark on the right cheek, which he said had been caused by her employer striking her. From all appearances, however, the girl] liad been well nourished.

Mr. Schofield ordered defendant to pay to the S.C.A. on behalf of the girl the arrears in her wages, and also fined her 80 on each sum

mont.

S. I. Fraser remarked that change of address must be notified to the. S.C.A., as 300 or 400 girls could not yet be traced.

SUN WHUI ASYLUM FOR ORPHANS

TO BE REORGANISED AND

ENLARGED.

The Orphans' Asylum in Tei Wan Shan, has until now been support ed and managed by the Oi Kwan and Yan On Charitable Institutions of the Sun Whui City.

This has been going on for five years and over a hundred orphans have been fed and looked after.

The majority of these orphans are girls, many being diseased, blind

and dumb.

defendants.

Mr. W. T. Lewis, of the Statis tical Office, said that the office mored to 18, Johnstone Road on June 4, and for two or three days afterwards an intolerable nuisance was caused by the broadcast of music and gramophone records by the loud-speaker from defendant's shop. Witness had fifty clerks deal- ing with figures in the office, and it was impossible for them to work. He reported the matter to the pro- per quarter. He had not made any representations to the defendant, but Inspector McLellan warned

the defendant about the nuisance

The first defendant stated that he bought the chemicals from the Kwong Wing Hing shop in Hongan June 6. On June 7 from about Kong for blasting boulders. had a licence for dynamite.“

FUNERAL OF AN OLD

RESIDENTS

MRS, Q. F. DOS REMEDIOS

He

Mrs. Guildermina Francisca Dos

Remedios, who died at Taipeh, Formosa, on June 16, while on a visit to her son, was buried at the Roman Catholic Cemetery yester day, The Rev. Fr. E. Teruzzi con- chicted the ceremony.

of Hong Kong "for over forty Mra. Remedios has been a resident

years.

Deceased is survived by three sons and one daughter, only the last living in the Colony, however.

music was being broadcast in the 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 h.m. European

shop, and from 1.20 a.m. till short- ly before noon Chinese records "were being broadenst. This period was the worst. Since that date there' had been no further trouble.

Defendant's Explanation. v.

DISORDER IN AMOY CANTON-SZECHUEN

STUDENTS RESENT EXAMINATION SYSTEM

(From Our Own Correspondant).

Amoy, June 17.

RAILWAY

BIG CAPITAL TO BE RAISED FOR CONSTRUCTION

In order to develop communica tions and industries in the pro- As a protest against the Gradua vinces of Kwangtung, Kwangsi, tion Examination of Middle School Kweichow and Szechuen, the Ad. students, which is to be held to-day ministrative Council of the South- under the auspices of the Provincial | West has decided to build a railway Educational Department, over a between Kwangtung and "! Yue hundred students of the graduating Chow in Szechuan, classes surrounded the Bureau of Education yesterday to demand an interview with the Inspector of Schools.

To emphasizes their dislike of the oxaminations the more radical ele- ment began to take direct action, smashing", windows, damaging pro perty and shouting anti-examination slogans. The telephone circuit was cut off at the time of these demon. strations.

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The Police were summoned but the students dispersed on their ar rival. The Commissioner of Public Safety is investigating the matter carefully and hopes to arrest the instigators of the demonstrations.

Irregulars in the North

DISPOSAL, PRÓBLEM STILL

UNSETTLED

Peiping, June 18.-General Han

This railway will begin at San Shui and end at Yue Chow,

Regarding the necessary capital, it has been decided that the section from Sam Shui to Ho Yuen be built with money raised in Kwangtung, that the section from Ho Yuen to Lou Chow be built and managed by the Government of Kwangsi, and that from Lou Chow to Kwei Yang and the borders of Szechuen, the enterprise is to be financed by Kwei- tien be financed and built by Sze- chow province. The Szechucen sec

chuen province.

DR. HU SHIH AND MANCHURIA

PROBLEM TO BE DISCUSSED AT PACIFIC CONFERENCE.

That subjects. concerning econo- mics, international mediation, and education were to be discussed at the forthcoming fifth biennial con ference of the Institute of Pacific Hu Shih, chairman of the Chinese Relations was made known by Dr..

The defendant stated that the receiving set was not in operation between 0.30: a.m. and 11.30 am. Fu Chu, Governor of Shantung, and delegation to the conference, who is i but from 11.30 until 2 p.m. The inud speaker had been sent back to

them from a theatre to be tested.

Mr. Schpfrid: If you want to test your loudspeaker it should be done during other hours From between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. would be the best time.

Defendant: Inspector McLellan warned us about the use of the loud speaker, and since thai we have not used it.

