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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1930.

FORGED HONGKONG UNUSUAL JANUARY

BANKNOTES.

WEATHER.

WOMAN SENT TO PRISON FOR THREE RECORDS ESTABLISHED

SIX MONTHS.

MIGHT BE FOR RACES:

IN HONGKONG.

TEMPERATURE & WIND.

Admitting that she had in her According to returns issued by possession 108" forged $50 Hong the Royal Observatory at Kow kong and Shanghai Bank notes, loon, January was a month of un- Shut Sze, a married woman living usual weather conditions. There at 374, Queen's Road West, was were three records established, this morning dealt with summarily namely, the lowest mean maximum by Mr. Hamilton at the Central temperature, the most northerly Magistracy, and, sentenced to six mean wind direction, and the months' imprisonment,

lowest mean wlad velocity, paten

Sergt. R. Clark said the police had been unable to obtain any further information from the de- fendant as to where or how ahe obtained the notes, and, in view of that, they would like the case to be dealt with summarily.

Mr. Hamilton: She is not the principal in the business?

-Sergt. Clark:-No, these were passed on to her.

SOVIET'S WAR ON RELIGION.

FREE CHURCHES JOIN IN THE PROTEST.

A POLITICAL LEVER.

London, Feb. 14.

The Executive National Coun cil of Evangelical Free Churches meeting to-day adopted a revolu tion atpressing the horror of the Free Churches at the persecution by the Soviet Government of Chris- tain and other religious poopin

The resolution's calls upon the It is also disclosed that there was a wide range between the Free Churches to unite with other minimum and maximum tempera- Churches in prayer on behalf of tures during the month, the lowest the sufferers in the Soviet Came being. 41.2 and the highest 71.7.paign of cruelty, and urges the The average mean was 64.6.

Government to its utmost to re- The moan maximum tempera-medy the terrible situation. Lure, 69.1, was the lowest on re- cord, the previous record being 69.2 in January, 1918. The mean temperature for the month, 54.6, was the lowest on record except in 1918, when it was 54.

Meanwhile the Conservative Party are continuing in their efforts to make political capital Giving evidence of arrest, Sergt.

out of the allegations, demanding the breaking off of diplomatic re- Clark said that at 7p.m. on February 11, he went to 374,

The mean minimum tempera-lations. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Queen's Road Weet and entered ture, 50.9, was also the lowest on leader of the Conservative Party, the building by virtue of a war record except in 1918, when it was speaking at Belfast to-day, de- clared, that British entry into rant. He obtained this warrant | 49.8. As a result of information received The mean wind direction, N.E. diplomatic relations with Russia at about 6.30 p.m. the same day. b. N., was the most northerly on was now an Intolerable humilla- The Inspector General of Police record. The mean wind velocity. tion for Britain. signed the warrant. He entered

8.2 m.p.h., was the lowest on the defendant's cubicle on the first

record. floor and asked her to open a box which was on the abelf. She produced a key and opened the box, inside of which was a card board box containing 103 forged $50 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes, He arrested her."

There were only .71.3 hours of sunshine, against a normal 144.9, whilst the total rainfall for the

Was 2.27 montli

inches: The average humidity was 75,

DURATION OF THE CONFERENCE.

(Continued from Page 1.),

The situation gave the lie to all, we had stood for for generations. Reuter.

CHINA KAILWAYS CRITICISED.

(Continued from Page 1.) senger cars for main-line service. But it was never possible to per- suade the Chinese railway authori- ties to spend the money, though years past has dwelt insistently every annual report for many on the need of more engines and rolling-stock.

Mr. G. W. E. True, assistant at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, said all the notes were forgeries. The notes were slightly longer than the real ones, whilst the words "Hongkong and Shanghai" and "Fifty Dollars" were some- what shorter, He would refuso. them himself, but the signature of gories of the exempt classes pro- the Chief Accountant was a very visionally agreed upon at the

Geneva Conference in 1927. gand forgery. It would andoubted The experts then proceeded to in reply to the Magistrate,discuss the position regarding

The demand for a train ferry be- Sergt. Clark said he thought the special, vessels, such; for example, defendant was going to try to go as patrol boats, seaplane carriers, tween Hsinkunn (Nanking) and rid of them in the ordinary, way, (which unlike aircraft-carriers are Pukon, to link up the S.N.R. and although she might have attempted not equipped for landing or taking northern railways has been press- off from their decks), hulks useded repeatedly but every memoran- to dispose of them at the Races.

for training ehips and monitors dum on the subject has been'

shelved. heavy guna

ly deceive the layman.

CANTON CONSUL

DEPARTS.

MR. G. S. MOSS LEAVES! FOR HOME.

There

It is probable that the examina- tion of the position of this special class of vessel will occupy some considerable time.

