1936-09-23 — Page 1

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Komary, Supreme Court

Hongkong Daily Press.

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ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 42367, *1*A** NVI HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936. #AB A★¤ÄX¶UNIXĦSa Price

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ECONOMIC

"TAIPO BELLE"

NEW LUXURY PARLOUR RAILCAR.

This streamlined silver and blus observation car-will make its inaugural run at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3rd, when it will stop on request at any station between Kowloon and Shum Chun. The car is scheduled to repeat this run every Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday,

It will be attached, whenever possible, to the rear of the 12.12 p.m. train from Kowloon and to the 5.37 p.m.

train Shum Chun.

The "Taipo Belle" Railcar can be booked by special parties on application to the Traffic Manager.

The car will be on view to the Public from Monday, - September 28th to Wednesday, September 30th, when it

will be placed near the gate leading from Kowloon Station, to the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Golown" Company's premises.

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AIR CHIEF ARRIVES INQUEST

Inspection Of Kai Tack

"No Expansion Of R.A.F."- Official

BAD WEATHER ENCOUNTERED

Very þad flying conditions were experienced between Paracels and Hainan, said Air-Commodore Sydney W. Smith, O.B.E., after he arrived yesterday in one of the Royal Air Force Singapore flying boats, from Natrang near Anaam, Indo-China where a stop had been made for the night on the flight from Singapore to Hong Kong.

Torrential rain were encountered, and, so severe mere the weather conditions that one of the Singapore flying boala, under the command of Flight Lieutenant Abrams, was forced to turn back shortly after 10 a.m. yesterday; returning to Natrang; It is ox-. pected that this flying boat will arrive at the Colony to-day.

Air-Commodore Sydney W. Smith, O.B.E.. the. Air Officer 'Commanding the Far East, arrived berë yesterday by a Siprapore flying boat. He will visit Canton on Thursday,

He re-

General Manager

Guard, Your most

Precious

Possessions!

„CONSULT

N. LAZARUS

Single Copy, 10 cts Per Month. $3.

Gold Rush! TYPHOID

VERDICT Manila

Counsel Suggests Third Party Stabbing

Sensation

Scramble

When The Doors

VICTIMS

HEALTH REPORT

al

FOR PAST WEEK

Fifteen cases of typhold with

Were Closed! three deaths, five cases of diphthe-

ria with three deaths, one fatal case of cerebro-spinal fever and Scenes which will long be re- 40 deaths fiom tuberculosis were membered by investors were re-reported to the local Health Au- cently enacted in Manila when a thordes during the week ended very successful gold-mining com- September 19.

pany Increased its capital and gave the

public the opportunity of coming-in on the ground floor " for the additional allotment.

According to an eye-witness who recounted the story yesterday, the enthusiasm of the," gold rushers" made a female bargain hunt seem a placid affair. And that is saying a very great deal!

Of the typhoid cases, nine wero reported from Hong Kong, four from Kowloon and one each from rural. Hong Kong and the New Territories, while three cases were imported:

Of the diphtheria, cases, three occurred in Hong Kong and two in Kowloon.

One case mach of typhoid and

Strong representations were made to the jury yesterday at the Central Folice Court by Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jan, in connection with the Inquest held into the circum- stances surrounding the death of

It appears that no sooner had diphtheria was notified to the Sg Yun Tong, selon of a well-known the doors of the successful com- Health Authorities on Monday, Chinese landly, who was found Pany's

been opened "to than it WES stabbed at No. 32, Kennedy Road. transact business. on July 19. The house is the re. necessary, for the comfort and sidence of a woman, Cheung Yee convenience of all concerned, to Law who was also stabbed.

call in the police.

Mr. D'Almada suggested the pre- sence of a third party in the room on the fatal morning and submit ted that the wound in the abdomen of the deceased, having an upward direction, was more consistent with another having made it.

Mr. W. Schofield sat as Corona, while the jury comprised of Messra F. A. Mackintosh (foreman), D, D.] |A. Alanco and J. V. Comes.

Mr. D'Almada, Instructed by Mr. WA. Mäckinky, appeared for the deceased's family, while Hon. Mr. 'M. K. Lo he'd a watching brief on beha f of Cheung Yee Law.

At the opening of yesterday's proceedings. Mr. H. C. Lee who was representing a witness stated that as neither Mr. Lo, Mr. D'Almada nor Mr. Murphy required his client he would withdraw. -

Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., represent- ed the Police.

(Continued on Back Page.)

KOWLOON

ROBBERY

Four Northemers

Make Big Haul

co

Jewellery and money to the total value of over $1,000 comprised the haul made by four robbers "when the they ganed admittance second floor of No. 229 Nathan Road shortly alter 8 am yesterday. In a report to the police, the victim of the affair, Yu Hak Shing. 26, wife of a Shing Mun contrac- tar, stated that a Northern Chinese entered the premises by pretending that he had been sent with" gilis from the contractor. He was Zol- lowed in by three more Northern-,

Squadron Leader Flynn, Chief of OFFICIAL INTERVIEW the newly formed Straits Settle-

The Air Commodore said that ment Volunteer Air Force, is on the purpose of his visit to the Co- board this fişing boat.

lony was a "final Inspection" of Air-Commodore Sydney Smith, the Kat Tack aerodrome. Air Officer Commanding the Far futed the idea that there would East, arrived at 3.50 p.m.

be an "expansion of the Royal Air after

Force in Hong Kong," although the having left Natrang at 6 s..

aerodrome that was being con- yesterday. With him was Group structed in the New Territories was Captain A. H. Peck, Chief Staff progressing apace. Both Officer, and they were met at the "dromes the one at Kai Tack and Kal Tack aerodrome by Captain J. the other in the New Territories era one of whom produced two" R. Crake.. A.D.C. to H.E. the Gov-would be maintained 28 seperate ernor of Hong Kong, representing establishments. Sir Andrew Caldecott,

Dr. Wang Chung Hai Returns to Hong Kong

(Continued on Back Page.)

