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CARGO JUNK ATTACKED Piracy In Canton River

́MASTER'S SON SHOT DEAD

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WILS

While sailing near Ship Bay in Chinese territory at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, a Chinese cargo junk was suddenly attacked by a small fishing boat with, eight pirates on board and robbed of money" and also property. The Junk stolen.

According to a report made to the Water Pallee by Chan Liu. aged 41-years, master of the junk, the craft after being loaded with 300 piculs of Hly-rbots, valued at about $400, left Bocca Tigris, Can- ton for Hong Kong last Friday morning, with a crew of several men, together with the wife and family of the master.

At about 1 4.1. on Saturday, when the Junk was sailing near the north of Chak Wan, which is in Chinese territory a fishing, boat, from the direction of Tung Chung, came alongside and eight men jumped into the junk. Three of them were armed with revolvers

At at time. several shots were fred, and the master's son. Chan Pau. 21. was shot. Continuing. Chan, Liu stated that he jumped into the water and swam away. When he stopped swimming, he Faw his junk. with his wife, Lee Hung, his daughter-in-law, Leung Siu. his grandson, Chan Ping and four fokis aboard. salling off in The direction of Macao.

The master gave a description of the pirates to the Water Police stating that they were all dressed in black cotton clothing.

"BILL BASED ON FEAR"

90-Year-Old Mrs. Despard

• "In Demonstration

(Special Air Mail Servico)

London, June 29.

Mrs. Despard. one of the leaders of the old suffragette movement and a sister of the late Earl of Ypres who celebrated her 90th birthday

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1934.

PLANTO CONTROL! GERMAN

TRADE TERMS

What Mr. Runciman's New Bill Aims to Do

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, July 29. The Merchandise Marks (Trade Descriptions) Bill, Introduced by Mr. Runciman on Thursday, was issued og Saturday.

The object or the Bill is to make for the definition of provision Lerms in connection with trade descriptions, and as to the effect of such definition, and for pur- poses connected with such mat- ters:

These definitions are to be made

SHARE

MARKET

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dalis

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Amsterdam Athena.... Press" (Copyright.))

Belgrade Berlin, July 13,

Berlin Both the sharemarket and the

Bombay fixed interest securities market

Brussia were exceedingly quiet, very few Bacharest Important transactions.. taking Buenos Aires

the prices except in Copenhagen.... place and special cases advancing but little Genera...... though in both markets a distinct Helsingfors tendency towards improvement was Hongkong noticeable. Generally speaking the Lisbon ...... whole week was characterised by Madrid dullness, in all sections in the Mihan' bourse, a slight betterment on Montevideo Wednesday proving uninsting. The Mantresi investors were cautious pending the New York

the prevailing poll-Oslo. passage of tical uneasiness and the steps ex- Paria pected in the economie situation Prague since Minister Schmidt had been Rio de Janeirc equipped with unprecedented dist- goods has beenatorial power's. Call Money four to Shanghai made by the Board to the one of

41/8 per cent.-Transocean Kuo Stockholm more Trade Descriptions Com Min.

Vienas mittées" which are to be conati-

Yokohama Silver (spot) tuted under the measure and their report has been considered by the Board

by Order in Council on the recom- mendation of the Board of Trade, but no such recommendation shall be made unless a reference with respect to the

1:

Not Foods and Drugs No reference is to be made with regard to food and drugs, and ex- cept with the concurrence of the Government Department concern- ed no reference is to be made to committees regarding fertilisers of the soll and food for cattle or poultry, fungicides, insectitides. and weed-killers; and therapeutic. substances

A financial memorandum states

that the only expenditure under this Bill, so far as can be foreseen. will be the salaries or fees paid to

the members of the committee or committees, their travelling ex- penses, and other incidental ex- that the penses.. It is thought total cost will probably not ex- reed £2,000 per annum.

the Square from all parts of Lon- don. The meeting throughout was, orderly, there being no incident calling for the intervention of the police, who were present.

This Is a Bill based on fear." said Mrs. Despard. "If we allow such a bill to pass we shall have ourselves to blame for even worse things that will come after it.

"I the B passes, any police"

just over a week ago, was among man may go into your house.

the speakers at a big demonstra-Some une may have left some tion in Trafalgar Square, London.

documents there which might be yesterday to protest against the Government's Incitement and Dis-; "affection Bill.

