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NEW PARIS STRAW HATS'

Rolande Sarrault

Pedder Building.

3rd Floor.

Tel. 22252.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY

BIG BLAZE AT WEST POINT.

PEANUT OIL STORE INVOLVED.

HAND-BAG SNATCHED

FROM LADY.

EXCITING INCIDENT IN KOWLOON YESTERDAY.

Mrs. J. Silva, of No. 23, Cameron

1930.

FORGED BANK NOTE CASE ENDED.

CHINA AND GOLD STANDARD.

CHINESE BANKER URGES

ITS ADOPTION, Early adoption of the gold standard for currency in China is advocated by a Chinese banker in the June number of the Chinese Economic Journal. The retention of the silver basis and its violent fluctuations, he saya, is a great hindrance to foreign trade."

DEFENDANT COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

Following a number of hear A fire, which for half an hour assumed spectacular and terrifying Road, has reported to the Waterings, a young Chinese who appear proportions, but which, thanks Police that while she was walking ed before Mr. Whyte Smith at the to the fins work of the Fire alone, about ten minutes past Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Brigade, was shortly afterwards three yesterday afternoon, and afternoon on charges arising out reduced to a block of smoking was entering Nathan Road from of the tendering of a forged $100 and smouldering buildings, dia- 1 Cameron Road, a Chinese came up bank note at the Kum Tei Hotel, turbed the peace of West Point to her from behind, near the lane was committed for trial at the

The declining price of silver, last night, and caused hundreda running at the back of Messra Criminal Sessions. A second man

was acquitted, there being insuf-says his article, has had a very of people in an adjacent Chinese A. S.. Watson and Co. Ltd., and

important bearing on. China's theatre to rush out in a panic, seized her hand-bag. In a sub-ficient evidence against him.

foreign trade. The silver stock in besides interrupting the tram sequent struggle with the man the latter pushed her to the ground,

Shanghai at the end of 1923 was service for three or four hours

higher by 51,270,000 ounces than, Flames leaping twenty to thirty and snatched the bag.

at any time in the preceding year. feet from the roof of a two-

of the total gross Import of silver for 1929127,496,670 ounces-he estimated that Shanghai alone absorbed 61,270,000, the remain- ing 76,226,680 being taken up by other provinces.

Ping Theatre.

phoned to the Central Fire

Watson,

When the ease was resumed yesterday evidence was given by the first defendant. He dealed he was aware that the note was a forgery and stated that it had been given him by one of the wit nesses for the prosecution to engage a room at the Kum Tel Hotel. He later handed back the change to the owner in the pre-

The thief, a China of about storey building, and illuminating twenty-fire, dressed in black, ran the volumes of rolling smoke in into Nathan Road going towards the Mody Read. Undaunted, the lady G furnace-like glow, was

hun-set off in pursuit, but lost sight of thrilling alght which held dreds of people fascinated, and the man in Mody Road.

The hand-bag contained demanded the whole of the fire-

from the $50 Hongkong and Shanghaf

The total quantity of the resources fighting

The man who was discharged world's production of silver for Central and Wanchal fire stations Bank note, together with a month.sence of the man discharged. to prevent a possible encroach-ly ticket of the Star Ferry, and ment on a block of private dwell other articles. It is believed that was called by the defendant but 1929, the article continues, was the witness who was alleged to 65 million ounces supplied from ing houses, godowns and the Tai the thief opened the bag, but in he denied that he had ever seen 256.600.000 ounces, in addition to his hurry overlooked the banknote, have given the defendant the note.other sources making a total of which was folded: for on the bag He did not know him and had not 311,500,000 ounces as the aggre A general alarm was raised

being subsequently found thrown about 7:45 pm, and an employee of down in the lane at the back of seen him until their arrest. He gate increase in the available the Hongkong Gas Works, who Mesars. A. S.

being could not say whether that witness supply of silver. Assuming that was on duty at the time, tele picked up by a Miss Roland, who had anything to do with the engag the silver production for this

Hotel, Station, when it was noticed that had joined in the chase, the pro-ing of the room at the Kum Tol year will be the same as for inst

perty was intact.

