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GIFTS TO H.M.S. BIRMINGHAM

MAXIMUM SENTENCE

A City Pride In Its" Namesake

VISIT BY 400 CITIZENS

Four hundred citizens of Bir- mingham travelled by special train to Portsmouth recently to see the

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COOKBOY AND HEROIN PILLS

In European's Residence

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1938.

GANG AND

PISTOLS SEIZED IN RAID

Seven Chinese

'Arrested.

RAUB MINES REPORT

Work Progressing Smoothly

MINING DEVELOPMENT Crosscutting. driving.

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winzing

The following is the condensed, report of the Raub Australian Gold A gang of suspected armed rob- Mining Co., Ltd. for the four weeks bers was seized by Settlement de ending January 29, 1936, and is tectives in a "bloodless rajc" republished by courtesy of the Hong cently, at the New Road and Yu Kong Stock. Exchange:- tive Sergt. 1. W, Hide led the raid, Ya Ching Road, Shanghai. Detec- in which six men and one woman were arrested and three fully- loaded automatic pistols seized, states the North China Daily News. One of the pistols was of the Mauser type and it was significant that all three weapons had a cart- ridge in the breach. ared, however.

No shots were

The maximum sentence of one Lord Mayor ind other donors year's hard labour was imposed on present gifts to H.M.S. Birming-Lau Chau. 42. cookboy. when he ham, which left on February for appeared on remand before Mr. R. her maiden commission on the Edwards at Central Magistracy China Station.

yesterday, charged with the pos- The gifts, to the ship were:-- seesion of 4.000 heroin pills in a From the City of Birmingham, house at Deep Water Bay.

ceremonial drum,

four side Senior Revenue omcer A. W. drums, a set of 19 silver bugles. Grimmitt said it was a very serious a set of six stiver wine coasters. case. Defendant was employed as and £84 12 towards the cost of chokboy in an isolated house in Is- radiogramophones for the ship. land Road belonging to Mr. O. E. From Birmingham Assay Office, C. Marton, and the pills were found

Insp. D. Cumming near Singapore hidden in a stove in the cook-Road has been identified by finger- From the Birmingham Jewellers house. It was difficult enough to prints and it was learned that he and Silversmiths Association, trace these pills in the ordinary had been convicted four times for silver salver.

way. but when Buropean houses violent crimes. Another suspect were used for storing them in, the

was taken alive in the same rald. matter became even more serious. as the authorities could not enter From the Birmingham and Dis-European houses and search them trict Branch of the Navy League. Indiscriminately.

a sliver cup.

From the Lord Mayor, a set of six silver La trays and a gold pencil.

a silken White Ensign.

From the officers of the Birmin- gham Territorial units, a case of silver tankarda.

From Colonel A. J. Round, va cup taken from the German ralder Emden.

A bandit who was killed in a

previous raid led by Detective sub-

NOTED

and rising, and total development in feet:

if

Bukit Koman Section-289, 384. 93: Total 160.

Derrick Section--83, 80, 40: Total 209.

Anderson Section-43, 37, 37: Total 117.

Raub Section-310, 284, 83: Total. 877.

Bukit Jalis Section-100, 148, 13: Total 261.

MINING AND ORE BREAKING

The following ore was mined

during the period:-

THEOSOPHIST Derrick TO SPEAK HERE

Public Invited To.

Attend

Section Sulphide Oxidised Ttl Bukit Koman Lilburne

1,467

1,487

252

390

642

336

-

338

Anderson

148

16

184

1,754

110

1,884

Bukit Jalls

128 450

573

Bukit Malaces

198

220

the

The Chief Justice, he said. Mad described heroin pills a diabolical. as indeed they were. and Mr. Grimmitt naked his Worship to punish defendant with the atmost severity that he was allowed.