Members of various organisa- tions. marched in detachments to

called seditious. The unfortunate master or mistress will be respon- sible and will be arrested. I am glad to make my voice heard against anything so iniquitous.”

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REICHSMARK QUOTA-

TIONS

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daly Press" (Copyright.)1

Berlin, July 13. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee):-

New York Paris

Amsterdam

Silver (forward) War Loan

UN LANDON;-

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PRESIDENT Liners

CHEVYSVETLS ektivne de PACK BALAJM

SUMMER

AROUND TRIP FARES

(British Winácias Saavicm)

Sterling Parity July 2

w

· 18.10 Flaring 375 Drachmsa

7.49+

5238.

July 13 7.431 525 S.O.

976,316 Dinars

2011:

13.14

1/8 3/64

21.67

13.14 1/8-1/16 21.59

SPECIAL

503

503

- 36 8.0.

364 8.0.

22.397

22.391

15.451

2262

1/51"

20:43 Marki I. ed. per Rupee

35" Belga 315,588. Le

47.58d' per Paze

18:159 Kroner 9.154 Franes 193. Marks

baai

110 Escudos 25.22) Pesatas

92.46 ir

30.88d. per Pesa.

110

37 27/33.

5.031 18.904

15:454

2262

1/0

110

To MANILA and return

36 13/18

58 23/32

58 23/32

38 11/18 8.0.

38 11/18 8.0.

To KOBE and return

4.984

4.981.

0.537

19.901

76 11/32 1214

76 13/32" 1214

Milreis 41 9.0.

....... 1/4]

4) S.O.

1/4 5/18 19.40

27 1/24

To HONOLULU and

4,867 Dollar 4.867 Dollars 18.150 Kroner ist.91 Francs 164.25 Kroben 26.93d per. Gold

19.150 Kronor 19.40 31.564 Schillings, 27.

24.38d. per Ten 1/21

201

201

71% 31% 104 (7)

Closing Quotations

ON NEW YORK:-

ON BATAVIA:------

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July 14, 1934:

38.10

...581

Telegraphic Transfer.... Bank Bills, on demand 158

Bank Bills, on demand 37 Credits, 6 days' sight. - Bả

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.56.47

Bank Bills, 4 months?

On demand

Parls (Sterling) Dollar

.76.34

aight

1/5

ON PARIS:-

15.16

Credits, four months'

Bank Bills, on demand 580

Transocean Kuo Min.ON SHANGHAI:~~~

Might

1/8)

Credita, 4 months' sight:9 †

ON SAIGON

Or Demand....

110

On demand

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ON SINGAPORE:---

ON MANILA:

On demand

621

On demand

732

ON JAPAN:-

ON BANGKOK :-

On demand

123€

On demand

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Os INDIA-

1/8

BERLIN SHARE QUOTATIONS

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily. Press" (Copyright.)】

Berlin, July 13.

23.625

General Electric

Co., A.E.G. Continental

Caoualhouc Gelsenkirch

23

133.50 134

Mining Co.

83 62,50 German Dye Trusts 149.37 149.87 Hamburg Amerika

Line Harpener

Mining Co. Mannesmann

Roehren North German

Moyd

Reichebank

Rhenish

Westphalen Siemenshalske United Steel

Works Young Loan

26.37

27.60.

103.75 106

64

64.75

30

154.12

106.25 104.75% 150 160.12

31.12 154 87

40

40.50 91.25 31 Transocean Kuo Min.

MOUNTAIN LODGE

His Excellency Entertains

Telegraphic Transfer...

Bank, on demand

BRITAIN'S OVER

SEA TRADE

Effects Of Tariffs

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, July 29.

The influences which during the

SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying

Rats

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An Air Love Story

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LESSON SERMON

First Church Of Christ, Scientist

"God" was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, July 15th

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and

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

'PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s

-STIAKAR – BURDWAN,” ARRIVED HONG KONG ON

JULY, 1934.

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Prom ANTWERP, LONDON, GIRRAL- TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID; ADEN, QOLOMEO

D STRAITS.

