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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY

CANTON NOTES DOUGLAS GIFFORD AGRICULTURE IN

SENT FOR TRIAL

THE ROTARY CLUB

'Daily Press Reporter Railway Improve- Gives His Impressions

HOW THE SPEECHES ARE

REPRODUCED

Mr. S. Haroon of the Daily Presg

was the speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon, yesterday and be delighted the hers by a brief address on The "Rotary Club as seen by Press representatives."

mem-

'ments:

INSURED FREIGHT SER-

VICE PLANNED FOR C.K.R.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ALLEGED TRICK ON

CHINESE WOMAN

Douglas Gifford, an unemployed Eurasian, who appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday on a charge of stealing 100 from a Chinese women by means of a trick, was committed to stand his trial at the next Criminal Sessions.

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JAPAN

FARMERS' LOT SHOWS SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT

19. 1933

TRAP DAY" FOR

-MOTORISTS

SCORES OF LICENCE IRREGULARITIES

Tokyo-The recent rise in prices Hong Kong had a shock yesterday The unsuspecting motorists of of cocoons, wheat and other agricul afternoon when the Traffic Depart tural products has given an impres ment of the Police Force decided sion to all quarters that the posis that they would check up the num- tion of agrarian communities has ber of licanses that have not yet greatly improved, or at least is be been renewed for the period ex. ginning to improve. The increase tending from July 1, 1933, to June in posta! savings deposit accounts

is quoted as clear evidence of the 30, 1934. improvement.

CANTON, July 17. The defendant was originally As a beans to develop the goods brought before the Magistrate on

In order that no mistake could traffic on the line, and in ac Friday but he was remanded until

It is, however, dangerous to en-be made, the traffic sergeants wer cordance with orders from the yesterday as Mr. Wynne-Jones said

divided group. Ministry of Railways in Nanking, he wanted to think over whether terbain too optimistic a view. The systematically

Boad the management, of the Canton-to send the ease to sessions or not, marked increase in the number of stationed in Connaught Mr. T. B. Wilson presided over oilway: Chinese Section, When the hearing was resumed tenancy disputes clearly demons- Banham Road. Magazine Gap Road much and Hennessy Road. Every motor the meeting, at which several is considering the inauguration of yesterday, Mr. Wynne-Jones, ad- trates the folly of too interesting suggestions were dis an insured freight service. Under dressing the defendant, said, "I optimism, and this the Department car that passed by any of thes Was stopped and the cussed, one being the advisability this system, the Railway will take have decided in your case to make of Agriculture and Forestry admit."traps "

The Agricultural authorities will driver was asked to produce his of closing down daring the sum

upon itself the responsibility of committal."

shortly publish a statistical table licence and also that of the car. mer months. No decision was of goods sent by the line and will seeing to the, safe transportation

in regard to the tenancy "disputes Those who have had their licenses arrived at and the matter will be undertake to compensate for losses

renewed were allowed to go with a for the first half of the year. considered again next week.

According to the Department of smiling, "Sorry air, but orders are and damages incurred. It is hop-

Agriculture and Forestry; this in-orders," while those who have been In the course of his speech, Mr.ed the introduction of such a ser Haroon said he represented the vice will secure for the line con- that on July 12, she went to the crease of tenancy disputes is a slack in the matter had their num nationwide tendency, being most ac-bers taken and were told that they aiderable business in the convey. ance of goods from Canton to

cute in prefectures in Eastern would be reported to the I.G.P. outstanding who might think fit to take bul places along the railway, which

feature of the disputes nowadays is summonses against them. Japan. The most have hitherto been principally car

that they are mostly in relation to After a car had been stopped a ried by river boats. As in expert. ment, it is expected the proposed

the right of cultivation. The num- any one of these "traps

farm bad a smail red labei stuck on the service will

ber of disputes regarding be inaugurated be

rant has markedly fallen off. Of tween Canton and Sheklung, at an

the above 481 cases in Niigata pre early date.

fecture, for instance, the farm rent disputes numbered only nine.

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Press at the inaugural meeting of the Hong Kong Rotary Club, and since then had attended practical ly every meeting of the club,

HELPFUL AND TROUBLE.

SOME SPEAKERS

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Complainant's Story. The complainant, Ho Lak, married woman,

told the Court Post Office to cash a postal order for $60 that had been sent to her she went company with her by her husband in Wei-hai-wei. sister-in-law and at the Post Office they saw the defendant. They ask ed him certain questions as to where to cash the Postal Order and he went to a "lot of trouble in obliging them.