Intimating his full agreement The ceremony took place on the with Mr. Grimmitt, his Worship 'quarter-deck, where the officers sentenced defendant to one year's and ship's company were mustered. hard labour. with an additional Knudsen has been connected with "As space was limited only those fine of $2,500, in defauit six

officially concerned could be ad-months' hard labour.

mitted to the ship. The remainder

of the visitors from Birmingham

gathered on the jetty alongside.

EMBEZZLEMENT ALLEGED

In

The Manuk Lodge of Theosophical Society inform us of the arrival of Mr. A. F. Knudsen. who is the Presidential Agent for the Society in the Far East... Mr.

the Society for over forty years and

has long been one of their most respected leaders.

Raub

TREATMENT PLANT Ore treated 5,238 tons. Stamp hours worked 9,152. Proportion of full time 97 per cent.

Bullion produced 1,163,03 ounces. Residues to discard (dwt, per

ton) 0.7.

1.8.

Residues retreated (dwt, per ton)

Mr. Knudsen will speak tonight. The incidence of Chinese New and next Thursday at the Theoso-Year did not cause excessive loss.. phical Society lodge room.

Retreatment Plant

nature of plant testing.

Local Theosophists emphasize Work on this plant, which start- The hearing of the case the fact that their Thursday lcc-ed on January 18. has been in the which three employees of "Lane. Crawford's Cake Department artures are public and hope that as many as possible will take advan- Mr. Knudsen, tage of the opportunity of hearing

from which they had a good view of the proceedings and heard the speeches through loud-speakers.

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Canning) were received by Captain R. Edwards at Central Magistracy E. J. P. Brind, commanding the ship, on the quarter-deck, and a

yesterday, when the prosecution bouquet was presented to the Lady completed its case,

The defendants, are Wong Lau.

charged, was continued before Mr.

Mayeress by one of the ship's boys. 29, salesman. Lam Tong. 26. de-

ONLY ONE PREDECESSOR The glits were presented as fol-

livery coolle, and Chan' Chui, 26. Jows:-From the Assay Office by falsification of accounts, Lam and shop ccolte. Wong is charged with Mrs Boult bee Brooks: from the chan embezzlement of $4.08 and Jewellers and Silversmiths by Mr. 51 cents respectively, and all the Bernard Instone: from the Navy men with conspiracy to defraud. League by Mr. C. L. Chatwin; from{ the Territorial units by Brigadier half of Wong Lau

Mr. P. Y. Woo appeared an be 0. D. Smallwood: and the "Emden Cup" by Colonel Round.

the first

Detective Sub-Inspector Whant is for the prosecution.

Meetings are at 6 p.m. The lodge room is at No. 1B Chater Road, Hong Kong Club Annexe.

AQUARIUM SOCIETY

The ore handling and fine grind- ing sections are worked up to the estimated capacity and the sizing of the ground product is up to ex- pectations.

The flotation section is function- ing satisfactorily-a high grade concentrate 1s being made but some recoverable gold is still being lost in the residues. So far we of local waters" formed the sub-grade tailings

"Some ornamental marine fishes have been treating only the lower

ject of very Interesting talk) given by Mr. Shu Yen Lim, B.Sc., which affected the roaster. This No. 1 Filter Section gave trouble

at the meeting of the Hong Kong however is now running well. Aquarium Society in the School of

Mr. Woo submitted that he had Biology, Hong Kong University.

no case to answer.

His

the

hearing to this morning.

Worship adjourned

MONEY URGENTLY REQUIRED

"Field Dressings Fund

Although a total of $90 and £5

last night.

The Roasting Section has given a goca deal or trouble. In the first

WALK IN COMFORT

by WEARING

SHOES OF REPUTE

LANE

'LANEFORD' 'MANIFIELD'

SHOES

from

$14.50

LESS 10%

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CASH DISCOUNT

CRAWFORD

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SHOES

from

$19.00

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Department

The House of Quality & Service

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RESEARCH IN CANCER

instance difficulty was encounter- The lecture was illustrated by jed in drying the concentrate and means of a number of tanks Alled secondly in establishing our roast- 70-Year-Old Scientist's with sea water and containing ang condition. These two disabill- variety of fishes.

ties are now vanishing but trouble. purely mechanical, is still experi- For nearly three months Dr. enced in handling the hot calcined Matias Duque, Cuba's first Secre- concentrate.