ONSIGNERS of Cargo by

above-named Vesselare hereby ins formed that their Goods are being landed and placed ar TE RISK in the Hong' Give Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Cur

Miss Jean Batten, the Try past two years' have been affect- | Again" air girl- so 'called because The Golden Text was: Blessing, ing the magnitude and character she falled twice before she made

and glory, and wisdom, of Britain's aversea trade are hër record solo Bight from Eng - thanksgiving," and honour, and discussed in An article in the land to Australia- last month-ar-'power, and might, be unto Westminister Bank Review.

rived at her home in Auckland to God for ever and ever" (Rev 7:18. day.

Among the citations which com- prised the Lesson-Bermon was the following from the Bible; thanks unto the Lord, call upon

"The recent course of British overseas trade," it is stated. "sug-

gests that Governmental policy- whether fiscal or monetary is less effective in diverting trade into fresh channels than in obstruct- ing it.

"Compared with the curtailment effected in our imports of manu- factures by the general tariff and On Saturday, His Excellency the other duties, the results of the Governor, Sir William Peel and divorce of sterling from gold, of Lady Peel, were the hosts at off the trade pacts with several cial luncheon at Mountain" Lodge, { foreign countries, or even of the when the representatives of the Ottawa agreements, are slighL British and Chinese Sections of the Kowloon-Canton Railway who are engaged in the pègotiations in Hong Kong of a revised working agreement between the two pec- tions, were the guests.

..

TILDEN SUSPENDED

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And almost the first thing she said was that she had been en- Baged for three months to Mr. Ed- ward Faber Walker, a London stockbroker.

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Owing to the uncertainty of her programme, however, she said she could not give even the ap- proximate date of the wedding

She expects to remain in New Zealand for several months.

Miss Batten, who is 24 was met by her father... “Hullo, Jean," he said when he found her in her state-room in the liner Aorangi.

Australia........

Hullo, Daddy"

the expansion in manufac tured imports so far seen this year is maintained, they will still be only three-quarters of the which she had travelled from amount imported in 1931,

"Quite apart from any divertion

the of trade owing to

Ottawa

our duties, the proportion of

coming from foreign imports countries has automatically fallen owing to the duties on manufac¬ tures.

*Hallo, Daddy," Jean replied. and immediately they were in each other's arms.

Fellow Flyers

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his name, make known his n / Company's Godowns at Kowloon where

Agnment will be sorted out Mark

are

Delivery can be obtained as the Goods

lande Optional Goods will be landed here inless Instructions have been, given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer

Goods not cleared within 8 days iz. aluding date of arrival will be subject to Renta

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD & Douglas, at 10's.me on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period,

notbed that it is necessary for Revenue Officer to

Contigrees Are specially be present at the examination of damaged." datible cargo.

among the people: Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of Glóry all his wondrous works. ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Beek the Lord and his strength.. seek his face, continually... Give unto the Lord the glory due unto | his name: bring an offering, and No Fire Insurance will be affected by come before him: worship the us in any case whatever. Lord in the beauty of boliness? (1 Chron. 16; 8-11,29).

The Lesson-Sermon also includ- ed the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, Scien- ce and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy "Questions there more than one God or Principle? Answer There is not. Principle and Its idea is one, and this one is Chod, omnipotent, omniscient, and omni present Being, and His refection

No Claims will be admitted after the is men and the universe. Omni is adopted from the Latin adjective Goods bare left the Godowa signifying all. Hence God com- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co., bines all-power or potency, all-UN VIER AgriĪZA 1. MAJA science or true knowledge, all- Hong Kong, 14th July, 1934. presence." (pp.465-466).

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Hant Koa

Those present were:- Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn, K.B.E. Lady Southern Hon. Str Shou-son Chow, LL.D., Hon. Dr.

