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NO ELITI 一拜禮 號六月正英港香 MONDAY, JANUARY 6,1930.
BRITAIN'S LATEST LOCAL
PLANE CARRIER.
GLORIOUS. TO BE PLACED IN COMMISSION.
THE ARGUS FOR CHINA.
London, Jan. 5.
The British Navy will have its full complement of nine aircraft carriers in service when H.M.S. Glorious is put into commission at Devonport on Tuesday.
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SMALL-POX KING & PRESIDENT EPIDEMIC.
TREATING PATIENTS IN. HOMES:
MR. LO SUGGESTS WAIVING OF DISINFECTION,
CHINESE OBJECTIONS.
HOOVER.
EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS AT NEW YEAR.
NAVAL LIMITATION.
日七初月二十
SIR MURCHISON FLETCHER.
TAKES OVER THE FIJI GOVERNORSHIP.
REFERENCES TO HONGKONG IN SPEECH.
SM PER ANNUM
RIKULE OJPY 18. GENTS
FOOLISH TALK OF INDEPENDENCE.
LABOUR PARTY AND INDIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE.
BLONECKOM -
British and Beat
MYSTERIOUS LOSS OF DIAMONDS.
PACKAGE VALUED AT £5,000 DISAPPEARS.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE FRENCH BANK.
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A CLEAR STATEMENT. London, Jan. 5.
London, Jan. 5. His Majesty the King and Pre-
Earl Russell," the Under-Secre- sident Hoover in greetings ex-
tary for India, speaking at a La- changed at New Year, refer to the
bour Party meeting yesterday, re ferred to the political situation in Glorious was one of the big
that 1930 will see the "nd- The Yee Sang Fat building, by being converted into an aircraft cruisers built during the war and
CORDIAL WELCOME.
India, and stated that 110 Vancement of the cause of nayal
one OLD AFFAIR DIVULGED. knaw better then the Indians. atanding on Queen's Road carrier she is joining her sister break of small-pox in the Colony,
· Arising out of the present out-disarmamont. Central and having frontages ships, Furious and Courageous. Mr. M. K. Lo is asking a series commencement of a New Year so
Amidat scenes of considerable the talk of complete independence. age of diamonds valued at over themselves how very foolish was also to D'Aguilar Street and which have also been adapted to of questions at to-morrow's meet full of promise for the advance ed by Lady Fletcher, made his he felt would not be for along Hongkong branch of the Banque The King telegraphod: "At the Fletcher, C. M. G. C. B. E., the Dominion, Status, ha said, was £5,000, and alleged to have been
enthusiasm, H.E. Sir Murchison
The mysterious loss of a pack. Wyndham Street is to be de- | fulfil that capacity,
new Governor of Fiji, accompani-not possible at the moment and shipped from Antwerp to the momodern cinema theatres a pose in Deporte which patients may be treated in lar pleasure to offer, you my most into office by the Chief Justice at India along the road toward day livery to a local traveller, and mollabed" almost immediately
Glorious was paid off in 1924ing of the Sanitary Board in ment of world peace by naval dis-officin) landing at Suva on Noven-time.
regard to the conditions under armament, It afforda me particu-ber 22nd last, and was later sworn Great Britain, had been guiding Queen's Road Central, for de de l'Indo Chine, French Building, their own homes,"
cordial greetings together with my the Supreme Court. view of Chinese objections to dis- and welfare and for the prosperity ly well-known here in Hongkong.would be a calamity for India.
In particular, Mr. Lo naka, in best wishes for your happiness infection of clothine etc., whether of the United States of America."
Fiji's now Governor is extrenie- mocracy. To let go suddenly which were not delivered by the such disinfection might not be
where he spent the whole of his
Bank, was the subject of an ac waived, providing patients submit
The Labour Party would not al- themselves to
President. Hoover replied: "I
Colonial career
until anointed low themselves to be turned aside tion in the Supreme Court this Irum happy to receive Your Ma- Colonial Secretary of Ceylon in from their objective by foolish morning before the Chief Justice the issuing of notifications in wishes. The resolve to advance Fiji. His name has been mention- that is not possible, he suggests jesty's message of New Year 1926, a post which he was held resolutions or by other forms of (Sir Henry Gollan). Chinese
until recently made Governor of propaganda.
