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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933.

tlon 371 of the Code of Civil Pro- and the Bilt was read & first

SIX NEW BILLS rements for money may time.

Moneylenders' Law To Be Amended

Following the Budget speech by the Hon. Colonial Secretary yes terday. the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster Attorney-General-mor ed the first reading of six-bills, all of which were second by Mr. Trat

be enforced both by imprisonment

ECHOES OF

OF 1859

“Homeside” news of Hongkong

The Attorney General moved the of the judgment debtor, and by first reading of a Bill Intituled attachment and sale of his pro-An Ordinance to amend the law the jurisdiction of perty. Further provisions for the relating to

in Bankruptcy Of execution of judgments for money Magistrates by imprisonment are to be found fences." He said: "The Object in sections 438 to 448 of the Code, of this Ordinance is to restore to All these sections are derived from the summary jurisdiction of the the old Hong Kong Code of Civil Magistrates all öffences under the Procedure of 1873 and have been Bankruptcy Ordinances." retained because the geographical situation of the Colony make it so easy for absconding trade to dis-

arst time acquainted with the appear into that mysterious region

January 29 1859. man and passed their first rend-nown as " Canton-more-far. But first reading of a Bill intituled

We copy from the China Ex-manner his name has been ming The Attorney General moved the the people who have the misfortune

No wonder that the Earl of first reading of a Bill intituled to get into clutches of registered ment and administration of a Mer-press the following extract re-led with this flagitious business.

Eigin has treated this Colony as An Ordinance to amend further professional money-lenders do not cantile Marine Assistance Fund in garding Hong Kong affairs, which

as à rule belong to a class who Hong Kong." He said: "The post- is so far satisfactory:-

if it were a second Norfolk Island! the Dangerous Goods Ordinance,

"Why "His Lordship has seen the 1873." He said: "This amending And it possible to escape and theretion of the Colony as a World-Port

• Ordinance will give to authorised to every reason to believe that the requires the residence here of a

Government openly and ostensibly Fire Brigade. Officers powers of menace of imprisonment and the certain number of members of the

ing.

search

The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read a first time, FOR SEAFARERS IN TROUBLE.

The Attorney General moved the

"An Ordinance for the establish-

LONDON GAZETTE "We are enabled to 'state that

AIR MARSHAL SIR JOHN HIGGINGS

Die in Hong Kong

To-day

"NOTICE TO CONSIUNBES.

OCEAN STRAM SHIP CO, LTD,

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Ca'n Vemal LES MERNON FROM UNITED KINGDOM

VIA SINGAPORE

Among the passengers arriving are hereby notified that their Cargo will be discharged into Holte on the SS. Empress of Japan"

What, Kowloon, where it will lie na today are Air Marshal Sir John Consignoosia and wabject to Terma and Lady Higgins. “-

and Conditions of Storage, si Holt'ı Sir John Higgins, K.C.B. What The Cargo will be ready for K.BE, D.9.0. AFC, RAFDalinary from Godown on and after (Ret.) is Chairman of Sir W. G. 23th September.

·Whitworth Aircraft Optional Cargo will not be lazded, here Ltd Director of Armstrong Sid low Notice has been given prior to Armstrong deley Motors Ltd.; Chairman of Steamer's arrival, but carried on from AV. Roe & Co, Ltd. and Chairport to port to the final part of call to

which the option extands, man of Air. Service Training Ltd.

All brokan, chafed and damaged Gooda Sir John Higgins has had a dis

are to be left in the Godawns, where and Fridays Lutween the hours_of Storage period.

dangerous goods hitherto consequential loss of employment | Mercantile Marine, temporarily out no decision has been arrived at assigned to the Dictatorship · of tinguished career in the service of 1 they will be examined on any Tromlayan) possessed only by authorised police and the means of livelihood is of employment, but available to by this Government in reference Sign Board, Bridges be has seen the Empire Entering the Army in

take. vacancies caused by illness and.death. "The object of this Or to the suspension of the Hon him openly acculed: and morally 1995 he served in the South African | 10,45 a.M. and Noom within the Free officers. It will also provide penal. used by money-lenders as a wel- tles for breaches of the principal; pon or extortion. Although the

