1929-10-08 — Page 7

PREPAREDNESS ON A JUNK.

MASTER IS ALL READY FOR BATTLES.

TOO MANY · CANNONS.

Charges of being in possession of a cannon without a permit and of having on board his junk 30 pounds of gunpowder were brought against a boatman before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning.

The defendant pleaded guilty to both charges.

Detective Sergeant Humphreys said he boarded the junk yester- day afternoon on Information re- ceived and concealed under the floor boards he found the cannon and gunpowder. The defendant was licensed to carry two cannona but the one found was in excess of the number authorised.

Continuing, the officer mention- ed that the police did not take a serious view of the case, but the second charge was regarded as

more serious than the first.

in reply to his Worship, the de- fendant said one of the cannons on bourd was out of order and he had the one, which was the sub ject of the charge, to replace it,

His Worship-Have you had a lot of battler?

Defendant:-No, but I must get ready (laughter).

Detective Sergeant Humphreys said that altogether the defendant was licensed to carry seven fire-

arms.

His Worship: Very warlike,

isn't it?

Detective Sergeant Humphreys mentioned that the defendant's armement Wis not considered large. Some junks had a mass of Cannons and all sorts of things.

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IRONSIDES STILL IN PICTURE.

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1929.

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against the Kwangal "Leftist” |‚' troops between Wuchow and the upper West River to-morrow.

Canton was further assured

NOW TOO OLD TO NEW PRAYER BOOK. CAUGHT AFTER SIX

SELL FRUIT.

BENCH RECOMMENDS LICENCE TO SELL PAPERS.

when more reinforcements arrived OLD MAN IN COURT. yesterday afternoon on three big teamers. The newcomers com. prise the 22nd Brigade of the 8th Nanking Division under General Miao Bing-min, who arrived in Hongkong yesterday .on President Lincoln and departed for Canton last night on the 9.3, Lungshan.

The Canton Attack.

MONTHS.

POWELLS

10, Ice House Street."

CAR DRIVER WHO KNOCKED

S GIRL DOWN.

New Stock of

DR. LANG AND HIS CLERGY.

Tho. regulations of Dr. Lang Archbishop of Canterbury, for the elergy in his dicosso, which are published in the "Diocesan Gazette," allow the use of the 1028 Prayer Book (which was re- EXEMPLARY SENTENCE jected by the House of Commons) with certain restrictions.

A recommendation for a licence to hawk newspapers was made by The Archbishop gives permission Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at Kow for the use of all Forms and Orders loon Magistracy this morning, when contained in the 1928 the

Revised it was stated that an elderly Chin-Orders of Holy Communion and Prayer Book except the Alternative ese who was licensed to sell fruit Holy Communion for the Sick was too old to carry on this trade (which contains the provisions for and had taken to a less strenuous the Reservation of the Sacrament business.

Incumbents who desire to use these.

With reference to the intention of the Cantonese to attack the Kwangsi insurgents, it is under- stood that the attack will be directed In three districts. The first is from Wang Kong and Wuchow to Ping Lok, the second from Yung Hal to Kwai Ping and the third from Yung Hui to Wat

Lam,

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General Li Ming-shui is at Sun- The main body of the troops of chow where trenches are being dug and all preparations" made for the threatened attack of the Cantonese.

་ ་

MAN WHO BURNT £1 NOTES.

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The defendant, according to Ser-two Orders are naked to com geant Banks, produced an applica-municate with the Archbishop, who tion which he was sending to the will decide, having regard to the Captain Superintendent of Police circumstances of each cano... for permission to sell newspapers instead of fruit. He had establish-

This direction does not apply to ed himself at the gates of the Kow-miner deviations provided in the loon Docks, where he was doing a Revised Order for Holy Commun- good trade selling newspapers. He non, including the Reservation et held a licence for fruit, but was too the Consecrated Elements at the open celebration for the Comunion old to carry heavy loads.

of Sick Persons. "I shall be ready Sergeant Barnicle, who is in (Dr. Lang adds) to give any further charge of the Hawkers' Department explanation which may be needed in Kowloon, mentioned that there when I meet the clergy in October." was already a sufficient number of The condition is laid down that newspaper vendors on the Peninsula all deviations from the 1882. Book and did not think the defendant must have the consent and good would be able to get a licence un-will of the Parochial Chural less recommended.