There were three injurious eifects of disinfection, by the limitation of naval of ceed H.E. Str Cecil Clementi alf-government of India.
regarding the non-world peace by mutual good-will, ed as one of the "possibles" in suc-
plaintiffs, as well as a general pronaganda monts, is the earnest purpose of Governor of Hongkong.
They were perfectly honent in Louis Kornitzer, Henri N. Gut. campaign fu regard to the danvers the British and American peoples
saying that their objective was wirth and Isauc H. Goldberg
For diamond merchanta, carrying on- arising from dumping and conceal and Governments, and it is myat Suva, a civic reception
that they were working, but they business at No. 40, Rue Coquilhat, ment
After the swearing-in ceremony were hindered by these foolish re- Antwerp, Belgium, and they sued, hope, and it will be the endeavour given to Str Murchison and Ladyed by all friends of India in Bri-of the diamonds or their value in was solutions which had been deplor- the local Bank claiming (a) return of the American Government, to Fletcher at the Town Hall, where thin-British Wireless. Conditions of Treatment.
see that this great object is at a welcome was extended by the Mr. Lo's questions are in the tained during the year which has Mayor and at which the Town following terms:
just commenced. I also desire to Clerk read an official address. 1). In view of the preval-reciprocate all Your Majesty's ence of small-pox cases in the good wishes for the New Year-- Colony, will the Hend of the British Wirclean. Sanftare Department state, for the information of the public, whether
and block of "office' property.
purpose erected on the site thus cleared. Mediterranean
After her trials, she will join the Fleet. replacing The suggested development of Courageous, which is being trans- the site on these lines was exclusive-ferred to the Atlantic Fleet to ly reported in the Telegraph some relieve H.M.S. Arguk, destined for months ago,
the China Station. Glorious dis- places 18,000 tons and has 90,000 horse-power engines,
Since that time tentative plans have been prepared and these have Just been oficially approved."
The owners of the site, a Chinese syndicate which has formed it- self into a new entertainment com- pany, propose to start the work of pulling down the premises now oc- cupied by Mcaars. Yee Sang Fat al- mast immediately.
A Year To Build.
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It is anticipated that
the new cinema and block of offices will be completed twelve months after the site has been cleared, and while the building contruel has not yet been let, it is thought that the new deve- lopment of the site will cost about three lakhs of dollars.
bloc
The Glarious will be one of the bist of the aircraft carriers and one of the fastest. Her size my be judged from the fact that H.M.S. Hermes is a vessel of only 10,500 tons.
The biggest careler Is HMS. Enele, which displaces 22,808) tous, -British Wireless,
RECENT PALESTINE
.DISORDERS.
COMMISSION RETURNS TO
LONDON.
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vaccination.
or not it is the fact that a patient BANKING FAILURE
IN PEKING. .
suffering from small-pox can be trented in his own home and is not
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The now cinema theatre will be behind a large
London, Jan. 5.. office
The members of Shaw Commis-subject to compulsory removal to which will face Queen's Rond.ion of Inquiry into the causes of the smallpox or any other hospi- The tentative plans, prepared by the recent disorders between Jewett, if only the following condi-FIVE IMPORTANT CONCERNS
Messrs. Clarke and Iu, show that and Arabs in Palestine returned the new building will have 縣 o London yesterday. frontage to Queen's Rond of hundred feet.
The building will be set back nearly six feet to the new building line which allows for the widening of Queen's Road. The new build ing will have a frontage to Wynd- ham Street of 128 feet and, as will be realised, the acheme also calls for the demolition of the old Coronet cinema theatre which is now being used by n Chinese flower dealer.
The Entrances.
The building will extend up D'Aguilar Street for a distance of 130 feet. The rear of the block will back on to the 'South China Morning Post Building, a six foot lane running between the two pro- perties.
The entrance to the new clnemu will be from Queen's Road by means of a "crush" hall which will be thirty feet wide. This will equipped with, the necessary book ing offices.
The Commission at six hours day, and six days weekly for nine- weeks in Palestine, hearing a great Volume of evidence. A few mor witnesses will be heard in London, and the report will probably be presented in the next few werks.
British Wireless.
WINDOW SMASHED IN
WANCHAI SHOP.
JAPANESE PROPRIETOR FINDS NOTHING MISSING.