31r. Lewis: I knew the annoyance The mourners included Mrs. M. came from defendant's shop, as I

sent a clerk there to find out. Smith (daughter), Mr. and Mrs. A. F. da Luz, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. red on June and June 5.

Defendant: The nuisance occur V. Ribeiro, Mrs. H. A. Barros, Mr. J. da Luz, and others.

Mr. Schofield: You admit that

and sympathisers.

Many flowers were sent by friends the loudspeaker was in use from

11.30 onwards, don't you?

Defendant.Yex.

ÚS. AGRICULTURAL POLICY

'PROBLEM OF SUGAR

PRODUCTION.

WASHINGTON, June 17. The department of agricultura to-day agreed to convoke a meeting. of representatives of the sugar in- dustry, within a fortnight to dis- sugar as a basic commodity to en cuss the possibility of defining joy the benefits of the recent farm legislation, similar to wheat, cot- ton, tobacco and other products.

General Yu Hsueh Chung, Governör of Chihli, arrived here this morning to attend the inaugural meetic to morrow morning of the Feiping Political Council. Shortly after their arrival they visited General Ho Ying Ching and Mr. Huang Fu conferred with them regarding the situation in North China.

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Interviewed, Geners: Yu Hsueh Chung declared that although magistrates had been appointed for

In an interview with Press repre.. nineteen districte in the Luantung region, they could not assume their sentatives, the Chinese scholar ex- duties owing to the non-settlement plained that he supported the of the question of Manchukuo.irre-northern truce because it was a gulars. Negotiations in that conreasonable step under the circum- nection were proceeding, he said, stances. China had suffered a great between Colonel Nagatau, the deal during the last Japanese Military Attache here, months, and the cessation of hostili- eighteeu Mr. Schofield: This nuisance has and the local Chinese authorities, ties would put a stop to further not recurred, but I should like to but the question was a very difficult losses, point out that as you have a Goy-one and would'take a considerable crament. Office as neighbours, it tims of settle. will be necessary for you to see that no noise comes from your shop during working hours. If testing a loudspeaker is to be done, it should be done during hours when. the office is not working. I fine you $20 as I consider the auisance a serious one..

AMERICA'S BEER

TREMENDOUS SALES IN

PROGRESS

If this were done a division in the department would be created. New York-Tremendous sales of headed by a sugar administrator; to the new legal beer bids fair to administer the programme.

continue all summer. Some critic- An effort was made during theism of the quality is heard from session of congress just passed to old-time experte, but the popular include sugar as one of the basic verdict is on the whole favourable, commodities, but this was voted A palatable beverage, the new beer is indisputably not equal in ber of destitute children,, it bas Under the arbitrary powers of flavour and other qualities to pre- been decided by the Committee of the department, however, sugar prohibition and the best foreign the Asylum to provide a home for could be made a beneficiary. these children by reorganizing and enlarging the institute.

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Owing to the increase in the num-down.

NEW PAYMASTER FOR HONGKONG

EXPECTED HERE SHORTLY

It is learned that Col. W. J. H. Bilderbeck, OBE. will shortly arrive in Hong Kong and take over the post vacated by Col. D. G. N 1. Wimberley, Command paymaster for the China Command, who left

The sugar spokesmen argued that the sugar industry was as chaotic as any agricultural industry, and equally in need of assistance.

For weeks there has been '· tálk of a domestic apportionment, for augar production.

supposed that the Philippines Most talk in this connection pre would be allotted 850,000 tons an nually, the same figure as contain ed in the Bare-Hawes Cutting act Philippine sugar interests would like to have this figure expanded to 1,000,000 or 1.200,000 tons.

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The coal production of Chihli, Shantung, Shansi and Honan de- General Tu added that plain-cupied 48 per cent. of the whole clothes men were still very active of Chinese possession, while the ia Tientsin and for this reason he

revenues of the Tientsin eustoma could

not abolish martial law ranked second in whole China, he there.

pointed out. Moreover, Tientsin Reliable foreign reports state, the and Peiping are the centre of Chi- evacuation of the Japanese troops truce would halt the indulgence of nese culture. The signing of the to the Great Wall proceeds steadily the brutal force on the part of and four trains are passing daily Japanese military, thereby giving a through Chinwangtao. Uneasiness, chance to the Japanese civil officials however, still persiste through the and peace parties to gain an in- failure of the Japanese to withdraw portant position, and to the exten- the forces of General Li Chi Chun,sion of the League's justice, he con with whom they were allied during tinued.. the recent fighting.

along the railway between Lutai These forces are still staying and the Luan River and there is new increased uneasiness through reports that General Shih Yu San is now active in that, region,

It appears that the Japanese de eline to withdraw these forces, while the Chinese are stopped from .at- tempting to expel them by the terms of Tangku Armistice, which pre- eludes them from sending troops, be yond Lutai.-Reuter.