An escort of aeroplanes greeted Kotewall, C.M.G., Mrs. Katewall,

the liner at sea and escorted her Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mr. H: K, Holmes, C.B.E., Mrs. "If we make allowance for this into harbour. Large crowds gate

Jean & magnificent reception. Holmes, Mr. Pelham, Mrs. Pelham, distinction, the remaining portion

Miss Batten win

will go to Welling- Capt. R. D. Walker, M.C., Mrs. of the rise in the Empire's share- Walker, Mr. M. J Breen, Mr. of our overseas trade amounts ton to-morrow, where she will be Chang, Mr. Hu Tung Chau, Mr. Huonly, broadly speaking, to the res- the guest of Lord Bledisloe, the Chi Hsien, Mr. L. Shiu Ken, Mr.

toration of the proportion it re- Governor-General of New Zealand, 8. 8. Lee.

presented; for the collapse in the and Lady Bledisloe. prices of primary products tem- porarily reduced it. „drvari SMIL

Great On the other band,

Mr. Walker lives at Redcliffe Britain's adoption of tarins does gardens, Hammersmith, and is as. not appear to have had immediate sociated with a City firm of stock. harmful repercussions on our ex-trokers. He is 36. part trade, which is, indeed. "I have known Miss Batten for sharing in such improvement as six or seven months," he said to- has so far been seen in interna day. We came together through tional trade. But, by raising still our mutual interest in flying: We another serious, obstacle to inter- are both members of Brooklands national "intercourse, the British Flying Club, and we have often tarif has played a part in retard flown together in short fights. He is liable to a fine of $100 thing that improvement, and, there respect of each competition, in före, in hampering the one factor

* Miss Batten used the wings of which he participates until the upon which hopes of full recovery ny machine for her flight to Aus-, suspension is lifted-Reuter.

of our own export trade must tralia. When she returned from depend."

and Rome aftár-her second unsuccess- ful attempt, she wanted to get

-A Chinese - wónah, who lived at away again quickly to avoid the monsoons. So we had the wings | No. 1 Ta Yuen Street, 3rd BooK A man, walking along a country at my machine; which is of the Wanchai, attempted to commit lane, pame across man with same type ds hers,nited to her suicide by taking a dose of Lysol 2. dejected expression on his machine.

New York, July 14, "Big Bill" Tilden has been suspended by the Professional Lawn Tennis Association of Amer ca for his failure and, refusal to render financial accounting and to produce records of certain tourna- ments in which he has competed

this year.

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4th Aug.

7th Aug.

MISS SOPHIE TÜCKER

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Narrowly Escapes Injury "When Rescuing' Child

'How It Happened

“The wedding? Well, we have

face, gazing up into a large pak Mina Sophie Tucker, the American tree. Following his glance, the actress, narrowly escaped serious tourist was astonished to see a baby made no plans yet. But it will injury when she pulled a young car wedged among the branches probably be in England."," |-child” from -under-allcar la High "How on earth aid that get Miss Batten flew from Lympne there?" he tndured into Port, Darwin in 18 days, the leg but went straight, tá her yacht' "Well, as a matter of fact," re fastest time in which any women on the Thames where she was being plied the unhappy owner, I was has accomplished the flight The filmed. We can Make trying to crankrit up, and it few record was previously held by Man

The child was unhurt.

right off the handle.” *** mife | Amy Mollison," who took 195/days'

street, Brentford.

Miss Tucker slightly bruised her

A FAMILY QUARREL

Chinese Woman Commits

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All Olims against the Steamer must" be presented to the Undersigned on ar befors 3rd Aug 1934, or they will not be recognized.

NOTICE TO CORSIUNEES.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

BRAND

OHINA MUTUAL STEAM. NAVIGATION CO, LTD.'

CONSIGNERS per Co.'s Vossel

"RAEXENOR” FROX NEW YORK. A MANILA are hereby notified that their Cargo --will be discharged to Holt's Whart, Kowloon, where it will be as Consignees risk and subject to Terme and Conditions of Storage at Holl's

Be The Caro ill be mady for

from Godown on " and after 19th July

¡Optional Cargo will not be landed here unless Nossos has been infant packar for Steamer Arrival, but carried on from port to portfolios and Dich 45 tell to which the

Allwoke tends

Pahated and damaged Gooda to be left in thą Młodowsą, where they will be ezanined on any Inesdays and Fridayal Between ti the hours he 10,46 d Nops within the Tree Storage period

at about 7.30 am. on Saturday, 190 Caine still be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, The victim was discovered in & and all Goods retosining undelivered very serious condition in her room after the 18th July 24 Jean, by the maid servant of the house where to enha

All, diaims against the fleanser must/ after a long time, and w mediately bear to the Government Premted to the Lederigned an or Civil Hospital for treatment It is alleged that a quarrel had Idansed, the woman commit suicide.

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