K. Jida, the proprietor watchmakers' ...establishment at No. 40, Johnstone
of
it
Road told
tions are complied with:
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(a) That the case is forthwith notified to the Medical Officer of Health either directly or through the Public Dispensaries,
tb) That all the inmates submit themselves to vaccination, and
BANKRUPT.
do."
Advice Invited.
PO HING THEATRE INCIDENT.
local currency and $10,000 for de- tention, or (b) the value of loat profit as damagos, or (c) the value of the diamonds as damages.............
Negligence Alleged.
Sir Murchison made a brief reply, in" the course of which he
In the statement or claim, plains. whatever extressed the hope that all, of
tiffe give the value of the ALLEGED ASSAULT ON AN would..
diamonds as £5,082 15s, 4d, and race,
frank- ly and freely advise him of their
eay they were received on July 3, INDIAN CONSTABLE, views; otherwise, ripe judgments
1922 by the Bank for sila keeping. would not be possible. "I am
What was described as a serious It is alleged that the Bank lost to do my best; more, no man can Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma-thereby occasioning loss to plain- here." concluded His Excellency, assault was mentioned before Mr. them as a remilt of negligence, gistracy this morning when two tiffs. Alternatively, it is alleged Soon after his arrival, Sir. Mur-lime-washers appeared before his that the Bink rofused or failed to chison Fletcher was the guest of Worship on three charges arising deliver the diamonds on demand out of an incident alleged to have thereby converting them to their honour at a luncheon given by the taken place place at the Po Hing own use and depriving plaintiffs COMMERCE BADLY HIT. Suva Chamber of Commerce,
Luncheon Club, at which Sir May Theatre on Saturday night.
of them. Lastly, plaintiffs claim Peking, Jan. 5.
The defendanta nard Hedstrom, who presided, with (1) unlawfully and malicious-and still detains the diamonds.
were charged that the Bank wrongfully detained extended a hearty welcome to His ly wounding a student and a watch- Excellency, saying that Sir Mur-man of the Po Hing Theatre, (2) In a statement of defence, de- chison had come to them in the uninwfully being in possession of fondants deny the allegations. right spirit, being propared to one iron bar, an instrument fit for They state, that if any parcel was look on the bright side of things, an unlawful purpose, and (3) na-received (which is denied), they
References to Hongkong,
sulting an Indian constable with the had at no time knowledge of its intention of resisting arrest.
contents. Further, they put plain- d'Almada, jnr., had been instructed sent in compliance with Post. It was intimated that Mr. F. X. tiffa to proof that the parcel was
taneous
A mild sensation has been (e) That a notice is placed on caused in Peking by the simul- aunouncement of the bankruptcy of five of the leading Chinese native banks, during the week-end.
the door to the effect that there is small-pox case within?
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(ii). If the above conditions do not accurately describe the actual eonditions, as laid down by the | Board, will the end of the Suni-
tary Department state. what the
actual conditions are?
..Chinese Objections,
as well as bail.
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the diamonds were" contained in-a box with the
"Gratuitous Ballers."
The commercial community and Excellency
In the course of his reply, His made 'several re- other native banks in the city ferences to Hongkong. He said to defend and wished for a remand Office regulations in Belgium, that have been badly hit by the un- his wife and himself had expected failure of these arms, overwhelmed with the cordiality marked that the bail would have to value of the contents written on a..
boen Detective Inspector Fallon re-metal or wooden all of which have been in existence of the reception accorded to them be substantial, as the assault was a label fixed to the box, and that 2.-(1). Will the Head of the for a number of years, and. have in Suva. His small son had just serious one from the point of view the box was scaled.. ·
extensive connexions with other joined his first school and he had of the police, as a policeman „ was Praya Enst), has reported to the or not notification of a case of smail-native banks and business houses, just had a first letter from him, in concerned.
Sanitary Department state whether polier that he found his show pox to the Medical Officer of Health,
A very large sum running into which he wrote "I am having a be window smashed and damage or discovery of such a case by him, even or eight figures must be in- lovely time here." So writing day afternoon, the defendants be-custody of the Bank (which la de-
The hearing was fixed for Fri- volved in the bankruptcies.