Įtary for Public Health, calmly

The speaker is on the staff of the Cheklang Provincial Fisheries, the experimental station of which 1s in Chinghai,

CHURCH MEETING

Sacrifice

The Lord Mayor. in presenting the gifts from the city and his own personal ones, sald H.M.S. Birmingham had only had one predecessor in the Royal Navy. But it was an interesting fact that there had been Birming- ham in the United States Navy- named after Binningham, Alabama -and that she was

In the Cyaniding Section: The awaited the outcome of what may warship from which an aeroplane

Arst agitator has been started and prove to be a fatal cancer inocula- made a fight. The Royal Navy's has been received in connection

from the pulp assays, a satisfactory tlon. inficted on himself in the first Birmingham inade history by with the Daily Press Field Dress-

recovery in this section can be ex-cause of science. being the first British warship to ings Fund. contributions are still

pected.

Recently, the 70-year-old scient- destroy a aubmarine in the Great urgently required for an adequate Committee of Christ Church. Kow-up" has been satisfactory. The de Granda, to inoculate him touri The monthly meeting of the Generally speaking. the "startist asked his colleague, Dr. Odlo War. That was on August 9. 1914. supply of field dressings is essen-loon Tong, was held yesterday metallurgical costs have been high times with "filtrates of cancerous He regretted that Lady Cham-tial if the lives of wounded soldiers berlain, who launched the present are to be saved. Various organisa-and church matters were discuss-duction in this plant should be per- tumour removed

evening. when various financial but this was expected. Gold pro- lelements" taken from a cancerous Birmingham, was unable to be tions are busy doing the work but

from a woman there that day, but she had taken those" concerned are placed at a

ed. The Church will welcome any missable shortly.

I patient. great interest in the city's gifts to great disadvantage owing to lack

person who is willing to teach in

Dr. Duque hoped to prove his the cruiser.

Bullion of funds and the resultant shortage

the Sunday school.

1163.03 theory that cancer may be trans- Captain Brind thanked the Lord of equipment.

ounces,

mitted from one person to an- Mayor and other donors for their Contributions of any amount

other by direct in oculation and gifts, and also those Birmingham may be sent to the Daily Press, people on the jetty who had start-Marina House, Queen's Road Cen ed so early as 6.30 that morning tfal. Hong Kong. Cheques should

and see the ship.

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PRESENTATION TO MR. F.L. RAPLEY

The members of the Kowloon

In order to come to Portsmouth be made out to the Daily Press and Bowling Green Club are making a

endorsed Field Dressings Fund.

LARCENY OF PAWN TICKET

A charge of larceny of a pawn ticket from a 16-year old,girl on

Captain Hrind added that he had been instructed by Admiral Sir Roger Backhouse, Commander- in-Chief of the Home Fleet, tol turn over the Emden Cup, pre- sented that day, to H.M.9. Olasgow so that a suitable occasion might board a tramcar W14 preferred against Lam Yau-cheung. 24. un- employed, when he was brought before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

be chosen for its presentation to a German warship. He also thank ed: Birmingham Football Club for their gift of a cup to the ship.

U.S. CONGRESSMEN'S "HOWLERS"

Carefully Corrected By Proof-Readers

Grammatical errors, incorrect

Mr. F. X. D'Almada Jr. appear- ed for defendant and denied the charge. the case being adjourned till today.

EVENING INSTITUTE

BE-OPENING

presentation to a former President, Mr. F. L, Rapley, on Saturday next. The presentation will be preceded by a dinner in his honour.

R.E.O.C.A. MEETING

the

Gold Shipments

for shipment,

REALTY TO PAY thus provide a clue for developing

25 CENTS

2 cure.

