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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FAILED TO REPORT|LEAGUE OF NATIONS BRITISH INDUSTRY

SMALL-POX.

PARENT REPRIMANDED BY MAGISTRATE.

TWO CHILDREN SUFFER

OFFICIAL.

FAIR

M. AVENOL MAKING VISIT TO CANTON.

AN UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR SPACE.

GOVERNOR HERE.

An Important mission to Canton, When the principal tenant off No. 6 Fook Look Lane, second having to do, it is, said, with the floor, was summond this morning new relations created by the B. E. Lindsell for Treaty policy of the National bofore Mr. falling to notify a case of small-Government of Nanking, is being pox, he pleaded that he was away made by a French official of the In the country at the time and League of Nations. M. Avenol, that immediately on his discover-who is designated as Joint ing the existence of a case in his Secretary of the League, arrived house, he told the pationt's in Hongkong yesterday by the father to notify the authorities. M.M. Sphinx, and preparations are being made for his reception by official circles in Canton."

His Worship replied that as principal tenant it was up to the defendant to make the report.

SUCCESS ASSURED.

Landon, Jan. 15. The prospect for the British Industries fair, which will be held from February 18th to March 1st, are extremely satisfactory.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1929.

WORLD SHIPPING

FIGURES.

BRITAIN BUILDING NEARLY HALF OF TONNAGE,

MORE MOTOR SHIPS.

SHANGHAI OPIUM DEN ARRESTS.

THREE FOREIGNERS FIGURE IN COURT CASE.

BRITISHER INCLUDED.

London, Jan, 15:

Shanghai, Jan. 10. Lloyds Register reports that A case rivalling De Quincey's shipping under construction at account of the opium addict has the end of December in the British come to light in the Provisional Isles showed an increase of Court as the sequel to a police 153,000 tons, compared with raid on an opium don in the Hong- September, although the present how District on Tuesday afternoon total of 1,242,000 tons is 330,000 when three foreigners were among tons fewer thau at the end of 1927. the smokers taken into custody.

Tho average tonnage construct- ed for the six years 1923-1923 only amounted to 1,220,000. tons, com- everpared with an average of 2,000,000

(tons in 1913.

At the White City' in London, almost every brauch of British industry will be represented. The machinery section, is to be shown concurrently at Birming- ham,

The Fair at the White City will be the largest of its kind M. Avenol was met en arrival | held in this country,' here by a committee of reception The original estimate of accom- sent down from Canton to accommodation required, was 280,000 puny the official back to Canton, square feet. At last year's fair, where his arrival is cagerly await- 250,000 square feet was let to ex- hibitors. The total space booked this year is over 300,000 square fect.

Defendant replied that the sufferer was a child and that the child's parents were twice ask ed by him to notify the authorl-ed. tles.

The child's father, who was In Court, then came forward when the following transpired between him and the Magistrate:

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Ha Worship: Why did you

not report the case?

The father saw that the boy was well on the way to recovery.

It did not occur to yet to think about anybody else in the house then? did not report because the boy was getting better.

Dr. G. W. Pope, Madlen! Offeer af Health, who was in Court, prosecuting said at this stage This is just the very point want to raise. Owing to his not notifying the first case, this man's second child ia now suffering from small-pox.

His Worship:-Did the Aret! child die?

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M. Avenol is accompanied by Mr. Wu Sao-fong, one of the Chinese representatives on the

The demand for spaco League Council, and by his Secre- Birmingham "has been so great tary, Mademoiselle Jaunny, M. that the whole of the available Bonnet, a French member of the area in the Exhibition buildings, League, is also in the party of 200,720 square feet, was soon let League officials who are making and the authorities had to prepare the visit to the Kwantung capital rapidly an open-air section for Included in the number of dis-such exhibits as road-making tinguished passengers who called apparatus, tractors, agricultural here from the M.M. Sphinx, was buildings and the like.. M. Blanchard de la Brosse, one- timo Administrator of the French leased territory of Kwang-Chow Wan, and now Governor of French Cochin-China, a Colony included within the Union of French Indo- China. M. Blanchard de la Brosse whe is proceeding home on leave will be calling at Shanghat en

voyage.

About 115,000 tons of the now tonnage now in hand in Britain is intended for the British Dominiona.

The tonnage being constructed abroad is 1,375,000 tons, this being 66,000 tons lower than in Septem- ber, but it exceeds by 132,000 tona the tonnage being built in the British Isles.

The raid was led by Inspectors Hermitage and Wainwright at 153 North Stechuon Road shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. In two dimly- Hit rooms and amid squallu sur- roundings, they came across a number of smokers who were sold to have been in that droway state when oven the intervention of the

of opium pipes, lamps and other police did not matter. A number paraphernalia were confiscated and 12 arrests were made.

day, soven Chinese and three At the Provisional Court yester-

foreigners were convicted on a more than a hundred vessels under pose of smoking opium and fined Four countries abroad have charge of assembling for the pur construction, these boing Germany $40 each. Another Chinese was (382), Holland

(182), Franco fined $50 for conducting the opium (161) and Japan (118).

den.