In conclusion, he said that as the world economio problem, it would Manchurian issue had become a be discussed at the forthcoming con ference of the Institute.

HENRY FORD ON THE

'DOLE SYSTEM" beers. Its sale is expected to con- tinue at a tremendous rate, how Plans for the conference were

SCATHING ATTACK ON - tentatively formulated to-day at a ver, especially during the hot meeting of department beads and months. Its greater availability

FINANCE, CORPORATION and its classification as a non-ingeste committees representing domestic toxicant brings a host of now sano and beet growers, Hawaiian drinkers, especially women

DETROIT. June 18. and Philippine producere, nd re-adolescente, of a class who before the repeal of the 18th Amendment to day that the shortest cut to the Henry Ford said in an interview fizers of all sections.

prohibition would not enter a bar-before foreign imports will be auc-restoration of economic balance is room but can now get it in soda cesful that is, when they can im- elimination of the "dole system!! fountains, lunch rooms, corner gro-port beer, wines and liquors of sand that one of, the quickest ways ceries and the like.

high quality, age, special vintages, to eliminate the dole is to "ges etc. which are unobtainable sheraid of the Reconstruction Finance and will begin demand by drink-1 Corporation." ers of fine taste.

The automobile manufacturer des Although the law allows 3.2 per Meanwhile in Washington, most cribed that huge government agen- beer so far on the market mesqures that perhaps this new beer actually a systematized dole. per cent, by volume) none of the thorough and exhaustive researches industries, as "nothing more than ceat, alcohol by weight, about of the diplomats have decided after cy, which advances funds to basic.

nearly to that standard. Analyses a non-intoxicating. They are do show all of it below a per cent. termined to have no further, traffic Regarding the war debts owed

New War Debtd.: .for Home six months ago. -

or weight, and some only scarcely with it

|thia country 'by Europe, Mr. "Ford Col. Bilderbeck was

more than 2 per cent. This is be- born in

cause the brewers are cautious,

For many reasons, the diplomatiesaid that neither collection: nor.

·September 1889, and at the age of

testing the law out and being un-

corpa prefers to continue Import cancellation was of any real con- twenty joined the Dorset Regiment. Congressional circles were advis willing to run the risk of having ing its liquor, under diplomatic pequence. In 1013 he became Lieut. and Payed that the department of agricul- their breweries closed for violation immunity. Beer isesteamed in "The people of neither the credi master attached to the Army Pay tura probably would announce Mon- just when they are getting started only a few of the embassies. Wines or nor debtor nations will get sny Corps and in February 1918 was days broad administration cotton after 14 years of drought and are are more popular and the demand real benefit either way. Ford raised to the rank of Capt. and Programma, designed to raise pri- in a position to coin money. for stranger driak, particularly by asserted. The world war was Paymaster, being, in addition, tem cesto pro-war levels, and remo70 porary Major and Staff Paymaster from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 acres won't figure largely. In the first

Imports of foreign bear probably American residents, is extensive paid for dearly, paid for long ago.

and insistent

The debts are velvet, they are the rayondary 1919 until March 3 of the present crop from produc place, they must conform to continuing imports from abroad, quite Mr. Ford declared that economic

There is another reason for con them our children will.”

Jast, rake of. If we don't forget. 1921. In 1921 he was appointed

How alcoholic standard set by Con Major and Staff Paymaster and on The department, acting under the gross and the best of their beers aside from the question of alcoholic recovery can come "only up May 4, the following year was emergency, farm act, will boost pri- can't be imported without deal content. When buying abroad the through the people and not down raised to the rank of Lieut. Colonel ces through processing tax of ooholization and consequent de diplomats can obtain their wines, through financial or other politicat and Staff Paymaster.

from 2 to 4 cents per pound, pro- terioration of Savour and qually liquors and bears atholesale schemes. We must put them to work During the Great War Col farmers in return for moreage remake it impossible for them to com- country. In addition they are ob Mr. Ford has long been an op

viding revenue to pay benefits to Moreover, the high import tax prices far below the prices to this everywhere y Bilderbeck raw service in France duction pétos with the domestic product lines ponent of traditional banking me and Belgium, and was mentioned In addition the government will etching ton cents a bottle. Foreign stances which makes a substantial thods haanding himself in the in despatches in January 1916. Io start a programme of leasing pro- bar would have to retail at i ag differencer 1914 he was awarded the Star and perty whereby farmers will be paid cents or more to make any profit. So diplomatic immunity still ing plants in this coun

Popérations of his huge manufactu Clasp. and also holds the British bounties for plowing under por Imported wine will scarcely fars will cover a multitude of theists abroad from a cash reserve War Medal, the Victory Medal andtions of the present crop.-United any better for the same reasons. It and the diplomats will remain the lions. He has received no the O.B.E.

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