Ordinance 1911.dinance is to establish a fund for 'Ordinance. of regulations made Money-lenders

the assistance of such persons, f thereunder and of conditions of allows the Court to re-open money-

transactions to some extent, the in need, and also to make provi- licences issued thereunder."

felt itself able, sion for the repatriation of those The Colonial Secretary seconded Court has not

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godowa, and all Goode remaining undehvered after the 4th October, will be rabject

convicted of being a partison of War 1809/02 and learned to fly in Chisholm Anstey, the Attorney General at Hong Kong. Mr. W. T.murderers, resetters, brothel kee 1013 Entering the RF.C, in that Mercer, who left two mails since, pers and pirates-he has seen him year he achieved rapid promotion to resume his office of Colonial openis caused of giving false being permanently commissioned as

oath-he has seen the community to his present rank in 1999 He to Bent Secretary, will, we trust put the evidence, under the sanctity of an Air vice-Marshal in 1919, and rose previous to the arrival of the new Governor, as we hear Sir John

gion of Honoar. Bowring's successor is now under the consideration of the Foreign

The Attorney General moved the of the provisions of the Code re-who cannot conveniently be dealt department in an efficient state made aware of all this "and yet holds the French Gross of the Le. All Claima. against the Steamer must

and the bill passed its first reading. hitherto, to prevent the operation first reading of a Bill intituled lating to imprisoriment, which is "An Ordinance to amend the In- the object of the present Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded dustrial and Reformatory Schools, Ordinance. 1932." He said: "The and the Bill passed its first read- amendments which will be effecting. ed by this Ordinance are fully ex- plained in the Memorandum of Ob- Jects and Reasons."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Bili passed its Arst reading.. NO IMPRISONMENT FOR

DEBT.

The Attorney General moved the

JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill intituled to amend the Ordinance "An Juvenue Offenders Ordinance, 1932." He said: "The effect of this i

explained in the Ordinante, is

of

whose presence is not required and with under the Distressed Seamen Regulations of the Board Trade."

Colonial Secretary seconded and the bill was read a first time.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

MEETING

Office."

celve the culprit and his protege with open armi, positively discar- ding and ultimately driving away the very man who opposed these malpractices and whose blood boiled under the ladignation their discovery occasioned.

It is understood that Sir John Higgins will be staying in Hong- kong for several weeks during which time he will confer with Beyond this we have gathered

officials of The Far East. Aviation some information which is so

Co., Ltd., regarding the new Fly. startling and disgusting, that we

ing Training School to be establish Nay further! We learn that Dr.ed at Kai Tak and other matters can hardly realise it. Talk about Bridges has actually up to the in the mutual interests of the the scurrility of the Hong Kong

time of the mail's arrival, been Companies he represents and the Press forsooth, why, it has been surreptitiously retained in H.M. Far East Aviation Co. who act as lax in its duty, and squeamish in its strictures. Right down, post-suspended, the office of legal ad-

service. When Mr. Anstey was their representatives in Chine Trade was taken from the Acting

first reading of a B intituled Memorandum of Objects and Rea- Colonial Secretary And Govt. tive cascality has been systema viser to the Superintendent c

"An Ordinance to amend the law with respect to transactions with money-lenders He said: By sec.

sons to which, I have nothing to add,"

The Colonial Secretary seconded

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tically pursued, the incredibility of which has caused the well disposed to conclude it was impos Items totalling $168,900 were apsible, and to discard from their proved by the Finance Committee minds even the contingency of its following the meeting of the Legis reality. We really feel abashed lative Council.

and hardly know whether to be- With regard to an item for leve the evidence of our senses or $35.000 towards "Government not. The. following intelligence Bungalow at Fanling," the Colonial has come to our ears, and al- Secretary addressing members of though we cannot doubt it we the Press. said: "I would ask still cannot believe it. gentlemen of the Press to note that

First, that Mr. Wade has in his

be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th Oct., 1933 or they will not be recognised.

No.Fire Insurance will be effected,

BUTTERFIELD 4 ́SWIRE,

Agents.

28th September, 1973.

(1936

TRE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD,

COPENHAGEN.