Cross-examined by Detective smoke was issuing from the first No arrest had been effected up Sargeant Fitches, for the prosecu- floor of the Wing Tung-hing to a late hour last night.

tion, witness denied that he had porcelain godown at Nos. 402-404

pointed out the person who was Thes Voeux Road West. Beneath, markedly successful Hose pipes stated to have given the defendant on the ground floor, was a-go-

were directed from the dwell-

the note. He said that he and the from down used for the storage of

ing houses adjoining and

defendant were handcuffed to peanut oil, and as a new consign the Tai Ping Theatre at the rear each other and when the defen- ment of a thousand buckets. had

as well as from Des Voeux Road.dant lifted his hand to point out arrived and been deposited there earlier, in the day, fears naturally awakened for the safety of the whole block of buildings, of some 100 feet frontage, with a side length of nearly 120 feet, Apprehensions were consider ably heightened when suddenly flames were seen to leap into the sky, nearly 30 feet high. The roof caved in almost immediately following the outbreak, and in doing so provided a spectacular and awe-inspiring sight.

Adjoining the building, and separated only by a tunnel, and

were

above that a dwelling house, were the godowns of the Ng Cheung and Kwong Cheung firms, whilst

Flames Subdued. Within an hour the blaze had been successfully combatted, al- though great volumes of smoke continued to pour through the gaping roof and across the sur- rounding district, often complete- ly hiding the firemen at work on the ladders and at the windows

the man witness' hand was also

raised:

His Worship: That's very in- genious isn't it?

-Detective Sergeant Fitches: is good on his part.

It

The defendant was committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions.

of the adjacent houses. Theyfering injuries. Those who gain- continued to work under these ed access to Des Voeux Road by difficulties, directed by Mr. H. Tthe main exits, however, were Brooks, the Superintendent, and forced to rush through a smoke although the "home" signal was laden lane, above which towered given at 9 p.m. they found it the terrifying flames caused by the necessary to play on the debris for another hour.

It was subsequently discovered

burning all.

Police Assistance. That the early position of the

year, and that there will be no other available supply of silver for disposal, then the problem remains as to how to dispose of the additional increase of some 250,000,000 ounces of silver dur ing 1930.

No Import to India,

on the other side and directly that some 400 buckets of peanut blaze was fraught with danger was prices, as long as China remains | connected with the burning build-oil had been destroyed, but no es- ing was a block of four dwelling timate of the damage to the build-quickly appreciated by the officers in charge of the No. 7 Police Sta- houses and godowns, of four ing could be ascertained last night. tion, who sent word for assistance

Six. godowns were contafiled in storeys. These were also placed

the block of buildings, and it is in Immediate danger.

understood that one of these, not affected by the blaze, is insured for $25.000.

A Casualty.

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It is estimated that the arta and industries of the world consumed nearly 32 million ounces of silver In 1929. Assuming that, owing to the present low price of silver; the industrial consumption may be increased to 60 or 70 million ounces, there would still remain the huge quantity of 150 million ounces of silver to be disposed of. Last year India imported 79 mil- lion ounces of silver bat now, with the imposition of an import duty on silver. Indinis prac tically no longer a buyer of silver, Therefore China is the only, con- sumer of the remaining 150 mil- lion ounces of the white metal.

"Regardless of China's needs and the range of fluctuation in silver. on the silver basis, she will be the sole victim of violent fluctuations in the prices of silver. It is the from Police Headquarters. With banker's fervent hope that the in a few minutes two squads of Government will soon take all the emergency units, together with necessary steps towards the final Gas Works Threatened..

Police Sergeant Hunt, were on the adoption of the gold standard, ex- More starting still, however,

scene, but their services were not change, so as to remove this seri- was the fact that when the fire

required, this being chiefly thanks ous cause of uncertainty-a great first assumed unusual proportions, the wind was blowing the smoke The fire was not without its to the great work of the Fire hindrance to foreign trade. Now and flames towards Whitty Street, casualties, although they were Brigade in quelling the outbreak that the custom revenue is being

paid in gold units the along which stands the Hongkong small and, not of a serious nature. in so short a time.

