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SHOOTING AFFAIR RECALLED.

FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR BAD CHARACTER.

KOWLOON INCIDENT.

At the Criminal Sessions this morning, Wan Ying-Bam was arraigned before Mr. Justice Wood on a charge of assault by two or

more with intent to rob.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy appeared

for the Crown and intimated that he would not proceed on a charge of being a principal in the second degree to wounding.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CORRESPONDENCE,

Hongkong's- Currency.......

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

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Sir- am indebted for your enterprise in obtaining the inter- View with the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes on the "currency" problem published in your issue of the 17th. instant, In reference, to my letter of the 16th. instant. Mr. Hynes' views aer entitled to a full measure of respect, which I freely accord.

There are two factors

which keep exchange high, point which has been emplumbed by Mr Hynes. The first is the excess of Defendant pleaded not guilty, Outlining the facts of the case to this

exporte, visible and invisible, but is ATI economic condition the jury, Mr. Fitzroy said the common the world over and to alleged assault took place on May which the currency of Hongkong, 17 near No. Railway Bridge in however remotely related to ailver, Kowloon. There was no question must always be subject. The of it being done under cover of second fact is the premium which darkness, as it occurred about holders of gold eurrencies quarler to four in the afternoon. willing to exchange for the sake A man called Clue Chan crossed of portablility, and other obvious the railway bridge and then sawrensona, into bank notes represen- two men sitting on the side of the ting a given sum in dollars. The path. One wore white und the first we cannot avold, but the other was in dark clothes. There and is avoidable. The relation were also other coolies going along ship between bank notes and what the path at the time.

they purport to represent should The man Chuo Chan would say he fixed, otherwise bank notes that the two men got up and that do not fulfil the objects for

which they were issued.

the defendant seized him and called upon him to stop.

Lucky Escape. There appeared to have been the start of a surch. The second mu, who was not in eustody, was apparently arnd with a revolver, | as, when Chue Chan was seized, he shouted out "Robber !** The revolver was, then fired and a bullet struck the man in the neck, just missing the main arteries. He was fortunate to have escaped with his life,

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SANITARY COOLIE. IN TROUBLE.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF

WATER WASTAGE.

STOOD LOOKING ON.

Because a Sanitary.coolle in the Kowloon City Market condoned the wastage of water by a woman,

MONDAY, JULY 22, 1929.

SAVING BRITISH OPERA.

STATEMENT BY COVENT GARDEN SYNDICATE.

(1) The Covent Garden Opera

OFFICIAL'S OFFICE HOURS.

·MISUNDERSTANDING CLEARED UP IN COURT.

TELEPHONE ERROR?

official in a case where two women

en-

A statement by the Covent Gay- den Opera Syndicate concerning "many erroneous inferences" drawn, from the announcement of selenie to save British opera

A criticism altered by the First was made recently.

Mr. Eustace Blois, the managing on Saturday when he complained of Magistrate (Mr. E. W. Hamilton) whom he allowed to wash her director of the syndiente, pointed the non-attendance of an S.C.A. clothes for a quarter of an hour out that the facts were: before he took active steps, Mr. Commans, whose first tour will are charged with assaulting a mui T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon open on September 23 in Halifax, when the charge was again mention- (sai. was recalled this morning, Magistracy this morning repr will be recruited, rehearsed, pro-d manded the complainant on his duced and managed entirely by actions and discharged the woman the Covent Garden Opera Syndi Mr. H. R. Butters, who had been who appeared on a charge of wast-ente, Ltd., who are the lessces of mentioned as the S.C.A. official. the Royal Opera House, and who prosecuting in the case, to-day at- ing water.

The woman was stated to have have been responsible for the last tended in Court and expressed his been wasting water from a tap two international seasons there. in the Kowloon City Markel.

regrets for what he regarded as a (2) This company has no con- misunderstanding. He was According to the prosecutionnexion of any kind whatever with gaged in the Kowloon Court and the tap was for the use of the the B.N.O.C, or any other organi-had understood that the police of market stall holders only. When sation or scheme; there has been, ficer attached to the Secretariat, arrested the defendant had in her and is, no "gombine" or "link" Sergeant Post, would appear before: possession a home made key which with any other body.