HE Danish Motor Vesse

"DANMARK*

•having - arrived from · Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Usio, Hamburg and Genoa, Consignees of Cargo are hereby. informed that all goods are being

Attorney General and given to the CORRESPONDENCE ded and pisced at their risk into

Sign Board D.CL!! We hear that the Foreign Office has totally re- pudiated this arrangement, and we hope the Sign Board will sue the Benthamite for his services. can hardly believe this last story but if Dr. Bridges had the appoint- ment, most certainly the Foreign Office has repudiated it.

We

Fire-Proof Wooden Stair Cases

the hazardous and/or extra haranlɔus Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., where" Delivery can be obtained, as soon as the Goods are Innded.

No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after. [All letters intended for publi4th October, 1939, at 4 pm, will be We suggest that the sign board name and address of the writer," not

cation must be accompanied by thembject to Rent

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods should be taken down, and the

so desired to be left in the Clodown, where for publication, unless

this is not a vote for increased possession Mr. May's memoranda Addle and the bow hung up in' its but at evidence of good faith.-ED, they will be examined by Moura Ander-

cost but for increased expenditure during the financial year, owing to the work proceeding more rapidly than anticipated."

Peiping, Sept. 28-Yu Ching Ho, the new Director of Public Safety, assumed office this morning, local public bodies and the Mukden leaders having withdrawn their "opposition to his appointment, as the result of mediation by General Ho Ying China.-Reuter.

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of the jottings of the Malchow place. Wong papers. These it appears deeply implicate the wily pirate, and Mr. Wade so stated before. he left the Colony. He only lately saw the Hong Kong papers on the subject when he became for the

TUNG WAH FRAUD

CASE

Hearing Again Adjourned

At the resumed heuring of the Tung Wah Hospital Fraud tase at Central Magistracy yesterday, the second defendant, Wong Kwi-chi, gave evidence to the effect that he was one of the sub-contractors for the exhumation of bones on the Tin Sin Kong site. He said that he had been in the business for the last ten years, and in this particular case, the undertakers were the príncipal contractors......

Mr. D'Almada: How did you zet paid-They advanced. us Imoney.

How do you get paid when the work is completed The Tung Wah Hospital pay the principal contractors who in turn pay us and ve pay Ip Wong."

#

BOARD" Was Dr.TO THE EDITOR OF THE TONG SONG Bridges" nickname because be

DAILY PRESS.1/ hung a sign board outside bis offices in English and Chinese calling for patronage.-Ed.

Sir, The holocaust at No. 38 Eastern Street this morning invol ving the sad death of several of the Inmates is tragic.in the extreme. . We cannot wait for concrete stair-cases, as it would mean; de lay and expense. besides loss of

་

W. T. CAMPBELLreat during the period of recon

BEATEN

Roza-Pereira Wins 880

V.R.C. AQUATIC "CHAM- PIONSHIPS

L/C

struction.

The cheapest, quickest and safest remedy is for the Government to. isque a Notice calling upon all

landlords and house owners to have

the under portions of all wooden stair-cases lined with galvanized iron sheeting or tin-plates! This will prevent the wood-work from immediately catching fire, and will give the inmates of the differ W. T. Campbell, theent fit a little time to escape..

Yours, E., Army long distance champion, was

SAFETY. beaten by L Roza-Pereira, the Colony's champion in the 880 yards, championship of the Colony at the V.R.C. bath yesterday. The race was one of the finest seen in the Colony for although Roza-Pereira actually won by a length, Campbell To Be Ridden And Drawn kept up to him until the last three lengths when the winner spurted.

In the diving event, Eda Roza retained the championship, while E. B. da Bra won the 50-yards championship in the excellent time of 20.1/5 secs

The Ladies 100 yards champion ship produced a keen struggle be Who is Jp Wong! He was my Doris Hunt, which was eventually tween Mrs. MacMahon and Miss won by the former by about two Did you send a bill to your con- yards. RESULTS.

sub-contractor,

tractor for the remains you re moved No.

It is alleged that you, Chan Kau and others conspired together to state that 23,000 sets of bones were removed from Tin Sin Kong to Aplichau-That is not so.