The total tonnage under con- As regards buyers, the situa- jetruction throughout the world is tion is equally satisfactory. The 2,618,000 tona, of which 47% per number of overseas firms which cent. are being built in the British have informed the Overseas Trade Isles, compared with a pre-war Department that they will be re-percentage of 57. prosented at the Fair is over six Limes as many as at the cor- responding date last year, when

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A réduction is again shown in the tanker tonnage under construe lion, compared with 1927. actual The tonnago of motor ships being constructed in the British Isles is still less than the tonnage of steamers,

invitation, though the only 110 frms had the accepted number who attended was 1,958. At present, close on 700 ac- ceptances have been received, so that the overseas buyers attend

Britisher's Story. Charles Maitland, unrecognized Britishor, who was one of the three foreigners, told the court that he was living in Chinese "I used to be territory,

"but I employed," he said, am now ill and unemployed. I went to the place to find a Chin- cho friend, and was not lying or crouching on a bench."

Cross-examined, he admitted that he had been charged before at the was finally dismissed. examination by the bench, de- fendent admitted that he had been convicted for fighting. Three previous convictions were record- ed against him and he had noth ing futher to say,

Opportunity was taken during Dr. Pope: No. The first one, M. Blanchard, de la Brosse's short an he maid, is recovering. Owing atay in port yesterday, before con- to neglect, however, the second tinuing his voyage to Shanghai on ing the Fair should he consider- ships under construction exceed by British Court but declared that he

child is down with small-pox, the French mailboat, for the ably in excess of last year's That is just the point that I want holding of a complimentary func-number-British Wirelcas. emphasised.

tion, this taking the form of a His Worship addressing the tin.party at the residence of the parent)-It recolled

your French Consul, M. Dufaure de In own head apparently.. I under Prade. His Excellency the Gov- stand your second child is in ernor and His Excellency, the hospital?

General Officer Commanding the The parent:-They have both Troops in South China, with Mrs. since recovered.

sent, in addition to the Governor Land and Mias Laard, were pre- of Cochin-China and Consul and Madame Dufaure de la Prade.

His Worship:You are pretty lucky. Owing to the fact that you did not report, the second child was not. vaccinated, nor was your house disinfected.

Dr. Pope observed that the Jurent was lucky that the children were not dead or blind.

Addressing the defendant. Mr. Indsell ani:-The law says you are responsible and I shal you $20.

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CANTON, AMATEUR

DRAMATICS.

The world figures for motor

184,000 tons the similar total for steam tonnage-Reuter.

COUNT CHINDA DEAD.

On completion of her-frat trip. to Kongmoon and return, the 5.8. Paul Beau reports a change in per- sonnel, Chief Engineer Mundy and

Tokyo, Jan. 16. Second Engineer Englebrecht have

The death is reported of Count and J. Leach, respectively. been relieved by Mr. D. Campbell Sutemi Chinda, the Lord Chamber

lain.--Reuter.

TO-DAY'S TRAINING TIMES.

With the Annual Race Meeting (porters of the different stables, line only six weeks ahead, keen interest the rails at the Race Course every is being shown by owners in the Wednesday and Saturday morning, doings of their stable during the when the ponies are galloped. To early morning gallops.

date, about half a dozen of the Hubs have shown that they rank amongst the season's best and in

Under

The second foreigner, Leon Rabichoff, a Turk hotel proprietor of 2 Yuhang Road, pleaded that he was not an addict and had visited that place out of curiosity and because he wanted to get some snaps of the inside of a real oplum den. A Russian photo- grapher of Bubbling. Well Road, was the third foreigner accused. He also related that he had visited the place to get some good snaps of an oplum den. He had also visited the place a week before the raid, he said, and taken some snaps and had gone there on the occasion of the raid to show some of the negatives to some Chinese and take more photos.

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER" To the parent, Mr. Lindsell added:-"You

The foreign members of the father morally responsible for paying Monday evening presented at the are staff of the Lingnan University on that."

Morrison Institute, the Y.M.C.A.,

play "She Stoops to Conquer," er The Mistake of a Night." A very large audience was present, the greater part of whom were Chinese. The hall is one of the finest in Canton and has seating promising signs. A host. of old who will undoubtedly do well in between them including a lighted

LOCAL COMPOSERS.

INTERESTING PROGRAMME LAST NIGHT.

Canton, Oliver Goldsmith's famous such are likely to be entered for this class there is promise of son

accommodation for 1,200 people, That Hongkong has in its midst The play was extremely well capable composers as well as ex- presented, and Miss Rena R. Rae ecutants was demonstrated at a burn and all those who assisted concert given in aid of charity at her are to be congratulated on the Helena May Institute last night, their success. The play had) when a programme consisting already been produced, at the wholly of the work of local people Lingnan University on Friday and was given to a large and apprecia-Saturday last, and Monday'a was tive audience.

the last performance.

..

The acting was extremely good The programme opened with variations and fugue on a theme by all round, though to the few Beethoven for two pianos, in which Britishers present it struck rather the artistes were Mr. Harry Ore funny note to hear Old English (the composer) and Mme. Bonen-characters speaking with a broad fant. This was a difficult work, ad American accent! Mrs. F. A. Mc-: mirably interpreted.