Mr. Hamllion. was used for turalug on the tap, "It is hoped," said Mr. Blois, In evidence a Sanitary coolie "that by thus centralising control who is in charge of the market it will be posible to produce said that he saw the defendant opera, both in the provinces and torn on the tap. He immediately London, economically and con- informed her that, being an "out-atructively, and that the step now sider," she was not entitled to use taken will be the first of many the water, Witness then stood by leading to the goal of perinnent and watched her while she wash opera in Britain.. od her clothes. After a quarter of In practice, there is a, diver- an hour, before she had quite fin- gence in value due Co a natural ished, witness turned off the tap preference for paper, but this but, seeing her remain and refuse divergence should not reach any-to leave, witness arrested her.

His Worship: Why did you not thing like 4 as estimated by Mr. "29; 24%, abould certainly turn off the lap Immediately you appear to be sufficient to coversair her turning it on?

TO

A nominal premium on bank notes is therefore, not unreason. able, but there must of necessity

being paper

be extraordinary causes which in

actively

fer

FILIPINO FACES A SERIOUS CHARGE.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON

COMPATRIOTS.

Mr. Buttera now said he was pre- pared to carry on with the case at any time excepting Thursday. There were only two witnesses, the kirt herself and the doctor who ex-

mined her.

Upon Mr. F. C. E. Rendall (for) the defence) calling for some do- | talls of the case, Mr. Butters said! that on Thursday last the girl wont to the S.C.A. and complain- | ed of having been benten. She exhibited marks on her brow and arms, and was sent to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital. Dr. Ware examined here there, and made a report, as a result of which a dis trict watchman was sent to the house where the two defendants lived.

all cost, including the percentage Witness: I wanted to take pos- parabl to the Governnient for session of this key. the privilege of issuing 'tutes.

What's that got to do with it? Charges of indecently assaulting immediately turned off the wa-a Filipino woman, Mrs. Natividad

Frailadoma, of the second floor of Dr. Ware reported that he dis- Bat you said you saw her wash- No. 5, King's Terrace and of as covered 18 bruises of a superficial ing clothes for a quarter of an saulting Martin Frailadena of the nature which were, however, cap- and was washing the clothes in before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at future cases of this nature, Mr. hour?-She had turned off the tapaine address, were brought against able of causing considerable pain. Luis Oliva, of 13 Granville Road, Mr. Hamilton suggested that in a tab.

Why did you watch her wash-the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-Butters, in conjunction with Ser-

ing. ing her clothes for a quarter of}

The defendant, who was describ-geant Post, should tell the police an hour?-I was falking to hered as a banker aged 36 years, was

what ball was acceptable." and fold her not to wash, clothes.

Mr. Butters promised to do that.. alleged to inve been armed with It is not washing clothes you a knife when he committed the two

Ball in the present case was re- object to; it's taking water from assaults on Saturday last,

duce from 3500 to $250, after an the tap which she had no right to do?--I have instructions from the peared for

Detective Sergeant Fitchen ap application from Mr. Rendall. Inspector not

the prosecution and

The case was then remanded for

sitters to come in and wash clothes for one week.

to allow any out-made an application for a remand hearing on Friday.

at the tap

The defendant was accordingly If she was wasting water you formally remaded till next Monday. were giving her every assistance, You try to help and save water | I quite realise that I stand to

As soon as the shot had been fired, the man who used the refluence vaiver and the defendant buth sought, or passively accepted, at started to run away. They went a premium of almost 15%, and one along the side of the railway line of these extraordinary causes is and were chased by a number of

the absence of confidence amongst peuple.