Business circles in Peking now of Fiji, he had written like his
home to his mother, and speaking ing allowed $500 ball ench. New Year at least ten of the hore," (applause). "We are both anticipate that before Chinese son, "I am having, a lovely time smaller Chinese native banks will charmed with Government House! ulso fail. A run on them in the and its gardens." He did not next few daya is feared, pre propose to speak on matters of cipitated by the alarmn of the policy, such as any particular events of the week-end.
This unsatisfactory state of Excellency energetically, "we must road, "but I do say," said his
The cinema proper, which will be on a higher level, will be served by a lift capable of holding fifteen people and by a stairway which will be used by cinema patrons. A stairway on the left of the main entrance hall will lead to the stalls, the entrance for the front eats of the cinema being from
caused to the extent of $40 this will involve the consequence of a morning.
There was no sign of the perture, personal effects, and premises |general 'disinfecting of the furni-. son who caused the damage, and in the place in which such a case none of the artletes on display in has occurred? the window case were touched.
FINE WEATHER.
(if) In view of the fact that one of the chief known reasons for dumping and concealment is the deep-rooted objection, on the part of
CONTRACTOR FACES SERIOUS CHARGES.
"ACCUSED OF STEALING FIRM'S MONEY. Charges of embezzlement of
Also If the parcel was in the" nied) they were under no duty to plaintiffs to take care of it and November 27, 1922: Lastly, de that no demand was made until fendants say, as an alternative. that they were gratuitous ballees, of the parcel and, in answer to plaintiffs claim generally, state. that they took reasonable cara of the parcel, which was lost, wrong- fully removed, or stolen by some. person or persons unknown to
D'Aguilar Street. To facilitate en- that a strong anticyclone remains/disinfection, Inspired by the fear-exceedingly depressed trade çon This applied to Fiji as it applied to The Royal Observatory reports the poorer class of the Chinese, to affairs is principally due to have roads." (Loud applause). trance to this section of the theatre central to the north of the however ill-founded as to the in-ditions during 1929, consequent Hongkong, where he had had some-$498.13, the monies of the 110p Hing them and they have been unable'
there will be a" "crush" hull under The slage.
Large Seating Capacity.
The circle of the cinema will be
reached by a stairway on the right
fine.
jurious effect of, disinfection on
Yangtze Valley. Strong mon- clothing etc., will the Head of the upon the almost continuous inter things to do with new mads. The firm of 331, Lalchekok Road, and of soon along the south-east coast of Sanitary Department confer with necine warfare, in many parts of motor traffe had revolutionized using the impression of a false to trace it. China and over the North China, the Director of Medical and Sant- North and North-Western China, the road problem. They did not chop of the firm, were brought. Sea. The forecast till noon to-tary Services and the Medical interrupting all communication on want the capital and its fine har- against a building contractor be the Post Ofied regulations in Bel- morrow is:-N.E. winds, strong; Officer of Health as to the feasibli- the principal railways and render-bour shut up in a corner for want fore Mr.. Whyte Smith at the Kow-gium are irrelevant and unim
In reply, plaintiffs affirm that. Ity, from the point of public health, ing it practically impossible for or roads, (hear, hear). He hoped loen Magistracy this morning. of waiving disinfection upon the merchants to move their goods they could persuade all to join
portant to the issue. the general design being in accor-above in order to encourage and
compliance of Condition 1 (I) (b) from place to place.
Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared for dance with the most modern cinema insure voluntary notification?
in such a polley (applause). He the defendant and applied for a date Mr. I. A. Wadeson, of Deacons, is Mr. F. C. Jankin, instructed by had seen Honolulu, and taking its to be fixed for the hearing and at for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Eldon Iny-out." Special attention is being
example we ought to
the same time asked his Worship Potter, K.C., with Mr. H. G. Shel- (lit) If disinfection is indispens-
tourists.
to consider the question of bail.
of the main entrance hall, or by the lift. The stairway will first lead to a mezzanine floor which will also constitute another "crush" hall for the people using the circle seats.
The cinema will have a seating paid to its ventilation. The top of able in the interests of public capacity of 1,122, the plans pro- the cinema will have a curved roof, health, will the Head of the Sant- viding for 738 seats downstairs and thus leaving a large air space betary Department consider the ad- The exits from the cinema will tween it and the flat roof. It is visability of giving the widest pos- be: in Wyndhara Street and
proposed to use this in connexionsible publicity to a notification to with a modern system of ventilation the public in the Chinese language and cooling.
as to the innocuous and non-injuri ous effect of disinfection on cloth- ing ctc.?