Conncil, and, in the case of the

Having vanished from the ken of the local police for the periód of six months, a much-sought-for public motor driver was yesterday taken into custody and charged to report an accident to the police. with reckless driving and falling His arrest came about in an ac cidental way in Hollywood Road, as he was recognised and seized by an Indian constable.

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Police Court this morn ing. In subatantiation of the charges, a traffic officer said that in April Jast the defendant was caught tearing down Caroline Hill at: a speed of 45 miles an hour. Before deserting the car in Soo- kuhpoo Valley, hard-pressed by the pursuing police, he knocked down a small Chinese girl who was seri- ously injured and detained in hos- pital for 33 days as the result.

The Magistrate fined the defen- dant $75, or three months' hard labour, on the two charges.

His Worship mentioned, on look-revised forms of service for Bantiam,ed as if defendant would be un- ing at the application, that the de- Matrimony, and the Burial of the fendant addressed the Captain Su- Dead, the consent of the partien ESCAPED FROM AN ASYLUM perintendent of Police by his new concerned.

title as Inspector General,

AND FOUND DEAD.

A verdict of Suicide While of Unsound Mind was returned at a City inquest on George Richard Sanders, aged 47, a builder and decorator. of Marlborough-road, Upper Holloway, who escaped from Bexley Astyum and was found dead at Fenchurch-street railway station.

On the first charge the defendant The widow said that her hus- WAS fined $10, and 325 on the band first became strange about second. The prosecution mention-four months ago, when she was call- ed that no application for the con-ed to a public house, and he said, "I

The Primate appeals to all the The defendant was cautioned for incumbents in his Diocess to show hawking without a licence but re- the "utmost considerateness" to commended for a newspaper licence, their parishioners, especially in his Worship remarking that he was country districts, and to the laity a deserving case as he had carried to set themselves free from the on selling fruit until he was physi-"prejudices and misunderstanding cally unit for that trade.

LABOUR INQUIRY » IN INDIA.

engendered by a long controversy." He calls for a "truce from these unfruitful controversies, during which the Church may have time to think out quietly the grave issues which recent events have raised."

fiscation of the cannon and gun- am made for life. I have got MR. WHITLEY'S MISSION SAILS AMERICAN STOCKS. powder was being made.

· HELPING THE READER.

REINFORCEMENTS OF LIBRARY BOOKS BY CAR,

The army of books belonging to "the Birmingham public libraries, which now contain 645,987 volumes, is to be marshalled in a new way in order to meet the demands of roaders. The method will apply only to the, non-fictional stock in the lending libraries.

£8,000." He ordered eight bottles) of champagne, and when she asked that he should not be served he knocked her down. He burnt Si notes and treated everybody in the house,

A male nurse from the asylum said that Sanders had been on parole since July 17, and was allowed in the grounds alone. "He was never regarded as suicidal, and would have been discharged in a few weeks.

FRENCH TENNIS

STARS.

LINER.

Hitherto many works have had to be duplicated at the various COMING EAST ON EMPRESS branch libraries, dr, as an alterna- tive, the reader has had to make the journey to the Central Library. Under the new schemes, the war, as it were, against Ignorance, will be waged equally along the whole battle front.. When the borrower seeks at his outpost library for a 'work that is not there, aid will be summoned by telephone, The necessary reinforcements will be

The local office of the Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd. is in receipt of cabled information from its head office to the effect that the famous French tennis players, Henri Cochet, R. Rodel, J. Brugnon, J. Parisot and P. Landry, are passengers on the Empress of Asia, which left Vancouver on the

NEXT TUESDAY.