Chinese not resident In the Colony of things Chinese in China, including therein. (perhaps as minor causes) insecure paper and debased coln, a reference to which was made in my first letter. The necessity arises then- of retaining these converted gold remittances in some form calealated to incur the least risk, and this condition is admirably Alled by Hongkong paper money,,

One witness would be called to say that as the two men ran, they took off part of their clothing and left them behind. The defendant was eventually caught in the street dressed only in a singlet and a pair of drawers. In the discarded facket which was frand there was a photo graph of the defendant. The other man. He one dressed in black, suc- creded on getting away.

Mr. Fitzory said he would cali | evidence which, be submitted, wauhi prove that the defendant took part in an assault apon Chue Chan with

inient to rub.

Evidence was then called and the

acessed was found guilty.

His Leship inposed sentence of five years hard labour.

1 confers, therefore, to being and not waste it. Case dismissed. lose my 3d, should I hang on to my fur from being computed to adj

paper currency in the event of the here to the view that the major to the adoption of measures to re-rate of exchange coming down ranse of the inflated value of move the present disability to the but with due warning I can easily Hongkon paper will be found in trade of Hongkong.-Tours, etc., dispose of the paper, before the

the hoarding of ink notes, the absence of silver as a cireulating medium, and the abnormal current rate of the Tuel

rates

OBSERVER.

Hongkong, July 20th, 1929. Sir,--1 guess "Z" has missed my point. I have no desire, whatever, to pay my banker threepenre, tor

drop comes along, to someone not tuit! ઉ enlightened as myself. What I dread is that next year. I may have $200,000 in paper, and be caught napping on a bank smash,

1 quite agree with "2" first

The suggestion that bank notes ON BOARD WITHOUT

in eirculation are inadequate in have I any intention of being paragraph on metal standards and PERMISSION. discounted by the Chief of the caught out by any inflation scheme free export. The question being dealt with, however, is how we are principed

Banks, that either the banka or the Govto bring down the exchange rate. note-issuing COOLIE'S WITNESS PAILS TO but that conclusion is not deasement may happen to decide upon. The process would certainly not be from evidence that can be regarded Perhaps a fuller explanation will be expedited by allver export. But SATISFY COURT..

115 entirely satisfactory, The of interest to "Z".

there is no reason apart from cost When ebarged before the Hon. fact that money can be borrowed I may, at the moment, bold paper of transport why it should not be Cammdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., at the eies at rates which do stert provide which has been pald to me in re-as bullion; and if our financial peo- on the security of foreign curren-currency to the value of $20,000, exported to any part of the world Marine Court this morning, with interest rather proves that turn for commodities that. I have ple cannot find a solution to their harding the 8.8. Takliwa yester-whatever chances there may be of produced and sold at a price forced difficulties thereby, it is up to them, day aftermon without the permis employing capital locally at re-down by the prevailing high rate in the interests of their clients, to sim of the master or the officer munerative OR duty, a Chinese mamed Ngan by the far more attractive rates son to anticipate an imminent bank idleness over the contraction periods are discounted of exchange. Should I have a carry their surplus reserves, in Hop. described as an ol-job offering in the money markets of ing erisis and decide to call upon of the note issue. coelie, strenuously denied the the world such charge, giving na excuse which New York..

us Langdon and my husk to meet its promise on this! In concluding, I repeat that I his Worship disbelieved although

paper, where do I subsequently want better security for my 2/- the defendant produced a witness

stand in the silver market? My worth of paper than 1/9.-Yours, Again similar conditions, real- 820,000, for which I parted with etc., who, however, failed to give ay harsher conditions which force 12,000 worth of goods, is now! coherent account of the affair. the near layer of gold to pay in-

POUND OF FLESH. valued at £1,750, Sergeant Humphreys, giving terest.

Hongkong, July 20th, 1929. now obtain in Shanghai, evidence, said that at about 4 pm, but notes in that market do not yesterday, he was. detailed to pro- command a premium for the good ceed to the ss. Takliwa which was reason that notes and the coin berthed at No. 2 Wharf at Raw or metal euch notes represent, loon Godowns. When he boarded circulate side by side at par. that vessel, he found the defen-

The Banks are not to be limed dant under the charge of the for this state of affairs, and it Serond Officer, who informed him is quite understood that they can- that the defendant had no right derive any benefit from the to go aboard. Witness the

arrested the defendunt.

