1934-04-30 — Page 6

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Around the Courts

WATCHMAN DISCHARGED

Charged at the instance of "Mr. H. J. Millington, head baillf of the Supreme Court for the theft of clothing. Kwok Tal, watchman at the Supreme Court, was dis- "charged by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Central Magistracy on Saturday after a strong plea by his solicitar, Mr. F. X. D'Almada.

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The defendant was alleged have stolen 19 pieces of clothing, from the complainant, but Mr. D'Almada pleaded that his client took the articles in the belief that they were discarded samples. The defendant had been in the service

of the Supreme Court for about 22 or 23 years, he added.

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SIR WILLIAM PEEL RETURNS

els X. Martin, 18; and Peter Max From Short Holiday

well. 20, were charged with swim- ming of Fenwick Street wharf, opposite the Seamen's Institute shortly after midnight, and with having prevented residents in the Institute from sleeping by creating "a fearful noise."

The defendants were arrested by Sergeant. Blackburn as a result of complaints by the residents in the Institute.

Martin falled to appear in Court when his name was called, and his ball of $10 was therefore estreated. The other defendants were bound over.

ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ARMS

Arrested at the Yaumati Ferry Wharf in possession of an auto- matic pistol and many rounds of ammunition without an appro- Before Mr. Hamilton on Saturday,priate licence, a Chinese from Lo Kau. Wong Wah Kan and I So, all unemployed, were charged with demanding money with mer- aces and by force,, and with com- mon assault on Chan Ho, a hawker. The first defendant. Lo. Kau was sentenced to seven months' hard labour, while the other two ceived sentence of three months each.

ADULTERATED MILK

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Shanghal named Shiu Tin Yuen. appeared before, Mr. Wynne-Jones last Saturday morning. The de- fendant admitted the charge.

It was stated that the defendant,

was arrested through information received and the arms were hid- den in paper shoe-box.

A sentence of six months' hard Tabour was passed on the defend- ant and an order for the confs- eation of the arms was, also made.

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OPIUM DIVAN RAIDED

ཉིང--- ༡ ༥---- On a summons for selling mlk" containing 15 per cent. of water,

proprietor of the A Chinese named Tang Hing ap- Malk Chand, Indian Store, 16 Queen's Road East, peared before Mr. Hamilton at the was fined $15 by Mr. W. M. Thome Central Police, Court on Saturday son at Central Magistracy on morning charged with keeping an Saturday. Mr. M. A. da Silva, optum divan and unlawful posses appearing for the "defendant.sion of prepared optum

Shlu Muk, a Chinese detective. pleaded guilty

technical

told his Worship that the defend. offence.

ant was the principal tenant of

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"I am not going to send these prison this time," youngsters to

Central sald Mr. Hamilton at

Saturday when Magistracy on Marcel Johnny, 17; Max Wai Lam. 18: Rodney James Rew, 17: Fran-

In Japan

Governor.

His Excellency the Sir William Peel, KCMG., KRE and Lady Peel, arrived in the Colony from Japan by the RMS. Empresa of Canada on Saturday afternoon.

His Excellency disembarked on the Isunch "Britannia," while the Canada was anchored at «quaran- tine in Kowloon Bay, and was met by His Excellency, the Officer Administrating the Government. Bir Thomas Southorn, Lady Southorn, Captain R. F. Walter, R.A, A.D.C., and Mr. J. G. PI- eher, private secretary,

Sir William and Lady Peel, at- tended by Captain F. Walter, A.D.C., attended the Race Meeting at Happy Valley in the afternoon. It is notified in the Gazette. that His Excellency, Sir William Peel,

having returned to the Colony, resumed the Administra-

tion of the Government on Satur. day, and the following changes are also notified:

Sir

Wilfrid Thomas Southörn, KBE, C.M.G., resumed duty as Colonial · Secretary on the return to the Colony of His Excellency the Governor on April 28, 1934.