The Royal Commission on Labour in India, under the Chair manship of Mr. J. H. Whitley, has sailed for India on the Naldera,"

CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM NEW YORK.

The following quotations as at the close of the market on Monday been received from their corres-

The terms of reference of" the havets Messrs. Hayden, Stone and

Being placed in the dock, it look- able to meet the fines, and the Ma- gistrate, turning to the mother of the girl, who was brought before him, remarked that it might be. some consolation to her to know that the culprit was going to`pri- son for that term.

SHARE PRICES

"TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day":

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1315 b. Chartered Bank, £19 b. Mercantile A, & B., £32 n. P. and U. £91 c. East Asia $90

n.

Insurances.

Canton Ina, 6675. b. Union Ins., 8370 b..

North China, Ins., Tls. 160 b.

Commission are to inquire into and report on the existing condi- Co., of New York, by Messra. Swan, tions of labour and industrial un- Culbertson and Fritz, Sassoon House,Yangtze Ins, $50 n. dertakings and plantations in Shanghai, cable address: "Swan- British India, the health, efficiency, stock," (Shanghai), who are not rea- and standard of living of the wor-ponsible for the cable matilations. kers, and the relations between The quotations are subject to con-

firmation. employers and employed, and to make recommendations.

115

117

H

134

Previous Latest Price. Price. The Commission issues a ache Bethlehem Steel..... 118 Anaconda Copper.... 115 dule of subjects which are to be Baltimore and Oblo 182 studied, and in a preliminary Chrysler Corp...(Com- letter sent by the Joint Secretary, mon) .. the Commission invites persons Erie Rly Co. and organisations interested in General Motors labour conditions in India to send Generally Rly Signal 107 in detail evidence which they

Goodyear Tyre and

Rubber think may be relevant to the Com- mission's work, and on which they.

Consolidated Fee themselves campetent to ad-

Cement vise.

'Doânitely statistical informa-

Oral evidence will also be accep table.

International (Common) Missouri Pacific (Com-

mon

As a 2 - 88 8.

and Myers B 39

sent up by motor van from those 3rd instant. Atcompanying the tion will be of the greatest value. Consolidated

libraries which have the books, to epare.

party are gume Cochet

and Madame Rodel.

Other passengers on this ship, One of the most interesting fea-which is due in Hongkong on the tures of the librarica is the picture 21st instant, are Mr. N. S. Brows, collection. In the year ended March Mr. E. N. Ensor, Mr. and Mrs. A 31, 1929. more than 22,000 prints Kopp, Mr. G. Pirie, Mr. and Mrs. D. Tracy and family. Mrs, thick, Sir Richard Threfall and

were

borrowed.

As elsewhere,

foreign books are in increasing de mand, the numbers issued having

mounted in the course of seven years from about 2,000, to nearly 7,000. During the year 14,054 lantern slides were lent to the pub

The total issues for the year were 0,177,644 books, the borrowers

Miss Threfall.

COLONY'S HEALTH

RETURNS.

forming 13.6 per cent. of the popu- FOUR TYPHOID CASES FOR

lation of the city.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"THE LION AND THE MOUSE" SHOWING.

LAST WEEK.

The return of notifiable diseases for the past week shows four cases of typhoid, one of which ter- minated fatally. Three of the cases were Chinese (ane import- ed) and the other. British..!

One death from influenza wag May McAvoy and Lionel Barry.lso reported during the week.. more head the all-star cast of "The Yesterday's return discloses Lion. and Mouse," which is showing four further"

at the Queen's Theatre. Others typhoid.

in the cast are Alec Francis, Wil-

liam Collier, Jr., Emmett Corrigan,

Chinese cases

of

and Jack Ackroyed, whilst Robert TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE.

Lord wrote the scenario basing it on the story of Charles Klein's spectacular stage success. Lloyd Bacon, son of the author and star of "Lightnin' "directed and the re- markable..protography is the work of Norbert Brodin.