Did you and Chan Kau conspire together to defrand the Tung Wah Hospital-No. 794 15%

Cross-examining the witness, Mr. Lo asked whether he agreed that it was usual for the hospital autho ritiza to make payment on the bil made out by their own No. 1 for man, Witness agreed that this was

Mr. Lo: Now, in this particular case, do you now know how many gets of bones were removed 11 do not know

Did Ip Wong at any time render

an account to you of the

moved by him No.

Is it your case that you never

went on the site at Tin Sin

during the time the work

progress there)

And it is your case that Ip Wong went there You

|

The resuite were:

60 Yards Championship; 1, E. B. da Roza; 2, T Faget and W. Law rence. Time: 26.1/5 seca.

580 Yards Championship, L Roza-Pereira; W. T. Campbell Time 12 mins. 8 sec8

100 Yards Ladies:-1, Mrs. M. J MacMahon, S, Miss Doris Hunt, Time-75 3.5 secs.

Diving:-1, Ed do Roa; 2. L. Roza Fereira, na

Consolation Race, Hector Be medios, A. MacGrann

Mixed Tam Race –1, G.-F. Smith team, 9, T. Paget's team. egy

JOCKEY CLUB STAKES

Easy Win For Taiyang The Jockey Club Stakes resulted as tollows:

Has district, watchman No. 25 any grudge against you, or have you tas

Any

Do

that you

taken

unti

Videnice

1 Talyang14 to 1

2. Felicitation (4 to 6).

(20 to

NEW SUB-GRIFFINS

To-Day

riffins

son & Ashe "on the Srd October, 1983, at 10 sm.

All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned within ten days of the ship's arrival, or they will not be recognised

No. Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,

Agerita. Mercantile Bank Building.

CLESS Hong Kong, 27th Sept., 1939.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES ** MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

8.S." CHENONOEAUX.":

ARRIVED HONG KONG OF TUESDAY, THE 25TH SEPT., 1933. From MARSEILLES, &c.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the

sbova-namad Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the axception of Opiam, Treasure and Falu- ables, are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godawns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon, Wharf and Godown Dou Ltd., Kowloon, whenes Delivery ona be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Goods nut cleared, within 7 days, in- dinding date of arrival, will be subject to Bant

All Claims must be sent to the Under-

The 1934 subscription which arrived per ss.Taming on signed before Friday, 6th Cctober, September 22, will be drawn for 1993, or they will not be recognised.

Damaged packages at be left in this afternoon at the Jockey Club stables at 3 pm. The riding test the Godowns for examination by the will take place at the course at Consignees and the Company's Sur 12.45 p.m

veyors, Mass., Goddard à Douglas, at Revenue subscribers and no doubt the Oncer in attendance when damaged There are altogether ninety air 10 sm on Monday, the 2nd Oct., 1983.

Consignees must have a will be a large attendance both at datiable goods are examined by the the course and subsequently at the

Company Surveyors. stables to see who are the lucky No Claims will be admitted aftor the drawers of the fancied candidates. | Goods have left the Godowns,

CONSIGNER NOTICES.

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIR

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES"

THE Motor Vesiul

BAN

SAUERLAND"

#from Hamburg and Comignees of Carg Althetta: Goode being - landed and placed at their

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wha mod Godown Compmaya gode

Where Delivery: obtained me on as the Good

Optional Cargo will not Bare, unless Johor has been bours prior to vennel's ser on from port to port to t all to Waiali, the option

No Claims wil

Goods have left £1. Goods romsning Thursday, Sth Ostóp

Rent

Alle brakem

Goods are to"

where they will day 4th Octobe

Bury

Glöddiğ

rried port of

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No Fire Insurance will be effected by win any case whatever, aktaran

P. PAYRAS, Agent. Hong Kong, 26th Sept. 1933, 1827 CONSIGNEKS”” NOTICE. THE BEN LING STEAMERS, LIMITED.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, "ANTWERP-LONDON- AND STRAITS

The Steamship BENNEVIS,“ NONSIGNEES of Ongo see hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and for ertes hazardous Godawns of the Hong Kong sud Kowloon Godown Co, Litly, whence the whagyes Delivery may bức No Claims will be adinfiel

have left the Godowar, and

maining und ter the Brd October, will be enb

6768ES ALL Olaims against the be presented to the thefore the 17th Oct

Enot be recognized"

Flo comply with the Gan

rulation