No important developments in connection with the Naval Con- ference are expected during the week-and

Canton, Feb. 14. " The Prime Minister left this was a large gathering afternoon for Chequers. M. Tar- at the wharf of the Hongkong, dieu and Briand have returned to Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Parin. yesterday afternoon to bld fare" Mr.

Stimson wil spend the

France's Fears.

London, Feb. 14.

well to Mr. G. S. Moss, C.B.E., week-end in the country and the late 1.B.M. Consul-General In chief Italian delegate Signor Canton, who was leaving by the Grandi has gone to Brighton- 8.8. Kinehan to proceed on Home British Wireless, leave by the.s.s. Karmala Bailing from Hongkong on Saturday! Mr. Moss was accompanied by Mra, Mous and their two children:

A notable passage in M. Tar- Those present at the wharf dieu's statement. cabled carlier. included most of Mr. Moss', con; was; sular colleagues, ofjoials and] "France is now obliged, owing large numbers of friends. Mr. to the recent appearance of a new Herbert Phillips, C.M.G, who is type of battleship, to make use of replacing Mr. Moss us Consul part of the credit. of seventy-thou- General in Canton, was

also sand tons (allowed her under the amongst those present.

Washington Treaty in the replace Another member of the Britishment of three battleships) before Consulate in Canton is also pro- the end of 1986, and she might be the compelled to use it completely ceeding on Home leave by

perlod should 8.4. Karmala. This is Mr. G. E. during the same

new ships of the same type happen Stockley who has been acting

to be built." Vice-Consul. Mr. Stockley has

This is the first mention in con" been at the. Consulate in Canton since 1927-Gur Own Corresponnexion with the Conference of the new. German "Ersatz Preussen," dent.

the so-called pocket battleship."

The French statement is gene- rally interpreted as meaning that France will not agree to any re- duction unless she be guaranteed "security" otherwise a "Mediter- ranean Locarno.**

ARTIFICIAL SILK PROFITS.

31.

COURTAULD'S PAY GOOD DIVIDEND.

The Japanese statement is not able for the fact that it does not gire definite figures, but does not press the demand for a seventy per cent, ratio with America.

Both memoranda are regarded sa opening the way to negotiation,

London, Feb, 14. The annual report of Court- auld's, the famous artificial silk firm, shows a profit for the year with a real possibility of agree of £3,744,000,

ment, at least in reduction of The Directors recommend a capital ships-Reuter, final dividend of six per. free of tax, bringing the total: dividend for the year to ten per cent, tax free-enter,

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FINE TO CLOUDY:

Alternative Tonnagta.

Tokyo, Feb. 14. It is authoritatively learned that the Japanese Memorandum presented to the American and ather Delegations on Wednesday offered two alternative tonnage proposals for the Japanese, and American navies only. It is ex- plained that since Britain and America have agreed on the prin ciple of narity, the Japanese consider" "themselves justified In making the American flect the standard by which to measure "Japan's requirementa, p

It will be interesting to see what Mr. Mantell has to any on other rallivays in China. Hitherto, for some unexplained reason, heap- peata to have confined himself to railways in which there is, or seemsuto. be, foreign management, the Chinese Eastern and the S.H. and S.IN. railways.

!

IRELAND TO HAVE. ITS OWN WIRELESS..

HIGH POWER STATION TO BE

·ELECTED,

London, Feb. 14, The Irish Free State is to have Its own high-power station, from which wireless programmes will be broadcast.

Plans have been submitted by the Ministry of Posts and Tele- graphs for the erection of a trans- miller which will probably cost. £70,000, and these plans have now been officially passed.

Although the actual site has not been definitely decided upon, it is sonsidered likely that the new station will be wilt near Athlone. —British WirelÉES.

THE DEFENCE CORPS.

TIVE NEW PROMOTIONS

NOTIFIED."

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has made the following promotions in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps.

Leutenant Manna "Alfred John- son, MM, to be Captain.

Forsyth to be Captain.

Lieutenant Henry Russell

Second Louenant Alex Hutton Polts to be Lieutenant-

Second Lieutenant Joan Bimab Rodrigues to be Lieutenant

Sergeant Leslie Frere Nicholson to be Second Lieutenant.

CASTLE PEAK ROAD,

THE GOVERNMENT INVITES

TENDERS"

The Government is inviting tenders for construction, of a thoroughfare on the Castle Peak Road the section being from Under the first, schedule Japan Cheung Sha Wan to Laichikok, to on would attain fourteen 8-inch the town planning layout, R

cruisers, adding two vessels ench

The work consists of forming a of 8,800 tons to the existing road embankment about 1,000 twelve which, have a total tonnage yards long, constructing reinforce nf 108,400, and would retain the

present submarina strength. Jed concrete culverta, forming pan'a tonnige of cle cruise rubble mound on to the we of End burfing The local weather forecast te given in the alternative proposal embankment,

conting

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