Failure of Small Landowners.

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wind screen. That's to prevent the drivers being stopped again by other patrols," said the Traffic Inspector to our representative who When they finally got the money,

was watching operations." the defendant asked them to let him have the bank notes in order

Pedestrians fook a lively interest to check the numbers which they

In the proceedings, and the The consensus of opinion is that "trap The defendant then dis

at Percevel street collect- appeared and witness said they re-

the failure of small land owners ised quite a large crowd, responsible for the above increase

- In reply to ported the matter to the police.

Witness concluded her evidence in the disputes, regarding the right one of the police officer said with the prolonged depression, land- a smile scores of people have owners of small and medium sized been caught.

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Extra Through Express. "You may like to know some- thing of your club as seen by a

Reports of the intention of the non-member in your midst" "hera ay authorities to run an addi. said. Wek after week. I have tional through express train from attended these luncheons ad have Canton to Kowloon and vice veran enjoyed your hospitality but in spite of that, I confess there have daily are again prominent, though been occasions when I have wished as yet no oficial announcement haa I were elsewhere. (Laughter)."

yet been made to this effect. Aby saying that she went to Police You may think that press report purchased by the railway and it is and as she walked towards the umber of new coaches have been Headquarters the following day ers at the Rotary tiffins have

surmised that the new coaches will Detective Office, she saw the de- comparatively easy time. If that is your idea you have grasped the be used for the additional, service fendant sitting in one of the rooms wrong end of the stick. The first which. it is said, will be inaugur- and the recognised him immediate Chairman of the Rotary Club, Sirated by the beginning of next year.ly. William Hornell, speaking at the dinner at which the Rotary Club reosived its charter, made a special

A Peasants Bank.

Good Work,

of cultivation. Unable to endure

estates have sold their farms to yeomen farmers.or those wishing to ycomien farmera These come

buyers naturally want to recover the farms from tenants and cul-

the

our representative

BANISHEE WHO

tivate them themselves. Tenants, PASSED "THROUGH however, insist on the right of farming. co

Viewing the situation in says that, with the exception of Chiba and Gumma such prefectures Yamanashi, where insect

medition of the excellent report or What is perhaps the first

operative institution of importance Rotary apeeches and Rotary activi to be opened following the launch He said that he was told that the second half of the year, the Asahi

COURT'S SENTENCE OF

TWO YEARS .

The next witness called was an Indian chauffer, Tara Khan, who is a member of the Police Reserve. ties in the local papers. It Was jolly decent of him, but alas, little in the province is an Agricultural Thursday, 13th inst., he saw the de- ing of the co-operative movement Felice wanted Gifford and СД did he know that reporters, cover Bank for the district of Pungut, fendant in Chater Road. He went ing" Rotary, luncheons not only which is being established with up and spoke to Gifford who said damages are reported, the country work under the eagle eye of the headquarters in Canton under the that he had just come back from editor of his own paper, who is almost always present at the lun- auspices of the Punya district Canada and that he needed 310 or cheon, hut also because reporters in the diariet are invited to sub-

authorities. Farmers and peasants $20. suspect that Mr. M. F Key goes scribe to the capital of the Bank offered to lend the money to Witness went on to say that he through the reports with a comb which will concern itself with the Gifford and suggested that thoy. the cocoon market in Autumn willfors to two years! hard labour. to light-hence the accuracy we are prises in the district and with the the necessary papers. Gifford re spring. From these points, there and any flaws are quickly brought promotion of agricultural" enter- should go to the Post Office to get produce as high as a price as in bettering of the welfare of the fused to do so and was shout to go fore, it is risky to take too optimis

away when he (witness) explained tie a view of the future.

forced to employ !

farmers.

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combined with the bumper crop in that he was passing through Hong expects to see normal crops. This,

Ng Ngau, a banisher, who stated Formosa and Korea, will keep the Kong on his way to the Dutch East price of rice low. It is highly Indies, when arrested, was yester doubtful, at the same time, whether day sentenced at the Criminal Ses-

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THE BALLET IN ENGLAND

Prisoner was banished on Septem-

ber 30, last year, and was arrested

by a Chinese constable outside an eating house at 374, Queen's Road West, on June 9.

Prisoner in the witness box, "ad mitted that he was deported but said that he was merely passing

He through the Colony.

was not aware that he should have asked! permission from the police before landing.

to Gifford that he was wanted by the Police and arrested him.