Income will be proportionately and China Gas Co's. works. The most disturbing was the par. The occupants of the dwelling increased. It will be as well to There was some speculation as tial suffocation of Police Sergeant house between the godowns, to the possible danger the works Nerin, who, arriving quickly on gether with those living in the set aside this surplus revenue as might be subject to, if the fire the scene from the No. 7 Police block of houses adjacent, escaped efforts on the part of the Govern- became uncontrollable, but for-Station, rushed into the adjoining as soon as the alarm was raised.ment towards the adoption of a tunately not only were the fire-house with a hose. A few minutes Their dwellings were badly scorch gold exchange standard, for which men. able to overcome the inten- later he was discovered by Wonged and damaged by water and it is absolutely necessary. slty of the blaze in a short time, Tso-pung, a member of the St. smoke, but remained untouched by up an adequate gold reserve but they were aided by the wind John Ambulance Brigade, over-flames.

abroad. Without this reserve all changing to S.S.W., which took come by the fumes and smoke, The According to the view of Chung other measures and suggestions the conflagration away from the unfortunate officer was immediate- King-shung, Chinese foreman, on for changing to a gold exchange gas works and towards Des Voeux ly rushed into the open air, where duty at the gas works, the com- standard will be entirely ineffec- Road.

he recovered a few minutes later,pany's buildings were never in tive. The fire apparently broke out feeling little the worse for his unreat danger from the blaze, - al-- on the first floor of the Wing pleasant experience.

though the flames were. at

In conclusion the banker states: Tung-hing porcelain storage go A further instance was an in-time headed towards the works by that it has long been suggested down, but no cause could, last jury sustained by a Chinese fore the wind. As previously stated, that the tacl currency should be night. be attributed to its com-

man of the godown, who was this later veered round in the op abolished and that only the dollar mencement. The flames spread struck on the foot by falling Je posite direction and so elminated be used as the universal currency both downwards to the groundbris, but he

was not badly in the bare possibility of the works in China. This plan can be floor, where a huge quantity of capacitated and did not desire any being involved. He stated that at achieved with ease and success, peanut oil was stored in buckets, special treatment.

the time some thirty men, were at compared with other more com and also up to the roof, which One of the most alarming phases work, but no foreigners were preplicated problems. Unfortunate quickly succumbed to the intensity

was the rush of a panic stricken sent.

ly, for some reason or other, it has of the fire.

The trams resumed the through been delayed time and again. This audience from the Tai Ping

service between West Point and step would be a welcome pre- Causeway Bay at 10.30 pm, having liminary to the wider reform of been stopped. for about three the currency which; it is hoped. PUDLO

1

'Theatre.

The theatre. the main entrante of which is but a few yards from

hours.

When engines from the Central and Wanchal fire stations arrived on the scene a few minutes after receiving notification, they found

the destroyed godowns, and which the first floer of the godown

runs at the rear of the block, raging furnace. It was obvious that nothing could be done to separated by nothing but a lane save that part of the building about six feet wide, held an au actually involved, and the four dience of several hundred, enjoy engines, later assisted by the fireing a Chinese play, when the float, which operated alongside alarm was raised. There was an a junk in the harbour, and pump-immediate rush for both the front ed water some 70 yards from the and rear emergency exits, and raging building, concentrated on fortunately these allowed ample confining the flames to the block room for the surging crowd to little of involved, their operations being pase through without anyone suf- left for salvage.

to-

.one

national

a reserve fund to show the earnest

Should Tael Go?

build

will soon be put into effect.. At For several hours after the "all the present time, there are, he clear" signal had been given, it says, a number of serious ob was impossible to approach the stacles which hinder the revival interior of the affected building, of China's trade and a return of prosperity, but at least the reform but from the roadway it could be of the currency is a matter which ascertained that the whole of the can and should be dealt with ground and first floors of the Wing without further delay. Then for- Tung-hing and Wing Yu-cheung eign trade will surely develop and godowns had been gutted, and prosper, to the advantage and|

the stored, goods were good of the country of China as a

whole.

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SCOTCH-WHISKY

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