384 in the circles.
It would appear that this will spell the doom of the flower sellers who now occupy this side of the road.
Six-Storey Building.
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NORTH CHINA UNDER COLD SPELL.
MANY DEATHS REPORTED IN PEKING.
encourage
More Electricity.
Account
Opened in 1921.
His Worship remanded the de-don, Instructed by Mr. G. G. N. fendant for one week formally on inson, of Messrs, Jolinson, Stokes' He had gone over the Electric day the 14th. instant,
bail of $1,000 for hearing on Tues-and Master, is defending, Power House with the Mayor. Ho had taken a particular interest! in the development of electricity wherever he had been. He aug- gcated to the Mayor that he should go forth as an apostle, and set up
As explined, the cinema proper will be at the rear of the office pro- The entrance to the office proper part of the building will be consi
perty and consequently the front ty will also be in Wyndham Street derably higher than the back. The Colony is once mare faced with an cold that horses have died, while } (laughter) and sell electric
GROSS CRUELTY.
IN CRATES. Prosecuting two Chinese, before
Mr. Jenkin this morning ex- Peking, Jan. 5.,
plained that the three plaintiffs The coldest spell for ten years
were in partnership, Mr. Kornitzer: prevails in North China,
being the person who travelled, Campaign Suggested,
In some of the mountainous dis- a shop, (laughter); of course he PIGS THROWN FROM HEIGHT principally in the Far East, die- (iv.) In view of the fact that the tricts, the weather has been a meant in his official capacity.
posing of diamonds. Mr. Gold- This will be by means of a lift and front part of the building will rise other small-pox epidemic; will the galloping along the roads, while cookers, etc., and tell the public,
berg was a financier, and Mr. stairway, entirely separate from the to a height of 94 feet-comprising Head of the Sanitary Department travellers on trains
Gutwirth was an expert who selected diamonds from the cinema section of the block. There six storeys.
cases have been reported of "Take this cooker away, pay for Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Antwerp market are to be two cinema exits on be a central tower 27 feot high, ing
In addition there all consider the advisability of conduct-in their sleep passing away. It as it best suits you, and burn Magistracy, this morning, on a Mr. Kornitzer came-lo. Hong" Wyndham Street, one from the back
a propaganda campaign.
our electricity." This The front of the building con- amongst the Chinese explaining
Over 60 poor people and beggars greatly develop their electricity crualty to pige on board the steam 8th of that month he opened
would charge of causing avoidable kong in August 1921, and on the stalls and the other from the bal forms largely to the design already clearly the conditions under which have died outside the congee shops department (applause). cony or circle. There will also be act by new buildings on this thor- a patient can be treated at home;
In Pekin during the week-end.."
Jaunch Man Hing, Sergeant Your current account with the defe another entirely separate fireproof oughfare. The entrance to the the effects of disinfection the grave A Chinese electrician appeared Luncheon clubs were excellent deck of the boat, threw them to the Marsot, who nassed him on to the
Luncheon Clube,
stated that the defendants, instead dent Bank in Hongkong. On that exit leading direct from the ma- cinema will be flanked on either side risk to general health arising from before Mr. Whyte Smifta at the institutions. The first club lun-wharf from a height of about tun ecretary Mr. Keralizer All- dilte room and the rowinding by shops, over which there will be dumping and concealment etc,, so as Kowloon Magistracy, this mor
of lowering the crates from the occasion he saw the manager, M The exit from the front stalls Kayamally and other buildings, any ignorance or prejudice and thus wounding with a knife's stall ho
a canopy similar to that of the io educate public opinion, remove ning on a share of unlawfully cheon he attended, 29 years ago feat, NTV the ordinary spec will be in D'Agullar Street, where Shanghai plaster will be used to surpring about the complete discon- in Reclamation Etrends Mi there will also be an emergency exit face the concrete building, which tinuance of such practices as dump medios appeared for the
was of a limited membership and from the offices. The new cinema will probably take about a year to ing and concealment which are so who was reda
one rule was that they all speak will be equipped with a roomy stage, complete.
In Chinese (laughter). He was detrimental to the public good?" morning for hour!
afraid it did not last lont
room,
Remarking that it was a very card, bad case, his Worship ined each Bark defendant $20 with the alternative op of three weeka ti
de
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