Lai Sai Mui, the complainant's sister-in-law was next in the box and after she had given evidence bearing

the complainant's story, Detective Inspector Murphy went into the witness box and pro- duced the statement made by the defendant when he was charged. A Gala Show For The Questioned by the Chief Justice,

out

Mr. Wynne-Jones (to défendant): Have you anything to say?—No,

Wide Range of Topics. Talking about the speakers, most of them supply us with copies of

Fatahan Census Taken:- their speeches for which my collen- que and I are duly grateful. Every The census of Fatahan has just topic under the sun, it seems to heen taken and the population of us, receives an airing. This some this once famous city has been esti- times entails an hour or mare mated to be a little over 120,000. wading through encyclopedieas and There was & time when Fatshan dictionaries and other works ot ranked as one of the principal mar reference in order that an accurate ket cities throughout the whole of report may be produced. But the country, and before the advent "maskee" the subjects for the pre-of Chinese trade relations with the sent. and I will pass on to the West, Fatahan indeed greatly ex- your Worship. speakers. Those we like beat are celled Canton in importance. Since Mr. Wynne-Jones:. Douglas Ģit the speech-providers, the speaker then. Patahan has greatly declinedford, you are committed to prison who takes from the inner recess in importance, and though much until the next criminal sessions at of his coat, a perfectly typed and has been done in recent years to the Supreme Court, there to stand well-edited manuscript," (Laughter), improve the city, including the|your trial.

building of roads, the city is not. The Careful Man. ·

what she was. The present condi Then occasionally, I am glad to tions are especially bad, as the any, not often, we meet the speak general depression is felt in native Pr, who, having no manuscript, is industries like paper making and afraid of being misreported, or weaving, for which Fateha wishes to retract anything he may noted have said. He chasen Liê after. wards: "When can I see what

you are going to put in the papers?

RETIREMENT OF MR.

J. H. GRANT

SHANGHAI SOCONY OFFICIAL

I would like to check it?" We So, and So." Invariably thia haggle with him a bit and finally august gettleman is a foremost

Shanghai, July 13. promise to have it ready for re- member of such and such an in- One of the most popular Stan. view at 4.30 or 5. We leave the stitution or a leading official of dard Oil officials is leaving Shang building euxing inwardly wonder some kind and this goes on to re- hai on Sunday on retirement. He ing at what time we shall get din: gularly from week to week that we Mr. John Hamilton Grant, chief Ter that night? As soon the begin to wonder if there are any accountant, who has retired from tiffin is over, back to the office, then ordinary people in the world the company after 38 years' ber the typewriter clicks. At the ap

(Laughter). pointed hour, in he comes, as we are on the last sentence. Then the fun starts.

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vice.

Conference

OLD VIC DANCERS AT

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prisoner said his affairs were en tirely in the hands of his uncle who had vanished after his arrest, and he was therefore unable to offer evidence of his intention to proceed to the Dutch Indies.

A brief retirement of the jury resulted in a verdict of guilty.

life. The mock-Spanish and mock- Scotch dances in the second act were the memorable momenta. The corps de ballet was from the Old' Vic. Their briliant mazurka Waż properly applauded..

COVENT GARDEN

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, July 4. The London opera season ended too soon, but after all, the dele gates to the Economic Conference will not go home without having

the famous stateliness Covent Garden Opera House,

The second virtuoso of the pro- All Europe and more--the worki

gramme was Anton Dolin, an Eng was represented there last nightlish dancer, Diaghilev-trained. He! at the gala performance, which the Spanish solo dance an intermezzo Queen and the Duke and Duchess was brilliantly accomplished. of York attended, organised by the Camargo Ballet Society, -

zeen

of

The third was the exquisitely graceful and accomplished Alicia Markove, who, late in the evening,

Our guests saw not only the noble old theatre looking its best, wito Next conto your Past President. Johnny" Grant, as his many

an audience of all the notabilities,

the Princess in an extract Seen through the eyes of your friends know him, started with the but also a charmingly pretty de from Tchaikovsky's "Lae des Cy pressmen, as they wait patiently Standard Oil interests by joining monstration of the new London cult gnes," and proved that, though In "I don't like this phrasing on marks, he is a sterling fellow. Manufacturing Company at Spring

through his introductory re- the staff of the Gilbert and Barker of ballet.