Clure, as Kate Hardcastle, was especially American. Dr. S. P. Then followed three songs writ-Spencer made an excellent Tony ten by Mr. A. M. Bowen Smith, Lumpkin; Miss Renna R. Raeburn sung by his wife to his own accom-was most entrancing as Constance paniment. These were quite tune Neville; and Mr. P. A. Grieder ful and they were splendidly ren-made a most convincing Charles dered.

Marlow,

Mr. Harry Ore was next heard in a group of piano transcriptions of Cantonese songs from his own pen. The composer's musical genius was well illustrated in these unorthodox offerings, which created an excellent impression.

M. and Mme. Bonenfant were as- sociated in a 'cello and plauo duct,

Those responsible for the play were:-Miss Renn R. Raeburn, producer: Mr. Hoh Shal-kwong, stage manager; Mr. C. E. Rankin, business manager; Mrs. Mary U. Hall, Mrs. C. E. Rankin and Mrs. C. N. Laird, Costumes Committee. They were ably assisted by Dr. Chan Shau-yi, Mr. Hang Kwan and

an elegy, written by Mr. Harry Ore. Mr. Hoh Hung-kam. The Co- This number was much enjoyed.

tumes Committee should especial- Mme. Bonenfant's brilliance as a ly be congratulated on their excel- planiet was well illustrated in three lent work, the dresses being really Preludes by Lieut.-Col. P. A. Car-beautiful, daw, each of which was of distinct

The cast was as follows?— merit, whilst in Captain, J. L. P.Mrs. Hardcastle, Miss Helen Hos- Macnair's well-conceived Barcarolle tetter; Mr. Hardcastle, Mr. I. J. In A Flat she was equally at home. Jenkins; Tony Lumpkin, Dr. S. P. The programme concluded with Spencer Kato Hardcastle, Mrs. an ambitious work of Lieut.-Col. F. A. McClure; Constance Neville, Cardow's, namely Trie In A Minor Miss Renna R. Raeburn; Dick for planoforte, violin and violin Muggins, Mr. W. Krebs; Jack cello, In which the artistes were Slang, Dr, E. Hartman; Aminadab, Mme. Bonenfant, Captain Macnair Mr. W. Sommerlatt; Stingo, Mr. H and M. Bonenfant. This was a fine R. Refe; Charles Marlow, Mr. P. plece of work very well Interpreted A. Grieder; George Hastings, Mr. and drew rounds of applause from F. A. McCluro; Diggory, Mr. W. the audience.

Sommerlatte; Roger, Dr. E. Hart- man; Thomas, 'Mr. II. C. Brownell; Dimple, Mise Gladys Leo; Sir Although it is some months since Charles Marlow, Mr. C. E. Rankin. a valuable diamond and platinum

The play is full of amusing bracelet was found in a gulter in altuations which are made the North London, no owner has yet most of, both the acting and the been traced, despite every effort on producing being extremely good. the part of the police.

Our Own Correspondent,

There are in training over thirty poules which are griffing and as the Derby. In addition to this, over seventy subscription griffins are undergoing preparation, and some of them are showing very

ponies is also in training and as the champion generally comes from this class, their activities and progress are being closely

watched.

Quite à number, not only of owners and trainers, but of mem- hers of the Jockey Club and sup-

Pony

unning (0)

(inla Evr (8) & Twilight Eve (8)

Thule (0)

Bake of Milun (9) and Duke of

Normandy (5) J'eck (0) ... Kakers Bay" (0) Fitty Fit (0) -The Ape (3)

Gloring Stag (1) Grand Tattoo, Eve (D) Peppercorn (b)

King's Consul (D) Filat Ray (0)

very fue aport. The Ape, The Pheasant, The Ptarmigan, Mad- cap, Tornardo and Thunderbolt are some of the names of those

the forthcoming races.

Of the griffins, none has been really stretched, but there is rea son to believe that as a group, the Derby entries of this year are of a much higher class than those of the past few years.

Some of the timeå "clocked" this morning are given below:-

Story Discredited. Inspector Hormitage asserted that he was positive when the raid was made that the Turk and the couch with the usual paraphernalia Russian were lying on the opium

lamp.

The photographer then insisted that he was not a smoker and asked the judge to take a good look at him and say whether it revealed the usual wrinkles found on the faces of oplum addicts. Ho was a dealer in photos, he said, and wanted some really good photos of an opium den to convert into post-card size for subsequent sale in dis shop. Ho was 'a specialist in interesting photos depicting the Chinese people and their vices. IIIa story, however," was discredited.

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12.2 Mr. Gor Taou-gee, appearing

for the Chinese charged

conducting the den, declared that

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it was a case of mistaken identity. THE CLOVER FLOWER SHOP

His clent was only a frequenter

22.2 of the place he said and was nat

the man who was running it who,

counsel added, was absent from the den at the time.

EXCHANGE RATES.

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Yesterday's return of notiflahla diseases shows 17 cases of small- pox, all Chinese, of which ten were from Hongkong, six from Kowloon

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