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SATURDAY'S SCOUT RALLY

Malay Scout With Pilot's "A" Flying

Licence

Over two hundred and thirty Scouts comprising 11 Troops took

Mr. David William Tratman, part, in the Scouting competition JAPAN'S PROTEST · C.M.G., resumed duty as Principal for the Prince of Wales Banner, Assistant Colonial Secretary and which took place at Sandiland's of Councils, and Mr. Hut on Saturday, before a record Roland Arthur Charles North 25 attendance. Clerk Deputy Clerk of Councils, with effect from April 28, 1934

No. 5. Wah Lane, 1st floor, Queen's IMPERIAL

Road Central, and during the fald. several oplum-smokers were found in the premises.

The defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $300 or two months hard labour in default.

The smokers were discharged with a caution.

Philippine Independence

Mission

FULL INDEPENDENCE PROMISED

IN TEN YEARS

"We "shall have full independance in 10 years." and in the meantime We are granted a full Dominion Status, said the Hon, Mr. Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Sen- ate of the Philippine Islands and leader of the Philippine Islands Independence Mission to Washing- on in an interview on board the

R.M.S. Empress of Canada on Ea turday.

"

Mr. Quezon led the Mission to America to protest against the modified form of Independence granted to the Philippine Islands under the Hawes-Cutting Bill. sand in spite of the opinion in Manila that nothing could be done to improve the conditions of this Bill, he has secured the passing of the McDuffy-Tyding Law which provides for full independence after a period of 10 years,

for

of

*We shall have full indepen dence in 10 years" said Mr. Que- zon, "and in the meantime we are granted a full Dominion status. The Dominion status provides

the establishment Commonwealth Government with

The In the next 10 months. officials and members of the gov- ernment are all to be Filipinos, Including the Chief Executive, and the United States are to be re- presented by a High Commission- er," he said.

" is not yet known who will be the American High" Compis- rioner, but we all hope it will be the present Governor-General, the Hon Mr. Frank Murphy."

No Navy

Questioned about the American Military establishment Mr. Quezon said that for the next 10 years the present military arrangements will ztand........ but “Or, the declaration of independence the American army will be withdrawn en bloc. Filipinos iptend to establish their own army, and to run it on similar lines to those of the present American establishment.

The

"As far as present arrangements have been made," said Mr. Que

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take

know at present we shall steps to establish an immigration

quota.

Philippine Fears Dispelled

The Hon. Mr. M. L. Quezon^is accompanied by Senator Elpidio Quirino, Majority Ficor Leader in the Senate of the Philippine Is lands, who is second in command of the Mission and who said that the Mission to America had been entirely successful.

When he had left the Islands the people expressed the fear that the Mission would be unable to ac- "complish anything on account of

apathy in Washington.

CHEMICAL

were

A number of contests compris- ing, Scout race test, ambulance" work, weight judging and knot tleing

refereed by Mr. Hertslett, Assistant Commissioner- for Malaya, D. S. S. Brent, D. S. S. Vauter. D. S. R. S. Barter. Mrs. Poxen, wife of AS. M. Poxen of the 1st Hong Kong Sea Scouts and the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave,

INDUSTRIES Commissioner for Hong Kong.

Home Trade Better

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In the report for 1933 direct of Imperial Chemical Industs, Limited, write that the total volume of the company's home trade was substantially larger than in 1932, and that an encouraging feature was the in- creased demand from practically all the industries consuming the company's products.

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Airplane Dealers Continue Sale

After Afi principal contest began, which i cluded touching, smelling and hearing tests, and a difficult kim's game. Sixteen scouts from each troop were divided into four par- ties for this contest.

the craft enjoyable tea

In his speech at the conclusion of the rally, the Rev. GT Waldegrave, the Hong Kong Com missioner, thanked everyone for turning out to the rally, which he explained was his last, as he was leaving for Home in August..

He then mentioned that the Rev. Halward was to be lent to Canton for three-nights a week for the next six months in order to teach the Canton Scout Mas- tars the right way to carry on the "There is no doubt," they pro- Scouting movement in Canton. ceed, "that, in the difficult con- He also said that on his retire- of the depression, the ment the Rev. Halward would be- Import Duties Act has brought come the Commissioner for Hong many advantages to British in Kong. dustry, in which the company has

An interested spectator was 8. participated, both directly and indirectly." They state that sales. Jim Hertslett, a Malay Scout was the first of alkali products in the home from Perak, who

Asiatic to gain an "A" pilot's trade showed an improvement

ilcence for flying and one of the even over the satisfacory figures first six of the Royal Singapore for the previous year, but that in oversea markets sales were adver Flying Club, sely affected by increased com- Jim Hertslett has been describ petition in China and Japan and ed as one of the finest of Malaya's by the disturbed conditions and Scouts, which is a strong state- ment, .39 there are well over low purchasing power in China.