Sgt. Humphreys produced

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almormal premium which their command, but they have nevertheless contributed towards

noten

written statement made by the the disparity in value between Second Officer of the vessel bear their paper and the coin it re ing out the truth of witness' story, presents by policy of taisnez

Asked what he had to say, de-faire, hetter described as the want fendant informed his Worship that of a policy, which if continued he was standing near No. 2 Wharf checked might reach, an extent at Kowloon Godowns yesterday to interfere with trade even afternoon when he was attacked more seriously than at present.

by a few men who brought him

Finally I do not agree with the

car-

to the Takiwa and accused him friendly critic Mr. "" that the of stealing. On board that solution of this problem is more steamer, he said, he was assault-fittingly a concern ed by about ten persons and was than of the Government.

of the Banks later handed over to the police on

IL I one of the functions of Govern- the charge of boarding the

ment not only to provide a Takliwa without the permissionrency, but to maintain its sian- of the master or the oflicer on dard, and if it choose to delegate duty,

Saying that his story was true,failure in the means taken by its prerogative to Agats, any defendant produced a witness, who, such agents to provide such eur, however, contradicted his own verrency or any deviation from its Bion of the, affair. At one time, standard, is the moral respon- witness told his Worship that hestbility of the Government. did not see the defendant being

And in this matter, there is

attacked, but a few minutes later more than a moral responsibility; ho and that he saw a few men the direct responsibility is entire attacking the defendant for ron-ly with the Government, and it be- sons which he did not know, loves it to set its house in order

His Worship at this stage told

hy t notification that payment witness that his story was nothing of the King's taxes, in the King's but a lie and that it could not be coin in legal tender to any amount, believed,

to be followed by, the appoint Defendant was fined $25, with ment of a Currency Expert to the alternative of three weeks'atudy the matter with the view Imprisonment,

NO

LOUMPING

"Yeah, I remember that 'un; that's the best lookin'

model they over, put out."

Before leaving the Court, Mr. Buttera alladed to wint he termed as "inneruracies" in the news- papers when in reporting previous proceedings, they had said that' "neither the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North nor any of his assistants had turned up that morning at their posta. Mr. Butters indig mantly denied the statement, and said that as a matter of fact, Mr. North was in his office nt 9 o'clock that morning.

Mr. Hamilton:-The papers are perfectly fecurate, because that what Inspector Murphy was said. The statement was made in Court by Inspector Murphy, and the papers are correct in their re- port of that statement. What the papers should have done was to go on to say that I said it was nonsense and that I did not be- lieve it. haps it was the mistake of the tele His Worship suggested that per phone clerk who attended to In- spector Murphy's enquiries.

to say, and he then left the Court.

Mr. Butters had nothing further

THE FUTURE OF AINTREE.

LEASE RENEWED FOR FIFTY YEARS,

the

London, Juno 22. Messrs. Tophama, Ltd., lesseca of the Aintree Racecourse, are about to enter Into an agree

ment with the Earl of Sefton for the lensing of the Aintree Race-- course for another fifty years.

The lease, which is at present existing, does not expire until 1940, hut when the Sefton Rural District Connell prepared their town-planning acheme, they in- cluded the racecourse as an open space to be preserved as such for all time. The representatives of the Earl of Sefton asked that it should be scheduled as an indus- trial area, ne the remaining por- tion of the parish of Aintree and the adjoining parish of Netherton were scheduled RH Industrial. This led to the belief that there was a possibility of the racecourse being built upon, as there are factories springing up in the neighbourhood.

Eventually. It WAS Agreed between the Sefton Council and the Earl of Sefton that the race. course should be preserved as auch, but should at any timu racing go out of fashion, or the race- course cease to be used as such, its future shall be the subject of negotiation with the Minister of Health.

It is expected. that Mesara, Tophams will sign their new Jense during the present week, and this will ensure the future of racing nt Aintree-and of the Grand National, of course-for' another Afty years.

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