During the past month small subcutaneous hardnesses have ap- peared on Dr. Duque's left arm, on A dividend of 25 cents per share He canot yet classify the little the spots where he was inoculated. has been recommended by the clots, but believes they might be directors of the Hong Kong Realty the beginnig of cancerous growth. and Trust Company, Ltd.

The balance at credit of Profit ther or when there will be any "I am unable even to guess whe- and Loss Account on December 31. reaction, because this is something 1937 amounted to $112,766.48.

ntirely new, and we know

payments on 200.000

A quarterly general meeting of Dividend the Royal Engineers Old

Com-shares will absorb $50.000, leaving practically nothing about cancer," ades' Association will be held in a sum of $62.700.48 which is re- he suid...

Junior N.C.O's. Mess."40th commended to be carried forward or other symptoms and appears in Dr. Duque is suffering no pain Fortress Cay. R.E.. Wellington to the next account. Barracks, on Thursday, March 3 The annual meeeting of the

good health. Company will take place on Wed-tice two years ago to devote him- Dr. Duque gave up regular prác- commencing at 7.45 p.m.

self to cancer research, after two of his family died from the disease.

ANNUAL DINNER

The annual dinner of the St.

quotations or historical "howlers." Owing to the black-out on Mon- David's Society will be held at the made by United States Congress-day, February 28, the Evening In-Hong Kong Hotel roof garden on men in the course of speeches, are stitute will not re-open till Tues-Tuesday, March 1, at 8.15 p.m.

carefully checked and corrected by

proof-readers before appearing, In

day, March 1.

the Congressional Record (the Well. Joseph's coat was of many American Hansard).

colours."

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nesday, March 23...

PHOTOGRAPHIC. EXHIBITION

Arranged By Imperial Airways

PHILIPPINE CLIPPER

The following passengers arrived An Interesting photographic ex-by the Philippine Clipper yester- hibition' has been arranged by the day at Kal Tak Aerodrome:- Imperial Airways Limited and is James Loryen, Charles Payne, E. This fact has been revealed by Alded by reference, books of all

on display in the Gloucester Moncado. F. Del Rosario, Byrnes Mr. Maverick, member for Texas.types, continued Mr. Maverick, the The following passengers arrived Arcade, by kind permission of the and T, K. Morrois,

The following passengers are He gives the proof-readers, who proof-readers discover and rectify from Marseilles, via porta, on the Hong Kong Land Investment Co. work all night at the Government a wide assortment of erroneous 5.5. Aramis yesterday:-M. R. Oh! The display comprises of a num-due to leave by the Clipper this Printing Office, due credit for their and frequently ridiculous, state-and three children, C. Ambrosini,ber of photographs of various morning for Manila and Honolulu: careful work.

ments.

T. Smith K. Searle, Mr. and Mrs.types of crafts used by the Im-J. 8. Johnson, Miss. D. Johnson, "I myself made a stupid blun- "I once knew a Congressman," E. B. Cornell and child, J. J. Kind;perial Airways Ltd. in their air-Pedro T. Gozun, Robert Young. der in the course of a speech in the declared "whose grammar was Miss M. Berthelet. J. Fernhow, a.routes, to out posts in the Empire Mr. Little, Mr. Payne, Mr. Monca- Congress," he declared. "I refer-exceptionally poor.

Friedmann, Z. Z, Inc, C. W. Brad-as well as scenes of different do. Mak Ying-tsun, Chan Man and red to David wearing the coat of "Nevertheless the following shaw-Isherwood, W. H Andon, A. countries over which the planes Miss R. Palmer. many colours.

morning his speeches appeared in Watson. Izzat. A. Mohamedram-fy, k

"The following morning my re- print in the Congressional Record muniya, Ahmas, Muhommad el The exhibition, which will con- {world, including Singapore, United marks appeared duly amended in as polished and cultured as those Rammunid, and the Corinthians tinue for a week, has been seen by Kingdom as well as other parts of the Record, Mr. Maverick (Texas); of an English professor.”

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