SOVIET ALLEGATIONS OF

TRIAL AT HARBIN.

Tokyo, Oct. 7.

A message from Harbin, to the

"The Lion and the Mouse" re- counts the clever ways and meana Rengo agency says that, according adopted by Shirley Ross, known as to Soviet sources, the trial of 38 the "Mouse," in taming the financial "lion," "Ready Money Russians arrested at the time of Ryder, saving her father and win the raid on the Soviet Consulate ning the young man of her choice'. on May 27 began on October 2,

Lionel Barrymore is spendidly being a travesty of justico," cast as the merciless master of men, When the defence requested per- and May McAvoy le captivating as mission to summon witnesses, the the coy and clever maiden who gets Court refused, and declared "the what she wants. "The Lion and whole case was clear before the the Mouse" has always been ranked trial started," theroforo It was among the really great dramas, and unnecessary to call witnesses. It has gained much in its transfer When the lawyer complained, he from stage to screen.

was promptly expelled-Reuter:

India, will be assisted by the local The Commission, on arrival in provincial committees, in which women will take their part, and ex- pects To visit all the leading Indus- trial centres, and probably all the provincial capitala in the course of the cold weather of 1929-30.

Copper Radio Corporation of Standard Oil, Co. of

America (Common) sa

Standard Oil Co. of New York.

New Jersey Texas Corporation Southern Pacific United States Steel

Vacuum Oil

KUPATOFF)

"Where's the rich man so much better off; we all eat,

don't

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China Underwriters, $2 n.. China Fires, $310 b.

H. K. Fire Ins., $800 b.

Shipping.

Douglases, $27) D.

H. K.Steam dats, $26. B.

H. K. Tugs, $2.8

Indo-Chinas, (Def.) '$70

Union Waterboats, $22 s.

Mining.

Benguets, $3.50 - b.

Kailans, 60/- p..

Langkats, Tis, 167 b. v

S'hai Explorations, Tls, 1.75 b. Raubs, $9.50 n

Tronohs, 21/

b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $146 8. Whampoa Docks, $321. China Providents $480 B&. Hongkawa, Tls 190 n.

ung.

45

82

143

New Engineerings. Tis. 8.50 Shanghai Dooks. Tls. 141 n.

67

219

il

124

Cottons,

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 22 sa.

Orientals, Tla. 2:30 b..

8'bai Cottons, Tis. 100 (old) b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H.. and 8. Hotels, $9.65 b.

H. K. Lands, $64 b.

S'hai Lands Tls. 160 Humphreys, $14-25 b.

Realties, $8 10 b.

fi

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $18) b.

Peak Trams, (old)"$11,80 m. Star Ferrios, 8711 a.

China Lights, (Old) $13.40, H. K. Electrics, $63 sa Macao Electrios, $23, b. Telephones $7.75 k China Buses, Tis 151. b. Singapore Tractions. 11/

Industrials..

China Sugars, 95. Malabons, $27 n. Canton Ices, $2.50 ́n Cements (Comb.) $9.95) Ropes (Old) $7.90 b United Asbestos $5′′ b.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms, $201 b. Watsons, $11.80` (`s.. Dez A. Winga, "80 ́ ́. Lane Crawfords, $14 Mackintosha, $18 bi Sinceras, $12

Miscellaneous. Amusements, 829 · B." Constructions, $140 sử B'que Ind. Bonda, 64b

H. K. G. Loan 6% 8. Prem.

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LOCAL VIEWS

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS

To

MEE CHEUNG

Studio, Ice House Sr.

Branch 7, Beaconsfield Arcade.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 5,20 and 9.15 på

A

WILLIAM FOX

PRESEIS

THIEF IN THE DARK

Romance and pathos-mystery and suspense in a a minute ploture running over with laughter and excitem With MAJORIE BEEBE-GEORGE MER

AT

THE

At 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. Chinese Picture "THE HERMIT'S OWN WEDDING

MAJESTIC

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