perial Fetersburg: be no more, the It was, no doubt, not a demon-noble style is a living and cherished the first page !" I think I will When in the chair, he added alter it." He then proceeds to little dignity to the office and the subsidiary for 15 years and then leas polish that would have been was the conductor of the evening.

no field, Mass. He served with this stration of the grandeur and fault tradition. Mr. Constant Lambert s out some, re-write that over Club should be grateful to him for was transferred to the nil side of expected in one of the capitals

the original and makes additions the lighter touches he added to the business. He was travelling where ballet and opera bave for

some of the heavier addresses,

auditor for the company between generations been a State cult. Last

Representations to the Queen.

on separate slips of paper. With Gome speakers, this. continues

The Queen, who was accompanied Now for the efficiency expert Japan and Tarkey and way oven- night's performances were at many throughout the whole twelve or the man who rarely gets a tiffin tually stationed at Shanghai in points youthful and naïve, but at by the Duke and Duchess of York, fourteen typed pages until our your Secretary. He seems to. transcript looks more like a Chin the early bird always present when his chief shiou Mr. Grant has genuinely home-made,

be 1011. Although Shanghal has been least they were, for the most part, was received by Mr. J. M. Keynch, the chairman, Mr. Edwin Evans, ese puzzle than a Rotary Speech.

English ballet is a young offshoot and Mr. Sarvasy. Mr. Keynes and Can I get another proof before arrive. As far as we are ars visited many places in Ching in the

concerned he is a valuable.man as

of the noble school of old Peters Mr. Szarvisy had the honour of it goes into the paper" "Cer-ho knows the ropes with regard to countant, he has been responsible burg. It inspiration and pride are being presented.

course of his duty. As chief ac tainly, come round at about 7 o'clock and it will be ready," we our work and often we have bad for the accountancy side of the two great artists-direct links be reply, as gracefully as possible occasion to be grateful to him for tremendous business interests built tween Petersburg and London, our

a tip or two. concealing our true feelings. As

up by the Standard Oil-now the adapted Karsaving and Lopokova. There is one suggestion I would Socony Vacuum Corporation-dur- soon as he is gune, we explode and

ur thoughts of him would bardly, if I may, to make in concluing the better part of the present bear repeating. At seven o'clock,sion and that is in respect of the century.

speeches of thanks. On many oc- Mr. Grant is a keen golfer and in he comes, with a few more casions the speaker of the day hayat a farewell dinner given him last minor alterations! At 9 o'clock, Rotary is finished and with a sigh, delivered his address, the seFriday he was presented with a set of perfect relief we put on

conder gets up and delivers an of golf clubs, with a silver plate our oration as long as cant and has to go home.

that of the on the bag. Grant hopes to return speaker himself. By the time he to Shanghai in a year's time. has finished, every one is bored and N.C.D.N. the speaker is not really thanked adequately, or so it seems to me.

Your Leading Members, May I now try and give you nome of my-impressions of your leading members? First and fore ngst there are your Presidents Their chief function is the introdne ing of fellow Rotarians from the other side of the world, who come

endless stream and bearing that in mind I will Sher Yes our marriage is an "Gentlemen, may I introduce, Mr. now thank you for your patient example you got me, but I only

(Continued on next column). hearing and sit down (Applause), got you.

and go in an

There is a good deal more" 1 would like to say, but one of the Ha: Life is unjust; some get Bages of the East have taught us everything that is good and beau that the as we say of the people tiful and others get everything that among whom we live, the better, is ugly and bad."

Three Stars,

Lady Astor's Daughter.

It is announced that a marriage will shortly take place between The former did not dance last Lord Willoughby de Ereaby, elder night. The latter was one of the son and heir of Lord and Lady three stars of the performance; and Ancaster, and Miss Phyllis Astor, it was pleasing that she, the wife only daughter of Lord Astor and of the author of "The Eocnomic Lady Astor, M.P.. Consequences of the Peace," should have made this contribution to the gaiety of the economists.

Miss Actor, who is 24, has been working for the past two years" in Gay and full of childlike fun, an estate agent's office. In 1929 Lopokova danced as the saucy she was thrown and injured while village girl in Delibes' ballet Cop hunting with the Pytchley at West pelia. The classic piece might Haddon, near Northampton. Lord though its music is both bright and Willoughby de Erosby attained his well-bred-have seemed thinnish | majority m December, 1928, when, entertainment without her. But her there were enthusiastic celebrations delightful merriment brought it to at Lord Ancaster's Scottish seat,

(Continued on next column), Drummond Custle.

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