The Improvement in the sales5,000 scouts in the country. of dyestuffs, both in the home and in the export markets, continued last year, and sales of other pro- ducts of this group expanded substantially in the home, market and were well maintained in the is Reference export made in our City. Notes to the Fortunately the Mission received comments of the director on the

"They even went as far as to say that if we rejected the Hawes Cutting Bil, the doors of Con- gress would be closed on us for 30 years or more."-..

markets.

the craft striking its propellers on the ground and necessitating the rushing of new propellers from America before further flight could be made,

The Incident occurred during a

Shanghai, April 22. Japan's opposition to China's purchase of foreign military air- notwithstanding, foreign airplane dealers in China have in no wise lessened their efforts to maintain the flow of war birds to China.

One phase of the efforts of these foreign agents, particularly the Americans and the Italians, has taken the form of spectacular dis- plays over downtown Shanghai while noontime crowds pack the streets, the airplane dealers hop- ing by the exhibitions to impress the public with the prowess of their respective machines.

Major Doolittle, who in recent, months demonstrated in China a high-powered combat plane, be- gan the practice, or using the sky over Shanghal as a demonstra- he startled tion ground, when Chinese and foreigners alike with daring exploits barely above the city's rooftops. Doolittle sold do- zens of that type of plane,

Bernardi the Italian air ace now in Chine was daring in flying over Shanghai when as the noonday crowds poured out, the flyer in a. brilliant red" craft looped rolled and twisted barely above the bud- ings.

The Italians are offering Amer- can aircraft dealers in China the stiffest competition and to-day's stunting started the Chinese talk- ing of the capabilities of the Ital- lan machine.

Frank Hawks, who is demon- -. strating an American bomber, also participated in the Shanghal, de- monstrations, carrying dozens of air-minded Chinese in his huge craft.

Hawks is temporarfly eclipsed as a result of seeming absentminded-

a sympathetic hearing from Pre-work of the selling companies demonstration before Chiang Kai- sident Roosevelt who was deter- established abroad and also to hek and other national govern- ness in Nanchang, when on at mined to do something for the the feature of the balance-sheet ment chiefs, who are the princip-tempting to land the bomber De Islands during his administration. The reverive statement was an- als in determining national gov- failed to lower the undercarriage,

(Continued on Previous Col.) President Roosevelt did not take alysed in The Times on March 21. ernment aircraft purchases. long to realise that the Islands' objections to the former bill were tenable, and on his recommenda- tion, legislation was passed by Con- gress granting the Islands Inde- pendence at the end of 10 years, which period may however, be shortened

Independence will be granted automatically at the end of the period which was not, the case In the Hayes-Cutting Bill, that hill, containing many conditions which were unsatisfactory to the Fill- pinos,

Commonwealth Government

"The new conditions are to be fulfilled by the establishment of the Commonwealth Government, and by the ultimate declaration of Independence, concluded Mr. Quirino.

The Mission, left the Philippine on November 4. 1933, and spent five months in the United States.

the members of the Mission are Mr. Quezon and Mr. Quirino, from zon, we do not intend to, estab- | Manila nd Mr. Galbadon and Mr. lish our own navy, but, of course, we shall have a few small vessels, though they will not bain the class of the navies of other powers.": "My own opinion is that if you cannot have a strong mayy, it is better to have no navy at all," he said

Guevar who are stationed in Washir...con.

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The Mission were met yesterday. by Senator Montilla and Mr. Ra- mon Femandez, a former senator, and several other members of the Philippine Senate, and Filipino

business men,

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The constitution of the new The Mission left Hong Kong on Puppie Islands Repubile wil Saturday night, continuing their be based on that of the United | trip home by the Empress of Ca- States" he said. "and as far as we nada.

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