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THE DOLLAR

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also met "CONTE ROSSO”.

De Wang Chung-hui, former! President of the Nanking Judicial Yuan and Judge of the Inter- national Court at the Hague, who left Hong Kong for Cantón some days ago, together with Mr. Ngal To-ming to see Marshal Chiang Kal-shek, and who Generals Li Taung-Jen and Wang Bhao-hung before they departed for Nanning, returned to Hong Kong with his private secretary- Mr. Fung Chap-ching by the 8.8. "Tal Shan” at: 6 am, yesterday. |

It is reported that having com- pleted, hia, mission... Dr. Wang Chung-hul will be returning to Nanking shortly. Chinese Evening Pres

DELAYED

Owing to a slight misunderstand- ing as to datos, the "Conte Rosso" which was reported to arrive here yesterday, will not arrive until the end of the month.

knives and threatened the woman, who, with other Inmates of the floor, were put into a room.

Yu Hak Shing produced the key to the safe at the request of one | of the marauders. After ransaking the place the robbers decamped shortly after 9. am The woman. reported to her husband at Shing Man and he informed the Police,

The robbers haul included a pla tinum and d'amond ring and a pair" of gold and diamond drops, each valued at $600, a gold "wrist watch, valued at $50, another wris watch valued at $30, a gold watch, | valued at $40, a gold cash, $205 in |Hong Kong currency $20 in sïyer,

coins

offices

Impatient at waiting in long. avandering lines, the would-be in- vestors surged forward waving ap plication forms. This crowd was particularly articulate, and what between the babel of voices and the waving of forms, the officials of the besieged promisea didn't know whether it was Tuesday or the Marble Arch! ..

Came the stentorian tones of the

perspiring and perplexed manager “Close the doors!!!

Tiger In New

Territories

FIVE COWS

DEVOURED

Reports of the presence of a tiger in the New Territories have been frequent, but the beast has, always disappeared without doing any damage..."

That was the red flag that made the bulls mad. Bo madiwan "They banged on the doors and i

Last month the spoors of a smashed the windows, and when tiger were seen by different people the eye-witness, who recounted this in the New Territories story yesterday to a "Dally Press" This time it has left visible representative, was leaving after proof of its presence by the dam- placing his application, the people lage done to cattle of Sai Kung were jumping on one another and village and according to the re- throwing their application forms ports of the villagers certain through the smashed windows! cow-boys took their cows to the

hills for pasture at 10 am. Sept. 14, but in the afternoon the boys returned without their cowa! After partaking of their evening meals, the cow-boys returned to the bills to look for their cows, but falled to find them. A hue and cry was rafied by the owners, and the villages were informed their five missing cows.

'MANILA GOLD SHARES

Local Dealings

Buyers

'Antumoki, 351⁄2. Atoks, xd, $1.18. Baguio Cold, 60 ets. Beng. Explor., 84 cts. Consol, Mines, 101 cts. Paracale Oumaus, $108. Suyocs, $1.20.. United Paracale, $2,40.

Bellers

Baguio Gold, 8lj ets, a Benguet Explor., 50 ots Demonstrations. $1 52,

Sales

Atoks, x.d, $1.18). Baguio Cold, 591-60 ota. Benguet Explor., 50 cts. Big Wedge, 83 cts. Consol. Mines, 10-11 ets, Demonstrations, xd. $1.52-46. Itogons, $3.36.

Mambulan, 80.cts. Masbate Consol. $1,01 Northern Mining, 65 cts. Balacots, 20 cls, poolt San Mauricio, $4.80-4.57. Santa Rosa, 17 cts. Buyoc Consal, $1.28-1.33. United Paracale, $238-2.43, Mother Lode, 65 ets. Mineral Res., 79 cta. King Solomons, 14 ́cts. Coco Groves, $3.86.

(Full quotations on fage 12)

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News

'DORADO" HELD UP

Arriving This Morning

Owing to bad weather which rendered the landing ground too soft for talding-off, the R.M.A Sporting "Doradd" was delayed yesterday Mind Nadices The "Conte Rosso left Bombay az Tourane and will not arrive in two days ago, after undergoing en-Hong Kong until this morning. it gine repairs.

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The surrounding hills. were searched. About two miles from the village. the blood-strained catrasser of the five cows were found strewn on the ground-

The inhabitants of the Sai Kung Village are now very frightened.. and precautions are being taken to prevent any further loss of cattle and swine

The villagers reported the mat ter to the Police last Monday.— Ohiñete Evening Press.

CHINESE

GUNBOAT

ARRIVES

H.M.S. FOLKESTONE LEAVES TO-DAY

The Chinese gunboat Ying Swek arrived in harbour shortly before 1 p.m. yesterday and proceeded to the Naval Anchorage where she fired a salute of 21 guns to tha country to which Fort Blackhead replied. N

POSITION OF WARSHIPS: North wall-H.M.B. Dian, FLM8. Delight

South wall-HM.&. DaintyAn East wall.MA. Regulus HMS Olympus E

North arm-HMS Capetowniy West wall dock H.M.B. Folke atone.

* In dock HMS. MothHILE: Lowestoft

Taikoo Dock-HMS, Regent.⠀ No. 7 baloy-H-M.B. Daring.

No 6 buoy-EM.8. Daimond.. Foreign-US,8. Mindanao, HMS. Folkestone is leaving for Singapore, this morning,